Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1857-10-31
From the Provincial Freeman, Chatham c. W. Sep &C.
THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.
Third Q0icial Report made out Monthly.

No II & 72-Abram Galloway and Richard
Eden.-These two young men fed from North
= Carolina. The ingenuusuess Of the plan 5y
which they escaped the Vigilance Of savehunters
woud have done credit to the best educated slave.
$ holder in slaye1om but like hundreds of other
highly interesting cases. the utmost privacy must
be observed, Abram is twenty-one years Of age,
about five feet six inches in height, qnite intel'l-
good looking and of healthy appearance. lie
f was Owned by Milton Hawkins Chief Engineer on
3 the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad. lie
was the owner Of only three servants was said
to be Of good disposition" and said he would
sooner "sell than use the whip" His wife, how
3, ever was "very mean. and would whip contrary tC
bis orders" In asking him who his lather was, ht
replied that his name was JohnW w estley Galloway
captain of Government vessel" He recognized
Abram as his son and protected him as far as
he was allowed" The father lived at Smithfeld,
n. O., and the master at Wilmington, n. &.
Abram hired his tina at the rate of fifteen dol
lars per month, independent of having to find
himself in clothing food doctor bills, and "head
tax" annually of fifteen dollars" Though frat
rate bricklayer, commanding high wages, he found
it hard to meet the numerous claims Of the yoke
upon him, hence he concluded TO free himself by
making his escape to Canada, Not with put losing
much blood, and encountering great peril, did he
reach the desired haven
Richard, his companion is 24 years of age
square built, chesnut color. and barber by trade.
lie fled from Mrs Mary l.. Orm, wh)m he spoke
of as "a very kind and tender hearted woman to
all her servants. If | was sick she would treat
me The same if she my mother" said Rich
ard. She was the owner of twenty head, all of
whom she kept hired out. AS she was advanced
in years, and as he was apprehensive Of her broth
erin-law, Platt II. Dick, rene ,ade Yankee from
New York, he thought proper to pair off to Cana
da. For his hire he paid his mistress $40, so per
month, for head tax Csc per month, found him
self and paid his doctors bills-that was all be
had to do. But one grave charge was left stand
ing against him at the time he fled, viz he had
married wife who was free woman. For that
crime rod was in soak for him, but in hurrying
away to Canada, he missed all the good things in
store for him.
No. 73--John Henry PettifoOt.-John is like.
ly hooking young man. quite bright in color, and
intellect also. He was theOson Of Peter Cards, &C.
ceased dentist by profession and white man
bv complexion. As general thing, he had been
used very well and had no fault to find except
this year, being hired to McIIenry & Mccullough,
tobaccouists of Petersburgh Va, he found them
rather more oppressive than he agreed for, and
supposing that he had right to work for nybody
for nothing, but himself picked up his bed and
walked His mistress had told him that he was
"ciHed free" at her DEATH but John was not will
ling to wait her notion 20 die.
BY the following advertisement cut from Pc
tersburgh paper, John will see that he is wanted
at home and if he is tired of Canada he had better
notify Messrs. McIIenry Mccullough
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD.-For
the apprehension and delivery to us of mulatto
man, named John Massenberg or John Henry Pet
tiioot; who has been passing Free under the
name of Sidney. He is about feet or 8 inches
high, spare made, bright with bushy head of
curled hair, and a small moustache. Absconded
Il few days ago from our tobacco Factory.
McHENRY & McCULLOCH.
NJ. IA little child of fourteen months old
was conveyed to its mother, who had been com
PEELED to flee without it nearly nine months pre-
viOus.
Nos IS and 76.-Ann johnson and Lavinia
Wolhy Ann is tall dark, welmade and genteol
young woman, of 24 years Of age, With i'll treat
ment in the kitchen, working the farm and fol-
lowing the plough she had been quite familiar
She escaped from Samuel Harrington of Cam
bridge District, Nd, ian old time Methodist" "a
very i'll man." About three years ago one of her
brothers fled for refuge Canada, and the enraged
owner declared he would "sell ALL" Ann was
soon put on the auction block, and sold to man
10y tho name of VIM. Moore. More and his wife
both being Incorporate and abuseful, she could
not endure them hence left all ana fled.
Lavina was free woman though the wife Of
fugitive, who had escaped a few months before
She was therefore anxOusly seeking her husband |
His name was James WoAy. 1t is to be hoped
that this notice may lead to their reunion.
No. 7.--Eljah Hilton.
RUN AWAY.-$50O Reward. Left the Tobac
co Factory of the subscriber, the Ilth inst. on
the protence of being sick, mulatto man named
ELIJAH, the property of Maj. Edward Johnson.
Of Chesterfield county. He is about 5 feet or
10 inches high, spare made. bushy hair, and very
gentsel appearance be is supposed to be making