Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-04-30

rivals, whose IIctchSloDB hIc sNpHsJ u'btpb VIC
Reuben Nj. Whitney and John 1 Sullivan.
Wyrur c II. (yA) April %
TRIAL FOR MURDER.
William Foglcman, who murdered Christian
Shores, in January last was tried in the Superior
court last week, Judge James T. Brown,presdIng,
nd sentenced TO Is years confinement IN The penn.
tertiary Fogl. man is only 81 or D years OF age
ind although we look upon his CRIME us being one
Of deliberate murder, we could not help symPHlhl-
zing with the poor wretch, who has been, IN the
prime of youth and manhood, cut OF from all socc.
ty and doomed 10 spend IS years OF the mos, dcs'-
rabe portion Of his life in the cells of the pcn'ten'ia-
nv. [A1gns
The Circuit Court for the Western district com.
mcnccd It's session, in this place on w Wednesday
Inst. His Honor Alexander Caldwell presiding
We have seldom fell the samo qualification which
VIC experienced, when the Attorney for the United
States dismissed the prosecution against John H.
Mulky, who was arrested, ut the same time with
Cunic the former Z. NJ at Wythe Court house
Mr. singleton tho attorney, remarked, tina, there lo@S
MT Nc slightest shndc NJ Suspicion resting Oh Mat.
Ky, and the Judge said he hoped the remarks Rom
the bar would clear up nny nnfnyorablc opinion
which might have been created against INN. II
more modest, unassuming, and gchemanly young
man than Muky it has seldom been our lot to be-
come acquainted with. lie was arrested from the
abundan, caution Of the pos,-ofcc agent on account
Of his being Mr.. Currios deputy There is but one
opinion cncrt iincd about Mulky here and that Is
thu, ne is perfectly cleai of the charge and an hon
est man Thomas Scott Of Tnzcwcl indicted for
passing counterfeit money, was cleared. The court
is now going on with tho trll Of Mr. Currie, char
ged with having robocd the mad, aud against
whom tho grand jury found true Bill on Thurs
day last
Since the above was in type Mr.Cu'tlo has
been acquitted 10.
ADe ican Coloni<aiion Socicfy.- A meeting of
the hl, nds ofihs institution wos called al FIcde-
rieksburg, Virginia, ON Friday week last, TO con
slider and promote It's object. The managers have re-
solved in reliance upon Divine Providence, and
the public libcraliIy, 10 tndayor to raise one hnn
dred thousand dollars for the eacsc of African Co
lonizaton during the present year. Nearly eight
neutrality-suspicious. for passage 10 Liberia, arc now
on the books Of the Society. The Virginia State
Colonization Society has resolved to cooperate
with the Agent Of the Pnren, Society," for the State
of Virginia, in order 10 raise, If possible, len Mou
sand dollars in that State. A handsome subscription
Inns been commenced ut Richmond and among
! he donors are the Chief Justice Of the United
States, and Nicholas Mills, each o! whom has put
down his name ior 5000.
BROAD ROCK RACES-(Ifan al Tree HtA
! The Broad Rock Races commenced yesterday
| tuesday, with II colt. swecpstake, Aln0 en-
trance, half forfeit nine subscribers, three puld for
felt.
The following horses ran, and the results ofthc
race are placed opposite their respective names
Thos. DoswelPs KITTY Minge, by Tmole-
on dam, Mcruo Eve, , ,
II. A Tayloes chestnut fIly, by Charles,
dam Trafalgar, /
James p. Corbin's chesnut colt, by Elmoe-
90, dam, Trafalgar, DIS.
Arthur TsyIol's sorrel fly by Charles, dam
by Hal, ds
John NJ. Bots full sister to Rolla, 5 2
Arch. w oodbridge's sorrel colt, by Charles,
dam by Alfred, 4
Time-lst heat, I'm. 55s--2l heat, I'm. 5ss.
Arthur Tayors flly was dlstanced at the start
by bad start--lha, is, she lost a distance in the
start.
.Spirtefhe betting.-Doswcll's flly against the
feld-knowing ones biz as usual a very large
field for the colt day. Track in hnc order, and
weather remarkably fine.
SECOND DAY.
| A swccps,ake, mile heats $50 dollars entrance,
100 forfeit
John Bechcr's Timoleon colt, ou. Of the
dam Of James Chopper,
Thomas DoswelPs b fly Johanna, out oil
the dam of Betsy Hare, ? :
Time-lst heat, In. SIS I'D heat 2m. IS.
One half of'he Johanna hlly was sold immedi.
aely after the race to Mr. Puckctt, for 1880, al
though loser.
THIRD DAY.
Proprietors Purse tS250-.2 mile heats.
J. S. Gnrrrison's Hanslap,
O. p. llares Virginia Cary,
John Heth's Cutthroat
w. Il Johnson's Sadi Hamei, 4
Time--lst heat, 3m. 531s.- Cd. heat, 3m. 53s.
FOURTH DAY.
Jockey Club Purse 5000 mile heats.
VIM. L. Johnson's m lronctte, 6years old,
i by Contention,
O. P. Harc's b m Mary Lea, years old, by
Timoleor, DIR
Jno. Hea,h's h Minor, by Tonson, years
old, 5
Jno. M. Bolts b Tcbacconist, 6 years old,
Ly Gohanna, 4
Hector Davis m Dolly Dixon, by
Charles, aged, 3 z
Tobacconistr run very FESTIVE, and kicked up in
both heats He was at one lime in the second heat
far OUT of his distance.
Time-Isl heat, 6m. 55.-2d hea,, 5m SIS.