Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-02-20
CitD Ia0 state aHdirs.

RECEIVED fnE Va. Il TIM. RAILROAD at the Lynch
burg Depot for the week ending Saturday 10th day Feb
1870.
Baeon % lbs lal lbs Butter 1872 lbs Coal $40
lbs per ore 40 lbs Corn s6 bush; Feathers 67elbs
Flour $50 BIS Ginseng % lbs SOC lbs Lumber 900
M Lard loo6o lbs Oats II lbs; shotl2 lbs Tobacco
Leaf 1872 BIS Tobaeco-Manufacured 1894 It's. Wb,a,
a. 33 hush; Miscellaneous s2 asa
T. W. McCRARY. Asst Freight Agt
FREIGHT rnF sorrH,ipE RAIlnoAp-The evening
freight train Of Saturday from Lynchburg entered the sonh
side depot il. usual time composing thirty five and
ert heavily loaded follows 523 boxes oftob,cco -
Lids dio l6s bushels of wheat 80 head cattle $50 live
hogs of shot and 10 boxes from the w,te
f,ou Lead Mining Company besides large quantity of mis-
.ellaneous freight
This another proof of the growing prosperity of this model
r,road which heondueed always it is will
he shine of of her eompetitorspe
,rs5lrg Express.
THE NEXT PREsrDEScy.-The Morgantown Va. Union
bss the of Willard Fillmore President and Andrew
Doneson of Tennessee for Vice President subject to the
National Convention
Honnp AFFArn-USTIMELY END or CAPT GEO Nrwsos
gentleman In Petersburg has favored the Erpr,ss with
the following particulars of bloody tragedy that occurred at
jerusalem, Southampton on Friday last, the 18th inst
ON night previous to the preparation deed ct
,rtv ball given in Jerusalem, Captain George Newson
by esteemed and respected citizen and late representa-
i've of county in the State Legislature gave offence
- Young lady, which relative Of he's, young medical
aent under the instruction of DIR Parker Of that place
ID Calhoun Barrett resented by telling him speak
rain or he did he (B would shoot him Newson being
nevhat intoxicated. afterwards asked the young LADY to
dance it'll him. upon which him. the ball pass
ng through part of his coat Newson t left and
word that he to die FOR he intended
shoot him
On the next day Barrett Nc,yson coming along the road
abueey with doubled barreled gun black driving
him when perceived him. he raised gun If
fire but being also provided with fred first the
contents striking y somewhere about the breast him
fall forward the spatter board B. then advanced
discharged barrel Into the head of Newson killing
him almost instantly.
DRowSEp-on Monday last, Mr. John Griffin of
comfy while attempting boat from ice
rrazers tunnel caught by the ice giving way thereby
npseing the boat throwing him He attempted
into the boat failing in this tried to reach the shore but
was washed under the ice and drowned.
WESTWARD Hol"-we understand that company of fifty
yopnr men in Grayson county Virginia. ready
will start for Kansas few abingdon rirstniaa
TatM,RrsA wAsHlSoroS ESrFRrnsE-The Abingdon
yirgnian SAYS drawing ,s scheme has been fixed for
the 7tb of pr and add The hope thai the tick
,ts wi all be disposed OF before that time Its impossible
tell how many yet undisposed of as but few agents have
rendered an sccountthere may be many there may be ont
w One thing know, the orders pour in upon US here
thick and fast have but few tckethongh all orders
Mil be filled If coll in tickets from distant agents
JONI srunp1vAsr well known citizen and merchant of
Petersburg, died last Saturday morning.
iSorHrR REVOLUTIONARY SoLpIrR GoSE.--Ath his resi-
ience in sposylvana county, the LIST inst James Ballard
Esd in the aI year his age born the place
whore he died on June 1853 and enlisted in the
Revolutionary AT the age of l6yesrs
BrENr-rhe residence OF Mrs Dabney Gooet Wood
Vile was the ground Wednesday night last The
the fire carly enougho save most OF the
fgruiturc