Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-10-13
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Gen, Cas-The last Boston Post contains an oxtrac
if"in letter 10 the editor. dated PARIS Sept II |
states The following The settlement Of our dllIicnllif4
WIN rance has taken from the government the mott, q
which induced The President 10 advise Gen Cass to re-
man 10 France, and he gladly embraces the occasion I,
return 10 his country and his friends He Will Icay,
Paris for America by the way Of Liverpool and Boston
as soon as he can get formal pernssion."
! operation q The 1miH,-1hc New York CONNER
c'a Advertiser OF Thursday says:Thc operation of the
ne" aril law has been tested by one month Of expert
cnce The result Is that the average Of duties upon in,
ports OF every so If Just about MtY per cent nd raior
am, no more. 10 much Tor the howngs Of the destruc-
tive press against VIM the, have predicted would be
prohibtor, tariff
The amount Of Treasury Notes outstanding on the Is,
instant, "as 1t Is officially stated, s., $4,000
Inc formal celebration Of the completion Of the Gro
ton water works 10 take place in the CITY of Now York
on the am Instant. The length Of the Aqueduct is II
mics; capacity OF the Distribution Reservoir q O00 900
Hallohs capacity Of the Receiving Reservoir $50 OOO
ooogaons; available capacity Of the Crolcn Lake Res
oIFolr 5oo 0Coooo gallons. Discharge in "A hours "A
l'Jo,o00 gallons width Of the Aqueduct tu5e feet 5
inches depth ieei = inches descent per mile 10, in
chcs "
Death IN Ghurch--Nr Richard Berry, an arcd and
,espoethle member Of the Baplis, Church al Shiloh.
'ahlpdch county, y. I. died during divine service n
that place on Sunday week When the old gentleman en-
ieird the church he was in excellent heah-bn, scarce
ad the services began, when he tell back and expired
without groan
Coy. Reynolds, Of Missouri has offered n reward If
sooo lor The apprehension OF Orrn Porter Rockwell.
,hagfn win the CRIME ct icohionsly shooting hurn
w boggs, with The intent to kill hun and Of Jo Smith
charged with being accessory before the fact 10 the
CRIME Of SAID kockmc or $500 for either Of th,m.
MT r. Grler residing Piiisburg raised this SEA
sun pumpkin weighing 80 pounds. On the same vine
WIN II were fourteen others, all raised from a sool
seed and weighing IN all SOP pounds
Sentcncc.-Eduard Ilsegery, arrairned befro the
superior Court Tor NanScmond County, Virginia a, its
present term. FOL the murder Of Captain Gwyn has bee
sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in the Penicn-
tary.
Fatal ,lcc'denL-Tlc Lexington tya3 Gazette. of
he OH inst says:-A melancholy accident occurred on
Tuesday last on the Alum Spring road The stare. on
lis way from the Alum Springs 10 this place. WAS de
seending the mountain about II milcs from this Mae,
when the foot board beneath the driver Mr. James Gal
oral'h, gave way and he instantly prccptated be.
meath The ieet :" the horses The wheels of the stare
also passed over his breast Mr. Gabrah survived the
dreadful accident but about two hours The deceased
was but twenty one years fage, and in the full enjoy
meht OF youth, and hcalih when he was 50 suddenly
called To another world"
Df L. u. Fontaine. Of Diana Mills Buckingham
70 virginia, has published in the Richmond Enquirer
letter addressed I" Dr. n. Chapman of PHILADELPHIA
IN winch he details cure of his when affected will
alarming symptoms OF leanus lock Jaw by the app
ca'oh oi mtsnesln From the great analooies beW ecr
'e'ahns ana hydrophoha, DR.. Fonaine thinks it highly
p'ooaoe 'a' "'smefisn VIII cure the last named dis
ease
Mr. Briups menher of T. ,,,,,r, e.. Al - -
mas letter to his constituents of the 9TH Con
grcsslona District, declining being a candidate for re
election.
Specie 1nncs--1hc Philadelphia ENQUIRER SAYS O,
Saturday friend ofourS presented note of 1000 To n,
eccentric old gentleman who pay, his notes aw avs At hi
own connt, and not in any bank Bankable funds wer,
required, but he refused pay in any thing but specie
and forthwith proceeded IL, conn, an, ,L, nonar ~,