Daily national Democrat., 1859-05-03

supper, and with one exception they went,
aud had high time oft.
There have been four hundred cases of
measles at Niles, Michigan, within the past
fourmonths. A boy from Chicago communi-
Gated the disease to the scholars in the Union
school.
SHOCKING AFFAIR-A most distressing cas-
ualty occurred in Forsyth county, Georgia.
on Friday night of last week Ellis Waldup
and his wife, about nine o'clock at night left
their four children, two girls and two boys,
the eldest twelve years old and walked to a
neighbor's house, quarter of mile off, to
see sick person. They left their children
all asleep. On returning home they discov-
cred their house in flames, and were not able
to reach the scene of the awful calamity until
after the building had fallen in. The child
rem all perished in the fames-every one
they had in the world.
The iournymen jewellers and shoemakers
of Newark. N. j., are holding meetings and
organizing for the purpose of obtaining the
rates of wages paid before the financial cri-
sis.
Charles j. Feeney, gentleman lately re-
turned from California, and at present tempo
rarily stopping at Lovejoys Hotel, was gar
roted an Thursday night in the Park, by
three highwaymen. who robbed him of fifteen
dollars and a gold ring-N Y Heald
The case of Edwin Forest against Nathaniel
P. Wills--a libel suit of some years standing
was in order for trial in the Court of Com
mon Pleas yesterday but postponed till Fri
day next.-N Y Herald
FAMILY OF WHITE SLAVES REDEEMED.-On
Sunday morning, the Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher, of Plmouth Church, Brooklyn, and
the Rev. DIR. Cheever of the Church of the
Puritans, announced to their respective con
gregations that the woman who with her lit
tie boy, had a few day ago solicited aid foI
the purpose of securing her own aud the free
dom of her children, had been duly manu-
mitted on the last day of her turlough-N
Y. Tribune
SEDUoTYG a CHnD.--Justice Kelly of the
Second District Police Court has had under
examina ion, for the past six weeks, a case
seduction, in which Mr.. Charles F. Church,
worthy shoe dealer, of No. Sc Vandam street
charges that his daughter an interesting
girl Of tender years, was enticed away from
home in August last, by Charles Fairchld, {
dock builder, who lives at No. Watts street
that he took her to house of illfame, where
under solemn promise of marriage, he effected
her ruin, and then endeavored to induce hel
to become common prostitute for his pecu
mary benefit. ~ Y Tribune.
The Legislature of Arkansas has passed
bill to expel free negroes from the State
They have until January 1860 to dispose o
their property, and make other arrangement
for leaving. If they do not 90 then, it il
ID fbo lufxr Of Ghar;Hs e., tho,,,
hire them out to the highest bidder for on,
year, giving them the nett proceeds of theil
labor to enable them to leave the State. The
bill provides that such free negroes as desir,
to remain, may choose masters-the County
Conrt having them appraised, and the mas
ter or mistress they have chosen paying hal
their value into the common School fund 0
the county.
The recent outrage on the vessels of tn,
Atlantic and Pacific Steamship Company
was to day brought to the attention of tn,
Government officials, who are reported tC
have said that the property of American cit
zens shall and will be protected The pros
poets now are that additional vessels will bt
dispatched to Nicaragua.
Letters from distinguished sources in Paris
and London express the confident belief that
there will be no war, there being prospect
of accommodating the differences now exist.
ing.
DEATH OF OSCAR W. STURTEvANT-OscaI
W. Sturtevant died at the Astor House, at !
o'clock on Friday night, after an illness o.
three days. He was elected Alderman o.
the Third Ward three times successfully
was a lawyer by profession, and was wei
known throughout the city. His age wa
forty nine years.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Governor of Missouri who was recent
ly whipped in a rough and tumble fight, i
other day by riding his horse into his owl
Parlor, and trying his fore feet on the keys o
the piano.
WANToN BLooDsHED.-Our city was dis
graced yesterday by most wanton blood
shed, committed in open day, and upon one
of our principal streets. As a person namet
Joseph X. Butts, a stranger in our city, was
riding on horseback at one o'clock, on Frank
lin street, he was fired upon by a man named
Aleck Balm, who was standing on the corner
of Union and Franklin streets. Butts had
noticed Balm, and had accosted him, it is sta
ted, as he was riding, with the familiar words
"Hallo, Aleck, how are you?" The reply
was three shots from Bain's pistol, all of which
took effect upon Butts; one in his right
breast, the other near the right groin, and a
third through one hand. Butts fell from his
horse, was picked up by persons whom the
firing had alarmed in their houses, and was
conveyed to the State Hospital. We fear
there is but little hope of mis- recovery.
Balm started down Union street, but was
arrested and safely lodged in Jail to answer
the offence He had upon his person, when
examined considerable money in gold, two
pistols and most murderous- looking cane
knife. What motive caused the act, we have
not heard 1t wears the appearance Of
cold-blooded murder.-Ndtchez Courier
March 49,
A few cases of small pox in Providence, R.
l., have so frightened the citizens that ovei
five hundred of them applied at the Office OF
the Superintendent Health for vaccination
Major VIM. Swan, one of the oldest and
most wealthy citizens of Knoxville, Tenne-
see died in that city on Sunday afternoon
the goth, after a brief illness of five days
aged seventy years.
N. A. Harelson and Wm McMahan have
recently struck rich lode of lead ore in the
town of Harrison, Grant county, Wisconsin
They have sold 5000 lbs of mineral.
SUIoIDE.-The lifeless body of Mr.. Charles
Watson, brother of r. & j, Watson, exten-
sive coal dealers in Pittsburg and New Or
leans, was found hanging in a bedroom ad-
joining the office of the firm in this city yes
terday morning Messrs. W. kept an office
and Charles superintended it. Their business
here was principally in engaging new crews
for their coalboats which arrived from Pitts
burg, and they also purchased good deal Of
coal in boats. Mr.. Watson was a man about
thirty years of age, generally respected for
his gentlemanly department. He leaves a
young wife, who is lying seriously sick. He
was last seen on Monday morning with rope