Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-02-17

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The recent heavy fa.i ~ ,Luv A.
forded an excellent opportunity of Coz
Z ing an interesting experiment OF n
Railroad. Although the snow W.. q
some places eighteen inches deep, a..
whole Of IL was speedily and eilec,ua
iiy removed from the track NJ far al ,h,
Carrollton viaduct BY 4 machine e.,
simple construction, drawn by on.
horse, tn which was also attached
pa ssengcr car, in which were sea,,l
several! strangers who happened TO b,
present. The experiment was concl
si,c and highly satisfactory. and prov,
eel that we need not spprehend tho
smallest delay or Inconvenience from
the deepest SHOWS which are ever Ike.
~ 10 occur Bah. american, Esb. @.
a paragraph in the Liverpool Mer
curry of the 25ih December, shews tia,
great economy, as we'll rs great spe,i.
- attained by means Of Rail road trans.
portation. To carry n load at the TAT,
OF twelve miles an hour. and ut the
cost Of less than one fifth at a cent ,es
: ton per mile, Is performing ever, thing
that could be reasonably desired.
Ibid
LIVERPOOL. DEC. -.
! "Raiiray-Thc alterations OF thr
Novelty having been completed. shc
has been exercising at Rainhill, dunn
! part al last week, but without any loan
until II was ascertaincd that the cause
al her late failures were obviatcd -
! When loaded, she drew thirty -oDe tons
gross, at the rate of twelve miles per
hour. The expense of fuel for the
moving power Tor the thirty miles, PC,
ton OF goods. is less than one penny.
and the whole cast will not exceed
three pence per ton''-in other word.
being rather less than one nm of
cent per ton per mile for the whole cos
OF the moving power"
! Sailing on L0ad-A number Of re-
spectacle strangers being anxious %
witness the experiments on the RAJ
Road, the sailing car METEOR. and
two other cars, were taken out yesier.
day Tor tho purpose Of gratifying then
The wind being strong from :. w. tie
sailing car came IN with great rApidity
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highly satisfactory TO such Of the com
pany as had not before AZ opportuni',
OF witnessing them Bali. Pat. 13b
The Dismal Swamp Canal has oper
ell an easy communication bctweyn
Norfolk aud an extensive region Of
country TO the south and west Of IL -
| A hogshead Of Tobacco Was lately 70
oeived At Norfolk which had been trar,
/ ported fDm the head of Staunton river.
"a branch OF the Roanoke) q distance
OF LOO miles. AS active q business -
expected to be soon done there in To-
baeco, as is now transacted in Cotton
Bali. american.
The attempted abduction of Na
/ Gordon. This affair is yet involved IN
mystery, and whether that mystery
will ever be solved, is matter of doubt.
The following - an extract from let
ter upon tie subject, written in ,hi.
city, and published in the Roche,ier
Morning Courier. Whether il is anv
thing more than mere idle aud offic,pus
gossip, we know not.
49, NoUt- sfNC. req. y.
1T seems, or rather it IS SAID, that
one OF the men concerned was a suitor
OF the young lady against the advice
aud consent oi her friends, aud tbaflt
WAS he Who met her, and convsycd her
to the carriage. under the pretenec
that her father (who he said was DYING
had sent for her. never knew a
young lady's iathcr to die, when she
wanted To marry. and he was a,crst 10
the match. Well. who do YOU thinA
was inside Of The carriage: A parson.
by all that's cnnonicsl--prepsrcd to
ne me hnof, although he did not lie o.
There he sat, fhe demurc codprr-
smiling IN the dark at the prospect Of
his ten dollar Zee, and determined ~
on working the rule Of arithmetic.
which says one and one make one
However, the twain did not become on.
tlesh-thc lover had been too rash in
ms measures, and the lady = motto was
men not measures instead Of smea
Surcs not men, She did not ike The
Napoleon style Of doing things, and 50
The whole thing as u,oone. The lads
lost her self possession. the parson lost
his ten dollars, and the swain lost M,
VIE that might have been. She burs,
from The carrIage--ths lover burst into
tears, and the paTSon burst INTO a pas
sion. Oi ,ruth---Bo blame can De Al
'aehed 10 the Young lsdy--and NJ.
much to tie young IRaps-be - not ~.
hrst who attempted to fun away Riih
a beo1'y, and she Is not the Gr.t laf
dame that dad Eot choose 10 be fun
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