Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-07-26


Charlottesville, lst Monday in August
Amherst c Ho. Sd Monday in August.
SrausToS Mirrsns--We take the following items
OF stanton from the Spectator of the 2sd
f?formrioa DdH'ed-Thomes Gnity, the son of an
lrisman in the employ Of Col d. S. loaag near this
place, left home without permission some five weeks
ago and ht, MT been heard of since lie is about
i1ereea years ni age nj sprightly appearance fair
fa9iekion. M has remarkably iise teeth He is
supposed to have gone ii the direct lion of buchanan
er ynehburg. and the papers published in that quar-
Ter are requested 10 notice the nmtter The Youths
ahsenee caT Is great anxiety to his p4roats who are
MT able 20 tfertt in the usual way inform ton
addressed to 81 Young viii be thankfully received
The -Four Rtce,--Sunday morning last persons
heon2ine to the four great divisions of the human
family happened 10 meet under roof in the Pres
bytcran Church in this place. The large majority
OF the congregation belonged 10 the Caucasian race
and there was one genuine Native American, one
Asiate, and sunlry Africans. We doubt If there
was ever such an nssemblage here before The Asatc
was young native of China, who came over with
Mr.. John Points lately returned from that country
Ff5gdVM Acc,dem,-On Monday last the carriage of
Mr. William Gamble, containing the two Messrs Beers
oi Richmond, was coming into town, and when near
the residence of Mrs Warden the horses took fright
nndr OH Nearly opposite the pump, at Mr. Bickles
corner, the carriage was upset and the horses got
loose. The running-gear of the carriage was very
much broken, and the top completely smashed; vet
10 the establishment of every one who witnessed the
occurrence, the gentlemen inside escaped unhur ex-
cept few trivial bruises
DEATH OF Ex-MAYoR WHITEHEAD OF NonroLK.-
The Norfolk correspondent of the Petersburg Express
says; "Our whole community deeply regret that
good man is gone. DR.. N. c. WHITEHEAD is no morel
lie had never entirely recovered from the effects of
the fever last summer, and though he able
up or go about the house. he did not appear much
in public. He died very suddenly last night from
disease of the heart aged GA years The flag on the
City Hall is at half mast in honor of his memory He
the oldest magistrate our Bench and as such
succeeded the amented WOODS rs Mayor last sum
mer during the prevalence of the epidemic For
twenty years he has been President of the Farmers
Bank ut this place
PttzE FIaHr.-One of these disgraceful scenes,says
the Norfolk American, was to have come off Monday
near the city, between two men, named "Bucki Will
liz. Of Norfolk and Leroy Peed, of Portsmouth, Will
lis showed the white feather, and there no fight
DARING ASSAULT UPON JAMES Lyons, EsQ.-A few
nights since, as James Lyons, Esq, of Richmond was
passing along Seventh Street, on his way home he
received severe blow in the left side, given by
or two ruitlns which caused him to fall and before
he could his feet they had seized his and
run off. The night dark, drizzly one, and as
Mr. L. had no suspicious OF an assault he was unable
TO tell whether his assailant was white or black
WHITE Sulphur SPRISas.--A correspondent of the
Richmond Enquirer, writing from the White Sulphur
Springs says that among the visitors there Judge
Hopkins of Ala, Chancellor Johnson, of Nd. Chan
ceor Buckly of Miss and Charles Louis Bonaparte
the last named being interesting little lad 10 years
old, and grand nephew Of Napoleon Bonaparte Phil
adephia has the belle there this season. Baltimore
who ruled last year. having surrendered the palm
The broad Swiss hat is very common among the Ia
dies, and the hoops are carrying the day.
Honorary TITLE DEcLINED-Rey. James B. Taylor
D:ol,,s~, la,x, 10 Al.
commencement of Columbian College, with the title.
d. d., accepting the mark of ministerial distinction
from conscientious motives.
Wharf.-The wheat crop of Wythe CO., va, this
season, is estimated at 100000 bushels,
New PosT OFFICE IN VRGNIA-The Postmaster,
General has established a post Office at Millbrook-
Greenbrier county, Va. and appointed Addison Fra,
zier postmaster The office is directly on route
1905 from Lewisbnrg to Guyandotte.
ANOTHER MiSgRAL SpRING.--The Halifax (Va,) Ad-
pocate is informed that there i, spring of mineral
water on the land of Mr. James Wilson, of that coun-
", which possesses very healing properties.-Many
persons have been greatly benefited by only few
days oft Sulphur is the predominating ingre-
dient--the others not known, as there has been no
analysis.
The Educational Conoeatioa, assembled at the First
o'clock, and opened with prayer by Rev Dr. Jun
kin President of Washington Colleges Prof Geo ).
Dabney of Richmond College, appointed Chair
pro TEN, and Prof Jacob Fuller OF Lexington, Sc
cre;ary. A committee appointed to recommend per-
manent officers reported rs follows:
fresident.-Rev. VIM. A. Smith of Randolph Macon
College.
For Vice Presilent.-Rev Robt Ryland of Richmond
College.
For Secretaries.-J H. Pendeton of Wheeling and
Bolivar Christian of Stanton.
The report adopted
A committee was appointed to prepare business
for the Convention, to which several propositions
referred.
The attendance, though not large, includes some Of
the most eminent scholars in the State.
ACCIDENT ON THE CENTRAL RAILRoAD.-The cars on
the Central Railroad Thursday over cart drawn
by two mules and driven by negro, owned by Mr.. X.
). Edmond near Strawberry Hill, three miles
from Richmond. One mule was killed the other
crippled, and the cart smashed to atoms. The Negro
was carried nearly mile on the COW catcher before
the train was stopped. 1t was then found that his
right leg was broken, between the knee and ancle.-
He is at the Medical College, and will probably
recover, without the loss of his limb.
CAPrURED-Two negroes were captured on board
the schooner ''Danville at Richmond Thursday morn
ing who had secreted themselves in it for the pur-
pose of escaping to New York. They were discover
ed by the Captain and handed to the authorities
The steward of the schooner, free negro has been
committed the charge of aiding in their attempted
escape.
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ARRIVALS AT THE
Washington House-Snead a. Clark Proprietor
June 25th.-A Dunn, Va R r; G Manson