Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1861-04-13

Bling down stairs with q stout negro and nsRress
and three piccaninnies, aged respectively four,
six and eight years. Tie negro and negroes
fought like tiger, and Notwithstanding tho fspt
that they were heavily ironed, gave the Aforesaid
posse a lively time. gAtla,t they we're got int
the omnibus, the Jehu cracked bis whip, and
away went the captured and their capluters a,a
sweeping gallo? towards the St. Louis, Alton
and Chicago railroad depot. By thisl time the
screams Of the prisoners had aroused the black
element, The word "kidnapper" acted like mag.
ic upon them, and with wild, demonical yslls.
they started in hot pursuit. CT the omnibus. On
they swept, several hundred sxa.psratsd nerroes.
hatless. shoeless aud c~oatlsss. like . v~ensefei
cloud Of animated anthracite. y1s7rla
% Too late. The omnibus reached tbe depot.
where a special train. Consisting Of q loeomo.iy.
and q single car, was in waiting. The .prisopsrs
were put on board, and as the dsrkies came upo,
the bridge their msddened Jells we're anss cred bV
a moeking shrek from The locomotive AZ IA d..hsA
Oh southwark. forfy-6ps misutss after, i. passed
Joliet, q distance Of fUr,y.avs miles-m.kiur
nearly a mile q ninuts ru ,,.s yr 800.
LIE, Us 60 back, Two weeks ago q slave named
Harris, together with be wife and three cbildren.
escaped from their master in St. Louis, and came
by me Underground" 10 this city, where lGhsy
have been kept IN close eoncealmeni ever sinoa
in the house Of q colored ~drayman, No. 2Sl CLARK
street. Information having been gained Of ,hsir
whereabouts. U. 8. Comtnissonsr C~ornsau, Of
the Southern District of Illinois, Issued q war.
rant for their arrest, which was served yesterday
morning as Aforesaid. BY Deputy Marshal Webb
and q posse Of officers. A speoia; train vas
chartered to convey the prisoners to Springfield,
where an examination would be had before Com.
missioner COrneau. The rage Of the negroes. AZ
ter The departure Of the train, know no bounds.
Some malicious wag took advantage Of their OF.
citab;lity. and made them believe that the srain
would have to switch Of for wood and wa.cr, aud
that they could easily int. oeptii at Bridgeport.
The hint wos instantly acted upon. Hacks, drayI
express wagons, ets., we're Immediately brougkl
into active requisi,iOp, and away dashed the nsh
ley eavslcade for Bridgeport.
About an hour after she train passed, Absy Az
rived upon The ground armed with guns, axes.
crowbara, picks, knives, clubs, and sveeJ4 saR.
ceivable variety Of weapons. Finding themselves
completely banked again, they got up smart
little eight among themselves, FOR tho f0n Of the
thing" -tlFa z1i4.7a'c' 4aiH l.f obs .i7qA
Returning, they accused q eolOred man Of soe.
niVing at the capture Of the slaves. lie ds6ied
is. A fight sn,ued, in which be got tsrriSs,
pounded. lie managed to escape, and soskhs
refuge in bis house, whittier be was pursued by
an armed Body Of savages. who declared they
would kill him. They surrounded his house, saa
were scaling the upper windows With . lsddss.
when Deputy Rebm, With the entire police fsSss
Of the city, suddenly sppsared upon the srsssa,
A sharp fight ensued, in ahich te daykiss 80
por'ted for their rooI. The police took possss.
sion Of the hunted negro, and forminga hoilsv
square around him, moved Of towards the Al.
mory. Several inc fectual efforts were made "
get him out OF their possession, which ,ssulssa
only in : dosen broken sealps and The srfesS 81
seven Of the ripglesdsrs,G each Of whom has siyss
special bail for trial. ''1 ess4 ,1''aagd .'1es
rr.m the Springfield ql) joan.l, April sA. ndl..a sy ~.
|, LincOln's Nephew. -t"1AH
xnI FUGITIVE sLAvK cAsa. s-- Sa-
Tho ave ~fugitivs,, mentioned in our last. a. Asyt.
ing been brought down from Chicago on The O.,
A. & St. L, r, R. Wednesday evening, were u.
amiped before u s, Commissioner Cornsau yss-
,erdsy morning. The proof. against ihem xas
clear and apparently indispulabls, and they were
accordingly delivered over to. their respective
owners, tbs man belonging 10 jacob Ys.lo, sesd
the woman and children TO Hiram PAtterson, 81
ST.. Louis County, Missouri. ~ 't" t''a
The Slaves escaped some two; weeks ago, aud
were arrested in Chicago BY Deputy U. s. Mar.
shall Watts, in pursuance off writ issued from
the Commissioners Of this district. rhi,h acconnas
for their being brought to :his city for trial.
Quite q crowd assembled As the examination,
though 6ut .little excitement ra, manifested, and
no attempt being thought of.Jor r~e,istanes to de
decision Of The Commissioner. The slaves were
taken to St. Lonis on the evening train.
Thus it will be seen that the Federal laws are
enforced in the '.homs Of Lincoln, p II not in South
carolips, or the other seeded States. ,sS
Ii gia sven From %. Chicago Tines, D,n. ,,a.-.n,s
~ rrl ssn ssdu NEGRO ExeDUs. NJ az -.j-s,,;
aaThs Chicago Journal assures us that hundsses
, of our free negro population are striking foe OsA.
ada, aimee the successful arrest recently made Of
a fugitive family in ihis city, The Journal. o.
we'll as tho Democrat, urges the negroes to toddls
forthwith, and to LET no grsss grow under thsls
feet uutilmthey arc osafe 1inds QapAdas This 10
truly n wonderful state ofthings.1 We were told
before the election that the success Of she Repab.
lieans would be q political jubilee 80 fouE millions
Of slaves 10 the South; aud yet. in less than siH
months, tho poor, skulking fugitiyes are compelled
10 fly for refuge TO Canada from HE Aboiton piiy
kof Ohicagoi Democrats sheper eould haps dared
doAet6ss much. We congratulate the Rspwdgiesas
upon their eIhibifiOn % deuoti0s and ~obedlenss p
lGsnsHtuIioanI lao. . liz they rid Chicago Of his
populatiou, , as they desire 10 do, they will tpea
have injured our city. This climate 10 not suilsd
to the black man.! His trns Iirtasa and his -
E~gisinaso happiness are not appreciated or sOppss-
|, hsndsd by our people. The poor Unfortunate AZ
Eican had better 90 South than North. oHela will
) be far happier there than In q oansdas He nsy
take his ohoics so far as We are eoneerpsdo We
advise him, for hisioSn good 10 90 SouthAe hs
true fdendsadsd 1isAi al iooqsei q ,mobss1i IL
. bno IRON the 1ohsssO rrbuass-Hs1uhn@sasiqsss1r