Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-03-22

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4 IT, following aet passed. at the recent session OF
the Mari land Legislature;
Sec. l. Be 1t enacted by the General Assembly Of
Maryland thst the AID. 43d; 4it, 45ih, and 10 sec
ous of the seth article OF the cole OF public general
laws which authorize and regulate the mannmission
OF slaves he and the same are hereby repealed AMI
that the following sections be inserted in The said arti
Gle In lieu and substitute for the section so re-
| pealed.
| No slare shall hencef,r,h be manumiited by deed
| or by that sill aud testament. nor shall the fact OF
negro going at large and acting as free, or not being
claimed by owner be considered as evidence nj Tie
c.ect ton heretofore ofany deed or will manuinIng
the party, or ground for presumng Freedom pro''-
ding that this section shnll not apply To such negroes
"a M " have beea heretofore mauumtted ny deed or
BIZ the last will and testament Ofn deceased person 10
become free nj period which has not arrived, and
who in service slaves for term Of years.
Ind be Heaacfri, That the following section an-
thorzing free negroes their freedom shall
be adleio said article and is hereby declared 10 be
u part thereof
Sec 9 Any free negro above the age of l8 years,
must 20 before the Circuit Court for the county IN
which such free has resided for three years next
preceding such application. or before the Supreme
Court of Baltimore city, il such negro has resided in
said city and after fun examination in open court
by said court to ascertain whether force, rnai
or imposition, or undue persuasion, has been used to
induce sneh application and upon being perfectly sat-
iicd by such examination, and by any other evidence
which the said court may think II proper to inquire
that such application has not been induced by force
fraud imposition, undue persuasion the said conrt
may permit such negro 10 select master or mistress,
and become slave for life to such master mistress
and shall cause such order to be recorded in perpt
ual rroof fthe fact If such negro shall be female
rr children if any, under five years OF age, shall he
included in such ORDER and become slaves, and those
nlro.c five shall be Bound out.
The only other measure which Was consnmrn ed
the suffice, Of colored population was the passage
Of n bill 10 appoint board Of commissioners for The
rcgulann Of free negroes in St. Mary'B, Howard.
Baltimore Calvert and Kent, and two other
counties. The hill provides tia: all lrrc negroes
shall provide homes for them selves; that il they
aot support themselves they shall be aired auf An
children sln he hired out until they of age. The
bill proviac' that the bill shall be submitted TO The
people at the next Presidential e!ccticl
F,TAL STREET ENCorNTER-A street encounter
occurred ut Jefferson City, Missouri. On Monday
last between James Hughes, deputy warden vi tn
Icnltcnt'arv and MIR. Dn.icr, formerly gnarl III
the prison, resulting ia the almost immediate deaf h
Of both. The cause old grudgc, n.srava-
ted by recent political differences. Both Ieavc
families
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE At ST. P,uL, NINA FIRE at
1t Paul, Minnesota, II few days Stree. dcs,rnyc
thirty funr buildings located IN Jackson and Rob
crt streets. The loss amounted to S3l OOD.
A Drsrnrcrlyr FrRr.-A Fire Mt BLK Rive,
Fails. Wisconsin. on Sunday, destroyed Al bnild
ings, among which WAS the "Shnn,hni House,
the Office Ut the jackson County Farncr and M thu
stores n the town, except one belonging su j
Parsons. The loss is estimated al So 1000 Tb.
fire was the work Of an incendiary.
Tne Supposed MURDER OF Mas. BRFNxsx.--
Mrs. Brennan, wife 1T Capt. Brennan, vi the Armv
aud who was supposed to have been murdered al
: aten Island some fifteen IN mt ago was Yen ge
Gently in Florence, Italy, and was supposed to hays
companion with her.
DISCONTINUED. The line OF steamers be'wser
! Providence, r. J., and Baltimore has been di eel.
! 'inucd. So says the Providence Post which gpvea
rs Il reason want of support. The 5. K. Spnale
ing Of the line is sail from Boston this week sss
! Savannah.
CnicAGo CoNvENrloS.-The propretors of -
| hotels IN Chicago, whose charges range from $ ",
800 II day, have pledged themselves not to al
vance IN their price during the week the RepubIi
can Convention will be in session there
a UNiogE B,LL.--Last week, seventy one grass
widows" residing around Elkhart, Indiana.
! gave ball, and invited their males friends n,
! ladies who were not grass widduws' were admit
ted, and the fun ran high until morning.