Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-02-03

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led mind, the self-destructiuo /, anne.
Ftmes the only chosen alIevistiou from
real OF imaginary suffering. Bu, m,
u an instance certainly ef q very ex-
lsrsardinary character; and sh.v.
what iassx;nstisa will paint. when rr,.
son sorsakes its empire.
Posf Office Rob6ery.--On Mond.y
night week, Mortimer Cvusiprbam.
the Postmaster at Abingdon, Hartford
eo0nty, Maryland, wss committed "a
the Baltimore Jail. under, a. 4ve be.
liess, the followipg eircumstances:-
For some weeks past Il had been obsi-
Gus that the malta Of Wsshias ton, Bal
tims~e, Eikton. WILMINGTON, and some
Offices in Delaware, were detained
and piifered by some person xutrusisd
with them. on the line Of commvnica.
ton between these places. Measures
sere concerted between the Post. mas.
tiers Of Wilmington, Eiktoa, Hasre de
Grace end Baltimore, which soeu esta.
blisi'ed the conclusion that the robbie.
ries were Perpetated At some point he
tween EIkton and Baltimore. land re-
suited in such manner as warranted
Judge Glenn in issuing process against
Cunningham on Mopday morning the
gath ult. under which he was appre-
hended and committed as above stated.
We understand further, that the war
rant Of apprehension was issued ON the
oath Of Mr.. Grub, Of the Wilmington
post "thee, acting n the Agent Of the
Department, who deserve. much ere.
dit for the activity and address which
he displayed on the occasion. Itwas
not without obstinate resistance that
Cunningham was taken.-C Bah. I'm.
Sleep Uaikes.-A young man by the
name Of lsaac Chandler, residing i'm
fryeburg, State Of Maine, got up in
his SLEEP. went about half mile TO n
neighbor's barn, procured q cord and
bundle OF hay, and carried them into
the woods at . considerable distance
from the house. He then assembled a
maple tree with the cord and hay: az.
ter reaching the height Of % feet, he
then placed the hay in crotch Of the
tree, assembled about 6 feet higher, tied
the cord to limb. and then fastened
1t around his ANGLES, after which he
swung Oh heail-foremost, so that his
head touched the top Of the hay. In
this horrid situation he awoke, and
with his cries reused the nearest neigh
bors, who directed their course TO the
place whence the noise proceeded. Ii
was about the break Of day when
they arrived there; when Ia their as
constituent they found the young man
in the situation described, suspended
by the heels 81 feet in the air. A
number ofattempts were made 20 climb
the tree TO extricate him, but il being
large, without any limbs near the bot.
tom. and the bark smooth, they proved
Intellectual; and he, after becoming
composed enough to relieve his situa.
ton. recovered his former posture on
the limb. from which he made his dc
scent, loosened the cord aud came
down, much to the satisfaction Of him
self and friends.
Since the above took place, he has
been confined to his house in conse
quence OF the lameness occasioned BY
the great exertions he must have made
in accomplishing so curious a midniah,
enterprise. There are more than 90
who can attest TO the foregoing relation
as strictly true. It Brunswiek Her.
/ The following advertisement re find in the las,
Cumberland, Md. Advocate:
NOTJCE-To the Pa5Ec.-It is
well known 10 the Public, tina, certain
Pratt Collins left this place some time
since and left wife behind him. This
IS to give notice, that Collins also prom
ised TO marry me, previous to his mar
risge with Mrs. Mary Kelley, the Ia.
Idly whom be has left, and 10 giving
this notice | hope 20 warn all Of NV
sex against a man who carries f,co Ga.
ees. her
I ANN u ROSS.
4 mark.
Cumberland, January IS, 1881.