Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-11-30
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The National Intelligencer Of Friday say;
4 scheme is on foot to construct railroad
from Richmond to York river, for the purpose OF
removing the shipping port of the hourshing cap
ital of Virginia % the fine deep water of York,
almost within sight of the Chesapeake Bay, and
furnishing direct communication with the ocean
of only few hours. instead of reaching IT, as
now by the james River, one hundred miles
long and one of the crookedest, most bathing
and tedious streams for sail vessels. \ railroad
of thirty miles will reach York river, wide'
deep straight stream or estuary, aud VIII ne al
most as good a. removing the or the bay up
to Rockets. We should think that every man Ia
nilinr with the localities would consider it cap
tal plan, and promising the greatest dement's to
Richmond. Sixty or seventy years ago, shlps
from England freighted for Richmond used some
times to land their cargoes at the head OF 1ork
River. where there then small village call
ed West Point. II was deemed "A convenience at
that day even without the facility Of a railroad.
Collision on THE PoroMAc.-The Northern
train due here at 3 o'clock, i. NJ on Saturday,
did not arrive until 6, =. NJ. The detention was
caused by "a collision between the mail steamer
Mount Vernon and a schooner, soon after the
steamer left the wharf at Alexandria during
thick fog The bowsprit of the schooner was
broken, and the side of the steamer her upper
I
no loss of life occurred, although, as we are in
formed by the Mail Agent, several narrowly cs-
capped death. The accident caused detention OF
the steamer for several hours, but as her machl-
merry was not injured she proceeded on her route.
Richmond Dispatch
ACCIDENT AND SUIcIDE.-A letter from West
Union, Doddridge county, Va, dated Nov. Ia, to
the editor of the Weston Heratd says man was
killed near that place on Friday previous by the
falling of stone which crushed his skull
On Saturday evening young man named Ar
thur Caster who kept n drinking house and
ten pin alley, committed suicide by hanging him
self to IA rafter in Jennings tavern, at West Uni
on. Cause unknown.
NoRFoLK.-The Norfolk Beacon of Saturday,
says:
"'rhe Jury in the case of the Commonwealth,
us Mrs. Margaret Douglas, for teaching negroes to
read and write, contrary to law, found the defend
ant guilty and fined her one dollar. The Judge in
passing her sentence, according to the statute,
will condemn her to Imprisonment for not less
than six months
Applewhite, Vaughan, Snyder, and Morse,
were examined on Thursday before the County
Court of Norfolk county, on the charge of having
robbed two Californans, (of which mention was
made Il short time since) and remanded to prison
toawait their trial before the Spring term of the
Superior Court.
INVOLUNTARY MANsLAuGHTER.-The trial of
Cornelius Holloway for the murder of negro,
was concluded in the Circuit Court of Peters
burg on Friday The jury rendered verdict of
''inyountary manslaughter," and assessed IIol-
loway fine S25.
II was expected that the cars the Southside
Railroad would enter Farmvic yesterday.
BANK or KANAwuA.--By the Republican we
learn that they are about to have another bank at
| Charleston, to be called the "Bank of Kanawha"