Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-23

wanting IN he"S'
TELEGRAPH WEsT--lt will be seen by the follow
ing article. which clip from the last Issue of tn.
Knoxville Register that the den of civilization cal
led Lynchburg, is doing 5 much or more than the
"rest of maukind put together to bring the ahorio
mes of the Southwest within the range of bnsiness
and enlightenment.
The TELEGRApn-The following hasly note from
President Mcdonnell, of the Virginia and Tennessee
Railroad. has been handed to IL hy Mai Wallace and
we take the liberty Of publishing il:
LyNrunrRG. Va Dee. al 1896
MAJ. j. c. Waiiacs-Dear Sir Dr. Morris prasi
dent Of the Lynehbarg and Abingdon telegram 60
desires me to inform you that If YOU will hive the
hooks OF your Telegraph Co, opened ut once along
the line OF the T.. i, AMI Va. and the T. T. and g.,
Railroads, the stock Will be akeu readily ana thai
he will agree to put the line through by JULY next
Your friend
JSo. ROBIN McDANlEl
1t has been n matter Of astonishmcnt to us that
the people OF the towns Of East Tennessee aud of
knoxville, in particular, have remained comparative
IL quiet, on the subject OF Il Telegraph, so long
knoxville will be the IN ,st important point on this
projected line between Memphis, yet it would appear
that her people are Indifferent about an enterprise in
which they ought to take the lead From The Ian
gnage OF the above note, cannot tell whether Dr.
Morris means that the stock will be taken lay Virgin
ians, whether he bases his assurances upon what
he may regard the liberal and enterprisng spirit of
Tennesseeans. If the former, will be glnd to get
sincerely hope he may not be disappointed in his
expectations, for oar people must that line of
Telegraph along the line of our East Tennessee Rail-
roads, Is thing of almost vital Importance
~. The books for subscriptions of stock already
opened between Knoxville and Chattanooga and will,
no doubt, be straightway opened along the line ofthe
upper road.
BrrES.-Fif1y hand frosthitten in their cf-
forts to clear the snow from the track of the Va.
Tenn. road
News EAsr.-All the news could gather, Mt ,
P. NJ. yesterday, from the Telegraph Office, amounted
to this: The train which left here Monday morning
on the South-Side road reached Fermville Wednes-
day evening, and left the next yesterday morning
for the Junction, since which. time nothing had been
heard from it, The telegraph line in operation
only far as the Junction, but the operator being
out of place, had been obtained from that
point since morning.
THE CONCERT comes off Tuesday night next. Pro-
grammes will shortly appear and be freely distribu-
ted. Great praise is due Mr. John Tilden Tor en-
erons in selling tickets and in interesting our citi-
zens in behalf OF the poor The widow and the or
phan will abundantly bless him.
ANOTHER FREFzE.-rhe thaw which commenced on
Wednesdays was brought to II sudden conclusion BY
shifting of the wind at nightta Wednesday night
was the coolest we have had this winter Thermom
eter only two degrees above zero the hill; the
street six above. Yesterday WAS extremely coll all
day At noon the mercury stood at 1920 degrees
below the freezing point.
HARD TiHEs-No news, and that is not the worst
of it, Want Of Intelligence is nothing compared TO
want of fuel Not a lumu of coal can now be pur-
chased in Lynchburg. The little left Will soon he
exhausted ami unless something turns mp, we shall
al tc compelled To pull down our CRATES aud - to
burning wool, as in the old times.
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severe to the East of us than it was here About
Famve and the Junction, the average depth of
snow is said to be two feet East of the Blue Ridge
the snow, though not 50 deep on level, is much
more deeply driftcl than the Western slope. This
we learn from gentleman who came down Wodnes-
day night on tie va. & Tenn. road.