Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-10-24
Gr.nt Eire in The u oods.

DETROIT Oct. ia great fire is raging IN
the woods DESTROYING everything over 1O,OO
acres Of ground. Houses, harms, fences, &C.,
have been destroyed, involving an Immense loss.
The flames have approached within mile n1
the t.ity filing the air with smoke that 1t Is
difficult 10 see The woods are also burning on
the Southern Railroad between Toledo and A
dr,an. and on the Central railroad, near Dearborn
aud on the Pontiac railroad. Tho trains have
been obstructed By the falling trees. The fire
il spreading towards Ann Arbor, destroying val
uable timber and other property
CnAIdENGETo FIGHT a DuEL.--lt i stated
that Capt Bigelow, of L. 5. steamer Michigan
has challenged the editor of the Chicago Tribune
for some remarks which appeared in that paper
in regard to the fact that Capt. b. had conveyed
Bishop Hughes and the Pope's nuncio, Nj. Bedi-
nj, around the Lakes, in the steamer, some time
since. The editor, however, has refused to
fight.
The Troy Budget, one Of the oldest and most
influential of the Democratic country presses in
New York, and wcll-konwn heretofore a"llun-
ker" organ puts up the Soft or administration
ticket ut the head of its columns. Hdshingfon
Union.
Now isn't il shame, arrant shame, that
the paper which is universally understood to be
the Administrations official organ, should per
nit itself and be permitted by its masters to speak
of the soft shell ticket the Barnburner ticket of
New York, 'the administration ticketi' Does
the administration at last openly acknowledge
that it has party in New York except the old
abolition seceders and traitors of 1913 and the
few recruits which those seceders and traitors
have since been able, by holding out promise
of spoils, TO lure into their infamous ranks!
LouiSriHe Journal.
MORE FAILURES AT THE EAsT.-1'he failure
Of Messrs. c. r. Diamond x Co., sugar refners,
of bristol. X l.. Announced n
Monday, and produced quite excitement in
the sugar market, as ii was entirely unexpected.
They had made recent purchases in New York
and their total liabilities there will probably a
mount to about 5000, 900
The New York Express of Wednesday evening
says:--
reported that the dry good house of Messrs.
Perkins, Brooks u Co. have suspended
REMEMBER THIs.-Where a house is well fur
nshed with books and newspapers, the children
are intelligent and well informed, but, where there
are no books and papers, the Children are ignorant
if not prohigate.
A clergyman ecturing one afternoon 10 his fe-
male pensioners, said: "Bc not SO proud that our
Lord paid your sex the honor of appearing first
to female, after resurrection, because it was on
ly done that the gladnews might spread the soon
err"
The Governor of Virginia has offere a reward
of 800 for the arrest of James A. Wilson, who
murdered Frederick Grimes in the county of
Loudoun, Va, an the I'd inst.
NEW ToBACCo.-On the 18th inst, a hogshead
of new tobacco--the first of the season-sod at
Louisville, Ky, at So per hundred pounds 1t
was grown in Indiana.
IoN, JOIN NJ. Boris is among the distinguish
ed guests in attendance upon the national exhib-
ton of horses at Springfield. Mass.
WAGNER AND GREY EAGLE, the two rival race
horses, were to meet on Fair grounds, at Louis
vile on the 18th, after lapse of many years.
VERMONT LEGIsLATURE.-The Legislature of
Vermont had several unsuccessful ballotings for
Governor on Wednesday.
A girl, Is or l6 years of age has been sent to
the State prison IN Connecticut.
Reported Failure.
NEW York, Oct. l9th.--It is reported that
Geoge Law failed to-day.
Macauley win not have the third volume of his
History of England ready for publication before
the fall of the year 1854.
A million copies of the New Testament are to
be sent out to China by the British Foreign BIZ
bic Society, at cost of 100000.
The claimants of the jennings estate in Eng
land, held meeting at Camden y. j., on Tues
day.
The Baltimore papers deny the existence of
yellow fever at Fells Point
MCC0RKLE & JONES,