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


Reading Gazette states that another ex-
plosion occurred on The railroad. near
Port Clinton few days ago. under the
precise similar circumstances with the
one which ccessioned the disastrous loss
of life Oh The % of September last. and
which d.. Lardner in a very lsbofious
report. aliri uted to-lhe effect OF lighlning
The engine had taken lis supply OF water.
and had very heavy pressure Of steam.
when the engineer discovered, BY a pc.
culiar Kissing, laat 40 explosion was A.
bout 10 take place. and at once leaped
from il and passed down the embaakment.
He had scarcely 8oue so. when the engine
exploded, scattering the machinery 10 ali
directions. Very fortunately, no one was
injured. An examination Of the cause
attributes The explosion to lie weakness
of The stays across the FIRE box being TOO
light TO bear the pressure Of steam requir
ed, The engine was built by MI. Bald
win, and had previously worked WE'LL.
The company have taken measures to ex-
anime all iheirfeh gines. and guard against
future accidents IRON the same cause.
Shocking Casaefy learn THAI Oh
"Wednesday last s,lli,is girl. daus hier of
Jonathan Arlin Of the West Parish, ia this
town. was burned. to death by her clothes
taking FIRE. y N.
Her mother bad gone of to onegof the
nefgbbors on a visit, and left her with two
or three children al home Alter the mo
lher had gone, The ,cbi!drea kindled ire
with some shavings out door, and ia plan.
lag about, the. clothes Of The little gill
caught fire and burned entirely up. singf-
ipgthe body OF the little sufferer 10 a crisp.
She was again dressed BY the other chill
dren, and went on fool with them. thus
horribly burned, nearly two miles 10 where
her mother was. A doctor was immeaE-
ately called, bull she was beyond the kind.
ness Of friends, Of the physicians .ane died
without any apparent pain the evening
foilowing.-.M III Caa-ier.
:. Mr.. john Porter, merchant, al Ste-
pheusburg, KY. was murdered in a most
brutal manner. last week, by Marquis b.
Brown, a constable. The House OF Mt.
Porter bad been entered ano his desk
robbed 81 $500 Brown was suspec tea
ofthe Melt and day fixed for his ex-
animation before the, magistrate. Before
The investigation took place. Brown m Il
Porter, shot him, fell upon him With a
knife. killed bin, and Immediately mount
ed his horse agf fed.
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| DocToRS DIE BEFORE THEIR PATIENTS.
Casper. of Bellin. published. in 1884,
statement OF his observations on me sa.
naiory tendency ofvarious occup ations. ~
Is9f lO8 iheologians. there attained the. re
Of 20 and upwards, AZ; agficnltorisis ADA
foresters, 40: supefintendanls. IS; COM
mercial and INDUSTRIOUS raen, IS; militia.
ry, 80 subal,erns. -, advocates, 20; ali.
lists 25; teachers and professors, 81; ply
Esieians q. !. \.
The Van Buren, (Atk. Tntelligencer d
[ Qctober 9Th says: We learn from gen-
T1leman just from Texas that the Inhabitants
Of the northeastern portion Of Texas ale
Suffering greatly for want Of provisions,
and,that The water in tina, region has al
most totally failed Large Numbers Of
emigrants ere returning, through. this
place, to Missouri, that went cut last win
er aud spring.
Murder at lie Eastern Peniteatiarq.-
We understand that man named James
Castor, employed in The Eastern Peni-
Tertiary in the capacity Of nurse, was
murJ4red Yesterday morning BY one Of
tbsaPrisoners. a yblas man named John
Bhman. The prisoner was insane. and
bile the nurse was attending 10 him 10
bis cell, be tore up piece Of board from
The floor and killed bin BY beating him
on the head before assistaace could come
tPAilaisiphia .4msrieaa.
Another eruption cf Mount Vesuvius
was hourly expected at the las; accounts.
The 4mountaia was full Of lava. and the
springs were all dry.
On Immense Fortune. 1t is said that
the late King Of Sweden left private
tottuue Oh p iOiOoO,oUU. ~ Is wen known
that after he. became Crown Prince OF
Sweden. be ihEesled-his money in every
speculation.
Fashion ogoia Tictorious The race
between Fashion and Marchioness took
place ON Thursday over the. Beacon
Course. 3 nile heats. for purseI OF $500
and 5000 also 10 the second horse
Marchioness ran very we'll. but could not
come uptu Fashion, the first three miles
were done IN 2 Is l-2-2.0-l so l-2
The second 10 I54-l.50 1924. n
The following remarkable case is rela-
ted in letter from Brescia (Feniiian Lon
bsrdyl gath ullimo. In 1924 there died
81, Bfescia an unmarried man named Del.
lacroce, leaving fortune 100000 livfes
(about $50, 000Fr) BY will, declaring
that bis executors were for 30 years 10 add
The interest TO the capital. and then to dis:
pose ot lbe latter according sealed CO.
6icil. 10 be opened at that tiGSN The 90
years having expires, the executors open
ID the codicil and found by itthat The les
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