Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-28
Cltp d,tO state Afairo.

Citp a,,O State aGatro,
CoSoERr-The Concert for the benefit of the NOR
has been postponed until the next favorable dax Of
which due notice will be given. This is good idea
The public as yet, have not been fully aroused to
sense of their duty in view ofthe extreme estitnion
around us. II they had heen more than l75 tickets
would have been sold. Let Us wait until 900 tick
cts are disposed OF. Then we Will have IA crowded
house, fue Concert aud gift for the poor that will
be worthy of the givers.
The PooR-Police- Master Burton tells us that M,
destiuoa aud suffering in many parts of our little
city awfa The particulars of some of the wors,
cases will shortly be Lii before the p'fblc Mean
while let il suffice US to know that the general
ing is severe Reorgani1e the Relief society POM
in your subscriptions our contributions. Nothing
will come Rmss. Initiate the generosity of the Com.
mon Couoeil, who have given $3.50 to the poor Go
We and give your mites.
VA. i Tenn. L. R-The mail train from tbe Was,
due here on Monday evening, has not yet arrived \
heavy storm Is SAID 20 have occurred Sunday in
Marion and thereabout aud it is supposed the trains
have not been able to overcome the difficulties Incl
dent to IT. a train OF seconiclaSs cars went up
yesterday, to Central depot aud returned bringing
down those who attended Court in Liberty ON Non
day.
RrrraSrp--We notice .mong the list of arrivals
at the American Hotel in Richmond, the name Of
Bresct Maj. Jno. Speed Radd. nte of this city.
ELECTRIC G.L.-See Advertisement OF this oil under
the head OF special notices. 1t cares deafness in
stanty.
CoLp.-lt will give tolerlble idea Of the intensity
of the cold in Richmond, says the correspondent of
Petersburg Express 10 state that hysicau crossed
the river horseback the ice YESTERDAY to visit
patient at Belle Isle.
STUDENT LIBBY passengers who arrived on
the Southside train yesterday, we were shocked to
learn that OF DR.. Edie. OF Christiansburg WAS
killed on Tuesday morning by Edward Langhorne
OF Roanoke, son Of the late Henry Langhorne, ESQ.,
formerly OF this place. Particulars not given. They
were both students Of lIlmpden Sidney where the
tragedy occurred.
TIE MAIL.--After more than week OF insulation
from the world and the rest OF mankind, gra-
tilted on Monday evening by The arrira, of the South
Side train large party Of skaters near the railroad
bridge greeted the train with three cheers-others
say groans The mail consisted principally of Rich
mond papers, with few northern aud State eXchau-
ges, containing but little news
SPARE THE PArRlDGHs.--All the papers are copy
ing article from the Lancaster, pa Herald beg
2ing sportsmen tn spare the patrdges. Two terrible
winters succession barc pal ed sad havoc With them;
and is the part ONLY oi humanity tshali say
--brdapity? y bat o! sensible seldshncss TO let the
few remaining alive alone Don't zip open the goose
that lays the golden eggs Pout eXterInn them.
Save them 10 kjli another time Our Lygchburg
Of guns understand lheic true Interests far
well no! TO spare ttepi-
=, SLIDING powS TnE NiAL-fn the formation of
Lynchburg, Nolker Nature had eye To the comforts
OF boys She made number OF hills end Que IN par
tcnlar, which, for s!idi9g purposes, beats the world.
This hill dcseeuds hy grade something short Of the
absolutely terpcrdicnar and when it is covered With
snowt i good deal easier to 90 down this hjll upon
q sled l,ap 1t is to fG IN love, in debt; or III
TO believe the fretys deee2s theory OF the
cients) to - IL Guinea.
The slidegs commence somewhere about the rcser-
voir guieg At dfst very slowly, like the e,-doer,
when he begins stray from the paths of virtue the
speed quickly becomes accelerated; little below Or.
Payues grows very rapid: at the Episcopal Church
it is terrific; and after that, it is like streak of
CREASED lightning through apple orchard. In fact,
4 Lynchbgrg boy with Il moderote sled brat
your ordinary Lame lightnlas and give /; two in The
deal
Nothing can be finer than to took ut this hill Of a,
afternoon, when it is crowded like an aut Hill with
boys, ascending aad descending like the angels upon
Jacobs iaGdec. And not oUy boys, bat great big
men grave professional men lots Of them, tearing
down towards The Black Watee Creek taster THAI II
parcel of bed-bugs viii a chamber maid and kettle
of boiling water behind them. The de-walks are
crowded with lockers ca, many ST whom are young
ladies' Everybod is excited Here they come look
out look out, One sled darts Icy like au arrow
tlen 8HOilct aha aQbldcr-=tW3 tnofe--turec more
four--haif dozen IA dozcu--a sc0re--al going like
mad. The rush is awful. 1t almost equals the rush
of Locofoc0s for a Warehouse inspectorship Good
ness, how they fyi Thelaies fairly dance With de-
light the boy hurrah everybody stretches a neck
out to the last Of them as, eayeldped in snow
dust, they shoot past Main street down to Hares
factory, clean out Of sight.
Now they come back. slowly dragging their slcds
behind them Once more they start; aud here they
come perfect shoal Of then, faster than Hoo
weel don't they go it? Beautiful beautiful! gori-
Gus! glorious!
Hello. hello what's that Somebody is tossed
high in the air if from the horn OF mad bull the
81 ed is keel upwards The rider his back, kicking
bis heels ut the sky rs if he thought some of the
planetary bodies boot jacks He is ia the mid
die of the track, and everybody into him. every
body is upset and everybody is kicking more heels in
the air 1t is ridiculous spectacle and resembles
strange sort of black wheel--ali hubs and spokes-
revolving six ways for Sunday.
Then rises a of laughter that rends the very
heavens glorious full-lunged, open uiouthed. lond
and prolonged aughter-that does soul and body
real good. Boys laugh, men laugh, aud the ladies
God bless their larynxes J laugh such healthy hui
man music that the walls of the houses take up the
sweet vibration and give back again in hearty ring
ing echoes il they were women too. NO pretty
parlor gigee, this; smothered gas-light chuckle
no Brussels carpet exclamation but genuine broad
shoudered. deep-c hested laugh that up from
the depths of sound pulmonary abysses, like the full
of organ when the loud pedals pressed, and
the biggest sort Of negro is pumping himself to
death AT the bellows
To hear a Lynchburg girl laugh at a iynchburg