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Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-12-11

EV The rumor, to which we referred
in our last, relating to an expedition for
the conquest of the Sandwich Islands. is
spoken Of in the following extract
from letter published in the Newark Adj
vcrtser :--
"There has been an expedition fitted
out from here Of some three or four hur-
dred perSons bound for the Sandwich Is
lands, with the Wow Of taking possession
of them. either by suasion or force. 1t is
rumored that the King has on certain terms
agreed to abdicato in favor Of this party,
which has some credence here. and has in
duccd many indeed to join the party. The
"Game Cock" and two other ships sailed
yesterday. with large passenger list for
the islands. Should the expedition be
successful, their fortunes are made, as il ID
as fine spot as lies out 81 DOORS"
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ted that cash was scarce, snd that he must pnf- chase, f he purchased at all, for what he had in his store to pay with. He really wanted the bFeous, and he dd not hesitate 10 say so but the times were hard, aud he had notes 10 psY and he had goods that must be disposed oE Finally he would put hiS goods at cost pnce. for the sake of trading, and would take the whole load of bFooms which the pediar had labored go unsaereNafnily al the other stores 10 dispose of. 4 So. Hald he to the man from Connecticut " unload your broonS, and thea select any articles rom my store. and you shall have them at eest. Tue pedlaT scratched his head. TBefe was an idea thefe, as the sequel shows plainly enough. "fll tell you what ii is," he answered at last. just say them terms for half the ls=d, and cash for sostef half, Pm your man. Flowed cf don't sell ut. ef Connecticut sinks with all her broom stua the next minute.'. The merchant hesItated a moment but finally concluded the chance good one. He should be getting half the brooms for something that would not sell readily, sHd as for the cost price, ii was an easy matter to play gammon In re gard to Il. The bargain was straeks tho heooms were then soon carried in. The cash foR half of them was paid over ''Now what will you have for the remainder of your bill asked the merchant The pedlaF scratched hls head aeain, and this tune most vigorously. He walked the aoor-drumned his fingers ON the head o( . bar rei-whlstled. oy and by his reply eane--siowiy, deliberately: "You Providence feilesS are cute; you sell at cost, pretty mReh all et ye. and make poney--l dou see how 'tlS done. Ii must be that somebody gets the worst Of t. Now, d0n't know hat your goods cost, barrn one article, and ef take any thing else, l may gcf cheated. So, scein' as itwoa't make any odds with you, guess I'll take broomS. l know them like book, and canswcar 10 jest hat you paid for 'em.'
 And so saying, tbe pedlar commenced Feioadink hts erooms, and having snugiy deposled ons-hAlf of his former load, jumped his cart, with reg ular Connecticut grln and while the merchant was
 
 in search of another customer
 PropiAfnes pesf.
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Linch Law in Texas.

\ correspondent Of the San Antonio Western Texan writing from New BrauHielS on the 7th ult., gives the following account of recent case of lyRching al thai place
 An ineideat of rather a SingulaTy serious char scteT took place here on the evening of the 3d inst. i GemaE of the name of Wersdoeier, well known ttIls and The surrounding counties as aR old offender, was shot dead while bound m irons, and in confinement iR our court house. As cns- ton,ary. this WefsdoeIter was consprcuons in the suits tired al our last District Court, and more par hculaTiy la suit brought against hm by the State for stealing horses the Cobolo, the property of NIT. PerTYman. ills guilt seems to have been clearly proved, but iron reasons not easily to be dehned, two oi the jurors disapproved of aw arding any punishment. The eonSeq uenee was, tha, the old offender depredator and thief, was allow ed once more to powl al large. to the infinite dan ger ot the ooianuRlty sasl the indignation of eve rywell meaning citizen. The common brag of this notqrouS dehaeuent al each offence, was that he had'siil plenty Of gold pieces, Accumulated by ms disl4naast pfaeiices, wherewith to win over the eSeTisoass ta his behalf of some petiiogging ana pi'itul lawyer, who would think low enough oi himseH to accept, thereby showing little re- spee' to hunselt or the community ln which he may reside.
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LITTLE ROCK, TUESDAY MORNING,

As was to have been seen by every thinking mind, from the unpunshed icatalogue of crimes which this man has committed, his offences would not stop here. He made an attack for some .rif1ing cause, upon an unprotected woman in the ab- Senoe of her husband, with pistol loaded with cut bar lead, and discharged the contents, which took effect in the head and upper part of the body This done, he absconded. This took place on the "a inst, about twelve miles distant, in the Santa Clara settlement
 On report of this cowardly and unprovoked act having reached this place, general state of excitement ensued, and energetic steps were taken for hls capture. With this intent, the officers, with few citizens, went in search of him and succeeded in bringing him back the evening after the deed was committed. The first stopping place, on arriving, was the smiths shop, where he was secured Tn the most effective manner. He was then conveyed to the court house and there fasen- ed, with a guard of six men around him. The community waved in excitement, and each mind was absorbed in recaptulating the many crimes of winch he had been guilty, and the manner he had escaped all. The want of iai &c., present ed obstacles to keeping him in custody until the next term of the court. No fixed plan seems to have been adopted, but the determined feeling to keep hun fast was unanimous. The streets were noisy with the discussion of this subject until a late hour, when the above-mentined act of the prisoner being shot dead through the window from without, Tn the immediate presence of his guard, caused some re- action on the subject.
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Arithmetic of NAT.

IL IS very difficult to credit, or adequatley con- ceve even, the well -attested statistics of waE.- W hen such philosopher as Dick, or such states ulau as Burke, brings before us his estimate CT the havoc which this custom has made of human life Tn all past time, 1T seems utterly incredible-al- most inconCeiyabe; and still more are we Stagaer- cd by the formidable array of figures employed to denote the total Of money squandered on hu- man botohery.
 Baron Von Reden-perhapS the ablest statisti- elan of the age--tells us in recent work of his that the continent of Europe slonenow has full four millions of men under arms more iaan half its populaison-betweea the age' as twenty and thirty and that the support of these immense preparations for war, together W tn the interest and cost of collection and disbursement on the az gTegate Of lts war debts amounts Ia more than one thousand millions of dollars year Let any man try to form an adequate conception of what IS meant by either of these Sams and he will give up the effort in despair.
 The Baron estimates the war debts now resting on the States of Europe at s7,4IS, GOO, GOO How shall we realize what thIs enormous sum means Shall we eoantl Al the rete of $50 a minute, tea hours every day, for three hundred days m year, il would take more than eight hundred years barely to count the present. war debt of Europe alone
 Let us look for moment al what England wasted for war from the revolution n 1888 to the downfall of Napoleon in 1915. The sum total, besides all that she spent upon her war system in the intervals of peace, Tas SID. i5 D00. .0O0 : and if add the interest uis her debts contracted in that period the grand total will reach nsarl, SiT,000,o 100000! Al seo a minute, for ten hour,
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IT. There was government safe of damaged iIn- plements of war, including about one thousand flint muskets twenty of Halls patent IT. fies a lot of swords, bayonetS, eatride boxes, gun stocks, &c., at the Marine Barracks, Washington City, on the goth instant. The Republic says
 'rhe musketS and rifles were not deemed s1lta- . ble for the public service, and some of them had long been soaking m oil 10 remove the rust which tune had accumulated. However, there was a brisk bidding by the large assemblage, and the guns ,rent of in lots of four hundred, three hundred, seventy five, and less The prices ranged between twenty cents and one dollar each, or an average of forty four cents Swords brought forty seven cents a piece. Two thousand cartridge boxes, forty dollars; bayonets, SevetY cents a hundred seven hundred and fifty gun stocks, two and half cents a piece, and seventy five cents, one hundred and twenty dollars. Among other articles, old brass was sold for eleven and three quarter cents pound"
 !. It is said that large number of old muSketS and tents were purchased by two persons from New York who declined to give their names
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Police Operations in New York.

The chief of Police in New York has presented his annual report 10 the Mayor of that cty. There were seven thousand nme hundred and sixty. SIX arrests during the quarter ending March last be-
 ing three hundred and hfty-six less than during the previous quarter. This decrease in the num- Der of arrests has occurred manly Tn such offen- ceS as assault and battery aud iutoxieation aad dlsor1eriy conduct, while there has been an in crease in the number of arrests for violating cor poration oninance, ofone hundred and fifty seven. For the higher grades of crime, the number of ar rests vary but little from the previous quarter. The whole number of offences committed during the quarter amount to eight hundred and nine, being three hundred and fourteen less than during the previous quarter. Fifteen thousand three hun dred and ninety eight persons were accommodated with lodgings atyarious station houses; five hun dred and sixty eight lost children restored to their parents; one hundred and forty five sick or injured persons aided; ifty-one rescued from dfow ming; fiftytwo fires extingaished; two hundred and fifty one stores and dwellings found open; two hundred and seyeaty y=tgo cattle, and one hundred and one horses found astfay and restored to their owners nine thousand &se hundred and sixty y-lour dollars aaG eighty egh, cents taken from lodgers and drunk
 en persons and returned to them again. A ryel police to protect property along the wharves, IS again recomne nded.
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connectieut Foreyer.

We have story to teli, and must tell it---aad must tell 1t m way. The reader will please not bother us with any questions.
 "A few days ago, 8 Connecticut broom pedler
 a shrewa chap, from evef amongst the steady habits, and wooden clocks and scho0lIaasiers and other fxings, drove through our streets heavily laden with corn hTeoms. He had called al several storss ad offered his load, or ever so small DOT
 ton of IL; but when he told taem that he wanted cash, and nothing else, in payment they had uni forfniy gwen him to uhdetstaR9 that they had got brooms enough, and thai he mght go furshsr. At length he drove up 10 large whoiesaIe establish. meat. on the West side. and not far from the Bridge, and once more offered hts ..waIes s'-- !. We'll" sad the merchant. :" I want the broons badly enough, but what will you take in pay l'' fhas was poser. The pcdlar was aching to get nd of his broonE, hut he would sooner sell sin gle broom for cash than the whole load fof any other aTticle-especally an article ytich he could not as readily dispose of as he could bfoums Al ter moments hesitation therefore he seIewed his courage to the sticking point- req nired some courage after having lost the chance of selling his load half dozea times py similar an. swer, }--and frankly told the meiehant that he must have cash. Of course the mefchani proses-
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An Interesting story.

'Shon, mine Shon,' sad worthy German father to his hopeful her of ten years, whom he had over- heard using profane language. 'Saon. mine shon, come here. and fill dell you ion little stories Now, mine shon, shall it be drue shtory or a make believer
 Oh. true story of course " answered John
 Ferry fell den. Tere vas vonce goot nice odt shentleman, (Shoost like me- sndt had tam tirty fiddle boy (shoost like you.} Andt von day he heard him swearing, like young hllain as he vos. So he vent to the winkle (eorner) andt dook out a cowhide shoost as am toing now, and he dook der trty fiddle black guard by de colar (dis way, you see,) and valloped him shoost zol Andt den mine tear Shon, he pull his ears dis way and deli him to go mtout supper, shooSt you will to, dis efenng.'
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some Carolina gentlemen who have visited 1t two hundred dollars to the acre.
 Mobly's pond is no longer an eyesore, bu Pygnalion's clay metamorphosed into beautiful woman. It throws out its wealth from centre tC clrcumerenee, yielding materials for building and fencing, pasture for cattle, hay fuT work hotses and corn and cotton which would not disgrace the banks of the Mississippi.
 " Has your humble servant accomplished any. thngtin the premises worthy of your time and trouble in wading through this letter . Is fl no, something to introduce health where previous ly malignant levers prevailed7 If St. Patrick became a saint for baniShing snakes from Ire land, and Hercules deBi god for cleansing the Augean stables and diving wild beasts from the mountains of Lybis, may not your humble servant take little comfort to himself for roofing out one of the strongholds of pestlcnce, and con. verting vast quagmire into fruitful field!
 w. W. STARKE.
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The Progress of Bloomerism.

The Boston Transcript says that Bloomerism in all the fssge cities is uphill work. In this city on Saturday evening last, one appeared in the dress circle ofthe WalnutSt. Theatre. and really pret- ty, modest looking lady she was too. Ladies, [" says the Transcript who have been accustomed to lead in the fashions do not conference.-the thing at all. In fact | IS a dead failure" And agains
 ' 'Bloomerisln. we believe has reached its cul- mnatIng point in Boston. There were but two or three Bloomers" seen in the streets yesterday, and those were girls in their low teens, for whom tue costume IS woii vnough but It requires more than ordinary courage for woman fat, fan and forty" to attempt to force the fashion,
 Another Boston paper describes the following "Outrage on Bloomerism."
 " Between and 8 o'clock last evening two young ladies while passing down Hanover street n 'BlooIner costume were outrageouSiy insulted by gang ofrowdies who jostIed them off the sidewalk and in other ways inSalted and annoyed them The Bloomers were finally obliged to take refuge Tn house Such was the excitement and the in- teres felt by citizens Tn behalf Of the ladies' thai the police were looked after, but none could bt found in the vicinity os the oairage.'
 The Evening Journal of the same city IS straighi out in favor of the new fashion, and even coyet; the honor of giving II a classical name. The edi. tor wants the new dress to be called '' The Camil la costume;" after that celebrated Volscian queen who, educated m the woods, accustomed 10 hunt Ing, tue leaacF Oi an army agalnSt EneaS, was st fleet of foot that she could fly over field of corr without bending the blade and over the sea with. out wetting her feet.
 We must confess we do not perceive the appo sitenesS Of this appellation. q It would be Iaor gerrnane to the matter" if our women were expec ted to run foot races, carry over sea expresses or lead armies, which they could doubtless do bet ter in Boomers than in petticoats. But we hat better leave these departments of business W, think, to " American Deer" Harnden x Co, an, Gen. Scott. Leastways that IS our opinion," a "the Ripper" would say.
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Anecdote of Andrew Jackson.

4 particular friend has just told us an anecdote of the hero of New Orleans, which, we think is hard to beat; and, which We are quite certain has never appeared in print. Unwilling that so excel lent an anecdote should be left untold, we have concluded to tell it oursef-so here goes: Just after Martin Van Buren was elected PreSi- dent, an elderly gentleman in Tennessee thought that he would apply to the President for office provided that he could get a recommendation from Gen. Jackson. So with this idea he approached the Hermitage. On his arrival he found the Old Hero quietly rocking himself to and fro in his old arm char devoutly reading chapter in the New Testament for it must be bourn in mind that aJout thS tune, the General was ln good standing with the Presbyterian church.
 Good morning, General ? said the visitor, as he advanced towards the chair.
 Good mornngr repeated the General, as he ex- tended his hand to the visitor, take a seat if you please
 Well, General, am about to apply to the Presi- dent for an office, so l thought would come to you and get you 10 give me a recommendation
 can give you the letter. says the General, but whether Il will do you any good or not l cannot tell for you know that when person once gets out of office his inhunence IS pretty apt to go too how eyer, have done great deai fer MT. Van Buren, and perhaps he may be grateful enough to recol- lect it,
 The general wrote him he letter: and proceed ed to lecture hlm npon tlle vanity of all earthly desires he told hun that he was getting old and that he ought to begin to make arrangements fol the world to come--to leave of meddlng with paIty--to fosglve hiS enemies, and to exercise charity and good will to all mankind The gentleman told hm that he had often thought of these things. and resoverfor the future to act more in accordance with the Christian religion. We'll GeneraI,' sad the gentleman, taking his hal to depart, I am much obliged to you for your f,.tsa I.ll I better be starting; the Governor has promised to give me a letteI--
 Governor lnho interrupted the General.
 'Goyernor Bea Z replied the gentleman. Governor BELL 7 thundered the old General as he rose up from hiS chair; By Cd sir. BELL fooled me once, aud let tell you, sir, that if he was smart enough to- fool me, such meH as yOu hage so business iriA hn.'
 This was a settier-the applicant for office left, b1tziidut go neal Gov. Bells premises.
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HE BAN N K R TUESDAY MORNING, JULY Is.

DEAR SIR - Before had an opponent pub lished my first series of appointments. Our con test which I am most happy to say is marked by freedom from all personality and unkndness, warns as il progresses My appointments. I share equally with my opponent and have left it with hlm to make such other as he may think proper. He has very politely consulted me on his lIst and have approved and united with him in giving them to the public. Will you do me the kindness to give them all publicity possible, that we may have full hearing, and request the same kindness of all other Publishers
 Yours truly,
 R. W. JOHNSON
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From the Loaisrilie Journal. 1
 MOVEMENTS.
BY JOHN !. l.. souLE

BY JOHN I. l.. soULE. Not in cemeteries only
 Are the records of the dead; All around on hearth-stones lonely May thelr epltaphs De read. Every household showeth traces Sacred to departed love; And each band of kindred faces Hath an absent one above. Not heart but hath some corner Darkened by the cypress shade, Where affection sits, a mourner,
 By the waste that death hath made. Not an eye but frequent turneth Upward to the jeweled sky, To some flashing gem, that burneth With newborn brilliancy. Polishe,I slabs and granite solemn May heroic deeds enroll; But the only during column
 Rises, quarued from the soul From the soul, where fondly finger Shadows of the lovely flown; Where no SaerllegiouS finger
 StainS the monumental stone. Marble words alone can never
 Immortality impart; -D%, But loves record lives for ever Deeply Sculptured on the heart. Let no impious Te Deum
 Celebrate the spirits praise Nor the chiseled mauSoleum
 With it's lapidary lays. Love shall claim the holy duty,
 Watching with her angel tread; Tinging with immortal beauty
 All the relics of the dead. Terre Haute, June l2, 1851.
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JOB PRINTING

The proprietor of the Arkansas Banner. re- spectfuy informs the public. that ne is prepared to execute every description of JoH WORK, with neat ness and dispatch and a ioo rates as any office In the State-sach as
 Books, Pamphlets, Hand Bills, Steamb pat
 Bills. Posters, Bills of Lading, Bill
 Heads, Horse Bills, Labels,
 cards. Receipts. &c.
 Also constantly Oa hand, Blank Notes. Clerks. SheriT's. JuStice's and COnstable's Blanks of every kind, Blank Deeds of com yeyance. &c, winch will be sold cheap for Cash or city acceptance, and will he sent oy mail to any part of the state, if required.
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A Hu,band,s Reyenge.

The Cleveland Plaindealer says:-A well known citizen of Lucas county retuTned few days age from California, where he had been spending the past three years. Conceive, if you can, his aston ishment when he found that l.tte stranger scarce ly six weeks old, had been added to his household He was transported with rage at this stain upon his honor; he saw all hls fond hopes of domestic comfort dashed to the ground, and immediately sci himself about the work of vengeance He learned the name of hIS wife's seducer. who had seereted himself on hearing of the husbands arrival. He hunted after him for several days, and at last fer reted him out and shot him down like a dog. The wounded man Is not expected to recover
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in day, or scs.00o day, and 300 days in year. it would require more than ,57t years to ceaa, il all Add an average of Ss0. GOO 00o year for the current expense of her war establishment since 1915, an aggregate of s2, 800 100000 in. these thirty years, and we have sum total of nearly tsosnts tSomsand millions! No wonder that the Old Worldi is Feellng and staggering under the bur den Of such enormous expenditures fJr war pur poses.
 Twenty thousand millions Of dollars, 1t IS nearly thirty times as much as all the coin now supposed to be in the world; and if the s200 000, 900 ,010 were all in silver dollars, and placed in rows. they would belt the globe more than I60 times
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Family Flour. Nc., Nc.

ST feee,ved, lot of merchandise direct iron ' Cincinnati, per steamers Leila No. ?, anu Trustee,
 65 barrels Flour;
 6 casks Bacon;
 " CanvasSed Hams; ln boxes Star Candles; 10 Painted Buckets;
 barrels Dried Apples;
 boxes Tobacco;
 bags Cotton Yarn. aat iol sale by Al. HUTT. Main street. tlg $, 1851. 3s-
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TERMS TOR ADVERTlSIN(k

Advertisements win he inserted At the uAul rates of the other papers in this eitytAat is. sl q square for the arss insertion. and Afsy cents square for each additional publication. Aheefal discount will be made to these who advertise by the year.
 rr PoStmassefs sre authorized to act ss cur agents. and will retain 10 per cent. of all money received and transmitted so as fSf papufx and ad- seEtisemeniS