Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-03-10

I HoHRIRLE SrsPEssE-HoHdcrIHi bscop.
H.aer from Iasfaaf Death -Tbs Dubuque nerd'a
avs thss A nsn named Norton. while sinking
shaft IN tbas vicinity Il few days since. bad ocea-
son 20 blast rock thirty tarty ieet leneath
| The surface his assistant waiting aose u draw
1 him !, By the windlass whenever be SHOULD give
| ths signal.
! ready preparatory TO firing the fuse, Mr. Norton
! commenced picking up his tools, In readiness to
/ ascend At this moment his foot struck the can
| die udsetting il exactly upon the fuse, and IN
| second il had caught and was fixing down to-
| wards the powder. Mr.. Norton immediately COM
| menced calling ON tho man above to pull him up
The latter was at roue little distance from 'ne
shnl(t and did not hear tho cry but fortunately
bappspinr TO look in that direction, be saw tile
rope shaking, aud thinking no might be wanted,
he hastened up. The next Instant he became
aYar. what was wanted, and Immediately coin
mcncsJ hauling up the other. The sitnnth'n 81
the latter was anything but pleasant -safhclrnt
time seemed T., his imagination 10 have elapsed
Tor the fuse to born the powder, and no momenta-
rily expected to be blown out Of the shaft. Tho
man mt the windlass made suporhuman efforts
aud had nauled the other within some ten feet of
the mouth. when the handle Of the windlass broke!
Fortunately Mr.. Norton caught foothoid on the
projecting shelf and thereby saved himself from
falling TO the bottom But the position was any
thing but desirable. as he was In no way protect
ed from the effects Of the explosion. while it Was
only hy almost suprrhuman efforts that he kept
himself from falling from the narrow standing
place. There was no way to get out, and he was
sure to be riddlcd with tho SHOWER of rocks that
would rise from below. Thus he stood. momen-
tarily cxpcctin. that II terrible death would meet
hm--stood thus in an agony which must bs i'm
agincI IA it is too strong for description. How
long the time WIS he did not know but it seemed
ages rather than seconds, until sufficient time
had elapsed Ia induce The hope that the blast
would not explode This proved eventually to be
the case. although he probably suffered II dozen
deaths before the fact became apparent.
BALLROOM ANp Characterization many
walk from the ball room and delay in the cold
stone, hall, then they walk to and from the CARR.
age: or. perhaps, if in the country runs few hun
dred PAGES home. The system has been weak ened
hy the fatigue and excitement OF the dancing and
OF the warm bGll-room rush of blood on tho in.
terror organs is caused by the cold feet; the power
OF creating reaction has been diminished by thai
exhaustion caused stated; active disease i de.
veloped. and Mt the next annual gathering gather.
the star of the party il not met wtl-she is
in her grave. 1t must not be inferred that these
result. TO be gained only in connection with
the ball room; they to be met with AS frequent
ly in ,necton with the crowded church orchapal,
Persons going out in the cold streets, after being
excited aud made hot within the walls Of build
deemed by many to be specially under the Divine
protection, have often times the foundation laid ol
| phthisi-. thus demonstrating that the Divine Par
cnt, while lie has appointed n law tNr worslipers
| mot iorsnkng the assembling Of themselves to-
schcr," has appointed also certain natural laws
which regulate the physical condition, under
which alone such assembling can physically be
! sale.
TuE MpTnERs "SATURDAy REVIEW. TO ex
| anime the linen when it comes home from tie
| wash, and take care that the same is careful liz
| nlred aud mendcd before distributed to its res
| rectivc owners; to take the circuit Of tradesmrn
! and pay all the weekly bills to take stock of the
| harder nnd see what il in the house for the cnsu.
IA week; 10 make rigorous journey Of inspection
| round the kitchen and examine whether the cook
! keeps her pots ana pans in proper state ri
| cleanliness. and il the copper kettle is rs bright
rs it can be made to look into the sculery and
satisfy ones self that undue quantity of rub
blsh is allowed to accumulate in the sink or
| elsewhere to give out clean towels and sheets
and table cloths and busters 20 huusemaids and
servants to count over the plate with the foot
man, checking each time with the duplicate list
given to him when the platebasket was first con.
fded to his care to have the pm Tor thoroughly
cleaned and the mahogany table properly oiled
and rubbed i'll antc patton Of Tomorrow dinner;
to make liberal preparations for the same, and
ascertain how many are coming, leaving one or
two vacant seats III the h0pe of IL married OF
daughter or some welcome dropper in, taking
them 10y SURPRISE 10 get out best bonnet for
church the following day; to collect all accounts
and t. make up housekeeping book before sub
hitting it. properly vouched and balanced. Ia
ones lord aud master; To 60 into the nursery
after dinner and observe with ones own maternal
eyes that the olive branches in the tub have their
usual scruLbing aud small too h combing once
every seven days; to drill the younger children
III their caIcehism before kissing them, nnl tuok
lux them up in bed; To hat the houseis closed
aal every one between the sheets, before twelve
O'Clock and to do all this in the gentlest kind
hest. most methodical, and yet digui6ed and
mnlronly manner, exacting obedience, and yet
winning respect from all. iunch.
We find in the Brandon Miss Republican, the
following cpisram, touching the insiuccrity of The
! Democracy
John sherman, just 10 prove you're bad,
| But rcm,rk suthccS,
! You've signed endorse of Helpers Book
Called "rhe Impending Crisis
| John Lctcher, too you endorsed,
y similar opjniun
But you're sterling Democrat
| True To the Old Dominion
John Sherman's II deyl--John Letrher saint
| John Le'chcrs Democrat--.joha .Shcrma amt
lNscn.uRa March 9th, 1850.
gentlemen: have received your very polite letter tro
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