Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-02-08

rrIpurr OF REsprcr-In the Court of Hastings for
,,v OF Lynchburg. February 4th, 1856
he Court being just informed of the death OF SAMUEL
uooKER distinguished member Of this Bar which took place
h, morning. doth upon motion and unanimously adopt the
.alow ing resolutions:
That as member ofhis Bar Mr. Booker able iesrn
"A honorable always courteous and gentemany in his
occasional intercourse with his brethren OF the Bar.
% That man, he was honest upright and viruous,
awed with high grade of taens and high of honor
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dole most sincerely with the widow and family of the decea
81 In great alieton. and mourn the rreparable LOGS
,hey have sustained in this sad bereavement.
That members aud officers OF the Court and members
Of Bar wear Grape upon their left arms for thirty days
testimonial 81 'he fese''h "heh 'ho5 "'' 'ae memory OF
a That these resolutions be spread upon the record and
e and that other copies be furnished the city papers
.reaues, that they publish the same.
JAMES BENAGH, CrK
ST yAnESTIsE's drawing near when ali true "Iov.
,rs and that take occasion
usve ofsone sort. 1t proposed by exchange that in
onieraon of the fact that the is leap year.
Valentines relative permanent by the
M SEX who especially privileged pop the questions
Is any thing else they fit for nearly eleven
ibis date book selling friends already prepared with
.,otlas of these m.ssiyes
vsf QUARTERLY Law JouRNAL-Thc first number of
this periodical is table. 1t is edited by A. Gugon
s9 Of Richmond Bar and supplies what has long
usly felt this and throughout the
spensable that is the periodical publication important
ses and less cumbrous shape than that
by ponderous reports
II is published by J. w Randolph quarterly each
containing $50 pages at IS year
TIE RAILS of yesterday considerable impression on
the snow few such days will carry all well
as break up the ice the canal and river The
ment navigation again will be very gratifying event
hpopLExY--Col - Granier an old resident of Peters
burg was stricken with apopletc Tuesday
noon It is feared he will not
The UsuRY LAwsIs VIRGINIA. bill has been reported
TO Virginia House of Delegates which provides that the
legal interest shall continue present. but per-
son. by may take for the loano orbearance
ey other thing higher ofnteest exceeding IS
upon 500 and proportionaby for greater less
THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD STILL OPERATING.-Not.
outstanding the cold weather with its concomtant OBJ
suctng the above ground roads the transportation of the
mails and passengers goods and merchandise the
foreground road operation still There to this city
Saturday night negro calling himself jim who took
up lodgings the National Hotel and upon being
by Walters his business there said he had
Mr. Wade Mosby and also exhibited pass signed j.
Galloway, dated Goth December 1855, in these words
James, the bearer has leave to go to Norfolk"
December Goth, 1855. j. GALLOWAY
The letter which 70 had FOR Mr. Mosby,
,,iued in blank envelope and scaled Mr. Walters openedh
and found sealed Mosby. suspecug that all
&c not right Mr. w for friend Of M Mosby to enquire
ITO the matter who conducted the to MI Ms lodgings:
upon opening found that contsned request
In the following words:
Mr. Wade Mosby will please hire the bearer, Jim
om mere,l vessel and oblige J.CALLONAY
Dec &c, 1865.
Mr. Mosby knows j. Galloway ESQ., of Bedford the repu
led author this lacon and giving him credit for e
good sense prefer such request declined complying
with IT, and with the of his friend promptly chang
ID Jms lodgings from the National Hotel to the city jail
where he the reauistion Of his o"nerNofok NcTs