Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-10-31
PARAGRAPHS.

W. are PANIED to learn that the yellow fever to an
alarming extent has made I,s appearance at Pensa-
cola. Thirty cases Wcte reported on The OH instant
aud lew deaths. Tins ancient town has al,nos,
without interruption from its first settlement, been
exempted from epidemic diseases. The fever, how.
esfr has made It's appearance so late IN the season
Ihai the suffering must necessarily be of brief dnta-
uon. Cold weather and frost Will soon Put an rnd to
Ten additional miles of new road have list been
adde lro the Central Rail Road Of Georgia, making
continuous hhe OF % miles. BY the first Of Janua-
~ next, 100 miles will be open Tor travel.
Lieut. Meade, oilhe L. 5 brie Washington has
Instituted SUIT for SANDER against Lewis Tappan .
and lays hls damages at 100000. The ground OF
the sun Is ID Mr.. Tapran's assertion that The Lifn
tenant secreled money found on board the
Amislad
Sentence Of General Fan Rcnsseiaer."-W learn
from The Albany Daily Advertiser. that Rensselaer,
an Rensselaer,, convicted Of setting on foot mil.
ilary expedition in the Unucd States, against TO.
reign power, was sentenced TO six months imprison.
ment IN the county Jail aud to pay fue Of $3.50.
The Cincinnati Gaz"ue of the oh inst saws ..the
Hamilton Bank OF that city designs iesulnng specie
payments III 80 days"
The New Orleans TINE American of the loh
instant says; We have tonvetsed with gentleman
from the country. who informs that the crops ~
western Louisiana remarkably fine, whether
corn, cotton or sugar,
The SplrIl OF The Times" mentions it as an on
d. IN the sporting circles. that Boston has cha-
lenEed " agner To ruu ion $50 900, four nile heats
over any course the latter may designate.
The Governor of New York has appointed the
25th dd, ol November next day OF thanksgiving
aud mayer throughout the State
Tcrds Ifader.--The Packet schooner Henry,
Drummond master. sailed from Baltimore on Salur-
day, the l9th inst. with tu cargo aud Is passen.
gers ion Galveston Texas.
1t is said that Mr.. Paulirng Secretary Of the Navy
has a new novel ready for the press
The Florence, (Alal Gazette states that the great
bridge, recently erected the Tennessee, at
Muscle Shoals, and which nearly Two miles in
length, fell dawn on SUNDAY, the 9th inst, with
lremendous crash. Mr.. J. X. Henry, its protector
was an the bridge At the time. lie was thrown off,
but NOT seriously injured
4 lorjag scene The Rockville Recorder gives
the following description of pathetic scene which
recently occurred al Perth Upper Canada. The
prisoner was indicted for the murder of his son-n-
law "Pethars We should notice lhat, during the
investigation. the widow Of the deceased, who was at
the same time the daughter of the prisoner was, on
the part OF the defence, brought INTO court 10 be
sworn. She appeared in moufniug-palc, thin, and
greatly discomposed; and II was only with exerlinu
on her par that She could keep com osed enough to
speak however nothing very material was ellfited
irom her. Her feelings frequently ovcrcame her
and she bust out into loud sobs, at Que of which
times she cast her eyes upon the prisoner, and
scrcechcd. fisher! father" The court OF course,
ordered hen removal; she had TO pass her f,iher to
whom she extended her hand in the midst Of her
sobs and shrieks of 'Gtthert father p The old man
IN tears reached out his hand To his idnN ed dauuh
ter; The hand winch, at The instgaiion Of his heart
had been the means alike OF her MISERY aud his own
she received il, and was taken The scene was
traeeal, add, though between these humble indlyid-
nas, brought tears To many an eye"
Turing and Fcdhering,-We learn Gom the
Ia =, h,, a..
John Albee, grocer, on Commercial street. Josiah
Tewks1ury, toll keeper. and Francis Turkey, OF Bus-
ton,wete partially examined at the police court, on
charge OF assauIting and tarring and eahcrng Asa
NJ. Sayels, al Chelsea, on Thursday evening, liue
past ten O'Clock. The assault is supposed to have
been Instgated by bitter hatred against Mr.. Sayels
on account of ms active exrons To enforce The license
law. 1t proved that Mr.. Savels was seized soon
alter leaving The ferry boat, led low ards stable,
stripped of his coat struck kicked and taInpled up
on, AMI tarred and leathered The prisoners, how
ever. proved an abb.
Legal DeciSion.-ln an action recently brought
IN the D,stlct Court OF Philadelphia against tue
husband, on promissory note given by the wife,
who kept retail store, for merchandise used IN
sad store II whs decided by the Court that, If the
husband knew oJ The purchases thus made and OF
the wife signing promissory notes in her own name,
~ the pros culiou of the business in which she was
engaged, he was liable Tor The debt The action
was brought by George Webb against Edward Mae
Kinney uolng business under the hrm OF Mary Mac
h'uleN, To recover the sum of S497 20. being the
! amount of note given for goods by said Mary Mac
k'ney, ms wife. In accordance with the charge of
the Courr, the jury gave averdct or ihe plaintiff
the full amount of note and interest.
! Edward Raymond, lottery dealer OF Boston. was
hned 5000 Thursday last, for selling lottery tlck-
cts! Refusing 10 pay the same. he was commted
/ to prison.
! According to news from Consianinople the young
sultan was 10 appear IN public iot the first time. on
The lin, IN the new costume introduced by his ia
Their; all the efforts Of the Shetk Islam, and The
| Ilemas, To induce HIM 10 the Iurban and the
ancient costume, having failed.
Bet 10 dedh.-Dpctor Peck, OF Washington, ky.,
died IN a til of mental excitement Dung The gteat
race over the Oakland course at Louisville, be-
! Wagner aud Grey Eagle II is SAID lie had Sl0,-
600 bet upon the