Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1854-06-29

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The u s nail Steamship Illinois, Lieut. Hart
siene. d 8 N Commanding, arrived 81 New y OH
on Saturday, wih S965 $50 IN gold q unien ~
900 i ffem Australia She did not leave Ashi Z,
wall until the l5sh instant. having been deiainsa
one day u avail the arrival Of : portion q me
By he Norsh STAR. Sass. 900 in gold bad arrived
al New York, % FRIDAY, instead q eVvuV 9ny, |
as previously stated.
NEW GRENADA.
Bv this arrival we have files OF Panama papers
10 The i4sh Of Jude They had but liie % ne inioI
nation already given relative o The progress q
civil war il New Grenada. The accounts arg yes |
~ eonifsdsricfy. On one baud It vas Asserted
that Melohad bern completely successful oveE inc
cousitutiouai party while The other i Is inf as
confidently said that Herrara was in the ascend
ant and was % bis way to Bogo,a, a The hesd q
fRoM cALiroRxtA.
We have San Francisco papers % the LIST q June
inclusive, sixteen day later than those received py
The last semi monthly mail
The failure ofthe Jury 10 agree 10 the casf o.
Mr. Dillon, the French Consul, indicted for go
laion OF the Neutrality laws, has been previously
communicated ina telegraph despatch. happcars
that ten Of he jcsors IN favor Of conviest9n
and two we've ioE acquital. The U 5. DisiFickAt-
toTney has Withdrawn the suit. and the consul has
been released from his bonds. In the case OF me
| Mexiesh Cpnsel4-convicted upon an ins ictmens
similar 10 thar against the French Consnl-the
couri has ordered discharge Of all FroreedingS;-
j U. S. District Attorney
! RUSSIAN VAR VESSELS AND RrMoRs,
/ Many ruIaors have been sci anoal Of the pses-
ence Of Russian frigaies IN the waters near pnr
bay and q Brush and French ves.sss
/ changing tAtir nationality.
1t is ptet.y geNeray believed u ioWs 'a "a a,
az was 6res oal and despatch last week Tor Siska,
| where she will put herself nnder The Russian gag
ana receive later Of maTque, ready TO cruise a.
bout the enhance TO our port as soon as II :
that war has been declared in Europe. A.
| { renbrt was circulated in the city On Inc Eain
| nil. maj ne Russian, iriga.e Diana was gu me
Heads and shatlhe British consul, MI Aiken, naa
despatched pilot boatfor the Amphifile, Wnlsn :
cfuisinc of he coast, with orders 70 eone II IN
nedaiely The repor'was diseeieyso, ru NJ ses ,,
abella froual Glasgow, which arrived on Inc sJ'n,
renors thar ~ hen in latitude IS - ; and lonSieeue
al, al W she exchanged signals with a Russ'an
friga,e steetang n. w. and was IN company WIN
her II houh--Saa Fiaaeiseo. Ere ~ S4Ts Il
MISCELLANEOUS. -.
,.a.,son ae,s 4.rieIy made tf Two fatal duels in
r he ,elesra 6h accounts in Saturdays sun, enc re
inc fought oai Sunday the 2isl, near san ffane.r
CO. in Which Huma Herbert shot eeaa oeot
Hunt Ths weaPoas used were oun tIn p','t tal
ri 4 twelve naces Al the third fire MI HINT IS
~ MORALLY woandsd his adversary ball striking ~
I near1hh naval lie lived until 4o'elock the sam
r dsy and expired: The other case y Of me-.
Collar character, took place on 2ih, anaas relA'e
Is as follows 80 Sna'h i,
d tween Messrs Benson ard Menzes has fesnlie
L in the dealh of tie FIRST named person = W..
be te3diffut 70 dra the line between downtgh' NJ
OF der and the killing resulting from suea ~
his We gather the following facts from we T
nsrs int The coFoAer's Office Thomas Z bshf,
2 and a man named Menzies were engaged ~ =
= same bhsiness-they were sleVraares. lHe Trey, ~
ng borh Young men, and unmarried bu' eAeh Z G
lir Mariner somewha.Older than themselves anu e
i'd ino tan,iiies Competition between the two ntI
ran hish They would uRderb.d each oihel
nd iobs and sometimes would work Tor 10 cnibpets
,n lion at all merely TO prevent therlval lf'n loh
irving any profit from Me JOB ,,a
liz was finally agreed, that 10 ofoer % se 81!
, d;f5cnfsies the Two unmarried should "nght y gu
no seconds were chosen and the perlimtnaIiss were
ranged The seconds Tor second, loe oniY one i
Son seems TO figure in~lhat capachy,) apPesis,s
Ter have Rad some Evolutionary ideas concerning y
ON linz and he parties were paced at the distance
ING 6Eieen ipacts fran one annlher 10 MI Me'.
ME was gwen The largest SIZE Colts navy sia-sh9g
and ,oEMr Benson the smallest size i've shoete
ST. one witness les ified that the barreio Benson 81
~, ,aIbadheen ..Iazed" down to three inches. II
ono Mas ouite a crowd present, some Of whom seet
re. ID have had sense enough to MAKE exeriipns "
,een he d oceediGgs We quote the following ifota
Ills testimony: Outside hiends were VI favor q !
,eri ptomising The difficulty, but BsEs1ns second !,
med iAaI ID HI hRi not been for the second the ma
al could have been settled.
ala; TheBwoFd was giVen-"one, two, three, ere
ians Mr. BfhSons pistol missed FIRE, and Mr. Mens
a.
fell mbrlaHy wounded, the ball OF his antago
Fled i striking him just under ihe right arm. He
brought into the city, where The inquest was b
wed He lived twenty-four hours after receiving
: wound, Deceased was twenty four years old
arna Dativf OF London Menzies bout the 81
age The coroner had issued warrants for tht
wing rest of the surviving principal and NJ Behs
second ,ant be ansmited the papers 10 the ri
and jury iof their consideration Gattraia Caro-
Der. jim.
the irhe Columbia Clipper says that Mccain
per killed WA. - Higgins, at Mcquelumes Hin
WINTER went 10 the Atlantic States ty one Of
and last steamers. He evadedIhe vigilance Of III,
has feers by DOMINIC woman's apparel.
ople Twohrises Of lndians had pitched battle
Rush Greek, FIRST with bows and arrows, and
ming with rides Sever.l were verely wo1ndcd,
reports say six killed and all about slealib
e6ih squaw.
Thomas II Gown. convicted ofmurder and
i'm fenced 10 death, escaped tromTthe Manposa jai
was the night ofhs Is of May, and i sill at lafg
the The recent cold nights have done irrepafabi,
Piled jury TO Inc whfai crop The yield will moi be
ihap halt as Large as was anticipated some 4
,hia, davis aga.
The soath Ypha Canal will shortly be com
left ed BY means Of capital furnished fom London
Challey Rhodes, known as the banjo player,
the stabbed fatally ~ Mr.. Snow, day or twosi
al Grass Valey.4
7lh. Horace Brewster has been found guilty OF n
still slaughter 10 ths'Tisrict couHat Auburn, and
fenced to one year 10 the Safes prison.
Mol Al man namaa James Carlisle was shot BY
George Transfsd in The difficulty at Sancf
Cir Rancho on the flight Of the 9Th Of May. The
dicilof ihe Cofcner's jury was sjnstiiahle h,
eide" Carlisle leaves widow and child in
ened souri,.
the Lola Monies while riding near her resident
Grass Valley, was thrown from her horse il
stra- ditch, and came near losing her life,
TAM. By rfpori Of W. Fl. Grady, supernteudel
how public school Tor the city Of San Francisco, ii
pears that there are 10 the city 81 schools IA
Hell BY 50 aehes-23 males and ~ females aiten
those schools are.2 53i scholars; l.305 males
1916 femalcs.-abont 20 per cent Of all the
oiia- dren and youths in the civ over four years of
Connected with The the schools is library fo
lie 10 use 81 The teachers Of about 40 volumes
Mr.. Murdoch gave reading from Shaksr
Ialy, and other English authors on the evening OF
18th. al San Frsneisco.
rs to The aggregate tonnage OF The shipping II
harbor Of San Francisco al the present time II
Than il has been at any time since 1870
min MISS Catharire Hays gave the first of $
Of concerts at Musical Hall, en- the 9th "a
1fihe Hays was assisted BY Mr.. Leach and by
10 George Loder, who conducted the orchestra
The engineers are engaged in surveying the
TO- road line between Sacramento and Norman IS
The Bsteman children commenced an ems
ment al Stockton on the 22d May.
Al A wig-Eam Of the nKnow Nothing IS sal
have been organized 10 this city BY gentle
authorized 10 institute i, who arrived from
arm York 10 4 late steamer
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