Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-04-18
MISCELLANEOUS.

A WHITE MAN SOLD AT AUCTloN.-The follow
ing incident in letter written the Sth March, by
ady-formerly OF this cy-from RushVe schuyler coun-
~, III. IN. o. Picantns
There has lived here for many years named Barna.
by by trade blacksmith having wife and large family
Of Children He has always been somewhat incorporate
but atcrly the habit has so completely taken possession Of
him that he has been found times rolling about the streets
utterly helpless Complaints were lodged against him by
some of the citizens and he arrested yagrant.
At the trial he proved that his family had never suffered by
his ntempeance and that there then in his house suf
fcent money meat -four and wood. The jury notwsant-
ing brought him guilty. and the judge sentenced him TO be
sold at public auction to the highest bidder for the time oil
four months
The sale actually took place yesterday the courthouse
door, the presence of large assembage of citizens.
think the South well laugh al theso :savery ana,-
les the North who have thus fore,e: stigma Of dis
grace respectable and innocent family by publicly sell
ing the husband and father as slave
Tue Paris Moneur Of the 18th Feb. contains very Gu
rous and interesting biography by AZ able hand Dr. Par
ise of Dr. Joseph Ignaius Guotn the inventor OF the ia
nous instrument Of decapitaon called after him. His
character benevolent and his design humane This
realized He proposed his machine mot altogether orr
eina but improved laboousy in 1885, report was order
ed It, by the Legislative Assembly in 1892; and on ths
2lst August of that year. first used for political
ecution It gave occasion for numoecss illusions IN verse
of it. than he uniformly testified Seventy six physicians
and persisted under its yder He rescued as many
intended victims ne possibly could He was hnay ar
rested himself for executions by some chance ne escaped
and then withdrew in despair from the political theatre
Final Departure Of Sims for Sarannah-AHempt Of The
Abotaonists TO Bring Him Back TO Boston, d.c.
BosroN APRIL l3-Thc brig Acorn having board the
fugitive Sims remained at anchor at Nantucket Roads, in
the outer harbor, during Saturday.
Another attempt made during the day get posses
sion of Sims the criminal warrant issued by Richard
Hildreth Justice, through Sheriff Eveeh who declined to
1t reported that the writ afterwards placed in
the hands of Constable Lawton, of Boston, and Deputy
Sheriff Adams of Roxbury, Norfolk county, (Nantucket
Roads being in that county, and steamer was chartered
and twenty employed TO board the Acorn while at an
Choir orciby reclaim the fugitive the authority OF
the Sate but the Acorn sailed half past eight O'Clock
p M on Saturday, and afterwards seen at half pas
eleven o'clock under SAIL with fair wind without any at
tempt to board, tits suppos ed it was abandoned.
United States Marshal Devens down TO the brig in
pllo,-boa. O'clock A. N. Saturday and remain
ed Board during the day. with eight members of the city
watch and the police force and returned with them to the
city, in the pilot boat o'clock on Sunday morning
Deputy United States Marshals John Fl. Riley, F. D..
Byrnes and officers Doiver, Clark Sawin and True pro-
ceeded In the vessel to Savannah with the Prisoner
The brig has besides of eight men, mates and
the captain and is provided with two cannon and small
The slave although unwilling TO go, made the best OF his
situation and INDUCED those board with the favoe
lody of "Oh carry me back old Virginia. to the
panien pair of castnets by Of the branch pilots