New-York daily tribune., 1851-08-29
CITY ITEMS
TIE PouGHKEEPsiE FUGITivE

l. : CoxxrssloNgR's OF7iCE.-Ta> case ',aH
BoLqing. claimed as Fggstipe Stsre.-Ine Coui'-
room was filed a, the hour yesterday io'enoOn'
appointed for the examination, ana kep' oPo"
nh II o'clock, when Mr. Talmadge harshA' an
nounce5 that the Commissioner IS s'Ai u'"eA anu
unable 10 proceed The examination VII 'helfl0'e'
hc ,.,,o1od DuIipg The time some little converse
ton took place IN the vicinity Of the ccunsei' table
r,,, N, m the part or counsel 20 the abstract
question in regard % slavery &c, out nothing Of any
consequence.
.ner the Marshal had announced the aigOarn-
nent. Nr. Culver rose and said By permission he
wo,d sav a few words n regard 90 the situation of
The case 70 those present
NEGOTIATIONS, he SAID, have been pending the les;
"a hours IN relation 10 the purchase Of iae Young
man It Is well Known to mos' Of you that propo-
si.lon was Yesterday made by the claimant ~ 70 me
lowest amount he wouc take, and J communicated
The fact 10 the Young mans frenfs in PcughseepSe
I was informed. however, Immediately aiier the ad-
.ournment OF tie Court, that new condition had
been started-tha, ne must first be taken back 70
South Carolina We would entertain no such
proposition and the claimant has since Withdrawn
that condition leaving the matter as ], was at the
frst proposition yesterday
will also state other facts | nave intelligence
from Poughkoepse that there Is deep feeling there
This Young man Aas been four years II that place,
come from where he VIII and has maintained very
respectable standing for one Of his kind He s an
industrious man. and ms master says he Is worth 50
, dav IN hun IN south-C Carona. He IS IN exception
n what some have SAID is general rule, ana able
70 take care Of himself He has been married IN
PoughReepsie 10 girl almost as white as most oil our
pirls here and a clergyman writes 70 ne that she Is
a member Of his church, and 6ne Christian woman.
SIZE has been thrown INTO deep gnei oy thIS occur
renee lie could not take leave OF her being
broueh, suddenly away III the old clothes that ne
had She wanted to come 10 New-l Ok 10 take
leave of him be fore he went south. but her physician
saws that she cannot do so, and her anxiety IS be-
vond bounds am told that $1,000 VIII be raised in
Pmghkeepsie on his behalf, as a good deal Of feel
ing exists there. ! an also informed by Mr Tai
ma6re. marshal. that gentlemen IN the Han ami
Courtroom viii give $500, which can be raised al
once-leaving $500 20 be raised IA this city.
The case VIII lie over TIL tomorrow morning, and
ifihe ssoo can be raised in different quarters Of the
n,v. II viii be effective ! know that great many
ofhis friends say that the price asked Is a high one
but the claimant says that he IS exception 10 the
general rule as to value and am hanpy to learn
! that they do not hold him OF any less value by ms
]
! count oi Il he vii be more valuable
Wewoul1 have been wiling at once, % give hm
~ o50 which he pad for hun, but he SAYS ne ought
/ TO have 500, and 1920 expenses
Mr. & here sad that 4 the claimant had taken
d,foren; course, aud when informed that ne bad oe-
come married, say 10 him that he belonged 70 ms
wife and not asserted ms claim he should not have
cone back without remuneration But Mr. Anderson
has night 20 make the clam ho has. As 10 Bold
ipq. Mr. G. SAID nothing can be said against hlm out
a. 10 the color God has given himand al ms CRIME
IS that his mother was slave, as her mother was
and that his ancestors, on hls mothers side, we're
stolen from Their native Africa.
The remarks were foloWe by applause and misses
from the audience. which the oficer m attendance
endoa,ored to suppress
Mr. Culver then sald u Will not he understood that
We say ANYTHING in relation 10 Tie law. There are
questions of law connected with the case, some OF
which might bc decided IN our iavor-"e only say
that We have RIGHT 20 buy peace and al as cheap
prlce as possible.
The audience then withdrew. No time has been
I set for examination. II VIII probably proceed to-
morrow. should Commissioner Bndgham be Suiii-
cicntly Wei to take charge OF 1t.
RAILROAD ON STATEN lsLAYD.-A COM
pany ha, been organized lor the construction OF 4
Railroad across Staten Island. The Directors. thr-
teen in number and mostly residents Of the island,
are gentlemen of means, energy and character. Ihc
amount nco AIRY TO secure the incorporation under
the general law has been subscribed and paid in, the
proper certificate fled at Albany, and The books VIII
nrobaby be oqcned to the public in September Mean
while the preliminary surveys will be made of the
proposed route. commencing at SiapleIon Dock. run-
~ fhR lls
skrimg them, passing about mile from Richmond
village. and ending opposite Perth Amboy Parties
have Offered to construct the road and furnish the
necessary dtpois and locomotives, cars &C. for
100000 IN cash and 100000 IN bonds Of the com
pany bu, W. believe the Directors intend to take
subScr tons for S2OoOOO IN stock. and expect that
sum to complete the road, and put !. IN operation
beside paying for the night of way
:" The following paragraph appears IN
The Ne,-Y,rk Snn: no other paper had the news. II
+ news II be.
arriving of rHE UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMSHIPS
/ PLYING TO HAVANA AND CHAGRES.-We learn that
F the [ : Mail Steamer Cherokee. which left thiS
. port on TUESDAY afternoon for Chagres, VIA Havana
went well armed, haNin on board ten tine guns,
SIX OF which are TO he placed on board the steamer
/ Falcon.
we learn that The commanders OF these ve>Sel>
have instructions to resist promptly, for the future
any insult or mdlgruy that may be offered them by
amy OF the Spanish vessels OF war.
ARMS roE CUBA-TNe Journal of Com
1rce says We were Yesterday IN an extensive
trunk warehouse that has beenbuS,ly engaged during
The las, week or two, IN filing an order for about
+ eighty trunks for a wealthy merchant Of Havana. IN
which pistols are packed, designed for the use OF
those favorable 10 the Lopez cause. Each trunk :
calculated for about fifty reyo,vers, which are 70 oe
distributed among such viii use them IN the man
. rer desired.
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