Smyrna times., 1860-05-03

FuGsrIsR SLAVE CASE AND REscUH py
Mos - Troy, ~. y, April 27--The u =. Dep
tty Marshal arrested to-day q colored nun
named Charles Vale, a fogitive from B. W.
Hamsborough, of Culpepper county, Virginia
He was brought before u. s. Commissioners
Beach, and. being ideRtifed, was remanded 10 Il
the owner. Judge Gould issued writ ofnabeas
corpus. TO bring the fugitive before him. The
writ was served. when crowd of about thou-
sand persons gathered. and took him forcitly +
from the officers. The crowd carried the fngi-
live to the river; he was rowed across, and af-
ter being landed, was again arrested by West
Troy Constable. Another crowd interferred,
rescned the fugitive and carried him off in a
carriage. Pistols were used, but no one was
| seriously hurt The persons most active In
these oatragss were negroes. Much excite
ment prevailed during the arrest and rescue.
A CoNvENTIoN ofthirty delegates, represent
i ing the Republican sentiment of Maryland, |
met on Thursday in the Rechabite Hall at Bal
timore. Montgomery Blair was chosen Presi-
dent. and the usual committees had been ap-
pointed, when a mob of roughs made disturb /
ance, unseated the Chairman, and compelled a
percipate adjournment The members were
booted and pursued, and one or two narrowly
escaped with their lives. Alarmed at the ex.
i citement, the proprietor ofthe Hall declined to
S~ooo~hfbttt
though the place was well guarded by the POI
lice. 1t subsequently met in private. and com.
pIeted its lsbors, BY nominating Francis P.
Blair and Judge William Marshall as Delegsts
at Large to Chicago, with list Of District
Delegates.
Il The PERUVIAN GIANTs.-Not long since the
, remains of human head. of an enormous size,
were found 10 a load of Peruvian guano, at Pc
is~w VI Il Lee rf no
received at Norfolk, there were found the YER
tebre of human being. which was about twice
! the size that portion of the human frame to
! DO found in those now living. This weuld
seem to be proof OF the existence at some ante
| rior time eff race of giants in Peru. Various
bones have also been found OF great size, all of
which have been pronounced human.
IT. is written 10 quaint old Jewish manu-
script now in the British Museum, that the old
! est Of mankind. Methuselah, did not live as
long as he might have done. The writer says
5 that God promised him in a dream that'if he
would rise up and build him house has life
should be prolonged five hundred years. But
he replied that il was scarcely worth while TO
: build a house for so short period, and he died
, , before he was thousand years old
D Ir is reported that another brilliant match in
4 high life is to be consumated Mr. Bouigny,
/ member Of the House from Louisiana, is, sc-
: cording to Dame Rumor, To- wed the daughter
3 of Geo. Parker, ESQ one ofthe wealthiest men
: in this city This viii almost equal the match
E last year between Mr. Euastus and Miss Corco-
: ran. This 10 dangerous place for Louisiana
bachelors States
Taos. M. SMrrH, Esq, Of Washington has re-
: ceiyed letter from Ex President Pierce, da-
3 ted April 18th, at Nassau, N. P. Mrs. Pierce's
|, appreciation of the singuIary equahle climate
of that island is illustrated by her materially
improved health. Gen. Pierce intends sailing
: : for New York early in May, and will immedi-
a,ely proceed to New Hampshire.
' TIE Pennsylvania State Convention of the
y Constitutional Union. Party. held at Lancaster
s on The oath inst, following The course Of the
Il ofthe State Convention at Baltimore in express
ing no preference for candidates for the Presi-
dency, bus the evident feeling there, as in Bal
a timore, indicated in both conventions in tas
q same manner, viz: by resolutions 10 for Bates
+ Mclean or Bell. u
n A MOST destructive FIRE occurred in the Is
l. land Of Cnba, on the 18th ofApri The suga
!, !, cane in The valley of Trinidad was consume,
= for tile distance Of eighteen miles. The Ids
i is stated lit million and hall of dollars, an,
1 will reduce the production of sugar on The Is
L land Of Cuba more than eight thousand hogs
= heads.
I, RRyoIcEEo.-The Democrats Of New Yor
i city fired " salaie''-as the papers have il
I in the Battery, on Friday last, in homer OF III
q rejection of Mayor Wood and his delegate
|; from the Charleston Convention.
in Q,iestioD.-w settled Virginia
IL Atswer.--John Smith,
Ques.--Who unsettled Virginia!
,n Ats.--John Brown.
ID Qlles.--Who settled John Brown!
ArIs.-Virginia.
~ AroTHEn IsvAsIoE OF VIRcIsIA--A RcpuI
.ly lcan Convention will be held in Wheeling
en- Virginia, on the Sd of May. rs
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