Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-10-07
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Sptck ~ ttdr.--1he Chatauqne N. Y. STANDARD,
sta q, that he B,uish WA steamer " AZ disc
cred b, Captain Knapp, officer OF the u. s. Army At
C,avrlaud taking souudngs aud surve ng the pas
slelo The barbor lie hailed her, bui receiving no
rpl,, lac fired gun over her Stern and another over
he' bow, ha'ling her each time, bat sl receiving no
reply lac ned another INTO her hull wheieupon she
put on steam aud departed.
b,'th Steamships on The Lakes-The New York
Express remarks tnal a good deal OF solicuude has
bren r'oduc.d on the frontier by the Bntish Gov.
err cent building seseIal armed steamships on the
Lakes, aud tie "p,nlon prevails tn has been done
III violation III the t,eay between Great Briain and
hs country, which lu,iis each 10 one vessel on
Lake oh.np not exceeding 100 tons burden with
an IL pound ca IA II; on the upper l. ,kes 4 vessel
under similar iimiIatiOns. aud also one on AXE
Cha,npalo uuIer like restrictions. S,n months
not CT fon rilher side requisite nnu the tIca.
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tommodore THOMAS Ar CArEsBY JoNEs was
Hppvnted On the I'D uliimo 10 The command Of
the Unned Sldcs sqnadron in The Pacific ocean,
and all hosl ais broad Peanaut board the flgale
tfittd States AZ Norfolk.
Tie LcxIu-t"n (k,.) Observer Of the 25lh nil,
sayt: "fhe Hon. Henry Clay arrived al his resi-
deuce uet Lesin-ton Wednesday night last.
the - luslaat. Mr.. Speaker Whne,,he Hon. Jo-
seph H. Underwood, aud the Hon. Willis Green
al homes
Sept, %. J A. NJ. The rver rose rapidly through
the course OF lie last night, aud continues rlsnsA
b ats leave lo-da, ior Cue, matt"
Robbers cdug M and cdeed.-A robbery was com.
nl' d. lew days ago, upon the lletkmer County
Bank (New lo,k) to the amount of more than
seventy thousand dollars. The robbery was dls-
covered aud The thieves pursued much sooner Than
Al Iha.
ll,li, on their way 10 Canada, and The whole of the
money excepi five OF SIX hundred dollars, recovered
Ilmgate The Dejauiier.-The Ra leigh Star says
that tins man, who was castner of the Raleigh
Branch Of lbs Bank OF Cape Fear. Is actually de-
iauller The amount OF the a ,rncy Is between
Is aud $4,000 dollars, Lr winch the tour securues
TO the othcs. bonds are amply responsible so tina,
the II INK viii lose nothing. Mr. Wingate has Doe
amosi respectable man, aud is connected wuh many
Of he most respectable families IN " ilmioglon /,
~ said that he ~ yictIm To that most fatal wee
gambling.
James Dunn and Chad 8 Greenwood, two Young
men WHO had dehauded Mr.. X. ID. Bnrns of Bali,
more OF $1,000. have been arrested Charleston IS
c. Dunn med Impressed with his guilt and con
iessed ese,y thing. Gieenw rood was indirrent-
Dana appears was Nj. Buns's Clerk and was
persuaded b, Greenwood to run of nnh the money
he had drawn i,om Bank "llh Mr.. BIS check
4 Sndky nionomdn,dr elderly man. named
Beat, living Milton, Mass, Is under the halluc,
u on that he has IN his stomach live rattIe.n,ke
lie maglDes that he viii never die as long IA the
SNAKE remains IN hIm.
The trial Of Coi.-The ~ Y. Tribune saws
! The Grand jury of he Court OF Oyer and Terni-
ner having found true bill against JoHN &. Co 1T
Tor the murder OF Samuel Adams. The accused was
yesterday taken from The Guy Prison and brou Q h.
heavily noned INTO the chamber of the Assistant
| Aldermen. HIS irons here taken off, and he
! ,.t.,.t h.t,.
Aldermen Woodruff and Leonard. TO plead to the
indictment. lis Counsel however moved the
| Courl tor p"spooemenI of the plea until Wednes
day Vhis) morning, when he will be called upon 10
plead guity OF not gully TO HE indictment. At the
request OF Counsel copy OF the indictment was or
dered TO be furnished them. Colt was then reman.
ded. his mons again put upon hun, and he conduct
cd To prson-iiis appearance Is thai of man slruc
Cling with intense energy slifll The terrible iee
ings that seem 10 vcx his soul and this continue ed
CO test with his own heart has already given TO his
| CouDtenance a haggard aud most tepuisiv aspect
lie is continually attempting to Converse with his
Ja,ls. about the murder, aud has been repeated Y
checked by hin when apparently tho point OF
making disclosures " hich would be greatly against
him on his ttia
FAILURE OF THE COMMERCIAL BANK IN NIw
loRK.-An INJUNCTION was served NJ ouday morning
on the Con- nercla Bank At the instance Of the Bank
Commissioners. Its affairs have been for me
IN difficulty, keeping 1t debtor to the other CITY
Banks constantly 10 the amount of 500 900 o $50,
00O.-ll is under stood that the asseDs the Ba AZ
now Sufficient 10 render lis debts safe, but not TO
leave much Tor the stockholders. II was a saiet>
fund institution, with hall mill iou capital. Its CIR.
Gu alton, 1t January lasl, amounted to 1921, $40.
4 borrd case of murder and suicide recently
| occurred at Delaware, Ono. A German na.ned
GaIeIh Keen, d a,io, by trade. shot his son IN the
most deliberate manner. making hun stand up and
placing the m.zzle OF the gun close 10 his breast
lie then reloaded his gun and scharged II against
his own bosom by means Il the ram-rod.
An awful murder was also perpe at Mays.
vile, ny. by man ed Moses keau. a shoe,na-
ker With a razor he cut and angled his vie .
throat IN such a manner rs TO produce her instant
death, and then made an attempt 10 cud his own
throat with shoe knife, but did not succeed.
A man named Guwrie was MORALLY wounded IN
al ARRAY u, Montgomery, Ala. The 9Th ult.-
The wound was a slight punc,ure ~ the lower part
Vi he thigh, Pen,l,ailog the i.moral artery. made