The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-09
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.
For Week Ended February I.

IIcll ~ hODL y iIthOsTdpiiC Woiho az S"ii-
den, n. j., burned Monday, causing a loss
of 100000.
Charles Leslie, one OF the pioneer settlers
OF Iowa, who located at Davenport in 1889,
died Monday.
The Standard Oil Company's warehouse
on Siyty-third street. Chicago, was damaged
by fire SO, 900.
Richard S. Tuthill has been confirmed as
United States Attorney of the Northern
District OF Illinois.
Sharples 4 Co., lumber merchants Of
Quebec, who failed last NoSember, have
compromised with their creditors for eighty
cents on the dollar.
Munitions of war intended for the insur-
gents in llayti, which were seized on board
a schooner at Richmond, Va, have been
forfeited To the United States.
For indicting love letters to female pupils
under his charge, Principal Overacre, a mar
ricd man, was dismissed from his position
in the public schools of Macon, Ill, Monday.
lncendiarieS have destroyed church, two
steamers and large business house In
Bermuda. Rewards are offered, and the
penalty Is death.
During January fires in the United States
destroyed property valued at $4,000 900,
$40, 200, 900 alone being burned up In 2S4
conllagrations. This is the heaviest loss in
one month Tor several years
Three masked men entered the shoe
store of w. f. Bartlett in Philadelphia
Sunday night, bound and gagged the watch
man, and then left, being unable to find
any money.
The coal miners in the neighborhood Of
Des MOines, Ia, will commence to work at
four cents per bushel Monday. They have
been receiving four and half cents, but
according to agreement reduce prices them
selves.
Burglars under arrest at Bridgeport,
Conn, confess that the gang to which they
belong broke into twenty-siX places within
the past year, and committed one highway
robbery. Their ages range from sixteen to
nineteen years.
The jailer at Dallas, Tex, finds that Easton
and CUmmack, the cOttOn-swindlers, who
were kept from each other in order to pre-
vent collision in their statements, construct
ed a paper telephone between their cells and
kept up communication at night,
At Keokuk, Iowa, Monday the case of
the State vs.. w. n. Sturgs, who was
charged with making away with 100000
bushels Of corn, was dismissed, +. }. Ken
IlClt, VI 'ulNdSb, llIC piOSCCullllS
witness, not putting in an appearance.
The New England Agricultural Society
will not permit the sale of intoXicants at
any of the fairs in the future.
john Ball, one of the pioneers of the
Grand River Valley in Michigan, died at
Grand Rapids in his ninetieth year.
Mrs. Catharine p. Pattison, mother e.
Governor Pattison, of Pennsylvania, di, !!
Tuesday morning at Alexandria, Va.
The Texas Legislature has passed law
making it misdemean0r to fence lands
not owned or leased, or to herd stock on the
same.
A pamphlet has been published at Berlin
aiming to prove that Bismarck attempted to
have France join the German alliance
against Russia and England.
In the crooked whisky case of Thomas
O'NeiIl and John b. Reynolds Milwaukee
distilers, Judge Dyer Tuesday awarded the
Government judgment tor S25, 900.
The Ohio House Tuesday repealed the
McConnellsville ordinance, which cmpow-
cred incorporated villages to decide whether
liquor should be sold or not within their
boundaries.
The g. A. Il. Encampment of Ohio, in
the abolition OF the pension agencies and
the transfer of the business to the Treasury
Department.
The Bar Association at keOkuk, Ia,
Tusday adopted memorial to Congress
asking that the salaries of United States
Judges be materially increased. This is said
to be the Inauguration of similar move
ment throughout the country.
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ILL. Monday evening VIM. ii. Hawkins held
up a cat by the tail for Adam Kraft to
shoot. The latter accidentally slipped and
fell, discharging the gun, and the load in
tended for the feline entered Hawkins side,
killing him instantly.
James Blake, George Butler and John
Bishop entered The house Of Charles
Twichel at North Bridgeport Conn, Mon
day night in a drunken condition, and
found the Twichels also intoxicated. The
men attempted to outrage Mrs. Twichcll;
and when Mrs. Mary Lewis, aged fifty
five, interiered, Bishop shot her dead.
The remains of the widow of General Dix
were inferred at New York Wednesday.
The variable weather in Kansas is said to
have killed a large area OF winter wheat
Premier Gladstone has been elected an
honorary member of the New England His
tOric- Genealogical Society.
Edward Tabor, one Of the prOprie;ors Of
the Evansville llnd.) JyarnHJ, died Wedne,
day morning at Cuthbcrt, Ga.
At the River Coal Miners Convention at
Pittsburgh, Wednesday, it was decided not
to demand any advance in wages AT present.
\ construction tram was overturned near
Port Gibson, Miss, Wednesday, and four
teen men were injured, one fatally and
three dangerously.
Miss Anna p, Sill, who founded the SEM
mary at Rockford ILL.,, thirty-tive years ago,
and has remained at is head ever since, has
rendered her resignation.
Governor Hamilton has appointed Robby
X. Adams, of Fairfield a trustee Of the
southern Illinois University at Carbonate,
vice Isaac b. Self, resigned.
WhiIe Mrs. Danforth was out riding with
her husband in n sleigh at PittSield, Pa,
Wednesday, the horse ran away and she
was thrown into the river and drowned.
An Illinois Central freight train was
thrown down an embankment OF seventy
five feet near Apple River OF fifteen pas
sengers in the coach ten were cut 81 bruised,
but no one Was fatally injured.
\ suit Of citizens clothing has been de-
livercd to Major WATSON, tine paymaster now