The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-09-02

SINGULAR AFE.NIR.

HALLowELL, Aug An May last, Hit
ty Wilson, black woman residing in
Gardner was arrested on suspicion Of muir
der. A lad about ten years old, had been
living with her for some time past and had
been several times numerically beaten by
her. Sometime in April the lad suddenly
disappeared and has moi since been heard OF.
Search was made and his hat was found on
piece of ice in the river. From several
circumstances this woman MAS suspected
of having murdered the child. No salts
factory evidence, however, was produced
against her at her examination, aud she
was dismissed. A few days since she was
arrested a second time, together with one
'otochbridgc, who has for some lime made
her house his home, and who was living
with her about the time the boy disappear
ed. On examination, Stockbridge confess
sed, that going home onp day te found the
boy dead IN the huusc that lie proposed
calling in the neghbors, bat was ordered
by his mistress to be silent, and throw the
boy into the river that accordingly he put
the boy into the sack with some stones,
rowed of from the shore, aud threw it into
the river, after which he placed his hat on
IA piece Of ice, that it might be supposed
the boy was drowned. They are both in
prison TO await their trial at the next scs-
sion Of the supreme court.
ETYMOLOGY.-A modern Flynn ologist
land grannarlan has discovered, or suggest
fed, n new method Of transposing the singular
10 the plural number. For instance, instead
OF adding 5, or Is, as is the practice now in
many cases, he proposes 10 aid different
letter---as for instance, PIG is an animal in the
singular number but ii there he two, instead
of adding an 5, add a 6, pigg; and if three,
Two g's, piggg, aud so on, as many & as there
are pigs, by which you nUtoHly know the word
to he plural, bat the exact number spoken of.
Should We adopt this mode of spelling, we
well set apart a special column IN Our paper,
to apprise our readers the number compri-
sing the first drove of Tennessee hogs, that
arrive in this place at the proper season for
thi, kind of addition is 10 be made to our live
stock, and rs an appropriate monument 10
this ingenious invention. augusta CitrCn.
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Political .4necdote As our state election is
now rapidly approaching, the political papers
are beginning TO prepare for the campaign
The Palladium, democratic paper published
Mt Geneva, n. Y admoushes the People 10 be
up aud doing. The editor advises them not 10
" send men 10 the Capitol merely because
they are recommended by other men uni
led together by the ties OF selLlniercst, and
who unusually aid aud support each other--ia-
king turns, as they denominate il, in goino
TO the legislature, and with whom the int
rests of the comfy is but q secondary and
unimportant consideration" And by way OF
showing the manner in which these things
have been done IN old Ontario, (and we dare
say in many other places the following TACT
is stated A short time previous 10 the la,
election, a great calf oi afcllow was scen ran.
ming about the streets of neighboring vii
lagc with his thumb in his, mouth, bawint
out i" ! will gotothe Legislature. II my tHr'
10 20, and viii 60. He (meaning his poll
tiGal opponent). has used me like rascal
! The understanding between us was, that
should give him the support of ing turn las
wear, and this year he promised 10 stay to
home, and get his turn to vote for me--an'
so take turns, and now he wont do il gan
darn him. its a paguey shame, and III b.
darn'd ii don't go, for IFS my iR'p---so nov
then v. y Com. mr.
Serious afdir.--Rabelais tells ms stor
of one Philiipot Phct, who being bIlsk am
hale, fell dead, as he was paying an OF
debt-which, perhaps, causes many moi
, pCg 'teif's--for fear Of a like accident