Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-04-17
CyTyiyD STATE DEPARTMENT.

CITYiyD sTiTE DEPARTMENT.
DARING RoBBERY.-We learn from the Re
publican, that ON last Friday night some per-
son entered the room of Mr.. X. Otey, over
Otey Il Bros factory, x seized upon his clothes
which were hanging upon a chair. Mr.. Otey anu
a servant. who were in the room, were awakened
and attempted to apprehend the robber. lie was
80 closely pushed by them a 10 be forced to
lump over the banstcrs into the street, II dis
lance of some fifteen feet; aud dropped every
thing but the pants and crayat making good his
escape with them Mr.. Otey had worn. during the
day, n diamond pin in his crayai, worth about hi
~ dollars. and had good deal of money about
him. but luckily had taken out the pin, and loaned
out all bis money but eight dollars, which was in
the pocket Of his pants, with small ocket con
tanning daguerreotype.
ESCAPE OF PRISONERS Three of the prison
ers ncarccraed in the jail Of this city, made
their escape Sunday morning while the jaiiorwas
at church. Their names are Fisher, q eason, and
Quinlin, the two former charged with robbery.
and the hitter with breach of the peace. They
managed to free themselves by forcing back the
bolt of the lock on the door of their room, and
raising the chain from its fastening with stick.
They also forced the bolt of the lock ON the outer
door, through which they escaped TO the street.
There were four other prisoners in the same
room bat strange to say, they did not avail them
selves of the opportunity to make their exit
two of them, Marshall and Bocock, charged with
murder.
The fugitiyos were pursued, aud one Of them,
Gleason, captured near Ives dam. The
others yet ut large.
VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE Raj. RoAD.--It is
proposed, as will be seen by the Presidents adj
vertisement, to sell bonds 10 the amount of
$l000,O0O for the completion of this great work.
Sealed proposals for these bonds to be
ceived, in the city of New York, until the Gath
of May. These bonds offer an opportunity of
investment rarely eguaed. The Virginia and
Tennessee Road presents singular phenomenon.
All we'll informed persons acknowledge the great
National, STATE and Local Importance of this
work, and express an unqualified belief in its ul-
innate success, and in the certain and ample reve
nue which may be expected from it. No ono
doubts that the tonnage and travel passing
IL Will De us great us tHt Tbdu Gun Nolh-
bine with this the important fact that it cost, per
mile, but half of what all the roads North of the
Potomac have cost and is therefore able to pay
double the profit from the same amount of bust
ness that Northern road could take the gener-
al testimony of competent judges and the test Of
experience, that it is constructed in the very best
manner. and capitalists certainly have every
reason to be satisfied with its securities as in
vestment.
Again 1t has always been regarded that the
patronage of the Statei in which road is located,
and of individuals along the line offer the best
security to the public of the merits of the work
and of its proper management. Let us place the
cost of the road at S55Oo,000: OF this the State
holds, as stakeholder 81, 500 600, and cred
tor 81 100000; and yet the State can cast only
t,co fifths of the vote given in any meeting of
stockholders. Individual stakeholder Tall in Viz
gnia and most of them on the line Of the road) hold
81 ,2O0, 900, and creditors other than the State
will hold only Sl,5O0,0O0. This will be the state
of affairs after the 81 900 900 Of bonds 2ow offer
cd are sold
Again Many of the roads North and West of
us are reported as finished, when hey have
scarcely more than line of rails laid; without
depots, water stations or fixtures. This road,
the whole length of which will be 2O4 miles. has
1876 in operation, with all the depo Is and water
stations complete, and with am pie supply of
cars and locomotives. Even the iepots beyond
Wytheyille are all in progress and several com
pleted; and the graduation of the entire line will
not require S30,OOO to finish it, and the iron is
nearly paid for.
Now, the wonderis, that it 81 .ould be necessary
to go out of Virginia to borro W money for such
work. 1t argues a want of State pride, and n
degree of blindness to self interest scarcely short
of intatuaton. We would call the attention of
our home capitalists to these bonds, and urge on
them to weigh the matter well before they let slip
the opportunity of making good Investment
one which will be under heir own eyes and under
the protection of their own government.
RAILROAD CONNECTION.-Ihe change in the
running of the VA. q Tennessee and the South
side cars went into operation yesterday. Both
trains reached this city at II o'clock, ans left ut
l O'Clock, making the trip from Richmond and
Petersburg to WytheyiIle, and from Wythevlle
to Richmond end Petersburg by day Hght.-
Among the many progressions of the times there
are few better calculated to awaken wonder and
admiration than the advance which has been made
III the ways and means of transit. The inhabi-
tants of the mountains of Wythe II few years ago
i'll their idest visions of progress never dream cd