Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-03-08
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A meeting oil dealers in Tea has been held in
Philadephia. with view To memorialze Coz
gross praying a reduction of the duties on That
article
Geo NJ. Troup. of the II. S. Senate. has re
turned 10 Washington city, and resumed his
seat
An act has passed The Legislature of Lou.h.
ann, Incorporating company 10 construct u
rail road. 10 cjnueGi the city OF New Orleans
With Lake Ponchartrdin.
A mill lor grinding rice TO -four eod boltiug
II, has been invented IN south Carolina The
proprietor offers TO sell the flour at lhfre cents
per poand, aud asserts that IL will retain It's
sweetness FOR more ibnn ten years
Hitherto, IN Lower Canada. counsel has no,
been permitted 10 address jurles in behalf If
criminals, in capital cases, although they have
IN miner olleuees ! A law has just been pass
TO correc this anomaly.
The N. Y Mirror states thai the lad es OF that
city have resolved 10 disooun enanoe big wits
krrs. A lair .tfsett his against the everll sting
meddling OF the men with the fashion oil sleeves
aud bonnets.
The XIII No. ofthe American QparterIy Re.
view Is printed, aud consists Of the following
arl,clrs | The Lives of the Poets; 2. Russia
aud Turkey 3 Aohammednn History
Texas g. Supreme Court Of the United States;
&. Tie Burmese Empire 7. AMI Masonry g.
Canada .. NJ Isle aud Musician IN Europe /;
10, Late III onmmefheId. The No, will be de.
lisered nj tho regular period.
A society has been formed in Boston the OBJ
eei of which is TO celebrate the anniversary OF
the adoption OF the ous,tuiion OF the United
States.
A new Comedy entitled The School for
Courlship. NJ nav in Boston, has been pro
dncrd AT the Ifemon, Theatre, in that city.
late western paper announces the marriage
of Miss Polly Schreeconghost. We congraiu
lat the friends OF the tan bi ,de upon her chang,
oil name.
Mr.. PeIby, OF the Philadelphia Theatre, In,
offered premium Of 5000, and n gold medal
Tor the best written Tragedy, 10 he sent 10 h,ul
II Philadelphia, or Boston, by the Is, of Oct
nexi,
Lieut.. Charles May, of the 9Th Regiment u
s. Infantry, a0d lately n Cadet NJ West Point
WIS llcd IN duel AT Jefferson Barracks, mis-.
SCUM On the 10Th ult. lie was u native oI
l'"rmoui. and in III. 2lsl year Of his age. The
name oi his an,agonia Is not men Toned,
John Whiten. esq. planter in East Baton
Rouge, iLo f,slana,) was shot by on Of bis
slaves nj his hres,hc, Dec. %. The murderer
was arrested. nied, and, couiess,ng the ma, der
was sentenced 10 pc hung,
A lnbore,s vile 10 Haerlom, (Iloland, gave
brlh Dec. ., to living child with hire,
heads.
The Indisn Chief Tuskina, who lately Stopped
The U. ) mail stage, in Alabama, has not YET
been arrested The Sheriff who went for that
purpose me, with some difficulties IN the indian
nalton-and two troops al cavalry and the bod y
oi citizens whom he summoned 10 AIS assist
ance, were unable 20 find the hef lie had
retired 20 some hiding place. aud had not been
heaiG Of at the last accounts.
Several Mexican mnnnscripis, sent some tim,
ago TO Europe, aud forming part of the celeb,a
ted collection of Bottcrrinn, have been purchas
ed Tor the royal library. Amongst the Dnmbel
Is the report OF the spies scni by Mon,cznma Il
the spanish camp; another manuscript repre-
SCENTS the human sacrifices.
| The Supreme Court OF Vermont, at its Iai.
session IN Rutland granted sin divorces. Al
previous term in Addison county, il granite,
| eight. The united age OF one Of The divorced
| couples was one hundred and seventy years
| We think they had rs well have chung together
the lew days they have yet 10 lngor on earth.
IT was an Irish gentleman. we believe, (say
| The National Gazriie,) who sad, he wIshe,
to die for the sake OF hearing the world speal
| well Of hun Every American statesman mus
be content 10 make his FINAL exit 10 know tina
any merit can be allowed, or any Justice don,
10 him, y political Antagonists.
The English Lord Albert Conyngham ha
| been wounded IN n duel with Tho Baron d.
Moriirf, the French Charge dAfaires Mt Der
n.--Some general reflections had bren cas-
| by the Baron on the character of the British
nation, which the young nobIeInan thought Il
10 resent. The combalants met, armed will
broad swords. n weapon with winch the En-
| glIslman was wholly unac quainfed, and IN tn
first onset his LoJdship WAS wounded in ia,
| hand The seconds then inteTiered aud thu
affair terminated.
! London paper mentions the death offs Mr.
Ward, about the lOIh oil January. occasionst
hy running small splinter in his finger TWO oil
three weeks previously, while splitting wood
At a meeting ofibe acting TruSiees of Ran
dolph Macon College, IN the city of Richmond
Feb 10Th, 1880, il was Resolved, Thar Their,
be a general meeting Of the Trustees, under the
act OF incorporation, AT Boydton, Mrcklenburg
VI on the 9lb OF Apsll next, AT which time aud
place, all the Trustees are especially requested
to attend. JOHN EARLY, Chairman