Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-09-26

hu, W. la "a uos The Les, aft.aity tn repeating hs
chatye Mr.. Dickens has announced new wafk TO be
published in October called American Notes. BY the
November steamer we hope to receive n cop5."
Boston and fasiiua According To the New York
Spirit ii The Times the ee,Hatod ,prsss Bosiun and
Fashion VIII frsl meet this iJil GA the Kendall Course
near Baltimore.
ULeoi.-Thc Alton (ill.) Telegraph saieSfat whes,
selling iJr 81 cents lef bnsieI Al Belesle, they
have been giving but So cents; aud ST. LOUIS. im 30
10 40 according the kind Of money given in payment.
The depreciation Of ST. Louis scrip, and the increasing
scarcity Of specie, have created fall in the price VI
wheat, both at ST. Louis and Beeye.
Thomas d. Baird. F.sq member OF the Indiana Senate
from the Counties Of ST. Joseph. Fult,n and M ashall.
died very Suddenly Few days since. lie was Wing.
election will probably be ordered beiore the meet
ing of the Legislature.
Dr. Peters the manufacturer Of the celebrated Peters
Pills, Be-. committed suicide at New York. the 18th
inst, BY hanging himself with his handkerchief He
supposed he laburng under insanity brought on
by pecuniary troubles.
The Prise Fight--.9Irest--On Thursday night
John McCeesky. native Of Baltimore about % wears
u age and keeper Of porter house in New York. known
as the "fiambtn Hail. was arrested on his way Ia
Albany and brought back 10 tie city, and fully commit
ted To prison. to await his trial for heng concerned as
OF II" seconds OF Lilly in The prize fight which re-
suited in the death Of Mccoy. He has engaged as his
counsel YIN. NJ. Price and David Graham, Esqs.
Io'ra Te,rio,ys--Tte Official vote thrown against
State Convention IN Iowa. has been published. The
vote is rnosl conclusive against State Guvennehi.--
There
Against Convention Gs25
For Convention 4l26
Majority against il, 2799
Clipped Ceia.-The New York Journal of Com
merce says:Sumebody is driving great trade al clip
ping aud boring coin. Our beautiful new halves and
are gptait b.pn
hope the Banks will all reject such pieces entirely aud
that the course viii be adopted by the community
generally. ~ with the alternative Of four per cent dis
count Something must be dcpe speedily, or we shall
not have a piece Of sound coin in circulation.
Obtnmy.--We regret I, announce the decease, at
Bacon's Castle, Snry county, Va, OF S. ID. Lanotree
Esq. one OF the original editors and pfopretors OF the
Democratic Review, aged 81 years. The deceased was
native Of Ireland lie was educated to the medical
profession, aud came to the United States in 1892 as
physician OF an English ship IN compliance with the d.
recons Of the government that hysican should be
sent out with every passeng rsp during the prevalence
oil that fearful pcsi,ence, the cholera. Ills tastes how
ever were decidedly literary and avcrse from his pro-
esson lis reading was very extensive for man Of
his years, ami he wIotc with facility and eneryy For
The last sixteen mouths VI. Lanrtrce had had no
connection with the Democratic Review, which has
been under the sole conduct Of his brother inaw, Nh
O'Sullivan. Tie had retired to Virginia with The view
OF leading the life ola planter, in which occupation he
i m
gestivo bilious fever
The American Fsr Company. Of New York. has
tailed for about 100000. The Tribune says The com
sany has suffered heavy losses during the pas, few
years bon, ~ Lad debts ai ~ depreciation of lis stock
oiurs In year is said to have lost 100000 by
the Water stree, ur:. 1t has also large stock Of urs
IN London, which are unsuitable. or only at runons
prices eregret The failure rarcularyon fMr
Crook, than whom more respectable, honorable and
nntlring merchant does not live. Mr. As,or we believe
had but small interest in this concern for some wears
past.
Distressing occprcnce-Nc learn from the Norfolk
Herald that Mr. John Young of Warwick county Va
highly esteemed citizen, 18th a wife and two children
was drowned about ten days ago, while on tsh,np ex
cursion, in company with Mr. Francis Armsead of Nor
folk by the upsetng of their boat in James River
negro man, who accompanied them, Immediately sunk
and was drowned, and Mcssrs. Young and Armisead
swan Tor the land probably three miles distant
but before racking it Mr. Young exhaust and sun
into waiery grave, after swimming nearly two miles
VIZ A.. who considerably behind him. still kept on
and relieved himself occasionally by turning on his back
and floating; and after an arduous and pcrilons sruoyle
he succeeded In reaching the shore.
The annual exhibition Of the Massachusetts Uouicpl
tura Society, which took place at Boston last week is
said TO have been an improvement all lis former ex
hibots In pon OF richness and beauty. The varieties
apples and pears sent by Of The members attract,
ed great deal Of attention. The President Col Wi
sent, OF pears. AZ kinds, and apples So Os johnson,
of Lynn, sent 80 specimens Of pears Mr. Brown o
Beverly, SO of the fruit. Robert Manning. of Sa
lem, 81 varieties of pears aud 25 olarpes Dr. Spar
hawk. Of Walpole, n II. sent basket of apples, III
largest of which weighed II ounces, and the whole
an average, each, one pound Two specimens ofsauas
es were in the Hall weighing fiiiy-,wo pounds A hea
oi celery, sent to the exhibition by Col. McCondry
weighed pounds. The collection Of flowers was yer
magnificent and embraced nearly all the new seedlit
Dahlias brought out al the great shows in England las
gear.
"A uecidcd stand idken aHd complete oterthrow ca
pe,ienced - ssl Friday about twelve O'clock (say
The Concord, n H. Courier of the lth inst as til,
isan of cars was approaching this village. and whe
about mile and half from ire depot, dis
covered standing directly acros, ;,e track Tar ahead
but II was supposed she ordinary prudence
and OF course II expected she would step ol and c
The cars proceed. The cars allowed 10 approach
50 near before the determination Of the COW wa. ascer
,cjEed, tina, 1t Impossible run over her un,cs
she chose to save herself She, however. was a rea
radical, Etrry opposed to all Innovations and rather
than survive such changes going around her
she chose fall victim to her love Of the older order
things Boldly she stood her ground, and died mar
tyr in opposition to the onward march Of seana engines
railruad cars, and the Improvements Of the day. Hel
fate is deplored by all radicals, She like hep stood
in opposition locomotives railroad cars and the pow
er otcorporaons; but she Frustrated sgaally
they will be Frustrated for attempting keep all things
moving on in the tune of sod Hundred" The en-
CINE aud four full cars her body, making minec
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