Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-12-04
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News.
Accounts ofthe fureral c.rcmoliraln Boston
| IN honor of the lpir Daniel Wcb.tcr represent
The pageant IA have been he most splendid and
imposing ever witnessed. IN Tat city. Business
was entirely suspended md almost all the p ID.
lie anil private buildings, throughout the line
OF tho procession and el-cn here, were draped
in mourning 1t Is estimated that 40 900 slran.
gers were present Fancuil Hall was most
rastcfuIly and appropriately decorated. The
interior was lined "ilh black cloth. extending
over The whole length and breadth Of he bull
ding. The drapery over the ceiling vas iastcn
ed a the centre piece With a silver star. Hea.
ly's magnificent painting Of Webster occupied
a prominent rl,se each side Of which were
placed portraits Of Washing onanl Fancuii.the
donor Of the hall Over the "a hole w,rc thrown
the beams Of many gas lights presenting tom
rascmble beautiful beyond description. The
oralion. drliA cred by George 5. HilIiarl, Is
spoken Of as clasie and eloquent. Hon Frank
in Pierce. President elect, attracted much
attention and seemed deeply effected by the
sol,mnily Of the OCCASION,
Tie Democratic Electors. for the State OF
Virginia, assembled We1oesd y nj the hour Of
o o'clock, IN The Senate chamber. (as We learn
Gon The Dispatch Of Thursday TO vote for
Prrsidrnl uul Vice President Of tie United
States Tie result was - votes for Frank
lin Pierce az President and the same nu,Gber
for VIM K. King as Wee President. The re
rori Of these votes VII c sso', under seal. to
he President oiihe United SIui,s Senate, at
Washington; and on tic second Wednesday Of
February next these records will be opened in
tho p e.cnce Of both houses of Congress, and
the result officially declared.
The citizens Of New O. cans propose to
have funeral ceremonies on the OH Of Dccern.
Der IN memory Of John {. Calhoun, Henry
Clay, AMI Danicl W, bster Messrs. H. b
w, lId, il Lngenbahl, a. NJ. Ilolbrook l..
H. Place. W a. Elmor", Arnold Harris, NJ
NJ. Cohen, and w. l.. Gushing, are the com.
mitee OF arranee nents TO carry into effect the
expression Of the profound respect Of the May
or, Council, citizcns and bar Of New Orleans,
for those lomenrcd statesmen.
The receipts of dry goods at New York for
the past month are $i.l92 ,46S greater than for
the same month last ycar,anl S70730j greater
! than iorlhe same month in 1880. The total
receipts since rhs lst of January show falling
of, as compared with thesa period last year
Of 3,076 600, and $2,3l9,7ll as compared
with tie same period of 1880
y son al Mr.. Belts of Wayne (Erie Com-
~, PennsJ vana) was heating kettle Of spir-
It's of lurpentnc on a stove with four Younger
brothers and sisters about him; The father was
absent; the mother io an adjoining room; when
on the young man putting rosn IN the kettle,it
exploded or boiled over on the stove, hlliny
The whole room with fame and gas and sri
| king every person present blind and helpless.
Mrs Belts vas found strangled, by the neigh
bors, and all her cildren SO burnt that three of
them died that night. and the two remaining
were not expected to survive when heard
from.
The appointment Of a salt-in, pectorin Ka
nawha. has given 80 much dissatisfaction, that
the manufacturers have determined not to have
theri salt Inspected they have employed
their old InsPector-Col. Ruaner-to act as
their agent to weigh and mark their salt
Accounts f;om the Lake Superior region
state that the winter has permanently set in
there, the snow being betw cen seven and FIVE
feet deep in some vicnities
A coll sion recently took place on the Gin
cinnai Cleveland and Columbia Rail
road by which two persons were MORALLY
lnjur cd and ten or twelve others more or less
hurt. The papers stae that the accident was
occasioned by the conductors Of both trains
claiming the III hit Of The road, and neither be.
ing willing TO give way 10 the other
Accounts from California continue 10 e IF
tue most animaiing character. The San Fran.
CISCO Herald Of the lst November SAYS: Tie
PRODUCTION OF our gold mines instead Of falling
~ aS e'"0kers long ago predicted, seems TO he
;sr ~ u" Tue increase. The shipm, ms dur
'ng the month of October iu,t passed, reached
tue large sum OF & Gro 0io =,