Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-04-12

Co. Chaplnns and School Masters The War DEPART
men have app inted Chaplans and School Masters for
san Francisco and Monterey, in California Santa Fe
and Fl Pas9o il NV Mexico, for Fort Laramie on The
Oregon route, for Fort kearnev. 220 miles above Fort
Leavenworlh. and for fifteen other military posts The
last Congress authorized ten additional Chapains and
School Masters. They allowed $40 month and
four ratIons day and teach the children of officers
and Of enlisted men.
G5-NaiLs % the Pacific "A post uffice has been esab-
Ilshpd at he Salt Lake Valley, il California and Joseph
l. H1pwood, formerly Of Quincy Illinois, appointed p1s-
master. 1he Contractor, Mr.. Almon w. Rabbit. Will
.ellver the mail six times year, and forward all mail
matter, Mt through BY way Of knnesyIe. low a. to
Oregon.and California; The first mail viii 60 through
The tirstof April.
q Sub Marine Ttlegra,h-A sub marine electric
telegraph i being constructed between Dublin and Holy
head, acr the Irish Channel under the direction of Mr.
I. J. Blunt The Work is undertaken with the sanction
d ne British Lords If the Admiralty.
GJ- The National Debt If England. saws Mr.. Rgley
W asou in his revised arithmetic f772 900 OGO and
ihe aggregate capital nt England and ireland Fl $50
00OUUO, 50 Hat ten per cent of The capital will easily
pay of the debt 1t is as if a man with capital Of
Il 80 was Indebted only to the amount of f772 Mr.
W. would propose ten years the time for paying the
debt and thinks roud be rery easy for the o,cners of
realized property 10 do Il.
W ne DEliru AuINTfIV nave resolved another
arctic expedition, in search fhe missing one under Sir
John Franklin. The North Star, fngaIe in ordinary
at SheernesS is fitting out, and will start for Bafins Bay
in SIX weeks.
o. Nh Alfred Since. the surgeon to the Bank of
En- land. and inventor Of the battery which hears his
name. has announced important discoveries in animal
electricity BY test which he terms electro voltac he
has discovered that the foundations Of the sensr nerves
are ne itle9a2hS which carry tile sensation 10 the BRAIN
ana lle tOitr back the yOlion In
muscles. The brain he luers consist Of five dis
nr vaic circles, which, upon theoretical grounds he
believes to be sufficient To for all mental pheno-
meu1 MI Since las succeeded in making artificial cleo
irc h,h and artificial muscular substance Should these
researches be fully confirmed BY other investigations they
must b regarded + The most important ysivgca dis
cuyeTy VI modern times.
70 The statistics If London are. IN many respecs Gu
ous. There are, for example, in HAT city Of two and
half millions Of inhabtarts i6l butchers 26O sausage
makers. IS Tps dealers 2256 bakers ~ pastry c,oks
10 muffin makers. - 10 grcerS, $50 cheese and butter
dealers 3>5 shmoges, 2Jc fruit and vegetable deal
srS. There are 1913 ariln- and lodging houses $50
dining KIN ms 80 coffee shop~.39S hotels. l26 breweres
4257 puhllcans (and sinners ID 100 heer shops no
vine mr.chanS. There arr, als, l195 surgeons us
chemists. ani l37 hospitals There are. also, 3l9l at
wreS. 1892 bTr~;er, II special peaders aud convey
anc rs and - pc The progress Of art and nven-
lion Is attp>ted by new occupations. There deal
er. in gut'a srha, syera4e skaters and ad JUS CTS ra
way>.) Education IS without It's representatives
ihe1e sol private academies. 10 districts and par
echaI sch ". 30 corg ate Institutions, and 81 other
schools. There % TEACHERS Of dancing S. Of draw
Ing VI eocrti un. 81 languages. Of mathematics
23l # mu>Fc IF nay CATION. and Is Of writing There
i2l master printers, 76@ publishers, and 2S book
binders,
~ Tie cost Of collecting the revenue in England
is per cent? in France per cent; and in Belgium, AZ
per cent Of the gross income.
fJ- lhe Steamship Great Britain has been sold in
England fDr $4,000 70 q 10 Calif.rnia
" The Barh7does Globe says that the Marquis
one Of the hnest rFnPerits the Island and which II
years AGO brought 0C0, had been sud at auction for
f3 go "