New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-23
PHILADELPHIA.
A Fugitive -lave Case.
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ihis moTpus ccIor. mar Aop.rea,y sboai % years
Of sge brought before Commissioners lnsrahan on
Issued BY him charged with being tug t'. r"m
labor HIS claimant is j. G. Howard of Cecil TO, May
snd The sles ed fugitive not represented by codn
sci From hi. fact and in consequences o MS % 'sts
III that be Is free born IN Fvt--svis. N-~J-r
sty the Commissioner postponed tbs hearing % give al
opportunity 10 have such persons notified IN Ne~Jyrry
could The truth Of the prisoners and
10 The enhance counsel The coored gave
the Of numerous white farmers residing dem
who. b. said could testify 10 his being free He
u srried man, snu has been living small place t-t
r.yie New Jersey, ppOsiie PnIade phA where hs
a, resides He hiss been tol wing water aud
can reao but write Ills place yesterday
u.r,irr in the lower part OF the y The prisoner ell rs
ihA b. owns b, aud about four Of land 81 Bush
TOWN Sbou, 9 miles from Salem, where he worked ter
.y.rsl,esrs He is FreemssoD belonging 10 lodge in
Cancer IL appssrs that about tor or i've weeks ago
wS- srie-,ed on chsge Of rot by constAbl, and sent
10 prison. but the coortd mS>ons OF PaAda pai,o6tNa
ps knoul,dge th- circumstance inertered and the
prsou.r discharged from prison AFTER beng Ia dur
ace from sunday unu tursdsy he was again arrested
Yesterday be alleges the charge "i ossg c's1s on
The former case. kept n some places over nish snd
ri morning taken 10 the office ii Alderman Dsiss, OF
Moyaut nsIg where he detsn.d without any person
sttesripg sgSi1s, him, until thu nsd States Deputy
Msrsbsl aTy ed At the office with warrant tor his Sr--
The intern alton conveyed 70 the Marshal, office oy
Geo Albert, Who seems 10 have had the nSnsg- n-ni
OF The arrest; lie for his arrest names him Geo
Smith.
Quite a sensation created yesterday, At Shippens
wi ART by the arrival the British ship Crown, Cipt Dun
can r n Liverpool having on board fifty head Of Durham
cattle thirty sheep, celebrated Cleveland Bay
horse and Nespotan with tine litter OF pigs Ine
cattle alluded selected with the greatest care from
be most celebrated herds in England, and number of
hem are from the collection of Lord Fevershsn Of
n. noted sgrcuurss ~ that country portion OF
this fine stock the property OF h Atch'son Alexander
one o. the wealthy young men IN kentuoky aud the
remainder belong company Of farmers, IN the counties
OF tsy cite Bourbon and WoodOrd that State The
pebse Of introducing this tue breed OF cattle Will DO over
ity thousand dos they have been purch ,ed without
regard 10 expense may be nieredirOm the fact OF bull
~ heller having five hundred aud ~eny five guness.
rtsen,y six hundred and twenty tive dollars THIS ooeo
superior cattle may be THIS aternson AZ the
stables 81 Robert Buchanan West Philadelphia, 0y such oi
cit zens anxious 10 grty their Taste IN that
nav To morrow morning they will bs forwarded by the
= Road TO Pittsburgh, and from thence 70 Asysvihe,
keItucby.
Correspondence Of the n. V. Tribune
PHILADELPHIA. FRIDAY, Jsly p 1885.
John Price Witherell, ESD, is sinking rapidly this
afternoon There is no hope whatever Of his recovery.
Last night about 10 O'Clock, frame stable Eighth
ST. above Thompson, belonging to Wiseman ~ Bernard,
house carpenters set on re by some mscreant and
DESTROYED. Two horses which were IN the building at
the time were rescued with difficulty. The flames soon
communicated to the brick carpenters shop OF Mesrs
W & b which adjOiDed the stable on the south. The
upper part Of this building was soon completely on FIRE
Tie root hch of slate fell IN throsnS out the upper
story Of n and vest walls with heavy crash There
was platform at the second story which extended along
the outside of the eide ot the building number
per-ons standing upon the former s the time the
wall tell and they carried 10 the ground along with
the falling ruiusF II though. at first that many
Killed but of the persons eAtrcstsd without
having received serious injury. Several however, we're
hurt t etty rerusy Among the persons Injured Mr.
Joseth P4rham, who was badly bruised by tina idltrg
walls lie assisting in getting made up WORK OUT OF
the buding az the time OF the mshap Mr. James L Bra
do t,rmsp of No - North Seventh ~ was sfo much
brp,.d and out John Sailor OF La Fay cite Hose Co.
was uuch hurt. EdgGd Morris attached to the South
Penn Hose Company dragged ut from under the plat
form he escaped serious injury Several whose names
W. were u, able To learn, taken from the ground
NOR. or less injured 1t Is matter ot surprise that many
to death Several also slghtlYhurt
hy tie filling 81 the eastern wall The carpenter shop ot
Mr. Miller the north OF the stable was much scofched
on the outside The building was preserved by the eSer
tops Of the fire men OF handsome Seings 9Th
Il show the burnt buildings narrowly escaped destru on
M.ssrs Wistman Bernard had large quantity of .de
up work their shop IL was partly saved They had an
Insurance Of $50 on their property As the lndepen
derce Hose Company returni from the above dre
they were attacked by gang Of the adher-nts OF hce
e. many located in that neghoorhOOd and stoned for
son distance The police iDerf-red and were compelled
FIRE their revoyers among the assaants before they
could drive them of John hetzgar Of ths Lafayette
Hos. and Peter Gibbs. Thomas lerkes, john p Smith,
and Htr.cb Of the Pennsylvania Hose, among the
p.r.ons The platform At the time the wall fell All were
more less burt.
pn that a certain Henry Harrison Vssy an Eogliohn,n
BY birth aud house painter by profession had lett Brook
p tai ing with him the wife Of cOOntrymsn Of his
named John Pow ell and si.5 besides, belonging TO the
hjned husband From the circumstance that a letter
directed 10 Nssy received az the Pos; Office in this
cit, il believed the fugves would make their way
hi her and watch accordingly set at the window Of
Office Yesterday afternoon ths couple made
pcaiIon for letter for M Nasy the clerk gave the hint
10 officer Meryine, ard tie pair we're immediately con
viewed 10 the Mayors Office where 5000 Of the plumber
was found upon Nasy. few months since Mr.. Powell
v,rt 10 England at ths earnest solicitation Of bis wife 20
hrpg SITTER Of her to this oun'ry IL thought
the plan the elopemen arranged during the an
sepce OF Mr T. The parties we're Committed 10 default OF
coo each 10 await the action OF the New Ork a1thor
ties TIE runaways have been travelling 70 Niagara aud
other places Of fashionable resort They had taken two
10, South Elevenhst which they furnished for the
puruos If residing there Some OF the letters from the
parties which have fallen into the hands Of the Police
particularly raoy.
The case of the young colored man now held on war.
rant Issued by Commissioner lDgrshsm by the name Of
George spOrted yesterday presents several matters
that should undergo Judicial iDyes cation whether be be
declared fugitive hom labor or not tappe.s thar when
tie alleged ug tive FIRST arrested for riot and sent 10
p,i.sn nv The Alderman for further hearing l. not
re before George Ao' ri obtained kn0wledgs Of his
uur sor melt ofsred himself os for his release
We understand that he promptly refused bail by is
Alderman shortly aer~ard tne prisoner IS baied Oat
Ly Iyt,eton Hubert, Of bic color The bad
Niece had scarcely been dispatched 10 prsOr before Albert
presented himself the Alderman, with another per
sOn In COMPANY whom he rendered as bail, bat Was
form ed that he was title too late the prs had been
Hberai.d Il il unnecessary 20 speculate upou Abers
seeming kndue.s 10 the matter dis subsequent conduct
What we have already alluded 70 requiring Judicial
among other things the fact thar Albert
obsir spseoy information Of the inpris Of every
coorsd stranger that is cent 10 prison How does he OBJ
tain IT, and from whom Suspicion posts 70 soma one
CONNECTED with The prison, whether justly or not We Afe
tusf'e To cav 1hsT- too many Aldermen, sud tbs
coustatrlary force large % be Ia direct nnunca
ton wrh Albert aud hence the prison Itself IS pected
from the very accuracy Of the Information given.
But there / smother matter tor inquiry and thAt 4, by
a a suf o;ty vas this cO0r-c arrested by Officer
am OF Moyau epsiDg then taken 10 tbs MOysnsasing
Hal ard kept there q. night, and the nsyt morning taken
to Aldsrnsn D4As Office and held there without warrant