Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-03-12

6oshood of'hs cneslciae, Pits aLoal , miles
on the Other side oil the river lie states that
some Wesi Tennessee Indians 10 m. number
OF seven (; mrn, women aud a chiIdl had an
peared in thai neighDorhood last wsek He
understood that they had come from Washing.
ton had LOST one oftheir comrades on he road
from Washington to Richmond. no doubt with
the small pox that they had passed through
this City last Sunday week, but that thew had
eneanped IN an empty house, about a mile
aud half shove the Puts, on Tuesday week.
where they remained till last Tuesday near
the public road and visited by a great many
people that one of The men, was covered with
the small pox that arrangements had been ma.
king for their accommodation but I. at owing
TO the idle threats Of man with gun. thew
had evacuated the hut, IN panic, taken TO the
woods where they had abandoned their sirk
cotnrade and finally fed-and no persuasion
could induce them 10 stav-and the last ac-
counts that had been heard ofthem, vas, that
they were passing across the country. in the
direction towards Goodies Bridge between
Chesieriiel ID and Amelia counties.
DIR. Woodbridge had seen the deceased Indian
aud pronounced him in the last stape Of the
small pos, but he had been housed, aud atIen.
ded by a person who had formerly had the dis
ease--and il was likely, that the humanity ofthe
people, aud the skill of the phys cian would
save his life,
These circumstances induce nsto suseesl.
that Vaccination sb ouid be imme lately resor-
ted to, IA all the places wnere the ind ans have
beeh or now are--and that wherever they are
found, they should, without delay, be put int o
private place, humanely treated aud vgl-
leniy guarded, until all danger Of cammnni.
ealing the injection, has been CO pleiey dssi
pated.
Escape of conpicts.-The Philadel-
pha Chronicle OF Feb. %, says, between he
hours of three and louI this morning Il, ven 81
the convl5is imprisoned IN the Penncnta'y, ia
Walnut street escaped through one OF he VIII
dows OF the second story on v alnut street
Beng co ined IN Il room with u wdids OF tween
~ others. they hr't, with small saws which
rey had made AMI concealed tor the purpose
cut through the 5oli Of the lock maj fastened
their door. Tley then sawed through he bars
of the window, ani managed 10 descend ~ TN.
out dsablmh themselves. heir escape was
discovered soon alter, 1nt not in time for
pursuit Al noon, no trace OF them had been
found.
Effect Of ui0teRt passion. The Phil
adj pima Press sa, s--iaanlgmg passion IN chiI-
d,en, Is thlckly sowing the seeds of crime, and
storing up many sources of nnhappness. Yes
iertlay boy IN one OF our mathemali cal schools
pass oustely, and with great violence, threw a
pair of comrass"s at ano her boy OF the name
of Hert: the sharp points Of the compasses
struck agams the left temple OF The boy, and
penetrating 10 the BRAN, caused death IN a lew
minutes. The youth WHO had left his parents
but lew hours. in the vignr OF health, Was
returned T. thema corpse What me.
ianehoiy aud heart rending even, Would
not our schoollnas do well 10 detail the
facts OF this cas- to their scholar, aud &C
| company them with suitable reflections aud ad.
vice.
Indian MurdcrS.- Four persons have
been killed by the idlans in Arkansas. A Mr.
Whltesides. one OF the party, escaped by leap
| ing down high Bluff aud after a TOT some and
| lamishing journey OF 10 days, ne reached the
| white settlement in Miller county.
Faskions.---A Merchant in Peters.
burg va adyertlses very superior wadaina
| Tor ladies dresses" What does TINS mean
ROwland Stephcnson.---Mr. J. W
! Parklns in Till dted Guy Hotel, New Yorl.
FEBRUARY, IL 1929, offers reward Of $l5Ot
10 any person WAC vii arrest aad deliver ur
| ROWLAND STEPHENSON, of the fl III o
| nFlningion, ottphensou q 20. Ddhkefa, HnC
| ahstondrd from Lond bout the 27th of De
cemncr 1918, with money aud pilis to a large
amount Il e pr petty of ,ir. Parkns aud others
! Ii IS suppos d ia have rak-n a age 10 Anne
RIGA d, one OF the las, ships, enh his cte,k
James Ha,mrr Lloyd. lht above reward il
| be paI BY any order al sic on Mtssrs Prm,
Ward, hing X Co. OF New York, on the d. live
ry OF Stephenson. la addition 10 the alloy,
IS 100 is oifpI ed as u premium TO the first perSnr
VINO communicates to Mr. 7 the int Iigence
Of StephensOn's arrest And El000 has been
offered in England, Ia which the one ests bin
IN this country will also bs entitled
Sugor.---The cultivation of Sugar
appears 10 be daily growing in favor at the
South. The Savannah Republican speaks OF
some samples oi Florida Sugar, made in tina,
part of the terrlrery called Aachua, which II,
grain, taste an3 smell, furnish indications of the
highest quality thai appertaius'tn that article.
Sixty hogsheads had bee" already secured,
aud II was 'hous hi twenty more would be reali
2rd