Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-11-24
STATE iFFi' s.
The Stannian MurdeIers.


ing in that town for several day and was brought
10 a close Friday lat.
On Friday morning, ut 10 O'Clock. the Court
re assembled and after some preliminary pro-
eeedings, and the charge of the Judge, explan-
! ing the character of the Indictment having three
| grades of punshment-the jury retired, and Mt
quarter 10 II o'elock-haYing been absent an
/ hour and quarter-returned with verdict OF
guilty in the first degree" The prisoners ex-
bbited no remarkable emotion on the announce
nent of the sentence "A subdued and peni-
tent appearance. Trnyer still says he Is inno-
cent, aud that he would not mind the doom 80
much, were it not for his children. Wilson says
nothing, nor has he said anything, except when
Intercepted as to the matter he, answers, i know
! nothing about it,"
And thus has ended one of the most exciting
trials growing out of one of the most tragic events
that has ever startled any community Through
out the whole trial of seventeen days, there has
been degree of dccorum and order seldom wit
messed We do not know when the Judge will
sentence the prisoners, but presume it will not be
done for n week or ten duys-not until the last
day of the November term.
The track on the Central Road is now laid to
within half mile of Stanton, where it is stop
ped by the unfinished condition of the section
running through town.
LEXINGTON CoHyENTIoN.-W learn from
friend Capt }. X. Watts,one ofthe delegates from
Augusta to the Lex. Con. that after stormy
debate n resolution was adopted to petition the
Legislature for charter to construct n Rail
road up the Valley, ntersecting the Manassa at
llurrisonburg and the Tennessee at Salem, and
10 pass by the towns Of Fincaste, Buchanan
Lexington and stanton, or rs near those places
as will be compatible with the interest of the
Company. The Convention adjourned on Thurs
day night about 10 o'clook.-.Stount. Tiadica-
Tor.
NORTH CAROLINA CoNFERENCE.-An extra of
the Raleigh Star contains the list of appointments
! by the Methodist Conference. We extract the
following:
DonuiHe District-T s. Campbell, 2. E.
Danyille-Thos. b. James.
Caswe-William Carter, VIM. A. Brame.
llalifax-Iinvillc l.. Hendren, Jas. +. Mann.
Halifax African Mission-Jos Goodman.
Staunton-Adam IL. johnson, Jas. Ii. Jeffer-
Pittsy lvania-Evan E. Freeman Nathan An
| dersOn, supernumerary.
Alleghany-'ro be supplied.
Patrck-John I. ST. Clair.
Franklin-David w. Doub, S. S. Bryant.
Stokes-Wm. Cegg.
Henry Samuel j. SPOTS.
Duplin-.James l.. Fisher.
Delegates to General COnference.-C. +.
Deemes, VIM. Gloss, Ro. j. Carson, Robert O.
Burton, ID. b. Nicholson, VIM. Carter, VIM.
Barringer.
Alte2nates-N. H. d. Wilson, Jas. Jameson.
The next Conference is to be held in Pittsbo-
rough.
DIDN'T LIKE FREEDoM.-The Rockingham Re
gister says;
A few weeks since, an old black woman for
merly owned by gentleman in this county, and
who had been purchased IA year or two ago, by
her husband, and taken to Pennsy lyania, passed
through this place on her way to her former mas-
ter. She stated that she had tried the pleasures
of negro freedom in Pennsylvania, and with all
its enjoyments and sweets, it could not compare
with slavery in Virginia.
NORFOLK FAIR.-We learn from the Norfolk
Beacon that the Fair closed on Friday with the
ceremony of awarding premiums. At meeting
of the Princess Anne and Norfolk Agricultural
Society, on Thursday evening, Capt. James Cor
nick, of Norfolk city, elected President for
the ensuing year.
The trial of Fisher, for shooting DIR. Warning,
was being held in Rappahannock, lat last accounts.
Great difficulty was experienced in procuring
jury. The test question is regards the sanity
of Fisher,
ELEcTIoN-Tazewe Taylor of Norfolk has
been elected President of the Dismal Swamp
Land Company, III place of DR.. Robert Butler,
deed.
Charlottesville IN CoMMoTIoN!-We have
learned that several University students were
imprisoned in Charlottesville Jail on the 18th in
slant. While present at Wyman's exhibition,
they made rather more noise than was agreeable
when ten or fifteen policemen rushed in upon
them, and IA conflict ensued, in which both police
men and students were injured, The policemen
finally succeededin securing two of the students
and confirming them in Jail. 1t is stated that one
of the policemen held one of the students while
another struck him, knocking him out of his sen
SEES and II committe of students were appointed
by those who Witnessed the affair, To arouse the
students to ayenge themselves. The students
needed no committee for the purpose. Nearly
three hundred assembled and thrcatenedto tear
down the county iail-and some wished to burn
the town.
Prof. Harrison, after considerable difficulty
succeeded in appeasing them long enough to lis
ten to proposition from him to the effect that
the students should appoint himself with five or
six students as committee to meet the town au-
thoritics On his return, he informed them that
the jail was guarded by body of 100 rihemen.-
At the mention of this, their indignation was a.
reused anew and they camored QUITO Char
ottcsville -mareh upon them" and their shouts
as is stated 10y an eye witness, might have been
heard for mile.
The committee, however, reasoned them into
desstng from any attempt to rescue their mates
until they were better prepared and on the morn
ing of the 10Th, they met at the rotunda of the
lawn,in great numbers. There they resolyedin-
stead of going down in body to appoint com
mittee to see that Justice was done their compan-
ionsyet their feelings are, it is said,not of the
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