Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-11-26

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lDEATn or phoFR1soR DArfgoR The
UNIVERSITY.
Il The snbipincd letter lzlIs he n.sian.
choiy tale 81 ,his kssliesAsa's pssmssass
|dsn,ite. He died On Saturday ftom he
PistoI shot resolved % Tkassday hsfors.
from sems unknown had. The affair Is
most shocking and dtnse>sine II "a IL a.
|pecis--in The sndden cad fiolehs death
Of one, who ives IN ornament 10 sociefy
and 90 object o. affection 10 81 tho knew
him--snd IN the dark eloxa uhich II
throws over The wholc body Of Students
the innocenl aionR with lhs guilty. -
II win Be dispbiled, nnd the e1inSa Win Sc
nxed uPon The guilly. Bat nolhiuk car
Eesioro the deceased % tie bosom 81 .
large and mosl ssiimnbIe family---lo lks
circle Of admizing f.is1ds 1od e The Re-
public Of letters which ~ adesned and
ennohled. He Is Roao. tnd left bat few
bohind him pcesesaed II SEEKER srails Of
char1eler---a warmer heaft--a clearer
head. and talents better suiIsd for public
ussfolnesa.
Professor d. was Ia this city during
ihe early past Of last week. and lsii here
90 Wednesday mcrning. The aenounca.
meat Of hls Sudden death win Sc the more
shocking % bic numero9e friends here.
who he'd iast parted from him. IA full
health and spirits, and with every proc.
pect Of = long and happy life.
We heez that The individuals on whom
snspieion bias fallen. are not citizens Of
this State.
70 a. Eaiisss ~ ~ W7ts.
cHAaI1rTEsvIILn, Nov. 1sih, $780,
GenileElen Ypu viii have ssen
brief no<ee II the Last Advocate Of 4 most
paing1 occurrences which took pIsee Al
the Universify on ThuredaY niRhi last
Il yaa hoped aBd beIieved By lhe phy-
sicilns and The numeroua and devoted
lriends Of Professor Davis IL the neigh
boghoQd, that the wound was not mortal
-hut iine has lamonlahiy proved the re-.
verse. ConlFaEy 70 All expectations, he
expired yeslerdsy (Saiurday) about ,sup
down, aller some IS hours Of The most
inienss and exeFuciating pain. A gloon
nes been thrown oeef this awful tragedy,
] have sever known 30 wanto1, 20 nnpro-
voked and 20 brutal and onlrsas 70 Be
eommiiied II civilized Esnd.
Ihe circumatapees, es well g can
collect them. are about these: The iQth
November il the anniversary Of Z eele-
braied rebellion which took plsca "a the
Univorsisy some three 81 four yeara AFRO.
e has beea cuslomsgy, With some few Of
iAe students, 10 celebrate that dsv ever
sinee. On Thursday night lat, The 18th,
there were Only fWo on three who eauld
Be found 20 commemorate the aren't
They went forth about o O'clock q uiehf.
armed wifh pistols and diseuised 9lsh
masks, &c. After Haking 9 good deal Of
neise upon the lawn of he Unisessity,
they approached Processes Davis resi-.
dsnee. With The design, - be believsa, 10
insnlt him He went ont With the visus
Of discovering who they were. Helm.
medisiely came upon 4 very small peF.
soR. who hsd mask on, asd whe wns
otherwise disguised He approached hin.
end Tsached Dat his had 10 nnransk hin.
The iudiyidnal, WIsho1t uitsrlHg word
stepped back one or two paess' end Cred
The fatal Bhol. Thus has been cut down.
81 the vigos of intellect and he prime 81
manheod, q gentlsman who vas ca ogna.
ment to soeiety and ths pride a tie Uni.
veTsigy.
Il snol yet knoWp who was shs Der.
peiFaior 81 This diabolieal dead. A stu
dens wa nrsesied yesterday, cad aitss ex-
srniaing greet many wilaesses. ths
ease vas adiouFnsa over tili so-morfosy.
----1Ae ssidehcs against hin THIS far.
consieis q the vsgpesi SORT Of saspsc;on.
AuotheF slndsnt Disappeared from slse
Uaissrsiiy o. Friday. tha day nglsr Pro.
lessor Davis was shst, SD hss net been
sect o. beard q since. Ever effoH.
sFurl, wiz b made % bFing he oasndsr
20 justics. IL hasis, yosE friaad.
P.e. Itis dns q ths sludsnss esnofai.
b 70 state lhst lhey lock upon sl,s pespe.
traitors whoever be ney Be, with he ~.
ross iadigastion. and tkst shsy kavs
been very scsise II ehdssgorine q asess-
~ very f6ii nccllos 81 - stnAfn6 Of ne
Oaiyefsliy % yilHiase, he'd o. lAe iaih Of No
Fe1anfFs go, tpftFiocs g sfe tratb ~ Pfnfss.
- Dasls,} ths fplieeinE FsesmAls ed ae,-
iuiena were sebmitf1 - n n Atgns snS
'saseiesssis etogieds
AZ or sole sod disiiaeuisbad ProloesS4
81 Law bss been seyeraiy wouaesd b.