The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-16

MANY THINGS OF PUBLIC INTEREST.
Illinois judicial. Circuits to "" Revised.
Statistics of the Wool Industry
No More ~ and ST. Notes
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mLINoI, JUDICIAL DISTRICTS.

Statutes Of the United States, relating u
the division of Illinois into judicial dis
tricts, and to provide ior holding terms ol
the court of the Northern district OF the
State at the city of Peoria. The bill pro
ydes tina, the counties OF McDonough, Full
ton Tazewel, Mason and Hancock shall be
detached from the Southern Illinois District
and included in the Northern District OF The
State. The second section provides that the
Northern District be divided into two diyi-
siOns. To he known rs Northern and South
ern Divisions, the counties of Peoria, Stark,
Henry, Rock Island, Mercer, liender-
son, Warren. Knox, McDonough, Fulton,
Putnam. Marshall, WoodtuId, Tazewell,
Mason, Hancock. Livingston and lriquolS
10 constitute the Southern Division, the
courts @. which re to be held nj Peoria.
The ,hird section provides that the terms OF
fine court of the Northern District shall bd
held AS now, Il Chicago, ana be presided
over by the Judge OF the Southern Division
the third Monday o! January and July
The bill was very lengthy, having about
twelve sections providing for the regulation
Of the court, etc.
SOME FACTS ABOUT WOOL.
Mr.. llarpster, of the ONO Wool-Gr0wers
Association, is preparing an argument III Ia
y0r of the restoration OF duty on wool to the
old rates. lie will probably appear before the
WAYS and Means Committee on Thursday
next, the day set apart for hearing the wool
men. Judge Lawrence, of the Treasury
Department, has been collecting some fig
ures for Mr. lIarpster's Use. California
leads all with nearly 100000 sheep
and an annual yield OF lI,OOO,000
pounds of wool. ohio comes second
with 5000, 600 sheep, but exceeds all IN
wool production, aggregatlng over 25,0OO,-
600 pounds annually. Indiana, with 800
600 sheep, raises 100000 pounds, while
Kentucky. with over 900, 600 sheep, pro-
duces ), 900 600 pounds. Rhode Island and
Delaware have the lowest figures the for
mer l7,2ll sheep and 81, 600 pounds Of wool,
the latter a few thousand more OF each.
Massachusetts, has about $4,000 sheep and
produces but 800, 0cD pounds OF wool, while
Maine Georgia, Iowa. Kansas, North
Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont,
Virginia, West Virginia and Wy
Oming Territory possess in the neighbor-
hood of 500, 600 sheep each. The States
and Territories owning 200, 900 sheep and
over are Colorado, Illinois, Missouri, New
York, Oregon, Pennsylvania and WlScon-
SIM Michigan has about 100, 600 sheep,
with wOOlclip of 12,0000OO pounds; but
this is exceeded by New Mexico and Texas,
which have nearly 100000 each, with Il
production for the first named Of 100000
and for the latter Of 100000 pounds
The total wool product OF the United States
In round numbers Is estimated at about o.
600 600 pounds.
DAKOrA's CLAIMS PRESENTED.
WASHINGTON, Feb. IL. The House Com
mittee on Territories heard IA number Of
citizens of Dakota on the subject Of
the division Of their Territory and its aG-
mission into the Union as one or two States.
After speeches by Governor Ordway, eX'
Delegate Burieigh and others, Colonel Pat
rick DonOn made characteristic speech
that was rcpete with interesting statistics.
lie showed that from population Of a.
$50 in 1870, and $4,000 in 1850,
the Territory had risen to 80, 900 in 1882
and full $50, 900 in 1883 In the three
years from June 30, 1880, to June 30, 1883,
the taxable valuation increased nearly 900
per cent postal revenues increased $50
per cent. banking facilities, POO per cent;
churches, $50 per cent; schools, 1000 per
cent daily newspapers, 800 per cent;
railroad mileage, 400 per cent, and
the amount of land taken by settlers
for actual cultivation nearly 200 per
cent lie showed that Dakota had more
miles Of railroad than fourteen of the States
and all of the other Territories more daily
papers than any of the the Southern States.
and more Presidential post Offices than any
other Southern state except Texas; "and
yet" Colonel DonOn declared 1--WE DakO-
tans are treated worse than band of I'M
ruly Sioux or kickap00S on II doubtful res
ovation. y
THE ONES AND TWDS.
The Bureau of Printing and Engraving
has made the last delivery of one doll r and
two dollar notes that II can make without
further appropriation, and the Ire Dsury
has sent out the last OF It's reserves Of these
notes 1t would take forty days to have
new lot printed, even If an appropriation
We're ready. There IS going to be a good
deal of opposition to any further apprOpril-
ton for this purpose. Senator Morrill, and
Representative Buckner for opposite ret
sons are agreed in opposing the issue OF
any more ones or tW0S. As the small bank
notes have already been suppressed, the
suppression of small greenbacks means tina:
people will carry more coin in their peck
cts.
EEvENuE DISTRICT DIVIDED.
Directions have been issued from the
Treasury Department dividing the old
Twelfth revenue inspection district into two
districts. Inspector Douglas goes TO st.
Paul. His district will include Minnesota
Idaho, Montana and the port OF La Crosse.
Inspector George b. Swift will have charge
Of the other part of the old Twelfth, with
headquarters In Chicago. His district will
include Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Den
yer, Omaha and other points west
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Is tue Senate on the il,h Mr. rcndlcton pre-.
scented the cred ntialS of Henry h. PAYNE as
Senator-elect from ohio. A joint reso utiol
appropriuting $4,000 for the relief of the
food-sufierers was passed message being
received from the House announcing the
colli1ued disagreement of that body TO the
Senate amendment Ia the Grcely bill,
motion by Mr.. Hale to recede from
the amendment was agreed ton 10 - 90.
Bills were introduced IN the House; by
Mr., Budd, to limit the number OF cadets in
the Naval Academy: by Mr.. Oates. Ia restore
To the pcnsion-rols names dropped on ac-
count Of dsloyalty; 10y Mr.. Poland, TO require
voters in Utah and Idaho to tax" an
oath that they do not belong To the
Church of the Latter Day Saints; by Mr.
Price, confirming all grants of land to
States aud corporations In aid of the construc
ton OF railroads rs such railroads have been
constructed, notwithstanding the time may
have expired before construction; but dccl,r-
ing all other lands forfeited, and authorizing