Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1854-11-23

MS eteetlun ~ small majority. Nearly all tht
papers concur - giving bial mai1titie, rangins
from 200 ID 600 bRi he contest has tesn u cia>.
thai ac0ntesied election will probably ensue Which
ever caatidale Is declared successful.
IsgcoND n5sPrcn
Nte YORK, Ma l5-fhe latest ofi,fal return,
for governor show 20 material chanrd from thf
general estimate q yesis1say. MIR. Clark is stu
generally though that be VIII he finally declared
governor BY shout that rlusalily.
ScFEM0s ErrRr F9s FsEDERteK. +-Thesropft Il
sll 10 session an wA continue al les, ~ rest ii
this week Bn; two felony eases have h,sn trird
and with but ~one-tonv e.i9n--thai 81 Afmi.}ead'
flee negro, Tor an assault On Mathias Ruiier fIe
was sentenced 70 The psaea,iarg fgf eight years
Il Is probable thar an extra ielm " III be held by
Judge kinney to Try special case.
2z..--, Ilaasteztsr rirgiais
Dsarn a. yiaslxlaS -Indee Collect, native
OF Jefferson county Virginia, and many years
since The editor Ethe Republican Farmer rob-
lished Of siaunton, Yrginia preceding re publ
cation, 10 the same ufiee of ihe staunion Speeia.
I TOT died few DAYS aee. ri his residence near
Wilmington Ohio. full q years Rnd heaors.
ExrrSsiYs RonngRY ~ Bosrax.-fbc Boston
Atlas Of Fritay sses lhai ne hneri logirsl cocr.
ton 81 The Boston Natural Histnty 5lcieiy having
been given some time since 10 woman ri be wash.
Ell y has Teen discovered hat rears al the spepi.
mems Of diamond, ippaz emerald and other pre-.
/ n hum
| dfeds n dollars haze hetH ahsitselfd TIE va.
men state hai s3me ssntl,mrb came f. hEdeaam.
iaed ne eaiieei while thsf wsfs a. work,
cns.r GANsl-.A IAN. namsl h'arrss, she .b.s i
editor y resls, vastrep q ep oia.ties aad in i
ees esai, Fhls K iaebstl otlh nitlpsslda. ~ 80
praise ~ eailuf ~ such ssfrebedly naiust manner az
aaaisihs pfaee fei'llat1 .tef a. ssfifs ef.i,,
tR' ihf hihelnnan parefs % Saturday Tspr.
sea- that We ex leHeHi IA JAs alaeiafg aiFtf5s ~
city. T. gfaiaally disappearing snl hat. alfhiueb
"a he way " dfsapnu.lng lheFa & bas4l.gls daine
matters are geting gradually El0.shape and con-
adenee L gathering strength
NEaao IlUSu. - ashineion slave lbs property.
Of Taos. D Baton, convicted ard scheHeed 10 b.
hung Tor setting tfe 10 baTn Eag 4Kaeue ed al III
e.eeek on Friday morning h hchmoud Va. He
exhibited no sign Of remolse whatever and prsies-
ted his innocsnee to the last.
MIcHt5aS ELFcrIoS The fusion - majority f.r
are 26 fusinniss 70 6 temocfzfs aud Ia tie House
IS Of tie former AID q Of the later.
DELEwlRE ElgcrioS.-E 'slaziaetoui. Nsr. I5-
The Official retains OF the State si7e Cansey know
nothing. 753 majority for Gfyelnor, and Cutler,
know-noihing, sOi majority ict Congress.
SALE or SLavEs--A sale Of t9enty-two pe1roes
was made recently IN Pitfsylvania county. a 4 lit
Ile more than Si6.010. Their ares ranged from
hve % forty years. Their oere bougEi principally
" ldIu-tlt lCI tutll SNt Use.
~ Upwards u iiiy col0ged persons passed
through Alexandria on Friday last, on their way
% Pennsylvania, where 9 r-acf Of land has b4rn
purchased for them b. iheiE master, DR.. Charles
Everett. Of Albemasies By whom hey we're recently
set free.
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: BL0oDT B1rcHERr.-Tde Wheeling Arrus
states that The pofk-house Of Herr Co II the an
ward Of that city, Is now saoghteriag ab8uf 500
hogs daily.
MASONIC The annual meeting Of The Gard
Lodge of1iasons OF Virginia. viii IS he'd in Lynch
hug on The e1d Monday ia December Il i ex-
pected there viii Be very large alencauce Of that
fraternity.
- Iho6. Swami eSq-. has declined bling can
didate for he ofire q President ofthe Baltimore
and Ohio RailToad.
- The Grlsnbrr Ern Published Al Lewis
burg, Virginia. has raised ne Know Nothisr flsr
and warmly espcusss ne ca1se Of thar parry.