Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-04-27
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sold out his interest in that Iarer to Nm D. Robert
.sn aud will henceiorth be connected with tins
journal
DEATH o. JOHN WHITEHEAD, EsQ.-Ws regret to
hear of the death OF this excellent gentleman late Tel
er of the Virginia Bank, which occurred on Satur-
day morning last. Mr. W. is represented TO Us as one
who possessed superior mental Endorsements, greet
probity oil choraeterand was mall the departments o.
lie Il most excellent aud worthy citizen. lis age
was n out SiNty-scyen.
We saw Saturday, nj the establishment of J. vii
liams Sou splendid Tea Set of Alhata ware, val
ned at two hundred dollars, which was ordered hv
The employees Of the Virginia aud Tennessee Rail
road and by them designed to be presented to Mr..
SAMUEL PrrEBs, late Master MaehiueSt Mt the shops OF
the Company IN this city. Me. Peters We understand
has recently resigned his place with the view ofac-
cepting similar position the Norfolk aud Peters
burg road, aad this parting testimonial from The
hands lately under his snperluteudence is grntiy-
ing indication ofthe nanneg which he has dis
,h uged his duties officer and man.
WE have the highest possible respect for all things
sacred. and would not knowingly indite line which
might by any stretch OF the imagination he construed
differently We make this disclaimer simpiY as III
1roducoryto the incident noted below After tue
dismissal Of the congregation last hight at one OF tue
churches of this city in which religious revival Is
now progressing one OF the ministers IN attendance
affected aud, he thought, weeping most ptoiusey
On approaching tue Young gentleman IN question:
the man oil God remarked You ought to have goue
up before the close of the services To this the
seeming penitent made answer: "Some rascal has
thrown powder in my eyes We have only TO add
TINT the boy who perpctnted this offence against his
neiehbor might have been much better employed than
in Lehaycing thus indeeoronsly at church.
WE have received several copies of "The States
Washington
J. T. lleiss formerly associated With the elder
Richie in the management ofthe Washington men
The States is handsomely published, ably edited aud
OF course Democratic IN politics.
We understand that iron train on the VI"
Tenn. Rah Dad. of the track on Saturday morn
ing last, Chistianshurg and that t~o 'aen were
seriously injured physician OF THIS city WAS sent
for.
We have received the April number Of that elegant
perlolical The Eclectic Magazine, containing beau
ful mez1atint engraving OF the late amentcd Arctic
Navigator, Dr. Kane aud its usual choice selection OF
eleanings from foreign periodicals
Tnr Railroad bridge over the South Baanch Of the
Shenandoah, on tho Manassas Gap Railroad, which
fell last winter has been repaired and the trains are
AGAIN passing over it, Mr. John q. Buck, who
seriously injured at the time Of the accident, at the
bridge passed over it in the FIRST train that crossed
--Ne1. GazeHe.
oS Wednesday last the gable end of the large brick
warehouse near the Central Il. r. Depot at Strln-
ton, was blown in, as also the skylight framing OF
Ranlin's Daguerrean Gallery, and the tin roofing
the Hospital buildings was ripped up in vafl"Hs
places Towards evening, however the winds sub
sided, and people slept more comfortably than they
would have done had the gale continued during the
night-SaUti0a Syec
OWING to the slortuess of the tobacco creep or some
the Bait clinper lovers of the weed
seems taking TO locofocos. The WarrentoR, tla)
Wing in speaking of conflict between Mr.. Marshall
and Gov. Smith, says OF the former
Not satisfied with giving him genteel hogglng,
he chewed him ap, and spit him out
TIE trains commenced running the Norhwcs
tern Virginia Railroad, Monday week last SO that
now there is a direct communication between Bati
more and the Ohio river at Parkershurg
OwryG to the cold, windy weather, the fisheries
the Rappahannock and Potomac Rivers doing
rather small business.
1HE Annual Convention of the Protestant Episco
pal Church in Virginia, for the present year. will
gneet in ST. Paul's Church. Bristol Parish Petersburg,
Wednesday, the goth of May.
BLUE RIDGE TuNNEL-We regret to learn from the
Charlottesville Jefersonan that doubts are constant
" expressed to the accomplishment of that most
desirable event. the completion Of the Blue Ridge Tun-
formed that one portion of the tunnel is still to be
arched with brick, and S59,o0o wanted tor that
purpose. These brick yet to be manutactur-
ed
FATAL RAILROAD AcclDENT.--As the through freight
train going west last Saturday morning approached
the crossing of the y. ". Turnpike road, mile
east of CarkSburg, Va. drove OF cattle belonging
To Mr. G. T. Bcae, Of Mason co, we've passing THAT
point the engine knocked down large OK and car
ried the OK some 20 or 30 yards when the train
the tres,les this side OF the crossing. Here the
trestlcs broke down and the engine and tender telt
through TO the ground. 4 young man. named Hoy,
Nho the engine with the engincernan, jumped
off as the engine was going down, bqt happened to
fall under it, aud crashed 10 ClGrksbHg
Reg.
We learn from the Front Royal Gazette that JAS.
T. Hope Esq, eHferprsing citizen of that place,
has discovered valuable vein az copper; on The farm
OF Dr. Amber, near the lines Of Warren and Fauqner
counties. The specimens obtained, justify the opln-
ion that the Will yield 20 to 10 per cent, OF pure
copper
FluQrIEp CorNrY.--We very much regret Ia hear
sht the wheat crop in this county will prove almost
total failure. In places where few weeks
since the wheat six inches high, since the late
cold spell enough has been left to tell that wheat
had ever been sown.-- HdYrrRi0a Flag.
WE ace Informed bv the Clerk of the Circuit court,
john 5. Byne, Esq, that two free negroes have
made application during the present term Of the court
10 be sold into slavery rather tnan leave the State
This is nut which we recommend Dir. Greeiy 10
crack NayrcBfon Hhig.
NEcMEsTrR rRrspyrFRY.--The PrcShytery OF " in
chester iNll School.) net in the first Presbyterian
a.. 81, A,,p;fa At hall