Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-10-07
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the region of chains and whips Il wrong man. A
sharp lookout must be kept upon the doings of
this Democratic" COMMISSIONS.
The negro claimed in the present instance is s
named Henry Massey, the property of franklin /
at Harrisburg, Pa. The District Attorney, j. c.
Nondykc, appeared for the claimant, and ID. =. '
Brown and w. A. jackson for the fixture.
W. f. Lynch of Kent Island, Queen Anne Co.,
Md, swore to Bright's ownership of the chattlc in
left by the father of the claimant Franklin Bright,
to his brother Joseph Bright, who died last sum
mer, leaving a will, but the negro was not specified
in 1T, and the estate is not yet settled. Birly, u
Deputy Marshal, who assisted to seize the chattlc,
testified that the chattle said he was a chattle, or in
other words, owed service to Bright. Commission
or lngTaham this time was in no extra hurry to
pack off the chattle, and required an affidavit from
the chattle of the facts which it relied on, and on
the affidavit being made, postponed the further
hearing until Monday. The trial was quietly con
ducted-but two black person present, and but
few whites. Virtue, Liberty and independence is
the motto of Pennsylvania!
EXCELLENT DopGE.-The C1ercldnd Plain Dealer
declares that Stephen A. Douglass is a piouS man,
an extremely pious and dcvout man, who has pray
ers in his family night and morning. The Plain
Dealer and Stephen, understand what kind Of bait
to use to catch the churches, although Stephen
missed it i'll his attack on the clergy. By the way
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White House prayers. The Washington papers
have said nothing about them lately. Frank and
Stephen ARE evidently rivals in piety, piracy and
Prcsidcdcy. IT'S a matter Of Indifference who
bcats.-R. |. Freeman.
A TERRIroRIAL SEAL for Kansas, designed by
Governor Rccder, has been engraved by Robert
Lovett, of Philadelphia. The device is described
rs n shield with two supporters, surmounted by II
scroll motto. the lower compartment containing
figures of q buffalo aud hunter, and the upper one
various implements of agriculture, The right
supporter is the Goddess Ceres with her sheaf, the
left supporter being n pioneer with a smock frock,
while between them lie a fallen tree and axe. The
motto is "Populi vocc Nata"-born of the popular
will. ....... .'.....s..
AsnLAND.-A writer in the Cincinnati GuzcHe
thus speaks of IL visit to what was once the residence
of the great Clay:
ave were not prepared to find the to,al-
Is demolished; but all that remained of it was Il
part of Il brick wall, which had once served to di-
vide the parlor from the library, and upon this
some half dozen men were at work with crowbar
and pickaXc, leveling it to the ground. All, there
fore, that remains of the old homestead of the
statesman is a pile of bricks and rubbish. We
were told that the present proprietor of the es-
tate-a son Of Henry Clay-is about to erect ON
the site of the old dwelling a new edificc Of it's ex-
act form and chatacter."
A FEMALE STEAMBOAT CLERK.-According to
the 81. Louis hcpuJLcon. there is one feature
about the steamer Illinois Belle of peculiar attract
ivcness-a lady clerk "Look at her bills of
lading, and Mary y. Patterson, clerk will be
sccu traced in Il delicate and very neat style Of
chirography. The insurance companies, under
such an arrangement, will have to CONF down II
fraction on their risks. A lady clerk on u western
steamer! 1t speaks strongly Of our moral prog
rcss."
TIE NORTHERN LIGurs.--The moon having
given Il faint light until about half past eight
o'clock last night, an i~ll,judged economy, as we
think, deprived our citizens of the benefit Of the
lamps. About that hour an alarm of fire was
givccn, and our cnterprising fircmcn were soon in
search of the destructive element. But their la
bors ceased when they found themselves summoned
to pat out the Auro,u B0yeaiiS. This is the season
for beautiful displays of that sort.-Uash. Globe.
TIE CHINESE IN SAN FRANCIsco.-Thc San
Francisco papers complain bitterly Of tue filth of
these people, and of their habits, which they say
will be sure to mark them as fit subjects for the
cholera. They live in little slianties of wood,
which are perfect fire brands-so much so that the
citizens are in perpetual dread of Il fire. Swarms
of them are daily arriving, the owners of the YES
sells paying no regard to the passenger act, but
~crowding their vessels to their utmost capa-
city.
A FUGITIvE slave case was recently before the
authorities at Sonora, California and was awarded
to the claimant, but IL writ of haJeas corpus was
issued. The slave was taken 70 the State of Cali
fornia in 1919 by his master, and is said to be
worth $1,000,
The colored military of Cincinnati, were visited
at their hall on Wednesday evening, by Capt.
STONE, of Louisville, and military men of note.
The gallant Captain drilled the Company, and OK
pressed his high qualification ut their attainments.
TIE QUEENS SUBJECTS RETURNED.-Four pau
pcrs, named Henry Whalon, John Dclany,
Richard Murray and Joseph Goldthrop, were ar
ranged before Justice Russell, of Boston, Il few
days ago, and ordered to be sent beck to England
in the star of Empire.
The Cairo Times hoists the name of Stephen
A. douglas as its candidate for President in 1856,
f subject to the decision Of the National Convcn-
ton.
The quotation from the Declaration Of lndi-
~pendence life, liberty and the pursuitof happiness
is now rendered, life, liberty and the pursuit Of
~"iggers."
Ohio has paid off half a million of her State debt
since January last.
The War department. will send a large number
of recuits to Texas and the southwestern
ports, about the first of November.
Rag~Out of some sixty paupers at the Poor House
in Cuyahoga County, there is but one person of
American birth.
ALI RIGHr.-The Milwaukee Sentinel, speaking
of the late Minnesota land, sale says--The lands
offered for sale in the Saltwater district were all
disposed of in the space of forty minutes from the
commencement of the sale, A large numbers Of
spectators were present, but the settlers, to the
number of three or four hundred, had combined
3 together to obtain possession of the land, and sue
cceded completely,
r DIR. ADAMS of Boston, has replied to Mr.. Wise's
letter, but by no means in the tone and spirit which
t merited.