Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-07-15
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According to the statement Of the CourtIand
+ [Aiabama) Herald, land must NOW he offered
Tor ale III that STATE al considerably less than
! HOihpg ] he COMMISSIONERS appointed 10 va
] lue certain public lands, fixed it, IN the inst in
stance, at a rate hicn Was considered Too nigh
and the Editors OF the Herald informs US, thar.
! on being petloned TO value II over agaiI, they
did So and the last time struck off 65b per,
cent. A question is now furnished (says the
j Nashville Banner) Tor ar,thmerielans TO solve .
| Suppose the first valuation WINS ~ per acre ,
what is the land now valued al or, rather
how much must the State give 10 any person
for taking II
The Bank Of the United States has declared
a dividend Of 81 per cent on its capital stock
for he last six months the Bank ni Virginia
dividend OF p per cent. and the Farmers
Bank OF Virginia IA dIsIrnd OF p FER cat.
William Dandr,dga, Esq has resigned the
office Of Cashier of The Bank OF Virginia,
Mss Livermore, the female pilgrim, as she
calls herself, was IN Winchester few days
anCe. and preached IN the Methodist Church
OF mat town.
singular scene lately took place in the Lee
eisan,e OF Rhode lsIand.-A The last sessions,
Mr. +. Il. Potter took advantage of his priv
lege as n member, TO abuse Mr.. BalielI, the
eGuor OF the Providence Daiiy Advertiser, who
was present, reporting the proceedings At
the late session. MIR. Pouer continued his at
lacks IN gross aud violent manner, whereup-
on the House allowed the Editor 10 reply on
The spot.
His Exceilency Jean Baptste Roux de Ro-
cheIle, Minister Pienipot eulIary from the Court
OF France 10 the United States, has arrived al
New York in the packet snip France, from Ha'
vre.
The Postmaster at Charleston suggests that
letters written at this season should not be seal.
ed with way, as the warm weather melis the
wax and deIaces the letter TO which IT is allix.
ed, as well as The adjoining letter IN the pack.
age.
The St. Louis Republican Of Jane %, says
" Mrs. Anne Royal has left us, breathing
denunciar IONS. loud and deep. against. the city,
and all who therein unhabIt.
Six millions four hundred thousand dollars
ofthe public debt was paid oil on tue Isl OF
Jny.
Mr.. John Cunning was killed IN Washington
CITY on the 9th inst. He had sponged can
non, rammed down cartridge, and placed me
ramrcd al rest. and, with what intent 10 not
u,
gun. or 10 iass in fronI of it, presented himself
nc autiously near the mouth Al the instant oil
its discharge, and received the waddins N his
arm and side. lie never spoke more, though
he fingered in his body for several hours AFTER
The distressing accident. II IS due HE deceased
In say that be was n temperate man, aud was
not at the time in The least under the influence
OF any excitement.
Geo. ID. Prentice. Esq. Editor of the Ne"
England Weekly Review, (and one oil the m"''
splendld writer's OF the day) is engaged m pre-
paring Biography Of Henry Ctay. The WORK
is IN a state OF forwardness. In the COLLECTION
of important facts Mr.. Prentice has had me
ASSISTANCE of several distinguished associates III
New England and tho Western States. II "'ii
consist OF 300 duedeciDo pages, at the price oil
s. % per copy.
In Russia. The Synod has consented TO the
abolition of the Old Style, which IS IL days
hehind the New Style a reform whIchfhe late
Alexander Iried IN vain 'o eaeci-
and which will he universally acceptable, as
that confusion oil dates which the
iud.cr,minate use Of the Cid and New style
necessarily gave rise to.
The II S. schr. Crampns, Capt Mayo, SAIL !
Oh from Cane Haytrin. June 4th, aud hearing
of a suspicious vessel in Inc neighborhoou,
,,eo, In putsnif. He soon overlook the Vessel,
and fired a gan to windward TO bring him TOO,
bu, the pirate, las il turned ont TO bel re-
,,r,e,, il with = shot NJ the Grampus, endeavor
vorinp IN get away, while he kept up his hre'
A hroadside from the Campus, however com,
neIled him to surrender. The pirate had ~
Killed iacndiag the Captain on board the
Grampps, none were injured. The cre| o'