The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-17
Domestic Intelligence,

HIGH PRICE FOR NEGROES IN yINGISIA.-In Charlotte
They four girls and boys and ranged from II
Il years Of age They averaged 81 $50 each. One GIRL
seventeen years old sold for 81 ,625.
The Cosr OF A FIsr BIow.--Iast week. in the Circuit
Court of Augusta county, Va, named Farrar who
had killed another man named Michael Vance with fist
blow, fined $500 and for three months jail
OUTRAGE SLAVE GmI--The Nachez {AIiss.) Courier,
Of the Sd inst, saysThe slave girl Alice, belonging to
Joseph f. Kirk, attacked and maltreaed, yesterday,
by notorious and well known character, young man
native Of this CITY, together with three four other
nans Of late Importation and so severely beaten that her
life despaired Of Such mscreants should be dealt
with TO the extreme extent Of law.
GAME IN MARYLAyD-The Cecil Democrat says the woods
and fields alive with cartridges, rabbits squirrels and
other game Sportsmen are out in abundance, and meet
with extraordinary in baggng large quantities of
partrides, which numerous the present year
than for many previous years Pheasans also
plenty than knew them to be before. Wild
ducks coming into The gunners Havre dc
Grace and upon the Elk bringing them in and
they appear TO be very fat and fine FOR early in the
season.
FUGITIVE SLAVES TO ne PROTECTED IN MAISE-The follow
ing petition TO the Legislature is in circulation in Mane-
The undersigned respectfully ask you put end TO
slave hunting in Maine, by enactng that person who
has been held slave shal be delivered up by any off,
court State Federal within this State any
claiming him the ground that he service lnbor
to such claimant by the laws of one OF the slave States OF
this Union.''
MURDER WHITE MAN NEGROES IN TEsNrsssx--
The Fayetteville (Tenn) Observer says.-Mr wm ste
phens, old and we'll known citizen of this county, who
by negroes-one of which at least belonged TO hm-by
having his head crushed in with handspike.
NORTHERN MEN THE TENNESSEE PENHgSrARY.-The
Knoxville WING furnishes the following Of recent
accession 10 OF the State insiiiuops:At the late
Kingston Court, Professor Hrckns who figured here with
Professor Fowler, phrenoogist sentenced the
Pehitentary FOR year. the charge of stealing books
The Professor is Vermoner, and has given out
Der Of charts in East Tcnnessee natterpg and pleasing
the vain and weak minded to the lite. At tho Court
MIR. Higgins, Professor OF Penmanship sent for
four years, on charge OF writing slave free and
attempting to him off the railroad, either with
view his freedom, TO cash him o Southern
market
EMIGRATION FROM TyyEssE1 Tho Chattanooga Advertiser
says:Therc have eu1grated from East Tennessee aud
Cherokee Georgia. TO Arkansas and Texas this past fall
at least five hundred families and the end Is yet
seen podding their way thther~ard Hamilton county
alone has sent out forty families, and = number
down with the moving fever.
EXTENSIVE CoNFIAcRArIoy At MAmASA-Thc last Mariana
Fa) Pdtraet informs That Eat least third Of tho
business portion Of that beautiful village is IN ashes"
In two hours the fire destroyed all Of that handsome
OF buildings west OF tho public square, The Patriot says
'it was tho most terrific and appalling spectacle haye
ever behedo The loss s estimated ut from 500 900 70
$75, 600. Insurance S27 600 Tho principal sufferers
were Daniel B. Leslie, John r. Ely Co., William Bowers
and Henry c. King.
demonstration persons have applied at Montreal
for the Office Of eNccutoner the convict Beauregad
in prison in that city.
KILLED IN vIRGrSlA.--A young man. named Apperson,
was fatay shot last week by Mr. Toney of Buckingham
county, Va, while at tho wedding of daughter Of tho
latter Toncy Is In Jail. Apperson died next day.
CONVICTED FOR KILLING SL.vK-George W. Oliver,
wealthy planter Oxford, MISS convicted last
week in tho Ccn Court, nf rnensla9her for killing one
VI bus negroes ON the lILA " AS4 az aAss,