Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-12-03
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gates on Monday, and supported by Mr.. De
gar IN a very able and effective speech.
Yesterday the vote ofthe city Of Richmond
wa, taken on the proposition for subscription
by tho city Of so 900 to the Stock Of tho Rich
mond aud Dsn,ilIe Railroad. Tie RepnbIl-
eau thought thu prospect for fayoabis vote
decidedly cheering
The Senate Committee on the judiciary, IN
tie Legislature Of North Carolina, TO whom
the subject bad been referred, have reported
n Gsor Of enuncrning the iadian' IA thai
State, ia its representative population.
Tine official returns Of the Florida Gongrcs
sionaI election have just been published. AlaH
wells majority ogcl CabeI is %.
The American v,ssl which Wa lately
searched Mt Palermo, on her arrival from lhe
United States, and in regard 10 which oar
Consul here bad written 10 the American
Minister at NopIps for Instructions, was sup
posed BY the police aaborllesto have brought
political correspondence. II il ro' Il ted, how,
ever tlnt aey such ,spopdence @as found
Tic bremen ship Helene, c,pt Nolcknlann
arrive, Oh lhc Oh instant at Bremen frof
Cry Point, atero passage Of only % days.
During single We k in July, as much a.
10. 900 ounces gold dua was b ouglt into
Melbourne and Port Phip, - hicb a Il yaIoa-
lion oi so, Tor Il str'irg3 gives i weekly
product Of Two ud hall millions do.lars. .
coufsr this rate iii not bod out through ihe
month, but the aepr' gate as not sl1ortd 100
600 ounces. or IS 600 600
The Richmond Whig cuntradicls the report
that Mr. Ashmrad Purser. on board the City
Of Richmond" whose name has been connect
ed with the Lennon affair, was dismissed by
the company from the Steamer lis connex.
ION with the vessel ceased volunrari and from
causes entirely personal.
W. II. Tams. Of Rockingham County, La.
been elected Cashier Of the Central Bank al
Stauntor, in the place Of n k Trout, declin-
cd
An accident recently occurred on the Soutl
Carolina Railroad, near Camden, by which
the cars were precpitated down an embank-
ment. Col. Singleton and his grandson, Robt
DevreuX, were killed.
The funeral ceremonies Of the late John Ser
gcant took place in Philadcl phia on the 29th
inst. The city council and the members of til,
bar turned out en- maSse. The clergy of til,
city all joined in the procession, and during
lis progress through the city, the bells Of ST.
Peters and Christ churches. and the State
house bell, toIled mournfully. and the nags
upon The shipping in port were displayed al
half mast.
Mr.. james Il. Garrison, of the county o.
Acccmac, Virginia, raised the present year.
from one bushel of wheat, seeded broadcast
ON one acre and onc.eleventh Of an acre OF land
sixty bushels and one peck of good clear
wheat, which is equal to fity-fv bushels TO the
acre
The Phonetic system of instruction has been
introduced into lac public schools in Massa
chuseus
great freshet has occurred in Georgia,
Which INSTRUCTED the mails and the telegraph
lines.
The Governor of Indiana has appointed
iAou' 'uh'lCs w talnCdrt As senator N Con.
gross, to FIJI the vacancy caused hy the death
OF Senator Whitcomb.
The Legislature Of Vermont adjourned oh
Wednesday morning. oath inst Among the
acts of the session was liquor law, similar to
the one now in operation in the State of
Main. The measure is to be submitted to a
direct vote Of the people, for adoption or re
lection, in March next.
The total receipts al the Mint in PIiliaHe-
pIla for the past eleven months are ST. 800,
600 in gold.
Cuba and the Commercial Interest.
The result of Mr. Laws last experiment at
bullying the Spanish government, by sending
the Cherokee TO Havana, with the obnoxious
MIR. Smith aboard, is looked for with great in
tereathy those who are seeking TO embroiI us
IN war with Spain, and with manifest anxietv
! by portion of the commercial world. TIM,
holds IN proper apprehension the damage that
might be done to is argosies, bv Spanish md