Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-03-17
DOMESTIC.
ExPEDirIoN-roR LIBERIA.

owner, John Hanson, OF Pbil,Jelnh;.
has been chartered by the Colonization
society. to convey emigrsnts 70 Libe-
RIA. She can accommodate, comfort.
ao'y. about: $50 passengers. All who
would obtain a passage in this vessel.
should be in Norfolk, on or before the
10Th OF April. Applications for pas.
sage. IN behalf OF free persons Of color.
or those liberated with view 10 their
colonization ir Africa, should he made
Immediately to the Secretary Of the
Society. Washington, or TO ]. II. B.
Latrobe. Esq Baltimoi e, John Nc Pb,iI.
Norfolk, Lewis Medtart or VIM. Il.
Tyler. Fredericktown. Md, VIM. NJ.
b'aektord, Fredericksburg, Va. Ben.
Jam,n Brand. Richmond. Va, VIM. 81.
Atkinson. Petersburg. Va, X. ii. To-
Ter, Lynchburg. Va. Nathan Menden.
nall. Greensboro. n. c., or Caleb
White. Perquimans, ". C.
The Dead .7ive.-In the w;ni., If
1923. MIR. Asa Jordon and family. Of
Coventry. Comm were brought be.
tore Court of the Justices Of that
town. Tor examination on the charge of
having been accessory to the murder of
young man named James Smith. of
the town of Sterling, in the same State.
They we're all hoaorably acquitted .
but the fact Of being arrested upon such
ioui charge, must have left the most
painful Impressions. II now appears
that the supposed murdered man is .
i've and belongs to the army. He was
seen at Pittsburgh, by an old friend.
lately, on his march 10 protect the fur
traders, near the Rocky MOUNTAINS
lie states that the nosvs Of the arrest oC
Mr.: Jordon produced a serious eifect /
ON his mind, and be solemn, syerreJ
that no difficulty had ever occurred be.
tween them.
The Boston show bills give the FOL.
lowing description Of the WaIkio.
skeleton, mentioaed IN our paper -
his name is Gen. Bonoparfe, alias
CALVIN Edison. lie was born in Stat
lord, Conn. In 1888. lie was a sol
dier IN the last war, since which fine
ne has uniformly gone by the name Of
BonspaT'e. lie was married in 1891
and has had four children by his wife.
three Of which are now liyinr-the 81.
dest OF which 10 deaf and dumb. and
the Youngest helpless infant of eigh,
months old He 10 destitute Of pPo-
pefty, and nearly blind, having los,
tie sight OF one eye, and purbiind of
The other--and his whole persoa bears
a near resemblance to a human skeIe.
ton, an Egyptian Mummy, or a uaK.
ing, taking, eating, and drinking
ohoH' tie - ~ yesra old, s feet 9
inches IN stature. weighs Go pounds.
sno soi'cits the patronage Of the fades
and gentlemen" He holds a .levre'
daily.
MoUes and Stove Pipes. --Inrorr.Sr
FAeT.--A few days since, the store oe
euP'cd by Thsyer aud CLARK, In Msr.
chants to~, vas discovered 10 be on
IRE. On examination, IL was found
that The heat from The back Of a small
cast iron stove IN the counting rom
bad set nee 10 the Turing and islhinp
through . coat 81 plaster with which
they were covered. The sp,ce h.
tween the back of the stove and the
plas'sred wall. was from five to sS
inches, ADD the plastering was Of the
usual thickness.
Ihis fact seems to shsw the neeessi.
y oi allowing greater space betw een
stoves and stove pipes, and wood uork
than has ususily been judged 20 be re.
quisiie, or that an iron or metal plafe
should be placed between theul in such
: nanner ~ 20 ALLOW the air 10 oass
lFeely on both sides Of il. - Boss. Pof
The Episeopsl Church in P.tsrs.
surg' Va. was considerably injured ~
ire 90 Wsdncsdsv week.