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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-09-21
War News of the Week.
IN AND ABorT WASHINGTON.

IN AND About WASHINGTON.
The great battle at Washington, sur
posed to be so imminent a week ago, seems
to be further postponed by every new DIES
patch from that quarter. Last Saturday
the enemy appeared to be making demon,
strations along the whole line OF our "e-
fences on the Potomac, and general &C.
lief seemed to prevail that Washington
would be attacked in earnest on Sunday
Saturday night our troops slept On their
arms, and kept closely in line all day Sun
day: but by Monday the threatened storm
had blown over. The 10000 rebels that
had been hastily advanced from Fairfax
to Falls Church, on Monday retired behind
Mons on's Hill and commenced fortifying
themselves, apparently expecting rather
than proposing to make an attack. About
the same time Johnston had also made
threatening demonstration to cross the
Potomoc with a force estimated at 10000
men, and Banks was kept pretty busy
watching his motions but on Tuesday he
seens to have fallen back apparently be-
yond Martinsbutg The report slice then
grow more dubious every day about the
attack of the rebels, and indeed reason
is given why none is now apprehended-
The MARYLAND secession legislature was to
meet on Monday, and the agreement was,
shat tt o. would forthwith pass secession
ordinance; wheroupon the secession leaders
were to place themselves at the head OF
tho rebels in Eastern Maryland; Johnst'
was to cross the Potomoc to their aid; and
then, with such accesions, sweep down
upon Wa .hington from the nerth, while
Beauregard made his attack on the south
and west But unfortunately for this
scheme, Gen Dix had all the secession
members of the Maryland legislature ar
rested before that body could get together,
and this splendid cop d etat is now said to
have completely frustrated the whole rebel
plan of an attack upon Washington. The
attack must now he made from our side,
and about tits h',leiiau is s:.id be IN no
hurry Ind.aa 10 forward Increment by
him is thought Of under ~ days. there
has not even been the usual amount of
skirmishing along the lines during the
week The Only AMIR Of the sort, b"yono
occasional firing i ri,kots, was al Darns-
town, Nd. on Sunday Col Geary had
thrown out 4 small accommodating force
beyond prtclIard. mill who " er e ttaclled
by $50 rebels. After a spirited fight Of
half al hour, the enemy were driven back
with 10 killed Eut one killed Oh our
side Gen. Johnston seems to have had
trouble in his camp. 4 Mississippi regi-
ment, indignant that the promise to lead
threw down their arms in disgust, dis
banded, and went home. So reported a
"contraband"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-09-21
WESTERN VIRGINIA.

There is an occasional stirring item from
Western Virginia The defeat of Floyd
at Carnifex Ferry, except the battle Of
Springfield, appears to have been really
the finest action of the war. Floy1 was so
completely used up, that instead of moving
towards Wise at the head Of the kanawha,
as appears to have been his plan, he has
gone towares home. Wise has frequent
skirmishes with Cox on the upper Kama
wha, but in every case appears to come
off second best. The rebel general Lee
has been trying for week or more, to
dislodge our::troops from Cheat Mountains
but meets with poor success.
On the 10Th a detachment of 300 men
from the Fourteenth Indiana and the Oath
and Twenty fifth Ohio regiments dispersed
three Tennessee regiments under Gen. An.
derson, on the west side Of Cheat Mount
ain completely routing them, killing So
and obtaining most of their equipments
Our loss was eight killed The enemy
made an advance on Elkwater the same
day, with force supposed to be $1,000
but were driven back by detachments OF
men from the Fifteenth Indiana, Third
and Sixth Ohio regiments, and shells from
Loomis battery. They retired some eight
or ten miles.
On the night of tho l4th, our pickets
saw some rebels prowling around the camp
on Cheat Mountain, and at last fired on
them bringing two to the ground. On ex
amininins the bodies, one was found to be
that Of John A. Washington, late owner o.
Mount Vernon He held Colonies com
mission in the rebel army. The body wa.
sent to the enemy under flag of truce
which, on its way, was met by similar flag
coming from the enemy for the purpose o.
obtaining information as to his condition.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-09-21

SHIPMENTS or CoTToS FROM INDIA BY
tie Bombay Commercial Gazette of July
l2th it appea rs that 5000 bales Of cotton
wtre shipped for Europe in the three
weeks ending July 10Th, and that twenty
two ships were then loading for Europe at
the low rate of - Sd. per bale. or less
than cent per pound The shipments
from Bombay to England have been for
first FIVE monrh rs Of 1861, 537 63l bales; for
first five months Of 1860, -, 100 bales In
June and July the shipment was increas-
ing, and would average at least liz 900
bales per month. In October the new
crop would begin to arrive; and if the
present Ia'e # shipment continues, the
ext OFT to England for the present year
will exceed 1000, 900 bales
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ACTIVITY on THE ONO The Louisvill

ACTIVITY on THE ONO The Louisville
Colrier Of Sept IL says
steamboat loaded with cannon. mus
kcts and men, landed at our wharf at the
OF oil THIRD street Saturday ereninr. 1t
was from Cincinnati, aud is the fla. boat
of an extensive feet of steamers and barge
Some ten other steamers each towing ten
barges, are in the river above and will
reach here in few hours. l he expcdi-
ton was pu chasing chan cable and amch
ors in tins city on Saturday and all things
combined seem to Indicate the making Of
a bridge across the Ohio or ~iissi .s;pui as
formidable as hat on which Xeixes con
tenIpiated his marvellous deeds. Some of
the boats are LOADED with men, some with
cannon. and some with chain cable In
ion TO tn Sc barres, some thirty or
forty barges weut through the canal on
Saturday. so that the whole of the barges
must number lJD-quite enough TO bridge
the Ohio, or to be sunk IN the N IS ssippi
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FROM KENTUCKY.

The reports from Kentucky are about
as indefinite, confused, and unreliable as
are those from Missouri. 1t seems, how
ever, that a pretty formidable force has
started from Louisville, under Gen Sher-
man, southwark, to attack rebel force at
AIildraughs Hill, with what result has not
TRANSFERRED The decided stand taken by
Kentucky in favor Of the Union, not only
in ordering the secession army to leave
that State, but calling on the federal go
vernment to aid them in the business, had
greatly disheartened the secessionists in
Tennessee, and rather than wait to be
driven out, it looks as if they were going
Report says they are ABOUT evacuatins Co.
lumbus and Hickman; while other reports
say, they are marching upon Paducah, l5,-
600 to 10000 strong.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-09-21

The lawyer editor of county paper,
wha wrote very "blind" hand was fire.
quently annoyed by compositors' inquiries
concerning words which they could not
dedpher. One day composition, who was
as little acquainted with the disposition of
the editor as he was with the hand writ
ing, entered the sanctum, and holding the
copy before his eyes, inquired what GER
tain crooked mark stood for The editer
did not wish at that time to be interrupt
ed, and exclaimed, go to the devil!"
The compositor retired not to his satanic
majesty, but to the composing ROOM
When the editor read the proofs, he had
the pleasure to see line of his leading
editorial read "He (Mr. Webster) will,
in ali probability, go to the devil The
copy was looked for, and the crooked
mark was rendered-"b nominated"
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FROM CAiEO.

jeff Thompson, with about >, 900 ragged
recruits, is at New Madrid.
There have been daily accommodating
parties from Birds Point and Cairo down
the river on both sides, but no enemy has
been found north Of Madrid on the west
side. or north of Columbus, on the Ken
lucky side. The chief matter of interest
at Cairo has been the activity during the
week in moving troops. Several regiments
have been sent from there to Washington,
others to Kentucky, while new regiments
from above have been arriving to take their
places No attack on Cairo is anticipated
from any quarter.
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Terrible Railroad Accident.

On Tuesday night, train on the Ohio
and Mississippi road, containing a portion
of Col. Turchin's Nineteenth Illinois Regi-
ment, while passing over a bridge near
Huron, Indiana, 40 miles west of Cincin-
natl, fell through, killing and wounding
over one hundred soldiers Four passen.
gers cars went into the creek, one box
car and one baggage-car falling on top of
them. These passenger cars contained
two hundred and fifty men of Companies
Z, F, G., and j. The latter two were the
principal sufferers. Capt. Howard, of Ga
lena, was among the killed, and half the
men in his company were either killed or
injured The whole number killed was
Al, to 100 badly injured. Circumstances
indicate that the bridge had been weak
ened by malicious tr. itorous persons. The
bridge was sixty feet span, ten feet high,
and was lately inspected.
Col. Turchins regiment was made up
chiefly at Chicago 1t was on the way
from Cairo to Washington The regiment
has gone forward, notwithstanding the
disaster.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-09-21

CoLIC IN HoRsEs i knew horse taken
with the collie on tread wheel TO a card
ing machine, so that the owner thought:
lie could not live. He got three vetern-
airy surgeons who did all they could, and
all decided that the hose must die. The
man 5 wife VINO believed and practiced
hygenia, from the time the horse was
taken tried to persuade her husband to
use wet baudase, bat he insisted 1t
would do no G Cd After all had given
up that the animal could no longer live,
b. her entrealies, (ihe doctors saying II
could do no good or hurt.) they took a
thick bel C, N foiter. bound it round the
horse, went to the well and drew water,
and poured it on till thoroughly soaked
1t steamed like pot boiling In less
than fifteen minutes from tie time he
commenced the water process, the horse
was up and eating, TO the great surprise Of
the horse doctors o knew that be could
not live
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-09-21
Books Books Books {.

ATT Y GRIGGS' DRUG AND BOOK STORE
lust RECEIVED, the largest stock of Books and Sta.
- tionery ever brought TO Ottawa
School Books of every variety;
Stationery of all kinds;
$50 Reams of Paper, such Note. Letter,
Cap, Bill Cap. Legal Cap, Book Cap, &c;
Plain and Ruled Paper, of all kinds;
Cards of all kinds; coiored Card Board;
Drawing Paper, in rolls and in sheets;
Envelopes all sizes and coors-a also opaqaei
Memorandum, Diaries, States. &c.
Blan. Books of all sizes and varieties.
Gift Books Animals, Albums, Portfolios, &c.
Cbildren's Books and Primers.
Poots that are not Town " II ordered As wanted
ocI E.Y. GRIGGS, Nattinger's Block
School BookSl
LARGE and complete stock OF the different kinds
n Of School Books that are used in the city nd
country schools, just received nd for sale low at
sep1 Ely. GRIGGS.
Pictures.
A FEW nice ones for framing;
IA few nice ones for copying;
Two Stereoscopes and Plates,
At the Drug and Book Store Of loc9] E. Y. 0RIGGS.
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Can the Union Sentiment be Revived In
the. south

From the Fhilad lphia North American
perfectly reliable citizen furnishes us
with the following statements:
gentleman from the far South,
resident oil QUE OF the cities located in the
heart OF the cotton district, in recent
conversation with me during a visit here,
stated a few facts OF interest, and perhaps
value which wei g very much as follows:
"That, Notwithstanding the appearance
of universal >. cession sentiments, a very
great degree of loyalty to the old Union
particular circle Of acquaintances he eau
enumerate more thru ne hundred such,
who in public denounced the northern go-
vcrnment in the most approved style, aud
vet in private and confidential Intercourse
with him cursed the rebellion and the
leaders OF it in most bitter terms, as hav
ing ruined their business and destroyed
their property, and that without offering
Tor the present or the future any reason
able hopes or prospects OF compensation,
direct or indirect. They live under Il sys
tenn OF terrorism, which has been inaUgu-
rated as Il necessary support for the reUel
government these men, with thousands
similarly circumstanced, will certainly
manifest their real views whenever re-
lieved from the pressure of this tyranny
and sustained by the strong and friendly
arm OF the Federal government.
The authorities III the region my friend
comes from are dlready cathns upOu all Their
reserves, compelling every male from the
age of sixteen to that of sixto enlist
Their supplies of every description are
rapidly eXhaustng, excepting only such
articles of food as can be grown Oh their
Own soil, and to q great extent tn Guilt
va,icn Of corn has boen substituted for
that of cotton. Clothing, hats, harware,
$40, s, and all the minor necessary 200 is
manu- actured at the North or abroad.
they will soon be entirely destitute Of
Their sole dependence and only hope now
lie in the expectation, and indeed, full
belief that the necessities of England ard
France will compel those powers to break
the blockade, the efficient preservation of
which, this gentleman states, will be more
etfectual than any other one measure Of
reduction that can be carried out by our
government, added to the capture of the
Mississippi river.
- The slaves throughout the whole land
are on the alert expecting the early ar
rival OF Massa Lincoln to set them free:
and, though mass they are dull and
stupid, yet among them are TO be found
many of great shrewdness and keen
ness Of intellect, and 1t is noticed that by
some means all the important news from
the North is as quickly known through
the plan tations as among the white popu-
latiOn This state Of excitement r quires
every white man 10 carry arms, and keeps
up a constant and distressing state Of
alarm and app! ehension.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-09-21

SPIRIT OF KESTUckY-There is a COM
pany of State Guards. all secessionists. at
Chri, tiansburs in Shelby county. On Sat
urday the members took a vote as to what
they ought to do in theI resent emers ency.
1t is gratifying to announce that they voted
unanimously to stand by Kentucky TO take
up arms and not lay them down till the
last man of the Confederate army Of in
vaders shall have been expelled from her
soil-Louisviis journal Sept l6.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-09-21

Rev. J. C. Richmond, of the Second
Wisconsin Volunteers, is. man we'll fitted
fer the service he has entered. In diff
Guilty with a congregation in Milwaukee,
the vestry barred the rector from his
church. He was equal to the EMERGENCY,
shouldered stout plank, and marching
up tn the door, began an attack instanter.
In the name Of the Father, (thump,) the
Son, (bang) and the Holy Ghost" (crash, }
and the rector entered amid a halo Of
glory splinters.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-09-21

OWNER WASTED.-The following proper
horse thieves in farewell county, is held
by Mr. John NJ. Tinney, at Pekin, subject
TO the order Of the owner
One bay horse and one darl, bag mare,
well matched, white hind fee; on both to
the fel!ocks. One sorrel colt. three years
old, blood 81 avined on both hind, legs
One bay colt, four years old, which has
the distemper One top buggy, with wide
track, manufactured in Richmond. Indi
anna and nearly new. The men who had
them in charge stated that they came
from Iowa.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-09-21

II is said that Secretary Cameron. teing
orerrun with Applications from lad IS Tor
the places Of nurses in the army hospitals
thought to get rid Of their impf r,ui lite, by
issuing decree that all who accepted the
post should not wear hoops Finding this
readily agreed to ~ his tormenters, his
next dodge was to issue an order that no
one should be accepted who was undeer niir-
~ gears Of lge. This did the business
There are no women of that age in the coun-
try.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-09-21

a CHICAGO QuARrERMAsrER A letter
from Western Virginia to the Pittsburgh
Gazette says 1.-THE Quastermaster at this
post is Leib, of Chicago Most of the talk
! have heard here in army matters consists
in denunciations of this gentleman, both
loud and deep He compels the teamsters,
carpenters labcrers, and all who mast sub
NIT, to take their pay in Virginia money,
which, even on the spot, he can buy at 10
der cent discount"
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Democratic County Convention.

0u0HE unders igned. the Democratic Committee OF La
Il Sale County respectfully request that the Demo-
r..;e voters several in the county assem-
nj. AZ the usual places OF holding elections satur-
d,v the 2I. day September nsxt from to O'Clock
" for the purpose "f appointing deesates to me
..,,sv Convention, to Ottawa Thursday the
assh 81 September to transact such business as may
cone before the convention
numberof delegates
Adam. 2. Alien 9 Bruce ?, Broohfeld 2, DAYTON 3,
Deer Park 2. Dimmck 2 Edeu 2 kag'e :, EArI ., "a
R;dee ? Freedom g. Granu Rapids g GroveIand z.
Neps2 q la Sale 8. Lane 2. Asnius Merden
Hiesion Q Mendoza 3, Worthwhile 3, Ophir z, USAGE
0s.v. Fern 3 Rutland 9. Serena q South Ottawa 2,
troy Grove 9. Utica 2, Yermlion = Wsthani .
r L DlCKFY. VA BAhNEn'
q " ARMSTRONG, X PoIIES
Central CcnInttee,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-09-21

TAIL END OF THE REBELLIoN- reliable
gentleman, who voted for the Union ticket
in June, just from the neighborhood of
Soddy. in he upper end of this county,
inform, us til at the Lincolnites are still
rampant in that vicinity. They have
raised !, new aad large Uuited States flag,
over which is hung a large sword, and
about 10 men are the habit of meeting
and drilling regularly. These misguided
men die hard. 1t is to be hoped, however,
that they will desist from further demon
strationi, before their mad and foolhardy
attachment to the stars and stripes shall
involve them i'll inextracable difficulty.
The REBELLION movement in East Tennes-
see has lad its day; it has lost all the re.
speciality it ever had Chattanooga (AM.)
Gazette anil Aduoeate sept IL.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-09-21

Gen. Roscncrans, in his dispatch, says,
he sent few rifled cannon shot after
Floyd, across the river, to produce a moral
effect" The only way to produce moral
effect on Floyd is to put shot through
him.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-09-21

TERRIBLE CAIAMrrY-The Philadelphia
papers give an account OF 4 terrible ca
lamity in that city. On Saturday evening
OF last week, at the Continental Theatre,
cago where they had an engagement a
month or two ago, were engaged in ballet
with number of others, and while in the
dressng-room Miss Hannah dress caught
fire, and by her the flames were commu-
ncated TO the Others. There were twelve
or fourteen in all Some of them jumped
out OF the windows, and others burned 70
death i'll the dressing 1t was a scene
of terrible CONSERVATION attended by the
most distressing fatality.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-09-21
New Millinery Establishment
Mrs. Charles Nottingham,

Womb snnouncs TO the ladies Ottawa and vicinity
that she has lust srecsived large ana beautiful as.
sortment Of ali and winter Millinery Goods, which
she is now openng ladies Inspection consisting
of velyets plain and uncut Silks of every color and
sbad. ali kinds Of straw brsd misses turbxns, chill
drens ward hats hair nets, co. Mrs Nottingham
has everything in the Millinery line that is beautiful
and new, and is bound TO sell cheap as any one
Her bonnsts are Of The latest New York Styles Alss
a choice assortment Of Piumes fo~ ers. ruches, &c.
Freeman's block, first door north Of Woods Market
on La Sale street. Ottawa, Ill,
p. s. Positively all new goyds. (sep2D
"ANTED 100000 Ms. PAPER RAGS. of all de-
w scriptions, for which he highest market price
does EEwS DEPOT, P. o. Block.
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Gen. Prcntiss is on visit to his family
in Quincy. He has withdrawn his ten
dered resignation, and will soon enter the
field Of active operations
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TO THE PUBLIC.
Money Saved is Money Made!"
THE I. S. EXPRESS COMPANY
IS THE
SAFEST AND CHEAPEST

Means through which to
8 N D M . N e.
To the UHited States the Canades. 1t is much
low the current rates of exchange, The Company be-
ing responsible for all r.mttsnces.
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Cap. sheparp.on,s Com pany.


The following handsome note from
Captain SHEPARDsoN explains itself The
affair was as honorable to the donors as to
the receiver. Capt. S. is man of the
right mettle, and has command OF what,
if we mistake not, will turn out the "crack
company of the regiment.
CAMP Hunter, Sept. 16, 1861.
To Mcssrs. WIN r. Haight, 4. j. Grorer,
Thomas Eager, j. L. Bliss, and others Of
Earl and cicinity,
Kind E,iends-You will please allow me
through the Press to acknowledge to you
my sincere thanks for the horse and a
noble one too. which you so quietly pre-
scented me through Mr. Haisht as my
Company was leaving the patriotic and
generous hearted people of Earl for the
rendezvous of Col. I Lyle Dickeys reg-
ment at this place / appreciate your
generosity, and shall ever remember it
with :he deepest feelings of gratitude
And, l cannot but feel more and more
thankful. considering the pressure of hard
times and the manifest interest that you
have had in my welfare for several years
past. know:not how.to express the real
wishes of my heart as your kind attention
that while we are gone to sustain with our
lives. if need be, the constitution and
laws OF our common country. there are
vet friends Mt home who will remember
us under all the trials and hardships that
we NAV have to encounter, whose prayers
will be for us through joys and sorrows,
through life and in death whose careful
a tention and true watchfulness will be
over our homes and our families when we
leave them, no more to return until traitors
s all CEASE to war against Oar rights and
ur gov. rnment. and the Stars and Stripes
shall again be respected and iloat triumph
antly over every foot of sea and land that
they ever did My friends, | thank you
al, and must assure you that, whether on
the camping ground, the march, the bat
tie field, or wherever duty calls me- your
gift will remind me of true helIts at home,
of duties that you may expect me to dis
charge, and shall prompt me to work
earnestly for the great end, which, above
all others, should nerve to action every
true lover Of our Countrywide uncnni;
tional acknowledgment of National
Government by all its enemies throughout
the earth. Nv friends, God bless you all
Very respectfully. yours.
h }. SHEPAEDsoN, Capt
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PREPARE IN TIME.
AGINsT
TIL FIRES OF FALL,
BY PRIME. 4, NO. l ms URan>E.
Phoenix Insurnce Co.
OLE HARTFORD

THE FRUITS OF THE PHOENIX
Are manifest in the following statement Of FACTS
ana fI(sl RS, sho ing the amount equalz-d TO
pu lie benefit in the shape Of losses paid in the West
and Sogh, during The past four years substantial
record Of
WELL TRIED CORPORATION.