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Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-01
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The famous Emanuel Swedcnborg was visited
for the first time with those visions of celestial
agents which have been so much talked of, on
the day on which he was to set sail from England
for his native country. During the voyage, tho
captain of the ship often observing him arranging
chairs upon the quarter deck, and apparently
conversing with some invisible beings. Upon in
curing the reason of this conduct, Swedenborg
informed him that some of his celestial friends
designed to visit and converse with him. The
captain took no further notice; but. upon his ar
rival. charged Swedenborg for the passage of his
FRIENDSHIP was reduced to the dilemma either
to deny the visit and contradict his former as
sertlons, or t, pay the money lie preferred the
latter and the captain was perfectly satisfied.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-01

We take pleasure. however, in laying before
our readers the competent criticism OF the Ma
fionai Iaieiiigsnesr. The intrinsic merit OF the
work we doubt not. iustifies aud will secure TOR
if..v;,le circulation nor will this circulation be
diminished when it is known that Mrs. Rives in
tends TO devote tho proceeds of the sale of the
book to most aUdable aud charitable purpose.
that. namely, of baildnga church.
Copies of the work may be obtained at Lang
horne & Walkup's. and other bookstores in this
city.
Not many days ago had the pleasure of call
ing the attention Of our readers to work from
the facile pen of this accomplished Lady.
ponden tho at the time of his writing had probably
not seen brief notice of the volume has kindly
sent US The suhoined appreciation Of Alone and the
World which we cheerfnlly publish not only In tr
butte TO the merits Of the work in question, Sut also
because we are glad to find our own favorable opn-
ion sustained by the critical judgment ofanoher who
we are sure but inerprets the general voice of the
literary public;
Home and the World, By The author Of Souvenir. ola
Residence N Europe"
The Lady to whose refined taste and cultivated tai
ents we are indebted for the work announced above
has already made TO herself In the literary
we'll the social world which cannot but ensure her
a cordial and enthusiastic welcome on her re-appear
apee We well recollect the sensation created by her
first production, which, Notwithstanding the modest
and unobtrusive manner in which ii came before the
public, was greeted with general and hearty con-
cert of applause OF which we have rarely known
example in the literary history OF any country. We
venture to predict that the present work Will have an
equal il not greater success. With the advantage OF
more unity aud com peteness in its PLAN it presents
all the variety of style and incident and scenery and
character that would look for in book profess
eddy miscellaneous.
The story commences with pleasing and animated
mir nj social nd in ouy
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-01

Lieut. ID. u. Porter commanding L. States
store ship Supply, writes to the War Depart
ment, on the lth ult from Smyrna that he would
sail for the United States the 9th, (the next
day. and expected 10 reach the mouth of the
Mississippi by the Goth of January there To turn
over his cargo of cames to an officer of the War
Department prepared with a steamer to receive
them, and take them 10 Texas Lieut.. Porter
had on board the Supply forty-inur camel~, six
of which were presented to the Government by
the Sultan-the remainder were purchased by
LENT u -
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-01

Most of the towns North of Us have been ,isi-
ted with snow, and shovcling off the sidewalk has
become serious business Paths for gentlemen
are soon orenrd. but in some OF the larger towns
they are talking of special appropriations tor
sh"velilng them out wide enough To admit the
free passage ladies with hooppd skirts and with
switching off places at intervals, that when two
skirts happen to meet they can pass.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-01

The subjoined interesting information relative
TO the progress OF railroads ia this country Is OBJ
tanrd FROM the Annual Supplement- to "Dins-
lnore.s American Railway aud Steam Navigation
Guide" regarded as entirely reliable in such mat.
tiers. II gives first the miles and tonths of fin
ished railways in each State on the first days Of
January. 1856 and 1857.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-01
Honor.im Reserve

1t is rumored that the Hon. John +. Ward. of
Savannah has been rendered high appointment
either AT home abroad. by the incoming ad-
ministra,ion. Mr.. w. belong. to the Union
wing Of the Southern Democracy, and the Sa-
vannah Republican thinks it likely there is some
grnund inr The report.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-01

As an indicatIon' f the amount of turkeys de.
stroyed yesterday it will be sufficient TO state
that fourteen ton> consigned to s Staurtar.
commission merchant alone. They were Skinned
from the vicinity of Pittsburg. PM An.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-01

says:
II he cemels, twenty -twoin number, have just
passed through our city. loaded with about six
hundred pounds each, returning to their place,
at rendezvous, which is some seventy miles from
here. There are dro,ncdaries also with them,
aud seated on the top of these cames and drome-
dnries are Arabs and Turks, dressed in the cos
tune of their country.
The Ledger contradiots the report dat two
of the camels had been stolen while in San Anto-
Mo.
The Texan is in possession of reliable nforma 8.
ton from the frontier, to the effect that many of
the Indian tribes at with each other.
The wild tribes look upon the reservation Iudi-
ans and all Others who fraternize with them as
traitors"
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-01
Russian Preparation to -upport Per IL NJ in si
England.

The following appears IN the Warsaw journal
the Car of the 10Th ult: "While England, with
much noise and ostentation, prepares an exprdi-
ton against Persia, Russia, nostentatiously aud
noselossly. is getting ready to come to the sue
cor of the Shah. The Orenburg corps d armee
has been oon.idorably reinforced. 1t j. comman-
ded by Aid-de-Camp General peroif,k. The
outposs OF this corps extend to the very limits
OF the country of Iuran, upon the rivers Oxus
and Jaxortes; and the military huilla Of tho Lake
Of ArcL placed under the orders Of the same Gen
is brought by the above mentioned rivers to the
frontiers of India. On another side, great activ-
ity reigns upon the Caspian Sea and in the army
ct the Caucasus. Transport vessels. having
troops and war material ON bonrd pass inces SAINT :
y between As'rakhan and the port of l}akou. sit
uated IN the province of Shrvnu, bordering on
the Caspian Sea, belonging to Russia, and at the
frontier of Persia.
! "Ihe new lieutenant general of the Caucas E.
IAN Prince Bariaiinski. has received fuller pow
crs than his predecessors He has lately inspec
ted, on its way tn its destination. the hotlla of
| tho Caspian Sea. which Ind been considerably in
creased and purity left at his disposal This
fotilln can easily take troops on bonrd either of
the corps of Orenburg or the army Of the eau
casus, and take them TO the relief of Persia, dis.
| emharking either at Austrabad or upon the
| neghboring coast of Teheran. The corps which
| forms part Of the army of the Caucassians, can
toned at Shrvan and Erivan,and commanded by
| Gen. Khruleh, who distinguished himself in the
| Eastern war. can also sucoor Persia by land as
| well as by sea. Meanwhile the Russian govern
ment negects nothing in replacing the war ma
terial consumed during the late war. and contin-
ues to refill the exhausted magazines"
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-01

MIS-. Opie said, talking ef Byron, Ills voice
was such voice as the devil tempted Eve With
you feared its destinations the moment you hear
il"
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-01

The New Orleans (La.) Picayune gives The ioI-
lowing definition of the word .impossibe y
..An obsolete word of four syInbles. much used
by the ancienis. and still popular with many Eu-
ropean nations. 1t has been cut out of the Amer
iran yorabunlry..
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-01
Average Duration of ssm,nan lii.

fr"t. buchanan, in II recent lecture before the
Mechanics Institute at Cincinnati, said that il,
tne iat'"r part of the sixteenth century one half
"i All who were born died under five wears Of age;
the average longevity of the whole pnnnlatio,,
was nut IL years. In the seventeenth cen.
fury one hei OF the population died unler H.
years. but IN the first six year. of the eigh
teenth century one hall of the population lived
over "a years In the latter i.r,v Wear, one hall
exceeded 81 years Of age At The beginning of
the present century Que hall exceeded 10 years;
and from IS35 to 1915 one half exceeded a.t ~
average longevity at these successive periods
has been ncren led from : yeats in the si,teenth
century upto 43. by the last rerorts
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-01

A correspondent of the New York Journal of
Commerce abiding TO the "lnIernal Machine"
which General Walkers friends have recently
purchased for his army in Nicaragua, thus
plains ITS efficiency and deadly instrumentality:
In form it resembles small grindstone, turn
edhy crank, and will discharge 300 one-ounce
balls every minute, attended by only two men,
Every machneis calculated to destroy three reg
imen's of soldiers in the same space of time. 1t
caa be directed with the same ease as Il common
iiie is handled.
The inventor, a Yankee.is now in England ex
perimening before the Admiralty, and great
many old Generals, of all countries, who evince
| much interest and have written him letters ex
! pressive of their wonder and aston ,hment. One
distinguished Polish General expresses himself TO
| the inventor 'that as soon rs this deadly weapon
! becomes in use, wars and rumnrs of war must
crasc.' The gun, or machine, discharges with
! out report,and sends the ball three times the dis
| lance of the ordinary rifle or cannon, the case
! may be. The British government has offered
the inventor f2O0000 sterling. if he can enlarge
! his machine to discharge 81 pound shot This
| he is now doing, and inform his agent here ho
| shall accomplish il. The Russian Minister ut
! London is anxious for the patent and has offered
him his price; bat he says to his friends, Il mean
no other nation shall have it, but England and my
| own country"
Previous to his going to Enrope. he offered the
! right To the American Government at Washing
! ton. Experiments were made with one ounce
! aud seven pound carronades, before our naval
| md other officers, by order of the Secretary of
! State. which proves all hav, related above and
! tn the entire satisfaction of those present. One
| If these ''infernul machines" placed upon the
deck nta vessel, one of the Commod"IcS remark
ed, would sink fgatr in three minutes" Such
constant discharge of balls, just fast as they
can be handled and rolled in, with the accuracy
they can be directed, must inevitably destroy all
of hn.tt Hos tb,,f, 4 un1 tf
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-01

The lnteroceanc Telegraph will soon put a
helt around the globe, and the question will arise
what viii be done about Sunday In some parts
of the won III there will be two in week aud Sun
day will become confused.
That appears t" be net the only confession
which will result from girdling the earth with
ihe telegraph wires. How will Editors write out
dispatch giving nm account Of some occurrence
which happened Tomorrow Grammarans must
Invent new tense.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-01

the Richmond Republican, Of bee 2ith l552
spanish MAtnre is dnack medicine.
They had man in their press who afflicted
violent Mnrcunal Rheumatism who continually complain.
Jug of misery in The back limbs and joints His eyes
come everish and maery neck swollen throat all
hc symptoms of rheumatism, combined W Scronla Two
bottles Of Carriers Spanish Mixture cured him.
or notice above, they bear testimony
rets and their only that suffering
eases of the bood OF the existence
medicine They cheeffully recommend IT,
See their certificate, full around the bottle
1fr I'm
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-01

The North China Herald, of September 10,
which came to hand by the last steamer. contains
the following account of terrible typhoon and
its appalling consequences.
The captain of a large Junk from Bangkod
he's communicated the following note on the dis
asters occasioned by atyphoon he encountered
en- the l2th of August on approaching the Chu
san Islands from the SOUTH
We formed one of fleet of twenty two
jnnks, bound to various parts from Shnnghae to
fentsing. On the twelfth day of the moon tho
wind blew furously from the nprthwe t,and sud
denly chopped round from the south. Seven
teen vessels soon foundered, and the remaining
five were dismasted, We also lost both our 1ou-
BILE raiders. About ono thousand men persisted
in that storm. In consequence of assistance lib
orally afforded by steamer,we were saved from
drowning and stNryine."
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-01

NOTsCE.-En pursuance of II decree of Tho
~ Circuit Cont of Amherst county at tho
term, 1856 in the of Hill VS. Hill &c. shall proc eod tn
sell at the Market House in the city Lynehburg ON M "A
day OF January 1851 all the SLAVES belonging to the ostst.
of William ll decd consisting Men, Women and children
Thosae will be credit Of months the
giving negotiable sats or endorsed for the
money ED p TUCKER
dec l6di3jsn Sheriff Amherst Conn,y
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-01

The Richmond Wing, referring TO the nomi
nation of Elk Coy. Smith FOE seat ia Mr. Buch-
unan's cabinet. says: :" 1t is actually astonish-
Ing what an immense number of excellent pieces
of timber we have here in Virginia to make a
Cabinet out of. Not less than dozen ar fifteen
have already been named. and their peculiar
merits and qualifications celebrated in prose aud
verse in all the Democratic organs. big and lit
tie, in the State And the cry is still they come.
Our last advices from Wheatland, however.
prompt u. t"proclai.n to all the aspiring Demo
cratic patriots in the land, that though many NAV
be cailed. yet but few will be chosen"
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-01


The Washington correspondent of the Rich.
mond Wing says Gen. Quitman of the House
of Representatives, few days ago. attempted to
introduce bill for increasing the pay of tho off.
Gers of the Army-but was ohoked off by u par
liameniary expedient. Nevertheless, il is prob
able that the bill will yet become law during
the present session. The officers of the Army
are resgnng daily, on account Of the meagre-
ness of their compensation Gen. Quiiman stated
that we should soon be without an Army at all
unless something were speedily done. The land
grabbers. and the money grabbers of the North
western States have become so vorncious Of tho
public plumber that really believe they view
with Jealousy any proposition which looks to a
depletion OF the Treasury. unless it enure to
their special benefit. 1t would not occasion sur
prise, if they were to oppose this measure Of ab-
solute necessity. on the ground of its being an
apparent encroaehment upon their assumed mo-
nopoly of the Treasures of the G Government. The
less there is in the Treasury, of course the less
they have for improving harbors, cleaning out
creeks, and building Pos, Offices Custom Hou
SEES, Marine Hospitals, &c. &c. at the expens .
of the Federal Government"
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-01

Grand Total. 1904 2sl9b2 343as
'Incladng portions in District of Columbia
Amount of finished Railway each year since
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-01
SALES BY AUCTION
THIS DAY

AYEGROES FOR sAEE.-B will sell, In =,
~ highest bidder Liberty, Bedford county tho a. me
OF January next. Negroes. woman aud man H
woman q valuable House scrvanf Terms. months
nriy eRdared. win interest added
day OF sale l. q. McfLANAHAN
de- 23-di In CD1.L.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-01

Cherry pcctorni.-sce in our advertising col
umns this medicine. We IL the habit Of
saying relation such medicines generally
going the rounds Of newspapers but in relation 10 Ayers
Cherry pecora teel HAT something in its favor
with proprirty from tho fact that have tried IT, young
office has used it, and IN both his and
proved most benehciai6icaa Presbyterian, GreeHuis
I9IH dec 3D4i&clt
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-01
FUTURE DAYS.

GALE OF VALUABLE sEAyEs AT A.
- TiON-In pursuance OF decree Of the Circuit cape,
edord county, pronounced AT the September term Ist ~
The case Wilson &c Wilson's executors the undcr.i
will sell Saturday, the 3rd day Of January 1857 at u
bidder % Valuable Slaves belonging
tate OF Joseph Wilson, decd These slaves consist of NJ
women and boys OF them young Among the,
house a valuable COX and seamstress. "ic
TyRMs-A credit OF six months. the purchase money .
secured by negotiable notes, well endorsed. " Oe
j. L. CAMPBEIIa
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-01

The Petersburg lntelligencer, in an article on
the proceedings Of the Savannah Convention, hus
the following in reference to this subject:

the following in reference to this subject:
ave approve of much that the Savannah Couyen-
ton proposed TO be done pom some points We rau
cordially concur with them. But there one sub
ject dsregardcd by them, which think emf
nently entitled 10 their consideration, vitality
nectod it is with the welfare and prosperity Of the
South. We mean the public lands, alias the Nation
al Domain. II seems astonishing to us that an in.
terest so vast as that which the South Inns in ths
matter should have been wholly protermitted in n
body specially convened to deliberate and decide up.
the needfu measures for promoting Southern
prosperity. There Is folly in the persistent refusal
OF the Southern States TO claim take what is their
rghtful annual due from the Land Bureau Of the Gov
ernment-to claim take their rightful proportion
of the national domaiu--whst they see ii equander
ed to the tune OF millions upon millions of ncrcs on
the tree Saes-thele is We say folly In this refusal
which is scarcely less than insanity. The miserable
old maidish or second childhood whining about the
resolutions OF 80 and 30, which are more like the
SOUNDS of cracked bell, than arguments of rational
and appropriate stamp, have had enough of
They can never save the South from the effects OF
the oNershadowing commercial and political superb
GRITTY which the North has attained her chiefly
by means OF her own slothfuluess We want money
10 enable as to get along with works that necos-
sary for our defence and security We nre entitled
legally and honestly to equal proportion OF the
Public Lands, and the verest simpletons not
To urge our claims and insist upon their enforcement
Our interest in these lands 1--WE speak of Vrgia-
id) would not only relieve from the hur,hen of
Taxation under which we are grooming, but it would
give ample means for perectng system OF Internal
Improvements which would do more to elevate us in
the commercial and political spheres than ten mil
lions OF paper resolutions aud reitcrntons of 90 and
80 doctrines. Viii the people of Virginia be eter-
nally deaf to the voice of duty which appeals ia
trumpet tones TO their representatives in Congress TO
assert their right 10 an equal share Of the public
lands before they are all given away to the free States
beyond the power Of recovery Ii is high time TO
cease this wreehed habit OF looking on with folded
upon the grabbers and punderers who are bust
ly engaged in chousing annually out of millions oil
rich acres which are property, and dexterously
acquiring the sole ownership. We caudidly think
that this subject fully as worthy of the atten-
ton of the Savannah Convention MS was the African
Slave Trade, or Direct Taxation"
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-01
,lr.. isiss,~, New Wsrk

We have nvt been fortunate enough 10 rernse
the new work of Mrs. Rives-the accomplished
wife Of Hon. VIM. {. Rves-and cannot there
fore pronounce any individual opinion regarding
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-01
SPECIAL 80 fICES.



Gabclt Bsou-e Furniture ut AuctiOu.-The ut
public respectfully solicited TO the of the
Furniture belonging Cabel House. which will Postue
~ take place Oh TUESDAY morning the 9th inst
l1n nlan = X fnt.Ll-e. Anc-
The Annual Meeting of the Citizens BuIiding
will be held at their over the store OF
.'ayne o'clock +. NJ Thursday the LIST
January 1851 for the election of Officers and the transaction
important business II is desirable all the members
ahal be present JOHN l. MChfELi.,
dec 81 d Sec'ry.
The Annual Meriing of the SfOc khoiders OF
ynchbug Building Fund Association will be held at their
the Store OF Payne Christian, Thursday. the
lst day of January, at O'Clock + NJ $. v REID,
dee 3ld2t Serry
The Stockholders of the Franklin Building
Fund Association will hold their Annual Meeting Thursday
January. at their room, O'Clock, T. NJ
dec J-2t JAS p. SCOMT, Secry
Com fora for the Agfd.-Thc Montreal Tran.
script speaking OF NfsfAKs BALshM OF WILD CHERRY,
June ~ says; I'VE believe be generally recognized
useful medical and state with per-
feet truth aud sincerity that with which
i1antedthsto old gentleman at least
eighty residing few miles from this city, and
who is troubled at times with asthmatica compant-the
decdod ree Is obtained whenever he makes of the
Basam this the advanced period of life which he has
be considered unanswerable proof Of Its vir
tues Look out for limitations
None genuine unless signed BUTTS the wrapper
SETH W. FuW LIZ * co, l3S Washington Street, Bos
ton Iropreors. Sold by their agents everywhere.
For sale BY J. H. THOMPSON n co. and j. II. SfAY.
dec 80 d&cjtawlw
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-01
k'AMsLf FLOUR.-Enmiiy Flour in quartz
a sacks just received and for sale by
s.NACTORN MEN AND FARMERs.-A third

supply al Mems and Boys Boots and Brogans, of
al an Titles just received Also large stock HATS Caps,
I" be sod cheap by the quantity. l.. L. ARMISrEAD,
dec 2Ss under Telegraph Office