Free Negroes

Arrested

On Sunday, a negro named Henry Baker was arrested for robbing Mr. John Knode, of this place, of the sum of ninety five dollars, on Friday night last. He was committed for a further hearing. —People's Own.

We understand that the black boy was not arrested for the above theft, but for a misdemeanor of which he was guilty on New Year's eve, and has since been released on paying his fine.
 

Samuel Galloway.

We have received an obituary on the death of Samuel Galloway, an aged colored man, which occurred recently in this place, but as we are not in the habit of inserting obituary notices of colored persons, we can see no good reason for doing so in this instance although we know that Sam was one of the most estimable of our colored population, and has left behind him a character worthy of imitation by those of all colors.

On Thursday evening last, in the Episcopal Church by Rev. Mr. Lyman, Mr, John Wagoner, to Miss Emily Guynn, both coloured.

This wedding was attended with great pomp and display. Three hundred persons of both colours. witnessed the solemn ceremony. May joy attend them.

Free Negroes.

The News of week before last, furnishes us the following bit of information, to which we call especial attention :

SHERIFF'S SALE.

JAMES MATSON, a free man of color, having been fined the sum of twenty dollars and costs of prosecution, for having unlawfully emigrated to this State and failing to pay the same, agreeable to law. Thereby give notice that on Saturday the 20th day of August, in front of the Court House in Hagerstown, I will offer for sale the said James Matson, at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash, agreeably to the acts of assembly in such case made and provided.

THOS KELLER, Sh'ff

August 12

COLOURED POPULATION.

A bill relating to this class of persons has passed the House of Delegates, The chief features of it, are

Those, already Free may remain but if they will go Voluntarily, they will be furnished with the means of going to Liberia. Those hereafter to be set Free, must go out of the State, or be sent out, except they renounce their freedom for the sake of remaining with their friends.

Convictions —

On Tuesday week, Nathan Parker, free negro, was tried before Washington County Court, at Hagers-town, and convicted on two indictments—the one charging with an assault and battery (upon a white man) with intent to kill, and the other, with aiding and abetting a slave to run away from his master. His sentence in the former case was confinement in the Penitentiary for the term of five years five months thereof in the cells; and in the latter case Confinement in the Penitentiary for three years, three months thereof in the cells. —Banner.

IN COUNCIL, March 20, 1807.