The national Republican., 1861-03-30
NEWS Ms.

in the southwestern part OF this county, whip'
ped one Of his slaves, negro woman, to death
on Saturday, the 7th lust. After the negro was
buried, suspicious Of foul play caused her to
be taken up. A cUroner's inquest was held,
and it was evident from the condition Of the
body that she had met her death as stated
above. Patten was arrested, and gave bail in
the amount of $500 to appear at the Circuit
Court-DanpiVe No. Herald.
A man named Ignatius Huntington, a resi-.
dent of Charles county, Nd, was found dead on
Sunday morning last on, the shore at Budd's
Landing, on the Wicomico river, where he was
engaged in fishing with another person. The
cause Of his death was not known.
The Board of Managers of the Washington
county (Md.) Agricultural aud Mechanical As.
socation have fixed upon the 9th, 10th, llth,
and 18th days of October next as the time for
holding their next annual fair.
An inhuman wretch, near Salem, Indiana,
deliberately plotted to burn his wife to death,
employing his own son, a small boy, to assist
him. He set his fence on fire, and then sent
the little boy to the house after his the boy's)
mother to come and put the fire out, while he
(,he father) secreted himself in the woods near
by, telling the boy before this, that while his
mother was engaged in extinguishing the fire,
be must approach aud set her clotht' on fire,
which he did, and before she was aware her
garments were in blaze, burning them entire.
ly of, and of course burning her to death.
On Tuesday night the ticket Office Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, at the
new station building, opposite the Relay House,
at the Washington Junction, was burglariousy
entered. The large packages Of Western tick
cts were thoroughly overhauled, and the money
drawer relieved of its small change, amounting
to a trifing sum.
Prior to the adjournment sine die Of the Ala
bama Convention, an ordinance was adopted
providing that the General Assembly shall cede
a district of ten miles square for seat of Gov
ernment of the Confederate States. This looks
as if Montgomery had already been selected.
The Western express train from Baltimore,
Oh the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, ran off
the track near Ellcott's Mills, on Wednesday
afternoon, and the boiler Of the locomotive ex.
poded, seriously injuring four persons, two of
whom are supposed to be mortally wounded
' The following route agents have been ap.
pointed Alexandria, Va, to Lynchburg, Fred
erick H. Bruce, of Sperryville, Rappahancock
county, vice J. P. Tayor Norfolk to Peters
burg, Va, George P. Kneller, of Norfolk, vice
Thomas j. Lessiter; Harrisburg, Pa, to Viii.
Transport, Perry A. Fox, vice Alexander Ches
ney.
Hou. Henry R. jackson declines the appoint
ment Of Judge Of the District Court for the
district Of Georgia, rendered him by President
Davis.
Mrs. Slemmer the wife of the gallant Lieut.
Slemmer, the commanding officer at Fort Pick
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days. Her presence at the Arch street theatre
on Wednesday evening caused much enthusi'
asm.
Out of one hundred and fifteen members
which compose both branches Of the Michigan
Legislature, ffty-fve are natives of the State Of
New York.
Senator Wigfall and Hon. J. B. Floyd were
serenaded in Richmond on Wednesday night,
and made secession speeches.
During the week ending Tuesday last, lO3
canal boats left Cumberland, carrying 1850
tons COAL During the year, 1893 boats left that
port, carrying %, Ala tons coal.
To complete the next Congress, there remain
to be elected no less than eightyone members
Of these, eight are to be chosen by free States
viz: four by Connecticut, on April lst; two
by Rhode Island, on April Sd and two by
California, on September Sd. Fifty seven mem.
bers are yet to be chosen by the border slave
States. Virginia is the first, to elect thirteen
members OH May 23d; Tennessee chooses ten,
and North Carolina eight, on the lst of Au.
gust; Kentucky. ten on the 4th of August and
Maryland her five not till November 9th.
The Sugar Loaf Mountain, near the mouth
of the Monocacy river, is "on fire." About
noon on Sunday, the FIRE was discovered near
the base oil the White Rock, on the west side,
and is supposed to be the work of an incendi.
ary. 1t has extended over the mountain in a
northeasterly direction, destroying much valu.
able timber. 1t has been twelve years since
the Sugar Loaf was last on fire.
A great excitement has recently sprung up
among land owners and others in the counties
of Western New York, especially in Erie, Chau.
tauqua, and Niagara, on account of the discov.
cry Of deposits OF oil in some localities like
those in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Ohio, and
the indications are that these underground OLE
aginous deposits exist all through that region
Of country. Extensive preparations are making
to bore for oil, and secure it if found, and the
price of land is going up.
The Savannah Ne,os announces the proba.
bilty of railroad excursion being gotten up
from that city to Charleston, Immediately after
the evacuation of Fort Sumter, for the purpose
of atiording citizens of the former place a much.
desired opportunity of beholding and examin.
ing the Notifications Of that renowned fortress.
At Cleveland, on Monday afternoon, an old
Irish woman named Mary Hickey was burned
to death while sitting in her chair. She was
very Incorporate. 1t is supposed that, while
intoxicated, she sat down to SMOKE and her
pipe falling into her lap, communicated the fire.
She was about fifty years of age, and had one
or two daughters, but no husband.
From TExAs.--Intelligence has been received
by the Government from Brownsville, with
dates to the 18th inst. Capt. Stoneman states
that seven companies, including French's bat
terry, had embarked on board the Daniel Web
ster, for Tortugas, Key West, and other ports.
Ihe cavalry were eynncted To leaua ON tho uOl