The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-02-18

The Appellate court of the Chicago
district affirmed on Thursday the sentence
of the trial court In the omnibus "bOOdler"
cases, whereby seven WORTHLESS, including
Wren, Van Pelt, Ed. Mcdonnell, &c, will
serve a term In the Joliet peniteDtiaIy.
The G. A. II. Of Illinois at Springfield
this week elected James A. Sexton Grand
commander; w. Bean, of Streator, and C..
J. Yoke, of Mendoza, were placed on the
delegation to the National Encampment
Ralph Lee. the young man who last
summer shot his step. father, the tanker,
Rawson, was on Monday last at Chicago
sentenced 10 eighteen months imprison-
ment at Joliet for that deed.
At the walking match in Madison
Square, N. Y, which concluded on Satur-
day, Albert made G2l miles and 1920 yards
In l40 hours beating all previous records.
The claim agents at Washington have a
new scheme, and are sending 10 post
masters blank petitions, asking Congress to
enact law giving soldiers of 1861 1850
acres of land each G A. Il. Department
Commander Griffin, of Wisconsin, says:
81 would advise the soldiers to sign no
such document as this petition. The in.
ventors of the scheme would be about the
only parties 10 profit by H."
II is said that Mr.. Randall has prepared
a revenue reduction bill by which he re-
duces the revenue $20,000,000 by placing
certain articles on the free list $50 COO, 600
by the repeal of the tobacco tax, and $50
100000 by the reduction of the whisky tax
TO 4j cents per gallon
The Fisheries commission have conClu-
ded their work and have agreed on treaty
on the subject between England and the
L. s. The press reports say that the treaty
is "A signal victory for Secretary Bayard and
the Americans, who secure substantially
all they ask for: that American fishermen
have the right OF purchasing stores and
supplies and selling cargoes To whOmsoever
might purchase. This was resisted, but
was yielded, and under the terms of the
treaty the American and Canadian fisher
men will be reciprocal. Ii is said the
President will ask that the provisions be
made public at once.
petroleum V. Nasty" Cd. r. Locke of
the Toledo Bldde, died on Wednesday last
nj Toledo, In his 55th year. His "Nasby"
letters are known to all the world, and on
them his fame rests.
Congressman TOwnshend has introduced
a bill to pay Col. f. d. Taylor $l50000 for
personal services rendered and money
expended by him for the government be-
tween 1861 and 1864. Congressman Law
Ter, for the committee on war claims, has
reported the bill back without recommen-
dalton, on the ground of insufficient infor-
nation, but the report states that the COM
mittee have the utmost confidence In Col.
Taylor's statements of his valuable services
D.a,tInos k.,
not only acted as confidential adviser hut
as bearer Of important documents from the
president 10 Gen. Grant when In command
at Cairo, ILL.,, and also for his generosity In
supplying volunteer troops raised In ILL
nois with clothing, ETC., and believe that
while the evidence necessary 10 establish
his claim has not been presented, with
proper diligence Col. Taylor will be able
10 furnish the committee hereafter with
evidence on this subject.