Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-12-03
WEEKLY SUMMARY.

article OF dress, which no calls Boa we sup
pose IT Is boa constructor of course--perhaps
intended to supcrcede cor sets. A Philadcl-
phia editor thinks that tho ladies were DANCE
rous enough before, without carrying about
them so formidable an animal as n boa : aud
the example of Eve might have warned them
from the fatal effects of mcddling with any
ofthe scrpentine family.
The Lords day.-Dr. Wayland, in his let
To- ON tho Sab bath, has this sentenco-"And
we are, moreover free TO admit that we do
perceive that tie New Testament appoints
which day in seven is to DO Observed. And
here we believe that this is lett under the
now dispensatiou to the conscience of the
worshppcr. He who worshps in the Spirit,
worships accsptably to God, whether he
choose the seventh day, or the first.
A fever of highly malignant type
has prevailed IN Hawkins county, (Ten)
and swept away IN its fatal progress, a
large number of useful citizens. The
sickness was confined to the space OF
mile on each side of the river, in
which 400 persons have been sick.
The Physicians were among the sick,
and in that distressing dilemma, Oliver
Bradley, Esq, and his sister, Mrs. Nor.
gan, devoted their time, nigh, and day,
10 nursing the sick, and their money TO
the purchase Of the necessary medicine
and iooi. We know nothing more OF
Mr.. Bradley and his sister-that is en-
ough 10 give them the highest fame to
which virtue and philanthropy can
aspire.
A most atrocious murder was com.
mi,ted on the 2Sth ult i'm tie upper
part of Chester, Ala. upon the body
oi MIR. Benjamin O'Bannon, Young
man about twenty.six years of age, by
bandltti of seven runaway negroes.
Alter the commission OF this crime the
tugitlves made their way to the yicini-
~ OF 4orkvilie, where other atrocities
were committed, when pursuit was
undertaken by the citizens of the dis
trIct, and four Of the negroes had alrea-
Ndy been taken. An active search was
making for the remainder tone man
and two women, and a reward of one
hundred dollars had been offered by
the citizens for the arrest of Big
George, the principal offender, who
was still at large.
VermoRt.-At the recent session of
the Vermont Legislature, a law was
passed, I'm addition to an act against
disturbing the remains of the dead"
which provides that 'sil any person or
persons shall, hereafter be convicted of
either. or all of the offences described
III the act to which this act is an addi-
ton, such person or persons shall be
confined to hard labor, in the state
prison, tor term net exceeding ten
years, nor less than three years, and
hefned sum not exceeding one thous-
aud dollars, nor less than three hun
dred dollars, at the discretion OF the
Court, before whom such person or per-
sons shall be convicted
The Tallahassee Flordian Of the
9th instant says that "late events in
France having rendered 1t necessary
tor their esteemed fellow-citiznn, Col.
Achille Murat, to leave, for time, that
society II which he had cntleared HIM
self, by his hospitality and republican
OF their esteem for himself and his ami
able and accomplished lady, had invi-
ted them to Ball on the 9th instant"
to be given at the Planters Hotel in
that city.
The most eloquent and eminent Of the
French Roman Catholic diyines, the
Able de la Mennais, has proposed, in
an able address to the RomanCathoIic
Clergy of France, to renounce all sal
airy OF pecuniary stipend-all endow-
ments of whatever description from
the government and throw themselves
entirely for subsistence on the piety
and justice Of the people, as their
flock.
Death of Gen. Williams We
understand that letters were this morn
mug received III town, stating that Cen
Aal DavidR. Williams met with an ac-
lent on the 18th inst. (whichtermin-
N his death) from the falling of a
climber while experimenting
hon of bridge over -Lynch's
,Ile had we have been inform
'oth of his legs broken below the
BE.
ION Sunday afternoon young lady,
elegantly dressed, threw herself from
the parapet of the Pont Royal into the
river.-Her body has not been found.
but paper she let drop Immediately
previous to the desperate act affords
reason to believe il was caused by dis
appointed love.-PariS paper
The Gazette de France observes
"Now, that the public offices are near
|y all disposed of, those who have got
them cry out, Tie Reroiution is fnssh-
ed. Not so fast, say the disappointed
applicants aud expectants, the Revolu-
ton is merely begun. What does it