New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-12
MURDER OF AN OFFICER IN DELAWARE.


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MURDER OF AN OFFICER IN DELAWARE.
On Thursday last George A. Davidson constable in
Delaware City, undertook to carry negro, named
Samuel Ward charged with stealing, from that place 70
New. Castle JAIL In a wagon On reaching woods,
three miles from the later place. the negro managed u
free his hands, which tied and instantly plunged
Spanish dirk knife In the shoulder of Mr. Dryidso8
which he followed up by another stab, which severed
the arteries and siaews OF his left The negro then
ran of, pursued by Mr. Daydson bui the latter soon
became exhausted from loss of blsod and fell TO the
ground He fortunately discovered soon after BY
Chancellor Johns and VINO had him removed 10 the
house of Stephen s. Stradey by, and called in Dr.
Leslie In aew hours, however, he became insensble
and died the following morning The negro In three
hours after committing the deed, was found asleep IN
shanty four miles off, and now In Jail awaiting his trial
Mr. Davidson was a man OF family.
SEEKING FREE CoUNTRY,-A pro-
cession of six covered wagons from "parts unknown
entered this city Tuesday, filled with negroes, and
preceded by patriarch horseback, and i'm netAtey
took the ferry and passed into Canada, where they
hope to enjoy under the go of Que.n Victoria
the rights they could not in republican America that IL
the right to their bones and sinews and blood and
flesh and TO be free from the pursuit OF Southern slave
hunters and Northern slave 5loodhounds on two legs
1t interesting spectacle and thar must have
greatly raised IN the eyes of m0narchical neigh
bors, many similar ones had previously done Such
practical commentaries upon notice and buster
about free democratic institutions highly in
structve and ediyng even this side OF the river and
that of our neighbors the other sdeDetriot TriS
une.
MOST ASTOUNDING FREAK OF NATURE.
On Friday, the 18th inst, post norton examination
held by Dr. Psrkhurst the body of the widow OF
Amos Eddy in the town OF Frankfort Herkimer County,
aged II years and 10 the utter astonishment of all pres
aull-grown child found, which she had carried
for the term orysix years 1t cased ina sort of
bcny carlagneus structure except one leg and foot
and one elbow, which almost entirely ossfed.
The acis and circumstances of the above will he
published At full length in the different medical Journals
Dr. p finds leisure to put together the history
of which he has extensive notesthat he has keptf0r
the last twelve years well OF her life before and
after marriage, which took place fifty two years ago.
Utica Observer
RHODE ISLAND LEGIsLATURE.---The
Rhode Island General Assembly adjourned on Friday
evening last after session of four days The princl
pal act OF the session the passage Of the Liquor
Law, which goes into effect on the third Monday in
July. The Journal says "The law was passed very
rapidly through both Houses Its friends favored more
deliberate consideration, but the Democrats, snarng
under the defeat which they attributed {, their double
faced policy this subject pushed il forward as rapid
ly as possible. An Act passed making a future IL
censes for the sale OF sptuous liquors under the old
law expire on the day when the new law goes into
effect"
REJECTION OF THE SMALL NoTE Bill.
The bill to prohibit the circulation in this State of for
egn bank notes under s. after tae LIST OF October and
OF al notes under IS after March next yesterday
Itjccteu house OF Deleghes, Tor I1e Wd1l Ol
constitutional majority 1t received % only TO 10
in the negative and therefore lacked 10 votes OF the
requisite number IL was however reconsidered and
laid aside As no less than - members out OF "a We're
absent or failed TO vote may be that it will meet with
different fate when the question again taken upon
its passage. BALI sun, 18th.
FURs AND SKINS FROM VIRsINIA.-Ihc
Peersbrg Va) Ga-ette states that Mr.. Tyler OF that
place, has recently dispatched to the seaboard the fol-
lowing quantities Of skins and furs collected by him
during in bety
the Ohio River and the Allegheny Mountains Raccoon,
about 1900; mink, 400; red fox, l0oD gray fox,
800; wildcat 3Ooo; otter and fisher, 400 opossum
$500; bear 500 deer, 6,000
FIRE IN PRoyIDENcE.-A large dwell
ing house and barn on wsterman-s,, Providence.
owned and occupied by Ezra P. Lyon were burned on
Sunday morning. The house and barn were valued al
$1,000, and were insured for $500, 5000 of which
der at the Peoples Mutual in Worcester
Nh. WEBSTER from Marsh
Geld dated at Sunday renew the assurance that
the injuries sustained by Mr. Webster on Saturday wers
not of serious nature He had dictated
and signed them himself and would probably remain at
Aarshhed only q few days.
It The Norfolk Beacon saw. that the
Pensacola for Nicaragua end Costa Rca co1yev;a- .n
agent for our Government and the British ConsnI.sn
ers having Tor their object the adj astnent of oar dis
cues so far as the United States and Great Britain are
able results.
FIRE AT MILAN.-A fire broke ont Ia
the Exchange building at Milan Oho ON the Al, ia,
which bmisns was entirely DESTROYED together with
81 toe furniture belonging 70 NJ Eils Of the Excssnre
Hotel and almost the entire stock of groceries in he
basement belonging to d Fay & Co, valued al 90 100
which, however, were lnsured-the hotel furut,r. "a,
$500 ~ 1''Ai i'
HARD Luck FOR MASuracruRrRs
Once week, Tie Boston Courier publishes The ,sk;,
and Offering prices OF the stock Of abog. forty Manu-
turing Companies in New England In their pao.r ~
"Wednesday, only nine Companies quotei as Eigh az
pu and the price offered for the stock OF several r a.
low as thirty and sixty cents on the dollar
81 The Pump and Pail factory Of Ma
hon Dickson West Utcs WIS DESTROYED bv Are an
Saturday last Loss about s50o0-no insurance tn
building was owned by Mr. Dickson and Willard Go