Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-03-02
News and Miscellany.

persons have already applied Tor q passage; o
whom one hundred and fourteen are from
Virgipia, 6fty-t-o from North Carolina, sir
from Kentucky. three from Massachusetts. one
from Ohio, and one from New York. A fine
large vessel will be chartered. affording the
most ample accommodations for two hundred
and fifty passengers. Application for a pas
sage should be made Immediately. The price
Of passage and sir months support in Liberia
10 sirty dollars each one, for all who are a.
bic to pay. A free passage and six months
support will be given to all worthy persons
who are unable to pay, and who can come well
recommended.
Amongst the amendments inserted in the
Army Appropriation bill. in the Senate, on
Friday, was one offered by Mr.. Chnse, appro.
priaung $4,000 for the survey ofthe several
routes proposed for a railroad to the Pacific
The amendment of Mr.. Walker, proposing to
give to settlers the alternate sections of land on
the line of this road. wa. rejected by a large
msjoritv. An amendment was agreed to which
authorizes the President TO contract with indi-
viduals, to be remunerated in land, for keeping
in repair an overland road to the Pacific, aud
along said road, for the protection Of trader.
and emigrants. The other amendments max.
ing an appropriation ofslO,oOo for n military
asylum in the West, and of 500. 600 as a re-
ward to the d;scovorer of sulpburie ether as
an anmsthotic agent. to be paid whenever IT
shall be judicially determined which ofthc com
petitors for that honor is entitled TO it, were
passed.
The Henry Clay Festival Association of
New York, createdto commemorate the birth
day of Henry Clay. have voted TO dispense
with the usual festival upon the anniversary
Of his approaching birthday in April. The
day will DO eommemoraied by an eulogy pub
licly delivered. The Association are in the
receipt of two hundred Ashland canes, cut
from one of Mr. Clay's favorite trees, and car
we'd at Lexington. one of which is intended for
each member ofthe Association. Mr.. CIay's
favourite library chair is also in possession of
the Association, and is a much valued presen,
from Ashland.
On Saturday afternoon last. as the freight
train for Wheeling was going west from Ralti-
more, the train ran off the track in the vicinity
ofSykesville, killing the fireman and breaking
a leg of the engineer. The fireman was caught
between the large freight engine and tender,
and held there four hours, when he died. His
agony was such that he begged some person
10 kill him, rather than let him live and suffer.
The New York Tribune thinks that tho &C
cession to the metallic currency of the world
during the last two years has been about four
per cent. a year and since prices Of real estate
and many other things have risen far above
that increase. it npprehends there is danger of
a general rev %ulsion, before long.
The members of 'he two Houses Of Congress
ofthe Democratic Party are so beseiged by
outsiders that they find it quite impossible to
do business. They are pulled by the button
holes in all directions, and left but htle time
to think of public affairs.
The select committee Of the U. S. Senate.
on the petition Of Mr.. James S. French, asking
for an appropriation to test his plan for over
coming heavy grades on Rail Roads, have re.
ported. and recommend an appropriation &C.
cording to the prayer of the petitioner.
A few weeks ago, at the annual fair in Dres.
den, one Of the greatest curiosities of the day
was a negro woman with a large iron ring in
her nose. represented as fugitive from slave
ry. She was pictured upon the outside ofthe
building chained by the ring. and a driver
holding a long whip in his hand, standing by
The admittance YVES about FIVE cents Unitec
States currency. Thousands Aocked to Sc,
her. II was a good speculation for the exhib
itor. The above forms a travelling exhibition
making a tour Of the whole of Europe.
The New York Tribune states that Mr.. Put
nam has received from the Prince de Joinvill,
arepiy to the romantic account of his inter
view with the Rev. Eleazer Williams, latel,
published In Pa,na,n's Monthly. It is said
that the Prince meets every point of the Rev
Eieazor Williams' narrative. with ,b;.L /,