Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-07
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.,,t.. If TUESDAY. relates IA melancholy incident
that occurred in south Nashville ON Sunday lasi.
little child fell down, and 80 held IL breath win
CRYING. that 81 its little companions ran mo
the house whore the mother was, and announce
the child dead. The mother rushed out, aud hnd.
ing the child in a state of insensibility, thought
life had departed She was 81 overcome with the
sudden afili fiction that she fell down dead.
WARSlSG TO JEALOUS HUSBANDS. young
,nnn in Providence, Rhode Island, who had very
handsome wife, recently became dissatisfied WIN
the attention of others towards her without
cause Of course and started off and travelled some
two or three hundred miles, aud visited seNefai
hospitals, for the purpose OF catching the snai'
pnx so that he might give it 10 his wife, thinking
II she should become pretty well pItted upon hef
face 1t would have tendency To keep away her
admirers. But the fun of the joke was, that he
took the disease himself, went home, and diedand
the Young widow. who did mol take 1t mt all, has
sine. married "A handsome who is not jeal-
Gus.
AxorlrR Colossal HorEL-We learn that
Can't DE Groot, who has just sold his interest IN
the prescott House. for SlOO.O0O, tS|5,ooo
for the furniture aud S25, 900 for the good WILL
i about to build new Hotel Of mammoth dImen-
sions II will be built in the castellated style OF
architecture furnished with Elizabethan furni-
turc, aud will cost S500.00O. To this must he
added the price of lot. decorations, etc, which
will use up some $500, 900 more. This will make
the whole cost of the cdiiice Ss0O0OO. The ar
chitect is Mr.. Renwick. The new hotel will be
ready for the reception of visitors III the spring
of $50. II is to be called "Ihc Great West
CowmprNG ExrRAoRDINARY. "A young blood
of this city sent one of those contemplate ms
sizes called n valentine to married lady of his
acquaintance on The llth which cost him good
sound lashng on the following day. The yalen-
tine was not of the most chaste character, either
in character or language, and the lady very prop
erly felt herself highly insulte1. She was not
long either in finding out whence IT came and
demanded satisfaction. The gentleman in his a
pology added insul. to injury by accusing thelndy
Of sending the same document 10 him, whercup-
on the doubly injured lady drew her cowhide and
avenged her insulted dignity in manner highly
satisfactory to herself aud greatly to the delight
other sympahising eighbors.- EponsrWe (Io.)
journal.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF BosroN.-FJr the last
twelve years, the average cost of instruction for
each scholar in the Latin, High and tn Gram
mar Schools, has been Sl5 10 per annnm; and
that for each scholar IN the Primary Schools
has been So II per annum. The whole average
cost of instruction Is $40 ~ per onnum for each
scholar in the Boston Public Schools. The total
cost of all the Public School estimates to the first
of MAY last, was @l,3jS500. During the last
expenditures have been appropriated to the Pub
lie Schools.
A Rus UPON ADAMS & Con the Eth of
January n rlmor was circulated in San Francis
co. that the great express and banking house of
Adams x Go. had fniled On the next day, hold
ers of certificates Of deposit made u rush to draw
their money From the time the bank opened in
the morning till ii closed the call was kept up,
and when il was discovered that the funds III the
bank were equal To the demand the excitement
died away. The office was kept open until mid
night and notices were posted up, requesting
drawers To retire rs fast they received their
money, md make room for those who had not
The Chronicle says that the amount drawn
SllG,0OO the 1im California estimates it at
S9OO,0Oo. The rumors Of the failure arose from
the fact That the name of the firm did not appear
among the shippers of treasure IN the report pub
liShcd ~ sent ON the 10Th of January. The pa
pcrs generally say that the result of the matter
is increased credit and popularity for the house.
IMMENSE PlGEoN Roosr-'rhe Chicago Demo-
cratic Press of the 22d, stntes that pigeon roost
ten miles long by five broaa, IN Franklin county,
Indiana is now swarming with pigeons. The
roar of their wings on arriving and departing from
the roost is tremendous, and hoells during
the flight darken the heavens. Thousands are
killed by casualties from breaking limbs of trees
and hundreds of hogs live upon them.
ruE TREASURER OF MISSISSIPPI in II report to
the Legislature, states that the balance in the
Treasury on the lst of January was S261,52 %,
all of which, however, with the exception of
$40 81 belonged 10 various trusts controlled by
the State. In order to meet the current drafts ON
the State Treasury, the Treasurer suggests that
the Trust funds be used, to be reimbursed when
future taxes are collected He also proposes a
change in the mode of taxing slayes-not, rs
heretofore per eapitn tax, but an nd yalorem
tax ofonc- twentieth of one per cent, whic h would
yield Sl25,0O0.
PAY or TIE French ARY.-'lhe pay of n
French soldier is nine cents and half per day,
finding themselves food. or what is the same thing
with food and two cents day pocket money
Chevalier in his notes on America, says an A.
mcrcon boy eighteen years of age gets more pay
for his labor than a captain in the French ar
my.
FARE TO CAiIFoRNIA.-ln answer to inquiries
the \. \. Tribune states that the fare to Cafor-
MIA via the lsthmuS, by steamship, from Il at city
is $3.50 in the first cabin, 1928 in the second cab
in, and from $75 to sllO in the stecrage; in first
class clipper ships. via Cape Horn, from $3.50 to
$500 is charged The freight ON measurement
goods is from - TO 90 cents per cubic foot
FIRST MARRIAGE OF GEORGE " The Princes
passion Mrs. Fitzherbert, according to Lore
Hollands Memoirs, very strong before thcy
were united We are told that he frequently cam,
to converse with Mr.. and Mrs. Fox on the subject
that he cried by the hour that he testified the sin
ccrity and violence of his passion and his despair
/ by the most cXtrayagant expressions and actions
rolling ON the floor, striking his forehead, tearing
his HAIR, falling into Mysteries and swearing that
! he would abandon the country ,fOrCgo the crown