St. Mary's beacon., 1858-04-01

RUsAwAy Nge ROxs.-Our town was thrn..-
into a considerable excitement m MonS..
morning last, by the intelligence that a bath ~
negroes had decamp@d from their owners. arS
were on their way b Peniisy lvania. A s.r :.
heard from there were six IN the rariv, g.
men belonging 10 Robert w. II oland, Fsc
one man belongIng 70 Mra. Lee and a wognan
and child belonging 10 Hanry w. Archer. p.
II appears thAt On Sunday afternoon abo,.
four o'clock, one Of the negroes hired a waecn
of one of our citizens, TO which was attaehss
one of MIR. Hollands muaess apparently for
listie ride, since which time nothing has ben
heard of them. Early on Monday morr;nS .
posse Of the town, headed by Sheriff Wki,s-
ford proceeded IN the direction of the Penns,J
wants line. near which they found the mule sDs
wagon IN n .ence corner
e - supposed, from the rapid appearance ~
the river, and the heavy wind whlsk nEsxaiIed nn
Sunday night, that the parry fail =
hence there is a reasonable prosps
them at least being apprehended.
immediately offered a reward OF SfS
arrest Of the boys, who are very valaaBe "a
him, and who had been indulged 70 such an
extent as to preclude all suspicion Of any az.
tempt or disposition to leave.
There is no doubt but the party had accom.
plices in their schemes, and q sharp look ana
should be kept by our people to discover ths
lurking places of these wolves in Sleeps eloth. 7
ing. that they may receive a merited punish.
ment. This is another warning, too, TO our
officers, of justice, to that all the laws relat.
ing to negroes are strictly carried out particular.
ly those relating TO their meeting together in
secret societiss-one Of winch, we understand
exists in our village at this very time- Bel
dir .Egis.
Princes, in their early years, seem to be lika
other boys. For instance, two of Queen W.
s. faE Eok 90 81 81
of Wales their apparent 70 the CT own) is essen.
TALLY thrashed by his junior, Prince Alfred, whs
feeling has superiority in the matter of muscle.
treats the future royalty of the British e4nnrs
rather brusquely, which the Queen il a.nazsn~.
ly tickled at. The prosecuted big lubber fre.
quently appeals M great distress to Eis papa.
Last Saturday, q large nnmber of women
who had previously armed sh<mslyes with axes.
hatchets and hammers. made an attack upon The
and saloons of Akron, Ohio, hrcajttas
jugs and bottles, and emptying casks OF ali SORTS
of liquor, DC. Every establishment in The plare
was thus despoiled, except the American house
and drug store, tho rroprietors OF which
'saved their bacon" by pledging their swords
OF honor not tO sell liquor to any of the towns
people. One of the town magistrates intsrpos.d
vain.
bEE" \ Wisconsin correspondent Of the Ro.
chester Union states that ia e ing from Prsi-
RE du Chien To la Crosse, 4 few days ago. n
singular sccue was presented on the steamboat.
vt one end of tho long saloon a clergyman was
preaching to a small crowd gathered a:olnd
him, III the middle gambli wa. in busy pro-
gress, and ut the other extremity u! the SALOON
there were ni,rsic and ,lsncng.
COOP GIRL.--.t fire o,currcl i'm Ncwport.
Il. l., receliflv, at which the hoIc burst. and
tfere was cry for something To- bind it. A
lady who was near promptly offered one ot'hsr
skirts, and the stream of water as sGpn DONG
effective ser. ice again. Tat lady should have
been an honorar! me,Ilbt. # the Tire depEt-
ment.
The question of the intoxicating quality Of
lager beer has bccn before the Supreme Court
of Massachusetts,. Y va alleged t,lat this
drink does no: come within the tenn intoxic,
ting liquors. But the court held that it was
expressly declared to be So by the statute. and
that, therefore. il was not competent to 20 into
the chemical fact
INTERNATIONAL CouRTrsr-The President
of the United States has received an AUTOGRAPH
letter from Prince Albert. accompanied with n
medal containing the likcicSses 6f the Princess
Roral and Frederick William. The letter con-
iallls elslIncnts "f friendly regard
The leaves OF most hooks are igforior 10 those
OF t.'r book Of Nature. They have the green.
ness without the freshness 81 the leaves of
Spring and the dryncs. wi:hou. tho moral Of
tho;c Of Autumn.
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