The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-19
A SLAVE CASE IN LOWELL. MASS.


slave property has been pending in Lowell for
several days, and the Vor PopaG states the
following facts in relation thereto, as it learns
them:
''Jesse Cornwell, a rich planter in Mississippi,
had favorite slave named Betsey, who was
ployed in the confidential relation of housekeeper,
and with whom he cohabited. The result of this
cOhabitatiOn was daughter, who is now "a years
old, named Caroline. Cornwell, on his death-bed,
six years since, requested his FRIEND DR.. Lewis
Keys, to take charge of his effects, including
siderable sum OF money; and charged him to take
the woman Betsey and her child Caroline to a free
State, and there see them comfortably located For
this special service Keyes was directed to take
$4,000 cash, 81 600 of which was to be equally di-
vided between mother and daughter, and 81 600 to
be retained for his own services.
Instead of performing faithfully this requestsit is
alleged, Cornwell Immediately the death of
Keyes, took the mother and daughter and hired
them out at $lOO a year each for a period of six
years, when he finally brought them with him
North, arriving in Lowell the latter part of
May last. They have been here with Keyes' fami-
ly, under strict surveillance since that time.
On Saturday last the mother and daughter ap-
peai ed before Isaac c. Morse, Esq, to whom they
made a complaint and told their story. Mr.. Morse
in their bahalf instituted suit against Keyes for
the recovery of the money given by Cornwe and
also for their six years labor.
Keyes was arrested by Deputy Sheriff L. L. Shed
and held to bail in the sum of $4,000. He claims
that these women were given to him by Cornwell.
Gen. Butler has signifed a willingness to lend his
women in their rights. Hon. J. G. Abbott has
been retained by the defendant.
The writ is returnabe at the December term in
Cambridge"
Hoes IN THE WEsr.-The Cincinnati Price C,rren
says: We have noticed very strong disposition
to purchase hogs, the past week. at S550@5 60 for
November, and the fore part Of December delivery
and understand 900 head sold last Friday at
S5621@, to be delivered the last two weeks of No
vember. There are very few offering at these rates,
nor say at any rate just now. feeling has
taken possession of several individuals that prices
will rule high the coming season, owing to the
great abundance of money, they say, which would
imply this kind of lOgic-namely that the business
of taking care of gold had become burdensome TO
its owners and that, by way of relief thew will ex
change it for pork at some price or other.
To our mind from the information before u.s.
there seems to be no doubt that there will be quite
a large increase in the number of hogs brought to
market the coming season. compared with last
Hogs unusually fat for the season, and il will
take but a small quantity, comparatively, of the
new crop Corn, to fit them for market The seoSop
will be much earlier than last, and the great bulk
of the packing will be done in December The
facts in the lead rresistably, to the conclusion
that the chances all against those who purchase
at current prices say S5.5O@5.5O per cwt net, de-
ivered in this city.
During the last few weeks, distiers and feeders
have been filling up the pens with fresh hogs and
the cholera has broken out badly again, the loss
III some cases, being as high forty to fifty per
cent.
At some distileries there has been verv little
so far, but it is feared they caaE0t escape The
disease is not as bad, we understand as it was two
years ago
The same paper publishes a number of lettars
from different parts of the West Most of them
represent the crop to be from nefourth TO one
third short, but of very fine quality
letter from Galena, ILL.,, saws that this Weld
per acre will not be so large, but more acres are
under cultivation. One writer at Pekin I'll thinks
there will will be M one-ioqrth more bushels than last
hogcholera reported by any of the letters, except
by one from Princeton, la.
The Portland Times of the 2sth publishes = nots
written by an attache Of the army at Walla-Walla
on the 10th. 1t reports that the troops have been
employed in the construction of temporary fords
boats &c, for crossing Snake river. fort had
been erected in the neighborhood of Tuconion to
be called Fort Taylor, in memory Of tbn Gallant
Col. Taylor, who was killed in Col. Steptoe's en-
gagement with the lndans that the Indians had
caileu ior TAX, and were rightly denied it, that
subsequently they fired the grass on the other side;
that the impression is that the Indians will rive
way before the advancing columns and show frht
when, and when only, they feel assured Of being in
possession OF advantages sufficient to render victory
IN thelr favor quite certainty; that a portion of
the troops will remain at Fort TAYLOR and the rest
proceed at once to Covile; and that the sentiment
OF Ine army officers is decidedly and rightly in favor
OF making this warlike excursion something to bo
remembered by the Indians
our farIs correspondence can hardly have forgotten
alluslons which We're therein made some months
aFS' TO new and rising Italian actor of the~fSfne
OF haiYlnl This artist has since ampIy' vindicated
the high promise he gave at his dibt He has
played season, we believe, with Ristori and has
appeared IN many other performances likewise: and
tne m aeipgrate Judgment of the best judges is that
nc Is the egltmate successor of Tama on the trag-
lc stage. Many who have seen Keap compare Sal
Yni to him. All concur in stating that France con-
uains at the present time no actor who can be COM
VT[eu 70 MN In respect of genius and tragic force
why should not some of our enterprsing managers
endeavor to induce this great performer to pav us a
visit -Ne,o York Herald.
The eight mutineers and murderers of the whale
Snip Junior are soon to be tried | believe it was
ol 5ae .s ring-leader of this gang that Mr.. Choate
".1 5 the other uay most significant thing. "Whatv
salu ne IN reply to statement as to the desperate
cohuitloh OF the fellow, GLANDS dripping with
oood! And no money! He's lost man! 1t is
very evident that these pirates of the Junior are
Io9kea @ upon oy all persons connected with the Uni
tet states Courts, as holding very different posi-
ton from that held by Capt. Townsend of the Echo,
ana that the possession of money and friends by the
latter Goes not constitute the only difference be-
tween them The crew of the Junior, | am glad to
pe apie to say, We're securely hand -cuffed, and
nave no doubt that piracy of the sort they commit
ted Is regarded with due abhorrence. The slave
!raae, however, seems to be looked upon not sin
IN Itself, but only evil prohibited by law.
meeting of National Wings was held last
evening in this city. 1t was well attended and an
excellent spirit was manifested. We learn that an
Address to the Wing voters of Massachusetts, was
adopted, which is to be signed by the Wings gene-
rally, far their names can be procured within
reasonable time We shall soon have the plea
sure of laying this address before our readers with
goodly list of names appended to it. A Whig
| State Committee appointed, whose names we
shall communicate in due season.--Boston Courier
18th.
The funeral car of Napoleon l., the war office has
given orders to be immediately transmitted from
Woowich to Paris The vehicle is present from
her Majesty to the French Empire
We learn that the wife CT State Prison Inspector
Rhodes while out hunting one day last week, in
Clinton county, had the good luck to shoot three
deer the carcasses of two of which she sent to her
friends in this place. Elmird { ~ Y. Gazette,
Rev. Samuel C. Parker, of Hinckey, Medina
county, Ohio, was gored to death by bull on Sun