The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-18

WOULD RATHER BE IN 8LAvERY-h che Psiics
Court, yesterday, cdlOred man named JOIN So sz-
vas arrsigned on charge Of stealing quantity Of
pleaded guilty, and offered in m,tigs sion that he
cut Of funcs o. food and had tax this cure
70 provide himself with the secessaries OF kie. Tie
stated to Il Court that SHIRT time since he Vas
ssve in Raleigh, North Carolina and upon bsing in
formed Of the kind trestment he would recsiye fro
the s5olitionists Of the North II he could escpns
free man, he concluded % pur. base himself, and did
30 at q cost Of 5000. He left his master and came
to Ohio "Since came here" contioued Stewart,
~ have been kicked about and abused by all classes
Of white men. Can't get work from 40 one, aud 20
borrow money To get br I'D with, that s out Of the
question. ! wish we're slave again. l did gcest
deal better there than ever did here" Here the
deendent took his seat to await the sentence Of tse
Court which was that he be sent TO the chain gang
prosecution Stewart said he did not mind the hard
labor, and was thankful for the prospect Of ting
something to eat in Jail. He declaerd that soon
as be got cut he would go South aud bee ome ave
agaiu.-Cincirno ali Gazette. NOT. IA
MARYLAND Coal TRADE.-Daring the past week
there wsre transported over the Mount Savage road
1878 tons, and from the New Geek C2mpany's
mines lls tons. No report from tnJ Cd nberlaad
Coal and Iron Compsny's road. Total from the
since the first Of January last SOS 1853 TONS OF which
432 0Sl tons were Transported over the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, and 1867 tons descended she
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Last week sixty-fve
beats descended the canal with 6367 tons of coal
and l57 tons of coke.
The mining business still continues active and
thee is every reason to believe that i. viii continue
50 during tie season. The coal is in pretty fair de-
mand and sells AT former rates very readily. There
ia no prosne OF fur her advance in price s-Curs
beriand Mnps' Journal, Nor II.
The FIRE AT KINGSTON, CANADA.-The Kingston
Ns'rs, Of the llth thus speaks of the burning Of ST.
Pani's Church, in snat city, during tue late con
fAgratior:-
and PERI city terrific scene. The wind sweeping
feaIfnliy Though its flaming aisles, the burning
masses OF wood from the roof aud thu upper Hoor
falling In upon tue redho. piles OF timber belov or
whreo olaziog through the inte .i0r by the strong
swift currents Of air the united clements roaring
snd signing like a th0usafd furnaces in full blast;
TIE melancholy fact that all this rayage was occur
ring above the quiet sepulehre Of the dad coupled
with the sacred character Of the building sta oed
the scene with a terrible and thrilling subnity.
st. Paul's was we'll insured.
DREADFUL AFFRAY IN VIRGISIA.--We learn from
the AleXar dIis Gazette that, on the 18th inst ct
Gcrdonsyile, Va, Mr.. Thomas S. Baker, formerly
mail agent On The lioe Of the Orange AID Aiaxao.
dIa railroad, Fad q difficulty q; game of Car Is
with Mr.. Braunan, OF Orange, aud smother citizen
OF TIA, county, named Gibson, ia the course of
which Baker wss severey beaten. About al hour
afterwards Baker procured O muBket AMI advanc.
ing 20 cards Brannan fred ut him, telling his com
paoiOn, who standing close to hi a. get out of
The way. Braruan fell dead immediately, aad the
otter man was severely wounded, and subsequently,
died. Baker Old not as.empt to escape. AMI WIS
immediately arrested. D AMMAN leaves wife and
Children.
THE ONO RIvER.-The Pistsburg Gzestte urges
the Improvement CT the Ohio river, as work OF the
greatest Importance to Pittsburg. Cincinnati, and
the whole West. The GleeHe says that the only
made of Improvement at all CERTAIN to secure con
tirnous navigation is that Of locks and dana similar
TO the Slack water Improvement Of the Moaong ahela
The whole expense of such Al improvement bstween
Pitisbprg and Cincinnati would be about s., 900 900
about the cost OF the Ohio and Pennsylvania Rail-
constructed by a. company chartered by the States
Of Pennsylvania, Ohio Virginia aud Kentucky, and
restricted to six per cent dividends, aud to tolls
which would pay expenses and yield that amount.
TNPARDoNABLE OvERsIGHrr-ODe Of the guns
ustr last light to fire salute in Roxbnry az the
political demonstra ions, was loaded with ball car
eri6gs. The bail struck the reeiderc, of william
Emerson, On Winthrop street, and passed entirely
through one side cf tbs house, entering the ssc0aa
story just teo the window sill, scattering the laths
and pls.tsiiug al the front chamber where the
isnoy sleep, and doing considerable damage. For
tnne'ey The family were in the lower rooms of the
house, acd escaped injury.Bcstoa aeratd, Nov. Is.
The MANI LAW N CoNNEorIcur-FIRsr JURy
CAsE.-rhe list jury case under the Maize Law
has Just been decicea before the County Court no
il session ia th,s ciiy. Judge Woodruff or siding.
Ezra Dyson, of New B-tan was prosecuted for sci
III liquor ia that place on the first day Of August
last. The Justice decided sgsns. him, ard the ca Q
Was appealed. ii came before the C,unty Court !
snd the juy acquitted him.--Har,ford ftnres, Nor.
16.
SMALL Fox AMONG RAILROAD PAss-NGgEs---A !
girl by tie of Ellen White TOOK the snail pox
in Boston short time ago. and before her convass
cence was comple.ed started on board the CARS for
h6r n her az
Of Jew hours she communicated the loSthsoms dis
ease to some dozen people who were on board the