Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-11-16

! post he Will at once assume. mat bn Rture CO
reer may be MS honorable aud useful as II has hccn
in tina past is the sincere and ardent prayer OF his
! many Virginia friends.
The funeral sermon of that deyo-
| ted christian minister. and widely esteemed gen
tlen,an, Rev. T. G. Hays. was preached at Amherst
! c. H. on Sabbath last, by Rev. Chas. H. Hall, of
| this civ The pulpit If Mr. II. was at the same
| time filled by Rev. Mr.. Miller Of tho hothodist
| Protestant Church. and formerly resident of this
| city
| Rev !. J. Nri IL. a urg gcntlcmuu formerly
connected With the NJ. =. ChulVh IN this city, hut
| far several years past regular itincraut minister
| in the Virginia Conference ct that Church. sup
| piled Rev Mr.. Wake. puil,it on Sabbath night.
! Re, Mr.. kincklc Of the Episcopal Church. de-
| liyerei an earnest and effective discourse to his
| concres alton Sabbath morning. aud took ooca-
sim IA nn;nadvert in very plaza trims On the i'm
propricty H christians in general, but has congre-
gati" in particular, attending theatrical repre-
| scutations. He denounced such exhibitions Us
| demoraliziug IN their tendency, and uhording
| the mrst direct and expeditions route to the domin-
'on> Of his satanic ma e>iy, After this excorahnn.
We should not he surprised II Mr.. KS congresa-
ton wa, no hereafter uuac?resentcd ut Dudley
| Hall
orfRA.--On last evening. for the frat Time i'll
| Lst, hurg we were favored with q condition oi
an Opcra The incemenry of The evening ncrcs-
/
Tie Daughter Of the Regiment was executed ill
an admirable manner; the singing was excellent;
orchestra good. and acting NIL that could hayehc
expected. Madame DrRahD's Marie was perfect.
The gracefviness of her action. her pretty figure,
and above al, her fine, musical voice, 1t once
stamps her rs at the head of her profession Miss
! llop>oN's Tome was successfully played. MIR.
Lisrla's N"pjcs very soud His command
my figure an fine haSso baritone voice cannot do
, otherwise than reader him iavortc. TIC rest
Vi the company acquitted themselves 10 their
credit
On this evening the excellent opera of the Crown
Diamonds Will he peri ,rmed We bcspenk Tor
Them large attendance. ,-..
fRr,Gur rR,pE--Therc wore received at the de.
pot Of the Va. < Tenn. Railroad on Monday -
loaded cars assisting If $50 bushels Of heat,
+ 900 pounds Of tobacco: lis larrels Of Flour.
/ 1000 pounds Of Miscellaneous. There were IL
loaded cars seat West the sam" day.
/ IurorrASr prcl>Inv-'rhe case of Shelton I.
Le,ke, Esq., rs. the Rockingham Mutual Fro liz
surance Company, WITS decided against the plnln-
til at the recent term Of our Superior Court. II
was suit in chancerr, 10 recover the amount "i
insurance Nv Lcake's propesty lie had al-
piled t. an agent of the company who had agreed
to take the ri K ui insurance: ius beturr the d.
rcctors OF the Company had actei upon the APRIL
cation, the property was destroyed by fire. The
company thea rclu.cd 10 pay. contendinG thar
they were hot b und by the act Of an agent until
said act had been f.rmnlly cHdor@cdby the Board,
| - RoctiHyi,a9 { 0., Register.
MONTGOMERY rnu.--Nr have recently Ind II
specimen rr the cta ir t',e mne of McsSrs. ii.
A. Christian & Sou, NOR ChriStlunsburs, in Mont
goulerv co,intY. We Ind that il - an anthracite
coal. with Il trace "f bifumen. which makes 1t ig-
! Mite more readily thaA the Pennsylvania coal-
! 1t therefore burn. we'll and make. a lasting fire.
ia, Int n III
tiiy Of ashes aud Vel smaller poportiop If Gin
! der. The McSsrs G. have mined a great deal OF
coal bat thnir explorations thus Tar afford no sat
| is,actory Indication Of the extent Of the vein they
have pierced. 1t is evidently Very extensive ~
well as valuable dep'site of cnai.-- Rich DIS.
SALE or Aslii,xD.--rht Memphis Avalanche
! states that James b. Clay has SOIL the residence
of Henry Clay, Ashland, for 20d,Qoo acres Of Tex
! AS land.
! AccIpFyT EEsvtrivG FROM CARELESS MESA
CORES pouicnt at Greenfield. Va. writes that
: ht!o oon 81 John $, Stckienan, was instantly
| killed on the Ola inst, by the cxlrsion of pistol
! in the hands Of II careless negro. The child VII
! shot through the head, and cNclniming oh moth
| er, mother fell to the ground n corpse. The
negro did not know the pistol was loaded Hitch.
| Dis.
! DEAru or A M,NlsrEe.--Andrew Mcclure,
minister of the Dunkard sect, i'll Bottetourt coun-
! ". Va died on the 9th iu~t
! LARGE S,lr-Sainuel IlnmnGl. Of Mason coun-
| IL. Va, has sold his farm 81 300 acres tor H.
! 600 to John Morris. OF Cabell county, Va.
| F,r,L AcciDF<r.--joscph r. Duke, of Nanse-
nuad CO.. Va. who, last week walked out OF the
second story # n residence IN Portsmouth, has
sin, c died "a his IN luries.
| MrRpERIN TIE FIRST DtGREE.--We understand
/ TIE jury in the case of Biiy Saunders. charged
with the murder Of his wife, whose trial was pro
! crossing before the Circuit Court Of Southampton
! county Ia. week, have rendered verdict Of gull
! ~ Of murder in the first d, gree. -.s
| Snow IN NiRGINI..--Iaet week there was snow
! in the vicinity of Stanton, Lexington, Abingdon
! and Bristol
RELIGIOUS NOTICE.
! Tho Di,ht I,av kisLon Meade will admin ST