, 1859-12-28
Dttss & Trif,u1tt.
OTTAWA ITEMS.

1HE NEGRO JlH CAsE.-A cloud of abont thirty
witnesses have been called from Ottawa. this
week, before specinl Grand Jury Of the United
states Court, now in session ut Chicago, to tes-
wy IN relation TO the escape of the negro Jim
from hts custodians, who had him in Ottawa, on
Wit Of habeas corpus from Judge Cation. As
the business before Grand Jurr is atways q
secret. we. OF course, are not advised Of What
has been done.
!he complaint, we suppose, was made by
fhi!ips tue alleged owner Of tbs slase, but it IS
pretty well understood in Ottawa that be would
nave made no moye in that direction Ind he not
been urged to il bJ a few individuals in this
he blamed no one for tie escape OF jim l,u. thc
queer from Jonesloro. whtse business it wns to
Keep Jim secure. Instead Of doing this, the ofi-
Ger permitted or instructed his po,se Of eight or
nine armed men to leave him a!one with the me-
r., ~ho thought that WIS good time to make
h1a escape, and be improved the opportunity.
Itis also stated that ut the instance Of afore-j
sud Individuals among us, Phillips has com.
menced suit against the oity Of Ottawa, or will
soon, 1or the value Of the negro. The capital,
either political or social. that persons in Ottawa
viii gam ~ that operation, will not avail them
n1uch.-Rpn1Iiean.
ACCIDENT WITH F1nE Arxs.-Mr. John Kay
'or one Of the best wo1kmen ia Mr.. Drunker's
gunsmith shop. WAS accidently shot aod danger
"1AC a. NV4A Vu AQuu$ 14St.
- fellow workman was repairing rifle for Gus
toner at bench contiguous TO that Of kaylor's,
supPosine Of course that It was not loadeu. and
while in the net Of trying the lock, The piece
vent Of. the ball going, through and breaking
thence, it entered his body on The len side BE-,
Low the ribs, and lodged near tile backbone.
The ball MAS extracted By Doctor Macarthur.
together with Doctors Maybury and Hard. aud
The wounded man is considered in fair way to
recover. though his injuries are very dangerous.
The Doc Wharf.-The destruction Of dogs in
the city las nearly abated for the want of sub
Jects to k'lI. One or two fights, US many law
suits, and un unchrsiian amount Of swearing.
have been Tie most manifest results Of tle do.
killing mania: About three hundred dogs have
'b'l the dast, but the stories Of persons having
beeh ottten BY them, are got up to raise tic
bounty on their heads. The cost to tile city,
OF what has been Killed. is probably nearly two
hundred doflurs. 1t is worth thut sum to haze
the city cleared Of 30 much Improbable stock.
Among the whole number Of dogs slaiu, We will
venture to say that there were not halfdozen
worth tho value Of the powder aud lead used in
shooting them.-Rpalkican-
: TuE Wolf 1IrST.-The grand circular wolf
hunt on Tuesdny c1nlc Of according tn annoinf-
ment, bat the ssiow unl Guild weather appear to
East prevented Us large turn out as was untic-
1Pa eus !+1+sallc una LlfinR6t0u counties were
on hand in respectable f0rcc, but the t;ruDdy
folks appear to l.uve couse up nis.iog--at least
mt in sufficient force to close up the gap, anl
most Of tue game escaped FROM The circle in
that direction.
Not hnving been out ourselves, we are Obliged
TO take the story Of those who we're, es to the
uel'evements u. fthe day; and unfortunately Tor
the truth Of history. these stories. like hunters
stories generally, don't entirely accord. Sererol
4ase assured " that ut least % wolves and Il
de"r were within the ring, most Of which might
have Leen secured but for the Grundy ran, and
that, as it was, but foe deer and sec.n wolves
were s, secured. Ano''er-no. very tloronsl,
A1mrod-says but 1iSe wolves and three deer
were slaughtered. and that ut least as mauy
more escaped. We are inclined to take boti,
stories as true--tbe 5rst takins poetical. and
the Latter purely matter-of.tuct view Of the !
ease. The day WAS bitter cold, and after the |
hunt, most Of tile party broke for the nearest
human i'abtation, some ofthe Ottawa bnys not
getting Hume until Yesterday. When thr. f.i< is
ta come ot, if at all, We arc not alviscd-Fr, |
1raifr.