The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-03-18

u the greatest enemy to worldly pride; but shout the
lay follow the example act them oy the clergy. VIII
country There is but few John Herseys or even old
father Roszeis among them now. old fashioned Metho
dsm having departed with its ancient corner stones
Tns MArxsrs There were sales on Friday AMI sa-
turoay ming the extent OF 600 to 500 bbls Howard
Street hour good mixed branis from store, at 81 u.s.
which price holders drm in asking There has
some demand for City Mills four, aud note sales
Friday of about 1900 bbls at So which price holders
contsnding fer on Saturday. The stock is very
i.ht-nothine doing In SUI quehsnns nour quote Rye
al 50 70 per Dbl The receipts OF Grain continue light
sm- sales .! good to PRIME red Wheat q, 100 1895
white Corn o. % cs and 60 65 cts for yellow Oats,
SO 80 ca; Rye 70 IS cts per busheli Ciovessed.
50 oc IS ST. per bu.hel
are making at % cents in obls and "A cents per gallon
Sales or stocks at Baltimore.
STOCK BoARp March $4,000 Baltimore 6s 1890,
ssi $1,000 do 90; Mary land os closed day at III
sale 76t bid; Baltimore 6 $780, closed Mt ss asked 9{
asked, AT bid, sales at47s
Bosros. March II, 1886.
The Li5l Cass-7Hs Testimony of Mr.. Innis-Hi, Ea'
Yedtonto the South and his imprisonment there-Ee
centricify Of his Conduct Conciusion of the T1sl-
Stormy Weather, &c.
stated in my last letter. that tho proprietcrs Of the
Daily Essnng Traveller on trial in the Municipal
Court for libel John A. Innis of Salem The alleged
LIBEL was contained in paragraph from Baltimore pa
per- stating that nnis had been arrested and committed
to jail on suspicion OF stealing slave, aiding in the
Escape OF slave and also in additional editorial
remarks, stating that Innis "brawling political alb
olitonsto ambitious Of tho notoriety which such
rest would give him.
Innis was a prominent witness the part Of the 60
vernment and stated the particulars of his arrest
colored woman 10 Salem had a in Alexandria, by
the name Of John Junier who had lived there several
years with his grandfather, free colored She
had made unsuccessful efforts to have this son brought
to Salem. On the 18th OF October prevailed upon
Mr.. lnnst to 60 after him. advancing $50 for the
m ~ ne or tue 1o.n ana arrived 10 Manng
made arrangements with colored man named Parry to
bring 'Incr to Washington that evening and then re.
ssge, and arrived safely at Baltimore where he engaged
was servant signed what they had told him was
csrcsse that he had taken passage but did not read
hs was called out, and, with John, had to 60
before magistrate, whore the clerk of the
ed, in which John was described as his slave. john
was declared by man present to be runaway slave,
sna nn to that he was rs.
was put ia irons and taken to jail also Evidence
was freeman, and they both hbera,ed-Innis
frst and John short time afterwards Innis home
as soon as he was set at liberty and while John yet
Inc examination of nnis, which was conducted
by G. Perkins, Esq, Of his own townsmen afforded
that Innis had been rightly called brawling political
abotonst" in the true and fair OF the expression
which did not imply any mpUtation upon his private
character but simply meant that his of Iromul
eating his opinions was boi torous and improper.
lnns admitted that he voted the liberty ticket" but
had formerly been wing that he had spoken liberty
meetings. and once interrupted Cassius NJ Clay and
sured, Though not BY Mr. Clay who thanked him for
setting him right He attended meeting called by the
friends Of free sPeoc but which he considered whig
meeting, because the wings paid for the hall and The
other expenses c. L. Remond. "a colored man, was
chairman and no tfnnis) made speech, and there was
disturbance and confusion. He also got into little
social chat" on Boston Common, when the wings had
convention there he was standing the side walk
when he saw cclored man with Clay banner, which
belonged to the New York delegation. He told the
colorsd man that il Henry Clay had him in Kentucky
ne would sell nun az slave. This remark made some
ference of the police.
Innis said he was baker, and might have sung polit
cal songs in going the rounds with his cart such being
the order Of the day previous the
He had also called out to his friends in wing process
candidate for May OF Salem and received over 500
votes He had also been candidate for representative
had dntrbuted tickets with his them, and had
voted for himself. because he did not know any better
man to vote tor.
Such the substance of the testimony Of Mr. Innis
so far a. IT had any bearing the point ISSUE
was intstspsred with many capital hits at the wings
and particularly his friend Perkins, the jupier coun
sci tor the defendants lnnis Is und ubtediy eccen
trio genius
Nehemiah'R Aliens testimony wen, 70 show thu, In.
mis- mad lied upon editors and threatened TO prose
cute uniess they retactd he editors sail they were
not that they had done any injury to MIR I,ps
and saw no need OF rstracting INNS re pom let
tasm aud took means TO brig the matter bsiors the
grand jury, and the present tia Is the result
SeveIal witnesses examined tor ths defence and
their testimony rendered apparent 10 ali that Innis
was very like the character described by the ira
ueher lie was continually getting iuto " hot watern
sl1 avs ready Tor dispute mad frquenty
public meetings and IN short the mos, rabd
of the aboir ionists
Yesterday forenoon the argued by the coun-
sci Tor the Defence aud by the District Attorney for the
commonwealth and after Judge Cushing had very i'm.
partially charged the jury they retired agree upon
verdict and very shortly returned Of not guilty"
Thus ended another Of those vexatious suits with
which edltors and publishers are frequently annoy ed
simply because they tell the TRUTH whole truth
and nothing but the truth"
There Is not much news in town to.dsv. We had
drizzling rain yesterday, and fakes of snow
which melted rs fast as they In the evening the
wind blew quite fresh, aud possibly we may hear of
more marine disasters on the coast
Sales OF stocks Mt Boston.
BRoKERs' BOARD, March 1910 shs Western Railroad
49, 90 do, 9si 40 do stw, 9el 20 Reading Railroad 373
Eastern Railroad, 1915 loo East Boston Co Dvidends
Railroad 4st 90 do, ASH 90 do, So +s 100 do sl0 4sf
100 do, S. 4os; 80 do, Asa.
SEcosp BOARD 2o shs Long Island Railroad 4si; 200
do, 4Ss; % do, s0 4sf 200 Western Raroaa 9ss 100
East boston Co Dividends, 10; 100 do l0t 20 Norwich
and Worcester Railroad, Got.
Friends Of Commodore Moore in st. Louis are now "a
guessing signatures to petition to Congress. the object
OF which - 10 procure the of the Commo.
dore the service of the United States There can be no
doubt OF Congress doing justice to the CALLER officers Of
Texas.
- M m E K IAL,