Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-10-10
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objects Of interest Immediately connected with the
Far is drove Of luilaoes (wenty eight in nunhcr)
/ from Missouri; from Syracuse weighing four
thousand pounds and upwards and hog weighing four
/ teen hundred.
.Aarai General Cont .Ontia-Ihe Naval General
Court Martial. sitting on board the United States
/ ship North Carolina, in New York harlor, were enea-
ged on Tuesday last with the defence Of Commander
Williamson. The Court, before adjourning, made up
their decision in his case and ordered transmission 10
the Navy Department at Washington. On "Wednesday
tn. trial Of Lieutenant Noble was commenced. The
sentence Of Capt Ballard horgh not officially pronul
gated, Is understood to be suspension for year
Nh Nathan Appleton has resigned his sea, as a mem
Der Of Congress from the Suffolk district in AIassachu
sets. and the Governor has appointed Monday the 18th
Of November, Che day OF general election, for an cleo
ton 10 fill the vacancy.
! The Harrisburg Chronicle tells good story of the
Postmaster at Shlppensbnrg. Cumberland county. Ii
seems that alter month 81 incessant labor he had
cooded IN making nan a convert to Tyerisn and
no sooner had he accomplished the end Tor which he
toiled So long, llen commisson came from Washing
ton superseding hun and appointing the convert
his office. Ills faith in Tylersm was sonewla
shaken by thu novel mode OF rev ardlng his devotion
.l,neicon Resources and Ind,tshy-The St louis
Era says that the smelling Of Copper Ore has been re
dnced to regular business at Mineral Point. Missouri
At one furnace five hundred pounds arc produced daily
The ore yields from Is to = Per cent. Three Grna-
ces are IN operation.
j
dlsden1r tf lie Boston Banks have lc-n declared
ICY range from 10 per cent; but in most tie
dividend Is por cent The aggregate amount to be di-
sid,d Among the stockholders is si7l 100 being S!S
gilmore than was declared III April last for the same
space Ct time On the same amount Of capital.
The Cincinnati lipers mention the loss. of the fine
scamboai cksbnIg, the Mississippi near the mouth
Of Red River. She cost 500, 900 in 1883.
The New lolk Tribune says that The mother of
Thomas Mccoy, who was Killed in the late Prize fight
has become insane.
The papers Of the interior of Louisiana speak in very
Responding terms OF the prospect OF the crop
The lncessant rains have caused immense loss to the
planters the picking having leen arrested and the
ton On the plant, OF course, entirely DESTROYED.
United State, and .rmocco.-Ile Boston Daily
Advertiser states, the authority OF letters from GID
raliar, dated sept 2nd, that the arrival of the Fair
field which WAS hourly expected the American Squad
non, then at Gibraltar would proceed with the first wind
10 HANGERS. 80 We may expect to hear either that
proper repaalon has been made by the Emperor Of Mo
rocco Tor the insult offered 10 our nation IN the person
Of lis Consul Mr. Carr, that ''satisiactiun" had been
taken, 'aier the manner Of gentlemen"
Murder Godfrey Pope editor Of the Louisville SUM-
met l.. Bliss, Jr., reporter for the Louisville Journal
III the street the evening Of the 9Th ult and shot
him. At the last accounts there not the slightest
hope that he could recover from the wound Pope
arrested and imprisoned 10 await the ISSUE The cause
Of this mnrdeus assault the fact that Bliss had re
ported speech delivered by iehry C. Pope brother Of
the editor olihe sun. Godfrey Pope took offence at it,
aseeraned the author, and, as Judge from the papers
shot him in cold blood.
Smcide.-A ha ily respectable gentleman, named
Israel W elb, of Mlddluoan Connecticut, committed
suicide few days since by throwing himself from the
steamer koseusko into the Connecticut river. Ilo was
teacher by profess aud had recently returned from
tour to Europe. Egypt aud Palestine He LETT an ami
able wife to whom he had only becn married four months
letter was found IN his hat board the boat addrcs
sed to her
Mail Robbers ,}rresied.-Ihe New York American
states That the l. : Mail robbed last February be
tween frcdorlcktown and Wheeling. Several OF those
concerned arrested al the time. but two Of them
succeeded In GLIDING pursuit The Government off
Ger at Buffalo, short time back got 4 clue in their
hands which they followed up. and the result is that
MI Robinson, |. : Marshal and Deputy Sheriff Smith,
accompanied hy Mr. Patterson Special p O. AGENT sue
ceeded in arsting Peter and John HoIdcman brothers.
at Dmmmonds lie. Canada, and starting them ON their
way 10 Maryla for trial 1t is but just add that the
authorities Of Canada rendered every assistance in their
power 10 the officers from this side
Il Tough C,tStomer-Thc editor Of the Joneaboranrh
w hg. who. albeit clergyman writes and fights lit
tie harder han airy aynaa extant, says 1--WE still
hnne To do our writing aud our own fighting upon all
suitable occasions: and we will at all times, run any I'll
my rascal through our smut mdchinc, whenever the pub
lie interest Is 10 be promoted by the operation"
Joseph Smah.--By communication from the above
named individual published in the Times and Seasons
oil the 9th lust, perceive that in order avoid the
pursuit Of his enemies both of Missouri and this State"
he has concluded 'to leave the place for short season"
Tor his, Gown safety and the safety Of his people" He
promises to return when he shall learn thai the storm is
fully blown over.
Missouri 7bidcco-The St. Louis Republican of the
Esd u states that the tobacco trade OF ST. Louis has in
creased during the last fur years with astonishing "a
pdlty and Is of the important branches of
commerce Of that city The largest quantities of the
article produced the borders Of the Missouri river
but lis cultivation is becoming general throughout
State In 1912 The estimated receipts 8 800 hhds
TO the present time this year the receipts hsve been
9259 hds., shelving that the crop oil 1871 will nearly
not quite. double that Of 1910. This years CROP it
Is said will 90 beyond the growth Of any former yoar
-Four cases of yellow fever reported NJ bile
on the 2lst ult. TWO of which terminated fatally.
Il Quite Slick 11ick.-Ihc Lexington Intelligencer
says: "One OF the slckes tricks have ever heard of
was pracsed upon gentleman Of this city, ON Saturday
last. IN the Northern Bank. He was standing at the
counter conversng with the clerks with his bank
book, from the end of which check for near two hun
dred dollars WAS seen proiruded in his hand. While
thus convesng, rogue seeing the check gently slipped
from the book, unpeccyed by the owner, presented it
at the counter had il cashcd and left the bank without
being detected. Shortly after, the gentleman whom
the check belonged missed it, and requested the teller
10 stop lis payment his establishment may be coniecured
Wien told II had already been paid. No clue was fur
nshed TO the detection Of the adrolt sounded"
Force Of Habit Girard's old porter still cncs to the
tenantless walls Of that old building. Twenty nine
years has he beena constant attendant there. both un-
der the old United States Bank. Mr.. Girard and more
recently the Grard Bank Having been retained under