Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-05-15
G-itp a,,0 state Affairs.

,severai local prepared for this days issue,
- fro,a necessity laid over
,..,x,r,oS we understand that Alexander Tompkins,
c,v Treasurer resigned that Office His successor
n, n. elected at the next meeting oil the 'o"ie"
e,11roRxf, = large piece of pure gold worth one
aud thirteen dollars was picked up nfew days since oy
hHH woman in cornded ON the plantation Tour towns
aueS, p,,vin Matthews Campbell county about nine
man rr this city. 1t is said the woman has some other
mics .cpt this up ascertain what II was The sPeei'
- has scarcely any quartz IN IL
.n,na AyrAIRs-The Petersburg papers OF yestcr-
M have the following
d!' n Johnson volunteer in the Mexican war and
pan s,a.orsbprr died at Norfolk, on the l0thin
.ne,,-F Lakeland engineer ON the Norfolk and
ry Railroad been appointed to the South Carroll
pailroad Ills office In pe'erSoore WI" DC nea ny MI
sqggs II the Roanoke's cargo from City Point last Sat
ie pa. s,oooo The valuable cargo yet carried
,,x,,ps-Jos. j. Little postmaster McGay-
Posi y, ,,obam county, Va, vice W. F McGahey
y, christopher L. McGraffin postmaster at Sir Johns
So ,,.rgan county, Va, vice James Long fos'sne"'
.r ron UARylsr-The Woodstock (va.(
, eyop says in Shenandoah county ''e ny rhmen
ie i.c,s have attacked the grain but the effect is
I'll, nereeptibe owing toiis rapid growth mas never
seen n more encouraging p'''e
perience oftwenty years
Mn JAMS British Consul delivered iecureih fors
,onth Va, on Friday evening
,.,sr,w AGAINST DOUBLE vorISG-we believe that no
- punishment threatened double voting under former
consequently the late Legislature passed an act pro-
any nersen shall knowingly when not legally
- or vote more than in the election he shall
s5n and all except one be stricken from the
spnnose the should fire voting first ore
The other who shall decide the vote to be erased
,Irv if the election should hinge thereon FIRED. Hr
aid
rur late Legislature passed Act authorizing members of
r,nd Associations to own so shares OF stock instead
of 90 as heretofore
TUE act to Incorporate the Fredericksburg and Gordons
M Railroad Company has been amended to authorize
M road constructed to the Orange and Alexandra Raj
,o,d ut or near Orange Court House
n.,rpoF A CLERaYMAS-Rey. George Adic well known
i Of the Protestant Episcopal Church died at his resi-
,ce in ondoun county the Sd inst Mr. said to have
been native of Stafford
rHs Richmond Enquirer takes ground against the recogn
nof Nicaragua
ro Bn,sroS lately married. committed suicide at Rich
ucnd Va. Thursday
AC,rfzrx OF PETERSBURG KILLED IN NicARAGUA-We
learn that Mr. Lane long respectabl citizen OF
petersburg and time engaged ia the dyeng and
ung Old street. killed in the recent Costa
Rican aff.ir &c. trail America.
AcourTEp-Johnsou Dickerson, Of Albemare county,
Who stood indicted charge OF numbering young Harris
a. B,rboursvile some time last winter has been aequedby
the Circuit Court of Orange county.
WoNrSs RIGHTs-Mrs McStinger lecured in Winchester
recently rights We cannot say positively wheth
r she is the McSnger who vicimzed Jack Bunsby in
Dombey and Son or not