Daily national Democrat., 1861-04-20

Italian affairs, was Governor of the United
Roman States returned to this country about
four months since. He aas large interests
here and his presence was urgently required
so he posted from Italy to New York, and
on his way from New York to AspinwalI he
stopped at Havank Here he formed the
acquaintance of suave looking man named
Joaquin de Miranda, TO whom the General
took quite fancy. On arriving here they
both put up at the California Hotel Among
other things he had a splendid pair of pistols,
presented to him by the Emperor Napoleon,
just before his departure from Paris. When
he returned to the hotel these pistols were
missing, and the proprietors of the hotel told
him they thought Miranda had stolen them.
lnior nation was lodged at the police office,
and the detectives were placed on the trail
They at once made search of the various
pawn Shops and in one of them they found
the pistols, the pawnbroker very frankly tel
ling them that they had been pawned by
Miranda himself. The man was then sought
out and arrested last evening.
STRANGE CHARGE AGAINST Dr. CzAPKAY-A
GUILTY CoMPLAINT.-A strange, and what ap
pears on its face to be a very ridculous
charge, was made yesterday against Dr. L.
a
who comes from across the bay. He charges
Czapkay with causing certain medical sub
stances to be taken with intent to procure
miscarriage; y but at the same time that he
makes the charge, he unwittingly shows him
self to be most unconscionaUle scamp-his
own statements proving that he is himself a
criminal.
Mayer says that he called on DR. Czapkay
and informed him that lie wished to have
miscarriage produced upon his wife. He did
not Use words to that purpose, plainly, but
such was his idea; and he was satisfied the
Doctor 80 understood it, who thereupon gave
him box of pills and charged him $40,
which was paid. He says he took the pills
home and gave some of them to his wife,
who became very sick but the desired mis-
carriage was not produced He thereupon
went back to Dir. Czapkay and demanded
back his SO, which the latter refused to pay
and then it seem he had the son of Escula-
Plus arrested for the very crime which he
himself was certainly the principal in the
intent of committing.
Tne crime seems to have been one of intent
only, far the desired miscarriage was not pro-
duced. To establish the charge, it would be
necessary to show that the medicine was
really given; second, that it was calculated
to produce the alleged results; and third,
it was given wi h intent to produce those re-
suits. The fact, however that the medicine
whatever it was cost only SO, leaves it
matter of doubt whether it could really have
been of the kind charged. If it was such
medicine, Czapkay, is doing a very danger
Gus business dog cheap"-S 4. Times,
THURSDAY.
OvERBoARD-Mr Swinerton, proprietor of
the nondescript steamer which lies moored at
the Yolo shore, visited the lumber yard of
Mr. Drew, Thursday, accompanied by his
son. While Mr.. S. was negotiating for some
lumber, the youngster, only six years old,
made his appearance dripping wet. Being
nterrogated as to where he had been, he re-
piled that he had been ovel board and lost his
hat. On investigation, it found that he
had slipped off plank on the premises where
the water is about six feet deep. His hat was
found floating on the water. He was ques-
toned, and replied as follows: "Did YOU
touch bottom?' There was no bottom"
"Did you get ont ?" "You bet" 1t is a
mystery how the youngster managed to res
cue himself from watery grave.-Sac. Neps
AT Chicago, recently, a colored man named
Harris, his wife and two children, belonging
to Mr.. Patterson, and Mr. Vail of St. Louis
county, Missouri, We're arrested and sent to
the United states Court at Springfield for a
hearing, 10y special train. Asst was almost
entirely unknown that warrants were issued
for the arrest of the parties, they were eXecu-
ted with little difficulty After the affair
became known, the most intense excitement
prevailed among the colOred portion of the
community. Large numbers gathered at the
depot, ht the time the regular morning train
left supposing the fugitives would be aboard,
one or two shots We're fired at the train. Be-
yond this there was no disturbance. The
slaves after hearing. were returned to their
owners, and brought back to St Louis.
ELorEMENT IN CONNECTICUT y esterday
morning, George w. Smiths coffee and tea
store, 275 Chapel street, was closed and or
nauented with the advertisement of a con-
stable that the stock was under attachment.
Rumor has it that last Thursday, Mr. Smith
left in company with young woman who
has some reputation for galantry, and took
passage for California, to which free and
easy region he is supposed to be on his way.
lie was, not long ago, married 10 worthy
young lady, whom he inhumanly abandon
ed.-New HdUen Journal, MARCH, 26,
Tue New MINISTER TO NlcARAGUA.-We e
die luloILltu ny t1e JeleSrdpn, says lne new
Y York Tribune, that Andrew Is. Dickinson, of
New York, is appointed Minister to Nicara-
qua. Can this be our burly friend, Major
Dickinson the well known agriculturst of
Steuben county? We have long known him
as skillfnl farmer, cunning politician, and
a hearty admirer of Mr.. Seward, but never
suspected him of diplomatic aspirations, or
of tnat intimate knowledge of the Spanish
language which is almost indispensable in
Minister to that conntry. However, if he be
the man, he is charged with mission which,
Just at this moment from the peculiar de-
signs of the Southern rebels, is one of the
most important which the Secretary of State
has to fill
EXTREMELY PRoBABLE-The New Orleans
Crescent says that it feels entirely confident
that there will be more economy in the
southern Confederacy, and less plundering
and pilfering by the government officials
than in the old Union Taking into consd-
GRAFTON that this Southern Confederacy was
set Cd foot and organized by the same men
who plundered Uncle Sans treasury, and
for years have been rioting in Federal plum
der and official corruption, the statement is
very cool to say the least of it.
PRENTICE thinks sewing girls cannot be ex
pected to compete with sewing machines, for
they haven't such iron constitutions. And
they are comparatively worthless when taken
second hand