The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-11-23

U CloCk tue SAME nlSut.
Fugitive slave Law, &c.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Is.
An important opinion of Attorney Gen.
eral Gushing on the execution of the Fugi-
tive Slave Law, will appear in to-morrow's
Union, which has received the Presidents
approval. The opinion is anything but Soft,
but extremely Hard. The facts which elicit
ed this opinion, are these:
Senator Bright, in letter to the Secreta-
ry Of the Interior, informed him that in June
last, Pleasant Ellington, of Mississippi, at
Indianapolis, Ind, in due form claimed q
slave named John Freeman. John L. Rob-
inson, the Marshal, had the warrant placed
in his hands TO arrest Freeman. Upon ex-
animation it was ascertained Freeman did
not owe service TO Ellington, and he was
| discharged. and Freeman brought suit
against the Marshal for damages.
| In view Of these facts Bright inquiries, in
behalf of the Marshal-frst, whether the
! case can be transferred from the courts of
The State of Indiana to those OF the United
States; and second, whether the Marshal
may be authorized to employ counsel in his
defence, at the charge of the U-ited States
Iu regard to the first point, says the Attor-
ney General. am of opinion that, both par
ties being inhabitants of the State of Indiana,
there is no existing provision o law by which
the case can be removed to the courts of the
United States; and do not think it expe-
dent in this case, at least in the present
stage of it, to suggest any other possible
mode of bringing il before the courts of the
United States. 1t may of course be made
the subject of revision there.
AS to the second point, am of opinion
that it would be proper for the President to
authorize the employment Of counsel at the
public charge, for the defence vf the Mar
shall
The Attorney General thinks the Marshal
ought to be sustained against organized com
bina.ions to defeat the execution OF the laws,
and recommends that the Marshals be au-
thorzed, in cases affecting the public wei.
fare, to secure counsel, &c. at the public ex-
Pense.-[ N. Y. Tribune.
Large Fire.
| New YORK, Nov. II.
The Empire Iron Works, at the loot of 23d
street, were totally destroyed by fire this
morning. Also two blocks OF buildings from
Greenwich To Washington street, and from
Ivey to Jane street. The loss is very heavy
I-partiaily insured.
SECOND DESPATCH.
The fire this morning in Odd street burnt
Brooks piano factory, >Empire free mills, the
iron trunk works, and other property. Loss
$4,000.
The loss by fire in Washington street is
estimated at 100000.
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| sailing of the Saranac.
| BALTIMORE, Nov. l6.
| Further election returns make the Demo-
cratic majority, on joint ballot, thirty. The
Congressional delegation will stand three
Democrats to one Wing.
In the Second Congressional District of
Louisiana, Hunt, Wing, is elected by 1000
majority.
The steamer Saranac sailed yesterday from
Norfolk, with Carroll Spence, our new Nip
lister to Constantinople.
Later from Kio Janeiro-Advance In
| Coffee.
| PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 16.
The ship Grey Eagle arrived at this port
to-day, with dates t. the 18th October. The
city was healthy. Business limited in con-
scquen ce of small arrivals of coffee.
| A Rio circular of the 9Th state that the
news from Europe had advanced the price Of
coffce.-Dealers were paying in the streets
4l700 to 1880; in round lots 4 700 was de-
handed, while some withheld their stock
from the market. The stock on hand was
100000 bags. Some of the new crop was
arriving. Philadelphia flour sold for l6 $780,
Freights nominal.
Fiogging sn;she Navy.
PROVIDENCE, Nov. Is.
| The United States Circuit Court met in this
city to-day. Judge Curtis delivered a charge
to the Grand Jury in which he dwelt partic-
ularly upon the law of Congress forbidding
logging in the Navy and in vessels of COM
merce. He said that the flogging which is
prohibited by this act is only the fogging
that had been practised in the Navy-that is
with the act. The law does not prohibit any
other mode of correcting seamen.
WING Nomin> tions i'm New n ampshire.
CONCORD, N. II. Nov. Is.
i The Wing State Convention assembled
here to-day; Ichabod Goodwin, of Portsmouth
in the chair. Hon. James Bell, of Guilford,
was unanimously nominated for Governor and
William Whittle, of Manchester, for Railroad
Commissioner. Spirited addresses were made
and good feeling prevailed.
/ ,ts PHILADELPHIA, Nov. Is.
McBride's Calico Works, necr Paramount,
were destroyed by fire this morning.
5 The loss is about $4,000 and 100 oper-
, atives are thereby thrown out of employ