Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-10-07
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A locomotive and horse ran against each 9TH
er upon the New York and Erie Railroad few
days ago The result showed that steam power
is an ovor-matoh for horse power.
"l'm thine till DEATH" as the rope said to the
man about to bo hanged
An American author says he does not expect
his works To last forever, "for Nature itself is
subject to decay" But that's sign that his
writings will decay there's no mature in them.
james Pitt is candidate for Office in Georgia.
One Of the Georgia papers says that hc has little
speod and no lottom." llo s tho "bottomless
Pitt We suppose.
We suppose they are in n hot political conflict
in California, for in the papers of that State
whole columns of short paragraphs each common.
cling with Keep RbcJore tie people"
We see that gardeners are now supplying green
peas ina Northern city. We suppose il they
mind their cues, they can have peas all tho win
ter.
Which is the best Mt draring-an artist. n don-
list, horse II star-actor, or n tapster2
An exchange paper asks whether there Ia no
way of exinEuisliing the fires of Nesuvius. Yes.
tumble n few Southern fro'en,ers iu,o the crater,
mud they would. no doubt. cnt all the fire up in
hal! dozen meals. --.journal.
Yes. II you had rumhled in q few Opposition
editors of Kentucky. during the late canvass they
would not only have been wilingto eat up nl the
fire in Nesuvius, but to drink some Of the crater
besides - Dcmocy0t
No doubt they would have had to 60 nll tho
way to Naples for the "crntur." for you locofoco
editors didn't leave much of 1t this side Of there.
The Washington Constitution says Of some
hody's politics that ",hey of the right stripe"
We don't think that the editor of the Consttu-
tons politics will over he Of 'he right stripe
but he himself might be il some stout fllow would
only switch lis shoulders for him.
In n few days ARE to have nn original paint
ing Of Corrrggio's exhibited here. representing
Mercury teaching Cnpi to read in the pres.
encc IF Ncl,us. We guess that the sly god of
thieves whilst teaching the littc rascal to read,
taught HIM to steal too.
An Illinois editor speaks Of Stephen Arnold
Douglas Ms if he were really benedict Arnold. the
old traitor Of tho revolution No indeed; Stephen
is only the second Arnold.
Gov. Magoiin has not appointed us on. of his
ColonelS yet The good cnsy man hns evidently
been dolodrd into the belief that there il not 90
ing to le any war
j. \. Gum, of the S. w. Times. seems to have
spite at ~. We don't like to have such n Gum
snnpping at us all the time, even though too foul
to 20 off.
leading Black Republic an editor in New
York says thar his party doesn't "wish To ignore
the old line Wings and Americans" lie must
have lnken II hint from the negro preacher, who
offered up prayer for "de white element in our
pbpuntion.'
A Massachusetts, editor talks about "tho great
Daniel Does he mean Daniel Of MarshGeld or
Daniel OF the lions den?
because the Opposition men Of Tennessee got
StI INuls III,
elrnI,ns in TINT State. tho Democrats are now
trying To do the same thing; but their shouts
sound like the d 'efnl hurrahs from II hospital Of
wre,ched erppca after II battle.
Mr.. j. i. Lusc has succeeded the Messrs Ter
rjIl il III" management Of the Lafayette Und)
j ulhAl- lhc Democratic papers all slnndctcd
the Ierrill-, and now We suppose they will be ~
Wy abom Luse.
A yenlcr Of nostruns nsks us for puff We
can't pun him. hut we can blow him up; and that's
a kindred process, we suppose.
Theodore Parker says that 81 grain of corn is
better than diamond" Every barn-door fowl
in the country would agree with him.
The editor Of the Democrat says TINT every
question has two sides. We occasionally meet
with very questionable editor who has n dozen
sides.
An exchange paper thinks, that, if the lightning
were to strike moving crinolinc, it would simply
play around the steelhoops without doing any
further injury. Pehaps it might unfortunate toy
hnd metal more attractive.
An Opposition editor in Tennessee abiding to
n bitter contest between u couple Of Democratic
editors in hi, State, shouts aloud, fight dog fight
hear. This is scarcely appropriate, for each Of
the fighters appears to be ms much dog as bear
and rs much bear as dog.
The Paducah paper calls one Of onr city cotem-
poraries "a notable editor" Probably 1t means
not able.
The editor Of the Constitution Processes to feel
happy in looking abroad mt the political prospects
Of the country.
"rhe foo shapry that he knows more"
A Phiiadclp phia paper says that Mr.. Buchanan
is degraded politically to the rank Of II mere cor
poral. Yes, he is u corporal. but. outside OF hi-
,ficial corps, it would certainly puzzle him To get
IA corporal. guard.
Occasional writes to tho Philadelphia Press
that Judge Black since his reply to Douglas. is
chock iull Of the Presidency" We guess tha,
the Presidential chair will never be "clock full"
1T him,
An Ohio editor complains that some villain went
into his office one tight last week aud threw the
types into pi." lie seems resolved to find out who
had a finger in they
"Ah, my dear girl. you have the ring If the true
metal" No. ! havnt, sir. you said that it WI,
pure gold when you gave it to me, but tejeweer
says It's no'hing but bogus"
Edmund Burke formerly of the Brit.h parliu-
ment, and Ebenezer e. Barney Of the North
western Backwoodsman." say that 'lIistory is
philosophy teaching by example,"
No matter how earnestly u bad man may in