Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-10-22
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Ne,g O,ienus. Sent, %.

Keto Orleans, Sept %
nth aftb, Cifs-During the last ten days
- II .pidemIc have much diminished.
w., .esa,her. though not hatiering TO the plan
i'' ,,..rs 10 be more favorable 10 the preva-
e's' ;Inass Aud what is more favorable sill,
-. i Win the exception of n lev nna lvised
w. .aos who have rlrrady returned to the city,
P.rcsly subject for the disease 10 ssbsst upon.
.icLn.,s most complained of al present is
t,,,mnal fevers, which are prevalent TO a
". extent, In few weeks we hope To he
,'a,o hid our absent fellow citizens awelcome
s a aud strangers hospitab'e reception.
'e'u'"' Courier.
latter dated Mobile, 10Th Sept, states, that
=, Toe very sicl,ly there; that the custom hous'
W" s;,,i,r Office and Branch Bank had been
e.pp.vsa into the country, and tire post office
,sonld be removed that day.
Paint for The LamyerS.-The Democratic
~ ,nenkous. tina while the SidmeSe Boys
'.o,, in Philadelphia, person squeezed the
- = CHEN so hard as 10 hurt lin. He
ass.. the ,ther hand, and gave the sqierzer
- n Sian on the cheek as 10 siagger him. The
s'a', yvent TO magistrate and applied for a
',a,,sn, for the assault and battery. viii
,.n, vou the warrant, said tue magistrate,
o for CHEN, but you must not ON that warrant
s,res, Teng il you do, yon will subject your.
ssIf 10 a prosecution Tor false imprisonment.
The prosecution was abandoned.
A ~, tier in the United States Gazette. con-
ID ,h., the Siamese boys are humJug. He
.ans thew were artificially united. IL il should
~ turn ont fof " hich we see not The least prob
.h;l;,v \ i, will be the greatest humbng ever
nlayed off upon our people, not excepting the
Morgan affair n"|' "aS.
he The largest ever brought TO tins country, are
e,hib,ed At New York The Boa WIS 10 be fed
yesterday, for the first time since he left Lon
don. The Anacon4a has tasted for 8 moths
10.
Wade who carried of the money entrusted
IA him by the Suffolk Bank in Boston has been
sentenced TO the state Prison for years.
y,utaill,. L9ta.) Oct. 9.-The UnredSiates
cour, for the Northern District of Alabama
h.Id nv the Hon WIN CRAWFORD commen.
cod its autumnal session in this town on Mon
day last and adjourned yesterday morning !;
having disposed Of every case upon the docket
which was il, readiness for trial.
The only case Of interest was one of p-cU-
liar importance ewing to the magnitude of the
claim involved in the final decision, viz JOHN
DEN. lessee Of JOHN Smith T. VIRUS Richard
Fen. lessee of Nm. Ii Whitaker Ell al tenantsin
yosseSsi0a loih notice 10 gut. This was an ac-
ion Of Eiec,ment brought 10 recover the pos
session of an undivided moiety Of the ands,
foow held by the defendants as purchasers
nom the United Sta'es,) uIder a clai derived
from prent originally made by the Stale Of
Georsis 10 the Tennessee company. The evil
dance wa, submitted 10 the Jury on Tuesday
afternoon who On "Wednesday morning, bv
consent Of counsel rendered n special verdict.
An interesting argumen, 60 the Court was had
on "Wednesday al ernoon and on Thursday
morning. the court gave udgemen; ia favor OF
the defendants. Counsel for the plaintiff
VIM. Kelly, ESQ for the detendants-Jos.
Scott, L q q. 5. District Attorney, and Byrd
Brandon ESQ The case will, we understand,
be taken NJ 10y wait of error to the Supreme
Court of the United States.
The value of the claim to be settled hythe
decision on this case is enormous. II em-
braces the entire county al Lauderdsle--the
largest portion of Franklin and Lawrence
counties Il a small par: of Lim-stene. These
constitute the entre cialrn-an undivided
Inoietv of VIII ich is contended for by the plain
TIFF IN the present action. fdU0cdte
Tie Nay TO Keep Him.-About 10. last eve
ming, man waS seen coming down by the
spoul ola low three story hous', in the north
eastern quarter OF the city. Several persons
collected, and among them young physician,
who supposing it 10 be case OF somnambnlI m,
kept the others qaiet, lest the man. awakened
suddenly by noise, should fall and break his
neck. When he came down, however, he was
found TO be as wide awake as any of the
slarers. On heing questioned, he said that he
was member Of club which met every
Thursday night. He thought he always came
home sober, though his wife said he had gone
TO bed drunk every Thursday night since be
Joined the clnb. The only proof she can
bring of that, he added, " is that | gel up,
every Friday morning, with my clothes on
Just as was going out to-L ght she got me TO
20 into the garnet TO set a rat trap; aud when
tried 10 come out, found she had locked me
an. She said, through The key hole, that she
would set me free H. would agree TO give up
the club, aud JOIN temperance society but
had too much spunk for that, So after work.
ing two or three hours AT the door, GOT out on
the roof, and here am" Having finished his
speech, he turned Off in hopes 20 finish the
evening with his crones when Mrs. Sneak
issued from the house, accompanied by stout,
Ihin-lipped, bare armed gossip. Each seized
an arm. In spite OF poor Jerry's struggles,
they dragged him with great ease INFO the house
aud boited the door for the night. The au-
dience gave three cheers. and went home to
bed. " PhIad Chyoa.
9.it--tf H.. ..- % q
Murder or Suicide BY a gentleman Just
from Jefferson county, in This Safe, We learn
che following particulars ora sin gnar instance
oi murder or suicide, whicn happened 10 that
county about two weeks age
A Mrs. Buchanan vas cut down from one
oil The J''sts of her own house, to which she
was suspended by hank Of yarn, after she
had expired. She either thus DESTROYED her
own lite, or the deed was pefpeirated bv her
husband, whose account of the affair was
somewhat singular aud suspicious. He states
'na' sne committed the act herself and that Ire
came INTO the'hdnse just as che had knocked
,ne cha'r from under her. and while she was
k'ckihg' Instead of cutting her down. which
hea'eged was contrary 10 iaU, he repaired to
q neg hDOr. about Inila or of the