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TRIAL OF NEGRoEs.-The Baltimore Patriot con
tains the following -


PoRT ToBAcCo sept 16.-The trial of the negroes in.
dcted for being concerned in the late nsurrectionary
movements in Charles county, was brought to close
Mark verdict ofnot guilty Mark is free man, ha wing
been set free under the will OF Capt Barnes late clerk
OF this county. Negro Bill Wheeler tried last week
and found guilty Counsel for the state g. Brent and
w Bowie and for the prisoners j. NJ. s. Causin There
much excitement in relation these cases. and the
verdict in the of Negro Mark turned upon echni.
cal construction of the law of 1902 under which the
dctments found and the court Judge C. Dorsey)
decided, motion Of j. NJ Causn counsel for the pris-
soner that the meeting of negroes, with fire arms in
their hands to run away was not an insurrectonary
movement within the meaning of the statute and hence
tollowcd that the prisoner could not be convicted
der the indictment The jury out ve hours in the
case OF Mark when they returned stated above with
averdic OF not guilty The result in this is in
highest degree complimentary to the jury, who, very
naturally must have shared in the deep feeling felt by
the community against the prisoners. George Brent


prosecutor for the State has discharged his duty


manner most credtabe to himself and has evnced an
tinguishsd usefulness and celebrity OF the Hon j. NJ g.
Causn, is useless to speak in laudaory terms. Dis.
tnguished in the councils State and more recently
in the Hall Of Congress- he has received of his fellow
citizens the rewards most grateful to generous minds
confidence that has been withdrawn and public
trusts that have been betrayedbut never Tin the
opinion OF the writer has he deserved better of his
friends and country than when counsel for the
cused on the late occasion, he stood forward solitary
and alone the eloquent advocate and the fearless man


MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.-An accident OF the
most distressing nature occurred on the afternoon
OF the 18th instant Lake st. Louis the village
Beauharnois Three young gentlemen, Messrs John
Caverh Francis Gov and Charles Shard extensive.
y engaged in the English trade Of that place, left the
quay in pleasure yacht, and after sailing down thh
stream, tackled and proceeded toward the Cascade Ra
pids the confluence Of the St Lawrence md Otta
Here from combination OF adverse crcums,an
the acht swainped going down head foremost hen
Nessrs. Cowan and Shard, were drow ned Mr.. Caver.
hill saved, having got hold Of two oars and beng
expert swimmer he was able to sustain himself till
assistance arrived from the shore Mr.. Cowan a
partner in the large trading establishment of Wilson
and Cowan, and had only attained his twenty fifth year
Int sphere Of life Of the decssed it would be difficult


find one that possessed more mercantile ability or .
more amablc excellent disposition Mr. shard wa.
clerk to Mr. Caverhill the survivor and espe.
able and deserving young man. Montreal Herald