The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-22


PETERSBURG, Va, Dec. IS, 1854.
Old Vssyisia-Kaosc Nstkisgisw IN tie Old Do
mision-Adssseemer Squirrel Hunting Aar'
da--A Young Wife on "a Visa 70 oosgrsss'-
Tight TSmss and Bank Movements MiR-
ing, &c.
Throughsut the entire Htase extraordinary pre-
gress has been made within tho last tew years, and
should it continue to move on at the same rate Viz.
ginia must shortly assume her Just position Is "fus
and foremost" south Of the dividing line. Ball
roads are being laid In every quarter, and fast
horses are taking the places Of the time honored
single steer In harness. The seeds Of Know Nothing
hm have been sowD, and are rapidly approach.
ing maturity. Enough viii be harvested to souut
unmistakabls odds against the Hon. Henry A. Wise.
Heavy bets are already made that he viii not DO the
next Governor. The people arc advancing too fast,
and are growing too "wide awake to their In.
terests to allow old fogyism to predominate any
longer.
Ispent few days last week squirrel hunting in
Berry county, and found the desired game in CREST
abundance, bagging forty gray squirrels in two
days. Plank roads and improvements Of every kind
are going forward in this county, and preparations
to ship thirty thousand cords Of wood at Low
Point, contiguous to James river, thence to New
York next year, are in rapid progress. Another
party few miles below, are building private rail-
road, oysr which they contemplate despatching
Gxty Thousand cords Of wood next year. At Cabin
Point, wh;le squirrel hunting, . man named Hughes
was fatally STABBED by friend with whom be was In
partnershipin the wife business; Jealousy and rum
wing Si ' s S when isfs young LADY. the
wife OF veyy respectable but aged physician, near
this city, lately concluded TO- visit Washington In
company visha young keIsucaan, where snc 3. was
saying 'sShe Was there to SEQ Congress- She 70
turned home With tho understanding that divorce
weuld be forthcoming. The doctor became &C.
he is about sxt7s and the fair young wife has seen
but twenty-five summers. So much for trying to cage
boarding school Miss o. an old plantation.
The merchants here continue to groan under the
effects Of Eight times," and 1t is only by helping
each other alternssely, they manage to keep tbs
"niI in motion" But they struggle on hoping TO
find relief in . speedy change: It appears that
North Carolina money ~ refused here, and 70 retar
plenty OF chasge into tho hands Of the brokers.
The President Of the bank Of North Carolina visited
Richmond last week, AMI made IN effort to conciliats
both parties would receive either States money ct
their banks at Far Shoald this matter be effected it
win AFFORD great relief discounts being ut present cut
or altogether, except to favored few.
Gold mining Ia jogging along in this State, and
paying well where good machinery Ii erected; but
few mines are blessed with this desideratum, and
viii not be until the merits Of the several rival
crushing machines are passed upon In New York.
Some Of them are already crushed out and but three
are left In the field. One IL far in advance Of tho
two others, end, unless they whip up, must prove
be successful competitor-this is called the Eureka
q rushing machine, formerly Coshran's; but owing
its failures, when first put to work here, has NOT
u established itself beyond doubt think Vir-
81 MA fine gold country a. California, consider
inl the advantages, and North Carolina u not be-
hi ID. But until better system Of management
Is ecured, and less speculation carried on, fear
but poor results. TIE principal and best conducted
min es in operation now are the Garnet q Nose
ey, Waller, and Aigle dor, English); Tellureum,
Lon Island, and Woodville, (American). Mining
IN Il spring will take new start, and then, With
abb she'd, il respectfully managed. BAKER.