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Mlistellaneous Stems.
DIABOLICAL.

The Rev. JYo. RAUBURE, native of Tennes-
see, now citizen of Ripley, Ohio, communicates
the following particulars to the Free PreSbyte-
rian:
In the year 1850, Jefferson Nesbet, free
man of color, of Kentucky, came to Ripley to la
Dor, in order to get money to buy his wife and
children. He labored nine months in Ohio and
returned to his home in Kentucky, to be near
his wife and children. A short time since, he
WIS arrested for coming into Kentucky from
another State. Messrs. John Thompson and
William Baird, of Ripley and vicinity, went over
toCynthiana the place of trial. BY them he
proved that he had no property in Ohio, and
hal gained no residence. But it availed nothing.
b was sentenced eighteen months to the pen
it'atiary. The husband of the woman who
o~ned Nesbet's family employed two lawyers,
ara did what could be done to rescue the poor
helpless victim from his prosecutors, but all to
no purpose Nothing could deliver him from
thu hands of the incarnate devils who tried and
sentenced him to the States prison. Nothing
less than incarnate devils could have formed
and adopted a Constitution giving sanction to
oppression so horrible. Under the Constitution
of Kentucky, an innocent man, of good charac-
ter, is sent eighteen months to the penitentiary
foe no other offence than that of returning to his
VIE and children, after an absence of nine
rDGnths And this is not merely the act of a
few individual villains; it is the act of State.
II ally, Slavery turns men into devils. And those
cl1rgymen who advocate slaveholding are devils
transformed into angels Of light"
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AN UNGRATEFUL SLAVE.

Our readers will remember the case of Ned
Davis, q negro man belonging to Mr.. James
Dean of Macon, who sought to escape to the
North in March, last year, on board the steam
ship Keystone State. He had concealed him.
self beneath the guards of the steamer, but was
discovered before her arrival Philadelphia,
AMI lodged in Jail in Newcastle, Delaware.
After a full investigation of the case. he was re-
M nded to his owner, who sent him TO his plant
alton in Southwestern Georgia
We now learn that Ned Davis has made a
second attempt to escape. 1t is said he sue
ce4ded in fastening himself under one of the
cars of the night passenger train which left
Macon the evening of the 18th instant, for
Savannah. He had dressed himself in a new
suit of broadcoth, and over this had put his
or jinary clothing for protection, intending when
hereached Savannah to cast off the latter.
On the arrival of the cars at Millen, some
opa passed along the train with lantern, when
it was observed by the conductor that the bot
tom of one Of the cars cast an unusual shadow;
and upon examination, it was found to proceed
from Ned and his perch beneath the train. de
was at once secured and returned to his owner.
Had he succeeded in getting to Savannah, he
would doubtless have made another effort to
reach the Northern States.
Savannah Republican, June Il.
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CEASE AFTER RUNAWAY SLAvEs-A PILOT
BOAT CHARTERED FOR THE PURPOSE.

mother party of negroes, some fifteen in
number, disappeared from Norfolk on Satur'
da9 morning last and as soon as tho fact be-
casae known, efforts were made to charter
steamer to go in pursuit of the Northern vessel
wblch was supposed to have taken them on
bo I'd. No steamer could be obtained, how
evr so soon as possible, some half dozen
cit, zens, we'll armed and equipped, proceeded
to Hampton, where the pilot boat Reindeer,
Gel .brated for speed, was chartered for the
pu. suit.
Il very determined and perseyering effort will
be, made to overtake and bring back the slaves,
anr those who carried them off. The chase and
sestch will be vigorously kept up for two or
three weeks, if necessary, along the coast as far
moth as New Bedford. A suitable number Of
ab skets, revolvers, &C., as well as good sup
ply of provisions, were taken by the pursuing
party If the coaster, with the slaves on board,
should be found, and resistance should be
ms1e, there may be some hot work.
last week, two other slaves escaped, one OF
wb. m belonged to Mr.. Seth March, who has
gore to the North, determined if possible to
sec.lre him and bring him back.
Norfolk argus, June lS.
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MR.. WILLIS AND THE CHIvALRY.

Mr.. Jolliffe, Virginian by birth, now a
highly respectable member of the bar in Gin
cinnati, was duly constituted the executor of
the will of Elijah Willis, who conveyed his
wife, IA slave, and their children, lately to Gin
cinnati, where, after having liberated them, he
died, leaving his whole estate to them. Mr..
Joliffe, it is said, must, in pursuance of his
trust, proceed to South Carolina, where the
property of the deceased lies, for the purpose
of selling it, so that he may, as directed by the
will, invest the proceeds in real estate in Ohio,
for the benefit of Mrs Willis and her children.
1t seems that the Chivalry in South Carolina
is MORALLY offended. Had Mr.. Willis sold his
wife, it would have been all right; but as he
liberated her, and provided for her, according
to the instructions of st. Paul, he is furiousy
denounced. The editor of the Edisto s. c.
Clarion, having lately paid visit to Wiliston,
the late residence of Mr.. Willis, says
ain this vicinity at present there is con-
siderable excitement and interchange of feel
ings and sentiments respecting the disposition
which the late Elijah Willis made of his prop
erty. Mr.. Michael Willis, brother of the
deceased, and Mr.. James Willis, a nephew of
the deceased, have just returned from Cincin-
natl, whittier they had repaired to ascertain the
facts and particulars of the death and will of
Elijah Willis. They procured and brought back
with them true copy of the will, and full re-
port of the particulars"
The Edistso editor then proceeds to magni-
fy Mr. Jollihe, and make him odious. by styling
him High Priest of Abolition, &C., and in
the following paragraph intends to stir up
mob against him:
"He comes on in few weeks to execute the
diabolical will of man, whose better judg-
ment had forsaken him, or who must have been
laboring under mental arrangement when this
unjust, unreasonable, and disgraceful instru-
ment was concocted and consummated. Jolliffe,
a rank Abolitionist comes to Barnwell district
in the State of South Carolina, to carry into ef-
feet the will of simple old man-which will,
in substance, conflicts with the dearest princi-
pies and most cherished institutions of our al
ready injured and insulted State"
Therefore-speak out, Nan! Therefore,
LYNCH HIN,
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FIGHT BETWEEN SQUIRREL AND ROBIN.

1t is said to be an established fact, that SPUR
rels and birds cannot live together in perfect
harmony. The Manchester Mirror relates an
instance which was recently witnessed near
Manchester, of a contest between a squirrel
and robin. The squirrel assembled an apple
tree, with felonious intent and malice afore-
thought, for the purpose of sucking the eggs of
robin that had built her nest there. For
tunately, Mrs. Redbreast was upon the nest at
the time, and sustained with valor the attack
of her four-footed assailant, and Mr.. Squirrel
soon found that he had rashly assaulted a per-
feet Sebastopol of birds nest defended by a
foe more terrible to him than would be the for
ces of the whole combined Russian army. In
the fierce battle which occurred, he was sadly
scratched and beaten, and at length retired in
disgust and shame from the tree. This squirrel
was one of the striped variety-a plebeiau
"chip-monk," as a country schoolmaSter would
say-and probably no sentiments of chivalry or
refinement had ever been instilled into his
! ignoble mind
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WASHINGTON, D. c., THURSDAY, JULY 5, 1855

the dead man fell by his own hand. The por-
ter is there too, with Paul, who holds the letter
addressed to him by the deceased vet unopen.
ed. And there too is the priest, who, happen
ing to pass by, and hearing of the tragedy, has
been moved by an invincible curiosity to see
the suicide. He has recognised him as the
same man who had Frustrated himself before
the altar that morning, and refused solace from
the church. He relates the circumstance to the
Commissary, and the clerk commits it to paper
Some others are there also, even with uneasy
countenances, who exchange ominous whispers
but not daring to convey to one another their
Utmost thoughts, that it is better so than if the
mission Of the black ball had been fulfilled as
intended. They know why their chief lies there
stark dead and stiffening.
And now Paul breaks open the letter. 1t
contains another, somewhat bulky, addressed to
the President of the Republic. Roussillon had
thus written to Paul:
Citizen and friend: To thy keeping / en-
trust this letter. See and place it myself in
the hands of Citizen Louis Napoleon Bonaparte.
To none other than thee can / confide this
trust. Delay not This act, incomprehensible
to many, will be understood by thee. | en-
brace thee fraternally, even as | stand on the
threshold of the future life. Thine with af-
lection. Farewell RoUsslLLoN."
Paul permitted the Commissary to peruse
this mssive and the Commissary, having done
so, returned it. He informed Paul, however,
that he would accompany him to the Elysee.
And so they went away together.
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A s HooL TEACHER MURDERED BY A BOY
ANOTHER MAT. WARD AFFAIR.

J'e.learn, from gentleman who was an eye
wib'ess, the following particulars of most
hor ble and tragical affair that occurred at
POI totoc, Miss, on Monday last 1t appears
thai Mr.. Brown, the principal of the male
AGA emy at Pontotoc, had punished one of his
pup Is about week since. A brother of the
boy that was whipped, by the name of Wray,
mas threats against Mr.. Brown for the afore-
said punishment, to which but little attention
was paid. On Monday, young Wray, a youth
of sSme seventeen or eighteen years old, took
a pNsiton where Mr.. Brown would pass on his
way home from school, and waited until he
caIbe along, when Wray attacked him.
gae two clinched, Brown only acting in self
def nee, and those who saw it thought it only
to (. scuffle between them, until they saw
Brown run a few yards, his hands upon his alb
don en- and fall down lifeless. While they were
clip he'd, Wray had inflicted two wounds upon
Bro vn with large bowie-knife, which killed
hin, almost instantly. The young man was ar
rest ID at once Mr.. Brown was man much
resi- ected, and leaves a young widow, to whom
he had been married but few months, to
moern his early and untimely end, This is one
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nevertheless not hesitate in giving the Allied
sdmirals the credit of having acted according
TO the higher dictates of public morality.
- The great object In view was the vindication
" the independence of the Greeks against the
t9wer of the Turks, and this object was in fact
: accomplished by the victory at Navarino, and
Ivy the success of the French army, which, un-
: er the command of veteran soldier of Ma
{ oleon, General Maison, compelled the proud
nd brave Ibrahim Pasha, the son of Mehemet
} Ii, to evacuate Greece, which he had treated
: it'll much cruelty.
Still, the Turkish Government did not accede
T. the treaty of July 6th, 1927, nor did it for
ally acknowledge the independence of the
reeks until the Sd of February, 1880, when
tumbled on account of the unsuccessful issue
C the war which it had meanwhile had to sus-
in against Russia.
The ideas which We entertain of the rights of
people force upon us the belief that it be-
Hinged solely to the Greeks themselves to
lopt whatever form of government appeared
Il them most suitable. But q contrary opinion
= as entertained by those who had the power
e. enforce much that was yet more contrary to
nstice, equity, and common sense. Conse-
daently, the Greeks were obliged to receive a
eere boy-Prince Otto, of Bavaria-as their
li3g.
would fain have read the flaming strains in
hich the generous Byron would have INDUCED
indignant soul, had he lived to see the
b .roes of Greece ranged in courtly robes
ound the throne of an infant king. But,
e as the sublime bard of Freedom laid silent
j: his lonely tomb. Fate had denied him the
G nsolation to repair his faults by a heroic
8 ath in the cause of Grecian liberty; and
hypocrisy, or too severe morality, denied him
q. resting-place in Westminster Abbey. But
Greece was free, and the last wishes of his fiery
81 VI had thus been gloriously accomplished
al least, in part. Had his days been prolonged
he might perhaps have been able to preserve
for Helas the blessing Of republican liberty.
Berlin, Prussia.
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T OF Tie NdUOnII TT
NOT DEAD.
Ely MISS MARY FRANCES TYLER.

Ely MISS MARY FRANCES TYLER.
Weheard a tolling bell
Peal forth a solemn knell;
And while the awful sound
In grandeur rolled,
We asked, of those around,
For whom it tolled!
And, with pale lips, they said
That thou vert dead.
As solemnly and slow
We heard peals come and go,
Our heart stood still;
And, struck with awful dread,
We meekly bowed our head
Unto Gods will;
For still the mourners said
That thou weri dead.
Then looked we on that face
So calm in Deaths embrace,
And clasped that hand:
Yet, though It's touch was cold
AS the graves murky mould,
We could not understand
That all of thee had fed,
And asked our heart-when, 10
Our heart said mo!
Thou art not dead!n
While pealed the telling bell,
A slow and solemn knell,
There came a mourning train
We felt their grief was vain,
For, by Faith led,
Our eyes were looking where.
Beyond the realms of air,
Ihou art not deaf!
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Total population of thirty-four towns 2,l75,6C2

This last table affords striking illustration
of the social condition of Russia. In the United
States, for instance, a country much newer than
Russia, and with only about one-third Of her
population, there are thirty towns of 10000
and upwards, whose aggregate population is
2,29l,609. This contrast shows how exclusive
ly the people of Russia are still devoted to agri-
culture, and how much must be done in order
to raise them to high place in the list of civil
lied nations
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EMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES.

The following is statement of the number
of passengers arriving in the United States by
sea, from foreign countries, during the last
eleven years, from September 30, 1913, to De-
cemher 81 1881.
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Witty a. Horatius Flaccus,
As gre IA Jacobiu as Gracious;
Snort, though not so fat, as Bacchus,
Ridiur M "a little iackaSs

This efusion had nearly produced disastrous
results afterwards; for it took such possession
Of a certain gentleman, that when on the point
of being introduced to Jeffrey at Holland House,
the image con ured up by the lines almost suf-
located him. Better still, was his rhythmetical
refusal Of an invitation to dinner at the Fish
mongers' Hall, introducing all the piscatorial
allurements sauces, and so FORTH on the score
of prior engagement to Horner, of whom he
once said that he had the Ten Commandments
written on his face, and looked so virtuous that
he might commit any crime, and no one would
believe in the possibility of his guilt.
Being once called out by poor woman to
christen a child Immediately, as it appeared to
be dying, and asked on his return in what state
he left it, Sidney answered, 81 gave it dose Of
castor oil first, and baptized it afterwards, so
now it is ready for either world" This men,
ton of the oil will appear less strange, when it
is added that he was sort of physician gener-
al to the poor of his neighborhood, and studied
medicine and surgery to qualify himself say.
ing:
Man wants but little here below,
As beef veal, mutton, pork, lamb venison, show;
and dealt with the ills arising therefrom.
Many and curious are the instances of his
kind-hearted performances in this respect, on
man and beast and in all sorts of household
economy he was frst-rate proficient, being
indeed a veritabe pastor to his flock, teaching
them how to be comfortable in this life, as the
best qualification for hereafter. Being once
complimented at breakfast by Mr.. Marcel, the
famous natural philosopher, on his preparation
OF pig, he said, Yes, our hams are the only
true Hams; yours are Shems and Japhets
Breakfasts he considered the pleasantest OF all
meals, "because nobody felt conceited before
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of the most horrible, cold-blooded murders we
have noticed in some time, and is deeper
outrage than the Matt. Ward case.
Nashville Wing, June Is.
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The Bangor Journal having affected to deny
that Hon. Israel Washburn, jr., is in favor Of
the Republican movement, and misconstrued
Mr. Washburn's own language of last year, as
quoted by us, that gentleman has now addressed
the following letter to the editor of that paper
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Supreme Court of the United States.
TUESDAY, December Is, 1855.

Nos. 10, IL, and l3. John G. Wilson ct al,
use of Ocean Mutual Insurance Company, ap-
pellants, Us. the steamer Palmetto, &c; and the
Baltimore and Southern Packet Company, ap-
pellants, Us. Henry A. Darling, ct al Appeals
from the Circuit Court of the United States for
the district of Maryland The DEGREES Of the
Circuit Court in these cases were affirmed, with
costs.
No. Is. VIM. Fl. Jones ct al, plaintiffs in
error, Us. Thomas M. League. In error to the
District Court United States for Texas. Mr..
Justice Mclean delivered the opinion of the
Court reversing the judgment of said District
Court for want of jurisdiction in that Court,
and remanding the cause for further proceed
ings in conformity to the opinion of this Court.
No. sc, December term 1854. Jas. B. Peck
ct al, appellants, Us. John Sanderson. Mr..
Justice Mclean delivered the opinion of the
Court, overruling the motion Of Mr.. Rush for a
re-argument in this cause.
No. % Jacob Kissell, plaintiff in error, Us.
the Board of the President and the Directors
of the ST. Louis Public Schools. The argument
of this cause was continued by Mr. Lawrence
for the plaintiff in error and by the Hon.
Henry S. Geyer for the defendants in error.
Adjourned until to morrow, III o'clock.
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From the Baltimore Sun.


inc baltimore anu OnlO nAi1TOuus
The resignation Of John II. Done, ESQ.,, late
master of transportation, was rendered early
in November, to take effect on the Both of that
month. The reluctance of the company to
part with him, however, induced him to remain
until the late meeting of the board of directors,
when his resignation was finally accepted, his
engagement with the Illinois Central Railroad
as its general superindent, being absolute. We
need not say that the regret of the Baltimore
and Ohio Company at Mr.. Done's withdrawal
is largely shared by the great business commu
nifty with whom the transportation masters
functions bring him in such extended inter-
course. In the comparatively short period
that he has been connected with its AFFAIRS
Mr. Done has rendered valuable service TO the
company, and has won high rank among the
first railway managers Of the country. We
have already noticed that the board has order
ed the preparation Of some testimonial OF
thanks for his efficient conduct in their service.
At the same time that Mr.. Done's resigna-
ton was accepted, the President of the com
pany nominated as his successor DIR. William
s. Woodside for long time connected with
its affairs in position of honor and RESPONSE
bility. For several years, from 1874 to l849,
we believe DIR. Woodside was the sole head Of
the transportation affairs, and from that period
to this has acted as the paymaster general to
the standing army Of nearly FIVE thousand
men, rank and 6le to be settled with each
month. DIR. Woodside has been esteemed as
an intelligent and diligent officer. He is said
Ito be systematic and prompt, and rigid adj
herent to discipline.
Mr.. VIM. Prescott Smith still retains his po-
sition as the assistant master Of transportation,
and Mr.. Louis M. Cole continues as auditor
and general ticket agent, both enjoying the
reputation Of faithful and competent officers.
An extension Of the organization is said to be
in contemplation, by which general freight
officer will be introduced, similar to the divi-
sion of labor as arranged upon other leading
transportation lines.
DIR. Woodside assumes his Office at very
important period in the affairs Of the company
At this time, as we are told, the utmost abili-
ties Of the road are taxed by the enormous
quantity Of freight offering from the great
west The average loading this month at
Wheeling for through freight per day, IS one
hundred cars with eight hundred tons of pro-
duce, besides some fifteen to twenty cars Of
live stock. In order to facilitate its transit,
the President has lately directed that the use
of the Kingwood Tunnel, THE formerly dan
gerous parts Of which have now been finally
and firmly arched and secured, shall be re-
sumed for the passage Of the freight trains.
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IoHN III. BUTHMANN, Importer and

John III. BUTHMANN, Importer and
81 Dealer in Wine, Brandy, Cigars, &c, Penn
sylvana avenue, south side, between Al and 9th
streets, has received part of his fall supplies
Madeira, Sherry, Port, of various grades and
prices.
Coguac Brandy, pale and dark, from avery high
order TO fair article.
Scotch Whisky, Schendam Gin, Of superior
quality.
Jamaica Rum, Monongahela Whisky, extra
fine.
Caracoa, red and white, (Anisettc of Dussel-
dorf on the Rhine,) Maraschino.
London Brown Stout.
Edinburgh Scotch Ale.
Champagne of Mumms and Meets & Chan
don's Imperial, Heidsieck az Co., Mumm's, and
Moet a. Chandons Verzsnay and de Rougcment.
Also sparkling ST. Peray, pink and white.
With an assortment Of Havana Cigars.
Regalia FL Css, Regalia la Villanueva.
rs la ebay, Venezulano.
Vanueva, Londres, Humos, &c.
Also, large assortment of Rhine Wine (some
sparkling) and French Wine red and white, from
the highest price TO a fine Bordeaux table Wine
Dec 10