Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-07-13

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Van Buren, (say the New York papers) has
been nom'n atedt III Alabama, for the Office of
President oil the United States 10 succeed Gen.
eral Jackson.
a nommation.--The Allegheny De-
mocrat, paper of some standing in Pennsyl
| vania, dominates John c. Calhoun a. the An.
ti-tariff candidate for the next Presidency.
4 ne,o Ofoe.-Caleb Atwater. of
Ohio is appointed TO eram.ne The minerals he.
| tween Mississippi River aud the Rocky Noun
| tains. He has eight dollars per day, for abon,
four years. The account will stand SO per
day for l460 days, Sl1 $50 dollars for eve
ry twenty miles, say 1000 miles, $500 total
$l2, 4SO. for picking up o,ones! Can the far.
mers afford 10 pay at this rate for clearing their
pastures
Good prices.--The Richmond En-
quirer Of the I'm says, two Hhds. Tobacco, c.
| c. Macon's crop of Orange, opened at Sea
brooks yesterday, were sold by Mr.. John o.
Lay at $50, and Sl3 50.-The following pri-
ces have been OBJ aimed for hhds. made by
Mr.. Macon this season y12; $i3 &c; Sl6 rs
and $40 20 averaging SIG 40 per hundred.
! Ordngcs.-This excellent fruit finds
a congenia soil in the Territory Of Florida. |,
is computed that upwards Of fifteen hundred
thousand oranges are gathered every year at
81. Augustine. Many the trees, (says Mr..
White, the Florida delegate in Congress
hearing 1000 oranges. are believed he to l2O
years old. The lemon, citton, lime and olive
thrive equally well.
Patch, the .jumper.-Samuel Patch,
| r l..
Sentinel, that he world leap from stage 90 or
80 feet higher than The Little Falls, Essex coun
ty. making in the whole distance of 10 or so
feet, on the 4 OF July
Al for Ioyc.-A late New York pa
per (says the Boston Statesman} contains the
death of young man in that city, who after
much lamentation, put an end to his eyis,e nee
by taking poison, because forsooth his true
love- had exercised privilege which her SEX
had enjoyed time ont OF mind, vz.--to change
according as suits their convenience or humor
We do not see the necessity for a mans DIV ing
like q raj, for and on account Of such changea
bic beings Only think of /" creature with
beard on his face" whining about like a sick
monkey, and AZ last taking himself out OF thii
brave world in such an ungentlemanly man
mer-because pretty girl happens 10 play tbs
fool with him, after the fashion of some 70
nous heroine in the last novel she has read
Ont upon such weakness. Where, where Is the
lpride of manhood.
A Gander no G0ose.-The Belvi-
dere Apollo sa, S, but one indictment was found
by the Grand Jury Of Warren, at the late term
OF the county Court, and that against man
for stealing Goose. The case wss tried, bu,
the petit jury believing the goose was ga,sder
acquitted The defendant.
A Legislator. honest Dutchman
on his return from the Pennsylvania Legisla'
,ure, was accosted by one OF his neighbors
t. well Nil, what have you all done thu
time in the legislature 2" Mr.--" o be
shure know not vot dc resht do, make two
hundred dauler.".
Just IN Time.-We learn from the
Norfolk Beacon, that the ship Belvidere, Capt.
Nabb, from Liverpool bound TO Baltimore with
a cargo, a part of which would be subject to
he additional duties. which take effect after
the 30th June, 1929, arrived within the Capes
on Tuesday night last, and reported the yesse
and cargo to Mr.. Westwood, an Inspector OF
the Customs at Norfolk IS minutes before the
expiration the period to which the fomer
duties were restricted by law.
Liberal CONFERENCE.-The Rev.
Or. Rice has obtained in Boston the sum, OF
l745 in cash, besides 1900 10 subscriptions, Tor
the benefit of the Theological Seminary ID vlr'
| GINA. over which he presides.
Surprising News.-Among the most
sing rumours pre- yaiiing in England al the
last dates, was report that war had taken
| place between the United States and Mexico.
The London Courier however vndicates
Gen. Jackson from the charge Of having insti'
gated hostililes
Mr.. Cooper the Nouelist.-The
PhiladelDhia Chronicle states that our dlstn-
guished countryman, Mr. Cooper, was danger
ously i'll at Marseilles about the middle OF last
month