Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-10-25
From tho Bee Of the 18th instant.
New Orleans News.


charges, 164 Of which rs were yellow fever cases.
Deaths 40; of which "a died of yellow fever.
There are now in the hospital SIT patients under
treatment. II will be perceived that the yellow
fever deaths have decreased fifty per cent. during
the past week. "a
MURDER OF A NEGRo.--A negro man named Bill,
belonging 10 the steamboat Ophelia, was drowned
on Friday night by man named Potter and
watchman named Poole. An affidavit was made
in relation to the case by Thomas Carroll watch
man Of the Ophea. He states that on Friday
night, between 10 and IL o'clock, while seated on
the lower deck of the boat he observed two of the
negro fremen, Scipio and Bill playing on the edge
of the wharf, at a distance Of about 20 feet from
where deponent sitting The two negroeswere
also al the time in sitting position. As their
game was going the prisoner, Charles ID. Potter,
approached them and asked in harsh. manner
what they were about Thereupon Bill said TO
him, "white man, You go way from hea, you got
notin to do wifi u.s. The game being thus inter-
rupted, Scipio got up and went on board of the
boat, and Bill also got up and was about to leave,
when, without any other provocation, the prisoner,
Potter, struck him and knocked him into the river
Deponent, aided by Scipio, after some time, sue
ceeded in rescuing Bill from his perous position,
and while leading him board of the boat, Potter
and Waterman Poole of the Second District jerked
him from deponent, after which they struck him
violently and knocked him down. and in falling,
his head struck the guard and he again fell into
the river, and since then nothing has been seen of
him. In consideration of the above recited facts,
deponent charges both Potter and Poole with the
crime Of murder, and prays that they be dealt
with the law directs.
The accused are in prison awaiting hearing
Escape Of the Notorious Cammeyer.-The
notorious Chas. Cammeyer, gold dust swindler,
negro catcher, &C., managed on Friday night to
escape from the parish prison where he had about
sixteen months more to spend for one of his gold
dust operations. The escape would not have dis
graced Jack Shepherd in his palmiest days. Char
ley was confined in the same room with Fleming
who awaits trial before the first justice court for
the murder of Mr.. Filkins, scaffolding, COM
posed of the frame of bedstead, table, and other
materials, gave the prisoners an opportunity of
operating on the ceiling overhead. With old
razor and knife the plaster was broken away,
,and then hole was cut through the floor above
This must have been work Of great difficulty, as
the floor was Of hard pine, an inch and a half in
thickness When the hole was made, Charley
crawled through it and was in the garnet. From
this position it was not difficult to escape provd-
ing he had the means of lowering himself down to
the street. To serve his ends in this emergency
he tied together bed clothes and web of cotton
sheeting some SO feet in length, and having formed
rope OF them he tied one end to lightning rod
and started on his perilous descent of sixty feet
and got down in safety. 1t is supposed that his
companion intended to have followed him, but
present fear was stronger than irrespective ele-
walton in the mind Of the shooter Of Filsins.
Il The sheriff has offered a reward of $500 for the
re-arrest of the offender
Anna Maria Mehrcr, committed suicide in the in
sane asylum, by hanging herself with her shawl to
the iron bars over the door of her cell. She had
been admitted but one hour before the fatal act
was consummatcd. An inquest was held on the
body and verdict in accordance with the existing
facts was returned.
Discharged.-E. Lixfrtz and Mike Greeny
arrested on charge of having, five years ago.
stolen tarpaulin from the levee, was on Saturday
examined before Recorder Ramos, and discharged
for want of proof
ND-Patrick Meehan, arrested on charge OF
having fradulently retained $50 which he had col
lected as rent for lady, was also discharged the
matters having been settled out of doors. 81
Sailing Under False Colors.-Two ST. John
street nymphs, yclept Mary Jane Hoffman and
Louisa De Pass, were on Saturday night arrested
in the first district orperambuating in masculine
apparel for no virtuous purposes.
Black Vomit. Benz. Griffin, arrested for steam
boat stealing, got re-arrested by colored indvdl
atty, known as Black Vomit. He was sent TO the
charity hospital sE
ARRAY on a Western Steamboat.--Suicide
by Dr0wning.--The passengers who arrived
yesterday morning on the J. M. Clendenin, give
accounts of an afray and drowning which took
place on board OF that boat on her passage down.
Governor Sterling Price and his niece were on
board returning TO Jefferson City from the State
fair at Boonville. When about TO leave the boat,
the chambermaid, free negro, in removing the
baggage OF the lauy from the CABIN, JAILED TO get
handbook, and when asked to go back and search
for it, refused to do SO. Complaint was made TO
the clerk Of the boat Mr.. Hancs, and he endeavored
TO compel her. He pushed her towards the pantry
where her brother, the steward, happened to be at
the tire. The latter came ont with lumber in
his hand, ard threatened the clerk. A scuffle en-
sued between them, in which the steward struck
him with the tum6.sr. cutting gashes several
inches in length on his head. The wound bled so
profusely that the passengers We're apprehensive
Lox tod Ia
clared that the steward should have severe
whipping for his conduct. Accordingly he was
taken to the bow of the boat, to be tied TO the cap
stan, and whipped rope was tied about his
wrists, preparatory to inflicting his punishment
when he jerked away from those who held him,
and sprang into the river He sank and passed
under the boat, and came up astern. The yaw
was ordered TO be got ready to rescue him, but he
was drowned before they had time to save him.
st. Lomis Neics, Oct. 10.
New York Police mteIiigence.--Mr. John
Black, of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, at present
a boarder at the st Louis Hotel, Chambers street,
was victimized on Thursday evening out Of $50,
by the ball and safe swindle. II appears that he
met stranger in Hudson street whom he asked
where he could find locksmith, as he wished the
lock of his trunk repaired. The stranger
about giving him the information when another
stranger stepped up and asked to be directed to
the Crystal Palace, saying that he had a very GU
rious article which he wished to leave there for in
spection. This article he exhibited, and proved
to be patent SAFE" He opened it and there APP
peared in full view piece of blank paper, he then
closed IL and offered bet $500 that paper was
in il. Mr.. Black had just $50, which he put up
against like amount put up by the patent safe
man, the money being placed in the hands of the
other stranger The safe was then re-opened, but
no paper being found in, the two strangers vam-
osed, and Mr.. Black turned his face towards the
fifth ward police station, where he stated his trou-
bles to Lieut.. Hotchings, who dispatched officer
Webster to hunt up the rascals In the course of
Of the evening he arrested young man named
Augustus Saxon, whom Mr.. Black identified as
the stakeholder. The prisoner was then taken
before Justice Osborne and locked up for trial.
He says he is native Of Newburg, New York,
twenty-four years Of age.
Bears ut the Risk Of the Owner.--The SUI
preme court Of Rhode Island have decided an
important principle; bears on railroads are at the
risk Of the owners A bear from California WINS