New-York daily tribune., 1854-03-27

MYSTERIOUS DIsAPPEARAScE AND RgrURs.-An Incl
dent related to ing occurred in this City some
weeks ogo, portions Of which are still enyeloped in nex
plicable mystery. -,
Last spring the wife of wealthy and respectable farmer
in the vicinity of Bloomington, H. accompanied by her
daugher-a young lady of seventeen or eighteen years
old-made pleasure TO the East After visiting the
principal places and stopping nov and then with then
friends they arrived here their return home on the 7n
of June last The wife failed 10 meet her husband here
bad been arranged and hoping to hear from him sent her
daughter to the Post Office to inquire for letters Here
return the boat The mother alarmed for her safety
left the boat, called on her friends here and remained
sometime making inquiries for the missing child All her
efforts having failed che went ON to Meredosa and tho
ia her who had in the meanwhile been written to- arrived
in St Louis TO institute more thorough search for the
daughter He advised with Marshal Sloaire offered re-
ward Of $500 for her return and nyaed himself Of every
other gnabe for her recovery, but 10 pur
pose Information OF the disappearance also given 10
County Marshal David Bayes together with an accurate
description of the young adys person. Mr. Bsyes few
weeks ago gained clue which be traced up and which led
to the discovery Of the daughter in OF our principal
hotels where she had been only eight days sShe said that
che had just returned from Cincinnati with some lady
m nds and first she refused to return to her home in
Illinois BY dnt Of percussion however she consented to
return in the company Of Of her relations How she
had got owhee she had been how subsisted her
wanderings, is not explained st Louis Democrat 23d.
PROSPER OF FUGITVE SLAVE CAsE.--For several
days past have prevailed in streets that col
ored men who s confined it the Auburn State Prison
for burglary in the first degree s claimed 10 be fugitive
slave from the State Of South Carolina and that his alleged
master stands ready to arrest him the moment his time
out in the prison The term for which the oolored man
sentenced ten years and the tine expires on Sun
day morning next We have not been able TO ascertain
positively whether his alleged master intends TO cause his
but il s generally understood the he has re-
Gently visited the Auburn Prison. has seen the alleged
fugitive and knows wnen he be discharged from Gus
ody These facts have caused some little excitement in
the public mind and is sad that steps have been taken
10 to the alleged fugitive fair hearing in he
is arrested. five are TO have fugitive slave In Al
burn is hoped that those who engage in the part OF
the Government will not undertake to carry their points
kN n.hl lJo k,afn ~
catching fugitives from Slavery s becoming odisus TO
the people Of the northern States that is mach they
DO to tolerate it, If the provisions Of the law IN
der which they arrested carefully observed
not surprising then that settled determination preyn
among the people to see that every claimed fagye has
fair treatment and impartial he airing before he again
placed in bondage Auburn Advertiser, 2lth.
DARIKG ATTEMPT TO SET FIRE TO THE STEAMER
TELEGRAPH No. 3-shortly after the arrival of the
steamer Telegraph No g. from LOUISVILLE yesterday morn
ing the wachman boat discovered blaze the top
ohe boilers and the fire fast working its way through the
thin floor into the cabin by the promPness OF the officers
OF the boat the fire exnguished. II found
that large bundle Of rags saturated with OIL had been
placed upon the boilers In such way to envelope the
boat in blaze In q very short time From the feet that
there board of the boat FIVE hundred thousand
dollars in silver in seventy boxes the least Of which
weighed 400 pounds is conectured that the setting re
the boat TO get possession Of II not all Of this
money. This money was sent by Adams & Co.'S Express
in the charge ofa special messenger from the mint New
Orleans to the mint IN Philadelphia and was shipped
from the steamer Telegraph to the Keystone State to PITTS
burgh This money Government funds which has been
accumulaog for several ara the most Of which came
from Mexico. 1t Is part OF the lot which was for
wsrded through few weeks since in the same manner
and learn that s50o000 win arrive on the strsdef
this morning, which lot at Louisville on wednesday
when the Telegraph left. Cincinnati Gazette, Ssd.
The Nerburtport Herald has published table OF 70
vefEes belonging TO that port taken or plundeied oy ne
up at sGa2eos eS The nsmes Of the owners are aiss
! given.