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Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-09-10
FIFTH IN RIVAL OF GER RIG Is
S.NITASO.V r. ST.PTzE.7.N,

Main street, opposite The Farmers Bank,
LYNCHBURG, Va.
WE wish to PURCHASE 10000 bushels of WHEAT for
w which we will pay the HIGHEST CASH PRICE.
All persons having Wheat for sale will do well give us
call before selling. WILLIAM 7. SMIrISON,
ROBERT SFATHAM.
p S. We have hand large and splendid assortment
ofFAMIlY GROCERIES, together with general assert.
mcnt of STAPLE DRY GOODS, HARDWARE, SC. 81,
all OF which will sell low for cash give in exchange
for all kinds of Produce.
We will give particular attention TO consignments of Pro-
duce of all kinds Prompt returns rendered.
July 23-ts SMITIISON s. STATHAM
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Q2EDs1CAVgON,

MRS. CHAPIIN'S School for Young Ladies' will re-
WI commence Monday the Eth o September. Her To-
cation is still in the basement story of tine Protestant Meth
ods Church. Terms, usuairt class si5sceond $40,
and the junior one 81 So
An IN
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S&N'L TYISEE,

GROCER AND COMMISSION MERCHANT,
HAVING purchased Mr.. w. d. II Tyrcc's interest in
IL the firm of Sam fyree * Bro. will continue carry
On the GROCERY AND COMMISSION BUSI-
ESS at the old stand lie hope, BY prompt attention to
business to share portion Of the public patronage.
Aug. Pts SAMI TYRE
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CASH FOR WHEAT,

7 Will pay the market price Tor Wheat delivered 70
Horner s Watson, in Iyncbburg. at the Stapie'on
Mills in Amherst DAVID STAPIfS.
Nn~. ~ 1M
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LAND FOR SALE,

Z
FTNHE undersigned oilers sale his Tract Of Land
i Campbell county lying the LynchbnIe and Campbell
Court House Turnpike about half way between the two
places, containing 1902 ACRES. Tbs land lies well, is
very productive, and has it DWELLING HOUSE,
nearly new, with necessary outhonses minute de
srntion of this Land is deemed unnecessary, pre-
sumed those wishing to purchase will look for themselves
Terms accommodating. JNo. W, MURRElL.
Seut Ct
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NEW CONCERN.

4VA w VO1NOLxllVs
'1sHE FIRM of LACY & GARLAND, having been dis
solved on the LIST inst the Undersigned have entered in
to co-partnership under the firm Of
LACY 4 TYREE
ana VIII continue The COMMISSION AND FORW ARD
INC BUSINESS in the house occupied by the late firm
tne nas where we shall be happy to execute the orders OF
our ehds, as heretofore, and will pay particular attention
10 the sale OF all kinds OF Produce and respectfully solicit
continuance OF patronage heretofore extended to the late firm
OF l. * G. MOSES lacy
Arg. 9-ts A. ID TYRRE
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YICO Tracts Of Land,

containing $50 ACRES, and the othcr Il
U ACRES On of these tracts there
comfortable improvements, and good portion
of land on each vet to clear; part Of which Is
FINE TOBACCO LAND, and all that character oil Land
easily improved These tracts lie well together, and
will be sold either separate together may bes, suit pur
chasers Any wishing 10 purchase is requested to
view them previous to the day OF sale II viii be shown by
the Mcssrs Turner's occupying the credit of
and two years equal instruments will be given the pnr
chaser BY his giving bonds with satisfactory personal secu
y, aud the title to the land retained subject TO resale
further The title is believed be unoubted but
acting Commissioner will only such vested
in me SUCH PLEASANT PRESTON, Con'r.
6-t29S
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VALUABLE LAND FOR SALE.

pursuance OF decree of the county oil Franklin
pronounced the June erm Si9 of said court, in the
suit Of Preston and others Smith and others appointing
the undersigned TO sell the lands OF which the
late William Smith died, sezed WILL the premises, ly
Ing the Northeastern part OF Franklin county,
stanton river and within mile of Turner's mill the
18th day Of September, (nstant SELL by way Of public
tion. to the highest bidder,
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BENJAMIN H. Lewis

RETURNS hs sincere thanks 10 his friends and the pub
lie or tn very ibral patronage bestowed upon him he ctc
ole and respectfully asks continuance OF the 10 the
concern.
September 3ts.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-09-10

EXTRA FINE BOOTS.
DEMENT'S EXTRA FINE CALF AID FANCY
ID BOOTS. +. LOCKWOOD.
Aug Cts
The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-12

The dVeyence betsceen Democratic and Whio Adnilnisfration.-ln November, 1S40, Guford c. Claiborne, of Columbia, Lancaster county, Pa lost an arm in firing salute in honor of the federal victory which carried General Harrison into the presidential chair. In March, lS41, Francis Gran ger, Postmaster General, under General Harrison removed Dr. Thomas from the postoffice at Coluui- bia because he was a democrat, and appointed Guiiford c, Claiborne in his place. In ls45, when James K. Polk came into power, some of the demo- cratic citizens of Columbia believing that injustice had been done in the removal of Dr. Thomas with out cause, asked for the removal of Mir. Claiborne, but MT. Polk and the Postmaster General refused 10 comply with the request ef a portion of their democratic friends and continued, and subsequently, reappointed Mir. Claiborne, because of the unfortu- nate accident which had occurred 10 him, although II had occurred ia rejoicing the defeat of the democratic cause.
 Now mark the contrast. On the 23d of February, isl1, NIT. Law. of Lawrencebnrg, Indiana, lost an arm, whilst fighting the battles of his country by the side Of General Taylor the bloody but glorious field Of Buena Vista. When Mir. Law returned home, maimed and disqualified for many of the more active pursuits of life. the Postmaster General under President Polk appointed him postmaster of his village and when General Taysr was elected under the solemn pledge that he had no fEiends to reward or enemies to punish, Mir. Law had just right to suppose that the gallant general under whom he had shed his blood and lost an arm would never consent to his removal Yet notwithstan ng General IaylOr's pledges and Mir. Laws services he has been turned out of his little office and John FerFis, rank anti-war whig, appointed.
 lDem. Union.
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Proposed Amendment 10 Me Consultation. John w. King has published !" Memorial tn the State Legislatures of the United States " recommend ing the following amendment 10 the Constitution. lie gives twenty-t~o reasons for adopting it:
 ~ .frt. XIP-One some named day in the month of February, S52. to be fixed by the act of Congress-
 the Clerk of the Senate of the United States for the
 lime being, and every four years thereafter. should be required by law 10 prepare and have in readiness mahogany box of proper construction for draft or loterybox and just many ivory balls asrhere shall be, for the time being, United States Senators duly qualified. all of precisely the same form and finish, except one which shall be blscked and marked President of Me Unifed States, and another shall be red and marked Vice President of the United States, and the whole balance to be white On the day appointed by law, it should be made the duty of tine tiee President, for the time being, to announce the hour for draft or lottery; when he shall take charge ot the box, and n the presence of the whole Senate accurately count into it all the ba!is when each member Of the Senate present shall then be required by name and in succession, according to any rule of draft which may be established by a majority oi the Senate, 10 take ball from the box unti the balls are exhausted, the election declared by the Vice President in favor of the two Senators who shall respectively have drawn the balls marked President and Vice Preside nt of the Unted States for four years from the 4th of March, 1852 aud should any qualified Senator be prevented from drawing, by bodily Indisposition oi unavoidable detention from the Senate, then, and in either case, the Vice Pres dent shall draw for them; before doing which, the name of the Senator he draws for IS to be aadibiy announced to the whole Senate, likewise the result of the diait in every and each case. When the election is concluded, it shall be made the duty oi the Senate 10 announce the result to the House oi Representatives, and to the President of United States.'
The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-12

Ralroad 10 San FraRciscO.--A meeting has been held in the city of Boston, of those friendly to the construction of railroad from St. Louis to San Francisco. An address to the people of the United States was read and adopted, which suggested the following plan:
 That company composed of men in whose integrity and steadness of purpose confidence can be reposed by the naiion be chartered by Congress to construct railroad from St. Louis to San Fran cisco, with capital of $l0O O00 900, and that the company (after having paid $2,0o0 000) shall have the right to borrow U. $. per cent stock to such an amount (not exceeding $9S,000, ,000) as may be sufficient to finish the road and carry it into full operation, with a double track.
 That Congress give to this company a string of the public lands ten miles wide on the north side of the road and the land for the bed of the road md for depots, and the right to take from the public land wood, gravel, stone, iron, and other material necessary to construct the road.
 A very modest proposition, indeed, on the part of the gentlemen of Boston It is very possible Con- gress will hesitate little before loaniug ninety eight millions of dollars to company of gentlemen who have paid in but two millions We are in favor of the road. The country needs it. It is the great project of the age, and with without the assist ance of the government, it must be built. But fl the United States to furnish 90- 0-l00ths of the capital they had better take the whole and make i, government road-aDd then, in d very short time, il will be free road. Perhaps after aI thou gh 1t is better to give these projectors ten miles in width on the north side of the road, than to give Mir Whitney and his confederates thirty miles on each side the road, which they 61mand us a prerequisite for the undertaking Ledger.
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ED:

In this city. on the 9th inst MARTIN W. DoRRIs, of Jefferson county, Arkansas.
 In this city. on the 9th inst, ANDREW, son of Sain. C. and Julia Roane.
 In Johnson county, on the 2d inst, Mrs. EMEIlsE PORTER, aged 3S years, wife of David Porter, Esq of that county. and daughter of the late Samuel Hutcbison. of Logan county, Ky.
 In all the relations of life the deceased had proven herself exemplary. and a. a wife and mother she claimed peculiarly the regard and section of those around her. She was a member of the Cumber- land Presbyterian church, and died ehristiaa. No euIogy need be added to this. A.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-12

Cholera Beaten 0f--The Thbodeux (I.a.) Mi nerva tells the following story: During the recent visit of the cholera at this place, worthy German was unceremoniousty attacked by this ferocious epidemic, and the greedy monster intended 10 make short work with him. Three days after the attack physician inquired of him in regard to his health Wel,' said he, . 1 am leetle weak this morning; got leette bowel complaint but reckon I'iI get well directly, now. Day before yesterday had twelve passages before dinner; took some salts, and had twelve after dinner; and some in the night. and yesterday, and some to -day-bui think I'll get we'll now At the time this occurred the cholera was dealing roughly with us, and if this man had possessed common constitution he would have been in his grave before he took the salts. Nothing but live oak constitution, and copper fastened stomach, could have stood what the Ger man did. This is the first time that the cholera has been snagged in th,s part of the country since that no case has occurred. The hero that has sacked and ransscked scores of cities has been whipped at last; he took the first boat, after the scufile, aud left the country, crestfaen and dis graced.'
The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-12

Orinthologicat Phesomeaon.-On Farm Isle (of Shoals) says the Philadelphia Inquirer, of the 23d ut, MT. Butcher owns hen that accompanies him daily in his fishing boat and denotes satisfaction at unusual success by audible demonstrations. The hen also goes in his boat to Portsmouth, scrnmbles on the wharf. picks about in the vicinity, never failing to be q on hand" when wanted. MT Butcher brought up this hen by hand, and she would never roosi or keep with the poultry; she also has the crow of the male and the bearing of the gamecock. All the animals on the farm pay the hen marked respect; even the great house dog and an immense tou,-eat seem to take 1t matter of course to obey the hen. At sn intimaton from Mir Butcher this hen will take to the water and paddle about like & duck, and frequently from the edge Of the shese or from tle rocks is seen to pull In fish of considerable size.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-12
Shocking Event.

A very horrid affair occurred at Newport New iork on Saturday last. which has thrown an exten sve family into mourning, and caused quite an excitement in the neighborhood of the occurrence
 The wife of Stiiwe Nicely, Esq, came to her death ih very sudden manner and Il nder very saspicious circumstances. It seems daughter of MT and Mrs Neeiy, was married about eighten months slnce' to Dr. Robert Dickey, and removed with hin to Camilius. N. Y, where he resided She returned home to her parents some weeks since refusing any longer 10 live with him. alleging as cause his abusive conduct One day last week he made his appearance at Mir. Nesly's demanding an interview with his wife, which was refused him by the family. -
 On Saturday morning, he being there, his wife's sister, while preparing breakfast was taken strangc " and suddenly it, but AS she soon recovered Aothing was thought of 1t at that time After the tamily had breakiasted, the teapot. as usual was hlled and set aside, and about ten clock A. M Mrs Neely, as was her daily custom, went the teapot and took draught of cold tea. and immediately thereafter was taken violently sick aad in less than Wenty minutes was a corpse, asserting with her last breath that her illness was caused by drinkiny from the teapot The daughter recollects of having tSken ight sip previous to emptying and scaldinC out while preparing breakfast. In the mean hiie D'ck, left, but followed and arrested at Little Falls while stepping aboard the ears going west, the presumption being strong that he had comnu nicaied poson to the tea. An examination is now being han' aud understand that it has been proved that ne was seen to empty the contents of the teapot and suas'l'uie ansteeped tea and cold water. The evil se Sslce Will probably be strong enough to commit nun nun he poison is supposed 10 be prassie acid. pcSey had lived ia the family of Mir Neey for some years, from boyhood up; he was a student of the "p'Ohous Dr. G. W. Richards of St. Charles memory, "e" me latter resided in Onondaga county, in ths 'a,e Farther particulars of this you will doubtless
 'n our county papers, Cor. Tribune.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-12

.4 Sick Cdiifornion.-A young printer who, with number of friends Jeff Rochester (N. Y.) for Call itorDia, embarking in the ship Tahmaroo, at New York, writes from the Island of St CatheIines 10 the Rochester American under date of March 9th as fol- lows:
 "l am glad to be once more permitted to cast an eye on terra frma. Our passage has been one of hardship Here we are, two hundred and ten per sons, cooped up in ship of 340 tons burden. There is hardly to lay one's self out straght in fact il is impossible 10 describe to you the miseres of shpbound to Ga i!ornia. The passengers are crowd ed and damned together in small compass, with all sorts of people, such as compose great city like New York. Every one Is compelled 10 keep his clothing, and everything he has, under lock and key constantly, or else you may look for t in van To sum up the whole matter. would rather suffer three years Imprisonment in the State prison. at hard labor, than voyage to Fl Dorado Advise all who are bound to the gold regions to cut their windpipes rather than undertake voyage 10 Cali iornia.
 "O,hers have found to their hearts content that voyage 10 the goIi regions far different from what they anticipated. Never did think should have an opportunity to those who led of the fashions Tn the gay city of Rochester crying at the pantry door ol ship for something that they could eat Salt meat and hard bread make hard living for those who are not used 10 such iare.''
The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-12

Black Harris.-The correspondent of the St.
 Louis Union, writing from Independence, (Mo.) on the 7th uit, announces several deaths from cholera at that place, and among them that of Black Harris, the celebrated Rocky mountain guido and trapper The correspondent goes on to say: "Withn the last twenty-four hours have seen the eyes close in death of three individuals the hotel where stop-aIi victims of the cholera after but few hours warning The first was Black Harris the we'll known mountain guide. He had been chosen to lead us across the Rocky mountains, but, poor fellow, he goes before another journey He seemed, 10 every one who knew him, to be " bird alone . in the world, without "kiih or kin" to for to leave behind 10 lament his death. But in his last moments he whispered to bysiander that, away in the unsn Businesses, far from the hannts of any other white man, among some an- known tribe of Indians, ho had a wife and two children, the only objects on earth for which he could desire to live He would communicate noth- ing further tho subject ony the request to spread the news we passed that Black Harris was dead, and his family would soon learn his fate. Thus, 1t appears the life of this simple mountaineer, like that ol most other men, if it were known was chequered by its share of unchroncled romance.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-12

GT The Rockingham (Va.) Register gives an amusing account fihe ieigaed insanity of Hawkins, celebrated horse thief He tried the game long tune, with extraordinary skill and perseverance, 10 escape the Peniien,iay. pseis'ring the iuaac asy, mm. He tore of ali the clothes thai were put upon his person; he had to be kept chained in state of nudity nntii his whole body seemed insensibie to cold. He has pretended to attempt suicide by va rions modes to freeze 10 death, 10 bern himself ap, to s'afse himself. and by eattlng his throat. When brought m for rial he looked and acted the maniac to perfection. The court ordered jury to decide the question of his sanity cs insanity. and after short consultation, they returned with verdict of !" sane mind.' Hawkins, however, still kept ap his pfanks. and even while the judge passing sentence and on his return to prison wore the ieok of a ''hopeless msniae" Alter it was ai over, he thfowed of disguise. and confessed that hs had been all the time paeticing imposition.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-12
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 We take the following highly deserved tribute to the memory of General Worth ftonathe National lnteiligencer Of the 18th ult.:
 WAR DKP'T, AD5ufANr GENEnAL's OrSIcE, ] No SS. Washington. May p, lel9. The painful duty devolves upon the department of annouuciDg to the army the death of Bsvet Major Gen. w. J. Worth, Colonel of the stlr regiment of infantry, who died on the 7th of May, Is49 at his post San Antonio, Texas.
 Gen. Worth entered the army iisatenant in lsl3 and served with disling uished credit during the war with Great Britain. His whole life has been devoted to tho service of his country, and he has been charged with many conspicuous and im- Pcrtant cGgEsassTs=. His brilliant and successful conduct ia the campaign of Florida and Mexico was rewarded by promotion to the two highest grades in the army. And now, while in the per formance oi the responsible duties of military com mander on the Mexican and Indian frontiers of Texas, his long, useful, and patriotic career Is sud- denly terminated. His loss, as n soldier of supe- rioF merit, and a gentleman of high personal &C., complishme0ts. will long be severely felt.
 As appropriate military honoFs to the memory of the deceased, each post within hts late geographical department will fire minute guns, (tiirteen) com mencing at 12 o'clock, NJ, and display the national flag al half siaf from the same hour till sundown. on the day next after the receipt of this order. The usual badges of mourning, if not already di- rected, will be for thirty days by the officers of the army serving in the department late under his command, and by those of the regiment of which he was colonel. By order;
 K. JONES, Adi't GenL
The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-12

The Troy For9ery.--The Albany Express fur nishes the following particulars of the forgery of draft of S6sOO on the Bank of Troy, of which an account published last week
 A clerk in the Bank of Troy named Bradley only l7 years of age, having overrun his account very largely by the purchase of lottery tickets to the amount of 220a and by the other extravagances and being indebted 10 brokers in this city, forged the name of the cashier, with view of canceng his indebtedness to the brokers and then abscond- ing with the balance. His plan at first was 10 procure three drafts from the cashier for SI0 $l5 and 800 each, and 10 alter them to $i000, $500 and S2o00 resPectively but in this he was frustrated by the fact of the clerk, whose duty it was to countersgu the drafts after they were signed by the cashier having witten his name across the blank space which he intended to fill up.
 Young Bradley arrested Monday and committed to jail, and afterwards baed ont by his father, who took him home and locked him up in his own house. His father is retired merchant, and his mother is an eminently pious woman.
 The Troy Whig says il is understood that sums to the amount of $I300 have been taken from the bank at different times. and the clerk arrested acknowledges having made the distractions.
The Arkansas banner., 1849-06-12


 Horrible Fataiiiy.-Two very incorporate men, brothers, by the name of Abraham and Hiram Pang- burn, rut up board shanty some time since, at the foot of Van ReRssaaers Island. just below the city They obtained PFeearious living by fishing, and expended most of their earnings in dissipation. Some persons visited their shanty yesterday afternoon, and found both brothers lying upon a sort of bed the first noticed feeble 10 be scarcely able to speak. On examining the other he was found to be dead.
 Coroner Osborn was immediately called, but per ceivng that the surviving brother rapidly sink ing he deferred inquest until this morning, and remained in t.e shanty through the night. lie did everything he could to revive the living brother but he died this morning early.
 The verdict ot the Jury, in both cases, was death from inemperaDce, exposure and starvation"
 IL is believed that the brother found dead must have expired on Sunday night; and the opinion is that both found themselves so entirely prostrated after their last debaucte to be unable to rise from their beds 10 procure nQuishment, and thus the poor creatures died The scene was heart-rending and horrible. The deceased were natives of this city, and aged Respectively 4 and 42 years. Their father was revolutionary soldier, and drew pension until his death.-[ Albany Journal.