The weekly Anglo-African., 1859-07-30
9le6s Summary.

Co., Miss, sent to California, their passage
paid, and draft of $1,000 forwarded to be
distributed among them.
Judge Withers, Of Charleston, S. c..
lately fined Thos. NJ. Hume $500 for hav.
ing held conversation with juryman on
a slave case, and G. Il. Kanapaux, dep
uty sheriff, 500 for permitting such con-
verSation. Mr.. Hume promptly paid his
own fine, and the sheriff his.
One Of the editorial corps Of the " Uni
versalist Herald" published at Montgome-
ry, Ala, has recently had his heart grief
smitten by the death of bis only servant
woman Nancy" Hear how he takes on"
about it: "Never before have we seen such
= ouiet death Her age was about Sc. In
her death we feel that we have lost long
tried friend The attachment between
master and servant, in this instance, was
strong. Poor Nancy never more shall
we behold her in the flesh. She has fin
ished her mission on earth, and entered
the climes of glory above" Instances
where the attachment has been strong"
are not rare, as the mixed population of
our Southern cities abundantly prove.
The Detroit Advertiser says that the
slaves run off by old John Brown, Of Kan
sas. and who arrived at Windsor, G. w,
early in the Spring, are all doing well.
A correspondent of the Rochester Amer
ican," giving an account Of the explosion
aboard the Bay State on the 4th inst, says
that the boys" of the boat " were beside
themselves with alarm" This is remark
able, really, when we take into considera-
ton his statement that all was intense
alarm and confusion"
A true bill was found at the late session
Of the Federal Court of Oxford, Miss,
AGAINST NJ. Brodnox, slave dealer of Mem
phs, for offering four or FIVE Congo Afri-
cans for sale in the Columbus market last
March.
"A German, named Green, has been ar
rested in Pendlet0n county, Kentucky,
while in the act of abetting four slaves to
make their escape across the Ohio. Oh
course, a long and dreary imprisonment is
to be the consequence Of this philanthropic
act.
The late Arkansas Legislature passed a
law, to take effect January 1st, 1860, pro-
hibiting the employment of free colored
persons on water-craf navigating the rivers
of that State, under heavy penalties.
James Christopher, colored seaman,
fell overheard from the ship Endymion, on
her late passage from Liverpool, and was
drowned.
John Baptiste, a colored seaman, while
bending a foretopsail aboard of the Guy
Mannering, from Liverpool, tell on deck,
and was instantly killed
Rev c. w. Dennison has withdrawn
from the editorial department of the Fall
River News"
The father of Passmore Williamson sent
one hundred dollars to Professor Peck at
his contribution towards the relief of the
imprisoned Oberlin rescuers, while they
remained in jail in Cleveland Passmore,
it will be remembered, endured long i'm
priSonment for contempt of Judge Kanes
United States Court, before which he was
brought on charge of assisting fugitive
slaves to escape.
The Pittsburg Dispatch" says: "Rev.
James Sinclair, formerly resident of this
vicinity, is now in charge Of two Presby-
terrain congregations on the border between
North and South Carolina. He informs
us that the greater portion of the popula-
ton Of five counties in that part of North
Carolina, are of Scotch descent. and the
Gaelic language is spoken even by the
slaves, some of whom understand no other .
They had lively game of ball at Ash
tabula on the Fourth, and the venerabl,
Joshua R. Giddings made the highes
score, never missing the ball when it came
near him.
The bark Mendi, which recently sailed
for Liberia, took out as present from H
M. Schieffelin / 800 volumes of school
readers for the common schools of that re.
public.
DR.. Doy, under sentence in St. Joseph
Jail for an alleged kidnapping, was rescued
on Sunday morning, during a violent
storm, and is still at large. Great excite
ment prevailed at st. Joseph on the an
nouncement of his escape, and a pursuit
was attempted, but without success.