The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-05-24
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.
For Week Ended May 20.

McEnery was inangnrated Governor OF
Louisiana Monday.
A war of rates on -four from Minneapolis
has broken out between the Omaha and the
St Paul Roads.
There Is some reason for the belief that
the mission to Berlin will DO intrusted 70
Mr.. Muckle, Philadelphia journalist
At Ottawa, ILL.,, Monday judgments as.
gregating 81, s45, 257 were entered against
the Eliot Brewing Company of LaSalle.
Carwarline, the famous English cattle
breeder, who has drawn 100000 per an
mum from the United States, is dead.
A farmer near Woonsocket d. T., has
since November lost 81 out of herd OF 26O
cattle, from what is pronounced by an En-
glish immigrant foot-and-mouth disease.
w. II. Smith, residing near Rockford.
H., apparently died Saturday night but
after having been laid out recovered so as
10 be able to speak. lie relapSed, however,
and died Sunday night
The clearing exchanges last week-5l.-
l65, 725, 329--are S74, O2i, 3Ol greater than
the preceding week, and when compared
with the corresponding period In 1883 show
all increase OF 81 per cent.
Senator Don Cameron arrived in New
York from Europe Tuesday.
Joseph Frazer, who lay In jail at Ander'
son, Ind, for murder, hanged himself with
his northumberland.
An assessment for deficiency Of SAP, 700
has been levied 10y the Cincinnati Dramatic
Festival Association, the total receipts from
the entertainments reaching only SlO,1O
Peter Nominee blind veteran OF the
Union army, residing at Nlncennes, Ind,
has been allowed 81, $50 for arrears OF pen
sion
James Stephens, who, it is alleged, by false
pretepseS has swindled lumber firms in
many large cities out of $4,000, was ar
rested Tuesday at Wabash, Ind, and taken
to indianapolis at night
In the Circuit Court at St Joseph, Mo-,
Abram Nave was granted divorce on a
private agreement to pay his wife $4,000
cash and $500 per month during her life
She will leave for Europe next month, for a
stay of two years.
A special coach OF the Rock Island ROAD
landed in Chicago Tuesday the japanese
Prince, Yamashian, and fifteen travelling
companions, all Of whom spoke English
fluently. The Prince is sixteen years OF
age, and is going to England TO be edu'
Gated. Two of his suite are nOblemen.
Lieutenant General Adye will command
the expedition to Khartoum.
b. G. Stall, a well-known Cincinnati gro
Ger, died suddenly Wednesday evening,
The festival in celebration OF the soon
anniversary of the death of John Wyclitfe
the English reformer, was begun at London
"Wednesday.
Horace +. Taylor, Past Grand Master OF
the Masons of New York State and a lead
ing banker of New York City, dropped dead
in his office yesterday.
The Eiel Brewing Company, of LaSalle,
H., have made arrangements with their
creditors to pay dollar for dollar. Edward
Elel will be appointed receiver.
Fire destroyed Woodruf's paper. mill at
Buffalo. and llarrishs tobacco factory at
Lancaster, Pa. and inflicted damage Of
S25, 900 ON the Kelly nail-lnll at lrOntOn, o..
The proposed consolidation of what is
known as the Blair Railroad System with
the Chicago IL Northwestern Road was APP
proved Wednesday at the meeting of stock
holders at Grand Rapids.
George Ii. Lewis, a petroleum broker of
Washington, who had over five hundred
CuStOiitlS, las DCtil IuiooihS oHiSO AhVh'"y
morning. He is believed to be short to the
amount of 500, 900 or more.
Counsel in the Swain investigation
Wednesday submitted their arguments to
the board. A Washington dispatch says:
at is understood the findings OF the court
are adverse to General SWAIN"
AT the annual meeting of the stOckhod-
ers of the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne q Chica'
20 Railro ID at Pittsburgh Wednesday, Sam
uel J. Tilden, G. w. Cass, j. n. McCulloch
and Charles Lancy were reelected directors,
their terms having expired.
In a speech in the Canadian Parliament
Tuesday night Cartright, the leader OF the
Opposition, said the present unrest of the
Canadian people could be done away with
i'm three ways--annexatio to the United
States, independence, and the federation OF
all the EngiislI-speaking people OF the
world.
TO his nomination for the Presidency,
made by the students of Washington and
Jefferson College, in mock Republican Ma
tional Convention assembled, Senator Ed
munds says that he much prefers it to the
real thing, as he dislikes to assume the
endorsements of the highest officer of the
Nation.
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