Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-08-16

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I.yxcnBrRe.=A correspondent of the Petersburg
Exeress has visited I.ynchbnrg and is in ecstacies-
Listen, OIL Lngsriily.
i will mol follow tao beaten track aud say That
I,nehhurz is situated on tie james river, aud con-
tsias sn many thousand inhabitants will say that
next found myself at tn Washington House re.
eisiag the hnspitable ciyltes of Nessrs Clark aud
Snead and their retnue of obi ting servants From
this delightful mousse where your readers must go
it they would be comfortable, caught the first fair
view Of Lyuchburg | saw the streets running up
hill and doSn hill, the tobacco wagons as busy rs
bees in June and the pretty Lynchburgors tripping
up and down the stony sair-ways, which they call
streets. This view Of Lynehburg enticng
that determined to more of it, Accordingly
threaded my way through the tobacco wagons water
melons nurse-madS, tohacconiSts, and tobacco fac
tories benches and hands, and did Main street
This prodigous exploit thought particular
", as had to pass the market-house. coop be-
leve it is. AT all events, 1t WAS so full that it was
running over with people, water melons, and bench
of chickens But do you not think il is better to
have coop running over with edbles, than to have
a great long market-house so new and well built,
with nothing in il? Having done Main street
foot and not being so well praciced in running up
stairs and down stairs, as the pretty LynchburgerS
took my next observations from the window of a
ringe.
Ny colored cicerone drew up the ribbons, and off
your CORES pondent went, oltng over Lynchburg-
ped by the graceful turrets of the Lynclburg Col
lege. 1t sits janntily upon the hilltop, with the
majestic Peaks Otter for its background, while the
solemn mountains seem to have arranged themselves
shoulder to shoulder to make its frame.
The driver halted, that night look at this pretty
picture-after which we ratified on over stones and
hills and tabeau after tabeau of hill and dale, and
lonely cot and solitary pathway and herds,and light
bridges, spanning yawnug ehasms, passed rapidly
before me- Houses climbing the pretty hills and
nix ontliuinu the uululatinp domains nd
then into the town again
We passed the pretty residence of Mr. MeDauiclthe
accomplished President OF the Virginia Il Tennessee
Road, and could but admire the graceful archtec
ture, and perfect taste of every part of it, On
went passing the old College, so straight and prm,
we shuddered to think how strict and severe people
must be y no kept school 1--WE beg the young gentle
mems pardon aud heard recatons in such straight.
square, precise, old edifce And we hope the young
gentlemen viii soon he luxnriatng in the graceful ed
flee being prepared for them the hill. Surely
hnowledge viii descend upon them as mountain dew,
in the bay windows and balconies and turreted cham
bers of the new college. We sincerely hope that
beautiful piece of architecture may rob learning of
all its terrors aud that the young gentlemen may
forth from its walls, quite graceful and aunty
their Alma Mater.
Having consulted the blue clock upon the
courthouse, concluded to return to the Washington
House Here we were handed in by Mr. Clark, one of
the propretors who hoped was pleased with Lynch
burg. How could be otherwise? Were not the
most faterng attentions shown me? Was not the
best the Washington House afforded, laid with an ell
egant c urtesy, have seldom seen equaed, before
me and mine? Seen through all this, Lynchburg was
but another name for Eysum.
Mine host politely consigned me to the Virginia
Tennessee road, and Mr. Mcdaniel the President was
present do the honors of his department lletold
of the tunnels and the curves and the prodigions
Of tbe sbnon who after telling and borinJ The SOL
"a I - ,,a - ,ho tn,,ol o1nolna5 49, e th
n.ar ,o ,,oo =; ,oltin,, oondition tlosa ir,,on,a
strata of rocks mnst bavecooed 90 fast thevrouI,ln
st; ,boa, mi ' ~
Nv nnxt iottor will be from tho ,ueabo,, Srr;,o,,
where thi Leaves mo N,v tba reader dream tonigbt
trn;r, ~, a,d aa, tho ston,, stoir rays Of tha old
Tobarro civ, yoms Piao,r
Tur Wvrueyrtr TINES Is the nar,e Of a ne, Wcck-
w. published at Wvtheville Va. Inv r. W. Duke.
- +l,o CT ,,,,,i,or f ,.f;b = Iof,ro ne r.
Pine adyocates tbe election of Willard F;IImorc and
rives evidence in it, first ssoe that if will do vaIua
I11,aryico in bis Inbolf II ! a LARGE we'll nrintad
eboot fIIed yyits variety. of entertaininr matter
and furnished ia Subscribers at 81 ner annnm in ad
ranco Mr. DnEa i FORMER citizen of Ivnchhuro
where bo l. l,no,n az a gentleman of great worth
and ybcro his friends we do not doubt will take
Measure in adinr his cnternrzr The Times has onr
hest wishes
Darn OF Srpp1tvG CT AsoRYE Eso-We REGRET
cyraadnoI,, =, annonncn the death If his eminent
ppntlenop-yrticb occurred nj his residence Belle
vote Nelson county the early mart of This week Mr.
C. Ind been for many wears one of the most success
fI and practitioners of law in the State
He was noted f,r roat acntcness of mnd-a thorougb
apilqrtv with the practice and an almost nfalljble
in1omont of cbaractar Scarrelv +, law case of i'm
ooncc has arisen in This section of the State in the
~ m'i,on NJ was ho' & I Iaa1 "