Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-05-07
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In the late municipal election in Philadelphia
there wns n combination bctwcea old line Uhirs
and Democrats against the new American party.
Nementien this rs another evidence TINT Amer.
icnnism Is bbirgeryiR disguise.
Hon Lynn Boyd has been making "A speech at
Padueah tky.) against the Know Nothngs. If
what the Pnducah Democrat snys he true. there
never was such wicked party rs the Know.
Nothlngs, and never 50 great an orator ms Lynn
Boyd aud yet the Thugs of lndia existed, and
ncmosthencs has spoken,
\ Naval Court Martial commenced its sttings
on Saturday on board the receiving ship North
Carolina, al the Brooklyn navy yard for the trial
Of charges preferably Lieut.. Webb against Pas
81 Aii,asfman Murray nnd counter charges
He Arf1 nsninst Webb. Both officers were re
CO. I, aehed Ia the steamship Mississippi. of
lie J n sluadron. Many of the late officers of
the III +, detained as witnesses.
The a ding hotels in n. York closed their bar.
rooms Yesterday. The Astor, the St Nicholas.
the Nav \ ark, and the Clarendon hotels have
raised the price of board from 81 80 to So This
increase is supposed to include refreshments in
private room.
MIR. Josiah F. Polk, Of Washington, lately re-
moved from office, because he belonged to the
American party, has published an address, in
which he eets forth the cause of the prescription
in his case. He concludes with Live liberty
aud union-down with all tyrants.'
1t is stated that in Polk county, Ga, there is
such scarcity of provisions that many of the
families in the neighborhood are almost starving.
The Same is tho case in Floyd county, where n
public meeting has been called to adopt measures
of relief. The partial failures of grain crops for
year or two the increase of the prices of pro-
visions, and the steppage of many grist mills
noted among the causes of this distress.
William c. Chaplin, Lieutenant in tho Navy
died ut the Naval Hospital at Chelsea, Mass. ON
Monday, of small-pox Lieut.. c. was with Capt.
Long, in the Mississippi, when Kossuth was
passenger in that ship.
The escape of seven men (who were under com
mtment by the United States nuthorities) from
the debtors prison in New York, about fortnight
since has given rise to a strict investigation iu-
to all the circumstances of the case, and the sin
gular fact has been revealed that Hungarian
chemist, who was amongst the fugitives, had man
ufacturea some solution the application of which
to the iron bars at the windows of the prison had
reduced them to the sofness of lead, so that they
could be cut sawed of with ease, thereby re-
moving the only barriers for the prevention OF
escapes from this so-callcd prison.
HE EMPEROR OF The FRENCH has offered
LOCO gulneas, open to Great Britiun aud Ireland,
for perfectly broke charger for the Empress
lie must be Thoroughbred, quiet with troops.
and stand fire.
The Empress has made present to the En-.
press of Austria of lace dress, which will be
seen at the Exhibition Of Paris, aud the pattern
of which was designed by the Empress Eugcne
herself. The value of this dress is estimated at
300, 600.
The temperance party of Tennessee, having
called upon the gubernatoral candidates 10 de-
fine their position on the liquor question, Mr..
Johnson dem. replies that he is opposed to the
'Mane Law" and Mr.. Gentry Know Nothing
and wing, that he is opposed to selling liquor in
small quantities. unless license therefor is first
obtained with certain conditions. Both answers
were considersi unsatisfactory, but the tempe
rance party resolved to make no veto power in
that State. They will, however, require pledges
from candidates Cor the legislature.