Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-07-01
PARAGRAPHS.

On saturday 1aSt. tie l MT STATES troops al Camp
Washington. (Ifenfon) paraded together and were
reviewed By General Euslis, who is now in command
II the encampmcnt. THIS is The first time that all
the different arms have been brought TO act together
light infantry, Dragons and artillery. The whole
force consisted of about hundred men, and
heir appearance was martial and imposing. II is
understood that Major General Scott will assume
the command about the middle OF August.
accident The Trenton RaiL Road-A letter
lIom the Philadelphia Exchange, dated 23d June,
SIX o'clock, A. NJ addressed the Baltimore Ex-
change Rooms. says" Last night few miles be-
You'd Bristol, tie locomotive and the whole train
were thrown oil the rack. Mr.. JAMES STEEL, mer-
chant OF tbs city, had both legs awfuilv nutIlaed
he was standing outside between the cars--one leg
mashed below the knee, and the foot of the 9TH
er partially taken off. A spike in the end of one Of
the rails had become Loose, the end of which was
sticking up and caused the accident The Phil
adeIpha papers State that except Mr.. Steel, no body
received the sig hlesl injury.
Mr.. SerenS.-At meeIng OF Mr.. Stevens consit-
nents IN Gettysburg, after ms election, conf ittee
was appointed, to render HIM an escort TO Harris
burg. Mr. ;. declined tins honor, rroffrred by the
people Of old Adams in the following erns-"i beg
leave respectfully TO suggest that this IS fit time
to indulge III any parade which may be construed
into a uIualphal procession. Although have
repelled the assaults Of lyrants here yet we can
have no assurance that the Commonwealth is safe,
until the same thing shall be done Throughout the
ton with melancholy joy, rather than with lively ex
ullaon. victories, over rebels, in civil wars SHOULD
be treated with solemn thank givngs rather than
with songs OF mlfth.'
Temperance Cause.-The Legislature of Massa.
chusetls, some eighteen months ago enacted
law prohibiting the sale oil ardent spirits in Quantities
less than fifteen gallons The law took effect on
The ffsl f Nay rs enforcement has rccciv. d
much OPPOSITION and created no liule excitement
in the old Bay State Numberlcss are The expodi-
enis and sublelnges which Yankee ingenuity has
devised TO eyade the penalties of the law An how
ever thus iarale unavailing. The Judiciary, guided
ly the plain spirit aud meaning Of the statute have
dlsregardcd all tcchncates and specalties, and i'm
posed fines IL every case But as often as fines have
been mIoscd, appeals have been taken TO tie Su-
pfeme Count, based ulon tie alleged unconsliltl-
uonaly Of the law.
A Jocky club in Virginia have named their two
Heetost lacefs "Swarwout" and " Price" Two to
one.on " SmaItwoul" is Il c rule.
Free Negroes IN Leujsiana.-By the recent
laws Of that State, offenders bringing free negroes
INTO lis territory fined $50 week during her
residence, aud The negroes liable To one years
imprisonment AT hard labor, and if they do not then
depart, for life. woman named Jane Richard
son, las just been sentenced to one years impris-
ninent under The above law.
Wesee by a report Of Police case in Louis
vile, Ky, that Charles Dixon required TO give
$50 for his good behavior or stand committed 10 the
work house FOR one month. Upon his cxamina
ton, lie SAID he an Enalishman vas the eldest
son of rleb planter in Jamaica, and that ms object
in visiting the United STATES was to fulfil the ui>so,
appointed / him inthe Revelations, wherein lie was
especa ly pointed out 10 preach the Immediate ind
OF the world. Ills doctlHe lie could prove fruln
chain Of circumstances and llom observation.
The French Consul at Matamoras, together
with fficen MeScAns, was drowned abou. the Isl in
stant the bar at the mouth Of The Rio del Nofte,
inn t, FINN If
Albeu TO the shore the boat, in which were tnen-
" persons, beng swamped-only four were saved.
Up to lie 9Th instant three Of the bodies had been
found. The Consul was very much respected by
the merchants NJ Matamoras ;they generally closed
hcir places Of business the receipt Of the mean-
choly intelligence olhs death.
\ letter in the Charleston Courier states that the
Plautcs' Hotel al Augusta vas destroyed by fire
carly en- tie morning OF the 9th inst
SIX CaiiWc.-As new symptom in the Morus
Mulucaulls fever, II is said thai woman in NoItlamp-
ton OF some" here in that nelghboihood, has chIis-
tened her child MoRus MuLrIc AuIIs We'll. the
WORMS viii iced upon that child one Of these days,
aud perhaps the name Is very appropriate; but we
wonder II The mother expects to get the State boun-
~ for raising her Morus Mulilcaulis
The Annapolis Republican mentions mubcr-
~ tree growing on farm near the Severn river,
the body ol winch measures ceaty tlco feet in cir
eumftence at some distance from the ground, with
height and expansion Of limbs in full proportion. 1t
is in full foliage and the owner was a few days since
offered thiiy dollars TO allow ii to be stripped of its
leaves.
The Columbus (Geo.) Enquirer Of the 12th inst.
details a heirld murder in that county few DAYS
before. dispute arose between two brothers, Eli *
Charles Haynes, who. with their families had been
! living together for some Time. Each accused the
Other OF beng dependent him. They net at
upalole, when quarrel ensuing, Charles deliberate
~ slot Eli through the body with rife. The lat
ter difd IN Il day or two after. This is The second
instance OF tue Kind IN that county within a
month, and in both cases the murderer has been
permitted to escape.
The Philadelphia L. S. Gazette states that Mr.
Gowen's COW, Dairy Maud, yielded 2254 quarts OF
mk nom tile 10Th TO the 18th June inclusive be-
ing AN average OF more than 80 quarts per day,
Charles Spencer, tie Ascending cashier of the
Luchfied, Conn. Bank, who was arrested in ST.
Louis has been released by the authorities there on
a bail o. $1,000. That is the last that will be heard
of him again for while at least-Wn the officers
who arrested him clam he reward for his detection
and II they do, who will payu? Tie Judges who
released him, or the Directors Of the Bank who
/ offered it ?
Mr.. Tuly Carson, Of Norfolk, Va. accidentally
killed himself Thursday week. by falling arains
a fence with a loaded gun in his hand. The shock
caused The gun to explode blowing off all the back
part OF his heal
Ia the general Internal Improvement appropriation
o''' "i1ch ias passed the Senate of Pennsylvania
mere IS an ile oi S30o00O for the extension of the
Baltimore pnd Ohio Rail Road towards Pittsburc
R0bbcry-Col. w. G, Kendall of Grenada Miss.
was robbed OF near seven thousand dollars at Lexna-