Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1837-02-23
DEATH OF HENRY.

The celebrated race horse aud stall.
lion. HrNRV. died AZ his stand ia Han
over county. Virginia. on The 10Th inst.
after an Illness ofthfee days.
The successful competitor Of Henry
IN hi, great struggle" for cie South.
ECLIPSE. still i,e>. although a much
older horse. Perhaps 80 tao hor,es
ever IN 'his country had the same inter
est and notorieiy attached - them, and
so far. they remain without rival. ON TIC
turf The first heat won by Henry. in
the great race at Long Island, was run
IN I'm. 3IS.-iime which would have
dis'anced any other horse IN the United
States Indeed. it is contended, with
great show of reason. that the amazing
s~iltness OF Henry lost him the race.
In a private trial IN New Jersey. he
gave such evidence of speed. that it
vas determined 10 distance Eclipse,
and so make but one heat Of the race.
and notwithstanding Henry ran the four
miles. IN shorter time than wa. even
expected. Eclipse managed, bv dint
OF whip and spur. TO stick close 10 hun.
Both horses did their best: and although
the time Of their second hca, is con
sidered, nowadays, no, slow. i, prov
ed that Henry had been overworked.
and that the bottom of Eclipse, join
ed TO his great recuperaiive powers, was
too much Tor his young competitor.
Henry lost the race. but not the IA
vor oil has friends. SO well satisfied were
they Of his superiority that they offered
to run the race over again for any a
mount which Eclipse friends prudent
~ declined. John Randolph was de-
cided m his opinion that Henry vas
the better horse, and, il is SAID. could
never thereafter. bear tho sight of
lobster. as IT was eating too many OF
them thai sickened Col. W. r. John
son, and kept him from the ground
Had he been there" said the Knight
OF RoaDoake. 1.-The dav would have
been ours. II was supper Of Holsters.
not Eclipse, that beat US" As is
Eclipse will gam more fame for beating
such horse as Henry. than for winning
the race.
Both horses have descendants cele.
bra,ed on the turf-Blatk Maria. by
Eclipse. and Post Boy, by Henry, hay-
ing gathered laurels that even their
sires might envy Bali. Chyoa.
UNHAPPY Disclosure few
evenings since. two young men step
ped INTO an oyster cellar, and called
for refreshments. After they had been
supplied, the person IN attendance sat
down IN an adjoining box waiting Their
further commands. Whilst there. he
overheard plan 10 commit a forgery
The following morning. He learned
The name OF the bans. but not that of
:ae person whose funds were 20 he al.
s'rac,ed. la the morning. shortly az
ter nine O'Clock be repaired To the bank
and app:ised the paying teller of " hat
he had heard. Several checks had al.
ready been paid. The teller turned
over those on file, and al length hi' no.
on one of doubtful character. Alter a
flEid scrutiny, he pronounced i; spur.
ou'. Tho teller, aud his informant. re-
paired instantly to the oyster cellar.
where the plan had been concerted -
On entering, the teller walked ~ 10
a young gentleman, HON he rccog-
niNed a, the person who had presented
the check, and observed, tho check
paid you this morning /, 4 forgery.
The culprIt, conscience sm.,,cn. CON
fessed his offence, aud refunded The
money. on Condition that his name
should be concealed
The affair having reached the ears
OF the merchant, whose name had been
used, he insisted Oh KIN owing tho name
OF the offender that he might be brought
TO condIgn punishment. The tellerr re-.
iused-the merchant insisted. and. AT
length, grew furiouS-abused the tel
ler-threa,ened TO expose him. &C.
The teller, finding IL impossible To an
PeaSe him, invited him into a private
room. The urgency Of the merchant
here revived. and in reply TO a peremp-
tory demand for the name ofthe crimi.
nal, he was quietly informed that il was
HIS own SON He left the bank tho.
roughly satisfied that exposure and pun
lshment are not always most condu.
Give TO reformation.
tPhiiad''phis Psnn,y iranisn.