The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-08

took occasion Il he opportunity Afforded 10 assk NE stow
ard 70 stow himself sway In the coal hoe. rhis IVES
end be therefore been The coal hole close BY the
boiler, place entirely without ventilation, frsm that
morning q he 81, ssa his 10, Without particle or
water and no oshsr food than . few crackers.
IHx Ns9so's STORY on HnGsur
6epg mserroeaied by Mr. Hunter. OF Missouri the
negro SAID he es ssd his name was sam Joaes at
anotbeI rne that VIM. Braxton; thai be about
nan and = b.Ikespsr on seans1s on the OHIO river;
that he lived in hadson. indiana and had relative IN
gate to the Democratic Convenuon 70 stasnd him, for
which he was paid seven bits day, with IN allow
& . Two 90. err so. s s:Y food a
himself away b tho osal hoiA Of the SpsudipR Tor The
puspo,s, no, having money enough Q pay hi. psssass
Eve miles back Of Csps 6rardean, on The Nissssippa
river and familiar with the pscusss q Tie dalsce
noupced Jopes' story entirely Improbable Besides ksv-
ing no free papers, requirement nnexby demanded IN
wboe manner was that q South Csrolins dave psr-
haps house servant, although he did noA look much
me oDe q be made his ths spsuidns on
On examining hts wallet was found 70 contain only
Tass written BY Mr. Gilmore, Of the band for admission
refused admission 70 the by Mr. Wild, who pro-
tsby knew tho Scuhern regulations In such Gases more
s,y than Mr. g % 5Sns g e,s - s y
attempt 10 escape from bondage
Jones said be had suffered terribly In his cnDnnement
time TO the boiler, which hot that would
.ometimes almost roast him. There being - We have
% 10 create quite quarrel among tho coal beavers q
20 who bad been guilty Of committing nuisance therein
ooSDNPIAIKD JOKE TURNS OUT 10 b SERIOUS AyrArA
generally customary on long excursions by seS
Tor The wau on snpboaEd TO bs coutrtvng 70 get up
roma hoax 'sselr for the amusement Of the crowd.
"phupny phsllows" 70 darken the face Of one Of tho
wniteys by the application Of compound Of milk and
%o,ssss and s,sss him up n The s.rc o. female and
muatto slave had been discovered on board. fne affair
was good hands and would, doubtless have been car
bona foe, flesh and blood negro had turned
mp In the coal hole, end the comedy Ia v,sw Of
Guilty that in The plot could be made 70 believe that
the report Of negro slave being found oonosalea ON
board was true And onea gentleman from South Caro-
iips--~ss ncreduious TO laugh ct the idea,
the Dag OF dsress hosed and the guns OF the
saandns bred. "A good joke, my ans fellow" he
negro, and then I'll believe your yarns" He had op
portunity ehort time thereafter and also IN send for
few bottles Of Champagne At dinner in payment for his
ircreduity.
IHE LAWS SOUTH oARotNA AND THE oouRn OF GAIT.
HowB.
There NO doubt the aboitiopists Of the North viii be
highly ncepsed at the course Of Capt Howes 10 surren
derpg supposed fugitive ssve on the high seas without
the subject OF carrying away negro slaves that
bic own hfe and the property Of bis owners might have
sssey The Of he spsnus % :.
the de Ford, changed by bis order time before
the consultation smopg the charter party and other pas
sergere bad epdedbefore they had decided what was
the best ia be done Il fortunate that he acted,
for the loss OF half hours time would have made
)cpe e de Ford and put the great nconveuepce Of
retrscnr steps come hundreds Of miles TO Norfolk
OPINIONS or PAssEs GERS ON BOARD THE sPAuIpNe.
But few Of the passengers dapprove the action Of Ca pit
Howes. Their ground 10 that Capt should have car
red Jones to BeetoD and allowed the question bis Free
DOM servude 70 have been decided by proper judi
cial authorities They think that IL 70 usurpation OF
power which properly belongs the Admiralty Courts.
The majority Of the passengers, however, OF the
opinion that Capt acted precisely right matter,
and ready go to express themselves In public man.
The Whole affair has been Of the exciting cha
rscier sDd slboush DELAYS arrival II Bovoo
eight hours has furnished OF the most Interesting
topics conversation and parsgraphpe since the spaud
rR left Boeton, her fruees expedition OF endesvorng
dominate candidate for the Presidency u Charleston.
The Of the adjournment 81 the Convention Bsu-
more first received by the Ban dc Ford, and gave
satkfsctcn TO The Spauldine's passengers