Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-11-16
GENERAL PERSONAL NEWS.

Slice was sHOckeu Dy tne announcement Ot an
awful tragedy in the Jail of Covington, KY
a husband and wife, on their way TO the
Southern market, about to be torn from THEN
only child, buried knife in its heart, and then
, slew themselves. Who can imagine the In
tensity of the agony which drove them to such
a deed as this Two other instances of a
similar kind, not indeed so horrible but still
lameniable, have just fallen under our notice
The Rockville (Md.) Journal Of Sept. 30,
says
"A negro man belonging to Mr.. Philip
Stone, who resides near this place, chopped
his hand off with an axe on Wednesday last.
lie stated that he was induced To do so from a
fear that his master would sell him. lie had
run of a few days previous, and had just been
brought home"
The probability is that he had wife or fam
lily in the neighborhoOd, and resorted to this
dreadful expedent to avoid the anguish of be-
ing separated from them.
The other case we find thus briefly reported
in the Richmond (Va.) Whig:-
"An inquest was held before Coroner
Wicker yesterday evening, on the body of ST.
mon. slave belonging to gentleman in Sur
ry CO. who pos brought 10 The city for sale and
was in the care of a gentleman of this city,
who on yesterday about sunrise voluntarily
threw himself down well in the yard and
.vas drowned. Verdict, voluntary suicide"
1.-The words we have itallclsed throw light on
the cause of this tragedy.
/ Has the negro no heart1 Is he not suscept-
ible of some affections How can we help
abliorrng system which thus ,ramples upon
them in cold blood, and treats men like
| brues
| That was most mercifnl attempt that was
made in The Legislature of Alabama 10 pre-
vent the dismemberment Of slave families BY
sale f; we hope n will be renewed again and
| again, until it succeeds.
/ MoRE ELECTION RIoTs IN PENNSYLVANIA.
IA party Of Locofocos created a riot AT Port
! Carbon, in Schuylkill Co., while the election
was progressing on Tuesday last, which re-
suited in the death of a man named Johnson,
and the serious injury of another. A team of
horses and Wagon had been sent from Potts
vile to Port Carbon, which is few miles of,
to carry voters to the polls, and when it arriv-
ed party of Irish laborers, employed on the
Reading Railroad, attempted TO take off the
flags fixed to the harness of the horses. This
was resisted and the aggressors then pertina-
ciously provoked fight in which missiles of
every description were used. Johnson as
struck on the head with club, and expired on
the following night, leaving wife and several
children unprotected. lie was, it is said
struck in mistake by one of his own party.
> While the Hon. Joseph II. Chandler was
addressing public meeting at Minersville, Pa.
an evening or two previous. stone was hurled
at him by some villain. 1t missed him but
struck Mr. Robert Hobart, who was standing
| him u,,b oncb y,nlnnrn th,t ba b,I II,
be carried from the stand.
/ New USE FOR ARDENT SpIRITs.-A cores
! pondent of the Ohio Cutivator says that n
! little alcohol or almost any kind of ardent
spirits, placed on the bottom boards around
and under a hive of'begercnt bees, will allay
their fury, and cause them to cease fighting.
If an article which sels the human race by the
ears will procure peace and harmony in hive
Of bees, the fact is certainly anomalous.
!. On, CARRY HIM BACK TO OLD NIRGINNy.-
We hear that Senator Dickinson is waiting to
change ike burden Of his lament, that he was
born in New York, ill he can find some slave
State that has certainly gone for Cass, wherein
to locate his aspirations Albany Atlas.
| The late Rev. DIR. Minor, of New
! York, il is said, while q member Of Congress
from Pennsylvania, (where he was then an
eminent lawyer) was once challenged to
mortal comba, by Mr.. Clay-as appears by
Rev. DR.. Stones memoir, about to be publish
ed by the American Tract Society.
| -THE PERSONAL PROPERTY OF THE LATE
! JonN JAcoB AsToR, according TO paragraph
! in the "Globe," is asceltained to amount TO
! the immense sum of Four Millions and Ninety
| five Thousand Dollars This is exclusive of
! the houses, lands, DC, constituting his real
| estate.
\ STEAMERS BETWEEN MONTREAL AND LIVER
PooL.-The Montreal correspondent of the
! Quebec Mercury says that the first attempt at
steam navigr,ion between that port and Liver
pool will be made next spring. The vessel
! will be propeller of $50 tons burden, and 300
horse power. She is an excellent sailer, and
is expected to make the passage from Quebec
in fifteen days.
4 A snow storm prevailed in Buffalo, on cleo
! ton day The ground was covered foot
deep, and it has fallen sixteen inches deep at
Pansville, Ohio, and at Stockbridge, Mass,
three inches.
/ In Baltimore, il is said, Jefalcation has
occurred in the Post Office Of about $4,000,
! Wnlcn was taken from ielleTs' ne Nnlei was
discovered and held to bail. Most ofthe money
was recovered.
! The ship Samuel Russell, hence, arrived at
| Anjier Aug. 1872 days passage-havng
! sailed distance of IA ,0i9 miles-Deing an
average of 1876 l-2 miles per day, and over 8
miles per hour for the entire passage.-N. Y.
/ Conn Adu.
/ III Gen. Persifer F. Smith has been ap-
pointed Governor Of California, in place of
Gen Mason, recalled. The material Of the
California Post Offices will be sent out by the
new steamer Panama, which is TO sail for the
| mouth of the Columbia on the first proximo.
! Conc II PRKTTY STRoNG.-The Cincinnati
| Commercial estimates that bets to the amount
of over $500 900 were made in that city, on
| the election in Ohio.
\ MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT AT MoNrREAL.-On
/ the 9th ult, the new Gas Works build
! ing, erecting in Caldnie street, Montreal, fell
in, killing and injuring some twelve or fourteen
persons.
]. VAN BuRES's VoTE IN WnMoT's DisTRTcT.
! The vote for Van Buren in Bradford county