The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-04-20
The News.

The News.
Our limits 10 not permit us 10 give one
in a thousand of the important dispatches
under which the telegraph wires are groan-
ing these days-not even those received
since yesterday morning in this city. We
can only briefly give the substance Of a
few OF the most important in q hurried
wav.
The afternoons dispatches yesterday
brought the startling report that there
was fighting in Baltimore AS the accounts
grew filler, however, the seriousness of
the affair diminished. 1t appears the eth
regiment and perhaps others. Of the Penn
syiyania volunteers arrived in the morning
az the Pratt 81. Depot on their way to
Washington. The railroad track from
that to Washington depot was torn up by
the mob, so that the soldiers started thro'
the city on foot. headed by The Mayor and
o body Of police. The streets were dense
ly crowded. As they passed along the
mob aszai!ed the soldiers with stones and
brick bats, erraging then. them so that
they finally turned and fred on the mob,
killing ten and wounding others. Arrly-
cd al the Washington depot the soldiers
were again attacked by the mob, again
fired upon and some more killed and
wounded The troops were then allow
ell to leave for Washington.
The rumors about Harper's Ferry
resolve themselves into this, that on Thurs
day night the ATmory was set On fire and
abandoned by the United States troops
This report comes with the strange addeE-
da that there were 70 State troops in the
vicinity, and that the L. S. troops had re
treated" into Maryland.
Virginia passed her ordinance Of seces-
sion on Wednesday. The vote was in Sc
cret, and the members pledged not TO di-
yulee ii. 1t is unques;ionabiy true, how
ever, that it was passed.
\ large meeting in Louisville, addressed
b. Guthrie, Nichols, and others, on Thurs
dag, passed resolutions consuming the CON
federate States for commencing hostilities
and declaring that Kentucky should take
an independent position in the present
coat,-t between the sections.
Major Anderson is in New York receiy
ing the honoT5 Of TIE city.
The Southern telegraph being almost
wholly cut OF, there is no reliable news
from Fort PickenS, although portion OF
tic force sent South was destined for its
reinforcement.
JEFF. Davis is said to have issued letters
OF marque and rcpIisal upon Northern
commerce, and to have called out l5e,0O0
troops.
Maryland remains true to the Union.
She has not only made UP her quota called
for by the President, but Gov Hicks offers
10 double it.
Martial law is established In Washing
ton, and the city is rapidly filing up with
troops.
\ delegation OF Kentucllians, have ten
dered two regiments to the government
notwithstanding Gov Magoiiin's refusal to
respond to the Presidents call for troops.
No general order for blockading the
Southern ports has yet been issued, but is
hcuEly expected
The Banks of Chicago, Springfield, and
a few other points in the State have al
ready rendered Gov. Yates loan Of near
IL 81 ,G00, 600 to aid in arrniug and equip
ping troops.
Gov Letcher, of Va, has issued pro-
clamation recognizing the independence Of
the confederate States. and denying the
right OF President Lincoln to call out
troops to engage in foreign war;