Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-12-30

-. All oTuinhnce concerning the niEht-w
=. An ordnance concerning slaves
~ An Ordinance concerning free negroes
Tn motion, thu Council adjourned until Wednes-
day evening, the 10th December. 1856
JAS. q. WILLIAMS, CLERK.
Al an adournsd meeting Of the Council of the city
OF l.ynchbnrg, held at their Chamber ON Wednesday
evening, December 10TH 1856:
Fre"at-Jno NJ. Speed, Jno. II. Seay, Geo. D. Davis
Jno. Oyler, I. c. s. Ferguson, p II. Gilmer aud
Jas. F. PAYNE.
The President being absent, on motion, Jno. H.
Seay called to the Chair.
On motion, the Committee on Revised Ordinances
reported the following bills which, being ordered to
their first second and third reading passed into Or
dnances.
% An Ordinance concerning the employment nj
labor OF persons confined in the city Jail for certain
offences.
- An Ordinance concerning tpnling and disorder
ly houses, unlawful assemblies aud Migrants
% IA Ordinance concerning hues forleitures and
punishment.
20 IN Ordinance concerning the disturbance of
religious worship by driving wheel carriages about
the streets on the Sabbath.
Tn motion. the Council adjourned until Thursday
evening, the llth lust.
JAS o WILLIAMS, CLK.
Ro. H. GLASS, Esq.--n The Richmond correspon-
dence of the y. J. Urld of the 22d instant, the
name Of Ro. II. Glass / the present Postmaster OF
this city is favorably mentioned in connection with
the position of Southern editor Of the Washington
administration organ of Mr.. Buchanan.
THE NATIONAL AMERICAN of Richmond has been
purchased by +. W. Perry, and will hereafter be
published as Daily Penny Paper.
The connection OF the present editor with the pa
per will be continued, and the American will ms here
totore, strenuously advocate the principles and poll
cy ofthe American party, but its main object will he
to present its patrons with the news of the
day, and no effort will be spared to make it worthy
of support. Care will be taken to and publish
the very latest intelligence by the mails and all the
Geographic news which can be obtained up to the
time Of going to press.
RAILROAD SoUrH.--The Danyille Republican allu-
ding to two bills pending before the Legislature
OF North Carolina fol a connection of the Central
Railroad Of that State with the Danve Railroad
proposing connection at Danvile and the other mt
point lower down (l'arksdae's) objects 10 the lat
ter, among other reasons, BECAUSE
TO abandon the connection between Dauville AMI
Greensboro, defeats of the main objects sought
TO he secured by connecting the North Carolina aud
Virginia roads--to obtain the most direct route from
the North to the South and thus to secure the inn
mense travel whirh passes between those two greet
sections The most practice bile direct route will he
secured by connecting the North Carolina Cen'r Il
with the Orange and Alexandria Railroad at Lynch
burga connection which will no doubt be made in,-
mediatey after securing the connection between Dam
vile and Greensboro Every blow struck upon the
road from Dauville to Greensboro, is therefore
step towards filling up the only gap in the most di-
rect Railroad route from North South. The North
Carolina Legislature surely will not overlook inn
portant n consideration as this
OUR STATE-We see it stated that Hon Wilough-
bv Newton is preparing article for publication in
retuiation of the charge of ignorance and want OF
education in Virginia. He saws the returns in the
census table giving the number Of those who cannot
read or write in the State are grossly inaccurate,
and he repeats the opinion he has formerly express
ed, and in which we feel inclined to concur that
there is not the face Of the globe any community
of equal numbers, intelligent and well educated,
in the proper sense of the word, as the people Of Viz
GINA"
ACCEPTED.-We learn that the Rev A. W Miller,
of Charlotte n. has accepted the call Pastor Of
the Tabb Street Presbyterian Church in Petersburg.
The reverend gentleman will take charge of the
Church and congregation about the first of the en-
suing year.
THE UNivEnsIrY.-Reports of sickness at the Uni
versity having been extensively circulated we are
pleased to find in the Charlottesville Advocate
statement that the health of students is better than
at any previous session.
TRY AGAIN--We inserted an item in our last tom
the Lynchhurg pirginiaH stating that the daily
cepts at the Christansbnrg Depot had been 81 5o.
1t not stated for how many days conseratiy,,y
TINS nad been me case, though we presume Dul
Mr.. Petyjoan the Agent AT the Abingdon Depot,
informs that his receipts, for the whole month Of
November. for freight alone, amounted to 81 ,873
averaging for the % days Sls7 "A. If passen-
gers fare included, it would swell the amount
considerably Christansbuig Depot will have TO Try
agsn.-AjtaJd2n VUgInan.
The ell elton of Judge for the Eighth Circuit
Judge Lomnx's by order the Governor, is To take
place, on the 10Th day ofFebruary next
DWELLING BuRvT-We learn from a private letter
from the neghborhood of Stanton that the dwell
ling of Mrs. Mildred Nelson, that place, cal
led the Poplar Grove, destroyed by fire on the
night of the cath inst Very little furniture
saved, and all their clothing destroyed. Loss aboa.
$4,000. No insurance.
SHOOTING AFFAIR-An ARRAY occurred about nine
on Monday night last in the store Of Mr. c. b Ronss
in Winchester between G. W Hollis and Robert W.
Sperry, which resulted in the serious woundng Of
the former BY pistol BALL the ball entering the wind
pipe directly in front and lodging among the mus
Giles Of the neck. There confident hopes Of ia
vorabe termination of the injury.
Sperry, who manifested great concern and immedi-
ately ran for physician, underwent a partial exam
nation before the Mayor the same night. 1t
tinued to-day. but not concluded when we went
! to press Winchester Frgiaian.
How THE MARKETS RASGED.-During the last week
(now ending the poultry market tolerably brisk
| in Petersburg Turkeys went off at Is to % cents
per h Geese at l3 and cents per lb ducks at IL
and 2j cents per ID; fowls at Is and l6 cents per ~
grouse at 81 so per pair partrdges at 81 per pair
qnails at so cents per pair venlson at 10 cents per
lb butter 25 to 81 cents per ib and everything else
| proportonably high Prices will come down next
week considerably PEI. Express.
| EXTRAORDINARY CHuD.-There is child (colored,l