Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-01-08

ate uf the u States for the term of ~, v.,,. e.,
the an of March next. RArLrFF Boos ESQ n de-
cidod f,nd of the existing hdnnis;r alton ives his
principal opponent. "
from he Baltimore .5merican of Hedne,dax.
EIee"n'n " hnHPP;- From our Boston correspond
cut tr fihay evening )-JosEPH j. KNAPP Jun wa.
nnng ut Salem this morning. at 10 minutes ms, O
pursno1, u sentence, tor the murder of Capt Jos
~hlt" Letters from Salem say that he was placed
o t'r ,csioid ~ minutes before 0, when the dea
S'.'Ant a read to HIM, during which he was sup
ported on each side by officers His demssnor wa.
No's'aoY composed, though he appeared haspard
am detected The convusion spasms continued
about five minutes; in thirty minutes tho boJv NE.
eu' u"wh, placed IN n coffin, and carried into the
sioh ~ u said that he composed through IN.
ngh previous, and slept several hours; while awak.
nc cohTrrsod with calmness TO his condition and
iuturo tate. and employed a part of the time -;
reading tho bible The Rev Mr. CIovs,.mJ -.
stendt HIM constantly for the last FORTNIGHT. and
was WIN HIM two hours in the morning All tho
.rngIou3 services as before. performed IN tho
prisoners cell IL ID said that he had tersp,Iv o.,
hihted signs VI pen,ence. His las, interview with
Hl' VIC took place on Thursday evening Tn.
scene Is represented by person who Witnessed !,
|" nave been truly heurt-rendng She WIS unable
10 support herself Oh leaving his cell Uis f.,Lor al
a. '''N ale last farewell al the same lime
VIRGINIA AT Court held for Washington
county The 2Ist day of December, 1880. Charles
Z. john ton Gem, announced 20 tho Con-, ~ L. -
OF Major Daniel Slellay formar momhsr or ,Ia
par OF this CHurt, and distinguished citizen of
virginia and oGr"d the following rc4oIutiono
which were unanimously adopted, to Wit
Resolved. That the members of tho Rencb aud
tho Ear, and the officers of this Court, entertain
regre' and sorrow for The death of Daniel SheffIav.
Iesre' LOT the able advocate and the man of genius
sorrow for the man Of worth
Resolved, That we will, as 4 token ,f resno,, .,
.e oecehsed, wear the usual badges of mourning for
thirty days. '
Resolved That the foregoing resolutions be spread
on the ml'uin book of this Court ond copies there
." ~ DC transmitted tn the Western Virginia Argus.
2'aunt"n Spectator. Richm ID ENQUIRER Ma, ion,l
in'e'igehcer, and Constitutional Wing for publico-
ton % Wv P''"O"-
A Copy Toste: JACOB LYNCH. u c.
NARR lED-In Somerset county. MARYLAND. on
tn On, ga Mt by tho Rev. Mr.. Mckinney, Mr.. Henry
w URrIN, ct this City, to Mss MARIA UErpv
ua"gn'cr OF WIN. Pollnt, Esq. of the former place.
DiED-A' his residence, in Northumberland
con, W on the 2lst Dec Fleming Bales ESQ Clerk
OF northumberland C 'urr and a member of The lotc
convention OF Virginia. There never lived q man of
NOR" pro6ity, ben"vnlence, and active excellence
thah fIemlnE Baes-more warmly cndeared TO ,b.
community in which he lived Letters from his
county lay that his death has diffnsed gloom ovo-
tue "hoI' public every citizen viewing his loss m ,
common calamity. "
MT. Bates was the brother of the late Gov R,,oa
u the Missouri Terrtorv-of the present Judos
Dates oil Arkansas and of Edward Bates. ESQ. Tho
distinguished Representative of Missouri in the Doth
Con9rpSS' lie d'"d m the SD year of his are