The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-30


ing the body of a man was received at one of the
railroad depots in Chicago Wednesday last
Before the arrival of the train telegram was re-
celyed by the agents, instructing them that such
barrel would arrive, and asked them to retain il
unit some one called for it. Officers were set to
watch it, and about one O'clock Young man
named James Philip, fAlgonquin, McHenry county,
came and demanded it, He was not arrested, but
after some explanations went before a magistrate
and testafed as follows
live at Algonquin, Mctlenry county; have elived
there seven years; am a blacksmth; have seen the
body here taken from barrel; it is the same BODY
that assisted in putting in coffin yesterdays his
name was Dan. Frary; he died on Sunday morning
last; had been sick nearly three years. two wears
confined to the house; was buried Yesterday fore
noon. This morning his brother came to me and
said some one had taken the body up. Young
man living near the grave had gone out early in
the morning, and saw that the grave had been dis
turbed he found a white necktie near it, and the
track of wagon leading from the grave; followed
the track to Dr. Winslow's house, got out search
warrant and went to the depot; learned there that
DR.. Winslow had shipped barrel to ID. S. Babbit
Co., Chicago; then followed after the barrel,
at the request of deceaseds brother at Efgin tee-
graphed to have the barrel stopped; D.. and s.
Babbit keep d country store at Algonquin, under
the style of d. S. Babbit Co.; they are relatives
OF DR.. Winslow; S. Babbit came on to Chicago bv
the train which brought the barrel; he deceased
died OF what was called the hip disease; he was at
tended by DR.. Goodwin, of Dundee. DR.. Winslow
knew of the case, and the body after DEATH
This witness established his own identity by men,
tloning the names OF number of well-known par
ties IN Chicago, with whom he was acquainted and
who could be called to identify him. His statement
of the case, however, was perfectly straight in all
particulars and left room for doubt as to the
solution OF the mystery. He deserves great credit
Tor the promptness and energy with which he fol-
lowed the corpse OF his deceased friend and rescued
1t from the body-snatchers in the nick of time
The coroner s jury rendered verdict in accord
ance with the facts set forth above
The body was placed in coffin, and delivered to
Mr.. Philip, who returned to Algonquin with it last
evening.
THE LENNON SLAVE CAsE-This case, being now
ten wears old, has at last come up for argument in
the New York Court of Appeals at Albany The
facts IN the case are quite simple, and probably
are still well remembered generally. For cCnve-
nience of transportation, Mr. Lennon brought
from Virginia to New York eight slaves. which he
intended to take with his family Texas where he
was about to settle. While in New York thev were
slaves in transitu. They were not brought into
New York for the purpose of being held there as
slaves. Upon writ of hdJeds corpus, the Superior
Court OF the city of New \ ork ordered their hbe-
ration from the control of Mr.. Lennon upon the
ground that they not fugitive slaves Mr.
Lennon carried the case up to the Supreme Court,
which affirmed the decision of the court below. Mr.
Lennon then abandoned the case; but the State of
Virginia took it up and carried it to the Court of
Appeals. The Abotionsts also raised fund for
carrying on the case, on behalf of the slaves, who
IN the meantime had been conveyed to Canada
The case opened on the part of the plaintiff in
error (nominally Jonathan LemmOn), by Charles
OConor, on Tuesday, who maintained under his
construction Of the Dred Scott decision that as A
slave is recognized property in the Constitution.
the owner has right to convey slave from one
State to another, whether it be slave State or
free, it it be not the intent of the owner to maintain
his relation of ownership beyond the purpose of
transportation through the free State.
Tricks ON ORGAN-GRINDERs IN THE SoUTH.-Two
tlu
feathered, and ridden on rail, in Alabama, vic
tins of a cruel practical joke. Being on their way
from Mobile into the interior, they asked for d-
rectlon, and were given paper, which, they not
understanding English innocenty accepted. The
paper read as follows; ''To the Knowing Ones
Pass my Italian friends. All right. NUNS the
word. (Signed) John Brown, of 0ssawatomie" !"
Reaching the next town, faint and weary they
showed this note at the hotel, and the mob soon
gathered and administered dose of Southern chiv-
airy, almost killing the poor vagrants.
SoUrH AMERICAN TRADE.-A correspondent of the
New York Journal Of Commerce writing from Cal
lao, says that foreign shp-owners despatching car
goes to that port must be careful to manifest the
number of packages and their marks correctly. He
says that in receEt instances it has happened that
captains, in the hurry of the moment in delivering
up the manifest for the custom house, have given
more packages than they really had on board
This mistake is one which the authorities will not
allow to be corrected, and they exact on every er
ira package manifested in this manner the hiGbest
rate OF duty paid by any package on board so that
case OF lard given in the manifest by mistake NAV
cost the ship the amount of duty paid by a piano,
which is one hundred dollars one case is mentioned
where fortyve packages of shocks, set down in the
manifest by mistake in this way cost S4 500 to the
vessel