Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1859-09-29

The vrginis R.ySAi,os. Of 5s.sslsy Last
has the felIesins local issss-
TINS FsEsaEr % Friday ssi Saturday
Of last GEEK ve had 90 old fsshis.ed saui.
noctisi stors. While The rains which fell
have replenished our springs ssd eistsrns,
revived cur fall pastures, asd prepared the
ground for seediog. vs regret TO state that
immense damage has bsee sustained alose
the water courses By . freshs, more dsssruc.
tive than has been sxpsrisocsd 10 this eous.
~ for many yesrs
la copsequcsce Of the overflow of the
Opequos, Mr. John CeseAmss losses sesr,y
his entire crop Of corn, 1000 OF 1900 bssh-
els, and Thon.sG Plasg. Esq, 10 also greet.
damaged 10 the ss~s ssy. All sioss
That stream the lcss 60 psrsops having land
upon it, in fencing, corn, &c, is heavy and
severe.
Considerable daasss vss occssionsd by
the rise IN the Tsscsrers, the s,rsam run ming
by this place The lanyard Of j. T. Raw.
los Esl, vas aoodsd. he aud Mr. Samuel
fi'I are the principal ssGersrs on the Tu,-
carora, both bsies damaged 10 shs exten, Of
or hundred dollars Both the bridge.
over this stream, near town, are seriously
damsgsi. The gardens 10 Frog Hollow
we're inundated. aud the vegetables general.
u destoysd, utteh is the principal los, u
othtr persons 10 that locality. The suiye,t
st Cherry Run on the Railroad vest Of tbi,
place gave way on Saturday, snd in eou.e.
quence the cars for tho west we're de,.ios.
here several hours on that day The tr,,k
hung over the ebssn ~ Cherry run, .pa -,
underssud Mr. Williams. the supervise,
crossed II at the risk Of hn lifs,iu ia. q ,,on
the train aud prevent au inevitable ,.,,,,,.
ton OF life cod Propc~tY. Such sroi,m de-
serves to be rewarded BY the Railrcad Com
p-ny.
paEs No Z vas greatly damaged by ,bs
rise tn the Potomac river, about so feet of
the stone on the top Of the dam having been
swept on, the effect Of which will be TO retsrd
'efi1asiy navigation on the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal
va Tuesday night last 10 we're again Wis
tied oys ncsvy fall Of rain. aud early on
"edsc,day morning Tuscsrora rose nearly
A'o1t higher than il bad been on SATURDAY.
Causing ba, slight damage, however, in ad,
dition TO What has been mentioned above.
FsEN SoLp.-The farm Of James ID sim.
mons IN this county. vas sold At public sale,
on tho premises on Tuesday last, to Robert
n Robinson, Esq, for the sum Of go 10
per acre. IL vas part Of the Rec. farm.
and contained 2"2 acres Of limsstous land
improved by good mansion house. nec<..
sary outbuildirgs, and has on il . gre., va
rieiy Of choice fruit. The terms we're equiv
alsut To cash.
The fall term Of our Circuit Court BEGAN
1t. session Oh the 2sth inst Their. va, bu,
little business attended to on SATURDAY,
Christian Viewer, . rosdmsstsr, was 6o.d
- for the failure OF duty.
On Monday tho case Of the Comm, IN.
wealth vs. Hsragan, Shannon, aud Brady.
for the fsloaious homicide Of Jacob Sigler
IN July last, was called. On netios of the
Counsel for the defence the prisoners yer.
ordered to be tried separstely. q. u. Mur-
ply, Attorney for the Commonwealth then
gave notice that they would proceed with
the case Of Haragsn first
Up to the hour Of going TO press the Jury
had failed to agree upon . verdict
The case Vas unusually D. iy argued 90
both sides. -. u Murphy Attorney for
the Conmonvealtb, assisted by Andrew
Iiunter. Counsel for defence-J b. Hose,
X. Y. Conr.d aud g. j. Faulkner.
A. the time Of going TO press the jury 10
abe case Of State vs.. Jehu W. Sampson FOR
murder, by ada itis,ering poison TO Msrth.
Armstrong with view Of producing an sbor.
ton, wss sworn. and the trial is .ow in pro.
gress-Gsorge II. Murphy attorney for the
Commonwealth, assisted by Edwin q. Lee,
and Wm Lucas Jr Edmund Pendleton
Tor defence. - Ease!ie