The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-05-29

Henry Clay, The y. y. Herald understands,
has written to tia, city declining to stand again
for the presidency, aud strongly recommending
Gen. Scott.
Jud'on, the villain whom the people of Nash
vile handled 50 roughly, Is the author Of the al.
I!clcs that have appeared in the KnicAerbocker
and other magazines under the name of ''Ncd
Bunlline."
They are raising volunteers at BearLsiown, in
this state To go to Texas.
In single company OF volunteers for Texas in
New Orleans there are forty printers. This
shows who are patriots,
Raw silk from Ohio has become an article Of
export from the L. ). Three bales were shipped
from New Odcans to Liverpool list month.
Rcv. Charles +. Toucy, who had been i'm
prIsoncd At Baltimore for aiding slaves to escape
from their masters, died on the h inst.
\ Pittsburgh editor refused to insert quack
advertisement, headed I've challenge the country
on the grounl that it was illegal to give chal.
lcnge with wha, may So properly be termed
"dsad,y weapons"
Since war with Mexico has commenced in ear
nest, the St. Loui, people are warm for getting
up an expedition against Santa Fe and Caliior-
MA, and reducing these richest Of the Mexican
Provinces into the possession Of the L. ;.
Major 4. J. Donaldson lef y. York on the
10Th Tor Europe, to enter upon his new duties as
minister 10 Russia.
The following is the 5ss' joke ever perpctratcd
by the Boston Post. There is journcymAu
printer in thi, city who has jus, retired from the
type case with fortune Of so 600, which he
earned at the business
\ queer case is being argued before the SUI
premc court Of Missouri 4 man in that state
lost three negroes, by their running away, and
sent man after them. After long search the
man returned without having found Them but
was requested by his employer to give out pub.
licly tha, he had found them AMI sent them down
the rver,' 50 that other slaves nigh, he deferred
from running away. The man accordingly SO
gave out and upon this testimony against him.
self the other has brought suit Tor the value Of
the negroes
The ShuwnceoHn Gazette Of the I7lh has a
stirring call on the citizens in that region to yo-
lunlcer in the Mellow Jack" war, and urges that
# they do not 90 at once, but wait until they are
called upon, the fun viii all he over before they
Can get TO the army. 4 Mr. J.. J. : Turney, OF
Fairfield, Ill.,, is enrolling the boys.
\ ire occurred at ShawEce,own on the l7sA
inst, commencing in the rear Of the dwelling Vi
:. " Decker, On Front Street, and sweeping the
whole square. Loss estimated at SIS 600.
Two editors in Cincinnati, named Case ana
Dinker, are letting into each other "a fow."
Prentice says that Ddnket i. case, and there is
Little Joub! that case is driuker,
The bill providing an asy lum for idiots was de-
icaed in the New York Assembly previous 10
the final adjournment. Every Wing with two cx-
cepliun, voted in It's favor Chicago Jtr.
Shows the scifshncss Of the wings. They al.
ways look gu, for "No. l."
Capt Kyndefs 1t the Empire Club IN New
Yo'k, has summoned his band to repair to the
battlefield, and the summons will be oboycd 10y
nearly the whole club.
Gen. Pitcher aud Col. Boone Of Louisville,
have their forces ready to march as soon as or
ders are received, and the Germans Of the same
city are enrolling themselves in large numbers.
4 large number OF journey man printers in
PhiIadrlr ha have followed the example of their
brethren in New Orleans, an volunteered in the
Texas war.
The two houses Of the legislature of Michigan,
before ajjourning on the 18Th inst, passed bill
authorizing the governor to rase 20,0U0 men
for the Texas war, and appropriated 500 600 TO
pay expenses.
Volunteers TO the nu mbcr Of six hundred,
left St, Louis last week for the seat of war.
The Rcveil!e gives an animated account Of their
departure.