Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-31
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Sunday School.-The Baltimore pa
pers OF yesterday state that about Twelve hun
dred and GGy girls, and thirteen hundred and
ffs boys, walked in the Sunday school process
sion in that city on Monday The whole nun.
Der assembled IN the Park, was about IRE thou
sand.
dqueduct.-The aqueduct over the
Weland river, ming part of The Welland
canal was finished on the lst Insl. when the
event was celebrated with much eclat. The
work is Of y ood 400 feet in length, and inclu-
ding the towing path, about 40 feet wide, of
sufficient height TO admit the passage OF boats
upon the river besealh.
Suicide--Mr. Benjamin Stafford, oil
La Fayelte, hung himself on Saturday last, in
his hog pen. His body was discovered some
hours after, shockinyly mutilated. He was
upwards of6O years did, and through a long
life sustained the character Of an honest man.
Syracuse Register
Periodical Literature IN Paris
There are at this time published in Paris about
one hundred aud forty periodicals, on a great
variety of subjects. Among them there are
four on topics connected it'll photography on
commerce, industry, aud financy sixteen on
husbandry three, twenty on Jurisprudence /;
six Oh religion; nine on military sciences,
medicine twenty-five literature, eighieeni
music,hve; fashion, two and freemaSonry >;
Que Ia this estimate Of periodicals there are
no, picluted large number OF dinrnaS thrty.
two0 and seven annual publication.
Fossil Wood. Among the recent
donations TO the Albany Institute WAS a piece
of wood, found in bed of potteis clay. SO
f,at 81, 10 H. araI
Morgan, near Perth Anboy, III New Jer-
sey.
1ged Tree.-The celebrated ches-
nut.tiee the. properly Of Lord Dacre, at Tam
worth, Gloucestershire, is the oldest, il not the
largest, tree in England having this year at.
tanned the age OF 1920 years aad being fifty
Two feet round aud yet such visor remains
in IL, that 1t bore nuts two years ago, IRON
which young trees are now being raised.
Negroes and NulattoeS.-The Trus-
tees OF Cincinnati Township, (Ohio) act'ng as
oyerseers OF he poor, have announced their
rigidlv 10 enforce the law IN
respect to black and mulatto persons residing
within their precincts. II provides that unless
such persons shall give bond with security for
their good behaviour and support, " It shall be
the duty Of the Overseers of the poor OF the
township, where such negro or mulauo persons
may be found, TO remove Immediately such ne
gro or muatto person, in the same manner as
rs required in the case of paupers.'
Episcopal COnSecrdtion.-This SOL
emn and Imposing ceremony was, yesterday
performed upon the Rev. Or. Meade
of Va, i'll ST. James church, hila.--Morning
service was read by the Rev. DR.. Duchacet of
Virginia, and sermon preached by the Right
Rev. Bishop White from Revelations, chapt. I'd.
aud 10Th verse -" Be thou faithful unto death
and will give thee crown Of life." The re-
verend gentleman was presented for consecra-
ton by Bishops Croes of New Jersey, and
Moore of Virginia. The holy communion was
by Bishop White, assisted by Bish-
ops Hobart, Croes and Griswald
Murder.-Wr. James May. a repec-
.able old man, of Wayne county. was killed ian