Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1847-05-13
By JOHN 5, 8 noRATto u. GAILAIlkR.
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~ sqe$ieO ~ Lennatefec On The kacilc. He
sslses % iae ,s,ss foa,ss which have been sur.
1 sssed and Written and ,alked sbost fl mapv 1
yeatspssi and gives mach Of he data rsiitpect.
ING he same, aat 6nslly thinks this route
lsssoss Mtxieb fFen ike iiser Il6asacae icss q
ihs river Tehnsnss2ec The best ono. III sshsr
1opf GossfnmsnpupEht, III jhs Ae,llenisns II III
Essashs e RsAss = i,h M.2icc y 80 i
faanag in question. Psssing Mi MI. n.if.,.s Z
Iiei,sf would b found 100 long and l<aI>s. 4.
four reader, and fading The sisi " iniormaiion N
IN eontsins embraesd II sisels psrae rarph il /.
isnerfTcm washpeion 10 ihs NJ Y. souiSal - I
compelce, ,we prefer givins ,hs iai,st \. n.
former, asfollo~s ~ ~. Z. 81
VT Walkers lrIenjs claim (ot him !
q great astnisness il managing his
brunch Of the government espetiiiiyss
eonnected with Commercial poliiy. Con-
Moore. late 81 The Texan Navy. hasbeen
useful 10 him ii giving ini6rnalion sSoIt
ibe Coast adjscenf 10 Tabssco. il Isl s;i..s
entity Of certain Hser 100 miles 81 ~. y
lot Vera Cruz. 10 deg. NORTH Iai,,uSe
IemptyinR into The gull. and nayifsble for
lshipsoi The largest clsss 10 within an
miles Of another nayieable river. Simply.
ing into The gull d Tshuanlspec % the
Pacific. % which il port 81 The sams f
name, containing apopulatiou 81 seven 4.
Thousand, and within ten days 81 aiming I.
OF the East indies. What would Won eay I
40 reilroad across tL;s ninety R;1ss g n
Such i channel Of Communication thrown
open 10 ell nations would give strongly
sincreased stimulus 10 the COM mere "a i
the void. and augment our own ,slseady i
sufficiently magni6ed importance.
WFAT is THE NJ 4TTER The Indiana
Journal states that ID ',he B,h Congre;.
ssional District 10 Thai Stale. ]. w. paiIs, I
late Speaker o. The House Of Represents \
hves. END The ablest man Or lhat sids of
politics. has been laid on he shelf lori.
new hand. What il the matter i-Mf.
Davis was, il Appeals to us, q dfeniied
and able sSpesker Of The Eiouse. WIZ
do big party lay him 90 readily aside
lcinsi,snsH chrsn.
!. sSu!ciDEs LAST YEAR-One Of ibe o..
Pers which took notes. s.a:es Thai ,heic
were Two hundred and two suicides com.
pif.ed ia Ihe- 4, \. 60 " CHUNG nv Y
throaif 81 hanging 20 shooting; % /
drowning ~ poisony TO jumping from ]
heiehl;i5 stabbi1e g inder railroad cars.
or this number. 50 were insane, is drunk,
and 10 filled with remorse and despaiy.a
GoiNc THROUGH A CARRiAcE Hon.
Dixon n LAWS. The Senator from AJs
was. % Saturday week. in The acs " kst-
ting into acarIiage on Penn. Ayefue.
when be broke out the bottom 81 ihe
carriage with his great weieht--his legs
crossing over the coupling pole. and ne r.
y touching the ground between chs
wheels. the residue Of bis person being
Invisible inside ibe hack. We can fssd-
ily believe that il VAS . eufious specis-
Gle 10 the outside bafbarisns,Ht 10 seea
hack standing BY The aide walk. with Two
such subsisniiaf legs sticking through iHs !.
bottom. :. those " ths honorable Chair.
man On Finance. ~
Among The killed II The battle OF Bue-
M Visia was WILLIAM .PRlcR. Of Illinois.
in the seyenfy second year Of his dRs.--
He had lett bis home Of sfiuence and
ease with the expressed wiskto die 10 The
service Of bis country. II
4ssA a4 ~ IN
A CURIoUs CALcuLATIoN.-- What ia
billion. The tepiy Il very .simple--a
million times ] Million. This i. Quickly
wrilisn and quicker slill pronounced; but
no man d dbIe 70 count il. You may
count lGO Or ITO il minute bn, lei % !.
even suppose that yon may 90 - iar a.
200; then an hour will produce 1900;
q day. $50 600. and Z year Of 365 days.
i05. 100 900. Let Us suppose now, that
Adam. at The hrsi beginning Of bis exist
ence, had begun 10 count, had continued Y
10 do 20. and was counting siill; be would
moi even, now, sccofd inR 10 The usually
supp0sed age Of Our glo6e, have counfed
near enough. For Is Count billion. be
would require :p4lg jssrs. "a day., s
hours and 90 minuie,.
PRAcricAL JoKIEc Some Of The Re-
pr csc p,alivesqo .LegislsinTes are occasion
ally he subjecis 81 Joke, probably from
their inquisiiive dispdsiiions.
Ailsi.bIe 81 one 81 ihs hotels il Bos-
ton. one u ihs igisgogss who W. IA
The Ess6ii d asking those around him. in-
stead 81 he waiter, 10 wait % him, one
DAY asked Mac The gentleman opposite.
: g Gao yss reach apsP ps''s'tr'' II Il
.sAad viii you nix ny fork 10 ooe d
EN- If ssksd ibe Ben.
"0t csriainlys said Mac. !. . Be took
sbe FORK. carefully sisbblng 4 into tbs POI
;sioe i here hs Ian il
I Al this ihe Rep 10 somewhat vexed.