The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-07

Of her escape whereabouts lCeagoD and the manner in
which Il was done She refers in the other slaves
in the city calling them by name whom she anticipates
viii shortly be according egyeesf and oougatulaes
them upon their speedy relese Before closing her mssire
TO her sable friend this fugitive pink seems TO be in rap
ures al contemplated walk she is going have the
lake shore N the company Of white ladies Thele,
Mas obtained just ia time prevent two of the
parties from escaping One o. theman old negro man
had horse and dray and just ready start for Chi
caeO when he was nabbed aud locked up in jail few
evenings since by The same management several slaves
belonging TO Mr. Lewis who resides Howells Ferry
The Missouri river by The aid Of white rasea had
everything prepared leave. A skih WAS ready
them TO Alton with white TO conduct them but
unfortunately, old negro WOMAN though tempted and
almost promising TO 60 could give up her home and
her kind protectors and told her mistress Mr. Lewis being
absent at the time and the thing frustrated.
We have some other items, and shall this sub
iect again In the time We would advise those who
have any interest in this kind Of property be wide
awake-l& Lo,aI Repubsiean-
TIE rnnousH-T affords US infinite pleas
announce that the shplock is at length far
peted that vessels have passed through the dock
This grand result will be glorious the friends Of
the James River and kanawha Canal and TO all who feel
any interest in the commercial prosperity Of Virginia
Yesterday morning received invitation from Mr.
C. L. Walton principal engineer the eastern division Of
and the first vessel pass through The locks. Al 10
O'Clock the eastern gates thrown open, and mmed
ately afierward the schooner e. L. Allen Capt Lincoln
Rhoades, from Rockland Ne, loaded with lime and
signed Capt Luther Libby Of this city, drawn into
the pit and the gates closed After this the wckets the
western gates partially hoisted, when the
poured into the pit and the schooner gradually until
reaching the Level Of the dock when the western gates
thrown open and three loud and hearty cheers given
by the assembled multitude in honor Of the completion Of
this great idewaier Improvement OF Mr.. Walton the
engineer and Of the c. L. Alien the first vessel pass
through the shp-loeks.
Soon after the gates opened and the good
schooner her broad pennant and the flag Of country
waving from her mast sped through the dock the foot
of til street, where she made fast
The turned of the dock for the present
Improvement in the month of May, 1851 From that time
the present difficulties have been and surmounted
until the shp-locks have been completed and stand
forth noble and enduring of the enterprise of
the State.-R Richmond DispateA, SEP. 4.
German Journals announce that Dr. chletsr professor
OF Law al the University of Lesc has discovered in the
library of tina, city complete manuscript copy of the pc
nal code promulgated by Charles in 1892 of which code
only fragments and those incomplete known exist
The discovery is of considerable Importance apart
from its historical interest the code is the foundation OF
the criminal law Of Germany.
TRIAL or THE NuRpEEERs or NIX PERKINS ar Hoxs
koNs.-From the overland China mail of June ed we
learn that after much trouble and expense the part Of
the friends Of Mr. Perkins the search his murderer had
proved successful:
On Thursday June Is at The supreme court Hong
Kong, Chun Cheon-ia and his wife Chun Cheong-she
arragnea for the murder of the late Mr. George Per-
kins and pleaded guilty TX appeared in evidence Of
pilot that ar Perkins when off the LENA in the harbor
Of Hong Kong in the ship Concorda from San Francisco
went on board SAMOAN which alongside The two
III
Of these testified that Dir. Perkins while sleeping the
deck OF the sampan behind the manmast WAS stabbed
eight Tunes in the breast with pike by the male
prisoner He then took the watch of the deceased handed
TO the and they both then threw the body
board
Certain boxes belonging To Mr. Perkins were then
Some Of the property retained by the prisoners and
found in their possession The rest bad been thrown into
the No took part in the murder but the pris
c. d. Williams stated that about the l4th Of May
be received Information that Mr. Perkins had arrived in
the Colcords- He learned that he had taken boat for
Macao above and from Mr. Spencer, of Macao he learn
ed that he arrived there search then inssi
tu.ed and the prisoners discovered They gave conadc
tory accounts Of the fate Of Mr. Perknsas that he had
fallen overheard and that having been attacked By p
rates, he jumped overheard
The jury, without retiring, returned verdict of guilty.
The chief justice sentenced both the prisoners death
holding hope that the emse prisoners life might te
spared
kossath in speech in England ienounces the
1tli8nfe a. III Oh part
and France 10 DO the work Of despotsIn He regards
England. pretences OF saving the integrity Of Turkey
hypocriiesan opinion very widely entertained in other
quarters
INFLUENCE or rrAn-At Lexington Virginia. a few
days since little boy named Fa2ABer whose father had
threatened him With severe Jogging took stryehnne
and died from th. effects.
bashful yekel paying his addresses to lass Of
the country who had long despared Of bringing ;hings
a crisis Yokei called one day when she alone at
home After settling the gasrits uf the weather Miss said,
looking s,yy in his face, Il dreamed Of you last night
"Did yopl why Z! Yes dreamed you kissed me
Why, now, what did you dream your mother said 2"
"Oh dreamed che scaxn at honae A light dawned
Yokes intellect and directly something heard
crackperhaps Tokes whip and perhaps not bat about
a month more they were-wel, matter,
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