Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-09-27
CTTYAND STATE AFFAIRS.

CITY AND STATE Affairs.
MY DRESS ssLurE-IIat hand the Local this morn
lag makes haHdsoIae bow, and tenders MS khaes' saa
.a,,os 10 the public braneAs sui from lead 70 f9e
a., tla, IL is not proud attire would be ndnlgag IN
speccs Of deception whieh the Local has peculiar
aversion and true to previous profession aud practice Of
,rnh makes public announcement that te host peeo
,iops suerimen Young Anerean goryng IN MS
and boots forth with more acute feazaioh
n,ptv emotions Of pride this morning anmates
this aoparncnt Ave more Parish In hs newest anu
.utrst cut coat immaculate linen dand7h etaf anu
oxonisic kids surveyed himself with more 81 saisiae
ton this column feels to day in making lis appearance DC
FIRE lis friends In the n haments that prince 81
newspaper aars Bruce Of New York could get up lreba
lv 4, III palate If not excuse the reireenshe
moss Of the nes when say thai such an event
morning announce oeenrs only al long intervals III
the history Of spaper being somewhat Ike angels visits
and far between" Is not natural ten that describing
and thread bare garments and donhng new should
create more than ordinary cxub Of feeling with u.s.
Having this much Of ITSELF the Local nov has word
for It's friends That In the the form of
quesone made for the first time II is that others
kindly contribute it such incidents aud items of news as
may hir observation Much service could be
rendered this way with very slight inconvenience and trou
bic part thus rendering t. Had its conductor
gift ubuty he certainly would not trouble his friends
this request But not being favored with the eonse-
power of occupying than locality Mt time,
possessing than ordinary capacities Of oeomo
ton constrained Solicit the aid 81 others in the dis
charge exactng aborsa solicitation which he earnestly
hopes will not With these words greeting
lriution aud sJicatioh the "Loealhat still in hand
again makes Its obeisance
IrNcHBuRa CoLLEGK-We invite attention tho an
the faculty Of ynehburg College in another
column 1t will be that the first session VIII commence
Monday the ls Of October We understand the college will
open with hundred students in ALL Which is certainly
very factoring indicative prosperous
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT have letters from
Portsmouth, acknowledging receipt of the
money contributed by the Musical Association of this city
the proceeds OF their concert
FOR NORFOLK AND PoRTsMouTH.-Abner clopton Diys
ion Sons of Temperance of this place their last meeting
appropriation of fifty dollars be the
ard Norfolk; half of money appro
priled the relief of the sufferers from yellow fever
city, and half be proper author
in Portsmouth, for their relief We hope hear of
other Divisions doing likewise.
l. LETTER FROM PoRrsMoUrH.-We have been permitted
make extract from letter dated S n Hospital Ports
mouthh 2th inst which exhibits the services of who had
Just brought into that institution patient Strange that
heoism should be in the nomenclature the world almost
cusvely appropred TO prowess in killing fellow citizens
Did the fields Of Alma herman ehornyn any
bilon oflo herom than that daily shown by Mr. Holaday
"The Fever to be partly arrested but fear
of material Two nights Since Mr. J. Holiday of Portsmouth
here under attack of pcstence devoted
hlmsedly and night through the the sufferers
there Some wishing to be conveyed to the Hospital
Holiday ready with his aid Was there sick person
able procure nurse Holiday besid,
the bed tho body to be shrowel and eof
fined and no but his aged mother sick inirm
enough to approach it, it was still Holiday, who wrapped
body and unsled lifted He is now sick
very sick What WILDE the known only the great
Csposor of lie has excited in feelings of at
tachment which believe anrcgiproeated and | am
consequently most anxious onl his account
NORFOLK AND PoRrsNourH-Tho news from Norfolk and
Portsmouth, say the Dispatch is still appalling charae.
ter Within few days have fallen the very men
of Norfolk Josiah Wills President the Bank of Virginia
the gacious prisng merchants of
the place was struck down very few days Since Now
have put among the dead Gait Postmaster of Norfolk
prominent and most csnahle gentleman and father the
young sculptor VIM b Ferguson President of the Howard
Associations WIN Reed prominent merchant candidate
for Mayor the last election Charles Beae formerly editor of
the news and Caleb Bonsall bookseller our interesting cor
rcspondcncc from Hampton just tributes Gait
WIN Ferguson The mortality among the doctors or Sat
urday was surprising Five physicians died that DAY in
Norfolk and Portsmouth, viz. DR. Capry, of New York
billiard ofM1ntgomcss Ala; and DR. Burns Norfolk and
Or Rizer Of Philadelphia, and DIR. Walters, Baltimore,
Portsmouth Or Bzer had left Portsmouth home
but wont back again and fell plague This
is the largest mortality in day among the physicians ex
cept on the 9Th september, a hen died
COAL MINERS CONVENTIONAL convention Of the repro.
Konaw ha county the l5hof September the object which
was 10 elicit information appeainiug the mineral
interests ofthe great nanawha region to tie pFep.
aaton Of report exhibiting the claims those the
legislative aid of the State The following resolution among
others adopted:
Ecsolced That Col C. @ Tom,kius Messrs Clement Smith
c. JerieS f. Griffin and Samuel A Miller be- they
hereby appointed committee, whose it shall be to en-.
qure into the extent of the general Valley of
the Kanawha the probable and value freight it will
furnish for transportation the interest now en-
gagged in the coal iron salt and lumber of the valley
sy Of an improved mode of successful
development Of those interests propose memorial to the
legislature enhoyng the result of their enquiries in the
tors thus submitted to them aud perform every other
act or thing which they in heir Judgment Shall think best
subserve the interests of parties composing this meeting
having regard to the great interests james River
and kanaHha Company.
| ANOTHER EDITOR DEAD-rhe pestilence has made mel
anchoy nroad the editorial fraternity and Ports
mouth We have announced the death of Charles IL
Beae formerly editor of the NDrf9 N7es The pqtsJarg
Ertress thus eulogizes Beae was ready and ele
quent writer gentleman of highly polished manners and by
his uniform courtesy and kindness had around him
humorous circle ofTery and devoted friends He leaves
wife and four ciren, whom will prove an almost
nsupporable blow. They have deepest sympahies in
this terrible bcreayuln
CITIZEN MONROE Observation-Disclosures been received
OF the death Houcins Monroe county who died Of
! cholera, in Fayette county, few days since
NFANrcIpF-A negro woman employed at the Greenlrsr
Foundry has been arrested and confined jail charged with
| having murdered her infant.
SENrENCED-A man. by the name of MeI,vov bas hoo.
sentenced to years Imprisonment Pcnentisry by the
circuit court Of Upsur county for passing money
THF HoRS BudThe horn bug is committing rqyaees in
the tobacco crop Dnpie Edward The crops
are said to be very much Injured also hear COMPLAINS