Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1844-11-18
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lrge aunni al ammunition has already been received al
Vera cruz. principally from England preparatory 10 an
insssnn efTexss. lie amy destined Tor The SAME
purpose was slowly Increasing by forced recruits Nv,
erssss OF war Is aisu stated are bui dinr In En-
gland iuf tie MeNican navy. Il not believed hos
ever that any dclnuns raiiun would he made until
spring. SANTA Ana had tTinnpha proans- " it'll
hi. bfJe, ifop the capital u hrs hacienda near Vera
Cruz.
Iiricane Loss IF Gfe and destruction Of propfr,,
A vipcnt iornndo passed over Jackson county Ms
sjufi, The night o Tho 18th uli., y Itch destroyed
much property, ard regret add Killed NUM- er
uf persons The Wafsa@ Expisilur, printed Al Inde-
psndetcr, says''f acruss tho prairie ihrec miss
from Acsipsrl, which II injured CONSIDERABLY from
whence II psssed over DOR county IN north east dr,c
lua striking tho rixtr ah5ut hafa mile nboyc yn;ne
city. at {. y. Halls mil. We have heard Of lis keen,
~ down the fver for miles but Us YET we have
aUt heard whore II commenced where j, ended. II
varied from five To seven hnaded Yards IN wdlh. and
pptsued straight direction. We give the following
ksi 1f ihe killed and wounded: Mis-. Mctili Liynrs>
Ion, killed; Mrs Stone. do; Nh Kerr had ,hroe chill
dren Killed, and himsslf greatly wounded. Mss Mary
Middleton and DIR. Aauln's sun, near Wesfper were
killed. stranger WHO had been moving family ~
flatle, and cncamped opposite Ovens is"d' o. vas
found dead hts wagon blown c....i,ey away rhomas
Hedges had all hs honsts and furniture blown r. and
ef,,a of his children badly crippled. Samuel Lam
ber houses Sc gone wife and another person badly in
jared. J. Beadiy, houses Sc. blown uH J hine do
Mrs Higgins, do, and herselfbadly crippled Ms Ra
gan. do, and herself and negro crippled. Calvin
NrCny, do, and several oil lis family crgprd DR.
Martin, do Mrs. Bocttan. do; Thomas Smith do ;
{. Halls steam mil, i,rl bnwn Of gris mill and
honsfs blown entirely away damage about $4,000
We have heafd Vi several othels killed and wounded.
aud much properly injured, Lut do know The
particulars We haze idea that the hall has been
told Yet heard. If ss q lives and destruction Of
properly oceasuned ty This aWiutonado.
Some villains enlefod the store Of Mr.. Thomas Gil
pm ii tIGe ntr,. nde night last week. aid blew up
his lfon safe with Ganpowce,. = Is thought they only
nifudtd 10 sIrHg tie hos hut lie charge rrpYru 80,
h,asy and maths 1T hla,d discovered 81 the premises.
render II likely HAT lie burglars well nigh endangered
iheir lives by Their viaiuy.
4 desperate character named named John Bradford
not Ing since released finn the State Prison III Louis
Ia bach lc bad ben incatcera,d five years for
Highway robbery. InVeLfd guaITe with man ramcd
james MURPHY, ul the liatls in New Orleans
nj The 3ls nit. eHd wounded bin severely ia the head
aud neck with lrgr dtk knife. The bar keeper in a
tempting to separate The cDnibalanis also wounded
I by BndlOrd. fudr police Ulcers, summoned by The
laf-keefer were all seriously wounded. Two Of them
dangerously II not mpilay, IN the abdomen. The dcs-
peIado WAS hnaly attestld aud committed 10 prison.
The sugar house of Messrs Joseph A. & +. A. Frcrc.
nl III. Mity Parlsh Louisiana, together with all its
machinery, valued st $1,000. aud sixty five hogs
heads of sugar, entirely destroyed bv Gre on The
70 ut No insurance Aessrs. frcre had, at the
ume OF lie ire upwards Of five hundred acres of caue
standing which was Likely 10 be injured Ly The frost
/ The New lork IapGs say HAT 100000 Mexican
dollasnfe daily expected there, part OF The MeXcan n-
denuicaliuh money.
! Nearly tue mon Of dollars. in srcce. were export.
ed from New York last week. WV. $500 473 10 laye;
s0a3,tOo to Ilrerpoe aud &9.Gj2 10 oher ports.
The buildings ia ST. Louis, know as ihe Hope Mills
comprising Touring mill. oil mil and carding fac
tory, were consumed by fire ON the 29th uli. They
We're owned by Mr.. james {. Sutton, Dr. Culver aud
Mr.. Black. who purchased the establishment shor,
llmc since for $1,000. Insured Tor 5000 the uls
AID SOQ0 ON the stuk which viii mol cover ali The
loss.
Seriom 30ar-A very unfortunate event occurred
at Cabatrus, n. {. Franklin Harrison was murdered
by john Grafton. II seems tia, Grafton had ngralia-
ted himself with larfisuns WIFE, and was seriously dis
turblng hls domestic happiness. Some difficulty wa,
consequently IN prospect hrtwcen them. On the fatal
day Grafton attacked Harrison With club. aud slr
king him across the lorel cad hoke his skull. lie lived
Dor - hours aud expired Grafton has thus far avoided
The officers OF the law. Mrs. Harrison has been commit
led 10 jail charge OF having beeu an accomplice in
the murder Of her husband.
More of .Micrism. MIR. Addison Davis in a letter
10 The editor OF the Essex county Washing says
that Is persons in the lnsan Asylum at Brat.
choto Ni.ln consequence oi insanity produced by The
influence OF Mlerism.
lligg reJuke Of .uilerism-We were much amused
few days ago, by anocdne related 10 us by gen,
lleman from Providence, Of Cyrus Butler, OF the
weahtst citizens OF Rhode Island who has lately made
munilcen donation ct iory thousand dollars tow ard,
the establishment of insane asy lam. Ii appears thai
few weeks ago some Mllleres called upon Mr.. b. I,
admonlsh him Of the approaching end OF The world III,
23d Of October and OF the Importance OF his making
good OF his wealth before ii should all be consume,
IN ile general cuuagralun After listening patiently
Mr. b. Ieplled-"wel gentlemen. i much obliged /,
YOU r YOUR good Intentions and the effect OF argu
B,ents has been 10 convince that have made the hes
possible Of II, al least portion OF my property.
founding Asylum iur the lnsane-and yon perfect
y welcome 10 The benefit VI H. Good morning, gentle
men,
Earthquake al Scd-The shock of an earthquake
was experienced al sea- the ooh OF October by III,
Judson, al New York from Domeraa. Capt Iiarde
NJ the batque Louisa from Valparaiso, reports that he
and his felt shock very srnsihy, on the sam,
day, in lal 22 AZ n. lue 81 90. The two vessel
were four hundred miles apart The Tine the New Nor
vessel being about huudred miles \. n. W of tn
lselnd OF Sata.
f,e''ionism--1he IeH efhe Rscf, published a
Key Wes, states that the English brig Victoria ha
proceeded four n lies at STA from that puf when
found that negro ssNe had been entlced board. Tn
captain immediately order, the boat 10 BE- manned. an
II lie negro be brought back to i."v West The Leh
OF the Reef remarks: Ils conduct the part of tn
captain entities hum 10 the respect and hHnc OF CIV
cry shipper and person interested in the nsGt'n MS g
the South-Such should be encouraged IN their ira
ding voyages 10 the southern purs OF the United States
q especially when it Is considered that Capt, Hudson
of the Victoria, from that land OF pseudo rlaGhro
pisls. Great Britain, where steal slave lrum hl
master Is considered as dung &c service" But 70
this conduct on the part Of tie captain. the negro ruu
easily have reached Nassau where already unavailin