Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1860-07-05
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From the Rspx6iscsn Of Saturday last
ernuck nv LIsaTs'so.--ws had q heavy
shower Of rain here on Wednesday evening
lssi, aud during the time shs lishtpiBg struck
The telegraph wires near shs Opeguop bridge
bsIov this place. Several ofths poles we're
hpockel down. About too moeihs since
The SANE thing occurred, but did then .
greater amount ef damage. At thas time
napy Of the polss we're destroyed frog The
bridge 10 ksrpsy svills. . distance Of sever
al miles VIVA, may be little remarkable
is the fac. that the ehesput oak poles we're
gsasrslly shiversd, whilst those Of white oak
escaped usirjsred.
FAIAL Aooipssr II On Saturday last, 10
ssph J Clsrks, Of Morgan eous,y. vas ruu
over aud killed, a. North Mountain d, pot,
N this eounty, By the express ,rsin bound
East. He .s valkiss behind bur,hsn
train proceeding West, aud intepding 10
cross che road stepped on anosAsr track, and
not seeing The passssgsr train coming vas run
evsr and killed By 70. Coroner Chambers
beld an ipqnest, and the jury rendered Q
verdiei 10 aeeordsnes With The facts.
rar DEsocRArie Was IN ST. Loun AT
81. Louis, oDs 90 two nights ago, very en-.
,hnsiastis Erseksnridgs AID Laus dsuon-
siratioa vas gotten up, in which thousands
Of people participated. The usetipr. how
.sss. .xsi ed the jealousy Of the Douglas
Democrats, vho repaired % the ,ceos 10
large oumbsrs sod attempted TO break it!uy.
The 81 Louis papers hAy the di.tarbaocs
vas great. THE Dosgiss men ooptinasd
Tor ball On hour TO keep up series Of inf-r.
nal ysihngs that eould not be sx-elled 10
Psadsuonium hself They booted, shout.
sd Rrosssd, aud nanifssted tho Inost mslig
nant feeling toward the B,eekenridgs crowd.
They we're evidently present. by secret I'M
ds's'andipg, and appeared 10 b uudsr the
isad 10 so~. proninsnt DoVe!ssitss
PORrusaIE 20. p P"-Psopis have fall
len into the habi, (uot very uupsturai or
sirsuRel Of snsering ct the 'iold public fano.
tionAry" Who lives at the White House.
He has sAiasd comparative respect, however.
,inoe the late Couvsntions At Charleston aud
Baltimore. To have escaped even q .oIita.
~ vote r. N such Assem- b. ages-s not 10 ses
90 much as an oppOrtssi,y for abe present-
alton Of his letter declining Q resom Inc ,ion,
Is much IN bis favor. His ftpulAlioa has
reached its loSsst point, aud begins 10 mend
Bell AND EvKRErr MEEnno AT PaAxx-
roHD. PA meeting OF the friends Of Bell
Asd Everett, VAS held on SATURDAY. evening
81 Frsnkford. Js.. b. Bags, Rsq prssid-
ed, assisted BY eight yies Presidents srd
six Sec'stari.s, Addresses we're dslivs,sd
By Col Wn. p Seymour. 81 Morris own,
and c Peehin, BEG A Bill aud Ever,
su Club vas formed, aud othssrs chosen.
The Concord Patriot, az old indom liable
organ Of toe New Hampshire Dsmocrssy,
10 giving in its adhesion TO the Douglas f.o
ton, says Of the Dsnnerstis Convsst ton -
We believe that no body OF Dsa charged
With sssh important trusts, aud upon sho.s
se'ion 90 much vas peudi 4. ever setsd more
fooiishly or more recklsssly and the nstur.
81 result OF that action. ADD Of the maligs ia
aasnees which dictated ID, IL seen in . di.
vidsd party sad double SoninA,iOus"
The LyBshburg Rspub loan, in declaring
so' BrsksaridGs, Ihiaks 'tAsi the frissds Of
Doaglas must BE- treated With proper re-
sp~eI aud that no WsS must be made apon
them i" eshsEuiss, the party vii be defeated
in thu State.
The ssws Of The Douglas nom instisn was
reo~ived 10 Nashville, Tsnnsssse, with q "a,
Int Of 100 aUBs, aud eOosidsrabls denop.
.lrs,ioa By the ftisnds Of The Little Giant Of
The West.
A Bat Asp EvERETr BEtL.-A bell Of
about 600 pounds weight vas east 10 Boz
ton l.st seek. |. is desigesd for use ct the
political gatherings Of abe party daring abe
present Presidential eAnpSisn.
Goso ToK TIE "Unas Gen Stake,
vbo s.s' recently Commissioner from Misc
issippi 70 Virginia. 90 b,balf 81 . Southern
Conferences, hes declared bis purpose 10 sup
port Bell and Everett
MARRIED.