Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1835-01-29

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Com
pany II Was Resoirei, That, for the
purpose Of encouraging the use oil
steam, as moving power upon the Gu
nal, the right to navigate the same for
one year. free Of tolls, will be granted
to the first Stcampackct Boat which
shall within twelve months from this
date be placed and run daily upon the
Canal at a speed not less than eight
miles per hour. without injury 10 the
banks of the Canal, and hich shall, in
all other respects, conform to the rcgu-
laiions for navigating the same"
The Annual Meeting Of the Ameri-
can Colonization Society was held i'm
the Hall of the House OF Representa-
tiyes, on Monday evening last. The
Hon. HENRY CLAY, and the Hon. &.
+. MERCER presided. The attendance
OF Delegates from various parts Of the
Union was large, and the crowd Of aud
itors, both male and female, was unu-
sually great, filling not only the hall
and Hobbies, but the galleries. Sever
al eloquent addresses were delivered,
of most judicious. temperate, and
encouraging character. The Society
had not concluded its business at 10 o :
clock, when an adjournment took place
to the following evening.
MAT. Inisi
On Thursday the 18th inst. Marvin
Marcy, now awaiting his sentence as
one Of the Convent Riotcrs) was per-
iaitted, in presence Of the High Sheriff
Of the county, the gaoler, and two dep
uties, To visit his father, who was at the
point of death. The scene was one of
the most affecting ever Witnessed
The great agitation Of the father, and
the agonized feelings of a mother, can
be better conceived by the sensitive
heart, than described by the pen.
Bunker mn .iWord.
Riots.-Our usually remarkably Gui-
ct and peaceful town has been disturb
cd, for the last two or three nights, by
large and riotous asscmblagcs Of per-
sons, principally boys. The noise made
at these assemblages, disturbs n great
portion Of the community. Fire arms
were also discharged, We are told. on
Thursday night. The Mayor interfered,
personally, on that night, and the
crowd dispersed. These things are not
very creditable TO the town in the eyes
Of strangers.-[.7Ler. G0=.
1t was mentioned yesterday that
Owen Murphy, one OF the persons i'm
plicatcd in the late riots and murders
on the Washington Rail road, had been
tried before Anne Arundel county court,
sitting at Annapolis, and found guilty Of
murder in the first degree, on Tuesday
last. On Wednesday the Court enter
cd on the trial of Terence Coil charged
with the commission of the same crime.
BIh. finer.
n Rerard.-We understand that Col.
Roumfort Of Germantown, the gentle
man who recently presented the Phila-
dciphia sword to the President, has
been appointed military store-keepcr,
i with the pay and emo!uments of a
Captain in the Army, at the U. S. Ar.
senal near Franklor.-.1ier. Ga<.
The Wheeling Tunes says Goods
continue To arrive at our warehouses in
considerable quantities from Baltimore.
and all the wagons readily find back
loading of tobacco, lard, butter, bacon.
feathers, cloverseed. ginseng, Sc
Freight from Baltimore, 81 ~ per
cwt., to Baltimore, 81 OO.'
The Seminole tribe Of Indians resi-
ding in Florida are about to be remov-
ed 10 the banks of White River west
Of the Mississippi. A force of six
companies Of U. $. troops were TO be
united at Fort King to compel the re-
moSal, 1T necessary.
! The Boston papers mention the death
Of man at Springfield Mass. aged 66
years, who in the course Of his life had
had his limbs broken in eleven differ
ent places, besides suffering eight dislo-
cations.
.Narai.-The u. s. Frigaie Brandy.
wine arrived at Valparaiso on the 10Th
Of October, and the Fairfield, Cant.
Vallett, was at the Island Of Puma on
the 9TH Sept. All well on board both
vessels.
A letter from st. Thomas. dated ON
the 10th ult. says -" We have ac-
counts by the Mail Boat Of there hav.
ing been an earthquake ~ ST. V,ncents.
and report says that upwards Of iOO
Persons persisted"
II IS stated that not less than IOO. OO0
clocks wood and BRASS are annually
made IA the towns Of Plymouth, Bris-
tol and Harrington, Conn. A large
number Of women are employed in the
manufacture, particularly IA painting
and ornamenting the faces.