Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-07-21

Mc are told that i letlerlrom the civ
4 Msxico. receives here tkis morniht Is.
) hAtao4s msnlions thai fsaas uere enter.
iai1ed 10 Mexico that The Amencan min.
! lister u'o1ld ui.hdit4, in which case Pre-.
sldeni Ssnfa Anua intended 10 deeisre n a.
'nmedisisly against shs Uniled States,
Stand IRON under.
Sentence cf CzaAlts r. Mitchell This
indisidusl. centictea ia New York 81
! forgery, Wa ssnseIctd on Friday NOR.
niag 20 three ysirI inprisoament ID The
State Prisoi. II
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Il The case Of the Conmok wealth Of viz
einis sssinss Dppnlys charged with en-
bezzling and iraDduIsniIy sonxeriine To-
bic own use 5000 Of tie money Of he
Bank q VifgiDia. was sabmirisd 10 The
Jury on Friday evening" last. who render.
Cd verdict Of aeauillsl. NJ
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| FIRoiiuA STATE DKBr.-The N. York
American says that Iremilianees FOR The
Interest on Virginia State Stock arrived
! 10 that city on Fnda N aiternoon-bus too
late 10 be forwarded 70 London BY the
steamer Ealedonia.
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Battle btfrsea f1s Siou- and Ckipparas.
We learn from Ne West that battle had
been fought between. ihe Sioux and Chip
pevas. About one hunlred and thirty
CblRPewas attacked ihe lower Sioux vii
lage. killed thirteen aad woanded eieh-
Teen. Five ChipPeEas were killed ana
. number wounded 10 . cowardiy man.
ner the latter then rstfeaied 10 their own
country, In
Case Of Coli. he suurderer Of .adsms.
The bill Of exceptions taken 10 the Fri.
a Of Join c. Coll. was argued before the
Supreme Court al Utica, IN. Y. on Wed.
nesday last. by Messrsl Morrell and Sci.
den on tbeipar, 81 The prisoner. and James
X Whiting. Esq idf Jhe prosecution
The Court decided that The Judgment of
the Oyer snd TerRider be affirmed, ana
ordered that they prdcsed TO sentence The
fPrisoners The case win be carried 10 the
Court Of Errors. which body meets on The
last Monday 10 Augds,, 10 ihs city Of Al
bany.f ll1
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Remtdy for Tasscfs on PLuafs-The
Massachusetts, Horticultural Society has
offered . premium for the most cheap and
Eeffeciual mode 81 destroying insects on
plants. The premiuhilis claimed by d.
HageEston, whose remedy is whale oil
soap, dissolved al the rate of 2 lbs. "a is
gallons Of wafer. He says il is SOVEREIGN
against all manner Of lies. lice. spiders
and bugs also sgaiost milde : on grapes,
peaches, Plums &c.
A Hint TO SMITHsl-The cutting of
iron bars on pipes with the chissK Is q
lsboriouS and truly tardy process. By The
following node tie same end is attained
more speedily. easily and nearly; bring
The iron ioa white hest and then fixing
il 10 a vice apply The common saw, which,
without being turned In the edge or in
jnred 10 any respect. will divide it as ca.
s''s g il i were q carrot.
Have you 20 pen and nm "a ,hs
doctor.
mo" said the poor woman.
well have lost ipyl pencil-giye
me piece Of chalk
And the doctor chslked. prsscripfion
upon the door, Telling ihe sAlictsd female
10 give that 10 her son when he pwoke.
Take il, my boy. take. il. said the
old woman, lifting the door from the him
ges and carrying tito thslsi~k youth when
/ his eyes opened. Il don't. Vow how you
| are 10 do Il, am sure but The doctor says
il is good, and you had better Try It. --P Pic.
.Nepspapers.-I positively never knewa
man 10 the country wholwss too poor 10
take 4 newspaper Yet two or three.
even respectable people, read no papers
bu, what thsy borrow Al speak gene
rally, / hope Offend none. II do,
the greater necessity tolspeak out. Every
man is able conveniently to take week.
i lynewspaper. The cost Is four cents !
week. How many who think themselves
too poor 10 lake aRsPer, pay IS much
daily for drink.
a Solemn Reflection ~ When the storm
tossed ocean risesi 10 Lash the sky; when
the wild. tornado ID abroad when the bo-
som Of the solid earth Is shaken by inter,
nal lhroes, or beneath the glory and beau
| " Of night when The eyes Of love are
drinking the light up from yenr soul; at
such moment. O. let sensitive mind
refect-'sHoU IN thnafet an going 10
pay that nois TO m0rro.5I'p
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"A Hard PUfy-A western lawyer,
who wss endeayoring tp clear a notorious
! gambler from an indictment for keeping.
faro table. declared 10 The jury thai II
they convicted his client, they would be
bound 10 Law 10 conyici Both himself and
the lodge, q they were both aiding and
IA beff,ng',, al the game when The aires,
| was made In consequence OF this the
| Jury hung. for one hall were 10 favor Of
convictins Judge and lawyer With the pris-
oner, but lhe other half could not sgtee.
as they would thereby have convicted
themselves. having been busily engaged
at The faro table Al the time.
STARTING CHILDRENFI IN THE WORLD.
The following exlTacs@:o the works Of liv-
ine wriler. Is repleie with sound philosophy aud
comtnon sense. Ills well woIlh he attention Of
rarents:
Many an uDwise parent labors bard and
Hives spsrinaly all bis life for the purpose
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