Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-03-26

nal Swamp Canal. nav nearly finished. There
will be in Stew days 10 6ne boan. of from 90
10 60tons burthen on the canal A large quan-
THY u produce destined for Norfolk lad accu.
muialed al Weldon IN. c. There Ia now an
abundance IL water from Norfolk 10 Elizabeth
City. aud The recent additional subscription of
$4,000 on the part Of the u. :. Ia pursuance
of an act Of Congress. will II J. supposed speed.
liis finish The work May II realize the wishes
fof the most ssngnlne.
The Postmaster Generai.---Thc
CLERKS in the General Poa.olice 10 the NUN.
Der Of AZ, addressed on the II inst. q letter 10
Judge Mclean, in which they express their
wafmrst ackpow Judgements for the uniform
kindness and courtesy which has marked his
intercourse withsheu,, and their admir ton Of
his public and private worth. rs an officer and
a man Judge Mclean In his answer, rreiIro-
Gates the kind feelings manifested In the address,.
aud states that within the last sr years. there
has heen an addition of one third To he mail
establishment Of the country, aud that half n
million Annually has been added 20 the revenue
OF The Department.
Rapid Communication byour Pack
cts, "a gentleman In Berlin, Prussia, lately re-.
ceised a letter from New York, thirty days ne
ter is date. and another ,wsnty-se.ee. The
le,feD went TO flavre ny diferen, packets
and both were written within day before sail.
| ing.
S,osdrinsen Secured The New
| Orleans My. Adv. of the 18th ut, states that
| George Spearitgen. who Aed from Maryland
| las TALL in company wi h his paramrnt, for the
| ma.der OF his young wife, was arresrd on the
\ I'm near that civ.lIIe had assumed the name
| Of Jos. Martin bun on examination before tie
Mayor, confessed ns name TO be Geo Swear.
| hagen--he> is "nly 90 years OF age. When
Capt Dufilrt oflhe guards. approached 10 ar
re 4 him. he drew his dagger, aud but for iinrly
assistance. would have inflicted a severe stab ON
the captain. He vas armed with loaded ride.
a pocket pistol, and large dagger II was not
known whether his paiamour VAS in che city or
not
Xorrid Wurders.-- Before the conn-
~ court OF Fauquicr county. on Monday last, a
| man about II years Of age whose name was
! Balh Hayes was brought mp charged with the
| shocking crime Of numbering his own father,
Jacob HAYES aged ~, and his mother aged R5
We are told ha, Bailey had for IL years In
bored under m@n,el arrangement. but II that
| quiet onofI'ndng class that created no alarm,
and kept him dumb except W IN spoken 10, lis
friends who are highly respected. had him Ia
ken before n mag i.uaie shortly after the com
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failing j0 the projec,, he returned to the onse
Of his brother in law, from whence At The request
OF his pNrfniE, beipg ther youueea emit hs
Wastaksu 10 his father hotse, wh're he e. n -
ued 10 live to the moment wa are abou, 10 men.
ton. EsfIy on W, dnesday morning, The llib
inst. BaIy carried billet from the wood pile
into the room where his aged laiher vas sitting
near the fire, smoking, and struck him, without
manics i,,y The least evious hostile indication
and heai HIM IN che most horrible manner
III ,,,,hs, Il a, in bsr he'd. ncri nrve.ted his
st,an,;on aud he s,,,ek her several blows iha,
led h..r an,,oI., c,,a., n. thcn vent oui
No., ,ha "a ,,,5 .,,a.ue al an o,od negro Yo.
a,. ,a;,,bt''. "a, rGsaw nj. eon.
In, .nd ,,,,h liz an, i, n hand RIM tovnrd
I,a..s ,alli,c >, MN n, dex,s,--b. .,J 80 aud
,h. ,s;cbhor uh.n he ,ams i, fa,,d tbc old |
man in The greatest aeoay f,om'hs wounds he
had received. oi which he died IN 'hf course OF
THE day the o'd lady was dchn, am me negro
much INJURED, the daughieV ~ dairy "&lhe
only person 'in''ynfed about me premises
The .ourt being Satisfied that he was men, |
tally derangrd demanded him to Jail from |
whence he will probably be o. dered 10 the hos |
pi,sl AS soon as there g n vacanty in either OF
those nsfiiutons--i being now understood That
at least 10 applicant have b en- told the western
one was full
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Governor ireop - 'ne successor " 'e"' ''."-
Bon IN tue f'ss'oeh''"' c""''
H. OUe, of Ae,o Iannyk This |
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Ter coming 10 an understanding with the Gov
rrnmeni, II is supposed he will proceed TO New
Orlrans, thence ascend the M'.sissippi, and af
ier ting New Harmony, will si'erd the Gel |
ebrating meeting appointed to be hold IN Ohio
III April nest II Nir. Oven can come TO term
with the Mexican Government he will. II Is sad
make arrangements for finally fixing his resi- |