The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-01-10
Correspondence Of the Free Trader.
New YoRK, Dec. "a, Is

NEW DIX, Lee. -, 1901.
Nesas Editors--lf ever member Of the
press gets into n fever, it is when but one sub,
Jec, is offered for his remarks, aud that subject
one which has become tlrealbare In such fix
have our press.gang been placed during the pas,
tive weeks Nothing but kossUTn could be heard
o!, whichever way we turned. until felt com.
pletcly tired of the subject. While this feeling
prevailed, | am free to confess, however that
was filled with admiration of the man and his &C.
quirer ents, and with sympathy for the cause
which he Represented. In common with the
mass of my neighbors, was led captive by HE
! eloquence, and was senced 10y his arguments,
yet have not yet felt SO enthusiastic as to for.
get he is but man. as many have But he has
retired and the usual course OF affairs are again
manifested, and the discretion and common sense
Of the people have again resumed their throne.
The family Of Kossuth, and part OF his suite, left
this city on Monday for Philadelphia, anG it was
reported that he followed them the same after
noon. This, however. proves to have been bat n
rinse. for the purpose of dveriing attention, and
enabling him to seek couple Of days rcpose
before entering Philadelphia today. lie left the
Irving House and became the guest OF the May
or, until last evening, when he left in a special
train for Philadelphia, The material aid which
he asks comes in freely A committee Of our
most respectable and wealthy men has been APP
pointed, to make collections and TO receive sub.
scriptions to the proposed Hungarian Loan,
Simeon Draper being Chairman, and Shepard
Knapp, Treasurer. Meeting were called in the
various wards, to organize for the collection OF
funds within their limits; but from the imperfect
arrangements which were nude and the unfavOr.
abene,s Of the evening, (Saturday) they were
generally failures.
We have been favored with n sprnklng Of
California news and delugc uf gold dust The
Daniel Webster arrived here from San Juan DE
Nicaragua on Friday, bringing 8o2 passengers
s92s,000 in dust, and l6 days news; and on
Sunday, the Georgia came in with 800 passen-
gers, and S29iG0O0 from Chagres. The news
from California is quite unimportant. Business
is quite dull, although favorable opening was
expected, and, notwithstanding some ouirages
allairs generally are considered quite healthy
/ The mines are doing well. The excitement
which had been raised against Capt Waterman
Of the Challenge for allied cruel'ies 20 hscres
had sub,ided, aud some Appearances OF re-ae
/ ton were manfrs,ed-Repolts from Oregon rep
resent it as being cninenuy prosperous.
/ a statement respecting the outrage on the
Prome,heu., srned by all the Americans resd
ing at San Juan was published in the Herald a
day or two since, and attracted considerable at.
tenlon. 1t throws new light on that affair, and
! if true as it appears To be, the blame WAS with
| the Captain, and not with the British. or the au.
/ horitics on shore. An open aud tdgrant viola
ton of the port regulations, and of the rights oi
the officers whom he recognized as legitimate
appears to have marked his course, and the IN
terference Of the British brig was invoked by the
Council for the mulntalnance Of order.
Two interesting trials have occupied the at
tenton Of our Judiciary few days One, that
nf Raard. ley rs Tappan and Douglas was bro,
IN the l, 5. Circuit Court by finn IN Cbiu
against the defendants, who are the prolric,nr-
of one Of the ".VercaRlile .tgcncics" established
in this city, to report the character, standing la
bits, &c, Of merchants who visit Oui city to buy
goods. 1t appears the plaintiffs cane Mere, a,
usual TO purchase their supplies, and found all
credit closed against them in consequences of re-
ports furnished by defendants to their subscrIb
ere, stating they (plantlhs) were insolyent, that
the wife Of one Of them had applied for divorce
6c. After a very protracted trial, in which some
of our most eminent counsel were engaged, the
defendants were mulCted in n verdict of $4,000
/ The other case referred to is now before the
Superior Court in which Mrs. Forrest applies tol
divorce from her husband Edwin Forrest, the
/ tragedian, on a charge of adultery Without at
tempting To exculpate himself, he endeavors tC
prove similar sin on the plaintiff, in conHexior
with " ?. willis, Henry Myckoif, and other lite
rary celebrities, showing n state of morals among
this class of our citizens, which is truly alarming
From the evidence ahduced, the lights and sha
dows of fashionable life are vydly portrayed
making some Of our class feel grateful that ",
are ms we are.
/ Tn Sunday morning we received per the Eu
II A..
news Of coup de ctdt in Paris, hy Louis Napo
leon. On the lst lns,. he appears to have mGtur
ed his plans, and, in the night Of that day, or
rar'zsd his new ministry, aud issued hi. procla
nation suspeniing the Constitution diSsolciHs
tie dSS,mjIH declaring Paris ia state Of seigs
and appealing 10 the People, So perfectly wer,
the arrangements made, AMI with such conSum
mate skin aud secrecy. that they were eutrel
unknown to the Assembly and the People unit
the proclamatlons we're found posted around tn,
city on the morning Of the "a inst, ordering th,
suspension of the Assembly, the restoration o
universal suffrage and the proposal of new . IS
TEN VI government, and the immediate election
of President. 10 hold office ten gears, supporte,
By Council of State, and by two Houses Of lie
gislaturc; and that pending the election the eX
ccutive powers remain IN the hand Of the Presl
dent, Two hundred members ri the Assembly
lad been arrested, together with all the leader
who opposed this movement. A severe cOnillc
ensucd; barrlcades were thrown up, aud many
lives were lost but by the arrival Of the Baltic
which came in last night, We learn all was qule
on the 9th nrd Paris had resumed her usual gtl
y--Money was plentiful in London. Grain anC
-four had slightly improved. Provisions wer,
heavy, but maintained former prices Co,to'
! had declined
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