Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-10-01
CITY AND STATE AFFAIRS.


Ma GEO. KuNKEL, Lessee Of the Ric' mond
Theatre, arrived in city yesterday and is COM
rle.ing his arrangements for the opening of Dud-
lev Hall. which will be effected in the course Of
f,r,nyht The Theatre-cong portion Of our citi
sens will then enjoy their regular nightly treats
A correspondent Of The Wytheville Times non,-
inates F. b. Deane. ir.. n candidate for the
d ard Of Poi lie Work., o succeed Co. I. }. yd
who vii. retire Mt the expira ion OF his term.
Faeisuf TnApr.-R'ceived at the Lynrhhurg
dent, Sept, 2s'h % l1a,lc Cars from the West.
consisting IF VIVA. 1870 u-he> T"bacco.
81 4l2 pounds Miscellaneous. 1900 pounds
Sent West same day. Ii loaded Cars.
\ NEGRO CoNyIcr Snor DEAD NEAR LEXINGTON.
We learn hv n private letter. that On the 2ith
instant one OF the cen,icts at work IN the North
River Canal near Lexington, was shot dead IN
stan,y. lie la attempted to take the lie Of the
manager.
The letter saws: Two of the conyic,s now Mt
work on the North River improvement, in Rock
bridge. under the late law. having runaway and
been npprehcnded in kanawha were returned ON
the ODD and delivered to Sergeant Moss for pun
ishment The convict. John Valentine. being or
dercd to strip himself for punishment. first hesita-
ted and then positively refused. saying he would
die before being whippcd-at the same time seiz-
ing an inch bar of iron, twelve or fifteen inches
louy and making some advances. Moss told
Perkins to draw his sword, which he partly did.
when Valentine changing the bar of iron To the
left hand, raised blacksmiths hammer and put
himself in an attitude to throw it, when Moss and
Perkins got out Of the door. Perkins cooked his
gun, and Moss said, don't ireunti | order you.
Valentine then with the hammer drawn ready To
strike made a step or two towards the door. when
the word "fre" was given aud obcycd by the Ser
geant and Valentine fell, shot through the body.
and died in few minutes The inquest found
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1t is thought that this will have good effect W
ON the other convicts."
The officers of the James River and kanawha
Company, are very well pleased with the working
Of the convicts. and believe the system vii! AN
swcr most admirably. -Rich. Eng.
ACCIDENTAL SmooTINc.-Wlliam Tilghman, n
Young man of much promise, says the Petersburg
Express, was accidentally shot 10y companion
in u sora shooting excursion down the river Mon
day, the entire load taking effect IN the check and
part passing into the mouth. They were IN
boat together. and Tilghman was engaged in
shoveng and it was Immediately after his com
panion, whose name we did not learn had loaded
his somewhat heated gun, when IT was spontanc-
~ ,lv discharged the young man was brought TO
the city Monday night ind placed under mcdl-
cal treatment.
SATURDAYS MARkEr.-The market on Saturday
says the Norfolk Argus, the largest we have
seen since last Christmas. The whole number of
carts was two hundred and thirty, of which fifty
three laden with fish. The quantity OF pro-
1!uce was unusually large, affordlng an abundance
of all the good things of the seascn for two or
three days. The fish though there was an un-
wonted supply all disappeared before IL o'clock
at good prices.
CorToN FROM MEMPHIS VIA BuFrALo-Seyeral
invoices of cotton have been received in Boston
from Memphis, Tenn, via Buffalo, by river ca
nal and railroad The entire cost Of transporta-
ton is one cent per pound.
The CHESAPEAKE AND ONO CANAL during the
week brought to tide water, hundred and
thirty-hoats, Of which eighty or hundred were
from Cumberland, laden with coal, but with light
err fregits than customary, owing to the contin-
ued low water on the Cumberland level The
tonnage Of coal for the week was about ten thous-
and tons-Aierandrid Gazette.
Ox Thursday the 10Th instant, as a boat filled
with dressed stone was nearing Dam No. ! on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, it was capsized by
gust of wind. There four men on the boat
n, the time, three of whom saved themselves, but
the Fourth Irishman named Bear employed
on the dam, sank with the stone to the bottom,
and has not been recovered,
Masonic FUNERAL PARApE.--The members of
the city Lodges ofknigh Tcmplars and Masons.
To pay a last tribute of respect to their deceased
worshi pful brother and companion, James Nesbitt
Mr.. y. was n native of Manchester, England, and
in his ffty-fourh year Thus equally does every
free Mason participate in the happiness or loss of
brother Richmond Enq'irer.
NAvAL-Lieut Bushrod ". Brobel, of Fairfax
county, has been ordered to join the expedition,
now fitting out under Com. Shubrick, for Para
quay. Lieut.. +. will 60 out as flag Lieutenant In
the L. S. steamer Harriet Lane.
MARRIED,
On the Goth of September, in st. Luke's Church,
Bladensburg Md, by the Rev. DR.. Pinkney the
Rev. WILLIAM CHRISTIAN. of Washington, ID. e.,
and ELIZABETH MARSHAL MARBURY, Of Prince
Georges Co., Md.
Republican and Salem Register copy.
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.
regular meetings for prayer at the room of the
Young Mems Christian Association, ut o'clock.
The ladies are invited to attend.
aug l8--dts
1.-TWO YOUNG LADIES AND GENTLE
Il MAN desire Teachers high literary.
scientca. mathematical school They all experienced
teachers bearing good They will
teach English branches usually taught :hools
One the teachers highly accomplished in the French
rclls Work Drawing. &c The gentleman teaches only
viii teach either the schools Any thing
Address. WIZ ''|''' '' ''''''' C. W JOHNSON
sep,29 d;,t+
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