Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-10-04
A Thrilling Incident.

During tho examination of tho cases of alleged
frauds upon the Pension Office, at Rochester, quito
an exciting incident occurred. Captain Minor,
veteran of the war of 1872 IL very intelligent old
gentleman, was introduced ~ II witness. lie was
shown on" of his old pay rolls by Mr. Perkins, II
clerk Of the Pension Office at Washington, and
asked il he rccollcctci several Of his soldiers
whose names were pointed ont 10 him upon it,
lie rcadil, answered that he did
Question by the Dstric. Attorney. Do you re-
collect n soldier i'll your company by the na,no Of
Barrcugcr?
Answer do. very we'll.
Question. Would you know that man now.
Answer. do not think | should it is IL long
time sncc have seen him--more than forty
years.
Commissioner Conklng then called upon Bar
rengcr. who was in the room among the witnesses
from Tiuga county, to stand up. lie rose in
distant part Of the room. stood firm and upright
respect soldier and bowed respectfully o his
old captain. WHO, after viewing hlm for II moment
shock his head obviously. and said II do no, re-
collect him" aud aided: "Gcutlcmcn, 1t is n long
time since have seen him. il Is toyfy SjI y,atS
Tins rcry day since ! led with my company the
American army of three thousand men into
Saekcu's llarhor
In II moment, without regard to timeo or place or
the fitness of the occasion spontaneous cher loud
and long broke from the audenc. There stood un-
| eXn"ctcdly To- each other the two old soldiers face
To t;n'c who had almost half century ago marched
shoulder to shoulder to the frontier tudc"nd their
country from an inv aiding foe. They had met now
for The first time since then AID that upon the
niNersary Of that patriotic action. So sudden and
sympathetic was the expression that the worthy
Marshall, Col. .Icwett, allowed his patriotism To
ret the start of his love of orlerand decorum and
forgot to rap with his usual prumptuess. And the
face Of the good naturcd Commissioner. Mr.. Cunk-
ling seemed more smiling than ever and to us al-
pearel more cx presslye of satisfaction than oi
ger. The last we saw ofthe old soldiers was after
the adjournment of the court when they were to-
gether in The midst of II circle OF people fighting
their old battles - Etica Observer.
THE Losr ERoNArT. -Since the commencement
of the search for Mr. Thurston. the missing
naut. in the swamps of Michigan aud Canada
West, the bodies of two men have been discover
cd but neither was identified as that of Mr.
Thurston. One of these found near Monroe.
Michigan and the other in the river at Tilbury
East. in Canada.
A correspondent Of the Chicago Free Press, re-
hectng ON his sad fate, has been induced to com
pu,e the time he would be in falling to the earth
his mean velocity: as we'll as the momentum with
which he would strike the earth. His elevation
was thought to be three miles when he was last
.een. and summing this to be the distance he fell
it would only require thirty-one and a half sec
ouds for him to reach the earth, a mean velocity
of 49j feet per second. Assuming his weight to
be l60 lbs he would strike the earth with mo-
mentum equal to 100000 pounds. or little more
then so tons. power sufficient to scatter his body,
| bone and muscle, into atoms minute scarcely
to be perceptble, if not to bury him deep into the
| earth"
| DESCENT IN DiylNG BELL.--An interesting tri-
| al was made at New York on Wednesday, of the
diving bell invented by Van Buren, Rycrson, aud
used in removing Diamond Rock. east Of Govern