Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-11-10
STATE AFFAIRS.

An aggregate Of some s7o,oOo have been sub
scribed to the capital stock Of the Bank Of Com
merec in Frederick sbufg. There remain 3d.
900 10 be made up before operations Gun be com
meneed. The News says I'll Is confidently es-
peeted that the amount will be raised, which will
give an independent banking institution In Fred
erek sburg."
fRrs.-Alr. John o. Taylor, residing Ia Hen
rico county, few miles north of Richmond, had
his hay house, well filled with all kinds OF forage,
consumed by fire ON Saturday morning last about
3 O'clock Loss estimated at ss0O-no insur-
ancc The fire. it is beevcd,was communicated
by an incendiary
Friday night last. about / o'clock, every bull
ding upon the farm Of Benjamin Bragg,in Flu
yanna county. together with his enilre crop OF
corn, fodder. dc, was consumed This also, It
/. believed, was the work OF an ineendiary.
DISTRESSING oeCtRRENeE.-Mr. Joseph Ed
low. gentleman Of high responsibility, commit
ted suicide in surry eounty,on Friday night last,
by cutting both arms to the bone, well rs his
throat. with razor. lie had exhibited signs of
mental arrangement for some months past, and
the night before he committed the fatal deed,
travelled some d or : miles from home, by him
self, aud disnterrcd the body of a man who had
some years ago, taken his own life.-UiHioms-
burg Gasette.
The Directors of the Orange aud Alexandria
Railroad Company have determined on declaring
n dividend at their next annual meeting.
PLANK RoAp-Fourteen miles of the Peters
burg and Jernralem Plank Rond have been pac
ed under contract al $500 per mile. John A.
Hair is the contractor.
BOARD OF PumIe WoRks.-The Board of
Public Works commenced its November session
last Monday.
SECRETARY To TIE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
Tho Executive Committee Of the State Agri
cultural society have elected Mr.. +. g. Ruiln
editor of the Southern Planter. the Secretary of
the Society.
\ HEAVY SwISpLE.-The late Fair brought
To the city, scores Of pick-Poekets and swim
dlers, from abroad, who thought il a ia
rorable opportunity TO operate upon the hon
est, unsuspeeting yeomanry of our Stute We
have heard OF the loss of at least twenty
pocket books X of various other robbcries, du-
ring the last week and we regret to learn that
Mr.. samuel Cotrell, AN nged aud respectable
innner Of lIenrico county, was, on Thursday
Inst, swindcd out of $500, by two finished scoun-
drels, in the following manner
Mr. G. WIS met on the street, near the Ex-
change Bank, by man ct respectable appear
anec aud gentcel department, who said his nnno
was johnson. lie approached Mr. {. in a eordi-
al aud familiar manner, and nsked him if he had
been Ia the cattle show, aud how lac liked il, De.
Mr.. &. replied that he had been there, aud was
very much pleased with the Exhibit ON. The con
Ycrsation was continued, and Mr. e.. inferred
from the remarks of the man, that he was II
wealthy farmer of Virginia on visit To the Fair.
/ lie appeared familiar with agricultural matters,
/ aud spoke of gentlemen in Hanover county,
/ known To be farmers thre.-lc stated that he
! had that dry bargHincd with gentleman at the
/ lhr Tor some fine imported stock, for which he
WIS Ia pa, S50D-but, in consequence oi some
/ b,tic misunderstanding, the owner had become
chs mate and refused Ia let him have them AT
! that price, while he was willing 10 sell them to
/ an, other person for that sum. He asked Mr..
| { il he had any objection 10 making the pur-
/ chase far him. Mr.. &. eonsenting, he was in
vited To step into u hotel, near by 10 receive the
money t~5uD) 10 pay for the cattle. Here they
! met mnn who repres,ntedhmscIf son OF the
owner ud the cattle lie confirmed fine statement
about the misunderstanding with his father, and
expressed desire that "Alr. Johnson should get
the cattlc. The money was partly counted out,
when Johnson suggested that it would probably
be well for Nj. {. 10 hay them with his own mo.
ney IN order Ia save Mr.. {. from thu necessity of
any eqnyncation, il the owner of the cattle
should wish to know whether OF NOT he was buy
ing for himself. Mr. G. yielded 10 this suelees-
ton, and went to III, Bank and drew from his
deposits $50 for the purpose indicated.-
/ After leaving the Bank, il was further agreed
that the son of the owner should take the money,
and in company, with Mr. C., go and inform his
father that lac had sold the cattle, and have them
delivered, They started, and in few minutes
thereafter"Mr. johnson and the pretended "son'
slipped out of the company of Mr.. C., and disap-
/ pearcd as if by magic, from his view; and thus
ended the swindlc-a trick new to Mr.. G.. but
one which has often been practiccd at the var-
Gus Fairs of the country. Enquirer.
Papier Machie