Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-05-05


Telegraph line that place The Editor states that
while in this city recently be WAS informed by Dr.
Norris President of the Company that there WAS on
hand sufficient materials TO make the proposed en-
tension and expressed IA willingness TO do so, provi-
ded the citizens of Jonesborough subscribed for three
thousand dollars stock.
THE sEw TAX LAws.--The Committee appointed by
n meeting of the merchants and business men of
Lynchburg few nights since, TO confer with the
Common Council and urge reduction of the rates of
taxes on city licenses for the ensuing fiscal year, beg
leave to state to those interested that they have dis
charged their duty, and succeeded In getting such
modification aud equalization of taxes rs cannot fail
to give pretty general satisfaction to the pubic. In
some points they succeeded to the tnl extent otther
requests and wisheS-in others, they succeeded to II
considerable extent.
Merchants taxes have been reduced to within Il
portion of what they the ast year. or about 20
per ceut The specific tax of $50 on liquor mer-
chants has been reduced to S25, and the oHs per
tun on sales 10 sne bag of one per ccntum
The Of Ten per cent. on the value of hotels, has
been reduced TO fre per cent and on private board
ing honses, the reduction is still greater.
The tax ON Commission Merchants, Tobacco Auc
toneers Daguerrean Galleries, Cutmen, renters Of
houses and hirers of negroes, has been considerably
reduced in some cases as much as half.
The law on attorneys ut law, and physicians has
been increased hall of per cent upon their in
come and GU brokers fifty dollars.
These are the principle notifications which have
been made in the new tax laws, and the Committee
take pleasure i'll saying that the Council did hes
itntc TO make them, and to conform their action
far az possible to the wishes of the people
THE COMMITTEE.
ClrY CouNcIL--At an adjourned meeting Of the
Council of the city of Lynchburg held at their Cham
Der Saturday the ID May, 81.
Prcsent:-Jno. NJ. Otey, President; Chas. ". Chris
tiau, Geo D. Davis Jas. +. Payne, Jas NJ. Langhorrc
Jas \. Stgler, John II. Seay, John 0yler, T. {. S.
Furguson, F. II. Gilmer and \. b. Rucker
The Committee on Finance to whom was referred
the Ordinance "imposng taxes on lceuses,' on yes
terday, reported back the same with certain amend
mcnts and notifications, which were adopted by the
Council, and MS amended, the same WAS passed into
ordinance to take effect iom and after the first
Monday in May, 1857.
There being no other business, the Council adj
iourned
JAS o. WILLIAMS CIk.
Mr.. N. L. Comann, formerly foreman in the Abing-
don Democrat Office has purchased the Southwestern
Advocate in Jacksonville, Tazewel county. The
publication of the paper will be resumed
the necessary arrangements can be made
Ho FOR KAssAs-Mr. Jno W. White, one ofthosc
terrible "Border Rufiians" that the abolition "free-
dom shriekers' have been making such ado about,
addressed large crowd in the Courthouse on Mon
day last. and raised considerable Kansas fever
His object to raise company to 60 to that ter
ritory to aid in making it slave State. lie obtained
the names of quite n number of yonng men; and the
understanding is that they to start early in June
-.1bing3oa Dem.
ACADEMIA little boy, some eight nine years
old, of tie widow Joseph Bilhimer, living some
four or five miles east of Harrsonburg fell into Il
nash-tnb the still house of Jno. Bhmer, and was
badly scalded, that its recovery is exceedingly
Reg.
VIZ are sorry to learn that one two of
smallpox have made their appearance in the neigh
borhoud OF Jacobs Church, in this county, among the
friends OF the Cofman's who severely Attic
ted by this terrible disease several months ago. We
understand that the disease in the which have
recently occurred, contracted from handling or
wearing the clothing of one of the former victims of
this scourgc-IeHh Legion.
WE learn from the Valley Democrat of Friday last,
that five additional of smallpox have made
their appearance in llarrsonburg two white and
colored persons. The Female Seminary build
ing, which is yet unfinished las been converted Into
hospital and the patients placed there All proper
measures have been adopted to prevent the disease
from spreading
DEATH OF SrRAsGER.--A poor, unfortunate emac
lated creature by the name las he registered it at the
bocl,) of S. NJ Hurbut from Philadelphia, maker
Of Perfumes by profession came to this place one day
last week, ana died very suddenly on Tuesday eve
ming last. He could talk, but could not hear and
carried small slate, that persons might converse
with him. Two successive nights be refused to go
10 bed at the bote and on Tuesday morning he was
found sitting before the fire in the bar-room in an
entire state of nudity. This and other actions indca-
ting insanity, he committed to Jail, where he died
the same evening.-4b. |ng.
The contract, for the construction of the new Bank
for ,hn Ra awarded
Thursday last. 10 Messrs. Wade Hodges at n trac-
ton over $4,000 The building is to be completed
ny the lst September, 1853.
Frank and Lewn Mannoni, and Pciigreene, who
stood charged with malicously shooting McSsrs Mar
ia aud Baxter students of the University, on Satur
day night the 18th of March, examined on Mon
day and Tuesday last and sent to the May County
Your, for further examination. Bail was applied tor
hy the Mannonis, but refused by the justices. No.
gerosa, charged as accomplish of the Mannoni's was
acquitted.
LYNCH LAw.-The Warrenton papers state that
negro nen in Rappnhannock county, few days since,
Tor having informed upon some OF his associates VINO
had been stealing was taken out and hung. The
negroes in Jail
CHANGE OF PAsrons Rev J. Oscar A. Sears, of
Alexandria, is to take temporary charge of the Cath
Ollie church at Petersburg, Va, in lace OF Rev lhos
'iuvey, who comes to Richmond until tue return oi
lie Rev. DR.. feeling from Europe.
The Abingdon Vireiuian states that the smallpox
Is very prey aent in Tazewell co, in this State 1t
was brought to the county by young man n"mea
aoung-son Of Hugh Young, in the Cove. 1t Is more
than probable that tie scattered it all the way up
sandy. Some Go persons are supposed TO be mice
red IN Tnzewell, andEre kept confned within certain
limits Mr.. Young Wdajust from Kansas
John u. Mitchell, ESQ was elected Mayor OF Alb
'hgon on Saturday last.