The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-09-24

louque was assembling large force on the
northern frontiers.
We have also been favored with transla-
ton OF the latest proclamation Of the Provision
al Government of the Republic, directed to the
people and the army, and dated from the Ma
tional Palace, at Santiago, on the 18th of Au-
gust. This proclamation very wildly sets
forth the opinion which the new Government
entertains of their late President, the traitor
Baez; and, if the statements as to the progress
which has been made by the revolutionists to-
wards forming new Government are correct,
ne will soon have TO quit tie position he has so
wilfully abused"
Democratic Nominations in Massachusetts
Money Market.
Boston, Sept. l6-The Democratic Conven
ton of this State nominated the following ticket
by reclamation this afternoon.
For Governor-Hon. E. D. Beach, of Spring
field.
For Lieut.. Governor Albert Currier, of
Newburyport.
The money market continued tight to-day,
but scarcely so much 80 as yesterday.
Later from Havana.
Neao York, Sept. 20.-The Black Warrior
has arrived from Havana, with dates to the
10Th. She brings $l25, 900 in specie.
The alleged murderers of the captain, mate,
and one seaman, of the brig Albion, of Portland,
have been shipped to the latter port on the
brig r. II. knight.
The panic in business circles has subsidized.
In sugars, nothing new. Stock, two hundred
thousand boxes. Exchange as before. Freigh
dull and unsettled. 1t is impossible for vessels
TO obtain cargoes, and they are accordingly
leaving in ballast.
Horrible Poisoning Affair
AUGUSTA, Sept. l9.-On Sunday last, in Pike
county, Alabama, thirty-seven were poisoned,
six of whom are dead,) by a negro cook, who
mixed arsenic with the food of the family. She
was instigated to do this horrid act by Comieka,
Hungarian. Mr.. Thomas Frazell, his over.
seer's wife and two children, Mrs Claud, and
Mr. Frazell's granddaughter, are dead the
others are still living, but in a critical condi.
ton. The negro woman was burnt; and Com
iska is to meet the same fate on Monday next
The Pennsylvania Coal Trade
The price of COAL in which every class of
persons are interested, is likely to fall The
Philadelphia Ledger says:
:" The reports from the Schuylkill mining re-
gion are most unsatisfactory. Operators are
very much embarrassed, and very consider
able amount of property has already been
brought within the operations of the law. There
Is very light demand for coal, and prices,
which are already low, there is every indication
now will be lower. A number of manufacto-
ries, FORCES, &c, in which very large amount
of anthracite fuel is used, are already, or expect
soon, to go out of business.
A much reduced amount in the threatened
depression of trade will probably be consumed
by the steam marine OF the country. Add to
all this, a number Of new outlets for coal-not
so favorably connected with the seaboard mar.
kets as the Schuylkill, we admit-and we have
enough in the present and in the immediate fu-
ture to paralyze the trade for the rest of this
season. But coal is SO substantial and essen
tia! an article in 30 many pursuits, that it must
soon come into demand"
Interesting Law Suit. TO-.
The American Colonization Society of Mary
land lately sued the administrator of the estate
OF the late Francis Gideon, of De Kalb county,
Georgia, under the provisions of Gideon's will,
which gave all his slaves to the Society," for the
purpose of sending them to Liberia and he
bequeathed to his slaves large sum of money,
to be paid to them when they should start to
Liberia; he also gave to the Society several
houses, city lots, lands, and q large number of
shares of railroad stocks in trust for the ne
groes, to be divided among them, which direc-
tons would necessarily, under the directions
of the will, take place in Georgia The case
was ably argued, and the court decided that
the Society was incompetent, by the terms of
its charter, to sue in the State courts for the
freedom of slaves. This decision has been af.
hrmed by the Supreme Court of the State.