Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-03-17
Tho New Bounty land law

following instructions for carrying into effect the
new Bounty land law
Where the service has been rendered by sub
situ'c, he i the person entitled tn tho benefit oi
the act, and not hi- employer.
I'm the event of the death Of any person who, II
living would bc entitled to certificate war
rnni us aforesaid, leaving widow. or if no widow,
"A minor child or children, -uch widow or il no
widow, such minor child children, is entitled
to Il certificate warrant for the same quantity
Of und such deceased persons would be entitled
to receive under the provisions of said act If now
living.
\ subsequent marriage will not impair the
right of any such widow to such warrant If she be-
widow at the time of her application. Persons
within the age Of u year, on the Sd day of
March, 1855. are deemed minors within the intent
aud meaning Of said act
To obtain the benefits Of th- act, the claimant
must maken declaration, under OATH substnnt-
ally. according 10 the forms hereto annexed. The
signature Of the applicant must be attcsted, and
his or her personal identity established by the
aiiidayis ot two witnesses, whose residences must
be sustained by the certificate of the magistrate
before whom the application IL verified.
No Certificate will be deemed sufficient i'll any
case unless the fncts certified to be within
the personal knowledge Of the magistrate or 9th
or officer who shall sign the certificate, or tho
name. aud residence OF the Witnesses by whom
the iact- are established be given, or their aida
Wits properly authenticated, hc appended to the
certificate
The official character and signature Of the mag
4trnte who may administer the oath must be Ger
tilted by the clerk OF the proper court Of record
uf his county, under the seal Of the court. Whom
ever the certificate of the officer who authenti-
Gates the signature Of the magistrate is not writ
ton ON the same sheet of paper which contains
the signature to be authenticated, the certificate
must be- attached to said paper by piece tape
or ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the
official seal, so rs To prevent any paper from be-
ing improperly attached to the certificate
Applications in behalf of minors should be
made in their names by their guardian or next
friend. Where there arc several minors emit
tied to the same gratnity, one may mako the dec.
lnration The warrant will be issued to all Joint
ly. In addition to proof of service, as in other
cases, the minor must prove the death of his faith
ar, that no widow survives him, aud that he and
those ho represents are the only minor children
Ot the deceased.
If party die before the issue of u warrant to
which he would be entitled. if living, the right to
said warrant dies with him. In such case the
warrant becomes void, and should be cancelled
aud the party next entitlodn right the service
claimed should mike M application; andi there
be no such party, the grant lapses under the linn
ltalon of the boneiiciaries 10 the bounty. lfthe
claimant die after the issue Of the warrant, the
Tide thereto vests in his heirs at law in the same
manner As real estate in the place Of the domicile
of tho deceased, md can only be assigned or b.
Gated by sad heirs.
Application. made by Indians must be authcn.
tleated according to the regulations to be pre-
scrlbed by the Commjs soner of Indian affairs.
Accompany ny the above Instructions are tho
necessary forms Of declaration, together with an
Official c1py ot the law.
FEARFUL ApyENru REs.- Some two weeks ago,
thrilling incnlrnt occurred, at Pntterson's Falls
in Sparu,, Western New York, which is thus de
aeribed by paper Published in the vicinity.
A little boy tour yrnrs old, son of Mr., i, H..
Pattorson,lctt the house of his parents about two
o'clock, and wandered to the hend of the falls
htlf mill distant. He not returning at five
o'clock, search was made IN the direction of the
falls, when at once the worst fears of his parents
were realized.
lie had conc over the brink of the rightful
precipicc rs his track in the snow gave evidence,
which covered the more abrupt juts Of the falls.
la the distance below dark spcck was all that
could he seen, aud nothing could be- heard cx-
ccpt the -epnChral rour oi the water. After con
siderable difficulty the summit of the falls WAS
effected The dark spot proved tn be the hole
productivity the fall, from which he was thrown
into The snow nbont three yards to the left He
had fallen ono hundred feet, aud finding be could
not rcuucrhis steps, he yeuturcd further, passing
over three falls less dangerous, where he was
fou' Il nearly frozen
\ cording to the hoy'- account, he then felt
sicl> He WIS umediat IL taken to the house. and
sooa revived. Whit is particularly rroyidential
is the fact, that he received no other injury than
n Slight hrai,o upon his head, and the severe cold
he suffered while in his dismal abode.
Tn MURDER or Two SISTERS. We. nm
nouueed hY telegraph on Saturday that tive sis
tors hod been murdered al South Gardner, Me.
The following letter from the Boston Travel
Ter gives the particulars of the horrible AT
far.
Sorru GAuuNrR. March :, ls55-A fcndi,h
crilnc has breu committed in this vicinity, be
tween BalGwuville and Gardner. Two aged
maiden sisters living alone some distance from
their ucghhors were cruelty killed night before
last, The fact not discovered till last eve.
ming near o'clock. The alarm spread like wild
fire through the town. The sisters slept in sep
orat rooms aud had gone 10 bed. One was kill
ed on the bed, by repeated blows of large
chair round, and the other was fellcd with the
Same Wtapuu rs she coming from her bed
room adjoining, (prohahly to see what allied her
sister, aud then large stone had been thrown
ON her 10 complete the Internal deed One Law
on the bed, the other at the foot ON the floor
both are aWlulIN beat about the head. he intent
of the murderer was robbery, as everything was
ransacked. They were poor, were somewhere
near 60 years of age and were sisters of the late
Abnet knreland the inidel. Both pious \
vagraut Frcnchman has been arrested Gu sus-
peion of being the murderer.
The murder, when announced in Ftchburg,
last nj ght at once created an intense excitement.
! 1t is thought mistake was made, as there is
another maiden couple about half mile distant
from the place of the murder who are well Off