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Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-05-06
MnNpAy, Nay 3.
SENATE.

cE.NA ! II
TIN, Hill from tie House. anlhorsing
the Governor 10 i>sucarins tnihc Richmond
Light goons--and the tall aulhorsing
40 exchange Of nrtns fnr The Virginia Ger.
r.au Rifles, were srvrrIly taken up and
lad ou lir liable, tsnpnn-eJ TO be u final
oi-pooitror Of i ose Iill)
A report VAS mad, declaring i, incxpr-
dent In pass liquor law similar toi the Il.
lnor Ian recently passed b. tie Legisla-
turr OF Maiur
The following House bills were passed;
A Ilil, Hmcudin. Tie 2nd Nctf Ion ~
chapter 10 Of the Co-c-Concctn'ng re-
MAID, for killing pauihcrs aud other noxi
Oh, an.ra.. -AuIholi,lng the County
ri SuIy Ia make sale OF the Sua bonse
standing on The pubic !ot Of sud county
Incorporating the Fram,rle lu-tilurc---
Aurho 'sius the County Court Of Orange
4, cell the cenrI house lpt--lncorporallng
Vie Wesley al Ma.e Collegiate Institute, ia
liarri>onIurg--A tic Senate iiil c--
tnbli,hing the Duane ock the Pungotc"guu
Fee School. il Acrom,c.
A bill. defining ~hat shall constitute
~ III
1870 '".
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Of justice were made: Against the cxpe-
dirncy Of changing the law for tie punish
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d'"hS ahn executors IN cer'"ih '"ses' 10 ~
VIZ i"ha' ~ ahe'r n"nuS - S"o'' /" We
pune STOCK Oh ','e 'o'a'e ~ '"Ii''aI ~.
g"'hs' granting ihc prayer o. 'ohn MAN
cog NM hNefs i"f 'hn. passage o. y"
a"'""r'.iog me appointment o' Pf"ecsS'o'F
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:, re'''i''''on was rer'''e' rom '"e
, :, P'"'''fR ''f j M coi'"i'.'e -, !"
'nr'l 'onl.clurni eSiin'a'e Tor "a" "'i''
me senate 'f''e'' ing 'ha sevff'' ""'''s
mus eh'Pse hriofe ne iDaabie ff"fr''J
81 ne S'hfe can re lisicd and reported -
me LesisiainIe; and That an adjourned
session Mi lac necessary unlrss TAX bi'i
'an h"pa-srd npon such an estimate.
M i""he offered substitute Tor no
resolution 81 me senate proposing C"Hi-
ni'iee en- ~ SUBJECT. VIM INSTRUCTIONS 10
prepare mud report forthwith TAX PM. IN
accordance with The principles 81 thc Con
siitntIon. npon me Nrsi estimates "Hhim
HER reach: and also To h.1uie mo ana
report The iinr amount OF ne "e'ua' m
hr'icdhcsH oi me state "hicn must r
provided l"r hy lie present session oil the
General Assembly ft
Upon motion 81 Mr. Leake' Inc rcsoln-
ii"n and Substitute we're land on 'hr table.
viii The understanding that he would call
TOR c"nsldrraii"n "i he SUBJECT io-inor'
re-" tfhnr-daI.} SAL
III" El!""'B bis were passed IN he
Hume IA day
a h'i Incorporating The Pointer Fork
Mining Company. FIR mining in Saotisyl-
e",Tr""d a, 'crni e""nilee.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-05-06
yIessrs. Cass and Gou2sas.

The Fredericksburg Herald asks few
lgln questions with respec. 10 the course
Of these gentlemen on the Fugitive Slave
bill.
when the question was asked in Con
srcss Why Senator Dongias did not vote
for that provision of the Compromise
the Fugitive Slave Law-Mr. Richardson.
of lihncis, one Of Douglass particular
friends, answered. by saying. that he was
prevented from being present in the Uni
red STATES Senate through sickness. Tw o
week. artery AIDS Mr. Douglas himself de
tlarrd that he WAS in New York at the
time The vote was taken. lin New York
did Senator d. go there 10 avoid the vote
Which version is correct-or who can
harmonize the conflicting statements
Did Senator Douglas dodge the respon-
sbiIiy until he saw show the cal
Jumped ?"-wheiher it ould be "A polit
ic move 10 sustain or oppose the Compro-
mise Measures
But tbs Is not all. Let the Democratic
Press tell US VIII, Senator Cass did not
vote for the rugiiive Slave Law. Mr. Cas-
MAS neither IL New nrh nor prevented
~ sickness. Mr. Cass Was there. on The
floor of the United States S nate. when the
vote VAS taken. hui he never evcu 50
much as said il " ord, " hen The Cl,rk cal
led Lewis Cass" The "muis e and CON
fusion" as not so great that this vince
could not have been heard, bat yet he fail
ed to vote for this bill.
Herr then, gentlemen, are Two Of ynnr
prominent candidates, both Of " HON had
an opportunity to vote for this prcniar
measure, yet the one held lis peace and
the other ahsentrd himself! Either OF
these gentlemen lou VII surpnrt for tho
Presidency. and yet Meth, of hem exert
ed themselves for The Compromise " hills,
the man yon decry the londest, General
Scott, as their " arm advocate then. and
has never. 10 this day, made a recantaiion
! Ii he has, ~ oducr it,
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-05-06

UMB Ele AND COAL YARD
LIZ i he subscriber having established uh the Ca
nal a large and convenient Lumber and Coal Yard.
secure From all deprrda.ion- ly high and strung
cercc. With Bal rsacs extending srnls the wharf
into tbs gard tor the convenience ab oadiRS and IN
loading buat> soIicits causisnments of Ell .iessiip
tians of Building Lnu,ber. Box Plank. &c span the
usual terms.
Having been for years agent Tor the sale os
Coat | am prepared Ia farnish Crate Coal Smiths
Ceal and large Lamn snfhracite eeul for Fcun-
drcs, at RislEuend prices and- messurs al,ut, ID.
frcigL's aud tells On Ihs Cunal added s.r sisieh
solicit erseia
ap a. iaif SEosiAs 4 HRaSsFuEp.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-05-06

Inference. 70 do
The other ROME proposed j. from Jones
bore, by Tie Wataugn and the CataN ba
Valleys.
From, Jonestorn to ChatIeston 300 niles
Do do to Richmond 356 do
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-05-06


ronrcaieacrs Of aeceSs and facilities for ac-
communication, we have the decided supe-
riority ever oar friends M Pii>yl, ANA
Why then. shall we no, have tie COURT
Has any good reason been assigned against
iii 1 most respectfully think NOS.
Tn. gentleman has sail. that re- great
commercial town is 1T place ior the TO-
cation ot a court. Well. SIR. that may ic
true. and YET Lyachiurg may h. ';ti'
place" We DO not pretend 20 ne regard
.d as "a grest commercial town and /
think. with tie indications of the gentle
mans appreciation of us. ii. at another
time, lie wers called on 10 designate the
great commercial tow rs OF the Common
wealth. Lynchbnrg would not he found. in
lis enumeration. The geniisiran : Up
posed "npau principle" to such locations
ss Ls Achbnrs-ln iitge commercial towns
--and yet. in. his character Of legislator, he
has vo,cd for The location Of disfrie; court
at Petersburg. really -eommercIl city
mol SCI ncnr the geographical centre rs is
sorne either point ~ the disiriel-certIlnsy
no, so neaI that centre as Is LVuchburg In
our dist,let. The coaduer ct The business
I..these couris viii ,irrend. as in all other
courts, mainly on the judges. They have
the matter in charge. aad itIhcy aud their
bar Will not work in town. they would
ut woik in The eoun;ry.. Men " no arr,
Hing To lahnur. cnn do so in TOW II as " I'll
as IN the country. if they are furnished
With a.! necessary coasca;enses foy fhe dis
TatsA Of basiacss.
Tic gentleman has referred q the man
n,r in which hush ess " as dnne at Lynch
burg in The oil chanrery court. held by
Chancellor Taylor. That Time is beyond
nv pcrsnn1l memory Of such MATHIS
Bat really was unable to see the eonnre
tivn beta cen his argument and the point
Ac desired To establish by il. IT Chancel-
los Tsylor, twenty two Years ago, did not
pr"prrly dispatch ilrebusimcss Of his cour1.
in tie name Of lusiirc and reason, IS thar
any .resmcnt against l,'ca'in. district
ssurs at Lyneltbnrg Hoirf Surely the
h"use he sui in. The people who itnesscd
his proceedings. did not affect his legal
opinions or his judicial a, tion IN any way.
II hat the gentleman has said be correct
It might have been a reason for the rcmo-
val Of the judge, bar certainly none for
shsasiny the ,hratre ofhis action. pro-
- sgsiass the Introduction al such mat
- = tki.beIsss The -H5lls., 10 af.ss shv.s
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-05-27
Three Cheers for Iowa.

-~ Iowa is (as, surmounting the difficult
ties under which she has labored. She
is fas. increasing in importance, wealth,
and distinction. Yet she, in common
with other parts of the world, has mon
ster disease to contend with such az,
Rheumatism, spinal complaint, frozen
feet, Eryspelas, Salt rheum Sore throat,
Old sore cuts, burns, Strains, Bruises,
Tooth ache. &c. But she has the adj
vantage, in having within her limits
medicine which has absolute power O.
yer these diseases namely: j, l.. Curtis
Mamaluke Liniment. The victims of
these diseases will reap rich reward by
the use of it, We would also call the
attention of those suffering with Bilious.
Remittent and lntermitten, Feyers, Cos
tiveness, Dyspepsia. or any arrangement
OF the Liver to Gillmore's Celebrated
Anii-Billious Pills as being certain Of
giving relief. See advertisement in an
other column. a Elk
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-05-27
NO. xxx.
San francisco.

The following extract from letter
from Mr.. Crockett, editor of that sterling
Wing sheet, the ST. Louis Intelligencer,
dated at San Francisco, April Sd, 1852,
will give our readers his first impressions
of that new born city.
The wharves here are built out on
piles an immense distance, some Of them
perhaps half a mile, into the bay. These
were packed and damned with masses OF
people in all directions, whilst mingled
with the crowd IN the greatest possible
confusion, were carriages and hacks,
drays, carts and vehicles Of every form.
After the steamer was made fast TO the
wharf, the crowd continued so dense,
that | was wholly unable TO get ashore
for more than an hour. When at last I
forced my way through them and set out
Tor the hotel, my amazement increased
at every step, as traversed the long aud
busy streets. tho't had Witnessed al
New Orleans and ST. Louis, as great ac-
tivity in business as could be seen in any
american city. But write only the So
Der truth, when state, that neither OF
these cities presents any such scenes of
extraordinary activity and hustle, as are
daily to be witnessed in the streets of
San Francisco. Indeed after all the
glowing and apparently highly colored
accounts that we have heard and read of
this city, the people on the Atlantic side
have not formed the most remote coacep-
ton of the true state of affairs here
Knowing that San Francisco, only four
years ago, was a little Mexican village
containing dozen or two of houses, and
that since it began to assume some i'm
portance, it has been four or five times
burnt down, il cannot be realized by per-
sons at distance that 1t is in truth a
great city, with thirty or forty thousand
inhabitants, with numerous long and well
built streets, with large ware. houses fill
ed with immense stocks of merchandise
with great number of handsome and
costly dwellings--wi,hs spacious and well
kept hotels, with several handsome thea
tres, with well arranged and well sup
piled market houses; and in short, with
all that makes up in detail the business
and commerce Of a great and populous
city. And yet incredible as all this may
seem, i, is literally true. Blu. mus, de-
Ter further accoun. Of this modern mar
vel until have seen more of it. Before
the next steamer sails / will have been
here long enough TO enable me to enter
into some details. which think cannot
but prove of interest to the readers of
the ln,elligencer. ' f.. 7@a
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-05-27
OH DEMOCRACy.
New COunterfeitS.
ST.. Louis, May II 1859.


Messrs. EDITORS; Messrs. Woods,
Chrisiy 81 Co. have jus. shown US a
counterfeit ten dollar note on the South
ern Bank of Kentucky, which is the frs,
counterfeit we have seen on this inslitu.
lion. We append description,
which is at your pleasure. -.
los, letter d, dated Russelville, Jan L,
1851; yig., reclining female, with agri.
cultural implements, &C.; | o in large dies
on each upper corner, and a female por-
trait between the signatures; filling up and
engraving miserably executed; the eyes
much blurred and indis,inct.
We were also shown the following
counterfeit on the State Bank of Indiana:
los, letter A a; Wig female, sheaf OF
wheat, screw, hammer, &C.; small steam
car in The distance: medallion head on
the left vignetle; TEN on the left end;
10 and railroad cars on the right end;
shipping, anchor, merchandise, &C., be-
tween the signatures; payable at Lafa-
yeite TO J. S Hanna; Cyrus Ball, Cashier,
and j. Morrison, President: dated Jan. Z,
1851; a dangerous counterfeit, and calcu-
lated TO deceive. Refuse all notes of
this description, as the bank has no plate
like it. Respectfully.
PRESBURY e. co.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-05-27

MELANCHOLY EvENT.-Rev. W.n. A.
Thompson, pastor of the Congregations
al Church at Port Byron, was drowned
in Meredosia slough, near Albany, on
Monday The Sd inst. He had preached
at Albany on the day preceding, and
was on his way home when the acciden,
occurred. s@
tits supposed tina. he took a canoe 10
cross the slough in search of ferrvman,
andahat on approaching the channel, he
~hund it hazardous TO proceed further,
and impossible TO return against the
wind, and that, tying the canoe to a tree,
he was drowned in attempting to wade
to the shore. At the last accounts his
body had not been found.-Galeaa I'D.
Uertiser. -
Until within little more than a year
ago, Mr.. Thompson, was settled over
the Congregational Church at Fairfield,
Jefferson county, in this State, ard his
friends there and in this region will be
panied to hear of this sudden and mel
ancholy termination of his earthly la
bors.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-05-27

II Accounts from our emigrants are
favorable SO far. Tolman and some
others had reached the Missouri; proba-
bly, most have reached that point before
this. DR.. Coffin had lost one of his best
horses. We hear of no detention, ex.
cept c. G. Saylor, who was laying by a,
Fl. Des Moines, on account of sickness of
his wife and child.
The head of the Emigrating column
has been heard from at Fort Kearney, in
the later part of March; some tour or five
hundred wagons were met the first day;
the grass was good, and the general
health, spirits. and prospects of the 6oys
highly encouraging.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-05-27
Tragedy.

A most terrible tragedy took place at
Covington, Ia, on Friday last, between
Capt. John, II. Duncan and Hon. T.. A.
flanagan. The following particulars
are from the Terre Haute Courier
Capt. Duncan has since died of the
wound he received. He was an officer
during the Mexican War, command
ing company he raised in Lancaster,
Ohio. We have heard him well spoken
of as man and citizen. AT the latest
accounts no legal proceedings had been
taken towards MIR. Hannegan. The
Coyington Friend of Saturday makes
the following statement: as aaHg aaa
1T becomes our painful duty to re-
cord most unfortunate and melancholy
affair that occurred here on yesterday a.
bout 8 o'clock, An II appears from all
we have been able TO learn, that Capt.
Duncan and Hon. T.. A. flanagan, who
are brothers in law, and who have lived
on the kindest possible terms, Captain
Duncan boarding with Mr.. flanagan
for the last two years had been the day
and evening before, INDUCING rather free
-ly in the use ofliuuor. On the morning
oflhe sad occurrence. Capt Duncan went
up stairs to Mr.. Hannegan's room, and
an alteration ensued between the par
ties-when Capt. Duncangave Mr.. Han
negan slap in the face; Mr. flanagan,
upon the indignity he felt, and the i'm
pulse of The moment, struck Capt. Dun
can with knife in the lower part Of the
stomach, inflicting a severe and what, is
thought a dangerous wound. ga
Mr.. Hannegan, recovering from his
passions. aroused by the supposed indig-
nifty, suffers the most excruciating tor
lures in the reflection that he has perhaps,
struck down as kind a friend as he has
on earth. sa5 z..r a-sa. -n,...r.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-05-27
- ARRIVAL OF THE
ILLIN DIS.
NEW YoRK. Nav ls.


The Illinois, with the California mail,
go passengers, and 1852, 200 on
freight, and $250,000 in the hands of
passengers, arrived early this morning.
She left Aspinwall on the 9th. Havana
dates are TO the l3th.
~ The Sierra Nevada and Eldorado sail
ed from Aspinwall on the 9th, for New
York. .u-.
The Panama railroad will be opened
within five miles of Gorgona in May.
The rainy season had not set in 1T the
Islhmus. - & s.s r. b.
The Northerner sailed from San Fran
cisco on the 18th. .rr .f..ss
The Golden Gate was a, Panama, and
was prepared to leave with the passen-
gers and mails, from Aspinwall at one
hours notice. " ts #@" "' .."..
A piece of gold, weighing 900 ounces,
was found near Sonora. aHa ~
Accounts from the Society Islands,
state that the revolt was then progress
ing, and Queen Pomare bad applied TO
the English, American and French Au-
thOrities for protection against her rebel
lious subjects. They decline.
The fugitive slave bill passed both
branches of the Legislature. ... O., .sr
A bill giving the State printing to the
lowest bidder has passed the Senate.
The -four inspection bill was revived
in the Senate, and referred to a select
committee. @ ".
There is marked improvement, in
business Throughout, the State. ..L-
Two men charged with theft, were taxi
en- from the authorities os Colma, by the
mob, and hanged. 2a
Papers contain notices of several 9TH
er cases OF violence. .sa-..-F
The weather at San Francisco was ex-
trcmely hot. a s..a 70
The Democrats hold State Conven-
ton at Benicia, on the Goth July, to NOM
mate Presidential electors. .-..r
General Anderson, formerly of Tenn,
is appointed to the vacant seat in the
Supreme Court. .s ...sg r.a....r..-.l..,
The clipper Invincible, at San Fran.
cisco from New York, made the passage
from Rio in GIL days: sailed 400 miles in
one day. ,....,....
Nelson and Murray, after examining
the coast of Choco and Darien for treas
ures, and also investigating the canal
project across the Isthmus, under the d.
rection of the New York company, ar
rived a, Panama; they report unfavor-
able relative to the mining prospects, but
think the canal feasible. "a
Eleven hundred Chinese emigran,s
landed at San Francisco in the last fort
night. a8 Is sa.a,s
A telegraph is about being built from
San Francisco to Marysville. -.8.f~..
Fine clothing had advanced from 10
TO 20 per cent, beef and pork had ad-
vanced. money market active, and all Sc
curities had advanced; gold dust III ex-
change on New York 4 per cert premi-
-uul. Faa ~ # srN..f .,..... ga.
Markets at Panama-.Flour, $40;
lumber $40; beef and pork SIS; tar and
rosin So; lurpentine soc. f a.. a...a ,...
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-05-27
70 Our neighbor of the Repu5Hc,

70 Our neighbor of the Republic, is
not the most amiable man in the world,
it must be confessed, but not half SO
dangerous as he may at times seem 10
be. We shall use our influence over
him TO keep him as cool as possible du-
ring the canvass, but cannot hope TO sue
coed in every instance. He ought moi,
TO be provoked under any circumstances;
if he is VIC won't answer for the conse-
quences. Ii may be as well here to
state that our neighbor has his weak
points, among Which the principal
is, morbid dislike to Independents;
especially Democratic Independents, and
most especially of Democratic Indepen-
dents of COMPETING Township. A bare
allusion to the "Democrat of Compe-
tine" is sure to make him boil over, as
he did in his paper some weeks ago, in
the following terrible manner. We
have waited this long 10 learn the effect
upon the "Democra. of COMPETING"
who by the way is one Of the leading
Democrats in the county, fearing the
worst; but we ale happy TO learn tina,
the "Democra, of COMPETING" survives.
But TO the extract:
"We suppose the citizens OF Ouumwa
will be Pleased to meet all the citizens OF
Compe.ine at the mass meeting on the
9th inst, with one single exception,
that is the one who has been braying in
the columns of The Courier under an as
sumed name. We suppose he could be
of no manner of use either in the meet.
ing or in the private houses Of our citi-
zens. A stall in some stable in some
remote place along side of some of his
long cared brethren would suit him much
better" "
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-05-27
TMr. E. A. Hapnepap. who recent.

~ Mr.. E. A. flanagan, who recent
ly killed his brother-in-law, in Indiana,
has been admitted to bail in the sum OF
$500. The deceased, Capt. Duncan,
was the only brother OF Mrs. Hannegan,
and lived in the family. When interro-
gated as TO the cause of the difficulty be.
tween himself and Mr.. Hannegan, his
answer invariably was. '.noihing." I'll
was nothing" and said he was to blame,
&c. At his own request he was taken
in charge of the Masonic Fraternity, OF
which he and Mr.. Hannegan were both
members, and was buried with the hon.
ors of that Order, l3.es8 sg alrss (
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-05-27
The River Improvement.

The last Dispatch intimates that
somebody has got on the track of an
other lean, for our River Improvement!
About half million of dollars is the a.
mount which it is expected will soon be
loaned TO the State TO prosecute this i'm.
por,ant work. The particulars have not
been received as yet at Keokuk,-the
negotiation probably has moi yet assumed
SO definite a shape as TO justify the Dis
patch, and other friends of this work in
that region TO give the particulars to the
public. We hope, however, that as
Keokuk is the point at which every
thing designed for the Desmoines Valley
first arrives, they will give us all the in
formation they receive on this subject
promptly. The Commissioner, who re-
sides there, and is now absent We learn,
prospecting among the Brokers at the
East, will be very apt, as he did on a
former occasion. TO telegraph the Dis
patch, when he strikes another lead; if
so lie, il be sent along the line as speedi-
ly as possible. 1t would be well per-
haps to send somebody up the Valley
again to examine the work. The pres
ent season has been comparatively dry,
and il will be easy 10 find all the dams.
The travelling also will be fine. We
are inclined to think on tho whole that
the effect Of flying visit before long
would be favorable; the sight of another
man Of large means, heavy contractor
with his "pocket full of rocks" would
be very likely to give rise to many pleas
ing and profitable reflections in the minds
Of the people.