Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-04-04
From the Charleston. Mercury.
A GROSS OUTRAGE.

From the Charleston Mercury. r
A GROSS OUTRAGE.
On Wednesday night, about 10 o. s
clock, as a seaman named Samuel D. 7
Hines, belonging TO a schooner from t
Edenton, N. c., was returning through +
Elliot street to his vessel he was accos- t
ted by Henry Thompson, the bar and
book-keeper of a sailor boarding house,
kept by VIM. Levitt, in Bedon's alley,
and requested to assist in rowing a boat
to a vessel in the stream. After some
hesitation he agreed TO do SO, and accom-
panied Thompson and another 20 Il ves-
sci, which proved TO be the British bark
John. Having assembled to the deck, the
seamen overheard Thompson say TO the
mate of the bark Here's your man
give me a receipt for him !" which the
mate refused TO do, because be had not
brought his clothes with him. Thomp-
son then hurried over the side ofthe ves-
sci into his boat, and Hines also descen-
ding, tt Thompson. assisted by his conIed-
crate, attempted to shake him off the lad
der into the water, apparently with the
intention of drowning him. but he, by a
} desperate struggle, was enabled TO frus-
Il ate their efforts. The boat then hastily
rowed off, and Hines regained the deck
a OF the vessel, and explained the decep-
D ton that had been practised on him.
The officers treated him with kindness,
and assisted him TO reach the shore, and
the bark sailed at half past q, a. m.
e Hines, in his examination before his
d Honor, the Mayor, at one o'clock, p. m.
further stated a seaman, who had been
I carried on board the bark BY force.
attempted before day break, yesterday.
TO make his escape by swimming ashore,
but was swept under the vessel, and
drowned.
Thompson was arrested on a warrant
i from the Mayor. and committed on the
g. charge of kidnapping, larceny and at
a tempt to drown. We trust that these
y charges will be thoroughly investigated,
n and if established, that such punishment
e. will be melted out, as will deter others
lg from the preparation of similar ontrages.
If TORNADO IN TENNESsEE.-A terrible
e. tornado laid a large portion of the Town
nd of Fayetteville Tenn. in ruins, about 40.
- clock on the morning Of the Oath ult.-
A list Of AZ persons is given, whose hou'
iv ses were destroyed. The Presbyterian
no church, Cumberland Presbyterian Church
". Market House, Stonebreakers Tar Yard
en- and all the houses around were destroy
,er ed. Several persons were killed ant
cir many very seriously hurt.
to ANOTHER FATAL STEAMBOAT ExPLo
ig- sIoN-The steamer George w. Kendall
MO on 18th inst, when above Bradenburg
Kentucky. and while under full head
. way in the middle Of the river, burst tn
NY cylinder head of the larboard engine, tn
'est wind valve and stand pipe. The cal
nee pepter of the vessel was instantly killet
try and some deck hands were %severel
Inc scalded. Seven horses were killed, an
lor- a number of persons were scalded, an
esl- jumped overheard. Two men on ii
zee shore state that they counted 20 person
nee in the river at one time, not one OF who
ana were saved. Among them were tW
'eto men. The officers of The boat. howev
tiul think that the persons on the shore to-
nv some of the horses for persons as it h
ION been since ascert aimed that the carpe
any ter was the only person killed.
. Three cent pieces are now being ma
at the United States Mint. They a
ltion three-quarters silver and one quart
cites copper, and about the size Of a Spani
lions sixteenth. though considerably thick
e FROM YUCATAN.-Dates from Yu,
ems tan to the 9th inst. have been receiv
nion' at New Orleans. Another attempt
SICK been made 20 assassinate the city ofic
lnu a of Merida and seize the public treasu
:. IL The Indians were making rapid progr
ana in their determination TO exterminate
nder- white race
esq
Ter of Lorenzo Dow once said of a grasp
er- avaricious farmer, that if he had the WI
h The world incloscd in single field, he We
pity not be satisled without having a patch
nnea, the outside for potatoes.
alone The Nova Scotia Assembly has made e
one. man over p years a voter.