Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-01-03
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prnIIc MrEriSG.-The undersigned citizens of Lynehburg
-.,eetfnlly suggest that a Town Meeting be held at the Ma
II, Han. at 2 O'Clock, I. NJ, this Thursday afternoon, for
= ,urposc of selecting delegates 10 represent the interests of
-. :. civ in the Southern Commercial Convention. which viii
Iii 1, Richmond on the 3oth lust. 1t is needless to urge upon
"eaen,hers of this community the proprcty OF being repre-
.,,ed upon that occasion.
r. McDASttl, A NJ. ikihit'
n H. CAMPBELL, :. eAHiAsp' '1,
John g. MEM, NJ LaNuhohNf" eoss'
sAuoEL MeConkiE, PAXTON & IRVING.
MCDONALD S PETERS.
ptsrrlcr CONVENTION is called to meet in this city to.
~ :, eject a delegate to the Philadelphia Convention.
cu,ye. has been made in the running of the Western
- which the mail train arrives here AT 5 O'Clock, P. NJ.
rr,sn,y was a beautiful day for the beginning of a new
clear and bright as a crystal, it smiled a joyous wei.
- r. the new born year. instead of mourning in sombrc
-, over the death of the old. Reader, initiate its exam
Look not manrnfully into the past; 1t comes not back
Fa-visely improve the present; 1t Is thine;-go forth to
a7", ~ s,,d,wy future without fear and with a manly
me-. SO counscls Americas favored child of song-Long'
IT,. and so counsel we.
$3.50, ,aau,aArE number of arrivals at the Washington
10 or the wear just ended was 1914. The patronage of
n"~an,,.r hotel is only limited by its capacities to accommo-
dat.
.r ADVERTISEMENT for telegraph posts in another col
,r n F. VANS, a resident of this city, was robbed in Peters.
,nry last Monday of sa5.
COUNTERPART on LYScHpuRe BAsK.-A philadelphia
.s,rs 1.-THE police of the Sixteenth ward arrested two
r rn an Friday. on the charge of passing a counterfeit $40 bill
-.or,,n ia be of the Bank Of L%ynchburg, Va. Upon search
tho pockets Of the accused. a quantity of other counterfeit
money was tonnd. l me- "'"ue WIN "''" '"' '@' -
answer
rur ANNUAL MEETING OF the Stockholders Of the Citizens
p..by i N take nlacc this evening at 81 O'Clock.
,ovpos publisher announces 1.-The Old Dominion, a nov.
&c p II. James, the NOVELIST and the British consul at
Norfolk.
"old Dominion
WASHINGTON AND ALEXANDRIA RAmRoAD-Mr French
.sc, notice that the Washington and Alexandria Railroad
,ul he ready for use in a short time.
TUE LENNON CAsE.-In compliance with the joint resolution
.,,nted by the General Assembly in 1853, the Governor has
.,,ointed Andrew Stevenson, Esq, the Associate Counsel
,h the Attorney General, to prosecute before tho supreme
court of the State of New York, the appeal taking from the
,,dJon Of a Judge in that State, by which Jonathan Lennon,
.5tiyen of Virginia. was deprived of his slaves. Mr.. Steven
., its understood, has accepted the appointment and the
asc will be ready for argument at the tern. Of the Court which
commences on the lst Of January.
FIRES IN yIRGIsIA-Frem a record of all the fires when
have occurred in the United States during the year Just closed,
,5cra the amount Of property destroyed has been estimated,
INA 10 anu uDh III u VI A'AhAN
Lowing. January 6. Lvnchburg, Va, $4,000; March ,, near
Wheeling, Si0,0O March 3, Petersburg, S2aoooi Marah 10
Roanoke, $4,000; April II, Blacksmith, $4,000 April 25'
Dlnyillc, $40 1000; May 10, Petersburg, Sl'p,oo9 June II
Richmond, $4,000; July ), Norfolk, S'o,oooi oetooef o
Richmond. $4,000; November ., Buckhannon' S@oooi De'
Fqnber / Richmond, $4,000 December (, J Norfolk, s2hooo'
ACALI. AccErrfD.-ReS. II. I. Lee, of winchester, ms
teevel and accepted a call to the charge of the Chapei OF
5e Cross, episcopal oh"rsh3 at Chapel I'M N'rth 'aroiina'
THE GOVERNORS MANSION has been handsomciy;painted
qapered and refurnishcd with new and elegant furniture
throughout. The dining room is furnished in complete
Kkvle with the most fashionable articles, the paTl"rs and rceep-
m room are set off with carpetinp, curtains. mirrors, sofas,
bairs, etc. of neat design and excellent finish, and the cham
bus are beautifully arranged and furnished with great care to
tb5 comfort and convenience of its occupants. All in all, we
have never seen a mansion fitted out with more taste and
kncstness than the Governors, and yet so entirely free from ex-
Ltmvagance and gaudincss-R Dispatch.
FATHER MURDERED by HIS soH-A man named Randcl,
wing near Sengersville, in Augusta county, was murdered on
tSmdaynight week by his own son, They had had a quarrel,
and the old man went to Staunton and returned a short time
fore he vas murdered, quite intoxicated, when quarrel
tnk place, and his son struck him twice with his fist on the
led and face, and he died in a very short time. The son did
not offer TO escape, but said he was willing to meet his trial.
DFAD-Maior w. X. Perrin, a Captain in the war of lsl2.
and a member of the convention in l029- 30 for revising the
Virginia Constitution. died on the 10Th instant, in Gloucester
nunty.
Nj RoB'rL STAPLES, of Caroline county, was killed last
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