The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-05-01
GLEA SISGS.

A glass mandatory Will be built in Park
er, Pa, at once.
The Joliet Rolling Mill Co distributed $50,
600 among their workmen on last months pay
roll
Ii having been demonstrated that good
sugar can be made from sorghum, a gentle
man has made arrangements to erect a sor
ghum mill at South Elgin. The farmers in
that vicinity have contracted to raise 200 acres
of cane, for which they are to receive SO pei
ton for stripped. Elgin people understand
what makes a prosperous and thriving com
munity. She has canning establishments
watch factory, cheese factory, etc.
An analysis has been made of the soil Of s
cemetery in which no intcrment has been made
for thirty years, and the products of animal
decomposition are found to be still present.
The Supreme Court Of the United States
has decided that Livingston county must pay
the fifty thousand dollars of ten per cent
bonds issued in 1861 to aid III the securing OF
the State Reform School in Pontiac. The peo
pie of tie county have been put to an expense
OF about ten thousand dollars in fighting these
bonds. There is now due on the original sum
of $4,000 and the interest for seven years, at
$1,000 a year, making total of $S5,000. Last
ten per cent. bonds for six per cent $, but the
"reicrmers" thought that was trick to beat
them in the Supreme Court and refused to lis.
ten to it.
| The National Gar Bnjid,r says that a loco.
motive on the Pennsylvania railroad made the
fastest run on record Il few evenings ago 1t
was ordered from the round-house to the scene
Of an accident, and ran so miles in 45 minutes
and s seconds This is at the rate of a trltle
under 80 miles an hour, and is very remark
able performance.
A Madrid musician, offended by fellow pl.
anist challenged him to play the piano with
him until either OF them was compelled by ia
tigue to desist. The duel lasted for,y.elght
hours without either antagonist resting or tax
ing the slightest nourshmcnt. One of them
played among other pieces, the "Mlserere,"
from "TrOvat0re," over $50 times and was be.
ginning it again when he fell dead from eX.
hauston. The other is on the verge Of luna
Icy.
The widest dream never surpassed the 70.
nance of the widow of the third Napoleon
sailing from England to touch at ST. Helena
on her way 10 look upon the spot IN Zululand
where fell the fourth and last Napoleon. The
Empress is said, as she left, to have looked sad
Iy broken, and her hair has turned gray.
The exploration of the Sahara Desert with
4 view to the construction of Il railroad across
it has now fairly begun. Col Flalter's expe-
ditIon left Wargla on the 9TH nit ON their
southwark march. In addition to the leader
the party comprises nine scientific officers and
twelve French soldiers besides numerous
camel drivers, chiefly belonging to the Cham
baas tribe.
Even the most stalwart of teetotalcrs should
be glad to learn that the Business Mems Mod
Grafton Society of New York. though barely u
year old, is dong work and has results to show
for it. The secretary reports that he has dis
tributed during the year 22Glj pledges, of
which 4, 100 were white mot to drink IN bust
ness hours, 1861 red mot to drink at alb, and
70 so blue mot to treat or he trcated). Many
he says, who began 10y signing the white or
blue pledge have since signed the red one.
The society is not in debt, a few jealous men
having paid all the necessary running cxpens-
&c; but 1t now needs money, We are sorry to
say.
LEGAL.
DEED TO WIFE-The L. $. Clrcuit Court,
d. Ind, by Drummond j.. holds, that, where
II large share of the value of the property in
controversy had been contributed by The hus-
band the deed taken and held in his name,
and for a series of years he had exercised con
troll over it with all the tHdic5u Of ownership,
trading and doing business on the faith OF such
ownership, q conveyance frem him to his wife,
which impairs the rights Of creditors, will not
bc sustained, even though it appears that the
funds used IN the purchase Of the property or
some OF the money used in It's improvements
belong to her separate estate.-LsgaJ Noes.
MUSICTPAL CORPoRATIoS-CoM
TAX TO PAY JUpGMENT-ThcA Appellate Court.
Fourth Distric' 10y Wall, j., holds that where
q municipal corporation has reached the limit
of taxation allowed by its charter or the consti-
tuition, and the funds thus derived will all be
used in meeting the ordinary and currert eX-
penseS of the corporation, a mandamus 10
compel the levy OF a tax to pay a judgment
Will be rctused-Ltgal Ners.
LIABILITY FOR UNPAID SUEsCRIPTIoS.-
The Supreme Court OF the United States, by
Strong J., holds that in a proceeding in the
nature of creditors bill against subscribers
TO the capital stock of a company the com
plainant need not make all TIE stockholders
OF the company parties defendant; the liability
of the subscription is several and may be en-
forced against him without joining the Others /;
that court of equity, when a corporation be-
comes insolyent, may enforce payment Of stock
subscription, though no calls had been made
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