Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1843-06-08


= DARlxe AscxNr. gHRlLLiNc INcI.
DENT I--Alr. Wise the distinguished e.
ronaut made an ascension from Carlisle,
Pa. al hasf past two o'clock on the alter.
noon Of SATURDAY.. 27sa ult and descended
al Ave O. clock Oh the same aiternoon near
Lancaster, distance ot flity-icur miles,
which he passed over,in two hours ana
half. He was lowed into Lancaster oy
an immense crowd Of persons. and siena-
ing 10 bis car returned the cheers Win
which be was salnted, By continued DOW
inp With hath hand. But the most OAR
ing portion Of bis adventure was yet 70
come upon arriving At Centre Square.
he divested himself Of every particle o.
bis clothing except bis pantaloons. ana ae-
ltaehing The car from the balloon to make
the weight as light as possible, took his
seat on q nar6W board attached 70 the
cords Of The balloon. and giving the signal
ito let 90, shot away like an arrow from
The bow, and nearly in straight line.
leaving behind him hundreds who were
AMAZED al the singular boldness Of the
darinag feat. He assembled nearly mile,
and was fast fading from sight, when BE-
began % descend. .RBA NE place Of start,
e a 3 ~ vi Philadelphia Seatinel.
I ALondon weekly paper. alluding to the
recent death Of the head of the ArkwTight
family, and the appropriation Of his i'm.
Emense fortune. says:-T To each OF his FIVE
Esons be giveSa. million and half, besides
!sg40, 900 year 10 land, which goes TO the
eldest son and, 10 each of his fifty .oue
grandchildren and great grandchildren.
g24. 600. making R7OO, 900 more for this
single item. We take it for granted that
the daughters, one Of whom IS the lady Of
1.-THE Vice Chancellor, Sir James Wigram.
are mol left wholly unprovided for.
] The New York Express says tha, the
london Packets have reduced the price
Iof passage to sseven;y five dollars, which
is one-half the rate that they charged two
years ago. Thisis 70 compete with the
steamers.
Twelve persons have held the Office Of
Mayor of the City Of Washington since
[lbe year 1902. ofthis number five were
practical printers.
The Wheeling Times states that Mr.
Blair, the editor 81 the Globe, declared, q
few days ago, publicly, on board Of a
steamboat. that Col, Richard NJ. Johnson
is "an old groRny" Very compliments.
Try. this. from the central organ Of the Lo-
cofoco party, 10 one Of its candidates for
the Presidency! The same derogatory
epithet was applied 10 Gen Harrison Blu,
7the people, nevertheless, elected him, and
Thereby rebuked his traducers. Perhaps
the ike resultmay not again happen-we
certainly have no desire th al it shall do
so. though We admit that we might 90
farther and fare worse.
Travelling You can now go from Bos
ton 10 Bangor, by steamboat, for So ;sfrom
New York TO Albany for 30 cents, or less
APerson may go from Portland to Boston
ll20 miles) by Railroad, spend 10 hours ia
the latter city, and return 70, Portland the
same day, in season for agQod nights rest
/ - s
l. a Contemplated Outrsge.-It is stated
in the Boston Atlas that at The Anti
slavery Society Convention, holden al
the Tabernacle in Boston, on Tuesday, i
was voted 10 appoint Committee 10 wal
on President Tyler, during his visit ia
Boston, and request him TO emancipate
his slaves and The Committee was also
f1rther instructed to prepare an Address
10 be signed BY the members Of the Con.
yeniion. 10 be;delivered TO the President
on thetsame occasion. II can hardly be
that the citizens Of Boston will allow this
contemplated outrage on its hospitality Il
be acted out. = Bah. finer.
Important ttoS, tie Soadpich Islands
We recently published from the Army
and Navy Chronicle, q report that a Brit.
ish Admiralinthe Pacific ocean had ia.
ken possession Of the Sandwich Islands in
the name Of the Queen Of England, fol
some alledgedswrong inflicted on the Brit.
ish Government. We have received via
New Orleans. a full confirmation Of this
report, Mr.. B.F. Marshall having arrived
in that city N the brig Architect from
Vera Cruz, bearing dispatches from the
American Consul at the Sandwich Islands
10 The State Department at Washington,
stating oil The particulars The letters
which Passed between the British Admi-
Iral Lord George Paulet and the King OF
1.-THE Islands are published in full 10 the N.
Orleans Papers.-BaH Pat.
II
The Columbus Geo Enquirer states
that DR.. Smith committed suicide in the
9Court House Of that town last week. while
'isndes arrest on charge 70. stealing.
druearlly after his arrest, he went TO the
! Howard, q Ware s Pond, with Mr..
fdicine for patience Of buying some me-
prudent enough 10 ndR1hcer Howard was
what il was that the prsofSSt5.. me druggists
Being informed thstil was poi scanned I'M
sic acid heikept close eye upon Pms" E{1s
fsnd induced himto 90 10 the Court.bonsa