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Our terms will be cash,or negotiable paper sasfac-
tnrily endorsed.
Tire subscriber, thankful for the very liberal patton
age bestowed him for the last fourteen years he has
been n business in Lynchburg. woul just mention that
he will still continue his former business heretofore
and hopes with the adduona f,ctes he hasand
by the constant IA enion he feels deter ned give
his business in all its vaipus branches, to merit
tinnance al the patronage of "A liberal pubic.
sept 23ts EO q. CURLE.
CONGREsS ~ TER, TORTOISE
~ SHELL DRESSING COMBS HORN FINE
COMBS v and good Article, thcaper than Ivory
Turkish BI,hing Towels, Just received by
mar i.dkcts r. STABLER g. co.
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..,, ofthe Star of the West-One Milo
lii' More In Gold.

''i' More In Gold.
NEW YORK, March lathe steamer star OF
N West arrived at midnight, bringing 4OOpass-
gers and 100000 in gold on freight. 6, ...,
Among the consignees are duncan F." a 1noi nnn
dams & Co. Sl50,O00; Wells q Fargo 9oo'-
10. uo Reelap
Among the passengers is Henry "A; A.. nee ,r;,h
,cretary of Legation of Central America WIN
,snatches for Washington
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Oprlcn Va y TENN. RArL-RoAD Co

OrrIcE Va q TENN. RAu-RoAD Co
Lynchhurg. SEPT 30. 1853. !
From intimate acquaintance with Mr.. Geo e.
Cure feel confident that The Prdr1, nj Works under
his management. will fully minimum its reputation
making Rn Road Cars rs well as in any and all US
branches of mechairal operations.
JNO. ROBIN MCDANIEL, Prcsifent
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NJ OTICE.-We ask the attention of the citizens Of
L Lyncbu to one more Lot offne years old mules,
which II arrive on the l8t inst.
mar IL ,ltlSH LEE Il OVERLY.
tR@ RpnulIican and EXnrcss
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DTtNDINb " hdFFINW
PAPER, DC
AAnd shall be constantly adding to the r.
stock. so thai shall offer tie Ne ~
chants visiting Petersburg stock which will al -4<s5
command altcntinn.
We wish it to be distinctly understood nrc enfr"
ly disconnected with the RETAIL business and Sc |
only by the WHOLESALE, aud consequently FER nd
v,rtages which be obtained where goods are re
tailad.
Or stock vii consist o. about l. 500 Of sea son
able Goods, bought of Tie lecturers in the month
of January, fr Cash, previous To the opening of the
Spring Trade. giving us advantages lhose who
adc their purchases Mt a later pc iod
Mer, hantI visiting the city will find in stock such
variety is rarely he found in any establish
ment. Our price will be found to be fully low
similar goods in any marker.
SAM'L DRUMM ND co.
Opposite the Courthouse, Sycam' re St,
Petersburg, Va.
SAML DRUMMOND !
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SAML DRUM MOND, ]
JOHN NJ. WACllE, !
A Pile.

Amo iest the befnre whose doors rise
piles of boxes, bales * filled with goods wares and
mech ndize lo the spring trade the boot and shoe es.
adjustment OF Mrs.rs. Drummoid g. Wyrhe il worthy
To b" noticed-Their supply and assortment il
pie and var ed as demand and require End
they merit large share Of the public pa ronage.-Pt.
Int. mar ID g. RI m
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PIEDMONT WORKS. Lynchburg, Va.
RAILROAD CAR MANDATORY.
ia ~ s4Isss u q 6 -

PASSENGER, FREIGHT BAGGAGE, PosT-oFfIcE, DUMP n
HAND CARS MADE TO ORDER.
TNHESE WORKS have be- = n operation it'll
i al the latest Imptorcd Machinery for Wood and
II ~ work. aud upon scale commensurate with The
wants Of the Sout1 and West. for Car construction
More than hundred ems OF Ill description have
be n.l H. these work. lorthc Virginia T. Tennessee
z, ] Raui
Presidents aud Engineers of Rail. Roads are respect
T. lily lnyit d to bestow Their patronage they may
ly 1pon having their work finished in strict pliance
II IT plans and awnings; or after the
,,fova plans al Construction. at prices sat i,actory.
Southern Ikail-ROads
I'M lnger be compelled ~ obtain their Cars from
L. h. subject to large expense aud ri-k of Trans
roItbtun. GEO. G. CURLE Proprietor.
TIE unla signed having had enrge Of tLe above
Works from littf commencement under the former
Prnprlor Mai. A Elison Jr.; asks L. say The
Ra-Roal pub ic that he has engaged with the present
roprciol and will continue it. manage men hoping b,
i. long experience in Rail road works ard
trntion to the work entrusted To him. merit the mp.
probation and liberal patronage of The public
A. NgTTlETOA, Manager.
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THE MICHIGAN DOUBLE PLow

This Pow consists of two Flows, placed one before
the her. on the same beam. The forward one takes
rrcw rnm inches deep, separating The roots
rhe grass vegetable and lays it, -lice surface
down. in the bottom OF the previous firrow; n Il the
hind one fellows from fo1r inches deeper, and
ulses md deposits its slic that Of the forward
IL being raised AMI turned, the sub soil is broken and
menwei and spread loose and evenly ovei the swarl
orin the language of the State Agricultural Committee
ni New. York, in their report of 1850 it makes
seed bed almost perfectly spude
We will ke, p constantly on hand large assortment
nf SEASONED LUMBER, both yellow and white
pire Oak Walnut. &C., whith will sell regular
boat wholesale prices. Persons wanting lumber will
lind it their advantage purchase at these Works., ms
tcy eau have their lumber worked and dressed to
der, thereby saving the expense OF hauling
txr i Ia. 10
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Telegiaphed foi the Daily virginian

NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTION.
The result of the election in New Hampshire
Is shil IN doubt. The returns for the legislature
Indicate a majority for the ooalitionists. The
democratic candidate for Governor is elected by
small majority.
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$I433,659 IL
There is no company which affords more security or
advantages , the insured
Any Information respecting Life Insurance. will be
given Mt The Bookstore of Knowles a. Walford corner of
Mnn and L th streets. B W KNOW LES Agent.
EB3DR VIM. s. MORRIS i the Medical Examiner
in Lynchburg for the above named company.
mar I3-dSc1m Is W X
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ooiaent onthe Nicaragua Line -Eigteen Lives
Lost

NEw ORLEANS, March III. M
W. have news of a most lamentable ACCIDENT
b;ob occurred near one ofthe landings on the
N Iuan, whereby a boat was upset ana eigh-
nof the persons ON board drowned
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L. S-All goods by this ne from Philadelpha will
be discharged on Tuesdays ind Saturdays and after
they delivered tho wharf sall be considered by
the Company NJ the risk Of the owners.
u dIa ROnERT RANKIN AL.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-07-27

THE LOST SoUL.-An Indian and his wife went
out from the village to work their chairs, car
rying their infant with them. The woman went
to the spring to get water, leaving the man in
charge Of the child, with many cautions to
take rood care of it. When she arrived at the
spring she found it dried up, and went further
to look for another The husband, alarmed at
her long absence, left the child and went in
search. When they returned the child was
gone and to their repeated cries as they wan
dered through the weeds in search, they could
get no response save the walling cry of this lit
tie bird, heard for the first time, whose notes
their anxousand excited imagination 'syllabed ;
into pa pa, ma ma, (the present Quichua name
of tho bird.) suppose the Spaniards heard
this story, and, with their religious poetic turn
of thought which seems peculiar to this people,
called the bird 1.-The lost soul Tie circum-
stances under which the story was told-the
beautiful, still, starlight night-the deep, dark
forest around--the faint-red glimmering of the
fire, Pickering upon the old woman gray hairs
and earnest face as she poured forth the guttu-
raj tones of the Language of people now passed
away-gaye it sufficient romantic interest to
an imaginative man.-Hernlon' Valley Of the
Amdnz0n.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-07-27

Stetson of the Astor House gives the following
rccolec ton of an interview with the late Daniel
Webster wv hen he came from Washington,
after the Baltimore Convention, I thought
him very unwoll several gentlemen. called to
see him, who noticed it. After very serious
conversation with him for some time, in rela-
ton to his personal matters and the condition
of politics, left him. Later in the day, as T
came round the corner of the entry-way, neal
his room, he was standing alone. walked up
to him. | put my hand upon his breast, and
said to him, l hope all are right here yes,
sir, he replied, am too near God to have o
single heart burning against human creature,
but have a chagrin as profound as my nature,
and it is, that, after having performed my duty
to my Southern brethen, they had neither the
courage nor kindness to place me on the record
of that Conrent,on. ! do not say did not want
the nomination, but would rather have had
their record than the nomination. | was struck
very forcibly with the manner and feeling with
which he uttered these words"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-07-27

RULES FOR IioT WEATuER.-Don't drink too
much iced water. Immcrse the wrists in the
water before drinking. Eat lightly. Let
alone stimulating beverages, or drink mode
rately Acid liquids. like lelnonades, are not
healthy. Soda water, supplied from iron fonn-
tains, with gutta pcrcha inside coverings, is
very good drink Better let alone the sarsapa-
rilla and root beer compounds. Cold water,
with molasses and ginger, makes an excellent
drink. Good beef is selling at l5cents pound.
Persons of sedentary habits, and who have lit
tie exercise, may as we'll wait until the weather
is a little cooler before indulging much in beef.
eating. The abstinence will not inure either
their health or their pockets. Partake of none
but fresh vegetables. Those that have become
wted, are about as bad as poison. They pro-
duce cholera and death. Good fresh milk is a
very healthy luxury. New, unripe potatoes
should he eaten with extreme moderation. To-
matoes are excellent. Berries are good Eat
of wholesome food temporately whatever the
appetite Graves. But don't eat too much. Don't
drink too much battle often, and keep clean !;
indulge in no siolent exercise-preserve clear
conscience, =" void of offence towards God and
man, and you need have little fear of cholera,
nor fret over the blighting heat of summer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-07-27
THE GREAT PLAGUE.

In Dickens Childs History of England, vol
ulne two, we find the following respecting the
Great Plague, that prevailed in the 18th centu-
ry in the city Of London.
For this was the year and the time of the
Great Plague in London. During the winter of
1864, it had been whispered about that some
few people had died here and there of disease
called the plague, in some Of the unwholesome
suburbs of London. News was not published
at that time as it is now, and some people be-
lieyed these rumors and some disbelieved them,
and they were soon forgotten. But in the month
of May, 1865. it began to be said all over town
that the disease had burst out with great vio-
lence in St. Giles and that the people were
dying in great numbers This soon turned ont
to be awfllly true. The roads out of London
were choked up by people endeavoring to escape
from the infected city, and large Sums were
paid for any kind of conveyance The disease
soon spread so fast that it was necessary to shut
up the houses in which sick people were, and
W CUT unelu Oh kfOlu CUlutuuHlCdbich WiVlI shC
living Every one of these houses was marked
on the outside of the door with "a red cross, and
the words. g. Lord have mercy on us! " The
streets were all deserted, grass grew in the pnb-
lie ways, and there was dreadful silence in the
air When night came on dismal rulhblings
used to be heard, and these were the wheels OF
the death-cart, attended by men with veiled
faces and holding cloths to their mouths, who
rang doleful bells, and cried in loud and sol
emn voice, I" bring out your dead " The
corpses put into these carts were buried by torch
light in great pits, no services being performed
over them-all men being afraid to stay for a
moment on the brink of the CHASTITY graves. In
the general fear, children ran away from their
parents, and parents from their children. Some
who were taken ill died alone and without any
help. Some were stabbed or strangled by hired
nurses. who robbed them of all their money,
and stole the very beds on which they lay. Some
went mad, dropped from their windows ran
through the streets, and in their pain and frenzy
threw themselves into the river These were
not all the horrors of the time. The wicked and
dsolute. in wild desperation, sat in taverns,
singing roaring songs, and were stricken as they
drank. and went out and died. The fearful and
superstitious persuaded themselves that they saw
sunernatural sights---burning swords in sky,
girantic arms and darts, Others pretended that
ali night vast crowds Of ghosts walked round
and round the dismal pits One madman, naked
and bearing brazisr full of burning Goals upon
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-07-27

A Curious SrRUcTURE.-The nest of q taran-
tula (spider) has been found in California, of q
most singular construction. It is about three
inches in length, by two in diameter, built of
adobes, the walls being nearly haitian inch thick.
Inside is projection, which nearly divides into
two apartments about an inch in diameter. The
inside ia lined with white downy substance,
not unlike velvet, and presents one of the clean
est and most tidy little householda imaginable.
But the most curious part Of it is door, which
fts an aperture and closes it Theoretically. The
door is secured by hinge, formed of the same
fbrous substance as the lining of the house, and
upon which it swings with freedom. The next
is occupied by dozen little tarantulas, which
seem to subsist upon yellow sscreted substance
that appears upon the wall of the front apart
ment. The arrangement of the door for the
protection of the little inmates, indicates great
instructive architectural knowledge. 1t is the
intention of the finder to forward this curiosity
70 the Smithsonian Institute ut Washington,
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VOLUME XI. VO. 81.

his head, stalked through the streets, crying
that he was prophet, commissioned to de-
nounce the vengeance of the Lord on guilty
London. Another always went to and fro ex-
claiming, g Yet forty days and London shall be
destroyed " A third awoke the echoes of the
dismal streets, by night and by day, and made
the blood of the sick run cold, by calling out
incessantly, in dep hoarse voice, " Oh, the
great and dreadful God "
Through the months of July, and August.
and September, the Great Plague ragged more
and more. Great fires were lighted in the streets
In the hope of stopping the infection but there
was plague of rain too, and it beat the fires
out. At last the winds which usually rise at
that time of year which is called the equinox,
when day and night are of ca al length all
over the world, began to blow and to purify the
wretched town. The deaths began to decrease,
the red crosses slowly to disappear, the fugitives
to return, the shops to open again, pale fright
ened faces to be seen in the streets The plague
had been in every part of England, but in close
and unwholesome London it had killed one hum
dred thousand people.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-07-27

The LANGUAGE or NATURE. unnatural
and foolish is the complaint of the want OF
amusement, when the almost untrodden world
nature stretches in magnfcence and beauty be-
fore us when, at every point, the pioneers OF
science have discovered wonders which astonish
and delight the soul, filling it with reverential
awe for the great Being who fashioned them !!
He has laid this volume open before US. Shall
we refuse to read 1t has lessons for all The
desponding arise from tho dust when they read,
In the book of nature, that God is everywhere,
and always mindful of his offspring Atheism
sinks abashcd, as it beholds on its page, written
in heavens purest light, Verify, there is
God" The man of picty, when Nearied by
the cares of business, will find refrcshmont and
repose in contemplating the glories Of the nat
nral world. The Turbulence and uneasiness which
ut the clos. of the day too often seize upon the
mind, will be hustled in peace. lie will ascend
to region from whence he can behold the
storm of passion raging far beneath him. The
tranquility which broods over nature at the
solemn twilight hour, will steal over his soul
How trifing, then, will appear theobccts which
excited angry contentious or disappointment
during the day. He will learn how irrationa
it is for IN heir Of Immortality, capable of tn
highest thoughts, to be fretted and alarm b.
the shifting scenes of time. And, if he com
prehends Alright the language Of nature will b
led to supplicate its Author for light to kno,
His will as revealed in His works and His wore
and for strength to fulfill it in the acts of dali
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-07-27
FRENCH EXPEDITION in NANKIN.

The following has been received from the
French steamer Cassini, off Nankin, December
1853: :" We have accomplished the voyage thus
far with perfect safety. Our only alarm has
been gun which was fred into US on our arri
val here, the 9th inst. Preparations were made
and decks cleared, but as the firing ceased Or
shore as soon as we dropped anchor, boat wa'
sent to ask an explanation, which was satisfac
tory, and messenger was sent to apologize fol
the shot fired, which was by accident
1.-THE beauty of the river has far exceeded
my expectations. We passed through the i'm
perial fleet some distance from Chin-kiang
which was supposed to be besieging the city, bu
doubt if they go within gunshot. We me
hundreds of boat-loads on their way down tt
reinforce the rebels at Chin-kiang, but the,
appear to have very few arms Of any kind; anc
the first question, on coming on board the Gas
sini, was whether they could buy guns, cutlas
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-07-27

A DESIRABLE PRovIsIoN.-Thc Guardian An
gel in Paris is man whose duty it is to fre-
quent the drinking shops, and the moment a
man gets tipsy to take him under his protection,
to accompany him home and put him to bed.
The individuals practising this profession are
picked men, nlen whe never drink themselves,
who have the necessary moral authority to force
obedience from the drunken creatures they are
conveying homo, who can defend him against
attack, and more than all who can prevent him,
from drinking at the shops they pass on their
way. The price for this service is ten sous;
and there is not an instance on record of an in
dlvdual thus protected home and put to bed,
having failed to discharge this debt of honor.
1t is rule at the drinking shops that when a
man cannot stand he must be taken off, and the
Angel is straightway called. The Angels are
kindly treated by the shop-keeper, whose inte-
est 1t is to see that no one Of his customers come
to harm. They receive the odds and ends Of the
dinner. and are recommended to the neishbors
when a reliab man for some confidential errand
is wanted. Their honesty is proverbial, and
Bacchanalian with q hundred francs in pocket,
who is confded to their charge, is morally sure
of finding his hundred francs where he left them
when he wakes the next morning.
To those acquainted with the character of
the native Parisians it is unnecessary to observe
that the Guardian Angel relies for custom prin-
cply on the Engishmen and other foreigners,
who have not learned to use wine without abu-
sing it.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-07-27

MAHoNEDANIsM.-In Mahomedanism there is
very much which paralyses mans faculties,
and checks all attempts at progress and i'm
provement. AS soon as people under its inau-
ence attempt to advance in knowledge, they in
stantly find themselves ahead of their religion.
But not SO with Christianity. 1t is always
ahead of our advancement. I" Proceed as far
as we can, it is before us. Mount as high as
we can, it is above US and in fact it would
seem that while the system has always made its
essential matters Ineligible to, and full of
comfort and encouragement for, even the low
est conditions of Intellectual and social life, it
has always contained much matter to be -un-
locsod and developed by progressive circumstan-
Gas, 50 that Christianity itself may be said to
have been, and to be, progressire-and we be-
lieve it will be so to the end Of time. .'-Rer
". Dars.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-07-27
nlistelInneoue.
WOLF NURSES IN INDIA.


Stories of wild animals that have acted the
part of nurses towards infants accidentally or
purposely exposed, are to be met with in every
part of the world, and among races of the most
widely distinct character. 1t was favorite le-
gendary origin for great hero, the founder of
a nation or of an empire. The stag, the bear,
the dog, and many others figure in these tradi-
tions; but of all, the wolf is the most remark
able, and the most frequently to be met with.
What truth there may be in the old story of
Romulus, we shall not attempt to decide. Some
reality, however, underlies the widest fictions !;
and we have at this moment before US a very in
teresting account Of observations made in North
ern India, which may be worth the consdera-
tion of some future Niebuhr or Arnold. They
were conducted by q distinguished Indian officer,
whose name, were we at liberty to mention it,
would be an ample guarantee for their truth
and accuracy-one, too, who has possessed unu-
sual opportunities for obtaining information
from the wilder and less known part of the
country. In the following notice we shall use
his pamphlets largely and without scruple, since,
from its having been published in a provincial
town, it has scarcely attracted tho notice its
very curious subject deserves.
The wolf in India is looked upon, as it former
ly was in Northern Europe, as a sacred animal.
Almost all Hindoos have superstitious dread
Of destroying Or even injuring it, and a village
community within the boundary of whose lands
drop of VOLTS blood has fallen, believes itself
doomed to destruction. The natural consequence
is, that in the districts least frequented by Flu.
ropeans, these animals are very numerous and
destructive, and great numbers of children are
constantly carried off by them. Only one class
of the population, the very lowest, leading a
vagrant life, and bivouacking in the junges
will attempt to kill or ca tch him.. Even these
however, although they have no superstitiou'
fear of the wolf, and are always found to bt
well acquainted with its usual dens and haunts
very seldom attempt its capture; in all proba-
bility from the profit they make of the gold ant
silver bracelets and necklaces worn by children
whom the wolves have carried to their dens, ant
whose remains are left at the entrance In al
parts of India it appears, numbers of children
are daily murdered for the sake of these danger
Gus ornaments. .l
The wolf, however, is sometimes kinder thar
man. In the neighborhood of Sultanpoor, ant
among the rayines that intersect the banks o
the Gomtee River, this animal abounds an'
our first instance of F" wolfnurse occurs ii
that district. A trooper, passing along tn
riyer-bank near Chandour, saw large femal
wolf leave her den, followed by three whelp
aAn Account Of Wolves Nurturing Children in their DEM
| By an Indian 0ficIal. Plymouth, 1862