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Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-06-01

BALTIMORE MARKETS, May 27.-Flour and
MedL-Jhe Flour markets. without much move
ment We note sales of about 1000 bbs. How
ard street brands at 50 374 per Dbl.
FIsH-Sales Shad at IlaSll 50, and Herrngs
at 4 75aS5 81 per bbl. Mackcrel Unchanged.
GRAIN AND SEEDs.-The supply of Grain mod
crate. About 1900 bushels Wheat offered, and
sales of red at 9SaS2, and white nominal at
/ 9Sa$2 06 per bushel.
GRoCERlEs.-Market quiet. Coffee dull We
note small sales of Rio at l0all4 cents per lb.-
Sugar and Moasses unchanged. Rice 4a43 cts.
per lh.
PRovIsIoNs-The market is quiet. Wequote
Mess Pork in small lots, at Sl4 30; Prime do
Sl3 per Dbl. Mess Beef $40 per Dbl. Bacon
shoulders 58a6 cents, sides 63a7 cents, and ha as
Sal cents per h.
TOBACCO There is steady demand. Sales
atpre,ious prices.
WooL.-Saes of unwashed at 1ea20 cents,
washed 2sa30 cents, pulled 2Ga23 cents, fleece
30a40 cents per lb.
NEW ORLEANS MARKET May 2i.-Cotton has
advanced aai under the Frankiins news: sales
of $500 bales at 73asc for Middling Orleans
Flour is dali. Corn active at unchanged rates
Rice dull.
n. ORLEANS, May &c Cotton has advanced
cent per 10. Sales of the last few days have a
mounted to 1000 bales, lat Sc for n Orleans mid
ding. The -four market is dull Corn is UNI
chang ed, with moderate business dong at SD
for white, and 81 for yellow. CoffeeZsales Of
Rio at 9!alOt Rice-sales at / iai4. Freights
ON cotton to Liverpool l5al6, and vessels scarce.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-06-01

The County Courts of Mason, Boon, Nicholas.
shenandoah, Plttsykania. aud Wayne have re-
fused to grant license to retail ardenf spirits.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-06-01
A Great and Novel Hnterr,ise

a Great and Novel Bnterp,ise q ruh.tsl ~
pnr .iN'tsifg mUus magnificent Gift terrri.s
QDe thiri 1t sp es.) 81 ric,i IN New York by AIr P
h2m, vito has been 'nug and f,,nr,by hnovn flrs b,l
the Norh ani East. Al eNsm'natitn al vii ruc.eri
lentan that rommend ttt attention oil ty..rv unn
won pn nod cbi.i in the ,mruai,y. ", have onl, a.,
-ay that tine brmereHterpr,e # hi. lpr,tio,ll MN
nEc1 have h"en rhaun trrizrd HE crrne, Il ir,as.
nd sN'n he minus saiaactl'n II all concrrre -
Srnd Honr er ier fT "kcts early as iuS.i,l. n
Trey VII nh I"nhi.J} he t'kea MA shot tim.
MAY ; lhl--wlw
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-06-01

NJ. Il. CONFERENCE, SoUTH.--The General Con-
ference of the NJ T.. Church, South, in sos-
sion at Columbus. Ca, decided on Monday to To-
cate the Missionary Society at Nashville, Tenn,
after the Sd Monday of April, 1855. The Con-
ference agreed to adjourn on last Tuesday,
the Both inst. On the same day the following
missionary officers were elected: DIR. Sehon,Sec-
rotary; w. r. Elliston, Esq, of Nashville, Treas
urer; Rev. f. II. Myers Assistant Treasurer in
Charleston; Rev. II. N. McTyiere, Assistant
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-06-01

4nti-Nebraska Feeting in Connecticut.
Hartford CT. May 26.-'rhe Church bells
toned for one hour at sunset to day, ON account
of the passage OF the Nebraska bill.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-06-01

DIRECTORS Messrs. Isaoo B. Dunn, W. +.
Barr and Fhos. Stewart, h,ve been appointed
Directors in the Branch OF tho Exchange Bank
of Va, at Abingdon.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-06-01
MARRIED

In this city, ON the evening of the Both MAY,
by Rev. John +. Edwards, Mr.. Gro. w. BALps-
LEY, of Augusta county, Va, and Miss MARCIA
RET \. L. PApGErT OF I.ynchburg
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-06-01

Treasurer at New Orleans. and the l.ey. d. II.
MeAnally, Assistant Treasurer al -. Louis.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-06-01

FAYErrE CoUTY.-We are pleased to learn from
a reliable scource that the mnrch of improvement
in this county is onward and upward Land, Of
which there Is great deal of good quality, which
Il months ago could be readily purchased at from
81 to 81 per acre, now commands from 81 to So
aud IN some instances 81 and 81 per acre This
county abounds in coal aud iron ore,and il is high
~ probable that there are other valuable ores
which have not yet been discovered Industrious
and onterprsing settlers are rapidly going inland
the peculiarly healthy locality of the county, ad
ded to her many other natural advantages, insure
for her,at no very distant dry, prominent posi-
Chronicie
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-06-01

An UNGALLANr CHI1Ic.-A critic, ungallant
enough to tell the truth, says the most awkward
thing il or out all creation, is woman trying to
run. They can't do it. They are net "A running
institution-eXcept with their tongues. If there
are two arrangements in the world that were
never made for ileetness on the pedal, they are
women and ducks.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-06-01

REaARKAnlE PaENDAESoS.-0 The meteor
which was observed all through lndiann, ana WEI
10 lie Mississippi rser,tle Grant County i'fa''
ha- the following Descriptions
ON Friday evening last, n few minutes amer
sun down. an immense meteor was observed
shooting from point If about sixty degrees u
boYe the horizon, an1 ten d grces west ei hoflh'
towards the horizon. In about second OF fime'
IL fell through some thirty degrees or more, iPaf-
lug an intensely bright track Of tinme through ihe
Whole space, which lasted second or mare after
the apparent explosion of the meteor. The *
plosion appeared like That Of rocket scattering
a grcai many balls Of fire. From the punt %
explosion along the line traversed by the meteor
was left dense sapor. nj first Of apparent great
heat but gradually changing nsit BY eoeiIhBih
10 Il white smoke. This streak Of white Yapor or
smoke, after remaining some ten minutes during
which it swayed intua zigzag separated from the
mass of yapor left around the point OF explosion,
and gradually coiling into circular form, tioated
away 10 the west. The mass of yapnr around the
point Of explosion separated apparently over
s,nne eight or ten degrees, around its outward
edge, secming,in few minutes nflerthe explosion,
white, but toward the centre like IA dim flame
Near the ecutre Of the point of explosion c"uld
be discovered point Of intense fire and 10 the
eastward of this, flashing flames. This appare
burning point moved toward Il g east with such
rapidity that its motion could readily be dlscov-
cred By the eye. The mass of yapor around the
y lint of explosion was visible for about half an
hour, when il, with the burning point disappear
ed. The mass of yapOr that had coled Itself mp
from tho point of explosion TO near the point OF
the starting of the metcor,w was visible for much
longer time. There was no noise accompanying
the explosion.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-06-01

Lasr II lho-c WHO hive los "a mark # hqau,,
Qne'r har) W. would moie,tiy bit an op'irat3n Of
tm,rspas Amrrran Hdr Z .,i,-sty Va. ohrh i. 3il T.,
d" l. 'lary in nil ,s,. Prre SO in large Ra,i,e.
S"id y ID LYMAN.
may 30 Nv
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-06-01

The Commencement exercises will commene,
at Emory aud Henry College, Monday the 5tl
dav of June.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-06-01

Dr.. Z D. Holland tle ii tiasai he'll hi. Il PIN.
A. e-iS ID H'-it nf"t' s'nunii,, dnrn ,he ,xt w4el
lihafts "a .. 'ter pin 81 the VI x T mn Railroad
lie WI n' h.rtur' griui ousl, in SUM a. the he
IN his tann'. ~ The S'ihrt't at Pptru- ,sv n,y 20
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-06-01

OuR Relations WITH EuRoPE.-Tho n. \.
Herdid understands that Mr.. George Buchanan.
appointed Consul at Rochelle, in France takes
out with him certain official dispatches TO our
Ministers upon the Continent. The Hratd says
it is reported in New York that oycrtures have
been submitted in behalf of Russia, TO our Cabi-
net, proposing new commercial treaty between
the Car and the United States, of II highly adj
yantageous character to us, comprehendng a
great reduction of duties upon articles entering
Russian ports from American vessels, and such
arrangements with the neutral ports Of Prussia in
the Baltin,as will secure the transfer of legitimate
goods between the two nations without the risks
of seizure and confscaton by the allies
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-06-01

The +, 'fLsIoN or THE GREEKS from Con-
stantinop,. was postponed for month, it is said,
in consequence of Carroll Spence, Esq, L. s.
Minister, respectfully and earnestly rcmonstrat-
ing against the course pursued towards so large
4 number Of pcaceable inhabitants. The senti-
ments which he expressed ON the subject, as set
forth in the document, it is further stated, are
highly commended by most of the diplomatic
functionaries in tonsaninope. The number of
Greeks in the city about 40,000,and they are
represented as having expressed much gratitude
to Mr.. Spence for his efforts on their behalf
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-06-01

A LIST OF LETTERS Remsjnir.
"A Lynchbuig Post Office ON the 3i,--
1854
Ig Persons calling for Letters ia tn, Itt.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-06-01

llisefh % i'll not he % e:rI IN fiture nc ~
ioth, unless the E tern mail fails Ia arrive the |
day nigh' previous Every person wn.ting te'' p "
shl letter must therefore call lefo 8 . 'ioeN
Sotnri'y' or, on Monday morning. II
IN 1t II GLASS, !
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-03-16

Bill to create Androscoggin County was
read twice and Wednesday next assigned.
Bill creating new county, TO b called
King county, came up, was read twice, and
Thursday next assigned.
The committee on Judiciary reported that
they be discharged from the further cOnsidera-
ton of the petitions of Christopher Gushing.
Jas. Kirby and Amanda r. Kirby for divorce,
and on motion of Mr.. Carleton Of White6eld
the same were referred to joint select COM
mittee.
MONDAY, March IL.
iSendte.-Mr West moved consideration
OF the vote whereby the Senate on Saturday
passed TO be engrossed the bill establishing tho
Sounty OF King, in order to allow one Of the
Senators from Lincoln opportunity to express
his opinion in relation to IT.
After some remarks by Messrs Whidden.
w, Lowell, and McCobb, Mr.. Whidden
moved to lay the motion to reconsider on tho
table, and assigned Wednesday for its conSid-
Grafton. Lost. The motion to reconsider WA
then agreed to.
On motion Of Mr.. McCobb, next Friday
week was assigned for the further considers.
ton Of a bill TO erect a wharf upon South
Steam Mill property in Bath.
Read and tomorrow GSSigned-Bill from
the House) to incorporate the Marlborough
and Thomaston Steam Navigation Company.
House.-Bil respecting oysters in Georges
river was read the second time. Mr. Starr
moved to amend It was then laid ON the tn
bIe.a M rd .raa .--.fr
Petitions rgferred-Of bennett Weymouth
ct al, for railroad from Richmond to Wis
casset; r. M. Chapman and et., IN favor Of
Maine Wesleyan Seminary.
Bills from the Senate read ttCice and tO-rnOr.
rolo dSsigned-to incorporate the Maine POmo-
logical and Horticultural Society in addition
to the l55th chapter of the revised statutes
to enable Insurance Companies in this state to
comply with certain provisions Of laws Of
other state; to incorporate the NequaSsct
Lake Ice Company.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-03-16
GastfrM Gimes,
BATH, MARCH 16, 1864.
The Homestead Bill,

This bill passed the House of Representa-
tivss on the sixth day of March by vote of
lO7 to ~. The bill provides that any free
white person who is the head Of family, or
who has arrived at the age of twenty one
years, and is a citizen Of the United States,
shall be entitled to enter, free of cost. one
quarter section of vacant and unappropriated
public land After five years. occupation, a
patent is granted to the occupant or his heirs,
and the land shall in no event become liable to
satisfaction of any debts contracted prior to the
Issuing of the patent. In case the occupant
abandons said land for more than six months
at time, before the issuing of the patent the
land reverts back to government. No indiHlo-
ual is permitted to make more than one entry
and foreigners who have fled a declaration to
become citizens according to the naturalization
laws,. arc entitled to the privileges of the act.
The bill went up to the Senate and was re-
ferred TO a committee. On the ninth, Mr..
Walker reported it back with the unanimous
recommendation Of the committee in its favor.
In SONS remarks in favor Of the bill, Mr.. Cass
said =
II can conceive nothing in the progress of
human society better calculated to add to the
strength, the resources and the moral power of
this country, than this plan of justice and pol
icy. In times of danger it will give us phys
ical force ready for any emergency. and at all
times happy. eontented population, adding
by its industry to the wealth of the nation, and
bound no less by gratitude than by patriotism
TO government, thus proving by its deeds its
desire to promote the happiness of ALL"
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-03-16
Enronea.n News.

The present aspect Of affairs in Europe is
decidedly warlike. Every step in negotiation
having failed, as last resort, the French En-
peror addressed Pacific letter to the Russian
Gar, opening to him a door by which 10 re-
cede from his position and preserve the peace
of Europe. The propositions of that letter
have been rejected, and to all human appear
ance war is inevitable.
England and France are now taking open
and bold ground. The people Of England are
thoroughly aroused, and France is sending to
Constantinople thousands of her best soldiers
Preparations for immediate hostiities are 90
ing on upon scale of magnitude seldom par
alleied in their history. The English fleet in
the Baltic will be larger than any by which
her greatest naval victories were achieved
1t is said that Austria is taking sides with the
Western powers against Russia.
In the mean time, Turkey has alone kept
the Russian troops beyond the Danube, and in
almost every engagement defeated them. The
Sultan, unaided and alone, has beaten the
Val " AL lHClC W uOuuI VI lhC 4Csull
of this war when by the side of the brave
Turks, the veteran troops Of France and Eng
land do battle! Turkey can bring into the
field 500, 1000 men, and she has a regular army
of over $50, 500 disciplined according to Euro
pean tactics. The annual revenue of the Gov
eminent is some SAC, 900 900, and with a ma
tiOnal debt of only about $l0,OOO,0OO. The
Turkish soldiers are well fed, clothed and
cared for they are docilc, temperate, physi-
cally strong, and fight for their country and
their homes with true bravery, and sometimes
against unequal odds, with the courage Of
desperation. 1t would appear that Russia can
have but little prospect of making great ex-
tension of empire west or south with such OBJ
stacles as appear in the way. We hope TO
see the semi-barbarians hordes of the Russian
bear beaten back to their old Businesses. The
next adVices from England will be looked for
with interest.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-03-16


The farmers too, who furnish hay, oats,
corn, oxen and horses, are prospecting with
those who purchase at high price whatever
they can spare from their farms. Hay COM
mands over $40 ton at the barn, and oats
SO cents bushel--other farm products IN the
same proportion. With such prices aud flour
at ten dollars OF more barrel, the prospects
of the farmer are highly hattering;; Farming
is now profitable business and Will bs prose
cuted in this region the ensuing season on an
enlarged scale and with new T.gor;s for t SW0
cataouis. and Aroostook counties have enjoyed
a state of unequalled prosperity, and never had
SO much money on hand as az the present
time. We rejoice in their thrlftiness and easy
circumstances. NJ VA TN AM 4,
Those who purchase the products of the
forest as well as of the soil, must pay for
them. As high price as lumber has borne
for two years past it will rather advance than
come down this spring and next summer
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-03-16
Gold growing Scarce.

The Hartford Times thinks the declining
receipts Of gold from California are TO be at
tributed to falling off in production. Or,
in other words, that the soil has been thor
oughly turned over, and the gold mostly TAX
en- out. The severe business depression now
existing in California rather goes to confirm
this view Of the Times. We copy from that
paper as follows -
" We have been somewhat, though not
greatly surprised at the diminished amounts
of gold brought to New York by the late ar
rivals from California. Compared with the
amounts to about one-third A gradual de-
crease in the product of gold in that region
was circumstance which we considered GER
tain to take place before long, but we had not
supposed that it would begin quite so soOn
Uniform experience has shown that all gold
regions in other quarters of the globe Of a ge-
illogical formation exactly similar to those Of
California, have been scraped over and ex-
hausted in the course of few years, and not
withstanding the sanguine representations so
free y made that the diggings of California
were really ineXhaustble and would continue
to yield increased amounts of gold for long
time to come, we have always regarded them
with distrust and preferred TO rely upon the
concurrent testimony of the past former dis
coveries of this kind :
The truth appears to be that while the num-
Der of gold diggers has greatly increased, the
aggregate amount of gold found has material
ly diminished. 1t is probable that the whole
yield Of 1854 will not be more than one-half
or two-thirds that of 1853. The late receipts
have consisted chiefly of coin. There are
thousands of disappointed and deuded immi-
grants from the Atlantic States who remain in
California, only because they have not money
enough to pay their expenses home. We OBJ
serve that the San Francisco papers and cir
cuars complain of dull times and a great over
supply of goods which are sacrificed at ruinous
prices. Rents have already fallen in San
francisco twenty-five per cent, and are likely
10 go much lower. Eastern shippers in the
aggregate have lost millions by the California
trade during the past year, and many Of them
nave been ruined by it. For these results al
most every canse appears to be assigned ex-
cep' 'ne r,ght one; which is, very consid-
era6ie ana probably permanent decrease in the
yield of the gold diggings.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-03-16
Prosperity Down East .

According to the Bangor Democrat Inn
bering and farming in the eastern part of the
State are getting to be profitable business
We are glad to hear it; for when lumberino
and farming and ship-building and freighting
prosper, then Maine must make rapid advanc-
es. We copy from the Democrat as follows
1" 1t has thus far been a good winter for
lumberlng-there has not been too much nor
TOO little snow. The operators have generally
done well, and in some quarters more logs
have been hauled to the landings than perhaps
ever before by the same number Of teams and
men, but the whole quantity will not be so
large as some previous years because less men
are now engaged in the business, and the loos
are hauled longer distance. Logs and man
featured lumber are sure to sell well when
they come into market, and we rejoice that
those engaged in this great business are pros
pering. One gratifying fact about it is that
the actual operators, those who do the hard
work, will make money.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-03-16
Religious Items.

The Society of Religious Inquiry in Am
herst College has obtained from its correspon-
dents brief statements respecting the religious
condition Of the different Colleges in New
England. In relation to the two Colleges in
Maine, the Society says -
At Bowdoin College, Brunswick, there are
l76 students IA are professors Of religion,
the majority Of whom will probably study for
the ministry but one is known to be fully de-
clded to become missionary. There are
meetings for all the students on Saturday
evening and Sunday morning. The classes
also hold separate prayer-meetings. There is
society called the praying Circle embrac-
ing all the pous students. The past year has
been marked by sobriety and good attendance
on religious services.
In Waterville College, there are 90 stu
dents. Of this number SO are professors of
religion, 90 have the Gospel ministry in view,
and 2 intend to become missionaries to foreign
lands. The students sustain two weekly re-
ligious meetings. There is an association
called the Boardman Missionary Society,
which has for its object the promotion of reli-
gious knowledge and piety among its members.
IAHlOiiS TIC GUMS lCCClNEu NY Tic NldluG
Missionary Society for the month of February,
the Treasurer acknowledges the receipt of one
thousand dollars from Geo. F. Patten, Of this
city.
Information has lately been received from
Rev. DIR. King, of Greece, by which it ap-
pears that obstacles to his missionary labors
were chiefly removed, and he was about to
enlarge his operation with the press.
.+.H .'fs ..- -
The REASON WHY.-The Philadelphia
Christian Observer says The reason why
churches in the Middle and Western States
send to New England for ministers is very OBJ
vious. New-England has comparatively a
large supply, and she owes il to herself, to the
truth, to our country, and the church, to send
her best men to the South and West, wherever
they are wanted. We want her best men, moi
those who are not wanted at home
F' The ministers in Holland wear the cos
tune Of Purtaus ia Charles is time-a shorr
black cloak reaching little below the knee,
with ruff round the neck. The sermons "a
be preached on Sunday are announced before.
hand, on pacards after the manner Of play
bills.
E There are in the States of New-York
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Iowa and Wisconsin, 8:
Welsh Congregational churches, and SO min
listers. Many Of these churches are feeble, bu
in healthful and prosperous condition.
" Rev. Dr. Cox, who for the past sixteer
years has presided over the First Presbyterian
Church, Brooklyn, has applied for a releds
from his pastoral duties. A church meerin!
has been held, and the sum Of Sc 500 raise,
and presented to the reverend divine. He pro
poses to locate on farm near Oswego, an
has accepted the gift.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-03-16

JUICE WELLS REsfcSED.-The Portland
Argus says we learn that Judge Wells has
sent in his resignation as Judge of the Su-
preme Conrt. a.cos gou aLJ ,u-4
He is an honor to the Judiciary of Maine,
and his retirement from the Bench will be
matter of regret with all who do business in
that Court Judge Wells, we need hardly
say, is thorough Jurist, profoundly versed in
the science of his profession, and OF the strlct-
est impartiality. His opinions have always
been marked for their clearriess, sound law,
and common sense. FtH= .a luI .trv-
We are not advised Of his purposes for the
future. If he resumes his practice, he will at
once step into a business pecuniarily much
better than that of the Judgeship. But as a
democrat, we hope yet to see him filling some
post in the public service. Such men honor
and strengthen the party to which they belong
We agree with the Argus in his opinion OF
Judge Wells. He is one of the very best men
we have in the democratic party. In addition
to his high qualifications as jurist, he pos
sesses those characteristics of moral and So
cial nature that make him one of the best of
citizens and the best OF friends. We should
like to see the Democracy Of Maine rally its
forces for the achievement of sure victory I'M
der the leadership of SAMUEL WELLS for Gov
ernor.