Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-02-11
JlINilJS SMITH.
From fhe " q. DELTA.
PANIC. STRICKEN NI.AAV

sneh queer cnpers as wa, cut mp In the cour. rooms
iown. nn saturday; would make ihe "eternal fortune"
of any merry Andrew who could have seen and cond
mimic the OF The grave mud learned personaees
who went through The laoehable Ia rolta Why reader.
were our councillors bagged and g,wned aud Judges
wtgod as Ia their wont In anoiher land and were Tho
august presence "l baize and silk and hosehs
nand downcas, eyes, ard The hum of hind be-
Lone majesty Itself. yon would have laughed a horse
laugh
The Cathedral tower fell. Il must he avowe,l ID made
some noise. aud ratified" "snmnni' everything about
To tell The truth, matters noke1 and tet very like
earthquake. If, leasi. the house was about
10 acknowledge the force nj gIavailn, aud brick and
mortar were contemplating n descent 10 earth Tho
Flrsl District Court. "the of evil doers." in
an instant scattered In every quarter. An ernined giant
Abandoned tho bench. and at step nj ha dnor be-
stridng and knocking as he advanced world Of
Jimnniee Lawyers. ''in hot haste.o pnjeciej them.
selves through panes Of glass; and peked themselves in
window sashes heyon ~ hope Of self extricalion.
Shens arresed who stood IN the OF their
escope aud clients pisone,s and witnesses Gowed at
their heels In hls way every court room In the build
ing was enpiicd, aud while at peace until
they had reached hs opposite side Of ST. Ann street.
many did not stop their fight until they had placed
squares bel ween themselves and the tremhqg hansa
ha,e.ta,. t,o.o,e, ~ neiaie now taken ticket
tho lottery fr the Recordershlp Of the Second MUM
cipeIiy desccndn the siafsan aganzng step ut limo
and expressing abdominal pain IN ptocnh sonnas having
received shut from of his clients with sugar Loaf
head who in instant expectation o The rooi ,l'ing on MN
advanced with his body nj tight angle win his legs,
aud his hand. his eyes shut from them tho horor
that WAS impending, ,.
Another who has aspred TO represent the ancient lhid
in assembled wisdom Of the pnessinn, and who IN tho
race had enfnrd by sad experience the folly II atempt-
no L, keep hs pependcnll era"led on all iours across
St Ann street through mud and gutter water and h'fd
leihorc gentleman, with long lsxen hair who not
wths,andlng pngiltslic petels'nns was 'eeo "
= roent arm might be on the fiat o his back win
leach particular hair standing on end screaming au
sn,s of horrors and he unable T., rlse kicking
like m unruy baby We connerd the calmness ot tha
.bbolk. keeper of tho parish prison as worthy OF 'nia
ton On MI such occasions lie WAS sitting IN The Jury
hox near 1hc window fronting the Placed .frmes and
ooirly made his exit hroneh IT, The attorney general
having partially recovered from his consefna"n 'ow-
ed IN, colao. But alas they caged trey were
sill beneath tho ro,f Of le huge pe that t'plng
on hrir he i'd. aud irun railing Eight or len ee igh
barred further nuht The colonel went al clmte; mo
A G. li,d his hand at that Too. An interesting u'al
of syllity fblowed The A. q had the advantage ot
eys 10 ihe exleut of "abu tret. hui he spped MS
bod while The cuanrl enacons. held his grIp ana
wnrk couple Of minutes and had vet grasped the
Ton when they came to the conclusion life was not worth
ch toll and dfopped.
The danger was over the house did not fall. See
the penilenl RETURN Some hnst Of their presence OF
mind n n few, hp the first 10 ny the bni'ang'
err, hey were not afraid for moment. but many non
e4ly and bravey Acknowledged they did nn for It
The man whn is nsensble IN ieIr is an IDIOT fon may
thank Gd gentlemen, lie gave you the Wit 10 run wnen
Won thought huuse Coming down on your heaos.
Repennr Expenses ia ls45 and le49-ihe Secre.
ta,y or e Treasury and the Collector o The port Oh
New York have. among other things been crnsniea ''
,mho,,zipp and ncnIrng unusual expense IN The col
leton Of the revenue That there Is little ground or
cpnsure in this matter appears from the following au-