Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-01-12

: tul}Iajh Collie lie Ohiui.nIaflin, Com
paus recently sell IL lheir farm IN lsoss Coan
". olio, sewn bert Horn Durham bulls, and
NIX COWS imported l4om Ensla The bulls
sold at from Slhl1ia 81 sos, aud the coas Al
from ) 600 10 lou.
Sentence Of dc7th was pronounced on the
25h ult BY Judge Crawford upon Philander Il.
Broad, who wa, short time since convicted be-
fore the United States Circuit Court sitting at
Mobile, OF IN attack lpon the mall stage, in the
Greek na'ioh, last spring. lie is 10 be hung on
the firsl Friday ia March next.
DESPERATE CoNfller--lt is well known thai
the Straits Of ilalJea are infested with thousands
81 Pirate OF the most formidable Il daring chat.
dcer The last East India paper gives an &c
count 81 another engagement between an Eng
ili,h lfigate Andromache, and three large craft
OF the pirates, which were manned by l22 Ma
1 lays OF this number, 1l3 were killed in the
action, aud the surviving nine were taken prs
Oners ani carried 10 Singapore for trial The
pirates must ncce ,sarly have fought with bra
very aud desperation worthy Ola noble cause.
| A STRONG CLalm.--At the last quarterly
meeting ol the Exeter Eng. Humane Society,
a man claimed reward for saving the lie Of his
wife from drowning
| HYDROpIlOBlA.-An extraordinary case
! Of This dreadful disease occurred IN New ork
last week. the particulars OF which are thus re
! lated III the Gazette of that city:
The individual whose lie has fallen sacrifice
to this excrucIaiIng malady, was lad uamed
! W lllam Adams, who was IN the Eth year OF
his age. In the latter part OF June last he was
bitten by dog, 0i the corner Of Broadway
aud White streets, he being al the same time a
clerk 10 l.. II. Atwel grocer, ISL Broadway
| The wound was inflicted between the thumb
aud fore finger of the right hand and the flesh
was considerably laeeralcd. The lad was i'm
! medi1tely brought into the store when ply stefan
was sent for, who prescribed all the usual rem
edics IN such cases, and IN good time the wound
! healed, with every prospect Of his doing we'll.
Since the accident, aud up to Thursday after
noon, the lad ha, enjoyed good health. although
at tunes he has expressed apprehen ions
of the result Of the bite. About ; O'Clock on
| that day, while attending to his business As
usual In the grocery OF George Smith, dis Pearl
street, he was suddenly attacked with drow-
-lne,s, and spasmodc affection of the right
arm. The physician who attended him for the
bite was sent for, and on arriving at the store,
he expressed an apprehension that the attack
would terminate in hydrophobia, as the lads
mind wis much affected by the previous oc-
cuuence. He prescribed some remedies, and
directed Adams to be sent home in Il carriage.
! On reaching his lodgings, the family physician
was sent for, who remained with him I'll about
| II O'Clock at night, when he left afi.f giving
directions rs to his tfeatmcnt, we'll satisfied.
from tue symptoms, that II was confirmed case
of hydrophobia About three o'clock yesterday
morning, twelve hours after the lir.t symptoms
Adams was attacked with violent conyul, ions
which are represented by the family as Of the
most excruclaling character. The noise he
made lesembled the growing of a dog, and was
SO hideous as to drive the females 10 the garrel
to avoid the pain they endured hom being IL
the sound Of his howlings. After rolling about
toI some time he laid down ON the floor, drag
ged the Bad after him, and remained there till
he expired, alta quarter before five o'clock, re-
| slsting every effort made to induce him TO re-
turn 10 his bed.-We have never before heard OF
a case OF hydIophohiA which Terminated so ia
! talk in so short "A 4 bd