Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-05-08
Correspondence of the Washington Republic. ]

BALTIMORE, April 80.
Another slave case, that will prove most serious
and bitter contention and trouble between Pennsylva-
MIA and Maryla occurred last evening at Columbia
Pennsylvania. 1t appears that officers Ridgely and
Snyder, of this city, accompanied by officer from
Harrisburg, proceeded arrest an alleged fugitive
slave named Smith, who had been living there some
years free man. Having seized him, they were
about starting with him for Harrisburg, when crowd
Of blacks surrounded them and the fugitive renewed
his efforts TO escape. In order ntmidate him,
well the crowd by which they surrounded,
the officers drew their pistols, when the fugitive got
Ridgely's finger into his mouth and bit it most
verely Suffering from the pain, and in the excite
ment Of the moment, the pistol in Ridgely's other
hand was either accidentally Intentionally fired, and
the ball entering the body of the fugitive he fell and
shortly after expired. Ridgely succeeded in making
his escape, and, travelling all night, crossed the State
line, and reached Baltimore this morning. He will,
of course, be demanded by the Governor of Pennsyl
vania but it is doubtful whether Governor Lowe will
give him up for trial, in view of recent events.
JUDGE STRANGE. The Greensboro Patriot after
copying an extract from recently published bio
graphical sketch of the gentleman whose name heads
this article advers to incident in his judicial life
within the knowledge of the Editor Of that paper as
follows
{" We are reminded by the above of an anecdete of
Judge Strange, while the Bench in a neghboring
county. man of soTle wealth and degree of in
fuence in the community convicted trial before
him Of outrageous abuse of his wife, among other
enormities having compelled her to ride astrde of
horse some fifteen miles one night. In PTonouncing
the Of the court the Judge evidently labored
~ powerful effort to keep down expression of
manly ind Ination against the brute. He commenced
enumerating string of penalties-6ne, stocks, i'm
prisonment and what MOTTO the severest extent al
lowed in the discretion of the Court. "Judge,"
cried the criminal, you had better hang once =!
The Judge sprang straight to his feet. excaiming,
/" [ wish to heaven it were in my power! would
rather hang you than any man ever saw!'' And
the sentiment responded TO by every heart in the
house that had spark of chivalry in it,
Coop NATURE. Good nature is gem that shines
brightly wherever it is found. 1t cheers the darkness
of misfortune, and the heart that is callous and
cold In social life who has not seen and felt its
influences IF you want to be happy be good ma
tured. Don't let little matters rnftie you Nobody
gains anything by being cross and grabbed. 1t
friend has injured you if the world goes hard if
you want employment and can't get it; or can't get
your honest dues or fire has consumed or water
swallowed up the fruits OF many year hard toll or
your faults magni6ed, or enemies have traduced,
or friends deceived, mind ;-don't get mad with
anybody don't abuse the world or any of its crea-
lures keep good naured and our word for it, all will
come right The soft south wind and the genial sun
are effectua in clothing the earth with YER
dure and flowers of spring, than is good ma ture
in adjoining the hearts of men and women with bios
SONS of kindness, happiness and ahectlon-those
flowers, the fragrance Ct which ascend 10 Heaven.
To PICKLE BEEF. Messrs. Editors The of
picking beef very important to every housekeePer
who brides herself on good table, but there may he
some of your readers who have not acquired II. 10
such, can recommend, from long experience, the
following simple rule, which l engage will make as
nice picked beef as ever was bought in northern
market:
Put the beef in clear cold water and let it soak
twenty -four hours, to draw out the blood. Then let
drain before putting in the brine. Take gal
lon of salt eight gallons of half pound of
satpe,re quart Of molasses; one pint of sugar.
Boil and skim it, When perfectly cold, pour 1t over
the beef. This is enough to save one large quarter
of beef. If the weather is warm, add one quart of
salt to the above mixture.-SoHof the South. E. ].
Nor BAD. "Some years ago there lived in this
region,'' ESQ writes genial frend) 80 steam-Poet,
Familiarity known as 'old Beach" What think you
of the following. suggested by him appropriate
epitaph for certain Deacon R, who died, leav-
ing all his property to the missionary societies.:
'sHere lies what's left Of Deacon R:
He knows his condition;
To save his soul he gave his all
Unto a heather mission
His children poor, turned out of door,
For them he had no pity,
If Heaven serves him as he served them,
Old Satan, do your duty J"
Col Doniphan, it is stated, declines TO accept the
nomination of the Wing Convention for Governor of
Missouri.