Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-02-12
News and MISCELLANY

News and Miscellany.
The Washington Star states that adviees hay,
reached Washington from the L. s. war steamer
Fulton, now on a cruise in the West Indies il
search IF the Kissing sloop Of war Albany. The
Fulton was at CAPE ilayti on the 18th ult. NJ
;ntelljrence had been obtained of tho search
though the Fulton had visited Nassau. San Sal
yador, aud ST. Mathew ston. tn thai end. Nothing
was krown of her at Turks Island. II wa,
clear that she was not wrecked near either of the
Bahamas. On the 18th ult., the Fulton was te
have weighed anchor TO continue her search, pro.
cecdng through the Memo passage, and thence
to the Island Of St. TIL mas
The New Orleans Pioayune notices the fact
that Captain J. Pope, of the United States Topo-
graphical Corps, and DIR. shumard formerly sor-
geon and gpologist 10 Captain Murray's expedl-
ton. are in that city, preparing t 7 an exploring
expedition under the direction OF the secretary
of War. The immediate destination OF the ex-
petition is the regeion Of the Peeu~, and ITS Oh.
iect is that OF ascrcfaining whether water can be
obtained on the Lanos Dc Estaeado, by means
of artesian wells. Heretofore no water has been
discovered ON those vast plains through which
the Pheifc Rail Road would have to pass and
which, If supply Of water cannot by some
means he obtained ou them, must present n
sea rcely surnountahle obstacle 10 the undertake
ing The importance of this eNpeditIonis scarce
" capable ofbeng opeTrated. The whole coun-
try is interested in its success, but especially 50
is the South.
NJ. Victor Consiaeraut, who has arrived Mt New
York. in the steamship Union, comes out 10 make
preparation for an establishment in Texas of a
colony of Europeans. The funds of the Compa
ny are said t. amount to about a million al dol.
lar. and that some hundreds of French, Belgian,
Ill md mi
be expected a. soon a : the nrcdful arrangements
are made for the firsi estab >hment ot the colony,
which it is expected viii gradually increase 10
some thousands.
The declse in the amount Of revenue from Gus
TOMS &C., collected during the month of Jann-
ary, is said to be less by two millions three hun
dred thou sand dollars. than was received during
January, 1884. The aggregate FILLING oil since
the end Of October, when the re action IN the I'M
portation trade began. j. @6,ODO0oO. During the
first seven months of the current fiscal year, the
decrease is s6,35l,o00
In the Senate of North Carolina, ON Monday
last the bill 10 extend the North Carolina Rnil-
road eastward to Beaufort from Godsborough,
was read third time aud passed, yeas 81, nnys
H. The Senate msde sone ummPortant amend
ments On the same day, in the Senate, the bill
incorporating the Wilmington and Charlotte Rail
road WAS read third time aud passed In the
Commons on Monday, the bill for extending the
North Carolina Railroad westward from Sulis-
bury, passed to its third aud last reading. The
Revenue bill passed the Commons, and Is before
the Senate, and will no doubt be Noted on in n
day or two. The general impression seems to be
that the two houses will adjourn sDle dr. on Mon
day or Tuesday next.
The Fireside Journal tMossachusetts,l Inns
made a grand discovery n"thing less than
second Bourbon case-in which the lately de
ceased keeper of Long Island Light phys the
principal part. and is asserted 10 have been the
son of Gustavus Ill, King of Sweden.
Sunday, the 4th instant, was the three hun
dredth anniversary of the burning of John Rog
ers, at Smithfeld. genuine portrait of the
Martyr is in existence in Boston.
First Lieutenant Thomas :. Rhett, Of the
cond artillery, has resigned. His resignation
has been accepted to take effect on the 20ti, in