The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1854-11-25
Grimes ana Casualties.

Allcn loung were arrested NJ MhySNlllf,
Kentucky, on the 10th inst, for kidnapping
a young negro woman at Georgetown, Ohio,
and carrying her to Kentucky with the in-
iention of selling her The girl made her
escape and gave information which led to the
arrest of the kidnappcrs.
Row between Pmrsr ASn MS CoNGREGA-
TioN.-A row took place at tt!ca, on the
18th inst, in the German Catholic church,
IN reference TO banner. Legal proceedings
had been rcsortcd to, and the priest not rel
iShing the decision which hal been rendered
against hiu., stated from his pulpit that
thieves aud liars were present aud that hc
could not proceed with the services Of the
church until they left. He then Withdrew,
when fight followed among the conrrcgl-
/ ton. Four Of the rioters were arrested and
held TO bail
SUICIDE or CLERGrMAS.-1hc Rev
! Chas. Bartlett, aged about 10 years, a mem
/ Der of the New York Fast Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, stationed Mt
DariCn, Conn, committed suicide by hang.
! ing with strap in the wood house, on the
/ lith inst, in state Of temporary insanity.
His health had been impaired for months
past. lie was beloved and respected in the
community.
At Paterson, y. j., on the It'll inst,
the scailolding used in the construction Of
the county work house gave way, instantly
killing two persons. Another was 50 Scri-
riously injured that no hopes are entertained
Of his rccovcry-four others were badly in
jurcd.
OrTRNGE.-- very pretty German gir! ar
rived at Buffalo last week, and tool, the
stage to Concord, in Erie county, where her
parents reside. She was the only passenger
in the stage, and on arriving at Il solitary
place on the road the driver II miserable
fellow, named William Long, took adyan-
tagc of the unprotected situation Of the girl,
and violated her person. He afterwards
beat her, dragged her out Uf the stage and
drove off, leaving her alone Thcscainp was
arrested, and Is now in jail.
IoRRlulE MURDER N CALroRyIA.- The
last arrival from California brings accounts
of 4 horrible murlcr near Monterey On
the evening Of the 18th instant seven men
called at public house at Salina, near Mon
tcrcy, and told the man who kept the house
that they understood he had s. 800, and I'M
less he gave them the money they would kill
him. FIniug resistance useless, the man
gave up the amount demanded, when they
told him hu had more money in the house,
and they must have it. \ ~cuilc then cnsu.
ed, when the proprietor made his escape,
badly wounded, and gave the alarm. In the
meantime his wife and child and mau were
murdered by the party. No arrests had
been made, nor have thcnlmes Of the mu-
dercrs been ascer,giucd.
. SJ,cpE 1T WAsmVGToy-G.arlcs Stew,
art, money lender, aud ass ,taal door keeper
T Of the houa. Of representatives, at Washing
, ton, committed suicide on the 10th inst, by
I taking strychninc. Probable cause, pccuni
AIRY embarrassment. lie leaves wife and
! six children.
/ BANs RoBpEp.-The Windham county
\ bank, Conn. was robbed on the night o
S the l7th inst, Of $25,o 900 The watchmar
X was knocked down and gaggedby the bur
1 glars.
% ANo-nEn CATHOLIC Row. York cit,
/. was the theatre ola great excitement on the
18th inst, in consequence Of Catholic Dish
op refusing TO allow the remains Of a father
Il Brady to be buried near the church, the IA
a thcr having been suspended by the bishop
!, The grave was dug, but in the night it wa.
illedup by order Of the bishop but next day
the people assembled in great mass, reopen
o ed the grave, and priest from out Of tow
e wa procured to say mass at the funeral
: A. Ep,Iu.s Me+4tsD roR BREACu or pRoN
d BE-Mr Chas De Wolf editor of the cid
town, (McJ h,dcr, was recently mulcted il
a the sum Of 81 ,G2j, for breach Of promise t
It marry Mrs Elizabeth \ Green.
II SEDUCTION CASE At crNCINNAr-A youu
girl, II years DID, was recently inycigle
j. away at Cincinnati, by an unpruciplc
t, ssoundrcl named David Perry, married ma
pi with f,mily, who took her toa house Of Ill
s. fame across the river, and by the most cal
c, nest promises Of marriage, accomplished lac
N ruin. Her guardian, after the most anxiou
e search found her, and succeeded in arrcstin
l. the scduccr who is in prison. The case cr(
lc atcd much excitement
'r FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT-On Suturda
X last, a wood and freight train running in o.
pOSitc directions came in collision on III
Michigan Central Railroad near DECATUR ST
," ton. Six lahOrcrs who were on the first c;
C. OF the wood train were killed Instant,
&c The engineers and iircmen on both locom
4 tiycs saved themselves. The locomotive
, were both badly smashed The blame, it
- stated, rests with the engineer of the woo
IL train, who was grossly careless and culpab
a in ncglecting the signals.