Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-12-28
DAILY VIRGINIAA.


he cholera AEh " VI AaEaiE a. - l."
lachcola, Fla. and II is SAID that IN less than
ten days no less than IS deaths occurred. This
for SO small place. is a startling mortality -
The disorder is Attributed to a disease Of The
oyes,rs. caused by The large and onusoalquah.
tty of fresh water poured into the bay by The
recen, freshet Among the victims is ProE
McCsy, o. the University Georgia, who was
there on a visit.
The New York Evening Post publishes
letter from San Francisco. brought by the last
steamer in which The writer very gravrIy ex-
presses the opinion that there viii BE- n Com
vention of the people Of California 10 amend
and alter the Constitution Of that State. and
that the abrogation oftbo present anti slavery
feature init viii pretty certainly be one Of the
acts oflhat body. Many reasons are assigned
for this belief, Which are very strongly relied
upon.
Hon. VIM G. Rives has been elected
president ofihe Virginia Historical Society,
ard on Tuesday last George w. Gusts, Of
Arlington. Va Thomas Sully esq. Of Phlla
dolphin; Hon Edward Everett of Bostor, Rev.
Francis Hawkes., D ID. Of New York; Hon.
Geo. Bancroft, and Hon Abbot Lawrence, ol
Boston were elected honorary members.
Late accounts from Ireland represent that
the evidences Of an Improvement III the condi.
ton of the country are daily becoming more
decided; aud the agricultural cIasscs arc be
ginning to TO participate in tho general pros
perty. after the cahausiing effects Of famine.
There will be two eclpscs Of the sun and
one OF the moon during the year 1888. The
first eclipse Of the sun will take place on the
9Th Of June and viii be visible in California;
the southern portion Of the United States, nd
in neu-ly the whole of Son,h America The
second wi he total and will take plaee on The
Both Nov 1t will be visible in C5lornia,
Mexico, Central America. Both oi these
eclipse will be invisible here. A partial eclipse
Of the moon will take place on The 2lstof June,
beginning al Oh 28m A. NJ. md ending al 2h
5m. Digits cclpsed p on the northern limb
The Paris Correspondent Of the ST. Ions
Republican has The following Monks
oil Saint Bernard, after exercising 80 long and
nobly the rites Of hospilolt y, among tie
SHOWS of their lofty solitudes nre preparing Ia |
abandon their establishment. which will short.
ly be rendered usocss by the opening OF the
tunnel of Menouyre; thc good brethercn will |
establish themselves beside this tunnel. and
again profier their world renow ned hosproli-
iy to travellers on this route"
The New England Society Of New York on
"Wednesday celebrated the anniversary of the
landing Of the Pilgrims byo dinner ut the As
tor House Atlhe business meeting held pre-.
vously the Hon. Moses II. Grnnt vas uuun.
imously RS elected President aud II WAS resol
we'd to raise fund from the the
citizens Of New York, Of New England origin
for the purpose Of procuring bronze statue
of Daniel Webster to be presented 10 the ci1y
Of New York To the end that il may stand in
some public position as perpetual monument
ofhs greatness and his fame. a committee OF
five was appointed to take the necessary steps
TO effect the object
Another sad accident occurred from the IN
cautious use Of fire arms in New York On Tues.
day A number Of young men were amusing
themselves in the porer-house of tohn Mar.
tin by swapping percussion caps on pistols,
when a charge III one OF the wepons went oil
and killed young man named Charles LYONS.
Tie whole party were arrested 10 await the
result of coroner's inquest.
The Cincinnati Commercial Of the al,t IN
stant. has the following atatemcut
Alonzo aud Amasy Chapn, formerly or the
firm Of Filley x Chaplin. large boot moualac-
turers of this city, and VIM ki,sane. OF the
firm of Smith x Kissane, pork packers. aud
James Chandler, Of Covington, were arrested
yesterday about II O'Clock, by &. A Jones, L.
s. Marshal for Ohio, AID 5. Is. Ha, man. L, ).
Deputy Marshal, assisted by constahles T..
EVAN, T.. Curd, l.. Hairis r. Black and
Snowfeld, Bunker and Rcddng Of the clty
police, and Esq. Merchant, and taken 10 Go
iumbus on charge Of being implicated IN on.
oil the most damnahle crimes, true, that VI
have ever had to recold Some iimr last Jauu-
ary' Capt. Cummings, brother in law Of thpI
Chapns' pun chased the steamer Martha WASH