Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-08-13
F,or, u.e ciaei,ladii Comm:rciai 'AdreT'i'sf
July 20,
r.c .tpItntNfAENT

,,.y heiog the das fixed on Tor The Elk
-. II -yobn BirdseH who was convicted,
=, los, term of the Superior Court IN tnts Guy,
of,b. murder of his wife. on Inc ON on WATCH
-, About O o'clock the people from tue
..o,,,rv for many miles round, oaean 10 as
.emhe and take possession OF the grohho !"
III. oeiv hborhood Oft gailows. "hleh Was
s,ec,ed ON one of the borders OF the cry anu
although not an Editor IN the cry 10 I'M az
our Knowledge extpnds,) had given an. ih'ms'
&C., IN The pubic since the ir,al, which TOOK
- l., lime vet The streets leading 10 the
- ~ execution were ihronged by our own
r,;,;vsrs ., d by III Sc who came from the OPP
,,,,s;,e ,as of the River the large Terry poats'
which were constantly plying. bringing 'neh
oyer nv hundreds, until near IL O'Clock '"oe"
yo,, .,;yht have fred chain shot IN our pfinct
nal streets without hurting any one so com
.,Is,ely were they deserted. The great excif-
ment on the occasion, IS no 0ther way 10 NC
accounted for than from It's novelty mere mr.
Yer having been but one execution IN ihl' eo"n'
~. aed that negro some years ago
Areport had been current IN the CITY Tor
eeveral DAYS that BirdseH would either he par
-,,onrd or have his punishment comninfed' and
twas known to a number Of our c'''zens that
!. proposition had been made 10 bun the day
before. that if he would sign ard accept the
conditions, which were that he should be put
ioto F" solitary confinement in the Penlien ilary
asorine his natural life," pardon would be
granted him. 1hishe positively refused. and
Vas accordingly brought Out for execution
yesterday. between the hours oil twelve and
one o'clock, guarded by company OF dra-
.poens from the country, and detachment OF
city volunteers. He appeared feehte aud de-
sec,ed, and about fifteen minute after he ascen-
ded the platform, he altered his mind and acce-
ded 10 the terms of life offered him. by signing
the conditions. He was Immediately remnn-
dpd ,oprison and the crowd dispersed although
not until some OF them had, IN very audible
manner, expressed their disapprObation of his
ESCAPE from an ignominious death. II should
he recol.c,cd that the grounds on which in.
,erces sun had been made for him, and which
resulted as we have already stated. were. that
he was insane, and consequently IA unfit sub
jeci for the rigor OF the law TO be executed
upon.
Sro,o Paper.-A correspondent Of the Bos
ton Palladium mentions having received sam.
ple of paper made from sirdc, from II manu-
factory al Burlington, VI. The paper is said
10 be of good quality. II is manufactured IN
considerable quantities. at Burlia & on aud ii is
understood, can be afforded at na!fthe cost OF
the common paper made from rags. We have
heretofore noticed hat paper has been manu-
featured from the same material ny Mr.. Shy
rock, an euterprising paper manufacturer of
Chambersb1rg, Pa. The specimens afforded
from that quarter have also been represented
as Of favorable promise il being supposed
superior to paper made from the usual material
for many of the purposes for which the article
is used. Ii is alleged to be stronger than the
common paper. aud not liable TO injury oni
moisture; circumstances which wodld make
the rougher quail ties Of it valuable as wrap
plug paper. generally, ind especially so a,
the envelope ofpackages sent by mail We
shall be glad to hear that further experienls
attest The value OF The improvents, and conlil m
what has been said on the subj ect.