Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1843-03-02
From ihs Salem .Na,s. Register.
RKTRAORDI AIRY CASE.

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From ihs Salem, Mass Register. Z 81
EXTRAORDINARY CASE. 81
We were informed Of case Of insanity il
this county, q few days ago, the CIRCUMSTANCES
connected with which are so extraordinary as ID
be well worth recording. u seems there has
been 10 the Ipswich, Aims House, or House Of
Correction flor about twenty years an insane
man who was sent there from Salem, aud has
always gone the name Of 'sCaPtain.'i OfhS
real name and residence nothing was ever
known BY the authorities, nor has any Thing been
discovered until within few months past
The man il perfectly harmess, his malay
tending rather TO docy, andfhe has long BEEN
allowed togp shout freely, sbmetimes wander
ing into the neighbofing tonlbs, but always re-
turning insafetY. e}
A few months ago the keeper presented q
card 10 hifa, and said, .tcaplain, will you give
me your address p The captain VERT readily
took the card, and writing Upon it, 10 az eIe-
CANT hand gentleman szaames with tie naiae
bf q town bio the state Of New York. returGsed
1T. As it was some what unfertaih if this was
really his game, few daysfafterwaId anotler
card was handed to him with the request tsat
he wouldg give his fathers address He immsai-
ately wrote the same surname and town, with
another christian name. Igwas then supposed
that he Ufght have given his real address, and,
to ascertain the facts Letter was forwarded TO
The place mentioned, Objected to the perbon
whose name was given as the father, with ARE
quest TO The postmaster, ifE such a person had
lever resided there and haG removed, 10 forward
the lstteE to The present place Of RESIDENCE Of
the GENTLEMAN or his family if it could be- as
certslhed.4 E# s,
| Nothiug5was farther heard until few weeks
ago, when a letter was received from New York
/ L. 4l-eam -
| Captain. and as soon as his eyes fell upos the
is1perscription, his counteuance changed, his
eyes were sufused with fears Of Joy, AMI he
cried out in the most touching tone, my mether!
my mother ~ II was in fact letter from his
mother--the father having been dead a num-
Der Of years She wrote that nothing had been
heard Of this son for t,esrRyhoO or ticsnty-thfee
years and he was supposed to be long since de-
ceased. The ncaptaih" was extremely affected
on pepusng the letter. "A
! The mother is at sptesent residing with an
i other On 10 The city ,of New York. A farther
corresp6ndeace has taken place between the
parties, and some Of The relatives are expected
to come on shortly and take the Iost-restoted
home. With what fervof can this mothere x-
claim, when she gfeets 1.-THE wandsrer--" For
this my son was dead, and is alive again; he
was lost and Is found"
ii is somewhat singular fact, thai the proper
ty purchased by Gibbon,s il Switzerland. With
the profits Of hiB history of The Decline and Fall
Of the Roman Empire, has fallen into the hands
off gentleman who expends a large sums an
nually In the PRONUNCIATION of the very gospel
i which his predecessor insidiously endeaEored 10
undermine; and shat the press employed BY
Voltaife at Ferney for printing his blasnhemies,
Eisnow used at Geneva for printing tke Holy
\ Scriptures; ?
4 Col Claiborne, OF Mississippi ], who Eow Gil.
a Federal appointment, made without solicita.
ton, being nominated recently for Congress
BY biz Democratic felloW-cItizens, DECLINES il
fthe following terms
| II should unquessonably have been a
candid ate, but for tie office / now bold
underline General Government. have
20 disposition. TO grasp a. every thing, and
am content With my present station, and
as soon as / am al liberty TO do So: shall
4 withdraw from il to resume my: former
occupation, equal in dignity. irsauence
| and responsibility 10 any other. tie edito-
rial charge of an INDEPENDENT Pass
| Gr0rch offhe Churches in TiTginia. =
II appears ffom statistics recently publish.
, ed, that about twenty thousand lemberl
were added TO the Baptist, Methodist
Presbyterian aud Episcopal Clutches il
/ Virginia, dusingf the. year 1912.
4 The following days of the week are Se
apart for public worship in different pa
tions:-Sunday, Of the LoId's day. b
Christians !. Monday. by the Crecians
Tuesday. by the fersians; Wednesday
, by the Assyrians; Thursday. b. the Egyp
: tiaus; Friday. BY the Turks Saturday, b.
: the Jews.
Cur Mans The PeDnsylsanians Q
! as they cali themselves in The interior
Pennamitss,. are Enow makingicut nail
: largely from their oga pig irop, A me
ihod has been contriyed Of rSlling tn
plates 50 thai#the grain Of The petal run
lengthwise OF the nails, and tl5ey can b
clenched keswrought nails.
IL Upwards Of FORTY THoUsksD Ham
4 areIsaid To- have been cured :his season q
,be Provision packing establishment {
MI. John M, Rowan 10 CincILnsii 81
] Thousand Besftopgnes and Ave tbousan
/ Hog tongues have also been cured iher
for the West India market.
II II is not for nothing that Qgeen Fictc
\ ria is called tqhe Rose Of England" Th
|, ceron alton took place on the hpnivsrsar
d of he day % which roses weIf 6rst plan
rl.I ~ 1900 s5g sR