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Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-12-24

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Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-12-24


- hania and all others with almost any kind quality or
price of Hats Caps Boots Shoes usually wanted about
Christmas times and will be pleased show assortment
some bargains may DO had by No Please call
Al the ngn of tho Big Hat where full supply may be found
| tn SEAUJrRY
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-02-14

MEXICO is torn again h, new convulsicns, and affars are in more hopeless confusion than ever. There sins scarcely possibili
 v that the existing government can long survive. A new counter revolution na> been under'aki"g under Haroy ram.ez, who with considerable forces has busicged Puchla.- Several other lcs dess are also making rrso- lu''ons n olher paris nf the country, without any cM'cert of action or any we'll defined purpose. The government attacked cn all sides, is siupi:ly attempting 10 muzzc ihe press. but taking no efieciual measures tn pro- tect i:seii. IL Is doomed to speedy downfall
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-02-14
Tur EuponA IMcoExcE.-No farther lepa

TIE EUpoRA lMcGENcE.-No farther lega I evidence has been obIa,ned against the negro coma.:tted for ihe supposed murder of the trial w,!l take place, except for scu,ilns the vessel. The failure 10 find the bodies pre- vents the crime of murder being laid To hts charge. Al! the evidence consists in fndiny piece of the flesh and tine binedy garments of the deciascd. Since the coal has been removed, Il is though, that ihe place has been discovered where he chopped the bodies in pieces. Indeniations are found made in the deck hy hatchc,. and hair and small !rag menis of flesh n the marks. Yet these i, Is said, furrish no grounds for conviction. Tn. negro Is in prison, and feols perfectly safe. He will be punished for scu'lhns the vessel, to The fall cxteut oi the law.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-02-14
RArirY or 4 Coop Eprroa.-A good ed

7 RARirY or Coop EpIrnR.-A good edi- tor, competent newspaper conductor. is, like .o ge:eral et. poet, hoin-pot made. Exer- .cise and experience give facility, but the quail 'ic,stion IS innate, or 1t Is never manifested. On he London dai.y pasc's. all the grea, historians, noy.fists, poets, essayisis and wr,. ters oi travels have been tired, and nearly all have failed. We night cay all for. after display of brill,sncy, brief. hut grand. they died out. literally. Their resources were ex .hnnsted. s'I ca,," said the late editor of the Times 10 Mooec, ''tind any number of men of genius io write for the, but very seldorD enc man o! com,non seEse.' The "Thun. derersn in the Times therefore, have, Sd far as we kaoS, been men of common s-Dse.-
 Nearly all successful editors have been men men fl this description. Campbell. Cariyle, Bulwer, and D,lsrael, failed Ba'nes, Sterling and Philips succeeded, aud DeLane and Lowe succeed. A good editor seldom writes Ter his psper-he reads judges. selects, die taics, directs, alters and combines and, to do all ihis well, he has but little lime for composition. To wire for a paper Is one ,hing-so edit paper another.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-02-14
One week Later from E.rops.

The new Bfiiisl. steamer Persia arrived at New York on Saturday sftera tedious passage of fourteen days. The Collins sssamet Pacific lsft Liverpool at her regu- lar time. but shasnos yet arrived. :; consid- erabls anxiety is felt for Ter in New M osk, and tvo steamers have been despatched to her aid
 The announcement received by the Ara bia. that Russia had accepted the Austrian propositions Is fully confirmed. and the preliminaries of peace. consequent thereon, are supposed to have been signed previous to the Persia's departure from Liverpool. The next step in the programme will be an armistice-in anticipation whereof and, as she alleges, to prove her good faith, Russia has ordered Prince Gortschakoff to suspend hostiiities in the Crimea. Bu, supposing that the peace preliminaries haue been signed by the representatives of the aeiIigerent Powers, and that the Austrian propositions hope been fully defined in a special protocol, we have, even then, only arrived q. q oasis upon which future nego- tiations will ensue. To discuss them, a Congress must again be opened, and it must also be predetermined what Powers will be admitted to its conferences. This is about the sum and substance of the Per sia's news. and it will be seen. that as far as the mere routine. of negotiations is con cerned, Europe is not whit nearera a peace now than she was at the opening of the fa- nous Vienna Conferences in 1854.
 Paris will probably be fixed upon for the Congress, as the Emperor will be so near at har,d, and Lord. Pdlmerston could attend personally. thus creating confidence in France aud Euslani. France was never better prepared for war, or more determined not to suspend hostilities, until the objects of the struggles are fully insured, whilst the utmos. acc&d continues between the cabinets of London and Paris.
 The following are the four points presen. ted by Austria to Russia. and asseuted lo by the latter a, the basis of negotiation: lst. That the Black Sea shail be open to the commercial marine, but closed against the ships of war of all nations-Russis, Turkey, France, England, &c. Sc.
 2d' That the Five Powers unite in q general pr"tectorate of the rights of the Christians in the Turkish Empire.
 3d. That the navigation of the Danube be free.
 4th. That the Notifications of Sevastopo and Bomarsuni shall not be rebuilt.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-02-14
Eem fhe Leaspn zSnses, Lsaesry ls. rS@z Exc.es. Arrtae Errrsfnxaon.

as On knne's Arcfie ExpeaA4a0gs sss To the Edifor yf fhe Times
 Sir.-Dr. Kaness cffic,ai despsiches, with the char: If f*hs Arctic -discoytrles. are.no,ss before public. As apprrhended. They. clear away sU inc obscarisy coptsined in the nsuspsper acconnls, and unqurs ioaabIy place pr. Kane ia the foremost fsBk of Arc tic xyIarers. szs5esss
 Had he heard the hsarfy. cheerSwhish, at the suggestion of IIle Hydrosrarher, was raised 10 his hoaof las, night in The rooms of he Geographical SocieIy by inc crowded au- sdIerce ~bo heard his modes. yet extszordinas ry narrative, he would, am sure, have been
 highly graiIied.
 Having heard from friends in the United States that letter of m1ue in yorr columns has rad the effect of leading to an erroneous idea, Ina: Dr. Kane's srduous and heroIc undertaking wss. Boi dnly appreciated in this country, shall feel grea:l. btged by ihe publication Of fi,is communication, which trust will have the effect of assuring the. gal lant doctor tkat he is highly esteemed and admired 5v all who take an inieres: in Arctic exploration.
 I may be permitted to-aod an interesting 2 fact which does noi appear Tn his official des- patch to the Admiralty, bui which he com rnnnicafes in letter 10 friend It is that although the temperature at the winter qnar- ters of the expediiion was colder than has ever heen experienced in the Arctic regions, that of line open water to the north was con- paraiively very high, and great sa,ie,y oi animal life was seen, including whales and plant-eaiing bircs. .-
 ,. iam, Sir, yorr obetieni servant. Somerset house, Jan. 15. c. WELD.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-02-14
Another Fire at winsted.

We learn that the village of West Win sted suffered another fire on Sunday night last, which burnt to the ground the store of E. A. Squires. It appears the wife of MT. s. had occasion to visit the store for some purpose. and while stepping down with fund lamp in her hand the flame communicated to a quantity of cotton bat ting near by. and instantly the whole room was in a blaze. It is supposed the lamp must have burst. and scattered The fluid, though Mrs. Sqaires is unable to say whether that is the fact or not. Nothing of consequence was saved from the store, and the loss on the building and stock mus, be quite heavy. thougi, we do not learn the amount. The building was insured.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-02-14
NORTH =. soUTli.

MR. EulroR: Onsa former occasionI took ahe iibssly of ssking aquss,ion, hrss tpropounded by out brethren Of tlse South {. What is the value of tue Union }" I take the liberty of repeating thai question today. and of adding the question, To what portion of tbese States ise the Union of mos. valusf In view of suchi facts as fol- low. let every man determine for himsslf: l3 900. 900 of white inhabitants in the free States are represented by IA members of Congress, or I to about 90.000; 6.00o, ,0o0 of white inhabitants in the slave States have 90 Representatives, or to about es.- 900.
 New England has about 3,o00,000 white inhabitants and 30 Representatives. The slave States have almost 6,oo0,00o white inhabitants. and 60 Representatives. The latter have therefore aa excess of Repres- enta.iyes for their black population, equal to tue entire representation of free, in,eiis- gent New England-I say in,elligsn, ia view of the following facts.
 New England has native-born, white population of 1899, 65I, of whom e,2o9 are unable to read and write. Six of the oldest slave States have a native born population of s,6ss, ,eoo. of whom s46,ss5 are unable to read and write. The most favored of these, South Carolina, has near ly three .imes as many unable to read and write, as all New England, via l5.59o, and the least favored of these, viz !: Ten nessee has 77,0l7 unable to read and write. The last statements above, should not sus- prise any one when taken in connection with the following--Connecticut with . population of some 370, 900, has 42 public Libraries and 3s,6oS vols. Virginia, the mother of Presidents, old Virginia that never tires" having ,ehite population of s94,s0o, has 2l Libraries with aa,ooo vols. No wonder that her Wise Governor boasted when in Congress, and thanked God that not one-half the voters in his District could either read or write. eF Missouri, with white population of 592 ,0O0, has 13 Libraries with 23.0o0 vols. and within her borders 34,420 whites who can neither read nor write, nearly sir timss as many of that class as can be found in all New England, with over two millions of white inhabitants.
 Connecticut has sons so recreant to the best interests of humanity, as to be willing that the above, or some portion of them,
 :. border ruffians" of Missouri, should be permitted to drive out her own free and intelligent sons from kansas, who have gone there to establish ihs institutions which give her such prrponderancs over Missouri. in all that constitutes the great- ness aud glory of a people. Shall it'be forever ,hus1 Let the free and enlightened sons of Connecticut respond as bscomss fSeemra. sf ae-s
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-02-14
Ihg Litcllfisio Enquirer.
 :LITC H F IEsL D: Thnrsday Morning. Feb IA. 1856.
p1RE AT woLcOTTvILI.E.

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 The extensive wooden factory sf Messss. Hoiiey 6 SIade. the Union Manufacturing Company. at Wolcotiville was entirely consumed by fire on Saturday night las. = The fire was first discovered in the engine room about 3 o'clock. and at that time the main building had become so filled with the smoke that little was saved, and sev- eral who entered the factory were nearly suffocated. Some seventy-fve hands are thrown out of employment by the occur renee. The building and machinery cost about forty thousand dollars; the whole loss is estimated at S70.oo0. on which there was an insurance of S24.000 in Hartford and Providence companies.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-02-14

KAssAs.-The Boston Atlas puts ibc K an. sas naiics mic a few lines, when il says under the head. Tie situation in which the President has Jeff K Kgnsns: " Shannon has absconded, the public affairs of the Territory are in the hands of the suffi,n W oodson, and he is in Inc hands of the Missourlans. Meanwhile. inofensivs cit 'zens are murdered for exe,cis ing ih- d"ties and privileges of Geenen, and ,ae President hbels the associations which se"ds them aid n their emergency. Wha. n beautiful Republican government ~e are l,v. ing undci."
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-02-14

DAVID LxAvirr, E,a has lately erected a fine house in ,he village of Great Burlington, Mass., in which is feature not often cn countsred ouI of the environs of a large city, namly, n very fine picture gallery. This gallery ia n cspacious room. and Is ias'cfulIy srranged, and is moreover fsi of pictures. Among the paintings are three by Leuze, one q which is Inc Battle of Monmuu,h," occupying the entire wall at one end of the room, and others being " The Battle of Lex. ing,on," and Sir Waiter Raleigh Parting from his Wife" Tho balance of Inc pictures are mainly "oid masters" Tho hberalny ot Mr Leavitt enables ihe public 10 visi, the gallery at all reasonable hours, and il is scarcely necessary to add. iIiat Inc privilege is turned to account. Tht gallery has al ready become one of the principal attractions of Berkshire county.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-02-14

A LITTLE RoMANcs.-Under this head the Derby Messenger publishes a commu- nication from Wolco.tyiiie, showing that " the course of true love" runs no smoother at present than in old Will Shakspeare's s time:
 Dear Editor :-The gossip of our quiet village has been somewhat stirred the mast week by an elopemeni-vcry romantic. Ii, seems that ma was proud and pa was malish," which forced the youag couple 10 sail under heavy clouds of lhreais and op- position; but not 'ong, even so. Matters must terminate, and all intercourse was strictly forbidden by "she old folks at home" To their great joy. the old lover was discarded, and new courtship fure. tsndsd) sprang up between Miss S. and friend of hers, the son of wealthy far. mer. But their walks and rides ended .'iust oyer the hili," where the rightfalf.1 partner, with his love of team, was ever in waiting. Stolen waters were sweet. and by the aid of her new friend the fair siam- sel was riding on a rail'' to the las, ex- tfemity of The Naugatuck Railroad. where she was joined by the failhful swain. and taken 10 New Hartford. They were ou,- sued by the lady's frantic father. who ar- rived imst a litlie loo late 10 see. the kno, tied, but in time to catch the fair bride. as she fsll-ia s,roon. They have since returned. aud wss wish them lnucii joy.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-02-14

THe Fsvtrs or WAR The Albany Eren. tng Jour,taf publishes list ot :hc baules tough, dar,ug the year 1855, with the number Of people killed at each, heg,nning will, the bombardment of shanghaiby the French, al which one hundred fa:t, and ending with the fall Of Kars, al which 600 fcii; by which lie, il sppesrs that tscven,y.thrcc battles have occurred during tho year, ormorc than one for snch week, with an average loss of ovtt thousand men killed in each. This iist does not include those who o'havc fallcn by ii sease, or in skirmishcs. nor the wounded, disabled, those who died in tho hospital or Inc ambu- lance, or were irreparahly maimcd, or miss. ing, or prisoners. The n1c,her lcil dead npoa the icid usually coMpsiscs only about one
 toatth of ,se entire loss in . battle By this rule, the ,esssire number swept out cf useful existence by the wars vf 1855 must have reached over 800 0oomen. No year has prs. sentsiised so a.oody arcco d. since Waterloo.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-02-14
The Supcrior Court

Was brought to sudden termination on Monday. without trying any more cases of importance than were reported in our last. There are about two hundred cases on the docks, awaiting trial. 7-.s< ,esas
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-02-14
NAuGArUc1k RAILROAD SUSPENDED

We learn that the Superintendent has given notice that uatil more favorable weather no trains scM run on Me road aboue Waterbury, The reason assigned is tha, i, don't pay to keep The road open while such weather continues. Perhaps it will prove good policy for the company, after having passed the worst of the season, to abandon the upper half of the road and turn the cold shoulder to country people above Waterbury-but folks hereabout don't see the propriety of the thing, and generally regard it as very strange way of doing business.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-02-14
Letter from MT. HarriS.
SALISBURY, Jan. es, 1856.


 MR. EDITOR :-In your issue of Jan. 2ith, find an article headed "Wm. w. Wslch, and the Resolves of the American Convenli9n" Allow me to cal your at. trniion to ihis portion of said article. viz "T The Convention passed a resolution heartily approving of the action of our Rrp- resenta,ives in Congress, &c.. with refer. ence to the stand they have taken upon inc question of Speaker This resolution We learn received the entire vote of the Con- ventson, with the exception of tpo. These two negatives votes We presume to have been given hy D. R. Booth, and H P. Harris, who joined in minority report conveying an implied censure for adher- ing to Mir. N P Banks, &c" In the first place as regards the adopting of the majori- y report, il did not rereive ,he entire vote of the Convention with the exception of t,co, as the record of said Convention will show. Secondly, would like to know what authority you have for stating that the resolution reported by the minority conveyed an implied censure for adherng to Banks, &c Yours Truly,
 H. P. HARRIS. ig Our statement was made upon that of one who attended the Convention, and who, we took it for granted, knew the facts. It seems that our informant was in error, as we since learn that there were several negative votes, although not enough to con- s.itute any formidable opposition.
 As to our correspondents Secondly" the easiest way of getting at the informa- ton he so much desires, will be 10 copy direct from the records of the Convention. from which the public will doubtless be able to discern the $ implied censurs" of Mir. Harris' committee
 {. Resoloed. That the Convention heartily SD. prove the action of the Representatives in Congress from this State, in their effuis to elect Speaker of the House, and we urge upon them to stand io the end, in lhe position they have taken.
 Mr Booth of Norwalk, submitted a mi. noriiy report, refusing to accede 10 the 4th resolution. He submitted the following in it's stead;
 The undersigned, a minority commit tee on resolutions, beg leave 10 Ieport- That while they cordially concur in the main, with the resolutions reported by the majority. they cannot consistently endorse the 4lh resolution. which appioyes of the action of our members of Congress, as en- bodied in said resolution. They do not believe that the subject of slavery should absorb all other questions, and that tie principles of the American party should be swallowed up by desire 10 cleo, io the high office of Speaker of the House of Rep. resentatives. man who has not recently acted with the American party, but on ,be contrary, in the recent el eciion in Massa- chuset,s, opposed the election of the Amer ican candidates, and used his most s,renu- ons efforts b secure the success of the can didaies Of the Republican party. On these grounds, We beg leave respectfully to dis sent from said resolution, and to recom. mend the passage of that which accompa- aies this report.
 Respectfully submitted,
 D. R. BourH,
 H. P. HARRIS.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-02-14
THE WEATHER.

That venerable patriarch, "the oldest inhabitant." never remembers so cold and severe Winter as the present. The hin. derances to travelling are very great. Many Of the Railways are entirely obstructed ty snow, which continues to drift in as fast as gangs Of men can clear it away. We learn, for this reason there has been no travelling on the Vermont, and Massachusetts and the Fitchburg roads. Trains to and from Boston. last week, were detained by the same cause. In one instance, we hear that eighty passengers, were obliged to spend the nigh, in the cars on the Eastern Road near Salem. while the thermometor outside, stood six degrees below zero. The trains In our npighborhood have been very irregu- lar from the same cause. and many de- ientions have occurred. and now no pas. senger trains run over the Naugatuck, above Waterbury. It has been very hard Winter so far, for Railways.
 The cold has been unusally severe throughout the whole Country. From all parts of the Union, we hear complaints of temperature never before known. The Ohio is frozen almost the entire lens tn ,and the Mississippi is solid for great distance. Crossing on the ice was good a. S,. Louis. and several other places as late as the first of the present month. In Texas, it is re- markedly cold, and the weather is so severe on the Western prairies, as to render trav- cling exceedingly dangerous. This season will long be remembered for its severity.
 We See 1t stated from Buffalo, that the snow drifts are twenty feet high. A train from Lowell to Boston, on Monday of las. week, encountered bank higher than the tops of the cars.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-02-14

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 @ We have noticed, says sahe Seien,hc American, 1" that many persons wear india rubber over shoes in dry weather 10 keep their feet warm. Th,s Is aa injurious and evil prac, t,cc India rubber shoes are very comior, able and valuable for covering the feet during vel, s.opy weather, but They should never be worn en sny other occasion their sole use should be b keep out water. They should, there tore, be put of whenever ihe ~essSr enters house, and be worn ss l,,,le as possible, be. caase ihsy are air light. and hoih retain and rcs,rain the perspisaiion of ,he feet. The air cannot be eacludsd from them. nr any oslser pnr,.oa of the body, far any le,sth ef time, without sensibsy sfsctiag the heal.h. It is onr opinion thst no habit tends more 10 good health thsr ciesn fsei and clean dry stock \ iass, 70 as to allow the iree rssplsti0a of ihs acihcr extrsniiiss.~
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-02-14

Hos. DR- WrIoH has supplied us with several public documents of valu,. for which hs has esrs ,ksaks,
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-02-14

Efeet ef Mechanical Skiu.-To show how mechanical skill and labor add % the valu. of raw naserial, the British Quarterly Re. view gives ib,s instructive calculation: A bar of iron valued n, S5. worked into horse shoes. ls worth Sio So; needles, S355; pen knife blades, S3.2s5; shirt bu,tors .s29. .4s0; bal ance springs of watches, e250. .000. Thirty one pounds of iron l,ave been made into wire al wards of one hundrcd and eleven miles in lung'h, and so fee was the fabric that par, of Il was coaveried, ia lieu oY horse hair, ,n,o . bartistcr's wig.
Litchfield enquirer., 1856-02-14
D. R. BoorH.
 H. P. HARRts." 1"
The resolution referred to, was ,his: :

iue teSoiuu0u IcIeflcu To- was tniS
 Resolred. That this State Conven,ion hear y approves of the aciion oi onr .Repsesenta- uses n Cor sress while supporting U member ot the American party for tae office IT Speaker os the Hsuse of RepreseHtsaiv es. and that we trust that the person .whD shall be elected for that high and responsible office, will be one who has consistently acted with the America Ii party, and veied tor and advocated American