Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-10-20


Saddle horse, g. Eel'rse) lGo
| do do $50
RIDING Maze l6a
/ 10 10 (Tuckahoe) ls5
| A SA,1 Que ,osr old l25
j And oihee horses from Sl02 down 10 sjj
E, Sourhdoan Sheep, from St iowa 70 81 each. l
Erom he Epcdef iotsbuyg iittaLi, Oet Al.
i BALLOON ASCENSION
! Mr. PARKER made his promised ascension
with his balloon from this place, on Saturday eve
ming lapi. Ths weather proved very favorable |
not cloud WAS TO he scen. Unfortunately, howe |
yer, the Balloon with the necessary apparatus for
It's initiation, did no, arrive from Baltimore until
late on Friday evening. Consequently The time 10
prepare for the ascent was too shot, ani notwith |
| standing the most interchangeable cxer,iOn5 On the |
part OF Mr. Parker and his ASSISTANTS, tho balloon
was no, sufficiently inflated for the voyage until
few minutes past Elk instead Of half past four, 40
originally intended The chr vss soon after o.
tschcd 10 tho balloon, nnd Mr.. Parker ensred il
few minutes past sig, when, all things being rsa-
Jy the cords wero looscd. and the balloon Iosc |
slowly and majeslienlly for moment or two bu,
on MIR Ps throwing out some OF his ballast, II as
| eended rapidly. The scene Witnessed at this m.
men, was truly grand. The plnudi,s Of the crowd
below tho waving Of his hat and banner by tho r-
,rcpd Sronant with tho sp!sudid appearance OF the
Il " ",
produced a mos, thrilling sensation. II beng SO
near dark, he was soon out ofvicw II 10 to be re
GREETED that the ascension was made 80 late 1t ap-
, pohred, however, to be una vodablc. The mronnu
i was probably compensated for starting after sun
sc. by again having Wow Of the sun for
,han half an hour, The rays Of which were ccen
by the spectators below shining upon the bail on,
q anil gradually diminishing in sizo II had M op.
= pearancc Of one OF the stars. III. balloon took
norihefly direction. passing itomod,o,eiy over the
+, town. Mr.. Parker descended IN snl.ly in the Rd-
!, ljonns county Of Stat'ord. hsiste, 4 or ollIc.
!. from town. close 10 cottage, TIM fem % inns ,ec
~ Of which were much frightened and 1tj q, hs
y approach BY gscat excruons he sce,'M bis bal
!. loon without damage, ard returned 20 lo.n n,
. snNe evening
q. Wa have since understood from Me- p ,hatt..
r. greatest elevation wns'wo miles where he ealofs'
al quarter past seven O'Clock, tho ysw OF sAe Sc.
ting sun to he wcsi and me neon N the sou,. co ~
~ porlraying to him with ia gra,cf rnys the Js,,ac
o, line, OF the PaAnac and Rnppsh .nncck Rivers, AZ,
giving HIM n pretty corrtci ,den of his e,tuoon
From excessive fatigue, ea,sed by HI, c1er,ion. to
facilitate his ASCENSION, nature had become some.
what exhausted and nj one time he had nlG,os, fal
len asleep, but rous'ng from his sthsrgy, ~ fouuc
himsef II, half past 7 o'clock, floating over Pc,o
n,oS cre'k-but. to use his owl 'nnsurge, 81
pr thought" suys he tina, shoo ~ ~ al nigh,
l. the vino b,ins then very light Fortunately. how
Vi. ever, an esslcrly wind gently waited ne wbn .
mile of The Rarpahannocs-- and after ptocutins az
IN ss'nncc, discharging my bolloon, e. re,urrcJ a
he bout IL o'clock 10 comfortable bed in my old ,d
81, g'ngs.'
3, Erom AA Norfolk Beacon Do H.
ne SUPPOSED ATTEMPT At POISONING
n We learn that Etr,.qgru rsANxlis xss ,rie,
y. by the Examining Cour, Of Princes, A nne, on Mon
Is day the Gin ins chrrge Of poisoning the fam,
IN ~ Of Daniel Grmssead, junr. in that county Til
IA. circumstances us detailed in evidence appcnr Il
Al have been these. The accused, q very good loo.s
n ing girl. lived iS Grmstcad's family as q kind o
e. assistant, performing mental Offices in it. s1ch a.
IN cooking &c. Some weeks ago, 9rimsicaJ and ib
o. girl had quarrel, upon whc1 she 'eft the house
H. declaring he would be better orr for what h,
nj had SAID of her. Some beef had been cooked tn,
&C day before OF which the family prior to the dis
he puIc had par'aken without injury. 1t was replace
~ over the fto, and was in that situation when tbs
0, quarrel commenced. Tho family poIook of it q
III gain after the quarrel, and all who had done so
a were similarly affected with volcn, symptoms, such
I'd IS vomiting, &c. and in manner resembling the
H. cholera Grlmscad after eating pr ncipally Of the
IN gravy, set oil " the fisheries the cape out was
tn compelled to return by reason Of severe Illness OF
a. which he died IN the mex, day. The rest Of the
Y family recovered. Whether poison wus the agent
n IN producing THIS melancholy event, seems 10 be
nd no, exactly ascertained as no post norton exam
cd nation was made the contents elected from tho
h. stomachs of any OF the patients analysed, so a. to
n, detect the d.leierious matter any existed There
IN seems to be no otter reason for surprising that the
nd nccused Is guilty except the circumstances Of the
II quarrel above stated, and the remark made by he,
To- when informed OF Crmstcad's illness that hi,
nd sickness would be laid to her by him, and if 80
81 she would take the law of him." The a.,endin a
be physician said his imPrsssio. from the sym D.
It. toms TINT the food was poisoned The Court re.
X mAndcd her and refused bail.
ut PiTrssuRan, (Pa.) Oct 6.
a Dreadful Explosion and Loss of Lives This
n morning abou D o clock, JUS, a, w. had stoppe
Inc emission Of the city edition Of our paper intel,
D. gence was brought TO Of the explosion Of the
OF boilers oil tho Eagle Cotton Fac,ory in tho borougn
re OF Aiirshany. owned by Messrs. Arbacklo & Ave
OF ~. Hasteni"s IN short inns afterwards 10 The
ss scene Of caamity, wo witnessed the full ex,cn, OF
Inc rum and disaster Never did W, look upoo a
in spectacle ~ full Of horror Tho extensive building
u almost en- entire ruin mass of soucs. br.cks ami
= rubbish. The building and n UGH Of tho costly and
= extensive machinery are utterly os' and destroy cd
but the lossOf property is email compared with III
loss Of life. and the agony and misery which have