Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-10-19
CITY AND STATE AFFAIRS

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EXAMINATIONS OF DUffEL--Thc cxaminatisp -, ,.-
DufeL charged with the murder of Mrs. Gilcnsa.r, @-
tinued and closed yesterday morning in the Mayor.
prisoner rcmanded 10 jail aud saut for flrtb
The counsel for the defence declined introduce a
in the examination before the Mayor. report ,,,'
of the testimony given yesterday being sa,.at,
that reported Wednesday. deem 1t u,o '
to give 1T publication.
ATTENTION DELEGArEs.-We are requested ta.,r,
Convention The Anne riean Party w ii assembl. hi 4
at 10 O'clock in Dudley Hall The Hall is situated m
street second building below Market street laurel
ARRIVAL OF LEdTEs-A considerable number nj, -,
gates tho Convention arrived yesterday and ~ 0'
many others who will get here to-day. The prsb,hg,,
that there will be large attendance ar
Tnr BALL oPENEp-The American ball ,,aso,,,.,.
night by speaking Dudley Hall. Speeches ,y.- w. ''
Messrs CRANE of Richmond and wooDfx of Burlin.,a'
The Hall was crowded to its utmost capacity
LYScHBURd CoLLEGE.-We clip the annexed no,,.s
College from the National american " our
"rle Lynchburg College has been formally op,,,
Samuel X Cox is Pre- sident and Professor Of
Science; William Carroll, \. NJ, is Professor of G, @'
guage and Literature J. Griffith Mathews 4. NJ ip, N
of ATTN Lang uage and Literature; James 7 Nurf..
uae Virginia Military Institute, is professor of
les and Natural Sciences J. Adolphe ssrori is rr,f
Modern Languages. The number of students is Il ma
lege has military feature under the Chair of the PROT,
Mathematics Anew cdfee will be constructed on tl ~
elevation around the city The site will command - |
and picturesque landscape, embracing the Peaks of o,
the Blue Ridge.
RICHMOND DELEeATEs--1hc foll wing is list Of dl..
appointed to represent the city of Rihiaold in the A
Convention which is TO meet in this city ttlay.
Monroe Hard.-Joscph Mayo, Horace /. Kent C,, -
Crutchicd, Thadcus b. Starke, Robert Stanari ~
H. Dibrell Thomas il. Lambeth, Dr. j. GranlaNsip w.
IL. mcfarland, Fleming Griffin Richard @. Aal4 w,l,n
Blair, T. X. Howison, John D. Quarles Georsa Er4
James X. Lee, Lewis L. Barnes, Hiram b Diqs..
Charles Ben Gibson, George r. Peake, Dr. Ge.r., ,.
John 7. Szer, Fabius NJ Lawson n. c Lipscomb ID, p b.
Coleman, Austin D. Turner John T. Stage, James s
James Bolton, David Burr, Thomas Ups W II On
son, James NJ. Taylor, Lawson b Hin, y. Thornton It
o. ChiIes, Charles C. Elicit Thonas T. Dudley DR. wg
Brown, VIM p. Cruchfold Thomas Barham, George w S
lett, Daniel Hunt WIN, J. wadrop, Samuel P Mitchell lama,
d. Brown Alex Garrett, L b Bentley, Benjamin c Ora,
o. f. Wesger VIM. L. Maulc, H. X. Ellyson
Madison Hdrd-John NJ. Patton II. I. Daniel W,o q
Scott DR. Charles Mills, VIM b Woodbridge, Hugh W F
b. C. Randolph John NJ Bolts, Robert Ridgway IT, Rca,
Rens, James NJ. Garland, D. T. Bisbc b. l. Tinsley V !,
Semple, f. Robinson, f. J. Smith X L. Walker J,,n
Knowles, Peter d. Mckinney, DE- Blair Burwen Thomas %
Ballard, Thomas W. McCane, Charles h, Alien NJ NJ Jr
comb James Szer jr, Parke pondexter, Joseph A. Seay
NJ. Morris, VIM ID. C9lqutt A. j. Crane, Robert l. Dl
son DR. james n Brooks, Joseph Adkins c. Luck Same
Ayres, G. u. Miles John L. White, Richard f. Dar-co, H.
G. A. Wilson Frederick Batter John H. oilmer j ames r
jr Peter d. Webster, H. r. Sutton, Thomas pcytop W
w Valentine, George w Grettcr James Li2seomb I,
W. Wright David \. CardwelL
J.rrsoa Uard-George W Toler L. W Perry Samuel
Snton, Alexander Hutchinson James Elicit Benjamin Bragg
Julius A. Hobson. Robert Rankin c. Mlspaugh Charles
snton, Richard D. Sanxay Albert Mipaugh Thomas Elt
Wm, Searns VIM. A. r. Nye Pat. II Butler, James NJ r..
bolt, Joseph Brumme Franklin Stearns Luther Lib john
Poe Arson Richards VIA. Taylor C. T. Patterson aud
Stokes.
SECRETARY OF THE AGRICULTURAL SocHTY,-TAe "a
pers all the State expressing their surprise
action of the Executive Committee in the appoutl
a Secretary of the ricultnal Society No objection
the genoman who received the appontlne but s,f
si1ercd that it eminenty proper that it should have
Civ enera Richardson The valuable ices Of Gen
behalf of the Society certainly onttle Lin the of
and hope that the Of the Executive C5mm'lcW
be promptly by the Society its approaching
sion.
RAILROAD ExrENsIoN.-We regret that W. were unable
accompany the President and DIRECTORY of the Virginia M
Tennessee road their trip to the SouthW last T
The road has just been opened to Mount Airy in Sng
county fifteen miles beyond Wytheyie and oneuadrea
fifty miles from this place There but ifty four niles
this road unfinished II prepared for the supeslctur
may look for the completion OF the road carly lay
The will hereafter, regularly to Mount airy The
leave there at ociock, \. IL and reach here r.
turning they leave here AT O'Clock, T. NJ ud reach Noun
pass greater part Of the rough and dangerous
the road after night The night running VIII also put the
to considerable additional expense If possible the sdg
should be altered avoid night travel alt :, her Ia
are but few Of any passengers no would prefer lag
over for few hours to travelling after night lis,
inclined to believe would be agreeable to both the Soul
and the Danyile roads they viii labor under the
convenience being hours dark before hey
reach Richmond or Petersburg by the present ehedue-
publican.
Gov. JoHHsoNS PROCLAMATION, Recommending day
Thanksgiving and Prayer to be observed throughout N
ia is highly approved of generally and the day will be o
ed by the people Of the Commonw eah of all deneminam'
ALBERT MATHEWS before the county court Of PIN
George, last Thursday, charge of whipping negro
DEATH and On for further trial
APPoINrMENT.-B + Chidrcy has been iapponted ir'pe
tor of butter and lard in Petersburg.
HOTEL ARRIVALS-Oct. 18th