The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-03-16

contained the cotton bag bore m marks,
Ni"'rnct the lock VS. rN-.Ient. and II
! ,le ldsIeniasS srr- 10 good ordrr. I'll.
! idtts were e1infnua lcalrd 10 the Pn.fn...
IL GsHrlal Nao was At once cap..,.,..zt
mat robbery of the m Ill had b-en
hl.ied. lie Imm' dia,tiy drspatth.a
express i"r BaiJim"rr AID P,rL,d,l..,
win instfuotlon, IL spare no efF,al ar
pine To- discover aud arrest the off,,,t..
! On thr arrival Ut the express A puiI,,.I
P"'"' numerous exp eses "rr. put IN ma
"""' dha lht mp-t thorough insrsii5, In,
"sS commenced. II vas aacertlrl,.1 H.,
=. u VI. Nliru, hreEer-. md trans4nat.IN
large sum VI sauk notes by the mai IN.
VS. robbed, and taat p,rt of the s.,,,.'
notes had been sold To another br.k,,
9iItdrlPha tine day alter thr rohb.e,
one al the drivers Of the mal stag.
suspected aud arrested. He IS suD ca..
iinrd IL jid.
On Thursday evening or Fdddy nnro-
ing, one nf he rubbrrs. Tho call. him.
~ m. .NlehoHS, WAS arrested in the CIT, g
Ne" DIX par of tn losI money W..
found IN lIs possession. H., 10 In,b,
has one or more accompIices and rhprr =,
reason 10 expect. from the .ntrgles u,sa
that they will be arrested
Thu Journal pays the following d4s.r,
ed tribute 10 the energetic and ,lp,l,,,
course adopted by thr Post Master Gpu.r'
al on this occasion. We copy the nara.
graph win sincere pirs-ur -
! The prompt aud rlhclcnt nessure.
dopttd by the Post Master Gro.r5 -,
this ccasion, Is, We think, and ". b.,.
] IN h.,
/ op'nlo"' Entitled 10 the highest pralsr.-.
VOW 'hs.dii u'hs considerable time had
tia p-ed after the robbery vas com ntled
before II was discovered, yet, wnhnn,
causing any unnecrrst alarm, or untt,,,,
the robbers themselves un Their pn,rJ
sdch steps were taken ut the moment aaj
the business vas 50 managed. that ia.
hfsI notice we have of II j. tin annrth.,.
sion Of the villains, aud the recovery oC
part of the property. The success which
has ttrnded the Efforts Of the Postm,.sr
| G"neral IN this instance, viii increase I'm.
confidence thr pabIc should feel IN r.
gard /" the SAFETY nf the mail, whll. !,
must tend t c0ngi'ce rogues thai robh,ar
the mal Is n0t safe business. Jp.oc,
follow too close al their heels To pern,t
them To derive any benefit from thor
! pihnderi or t" escape immediate deter.
ton aud punishment.
The Post Master General has jssn.d III.
following advertisement -
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
! 4th ,i0rth, 1876.
! Art"ard Of five hundred dolIars ,n
o. PAD tor the arrest "t each person con.
! ctrned IN HE late r0bbrry of the mai, AZ
OF near fhliadrlPhl,, tn he paid on the
conviction OF the offenders.
JOHN MCLEAN.
From the .toyak Herald Of .uqrlh 9.
ANOThht BLOODY BU~lNESS.n
! Lieut. VIM. =. BOURNE. Of IN N,rine
Corps, attached To MAJOR ANDERsoN's
com and. al thu Gosp0rt Navy Y.Id.
WAS Killed BY pistol shot, IN Saturday
morning last, near the foot brl0gt be-
tween the Maine Barracks and the Ho,.
| pit From The evidence given IN at the
! lnquest held over the body and from 9th.
er sources. we are enabled to rtaIe the fol-
lowing particulars respecting tins shorA
nag occurrence :--Bctween the DECREASED
and Lieut.. Smith, Of the same corus.
fcud had for some existed, originating in
] V
which would have resulted ~ a duel H. tho
early stage OF It but FOR The prompt inter
! ference Of their commanding officer
| lhtlr luminosity, however, appears 10
have been 80 deep rooted that neltapr This
check, nor the rem0nstTancrs of their
! friends could incline 10 them 10 recon.
citation. OraPAs Mere therefore gwen TO
the guards to report 10 toe officer il com
inland ever, suspicious movement 0ltha.e
misguided young men, from which the lIv-
| teuilOn of "A rencont = might br inferred.
Accordingly, on Saturday, morn < last,
shortly after day break lhp tgrant ot
the guard reported IN capt. LlnroN, tie
officer on duty, that Llenls Sulm aud
Bourne were seen few minutes before rn
| itaEe the Barracks togt ,1rr Upon winch
I apt. l.. rdrrtd him II Iahe fiji of urn
aud go 10 quest ri them, across he f1o.
| bridge, aud 1T The 3 me- time dpspcCaed
scouts III other dire--l5us with his orders
| Tor the ahsentrrs To return intnedday
| Ia their quarters, The party sent in the
direction Of the foot badge, proceeded as
TAR as the hospital, distant about quarter
OF a mile, without seeing the objerlS Il
their search, and we're on their return
when they wr,e startled b, the report Of
| two pistols, IA near togt tArr ~ possible
| within forty PAGES ot them. They rush'
ed To tn" spot, and brhtId Lpe4Irnaot
Bourne Iying on his hack and the blood
flowing ttom wound in bis side, and
near him stood Lieut. Smith, with PIs-
tol IN his hand, a similar one lying on the
ground by Lieut.. Bourne. On the sP-
prarance ot The sergeant and his mro,
Lleot. smith took up the other pistol aod
handing both To the sergeant, desired nm
10 carry them to the Barracks. He then
turned away aud proceeded in the dI're-
ton OF the racks himself Nhr u'e
! mnn slnMlX LnllnMnL hnarlnm LlenlrnAN