Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-09-05
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substantial six feet guage road from New
York 10 the Pacific Ocean. running through
ST. Louis. Missouri. Arkansas, Texas, North
ern Mexico and California The estimated
cost is 500 900. which is the capital OF the
company. 1t is said that tbirteen of the most
responsible contractor. of the United States
have offered to build 100 miles each, on the
route above described. ard to to take IN pay
ment fifty per cent cash. twenty FIVE per cent
in the bonds Of the Company, and twenty FIVE
per cent in it's stocks.
The unfortunate steamer, Princeton,
took fire tweed during her recent move
ments at the fishing grounds, but was
saved from serious damage BY the vigilance
and ACTIVITY OF her off GERS and men. II ap.
pears that when an attempt IS nude |" drive
her To any speed, her boilers become so heated
that the surrounding wood work is on Ere, and
The coal in her bunkers in danger Of lgniting,
During part of the trip from the Gut Of Can
SO to Pic,ou she carried 20 pounds of steam,
made 80 and a half revolutions of her wheel,
and reached a speed Of eight kno's all hour
This was the climax of her speed under the
most favorable circumstances.
The St Louis Republican says In mott
cling the death of Gel Bliss. several papers
have fallen into the of supposlng that
Mrs Bliss was The only surviving member Of
Gen Taylor's family. This is error. There
is a sister, the wife of Dir. Wood. Surgeon u
S. Army, aud Col. Tayl2r. son Of Gen Tay
Tor. both still living 4
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general repugnance there seems to be enter.
tanned Tor the practice Of burning the dead
said to have been folowed in New Orleans
lately in consequence of the difficulty bf pro
viding for them burial in the ordinary way -
But this allegation has been denied.
A writer in the Richmond Dispatch suggests
that $1,000 be presented 10 Capt. Saml Free.
man, rs a slight compensation for his heroic
exeriions at every large fire that has occurred
in Richmond FOR the past ~ cnty years.
The Covingron and LIE inglon railroad il
completed for t~cut, five miles from Coving-
ton opposite Cincinnati, on which cars are
now running. The iron rails have been pur
chased and have arrived at Co,ington. A
large force is at work on the remaining por
ton of the line, which Will ise finished ea-iy in
the winter. The connecting lines, To Memph $
and TO Charleston, also in rapid course of
construction.
J. S. Goodrich, of Virginia, formerly engaged
III the produce and commiss ION business, com
mited suicide at San Franci-co en- the 23d of
July, by cutting his throat. The jury return
ed a verdict of mental derangement
The trial OF Chas H. Comslick, conductor
ofthe train on the New Haven railroad which
was precpitated into the river at Norfolk, was
terminated on Monday, by verdict of acqui-
tai. There were three Counts in the indict.
ment against the prisoner. each charging him
with manslaushter. Tn, jury were out from
Friday evening until noon on Monday.
Grace Greenwood. the DO ston papers tel
us, returned home IN the las t European steam
err. for the purpose of putting 10 press hen
"Travels in Europe" which will be issued i'm
nedia'ely.
The work oflaying the rails on The track o
the Central Railroad between Wayhesborougl
and Staunion. is going on bravely. The tracl
is laid to Fishersville. half the distance
A man named Leroy V Lee is advertise,
in Fayetteville, N. c., as swindlcr. Tn,
Richmond Mail says,that w hen last heard from
'he was figuring In Alexandria u
CoviDgton n ohio Railroad.
The survey OF the new y proposed roule 70