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Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-24
Baltimore Patriot.

HoM Of Neir Orleans On this subj CT The
New Orleans Courier Of the 23d July sass.-
." During the las, ten DAYS We have been favor.
I'd with refreshing showers every day, which
prove very favorable 10 health. The cases Of
Yellow Fever do not appear 10 have increased
much dufing that time, May unacclinatcd
PERSONS have hen The place, and although the
Charity Hospital is filled. thu sickness. nppesr.
principally e%onlnei to seamen aud persons
among tho shipping
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-24

Di0b0icai fd.-I ne 2arden and Guit yard
of Mr.. John Langdon, Blu Kirk, was enltrd
one night last week, by some inIp III human
shape, who glrdied forty trees, including apple,
p"ach, pear and plum trees, almost all he had
aud wh'en he had for eight OF nine years taken
mnch pains to collect, The destruction was
made with a drawing knife, and some oftle
smaller trees were cut entirely oil. A man
10y the name Of .dugst what a MISSIONER .
was taken up, examined, and WAS about TO be
committed for trial. when he escap, from the
constable, and HIS NOT siuce been re.takpn.
The only proyocarlons MIR. La nedon had CIV
en- for this outrage, was that he had sued this
man to recover an honest debt.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-24
Mr.. BIddle was decently inferred this after
noon, and every necessary atteatlon paid hun

Hiiadetphia, august Sit appears from
proceedings IN Cnancery AZ Washing ,on that in
the year lbs. General kosctusko placed a sum
exceeding $40, 400 in the hands OF Nj. Jelrr-
sou aud executed will. ln 1876 he executed
~ Paris another VIII, aud bequedthcd $37gi
I" hosciusko Armstrong. SON Of General Arm
strong. After tie death Of kosclusko IN lSl7.
Mr., Jefferson refusing 10 take out the ]leteis
tcslam"ntary they Mere granted 10 Is. J.. Lear.
The bli filed by Arms rong against Lear
charges, = ,nni SAID Lear refuses to pay the
SAID sun OF $31o], because, among Other rea-
sous, n claim To the whole Of the funds Of
said estate has been made by sand Major
Estko, rs h"ir NJ Inv OF sail husclnsko, and
another claim by the sud Monsieur Zeltaer,
unner another Will, which he alleges the
said koscieusko 10 have made in Europe
in favour Of himstlf or some OF his relations. -
Naior Eslko resides in folaad, and Monsieur
Xeltner IN Switzerland.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-24
THE LOST CHILD.

We took some notice in our less of the re-
markabie circumstance attending the arrival
he'e OF Mrs. Aileo, in search ola child, los, in
ls22. We have since received n commn-
nicnIion from this lady upon the subject, cor
rectIog some errors Of "'ail winch We had TAI
len inio Mrs. Allen stale. that this lost daugh
ter was her only child, and SO heart rendering
was the alillclion that she has taken mnct.
pains TO search Tor and regain it that sia
made three trips into the country without
making any discoveries that she also had been
to see seven children before this, all Of whom
so little answered tho description Of her child
that she had no hesitation in deciding and lief,
them perfectly satisfied. But on this child she
finds every mark and every scar more pt.fecr
than she could even have expected after such a
lapseof time, & she thinks the age corresponds
to thai OF her child. But the features do not
appear natural and the color Of her eyes are
somewhat changed and her imagination having
kept alive the form, features and looks of ihe
child rs sh e saw her last-she could no; nj once
b. reconciled To the changes in appearance
which time aud circumstance might have
wrought. Sill under all the circumstanc $
she does not feel satisfied to leave the child and
go away without her, She concludes by say.
ing " that she feels such a nesrne.s and such
AN attachment for this child that it seems that
nature itself points il OUT to be hers. And that
it is her sincere belief that IT is noue Other thRn
her dear los, dau. hter'!
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-24

HENRY CLAY - The unspering and m III.
gnant prosecution which some OF our unptIn.
cipied Jackson politicians have CHrrird on n
gainsi this son of The west, has. una questionable,
made him more dear 10 tho hearts oi lt. old
neighbor., and FELLOW citizens generally. Once
more in private lite nj the retiremrn, aud
presumed leisure OF his domlcil, his Kentucky
breihren " I'll not be denied the q atiirn ION
of mceting him. Invitations aoW in upon
him fto II all points Of the compass, to VI Il,
them ~ his convenience. and permit the AFT c.
iiona.e greeting ofhis friends aud fellow cit
izcna, Can he rellse these requests, and Turn
sside flom The approving grasp, aud cheering
plaul I 30 Jrar To the heart Of n irIe mhn,
consclous oil having done his duty 7 Can he ~.
pres, 10y cold hearted neglect aud lad lIerrnce,
the o Itpourlng 81 personal friendship or that
Just appreciation Of bis pubic life, To which
every public man is fairly entitled, and 10
which ms own career, seven times purified by
persecution. has u double cld,n lie i, not
10 utterly heartless. lie iss private ,digidaal,
Without other than moral power, aud uiihout
Official patronage. Having n%ellcr the means
nor the inclination Of rewaiding mercenarics,
It would i'll become him 10 refuse the sponian.
eous aud d sniers,t lid Expressions Of appreciation
and regard, winch riso up aroun HIM. among
those who have known him longest aud known
bim best.
The Louisville Focus informs as that Mr..
Clay met his fellow citizens at Bnrdstown. on
the 3oth nlt, where he parlook Of a public DIN.
ner. 4 gentleman who was present. tsays the
focus) informs ns, that II was attended by a
great ooncnurse, estimated at 400, being n.
bout one thousand more than attended the din.
uer NJ Louisville. =" MIR. Clay made a vcr, n.
bic AMI interesting speech. winch gave uni.
Versal satisfaction. Having heretofore given
his ,isws. aud published them. on The course
thus far pursued by he present administration,
he did MT touch again on that subject, but
discussed the general principles of our policy
and political lns,'is ,ons, leaving has auditors
TO apply the .onnd dortrnr he developed. 10
the existing state oil the country aud the pub.
lie lrnnkac ions of the limo,
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-24

Mammoth Productions.-A fine fla
vored Pedch is mentioned in the Charleston
Courier as weighing s IA or. and measuring
10 inches IN circumference IL grew in a gar
den in Meeting street. Char lesion, near South.
Bay. A head of Cabbage was brought 10 mar.
he, IN Philadelphia on Saturday last, weighing
seventeen pounds. II was raised in Passy unk
township
DiSdppointment.-The Massachu-
sets Courier states that six enterprising CIT.
Gems Of Salem. tom of them shipmastcrs, set
out early last spring for the gold mine district
in North Carolina with an outfit of $1,000
each b"sides, mining implements, They selec.
ted their ground aud labored diligentl, until
all their money were exhausted. and returned
10 Salem few days since, having spent their
last dollar. One is in jail for debt. The sad
picture foicibly shows that /" all is not gold
hat glltters.'
Large Snake.-A snake was shot at
Mi amachi, n. b. lately, which measured more
than twelve feet seven inches, and had five
pigeons in his stomach. lie deserved TO be
shot.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-24

We have surrendered our columns 10 day
aln st exclusive y 10 "a very lorg bui no an IL
ereStins communicet ton upon the subject OF
northern states, and MS Mr.. Jefferson has lie.
commended, in amending our Constitution,
should be adapted in this. As the time draws
ugh when the deliberations of The convention
viii commence every thing tending TO throw
ne" light upon ire suijc Is to be agilated n
that august assembly viii, we are sure, interest
our readcrs.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-24
Eltract ofa letter from The Postmaster al La
mgtOn, Ten. dmed

LIN nGros, July 20, 1879.
SRA murder oi tue deepest dye, was
committed n oul town on last evening, At dark
upon the body OF u gentleman calIlug himself
Lieut. james Blddle, formerly Of the u. >. and
lalely Oi the Mexican Navy, 10y a Mr.. kiuciIen
a. WiIborn, II cabinet worhmsn Of this place,
who Immediately ahsenpded-evefy necessary
exrrliou wa, mHde 10 arrest him, but ow ing
to the darkness oil the night he was enabled
to , wade ali pursuit.
As it was presumed, said w, is unknown in
your place,,we .ern The following description
vii npi be unnecessary he u about 3 feet
3 OF nine inches high, round snouldercd,
blue Of gay eyes, light made and thin
visased-wore a white hat much worn, blue
mrxsd coat aud light or white panIaloons.
|, is due To our eluzens 10 say, thatthe act
is deeply .secraied, aud tina, no exerl0n on
THEN pat will be wanting 10 arrest The murder
er.
Mr.. Blddle was decently inferred this after
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-24

Dirorces- II Cincinnati paper mentions thai
thirty application, for divorces are now pending
in the Supreme Court nf Ohio, from ore county
Were Or. Watts living, he would no longer
contend that matches were made in heaven
or at least he would not contend that Ohio
WAS embraced in his theory,
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-24
Ma Kork. dugua B.

ksn York, August 49,
SERIOUS AFFAIR An ARRAY occurred
this morning, IN Hanover Square. Which had
nearly been attended win seriovs consrquen-
crs A nrgro man by the name OF G.ues.
IL appears, who has bern indusiriously EN-
ployrd about Hanover Square during the la,
four or five yssrs, Is y fugitive from VIre 'nian
slavery. HIS fofaler master being IN this city,
having discovered. him. procured tiir assistance
Of Young Hays, and went 20 arrest him.
They found hlm IN The Squsre, as usual, and
Hoy seized INN. Gaines drew a kuile aud
ianously attempted resistance. cutting Hays N
the wrist and siabling hun in the nigh. tie
also made n thrust " nh the knife al his master,
who warded II oil with mis- cane. aud struck
him on tue head. Hay lid nol lei 60 his hold,
notw outstanding the wounds, aud called u cart
man 10 his assistance, the negro was thrown
upon hi, biek. secured, and taken TO the po-
lice Office, where the examination IS not yet
Zone o'cl ,ck) concluded. The poor Irllnw
was re.olutr aud desperate, declaring that II
shonld be death either way. A day, an hour OF
vinuou. liberty Is worth a whole eternity Of
bondage, says the poet. fConi. 1dt.
Four delegates from The Primitive Methodist
CONNECTION of England, and commonly called
Kantcrs, lately arrived nj New York. namely,
WIN Knowles, Ruth Waik,pgs, Thomas Morris,
and ". Summrrsldes. Inc Two former remain
IN New York aud the two later are now IN
ihis ci,y. Jnr following is a copy at then
addro.s 10 HE psople OF The United States
The Primitrc Methodist Connection.
To the inhabllnntso III Philadel pha, aud Ol the
United Stales Of America ~ geneaI, srnd
grrrilng {:
Iri nds and Breihtrta.-The lord having IA
his Providence, laisad mp the primitive Meth.
odIsl ConnoKlpn III Old England, and made II
an instrument nhs maud. al turning thousands
o tens OF Thousand, unto righteousness, & many
Of us members having emtgrat,d to the Unicd
States, IT was Judged ptoyident,al To appoint
IL regular Mission Ne have accordingly sent
over our respected brclheIen and faithful
ministers the kovercnd WIN. SuInmersiies
aud the Rev. Ihomns Morris, who have
laboured with successes, aud we trust they VIII
pc made useioi IN the gospel OF our common
LrId, aud val meet with that hmdnes aud
respect amoog you. that you under similar en-
cumstances Wound expect from Us. Nut. Ga=
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-24

Nep Ueory.-A lr. John Richardson Of
proving the a~bsurdily oftre New,onian syslem.
HIS doctrine Is. that the motions and rerolnlion,
of the heavenly bodies Is CAUSED by Electric
Attraction aud Repulsion Governor Ray, OF
Indiana with several other certificate men APP
pear 10 be COLI erts TO this theory.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-24

" Laudntur Laudato. MIR. Richie lately
published a letter, praising Jackson TO the skies.
which he stated no had lately received from the
Venerable Charles Carroll, }" the sole Surviving
Signer OF the Declaration Of Independence.
Ia his last he hasienS TO correct the mistake.
He SAYS the letter was from tn" Grandson or
Grand nephrto of this venerable man. But the
lie bias gone abroad and may have its intended
effect, rs did the notorious East Room Lettel.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-24

Good New' The llagersiown tTorch
Light acknowl edges the receipt OF a Missouri
paper. Of the % July, which states that the
troops which lately went in pursuit nj II small
band of Indians. are GA tlcir return from the
battle-ground mot having mel with any Indians.
II would have been surprising il they had.
Having had twelve of their sluall band killed,
the remaining sixty or seventy, M doubt.
sought safely nv rrecipita,e fight from the
further danger which impended.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-24

Curious Custom-lt is a custom in the can.
ton Of Mascoins, near Camhry, with the young
girls of the neIghbourhood for two orthree sun.
days after Easter, TO place themselves in single
files along the bank Of the canal near the high
road leading TO Cambray, the youag men ran.
gihg themselves into two rows on the opposite
side, One ofthe latter then passes owe, the
bridge, and singles out the maiden he has fix
ed his heart on-"fiers her his arm, and they
leave the place together. The same ceremony
continues, perhaps, for two or three Sundays,
till all the girls are taken eli: ms il rarely occur.
that any one is left without a partner. Al The
ne 4, cabaret. a pledge Is given in a bumper
that the parties will remain true 10 each other
during the 70 How ing year.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-24

Holding the king's Head,-a mong the re.
cords in the Tower of Lon Ion, is me to me fol.
lowing elect" k,ug John gave several binds
nj Hyperion aud All rton, in kent, 10 Solo
mon AtIehelt. 10 be held by this service that
a. often as the King should please 10 cross the
sea, The said Solomon. or his heirs, should be
Obliged To 60 with hun, 10 hold His Majrsiy's
head, II there be occasion tor it," That IS,
should his Majesty be sea sick. And il appear.
Wy the record, that TINS same office of head
holding was accordinsl, performed afterwards
IN the reign OF Edward |.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-24

S"edTingcn's TridL-rhe Court tor the rial
OF George Spearingen's proceeded 10 impaonel
aJu'y on tusday. Out q tweni, five Jurymen
summoned, but three were sworn OH Tuesday
'hey being first obliged TO state, on oath, wbe.
'her they had expressed An opinion as 10 the
go''t or innocence of The accused On Wednes.
day, ont oil th.riy-six taiesmen SIN Jurors were
sworn, the others having been chaIlpnaed and
Yesterday, out of thirty tatesmen, three more
Jurors were sworn making up thr requisite mum.
Der. A panel Of Jurynen being now obtain.
ed, and the absent witness having yesterday
appeared, II may b. expected that the trial
VIII now proceed wilhou, further DELAY. We
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-24

Reform IN the tren tmemt Of Turkish Ladies'
Accounts from Constantinople, in the fr. nch
papers. mention that the Sultan has achieved an.
other triumph, over Mussulman pr ejudice. He
has determined that The Ladies OF the Empire
shall adopt European customs. To SET the tx.
ample, the ladies of the Imperial Harem and
The wives OF the Ministers have made their
appearance IN public, TO the great astonish-
ment Of the Consran,inopolnans, who coald
scarcely believe their eyes when they saw these
hitherto invisible beauties promenading O..
nenly in all the Gnery of Parisiae milinary.
The alteration OF the rank Of women in Turkey
would no doubt affect an important change in
all the relations OF society there, but the Sui
tan must be a"bold man" 10 attempt il.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-24

Prise Qa'stion,~-The Committee appointed
by the Corporation of Harvard College To adj
Judge the premiums established by the late
Ward Nicholas Boyl.ton, Sen. Esq have pro.
posed the following questions for 1890.
lst. Whe her fever is producled by the
decomposition an animal of vegetable sub tan.
ecs, and If by both, their comparative iuAu.
ence.
I'd, On the connection between cuianeous
diseases which are not oontagi ous, and the ia
ternai organs.
Dissertations on these subjects mus, be
transmitted, (post paid, } 10 Thomas Welsh. NJ.
". Boston. on o. before the first Wednesday
of April 1880.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-24

An Instance oftenaciiy of life was exhibited
yesterday, by Tue heart Of a large Alligator,
snof In the river opposite this city. For four
hours alter IS was extracted from the body il
continued 10 exhibit muscular irril ability, b.,
strong pulsa'ions on the slightest touch. The
Alligator was a few inches less than nine feet
II length. Sar. .Ver.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-24
Ms Will.

TChartes,0a# O5sailsf
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-17

PIoscriPtise policy which has broken up many anna
Ole and long resident families and which as the
next four years may bring about n repetition OF
II, dstcrs officers of the Government from consider
ing their permanent abode or dono or caripo nv
.nne ,or me common prosperity. Mr.. Adams
us nomcht more popular here than you
can well imagine; the effect of con,ras, for wo
90 not now see the President walking tbe s,roo,s in
,ne pIainest citizens garb, mixing Familiarity and IA
hIg burgers interest IN municipal affairs and Mrs
Adams il adored. ~ "
DR. Watkins trial is proceeding SLOWLY. He is in
prison. where ne has been since the first Nav so that
guilty or Innocent is punishment has moi been vo,y
slight Other governments have detected necnla!
ton and default before this one but there IA n tsa
ture III this case never before seen for other
ments have feit regret at such dctections byt this
Government, through many of its members. has
shown the greatest pleasure, aud really think they
would go mad with JOY, If they could find a case Of
pecuiation against Mr. Clay. A regular attempt is
made to make Watkins case bear against Mr. Ad-
ans Administration, by hiuting that that Admins.
traiion was very Negligent III not discovering or
CRIMINAL I'm not Furnishing his defucations and that
there were more deialcatons under him than apy
other President. This is not true. There were
Jeoer under him than any other President as the re-
CORDS VIII show, and as the lneligencer properly told
the Enquirer, due proportion from Virginia MIR.
hItche ought To know that, and his Joining i'm the
effort To make the late Admnist ration suffer on ac-
count oil Watkins and Peales II do not include
N"urse and Filebrown for believe them no default
tersI defalcatons is the most ungracious thing ever
knew. lie Is strangely altered from what he was,
or what once thought him. But if he proceeds H..
Ihe same strain his memory will he refreshed as TO
mons besides MIR. Adams. The truth is, there are
and ever have been, defal cations under all admins
tIations and all Governments and the probability is
always Will be-"
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-17
FORT OF RICH.MOND
ARRIVED,


ballast. "'
Schr Eliza, -, from Western Branch, with
oyster shells, to master.
Sloop Fame, Doughty, from New York, with
tobacco, To Kerr, Caskie & co.
SlooP Eliza, -, from Petersburg.
schr Pelican, Mason, 4 days from Baltimore, with
snndries to WIN w Swoupe, Otis, Dunlop s. co.,
peyton, Webb q CO., Lancaster g. DENLY, Jno F
Reeves, Lucke d Sizer, M s. w Willis, Triplett g.
Johnson, { NJ Mitchell, Winston and to master.
SAILED,
Schr. Jas Fisher, Soiners, for Somerset, Mass J
coal >'
Schr. Independence, Tyler, for Baltimore, coal
Schr. Independence, Hooper, for Baltimore, coal
and tobacco.
Schr Meridian, Ingersoll, for New York, coal
Schr We Three, -, for Hampton, with coal
NoRFoLK, July I4.-Arrived, schr BENJAMIN T.
Valentine, Philips, Boston, days, bound to Rich
mond-Put in TO land merchandise Schr AURORA
Hooper, from Baltimore, bound to Rchmond-put in
TO land merchandise.
.Sailed-Brigs Plato, Bradford, for Warwick, and
Planter. Vail, for New York; schrs. Eleanor, Morss,
for Philadelphia and Planet, Cole, for Petersburg.
From Hamp' on Roads Ship Saratoga, Bacon, and
brig Charles g. Joseph, Bishop, for Havre.
Cleared Brig Plato, Davis, Richmond; schr Che
rub, Litch, Boston.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-07-17
Extract Of a letter from wa'hiagton 70 gentleman

Extract Of letter from WHShington 10 q gentleman
IN RichmOnd, Juiy eth, 1929.
''1he proscrptve policy has been much sackened
there being recent cases of any distinction, ex-
ccpt those Of Mcssrs. Wedderburn i'm Alexandria
md Cove in the Post Office here, "a unjustiiable
by the way any that have.occurred, both the men
being upright ottiners and excellent citizens Ne
yer did thnt all powerful engine, the Press, win n
more signal or more humane victory for to the
bold and indignant dcnunciOtion of the anti republi-
eau abuse of power, in prescribing officers for indie
pendent exercise of opinion, by The Wing in your
place, The National Inteigcnccr and Journal the
Baltimore Patriot and Chronicle, aud many Others
through the Union, is queslionlcss owing that hun
drcds marked with the red cross continue to hold
their places. Many that know to have been mark
ed Tor prescription, have been saved by the keen and
energetic remonstrauces Of the public press. that
penetrated the P0lnce (being carried there by the
ministers opposed 20 prescription and shook the
luton of the Chief himself Virginia has been homo
rahly complmentcd for mdny Of the federal officers
in That state were obnoxious, and would have been
removed, If II had not been thought that she would
not stand u. The administration was warned by
trends not TO carry prescription into Virginia for that
the Virrinians would not relish il. Tho postmssters
at Richmond, Fredericksburg, Petersburg, Lynch
burg and Norfolk the collectors at Petersburg Rich
mond and Norfolk. were have reason to think ut
one time on he black lcucrcd list, and have been
saved by the character of Virginia. This certain
ly know, that their places were warmly and impor-
tunately solicited nv certain Jackson Patriots.
No administration ever unpopular in the
District this and with good reason for the prospo
rity Of Washington has received rude shock by the