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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-04-19
Horrible Cruelty i'm E.yut,

4 correspondent OF the Lond Morning Hfl.
all has forwarded to that journal the follow.
ing extract from Il letter dated Alexandria,
Feb Dist: The account lately given OF the
shick of Tantah having been shot by order
of the Niceroy for sending n substitute to
the army in lien of his only son, is but too
true. This atrocity, however, horIid as it
is, has been thrown in the shade by others
of more appalling nature. You may remem-
Der that in former letter alluded to an
outbreak among the Bcd"uins in Upper
Egypt, occasoncd by the new vrXacious cx.
actions OF the Government This was sup.
pressed by force, and 5000 Bcdouins were
induced to submit on receiving the Niccroy
promise that they should not be molested
but no sooner had these untortunatcs laid
down their arms than they were seized and
sent prisoners to Cairo and other places.
In Cairo they were thrown down, chained
two and two, into filthy, unhealthy dungeon.
crowded together. Their work OF death was
rapid. Some hundreds of the survivors were
sent to work at the Blrrage, where, in ad-
/ diton to their own suilcringS they were en-
| ploycd upon the seyercst labor, and fed up
! on ratons of the worst description, it, JUS
| sufficient quantity to keep body and soul to
/ gcthcr. The mortality was irightIul, so mucl
/ so that at Alexandria We refused to believe
| the reports we heard Last Hcek the truth
was most painfully brought home to US.
One hundred OF these wretchcd beings hac
been ordered down to Alexandria to work il
the galley; they were sent by railroad belnl
too weak to march. On the arrival of tn,
vans, eleven out Of the one hundred wer'
found dead, some still chained to the arms
the rss fortunate survivors; in this state they
were dragged out of the carriages, living ah'
dead bound together; too feeble to walk IRON
the station to the arsenal, they were ioiveO
10 gct into CARTS dragging the dead oou'e'
with them. Many Europeans were present
At this scene of horror, principally Ensl'sh
men. am told that they hastened TO inform
our consular-g general ofthc disgusting scenes
,hcv had witnessed OF the 5000 brough
down from Upper Egypt, not more than 6O'
are alive. 1t makes ones blood run cold Il
think of such murderous and disgusting
slaughter. Those who have survived up l.
this time, are, lam told, magnificent, athle,
ic. independent looking fellows; but reduce
by disease, bad treatment, and hard labor,
will not be long before they follow thei
comrpdes 10 the grave.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-04-19
From the La Sale Prsss.
La Sale Coal Mining Company.

This Company, generally known as the
Kentucky Company" have been for sever
al months past engaged in sinking shaft on
the west side Of the Little Vermillon river,
near the line Of the Illinois Central Railroad,
sbout.one mile north Of this city. A great
degree of intcres, has been felt IN, and much
importance attached thereto, the result Of
their operations, by other companies and in
dividuas. who intend mining in the vicinity
theirs being the first shat, that has yet
bc.n sunk in the La Lalle Coal Basin west Of
the Little Vermi lion, AID consequently look,
cd upon as the pioneer
On Saturday morning, the 29th ult., the
hrst or upper workable bed Of coal was
reached, Il: the depth OF 1873 $40 fee, from
the mouth Of the shaft Here, AS at the out.
crop, this bed is Al feet thick, but OF much
superior quality, as is shown by the samples
taken out. From Mr. Freeman, the mana.
ger Of the company, We learn that the shalt
will be continued few feet below the coal,
and then placed in working order for hoist.
ing, b. putting in the guides" for the as.
cenoins sad descending cars, &c. Entries
will DC commenced aud worked Immediately
in this bed, and as soon As fairly under way,
the shaft will he continued to the middle
bel Of Coal, 81 feet deeper, and whish is 6
feet in thickness, and Of quality superior to
the first. Both Of these beds " Il be worked
this scason-lhc Company expecting to be
able TO mine and hoist not less than 100 tons
day, or so, 900 year
As we remarked before, the progress Of
this Company in sinking their shaft, has been
watched up to this time with much interest,
and that, both by these interested in coal
mining aud those who are not; and there has
not been wanting wiseacres who doubted
their st liking coal at all, and who looked up
on the work as at best but an experiment.
The result is most singular proof Of the
great value and unerring accuracy Of geOlog-
ical knowlcdge The first bed Of Goa, has
been reached Mt the exact depth at which it
was expected to be iound--a0iough the 10.
cation OF the shaft is at a great distance from
any outcrOp or other superficial evidence of
the existence Of coal; and the distance to the
two lower beds, with the thickness Of each
stratum Of rock which must be pierced to
reach them, is mapped down with as much
precision as if the whole had already been
laid bare.
We give below list Of the different strata
Of rocks, and their respective thicknesses,
through which their shaft has been carried,
rs well as those which viii be found before
reaching the two lower beds Of coal. The
entrance is at the surface OF the limestone :
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Point OF a story.

Many years ago, on stormy and inc'cm-
ent evening, "in the bleak December Old
Mrs. Tarbox, accompanied by her niece Ma
ry Ann Staekpolc, slied from Holmes Hole
to C0tut in the topsai schooner Two Su.
sans, Capt. Blackler. The winds blew and
beat upon that schooner, and great was tho
tossing and pitchin. thereof; while Captain
BackIyr, and his hardy crew, kept her to IT,
and old Miss TalboX and her Dece. rolled
about in their uncomfortable hunks, wish.
ing themselves back in Holmes Hole, or any
other hole on dry land, The shouts u Cay.
tain B'ackler aS he trod the deck, c0uvcyiu.
orders for tackng ship, were distinctly aud.
ible to the affected females below; and 'O,'
interval interval Of Of h@sr h@ e,eTafa f Sc6hBy as stggpg8t
fifteenth time the schooner went in stays,
what drctlul time them poor crccters Of
sal ors is having ont. Just listen to jim
Backler, Mary Ann, and hear how hg is or
d ring about that poor fellow Hurry Lec--
I've heard that crcetcr holIercd for twunty
times this blessed night, il have once
Yes replied the wrctchel Mary Ann, but
h ain't no worse of than poor 7apPsle Htg
--.he seems 10 kGtch 1t as bad a. Hardy. y
wonder who they be- unused old Mis-. Tar
boz. know ed Miss Hall that lived at Syc.
kouk Pint onct-mebby its her SON \ tre-
mendous sea taking the Two SusanS on her
quarter at that instant, put a stop to the old
Iady's cogitatioms; but they had an awu!
night Of it--and still above the roaring Of lho
wind, the whi,Iling and crashing OF the
Shrouds, the dash of the sea, and the tramp
Of the sailors, was heard the voice OF the
stout Captain B'achlea, as he shouted, Sta.
tons' llarl.a.lvc, Top Sic haul! Let 20
and haul' and the Two SuSans went about.
And as old Mrs, TarboX remarked years ar-
terward>, when she and Mary Ana d,scov.
cred their mistake, and laugued thercat.-
Anybody that's never been to sea wont see
no pint in this joke.-Jahm PhGair, CALI
torRia Pioneer.
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To MAKE a BALEY HoRsE DRAw,-The
London Times gives remedy which proved
successful After all sorts of means had
been tried and failed, It was suggested thata
simple remedy used in India should be tried
that is, to get small rope aud attach it
to one of the fore feet Of the animal, the per-
son holding the end Of the ,opc to advance
a few PAGES, taking with him the horsc's
foot, when, as matter of course the horse
must follow. The suggestion was at first rid
iculed, but at last u rope was brought and
applied as described, when the horse lmmc-
dlately advanced, and in few minutes was
out of sight, much to the amazcmcnt Of the
crowd. The experiment is simple and worth
n trial,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-04-19

NEWFOUNDLAND DOC PUTTING OFT 4 FIRE---
WONDERFUL SAGACITY.-Unc OF the most as
tonishing instances of the sagacity OF the
dog tranSpired this morning, which ever
came to our knowledge, The Messrs Staulc,
tobacconists, No. 35 Congress street closed
their store last evening, leaving their ayor,o
Newfoundland inside. This NOR ing, on
opening the store, the floor in the back room
was found to be on fire, and the dog was ID
boring with his fore feet and mouth, trying
to subduc it. \ pail Of water which stood
in the room had been poured down the hole.
The faithful animal had so successfully com
batted the fire as to prevent its spreading
beyond spot two or three feet square
How long the noble fellow had stood s.uti.
mel and fought down the advancing ,iameS
can only be conjectured-it must have been
several hours HIS feet legs and mouth
were badly burned, and it is feared that ho
is seriously injured internally by iuha,ius
the hot air lie refuses food aud is nppa.
realty in much pain. We trust the saga
couS and faithful creature is not dangerous
~ injured This is the same dog which dis.
covered the man Lally on the ice a few weeks
since. He is worth his weight in gold, and
may safely be pronounced the nobiest Of his
race Troy Times, 81.
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The slratn, down 10 The bottom Of The first
workable bed, at 2J2 S feet, which they have
now reached, are here given as found in the
shaft Of the Company. From thence to near
the lower or third workable bed, at 3i5.S,
they are taken from the account of the bo-
ring in the Illinois bottom, at the Steamboat
Basin, by Judge Rockwell, and the thickness
of the lower bed is from the shaft Of Mcssrs.
Adams & Carlton, near the mouth Of the Big
Verm!lion, where ii has been opened tarthcst
from the Dutcrop.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-04-19

The Eastern Argus tells about one Of its
subscribers calling ut the Office, wearing
hat which he wore for the last forty years.
OF course he did not wear il every dry, but
kept It for Sunday use, and wore it occasion.
ally on holidays. 1t was still good hat, and
looked as though it would last forty years
more. The owner said the changes ol style
made il u fashionable hat every five or sly
wears
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Toh,cr.x Cigar Mamufa tory,

on Main 81, one Door East cr Post D1c''
N! lie subcrber would inform the pubic that hc s ma
u uufacturing and keeps on hand tie best f1a'y o'
Chewing Tobacco, SNUFF, Pipes, &C. at "h"ie'ae al r'
tail, at prices t,yoLblc 10 cu,Outrr- h'o "e oe'' ~ "
U,y,p,. Laop,ra C..sainri., aud other kinds Ol ti-
gars Farmers Uud others who smoAr or che" can MAKE
great saving by buying oi me at wholesale, as can
sell a better article, At a les, price than peddrs
Please call my Manuiactory next door west Of TIC
POST ONCE, aud for yourselves, -
ottaW. Nov 10 g. II SCHNEIDER.
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DAGUERREAN GALLERY,
.ifront Rooms. Tahd Story, IN Ndningers Block
IAMnQ MApSTON

ESpECTFULLY informs his old friends and the rest Of
~ mankind that he is st AZ his post prepared to exc.
cute kencsses IN syl. superior to any ever taken In
this city before, ior have made new discovery In the
arrangement OF light which enables me to give more
truthful and le'like expression to III, likeness than Is
otype roos aud You may have your miniature. In plain
cn.c for only fl 5O finer small extra cost Ex
ira heads plate, 81 cents each Always come In
dark dress, such NJ red, orange, green, or black.
H. My pictures cannot he exceled any where and can
he ,ouacd at but few places In the west Come IN and
See will be glad 10 show faces whether you want any
thing or not mar sl-yl
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AlON Il CAktt1AGG SucP.

.yIIE subscriber would respectfully announce to The
public that he has OPENED shop IN ne" alu com ~,
modipu. building adjoining his Blacksmith Shop, on Co
lumbus street where he viii manufacture and Keep con
stantly for sale full assortment OF WsGONs CAhuA1t'
and BtgGiEs made Of the best material ana ny tsPtr
an,,J mechanics, and he would invite the attention O'
pchasers to his heavy stock OF SEASONED LUMBER no" on
hand Believing that he manufacture an aItcle MOI
inferior to the best made la the CITY aud wh dettIni
nation to give satisfaction to the purchaser he "oud So
licit share of patronage.
JOB WORK and REPAIRING done TO order ana al
h,,, ,otir. [srpt 2l-tfl I. TANNING.
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C2OtiiRg bstdJlishmeHt-NOiit ssde Of court house.
A ESpECrFJLLT informs tie citizens Of Ottawa and
~ the pubic ia general that he has removed his TAILOR
ing Establishment aud Clothing store next doOr 70 u
Etmes' Exchange Office, north side Oi The 'ouf' House
where he will be happy wait on his old aud new Gus
toners lie keeps hand large assortment oi coths
Cassimercs aud Nestings. Also large assortment oi
Ready Made Clothing Of his own manufacture. h'o'
General assortment ul Furnishing Goods from the top OF
th, head 10 the sole Of the All kinds O oarinsht'
mad. tp in the neate.t by the best OF "orkmtn
-. Ottawa, Dec q!
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Doct and hoe tore

o, Main Srs,t opposite Cushmdn'' old Stand
We. FASH
nEGs leave to call the attention Of the public to his
Is stock of ggOts SHOES, GdnJrs, SDprrs Gum S.o,s,
e., &C. constantly kept on hand at the above establish,
m,nt Particular attention paid to selections for Ladies
and Misses wear. Connected with the store Is large
hop for manufacturing boots shoes &c, and ~ he en
oys none bnt good vokmcn he Is prepared to make To
rar any article in his line In style both Of neatness
and durability superior to the best Eastern worS
prnairiuy dom. ut short notice. feb lI-yl
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- l., y Il | y Il IL y
" VI. SMITH. VI. H.,
0Sce IN Blssa,Rs Block, mp stairs,
CYytNV TENDERS his professional services 10
the citizens of Ottawa and vicinity. All
operations performed in scientific manner and warran-
ted equal In utility to the best.
Among other improvements DIR. Smith is inserting
Teeth on Gutta Percha plates.
Call and see specimens.
Once hours from O'Clock, AN. to . Pm. ap5
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Corner WuiH & cOiHtJgs sts-N's "f'g3setd sam
MISS SARAH AtikG

nFGs to INFORM the l1hr. Of city and country MAT
ID she ha- fun and complete stock o """ a"l .dsh'
n. br Millinery At her new stand the corner Of Mun
and Columbus streets consisting In part oi Bpnhes KID
bons Flowers Caps, Trimmings, and AL the innAaeIaD'e
little dxiugs IN the way Of millinery.
Ladies' please call and examine,
y Is Dr.Ss Making attended to as usual
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ID Il y Il 1 : II Il y
l.. =, lAtEs Alss.

ID l. \ Il L y II X y
l.. =. ANklAiss,
HAVING determined to make Ottawa his future resi-.
dcnCe, take pleasure in announcing to the pub
lie that he be found at his Office at all hours
dy to p rorm all operations upon the teeth in the
MOST SCIENTIFIC ASp N,srGRiy MANNER
ARTIFICIAL TEETH, wnU WITHOUT GUNS, put IL
upon the most approved principles, upon the very best
Of materials, aud at reasonable prices. All work
rante and entire satisfaction given lao compedsaton
asked ior.
Rooms In Nattngcrs block south Of Court IIonsc
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NE w MILL y T. Il Y.

vp-OULp inform the ladies of Ottawa and vicinity that
w she has on hand a new and ia.h'"hable s'oeA "
v'u',,ry Good. for sprlng and summer trade at her
room, on La sale st. dours suuth o. NIs s'"'e'
wb.r. she will be happy wait on all her r.hl' m
p,ri.,n Patterns received every month. March ~
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Agricultural implements,

unapproachcd In northern Illinois, all KINDS OF
Agricultural Implrmrmts,
Such as f0mmon SECURING, one enorse, nm fLd""
RIO VS. Adrro,rs. Cuairdtors, Horse Rdhes, &C.,
In short, all kinds of heavy farmers tools Their machi.
nrry is all new perfect aud propelled by an abundant
never failing water power Farmers are invited to call
and examine their work. whether they wish to purchase
or not JUMsir ,cork ~ nfrmntcd
Orders from distance promptly attended TO- and I'm.
pcments placed on board canal boats or cars ree OF
! charge, itb0-u u. ii,
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STONE 4 EE7.S.
T.. Y. GSS1s.t:>,
&. l.. THOMPSON,

DEALER N
Drugs, Patent Wedicia,s Paints, OAS, Tdrnisle,
Dyc SNfs, dc, &C.
Between Glover & Cooks aud Retdcks Block
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Matchmaker and Jreior-NorU side of Court Noms,
.SypOrs, On0trd
vYYAlCI work thoroughly done and warranted. -
w Clocks repaired at the shortest notice. Clocks
Watches, and Jewclry for sale cheap. Dec ID
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T.. Ii. IIOHT,

OtIiCd, Winois
Office at his Drug Store on La Sale street.
Residence with Dr. Hard corner Of Madison and Clin
ton streets. sep 10y
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-01
"JERMONT FOR EREMOTT.
Corre.ponderce OF Tn, N ) THtuIs.
ST AInANS It Auy 16 IL

corre,ronderce OF Tbs N ). TrituIs.
ST. ALBANs, VI, Aug. 26. io56.
Acreeehly to previous call "the friends Of
"Free Kansas aid Fremont mel in a Mass Meet
ing at this place to-day. At an early hour the
d, Legations from the djaeent towns began to pour
in in carriages and on the cars. At II o'clock
procession was formed, headed By the ST. Aibaas
Comet Band, which marched to the Park. Among
ipnumeraole banners we noticed especially those
with the following notices "The Old Bach Can't
Come it: That's so;" Free Speech Free
"Pr,ss, Free Labor, Free Kansas Fremont and
"Dayton;" " Vermont the Banner state for Ere
"m0Lt;" " We Strike for Freedom, but not with
al Cane"
On reaching the Palk the meeting was briefly ad-
dressed by Lieut. Gov Ryland Fletcher, President of
the Convention, followed by the Hon. Homer f.
Royce Judge Culver Of New York, a1d J. s. Asems,
csq The speeches often loudly appauded, and
ntersperred by music by the band and songs by
the ~. Abans Glee Club.
Since the dsye Of 1910 no such enthusian has been
witnessed IN Vermont as exists now. There are no
Fillmore men; but few more for Buchanan. 1t Is Ere
mont, Fremont and JCssis from men, women and chill
dren. They arc bound to make it the banner state:
TorCbigh Procession The exercises Of the day
closed with grand torchight procession, numbering
several hundred torches which marched through the
principal streets with vehement and long continued
cheers for Free Kansas, Fremont and Dayton, and the
Union.
vote wss taken on the 2G,h on The train from
st. Adams 10 Burt gtOn, with the following result
Fremont 2O'; Buchanan g. Fillmore 2. Next Tues
day Vermont at her State election will fire gun for
Fremont whose echoes shall be so loud as to reach
through all the States. There also Mas Con
venticn i'll Middlebufy to day. Still another will take
place i'll Bellows Fails on Thuiyday Thus goes Yer
mott!
F. p Watham, esq editor Of The IIactman,
will probably be nominated TO fi the vacancy in Con-
gress occLsioIed by the death % M. Meachan
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-01

THE PANINE AT THE CAPE DE VERDEs.-ARRIyAL
OF Tue AMERICAS SrPPLIEs.-Letters have been re-
ceived in town from A. j. Martens esq Unied States
Vice Consul at St. Vincent, Cape de Verdes announcing
the arrival of the fist shipment of provisions sent out
from New York for the relief Of the starving po3u,
ton of the islands. OF the value of this timely aid
our readers may form some idea, from the fact that the
Governor General had found it necessary to proceed
in person T. he nei hbOrng coast of Africa to obtain
supplies 6DgoOd. The first Of .he NewYoik vessels
which reached the islands was the n. Hand whose
owners, Messrs Res & Co generously placed it az
the disposal of the Conmittee of Subscr 1ers Two
Others follow ed cose on her track, and doubt
rived shortly after Immediately the receipt of the
first cargo of provsiona Mr. Martens took steps TO
have Il properly distributed. With this view he di-
rected a circular to the different ADMINISTRATORS dc
ConseUo requesting them to receive and supply the
provisions to all who reay reed of them, and
recon- neDding that they should call in the aid of the
Wears of the different parishes to assist them in max
ing a discriminating distribution. The quantity Of
provisions remaining at the time Of this opportune
arrival was so small that it became necessary to dis
tribute them in rations quite inadequate TO sustain life
for any heightened period. 1t must be gratifying to
the benevolent individuals who contributed to the
New. York fund, TO know that the aid which they
promptly furnished has been the of saving arge
Iumber Of human beings from persbng.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-01
A FALSE STATEMENT CORRECTED.
GOV. REEDERS SPEECH on THE ISAAC
NEWTON.


NEWTON
To TIE Editor Of tn N. Y. Tribune.
An Article appears in The EzPress Of this morning
respec. ne certain transactions which took place on
The etesner Isaac Newton during her passage from
Albany On Thursday night in which Gov Reedcr is
fouy cslumriated aud l. therefore, beg emission to
state, tro,,gh your columns, the true facts OF The
case.
Uhsyipr leen ascertaned that the Governor was
On board he was solicited to make an address, but,
worn out by previous aboIs, he declined doing so.
He cot Id not, however, refuse the request to stand
upon chair, that he might be seen. HIS appearance
ives ha led With deafening cheers, AID Q then pro-
ceedec TO make glowing speech, thrilling all Lesrts
by biz eloquent appeals in favor OF " Free hanSaS
AT he COZ IclusiOn Cf his address, which was Ire
quenly interrupted b. burgts OF aCpau'e, the char
wac occupied by son Of Erin; bu, setween his
brogue onc The ees of the crowd, could not asce-
tain whether Fillmore or Buchanan enjoyed the honor
Of his s1rpof'.
Sobsed1ertly Gov Reeder again cam. forward and
announced what be sd before fo'POtteu, that as the
efficient Treasurer of National Committee wa, ou
board contributions would be glacy received for the
Kansas fund. Many were ready upon The word with
their bauk lie when "sonleInan, who n the wlter
in Tte Express ssies to Rave been Mr. Prince Of ng
tsanc and announced his sovereign pleasure that
10 collection should he taken. The Governor v,ry
properly Insisted upon his right 10 cary ont his plan
and pu-Aec from he Chair the author of the rude iG
teIrul on; aud this is The sum Of Border Rd'iar-
'sIn falsely acIlbed 10 hin by the correspondent OF
TIE Erpgfss.
fmoirg thst be determined 70 continue his
Tant, NE crowd az tie call of Friends OF Free Kau
sas, ts ray" moved % anoh her d ut OF the saloon
where Gov keecer again spoke briefly, and 3 noble
cole ch' v ss made for the of Freedom. Prof
Dane er tls0 made some iorcibc remarks, and thus
glorious ard most eJ'busastc Ka SIS meeting was
held upor the spur of the momcut
The f'iCncs Cf Fremont possessed an overwhelming
rneiory notwths anCing The preseuce OF consiler
able 10 aresen alton from the late Fillmore Convention
IN S,iacu- e. 1hus advances the good cansc
Nsio .s,k saturday A0g 50, lst6 { ~