Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-12-20
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LAsr Nlsur.-The ladies Feas, WILDE closed 10
night, (Sa urday.) Afer supper they will offer at
auction variety Of beautiful fancy articles, and
nice lot OF meats cakes, &C. all suitable foi the les
tiyities of the approaching Christmas. The ladies
hope the auction will be we'll attended
TnE TaBlrAuX at Dudley Hall Thursday night
passed off admirably all connected with them nc.
quitting themselves with much credit. large audi
WAS present
PROFESSOR GILntas second lecture will take place
at Ma sonic Hall to- might. Those who may wish to
he interested aud instructed would do well to at
tend.
CRY CorNcH-,Nt called meeting Of the Council
Of the city of Lynehbutg, held Thursday evening"
18th December, 1876,
Presn'.-Jno. VI. 0;ey, President Jno NJ. Speed
Clias. W. Christian Geo. D. Davis Jno. II. Seay
Jas. +. Payne =. II. Gilmer, Jno. Oyer, JAS A
Stigler, Jas NJ. Lanehorae and 7 C s Furguson,
member.
The resignation of Jas. II. Simpson as Master of
Police WAS offered aud received: Whcrcupon, VIM. c.
Burton duly elected to FIJI said vacan y.
On motion, committee consisting Of Charles ".
Christian, Jno. NJ Speed, and james NJ. Langhorne,
appointed to report bill to organize militia
ry company for the city.
On motion, il was ordered that five hundred dollars
be placed in the hands of the Oversecrs of the Poor
On motion, the Council adjourned.
JAS q. WILLIAMS, Clerk
ASSESSMENT OF LAND IL BEoFoRD.-The Commi.-
sioners appointed for this purpo c. have completed
their nbors Their books exhibit II total valuation
ofland in the county Of "a 2Gl &C. divided beween
the Northern and Southern sections, as iolows:-
South-sdc, S2,l53,S73 81. North side, 81 .667 1913
80 No. oil acres on the 5. <. 2s5 $50 n. s., 22l,-
356' Value, per acre, s Side, S7a6 \. Side Sl2.
Increased valuation S. S, about 40 per cent. n
Side about - per cent. There will bean increase OF
the revenue of the county of about $4,000. These
figures show a rapidly increasing prosperity on the
part OF the count -Seatind
Tan MIDLOTHIAN Coal Pirr-SrArEMsNr OF ONE
THE REsCUED.-Mr Farley, one of the rescued sut
erers states that he was mining coal lust before the
accident occurred last Friday morning and observed
that the water appeared to be coming rapid than
usual, remarked to the man by him that he did not
like it, aud started 10 the shaft hut after getting about
hundred feet remembered that he had left his
pipe and returned to get it, but before be could do So
the water burst in upon him As possible
he seized an upright and held to IT, despite the yo-
lent rushing of the water. which stripped him of his
pants, shoes and socks, leaving him not vestge of
clothing save his shirt After getting Uprising
he took care to remain there, and shortly after
wards joined 10y Prngle who refused 10 remain, and
wandered off in the dtrk He afterwards met with
Lester. and they remained together. On Monday af-
Farley says he in the act of getting
water to wash his mouth when he heard the picks
of the exploring party, and by way Of encouraging
them to perse,ere, he got lump of of coal slate
and knocked heavily to attract their attention. lie
knows that Of the coiored hands were less ex-
posed than himself and thinks they will be rescued
ii not crushed by the tumbling coal.
VIM Blrncs, Que of the men who rescued on
Saturday, was anyions TO descend the pit 10 aid in
the search fnr his comrades, but persuaded
10 do of his cuts and bruises received BY
the floating timbers aud falling coal when tue acct
dent ACQUIRED. The after damp is vet had in the
pit hut does not deter the miners from prosecuting
Their labors in search OF those whose condition yet
unknown.
NEWS IrEMs.-The part of the Ballard House in
Richmond, heretofore under the management of Mr.
J. Woodson Smith. has been transferred 10 Mcssrs
Palmorc and Zetele Mr.. Ballard retaining direction
and control.
The Western Mining and Manufacturing Company,
located in Boone county, Va, will send the Gin
cinnau Market ca Coal river 500 600 bushels of
coPl during the coming season.
Winfield Lanier, for threatening to assault aud heat
his wife, discharged, rs il was only his wife,
and man has right to de what he likes with his
own.
William Fowlc ESQ. resigned the presidency of the
Bank of the Old Dominion, Alexandria, the 4th
instant, aud the Directors elected VIM McVeigh, ESD,
president
Edward NJ. Garnet, of Va, has been appointed
assistant Clerk OF the Court of Claims at a salary of
$4,000.
The Printers of Virginia have resolved to celebrate
the birth day of Benjamin Franklin
J. J. Brown, late proprietor of the American Hotel
Richmond, has been sent to the Lunatic Asyium of
Stauutoh.
A FAsHIoSABLE FLUTTER.-Rumors are rife from
Paris that hoops are TO be abolished and Amazon
bonnets Introduces short faces and lathe forms are in
CONSERVATION, for the abolition OF hoops would e.
duce great many of Nenuscs to skeletons, and
coal black sparkling eyes djmped cheeks and penry
teeth, it possessed by short face, would be lost to
the world the moment they quilted the house.
NEGRO M,soEs.-Thc Washington Star of Tuesday
aays: I'VE have very recently satisfied ourself of
the existence and regular meetings of negro $50 cal.
led Masonic Lodges in Alexandria and Norfolk Va,
and that in Richmond there negroes who have
been initiated in them, though far they have no
organized lodge III that city; and take this
sion to call the attention of the police of those cities
to them.
OFFICE VAcANr.-The Stanton Spectator learns
that the office Sdur KroH Inspector in Shenandoah
county is vacant Can't the Virginia Electors sug-
gest some suitable person for the station
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MARRIED.
On the 18th instant, by Bishop Early, Mr. JouN
WRiGHr and Miss ELIZABETH A. NJ, eldest daughter of
Albert Waddill, all of the city of Lynchburg