Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-04-28
CITY INTELLIGENCE.


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SLAVE Laws on THE DisrRIcr.--We published
the law in regard TO the slaves OF non-residents,
and to-day we give place TO the law in regard to
the trade In slaves:
ANY slave whatever brought into the District OF
Columbia, by Its owner, or by the authority or
consent Of It's owner, for the purpose Of being
sold. or for the purpose Of being placed in depot,
to be subsequently, transferred to any other State
or place to be sold as merchandise, shall thereupon
become liberated and free.
The corporations Of the cities Of Washington
and Georgetown, have power, from time to time,
and as often as may be necessary, TO abate, break
up, and abolish any depot or place Of confinement
of slaves brought into the said District for the pur
pose Of being sold, or transferred to any other
State or place as merchandise.
BY act Of Congress of Sd May, 1902 chap. SO,
II Is provided that Maryland slaves may be brought
into the District Of Columbia, and held or dis
posed Of in the same way as practised therein
prior to the cession Of said District to the United
States.
A slave brought from any place except Mary
land, into the District of Columbia, more than a
year after his MASTER and sold to be Sold or to
reside, Is entitled to freedom.
A slave imported into the District of Columbia,
for SALE and sold within three years after such inn
portation, is entitled to freedom.
A slave Is not entitled to freedom from being
hired to a resident of the District Of Columbia for
limited time. Cranch. A slave does not nc
quire right to freedom by being sent out Of the
District Of Columbia for sale, and not being sold
brought back, after eight or nine months absence.
slave carried from the District of Columbia, by
its owner for temporary residence only, and
brought back and sold to a resident of said Dis
trict does not thereby become entitled to freedom
Th above is from Col. NJ. Thompson's work on
the Laws Of the District Of Columbia
BUNKER HILL--The famous Dramatic Diorama
of the ever memorable Battle Of Bunker Hill is an
nounced to open in this city next Tuesday night.
The Baltimore American says:
'sThere has been exhibited at the Apollo Hall
for the past two weeks with almost unparalleled
success the Dramatic Diorama Of the Battle OF
Bunker lillian exhibition we can assure our
readers Of no ordinary stamp The mechanism Of
this Diorama is brought to such degree Of per-
lection as to be almost mock reality. From the
rising Of the curtain until it descends it is
Of the most intense interest. First, the American
ATIIy Will their uhSbhSc wagons, eHLreHCHuS
tools &C., marching to Bunker Hill, next King
street. in Boston. The effect of this scene is truly
grand---ctizens walking through the different
streets--troops hurrying hitler and thither-roar
Of cannon from Cops Hill--all Boston in hustle
and confusion--British artillery, grenaders, camp
equipments, magazine carts, &C., fairly filling the
principal streets In fact the whole affair from
beginning to end is moet admirably carried out.
The exhibition is announced for this aud every
evening during the week"
THE Marine named Wells, who was sentenced to
be hanged, for numbering boy, named Mundell,
about three years ago, but whose punishment was
committed by President Fillmore on the very day
fixed for his execution, has engaged counsel who
will take an early opportunity to bring the subject
before court on writ of ha6eas corpus, assuming
that the President had no power to commute the
sentence in other words, by inference, that the
prisoner could only have been treated in one Of
two ways, namely, either hanged or pardoned.
Losr CHILD.-A lady who was her way Ia
market this morning, discovered child about three
years DID, considerable distance up Seventh street
wandering along alone. No person appearing to
claim the child, the lady supposing 1t to be lost
took It to the guard house, where 1t can be OBJ.
tanned.
THr pump which we noticed yesterday, at the
corner Of Seventeenth street and the Avenue, as
being out of order, we told, is in good order,
full Of water, but that the neighbors viii not use
the water. The fault Is not of the Ward Com.
missioners. &.se
SECRET CArcus.--We are told that the anti.
Know-Nothing association had Ward meeting in
the Second, Third, and Fifth Wards last night
Although protesting to be open and undsguised,
one Of the staunchest Democrats in the city was
very indignant because they would not let him IN
at the meeting ofthe Second Ward.
We learn that Mr. Nicholas CaIan Is the presid-
Ing officer Of the Second Ward association, and
that the speakers last night were j. d. Clark and
d. Radcliffe, Esgnires
Mr.. Wannall, Of pLedsant memory, was engaged
yesterday afternoon In putting chairs into an un.
occupied room in the building corner Of d and 9th
streets for the meeting Of the antics Of the Third
Ward, but we did not 60 up during the meeting,
supposing we should only get " our trouble for our
pains -
rI-KSow-NorHISa NOMINATIONS. The so
called Union Association" In the Fifth Ward, al
their meeting, last night, nominated the following
ticket for their support at the ensuing municipal
election; For Alderman, John L. Writ for Com.
mon Council, John Mead, Colonel John J. Mulloy,
(of Mexican war notoriety,) and Thomas Hutcbn.
son, 1.-THE former experienced tax-clerk.)
In the I'd Ward last evening the antics nominated
DR.. t. Miller for Alderman and William 0rrne,
Robert Farnham, and Henry Willard Of Wiardi
Hotel This is obtained from reliable authority.
II Is rumored that Joseph d. Bryan, was nom
mated for Alderman by the same party at Their
meeting last night
TREE BoxEs.-The trees which have lately beer
set out around the Judiciary Square have beer
further improved and protected by tree boxes
being placed around them.
Messrs Swami, and Davidge, who live nearly op
posite the City Hail. have also had the trees before
their respective houses boxed, and from the dspo-
son Of the neighbors In that vicinity Il is fair tc
suppose that Louisiana avenue will be one Of the
most pleasant of them all.
CENTRE MARKET was well supplied to-day ia
everything but butter. The high price Of tn,
latter article has caused a large quantity to b,
brought TO market but IL is unsaleable at 81 cent
pound, although good butter still remains at A
and so cents
"MR. BORIS UsxD Ur.n-We have heard thai
Daniel Radcliffe, ESQ.,, the wheel-horse Of Democ
racv, fused Mr. Bolts up" on the subject Of Know
Nottingham at the Clay Festival at Slash Cottage
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