Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-03-11
CITY AND STATE AFFAIRS.

CITY AND STATE AFFAIRS.
Mail IuRFerl.urlrs-A subscriber at Gll's
Creek. Franklin county. complains OF the ire u
laritv with which the Tirginidn and other papers
received n his ufice: stating that instead OF
being put cF a. Ihery, they 60 to Big Lick,
thence To- Ffankiin {. IL: and in many cases are
never returuc,i We have reported the matter ut
the Lvnchbur. Phst othre AMI have the assurance
that instructions will lie ISSUED Ia the K ute
Agents that will # obeved. remedy The difficulty.
We are annoyed with complaints Of mai deiln-
uuenc;es in every quarter. whilst the circulation
If our parer Is imr.lr hv The uncertainty at
tending - delivery tc subscribers.
We vii 10 all can to correct these matters.
ALMOST rIRr-Between one and two clock
yesterday morning. goods in the store-roon
Of Mr.. Blnm. on Main Street in this city, were
discovered Ia be on fire.
The o12ritt,ous smell produced by the burning
clothing caused thedisrnveryof the fire to be made
in time to prevent any very serious results.
Some so $50 worth OF plumber was des-
troyei, but beyond this, no other damage accrued.
Ar IIrR OLp TRIrKS-That iucorrigible old
case. Grace Logan was before his Honor Yesterday,
the old charges Of drunkenness and disorlery
conduct. She WAS ordered ten lashes, and then
sent To Jail.
Before leaving the Mayors Office, Grace gave
his Honor to understand that it was loves labor
lost" To attempt to reform her, and that the only
to get rid of her. was to have her killed
The Officer having her in charge. was then OF
dered to mce out that sort of punishment but at
last advces he had failed to execute the order. and
Grace is once more safely cnsconced III her old
quarters at the Hotel de Tnpin.
AFTER HouRs.-John slave to F. T. neanc
was taken up Wednesday night without pass,
and next morning ordered 20 lashcs
lYNCE3CRs HI TINS CouRr. WurS3aI March
10M.-l'rr>cnt: Aldermen Saunders PAYNE Nlrl-
ton, Chalmers. aud Waller.
Jno F. Hawkins W. Alex. f. Whttcn-.Inry
ami Judgment for Plaintiff
Huntington, Sergeant for &c, vs. Jn3. Il. Tune,
ct ais.
Huntington, Sergeant for &c VS.. Ann P,pa. etal.
On Judgments on Delivery Bonds Mt FEBRUARY"
Term last, on the motion of the Defendants Eve
BUTTONS stayed for thirty days.
X. W. Crenshaw ys. Jno. ID. Langhorn"-Re-
ported Yesterday; testimony not vet finished.
FREIGHT TRApr.-rnere were received, at the
depot of the Va. ( Tenn. X. r., yesterday. Il
loaded cars, consisting Of l5G barrels nj laur;
a0S bushels Of Wheat; $1,000 pounds 81 Sock
l54,0Oo HIS. Miscellaneous. There were l. aadcd
sent West same day.
MIS- IN THE RED LAND DIsrnIcT,-The Con-
yention that called in the Red Land District.
saws the Richmond Wing. to decide between the
prctcn>ions Of Powell and Lcake, has been knprk
ed int" cooked hat. 1t appears that, in tie
Democratic meeting in Albemarle on Monday. the
Ieakc men bestrodc high horse. snd trca'cl
Powell in manner nu, 10 be submitted to-
Nv hilc detained in Washington hv the arpluauS
and responsible duties attending the q ST Of the
session." the Lcake men srraug Il tric, upon
Powell and 50 fixed the triggers as t, leave MIN
no fair chance before the District Cnnventiou.--
And. then. the course of the Leake men in the
-,lbemarle meeting was. we are told 10y Powell
and his friends, lust and tyianncal t. the last
degree. Therefore, ''auimatcd bv the spirit OF re-
sistancc to tyranny he friends Of Powell with
drew from the aforesaid meeting, and callel upon
Powell to announce himself a candidate inr Con-
gress, Subject only to the polls Of the reoie. =
Mr.. Powell has accordingly announced himself
a candidate, us the ui.oincd correspondence will
show.
A letter signed by II of the personal friends of
paulus was then addressed to him, urging him to
announce himself candidate without regard to
the action of Convention. To this appeal the
''favorte son of Amherst makes the suljointd
response:
Charlottesville, March 8, ls19.
Gentlemen Your letter Of this date, inviting
me- in view of the action Of the Democratic meet
ing held in Albemare on yesterday. to declare my
self candidate for Congress- subject only to
the polls of the people" has been received.
In the early part Of this canvass, declared my
self candidate for Congress, in obedience To
lic,ations received from every portion Of the Dis
trict but ut the same time expressed my willing
ness to abide the action Of n Convention. In my
second letter frankly stated, that while did not
desire Convention, | would cheerfnlly acqnasce
in its decision, should one he called and ttiriy
constituted.
Undcrs anding, from his published ann uncc-
ment and his card to the voters Of the District,
that my competitor Shelton T. Lcake ESQ,
opposed to n Convention, and aware. that lac lad
canvassed IA large portion of the District in tlat
position, expected that the contest would be de
cided between us without a resort to such mea-
ure. You may well Judge of my surprise when
the information was ,cyed to that lie and
his friends had suddenly changed their position
and demanded Convention Of the Democratic
party Prompted 10y desire for the harmony of
the parly to which owed somurh and hal been
so long devoted tol readily accelcd to the demand
and submitted my claims to the fair arhitramcLt
Of the Dem cratic party Of the District. Detained
in Washington ly the arduous andresponsib,e du-
ties attending the close Of the session, | had cX-
pccted that no meetii. would be held i'll the Dis
irict until my return to it.
Mr.. Lcako's card appeared in the .Iofersonan
OF Thursday and on the Monday following n
meeting was held in Fluvanna, and it has com" to
my cars that a letter was written to Madison by
himself. atvisinga meeting which was only pre-
vented by the prompt and determined action Of
nv friends. On my arrival at this place yes
terdav: .ound the Democratic party assembled
in meeting. The proceedings Of that meeting
,.ouediy and Significantly alluded to in your let
ter. am assure that minority If the nJno-