Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-04-26

Moan RUNAWAY eLAvs.-rhs practice Of stealing Oh,
slave prvperv Ia daily jneseasng. Il 10 almos,
daily occurrence for negroes TO escape TO tho North
On Tuesday night three more the property Of Mr. Camp
Mr. Dalrymple and Mr.. Crowder, editor Of the Arpus
made their escspe wehave urged and urged upon our
citizens tho ptecaution OF proper Vigilance and the ne.
cessi OF immediate action In regard erretng out tho
men and means by which slaves arc enticed svay-
These agents be detected aud requires vigilance
pleased TO that the citizens Of town of Ports,
mouth have bad atown meeting In relation tho
aud have appointed committee Of active and vivant
men to recommend by which may be insured
against such heavy losses In slave property those ve
have recently sustained The that arc
men OF action, and they are Determined regardless ex
pcnse time means bring abolition thieves tn
Justice. They we'll that of them are In
our midst. and awake to the Importance OF
acuon-Nor folk Beacon, april 20.
ARRrsr.-A negro man employed at tho News Oases
was arrested yesterday the supposed negro who
mted the robbery aud 6ro the store OF Mcssrs
Boetove. Wilder. s'me Of the stolen goods were
found in his possession aud denti6ed. Tho negro was
committed to Jail for examination to-day.-i6.
FAMILY PoIsoSkD.-A letter from Hodgenvle In the
Elizabe,htown, n.y. R.gster gives an account of the
poisoning Of Mr.. Samuel Wilson and his family Tho
crime was committed by negro girl belonging to Mr. W.
She put quantity Of subimato 10 the -four aud
molsssss After partakng Of t. Mr. w. at once dis
covered that he was poisoned and for physician
who used the usual antdotes successfully. Tho girl
seeing that tho patients consisting Of Mr. Wilson, his
vile, and mother were in fair way recover then pol.
soned tho WATER Of which tho patients drank eey The
physician discovered It. They likely recover Tho
girl acknowledged the deed and assigned as reason that
she wanted To return to her old msser who resided eve
miles from Hodgcnvlle. She had always been treated
With the greatest kindness by Mr.. Wilson's family
Wheeling Int.
GOOD PLouaHisa-Ass matter Of some interest to tho
farming community, We thought proper state that We
nave neard OF some capital ploughipg performed by Mr..
IN d. Dunsmore, on the county line of Greenbrer and
Moore, with ofLvngstou celebrated pou CHS man,
uactured by Mr. Charles s. Archy, this place The
poughing alluded to reformed as We understand ON
" in hal In.
fraction Of averaging per day. As We arc slightly
acquainted with the mod"' operdnd Of ploughng our
selves we would pronounce good work. Who will beat
it-Farners Friend, Aprii %.
1NPRi'oSEp-A negro man belonging TO the estate of
Capt Andrew Nickel, deceased brought to town and
lodged in Jail on Tuesday last suspicion of having poi
soned two fine horses belonging Mr. Christopber
and Anderson Hoke Of this county.-I6.
Weregret to learn that the fine brick dwelling house
belonging to the estate Of Capt Andrew Ncke deceased
situated in the Sinks in this equity, entirely destroy
amount OF the lose, but learn is very heavy II is
thought to be the work of an incendiary.-B.
The Home Journal, in an article Editors saws -
Upon the whole, the Editor good fellow, he has his
hard and ate does thousand obligng things comes as
near telling the truth his readers will let him. and
ABOVE all produces what the world do without
the newspaper-Forfolk Beacon.
Recently, of the ocofoco papers in these n.r,s
were wont to make merrment by tauntnely asking the
wings how many wing Governors were there in the Uni
.so states wing paper surmses from the result Of all
elections that have taken place since the policy OF the
Fierce administration has fully developed il will no, be
difficult to tell the number the close the present ad.
OUR FisHERIEs.-0wing to the Indictment weather last
week the Fisheries along the Potomac and
have not been yielding their accustomed supplies of fish
Herrngs Sell in our market at IS IS SO per thousand
and shad IS a 80 per hundred.-Fred Herald
PRETTY Coon FEE.-The New Orleans Board of AL
dermen have passed resolution author king the payment
oil 100000 to Messrs Roseus Hunt Grhiee aud Preau1
on behalf of that city.
We are peaeed to learn. that the slave of T. " Crow
GER ESQ., who was thought to have made his escape TO
the North was arrested last evening by the vigilance of
ohcer Cox lie was found iu oyster boat in which be
made several trips Hampton Roads, with the hope pro-
badly ofescaping in some Yankee vessel-EorfoE Ns.
APrH 90. 49,