Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-06-11


rope dancers are expertncss in the management Of
the centre OF gravity The evolutions Of the nor
h,n% are found to b. facilitated y holding in hs
not on the centric ogavity of his body but on that ~
his body ond the pole taken together 'Th;s no;n,
is near the centre of the pole 50 that in fact hs
may DE said to hold in his hands the point on tbs -
ton OF which his feats depend Withou, the .;d "s
the pole the centre OF gravity would be within ~
trunk of the body, and it's position could not be sd..
co 10 circumstances with the same ease and rapidiiy
(Cabinef Cyclopouiu
The New Workers are to have treat in the rand
movements ola Mons Lou Napoleon. lately f,p,,
Paris who is to run I8 miles in l40 minHles on bet
Of $1,000 Wv
SUPERSTITION THE London Morning Herald eiv.
ing an account of an execution, at WARWICK on the
10th OF April says-'n the agon,es of the dvuu noeY,
some fcmales-who, to Judge from their dress were
esPectable-hurried towards the suspended bodies
with indecent preciptancy, to effect a removal Of
wens An eSampihcation of the enlightened spirit Of
Among the excavations now making ut Rome, vas
lately discovered the tomb of wrestler or pancrnt
asst who had gained prize at the games with a mar
aphernaiia OF his art, in good preservation.
oeGfh.-it is worthy OF observation says Lord Ba-
CON- that there is no passion in the mind of man 20
%eaA out 1t masters the fear of death; and there
tore, death Is not such terrible enemy whrn man
hath so many attendants about him. hat can win ,he
combat OF him Revenge triumphs over death; love
sights It, honour aspires to it; grief eth tn ~ nay
we read that after Otho the Emperor had ain in him
seI even pity which Is the tenderest of the human
PASSIONS provoked many of his followers TO die ont
OF mere compassion for their master
some years ago noted warrior of Poowaonase ,r;bs
nmse 10 hs Indian station at Chicago
men OF ms village observing with customer smuli
CITY OF the indians, that he very good man. and good
dram of whisxey The agent replied thar Il ws ~, HI;
PaSce 20 good men-that good asked hskey
Dad Indians only who demanded whskey "rhen rsnied
the Indian quickly, in broken English, "me d-n rascaI
biED-In Wythe county. Virginia, on the 1,th
day of May, 1880, JOHN CHKIsTopHEa Spp1cur.
S who vas born on the 18th day Of June, 1893 He
LETT fourteen children, ninety two grand children ana
one hundred and thirty four great grand children
making in all two hundred and forty descenSant,
Ar SPracher was 'man and probably from PENN
sy'vanla- he was an early settler of Wythe county
side there. "' ie>
| COMMUNICATED,
Departed this life, ult al the es;a,,s 30 ~,
mother in Pouhstan county, aud in The sa,h Vi oIs
sass SWAMI after painful illness of about thirty DAYS
shuelauons ny surviving friends of the amable and cndas,
ing virtues which illuminated the characters of those hs
o~no amd h home are too often regarded
But those who knew intimately the character and o
uon OF mat end whose death sorowfu occaspn os
this notice, will bear their testimony tina. the
place euogy is poorly adequate pourtray he
truly good and .ss
Yeln
into which he was thrown, a man. in this World AZ "a
IN hs OF society he easy conca,us
Tor every one all the good which warm and seiinso
S S deve o. ready hand His parents found
pm au'ui son, breathing nothing deep and pre afe
on-n's sisters and brothers always found him unds1 the
influence of the tender regard which peculiarly be-
longs 10 at dear connectionhis other relations and en,
hni In all situations to be candid, kInd dsntsfs.es
the wa'c hful assdues which attended, hs
last ness-the intense whch each sueesss;,s 60
OF his deseass excited throughout large circle a.
= sno neshnors-and most strkingy of ALL the ute
which his death has occasoned ~ w 'esef'
lie has left u.s. his and lofty spi, having sought m
on 1.ed tor its peaceful abode the tears of
men, now unmingled-or often ito is rain wRea .on
revelation bid us not to repne departure but ,a,he
m ine constant recollection Of the of our de-
pared rend in the imitation of virtues and Ri. nya.,;
% tha conduct which will enable u.s. like him to WEN hs
quiet composure s'"''oh' ano
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