Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-04-04
Miscellaneous Ttems

| Europe to join him in division of the Turkish
| Empire: that be made oyertures of this kind to
the British government during his visit to Eng
/ lani in 1914; and that secret correspondence
had been held with the British minister at st.
/ Petersburg on the subject during the last year.
| The fact is stated by the London News aud
seems to be admitted by Lord Aberdeen.
An election took place in the State of Connec-
ticut yesterday, for Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernor, and members of the Legislature. The
latter will be called upon at their meeting to
choose n United States Senator in place OF the
Hon. Truman Smith, whose term expires with
the present Congress
Mr. james OLaughlin, of IIarpers Ferry, Va,
met with "A fatal accident on the night OF the 18th
alt. As the western night train was passing
EIarpers Ferry, says the Free Press, he got on
board to supply some of his friends with brandy.
The cars were in motion before he left them, and
in nj attempt to get off he fell with his legs across
the track the cars passing over him. bis legs
were crushed off below the knees. lie survived
but short time after. lie has left wife and
several children.
A correspondent of the Pennsylvania states
that he is personally cognizant OF the fact, that
rs far back as 1850, plan had been agreed up
on, and the preliminary arrangements entered IN
to- for u secret military organization, with de-
signs upon Canada, when the opportunity might
present. The commissions were regular y made
out and he says that he was shown one i'll the
hands of a prominent mover in the last Irish re-
bellion, which conferred upon the older the
rank of Adiutant General, with power to appoint
IA.
that the officer alluded to is now, and has been
for three years, resident of Upper Canada.
The Santa Anna scheme for renewing the
hausted population of Mexico by colonization has
been publ he'd. The Minister of foreign affairs
will appoint agents abroad to recruit aud embark
colonist- for Mexico. The colonsts must be of
the Catholic religion, and must e furnished with
certificates of their being of correct habits and
manner and acquainted with an useful profession
/ The agents are to watch the well being aud
safety of colonists on the pas sage. Coonists too
poor to pay for their own passage shall be pro-
/ vided with one with the understanding that they
are to pay for it two years after.
The London Times announces the almost ST
multaneous d scoyery OF another planet. be-
tween Mars and Jupiter, by astronomers at Bish-
ops and Radcliffe obseryatores. This is, we
believe, the twenty eighth planet now known to
exist between Mars and Jupiter, eight Tor nine!)
of which were discovered by Mr.. Hind, Mr.. Bish-
ops principal astro homer, and now another by
an assistant there.
1t is stated that n commander of vessel,
who is a naturalized American, was recently
mobbed at Valparaiso, on the ground that he had
i-treated his passengers, number of Chilians,
and when he asked for protection from the au-
thorities they threw him in prison. The u.
s. consul advised the governor of the province
that he recognised the captain American
citizen, and demanded for him fair prompt and
impartial trial. He complained also, that the
mate of the vessel had been mobbed, and declar-
ed that, unless such proceedings stopped,
he would make national affair of it.
CAPT. WATKINS, of the Inflated steamer San
Fancisco, who resides at Jamaica Plains, near
Boston, had OCCASION lately, to sell his furniture
at auction, which attracted a large number of
persons. gentleman from the North informs
the Richmond Enquirer, that every thing sold
brought enormous prices; that one dollar piece
was given for small plates; a common corkscrew
worth about nine pence, sold for Sl-a tea set of
India china, (incomplete,) brought 800 Two
small crickets with open cane tops, brought "a
each People were crazy to obtain something
once belonging To celebrated man. 1t is
calculated that the entire furniture originally
worth 81 600, sold for over $4,000.
At present California is in a. state of extraord-
nary political excitement, the occasion of which
is the election of "A Senator to succeed Dir. Gwin.
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cctor at San Francisco, and Dave Broderick, a
quondam associate of Rynders, in command of
the Bowery boys
Mr.. Barnum has finally concluded to retain
the Presidency of the Crystal Palace, on condi-
ton of AN arrangement being made to meet the
most pressing debts of the concern.
he receipts of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road for the present month, including the Wash
ington Branch will be nearly 100000, showing
a large increase of business.
S. w. Poole, of the British Army, who was
about to sail f, England, to join his regiment in
Turkey, had his foot badly IN shed between
the platforms of the at Hartford. Conn, on
| Tuesday last, as to render amputaton necessary
NORTH CAROLINA BANK NOTES, we see il sta
ted, are now refused by all the banks in Peters
burg, Va the ground, it is supposed, that
they are located at points most announcement for
redemption in specie. The Petersburg Intelli-
gencer considers it a very unwise movement.
ARREsT.-JosEPH WILLIAMS, has been arres
ted and committed to Jail, upon the charge of the
murder OF his father Frank Williams in the
county of Caswel, North Carolina. whose assas-
sit, 4 L..