Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-09-28

tan "a Ass,raa,sn will 30 hsld at then som; on
N Midday evening. The Ord of Octobers Asfhll NJ
.a.s.nse Of all the members is requested.
ur,,s. ~ AuurRsr.-on 1lonass zaasrnoon
La, au Irish iaborer named DnggAas employed
IN the Alexandria and Grunge RailrosdExtenT'os,
,n,n ar three miles from this city, was murdered
NV n man named Rabert, Orerstreet. u appears
hat Oyerstrect had charge Of squad OF eshas
cmployed in track-laying, Duggan berg Oh Tue
nun,ber On the afternoon named. Ovsrs''ee' g.'
an n track gar with the inteation oil .on'.ng " vs.
and Of the road; Immediately aft< starti"g' Dug
.n made an attempt tn get on, 10 winch over
street. ,ade objections. bsS Duggan still persislhg
~ hfs attempts Overssseet picked up heavy iroa
lar, with which he gave the freshman stroke .''
,Lo hca,l which felied him and succeeded by
da.th In n few moments. Overstrect has escaped
and ,vhen jast seen was making his way IN the d,-
,oct;on NJ the Virginia and Tennessee taiiroao'
4, Unless with the intention Of taking The ears;
and getting out Of the reach OF the nav. sMou,u
be we'll for the officers Throughout, VIC -. W. o. ".
esnecially those the bne OF ,.a''''u' " NC VII
the lockout for the fugitive murderer
F.v.n Acc,Dssr.--Wm. J. Dawson. citizen of
Aprema..ez county was s the so q" Eoirs1
running over him near Pamphlin's Depot The
deceased leaves a family
C,usc,r. MEErrNc.-An adjourned meeting of
tho City Council was held at the Council Cham
Ier Yesterday afternoon. Present-Messrs. j, M.
Sneed. s. Woodroof, S. Garland, Jr., q. ID. Davis,
]. NJ. Langhorne, John Oyler, A b. Rucker, and
VIM. Crumpton.
After the Council had been called to order, the
President reported that in obedience to an order
made several months since, no had procured
nortrait of John NJ Otey, late President OF the
Eouucil-that ii was painted by L. j. Fisher, Of
the city of Richmond, md the portrait was now IN
tbs Chamber lie stated that the whole cost. III
GLIDING transportation, &C., was Sllo 90, and ask
cd thai an appropriation be made for its payment.
Whereupon, on motion. OF mr.: Langhnrhe 1t was
Resnyed, That the bill Of +. D. Fisher, for
Wanting q portrait OF John M. Otey, ESQ., &c. be
Mr. Garland offered the following resolution,
which was adopted:
Resolved. That the President be requested to at
tend the interests e the city of Lynchburg in
tho suit of IIallet Mace for &c., Us. the city, i'll
The Circuit Court of Campbell, and be authorized
70 employ such counsel as he Nay deem proper to
On motion of Mr.. Langhornc, Capt Samuel Nc
Cnrkle was appointed alternate proxy. to represent
the city Of Lynchburg in the ensuing annual meet
ing of the Stockholders of the Stnckho Of the
James River aud kanawha Canal Company, to be
held at Richmond.
The resolution 10 appropriate Sl.o0o to assist IN
defraying the expenses attending the next annual
Fair Of the Lynchburg Agricultural and Mechan
zeal Society then called up
Mr. Meem, Chairman ofthe Executive Committee
was then permitted to present the claims of the
Society. Amongst other things, he stated that II
much larger exhibition Of stock would he had than
heretofore for the accommodation of which extra
provision must be made. Thehouse appropriated
to the exhibition of fancy articles furnished by the
ladies' had also to lie enlarged which, together
with other expenses necessarily incurred, and the
fact that the agent had not been as successful
abroad as was anticipated, compelled the Society
TO ask the assistance Of the Council
Mr. Woodroof suggested that the sum be reduc-
ed to $50. Mr.. Davis suggested that it would be
well to let The Executive Committee proceed to
make the necessary improvements and then IT
their receipts were inadequate to meet expenses,
he would be willing to vote reasonable approprl-
alton to make up the deficit lie stated also as
one ground of his objection to the appropriation,
thetact shat the property not owned by the So
eiey or the city, and be deemed it improper to
tax the citizens for the purpose Of improving pri-
vate property.
Mr.. Rucker favored the original proposition. and
boped the Council would yute the appropriation
asked for.
After further debate, Mr. Garland offered the
following resolution. which was adopted
Resolved That the sum of $500 be approrria-
ted to the Lynchburg Agricultural ard Mechani-
cal Society, and that the Council now express its
willingness to assist the said Society with fnrth-
er SUM- not to exceed the sum of $500; in case IF
an actual deficiency III their assets, to be ascer-
tanned after the approaching Fair.
There being further business before the
Council, it adjourned