Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1854-05-23

SzocEISo TRloEDY N VIRerELI-The Peters
burg CVa) Express has a Letter from 4econ1e
Courthouse giving account of the horrible mur-
der OF a man named George East, by his siePsop,
who is get minor. The letter says:
HOvergakIrP East ne siahbed him Teps etedly be-
hind ui be laiI- When the assassin got Upon him
and literally GO HIN 10 Pieces-Tlpp!ns out The
bowels f-o.l the breast dOwo-critinE him in the
bre-st. LAYING open his heart an inch Or tao, and
sla5biuz and gashing him IN q humber Of places.
And 10 cap lbe climax, after the blood thirsty
s,eT mad i-d him, fearing as he says, that he
no, dead be returned, prUpped up the body against
lhe fence and cut the throat from ear 10 ear, the
vospd ez5er5iDg entirely through The wipdPiPe,
and disToiutir- the neck He then returned to iowR
aRd delivered himself up, saying he hsd been in
tending g do il for long time"
He alleged in his defence that his mother had
bsen iltresisd BY the decreased, but il is thought
thcv had fallen ont about the properly OF Mrs East
The parties we're heretofore respectable, and IN
good circuuslances Il Is Piso stated that it will
be diaicsltio prevent the poPulace from lyDehing
the prisoner 80 great is the eLcitemert.
WHGT Is kREsTooRAcT ain reply TO this ques-
l!op Gen. Foy Distinguished orator in the French
Chan5er, gave he following answer:
'Arisiucra-Y in the 18th century is the league,
the cOudiIion Of those "ho would consume without
producing lITC Without Forking. know without
learning carry all EOhors without deserving them,
and occGpy al tie places Of government without
being able 10 fiji them"
;UR1osrrr.-we we're shcwn, day OF tEo
small EpT1g, taken lTCE1 n appte Tree be-
longing to Mr.. SOLOMON MfLtEs, oF-this place,
containing tour small appleS and beautiful white
flower in fU}i Bloom the size o. which vas SINH
, lz- To 2 msdium sized rose u produced theme
Of various Ufscturing by many of citizens
/ We learn that several individuals have become
alarmed in regard this phenomenon fearing that
/ It is forebo5ing OF something VI a seriouS char
-SAeplsr3ato17n FegizsT-
1 "a lover wishing 10 concentrate his ardor into
one burst OF passion exclaimed: Oh, Angeline Au-
gpsta feel toward yon j-st like the burning bush
which Moses saI5--l'u all fire but RiRt consumed
.-..'Wbv. Sab, ] en- astonished' said worthy
dsaeou-did-' re take you into our church short
/ tine sinceP
+ i believe So hicuppsd siah; and between Jon
| and me, IL was Itte the darndest take IN you
4 ever saw or heard Of
Gen. Persffer T. Smith. Z. S Army, was mar
ried the Is;h ult At Corpus Christi Texas 10 Mrs.
Armstrong, widow son of the late Gen Robert
armstrong OF ashington-
The numbsS Of aliens who arrived at the port
of New York IL the four months Of the present year
Is shown BY the following table, together with =
comparison with Two years preceding.
1854 1855. 1854,
January -15.5l4 4QRl ii5a5
February. 4,446 1868 Ii5e5
March, 100000. 4T5S a6aS RlTa6
April. fl4s S31s8 2s,l9S
Total --------.--,----- 1866 4s;s44 ss,sss
-. DIR. Charles HTiDg, of Lynchburg, Va. having
taxing exception TO 3 remark made By Mr. Philfp s.
White temperance lecturer Ia resent pjllit go
tTesS, Rnd no satisfactory explanation a Is
sd being given, he invited M. IEhitS u a6sirros
core piaee beyond the limits 81 Tffefsin ev-Ser- 4
,lorS ssiL.e eoFnnIellstoa epHld -
, -, $ - enc nlsf.lltsa The 61iie1 lllt
q eal''..as '.-.Sasphia, as tie Ilhos ana the - .
....lne as the time. Fhs 1rFly 1r. irving cor
8 REJECTION and has since published TIE Nblls coll
5 sNn6enca.