Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-06-01

Three negroes were hung ID Edenton,
N. Oh on the 2ist Inst, for the murder
of ii. Davenport. their master. g. Aunt
Mary. Il colored women, died recently
in Richmond, outhe 10Th MI eyed fo7
years.--Suawberries are selling h Rich-
'mond 1t fs4 cents per quart, and green
peas all DO cents per peek. -; Winnie, !"
! free, lcolored woman, died last Sunday
At Winchester, aged lO7Df Robert
Hare, III eminent chemist Of Philadei-
phia, died recently.--Gen. Persifer y.
Smith, a brave officer IN the Mexican
war, lisd at ST! Louis On the 18th ult-.
r: q. Balm formerly Of Virginia, com
mi.ted suicide at New Orleans nj the
18th ul:s BY taking opium Mrs. Miller,
4 white woman, has been sentenced 70
the Penitentiary, at . recent Court IN
Charlottesville, but, as she was supposed
to be the dupe Of another, immediate ar-
plicalionlwas made for 4 pardon. The
liquor dealers Of fredericksburg, have de.
terninedsto refuse q license under the
new law There are about SO dealers in
the city.--The Hessian fly has made its
appearance in the.wheat in Henrico coan-
~, and IS doing considerable damage. -
David Davis, convicted Of the murder o.
VIM. Barker. BY the Circuit Court o.
Morgan Co. va, has been sentenced 10
is years in the Penitentiary. There are
cor papers issued IL the two Canadas,
Viz. 20 Daylies. Il Tri-weeklies, rs semi
weeklies, and l56 weeklies.- The Eng
lish House Of Commons have passed to
d second reading, the bill legalizing mar
riage With d deceased wife's sister "A
man by Tie name Of Sampson, has been
arrested id Cincinnati, having il his pos
session $4,000 ia counterfeit So billson
The Hadley Falls { Mass. Bank. Anoth-
eli named Pullen, had $1,000 on tile same
bank. The Niles Mich, J Enquirer say s
that citizen Of that village, while bath.
ing in the river, discovered, after 4 half
hours /" Scrub Of his person. pairof
drawers which he had lost two years be-
fore a terry fortunate individual r.
Among those trees whose ages have been
ascertaiued, the elm has been known 70
live $50 years. the chestnut 600. the ce-
iar SOC, tha oak from 1000 to 800, and
some Of the tropical trees for ?, and.
5000 years Al Madison ~ :, Edward
ronnley. and i negro named Isaac Rob
,rts, died DC drinking poison through
mistake for brandy. AT the f,inefallof
his widow dropped dead from
Esease Of tlEe hears Mrs. Gage, one Of
our masculine women, in 4 recentfem-
nine conyention. told Nhe story Of d wo-
nan who, haying secured second
pouse that fnufsed heIbaby, &c.. very
ccomodatingly ayerfel mat |" 4 husband
Vas the next best thing about 4 house.
\ the cooking steve s highly appreci-
tive woman, that.--Mr. Everefes since
he month Of November, has repeated his
DISCOURSE Cd The character Of Washing
on for The benefit Of the MI. Vernon
fund, go times, with an aggregate net
eceipt Of SlI4,645; and his address on
charity for the benefit Of various
haritable institution, 18 times. with an
ggregate net receipt of. sl2, 4s3 total.
sa7, o78 AIgentleman recently Travelled
rom New Orleans to Washington in four
lays and a half 1.-The fly is said I'd be
destroying the wheat in the state Of Della
vare.--J. G. Taylor, Cincinnati ner-.
liant, fell dead on Thursday evening, in.
canal street, New York.-The Buffalo
n XII Express says that in II days
here were shipped from tlIatport, u a32A
four. Counterfeit ives, of the
Bank Of the old Domioion, are circulation.
rhe engraving is well executed, but the
signatures areIpoorly done. The Attor-
lsy General Of Virginia, has decided.
hat banks pf tie Commonwealth are not
prohibited BY the recent banking law,
rom paying out the notes Of non specie;
paying banksof this Or other States.