The New York herald., 1850-12-29
Excitement mt Parkersburg, Pn.--Attempt
ut Murder, growing out OF tho Fugitive
slave LAW.

(From the we.tchester (Pa) Resord
About ten ocloek ON Saturday night The l4th inst,
. man named Hiram Msginner, was shot down and
dangerously wounded by one Of two men who sup.
posed to be negroes hssnness live. in frame house
in the village OF Petersburg ON the Pennsylvanis
Railroad in Salisbury township, Chester county and
IL in the employ Of the state, ss wood tawyer No. At
the time alluded to, he heard his dog making noise
outside and went out to scertain the On look
ing stout he states that he heard the snap OF gun
and man In the door or upon the platform Of 9
railroad which was standing upon sidsling within
eight ten psces Of the door Apprehs nding in
tent to shoot him he endesvored to shield himself By
getting under the car and stopped down for that pur
pose. when be received the charge Of a gun. heavily
loaded with large fhot principally In his lett arm be-
low the elbow Iseventeen below the ell
howl; two grains also entered bis thigh. Msgnness
need lustily crying murder and the report Of
The gun and hi. ories soon srossh, ssnss%en TO
a number OF others shortly arrived The wounded
man had moved him,elf TO the door step OF his
house. where be was found by those gentlemen. The
blood flowed proiusely, covered the steps aud
In stream TO the railroad track The pain from the
sound vss great that u affected his head, and
be about among the cars In phrensy lie
taktn into the houfe where he appeared 20 suffer
in,snsy h BE ssiasa , oodensr ns,is s
of lie was, however brought back, and medical aid
obtsined As soon az possible DIT Murphy arrived In
about ala our and dressed the wounds. Airs Msgib-
nets in the house at the time Of the shot The
n1ht was bright and moonlight. and many 81 the vii
layers had not retired This attempt at assassinson,
msy therefore be regarded as one oi the most nagi
tious that has been perpeusted In the county, Mrs
ss,rs ,.,ialv s,ar. ~. h"n.. ,s -ernSrs M,
alec states thst there were two men, aud that one was
ccored yellow.
The attempt TO commit a murder within the pre-
circts OF the town has aroused good deal OF excite
ment IN the neigh hood and told that " will
not readily sbae. The object and causes OF the at
tnpt 20 murder not certainly known bot II is
suTpossd 70 have grown out OF the Fugitive Slave act
of the iast session Of Congress.
We learn upon credible authority, that oolored
named Lswis supposed 20 bS slave resided AZ
adjacent hotel snd that come alteration existed
between NaebDess and Lewis within few days of the
transaciicn In which Maeinness charged him with
being fugitive aud threatened to inform on him,
sbd have BIN cent back to slavery. Lewis isreprs
eentsc es clever peaceable man but haginness ssys
thst he had been pudent 20 his family and that he
nade the threats with no purpose OF executing them
We Go not know that Lesis is suspected OF being
i'm JlioAttd but opinion appears 20 prevail In the
nsgbborhod that some of the negroes of the vicinity
foIm ed = fohtme 10 wRyiay aud murder him bscsuse
Of the tfr,sts hs had MADE 1he opinion derives adj
diiiousl oocr from the fact that for several weeks
there has been organization among the blacks TO
prevent the arrest q fugitive slaves Armed gangs
have tstrollsd the peigbborhood during the night.
ard guarded particular persons that were imposed
TO te in dspgtr fftm slave hunters. About the lst OF
November tbrse or four men we're In the to.nfhp
frt sojoDpg State in pun uit Of slaves The no.
tel at which they put up Tor tbs night vas swrounded
by thirty f.rty armed negroes The landlord being
ttmtvbst slNmed for the safety OF his lodgers, who
hsd rethed. notihe1 them of the danger. Tney rose
frcn their beds md hastily arranged npon table
variety OF ffesrms knives NC and then returned TO
their beds telling the sndord that he need give him
telf trouble on their account No violence, ho~-
ever vas committed on either eide.
AnspmAS CrrizrSs Ds.p.- Information has been re-
ceiyed at the state Department from Amos n. Cor
vine Req. cvusul 1t Panama Of the death wii bin
bic cor aar district the follosins Amercas eifi
eps VIA j. hicbs.l love ~ wsshingten DO Jcha
n Iot 0ecrgs RinEgoid essmsu of bsrk SasaB >
thssIes Resd .tansn Of bsrK A Everetts - a
Mssheld. OF stesmer .~rsbugs - Capt y. !. VAIN
wright. q brig Asry Stewart"