Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-06-14

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The attenlion of thcpubcis called to ihe sale of
Mr. Purtss YilIate Lou. advertised by Judge Wilson
Trustee TO take pisye IN Wardlow, this cssning, at
o'clock - > -sr $. s..
SINGULAR Arfam.-Soms six Years ago n man
came to this place, rather Its Vicinity, calling him
self IIerif. aud has since then worked for numerous
gentlemen in the county. as d ~ laborcr. Although
nj "a da.k complexion, one cv,r suI ,,el
him to be akin 10 the descendants oil Ham. If er
living here some time, he won The affections Of quite
arretty white CIR, whom be married Things went
on quite rresperousy for some time, two children
olatdenng the happy fathers heart when, alas his
telicitous existence was unexpectedly terminated A
negro mnn in towu, seems TO have conceived the
idea thai all was not right with IIerf aud that lac
lore the indications Of being closely connected
so the OF Aircs burning sands, than is counter
nnced on Southern soil, and commun cated this iica
TO gentleman, who upon seeing him, Immediately
recogu xed him as the same individual belong
ing te a gentleman Of or acar the Hot Springs in
Bath county, and from whom lie had of. The
gentleman was informed of the fact and on the I'd
inst he arrived here, in company with some who
could suhsiantiatc his claims. He met Icritf in
of our Stores and informed him that he had for
him and claimed him MS his servant. lie seemed ra-
tber indignant, upon receiving this unpleasant piece
of iuformation but nf.er few words he acknow edg
ed his true character, AMI accompanied his master
hon e. Ls~isdury tt'reentri1 county, Chronicle
The Madison Eagle says DR. james A. Reid of
Madison has cent Us specimen of very fine We DOL
Clipped from his Coiswold sheep. The following is
the weight Of wool taken from few feeces Ia,
lbs, 49, 10. l2} l2l II, liz. ll4. II, H. II, lo4 TO-
TO- 10, 10, 81. 81, 0. 9,9. making average for
81 sheep OF l0{ lbs. Thirty-ive sheep out OF
flock OF &C, gaveau average of ten pounds of WOOL
The whole flock Of &C, gave average Of 81 lbs
Many Of the Ewes nursing limbs had lost much Ct
their WOOL which reduced the average, This may be
h,,l raid
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CHANGE OF CRnPs.--The present deplorable con
dition Of oar wheat crop is not very exaggerated
picture of what VIC have suffered in this country
Tor several years past $50 rrecuri"us has this
crop become, even when aided by heavy invest
ments in g,,ano aud otherex expensive manures, that
many are linda .ed to Leie,e the land to lie wheat
sick Under these crcun tances we are led seri.
ously to contemplate radical change in our alii
cles of cultivation. This has been effected in
many places. England over large sections Of
country now grows the hop almost exclusively
and with great profit We are inclined to think
that it might lie introduced here with the happi-
est results. as very large brcweres have If late
been established in Richmond and Baltimore,
Which arc supplied from the North, and perhars
from Eu'ere. The culture of the crap, could,
doubtless, be made an immense source ct profit
All of our mountain slope is admirably adapted to
it, and We only need few indust ious Germans,
who fully understand wine making, to give the
thing proper impulse. But our attention has re-
gently been directed to another Article that would
seem to be we'll worth a trial. Our friend, Mr..
Thos L. Parish. has just receiAed letter from
gentleman in New Jersey, who speaks of having
ridden over bis admirable farm. near Charlottes-
Vile lie says that portions of it have exactly the
soil and location to suit the cranberry, which is
becoming in this State a crop OF great Importance
1t yields from $50 to 400 bushels rer acre, which
reo1ilv nd n sale Mt from
three to six dollars according to the consideration
Of the market The lowest yield at the lowest pr-
ces $50 tt3-$720 per acre Perhaps any rea-
sonable man would satisfied with this result
if attained Mr. Parish is likewise making an
experiment with the tcaplant this spring, and can
give us in the fall the result Of Charlottesville
Rericu.