, 1860-06-01
PUGET SOUND HERALD.
SFRTIACOOM, ". T. FRIDAY, JUNE |, 1860.


RrO on Mf. W0ol0lk plAntAuOn, on DeeF Ofeek-
vicious fellow-becoming offended at black
woman walked up to her as she was working in
ne ield, and deliberately plunged knife into
her breast. He then fed to the woods, after
giving several other negroes to understand that
their turn would come next, and after them two
white men living near by. He was pursued and
captured, BY the aid Of dogs, after hard strug-
gle, and taken back to the plantation, where q
Consultation was held on his case. The gentle.
men Who composed the council concluded that
the severest punishment possible should be in
flicted upon the desperate who had taken life for
90 trivial cause, as warning to other vicious
negroes. II was therefore determined to burn
the man ct the stake, which was done In the
presence Of al the negroes on that and several
Of the adjoining plantations, oil Of whom seemed
greatly terrified on viewing 80 awful Q scene.
The spirit OF the doomed negro never was sub
dued. He died cursing his judges-his last words
being that he would stake vengeance on them
when they meet each other 10 -"
The Paris correspondent Of the N. Y. CONNER
cidL Adoertiser says:-"The American Consul at
Jassy, In Monrovia, has got into singular diff.
Guilty with the authorities, on tho subject Of en-.
rollments under the American flag. From the
indications before me, Il would appear that the
Consul has committed grave error, but expe-
rience teaches rs how important Il is to wait until
we hear the other side"
The eccentric parson Brownlow. Of Tennessee.
thus defines his position with respect TO the Pres
idential candidates:
&WecannOt tell, in advance, who viii be nom.
mated by the Republicans at Chicago, or the Dem
ocrats at Charleston. The presumption il, how.
ever. that Seward and Douelas viii be the nom.
sneee. We cannot countenance Seward, because
he is Q scoundrel, and avows It We cannot
countenance DOuRlas because he Il A scoundrel
and denies Z"
There Il a terrible mortalitv among the coolies
shinned from China The Nav Yorf Granadan
harnna NaooLaon latslv arrived Al Calloo eiohtv.
eixht davs from the Sandwich Islands win he
remains Of . cargo Of these miserable creatures.
OF two hundred and forty coolies taken on board
In China, lSl Died on the voyage, and % were
sent to TIE hospital on arrival ct Cailao; leaving
only 81. Who were mostly too weak for labor.
An.v nonOer nina has l,selv ba.n d;scovera6
N the sault Ste Marie Nv NJ. BalmSr = writer of
some rennte an ne S'hisct Of mininr The d;s.
coverer has 4 number Il men u work. and ne
mine nra;ses y hs verv s% s%ccessfSI oDers,ioD S
The lode occurs In the KillaS the best copper
bearing formation Of the Cornish mines, and at
the shallow depth Of ten feet from the surface,
rich "horsehesh" or "peacOck" ore Is obtained.
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