Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-02-21
GUY AND STATE AFFAIRS.

THK LADIES FAIR will commence tonight at the
Rooms formerly occupied by the Messrs. Holt on
Main street adjoining the Drug Store of DIR. Seay.
Now il the time to render them timely aid in their
laudabe effort to complete the payment on the
purchase of the Old 3rd Street Church to be known
hereafter rs Holcombe Hall. in honor Of that
sapostle Of Temperance Capt. Thos. A Holcombe,
y who has gone to reap his reward for we'll doing.
J. BUCHANAN Gauss, "ALIAs" CRossE.-This
famous parsonage is living as contentcdly as pos
sible in the County prison, and though little
chafed at the false reports" he calls them,
which have been circulated about him, does not
make much complaint. lie spends his time read
;np moral aud religious works, from which il is
hoped he may derive pleasure and profit. lie de-
mics in most emphatic manner, the story recent
" published in the Lyachdurg fuytnfan about
the attempt of Bob Boswell to raise 81 loo hy
mortgaeing himself. lie says it is fabrication
from beginning to end, but he is unable to explain
how it coul have been concoccd without Bob's
agency. | do not hear that any time has been
fixed for the trial, but it will not probably take
place until the ordinary prison cases disposed
Of The Colonel is very much afraid that his lic-
ture will ind is way into of tho newSpa-
pers, which is not unlikely. after he takes his
place in the prisoners dock for trial, and an OPP
portunity is given to sketch his physog. In JUS
ticc to the accused it shonld he stated, he declares
in the most solemn manner that the woman with
whom he was living in Pttsburg Is his wt'e, Hnl
he was not Il little indignant to sec her alluded to
~ his mistress. If what he says Is true, lac has
cause to fell indignant.
We find the above paragraph in the last issue Of
the New York Police gazette. The denial con-
tanned therein in relation to the movements II
Bob Burwcll in this city, force to the con"u-
sion that in addition to being a very great kpayr
Mr. J. Buchanan Crosse is also a very great Iiar
The facts set forth in the statement to Which
emphatic II denial Is given in the above, were oh
tanned from Bob b swell" himSeii.
Soon after his arrival here. Bob called on Col
T.. J. Steptoe "a relative of the family ny whom
he was raised) showed power Of attorney irom
his owner Crosse. authorsing him to obtain the
amount named in first article, for which hn
was to mortgage himself. Co" S.eptoe not feel
ing anxious to invest in Clancy stocks"
declined accedng to E1bs request. After t!is,
we heard of his making similar request Of seNc-
raj other gentlemen residing in this city We
further know, that he exhibited his papers 10 one
of our most prominent attorneys, tpr the Purpose
OF asceruning whether they were in the pru per
legal form, although he stated ut the tiiae that
they had been drawn up by a Philadelphia law
yer. Bob further stated that his master ut lhut
time WAS entirely without money, but would IN Il
few days be in receipt of large amount. when
he would refund the sum borrowed, rs well rs
pay handsomely for the accommodation. The dis
crepancies between the statements of Colonel j.
Buchanan Cross and his friend and companon
Robert Burwel Esq, can only be explained by
these WORTHY gentlemen Themselves One Of three
things is very certain: either Colonel Cross has
lied most egrcgouSly, or his friend Bob has most
shamefully msrcpreSented his pecuniary cou!i-
ton; or what is still worse, made a very bold at
TEMPT to swindlc his acquaintance. The worthy
couple are perfectly welcome to take either horn
of the dilemma.