The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-23

The cattle on a thousand hills
Contribute to the milkman's wealth,
SO does the water from the rills
That's slipped into the cans by stealth


That's slipped into the cans by stealth
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Yesterday marked an event in the astronomi
Cal world OF rare occurrence, for on YESTERDAY
morning Tor the first time in twenty years, Ju
piter and Saturn the largest planets In the soa
system, met in conjunction, though they were
too close to the sun to be visible from the earth
lie fact that this conjuction of these two pian,
worlds has occurred regularly since their discoy
cry shows beyond doubt that there is supreme
law which governs the universe, and permits
nothing to move by chance. Though this meet.
lug could not be witnessed even through the
strongest telescope, it is possessed of deep in.
terest TO astronomers, who consider il purely rs
a magnificent mathematical problem cipbprrd
out upon Natures great blackboard. Its deem.
est Significance, however, lis to astrolo gers
VINO uraW from II horoscope that NAV
well make timid man shudder, and will 90 far
to strengthen popular faith in Mother Shiptop,s
fearful forehodngs. Plaques famine and blood
Shed are said to follow such an extraordinary
event as the conjunction of these heavenly mon.
sters, and though no blood .curdny details are
given, the astroogcrs throw out enough vague
hints to stortle the most skeptlcal person.
Inc Journm came to very sudden halt on Inst
wednesday morning. The edition for that day
had been worked and was on the street when
Mr. Rowe, OF whom the Office had been bought
e'in with legal pincers and without warning
LOOK possession OF the place. interest due ON the
is spT, no h sum-, s1 Tns HsSGa asfgt
lars to invest, the Journal will be revived shd is
sued in a few days on new type "bctter thai
ever"
On Saturday last relic Of considerable inter
est was brought to light from under the port.ct
OF the old court house: part of the gallows upol
which Gates was hung on Tuesday, Jane q
1S53,-the only legal execution that has takel
place in La Sale county. Gates was younl
man of rs, and In appearance WAS what is nov
called "fne.haired" Some time during the las
county with Daniel Llley. The next week, abou
the first OF September, Liley's body was fount
about Is miles south Of Ottawa on the Danvil,
road Gates was suspected of the murder, an
was arrested by the sheriff OF Livingston county
who found on his person some gold gullder pieces
ten of which he got OF Morris and Fisher" i
Ottawa Just previous to leaving with Gates
"Norrs and Fisher" Geo. II. Norris and Geo S
Fisher were attorneys and land agents, 'olic
on southwest corner OF public square," In NJ
yember 1852 Gates was indicted for murder. Ii
trial began May 80, 1858, lasting for nearly thre
weeks. W. II. L. Wallace was prosecutor, al
sisted by B. Cook, while Gates was defended b
j. c. Champin, J. d. Taylor and NJ. +. Holii;
ter; Judge f. 8. Leland sat on the bench. Tn
trial ended about June 10th; the sentence wa
passed; the supersedeas refused by the Suprem
Court; and on Tuesday, June IS, 1853, Gates wa
hung. The people crowded into town to til
number of 200 or 5000. AS the hour approach
ed, Sheriff r. Thorne was assisted in keepin
order by the Shields Guards. About O'Clock, o
a hot and terribly dusty day, Gates was take
from the old Jail now happily abandoned, and e.
corted to Kinnevan's mound now. On the roa
the rain fell IN torrents, a sudden thunder storr
coming; and as the body hung another rain an
fearful wind came, during which the body va
cut down. The drop fell at exactly 2;l5 p
| The body was taken in charge by Rev. FathC
Dunn, OF Morris, priest here also, of the Catht
Ilic church, and Gates's father and sister, VIII
saw him decently buried.
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The list OF delinquent taxes for La Sale couI
ty appears in the FIRE TRADER to-day, and "
fatter ourselves that it is the finest list mechan
cally published in Illinois.
II So
:. When will our numerous contemporaries in III
city learn that the name of the Catholic churc
is not Columbia but Colunbd'