Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-10-27

ssstss psortsa sisA medical AID oska al
tendance.
| Matthias, Ae fapos'or,--no in prison waiting
hi. lis daily attended by young artist, who
|. busily engaged taking his ponrsit, which Is TO
be epgrasci for publication. We were yesterday
informed OF Circumstance in relation 10 thin busi-
ness, which serves to exemp'fy the es,fe,ss van'.
~ Of this knsvish ip~s,e. When the painter first
began his task he only intended skciehing q por-
tai, Of tho face, but this Matthias would not per
nit and insisted that the artist should draw bis
figure at hli length, robed in his pon''feals; which
was accordingly done. The picture represents
him IN his hns embroidered coat studded With siars
md tarpe silver sun the lcft breast, tho sword
of Gideon by his SIDE the long ruo for measuring
Paradise in his right hand. and large eoekod hat
covered with a variety OF sfnngo devices on ms
hend Oar nfonnaui further stated, Tint Matthias
accd h,mself III svsrieiy of positions bofoIo he
could determine on which you'd shew his per
son to most advantage. Alas, poor human n"-
ture ~ fdPe''
Peteyssw,Q, Occ. ~ We arc requested to state,
upon tho authority Of Two respectable praei'l'ene"
of Medicac. thai there have been IN the last two
days, several csscs Of Malignant Cholera In ms
Town and ito vicinity some OF which hive proved
fatal They know not 10 what ~ ent II may pre-.
vail bu, deem il rgh, 10 noufy the Inhabitants OF
Petersburg. l'o"se'"''o"'
Pel<ysJpg, %, 23.--Thngs in our town, wear
more Aa,terng aspect, We have Ind two or
three severe ftost-, and yesterday and the doy be
fore, thuwc was great decrease IN the number OF
cases There Is good reason to hope the visit d
this srourge viii DC abort. ID.
We regret to 10 I'm In, the Cholera aiely made
II, npresrarce a, For:resb Monroe. (Old Point
Comfort and has prevailed 10 d CONSIDERABLE. eN-
tont, though in n mud form Out OF shout loo cn-
&c, ou,y deaths had occurred 1t has BEEN thought
prudent, however, to dlspcrso thu uooos, temporal
rily and the scvernl companies had accordingly
been removed 10 dlfferen. situations in tho into
rfbr. Nat. Int
Neriicd Punishment - On Monday evening"
well dressed citizen was seen tOpass down Sou's
Min street, having under his protection Two ladies,
who were IN all things entltled 10 the protective
gsan,ry Of honor. AS tho harry trio pssscd a
long the Streets they lndulgcda merry, hu, yet del
lcato and respectful mood, and seemed 10 DO above
Nc cares and hardsl,ps OF n world like THIS. AT
the moment they approached the Custom House.
tho Indies were unoeremon lously assniled by
brace Of tapscollions. who, in their fondnew
tor spree, attempted 70 tear them from tho,r pro-
tccior. Al the instant, the gentleman, accounted
rs hc was turned upon the assnllants, and with
ono wclLdrectcd and Ie%culcan blow, laid the
first bravo at HIS feet. Ho then turned upon the
second, and with almost unCqu,cd despatch.
fLporo1 him, and left him apparently deal upon
tho spot. Having accomplished his work the gen
tlcman took his fair fr>erds under his arm aud qu-
city proceeded on bis journey. At the hour often,
tho writer Of this article saw the sconndreE lying
in The street. in tho condition Of Col. Crockctfs
ydate at Cor. Jack2on's lcvec--aotN licked nnI un-
nble to COMM. any fur,hc, depredatIons for the
night, Providence (R. ~ Journal
hannivAL EXTRAORDINARILY ChineAn Ia
dy with small feet from three to four inches IN
length arrived to-day in tho Superior from Can
ton. She will we are informed, be ready 10 sec
company next week. ~, y. Paper.
Hon WAHp CnlpMAN, a descendant from Mas
sachusotlS family, hns been appointed, by the King
II England, Chief Justice of tho Province Of New
Brunswlck Judge Warj's father formerly held
the same office.
DteadfM .DcprdeitH "A number of ncsr .cs
have been committed 10 prison ut Jacksonville,
Mss, supposed to be connected with n case of POI
ssring committed on the plantation Of MI Briggs,
Of Benuy's Bluff, under tho most dlaboeal crcum.
stances II appears the cook OF the family obtplu.
cd tho heads of u ratio snake and scorpion aud had
| them bodcd in tho coffee prepared for breakfast
Mrs. Briggs swelled and died in few hours after
drinking al II, ind AIR d. wa. in a dangerous
! state.
t.s stated in Shrago paper that one Aualrs.
aud elHHy vessels have arrived al that place sine,
the opening Of tho navigation Two years as.o sny,
iho Same paper, dozen vessels would hive bee,
COY s',lercd large number in u season.
Cicavelaru near the mouth Of tho Cayuhogn
where II emrtes into Lake Erio, is one of thoc
wontcrfs creations of large and thrifty towns thu
We Ghen hear Q. in the West. in 1870, i, ha,
only 1000 inhabitants bu, IN May Of the prcscn
year, (lS3i,) 4, 900, and between two and thru.
hundred houses were then erecting Vessels o
300 tons enter its harbour. II has its chugch0
and other public buildings, light house, &c, AM
must become great clty--in " the great West"
Bat 'chs'e noio rs ne Wtst linus, be beyon
, the Rocky Mountains
Singular Casc--Wc understand tia, Geors
Harvey Baracs, of Philadelphia, who was tried i
tho Municipal Court in this city last Spring, on
charge OF stealing from stage coach package G
> money belonging TO the Piscataqua Bank and who
for that offence, was sent to tho State Prison i