Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-05-08
Our thanks are rendered 10 Hon. R. ]
BOWIE for copy Of the Presidents Mes
sage and accompanying documents.

A Most Revolving MURDER-Some-
time since Mr.. GERARD HAYDEN, a native
Of this county, acting as agent for one of
our citizens, (Mr. GooDw1N,) removed to
Texas with slaves belonging to Mr.. G., for
the purpose of clearing and cultiva,ing land
in thai State. We learn from the Wesleyan
(Houston) Banner of the 9Th ult, the fol-
lowing most painful narrative of the murder
of Mr.. Hayden by one of the slaves, whom
it seems, committed the horrid deed with
out the slightest provocaiion. Mr.. H
leaves brother and sister, still residing in
this county, and sister in Texas, where
she -narried, we understand, soon after re-
moving there.
RUTERsy1LLE, APRIL 10.
About q year or more ago, G. HAYDEN
brought from Maryland four negro men be-
longing to Mr.. Goodwin, to this country:
and the negroes have repeatedly said tina,
they were only to stay here SO long as
Hayden lived. Mr.. Hayden was opening a
new farm on the Navldad, and had rented
some land about three miles from his new
place, On Thursday, the 4lh instant, being
some what indisposed, he lief! two of the ne
groes and German and went to his camp
! That night two Of them, NJ oses and Bob.
went to his camp-Moses standing at the
gate, thirty or forty yards from the camp.
get medicine for the German. Hayden gave
him the medicine and got back in has bunk;
Bob knocked him in the head with a maui
and then dragged him on, to the fire and
tried to burn him up, and succeeded in burn
ing his legs off above the knees. Finding
this process slow, Bob took him and put
him back in the camp (Which was made of
plank and set fire TO it, entirely consuming
his BODY. His bones were brought to this
place on Sunday last and inferred. Moses
and Bob are in irons here.
The third boy discloed the affair on the
examination to-day. Bob confessed the
crime 10 him he is also in irons. Bob con-
! fessed it exactly as have stated as near as
| can rccoIect. The two boys that told
this tale did not know what the other had
told bat both told precisely the same story;
and the bones IN the fire outside the camp,
prove the whole TO be true. Moses said
that when bob dragged the body to the fire
and commenced piling wood upon it, he said
to him ! cannot stand that, and went of
late at night.
The negroes said that Hayden was kind,
and never has whipped them.
MARYLAND STATE AGRICULTURAL SocI-
ETY.-A quarterly meeting of this Society
was held on the LIST inst, which, says the
American, was we'll attended, and we are
happy in being able to announce that the
members present from various sections OF
the State gave assurance that the Fall Ex-
hbilion will be attended by largely in
creased number Of the Farmers from this
and other States. The most enthusiastic
feeling pervaded the meeting, and the pro-
ceedings Of the day evinced zeal in the
cause in which they are engaged which
gives The fullest assurance that the agricu-
tural interest of our State is fully aroused
to the importance of its position, and deter
mina,ion to press forward every measure
calculated TO promote this great interest oil
the coun try.