The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-06-07
.uNOR NEWS ITEMS.
For Week Ended June b.

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Forest fires have broken out in the vicin-
ity of Macklnaw City, Mich.
General Lucius Fairchild, OF Wisconsin.
is suffering from an attack OF bronchitis.
The reduction Of the public debt during
the month of May is estimated at $1,000
600.
The West Side Bank, at New York, re.
sumed business Saturday, after short sus'
pension.
4 bear weighing nine hundred and thir.
teen pounds was killed last Friday at Milia.
dOre, Wis ~
John d. Gibson, one of the proprietors
of the Gibson House, Cincinnati, died Sun
day morning.
Fire at Rockton. Ill, Sunday morning
destroyed the buildings Of the Northwestern
Paper Company.
A State Wheelman's Association was
formed at Des Moines Saturday with thirty
charter members.
Barley Il Hasson, coffee dealers at Bal
timore, are insolvent, owing $3.50, 600, with
nominal assets Of $500, 900.
Charles Forest, of the firm OF Forest y
Wherl, wire dealers at Sandusky. o., has
disappeared, involving his partner to the ex-
TENT OF Soo,UUO VI more
The schedules of Ferdinand Ward were
fled at New York Saturday, showing total
liabilities of $729, N1.1l, with actual assets
of only $500. The nominal assets are
placed at S977, 87l.s5.
There Is good authority for the statement
that the Secretary of War has informed
the President that the evidence against
General Swain Is sufficient to require his
trial by court martial.
At Batesville, Miss, Saturday morning
II. w. Thater, editor OF the Blade, was
fired upon by Julius Porter, 2 lawyer. Al
ter an Interchange of shots POrtax fell dead,
and Thater was acquitted at the preliminary
trial. 81 i W. y 3D. ~
Samuel NJ. Shoemaker, Vice. President Of
the Adams Express Company, died Sunday
at Old Point Comfort OF late years lie had
entertained himself by raising thoroughbred
cattle In Maryland, and owned the finest
herd of Jerseys In the United States
The public debt statement foe May shows
q decrease OF 81, 1853 al. The available
cash balance Is STAT, Sl7,66
Yellow fever has reappeared at GuaymaS
Mex.
Fisk & Hatch, bankers and brokers, New
York, resumed business Monday.
In mixed wrestling match Monday night
at New York, Duncan c. Ross defeated Scr
akichi, the japanese athlete
Fire Sunday morning destroyed the flour
ing mill and elevator Of c. h Barnes, at
Clay Center, Kan. Loss, SO, 900
A sneak. thief on Monday secured about
81, 600 at the Wayne County Bank In Cory
don, Ia, during the dinner hour.
The Ware River mill at South Barr,
Mass, was burned by an incendiary Sum
day night, causing loss Of 100000.
For playing baseball on Sunday at Green
BAY, Wis. six men from the competing
mines were arrested and held in small bail
to the Circuit Court @
Hon. James l. Worden, who had been
Judge of the Supreme Court for nine
teen years, died Monday night at Fort
Wayne, Ind, aged sixty-five.
In William Letters mine. near Dubuque,
la, o valuable lode Of lead was struck
Monday at a depth of eighty feet Mr..
Letters Is Chicago commission merchant.
At meeting In London Monday evening
Mr.. Moody announced that Mr.. Sankey's
health had entirely given way, and he
would sail for the United States next Satur-
day. l ..
At Cincinnati Tuesday the price of whisky
was re-estabitshed at 81. II. the price nom
which II broke Nay 81. This was necessary
under the rules OF the pool to maintain It's
control OF the market ,H
As number OF men were driving logs to
the New Bay saw-milis at Notre Dame
Bay, Newfoundland, Tuesday. The dam
burst, sweeping everything before It Two
bodies have bean recovered.
Clara Vrooman young lady attending
tho Holy Angels Academy ct Logsnspnrt
Ind. swallowed . piece OF chewinSxan .
few days ago, and has nearly died thsodgh
consequent Inflammation Of the stomach
William II. Vanderbilt sails To- day rrhurs.
day. for the United States - %,
Sadie Hays. negress who killed Police
Sergeant jerks, was sentenced at st Louis
Wednesday to be hanged July 10.
The milling business of Stearns, & Co. g
laboratory at Detroit Mich, was consumed
Wednesday afternoon with valuable ma
chinery.
The American cricketers met the gentle
men of Ireland Wednesday at Dublin. The
Americans scored in the first inning, 800;
Ireland, 49,
James Coward, the list victim Of the pis-
tol practice OF Began Cash, in South Car
DINA, died Wednesday, after suffering great
ly for three months.
Labouchere. editor Of London Truth, re-
iterates his former prediction OF the early
resignation of James Russell Lowell as
United States Minister to England.
At Iowa City, Wednesday, John Niger
killed himself with revolver on the side
walk, In presence Of his brother-in-law and
sister, because Of being crippled for life by
q fall.
Delegates from 3S9 lodges were present
Wednesday ct the meeting OF the Iowa
Grand Lodge Of Freemasons at Council
Bluffs. Cha.!es r. Granger, Of Waukon,
was chosen Most Worthy Grand Master.
The strike Of the canal. boat men against
the insurance charges OF Buffalo and ToIa-
wanda shippers ended Wednesday In tee
obnoxious rates being rescinded, and forty
five boats went to the docks for cargoes.
J. NJ Pratt, Of Sheboygan, Wis, gave up
81, 600 In currency for bogus thousand
dollar gold bond to confidence man at the
depot in Omaha Wednesday. He was TAX
ing the money to bis son, resident at River
ek1e Neh