Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-12-22

with another prisoner. named Joaes. e,tenpt
ed their eseape on the m ,rning ofthe ls,h
bout 10 o'clock.
The 3. Dispatch gives lhe following rage
particulars;
Rolf. Taylor and Geo Williams, keePer Of
he jail. went into Sadlers crIi 10 serve hreak
fast to the prisoners when Ssdler and Jones
rushed cut and locked them in While on Their
way OUT. they were met by Dir. Joel Slurdi
want. who ordered them to stop, when sadler
drew revolver, aud shot him deed on tie spot.
A negro man. an attendant ct the jail attempt
ed TO arrest them, when he received the
tents Of enc of the barrels IN his hin. wound
ing him MORALLY. II is supposed
Immediately after their esrape bad been
made known. largo number Of citizens Start
ed in pursuit Of ,he fugitives. Jones was ar.
rested about half nile from the city, Sad
Ter had proceeded about three miles when heI
was overtakeu by slnssrs. Ledbeiter and Bot
well, wLo came upon him suddenly n an open
field, making his way for thu woods. When
ordered to surrender he refused. md delibe.
rately drew bis revolver and shot mrelfdeqd
There has been great excitement all day
Mr.. Sturjisant eiil lie inferred 10 morrow.-
The body ofthc murderer and snicide has mol
yet been brought ~ the city. |
The Palmetto State Banner. published al
Columbia s. e., states thet two volumes OF The
speeches Of Dir. Calhoun, including al de.
lvered in Congress between the yeqra Is and
1917, prepared from original manuscripts are
nearly reedy for the press 4 thirl volume OF
speeches is in course Of preparation. This,
with the volumes already Published upon the
science of government. end the three addition.
ar volumes Of Essays, State Papers. and Cor
respondence, will make completn aud uni
form edition Of the writings Of the great South
Carolina Ftatesinug. E,
The Methodist Church case Il now IL be :
carried before the Supreme Couri of he /. 5.
Disputes arose in the process Of dYgion,
under the degree Of the u. S Dieiici Court Of /
N. York pronounced in May 1851 ofthe prop
er'yof the Book concern, and the referee APP
pointed hy the Court, JocJed generally in ia
vor of the Church North. The Church South,
dissatisfied with the decision, have appended
back to the Court, and this body, being divided
upon many of The questions growing ont of the
dispute has ordered them to lie carried before
the Supreme Courr.
The Southern and Western Convention as.
sembied in BALTIMORE the 18Th inst. There
was a full attendance, both Of strangers aud
"'';sa"s NearlJ a"ita al lhe e.n'i"ro.
southwestern, pnd western States were rapre.
sented by delegates. IL TRANSACTED uneh i'm
portant business regarding raaiprocal CONNER |
cial interests Southwest and West wi'h BALI
more end Maryland. RESOLUTIONS employing
the sense of the meeting we're read, and some
revlsiGns required were referred 10 commit |
tee. Resolutions were aaop.ed IN favor Of
souihefn trade. The convent adjourned To
NEE, at Memphis, Tennessee, on The FIRST Mon
day in luue next.
The address OF the Eoafd Of Trade r4g,th-
er viii The official proceedings Of he Conyen.
ton will be published
a German pspay has received information
from Tuscany that 5 gnor and Madame Ma
dial will he liberated December Isl, owing 10
the express Interference of The King Of prng
sia. The London Morning Advertiser slu,cs
that another case similar 10 lhat Of Madiai has
occurred, the victim being clerk in Il bank
ing house in Florence whose sole crime Is
said 30 he his Professionalism. lis name Is NOT
stated
lew rqnicis proposed from Independence.
Mote he Pacific coast, through New klexi
CO, which !, ID said presents fewcr difficulties
than any other yet presented. Major Pope,
well known ard intelligent officer. attached
to the Typographical Corps ofthe L. S. Army,
has addressed interesting letter on the sub
ject to the Hon. J s. Philips Member Ct
Congress frqR Missouri,
GoLp AT THE MINT-From the LIST to the
Is of December the receipts fgold at the U.
Statea Mint in Philadelphia, were S2,s7o,O0o
IA large amount for the period, though not
up to the Unprecedented deposits Of Novcm-
her, Qf this sym 50 ,2lO, 900 were deposited
o" Tuesday which the Bullet n sayp, Shove
remaEkaple correspondence with the amount
fepor'ea TO have been brought by the Illinois,