The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-11-25
GENERAL SUMMARY.

ABoLITIoNIsTs IN MARYLAND-The state of
alarm which prevails iii the northern portion
of Maryland is thus depicted in the Cambridge
Herald:
The whole State of Maryland is being over
run with particularly this Shore,
as recent developments have proved. There
are a great many in Dorchester, Somerset, and
Worcester counties, in disguise, who are con-
stantly persuading our slaves away, and pro-
viding means for their escape. We were told
bya gentleman from Somerset, few days ago.
that there were so many Abolitionists in that
county, it is almost impossible to secure run
away in that community without having him
taken away from YOU"
GOLD Wines" Mr.. Bates, Of St Louis, is
given as authority for telling remark old
Wings" he is understood to have said, are
class of politicians who take their grog regu
larry, and vote the Democratic ticket" OF this
class there are two eminent specimens" in
Boston, viz Messrs. Choate and Winthrop the
former of whom discovered that the Declaration
of Independence was only remarkable for its
"glittering generalities," while the latter has
just written letter announcing to the " rest of
mankind " that the Republican platform is not
| sufficiently" National for his purposes. There
| is nothing in the cause of Freedom that warns
their blood or awakens their sympathies.-4L
bany Eceniag Journal.
SLAVERY IN NEBRksKA.-Mr Daily, of Nema-
ha, introduced into the House, on the 25th ult.
| bill prohibiting Slavery and involuntary
servitude in the Territory of Nebraska, after
the first of January, 1859. 1t was referred to
| select committee of five, with instructions to
report on the Sd inst. The nature of the report
| we have yet to learn.
ARREST OF AN ILLINOIS PREACHER In Ten
| NEssEE.-We learn from the Mt. Morris (Ogle
county, independent Watchman that Rev.
Samuel CARRIER of that county, a preacher of
! the denomination Of Thinkers, was arrested
short time since, under the following circum-
| stances: IF
| He went on a visit to his old friends and ac-
quaintances in East Tennessee, and while
there, was solicited to preach, which he readily
agreed to, and, in the course of his sermon, IN
cidentally alluded to Freedom in its broad sense.
For taking such liberties in a slave State he was
arrested and obliged to give bonds in the sum of
$500 for his appearance in court.
A SINGULAR CAsE.-Alfred Jolls, colored
man, died on Tuesday last aged 81 years, at
the house of his employer, Mr.. Samuel Butter
worth, with whom he had lived forty-one years.
Such was his industry and economical habits,
ted between seven and eight thousand dollars
great part of which, of course, resulted from
the investment of his earnings, from time to
| time. He was accustomed to loan his savings
to his employer, at something less than the legal
rate; but In one sense the rate per cent. was of
| little consequence, since he has devised every
cent of it to the daughter and grandchildren of
his employer. Truly, this worthy Africans
simple history may put many of his white SUI
periors (?) to the blush Warren r. L. Tel.
BURNING OF THE QUARANTINE-Judge Met
calf, of Richmond county, on the lth instant,
rendered his decision in the cases Of Ray Temp
kins and John G. Thompson, charged with ar
son. He held that the Castleton Board of
Health was a egally-constituted body, acting in
a judicial capacity when it declared that the
Quarantine Hospitals were a nuisance that
the Board had a right SO to declare them; and
that the citizens of the town, acting under the
instructions of this judicial body were justified
in destroying the hospitals and abating the nui-
sance. AS to Messrs. Thompson and Temp
kins, the court decided that the Commissioners
of Emigration had not made out a case against
them, and they were therefore discharged
KANSAS EMIGRANTs.-Ten wagons four fam
lilies, thirtyhve persons, forty horses. and sixty
head of cattle, crossed at Kansas City on the
9Th, from Iowa, bound for Linn county, Kansas.
| So move the movers.
OLDEST MAN IN OHIo-Mr. McDermot, of
Mifiin township, Richland county, Ohio, has
very good claims to be considered the oldest
man in the State. He was born in Pennsylva-
MIA in l749, and is now at the age of 100, in
the enjoyment of fair health.
The contest between Blair and Barrett. in
| ST. Louis, is bringing out some disgraceful reve-
lations. Among others, worthy of the support
ers of Candlebox Calhoun, is the fact that some
thirty convcts, under the sentence of the Grim
inal Court, were pardoned, on condition of
their voting for Barrett.
! HARD TO PLEAsE.-The people in the valley
of the Mississippi now as much troubled
with low water they were with high water
SIX months ago. Freights are accommodating
in all the towns on the banks of the river, and
the New Orleans papers are crying out for the
construction of railroads.
An Augusta (Me) paper tells story about a
dance between a chap named Snellings and a
1 Rackensack Ark gal called " Big Sis" They
| danced seventeen hours and fifty-seven minutes
when "Big Sis caved, and took a seat in the
chimney corner, flaming herself with the bread
tray.
CONVICTION OF PosT OFFICE CLERK FOR
ROBBING THE MAITs.-Frank Hill, clerk in
the Little Rock ark post office, has been
sentenced to hard labor in the State Peniten-
tiary for six years, for robbing the mails
Among the robberies of Hill, are a large num-
Der of letters, valuable and otherwise, mailed
in Texas, Arkansas, and other places address
ed to parties in New York
STEAM ON THE ERIE CANAL-Steam canal
boats are fast becoming institutions on the en-
| larged Erie canal Several steamers construct
ed with special reference to the business have
not only made successful experimental trips the
present season, but have made business trips
with regularity. Among them is the Fulton,
constructed on Mr.. Burbanks plan, which has
make six trips pithout difficulty, and with profit
to her owner, even at the low rates of freight.
She takes 5000 bushels of wheat from Buffalo
to Rochester in twenty-six hours.
| So successful has steam navigation of the
canal proved, that large number or ordinary
canal boats are being fitted up with propellers.
| The Buffalo Express says twenty have already
| been ordered.
The Sandusky Mirror is informed by gen
tleman who has spent some time on Kelley s
| Island, that Mr.. Louis Harness has from an
acre of landry actual measurement-realized
| 1925, above all expenses, from his sales of
grapes, grape roots, and wines, the past year.
Mr.. HIS location forms part of George Kel-
ley's vineyard.
| SWAMP LANDS vs.. RAILROAD GRANTs-At-
torney General Black, at the request of the
Secretary of the Interior that he would give his