Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-06-03
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ding has been IN session heredurng the present week
The time has been Principally consumed in the trial
Of James stefian charged with rotbing the mail al
this Office, on tue 2oth ct October last The jury al
fer having been kept together from clock =. "
"Wednesday. TO O'Clock \ NJ, Thursday, were uua-
bl. Ia agree upon verdict and was Discharged
There were seven Tor "tihg aud five Tor ncquit-
ting. The prisoner VS. rem INDEED to jail, where he
will rem in, we suppose tuiess he can obtain baill
again be arr,,gncd for trial, t Will be reeollccted
that ibis is the second jury that has failed to agree
upon his verdict
TIE Grand Jury maze oniy one presentment, which
10 transport the l. . Maii a"rss his terry, thereby
c.l- ny considerable delay The Court is still in
sion.-- Wstheede ImeS
SERIOUS AcciptNE-oo Thursday morning last
Mr.. John Bonrhe eiiiz"n oil inns town, under the
f,k city, while attempting to get over AN iron ta
in from Of the catholic Church grounds, slipped and
fell one of the IRON points piercing the abdomen
nearly six inches IN King Il ghastis wound which,
it i supposed must prove ihtal Mr B1aIAe Is man
OF f.miiy.-Por!'. SALESMAN
On Monday evening last Nelson Shelton whilst
unier 'ne mfaence "1 whisk'y rot INTO II frolic l.,
Warren A'bc,narle aud attempted To take the lives
of his brother, VI ihoinds shelton, A. Il Mr.. John
Burton. Just as these gentlemen were attempting To
make their escape fun him into house, Nelson
shelton discharged his Sua loaded with buckshot, ri
them. Mr. Burton was Shot through the small of the
back, and IS probahIY MORALLY wounded DR.. Shel
ton received one or lwo OF the shot in his wrist and is
only slightly inl'rei. shelton made bis escape into
Nelson, bat WAS arrested ab"re ilownrdsrilie aud
brong / to oar jail on Wednesday. lie is the same
man who WAS tried ana con- ietcd III this county some
same village OF Narten.-thar. .itr
N, tlI>Ills Al of Is inn lana
half) in the Mansion Hotel property in Harrison
burg, to Captain Addison Harper, tor the sum ot
$4,000
AcorrTEp. The jury III the case Of Patrick Han
iphan, charged with the murder OF Patrick German,
in Rockingham Court returned verdict ri Grlt-
rY The was given to the jury ON Friday after
noon but they failed to agree until SATURDAY AFTER
noon when they returned the verdict above stated
HEAVY FLrEcEs--Wc had the qualification of wit
farm the shearing OF the finest flock of Cotswold
sheep and Sou,hdown crosses 10 be found in the
yho,e State At great expense and constant atten-
,iou for many wears Dr. Woods has succeeded in suc,
prze bucks to his spriuc Ianlbs the finest flock we
have ever seen and We doubt not the verv finest in
me State Dr. Woods find. steady sale for his nut
ten at $40 piece aud was offered by Major Preston
The ewes which he had on exhibition. The aecces
from his Coswull bucks thouch a. clean ms il coull
lie upon sheep they having been upon grass swa,d
ranged from twelve 10 fifteen hounds each The
,aa,bars Of b;s nacl Al, ,,[, a., In, ~ ~, G,,,
With such weight and d4rli;y of wool As these slul
Weld and then thcr hiuh price, AS nation in mar
kct sheen raising is moi ony n plcasan. but "A prof
table bu-iness-tAar. Adj.
NAyAt--The L : steamer rricatc Roanoke left
the Navy Yard at Gosport, Thursday nj / O'Clock,
,,ndnr with AL h,r ,rn,,,n.,. ur,,non;tin,
feet water and proceeded directly on her voyage 10
Aspnwail II was worth premium t. see this no.
Bile ship as 10, the first time she left tie spot OF her
nativity aud gdcd with pre-eminen grace and gran
deur through our harbor on her way to the ocean -
We venture to say that if there shalt be found any
distinction OF performance among the sisterhond OF
ships to which the Roanoke belongs IL will be to
her disadvantage the dispara cement of the ar-
and mechanics employ ed in her construction
NorfoN Uerad
CoRS ScAReE.-Corn is very scarce in Augusta CO.,
md selling for : per bnShe, a number of persons
living in counties west of Augusta have been compel
led to rely upon the latter county Tor their supplies.
DIR. Alex. II. Mason of Falmouth Stafford comfy,
Va, died Al his residence on Sunday morning last,
nped about fifty DR. NJ had AN q Xtpn Sive ,rarti,.