Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1859-01-06
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qsi'sr that Mr.. Gait, the ar.is., has cen.
Plsssd bis clay nsdsl Of sAs Static Of JET.
fsrsoo, ordered BY the Univs,si,y Of Wiz.
sinis, The statue Of Jsasrsse 10 The IRE,
full lssssh asurs which Mr. Gsls has y.s
sstsuptsd. Private sdviess fro. Plor.sss
represent IL - . sosplsts sssssss- saos.
toned not only By The appreciation Of eo..
eoi''sar', bat warmly spplaadsd .a ess The
dilettsaI.
~ Negro men, for factory hands. ar.
hiring in Lypehburg for from eis0 70 eiso
k'liro.d contractors are Offering ., high a.
500 for strong bodied .so; and women.
for cooks, command from $50 to e7s.
10 Tho Hsa shsssrd Clemens i. still
At shs Central Hotel in Rieh.osd b. will
not b able 70 leave bis room until .bou, the
middle or latter end Of January, though i,
qva' thought some weeks ago ,h.. b would
in Washington By the 6Is.. Th. frse
sursd bone has tui, together.
pIsEAsr AHsso PouLTRr-A letter from
King William county, Va, saga singular
disease has recently broken out among III 4.
poultry 10 that section. 10 some respects \,
ressoblss the Mysterious black tongue bu,
10 rather more sudden aud fatal 10 i,s n
fests.
BALI OF FARn.-Dr Z. G. Williams
sold at private sale, few days ago, bis Farm
lying near Sbspherdssovs, consisting Of
l55 acres, improved, for the sum Of CSC Der
sers. Purchaser, Mr.. David Biiluysr.
|" The New York Tribune has . 90.
luun Of comments upon the fac, that Mr..
John A Washipgtos, Of Mount Vernon,
advsrtises to hire some Of his servants for
the ensuing year. The Tribune ougbt to
rseOlleet tha, George Washington beusb,
servants, and hired than too-snd owned
them oil bis lifc.-Alsr Geaeite
NJ John Minor Bolts is said 10 bs bu,;
iy engaged IN preparing . great speech for
the Amsrican.whig convention TO be held
iu Richmond in February.
~ The pos, Office At Nsersville, Lou.
doan county. virginia, is re established, and
John +. Porter appointed post master.
~ TIE Monougalis county, Va. Star
says ths, Ely thousand dollars worth Of
horses are annually sont from that county
to the eastern markets.
THE NEw CENT The new Cent ordered
BY the Secretary Of the Treasury is now in
process Of coinage At Philsdelphi., aud will
DO distributed in January or February The
diverse presents an ideal head Of Americ. :.
the dropping plumes Of the North American
Indian give il the character Of North Aneri
ca. The head 10 intended - an illustration
of"Liber'y' The reverse is . plain laurel
wreath enclosing the words one cen, weigh,
'isrsis', or three .t-sntisths Of . troy Nee
eight eight per cent, copper aud twelve
per cent nickel
10 Beverly Tucker, esq U. 8. Consul
at Liverpool, arrived the Asia, ou . vi.i, to
this country. He 10 in Zoe health and ,pirit.
" A private letter from H.v.n. .pe,t,
in the highe'. terms Of the skill aud iDssn
ui'y OF Mr. wsrdsll Bollman, Of this city,
who 10 at present engaged in the Island of
Cuba, erecting for the Spanish Government.
az iron suspension bridge He is also build.
ing upon place Of bis owu an immense
Railroad Station house, at Matanas, the roof
OF which i. supported upon the same prin
eipl, a' this suspension bridge. Bah. Er.
RETURN or a FUGrIrvE SLAVE Iii, sta.
ted 'hsia slave belonging to Mr.. L.dao. OF
Montgomery county. Md who ran away
from his master several moths sgo Ia,
written home from Csnsds requesting Cir
Lsdan 10 come or sssd for him, fearing, be
says that IL compelled TO remain whore b.
Is that be shall perish With cold sad hunger
before the close OF the winter.
LARGE CoSrRAcr rGR RAIL DAD Cans
We understand that 9 cot tract for . large
number Of railroad ears, amounting TO sons
$4,000 or s2o 900, will, ss soon 40 suitsbls
arrangements are made, be given out BY I've
Of cur railroad companies, the Orange and
Alexandra, Loudoua and Hampshire, TO
Mr.. John Summers, . most worthy citizen
Of this city -ALsz. Gazgx.
FATAL ATTR.T. - On the 20 ult an .ar,y
occurred in King George county, Va between
two respectable yOung men named James
MsD4Di'l t'on Of slsrgynss) and wm.
Hudson, "heh resulted 10 ihs death Of the
former from knife 10 hands ofths latter, 40.