Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-08-02
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The papers IN all parts OT the country conti--
nue. 10 htntIon the extraordinary spell OF IN.
tensely wnrm weather with which we have
been visited. Tor the lust Two or three weeks
% ~ 90 deaths have occurred in the Northern
cities, from the imprudent use OF cold water
when the system was overheated
Some cotton bageing, made at Providence,
X. /. Is spoken of with much appreciation in
the Vichsbutg (MisSissippO paper. aud the
editor remarks, that, II II should be used Ms u
substitute Tor hempen baeglng, It would con.
sum one iortie,h of all the cotton grown IN
tie States, and for TIM portion Of his crop
every planter will have u sure And never fail.
,ng market.
The Royal Society Of Northern Antiquities,
al Copenhagen, has lately conferred the dis
tinc,'oh OF foreign membership upon our coun-
,rymcn, William Kawlr l.. l.. b. aud Roberts
Vanx, Esq. both Of Philadelphia,
A womnn was carried before u magistrate IN
London. charged with being II common scold
She pleaded jealousy, md the Influence OF the
natural tongue. The magistrate advised her
always 10 i"ke moaihiui OF cold water. and
keep II IN her mou,h until her passion was
over.
Twenty-seyen birds, called rhe redieegsd
Partridge of France. lately arrived IN Pniia.
delphia. ON bonrd the ship Benjamin Morgan
| from Port Mahon. The nulnbrr shipped was
thirty .sx. bni they Were at FIRST put into cages
| and nine OF them died A cabin wRs then fitted
up Tor the survivors, and they arrived IN excel
| lent order, These birds are much larger than
the American Partridge, but not 80 large "a iI q
| Pheasant.
| The Taria,ian's greatest beauties have NE
| he VIII nI alat,
Genghis Khan was deemed irresistible, because
she had only two holes Tor nose.
| Francis Granger, (ihe fayouiite ofthe young
Lion OF the West, and IA friend OF Mr.. Clay, J
has been nominated by the Republicans OF Old
suffolk rs Governor oil New York
The British Navy consisted, in 1899, Go
ships, COT which l3l are ships Of the line J con
tanning %, 300 guos while all the other Euro
pean naVies amount TO % ships of the line
aud 98y other vessels, containing iS,76l guns
At present. there are four candidates Tor III,
crown of Greece, TO vii. the second son of iht
King of the Netherlands, Prince Albert of Rus
STA, the Prince of ilesse, Hnd the BavariaL
Prince.
The Philadelphia Aurora states that con
yict IN the State Prison lately cut his hand of
TO avoid work. Another drank blood, aud spi
II out, ~ order 10 get birth in the hospital
! How much pains lazy folks take
The Cherokee Ph9nlS snys--" A young
Cherokee of our acquaintance hns been io
some time employed in teaching a school il
one OF the adjoining States. IL seems IA move
thing that Cherokee should be lnslructinl
the whites.
The Ohio Canal is now open from Cleaye
land 10 Newark, a distance Of 40 miles.
The Pennsylvania franklin Institute has of
Tered reward Of a silver medal 10 any Jour
neyma1 or apprentice who invens or discover
any useful Improvement IN the art he prac,iSes
The last Invention of the " Universal Yam
kee Nation is a hapeRmg grid NH; queer
sort OF notion" We should Judge. II :
drawn on wagon, bv one horse, and grind
nj the rate of a bushel mile.