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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-06-09
RAIL ROAD no HANeocK.

The opening q the Road from Hafpers Ferry
to Hancock, has already been noticed We
quote The following graphic sketch Of The route,
and The scenes presented On the occasion, from
the Baltimore American:
The division OF new Read which has
just been opened~for travel is All miles
in length. beginning 1t Harrer's Ferry,
and running westwardIy through the rich
aad fertile Counties Of Jefferson. Berkeley
and Morgan. % point on the Potomac nv
eri directly opposite to tbs town Of. Han
cock. in Maryland. This kion OF country
lie the most productive and tloufishing 10
Virginia. comprising as il does lhe finest
grain growing districts Of the State. tits
10 truth a lovely region. and our gra,if
caiionin beholding il was enhanced by
Ethe reflection that The enterprise Of our
own community bad effected the meaas
ol'intefcommunicaiion by which theciti.
gems Of both were now brought within q
few hours easy ride Of each other.
The road has been constructed under
the direction Of B. Fl Lairobe, Esq. Chief
Engineer. 10 4she most substantial, dura-
BE and mastery manner, and. we feel
ourselves warranted in saying. Is equal 10
any work OF The kind 10 this Country
The rail used on il 10 The heavy "A rail,
weighing 56 lbs. 10 the yard, and the ma
sonry and other mechanical work exhibit
a fitness Of design. faithfalnssso Of execu-
lion, and strength Of material, which re-
fect great credit on all concerHed 10 them.
We shall proceed 10 note. as briefly as
possible. The various prominent points
which came underour notice as we passed
along The line on this occasion.
The viaduet BY which the rail road is
carried across a :Hsrper's Ferry to the
Virginia side Of she Potomac. is one fhou-
sand feet long II j. substantial slruc-
sureDresting oaxhesvy stone piers. For
the purpose "a passing up the valley Of
the Potomac without interfering with ne
Government Armory works At this point.
il became necessary 10 coaslructA high
aud massive stone wall along tb< margin
pfshe river far asdistance Of eighteen kkn-
dred feet. Resling on this vail. and sup
ported also BY series Of lressil work Of
equal extent, y q broad timber platform on
which the railway j. laid. The magni-
tuds ofthis work. a9d its exceedingly dlf.
6cult and very imposing characser. can on
y be properly appreciated By personal
inspection. "A short distance west Of this.
ne railway i continued across the Gov
eminent canal iy viaduct IL one han
dted and seventy feet ID length.
After proceeding aboal ! nile snd ,
half rom the Ferry. solid roskv spar
which runs into the wafer and eifsctosllv
pFsEeHied : lfeea's passage aropnd i, Is
perforated BY = lunael Of one hundred
feet 10 length. The railway ia ! shor,
tine leaves The Polomse. and running
scross The valley Of Vireinia. passes through
the pretty and hospi,ahle Town of Mar
li1sburg. 10 is approach 10 this Town il
crosses he 0psquon creek BY means Of !
viaducl of one hundred and sixty eve feet
II length. Il IN elevation ,sove The creek
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-06-09

We have been fardrs1 81 he Hon. r. W. Bar
ton vish asopyIof public dpcumehs printed
for NE use|of she Hduse o. Representatives i,
contains Two parts-lhe htst, Rspor, Of The
Bostd convened al Sorhsheil, Mass. August
Sol 1871. 10 exaiap Z in ihs csediliol and man
aeement OF lhs sp,iagfsld ArnlSls -,hs second.
an ExIfaei from he Report bf Board. consist
ins Col chosekll aad MAI Craig, ordered 10
make 20 e1smina;ioh or the United States Ar
rnnlty at II ispefs- Ferry
That relating to Springfield II TOO long for our
eoinnnss bh, We have copied HE ExHael IN r.
ference % HarpeTs.lserrE WI do moi feel COM
ptient 70 make aey commesia1y on that paH cf
shr Report which &laies Is me superintendency
excel % agree with i, shat the walks ofcisil
life AAord The widesl range to make i suitable
srleeion'-and 10 add our own opinion thar the
otiicH ought 70 be in ihs hands VIC prac,ical me-
chaait, Of general business HABITS. and some ex-
peSfncei in the use bf machinebg. II,
We approve most cordially The suggestions II
theE Board as to permanent improvements. IS
wei g machinery Is Of houses for the accom-
moxAiien Of the wofkmen. The Recommended
fionabout further supply of water i just, and
the very thousht Of Is refreshing 10 the reader
Not less gratifying Is the suggestion concerning
areading room for The employment Of leisure
time. II j al ida honorable h The Board,
Nd one which deserves The attention Of The co.
Fsnmeai. Let every reasonable facility be az
fordsd- hrst for business, AMI then for recrea-
lion iA7and whatever system may be adopted, let
the menShave plenty Of work. coed pay, and kind
treatment <and all win 60 we'll Al present,
many Of the hands are suffering seriously from
the delay in Preparing model gun. II
We hope President Tyler has net forgotten
bis own declaration that ''meh Who are willing
10 work should have as much as they ban do. y
For icleness is the barenA ofevil.
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a ,AAhlff BILL fOH KEW Emu Z, FL
Was yesterday reported BY The indesatigabIe
Committee Of Ways and Means Of Ithb House
Of Representatives, and now, il we may speak
fguralvely OF the business Of the scasoh, all the
irons are in The are. We wish thar meme of
them may burn
We have glanced our eve over the bill, with q
view 10 give The reader general idea ofiis chaf-
acier. Il proposes TO lay duties ON goods ,fm-
ported from abroad, on the chief articles thereof,
as follows: Nv
On manufactured wool exceeding eight
cents per pound in vaIse, thirty peEycsntum ad
valoIem. E III
onihe same article or The value ofeieht cents
br under per pound, du,y.of Ave per cent ad
valorem.
0nEsn manufactures OF Wool forty per cent.
I'D salerem. except carpe9dz. blankets, and some
other articles, on which special ad Fabrem du-
ties are proposed
On cotton manufactured, three dsnis Ter
pound. /e
oniall manufactures of cotton not biherxise
specified. thirty per eentuu ad vaIOreml
On al srll1es Of silk, according 10 lAeir char
acseri shirI FIVE per cent.
Ga nn1anaIaeiuTedh hemp, forty daiIars per
ton.
Opfrcn, in bars Or bol;s, not man fractured
BY xolling, eighteen dollars per ton 80 HE same
sxllcle, made in whole Or in part By rolling, tbiT-
~ dollars per ton
oaleae. p PIGS, bars or sheets. threseenls per
pound.
On cut glass, from twenty-five 10 4cfty-ave
senlsper pound; op plain, moulded, and pressed
glass; from ten 10 sixteen cents per Poand
On slk articles Of china or any elhsr earlheh
ware! thirty per cent. ad valoEem.
0nIanned sole pr bend lesIher, sin cents Pc:
pound; on calfskirs tanned and dressed, three
dollars and fifty cents per dozen. Sc
On an bound books in the English 1angnsge,
tUentT cents per pound, SC.
o1faw sugar. iuo and a hall cents PEI pound.
Cd teas, according 10 their qualify, twenty
cents, fifteen cents len cents, dawn 10 Bohea, On
which daiy of three coats only is proposed.
On sals, Ten cents per bushsl. N
After going Though a long enumeration Of
specific daiies, a dh;y Of twenty per cenlum ad
Eslorem npon al remaining ARTICLES
An additional duty 81 ten pei cent lon 81 ar
licles imported ia sotegn vessels 10 c3ses where
specific Decentralization IS NOT made il he bill.
All dalies hereafter 10 be paid in esEh.
The bill also proposes 10 repeal The proviso Of
he Land Disluhosio1 Act which suspends The
operation Of that tct ia The even, ef1 any DIZZY
being laid by Congress Of ! highsrSraie lhsn
twenty PER centnn "a raiofem.
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.arriraf efths steaner Co
I5Ef1thtN.

| !. v Ia DAYS LATER FROM ENGLAND.
Great Firein Hanbarg-.anoihsr Conspi.
raey againsf fhs LIFE Of Louis Philippe
Rail Rood Accident in France by
mich severity lives soers lost--.7faiys Of
h Spain French Suceesses IN .4lgiefs--
.Moasy abundant u England. 81 81.
The steamship Columbia arrived st Cu-
nard- wharf, Boston, on Thursday evening at
six o'clock, with the mail from Liverpool
ofthe lob May. $,
The proceedings Of the. British IParlia-
ment appear 10 have hsenof the utua. inn
portance- notwithstanding generally. toihe
American reader The third reading Of
the income tax bill was fixed ioy lhs22d
May .s i# III
There is bpt little doubt Of the preva.
lance 81 Sir Robert Peers rneasures, by d
large majority. Lord Howick moved ID
amend the Tariff, in' relation toalhe differ
entail duties Son colonial productions, and
made Aspessh 10 support ot bis ulption.--
The ameQdHIen nj was rejected W avote
cf 28T 10 los
Trade hsahot improved ia EngIsndw-
and busihessNas If possible, dulser than
ht the last previous accounts. Money
was abunaaht--and did not commend over
ah per cent On lnalss II
H There hasbeen lit.lebusine ss 10 The Cot
ion Market al Liverpool. and prices are
hotalteTed. except Tor low1qualities, which
have declined d little. III
The EaroPean says, 10 reference % the money
market XII "
Money il abundant. Good bins can
Be discounted atthTee per cent; and many
Of the firsnmefchants inEtesd Of employ
ing theircapiial ID The ordinary Why 81
business, are seeking forsnvestmenss on
loan-fertupaie if they can obtain 4 per
cent III
On Tuesday afsernooDE The pressure for
money on The Stock Exchange became so
we're Tor Al short time that some oE the
jobbers had . pay as high as she rate Of
ten per cent. per aunnm lor accommoda-
ton forI ! fe~ days bu. the market soon
recovered. The intent was 70 prevent
The jobbers from being compelled 70 sell
stock, cr, rather 10 decline 5aying more.
Adyances were made % "Wednesday at
four pei cent
The French papers sre still talking
about the Right Of SeaIchireaiy. end The
opposition boating ahai ~; Guizot dare
not signit. Isl
The late rains have produced The most
beneficial effects Ia all psfts IF En9land.
The Dowager Duchess 81 Richmond
died nthe 18th May.
Mr.. Washington Irving delayed bis
departure flu Spain ia coasequencb Of a
special Invitation tof the Queens BALL
The French Cham befsEw were also going
along quietly with business 81 local ma
ture.
From Spain w have the usual accounts
ofinternsl tfentlsss but ge4erally lbsleoun-
lily is more quiet than WI have heard Of
for some time.
A lev failures for large amounts had
occurred atOpos.a.
IT'S reported that another conspiracy
10 assa.inate Louis Philippe, TIE Ring 81
ihs French. has been discovered ali Paris.
owing 10 The confessions or she mistress
of one 81 ths eonspiEasors, Iwf . herself
aas since been murdered. The parties
are said 10 BE persons eo4ueeted wilh lors
mer cuiprils. Qdenisset. Gonsidere, Sc
See particulars below.
The papats contain tha ews Of a Dire si !.
fnI conaagFaiion Il Hamburg. BY which
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Correspondence I ih< |Balsine,t .spsss;ea,s.I
/ MN y5ork sInne &, 81 iii

EtNth Il{t ii N vi = 4..ssIa11sItt
From Havana NE learn this notling
The parirulArs osthe wreck OF ths Bnhsh
Matt Steamer Medina. She Was los, on
the North end oflGrand Key, Oh tie night
Of theEl5th plg. Her mails were ssk u 10
a schdouerlto Nassau aud thence feshi2.
ped To Havana LorA Elgin, lhe new Coz
yefnot Of Jamaica. and Alr Crawford IIKs
new BRITISH Consul 1T Haeana. we1d on
board The boat ana most OF the paehi.
merry will be . tdtall9ss.
The easeof Monroe Edwards which IS
set down for to-day is likely Is be one
of interest, no less from W. curious ma
tuFe 81 he testimony, ih11 from the dis-
reputation eYthe counsel on
both sides. The H6H Thnmss r. Mar.
shall. o. OiConner,G. ii. Dallas and j.
Prescott Hall, arexefained for the prison.
Or: while The District Attorney has Sc.
cured the service Of Ogden HOLMAN tor
the prosecuv6h. The trial is likely lo5oc,
Gupv nearH The whole week.
4 From Troyfdence, i'll learn that The Eds
campmfnt al Nv opnsbcket is FeceivingHsc-
cessigns Of men and srmg II IL stated
lhX they can command zone Thousand
V1sketslana d sufficient quantity lbf am
muniaon Their field pieces [of which
they have savetalD came ison this cIiy.-
Five hundred cartridges arrived there on
The night Of The Sd! All this looks like
earnest, but as the people4h The Stslelare
thoroughly awakened % the wickedness
Of the whole affair, Thardly think Rihe
Suffrage party will make any serious de-
mon siraiion. There il nothing else Of in
tefest.
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coxoRRss FHE Isl NNEEIz.

I
The Senate. on Tuesday, elected Mt. Man.
gum Of Norlh Carolina lis presiding oficer, NJ
Southland having resigned ID tonsesssnce offik
health The APpdriionmeat bill vas further
considered
In the House, Tie Army APPROPRIATED bill
wasfurIher debated, A M
On "Wednesday, 10 The Senate, The APpouiOh,
fment bill was further ePnsidefed.
And the House acted en- business principally
relating % the Distrlc. Of Columbia.
| o. Thursday, he debate WIS continued il the
Senate, On the district feature Of the Apporlion-
ment bill. .#l @tH
Business relating TO The District Of Columbia
occupied The attention or the House.
In both Houses, Intellectual efforts were made
10 ix day FOR The adj5urnmsn, Of Congress.
On Friday, the Senate continued their discus
sion OF ihs Apprehension bill.
The House further considered the Army APP
preparation bill. with only from 40 70 so mem
bers present. And thar the people may see how
shamsfully The public business is neglected, re
copy passage from The National InIslligegeer
Mr., Fillmore earnestly appealed 10 gentlemen
on all sides Of the committee 10 conse1kto take
the question on the pending amendment He re-
minded them Of the few hours remajhing during
which The entire bill coudbe deba,ed, and urged
such as were DESTROYS Of speaking on any other
of its provisions 10 abstain from multiplying
speeches, which, however eloquent OF ably con-
sidered were, as must be apparent 10 All, not hs-1
tened TO-. MIR. F. said that he had for some time
past looked around him 10 see whether the
speeches delivered VIII 50 much animation were
actually listened 10 by a. many as five Of The for
iy OF foriy.ive meHnbers whi remained in The
Hall aud he hsd not been able to 6nd even so
many as that Who seemed to give much heed 10
Them. The speeches, be admitted, we're eloquent,
and well-cehsideIed, but theylwere addressed to
the wasyand not 10 The committee. He hoped
genilemfn would suffer the vote 10 be taken on
The Amendment
Morn BIT TnE REPpRTER.- IN cennexion With
these remarks. aud in illusiraEioA Of their uner-
yfng truth, The Reporter ffor he information Of
those general readers To- whom the notices which
have appeared in this paper, DIS TO the constantly
recurring difficulties about aEquorun, may be
Otherwise uninielligible1 makes the following
statement: "a NH
The House OF Representatives (supposing
there we've no vadancies) consists Of an aggre-
gate number Of 2I5 members: of which whole
number under The Constitution Of The United
States, d majority Cor l22) constitutes "a que
rum 10 do business p
There was pretty fall latlehianse from a.quar-
ler4pas, eleven 10 half-past twelve.
Al twenty minaes 10 DE, Seibg len minutes
after The House weht into committee on the Ar
my billy the wholenumber present were seventy
members; at halfpast 5ne. ffly members; al
halfpast Two, forly-selvsn members; at three
O'Clock, seventy-two members.
sOAe day leIleth another a and The history or
This H. hare ofuot tha htaiserr ~ ~
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The Ri1knona nsiiSF gSsniiouKd. s5hs
7dt5fsi1ees lhal .hslE.sas eushsrzed ~ ihs lass
LEGISLATURE ND aoabsen lsken, and1shit sone
danger ulas apHNshfndsd s6oa, lie ras mente
~ lassSess % .hssssaie Dsb,. Alaisf hamper
ssgs
~ fferent any nisAHple hgnsion IL an ii H.
els a eus laks. sdnehiss llk Lasn ii E25D. eDn.
yey lAe hsaeft or he James Aver nnd Kana y Fl
csIspaaf, We feel Il eur dalf&o ssAidi ihas 81
ohdefssant lhat arT4aekuenss RAxe 6eet iahae
lo mfes Tie iniEfxsf "a the S.ats M. ~ II Win
becoms anea
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DUTY Of. ADMINISTRATIONS

An act concerning ihe ADMINISTRATION Of real
assets provides, that where any person shall die
leaving real estate, which, BY his will, is not
charged with The Payment Of bis debts, lhe same
shall be assets 70 te administered 10 eodns Of
|equify raieably for the payment Or I'll Just de bis
81 such person, as well debts on Simple contract
as on specially but ali crstissrs, by specially,
in which ibe heirs are bound, made before his aei
are 70 be paid the fnl amount due lhen, before
creditors BY simple contract Or specially where
the heirs are not bound arctic be paid any part
Of lheif demands J. aud no debt not evidenced By
writing, signed BY the debtor or by his direction,
shall be charged % the real estate; Judgements
Of specific liens not % be deprived by This act Of
the priority 70 which they are entitled: MOI Ies-s
tamentary provision charging The real estate
with The payment Of debss 10 be bar ID the sta
liuts Of Limitations against such debts, unless Il
plainly appear be The intent Of such provision
| mat ihe slaruts shall be no bar Aad np debt 10
be protected against the operation Of sald sIatuie
Thy this aei, nor By any assumpsil Of the exeeuior
Tor adminisii atpr, SO as 10 charge The real estate
h possession of he heirs pr deFisess with the
payment hereof The zcs further pFescribes
hat no suit shall hereafter be instituted in a
court Of law bB creditor against an bsif or de-
visee, for real assets descended. bbt such suils
shall be brdughl in confts Of equity. and co.
verned by he principles Of this ACT
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REsrNpTiox IL TEENfssEf Resumption BY
The Bauksin tennessee i, ~ law. ID lake place
in sAeniy days after The Banks Of I,episiapa and
Kentucky shall have resumed Ths Banks 81
Louisianas our readers ART aware. have recently
resumed ahoss N lkrhtncky will resume on lhe
hissh af The pfez1il s.snsh and lseIsfdfe. / he
law II renncssep : compiled With, be- Banks
mus, Fesurne % the 4h Il July nexs1- t.9ml
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THE LANCASTER COUNTY BANKS.

TtIE LANCASTER COUNTY BANKs.
l RnsrMrrf.s d sPEclE ParMrxrs-1wk are
granted ia being able to state that lhe Banks Of
this coahsy, consisting of The Lancaster bank,
FarmeFs' Bans, The County Bank, and The Co.
tum6ia Bank and Bridge Company, lhe rtpresen-
taliyes Of which. in CJnyentiod me, 1, Ishcas-
ler, % Wednesday last, J0ae lstt Resolved
unanimously ioFesurnt specie payaseais on al their
liabilities IN ihs Tie II September, ntrt. &. u
s'. fCalaatbia Penn Spy Or juno e.
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Two Trains af cars now leave Balnmore~fo
Hancock al u O'Clock, Al. Ml. and he
other al 81 P. M. Returning, leave Hancock at
6 A. II and Z r NJ. Passengers breakfast and
sup al Harpers- Ferry, and going Westward dine
AiIaucock., The Baltimore AmeficAn thus states
The Increase Of itayel:--- III IN e,
."Ne understand that although he Rail Eoad
ito Hancock has only been opened-a week, The
travel between Baltimore and The Ohio has In
creased more Than fifty per cent as u fully shgwd
ffom HE receipts beth by The Rail Road Com
Tany and The several siage lines from Hancock
wes, Trayelsfs. instead of taking Tie route
through Pennsylvania now find il more dyanI
fageops and less faligding % pass through BaM-
more on their route 10 HE Eastern cities
The facilities ef this mode Of transportation
are singuIarly illustrated BY the followIg fact :
"a caterer for one of the Hotels in Cyfnberiahd
Lon Saturday informing lasi made extensive pur-
chases in The Baltimore market, (6f sofl-eraBs.
straw berries, green peas and neY potatoes, with
which he started for homesin We Western train
al seveaA Nj. expecting TO serve these petisha-
Die eecacies 10 his eusioRers he next day fur
Breakfast and dinner" 81
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-06-09

\ The Hon. WILLrEP.. MASoUM, one Or he
Senators firm NorM Carolina. was on he 3ist
ul, eleoled President Of the Senate, in place Of
the Hon. SAMUEZL. SouTHARD, whose prolonged
gand Hamenled fitness disables him from present
attendance oHtAe Senate. andiwho has therefore
resigned ibf Presidency Of tlsat body.
To say<nolhihg of the merits of The gentleman
who hsS been app0ipied 10 succeed him. with
which all our readers As well as ourselves have
beeR long acquainted, we are willing TO consider
The selection also as mark Of the respect eh.
iertaned blythe Senate for The old North Sfate
ESr the frmness ard fdeli.N with which she
lanintains her political failh-Nai Intel
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-06-09

Ii Appeals from 40 0fEiciaiS statement
made ssiers the General Assembly d The
pFesbgteFian Church of the uniletSiqses.
nov ID sessionin Phlladelphia, 1hM The
fund 81 the Association has snsskinsA 4
loss ofIaboui Sls9. 900. from the dipfsgiaN
tipn OF stocks 10 which i had bkenII ia.
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