Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-07-11
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We are requested to say that on and after
rt.r.d.y the f2lh inst. the Board Of Directors Of
the Planters Savings Bank Of THE ~ CRY will
nav dividend OF 4 per cent. foe the last six
months Ia szsAt sc
BsAur1ruL Pianos "A fne piano b . dissdtrs-
,um in every family that can afford II. Those ,uho
NAV wish tssspply themselves now have una
xaai advantages for so ing. Besides the regular
dealers in the city, who are always well ssPpi'ed'
Mr.. C. Il. Phelps, Auctoneer, offers three beant'-
ful instruments f,s sale. } TheS sr OF the very
beautiful. being cesently inlsid with pearl and
bs,ins neurl ksy.. The Atads l. exquisite and
aI,oye.hey We haye5 psSsr seen handsomer instru-
,nent. IF mot sold privately hef're. they will be
offered at sssnon next Rrday morning
c.xr.s.lL couSrr CoVRr.-Ths July Term of
,,;s Court wss held Monday. The new justices
oaaiifed: and John Boisseau was elected presii-
;nv Jasties.s Francis Thornton, Sheriff elect,
Qualified, The Court required bond In. the penal
~ Of $4,000. and security TO the amount Of
$4,000. which were Promptly given. Ro. o.
D,ss executed new bond rs sheriff for the re-
mainder of the term. The case Of the Common
wealth vs.. L. Wood, charged with burglary, iwas
continued until next term. The Court determin-
ed TO build . new Jail; and to have handsome
fence erected around the public grounds. These
improvements will add considerably to the ap-
pearance VI the attractive village Of Rustburg
YESTERDAY WAS emphaticallv dull day the
excessive heat seeming to infect tho entire city
with it's untavarable inhuences. A day or two
ago We were sitting by hres. which were essential
to comfort, and yesterday We sweltered in the heat
with tho thermometer up in tho ninetes. Tint
state Of temperature was not at all conclusive 10
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a.tiun. Even in police circles nothing was doing.
There was complete stagnation about tho Mayors
,fice; and the blind Goddess preserved an ingori-
Gus inactiyity--thers being no demand for the
even handed justice which she is supposed 10 ad-
minister. Old offenders could not muster energy
enough to commit an infraetion Of the law--thus
cheating this department out Of an item
Despairing Of finding in that quarter material
upon which TO build respectable local,we sought
that great thoroughfare Of trade and fashion known
~ Main Strestto see what the flags could furnish
in the way Of news. There, too,w we were doomed
to disappointment. Trade seemed to DO at low
or ebb than at any time during the summer. But
few country dealers were in town; and city buyers
we're few and far between. knots Vt men were
gathered about ut shady corners, and under friend
" awnings, languidly discussing politics. But
even that exciting theme failed IA create the asua
amount Of animation which its discussion gene
ally does. The iriepds Of Bell and Everett seem
firm and buoyant, while the members Of the now
discovered and unharmonious Democracy are dis
outraged and langud We heard one, more dar-
in. than the rest, offer to bet that Breckenridge
vii carry six Southern States. Fortunately for
him. however, the bet was taken, and he saved his
money. #-t
En- passant, it is the talk among the Bell and
Everett party that ratification meeting will be
held here before long. Extensive arrangements
will I've made, and eloquent speakers from dis
lance will be invited. 1t will. no doubt be grand
affair.
Leaving main Street, which we promenaded Sc
vera times without finding the boon for which We
sJught-an item for your entertainment, render
we ent round to the Tobacco breaks, to see what
might there be seen. More animation was mani
tested there than in any OF the other departments
Ct city trade. Bids were lively, and the weed
being freely taken at renlunerntive figures, to
the planter. Our buyers always give much Us
the state Of the market will justify, and even more
rnderthe unfavorable circumstances Of over stock
Cd markets and slow sales at low figures they are
WV buying the raw material freely. at prices
which the growers certainly should not grumble
at, all things considered.
In the wheat market, nothing was doing. No
deliveries have yet been made; and there will be
IL disposition on the part Of sellers to hold back,
prices will start below their ideas 1t is not prob
able that much will be done in this article for
two or three weeks yet.
There were few transactions in corn, some rs
low as eighty FIVE cent?. The mills on the Canal,
however, not being able to grind now, not muchis
doing in that article.
But we are running this disconnected talk out
into boring dimensions. We have written it un-
Ter the pressure If that necessity which knows no
aw-the necessity that locals had to be written,
lspite the weather, the dearth Of news and the
absence of incident. ..9e.. '--
The VIRGINIA MILITARY INsTIrUTK.-The COM
mencement exercises Of the Virginia Military In
stitute. at Lexington. took place on the 4th inst
rhe pulpit was occupied by the Clergy and the
platform in front accom- modated the Board Of Wis
tors ADD invited guests. Among thsse were Gov
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