Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-05-12

OF the late conspiracy Of desperadocs II
that State:
"The schemes concocted. and the sys.
tern under which the gang Of rufiians, re.
Gently arrested along the line Of the Cen.
tral Railroad. were drilled and the depths
to which they were ready to sink them
selves in crime and depravity, may be par.
TALLY inferred from the following leaf in
the history Of their conspiracy.
"At one of the regular meetings, which
they were in the habit Of holding period.
cally at their place Of rendezvous, for the
purpose of consultation as to future move.
ments, and the division of plumber, it was
reported by some, in the order of business,
that one Of their sworn number, whose
name was stated, had been detected in
revealing some of the secrets that should
have been known only to the initiated.
Suspicious of betrayal were freely indulg-
ed in, and to the question as to how the
guilty one should be slenced, one Of the
conclave made the significant remark that
"dead men tell no talest'
"Acting upon this hint, it was unani-
mously agreed that the punishment should
be death; and that the duty of carrying the
penalty into effect should be let out to the
lowest bidder for the job! The first offer
was named at three hundred and fifty dol
lars for an assassination, and the bidding
went on till the sum was lowered to one
hundred dollars-the bidder reserving the
right to put the victim out Of the way in
his own place and manner, and the time
allotted not to exceed four days. This OF.
fer was the price finally agreed upon, and
the money was Immediately counted out
and paid over to the fend who had agreed
to steep his hand in the murder The indi-
vidual complained Of, and thus singled
out as the victim of their vengeance, was
one of the two, who for eighteen months,
had been under pay of the Central Rail
road Company for the purpose Of detect
ing and bringing tojustice this most aban-
doned gang of desperadoes. Fearing that
he had been suspected of treachery, he
had disguised himself and in the capacity
OF one OF their more western accomplices,
had presented himself by the proper pass
words, and was present throughout this
interesting council, where his life had be-
come price! At the first opportunity,
after these interesting preliminaries, had
been settled, our marked man withdrew
from the internal cabal, little relshing as
may be supposed, the warm proposition in
which he found himself fplaced-making it
the last time he ever met the precious gang
in council, and being but day or two be-
fore their official escort to our city, under
the guidance of the sheriff and his posse"
The FRANKING PRIyLEGE OF MEMBERS
OF CoNGREss.-Several Senators and mem
bers ofCongress elect having raised the
question as to the time when their franking
privilege commenced, we learn that the
Attorney General has decided that the
privilege commences with the term for
which they are respectively elected; and
that, so far as relates to this purpose, they
are members Of Congress, by their election
and acceptance, before taking their seats or
oaths of office; and the privilege is given to
them as members during their term Of SER
vice, without any reference to the time
when they take their seats or the oath of
office.
We learn, also, that an arrangement. has
been effected by the Postmaster General,
by which mails can be forwarded from
New York, Charleston, Savannah, New
Orleans, San Francisco, Monterey, and
San Diego, to places on the west coast of
South America, through the agency of our
consul at Panama. The single rate Of
postage on each letter will be fifty cents,
and eight cents on each newspaper, to be
prepaid in all cases. These rates will in
clude the entire postage to and from every
place in the United States.
Mails may be transmitted in return, at
the same rate of postage, on the payment
there of one-half these rates; the other half
to be collected at the Offices ofreceipt in
the United States.-Nat Int
The New Patent Office Building.
A MAGNIFICENT EXHIBITION Hail.
The more we gaze on the white marble
walls of the east wing of the Patent Office
edlfice, we find that our admiration Of its
beauty and fine architectural developments
increases.
The inventors Of orr country cannot but
regard with satisfaction the progress ofthis
work, not only because they themselves
have contributed towards it, but because
the third story of the new addition is to be
appropriated to the exhibition of the nu-
merous models to which their genius has
given existence-models which are the re-
suit of years of thought and industry, and
which show forth more eloquently than
words the finest results ofAmerican inven-
tive skill
The exhibition room is in length two
hundred and seventy-fve feet; in width,
seventy. Theroofwi bea series of groined
arches, springing from the two rows of mar
bic columns in the centre fourteen on each
side of the twenty feet passage-way) and
the corresponding pilasters. Workmen
have already set some of the columns, which
with their entablature, are nineteen feet in
height.
This grand exhibition room is to be
reached by stairway, winding through an
opening of thirty feet in circumference
light to be reflected from window direct
ly above.
The east wing will be rooted in by Sep
tember ensuing, and by the meeting Of The
next Congress probably thoroughly com
pleted.
Upwards ofniety workmen are employ
ed about these premises.-Repnblic.
"The BAR is fast losing its attractions
to the young men Of this city. There are
now thirty young gentlemen that have re-
ceived liberal educations who are serving
their times as shipwrghts, architects, car
penters, &c. In few years the United
States will have the most accomplished
mechanics in the world. A new class is
springing up who win put the present race
Of mechanics in the shade. The union of
Substantial education with mechanical
skill will effect this. Indeed, already we