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Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-12-06
From The Richmond Bhig. Nop. 80.
MURDER OF REID

Yesterday man 10y the name of Simkins
sailor, protesting to be acquainted win
tho circumstances aud perpetrators o. the
murder OF Reid, was examined helare the M
or.
II seems that he hns been heard on several
occasions To Intimate knowledge on the subject
anu repeating his conversation yesterday, Viz
frazer, 20 oner OF the City, Conducted hia,
before the Police.
lis story was substantially rs follows That
on FRIDAY or Saturday. (Reid was missed from
thursday )heid, himself, the Swede (who was
examined we think by the inuuest) n PHO,
from Hampton, aud AusN orh were tppetber
IN the house of the latter hat Reid was struck
on the bnck OF tho neck with n poker by the
Swede. which brought him on his face. and
that he was then choked 10 death nv Am.
worth, the Pilot, and the Swede aud his hoJy
concealed under Answorth's house. On th,.
succeeding thursday night, at one O'clock no
says the body was removed by Ainswortb and
tne Swede on horseback, and hanged upon IN.
uoswooi where u was found on the Sunday
fol owing.
ouch rs Sinikins' tale, in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
" loose aud rambling. il must be ack,oyI
eaged aud which reports SAYS. was received
WIN allowance nv the examining autbor,tv 1, |
assigned no motive Tor the murder ai,her ..
s"," o, proVocaton OF any kind What incrsa.
es ITS improbabrlny, is that SimLi,s a,,snaaa
'"F ihques'' at "hicbstime he would mos, mai.
a'any nave disclosed what he knew, and where
,'o" seeing and hearing what was going on
ne n'gn' with reasonable ingenuity, have fab,
'."'eu 'ouc" more srecious tale. He also
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-12-06
LYSCHBURG. DEC. 6, 1890.
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT.

Extract Of a letter 10 one ofhe Editors of =,
Vifginian. from a gentleman in II "s
county, dated
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fFrm he Rirh@om Compiler, NOE. % ,
FEDERAL COURT.

The Federal Cont for this District is now
IN S"sson--present Chief Justice Marshall and
Judge Z. = Barbour. The Grand Jury ~ not
yet dnohareed-tbry have been waiting Tor
certain official papers from Washington, touch
ing The cases OF the persons Charged with forg
ing pension docun,cnts. Those papers were
'ad before the Grand Jury on Saturday, and
W. understand lhcyhave found true bill. against
VIC 'hiee persons sent down from the county OF
heuIo'n, who are charged with having delraud-
Ell 'oe United States, 10y forging documents IN
the name OF Revolutionary Soldiers, and draw.
ing pensions upon them. The Jury were adj
Journed over iii this morning. under some en-
Peo'"lon, perhaps, that other cases might be
'o"nd 10 require their nirrpositloa.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-12-06

The editors af tie sew Yafk Je"fan
gommefcr learn ~ tie hrix Its'snse' ma
much consiernsiian prrsaiiei ~ si'
In consequence Of the s,ra"eems" e"
in,, he, ~.so tho unned States and haRs"a'
e. ~. o,,,,,s Of the Brush Co oniai ports. u
-. .n,rehep.lsd tina, the usds Of 81. 1homss
= o,,ld i. essential, ,eiAeI.--A Serious d'si"f-
h.,ce ma. broken on, N II Bats, aeis ron
.,e i..l.ln.i.s ~ sung hsisern ~ whfe hnh
eelsated population. 10 'be date Of The i@.'
a,.,.,,,,,s ioet. 27uO il bad not h"ea adj so'
me xhie inhabitants had drawn ap " memo,
rial TO Tho acting Gosefna'. ~he It appears mn"
n. ,ams obnaxious to thea', deelhfing'hhi 81
,,...;.se. ~era mol adopted f"r their protection
they wpn'd protect tDensel'e'. A. W. w
bIeud had hrtn shed.
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f.bsr. under dpspe, ate ehnr ef't. fsi be
relates ana eifeam.tanoe. safcb - r"ffn'in-
ra:sse. Iis sass ihat ~ asfting the dead boHy
ovei fence, they let - f-il, me hs'd ipdehh's
tue Rfotnd fsst. There .as dnt an Tie heal.
ss l.o on tie arm. ~hen Examined BY TIE In
qarst.
Impsohable a. simkias' story Seems, and -
la iisrlt--xe are fnel,aeit - beiirVs that The
drsirsd eIew Is found. aud that srty possibly
simskias y M be ienah 10 know u'ere than he
la. vet chosen 10 tel. The hat which ~Hs
fund he say. was not Hrid's hst---but the
Pilots. lis own hat he declares, was taken
of IN the confusion, n, the Plot. 1ae CIR.
cumstance may prove the means "i iaiher as
+ coVsry.
The Mayor sued bis warrant for Tie ap.
pfehrnzian Of Ainswofth, aud We undet'ta"h
he has been taken. Siml.ins Nil bs iorhepm-
ing.
! rIF we perceive, by The Richmond Ca"pi-
Ter Of the Isi Of December. that Ainswofth has
be,ne.sm,n.dbrf,ret The Mayor, 4 dinrtafged.
i -on he ground Of the increlibilry oi 5inkinsi
the witness Ills disehargs aprears 10 have
piyengenet al saiisfaclion.-t ERs. Itrg'niaH1
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-12-06

Eriroe' from Grimkes Grafton. Tho T.,
lowing eloquent passage is from the late or,,;o,,
OF Mr. Er"ke, of Cnnre,tnu. Tn. r..,'n"
man re'e,!'e', auI aoiy sua~., that A.,.f ~
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-12-06

Narsl Mcidcnt.-At the Park stree, Ch,,rob
las evening, when the Rev. Dir. Bs,cher rose nv
commence his sermon on Political Atheism bo
was interrupted by person named Gpocb ,yb :,
is, as we understand. an inspector of the On,
toms, rising from his seal aud addressino I'M.
preacher: ~ Before YOUR Hon r uroc,ed,
should IKE !" ask "ae question, 4. short 49,.
during which there was some agitation NC
cas'on"d hy SO novel proceeding, when tho
speaker ieSum'd.) 81 should Ike to know
whether 'he discourse ~ to be e1remporaneons
be exlempordneous, am prepared 10 raka 49,
al If; ii II Is TO he published, have ma, :,
give myself any trouble sbout IT," The po
Clergyman very properly declined reni,,;..
aud having requested his audience Ia be ''a'S'
ed, commenced his discourse. which n.
permitted 10 conclude without further inter,',a
lion -Bos Ifans. e''up
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Eriract Of a letter. dmed.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. g.
y. Narlgny' eldest son Gusiavus was Killed
in a dull ~ day ago by young Lanusse They
fought ten minutes with the small sword, then
resorted opisiois then exchanged shots without
efect,and again renewed the small sword. Az
ter a few ihrusis they were both wounded,
Lsnusse dangerously, and Margoy mortaIly.
He died lew moments alter receiving the
wound
900
Mr.. Jabe2 II. Hammond. Windsor. VI has n
cabbage showing twenty four good hard heads.
which grew on one stump
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eartd mo.l satisfaction 80 every wei "'-'si
4, tn. l,ns,ue. .i tnsnkad 90 tay e"""'i -
-, . hnisI Monarchy With rspep"eA'
,.nfs..sssi,se gaxerunrni, esiahtsheh :"
YOUR. \. aesi aasptsi &, - Insults H"a "a"'s
snI ,n sea II esfai,ii.be1 ia the person % 'ps
Duke af Orleans" Lafayette sa'd ne "op''
een.rirr. lie dil 20. ant determined 70 AZ
npoe THIS principle r
,t.o .,,,h.at,eity of Toe anecdotc. aud We fully
-. attn II Mr. Rtves knows TOO well tue
.7sa,iectisn. ofihe country, AMI isioa prudent
= man. 10 have gwen such advice IL ats name
whatever his own private opinions may ha'e
been. The Ambassador Of ms tepnp"e
would not dare. at cri.is whea his srnii'ne"'
might lie decisive To ihro" las weisn, 'H''
th. scale of Mousrcby. h'sa' "Hs
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-12-06

uJ- We have with great pleasure the "" -.
Witch several of the Committees appointed :"
meeting Of the citizens of Lynchburs, 10 eNa"''
various Roads in neighorhbood, have enieFeu v
the discharge of their duties There is nothing I'M
King while the iron is hot We have hoard the
of Mr.. John {. Noe of Bedford, particularly co''
ded. Ne lcarn, likewise, that great cxeron' '''
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-12-06

Z The New York Post states that the prize of
tfered several months ago by Mr.. Hack.it, tor
la rom'dy IN thrre ncis. has been a Judged
author OF "a piece entitled " Inc i.ion OF me
west ora lr'p 10 Washington" The success.
i"l candidate Is understood 10 be James X
fa"lding, Esq. The hero OF his product ion j.
Congressman from Kentucky, - hall bnr..
half alligator, and ltIle touch of TIE sna,I
ping turtle There were eight or nine com
Pel'ors Tor Nh. Hackets prize.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-06-24
From The Boston Couyicr.

Mn. PAuLpISG has issued another vol.
umc OF his satirical stories, said 10 be bet.
ter than any which he has previously pub.
llshed-- although that is point which can
not be conceded until after more inspection.
From one Of the stories, entitled "Thc
Politician" details the proceedings
OF young man from his first appearance
as newspaper writer until he rose 10 the
head ola Dcpartmeut,--wc take the fol
lowing incident, for the purpose of saying
that although the author may not have
been aware of the truth Of his picture. vet
we believe it is a true bill. A very similar
story was current at Washington last win
ter 81 the hero, in the person Of a stou,
backwoodsman, was to be seen in daily at
tendance upon Congress.
"rbe Secretary was called from his bed
early one cold winter morning, To attend
10 business Of the utmost consequence. -
lie "found queer long sided man, at leas,
six feet high, with little apple head. a
long queue. and face critically round. as
rosy as a ripe cherry" and the following
conversation cnsued,
"Well, my friend, what situation do you
wish:"
"Why.y.y I'm not very particular: but
some how or other. | think should like to
be a minister. don't moan ofthe gospel
but one of them ministers TO foreign paris y
"l'm very sorry, very sorry indeed, there
is no vacancy just now. Would not some
thing else sui, you:"
"Why "" answered che apple headed
man, Il wouldn't much care if took sit
ua,ion in one of the departments.
wouldn't much mind being ccse,tollct
OF att auditor, or some such lllirg."
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-06-24

WHERE THE SHoE PINcHFs. The fol
loving extract from the late speech OF mr..
Bnrges, on the Tariff, assigns the true
cause Tor all tho Carolina clamor against
that system.
How does South Carolina sustain her
complaint and allegations against the A.
merican System? II demand for cotton
has not been diminished, but nightly in
creased by that system; if reduction Of the
price of cotton be merely nominal, so that
all other things are equally as much, and
cotton cloth more reduced; If the spprecia.
ton at money (as alleged by the Southern
Review be the canse Of this diminution OF
price; II labor be more productive, and cap
ltal more profitable IN South Carolina ihnn
~ the manufacturing states: ii that state
export more abnndanlly than those states;
and finally If she export more at this time,
according To her population, than she did
IN 1916, when mr.. Lowndes and mr. Eul-
houn placed tire tariff upon the labor and
capital of the northern states, then, sir,
wha. damage mas that state suffered by
the operations of The American System?
NN then all this complaint: THIS clnmor;
TINS abusc; this crimination against tha,
system, and the friends Of that system;
boon? Would a presidency, like ihe med
Icotcd irnts Of mythology, quiet this awak
ed Cerbcrus, whose angry roar has so of
en- echoed through these halls No mat
ter for their vigorous, increasing, nnd pro
ductiyc labor; 10 matter for their abundant
, and profitable capital increased or various
exports, cheapcned and enriched consump
| sion. No matter tor all these. No sir, no
l,,.s A Ii. Al.
proud court Of Aslntic empire advanced 10
the second rank OF power, The second con
ditinn oiiavor. the Viccroyalty, not oitwcn.
ty four. but of one hu ldred and twsnt,
PROVINCES, when surrounded by his con
gratnla'lng family and friends, with u
scowl OF discomfort, aud in The tones OF
malcdictIon, exclaimed -"All this nvailcth
me nothing so long as .f0rdecGi he .jem,
sits at the kings gate" When, sir, When
will ambition learn wisdom from the re
cords of experience?
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"My dear sir, I'm sorry, very sorry very

"My dear sir, I'm sorry, very sorry very
sorry indeed, bot It happens unfortunately
that all these situations are at present filled
Would you not TAKE something elsc?"
My friend strokcd his chin. and seemed
struggling TO bring down the soariDgs OF
his ambition to the present crisis. AT last
he answered,
"Why.y.y-ye-s-s; Ldon't care if get a
good collectorship, or nspectorship: or sur
yeyorship, or navy agency, or any thing OF
that sort"
"Rcally, my good mr.. Phippenny," said ],
81 regret exceedingly that not only all
these places, bnt every other place Of con
sequence in the government is at present
occupied.--Pray think of something else. =
He then, after some hesitation, asked for
a clcrkship, and finally The place OF mes
scnger to one Of The public offices. Find
ing no vacancy here, he seemed in vast
perplcsity, and looked all around the room,
fixing his eye at length on mo, aud meas
uriDg my height from head To fnot. AT
last, putting on one Of the drollest looks
that ever adorned The face ofman. he said.
Sinister, you and seem To be built prct-
iy much alike, haven't you some old clothes
you can spare"
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DEsTRTCTIvE SToRM.--The Nashville
Tenn. Banner of the Sd inst states that
a dreadful storm of wind and rain visited
that place and neighborhood on the Mon
day night before. Some injury was done
IN the town of Nashville; but much greater
IN some other places. In Rutherford
county, between Murfrccsbnrg and Nash
vile, the damage was consijcTable fences
and ont buildings were ovcrlhrown, and
the Cotton Gin and horse mill of mr. Jones
entirely demolished.
But the most serious calamity (says the
Banncr) befel the town Of Charlotte in
! Dickson county, where the principal force
OF the gale, so lar as we have learnt, was
experienced A great proportion Of the
buildings in that village wcic prosiIated
The Court House. a substantial brick edi
fec, two stories high, was nearly levelled
with the ground, ana mr.. Collier, who
lodged ~ the upper story, so much injured
that his life was dc.paired ol.--We under
stand, from traveller, who passed the
night in the hotel at that place, that the
scene of distress and alarm was heart rcnd.
ing and ndcscribabIy awful. So soon as
1t was asccrtained ibat the hotel was M
injured, persons rushed in from every di
rccsion, in their night clothes, and most OF
them bloody from their own wounds or
those Of their friends. Several had their
limbs broken, most of them had received
some bodily injury, and all were excessively
distressed and alarmed.
We have just learned, that the town OF
Shclbyvlllc IN Bedford county, has like
wise experienced The destructive influence
Of the storm. Nearly half the buildings
are said to be demolished, including the
Court House and Methodist Church Sew
eral lives were lost, and among those kill.
ed, we understand, is mr.. Newton, editor
OF the Western lntelligencer.
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.lth great respect.
your ohcdient servant,
nj. VAN BUREN,.


NAVY DrrARrMESr, l2th June, 1880.
Sir--A letter has bcen transmitted 10
the Executive of the United States. from
the Minister Plcnipotcntiary of Ills Britain
mic Majesty at Washington, City. present
,nr the thanks ofthe Lords Commissioners
of the Admiralty of England, for the assis.
tance rendered by the "squad,on under the
command OF Captain Wadsworth, To His
Mujes'y's sloop of war Polorus, whJc that
vessel lay on The rocks near the cntrance G
of the port Of Mahon, in the Island Of Mi.
norca"
The President desires me to express the
high qualification he has derived from
learning ofthis benevolent intcrpositcn of
the ferco under your command. in the res
cue OF the vessel OF war OF n friendly power.
subjected 10 such iaimincnt peril OF destruc.
ton.
Permit me, also. to assure Won or the
great plea shfes have received from the
information afforded by this eommunca =
tion.' Actions ofthis kind in peace confer
vn The Na,si character OF i nation, dis.
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| The Commercial Advertiser ofWednes
day says-The body of Jared Garfield the
lad who has been missing from the Lotte.
/ ry Office Of Mr.. p. Holmes, ever since the
! 18th of December last, was found yestcr rday
on the Long Island shore, near the Red
| Mills, opposite to Governors Island. Al.
| though tho head was of, the body was
/ Identified beyond 8 doubt. A peculiar KEY.
belonging 10 The office desk. and comb,
with his initial cut on it, were found in one
or the pockets. Every indication on the
/ body confirms the suspicion that this un
/ fortunate lad was viIlaiuously murdered.
! From the marks on the neck it is evident
that rope was tied round il. with weight
attachcd,w which caused the severance Of the
head. On the collar bone on the left side
ofthc body, there had been n wound mllict.
ed, the stains of blood remaining on the
shirt. One OF tho hands was hanging by
slender lisament.
The Mobile Register closes an article
upon Southern jealousies in the following
liberal manner.
But if some knaves have been vomited
ont of New England, the time has gone by
when We can be persuaded to take n tin
pedlar as the index Of the mass of her pop
ulation. And after all, every rogue that
may have found his way among us. from
the north, has doubtless met with an ass.
and 1t is yet an unsettled question, which
is the better citizen.
Died,--At Norfolk on the 18th inst. 1t.
Col. William Anderson, of the Marine
Corps; native of Chester, PENNSYLVANIA.
A little daughter Of his was buried OH the
9th inst. Another died in few hours af
! ter her father. and was buried with him.
A third child is i'll. Their disease was
putrld sore throat, which prevails in Nor.
folk. Mrs. Anderson is also suffering in n
lingering illness. Phil Journal.
CONCORD, IN. IT. JuNE live are
/ informed, that some boys, who were fish
ing in Mitehell's pond, in Hookseit on
Thursday evening last, discovered a box
at the bottom Of the pond, which was TAX
en- IN and found TO contain the skeleton OF
a man ofthe common size with. perhaps.
twenty pounds offlcsh remaining on it. In
the box were q butcher knife aud axe han.
die. A surgeon, who saw the skeleton.
states, that from the appearance of the
scuIl, he thinks violent blow may have
been inflicted on the temple.
A man named Smith, charged with forr
ing the signature Of John llagan & Co
with the intention 10 deifaud the Unitet
Statcs Branch Bank of tho sum Of $4,000.
was lately brought up for trial in the L. s.
District Court IN New Orleans. After q
long trial, in which strong circums,an,ial
evidence was given, the prisoner wss, b.
the Jury, found guilty of the crime us
charged IN the indictment.
An act was passed by the Legislature
Of Connecticut, oti,s late session and ap
proved by the Governor, providing ''that
no person who believes in the existence of
= Sunremc Being, hall. on account Of his
Religions opinions, be adjudgcd an incoul
\ petsnt g''ness by any Court Of Judicaiur,
IN lhis State"
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II gives us much pleasure tina, We are
permitted to communicate the following
correspondence to tho public Ed. Tel.
MIR. VAUGHAN no MIR. W

MIR. VAUGHAN no MIR. VAS BURES.
The undersigned, His Briianic Majcsty's
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PIcnr
potontlary, has the honor TO inform the Sec
retary of State of the United Statcs, that
tho commander of his Brtanic Malcsty's
sloop POlorus having made known To the
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.
his grateful sense of the assistance which
was rendered to him by the squadron of
the United States, While his vessel Law on
the rocks near the entrance of port Mahon.
in the Island Of Minorca, the undersigned
has received instructions from Ills Macs.
ty's government, to convey tothc govern.
ment of the United States the acknowl-
edgements OF the iormer,for the part which
the squadron under Captain Wadsworth
took on the occasion in question, in assist.
ing to rescue the English soop from her
porllous situation.
The undersigned has great satisfaction
IN communicating 10 the government OF the
United States the grcatiu sense entertain.
ed OF the service of Capt. Wadswortll, and
he has the honor To renew To the Secretary
Of State the assurances OF his highest con
s,doration
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tinction not less honorable and prsisewor.

tinction not less honorable and praisewor.
then the most gallant bearing and succ ess
ful achievements in war. Let me add, that
less was not expected fromthe humane ex-
ertions of Captain Wadsworth, aud those
acIng under his command, should circum-
stances arise giving occasion for their dis
play.
remain with great consideration
and resoect,
JOHN BRANCH.
Captain A. WADswORTH,
Commanding the Constitution Frigatc.
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much: Iwillconcludc by saying, that this
bin has my hearty concurrence; and, in
passing It, we shall do more for the country
than we can do by the passage ofany 9th.
or bill reported the present session.
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CHARLES r. VAUGHAN.
Washington. June Cd. 1850.

w uSllAlH A'll, 'Nllt 81. iCfib.
DEPARrMENT or STATE, Washing.
ton, 1th June, 1880.
John Branch, Esq Secretary Of the NAVY:
Sir,-l have the honor herewith to trans.
NIT 10 you the copy oi an official note which
have Just received from the Right Hon.
Charles Richard Vaughan, HIS Britannic
Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary g. Minis
ter Plcnipotentiary, conveying the ac-
knowledgcmcnts ofhis goyc crnncnt, and of
the grateful sense entertained BY the com
lnander Of his Britannia Muicsiy's sloop Of
war Polorus, for the opportune assistance
rendered by part of tho Naval force of
the United States, under the immediate
command of Captain Wadsworlh, To that
vessel, while she lay on the ks near the
entrance Of Port Mahon, in the Island Of
Mnorca; and To state that il is the Presi.
dents wish that you should make suitable
communication to Captain Wadsworth. OF
the high qualification which he derives
from the conduct Of that officer upon the
occasion referred to.
can well appreciate the pleasure which
Won will experience in making this com
municatior, by that which feel in furnish
ing YOU with the enclosed flattering tcsli-
monlals ofthe acceptable and humane scr
vice rendered by an officer Of the United
States. To the officers and men of q vessel
belonging to foreign State, in peril OF be-
ing lost.
am with great respect.
ypur ohCdicnt ecrynpt
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REMARKS OF Mr.. PEARCE. \
HOUSE OF REPR ESENTATIvES-
Nav %, 1880.
MAY %. 1890

The bill TO establish the Office Of Solicitor
Of the Treasury being under considera