Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1847-12-08
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Considerable excitement has been man
Tested IN State Street. Boston within the
twenty.foar hours preceding Friday eve.
Ming, on account Of 4 large amount Of forgr
"a faper being in themsrkct The Jour
nal SAYS The facts as stated to US are,
that ! broker named George Miller, who
had speculated largely IN stocks and real
estate. has borrowed various amounts Of
money II 5;tf,srsns ; ~ ard given
g IN. s.-- r -
a collateral security notes q nanu' pn Y
porting % have been signed oy ut 2.
!!BelknaD. contractor! Miller went to n,
York % Friday week and was to !. have ave
retnred on the next 1aesday ~. = sss
:aseertamed that ne whs seen ~ : hiiauel7
p',sa ~ eeos nv , Is ~ a, no.;s
mat iSaI . a,s e.e ~ aDoe ia 5000 ,,,,',
Nsle uus anu Waiel''s Us III ..,s. ~ IT, &.
AalnlnA e P1ynyu - ]. 49,. :
J.. $50 ~ " a MI ~ S;see,-a s,,e
amounting 70 v9oeoo - psen !. 49,, ,o;o1
slIil.a. ~ f.5ss, - az ],
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il.e1 iOur 49, liosss H - ILL., g
wa ess,''eu an.us .AP ~. 4s,s = -.
N, q ara ~ w. ,a I,ss 7. = hsl;ayaa
49,. ~. y ~ sUOa Ayss { s.ill
an s 80 IN n.hsEs .5an Miller are
;n,nl;csseJN;n the afFs;E !,
! ! lfa
1aetP - 81 e. - ir%~S1l
; 49, NJ toll,,s;,,sss r;r,;ms e Tho sar.se
e' II iOi'0"''s' - $3.50 Z n
3D., r..,.w s,sooo iEIEN Fisee - 90
81. al sirazsy 500 WIN. Whitney $500
/ J. w Clark $500 Thomas Dixon 5000
; 9. Mead go n 3. , Iyls t.. sn NY
m " = = g Ts,as $40 r''' 49, 80
Ia. ii. Fiske. 5000 Total s5S5OO
| Other amounts are given, which make
ltal viii undoubtedly exceed 100000.
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MAJ. PHuLrP Sr GEeRGE CooKE.-Few
lof our readers, We presume, are aware that
this distinguished officer, who was called
from the seat of war, and is now attending
las witness, the Court Martial convened
flor the trial of Lieut. Col Fremont, was,
in his youth, a citizen ofour town. Major
Cooke is brother of ] John R. Cooke, Esq,
formerly of this place. and although years
lhavc elapsed since we parted with him, we
well remember his kind and affable dispo-
lance Ilfaftins5urg Rsp.
An UNrsuAL GIRcpMsTANcE.- Ten or
fifteen wears ago. six Young men, ono by
lone, left their native county, lFayette,
Kentucky. in search Of 4 livelihood abroad.
They will all meet at tic present session
Ia members Of Congress Though from
the comfy in which Mr. Clay resides, five
'Iare Democrats and one is Wing So, it
lis the truant from one State is adopted by
1anothcr.-BaH. CLIP
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FlRE.-On Sunday morning week, a.
bout 8 o'clock. the Store of Mr.. Sears, in
lIJnion Hotel Building was discovered to
be on FIRE the supposed work of an lncen-
1 d;ary ,s Gre was kindied i'm two different
warts ofItbc room. and the money drawer
fonnd r;aed of its contents But for the
timely discovery most serious conseouen.
lccs MIGHT have ensued as the wind was
Iblowne strongly we arc happy to say
that Mr Sears, loss was not great. Much
credit i due our tiremen for their prompt
I;tnde 81 This occasion Z Nm Rep.
/ p,,sr,., Ace,nrxr On Monday LAST
SON Of Mr. John Derlany. Of this count,
[anotber lad 1t appears, from the ac
count giycn by the boy, that in crossing 4
ditch. Derlany being III advance, the CUR
\ Of his companion. from the hammer catch
limo in a bamboo briar went off and lodg
ed the entire load in his back, near the
Derlany lies in a very critical state
the shot having been driven into the stom
tach causing an entire suspension Of til,
nerves of motion in the lower extremities
while the sense Of feeling is very acute
IFaiJar Nc,rs, Nor3227.
"A PIeTURE OF THE GENERATORS. We
saw yesterday one of the most extraordi
nary pictures that the Daguerreotype ha!
Iyet taken 1t was picture OF i've gene
Irators Of one family, representing daugh
ter, a mother, grandmother, great grand
Rmothcr, and great great grandmother, al
living members of the same family Th'
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