Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-02-13
ritp du0 State aHaitS.

,.oylc HALone of the lusesi audience. of the
tue representation of "Fazio Monday night at Mason
Hall
,pYr,n-The following tn. law making it the inter.
prerog of the ladies the counting leap year
laid Down by a writer in 1900.
,l.ct 1t become part Of the common lave In
=, social tions OF life that often every b.sexte
h the adyes have the sole privilege, during the
n connuetb of ma ling love unto the which they
her BY wurdcs iookes, them 1t seemch proper
al moreover will be entitled to the benefit of the
- :, no dohe refuse accept the offers of ladye who
~, IN any wise her oposas withe slight
IT,"
rous Mitchell At THE FESTIVE BoARD-Af,cr the highly
entertaining lecture of this gentleman at rhonix Hall
To-, evening last twenty-five thirty his especial
IDS sat down very sumpuous entertainment at the
nt,yrook HOTEL prepared by Col Darlington the proprie
If th, popular house, in style which did him high credit
~ crescent represent truly feat of flow
hch continued for hours tagging or abate
Mr. Mitchell, we hear, leaves Petersburg this morning
,lest n where he will deliver lectures be
t r,ceedlng his home In Tennessee PaosJarg Fr.
press
,,,.ovsrER TRADEIS NoRFoLK.-Its estimated by the
,l Argus s3000O00 nve stcd the oyster trade
ria and 700 vessels engaged the
r,neut The principals in the trade pay from IS 40
NOR bushel for them at the rocks and pay l2i per
tor ,bellng them, ,on being packed sent to the
~, they bring 80 per gallon
,,a Hon. ALEXANDER H. H. STUART has accepted the
asncy OF the Council the party of y
rna for the present year
ooy SHANNON, of Kansas, was in Wheeling, Va, Thurs
,,y en- route for Washington
XsorurR REVOLUTIONARY HERO AND PIONEER GosF-
nov philip w Taylor native of CaroliuA Va, soldier
youon and of the carly pioneers of Kentucky
n an the cath ult in Shelby county, Ky He presen,
ha surrender of CORVALLIS soldier in Col Mathews reg
mon, In 1871 he went to Kentucky. On his way down the
his boat attacked by the Indians twenty miles
nIsye several ofhs companions killed and wounded
h,u,cf among the latter
Suuu pox IN RicHaoSp-we learn from a citizen of
pbmond that this disease prev aing
to an alarming He says that there present
sv v the hospital and he assured by Of
tho physicians the city aew days ago that his
knowledge there three hundred p
yae Misunderstanding Inteasenccr.
INVITATION DEcLISED.The citizens of Cincinnati have
invited the members Legislature to unite with them
the ovation the memory of Washington the 22d inst
The invitation however declined for reasons which are
s forth in the resolution published in the Legislative pro-
ceedngs
ytRG1S1A WooDIAsp s-The Providence and Boston Rail
road Company purchased 1853 of woodlands in
virginia for sl350O They have employed agent 5000
A year to prepare the wood for market.
PAINFUL AccIpEsr-On Wednesday evening of last week
child aged four years. OF Dennis Daniels residing in Hamp.
s1ire co Virginia. fell into kettle OF boiling II
horribly burned and at last accounts feared tina!
could not survive its injuries.
SUPPOSED MURDER-An irish woman named Downey,w
found dead her bed in Alexandria, Thursday morning
Her husband beed committed JAIL suspicion Of hay
ing caused her death.
Snow fell Petersburg and Richmond last Saturday
ING.
HAMPSHIRE county has voted subscription Of $780, 900 TO
the Alexandria, Loudouu & Hampshire Railroad
MINsTRELs playing in the towns Of the Val
ley of Virginia,
SPIRIT JEFFERSON newspaper has been purchased
by WIN. Lucas jr.