Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-07-27

- Snence 4 Co, Lynchburg bankers and ex.
bonge brokers, to whom we commend all who may
I',ye business in their line.
ve invi,e attention TO the advertisement Of Messrs
Anderson & Reynolds. Groeers and Commission Mer-
Lorts Mt Norfolk, who control line of boats plying
Tween Norfolk and Richmond and Will run in con
.,o, with Ogesby Crumpeckers j. Il. 4 X
rnol boats transhpping all freight to go by their
ATS To Norfolk free II charge. We gratified Mt
aysry effort 70 connect our back country with the
Id borough of Norfolk, the most natural outlet Viz
min has for her vast productions and therefore wish
Success to this new enterprise.
The East Tenn. & Va Railroad is now completed
-, ia eastern end from Bristol to Jouesborough and
tbe first passenger train expected 10 reach jones'
borough on Saturday last.
ALEXANDRIA ScHooLs.-A correspondent of the
<-etaunon Spectator speahs us follows OF the schools
. nj Alexandra;
We are highly blessed with many excellent schools
We have six first class boarding schooS-thiee male
aud three femae-besiies many primary institutions
# learning The male are conducted by Mr.. Benz.
uallowelJ-who is now old in that laG,labie underta
king of "teaching the Young ideas how 10 SHOOT
Mr. Caleb 5. Hallowell, nephew. and Mr. Rob't l..
prockett. The latter gentleman hps accepted IN
citation TO take II proessor>hip in some Southern
college although Alexandria will be oalh 10 give him
m He leaves excellent character IL man we'll
onali6ed to fill his vocation. Next in order comes the
nrst thought OF many of us These are under the
charge Of Mrs. Kingsford. MIR. JAS. s Hallowell,
nephew also of Benz, and Mr. S Scott, and cannot be
surpassed by any in the State.
SurpuERDsrowy--Thi time -honored town is thus
noticed in recent letter published IN the Richmond
Dispatch
Shepherdstown is situated on the Potomac, about
100 miles north of Washington, miles from the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad and miles from llalpers
IA, to
Churches, Episcopal Methodist Lutheran German
Reform and Presbyterian u. ~ 1t has fine water
power and was formerly great manufacturing and
thriving business place; but since the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad was built, and stores bavc been null
tiped in the country, the trade has left it, the manu-
factories have stopped and it begins to resemble
"deserted village, and will soon need Nennsian bard
to sing Iium fnf, and the "old unterrhed' viii be no
more. 1t was laid off in 1853, by Capt. Thos. Shop
herd from whom it takes its name, and is celebrated
for being the first place where the first steamboat in
this country was built and launched
James Rumsey, or, MS he was more frequently cal
lei Cray Rumscy. in the summer OF l1e3 directed
his attention to steamboats, and built bis boat on the
banks of the Potomac, short distance above the
town aud in 1885 he obtained patentfrom the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland Tor Navigating their wa
,ers In 1856 he made public trial of his boat, and
succeeded in propeng it against the current Mt the
rate of four miles an hour. part of the boiler is
still in possession of gentleman in this vciy, pre-
eious relic of olden times.
Harvest is now nearly over and the yield OF wheat
surpasses the expectation OF all The corn aud oat
crops are very fine indeed and there bet
ter prospect for very large yield.
LARGE SuBscRprlox.-Wc learn that irm in
Lynchburg has authorized a gentleman in this place
to subscribe S25 600 worth of stock in the Farmers
Bank of Fncastlc. This will increase the stock OF the
Bank to above Sl40, 000.-fncastie Dan.
The Circuit Court of kanawha adjourned on the
9th instant, having been in session nearly seven
weeks. There were 800 new suits in law, broughtto
this term of the Court besides good many suits il
chancery. There were IS old law issues remaining
over from preceding terms of the Court, of which
many were tried.
HEAVY RAixs-Severa parts of our county hos
been visited with heavy rains during the past week.
in some places doing considerable damage to the
growing corn crop.-fmcdsHe Dem.
Vim. A. Greasy was elected Constable in Liberty
District, on Saturday 18th inst, to fill II vacancy
accustomed hy the resignation of John B. Cren-
shaw Bed. Sen.
EXTRAORDINARY YIELD OF RYE.-We learn from n
friend Mr.. Jno. Boyer jr of this county, that ll9
slraws bearing the aggregate number of 6G43 grains,
the enormous product of two grains only This
IS indeed, most extraordinary yieid-foedstle DEM
ocrdt.
last, effected entrance through tue back window,
into the store of Mr.. Samuel Hoffman, in this place
and carried off about S25 which he succeeded in alb
stracting from the tll.-Btd. Sen.
RAILROAD Convention ~ WESTERN ymGlS1A-A
Railroad Convention is to he held at Buckhaunon,
Upshur county, Va, on the 9th Of August next, 10
take into consideration the policy and feasibility of
extending the Manassas Gap Railroad to the Ohio
river. Delegates have been appointed TO attend the
Convention from HAMPSHIRE, HARDY, Randolph. p
shur Lewis, Gilmer, Calhoun, kanawha and jackson
counties The present terminus of this road is ut
Strasburg, and the route contemplated will be
through the most fertile and productive portion Of
Virginia
K1LLED.-The Wheeling Argus states that man
named Butler, was killed by lightning in harvest
field on Coons Island Hill, near West Alexandria, on
Monday afternoon. 1t appears he had taken refuge
under large tree, WHITTIER his refused to accom-
panv him The tree shattered 10 atoms, and But.
Ter instantly killed. the Lid tie lring the clothing from
his person and ripping his boots to pieces. The son
was standing at distance from the tree with a
sheaf Of wheat his head, aud was prostraed 10y
the lightning which passed along n root of the troe
under his feet.
The wheat crop in Rockbridge has turned out to
be IA much better crop than was anticipated some
months ago From what learn, we are satisfied
that we shall have more wheat than Tor several years
past. The oat and corn crops are very promising
The tobacco crop Is short, and the prospect is by no
falterng, as far MS it is concerned
REV ". " PESnLEroy.--We observe from the pa
pers that the degree of D. D. has been conferred on
this distinguished divine Mt the late Commencement
OF kcnvon olege II could not have been conferred
on one deserving ot snch an honor.
PASSENGERS FOR THE SpRIyGs.-The Orange and
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