Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-31

reward 81 $500 for the discovery and appfe-
hensien of the person or persons by whom sew
erai attempts have been made 10 murder the
ttes. Francis II Rnedge. and also to set IRE TO
| his residence.
| During tue past year. AZ. 800 copies Of The
| Bible have been gfhtuitonsly issnrd by the
| American Bible Society. The total receipts Of
| the year, from all sources, were 3l70.O67 90,
aud the expenditures SOS, 6s3 The whole
number printed during the year 10 30s,000 CO.
pies.
At Newbern, N. c. q man was fined $3.50
for assaul,ing u respectable Minister of the
Gospel
Charles c. Johnston. John ". Hume. and
josiah Draper, esqrs, are named. IN the Upihe
Argus. ms candidates for Congress. ~ tina dis.
,rc, lately represented by General Alexander
Smythe, decd
Complaints are made in some Of the New
York papers, that somc ot thu fogin WnrshouSes,
which were formerly located N uuirequenied
streets, are now IN the most public, aud are
brillisn,y illuminated az nights.
II is stated that million and half OF dollars
worth OF hats are vcnded yearly in the city OF
New York-tha, single establishments sell
Sl00,o00 worth of hats per annum-thsi few
years ago men Of fashion wore almost nn,ver'
sally foreign hals-that non. very few hais are
impor,ed--a that, In 1899, the importation n
mounted 10 only 1000 worth, including all
the various kind. of hats.
The Grand Jury OF the Superior Court OF
Law for kana~ha county, which adjourned on
the 7th inst presented the President aud Direc-
tors of the James River Company for
falling TO have large r,ngsto he attached by
suitable bolts 10 rocks or other stable bodies,
along the suces made in tho great kanawhs
river, Tor the better enabling the ascending
boats TO overcome the flow the current, by
wsrps aud cords, &c.--2d. Tor falling To cause
the gravel TIMBER aud other distractions
which had been Deposited in the channels, slut.
ccs aud passages of the gres, ksDawha river,
to be removed ihereitom. No order wac taken
in relation to the preseu,meni. owing, p,oba
lily, 10 the Attorney for The Commonwealth
not having determined on the course which he
Ought 10 adopt,
The Trustees Of the old Bunk oft United
States have recently declared IA dividend OF
three dollars share ON the capital stock oiihe
Bank. This. added to the former dividends.
makes lOs ID per cen, on each share oi the
capital stock OF the Bank which has been divi-.
ded ; and II is said n further dividend ihay be
expected.
Whh Wh'uffrU
in the city of Richmond ON the night OF Sun.
day, The Odd inst by a negro man named Dan
iel, the property of Robert q. Scott, ESQ.
lie was shot IN the head, aud died instantly.
The murderer has been committed to prson.
The Chevaier Riva6noli, Chief Engineer of
a g,ea, English Mining Company IN Mexico
is now examining thu gold ,nines IN North
Carolina, IN the neigbborhood OF Salisbury
The Salisbury Journal says, is understood he
speaks very lavoraby Of them. though not Of
the mode IA which they are worked
A letter from Leslie. the artist, on the death
Of Sir Thomas Lawrence, IL published ~ the
National Gazette. in which the writer, aluding
to tho cause OF his sudden deecnse, is made 10
say" n ~ some consolation TO his friends 10
know that his death about this time WINS ~.
cvitable "A queer soii OF consolation this
Col. Lcslie Combs of Lexington. (Ken.) has
instituted suit against George J. Trotier, ed
tor OF the Kentucky Gnzet,e (the same who
killed Young Wickllllc IN due) Tor II libel,
aud LAID his damages al 10000,
A Mr.. Dalton, Of Upper Canada Palament,
has declared war uf determination against
the ,echucaliiss Of law. lie has introduced
bin 4" rendering unlawful the bdrbuous prac-
lice OF us,og Laitn or any omidndlh phrases,
IN law pleadmgs.'