Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-10-22
Drouth.-The Western Citizen Of


Paris, Ky. speaks OF the uncommon nd
distressing drouth in different parts OF
the county In Winchester, on Cour,
day, they were unable to procure suffi-
Client water to drink, and were COIN
| PEELED to haul 1.-TWO miles and a half.
In Bourbon county the streams are
completely dry aud in some places they
are obi ged to purchase their water Tor
common use seven miles from home.
DIR, Henry ". Basseu,-surgeon of tho
U. ). sloop OF War Vandalia, was killed in n
duel, on the goth August, at Rio Janerio,
by Lieut. Joshua X, Sands, of the same ship
London paper, London's Gardner Mag
lzino, anticipates that at some future day tho
steam engine, properly applied, evil plough
aud SOW a thousand acres in week, aud reap
tine crop i'm day
Our Water WOrhS.-It may be interesting
to our readers at distance, to state that the
present pumps discharge into the Reservoir $
Jtre and a half millions Of gallons OF water
every twenty-iour hours, and that the iron
pipes now laid, measure 90 miles IN length
Beat this any city in the world. Phu paper
Philadelphia Observation-Disclosures Horn and
Watmough are elected TO Congress The
Anti.masonic ticket obtained about seueRty
votes.
An individual having lately lost his way
In the woods as he was returning from a little
excursion on horseback, came suddenly upon
an encampment of five runaway negroes,
amongst whom he observed negro woman
The negroes arose at his approach and armed
themselves with cane knives. The white
man being alone and without arms amongst
thom, thought 1t prudent TO ride off. One of
the negroes jumped on horse which was
there tied by a rope, and rude after him, but
| the superiority oftho horse OF the white man
tavoured his escape.
Election Of Biskop.-The Rev. Benz. L.
Onde-douk (Brother of the Assistant Bishop
of Pennsy lvania) was announced as Bishop OF
the Diocess, to fill tho office vacated by the
decease of the lamcnted Bishop Hobart
| Canal TouS.-The Albany Argus, states
that the tolls collected on the State Canals
up to the Is, of September "A mount S5l4 900
being about SlUO, O00 more than were collect
ed IN the same period last year
| a letter frun Pensacola of the 22d ult
states that there had been no new cases OF
fever among the crew ot the Peacock and
that ali the sick was on the recovery. The
town Of Pensacola was unusually heal
thy.
The Boston Gazette says-'It is generally
! understood that MIR. Adams has consented to
be a candidate for Congress in Plymouth
| district"
We are happy TO annouce, that Mr.
Racquet is enabled aud determined 10 con(in-
nc his Banner of the Constitution N.
York, whore the Ist No OF tho "a. Vol will
be Issued in the first week in December.
Richmond Enguirei
Died at Eden, VI. Mr. jonathan Hoyt
Mr., III. was driving team loaded with brick
In attempting 10 jump on To the top OF the
cart, his coat caught in The wheel-seeinr
his danger, he so powerfully exerled his
strength as TO stop the wheel from rolling; a
blood vessel was ruptured by the effort, and
he survived but few moments.
The Hagerstown, Md. Herald of Tuesday,
states, that a desperate quarrel took place
| the night before in that town, III which a
man named Irwin was stabbed by Joab Ring
| ei The wounded man is stated TO be III u
dangerous situation.
A man by the name Of John Flynn, was
found on Sunday last in the Seneca Lake,
supposed 10 have fallen in while intoxicated
and no assistance beng near, was drowned,
A SQUAD practical argument gains, intempe-
rance.
On the 9Th of last month Mr.. johnson
with his vito, and child belonging to some
other person, were drowned in the Seneca
Lake. There were seven persons in the boat
when 1T upset, and Mr., JohnSsg, while en-
dcavouring to save his wife, was drawn I'M
der, and both SUNK 10 rise no more.
Il Dancing Whaie-W. Whale adter,is-
es in the Troy, n. Y. Budget, that he will
| open schools at Albany, Troy aud Lansing
burg Tor instructIng young ladies' and gentle.
men III the polite Accomplishment OF dancing
IT, s. Peacock. A letter dated 18th Sept.
from an officer, states that about 80 of tie
crew had been sick, and most Of the officers
| all were then couvalescent. Mr. ,larttnet
carpenter, Is dead.
The Correspondence the New York Jour
nal OF Commerce, writes from London, Bis
August, that during the previous week. the
price OF Whe0t had declined orlU ). the
quarter, although there has been much cold
and wet weather, Yesterday prices did not
| give way So much us had been generally an
ticipa;ed Purchasers were, Tor the most
part, compelled 10 pay full prices; but hol-
ders. DESTROYS OF selling, were obliged to sub
NIT to reduction o. Is on the finer qualities,
and IS. on inferior sorts"