Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-09-07
The ssFugitive Slave'' Case In
Philadelphia.

The telegraph has mentioned Fugitive
slave" case in Philadelphia, Tuesday, in
which Sina Conquest. slave, was brought
before the Court of Quarter Sessions by
hd6eas corpus, gotten out by the notorious
Passmore Williamson, in which it was a.
Vered that she was free woman restrained
OF her liberty. 1t appears that VIM. L.
Conquest, Of Accomac CO., Va, carried her
to Philadelphia in July, and was about
bringing her back to Virginia. The Bulle-
| tin says
Mr.. Pierce addressed the Court and de-
sired that Sina might be instructed as TO her
rights. He had understood that she wished
to return to Virginia to see her husband, who
was ill.
Judge Ludlow called Sina, genteel look
ing colored woman, and remarked F:
elm obedience to the writ, your master
has brought you here, and I desire to saw
to you, that by the laws of Pennsylvania,
having been brought here by your master,
he residing here, you are a free woman, and
your master has told you. If you return
home, by The laws of Virginia, and decis-
ion Of the Supreme Court, you will again
you will pursue, and allow no QUE to inter-
fere either way with your determination.
Sina, in decided tone, said to the Court
i think | would rather go back. I will
be better satisfied and contented on nv ma
tive soil, and I feel that will be better off
in the end.
Judge Ludlow said he had no doubt but
that she would be far better off in the course
she intended to pursue
Sina now spoke again, in an indignant
tone of voice, saying, have not been in
prison at all. He (pointing to Mr.. Conquest)
has taken me around town, well, don't
know where, and shown me all the sights
in the city. don't think it would be hon.
orable for NE to go away from MFR. Conquest.
Judge Ludlow then dismissed the writ
And as Sina was leaving the Courtroom,
she offered to give five dollars for informa-
ton as to the person who issued the writ:
ARKANSAS MoDE OF ENJOYMENT. The
state of society in Arkansas was excessively
rough several years since We hope
and believe it has improved latterly. The
most frightful tragedies were enacted very
frequently, and the people seemed to think
nothing Of them. A dangerous cutting
scrape was regarded as rather comical af-
fair than otherwise, as witness she follow
ing, which is substantially true.
Two desperadoes met at tavern in He-
lena one evening. They were named re-
spectively Tom Scroggs and Bill Pike
Says Scroggs:
''How's things?' e-
/ "Heard you said you'd bleed me next
time we met" says Scroggs.
''That's me-" said Pike, and two bowie
knives flashed fercely forth: The fellows
had carved each other pretty briskly for ten
or twelve minutes, when, as Pixies ears
had been shaved off, and his abdomen been
several times punctured, it suddenly oc-
CURED to him that he had enough, and he
struck his colors.
"What's all this ?" tremblingly inquired
a stranger who entered just as the fight end
ed.
"Oh, it's of no count" says the land
JORDAN ETHEREAL creature of some two hun
dred and fifty pounds weight, and with
face of barn door roportiens-s't faint moth
in.' Some of the boys have been enjoyin'
hist little pisen, stranger p and the ge-
NAL landlord set out black bottle and
yellow bowl Of brown sugar:
Curious country, that Arkansas, several
years ago.
WISE WOMEN WANrED.-An intended
bride who is willing to begin housekeeping
i'll the same style in which her parents be-
gan. fa
Twenty fashionable young ladies who
dare to be seen welding dust brush or
darning their brothers stockings, if gen.
tIeman should happen to make an early
morning call.
Ten Independent young ladies, of good
families who dare to wear their last win
ter's bonnets to church on a fine Sunday
Fourteen young ladies', who are any
body" who dare to BE seen~in the street
wearing shoes with soles5 thick enough to-
keep their feet warm. Fifty young ladies
of sufficient age ''to 60 in comrSaI." who