Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-07-19
UT3 I'D STATE DEPARTMENT.


rlibaseef Respect.
i called meeting Of the Council q the city
Of l.ynchburg convened in the Directors room
Of the Virginia Bank. on Wednesday morning
the 18th day Of july, 1885, Present. Sohn NJ.
Otey. President. Pleasant Preston. Robt s.
Payne, George y. Davis, John Ogler. James :.
-tigler, Henry Davis. James NJ. Langhorne,
John IL. Seay and Charles " Christian, mem
hers.
hlr. Henry Davis ~as called TO the chair, and,
in tie absence Of the Clerk. Charles W. Chris
tian vas appointed Clerk pro tsat.
Mr. Otcy then presented thefnowing pream
bic and resolutions, which unanimously ad.
opted and ordered to br published in the city pa
prrs:
Whereas, il has pleased Almighty cod, by II
most sudden visitation Of His Providence, 10 re-
move from our midst our friend and fellow cti-
zen, JAMES NJ. BOYD, man ofmolest and an
pretending worth, Of true beneyoence and great
puddle usefulness, who in all the walks of life has
ever borne himself u, gentleman,a philanthropy
ist aud christian, and this body deeply aife cted
by the death of so excellent man, deems il
proper, both as an expression OF their individual
respect and of the public sorrow to pay some
appropriate tribute to his memory. Therefore.
Resoired unanimously. That the Common
Council ofthe city of Lynchburg has heard with
unaffected grief Of the sudden death Of Mr.. Boyd
una mourn MIN as one 81 Tue most GNpelleNl anu
yirtuous Of onr citizens.
Resoired 'rhut IN token ofonr respect we will
in body attend his funeral this day, wearing the
usual badge OF mourning.
Resoired That tho President communicate
these proceedings to Mrs. Boyd with the assur-
ance of our sncerest sympathy, in this her most
unexpected aud melancholy bereavement.
An extract from the minutes.
CHAS. W. CHRISTIAN, Clerk, pro tenn.
RAILROAD AMALGAMATIoN.-Th Common
Council Of Petersburg, on Thursday last, passed
a resolution instructing the proxies of the city
to make the best bargain they can for the ANAL
gqnation Of the Petersburg and Greensyille
Railroads.
DAMAGE.-The recent rains have damaged
the growing crops on Dan river and its trihuta-
ries to a considerable extent. One planter resi-
ding between Danyille aud Milton, estimates the
injuries sustained by himselfat over two thous-
and dollars.
The Stanton indicator learns that Joshua
Evans, Of Augusta, has become immensely rich
by the death of a relation in Wales, who leaves
$1,000, 000:to be divided among three relativesof
whom Evans is one.
EDITORIAL CoNyt Nl1oN--The Farmville
! journal endorses the call for n Convention Of
Virginia Editors, and recommends Lynchburg as
| the place.
APPOINTMENTS TO THE MILITARY INSTITUTE.
Tie follo,s ing are the new appointments to the
Virginia Military Institute:
George II Toole Abermare; Charles c. Burks,
! Rockhridge, T. Y Williams. Tazewell: X J Over
ton, Prince Edward; VIM keiter Hampshire; Il
/ S Blair Ritchie; j b l.ockhart, Brooke; Joseph
Ham, Elizabeth City; Giles b Cooke. Norfolk
county: J " I.yell Richmond county; j w Hill,
| Rappahannock; j Mlnatree,P Petersburg; Thos.
! : Michaels,G City Of Richmond; w J Cunningham,
Hardy: Joseph II Chenowith, Randolph; Thomas
! i Booth, Petersburg; X Pembrrton Goochland;
-Amistead, Elizabeth City; j NJ Mcdonald
Hampshire; NJ Mcdonald, Hampshire; James
! Poindrxter.Pitts y1ania; NJ Seldom Powhatan,
| \ Cochran, Augusta: A II lladen, Botetourt:
sam Lewis, Mason; ID lIardaway, Nottaway; W
| + Wiley. Amelia; " II Otey, Campbell; Sam.
Wilson, Surry; j J Shoemaker, Lynchburg; Pc
ter Grain. Loudoun; r w Love, Westmoreand:
Washington Sydnor, Petersburg; Il w Carter,
Fauquier; L c Averett, Nasemond; " p Adams,
Albermarle; IL c Cox, Petersburg; W Jones,
Essex: W |. Wingfeld, Bedford + II Norman,
Gampbc NJ Gouldn City of Richmond; Meade,
Amelia; u llobson, LynchbQrg; Ed. l. Hutter,
DO; T l. Pitts, Richmond county James Conmaek.
Monroe; L \ Ford, Chesterfield.
ELLIE OR THE HUMAN CoMEpY.-By Mr.. Cook
Of Richmond \ Morris publisher. We hayere-
eeived from the publishe through Mr.. Morse OF