Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-10-02
DAILY \IRGINIAN.
Miscellaneous Items.

committee OF citizens of Boston, 10 denver itc=
ture in that city, on Slavery, being ono of series
ON the same subject, by number Of our ablest
public men, pro and con
Miss CLARA llAsKINs, young lady resi-
ding iow miles from Naichez, Miss, ON the eve
of her marriage two hours before tho per
formance of the ceremony found dead III
her chamber, with empty phial of prussc-acil
elaspcd in her hnnd. The tragedy created II
create xcitemenl in the vicinity of its occurrence
aud il is believed that she sought death by her
own hnnd rather than we'd the man her parents
Ind determined TINT she should espouse,nnd whom
she did not love.
rur MARTYRS or rnE pRlsoN Sulrs-lt Is
stated that an earnest effort Is IN progress III
New York city. 10 procure funds Tor the cree
ton OF n monument To the memory OF the A'nef'
cnn revolutionary patriots who died IN the famous
prison ships in Wallabout Bay The SUBJECT
has been often spoken of before and the need ot
such remembranoor generally agreed to, but
nothing definite has ever been done until now
\ FEMALE RECRUIT recently enlisted in the l.
States Army, at the rendezvous in Rome, n. !"
disguised in male attire She was subsequently
detected in II larceny, which led 10 the exposure
of her sex, and she is now in Jail mt Utica
Col. JouN DARRiN0roN. nu officer Of distino
ton in the war II lsl2 diod at his residence IN
Clarke County, Ambnma,on the 10Th inst. At his
burial his slaves collected in large numbore near
the grave, aud one of them, mn old man, reques
ted permission ITO pray over his old MASTER
Ills fellow slaves and fellow monrners joined in
a HYMN which he gaye out from memory, when he
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for deep pnlhos and profound humility and ado
ration. could hot be cNcoed. Tho tears OF II
large ooucourse of white persons present show
I'd how deeply tsey were moved by the i,rvor
aud carucsuess of this good ol slave.
CHARLOTTE cusnMaN, the eminent American
trogedcmne. is expected To return 10 this country
in n few mouths, 10 perform an engagement IN n
Boston theatre.
THE "RErnEp Lrsr."--The Union in pub
fishing h- H.t, says: Uudor the authority OF the
law, lieut.. MAuW, however, has been retained
on duty by the Secretary in his present position
as Superintendent of the Observatory. So also,
! hive COMMODITIES STEwUir and SMITH been
continued ON duty-hr former III command of
The PhiIodrlphio navy yard, x the latter us Chief
ofthe Bureau Of Yards and Docks
A LOCOMOTIVE built to burn anthracite coal
+, has been running hundred miles day, it is
stated, on the Reading railroad for the past four
weeks, and her performance il 50 satisfactory
that good Judges ON the road think her the best
for passengers they have ever known She has
nn abundance of stenm, and throws dirt or
sparks, aud makes n saving of i3 per cent.
CAPTAIN FoLsoM.deceased ate Quartermaster
in California, who was reportedto have been n
millionaire, was delnuller for upwards of 300,
ODD. Instructions went out in the last steamer
toinstilute II suit against his estate.
SUDDEN DEATH. At IA political meeting in l3os
ton few night. ago DR.. Henry Willard made a
speech, and lnst rs he concluded. dropped down
dead. His death was probably caused by disease
of the heart.
RETURN or l.pGlTivE SLAyEs.-A few days ago
three runaway slaves were arrested near Nor
gantown, Va. Two Of them belonged 10 John p
Porter and the other to George Mcdaniel, Of
Bath county They say they have been to in
diana. found they could get no work. found the
eolorcd populations in the vicinity which they
visited in state Of nudity aud starvation. aud
they were struggling back in search of something
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mia wandering about almost in despair-and fl
nally returned to Virginia after AN absence of
about two months.
Mr. PLuMMER WHEELER, of Manchester \. H.
II few duys since, engaged with few others
in digging n well. when it suddenly caved in
catching Mr.. Wheeler between the planking, and
holding him fast while the dirt rapidly filled it up
to his neck In this situation he was held about
an hour he giving directions 10 those around
how to proceed in tho attempt to extroate him,
but after they had excnvatcd nearly all the dirt,
it oaved in again, covered him completely and
smothered him to death.
MUsiCAL,-Miss Adelaide Philips arrived at
New York from London on Sunday. Maurice
Strakosch, Parod Patti Strakosch, and Signor
Leonard are giving successful concerts at Phila-
aela.nin, Baltimore, and Washington; they con
template early visit to Boston. The New
York Musical Academy will open Oct. lst, for u
season of forty performances, during which tho
..llugncnots." "Prophotc.' AZ Etoile du Nord,
and other novelties viii be produced; La Grange,
IIcnsler, Brignol, Morcliaand Amodo have been
re rlgngcd. and the celebrated soprano CASTELAR,;
Sgnorna Aldini, young contralto; Saviana, "a
tenor, and Caspian, basso; all new artists, have
been selected for the season.
NRGiNIA BooK.-Fourteen thousand copies Of
The Hidden Path" have been printed. OF these
no less than l340 were disposed of at the recent
trade sales. This is rare success for an original
novel by young lady of Richmond.
Pork DEALER in Cleveland has already con.
tracted for packing 10000 hogs At Clark svile