Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-03-26
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ptsfhuo ,he hours of q and o'clock the large and
enne ,.,l;shment known as the Piedmont Works
Yinsoe - -. a, fire The fire originated In the upper
was soon DESTROYED aud all the various build
niu"s r,o ent were in an astonishngy time
ni' anu w. s,me. IN, establishment consisted of main
v'P IS worry large size several wings aud add tons
biidhs =, ,hs d.vouring element was not long
al bem +, the ground The Loss of property by this
-, heavy The machinery used in the Works Of
h ,nrovea and costly character, and all lies ruins
i - ,,mne,cd work was too DESTROYED the most
uabe of which were two spehoia passenger cars o Tue
s ga, n,r,ooa nearly flashed These were worth
su' W. arc unable to speak as to the actual loss
s. s,oes by ,h. are suppose it will fall short
s,oo)o and will probably go beyond that amount
OF ,bere An insurance of about q 900 on the
We in several Offices known origi.
proP hon ft discovered by the wachman il had made
Roadway and spread with such rapidty thai,
,mnossbc to check 1t until the Adjustment
was a uose COMPANY were on the ground as soon as
and rendered efficient service in saving adjoining
pi The Water Works House, the Phoenix Foundry.
BRIDGE the river all on fire at different
lint were put before serious damage done
times, W. number of operatives have been thrown out
by destruction of these Works, and our city,
40 rpble have deprived of very useful establish
sna yessrs curle Jordan were proprie.ors
ment Ae''' 49,
DEATH OF JOHN D. Moh"hL~.A private ue'paen @
ed in city yesterday ahho'ihceo Tue ae"' Vi 'o ~
rel. Of TINS CITY, ~ Wv .. ~ :, a1 eli,
wcalhiest man IN virginia D'"'s "'''A' VS. % 'Nfr '
two '1'''O
RATIFICATION MEETING IN nhDfo" "A. +" " s w ~
husiastic meeting OF the American party Oh Deoiofu s
convened at the Court House on MONDAY, &sh MATTEL low
Hon VIM l.. uossin was ~ -, @ -,
Dlcknson and Joseph Button appointed Secretaries
The meeting was eloqueny addressed py "m, L. "ossh
Esq, whowas ioio"e" W ' ..,,,.,
close u no a.,a,ors,, ,do,,od -
winch ,s Thu, ve ,nnrove the nomination of Willard Fill.
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more " mno oil honorable means to secure their cleo
usn'' GU"
'to" rho+ ve ,nnrove of the State Convention to DO
Son on the 9Th day of May next and the Chair.
he ~ ia au,horized to appoint twenty delegates
ma u ~
10 ' rh,, tho Chairman of this meeting be- and he
). an. of the delegates to the said Convention
neeos then appouted the following delegates viz
i IS y.h,so, Col G. A. Wingfeld H. c. Dickinson
- n r Brown VIM c. Minis Saml G.. Clayton, +. c.
Banks VIM. L. Holt VIM W. Reese oam r !" Moorlhan'
jesse S. Burks Benz. A. Donald Or H. A. sale inohas D.
Phelps Thos w Robertson m H. Lee JOS Button IN
d White ana WIN a. "s -. .,,.,, ,,,,
h a p,s,mana WING N,tonal American, Lynchburs
sul d peaford Sentinel
M. ,n..,,ng theu adjourned,
II c. DICKINSON lc,a,..
JOS BUTTON
,,,, e,or,r w, r.c-., ~ s,.to that, tho
Ahhhhsi ,,. =, - t,,tle =. ., ,.naar a, =,
health of Judge thompson y 80 e'ov " ~ emu, gu a
)ourhmen' " .' .,,...,
Monday aud will ADJOURN TINS morning
NORFOLK AND PoRTsMoUTH-A revival Of religion pro-
ssoo in Cumberland Street Methodist church. under
mon. from Rev Messrs Wills and Leonidas Rosser
The oerats of Portsmouth nominated DR. Jas.
Hodges for Mayor. ..,.-.
An American 'nee''"s " ~ ., -
and among those VINO "a'' 'A' N''''as "' ~ '
Crane Esq
pvu,px,Rtr CASE OF ABSTINENCE FROM Foop.-We
srn from the Rockingham nesls'e lna oaue neiy VINO
resides ABOUT TWO anu =" nan n' MN 'p " -
nsham county mas 'oN''y aos'Au I'm o' W yy's 60 &c.,
days ana ne may yen survive 80 -. 49,.
he has been IN ara'no' i"e'"! ' 80 ..,
months ago ne refused u e''' anu '' ~ M. ,r -,
ken anything except water anu sa"so W n Y
though reduced to mere hAe'o'o"' Ne p' ,'
friends can iiiuee MIN 10 ''Ae any "o' ' N -,
ko drink of water and will doubtless persist this delu
, until h. s.arves to cath eis respectable farmer
about forty odd years of age.
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WIN VEacH oil Shenanu oan eh"fseu ' n - ri ~ -
soaing his WIFE, was 'r'ed oeioro 'ne ~ , 60,
that county and was sent on Tor 'a before '"e
Court
THE ROANOKE VALLEY r. R coMPASY'-ihe annual meet
ing Of the Stockholders OF TINS company WAS helo III |N
vile on the l9th inst ihere was large a.'eno'' anu mo
ny matters Of vital interest were disposeu OIL
The following gentlemen were elected ohcefs anu manages
ofthe Company
Pres'dsnt-JAMEs "lLiIAMsoN
STATE D"ecfors-Henry WOOD James, t. hasAnS 'oo'ito
t;u,,5 t.,,. s,o.Lbo,5r,a NJ Mcpbeeters James D.
pn,Ia,h si,.s II u.-ris
r..,.,r.r and frsrk-r A Williams
Tbapa,t genera, mee,np of the Company will be held in
h ,, - vr,L IN tho secord Thur, d,v in November next
dia,i Chr,o,,o,,no Va, on Tuasdav last emancIpated
eighty or nna negroes and in his will made am pie
i.;o Co.. NOV rov,, N I;horia or some of the FREQ