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Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-01-03

NU uKE GALLAGHER, Ridge Road aud Coates Street
rhadebhs Iron Founders snd Manufacturers q Wrought
ahd C iron Railngs aud all kinds Ornamental and ATrh
iseirA Iron Works. Iron Ratings public and reuns.
Nerandahs, Setess, Chairs Tables 4c N''
Particular attention paid to the
Moere Gaiagher's B'Ot Original ions ana .t ~ pr,
ees sent 10 persons wishing to make a selection. " "
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-01-03

LOOKING GLASS AND PICTURE FRAMES
NE. GinLoGk Manufacture No IOI Canal stree,
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-01-03

MAoliiNEkf AND MACHINE TOOLS
"a r Machinery Depot g. caur,l,nd, .,r, ,,
M,csiSgs "iSt i"ls and WOods#orths Patent Pi Ny
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EnSah W; LILLlENDAHL, Inp's Of Gsrn,n yrsnch a.,
No 40 Maiden hu FANCY dooI and Dealers in ESIsosxs
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-01-03

H . bI H,rc.y street. " '" ""i'" DL'ss No
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-01
CONGRESS FRIDAY.

The Nebraska bill was takenup. and Mr.. Hun
ter addressed the Senate thereon in a speech OF
great elearness and force in favor of The meas
ure. When he had concluded, Mr.. Butler OBJ
tanned the floor. and proceeded to speak at some
length and with decided ability in support OF the
bill, but without concluding he gave way for a
motion to postpone the further consideration OF
the bill until TO morrow :,
House OF REPRESENTATIVE MIR. bisseii
moved for a committee to confer with the COM
mttee of the Senate to adjust the differing votes
of the two Houses on the bill for the relief OF the
sufferers by the San Francisco disaster; which
was agreed to.
Mr.. Stanton of Kentucky reported from the
Committee of Elections resolution confirming
the election of the Hon. Jose Manuel Gallegos as
delegate from N Mexico, which was adopted.
The House then went into committee on the
private calendar, and afterwards reported sundry
private bills; which were then passed.
Mr.. Cfurchwel in speech OF much feeling
and eloauenee, moved that the House adjourn o.
yer until Monday next, in order to enable mem
bers to attend the funeral of the late Gen. Arm
strong, and as a ties; mony of the estimation III
which his character is held by the House.
The resolution was passed without a dissenti-
ent voice, and the House Immediately adjourned
until Monday next,
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-01
General Assembly ofV rginia.
SENATE.
EVENING sEssIOS-FRIDAY.

EVENING sEssIos--FRIDAY.
The following bills passed,
To provide for the voluntary enslavement OF
Willis and Andrew, free persons of color, OF the
county Of Lunenburg.
Incorporating the Montgomery Hotel Company
in the town of Christansburg,
To incorporate the Chilhowee Springs Compa-
ny in Smith county.
incorporating the IIolberts Run Coal Company
in the county OF Hancock.
SATURDAY, Feb. %, 1854.
Mr.. Catlett proposed resolution, that when
the senate journ to-day it will adjourn to meet
on Monday morning at II O'Clock
On motion of Mr.. Thomas, the resolution was
ordered to lie on the table
APPoMATrox RAILROAD.
The bill to authorize the South Side Railroad
Company to purchase from the common council
of the city Of Petersburg, the Appomattox Rail
road. After discussion between Mr.. Parker and
Messrs. Jones and Campbell,th bill passed-ayes
81, noes, Mr.. Parker.
TIE CALENDAR.
Under the rule requiring that Saturdays should
be devoted to private and local bills, the calendar
was taken up, and the following passed;
To incorporate the Henry Exploring and Mi
ming Company in Bedford or other counties there
in named.
10 change the time for holding the Courts for
the 10Th Circuit.
To change the time for holding the Courts for
the DIST Circuit.
An the bills on the calendar, ian immense mum
ber,) were ordered to be cngrossed
The Senate then adjourned until Monday morn
ing at II o'clock,
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-01
The late w y Tunatall-

The proceedings Of the Danville Railroad Di-
rectory in honor of their late lamented President
will be found in another column. We observe
also in the Richmond Dispatch the proceedings
of meeting of citizens of Danvilo assembled, as
the preamble rectes, "to express the feeling of
heartfelt grief, with which they are effected by
the death of their late friend and fellow citizen
Whitmel Z. Tunstall. Esq, the President of the
Richmond and Danyille Railroad Company, who
although cut down in the mid day of life, has
left the impress of his genius and his energy on
the history of his native Commonwealth; whose
uniform devotion to the interest of their town,
has endeared him 10 them and the ofeifects whose
exertions remaining an everlasting monument
to his memory, are seen and felt in the increased
and increasing prosperity, not only of the town
of Dsnvie. but of the State at large
Among the resolutions adopted were the fol
lowing
ResoiUed, That, in testimony of our gratitude
tor his services and our respect for his memory
we will suspend our business and close our doors
at such fine "a may be designated for his funer-
al services.
Resofped, That--be Committee whose
duty it shall be, after consultation with the fam
lily of the deceased, to make I proper arrange
menis for a funeral discourse to be delivered in
this place by such person they may select for
the purpose
Resoired, That -- be Committee to OBJ
tain subscriptions 10 erect suitable Monument
TO the memory of tho deceased, to bo located near
the Richmond and Danye Railroad Depot, ut
this place.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-01
OFFICE oF rfm RIcH'n. x Das. X. X 90,

OrrIcr OF rIr RrcH.D. < DAs. X. X. Co,
Friday, Feb 9th, 1871.
At a meeting If the Directors 1T the Compa-
ny convened ut the office this day, in conse-
onence of the death Of the President of the Com
pany.
Capt. Vincent witeher was called TO the chair,
whom. on motion Of Mr.. A. j. ID. Clifford the
following resolutions were unanimously adopt
ed, viz:
Resoiped, That whilst consider the death
of WnITaEI l.. TUNsTALf-a great state loss,
to this Company il is one almost irreparable
That, whilst Virginia monrns the death OF one
of her most gifted sons. grove with peculiar
sorrow the loss of our President, our colleague
and our friend
That, mindful in the midst Of our own greet
of his afflicted widow, into the privacy of whose
anguish we only 50 far ntrute TO tender her the
expression of our heartfelt sympathy aud condo
lence.
That the chairman of this meeting be request
ed to communicate the foregoing resolutions to
the family of our deceased friend. and that the
same be published in the journals of this city,
the city of Lynchburg and the town of Danyille.
L. VAN DEURSEN, Secy.
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DAILY yIRGINIAN.
WRDNEspAY MORNING. MARCH !, 1854.
rHa LnaIsL AZURE


The Richmond Wing gives the provisions O.
the State Constitution regulating sessions OF the
Legislature The eighth section of the fourth ar
ticle Of the Constitution provides that 1.-THE Gen
eral Assembly shall meet once in two years ans
not oftener, unless convened BY the Governor, II
the manner prescribed in this Constitution. No
session of the General Assembly, after the first
under this Constitution, shall continue longer
than nine DAYS, without the concurrence OF three
ffthso the members elected 10 each House, IN
which case the session may be extended Tor a
further period not exceeding thirty days" In
the fifth section of article the fifth, il further
provides that the Governor. shall convene The
Genera. Assembly, application of majority
of the members Of both Houses thereof, or when
in his opinion the interest Of the Commonwealth
may require it,
The ninety DAYS allowed by the Constitution
will expire the 9TH inst, and il does not seem to
be the design of the Legislature, tn avail itself
of the supplemental thirty. The chief reason
for this is the insuficiency of that time to COM
plete the large amount of business remaining I'M
acted upon. Thu Wing says, -'out of about siN
hundred bills. they have passed some eighty odd
thus far. More than five hundred bills must re-
main as the unfinished business, of the ninety
DAYS session. New business pours IN much
faster than the old business Is disposed of -
They are therefore inclined to pass over theiF
thirty days of grace, take trip home, and after
corn planting, spring courts, &c. they can come
back and take their time for IT, without any nine
ty DAYS restriction 10 oramp their legislative ia.
culties."
An extra session. the first time that an attempt
is made to get through with the public business
within the period limited by the Constitution and
thought sufficient by the people, is serious at
fair. 1t leads TO the conclusion, either. that
blunder was committed By the convention which
framed the Constitution, and the people who ap-
proved and ratified tor, that the members of
the Legislature have not made that dilgent use
of their time. which, a the delegated agents,
and employed servants Of the people, they were
in good faith bound 10 make
II should be boYue in mind too, that the bust
ness before the present Legislaturc-a fraction
only of which has been discharged, Is the aceu
mutation of only eHe year--whercas hereafter
two years must intervene between the sessions
If sixth ouly of the business OF one year can
be tran sacted in the ninety days allowed by the
Constitudun--the members having performed
their whole duty-whnt chance will there be here
after to execute the business OF two years in the
same period The result is plain the
consequence as important. An extra session, I'M
limited in time, win have to be called after each
regular term--or else another convention to re-
model the Constitution will have to be summon
ed. We do not think the people will look with
much satisfaction upon either necessity
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-01

Mr. PETIT, of Indiana, in his speech in the Sen
ate on Monday, week dc MED the acra'cy of them.
depreciation placed by Mr.. Everett ON the words
of Mr.. Webster when he said there was not n
foot of territory belonging to the United states,
whose character, as regarded freedom slavery,
was not fixed by some irrepeaable law as mean
ing by irrepealable law, the Missouri prohibition;
nor had Mr.. Webster called the Missouri com
promise compact-a compact was agreement
made by two parties competent to make it.
lie further argued that missouri was not
party TO the compact. II could not be n compact
between the North and the South, for Congress
not divided by the North and the South II
was a whole body, forming one branch of the gov.
eminent.
There was no power in congress, he maintain.
ed, to make a compact between the north and
the south. Mr.. Webster was never guilty of the
absurdity of styling it compact. When he
spoke of irrrpealable law Mr. Webster referred
not to the Missouri compromise but to that great
law Of nature which had placed natural bounda-
ries TO slavery, by its regulation of climate and
soil to those productions to which alone slave la
Dor could be proftably applied.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-01

ARREST OF NNAvANT.-Dunnavant the
horse-thief, arrested on Saturday at Montoa-
ca, near Petersburg, after desperate chase
He was discovered by party, who fred several
shots at him, when he eluded his pursuers and
secreted himself in his fathers house. Here he
fell asleep, and the party coming up shortly after,
supposed from the manifestations of grief ex-
hibited by his sister that he dead; but the
noise served to arouse Dunnayant, who again
took to his heels and leaped the Canal which
proved trap to his pursuers, for attempting to
follow they fell in. Dunnavant then plunged
into the Appomattox river and swan for the
Chesterfield shore; but was discovered by two
men i'll a boat, who gave chase, and as he was too
much exhausted to make more than q feeble re-
sstance, he arrested.
This Dunnavant, although not 90 years of age
is a second Dick Turpin in reckless audacity.-
Strange as it may appear, he was not wounded
in any of the severe encounters he has recently
had.
After his arrest, he was conducted to Peters
burg by grand triumphal procession, and lodg-
ed in jail.-R Dispatch.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-01

The late snow storm is reported to have been
very heavy west of the Blue Ridge. The Win
chester Virgnan says, sit was the heaviest snow
known in that latitute for Ia years. 1t common
ced falling Sunday night and fell for fifteen
or sixteen hours, at the end of which time the
depth on average was twenty inches. Had the
earth been frozen it would have been two or three
inches deeper, The drifts blocked up the roads in
every, direction.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-01
Liberal Offer to the Pub,;o

To every pc 1, de ling at his Store J., Il
Of ONEIDOLLAR he will pressnt ticke, ,. 'e anna
Der side. ind one-hnlf Of his n,no an
other, which will correspond to similar ,icI
cd in his possession, containing the Same ~ iea
the other half Of his name, by which so,n I,"pef
every ticket which he distributes NAV he P%e
upon presentation. An additional ticker WI ''"l
ed to purchasers for every dollars worth Of ii
chase-; thus every person dealing to the extern os
DoLLARsl will be presented with III r,cKrTs IN
'"u
In a few { Us, OF which due notice will /.
through the press, distribution of gifts will I d
at the store Of the subs riber under TIE suns,i' '
dance of at L st three gentlemen WHOSE .,a"E
shall be- guar ltee of fairness to the public Az
articles TO be then distributed will be found hol,, y
orIer Of their distribution. wv" III u
At the time OF he distribution. the dpol;co,o -,
held by the undersigned, and correspon inc II W.
specs to those given away will be placed in In, =.
being well shaken, will be fairly drawn out IT, u
in the order OF their distribution will be beowed Nv
the persons holding the numbers drawn OUT in .n "
sion, until the gifts all exhausted. Thu, far sv'
pie, if''No 80" he first drawn the LIST gift in ,b
low will be presented to the holder of thai tcks, -.
presrr ton. 7
lftbi' proposition should meet the appreciation If
public, other distributions of gifts will lake MACE c.
time to tune. The undersigned pledges his faiIb Il
all articles sold at his store during these Distribute
shall be sold at the regular market pr,res only md
more JOHN p WRIGHT
Main ST.. just abo,e Don I. G. Peters old sta,
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-01
Public Meetinp

There will be public meeting of the friends of
temperance this ty,on Thursday night next,
at Temperance Hall, for the purpose of nomina-
ting candidates for the Corporation Court and
Subordinate Offices, who will enforce the present
laws in regard to the liquor traffic. The friends
of the cause are earnestly requested to attend
mar COMMITTEE
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-01

VINCENT WrTcHER esq, and. Col. Gro. TONNES,
both Of pittsylvania, nominated by writers in
the Richmond Dispatch for the Presidency Of the
Danyille railroad company. Mr.. CLIFFORD and
Mr.. SrovALL we learn are also spoken of in the
same connection
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-01

We take pleasure in inviting the attention of
manufacturers and merchants to the card of
WARWICK Il ARMIsrEAD, Baltimore. With the
senior member of the firm we have the pleasure
of an acquaintance, and esteem him alike suit
ed to the judicious and successful management
of business as to adorn the sphere of society into
which he will go. We regret that Lynchburg is
about to lose so valued n citizen.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-01
To the Voters of Lynchburg =

| an a candidate or your suhIages, at The clecin1 in
April next for u Office of Muster of Police After a
residence of torytwo years in your city AID neighbour
hood | deem il unnecessnryto say Anything Of myself
frttcr than if clecte t. will discharge the duties Of
the office. GEO fEhCisAL, Or
ion 31.de
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-01

ELECTION OF DmECToRs.-The annual meet
ing of the Stockholders of the Seaboard and
Roanoke was held in Portsmouth on Thursday.
VIM. Collins was reelected President, and the
following gentlemen elected Directors
Moncure Robinson, Andrew Joyner, of North
Carolina; Tazewell Taylor, j. Marsden Smith,
Sam. NJ. Wilson.
The receipts for the fiscal year were S137 900,
and their expenditures were $4,000. showing a
large increase in the receipts of the road.- Mort.
Beacon.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-01

WASHINGTON CoLLEGE.-We learn from the
Lexington Gazette that the Alumni of Washing
ton College have subscribed a sum nearly sufii-
cent to purchase block for the Washington
National Monument
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-01
SPECIAL NOTICES.
e. NOTICE.---DR. E. HUET havin

received letter signed "Many Sufferers" he only
say thai upon the reception ofu letter either with
spnnsible num-, containing Tee he will consent 10
leave his business for three four days relieve those
Lecdi his services.
B.-Ip will be impossible for DE- IIuet remain
more than three four days in Lynchbutg AT any one
TIME
Rlcnosp Feb. 21th, 1854 mar l-dlw
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-01
OBITUARY

Died on Saturday night, the 18th of February
ALICE MERRILL, the only child of Ii. j. and l.
j. *. Gambler aged 2 months and | day.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-01
u. S. SHIP PLYMOUTH,
At sea. Noy. 30, 1853.


II deeply regret to he obliged to report the
loss of Lieut.. John Mathews, with boat and
fourteen men. He was lost ON the 23rd of Octo-
Der at the BONN Islands. He left the ship in the
forenoon on fishing and shooting excursion, and
a few hours after his departure a most frightful
and terrific typhoon arose.. in which no boat
could possibly have lived, and It's supposed that
she was capsized and all hands drowned No
traces of the boat or crew could be found, though
search was maintained for week after the gale
had subsidized. As you may suppose deep
gloom was cast upon the ship nor have we yet
recovered from the shock. Mathews was univer-
sally beloved and respected. He was whole
souled and single-hearted man, warm friend
and agreeable shipmate and from the captain to
the youngest boy on board, all feel that they
have lost friend, and the service useful and
efficient officer. "-Nortok Herald
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-01
Melancholy CatastTophe.

A gentleman in this city has obligingly, fur
nshed us with the following extract OF letter
from friend of his on board the L. ). sloop OF
war Plymouth, Zone of the East India squadron, !
containing the first information we have seen of
the loss of a Lieutenant and boats crew of Ia
men belonging to that ship:
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-01
[ mar l-dlw

TEMPERANCE NOTICE.-rhe Rev. John e.
Edward. Of Lyn hburg, will deliver "A Temperance dis
c ursc at Eon Church. Monday, the 9th of March
at IN o'cork A. NJ. and on Tuesday the 9Th of March
he will deliver another discourse Smyrna Chuach
nj tile head of Harris Creek.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-01

A NEW AND COMPLETE GAZETTEER OF TUE u
NrrEp STATES Gicing a ,fH and cemprehen-
sire rerieue Of The present condition. industry
and resources 2ffhe american contederacy: en-
brdcing, Giso,importdm Typographical, stdtisI-
coi,and historical iatormation from recent and
original sources together NTH the results of the
census IF 1850, and population and statistics
in many cases 10 1883 BY Thomas Bdidcia
and j. Thomas, VI. ID. Philadelphia. Lip
pincoH, Gfdnbo s. Co, 1851.
Such is the title in full of new and valuable
work. laid on our table by ID. b. Payne, Book
seller-on behalf of the Publishers. So far ms
our examination of its contents has gone, it is
oil the title-page purpofts; much as that Is. And
when we have said thus much, we have only to
add, that it is well bound-plany and neatly
printed, systematically arranged, and of conven-
lent size for use--to show that it is such Il work
as every reading and thinking man should have
in his library. For sale by ID. b. Payne.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-01

We learn from the Montgomery Advertiser
that reward of $500 is offered for the name of the
party who recently circulated report that the far
mers and Exchange Bank of Charleston had fail
ed
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-01

ANOTHER FEMALE FILIBUsTER.-lt is said
that Cora Montgomery is in st. Domingo and
that she is endcavoring to effect measures to
have part of Hayti annexed to the United
States Her husband lately sailed from st.
Thomas to Join her. 1t is also said that she has
not hesitated t, assure the people of St Domin-
go that the country would belong to the United
States in six months, and to recommend them to
be of good courage
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-01
DIS SOLU TION.

VN1E partnership lately existing under The style ani
l. firm Of Warwick, Otey & Go. was dissolved b
mutual consent, the 3 ST day cf December last Des
Ter Otey & Kirkwood otey only arc authorized to Il.
the of the late firm in settling up the business
the sa ne-they having purchased of aniel l. Wurwic
his interest in the business of the aforesaid lat
firm.
DAME l. WARWICK,
HARDWOOD OfEY.
DEXTER OTEY.
feb 28-dlm
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-01

letter from Mr.. John NJ. Bolts appears in
the Mail. of Saturday, defending his position on
the Nebraska question.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-01

MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE AND DEATH
The Batavia Times says:
That on the 10th of January last, a man by
the name of Nicholas Phpot, saddle and har-
ness maker in the employ of Mr.. Ensign in that
village was married at the Episcopal church,
and in the evening" himself and bride, together
with about dozen others, held wedding party
at Mr.. Peards in East Pembroke. Shortly af-
ter the party all that attended were taken vio-
lently i'll. The bridegroom and bride, and a
young man by the name of Peard, all died the
early part of last week. and the others are still
very sick.
Some suspect that the liquor used on the oo-
casion was poisoned, but whether purposely or
accidentally, is not stated, nor is it known that
poison had anything to do with the matter Two
more of the party are dangerously i'll.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-01

Mr.. Observation-Disclosures were rife in Wash
ington Thursday that the government had adyices
from Mr.. Buchanan, our minister to England, an
nouncing his intention to return home very short
ly. on account of his treatment by English offci-
ais in the matter of his recent refusal to go en-
costume to the House of Lords at the opening of
Parliament, if he went at all. The Star, however,
considers the rumor premature.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-03-01

/ AN NOW RECEIVING my usual r,..
I assortment of Books, PoTer Slatione,,s e :, ant .
P'anos eet, 'et. for The Spring trade to sb
respectfully ask the a'fent Of merehant, IN.
e e them OF as complete slee i'' y,
fair and as liberal. (narl.t.1 upon tern