Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1860-10-11


had eoaclud.d ia basibess in this city on
Friday evening" aud sdjourpsd, . i-sdipE
Aepabliesn, Who represented one Of the
Northsrn States, polled the vote Of the H.m-
eershlp uPoo their choice Tor the Presid. n
ey. The result was o. follow For Bell,
IS for LiseOlO, IS; for Douglas, rs; and
Tor BrsekiOridss, H.
These gentlemen represent every State
aud Territory 10 the UeioD, sed the decided
plurality for Bell aud Everett n only aa In
d.x OF the rssult 10 November - NasAriis
Baaner.
CosvivTIos - John r. lsom, convicted 10
Wyths county, Va, Of the murder Of wm.
Z. SpaIl,sg, has Lssu sentenced TO fourtsso
years 10 The psaitsBtisry, aud J.nss leon,
convicted Of che psnslse ghier Of Y. Roberts,
has been sentenced TO eve year, ia the same
] iu.ii,utiou Gov. Letcber has psrJoped
James l.ou, the deed having been commits
ted 10 defence Of 40 sgcd father. Jane. N.
Bovysr. convicted IN Monros county, Va q,
OF burglary, has essn sentenced 10 three
years imprisobmeht josiah Corbin YES
convicted Of killing james Wood, IN Ports
mouth, Va, Wednesday, aud sentence to
tsn years Ia the State prison.
A VnTRsBLE BRipIeRoon The hyme-
nial alter vas surprised on " edpesdsy last
by the appearance Of Walter Williams, Esq,
Of Larbo county. Ky, sged 81 years, woo
Was accompanied W lady not over forty
| years old, aud demanded to have the rites Of
mstriDouy solembiIed. OF o'clock 1T night
Mr.. williams bss been married three times
once when yousg, once when at seventy sew
en-. aud nov sg.in .t eighty -four. lie 10 Q
| g'andfsthet aud great-gTaDd father TO more
than one bundred children, several Of them
older than bis wife.-Phka Prep.
The Campte Times, published 10 the pa
| rish OF Nateeit chss, raises The Gag Of Bell
and Everett Says the Times, at the con-
clusion Of long aud able article
We are thoroughly convinced after ma
90 whom the Southern people should unite
without regard 10 party
No Democrat who has the Interest. and
stability Of bis country at heart, mould 70,
. moment hesitate to cast bis vote r., NJ,
Bell. the most available c,.adidats, and those
Who refuse TO do 80 o. the ground Of party
Prtjud'ees, I'll Certainly be Pauiiorps cum.
ms in estab'.aipg sse,iouslisu ia the nation
which Vail ultimately effect our ruiD.
, The Peter burg IVA True Democrat
Douglas Democratic prper. argues that all
charges brought by the BreekinridRe De,
poerse7 against Bel and Everett, beeau.e
they do not answer question: will have 70
be suspended until Mr. Breckinri6Rs re.
spends TO the iDierfogstories Of Mr. Lamb.
IL sJdst, 81" the great i-sue Of this eAmp,iep
IL UuiOo or Di,uniop, aud on that issue
there 10 20 silent party but the Breekisridgs
| party no mum candidate but John Z Breek.
isridgs
| We are glad 10 learn thst Breekinridpe
| speaker csbhot make himself perpendcular
upon stump ~ soy part II Ke"tucky With.
out having the No'folk Questions put St him.
! liz Sss sad day for the BreekinridRe party
/ when Lamb th- head Of the BreckipridR-
electoral ticket 10 Virginia, put those qnes-
! tions TO M. Douglas. The whole party
would lie glad to scc Lamb dressed with
mint-ssuee aud fed TO the deTi'-LoEiyvill,
! Journal
| DOwS on TuE FoRSioNEsS The lion.
WIN. l. Yapcey. the head ard front Of the
Brsckiuridge party. vas "a tieulsrly severe
in bis speech the other night, on the fo,e'gn
ers, Who come 10 ihls eouniry from Europe.
He said that they we're all sbolitionists. and
that neatly Ill Of them settled IN the North.
ern States thu giving the North decided
irepOuderanee over the South .-EiA Mona
Whig
The FsirfsI News says that tl e Hon A.
| X. Boteler, will address The citizen. Of PAR.
fax, in behalf Of the Uulon candidates. on
Monday, tbe 18th instant, that being the
hrsi day OF October Court. Il also saws tha,
the Hon WIN Smith will also be presest a,
the same time aud address the ci,iIens Of th,
County IN behalf Of Breckenridge aud ]. sue
Clarke County. says the Conserve or. fer
nishes her full quota Of teachers One fam
lily 10 Ber'yvlilo furuishe. three fem,l.
teSehrTs 90 another section of the STATE. aud
sItoRrtber the County his sen, DOT quite .
number OF excellent ADD com peteut NAL,
and female teaehets-sn example worthy oil
imitation BY Der sister counties.
A monster bell has recently been cas-, il
Maine, and 10 nov on exhibition at the Me.
ebanies' Pair in Boston. IL Weighs over ten
thousand pounds, which IL more than dou.
bic the wight Of any bell 10 New England
aud lite tone 10 very sweet as we'll ~ poWsr-
fol o. one side il 'AndroscoRein Mills
1861 on the other, the UDiou, Cobsti, u.
ton aud Laws"
The Stauutop Spectator bo,i6es old Loo.
doun that AURusts will contest With her the
laurel for the largest Union msjoIity in
November next j, will be generous add
snoble eoptsst-one worthy Of pstfiols-sn d
worthy 81 the etiTsns Of tvo Of the largest
aud most iot-ligent communities 10 thi,
Ststs. But Loudoun must not be heat -
She has worn her Donors 30 long, 90 proud.
ly, and % veil, that she must never permit
. sister county ito bear away the psla7
1 Arr. Gozeits
RoUSn DEAD.-Mr SHrrHERp BsLpvw
Of thi, tow, Was founj dead on Wednesday
morniag lsst. near Mr. Bnj Hoffman,
Mills, 3 miles South E,st Of tbis place A
Jufy sAs smpsbpsllsd 20 preside over ID,
bodv. aud rendered . verdict that Mr. D.,
death vas caused By "iBisu p.rspee sud -.
p0snTs' HE remains sero inter ed 10 lhs
GeFmsn Reformed grave yard 90 Tbur,d,y
afternoon, 'gsd about 90 years -S Ship Rex.
utter
Rev / MuLER Pastor ofthe Lu,bsr
en- Chureb - Ciearspripg Washington eouo
~, Nd has received aBd soes pied . eslI
f'om the Latbsfsn Chureh Of a. . tow. sbd
vill deliver bis 6rst sermon IN lbu plsos On
ssodsy the i4th int The appointment,
are Sbsphsrdstovn, Uoiobvillo sod Hsfpsr''