Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-02-19
LYNCHBURG llRGINIAN.
News aud Miscellany.

branches of the Pennsylvania Legislature met IL
convention on Tuesday to elect L. ;. senator
On the first ballot 13l votes were cast. and ih.
result was as follows Cameron IS votes; Bucka
lew %: Williams 8; Feeoh :; Wilmot Q. j. Prin
gle Jones l0-the balance scattering. An un
successful attempt was then made to adjourn
after which the convention proceeded to secont
ballot which resulted about the same as the first
motion TO adjourn for two weeks was then
made and carried.
The JAPAN SoUApRoN.-The storeships Lex
ington and Southampton aud steam frigaie Miss.
issippi, of the Japan squadron, on their
way to New York, and may arrive in a few days.
The steamer Susquebauna is also on her way
home and will Gene to Philadelphia. All OF these
vessels sailed shortly after the Simply, which ar
rived at New York Monday, bringing home
10 or Is invalids. he Supply has not lost II
single man, by disease or Incident, during her
absence of two years and half.
RAILROADS IN NORTH CAROLINA In the Leg
islature of North Gasoline on the 9th inst, three
important railroad bills, involving cost of about
twelve millions of dollars We're passed viz: The
Wilmington and Charlotte Railroad, the YVES
tern Railroad" from Salisbury across the Blue
Ridge 10 Ashville. aud the North Carolina and
Atlantic Railroad from o ol3sborough; via New
perm. 10 DsslutS ilprt iih' ill'aN
ures. the Cape Fear aud Deep River Navigation
Company. and the Great Bridge Canal Company
bills passed by almost unanimous vote.
FOREIGN BEQUEsr.-lt is announced in the
New York Commercial, that the last pneket from
England brought letter from Bristol England
advising that beqnest of S!,1DO bad been left
to ilhe church of which Francis Asbory was the
principal Bishop la isO7, T. be disposed of as
the godly mpa composing the conference may
deem meet" Mr. A>bury was nj that :imc the
senior Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church.
He died in Baltimore, aud his remains are inter
red in Mount Ol.yet Cemetery.
A PRoNuNcAMENro AGAINST THE UNITED
SrATEs.-A letter from Santa Fe mentions a re-
port that the Mexieans in the Mcsilla Valley have
hauled down the United States flag. mud raised
the Mexican national tri.color. Troops from
Fort Fillmore however ii is added, have gone
over there TO put down the nsulpcrs.
The Pacific TrLraRAru.-Messr Allen aud
Eddy's Pacific Telegraph bill has passed the
United States Senate a il came from the House,
without amendment. Although tht~grant of land
was by the consent of the parties, stricken out.
vet the form in which the bill has passed Is re-
garded of more value, when the line is construct
ed, than the land grant with the proposed govern
ment privileges and securities. The bill as now
passed grants the right Of way, 200 feet wide, in
porpetuity, leaves the parties 10 select their own
roufo To build in their own time, 10 fix their
rates of tolls, and 10 extend over all the property
of the line the penal laws of the United States for
its protection. 1t is understood the parties are
satisfied with the present bill and if the moneta
~ affairs should favor subscriptions 10 tie stock,
the enterprise will be prosecuted with ygur to an
early completion.
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tai Palace at Sydenham. near London. is likely
To prove failure in financial point of view
Magnificent are its attractions, the number II
visitors is limited. Though not vet finished il
has cost some seven millions Of dollars.
JAPANESE PRESENTS FOR rnE L. 5. GOVERN
MENr.-The storeship Supply. which arrived at
New York on Monday, brought hem" some ia
panese presents for our government. They con
sist of rice and coal The coal is said 10 be of
bitnmnous nature and burns rapidly. 1t gives
a brilliant flame, and the heat l. intense The
rice il of dark color and of very good quality
The captain also brought specimen of coal from
she mines of formosa an islund situated between
China aud Japan
The CHINESE RrBfts.-Bi-hop Boone, the
Missionary Bishop Of the United States Episco
pal Church in China, writes home II sorry ue-
count of the rebels. Judging from the Bishops
account, they must be an unmitigated set of ruff
fans, and by no means TO be compared, either in
in morals, manners or knowledge, to the lmperi
alisis All the hopes that were founded ON their
pretensions to faith in the Christian religion have
vau she'd into thin air Their conceptions of the
truth are of the most vague and GnsatI >faotury
Kind. aud debased and corrupted by Their own
vile supersttions. From the account given OF
4hpsa rabeis Inv ri Shpn Rnnna who /. "a
and excellent gentleman, there can be no doubt
that the cause Of Christianity and civilization is
in wise identified with the success Of the Rev
olutionists who are great sayages and as be
setted heather their Imperial brethren.
THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR SYSTEM
The bill which passed the House If Representa-
tives few days ago. 10 reform our diplomatic
and consular system, fixes the annual eompensa-
tion attached to the several missions follows:
Great Britain, sl7 900; France, $1,000; Spain,
1900; Russia 1900, Austria, L., 600 Prussia,
Il, 100; Switzerland, 900: Rome. $500; Naples,
800; Sardinia, 1850; Belgium, 300 Holland
: 800; Portugal, 800; Denmark, 900; sweden,
Z 500; Turkey, 5000; China, $4,000; Brazil,
IL 90; Peru, 10000; Chill, 5000, Argentine Re
public. $500; New Grenada, 900; Bolivia, =
500; Ecquador, $500; Venezuela, $500; Guate-
mala, 7,50o, Nicaragua. 10000; Mexico, 1000.
Aggregate compensation on twenty-elght tuli
ministers and ministers resident Sl56500
The Secretaries to these Legations are to re
oeive salaries of three grades, to wit: 50, 500,
1000 and 500 year. The salary of the Com
missioner to the Sandwich Islands is TO be So.
600.
Consuls are to be appointed at the following
places. and with salaries subjoined, under the
prohibition, however, of trnnscating business in
their own names through others London,
500. fivpynoDl. 500. GlaSpoW. nDO Dim
dee, 1900; Newcastle, 800; Leeds, l,500 Bel
Ga II . 900. unnp- knng. 3 600: Calcntta 3 500.