Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1849-04-12

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p-w v-r;oaicsi +The weston Bos,msn.s
.,<>< -o.,e in,ercs,;n9 statistics CONNECTED uilh
s,..abos., % tie Mississippi The number Of
s,e,rnhoafs running Cd all the waters that empty
INTO he Mississippi. dhrinE the month az January
las, Z =, down IS sal exclusive Of tow boats and
itlfy boass. measuring IL the sggregaie. lise55
tons ofshese sse hnadred and sesepty-two steam
bo1is there are but iwdniy-,go more than ave years
cd The 81. Louis Rsreile says:
H0f the boats built before 1885, the aver
age age Of those not destroyed was nearly
eve years, and Of those lost BY violence near
" four years
eThe average aee Of those not destroyed
was four years and ten months, and Of those
lost, two years opc and three fourth months.
,sWe now have but % out Of five hundred
and seyentysxo boats more than 5 years old.
at APPEAR that one half Of the boats
built were lost By sinking, burning, or ex-
ploding. T0draW ourconcllsion from these
facts, we are warranted in the supposition,
i that one half Of the boats now running viii
be lost BY sinking or otherwise, at the average
age Of two years, and that Nthe other half
will, after receiving ordinary repairs, arrive
at the ages averaging three and half years. =
Il Is estiniaie1 thar the annual expenditures Of
all the boats on The western waters amount 10 the
sum Of saarly ilrcis.y iail!iszs IF doiiaTs!
The Reyeile adds that, ''during the course OF the
past year twenty-five boats were lost BY burning,
thiry-iwo b. sinking. nine By explosions. and six
BY collisions. In the different accidents forty-Jne
persons were killed ty drowning eighy-iwO were
burnt; one hundred and ninety nine were scalded
to death, and seven LOST BY collisions Within the
last fifteen months explosions and burniHgs have
increased while collisions have decreased TO an ex-
tent that could hsnjly have been anticipated
Such is a picture of the destruction on the Mis-
sissippi in one year, and which might without ex-
asseration, stand Tor every year The reckiessness
of life the frequent ignorance or carelessncss ofen
einecrs, the gross aefecs Of machinery, and the
dangers Of snags onA sawyers have made the Mis-
sissippi River graveyard and we cannot but hope
that railroads NAV some day present safer vel
as a speedier mode bf conveyance than is now al
forded By the perous navigation OF the Father Of
Waters"
ssg We learn FROM the Lyuchbnrg papers that a.
large meeting OF the citizens of that town was held
on THURSDAY last, ID hear an address from Judge
Win. Daniel, in behalf of the Virginia and Ten
nessee Railroad The yirginiau says, the speech
was able and Interesting, and gave entire satisfac-
ton to all AT lis conclusion, the subscription
books were opened, and upwards Of no. 600 dollars
wer,hsot stock taken
~ A DR.. Moofe Of Montgomery, Alabama, as
ser;s thar he has cnEe6a great number Of cases Of
Cholera even in The kast Stages by the Of de-
coctfon Of tobacco given as an enema, and as q
drink. lie saws, th3t lis infallible TO cure. The
dccoction is from eng drachin of plug tobacco 10
pint Of water for the enema and 4 tiution Of the
same for drinking
E1gg The recent annual report of the Bible So
cety ef Virginia shys that mos, of the Counties in
The State, have b4en visited during tie year, and
abont 10000 copies Of the Scriptures have been
distributed The receipts fprahe Bible year ending
April Isl, 1870 amount to more than 81 001.--
This is perhaps lhe largest sum raised in any pre-
vious year Of the ! otiety's historf.
E-- The April humber Of the Plough, Laons and
AnrR, that able advocate OF The industrial trio, 50
well expressed in It's TILE has been received. The
editors, Messrs. J4S. Skinner & Son have collaied
from abundant materials, "a truly valuable well
readable number. We recommend ii 10 an attentive
reading among its large list of subscribers.
I H#teff Coco
| IL bill which passed the House of Repre-
sentatiyes OF Massachusetts some time ago propo
sing to amend the election laws of that State 10
require pluraiity instead Of n,ajory Of votes to
elect Congressman and some other officers, was re-
ected in the Senate on the I'd inst, BY vote against
| il of more than twp to one. ~
/ eY- A company Of emigrants to Texas from Mon
roe Co. Georgia were attacked with cholera, after
leaving ~ Orleans and at the last accounts eighteen
of the company had been buricd--sevcn negroes in
one grave. Soms of them died infthree hours after
they were attacked The party was composed Of
six families with tiffr servantsin all ~ persons.
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! f-s- The Washington Union, says that Congress,
| in its haste TO provide Secretary and Assistant
Secretary &c, for the Department Of the Interior,
forgot to make any appropriation for the payment,
! Of their salaries.
| PosT-orrIcE RE3MoyAIs.--Th Thew ashington Wing
states that Of the one hundred and ihirtytwo remoy
ais made by the Pust-office Department during the
past week, twenty-four were for vacancies created
! by removals for cause.
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t ~ Mr.. Moui,on has moved his Daguerrean
apparatus to one of the upper Rooms in the Court
House He desires those in want Of really striking
ikenesscs, call this week, otherwise they may be
disappointed.
lg The Official reportofthe New Orleans Board
Of Health, for The week ending March 81 gives the
number Of deaths in thai city b. Asatic and other
| species Of cholera at 266.
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tg In this time of hytrophobia, il may be we'll
ia. gemark, that 90 person who has paid his news
paper subscription in advance, was ever known to
be bitten By "a mad dog. 5
! re- DR. Thomas H. Averctt has resigned his seat
in the Senate of Virginia, in consequence Of receiv
ing the nomination for Congress in the Piitsylyania
Congressional District.
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II The farm of Mr.. Perry, in Rails county,
Missouri, was lately inundated, all his improve
menis and produce swept of, his stock drowned and
he himself lost bis life.
L9' The Piitsburg Post states that measures are
on foo: to obtain from the Legislative of Pennsyl
vaDia charter 10 make a Railroad from Piitsburg
10 Whecling.
Il Ter There were upwards OF fiiisssteamboats at
ST. Louis ihe2Sth ult, most Of which were either
receiving OF dischargins freight,
g The New York Courier states that counter
feit quarter eagles. well exeeuted are in circula.
lion also, half dollars, daied is47!
Com AanIvsD.-A passenger Who arrived al n.
York, on board The Nonherner, brought $50 900 in
gold from California
| ET Capt LkMrEl. BExr. ayenerahle citizen Of
Winchester Va, died in that place On the 9Th inst
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