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

Tfsais,rnt a. tts l1tons. - The Wuch.
msn ofthe South cthtti6s very interest
iBg scccunFoI tgeeent cure 81 ! paiient
By Pr, S1ihlipS Ia The Western I,nnatic
Assylnm q Slaunion. The case ives tif1i
Of young married lady. who but : few
years ago bed len her home with The
brightest prospect Of happiness. Her
friends we're reluctant TO place her 10 he
Asylum, but short period satisfied then,
that the change would produce salulsry
results. Ia little while the lady took
excursions in the carriage--employed her.
SELF IN needle work, end 10 the nurture
of flowers. The account says :-"Her
health gradually improved. her symptoms
began q give way one by one. TIL Al last.
after tie lapse Of FIVE months, Der mind
burst forth from all its delusions. ike the
sudden opening Of spring after long and
dreary winter. and with perfect health she
returned TO all the happiness Of new ex-
istence."
This case adds snotner 10 the many
proofs heretofore afforded, Of the advan-
,age Of prompt attention TO cases Of 10.
sanity. and should awaken 10 our legisla,
tors new interest on the subject of onr
! Asylons.
We learn, loo, that the success Of DR..
Galt,of the Williamsburg Asylum. in the
course Of the last year, has been subject
of congratulation 10 bis friends, and TO all
who take an interest 10 the fate Of The in
sane. And thu experience Of this insli.
tuition also proves the importance OF sar.
ly attention 10 cases while they are with.
in the range Of medical trsstmens,
lTinekss.;r RsPaslisan.s
The Lost Trunk RoEnd.-Ths siolef
trunk Of Messrs. PoMEReY &Co. has beep
recovered. II vas found OF New YorG
on Friday under the following circam.
stances
A fve-hundred. dollar bill on the Mer
chants Bank Of the city was was paid bs
Mr.. Lacknor 10 Mr.. Van Sent, Ger
man merchant. who deposited 1t in The
Bank of New York. whence il was sen
to the Merchants Bank for exchange. ant
there Recognized IS one Of the lost bills
and the only one of the whole amour
stolen which could have been positively
identified. This information was imme
dia,ely communicated 10 the police. whs
soon arrested Lacknor. and took posses
sion Of bis house. on searching which ID,
trunk was found in the basement OF tht
building. 1t contained part Of! the mon
ey, and the remainder of it excepting a
bout S 600 which is missingl was founc
slowed away in the bed, between th,
sheets. Laeknor was committed TO pri
son. He is a German, and says be arIiv
ed in this country last Juns, and settlet
10 Milwaukee, from whence be came Il
New York seven weeks ago TO buy goods
He was married on the 9Th instant, ant
al bis residence we're found a gold watcl
and some tr;nkenis whichshe had bough
for his bride with some Of the stolen mo
ney.
T None Of the unsigned sheets Of the U
Enion Bank have been recovered. In thu
trunk we're forty four thousand dollars. +
Several packages Of the bills are supposed
not TO have been opened at all, and som'
had been exchanged for gold.
| Thus have all The respectable person
whose names have been brought beeor,
1.-THE PUBLIC in connection with this hither
Ito mysterious affair been fully exoneratet
from unfounded suspicion.