Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-06-08
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Murders. On the 9th inst. Jesse
Hunt was murdered by Hancock Smith and
Jesse SuIens. all OF White County. The mnr
derers made their escape, though they are pur
sued. II appears that the deceased and the
! operators of this wicked act we've at Mrs
| Rice's, on Cumberland Mountain, that The LAT p
ter affected 10 fall out and fight Hunt ran
out Ia part them when they fell upon him, and
though he attempted 10 retreat, he WAS pursu-
ed aud killed. On the next day Frederick
Cooi was murdered in the same county by his
son Hiram, who has been taken aud commit
ted. This is the third horrid deed Of this kind
that has been committed IN White county with
in the last two months. Knorvihe Register.
Mmifccnt Lodn.-Stephen Girard
of Philadelphia has loaned the State Of Penn
silvana Sl00,oe0 for the Canal Fund.-The
Bank # Pennsy vania, the same sum-The
Philadelphia Bank 800, 0O0-and the Mechar.
les Bank of Philadelphia 100000.
Visitor of the observation-disclosures
Jefferson Randolph, Esq. (grand, on OF Thomas
Jeferson) has been appointed by the Executive
Council, a Visitor Of the University of Virginia,
in place Of VIM. c. Rives, Esq. who resigned in
consequence of his appointment as Minister 10
France.
Emigrants Returncd.-It appears
that a party of The Creek Indians, who went, a
short time ago, 10 settle upon lands recommen-
ded by their white friends, and provided by
the United States, have returned 10 their old
country. This seems TO offer a pretty strong
confirmation of the truth of what some Chero-
KEGS lately minated in a public address, in re-
ia,ion to the lands in the West. In the ironi.
cal manner characteristic of them, they engui-
red Why, If that country Was considered so er.
cellem by The Uhiie men, they should insist on
giving ii awayto HE Indians This has not,
they think, been according to the custom Of the
whites. when they have found any thing of OK
,raordinary value, and therefore the presump-
ZION is, that they do not think quite so well OF
the lands as they pretend
A W0rd IN season. The Bellefort
Democrat of Pennsy lvania recommends Plaster
ofParis and Spirits of TuIpentine as an infali-
BILE remedy for the bugs which prey upon Gu
cumber and pumpkin viues-a quart Of the one
and spoonful Of the oiher-mix well together,
and sprinkle over the plants as soon as they are
up.
PGrpetaal Notion.-A Vermont pa
per- in remarking upon the late publications
on perpetual motion, says, when man shall
contrve to raise himself by pulling at the waist
band Of his breeches, We shall then have perpe-
tualmotoh.'
Long Voyage.-A vessel has arrived
al Portsmouth, n. II. from the Island OF 81.
Domingo, which had one bHndred and twenty
DAYS passage. Fourteen days Of that time the
crew had nothing TO subsist upon, but green
hides and raw coffee aud six and half days
they were without any water.
Extraordinary PaSsoge.-The brig
Sarah Herrick, which had been for some time
given up as lost, arrived at Wilmington, N. &.
on The 9Th ult. in fifty siz days from N. York
a time sufficient for three voyages across the
Irish To6acro.-The Tobacco crop
of Ire land last year, is said to have amounted to
$500 900 IL is cultivated against law, and in
opposition to the wishes Of the potatoe grow
eTs.
New DeEnition.-One of the best
and most point ed bon mois that We have heard
of, was made on a reverend gentleman, (Rev.
Ezra Butler, late Governor of VermonD al
Noptpeler, His honor afflicted with an
ament which he thought was the rheumatism.
hut which his friends insisted was the govt. Az
Ter some debate Oh his point. his honor inqu-
red what was the difference between the two
A gentleman present, replied. that rheumatism
was original sin ; but that tie govt was actual
Public E1ecutiop.-A memor ial has
been presented 10 the Leg stature Of PeT sylvia