Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-06
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pHIh Oh the present Administrator. There
Is also presented, IN condensed shape a w.
fiety OF statistical Jacis CLEANED IRON the hes,
pnnhc dotume Is OF 1928, '2V--ihe tariff 81 '2s
the vote al large, oil thu late pteslen nl eleo.
tion carefully resisd--a list ntihe Army and
Navy--a nulice Of the chesapeake nnd Ohio
Iansl-skeich ofihe Chesapeale mad peln
ware Canal--the Public Buildings nj Washing
Ion described IRON authentic data and VAR.
rus local matters OF interest TO strangers The
principal contents OF this Register seem 10 have
neen assorted 10 supply what has not, b..
loie oren gwen To the public, In n connected
form, IN relaiioa 10 the present Adminsus.
lUn.
Ndpdf.--We understand from good
authority tsays the Sapminah Republican. Of the
9Th inst thai Capt. Elliot, ia appointed TO tue
command OF the West India squadron, Commo.
doie RdyeiD, who has been IN command Tor
the last tn,eeyears; having applied 10 the Gov
einmeat 10 be relieved.
NiehigaR.-Malpr JouN BiDpLE has
been elected delegate Ia Congress. from The
Michigan Terri DRY. lie received about two
thirds OF ihe votes OF the territory. Ills oppo-
nen' was tho Rev MI R,onAap.
Halls travels, We observe TINT
Captain Bnzl hali's travels in NoIlh America.
are announced ~ the late London palrrs, for
publication early IN June, in three volumes,
OCTAVE.
In the nick Of time The Phia-
deiphta Keeor'e speaks OF Bishop Chase oil
ONO having received IA letter announcing u
ioltuoae bequest in the name Of The Hon Mar
satei Emma i.ungbam, lately decea,cd n
daughter OF tho III. Hon Lord Kenyon, oil
tooo aeIlingio Kenyon College in ohio called
after that Nobemap. This donation appears
the more arkiugly prosdcntiai from It's n
mounting tothe vary SUN for which, under his
severe" pressure, the Bishop had pledged his
own personal estate, A sen,leman OF Phi :
aeiph'a' moi an Ep'se palian, but prompted by
respect To bishop White, has offered TO give
$1,000. on condnioD the, ~ 70 more shall be
contributed ms n Fund, lur Whiis Professor
ship Ia this College.
Pdricide. The Tuscaloosa (Ala.)
Chronicle oil July Ia says we understand TIM,
man by the name of john Cariite living ihir.
Teen or fooreen miles l,om this place. Killed
MS faihe,-inaw on Tuesday last by shooting
biln through the head with rife hai. IL Is
said that The retention by the decreased OF GER
tam papers relative In property, he'd 90 this
tragic occurrence bui ns the individual who
pnipetaicd the deed Is now in prison, aud
will shortly undergo his trial before The proper
authorities we refrain from any Comment.
Pnt$butgh, Pd.-Sevenly years ago
| Gen. (tben MuoD Washington, made an eseur.
| sion into the Wesern wiideruess and descend
ing the Mouongahala in IA canoe 10 rs con.
iluencs with the Allegheny, w,ole TO Governor
Dinwiddie that he considered " the land l., the
| fork (the present site OF Pnisburg) as" OK.
tremeIy well suited for a fort, rs IL had the nh
| soluie command Of both rivers" The land in
| the fork which Washington examined with
soldiers eye, aud on which he reeomm o ndsd
the erection Of n little military post, 10 ovorawe
The ma auding savnges OF The ncig hborhood, /.
now the largest inland town in the u. States
containing about 20, 100 inhabitants, the depo
Of . populous country, and possessing mann
featuring capital oil many million OF dollars
The amour, OF merchandise which passes
through the warehouses of the city 40 long ago
as 1916, was estimated at $50 100000.
Nm interesting fdct.-Sillim ms Jul,
| No. OF the American journal OF Sci.oce ant
Arts contains Two letters from MIR. Joseph H.
Muse, Of Cambridge, Maryland which gives al
account of the resuscitaiIon Of valuable houn,
| from dr0lontng, by means Of oxygen gas. III,
dog was cold stiff and TO all appearan ces per.
leciy dead, when Mr.. Muse applied "a small
Stop cock with long beak, attached to n larg,
bladder filled with the gas L that is, the pur,
part of The atmospheric nir) As soon as h,
had thus forced into the lungs a copious dose
the gas, the dog made a conyusive aud soliiar,
ycp, 10 the fall pitch Of bis usual and sh, Il
voice in tue chase, The process was repraie,
I'LL the gas, which Mr.. M. happened to hay.
prepared. was exbausied--tbe dog was iheI
wrapped in blankets, replaced by the fire, iric
i'on was constantly applied, and after n grea
deal OF trouble aud skfal management, tn,
hound was fully restored q the use OF his ply
steal faculties Ia OF 10 days.
Effect Of heat on Editors.--Tht
| Wilmington Reporter says; We sat down tire
times yesterday 10 write an editorial article OF
| passing events. but gave II up. The weather
| rs too h0i--h Is OF 10 use 10 labor against ih,
| elements, dulness and the heat.
Phrenol0gy prosecuted IN Idiy.-A
letter from Italy communicates the fact ihul DIR
UceELLi has been just turned out ofihe Pro
lessor's chair al Pisa, for having written d worI
upon Comparative anatomy two volumes o
which were devoted to Gall system Of Phre
nology. BY singular regulation he is permit
ted TO enjoy the salary Of the Proessorship
but forbidden 10 instruct youth.
Moral med.--The Cincinnati Chron.
icle speaks III balloiinl about TO take place IL
the Museum, among the young men, 10 decid,
VIVA, young iady orthat city should be nieeiso
as The model OF a war figure 10 be placed tn IN
MuSeum'
Nev Mgention. The Editor Of the
Salem Coulter has invented an instrument I,
which he has given the name of" COrsetome
ter By this instrument one can ascertain
how tight the waist OF lady may be drawn
without occasioning ruinous and irrcmedabl,
injury The editor of the Courier is of opin
ion " it is the duty Of every man, if he aces M,
ladies squeezing hemsefUes 10 death 10 tell lien
oft" We would go one step further, AL,
draw them out Of The vIcE.
old times back again.--After the alb,
duction Of Bcnsparie in 1914 il was observe,
at fashionable party IN Paris. thai ming,
were 10 be restored 10 the same State in which
| they we're previous 10 the revolution. Oh! an
delighted TO hear that. exclaimed an old maid
for then shall be only IL years ofage'