Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-11-11

At this point. Rev. Leroy NJ. Lee. of the NJ. T..
Church, addressed the Conference mt considerable
length upon the great principles involved in the
movement, and was listened to with marked ntten-
ton. lie congratulated the Conference upon that
unity Esprit which they had cvincci by their
action. and expressed the hope thnt the day might
come when the two ecclesiastical bodies should be
united in one.
A SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER ARRrsrEp.-The
Wyihville Telegraph OF Wednesday thus notices
the arrest of suspicious character Mt that place.
a man answering very well the desert pton of b AR
CLAY CorPIE Of the llarrers Ferry Liberia
tors, for whom reward of Fer Mladrcd DoIt,FS
has been offered by Gov. Wise, Was arrested by
John 1. Savers OF this place, Mount Airy
Depot, in this county Monday aud lodged in
jail lie travelling without bag or baggage.
and from conflicting statements n:adc 10y him, rs
well from other suspicious cIrrumstan ct
which seemed tn surround him. it was deemed al
visable to arrest his onward march until he can
give satisfactory evidence that he is not the
vcriahle Coppie. whose description. given 10y
the Governor, he seems perfect 10 fill. lie
gives his name as Jphn Alien NcteJR say he
was born AID raised in the STATE If Maine, but
has been teaching school lately III Maryland, n
bout 90 miles from Washington City. lie has
written three letters. Two of which he addressed to
persons in New York and the other t. some one
in Maryland. the result of which he AYERS will hc
To prove MS innocence ot any comnlicllN III lhe
TIarpcr's Ferry Rebellion. Ifhr succeeds III e..
tablshing his Innocence. it is the intention of aur
citizens to send him to Bristol free of charge, and
let him 20 on his way rejoicing
Gov. Wises desert pton of the fugitive c"ppr.
is rs foows:-"BARCLAv &, rrIE is about 20 wears
of age about feet "A inches it, heiet', with ha-
Eel eyes and brown hair. wears light mc ustarhe,
and has n consumpve look.
MEETING OF SroCKnDLpERs.-Thc tenth annual
meeting OF the Stockholders Of toe "Slnth SIDE
Railroad Company" convened on Wednesday IN
the Council Chamber in the CRY Of Pctcr~hurg,
The meeting being called to order,F. NJ. Watkins.
Esq, of Farmyille. was elected chairman. and
JAS +. Cuhbcrt appointed Secretary. The reports
of the President, Superintendent and Treasurer
were read al of which contained satisfactory cX.
hibits of the present condition Of the company and
indicated its future prosperity.
From the Presidents report it appears that the
receipts for tho fiscal yea commencing Oct. lSh.
IS and ending Sept. Both, 80. for mail and pas
senger service WIS Slo9 0l6.S2 and from freights
S2ll 80 06. making the gross re cipts from tras-
portation S4lO, 1858. The expenses for operating
the road amounted to 81 per cent. % SOS, Sd
of the gross earnings.
The net earnings are 500, 34l.36, shaving l54
per cent gain upon the net earnings Of the fiscal
year ending Sept. 30th, 1883, and 2S4 per cent.
gain upon the net earnings of the year ending Sept
30th. 1857.
The above sum If S20l, 344,36 is about 6 PEI
cent per annum on the cash cost Of the rond. and
after dcducting The amount Of interest account aud
| per cent sinking fund on $500 900 due to tie
State leaves balance Of S1410o, or, .! per cert.
on the capital stock of 81 800, 300.
Allowing the sum of $4,000 ny an annual dep
recation fund.- and delucting fity-one per cent,
for expenses Of transportation &C., the receipts
of the road would yield tour-anda-half per cent On
its cash cost.
The capital subscribed and actually paid in is
81, 3G5 800 The whole of the balance of the road
il debt. upon which an annual interest OF Si2b,No
has to be provided.
The amounts due the State have been promptly
paid since 18th July SO inclusive. The mail and
passenger service receipts shows an increase and
the freight receipts a decrease. the falling of on
the City Point branch is attributed to deepening
the waters Of the Appomattox.
The reports of the President, Superintendent and
Treasurer were adopted.
Thos ii. Campbell ESQ., was rc-el'ced Presi'
dent, and Messrs. Ltmuel PEBBLES and j. W. Viii
son directors on the part Of tie Stockholders ~
unanimous vote.
\ resolution was adopted recommending mod
ifeation Of the aiif Of the road, and committee
of FIVE was appointed from the Stockholders L.
confer with the President and Directors on the
subject -L!ellig"cer
Tng TOBACCO Pa9Drcr IN TIE REGInS OF fRrD.
ERICKsBURG.--The Herald, IN referring to this
subject, says: "The receipts of Tobacco in Rich
monl by the Railroad from this place, shows II
largely increased product in this region o! the
State This is certainly true, an next year Will
doubtless show an augmented crop over:hi| Tcar,h
the season is fair one. few years ago but lew
of our farmers grew any more than little ior
home use. Two years ago they planted Tor sale
last year they increased the number OF plants and
neS. season there will lie very few farmers IL
this quarter of the State that will not e ENGAGED in
the crop. Particularly will this be true IN Caroline
county tributary to the 4. +. Z. Railroad
While the receipts Of Tobacco in Richmond during
the last season, by the Canal, DAhNilie. and Cen.
trial Railroads, were considerably below tl'oSe 81
the preceding twelve months, the receipts by
the fredericksburg Road were 436 hai>. large.
The records of the receipts i'r four Years
pa>, exhibits the following growth Of the hui
ness ON that road In 1866, l%26 hh!s. IN
1861. |, o34 hhds; in 1857, $3.50 hhds and IN
1859, 2,S00hhds.
MARRIED.
Yesterday morning at St Paul's Cnurrh, by the