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momen, il this copiemplaiion--and just
then thoughts were speeding rapidly
through my brain-whcn the iniuriate
bull, his eyes like balls OF fire, and the
red current Of life spouiing from his nos
tris, appeared above me, on the very
brink, his fore houts pushing the earth
AT the edge upon my heads While from
his mouth he delugcd me with ilood OF
sanguine hue. My position was horrible
most horrible! He paved The earth
aud feehly shook his name a il in exul-
taiion TINT his destroyer was about TO be
destroyed. aud then The deep hcaying of
his mighty chest would again deluge me
with its loren, of lava, which felt hot as
shower from Eina, and fell, dying me
like some victim for heather sacrifice.
Suddenly, the struggles of the wound
cd buffalo appeared to ceasc-the blood
poured from his ncslrils m uninterrupted
siream-his eye grew din and its CLASSY
stare was fixed upon mine, while ms be-
dy for a momen, swayed to and fro, as II
he was abou' to sink down upon the earth
but dreadful was The thought, and ter
rib!e became the cert inIy that his huge
form was gradually sinking over the edge
Of The prccipice, directly above the scan'
footing upon which stood. There was
no escape Every moment made his fail
in the rayinc more certain, and, al con-
temptation Of being hurled by Ibis dying
mass into the crasgy bed # the stream
beneath, my blood congealcd with terror
Slowly his dark form sunk, and the earth
crushing away beneath his bending limbs
battered down npou me, until, with ap'
prehension, | had grown mad, when,
with rushing sound like an avalanche,
the wounded beast totercd over the verge
For a moment, as he struck the pr"Icc-
ton IN which stood, his bulk poised,
aui The next, fran,icaIIy gra'ping ms
shaggy name, / was hurled with him to
The bottom Of The ravine, MY slender res
ling place on he si'e If the prcriPice
falling around me in shower. was
stunned fer moment with tho shock.
hNi The cold stream hubhirg about me-
soon brought back Consciousness. when
| found that my antagonist had happily
fallen uadcrmo,i. His form had broken
the force Of my plunge into The rayne.
After washing Ike stains of victory from
my person, cul on, few steaks as a
proof of my being lin at the DEATH and
left his carcass tn tie wolves, well salts.
lied with my share Of Mm game!
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-08-28


From the H'..'l' C"u'i'r AMI Pilot.
'I ;, ,.", s'.n ii.'r.n"" a"i VEN Crua---
M'N'ee'
hy The ship adelaide at Sew York
rom faranna, On he sth inst, We Learn
!hal General Santa Anna, AlmouIe aud
Il JON chartered tie ste mhuoi Arab am
Ent .I'h F.d'ag vessel. and proceeded Ia
vera 'rrz ON lde evening Of the S.h lor
inc purpose aH Santa Anna Gccaously
rr'"''N'd' at making peace between the
IT, y anu H'N''n' Santa Anna and his
','"'F minister have thIS rushed into
"'N.'o At moment when all idea ul
I'm mas vanished from thc public mind.
'"'y nave st @'d tAe most suspicious
moment I'r vigorous and successful e.
'''l 10 regmn u''r lost power.
f'''u'' VIII probably abandon the cap,
''' 'h 'E'f aproach, # he docs not ac-
'N'i'y transfer the government over to
'h'm. Santa Anna and Almon'e have
proven themselves 50 i,r the most saga
',. ana certainly the "iscsi statesman.
N'' acquaintance with The Anslo-S y,
Oh race enabled them TO Ioresee a very
"'d''eH' termination Of the Oregon dis.
P.'r' from that which farcd,s contcm-
plated ih'T expectations have bccu
'''' z'd ana iAey now return 10 Mexico
al a moment when the evidences Of their
Nl~Ubll are StAriIu their CUuntIVmpu I'm
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-08-28

Wo'ap T5ar,i--.lhc distance from DuGllo to
Detroit is 372 miles, and the fr.i c'as. of boats
make the distance in - hours, so that one may
travel from Boston to Detroit, SEQ miles, in 60
hours Or two aud 4 hail DAYS The fare from
Bu!Tno to Detroit is 50 ard from BuGllo to CHI.
cage, distance vf .O,l miles, is s ?. Tie fare
rom Detroit to Chicago by railroad, some 2oO
miles, and 10y stage about GO mile. across the
State % Michigan, ~ then ly steamboat aero.
Lake Michigan is 80, When railroad sh.l,
have been completed direct from Detroit across
canada 10 Western New York, AMI another
through Ohio along the soGthyrn shore Of Lake
Erie, the expense # travelling yves, will be much
lcssenci. About ouc-lAirl Of all our national
commerce is on our Lakes, r.yrrs and canals, IN 4
yet it is insufficient, fully to meet tie rapidly
growing demands Of The west
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-08-28

The sentence pronounced on the mutt
ncers Of the California Regiment, on Co
vernor's Island, by the cour, martial, arc:
Isaac Primrose, sergeant Of company
Z. who pied guilty to the charge OF mu-
tiny, was sentenced to be reduced 10 the
ranks, to be confined in irons, and be fed
on bread and water until the day Of en-
barkation, and then to be dcnmmed out
Of the regiment, and then to be deprived
Of all pay FIR the time lie has been in the
service.
In the case Of private Morton, Of COM
pany +. tried for disordorly and insubor-
dinate conduct the sentence pronounced
was that he should be confined in irons,
with bread and water for II days, but
owing to his youth and ineSpe'ience,
with a recommendation of the Court, the
sentence was RENTED, and Morton was
again received into the ranks.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-08-28

Sickness on The Lotes. There has
been an unusual degree Of sickness on
and in the ncigbrrhood Of the Lakes this
season. The Wiiqn Tribune says, ',he
schooner Sea GuN, Capt. Hicks, of This
place, arrived hero on Monday last with
only one well hand on board. Capt. and
crew, with this one exception, all down
with the chill fever. She was becalmed
on the lake, and was a week in crossing
from Grand River, Canada; and when
she arrived at Conneaui, there were M
provisions on board, save some hard bread
and salt pork.
Tho schooner ". hring, Capt.
ShooSs. we also learn. was compelled
from the sickness of her captain and
crew, To put into Erie, where she was
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-08-28

while in some portion Of the middle
and eastern states rains have been album
dant several cf the western states have
suffered excessively from drought. In
ibis state and Missouri the corn Gro? has
been so much injured that there will
scarcely be one half tie usual yield. or
wheat, however, the usual yield has been
realized.-Siaie Register.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-08-28

n Hoaac1M Biri.-A gentleman
writing from ilerkarce, mentions as TACT
that a bird has been for some time exhib'
i,ing in Calcutta, which asionI'hes the
natives" as well il may. |, is furnished
with little brass cannon, into which the
Keeper puts charge Of powder, which
the bird rams down with stick, aud pro-
cceds to pu, in piece Of rag or paper
for wsdling, aud after this a bullet II
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-08-28

Oly two hunJ.el aud fifty Lowell
factory girls were married during the
past year. Are they not decidedly in "a
vor Of pr0ieciipc policy
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-08-28

Carpet warp, Paper IIaHgiuss &c
az N LBS. carpet warp, assorted
tSU coloEs. Powered and plain
window paper, and large assortment Of
wall paper. Also, 4 pieces slranering
lust received and for sale by
Augusl %, 1916. WALKER.
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'heh goes to It's master for hghtcI
match, which it Immediately applies to
tie primrng, discharging the gun with A
Lud rcpurt, while the bird stands firm
all called away hy it, master.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-08-28

Mr.. Wm. Hamilton, Of Buudcuhursh. Ky.
was killed by female slave lately. lie had cor.
rectOsed the servant Tor insolcncc To bis mother.
She was then removed Ivy him TO his farm near
Bnudcubursh, aud on his visiting it a few days
alter, she came upon him by stealth, aud plunged
a butcher knife into his side.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-08-28

The Charleston Mercury gives the following
descriptive epiiheis TO the three highest officers n
the country "Ioush and Ready for Taylor
''Rough and too Ready" for Gaines, and "Noi
Ready Enough" for Scott
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oogoa,.-.A bill has passed providing for the
the u. $. Mail to Oregon.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 0nlcc Address.

Letters intended for Volunteers belonging to
Capt Dckoy's Company, should DO directed
thus, postage patti.
Company |. FRS, Reg lli. Volunteers,
san Antouia do Bcxar, (rcxas)
VIA New Orlenns}
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-08-28

The weather is now becoming cooler, and the
late showers quite acceptable to the growing
autumn crops.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-08-28

CarclcSsly knocking a mans ego out with q
lrvken axe, insy be termed Lad csei.dtnL
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-08-28

2 DICE, Coffee, Tobacco, Raisins,
4 o &c, just received and for sale by
Aug. %, 400 BouGnToN.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-08-28

Walp.lc says thit 1.-The best writer's
'n 1ny country are, probably, those who
have never written" and what is true of
wtl'or, Is equally true of orators. The
best speakers, perhaps, in the country.
are, IN all likelihood, those " no have new.
er YET oponcI thcir lips in public. I'M
fortunately, modes,y IS one Of the char
a'tcrIs'ics Of genius. Consequently, Il
bout nlut'y-ul,e out Of clrry hundred
tirrro's born, mc never heard Of. Men
are like luglcs, the more brass ,hc further
You can hear them. Even Shakespeare
never had pluck enough to pin. one q
bis plays, lie feared, lrobal}y, that
,hey wouldn't bear examination.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-08-28
NEW goods.

NEW goods.
YE7IlE frat arrival Of Fall Goods are
d for sale at the one price cheap store.
Aug, %, 400 BouonroN.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-08-28

The Junior Editor OF hG Missouri Republican
writing from nra2os Sanlingo, August ., soys:--
SCOT. Davis regiment Of Mississippi volunteers
are here. They are To start III to-day, for some
point obovc this, on the Rio G'andc. -Four or
Eve regiments arc cncampcd near the mouth of
the Rio Grondr---in fact, ,hr banks &C the river
are literally covered with them from the mouth to
Bura.
Tho troops are moving on gradually and slow.
ly for Camargo. Two or three regiments vfrcg.
ulars have already gone up, aud understand the
volunteers are 10 follow suon. Gen. Taylor was
to have left yesterday. lcypec, he wants to &C,
cut OF the way of the volunteers Tor they Doubt
tss annoy him very much. They arc all rest.
css, and wan, 10 bc moving,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-08-28

4 IMPERIAL aud Young Tyson Teas of
4 the choicest qualities, jus, received
and for sale by T0] BoucnToN.
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Governor Henderson, Of Texas, who has been
i'll since his arrival Oh the Ria Grande, died few
days since, Us we learn from Washins,on..-. BuE
Go Courier and Pilot, GIN
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-08-28

EtUGARS.-St. Croix and Stewards
- crushed, for sale by T9l BoUouroN.
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THE FREE TRADER.


OrCAWA,S ii, Fri.,uy, Augns, -, s9i5.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-08-28

Letters ior Nt,c'cO.-PcTsons sending letters to
their friends in tho army, ria Manmoros, should
take care 10 pay the postage, as there is no post
Office above Matamoros aud the postmaster at that
place that will forward only postpaid lcticrs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-08-28

4 NRANBERRlES.-Fresh Crahber<
W rics at Sl.25 per bushel for sale
by Aur. %, 400 u. BAssNETT.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-08-28

ygNllE richest stock of Dry Goods ever
"a opened in this market 10 arrive Cur
ing the two following weeks, will be OK.
Dlb'ed at the new store, by
August 20, 1916. Boucurov. !,
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O3r, two " more gunal he's in la,k ,f
fov'>, it said, v,II ctu.,'y prevent mul,sta-
ton from hawks.
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Promotion I'VE learn from reliable source
'ha, our fighting partner has been promoted by
Gen. Hardin to the station of Quarc,al
Sergeant This post, we believe, gives him
horse 10 ride, with other extra CS,ns. Eyes
rght---heads up!
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-08-28

Gen. Taylor has received from the Mexican
Government $1,000, to DO appropriated to tie
sick and wounded Mexican soldiers in his camp.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-08-28

No such Danger G1r oH!--Wo
yo"ch for tie whis principles Of the fol-.
loving extract and also for lis aulAcn.i-
city, j,iaa.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-09-25
"FOR CALIFORNIA;"

The California Regiment, which has been
encamped on Governors Island, New York,
for several weeks, are nearly or quite ready
for embarkatlon. Three OF the companies
sailed few days ago, and the balance are by
this time ready to embark They number
about 500, officers and men, with the same
number of percussion muskets, and flint mus
kets, with 200 rifles and pieces of artillery.
They carry out machinery for Saw and Grist
Mills, Mechanics tools, sc. &c. A large num-
Der of Mechanics are amongst them. The
company has been organized under the direc-
ton, and at the expense OF the Governmet1',,
Its object being to improve and defend a. "'i'
as to COLOMBO the country.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-09-25
VERY LATE FROM MEXICO,
Correspondence Of the Herald and Tribune. ]
U. S. ship Princeton,
PENSACOLA, SEPT. 10, 1916.

PENSACOLA, EEPT. ~, 1910.
This ship arrived here this evening, four
days from Vera Cruz, with dispatches in an
swer to those sent from the State Department,
which were published about the close of the
session. They were answered by the Mexi-
can Government instantly. 1t. H. Y. Purvi-
ance is the bearer, and proceel Is with all des-
patch to Washington. No one in our Squad
ron has the least idea of the nature of them
A new Ministry has been formed Almonte
is Secretary OF War, and Rejon OF Foreign AT
fairs. Santa Anna is at his country seat, near
Jallappa. 1t was expected he would go to
the capitol in a day or two. Mexico is ma
king no preparation to carry on the wal
Some time since, a brigadge was formed, and
equipped complete, to march against Gen. Tay-
lor but the commander has not and will not
move from the city of Mexico. He prefers
spending his evenings in the "cafes'' to alvan-
cling against old Rough and Really. The pa
pers are pressing him, but he will not move !;
In fact, the soldiers have not desire to march,
The squadron are blockading Vera Cruz and
Alvarado. They would gladly take hand at
any thing, but positively there is no one to
fight with, If you go ten miles to the north
OF Vera Cruz, they send You bullocks, AMI
the country women desire to come on board to
look at the ship; eight miles south, they ac-
tually come in their boats and send invitations
off for "fandangc" The captain of one of
their launches desired TO know s'when the war
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-09-25
FROM THE RIO GRANDE.

The news from the coast of Mexico is unpleas-
ant--and first the fighting and mutiny among the
troops of Georgia is a most shameful outrage.
whic ought TO be visited with heavy hand upon
all who were concerned in it. In order to preserve
discipline i'll army. offences of this kind ougnt
to he punished in such manner to prevent
repetition of them--and it is probable few rigo-
rous examples will be necessary before those
Georgia Volunteers can be brought to sense of
duty.
1t appears that there row on board of
steamer among some of the volunteers, which the
officers could not suppress and they sent for aid
to ihn commander of the Illinois troops who were
encampe half mile off. BY these the row
suppressed, but not until they resnrted to the
of ball cartridges Many privates and officers were
killed and wounded--among the latter Col. Ba.
ker of the Illinois troops. and Captain Roberts and
Post. 1t is reported the Colonel of the Georgia
regiment shot several of his own men ring'eaiers
the row. 1t would not be amiss if some more
of them were shot by sentence of n court martial.
NJ n
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-09-25
FIRE IN WASHINGTON. N c

We learn from the North State Wing, of
the 10th inst, that fire broke out in Wash
ington, about o'clock on the morning of the
18th, which consumed every building on the
square bounded by Market and Main streets.
We regret to learn from a card published in
the Wing by the Editor of that sterling Demo-
cratic sheet, the Republtcan-that his office
was almost totally destroyed, it having been
blown. up to stop the progress Of the fire. The
Press, which we know to have beena superior
one, was broken and rendered useless twill
take several weeks for the Editor to refit, but
he assures his readers that the Republican
will again make its appearance as soon as pos.
sibie.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-09-25
us we hone to get through The people thro'

this we hope to get through. The people thro'
this country so far as we have already come,
all seem to be quite alive to the importance OF
the Road !; In fact, have never seen SO much
interest displayed as is by the people of this
district we have some three or four OF them
with us every day, and frequently fifteen to
twenty, as was the case while we were near
Marion Court House We have seen none
of the Darlington people yet, except Mr.. OAR
gan and Mr. Law these two we met at Mars
Bluff, they having come down there TO meet
Gen. Harlee to decide upon the point intended
by the Convention that the survey should be
ran 10, before changing for Manchester.
The people through this section as
have before observed, take very great inter-
est in the Road, and if this alone would build
the Road we might set its construction down
as certain, but it will not All
that we have met with have treated us as well
& better than we could have expected, & if we
had stopped whenever it was desired to partake
of their inequalities, we would never get thro'
with the survey At Marion Court House
they were particularly kind, in fact, were for
carrying the thing so far as to give us pub
lie dinner; but this, we of course declined, as
we were all DESTROYS of no such demonstra-
tons as that being made. One night, while
encamped near the village, we partook of an
excellent supper with Gen. Harlee, who by
the~way, we have all decided is the cleverest
man that we have yet met with; not that we
mean to say that all the others were not also
clever We have gotten along
so far very well. Stephen is the only one Of
the party who has been sick, and he for
day or two, with fever. Now that we are
clear of the Pee Dee swamps, do not ap-
prehend anything | shall con-
tinue to write whenever opportunities present
themselves Yours, &C.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-09-25
THE LAWS

The Journal having been seIs''eo as one u
the papers in North Caron"a' Tor publishing
the Laws of Congress ne would inform those
who desire to pressre file OF the paper con-
ta;n;ro tbo same, that we shall commence
their publicad0n next week. and continue
4boro until fnished; and we take occasion here
70 s,,rgest to those who are not already sub
scrjbers to the Journal, and wish to obtain
copies of the Laws, that now is the time for
them to send in their names
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-09-25

D5-Our worthy contemporary Of the Chron-
icle has fallen into slight misapprehension
concerning portion OF the address to the pub
lie in the last number OF the Journal. We
wished III that paper, i'll the most pointed, and
at the same time courteous language, to bring
before the Democratic party the necessity OF
an organ at this important point, and the fact
that, owing to the want OF proper support, it
had been feared that one could not be estab-
lshed capable of permanent existence.
We did not intend to deny that, had appli-
cation been made at the time when we were
without any paper of our own, the Chron-
icle would have refused the privilege of
publication" We are aware of no instance
in which such an application was ever made.
It must be obvious that the Chronicle would
never have been selected for the publication
Of the views of the Democratic party. At the
time to which we refer, there was no other
paper in this whole vicinity, and it followed
more from the state of circumstances than we
are now bound to presume, from the indispo-
sition OF the Chronicle, that while there eXis-
ted the highest necessity for reply, no reply
was ever made, and the statements of the wing
journals remained uncontradicted.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-09-25

The Rail Road fever is getting above Sum-
mer heat in Fayetteville, Raleigh and Cheraw.
Meetings are being held constantly. Well, il
they are determined 70 build their Road and
drive the resources of the West out of the
State, let them go ahead Our people should
be up and doing. Books should be opened
and as much stock as possible subscribed al
an early day. Our Road must and will be
continued to the South Carolina line
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-09-25
THE BRANCH NIIN7o'

From an advertisement Of ne Superlnten-
dent Of the Branch Mint Il Charlotte, in this
State, we learn that tbr flint will be ready to
receive, assay and soin gold bullion on the
first October ne'E
That's risbt, Mr.. Caldwell, give us the
yellow ~ys"
Tbe ranch Mint at Dahlonega, Ga, COIN
81 il the month Of August, 1873 half Eagles;
1853 quarter Eagles; amounting to 1882 so,
1t is supposed ali out of American gold
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-09-25
STORM ON THE COAST.

On the 9Th and 9th inst's, severe storm
was experienced on the coast We learn from
the North State Wing and Newbernian, that
out of 20 sail of vessels lying at their moor
ings at Ocracoke bar, one only rode out the
gale; two were driven out to sea, and the re-
mainder either foundered or was drove on shore
and blged. The Norfolk papers contains sad
accounts OF the damage experienced by the
shipping at sea.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-09-25
FIRE IN NEW YORK.

By our Northern exchanges we learn that
the splendid Summer resort, Niblo's spacious
AMI magnificent Garden-together with its
Theatre, Concert Saloon, and numerous out
buildings, were totally destroyed by fire on
the morning OF Friday last. The loss is i'm
mense, but it is believed that the greater por-
ton was insured