Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-09-26
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
From The Richmond Com piisr.

From The Richmond Compiler,
We learntha there has been case of Forgery
and swipdlIng IN Richmond. which mas detected
last week. Frederickaburg Jresa.
There is too much truth in the above for tie
good OF many Of our eiiiaens. ] he individual who
Is said 20 be guilty OF the iasbouabe crimes cited
bove, is Pizarro Edmnnds lie has obtained q large
amount Of money Gom different houses and one of
the Banks here, tnot less Than $50. 900 IL is sup
posedl with winch lie has gone off. Several gentle.
men have gone in pursuit Of him, and lie has been
seen by two of them, understands: but conriv ed TO
give each the slip. When last heard of he was in
Washington Guy whence ii IS probable he has gone
~es.wardiv.
The conduct Of Mr. Edmunds has caused gener
al establishment. lie had been living in Richmond
about four years and in that time had gained the
esteem of large circle Of acqnainances. and gotten
to be generally popular lie had been for years
tnen Der Of our Common Council, and was Pres
dent of The Unon Savings Bank of our cy. lie Is
a man of more than t'irly yeals OF age, Of mild,
unassuniing and winning manners lie Ell joyed
| more than the esteem Of his friends, and that lie
! should have abused Their confidence. has occa-
stoned great surprise. There some, there al
ways are. in sIch case, Who say that they
| al all surprised. bat they aie few at most.
lie has wife aud iliree Interesting iltlc daugh-
ers. Mrs. l.. is amlsble lady, beloved in the
circle OF her acquaintance, aud of most respectable
family. When we see a man like Mr.. Edmunds is
in all his relations so blessed, sacrifice his good
name and ioicit The esteem and respect Of friends
his happiness wlthaIl for what IS it but trash a.
/ the balance. as lie has done-we behold the frailty
Of poor human nature in light which is painful 10
/ look upon indeed.
| SICKNESS AT TIE SOUTH.-At New Or.
leans the l2th inst. there were % ine,mens I6
cases Of yellow fever. There were II patients ad-
nitted TO the Hospitals, 3 with fever. The Lou
! islaDlan of the 18th pit -" The sickness has
not aba,ed either in maigni,y or frequency, al.
| though the number OF recorded deaths is not SO
great as II was this time two years ago. The wea-
ther is serene, nild aud pleasantly cool in the day
time. The air IN the morning aud night is chilly
which is believed TO be an uniavoroble stale of The
atmosphere both 70 tie SICK and to those no liable
to the epidemic"
The sickness at Mobile continued at last dates,
to prevail with great vIrulence, and no time since
| The memorable year Of 1912, has The mortality been
so fearluIIy great. The journal OF The 10Th saws
" We panied to say thai there is sign OF an
abatement III the epidemic. On The contrary, com
pairing the daily mortality with the diminishing pop.
uaiiou, fear ii may be said TO be on the increase.
The number OF interncnis since the first instant a,
mounts to the fr,ghlnl number Of $50, which gives
! a daily average ior the past eleven DAYS Of "A htlle
over lG. Oar population now hardly reaches 8 500
some compute II much less. Those of the citizens
who were able to leave, have almost Invariably sus-
pended their business and other engag cnents aud
departed either To the watering places on the Pas
! cagoula Bay, and the islands and bluffs along Mobile
Bay, or sought refuge in the saubrous atmosphere
10 be found IN and around the neighburng CITY Of
Pensacola. The pleasant villas aud country resi-
denees which for miles scattered in every direc-
uon IN the vicinity Of Mobile, aie all filed TO over
flowing with the refugees. The city, consequently,
presents deserted melancholy aspect which, it Will
perhaps be well for all, IT should maintain, until the
sensitive influence Of few white lfosts is experience
The weather in The early part of the week seemed To
be favorable, wind prevailing from The south with
light showers on Monday night a heavy rain fell
aud the wind changed to the norh on Tuesday, and
since II has been quite cold"
At Charleston, for the week ending on the l5lh
instant there % deaths in the CIV nilh vel.
low irver. The Mercury Of Wednesday saws -
| The yellow fever still prevails here, and we fear
will continue Il 'ros several cases Of a yituleit
character have occurred since We last wrote on the
subject"
! a letter from Savannah September 18th, SAYS
that report has reached here day. by the steam.
er lv1nhoc iion Black Crock. FLORIDA that they
! have had several cases OF yellow fever there and
two OF three deaths. | cannot vouch fur tie cor
fectness OF the report, butt think ii most likely to be
correct"
riter from Augusta (Geo0 states that there were
SIX deaths Tor The "a hours ending on Monday the
/ 10th inst at II o'clock.
Extract of Il Merchants letter. dated
AUGUSTA, Geo Sept. II.
DIR. Robertson Dr. Anthony, and Dr. Ever ARE
! taken down. All our old physicians are sick or
/ dead but SHERIFF and M,,.b,I