Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-05-20
c1ry AND STATE AFFAIRS

ANOTHER SrppEN DEATH.-Mr. Alexander n.
Montgomery, City Collector OF Lynchhnrs' disd
very suddenly yesterday morning About ten
o'clock IN the morning named. and whilst engaged
in attending to the .!uties of his office, he was at
tackled with severe pain in the region oil the
bcort md called at the Office OF DIR. Owen Tor the
pur,ose of obtaining relief. Immediately alter
getting in the Office, he fell on tbs iloor AMI was
NJ once carried to The residence OF Mr.. H. l.. wv
en- adjoining the Office of Or. o. few moments
after Mr.. Ms removal. he appeared somewhat
relieved, and convcrsed sensbly with the persons
present, hut in less than half an hour from the
time of his first attack, he ceased to breathe :,
Mr.. Montgomery was u gentleman universally
esteemed in this community, ami Tor several
wears past had filed with great satisfaction Inc
responsible Office Of Collector oil the o'ty .aHes
A few months since Mr.. NJ was emnoyed 10
make n Geological examination of the Gal region
of Central Alabama, and ut the conclusion "i ms
labors submitted a report which was n'i1coh IN
very favorable terms by the most influential South
ern journals .,
For many years the deceased had been a con,
sistent member of the Protestant Episc'pa'
Church.
LADIES' Ntonr At THE TnE>rRE.-The bill Tor
this evening is glorious one, whcnwii sr"rtr'y
fail tn drnw a crowded house. The beautiful
comedy of the Love Chase has proved tav"r''e
WHEREVER performed, and, in connection with
dance nv Miss Pennoyer and The Honeymoon, the
finest comedy in the English language, we have
hill of unsurpassed interest. We predict iull
house of ladies' ,cedthcr or no 'reafher.
Political MEErING-The following persons,
composing a Committee of the Opposition Party
to superintend the precincts at tho electlon on
Thursday the Goth inst, will hold meeting III
The room over Messrs. Payne B!a'kford's Book
Store on this friday evening. the 10Th ut eight
o'clock full attendance is desired:
'rbos S Thurman jackson Cundif. John Craw-
ford YIN Crawford Geo w Rookie, Jos Valentine,
VIM A loot, Jas b Edwards, Thompson Farley.
John White, jaime. Booker. Luther Irvine. in"
W Holt John II Seay, } Sutphin. Lewis
Henry Lewis, David p Diuguid JAS + tioudman.
Edmund Harris Charles Scott, Strange
Ammon Hancock. A G Dabney, Moran, stephen
Hurt, ID Spence. peeg Seabury, } I fretweIi,
pc Akers, Socrates Mitchell. VIM Murrcll.
Slaughter, l. W Lambeth, Thos b Dornn Alex
Mcdonald, Aug l.eltwich, VIM Coffee Jas Cnch-
ran, John Petticrew, Col VIM Is brown her-
edith. O w Brown, Geo W Brown, VIM d Branch,
Alfred Stevens, Jacob II Robinson, Lewis aler-
rift, Ii IL Meredith Jos Phelps. + ID Mllsteal,
James Irvine, Capt John Rosser, Henry Dillon,
DR. B Christian, Maurice Moore, WIN |. saun-
ders ir. WIN Il Booker. Mark Anthony, SAM
Shelton, James Benagh jr. James l. Brown, Jno
NJ Price, David f Booker, VIM !, Saunders. IL" r.
Manson II o Schoolfcld. Jas Holt, Benz III
Nowlin. Edward Akers Jednthan Carter John
Clements John b Tilden Len Lucado NmlA
Miller, Thos Hardy, David p Reese, San'l y
Rumbouyh, Col James NJ Langhorne John =
Labbv. John Grouse, Geo W Ice. John Law
kins, Sam'l II Farley. lrby, JOAN AhrahamS,
VIM Seabury. WIN Mosby. VIM Harvey.
Chesley Hardy, John II Bailey, David Lawson.
Charles Mann, Francis NJ Huntington. James
Chalmers, j + IIorner, Sam'l NJ Cox. Richard j
Wade. S Mckinney, Jos Clemants, VIM crnmp-
ton. James Payne, Morris Langhorne, John
Carroll, Jno Green. John Broes / Wilkins, o
Thomas Alfred Taylor Geo W Say. VIM NJ
Davis, ] A Lig.att, T ID Jells. Chas NJ Backiord.
Jno @ TAYLOR Jno J Purvis, } ii G Winston, 10
Bradshaw, J w Bradshaw, Thos Mathews, Chas
Mann, Jno W Stewart, W d r Tyree, Sam Tyrec,
Henry Abrahams Rich'd Harris, DIR II illmcr.
D Nj Black. George Akers, James bun
nngton. Henry Huntington. John Smith, VIM
II Mountcastle Jno A Turpin. JOS Lawson, VIM
b Fisher, Richard A Lee. Shearer Richard
Mathews, Sam'l A Bailey, A W Cross. 7 Bran>-
ford. S B Thurman, X IL Thnckston, Moses Lacy,
Ri Station, W II Wyatt, + IL Folkes, Henry
George. Saml Carter, VIM Reynolds, Jno Caruts-
ers, Jno Halliday, Thos Rueker. Jos billiard, Jos
Miller, james Scurry Ro Perkins, } II Perkins,
Geo Bingham, Benton Millstead, Jno Jord"n.
Legar Coffee, Edw Dowdy.
FRElGnr TRADE.-Therc were received, at the
,epot of the Va & Tenn. r. r., on yesterday. III
loaded cars consisting of $4,000 lbs. Lumber;
40 900 lbs of Stock; II barrels Flour S4,Hto irs
Miscellaneous. There were Is loaded cars sent
l,r,