Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-03-31

Sorrn SIDE Misunderstanding TO a state
ment in the Petersburg Democrat. the pa--"n-
ger and freight rece,pis ON the South Side Rail
road for the twelve mo nth, ending sept 81, Iejl,
amounted 10 81 1000: and for the xix months
ending February, 1850 the receipts were %!G,
i27.
Til. .hows II very gratifying increase IN the
receipts of the road, and Is IN 1T encouraging us
to il, future prospects.
MrSiripAL ELrCTioN.-'l'hc election for city
officers will take place next Tuesday The OK
element and suspense OF the numerous cand-
dates and their friends, hive attained quite
/ high pitch Keep cool gentlemen, aud be H. pa
tient ~ you cam the agony will soon he over.
NEW LAw.-We call attention TO the fact that
the new postage law which goes into operation
on the first day of April, requires all letters to
be prepaid, or else they will not be sent.
DUDLEY IIALL.-The Boon Children con'in-
ne to play to largo anl delighted audiences at
Dudley Hall. They will give an entertainment
for schools and children this afternoon at 3 -
clock aud will also perform at night
MoRr AMUSEMENT. As will be seen from the
advertisement in another column, Dioramic ox
hibition will be given at tho Masonic Hall dur
ing next week, commencing Monday night.
CoLLIsIoN.-The Monongala Mirror gives tho
particulars of collision which occurred near
Paramount, on the b. and o. Railroad, on the
18th inst, between an express train, bound west.
and passenger train bound east. The two
came together with a crash, the sound was heard
adistance of more than mile. The scene among
tho passengers was frightful, although fortunate
" no ono was dangerously hurt The Mirror
estimates the loss to the company, by the dam
age to locomotives and tenders, ut S3j. 900.
| THE PROSPECT The Virginia Advocate, (Char
ouesville,) says: ave are receiving daily. from
the most reliable sources, most cheering news of
the progress of the American party in this and the
surrounding counties. We verify believe that the
detection in the Democratic ranks in Louisa
| Gooohlnnd and Amherst, exceeds the conception
of any man who has not mingled intimately with
the people of those counties
TRANSACTIONS OF THE VIRGINIA STATE AG-
mcuTuRAL SoCIErY--The Agricultural Society
! Iast hfl'lHlliIfu W preserve lntlf JURISDICTIONS
| in form that will be convenient for reference
and highly useful to the farmer i. e. their publ
cation in book form. The first volume, incu-
ding the transactions of 5:', has just been issued,
and we suppose it will be soon followed by tho
transactions of the last year. This volume
rs has vast amount of information valuable to
farmers. J. w. RANDOLPH publisher-from the
press of 2. ID. BERNARD.
CHApLAINcY or THE UNIyERslrY.-Rc John
A. Broadus pastor of the Baptist church in
! Charlottesville has been elected by the Faculty
oil the University of Virginia. Chaplain for the
next two years, commencing on the first day of
! October next. lie has sgniied his acceptance
Hon II. A. EDMuNDsoN We learn from
gentleman direct from Union, that the Conven.
ton which assembled at that place ON last Satur-
day unanimously nominated Hon. II. A. Edmand-
son for Congress. We are also pleased to learn
that Mr., L. accepts the nomination FincQsHe
Democrat.
ANOTHER BoLTER.-Alr Richard Reins. of Hen
rico, who has always been strait laced Demo.
| crat, has received the nomination of the Ameri-
can party for the Senate in the district of IIano.
ger and llenri,o.
1t is stated in the Charlottesville Advocate that
Mr.. Pryor, ono of the editors of the Richmond
Enquirer, will probably, accept a mission to Sar.
dna.
Hon. /. IL. BAYLY, representative of tho Ac
comao Congressional district is in Petersburg.
lieis just recovering from severe indisposi.
| ton.
APPOINTMENT. Tho South Side Democrat
learns, that Jas. VI. MoCuoch, has been ap-
pointed by the directors temporary President of
the Greenyille' railroads rice II. d. Bird resign
ed.
DEATH OF AN OLD SoLplER.-Mr. Peter LIGHT
died in Bath county. lately, in his ooh year. lie
in the war of 1912, and fought in several
battles.
llIGn PRIcE.-The Kanawha Republican says ;,
that potatoes were selling in Charleston last
week at thee dollars per bushe
They surely could not have been 'sma po-
tatoes."
David B. Fisko editor of the Transcript, is
tho Know Nothing candidate for Mayor of Ports.
mouth. Mr.. F. has always been known as
| Democrat
Arrivals at the Washington House
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