Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-01-18

tributary TO this city. A. M advertising medium
therefore, it afprls unequallei advantages to NIL
our business ,nra who desire 10 increase their
trade.
The job OFF e connected Herewith. is now one
ur the most extensive in the STATE, having been
provided during the last "aar with all the facilities
requisite to execute any manner of work, frnm a
large poster t. the most delicate wedding Card
The proprietor has no disposition to puff the es-
Establishment into notice, nor is it necessary. since
his work speaks for itself, and the public have
shown their appreciation by increasing their pat
ronagc full fifty per cent in the last year.
All orders will meet with prompt attention.
PrRsoNAl.-Jam,s Mcdonald Esq. former Edi-
tr Of this paper, is Mt present on a visit to his
friends here, and is stopping ut the Washington
House.
Rev. THOMAS IL. EARLY.-This cs,imablc Young
gentleman, son Of our venerable townsman, Dish
op Early and recently n practising lawyer IN THIS
city. but at this time a regular itinernnt minister
in the Virginia Conference OF the NJ. +. Church,
South, preached his first sermon in Lynchburg at
the Fourth Street Church on Sabbath evening last.
Before announcing his text, the speaker referred
in very feeling terms to the embarrassing circum-
stances by which he found himself surrounded
there were very few faces in the auditory that
were not familiar to him, and n large proportion
Of those present had been known to him from his
earliest childhoad he had many times resolved
in his own mind to abstain from all pulpit efforts
before the people of Lynchburg. and on this oeca-
sion appeared before them at the instance and 80
Iteration of his brethren, and not Ut his own
choice. His sermon was founded on the text in
Isaiah, Cease We from man, whose breath is in
jis nustrils for wherein is he to be accounted
,f?' The suhlect was handled in Il mastery man
ner, the sermon being distinguished by great CO.
gency of argument, and interspersed at times with
flowers Of rhetoric which would have reflected
IL --l L.. .I an .,..I n,
ieclaimer. Mr.. F.. is favored with an abundant
flow of tho choicest language. his enuncintion is
clear and distinct, and his gcsticulatlon we'll or
dered and graceful. We congratulate his hume
rous friends on the success of this, his first effort
in his native city, and would express the opinion,
that at no very remote day. his position in the
clerical ranks Of hs denomination will be II COM
m~anding one.
bible AcENr.-On Sabbath evening last, at the
Fourth Street NJ. +. Church, the Rev. MIR. Dunn,
agent of the Virginia Billie Socicty, presented the
claims of that society in II brief but well conceiv-
ed address. He spoke of the restitution existing
ia this State, and instanced several counties in
Western Virginia where hundreds of families
were without the Bible in their houses; and turth-
er remarked that in some of the most %populous
Eastern counties. the number of families without
the Bible was feariully large. Mr.. ID. will re-
main in this city during the present week. and it
IS his intention Ia call on our citizens personally v,
and solicit such contributions as they may feel
disposed to make in furtlerance of the noble OBJ
iect of his mission.
TEMPERANCE LECrURE.-The Rev. John Long
addressed our citizens on the subject of Temper
nnce, at Temperance Hall, ON Sunday afternoon
last. Mr.. l.. always speaks we'll on this. to him,
fayorite topic, and we pre- 'ume his effort on this
occasion in no wise detracted from his popularity,
as an earnest and effective advocate of the Tempe.
rance cause.
FRE,GHr TRApE -Ther were received. Mt the
depo, of the Va. < Tenn. R. r., On Yesterday, 10
loaded cars, consisting of 209 hlls. Flour; 1900
lb-. Stock; l,0a0lhs. Miscellaneous. Is loaded cars
sent West same day.
IMPORTANT SCIT-INTEREsTING To MILLERS AND
flour. NsrEcroRs.-The Richmond Wing # Sat
urdav saws: The suit of Cren>law d Fisher va.
Dan'l s. Delaplanc, still occupies the attention Of
this Court. The plaintiffs are well known millers
of this city. and the defendant is the Inspector of
Flour for Richmond, regularly appointed by the
Governor in accordance with law. The action
has been instituted to recover the value of the
drafts retained hy defendant in inspecting flour
made by the plaintiffs, subsequent to June, ls56,
ut which time they served upon him a protest
against the continuance of the practice. They
predicate their auit upon the assumption, or fact,
that the law authorizing the inspection OF Hour
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draft -four extracted from each barrel by the
augers, used in the process of inspection. The
ground of defence is that the legality of the prac-
tee has been established by long usage, or sane
toned bv custom, as well as by implied legislative
assent. The case is one Of much importance. and
its progress is watched with considerable interest
~ the mil!ers and -four merchants in this city and
elsewhere in Virginia.
The quantity of -four inspected in Richmond,
last year. exceeded Gj0,0 900 bbls., 40 that if the in
sprctor obtained one cents worth of -four from
each larrel-which is believed to he below the
mark-his income irnm this souice alone would
be $1,000. He is authorized by law a. charge an
inspection fee Of one cent PER Dbl. Out of his ag-
grcgate income he pays tho salaries OF deputies,
hire of negroes. ofhce-rent, etc. These facts show
that the defendant in the suit now pending has
very potent reasons for Offering a strenuous ies's-
lance to the action brought against him. lie has
emploved, as his counsel, Messrs. James Lyons.
counsel on the other side arc--Messrs. W. W:
Crump, A. Il. Holiday, G. W. Randolph and
James X. trenshaw.
These learned gentlemen were 'hammering
cray yesterday, On points of law, before Judge
Meredith. with a cart-load OF "Reports' and other
calt-coyered literature before them. They Will.
we presume, have all their labor to go over again,
as whatever the result Of the trial may be. the
. rr>e will. no iouht. be carried To the Supreme
Cuurt OF Appeals.
NiRcINIAN TAKEN INA gentleman from Whec-
ling. Va, en- route for Europe. arrived in New
York Thursday. Having heard Of the swiudling
operations practical upon ignoinnt strangers, lie
determined to steer clenr of the swindlers.-
With this view he made inquiry upon his arrival
here for the .fice Of the Bremen consul, So that
he might get the necessary tickets at headqnart-
ers. A gentlcmanly looking man, of whom he
made the inquiry, kindly ,ffered tie escort him to
the consul's office. The unsuspccting Firginian