Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-02-25
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The Georgia papers announce the death ot
Thomas W. Cobb, esq. Judge OF the Ocmulgre
Circuit, many years II membrr OF the House
OF Representatives, and more recently Senator
from Georgia IN the Congress oil HE United
States.
II is stated by the Georgetown ID. &. Ga
zetie that 1t Is believed there VIII bs no pro.
motions in the Navy during The present session
Of Congress
An AutI Masonic State Convention is about
to he hid at tlau lsbufg, Pa. II is said that 26
counties have elected Delegates. The excite
ment III some parts Of the Union against III.
Masonic fraternity IS really astonishing aud
Il IL we're not for the influence which IT is
made TO bear on political questions, would be
udicrous.
Gen. Vim II. Harrison, late Minister TO the
Republic OF Colombia, has arrived in Washing
ton CITY, aud Is ia good health.
Capt. Harvey, of the ship Dumfries, arrived
az Baltimore from Caliz, states, that on the
lItn of January, ten Pirates, Frrnchmen aud
Spanlnrd., we're executed at Cad,z, they hav.
ing captured the long missing ship Topaz, oi
Boston aud murdered every soul on board. Oh
this horIid deed, they made II tall confession.
Enormties eqnally great were committed upon
an English vessel, winch they also confessed.
The Captain of the pirate vessel WAS IN con'
lincmenI At Gibraltar, aud an Englisl trIgaie
had proceeded 10 bTing hIuI 10 Caalz iI trial.
Capt. II. states thai II more daring and harden
ed set of : lllninsneyer appeared in human form
ani that they met then tate with the greatest
Indifference.
Tn ,.arl of Harrington, r-hose death has
recently been annonnc ed IN England. was ND.
de-camp to General Burgo) ne, in the disastrous
campaign Of thai & neral which was ieimin-
aled AT Saratoga. Inc Earl, (then Lord Peters
ham, was bearer of Bnrgoyne's dispatches 10
England.
II was recently stated that Col. Darius Hob.
son, Of the U s. Army, had married a Chick
asaw belle, bearing the TOmdHnt nppellailoo
Of the Jumping rabbit II appears by the
Army Register, that here IS M snch Off Ger as
Darius Hobsou-snd consequently the story
itself must be a fiction.
The y. Y. Courier informs us that "A newly
invented Printing Press has been put into ope
rntlon in thai otlce, invented by Mr.. James
Booth OF thai city. 1000 copies per hour may
be considered as the proper speed Of the ma.
chime On presses generally IN use the number
printed scarcely ever exceeds 800 per hour,
and Is most generB lily about 200.
The present location Of the young woman
whose abduction was noticed IN our last piper
as having occurred IN NV York, ha' been
made known 10 her friends. The person who
was put under arrest, has given bail IN II con-
siderable snm for his appearance to answer The
charge against HIM
Cowppr 10 his " Four Yeas in Southern
Africa, relates the follow Jog anccdole One
Of a party OF EOgiIsbmen were endeavorr ring
to explain to a young native lhai the moon
shining above ms wass world like that on
which we stood. lie listened auenuyrly,
and calmly replied i" will not say TINT what
Won have told me is not so bat has any one
been up 10 see II =
Sewing silk has becn manufactured IN Ar
kansas, which lsprononuced decidedly superior
in p0inl Of strength, III tue Italian. The
worms winch produced the material were
fed on the leaves OF the common mulberry
The Springfield Mass Republican relates
that a respectable citizen Of that toNn recently
called upon another, aud urged his accep-
lance OF a dollar. stating, that 80 years before,
when 10 years of age, he ad taken a ten cent
piece from his drawer and had always felt
reproached when he mel him, but Eel. too
proud until now to own the fact.
" Why are a pair OF shutters like mairimo-
ny - asks a maker Of conundruIns. i" Because
they often eAtIngufsh HE flame tlry are inten
ded to brighten
Tie Journal Of Health declares snuff, to be
very pern'cious TO the heal h. 1t is however
said by SOME persons TO be a preventive for
a~purleAy
A chemical gentleman who has examined
the cheap gio commonly sold IN the shops,
ta,es that Il il compounded VI svgar, OIL Of HaL