Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-02-15
CITY md STATE pEfiarMENT.

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BA11eos AscrysIoN.-M Carrier. second
ascension from this city took place yesierday
evening. aad wa. one Of the most beautiful we
eyer saw. Owing - the ligh'nes- Of the atmos-
pherc. an unusual quantity of gas was necessary,
/ the generating which threw him back awhile IN
starting: aud he ulso found It necessary to leave
/ tht. cur behind. AMI 60 up seated upon the eoriS
/ tied together
\ Iargc company assembled to witness The
/ ascension. anl were delighted with it. The bal
/ loon crossed over to Amherst, and in very short
/ time disappeared among the clouds.
AlobFnArEp-A delightful chnnse has taken
,,aer in the weather From the rg"f Of winter IT
Yesterday moderated to the mildne-, of spring
Another day or two If such weather will suffice
torceYc land and water of the heavy eontns OF
ice upon them.
FINE CATTLE The editor Of the Valley Dem
oerat .ays, an Monday last be saw several lots of
cnftIp That were lizard To beat One Of the lots
belonged to Mr.. Jacob H. Cowrn, aud numbered
%. the aggregate weight of which wa 37,rI2,
averaging little over 1900. They were sold 10 a
gentleman in Rappahannock county for -
Goa The other lot belonged to Mr.. Edmund
Rosrnburlsr, who In, turned out more line cat
tie than any NAN IN the Valley. His lot mum
bered FIVE. aud weighed as follows: i2l, l572,
1862, 1913, l99?. They were -pld to the snme
gentleman
DESTRUCTIVE FRG-The dwelling Of Jones
Grecn Esq, near the Fauauier Springs, with all
the valuable furniture, &c, was totally destroy
ed by fire on Saturday last. The loss the Pied
mont Wing states, is estimated AT about 5000
some 50 900 Of which covered by insurance.
THE LoupoUS AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE is
represented to be in II fine state of prosperity
Every Thursday evening lectures ON chemistry
are delivered, all visitors being freely admitted.
TIE METHODIST CHrHcn.-Dr W. \. Smith
has gone to Cincinnati, where his presence is
demanded IN the final settlement of claims on the
Methodist Episcopal Church South of the IVES
tern Book Concern.
Loss BY FlRE.-Buter Ashton, worthy
inhabtant of Frederick county, met with total
loss hy fire of house aud furniture. together with
two thousand dollars in cash, on the roth of jan
uary last.
DRowNGp,-A ,hrey Strobe, about b years of
age was drowned ia the RaPpahannocK river, OPP
poste Frederick Sturgeon Friday afternoon, while
skating.
ONO RUEk.-Ihe Wheeling papers inform
us that thu Ohio river at that place, is firmly
closed with ice. Ounibuses and heavily laden
ed wagons crossing on the ice near the Sus
pension bridge.
Another GuBEENNroEIAL GANDIDArE Pro
poSEp.-A meeting of the Sons of Temperance
was held in Fredericksburg on the 3D. INST, when
resolutions were pissed in favor of Il union ofthe
order for the purpose of obtaining legislative
prohibition of the sale of ardent spirits except
Tor Mechanical, Medicinal ani Sacramento pur-
poses. The fifth resolution of the series is Us
follows:
Resolved, Incase neither of the two great pub
lie parties of the State present for support
man favorable to prohibition that We find in Lu-
clan Minor of Louisa n friend and advocate in
every way worthy of Nirginia's cordial support
for the Gnbernatorial chair,
TIE TWENTY SECoNp.-ihe citizens of Alex.
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