The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-01-18
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FOR THE CURIOUS.

Harrisburg, Penn Jan. SIN digging
cellar on the island opposite this town, al
the depth of about five feet, several Indian
darts were found. These darts ate of
stone, cut To the same shape with those
/ that have been found at all Indian encamp
ments IN the first settlement of the coun
! try, and bear the marks of great antiquity.
| The quere is, whether they were deposited
with the bones Of their owners at period
SO distant that the Lones have become
Incorporated with their mother earth, s"as
not to be distinguished from it--or whether
! the soil that covers them is allnsion. Trees
of enormous grwoth stood few years ago
at the spot where this cellar has been dug.
-aNe-
Mr. DEGnASD, editor of the Boston
Ueckiy Report, says the United States Bank
will undoubtedly realize 100000 prof,
out of the al per cent. fi,e million loan
! they took at par last summer and another
] $500, 900 out of the Al per cent five mil
! lion loan they have lately taken at par.
| Owing to these ,ircumstlnces, much stock,
| it il said, has been recently bought up ON
speculation, in expectation OF considera
bic rise.
! Curious Thetf--A fellow in Boston was
brought up To the police tor stealing the h'y
| ofthe Jaa They turnedthe I@k" ~ hih'I
Bait Pat
The Cucking .Stooi.-Our readers will
, recollect thai Nancy Jonrs was sentenced
! Ia he duckrd, as common sold III Ia
| ladrlp some time ago. An appeal Mas
taken GA the Judgment of the court, on III"
| ground, that the law of the cucking stool
was one of those Spccks Of rnSs. caused by
the mists of the darker ages, and which
/ had adhered to our cs1utcheoD in sfftc
/ Of the burnshcrs of the more mo
dern ages of light and hberty.-Jndge
| Duncan of the supreme Court on Mon
day last, set esSie the s"ntence at the
lower court, observing, that In case OF such
| harbarous rctrIbaliun, he ""as not dl3po
.ed to.attach his chain to the dung cart of
the common law" There IS a bnrnlsher
for you But what does the learned Judge
mean by the " dung cart ?" II hec continues
! the figure, ht will make scdringerS q lie
giSiut0rs farmers Of ndges, plouS = boy OF
| Law ytrs, and giebe of the people At large
for whose improvement the common law,
alias dung, was intended. 10.
."eDs"-
| Al the Public Dinner given 10 Gen. La
fayette at frederick, the following was
mong the tnaSis -
" Gen. La}ayttie For his aid in our ad
versity, we are happy to oiler the " elcome
of our prosperity.
! The Gen. after having expressed his
thanks, gave the following toas, ::
The City and County Of Fredsr'ck.-
MAY their beautiful hills and valleys CONT
nuc more and more TO erJ"y the blessings
Of fertility, industry, republican institutions
and domestic happiness"
! Extract Of letter from a gentleman Of
| Unshington city 10 the editor oitie .Her
nm irip Phenir.
Ry a letter have Just received from our
minister. MIR. Rush, in London, he eongra
tulates me on the success of the Grerks.
! They have been ,ictorinns in every enga
! cement, both By SEA and land. They now
command the DardanelIrs. by an account
/ | latrly read, $50 Greeks fought 1000
Turks III Thrrmoy T, from eiGhl o'clock IN
! the morning till At night, leaving more
/ than 700 Turks dead on tho field of battle.
!, besides Wounded, and lost bot very tr"
themselves, not twenty. 1t seems az If the
Almighty fayourrd them.
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The Greeks in their struggle with ih"
/ L
! cross. They have agreed with the Lord
High Commissioned of the lonan Islands
e. cunlint their hostility 10 the s,zure of
ncniral vessels loaded With provisions or
troops for their Turkish enemies, and tn"
proclamation of the COMMISSIONS IS now,
w, presume, Withd avn. L eli be re-
mr,nher-d thai this pfoclamatloo nhJectcd
to captnrr and condemnation G.re'an YES
/
ii,cat,ng or burning neutral vessels. Ihe
| Grrcian navy consists rriu"paHv NJ bu2s
al war, with which they atta"k shlp', i
gates or corvettcs indlscrimiaa'"ly, such
confidence have they in their lire SHIPS.
A munster of The name of Hal, in Wash
ington county. Penn, deliberately m"fdrr.
ed child nrrsrd and prnteet'h by ~
wife. The child WAS Que of whom his vile
US very fond aud whrn she asked The
reason OF his ,iy conduct. he replied thai
he committed the murder 10 spite her, and
very cooily walked To the spring 10 WISH
! hi. i'll cd stained hlnls The wretch has
since been arrested and committed to the
/ Washington jail
More Charters lit is said. applications
will be made to the Legislature of New
! York. now in session for acts ot lncorP"ra
lion for more than Sc mlllions! VIZ: banks
on the ci,y o,79O,oo0 , other parts OF the
state. $50, 600; insurance companies 49,
oc0. companies 4,6o0'
O00
i A numerous gang of counterftit"rs has
heen unprecedented at Albany, \. \. a
very large amount of counterfeit money.
principally upon banks of New York and
New Jersey, was found in their possession.