Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-06-17


mencing on the 9th inSi About forty Minis
tiers of the Gospel were pres Mt The mex,
meeting will be IN LpchbUg, on the first sat
urdsy in June, 1881.
ANEW work, by Sir Walter Scott. has inst
issued from the Press-iu dundecimp, c. ntain-
ny two Dramas the first entitled The Doom of
Derorg0d drnmat,zed from one of the many
legends with winch the oral history of his
country IS slor' aud the second, iuchin-
dF1me whch - sad 20 be purely uagIcal-
Richard III. brought INTO humble life
On Thursday week last. 22b shares of Il S.
Bank stock were sold in New York at $3.50,
Some rogues were recently detected in the
act Of breaking into the jail near Buffalo, N Y.
1t Is 10 be hoped that a short confinement
WI hin is walls will cure them of this novel
/ prop nsly.
watch has been presented TO the Academy
! Of SCIENCES of Parls constructed of very pccu.
liar materials, the outer parts being formed of
Rock chrys'aL II was made by VI. Rebeler
and is small in size. The internal works are
all visible the two teethed wheels are Of met
nj, 10 prevent accidents by the breaking Of the
spring. All The screws are fixed in chrys-
tai, and all the AXIS turn IN r0bes. The es-
capemfni is Of sapphire, The balance wheel
OF rock chrysa, and lis spring Of gold. The
regularity fthis watch as n timekceper, ~
attributed by The maker 10 the feeble expansion
of the rock chryssl in the balance wheel, &c.
The execution Of the whole shows To what
state OF perfection The art of cutting precious
stones has been carried in modern times.
/ Cara Fisher has arrived a, New York from
her Southern tour. III which city she was to
perform two nights, and then proceed 10 fl an
engagement IN Rlitlmore.
Society has beea formed nj Liverpool TO
ehucae nurses, We shall next hear oil Soci
ETY. TO Kill bed-bugs.
The law % reduce the duty on Salt, provides
that the dn'y shall be reduced to 10 cents per
| bushel after December 1880, aud 10 10 cents
! afier December 1881. The present duty
IS 20 cents Oh eRch bnsheI Of IS pounds. But
! The imported salt generally exceeds this
weight, (pernhps neatly one thlrd) and Of
course bears a proportionhbly higher duty on
the measured bushrl.
1t is iutimaied, in the Cherokee PbGnir of the
18th May, That the final decision oil the conven-
! ional rights oil the Chrrok"ps would be Teler-
red to The supreme Court of the Dotted States
The Philadelphia papers state that the Mar
sbal had received from the President, the war.
rant tor the execution Of Porter aud Wilson,
the mad robbers. The q Of July 10 the day
appointed tor their execution.
We perceive. by the Cincinnati papers. IN At
a Church has recently been erected there for
! the use Of Unitarian Cougregationalisis, being
+ thrfrst regular society. We believe, (savs tue
Nashville Banner) of that demon nation IN
the Western country.
| The Massachusetts Journal :-Forbor-
oush, and not Borborough. deserves The credit
OF the famous DuuSabe straws which stole
such a march upon the world of fashion this
! Spring. While supposed 10 be Eng iigh bon.
nets. they sold at ) To- and cost but ~. They
now sell al l aud dollars piece. Fo1bor-
uugh IS famous for the manufacure of straw
| bonneis n Is sad that from 81 10 100 900
dollars worth are annually sent from thence to
the South alone.
Elijah Hurst, of Tennessee, has been fned
800 for violating the law against treating at
elections lie was candidate for the Lrgis-
! lanre.
The Directors of the Public Library nj
Alexandria. ID. c. have refused TO put
Moore 5 Lite of Byron on their shelves. What
ovrr-rIghteous gentlemen
Gold has been found on Sauda River. Edge
field Disricr IS. c. on the lands of John
! Chapman, esq. aud Others. IL Is supposed,
from the Indications, thai II is IN abnndau
quantity aud arrangements are making TO de
velope It's treasures.
A New Orleans paper saws that disorder
has made its appearance there, particularly
among the SpanIards, which very much resem.
bes the d tngue Of 1923.
Messrs. William Mckenney Il Co. of Ports.
rnoulht Va, shipped on board the sour. Afrcs
Capt Mcekins a qusotily OF merchandise
I 10 for l. a n
/ Cap,aio, instead Of proceeding TO the place OF
destination, sailed TO some small town on the
Eastern shore oil Virginia. aud retaiied out the
goods at very low prices. The Revenue Gut
ter was Immediately dispatched for the fugitive
aud it's probable that justice Will be summary
! ntiicted
We fud the following facts mentioned in a
/ aie Providence (R. H. Journal, as evidence Of
the industry Of the female population of their
/ factory villages There we're woven, ~ 4
cotton mill, near the village Of Pawtuxet, in
six DAYS, on % looms, 1927 yards ofhtres guar.
ter cloth, from No. Is yarn, by 7 gITls-one
/ OF the girls attended looms, aud wOve 1862
yards.
4 newspaper, one half In French, and the
other halt IN Turkish is about TO be started in
E, ConStantuope.
| few vIslters from different sections OF The
country. are already announced as having
reached those greatfnI retreats. Saratoga and
BaIlston Spa, to pass the warm season, aud for
the rec very OF beah and spirits.
The individual (Lout NapOlsoaD who under
took to run. in New York, IL miles in hour,
and 30 minutes, it seems rather overrated hIt
powers. The course laid out for him was I
circular path, measuring 800 feet. He &C
complished between 90 and SO rounds, o.
something over 10 miles in 81 minutes, bu
being by thar time completely exhausted, b,
was obliged 70 be taken from tho ground. i.
cool housana gone