Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-08-25


follows: Forty-four loaded cars from the West,
consisting Of 5.S44 bushels of Wheat 80 l79 lbs.
of Tobacco; $4,000 lbs. Miscellaneous; $40 bar-
rels of Flour. Eleven loaded cars were sent West
the same day. Il
The ATLANTIC MONTHLY, for September "
IN ,st capital number, and with the exceptioyfof
Mandatory review Of an anti-slavery novel Eecen,-
l. written by the venerable Ohio AboltiQyist, Gid
dings, contains not single article WI .ch South
readers can except. The Autf.rat of the
Breakfast Table" is unusually spiJy, and will
abundantly repay perusal. Wo s,ojoin tho table
of contents of the present issucs
Eloquenco: The Kinloch + ate, and how it
was settled; The Birth Mark Ranbles in Aquid-
neck Ann Potter's Lesson sl.e Marais da Cygne;
Youth; Pintal; The Houy, that was just like its
Neighbour; DaphnaIdes Water Lilies Fifty and
Fifteen; Illinois in Springtime; An Evening with
the Telegraph Wires The Autocrat Of the Break
fast-Tablc; Literary Notices; Obituary.
The WE.ruER-Within the last two. days the
weather in this locality has undergone a very de-
cided change. The sun has m autumnal hue
the air is very cool throughout the day, and ut
night two or three blankets not at all Disagree
able. The drought still continues, aud, as II natu-
raj consequence vegetation presents q most de-
plorable appearance and unless change for the
better soon occurs gardens will I've utterly ruined.
FATAL AccIDENr.-As Mr.. John W. Young, who
resided on the Leesburg turnpike, short distance
west of this city, was crossing Hoofs Run, on
Friday night. in his cart, by some accident, the
horse fell of the bridge, carrying with him the
cart, which, in its descent, upset, throwing MIR.
Young out, and catching him under it, the side
board falling across his neck, either breaking it or
choking him to death. The accident discov-
cred yesterday morning about o'clock, when the
body was found rs we have described, cold and
stiff, leading to the suppostion, that the sad casu-
atty took place early in tho night Mr. Young
leaves an Interesting family to mourn his untimely
death.-Alerandria Gazette Saturday.
RAILROAD AccIDENr.-We learn that on last
Wednesday, one of the brakemen connected with
the Mail Train on the Richmond and Danvile
Railroad, met with a serious accident, near Me-
herrin Bridge, in Charlotte county. The circum-
stances are these: The man, whose name is Dick
Hunter, leaning over the platform of one of
the passenger cars while the mail train pass
ing the gravel train at u siding. 1t appears that
his head was struck by one Of the gravel cars and
he knocked of the train which passed over him,
breaking one leg and one
Since writing the above, We learn that fhe ne
gro has ded.-Danrille Transcript.
DIsrREssrNo.-It is reported, that while young
gentleman and lady were gazing down from the
summit of Lovers Leap" high Cliff near the
White Sulphur, that the lady in attempting to
pluck flower from the side Of the Cliff lost her
balance, and fell with headlong rapidity down the
side of the rock. Her attendant FASTENED round
to the base of the Cliff, expecting to see her man
gied and lifeless body; but hearing her cry of
distress, he looked up and beheld his lady love
safely suspended by her steel hoops from the pro-
jecting limbs of gnared oak.
The gentleman had to summon aid before she
could be released from her embarrassing position.
1t was, however, accomplished without injury to
the fair MISUNDERSTANDING Chronicle.
ROTATION OF CRoPs.-A fancy farmer DESTROYS
of obtaining new practical result in the rotation
oforops, attempted the experiment early this sum-
mcr and gives the particulars in brief: 1.-THE bugs
eat up our cucumbers, the chickens ate up the
bugs, the neighbours cats ate up the chickens, and
in hopes that something may now eat the
cats"
SUICIDE IN FAIRFAX CorNry.-An aged lady,
named Mrs. - Story, committed suicide by
swallowing quantity Of Strychnine at the house
of her son, Mr.. Mark Story, residing near Burkes
Station about o'clock ON the morning of the 18th
instant. The relatives and friends of the deceased
entirely ignorant of the motives which induced
her to take this fatal step, and the presumption.
therefore, is that she laboring under mental
alteration at the time
ELECTION OF OFFICERS IN PULASKI County,
The following gentlemen were elected TO ill tho
various Offices vacant in the l5Sth Reg ment of
Virginia Militia: William j. Jordan, Colonel,
James A. Walker, Lieutenant Colonel; John X.
Miller, first Major; James II. Darst, second Ma
jor.
Curious ClRcuxsrAScE;-The Fredercksbu
"Recorder" says: "On the Goth ult;. in Barbour
county, Va, as one of Mr. VIM. Stemple's sons,
about Is years of age getting off hay stack
which he had just finished, be jumped upon hay
fork, which ran through his throat. So firm
ly was he trans6xed by the fork that his brother
had to pull it out. The young man made but lit
tie complaint until Sunday, the 9th inst, when he
complained of pain in his head and died on
Monday evening following"
DRowNEp:-The fredericksburg Recorder
strtes that Mary Cash, an elderly white woman,
was drowned near Falmouth bridge, Oh We'd
nesday night, during the storm. Her body
was found on Thursday morning, A jury
summoned, and returned u verdict that she
came to her death by accidental drowning
She was addicted to tho incorporate use of liq-
uor.
THE CRors.-A correspondent writing to the
Fredericksburg Recorder" says: Our wheat
turns out about two thirds OF average crop:
oats almost nothing; corn aud tobacco suffer very
much for want of rain, and must be short, should
it be seasonable from now; but should the dry
spell continue much longer; the corn crop will be
almost entire failure"
PROPERTY SALE-Onc hundred and nineteen
acres of Jefferson land, the allotted share of the
Mcpherson, decd, was sold at the Court House,
on Monday last for the sum of fifty dollars per
acre-Wm. j. Smith, purchaser. No improve
ments upon the land
An OrrIcE-Thc Postmaster ut Glover's Gap,
Marion county, Va, adyertises the "ist of letters
remaining i'm his Office, numbering exactly three,
with the notice, persons enquiring for letters in
the following list will plense say advertised" The
prce allowed the printer for ADVERTISING his list