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Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-29
Di-persiou Of the Pscseas Adm in i.srn ton.


The members of the present administration
are making their arrangements for withdrawal
after the 18th Of March. 1t is probable that the
President will remain here until the middle of
March. and then yi-i;Cuba Tor month more.
Mis- Pieroe's health has always been feeble and
her physicians advise against the sudden change
from thi- climate 10 that Of New England in the
Spring. owing TO II pulmonary tendency. The
family are much urged to make tour of the
shrunk from the demonstrations that would no.
cessarily attend such movements. and these in
vitations will hardly be accepted Mr.. Marcy is
established so comfortably in the west end that
he will probably let another quarter day roll over
his head after the 4th of March especially a. his
former residence at Albany has been recently
sold. Mr. Guthrie's establishment Ia Louisville
has been kept oTen during Ii. stny here. and
will be ventilated early in March for his recep
tion. Mr.. McClellan9. like sensible man of
business. will go at once back tn his profes sion.
Mr. DAVIS, after attending the executive session
Of the Sennfr--to which he l. elected-wi visit
Mississippi. aud settle down again into IA hack
ncyed member oi Coagress. Mr.. Dobbin enter
tains the purpose IT seeking genial climate, 10
recruit his hra til, which has Suffered seriously
by his abors here. Nj. Campbell will return
Immediately to Philadelphia aud Mr.. Gushing,
like his friend Mr.. Micaw ber,may wait Tor some
thing 10 turn up. In few months mere the AID
ministrhiion will pa>s into story. and the mon
who compose it,into comparative oblivion. such
IS the fate of political honors.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-29
The New Coinage Hill.

The Congress now in session has lately per.
formed one sensible act of egislation.-
Its purpose is to rid the country of depre-
ciated Spanish coin. especially quarters, eighths
and sx,een,hs of dollars. To do this, the bin pro-
vides that henceforth these coins shall be taken
by the u. 5. officers the first at 20 cents, the
second at 10 cents and the third at ) cents. Thus
received, they are to be no more passed out, but
sent to the Mint for re coinage
1t is difficult to estimate the arount of petty
swiDdling which the punishment of this Spanish
currency will drive from the country. Nor is
that ALL The inconvenience Of it was scarcely less
Objectionable In one state, the eighth of dollar
was seven pence, in another nine pence, in an.
other shillng,in another bit Bits, picayunes,
shngs, nine. pences and fourpences are hence
forth to be among the things tina, were, In their
place we shall have decent and honest American
dimes and half dimes, their value and name the
same in all portions of the Union.
The people should at once come to the aid of
the new law, by refusing reso'utely h receive
these Spanish coins at any other rate than the
value placed on them by tho act of Congress
In this way thu nuisance may be forthwith aba
ted.
The bill above mentioned also provides for the
coinage of new cent piece which it is to be hoped
will be an improvement upon the old one. Its
to be composed of eighty eight per centum of cop
per and twelve per centum of nickel.
Altogether this new act is common sense A.
chievement to which supposed Congress, es
pecally the present one, altogether unequal. 1t
is as if the Legislature had abolished our foolish
usury laws-laws which political economists of
all names and all nations have long since agreed
in prcnouncng absurd.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-29

Mr.. Webster. in his Private Correspondence
tells an anu sing anecdote of the manner in which
the printer murdered the manuscript of his ia
nous reply 10 Mr.. Hayne He snid There Is m
such thing n half allegiance ana half rebcllion;
10 treason made easy" abiding to the books en-
titled "Geomeiry made Fay" "Logc made En-
sy." &C., but he adds, 'tbe printer put it treason
madcDsy. Twice corrected the proof. and wrote.
thought, plain enough, made easy" But
could not mako it easy. and SO it has gone
through the Union Treason mndcosy"
finally, went TO the press, and had the whole sen
tencp struck out
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-29

Indies dresses to let. for one ball. are now
regular matter Of trade in Paris:-Sixty francs
ttw"ye dollar-) night, if the dress is returned
without spot. This has been made niece ssary
by Two ihings:.-lst, that dresses are grown 50
enormously costly that nobody but the woa'hiest
can atfurd 'hen at all. and 2nd, that lady may
rs well poison her husband wear the same
1res. third time. Tie same C, rnrrng Of lin
tied purses has resulted also in very general
use of false diamonds the real ones being sold
to supply the extravaganza.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-29

The National lntelligenoer says:-"Among
the bills which passed the Senate on Friday
without opposition, was one to do tardy justice
many acts of gallantry performed by him during
the war of 1872. OF ;he beneieinrcs under the
bill, TO worry small amount, there i but single
surviving member of Tow sons artillery company
IA company thrice eat 10 pieces in conflicts up
on the Canada frontier, and as often renovated
under its distinguished commander"
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-29
Costly Building.

letter from Lisbon. Portugal says: "There
is nothing of particular interest to be seen in the
city, except. perhaps chapel, in old church.
about l6 by - feet large, and snd to have cost
el0OO,00O 1t is built almost entirely Of amo
thvst cornelian laps. carrara marble, porphyry,
aud other precious stones. The three sides are
filled IN with mosaic plates representing serlptu
ml subjects, and nj short distance cannot be
told from the original paintings. Two candida
bras in this chapel are said TO have cost $4,000
piece; they Of silver gilded, and the
only things of value left by the French, who
knew not their worth"
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-29
How l,cINr A,nmi Lacked.

II j. allowabeto mention the general notion
of the forms and textures of the two apostles
which has been handed down in tradition, and as
represented by early artists.
Paul is set before US as having the strongly
marked and prominent features of a jew, yet not
without some of the finer lines indicative of Greek
thought His stature was dminutive, and his DO
dy disfgnred by some ameness or distortion,
precision of his enemies. His beard was long
aud thin. Ills head was bald. The characters
ties OF his face were transparent complexion
which vi>ibly betrayed quick changes ofhis feel
lngs; bright grey eye, under thickly over hung,
eye brows; cheerful and winning expression of
eountenance. which invited the approach and
inspired the confidence Of strangers. Ii would
hs natural to infer fiom his continual journeys
and manual labor, that he was pos essed of great
strength OF constitution. But men of delicate
health have often gone through tho greatest ex-
erion>: and his own words ON moro than one
occasion, show that he suffered much from the
hack of bodily health
Potter is represented Il man of larger and
stronger form, as his character was harsher and
more abrupt The quick impulses of his soul re-
The complexion OF his face was full and snllow
and the short hair which is described entirely
grey at the time Of his DEATH curled black and
thick around his temples and chin, when the
arostcs stood together at Antioch, twenty years
before their martvrdom. Believing. as, as
do, that these traditionary pictures have proba-
bly, some foundation in truth, we take them as
helps to the imagination.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-29

A difficulty has occurred between the faculty
and some of the students Of Jefferson College, at
Canonsburg Pa, 1t originated in clark" play
ed off by stuticut who, drcssed in female appa.
rel, accompanied by IA ,In, attended a lecture
ct Park benjamin one evening. Complaint be-
ing made to the faculty they made an effort to
find out the principle offender. and failing in
this, they expelled the student who accompanied
him. large number of the students have made
common enuse with the expelled one and quite
row is on hand in consequence.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-29

From the report OF the Legislative committee,
il appears that the debt of Georgia the 26ih
of December, 1856, was S2666,472.24. As an
efT-ci to this debt. the State holds single item
of assets. the Western and Atlantic Railroad,
built ut "A cost of S5.600,235 10, and which is
probably worth all that il cost.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-29

CORES pondent of the Georgia Telegraph con
tests the claim of the Albany Patriot that Doug.
Eerty county, Ga, is the richest county in the
world. ihs correspondent states that Houston
county. Ga, i, one of the best, il not the best
couaty in the Statc-that if its lands aud ne.
groes were equally divided each voter would
5000 worth of real estate. and S6,;}S2 in
slave property, which is larger in both items than
the proportion claimed for each voter in Dough
erty
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-29

The bids for the new lam of one million dol
lars on account of the enlargement of the New
York State canals were opened at Albany last
week, and the lonn was taken at an average of
Sllid per hundred doars-a large advance
upon tho real zcd on the loan negotiated in
October last, the premium ON which was only
Sl37 per cent
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-29

California Sala stocks Of $50 have further
declined per cent at New York, making de
cline of II per cent since the George Law steam.
or arrived with adviccs Of the declared unconsti-
nationality Of the debt. Sll ,o00 OTIS, 1879, sold
on Thursday II, 6aaGDi
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-29

\ harmless crazy woman, who runs about Roches-
ter, entered the immaculate Conception church on
Christmas. during divine service and took seat
When the contribution plate passed, she sudden
y seized from the hands of the collector and emp
tied the contents into her bosom. Amid muCh eX-
element, she was taken out, and by threats OF i'm
prisonment, was finally induced to shrink An shake
the money out of her clothing upon the floor
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-29
t-rn. Mercer Of yir.iniu.

We had the pleasure this morning of we,eom
ing into our Office, Gen. Charles +. Mercer one
OF the lew surviving Virginia statesmen. who rose
To distinction during the first quarter ,f the pres
emf century. He served in the Congress. which
IN lo2o' passed the Missouri Compromise Bill
Many years later, he was II resident of Fnrid,
then beeam" engaged in the service of Tcxa.
ana having within Il few months past returned
from Europe is now on his way to Tallahassee,
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-29

The case Of Taylor vs. Taylor was given int,
the custody of Judge Lomax for decision on
Thursday evening ast,at which time Judge John
Robertson counsel for plaintiff concluded a
speech which he had occupied five days in deliv
crnp -PIeRgricksburp Herald
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-29

Some of the Washington correspondents con
tinue TO give currency to the rumors that certain
influential persons in this country and in Cen
trail America have combined for the purpose of
e1pelling Walker from Nicaragua. The letter
writer for the Herald states that the arrangement
has been perfected, and That 1t has received the
sanction OF our Government w have reason 10
believe, says the Baltimore Patriot there is some
truth in the revelations thus confidently made
but we doubt whether Secretary Marcy has saae
toned the high handed measure which it is
ported Vanderbilt proposes 10 take IN olde'
10 recover the property of the old Transit Com
pany confscated by Walker. The developments
however are curious and if true will inevitably
lead TO singular complications. The llelals
CORE spondent writes as follows:
new combination Of ni,nck ON Walker has been
arranged between certain parties aud The Rnas qo-
yernment, and has bern sanctioned hY Costa aca, in
which the old Transit Company, secretary Marcy aud
the enemies OF Walker have agreed 10 unite their iuf
and hest Efforts TO drive him rud his followers
from the sthmus. it Is stated thai Vanderbilt has
secured new contract from RiNae tor the transit
route, and in order TO get Costa Eea 10 Join with X
vas in this matter Vanderbilt has despatched an Eng
lishman, by the name OF Webster, 10 Costa Kca IL
negotiate loan in favor OF the tor goyc.umcnI al
$500 o,provded the funds be u-, in cNtcrmuatin,
Walker from Nicaragua. \ steamer is to- hud uae
thousand men, well equipped for the expedition. III
port of Costa kea The expedition is 10 ma1all
down on the transit route and take possession OF tic
steamboats, and other property which formerly be
longed TO the old Transit Company. Secretary Mar
cys opinion in the matter il is understood aud he
so informed him when he here, that Nnnderht
has right TO take his property wherever lac find
il. This plan is worthy of Cushings cGuning and
Marcys policy MS these gentlemen, 1t IS reported not
Ia jar q 40, H.. 4 1
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-29

" ~ Hl 10 arrive one thousand
Staau Plaster Will will be sold the most acconmodo
terms ia quantities 10 suit purchasers bv applyg IN tho
dersisn-d next door to Mcssrs irby x Saunders
l3l - hirWAWhm e. r IIrCUF1PID
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-29

son authorized to contract debt o. pnrchasn any
t"'ds "a @ 'eeount and that will be resnans.le St
any Us or purchases except those contracted or made Inv
ny Saif il person CHISWEII' n , NV
26 IS ''''' '1hDNEl
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-29

there to spend the remainder Of the winter. lie
is looking remarkably well for gentleman of his
years. araandh Georgian.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-29

F"rianicd sscats.-Wbat iuay or gentle
man would remain under the Gaereoabe breath
Wheh ny using the BALM OF THOUSAND FLOWERS" as
uI'e would not only render but teeth
"ho rs altbaSert Many persons do breath
oaa ana the EJECT So delicate their friends will never
mention IL P"nra single drop Balm your tooth
ana wash y"nr teeth night aud morning. hfty
will last ycar ~
beutn Compile ZION easily be acquired by using the
Dam ihousan" Flowers IL will remove tan pmplts
mdWrekic' from the skin leaving soil and roseae
night and morning "
SHAWN" MADE EASf-Wet your shaving brush in eii'cr
warm OF coa water pour m two three drops Balm
iouSahu lowers rnb the beard well and 1t viii make
n'tuin so aher much facilitating the operation shaving
frce only FIFTY cents, for al Druggists Beware &c
eou'terieits None genuine unless signed By
W. L FErRIDGE 4 co.
pct' u"ms Franklin Slnntr New York.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-29

W we would most respectfully those our custom
,N whose accounts are still unsettled, that
"aS 70 collect l Of ntutS at the end every
Please call aud we viii take great pleasure in rece,inr our
acc. fhs. Very respectfully yours e wa
ina SatS I MAPTUI, g. ,n
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-29
Thr Thrar, oCtl,c Eve.

In the new number of the Quarterly Review il
euri"ns paper on physiognomy. We give the
writer's Interpretation of the color of the eyes:-
dark blue eyes are most common ~ persons Of
decate' rethed, or effeminnte nature: light blue,
ana much more, grey eyes, in the hardy and ac-
tive. Graenish eyes have generally the same
meaning as the grey. Hazel eyes are the more
usual indications ofa mind masculine, vigorous
aud profound As commentary on the re-
viewers text, We may add that Shakespeare had
hazel eyes. Swift blue eyes (azure as the heav-
ens,) Milton, Scott and Byron grey eyes.
al say my little son whore does the right hand
road go!. Don't know. sir: faint been nowhere
since we lived here"
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-29

90 aHd N1Upons, CITY LynchDurg llonas en-
eols9d ny Va Tenn r. Il. Company Meruh,nt's RAJ
Stock Ia sums to suit purchasers Orders from the conn
promptly attended to- PETERS, SPENCE q co
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-29

scrt"nici Hrcnth-What lady gentleman would
labor uuor the curse of disc rcpabe brea
DOW DENS DENTAL FLUID it will not only rcn Ter it,.
sweet but make te teeth white aubastcr prevent tooth.
Rehe and preserve TIN from decay Recommended by den.
ti,ts and physicians cycrra lcra.
h"Hiui Complexion may be- e,taj',ed by II
moves pmrle tan trcckIe renders the aud
fnl imarnEa rich roseae hue the greatest cosmetic
ever known, eng free from all injurious matter, Price
cents For saleby STROrHER 4 WHITEHEAD,
SfABl4ER & JONES,
may 7'ts 9nd Druggists everywhere.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-29

IA-RlcHNoNp july 9th, ls55-Mes,rs VA $ BEERS 4 Co
GenIemta tDn atoms ofduy to the afflicted alone prompt
me to send you this voluntary Hnoni great
SAKfERa SPANISH MIXTURE, for that almost ncurable
disease. Sefefua.
Without being disposed. dermiug .rv 20 into
it particulars @" The cas' that the astonishing
sullh tha hpre been produced by that medicine
OF my own family and under observation
nrndenee atcr the skin Of the best ply sicans had been
a'sted aud all the usual remedies had fed fully Justify
in recon 9ens al may ffcrins from that
dreadful uiaialy
do NOT mean To that 1t adapted all ions
mat VIII afford The relief all tor COURSE
can know nothing about tlatbut what have seen of
me effects wnnli not hesitate to in any and every
{" Nronl with persons tr HON felt interest
whuml could exercise influence control
Hespeetiniy yours, JNO NJ BOTTS
jan - lui
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-29

w to tie THERMOMETERS the rigid James River
The CONCEAL, generally will he that
cold weather still he order al the day. Fortunately, how
the subscribers, in anticipation cold snap of late
Christmas had ordered received
their mandatory before the obstruction IT the roads
hH lot heavy over Coats heavy Business Goats,
Tamas toaks, Gcncuous Shawls. Travelling Blankets,
&c. aud yet supply amy demand for the above articles
Also. usual ul stock Fine Staple Clothing Fine
Black Cloth Dress and Fock Goats superior Bac
Pants best quality Black silk and Cashmere Vests
ian,
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-29
1pnchuur1 S.ir9imiaN.
Morning, Jan'y. Az. 1891.



Gov. Wright read his annual message 10 the
Legislature on the 9th inst. The message shows
the expenses Of the State Government for 1893
to have been Sll7. 4I2 81, and for 1856, sla9'
SO g. He recommends the passage OF law
for the reapprai.ement of the landed property
for taxable purposes. The entire amount OF the
funded debt of the State outstanding of the D
per cent. stocks. is So $3.50 and of the q per
cent stocks. 81 ,sl2.5l7. The exhibit Of the Com
mon School Fund. including the estimated value
of the Sinking Fund in the State Bank 10 date,
amounts to Sl.9l2.0i2 40. lie recommends that
the Sinking Fund Commissioners should be di-
rected, by law, to invest the funds that sccnmu-
late in their hands in the stocks of the State
The message denounces, in severe terms the new
State Bank. and recommends that the charter
be expunged from the statute books, aud that All
connection between the bank ard the State
either bv deposit or otherwise, be prohibited
He recommends the usual appropriation to md
the cause of African colonization, recommends
an increase of the compensation OF the Judges
of the Courts, and SAYS also that the salary Of
the Executive is wholly inadequate.
~.
The New Orleans Pioayune, willis, it discred-
its the idea that general spirit Of lnsubordina
ton has prevailed among the servile population.
and declares that the planters have unlimited
confidence in the fidelity of the mass Of their
dependents. urges revision Of the code of Lou
isiana to preserve the peasnntry of that stnte
from the Vaccinations of insdious adversaries,
who would misead them to their inevitable ruin.
The same advice will apply to every Southern
State The offence of tampering with negroes.
for the purpose of drawing them into projects
which must prove more destructive to themselves
than any other class OF the community. is visited
at present with a chastsemeut so lenont that it
rather invites than deters from, the preparation
of crime. We fully agree with the P,eayune,
that a short and terrible doom should be made to
fall, with the certainty of fate, on every mnn
who. under whatever pretencc lrnds himself 10
the promotion of discomfort aud in surtordnation
among the servile population, or wantonly dis
turbs the peace of Southern communities Tho
legislation of this State last winter made
quate TO the cure of the evil No law could be
too stringent in its terms enforcement that
would rid the State of such villainy.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-29

Holloway piiis.-A certain s'urt ia. x;.I
Headache and disorders of the stomach Their virtue In sur
cases known IN all parts Il the "ord Those afflicted h
Liver and Bowel complaints, and indigestion cannot u ~
good remedy
Sold n the manufactures No 80 Maiden Lane New yorl
and No pa Strand London ana by all Druggists Al ejc
62ic, aud 81 per box. inn y ~ ''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-08-11
PERSONAL.

.... Hon. II. F. Clarke, n. Y, is at Iyillards'
80. Mrs Cunninghan's next confinement will
be in the ''fomb's" prison. -.
80. Gen: Call and Rev. A. A. Miller, Fla and
Rev. David Kerr, Md, are at Browns
go. :. q. Goodrich-sPeter Parley;'-has rain.
ed a verdict of 5000 damages againstJ % Dex-
ter & Co, of London, for putting out books as by
''Peter Farley"
... IL is stated that George ID. Prentice, of the
Louisville Journal, and hitherto the leading
American party editor of the country did not vote
at all on Monday last.
-. The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Press says Beranger had but two
relatives in Paris at the time Of his death both
nephews one a journeyman compositor, and the
other an assistant leader of a military band :,
-. The editor of the St. Paul (Minnesota)
Times tells a tale Of woe, by which it appears
that Capt. Harris, Of the steamer GREY Eagle
kicked the said editor down stairs, s1pposin9
him to be the editor of the Pioneer, against whom
he had a grudge.
80. Ticknor Il Fields are to publish, next
month, collected edition Of Leigh Hunts poems,
and the author Is to receive share of the profits
II is not generally known that his father lived in
Philadelphia at one time, and married here but
being lOyalist, he went TO England at the time
OF the Revolution, and the poet was born there