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Letter from Ohio. --The following is an extract of a letter written by a gentleman of Tiffin, Ohio, to his cousin, a lady residing in Lewisburg, Greenbrier county, Virginia. Its perusal has afforded us very great pleasure, and would seem to justify the hope that there are yet remaining in the Northern States more good men than were found by the Lord in Sodom at the departure of Lot from that ill-fated city: "I am pained, my dear cousin, to think you should form such a poor opinion of me, as to think that I should be recreant to the principles of right and justice, which I have always fought for, and to which I have steadfastly adhered, in defiance of infuriated mobs, thirsting for my heart's blood. For two weeks my life was in my hand, but, thank God! I had manhood enough to proudly maintain my position, and boldly proclaim my sympathies. Not one of the miserable scoundrels dared raise a finger to my injury, but, like a set of cowardly curs, that they were, stood at a
Escape of a convict. --While the penitentiary convicts employed on Capitol Square were taking their dinner on Saturday, one of the number, named Alexander Wright, alias Allen Smith, slipped into the Governor's kitchen, changed his variegated suit for one of more sombre line, and quietly walked off in the presence of the soldiers, who suspected nothing wrong. By the time the fact was made known, the convict was beyond their reach, and has not been recaptured. It appears that he had picked up a coat belonging to one of the cart drivers, but how he got the other articles of raiment, nobody seems to know. Wright evidently thought he was right in making the exchange, since it gave him a chance to snuff the air of liberty for a while. He was sent to the penitentiary from Greenbrier county, in the month of May last.
The sixth anniversary of the promulgation of the dogma of the immaculate conception was celebrated in most of the Catholic churches, on Saturday last. On Friday, a woman in Boston was arraigned charged with being a common scold. She was held to bail in the sum of $500 for her appearance at court. Cardinal Antonella's family have offered for sale all their estates situate in the Command of Rome. The word "diphtheria" is Greek, and signifies membrane, and was introduced in 1827 by Brettonean, of Paris. "Washingtonian" is proposed as the name of the Southern Confederacy, by some of the Alabama journals. The United States brig Dolphin left Buenos Ayres, October 21, for home, via Montevideo and Rio Janeiro. Berger, the billiard player, is now in Philadelphia. Andrew Fegus, of Greenbrier county, Va.' was killed on the 30th ult., by a falling tree.
t-Office affairs. --A new office is established at Oak Woods. Spotsylvania county, Va., and Wm. Lancaster appointed postmaster — on route from Fredericksburg to Orange C. H. A post-office is established at Rose Level, Mecklenburg county, Va., and George T. Gregory appointed postmaster — on the route from Willisburg to Boydton. Appointments.--Calvin C. Wooden, postmaster at Newburg, Preston county, Va., vice Dennis A. Litzinger, deceased. John C. Burdett, postmaster Second Creek, Greenbrier county, Va., vice John Burdett, resigned. Benjamin F. Lindsay, postmaster at Chester, Chesterfield county, Va., vice Edward C. Craig, resigned. David G. Pingit, postmaster at Pingitsville, Hampshire county, Va., vice Granville Pingit, resigned. Gill A. Cary, postmaster at Hampton, Elizabeth City co., Va., vice Wm. Massenburg, resigned. Virginia Offices Discontinued.--Leading Creek, Lewis county; Peaks of Otter, Bedford county; Mountain Falls, Frederick county; Bothwick, Dinwiddie county;
files of the last session of the House of Delegates, Senate bill No. 204, and referring the same to the Committee on Finance; by Mr. Booker, of dividing the State into twelve divisions, and that the brigades composing the old divisions be so rearranged as to conform to the new divisions; by Mr. Robertson, of incorporating the Home Savings Bank of Richmond; by Mr. Magruder, of amending the act incorporating the Jefferson Insurance Company; by Mr. Matthews, of refunding to Jas. Scott, of Greenbrier county, a sum of money improperly assessed on account of delinquent land tax; by Mr. Morris, of leave to withdraw from the files of this House bill No. 386, and referring the same to the Committee of Propositions and Grievances; by Mr. Hunt, of withdrawing from the files of the House of Delegates Senate bill of last session for the relief of Hiram Brower; by Mr. Christian, of authorizing the Auditor of Public Accounts to pay the amount of a claim of J. A. Waddell, for advertising militia orde
City, James City, York, Warwick, and Elizabeth City, and also the cities of Williamsburg and Norfolk. The rules were suspended, and the bill passed to its third reading. Resolutions of Inquiry.--The following resolutions of inquiry were adopted and appropriately referred: By Mr. McKenney, of reporting Senate bill No. 231, of last session, amending the charter of the Jackson Orphan Asylum of Norfolk city; by Mr. Paxton, of releasing the securities of John E. Lewis, late Sheriff of Greenbrier county, from the payment of damages on the revenue collected by the said Sheriff, and of extending the time of payment thereof; by Mr. Newman, of refunding to Thos. L. Jordan $26.54, improperly paid by him; by Mr. Carson, of amending the act passed March 14, 1860, entitled "an act for the relief of Hugh Crolly and Patrick McCane;" by Mr. Hubbard, of passing some law for the object of relieving the Asylums of this State from certain harmless and incurable patients. The following joint res
ught down by the Central train yesterday was that General Lee had again fallen back upon his former position, his forward movement having been desisted from for some strategic reason not transpired. The army of Generals Floyd and Wise have changed their position from Sewell's Mountain to Meadow Bluff, which is on this side of the Sewell, but further to the West, in the direction of Summerville. The position they now occupy is upon what is called the Wilderness road, leading into Greenbrier county from Summerville, along which Gen, Rosescranz is approaching with a part of eleven regiments. It was with a view to meet him on his march that Generals Floyd and Wise have proceeded up the Wilderness road to Meadow Bluff. If the movement of Gen Rosencranz be correctly reported, we may expect to hear of another battle in that direction in a few days. The enemy considerably outnumbers us, and the fight will come off, if at all, before the reinforcements just ordered on to Gen. Floyd w
rginia; just as we should be able to hold Western Virginia with difficulty without Kentucky. In view of the promising operations just now going on in Kentucky, the campaign in Western Virginia becomes doubly important, and is doubtless enlisting the especial attention of the Confederate authorities. It would seem from the late advices reaching us from that direction, that Gen. Lee, failing in his forward movement upon Cheat mountain, was turning his attention to the operations in Greenbrier county, and that, with an escort of twenty-five men, he had gone over to the camp of Gen. Floyd, beyond Lewisburg at Meadow Bluff, to look after operations in that field. He is to be followed by several thousand of his troops from Huntersville. The Government has also dispatched all the regiments available at Lynchburg to the reinforcement of General Floyd; insomuch, that if a fight does not come off with Rosencranz in the meantime, we shall have on that line of operations, by the end of th
'clock. Prayer by the Rev. Dr. Hoge, of the 2d Presbyterian Church. Resolutions. The following resolutions were offered: By Mr. Neblett-- Resolved, That the President of the Convention be, and he is hereby, authorized to sign the name of Richard H. Cox, the late delegate from the counties of King and Queen and Essex, to the Ordinance of Secession.--Adopted. By Mr. French-- Resolved, That the efficient protection of Southwestern Virginia, from Meadow Bluff in Greenbrier county to Cumberland Gap, is of the highest importance to this State and Confederacy; that the loss or destruction of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, lead mines and salt works of that region would be a disaster to our cause beyond remedy; that for the effectual defence of this region of country it is essential to press the enemy back from the Cumberland, Flat Top, Sewell, and Sandy ranges of mountains; and that for the attainment of this object the strenuous efforts of the Governor of th
n's teats? Can honor to the loved impart The love of former years? Can majesty stop "sorrow's gush," Or sublimity the memory crush? Can grandeur hide the crimson plain, Where sleep engraved the noble stain? Not all the pageantry of war, The gleaning sword, the glittering star, The laureled hero's gallant tramp, The panning stand's impatient stamp-- Not the ten thousand giddy charms That sound a nation's call "to arms," Can atone for the sundering of one heart, For a single stroke of Donta's cold dart, That hurls through the vista of solid gloom. A soul unprepared, to its final doom. Ah! ye who join in the war-dog's bowl, Whose hearts with murdered Peace are foul, The vengeance of heaven obstructs your path, And hovers o'er you in a cloud of wrath! If ye can stay the flight of Time, O, change his course by change of CLI Then, may ye escape your just desert-- Then may ye escape heaven's wrath unhurt. While Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier county, Va., Nov, 12th, 1861.
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