Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-10-26

GENERAL ITEMS.

The Strange Case in SWgey"-We gave some ac-
count, few weeks ago, of the wonderful Of Mr..
Gage, foreman on the Railroad in Cavendish, who, in
pre- earring charge for blasting rock had iron bar
driven through his head entering through his cheek, and
passing out at the top Of his head, with force that
red the bar some rods after performing its wonderful
journey through skull and brains. The iron was in d
ameter an inch and quarter and In length three feet
and seven nches the upper end Of the ron however ia
pering to the diameter Of ne-onth Of an inch We
peat the dimensions Of the rod observe Of the
papers that copied the article substituted the word
conference for diameter thinking, perhaps the story told
in that way would be quite as large could well be be-
that the patient not only survives but is much mprovad
the wound in his head is healed, the scute his roof is
closing up and he is likely to be again, with vsi
BILE injury but the loss of an eve.
Woodstock, IT. Mercury
Canal StatiStics-There have been expended on the
chesapeake and Ohio canal more than 900 COG, viz
900 by the states of Maryland and Virginia. and
$1,000, 900 by the Federal Government Immense beds
OF the best coal exist at Cumberland and Washington
Georgetown, and Alexandra will doubtless be highly
benefited by the commerce in this article they
ascend by this canal the primitive and exhausess
formations. In II Of the counties of Virginia and Mary
land, situated on the borders the vicinity of this canal
with population of 232 7S4 persons there have been
raised in year IA 425, "a bushels of grain being
nearly 62 bushels t. each nhabirant. With about
one I3d part of the population of the Union according
the Of 1910, these II counties produce one 42d
part of all the grain raised in the United States.
Chinese CARING means by which the concen-
trio balls which come from China can be carved one with
IN the other has long been matter of dispute No joining
is to be discovered but traveller states positively
that each ball constructed of pieces the edges of
which are finely scraped down that the edge Of one
hemisphere is made 10 overlap lis counterpart with the
greatest nicely Thus ball is easily enclosed within
another. The jooings are then united by peculiarly
strong cement aided by the employment of steam and
pressure He said that any who wishes to make the
expens trial will ascertain the fact by applying
very powerful heat Of these balls, which will open
at the joints in due time The Builder.
A LARGE PACKET SHIp.-'The keel Of the largest
merchant sailing vessel that built in this world
laid few days since, at New York. She will be
of the Tonnage of sixteen hundred TONS but will carry
much more. The Ocean Monarch, which was recently
destroyed by fire off the of England, the New
World, and The Constitution the largest vessels Of
this class af at, but this vessel will be twenty feet
longer than any Of them. She is intended packet
ship to ply between New York and Liverpool, and will
take her place on Robert kermil's Line in about four
months.
Illinois and Michigan Canal There are already one
hundred and fifty boats Of all descriptions running
this canal Of these, five packets, ffyeigh line
boats, and fifty The packets among the best
in the United Staes. and the line boats large and
well built the lake boats have flush decks. and built
strong enough gate inland seas if necessary,
and the river boats principally light draugh original
ly intended for the Illinois and ST. Joseph rivers So
slales the Chicago Democrat.
The opening of he Canal between Lake Michigan and
Mississippi river is already beginning exercise in
fuence on the existing COURSES Of trade The ST. Louis
Republican of the 7lh has the following lusla
tive paragraphs:
The canal bat General Fry was receiving cargo
yesterday for Chicago, amongst which noticed 100
barrels molasses, so 90 barrels sugar. and about the
number Of city reclifed whiskey. The steamer
ST. Louis Oak started out with barge in tow, having
on board 50 hogsheads Sugar. destined Tor the same
place.
The Mormon Temple in Runs-Nauvoo, October
9.--Ihis magnificent Temple observed to be on fire
in the cupola this morning about O'clock The flames
spread rapidly and the building was totally consumed.
The FIRE supposed 10 have been the work Of an ncendi
airy.
Top,atoes.-One hundred and twenty bushels of this
avorlte and Wholesome vegetable, received here
yesterday, by Of the keoknA packets. They were
handsomely put up in bushe tubs, aud destined, we
learned, for The New Orleans market.
Presidential Electoral Questionable. Calhoun has
revised and republished The Pendeton (S.C Nessen-
ger his letter the subject Of transferring the election Of
Electors Of President from the Legis the people
Mr.. c. opposes the change and recommends that the
resent system be continued.
1t is stated that the national workshops in Paris COS,
he Government 1865, 900 sterling.