Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-22

"se''S' NV HNipbst VI Witnessing us
machinery lmeglne he, surprise nj the following
exhibition :--Sehool mistress. (unfoldng an
umbrellal What is this, my dear = An um- :
brelia. Madam - How many Kingdoms doe .
II contain ? Three What are they .
Animal Mineral aud Vegetable - Name
them. = Whalebone. the animal brass the
mineral; and cotton the vegetable -
Another enthusiast has been puzzng his
brains on the subject OF the Millennium, aud
has published at Hoikvills S C. n treatise, Dur
porting To show--l What the Millennium W Ill
be- 2 when II will commence; 3. how long IL
viii last aud / how II will end. The author
Is the Rev. Mr. DAVIS Such men will exist so
long as the world lasts. and the only effect pro-
duced by their visionary speculatlons, is the
bringing OF their authors aud their principles in
10 lidicule.
Upwards Of 100 900 dead letters we're iecei.
we'd al the General Post Office at Washington
during the lastyear.
The Court of Appeals in Richmond has de-
elded that supernumeTary officers Of the State
Line, ~ the Revolutionary war, are entitled to
half pay TO the day OF their deaths, without
interest, and officers in actual service at the
cad OF The war, were entitled 70 five years full
pay with interest thereon. Judges Carr. Green
and Coalter, Tor the decision Judge Brooke
dissenting.
new Tragedy. entitled " Caialine," has
been prepared by gentleman OF Philadelphia
The principal character has been written in
adaptation TO the genius OF Mr.. Forrest.
The ladies' in part OF New York, have for
med an Gnti'V iie-rhipping society To make ii
worth any thing, they should induce Their hus-
bands to JON H.
Gen Devereux, the celebrated officer. who
| took the tFOOps firm T.. II,
has given grand dinner Al Paris 10 the A.
me''ean Minister, and many other persons OF
| distinction.
| In the April No. of SimRn's journal DIR
Muse of Maryland, gives an account OF n phe.
nomenoo, which, it is believed had never been
previously noticed Upon throwing ia the
mouth oil August, handful of snow in
pitcher OF water, which, upon previous exsmi.
| ma ION with microscope, proved 10 be eatIre.
~ pure hundreds Of dntBIdicuies "e,e discover
co. moving rapidly in the liquid.
The iBmous Cobbett has addressed u letter 10
inc Duke OF yelling on. boasling OF the change
In his (Cobbetis) favor in England. lie SAYS,
where They would not receive him formerly
they now welcome and throng about HIN. He
is confident OF soon having n seat IA para.
meni.
dinner was given the 10Th inst. in
Lancaster, Penn. to the Hon Langdon Chsves
The Ex Vice President OF Colombia, General
Shntander, 0aley banished by Bolivar arrived
IN Paris about The last OF Feb. where he intends
to take up his residence.
writer in the London Morning Chronicle
says-the questions usually discussed IN
France, are, " What do we ~ AMI with a King :
In what Is monarchy superior To a Republic :
RI Al ~ az it4I4a fl..4f II ttaIn NI A
merica, and OF the Helvetic { ,ntons, as free,
as wise, and AS powerful as are =
The new political novel of Sydenham has
produced great sensation in The political aud
literary circles OF London.
| The r. Rev. DIR. Weld of the Popish Chur oh
in England. has been raised, by the Pope, IN
the dignity Of Cardinal. This Is the 6ra in.
stance OF an Eng sh Roman Catholic obtaining
this rank since the reign Of Charles II.
Iteppears from an official statement in the
Cincinnati Daily Gazette. that the whole nun
Der of buildings erected in lha: place IN the
year 1929, is4l6, OF this number. 1916 are
brick, aud % Of wood. Ofthe brick building
Q are one story high 100 two stories 90 three
stories and 4, fonr stories. The wooden bull
dngs are nearly all two stories.
I'fl'tis Ilbi oHtU M, rs lilf " 'Ilf l0lH Of
February, state that The L. S. frigale, Java,
had been in that port tor several weeks. Com
Biddlr and all his officers were treated with
much kindness and honor by the Pncha and
Turks generally. Ills ship was subject of
daily admiration.
Mr.. Price has given up the lease Of Drury
Lane Theatre (Londou) in consequence OF his
losses by the establishment
Lady Byron is about 10 publish Reply TO
certain parts OF Moore's Life Of Byron.
A new novel, entitled Ciondeslg Ivy Goodwin
Inc celebrated author of Caleb " iams, has just
been published IN London
II ia stated in the National In,elligencer that
the Senate, IN ITS secret session ofthe 1911 inst
was engaged in the consideration ofa notion
10 reconsider the rejection of the nom ina ion
of baac HiH to the office of Second Comptrol-
| Ter of the Treasury which motion Tor reconsld.
GRAFTON was negaliVed. The rejection, there
fore, IS now confirmed beyond recall.
A Branch of the IT, s Bank has been estab.
lshed at Burlington, VI Of which IIemap Al
len. late Minister TO Chill, is appointed Pfesi-
dent.
The Siamese Boys have left England for
France. They have been taught to play
Chess.
The following advertisement appeared in n
Baltimore paper few days since 1T Esnnd,
on Sunday, a LddyS henri, made ofgoid "-For
sucr3 hear there will in all probability, be "a
greater number of competitors than II IL were
kmade Of more peuelrabIe stuff.
The Journal of Humenily says. that there
are 9S6 Temperance Societies, according to the
| ialcsl Information
The NV York City Post Office yielded more
money last year than a II the post Offices ~ w