Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-04-24
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bALTMoREi AprH I'D.
A black boy, l3 years old, named
George Long, has been arrested on "A
charge Of numbering young Rump. A
witness saw him take the child into the
slaughter house and on arrest he made
iulI confession and says the boy had
top cord he wanted hlm to give him;
and on refusing, he. dragged him into
the Slaughter house, and beat hlm on
the head with II stone. The bruises on
his arm was caused by his holding his
| tands on his face aud head to protect
himself from the blows. Long says The
child was not dead when he left hun
and that he intended TO kill him to get
the top cord. He went back la'e at
night and heard him gsoaning. Long
has been fully committed for trial.
Bosros, April 10, 1851.
The ship Columbus, Capt Balch, of
Newburyport, from Cadiz, with cargo
OF salt, bound to this port was lost near
Coluil, Cape Cod, on the 18th Instant
The crew were saved in an exhausted
condition.
The brig Water Witch, from Para for
, Salem, went ashore On the 10th on Cape
Cod. Two other vessels went ashore ut
the same time -onc Supposed Il barquc.
WAsniNrTos. Saturday, April 10.
Professor Pages electro magnetic To-
comoGvc was exhibited to day on the
Washington Railroad, in the presence
Ola large concourse ofspcclators. The
experim, nj was partially successful, II
power equal TO five horses being OBJ
tanned, bur the car ran very slowly
Its scll-movIng appearance on the track
was unique, and created much wonder
mcnt
NV ORLEANS, April 10Th, 1851.
| We have accounts from Grand Gulf
! Town TO tie 10Th, AT which time half of
the town was IN ashes and The fire still
! raging. There being no engines or
other means OF stopping the fl mes, all
! hopes Of saving the town had been abaE-
/ dOncd.
Adviccs from Hayti received at this
port confirm the shooting, by order OF
SOulouquc, Of Jean Baplisle Francs,
the Minister of Justice, and seven orh-
crs, for conspiracy against the peace Of
lIayii aud Sain, Domingo.
WAsuNGTos, April 90, 1851.
/ Dispatches were yesterday received
! from MIR McCurdy, u S. Charge al
/ Vienna, of the date Of March 4yth, sta
| 'ing that the Austrian Government had
refused the Application Of the Sultau ior
! permission To release Kussu,h and the
\ Hungarian patriots, his companions.
from confinement By IA compart exist
/ ing between Austria and Turkey, IT.,
latter power Was charged with and ac-
Il ceptcd the surveillance Of these unior-
|. tunate rXlIcs, numbering several huu-
drcds but fin lng the expense OF their
\ maintenance heromlng burdcnsomc, she
\ applied To be released from the incum.
II brancc,
Permission was granted in rcfrcucc
to all except koosu'h and eichl or ten
others. THIS decision nas cOnlnuuic,l.
ted before intelligence reached Vienna
Il RESI- lcCilng the recent action Oi' our Gov
crnmcnt An urgent appeal vii be ad
dressed 10 Austria on tins sutlrri
The Arch-DuAc, the hfothrr Of the
II Emperor, who is IT, command the Aus
\ trlan navy. Wlil sit the United States
IN the course oI the year, toeXaminc ouI
publ yards and modes OF naval con.
siructIOn, and, doubtless, make himself
acquainted with the character OF our III.
stlsutIOns generally.