The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-08-04

rains and the run west VI the OIluRe uas
to be forded, the bridge and stone culver
having been washed away.
Mr.. s. N. Williams, Of the Streator pa
per mill, has Just closed contract VIII
q wholesale dealer for $lOO,OOO worth o.
straw wrapping paper. II will take Inc
full product OF the mill for the next Two
years.
Tuesday evening last Louis Graf, of Peru
a carriage and wagon maker of that city
made an assignment for the benefit OF his
creditors, with liabilities set at $l5,OOO. l
ls probable that the property amounts tt
sufficient to pay all Indebtedness.
Peru Herald The President has ap
pointed H. S. Corwin postmaster OF this
city to fill the vacancy caused by the dealt
of DR.. Smith. There is every prospect
under the new postmaster, that place VII
be fitted up in accordance with the time!
and one which will give greater satisfaction
TO the public. The location OF the pos
office has no, yet been determined"
1t issald that there is now a prospect the.
the Paducah road is to become an accom-
plIshed fact by the completion OF the lin
from AltamOnt to Paducah. number c
leading citizens of Paducah and along tn,
line are interesting themselves In the MAJ
ter and are trying to enlist the Wahas)
syndicate to complete 1t as part OF tine VIZ
bash system. The survey for the road WI,
made some years ago and siXty-siX mile
OF the right of way secured.
The Catholic Society Of Morris is mall
ing arrangements for celebration and da,
of merrvmakIng on a large scale AZ III,
old fair grounds, near that city, on Wednea
dav, August 18th Hon James Duncan,:o
this city, and Hon. j. l.. O'DOnnell, ot
Joliet Will CRATE; there Will be running
and trottIng races by man and beast; two
balloon asCenslons: two games OF base ball
and other sports in abundance. The pro
ceeds will 90 20 the church fund to COM
plete the parsonage.
A corn barn owped by Alr Geo. Wells
living about fOur miles from Norway, was
struck by lightning at about eight O'Clock
Monday night, and II and lis contents
600 bushels Cf corn, were burned. Mr.
Classon informs us that all through that
section a great deal of damage was done tC
standing grain, also to wind mills and out
buildings hv hghtning. The town OF Rut
lanG, having Just finished at great cost a
number of bridges washed out by the June
storm Of 1882 has the work to do oveI
again. Some of the bridges were OF stone
and vii toe very expensive to replace
In Sale Dea0crdt: Thomas Hayden
of this cIty. received love letter from the
Peru pos'ollce last Monday, where It had
lain for over eight years, 1t seems that IN
clearing up the debris that had acCumula-
ted IN that institution, me tenuer ePlste
was discovered, wrapped up III coo"eos'
and sent on IT. "ay reJolcIng' no KNOWS
what might have happened had the young
man got that letter When ne was malrtmo'
nlal'y inclined. To day 1t hreatheS OF me
same loving sentiments which actnated lhe
fair lndlter years ago, but II was buried IN
that official oblivion which nlpped iruit-
tul romsnte in me bud >,
S;eator FREE BreSS! "John 7. CainpOel'
has purchased OF the I. w. q v Coal com
pany the coal underlying that part OF the
city between Bridge ana wilson streets,
north ami south, and from Monroe suee'
west to the river, In TINS territory are
nearly twenty three acres OF five and one
half foot coal. On the surface, however are
situated some OF the finest residences in the
city, including that OF Mrs Samuel PlumD
So long - this coal belonged to the Z. W
u '. company II was inaccesSInie, ou. as
it lies directly alongside the River Bank
Compa1y's coal land, the probabilities are
that 1t will be mined sometime IN the
future"
La Sale Democrat; since me desIruc
tive rainstorm OF the 23d u!'., no boats
have been able to pass up the caaaI. lha'
little rivulet, the PequaTSoggen, was con
verted into mighty stream ana IN It's re-
sstless impetus, deposited vast amount
of gravel and sand in lock Is, nearly com
pletely filing il up. The canal boats Ma
CARA, Messenger, City of Henry, George
and Illadore, loaded with 10000 bushels OF
corn and 5000 of oats, have been detained
at this point since, but will leave TOR Chi
cago tomorrow, when the distractions Will
be cleared away. The boats Nashotah, W
J. Roebuck, Friendship. Mohawk and Belle
and Count of Monte Cristo, loaded with
clay tor Chicago, have also been Obliged &c
await the opening OF the canal. The grain
in the greater part, belongs to Mr., Byrne
and will be financial loss to that gentle
man, as the marke! has been dropping FOL
the last few days. There is now IN boats
$4,000 bushels IN corn and oats awaiting