Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-11-23


waiting the Sawe is placed on the sanmit of
arranged in II manner in which SCIENCE and
mechanical skill are admirably combined
he speciat le ot The elevation of this fine ltce
II scu'pnr" / 81 greats height will be both
hpVei aud Interesting, and We doubt not will at
tract The population the surrounding country,
rs we'll as f The city, To behold it,
Bait American.
BURIEp ALyE Our readers have observed
aa advertisement saIing that vault has been
erected Tor The deposit of the dead, for a certain
period 10 guard sainSt resurrection men. On
Sunday of ernoon, the first body was deposited
IN that vault. few hours Afterwards, the
person having the care oft returned for the
purpose Of getting something " hi h he had tor.
gotten. While he was opening the outer door
IN head noise in ide, AID he supposed il was
caused by the person who bsd just been inter
red. Though his hair stood eel with alright
his humanity prompted him 10 save the unfor.
tnnatf imprisoned Oeing. and he unlocked the
inner door, VIII Oh IS of iron. lie then enscon.
cen himself hrh'nd the outer door and called
10 The supposed ghost within. 70 push open the
door and thus llberate him self The confined
person did so-8nd on making his appearance
he proved 10 be. not he dead man who had
been buried but real living being who from
some cause, had remained in The vault when il
was c'osed, and no nad it not been for the
fortunate circumstance Of he sexton returning
10 get what he had forgot, would very likely
have pel,shed in his gloomy prison house.
albany Daily advertiser.
Great Diriienn- Directors of the Anne.
rcan Insurance Company of New York. have
declared a dividend OF 20 per cent for the last
| SIX months payable on The LIST Dec.
Ohio-Five of the frst settlers OF this state
which now contains million VI people are still
living,
Grand proiect.--ll is raiked of. TO builj
bridge from the foot of Maiden Lane, New
York. TO Brooklyn, high enough Tor the largest
| SHIPS 10 pass under il.
JusEPH BuRNHAM. stated a few DAYS
! ago, the fact hat much excitement prevailed IN
the neighborhood of Woodstock, VT Oh accoun,
| OF report that convict by the name of Burn.
| ham, said to have died in the State Prison
| whose body after the supposed death wa, de
| livered over to his friends-had been recently
seen alive aud well in one of our southern CT
ties. The Woodstock Observer SAYS that in
|
every thing relating TO this Burnham, tie Sc.
lectmen ofthe town directed the SEXTON to dis.
| inter the body, where tombstone informs n re
huried the remains of the individual whose ac.
inal deceHse seems 10 be called seriously in
question. The editor of the Observer remarks
-" we were present nj the last disntermrnt as
were also many of our citizens some of whom
! had been Ultimately acquainted with Burnbam.
from his yon,hup. To attempt 10 state what
Was the general impression and be Lief Of those
present respecting the identity of the body,
might he hs2ardons there were many who a
greed with us in believing that the friqhtf,, and
putrid object before us bore strong marks of
resemblance to that of Burnham-and there
were o'heis who protessed TO be satisfied that
II was not the bonv of Burnham aud, on the
whole. we do not believe the disinierment has
resolved IN much good save the qualification Of
an idle curiosity. There were probably some
who went to see the body with the minds ma de
up that Burnham WAS now living-and Others
| determined that he WIS dea l. aud with such
persons, or even any other persons, II can
hardly be expected that body which had
lam in the ground for thr wears would afford
any convincing proof of its original in active
life"
! amendments 10 the Charter ofhe Citv Of Nep
! York The following return exhibits the state
OF the votes on the amendments in all the wa raj
| except the 9Th, from which no return is yet re.
| ceived
Ayes. AYES year. Ayes 2 years. Mes.
81 ooo5 4o96 1851.
So that the ma lortv for the amendments las
| AT presenD is about $500, and for one wears
service of Aldermen in preference TO two
wears, 1000. Not more than one halt the Der.
sous who rsnit The polls poied at all on his
question.
" The Players are Come."-ln the Harris
burg Statesm ,s a Theatrical adv ertisemen,
addressed to c tizens aud Soiourners and
powers of the Pay" informing q. IN that a,