Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-05-31

peyton. 10 Mr. John Ileth. Of Virginia, foi $4,000.
Al, BENTON recently Informed the Senate of an
operafion ~ Treasury toles by which he realized a
motif of tnee aud hafper cent. lie SAID that
Inc had river the Sergean-a Arms Treasury
note Of one hundred dollars TO do the best he could
with IT, and lie had brought hm back fifty dollars IN
hard money fifty dollars III current bank notes. and
one dollar AMI seventy five cents III stun plasters ior
premium.
The amount of drafislatey drawn the Govern
tnent and protested IL estimated al Two millions OF
dollars.
The New York Conservative nomination OF Mr..
Clay as the Republican candidate FOR President,
is approved BY the Conservatives generally.
The Hon A. Yell has addressed letter to the
people Of Arkansas, declining reelection TO Con
gless.
THE WESTERN BANKS.-Thc Cincinnati
Gazette of the goth uli. says: - We understand,
that ut convention of the Indiana banks 1t was re
solved correspond with those of Ohio. Kentucky,
&c in reference to early resumption. It's thought
the western banks may resume at an early day
without waiting for those Of the Atlantic or the
South"
Among the donations made Tor the relief OF the
sufferers by The late fire Charleston see one ac
knowedged by the Mayor of tina, city, of five hun.
1red dollars, from Major JONI LIND SMITH, Oh the
Z. 5. Engineers, now At New orb.
Petersburg, the cockade of Virginia, has deposited
Charleston, 81 400 for the relief of the Charleston
sufferers The InteIligencer says the sum deposited
may be increased as the cole ctions have not yet
closed.
The Boston Atlas says-"We are informed that
few merchants ofths city have made private con
rbuton of $4,000, and sent on Tor the relief oil the
sufferers by the fire IN Charleston.
The Girard Bank, on Monday, subscribed for
800 900 Of the temporary loan Of the State of Penn
sylvania, at an interest of four per cent The pro-
cceds OF this loan etc be appropriated TO the prose
cution Of the works Of internal Improvement
The rail road between Richmond and Petersburg
is completed and open for travel.
project is on foot to establish seaport within
the limits of the State of Msslssipp-an the site re-
commended is at the junction of East Pearl River and
Lake Borgne.
proposition has been made in some of the New
York papers to wall the Erie Canal at the time OF its
enlargement. The extent OF wall required for this
purpose will be about seven hundred miles.
It's stated in one Of the Western papers that 327
steamboats, bave been buiii those waters within the
last loar years. The largest lumber built at any one
place was ll3-at Pusburg. At Cincinnati, %
were bull.
The Governor Of PcnnS yyana has issued Proc
lanafjo1 offering a reward At $500 Tor the appre-
hension and convc Of each and every person en-
gagged in the burning OF The Pennsylvania llail.
4 Duel.-The New Orleans Courier of the 18th
ms, saws durl took Mace Yesterday morning be-
tween two gentlemen of this civ. with pistols in
which one Of The parties was SO severely wounded
that his he is despaired of.
Tbo Nav No,l MINORS s,,,e that u, Is,,c BpoS
SON of that civ died on Sa,u,dav, at ms residence
in Greenfield Hill Connecticut IN his ightieh year.
This gentleman was well known Tor his financial x
pe,iencc, extraordinary sagacity, and eminent sue
cess.
The Philadelphia u. s. Gazette states that a
ouantitv of cotton goods imported into New York as
silk and consequently without duties, and sent to
pbil,dei,hia for sale we've few DAYS since seized
by some of the Philadelphia custom-h house officers.
Deob nj Comwoyore I1oolseV-Commodore Me
i,,c,ho, n WooIsry Initrd State, NAVY died at
I,,ic, \ Y on S,turd,, morniuy LAST, rle clropsv
ms Gallant officer was ibont sixty wears of aee and
lie lass viii he severely felt bv all who had the
rle,su,o of knewinp him personally, and especial
~ nv those in the service of which he was So ds,in-
enshed an ornament. lie has much hard
service as any officer in Navy, and has alwa,
DISCHARGED his duties with equal honor to himself aud
his country
,I n, ro,,ou l,s hooa ox,olIoJ tho grand lod,e
n I.al,,d NwL,, C,, ia No, stated
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o''' VI ,'''.''',, w. ~ , "''i'e' ''' $50,
o;s, Iohn Wilson Sne,t'e, of Tho Uouse Of A.
iii aC ,ha, c,,,o VIA Isf, rho chair, and murder,
81 Iyoh / ,,ho,, n,an,be, ~, ,J,o 1,or nj
I I yIaaa -
49, L., H., c.a, a,,;,,,. n
,,,',%er 1n aIh,nv and Who had been bronoLt 10
Nav V.rL 70, ,ha nn,nose NJ HAVING bis case ar
a,ea helore ,he Sun,enc Cour, made his ESCAPE
oa rho oIs, mat
Tho pev q w Howard IF Milcdreyillc. Geor.
81, has hoo, co,,issioneI Inv ,b,t State IN pro.
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