Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-12-12
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TIE RersT,s The Washington correspondent Of the
New York Conge,;ai says, thsl Mr.. Forward will
probably rpui To Coz gross That the afii. passed al the
last ses>ua viii ~, pruce over eieheon millions ol
dollars annually. Had his calculations been taken as
the bass Of thu law the would have been much
arger But the tsiun ni the articles o len aud ciirc
viii be found to make all the difference An effort viii
be .na'a add these articles, aud another 10 reduce the
Tamil Which Wal. succeed Is pIoblemaIcal.
We learn from the Naiiau;' lniegcnccr that four
suits in irespass ri ef aris Tor assault and battery and
false Imprisonment have been Instituted ~ the /. =
Circuit Couu uow sitting ~ thai city, against Lieut.
Charles Mikes, late commander Of the Exploring IN.
p,iilon The wrongs complained ii arr alleged iohave
hcea committed board the | :. sup tHcemies du
ring her late cruise iieat " his ouicrcd bail IN rh.
sum OF three thousand dollars IA eaetea5c.
The Directors # the Bunker HI Monument have rc
slvcd 10 celebrate the mlct9n oi that cdcc the
,iti OF Jnae. lsi3 The sl2y eighth anniversary Of i
battle which tho nuncut eummemnrgics, and the
eighteenth ui the laying Of the souc. The Hon
Daniel Webster has been invited all has consented 10
deliver the Grafton On the occasion.
Great frs IN 0s,ccg0, Nee l6ik-A most drstrnr
tive hire uceafed the village al OsHe1u. at orluc,
the morning Of the 2llh uL which dcsroycd proper
~ the an5u.it Of tom 10 to -go.noO dollars The
flames burst aut in Fizhuph { Ges f,urrp M ] .
and al hal ,ss 9, that building. lheif warehouse tl
storing goods I. William, t,afa. mil, L. Wright 4
Gus l1auh- NIL, machine shed AMI planning nl
plaster NJ Il and eight or ten sna buildings ON the oppo
site side VI The street were ~ ashes. The wind was
blowing gale nj the time, aud a much more extensive
devastation looked r by the inhabitants but uw.
ing their active and well directed eNcruns the fire
gotten under. From 10 To % TONS Of goods p.onu
ing 10 merchants on Lake Ontario and the rvcr 81
Lawrence, were burned IN the siore Of fizhugh X Go
Il laundering Ve and Harsh Hhsbmid-1h
wife Of Dsctur ParlIn Of Rhode Island recently under
took Qnxpc expedition to New York and other parts
IN avor "Durrsr." She ru ied 10 hear the appcals
aud commands oi her lege lord 10 stay home and Sc,
To the domestic matters which require guod wcs care
Accordingly she fulfilled her duubly rebeous purpose
against the State and her welded master. hy rowing
bout and preaching the of Chepachct heroes
When at laA she returned 10 her deserted domce sh,
~ss refused abundance, and her husband being nexora
Die. she IS doumed to divorce If Gorernor Dor is
single man, he cannot be att les 10 the mode Of re-
wardng the lady's devotion 10 his interest.
Matters in very deranscd condition in Middle
FLrda Tho Tallahassee Star SAYS that there are l27s
set down iur trial the civil docket before the
Supreme Court nav IN session at thai place. The Star
sdds-"Pnlpefty VIII not command noney-Cotun. the
great staple OF the country cannl be sold for cash. in
this market. Houses and lands are yalnclcss when pa
ced in competition with dollars and cents Propcrly
Sold under execution al this tme. will hardly sell for
si t To pay the costs Of suit slo anl the fees of Of
Gcers.n
Steamboat BuM.-Ths steamer Grn. Pratt from
New Orleans, bound Il ST Lous, with full freight.
and about five hundred German en,nranis took fire
" elve miles above Memphis, on the morning Of tho
23lh ult, and was burned ls the waters edge Boat
and cargo total hss-no insurance. The books and
large sum oi nUncy were bestowed. The iron chcs
saved. which contained about &l7 900 bc nono l.,
merchants IN St Louis and some OF the passc hg,ls \,
lives osr.
,lkansas.--rhe Legislature If this State assemble,
al Little Rlck on the Th uli. General Samuel Adam,
was chosen President othe Senate, and alr Thoma,
NJ Collins. Speaker OF the House. Gov. Yen, in h
Massage, recommends the winding up the State Bank
IL. II Al
engaged as editor of the Madlsoaan. at salary 0
$o503 per annun.
Ban. Faiars.-Ihc Macon. Geo. Messenger Of III,
25th November announces the failure Of the Ocmuge,
Bank, Al that place. letter ftoa NJ ,on speaking o
the event, savs.-Ihls viii doubt prove baG allure
and the public viii have i ckei the LOSS Of about on
hundred Thousand dollars"
Il Loco Foco Bm,k.--The Central Bank of Georci,
the Loco Foo Pet--has not enough specie in her
vaults To buy ali lcct lemonade. So lays the Savannah
Republican.
Meeting Of The Friends Tho Society Of Friends re-
Gently held their Annual Meeting at l,ltmurc II il
said to have been he largest meeting OF the kind that has
been held for many years. and the proceedings were o
the most harmonious and gratifying character. Salts
factory Reports were made OF the Transactions with I'm
dian nations, the improvement OF their condition, &c.
An address presented and almost unanimously adop
3D. upon the subject Of slavery depIecaing any cunnec
ton with the voluntary societies that have been formed
upon the subject and developing at length and with
great eloquence and beauty the simple doctrines of peace
and good Will upon which the society rely for useunes.
and power They deeply regret the existence of slave
~, and terveny desire the speedy destruction of tho
system; but the coercivc measures of The Abotonists
they think calculated only the enornlty OF
he evil and provoke violence and perhaps bloodshed
Asa religious society, they wish nothing whatever to do
with their movements.
Nine Lines Lost.We learn by letter in the Dcroi,
Advertiser. dated ilcgaa. 10Th November that the shin
Milwaukee went ashore there un The morning of the 18Th