Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-10-03
Miscellaneous Items

The Wing State Convention of New \ ork has
fused with the Republicans. Both C"nyen-
tons met at Syracuse and nominated the same
ticket for State officers We regret that the
probabilities are that this fusion viii give them.
the control of the State, unless the American par
ty should prove sufficiently strong TO dcfea, them.
The agreement of the Wing Convention to the
opertures ofthe Republicausis likely TO meet
with considerable opposition portion Of the
delegates. uniting in protest against it.
The express train from the East which arriy.
ed at Rochester Wednesday afternoon attracted
considerable attention Mt the depot in consequence
Of the wheels and connexions of the cars being
entirely coneeiled from view. Boards are placed
on the sides of the cars almost as low the
rails and a canvass extends from ono platform
to another, covering all the connexions. This
arrangement is designed To keep down the dust
which only escape at the end of the last
in the train Ii will also prevent accidents avoid
ing loss of life and limb. No passenger nor 9th
erperson can get from the under the wheel
without removing the covering There is no
such thing as falling between the wheels and the
platform.
A Bcdouin Arab Stallion has just arrived in
PHILADELPHIA, of the celebrated Kyan breed in
Eastern Arabia. He is grey, four years old.
We understand 1900 has been refused for him;
his owner requires $500. The horse lG6
days on shipbonrd, during which he never hid
down. He is said to be in fine health.
The Washington Star says:-Tho next steam
"a will tits believed. carry out letters to Mr. Blu
l. e al, -
Government the prompt recall of Mr. Champion,
with the understanding that that course was a.
dopted TO avoid the necessity for the only other
alternatve-ihat of sending him out ofthe coun-
try without awaiting his recall lay those under
whose instructions he undertook TO set nj def
ance the laws of the United States. But we
shall not be surprised to learn from tie annual
message that Mr.. Buchanan was instructed some
time since to bring the matter to the notice of
her Najesty's government, Immediately after it
was FIRST ascertained what the United States
would be able to to prove in the Philadelphia tri-
al now in progress.
Mons. Gcdard, eronaut, advertses in the Gin
cinnati papers seats in his monster balloon, ~
merica, for aerial voyages at fifty dollars. As an
extraordinary inducement for travellers to patron
ize the America it is announced that "passcngers
wiz enjoy Il seat in small house, to which the
balloon is attached. and in which table, com
tanning Injuries, such as wines, cordials, cakes
&c will be set out on magnificent scale. Hus-
bands and wives or a whole family, can be taken
on this excursion, the pleasure of which can new
err be described Three prisons-two gentle
men and a lady. have engaged seats for the next
ascension on Monday.
Twenty one slaves escaped from the vicinity
ofChestertown, Nd last week aided by the u
gents of the underground railroad in the neigh
horhood. These escapades have become So fire.
quent in Maryland that many of the owners in
the Eastern division of the State are filled with
dlstrust. and purpose sending southwark all those
whom there is the least danger of losing in that
way.
WHEAT is SO abundant at the West ms to seri
ously embarrass the railroads in that region to
find adequate freight equipage for its conveyance.
On the Illinois Central road it has been found
necessary to Oh der three hundred more cars
This road has already transported large amount
of grain to Chicago from the Southern division
Of the line, ard ii is estimated that one station
Jonesburg.. will give the road this year less
than three hundred thousand bushels of wheat
A party of about fifty eniigrants from Kappa
hammock and Culpeper counties, Virginia lief,
Washington, in the former county. last Monday
bound for Kansas territory. They are said to
embrace number of families. bat it il not stated
whether they were accompanied by slaves. OF
whether the fifty were all whites.
Hon. Henry A. Wise, governor elect of Va.
arrived in Washington Saturday. Hon. Wm
Smith, Of Virginia. is now on brief visit te
Washington.
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