Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-04-18
CRY AND STATE AFFAIRS.

CRY AND STATE AFFAIRS.
Miss GIBBs CoscsRr.-We beg to remind our
citizens of the musical concert to he given at Du
Hall this evening. BY Miss Gibbs. On iormer
occasions Miss g. has given concerts in several Of
the larger Sonthern cities, which have, we learn
been attcn led by the most intelligent eonnoisseurs
in muscn, matters, who expressed themselves
highly pleased with her ability as a vocalist. The
Young lady is most wing, Of patronage; is a
native Eirgnian--at present a resident Of this
City-aed we hn,,e abe will be greeted BY an
oyern,wing- house Tonight. For'programme &C.,
see nd iertisement aad small bill $.
SEw LONDON Posr OFFicE.-Same months
since. the acting post master at New London,
threw up his commission, and since that time. the
mail matter which had previously been going to
J New London. was stopped NJ Forest Dcpot-the
persons who had bcen receiving their mail ut the
former place being compelled to go to the Forest.
This il most serious Inconvenience to n densely
nonulatcd and intelligent neighborhonl, but no
compe,ent person was I, be iouul at New L,n-
don willing to take the Office, there seemed To he
very little probability If change for the better.
However, within the last few days, we are graft
fed to learn that q gentleman thoroughly ac-
ouninted with post Office matters, has taken up his
residence in the village, aud signl6ed his willing
ne.. 10 take charge ot tho Office, in the event Of
the most Office department determining tn re esab-
'i;sb one Mt that pont We entertain no doubt but
that the authorities Mt Washington will make the
necessary appointment forthwith, and thus accom-
,nodate "a large number ofpersons, who have
been sorely inconvcnicnccd by the present
wrotched arrangement. The mail is now carried
from Forest Depot to Loving Creek, and We un.
derstand that New London is not more than half
a mile off the ute nav traversed by the carrier,
and that the additional expense incurred Ivy the
slight deviation, vii! he inconsidcrable. Will our
representative, Mr.. Bocock give the matter his
personal attention?
EFFECTS OF THE FREsnEr AT WHEELING, AND AD-
JAcENr VIRGINIA ruwNs.-.1hc Wheeling papers.
for the past three fur days eontaining addition
al particulars Of the late heavy freshet, are mt
hand, and from them we CLEAN the following adj
ditonal particulars AT Wheeling the water
was so high that many of the inhabitants of what
is called the island were loyced to desert their
houses. Skiffs. yawls, latboats and RATS were
Common on many Of the streets. Regular lines
Of small boats were running upon some oil the
streets and each passenger was charged five cents.
Lagrange, Wellsburg. and all the towns abuyc the
CITY are deserted and the water is rushing through
them at rapid and damaging rate A number
of the passengers who came on the cars as far AZ
lagrange and could COME ITO further. reached
here Yesterday in skif. They report that there
is no estimating the damage done to property all
along the Ohlo Az Lagrange thcFe are several
trains of cars collected aud good many water
bound passengers, who are offerins fabulous sums
to get away.
In Wheeling the Gas-pipes became filed with
water; the streets were at night las dark rs posi-
bic. The water works were also compelled to
cease operations. On Tuesday morning,the water
was running all over the Island, and hundreds Of
people are quitting their homes and crossing the
bridges in anticipation of still greater rise
The Suspension Bridge was crowded from day
light until late in the day by wagons containing
household goods, men, women and children plod-
ding along in the rain. report reached the
city yesterday morning by the steamer Emma
Graham, that house in Lagrange, short dis
tance above the city, had been washed away and
that five persons were drowned. An English
family consisting of father, mother and four
children, living on Deep run. about six miles
above the city, were swept away on Tuesday, du-
ring the storm, and oil persisted but one. All
along the Ohio river great damage was done by
the flood. 1t is estimated that the damage done
to public works such as railways, canals, &c,&c,
will reach $4,000.