Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-04-27
IAwRENcEyILLE RACES

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~ I,ptenceyille Course com, Z
- On tuesday the Iih of April, and res'''''
as follows s
FIRST DAY.
Daniel pugser's 6. c. by Medley oa'' OIL
" Vests br. f. by Tonson full sister 10 - 1
Sir Walter Scott, l., .l.-
T,mc-Frs, heat, I'm. 5ls-'9eco''' Az"
Third I'm. 54s. -, -, tho o colt
,.tth yreat ease. coslng in At fach h,a' ""''
hand. ..loo-balfl
forfeit
peter Il. s,arke (Dr. Henry Levis) 8 G. . >
by Medley, dam Madison
Henry Macns D. f. by Roanoke, dam ny .
Bedford, ,.-. d.,
George Goodwyn's 8. c. ny "a''o"
T,me2First heut, I'm. 55s.-Sccond. I'm 'o''
SECOND DAY, a..
pronretor's Purse-S2QO-2 mile hsats-Si'
Given 10 p. b. starke's Fanny Cline, no eomre'
t,on appearing against her. ..io
s1me dny. Sweepstoke--S50 en,rance-2 n'''e
heats-,e which there were entries
E. b. S,s,ke's b. h. Castor, years oio'
by Trufle,
years old, by Oglesby's Oscar,
Geo Goodwyn's s. c..Calmuc, years old,
by Timoleon,
Time-Firs, heat, Am. 2s.-seconj, Am. Ia
Third, fm. 9s e.-.,..,a ho
not having con,ended at all for the fist heat.
THIRD DAY.
rockcv Club pursc-4400, money up-3 mile
heats and entries
p. b. Storke's H. M Eliza .Drakc,G years
old lis lbs, by Shawnee, dam Sal
tratr,
VIM McCargos b. h. Profit, 5 years DID,
10 lbs by Johanna, dam B'edaa
Tme-Fnst heat, Gm. lGs-Sccond 6m. lis
Tack yerv heavy from "a hard rain the preceding
o,el, (PetersJng ConSeL
The nrop,ictors OF the New York Zoo!oecal 1T
s,uc have suffered another loss IN the death OF the
bsau,iful African Lion, which was confined IN me
some cage with royal Leopard. Although the
,wo noble beasts lived awhile in harmony yet at
length alarrcl arose, and the Lion was siam oy
the Tiger Another Rhinoceros has been added to
the Institute TO take the place OF the one deceased
From. the Baltimore American.
| A most etrocious outrage lately committed
in Georgia II will be recolccted that certain OF
the Indian lands in tina! State were short time
since divided into lots and disposed ofby the State
| bv lotcry.-By law of the last Legislature of
| Georga, possession is obtained of the lots 10y the
dra ycrs or persons to whom they assign their
right through agents appointed by the Governor Of
the State. man named Spencer Riley, whose
veracity is vouched for by the 'Milledsevllc
| Times and Augusta Chronicle was boarding
| with a Cherokee named Vann who lived in good
brick house on a lot in Murray County. On the
23d of February last, Mrs Vann, III the absence OF
hcr husband, received written note 10 quit the POS
session of the lot, from one William N, Bishop, an
agent Of the State appointed under the new law.
This notice was given withou, any request from
the drawer of the lot any person holding or
claiming under On the % Of March Bishop,
as agent acting under the color of the States au-
thory summoned about twenty men, armed them
with mustets and went at their head to Vann's
House. After some conversation before the house
betweon Vann and Riley on the ono side and Bish-
op on the other as to the legality of the proceeding,
Bishop rushed into nj the head of his guard ask.
ing where is that ID rascal Riley" Riley
occupied room on the second floor towards
which he retrcated when they came in and called
out from the head of the stairs that I" there was no
need Of bloodshed, for if Bishop would acknow-
ledge tina! hs had taken iorclble possession Of him.
he might throw his things out of the window
Upon this Bishop cried out 81 hear that rascal pre-
sent a!nG and march up stairs, and the first man
who gets glimpse of him shoot him down" The
men advanced up the steps and some Of hem fired,
without effect. Riley returned the fire a dozen OF
them then fred up al him without touching him, he
being protected oy the staircase. He put out the
barrel of his gun TO deter their nearer approach
One of them fired, and the ball, splitting the gun
wounded Riley severely in the head with a SPIN.
ter. He called OUT" Bear witness who shot
that rifle, for | have been severely wounded"
Bishop answered tauntingy--" The State Of
Georgia fired hat gun" Riley called to them that
they might come and take his arms and as soon as
he showed himself several muskcts wete fired at
him woundng him IN various places Daring this
outrage, Bishop frequently exclaimed " k,l The
id rascal We have use for nuilifycrs in this |
county" Riley got to his bed and lay down the
party OF lawlcss rnffans went into his room, ard
after taking his papers and desk, containing tsll0
they carried him down, and without dressing his |
wounds transported him forty hive miles through
snow storm and lodged him in the dungeon OF the
Jail in Cassyie-
Such is brief account OF this monstrous transac-
ton The Times and Chronicle attribute /, to
the act of the last assembly, an act which pros
tratod the Judiciary in the Cherokee cilcuit a
the foot of the Governors creatures, and which |
has already hrough, SO much disgrace upon the
State"
-Four companies of Engineer. arc engaged in sur |
veyins the route OF a railroad from New Orleans to