The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-06-30

namesake.
FROM ALL AROUND.
July IA, go:
There are over 500, 900 slaves in
Virginia one-half of whom are under
twelve years of age, and not subject to
taxation. AS soon as they become
subject to taxation they are sold
south.
The Chicago directory for this year
(1S6O) contains SO, 600 names, indica
ting a population of at least 100, 600.
There are only 900 vacant houses in
the city; last year there were 2,8OO
June %, SO:
Chief Justice fancy has decided
that slave, though ''subject to the
same laws as other property" can yet
commit felony and declines accord
ingly to reverse the sentence against
the slave girl, Amy, for robbing the
U. S. mail in Virginia.
July 2, so:
Jenny Lind recently gave charity
concert in London, which was not
advertised, and only the aristocracy
we're admitted by special invitation.
The receipts were sc, 0C0. She was in
full health and sang with all her old
power.
Aug. 4, 80:
A letter from Key West, in the New
York Journal of Commerce, expresses
some apprehension in regard to a
rumored piratical expedition, design
ed to wrest from the government its
Africans now en- route for Liberia.
Rumors of the same sort have been
current in New York. Certain it
u.s." says the Journal of Commerce,
"that deliberate calculations have
been made, within the last few weeks
among some of the enterprising young
negro traders who have their strong
hold in New York, in regard to the
possibility of capturing the vessels
chartered by the government for the
conveyance of the Africans to their
native country"
The Southern Confederacy, Doug
las organ at Atlanta, Ga, under date
of Aug. 4, 1850, thus discourses touch
ing disunion: "But if the worst does
come, if Lincoln is elected, let US
with one heart and mind forget the
past and go out of the union together.
If we permit the blacks to come into
power and allow them to govern us
they will, in four short years, infict
mortal sting upon slavery from which
it will never recover, We must not
permit it.
Aug. 4, 80:
Hicks, the pirate, who was recently
s hung at Bedloe's Island, New York,
: previous to his execution stated that
3 he had hand in the slave trade, and
: relates a case where his vessel was
chased by British cruiser, when in
order to escape the consequences OF
, capture with slaves on board, they
8 were all got up from below, ranged in
the waist of the vessel, which with
the anchor, was then let go by the run
and the whole carried to the bottom
Of the ocean.
Dec. "a, so:
y "Let us Arm" Under this start
J; ling head the Charleston (S g. News
J. advocates the expenditure of 500, coo
|, by the state, in the purchase of can
% non, rifles and revolversl The excuse
}; is that no one knows what twelve
!; month may bring forth"
!. Oct. 81, '5S:
:, In October, 1858, the papers were
= all announcing the arrival at st. Louis
of the overland mail from California
!, The ST. Louis Republican says thai
: nine years ago, when gold was frs
3 found in California, trip across th'
- plains in eighty or one hundred day
was called quick. Now the mail ha
been brought through in less than {
:, month. Four passengers were brough
a through the first trip. Mr.. Bailey
the government agent, reports it ;
: perfect success" By this route here
" after, we will have semiweekly mail
= from California
In June 16, 80:
en- Our government land costs one dolla
Y an acre on an average and champaign
Y, two dollars a bottle. How many
to man dies landless, who during his lif'
i'd has swallowed fertile township
tie trees and all.
lu March II, 80:
l. When old Captain Brown of Ksnsa
~ heard of the presidents instruction
W. to Gov. Medary to offer two hundre'
w. and fifty dollars for his apprehensio
~ and capture, he issued q proclama
'SS tion offering two dollars and fit
cents for Mr.. Buchanan's head.
.te Oct. 25, 50:
r The war department at Wsshingto
re has issued strict orders, making it tn
iel imperative duty of drafting officer
n and their subordinates in the variou
n counties to revise their lists Of person
re subject 10 draft from the poll BOOKS !
Ier the approaching general election
tie Nov, IoU2. Inis is "a guou icvu-a
n who exercise the right OF voting shoul
m be compelled to stand their chances
,ry the approaching draft Those WI
nd will not fight should not be allowed
re vote.