Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-09-06
STATE AFFAIRS.

President PIERCE was rendered the hospital
tiles If Charlottesville on his return from the
Strings and on Friday. accepted them. lie was
received at the depot by committee of TWEEN
ty.one citizens, ~ whom he was escorted to the
Parish House, and welcomed to the town by
speech from n. NJ. Massie, Esq. In reply the
President COMMUNICATED the county of Abe
MARIE the State Of Virginia and herlpeople, and
expressed the high pleasure he had Experienced
in lis first visit to the Old Commonwealth, At
O'Clock, a public dlaner WIS served.
A LETTER from Norfolk, says among
those who have rendered themselves conspicuous
for faithful services in these trying times We
have 70 notice john Jones, mulatto slave. en-
ploypd bv AieEsrs 0Brien and Quick, who IN his
humble, but now highly important capacity. OF
hcarse driver, has by the nnwearied and faithful
performance Of his really laborous duties. won
for himself the esteem aud regard OF Tie entire
c0mmnni'y. From the commencement OF the
disease, Jones has been actively employed night
and day in driving the Inflated fever victims to
the Cemetery; in many instances having TO
shoulder the collins in which were the bodies OF
the dead, and place them in his hearse, without
any assistance whatever. All Of the friends OF
the deceased having fled panic struck from the
corpse"
Mr. JAMES II. REED, of Washington, has been
appointed travelling agent for the Washington
Monument in Virginia east of the Blue Ridge.
TIE HOTELS in Stanton are full at this time
to Overlooking. 1t is said they are hardly able
TO accommodate the throng of visitors who are
continually pouring in steady stream, on their
way from the different mountain retreats.
EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS are going on at the
University of Virginia. These improvements
when completed will add much to the comfort and
appearance of the University buildings.
Our populations says the Charlottesville Adj
yocate, has had for several weeks large access
ions4tosn Norfolk and Portsmouth of many
agreeable and charming families who have left
those cities IN consequence OF the yellow fever.
Our three large and well kept Hotels are crowd
ed.
Mrs. Martha Wood, aged 30, was killed in Pc
tersburg, Va, on Monday, by falling from the
door Of her dwelling.
Caldwell Carr, Esq, of Upperyie, W., fell
dead on the 23th utt., VIII lie en- route for the
springs.
For tho benefit Of absent citizens, who have
been absent long enough the Wing says that
Richmond never enjoy I'd better health than at
present. During the last four weeks there have
been several cases of yellow fever--in every in
stance, however, of persons who contracted the
disease in Norfolk Portsmouth. This fact
has inspired a general confidence, that there is
no congeniality in this atmosphere for the terri
bic pestilence.
The Southwestern Advocate says The best
and richest specimens of Copper yet found in the
Southwest. have been dug and brought from
the Poor Valley, i'll the above named county, six
miles South of Jetfersonville where, it is said,
there are inexhausibe beds.
The National American learns that there
about I25 visiters at the Red Sulphur Springs at
this time-seyenty at the Warm Sprngs-sixty
at the Hot Sprngs-thirty- five at the Bath AL
um three hundred at the Salt Sulphur Springs,
and about the same number at the Red Sweet
Springs. There eight hundred visitors at
the White Sulphur Springs. The rumored sale
of these Springs is without foundation.
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