The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-01-01
THE NATIONAL ERA WASHINGTON D. c. JANUARY 1884 q

yawls had been rescued, they would number
some twenty eight instead of sixteen, as report.
| ed. But it is rot unreasonable to suppose that
several must have died from exposure before
they were picked up.
A MoNrGoMERY COUNTY MAN MURDERED
Bloody Outrage on Free Speech al the Soutt.-
Mrs. Helen Sacia at the present stopping at
the " Union House." asking pecuniary assist
ance of our townsmen, to enable her to reach
her friends in New York, presents another to
the long list of offences and diaboical outrages
committed against those of the North who are
| induced to move to the South, and dare to eX-
press even an opinion having the least bearing
upon the interests, imaginary or otherwise, OF
the Saveocrats. The history of the troubles
| of Mrs and Mr. Sacia is related to US by the
latter, as follows
They removed to Jackson, Mississippi some
! eight years since. Coming from the North, as
they did, they discovered that they were regard
ed with some suspicion, yet they were permit
ted to enjoy comparative peace and freedom
| from interruption, up to the crisis of the past
| political struggle, when, on being asked to ex-
press his political sentiment, Mr.. Sacia avowed
his Partially for Fremont. Thereupon COM
menced numerous indications of dissatisfaction,
which continued up to the first of the present
month, when he was told he must not avow
such sentiments, or he would be dealt with. He
was not disposed to seal his lips, as he was not
aware that he transgressed any law or commit
ted any wrong. A committee of desperadoeS
! repaired to where he was at work. some two
miles in the country, and gave demonstrations
of their determination to make him cease speak
ing his sentiments, or leave the State. He at.
tempted no resistance, but, as a brave man,
told them that he was not going to be gagged
drIu NLoy, L. Of h ,rfy-
attempted to lay hold of him, whereupon Mr..
Sacia knocked the oficious villain down, and
for this demonstration in selfdefence, one of
the party, whom Mrs. Saca thinks is named
| Orbray, shot him.
Now, without exhibiting any computations
for this hendish act, they Immediately inform
ed the wife of the deceased, now lifeless before
her, that she could have twenty-four hours to
make her exit, or she would receive the fate OF
her husband. She took them at their word,
and reached this point on last Tuesday. She
is a lady, genteel and amable In her manners,
and has been unquestionably well raised. Her
father is farmer Of limited means, living in
| Montgomery county, New York, to which she
is en- route Franklin (La.) Republican.
For THE GUANo IsLANDs.-The ship John
Marshall is fitting out at Brooklyn for "BaLer'
Island, in the Pacific, belonging to the Amer
lean guano company. She is sent out under a
contract with this company, by private parties
in Boston, and sails coastwise as provided by
the law of the last Congress, passed for the
| protection of disooverers of guano in the Pacific
ocean She will sail in few days, and the
design is to return her cargo across the Isthmus
of Panama, where she is expected to arrive
next October. She will 20 ont in ballast but
will take large quantity of materials for the
guano company, to be used in procuring guanO.
These articles comprise iron water.tanks, to be
| kept on the islands, buoys, spars, and anchors,
for mooring ships while receiving cargo, shovels,
| pickaxes, and plank for a road also wheel
barrows, lcmber for cabins, for the use of labor.
ers, and perhaps iron rails and cars for a rail
road. This will be the first clearance under
the law relative to the guano islands in the
Pacific. The result of this expedition will be
awaited with interest.--N. 7. Journal.
MoRTALGTY IN BosToN-During the month
Of November last, three hundred ard ffty-four
deaths occurred in the city of Boston, being an
increase of seventy-four upon the same month
| last year, and making for the ii months of the
year 1856 about $500. OF the deaths last
month, the unprecedented large number OF
sixty FIVE, or over one-sixth, were Of scarlet
fever, ffy-eight of consumption, eighteen in
! Hammation of the lungs, and nine heart disease.
Seventeen of the deaths, or a much larger pro-
portion than usual, were from accidental causes,
! Of which four were drowned, four burnt to
| death, and three scalded. There were two
boraio:aoJ 1@4ing ono mouth
Pork TRADE OF CNCINNATI.-The Cincin-
matt Price Current of Wednesday says there are
! buyers of hogs at 500 "a 81, with light re-
ceipts. The receipts for the season reach
1866 head, against 30l ,658 same time last
Zear, and 25769G same time previous year.
The same paper says
" heavy business has been done in mess
pork during the week, at $3.50, but at the
close there was none to be had at less than
| Sl7. Lard has also been largely dealt in. and
the market closes firm. The impression that
the pork crop this season will be a short one
seems to be general; but there are many who
feel that present prices are unsafe, who are yet
operating with a view to be prepared to step
out should a reaction take place"
THE RIvER.--The ice on the Potomac is now
very solid and thick. Numbers Of persons
crossed from shore to shore yesterday morning,
| without impeachment or danger. Persons came
up yesterday, also, on the ice, from the neigh
bcrhood Of Fort Washington and the White
House. The weather yesterday, however had
moderated very much-Aierandria Gazette.
| LATER FROM New MENICO-LadeDca1ea
No, Dee 2O.-The Santa Fe mail has arrived
and reports having experienced heavy SHOWS
and much trouble from the Kiowas Bent's
Fort was attacked by the Kiowas, and, but for
the interference Of the Cheyennes, would have
been destroyed. Captain Dodge, Indian agent
for the Navajoa had been taken prisoner by
the Apaches. Numerous Indian dep-edations
are reported.
| EXCITEMENT AT LOUISVILLE. ~ L0uisUiHe,
! Dec. % There was great excitement at the
! Court House here on Saturday, during the ex-
animation of the negroes charged with the
murder of the Joyce family. William Joyce,
a brother of the murdered man, proposed to
burn them, and the crowd responded but finally
they were quieted by the court, and the negroes
were remanded. The presumptive evidence
against them is strong, but there is nothing d.
rect, except the confession Of the negro.
| SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE HARLEM RAIL
| RoAD-A NUMBER OF PASSENGERS INJUKED-
| The express train on the Harlem railroad
which left New York for Albany on Saturday
afternoon, met with a serious accident on Sun
| day morning, near Turner'S Station, by the
| breaking OF a rail, which threw the train from
the track, injuring the conductor and six or
eight passengers, two of the latter quite Sc
riously.
| THE Hull OF THE LOST STEAMER ARCTIc.-
We learn that in June last. Captain Comfy, of
the schooner Mentor, came to anchor in forty
five fathoms water, in latitude 46o IL, longi-
tude not remembered, on the western edge of
the Grand Bank, about fifty miles from land,
and found that he had dropped his anchor on
a wreck. Onheaving over the fish lines, they
became entangled in wreck matter, at about
four or FIVE fathou1s from the bottom, and the
particles found adhering to the hooks appeared
to be portions Of rigging. 1t will be remem-
bered that the steamship Arctic sank in Sep
TENDER, 1854, within o very short distance Of