The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-06-17

H. arrest Of four individuals charged with aid
inc slave to escape. On Tuesday Y. States
DENNY marshal Churchill, accompanied oy
eleven assistants, left this city for Mechanics
burn Champaion county, Ohio, eleven miles
from Urbana, having with him warrant lssu-
ed bv commissioner Newhall, for the arrest OF
Charles and Edward Taylor, brothers, hussell
Hyde and Hiram Gutt1idge, VITO, says the
warrant, did, about the 21st day OF August
1856, harbor and conceal one Add w ME-
person owing service and labor to Daniel =.
White, of Flemngburg. Kentucky, who hao,
previous to said date, escaped into the State OF
Ohio, aud was then fugitive from such SER
vice and labor, SO as TO prevent the discovery
and arrest Of said Add White. The offence
charged, it will be observed, is not that the
slave was aided in his escape from his master
ID Kentucky, by the four accused persons, but
that they sheltered and protected him IN OHIO;
or, in other words, they put him through on
the underground railroad. The penalty forthe
offence is fine of thousand dollars and i'm
prisonment.
On Wednesday morning, the deputy marshal
left Urbana with his posse, in hired carriages,
and in fredericksburg and the nelghborhood,
succeeded in arresting the four accused indivl-
duals. While the arrests were in progress, the
most intense excitement was created IN the VI
entity. The news spread rapidly, and a deter
mination was expressed to use every means
the law provides to rescue the prisoners from
the hands of the border ruffians-as the Off
GERS were called whose sole object, it was con-
fdently, though enormously asserted, was to
take them over to Kentucky and lynch them
A writ Of llabeas corpus was procured from
Judge in Champaign county; and the sheriff
attempted to serve it; but before he could do
SO, the officers had conducted the prisoners be-
yond the bounds Of the county. A second
warrant was then procured in Clarke county
The sheriff; ID this instance, pursued and came
up with the party, but they refused to obey the
writ. The sheriff not having force to compel
obedience, they proceeded on their journey to
this city. Al third writ was then obtained in
Greene county, and the sheriff of that county,
with his posse, served it upon the e. States
officers at 6 o'clock yesterday morning, in
jamestown The U. S. officers resented the act
of the county officers in Selling their horses
rens before making known their business. A
warm alteration ensued. The sheriff and his
men were assisted by an excited crowd of two
Or three hundred persons. Rifles and pistols
were displayed The marshal and his men
drew their weapons, and several shots were
fired. Mr.. Churchill discharged his revolver
at the crowd, but no one was injured. The
conflict was sharp and stubborn, but superior
numbers prevailed, and the deputy marshal
with all his posse were made prisoners and
dispatch received yesterday afternoon stated
that they were to be sent last night to Spring
field for trial.
At Springfield, at O'Clock yesterday, de-
putty marshal Kieier arrested Isaac Sargent on
a similar charge to that made against the 9TH
ars, and brought him to this city, where he was
held by commissioner Newhall in 81 500 bail
for examination next week. Cincinnati Gaz |
AN AMERICAN CIRcus IN ENGLAND.--Howe
and Cushingss circus has astonished the peo- |
pie of Liverpool. While the English circuses
build houses TO show in, the American concern
has a mammoth tent, which lights upon city
at night, ard fits away with the light of morn
ng7 A rival English circus paraded the street
with eight hprses to the band chariot. The
Liverpool Times thus speaks of the American
circus:
''Ihe American circus was on larger scale, !
orty cream colored horses, four abreast, with |
eharioteer, who wore rather an anxious ap-
oearance. He did not use the whip--at least
Is far as we could perceive-and it was said he
oud only check the motions of his leaders and
yheelers. There were men on each side of
he horses conducting them-an indispensable
under the circumstances, but which
eemed rather TO disappoint the public, which
lways delights in the marvellous. Then came
he Indian wigwam, driven by a negro, and
,ther illustrations incident to the United States,
which the other establishment did not attempt
o rival. We never remember the streets so
ensely crowded as on Thursday, to witness
he American display, and to such an extent
vas this carried, that for some hours the ordi-
AIRY business of the town might be said to be
uspended. .
GERMANS IN NEW YoRK-There are one
undred Thousand German inhabitants in the
ity of New York. They have upwards of
wenty places of public worship, upwards of
tty schools, ten bookstores and five printing
a German theatre, a German
pera, and matlnees and soirees musicales in
umerable, Many Germans are engaged in
Mechanical arts, many are practical furriers,
urgical instrument makers, manufacturers of
ianos and fancy articles, grocers. bakers, con-
,ctioners, and hotel keepers. There are sew
raj German daily, weekly and monthly news
apers. The character of the German mer-
hants in New York is said to stand high Dur
lg the last year the direct trade with Germa-
y from New York employed in its marine a
onnage Of upwards of $4,000 tons, number
1g 152 arrivals and departures. There are
TX lines Of packets and two lines of steam
hips The valuation of this trade, or the year
'as s13, 1913, 284 of direct imports, and about
1851, 570 of direct exports. The number
f passengers arriving during the same time
,as 38 ,269.
A decision recently made by the U. States
curt for the district of Columbia, in the case
Combs VS.. Hodge, embraces the settlement
point Of law of general interest, and i'm
ortance everywhere, viz: that certificates of
lie debt Of Texas, endorsed by the parties to
HON issued, and placed by them in the hands
an agent to be transferred on the books of
exas, could be by that agent sold to a bona
de purchaser without notice so as to vest in
I'M the absolute title TO them. It's importance
rises FROM It's applicability to transactions in
ocks generally.
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