The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-07-17
The News.

The latest news from Europe was brought
by the Fulton, which arrived on Tuesday.
Parliament, in England, was to be prorogued
before the end Of July. The only news Of
interest was from India, where the British
had met with some important SUCCESSES
Sir Hugh Rose had captured Calpee, after
having been twice Intellectually attacked by
the rebels. Rapid pursuit was made of the
enemy, resulting in the capture Of large
amount of stores, guns, powder, &c. Sir f.
Leyden defeated the rebels at Inadespore
killing great numbers of them. Dude was
still in state of rebellion. Serious dis
turbances had occurred in the Bombay pre-
sidency, where . political agent went W tn
an escort, and had been murdered by the
rebels. The market reports show consi-
derable advance in -four and wheat, owing to
drought on the continent.
Tho word by telegraph is still "no
signs Of The cable" The te'esraphic squad
ron has nov been out a month. 1t is plain
that their operations have not been an MUM
terrupted success. If all had gone well, the
Niagara would, before this, have made her
appearance. If the enterprise is successful,
the Niagara will be the messenger of her
own glory. If there is failure, the news
of it will be received from England.
A number of vessels continuing to arrive
at New York from Southern ports with yell
low fever cases on board, which are detain-
ed in quarantine on Staten Island, the peo-
pie of that Island have during the week
made several demonstrations upon the quar-
antine buildings, threatening to burn them,
SC. There is mnch excitement in y. York
on the subject.
-Repnbicansm in Pennsylvania has as
sumed the shape Of union between Know
rothingsm and Republlcanism, and is now
called there the " Union party" \ State
Convention of this " Union party" met at
Harrisbnrgh on Tuesday, and was presided
over by 4. II. Reeder, alas. In this region
the Knowncthings ard Republicans have
been the same party for year OF two.
"A Washington despatch, Tuesday, says:
"The Postmaster General contempates lea.
wing Washington on Thursday for Tennessee
to be absent a month. General Ward e
Burnet, has signiied his acceptance of til.
appointment of the surveyor Generalship Of
Kansas. Gov. Denver had arrived.
Instructions will be forthwith despatch.
ed to Gen. Lamar, directing him to impress,
upon the authorities of Nicaragua that on
policy towards that Republic has been chan
ged, and that remedies against all existin
or future evils will be enforced in summa
way"
AT Lexington, Ky, on Saturday las
Jas. Beard, city Marshal, vas brutally mu,
dsred while endeavoring TO arrest ma
named Barker, who was engaged in a figh
in the market house. Barker stabbed BearC
the knife entering the right side, severing
lung, and entering the heart, killing hir
instantly. The citizens were much excite
and Barker was taken to the watch hous,
thence to the jail He was afterwards ia
ken from the Jail by the citizens and march
ed to the court house yard. \ temporar
scaffold was erected from the court hous
WINDOW, second story, ana 1t . CLOCK
tn, Barker was swung off. The rope broll
and he fell to the ground, a distance of abou
80 feet, bruising his face considerably. II
recovered in few moments, and was aSai
taken up to the window and another rop
attached. Hs was then made to jump fror
the window again, and was hanged, dyin
in 10 minutes.