Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1852-12-13

sad the roeds m progress. except perhaps,
The Souih-Side, are unexpectedly profitable.
the Petersburg lnfellieenccr takes issue and
declares that: The Soath-Sidc road has been
five or six times as profitable it's most san
guinc friends expected. Although it is only
finished half way 10 Lynchbnrg, where II will
be placed in connection nh the trade aud
navel of the Vol. and although it now pene-
tratcs the poorest parl If tho route, lis gross
road os Far rs il Is finished. 1.-THE editor Of
the "Virgioian' vii pay Us visit says The
Iniollgcncer, be will, by the inspection Of the
immense amount Of produce and goods stored
in the SoulIrS Side Depot. have evidence alum.
drnt 10 sotisfy him that tie South side road Is
doing well.
A Liil has been intro luced into the United
States Senate, the object of which is 10 sup.
press unauthorized banhingn Ii District of
Columbia. Il viii most likely become law
and prove the do~nfil Of Shin-posrcr'.
The Prcsidentofrhe Boldmorcand Ohio rail.
road announced 10 the Directors "Wednesday
morning that he would start a train Of passen.
ger cars from Baltimore for Wheeling on the
morning of The first day of Jonnory, without
fail. The revenue fer the month Of Novcm-
Der has been Sli0,ol9, Of which $ll40Sl
were from the man stem, and 500, SCI from
the Washington branch.
CON" the correspondent from Washington
Of the Baltimore Sun, says il is understood that
Virginia is to furnish one Cabinet Minister
In case Mr.. Hunter aud Mr. Mason should
decline Cabinet sutton, II will probabl y, as
is now supposed, be offered to Mr. John S.
Barbour.
Thu fearful November storm which swept
over The chain of Western Lakes (soys the
Cleveland Herald brought sorrow and desc.
l,tion TO many Il domestic hearth, The total
nurnhor of lives lost y i'll probably exceed six
ty mot Of them suddenly cngulcd in the EUR
ging wnvcs. On Luke Erie one vessels known
to have gone down, aud net one Survivor 10
tell the sad tale of the shipwrccli; aud pro.
prllcr full frcighled, and carrying twenty five
or Thirty persons, has strcWn the sbore with
fragments Of her wreck, but not living soul
survives 10 relate Tie cause aud manner Of her
going down.
Mr. Kinney, the l.. S. Charge a, Sardinia
writes to tho Newark Advertiser that Mrs.
Bcc,hcr Stove' s romance. Uncle Toms Cabin,
is producing misehicvons excitement there,
asnll over Europe Onto thc leading languages
Of which II has been translated.
According 10 table published in the Scout
rro plluhr for December, the production Of
tobacco in Virgioia i $3.50 600 l's, and in
Kentucky, the ne>t greatest tobacco proudcer
j5,765 600 lbs.
Foreign contributions to the Crysol Palace,
tic Ny Tribune says, are flowing in daily.
Among them are mony things that vii tend
10 elevate artistic feeling in This country.
r The Democrats Of Louisiana have nominated
PAUL Hrnprur. ESQ as their caudidare for
Governor. at the election hjch takes place on
the third Monday ofthe present month. LOUIS
BopprLoN is the Wing candidate,
All accounts represent large increase Of
the slave trade in Cuba. A letter from LA.
vana gives list Of nine vessels, which hive
landed at diIIerentp paris of Cuba during the
present year 4,l70 ,ltves fom Africa, The
letter referred TO adds:
This is hut the beginning. TIC is tacrt
understanding for the extension of this scheme
until ten thousand more have been brought
h'rher on each of which is paid to officials, for
winkng al ii, three ounces, or ffty-one dol.
lars, making in the aggregate $4,000
Wcrrgret TO learn, says an exchange, that
the Havre line Of steamships, which We had
thought had been doing good business will
be compelled to give up that business and re.
T lire from the ocean, unless their pay for carry
ing the mails can be increased by Congress,
and for this We Can see but little probability.
Mr.. Clemens, Of Alabama. has introduced in.
10 the Senate a joint resolution to confer upon
Gen. Winfield Scott, the office Of Lieutenant
General.