Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-07-13
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"a TnaAeeo GnowERs.--We invite attention to the
,les of tobacco made by Jas. a. Hammer, advertised
anotber column, and would remark that one LOT of
- tobaeeo which from Petersburg sold for
~ ,er eut more than it had been purchased at Inv
10 merchant who brought it here This is doing
etty snug us ness and the producers prefer SCI
,,t At lower figures in Petersburg we advise TN,
merchants bring all their good tobacco to Lynch
burg.
Honor TO WHOM IIoNoR &o.--In awarding all tho
credit which think is erainently due 10 a private
irtel and useful citizen unintenlionally omit
e3 in our notice of street improvement on Saturday
la, IN mention that Col. Jas. NJ. Langhorue Chair
nan of the Committee on Streets, and Dr. j H. Seav
- the said committee, have been especially active in
his behalf We make this correction without any
suggestion from these gcnllcmdnd and beg pardon for
the nadvertance.
REV. Dr. AKERs OF ILLrNois.-We find in the Gen.
trail Christian Advocate 81. Louis the following
complimentary notice of this gentleman on the occa.
sion of his resi- gning the Presidency of McKendree
College. DR.. AkerS was at one time II resident of
Iynchburg and Lis friends will be pleased to hear of
,Ie high distinction in which he is held, while SYM
nathising with him in his heavy Affections:
nOf DR.. Akers ii is needless for speak He
has filled the Presidential chair Of Mckendree COL
l4,e with marked nb y--nnl under his udmuistra-
ton the Institution has been constantly prospering
As the readers Of our journal know he la been deep
Is afflicted during the past year in the loss of three of
his children. Through grace he is bearing up brave
Is under this stroke yet it has produced deep and
s,ddening effect upon him. aud his touching allu-
sions it caused every Heart to beat in responsive
sympathy.
SUPERIOR CHEWING ToBAcco.--We received on yes-
teriay from friends locombe & Waller. Il couple
of bars of of some their extra superior chewing
tobacco-decidedly the best article have met with
for long time. Having been chewcr of the weed
for the last fifteen years claim to be Judge of
good tobacco and we confidently recommend
this a really superior article.
Our farmers are busily engaged in taking on their
crops of wheat and-cront; the latter, in many in
stances, proving vastly more abundant than the for
ner The seed of this noxious weed has fully ma
tured the ground is literally covered with it, Ii
would be the climax of folly seed these lands again.
until the weed shall be eIudicated t.om the soil
Tenth Legion.
HAIL SroRMs--A very destructive hail storm pas
sed through Warren county, near Front Royal few
days ago. The crops of wheat and corn lying Units
course, greatly damaged. Fortunately, how
ever, its range embraced but narrow slip Of the
county.
4 hail storm also passed near the town of Luray,
about the same time, doing considerable damage to
the growing crops.
We see it stated that whole fields Of wheat and
grass have been ruined by the army worm in the
counties of Kanawha and Putnam
Contrary to the expectations Of yerybody, few
months ago, the peach crop will be an abundant one
throughout the country. There will also be album
dance of apples, damsons, pluns, &c.-7eaM Le-
gion.
The conduct of certain individuals from Lynch
burg in this place, the 4th inst, is worthy ofthe
sevcrest condemnation. They not only succeeded IN
rendering themselves ridiculous, but established an