Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1855-02-14
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.@*>. /. New Y'oRK Fab. 2.
rs Tho par!sSp5t-espondeul e. of the Com.
nereial :Advers&eS says thai the steam
| Ship Onion, sailed fron Htyie, with. her
hold and cabin I'LL Of fieI yht, and witt
only small uumser Of SCI 1nd class pas
sengers. r
I During her stay in TEkyre, strenuous
eliot were ma lc ~ Cap ain Adams tc
sell her to the B itisr Government, or ID
the new French Stanish Trans: Atlantic
Company. but she wis TOD small for eth.
.er party. E/Dt"~:t H
The American Bible Society have
adopted Gov Vroom, our Minister al
Berlin, as their deleglte tothe meeting oi
the Foreign and British Bible Society.
,Advices from Parisstate that Mr.. Ma
son, our Minister to Fance, continues to
improve iuhealth. . / -, *
An order was obtailedl from the Su-
prenia Court this morning, declaring, the
Empire City Bankinsol@nt, and their as
signment void, the iniun;tion to be per-
manent and the U. S, Tast Co. be re-
ceiyer.. ~
7 FATAL AccIDENT.-We learn from the
Charleston Free Press. BIB / Mathew Cd
laSpy was cru<hedto deatl last Saturday
night week near the old Firnace, in JEFF
ersn county. BY cars ruhnhg oyer:Iim.-
He was most horribly mudhted. He was
an inofIensive man, though Indicted occa.
sionally to intempelance. lie was an old
soldier, aged SO years. . y:
On the morning Of Jan. 25, a Young Ia
dy, BY the name Of Louisa Brady, asceL
ded from Easton, in a balloon. When at
great heighth, the balloon bust. form
ing parachute Miss Bradley descended
safely four miles distant. There was in
tense excitement when the balloon was
seen to burst. F. H. T..
MrRDERous ArTEMpr,-We lean fIom
the Lynchburg Virginian, that Stare of
DR.. VIM. S. Claiborne, is under arresS for
attempting ellie of his .overseer, same
two or three weeks ago, /? on his Sumner
Hill farm in Amherst. ave are not fully
informed as to the particulars; but lean
that u 9 slave attacked the overseer in tlh
most furious and desperate manner, in
fleeing severe injuries upon him.. For:
tunately the latter was armed with re-
volver from which he discharged two
balls into tile negro. thus saving his own
life. No trial was had at the last court,
because the condition ofnelther party ad.
mitted removal. IT, l., -. / II
Rev. T. Monroe states through the
Fairmont Virginian. that 400 persons
have been added to the Methodiot Church,
in Marion county, during tie last six
week; aal HE revival is still progressing
in I'M 9iat akes under the pastoral charge
II \ ads A. Ism, Wesley Smith,
VIM. McCarya and G H. Jones,
Tie General Post Office al Washington
the |Appoidtmenttan and ecnIact
Office, Dead letter Office, &C., DC, lis 10
Deenlarged by extending itoyer the whole
block on which it stands, leaving square
court yard for mail carts DC, IN the cen
re. it is Of white marble, and when
completed win cover about as much
IS the AsioF House. A bill aPPropiating
$500. 900 for il has passed the Senate,
midi now before tie House. |
Gabriel / NJ. R4afran, said to be
right, intelligent negro, owiled near New
Orleans, ana hired out by bis master as q
tewari on steam bssats on de Lover Mis-. /
issippi is tie lucky holder Of tickeE No.
: Ii jones great gift enterprise and has
iswn tie iarm, valued az $4,000. He
as been Offered by the committee the
mount IN cash. and has accepted it. re-
uesting them personally to secure the
,eedcm Of hi&sslfsnd family FIRST and
~ him the balance l