Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-11-07
SEHE Affairs.

TiT MEADOW hhE R8u1E aEASDoNHl's-
The Lewisburg Chronicle. sd inst.j says:
The engineer engaged in a ru-surgoy Of the
Meadow river route have abandoned thai route.
finding u. II not absolutely I'm Ia tlcahr at least
inferior to either the Monroe or Gfeenbrer river
route. They surveyed as far the summit OF
Meadow mountain, and. Oh calculation, found
they were or j0D frei above the tunnel IA the
Allegheny mountains They did not proceed as lar
as the mouth If Meadow river, where the nlain
difficulty is known to exist, before hey beenne
convinced that there were difficulties rendering
that route rayfng but desiube. The Chren-
iclc also understand that instead Of the re sur
yey showing TINT there would De saving IN dis
lance, OVER the Grcenbrier route II would prove
10 be IN eqnaied distance much tho longer route.
The Rev. Tberius G. Jones, has been appoint
cd President If Wake Forest College, y. {. lie
is II selfmadc man in every sense Of the word,
having formerly worked in the printing office Of
the Religious Herald, at Richmond llc wa-, Mt
tho time Of i- appointment pastor Of tho Free
mason l4aptisi Church AT Norfolk aud his rare
abilities furnish another illustration of what may
be accomplished by perseverance aud energy.
DaHUHe Register.
CoAI.ANp Woop.-rhe Petersburg Erpress
gives the following prices Of fuel in that city:
Coaf-Guod lump from the Glover Hill pits at
10 cents per bushcl; Lehigh or Anthracite -
81 per ton.
Bood.-Oals and hickory per cord, Sd 90
Pine, we'll seasoned and dry, SO per cord.
PLowlNa Mfru.-At the appointed hour yes.
terday, the Committee Of the Agricultural Soee-
~ to award premiums repaired to large vacant
lot west of tho Fair grounds, 10 witness the con-
test for supremacy by hose who had entered the
list. Several thousand persons appeared on the
grounds, very anxious 10 witness the result
Before thu ploWing bcgan, MADAME Sontag, at
tended by nombr- Of the Executive Committee
drove up in n coach and four, aud was received
by the committee on plowing and escorted 10 the
grounds. Mr.. w ". Gilmer, Of AlbcmarIe, in
hearing of the Madame, announced that the 500
which shc had been 50 kud to give, would be di-
yided between the pillow and the powman The
contest then commenced, and was continued n
greater portion If the day with spirit, but with
ont concluding the trials. As soon It's the result
Is nude known, we will publish the fact to our
readers.
To-day the premiums will be awarded, and this
afternoon the fair Is expected to close.
john Tyler este Is 10 deliver the yacdietory
address Rich. Dispateh, FTiday.
NV rosr OrrI5rs.-'rhe Postmaster Gene
raj has established post office at Worrcnton
junction, fauquicr county, Virginia Mrs Hi
zabcth $. Gaines i, the postuistress. Another
new office has been established at Orkney
Springs, Shenandoah county, Va, and William
Miller oppointedpostmoster
ANoruGR ArrrIcANr.-D During last week II
person by the name Of Armstrong was brought to
town by thc Sheriff and lodged IN jail charged
with having two wives His second wife ne mar
ried III this county about two years since We
lparn hut Il divorce wu- Obtained from him, bv
his wife, Mt the last spring term of the Circuit
Court of Allegheny. II is very probable that he,
100. will lac 4pDt a IllrImoud.- TURNER'S TFjFUH