Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-08-01
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BENEFIT To-NIGHr. beneft having been ZEN.
dered To Mr.. and Mrs. Wm. u. Crisp. by protai
neot rl,isens, it will take place toni ght. The
play selected for the occasion an admirable oe:
Don CESAR De BAzAx. Mr.. Crisp's .Dos Cesa,n
Is. we learn. one OF his most popular characters.
and has elected the encamiums Of all who ever
witnessed it. lie has rendered il reneate.ilv ia
All the large cities 1T the country. Oher aitrnc-
TONS will be offered Tonight besides this piav-
We trust that the bsnefearics will be c ,mpli.
mentsd with good house on this occasian
Correspondence.
:. IrNcuBuno July 3lst, lSG0.
M. aud .N,s. ". H.Cisp:
As you ale about to take leave Of our city, we
are desirdus tuat bear with y,,u assurn noe vi
the qualification your elegant and refined perform
anee have aHrled during your brief stay,-We
the 'dndef>l:nrd Shall M ~ pleasutahly wcc mo
You back to LYnchburg; and trust you will accept
Complimentary Benefit y which We offer To
your eminent dramatic talent.
Yours respectfully
Jehu Williams. ". K. MasAy, John s. Lang.
! horne, \. d. Warwick. y. 7. c. Peters, r. = Sta
bier, William Waller, b. L. Backiord. J. q.
Neon. Jr.. {. ;. Langhorre. S. K. Lanikin. IL
Goey Latham, Camilius Christian. Thomas Thur
| man, l.. G. Leitwich, A. Mcdonald, and others
T. Messrs Williams. Langhone, Latham Be-
EeSIcmea: In III" tame oi Mrs Cris, and
myself, leg Ia thank ,ou for the high cons idera-
ton and conn mcnt you have paid US in your
letter OF Ia day.
shall look harvard t. n return visit to Your
city with mach pleasure. and shall not forget
those who kindly rendered u,a proof Of ,her re.
gard on our departure.
We name thls evening as the occasion of our
com pllmpnar, benefit.
Yours respectfully.
SrIcIpG OF 4 IrNcnErRoER Tho Baltimore
sun gives the following particulars OF the suclie
in that city Of Samuel a. Carter formerly Of
/ Lynchburg
About eleven O'clock on Saturday night young
man named Samuel A. Carter called On police.
man Lottus al the corner ct South and Baltimore
streets. and asked to h" taken 10 the police sta.
tim, as he wouli die IN short time. and did not
/ wish to die in the rtce Tn. policeman que
toned hilh, wrn he replied TINT he had taken
/ laudanum for the purpose oil destroying himself.
| Carter WAS then taken to the station house, aud
/ Drs Coskcy and Mrtgan callc, to attend him.
Emc,ics were !, ven aud has t Imach cmptied of
its contents tut the poison hal taken hold ot the
j brain, and could not i,e removed. Two police
men walked him Tor the greater Tart Of the night,
and he was otherwise violently exercised to keep
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naming with him all the time. Shortly before
( five o'clock Yesterday morning he seemed To he
much better, and was permitted to lie down. lle
/ was then lati.nnl and talked freely to those who
were attending him. IL SAID hs was FROM Nir-
ginia, and had not tasted f1ud tor three days. For
u hail honr l.o continued apparently 10 improve,
| but at hal-pa.t five o'clo,k Suddenly sunk in
| death.
! Coroner Hall held an inquest on the body. and
the jury rendered Il verdict Of suicide by lauda-
! mum. On the yerson Of tine deceased was found
u letter directed to his motler. at Lynchburs,
Virginia. utimatl .: an Intention to destroy him.
+ self. The deceased was lat lew months past
! twenty.ore years oi age lie was born on n snal
tributary Of the james River, AFTER which his la
rents removed to Appomatox Court House where
he was educated, aud l. Represented to have been
II youth of much promise. Alter the removal of
: his parents 81 Lynchburg lie fe.l into dissolule
habits OF life. A short time before lie came 10
this city he had been employed as clerk in Rich
mtnd, Virginia. He reached this city on Thurs.
! day. and did not tnste food afterwards.
!
JAMES RIVER AND kASAwnA CoMpAxy.-In conse-
quence Of articles which have appeared in several o
the newspapers OF the city, within the past few da, s.
| promised an authentic statement for pnili-
cation to-day, in regard to the reputcd sale of the
I james River and Kanaw ha Canal.
We have asccrtaiucd that the project Of cxccu-
tory agreement tor the completion of the Canal has
! been entered into between association OF French
capitalists and the President and Directors of the
/ James River auI kanawha Company. which h: been
| approved by the Board Of Public Woks. A meeting
of the stockholders has been called, 10 he hell on
the 2sth of August for the purpose Of ratify wing and
approving. rejecting this projects hut since II was
! signed, suggestions of amendment have been rade
which it is probable will he eaacurre in by all the
! parties and il so, the amendment or destitute a.
grepment i'll be submitted 20 the stock holderS in
stead of the one now in hand. Under these circ,lm
STANCES, it is deemed best tn withhold any pnblica
+; ton of the exact terms heretofore agreed upon
while assured that the perfected agrermen
WILL at the proper time, be male dUy public tor thu
information of the stockholders AMI the community
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