Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-09-03
WEEKLY SUMMARY.


another bull story.-Asa Young ma, w,,
driving four year old bull along the banks
OF tho femigewasset, New Hampton, N. III.
the animal turned and attacked him. The
man snatchod stake from tho fence and
stood manfully upon his defence. The bull
pushed violently at him, now receding, then
renewing the attack with redoubled fury, en-
deavouring TO dash his adversary to tho earth
In TOW minutes the battle became SO warm
that tho man beat retreat and plunged into
the river, there three or four feet deep The
bull followed, but the man reached the oppo.
site shore before him. He had no time 10
escape, however, before tho bull was al his
heels. He again fetreated, plunging into
the stream, but BY this time he had become
30 much exhausted that the animal overlook
him in the middle of it. Still the young man
fertile in expedients, eluded the attack by
constant turning in the water. As the animal
could not turn so rapidly rs the youth, the
latter succeeded in seizing upon his tail
thence he leaped upon his neck and grappled
him by tho horns. BY main strength he
forced his head under the wator and drowned
him!
An Adventure. The Boston Com
mentator states thata young man about
twenty six years old calling hims elf Col.
Henry Mason, Of Macon, Ga, lately
made his appearance in Dresden. Ne.
upon fine Virginia rcer, and attrac-
ted much attention. he gained admit
lance to one of the bes families with
whom young gentleman from Boston,
with his sister, was on a visit, made
love to the young lady, .prese nied to
her an elegant diamond ring and gold
watch, and accompanied the young
people to the sorrow OF a stable keeper,
made tailor sufferer" to the
amount two suites Of clothes, one for
himself and one for his intended brother
in-law, having taken the watch to a
Jeweller to have his young lady's name
engraved thereon, prevailed on lady
to suffer him to put diamonds i'm her
wedding ring, and borrowed the afore-
said diamond ring to have it set by; he
sent off his trunk in packet, took the
eastern stage, got his racer at Dresden,
and is now in other pnrts.-He is
5 feet, g or 9 inches high, light complex
ion, sandy hair, and has several scars,
two of-which on his hands, he said he
received from highwayman.
Rumoured Insurrection.-A letter
received in New York from gentle
man in Wilmington, N. G. states that
conspiracy of the negroes of that city
and neighborhood for insurreclionary
purposes, had been discovered a few
days since. One of the principl lead
ers, named lanes Cowan had very in
dulgent master, who allowed him to
keep tavern, and in this estab lish-
ment large number of inceudiary
pamphlets were found-the prisoner
having made use OF his business for
their more efficient distribution. The
instruction, it is said, was to take
place at the period of the year when
the crops are usually taken in.
The formation of a company, for the
purpose of establishing Steam Boat
communication between Richmond and
Lynchbrrg, is proposed. The navi.
CATION of the James River, by Steam
Boats of particular construction, is
thought entirely practicable by many
persons. The Allegheny, river much
inferior in size, is now assembled by
steam boa,s go miles above Pittsburg.
Hail Storm. At Pitts6eld, Mass. more
than 5000 panes Of glass were destroy
ed-l5OO in one factory. The hail
stones, says the Argus, were so large as
to stagger belief. One was seen as
large as Lemon.
A Happy Thoughtful you wish to
find any thing that is lost in well, or
to ascertain the cause OF any impurity
there may be in the water, place a
common mirror over the well in such a
position as to throw the rays of the sun
directly to the bottom of the well,
which will instantly become Illuminated
in a manner so brilliant that not only
the smallest articles, such as pins,
needles, spoons, knives, &c. can be as
effectually examined as if they were
held in the hand. The sun is in the
best situation to be reflected in the
above manner in morning or afternoon
ofthe day.
The Evening Gazette says, "an en-
frightened opinion begins to prevail,es-
pecially among capi,alists-tbat the ra-
pid paying off, of national debts. is
great and grievous evil to public prospe-
Tity"!
A revolutionary veteran, named M
Donald, aged l0S years was picked up
in the streets Of New York and
sent to the alms-house.
The aoeather-A Pennsylvania editor, in
alluding to the state of the weather, says he is
literally as brown as a sun-fsb, and as for
sxertions in the line editorial, we might as
well expect music from an oyster. 'On this,
another comments: "It is not uncommon
for an editor to get roasted occasionally, or
held an hot ,oater for week but to be fried
as brown as a sun.6sh, bit by moschetos, and
eat up by the flies, is rather beyond the pa
tieDce of an editor TO endure"
Combination Of LaDyers.--A combination Of
lawyers has been formed in Newcastle coun-
~, state of Delaware, called the bar assoca-
ton of Newcastle county They have
adopted certain rules and regulations; and