Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-09-23
PARAGRAPHS.

place ON the tirs Wednesday in October IN Missis
sppi the 9TH and 9th Of November. These
are he only States which have not already elect
ed their Representatives in Congress.
PennSi irania Loan.--We learn fro m the Harrisburg
papers that that Pennsylvania Loan of two mil
lions and fifty fou, thousand dollars, authorized by
law OF last session. for improvement purposes, has
been taken by the United States Bank at an inter-
est oil i've per cent.
The Philadelphia u. S. Gazette, referring 10
the recent fall in L. S. Bank Stock says We
have heard thai large amount Of tho u. s. INK stock
had been hypouecaicd in New York, aud ii is pro-
bable hat ,ne sale was Gorcel 10 meet the payment
Tor which it was security.
At the recent election in Maine, vote was taken
on amending the Constitution of The State, To
Iuit the term of the Judges of The Supreme Court
to years, Jec, TO election. From the par
lia returns receited, il is inferred that the amend
ment has been adopted.
The locomotive on the New Orleans and Nashville
Rail Road, few days since ripped up portion oil
the road, under which, swarm OF bees had made
hive. Indignant at the outrage, the bees made
singing attack on the passengers which they iJund
1t difficult to stand.
The Florida papers are dispulins whether the
constitution, proposed for that Territory its be
ing erected uio State, has has not been adopted
by the votes the people The ST. Augustine News
OF the 9th instant that the constitution has been
TGeced by seventy nine votes majority.
The New Brunswick IN. j. FREEDMAN says that
the New York Locoiocos have kindly taken New
Jersey IN charge again this year, aud spreading
theif tom-house aud other stpenda,ies through
the State, to instruct the peopole IN their duties.
The Common Council of ST. Louis impose II
tax of three hundred dollars all coffee drinking
houses. This sum, says the Republican,, with the
State and county tax, makes The whole license cost
four hundred aud forty four dollars.
| Major General Games was honored with a Public
Dinner by the cIlzens Of Memphis. on Tuesday the
10Th ult., on which occasion the gallant warrior en-
tertaned the company with speech OF an hour )
length, which is reported IN the Memphis EnqnI-
! ter
| The trial of Col. Webb, for libel on J. Fenni-
more Cooper, has been postponed 10 next April
The Pensacola Gazette states that FOR the last SIX
months, there have been but six deaths IN that place
| one OF consumption from Virginia three OF yellow
! fever, from The French fleet colored man from
Alabama, who reached there sick, and one stabbed.
| The editor remaks that tins exemption ''amounts
almost miracle of mercy" and is probably with
outa parallel on the globe Population about 5000.
The Saratoga and Schenectady Railroad has earn
ed since the LIST January, (elght monlhs) over aid
above all repairs and expenses, rising OF seven per
cent the capital stock and the directors have
recently declared dividend OF FIVE per cent.
Ram IN kcntac6y,-rhc Lexington lntelligen-
| Ger ut the l5,h inst. says Since our last we
have been visited with copous rains. They have,
we believe, been general, throughout Kentucky.
! DECISION Of Florida There was "A meeting of the
inhahtants of ; Augustine. in East Florida, on
the 29h of August last, called for the purpose ofor.
ganZng the party IN FAVOR OF division Of tbs ten-
| tory. According The resolutions, the people of
Fast Florida opposed Ia being erected INTO IA
! State in cor junction with the midIle and western
parts oil the territory. with all the additional ex
penses OF a State government, to be iaised ly d.
rect laA, aud unanimously disposed a srpara-
/ ton, making the Spwannec river the dividing line
] I al he taF I+,rt
aud resources sufficient 10 form two iudepe ndent
States, the west beng nearly equal in SIZE 10 Mas
sachusetts and Maryland combined aud nearly as
large As South Carolina and the region lying east
II the Suwannee possessing an area approaching in
extent Penusy Ivania or New York, and equal in ex
tent 10 Tennessee OF Michigan.
! Lopcr CaHadd.-The ilia Of Jaiber, who some
time since was indicted for he murder OF person
named Weir, has produced no tle excitement
Montreal. On Tuesday The 6lh INST ant, the jury
chosen TO determine the case, after having retired
Tor several days being unable 10 agree, came into
courl and were discharged. whereupon The mob fell
upon Them in open court, and beat several of them
severely. The yinlence appears TO have proceeded
from The loyallss, and aimed al thuse OF the Ju
~ who were Tor acQuittal. The jury stood nine
Tor acqunH three Tor conylctlng. Jaibeit has been
| temauded t. PRISON. The scene on Tuesday night
is spoken OF Ivy the Montreal appers one OF nde
scrtbdble confusion
4 Cashier Abseopdct{.-'fhe people OF Cincinnati
were much excited on the ninth instant. by "A ru-
mour which was ndusiriousy circulated that MI
William Surtees, the cashier Of the Mechanics
and Traders Bank AT that place, had absconded
with large amount OF the funds OF the bank. He
was last seen in New Yo,h on the ooh ult.. since
which nothing has been heard from HIM lie left
Cinennati TO 60 lar as " heens, on our among
the country banks on business connected with The
bank and lie then took the stage for Baltimore and
thence 10 New 9oh. When he left as we learn !
from the Wing, he had about $4,000, Ia LlnLs of