Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-04-06
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bell Court Hsuss 3 OF shis Ne heard no more, nor
h.a we .erer thought more either Of the horse or
the thief, until few days since, We received note
tom one Of our subscribers statinTtha, 10 bad pur-
chased horse at auction at this place on last conrt
day. which has cold for and ~ thei property Of john
b. Fox Since that time Sir. Richard Baogh, wbo re-
sides near Campbell Court House, has called tnpon
our friend; VIM O. Morgan, IT,, and identified the
horse as his property thus leaving M u mians TIE
pr;ce of The horse. This 10 The second operation OF
This kind In which Fog has been cgarcd In the
OF one month. We trust he may be overhauled and
brought 10 jnsice anl that right speedily The fol-
loving tLe descriptions cirea OF hin'n our rorfe-
nonden. :aFox is II ABOUT five Feet ten or eleven
inches hivh, with Que eye OUT rather slim, nndhas
rowdyish appearance, and understand Is a gambler
---HTg,nia Echo .4tf!4-
pIc#xoxp AND Lyxcnuuao RArLuoAp.-The Rich
mond Dispatch thus refers 10 the contemplated kali
road from Richmond TO tbs city: -
We are much gra,i6edto announce. says the ms
MATCH that the General Assembly passed at us recent
session bill eharteriaga COMPANY to construct i
railroad from Richmond to Lvnchburg lac OIL
nppoiuts Messrs Thomas ". MeCanee, James Lyons,
n " Fry Joseph r. Anderson, II. J.. Kent, D. H.
Lonosa. and a number Of other gentlemen. as com
missoncrs to upen books of subscription to the CAPT
tai stock of the company, nmonntng 10 Sl LOCO 900.
Whene,e r 900 shares are subscribed, the rompanr
may be organized, and proceed the undertaking.
The route Of the rond is to DO located through Cues
terrified, P0whatan Cumberland, Buckingham ami APP
pomattox to Lyucbburg. '~T 's7'
A straight road 10 LynchLnre Is scheme Of very
great interest 10 this city Under TINT policy which
has made Virginia sort Of medium FIR tratcl,o the
North, routes have been maturcd which pass rs the
largest city In the State and which divert aud carry
away to Northern cities the trade Of that sectioh OF
the Southwest upon which we chiefly rely for the
maintenance VI an extensive commerce ia Virginia.
In other words, our State is trveised il were with
tubes through which people shot across it, and to
pass through her largest city is go of the
way.
There are ont two modes of ob,atng the effects
of this system LIST TO ill up The gap between Danvillc
and Green borough, N c. and thus esiablisl, con-
tinuous straight line of communication between
Richmond and the South; and I'd, TO make straight
road Lynchburg and thus connect in the shortest
and most expeditions nanper, with the Virginia aud
Tennessee Railroad Such connection with the
Southwest for Richmond is not only due that city
but to the State. 1t is due in, order far posi-
ble to repair the injury done By the construction of
the merely passenger roads which the State has help
ed 10 build which have the effect Of carr, ing hway
our commerce. .. ..
The road would pass through the very best portion
of the cohntry the south side OF Jataes river and
not like that desert booking region which is traversed
by the South-Sids Road until it reaches Farmvi.lc.-
1t will thus bring fine country into rlilroai n,trt,
greatly enhance its value. and improve it. 1t will
suggest new projects and schemes for that region,
which will rebound to the advantage of the State
pie along the route will not be slow to perceive thci
interests In this particular. Indeed 1t WINS through
their persistent aud energetic appeals TO The Legsla
turethat the charter for the road passed They
will, we are sure, go to work cordially and eucrqe
cay to secure the charter and build the roadn which
this city, we are equally confident will ope'nte
with no less zeal 4 d ,Aa =
EsD or rBs LAND TRikL.--The close Of the trial Of
Walter s. Land for the murder of b. f. Fiaoagnn, in
Princess Anne CO., Va. aud The conviction Of the pris
oner, we're noticed yesterday From the Norf.lk pa
pers take the following particulars OF the last ny
ofthe trial
The prisoner was brought in; and Ex-Gov Wise,
who had spoken three hours the evening before
med his argument and enchained his auditrce with
a powerful and iorcibie appeal in the prisoners be
half Ho analysed thetestimony, cited to the letters
read and quoted Shakespeare and wound up with
burst of eloquence which had reached every heart
and softened down the deep seated luminosity which
evidently existed in the breasts Of the majority against
the prisoner. This occupied three hours more, maxi
ing six hours in which this sold man eloquent" had
his hearers. The Court now took IL
until o'clock
After the recess, Marmaduke Jshnson, Esq, of
TO close the argument for the Conf
brief silence prevailed III the room
anxious expectation was up to the very zenith, aud
the crowd most dense; every available part Of the
room being appropriated to, and occupied by anxious
listeners. He eoluenty and foIcibly presented the
who run might have read" In aclear. deliberate
manner he raised the veil of ystcry from around tie
points, and showed the full force and extent
of purpose with which the prisoner was Influenced
when he committed the 'bloody deed" He pictured
incidents anterior TO the murder, showed the delihe
rate infection with which it wascommi.ted the fight
escape. recap,ure, &c. With vivid conception he
indicated the character of f. NJ. Whitehurst hea-
Willy dealt upon by the defence. lie showed how The
had been threatened, impiored and
n a.. s,,,.
Land watness for the defence by strong logical
and common sense, showed the force Of
intlencc ever her by hcr husband, in naking her
instrument by which he could justify the .'bioody
deed at the sacrifice Of hor onh. While he admir-
I'D her dev oton and described ii that of Ruth
Naomi. he deprecated the awfa crime by WHICH she
thoughtto cxienaate the dark deed of her hustand
Ills whole argument repleie with suout!y how-
cry eloquence, the most furche of which WAS his APP
peal TO the jury Bs men-warning them "not 10 let
assassination and perjury walk arm and arm out ct
this court house." while justice with II holy lear Of
such II corrupt atmosphere, spreads her wings nad
flies weeping away at so recrcant Violation OF nee
sanctuary.
When Mr.. Marmnduke johnson concluded, the case
was given to the jury. The jury retired, and in about
fifteen minutes returned with IA verdict OF guilty OF
murder in the second degree and fixed his term oil
confinement in the Suite prison at eiJhteea gears
TOBACCO SHiPAENTs.-For the quarter ending tue
ST OF March last there we're shipped from tue Tor
louisville depot on the Va. Central Ruroad,s52 hogs
heads Of TOBACCO, andon the Orange and Alexandria
is"i'road 2ss hogsheads makinga total of loo hogs
heads. a
DELKeArEs TO CHARLssroN-G'h democratic Con-
'cnton which met nj Richmond on "Wednesday, elect
cd Messrs W. D. Leake and jeremiah Ilohbs.delegates
to the Charleston Convention and Messrs Edward ".
Morris, aud Robert Dabney, alternatts. The issue
o'tween the Wise and Hunter men wns well contested
ana the former trinmphed The Convention, at mid
night, was debating resolution pledeing the District
a n nni!ed sunno., ,ftyo nnn,inea