Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-06-05
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- l,yawibHy # Temper Tie greatest plague
IN life Is had lenpIr is great waste of lltnr to
complain OF other peoples the hest thing IS amend
our own and heneN best quality is to learn t. bear
with what we meeli0 others. 4 bad temper will al
ways tire Itself out. If II find and
tbs very kao"lelg Is worth re lrrascbllty is We
Injurious 10 health and S. in fact is every morbid
Indulgence OF our Inferior nairelow spirits mclancho.
y, dllence, dissemination for ordinary duties dscln
tent retiulneSS, even down 10 mental asstude indo-
irnce or desi airare all very nmlea To the eninymcnt
Z" lte and every possible effort should be made to east
them all to the winds, aud Look nnbluSlng in the trnth
Of the fact II Is astonishing What little reflection will
do-ite fears are mostly imaginary, and with dash
OF resolution may all be overcome
- Col. Fremont is about to resume his explanations
IN GaIltrnia. ON his own account. with view 10 iu
lure publication, IN continuance Of the valuable matter
winch his industry. enterprise and talent have already
furnished The county.
-hniian d!M mites on o,p Froniicr.-We learn by
letter from Col Gpshaw. the yiglant agent for the
Chchasaws. dated April 25fh, that conflicts have
~ taken place between same Indians Of the Prairie tribes
and the citizens Of Texas in the vicinity of Fort w ash
Ia Col. L. writes us thai party Wacoes killed three
Surveyors. citizens Of feNas Subsequent 10 the murders
party OF Rangers surprised them while they were dry
ng the scalps of the three white men all Of which par
ty. four in number, they ksd About the same time
detachment of Capt )otnson's Rangers fell. in with
party OF Indians fired upon hem when commenced a
brisk fight which continued until about twelve of the
Indians Were killed, and a number wounded when the
survivors fled
Col L. is also Informed. upon good Indian authority
that aI"ve 10 klckapo's crossed Red river eighty niles
above Fort WasIa. short time since. all on foot evi-
IDENTITY war party. Their destination Is not known
lieir march mi It have been interrupted no doubt had
there been any Dragons Forl w that garrison
Is not oaIy deficient in Dragons than dozen
mounted Infantry could be raised for that service.
We believe that Col. Uishaw has been for long
time urging upon the war department to station party
of Drag thai post, where they are more needed
than any other point the tfoner.-
J. B. .ih hteiigenccr, Mqy 6.
- The crash in the galleries OF the Loco Foco Nation
al Convention, reminds of precisely similar scene
which occurred in the same place when the Wing
venlon held there IN ISL. Then. however, as
now, it was false Alarm arising merely from the
king ola bench. Men in crowds are peculiarly liable
to sudden alarm.
- Rhode Btmd-'rhe legislature of Rhode Island
adjourned IN the 9th inst after session Of 0r days.
II bevY be the secret OF wise legislation. it is said
10 be Of wit, Rhode Island must be singuarly ortun
ate and happy ste The Legislators of other might
follow the example OF their Rhode Island brethren with
honor to themselves aud profit TO their constituents.
ii admire energetic speaker (sald old RogerD
graceful action is grand help 10 graceful words but
must say that | do not like To become 50 wild
in defamation as to knock by stanIers hat across
hall Iavng lis OF dckeys and douehnuts To be
have cause for not liking it, for was served 50
myself There is some in what the little
said. Many good speech is spoiled by oversteppins
the bounds Of nature IN It's delivery.
Boston Post.
Dining the transmission of the Foreign news by the
Caledonia Sunday last. lightning struck the telegraph
wires somewhere south of Springfield, Mass, and with
such effect as to burst the magnet OF he telegraph ma
chine there with report as loud as pistol.
II Bod Captan A story is told of a vaorous Nj
llta Captain. whose exp rence in war horrors
fined 10 fighting with powder in sham fights. lie was
once in real battle, and seemed 10 ENJOY with keen
zeal. Nothing could exceed his arioT; he furnished
his sword most iaTcay marched counter marched, and
baz ID away with great zeal Suddenly bullet VIM
I'D through his cacked hat. At first stupc-
fled him. his brains seemed carried away. Then I'M
covering he yazd at the hole which the lead p'rora
ted in It's hasty through his cbapeau, and with Il
yulcc indicative OF the srce4 Indignation at such rcaoh
cry he exclaimed BY thunder They arc firing
b1'fs!' and flew as ii hunderboIt was chasing HIM
The Union says that Gen Cass is in his G7
year.
Judge BearlsIey, If New York, has decided that
raoa companies cannot he made 10 pay for the cattle
killed by hoing over by the cars.
The decision IS doubt correct one.F Farmers should
take proper of their CATTLE by encing them in. in
stead Of allowing them to stray about To the great in
convenience and danger of the ira cling public.
"A young man named Ilarpar,eli Nashville recently,
de- in Clinton CO.. No. On the way 9TH brother and
sister became deranged. Mr. Harper disappeared, and
the sister, n raying maniac. is Madison, La. man
who, about The slime Tine g ii on bnri steamer In'yo
ST Louis displaying mosi singular conduct, and after
wards jumped overland, Is nov supposed 10 have been
! Harper.
- We learn from the Hartford Pnpers,ihaa much
respected citizen There has been detected In the forgery
OF physicians certificate of health, Ivy ol which
he obtained policy Of insurance fr $1,000 on Il"
life OF his wife, who was then aiIing and has since
died. .ifI GG-eL
- The Right Rev. Bishop Chance, BswP o
Nalchc2. has gone 10 Rome In he present AT solemn
Episcopal Convention to he held hore lie WILDE abSen
during y'ar.
- Nj PoK-. O1a>ider The following wa
tho only alslon made in the Democratic Convention l.
MIR. Polk. prior 10 the readng OF his modest efsIs
Alter lhai. slme;ing seemed Ii be absolutely nrcrS~a
/ rr. To have been passed by in total silence. woul'
have heen reputable than coniemptuous reference
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