Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-12-01
WILLIAM 7. ALrxANrr
DEFER RED ITEMS.


Office HmiiRg.-I is astonishing how much discon
tent, NeAaan, and misery men will subject themselves
Il" merely tor the chance OF obtaining petty office
winch, II secured. would not yield them much in
cnne as moderate application in their proper trade or
calling. When we remember The acquisitions for tie
pohhtai cLPcnscS ,chtch made annually apron all Of
HcctoHcrs, tn proportion to their cnoincnts we shall
and that an Office with salary Of thousand dollars
year Is actually worth not than seven hun
ded Add I" this the preca o holding on to an
Once under the present ysom Of partisan prescription,
and We thlnk man who expects to live upon his luck
IN getting an office may very appropriately be termed
Office b"@rar
,iacirat fgqpk-Fgypt comprohcnded ancien,ly.
within limits OF no very great extent. no fewer than
frcaJ thousand iah1bded cities This is stated to have
been the ease under Amass when the number of inhab
ltanis IN Them, according the account was al
most incredible lis ancient kings said to have kept
armcs ct 3oO,Oo0 men in their service.
beautiful Efect.-In Col Wymer's report Of the bat
Tie between the British troops and AIghans near the
city Of Caplahar, on the 2Gth March last he says: Il
trust may be permitted lie bring to the Mayor Generals
notice the admirable practice Of the artillery under Lieut..
Turner ) guidance, every shot from which told with
beautiful e9cct upon the dense masses of the enemy
Professional Office Sales.--future are some men
who do nothing under the sun but Struggle after Office
In this matter they are monomanacs. They neglect
business aud live pccarlousiy having their eyes fixed
on Office.
Mr.. John Redicd long known asa merchant of
Ne" York. and one OF the firm of John Hunt & Co..
Whe engaged At his desk "Wednesday afternoon
suddenly dfclped his head and almost instantly expired
lie had been or some time subject attacks of pa pa
lion "l the heart. 10 which his sudden death is al
trbuied. lie was native of Connecticut about -
years Of age.
Horrible .4irociiy-Thc Alton Ullinois) Herald
states thai Mr.. Thomas Iugham. some seventy years
Ont, man OF good education. on the 18th ul,imo came
luio Held where two men named Ferguson were cut
llh@ timber and ordered them to desst, or he would
At'at them prosecuting his musket They stopped and
one sad ne would enter complaint against him. Ing
nam lhth lNed hayonct To his gun and severely stab
bed teIgnsen but not moralls. On Friday morning
me constable went 10 ingham's house to seize him. bur
hndlug nm armed. ana. going away, left men To watch
NM During ms absence lngham sailed forth and
s9t one OF the men, chasing the others in the woods
lie reloaded his gun and went 10 the house Of Mr.
Dilnan. who saw him coming, hid his family and secrc
led himself behind the door lugham came IN with
ms musket raised and seeing about went in at
me door just as he stepped in Gilman seized and
hed HIM TIL rope was procured, and he was bound
pom his person were found twenty four CARTRIDGES two
pistols, a broadsword, bowie knife. two drks butcher
knife, bayonet and tonahawk He is thought TO be
insane.
Among the London literary advertisements we notice
copy OF the Bible for ssle by auction which is descrb
ed as being in ten folio volumes with 1913 enrraynns
md cost upwards Of seven hundred guineas.
Presence IF .Iiad in a Homan-The Hartford Con
ant relates the following expedient bv which Mrs
lark, formerly Miss Perkins OF Norwich Conn. saved
er lie aud that Of her two daugittrs-bens on board