Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-01-05
DAILY YIRGINIAN.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.. JANUARY ;. 1917
News.


ely, England have offered prize OF Il 600
and the gold medal OF the Society. for he dts
covery of manure equal in fertilising proper
ties TO Peruvian gusno. The competing ma
nure viii be Judged by the standard of guano
and no claim for the prize will be enteftolnec
unless i, be shown that al unlimited supply o
the manure can be obtained al price mol NOR
than sf5 per ton, and within The reach Of The
agricuturists Of the United Kingdom.
The Wheeling Gazette says that on the even
ing of the 24ih ult., at FIVE minutes after 6 o.
clock, the track of the Baltimore and Ohic
Railroad from the east. under the direction o
Mr.. Roseby Carr. sr.. ami thai from Wheel
ng. under the direction of Mr.. Roscby Carr
jjr, met on the SSth section about % miles
from MouEdsville. Thus has been finished
continuous railway communication between
Wheeling and Balti nore
The Legislature OF North Carolina previous.
ly To its foal adjournment, elected The Hon.
Romulus NJ Saunde Judge Of the SUPER
or Court, L. supply the vacancy occasloned y
the resignatao of the Hon w II. Bot1a. Mr.
S was supported mainly by the Wings, and
bitterly opposed Ly The leaders ofbis Own par.
~, who supported the Hon. ASH Bggs
The farmers in New England il il sad, will
save large quantity Of hay tins winter in con.
sequence OF tho mild weather. In many pa.
ces the young cattle and sheep have not vel
required feeling In Jefferson county, New
York, according TO The New Notk Farmer, il
is estimated that the saving 10 hat coaaty
alone is one hundred tons Of lay per day.
The New Orleans Picnyune states hat the
contract for the construction ol fifty one miles
Of the New Orleans and Jackson Rlilr5ad
from Pass Manchic TO the Southern boundary
of Mississippi. has been given 10 Messrs Thos.
Bates & Co. New York The road is 10 be
ready for the cars by the lst October reNt.
The once powerful tribes Of Indians com
posing the "Six Nations" now resident in
Western New York. hnvo dwindIcd down
from emigration and other causes, until, accor
ding TO the late ccnsns, hut 3779 Of them re.
main.
The promotion OF Generals Magnau, st
Arnaud, and De Castcllanc, raises the number
of Marshuls of France TO seven. The four
others are Relic, Jerome Bonaparlc, Harispc
and valiant
Philips Fire Anoihlotor ia looming up a
gain. The British Royal Mail Packet Com.
pany put two Of them on board ono Of their
steamers, ready foi use. During their pas.
sage, 1t 10 stated, one of th,m took fire by
spontaneous combusten Lclched forth hoD
fame, aud came neal burning up the ship.
A leading medical practitioner AT Brighton,
England, has lately given list of s,xrecn ca
ses of paralysis, produced by smoking, which
came under his own knowledge within the
last six months.
The Trenton n. y Gazette snys that the
project of railroad through New Jersey
Delaware and Maryland to Norfolk, is backed
by sufficient influence to effect the passage
the necessary charters
a writer in the Delaware Republican call
attention TO an unusually large spot on the sun
which may be seen through smoked or color
ed glass.
The Fort Smith Herald states that an asso
ciation Of Cbickasaw Indians intend 10 pub
lish weekly newspaper at Post Oak Grove
Chickasaw Nation. II viii be devoted tc
science. literature. agriculture, education ard
the advancement Of the arts and manufactures
among the Chicka,aws and other civilized
tribes of the red race, as well as To tie news OF
the day.
Nspoleon's income has Le,n fixed at TWEEN
~ FIVE millions of flames. The French Prio
ces have been allowed a donation Of one mil
lion FIVE hundred thousand francs.
M. Fould has been appointed minister o.
State and of the household of Napoleon,
Moore and Jeffrey.
The Ma,poir, IF Tuou,S MoonF noyv min