Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-12-11
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s<.7mcT CouRr-satarday Dec sa.-smith q Holland
Z, ,rston-argued aud submitted
! rs stokes--argued aud submitted
,,hlos' e1'rsss watkius-argumet concluded aud sub
,ated 60, -. ~. ,.,.,.,
. .,n,-rcyorsel and renaanded.
lin. cNrs Watkins-revorsed and remanded
81 new, IS Hairs,on jr.-argucd and submitted
4 ,,.on vs. Bruee-argaed and submitted
,s C,rncnts--argned ON notes of Counsel and submit
WI + Cook aseni Il The Southern Literary Messen-
~ in this city for The purpose OF increasing the
"a of that valuable Periodical among Recent an
Of the proprictors have conveyed the disaFreea
u-cuce Gnl.ss the patronage Of the Messenger
- Increased be discontinued We earnestly hope
Il, necessity sill arise 1t would be crying shame
M aud the South FOR that brilliant literary lumiuary
to shine for the want of patronage Shall continue to
49, Northern publications will flourish and grow fat
- ,,tronage Southern literature langush and die
| me want oft2 We hope not
-, or FORMER CITIZEN OF LYNCHBURo The many
and friends in this city of Prof f. randsettncr
aimed at the melancholy announcement that, he has
| ,,ca suicide The act was done ON the 10th of last
~ +, RAYMOND, Miss From one of the papers of that
,.a derive the following particulars Several Of his
a. and acoualntanees called at his during the
a Of whom left him but few minutes before he
nod the fatal deed He was then complaining of being I'M
, ,yss evidently laboring under great depression of
T, oo,,5 have been but few moments after he
entirely alone that he rose from his bed plaeeda pistol at
h mart of his head fred and in An instant landed
! eternity.
ed states about ten years He came to Raymond from
,urg Va five years since in the capacity of Pianist
o Professor of Music at the Female Seminary Of this
m for some years. and had since given instructions in pr
and all to the entire satsact ion of his pat
He was generous kind hearted mama man of intelligence
,opnd sense He republican, patriotan Amricdn
nbis feelings and sentiments. He was known many of
,izons as a frend-and all such bear ample testimony
he as friend indeed His heart his purse every thing
had was at all the command of his friends while
bs enemies he had spirit OF revenge or sanderous
rds"
Mr. GARANps second lecture took place Saturday night
both as literary production and law dissertation ad
y'Hsiy1A CoSFEnrscE-Ninh Ddy-Thc Conference
d with reading the scriptures singing and prayer by Rev
CO. W. Carter
he minutes OF the afternoon session Of the preceding day
IRE then read and approved
rho trial of DR. Smith being resumed the Bishop decided
At no more evidence required explanation ofhe find
# the Committee of the n G, Conference at Pittsboro-
that so much of the evidence given yesterday of that char
| Ter should be disrogarded.
| The
en- closed.
n poens then introduced Rev John TlIet witness
D smith proposed make certain admissions, intended to
nome the time of the Conference in hearing testimony
II, prosecutor being satisfied with those admissions
,icd to examine Tilett Rcvs D. b Nicholson S. w.
st. r F, Hehin r. J. Nixon, Geo w Langhorne, and w
! B)ount
He also read again the proposition of Rev Jas H. Brent
ring upon the third charge The fourth charge then
B en up, and Rev. d. b. Nicholson examined
Leave of absence granted Revs Thos \ Pierce
Bishop and Isaac NJ Arnold
o motion the session prolonged till half past O'Clock,
was further the session be prolonged
iay during continuance ofhe trial then in progress
|TuE COMMERCIAL CONVENTIONAL meeting of the citi
of Richmond held the City Hail. Wednesday after
last to make arrangements for the Southern and South
tern Commercial Cony enton to be hold in that city the
j january next, the following resolution was adopted
oired That committee Of three be appointed who. in
incton with Xix committee from the Board of Trade
constitute of Invitation, whose duty 1t shall
request the Governors of the several Southern and South
Stern States attend the Convention personally and that
be requested appoint adeegation from their several
s and the said committee further requested to invite
appointment of delegation by the Boards of Trade in
us Southern and cities and towns and such
ctaus and other citizens in the judgment of said
tee it would be judicous to invite
Under direction of the above resolution Mr. Joseph Mayo
las appointed the following gentlemen
Committee Of Irritation :-Messrs Horace L. Kent Joseph r.
anderson and II. Golfer CabelL
THE Contributions FOR NoRFoLKA letter writer from
Portsmouth the Petersburg Express that the eontrbu
for yellow sufferers in Norfolk and Portsmouth
ktlched $4,000 of which Portsmouth received $4,000
DAMAGES AwARDED-We learn from the EHqairer that in
h. Circuit Court of Richmond Tuesday, suit triedin
hch Mossrs A. Lee & Co, the defendants for dam
resulting from loss of negro man. at Balcony Falls
III arof1g Ipp( 20
h NJ Of negroes Coyingon and while passing the pond At
h head Of Balcony Falls the water being high the tow line
and the boat carried the dam by which acct
dcut this negro drowned The jury found verdict a.
enst the defendants, setting the damages ut SLIGO The
oproper rrecantion to guard against accidents Is under
b od to have influenced the decision of the jury.
WIEs MlJoRIrYt will be that the official count by
Houses Of the Of the last election makes MI
ses majority for Governor 1891