New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-31

WHITE SLAVE RECLAIMED OWING TO Mas.
SrowE's KEY 70 UScLE ToY's CABIS.-Bepj smln
Davis & Broe. OF this city received Q few days slace
a letter rcm person named NJ es O~en' whou cVu-
taLs the following statement %, - ,,,.
Io 1884. ore Gorman Goodlot sold H. L. I. Miller,
IN Nstctez, theD Postmaster there, yellow woman
ard her child. When Miller died the slaves oec % sue
the property OF Owen by purchase. IL lrt9 Oxen
,old the woman, whose name was At"el, ana 10 loi'
he sod the boy to G.. ID. RaglaBd of Alabama oy
whom he taught the trade OF brickmason; In
1852 the boy ran off from Ragsnd aad went 70 Puts
burgb. where he assumed the name of George Wash
pgton, passeo himself Of as white man and married
a white woman, by whom he had q cnud. A msn
nsmed Shaw, alec N eson, who htd worked IN A,s,
bsms saw the boy in PIt.sburg, but could not place.
him until he read Rsglsnd's advertisement In Mrs.
Stcves "Key to Uncle Toms CABIN, when he at
once recognized him as Rsglsnds property. Shsw
Immediately communicated with kagiand, and re-
ceived Instructions to watch the boy movements,
which be did for five year,. .,
LAST Winter te missed him, but on inquiry found ne
was in ST. Louis Missouri lie Immediately proceeded
TO Alsbama had an interview with Rsgand who sent
q man with him to st. Louis. When they got there
they found that the boy had gone TO brunswick, III
the same State whe,e they followed and succeeded in
srrestirg bin. They then took him to Al.bsma 20 has
MASTER SHAW returned to Pitts burgh but Immediate
y on arriving there the boys wife had him arrested
for attempting TO decoy of AID carry INTO Dondaie
her husband" lie was thrown into all 10 default
of tndir bail TO the amount OF s3UOO aud as been
there .rce last March. Tue penalty for the crime
fir ement in the Psnitehary for not less than tive ner
more than twelve years and be will suffer this unless
he can clearly show that the boy WAS slave.
TIE object Of Owen writing To tue Messrs. Divs u
to find come trace Of Goodloe, and ascertain from N
from whom he purchased the woooan Atwell and her
child and procure some witness from among the famI-
y who owntd them who will 20 to PIttsbursh IN Oc-
tober 10 testify 10 behalf of Shaw The boy w.s too
small in 1884 TO remember anything OF hs master and
it is not known whether the womsn Atwell 10 alive.
Owen says that he attended the trial of Snsw IN
Pittsburgh in June, but IL has adjourned. All the ex-
pebses OF the witness will be paid. 80,
A FLoArIsG IsLAsD ~ LAKE OETARIo A few
days since large object seen in Lake Ontario in
a north wetterly direction from Pultneyvle, gently
floating to the eastward IL excited coasdera e cur-
tsy as it sppeared unlike anything ever seer IN the
lake before As all had desire 10 know move about
IT, several Young mep in boats started in purs ut and
after sturdy pull with oars, it was at sst oyerhauled
come i've miles from shore. II wss steadily vending
lie way down the lake. impeled by the current at the
rate OF three miles hour and when oyertaken pre-
sented to the astonished beholders no less novel
spectacle than island covered with uxurant vege.
tat ton II was about i've rods in length and nearly OF
equal breadth; and had probably been formed 10 some
quiet nook Of river or bay, upon some timoeI or
brush hat had become stationary under the surface
Of the water till admxture of earthly ard vegeta-
BILE matter had accumulated, sufficient 10 noufsh veg
citation, tuch az ia peculiar 10 swsmpy ioca,ions.
These had grown and fallen through long succession
by roots and fbers to give the whole macs trn'
ness and tens city sufficient 70 resist the waves and
specic gravity that enabled to Host Inc late rans
ncrs asIg the volume of water where II formed, ee
waited from ts bed broke i. from its moorlngs and
cent i. of on voyage cf discovery. The whole Island
was covered with such plants 81 are seen abou. IRON
dequot bay, and had much such an appearance. IL
was sufficiently firm TO besr up man-s Df; Deaids-
ley stepped shore ar took possession 10 oensn Oh
ULcls Sam. Tie island was not wholly unnasbited,
several email birds were seen. The highest poiae
of the novel island about five feet above the sur
face Of the water and the plants stood hrn ana erec
vigorous and healthy Wayne Democratic ffs''
A MULE RACE N PI1rsBvRGn.-Rsader, u you
have ever had the good fortune to stuIpoie on lne ~
meLtea Hoods description oil 40 Ass hsoo, y".d yos 20
form lear eetm,te Of TIE enjoyment ~
those who raw the mule race yestrday' Vrunay
afgusge fails to describe the lud1cfo1 scene, euu ~
must be tesn 10 be appreciated. me oeI' W..
called the uulee to the stand was tapped ABOUT .
o'clock, and between the spPhcstion OF tnong ano
steel five sturdy-look sg hybrds made their sppes'
a1ce az the tccre whisking then taE and cutting up
such espers a. eonvul'ed re sPeo.stor' WIN aagn =
tober. .tad looking mule, that seemed lndnerent
gitther he went forward or backward Mr.. Ga.klil Q
+" GREY FsnDy, venerable looking animal OF thirty
yesrs; Mr.. Hares King OF Iumps, stsiwAt-
looking brute, with head thst t1a 81 R.ss.
Hir., little fellow, nimbe a. dancing master,
and quite q. foil Of tricks. After some time they were
got ito lire, and Felix giving The word 90, taey
got Of well together, bat had not gore more thsn
ioty rods When their obstinate p.opersties began 70
e1t foit Themselves Jenny Mills ran into the iencs
and retber whip nor spur could induce him to bulge
ar inch, While " King Of TIumps" uied hH hsnq ~
The came game, and vas only persuaded TO move by
.evere application Of raw cowhids. Kingdom got
biz head ife vrorg way and attempted 70 tAks tne
back as1k, while old Whitley, after lev Snhxs " =.
her tai logged song with sc much grace ana speea as
might r.asoLab be expected from mule o' nef ven
,P.t,sbGsh News 2hh-
Msny ids Sc have been suggested for leveens the
Mststippi River; among them is the suosntason .,
eas.-1oH cad IN hsu Of The dlrt dykes wnicn no