The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-01-20

to walk away. The boy then took an ak that
was lying near, and struck Mr.. j. on the head,
and knocked him down, dropped the AK and
walked away few steps, then turned and went
back, took the ak and struck him three times
more on the head, and returned short dis
lance and sat down, making no attempts to es-
cape.
=" A public meeting Of citizens, indiscrimi-
nately, was called on Wednesday, to determine
what should be done with the negro when the
proposition was made to burn him alive, every
one, to the number of 200 or 800, voting for it.
That evening at three o'clock, in the presence
OF 500 persons, he was chained to a tree and
burned
just before the fire was set, he confirmed
the above statement in every particular. He
stated also, that he had determined to kill his
maste> some time betore--that his having him
whipped the day before had not instigated him
TO the brutal deed-that he had his knife open
IN his pocket to do the deed when his master
should come to unfasten him, but his heart
failed him; but that when he told him if he
did MOI stop his insoence he would knock him
down, ne proceeded to execute his fell purpose.
The culprit ceased to show any signs OF life
two and a half minutes from the time the torch
was applied
AaoA er Cdse.-On the 24th ult, Mr.. Simon
b. IhGrnhil who resided near Troy Mo-, pun
ished enc of his negroes for misconduct The
negro slen rushed ON his master with large
knife, and stabbed him, which caused his death
in two days. The negro was taken to Troy,
and coafned in jail. The affair caused much
excitement in the county, and on Saturday
very large number Of persons collected at Troy.
repaired TO the JAIL took the murderer out, and
lynche! him by burning.
Prof? Peck, one of the indicted Oberlin (Ohiol
tugItive-slave rescuers, writes to the Cleveland
Herald that the prosecution has granted a
struck jury for the trial of the indicted, and adds
that this unexpected liberality seems to give
promise that the prosecution will conduct the
trial with fairness, and that the defendants will
be permitted to enjoy the ordinary privileges of
parties charged with breach of laws He SAYS
that the parties are Wiling" not anxious. to
be tried; and that as they have no especial APP
petite tor either Jail fare or fines, it would be
agreeable to all of them if District Attorney
Belden should enter, without delay, "nolle
pros" against their indictments
AT as adjourned meeting held at Nebraska
City on the 18th December, to consult upon the
propriGiy of anneking South Platte, in Nebras-
ka, TO ShansaS, those in favor of annexation
were requested to take the right of the street.
anu InSSe oppoSeu 10 Ine annexation OF South
Platte 80 the State of Kansas take the other
side. After the immense crowd had repaired
to the street and divided, the President decided
that the majority were in favor of annexation.
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The speech of Vice President Breckenridge,
upon the impressive occasion of vacating the
Hall which the United States Senate has occu-
pied toward halt century, provokes from the
Albany Eoeatn9 Journal q comparison with the
graphic and glowing sketch drawn by II. b.
Stanton, Esq, last year, when the members of
the House OF Representatives left their Hall. 1t
says thst Mr. Disadvantages address, and Mr..
Crlttendens, too, !" fall far below Mr.. SIS elo-
quent history"
Losses on THE LAKES FOR l8j8.-BuDdlo,
Jan. l5-The annual report of the board OF,
Lake underwriters shows the total loss during
the year 1858, on steam and sailing vessels
with thor cargoes, to be $780, decrease
/ A.