Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1848-03-04

lle rev fefk correspondent O ne thiladel-
phia Inquirer, in his leer Of the "a insi relates
ne following
The staid demurc citizens Of our littis
sister city across the river Brooklyn, have
been In high statc Of excitement fef some
days past, in CONSEQUENCE Of one Of those
strange occurrences which make rs some
times exclaim, that fart is stranger than
fiction. One d the wealthiest and nlcst
fashionable men Of that city had been APP
pointed guardian for his niece, an heiFess
70 . very large amount Of property, and .
most beautiful and accomplished gifL
The guardian has lately at intervals, fe.
ceiyed anonymous letters, indifferent hand
writing, intimating in delicate way, that
the sooner ne discharged from hIs yes
a ccachman whom ne nau IN M employ,
the more y would pe % inc peace 81 ms
family, and ultimately 70 his benefit At
nrst ne pald ne attentlon 20 these letters,
6ut 50 many q then. were directedIt 70 HIM IN,
mat least the misg'Yihgs o. ms friends, ior
the tone q the letter showed that they
were MS friends, might turn out true, and
De realized, ne determined upon dlscharg-
ing ms coacnman ana hiring another IN
ms place
he accordingly called INN into ms stu
dy, inquired how much nc was IN his deht,
ana being informed q the amount, ne paid
u, ana told him he did not wish hls SER
wees any longer The announcement
took the coashman by surprise. lie re-
GREETED very much being discharged hoped
and believed that he had done his duty
faithfully, and would continue to exert
himself to give satisfaction, it the gentle
man would continue him in his employ
The gentleman was well pleased with his
coachman, had no fault to find with him,
but he desired to make d change, and could
not think of keeping him any longer ).
The coachman, seeing that his employ
| er was determined on discharging him,
made no further effort to alter his deter
mination. but said he hoped his employer
would allow him to take his wife with him
He said he certainly had no objection, and
was strange request to ask him. 1t
was the first time, however, that he heard
he was married s.Oh yes" replied the
coachman, Il have been married these six
months to your niece.
The uncle was horror strtck-he raved
and be pranced more like maniac than
a sane man. Finally he got cool-made
inquiries in relation to the matter, and
from the lips Of his own niece learned the
truth OF his coachInan.s story. This IS the
story as It Is whispered. about IN Brook
lyn and IN this city. could give the
names OF an the parties, put 1t would not
pc rignt OF proper g make them public.
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from one dollar to one dollar twenty
nve cents, peine nignef IN cites, IN the
more s: nortnern Save states wages are not
quite SO high In the newer plates the
wages o. mechsnics are higher, varying
from one @ tive COLLARS :, IN INC western
ing l from I9csnts e two s dollars per gay
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stocking WeaNefS, IN an ADDRESS 70 the
public, stated that after toiling from four
teen to sixteen hours per day, they could
earn only from, One dollar to one dollar
obliged to subsiyt on bfead and water, or
potatoes and sals
In Ireland, the average price Of COM
mon labor is from teIrto twelve cents per
day. In France, the common wages Of
hired laborer are thirty seven dollars and
fifteen cents for ( man and s eighteen dol