Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1848-08-17

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4 THRiLLINc ADtENruRR.
Ihp fpllouips isiicr itou cksrle.| rlle,sIt d
! ! fiehd In PhilahelphI6 tbpr,rtd Il ,l's <er,h
American qn THURSDAY mosnin.. 4 !, s.. u
the most thrilling hdte0tdrcs IL e.er 49, IN.
liei'yio; and = 81, &C COL cain s|arins 4
has never been exreiled ~ ~ = 49,.
N.Aosa.. I IL, Jalt 81 Isl
81 This morning / laid the last plank n
my foof-tfidge on the Canada sids. -
then drove over and hack ac,in II 4 h,,sss
lgy Five hundred feet ofthe bf;doe M ~
Without railing on either side. m kcrS,,.
Though spirited, went along III; Nv so,,s,.-
ed up occasionally With nc Win s,ss j,
snow HIM that he was n eomma6d, aud
On returning, Z directed enc 81 the
i drivers to bring on his team---a two horsa
lciose carriage, weighing altogether over
ton and half 1 took his place On The
box and drove over and back. The ha,sss
went quietly. The flooring IS bnt s3skf
feet wide, 220feet high, 762Ieet long and
without railing, over such torrent a voa
never saw, and never viii see any where
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TIE FoIrSrKErs. Our city, in confer.
ring honors upon the Virginia Volunteers.
does crcditto herself, while She spays exai.
ted meritits just due Wecould wish that
the whole body Of these gallant men had
| Deen assem- bicdl in one mass, and. under
the command Of the veteran HamtFamek
have been paraded together upon tho CAM,
tql Square. Afiner regiment and mora
| accomplished leader have NOT been fnE-
nished BY any State Of this Union. II
they have had no bloody fields to encounter
!, Z, has been from no lack Of disposition
They have practised more difficult and al
allied virtues-thcse Of patience, endu-
rance, and fortituLs. IF they bring back
the sword Of Virginia without bloodupon
ITS edge, It is an even greater glory that
they restore her shield without 4 stain az
dlshonor upon its spotless purity.
Let our citizens welcome back with en- !.
thusiasna and gratitude these noble citizen
soldiers Let them show that they esti.
mate discipline, subordination and interri-
| ty,as essential traits In the Character 81 The
true soldier - Richmond Rlpu5licna..
ScEvH AT HARrERs- FEnRy
the correspondents Of Che Boston Atlas.
was at Harpers-Ferry last week He
says HI
I had toiled up to this height III order
' Y see AJeiierscs's Rock large bggIaea
Oft into the river beneath without much
difficulty It II covered with names, some
Of Thorn chiaseled out with great nentness,
and while was there two returned volunA
tcers were cutting, in letters three inches
long, the honored name Of Zachary TAY-
Lon. asked one of the caryers if he in
tended TO vote for Taylor vote for
Old Zach n was his indignant reply edo
you suppose that any one who ever knew
the old man, would vote for any one else q
REstLTs or 0DD FELLowsrIr--As an
instance Of the beneficial results of Odd
Fellowship. the Howard District Advocate
states that Mr.. Matthew Talbot, who died
at Ellicotts Mills last week, being mem-
Der ofGratitude Lodge, No 5, Baltimore,
was decently inferred By the Lodge at that
place, and lad every attention bestowed
upon him during his protractcd illness.
IGratitude Lodge has since, in true spirit
of charity, come forward and given to his
bereayed widow the handsome sum Of
$500. to enable her TO educate and support
her childrenl- baltimore Clipper.
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4 Colonel DELEGATE Samuel RI.
Ward, who is sent as delegate from Court.
land county, N. Y, to the Buffalo Conveu-s
tion, is colorcd man of the very darkest
kind--as black as the ace Of spades--but
| is withal, says the True Sun, very intelli-
gent and respectable person, and one Who
will not allow his claims 70, a scat to be set
aside with impunity.
A FORTUNATE MAX We understand
that the gentleman who had tile good for
tune, few days ago, to draw the capital
prize Of $4,000, on a Lottery Ticket
purchased Of PurcelI& Co. Oh this city,
has received his money, and invested Il
as follows S
Ten Thousand Dollars ii Virginia State
Stock; Ten Thousand Dollars Id James
River and Kanawlla Bonds, and. the resi-
4 Nu1 " tAiG liItt ptVlctAt--T- llGs a HUuS1uQ
Dollars, in Richmond City Stock.
Riet. R:Tpxisas
! GOVERNOR SMrrH on THE STuMr.-In d
lccnyersa.iun about ten days ago, q friend
remarked to Us that lie had visited Rich
mond no less than sercp diferent times,
to see his extra Excelleney, Gov. Smith.
on important business Mithputhaying mscc
i found him in the city Wclearu that his
lExcellcncy has again been absett Of late,
and BY reference to the Washington Union
lit will be seen that he has been ENGAGED in
delivering political harangue-
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MAmnorHs-Thc Norfolk Herald sp.aks
\ Ola cantelopc weighing twenty pounds
EIGHT ounces, and measuring thirty six n
ches, Of this years Virginia growth, and
| tic Macon, Ga, Times mentions ! squash
neasuriDg FIVE feet three inches III circum-
J, ference and weighing eighty four pounds,
grown near Savannah The Cell, Nd,
Wig speaks q corn stalks sixteen feet
high
The opponents d Gen Taylor have
dwelt much upon the f1ct that He never
/, held 4 civil Office b. way 81 reply his
n friends hare asked what civil Office GEN.
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