Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1853-01-27
VIRGINIA.

The amount Of taxes assessed f4rlhe year 1852
is So0t III 80 Ia the Virginia HIaseIof Dele
gates on Thursday, Mr.. lewis, Of Harrisoa, INTRO
duced proposition to 5dlApriza 4 railrPaj from
Clarksburg, Harrison co4hiE "a point On the Bal
iimore and Ohio road } lib she month Of the Big
Sandy. The obiec, Of thisImove4i-nt (says the
Richmond Whig) is + ehaBe Baltimore 10 com
pete successfully fot III, Southwestern and Western
Irade2with the Central, aph NE Virginia aad Ten
neSseeNroads. The cut adro4s the country as pro-.
posed, W.T. i, is said, place Baltimore some 40
miles nearer to Memphis Yah Richmond.
II In compliance with a teso utiop adopted by
the Senate, January iih, 1883 The AulilOrhas pre-
plred statement, sbegink the amount Of taxes as
sessed in each county of Fhs COMMONWEALTH for
the years 1851 and 1852, oh persons, property and
subjects. other than the Tux on licenses and The.
number Of cattle sheep, AMI hogs, aud their value,
for the year 1852. We compile tkerefroui the fol-
l5wiug statemeht4of each item in the Eastern and
Western portions 81 the state: Amount af taxes
7ssSessed in ls5t, West OF ha vBihe Ridge, S226,l
500 IS East, sill Ans Co Total, S537 .92S 35.-
Amount Of taxes assessed ihls52, West gf Blue
Ridge, $50 s5i IS; East, 500 32e 7s-Folal s9ot,-
l7s 80 Number Of cauIe, Sheep and hogs IL 1882
West Of Blue Ridge, 80 p53 Fasi, 43j 3is-f
Total 3,i73lll. Value Of ioatue, sheep ahd hogs
West Of Blue Ridge. So s376l2 90; EAsl, s. 49,, !
1876 IS Total, sia, Us 43s 9l
To The Albany (New Ybfk) Fgi4ier extracts
from tbs last number Of the Dsn;osrdti6 Rtsicr a
savage onslaught upon tie organization of The
Roman Catholic church, which is described as
''enIirey and wholly political compA9C and one
whose presence on this confident Is niinical 10
pabican principles and institutions. +.
We DO not refer 10 me cireamstancef to make i.
the basis Of CONTROVERSY. we ellie i'as evidence
OF the glaring insinceriiy With whieh an ACCREDITED
organ Of an active SECTION OF 5he Democraid party
ps0oFi-sa citizens OF the Cathlie faith prioa soihe
November election -RepEAid
--I~ ~. Ill.,
ffr The Charlottesville Allocate gives IN &C
count Of Two wonderful cures effected ip that place
BY Prof HAZE, by means Of Electro Biology. Both
The patients were ladies. oue aspaFaiz4d and
unable 10 move Fwiihou, assistance Il she is now
walking about the town. unaidea eYsnloy a cFuieh.
The other had suffered from alsevereI spinal afec-
tion aud for years had not ben able prse from
her led shecan now get up uhassisled, and is 10
-ery res.neei greatly improved III
co,,.vrz.rloS socfxrY.-wsE learn that the A.
m.rican q. iionizaiionE Society," held an adjourned
ueel;ng on h. l'ih lost. aad elected J3HS II B.
s. etp. more. PHrsidesI Mr. Lat
- go :. a-esihers. Of ihe Mary
land Colonization Society. Th4ESqcieiy 80
ed Vice Presidents, and passed seyera iD Pr -
resolutions.
II The'Sis,er ofGenerai Pierre, (widow q ihe
I.,e General Jobn MsSeili1 firI whose relief he
House has Just passed special Hsns'onseiit ~ an
overwhelming majority, had been infxain pressing
her claim On Congress for Yeas Past-eFer since
the death or her Distinguished husband. The good
for,une AZ she brOsher, however! has happily in
uencsd Der fortunes also. and gets her pension
II fne picture Of Gens Pierce, hanging IN
the Office Of Major Avery al Cincinnati 4 IS
stated, suddenly leI, and vas bfcken in pieces al
The exact time that the Gsnsral Ard his wife we're
made ckildiess By the fearful scEihehi q And9ver
"a coincidence which Is i1Faluxsse 70 The loEeIs
Of The marvellous.
- We return thanks 10 Ma. BkxIaNiE Moon.
erahr House 81 Delegates, fa< s1nAiy seeunsnls