Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-09-15

Of Hartford county, appeared as wi'ness.s
" -, ..c,.ed II was proved, most consiu'
s,yely and satisfactorily, that me aceu'''
p.,., nesn hut William Ciafk, OF haflofu CO.." |
~ vheoee he removed TO Hartford county ia n no |
vou,h where ne had constantly liked Tor ID u ~
vea,. with but few and short intervals, w " ~
time of his emgraioo 10 Ohio about 10 ID ms
20. Dean on the contIary, was a na'''s ~ "
county, and was proved 10 bove hseu
in i, up TO the time oflhc murder. eiafk -
10, was clearly established be that OF neao a,'
o.de,lv honest. industrious, punctunl, wei osh'
we'd man. lie has wife and large family IL Lioh
ing county, Ohio. ,,.ttt
hucb sympathy was excited IN his behuii ny
the developments Of the examination. Anu . a
his discharge, a subscription, ampYhtins % T''o
w a. Pa sed for him, and his passage nome, lIee III
the stayes. kindly proffefed. Mr. }. u heeuy'
upon whose information Clark was orres''u sa''
him ESQ. Il - due TO Dr. Keedy TO state that Sc
veral respectabIe gentlemen Of Washington c'uh-
~ CONCUR with him in the belief there IS siri-
king resemblance between Clark and Dean'
The Eastern papers give the subD'ined account
Of the fun OF AN elephant IN crossing Cohhec'eu
river few days since
The elephant was two or three hours IN getting
over the Connecticut, the evening after he was ex-
the stream, livery deep aud rapi where he crossed)
he began 10 plny about in the water and Sam"'
in the most antic manner and when his keeper
undertook 10 punish him he Immediately SUNK ven
or fifteen feet leaving him To SWIM for his lle. II
dog who is domeslicated with him was men se't
to seize him by the eur and lead nm out ''e e''.
phant wound his trunk round his body, ana 'osseo
him twenty feet in the air. All this was Done
good humoredly however, and evidently w'h n"
intention of serous mischief. When ne was tlreh
with his frolic he came Out and surrendered nm
self The scene was watched from the Bank by a
considerable number Of spectators
New YoRK, September |.
Distyes,tng CasnaHy.-A domestlcote'l gray
squirrel having made lis escape, and taken refnS'
on one of the topmost limbs OF the large button wo d
tree in the Park standing close to The fence IN front
of Loyejoy's Hotel number OF boys climbed tn
tree, and were engaged for some hours ycs,etl4l
afternoon in trying to recapturc him. Towards
dark, whcn finding their efforts unsuccessful, they
all Quilted the tree except two; one of these, lad
about IA years old, by the name of Charles Nor
gan, (tho son If leather dresser at No. 5, Ferry
street, assembled higher than any oft the Others had
dared and attempted TO knock the squirrel from his
perch with ick. Failing IN this, and excited to
forgelfulness Of his danger he venured still higher
snl was in the act of erasPing the squirrel wita hs
hand when the slender limb on which Ia had pa
ced his foot, and another by which he hold'na,
broke at the same instant He was at the helgb'
of more than thirty feet and in falling his chin aud
head struck upon the spikes of the iron railing be
low, the point of of which entered his throat to
the depth Of three four inches, while ano her
pierced his temple, and penetrated deep INTO his
housekeeping him suspended above the ground
al.
and with much difficulty released him from his
placement; but life was extinct some moments be
fore this was effected. Courier.
AUGUSTA, (Geo) Aug. ..
Fatal Renconnter.-A few days ago, we
learn upon good authority, Mr, Thompson j
a Mr.. Hanks, of ClalksvHe, met in the streets Of
that village otter misunderstood NJ between lhcm
which had excited warm blood. A quarrel 'nsoed
in the course ofwhich Thompson threw stone 81
weight at Hacks; whereupon Hanks flied pistol
| at Thompson, but without effect. They now clo-
sed without weapons and after short s;ruggIe
were separated, when Hanks made of, be
lieyed, for his gun. As he retired be pursued
| and over,aken by DR.. Harris, (who to this time
| seemed an indifferent spec,stor.) and was strhbed
by Harrl, ORA times, of which Wounds he dr.
Immediately Harris has mudt his escape, but,
| cannot tell, if the foregoing be a true upcpan,
of the affair Il certainly leaves MN The mos'
lnnocen, Of the three.
The Blind Mans Bibk-Wo have before US,
IN goojly sized quaro volamt tho Gospel OF S
Mark, printed, or rather embossed, for te use OF
he plind-Thls is h first book lhal has been pre-
pared IN this country, on this plan. II is the handy
work of MIR. Sn,der the gentleman who acts as Sc.
crctary Of the institution, and is beautiful Illus
| 'ralion, if no. fulflment, OF the prophecy, "tbe
bind shall sec" This admirable specimen Of the
ar, Of enclosing letters, IS worthy the attention of
the curious. Phitsd. o. S, Gae.
A sing nlar fact IN Na'ural Haoyy-In the
Western part OF Virginia, are dcns, where the rat
tesnakes and otter serrenis retire on the approach
of cold weather, into winter quarters, and where IN
torpid state, like others of the serpent tribe they
while away that dreary season, in a state Of cod
and hunger In the spring, when the GENIAL in1u
ence OF the sun qulckens them into active ife they
crawl forth from their brnmal rc,rea's and enjoy
the pleasure Of renovated existence in their own
peculiar manner In their travels through the woods
and fields they generally wend their serpcntine
way along tho paths previously made, and there
not unfrequently with tire vcllers of character and
species very different from themselves. Among
the members OF the animal kingdom, ha fire.
quent that district Of the country is the wild deer,
bet ~ecn whom and the rattle snake there APP
pears to subsis most lnvccratc ms, nctivo hatred
When the deer, IN the elevated pride of his cha
facter, moves gracefully along the path where the
Tattlesnake is travelling, they both instant Isl y
halt IN their course, and prepare for combat hich