Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1844-08-29
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dates la tie 9Th instant from Galveston, the 9th inln
Houston. and 18Th ultimo fun MaisRorda. The only
news Is that the yellow lever has been prevailing 10 a
considerable extent IN Galveston fr sumo lime psst, be
ing principally confined Ia the German omigranis. A
mong he deaths We notice thai Il Gen. Murphy. late
Charge d'Ailaires ut the Gnlled States, WIN died at
Galveston on the 18th ultlmo; af A. NJ. Green. ESD.
United States Consul at Galveston. WIN died on thu
2Sth ullimp, aud of Mr., ltlehard Drake STIRRING. late
editor Of the News. Considerable sickness also prevails
ed in Houston. and a number uf dealhs had lately occur.
red. Judge Patrick { Jack died there On the ih IN.
siani. Judge Jack went 10 Iexas in 1882, aud shared
all the labofs and piiyalioGs during the progress Of the
revolution. Slew art Newell. Esq. Is the acting United
States Consul at Galveston since the death of Mr.
Green. The Matagorda Despatch states that from all
portions ofthe country bordering nihc Colorado and Ca
hey rivers, and most IT Western Texas. the accounts Of
the crops are must fattering. and culton picking has
commenced under mosl Promising prospects Of quantity
aud quality. and no sickness existed there up 10 thai date.
We do hot iud n Word about the annexation question
OF HE relations With McXlcu.
Iafa .lGray-An afny took place in Sparta. Ten
nessrc, On Saturday evening, the ID Instant, between
Joshua Hickey and John II. Groaning. in which the
farmer received a pistol shot through the left side. Mr..
Hickey fingered II great apony MI Thursday evening,
whcu he bIeaibed his last. Nh. Gmaulug was commit
ted 10 await his trial. The afilII was not the result of
any political brawl,
Verbal intelligence was received at Charleston ON
W %cdnosday last that about twenty fine buildings IN Ma.
con. beorgia.-lhc Dcmnllee Bank among ihem,-
were DESTROYED by fire on the night of the 18Th insl.
The buildings destroyed were IN the ommefclal part oi
The city.
Done at Last Hulahan. long known az the
proprietor Of the Eagle Huiel. Ghesnut street. Phila.
delphia-the head qdatcrs ot The Iocoloco party has
81 last been appointed Treasurer Of the United States
Mini. vice Nla1uf Isaac Roach. removed. Doctor Sam
net Htlnffflniaan, another individual of the like char
acter with ilalahan, has received the post of Assayer.
The Wings Of tho town of Colchester, Comm a
I rItgVE1 a tnY4i pnr.urautpTa md nm. .,,t. tt..A,
q spcctal election tqr town eIlieefs on Manufacturing
Their Whule Ticket by Il maJeliiy Of 10, while at the last
spring election the iOcus carried the town by Is. A
change ot u VOTES meycry l5wn IN the State will in.
crease the Wig victory ueNi fail very handsomely.
Hoa. tt EopioH.-lhis gentleman arrived at
Louisville on the 9th lusl. Oh his way 10 his farm IN
Noodigfd county. Ky.
The Home Naturalization. Cas-, while addressing a
Loco taeo nass meeting IA Michigan IN favor Of annex
ing Texas, urged as q principal argument that II would
rnlafgc our hnipc mmrkti, aud inadvertently oppressed
the soand Wing dpctune thai a 'hnme market was
thc best marked IN The world. . "l'hat's RIGHT. Gene
ral, stick 10 thai. - shouted a Wing voice in the crowd.
Among tie passengers IN The last steamer from l9oa-
land WIRE IN.bovcnpr DAVIS. the aprui for The Ian.
dun htpdiolaets Of the State ii Illinois. and the Hon.
Michael Ryan. State Commissioner. The n. Y. Re
public says HAT tho long negotiation y III has bren %
my On between thc State and lis creditors, has resulted
IN favor Of the desired loan. provided. ut tho coming ses-
sion. a tax Is levied and collected for the payment Of the
interest on the improvement debt.
A. The recent election in Missouri. a vote was taken
ON calling a Convention to aller the canslIlution.-Jhe
call appears Ia have found favor with the public and n
duplel bY them by a large maiaily. One obiect Of cal
lng Tue Convention lslu equiize The representation IN
the efsialnff' winch lsgrta1y dIspropIuioued 10 the
population.
The Oregon 7rryiforB-ln the Commons on thr
2Hd ult, slf Robert Peel. in answer Ia a member, gaid
ir negotiations which had been pending wIh the |
uiied Stitts bud not made any progress sinre MIR Cal.
houh has been made Secretary ut STATE; but he appre
hcndcd that rs soon rs that gentleman had made Inn
SET master Of The subject he would be prepared to resume
the discussion.
Tie TtaSfy.-A Washington letter to The New
lvrh Tribune ssys-"Ihe Secretary of the Treasury
las over eight millions TO his credit in the public deposi
torres, aaoFe The crrfout wants Of the Government. and
The loan Of five and a half millions, not due tul January
next, Is aiItad, being paid Oh.
Hcaith n Mr. orleans .-tor the information of our
citizens abroad. says the Picayune Of the I2th inst. We
would state that the weather - sill hot and dry, and
INC health al The city remarkably good. The river also
continues high. and this circumslance. combined with
The Ialeless oi The season, induces many to believe that
The epldenie viii not visit US this year.
The ftrrane tuftU Iger.-1lis fine iron vesse,
says Tie %iitlsbnrg Age, intended by the Government for
ihe uull oi Mexico, viii he launched ON the first rise of
Tue ~alIeghaiy fiYcr, and be completed Tor service, com
VlciolS rugged aud fitted out for sea. by the Isl Of Oe,n-
Der, when she will depart Tor New Orleans and The Gulf
ol MeAleo. llet dimensions are as fullows:-Ienulb.
lou leet' eeam % feet, hold l2ftet. She will he fur
htShcd with Lieutenant Hunters submerged nronaliar,
which Is - leet IN diameter. and carries one lare. Is
lnuntef Flfoi gun, aud Is pierced ior IS guns.
Roma hattie Preservation. On the l7th inst. as the
Democracy vi N%ashluglon City were raising their lofty
pole m iuui 81 the Globe office, and while a riroer from
me Navy Aafd was an the topmas', the pole under him
was Itard ioefich, on which lt quickly descended, civ
ing notice 10 The spectators below to get out of the
way Fortunately the rilgef descended lust in time
10 save himself, and the spectators gpt out Of he way in
lime to save themselves. The Pola snapped at nearly
the top al the second mast. where it was about njnet,
ieot from the ground, and falling with a Tremendous
cFasb' was broken 'ntoseveral pieces.
Tie Wings and Democrats of Nashville. Tenn had
great tues the other day IN raising poles on Capitol Hill.
immediately ~aii'rihe Democratic pole had been raised
one nI The carpenters went up by a rape and stood erect
m the very top ri jt.-Thereupon a Whig, who prldps
himself IN mol being beat NJ anything, assembled his party 5
pole to h tnp, and actually siead en- his head,
The Sea Serpett has again made his appearance and
was actually seen or Booihbay a few DAYS since hy the
skipper aud crew of the schooner Temperance Mary
lie has grown n good deal in size since he was seen last
being bigger around Than a hogstoad Of molasses. and
Two hundred feet long. The crew of the schuuner fir.
ca a swivel lnadtd with musket balls into the head of
me siaae. lnen raised At least twenty feet cut the wa.
"t'l ana The shot evidently took effect, as he reared his
t"otnions iall and made 4 Tremendous splash in the wa.
Ter aud dove towards The vessel. The crew wee of
course very much frightened. as they supposed he was
ABOUT 10 make fierce battle, bur h, did not rise in sipft
again Now these men must all have Told the orossest
and most egreglous GlseIlood, OF there is reality after all.
Ia the existence of the Eastern Sea Serpenl; for there is
7 ~ chance fr mistake In Tins eaSp Tho C,ot. ; =.