American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-07-01
The New Orleans Plea

yune Of the ed ut. says: Judgment was yes
tcrday rendered in the Supreme Court in favor
Of the plaintiff in the case of Sally Muller rs
LOUIS Belmont and John +. Miller, called IN
warranty. This case had been before the court
some ; months ago. Sally, It seems, claimed
70 be born in Germany aud of German parents;
Of having come TO this country when an infant
with her tnthcr and mother, who reached here
as "redemptionets, and died shortly after their
arrival. John +. Miller alleged that she was
born a slave and was bis property; as such ne
brought her up, and as such he sold her to Louis
Belmont; and now, after being for quarter OF
a century or Whereabouts subjected to all the
degradation Of domestic bondage and service
labor she is declared free.
CovNrERrE,r BILLS. \ letter from Colum-
bus, Geo to the editor Of the Augusta Constl-
tuttonalist, dated 23d inst. says "Be on the
look out for counterfeit $50 bills new issue,
Bank of Charleston, payable in n. York, sign
ed by Conner, President. We arrested fellow
to-day who had passed several hundred dollars
Of them. He also passed or tried to pass 500,
counterfeit South Western Railroad Bank of
Charleston, a new plate. The counterfcits are
admirably executed and were calculated to de-
celve, in fact it is hard 10 detect them"
MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. The Electro Mag
netic Company formed here some weeks since,
are very actively engaged in prosecuting the
work to completion between Albany and Uti-
ca. This Company have obtained the right of
way from the railroad companies between the
two cities, and last evening they closed con-
tracts for their posts and other materials for the
entire work.
FLORIDA. Col, Moseley, Governor elect of
Florida, was to have been installed into Office
on Wednesday, (25th inst.) The first Legis-
lature under the st. Joseph Constitution was
to have met on Monday last
SUCH HELP TO THEM. The father and
mother of big boy of Is, appeared before the
Criminal Court Of Boston on Thursday, to beg
off their son, who had been convicted Of steal
ing, because he was such help to them in
begging cold victuals.
A WARNING TO PARENTS. A little child at
Manchester, n. H., few days since got hold
of bunch of lucfer matches, in the absence of
its mother from the room, and while playing
with them they gnted, and so badly burned
her that she died next morning.
EFrEcrs OF Low PRicEs. The receipts of
the Norwich and Worcester Railroad for the
SIN days in June, show gain of over six hun
dred dollars on the same six days Of last year,
although the fare now is about half what it
| then was.
Corn. The growing corn crop, says the
Kent News, though not very large in growth,
has improved considerably since our last issue.
The ground is generally in good order, free
from grass, and if the season continues favora-
BILE, the crop will be full average one.
TRINIrY CHURCH, New YORK. This large
and imposing edfice has been at length COM
pleted. The cap-stone was laid with rejoicing
on the top of the steeple, on Friday last
KILLING. A man named John Moore was
killed at Memphis lately, by Il. Mills. Moore
entered Mills flatboat with pistol to commit
violence, when the latter took his life, He
was tried and acquitted.
CONSIDERATION SERMON. The Presiding BIZ
shop of the Protestant Episcopal Church, of
Pennsylvania, has appointed thesRght Rev.
Bishop Hopkins, of Vermont, to preach the SER
mon on the occasion of the conservation Of the
Rev DR.. Potter as Bishop of this Diocese.
DIVIDENDS. The Union Bank of Maryland
has declared semi-annual dividend of three
per cent. The Farmers and Planters Bank
of Baltimore has declared half yearly diyi-
dend Of three per cent
TESTIMONIAL OF RESPECT. The Councils of
Boston, have appropriated $500 to defray the
expenses necessary to mark the respect of the
city government of Boston, for the memory of
Gen. Andrew Jackson late President of the
United States
RETURNED. The U. S. steamer Spencer
which left New York few days since for New
Orleans and Texas has returned, having sprung
aleak in the Gulph Stream.
ACCIDENT AND DEATH IN THE MINES. On
Wednesday last, Henry Nimhleton, miner,
working in Mr.. Ronaldsons mines, near Potts
vile, was killed by fall of coal in one of the
| breasts. He has left four children dependent
upon the charity of the world.
GoING ABROAD. The next N. York packets
for Liverpool and London 90 out full of pas.
sengers. The st. George is crowded, and the
| Nictora. Morgan. for London. has already