Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-04-21
DOMESTIC ITEMS

IOttsfS every oWOgt w q UotSc 10 puF
chase the edition Of Hind. Farriesy.
just published by Mr.. Grigg. edited by
=. NJ. Smith, Veterinary Surgeon Of
Philadelphia.
The Hudson Barge No. 9. brought
down this week Ia New Ymk from
Hudson, cloths. caiicoes, Eanncis. and
cotton goods, 90 the amount Of Si20,CO0
all Of which were manufactured in
Columbia county during the past win
ter.
The Nsrragaeset Indians. in Rhode
Island. are reduced to } or 400, who
own some land, have Baptist church,
with an Indian minister, and school
with SO scholars. kept in winter by In.
dams. and in summer by the Mission
AIRY Society.
A barge on the n. Y. Canal. carried
down, week before last. from Hud son
10 the city Of New York, cloths, cali
Goes, hannels and cotton goods, to the
amount Of $40. of which
,rere manufactured ia CoiumJia county
.uring he past rinfer. When will
the interior Of Virginia afford sach evi.
dcnec Of skill and Industry
The Augusta Courier of the 18th
ult. states that upwards Of $4,000 worth
OF Georgia gold had been sold IN that
place the last two days; and that up
wards of $4,000 had been purchased
by one house, Messrs. Beers. Booth
and ST. John. within three weeks pre-
ceding.
The n. Y. State Medical Society
offer $50 as n premium for the bes,
dissertation orr each of the following
subjects list, The nature. causes.
symptom and treatment Of Delirum
Tremens, illustrated by cases. ID.
The causes Of the large proportion of
still barn children In our large cities
over those ut London, with statistics al
tables--to be sent TO DIR. Joel Wing.
Albany, before the 1st Of December
next.
| a carrot, raised in the garden of DIR.
Samuel Harris, of Camden. New Jer
sey, measured ID inches IN circumfer
encc, is 2 feet 6 inches in length, and
weighs 4lbs.
There seems 10 be but little doubt
That Sugar will soon be made. TO 4 con-
siderable extent, in Alabama. Seve-
raj gentlemen have already succeeded
in making small quantities of equal
quality with the best New Orleans su-
gar.
This is certainly an age of wonders
/ We have frequently heard of boring for
,rdfer. bui never till recently Of boring
for trheaf. Two persons lately sue
ceeded IN obtaining two barrels Of
I wheat by boring through the floor Of .
barn at Parma. n. Y. They are nov
reaping the reward Of their ingenuity
in the Rochester Jail.
OF the family oC Waldrons. residing
in Albany and Saratoga counties IN.
W three brothers have died IN the
course OF the year past, whose united
ages exceeded go years. The young
est brother is yet living, whose aye Is
nearly so years.
An unpleasant circumstance happen
ed in Phlladvlphia a few DAYS since
/ \ person had for sale pair Of elegant
horses, for which he asked 1000 dol
lars. A gentleman DESTROYS of pur
chasing only one. offered $50 dollars
Tor him. The Offer was accepted. and
a boy directed 10 ride the animal from
/ the stable where he vas KEEP, 10 that of
the purchaser. While IN the street.
( the horse became FESTIVE, and the ii
der drew too strongly ON the curb. -
! The horse reared. aud, falling over
backwards. struck his head against tic
T e n slime he st.t.s~l. al. o
Was alc'ost Instantly killed. Tie RI
der suffered no INJURY.
Tie Lexington Ken. Reporter. Of
March ). adopts tive following move,
mode OF dunning It's delinquent sub
scribcrs - Those Of our subscribcrs
"ho have not yet obtained our recent
lor the amsupis Of which they may be
~ arrear respectively, are informed
that we should be happy to accoinmo
date them as soon as they tan make IL
convenient to call al our Office for that
purpose"
Clarence. a new novel. by Mrs. Ca
rolinc Srdgewiek. an American autho.
ress, and writer Of Hope Leslie, Is an
nOubced.
A man by the name Of John Richard.
son lately murdered his wife IN Co
i'ngion county. Indiana, by iniiiet
ing blows upon her with an axe. he
has confessed his guilt, aud was IN
confinement awaiting HE trial.
IL - stated "a a late number of the
Cincinnati Chronicle that within the
month ct March there were $50 ARR
walls Of steam boats, and 22o canal
boats az that city. In the enumeration
ct the canal boats, those engaged IN
bringing wood and hay 10 tie e1iy. ere
excluded. The same paper states
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