The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-08-04
DOMESTIC SUMMARY.

was man more unfairly convicted and unjust.
ly sentenced than DIR. boy, of Kansan, by a
Missouri jury and court, on charge of steal.
ing slave named Dick from that State DR..
boy lived In the vicinity of Lawrence, was not
In Missouri at all when Dick left, who was suf.
tered to go into Kansas on his masters pass to
spend the holidays. DR.. boy was forcibly kid.
mapped by the Missourians, and twice tried for
an offence committed in Kansas, if committed
at all. On the first trial the jury did not agree,
Pro-SiaVery as 1t was, and the second only
when the Judge changed his rulings so as to
make the crime constructive. Dr. Doy was
sentenced to the Missouri penitentiary for five
! years, his sentence being stayed, however until
hearing could be had before the Supreme
Court. bis rescue from the fangs of Slavery
Will CRAFTY many. The particulars, as commu-
nicated to the st. Louis Democrat are as fol
/ lows:
"On Sunday morning, between one and two
! O'Clock, during severe storm, a party of eight
men, all disguised, presented themselves at the
Jail building in st. Joseph aud, after arousing
the jailer. demanded admission, saying they
were from Missouri with a horse thief whom
they desired to put in Jail. The taller seeing
the horse thief in their midst secured with
| iOPCot ouoPcClcu anu dt once unlocked
the doors, and admitted the whole party. AS
soon as they were inside, they at once told the
jailer that their real design was the liberation
of Dr. John boy, who had been convicted OF
negro stealing, and was confined in JAIL The
Jailer demonstrated in vain. The party drew
| their revolvers and demanded the KEYS, which
! having possessed themselves of, Doy was i'm
mediately taken out of his cell, placed on a
| horse, and accompanied across the river by .,
! portion Of the rescuers, while the others re-
manned with the jailer to prevent any alarm
being given until the fugitives were all across
the river, when they also made precipitate re-
treat. BY daylight, the whole city was greatly
excited about the matter. In the evening, great
fears were entertained that the excited popu-
lace would mob the office of the Free Democrat,
and visit the lawyer who defended boy, with
vengeance"
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA PER OVERLAND
MAIL-MoRE GOLD DIsCovERiEs.-&. Louis,
AuguSt The Overland California mail has
arrived, bringing San Francisco dates to the
| 9Th ult.
Two hundred thousand pounds of the coffee
shipped by the captain of the runaway barque
Messenger Bird, from Tahiti, had been seized
at San Francisco.
Extensive gold discoveries on Walker river
had caused much excitement in Nevada and
Ell Dorado counties.
A fire at Weaversville on the 9th DESTROYED
property to the value of 100000
The Creek and Cherokee Indians are engaged
in open hostilities, in consequence of murders
committed by the former.
LARGE ARRIVAL OF KANSAS GoLD-AD-
JOURNMENT OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONyEN-
TIoN.-&. Louis, July 20, p. MA special
=. Il H. 81.
had arrived at st. Joseph, bringing ST. 500 in
gold dust. These parties disposed of $4,000
worth at Omaha, making total of $28,5O0
from the Kansas gold mines.
The Kansas Constitutional Convention ad
journed sine die tonight The new Constitu-
ton was adopted by vote of "a to IL, all the
Democrats voting against it, and refusing to
sign it.
RAILROAD CAsUALTY-Loss OF LIFE.-Bos-
ton July 30.-This morning the express train
| from New Bedford and Fall River came in col
| lision with carriage at the crossing at North
| Bridgewater, in which were a man, two ladies,
| and child. One of the ladies and the child
were instantly killed, and the man and remain
ing lady were terribly, and, it is feared, fatally
injured The names of the party have not
| been ascertained.
"
| Louis, July 30-Professor Wise made very
successful ascension at / o'clock this morn
ing, from Washington square, in this city. 1t
! Is his purpose to descend at or near Lafayette,
Indiana, where he has made arrangements for
reintiatng his balloon, and whence he will
again ascend, and proceed eastward.
FROM CALIFORNIA BY OVERLAND MAL.-&
Louis, July 30.-The overland mail, from San
Francisco on the 9Th inst, arrived at Jefferson
City to-day.
The general news is unimportant. Business
at San Francisco continued without improve
ment.
| Marine Lteuigence-Arri6ed at San Fran
cisco, ships William from Newcastle, N. S. W.. :;
Leonidas, from Hong Kong f; steamer Uncle
Sam, from Panama.
Scholarships Golden Rocket, for MALACHI
Island Stratton, Falmouth and Hornet, for
| New York.
BUYING OUT THE BALTIMORE BoNAPARTEs-
! was told yesterday that the difficulties be-
tween the Imperial Bonapartists and the de-
scendans of Mrs. Patterson, of Baltimore, the re-
puted wife of the Duke Of Westphala, are in
way of being composed. The Emperor has of
fered to make her son Jerome a Duke, and her
grandson Jerome, who graduated at West
Point, and is now with the army in Italy, a
Count, with suitable pecunary endowments for
the rank, if they will formally renounce all
claims to the name of Bonaparte.-Pd Paris Cor
Press.
HE CITY RAILWAY system OF PmIApEI.
PHIA.-Eleven lines of city railroads, running
upwards of three hundred cars, are now in on
Grafton in Philadelphia. Eight more compa
MES are chartered, and it is estimated that the
number of cars viii be increased TO four hun
dred hafa,e the end of the present year. This
is remarkable result for an experiment started
less than two years ago,
Cambeglaad, Nd, august 1.-The President
and his party arrived here this evening from
Bedford. They are stopping at the Revere
House, and will leave at $40 Tomorrow morn
ing for Washington.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.-NcU York. Aug l.
The United States storeship Relief sailed hence
to-day for Aspnwall.
The Rev. Bishop Baker of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, left this city Tuesday for the
Pacific coast. He is to preside at the Oregon
Conference, TO be held at Albany, Oregon, on
the 10th of August; and at the California Con.
ference, to be held at Petalllma on the 18th of
September.
OF the New Orleans free colored persons who
emigrated to Hayti, thirty have returned.
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