The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-04-22
From the Albdnu ARMS. Ar,r.iL % 1


DEATH Ex-GovERNoR WILLIAM c. BoUcK.-
Hon. William c. Bouck, of Schohare, died at his
residence in that county, emorning of the 10th
instant, at the age of 70 years.
There are but few men in the State who have been
so long in public life as the deceased As early as
1917 he held the first offices of the town of his resi-
dence in Schoharie, and in 1872 appointed bv
Governor Tompkins Sheriff of the county, from
which office he was removed the next year by the
Federal Council of Appointment. He was member
of Assembly from Scboharie in the years 1874 1915,
1916 and 1918. In 1920 and 1921 he was a senator
from the Middle district In March 1921, before
his senatorial term had expired be was elected by
the legislature one of the canal commissioners
This office he held uninterruptedy until February
I'D lS4O, when on the accession of the wing party
to power, he with his democratic associates were
removed from Office. In 1910 he was the democratic
candidate for governor, but was beaten by Gov
Seward, by small majority. In the fall of 1872 he
was elected governor, and held the office for one
term-retring from it on the first dav of January.
ls45. In 1s46 he was member of the Constit1,,
tlonal Convention. In the same year he was an
pointed by President Polk Sub-Treasurer in the
city of New York, and held that position until the
accession of President Taylor, in lS49 From that
time he has quietly resided at his homestead in
Schoharie, agreeably spending the evening of his
days in the home and among the associates of his
youth and early manhood.
He lived on the same farm occupied by his father
and grandfather, and which part of the tract
on the Schoharie creek patented bv the latter and
others from George the Second in 1855.
LANDING OF SLAVES AT THE SOUTH.-We have in
formation which appears to be reliable, that a
cargo of slaves were landed at the mouth of the
Mississippi about fifteen months ago, unknown to
the United States authorities. The q. s. Consul at
!nagua Turks Island, in private letter, writes as
follows:
81 have just been informed of an interesting cir
cumstance, in regard to the landing of slaves near
New Orleans, and having reference to the
transaction in our American papers, and feeling
E1arf of fhaf r,,fhx .
you with all the particulars could gather from the
author, who was on board.
"John James, an English boy, (seaman,) who
shipped ON board the English bark Esther Francis,
at ST. Jago, and was wrecked at this island in
January last, says that he sailed from the port
of Philadelphia in the summer of 1857, for Ha-
vana, in the ship - of New York,
and that he sailed in the same ship from Havana
to the coast of Africa, where they took on board
a cargo of slaves at place called, as he thinks,
Baraba and that they landed the same slaves
near the mouth of the Mississippi, Ito the N. E.,
of it, in January, 1858. They landed 600, and
lost only about a dozen on the voyage; that they
landed them in their boats, without molestation,
there being no settlement at the spot and that they
Immediately proceeded from the place of debarka-
ton to New Orleans, and reported Gas he learned
from the second mate( to be from the coast of AZ
rica He says they fell in with no cruisers the
age, which occupied from six to eight months
mate. " Wv F -
nave no doubt of the correctness of the boys
sa tJeent' and was astonished to know that such a
Th as carried on SO boldly on our own coast"
. rie oGy John ohm James, who is full grown stout
with every appearance of trutbfuness. sunniv;ny
details with minuteness as suggested by INQUIRIES
made. He says that the crew and officers Of the
any Americans board The vessel nron lew
direct to the African coast, remaining at anchor
about two weeks at Baraba, the slaves being msa
while sent off to the ship in boat loads, a. fas, a,
collected from the interior,-a very few soma dav.
and at others large number. OF the landing he
has little TO add.-yonr Com,