Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-02-27

lnAnfsniae- Lesisialafe at New Lamp
| Shlre durtny Tie lale session, have enaeiel a
law which virtually naiess "a very e4l.eneea
- a5oiishes re9H.d pHffxinifn. IL disefe.
lionafg with the jude whether The enqfit sbal
be hanged Of b. Imprisoned iof he.
fa1n fnfas Of 4 MAafAe.-Mr. Oliver Ro-
gers. at Palmer, Mas, went lilo the barn where
.ie lived, SCI fire To H. and was burnt in the
dunes. he VI; insane at the time lie had
previously attempted u drown himself, but ind-
ing The Na1ef loo cola, desistei, and tfiei the
fire IN winch be va successful. Besides him
sell there peri he'd IA the sa1ne bafa valuable
horse. s-cows, aud quantity Of hay. Ia his
lpaulalouni loel.et, leit IN bis rom, was over
$1,000.
A LAM Pinare c,uaur.-.h Is stated in the
Indiana Chronicle, that Plat, tie magistrate.
who was connected with the gang ofLand p.
rates, on the Atlantic shore oil New Jersey, aud
Who fled from justice fofleiIng bis reeogni-
zanee by light, wa, apprehended on The 2dh uli.
near C9ntrevIlie, IA thai State, d safely lodged
IN Eaton Jail, 10 be returned 10 the Marshal
/ II New Jersey, who had offered reward oi
$1,000 for his apprehension.
The Lonloa M5rang Chronicle thus speak,
Of the United STATES -" We are struck with
the extraordinary fact that the mer -antile com
munily of the United States have been able 10
sustain themselves in the face OF the specie
of which are without a parallel in history. II
the British Government had acted, or were now
10 act, towards their commercial interests for one
month rs he American Government has done
towards their merchants for the last six months,
all England would have been bankrupt. and
general revolution would have taken place long
| SINCE
Tie Chicago American states, that the re-
mains OF an ancient city are sad IL have been
A. =. II
! Rock river. IN Wisconsin territory, the wall ot
which is in its present state four or five feet
| h1h and Twelve feel thle, AT the base, built OF
! burned brick, and supported by bnttre.ses ut req
uar distances, Tie wall above described is
supposed to have been that Of the citadel, as il
enclose, three large buildings. and about fifty Of
smaller SIZE. II is in turn enclosed by another OF
about three miles SQUARE,
A NEW FaGAK.-The oswcgo Advertiser
states thai " In cavern in the side OF a small
mountain in the Niagara d .trict, Z. Canada, wa
Ter is continually oozing iiotn the rock. This wa
ter freezes in summer and dfssolpcs in winter !,
that as water crows cold in autumn and winter
| tie lee lnclts away bat - spring openslt begins
10 freeze & form large iclclrs, that by harvest
they may he conveniently used 10 make ice va
ter !.e, those who are versei in the freaks Of
| Nature give Us the why AMI @herelors Of this
strange variation from her general laws
llilSols.-1hc committee on internal improve
ments in tie Legislature Of Illinois, have repar-
ted bill for ogutalnSa LON of eight millions
oil dollars on the credit Of the : tale, 10 be appl-
ed IN and Of the several I'M ortanl woiks of i'm
pfogement, projected or now IN progress N that
State. Of this sum the committee propose that
three millions K a half applied To The consruc-
ton of the Central Rail Road leading from the
mouth ofthe Ohio River to Galena, hy way OF
, the Southern termination of the Canal
SPECULATION Tie New Orleans corrcs,,on.
dent OF the y Aoth Courier and Enquirer, gives
the following account Of speculation III land, in
thai city andneia hhorhood - The animation IN
real estate for month past las heena.:tiyc and
extensive aaies effected al enormous profits.
First tive town of Bath was sold for 5 or
S6en,epo, that nine months sluce cost $4,000
fhen came" Uncle .SaWn Go miles rom New
Orleans, winch sod Ter about 100000 Til,
town Is on the =. Orleans < Nashville rail read,
and ha7 great advantages OF water power. Next
came Harlem, miles above New DrleaAs, ON
the river. which cost Sl0ndo, and was sold
under Tic hammer at $4,000 =! Al five annual
payments, The corporation Of the Second Wu8i-
cipdhi8 BOUGHT square or two OF giuunu. being
located property, al S3s5,00o The same was
/ re-sold on he 1T lust, tot the enormous su.n
al Ss32po0, \ company ot five gentlemen
! bought, nthe months ago some properly, amour.
tug 10 - a 60 LIS of &l65,0ao They fe-so.d
/ lhe hatne Hu l9t I'm lQf =fsf93,Hi3l itSe
! tlcts wit give you some lea OF the heavy rpc-
ralioas carried on in this clg IN real estate.
TAe veteran editor oil the Sew York Evening
| star delivered ltctdre III that city on Tuesday
last, before the Mercantile Library Association,
! on the identity of the Jews with the American
Aboti2iHcs, and The descent Of the latter from the
lea Tribes It's spoken Of as highly inter
estne and eIoquentdiscourse
UNnAffY plaeLo>rBE.--- One evening last week
waiter IN an oyster house in phliadelphia
overheard a plan between a couple OF customers
there eating, 10 commit forgery on The follow
Ing morning. He heard the name OF Tie bank
but mol the name OF the person whose name was
To hc forged, ani IN the morning, soon alter the
bark vas opened, lie repired thither aud inform
ed The teller OF what he had heard Several
checks had already been paid, and ca locking o
yer them, he picked out one which he pfononn-
iced a forgery They repaired Immediately to
the oyster house. where the teller recognized, in
the person OF Young man present, the one who |
had presented the check, and he accused him |
OF H. The young man confessed and refunded all |
tbemoney, on condition that his name should not !
be disclosed. The affair having reached the
ear OF the merchant whose name had been used
he insisted upon knowing the name of the tnrg-
er, IN II he might bring him 10 punishment. The
positively refused and The merchant became
80 enraged as to use threats, when finding ii I'M
possible 10 appea,e him, he called him into a
private room, and then informed him that the
culpril was his own son. The fathers feelings
can he be better imagined than described
AGSEScg OF mlSp.-A geniemop on the
steamboat wharf.-the other day slid his hand into
bystandef's pocket. When detected in the ac,
he anoosised by saying that he =" thought i,
was his own
\ gentleman observing hi, horse to show
strong symptoms OF biting a lady as she was
passing by oh 'eryed-" Ny horse, madam, con-
siders all flesh as grass"
AslAnc Wlr.-The Asalc Journal relates
two instances of oriental pleasantly. An ayar-