Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1843-02-23

ENHANCEMENT BILL-The leading
features Of he Bin which passed the House Of
Representatives on~,he 18th, are subsiantialy
a. follows
The bin i 10 take effect from and AMER
lie passage.
The pay o. members Or Congress Is tx
I'd thus:
For The ,6rst Ave months Of any session,
IS per day.
For the ensuing Two months. (if Con-
gress shall b 90 long 10 session. Sc per
day.
For the time Congress shall remain IL
session after the 6fst seven monihs, 81
per day.
Members are to Be paid only when In
actual attendance upon their respective
Houses; unless their absence be occasion
ed by sickness Of themselves or their fam
lilies. or by leave Of either House.
The mileage IL fixed al - for every 90
+. miles Of travel. Distances are 10 be COM
pnted according TO the Post Office book,
/ reckoning from the pos.iofice nearest the
residence Of each member, by the usual
!. route ioihe seat Of Government. Mile
zfs il not 10 be allowed, unless members
have actually travelled the distance ehsrg-
I ed ia their accounts. All officers and a.
gents ofthe Government. who are allowed
travelling expenses are subjected to the
same regulations.
- The salaries Of various oiheF e1iceFs Of
the United States. whose pay 10 Dot pro-
tected By the Constitution such. for In
stance, a the President and the Judges
are also Brought down. Officers ID, the
civil md military departments (army and
navy included Of the Government. whose
salary now exceeds $4,000. are reduced
20 per cent. on their presentpay.
Officers and agents receiving salaries
ranging from 81 900 10 5000, are re-
dueed l2i per cent. on their present pay.
No reduction, however. ID 10 bring down
the salary Of any one now receiving more
than 81 900 below that sum. Diplomat
ic agents serving abroad are exempted
i, from the reduction also. al persons whose
salaries are now not more than s. LOCO
per annum.
The Offices Of Recorder and Solicitor OIL
. the General Land Office sTeIabolished.
Prom ne PRisdelpkia Essniag Journal, Fss'S II.
Awful Observation-Disclosures etion, sc.
: A lew days since. considerable excite
meni was produced by The disapPearance
.of . young girl, aged about l6, the daueh-
ter Of . Mr.. Mercer. one the most veal
u thy and respectable inhabitants Of South
wark. A young man OF this city. named
Hutchinson Hebertou, was arrested on
suspicion Of being concerned in her alb
ductiou, but was discharged 10 conse-
quence Of the giIl's return 10 her parents.
ltwGs ascertained. however, that Heber-
Ton had seduced the young girl, and that
she had gone TO . house OF i'll fame, in
the neighbourhood Of Pine aud Twelfth
streets, where be had been in the habitoi
meeting her. Her absence % well a.
her return. we believe. was voluntary.
The anguish Of the family st the knowl-
edge Of the dishonor that had fallen upon
The daughter OF their house, no toungs
can tell nor pen describe. To wipe 'ou
the stain a. IA Is il was possible so Il
do, q marriage was proposed TO the ssdu
Ger. This was declined on his part, anC
/ths brother Of the seduced then challen
Red him. This was also declined. Tbl
;nfuriaied brother, stung. almost 10 madness
determined no. to be banked in bis re
ysnee. He watched The movements o
I Heberton. and having asceHained that b,
was 10 leave the city last evening in q car
riaee, by the way Of Camden, he Goa
esated himself on board the ferry boat ar
med with one Of colt six. barrelled pistols
Shortly after, the carriage was driven OF
board; with the blinds drawn up. ant
when within few yards Of the Jerse.
shore, Mercer approached the earriag
and fred four balls into II in quick success
sion. One Of them proved fatal, takinI
effect under The left shoulder blade, an,
another entering the body Of Hsberton
He was conveyed 10 aitavern 10 Camden
where be expired 10 = few minutes
Mercer Immediately gave himself up Z
The authorities.
Thus has the atrocious crime OF seGuc
lion been visited with awful and summar,
relribution at the bands Of the outrage,
brother. We have been acquainted will
Heberton for some years, aud have 81
ways known him as mild, amiable sn,
1enilemanly man-but the crime Nhicl
he committed was OF too black and damn
ing character for US 10 express rsere
or sympathy for bis untimely end. 70
his widowed mother. we feel deeply, .
we'll a. for bis afflicted relatives. who ar
among the most respectable Of our eiii
sens.
His fate il . striking example Of tn
evil effects Of idlenesss Having no oecu
patton, and abundant means to suppl,
his wants. his whole time appeared deyo
ted to intrigue and the eradication o
sensual passions. Had he been engages
with the occupations OF business. hi
mind would have been filled with othe
thoughts and higher aims. Let bis fat
be . warning to Ill idlers.
BITTER PRIcEs.--Ths New York fost .
Saturday says:
IAN assortment 81 dry goods was SOLD
81 one Of the auction houses, yesterday
n a.. ~ LII