Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-12-06
State Affairs.

I'm NmoNdN IMPROVEMENT LOANS Tn
New York 1imes ef Thursday contains the fol
lowing information of the success of Mr.. BAYNr
in negotiating the Nrginia loan bonds:
The Commissioner for the statc of Virginia.
who went 10 Europe some months since 10 nego-
uate additional Improvement loans for the pub
lie works of the Commonwealth, Mr. BANNE of
Washington, returned in the 1Hantic on Mon.
day. After much trouble and embarrassment
growing ont of the peculiar condition OF money
ailair- on the other side, Mr. Il. finally succeed
ed II making such arrangements with Mossis.
liarm2 Brothers a. will not only secure 10 the
commonwealth the means immediately required
Tor her prominent railroads, but place her loans
on "A very eligible footing IN London. To do
this, and 10 enlist the special services of Messrs
During, part Of the loans of Nirginia were agreed
10 be nude sterling five per cents. instead of fed
cral skies. This Wns the plan adopted bv the
Slate al Massachusetts and the city of Boston,
auA through the same eminet houses, their
Loans have attained high credit at relatively low
rate of interest in England"
LARGE LAND suEs.-On the olst ult., about
10000 acress of land, in Russell county, Va
which had been mortgaged to the State by Fran
cts Pierre De Iubent, were sold for the sum of
Sl2,loO. The entire tract consists of 100000
acres, 50 that II 900 acres remained unsold.
in charging the jury of the Greenbrier (Nal SUI
perior Court, recently, said that il was of no use
for them To indct any for the offence of pass
ing small blls-all were more or less guilty, him
self not excepted Bait Sun.
COMING At LAST On Tuesday last. tho
mails and passengers came up ON the railroad Ia
the Bridge at this place, temporary arrange
ment having been made for their CONVEYANCE
across the river at the High Bridge That
Bridge and the one here will be completed in n
few weeks when the cars will enter town We
suppose due notice will be given of the time when
the hrs tram of ears are To cross the High Bridge.
rs the public anxiety TO see its strength tested is
very great.-FdrmrWe journal, Dec. |.
PoRK.-Engagemen are now making in this
market for pork at 81. Beef, we believe. avera-
ges about 81. Those who expect to buy pork
had better engage as soon as possible, for half
the injury sustained by the corn during the snow
storm SIX weeks ago, has not yet been discover
ed, One-thlrd of the corn in the country will not
be worth siN-pence per bushcl. So we are told
ibingdoR Tirginian,
ftRE.-on Sunday morning last, between eight
and nine O'Clock, a fire broke out in the store of
Mr.. Nm. 6. Garner Merchant Tailor, in the
vicinity OF the University, which was DESTROYED.
as we'll as the Restaurant of Mr.. George Moose.
and the boot and shoe establishment of Nessrs
Sutler 4 Co. At one time the conHagration
threatened to be very extensive AIessrs Jones
x Snead's Book store was saved by cutting away
a small wooden building adjoining the Store 4
portion of the wood part of Mr.. Eager house was
also cut away TO save the brick house. The loss
ct Mr. Moose we have understood, was several
thousand dollars. all his bnildings have been de-
stroyed he had an insurance on his propert,
amounting to $1,000 charlottesville Jeferso
$oRiaB Dee. |.
ANOTHER fRE.-on Monday, the barn of Mrs.
Margaret Rogers, near keswck depot, was de-
stroyed by fire, together with the crops of oats.
corn and farming utensils 1t is believed 10 have
been the work of an ineenddly.-B.
NORFOLK is said to be rapidly improving, and
beginning again to assume the aspect of a com
mercial mart This is ascribed to her railroads.