Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-30
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COME ONE, CoNE ALL.-The concert for the benefit
ofthe poor takes place tonight Programmes will
be distributed throughout the town some time during
the day. Let us have generous, full overflow
ing house. Come one and all
BrAuTIFuL SIGHr.-Last night we witnessed a
beautiful spectacle. Lew in the west the Young and
crescent moon, attended by two brilliant stars shone
throuph.the humid atmosphere with luminous soft
ness aud spendor that no pen could describe and no
eve that had never beheld such sight could image
TO itself The three were in straight line
slantng from South to West, and in all the uncou.
dea heaven scarce another star visible Surely
his the Queen and hunress, cha and fair aten-
jed by this pair of ght handmaidens looked thus
land never since divinely loyelyJ when Young En-
dvmion woocd her from the side of "dewy Latmosn
suANEl SHAMkl-lt appears from an editorial in
the Wing, that some raSeally provincial aud local
editors have been poking fun the venerable realc-
tear of that journal-calling him Father Ridgeway,
&C Could we have known of this outrageous move
ment little sooner, we would have put it down be-
fore it had spread over the whole Union.
1t is with gentlemen rs with ladies--a gentleman
never has any age, and TO be reproached in high
figures for what one has not, is entirely too bad
Besides Mr. Ridgeway is not dreadful old after
ALL He cant be much more than hundred For
we read in Jehersons Sketches of Virginia, by the
celebrated British historian David Hume, that about
the year Is / great skating match came off
James River between the present senior editor of the
Vrgnian and r. Vote Early Ridgeway. The COM
peltcrs,n says Mr. jefferson Hume, "were
meets beauty, size and years very equally matched
being tall, handsome aud aged forty apiece--whch
made the contest a degree exciting The
tended from Norfolk City Point, and being stoutly
contested quarrel arose MS to which was ihe win
ner: the people taking sides in this quarrel it was
rapidly propa gated, and, in some unexplained way,
give rise to the last with England.
This curious bit of historical information will serve
to show how nncallet tor the assault upon Mr.. Ridge
ways longevity is and will, moreover, we fondly
trust aud doubt not, bring about general desstance
on the part of these unkind local and provincial
assaulters.
HoLLNs lNsrIruTE.--At call-meeting of the
Trustees of Holins Institute, held this 9th day of
January, 1857, die following resolutions were unan-
mously adopted:
Re,oirea That the recent action Of the Faculty on
account of the appearance of several of Typhoid
Fever among the pupils of the Institute is approved,
both as to the dismissal of the School and the issuing
of he Circular by the Superintendent.
Resolved That the prompt action OF the Faculty in
this case is but another evidence of the sound discre
ton and prudent foresight which have secured for
the Institute large share OF pabIic confidence and
support 10 which il is cminenty entitled.
Resolr,d That after making tall Investigation Of
all the facts and circnn stances connected with the
recent sickness aud OF the condition of the premises,
we express the conviction that there riN BE- no
danger 10 the p"pas IN returning 10 Hcho9t on the Al Of
IpbyRdrY GL'td " 0RHIhhctd, thdt az fSiiHiaAY az
other parfs Of tte Stat e'scrteJ'
r fslpeG That The Board express its heartfelt con-
dolence with the two families which have been be-
reayed By death ut this ins;itute
J. {. CLOPTON, President.
COLIN BASS Secretary.
1t was much to tie regretted that tais Institution
should have been visited with the sickness spoken
Of and is very uausual aud deserved success aud pro-
press sb uld thereby have been interrupted. Now
that the dauger is wholly past, We trust and believe
that it will resume its upward course with renewed
yioor and that prosperity greater than before may
otfeni it 1t is one of the most promising female lu
s,iutions in the State and merits abundant patron
age.
We learn tlnt several negroes have been frozen to
death in this county, during the present week. pHe
of them was very old man, and when found good
part of his had been eaten away BY Norway rats,
it is supposed. thGr'ohes'We paper
New IocoMoTIyE-A fine looking locomotive en-
CINE. Intended for the Virginia and Tennessee Rail-
road is now at the Southsde depot, awaiting
opening for its locomotion up to Lynchburg. THIS
engine was built at the Patterson Il. j. Iron orks.
--Pet. Express
Major " upon being asked if he ser-
ously injured at the bursting ofihe boiler on steam
er replied that he not, he had been blown up
so many times bs his wife that mere steamer expo-
siou had no effect on him whatever
SLEIGH RIDE on THE IcE.-Frday morning last,
several ladies who passengers in the Rodaokt,
arrived at Norfolk in beautiful sleigh, drawn 10y 20
gentlemen also passengers in the ship 1he distance
from the vessel up to the city Is about seven mites
and the ladies were drawn rapidly and smoothly
along hv the score of gallant fellows who held the
LONG rope in front Who dreamed in his widest
midnipht f,nees of sleigh ride the water to
Norfolk, all the way from Hampton Roads
wu,r NrxTa-The Norfolk Mrs of Saturday says
We ARE informed that gentleman from Hampton
walked up to Norfolk yesterday the ice 1t we are
to have Il recurrence of such weather every winter
it would be well TO import few Lapand dogs and
employ seds and scighs instead OF steamboats, aud
sailing ships
The lcF-Chesapeake Bay is frozen out several
hundred yards, and nearly far down as Cape Hen
ry.
THE SUyyY SorTH.-At Oxford, Ga, on Tuesday
evening the mercury fell four degrees above zero
DrAyV FROM COUPON the night Of the 9th inst,
n voung man named Dennis Clarke, resident OF
Darbvtown in Henrco county, persisted by the cold
He started from neEhbors in the evening to- go
home and being overcome by the storm, perisheG-
r. Dispatch
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Mr. Henry Ellis, OF the firm
OF Ellis l. Peers of this city, met with serious acc
dent while out cunning with Mr. Il. Huntington,
near the farm of Jacob Atlee about five miles below
here The two short distance apart When
Mr. DIS gun accidentally exploded, lodging the shot
in the back of Mr. Ellis head-Medca aid was bad
as soon as possible, BIT fears are entertained that
Mr. F. will not survive his injures,-ld
DISTRESSING SuIc1pH-The Enquirer, Of Yesterday,
publishes the sad death by suicide from taking auu-
anum of Mr. John d. Allen, very respectable young
man. in Prince Edward county, Va. For several
iJht