Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-06-25
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ra,i many exceilens me chanics, in consequence
offhe want If employ, have been compelled TO
abandc n,the city and seek employ elsewhere
and many who have Visited the city in search
Of employment have been totally disappointed
The presen, high price Of provisions of all
kinds operates very previously on the poorer
classes. Fhe present mode Of forestallins in
all our markets, has added greatly TO the suffer.
iugs ofthe laboring classes.
The Suferers-The N. Y, Gaze,t.
says-Ws are happy to state that Capt John
Clough, who was severely wounded on hoard
the Steam Frigate Fulton. Is not dead a, iva.
reported; but is doing well and likely TO recov.
er. Lieut.. Plat, II 10 supposed, is doing we'll.
Tbs body Of Johnson, a seaman, has been found
near the wreck, and inferred with his apfor,,.
nate companions. The leg of female ha, also
been found. There remain four person, mis-.
sing.
American Bible Soci.M-Agreeably
to notice from the Managers of The American
Bible Society, meeting was held in New York
on Thursday evsning at thesMasonic Hall.
for the purpose OF taking measures 10 carry in.
TO effect the late resolution OF The Society. tn
supply every destitute family in the United
States with a copy Of the Bible within Q wear,
At an early hour the lsrpe Hall was crowded
with highly respectable audience. Hugh
Maxwell. Esq having been called o the Chair.
the objec, OF the meeting WAS stated bs the Sc.
cretary, after which the meeting was addrsssed
by the Rev. DR.. Dewitt, Rev MIR. Bruen and
others. The New York Commercial states
that upwards oil seren thousand dollars WERE
subscribed to aid the mobile Ohjec, in view.
Madness Of Pdrty.-Tn the election
Of a Cit; Convention at New York, on Tues
day the 9th, the first ward chose d. NJ Noah
in preference To the celebrated Chancellor
Kent yst
A ne,o deoics Of Rogues .-The AL
bany Daily Advertiser states, that a sin.
gular and novel fraud was lately committed in
that city. One man gave another note for a
sum of money. eThenoie was place in y peck
eft book, and Wien, sometime after, he ex-
aminet II. II was found thar the signature TO
The note was edlir4y Invisible The fraud
consisre,fin writing the name with spittle. and
,hr wing sand ua it:~tbe sand adhered until
the spit ie became tty, or il was rubbed of.
when 10 traces of the signature were left. The
case will be laid before The grand jury now IN
SESSION,
Debtors and Creditors.-0n the 10th
inst. a. the Exchange COFFEE House, Boston, a
meeting vas h. Id Of the Association for the
promotion Of the rights and interests Of bona
fide creditors. and Tor the benefit and relief OF
honest debtors. Mr. Webster presided as Pres
dent ofthe Society and took decision TO re-
mark thai " he had no doubt tkst some of our
laws originating at time when there was but
little commerce or credit in the country, requi
red thorou.h revision. Ofthis number was
The law of special attachments, which was un-
suited 10 the present state OF society, and at va
rance with the generally mild character of our
institutions. An alteration of our laws for the
cole ction of debt sws as cessary in regard TO
the interests Of tho creditor as OF the debtor.
In tins, as in other cases, it would De found thai
there WINS but one interest. A man, who is a
debtor to-day, may be a creditor tomorrow.
The interests oftl,e community required strict
fidelity in the contraction Of debts and in the
application Of means for their payment, and for
hearance on the part Of the creditor. The pre.
veniion ofyoluntAYy assignments and the re.
moval Of the hardships Of the attachment law
had become necessary particularly as there
was now no probability of our obtaining gen.
eral bankrupt system. II would afford him
pleasure. so far as his avoeatiops would per.
nit. to assist in promoting the objects Of the
Society,"
Small matter!-The East India CONF
pany is 10000, 900 in debt, equal to 81 III
III dollars
Coroncr's Juries. -The Legislature
of New jersey, at its late session. passed law
By which the coroner is released from the ne
cessity Of calling jury Of inquest in case Of
violent, sudden, or casual death, unless he be-
ieves there is cause to suspect some one OF
being guilty Of murder or nanslaueh liter in The
Boston CentineI remarks, this
is as il should be all over the country. To
summon jury, in every case of inanfestly
accidental death, is but the continuation OF
most useless ancient custom. Gases may &C.
cur in which the investigation of jury would
be advisable. Ia such cases. leave il in the
sound discretion OF the Coroner but not one
lime in hundred would the interposition Of
, Jury, be Of The least utility.
Neu Diseoveru.-Mr. Wells, of De-
roit writes to Dr. Mitchell of New York, that
IN OF has been extracted from Indian corn,
he process for which the dscoverer will not
make known. The oil is said to be equal 10 |
Castor oil for a medicine, burns very bright 10
am rs, and may be made nice enough to eat
m salad. II was discovered by accident in
the mash for dIstlation.
Large Dandcion.-There is now
rowing in the garden of Capt. Samuel Hunt,
n Mortified, Dandelion from one root, con-
aiming four hundred and eighty loo tedress, and
ne hundred Il forty sepen Stems eight of which
re three times larger than those Of common |
,rowth. 1t occupies circle Of six feet cir
umference.
How to Kill Crows.-A friend Of
urs called in our office few days since and
us to make known the following me,
bod of destroying Crows. Take piece of
resh meat. put on small quantity OF arsenic.
Fl i, remain in a secure place short time. ard
hen place il on fence, or some other place
~, of the reach Of domestic animals and fowls.
he crows will soon disappear afting eating the
neat, which they will do with the greatest avid |
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