Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-11-18
four mile purse Of $1,000 ia iC., disranoiog field

OF three.
Ifouca at Premium Congress of 'rrsa-
Have passed. Law granting > ~ acres IL good laid
10 every woman. who elll marry dnting present
yeii.a ciltz n 81 thai R~pulle. AID who VAS sncI,
at the 'inie of On d. osltian Of their ndeiendeere
DarLatss at Qoetee-iSmgpIar Pheson,enon =
liz Ouch : Canadian States iliat on ihe forenoon
q" lie B.i Oefnbcr. arurss serted upon thai CT.
y which re- dered tie uf cauaos beeessar, for
several hours IA tie fnfrHoon. Tie wind blcs fiori
lie East. bht the dtkencd clouds eanc tom The
west The atmosphere moist. The same ,be-
nolnenon occurred ~ the I7ih Of October, 1884.
and on tie l4AI OF Oetob l. 365.
Beduafm.-A deaf aud dumb person being ash ed
What was his idea Of forgiveness, LUX Tie Icuc aud
feie-' II Is the Odour winch lloa eis yield when
uampled upon"
huoifcent Beqvest-rhe executors or Vim.
Young Birch Esq. lllr Of Philadephia. have made
over 10 the Penusy lyauia INSTITUTION rot The blind,
rs directed IA his viii. cash stotks aud mortgages To
the amount ofone hupdred and sffy SIREN Hioasdad
dollars toeei1er wiz, deb1 due hls estate Of tween
~ five thousand doilars--making in all the noble
sum Of one bundled AID ninety thousand dol
lars.
Drcdafat Casualtg.-The ST. Louis Bulletin
states lai the 2alh ult. Mr.. Cunning ham, The
superintendent Of The blasting operations IN Central
ST. Louis, near Mckee's mills, blown up by an
accidental ex ploson, and n,angied III most shock
ing manner. Ii appears thai while Mr.. Cunning
ham arranging things for blast, the needle
broke, and when lie stopped 10 what was the mat
ter, the explosion occurred flowing him into the
air several feet
,Suicide.--Joho w. Jacks citizen Of George
town, Is. ( terminated his existence, eaily the
morning OF lbs % ,ust. by 6rst cutting his throat
and then dscha grg lie contents Of pistol into bis
left side. Tins rash deed Is thought 10 have been
the effect OF temporary insanity. lie has ielt a
large and dependent latnly 10 lament his decea,e.
! II would seem that tie oldest house in the United
States. far can be accurately asceitained, Is
now standing IN old Gulllord, Conn which was
built IN the year 1893; consequently II is now 200
years old 1t is Of hammered stone, and stands
a beautiful rise Of ground, commanding delightful
view Of the Long Island Sound, up and down, Us ldt
as The eye can reach is said tins house was bull by
The Rev Nj hnield, WHO led The settlers ihere,
| and Was the first minister at Gulliofd.
Ttxds-The Houston Telegraph Of October
! 10Th gives the following account Of nnslade ht
! upon panty of settlers by the Indians. About the
frst oiihis month. parry Of thliteon men, one
man, and Two children started from settlement, j.
boat ten niles below the city Of Austin, inf the pur
pose OF making permanent looalion on The San ia
bfle river. about 50 miles abuve Austin. After having
travelled about twenty miles above The city
the whole party were attacked hy body OF indians,
aud the whole ilttcen men Killed the spot. The
woman AID her Two children were not found. The
attack wss made IN an open prairie, and il appears
that the Indians surrounded and charged upon The
party, who fought mhniully 10 the last. The names
OF the individuals killed are. Two Reeses OF Brazoria
John Webster. John Sustll, Wilson Flesh.r, Of
| Virginia; Martin Watson Scotland Bailey. Men
olas Boslr Milton Hicks ot Kentucky Vim. Rice
Of Virginia Albert Stsbry, Il Kentucky James
honhoa. Of Texas Leusher, musician; and u
| neg,o NAH"
The Emperor # Russia has presented to he u
nlsersy ol The Cay OF New York ID splendid work
on surgery. 1t is royal iao, illustrated with cop
per plate engragngs OF the s,ze of life. The text is
IN Russian and LaIin.
The Hon Elisha Whittesey has been appointed
Delegate to the Harrisburg Convention from OHIO,
IN the place Of Judge CALVIN Pease, deceased