Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-01-19

| SLAVERY IN 1IIB DrsrRfcT.-Wo taisp .ho f,l-
lowing from letter dated Washington yes5er.
day.
"Thcrc was some talk Saturday among the
| Unionists about getting over the sectional dis
4 putcs about the District of Columbia by crca-
ting for it a sclf-government and representa-
ton, with the power to abolish Slavery with
| in its limits. There arc but few shareholders
| here-not more than one in ten of the resident
| population being owners or hircrs Of Slaves,
and the moderate wages and superior services
of the numerous foreigners here make Slaves
moro undesirable servants every day L.
! Tribune.
"JoE BARKER who was indicted in Pitts
burgh some months ago for street preaching and
for "kicking up amuss generally and for
disturbing the public peace" was on Monday
last elected Mayor of Pittsburgh. lie was con-
victcd on trial, and fined and imprisoned. A
few days since he was pardoncd by the Cover
nor-and he goes from the county Jail TO the
Mayors Chair. Quite change of postion.--
Joe has considerable ability in his way-is ter
riblc hatcr of Romansts--and used to give them
particular jcssy" in his tiradcs.-7rae Dan.
BUFFALO AND STATE LINE RAIL RoAp.--
The Directors of the Buffalo and State Line
Railroad will put the Road under contract as
soon as they can perfect the right of way
The Stockholders passed q resolution to that
effect Of their meeting n few days since. 1t Is
thought the contracts will be made as carly rs
March or April, if not before The full amount
OF stock has been taken, and VIC may there.
fore confidently expect a vigorous commence
mcnt OF tho work next spring. Ga=.
THE WNNEDAoo INptASs.-From the Min
ncsota Pioneer We learn that the condition Of
these poor wrctchcs is dcplorabln. They are
represented as being nearly destitute of food
III miserable encumpmcnt, whore there is no
game. half-clad and half lf-shctered, where they
must either receive assistance from the govern
ment, starve to death, or live by pillagng
DEATH OF THE ELDEST Misunderstanding
last AtheRs (Ga.) Banner announces the death
of Mr.. Daniel Hale of Franklin Co. who died
on the I'd of July last, in the 10th year of his
age, leaving on the premises where he resided
at the time Of his death son 1j years Of age, q
granddaughter A years of age and great
| granddaughter % years old.
| IMMENSE RorE-A new rope TO be used ON
the Inclined Plane of the Columbia railroad
just manufactured in Philadelphia, is six thou
sand feet in length, and nine inches in size. 1t
required fourteen tons of Italian hemp, aud
weighs twenty-five thousand pounds.
CANADIAN ANSExArIox.-The annexation
party arc apparently growing stronger in Cana
da West. A judge from the bench has dcnoun-
cod It ns treason, and on the other hand the
City of Toronto has just chosen from annexa-
tionists two prominent officers. The move
ment seems to be ono OF those that prosper
even by the efforts made to suppress it.
BRowN PARDoNED.-Thc Camden Is. C1
, Journal says; James Brown, convicted Of nc
gro stealing in the Spring of lS49, in this Dis
trict, and sentenced to be hung on the 18th of
July last, has been pardoncd by his Exccllency
Gov. SeabroolI upon tho condition that he will
leave the State as soon as his physical condition
will enable hun. ..f H-rr
HoLLANDERs OF MIcHIdAS.-The IIollan-
dcrs arc extending their settlements north Of
the Grand River. From Stcclc's Landing to
the village of Ravenna the whole road presents
ono chain of improvements, the work of the
Dutch cmigrants who have settled in that al
most unoxplorcd region.
JonS II. KrAx died recently in New York,
aged 20 He had just come over from England
"Kyanizcd wood" known extensively in this
country as wood saturated in chemical compo-
sition and almost incapable of decay, originated
with this deceased gentleman. rd
A boat loaded with castor oil, says the Alba
ny Dutclman, sunk in the canal on Wednesday
last Whether this viii open navigation earlier
than usual next spring, remains to be seen.
JAMES ARLINGToN BENNETT, tho famous
Mormon General, who has cut figure in New
York for some years past, has been detected in
an extensive forgery and is now in the Tombs.
| A LIGHT SISTBNcE.-Dr. Mills, convicted at
IIarrisburgh Of the crimo of seducng three sis
tSrS, has been sentenced to the penitontiary for
Eve years. ..
THE CcLDEsr YRT.-On Monday morning
Dec. H. (says the st. PauPs Iowa) Chroniclo)
at o'clock, the thermometer stood at twenty
one degrees below zero.