Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1845-07-10

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received aleilerigom Hafdinsburg. il II a..
Edln County. KY, from which We make ths
following extract:
b last evening, 4 Tuesday .l as the ps,
Mr.. Taylor was rfiufnins home IL his s.
rouche. with SAMUEL c. Chalfani. The s..
lrouche was struck With liphininol 81 r.;
Bates'sisne The lightning passed 49,
Cnaiisnts back entering inside OF hi:
Goa, Collar. and came DOT his waist, tear.
ing ms coat 10 shEeds. and setting his shiri
On nre and burning his skin pretty badly.
Inc morse was kHockeI dead for While /;
on. MI Taylor was unhurt. although he
ano Gnaiiant we've sitting together on the
oaek seal. Mr.. Taylor did not know that
Shaliant was huft until be got out 10 al
tend 10 the horseS when ChaIfans tumbIed
out alter Tim. 5He then perceived The
smoke rising from Chalfsni's shirt. and
lput out the FIRE. Chalfant rode home the
same eveaing, and is now doing well,
though bis burn i pretty severe Louis
rifle Journal
finer Parke .Acguitied- - The ION q pend
ling trid Of Abnsr Psrke, in The Warren
County On. Y. Circuit. on The second in.
ldictment for being concerned 10 :he MUIR
der Of The Cas,ne r family terminated on
Saturday night III. verdict Of scquiial.--
1 The case was Committed 10 the Jury on
Saturday BY Chief Justice Iiornblower,
and the Jury returned INTO Court about
10 o'clock at night. after being out Ten
hours. with verdict OF MOI Gully The
trial commenced on the Sd of June, and
has accordingly occupied the Court near
four weeks. The trial Of the FIRST indic:.
ment, which also resulted in verdict Of
scquitsl occupied the Court at q pre- yious
term nearly The same time. There are.
we believe, two more indictments against
the prisoner, FOR The murder Of other mem )
bers OF the family. f
| Eriensipe RoIbryl-A carpet,bag cpn-
tanning $40, COON gold, in two bags qqai-
ly divided. was sent BY the American Ex.
change Bank, oflhis city, to the Meriden
Bank. at Mertsn. Conn, and deposited
in the mates 9ale.room, on board the
steamer New Champion, Ion Saturday
morning last During tie passsgethrough-
he sound tosNeF Haven, some one effect
ed an entrance 10 the room, forced open
The carpet-bag and siole-one Of the bags,
containing 5000, with which he man.
aged TO. escape, Leaving tie tsg*of the bag
behind him with the amount marked up.
oD H. From The fact that The 5thief lefl
The other bag. al also packsgelof $3.50
in bills for{theEPhGnix Bank Hartford,
undistuTbet,Iit is supposed that the robbie.
~ was effected BY some green hand at the
ousiness-probl bly by some one employ.
ed upon The boat, "A special messenger
from Hartford met the boat a; New Haven
iand received The carpei-bsg, but did not
discover his loss lill the cars were some
twenty miles fSom New Haven. Inior;
nation was specially conveyed to ibis city,
and yesterday two Of The hands on board
ihe Champion were arrested, but as yet
no clue has bpep discovered 10 the burgla-
|ry.-N Y Tribune.
Tfag ical .2far. AT New Orleans, on
The 2 eth ult.. a youn g>woman Of very gem
teef appearances manned Henrietta Blan-
-chsrd, who, ii ii said, uIas some time ago
sednced under promise Of marriage, by
a person named George r. Pellway, a
negro trader Of that city, called a, store
in which he was staying, and immediate
~ drew pistolffrom het pocket and shot
him ID the left side. He was scarcely
expected TO live, and the popular feeling
was strongly in4her favor
tsaE-
] JOHN RANboLPH CLAY has beenselect,
ed by Mr. MeLa6eas his Secretary Of Le-
CATION, Mr4 Clay has tie advantage OF
experience, having already filled The post
Of Secretary under Messrs. Dallas and
Buchanan ID Russia, and Muhleuberg and
Jennier in Aus,ria.-N. Y. Gaz.
Commodore Elliot, has bean danger.
ously i'll for several days Of congestion
of the lungs. His attendant physicians
consider bis situation extremely critical.
t.N Y Tue Sun.
/. Death of Genral DaiUson.--We learn
with regret the death os Gen. ] B DAw.
EsoN, Member of Congress from the Sc
District Of Louisiana, who expired at bis
residence nearSt Francisvlle on the 26ih
ult. General ID was a. man Of generous
impulses and chivslrous bearing, uniser.
sally popular ID Fsficiana, andshi loss is
much regretted BY all who knew him.
tPieayuus.
], Going. Going Gones--Eleyen Of The
Boston Custom House Inspectors, Weigh
ers and Measures. received their clear.
ances" on the9moruing before The. Fourth
Of July.
The First More The press of Florida
is urging upon Ns new Senator'S to insist
upon the removal Of all tie Indians IRON
lis boundariess
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