Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-11-08
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George w. Buchanan, of Pennsylvsnia, has
been appointed by the President oil the United
States. Attorney OF the T. S. for the Western
l'istr'otoi P"nnsslvani,, IN place Of Alexander
Breckenridge.
Werlich, the post.master in Pennsy lvaaia.
who some time since robbed the office has been
tried, AMI sentenced, on one indictment 10 10
years imprisonment, and on another % eleven
years, IN the Western Peniien,iary OF Pennsyl-
vanla.
The Boston Transcript ofthe 9th ult says
=" We saw last night the first flakes of snaw
thai have fallen this season. They fell about
I'D clock, and we're quite visible on our coHt
and the crown Of our hat.
A Paris paper states that Gen. Lafayette has
received more than 5000 private letters, aud
upwards of 10000 letters on public business,
most OF them from disbandsd officers and SOL
dIers, which remain nnans"ered. 10 answer
the letters daily, as they are received, would,
II is said equrs 10 or II Secretaries.
II is stated in the Philadelphia Chronicle
hat the Postmaster General has made arrange
ments TO carry thu mail between Washington
and New Orleans, Ia two days aud halt less
tln'e than is now required 10 perform the route
The important part of the read is under the
>upernien dence OF Col Reeside the well known
mail contractor.
The Secretary Of War and his family returned
10 Washington on the LIST INST list from his Wis
TO Teunesse.
The population of DanyIIe. Va. is 6o3.
Arthur Tappan. Esq well known merchant
of New York, has presented twentg thousand
dollars ,othe Laye Seminary, Presbyterian
Institution in the suburbs OF CINCINNATI.
The most agreeable of all companions is a
frank man, without any high prrtens'ons to an
oppressive greatness zoe who loves life aud
understands the use Of j; obl,gIng alike az all
hours ab"se ali Of a golden temper, and stead
Fast AS an anchor. For such an one we gladly
exchange the greatest genius, the most brill ant
wit. the profoundesr thinker.
The match race between Gnliah, by Ameri-
can Eclipse, aud Bonneis of Blue, by sir
Charles, for $1,000 aside, half 70, ieit, is closed
at Now York, 10 be IN over the Union purse,
Long Island, on the second tuesday in May
next
New Orleans paper states that a duel was
! Tough, on the llth ut. which resulted in the
death OF one OF The parties. The origin OF the
duel was quarrel about a horse race for five
dollars
The Georgia papers announce the death of
Peter Crawford, Esq an eminent politician of
that State.
In the North OF Europe excellent extract
of the herbs used IN soup and. broths Is made
by boiling them very sin~ly, AVID afterwards
| evsporaiing the nuii. A little OF this extract
dissolved with gum arabic IN hot water is said
| TO make capital soup.
The Philadelphia Chronicle has this para
graph under the head of Domestic Industry
Street yarn is spun 10 MS large quan'itle
now ms ever by M pretty spinning Jennies as
distinguished the days of our mothers, and our
young men reel twice as much"
! Among the noted French exlles in Brussels
WHOM The Revolution will allow to J. enter
France. are Steyes, member oil the first French
Convention and fthr Directory, and after
wards Senator of the Empire Also, Barrere,
member the committee of public safety.
In Kentucky it is said the Tobacco has suffer
| ed much from All early frost
Ihr Portland Advertiser says, That waite h
maker IN that town has manufactured Il paddock
and key OF gold. complete in all their parts.
The lock measures ia length three-eIghlhs Of an
inch, wei wardel, and about the thickness OF n
| sewing needle. The lock aud key together
weigh only eight grains
John Prince, jr. Esq. of salem, Mass gath
cred from his garden third crop Of Green
Peas, few days ago.