Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-06-05
The Case of Mrs. Robinson.

The closing scene in this somewhat extraord-
nary trial IS represented very affecting; the
court, jur nd spectators being moved to tears,
while the prisoner was the only person who seem
ed unaffected by her awful situation. On the
request of her counsel, Judge Harris, who has
shown great mildness in conducting the trial,
throughout, the sentence was postponed to Mon
day morning. The prisoner as already stated
by telegraph broke out i'll violent abuse of the
Judge and jury. On her way from the Court
House to the Jail she INDUCED in the most UNI
seemly leyity, laughing and joking in the most
gleesome manner.
On Sunday she arrayed herself entirely in
white, and by times indnlg ed in mrth and frvoli-
ty. She persisted that Judge Harris should new
sentence her, and to Deputy Sheriff llegeman
she remarked, that he would have a fine time in
putting the halter about her neck She walked
her room, INDUCING in language that exhibited
the alterations of her variable mind, and that
showed that she was far from comprehending her
situation.
The Troy Uhig believes that while the YER
diet is generally acquiesced in just all parties
will unite in recommending her to the executive
clemency. The Uhig speaks thus of the past
history Of the unhappy prisoner:
Years ago, when entering upon her woman
hood; she resided here, receiving her education.
Her famy was one of rank, responsibility and
wealth in Canada, and she enjoyed every advan-
tage these could confer. She moved in the best
social circles ere. Possessing rare personal at
fractions and superior accomplishments, she was
widely known and admired Her subsequent his
tory is less "A mystery. That it mas
been chequered and romantic career is certain,
terminating in scenes of terrible reality.
SCENE on THE OH1o.-Our boat stopped to take
in wood. On the shore among crowd was re-
markably stupid fellow, with his hands in his
pockets and his under lip hanging down. A dan
dy, ripe iolsa scrope,tpped mods and winks all "a
bout saying, now l'll have some fun I'll fright
en- the greenhorn." He jumped ashore with a
drawn bowe-knfe, brandshing it in the face of
the green 'un" exclaiming, "now III punish
you. I've been locking for you for week.
The fellow started stupidity at the assaiant He
evidently had not sense enough to be scared; but
the bowie knife came near his face, one of his
huge fists suddenly vacated his pocket and fell
hard and heavy between the dandy's eyes, and
the poor fellow Laundering in the Ohio
Greeny jumped on board our boat, put his hands
in his pockets. and looked around. MAY be-
said he there's somebody else here that's been
looking for me "a week"
A FEARFUL WAITz.-A correspondent of the
London Times, giving an account of the bonn
bardment of Odessa, says: ''When within about
1000 yards, each steamer delivered the fire of
her enormous guns, then wheeled round in a circle
of about half mile in diameter, each taking up
the fire IN succession. Thus they kept wheeling
aud twisting about like so many walters. One
of the English steamers set on fire by the red
hot shot from the fortress, but the fire was got
| under without much damage. The dock ward
which was set on fire burnt for two days and two
nights, and a vast amount of naval stores must
have been destroyed. During the fghta Russi-
AN frigate was set ON fire. and blew up, with.it is
thought,a great loss fife"
OCCUPATION or KANsAs.-An Association has
been Incorporated by the Legislature of Massa-
ehusetts, under the name of the Immigrant Aid
Society," Its capitals $5,0O0,000 in shares of
/ Sl0o, and its object is to contract forthwith with
the transportation lines for the conveyance of 20
600 emgrants to Kansas territory giving the ad
vantage of the reduced fare to the emigrants.-
To erect Immediately large receiving establish
ment in Kansas, where the emigrants may be ac.
commodated until they have time to settle them
selves, To send out and set in operation steam
mills, grst- mills, and such necessares of
civilization as require capital with the apparatus
for weekly newspaper. Books OF subscription
to the capital stock have bceen opened in Boston
and New York.
TIM SOUTHERN NJ. E. CONFERENCE AND STA
yERY.-0n the 2Jth inst, (says the Columbus
1imes) the Conference acted upon the report of
the committee appointed upon the 9th section of
the Discipline. 1t viii crafty the friends Of the
church everywhere i'll the South to learn that the
9th section was expunged.as well as all other
parts of The Discipline which condemned the in
sttution of slavery. The general rule forbid
ding 1.-THE purchasing of men, women and chill
dren, with the intention to enslave them" and
which has reference to the African slave trade,
retained, though the vote upon the expurga-
ton, even OF this Rule,was II to 81.