Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1848-01-22

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Sun Of the 18th inst says .-@As We 60
Ito press destructive fire israging among
the shipping 1t Spearis wharf II irst
broke out on board the steamer Wolcott,
and the flames soon spread to the magnif-
cent steamer .Iewess, WHICH was on fire
! from the stern q the engine when weleft,
Two schoonors were also burnt The
whole mass Of vessels being hemmed ii
by the ice, escape VAS impossihla The
steamer Planter vas also partially Oh FIRE,
but she managed to make her escape from
along side Of the JeWess. and the Gro on
board Of her was soon extinguished
A NovEL PERFoR great
est novelty thatshas ever been seen, Is at
present exhibiting at New York, and con.
sists ct ! numbae of canary birds, some 20
or more, that have been trained IA draw
Icarriages, wear cooked hats and coats a "a
Intititarie, zee of small cannons, dance on
the tight rope, stand on their heads, and
/ perform various other feats that display d
capacity TO learn and he trained, which no
one could imagine the feathered race pos.
sessed, As might be expected, tie per
formances are witnessed b. hundreds of
ladies and children daily.
THREE DAYS SiGuT--A raw locking
fchap, rather green in the routine Of bank
Ing operations, called in at one of our city
banks, a few days since, and, after making
due inquiry as to the nams Of the bank.
observed to the teller while he displayed
his proportions to the best advantage.
Do you see me, STRIP and Immediately
walked out, leaving the officer somewhat
puzzled rs "a. the why and wherefore Of
the question. Upon the next day he
again presented himself at the counter,
and, after asking the same question, walk
led quietly Off Astonished at the repeti-
tion of SO odd an affair, and expecting a
hoax Of some kind, the teller deterinined
lthatif the singular customer should return
again lhe would put mark upon him the
better to know him in future. Accord
Ingly, upon the individual presenting
himself on the next day, for the third
time, he was met with the ink sponge di-
rectly between the eyes. {. Ha. ha, mis-
ter, you're rather too late 70 come that
CANNON now, | rather guess you've had
three days siglit,n says the queer one $50
down with the DUST ut the same time
producing draft for 500 at three days
lsight +. Tn blow'd if Didn't guess you
didn't know I had this little bit of paper
in my pocket when you looked at me the
other two days; you can't find anything
grecnin this chap, rather guess Our
informant left the the teller explaining the
nature of s'three days sight toythe cute
customer.-B Bale SIN.
A PALrABLE Hfr.--A Boston paper
gives the following authentic anecdotc of
a certain married individual in that city,
who is luxuriating on the hard times at
tho rate of iiirrc per cent munti, fur his
money. He took trip by railroad the
other day and seated himself at the very
rear end Of the train, because, he said. the
use of his money was worth something
4 while the conductor was coming through
| the cars
/ THE HINDoo GIRL.--The following in
tercsting fact was stated IN 1 recent lee
ture BY Mr. Pierpont
4. AT the present day. the uncdueatet
/ Hindoo girl, by the use Of her hands sim
| ply, could surpass in deficiency, and fnepes,
4 Of texture, productions Of the most per
| feet machinery, in the manufacture Of cot
ton and muslmIeloths In England, cot
4 ton had been spun SO fine that it would re
Iquirc athread Of four hundred and ninet,
miles in length to weigh a pound bu
| the Hindoo girl Ind, BY her hands, con
structed thread which would require t,
Il be extended one thousand miles to weigl
d pound and the Deccale muslins. of he
mallufaetulc, when spread on the GROUND
land covered with dew, are no longer yisi
| bic. sfsI
| Communicative rich men ate New
ll0rlealls, named Gcnois and Avegno, have
lbeen msilctcd in $1,000 damages for whip
Iping a negro woman. The case was az
gravatesI b. the fact that the woman turn
led but "a. be free. Several other person.
would be willing to be whipped for thu
tsaipe money. She had charged a femalt
relative Of oneof them with infdelity with
Ia black lnan.
AwFrL DEATHs-A man, named u Hilary
Warren. ut Whaleysyille, in the upF III part
3of Somerset county, Nd, was burned up
alive in his own house, on Sunday morn
ling, the 26th ult Endeaxoring . save
some Of his property from has dwelling,
which was on fire, be vas caught by the
fall Of a portion 81 the building, and be,
fore assistance could reach hi1a, persisted
LII the flames. His bones were all that
we're found Of him after the rubbish had
I been removed
Rev. Sebastian Streeter, Of Boston, ssil;-
! ted id the holy bonds Of wedIock afring
the last year one hx,sdred and strtsf-eigdt
lconpls. The number married by him
lin 1876 was one hstnaycd aid fJla.eig llt,,
which shows that lis business, ii this
branch 1T Ieassis steadily increasing
Nrw SrATEs member of Congress
EnroDoses that, Whenever the yeters of any
State II Mexico, shall signify their desire
Is become annexed to the United States,
| they shah 81 adDisscd upon an equality
with the other States Of ffhe UniQn This
goria Be sn oif-hsnd way Of IncEeazing
THE number Of States but We doubt
whether II viii Be approved mi " eqt: Of
NEw MovEuESr The colored people
Iofthe city Of New York are taking lpes.
ssarss 10 sera OUT some 81 their inbst re-
spectsbie men 10 Iab6ris, To procure IN
Ifermssion, With III intention q makin 7