New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-07
BALTIMORE.
Fugitive Slave Case-COal Lands In AIIegany
COunty-The Moral Condition of the City
Return of the Waterman Fire Company.

Fugitive Slave Case-COal Lands In Allegany
COunty-The Moral Condition of the City
Return of the Watchman Fire Company.
Correspondence Of The Tribune
BALTIMoRE, Sunday, Jan 5, 1851.
A Slave Case has just occurred which attracts
much interest. Daniel Fossbeuner, an old man,
and member of the Methodist Church, has laid
claim to a colored boy named William Moore,
allies Kellar as his slave, who has been for sixteen
years exercising the rights Of free person. Foss
beuner owned q woman named Elizabeth Moore,
to whom he offered the remainder of her term Of
service (eight years. for the sum OF 500. The
woman went off to earn the money, taking a son
five years Of age with her This child is alleged
to have died in infancy, and the boy now claimed
as that son. is said TO be child whom she adopt.
ed after her sons death. The boy arrested has A
peculiar mark on bis head which is alleged to be
similar to a mark on the boy the woman took away
with her. and on that alone he is claimed aud
identified. The woman did not pay the 500 stp-
ulated for her manumission, and Fossbeuner now
claims the right of property in this boy, as well as
two fine girls, born of the woman subsequent 10
the time Of her going off, but prior to the expira-
ton of the eight years remaining of her term OF
servltude at that time.
The evidence points very conclusively to the
boy IS the one claimed, and apprehend there
will be a judgment in favor Of the claimant at
the final examination on Tuesday, who WILL OF
course, sell him and his sisters 70 slave dealer.
What makes such case peculiarly hard, is the
fact OF the poor woman having all the trouble aud
expense of raising these children, and now, be
cause they are worth some 81, 500, 70 see them
torn away from friends and relatives, TO be sold
into hopeless bondage. The claimant knew their
whereabouts before, but has permitted them TO
h bought up with all the feelings aud associa.
ton9 of free persons, only to be made goods and
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testimony is debsred them by our RIGHTEOUS
laws otherwise it is confidently alleged that their
freedom could be concusively shown. The
mother, when her son was arrested followed to
the station house, and had five commissions while
there pleading for her child.
The opening of the Chesapeake and Ohio Ca
nal to Cumberland, Md. has greatly enhanced the
value Of the coal lands in Allegany County, prop
erty of that description to the amount OF halt a
million of dollars having been sold within few
months in the coal region. A lot OF 235 acres,
un9er the town Of Frostburg was sold last week
for Sl0O COO and that only granting the right OF
mining the original proprietor reservng the PRIV
ilege of tiling the surface as usual Bat lew
wears since lands in that County could be bought
for IS and $40 per acre, and no purchasers at
that price.
Our City Court commences its Winter session
on TO morrow week with an extraordinarily large
docket. There are some SIX murder cases, beside
some fifteen cases oil assault Win intent 10 n"i
der, to dispose of, not counting the charges OF
burglary &c.-quite drawback upon the boast
ed morals of our city.
The Watchman Fire Company, of this city,
reached home at an early hour this morning.
They were met at the Depot by our Firemen, and
escorted to their Engine House on Ligntst. l
noticed that the members were loaded with
wreaths and boquets of flowers, the gifts OF the
ladies Of New.York, and that they also bore with
them & beautiful model miniature of the Hook and
Ladder of Phoenix Co. No. 3, Of your City, a pre-
sent from the members. They are loud IN sheiT
praise of their friends in the Empire City, and tell
such wonderful tales Of their receptions and en-.
tertainments that il would not be astonishing
the whole Baltimore Fire Department should pat
out for New York Immediately, 20 see II the reail
ty is any thing like the description The w atGn'
man bows were nearly killed with kindness" by
your fremen, and dreadful retaliation will be the
result whenever New.York fTemen are caught N
Baltimore. AA'o'