Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-01-20

LATE PArERs-We are again under obligations
tool Phelps 4 gent Of the Adams Express Conn
pany. in this city. for Baltimore; Washington and
Charlottesville papers, received ria the Orange X
tlcxandria Rlilrnai, three or mOre DAYS in ae-
vance of the mail.
BrafoRp Pcs. "A correspondence writing from
Bsdf,rd, says: =" You published raragraI in
. regard to certain wonderful Wythcville pig, hut
bless your m,lcst soul, your naighboring county
# Bedford heats them out Of sight. Mr.. Thomas
Y. Mostly. of that celebrated rural district. killed
in November forty.two hogs, averaging 80! lbs.
thirteen ol the number being only eIghf months
old. 1t is pleasant to hear that Wythe is doing
~ we'll but please report that Bedford has done
better"
The nour INSPECTION tax Of Virginia is sail to
opera,e very unequally in different cities, Tie
Inspection toll is cent per barrel in Richmond
and two cents in other cities. Mr.. Collier Of Pc.
tersbury illustrates Its operation thus:
Two mills are in market for sale. with I'm equal
c,pacity Of grinding 10000 bbls. O. a1ur-onp in
Petersburg the other in the Richmond inspection
district say at Manchester. The Petersburg mill
is ufcrei for $4,000; the mill at Manche.tcr :
forSI6 Goo. The sreculaior or purchaser afford
to nav Sc 66O for the latter than the former,
though both have the same capacity. because the
CAPITALIST investing in Manchester will ON the
in.necton of 40, 900 barrels of -four the sum Of
tween Manchester and Petersburg. $500 hoirg II
little more than the interest On six thousand six
hundred and sixty dollars ofcapia, it can readily
be perceved how the capitalist can afford to in
vest the sum of $4,000 for mill in Manchester
rather than the SUN Of 900 for mill of equal
value and capacity in the city Of Petersburg.
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PRorEcrIoN TO GAS CoxsrNrRs.-The follow.
ing possess interest for all readers at the pre-
sent time:
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the protection of gas CONSUMERS. 1t prohibits com
panies from charging for the use Of mettes; also
iorbJling them from requiring advance payment
for more gas dian will be consumed in one day
also furnishing, hy six or twelve months imprson-
ment, any false record by the Inspectors. Instead
of one Inspector now, it is proposed 10 have ten
for New York an / five Brook yn-to be appointed
not by the Governors but by the Supervisors Of
New York and Kings county at such compensa-
ton as they may choose to fl and To hold Office
for two years instead OF five. The inspections are
to be made semi monthly instead Of when re-
qulred, is ut present.
ANOTHER BABY.-On Sunday night between
aud . o'clock, asa negro man WAS on his way down
Fenchurch street. the residence ofCapt Guy Of the
City Police, where his wife lives in passing a
dwelling near the corner of Holt street, he heard
the cry of an infant issuing from recess formed
by tie stone steps leading up to the front door,
and upon examination folnd bundle lying tho
ground in which was newborn baby was wrap
ped--one end of the bundle being left opened To
give il air. The man IVES, as may be supposed,
not Little surprised ut the discovery of the little
foundling and embarrassed by its possession, how.
ever, he soon concluded to take it to ''ole massa
Guy who would know what to do with it''-and
he accordingly did So 1t turned out to be thu
mpins big baby, Of the masculine gender, and Capt
Guy has informed VA, that in all his experience Of
babies, and it has been pretty extensive in his
own household as we'll us that of many matronly
visiters who called to see it, none have ever seen
go large and fine new born habc-for although
it evident when he first it, that it had not
been born over II couple Of hours. it would have
weighed at least 10 or lG pounds. From the deep
purple tint of the skin, some doubts suggcs-
ted that it might be colored child; but bencvo-
lent hearted lady INSISTED that twas white child
and readily volunteered to adopt the little stranger
having no children of her own. To this Captain
Guy ntcrposcd no objections, in it should
prove to he white; but If colorei that might
tcrially alter the case, and perhaps he would take
care of it himself. We have not heard how the
question las been docidcd-NorfoN Herald.
SUSTAINING IioME MA>rrAc1rErs.-The Pres
ilcnts If the Virginia Central. Richmond and
York River Virginia and Tennessee, Orange and
Alexandria, South-side, Richmond and panville.
Loudon and Hampshire, Richmond, FiedeIicks-
burg and Poton,ac, Norfolk and Petersburg, and
Petersburg Railroad Companies, have signed
call for meeting to be held in Richmond on the
2Sth of February, to which they invite the Presl-
dents of all Southern railroads. The object is,
to relieve the Southern roads Of their dependence
upon the North, which, from the great concentra-
ton of capital in their hands. aud the am unit of
supplies annually required for their use, will en-
able them to c:oniplish that object. if concerted
notion can be secured. Surely there is not a Sou
thern man who Will not applaud the objects Oh the
meeting. and will not readily join in any move
ment which can best secure. either by direct i'm
portation or Southern manuia tur". the e4uin-
ments and supplies for the use OF Southern ra'i-
roads.
CaILECrIuv ~ Tue REyENrE.-A committee Of
the House of Delegates reported one day los: week
that the am unit of taxes w Ich the ShcrflI have
failed to raw int, the State Treasury, is S4I6-4.
The whole # this large sum has accru'ed under
the re. Constitution. We are glad to see that
another n,,c has been made in the legisla'ureto
take the collections Of the revenue from the hands
Of tie Sncr.ifs.
CENTRAL BANK OF VIRGINIA At SrArNr'N.-
At the annual meeting of the stockholders III thiS
Bank, on Wednesday last. the following Directors
were elected for the ensuing yea: William hin-
new A. H. H. Snryt. II. g. Glthire, b. + P,inta
W. W. d .na.he, II. W. S ,ef' y. Jos A Maidell
F. NJ. Young, e. f. Price, Jacob Baylor, NJ pii-
saa, Il. Summerson, Vim. A. Bell.
\ PLEASANT TRAVELLING COMPANION. AMI one
that no uav, Her sh u!d be with nut, is Perry Dl-
Wis Pain Killer a sudden attack Of darrhea.
dysen'ery, or cholera mo'bus can he eteftu"ly
and instnn,aneou,ly relieved by it. 1t is equally
eifactu..l in curing scalds burns, &c. Sold every
where.
MARRIED.
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