Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-10-22

Mc1sBtnr, oil Brooh'Jn, ~. hf Bishop of ONO !
the Rev. Mr.. Smith, as B,sh,p OF Kentucky Rev.
Mr.. q. ". Doan., Of Boston, as B.shop Of Nv
Jersey Rev. Mr.. Hopkins, Of Bos'op, a. Bishop Of
Vermont This " ii attract mueh attention IN The
proceedings ui tht bod. u Gns.
A personal renconire took place at Huntsville
Alabama, on the 2S,h ult, between Hickman
Lewis, of Huntsville, and 4. Nixon vandykc Of
Tuscaloosa the circumstances of which are detail,
ed as follows
Vandykc advanced towards the spot where
Lewis STOOD and when at the distance OF above
three PAGES from Lewis, drew from his pocket II
pistol, aned, and making an exclamation nj the
moment. drew the higeer, upon Lewis The emp
Of the pistol exploited without communicating fire. to
the powder. A gentleman who was standing across
the street when he saw Vandyke draw his pistol
from his pocket, called 10 Lewis to look round
Amonished Of his danger, Lewis made a sudden
spring, and Immediately recovering from slip
v winch hc had made, drew his pistol and aimed II
upon Vandykc, WHO took refuge behind Cuuley,
calling at the same time upon G. to give him ano-
Their pistol. Lewis not being able to shoot for the
nterposition Of Caulcy's person, went up, and Ia
king hold OF Vaadyle with one hsni reached
round Caulcy with the other and holding the pls-
to ncaf upon Vandyke's side, he hrel Vandykc
fell nj the shot, after which Lewis struck him u
blow with his pistol over the head
The combatonts were then parted, and medical
attendance afforded to Vandysc, whose wounds are
sand To tc neither severe nor dangerous"
Post ORfce.-The receipts Of tho Post Office, in
| the city Of New York for the year ending Sept &c,
| 1892 amounted TO &l14 100 II. In the whole
State to S3l2, 0iS 90.
A Monthly Magazine is TO be started in New
York to be called the knckcrbockcr The editor
is sad TO be, or about 10 be, Chas Hoffman, Esq
aready favorably known to the public, by his lite
| rary articles in the New York American.
Hsalthof Ntp Of!rans--There is some reason
to believe that the paragraph which has been copied
| from New Orleans paper, relative to the yellow
fever having broken out with violence in that city
was somewhat exaggerated IN its statements. The
editor o! the same paper, un,.sf date Of the Both
nltlmo, says "our notice, in Thursday's paper,
relative 10 the health Of the city may have been
little exaggerated" " We hope i, may not be as
bad as We ropyescnted it and we mrst confess that
we do mol believe that the yellow fever has yet be-
come Epidemic" a notice from !" highly respec
table physician" Of Ne" Orleans, EXPIRE sses the
! following opinions
E." Considering the number Of strangers in the city
lit certainly cannot be said to be very sckly. From
more than ten fifteen cases of yellow fever per
haps not that number, and those confined persons
generally exposcdby their habits and occupations.
No .cclmatch creole or American has had yellow
fever. Strangers should not return TO the city
until II Is ascerained whether notwc are To have
an epidemic but our aecmatod citizens may re-
turn, with impuniy, whether We have an epidemic
or not"
! Namm0n Sfnmcr--A steam vessel was launch
! ed on the 18th ult at EIlzabe:htowp Pa. ncM
Pittsburgh sad 10 be the largest the western wa
ters She has l1:i feet keel and will cary 500 tons
| beside engine, wool and furniture, SC. which will
probably swell the tonnage to one thousand Her
cabins when thrown together by opening the fol
ding doors will measure 10 feet in length. She
I is 10 be propelled by an engine of250 horse power
aud is destined to run between New Orleans had
| Louisville.
| The October number of the NortA dmc7ic iran Re
ricn received on Saturday The titles Of the
articles in II are lvings Alhanbra, II story of ,he
| Italian Language and Dialects, Wheaton's History
OF the Mortimer, Journal of the Landersy Amcri.
can Forcs, Trees, Sir James Mackintosh, Noycs's
! Translation Of the Psalms, Bank OF the United
Suites.
| IA Iohtou paper OF september 10, says nc
LADY of the late BENJAMIN WEST, Esq, Pre-
sid, nj Of the Royal Academy, died on "Wednesday
night al her house in Bclgrave street, Belgrave
sq,arc This venerable lady died Of the prevailing
Epidemic, after few hours attack.
.dbingd0a, Id.l OCT. 3.--On Monday last Hen
ny Clinton was tiled for the filth time, before the
| Circuit Superior Court Of Law and Chancery, of
this county for passing counterfeit money. Coun-
81 for the Commonwealth, Edward Campbell, ESQ
Counsel for the prisoner j. II. Fulton, y. S, Full
ton aud Peter Mayo, Esqrs. The jury after re,i-
ring about ten minutes returned "A verdict OF uiitV
And hr has been sentenced to 10 years cunfincmcs
in the l'en'en,iary, Mr.. Clinton is young MAJ
about 3 OF 81 years and Re is said 10 be an inge-
nieus and skiful mechanic. We believe he is a ma
tive ofBotetourt County in this State.
Al the Fall Tenn of the Circuit superior Cour
Of Law and Chancery, held in and for Scot, Cour
~, John luminous was lrled and found guilty q
shooting John Wright in March last and has bee,
sentenced to lie hung on Friday the OH day of No
venher next. Iheputiicom.
Hom Brare Nan flights Duels-Admiral
Codrlngton, the hero ofNavarno, who Is n caud
date tor Davenport and Stonehonse, last week re
ceyed Challenge 10 mortal combat from man
named Woolcombe. He however had no taste 70,
this mode of settling dispute, and at u dinner Civ
en- HIM few days afterwards, alluded to the affair
as follows Ii might perhaps be thought, that he
was fond Of fighting; but there was no man who
liked II less and he never in his life took his
ships company into action without feeling hoa-
Wy responsibility to the necessity of taking their
lives. lie thought the Town hall the proper place
for settling dispute like that between MIR Wool
eombe aud himself, aud he should be glad to meet
HIM there, and the constituency would then be able
to judge who was in the wrong Our fighting dan.
dies of all descriptions may take a lesson from the
conduct of Admiral Codrinslon. There are few
men who possess that species of moral courage
which dictated this avowal on the part of Sir I'd.