Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1845-11-13

and dealt about lis Flows So fnst,lSs ihs
Or. Hsll%as compelled 10 retreat. ATE
receiving two or three blows. ia The dirk
The rascal then followed The doctor ii
Stars. and, armed with The shovel Il,
tempted TO gel into The oprerroom. wheel
/ the doctor with difficulty prevented, B,
4 holding on 10 the folding doors, which 81
closed after him. DR.. Hall almosti
diately afterwards gave the alarm. and
The call Of watch, fire, BROOCH, some
heighbors 10 his assistance. In the mean.
time the rascal made his escape. This is
very bold attempt atrobbery and arson /:
and i isio be hrped the vii ain will be
speedily discovered and arrested .-.Nat
Inf sfs
Dr.. Chiltonfike chemist. Of New Yosk,
has living Chameleon. Just arrived from
IBornoe. II al times changes lis color
almost nnomenfsrily. TIL Jas the appear
ance nf'a lizard. is about sixteen INCHES ia
length. and perhaps three OF four 10 cir.
fcunference. Il feeds Oh flies and other
insects which II catches with It's tongue.
darling II out with the seloeity OF lishI-
nios, and With UNI ring accuracy, a dis
lance ottatleast a foot.
I One Of the Mesmeric missionaries rel
Gently sent forth from Richmond has-net |
with a rare embarrassing disadvenlnre 10
Charlottesville. We find itrelated in The
Charlottesville Advocate:
Honey Is, Mssmerism - we learn Ina,
couple Of enterprising Emesraerizsrs met
with quite q mishap at their exhibition 10
this place on Wednesday night last. Al
one Pont Of their experiments. they uE !
def,oqk tosmesmerize.the arm 81 the sub
Eject, (wbo was one Of our town BOYS j
and apparently fixed il upon the WALL;
whereupon something Of this sort occur
49, sssE TT9 IT bay ! Take Aa.-a
Mssr- (Totbe audience) The young
mans arm j. magnefised. Will some gen-
|tleman BE- so good asto request him To-
take itdoRn! ss
a Spectafo, 80 Tn an ironical tone
Take down your arm. Johnny.
n Boy can't. ST.. t
Nes'r:--H any gentleman will put
down q. halt dollar near the subject. il be
rs able to pick it'up, he may have ii, and
Twill return The money.
( sGHere gentleman put down q hall
dollar. and two. others quarter each. j
MeSr.- Now, sir. pick up the money,
and you may haze il.
81 Johnny stopped down, pocketed The
cash, and walked off in thriuDph. He
was unmesnerised. Il al
/ The Harrisburg Union. the organ OF
Polk, Dallas and Locofocoism in Pennsyiv
yania, is out full Git against the rep al ,oi
the present Tariff, and 10 favor Of The as
sembling Of State Tariff Convention. to
demonstrate against any action BY Con.
gress in appreciation Of the course which
1.-THE Washington Uaion declares the Ad-
ministraiion will pursue
4 Here's . nice state OF things, planned
and arranged viii a view to'keep The Ia.
riff question as+capiial for the next Presi
dentiat campaign Let the Wing mem.
bers Of Congress look 10 il.
tueo1ee.oion .1apocote--
! u The Louisville journal Nell says: "Al
1.-The recent elections show the streng,l
and spirit Of the Wing patty Never be
fore did beaten patty exhibit 50 mac
, vitality during HE first year after its Dc
feat. A glorious victory awaits US whe
The time shall srrise for general and vi
orous action"
I'll Tribute 10 IIreinia Talent The Phil
I lsdelphia Dollar Newspaper says that Ii
!, lcommittee OF ci,izebs has awarded 10 h
story OF The Cousins. or Glinpses
Woman's Life written by Jane Taylo
Worthing,on. Of Liberty, Va, the fir
prize OF 500. Mrs. w. has graced ID
columns OF our own popular Southern Lite
rary Messenger with the bright and beau
! iiful effusions ot her pen. The. sum :
i 1926 was awafded BY The COMMITTEES fc
i 1.-THE seven best stories.
"A writer 10 ai agricultural journal con
{ demns the use Of blind brides He says
THAT iii the Creator bad lniended the eye
Of horses 10 have been bali blinded. tina
appendsge would have been provided i
1.-The natural way, Art never invented
more fatal thing 10 the,eyes Of horses q
Blind brides and diseased eyes aIe'insepa
!, Irable.
1 n WindfaH 10 d Beaufy.--A Young IA
!, dy. Who has formerly resided ia New Rieh
II mond, Ohio. since esriy childhood. b
d lust received intelligence that one of he
Relatives 10 England has deceased add lei
her .g40 OlO, about one hundred and nine
B iy-fiye thousand dollars. She has sa,ie
for England ID take possession, having III
her heart 10 charge Of young cIslk |
Cincinnati: ss
nI Al white chicken with four legs is 90,
2 10 Inc possession 81 Mr.. Richard Cruit. I
! Georgetown. This freak Of Mature is III
more curious % The chicken Is alive an
J, well. We understand The bird was raj,
J. sdin Prince Georges county, Msrylan,