Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-03

the United States at Southampton, E nclapd.
in place of Joseph r. Croskey, resigns I'd.
Gabriel G. Fleurot, of New York, Consul of
the United States at Bordeaux, (Fran .e.) to ali
an existing vacancy
Joseph Williams, of Iowa, to be Associate
Justice Of the Supreme Court of Kan sas. in the
place of Thomas Cunningham, resign ed.
Calvin F. Burns, to be United Sta ties Attor-
ney for the Eastern District of Mir souri,, vice
Thomas c. Reynolds, resigned.
NORTHERN AMALGANATION-THE lNrERMAR-
RrING OF BLACKS AND WHITES IN YilNxEEpoM.
Editor ofthe Star: 1t appears that he profound
mystery which has so long hung o yer the late
terrible tragedy near Newburg, NY, has cleared
away, and recalls a combination of ci 'cumstances
that sickens and appals the heart The matter.
which the New York Tribune compl acently tells
us has "formed the all-engrossing topic of
thought and conversation with the 90 Cd D, ople Of
| Newburg,' turns out 10 be only another Sbnt De-
culiarly disyustngJ instance of ''amagar ation ,,
as that vile and Ieprous feature of Mort bern So
ciety is so happily termed. The murde red girl
on whose great personal beauty and d. elicately.
tapered fingers the Newburg papers dilated.
| and whose body was followed to the tomb as we
| are informed, by five thousand pers ons of that
moral and refined city, turns out to b., the ,cife of
a negro man, or the identification of the BODY
| the Tribune says:
"On his arrival I'm Newourg, Mr. Brown. as
the negro Is styled by the good people of New
burg, /" was taken to the cemetery and was shown
the body, which was tai en- from the vault for the
purpose, and on his examination stated distinctly
and positively that he had no doubt whatever that
| it was the body of his lat g wife,
| On his examination befo the coroner the ne.
gro, II we may believe :. MI Browns, testi-
mony as we find it reported, spoke of his wife as
white woman with great fippancy and stated
| that he was married to her in 1850, by the Rev
| Mr. Sullivan. What a comment on northern So
cety and northern morality, Not case of CO.
habitation, but bona tide marriage. The very
thought appals the heart. A beautiful white
girl, who had evidently been, as a Newburg pa
per says, " accustomed to the higher walks of
life" the rJe of burly negro And this is the
| innovation the Yankees are trying to make upon
southern society. o fenPora, o mores,
But to furnish an ide a how this negro Is lion
lied for having had a white wife, and the great
attention he attracts, even from the fair ladies of
Newburg, will quote from description given
of him by local paper:
| owe had an interview with Mr. Brown, and
I found aim man Of uncommon intelligence for
huently, and is regarded by all Of our citizens
| who have seen MISUNDERSTANDING the preiu-
| dice which prevails with some people against his
| color-as nne specimen Of the American coiorcd
gentleman. Mr.: Brown is about six feet in height.
| quite dark, well built and has a pleasant and
| affable address,"
pleasant and affable address. Really, how
| captivating Mr.. Brown must be. Who knows
| that Mr.. Browns .'affable" address and COM
handing figure may not be the means of his soon
| spending the hon moon with some dashing
Newburg belle. Mr.. Brown. are told, is. at
this time, the Conserved of all Observers in
Newburg, and it is impossible to say, since ANAL
gamation is openly recognized and applauded in
the North, what his affable address and fascinat-
Ing manners may accomplish in the fashionable
circles Of that refined city! Who votes for Mr.
Brown, ''the fine specimen Of the American col.
ored gentleman 30 p
The WEArHER.-The following reportlof the
weather for this morning is made from the Morae
Telegraph line to the Smithsonian Institution.
and will be continued daily when the line is in
working order. The time of observation is
about o'clock q. m: