Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-08-30
Frrrr:slr SLAVES orrsnsD THEIR FREEDOM.

The heirs of Augustine and George Law of Loudouu
county, Va have offered free So slaves valued AT
$50 600, provided the American Coouiz alton Society will
send them to Liberia and make the usual provision for
them after their arrival out. Some of these slaves have
husbands wives belonging 10 other masters and sfs
are about being made their freedom a,o SO
that there shall be no separation Of families. Thos Trip
lett, Esd, ofFauqner county, Va is the Of Henry
Tyler able servant, whose wife and nine children
will be freed by the Messrs Law. Mr.. Tpett has a. ID
% set Henry free at half his value and has permitted bin
TO visit New York to endesvor to collect sufficient
amount Rev. T. Herudon, aso of Fauquier county has
man and woman and six Children II Is said, whom he
willing may go TO California, If their expenses paid
RAILROAD DANAGEa-The Detroit (Micn.) Inquirer
tells the following "A railroad accident pac, awhile
ago in this State upon which the attorney Of the
road visited the scene Of DISASTER satisfy the claims
the injured parties After paying for black eyes, bloody
and cracked all round at the appraisal of the
injured, be supposed his business over when he was sa
uted by tall Yankee with feet like show shoes bell
crowned hat aud u blue coat his arm, with "Weu
squire what you going allow m.Y" Your said the
at ofuey "wherc you rY No nowhere TO speak of
squire, but most difndIy scarf aud think that's
worth 30 Ut dollar tie way youye been on vim onnn The
'dOllr' came, OF course.
ouR AoRicULrURAL RE.oURCxs.-Tho Louisville Jour
uh sa,s II was stated by Professor Mipes at recent
meeting OF the farmers Cluo Louisville that "bc val
ue of 1--we stock Of the United States at this time is not
rs than $500, 100000 and this will increased by an
ibcreisc Of tue grass aud grain crops More than i2O
100000 bushels Of wheat annually grown u OOO 900
bushels ofrye, l6O.OOO0O0 bushels Of oats, 600 900
bu'hes OF barley, 9OUO,00U bushels of buckwheat 800
OOUUOD pounds Of butter made, l05 900 900 pounda
OF cheese aud l4,O000OO tons of hay. These estimates
90 not nc'uoe Indian corn potatoes beans fruits to-
bscco and various other products equing value those
we have named.
Jenny Lind has returned TO Europe. No enthusiasm
has greeted her return though Of she has still the
esteem OF the world for her good deeds whenever the
l0rgeunl world remember them. But having neither
Queens nor rnums 70 put her pedestal the idol has
descended 10 the level Of other srssis neither scran-
bed for 10y mana GERS filtered by Bishops praised
I Ia uivnpty Iaut.u Is..I iii
voice aud an average amount Of talent and sings often
as Other people, to poor aud even empty houses.
We regret y learn that during heavy thunder storm
on Tuesdy rnoon Of last week the new barn belong
lug to Capt. nATCn the Leesburg pike about l-2
mi o. below Falls Church village, struck by lightning
'ni totally destroyed, together with very valuable TO
aud consider bo quantity Of Hay which 10 the barn
at the time. The los OF Capt. H. cunts hun.
ed dolIars-Fdyfdb Nsws dug 20.
Letter in the London Times that tho Hudson
bay Company ejoJ exclusive use OF the Russian
lean coast from 81 49, Cape Spencer IS NORTH by
certain agreement with Russs and this arrangement
10 undeTstood that Great Britain found claim 70 the
present actual possession OF he only really valuable portion
OF the Rusan-Amsrcsn coast, aud thereby nerpo,e
| euectual stop TO lie uansiR 10 the United states.
They are really going people in San Francisco
Ibey have now several fine large brick churches already
erected or 10 process Of building viz tho i Congro-
gaonsl Church, cost s6O,oDO. the C'tboic Cathedral
vary Presbyterian Church TOR Sco) cost 500, 900 two
Bips, Churches say besides somo six egh.
wooden bui'dng' hne aud cJmmo1ious, and every way
comfortable aud convenient for large congreg itions.
Quite an interesting revival OF religion has been going
on n tho Wscipes meeting house a. Louisa q. H. fr tho
last Week-The proceedings ate superntsnded by Elder
A. Is. Wathall assisted by Elder Goss.
Twelve persons have connected with tho Church
eight by bapt hm.- CharicttiHs Adv.
PsSvEsuoS HID,orHosu Of the New York
Evening Post, rrilog Henrietta, u, say that plant
called tk1lcap which generally abundanty svsmps
and upon low myuad ia certain prevention ofhydophob u
has often bsn tej andhas proved sucoesu The tak
OF the plant described sied aud having
branches bearing small, blue nower This leaves are long AMI
noehed The Threatened With hydropho
bs, should psriaks largely Of tea msde from the saysa