Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-04-30

know That nc was more successful than his spec
trial predecessor.
CoScrRr.-The Musical Association of thi.
city design giving Concert this week We
are informed that there will be greater attrac-
tons on this occasion, than Mt any of their pre-
vious entertainments.
RiBIE SOCIETY OF NIRGINIA.-We copy from
the Richmond Dispatch, the following account
of the Annual meeting of the Bible Society Of
Virginia, held in that city last Tuesday evening.
1t will be Of interest to many of our readers:
The annual meeting of the Bible Society of
| Virginia held at st. Paul's Church o Tues,
day evening last A large and intelligent audi
cnce assembled on the occasion. The meeting
was called to order by the Rev. p. Courtney
President of the Society Prayer was offered
by Rev Mr.. Kepler Mr.. W F. Taylor was up-
pointed Secretary Of the meeting.
Rev Mr.. Davis read an abstract of the annual
report From this it appeared that the Society
had been in existence AZ years, and that it sus,
tanned during the past year, the loss of two valu-
able managers, viz; Mr.. Samuel Reeve and Mr.
G. n. Johnson. TO their memory feeling tributes
were paid. The year had also witnessed the dc.
cease of two excellent distributing agents, Mes
srs. f. W. iIudDall and ID G. Pharr.
Twenty. one distributing agents had been at
work in the course of the year. They had visited
6,1lo families, und foond 6O5 destitute of the Bi-
bic. BY sale and gift they had disposed of 1000
Bibles and Testaments.
From the report Of the Treasurer, brief al
straet OF which rrad by him, MIR H. 4.
WatD it appeared that thrre had been paid out,
IN the course of the year, for salaries of agentS
&c. and for Bibles and Testaments. 81, $50 %.
The returns and donations made TO the Society
through the general agents, amounted To $S,42l
" and the sales at the Drpo story and balance
on hand at tho beginning of the year, made up
the rest of the amount that had been disbursed
After these items of business hid been gone
through, the President introduced to the audience
the Rev. DR. Tying of New York
DR. LYING then arose and addressed the meet
I'M; in manner that held their profound attention
for considerably more than an hour.
HALIFAX CoURT.-We understand that nei-
ther Mr.. Bocock nor Mr. Claiborne were Mt Hall
fax Court House on Monday last Mr.. Irving Of
this city addressed the people in behalf of the
Demo cratic ticket, and WIS replied to by NJ.
Chalmers in support of the American ticket.
FIRE IN PORTSMOUTH, fire occurred in
Portsmouth last week which resulted in the de-
struction of $1,000 or $4,000 worta of property.
Inn " MAI thof-f rom accounts tllut we
receive from all parts oftho Vail ", we think lhc
prospect for an abundant wheat crop is quite ilat
tering. In this and one or two of the neighbor
ing counties that we have visited, we do not think
that tie prospect has looked more promising for
several years past.-VaHey Whig.
ATTEMPT TO PolsoN.-An attempt was made
to poison the family of the Rev. John A. Scott of
Halifax last week. with strchnyne. servant of
| MIR. ). has been arrested on suspicion of being
guilty of the crime.
ARRIVAL OF Col. SPALpING. are pleased
To hear that Col. james w. Spalding. who has
been absent on the United States steamship Mis-
sssppi since November 1852, arrived at New
York on Sunday last in that steamer. Col S. is
gallant young son of Virginia, native of Rich
mond.
LARGE HAUL.-We learn that a haul of so, 900
behring's made at the Arkendale landing last
| Monduy.-iier Gazette.
CoNFIRMATIoNs.-Bisho Johns preached in
Christ Church, Norfolk, on Sunday evening" and
after the sermon administered the rite of confir-
nation to tN enty-three persons.
SAMIN KING WILLIAM.-The Penny Post has
| good reason to believe that tho American cause
is hourishing in this county. and that Sam will
do his duty there on the day of the election.
ARREST or DIR. BoDIKER.-Dr Henry |. Bod
iker, German by birth, arrested at the Ex-
change Hotel in Danville, on Monday night last
by officer Trueheart of Richmond, on a charge
of the larceny of gold watch, the property of
young German, residing in that city.
MARRIED
On Thursday the 18th inst, by Rev James