Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-03-17


tempting TO take his balloon 10 Liberty, which
had BEEN inflated at the gas works in this city
Mr.. Carrier Ind the misfortune to get it bursted.
when in about . miIe- Of Liberty, where he was
10 have made an asc ensom last fhursdya violent
wind arose which bent it agains; n fence consider
ably damaging tho balloon, and causing the escape
of the gus. The los- 10 Mr. Carrier consider
able.
GKApuArEp.- Among the gradutcs Of the
Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia, We
notice the name Of our young townsman, Benz.
Blactford, Jr.
A Coon Mas GoNE.-Tho Abingdon Virgin
ian announces the death of Samuel Baltic, old
and respected teacher of that place.
"The past, the present, and the rising genera
tions in this place have been taught by him; m
the old man loved 10 show the block upon which
the Hon WIN. {. Preston sat, when an urehln
in his school. He was native Of ireland; and
came 10 this country in his youth. His quiet
and unobtrusiye and consistent walk through If"
/ had secured the love and respect OF all; andlt
may be said with truth that no man ever lived on
died IN This community vino had done less harm,
or II greater amount of good than SAINT Taille.'
FATAL MlsrAKE-The lIardy Wing states
that Mr. Xebulon I<ie, Of Pendleton county, a
large land holder, and highly esteemed and
useful citizen. lost his life, few days since. by
taking dose of morphenc, surprising it 10 be
qunine.
WAsmNGgoS AND ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD
The surveys for this road have been commenced,
with view to early operations in the laying of
the rails and that the designs is to have the work
completed early next summer-pcrhaps by the
first July.
The Corn HOUSE of Mr.. y. II. Pruden, living
ncnr Halifax {. II, containing eighty barrels of
corn and II large quantity of fodder, &c,
burned last Monday night. Loss or $500.
The NonrHwEsTEEN (PARKcrsBuRG) VA.
RAIIRoAp.--The chief engineer of this road tB.
II. Latrobe; Esq has made report 10 the pres
ident of the company Thomas Swan Esq) up
ON the progress of the construction of the road
md its probable business and revenue when com
plctcd. 1t shows that the graduation, masonry
and bridging are 50 far advanced that they may
readily DO finished during the present year so
that by the lst of January next the whole road
may be ready 20 receive the iron, aud in less
than six months thereafter be opened to the pub
lie.
lIiGn PRIcE FOR FLOUR y PErERsBuKG.-
Messrs. 'rhes. Branch x Son, of Petersburg sold
recently. fifty barrels of flour, belonging to Mr.
Z. {. Burks, Of Liberty, ii 5ll, all.50, and
Sl2, per Dbl, making an aggregate Of $500
for the lot
SESrENCEp.-,Ja James shepherd has been sen
fenced to > years imprisonment in the pcniten
tiary, by the Superior Court of Prince Edward
for shooting -. Allen.
Know NornINGs ~ EAsrGgE NRGINIA.-1hc
Richmond Post states on what they consider rs
good authority, that there are Fitiy tire Hoo-
sand knor kothagS in Eastern Jirginja We
have always understood that the party WIS the
strongest west of the Blue Ridge. Ifthere is
any reliance to be placed in this calculation Mr..
Wise may we'll chang up his fiddle and hi
bow" for, politically, he's a. dead as cold Uncle
Ned Fredericksbarg HeraR.
Mr. Wise addressed the people of Morgantowu
in a speech of three orfour hours length, on Wed
ncsday afternoon, 9TH INST As usual, he pitch
ed into san
George W. palmere, Esq i the candidate of
the American party to represent Cumberland
and Powhatani in the Legislature.
Captain Henry Terry, for thirty years com
missioner of the royonue in Halifax county. died
on Sunday lat.
MARRIED,
BY Rev. +. X. Stauly, ON lih inst. Mir.
Ph. nam, Il IGG and Miss .DI#ISA NJ AVS
all of this city.