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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1836-09-08

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HonRfDLE MuRpER.-One OF the
most shocking murders which IL has
ever been our lot 20 record, was pcppe-
trsted in this City on Monday isst.
JANIS TERRy. . shoe maker By trsde.
formerly Of very industrious end sober
habits. but Tor some time back subject
to fits OF excessive iutoxicaiion, MUIR
dered his vile ut midday. IN most
brutal manner. She was sitting i'm =
room with m infant in her arms, in The
presence Of her husband. sister, and
neice. when The former suddenly rose
up. seized the corner post Of bedsiead
and gave her most violent blow. She
made an effort TO ~. bat he pursued
and. repeating his blows, finished III.
bloody work. He then attempted 10
overiake the other females, who i'm
medistelv fed on witnessing his MUIR
derous designs. but fortunately they
eluded his grasp. or we might have 10
add To the number Of his victims.
FERRY was arrested on the spot, and
u now IN jail TO answer the charge.
Three children are Jeff 10 feel the loss
Of both their natural protectors, at the
same moment. though. they are ton
young to experience the extent Of their
affection in all lis horrors.
AT the time Of the murder, TERRY
was not in l'quor. but was most proba-
bly, sudenng from q arrangement Of
mind caused by the excessive use Of
II. He had been in prolracted frolic,
but foe two days had drank nothing.
and 10 said 10 have been labnriag under
what the Physicians call deisr,am fire.
mems.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1836-09-08

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Hi &rsfl, iastesd o. q Treosarss' -
is more then forfy-fss nd . kslf asl7sss
9 doifvsf The surplus On the ist
Jsasssy nsxi (vhea ihe distsibaiioa .
meax the Stsses takes sGscC will en-
coed tie mort ssngnins AZ II sslloazI
calculations; whiIsf every successive
account OF the increase Of tho surpIus
Affords frcsh reason for eongrstulation
on Tho success cf he. WhiRs sad their
patriotic allies in procusisx the passage,
d the last session % Congress, Of The
DePessis and DisinSutisa Act;
(xss ia
TasAsvss DspAarnssv.
SssrsssEa .. i63e.
Ia eoniosn.isy with ihe resoiuiioa Of
the Senste. passed lat July. 1890. d.
rectins that "during the ensuing recess
Of Congress, the Secretary Of the Tres-
sury csuse 10 be pubiished, 1t the CON-
mencsment ofesch month, . stalement
OF the amount Of money In the Treasu-
~ subject 20 draft. and also the amount
standing TO the credit Of d. sbursing Oh.
GERS" the undersigned hereby gives
public notice that '.the amount Of mo-
ney in the Treasury. subject 90 drsfi. !"
a. shown by the running account Of the
Treasurer. reported 20 this Department
on the 3ist uliimo. was 1871. $50
-. and 'the amonnt stsnding 10 the
credit Of disbsssiag ofieers." a. shown
BY the latest returns received, was
S4.SS7. $40 55.
LEVI WOODBURY.. :
Sssy ffhe TIsarUy.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-09-22

10 intrust the care Of your sieadfast prin-
ciples, your fixed interests, your cherish
ed and unchanging political doctrines
nay, the rights, interests, and institutions
OF your country!
| Permit us further to suggest that, in
pursuing the public character Of Mr..
! Van Buren,you will find his obse quious-
ness to be the twin-brother of his selfish
ness. OF a thousand proofs take one:
You have not forgotten those words OF
his as he returned from England, and
which any free-born Englishman would
have scorned TO u,tcr--but which he dar-
cd to publish within the hearing Of the
American PeopIe-when anxious TO pro-
pitiaIe the favor of General Jackson, he
proclaimed: "It is glory enough for me
to have served under such a Chief."-
Many, ofyou, fellow citizens, have serv-
ed your country; some in high, some in
low degrees. Did it ever occur to any
one of you that he was serving Chief?
Is there any one Of you who would ac-
knowledge himself the servant Of po-
lilical master-nay, more, boast Of it as
his chief and crowning glory, and that
too in the hearing of the master, to fiat
ter his pride and win his favor? If there
be such one, we do not address him
we address the manly, the independent,
and the free, and ask them, if they can
keep down their disgust long enough TO
place such a sycophant in the chair of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. they can quiet
their apprehensions, also? Are they
not taught by all history, by what they
see daily in common domestic life, by
the brute tribes Of nature-that obsequi-
BUSINESS and servilty to those above is
invariably attended and always avenges
itself by oppression and tyranny exercis-
ed on those below?
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-09-22

u. S. SnIp JOHN ADAMs.-We have been
favored with the sight of letter from an Off
Ger on board this ship dated Palermo, July
ID, 1895, in which the officers and crew are
stated to be in fine health and spirits. While
the ship was reiitting in Mahon during the
greater part of May, n tragic scene occurred
which for a season cast q loom over ALL
While the sailors were on shore to refresh
themselves, ,one Of the men for some unknown
cause was induced to murder another while
he lay sleeping. He effected his purpose by
hammering his head with heavy stone. IN
the end the idea Of having murdered a fellow
creature acted so powerfully upon him thai
he could obtain no rest until he had disclosed
his awful secret. He was Immediately con.
fined, and an officer was afterwards despatch
ed under the personal guidance of the mur-
derer to find the dead body which was done
by the wretch without the slightest sign of re-
morse. lie was tried by Court Martial
and was hanged on the first day of July from
.he fore yard Of the John Adams, in presence
Of the whole squadron.
The ship remained short time at Toulon,
and thence sailed for Genoa, which was reach
ed in "a hours; remained week at Genoa,
and sailed for Lcghorn, thence TO Civita Vec-
CHA and Naples. The John Adams was to
leave in few days after the date of the let
ter on cruise towards the Adriatic and the
Syrian coast-.\6rjok Beacon.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-09-22

PoLITIcAL CHARACTER OF VAN buren,.
In preceding column will be found II
portrait Of MARTIN VAN BUREN, taken
from the life, whose lneaments are
sketched with n masters pencil. 1t 10
an extract from the Address Of the
WING CENTRAL COMMITTEES OF VIRGIN
IA To their fellow citizens Of that State,
on the subject Of the Presidential cleo
ton. or the whole Of that eloquent and
heart stirring periormance,t the Richmond
Wing with pregnant brevi'y, remarks;-
ave lay this paper before the people
of Virginia with equal pleasure aud
pride. Nothing mere cogent in argu-
ment, invulnerable in truth, sound in
principle, trenchant in satire and invec-
live, has ever issued from this press
II any Virginian-if any Republican-if
any free man can calmly read it and dis
passionaieIy weigh its contents, and then
"a to the polls and vote for Martin Van
Buren,, zoe for one would not desire his
vote for the candidates Of the people"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-09-22
WORCESTER CONVENTION.

The Whig Convention at Worcester, ter
minated its session OIL Wednesday evening.
The number Of Delegates from the several
towns, was full, and every thing went off
well. Among the incidents Of tho occasion,
worthy Of remark, it is proper to state, that
when the report Of the Committee to present
the names Of candidates for Electors was
produced, and the name of Isaac G.. Bates
appeared among the number, the Hon. BAR
KER BURNELL of Nantucket, rose, and read
from a speech Of Mr.. Bates, delivered at a
legislative caucus, the sentiment, that in the
approaching election, he "should rather sink
with DANIEL WEBSTER, than to swim with
any other candidate" On rcciting this sem
timent, Mr.. Burnell stated, TINT il this was
the principle on which Mr.. Bates would act,
he should object to his being on the electoral
ticket, inasmuch as the emergency might a.
rise, on which it would be expedient TO vote
for Gen. Harrison. On this, Mr.. Bliss Of
Springfield, explained so far as to declare, that
in case the vote Of Massachusetts should bo
required to give Gen. Harrison minority,
the electoral vote of Massachusetts would un-
doubtedly be given to him, IA tho available
candidate. On this explanation, Mr.. Burnell
expressed himself as fully satisfied, and the e.
lectora ticket then was unanimously accept
ed. In short, we learn that the Convention
was unanimous in the opinion, that the elec.
toral vote OF Massachusetts ought to be CIV
en- to the most nrdlabie Whig candidate,
whether it should prove to be Mr.. Wcbstor,
or Gen. Harrison, or Judge White. Indeed,
the grand object appears to be, the defeat Of
Mr.. Van Buren,; the candidate Of the Office
holders. We are truly rejoiced to find that
this spirit prevailed knowing that il il cal
culated to unite the whole people Of the Com
against the official nominee. Let
the Wings of every state in tho union act on
this principle, and the Wing candidate will
be elected with acclamation.- Sent. a. Gaz.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-09-22
sDSeveral political articles unavoid
ayly deferred this week.
OHIO AWAKE.

Extract of letter just received (Sopt lS,)
from gentleman in Columbus, Ohio, to his
friend now in Philad lphia.
"Our little city has been during the past
week the scene of much excitement--ths
meeting of the Van Buren Young Mems Con-
vention has kept US in the midst of a bustls.
The Van Buren, Convention by the way, is
acknowledged by their own party to have
been failure. After having published in
The Hemisphere and other papors, that they
would have an overwhelming Convention of
the Democrats of Ohio, they mustered to the
number ofperhops three hundred. We called
a county meeting to appoint delegates to the
Harrison Young Mems Convention TO be held
on the Goth inst. Our county meeting was
on the same day with their State Convention,
and out nu mbered them two to one. II was
a proud day for our party, and one Of humilia-
ton to theirs. We appointed seren hundred
delegates to represent this county, and other
counties are appointing in the same proper
,tion! On the 10Th we expect to sec such
Convention as never assembled in Ohio be-
fore. We think there is no doubt as to tie re-
suit orHe elections in Ohio. You cannot at
this time get Van Buren man to bet n cent
on Ohio. They have changed their tune en-
tirely. One month since if you said word,
they would shake their money at you and
propose bet-an argument they always re-
sort to, in order to brow beat, if they have a
reasonable prospect Of winning."-.Nai,onal
Gaz., Sept. ION.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-09-22
DEATH OF COLONEL BURR.

The celebrated Aaron Burr died on Tues :
day 18th, at Staten Island, in the Slst year Of
his age. We may now look for complete
development Of his career; and be enabled
to form correct estimate Of his personal
character and public course. The events Of
his life have been various-its lights and
shadows strong and striking. All his letters
and papers-which were exceedingly numer-
lous-have been for some time in the possess
sion of .Naiiheo L. Davis, Esq,of New York,
who has been engaged in the preparation Of
his Biography. We look forward TO its publi-
cation with the deepest interest. Knowing
the motives by which Mr.. Davis has been u
niformly guided in this work-his familiarity
with our political history-his intimate nc
quaintnnce with the subject Of his Memoir
and the shrewd sagacty which he brings to
the consideration ofpublic men and measures
we anticipate nn addition Of uDrivalled in
terest to our history. Mr.. Davis has devot-
cd himself to the work. with an anxious de-
sire to do justice to Colonel Burr and his
eminent cotcmporaries-and TO acquire for
himself an honorable reputation in political
Alias.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-09-22
From the N. Y. Journal Of Commerce.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION.

4 PRICE OF BREAD STUrFs.-We would not
needlessly interrupt the enjoyment of those
who look forward to the next winter as q sea-
son of general starvation. But lest their
dreams should be too suddenly broken, we
must call their attention to the facts contain
ed in the last news from Europe respecting
the prices Of bread stuffs there. We happen
to know Of an operation at Liverpool, by
which fifty thousand bushels Of wheat are to
be Immediately forwarded to this country, and
by the prices which are published, there is
little doubt that larger supplies will be soon
forthcoming; for the long continuance of high
prices, the successful issue Of the recent i'm
pOrtations, and the fact well ascertained that
our domestic supplies are inadequate to our
wants. will give new confidence in future op-
erstions. Let us zee at what prices we can
be supplied.
In Paris the price Of bread is about cents,
and in London 3 cents Id. We found q shil-
ling loaf IN New York yesterday to weigh 2
lbs. 3 oz, which is near 6 cents per ID. The
price of wheat in Paris is ll2 cents a bushel.
and the price OF -four is ?5 barrel. In Lon
don fiour is :S barrel In the ports Of the
Mediterranean and Of the Baltic, bread tufts
are much cheaper than in either London or
Paris The price Of good wheat at Naples is
2s lOd sterling bushel, or 81 cts. From any
one of these places freight may be obtained
at 80 cents per barrel Oh flour, and 12l cents
per bushel OH wheat, or about half the rate
charged on transportation Of the same art-
cles from Rochester, and one fourth Of what
is charged from Ohio. Fifty thousand bush
els Of corn have lately been received here
from Ohio by one house, ot freight of forty
cents. The duty on flour is one dollar bar
rel, aud on wheat % cents a bushel. Wheat,
therefore, can be imported from Naples and
laid down in New York at l25 to l35 cents, a
busbcl, all charges paid, and from hundred
other places at the same or a less price. Corn
and rye are not burdened with u duty and
may be imported to great advantage. The
countries Of Europe and Asia afford stores of
bread stufis almost inexhaustibc, so that the
supplies for this country, if they should run
to the highest possible quantity, could only
affect prices in very slight degree. Free
trade will supply oil our wants, and the cost
with liberal mercantile profit, will not carry
prices above $50 cents for wheat, 100 cents
for rye and Indian corn, so cents /; oats pcr
busheI, and $3.50 for -four per barrel So let
the desponding cheer up, for no one who is
industrious and frugal need starve in 1896 or
1897.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-09-22

TBE SLAVE CASE DEcIDED.-Ycstcrda
being the time appointed by the Recorder for
the final determination Of the claim set up by
MIR. Collier to the person and services of A.
braham Gosley, alias Collier, as his slave the
parties appeared at the chambers Of the Re-
corder; who stated that no answer had been
received from the Justices Of the Superior
Court To the question, whether they would
act upon the writ de homine rcplegiando sued
out oi that Conrt, and as the proc eeding by
mat writ had been declared by the Supreme
Conrt unconstitutional nothing remained for
l,m but to deliver hr' certificate to Mr.. CT
llor prononncing the man his slave. This he
did accordingly, hut then il appeared that the
sheriff, acting under the advice Of his conn.
sci, Mr.. c. w Sanford, refused te give the
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-09-22
NAVAL DEPARTMENT.

Extract of n letter from master cominsndant
Thomas II. Webb, commander Of the u
nitcd States sloop ofwar Vandalia, to com
modorc A. J. Dallas, and transmitted by
him to the Secretary of the Navy, dated
~. s. Slnp VANDALA,
Pensacola Bay, August ~, le36. /.
"Sr: have the honor TO report the arrival
this day oi the u. States sIoop OF war Van
dalia, under my command.
4 ain obedience to your instructions Of 9TH
May, 1886, ] proceeded TO the port o! lia-
vana, and after communicating with our con
sui and filling up my water, left that city for
the cape aud port Of st. Nicholas Mole, at
which place arrived on the 18th June; not
finding there any agent of the United States,
or other public officer from whom could OBJ
tain information in regard to the object of my
cruise, left that anchorage, and arrived at
Port au Prince OH the evening of the 2lst, at
which place ! was informed by the American
consul that every thing was in quiet and
undisturbed state, though fears were apPre-
hendcd OF piratical depredaiions from the new
arrangement made by the Haytlen govern
mcnt, compelling foreign produce to pay du'
ties III foreign coin. That arrangement Is
not yet generally known; and it is feared that
when il is understood that American vessels
bound to lIayti carry with them specie fo
the payment of duties, much injury will resu
to the persons and commerce of our country
men.
"llaving obtained all the information
could at Port au Prince, left that anchorage
on the 2Sth, for La Guayra and Porto Cabcl
/ 10. At the former port arrived Doth July
and the latter on the lst August; and ascer
taining that the most profound tranquility per
vaded the whole country, and the commerce
and citizens Of the United States, uDdisturb
cd and protected by the authorities, ! ler
Porto Cabelo OH the Cd August, direct io
Pensacola"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-09-22
From the ". Y. Journal Of Commerce.

Oreyqo0ing. city is full Of company
to overlooking. We have often been sorry
to sec travellers driving from ono hotel to a.
mother, and meeting every where with neg
alive to their applications. The Astor House
is trHe in the account. We need hslf a
dozen more large hotels. They would be
good property, and a great public accommo-
dation. The plan Of turning the lower par I
Of Broadway into stores, is much against the
public peace aud comfort, aud We hope will
prove bad speculation.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-09-22

WHAT Is IN THE WiSD?-The postmast-
ers from east, west, north and sou,h,are con-
gregatng in our City. We noticed day or
two since the arrival Of the Boston and P6ila-
dclphia postmasters, NIcssrs.G GREEN and PAsr
at our city, and Yesterday saw the namo of ].
\. SKINNER, Esq. postmaster at Baltimore, a.
mong the visitors at the Astor House. The
other hotels are also visited by many Of these
gentlemen, all Of whom we cannot for the
life Of rs, even with Amos Kendall for our
authority, call "hrelipgs." W Y. Express.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-09-22

slave up to Mr.. Collier, on the ground that
the writ de homine repifgiando made him re-
spoDsible for the appearance OF Gosley before
the Superior Court. To obviate this difficult
ty haJeas corpus was granted,the slave was
delivered to his owner, aud both left the city
yesterday afternoon for Datimore.-.E y.
.4dr.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-09-22
THE ELECTIO MS.

We have collected below the latest
and most interesting information of the
recent elections in VERMONT and MAINE,
which is truly Of the most encouraging
character. Our information from PENN
syLvANIA and Ono, where the great and
decisive struggles are soon to take place,
is also most auspicious; and should the
Wings prevail in the last named States
Gas it is confidently believed they will)
n breaking down of the dominant faction
all over the Union, will be witnessed,
such as never has been recorded in the
annals Of parties. Judging from the as
tonshing changes in Maine, within the
last twelve months, it would not be in
the least surprising, if she also should be
counted among the patriotic States, which
have broken their fctters and rushed to
the rescue ofthe Republic.
A statement which we give from a
Baltimore paper, with reference to the
recent election in Maryland, will be
read with interest, as will also the noti-
ces Of the recent proceedings in Massa-
chusetts, on the subject of her Electors.
We repeat, that every indication in
the political horizon within the last three
weeks has been most auspicious to the
success Of the great WIG cause.
VERMONT ELECTION.
Correspondence Of the Boston Atlas.
NoRTnrIELD, VT. Sept. 12, 1886.
The Mountain State is again triumphant,
and has come forth from the contest firm in
her strength for the Hero Of Tippecanoe.-
Notwithstanding the efforts of the spoilsmen,
and the determined energy with which they
have labored Ior few months past, they
have met most signal defeat, and are rout-
ed, "horse, foot and dragoons."
No reasonable doubt can be entertained
that the state Of parties in the Legislature
will be nearly as follows
Harrison. Van Buren,.
House Of Representatives, li0 SO
Senate, 20 10
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Ifd)

Giving us clear majority Of seventy in
joint ballot, and placing the election of a
Wing Senator beyond the reach Of all con.
tingencics.
or the Representatives to Congress, there
is no doubt that the fifth district has elected
Gen. Fletcher, Van Burente-while the
remaining four districts have returned Mes.
srs. EVERETT HALL, SLADr and ALLEN by
handsome mnjorIties over all competitors :
The election OF Gen. Fletcher il 10 be ms.
crbed only TO the miserable policy of the
Wings themselves, who have a pluiality in
the district, but from an unwillngncss to
support the present incumbent. have with
held their votes and quietly Suffered defeat
But we have ample cause for graduation
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-09-22

Mr.. George Goodwin has lntely retired
from the cditorship OF the Connecticut Con-
rant, having been concerned in the publica-
ton OF that paper seventy one years. lie en-
tered the office as an asst tlnt 10 his father
at the age Of nine years.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-09-22

MARYLAND.-The Tory papers yet cling to
the hope that they are to prevail in Maryland
in November from the circumstance that at
the recent election the aggregate of the votes
in the several counties was in their favor
The causes which have prevented the full
exertion of the Wing strength in this cleo.
ton, have been fully and satisfactorily stated.
These causes will not operate in November.
and the Wings, having been aroused by their
recent danger Of defeat, will come forward
to man at the next trial. The Baltimore
Chronicle shows by tables Of the votes given
in le34-5-and 6-that in 1884, the whig
vote was $3.50 larger than at the recent e.
lection, while the Jackson vote was 752 lary.
er-that in 1s35 the whig vote was 4.l74
larger than this year, and the Jackson vote
s9V larger-which proves conclusively that
there has been no gain of Jackson or Van
Buren, votes at the late election, and that the
excess OF Van Buren, votes in the aggregate
over those Of the wings, is attributable only
to the circumstance, that several thousands
OF wing voters, from an overweening conf
dence in their strength, and other causes
which have been explained, absented them
selves from the polls. The Chronicle express
ses its full belief, that in November the wings
VIII carry the State by upwards of THREE
THOUSAND majority.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-09-22

YermOrf goes against Ym Buren, and human
ingenuity cannot now prevent it. The cleo
toral vote Of the State is safe by a majority
of from 5 to 5000.
The Hon. Samuel Preniiss will undoubtcd-
ly be reelected to the u. 5. Senate.
The Spirit Of Snycnty-Six contains some
further returns Of the elections in this State.
In l53 towns heard from, the vote for Cover
nor was
For Jennison (Whig) 15.13S
Bradley ". b. 1850
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Wing majority
2.5SS

Wing majority 2,5sS
SENATORs.-Out of 30 Senators, the whole
number, the Wings are sure of IS. In Wind
ham county Wing Senators are chosen; in
Windsor 4; in Orange 3; in Rutland3; in Ad-
Olson 3; in Crittenden 2.
= REPREsENTATIvEs.--In 202 towns TIE
Wings have elected III; the Van Burenites
81; and in there was no choice; 33 not de-
signatcd. The number Of representatives
very rarely exceeds 22O.