Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1845-12-18
= the lover 81 Oysters.

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TO the Lovers Of OyaterS.
Those wishing really fine dish Of oys.
ters. should call on our friend SMALL "a
door West Of Sapping.on's Hotel. he
receives daily some oftbe bestsysr brought
lao this market and his mode Of cooking
| is well in character with the superior
quality Of kis Oys.ers.-SPirit.
Flour IN .Nsw York,-Westsrn hour
was in demand for export, but i $500 ;,',;.., !.
PIGS Ssss sBg5j lli Is, .aiss progressed ba,'
slowly. add only about 5000 obls. nad
been sold on that day--2eOO bols. were
sold in lots for home ct $6l31s, o.
which price receivers she we'd some dlspo
sition to sell. Southern -four were dail
| at 1925 for common brands. Sales q
wheat were made at l25al3O.
Ohio Rfrer-.Narigdiion Closed -Ine
information Of Saturday. through tne
lWheeling Times, says: The Ohio river
III closed with ice 10 the depth o. iee',
Al the Sisters. three miles above this Guy.
and the Monongahela is closed nearly from
pttsburehto Brownsville. Navigation A.
boye This point may be considered close
| for The season. Shippers Of goods ao'n
the east will perceive the dangerr.sss Z iu .u
unless the weather is milder % i'se'
has temporarily closed below.
III. p.l,sburoh Journal, Of Saturday,
..s.fs: N ayieation isclosed for the sea-
son. There is three feet water IN me
channel. We counted Is steamboats, 10
port on Friday afternoon.
III New State The people Of WlscoN-
SIN are talking Of organizing. into State,
and asking admission into the Union at
this session. The people seem to be al-
most cnsnimous in tavor.o the formation
Of a State Government, but are great
deal divided as TO the best method OF ar
irving at the end proposed. An effort,
howe yer, will be made TO bring Wisconsin
in simultaneously with Texas.
| ISL Louis Republican.
T. twas stated some time ago. :hst the
lAdmipistrstion had been making diligent
but unsuccess'ul effort 10 ascertain the
whereabouts OF Delazon Smith, sent a.
broad by Mr., Tyler, in order 10 recall him.
We now learn that Mr. Polk has at last
succeeded ia discovering that hel lis at the
capital OF the. Republic Of Escndor, S. A.,
where he was sent To- fnd'out uhether II
(had d Government Mr.. Polk could fnd
Tout where he was only by Shipping his
lsupplies. Then Delszon turned up very
quick. 80 Louisville journal.
i Singular Potatoes are still arriving q
New York from Europe, while The formel
is exporting large quantities Of breads,uff;
TO make good the deficiency 10 the Eng
lish crops.
4 a gentleman from Virginia, named w
H. Jamison, arrived at Charleston. s. G.
on Monday and put up at the Merchants
Hotel. in that city. He retired about tel
o'clock 10 his chamber in the third story
and the mex, morning he was found on th,
pavement beneath the window Of hi
,, chamber. corpse. A coroner's inques
was held and a verdict Of suicide unde
, the influence Of insanity" rendered.
~ The President smessage arrived al Ports
mont NBw Hampshire) on Wednesds
night and al Portland (Maine) on ID
same Wednesday, night at 10 o'clock.
) The Tennessee Legislature invited NJ
Calhoun 10 visit Nashville on bis wa
;, home from Memphis. He has reptile
that be will acceptthe invitation next sun
mer or fall.
Mr. Darnell has arrived in Washington
! from Texas. as special messenger, chsrg
ed by President Jones with 1.-THE duty 9
bringing COPY Of the constitution Of th
: new State. accepted by a large msjorit..
OF her peoples correspondent inform
!. Us, in the proportion Of at least 81 10 !.
. Union.
Rufus Elliott Discharged - On applica
lion Of bis counsel, General Walter Jone
and P. r. Fendall, Esqrs.. VIM. Ruff
/ Elliott. who stood fchsrged will. KILN,
, Wm. q. Kendall. was discharged by ih,
, terminal court Of Washington county,
The application FOR the discharge wa
based on the presentment OF the CRANE IN
sT i; ihat Mr.. Kendall came 10 flis deaf
from . pis,ol.shQs fred by the said Elliot
/ lin self defence.
@oeking Death -Decapitaiion.--o Oh
Monday afternoon, abou, one O'Clock. tw,
men were employ ed in chopping the ic,
from the water wheel attached 10 the ma
chinery in the axe factory Of Mr, Jacol
Noele 10 this town, and IS, one OF then
was attempting TO get or look inside ,h
Wheel. i moved, almost entirely separat
ing The bead from the body, between On,
! OF the arms and an nprig hl posi-. operaiin,
exactly like pair Of shears. The whee
was forced back, and The corpse exlrac,e,
sl-ihe head attached only By piece q
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