Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-03-01

lnd Spini=h l,neuJ-cs SouIc papers were ionnd al
ms f'rSon. buf tie, assigned trasois Tor the M
SAM act. l. ttefly however lac WIS stated IN have
/ BEEN addicted Ia luehflety y. q. idf.
! The New orb E,enng Post >axs: MAJOR VIII
ham Colax. now living in New jersey. believed tn
be the onls Survivor Of Gen. Wssliineon's lie guard
al the rrsointion. IL served durug tho late "ar as
General ot Division The notl eastern part "f Ne"
jersey. lie IS about 20 years ui age, aud III full
| pose ,son ni his mcntai and bodily licnies
\ Dill i about 10 pas the Legislature nj Ne"
York, for fhr rrri"f partners IL eHal,lrs the cred
itofs to release pntnrr without fclrisln. the
other
An election 10 supply the vacancy IN Congress oc-
easioucl b, rhrrcsl-uallnn OF the Hon II \ Muh.
ienbrrs will be held IA Beiks county iir ristili
oi Atrch
FIRE At WEST POINT.-letuccn tvo and
tllfe. clock on the l9tl INST fac hroke ont IN the
wing al the building. whlch contained the LII
blary, Philosophical. Chemical anl Engineering
! academies. As the wind Was sery strong from tie
y w, the fumes did not extend very iaptdly, hut
illrs violent thai At 6fst II deemed mn
possible 10 the Lib, lry. Some Of tn. Cadets
however. planted ladders ~ tue windows aud with
the courage and goodness oi veteran iircmen, the.
entered aud bc4an To throw mi the bonk- aud paint
lngs. Whilst 9th rs removed them out OF dmger.-
No more tlIan one hundred boob, wcf.lo lost. AIthe
Philosophical aud Chenloa Apparatus was saved;
btu the contents nj the Engineering Ac Idrmy and
Adluram'- office mtic destroyed. Nothing II mains
! al the bnl!'ltug but tie walls though ,scfs hing
might lave bccu saved. II cu.irc TT for service
could hive brcn found The one tey had MIS- Out oil
order Ilr greatest 1ralse is duc to fie officers and
cadets, ior Their rNcfilons every one rNericd linn
sell. aud with the greatest sucrc>s. ] cannot re-
ban from mrnio In2 l.feuts. AIyold, NasgnnIan
and Hodges al,o Cadets Granger, Casey. McCcns
-ti,, Dearborn, kccyrs, Bcanrrga,d. Barr,, " lrk-
lille, Wheeler, CLAYTON aud Leach, Il amongst III"
most distinguished II Is thrlr almost uuparal-
leed cxertlons, that the preservation at the Library
l. ,lnclpaily du.; Tor though req .ateiy requested
10 descend tho. continued tlIe abo1s I'LL hing
Mis- saved.
DISCOVERY OF \ NINE OF SiLNEK.-A
silver NINE ol the ,lces description discovered
Yesterday On The ground formerly covered b, Dla-
nonds Hotel opposite -. Mays market. The
mrn employed IA woraIua the mime succeeded m
ti9gIn up something like S2),o0o, all of IA" L-st
Mexican silver. " D. I'ieayunc.
RETROCES$iD N--Grorg clown is tho
roughly asi,lted on the Rruoces,ion question.
The vote oi thu people on the question is be Ia
KIN on The 23d INST. .iicr tax.
HcjjcR} Scitnct0t Leriaet5n. kY.-1'hc Transit.
yania tavcrsif> has .97 students IN IT, medical &c.
parmcni, ilnm Il different Siaes and from En,-
land and TEXAS. " !. Star.
We learn tia Mr.. Cooper the novelist has a
WORK IN press entitled = IIomtwa,d fiound" and We
hope n,neh on hn TILE. 1t smlehs ot alt water,
and it is only on tia. temrnt that NJ. Cooper ha,
donr ny dung To glve HIM namc--al least an hon
orlblr NAM.
MISSISSIPPI B,Nks.-Thc Bluk Commissioner,
have reported Ia the Legislature OF Missss>ippi, ,l-
result nj rl"lr investigation. They eve il rs their
opinion, HAT tbr Biaks OF that Sialr will no be- able
10 resume briofr August, l539. Thur were several
bills pculug before h legislature .3r the charter OF
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