Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-07-07

DOMESTIC ITEMS.
WiLsos, the Nail RoJ5er.--we see
Il stated in several Of the papers, tina,
the President bas changed the pun
ishment OF George Wilson. one Of the
mail robbers, recently convicted a,
Philadelphia, from death 10 impri>on-
ment at hard labor. for life. The exec
utive having no power TO commute
punishmenis, il should rather be sta
ted. that fno convictions and sentences
rested Oh Wilson for distinct crimes;
in the one case, the sentence was death.
and ~ the other. confined . I ut hard
labor during life and that President
Jackson, beng doubtless properly mo.
we'd thereto, has relieved the convict
frcm the penalties Of the capital Of
fence, which leaves him Of course sub
jcct 10 that OF the other. which is -
above mentioneJ.- Bolt. Pat.
As a remarkable instance Of the pre-
vailing avidity Tor Office, il is mention
ed in Philadelphia paper, that the
Marshal Of the District Of Pcnnsylva.
MIA has received several applications
for the office Of Uangn,a. ut the cx-
pccted execution Of tho Mail Robbers
on the I'd inst.~
The Grass-hoPpcrs have again ap-
Peared ou several farms in this neigh.
borl . ID, in numbers which begsar
computation. 1t seems they deyour
nearly every thing before them. MIR.
Hooks, who manages Mr.. Johnson's
iarms. Informs US that they would have
eaten up his meadow grass entirely. on
the farm adjoining town, had he de-
iayed moving it q few days longer;--
as It was. he scarcely got half a crop.
At the time we had the conversation
with him. they had literally stripped
his wheat Of blades, and were ut work
on the heads. We suggested TO him
method adopted in New England TO
get rid of this destructive foe-which
IS, for two men To take sheet at the
corners and sweep il over the grain.
like net. IN the dusk CT the evening.
or at night. BY this means we have
heard Ct bushels being taken of. They
are very inactive in the night, and can
be easily shaken from the sheet into a
bag, aud thus destroyed.
S'aunion Spectator.
In Indiana, man is said 10 have
cured the bite Of q copper-headed
snake. upon the ANGLES of a Child by
applying every half hour in q, plas-
ter ot pounded charcoal aud lard. The
chils's tongue was sweiIed five minutes
alter the bite, and other dangerous
symptoms had appeared.
We are glad 10 see that the death of
Mrs. Hicks. from Tic bite of a snake or
her face and breast while lying in bed.
which was announced OH the authority
OF the Chillico,he Evening Post. is con-
tradicted in later number Of the same
paper-Mrs.H ii. although very severely
bitten, being now On the recovery.
Seam Boat Odio.-We regret TO
learn t''at an accident happened To this
elegant boat last evening, which will
throw her out Of employment for some
tune. While OH her way from New
York to Albany, on Monday, a tri-
ling injnry occurred 10 her ma.
ch'nerv, which was soon repaired.
I'm her return yesterday, when nearly
opposite Tarrytown. one of the shackIe
bars broke, and the arrangement of the
engine was instantsneous.-Thc Engi.
neer attempted Ia run into the engine
room, TO stop the machinery, but as it
was considered hazardous-i, being
uncertain where the flying bar would
strike-ihc passengers seized him, aud
compelled him not TO enter. lnam
ment afterwards the piston rod broke.
and indeed the whole engine was pret.
ty much broken to pieces. No person
was injured and as there was no other
Oolt IN company, there can be no sus.
p'oion OF racing. The Ohio was towed
down by the Constellation, aud arrived
this morning,-CN. L. Com.
In the Boston Medical Journm there
IS narrative by DIR. iigginson, of
some cases Of poisoning by drinking
milk. which have lately occurred in
that city. Four Of a family consisting
OF seven, the lady, her child Ia girl Of
Tour years. and two servants, ono n
young woman, and the other a little
s'ri, were taken, ii seems, about two
hours after breakfast, with nausea and
vomiting. The three remaining mem
bers OF the family, being mslcs. were
absent. They were seized with sio
lent pain IN the stomach, and some
doses Of ipccacuanha having been adj
ministercd, they vOn'iied great deal.
HE counteuanee Of the lady was dead.
" pale, and her expression Wild.
When DIR. II. vas called an. he L,d a..