Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-10-14
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TttdP.-By the steam packet X inp son which ar.
rived ~ Ne" Orleans on Friday the % h uIt from
Galsesion, We hear OF the elec,i.n OF Gen Samuel
Houston, as President Of Texas, and Col. Bmieson
~ Wee President. by u considerable ~ nio,iy-
lIonsion's maJ"tay IN seventeen cnun,rs Tn whole
OF IN pa,) Is 1857. and Bu,leson'r $50 The Cd.
po,,uon candidates we're Burnc, and Hunt The las,
Auslo ON tie says thai somc Shawnee traders
have arrived At the settlements on Red river and
state hat a"large body OF ~hIc men bad foup hi the
In hans on the L 81 II azos for three successive
day. and d, icaled them" The body II white u 81
IL supposed To br the SANTA Fee troops. From the
GSzHir Of Angus %, we clip the following: ,.Ac.
counts from the east represent Gen. Trent as II
the head al large body oil volunteers and mil,,a in
put'ui OF the northern Indians, SAID To be encamp
ed ON The r',nny and Brezos."
Nep Goreraot Gcaeratof Canida.-Sir CuanLE,
BAGor. formed, Minister the u ared $ ales from
the n'sh Govern lent. has bee appointed Gov
cinoi Gene al OF ,elintisb provinces IN North ne,
Tea. SIR Charles mariIed the eldest daughter of
Lord Martbnougt brother 10 the Duke al yelling
tn. Thus appointment, sas Of couise made before
the ndmps Lord SYDrNu.M's death reached En-
gland. 81 tla lests u brolher Of The present Lord
BAooT, and Is 60 ,cars ol age.
/ Mcleod. - A lr,iet from Mcleod To a friend in
Canada denies iosIlwel, that he eve, Dragged OF h.y
lng been Al the destruction Of the Caroline; the
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lie lie SAYS III II when arrested he den ed Inv
iGg any hand III The destruction OF III. boat; bur that
VIII be Tore the magistrate the ,nldsl OF a crow
aud bnlrsoJ and lau"t,d with cu"ardice den,,ng
the pfu they sad lie acted IN tho affair he SAID
was not ,hcr; had been. | should not deny IL
considered TIE destruction OF that boat u laudable
and plaisewotthy acioL, aud will not lay clam 10
| an honor To which have no ic."-iIc saws n "a
no, 'possIblr that he may be convicted tn,ouRh
pctluied Witnesses.
Udr IN Emtfyo.-B private letter from Wash
ing'"n 10 Nv, oititrr IN Ihs Guy, saysthe Phlla-
delpni, Chronlce Of The Gu, received last eye ing
we learn that orders have beeu issued from the wv
Department Ia IL out the steam iiiga,es Missss,pp,
Al our Navy \. ard aud the Missouri Al New Yak
with all possible despatch; aud also TO prepare sew.
eta" al the vessels Intended Tor the lome sqnadr on
Tor sca service al once. The NJ ssiss ~, we ,,c
told can be hued month ready /, proceed TO sea,
"nh the eacep"n OF the large non SHIFT which is
beng manufactured IN The place OF the lost from
vessel IN the LAS iNer al New York about two
months since. The Missouri ",ll require ,wic ,b.,
length OF Time 10 complete her, These orders look
like dong sus'nes, ~ earnest.
DrtadjM Accldenton The iTesfern Rail road W.
l-rn, says the n. v Sun, ihat the eastern aud ives.
ter passenger rans oi The Wesern Railroad, both
going AT great sperh, mel on TUESDAY afternoon, IN
curve about tour miles of Yves field aud the
effects we're shocking an dis The Nv,
locomotives and two three passenger cts of each
tIaln were smashed to cot peie wreck. The
passengers "ete 'mmed and tumbled og ther in the
RUNS IN dreadful confusion. We are Informed tha,
eighteen "r twenty have imbs b. oxen, and as many
more are severely bruised and aceiated in various
ways. Mt Warren, the conductor ui the tam
from the wrs', was sh okinply mutilaei. Mr.
Moore, the tondnc or of the Springfield rain, mar
'o"y escaped by pumping of. Mr.. Ia, Tor, the en-
s'neei OF thai VAN, is badly wounded. Young lady
niece oi MAYOR WHISTLER, il sad 10 be dangerously
! I'm. al.
mol dangerously, as Is nov hoped. The R,v. S.
Elliott, an Episcopal clergyman. from South Caro-.
Ina and family. who left Springfield nj noon, were
brought back IN ba condiiinn Tn. adl,s ere no,
srro"sy hunt; bu, his two sons were wounded-ous
scratched and bruised. aud the other had his leg bro
we learn with deep regret that Mr.. Waren the con.
ductor OF The western train, rs dead. We knew HIM
to be mos, worthy and excellent man.
fdtdt accident on board The Steam Frigaie Full
ton-on the 5ih inst, a slxry-four pound gun
burst on board The Fulioo. near New York. Killing
two men instantly aud badly wouudup several The
s."ea are Sa nuel Snowman. seaman +; Joseph Phil.
o'o'. o'.'oA's seaman. Wounded. Russell Smith
ea'pent r's"ate; Joshua Wymau, quarter gunner;
Lew LAWSON, seaman Thos. Smilh, Ordinary sea.
mao Richard Bell, do. aud John Cuoper sea
nan; a very baily. Some OF them will probably
not recover. We unde,stan that when the d,sss
~ happened, ne. were Tying some new Kind OF
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wreck. from The Elects Of the tx ,los,ou One ,,rcs
OF me gun tell 40 tet from the Carthage, knocking
~ .o'h s'a'ooatd ch'"nes IN us passage of. The
u'on has passed up 10 the Navy Yard.
4 Harderer Conrcted.-Palrick Russell, who was
eh.,ge' WIN Killing his vie, the ], OF June last
10 Ne" York, las beecn found guilty OF murder IN
the Court Of Oyer and Te,miner.
'orge'' supposed TO be one Of the gang of ex.
ie"s'ss opsat"'s, was arrested IN b # 10 on the d. n
lie sold to house there fo,s-d draft for sao3. a,
soon rs le The store he was suspected, pur.ued
and arrested. A large amount of dr.ls on Ne.
10Th Banks vas found IN his POSSESSION. signed
aud ready Tor use. tie called himself Kinley.
Distressing 4iccidenL-The Ilun,sy,ll. IA,
Denocta, OF Oe'. 2, says-We learn with ye,,e,
mat whilst The funny of DR.. Alfred Moore Of TN.
county, were returning IN his carriage 10 their resi-
o-"ce a 'e. evenings suce, soon af rr sunset. a
'a'g" limb tell tom AZ VII aceoi Tree. which Ruled
an Interesting daughter ii DR.. Moore. sgsd SIX a,
se''o years together ~hh The drv I. We upd.,