Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-11-26
miscellaneous Intelligence


Washington correspondents state that the re-
ception of Marcoleta. the Nicaraguan Minister
| by Mr.. Marcy, after Messrs. Webster mud Ever
EFT declined TO have any thing more to do with
| him. because, as Mr.. W. alleged, he took from
| the State Department copies OF documents e'""-
! dentiallv given him to and read there "o'a-
son> some surprise.
ROYAL orders have been received at Havana
directing the suspension of all public WORKS. anu
| improvements, aud eancelling all contracts 'of
| tolegrapbs colleges, or other works not muhicl-
| pnl. Telegraph lines in no eases nre to he eN-
| tended bcvond the railroads, aud the sub-mnrine
branch TO the United States IS to he cut oil en-
tircly The cause FORTH retrograde movement
can readily be conieetured
\ rich widow. Of the quarter d'Antn' Q'arIs,)
about ffty-ffe years Of oge, having become ena-
mared Of her handsome young water-carrler,iook
recently mn occasion to confess To him her tender
flame. The water carrier could not believe she
was in carne-t, aud only laughed at her, upon
which the widow suffocatcd herself with charcoal,
after leaving letter, in which she declared that
notwithstanding her age, she died for love.
Slave property in Missouri is snid by the ST
Louis Republican 10 bo in IA very insecure eondi-
ton, and in the counties where this description OF
property is mostly hedn general alarm prevails.
Slaves escape in gangs across the Mississippi con
finnnllv In Marion county public meeting has
been hold,a society formed TO prevent the escnpo
Of slayes, and system of patrols adopted a
complete description of MI the slayes held by
members of the association II required OF them.
Another meeting of the same kind has been held
in Howard county, ut which it was resolved 10
cxpol all free backs from the county and To have
patrols. &c.
The y. !. Sun dscourses upon courtesy III
railroad cars, and gives the following hint To Ia
d 'cs:-"\Ve venture To say. TINT if ladies would
only eondcseend to speaker smile grateful ack-
npwodgmcnt when gentlemen abandon their seats
to them, all thought of the Company's Interest
would be forgotten, aud ladys entrance in t
crowded car be welcomed n geom Of sunshin,
in a cloudy day. The truth il, too many womcl
are like spoiled children who snatch n favor will
frown, and the other sex will get tired of allow
ing them their own way. When smile mnkcs
women inyineible, why should they rob man kind
Of 50 much happiness by assuming manners tina
provoke and annoy
The Mossrs Benson and other parties, concern
ed in the importation of Guano from the Lobos
Islands in ls52, have applied to the state Depart
mcnt for nm indemnity for the losses incurred
through the failure of this Government to supper
them in taking the article from the islands with
out paying tribute to Peru. The amount of the
claim is stated at IA million of dollars. The eai-
mnnts would no doubt compromise for II worry
moderate per ecntage ON their dcmand.
The Syracuse Republican contains article
developing the probability Of general union be
tween the national Democrats and the national
/ Wigs, in New York The bnsi~ Of this union
would be n support Of the constitution aud laws,
against the arts, intrgues, ana hypocricy of pre-
tenders, mud political chOrlntans,
Judge Mason, our Minister to France, aud his
fnmilv, win take passage for Liverpool, en- route
i for l'aris in the steamer Pacific, which will sail
ON the 26th inst. DIR. Chas. Gardette, of philn-
dcphia,will accompany the Minister as an attache
/ to the legation.