Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-07-15
THE LATEST NEWS.
Additionai by the Illinois.

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Bsnkhead Magruder, u. s.. Army; 1t
o3s Nicholson, of the Marine Corps, Lieuts
a.. Carson and Wilkinson, of the Revenue
VIC. NJ d. Btrnet ofthe Sacramento Uni
as b, arer of dispatches; J. p. Holman
w w. Secretary of Legation to Chill; and S
l T;oeent Brown, late U. s. Appraiser at Sar
The weather in California had been very
...rm the thermometer ranging in the shade
Eom 90 to l07 degrees.
The mining intelligence from all quarters
.,.s Of the most cheering char acter.
The markets are more active, and in some
orticl4s he ter prices are obtained.
The lael b,1a zen Messrs Gwnn and Nc
rorkl, nd terminated without bloodshed -
Three Intellectual shots were fled, when the
matter was satisfactorily al nseJ.
A duel was fought on Saturday NOR ming
near Mission Dolores. between Edw'd Tobey,
Clerk to the Assistant Aldermen Of San Fran
cisco and Dr. Alfred Crane late of Alexandria
Ia. On the second ere Crane was shot thro'
the body and del on Sunday
On Friday, the 10Th ult duel was fought
near San Francisco between Thomas Hayes
Assistant Aldermen, and John Nugent editor
orthe San Francisco Herald, with pistols at
twenty PAGES distance On the Second fire
Nugent was wounded, and when the steamer
tfi was considered in critical situation.
The Indians about Sonora are said 10 be
exceedingly Troublesome.
LATEST FROM CHINA.
The ship Pathfinder has arrived with Hong
Kong China dates Of April 9th, and Shang
hal dates of April 18th. The capture of MN
kin and subsequent defeat of The rebels is full
" confirmed. The Hong Kong Herald gives
the detail. of various crueltes practiced by
the insurgents. They were making an inds
eliminate slaughter of the Buddhist Priests, as
as we'll as the Manchows. At Nank n they
enticed 700 Manchow women into one build
ing. and then set fire to Introducing the whole
to ashes. They also pressed every Chinese
between the ages of Is and As into the army,
killing the children as useless, and making the
women cooks and solutions. At Nankin the
leader Of the rebels had been crowned Emne
ror.
Fears were entertained at Canton that the
rabble would rise on learning the success off
the rebels. The Register advises foreigners
to prepare for any emergency. The expor,a-
ton OFFICE had been prohibited in some dis
trict..
A letter from Hong Knog, April oath Estates
that Com. Perry was about to proceed to ia
pan at once with the Mississippi and Saratoga
This had caused some uneas;ness among the
Americans it would leave them comparative
" unprotected He would not wait for the lest
Of the squadron.
The policy of this move is considered ques
onablc as it will be contrary 10 the expecta
lion Of the japanese, who are fully advised of
all our movements and will, in all probability,
'esut in the total failure of the expedition.
The SUSSEX TRAGEDY. The Petersburg
Express of yesterdayconains few mole par
icuars OF the distressing affair in Sussex coun
y Friday night last. 1t appears that but one
,arrel of the gun was fired. Seventeen of the
hot entered Mr.. Brdsong, near the centre OF
he abdomen. He was not awakened by the |
ring Of the gun. The cries of his little boy
reused him and he then for the first time be
anne aware Of their situation. Mrs B. was
bsent from home at The the time. at the house
f a married daughter, whose child was dying. |
lad she been at home she would in all prob |
biIity have been victim.
The little boy fingered in much pain for
wv hours, Wnen ueatn eHOeu MS SuHerlHSS'-
lie was hurled on Saturday evening.
Mr.. Brdsong dictated his will on Salur-
ay.
Four of Mr.. BIS negro men and servant
irl who slept in The house have been arrest
d on suspicion. The servant girl acknowledg.
, that she placed the gun outside the house in
10 corner of the chimney so that it could be
blamed by the men; but she had obsiinateiy
efus ed to tell Tor whichof them she had agreed
, place it there The motive ofthe act, the
Express says, is wholly unknown. Mr.. B. is
as having been humane master al
Ways treating his servants kindly and feeding
md clothing them ell.-RachmOnd Dispatch.
Die PRESSING SUICIDE OF PHysICIAN.-l
DR.. F. 4 Is sseiIn, respectable German
MUSICIAN OF Chicago. was recently prosecuted
m charge Of taking improper liberties with
emaIe patient. twas alleged that at the pre-.
im;narv examination the female was shown to