Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-05-14
CITY AND STATE AFFAIRS.

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f,T1,v ANN CTaTE AFFAIRS
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HANDSOME PREsENr.-A lew gentlemen. belong
ing to the Opposition party IN tins city, being de
sirous Of testifying to Walter Preston ESQ., their
ed their cause by the eloquent and effective speech
delivered by him Mt Dudley Hail. on " ednesday
,,;ght nreseeted tina. gentleman, on Thursday
mern;nr with splendidly bound copies Of Irving :
Life of Washington Illustrated Shakespeare, and
a copy Of the lIuy Bible-the latter designed for
Mrs Preston The Bible and Shakespeare were
English copies. and as supurb specimens Of book
making US we have ever seen. The cost OF these
books was about fifty dollars.
49, -.
r.:Sua. ~ W.,,.n p.a.,,n f. =, tho numlrr If
~ w. ,h,o, hmn,r.J nm Tho ,..'ason Of his lcay.
AZ. 80, Th',r.,a, nj. 81, ren,;red IN the Nor
~. III IL ~! al n..ar;.j lin +, tho Denot Of the
". u.s.. ' n, I'D When Mr. p Ind gotten ON
,a rI.,S,rn, nT ,hc r.rs rho rr,wd united in three
."e p ,Aau ai,a..s Ca ,,a ,;.Lat onJ tho same
nn,n,,nr Tar pr..,,n A. the conclusion of the
nhoorn, ,nr .l,onan, md clnr;ous standard bear
~ .aIt,.'oa ,,,a assan,hIn.,. !, few ielicitous
, c''in - ao ,,h;,I, T.or. received with the
" ,."a, 49,. ..,',,.,,. n',,l,,so
I,. f",.;.,n within our know clcc of
~" Nv '1'."e' ',d;,,.,', cr tho surfaces Of
.n's '''yi ""s ""t ."' ,,,h,s;,s,;c feeling ms
,ne Peope , ~ S ~. .,' a., ,;s;, NJ Mr. p
nv n anns;,nn nar,v # Lynch,urr feel proud
of such leader. and we doubt not, Will roll up IN
behalf Of himself and his noble colleagues Sncn
n majority as will forever silence the liIle squad
of Office holders having IN charge the forlorh 'or
tunes Of Lociocoism.
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LfNchbCHo o"LLE'k. o., unn"u,ee WI "'
1eigned grntihcat'on' tnat " "'er rres'o" '->l,
whose eloquent tones SUI niger !" our e''S' 'u
VIII long te remembered ny 'h'Se H"o , nI"'u
them on wednesday last mas co"se"..u r ~ :,
the Literary societies OF h."'"r"G ~
the next Annual Commencement oil tue lnS,'l"''n'
MIR. Preston VIII always "e Welcomed i. .','s
city on any mission mat VIII nn"r" 'ur
an opportunity OF witnessing display OIL MS rare
ofatoficai an'i''lcs. -
Ku>xrlS Co.'s DR,m.rIc STAR CourAxy.-
We have tho nleasure of stating that the above
Issorrsd,v nonnlar and talented cnmnnnv. now
nerform;nu In Richmond. will visit our city pro-
fessonally for The third time. commencing on
next Tuesdny evening. Nav l7th, Mt Dudley Hall
Amono the artists connected with the Company
Mt this time we recognized many of our old favor
;tos mud soverul who are strau ers in ON city Int
como hearing with them tronbes of histr;unic cx-
nlots. They will Doubtless receive liberal en-
ronragement at the hands of our citizens.
,'I.s s1 u.s." wv sr y Rnluer of ,ho J,,yu
fI,aa.f '.;,h H.. p,,i,,ps ne Dn,yoe and Nr
II 49, 80, =. IlJe UL,nUs ", sb,Il ro.,r ,n
49,, $3.50 $500. "s ." ',";,' '''
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TnE SrABBIxa CAsE.-Patrick Barry, charged
with stabbing Daniel Brown. had examining
trial before the Mayor yesterday.
Brown testified that on Tuesday last. Barry and
himself met at doggory on Bridge Street kept
by another lrishnnn named Honnhan. The
three soon commenced game Of cards. and after
playing short time. Barry and llounhan had
dispute, which they fnaJ agreed to refer to him
whereunon Barry became angry with him: quar-
rel ensued. which soon resulted in his being
elected from the house. Hunnihan and Barry both
both laid hands on him. and pushed him head-Eorc.
most ON the pavement; and as he was in the act of
RISING. Barry made a second attack upon him. and
this time succeeded in in1icting a severe cut over
MS eye WIN hh''c Va soihe o''er s"a'p ''S'"-
"Gn'. H.. ,.c.
louh'ha" 'eS''n r,,. lh"' lncie was "o h"'ie
"seu' ou' 'n't III i",i'hS Dro"n ne,i Ga" III
contact WIN a barrel OF Tue emu oi pia"A "h''h
was lying ." t'e pavement, ,, -, -,
pr' ovens s.a.eu, nc naa dressed 'ne "ounu'
ou' i"d nov eA"n''"eo ~ n''.'u'ey ''o's" W uo
cue W., l" "h"' 'nahner IL "us causeu;
ihe "ce"seu wa 'e''' vi ~ ~" '"ei '''' az Wv,
next term OF the HusunEs Court anu, III ueiauit
of bail was ordered to Jail.
J $3.50 d., Soo,rr, A. I.;h ixo,.
JOINED THE fEA'E 'o'iElh AN iriSn a"GSe'!
Keeper h"ueu 'i'u"'na"' WIN hSutee ~ ',,,'"e'
case reportea ,i's morning wan oe!'1 ''c .iisL'
yesterday oi 'ne c"''P'i'I' v, n"'''p' n'o"n' M"'
e""rc tha' ,''' a'o'e s',e iio."''', i','
III sunory threats squeezing MS pe'eo"u saieH "",
not exactly proper in u well bred gentleman