Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-04-14

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visited upon them.
! Cor. THos II. FLOOD, the candidate OF the
American party for the State Senate. for this
district, has been spending few days IN this
city, and has made host Of friend. among our
citizens. The poriy could mol possibly hay"
made better nomination. aud san Hill'no
fail TO see thot he is elected.
TINS SiiuSG CoMPAEEp WITH ruE LAST
The following facts in rcgnrd to tie ltst ,rrng
from the journal of II correspondent of the Ma
tional Incgencer. will be found i mtrre-t /"
observers Of the weather.
The curly part of March Of last year was very
moderate and for "A week prior IL the 18th the
weather was very warm At this time erocusrs
were mostly out of bloom, the hyacinths in fall
bloom also narcissus and onquils. Rose bushes
had made shoots one, two, and three inches lung;
aprcots in full bloom. Lato peaches (which are
first to boom) were in full bloom, the creeping
willow trees were in full lruf and all forward
trees and vegetation active. Early garden stun
was pushiee vigorously. SO far So good. On the
18th Of March cold ''north wcstcr set III,
and the following morning at sunrise the thrr-
momcter was 2j' Fahrenheit. From the 10th
to the both the northwest wind continued to blow
hard cold, and dry, night and day. During this
time ice made every night, and ON four OF the
n; gifts the thermometer fell to pa. On the night
of the 23ih it was intensely co and windy, aud
before sunrise on the 29th the thermometer fell
to Is, only two degrees above the greatest cold
experienced daring the whole previous winter.
On the morning the }1th it commenced snow
ing and continued all day. From the lst Ia the
10Th April, the weather was moderate. On the
18th it commenced to spuY, at night on the 10Th
the snow was six inches deep. 1t continued to
snow all the day following, the therHaiaoter va
rying from3i1 to lO1 The weather va, after
that time mudcrat' and warm up 10 the eth. II
was indeed desoatc spring, distressing AND
disastrous except to the grass and grain grow
ers. Although forward in the beginning, it
proved to be late spring in some respects.
The weeping willows lost their entire foliagc, and
did not put forth again until the 9th # May.
The forest trees did not put forth till the 9Th and
9th of My.
Thus far this present spring Is nearly amonth
behind lnst spring hut the prospect is far better.
The fruit is safe, except where trees have been
winter killed. The winter has damaged nearly
all -uceulent gfowths, and the injury is very cx-
tcfsiyc among rose bushes and -hrubbcry.
BrcKINGnAM CorNaY. We learn from the
Fnrmve journal that Il politicaldscnssion took
place ut buckingham e. H., on Monday between
VIM. +. Gordon, jr., Esq. democratic elector
for the 9Th Congressional district and 3. !. Oar
peiIio Esq. IN. Both acquitted themselves
20 the entire satisfaction of their friends DIR.
Lyon, the X. \. candidate for Congre,. wa,
present, and declared hnsefa candidate, say
ing that he was and had always been IA democrat
that he nom stood upon the American plat
form, and that, if elected, he would carry out
the principles of that party. Maj. lanccy was
nominated for the House Of Delegates, bg the
Democrats, and Col. I. NJ. Bondurant by the
Know Nothngs.
DEArlt or NlRGININN.-T The last Memphis
GT4messec) Eagle comes to us IN mourning for
thu death Of II prominent, useful, and beloved
citizen of ,hat city, james Rosr, Ed. who was
II native of Nelson county, Va. and who died in
the ooh year of his asa, after residence of p
years in Memphis.
MIR. PArroN.-1his gentleman announces in
answer to numerous ilattcring Invitations To goto
various plnccs for the purpose of addressing the
people that it is impossible for him 10 do So
MAKING Know NorHlNGs.-'lhe Frcdrlichs
burg Herald states that while the discussion wa
going on at Bowling Green between Mes,rs.
Crane aud Ayett, on Monday, the Council va,
bnsily engaged in manufacturing Know Moth
ing voters. The number made put a from
thirty TO fifty!
PErERsBrG. Tho Democrats of Petersburg
have nominated DR.. j. IL. Claiborne a. their can
didate for tn" House of Delegates.
ADpRESs.-The Hon. X. VI. T. Hunter dciv-
cred an address to the Democracy of Petersburg
Tuesday night, at Mechanics Halt
APPoISrMENr.-Ihe Brr. l.. w. Bailey. late
" OF Stannton, has been appointed Professor Of
Languages, in Austin College, Huntsville. Tex.
a.
STILL ANorHER.-Dr. Archibald Andcrson
one OF the strongest and most influential Demo.
erats IN Louisa, particularly in the LIVER end.
the strong hold of Democracy, has rcpud,atea dc
ticket of Wise, &c, and hostcd the American
flag.
MARRIED
BY Rev. +. Sanly, ON the l2th inst. Mr..
MICHAEL c. kuLP and Miss FRANCES JANE
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