Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-01-29
News and Miscellany

election was l.eld here to day for Justice of tn
Peace The Invisible Inyineiblesa ran enn
didate-Joseph 7. Morton-who received >
votes; c. {. Loekett, loppositionl Il votes j
Betty, (opposition) votes. 1t is supposed tina
Wise may get twelve votes in this town
The House of Representatives, on Tuesday
went into Committee of the Whole and took ui
the bin to provide payment for French spolla-
tiops prior to 1900. Mr.. Bayly made brief
statement in reference to these Claims, bills 10
1ion;date which have been repeatedly passed by
one or the other Houses of Congress, and moved
the senates bill substitute for that OF the
House 1t provides appropriation of five mil
lions Of dollars, to be distributed pro rata,ln full
satisfaction of the claims. The bill was oppos
cd by Mr. Orr, of South Carolina Mr. leteher
indicated an amendment which he intends 10 offer.
excluding insurance companies from the benefits
of the act Messrs. Chandler, Bayly, and keitt
earnestly advocated the measure, and the com
mittee rose without coming to any decision.
Convention Of the Democratic Editors OF
the United States is proposed 10 be held at
Washington before the adjournment of Congress.
Their experience in relation 10 the recent reYer-
ses of their party would be amusing.
The Hon. Henry ". billiard is announced as
an independent candidate for Governor of Ala
hama in tho columns of the Alabama Joarnal.-
This is done with the knowledge Of Mr.. billiard.
who will soon 'address the people giving his
views on the subjects now Mt issue IN reference
to State policy
The Augusta Constitutionalist is of opinion
that Hon William {. Dawson whose term IN the
United States Senate expires on the iih of March
next. will be the Know Nothing candidate for
Governor of Georgia, IN opposition 10 lierschel
V Johnson the present executive, who, ii Is sud,
will be renominated by the Democrats.
The suit Of the executors of Daniel Webster
v. the CITY of New Orleans for fifty thousand
dollars for professional services in defending the
suit of Mrs Myra Clark Gaines against the City
of New Orleans, and some three or four hundred
other defendants, is now being argued in that
city. The claim is regarded as an enormous one
for the services rendered aud the interest lnfoly
ed.
The Board of Common Council Of Washington
have passed bill pledgng the corporation OF
Washington to guarantee the bonds OF this rail
road to the amount of sixty thousand dollars, the
bonds to draw six per cent. interest, and to he
paid in ten annual installments Of SIX thousand
dollars each, the first to be paid in january,
ls5- the corporation To be secured by an ass gu
ment to it of the immunities and property OF the
road 1t has not yet been acted upon by the
Board of Aldermen.
Col. Schouler, the editor of the Cincinnati Ga
zette few days age, stated that John Mitchell
ESCAPED from Van Dieman's Land by violating
his parol of honor. Mr.. Mitchell, GA seeing it,
sent him letter through Capt. Lyons, of Gin
oinnati, requiring him to make u full reiractos.
Col Schouler, in reply stated thni the allegation
was founded upon newspaper assertion, aud as
Mr. NJ now denied its truth, he acknowledged
his error, and would make the necessary eorree-
ton.
The Boston Times publishes what purports to
be letter from Mrs Sarah Young, who says
she has been for the last three years the lawful
wife of bingham Young Ex-Governor OF Utah
Territory. Mrs. Young promises shortly 10 visit
Boston. in connection with Miss Eliza Williams,
another Mormon refugee, who, together will de
liver lectures on the subject of Mormonism in all
the principal cities of the Union. They promise
to expose Brngham and his Mormon followers.
and warn young ladies against the arts and
falsehoods Of the emissarles of the Latter Day
Saints who are sent out from the City of the
Great Salt Lake to entrap them.
The Boston Courier has long article arguing
that the European powers are secretly engaged
in efforts to check the progress Of the United
States aud that in England there Is ii prevalent
desire To arrest country in its careerof great
ness. The Courier is therefore, in favor of an in
crease of our army and navy to meet eontingen-
cies.
The quondam caoric ship Ercsson,it appears,
is rapidly being converted into steam ship, and
is expected to take her place in the marine fleet,
with the old motive power in the course OF few
weeks. Every lover of science must sympathise
with Captain Ericsson at this failure, when sue
cess seemed within his grasp; but his confidence
is still mistaken, and he hopes yet TO accomplish
his long cherished ambition.
The Washington correspondent OF the New
York Courier says, that correspondence has
passed between Mr. Tyler, editor OF the " arren
Ia Flag, aud Hon. VIM smith, representative
from this district, in consequence of some re-
marks made by the latter in reference to an edl-
torial article in the Flag, which led to challenge
from Mr.. T. TO Mr. S., and which declined
We do not know anything OF the matter, ant
only refer to it, because it has got INTO the paoh'
prints. If incorrect, it will be contradicted.
The London News furnished evidence OF tn
f,ot that the British and French Consns did III
terfere to prevent the adoption by the Domin'
o.n Government, of treaty OF the United states
7. 5asc,ibes a "stormy" interview the Brtls
Consul had with the President OF the Dominica
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