Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-10-21

"a roar. l. WirmHs "A eorrtsn pntlcut = tLc
tersburs f1ffef qa's, giving an recount Of 4 resent
= ,i,,eaI discussion At Charlotte c Il peaks IA The
following complimentary terms of oar talented conn
tymaa Dr.. Root L. Nithers, WHO replied TO the Hon
Nm. q. Gn9de
DIR. Kobt L. Whers the Assistant Elertor tor the
district rose to rcp)s "Miss Nancy Mr. Goodel
looked more WAYS than The DR.. said ihnt hr
did not expect Ia answer Mr.. Goodc, but Mr.. Gooap
had placed himself il such position, AID had III
d5lgrd in n,l charges against the part to whici
He DE VI ttchel that he ,ltil To De- bis lu-
II to reply. Anl hoS telt for our CongressmAn.--
lie received blow here IN 3her there, aud another
on a third place, uutii our poor representative had
not a single whole bone He attempted to interrupt
Dr. Nitbers, bat at every interruption the Dr. ssnt
him headane Laundering about like dopAins before
an approaching storm Mr. Gooie at last thought il
best 70 bear it patiently, and soecumh 10 what he
could not eyade and for one hour DR.. y Tiers held
the audience MS il spell bound. by defence of
the American party aud its candidates, which doubt
fiji has been urpassed in the whole eansass IllNen-
rc the assertion that DR. Withers will never see the
Hon. Mr.. Goode again before tile people Why the
very appearance sight Of ithers hereafter will
throw him into " fits. DR. Withers delighted the
people of all parties by the manly frm independent
.ind eloquent manner in which he handled the we'd
pms Of political debate 1ou see none of the low
aawng, demagogue, or clustering politician about
hin.
He know. the right and will the light pursue
Tho it ofen'is Genuie Greek Jew
Actuated by ardent, and whole souled pa
uiotism he speths ) patriot, He pleads for his
country an ardent lover OF her interests and
Ike one who will he her chealrous and true defend
Ex-Governor SMITH ) poke in Dudley Hall Satur-
~ night. We did not hear him, except has closing
remarks, but his speech Is well spoken Of
The RoN, FArErrE McMuLLN also spoke. fayetie
fsundered. His words got twisted sad very
hsrd of delivery. His ideas. too seemed confused,
aad together with confused ideas aud twisted words
layette made poor Roadway. He tald that very orig
Inal and rer} funny anccdotc about the old hens
spreading herself lie called several dead witnesses
"a the stand to testify in f,yer Of "Oll Buck. -
wonder II NJ is raPper2'l Old Mrs. Buchanan
vas called mp to tell what she knew about her son
= ms. " 2id lieforY' was also called gPon so was
1e4g Hetory fPolk) Don't think Farette made
l,ach out of his with csses. He thea introduced
political sen squadron of ships. There was the
o.l Wing ship the Democratic ship; the American
snip. and the Republican ship. We areno sailor and
e1alaat begn to keep mp with Mes ships. They
laul'avre3 aud cat and tackled about awfully. We
N.#'e - constant expectation Of collision. They
..as ea-e t9iz'al t1la Mes words, and worse
f.=.l l15a - jlsas. 1t hard to tell II other
f.5ra via a. The fact is. things got 80 mixed up
50. ,lnuht whether Ne knew which craft he was a
#asl himself Bnt in the midst of all this danger and
Ha0tl.Ja the audience relieved by Mes going
d1.va. AMI then the crowd left.
GaaAf CoNFLAGRArIoy IL BoyDroS-L9ss FROM
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H.. destructive fire in Boydtou About 10 o'clock
On Wednesday, the 18th inst, immense volumes Of
flames were seen to emanate from that quarter. On
arriving there, after short interval it that
HE store-house of Alfred Boyd Esq, wrapped in
Ere \ very heavy wind blowing from North
EasterlY direction, caused this ignite the shoe sho0
Of IloInes h Co. The fire was conducted from
thence to the saddlery OF VIM. H. Gaiford Esq, and
the tailoring establishment Of Messrs Digger " Ga
rry. The next adjoining building in that direction
nv Corn ley "a 1 had
lot Of clothing &c, in After this house had
also been ignited the progress of the FIRE stayed
iy the OF blankets and application Of water to
those in immediate danger. good portion of the
conteas Of these buildings saved, but the entire
loss considerable.
1t is estimated at about $40 900, there being but
very ltte Insurance upon the property Destroyed
Many hundreds were present to witness the scene of
disaster of all sorts. sizes and colors each busy Civ
ing directions, but none executing them with any sort
Il regularity, is always the such occasions
i' Is supposed that the FIRE originated in
Mr. B"yds store, occupied hy an old servant, Antho
-, or more probably, that it the work of an in
eendarr--Cor So@thstds Democrat.
AceuENrs,-Siuce oar last ISIS ne have heard of
two serious accidents ia the upper end ofthis
T.. one occurred on the main road at spring ia
the neighborhood OF Mr. Horncs. drover was
drinking at the spring, when his pistol fell from his
pocket, and the cap exploding the bail entered his
body, The other occurred the Glade Spring
Depot, aud it was the running OF a hand car over
C7lo-ei man. Neither accident had terminated fatal
Is when we heard from them, though both were
thought to be fatally injured.-Ab'ngao den fHgnian
: BRrrAL Acr.-The Abingdon V0ginian states
that: -" At PRttonsye, Scott county on Friday even
ing the 9th inst, man by the name Of James Sey
more in fit Of drunkenness, borrowed gym aud de-
aeratey shot his wife. She living when last
heard from. hut her arm was badly shattered that
a7st Of the bone had been extracted between the ell