The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-10-23

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pm Of o6r sta1f, tnai ia progress las heen al
mos. uncqhails,i Ton the lat ir@ years; even IN
ils. sssi, where n,faui keifh9uesnis have, IN so
many insiauees, Lad n mushroom grown.
1. Is pl.s>,ng 10 %~itnrss. an.onRst most of
thosr who arr thus mig, railing the habits rs veil
ssile msHps. necessary 10 constitute good Gill;
1ens unu usetal meinber. OF society.
lJournai.
pqndalia, (tlinois) dugua 3e-The town
Of GaIena. al the Lead Mines IN this
State, was commenced in 1926. We learn
from the Journal. pr inted At that place. that II
now has a population of near seven hundred.
There are forty Two stores and warehouses
twenty NO porter cellars and groceries; a
goodly number OF law,eis end physician. and
n general assortment of mechanics, TIC. The
nuuiber ofdweIliog houses and stores is i95 j;
aud 10 new buildings are going up. There
lave been IS steam boat and 33 keel boat ami
walls snce the lst Of March. About eight mil
Ion pounds of lead were exported during the
year ending lst Of June last. The population
ia the neig tbolhood of the Mines IS estimated at
10000. Galena is nearly thee hundred lniles
N. N. ". iso1n this place.
II would appear from the follow ing article
which We copy from the Washington, d. e.
Chronicle, that a second Ze,a Coiburn has
sprung up IN that city
Singular Mental rndopmsst.-A lad in our
city. Edward Ord, son ofJanrs Ord,) ROW ,n
the hnih year of his age, possesses the uncom-
mon faculty of max ing calculations and answer.
ing difficult atithmetical questions with the opc-
r~tions of hrs mina without the aid Of feures.
He has been repeatedly examined by different
pes.ons, and hes uniformly excited the admire-
lion md surprise Of those who have witnessed
the readiness aud correctness with which he sn-
swers questions that are proposed 10 him. On
IA recent occasion, happening tohe IN company
with several gentlemen sho had heard Of his
possessing this singular talent, for the purpose
of exercising il. the following. questions =" ere sui'-
Inined TO him Tor solution
III give away IL Ia | 4 and Is o. a hushel,
what wilI have left of 2 bushels from which |
made lie distribution Z
After "A few moments, he answered correctly,
43-jeibs Of u hnsfel.
Al aril hmetician who was present when The
question was submitted undertook 10 solve "
by the use ofiigures, which he effected, burt mot
until after the answer had beep given by the
boy.
For the purpose Of hearing him converse. which
he does with considerable readiness ior 50 young
n boy, he was then asked
liza pair Of boots cost six dollars, what will a
hat cost
lie answered-diferest prices and, in his
submitted TO the gentleman yjtb whom he
Was speaking, The following:
II R bushel ofcoal cost 8 ID cents, what will u
cord oi wood come TO
The gentleman snswered-i don't know. II
will come 10 ashes, SAID the boy.
The following WAS then proponnded to him )
lf7-l0ths of = yard OF Cashmere cost $225,
what ill one ward aua "A uiarlP Pr cpsf
He answered With his usual precision, VI
9 cents and l2-2Sils of \ cent.
ASCENSIOS.--Nta lame Job son mede h er
under "A balloon, Yesterday alter I
0oon. from Kaighn's Point. AT % minutes asI
4 o eiock.-Shs 1oaled very prettily in the
about 10 minutes when she descended in
10 " field between the place OF her departure
Camden. GPhif PEPPER