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

after by the sheriff. officer, sud pointed the
person Nhose name he had assumed. In answer 10 /
The polite initiation Of the officer he assured hun re-
peaiedly he moi the person thar he wanted. aud
that IN jest be had put down lie name OF an aeqnain-
lance. " Well sir, said tie sheriff. " pray hat i
your real namc :" Alter liile Hesitation the real
cognomeu was given. I'll il al the same-you will
have 10 come" WHY, sif, what do you mean =
g have paper against YOU by THAT name, too
50 ANY, they went.
Rapid Gfaett.--A letter in a late number ofthe
Philadelphia Iuquifer, speaking Of iine patch q
mnlueauIis irees, says: Eighteen days ago, !
stuck pole down along side of one Of the largest
Of the trees This morning ] measured II and II
had grown inches and h0J' This is nearly
AT The rate oil an inch day aud whether It refers To
he pole or the ,ullicanlis, may be deemed good
growing. But lhis is indeed season greatly fayofa-
BILE 10 vegetation.
The New York Gazette Of Monday says-"A
mong those who lave come over The George
Washington. whcb arrived yesterday from Liverpool,
were Mr.. Audubon, who, glad 70 see, looks
hale and healthy enough % pursue fora long tine
yea his iaVotH" reseaf,nes, aud TO undergo the fatigue
an" .aoor necessarily attendant on III m. IL there
be lef a single bud on the continent whose history
and hdb'tudes have not been attended to- may make
mp lis mind TO have justice done IN the rremi>es
Tie feathefrd AmetIt ans must look out-"A chiefs
amang them taking notes, and (dh he'H prent Them"
! A Cdnnibal.-One Of tie African slaves CAPTURED
on board the Splash schooner Amistad is thus des
eribed in The list furnshedby Lieut.. Meade: "Con0r
no, canulba with six a,ge lusks projecting at fight
| ang lies from his mouth
| The .SR Businea.-The people Of Not,hamp
ton lMdss.) gong 10 work IN earnest IN the
! SIX culture. 1t IS stated IN the Courier that at
| least million OF mulberry trees growing in
that vicinity add that these trees are not owned by
mere specnl ;or~, but by persons engaged in the
manufacture Of Silk Oh the raw material, IL was ex-
pected thai more would be manufactured, the pte-
sent season. IN that town than for the last ten years.
As hearing upon tins point the Courier mentions
that " Eve SIX different individuals are feeding from
one TO two hundred thousand worms each and
many have smaller quantities, besides the immense
number winch have alteady wound Their cocoo6s."
Retitat n ReHgioa.-1he Nashville (renn Ban
oet OF the sd ut. states that nspllted revival Of
! Igion IN progress lhat place. II appears
thai nearly two hundred persons had attachcd them
selves to the Methodist Church NJ Nashville, during
the last two months and that public interest, ian
from relaxing on the subject, was rather the in
| crease.
/ Al the late commencement Of the Harvard Uni
versty, the Honorary degree Of LII. d. was CONFER
red on the Hon. Judge Nc Lean, of the Supreme
Contio the Unlied States, and On James Graham,
OF Great BrItain author of the History oil the Uui-
| ted States
| Hedti IN Forida.-A correspondent OF the Albany
Argus says the md day observations of the thcrmom
rler n Garcy's Ferry, e. + for the whole month oi
June last, averaged % day after day 100; the
hernomeer always IN the shade, and NOT expos ed to
/ The reflection Of heat.
! Fatdi The Columbia S. c. Telescope of Au.
( gnsl 2sh says: Ga "Wednesday evening iencon.
ire occurred between Mr.. +. Burton aud Mr.. G. W
llunt OF tins pIlce in which the latter was so severe
I ~ wounded by pistol shot as TO die next morning
/ MI. Burton was arrested and is IN Jail.
The Alexandra Gazette says:A runaway slave
| returned 10 the Arlington estate in this Vicmiiy a
! few days ago, Of his own Accord. He declares that
lie has had enough OF II. and that The North is MOI
the place IL has been cracked up be for colored
people. This is the second instance within few
/ years.
The Charleston 3pcrs announce the death Of Rev.
! Abraham la ln6n, sslstaut minister of ST. Pml-
/ Fps Protestant Episcopal Church, IN that city.
Extraordinary Case IN Swgcry.-A gentleman
was taken INTO the hospital OF Name, IN The yfar
/ ls26 having attempted 10 commit suicide with a
| ptnhrr. Namefons Wounds were on the forearm,
neck, and face, p others in front of the CHRIST,
two oi which were particularly conspicuous on ac-
count "i their SIZE. lie was aisulued on The 10 h
OF September aud survived until the 231. GA ex
animation ailcr death three wounds Of black blood
pnf'y coaeuiled, found in the Ia 1t side Of the
thest aud on examining The heart, a paper scrapei
oi ebony, with stRight handle. WAS found 10 lie III
lis inferior, supposed to have been forced IN BY the
unhappy suicide, so thai Tins poor wretch actual,
survived our days with an ebony paper scraper IN his
heart Such thing possibly never before heard
Of.