The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-09-14
hhat our Prisoners arc Doin. at Rich
mOnd.
C"r ?ondence Of the Charleston Courier

he quarters of the ankee pl Isoners
sun contnue TO bc the picture-gallerv of
the town GU may always find there a
crowd vi loiers stating at the grated win
uo"s on either side OF the street studying
human nature and spcCulatin. audiby as
10 the various incidents Oi tn hour Some
Oi TIE it4loWs have 10 Change Of linen
ana necessarily must 20 shIrtIess while
'h"t uee!ui article unirrgCes the dry ina
process after wash. Those who have
the meals are allowed the privilege of
remedylng this want Those who nav.
not nave, IN some Instances, been yolun.
b uhta!l!y provided from the wardroba of
our own men. The officers occupv an
apartment by themselves, and fare per.
! haps, more comfortably. Congressman iiIy.
they say, grows tat upon the diet The
ot5155s o.rSTs are In good health. Among their
psaitn-singing, cursing and debating The
/ latter is almost nightly the occupation OF
the officers. Ely acts as the moderator of
the meeting, or occasionally takes hand
himself Husoh, his CJnsres ,ional com
petitor--a jolly, good natured soul by the
"ay, lat, funny, Inter estinc-is the leading
spaker, and the smaller guns predo,ni,
maze IN the intellectual battery according
TO Their various caiIbres. The subjects are
anything ana everything you can imagine,
ranging on The gamUt from tie solemn
70 the RIDICULOUS Ine.rsIj irct last even
lLg was derived from the following simple
incident:
i newsooy who had beca in the habit
Oh sti.Iu2 his paper, al til G sudde ly ran
his piIce up to i've cents, and on ynak!uy
h!s accLs .cined sale In the morning TO one
OF the pll7CHers, TIE latter fi.st reused 10
come dJwa. The young vender WIS
equally ineXolabl., and finally carried nis
point, ana received the amount OF his de-
!Nahd. his r!se III stocks was re. 0 TED
10 'He 1Ahkee conc!ase, helcu, Oh the
question was raised wetAcr It was !i-.it
Tor iHe Ran to Jew the boy or the boy 10
j." tHe EIan. The discussion TAU. com
mcncra ia the social circle va, cali d
IntO The aeba.iEg society, sad, alter the
Usual pos ana cp!.>, II Was iiia!ly decided
D. the Honorable Speaker, LI,, tuat tLe
by teins ti.e sole and uLdi-uuJud owner
0! '.i-- property, aud tie >aId property 10.
being cou1riDand o. war. a..d DO colc..i....-l
lat-oH oi e'eHts aay.ne al.s.n 10 oJ-trt.c.-.
tH9 iI5Dt thereby vested IN tie o.i-.n.l
p.s-essO: OF The aforesaid vehicle # .L!J.-
h"to the ii-ut was TN O-Lteaiv !ul.
Iei.t ~ The aiO.esceHt merchant 10 ae er
hiLe Ior himself ih- l.clp.t value Of his
5oCusr aud 10 charge Tor them at yalo.en!
dute TO tn con -rsry Notwithstanding
EAceptet was taken TO tie ru..uy Of tie
N-i1-F- ana AAE I.spa proceeded - quote .
~!!ahe-Pearr. and Ay!UH, AID Tom Moore
III support Of h!> position. others follow.
CT IA tie Senatorial bugie-Jge. Quoting.
anna shouts Of laughter, cap, Of Latin. .
French, and IrisA, telling stores d even
singing songs, until bedtime arrived. when
the party refined 10 their tisukets-
There's ; sweet for every bitter tie
post says, and the prisoners are dong all /.
they can 10 eXtrac; It,
have Observed number Of them at
large on the street. One Of these uas =
New loril IOUuye, sporting IS lar,e as .
life his t;femans badsc, and drinki.- at .
one of the public bars with all the gu>to
OF u new iee.ged freeman to the success OF .
tHs Southern COH:ede!acy. Some gentle .
men asked him how he came there
''OA, was the reply, my friends have
some influence with Gen. WIHdtr, and /
am allowed privileges the others don
enjoy. So 1t e med
Another of these WORTHLESS at large is
named CoDnoly-a q Sergeant His father. .
made halt q million or more ,
out ot the Richmond people, and on this I
he Is allowed the freedom OF she ,
city, while the poor civilians who were
taken after the battle are still closely en-
sconced Nou See there j vet a good deal /
OF truth in the homely adage that money /;
makes the mare 90
The officer IN Charge Of the prisoners is I.
MAYOR Todd, a broth heg-in.law OF Lincoln /
SO, at least, have been informed