Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-05-17
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- - RS AL EsrArr-A house and lot, and vacant
90 ,g 10 the estate of A. Hancock. decd sold
8 80 m, the Commissioners at the following rates: The
% AID lot Bank square occupied by Davis Nowlin
a. Il 500 purchased by Mr. A Shelton Of Bedford and
.ut lot fronting - # Market and IS # ON Jefferson
"" .. oes-bought by Mr. d. Staples, Of Amherst The
b. remaining portion e the property advertised by the
and unsoid yesterday viii be continued to-day
,,o.,.,xp APPROPRIATE Acr.--1he following
o,t in the Mobile 7riJssae will crafty the many and
IN friends Of Bishop cobbs in this city
learn that the close of the Episcopal Convention just
90, his city, several gentlemen delegates thereto, sub
49,, near one thousand dollars In few minutes as
hi, venerable Bishop Cobbs to enable him to recruit
en-. ,,ltb bv voyage Europe The Bishop
~ his hands, me g with the same frankness " it'll which
sered and will ts fri' nds will be graiihed to hear
~ montgomery next week for England intending t, be
ab.ent until November
many Fousp-Yesterday morning the body Of white
as found floating the dock in rear of the works
"a rome was attached to 1t and drawn ashore Although
Anchored and dsigured recognized to be the
rs Of Thomas Ticr old man and snip carpenter who
Ian his residence Thursday afternoon apparently SOBER
va Ia hoo, missing since that time. In the of the
~ roner Ke. sec held inquest over the corpse and
:, -, Cor careful examination of II, rendered their
M that the deceased to his death by drowning Mr.
ruer was very much addicted to inemperate haohs and
his very little doubtthat he while in state ofmoxica-
49, ,ked into the dock and thus lost his iie-Dispdch,
Thursday
FuA
and abscondcd with large quantity of that genemans
funds
20, JOSEPH v about resignng the post of CHIEF
rugineer Of The Petersburg Fire Department
vy,t-Lieuen,nt Thomas Johnston, u s N, has orders
10 washington Navy Yard DR. Thomas B Steele, Pass.
"a Assistant Surgeon U. S NJ has been aetaehed al his own
, from the Z. S. Naval Hospital at Norfolk Pass d As
ian, Surgeon w Darlington, of Virginia, is hissuccessor
urpprnrns ,Sp,crtD-worrell and Brough the alleged
derers of iorlon, indicted in Warren county, Mo,
i week and bein arragned plead mot guilty Subse
their had their trial removed to Franklin coun
~.
nv,1uoy AvETERAs.-Philp Stroud anative Of Virgin
and revolutionary soldier died in Arkansas on the Sd ult
ne 10th year his age He also volunteer in the
r,r of 1872 notwithstanding his age.
wrnprp-Mr Daniel Hunt of Richmond and Miss Luce
liz daughter of Capt VIM Rxey, of Cupeper, were married
on nth inst
VIII NOT Losr-Hon. G. J. Faulkner contradets the
NOR, his losing large sum by the failure ofa person in
pkely county security for him but is fully secured
himself
AcouITTFD-A youth named John Smith. was tried be
fe the Hastings Richmond Tuesday on the charge
fstealng pocket VIM +. Wade containing $500
IN bonds and notes. three four dollars in money on the
night of 2ilh Of April. at the Mount Vernon Hotel AT
m conclusion evidence and argument OF counsel the
accused was acquitted
r,y,1Io. IN RIcHaoND-on real estate, per cent
srv free male ndabtant 81 years ofage 49, on every
slave over ~ taken the value of $500 81 20 on
thar value; on all other personal estate a20 500
except stock of the city of richmond exempted
fromtsxa,ion wagons drays and carts per cent on
their value On carriages kept for hire Two cent on their
value.
The ordinance amended motion of Mr. Morriss by
tie addition provision imposing specific tax of $500 upon
every express agent and amended the ordinance passed
On motion of Morriss the Finance Committee was in
aianp Of mnpg a fife fny