Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1847-04-29

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Gsai Lamar cspiwed The Calves
TOD News learDs hon Houston. That H.
formation be- been brought q Ao.iid
,hsl Gen Lsnar. With his co1p,ny u
50 Or 100 men. attempted a pnss through
from Lorsdo % JON Gen. Taylor; lhsl &.
Ter penetrating into tome dificbIt passes 4
IL Tie mountain beyond lie Rio Gftnd,.
Ne vas attacked 81 greatly supeFiot noa-
hers Of The enemy. whom be fought I'LL
1hs lost hall bis men, when Be found him.
telI compelled 10 surrender We hal6
Aole 81 Inc particulars. Gen. Larfftf's
object uas 70 So a the relief Of General
fayler q soon s. be had heard The 4
lsrning news q bic dangerous sisua-
ton.
~ s,as IA. Washington National wig
says:
A large body 81 lsborers aOd i1er k,h;es'
engaged upon he Smi,h3oniso Insiiluls
building over one hundre y IN number
took poll 10 ascertain their choice iofihH
next President Ererg man Of them voi,d
for tke Hero IF Brsna Pasta Oh inoui.
ri they found that they we're nearly :.
qually divided 10 party polisiss. ih6 ma
|joriiy being Democrats
ResuH Of fke Great Race. The r,cs
for 50, 900 aside. between Revenue and
Fanny King. came Of Il New OrIssns 81
the 18th. IN > storm Of rain Register
Won il two straight heats lime 8 IS,
|9 80.
Goa6iHed Forces ~ Scott and Taylor
will Be able 70 march 10 the Capital wilh
|QO 900 men. leaving sufficient force ID
garrison The captured towns.
IA letter has been received from OLD
Bull says the Courier des Efafs Uais IN
WHICH be states bis intention 10 return.
with his family, 10 The Uniied States.
The National Iniellig encer Of Tie I6h
.instsnt contains the ordnance passed by
the corporation Of Washington 10 aid ID !.
completing The Chesapeake md Ohio ca,
nal Itprosides fofsn advance Of $780,.
900 Of six per cent Stock Of The Cor.
porasion in exchange for like amount Of
The bonds 81 ihe Canal Company. ssii
Exchange MOTTO take place until ,hs con.
tractors show That they bave secured.
with the lid o. he $50 ono furnished by
The city 81 Washington. funds Sufficient :
TO complete The Canal 10 Cumberlsnd.rr
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Caadaidns The Cansdi are cross.
ing the lake and enisiing il The compa-,
a4es now recroiring Il Rochester for
Mexico.
Akttle giflfu faw,ucke,, thirteen yesrs
OLD. 8a,,emp'St suicide by drowning -
She had taken 90 orsnge from q baskeiin
front Of . STORE. and on being told ihatan
officer was alter her. BY some other chill
dren, she ran snd jumped into The river
just below the falls. She wis rescued as
she was abou, sinking for the last lime.
ELEPHANTS DROWNED The two.
| beautiful elephants attached 10. the mo-,
naeerie Of Messrs Raymond s. Wiiiog,
lately exhibited 10 This city. were drown.
ed ID the Delaware last week. s.hofi dis
| lance below.ibe city. 10 attempting TO-
swim the river. The mensgerie was on
iis way 70 Burlington. and other iownsin
New jersey. and ell Efforts 70 gel the ami
mails upon The boats proving unsvailing,
fss'ss r ss.emed gdyfazhfs Ia La th> tesvivu
across but the waller proved loo cold Tor
Them asis supposed. and becoming chill.
ed were drowned They were valued 81
BIO goo. and A. they were we'll trained
their loss will be severely fell, by he ORC.
Eprietors - Pdiidd Penn.
DISTRESS IN SIMULTANEOUSLY i65t.
VIZ! Ficfuys.--A Physician writing iIom.
Scholl. in the Canton 81 the Gsisous Dr..
the 18th Feb, says:--..Tbe parish OF
schulls ls one yast charnsl house. A.
irigh,ful mortality reigns. Each tsy
from foiiy TO foriy-6ve dead bodies sre.
fnterred There ID scarce 40 humble.
dwelling 10 Canton. into which lever.
dysentery or death has not entered
Graves cannot be prepared 10 sufficient
numbers and the bodies are 20 bastitvf
Inferred. itatibe dogs, scrapipg cfr he
dirt, draw them out, and fa,iei "a heir
flesh. The ieebleDess Of the iphabi,aa,sss
prevents them from digging deeper.
DroDnsd -@on Monday afternoon.
week. an Interesting little boy. the con Of
Mr. Vim, R.tcIif Of Iiagerstowu. wss4
drowned BY falling into Va, 81 bis fath.
er'sTiapnery.
PARDON ny THE PREslDENr oh
Thursday lhe 22d inst. pardon was Re.
ceiyed II the clerks Office iibers,ipe Esaoe
Rooinsoa from lbe renilenlisry, where IS
has beer confined since. the March tenn
q the Criminal Court, 1876. Robidsou
y about eighteen years Of age. He Vas
convicted Of an assault with intent Is killi'
young man named Yourg. By which
ne latter was severely wounded d, ID / fta.
c;s IA refeciofy. For this offence .RSb.
lRson was sentenced 70 three year, i'm
2risonment in the peDiieDtiary. Mon OIL
The Jurors upon The trial, end Mr. You're
himseli, signed petition f6r bis pard5s
a ihe time Of bis conviction, bit ;he.aDe
peal 10 the Presidents Il thai lime ~ MIA
successful Val INT. Il
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Damsgss for tis DseM Of Railroad
Passenger DIR. Alfred Hitchcock, II AIN. I,
~ brother 81 The late DR.. Henry b,
Hitchcock, Of Middleboro'. Mas. Who.
wss killed % he 23d Of February last,
~ collision Of cars % ihe Fsll river
rs'lroad' bas made 40 adjus,ment 81 ibe