Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-07-04

with view 10 The construction Of the railroad be
tween the Iron Mountain and the Mississippi IL IS
| confidently stated-bu We hardly know how ofedI-
by--that At least 500 men will be engaged and &C.
fualy occupied on The work by September neal.
Rapid GfotriA.--By census of East Boston, it
appears that the number Of inhabitants amounts to
seventeen hundred. Five wears ago, there vas but
a single house on the Island.
Ia The year 1921 tie amount Of cotton exported
from the United States WAS &c 3l5 lbs 10 1913 it
was not quite 900 900 lbs. IN s02 it was e.
5Jl075 lbs; in 1919 IT was s7.997 ,0i5 lbs. in
+ 1920 II VS. 127,e60.l52 lbs. in 1880 II 29s,-
$50 lbs. The amount exported IN 73s WIS upwar, .
OF 9,0oe oa0 lbs leaving for home cons,:r.,uor
9s 00Oo OO lbs the whole crop, in ro..ud nnn,bcys
beng estimated at seven HUNDRED a.,d ,Iittyseyen
millions oil pounds, which, p. fourteen cents pef
pound, would be worth '!Jre than one hundred mi.
ions oi dollars IS is a greater amount ihan ever
mas produced Jm all the gold and silver mines IN
the Whole grll in one year,
Tie Inst n The Hogucnois.-Dled at Charleston,
+ S5uth Carolina, on the l7h inst, Nh Stephen
Thomas II he rGlb year Of his aee Mr.. T.. vas born
in the village OF Ey-met department La Dordogue,
France, on the 10th Of August, \. -. 1850 and lied
with IN elder maiden sister 10 London. IN 17G9 10
Join the Rev. NJ. Gibcft, who, with his congregation
had also been compelled TO seek ylum from the
prosecutions which they endured their native land.
/ The congregation of eXiles consisted Of nearly one
hundred individuals and by kind Providence, the
arrived here s1lcy on the 18th Of April l76I, where
The subject Of tins notice has ever since resided.
/ Al an early period oil Tie Revolutionary Struggle
Mr.. / returned to his native county on business,
where he suffered painful detention from his family
+ ioi about three years. On his return he Vas cap
tnrcd by the British feet IN the Chesapeake, where
/ lac refnaurd some time prisoner At length, be
my exchanged, he returned 10 Charleston. aud IN
nedlaely joined the troops ~ defence Of his adopted
country was at The baIle OF Font Monllfe' and
afterwards was with General Marion to the close of
! the war.
Letters received from the Sand ich Islands by a
/ late arrival al Boston mention ihat French iigate
] had visited Iahtl for tie purpose OF demanding sat
siacuan Tor The ndren1ltcs lately inflicted upon the
I French Catholic priests bylhe officers OF the Co
fcmment. Ten thousand dollars were demanded. IN
/ twcuiy -lour hnars under The threat OF lombard
mcnt OF the ISLAND. The Queen, III reply, stated
lhh theish missionaries h'u oeeh tue insueatofs OF
me o.i'ge' ana Shon," pear fo'.,on oi tne penal
~ APl''e','"" WIS nv" "''"e ~ tue r'pS"sn 'o"
SUI VINO pau "9 sun, u manu- 'e'''' OIL 'ioio
y "'sse"' ny '''e 't''" w '"e "','""o'' " ''c
!iig"e, promising stsu'ly 'oi Ale T. IRE 10 lhe
i'u'" ies'"'"S'
No less Than oHc heaS6Td nfbiaiy attended the
ball gwen by The Duke Of Wellington {" the llertd-
nary Grand Duke. er Her App"eD. Of Eussia'
! ne coup "'' oil INC m",iay costumes IN The
ss,"o' : P1eseu'c" sI,"t % fp's',"8 sPfnuof'
ne >o"os N"'' u ""ss'' = 4e's"'cu WIN MS
nrll'h"l reception III hng'ahu ana WAS not 10 leave
TN "''e' TUE ASc"u haees'
HeGrY fo3icL-Nc find uthe Cincinnati papers
the report Of q ltal fer assault aud battery, ia which
Vim. {. Lawrence, young physician, from New
orb was plaintiff and the oineets OF 'he steamboat
'aZcie deenuah's' ne SUIT WIS brought 10 re
cover u3'llaEe' ot ,hehh "l''e tue aeleh
can't was passenger on 'ne ooat ana me cfeun-
stances rs etl Itu III ne report inY justly the yer
dic' rendered. ny me lot}' "hlc4 was ittea dto@d"d
SIR H"hafe4 dHI tuy Hee d9tafS iof the PLAIN
ui'
Mr.. /, Il. SMITH nl New orleans VINO vas late
" sabbrh ~ a man named Coneil, IS sad, by the
las, re" ',lf"hS Pale''' 10 oe Gu, OF u'h.e'. c"f-
re" was saia 10 ua'e heeh drowned immediately al
tef 'he nafaff' ID an atchlPl 10 cross tue MIS-
sisslp' IL escape TIE ohcels VINO were IN pursuit
Oh h'lh' ne NC" otleanS t"aflef Siys thdt there
are inose VINO "iIl hei beueYe lhat lie IS drowned
III the boly IS 'ound.
The Rogetsyille Tenncsseean Of the 2lst, saws
that Mss S4iiV IaBehap. \ blooming Young l1jy
oil II years residing IN the county, committed SUI
eide by hanging herself. Her parents had opposed
hef union win young man IN the nelghborhood,
and on that day she went shofi distance from the
houset rope 10 tree on the verge OF bank
and fastening the other end about her neck pre-
eIpta'ed herself oil, aud was found dead, having
"""s 'neie app ''eo''e Se'et"' nous
baker III Fma iephia, nam j Lathbury, has
stopped bis subscription 10 the Philadelphia Enqu-
fer because the editor dared 10 suggest that the
'oaves should be Increased IN SIZE as tie flour fell in
p'lce' We sympatiise with the Enquirer on this
immense loss 'H"heh We should set Mr. Lalhbury
doNn @s ioY ef ana ny no means the best bred man
III mat cry
A carlman named Barney O'Ncil was committed
TO prison in New \ ork Monday for killing ano-
lhtr carman. The TWO had a quarrel, and separa.