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Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-11-18
,rt,e Eota, Dmcl i'm England.

TIis ar,ir seems IN have created an uhpS'
n excitement IN England. Tie parIies ", I's
all Frcnchnen, and the man who was -
fc,ernfll vas an Officer and a very gdiid,i
one. Of The Freuch Navy. The i"n see'.i'a, ~,
are in custody. bat the man who Tired the 1a'a'
shot has TOT Teen known. Suspicion, amour
mo almost 10 certainty POINTS to one Bdrtheie
nv. who Las abscondrd Tie Il ceased t"l'
ane of he Witnesses that H. Mas o1i'Stu a. -
fghi Barhecny, much Against lis VII ~
or " illnesses proved that Bar heiemy' ma y
pressed determination 10 force Inn III"
,url. Ifapprals that only one pistol was i'rea'
The. ccouds explained tbs by saying 'h1'' III
France wien ;he quarrel vas moftai.the Prih
cipals. each armed with a pistol wee placeo
iorty wards apart-that the seconds drew los
frr ilr first hr,-lhat The parties then al.
,apcc1 = PAGES b. side step, after which he
s, ho bal won he fire, ris"l his wepon. from
II. ne,prnd.cular direction aud fred, This II
wa a serted, and believed at first, was tie
cause Of only one pistol being fred, the sup
posifloa being that Gourmet was killed at the
ir,t Gac. The evidence ofthe keeper OF the
shooting gallery from Which the pistols were
hired, throw 5 IA black shade 81 Suspicion over
He " holclransiction. This man asserts, that
on HE DAY before The duel two men came
10 his gallery and hired tNo pistols from him.
deoofGing therefor .cS-lhat he was inthe hab
II Of aanug pistols upon the faith Of such lie
posts, without asking Y hat was wanted with
iheIn-that b. made no inquiry in the present
instance, as the iing was not unusnal-that
he same men returned that night, and
got dozen boeis in addition to What they had
before carried Az ay-that the pistols were re-
turned 10 him by porter, after the duel was
ovcr-that only one Of theW was discharged
and that every attempt todischarge the other
proved inenectulh the cap exploding without
hitting the po"dcr-that lie examined the
charge md found that a rag wad had been
lammed down While it was empty, aud the
load placed above it--and that ii could not
possibly have beeu discharged in that cond-
lion since the fire from the cap could not com
manicate with the powder in the barrel. He
further testified hat when The pistols passed
from his hands, they were. both, properly
loaded, aad that the load found ia one Of them,
was pul lhare after it had passed from his
hands. The evidence o. this man induced VIC
ieni suspicion Of foul plal;yet it is difficult
10 conceive how the parties implicated If really
guilty. could have had lhe folly 10 send back
the pistol, " ith such damning evidence against
them unless DIZZY we're frightened entlcrly out
Of their Wits
The Coroner's Jury brought in a verdict OF
WlluI murder against the seconds, and some
persons unlnowa TO lhcm.--R. DiYatch.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-11-18

There Is great compant Of an increasing
Scarcity Of silver changer in England although
The mint bad issued small silver to the extent
Of seI60.000 since tie LIST of.Tulv last. Tie
2n"en had issued proclamation declaring thar
SILVER shall not be legal tender in the colo
mes lor payment Of sums exceeding 4Os. Sill
Yer con had hitherto been used in many of the
coIoaes Tor large payments. This proclama,
non MAS doubtless intended to prevent the
large export Of silver CON to Australia.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-11-18
Fne slave Case in Nc,v York.

TINS ease. with the proQiaeft particulars ol
which our readers have been kept advised,
90. di.ao.o,I or Ia, S,,,rd,r 10 s.,,;o,. The
.i,.,.. =, H., ,rbo .,;..,;5lo ,J.,..r,.;,,od
saves IL iiD''iY' 'i'o P''n''i''0 o'''' '''''''
by the decision Is opeo' the utmost Importance
10 tho people Of tie South AMI We shall there
fore seize the earliest opportunity Of laying tie
opIniou Of the Co4,i. N c.rlca40 b,forc The pub
liz Whom that +. la.a.i II uasI h.. ,,,,ir,.'t -.
,l...aa..,L.. ~, .;.l.,,...
-
u me ~ ""' a'' II "l'a'' We county
of nations and the geHer~ principles OF law,
aud as s9cb should not be tolerated by the
So,ahern ,eotlo. y Len, at,.,ar,e.J r. Le annlied
+, lo,,# ~. ,ba, H., .,.;..;,,. ,,e,ra C..,', 49,.
am, 10 'i''"' '''''"' "''' ~ ''''
ana IS s7ch should Mt he submitted to.
we gave, as briefly reported IN lie New
York Express he incidents attending the close
Of the easc.
o.,l., a,......,.o.,...., ..,..1l
=, ',''' ''' '.' - s'',''"
se o''ehorB'd' ,ne'r wa I'od applause which
N"' suppressed on the pai OF he audience III.
side, and re.cehoed by those in aud around the
Hall
Mr. aud AZ. Io,u..oa H.. Il .;,non,. 81 ,ho
-.
80 e., Gr,e present. So, ~ ,ynpd'ny was express
NJ CnI.n3 ,I...'',I,7 I''
!" 'no"S.' Tue S9'hPa'ay Snoaid
- Il 3', w.. s, ',e P' I. ~ siie ci,,
,' ''',',,s "a o'.,e '"rt ''' '''
hla,.,,, - ~, u '9' -
''i ~, = ;',5 ''''''' '','''' "'' 10 'd"u 'e
Al. a'.,,, 1.',' ~
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-11-18

The UNITED STATES MAIL STEAMER Arc
TIC sailed from New York on Saturday for
Liverpool with seventy-fve passengers. A.
mong the passengers are Thomas Barring, Esq,
o, London; William c. Bryant, Esq, of N. Y.
Evening Post who intends to pass the winter
IN Europe; Com w. T. Lynch, u. S. NAVY
and D. Hosiord Smith, u S. Consul TO Bey.
rout. Com, Lynch is bound for the ;r,er;or
regions OF Africa, where he designs almos,
alone, TO make extensive official eyn,ora,;...
His operations will at first be confined to the
country contiguous to our Liberia settlement
below Sierra Leon. He visits England frs,
to obtain information relative TO the scene q,
his destination.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-11-18

ZIG Iron was sold in Ptts5urg. on Wcdncs.
Gay, Tor $40 per Ton. A few months ACE. j.
could be bought for S:2 The Pittsburg Ga.
Ze'le attributes this great rise to the scorciv of
the the article, many furnaces being out Of Li,st
r., r. ms rise viii soon set them in operation aqa;,
Inc late rise In England has also given metal
start in this country. me Il
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-11-18

yaLuagLr rFoPtRrY ~ MARKET. The CITY road
has Mt fuiled to observe tie advertisement. which
been in our columns for some time offering the nrora.
formerly used y The Second Presbyterian congrepo,..
rs house o Worship. for sue The location i. rz3
one foramo.tany business and Is considered valgoIl.
The sale will be at eleven o'clock Ills morning. o., H..
nr,rni.cs. if the weather be favorable.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-11-18

\ CoNrGNTED MAN.--Parsou Bgownlow
must certainly be the happlrst man in all crea.
ton. See what he writes Of his mortal coaIi,
lion:
=. pass my days in unalloyed happiness. |
I'VE IA the smiles ola clever wife, and five IN
teresing children, Qhey are now at Mount
' ale SPrngss) and life 10 me is but Joyous
holiday and most joyous participant. |
delight to Iingcr on this earth, doing good IS !
always hive done until my immortal spirit is
called to holier world; for am good man
and must eventually receive good mans re
ward.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-11-18
LOCAL DEPARTMENT

Sxaw-Afiera IN Autuma # unusual milino.. ".
seems fairly To have set IN From early yrseI,iayr,
isg. there was continuous fall IF snow until
afternoon when It wa snee"edcd hya ruin, vlie. -.
none Of i'll lying
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-11-18

An article in the New York Tribune i II stat
ing that Great Britain is completely ribbed
with Railroads, estimates the amount of British
investments in them at not less than Eve hun.
dred millions ofdolars and il may very CON
siderably exceed that sum. And the construc
ton of railroads is evidently yet in its infancy
Already one may take car in the Scotch
Highlands, and with the single interruption oil
two honrs' water transit from Dover TO Cal.
ans ride by rail through London, Paris, Brus-
sells, Berlin, Dresden, Vienna, to Trieste, on
the Adrlatic;and SO on Warsaw st. Petersburg
Moscow, Prague, Geneva. Milan, Rome, Tu-
rim. Marseiles, Madrid, Lisbon, &c, will all
be knit together by a web of railroads, easily
traversed at the rate of FIVE hundred miles per
day, and bringing any capital of Europe with.
in three or four days ride at farthest ofany
other
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-11-18

The experiment of Mr.. Ericsson of apply.
ing heated air to the propulsion Of ships is
rapidly approaching crisis The trial sb;,
for this object was launched in \. York sever
al weeks ago, and by the first Of Decembor
her machinery will be ready to test the feast
bility Of the discovery as a.subsjtute for steam
Opinions are much divided on the subicct Tha
revolution which ii proposes in navigation ;s
too wonderful not to enlist the liv.Iias, ol..,
Germ among business men.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-11-18

lhe SPeakero Of The English House Of Com
mons receives salary equal TO that Of oar pro.
sldent-acj, 600. '''' e
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-11-18

CoaMoxwEALTn rs, CnowpER-This case. v h., /.
had il. second hearing during he present session &c
Court. wa, submitted to Jury Tnesdny which -.
unable to agree and were discharged YESTERDAY.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-11-18

The SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY. in his
surplus revenue be appropriated topurchase
and extngulsh the public debt, witout any re-
striction
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-11-18

- CATHERINE HAYES is sill on the T,,lmns
sac Would give concert at Panama. # 1eoo
Or $1,000 could be raised 10 derrav oxnon1
SEES. '"'eN-
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-11-18

1t is sad that the President elect receivos
two bushels per day ofettcrs, contai,ing ao 20
plicalions for Office. APP
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-11-18

| AND FOR SA EE.-1he Farm adjoining the
j. Village Of New Glasgow, in the county of Amler.r
known the Oakley larm. and containing abcut 3E5
Acres will be ofelrd at public sale, the premise.
on tuesday the 23rd OF Ills month
nov 1917 by THE PROPRIETOR
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-11-18
7 OFFER FOR SALE, As THE AGEA

Z OF z Eng EOEk SA III, M He AGENT
4 Of james VI. Van Iloose. tract OF Land situated ON
Sucb Creek ia the county Of Cambell nbop, 10 m,Ic,
South East from the Court House, ctttaiuihg between
500 and 700 ACRES. This Fnlm is situated in the
finest Tobacco region of the State. The cleared Land
pioduces we'll Wheat, Corn. Oats and tobacco, aud +,
easily Susceptible Of high state Of improvement, A
large portion Of it is in wood, and finely tjnbered and
when cleared, produces Tobacco of the finest qaaia-
A better opporlnnyis seldom offered for an a,yauta.
gcoa4 Investment. Arplicaton mayb be made ellie to
James N Cobbs, Iynchburg, to John Alexander or tue
undersigned at Campbell! Court House.
roy l2-s EDWIN PAGE.
The Charlottesville Advocate and Riclm,ni Exami.
ncrcory is and forward their accounts this cfcc.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-11-18

Captain Joseph W. Gray, of Berkeley coun.
ty' has resigned his seat in the Virginia house.
of delegates. ''aso
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-11-18

NJ ~ the undersigned, are again opening and ~ lib
w itng very large assortment Of Coalimr S{,,,e.
o' every variety Of size and patca commonly IN use
os'sr Nlth4 wed selected assortment Of Pnrior Cham.
G Gr' Once and Factory stoves. Saamandar Furnace
rrs 6. va renders Seaes, Cinder Shoycls, Blow
a.'on "t our customers and friends Resfing assured
,5ao we cannot promise To sell at lower pce
nm any one else. prices will 1anrc as Low as
,dI la ma "ewl accommodate customers who
as wei rs tIcr rxocrtation. ''''' y
mon ri-n "' would Ike roemploy or good journey
,'a, 40 i,5"1 - 4. & NJ.
Ut ~o-hts AGREE &, NIIRRIII
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-11-18
MIGHT SCHOOL

MIGHT sCZa0OL-The sui scribcr's Mi,
y School for tie benefit Of Young Men whose bu.j.
ness prevents their attending in the day, is now omen
and in successful operation. The school is held ia nv
brothers School-room. Terms-$2 per month.
nov l5-2wd SANITY REID
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-11-18
DAILY VTRGINIAA.
rnrRsnAY MoRNINa...- AolEMBER %. ~

VIZ vIsGlNlAN OffIgE. South side ri A'I.y
bel veen Main and Third Street aIaera fir". 81
Rneker' D., fi.,stls Store and tie Washington Hot.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-11-18

- This rXnPordiaal, preparation has been for fnary
years Tie most cerfoa mi spaedy r,naaay Jlr Coaghs
Col - Asatma, BroDc'iis, hqtpcn.a, anil Diseases q
ne C@eS, anil iu4gs TO those suffering from obstinate
and perfect relief and wlca 1rh liability 70 rake cold
exists o"d "a ou'esom Cough succeeds ile slightest
exposure these Waters produce the most MAJ ked results.
lhey at once relieve the Cough and other and
epl''e% remove that morbid irritabiiiry and weak
ness OF me Lungs which gives rise to he complaint The
medical properties combined in an agreeable form
an' ieSait to The taste, that any child will readily
,'' M ana they are warranted to give relief in ten
mlnules acrusc in all ca ,cs
fHfe - cents per bottle For sal, hv
nov l7-lw ~ D ry,ftE
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The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-26
scott "Ratiacation,, in Boston.

'The following extracts (says the Boston PcsD from
five Of the daily wing papers in this city, show how the
wings here feel at the entertainment, which their Ma
tona Convention has invited them"
The received with Transcript.
We fear that IL iorebodcs CONSEQUENCES
PARTY THE COUNTRY, in putting The parry
upon eifon which conceive to be HOPELESS.
Daily Adptrfissr.
The announcement In Boston fell like a FUNERAL
PAIL upon the spirt OF its inbubans.-Co~ier.
The nomination fell like a SHOWER OF ICE over the
city. The intelligence regarded the annou nceu,ent
Of a PUBLIC CALAMIrY.-Bee.
result which is mach variance with the feelings
and wshe, Of large number of the wings of this
State hardly be posed to give immediate general
silsfactio,.--J arnoi
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-26

srEArs-The Chair laid before The Senate report
from the Secretary of the Navy in relation to the print
iog, binding and advertising executed for that depart
ment
Also message from the President of the United States,
transmitting the correspondence OF the charge dafaites
al Vienna with the Department u State the subject Of
the apprehension and imprisonment, by the Austrian
authorities, OF Rev. Charles l.. Brace.
After short executive session. the Senate took up
The private calendar. Several bills disposed OF
after which they adjourned until Monday
House. REpREsEsrATWEs-The Hon. Isaac Reed,
the successor Of the late Hon. Charles Andrews, de.
ceased, Of Maine, appeared and took his
Der Of The Thirty second Congress.
The bill granting lands TO the several States and Terri
tories and the District of Columbia in aid OF he
s,ruc,on OF railroads and for >choo purposes then
further consdered various votes by yeas and nays being
taken without test vote being had AT the expiration OF
the morning hour the Pennsy contested election
case again taken up, and speeches were delivered
upon it by Mr.. Fuller, the sitting member, and Mr..
Wright, the contestant.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-26
A Wing Prediction.


The New York Courier and Enquirer, whilst the
Wing National Convention in the midst Of its labors
uttered the following prediction:
" IL tbs wings nominee anybody but Daniel Webster In
opposition, Pierce VIII oirry tie wno.c conservative
Of the country"
And further on, in allusion to the letter OF General
Pierce 10 Major Lay;
"Tjiis Is manly and true and against one who holds
such language halfand half can prevail
would be OF no avail THE wing noanes mast be the
Whose position admits 81 qpesonwhose lie
stiiutes the most practical wing platform"
In another article in the sane paper, the Courier and
Enquirer, with more emphasis, says;
Against Scott, nerco would carry every eastern Stair
and probably New York and Pennsylvania while every
southern Ssic without exception, would against
BIN, other candidate who Is not avowedy the friend
Of The promise We hat their del.
Ia convention may say or dove know beyond sl
nt TO the gala nj od
chieain Even leer NJ this late day pledgnQ himself
sustain the Compromise would vail him while IL
have entered into his support the avowed ground he
no, committed 70 The compromiscs but pledged against
tho exercise OF the veto power"
And again, in the paper in reply 10 the Tribune
which denounced Gen. Pierce. in lis usual coarse lam
guage because he had been consistent and firm op
ponen Of free soil seciionasm all s phases and an
ardent supporter Of the Compromise the Courier and En-
qalrer said:
This Is strictly aud because II is true and be.
the Democratic National Convention has clearly
suky, and EN- phatcay endorsed the compromsc meas.
nres, the wing party VIII inevitably be defeated " places
nomination Tor the presidency Gen Scott or any other
candidate who Is not decidedly that
constitutional adjustment OF the a2itsons OF 1852
II will be curious how the Courier and Eoouier
will be able TO reconcile the support which we presume
il will accord TO the gallant old cheftan" with these
predictions and avowals.-Afbany Argw,
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-26
Disturbances on the Rio orande Fr.nt,er

We publish to-day communication made by o. I.
Johnson, ESQ., to General Shields, chairman OF the
mee OF the Senate on Military Affairs, relative to the
unfortunate disturbances existing the Rio Grande.
This gentleman is fanlary acquainted with the circum-
that have led The present Of things and
he has fully and satisfactorily explained them So much
misrepresentation ami ignorance have passed current on
this subject in this quarter, that il win be regarded as
public favor TO obtain at length glimpse OF the ath
The administration appears place more confidence in
Mexican falsehoods than in American veraciy but we
hope the time is fast approaching when will be brought
to sc, for it's criminal neg iyence We have
no doubt Congress will faithfully discharge its duty by
afordng protection TO our exposed frontier.
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-26
The Men who Claim Gen. scott.

The New York Times, one OF The leading Seward
organs in New York. gives Us the following piece Of
testimony as to what the Seward wings demand and
pect OF him
The Express which makes Il point always to adj
verse It's vuoe decidedly The easiest In tho market,
thus Distinctly puts In It's bid
Nobody ought 10 know better Than himself General
scot this State especially and elsewhere generally.
there deep dsus or msruH Of ruoss wHo HAvs nEss
MAINLY INSTRUMENTAL ms NOMINATIONS,
" Are such mon, then, IN disregard 81 al This feeling to
control counses Of the nominee before alter cleo
ton IL Is General Scott speak and so to act
answer this inquiry for himself
at he shall TAIL 70 do IT, he
MAN that received nomination ior the presidential
office
"n for lis support, the Express only asks that
Gen Scott SHALL RRrUprArR VINO nERN
MAINLY tssrauAgNTAL SuMNaros II he will do this.
be shall be elected Il not. he shall be defeated This Is
explicit and satisfactory"
The Times goes on 10 show (what needs no showing)
that the Seward men have idea OF being repudaied
by General Scott. and that nobody believes he can epu-
date them, or win even so much az try
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-26
A teegraphic despatch from Washington 10 the Pha.
lelphia Inquirer has q e follow ing iiems

The Senate In executive session to-day, rejected OF
the Indian treaties conveying land the 4gh parallel on
the ground Of u being somewhat premature exavnh
titles to land remote al present The other Minueso.
lndan ueaes were conttmed With ndnent prn-
cipe amendment being the king OF the which
reserved fifty miles on each side of the Minnesota
the Indians
commercial treaty with Southern Borneo OF some i'm
poraDoe negotiated by Mr. Baleser late spec agent 10
the East Indies, was also confirmed.
Lieut. Meade, offhe navy, was confirmed, having re.
signed his position In the some time ago. add
been renppolnted.
MIR. Webster, the solicitation Of his friends has con-
scnted remain in oce nnul the expiration President
Fmore's term lie, however. will shortly leave for MARSH
deli, spend tbe months. as has been usual
with him Tor many years
General Scoa will not resign unless elected President,
and Ia that event viii follow the example OF Genera Tsy
Tor. by resigning TO tax effect In March.
Secretary Grahain understand will also continue In
office
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-06-26
Correction.

In the hurry OF business in the printing department Of
oar office. very unfortunate mistake made in the
making up Of the correspondence between Hon. MessTs
Campbell and Jones, which appeared in last issue
The letters printed correctly, but that of Hon. Mr.
jones' which should have closed the seres, made TO
commence it, We now give the letters in the arrange
ment which their terms ad dates sufficiently indicate
the proper one, and in which they were marked
BY US for insertion. To all the parties concerned we
would express regret that oversight OF this kind
should have occurred in such case.
Since the above lines in type, have received
the subjoined note on the subjecl
WARRINGTON, June 2j 1859.
To the Editor of the onion
SIR In your paper of this morning the correspondence
between Hon. Thompson Campbell and Hon. George w.
Jones published in inverted order The intention OF the
undersigned the note rom should bs the fret
next Campus letter Of the 2lst inst and last, Mr..
Jones OF he 23d instant Be pleased correct this
at your earliest convenience.
s. w. DOWNS,
w. A. RICHARDSON.