The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-07-27

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A ExCITEMRNT AaIoNG THE MISUNDERSTANDING
EXECUTING THE FuGuyE SLAVE LAw.-Some time
ago three slaves, named Alexander Hamilton,
! Washington Aston, and " infield Scott, ran away
from their owner, Capt. Frost. near st. Louis and
made their way by the Underground railway to
| Chicago. Capt. Frost offered a reward for their
apprehension and return of s., $50. Some three
weeks ago, Capt. Frost's advertisement fell under
the ewes of three Republicans of this city, two of
whom have held office under at least two Republi-
can city administrations. The third has never been
appointed to any office, by reason of certain pro-
vision in the constitution ofInois which prevents
! negroes from holding Office. 49,.
| The whereabouts of the runaway negroes was
ferreted out by Turner, who being familiar with
the neghborhood in which his race resided, proba-
bly, had not much difficulty in finding them They
occupied house together at the corner of Edna
] and Harrison streets This fact being communicat-
ed to Noyes, he proceeded thher las it is alleged
in the guise OF person seeking for farm laborers
| He wanted to hire three men to work on a farm a
few miles out of the city, to whom he would paw
! S25 a month with board and lodgings.
Inc negroes agreed to go, and accordingly, on
last Friday afternoon presented themselves at the
| office of Noyes and Smith.
| In the meantime, Capt. Frost who had come up
from st. Louis, chartered of the Illinois Cen
trail railway for his exclusive use to be taken
| out with the IL o'clock train. Just before the
train was to start the negroes, carrying their farm
| ing tools conducted to the depot and placed
in Capt. Frosts car. The train departed, but the
negroes did not get off at that farm
| Thus were the negroes and their brother abo-
| itionists of Chicago outwitted by the shrewdness
of these Republican detectives who having by
| long tuteiage in Republican official school
learned to execute all other laws without warrant
| or process of any kind, took it upon themselves
tn execute the fugitive slave law in a similar man
ner.
Some of the fugitive negroes in this city, more
suspicious than the rest, did feel quite satisfied
as to the destination of the three farm hands, and
set about the business of asce tanning whether they
were really at the said farm not The result
of their inquiries proved that they were
not Straightway then the negroes fastened to
their abolition friends and communicated the start
ling information. The abolitionists took the mat
ter in hand, and yesterday morning caused war
rants to be issued, upon the affidavit of yrus Kee
Ter, for the arrest of Noyes, Smith, Dewy, Turner,
and Erhardt. Smith, Turner, and Erhardt
were found and arrested; the others could not be
found.
1t is said that before the Chicago Republicans
would consent to execute the fugitive slave law,
st. Louis banking house payable on the arrival of
the negroes in that city. Day before yesterday,
draft for the amount arrived in Chicago and was
presented by Noyes to Forrest Brothers. who de- |
clned to buy it. 1t was then taken to Mumford
Brothers, brokers, who paid thereon the cash. The
original draft was yesterday exhibited in the police
tribunal, where the case was brought up for hear
ing at o'clock.
The room was darkened by a cloud of Africans |
black, brown and molasses-c0lored A platoon
of policemen stationed to keep these yoracious
blacks from swallowing the prisoners at a mouth
full.
The GENUINE LIZZIE WAYr IN TowN.-Lizzie |
Wayt (the female poet and lecturer on "Home |
Ties whose name and the circumstances attend |
ing its discovery recently descended upon the re-
porters OF this city like gentle benson from hea
ven, IS in town, stopping at private house. 4
Miss Wayt assures us that, il she knows herself |
she is not the woman who recently "done" Mr. |
Murray out of small amount of money at the |
Mcclure House. She brings letters from Pittsburg |
testiying to her good character and has also quite
a number of complimentary notices from various |
respectable newspapers. Miss Wayt proposes to |
deliver one more lectures in the CITY soon when
those who have seen Miss Winters will have an op-
portunity OF comparing her features with those of
Miss Wayt, and satisfy themselves with regard
to this rather curious of identity. We have |
seen them both, and without meaning any dispar- |
agement to Miss Wayt, we are bound to say that it
Is hard to tell which looks the most alike Wheel
ing Infeu1gencer, July p.
LATER FROM Misunderstanding TO Coffee Dealers !
Local AFairs-We have received our files of Hay
ii papers TO July I'd. the news is unimportant.
law has been passed and confirmed by the SEN |
ate, June 81 aboishing the mposts of fths and es-
tabfshing an export duty (doit dcrporation) of
one dollar and three quarters every one hundred
pounds of coffee, payable the departure of the |
cargo. This law went into effect July 10th
The project of legal process against the Llovds
for their alleged implication with Soulouque and
beya, in the coffee and mahogany frauds, occupies
puDllc attention.
Complaints are made of the inefiicency ofthe po-
lice, and the necessity of complete reformation in
the police system is urged by the press.
Efforts are being made to place suitable street |
lamps in the various streets of Port au Prince-N
Y. E. Post.
The Grand Lodge of Delaware, l. o. 0. F., held |
its annual communication in the Odd Fellows Hail. |
in Wilmington, on Wednesday afternoon and even
ing. The election of officers took place at three P.
NJ, when the following gentlemen were chosen for |
the term of one year, and were duly installed into
office: N. W. Grand Master, VIM r. Williamson;
R. w. Deputy Grand Master J. w. Sharpe; r. W. |
Grand Warden, Allen Smith; R. W. Grand Secre-
tary, Edward McIntire; R. W. Grand Treasurer,
Levi Il. Springer; R. W. Grand Representative to
the Grand Lodge of the United States John d.
Rodney; W. Grand Marshal VIM. Hare Jantor,
Enos IL. Jefferson The Grand Master then
nounced the following appointments: W. Grand
Conductor, Thomas Mitchell; W. Grand Herald,
James Moore W. Grand Guardian, Jesse B. Bough-
man.
The Mobile Adrertiser announces the death
Judge Gayle, one of the oldest and most respecta-
bic citizens of Alabama.