The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-09-02

| A young and beautiful girl came to her dealt
at Boston on Monday, the 10th instant. at tn,
hands of DR.. j. R. Brown. It appears tha
/, Brown called upon An undertaken, and request
ed him to bury the body of one of his servants
named Emily A. Thompson. who had Just dice
Of cholera morbus. He said her age vas thir
| ty seven years. The b dy was inferred, bu
0uspicions Of foul play were at once aroused
The district attorney was consnlted, ard, in &C
cordance with his advice, the bedy was on Fri
day last exhumed. The post mortem exami
nation disclosed the facts that she did not die
OF cholera morbus, a. had been represented
but OF inflammation Of the womb, caused by
violence, inflicted upon that organ with some
instrument 1t was also apparent that she was
not more than twenty years of age. She was
of god form, tall and sim, and appeared to
have been unused to labor. When the body
was disinterpsd, gold ring was found on one
finger, and an earring in one ear She had
light brown hair and blue or hazel eyes, and is
said to have been o very beautiful and intelli.
gent girl. There are various rumors afloat in
regard to the affair, one of which is to the effect
that she was seduced, and sent to that city BY
her seducer, near relative, for the purpose OF
having the abortion procured upon her The
case is as yet enwrapt in mystery; but enoug Oh
has already been elected to indicate tina. a
most horrible crime has been committed.
The Republicans Of Michigan have nomina,
ted Moses Wisner for Governor E Fairfield
for Lieutenant Governor, and Nelson g. Abe
for Secretary of S.ate The Detroit Free Press
the organ of the Slave Democracy, says that
the " extremists triumphed in these nomius.
tons. By extremists" that paper means
those Republicans Who are determined not to
abandon the little AntiSlavery which their par.
ty has hitherto professed. The Free Ress says
that Mr.. Wisner is q niger worshipper of The
first quality, and viii, il he shall be elected,
subserve ell the fanaticsl purposes of the mig.
ger-worshippsrs." Of the candidate for Lieut..
Governor, the same paper gives this dreadful
account: lA-t0.i -
The Rev. Edmund B. Fairfield for Lieut..
Governor. is whilom preacher of the Baptist
church. He is none the worse for that but he
is, too, disciple of Oberlin. He is good deal
worse for that. He believes in negro equality,
and all the other abominatioas which are pecu.
liar to the Oberlin school of thinkers. He has,
at Hiilsdale, q sort of Oberlin, junior, of which
he is head, and it is because of this that he is
called President Fairfield. 1t is one.herse col.
lege, where all sexes and colors may congre.
gate. the management of which cannot occupy
all his time, else be would not be constantly
dabbling in politics. He would convert the
State University int Just such another affair,
had he the power. TO elect him Lieutenant
Governor is to give him power over that and
other matters of State concern"
An enlargement of the British Museum is
proposed. Each department is full to bursting,
and many of the choicest treasures are lost TO
the public for lack of spsce. Not osehalf of
the collection of natural history 10 exhibited to
the public, and great deal of it is rotting in
cellars. large collection of antiquities, inclu.
ding coins and medals, is not shown for want
of room. At the present moment, both these
two great departments, antiquities and natural
history, require more than double the space
they now occupy. Then, again, there is in the
Museum one of the noblest collections of prints
and drawings in Europe-collections admira.
bly, kept under lock and key in drawer and
CHESTNUT perfectly invisible to the public
Only fancy q collection of drawings that can
not be seen
1t was stated in Saturdays Sun that the u.
s. brig Dolphin, Lieut. John N. Mafit, com
manding, arrived at Key West on the 22d inst,
from the coast of Cuba, and reported having
captured SLAYER with large number of slaves
on board. The following are some Of the par.
ticulars of this important capture
The Dolphin sailed from Sagua la Grsnde
on the morning of the 2lst inst. At daylight
abe discovered sail ahead, standing on the
same course a. the Dolphin, which gained on
her during the day. AT P. NJ. the sail hauled
on the wind, as If trying to get out of the Dol,
phin's course, which caused her to be cousid-
cred suspicious craft. The Dolphin tackled
and stood eff in pursuit, hoistipg English coors.
and fired blank cartridge, which not being
sy hs chg fa bs AHh q
s P. NJ. she fred ahot across the bows of the
suspected vessel, which had the effect of eau.
sing her to display the American flag at her
peak but she still continued ON her course.
and seemed to be making her best eadeavors
to escape, when well-direoted shot from the
dolphin took effect ie her fore rigging, causing
heF 70 neave to, and lower her colors. On send.
ing boat on board, she proved to be a brig
from the African coast, with 3l8 negroes.
Her crew were instantly confined, and the
prize placed in charge of Lieut.. j. M. Bradford
and Second Lieut. Charles c. Carpenter and
sixteen men from the Dolphin, with orders to
proceed to Charleston, 8. c."
The Key West correspondent of the N. y.
Herdtd, to whom we are indebted for this in.
formation, says
The captain ofths slave brig i.
Dolphin. The Dolphin -" Un board the
morning for Boss- vii leave tomorrow
name va-- IN. l learn that the briggs
- - formerly Putnam. Echo was on her
ssern, but had been painted over"
Hon. ]. G. Shepherd has been appointed one
of the Judges of the Superior Court of North
Carolina, in the place of Judge Ellis, resigned,
and Hon. 81. 81. Heath to Gil the vacancy oc.
casioned by the resignation of Judge Person.
On Thursday last, Edward Everett, Rufus
Choate, and other notsbilities, made pilgrim
age to the tomb of Webster, at Marshfied. A
dinner was furnished to the company By Fletch
er Webster, and Messrs. Everett and Choate
made brief speeches. The Boston Courier, in
an affecting account of the affair, remarks
" Under Christian dispensation, the memories
of sainted men are fondly cherished, and the
places where their remains repose are often
thronged with grateful pilgrims"
Madison University at Hamilton, N. Y, had
it's commencement last week. Elihu Burritt
the literary societies on the Young
Man Power" and SAKE read his poem on Love.
Rev. DR.. Church, of New York, gave the ed.
dress to the alumni. A class of I'll graduated.
Four doctors of divinity were made, but, as they
are not known to fame, or likely to be, it is not
necessary to mention them. A theological
class of l9 graduated.
The Washington Union calls Senator Green,
If Missouri, to account for having in late
etter expressed a preference for the election of
Douglas over Lincoln in Illinois. The Union
lays:
Mr.. Green looks with more distrust to Mr.. |
lincoln than of confidence and hope to Mr.. |
Douglas. This, in our judgment, is precisely |
lis error"
A woman, calling herself the Highland |
daid,' is walking sixty successive hours, in