Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-01-25

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lcomp1ayinQ componentk ID to- scene.
The Coroner held an in9eesl 10 the
sseninE % he body i wa held 10 the
lpolice once and the reFdact was that be
The prisoner Benoits Lechner had commit
ted suicide By hanging hisnselfin bis cell
while confined there on The charge Of the
robbery Of the trunk Of Pomeroy's Ex-
press. The manner in which DE suicide
was committed, evinced determination
Of purpose. not 10 be ioilsd Of defeated.
Lschner. had elevated his bunk against
the wall Of his cell. and haSiDg By some
means not ascertained procured q small
piece Of board, he placed this scross the
llegs Of The bunk. and tying hisshandker
chief u shis.he hung himself;when found
bis fees were touching The Eoof IL The cell.
land be must hare drawn bis legs up so
long as he bad the poweFto do 10.
The trunk with lis contents has been
deposited for safety in one Of the city
Ibaaks, and communications have been
addressed to The various parties interest,
| ed, to come forward and indeaify their
4 properly The amour: Of money 10 the
\ trunk Is SIG $50, and ell the notes.
I'checks, drafts. SC. are safe, awaiting the
claim Of the propef4owneTs.
/ The PhiIadelphia Sentinel relates the
particulars Of melancholy suicide which
took pace 10 tha. city on Tuesday. A
Respectable young man named William
Jack son paid visit on Monday evening 10
young lady 10 whom he was hetrothed.
/ and rsturned,home at late hour - was
his uaual custom, Al about q o'clock on
lTossday' morning the family were startled
ihy the report OF apistol.-with which be
! had Eaot himself. He expired IN few
/ minutes. The Sentinel adds
Between the time that he returned
home on Monday evening and his de
cease. be wrots . long and afFeclionate
, letter 10 his mother, aud also . will. il
which be bequsathed one halt OF his pro
perry 10 HIS mother and the other bal
/ 10 the young lady to whom be was en-
/ gagged TO bo married. On the evening
preceding his decrease be presented to
the young lady 10 question, fine gold
, finger ring containing lock Of his hair
The suicide is as strange as il is melancho.
!, ly no one can form correct opinion Of
what induced him 10 commit the deed
; there was nothing, 20 far as we hsva as
J certaine1 TO prevent the intended union
between him and the object Of his affec.
. lions, the relatives on all sides were a
/ greed, and yet right on the eve Of con
J summsting the marriage vow be fell by
| his own hand i
II Young women are being employed in
, all sorts Of duties now. 10 Paris. They
are even assuming the places Of the clerks
j in counting houses. Grant, 10 his new
j work says.
Il Indeed, The young Partisan womer
are beginning to be trained as clerks 70
banking and commercial houses, TheN
are found TO be sieadier and more atten
J tive than young men. 10 one Of the frs
: aud wealthiest banking houses in Paris
] you may now see every day two interest
, ing daughters Of the principa! partner on
Of them eighteen years Of age, the oihe
s Twenty, al work at their desks during bu
) siness hours, and discharging their duties
as clerks. with despatch, and correctness
j Indeed, the plants workingso well that lh'
government itself is beginning 10 euplo.
Il young females in the public Offices"
!. Ii is stated in one Of the New York pa
g Fpers that during the past yearthe JUST
= ces Of 1.-The Lower Police Of that city com
mitied twelve thousand persons, for vari
Gus offences. The Magistrates OF the Up
per. Police, il is supposed, committed .
bout half that matchmaking .eigbtee
thousand persons committed within II
year.
.4noiAsn DefanHsr,-Tt 10 stated ths
: Gen. Hambright, Collector on the Rat
! road :. Lancaster. is defaulier TO Arg
2 amount from $4,000 10 $50 000Z-b
The exac: sum is not given.-hvTis6url
|. . Telegraph.
Mr., cLAr IN NEw oRtElss The New Or
leans Bee Of The 5,h inst says:
"At 40 informal meeting Of the HOUSE
of'Rspreseniatives yesterday, Mr.. CLARE
E suggested ,hatas Mr./CLAY vas in The
|, city, The membersIof the Legislature
: should visit him in a body. as q mark o
s respect and Affection Mr.. Taylor mod
: fed the motion so as TO propose that tn,
q me nbers should FIRST visit Governor MoU
IRON. This modification was objected tc
e lby Mr.. OGDEN. as ii seemed condition
! OF the visit Of Mr.. CLAY; as a disIinci ant
n independent proposition, Mr.. Ogden, sta
lted1hat be would readily agree TO it,
e Mr.. Tsylor's proposition was however
-lagreed 10. Accordingly. the member
Z lrepaifed in body to the Governmen
d House, where they vera Hospitality re
,r ceived, Alter which his ExceIlency &C
n companied them 10 Mr.. Clay resid nee
d aad inlerchaDged The compliments Of III
J. season with that gentleman. The Who'll
d affair Was cTeditsble 10 The. liberal feeIinl
q OF all parties concerned. Such occufren
# ces tend 10 smooth political asPerites, an
n demonstrate that we can honor exalte
ia stallion and eminentmerit. whether in th
AL person Of Wing Of a Democrat.
yi TENNESSEE. AT a meeting Of tn
WING members Of The Tennessee Lerisli
r ture. Hen. JoHN BELL and GesrAvus
le Henry were nominated as candidates (,
10 Presidential electors for The State, an
be w. MARTIN and &. P. WILLIAMS del
le gates 10 the Baltimore Convention.
~ $25 660 accordirg to the New Orieai
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