Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-02-07
Citp ana state aHairs.

Ctty dNO Ssdte AudttS.
lnsH PRICES FOR NreRors-J. P. Slaughter Commits.
ntf the Of Rueker Hackers administrator sold
auction this city, yesterday negroes the follow
no high hgures: boy, l2 years old brought 1920
p 81 ycsrs old, ss75 girl IL years old s7o
sos etgA $500 and girl of Is brought s92a.
Mr. Bryan Akcrs the Auetioneer
Irsr Yesterday was Ash Wednesday, the
f,he eptcn in ST. raus Church
- that day is the custom Of the Episcopal Church.
TIE WEATHER continues remarkably cold-thc tempera.
a being frgd has been any during the
winter
TIE RECEIPTS of the Concert given by Musical Assoca
non for the benefit of the poor las, week, sl535o
DARING RoBBERYThe residence of Mrs Reed on Church
vii, Richmond, entered by gang thieves Sunday
corning while the family church. robbed of
nsderabe of money various articles ery and
other valuables Bureau draws forced open
nare of the considerably damaged gen.
m,n residing the vicinity the robbers yard
, .npposng they persons making friendly visit paid
uuie attention to the circumstance
SHOOTING AFFAIR-We learn from the Lewisburg Era
m on Tuesday night last Frankford Greenbrie coun.
~ ,tr John Pennc in difficulty with Mr. Andrew Crist
m the the breast with pistol nuring him
IL hut not fatally Pennel has been lodged in
al.
TRAVEL on THE ORANGE AND ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD
The receipts from passengers alone January the Or
rce and Alexandria Railroad amounted Sl3sO5 bling
Increase $1,000 the receipts for eight and passengers
curing the month last year.
DrAp-James NJ Bland a well known stage contractor,
formerly wythcv,e diedat Greensborough N c. few
days since
JOHN Mitchell, the Ish Patriot is deliver lecture in
pchmond to night has also been invited lecture
bls city, known yet whether he will accept
not
ron the LYNcHBURo yIRGISiAs.
Mr. Editor regret learn that misunderstanding
exists among patrons of Lynchburg College to the
terms tuition the present annual session Owing to the
delay necessarily connected with the ncpency of the enter
PRISE the Faculty compelled to commence month
than they would have done under ordinary circninsan
that is In October instead Of September This reduced
the nine months 1t was distinctly
public prints that the for The annual
the of forty dollars for the Preparatory
fifty the Collegiate department In view of the heavy
incidental to the of operations we
thought but charge should
first session of nine months for subsequent
months and instead of dividing the session into
terms of four and half months EACH we deemed beero
make the first term Of four months duration and the atera
ocnlsr term of Ave circular of the College
xbch was circulated before opening was express
" stated the would open the first Monday in
tobe and close the last Wednesday in June and in the
tile of annexed to the circular an exact estimate
a ,,ie of charges fer period of nine months
After being thus picit did not anticipate the posbi
u much less did we design in the least
do .e TO sscad public mind 1t however, that
mo have misunderstood the matter-supposing either that
M first session would months that the charges
ula he AT that ratio This mistake, doubt grew out Of
fac, that most and College sessions continue ten
,b although there exceptions this rule in the
case of the University of Virginia and other institutions where
the period nine monhs) and from disregard oihe pc
lar circumstances connected with the commencement of
avg enterprse evident however that the misapprehen
n Of buty ncdb
,ree in 1uiry on the part of those who entertain it.
PM nasmuoh az than suffer the slightest
mutation of untairnes any forfeiture of the confidence
aud good will Of community, willing that any who
. the charge under the circumstances as extraYagant or
should their payment to their understand
cg Of 'se c5iditians very respee'iuiis
President of I. ynchburg College
L4SeHGURa Va, February 9Th, 1856
Ats called meeting the Lynchburg Muaica Association
Ian the 4t inst the following preamble and resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
roas is difficult at all continue in healthfnl
any voluntary association and under the present
cnr;ssiou of business has become peculiarly incon
nst for members ADVANCE herjust proportion OF unds
and increasing expenses I" luis Assn
t r soipd That this Association will during the present
.s.ior dispense with saaried Director
1d olped the regular meetings Tor practice oe con
rued and practice be directed by the Vice pres
r mr. such other member the Association may appoint
ard Rcsolres while dispensing for the present with
services of salaed Director the members of this Assoc
take tefyng to Mr. Bozzaotra their high
orsona his elevated character as gentleman anu
w. lis nrofund accomplishments musician and teacher
and bv hereby tender thanks for his con
s,an and un.lg labor in their service and UNIFORM Es IN
and ofherws advancing the interest of the Asso
tan aware az they are his exerrong more from
"a love of his art than any hope of pro6
Mr. Alfred Hopper unanimously elected Director for the
next session.
JAMES FPAYNE
H. LATHAM, rouoi,.ea