Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1848-06-01
srYsTERIoIts ArrArR.

The Cincinnati Commercial states hat
daughter Of Mr.. David Lamhaen, fssidinx N
Clermont county, about eighteen miles from ihxs
city, disappeared on Sunday week. She va. -. !.
tremely beautiiuland had many admirers, araonx !
them young man. named West, ffou Bal,itnors,
The Commercial says:
70 Ills shse j Il dfssRs lad 4EeaSssh psisfesS
most decisively 81 the parents Of Miss T..
as they knew but little Of him. Hecou.
tinued his visits, however, as d friend, not
a sutton, and On Sunday called as usual
He was coolly received, and after fafrSinC
few moments, Miss III, in company with
another young man, left the house, -
they said, to 60 to church, but Wsat,
probably affecting indifference, remained
until about three hi tho AFTERNOON, when
no started homeward. Nothing more hss
since been heard Of either West Or Misc
l. and her companion. The greatest en-
citemcnt prevails ID The neiehbofho0d. -
1t is snrmised that West, in sc Of Iieak
ousy, murdered both.
II PENNSYLVANIA RIBLE SocIErY. - rom
Ia. condensed view Of the op6fKfftns Of
the Society for the past year, IL abpears
that the circulation Of copies Of tie sacred
Scriptures By tie Society, Is nov. about
0:000 annually The number Of Biblcs
distributed last year was ~, $40: number
| Of TestaIncpts, Al ,522; totxi, 81, 462 FOL
umcs ian increase Of nearly 10000 over
the previous year
The receipts during The year wero S2f,-
238 96an increase Of more than $4,000
over last year. The number Of life mem
i bers added TO Che Society last year was
33--an increase oyer former years.
LUTHERAN STATI.-rcs. The General
Synod Of the Lutheran church has Just
finished i session Of Eve days It ap-
pears that their clergy now number shout
$40 They hsYc under their charge 1860
congregations, to which IRE attached 20O,-
600 members. Their yearly increase 81
immigration IS 10000 and BIZ monber-
ship, 5000 They also possess three in,
corporated colleges and five theological
Summaries in which about $50 young men
! are in course Of preparation for the minis
try
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! CoNsEcTrrrr u s. SESAroRs The
4 legislature Of Connecticut, on Tuesday, e
iected Roger Sherman Baldwin, (who now
holds the same Office BY appointment 81
the Goyern0r,l to she u. 8. Senate, ion ths
unexpired term of Senator Huntington.
deceased and Truman Smith, for the
new term of six years, from the 4th day
Il n March iaexf ~ i lilh5crifv az a;r yofa;sl
| Mr.. Baldwin's term win expire on the 4th
Of March, 1851 Nj. Smith IS now 1
member Of the Lover House Of Congress,
from Litchfcld and Fairfield counties. -
| He viii succeed Mr. Niles, democrat. a
vhig gain
i Forn srEAMBoArs BrRKr ~ despatch
| from st. Louis, Of May 8, announces thc
destruction By Gro offour stesmboats thai
|. | morning, viz the Mary The Ia ia; I
the Missouri and the & Liehifbot -
The Ere originated il the 1lsii which
| was without insurance All The fsst Mcrl
insured The 6nfifa loss = >stin1Sfed q
$4,000 The boats were al empty 8
-zssI.s
II re New York correspondents Il III
.. Boston ChronotJfe stys that ionic r6r
ties rs that city went INTO 1onr spcstl6|
tioii Oh the stfen Il & iofeSikl' ll
predictions Of A. y Davis, tto clsixS>
All. Tie predictions tur1o3 olz l4l.s
cious and dc credulous parties ipst Vi
J CSC. 900 they Ind edventdle& eexx,
q them fight