The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-07-30
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FUGIT1vE SLAVE EXCITEMENT IN PH1LADELpHrA.-
The Bulletin of Saturday evening says: This morn
ing, man charged with being fugitive slave was
arrested at Fifth and Market streets, and taken to
the office of the United States Marshal, where he
was discharged, the parties claiming him failed
to identify him on his arrival at the Office The
affair caused much excitement 1t seems that
parties from Georgetown, d. c., representing MIR.
Joshua Bateman, made application, yesterday. to
Judge Cadwalader for a warrant for the arrest of
an alleged fugitive slave named Benjamin Herd,
who had escaped from those parts. The fugitive
was believed to be waiter at of the hotels in
the city. The warrant was issued, and the docu-
ment was placed in the hands of Deputy Marshals
jenkins and Sharkey for execution. They also had
other assistance.
Between eight and nine O'Clock this morning
the officers were at Fifth and Market streets, with
an agent or agents of the claimant when James
Valentine, wellknown colored drayman drove
along with load of goods. Valentine was imme-
diately pointed out by the party from the South,
as the person whom they in pursuit of, and
arrangements were at once made to capture him.
One of the seized the horses head, and at the
same instant two officers seized Valentine and
dragged him from his dray. He was seized by the
arm and by the leg, and his clothes were torn in
bringing him to the ground. Nippers were then
placed upon the man, and in this way, he was taken
to the office of the Marshal at Fifth and Chestnut
streets Until his arrival there, he had no suspi-
con of the cause of his arrest. Soon after his ar
rival at the Office the agents, acting for the claim
ant, declared that there was mistake, and that
Valentine was the wrong man. The prisoner was
then discharged. Valentine is well known among
business people and the crowd and excitement
caused by his arrest very great. This excite
ment was not lessened much by the discharge of
the accused, after the rough treatment he had un.
dergone
Turin, July TO- Correspondence Of the london Times
ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICAN VESSELS AT GENOA
Yesterday the two vessels captured by the Nea-
politans-one the small steamer Utiie, and the
other the American clipper-arrived at Genoa af-
ter stoppage Of three days at Portoferrio. The
volunteers would have gladly gone to Sicily, if
Villiamarina, had pledged his word of honor that
they should come to Genoa, and as he is not a
Bourbon, nor a Bourbons Minister, his word could
not be broken. They we're kept at Geta for eigh-
teen days, badly used at frst but rather better
towards the last Their surprise was great, hav-
ing known nothing of what had been going on at
Naples in the Interim to see the Neapolitan of
war hosting the tri icolored flag; but as they did
not see in the middle of it the of Savoy, they
were puzzled immensely. But they greeted the
nag nevertheless, with cries of "Long live Italy
Long live GaribaldiE' Being now at Genoa, they
have heard how matters stand and rejoice at the
freedom gained, though grieving at the same time
at'their having been unable to strike one good
blow for it on battlefield.
Boar RUN OVER STEAMER-On Nan Dro,rn-
ed.-Y esterday morning the steamer St. Nicholas,
having on board the Methodist Episcopal Sabbath
School of Washington, pleasure excursion,
started from her wharf just as row boat put out
from the schooner Industry, which laid in the
stream. The boatmen supposed that they would
have time to the steamers bow in safety, but
she came up too fast for them. Her larboard pad
dle-wheel struck the boat and stove in its bows at
the same time the force of the blow and the swell
overturned IT. and left the two occupants struggling
with the swells under the stern of the steamer. AS
soon the boat passed Captain Wilkinson was seen
clinging to the upturned boat. Olive had disap-
peared. He was not a good swimmer, and soon
drowned in the swes.-Alen. Gazette, of SATURDAY..
We have learned since that the jury of inquest
rendered verdict of gross negligence on the mart