Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-11-07

Death at Aideara Fills The report
thai the stranger who was missed ii the
Table Rock (Canada side. some weeks
since Was drowned, Is confirmed His
body was lately discovered a few feet q.
bPve The Mention Rock. near the
Whiflpocl Wis head uas gone. and bis
body mach 1dsconposed. His head Is
Supposed Tor have caught between some
iacks thus accounting Tor i,s.loss aa1 the
iims herwas ID The water before his body
was found, He Was. desen,lv inferred,
below The back, near he waters edge.
III The Augusta Conss,,uliopalist. IL The
3lsttels.. says thai Commhdore Moore.
n The Texan hayy passed through that
city % The evening before. He Is ssid To-
have stated most explicitly thatthe Presi.
den, elect 81 he Republic Of Texas, Is ia
favor Of annexation 10 our Union. anlthat
all the citizens. Anerfcan born, are also
ID fsvof.of nnexation. A few 81 the
foreigners are represented as being unia-
Hvorsble 10 IL. Com. Moore. before he
llett Texas, bad a conversation with Mr..
Arson Jones, the Presideat elect. aud
from him thf Commodore was informed
of bis opinion ID fayor 81 annexalioa.
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III ImpoIisat from Teras-1 True "A
letter receissd ia4 this city rom Texas
states ii Is arumot that Santa Anna had
applied ,4 the ilexan Goyernmen at through
The British Consul for an arnistice
(Chsrle.,en Patriot
81 Cor Borr ~ The father ana mother Of
Governor DOR have petitioneG the Rhode
lslaod Legislature for the release oil their
son. TIE memorial was re lerreG 10 con
pict comaatss.l 90 the ground TIA, DOR
was a coavlct aud that the sole object Of
those who pretended 10 be his frien,s. ana
we're anxious Cdr bis liberation, was ag1,a-
| ton and exciiemen,,
4 The English papers state that new
epidemic has broken out among the cows
F.. III Lancashire, the effect Of which Is hat
Hheir milk VIII moi mix with water. The
Disease evidently has not reached this
country.
a Remarkable Bird There is Chi
nese mocaiag bird The only one in Amer.
lea at Hotel ia New York which does
some wonderful things in-ihe vocal way.
\ The Post says team say fire. fire. as we'll
4s any Nav YoIk fireman, aud The way
titIsings oui Polk and Dallas is an adiao
rIiiou 10 orr wig friends. When asked
what il will hsve 10 take, il replies a
bottle Of wins,' lor brandy ahd water,
proving that II IA not exactly teetotaler
id sentiment, althoagh strictly 50 10 prac
lice. 'PaPefof tobacco is anolher phrase
id lis NoeabuIagY, which it pronoQnces
faplilesslve Tie owner has refused oat
hlaadsed lollaEs for this prodigious chatter
bbx.
.Grrest ana S4ioide # tie Bank Of Ea.
gland Rq5beF Joseph Elder, recent.
Ily a clefk II lihe Bank OF England
Who 10 August list succeeded 10 delfaud4
Ting that institutipnof IS 0G0, with whiot
The fed 10 ibis. country; was arrested or
Thursday in Boston, where be had pass
Led under the name Of Ellis, and commit.
ted to PRISON. Previously. however he
was exaninedby Solomon Dinconk e. s.
! Marshall Who found in bis possessq in GER
tidcales Of. railroad. bank. and Uoiled
States stock iotht aaount Of S3Ia0l3 -,
and 200 soveteigns
/ On Friday noEning he was found dead
4 ID his cell having committed suicide dur.
/ 10 z the night byt hanging himself. He
sas apparently about sixty years Of age,
\ Remqria5ts CoHr4ge and Preseyratioq.
~ Last week as Ahe young son George,
aged. about years, Of Rev. Josiah M
Graves, Of Wes'fsfd Society, in this town,
kwas climbing over the fence on the pc
misses or Res I NH Goodwin ne pitched
in or fell inlothewell His elder brother.
/ Syears old, itnmedialelg FASTENED home,
/ distance Of several rods, and informed
/ Mrs Graves She ran as fast As possible,
and on arriving IL the well, found him
holding on 10 the stones She lowered
the. bucket and told him to take hold Of il.
| The courageous iiiie fellow said he could
not reach il, bnt made the attempt. and
losing bis hold. sunk 10 The bottom. but
Oh rising again capghi'hnld Of the stones.
Mrs Graves then ttestenaed the well bul
being unable 10 secure the little fellow 10
1.-The. bucket was Obliged 10 ascend to obtain
Something. This she did, again descend.
ling succeeded Iin securing him to the
bucket. and he8was drawn up ia safety.
Iittle George remarked. on being got out,
Iihat when hewentt 70 the bottom he found
a dipper. but was unable TO hold on to il I
There were eight BIZ ten feet Of water in
the well, and il Was about The same dis
lance 10 the waite. The courage and
presence OF mind Of Mrs Graves and her
little SOP arc deserving OF notice.
tI.uiddlstolcn tsCr Sentissi, Thursday
MURDER AT THE EASTERN PEElTEN.
TIARY We nnderstant that man nam
Jed James CASTOR, employed 10 the East,
fern Periteniisry ia the capacity OF nurse,
was murdered yesterday morning by one
Of he prisoners, young man named Josr
Bilnan.
| Ihe prisoner vas insane, and Will e tht
nurse was attending 10 him in bis esl!, h,
tore upHa piece az board from The door ans
killed him, by dealing him 90 the heac
before assistance csuld core. He Their
stripped The deceased and put on hi
clothes. and, escaping out OF The cell init
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