Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-12-28
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News and Miscellany.

News and Miscellany.
Private letters received state that ex Presi.
dent Fillmore will return from Europe in the
course Of couple Of months. and that be will be
accompanied by the Hon. James Buchanan.
The Legislature of Maryland will convene at
Annapolis on Wednesday. The 2nd proximo. The
Americans having decided majority in the as
sembly and probable majority in the SENATE.
the two branches will no doubt he organized with
out difficulty. and Gov. Lgon's message be de-
livered on the first day Of the session.
Tho Democrats Of Florida have instructed
their delegates to the Democratic National Con
vention TO be held at Cincinnati, to withdraw
from the Convention, in case certain doctrines
relative to Kansas. Slavery. &c. not incor-
porated in the platform to be adopted
The most varlke of the French journals seem
to be impressed with the necessity of speedy
pence. The Debats earnestly desires peace. but
does not believe in its re-establishment. The
Constitutional believes in a pacific termination
of the contest,provided Russia consents to waive
all false ideas in favor Of civilization and of uni
versal prosperity.
gentleman of Washington has received
making enquiries in relation to the HERS of John
White, who emigrated from the coanty Of Armagh
Ireland some where about the year 1914 or rs
and who is believed to have left two sons, Abner
and William. There is about million and
half of money for the lucky Whites, who can
"prove property, etc.
Tobacco growing in California is likely to be-
come one of the most successful operations a
mong tho rich productions of that State. The
yield per acre of quality equal to the best Ha-
vana is twelve to fifteen hundred pounds. The
seed used is from Cuba, of the kind known rs
fine river leaf. used exclusive for cigara. The
soil suitable TO the production of tobacco is very
abundant, and according to the Cafornia Farm
er tobaccol will soon become staple produc-
ton.
A Paris letter says: IN. Bonaparte Of Bati-
more is n frequent guest Mt tho palace, though
he refrains from wearing the imperial livery or
departing in any matter from his routine of n
private citizen. His modesty, nffability, and
general information upon all subjects have rem
dered him general favorite wherever he is met;
and tho gallant conduct of his son in the Crimea
where he has honorably taken his share in all the
arduous duties of soldier. has already Won him
golden opinions.
Late accounts from South America state
that dreadful epidemic, known us the "mortif
erous fever" has broken out in Peru and four
thousand persons have persisted by it. mis-
mortality being among the farmers, K a drought
prevailing at the same time. has caused immense
losses of cattle, account of their getting astray
III woods and falling prey 10 wild beasts. The
sugar and the wheat crops were all lost.
1t is fact, says an intelligent correspondent
of the New York Epening Post, of the authentic-
iiy of which there is no doubt. that at the mo-
ment when the order given by Marshal Eel
lsser to attnog tho MalakoF (thai attack which
decided the fall Of Sevastopol,) he had already
had in his pocket, for twelve hours, an order
from Paris not Ia make the attack. This order
was the precursor of his recall, which was then
on the way and which was II condemnation of
his previous i'll success against the Malakof. or
of his slow progress, which had produced
discouragement here. The Marshal fofesaw the
blow which threatened him. Absoived by vic
tory, he has changed the degradation which a.
waited him, into promotion to the dignity OF Mar
shall.