Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1859-02-03
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evening week, - the sher
~ OF Csstarssas county, New York, "a.
conveying . prisoner " Auburn, the man
'prspg from the train near Pi,tsford, Mon
roe county, When going at full speed Iii.
iss' we're shssklsd, and a. be struck the
ground be tsrneds e,mpl.ts somerset back.
"ars, striking bis bead upon one Of the tim
eers In . cattle guard, over which the car
happened TO DO passing a. the moment, aud
fell upon bis face Gf.less
Mr. Il Ridgsl.y, son Of an emiusn, aud
wealthy Springfield (Ill) banker, b,, disap.
P''red 10 company sith = yOung girl ouly
about 10 ysars 0f age. The gentleman
leaves an sccoDplishsd young wife
aud two interesting children A, q eoip<I.
dent With his aish,, atOu, e27 600 Of money
las disappeared from Lsb,uk a'h" father,
IN which Mr.. Ridsely was employed.
The IDdsp.ndsncs Pfs, annos. ces the
marriage, 10 Bru..ss, At tho United State,
Legation, on the 9th ult, IL Mis- STROLLER.
daughter Of tie lste iioa. G +. S,rothsr.
formerly rembsr Of Congress, with tie Ia.
rOa pt'iiP F,hnsaberg de Burs.il.
~ the late Democratic Convention. Al,
s'aaSi0si, AZ, taerr us.s c14 DELE .,ys.
who consisted of . TX Governors. Il Gene.
rails, 1913 Colsnels, 81 Majors, 81 Captains,
10 Squircs. The candid. ate, we're az L olo.
nsls, and nshalf consisted Of Old Lin.
Whigs
The Devon Brothers, uko krut.lly muir.
dered their sisier, near D.,roi, LIST Jun.
have been found guilty Of murder. The
plea OF insanity did not avail. A th.y do
not hang people 10 Michigan, they will be
'en''ueed 10 the State prison for life.
man named JOhr,on com mit,ed suicide
tn Hancock county, Indians, = few d.ys ago
by breaking hole through tie ice OIL a pond
aud then crawling under
young man FAMED Geo " Wil,oa,
committed suicide at lIoue,d.le, Pa. on tho
10Th ul by shooting himself With a pistol
Ih'rs''on assigned for the &C, i. dis,ppoin,.
ment in love
a letter from White Post, Clarke county.
Va, dated tie 25,s a., ,,r, ,L,,s ~,
been great deal Of sickness in that village
ana neishborbeod in Que family tue f.ther
aud mother both died 10 ono week Of. pu.u.
m'n',. leaving ten aelples. children.
An ARRAY occurred IN Wheeling, Va on
Monday week last, between james Il. Bing.
ham, editor Of the Iines OF ,h.t city, aud 4
Panel, member Of the council, in SLich
the former bslpg attacked dew a pistol Oh
'hs latter Friends iuterf. rred aud pre-,
vented any 'eriSu, Consequences.
We fad in an exchange paper the .t1te.
msnt that seventy two white females were
varied TO black men 10 Massachusetts las.
year. If this be so, it is Carrying out the
abolition doctrine to practical results.
Hon. J &. Breckenridge, the Vice P.esi.
dent, has gone TO lis home ia Kentucky. in
consequences Of i'll health. Mr.. Pi,.p,triek
wi act IS Presidsn, Of the Senate. pro tenn.
pore.
Andrew Wilson was elected Mayor of
wheeling, Va on "Wednesday last, and
Smith Mcdonald city Sergeant.
Mas Harriet Lane, Of tic White House
it is rumOred, will shortly DO married t.
Mr. Mchraw, Of Baltimore.
ii NJ. Inskeep, clerk Of the Bank Of the
Valley, a. Romney, Va, died suddenly oa
Sunday week last.
We have been shown ts,ys the Lcesburs
W@'hiHstoH'oH) a counterfeit, tc1 dollar
note on the Exchange BASk Of virginia -
Tie rO,e is AwkWardly executed, and will Ia
easily detected.
David Meade, Jr, has been appointed
Postmaster at White Post, 10 Clarke coan.
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