Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-01-19

q ,,,rked The Board Of Health have taken the
~ hand snd every possible cfr viii he made to prevent
,ease from spreading All communication has been cut
IN the house, and with the great precauon that will be
, i, I, no, probable the infection will spread In
,Ime ho,vea er would be wei for all who have
op 10 be vaeenat.d
rFas--we obliged to Nj. J. E Hunt, agent,
Of superior Fresh Oysters. put up in the
Mr. r. proposes to Keep supply Of fresh oysters
ON hand at his depot, Bridge street See advertise
epL
WEATHER AID rnAvlL vIRGISIA-The AIexan.
Gazette of Friday says;
% weather intensely cold and the river for
1,s-abl. distance, is completely frozen over. The ice
thick 0 ears on the Manassas Gap Railroad which left
lnerday morning O'clock returned at O'clock r.
living made the run without much difficulty
s rain on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad due
RE neoek p NJ on Monday, ed about NJ on
nesay and left again yesterday morning. about o'clock
had not returned at late hour last night
Ne yet mail behind hand from north of Baltimore,
+ itwo mails from the South
u,usax Advocate speaking of the weather there says:
,s have beeu found frozen death in their nests
benumbed that they did not attempt to escape All in
The depth of the ground with the probability of
hnh n,eceded IT, together intensity the cold
he recorded the scverest winter experienced In this
,tade, perhaps for hfty years.
The Charlottesville Advocate says that Superintendent Tim
lake of the Central Road is making every effort clear
he road OF
The Alexandria Gazette of Saturday says
passenger informs there considerable suffer.
among number who had congregated at Gordons
M Many them had been unable to than
v enough sustain life and for of better od
ms had to sleep in the cars
SMALL pox-The Farmvile Journal regrets learn that
disease made its appearance the family
F. T. Wootton residing in Prince Edward county near
sandy River and that eight have occurred
n was communicated by female slave bought Richmond
bv Mr. W, several weeks ago
rur r. ATE DIFFICULTY Ar BETHANY COLLEGE YA-We
ave published of the difficulty Bethany
ege The following account by Mr.. Philip Burns
he tree soil gentleman who was the cause of it,
THE question slavery had publicly bv
Northern and Southern students previous Sunday,
cr H. without causing i'll feeling either side on that
@ At the dents request Mr. Philip Burns che Sc for the
Iec OF a The Great Principle Liberty" and al
ed West India emancipation The excitement became
Intense and tremendous stamping and kissing it alleged
VAS made silence him Then about third of the audi
rushed out with loud cries and imprecatons
hurled against the house. and 1t as proposed to conduct
Mr. Barns Buffalo creek hard by, and baptze him the
Of the peculiar institution. The mob, however
srated their purpose through the vigilance of Mr. Burns
The next day about twenty Northern students helda
cen and resolved to leave the College, unless those
cced with the mob publicly reprmandcd expelled
the following day of the Professors that IL
did return to their classes the Faculty had
expe them and publish their expulsion in all the leading
the Union Ten of the twenty students remained firm
the resolution they had passed and failing to obtain any
.ass, they left Bethany College"
4 GREAT DESTRUCTION OF PRorERTY-THE RICHMOND &
b,yuILE RAILROAD DEPOT Is PuINs-On Saturday even
ate roof to the Richmond and Danville Railroad Depot
this city way from the great weight Of upon it.
bud falling in crushed out the brick walls making complete
wreck OF the whole building The depot 2 feet long
I west side 2l0 feet the east side and 1872 feet wde
being covered in by roof supported only by small
rods presented wide surface for the falling which had
accumulated depth of several inches before the accident
occurred Fortunately in the building the time,
d no lives were, therefore lost This depot
t of s25o 600 to the company about two years since and
of the largest in the South When the gave way
E North gable end thrown with
weight of the bricks burst through the South wall of Mr.
archibald Thomas factory which injured the
vera hundred dollars is impossible estimate the los. Of
and to the merchants and farmers who had freight
b the depot but fear will fall but little short of $50 0O
there in the building at the time of the
$4,000 bushels of wheat besides hogsheads and Of
cco lots of guano and merchandise of almost
There also two three freight crushed by
he falling tnbers and of them literally crushed into rag
nentS,
Soon after the accident occurred one of the young men en
oyed the depot made his way through the
upfeght" clerks office and secured the books the
removed at from off the freight suppose will
b. much loss will be avoided.
Had the accident occurred in the day night
Of life would have been frghtfu number of
constantly engaged in receiving and delivering freight during
business hours.
gentleman residing In the neghborhood the
great when the gave way he felt sure an
earthquake had taken place-Dspatch, Of Ael4M.
HTHE BLUE RIDGE TUNSELCo Crozet in letter to the
Charlottesville Jeesonan the whole pcrforation
iunnes 3G0l feet viz 1880 the West side
East This makes for the year. 749 feet which, however is
proper criterion for the future progress about
month should be deducted in consequence long
Duration Since that tme that is in months
been excavaed 1872 feet being little 20 feet per month
There remains on this day 672 feet.
ALYScHpUReER ABnoAp.-Thc following extract is from
m Oregon paper;
Our little village presents busting appearance with
me volunteers encamped in the The smiths
aud in fact ali the noise conusinn and bnbbnd
upon great and glorious war The Douglass County
volunteers organized Saturday by eecug Samuel
Gordon captain and Sunday morning took up the line of
march for the seat of war"
Capt Gordon native of Lynchburg brother of our
iownsman Newton Gordon He from here Florida
about 1870 emigrated from there Texas thence Caor
MIA and about years since to Oregon We have
seen private letter from him. in which he says:
we organized the 25th ult travelled mics-s0 on
ioot-jonnd the u s. troops-and got desperate fight
mi ana ~ wounded and only three wounded from
lany-they are doing well. We fought days without
war news to give you The Government is complained
bitterly No appropriations have been made, and the
" awful upon individuals for the support of the army
MuRpFRED-Mr. David Wood residing New Cool
aroor Hanover county brually murdered on Friday
asst
WI r. NJ GARRETT late Chief Engineer Of tho Virginia
o tennessee Railroad has been rendered has accepted
ne once OF Chief Engineer of the Richmond and York River
Railroad
.soRY LAws.-The committee OF the Senate to whom
the subject Of repeating the existing usury laws
'ered have reported that it il ne1pedient dte thereon
EDITORIAL CHANGE.-R w. Lyles. Esq the editor and
eor OF the Danvie Register has sold the whole estab
ueht to Messrs Abner Anderson and L. h. Shumaker.
ne politics of the paper unde 40 change.
NIAp-Jobn Rice Miller prominent citizen Of Pittsylva
''co' died on Monday last,
"CHhoND TREATIES Susan and Kate Denim commenced
Il engagement at the Richmond Theatre recently.
hEErIsG OF CITIZENS IN BEHALF OF THE PooR-A large