Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-04-15

nay titernohb sUenpea 10 commit s3ieiue By Ia
king laodsnum. lie had previously declared tia.
he would be corpse before Sunday morning, and
in order to render his prediction true, he Sc, out to
purchase laudanum, but was followed and ia ice
prevented Persis,ing in his determination he
succeeded at las, IN procuring a gill Of the liqui1
oTia,s. which he soon swallowed, and the fac, Of
his taking II being known, he was Instantly taken
] home. There n physician was sent for, when n
| course Of Il eanent WINS reserted 10 which dim,n-
shed The effects of the drug much that he IS like
y 10 recover. In or,ler 10 keep him awake he WIZ
kepf on his feet, and moved about with n rapid
motion, aut when nlou, to yield to sle,p lie was
| literally logged with raw hide, ilto wakefu-
ness course of treatment that We Cannot fail to
recommend to a'lwto foolish enough 10 ,ry 10
take away Their lives by rolsoa. " Y Connt,
An ent,rc >,cine - John satieuhwaite, Ell Of
Wayncss'lle, Warren county, Ohio, recently soil
hog Of his f. eJing, for $50. The nnlmal is only
years OLD nnd is said In weigh 400 pounds his
length from his nose To the OF his tail seven e.
SIX & halt inches circumference roJnd the loias
seven fee, ten and n bnlf inches, round the henri,
seven icet-round the neck and shoulders SIX feet
one inch. His helsh, about three feet.
A Philadelphia paper anticipates the time when
gentlemen may breakfast IN New York, dine IN
Phlladelphis, and sup at Baltimore aud it nigh,
hive added, and sleep IN Washington.
:. Liabihhcs Of Ea,tsey,--Julgc Hoffman Of n
York has decIded, that partnership property can
not be taken for lndiv dual debts. The isacrcs,
mny be claimed but the property canno. be seized.
The possession and dispose Of the property must
remain with the firm
Panther turncd Shop ke,per--Thc last week
IN the Bowcry closed with adventure which
threw the street, into panic, aud viii turn
for IA paragraph. Owing TO TIE negligence of .he
keeper, or to some other causc-no matter what
large Puma or Panther, belonging among other
aniomeablc creatures 10 the Mcnagcric in tho Bow
cry escaped from his cage and sprsug into the
s'fe't-no person In the passage way feeling dis-
posed at the moment either to obs,ruci his progress
or seize him by the tail.
Being thus feed from bolts s. bars the panther
felt disposed to make the best use of his liberty
The people screamed and scattered in ali drec-
tons, 80 that he had the sidewalk to himself, and
bounded along up the street IN sw if and in,cres
tug manner But although he drove every thug
from his path, scattering the people before him as
a~olt would flock of sheep, yet he did not find
the travelling so pleasant On the pavement, As the
path nc had been accustomed TO tread in the forest
lis 'nlohs could not ensure footing upon smooth
stones and after nearly clipping Jpn few couples
oil'mes, he suddenly changed his mind, and rcsoly-
cd 10 turn shop keeper.
No sooner thought than cone he sprang into tho
best shop he could find and had only To show his
IVORY tanes once, and cast single glance of his
| burning eye balls, before clerks and customers a.
like oleycd the Indications Of his expressive coun.
tenancc, aud scompcred away. Being thus lett to
hmsclf he looked about for snug place OF rcpose.
His tail dropped, the Gre Of his eycs went out; the
bl'slling hair upon his urched hack ~as snloo,hsd
down and he cu'led himself up upon n bundic OF
flannel under the counter, aud went to sleep, pnr-
ring A. gentle as pussy cnt.
lie Ind short but comfortable nap, for nobody
was IN hurry to break upon his dreams Bye
andb however, the keeper discovered the place
OF his rctro't, md succeeded in Gazing him AGAIN.
so that after, ALL his partnership hal scarcely time
TO test the truth o, the poets declaration that day,
an hoar, Of vrtuous .,hoty, is worth whole .lcr.
nit, Of bondage Had the monster taken differ.
| ent direction, and coming down Chatham street,
plunged into some one oitho,e buildings near the
theatre he might have scattered gang Of animals
less civilized than himself, and prevented bloc
ny catastrophe. v. " Commercial