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Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-05-09

- Election u. s. Senator.
PROVIDENCE. R. l., May 4.-Philip Allen,
dem, was elected U. S. Senator to day with.
out opposi ion.
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Ten clerks were removed from the Genera
Land office, Washington on Wednesday.
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Trust Sale of Town Properly.

N pursuance of "a deed of trust, executed on the i5t'
Il day of February, 1852. by Elisha Snend, the undo,
signel will proceed on the premises, on Friday tn
18th inst, to sell at Public Auction. a certain LOT -.
fAtCEL OF GROUND, with the buildings and appn,
tenances, situated on the north east side of third street
containing ONE.fOuRTH OF AN ACRE. in the eli,
OF Lynchburg lit being the same property purchased
by said Snend, of Jesse T. Duiguid and wife, and con.
veyed by deed, datei the 20th July 1850. and recorded
IN tho Clerks Office of the Hastings Court of Lynch
burg The title is believed to be good-but the under.
signed will convey such only as is vested in him, u.
Trustee under the deed aforesaid.
Terms made known on the day of sale. -
JOHN JOHNSON, Trustee.
l agree to the ahove sale, provided it i. made upon a
credit of 4 and 6 months.
A. I. WITTEMORE,
May 4, 1853 - By ". r.. Roaae his Aa'v.
| agree to the above sale, upon the terms propos, Il by
A. r. Whitttemore. ELISHA SNEAD.
May 4, 1853. mn 5.-tdssl
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LOOP POLES wisl, to purchase 80 or III
Ii thousand HOzP POLES. 70, which a fair price
will be paid. III &. LANGH0RNE.
Aug 23-dt EaurAorne's NH
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NEW CONCERN.--The subscribers have this
y day associated themselves together for the purpose
. fconducting a Ge~eral Grocery, Commission and For
harding Business, under the firm and style of MUIR
RELL g. SIRA TTON, and have taken the house for
nerly occupied by Messrs Echols & Pryor, next door
to Mcdaniel & Hurt, Main st., Lynchburg, Va.
w will keep constantly on hand a large and well se
Iected stock of Groceries, Liquors, Tanners Oil, Do
nestle Dry Goods, &C., &c, in fact, every article US
ually kept in a grocery establishment.
All of which we will sell on as good terms "a an,
house in the place. THOS E MURRELL,
inn 3-d&cts WIN II STRATTON.
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FAIRBANK,S PLATFORM SCALES.
0NG k~NOWN-Severely tes,ed-Always right
~ The acknowledged Standard.-Railroad, Hay
'oal, and Farmers SCALES, set in any part of the
Country, at short notice.
GEO. G. EWING, Agent,
81 So. Charles st. Baltimore.
Il up 30-d&clm wv H. M
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Fare through to Fincastle, only...--..-.. Is 90
!" +" Buchanan, -. SO
BOYD, EDMOND g. DAVENPORT.
Aug 16-dActs
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NIX. KING AT HAVANA.


The following i more particular account, de-
rived from the New York Commercial Advertiser,
of Mr. KINGS visit to Havana, and of the misun-
Outstanding with the Captain General of Cuba,
which was mentonedin our publication of yesterday:
"a circumstance which created little interest in
Havana is reported to have occurred during Mr.. KlSGs
visit there Etiquette, believe, forbds the Captain
General from making the first call upon any stranger no
matter how distinguished his rank Mr. King, aware of
this fact addressed note to Gen CANEDo, stating that
he regretted such the case and the more so as his
-~""i"ns health put il out Of his power to call upon
49,, ''a requesting Mr..
him Gen CASEpo promptly repne.,
King to designate time when he could wait upon him.
Mr. King replied that the effort receive him would be
ATTENDED with great fatigue but he would fix upon the
ensuing Friday, p NJ. At the appointed time, with
great difficulty las he suffering very severely Mr.
King prepared receive the CaptainGenera but his
Excellency did not present himself On the following
morning, Mr. King, through the American Consul, adj
dressed note the Captain General, reminding him
that he had not kept the appointment sent IN apology
and expressing his regret that he would for the future be
unable to see him. Immediately the receipt of the last
note the Captain General called at Mr.. Kings hotel &C
companied by his suite but Mr.. King, told, de-
cined seeing him. did also the ladies Of his party Ou
informant adds however, that Mr. Kings leaving fol
Matanzas mutual exchange Of cards took place, proba
bly, with explanations, and unfrendly feeling existed
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PATENTS AND PATENTEES.

As matter Of interest to the inventive class Of our
readers and requiring but little space insert petit
ton presented to Congress days ago from Messrs
Day and 0Reilly:
Your memoriats respectfully represent that Circuit
Court OF the United States, sitting equity has actually
declared s and has exercised the pocer Of granting
perpetual injunction in the matter Of patent rights
where the novelty and legality denied before such
legality and novelty had been established al lar thereby
denying to your petitioners their constitutional right
"tria by jury"
Your memoriasts insist that the United States Circuit
Courts have no legal authority, before the rights Of the
parties have been settled al a, to adudicate upon that
question N equity, as the rights Of patentees illegal
and not merely Equitable and that the equitable urs
dction Is merely ancary, to protect the rights Of par
ties while in litigation al iaw and enforce them when
established.
Your petitioners respectfully ask the attention of the
NaonalLegislature TO this attack upon civil liberty, the
guaranteed right Of freemen under the constitution and
they respectfully suggest the proprey Of the passage Of
declaraory act to prevent such unlawful exercise Of
power from being established precedent.
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NEW ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA

We publish this morning from California which 10
os'y nineteen days DID, 1t by the new route via
Acapulco and Vera Cruz to New Orleans. The Postmas-
ter General has executed contract for semimonthly
mail over this route, to 60 into operation at early
period probably by the first Of May and this is its rst
fruit. The news have came by the regular Pa
Tennessee which was boarded of Acapulco
BY the agent Of the line and brought thence to Vera
Cruz in five days, and thence to New Orleans BY the
Albatross.
The contractors this route propose carry the mails
from New Orleans 70 San Francisco in sixteen days and
expect to furnish facilities for carrying passengers
from Vera Cruz to Acapulco in less than four days The
which has attended this first attempt 90
the line shows that they have probably undertaken
more than they will be able to accomplish, the time
occupied in this first effort having been but eighteen
days Il is achievement that speaks loudly for the
enterprise Of the parties who have taken the contract
Nstr York Tribune
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EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
BALTIMORE, FEBRUARY 25-P. VI.

BALTIMORE, FEBRUARY 25-P. NJ
The refusal Of our Legislature to repeal the law pro-
hbtng by the Banks Of Maryland Of notes Of
denomination less FIVE dollars is looked upon by the
most Discerning Of citizens and practical business
men as a great mistake. From and after the frst OF
March it will be unlawful issue this currency We
shall therefore be reduced the specie basis This sud
den withdrawal of small must produce great in
convenience especially silver is at premium and gold
difficult to obtain sufficient meet the demand
Business is gradually increasing. T.
merchants are coming in frcu the soutb .na W..
purchase freely The indications are thar our snr;nr
:" Tar Sarpass that of any other season
trade ~. :" barrels Howard street flour at
IS 12B also 600 City ailis Tue '"'''' wv
S4 % corn meal 1881 per barrel ,..norIar
The receipts of grain IRE very light, prices ~ do
Small sales of red wheat at III ia cents ''
ll5 n 49, white 50 81; yellow 81 %; oats 90
40; rye rs 50; cloverseed So; timothy 49, $500
per bushel.
Provisions quiet Mess pork ST. beef do, $40; ba-
con shoulders sides 9; hams 10! l29 lard IN
barrels 81 10; kegs lo5 II butter 49, IL in kegs
cheese % a 10.
Coffee is dull. Sales of only 1000 bags Rio at q
81 cents
Tobacco very quiet, receipts light The new crop has
not yet began in and the sales consequently
very small
.Shtpurecks and Loss Of Life.
| PHILADELPHIA FEB. 23-The brig Champion, from
Portland Maine with cargo of COAL went ashore last
Saturday night Chincoteague Shoals and all on board
4 drowned.
| The schooner Mary Z. Balch, from Washington
| for Boston, with naval stores, ale" - y.
prove total loss t. vent ashore, and viii
, 40 OF her crew were drowned.
po.no Destructire Fire, DC.
: W . THE Ink mandatory Of Messrs
vrr, Donald & Co, at Andover, destroyed by FIRE
yesterday Loss heavy, which is partially covered by in
surance.
Mrs Pierce did leave for the South to-day as it
has been expected she would do Her health s improved
Netc York 1Mzfsft
New York, FEB 25.-Flour is firm Sales of $500
barrels at 5a s. or State 1851 o. s Tor Gene,
see ana So44 50 623 for Southern Wheat quiet NOT
hed hrmy Corn active. Sales of so 900 bushels or 81
cents for white and mixed and 65 for yellow
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THE ZEE BILL.

1t is suggested to by professional friend that
the Fee Bill which has just passed the two Houses
of Congress deserves more than the mere formal
notice taken of it in the daily proceedings and he
has furnished the following notes in regard TO it:
For the first time since the organization of the Govern
ment, this bill introduces uniform rule of comput
ing the fees &c. Of district attorneys marshas clerks
jurors witnesses &c. and ii also provides for divers i'm
portan reforms in the judicial proceedings Of the United
States courts Under the old system many abuses have
sprung up; and of late years in instances they
had become enormous the great detriment Of the Ma
tona Treasury and proper judicial procedure, and had
induced several efforts, from time to time, by the Judi
ciary Committees Of Congress for their reform But
amid the great conflict Of interests and the inherent diff
cultes Of the whole matter these efforts had hitherto
been unavaing.
At the opening of this Congress the Judiciary Commit
tee of the House took the resoutey in hand and
with the aid rendered them by the Hon ELISHA WHIT
TLEsEY, whose long experience in public business and
especially as the lst Comptroller Of the Treasury made
him familiar with the details Of the subject with the
casiona advice of the judges of the Supreme Court the
of the Hon. Mr. McLASAHAS, the chairman
Of the committee and the patient abors of the entire
committee, bill was towards the close Of the last
sion finally matured to the satisfaction Of most Of the
committee.
No opportunity for regular reports from the committee
being given by suspension Of the rules it got be-
fore the House. with able report from the chairman
and after undergoing strong opposition, not only in but
Of the House, it at length worked through and
to the Senate The proper committee Of that body
srutnized the provisions of the bill with much
care; il thoroughly discussed in the Senate which
made some dozen unimportau amendments, passed and
sent it back to the House, which, the advice Of their
committee, agreed to the amendments in gross.
Regarding the fact that the standing committees of the
House have had hardly any opportunity to make reports
during this whole Congress- the immense difficulty with
which nearly all valuable legislation beyond the usual
appropriation bills has had to encounter, and the ac
knowledged complication Of the subject the passage Of
this important act is bright page in the annals of this
Congress and q matter Of graduation for the whole
country.
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hoo 81 sno Iglnia house q pelegaees pms nave
and western boundary lines between Virginia and
Maryland This line (says the Baltimore American)
has long been a matter Of contention between the
two States. Maryland has always claimed that her
boundary was along the longest branch Of the
Potomac, but Virginia would never consent to
enter upon the examination of the respective titles
Of the two States except on the condition that the
survey should be commenced at the stone planted
by Lord Fairfax which it is contended is not on the
branch Of the Potomac which Maryland claims as
her true boundary
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PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT,

WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY "a 1858.
MY LORD; am in receipt Of Mr. Tileys letter Of the
18th umo communicating your decision in reference to
my proposition of the 10th December last for modif-
cation Of the rates of postage pamphlets and perod-
Gals between this country and the United Kingdom
On reference to the terms Of my proposal perceive
that II Is susceptible Of the Interpretation which you
have given to IT. namely, that the either side
should be reduced to one cent ounce, from up
sixteen ounces whereas did not intend TO be under
stood as proposing to change the rate pamphlets Of
the weight Of two and under. should be per-
fecty willing to abide by your Interpretation Of the pro-
posa but intended to be understood Offering only
to "reduce the rate say to an ounce or ac-
ton OF an ounce rhre four charged" except
with reference to works sent over 5000 miles in the
United States
Therefore except in regard the comparatively few
works Of this kind transmitted to and from Oregon and
California lover 5000 miles the number Of graaations
would not be increased do think that the instances
of fraud would be augmented by the proposed reduction
Any who are disposed to resort to dishonest Of
communication have the facilities under the present
as they would have under the proposed arrangement at
least far as pamphlets Of the weight Of two ounces and
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The AzTEc CuupRES.-A paragraph appeared in our
paper week or two ago. the particulars Of which we're
furnished by the person having the and exhibition Of
the interesting little specimens Of humanity called the
Aztec children, which stated that the PRESIDENTS family
had presented to the little girl costly gold and etcele
comb We understand that this statement is entirely IN
founded The children were taken to the Presidents
mansion without request consent and being viewed
by the ladies Of the family and some vsiters. small
gratuity money bestowed on each Of the children
and that is all that took place All that related 10 the
gift Of the comb was invention
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Ajoint resolution has passed the Illinois House 81 Rep
resnatyes, the eject rhat the Senators and Repre-
sestatves Of that Saen Congress be requested to use
their best exertions TO procure the passage Of law
Congress, granting to each State in the Union ar
public lands not less in va0e than FIVE hundoed thou
sand dollars for the liberal endowment Of system Of In
dusrial Universities in each State in the Union to
cooperate with each ether AMI with the Smithsonian In
stitution at Washington for the more liberal and pract-
cal education Of industrial classes and their teachers
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THE LATEST SETTLEMENT OF MEXICO.

The most recent advices from Mexico state that the
voutonsts agreed upon what is called the plan Of
Guadalajara which is the accepted creed of the
country Our readers would doubtless like to know what
this plan is and we must tell them &c rA"~ = - -
com. - - --~~- - W e'n
amid the conflicting and facous political SEN
timents Of the nation. 1t embodies these points:
FIRST 1t recognises the republican representative sys-
tenn and the present federation and calls for the ime
mate election of new Congress- be composed of two
deputies from each State Secondly it demands the I'm
mediate return of Santa Anna to the country
Inc hrSt OF these points is, as New Orleans papsr
says,th desire Of majority of the people Of Mexao
ana we have no doubt will be insisted upon with some
ght notifications, the principal feature of her poll
teal institutions. The second Is the habtuaI
w. ch IN time of danger the Mexicans make to the man
who ndoubtedly is the greatest manager that country
has produced But the difficulty with Santa Anna i his
extremely selfish character and his want Of political hon.
asty lis talent at administration and his unwearie9
ergy aeapt him to those periods of relaxation which
gen orally succeed violent but after these are
ne seems incapable Of temperng his government 10
moderate condition Of affairs, 20 that hs own
fringe hey and desposm always leads to his own defeat
nd expu sion hadozen times atleast in the course
the last two decades he has been called in 70 settle the
roubes o. MS country and he has succeeded in doing SO
fter fashi, N yet every time he has been driven out
,
18th Mexicanr Tiers He intrigue himsefi into Office
cry well, but he cannot manage to keep himself there
ny Length of time.
We do not therefore hope much from his reappearance
the Of action He is old and less energetic
IAN he was aud would arrive in the midst Of new cir
instances and opinions which have quite changed the
ce of affairs since he before in the ascendant
ou.hful and growing patty looks the complete dis
enberment q the Republic on the gro1nd that the pre-
mt federatye sys TEN has brought them no good II
ves the most egre ious the distant States
lille its utterly able TO afford them protection In
lis emergency, there FORE many Of them entertain the
ca Of entering into political relations
Thus we Zamaulipas, Coahuila, and Huevo Ieon !
nerish the project Of Sierra Nevada Republics choa
an and asco lodgh for the sectional disbursement
the duties collected in their ports on the Pacific and
portion at least Of the hhmus States Of Puebla Vera
ruiz, Guerrero, and Oajaca contemplate coalition or
nion somewhat like the Zolvereia Of Germany. Santa
nna with his strong centra lining tendencies will hardly
G able q cope with this new moyenent-N L. Pect
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FROM CALIFORNT3

Accounts from San Francisco 70 the Ist February
represent that the foods, which have prevailed to
such an extent throughout California had somewhat
subsidized, and the prospects Of the miners in many
localities were Of the most cheering nature The
shipments Of the precious metals during the ensuing
season, it was believed, would be fully equal to those
OF any precedingyear The sufferings of the miners
had been relieved by more plentifu supply AID
a consequent decline in the price Of provisions
The census returns for California make the popQr
laticn Of the State 224 49,
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coNaR Ess.

The SEs. yesterday resumed the c52sideranon
Of the Army Appropriation Bill, and made suca
progress therew*h as to get through with Its details
in Committee of III, Whole 1t is, however, still
open to debate and aiAsndment
Amongst the amendments already Inserted IN
this bill is that which was offered by Mr. CHASE on
Thursday appropriating Slo0 900 for the sur vey O
the several routes proposed for railroad to tho
PACT The amendment of Mr.. WALKER, alluded
ito ysc, day proposing to give 20 settlers the alter
nate section, Of land the line Of this road, was
rejected by lar, e majority. An amendment was
agreed to which ann, 'orzes the President to con-
tract with individuals t. be remunerated in land,
for keeping in repair an overland road to the Pa
cfc lad establishing arms. posts at different points
along saia road, for the pro. ecton OF TRADERS and
emigrants Twosther amendmca IS worthy OF special
notice are the appropriation Of b o'ooo fora mill
tary asylum at the Wet and Of 100000 as a
reward to the discoveries 4 sulphur ether as an
anesthetic agent, to be paidvheneyer it fshall be
Judicially determined which of Ne compe ptors for
that honor is entitled to it.
A bill having in view very desirable object was
introduced by Mr.. BRADBURY, viz: To establish
court for the investigation of claims against the
United States. 1t was referred to the Committee
on the Judiciary.
The Naval Appropriation Bill was almost e1ch,-
svely the subject of discussion in the HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES. The principal points at issue
had reference to increasing the efficiency of the
Navy by augmenting the number of seamen, and
authorizing the building of half dozen ships, with
screw propeers, instead Of repairing some of the
old ones The amendment proposing an increase
81 seanen was rejected and that for building new
vessels was ruled out of order. The bill is still
pending.
Before the adjournment Mr. LEToHER endeavor-
ed to lay before the House communication from
the Secretary Of the Interior in explanation Of i'm
putations that had been made upon that officer in
the course of the debate Thursday, but objections
having been interposcd to the reception reading
of the communication we are left in ignorance of
lis contents.
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We understand that the mail service on the New
Orleans and Vera Cruz line will be put in operation
with the least possible delay This contract which
is for tri-montAy trips is let to f. H. CARMIcK Of
New York, at s6s,750 per annum. The contract
for the extension of two of the trips from Vera
Cruz via Acapulco to San Francisco is with A. K.
RAMSEY and E. H. CAsMcK, and the price to be
paid for this extension provided the contract is fati
fed by Congress, is 1924 900 per annum.
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NOMINATIONS IN CoNNECTIcUT.-The Wings of
Connecticut held their State Convention at Hart
ford on Thursday, and made the following nomina-
tons for State officers, to be voted for at the
ing Spring elections
Hon. Henry DUTTox, for Governor; THOMAS FITcH,
Lieutenant Governor; THOMAS ROBINSON, Secretary Of
State D. W. CANT, Measurer; ALLEN p. STILLNAS,
Comptroller.
The Democratic Convention was held at Middle
town on Wednesday, when Governor THOMAS II.
SEYMOUR and the other State officers were nomi-
mated for reelection
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PARTITIONS or FLoRDA.-The geographical position Of
Florida is somewhat nconvenient and divides the State
into local parties the interests Of the west being differ
emit from those Of the peninsula proposition has been
made to give the part Of the State as far as the
Chatahoochee to Alabama the northern portion Of Mid
die Florida to Georgia. and to the southern or pen
insxla portion into State.
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Ex-Presdent Van BvRES will embark for Eu-ope next
month. He will accompany his son, Martin Van Buren,
Jr, whose impaired health il is thought viii be bene-
fitted by the European Mr. Van Buren, himself re-
tains all his vgor Of mind and body and his constitution
al cheerfulness The Ex-President will be tho only one
Of the Chief Magistrates of the country that visited
Europe after his retirement from ofce-AlBaay ARa,