Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-03-18
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e,ce of considerable size. Nine L. is superior sing
er-possessng voice of great melody and evident
cultivation In sweetness Of tone her voice is pro-
badly not inferior to those OF Parod Louisa Pyne,
but in volume and execution theirs have the advan
tage. Both in duet and solo she sang with fine effect
winning the Ugh admiration of her hearers. Prof.
Louie also sings well AMI his Instrumental effects are
admirable. His performance on two instruments al
once 1.-THE piano and melodeonl il wonderful feat in
musical achievement The Dolce Llrmonichord is n
new and novel Instrument which produces very
pleasant sounds. Mr. fra acqnits himself with cred
it. and in duet Is very happy. The troupe will give
another entertainment in Dudley Hall Tonight, and
we feel warranted in guaranteeing pleasant evening
TO all whom may attend.
THE Fmfs-our neighbor down hy the Market
House grows ftceious aud good natured our re-
cent conAagratons, ana promulgates II new theory
respecting their origin It is that either "a 'rifch or
The aid geatienan is at the bottom Of the mystery
We shall beg leave to doubt the accuracy OF yohr
proposition, neighbor, until you catch the offender
and present evidence in the shape of live witch or
devil SO 60 to work, and catch en-
Sr. PArmcK's DtY.-Yestcrdav was the anniversa-
ry of St. ratrcks birth day and many Of the genial
of Erin visible steets, sporting
1.-THE chosen leaf of bard and chief
The green, the immortal Shamrock.
Tor INSTITUTES for TIN honor Of tEeir patron
Saint.
The LATE TRAGEDY AT liAMPpEV SIDNEY COLLEGE.
gentleman who has possessed himself of all the es
timony offered before the examining court, in the
case of Edward Langhosnc, charged with killing
Charles Eide. furnishes the Tp6ate9 Plant newspaper
the following:
''Mr Edie after having made public profession of
religion, at any rate having manifested serious
concern the subject unfortunately got into driuk
ing frolc. and Langhorne being On the most intimate
terms with him, determined, in order to prevent his
exposure to make effort to get him to his room,
where it Was his purpose TO remain with him aud
take Of him He accordingly approached Edic
and addressing him in his usud friendly and familiar
manner asked hun To 20 with him-telilng him that
he was drinking aud that he ought TO tesist from it.
Edie ,ereupnn became cnraged. and applied numsr
most abusive epiihets To him. All OF which,
under the circumstances of Ede's intoXcation, Lang
horne submitted to. lie afterwards remarked To his
fellow studcnts, that he hoped Ede, when he grew
sober, would retract. which all agreed IN assuring
Langhorne he would unquestionaby do.
Early next morning Langhorne called on Elie and
in the most friendly manner asked him to reract the
insulting language he had used towards him the pre-
vous day. This he declined must positively, and in
deed offered Langhorne fresh udigHics. Langhorne
felt that he bound to have rctraction OF the IN
suits, to sdfer in the esteem of all his acqnain
lance Fearing that some serious quarrel might en-
sue between them, and determining to be III state OF
preparation for any emergency, he called fellow
student and requested the loan Of weapons selecting
"A pistol and a small dirk stating at tue time, that ii
WAS his purpose Mt to item except in sel!-de
fence This pistol h loaded simply with paper wad
ding having resolved not to kill il he found it
necessary to shoot. Thus armed, he met with Edie
at end OF Il passage thrty-SiX feet in length
Again he called upon Edc to withdraw his often slve
epithes. E. lie, declining 10 comply reiterated these
epithes. il any thing ia grosser style, ~hereupon
fight en- .uel IN which Eide dealt several very hard
blows upon Longhornc, until finally he had driven
him to the wall Mt the opposite end of The passage.
Thus driven to the wall, and feeling himself unable
repe the continued assault OF his antagonist he
drew the dirk and buried it in the heart Of his antag
onist. lie instantly said "boys did rot intend 10
kill him aud drawing his pistol said, here look
and that have lotded it with wading instead of
ball, that | might, in case Of necessity shoot him
down Bat could not get The pistol from my peck
ct, and being pushed on closely finally drew The
dirk
Such are the flcts of this most unfortunate and
melancholy case, nearly detail them from
memory. Certainly they differ very far from the re-
port given of the the time through The news
papers. The public feeling throu 2hnut the State was
excited against LanghotHr, aud the general impress
sion prevailed thlt he was guilty OF most cruel MUIR
der. Such, doubtless WIS the impression made br
upon the minds of the examining court itself,
previous to the nvestig ltion had before il. Such,
however, understand the leyulsion OF feeling
in the mind CT the court when the facts OF the
fully disclosed by the witnesses that though
constrained 20 send him for trial before the circuit
court the presiding justice after leaving the bench
went to young hanghorne, gave Kim his hand aud
expressed to him the wish an the conviction that lie
would be acquitted
=. S.--Since the above in type the news reach
ed this city that Langhorne has been acquitted.
CHARLES b. TALIAFEuao. Esq. has resigned his of.
fee of Cashier OF the Bank of Nirginia at Danyile,
aud Capt. Geo L. Welsh appointed to fill the
cancy thus occAsjoncd.
The WnEAr.-Notwit,stand the severe freezing