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Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-01-16

THE CrrIzEN.--Mitchelfs new paper-"The
Citizen'-made its first appearance in New York
on Saturday. IA starts, it is said, with list of
forty-five thousand subscribers. The New York
Express says that geographically it has a stri-
kingly English appearance. -but we need hardly
add that aditorially, it is emphatcally otherwise
The leading article is a retrospect of the politics
of Europe, for the year 1853, with special refer
ence to the Turco- RussiaR War, and the attitude
which England occupies, in regard to it. The
Citizen argues that the real reason why British
fleets have hitherto taken an active part in the
contest, is owing to the fact that England is
afraid of stirring up to vengeance and retribution
IN enemy nearer hame, and that enemy is Ire
land. The war, Mr.. Mitchell thinks, is likely to
spread, and he does not believe that America will
be able to avoid taking part in it. This" the
Citizen says, 1--WE shall be glad of,-for America
and thd world grows dull and -'obese for the want
of exercise,"-the exercise of war. The Citizen
concludes with tiais highly wrought specimen of
Revolutionary grandiloquence:
Look up We life-weary cxiies of all lands, and
see if il be not indeed thu morning that is red in
that Eastern sky. We have vision of royal
thrones cracking and blazing and dropping to
ashes in the public squares of capital cities dun
geons razed and the eaptves set ee;barricades
coming down. and leaving the streets clear again
for professions Of gay citizens, and funerals of
glorious dead; smoking walls and rafters of ru-
ined royal palaces smiling cottages of free ard
contented peasants; and twenty cleaning fri
colors of twenty Republics studdng the soil of
Europe over, stars gem her sky. There is so
much to live for"
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-01-16

THE Hon Bruce, on the Souihside Railroad,
five or six miles below Farmyillc WINS passed over
by a train of passenger car, for the first time
last Tuesday. The event was celebrated by
large gathering and great rejoicing of the poo-
pie in and around Falmylr, and many Of the
citizens of Petersburg and Richmond also came
up To indulge in a sight of the magnificent srue-
ture and share in the festivities to which the
cason gave rise. The engineer, architec, and
workmen doubtless felt like so many Napoleens
al Austeritz when the grand achievement wns
performed. Cbildrey, too, the conductor. must
have felt himself growing too large for his jacket
as his long train Of superb cars moved slowly
and majestically over the fearful ohasm. Speak
ing of Childrey, we cannot forbear to say that he
is one of the very pleasantest most attentive and
gen5lemanly conductors it has been our fortune
to meet with We hope in "A few months to well
come him and his iron horse in Lynchburg. The
following is description Of the bridge, given by
the Petersburg lntelligenoer;
at is 245o feet long; the ~ ubutments are 20
and 80 feet high respectively, and the highest
part OF the bridge from the foundation oi pier
to the rails of the road, is l27 feet The bases
of the piers built of rock masonry to height
i of feet above the freshets the piers of brick
work. The superstructure is of wood the spans
i05 feet in the clear; the side supporting trus-
formed in the most simple manner OF
king posts queen posts and spur braces with an
arrangement TO adjust the bridge in of slight
settling from the shrinkage of timber.
While the piers are nearly, if not quite as sub
santia as il built OF rock, their cost is not mere
than one thild; hence the cost of the whole oi
this immense structure Is not more than Sl60,
900.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-01-16

The following postscript TO the letter OF ".
Gaardei, published yesterday. furnishes the IL
male of the soule duels =
IL have just learnt the particulars If the duel
between NJ. soule and the Marquis "f Target -
| The last has been wounded. Here are The DE-
| tailS, as communicated Ia me.
As said above the duel WIS fixed for tie
18th tn afford the parties time 10 orrnnge then
private affairs. On the 10Th about midnight, VI
soule received visit from Lord llowden, who
said the Time of the combat rhoGld hc advaHeed,
a the Spanish Government had determined to III
scrpose. and IN that en.e the Marquis Of 1nrgot
would consider himself discharged Of all resP"il-
ibilitv. VI. sonlc replied that this sudden chang
in the arrangements agreed upon wa, very incnh-
vi lient 10 him, bat he preferred submitting 1"
the ANNOYANCE Ia losing the reparation which lac
had "A right TO- The rendezvous was hNed Tor
next das U7tl) at Noon. On the ground, fresh
Sific, ities arose between the seconds. 1hose OF
Mr. :, ,ulc. demanded in his name, that the dis
tnaee , with pistols should be ten PAGES. Those
cd ,Le iarquis refused to lend themselves to what
fhey cal he'd bnichery, and proposed 40 paoes.
4. ,hat. then, what the Marquis calls answering
,ae si the mouth Of The pistoR' exclaimed Mr.
r,.,nl4 b. At he was forced 10 submit 10 the iddg
rs ID the fic I'd.
s4.pl,re f. zee To faee, tle adycrsares cxcnahged
sl,of. rifhou { result At the second fire, the
Nnreais was shot in the thigh, and after saying
II am shot" ell into the arms of one of Mr.
lglls's second = The wound is said to be serious
Nh wiibs,andiu < this tragic termination, no re-
-onciliation took place. which renders the affair
more Ia le ropre tied NJ Soale eommcnds much
ne conduct of l. ,rd Howden. the principal
.ond 81 In. aslyer ,ary. Thus ended difference
which commenced 10y a sad epgrum in the midst
NJ a bnll, and which terminated not less sa lily by
hnli ,on a biootly Il, Nd
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correspondent Of this paper. With sincere sor-
row.we are now called upon 10 announce his
death. at the Irving House in New York, Friday
last. of which we have iidings by telegraph Mr..
c. was an accomplished officer and n polite. IN
telligent aud pleasant gentleman. All who knew
him will deplore his early loss.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-01-16

PAcu1c RAnnpAp. The senate's Select Com.
miitee VA tho Pacific 2ailroal Question is conce-
dcd hy all +. be tho alb Get committee of the kind
rnisod in Congress- FOR any purpose for many
yenrs past They are rs follows, yiz Mcssrs.
Gwin Bright, Rusk, Dou glas, Bell, Everett, Sc
ward Geyer, and Evans. These gentlemen
present all shudes of all opinions upon the sub
ieot. Among, Them are g .ntlemen known to be
most effective legislative ma IA gers now in public
life while some of them have devoted themselves
to particular Pacific raroad PROJECTS the ast
yenr with nromitted nssiduiD~
Iaiv nd, ices from Washington say that the u
hove Committee ON the Paoi fe Railroad held
their first meeting Tuesday, and TINT after n
conference, they came To the eonalnsionthat they
could harmonic their views and report satisiae-
tory bill.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-01-16

We have had occasion several times to ac-
knowledge onr obligation to PuRsER LoHs H Col
Inns, of the mail steamer Baltic for flies of En-
1ish papers. which hi hed transmitted us. He
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-01-16

greed upon hv committee # nine, WIN are to
lie constituted as follows: That j. to say-t~o
on the pnrt If the city Of Rithmond-two on the
pat IT the Ilank Of Nirginia--one on the part 81
the corporation If I.sDchburg, and four on the
part of the stockholders nj large.
fp.1I D....,cL
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fRieh. Dispatch.

HoRRfp MuHDER.-We learn from the Green
hrer Ira that mnn named George lliggnboth-
am Of Raleigh county, administered n dose Of ar
senic to his wife, about week ag6, Of which she
died in one irlar. lie had been married but few
weeks, and was supposed Ia have been melted to
the deed by desire Ia get possession Of her mol
~, which amnuutcd Ia three or four thousand
dullars. Her name was Rebccca Gwynnc. and
her residence, before marriage, was IN the conn-
" of fayctte Ie fret excited suspicion by the
extreme anxiety whiehhe betrayed to bury his
wife n soon possible. Tie body was taken
up by her friends, removed 10 Fayettc and there
subjected to M inquest. The usual chemical
tests being applied, lnrge quantity Of arsenic
was discovered in her stomach. aud II. was
rested. 1t appears that hc Ind, Christmas day,
purchased quantity of arsenic at a store at the
Blue sulphur Springs Penny Post.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-01-16

An IMrosToR-We have information that
person recently for short time in the employ
Of Mes,rs T.. X. Staller x Co. druggists, of this
city, has awaited himself Of the acquaintance he
thus obtained with their business To obtain money
from persons in different parts of the Union
Under the assumed names of Henry Williams
aud Henry Stevenson, he has practiscd upon the
confidence of dealers, il is supposed, to consid-
cradle extent. He is described as n man of about
% or 30 years Of age. Of good address, insinua-
ting and plausible. defect in one eye prevents
the full uplifting of the lid.-Bait. Sun.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-01-16
Happy Uncle TOMS Cabin.
Or RsoI Y;fp IA on, -.

UT, Htuf IJe N Old TIrviuio
P.rtroyIpg abe happiness 81 The nref,.. ,f -
Introducing thu harmony that prevail. -, '' 'h-
,ions-Thcir holiday iesiivals-Mnrriasa. i i'4'
Dances, &c. N"A"
Aunt ChDoe-SIr. Rndolph,
Uucle Tom-Mr. T. Stafford
Liz,-Mr. 4 X. Sitter,
George Harris NJ, J. Lynrb
ropsy-Mr. Cvl ins
Lame lake-Mr Cavanab.
Cafsy-Mr Fr,.,
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bbrsSp-
Synopsis of Incidents i.

Uncle Tom CABIN. Alni Chloe vrr, in ln.,si
Tale sbosi ihe Abolii ionis.. mt ChIne d,r,
cinna,i-" III ra5rf be rhe I'D Plan,a,;,n y nr
D.res n" use talking wh'n a Niger wnp. 10 ,ai
T"rsy. Uncle Toms ,r,ora iyom Cnnp M,,,jr, s,4
hnPPy time ond plrniy ppiry. Bnnin Snlo Tn
Song 6ee,ee Harris hhitc f.hs lnt bon, own u.
gers, very good In tah Con.oln,iun ,rosr In,l. w..
Song. My Old Kennedy Honee. " Geurre u,,,iY@
) ng = Who's dai Knocking ie Donr' Geo,rs u,,
ria. Dnc,t :. Though Sn,r,N ClDnl.. Gmg. .aa
Lin ltai>jon Of i.abe Jase. Separation. ,ons
Coon Hams, Lame Jasr, Massey !. = q ,,ipsx rns
Mosr n,ne' pleased With ,h# ca, and very ra,,ion.
about de Jns. Uncle Toms CABIN AIar,ises Of H..
and George Harris, Dey both Jump ,he Bronr,. snrh
Happy Time. Camp Meeting Chaun,s COM SA,sS.
Ing Reel
oh! white folks, wen have You To know
DIS am NOS de version oG Mrs. Stowe:
IN her de Dan kies nil ,snlocky
Bu; We am de boys OF Ole ken,ncky
Den hnnd de BANJO down to play
Wei mslc il ring both night nnd day;
Andwe not hat ,Gr hite folks SAY
De> cana gst us Ia away.
ETADAlISSI0S rerts
Jan IDdts
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
Dr j u. Roses Celebrated 4 aniiy
VndrcIsnS

DIX. !. s. fosEs Ntdtcai Adeiser persons in Sick
ness aud in Heath, Almanac for l852.-this pub
icatinn from the pet eminent ply scjan of Phil
ndelphin q regular graduate of the Medical College,
and al honorary member of the Philadelphia Mcdica-
society 1t contains much good advice 10 invalid,
vel A. persons IN heath II nlso describes, in com.
prchrnsivc manner the lisea of variable climate,
and tho mode 81 No family should be with
OUT n tuv o, this la,,b IL can he had. without any
81 nrc, The \ " y, Stnrc' of Messrs. Wright &
Allison where Di. Rn.es valuable Family Medicines
ure for sale. sept . bp
OAstii-A - inNite ne atteGtioh 81 the iii
\ zsns Of Lvucihltr md vicinity 10 enc nue bot #
Sapcri.r Three Near ia Mules. wlicn viii uniye IN
tie "a. hifst Len 4 OVEaBY.
snli -, 4=-..
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rg-RUs;NEssor IMPORTANCE ha'

ng rendered n'-oe-spry TOR me- 10 sr ! r''' ~
u,,p tLis inter fhe Suuih. base y ~, tnrn'p
ion nd oilcr IN the haids 81 ny - FS,
William 4 Ton " no vii be- asSi-lsd ,nh si-'ri y
my fiepF Mr. Jo<.plt II. Nawli ss ise IL ata fh--
to,nrr. are r,que.tcd ersllo Hen.
nav u l. " VI. ' 80 =
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-01-16

Y 1RGBNsA AT rules held in the CLERKS nE
nee =" the Circuit Cnutt OF HALIFAX county, p,
Monday the 2nd day of January. 1854:
llnnln lludron. Hmm II Crank Jos nh W Crank
John Walton an Mar, E. hi. wife, shc : aid Hiram
IL. Grams being an infant, by William Grams his
friend, PIN; milf.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-08-16
WHOLE NO. 476
what is Demanded OF Russia.


well posted correspondent Of the New, York
Epening Post, writing from Constantinople, un-
der date of June 25th, gives review Of the pro-
gress of the Oriental difficulties, from the date of
their inception to the present time, and asserts
that The allied powers will insist upon the follow
ing as conditions of peace:
"Fhe abrogntion Of all ancient treaties between
Russia and Turkey. a1- i44s9s ~"
"The entire freedom Of MoIdavia, WaIfschia
and Servia, from the Russian protectorate.
"The future freedom of the navigation Of the
Danube, and the withdrawal Of Russia from that
part of Bessarabia bordering on it.
"The future freedom Of the navigation of the
Black Sea, to vessels of war and commerce of all
nations.
"The re-anne&ation Of the Crimea to Turkey,
and the entire freedom of Circassia, with all the
Caucasian countries.
"And, in case Sweden joins the allies, the re-
Of Finland to her,"
We imagine that, if peace Be not declared un-
til Russia uccedes to these conditions, hostilities
will be of rather long duration. The Gar will
never so abase himself as to yield compliance to
such humiliating demands.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-08-16
The Tide Of Emigration.


During the month OF June last, fifty-one emil
grant ships took their departure from Liverpool
having on board 2l,767 passengers Of these,
thirty-two ships were bound for the United Stutss
having on board 1856 passengers, composed of
2,l24 English, 3lS Scotch, and 9,O42 Irish, and
the remainder, 1881, natives of other countries,
chiefly Germans; six ships for Canada with g.
23S emigrants; one for New Brunswick, with 255
passengers on board; and twelve for the Aus
tralian colonies, of an aggregate tonnage of 49,
922 tons, and with 4,734 adult passengers on
board, of whom 2,O07 were English l,699 Scotch
562 Irish and the remainder, 466, natives of 9TH
er countries. The total emigration from Liver
pool for all foreign ports during the quarter end
ing June 80 was S4,23O, as compared with 74,64l
in the corresponding quarter Of last year, show
ing an increase in the number of emigrants of
$3.50. This is the largest number of emigrants
who have sailed from that port during any quar-
ter.-DetrOit Free Press.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-08-16
GEMS.

0TT A heart unspotted is not easily daunted,
" Many shaft sent at random finds mark
the archer little meant.
OrA little snow, tumbled about anon, be-
comes mountain. ~, 'agsi.ts IN aaa7-,
OtrBy medicine, life may be prolonged, yet
death will seize the doctor too. aRo&h SAL
OF Virtue is not the less venerable for being
out of fashion. n 20 20 Hai'6M SsI o1Ia
9-,eI,Il,5f eas ar aaM -a Ii.a 5assa8maH atr
OF There is in this life no blessing hkeaf-
fection--it soothes, it hallows, alleviates, sub
dues. 9rst ts.ut
e OF The greater the difficulty, the mere glory
in surmounting it. skillful7 pilots gain theirare-
putation from storms and tempests--Ep Epicarus.
" Men will have the same veneration for a
person who suffers adversely without detection, as
they will for demolished temples, the very ruins
of which, are reverenced and adofed
or Those passionate persons who carry their
heart in their mouth are rather to be- pitied than
feared; their threatenings serving no pthsE pur-
pose than to forearm him that is threatened.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-08-16

THE OcEAN-The sea is the largest Of fcemete-
ries, and its slumberers sleep without monu
ment All grave yards in all other lands show
symbol, of distinction between the great and the
small, the rich and the poor; but in the ocean
cemetery the king and the clown, the prince and
the peasant are all alike undstinguished The
waves roll over all-the same requiem song by
the minstrelsy of the ocean is sung to their hon.
and the same sun shines; and there unmarked,
the weak and the powerful, the plumed and un-
honored, will sleep en-, until awakened by the
same trump when the sea will give up its dead.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-08-16
SELECT MISCELLANY.
From Bonton's !" Thirty Years Wow.
John Randolph and Roanoke.

&
He died at Philadelphia in the summer of 1888
the scene of his early and brilliant apparition
on the stage Of public life, having commenced
his parliamentary career in that city, under the
first Mr.. Adams, when Congress sat there, and
when he was barely Of an age to be admitted into
the body, For more than thirty years he was
the political meteor of Congress, blazing with un-
diminished splendor during the whole time, and
and often appearing as the planetary plague"
which she'd not war and pestilence on nations,
but agony and fear on members. His sarcasm
was keen, refined, withering--with great ten
dency to indulge init; but, as he believed, as a
lawful parliamentary weapon to effect some de-
sirable purpose. Pretension, meanness, nice
demagoguesm, were the frequent subjects OF
the exercise OF his talent, and when confined
to them, he was the benefactor Of the house. =.
Wit and genius we're allowed him; ,sagacity was
quality of his mind visible to all observers-and
which gave him an intuitve insight into the effect
of measures. During the first six years OF Mr..
Jefferson's administration, he was the " Murat'
of, his party, brilliant in the charge, and always
as in the field. He was long the chairman of
the Committee on Ways and Means place al
ways of labor4nd responsibility, and more then than
now, when the elements OF revenue were less
abundant; and no man could have been placed
in that situation during Mr.. Je6erson's time whose
known sagacity was not pledge for the safety OF
his lead In the most sudden and critical crcumstan-
ees.a He was one of those whom that eminent
statesmen habitually consulted during the period
of their friendship, and to whom he carefully
communicated his plans before they were given
to the, public. On Ills arrival at Washington at
the opening Of each session ofCongress during
this period he regularly found waiting for him
at his established lodgings-then Crawiord's'
Georgetown-the card of Mr. Jefferson, with an
invitation for dinner the nextday; o dinner at
which the leading measures of the ensuing ses-
sion were the principal topic. Mr.. Jefferson did
not treat in that way member in whose sagaci-
" behad not confidence. " ''a -,l''
1t is moi just to Judge such man by ordinary
rules, nor by detached and separate incidents Of
his life.y To, comprehend him he must be
Judged as whole--physically and under many
aspects, and for his entire life. He was never
well--a chronic victim Of i'll health from the era
die TO the grave Asletter from hism intimat'
and valued friend, Mr.. Macon, written to me saf
ter Ais. death, expressed the belief that he neve
enjoyed during life, one day of perfect health
such as we'll people enjoy Such long life suf
fering must have its effect on the temper and 81
fhe mind; and It had on his--bringng the tempe
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-08-16

He was against slavery and by his will both
manumitted and provided for the hundreds which
he held. But he was against foreign interfer-
ence with his rights, his feeling, or his duties;
and never failed to resent and rebuke such inter-
ference. Thus he was one of the most jealous
of the opposers of the proposed Missouri restric-
ton; and even voted against the divisional line
OF "thirty-six thirty" In The House, when the
term "slaveholders' was used, he would assume it,
refer and to member, not in the parliamentary IT,
tie of "my fellow stakeholder" And, in London,
when the consignees ofhis tobacco, and the slave
factors of his father urged him to lberate his slave
he quieted their intrusive philanthropy on the
spot, by saying: "Yes, you buy and set free to
the amount of money you have received from my
father and his estate for these slaves, and will
set free an equal number"
In his youth and latter age he fought duels, in
his middle life he was against them; and for a
while he would neither give nor receive a chaI-
lenge He was under religious convictions to
the contrary, but finally yielded Gas he believed
to an argument of HE own,) that a duel was a
public war, no other redress for insults and inju-
rjes. That was his argument; but thought his
relapse came more from feeling than reason;
and especially from the death of Decature, to
whom he was greatly attached, and whose duel
with Barron long and greatly excited him. He
had religious Impressions, and vein of piety
which showed itself more in private than in ex-
ternal observances. He was habitual in his rev.
erential regard for the divinity of our religion;
and one of his beautiful expressions was, that "lf
woman had lost us paradise she had gained us
heaven" The Bible and Shakespeare, were, in
his latter years his constant mpanions-travel-
ing with him on the road-remaining with him
in the chamber. The last time | saw him Gin the
last visit to Washington, after his return from the
Russian mission, and when he was in full view
of death,) heard him read the chapter in the
Revelations of the opening of the seals, with
such power and beauty of voice and delivery.
and depths of pathos, that felt as had never
heard the chapter read before. When he had
he stopped the reading, laid the book open at the
place, on his breast, as he lay on his bed, and
began discourse upon the beauty and sublimity
of the Scriptural writings, compared to which he
considered all human compositions vain and emp
ty. Going over the images presented by the
opening Of the seals, he averred that their di-
vinity was in their sublimity-that no human
power could take the same awe and terror, and
sink ourselves into such nothingness in the
presence of the s.wrath of the Lamb"-that he
wanted no proof of their divine origin but the
sublime feelings which they inspired.
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-08-16
Nebraska TERRITORY.

We have received the first number of the Ne
braska Palladium, dated July 18th, published at
Beleview City, which we are informed is situa-
ted ON the Missouri River, about eight miles above
the mouth of the Nebraska. The editors say:
"Within the last month large city OH grand
scale has been laid out, with view to the loca-
ton of the capital of Nebraska, at this point, and
with view to make it the center OF commerce,
and the halfway house between the Atlantic and
Pacific Ocean" ieas "a si.dt 81 .Msaasaa,
In this paper we find the following notice OF
the first white child Born in the Territory since
the passage Of the Ill: aaH 4aa Mss .sa
"The Hon. ]. F. Kinney, thu Chief Justice Of
Utah, has given the name Of Risl Nebraska to his
son, born at Dr. Clark Hetel, at Nebraska
Center, June 10th, ls54G The Hon. Judge,
mother and son left on the fifh day after, the
birth for his official station in Utah,"'ga,t c n3j
d The 4th day of July was celebrated with the
usual speeches resolutions and toasts. Among
other things, It was resolved that Belleview wa.
the most central and eligible place, for the loca
ton OF the Territorial capital Ci. Com.3a1Q
Tie Washington National Monument has nov
attained height of l5S feet.