The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-09-09
The News.

There was one death and nine new cases
on the 18th at Pensacola.
The state supreme court has refused Il
grant supersedeas in the case of Jame'
Tracey, under the sentence TO be hanget
IN Chicago September 10, for the murle!
OF Police Officer Huebner last February
Yellow fever is diminishing at Mata
mOras, while 1t shows no abatement al
Brownsville, except that the number OF
new cases is diminishing for want OF ma
tcrial To operate upon, the town being
nearly depopulated.
The Asiatc cholera is raging tcarfully
IN Japan and the Philippine Islands, aud
the authorities on the Pacific coast OF the
United States are called upon to quarantine
all vessels coming from those regions.
One of the victims at Manila was the
American consul
Newport, Rhode Islands aristocratic
watering place, was tremendously shook
up on Thursday over the reported death %;
a child III that city from Asiatic cholera,
and the Mayor called an extraordinary
meeting Of the Board Of Aldermen to take
the necessary precautions.
Secretary Folger has responded 10 the
earnest pleadings of Wall street by calling
in for redemption Sl6000900 of Window
bonds without rebate of interest. Assistant
treasurer Acton, at New York, So vs.;
Money was scarce here and it made hut
little difference paying the money now or
tomorrow week, so il was decided to pay
at once. 1t is simply convenience To
those who need money. OF the $4,000,
900 that will be put in circulation fully
$l0,000,000 came to this city, so | think
we will hear no more at present OF light
money market"
Lord Lorne, Governor General OF Ca
NADIA, and his wife, the Princess Louise,
daughter of Queen Victoria, and suite oc,
cupying three Pullman cars, arrived at
Chicago on Wednesday morning, stopping
at Potter Palmer's tavern. They spent the
day in drive to Pullman and in viewing
the water works and other wonders Of our
great mediterranean city, and after good
nights rest took the {. h. |. u 2. train
next morning for the Pacific coast, intend
ing, after enjoying the wines and other
delights of California 10 take a look at
the British Pacific possessions north of
Washington Territory,
Col. Ins ersoll concluded his address for
the defense in the star route trial at Wash
ington on Wednesday having occupied
nearly two days HIS speech is said to
have been in his best vein, "full Of bright
things" His legal argument was clear,
compact and powerful, while his perora
ton left few dry eyes in the room. One OF
his most attentive listeners was a small
man in a check suit, the coat buttoned
tight about HIM, a high collar, an ancient
stock, a watch seal dangling from his side
coat pocket. He never took his eyes from
Ingersoll or the jury This was Attorney
General Brewster, who now rose and said,
he had expected the argument to continue
longer and had left his papers at home
he therefore asked an adjournment, which
was granted Two hours later he reap.
pearcd IN a suit of dark olive green and
commenced what the dispatches call "a
s1lhtla and cnnvinsias s-iI-.~-n ~s-,os, e,-
star reuters. Brewster closed his argu-
ment, which was . very searching and
able one upon Thursday, upon which
Judge Wiley gave the jury the usual
charge" and then excused them for the
rest of the day, remarking as he did so,
that jurors had informed him of attempts
to bible them, and while he was tempted
to advise Jurors thus approached to shoot
the villain on the spot, he should only
ahjure them TO spurn such men with the
toe OF their boot, promising, after he trial
was over, to have the matter investigated