Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-08-18

ceps of freight ut the depot in this city
were rs follows: Twenty-Five loaded cars Ut pro-
duce from the West. consisting Of 1850 bushels of
wheat; $1,000 pounds miscellaneous. Eleven
loaded cars were sent West the same day.
SAD CASE OF DRow NING.-On Thursday night
last between nine and ten O'clock, Mr.. John A.
King met his death by drowning, together with
histwo horses. while attempting tocross Worthng
ton Creek lie was on his way home from town
on horseback. driving his wagon in which was
son. boy some eight or ten wears of age. Upon
coming To- the first crossing Of the creek, he ven
tured in though the creek was too high to admit
Of crossing. His cries heard by Mr.. Atchi-
son. who went to his assistance. The deceased
exclaimed that the line Found his leg. and he
must drown; Immediately after which a struggle
was heard. and then all was still In the mean
time the wagon rack foaed off the wagon, and
the boy turned over with him several times. Mr.
Henry Harper soon swan out to where he was,
and brought him safe to land. The next morning
thccreek having fallen, the dead horses refound
on the first rifle, about two hundred yards below,
mud tlr. Kings corpse between them. Mr. King
leaves wife and eight childrent 80 mourn his loss
-Farke,sburg, Pd.. Ners.
THE Custom House and Post Office officials of
Richmond have removed To the buildings recently
erected on Main street. nearly opposite the Amer
lean Hotel. The rooms in the new Custom House
are handsomely cnrpcted and furnished, and the
walls appear massive enough torcsist the attempts
Of "sate-blowers.
Richmond may now pride herself upon the pos
session of Of the ncatcst and most commodi-
post Offices in the country. The general de-
livery department. heretofore limited to space il
bout four feet square, is now spacious and uccessi
bic; the private boxes are numerous and frontcd
by Il hall of ample dimensions, and convenient
places are designated for the sale OF stamps and
the delivery of advertised letters. Another great
,,, f,r tha nod, ,,f
newspaper men. where the words Editors Night
Boxes are conspicuously painted.
AocipENr--A worthy citizen met with u very
painful accident ut Rahm's foundry, on Thursday
last. Some Of the workmen were employed III
moving !! large kettle filled with melted brass, for
the purpose Of emptyng its contents into the
mould, when it was accidentally upset, md por-
ton of the red hot metal fell upon the feet Of Mr.
VIM. Steel, the foreman, who superintendcd the
works. Mr. Steel wore shoes at the time and
the metal forced its way into them, burning his
feet in shocking manner. The shoes were re-
moved Us soon IA possible. md he jumped into
n tub of water, hoping for temporary relief;
but the skin and portions of the flesh after
wards peeled off. rendering his agony most excru-
clating.-Rich. DIS.
THE DRouGHT.-The T5bacco Plant Of Friday
gives the following gloomy account Of the of
the crops in Mecklenburg. No amount Of rain
eau now make corn crop. The case is hope
less one, and our community will again be forced
as in the summer of 1856 to resort to the lower
Roanoke for n complement of corn. The short
ness of the wheat crop renders the calamity of II
short corn crop particularly inopporuue. Add
To this that the tobacco crop is exceedingly un-
promising, and We give the finishing touch to this
dark picture. Would that succession of prospe-
rous seasons might come to alleviate the dark as
poets of this subject.
LAND SALEM RocKINGHAM-Thc land belonging
TOD. II. Stevens, Esq, Of charlottesville. Va com
prisng about eight lying East of Harrison
burg on the Rockingham Turnpike sold at
public auction, in the Court yard, Saturday
evening last, for S344-purchascr, W. A, Conrad,
ESQ.,, The farm known as the Gordon farm, CON
tanning 227 acres, situated about six miles North
west of this place, was sold on Tuesday last.
to Mr. John Lincoln, at S45 10 per acre. The
land belonging to James Kane near Harrison
burg sold on Wednesday last at $50 66 per
ac'o--purchaser. Mr.. John Scanlon.-R Rocking
nam Register.
Coal BAaK ON FnRE.--A little before twelve o.
clock. on Tuesday night, alarm Of fire was
raised in Centre Wheeling. II was from the coal
mine belonging to the Belmont Rolling Mill
which extends into the hill back of Hamilton d.
Clark's foundry. The bank caught fire, we did
not learn how, and burned with great rapidity.-
short distance from the mouth of the bank pit
II
fame rising higher and higher into the air Since
one o'clock yesterday morning, up to this writing
there have been two large streams Of water con-
stantly pouring upon the fire, with no success at
extinguishing it heeing h.teltigencer, 18Th.
DRoucHr IN VA Suffolk, Va correspondent
of the Norfolk Herald, writing on the 10Th inst,
says;
For the last month not drop of rain has fallen
here; every farmer is complaining bitterly of the
drought. Wells and springs which have never
known to fail have dried up gardens are parched
md vegetables are dying for want Of moisture
The corn is seriously injured; learn that in the
adjoining county Of Gates, North Carolina, the
corn is whitening up. To-day field of corn, n
little to the East Of Suffolk, caught fire and was
burnt up. If no rain falls in a very short time
we can scarcely conjecture what will be the CON
sequence.
LARGE SHIPMENT OF FREIoHr.-Durng the first
four days Of the present week. there was shipped
eastward over the Va. & Tenn. Railroad from The
depot at Bristol, about 5000 bushels of Wheat
besides large quantities of Flour, and other arti-
cles train of some six or eight cars loaded with
W heat came in from Tennessee on Wednesday
night, and we are informed by Mr.. Hoss, that
there il not less than 100000 bushels now await
ing shipment at various points ON the East Ten
nessee road.-Bristol Ne,rs, 1871.
Coal RIVER NAvIGATIoN.-The work of render
ing Coal River in Virginia. navgable from Pey-
tona to Coalsmouth, in Kanawha county, is be-
gun. One hundred and fourteen men are at work
on it, and Ave hundred more advertised for The
work will he completed by the 18th of November
next, and will open to market section of Virgin
ia, unsurpassed for its superior Camel, Spnt and
Bitumnous Goals
NORFOLK IERALD.-Frday last the Gath
anniversary of the establishment of the Norfolk
and Portsmouth Herald. This valuable journal