Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-01-10

Oh the district ol Columbia. reported ahll 10
suppress the circulation Il small pelrss cur
reney Ia lbe district Of Cuinnlia. which wa'
read vice. Til. h was made the special 81
dee for Tuesday neAt
RI The permanent debt Of New York cit, re
decmabIe at different periods from 1856 10
1889, amounts 10 1855 s59-fom which
IslI75. 3I5 is so be deducted for amount IN
sinking fund
! SENATOR DAVIS Of Massachusetts. IN IL
ter 10 lhc editor Of the Boston Alias, announces
hs intention Of Withdraw ing from public Ii
at the dose Of his present Senatorial term, AM
declines a re election.
John Forsyth esq. for ten years posi- editor
offhe Colambu, GA Times. hos just ceased
lis connection - i'h that paper.
Hon VIM L. King, Vice President cccr.
has resigned his sest rs Senator from hlaba-
ma. and II is tought thai he will be sueec coded
by Hon. Benj. Fitzpatrick. formerly member
of the SENATE
According 10 tho annonl pori. Just mall.
there arc in The State Of New York s32, 49,
children attending the public schools. There
are N The Stato ! l,5S7 district schools, and tie
a6ount expended during the past year Wa
s22l9.81l.
On Monday night and 1oc,doy there was
violent storm at Norfolk, accompanied ~
snow. 1t is unprecedented that serious disas-
lers have occurred oulbe coast. On the Cdcs
npcake the gale was terrific, blowing away one
Of TIC " lighthouses olthe Baltimore Steamer
Herald, whose Captain, Russell, showed gfcap
coolncss, courage ana judgement. A schoon
er in Hampton Rods was bottom npwords--
and other craft driven ashore or injured. The
ferry boats between Norfolk and Portsmouth,
could rot r.n. The Steamer Augusta did not
leave on Tucsdly on her tip 10 Richmond,
nor in the evening did the Herald attempt TO
return to Baltimore.
Mr. Rufus Porter Announces. IN Washington.
thai he NOW believes hat his nrorort may BE-
pu, IN fall operation in two or three ~ ecks o
mild, calm and pleasant weather" He has
discovered nothing to shake lis confidence in
tie success Of the experiment The machine
IS one hundred and sixty feet long, to be pro
pcllcd by steam engines aad coPablo Of carry.
ing six persons, aud travelling forty miles NJ
hour.
The Ohio and Mississippi Railroad Is pro-
crossing rapidly. Tic CON pony let The
grading, masonry and b,idging of l15 mites,
from thr intersection al the Jacksonville and
Columbus Railroad, in jackson county. Ohio,
To Ninccnncs.
\ Mormon Organ, called tie Seer, has been
started in Washington cily, by Orson Pratt
one of the Latter Day Sainrs. It's in favor o.
poygan,y, and attempts to Justify the practice
by Scripture. The power Of Congress or Of
any State 10 prohibt it Is denied. The state
meors that poygomy is allowed and procticcd
in the Mormon community seems 10 be Vel
established from tbelrown organ.
The Washington Union has received a tele
graphic dispatch from Springfield, Illinois, an.
nouncing the re election GA the 5ih inst, Of
Judge Douelas to the Senate for the term com
mcncing on the / h OF March next.
r The Syracuse Star understands that the di.
rcclors OF The Syracuse and Binghamon Rail.
road contemplate putting ber,hs in their night
cars, which il says, can readily te done if the
six foot goago Is adopted.
The tot0 number of cmisrans arrived at the
pon Of y. York during the last year was 80,
335, against 299osl, in 1851. 12l5S passon.
gers also arrived from California, against Is,
207 in 1850.
1t is stated chat at Nottingham, England
the great centre of the lace manufacture, they
are now manufacturing most beautiful article
Of lace for window curtains. bed curtains. Sc
of non VINE. Iron houses, iron slips, aud now
iron capcs for the ladies'
The Homeopathic College at Cleveland
Ohio, has nov sevenJy-cight students in rega
lar attendance.
Ole Bull, assisted by Strakosch and the
charming little Adelina Patti, will give con-
cert Oh Tuesday evening next at the African
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