The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-11

The new Secretary Of IVar, Sc.


Hon. Charles NJ. Conrad, of Louisiana, has NJ
lao, been appointed Secretary of War, and, as we
understand, has accepted the appointment.
Mr. Conrad il, by birth, Virginian, and some
hrty-fye or forty years ago, first the light in
the county of Frederick near the town of Winch IS
ter in the beautiful valley of Virginia. Ia early
life, with several brothers, he emigrited to LOUISE
ana, studied law, entered successfully into its prac
tee, and anna ssed handsome estate. About if-
teen years ago, he married gran5niece of the
" IA her of his coenty," daughter of the late Ma.
jor Lawrence Lewis. of Woodltwn, near the class
ic ground of Mount Vernon. Mrs. Conrad, leaving
two sons, died several years ago.
Mr. Conrad has been a Senator of the United
States, and resigns a seat in the House IN order To
tll the War Department. lie is a man of good Ia
Tents, fine appe arance, handsome attiinnents, aud
II very popular among the wings of Louisiana, and
the wing party generally. lie is conservative on
the slavery question, and in every respect doubt
not he will prove himself fully equal TO the duties
OF the War Department.
Mr. Mckennon, of Pa, is again prominently for
ward for The Interior Department, and the rumor
to-day is that after falling TO get Southern man,
as was desired, 70 keep the balance between the
TWO sections in the lcabnet the President has de-
rermir ed to take Mr.. McKennon; and We presume
more acceptable man to the wing party could not
be chosen, for he il remembered that there is no
longer any doubt that we have wing President.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Q, 1880.
The FVgitire Sdre Opsratio,i-d Fight and Cap
imprisonment Of the Ridnapper-S,rikc Of
the Carpentes.
Some few weeks ago, several slaves belonging TO
the Hon. Messrs. Toombs and Stevens, Of Georgia,
disappeared; and two of them, young meu, one be-
longing to Mr.. Stevens and one to Mr.. Toombs,
were not heard of again until last evening, having
been secrsted in he city.
free soil paper, we understand, at Albany, hired
close travelling carriage, put the negroes into it,
and pulled out for the North STAR route for Penn
sylvania, and probably for New York and Canada
They got as far as Silver Spring, the country seat
of Francis p. Blair, Eco, some seven miles north
Of the city, when they were overhauled by Captain
Goddard, chief Of the police, and several armed
ATTACHES. Chaplain, as one Of the police seized the
horses Of the carriage, fired at him, and simultane
ously one OF the negroes hired out the window. A
general discharge followed upon the carriage,
which pretty well ridded by the shots, aud
on. Of the negroes was wounded. Chspla and
the slaves surrendered, and were brought back to
the city, and this morning Chaplain has been ex-
amined and pat into prison, preparatory, most
likely, 10 term in the District penitentiary. The
affair has created good deal of excitemen Mt, and
| the carriage, rdded with pistol balls, has been
| visited by quite q crowd Of curious people during
| the day.
The carpenters are on a strike for higher wages,
and early this morning large detachment, follow
ing md Of music, paraded the streets. The hin,
was probably taken from the movement OF the
taiiors in New York; but we trust our carpenters
will get justice without the necessity of a bloody
revolution.