Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-05-21
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w h,aI DAYS. "the Local this morning makes its
" n.nee in another new attire, and better
IA a f,r the falling eyes of age than that which 1t
n Ia This reason for the change will relieve "the
u M If the suspicion of being whimsical and ca
III ms which the act OF laying aside haoiiiments
a nfly put ON might snbiecti il to. Change of dress
81 Sshion. however, are the order OF the day, and
: lnmn but keeps along in the popular current,
b, OCCASIONALLY laws down one suit and
n e. IA assumes another. The netemorphoses of
=, ,he bean monde are notorious. The facility
hicb an abont-town gentleman moves from
4 " ei,a "bob-ta' to an extreme shanghai
'nYrrneiating tights to full and flowing unmen-
j" - = In mode Turkish trowsers,is wonderful
lion look at those charming individuals of the
ID" They lump from extreme TO another
~ a. much ease and alacrity MS some politicians
iant their 'prnciples" to public sentiment. From
. modest and unpretending skirts OF yesterday,
- have to-day turned to the monstrous and NAM
Il developments which constantly monopoze
.ots. and whereas in fair and delicate forms
- tben glded as gracefully about as tawns in
| e,rast or swans on the lake-they now lumber
mo not unlike inverted balloons in shape and ele-
ants in action. Look, too, upon their heads for
/ ,hor evidence of radicasm in fashion. The time
"resnect to its memory-whcn they wore bon
=, some persons may look back to that period
4 that practice with as great clothing as a GER
ain fortunate politician was wont to feel for the in
s,ntion of slavery. We do not We are unsophis-
ted enough to say that we liked that old custom,
| "A we regard not without emotions of sorrow the
| ., of that supreme Ruler--Fashion,- which has
| rsoned the institution of bonnets to the regions
: dcflnct practices, and numbered them with
| Ia things that were. We have soace however,
an abiding confidence that they will again be
| snrrected-that they will once turn up ON
| be ever revolving wheel of fashion, and mounting
their lost positions, like the Napoleonic dynasty,
III vet again rule supreme, and bask in the favor
and smiles of those who tread them in the dust.
"a mote it be. The reader will perceive that we do
moi recognize the thing which has usurped portion
III the place, and by courtesy, bears the ofthat
Venerable and respectable article, being bonnet.
IBy no means. 1t is sheer burlesque-humbuggery
most sacrge, thus to denote it, and we shall fall
MO no such erroneous custom.
But to return from our DEPRESSION II will be
zen that this department, aside from the all sufficient
reason first given for its change of fashion has illus
|uious precedent for so doing. And when adj
THAT it has improved on that precedent by changing
|r the better we think its case is clearly made out
|so in its and improved tout ensemble wreathed
la smiles and hat in hand the Local now makesits
most obeisant au 'eroi,.
GprlsT GENERAL ASSOCIATION OF VA.-We are re-
|ula.tod by the Committee of Arrangements to state
/ the delegates attending the Association to meet
this ell on the Goth of May, who travel by the Va
nj Tonn. and South-Side Railroads, are requested
report themselves at the Depot of the Virginia Il
-nnessee Railroad. Those reaching the city by
a. eyances other than the Railroad viii report at
.e store of Messrs. NJ. Hons & Co, two doors
bore the Merchants Bank, Main street. Commit
ICES will be in attendance at both places, to assign
delegates their homes
The Virginia 4 Tennessee, South-Side, and Rich
mond & Danvie Railroads have reduced the fare
one half-that is to say they will require full amount
FIRE to Lynchburg, and by exhibiting certificate
from the Secretary of the Association that they are
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The ELECTION of county officers throughout the
safe viii take place tomorrow. Candidates he
sappled with election tickets at this Office any time
leorc the election, and with Salt River tickets via
lie other side of Jordan, Immediately after.
THANKs.-The compositors of the job department
this Office return their thanks TO Messrs Opitl
.1orc for the rich treat of ice and cake with
4hch they RECALLED yesterday, on the opening
TT the of their saloon.
SoUTH-SDE RAIRoAD-Another evidence Of the
Increasing prosperity of the South-Side Railroad,
re take great pleasure in laying before our read
49, On saturday, the fine locomotive Tennessee
5ngjneer Bowen, brought down train Of thirty
IKE cars under the conduct of the efficient Mr.. Bur
aeft loaded with 1873 hhds. Of tobacco 1876 bush
IS Of wheat, las bbls flour, with immense guam
lily of miscellaneous freight Well done for the
south-side r Express.
FIRE ~ NoRToLX.-.Ahout one O'CLOCK Friday af-
'enoon, the large brick residence of Conway Whit
de. Esq. Butte street was discovered to be on fire
and before the flames could be extinguishel the en-
tire roof and wood work were destroyed Insured
Tor $4,000 in the Mutual.
HowARDsyLLE BASK.-The capital stock of new
Independent Bank at Howardsville having been sub
serbed the following gentlemen elected last
week IS It's officers The capital of the Bank is l00
600 secured by State Bonds
William A. Turner
Cashtcr.-D. !. lIartsook
D"eeto's.-W. a. Scott Wm. NJ. Woods, John S.
Nosby, Z. R. Lewis, r. l.. Wilbourn, W, j. Robertson
OF Nelson, Joseph H. Turner and r. " Elsom.
SENT ON-George Livingston, charged with the
murder Of Elizabeth Duesberry. was examined before
Inc Hastings Court of Richmond on Wednesday, and
sent on for final trll at the next term of the Circuit
court, which meets in the fall
ArroNrMEyr.-Lewellyn Hoxton, son of the late
esteemed Dr. ". W Hoxton, of Alexandria, formerly
y surgeon in the L. S Army. has been appointed by
resident Pierce cadet at the Military Academy al
West Point
HE tRoPs-The wheat and cora III the different
counties through which the Central Railroad passes,
appear to be quite thriving, though Of the farm
fra anticipate bad year in respect to all crops.
PUNISHED FOR SHOOTING TuRKEYs.--Wm. England
vas tried before the County Court of Chesterfield
i2St week for shooting tame turkeys, found guilty by
The jury and ordered to be imprisoned in Jail for five
lays Edward Wooten implicated in the same affair
though not present was found guilty, and the same
seilence passed to him.
Do1Na LARGE BusrNEss.-The Virginia Central
Road now doing u very heavy business in carrying
reight. The cars go ont and come in heavy loaded
very day.
nRo~sED-A youth named David Hathney was
sfo|ned in Hyco river, Halifax county, last week
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