Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-10-15
CITY AND STATE AFFAIRS.

- tn, F.u-Infr,nation has been received here
that large company from the Southwest expect
to attend the Fair. and as the hotel accommoda-
tions will lie insufficient to provide comfortably
for 90 vast crowd We again venture to direct the
attention of our citizens to the importance and
!. necessity of opening their doors and spreading
their boards 10 the guests Of the city. Never
within the memory oil man has Lynchburg wit
messed such gala day n that to which she is de-
stinel next week. Lu every family consttu TO
itself worthy representative Of old Virginia hos
pi,ality. -
In reply to our correspondent, Comet we
have t0 say that such regulation as that to
which he refers. relative to the exclusion OF all
persons, other than members Of the Society. from
tho Fair Grounds the first day of exhibition, has
been adopted nor will be. No exclusive privi-
leces, 50 far Us we are informed, will be allowed
to any body; the design of the Committee being to
afford equal facilities to all persons disposed to
patronize the Exhibition. With regard to the
regulations Of those having charge of the Iourna-
mont, we knew nothing but presume that the
whole affair will be conducted upon principles as
liberal rs the nature Of circumstances will allow.
The Executive Committee have no control what
ever of this matter, except IN their general ar
rangement, to designate the time when Will oe
convenient to yield the grounds OF the oociety Tor
the purpose aforesaid. In the exercise Oh TINS
discretion, they have appointed Thursday morn
ing at o'clock, as the time for the exercises OF
the Tournament to commence. Every hour of
each day, of the Exhibition, has been appropria-
ted. 80 that it will be absolutely necessary To Oh
serye strictly and systematically the directions OF
the Committee in this respect.
TIE New SOUTHERN TELEGRAPH LiNE.-Wo
published yesterday the first dispatch received di-
rect over the new line from Nashville now just
opened Formerly all our news from that quarter
came via Atlanta and Washington, but rs the
line has now been completed to Chattanooga. thus
connecting with tho Southern terminus Of the
Lynchburg and Abingdon Company, and giving
increased facilities to the latter line with which
it has identified its interests The NORTHEAST and
South West are connected by the most direct line
of Telegraph that con be made until our Gordons-
vile connection is completed. Our cntcrprlslng
fellowcitixen DR.. Morris, has labored with great
seal and efficiency in this behalf.
FREIGHT TRADE-Reccved in the depot Of the
ya. & Tenn Railroad, October l4th. % loaded
cars, consisting of 8. 500 bushels of Wheat. 81
barrels Of Flour; $1,000 lbs Stock. 20 ooOpounds.
Miscellaneous. lS loaded cars were sent West
yesterday morning.
The HIsroRICAL MAGAzINE.-This admirable
work we have on several former occasions com
mended to the favor of our readers. The issue for
the present month is rcplete with interest, and
does not contain single article that will not be
perused with avidity by all readers of antiquarian
tastes. The publishers of the work announce that
they will issue in October a collection OF about
eighty original letters to DR.. franklin from mem
bers Of his family and friends. The first letter s
dated 1878 and the last 1870, few months before
his death. They in the possession of DR..
Franklin Bache, and are being carefully copied
and annotated by VIM. Duane, Esq, great grand
son of DR.. Franklin.