Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-11-01
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oaANer AND A11a4saaa BNIa7au.-Ihe
Stockholders Of The Ofange AMI Alexandra Ra.i-
road held their annual meeting ON Thursday last
]. :. Barbour, r., was elected President for the
ensuing year, and Henry Dangerheld 10 fill a fa-
eancs in the Directory. Nc extract from the
Treasurer report the following statement, show
ing the receipts aud disbursements, both from the
organization Of the company and for the past ifs
eai year:
Receipts from commencement II ,s2i,95i IS
Disbursements from l,71s,1Ss 10
Receipts for the past fiscal year G1j, rs -
Expended during the past fiscal year Gjr,612,6l
We learn from the charlottesville Advocate
that the meeting WIS attended by number Of
gentlemen from the counties Of Nelson, Amherst
and Albemarle who felt an interest in the
struction Of the Iynchburg road from CharIottes
vile. They went down for the purpose Of pledg
ng the line 30 subscription of -;IUO,OOO, which
amount il is thought will secure the location Of
the road They calculated upon subscription
Of sj0,O0O by the citizens Of Albemare, S20,0J0
Of which it was expected that Charlottesville
would subscribe.
FATAL ACcIDENT-Ihe Monongalia Mirror
sayz, that on Thursday, the 10Th inst, Henry,
son Of James Davis, Esq, of Granville, in that
county, aged about III or II years, came to II
horrible death by the unexpected discharge of II
gun. 1t was double barreled, and, he supposinp
both barrels were discharged, placed his mouth
OVER the muzzle to blow out the smoke, when the
loud was discharged, and his head torn in most
shocking manner. The afflicted parents have the
general sympathy in this sore bereavement.
THERE'S little lady living near Morgantown
named Vance, aged about II years, who has re
Gently organized Sabbath School composed Of
twenty five or thirty Of her Juvenile acquantan
ees, who meet on Sabbath mornings 10 learn 10
spell and read and listen 10 her lessons of Scrip
tural information. God bless little Miss Vance
hin. JirgmiaH.
Az AFFRAY.--An af1ray occurred in Danyiile
on the cyenngof the late clectionfbetwccn james
NJ. McDcarman and man named RAINY. Tie
former was very seriously stabbed by THE latter
with chscl which he had either in his bosom or
pocket at the time the atfray commenced RAINY
was taken into custody and committed
The Doctors of Norfolk ARE on a strike for
higher wages.
\ CcmosIrY.-W have before us bunch of
apples about the size of hickory nuts,--the sec
ond crop. They were taken from the tree by
Mr.. JAS II. Chenowith.-N artinsburg Ga.
ABUNDANCE or GAmE.-Never was game more
abundant than at the present season In the
fields and woods patridges phcasants turkeys,
squirrels and the like, are found in great mum
bers, rs the Nlmrods have already discovered TO
Their immense delight The summer was SO IA
Horablc that second broods of partridges were
brought out, and this accounts for the unusual
number of young birds that have been seen.
some young men have carried their passion for
sporting 50 far to shoot fifty or hundred birds
III "A day. y less number would afford sufficient
port, and, also, provide Tor Il table dcHcocy. No
needless havoc, Is the word-UH hester Jjr-
giai0H oct. p.
BARN BrRNr.-'ihe barn of Casper Rnler
near Gainsborough in this county, containing A.
bout seven hundred bushels of wheat six tons Of
hay, twenty bushels of potatoes, and other arti-
Giles was consumed by fire on Tuesday night the
18th instant Mr.. Rs ossi estimated at be-
tween Sl,1OO and -, D0Ono insurance. man.
suspected rs the incendiary was lodged in onr
jail, last week, but was subsequently Released
II.
CONVICTION AND ONO RAnRoAD.-The GUY
andotte Heruid learns from the superintendent
of this work that the force ON the Guvondotte end
l. 10 be increased at once,n order to Get rs much
oi the road completed possible before cold
weather sets IN. The work on the Guyandotte
bridge is rapidly advancing.
Mr.. Luther NJ. Georges farm containing three
hundred and forty one and "A hafacres has been
sold TO Mr.. Taylor, son in-law of Col Randolph,
at SLIPPER, acre. This tract of land is between two
and three mile below townon the line of the rail
road horiouesrW 4drocatc,
The place of assistant instructor in the school
OF Modern Languages in the University of yahas
been filed by the appointment of Mr.. Becker of
Winchester, Na.-ib.
TEMPERANCE MoyE,lENT.-W learn that citi
zen OF Milton,in this county, having become salts
fed of the evils of retailing ardent spirits,on yes
terday rolled all his barrels into the streets knock
ed Out the heads, and empted the contenst upon
the ground. 1t Is said that liquor flowed down the
street m stream ankle deep.-U.
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The Guano Interest
esPondendence ofhe Baltimore Tines
NAsHNGToN, Oct. oath, 1888.