Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-10

In all thirty slaves were sold, and the average of
old and young. including e.crd children in arms,
reached the very high figure ofS708.
EAST TgxN~ & VlRGIXIA RAILgoAD-In our alb
sence, notice of the election of Directors &C., of
this road was inadY ertently omitted. At the Stock
holders meeting in Grcensvillc last month"; the new
Directory reelected DR.. Samuel b. Cunningham,
President of the Company, meeting of the Direc
was held at Jonesboro last week, at which Mag.
Montgomery Lynch WAS rc-elt cted Chief Engineer:
Mr. W q. Cannon OF Joneabor0, Secretary, and
Gen. YIN. Brazeiton of New Market, General Super
inenIent. Mr.. Reyes OF Joncsboro' was chosen rs
Agent of the road at Bristol, and Mr. Hammer rs
Conductor on the eastern end Of the road.
The track is laid ON this road distance of
ten miles from Bristol So soon as the track-layiug
shall have progressed to the Station this side of the
Watauga the Company design putting passenger
that end of the road. 1t is their expectation
TO reach Jonesboro some time in May. Meanwhile,
we learn, the work the unfinished sections is GO
ing forward, though with what rapidity we are not
advised.
This road is now attracting attention from all parts
OF the country. People almost everywhere in the
South growing impatient for its completion and
the Company will have to bear much and loud COM
planning, whether merted or not We trust that
nothing may transpre retard the progress of the
work, and that the line SO long looked to with such
interest may be FASTENED forward to a speedy COM
pletion.-KaoreHie Register.
AFTER IIM-A California exchange says: I'VE
have the very best authority for stating that the sud-
den return OF Lola Montez from Australia to Cafor-
MIA was caused by her knowledge of the fact that
James Buchanan is a bachelor The fair, but frail
and fierce Lola has turned the head Of as old man
"Biek." She is already en route for the Atlantic
States What next?
The LEGITIMATE WEAPONS OF WoMAy.-The Day
ton Gazette says of Mr.. Craighead lawyer who is
laboring for sundry fallen CANCELS beforFhs honor,
the Mayor in that town, that he made speech. enc
point OF which it reports for the benefit OF mankind
Gentlemen the jury said Mr.. C., "you cannot find
fault with the lady for throwing hot water upon her
assailant. Hot water-Gentlernen OF the Jury, hot
water dish rags,and old shoes, the legitimate wea
pons of the SEX" Pass the perfect wretch around.
About this time suspect there are all around us
people in pretty much the condition as the un-
fortunate gentleman described in verse below:
Jones good fellow, but yet
Jones never could keep out of debt,
Honest, poor, thrifty, full of pluck;
g But Jones had most Internal luck
Cash would slip strangely thro his pocket
And every Court had on its docket
Poor Jones name, for Judgments hnes,
Costs, fees-every few lines
Jones to Jenkins debtor stood;
Right and left look where you would
You saw, thick rs graveyard stones,
Somebody docketed veysus Jones.
Nota Bene-Jones must have been doctor or a
newspaper publisher.
widely known gent having been arrested for
stealing gold watch gave an excuse that he was
unwell that the doctor told him he had better take
something and he had taken watch
The DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PERSEVERANCE AND OB-
sTiNAcy.-The first is strong will the second Is
strong won't.
Axiom for an impatient creditor: Do as you would
dun by