Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-04-08
citp anu state a6atrs.

ssRIous AoeiDESrwe regret learn that }. D. Alex
a., CLERK of the Circuit Court of Campbell, has been ser
IL, and dangerously injured by fall from his horse He
lived severe OF the head and lay for some
90 IN state of isensibiy. We sincerely trust that lie
may recover
,,ay PRICE ron ToBAcco--as will be from hi. ad
,,sement steptoe has been at his Old tricks In selling
weei-haying obtained thirty dollars per hundred which
tina, he to keep his reputation for get.
hgb prices as are manufacturers for giving them
,rcr,yrp ny THE VA. & TENN. II h at tho Lyuehburg
%, for the week ending Saturday 5th day of April 1856
pn 81 4e lbs Butter 6663 lbs; Copper Orc, 20 756bs
800 BUSH Feathers 1917 lbs Flour 73l barrels Pig Iron
IN lbs Lunser 5000 IT. Lard Il s3 lbs Oats LILO bush;
Tobacco lbs Manufactured Tobacco IS boxes,one
10y Coal sae bush; Wheat 2olj bush; Miscellaneous, lO7
rs lbs. -oo " M,
s.oor1so ArrArn.--A difficulty this city
Ia, evening betw cen employees Of the Va. Tenn.
road named Hunter and VIA in which the latter was shot
former ball striking the top of the head and
the skin the skull for several inches Hunter in
custody.
wyrYEyILLE TELEGRAPH, of best country
.ce. has changed hands and changed politics. Mr. J. w
raycl succeeds Mr. Thos VIM in its edtorshp and has
nvered 1t into Democratic paper
in the Canal occurred about eight miles below
~. v which will require eight or ten days to repair
1v n.v1p CALDWELL The many friends of this gentle
in Iynchburg and the adjoining counties will be panied
, reading the following from the Norfolk Neaos
yerc much grieved that the parsonage connec
,b the old church. had been destroyed by fire
occupied by Rev David Caldwell! so long the popular
and beloved pastor of Saint Pauis church In this CITY, MT
ye was absent home and the fire spread so rapidly
C and her little daughters had barely time to
&c Mr. Caldwell lost nearly everythingall his furniture
hooks The of his valuable and rare library OF over
volumes the result of years OF careful ana dscrm
selection is truly distressing We are giad however
Ian that his sermons other important MSS were saved
m loss will exceed three thousand dollars wheh very
o., ono whose liberal and charitable spirit has prevented
bis ,ccumulating little of this worlds goods
", g. TrsS RAILRoAD.We are happy to learn that the
~ ronn Railroad is rapidly progressing to Its completion
now run to Marion and the track Is laid some four
Milo, west # that town They will get here Is tho"gh' oy
the 4th Of uly--AJin9don Demo0dI
MARTHA wAsHINeroN GIFT ESrEhrRisk-Ihe following
gentlemen have appointed to supentend the drawing
and dis tribution enterprise and in their characters the
public have undoubed assurance 'na livery 'u'ns " " ~
Is and honorably managed
Mai Jacob Lynch, Abingdon,
NJ, s p McC onneI Eslvile
Cen p C Johnston. Jonesvile
Walter Preston, Esq, Abingdon,
Mr. l. Crockett, Blountviie Tenn
ME- shehey, Marion,
DIR CP Rolefor, Abingdon,
Mai J F McEihenney. Lebanon,
col $ V Fulkersnn, Abingdon,
Mr. Ia, s Buchanan, Glade spring
b drawing will take place before the 4th oil july
DvsrRurrIyr FIRE occurred at Abingdon on SATURDAY
r,i,y hast We learn from the papers of that place tha II
ont in the extensive coach factory of Mr. Henry sho
and in the course of Ave large buildings four OF them
.a ware consumed besides numerous out buildings that
r either burned down. Mr. Simon lost ms a"eing
bons and every building upon his premises besides every
,, thew contained excepta portion oi bis furniture So
yodd new carriages and buggies were destroyed Us "e
!, al his lumber tools materials books and papers
rb house recently purchasedfor the Git Enterprise was
o redueed to ashes the buildings of Mr. VIM hooe'e
attaining were demolished, arrest the progress Oh inc
flames ON the opposite side Of the street. MI ehae'
yr lost two tenements ono his old FANNY res'aeiee "
corner and the other two story nf'eR nouse' ''
erected M -, . IN 900
The loss ia heavy probably between 81 ana e4oo0
and the whole ssupposcd have been the WORK oil an ceh
,. negro girl Of Mr. Snons who had previously lore
had "A or threatened evil the family Is now III jan ""d'
suspicion a., c.o.,r,v
Ii,ion 10 Mr. Snon's loss If carriages Mr. dreeh"ay
loot co,r Mr. Robertson tvs and Messrs T. L. Preston d. M
nhona, NJ II Buchanan Thomas g. McConneliJ NJ. Rose
a4d others, one each.
n saturday evening meeting OF the citizens was held ioi
rho ru,nose Of relieving possible, the deu"h o
the sufferers The OF the effort upwards OF siZoo
Ind been raised.