Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-06-07
Items Of News.
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E.rtwAr OrxviSe --Indianapoii. and Befontan'
Railway wf6e opened Muncie the 18th IInne
conpccrng TINT place with indianapolis. The energy
and perseverance IF 0. H. Smith. the President of thai
ro,d in commencing the work this line, and in push
ing steadily and rapidly the face oia manner If dis
courasement-, i highly commemorate
Dwellings, in Ncsc I-o,k and PiiIrdeiphia-Th. late
United States has revealed the faci TINT while
NV York has population Of 900 and Philadelphia
400 0O0 the number Of buildings is - percent greater
ia the latter than in New York. In consequence, the
mortality of h.,wo cities is, Of all Proportion.
,lnn 100 per cent in fs,"r Of Philadelphia The Gro
ton water enables Now York be clean and the wealth
Of the city leaves the proprieors without for bud
ding together within the same buildings many huna
beings.
There is general complaint in CcGirfl and Southern
Ohio and in many districts of Kentucky. that the frs,
planting Of corn has rot,ed in the ground The cold
and wet weather may be the but much Of Inst
wears corn was poorly rpcned the full my be found in
the seed.
LADY franklin has addressed n long letter tho
President o. the United States thanking him for the n-
erest thi. sa- taken in the search for her us
band and stating her ground Of hope that the r'oru-
nate Arctic navigators lost. Thi. letter apPenr
&c, in the Newark Eagle.
The St L,nis Republican reports that the cholera is
cnrrying off great number Of the California rnIsrnn,s
IN the Plains. panic had seized several of he trains
md many Of The cmgrants turning their step.
homeward.
Erci cment 1T tie CAorles,orn MAJ, Sary lard
The Boston Bee Of Friday say-:
The mec hanics employed ia the Churlcs"wn Navy
Yar have grcn extent been in the habit Of carrying
a luncheon and their dinners There c,npl.y-
cd at the ard at the present time about three hrndrrd
mechanics of varn- trades. Yesterday morning troll
call they all notified of the following order issue
hv The Ceprnin Of the Yard. We give it rera ne
raf;m.
The porter ut the Navy Ynrd gate will il future allow
no blocks or billet. o wood chips sba wings
ri,l out Of the Yard ut hell ring.
Buckets, kettles. and ether such vessels must he
r,d bn,to M. with the tops "a. they pas.e out
and persons carrying bundles clos utensils mus 4
stand aside from the crowd til, it may lie convenient fr
the porter make the necessary examinations.
"vendcr. Of newspapers nr other articles not TO
occupy pnsitun within the Navy Yard WALL for the
sale Of their goods or wares al any time.
JAMES GLYNN.
'-a6th May 1852, Commander
NAVY Yard, Boston"
The PRONUNCIATION Of tnis orlcr the Of the
greatest excitement among all .a.se. "f the work
The Boston AtIas that the order p. omn gated
without The know ledge of Commodore Gregory. tho
caused it, withdrawal upon information of the fcr Of
publication.
From The .7onrnoi OF Cemmcrcr.
METFoR.-The following may prove interesting TO
meteorological
n. IA, Mrrltp l.,t
n. Ion. "a So W. half past II p NJ the night 81
the aiSt inst, observed u splendid meteor. II
snitcd commenced about 600 nbove the n " part of
the horizon. and proceeded in eastrry direction tor
the space Of 45o, hen il exploded. Til. meteor was
Is minutes in diameter and left train Of sparks behind
il full degrees long When it burst it lii up the whole
ship A steady fresh trade wind, with clear wealth =
q the time. had observed four during rie
three hours re,iou,l Iu, Of them larger in MP
pcarance than the Sirius
The time taken by The above meteor in travelling the
AS wa-ntont f,nr FIVE srconis. 1t al-o rs
the man steering the -hr. yonr obcdicnt servant,
ALFRED LoDER.
NV ORLEANS Nav 31st-Thc ship Tenn. sec, from
this pcrt for ia,re. arrived yesterday and reports that
in the ti stream Friday night. she came in rnlii-
sion with tho bark fairmaun,, from Cienurgo-. fir
Piiaelpha. and sunk her in f,w minutes. Tie fl.
mate and one seaman saved-,he remainder com
ss'ing &" the captain. lady passenger. and
PeTi-hei. Til" night dark, wi,h tt high wind, aud
she uunbr to render any assistance. The Tcnne--
see is much injured.
DIsTREssrss ArcIprxr.-A dispatch dated Concord
~ June say. that whilst Mr. Bartlett Mis- Thrcsh
er and other a,lic. smiling in smnil bont on
Saturday last. Sunrk river. tie boat accidentally
upset, md fur Of the party fund ~atcry grave This
accident has caused great distress The Indies al
well known and highly respected.
Manassas Gar RAnnnAp.-Lnrge qnnntrs If pro-
ducc daily received Aiexs fom the Plains.
(as far the road has Peoeraed) and the rerrePt.
have averaged than 5000 per day for time
past.
CHICAGO, May 3l-T1e Cholera at La Sale niirois.
The cholera La Sale Is the increase, the deaths
having been ab"a sixty rosy iabourr. onthe railroad