Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-08-27

VIRGINIA BONDS OF ls3I.-The state oi Sr-
gna, under date of March ODD. 1896 issued a
certain amount Of six per cent. hords, 'irredeem-
able for twenty years from the 23d Of day of June,
1887 and afterwards to he rcdeeR,cd at the pleas
ure of the General Assembly" 1t was supposed
that provision would he made for par redemption
Of tie bonds after twenty years had expired, but
this seems not to have been done. The New York
Journal of Commerce Slys: Recently, several
amounts of these bonds have been received here
from Europe, under instructions to obtain either
the principal at par, or new bonds tor an equal
amount. If we rightly informed. the author
ties of the State IF Virginia decline to acceie to
either of these propositions. The holder if he
accept of their offer. must retain the old bonds,
re1eemable lat the pleasure of the General AS
sembly" and therefore not readily to be negotia-
ted or sell them to the State, which offers for
them about 90 cents to the dollar of the sink
ing fund; exchange them for new bonds by an
additional payment of one per cent
CROPS IN WEsrMoRELAND--A letter from W est
moreland county states that 1.-THE wheat and Dat
crops in that county. have been almost an entire
failure. MANY farmers will have to purchase
s>ed wheat and but few will make a sufficient
quantity to sow and scl, to purchase Guano for
the next crop. The corn in all this section ofcoun-
try from present prospects. owing to the long
continued drought, will not make barrel to the
acre, and not enough to tattcn the pork
UNLAWFUL AssEMBLAGE.--For number Of years
there have been connected with many Of the church
es, in Richmond, Va, Sunday Schools for the oral
inst uction of coorcd children in scriptural de-
nominational doctrines. Recen,y, however, GIN
plants have been made against some of them, and
"a they were not strictly legal the mayor of that
city, on Sunday, caused the arrest Of nearly lM
colored children found in attendance at school
in the Leigh st. Baptist African Church. They
were, however soon released: but the Wing says
the mayor held interview with the Rev. 7.
Lindsay, the pastor, and informed him of his pur-
pose to summon the pastor Ind trustees of the
church before him at early day, to show cause
why they should not he dealt with according to
law, for permitting unlawful assemblage in the
church.
AN FRESHMAN IN CouRT.-under the above head
we find the sulioined in the New York Express,
which will doubtless be news to most folks in
this region:
During session of the Circuit Court at Lynch
burg, an Irshman was indicted for stabbing an
other on the canal and the only witnessw Den
mis- O'Bfnc, who was required to enter into bonds
for his appearance at the new court. The recog-
nizance uscl in the usual form.
You acknowledge yourself indebted to the
Commonwealth of Virginia in the sum of $500
Dennis.-"I don't owe her clint, sir"
As the clerk recovered from the amuse
ment at the answer, he explained the meaning of
the FORM and then read it over again.
Dennis.-'I tell We don't owe her clint. Its
more money nor ever saw nor my father before
me-"
At this stage of the matter brother Of Dennis
inrcrfered aud said:
"Ye must jest say it, Dennis; it's one Of the
forms of the law"
Dennis-"But won't; I'm a dacent, honest
man, what pays my debts, and I'll spake the truth
and the divil may drink all my whskey for
month if say owe anybody clint. Now chate
me if you can"
THE CATTLE DISEASE IN CHEsrERrKLp.--We
learn that this most unaccountable disease has at
tackled good many valuable cows in the neigh
boring county of Chesterfield. Ourinforman, sta
ted that one gentleman, whose name suppress
for fear OF injurious mistake has already lost
eral valuable animals.
SoRA.-Sportsman from the city have already
commenced tramping of to the marshes, along the
river in quest Of this delicious ird and not with
out some success, as they have already made their
appearance in plentiful numbers but as yet not in
very good order. A week or two later and they
viii be found in fine condition. and it is thought
in swarms when every gunner will be afforded q
surfcit of the sport Petersburg Dem.