Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-09-03
CITY AND sTATE NEWS.

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CITY AND sTATE NEWS.
The "MIxEp BLOOD" CAsE-A CoLoRED MAN BUT
NOT NEeao.-On l9ih August light mulatto boy,
barber named VIM Fer suson of this city, went into
the yard belonging to a negro DaiDed John Cooper
He then got into quarrel with Cooper's dog, and
quieted the CANNES feeling with brick bat. Cooper
came 10 take the part of his dog and Threatened
10 whip Ferguson into apology for the treatment
to the dog. As Cooper turned away from Ferguson.
tho latter picked up lump OF stone and almost smote
of Copper left with il, nhictlug ON hun a very
bad wound. The case WAS brought to Court, aud the
witnesses against the prisoner all black and ono
was interchangeable suffering black at that The prl'
soners council objecred TO their being able to give
evidence ogsinet Ferguson nasmuch as be had Court
papers, showing that his blood had arrived to that
stotus Of intermxture, that he ceased to be "negro
and hence negroes evidence against him ought to be
ruled ont as inadmeeable.
Upon this subject, Mayor Mayo after having daily
weighed the case and The objections, gave lhcid
opinion Yesterday. II down to the generally ad
mtted state OF law.rule that "colored persons are
eligible witnesses against 'colored persons and that
the prisoner not being white man nor even an lu
dian. consequently cnssed under the heading ot
oolored person. He therefore admitted the nvidsncs
OF The negroes in the above assault aid battery
against the barber. After hearing the testimony, the
Mayor remanded the prisoner as 4 free colored man
for indictment before the Grand Jury OF This Guy
and ordered him TO procure 4 surety III the sum OF
$50.
THE PREvALrsG EPIDEMIC IN CATTLE.-In moe;
OF OR Virginia exchanges we find illusions to
disease by some denomna,ed black tongue" az be-
ing rather prevalent to fatal degree among cows
throughout tho State. Its al any time very easy 10
discover II q COW is ailing. She will refuse to iced
lie dourp huf M th6 z Va
is dull ord NJ rho lvv Of the horus will be- felt an un
common degree of heat, with dryness or frothess
on the tongue and in the mouth. The gums also are
sore aud the acimal reiuses TO Craze.
With regard to The existing alarming disease Which
has appeared In the cete OF this State, we have con-
versed with some skilled in the treatment Of
similar diseasss. One gentleman now in Richmond
Mr. n. H Butterfed. whose ekill and experience H.
cattle breeoing and tending, as we'll "a agriculture
generally. We can fully endorse, has saved cows NO.
der bis care from the efects OF the above disease 81
the following treatment, which We recommend to thu
farmers, 81:
Fi.sily bleed the animal copiously until symptoms
Of fsin,inx appear repeat this operation 10 six or
sight hours after il the pulse has risen. Then give
dose Of medicine eompored Of lbs OF epsom ealts
drachms Of ginger and pound OF mossses this dose
be given 10 about one hour at Or the hrs oleedng
IF she mouth tongue swollen or sure lot them
be washed with vinegar, With little alum 10 it, i"
do this ehecrualy for the "black tonsae' d'sens'
take piece OF stck about foot long and tie piece
T.
al1m and vinegar aud have The beasts mouth Ten
open while the tongue Is being we'll rubbed with It
and the mouth washed. In the meantime, as the cat
te will refuse bard food, warm bran mashes should
be given of nourishing nature.
The FiscAsrLE TRAGtDY.-The Democratic Re.
oorder' says I'VE met gentleman from Fccast!e
yesterday who acquainted with all tbe particulars
of the tragedy detailed the Richmond "Enquirers
correspondence published 10 another colnpn. The
newspapers have generally given Henry N. BowypT
ID the psrson who killed Mcdowell wheu 10 reality
was Henry w. Bowyer, who Resides in the SANS
ne,ghborhood. Both are gentlemen of the hgbes:
r-spectabiiiy in Boetourt county, but 1t is due to
Henry N. Bogyer, the brother 10 law OF Judge Brock
enbrougo, that this correction should be made The
gentlemen whose names have been thus COMPOUNDED
are relations
THAT SLAYER AND HER PRECIOUS CARGO.
The Charleston, aud other South Carolina papers,
are full of this topic, and all the world within their
border anxious to get eight at the real Ari
cans" perhaps bow direct trade i'll such would
agree With their FEELINGS.
The Mercury" gives the following further iute
resting particulars OF the concern: !
The real name Of the captured brig is the General
Putnam There letters ere partially erased and
ered over by those Of the assumed name Echo and |
would doubtless have been reaiored, had success |
Gro nned the ente',-ise which she engaged |
when TAKEN She is Of baltimore build, say 2S0 tons
burden, and, it is believed, was formerly packet 10 |
the coffee trade between that port and Rio On the |
9th March last she cleared from New Orleans with |
captain, two mates, eight senmen, Cook, steward,
and passenger. On the 9Th July shs shipped
cargo of d55 saves the West coast of Africa, at
Kabends situated In latitude 5 80 South, longitud.
II. 20 East 1t 10 in Lower Guinea, in the Southern
part of the District Of Loango, and not far from the
river Congo or Z4ire. These saves were purchased
10 q circuit OF 500 mes, and assembled at barra
coon near the point OF shipment. The brig set ssil
with them AID IorIy r.veu days made tbs trip,,I
reaching the point Of destination ,he .lcrning OIL
the 2ls inst In this space of time hundred and
forty one negroes had died, leaving but three hun.
dred and fourteen alive
The crew are desperate looking set of iellowe.-l
Under the laws Of 1919 and lSD they will be risd for
their lives pirates ..::oc an American bottom
under the American Asg They .Tere committed to
Jail on Saturday afternoon. Their trials will take
place at Coumbis, South Csroliua, before His Honor
Judge Wayne. Circuit Judge, James Conner, l.. s.
District Attorney, prosecuting officer. Tue Cour,
begins to cit the Alb Monday in November.
Being curious to see the cargo and arrangement of
the Echo We obtained permit from Dr.. W. &. Ra.
vensl the Port Physician, and with two others
accompanied Lieut.. Bradford in a small boat from The
wharf. Upon clambering up the side Of the brig
strange and startlng sight presented itself deck
covered with native Africans in a state OF comp'1te
nudity with rare Instances of a narrow strip of rag /
an inch wide round the waist. These people were I
seated for the most part with their legs stretched out
Cat drawn up in front or doubled up some squst'ed
on their feet aud hands. few ere standing about
and few living down. None were tied or fastened in /
any way. The majority were very young, apparently |
from eight to sixteen years of sge, scma younger and
some Older; scarcely one, however, over twenty |
1--WE. Some of them able.bodied, good siSsd aud
in good case; but the greater part were halt grown
children only, weak and worn. Many were much
-macated and showed plainly the effects Of their long
and crowded passage 10 COL fined ship. A few were
evidently III and TO die All pure black in
phnsa
disease. Their hair is very short and cr-p Thoe who
were We'll appeared curious and pleased som- of them
oRling and ggging aud chaterug. and others srnok-
ing tobacco out OF short clay pipes with caue stems
just As our own negroes do Those that were thin
aud sick looked dull aud bru,ish but there MOTH
ing wild or feroclous IN their sepect They looked
amiabe and docls, and readily obeyed the commands
OF ths person who had charge of tn.m. They arr
great thieves, however, and appropriate Whatever
they on every occasion. There we're 246 maies
ana so females who were kept separate on deck and
in The holds. The men and boys were Kept on the
forward dock and 10 the ard hold, which latter is
SIS ieel long, 10 feet wide in the brosd.s part and
narrow al The head aud Al uches high, the floor be-
ing formed OF loose boards nioveable at PLEASURE
The hold s3r tho women and girie Is b-hind this IL is
OF he same light, - feet long ana ~ wide Under
ihS temporary flooring le etored the provisions cor
sisriDg OF rce pas and the water 10 drink. Their
food ID boiled like "h"ppin)ohn, put in buckets twiCe
day. al 10 and O'clock aud placed in the midst "t
circles OF eight or len each, aUo we'll guarded TO pre-
vent ih- s'r"ng NJ gro from iakiI tbSn their
share although a'l are lioeralIy allowed :, pint o,
wH'-r 's given 10 each. morning and evening. Most
I" ih-n Si--p on deck, belng tlncrc in Close order
spo"n t'sh'"h TN 'h-r ei'-e. ami Dot permitted to
;urn or move ouri'g the night Al cay iiyhy they
dnsh-o wuh ou, keis al water 10 wash Them off,
They sing songa, apping their hands aud rocking
their bdlrs 10 lime, aud these songs have n pr,,t
resemblance soune Ut negro spIrjtuals Ssysrsi
ct The nrgro fellows ex-rcise authory VERY much |
after the manner drivers with ars of authority
ano ridiculous geeticnlarion and gninaces Other.