Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-01
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The Capitol, Presidents House aud Public
Offices, which were destroyed by the British ia
1911 cost goo, 900. The rebuilding Of the
Capitol has cost $I ,dtioOo /; uflhe Presideni's
House. 1901 900 Of the Public Offices, $13,-
900.
Capt, Wilcox, who has Just arrived nj New
York, from Gibraltar. states, that on The day
on which he sailed the Captain Of the gang OF
pirates recently executed nj Cadiz, was hung
Mt Gibraltar.
A family named UOrmeood, have had their
names changed by the Maine Legislature. and
Andrew Roberts has pc,itoncd aud received
the name of Andrew Jackson Roberts. II the
iempers of the UOrnnpoods become ewcetei
than they were before, or II A, Jackson Roberts
esor reaches the Presidency. we shall nndcubi-
edly become converts TO the doctrine, that
there is something in Games"
MIR. Gales the Mayor nj Washington city +,
has destined II reelection TO that office.
very singular discovery has been made in
England IN the fine arts, which goes to illustrate
very clearly thu wonderful powers oi Steam. -
IL Is steam process, by which good breeding
may he learned IN week So powerful and
elicient is the machinery TINT Camuck Tar.
tar can DO made n civilized man in ten days, in
all but the whiskers. The machine will be IN
great demand, II oil who have a need for II
should purchase.
Tn. Charleston Mercury states its belief that
there has been . considerable dimnntlon in the
crop Of the Sea Island cotton, during the past
season Upon "a plantations in Cnlle,on dis
tric,, there were raised in in 1923. rs many as
1869 bags and in 1929 only 6ko.
Col. Jnmcs Hamilton has been nominated,
and will in all probability he elected, for the
Office Of Governor OF South Carolina.
The body Of the bold but unfortunate Snm
Patch hns at length been discovered II was
found on the i7Ih ult III the river, about siI
miles below Rochester. The body was known
10 be his bv the black handkerchief about his
waist aud other marks.
Herman NJ. Hafdenbnrg, member of the N
Y. Legislature from Sullivan county, wps found
dead ~ his bed a, his lodgings, on the morning
Of the 22d ult. lie was, on the evening. pre-
yious, apparently in good health, md CONVEX
sed with hiS friends with his usunl cheerful
ness.
Miss Taylor. n neice of the celebrated Admi-
ral John Paul Jones, has brougb, 10 this cuun-
try u large quantity Of original papers, journals
correspondence, &c bequeatbed b, the ADM
ral to her mother. A life of he distinguished
commander, who FIRST raised the American
flag, with his own hands Is ~ rapid prepare
ton, g. will BIZ published for the benefit of This
lady. The materials for the work are abun.
dant and complete Jones was one ofihe most
singular as well Ms renowned men of his own
or any age. His brief career Of intense activity
is fall OF various aud almost roma ntir incidents,
and Is intimately connected with The history OF
bis times, the policy Of diGeren, courts, and
the establishment Of our independence.
Mr. Ingham. the Secretary ofihe Treasury.
acknowledges the receipi,oftWo thousand doiidrs
transmitted to him from New York by some
unk oown person as due TO tho United States"
90 the Sd of April Edward Livingston. Esq
IS 10 he Installed in Washington city, Grand
High Priest OF the General Grand ROYAL Arch
Chapter OF the United States, vice DE VIII
Clinton, decd Joel Il. Poin6eet, ESQ. is TO be
installed as Deputy.
The New Orleans announce the death Of
Jacques Where, late Governor Of Louis,ana
Gen. Stephen Van Rensselaer, of New York,
lately presided alta meeting Of citizens OF New
Orleans, convened TO adopt measures for the
purpose OF promoting moral aud religious know.
ledge in Louisiana. 800 were subscribed for
this Object on the spot.
On the 9Th ull the Stockholders of the Lex
inglon aud Ohio Rail Road Company. elected
The following persons Directors T. J Winter.
T.. Warleld, John w. Hunt, John Brand, Hen.
ry &. Payne, Jos. Brncn, Richard Higgins,
Walter Dunn, Is. W. Dudley, Henry Clay,
Benz. Gaiz and George Boswell and on tho
9Th ult. l.. j. Walter, was chosen President.
A letter from Louisiana says, ,hatthe Su.
gar crop oil the present year in that state will
not exceed from 80 To 10000 bids The
DTeVioIIs YEAR cron nunouutc1 ia 90 m a lk.I.
The Boston Traveller states that a beautiful
mud accomplished young lady, an orphan, from
the South, whose name il is not al liberty to
mention. has lately taken The yeit, aud gone in
to secusion for life at the UrsuIine Conv, mt.
Mount Benedict -resIgning large fortune 10
the disposal of the Church
female correspondent ofthe Cincinnati
Chronicle observes. am decided friend Of
our infant manufactures Upon this the
Editor very CALAMITY remarks, " We are sure
no patriotic bachelor will object 10 any mea-
sure calculated to foster orr infant manufacto.
ries."
The following precise and important inteIli-
gence is found in the New Haven (Conn. J Re
gisler -" We understand, from unauestiona.
bic authority, that a circumstance peculiarly
new, aud we believe unparalleled, occurred
at the ID Presbyterian Church, at Milford. in
the afternoon of Saturday last, the particular,
of which We understand may be given at a fu-
iure day"
most piiiable spectacle, says the PhiIadel-
phia Gazette. was yesterday presented In the
Mayors Court. A woman Oft the age 80, was
convicted on the clearest testimony of having
stolen watch. Her appeal to the Jury was
touching, and had its effect. They recon.
mruded her to the mercy of The Court. II wa,
painful to hear from the Recorder. that the
aged prisoner was veteran in vice, and
was marked on the calendar as an old convict.