Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-05

seni from London and Liverpool every day at three
O'Clock in the afternoon and " Il in consequence o
the difference of time--sone Eve bourB--be received
in the leading Atlantic cities Of the United States be
fore noon, forming the basis of operations here
for that day--in other words the doings Of the
London Exchange will be known here before change
hours, and will he publ died IN the papers of the
same, evening before they laid before the British
public. Transactions the Paris Bourse will be sent
| in the same manner
| Mr.. J. G. Gowan, of Boston, who has received the
contract from the Russian Government for raising
the vessels sunk In the harbor Of seb~stopo had five
or six competitors among them the Credit hobilier
of France aud yet tho contract was awarded TO him
at figures above all his competitors, from his we'll
known reputation aud success at Gibraltar, with tho
/ Missouri. lie will commence operations in May next
! Francis G. Gray, who died in Boston, on Monday
evening was private secretary 10 John Quincy Adams
when he was Minister to Russia early contrbn-
tor to the North American Review, author of various
orstons and historical papers, member of the Ameri-
Academy of Arts aud Science, and its correspond
ing secretary and President of the Boston Alhcna-
A Kansas paper hsks:-"Why Is it2 Our govern
ment lands cost one dollar an acre on nu average,
and champagne two dollars n bottle How many
man dies landless, who during his life has swallow
ed township, trees and all!'
Mr. Clarke, the late Indian agent, In Kansas, Ia
candidate for Clerk of the Territory and the Lecomp
ton Union declares that he the "yc,m or persecu-
ton, for being strong o-sayery man.
The Rochester American, speaking ofthe temper
movement in New York. aud the manner which
the prohibilory.law temperance movement has been
thrust board Temperance allied itselfto
party. Party used II and flung it aside as sucked o.
range Its frmest friends deserted ii for something
else and rode the latest political hobby, instead f.
ven the Tribune don want to lift the unwelcomo
burden lest il may damage the bantling republican,
ism with its aqueous and snous nurses
Girard College at Philadelphia supports and
sducates regularly three hundred and fifteen boys all
INDECENT orphans.
New York is enjoying unusual treat in the way
of the fine arts at the present momcnt in the opening
of an exhibition called tho "Palmcr Marbles This
is collection of statuary executed by Mr. T. d. Pal
mer Of Albany an American artist who has never en-
joyed the privileges of foreign study his genius is
truly of native creation and Development. Palmer is
the of whom Powers said, seeing one of his
works, and being told that the artist had never wish
ted Europe: ale does mol need TO Gomez
The Chief of Police In New Orleans has commenced
10 ,,,a, =, ,,,,,i,,, n,,, ,h,y.. hnr,l,r, AMI
uwalking advertisements Of their own
sbanc Uc the natnre of the offence for which
they bav. hoo, anvietcd in l,ree letters on posio
board and ,he, the cnlprit. with this nromipent In
bel ON tb.ir boek are marched about and exhibited in
unilir nloces 90 ma IA ennble the public To seq and
know the man who has been guilty of such offences
There ia to he A great feast At e,nlnhus. Ohio, ON
the 9th of January In honor of the opening of the
new State House Among the good things ordered
we notice one thousand gallons fresh oysters, from
the establishment of Ncssrs j. Il. Mann \ Co, of
Baltimore
i,i ,o,,rro,.o md ,.,r,a,,, os,o,o ,,ol, ,loco
on the Little Miami Railroad, on Sunday evening"
Sho, tly after the train from Columbus had left JEFF
forson it was discovered that the conductor was miss
ing The engineer ut once reversed, aud the train
returned 10 the station where the conductor was dis
covered on the track insenshe Previous To the
starting of the train he got ont 10 assis lady ON the
cars. and while so doing In eome way got between
the platform and the cars ON the track just rs the
train commenced moving. Seeing his danger, he lay
down ON the track as close to the earth ms he could
and the entire train passed Oyer him His coat aud
panaoons were torn topieees,hn safea few scratch
'S' nc WIS "nu9u'eu' o"' was fenu''e' 'nS'"s'o'e
from 'ne '''r'"' s"'"oo" !" ""'en "' WIS p''''''
1t is stated that DR. James Nctlhcney OF OHIO, has
forwarded to Wheatland, rs new years present to
lroor, all car,od from, hcls,,. II tho ,,, ,ll,.,,a
and ingenious s,1, bx his own b,,5 also ,,,a wild
turkeys,
Mr. Rico Tho ne,eoo,o from, n.. qor,;,orr RI, Min.
nesota has introduced hin ontborizior the ,eonIe