Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-12-11
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News and Miscellany.


Missouri LraisLATuRE.--ln the House, on
the Both ult. an act passed to expedite the
removal of free negroes from the State. and ap-
propriating $1,000 annually, for ten years. for
this purpose to be expended under the control of
the Colonization Society.
LATEST FROM JAMAICA.-The dates from King
ston are to the lth ult The British reinforce
ment was daily expected from Portsmouth. A
large number of vessels from Halifax and Bermu
da were ordered to meet ut Greytown and will
remain there until January. Jamaica is in We
nv undefended state. Increased taxation had
caused some popular riots. The acooGn's from
Antigua, Trinidad and Barbados bring nothing
important
EXPLOSION OF POWDER House.. Water
houses Poweer Mill, near Portsmouth. Ohio.con-
tanning fifteen hundred kegs of gun powder
caught FIRE on Thursday last aud exploded
shattering the building to atous. No lives were
lost.
The RRoSzE JACKSON STATUE FOR New Or
LEANs.-This beautiful piece ef satuary. by the
celebrated artist Clark Mills, Esq has arrived in
Baltimore from Washington
A FIRE IN BALTIMORE, on Wednesday. des-
troyed the extensive alcohol distery ST Richard
H. Smith, on CRANKY Street The loss is about
$4,000 with insurance in Philadelphia and Har
ri sburg offices to the amount of 5000
PATRIOTIC LEGISLATURES. resolution
hos been introduced into the South Carolina
Legislature for the purchase Of statues of Moul.
trie. Marion, Sunpter, Hayne. McDufiie aud
Calhoun, and also of a sarcophagas for Mr.. Cal
bouns' remains.
DEATH OF New JERSEY EDITOR. Issue
Mickle, Esq, editor and proprietor of the Cam
den. n. j., Demoo rat, died in Camden last week.
lie was at eye time a young NAN of decided
talent. and bid fair 10 be an ornament to the
press and State.
UNITED STATES TRoors FOR TIFF FAR WEST
In view Of the disturbed state of our relations
with the, Indians in the Pacific department, the
ninth regiment of infantry, now at Fort Monroe
Va under command of Col. Wright, has been
ordered 10 California, from whence, says the
Washington Star. they will promptly be sent to
the sect of the Indian war. They are expected
TO sail fran New York on the 9th isst. Inclu-
ding officers, that fine regiment will probably
number nine hundred nen. Iii, one Of the
regiments created by Congress ut its last SEES
sion.
CAPT. ERICSSON lost a portion OF two of his
fingers on Thursday last during trial of n ca
lorio engine on new principle
A New WHEAr.-A clergyman, writing to the
Commissioner of Patents from IIillsboro'. Oregon
Territory states that he has discovered new
kind of grain resembling wheat, which, if it will
not make bread. will make al excellent food for
cattle. The grain is said to be very heavy, the
heads yielding a hundred fold each. Samples Of
his grain were received with the eter.
THs CouRr OF CLAIMS basadopted seal, de-
signed by Judge Gilcbrist. 1t is an eagle in the
centre of the shield of.tbeU nion, with the words
Court of Claims above and underneath,
"Reipublic az Ciylibusque" (For the republic
and its oitizens)
The COMING WnEAr.-The papers of Virgin
la and South Carolina represent that the wheat
seeding this season has been very heavy in those
States and much beyond an average crop.
NOVEL SURJEcT OF TAXATION bill has
been presented to the Legislature of Tennos
see, levying tax of five dollars on every gen
tleman who wears a moustache. and fine of five
dollars upon bachelors over thirty years Of age.
for the purpose Of raising money to increase the
school fund.