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

DEATH or JUDGE WASHINGTON.
The Philadelphia Seminal announces the
death, in that CITY. of The Honorable BusuRou
WAsHINGTos, one of the Judges OF the Sn-
preme Court ofthe United States. The follow
| ing notice respecting this event is copied from
the same paper
This truly eminent and justly venera'ed man
died a, the Manson House Hotel, Philadel-
phia, at about o clock on Thursday, after an
illness OF somewhat less than Two months. He
arrived early in October. on hIs way to rren.
ton, to open the Circuit Court, and oompainrd
the morning following OF being unwell-He
nevertheless went TO New Jersey, and discharg.
ed his public duties with n, cusIumed eneiy,
and ability. AS soon rs the business was dis.
posed OF, he hurried back TO Philadelphia
To avail himself Of the medicel advice of his ia
yorite physician, Dr.. Chapman. Tie disorder
| increased rapidly and he seemed early i'm.
pressed with the belief thai he slould
not overcome il. The hope that hr v, uld be
able to go through tie bulirs of tbs recent
session ofthe Circuit Court u tie u. States. vas
not entirely, however, abao doned, un.ii week
| of the time had elapsed. Since then. he has
been occasionally thought betler but Was ~
Yer able TO quit his chamber, and his sncuglh
| constantly dimIt ish sd. For the la.g three days
no prospect OF recovery remained 10 cheer Ills
| in time 10 console his concluding hours, and 10
give to the final departure from this wo,ld on,
Of The important comforts Of which il is susc p.
| tible.
Judge WASHINGTON was in the seventy
| FIRST year Of his age. He ,had s,udi.d IN,
| science which he afterwards adorned aud ex-
| allied IN the Office oil Jdmes WIlsou ESD tie
| only Judge Of thr Supreme Cont of the United
States yet furnished by Pennsylvania. After
practising, with much reputation, but for nine
yeats AT the ber in Virginia, he was apnoin,sJ
in 1877 by President John Adams. to va
cant seat in the hghesI judicial tribunal of the
nation He has ever since been distinguished
| for his rntIr'ng devotion to his ardous and in.
leresting dnies-for great sagaci'y and learn.
ing-ior firm integrity ofpurpose and unaffrc-
led simplicity OF manners. The profession of
which he WAS a bright Ornament. and the
country LOT wh,ch he so long and Sd faithfully
and SO usefnlly laboured, will deepIy reg,e, hi,
| loss. and never cease TO remember hin, with
admiration and gratitude.
Great Mortality.-The editor Of the C;nc;n.
natl Gazette has seen and conversed with Two
gentlemen who left New Orlean, on the o7,h
ultlmo. They state that they had seen and rea a
printed statement OF the deaths in that city
from some time in the last Spring, or early IN
the summer, up TO time previous 10 The re
turning OF those who had abscnted tbemsel,e,
on account oil The tsickness, and tina, i, smonn.
ted 10 the enormous number of FIVE THOU.
SAND FIVE HUNDRED since which =, ha,
again commenced its ravaees more y;o,oo, ,ha =
before, ana will probably add another ,honsanJ
10 the number, unless they have been as NJ.
nope ana trust they have, favored with .ome
fthe frost OF which we have had On a,,.."i
ance. =" "o""'-
La.er aecoan's We are happy TO see annou,.
ce" 'he 'es'Sfalion Of health in the CITY and
country. Wy anu
n Handsome Dipmend-The D;sms. Swami
Land Company. at their annual n.e,,,g IN IN q
i6h instant, declared a dividend of S94no ,s.
snare on each share of stock ow,aa !, .a;d
Company, Tor the last wear. The stock or;o;o'
ally Cos. ioool or $3333t
Inc colossal statue Of Washington w.sro;.-
ed on the Monument 10 Baltimore ON tho os,h
inst. VIC ~"'"
Inc n YORK Mercantile states that " the R,.
sian o,hcefs who arrived there in the New yarL
'o'" L"e'pooi, nave come TO thi countrv fo,
me purpose OF practising in our navy. and oh.
''n""e pIac'cai Information Of our system Of
naval Iacticsh N"' VI
fHiLADFLPHiA, Nov 2l.-A Nrs NcK;n,..
who lived in the Northwestern n. =, 81 ,hn
y; "s ""o WINS sometime since committed 10.
y" we eharse OF murde'icg her bus-
'a"'' "S' '"'s morning acquitted by the Jury