Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-02-03

IA Nfatlrs divided. Naasan aeaht and era
ham ior the repeal. NJ. Clay voted against the
OIL. and his colleague. Mr. Morchcad. in favor OF II.
N'wes1ill mover kn9N What Capt. Tylet intended Ia
do had the bin passed. Those VIII aio itnS Intimate
with Inn. however. say hr would have ei,ed II. and
have vrg iile doubt oft There Is by the way.
very general mistake about the course Of the Kentucky
Legislature on the subject II seems to he supposed that
the Kentucky Senators vte instructed 10 iut'he Re
pcalh; but il Is not The l'oise ct Delegates ,asscd
resolution disappointing ofthe Bankrupt Law. and
pressing the opnun that II ought Ia be repealed but mol
m,iueng their Senators in Cungrrss-the Senate lmen
ded the res utiaa. by confnog tcir condemnation Of
the Law to its retrospective PROVISIONS in which the
other hesc refused oconcur, aud sothc resolution fell
Nh Clay has Mt. therefore. dslhcyrd instructions
though. h' hal danes'. he might have cited. in the
persons o several Loco Foco Senators, now aud hereto.
fore IA Congress ilhsirous examples ola dsrcgotd Of
Instructions.
lhe NAnisad iiauss Delegates has passed bl,l.
by aa.oFtrHhclning mao,ily. requiring the Banks ol
that staie to resume spcci, payments in twenty days Al
ter the passage ot TIN law. The only immediate
ca'riof "a passage has been the embarrassment of the
Chesapeake Bank. which lae' tear loaned the State
some .-6o ooo which the onaeeFs of the law made NJ
b
Banhs hr'roit cat,tca 'Ar ruia 10 ray others. Ju.
tee. like Charity. ought 10 nsin $, tonne Those who
compel others 10 be honest. orgl' 10 be honest
ii ouisehes 1t is said, however ;hit the l.oeos.
in passing this LAW like prudent and saeat,'s men.
had an anchor ID windward. They know That IN the
other branch of the Legislature thcne is majority
Of Wings. who the, conn, 'ntly hope viii REJECT the
h''' vhieh they have msscd-Whereb, they will be en-
ahled 10 carry oai their principles and at the same
time "5old h min in wcl their onlrcenen, must in-
vove then constituents They nrg rarr, this sport lii
Tie Too far. however and he can ht III hcr own trap In
decd II is said that the W he Senators Il 4etre ,,h,c
lance tot hwar the will Of the people, astls expires,
cd by the popular branch of the Legislature, and will
probably graft, them with specimen OF ''laf,l money
timcsi 1t wodtd hca Just mIlic,on were ii not that in
the suffering that must cnsac, the innocent would h.
involved with the guilty
y horrible murder was pcrperatod in this city last
night ab3nt - o'caek. The nur,er ; namei, rlceh
cr Heath SAID Ia be O; very respectable parcntagc and
connections. in AMI ndat Petersburg but himself yam
ber Id became Jealous OF his partner in the faro table
one after Wells "hosr parents reside in the suburbs ii
tbs city, and, stealing up behind. shot linn, two balls
entering m'dr II ct'a aud lodging under tie eye on
tho opposite side oi tia head Surprising wells tobcmor
tally wounded, Heath then went to the houac Of
'nynPta Of the p1ge.' whose intimacy with y cl'e bad
excited his rcyea2eial feelings. nlmcI Della Harris
ana f9Fng Ired h'sWay through the door. by breaking
through pane" rushed 10 h. RON, and Killed her hy
blow with a ha'let. mthin9a CHASTITY wound several
uchoa un5 in her skull and afterwards horribly mula
tne her Pr9'n-neary scvcring an arm from her body.
cutting oil several Of her fingers Sc. Many persons
heard The pst, and the Sr"k> of the vp,naa, without
knowing whence ley Proceeded. or the cause. Wells.
AFTER hc WAS Wounded, nlo ,hc street cxcaimne
that he was shot; h taken MO lo,se IN. balls
extracted. and his wounds dresscd-aud although it
was reported this morning that he was dead. h,ar
that he Is still alyei Tho murderer fled aml made his
eScapel'hc woman had bun just returned from the the
atre, escorted by Wells. and am told had on all her
fncry when she wa4 killed. She almost swan in
blood
H. l,al OF Joha c. Colt, tpr the muldt ofSlr I'D
ans, the printer IN New Work. in September last had
occupied eight daysat dc last dates from that city, up
warsol7O witnesses having beer. c,amnod The plea OF
jsgtte ho,oirJr will he sett lit hisdrfrfae though
il viii hsft bat htlle weight the face Of tie act that
Colt after the murder, secretly boxed up the body of his
victim and had putt box or boatl Of a vessel bound
to New Orleans II he had killed ..lqrls ii sclrde
fence he would hayeayowcd the decd aud justified al
ono, II si9trg the necessity unarr which he acted.
rhctr,rd Bank of Philadelphia, has stopped pay
mont End closed lis doors. The Cashier, however.
states that while the liabilities of the Bank are only
81 1852 o. il has assets to the amount of $4,000
OJ0. and declares his confident belief in the ability of
the Bank ina short time to meet all its engaqemcns-
1t may be 50, but rather appreltnd 'hc large por
ton o lis Fancy Stocks worth about ten cents
to the dollar
RrcHMosn. January 30. 1912.
Fletcher Heath. the murderer. arrested last night
in the cars the other side Of Petersburg, making his way
To the South-to Texas. prcsume.-which is the great
city Of Refuge for villains Of all grades. lie brought
t. town Iii, morning. ironod, and lodged in prison.
Wells is still alive, ahd it is thonght Eat re will
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