Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-11-19


Murder.-An Inquest has been held
IN the body Of John Read, found dead
pear the residence of Mrs. Geo. Blake.
". Richmond.
The Jury say, that the said Read
was murdered by some person or per-
sons 10 them unknown; that the body
had remained under water; that some
marks OF violence appeared upon the
lace. but not such as in their opinion
was likely to produce death. They
say. also. that the body when shown to
them was suspended from tree by
TWO handkerchiefs in a, Ravine in
northeas ern direction from Mrs. George
Biakelys. From the evidence il APP
peared that the deceased arrived in
tJchmond on Thursday morning, the
4th INST: that there was no evidence
gong to prove the slightest mental ali
ena',on. The Jury we're satisfied tina,
the deceased was suspended to the tree
after ne had been murdered, and from
the appearance Of the body. that he
could not have been remaining IN that
situation since the said h.
Evidence was aGduced before the
jury to prove, that the deceased was
las, seen at the house Of r. Ainswor,h.
ut Rockets. who is proprietor Of a sea-
man's boarding house hut as il was
deemed not sufficient To- authorize any
proceeding agiins, said Ainsw orth, no
iaent on was made Of that evidence in
the erdict.
Murder nil OH. "A few week since,
In Diyestown, Pennsylvania, in ma
trimonial quarrel between man and
wife, who kept a public house on the
Broad Mountain, in the neighbouring
county of Northampton, the wife char
ged her husband with killing a Young
pedlar and his horse, burning his wa
gon. aud robbine him "f his money and
goods. The quarrel was overheard,
the parties arrested, and upon exami.
nation were fully committed to the
County jail a, Easion to await their tri-
al We learn that the body has since
I been found near the tavern house and
is supposed to he the body of Young
I MIR. Scehgson, who was last winter
traced to the neighbouryood nj Mauch
Chunk, aud never heardof afterwards.
Ii IS our painful duty to notice the
arrest of Charles Whi,tly, Leroy Jor-
dan and Anthony Evans--sll OF them
cltizens of Bedimd, heretofore Of re-
pu,aLle standing, aud one Of them
magistrate Of the cobnty-charged
with having deirauded the United
States, by forging documents in the
name of Revolutionary Soldiers, and
drawing pensions upon them. We do
not know To what extent the fraud has
been catried--nor indeed whether the
PARTIES are gnity-lf they are not, they
will soon be enabled to establi, b their
innocence, and wipe off suspicioa.-L.
NIg.
! Separation of the state A meeting
OF the citizens of Ohio county, Vngi.
mia, was held on the | st inst To -delihe-
rate upon the propIety and exprdiency
OF making an application TO the Gen.
eral Assembly of Virginia to permit so
much OF the Safe as hes north nf a line
drawn due est, from the south western
corner of the State Of Maryland to the
Ohio river, 10 be coded TO Maryland.
A committee was appointed, to ascer-
tain the views aud feelings OF the
citizens of Virginia, inhabiting north
OF the line above described in reference
to the proposed cession, v no are to re-
port TO a meet ng 10 be held in January
next.
The Wheeling Compiler, states that
the portion OF Virginia, embraced in
the contemplated cessi0n. consists Of
The counties Of Preston, Mnnongalia,
Tyler, Ohio and Brooke, with hall of
the counties Of Harrison and Wood.
The Season. Our oldest citizens re-
member no autumn like The present.
we have yet bad 10 indications of
I Winter-not even killing frost. So
lar from II, Inderd, we saw and tasted
on Friday last, ripe Strawberries, gath
cred III an ope, field in AmhIest; and
We learn that IN sotue OF our gardens
the second growth of Plums are nearly
as large as they are When at maturity.
In the former part Of asi week, il was
cloudy and damp, aud Oh Friday we
had sharp rain; and il was anticipa-
ted that u would terminate in cold
wealIer. But on Saturday the Sun
came out with the biillaDcy aud
warmth of an April day. l.. Vrg.
South Carolina SILK and its Munu-
! facfure.--We have Ia our POSSESSION a
par oil silk stockings, the material of
which was raised 10y Miss Harriei Wmn
oil Wmsborougb IN fairfield District,
and KNIT by that young lady's hands
which every one TO whom we have
shown them, pronounce beautiful -
they certainly are beyond any idea we
have formed oi the perfection which
this interesting culture had reached in
! Som IA, C.yf,t,no IL 40 al.nn.,