Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-10-16

attftss ~ APPOINT DftEsAfts-A I"ssilas GA p"'
lion ef tbe American party Of Lynehherg wac eia sa'"'''3
nI,bt IN tho public rom Il tAe |treinian once Tor te pntp'''
- ana.Isttas delszatas 70 the American state Convention
vsist me. IL IN this eiy on Tho i9th Inst Gu inoiionh was re-
-, s.,cn d legaiea be appointed from each ward Of the
CITY and szven from eaeb adjacent MagisteriHl bisifisii anu tHe
following gentlemen were then selected
mr. uara-Wm l. Saunders. Dasi1 4 Booker. Or Root :
payne $ W shelton. James N Booker, san" Garland Gel
WIN 7 Smith -
ueDma.a.A Alex Mcdonald, WIN { Burton, Drfii Giiiner
Dr James Saunders.
a4sssytJ DsgHf Ao. 7-Cal n I%anshome. Il A Chris
,l,n. samq r,rcc. Il II Noviin, sam1A Bailey. IT Sncad
/ SAUL MeCorde
Vqg5.t55ai Dtarizt NJ -Luta5r Irvine, Capt hishard ref.
lias. Geo W Lcs, Jao IGglls, Dr. II Maffell, Maj {
Shields, J + Barnes.
DELEGATES rnou BEpFoHp-At a meeting of Cheese
Creek Council. No. -, held on Saturday, the 9Th DAY Of Sep
tenber. ls55 for the parposcof appointing d~olegatesto attend
the state Convention oftao American party, q be held in
Lynchbarg. On Friday. the 18Th day ofoetobcf-the following
menter4 were appointed to represent Ills GouueHs John \.
Anderson. J II Wliilow. Horny CSeott. Robert { Hawkins,
Sam NJ scott, l. \ Nobrtnan, J II Moorlnan, r d l'oindexter
Sam1 polnicxtcri Jas q Freoman, tno { Ward, sa1nl Griffin,
I'd W Dmwidlic, Baj Niggintan, DrA Boiling, I NJ Wig.
CLINTON, Winston Ralfard. Hugh Il Sratt, Chasr Andrews, John
bullock and John I iIawkuF.
Rssolrr3. Tint any member Of this Council, who may be
present al the Convention. be requested TO act as q delegate.
Bsasised That the proceedings Of this meeting be published
in the L|ynchburg N~Irginian.
learn from the Wytheyille Telegraph, that on
Sunday night last the dwelling house of Nh. wayman orig
gor, about six miles west Of wytheyiie, was consumed by fire,
together with its contents. The family were absent at the
time Of te conhageration.
northumberland county court, at its October term.
disposed oftwo criminal cases For stealing, Ike, free ncgro,wss
sentenced to IL months Ia the penitenilary, and cafey, slave,
for the SAINT crime to he transported.
BERklLr CIRCUIT couRr--Some civil cases Of magnitude
were decided at the late term of this court. As we learn from
the Martinsburg Republican, a decree was rendered in the chan
Gerry case Of Olgett IS. Downs. distributing $4,000 among the
laters creditors. James &. NcAcroe obtained $1,000 damages
from George Fuss fora pistolshot which deprived him Of the
use Of hisleft hand !. Il. Tucker, r. Y. Conrad aud c. j
Faulkner appeared for plaintiff in this ease. Sl500 damages
were awarded ". p Herring against Too. Lemon, for Il ma
iicious prosecution.
DElEe ArFs FROM BueHANAN-rhe following are the del
egates appointed to represent the town of Buchanan in the
Lynhburg Convention:
Col. Jno T Anderson. John S Wilson, A l. Boyd, Peter Il
Johnston. Geo Booze, Capt Michael 1hrashcr, VIM w Boyd,
Morgan Painter, John W Jones, Isaac B%urkholder, DIR q w
Kean, John b Minor, VIM Garages, George Thrasher, DR. n
Burks, Henry G Snyder, Dr Cobbs, Edward Valentine, VIM
Lakeland, Thomas Goode, james Ripley, Thos j obenchain,
Chas T Taylor, and Or saml Meredith.
Resoirtd, That althe friends Of The American party Of this
county who can make it convenient to do so, are requested to
attend the Convention as delegates.
CAMPBELL CIRCUIT couRr-The Fall term of the Circuit
Court for this county commenced its session yestcrday-Judge
VIM. Leigh, presiding.
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iloRRfD AFFAIR ~ RICHNoNp-Abduaion Murder, and
Sgietda-About three weeks snee, a young man. a stranger,
who stated that his name was Auburn and that he was of Bos.
ton. Massachusetts,. came to this city and sought aud obtained
work Mt the cabinet establishment of Messrs. Binf,rl & Por.
ter, as designer and carver. After working a few DAYS. and
proving himself a first rate carver. and earning Sbs which
were raid him. he rented a hons, on Main street near oad
stree. and omployuj a earoenter 10 fit tbc sotno ~, far a., oo
ccr,, oyster and drinking house. He also cnplpTei = vonny
ua. = ,s5t Lir,t, -, i
day 4odtyl On FRIDAY n,gbt last Aubnrn vai aT.s.t,1 m =
ch,r,e of ,,t,ri,r a,yav and b,rl,,rf,. t,o r,ar, me-, h,i.n.
inc I, N.tr.. loss. Williams and r,nrs u Gr,,t oI uLa
had 5.,r,o,r.j . Tow 3,v rr.,t,rs NJ. ,tua. -
,h,,,l Il 1,l,.t Ertl,, ,ioh, md. e. ,'' -
'"''A"'' ,"'' { o'" "A ''"ih , ~ ana awaited las
',''"t '1a'" vas AZ u, ''' nun i'."''L nc resisted the
'"''' '"' p''i' ' y" IT. N"'.e III MANU- " al o'f'poW
gre anu ''Nrn 70 II cage n ms way to prison he Dire"
'"' us po'No' " pn'alo Oh 7'rSehnlle' ana drank a portion oi
"' 'f" '"' d moo''iu % '"' poison IN n race oi the OF
uetrs VINO nae MN IN charge. Two physicians were inme
"'t'l9 'd'u 10 MS teIiei, u nc dlei from the effects OF tht
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