Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-10-27
MiEccIlaneous Ilems

Coy. shannon has addressed long letter to
the editor of the ilan-a, Herald, in which be
yiews and futes the various chure.s mnde
against lin since hj- appointment as governor
of the Territory. He repeats hi. dcuial Of the
charge tina, in h~ speech at We>tport he avow.
ed himself in favor Of establishing slavery in
Kansas. lie suys that he made no Illusion tn
the subject but that he expressed the opinion
that the legislative assembly was legal body.
and that its acts, as far rs consistent with the
constitution and the law organizing the Terrific.
ry, were valid and ought To be enforced.
One of the Boston hotel. has added 10 its 9th
err attractions library of 300 volumes This is
10 furnish their boarderS with amusement, with
out the necessity of going abroad to find 1t.
The Court of Claims in delivering its opinion
in recent case said 1.-The Court decide that
under the fifth clause Of the Grst section of the
act of Congress, they have jurisdiction of all ca
ses whatever. which may he referred To them
by either House OF Congress, without regard u
the subject matter OF the claim"
The Ordinance Department of the United
States nrmy have instituted experiments that
have resulted in the establishment of new model
for the United States muskpt, which contains all
the advantages of the Mimic riar aud others first
united in itself. Most of these experiments have
been carried ou ut the Springfield arnory. by
Lient Benton. Of the ordance crops, assisted 81
the gunsmlths and maehn,ts Of tie army
During the late agricultural iairat lIave1hi,la
place was wanted for the trial of horses, and n
man named Lee offered the committee and spec
tators free admission to his grounds for that pur-
pose The crowd rushed in bat, when the port
was over, il cost them ''quarier each 10 get
out!
It's said tina, an application will he made to
Congress to establish The grade and rank of Al.
miral with the under, landing that "Old !ronsides'
i, to lac the first on whom this h NOR /, to be con
ferred."
Several committees Of the Howard Association
are now engaged in taking the census of deaths
during the late epidemic in Norfolk. Each house
in each ward viii be visited. aud the names and
numbers ofthose who have died viii be ascertain
! tanned nearly possible.
Professor johnson, the author ofthe "Chems-
try of Common Lite" aud well known in the sci
entifc world for his professional ability, d ed re-
Gently in Scotland, in his 59th year.
The total receipts from 81 performances
and two readings giving by Madame Rachel, in
New York, SSG,5GI, of which she received
as her share $4,000.
BY the following paragraph it would appear
that English operators have arrived at wonderful
minnteness in taking photographs Some mi
cro>copic photographs exhibited at Manchester
the other day, eXclted much admiration One of
the size Of pins head, when magnif4l several
hundred times, was seen to contain Il lrronp Of
seven portraits of mt mber- Of the art;st family
The likenesses being admirably distinct Another
microspc photograph. of still less size, repre- sen
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liam Sturgeon, the electrician, by his friends. in
Kirby Londsdale Chuch. This little tablet coy
cred only l,9Ooth part Of superficial inch, and
contained ESQ letters, every one of which could
be distinctly seen, by the aid Of the mcros.
cope. =.