The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-08-07

March lass Mr.. WoLYs4xs get. a eoni
100 oen--tbe July following Mr.. WrRex.
MULLER gets 90,ooD-snd in the next we
p,rs.,ne either Mr.. Linkearltrr ar Mr.
snackpeppef, ar some such hldron, sound
ms eosnomee, viii s"t The next high prize.
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At the June spS-Ipn of the MAYORS
Court, among other conviciiuns was that
Il james simpson, the musical small
rnalnan,' foI II nlisance IN depo-itipg
quantities Of charcoal in thr public streets,
making bud aud discordant noispy by
blowing irulapet, singing aloud. aud bring
muhs around him, aud thus disturbing The
peace of the nelehbnrhoud aud the cubic,
sentenced 10 pay one cent he aud costs.
Ia be imprisoned one month, and Ia give
security in three hundred dollars for six
months good behaviour.
Simpson defended himself and display
ed share of rude wit npon the occpslon.
singltd With some insolence. Understand
ing that his horn, which WAS standing p
rect before him upon the counsrl's table,
was among the causes OF complaint. he
turned to the court with the true Cicerone-
an gesture, and exclaimed with an emphn-
Tic b ,gue, Does ,ur honor take offence
at that little horn? and is il for Just slrik
my up a tune upon that, am brought be-
fore you? lfyou are aid of the weak mu-
sic of that little trumpet now. how will you
bear the sound vt that trump which tears
the skies asundrr?" His eloqnence was Of
no AND and he was taken to d place where
Seneca or Zimmerman on Solitude may
be read to advantage.
philadelphia .Auroru.
Don Antonio Jose Cdnn-, Minister Ia
this country from the Government OF
Gu ,temala, sailed from New York on the
i2ih instant, 10 the brig Mary, Lexington,
for ST. Juan de Nicaragua. NJ. Valero is
left as Charge DIES Affares.
coo
A fourth-of-July orator, whose address
appears in the Marietta paper, commenced
thus FeiioW Citi2ens and Ladies."
This reminds us of the last address of
George III. To his Parliament, when his
insanity was discoyeredby the commences
ment OF his speech thus ".uy Lords aud
Pedcocks."
Fighting about Etiquette.--in the public
square in Nashville, lately, two bucks OF
the town met, each pistol cooked and cour-
age up, and blazed away three or Tour
times without doing any serious mischief
and then set TO With nature's weapons TO
City some trIfing point Of etiquette which
arose at social party.
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Philadelphia, July Lombard Street,
between Fifth and Sixth streets, was, on
Tuesday evening last, thrown into great
CONSERVATION by report that three sto-
~ brick house, opposite the African
Church, was haunted; and that a ghost
had been seen trayerslng the rooms sever g..
al previous nights in consequence, about
dusk, a crowd of five or six hundred per-
sons assembled in front of the above men
toned house, which was uninhabited by
all that's mortal II seems, that its last
tenant had met vioent death land those
who had seen " The ghost" swore that il
VAS all exact resemblance of the unfoltu-
nate suicide sundry tcise sapS" were
uttered IN the occasion; and the Witch
of Endor was quoted in opposition to d..
Ferrar, hut all seemed in brealhless ex-
pectation of the re-appearance of his ghost
ship. until one more courageous than the
rest volunteered to make iorcible entry
into the house, aud lay the spirit in the
Red Sea, or some where else. His power
of exorcism, however, was much doubt.
ed by many faithful old danes, who
strongly dissuaded our hero from the adj
yenturous attempt bat he was deter
mined aud his determination gave cou-
rage TO half dozen others, whoifollowed
him. After searching the house some
time, the crowd outside in breathess anx-
iety as to the result, he appeared at the
door, bringing with him " The ghost" who
instead Of being an immateliaI form OF
white, turned out to be real substance,
composed of flesh and bones, as we are,
with an exterior as black as Hagar. In
plain English, it was a colored man, who
confessed himself colleague of another
Of his own tribe, who had in vain made
application to the owner of the house to
become his tenant, and in order to reduce
the owner 10 compliance, and 10 the mean
time tolprevent another tenant hastily tax
ing it they had concerted the plan of Civ
ing the house the character of being the
abode of spirits. The spirit and his cm-
pIoyer We're AIKEN to the watch house
and further this deponent saith not.
~. S. Gaz.
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