Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-12-21

100000 of the States subscription to the
North Carolina Railroad The bill to provide
for the extension of the abroad westward 10
Kpoxyile, Tenn, and eastward TO iide water al
Beaufort, is still under discussion IN the Sen
a.e. The Legislature Is not only forwarding
projects of internal Improvement, but also mo.
wing energetically IN advancing the public
school system of The State. A superintendent
of public schools-Mr. c. II Wiley, said 10
be gentleman of literary attainmcnts--has
been appointed, and bill is also before the
Houseto establish a school teachers. Railroads
and public schools for the two grent levers OF
Advancement and intelligence. and doubt.
less will, yet do much for North Car DINA.
AT meeting Of The American Geographical
and Statistical Society. held o. New York, on
Tuesday evening DR.. L. X. Kane read pa
per on an access to an open Polar Sen by
North American meridian, during which he
stated that Mr.. Grinnell had placed at hi, dis
posal the Advance. and the Secretary of the
Navy had assigned him TO special duty for the
conduct of a expedition, The details and
outlines Of which he described. Ills plan of
search is based upon the probable extension of
the land masses ofGreenIand TO the far north
"a view yet 10 be verified by troyel, but sus
tanned by the anaRogieS of Physical Geogra
ply.
A Bridgewaler correspondent of the Ply
mouth Memorial, states hat the introduction
Of sewing machines Tor stitching shoes is be.
ooiGing quite common. One establishment in
Abingdon uses no less than six IL ia said thai
an operator, with the machine, viii stitch in
day more than ten times the amount usually
accomplished by "stitcher," and hut the cost
is very materially reduced.
We areinformcd say the Lockport Courier
that an Eastern company has been organized
for the purpose Of constructing a canal at Ma.
CARA Falls. The canal is to commence about
half mile above the Falls. and piss directly
through the village at the Fails. and empty. Of
course, into the river below the cataract. The
Porters have made liberal donations to the en-
terprise, and there is no doubt, in the opinion
cf our informant, but that the project will be
successfully Carried out.
A published statement Of the finances Of
Pennsylvania for the year closing with the 30lh
ult. shows the receipts of the year to have been
$3.50, l23,3s, against Sc ,s76,4 .3S Of cx.
penditures, leaving balance in the treasury of
Sl,3s2 GIL, in addition 10 upwards of $500, 900
of unavailable funds. This is sufficient to pay
the February interest on the State debt, and
leave n balancn IN hanI
The House of Representatives on Thursday,
rejected the proposition of Mr.. Brooks, to re.
fer to n select committee, with instructions
that portion of the message which relates to
the tariff and revenue from customs, after load
ing 1t with amendments in favor OF the al va
loren principle, free trade, aud direct taxa
ton.
The British Government has announced it
intention TO propose addition of 5000 sea
men 10 the fleet besides proportionale NUN
Der of marines. This step is of course accom-
panied by the usual professions Of faith in tn,
pacific intentions of the continental Pow ers =
IN addition of 1000 men and 900 horses i
likewise TO be made to the artillery.
The Monifear, the official journal of the
French government al Paris, gives the follow
ing recapitulaton of the vote of the 2lst and
22d of November, in France, for and against
the empire; Yeas 7,7li,5ss; Nays PAS, 1897
The numbers of the insc ribed, of voters
and Of those who voted blank, are not given
The Project of the Seine proclaimed tn,
Empire at the Hotel de Vlle on the I'd, ami,
defening cries of "Vivel' Emperor" Napo
leon made triumphant entry into Paris on tn
same day, at o'clock, amid universal accla
nations.
The Empire was to be proclaimed in all tn
departments on the following Sunday.
On the 9th instant Lady LovELAcr. tn
only daughter of Lord Byron, died in London
after tedious illness. at the age of thirty sew
en- which is precisely that to which her fathe
attained. She has left behind her two son.
and daughter.
commander JOHN MONTGOMERY DALE. oil