Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-06-04
yTH Observation-Disclosures
Lcakc's minority


TED-P0i,gious Fedis Of Strength. DR.. Geo. Is.
Winship attempted to lecture last evening at
Mercantile Hall, on Physical Education" The
hall filled u ovcrlowihg, attracted no doubt
by the fame Of the lecturer in relation to his prodi.
gons feats Of sti ength it having been claimed for
him that he was the strongest man ir-the world"
Dr. Winship commenced renling his lecture pro-
ciscly at eight O'Clock. and had proceeded but
few moments before his voice began to fail and
became weak and trcmulous; and before the aud
fence generally were aware oft he dropped direct
" upon the platform. Several gentleman rushed
10 the platform and Immediately bore him to the
adjoining nnte-room, where DIR. Water Charming
AMI others attended upon him.
1t was soon announced that he would go
with the lecture in few moments. lie appeared
and after apolngzing 10 the audience, sail 1t was
the first time that lac had ever tainted. lie then
proceeded with his lecture. and had rcnd but
few pages when he again became overpowercd re-
firing Just in time to save himself from another
swoon. BY the advice Of physicians present., he
was dssuadcd from attempting TO 60 on with his
lecture. ind il was announced that It would take
plaza at some future time
The audience On retiring we're allowed to re-
ccivc tickets Or their money. most OF them taking
the former. 1t is snd that On being taken from
the hall his heart had nearly ceased to beat. DIR.
W. accounts for the unfortunate affair the
ground that the atmosphere Of the hall was close
and impure. His friends, however regard it rs
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public audience for the first time.
DIR. W. has for several years ( ven much attcn-
ton to the subject of physical education. lie is
twenty five years Of age, live feet seven inches in
height, and wei CHS one hundred and fnrty-thrcc
pounds lie graduated at Cambridge five years
ago lie can raise IA barrel of -four from the floor
on his shoulder; IAN raise himself with either lit.
tie finger till his chin is half foot above it,
raise 200 pounds with either little finger can put
up ~ dumb-hell Of al pounds; exercises daily
with two dumb-bels weighing 100 pounds each,
which he can raise alternately above his head: can
lift With the hands 926 lbs dead weight. without
! the aid of straps or belts of any kind. Topham
the strongest man Of England, could rrise only
500 pounds in the same way; and the celebrated
! Belgian Giant could lift only 500 DIR W. was
; prepared to exhibit al these ieats but the uucx-
| pected turn which events took prevented it. The
strong maui proved to be an iniant.-Boston .iias
May 3la.
! Political ExciTEMENT At PoRrArPRIScE.--
our correspondent ut Portau-Prince. IIayti, wri-
ting the 18th and 10th ultimo states that there
was II great deal oi political excitement spreading
III the country. President Gcfrnrd had requested
the Legislature to the expulsion Of Ey-Empc-
ror Solouqe for life from the republic, but the
members refused to do it. Our correspondent
>Iys that in consequence of this Gcfrnrd would,
On the 18th nlt, dcpose both houses of the Lcgis-
lature by military Emce. All the munitions of
can had been sold to the llaytcn government at
fair profit
BY an arrival at this port yesterday. we have
received late and interesting advices from DomIni-
The government had decided to redeem the
paper money issued during the administration of
President Arez. at the rate of two thousand dol
lars of paper for one uf eon This paper money
was first issued at the rate ofeight hundred dol
lars for tho douboon OF sixteen dollars. Great
distress and confusion in commercial affairs was
anticipated in consequence ct this nctiun OF the
/ governments A decree had been issued by which
the government surrendcrs ton Franco gsh
company Of capitalists all the mines. of whatever
description. for period of forty yerrs, receiving
consideration an advance of one million
francs. and certain specified duties upon the pro-
duets of the mines. The advance of one million
francs is to be paid about the middle OF July, and
this will to some extent !relieve the republic
in its immediate financial embarrassn,ent-. A
visit from n Danish squadron was expected some
| time in July. to enforce the claim of Denmark to
indemnity, in the sum of Slio,O 900 for the cmp,ure
two vessels during the Boez revolutionary strug-
| gles--N. ]. Herald LIST.
A CURIOUS VISITATION OF lNsEcTs.-We find in
| the London Illustrated Times the following &c
count from correspondent. of a singular vista
| ton of insects to church at Colchester:
Did YOU observe in the papers II curious para
graph informing the public that church ia Col
chester had been shut0p because it swarms with
! foul insects? When ! SAW this paragraph
thought it c,.uld not be true. but, on inquiry,
find it NJ, and very strange phenomenon it
is. The church in question is St Peters, the prin-
| cipa church in the town. 1t has lately been
| trey reftted inside aud scarcely had the congre-
cation returned when the plague fell upon them
! The wretched creatures which have committed
this atrocious sacrilegc are. am told, as small
dust--numbered by myraids and myrads-and
are 80 lively that fumigation by sulphur does not
kill them: will they die in bottle hermet-
cally sealed. Whence they come, is at present
mystery. Some say from the new wood, but that
is hardly probable. Others aver that they
creep from an old vault, which was broken into
accidentally whilst the church under repair
For "A time the congregation hoped that the plague
would lie stayed aud held On but they were disap-
painted. aud at last they obliged to evacu-
ate and shut up the church.
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LAND SPEcuLArIoNs AT THE VISTA native Of
Massachusetts l3 years ago sold lot in St. Lnus,
Mo-, for Sl,5v0. To-day. in having become
business centre, it cannot be bought Tor $4,000.
Another gentleman went To Kansas in 1854, Ia
king with him 81 600 The property he has &C.
quired there from this nucleus is now worth
$500, 900. Property in Leavenworth which sold
in 1855 for s. 900 1000, is now worth ST., 900.
The same is the case in st. Joseph, Kansas city,
Lawrence, and few other prominent points.
Men in these places haye become wealthy, not