Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-05-08

| QUERE !-How would South Carolina
feel were she Immediately after "scce-
Ding" with all the appropriate paper -four
ishes) to find her ports blockaded, and the
mail withheld from her! Wouldn't she
feel rather Captured" without bookshelf
She might declare j, cause of War on
Ter part, then being in her own estimation,
an independent and "Aourishing" ma
ton. Would she invade Georgia? Or
would she turn her cannon and small
arms, Quatlebums and all, against the Old
North Statel We tremble at the very
thought Of having "the chivalry" down
upon us at once. But in all seriousness,
what would the commercial and mercan.
tile interest of South Carolina say to such
a 'peaceable' capture as the one to which
we have alluded! Perhaps our neigh
Dor of the STANDARD mis- ht enlightened
the public! He is fond Of such specula-
tons and this may give him an opportunity
to begin those articles on secession" which
he has promised US +! Ferbxm sat.-Ra-
leigh Register.
list Regiment Of VA. Volunteers.
In pursuance Of orders from the Adju-
tapt Generals Office for the organization of
the first Regiment of Virginia Volunteers.
the officers Of the Volunteer Companies
met at Lafayette Hall on yesterday eve
ming, and unanimously elected the follow
ing field Officers:
Colonel-Walter Gwynn.
1t. Colonel-Christopher @. Thomp-
kins.
Major-Thomas p. August.
This Regiment is composed of the nine
Volunteer Companies heretofore attached
to the 10Th lind 10th Regiments Virginia
Militia, and belonging to the City of Rich
mond, together with the Volunteer Com
panies attached to the 23d Regiment of
Chesterfield. and the 33d Regiment of
Henrico. May we not congratulate Vir-
GINA upon this new feature in her Military
organization-R. Wig.
We regret to see that some of our ex-
changes contain very exaggerated accounts
of the difficulty which has recently occur
red here in which some Of the students of
the University were concerned. As the
matter is now in the hands of the civil au-
thorities, we do not feel at liberty to say
anything about it, except that it has moth
ing whatever to do with the University, or
any of the Professors. The whole affair
took place in Charlottesville. There has
been no attempt to rescue prisoner from
the jail.-GarlottesriHe Adrocate.
CURIOUS PHENoMENoN-We are in
formed by gentleman who witnessed the
phenomenon himself, that there was
mock sun observable in the sky on Sat
urday morning last, about the hour of
seven. There seemed to be two suns, the
artificial one presenting solid and brilliant
appearance, and scarcely distinghishable
from the true one. The distance between
the two might have been ten degrees to the
eye, and they were at about equal distances
to the horizon. 1t must have been Gu
rious sight Vim. Rep.
A PHrLosOPHIc EDIToR.-The editor Of
the Alabama Argus, published at Demo-
polls, in Marengo, makes merry, after the
following fashion, over what most folks
would consider serious trouble:
1--WE see the sheriff has advertised the
Argus office tor sale during our absence.
We hope the bidders will have merry
time of it. If the sheriff can sell it, he will
do more than we ever could Like damp
percussion cap, we think it will fail to go
off,
The Alta California has the following
description of an article recently manufac-
tured at San Francisco, to be exhibited at
the Worlds Fair:
ACuRIosITY WORTH SEEING.-One of
the most perfect specimens Of mechanical
ingenuity we have ever seen was shown to
US yesterday at the store of Nessrs. Wood
worth and Morris, and we doubt very
much ifin the whole catalogue of produc-
tons intended for the coming exhibitionat
the Worlds Fair. in London, there will be
anything 90 exquisitely beautiful: It is a
snuff box, made Of solid gold, Set with
large pearls. and covered with the richest
enamelling; containing diminutive Cana
ry bird about the size ola bee, which hops
out from the lid Of the box on touching
spring. After Auttering its wings and
clearingi its throat, the little creature favors
you with song, the notes Of which are
warbled forth so clearly and naturally
that you Gun scarcely allow yourself to be-
lieve that you are not listening to redl
living bird.
The Win;frede Mining Company, ope-
rating near the mouth ofField's Creek is,
we learn, going ahead with sure and stea-
dy pace. Their operations for time will
be confined to the mining and shipping BIZ
luminous coal. The quality Of this coal
we havejust tested by burning barrel of
it, which was kindly sent to us by Mr.. o.
CONNER, the energetic and persevering a.
gent of the company. We have never
burnt purer OF better article Of coal and
we believe 1t to be equal to any coal in the
State. We predict that when this coal
reaches the lower markets. and comes in
competition with the same kind of coal
from the Monongahela and the upper Ohio,
it will in every respect stand number one.
Kan. Rep.
HOLD HIM IN.-An editor out west ac-
knowledges the receipt of an heir-a four.
teen pounder,and boy at that Somebody
hold him-the editor. not the baby. Hear
how he splurges:
Il am this day multiplied by two-I am
a dup1icate-I an, nunrber ,ne ~ m inde-