Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-01-01
rttp u state aHIirS,

1 cttp an0 state a6IttS,
3 a.FgY INV Yfae to CTR friends aud all the rest ofman
uomankind-
80 pppsKARp was played at Dudley Hall last night for
,s,eat of Miss Lucy Graves.
learn that Mr.. Maekenzie's ecnft will take place to-
This will afford his many friends in this city an OPP
i,v to manifest their regard for him which opportunity
"~ne they will avail themselves Of aud see that he has a
1 house.
,,,of valuable articles were donated to the audience on
,ees.ion. s~harploy's is the most popular troupe of the
ut has visited this city since the Kunkels were here.
~ PANORAMA OF BABYLON will open AT Masonic Hall
~ night. This painting is highly spoken ofby the
rs.
arv couxcII.-At a regular meeting of the Council of the
: + vnchburg, on Friday evening, 2sih December, 1855
,-u Davis, c. w Christian, X. S. Payne. J. =. Payne,
o.ier. q. d. Davis and John II. seay, members.
u paws was appointed President, pro TEN and A. n.
Emery requested TO act as Clerk.
-| snm of $500 was appropriated to the use OF the Over.
. The poor Sehoolfeld & Humans ape. Of 81 for
.,ieks for the council chamber Bransford and watson's
50 60 for coal furnished police office; James Il. Horn
of s2l for lime furnished the city Mrs. Martha Buck.
lain of % Tax ON a piano improperly assessed j. j.
I'd others of night watch ape. last months services of
Eta. las. II. Simpson, Pc. NJ, quarterly contingent ac.
- ASA sc cts, including salary James scurry's ape. of
WI f,r carriage on streets Michael Days ape. of o. for one
,,nline o streets; Pat. Hanagin's ape. of e. for one days
street; Rob't. McClintoch's ape. s. for one days
iau"ps N street; VIM. 7. Goodies ape. of s63 for iron gates at
amD' Davis. Nowlin & Cos ape. of $40 for box of can.
COUNCIL chamber The sum Of $500, appropriated to
r,,ee of lights to pay for lighting streets for quarter end
" n, no.cmber. were allowed and ordered to be paid. And
%, suspensions were acted on, and then the council adj
armed. d ROBES err
-. . u,r~s ID ~ o n =, N. A. Y .t
no,ot for the week ending Saturday, 29th day of De
,mber, 1855;
n..or 76 pounds; Beef 2,50l pounds; Butter l1,3i7 pounds,
~ tons; copper ore 6,022 pounds; corn 495 bushels; feath-
anfI mounds; flour 75 bushels; ginseng !, 707 pounds; bar
. : 900 pounds; lead 3l.16a pounds; lard 1912 pounds; pork
y. an mounds; shot $3.50 pounds; leaf tobacco 1906 pounds;
mnfactured tobacco 1890 pounds wheat 6,277 bushels;
"J ls57 lbs; miscellaneous 1880 pounds,
o' 7. w McCRARY, Asst. Freight Agt.
CONTRASTING MIsTAKE.-In these times so prolific of
morris. Theatrical entertainments and Surprise Parties in
,rrhburp. the following incident may be Of service in pfac-
,,ouur gentlemen on their guard against the commission of
tular blunders:
ro \ Northern city, at Thackeray's lecture, a few evenings
oa a Young gentleman-the modest man of his sex, and no
.ooi,e than modest, was sitting in a pew rather remote
no the light. A pretty lady sat next to him. Looking on the
r during the lecture, he espied what he thought was the
,3ys handke rchief the lace trimmed edge just visible from I'M
her dress. Turning to his pew.mate he CALAMITY wills
oYd You We dropped your HanuhercIHpi, mautmi anu ~
n she could reply, he proceeded to pick it up. Horror! He
lived the edge of her pet-skirt, and did not discover his
.tlEp until the top of n ghiter boot stared him in the face,
nd the fain, sound of a laugh just nipped in the bud by the
,prcation of a real handkerchief warned him of his mistake.
phoncy his feelings. =
NouAL-Don't attempt to pick up anything with lace TO 1t
fire YOU know what it is"
AREsaRKABLE FAMIIY.-A correspondent writing from
wrbey file. saws "A few miles from this place resides a
a. ..uoj " ltarS aa,nn of pipht mpnbprS-fOur wO-
mem two of the usual weight and two dwarfs, and two men %
rarfs These latter are about three and n half feet high
hr elder of the men is about thirty years OF age, married, ana
some child, a bouncing girl, who exhibits but few signs of
! dwarfsh descent. Billy Walters carries on all occasions
pair of pistols and bowie-knife, with which latterhe picks his
eha Ia Poole. Phincas, where art thouf :
IA, prrp u.sps-The following is said to be an infalibic
nciy for chapped hands: scrape into an earthen vessel it
nees OF perrmaciti and half an ounce of white wax add 6
! achms of powdered camphor and four table sPoonsfni oil the
st olive oil. Let it stand near the fire until it dissolves, stir
asit well when liquid. Before retiring put the ointment on
4 c hands, also before Washing them use soap as usual
NORTH WESTERN VIRGINIA RAILRoA n.-Contractors, says
he Petersburg Courier, are withdrawing their forces from
Ms road,-all the work on it being nearly completed.
Two VERY ABLE SPEECHES, says the Richmond Anne lean,
! ave been made, one by Jas. Caskie, Esq, President of the
k,ok of Virginia. the other by VIM. II. mcfarland, President
The Farmers Bank, before the respective committees OF the
kenate and House, having the subject of a revision of the
BANKING system in charge. These speeches are said to abound
! IN facts and figures tending to show the superiority of the
over any new system, and will be published.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF VIRGINIA CITIEs-From the
Iastemcnt of the Register of the Treasury, exhibiting the i'm
nts of foreign merchandise into the United States, and the
foreign and domestic produce exported therefrom, during the
uartcr ending September 80, 1855, it appears the following are
.ctotal amounts which have been imported into, and export
from, the ports of Virginia:
Ports. Imports. hAp0'ts
wrbmond sl24752 S2,469, 400