Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1847-12-08
HOMICIDE.

FFentkx Asssgsnsry Alasama Iskra..l NJ, -
There was rumor here yesterday Is !
very aggravated murder near Auburn. -
It was stated that number oEz5Wdy vel
,inteers assaulted the camp Of negro ira
der, who was on his way from Virgins to
this market, and who was brutaliy beaten
to death in attempting to protect his slaves
from abuse. A letter received from rel
liable correspondent, BY the freight train
Of Cars. gives US the following particulars;
AuRrRN, Nov, Esd, ls47.
Messrs Editors - There is i great ex-
.citement here this morning, eecasioned By
u most outrageous assault committed on
the partner of Mr.. Davis, Of Richmond,
Virginia, who was returning to Virginia
from New Orleans, where he had just TAX
en- 100 negroes The assault was commit
ted some i've miles beyond this place, at
d Grocery, 1.-THE same place where Burks a
short time ago stabbed s. Rease 50 severe.
Tly) Il appears that the gentleman ar
rived here Ia the Cars yesterday: and af
ter taking his dinner started in his buggy
for home, and arriving at this Grocery was
attacked BY six men, who were drinking,
They dragged him from his buggy and
beat him with clubs, breaking his skull in
a shocking manner, have Just seen one
pieceof his skull As large as a half dollar,
brought to town by DR. McGhee The
Grocery keeper, BY the name Of Thornton,
two men BY the name Of Williams, and
Eshree othersare said committed the
fosl decd and understand they have.
fad., SeReral men have gone IN pursuit
When / hear further particulars | will
let yoa have them The name Of the mar
dered man is Valley
CHEs ArEAKE AND Ono CANAL We
learn from the Boonsboro' Odd Fellow
that there is several extensive breachcssin
the canal, between Williansport and
Shepherdstown- The damage is Of such
nature as to preclude further transporta-
Etion this winter, at least that paper is so
informed BY an individual who ought to
know The new bridge over the Antietam
at Brien's iron works, recently erected hy
the county, has again been carried almost
entirely away, Isl
W.
TAIL sIrooTING The editor Of the
Boston Herald tells marvellous story of:
the shooting exploits Of the late Col
Martin Scott, his personal friend. lie.
says--.We saw him throw two potatoes
into the air and bore thela both in the
air with i single ball We saw him do
this with both.rihe and pistol We saw
him take downtivc swallows successfully
on the wing withshis rife, with single ball
I Ave saw him plant four successive balls IN
the centre, so closely that but one hole
could have been detected At the fifth
shot, his rife hung fire Nevertheless,
the half of tho diamatcr of the bah was
within the hole We saw him shoot at
fliving objects at least thousand Zines,
but never saw him draw trigger III vain,
never knew his bullet to vary hairs
breadth from the spot whore he had pre-
viously said he would place it,
/ / A HoGGIsT CoNyEYANcE.--A farmer
| of st, Adams, Vermont, recently made o
grand cntree into that place, mounted on
small ear drawn by four large hogs He
cntcred the town at brisk trot, amidst
the VACCINATIONS Of hundreds who were
soon drawn together to witness this nm
common spectacle. After making tho
flour Of the market place three or four
times, hs went into the woolpack yard,
had his swinish cattle Embarrassed and Ia
ken into aIstable together, where they we're
RECALLED with a trough full Of beans and
wash They remained about two hours,
while lie despatched his business as usual
at the market, when they were put 10 and
driven home again, multitudes cheering
him. This man, it is said, has only had
these animals under training six months.
A gentleman on the spot offered him 5240
for the concern as it stood, but it was in
dignantly refused.
aESanta Anna let loose two thousand
lscoundrels from the prisons when our ar.
my entered the city Of Mexico "
Boston Post
/ But who let loose the Prince of til,
lgang, Santa Anna himselfa
4A 1s Albany journal
Assassination or THE PoPE l--Thl
New York Herald says the late meeting
in New York will occasion the Pope to b
assassinated !, Wonderful .
TEMPERANCE EINpueEMENTT Tho Rev
Alfred Hewlett, Of Astly, (Eng) by wa
of inducing his congregation to becom
total -abstainers, has promised that lie vii
marry tee-totallers, christen their chill
dren, and inter their dead, free Of charge
! CnEEsE--One gentleman in Liekin,
Co, Ohio, makes annually 100000 wort
Of cheese
PLAN or THE WAR~-A correspondent
of the Union, a soldier Of the war Z
1922 recommends the Government t
Organize two Independent armies in Mex
1 leo, one for the North and the other 70
the South, the former to consist Of 10 o
$4,000 men, the latter 80 or $4,000 mel
each to be- composed in due proportion 3
REGULARS, volunteers and nativs troops.
s The GorToN GRoP.-The continued e.
vorable weether 1t the South warrants th
belief that the cotton crop will be full
average one, Estimates as high as 2,
100000, and even 100000 bales, al,
made
New York Canals. The tolls on Ties,
canals this year. amount to $3.50. 600. al
increase Of nearly ,000, 600 over last wear
This Is the 2sth year Of the Erie cana
lliayigation, during which itss tolls Iav
an,o,inted IL a37 1n0so0n ~