Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-14

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Lieut. Duff C. Green, third infantry have rendered
their designations.
The funeral ofFathcr Mathew, in Cork, was attend
ed by fifty thousand people, and the bishop and sew
cnty priests oilicnted in church.
DR. Valentine Mott performed the operation last
month for the forty fourth time. of tying the carotid
artery in the living subject. The Napoleon of sur
geons is nearly II years old yet is stra ghtns
ever, and young nj heart rs when 80 years young
or. lie does not glasses when he operates,
and the mnn IL not oXtant who ever his hand
trembe.
In the Mississippi State Senate the 18th ult., the
Hon. J. j. McCaugan, Senator from Harrison who
was in his seat apparently in the enjoyment of his
usual good health was suddenly attacked 10y parnly
sis deprving him of the power OF speech and the
Of his right side and limbs The Senate immediate
" adjourned The Jackson Mississippan learns that
Mt night Mr. MeCaugan's condition improved,
though still very critical
Thnckeray agreed with the Glasgow Athcnwum to
deliver his lectures the -Four Georges for and
further bound himself to rc-dclivcr them or to
give any other lectures IN Glasgow during the pres
eu winter. The Athenrum cleared $500 by tho snoc-
ulation For delivering the same lectures Thnckerny
received f200 in Edinburgh aud i 900 in New ork
Week before last, ut the raising ofa barn below
Johnstown, nnsylyania, named Jones tell
from the top of the building and killed. A Ger
named Smith insisted thai il hc had been active
he might have saved himself lie assembled the build
ing and advanced to the same place where the other
HHH ihlitn lion NOW, ucn, shNS ne, 'uiS 10 way,
and letting go his hold he fell to the ground and he
now lies in bed with broken back His experiment
failed, though he Is not yet convinced that itwoudnt
work If rightly managed.
Washington letter writer says: Old Benton nf-
ter all is an institution 1t was said of the Duke of
Wellington that he was the only man whom all Lon
don knew. We may well say that Old Bullion is the
man whom every body knows ut our seat of Govern
ment. He aud the President indulge in the same
habitual exercise, that of riding on horseback
,iIn Inl al,
Frances and hobs up and down, and all around aud
about
There was little man, and he had little horse"
There is no dignity, nothing impressive in his APP
pearance. lie is rather dancing -masteiish in tact
in the tout ensemble Old Benton rides a large pow
erfu horse, also black. lie sits upon him as though
he was part of him, erect, proud and dignifed as
Centaur. Both ride generally alone though Benton
is sometimes accompanied by lad, probably his
grandson, upon n pony.
The Taber duel rather the conduct of it, still oc-
cupes our Charleston contemporaries The newspa-
per war turns upon certain questions OF yeracty in
the discussion of which Dir. John Benger and Mr.
Alfred Rhet the parties interested 1t is pri-
vate tight, purely personal, and shedding no light
upon the circumstance of the duel Alleged in
fractions of duelng usage the bone of contention
The Standard however, has got into hot water in
consequence OF these publications. and it is pro-
bable that the controversy has yet It's termna-
ton
Mr.. Buchanan, the gossips tell US, will write his
inaugural with an eagle quill, not plucked 10y man
from the wing but the free gift of our national Ord
II appears that Senator Brown of Mississippi, was
proclaiming the - rtaiH election of Mr. Buchanan
when feather rupre y, lis feet, from the wing of
an eagle that WAS IL tu2 ","r The gentleman pre-
served the quill, and hAl forwarded to Mr. Buch-
Mile Rachel, who, twenty years ago, WAS a seller
of bon-boas and singer of ballads in the streets and
cafes of Paris has just had large barge built at
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