--_Cincinnati
Commercial_, September 22, 1854.
_Byberry, Pennsylvania, September 18, 1854._ A carriage load
of suspicious looking men came to this place in the
afternoon. They waited until nightfall, when they burst into
the house of a colored family, "seized the man in presence of
his wife and another woman, threatening to shoot them if they
interfered--dragged him out, beating him over the head with a
mace. The poor fellow continued to scream for help until his
voice was stifled by his groans; they forced him into their
carriage and drove off, before any effectual assistance
could be offered." He was a sober and industrious man, and
much respected. His wife was left heartbroken, with one
child.--_Norristown (Pa.) Olive Branch_.
_The Frankfort (Ky.) Yeoman_, of November 18, 1854,
said:--"Kidnapping free negroes in Ohio, and deluding our
slaves from their masters to recapture and sell them, is an
established profession of a gang located upon the borders of
the Ohio River, combining with negro-traders in the interior
of this State.
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