Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1836-10-20

and apple trees were laden with ffuat.
The cnrtsiaEEof The stage were frozen
10 \ degree that is seldom exceeded,
even IN the nlidslof winter.
The New Bedford Mercury ssys,--
Seth Thayer. jr. clerk OK the steamboat
Bhodc Island. was the person " no stole
$;s9. 900 in gold from the Captains Of
fee. He has confessed the crime, and
the whole sum lost has been returned
20 the agent ofthe Bank in New York.
The steward Of the boat Is also suspect.
ed Of being an aecompiice. Youag
Thayer 10 I'D yssrs OF sgc, and son OF
the highly respectable commander Of
the Rhode Island. He has. we learn.
Left the country.
At Moscow on the 4th Of August,
the famous bell. the iargest and hand
soonest 10 the world. was raised from
the ground. where Il bad long Lain
II was cast in l733, By order Of The
empress Anne. BY Michael Motoren.
Russian metal founder. It's height 10
q feet; its diameter. % feet; its
weight 1900 pools 4SO, 800 lbs,
(432, 900 lbs. English weight) The
beauty Of tho form, the bas reliefs with
which il 10 adorned. the value Of the
metal. which is . composition OF gold,
silver, and copper. render il remsrka-
bic Is showing the advanced state OF
the ART OF casting In metal in Russia
at that period. TWAS raised by q very
ingcnioas continuance OF M. Monitor
rand, aud is placed for the present on
pedestal. Ran6argh paper.
The Cincinnati feather dealers have
been detected, some Of them, in mix
ing Indisn meal and plaster OF Paris
1 with their feathers % make them weigh
more. IL corn is 10 be rs scarce a.
they say Il will, il would be q good
speculation 10 buy lot OF Cincinnati
feathers for the sake Of the meal.
HalEe Of Land IN NORTH America
During the last month, nearly l,OO0.-
900 acres OF land have been submitted
TO public auction in London, but with
little success 10 the spectators. What
is termed good land in the State Of
Virginia, near 10 navigable rivers, pro-
duced. ut the highest price, ONLY S..
per acre. Last week 1000 acres on
the banks Of the Satilla river, in the
State of Georgia, sold in one lot for
EoO! In the territory Of Texas, only
10. the acre could be obtained. Great
quantities 10 all the above named re-.
gions remain on hand.--Londonp aper.
Rail Roam AccipHxr.-The New
York Mercantile Advertiser Of ysster-
day states. that the Newark and Now
Brunswick locomotive. with It's train of
cars, which left Newark on Wednes-
day morning nj J o'clock. ran over an
OK 3 miles from Newark, which over
set the locomotive and one OF the pas
senger cars, and we regret TO state that
William Rigbeek. the engineer, was
killed. None Of the passengers re-
ceived any inJury.-Phh Sen.
General JEsUP has declined public
dinner at Montgomery, Alabama, upon
the ground that at is due to all that an
investigation take place into the Creek
campaign. shall demand il, 80 far,
at least, as my name has been sssocia.
ted with my transactions here, public
or private; and FIR that purpose shall
proceed TO The North, the, moment nv
dutics here shall have been brought to
. close. Until an Investigation take
place, and my reputation be rescued
frpr tie odium attempted to be fasten-
ed upon IL. deem il due TO myself TO
decline all public attention such as
tesdered through you."
From Michigan we learn that the
Convention at Ann Arbor, after having
rejected the terms proposed by Con.
gress for the admission Of the State into
The Union. have appointed three dele
gates { Austin l.. Wing, Andrew Mack.
and Robert CLARK, } to repair 10 Washing
too during the session Of Congress. In
behalf Of the rights Of Michigan, as she
understands them.
The following paragraph is extract
cd from the New York Evening Star
"The schooner North Amenca was
cspsized in q gale OF wind on Sunday,
BY wLIch unfoTtuHaie accident twenty
one passengers. besides the captain and
crew were drowned"
MF. Green's immense balloon, con
tanning 7O. 200 cubic feet Of gas, went
up from vauxhsli on tbs yt6 Of Sep
ftember, carrying nine persons and 356
pounds Of ballast. After sesnaining a.
bout an hour in the air. the sdyentu-
rsrs descehdedin safety At Cihe, IN the
county OF Kent. Two Of them were
ladies'.
The Legislature Of the State Of Ten
nessee assembled At Nashville on Moo.
day, the ID Iust. n an extra session,
called by the Governor, to consider the
exPedieeey Of passing law 10 autho-
nze the iunctiOnsries Of the State TO
receive their dividend ol the surplus
revenue, lover i've millions Of dollars