Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-10-25

Hom Me Rietmond Compitcr.
TANNING AND TICKLING FISH.

AUGUST 10, 1917.
Mn. EnlroR The following communication
fear will severely test your creduluy, bil the facts
are SO we'll sustained by the undersigned gentlemen
OF character and verncity, that sccpticism ITSELF
would be matamorphose1 into full credcnce.
A gentleman, Mr., ofCumbGrland county, VI.
has pond well rtplenishcd with what arc denonl-
mated here James River or North Carollua club ;
hey are 4 voracions fish in disposition like the
pike or jack. They feed IN almost every kind OF
FISH which they ,,cyour greedjly, and cxtermins,e
like pirates, every fish that darcs 10 cut the liquid
waters in their sovereign and aquatic jurisdiction
| was al the house of the gentleman, above men
toned, and by singular whistle and ore peculiar
10 himself, he can call up every fish, little and big,
of the club kind to the margin Of his pond, where
he feeds them with minnows, frogs worms sc.
and are SO docc and so well tanned that their own
or can pass around his pond, and a'lurcd by his
whistle, they will play in ganbols and follow him
in his circles lie can, after feeding them, and they
are disposed to rumnatc tl,llatc their sides, while
! they suspended, apparently on the surface of
| the pond. This singular phenomenon arproathe
near the fuhment Of the prediction contained II
Holy writ
| That the steer and lion at one crib shall meet
| And harmless serpenls lick the pilgrims feet;
| The smiling infant in It's hands shall take
! The crossed bassk and speckiod snake.
Sec Pope's NcsSiah or Sacred Ectogne.
They are a very delicious pan fish, and are muck
esteemed in Virginia by epi:urcs and amateurs OF
all good things WM. ID. Popr.
The facts set forth in the above communication
contain the whole truth.
BESJAMiS FRAScisco, N. y.
SAMUEL WALKEn, ali of Va.
A very good FISH s,ory--bnt II does not present
all the facts which our curiosity requires. Qno
moJo? BY what means were these Clubs educated
so as TO become tame and t'cklsh-a6te?
Enormous damages g,rc1, 10 The Dukc of Neg
caAic--At the Leicester Assizes, on Thursday y,
the Duke of Newcastle brought an action against
the hundred of Broxtown, TO recover compensation
for the damage done to Nottingham Castle by a ri
o,ous mob, in October last The damages were
laid at upwards of G3l 900. The rotng il, may
be recoec,ed, took place in consequence oftlc re-
lection of,he Reform Bill. against which tho Noble
Duke voted The castle, which was of very great
antiquity having existed prior tic the l2th century,
and was inhabited by only one man, who had the
care of it, was set fire TO- and the whole of the
wood work burned. Mr. Robinson, an architect,
estimated the dameage at f2l ,260, including
E751 for tapestry f250 for an equestrian statue
of an ancestor Of the Dukes and COS each for
eight busts. One of the rooms the State Bedroom,
had been hoorcd with cedar and ebony, and vain
scoed with cedar. On the par, of the defendants,
two architects from Nottingham estimated the dam
age al El5 600 and Mr.. Cubtt, from London, said
it would take Ell 900 to restore the building but
then i: would be in better state by more ,han 5000
than it had been before. There was no question
as to the law of the case, it being clear that the
mob had acted with felonious intention, and the
Jury found verdict for the plaint,ff-Damages,
Eal 900, Eng. Paper.