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Kegro Insurrections.
The meditated attempts which have been recent
ly detected of insurrectionary movements on the
part of the slaves in several of the Western and South
western States, have afforded the Abolition jour
nals of the North a rate opportunity of exhib
iting their ferocity and ficndisbness. Sonic ot
them ap|H-ar to gloat with unspeakable delight
over the prospect of an uprising of the slave
population of the South, and even have the
brutality to laugh and mock at the calamity to
which they think the whites would be subjected
in such an event. Among those most conspicu
ous in contemplating with pleasure the untold hor
rors of a servile insurrection, and who seem to pray
for the on-coming upon the whites of murder, ra| c,
and arson, let loose and running riot, are the New
York Tribune, and the Albany Errniny Journal—
edited by two os inhuman, callous, brutalized
wretches as ever disgraced human nature.
The Tribung of Wednesday has a long article
on this subject, sonc extracts from which wc desire
to present to our readers, to show the fiendish
spirit which animates the bosoms of many oi the
leading Abolition:sts of the North, and of the most
influential supporters of Fremont in the late Presi
dential canvass. From the language employed in
speaking of these insurrectionary attempts on the
part of the slaves, we are at no logs to discover the
real motives and purposes of those Northern lanat
tnidable sectional party upon the sole idea of anti
slavery, and seeking to obtain possession of the
government. Their objects stand clearly and fright
fully revealed, and it behooves the South to look
them steadily in the face, and make preparation
for the worst. 'Hie simple issue ol the non-exten
sion of slavery is not the sole issue with them.—
That is designcil to be used only as a stepping-stone
to the furtherance of the scheme long cherished by
them of abolishing, by peacahle means or violent,
slavery in the States. “ Peacably if they can,
forcibly if they must," is the motto adopted by
them in relation to the extermination of Southern
slavery. It boots it nothing to them, so that the
slave is set free, whether it is effected by legislative
enactment, or by a (earful servile insurrection, in
stigated and aided by themselves.
Note with what evident self-complacency the
Tribune makes its mock appeal to the South to
abolish the " curse" of slavery :
“Will not the South learn ? Will not Charleston re
member the 18Jo, when she was on the brink ol being
banded over to tire and sword, when the American-Atri
can population were under the influence of religious ees
taejr os well as reartionary hate—when the negro leaden
called oil their brethren in secret to remember that l>od
delivered Daniel out ol the lion's den, ami Sliadraeh, Me*
hach and Abodnego, out ol the fiery furnace * Will she
not remetnbei this, and reaso to bail for reopening the
tdave-trade, in order to have a ear of ex termination—ex
termination of the whites it would he, with fresh million*
ol slaves within her border v Will not Virginia instead ol
re-echoing the coarse insanities ol a Wise on making bil
lions ol dollars fiy selling slaves at (3,1X10 ahead, and con
firming slave breeding as the child occupation ol “the
Democracy’’—will she not look lact in the lare, and learn
that her ruin can only Ire prevented through the abolition
of the curse ? Will she too not glean wisdom by her es
cape from an insurrection ? And will not Tennessee,
Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, improve by their deliverance
iroui the horrors ol slave insurieetioiis, which we have now
to note in our columns ?"
The downright insolence of .such an appeal from
such a source would be provoking, if it were not
so eminently disgusting. Greeley's philanthro. y,
and his good wishes in behalf of the if hit,* of the
South, are of rather too suspicious a character to
cause his recommendations to be received with
much respect If he would mind his own business,
and let us alone—if he would quit attempting to
stir up servile revolt, and turn bis eyes somewhat
to the corruption atul villainy which till his own
heart, he vv ould probably have quite as much a*
he could properly attond to—and what is more, lie
might become a tolerable citizen, in the course ol
time, and might, too, cease to be scorned and
despised by all decent and honorable men.
See further how this hoary-headed agitator and
incendiary fires up at his imaginary prospect of a
final successful insurrection at the South:
“Let the South, with her growing insurrections, look
to it. There is danger ahead, as une as history lias epo
ken and le It words of suppressed warning. These lasl
suppressed insurrections grew out of the discussions 01
Kansas. Light will penetrate. Will these tliscu-xlom
rcise? So. They will be more intense and more widcli
diffused. They will Oil the journals. They will be thi
main topics in newspapers and on the stuui;<, in the pub
lie councils and in private conversation*, tliroiii;*i the tliir
uue niftK*. < all Him writing, all u,h printing, a)
Uiis speaking, go on and the slave not catch up what i'
going on? Believe it not. You may make Ians defining
him as “a chattel personal”—you may assert that tin
innsler.lia* the same right over him that ho las over lih
other animals—but these avail only to show that man err
and laws lie. _ The glavo is not a chattel—not merely ai
animal. He is, first and last, now and lorever, a Man._
tlut of this divine entity will come a just, compensator*
law. Freedom must triumph. The manacles ol the slavi
must be stricken oil'. Whether this future law of lihetn
tion comes with love or bate, with peace or war with CiVi
li/»td softness or burharou s carnage, il is lor the South U
determine.”
" Free*lorn must triumph ! The tnnnacle.s of tin
rlave must he stricken off! ’’ Such is the raving o
this vile old knave. But it will all not do. Tht
North, as a hotly, have not the power to accotnplisl
this thing. And certainly Greeley and his bloody
minded confederates have not.
We give one other extract from the Albany Ere
ning Journal, and we turn away disgusted nt tin
contemplation of no much human liendiahne**.—
Here it is:
'•Tux \ icviwsor Cowarimck as wrllas to Wanso —
Thete is a sad prospect lor hundreds of the i>oor .Slaves o
Tennessee ami bouisiana. The cowards who rot> and op
press them have become possessed ol the id. u that tlteit
long suffering victuus have at l ist braced theniselrc* tc
Mnke (or Freedom. Indiscriminately do these terrified
wrong door, heat do.,, the Nave, whose shadows art
phantoms of massacre and midnight revenge. The read
ers of the Journal may look for intelligence heavy will
hmror from the district of this fancied conspiracy |fr„
Ulity and Fear will run riot among the define, less culti
▼•lor* of trie South vrr*t.
•‘Tile imagination eren of llie horrors of a servile Revolt
ahould admonish the people of the Slave States, to dcrisi
* J'**1 scvsngenient of the oppressive wrong done the mi
willing party to the relation* of Master and Nave. Th<
•V «f» » violent arbitration of the Naves'claim fo free
slum and complete manliood. had bettor ho anticipated h
• compromise, which stall ultimately give to the laWcr
..I the South wac... ami to the soil of the HOutli Free t!„|
Mr. The wrong of fur-ilil. Slav, fy ..tie- ms.l. pe,
p. lual. It must he temporary psi dollar ly hi a Itepuh
Here arc tears enough for the "poor slaves,” wh<
■re at last heller off, especially m respect to moral
■ttd humanity, than the stony-hearted wretch win
slcplorc* their fate; but there are none for th,
Whites, should they he Involved in the horrors of i
■errile insurrection. Surely these men have neithe
mothers, wires, nor children, or they could ne\e
contemplate with composure, much le-s wilh exults
Hon and joy. the terrors and calamities incident I
even a partially sucres' fnl up rt .mg ol thrneero pr
pulafion of the South They ran only he tlcnds i
human shape, and so we give them over to the |>ci
II, to whom they he1on~.
We remark, in conclusion, that the insnrreclio
•novenenta prevalent in sonic portions of the Sottfl
■nd others that may Ih> anticipate.!, added to the .
forts of N.wfhcrn incendiaries like the Trihout a*.
J urnal to cuei.itagc ami promote them, honl.l t<
only stimulate the Nuilhcrn people In all nee Iftil v
gilanew and caution ; but they demand at the ham
fl our 9UU I^ftalaluroa su:h further action as mi
be deemed essential to our peace and security. In
a word, the vagabond meddling Yankee must be
driven (rout our borders, and some provision made
either for the removal or enslavement of the free ne
groes, who infest in large numbers almost every
Southcni State.
Correction.
In a communication iu yesterday’s i,<ue ol the Eh
quirrr, it was assumed that all the members ol
the Electoral t'oilege but tore,' signed a receiiimeiidation
ol tiov. Kloyd for an a|>|H>intiiicnt in the I'aliinit. We
are requested to state that Mr. Hughes Dillard's name is
not upexi the paper— YrttrrJay'e AayM.rrr.
“Mr. Hughes Dillard's name is not upon the pa
per," you are requested to say. Very well. You
moan that it ia not now upon the paper, do you * If
you do, you no doubt state the ease correctly. But
will the Enquirer be kind enough to say whether
Mr. Dillard’s name was or was not there, at one
time f We hear that it was but that upon malu
rer reflection, and recollecting that his tlrst choice
was for Bocock lor a Cabinet appointment, he
scratched it off and hacked out. This is what vve
heard on yesterday. Whether true or not, the En
quirer will l»e able to tell us It was the same case,
w-e hear, with Mr. Campbell. The names of all the
Electors arc still to the paper—unless destroyed—
recommending tiov. Kloyd, with live exceptions—
All but three were on it at one time; hut Messrs.
Dillard and Campbell afterwards repented and re
canted.
Elkctobal IUcommcxpatiosis.—Our old friend Tuck
cr, (Beverly T.,l Esq., of the late Washington Sentinel,
is said to have been recommended to Mr. Buchanan by
the Virginia Electoral College at their recent session in
Richmond. Thai is, for conductor ot his otgan. We
slso hoar of other recommendations made by them in
epistle's to Mr. B. for other prominent positions. Those
gentlemen have evidently overdone their work; recom
mending so many gentlemen as that but little we ight can
justly attarh to their action after this lash ion. We took
occasion, a day or twee since to eaprest a frank opinion
concerning the delicacy and propriety ol that action of
theirs, and ol its effect on the dignity ai d standing of
the Old Dominion, which we are not encouraged to
change by the impression it has mule on our fellow Vir
ginians here, iu aud out of public lile.— Hadisslos
Star.
We consider the foregoing another pice's'of verv
refreshing news. We had not heard of this recom
mendation belore, though we hope Bov. may profit
hy it. Wo refer to it simply to show that our
Virginia Electors undertook to apportion out the
offices under Buchanan upon a grand and magnifi
min Man', in a mini, incy seemct to mink il in
cumbent upon them to usurp completely tlie ap
pointing power of the President, and take the
whole business into their own hands. What re
commendation of theirs will leak out next? We
should'nt bo surprised, if they suggest.il to Old Buck
that we ought to have something. Otir Virginia
Electors are certainly a wise and liberal set of fel
lows.
The Savannah Convention.
From the impel tec lly reported proceedings of this Con
vention thus far, ii' anticipate but little from it in the
way ot what is practical and useful. We lia.l hoped tor
x different and more gratifving result The Convention
seems to have rotmncnced wrong, and lias been getting
worse cadi succeeding day. At the very outset, it put
a hag of wind m the chair to preside over its delibera
tions, and, as a natural consequence, tln rc has been no
thing but wind ever since.
Instead of immediately applying themselves to the t.v-k
ol devising some comprehensive and practical scheme f..r
the development of the commercial resources and e-tahli.-h
meutof llie commercial independence of the South, thev
laum lied lurth into an idle ami ridiculous discussion up
on the revival of the slave trade; and we sec that even
some ol the Virginia delegates participated in this scene
of supreme and inctfable lolly. Hut, before commenting
further upon iu action, we await the proceedings of the
flonvcntion iu full.
C 'ngre-.ional Nomination.
We learn Ironi the 1‘arker-burg -tUr that aConven
tion, representing the Democracy of the Eleventh District,
was heM in Parker shorg on thefith, and that on tin twen
tieth ballot Albert <• Jenkins, Esq . of Cabell was nomi
nated to Congress—.Messrs. J M Bennett, B. W. Jj.-k
-on. J. II. Brown an I C S. I.ewis were the principal com
petitors tor the nomihation.—Kn,/uirrf of yr -frr./.i'/.
This is rather taking tiro.' by the forelock. We suppose
Mr. Carlile's cake is dough, so far as this little Democratic
Convention of spoilsmen could make it so. We alvise
tin'in not to be loo confident, lionever. We suspect the
faithful representative of that district will be returned by
the people, iu d.- pile of all .-Hurts to defeat him. lie is a
gentleman ot talents, iadeservedly popular, and ha- dis
charged his duties Well. This Mr. J • ikins. III T fire, will
have to bide his time.
U i Hit in l>. Fair h
Tiie numerous friends ol thjp gentleman in Virginia will
be gratified to learn that he has been appointed to the
l’rotes>oi>hip ol Mathematics, Philosophy and Literature
in one of the High Schools of N'ew Orleans. Being highly
educated, and having considerable experience in teaching,
he is eminently qualified to discharge acceptable the du
ties of the position assigned him; and will no doubt reflect
credit upon himself and the institution with which he is
connected. Knowing him well and appreciating him
highly, we wish him abundant happiness and success iu
his new and distant home.
Toe Petersburg Intelligent-er.
From this paper of yesterday we extract the following
passage in relution to the removal of iu editor, Mr Syinc,
to the city of Raleigh :
In leaving the place of our birth and long residence, it
is an unspeakable comfort to us to believe that we leave
no enemy behind, aiul that we carry with us the good wish
es of those who have known ua in our childhood, youth
and luandooil. In an editorial career running through
nineteen years, and embracing periods ol inten-e party in
citement, we must, with a temper naturally qui. k and ex
citable, have sa:J many thing* which in th ' calm reflection
ol cooler moments would never have been littered. We
can, however, thank liod that we have never shot a poi
■“into prevent our political prvicicneus Iroiu uudi.lv influ
encinp our private relation*. To the interests ol this city
in nil its relations »,• can, with truth, say, that we l.av'e
been n steady friend, and while maiiT, with superior ca
pacify. Imve contributed more to the prosperity ot Peters
burg titan we have been able to do, we conceive to no one
a more earnest and heartfelt devotion to the cause than
we have felt and manifested, and never shall wo see the
day when tidings of the advancement and prosperity of
the city of our birth will not be greeted by us with the
warmest and siucerest gratification. Those here who fed
a generous concern in our personal wcllfare will be K|;,d |0
know that in leaving them we do not go into a land of strati
gers, but into a State in which we have many relatives
and friends. \Vu asli.sll ca-t <mr lot among a people whose
manners and feelings are irlenlit al w ith thou- among whom
wo hare been raised -a people whose wholc-aotlled, but
unpretending hospitality, nerds but to Ire seen and felt,
as we havo aeen and felt it, to Ire gratefully appreciated.
For the II "h ig.
P«.TT05A, Boost CoV.STV, V*.
Dear EditorDuring my late sojourn in the West,
finding a few days of leisure at my disposal, I havo been
attracted to this portion of the rnuntry by the reputation
of wild ami picliircrrpie scenery, which is one of the ln>a.t»
ol the Old Dominion; and the toil and inconveniences of
travel have been fully repaid by a contemplation ol some
ol Hie most sublime scenery in our rnuntry. || | were
properly endowed with descriptive powers, and did not
more important concern*, Ireeanse more of tlio money ma
king material, claim place here, I Alight not only warm
your imagination, but perhaps exercise your en-dulitv to
somo extent, by faithfully drawing the scenery now spread
out before me. These grand old hills, shrouded with the
densest forest growth, nn I the lowering ersigs, with their
heads bared among the very clouds, viewed as mere items
of lesser importance among the wonders of our wonderful
world, dwindle the Coloesal ambition of eatth's grand.--t
architects inbr abortive pigmies, ' lint as nothing ia read
i with interest in this day and generation, exeepl expositions
of ways and means for money in .king, I will render myself
ipiiW' a- agree |t.|,i t<> you try communicating tin ..nfi i-s
frpm which ir.dnstiy and enterprise might win fortunes
hero.
from a brief examination, which has been really super
■ Acini, I am »at.-fi. d that Virginia is as rich, i! not richer
. in mineral deporitr* as any Slate in our Wide-spread lie
publir. And yet,strange to s ir, Virginians trample under
foot this v.i-l Wealth, seemingly wit boat a thought of
1 appropriation; and Virginia etatesrnen «eem to h ive over
r looked in their practical rrofimnr the necessity for .level,
r oping the Immense mineral wealth of this portion of the
State, though I am perhaps wrong in saving they haveen.
tirrlv overlooked if, as measures were tak-n. and a ermsi
a derahle amount of the public fundi eipn.,|..,| some years
since in improvements, in convert foil riv.-r into .a sin k
, wafer navigation,—and though the works had been aban
doned and suffered lit remain in an nnAnidied slsfc tor
some time, they are now rapidly approaching completion,
ny means of an appropriation made by rhe last fegi-la!
ri T' i*" * V h*' 'n working orifcr by the first of
W >reh in al, when roal from that region svill readily ae
i, res'il, e to market ihrongh rhe Kanawha and Ohio rivrrs
r. I' m".- niv perambulations through this (ho,.,,,, ronolv
d .. ■ -t-ei ally .lire.led to tin ,,*| ,|„.
poll many samples of which f hat ■ particularly i xant
' "r.,el. The It .. ml .I coil to lie n I
'• ' I'T '• 'ieeidrdlf the best | |llr„ ever seen in or
l« 2* , *bi«*b for fuel aed insnnfseturii.g purpo
V u * ""?* •"Vahtahle, blog entirely fn r from sulphur;
) amt Irotn the tpec.meni of light I haveter’n produced from
Benroll and ml extracted In great abundance from this
coal, 'tie inr opinion the gat light now an generally uaed
In our cities will hate soon to be reduced ill price i>l sub
mit to a revolution. In the course ol my wanderings, (or
explorations more property,) l have visited tho extenaive
work* ol the Western Mining and Manufacturing Com pm
ny, located on Coal K:ver, some Sti miles from its mouth,
which deserve especial notice here:
This Company is composed exclusively of Pliilvlclphi
ans, moat of whom are member* ol the Society of Erietolt,
who with that bus-sight peculiar to a people who make ilo
mestie economy an ingredient of edticalion.and wis.-lv cal
culate the demand for an article Ironi its consumption, have
Invested a considerable amount of capital here in the pur
chase ol tome ” 100 acres ol the best coal lands ill tl "a
region ol country, upon which they are- now at work ex
tracting coal in abundance, with ample improvement* r d
machinery. 1 am informed that this company alo te, will
probably mine and ship to market the coming year, as
soon as the locks and dams on Coal River shall have been
completed, 500,000 bushels of Cannel coal, upon which
they will (if the market at Cincinnati remains at (10 cents
per bushel, as it lias now l-eon lor some time) realise the
enormous profit of 55 cent* per bushel. This Company de
serves success and much praise not only for their enter
prise but lor the zeal and confidence they Aire contributed
to the mining interests in this portion of the Slate, and
their success is mainly owing to the iutrepid'ty and judi
cious management of their gen'lentxuly and < 'Keient Trea
surer and financier, Edwin Mitchell. E*<| . of Philadelphia,
who has not only economised the mean* and pushed tor
ward with unparalleled energy the woiks of the Company,
hut through wh<i*c skilful influence the last l<gi.-latuie ol
Virginia voted an appropriation sufficient to complete
the public works oil Coal River, and thcrchy open a chan
nel to market for the coal of this company. I should in
enumerating their improvements mention their Kail Koad
three miles in le igth, uow completed ami in operation, also
their Saw Mill, with which lin y arc manufacturing lumber
tfilcnsivclv, lor which they find a ready market.
My attention has also been attracted to building mate
rials to be found here, and I have been iuiprvssed with
the b.-autv and i|uantity of a fine variegated sand stone
on the land of the Western Mining and manufacturing
Company, which tar surpasses in beauty and durability the
brown Saud Stone used in New Yoik aim Cincinnati, and
although the cost ol transportation might exclude it fiom
tho N< » York tnatkel, yet shmilJ the mineral wealth vet
to be dovel >ped in this region induce our Vjuakcr tiiend* to
found a city nr build a town—which is not improbable—the
proud palaces of our cities may be eclipsed at a trilling
coat. And I hare no doubt some portion ol this beautitul
Slone will before many years grace the front* ol Cincin
nati edifice*.
A* my letter ha* grown much larger than I intended
and perhaps much more tedious than you expected. I
will reserve for another rainy day a further description cf
the attractive features of Western Virginia.
Yours,_ YKLVERTOS.
Kimvh.1 C. II.. V*., Dec. 4th, IsK,
7b the Editor of the J{,ehmond ll’Ai<; .
Dear Sir A friend has handed me a copy of the Il’Ai-;, f
of the 24tli ol November, in which, preceded by a kind
editorial comment, there is a communication over the sig
nature of J. E. C., headed “Poems by a Virginian.” The
article notices a proposed publicatiou of mine, and, in
•peaking of mv delineations ol Southern life and scene- <
ry, talks ot me as "one to tlie manor born. My unknown
friend is evidently unacquainted with me. My children
were bom in Yiiginia—some of my connections shed
their blood in her border war*—it is, so to speak, the
State of my "permanency,'’ as well a- choice; but I am
only a Virginian bv adoption. I was born in IVunsyli a
ni». The writer has evidently been led into the mistake
by the zest with which (Ibr I am so told) I enter Upon the
discussion ol Virginia histoiy. or the description of Vir
ginia scenery and manner*. Hut I coulj not rest quiet
under a mistake of this kind— ttitling as it may seem—
lest it might lead to improper imputations. At the same
time I return my thanks to my unknown eulogist, for the
generous nature of his remarks, which are tar beyond my
deserts. They are more tlitteiing fioiii the apparent tsrt
(if I may judge by the initials) that tlu-y rotue from the
pen ol one who has hiejsill illustrated Virginia liis'ory
and Yiiginia manners with originality, force and power.
Hoping you will pardon the space I am forced to occu
py iti your columns to the exclusion ol matters of mure
public interest, 1 remain. Tour* trulv,
_ thomas i>r\s F.xm.isn.
Tin Mivsrxi. \V> ai.iti or limp.nix.—(tcorgia, as the
whole world knows, is a great State In the develop
lu.utof her multifarious resources, and their application
to purposes ol utility and profit, she is not surpassed hv
any S: it ■ in the I lium. Her people are famous fur Their I
habits ol thrill and indu-lry, and tin* pernliar aptitude
with which they convert their natural advantages to I
sources ol praelieal and profitable use. Her giatid and .
exlensivi system of mtml imprm* mei.t is ererv dav
opening new source* ol wealth, and making every branch
ol Industry tributary to the individual and collective pros
perity of her p< opl \ We have at hand an illustration ol
this progrvs-ive spirit wrhieh animates the r.tizen* gene
rally ol this prosperous commonwealth. As every one ,
knows, w ho is at all familiar with the physical character
ol this State, Oentcia i. rich, incalculably rich, in mine
ral wealth. H.dd, iron an.I e.nl exi-l in art abundant tnea
sine ill the upper part ol the State, and milling in these
metals have been made a profitable branch of business.
|{-eetit exploration* have elicit I otln r discoveries ol
metals equally u elul. and which, hex.ml i peradventure
will become permanent sources of wealth. In wiiat is j
known as the Ch< rokee country, the laet has been useer- i
taiin .l, licit topper, lea l, and it* usual concomitant, silver
exist ; and to an extent which urg. inly invites the eni- !
ploy turn t of enterprise and capital. This section ol the '
State presents' a belt of country ol metamorphic formation !
tint geological loi ination, above ull others, peculiarly
mineral bearing. Tin* purlietilnr locality to wliieli wo now
allude, coinpii-t.- b m b is oi ground, ol one hundred and ;
sixty acre* each, situated iti t'herukee county, one and a 1
ball miles horn the town cf Canton, and about fourteen
miles limn tin- State tailroad. It is known as tlict'anton
Mine, and is recognized ..s a tieh, piolific copper, lead and
-liver mine. The cuinpanv owning and working the mine (
is composed ol sow* ol the most respectable and influen
tial citizens ol the S'.ite. They were Incorporated as a
chartered company, in December, 1S5."., under the
name and style of the “Canton Mining Company of fleor
gia," for the purposes ol exploring for copper, silver, ■
gold and aii other minerals and metals whatsoever. Tiie
principal vein of the mine is a full mile in length, run- '
ning on the b -t situated ground for ruining to he found :
anywhere, besides thin main vein, there are thrceolhcrs '
running parallel with it, with the indication of being equal
ly rich. A shaft has been sunk to the depth of two ! un- I
dred feet, nn.l this -halt intercepted by tunnels at different
depths, at.d by what is called ati adit level, some hundred
feet long, and which pierces the shaft at the depth of 128 ,
feet. This conduit w cou-triieted for the two fold pur
pose of ventilation and drainage, and is admirably adapted ,
for the purpoie* designed. 1 lie workaml lal>oi so expen- i
ded by the company have been of a i explorative charac- 1
ter, with the view of finding the ore-bearing pottion of
the vein, and to follow it down to a level, where the in
Ilitcnc ■ of the atmosphere has not reached, and the mining
grolln 1 lias liec'iiuc settled, rather than with the object of ,
extracting ihcore, and icaliziogatouce upon the sale of it
1'his course of management was a wi-e and judicious one,
ami the re-nil has fully vindicated the good practical sense
of the directors. The vein of ora has been sati-faetonly
ascertained, and the product* in large quantities submit,
ted to ill.* .severest tests of the most eminent geologist
ami chemist, in Hie countrv.
Among a gr it in my other* of lo-s note and value, tho
following princip.il ore* anil minerals have been found at
tlie Canton mini!:
Cb/'/er llrr> — ;Copper Pyrites.)—This is the most
abundant copper otc ol the mine, mid one of its most cs
teemed products. Its specific gravity is 4.2, and it con
tains, upon an average, «n p.-r rent ol nietalic copper.
//.irririle.—A new mineral named after the discoverer
»f the mine. In appearance tl is ora resembles that of
galena. In coinpo-iliou it is identical with that ol the
highly prized vitreous copper, vi/,: copper 7P.84, sulphur
21.10 in loft,iKM) parts. Its specific gravity is 6.4. h
will be a rich and lasting source of copper to the mine.
(trr o/ Jsi'l.—Galena.—This.is the most rorninou,and
at the wime time, the most valuable ore of lead. It con
sists of lead 86 6 to sulphur IK.;» in the hundred part’._
Its value is mueh enhanced by the silver it carries, which
varies from 80 to 66 ounces lor the ton ol 2,000 pounds
of the galena.
liesides the above, the components of the mine are ores
of iron, ores of zinc, ore* of ruangr.nese, and a variety of
earthy minerals.
A* we have Indore said, the mine lias been thoroughly
explored, critically examined, tested and nnalyzed hy com
petent judges, among them Professor* Haley, Gaussoin
and Shepard. Tb.accomplished mineralogiit*and che
mist* hare given it their imprimatur,nnil experienced mi
ners and practical bu-im-as men have pronounecd tho Can
Ion Mni« of G-orgix to be ono of the richest, and with
tho promise ol being ono of the most profitable in the
Old or New World.—It. tlnllrlin.
Means tuns OtTaxnr—Tho Portland Htala of Main*
says that shortly niter live o’clock on Tuesday morning
two assassins entered the house of tho venerable .lu Igo
Potter, now in his eightieth year, and one of them ma-'e a
murderous a-smlt upon the judge a - lie lay i» bed. The
judge was awake when tho rullian entered his room, ami
called "Who's literal" The man inini-dial-dy advanced
and leveled a blow at his leuid, rutting a deep gash on
the aid— of it, through i flanm l, ,p. nll,| „ Mtk bantu r
chiel which ho non- imdernenth it like a bandage o-rns
the lorde a l. lie was nearly stunned by the blow, hilt
had presence ol mind enough to cry for hi Ip and draw his
liedclothes o er Ids head. Three other blows followed in
rpilek succc-ion, two filling in front and the other on the
right sole ol his brad. Ilis cry rai-ed his daughter and
servant, who bo-h atiswen-d bis r ill, wle u the a- mins
retreated down slair-, and out of tie- froijl -hi ,r, win b
had le en unbarred. Tho recovery of lie- ju-lgn ' is ru>
doubtful. _ ' h '
Tn.iit lexriMi. In Hill maintains, in hl< .lo-irralof
Health, that light le-ing on the part of U-lirs docs not
originate nm-umptiim, but lin> a tendenrv In prevent it, if
nm actually prr«. n«, and to cure it if u is, The Doctor
» -e|4s that t:,-'it lieing alfeet. the lower portion of tlm
longs in li-dy, so I < in s the prison in h-, ohe less wiih
tie- Imttnm nf the lungs arid more with the Inn; while he
ad-ls that consumption attacks the top of the lungs, under
the collar hone, and that long before it rcache* half wav
down, the person di« • not actually for want of *nnu
oiiod lungs to lire upon, but Iro n Ihe rlf -ct which the
disease hie had on the whole system
lie next ft nun that women breathe more with the up.
per porli in ol rie- lungs than men, in eo ise<|.|, oee of iln ir
wearin; corsets wft- r whii h he proceed* to show that in
proportion to population, fewer women than nn-n <li ■ of
consumption, and -ivr- hi i nun Itlsinri in regard to (he el
firaev of light lacing
'.(« A orr An mu there arc now stout I wen
ty l-l-CI S of piiliN anei nielli in Ihe city of Srw Voik.
Among these are an llilnu oju n house, eight re-mlar
theatre*, mi l two Kiln,,pi„| r , l,rni . . holdm/ III ilri
f" * " ‘ The«e lie .1 - - ire nr-trlv ill new, and a
Kml t »" mi!li"-i d-lli, - me in- , n.-1 j„ ,|,Pni,
mgs, lands, ileeoriitin'.a, seenerjh proper lies and rosliin , s.
The nightly expenses nf the Italian Operaaeldom fill be.
low one thousand dollar.; thoa- ol the theatres will prob
ably avetaga three hundred dollars por night.
TUIKTY rot'RTH CO.VtiRBSS -Seeoml Session.
SK> ATK.
VakUisum, Dec. II.—Uu motion of Mr Houston, the
committee on finance wore ordered to inquire into the ex
|H*diencjr ol appending the duties on auger aud molaaaea
for a period ol two years.
Mr. Wilson gave rotice ol hie intention to introduce a
bill amendatory ol the Kansas and Nebraska bill.
Mr. Caws replies! to the statement of Senator Trumhull,
made the othci day, tint the Supreme Court had divided.
| through Chief Justie*e Marshall, that Congress possessed
nil the powers of the Federal and State government rela
tive tolhc tcrritotics. This was a misrepresentation. The
Senator liorn Illinois had mistaken a dictum of tin* Chief
Justice for a decision ol the court, but even then he had
! not established his ease. What the Chief Justiee said
was that Congress possessed the I'oiiiIiina/ powers of the
j Federal and State governments, and this relerred not to
I the extent of jurisdiction, but to its nature
Mr. Cass reiterated his views on the subject of popular
sovereignty, contending that the grant ol power in the
e institution to Congrvss over the territory and property
“of the Culled States” merely referred to territory as land
and implied no jurisdiction over the people living on that
land, and to enforce hit view he inquired it the |K>wer was
derived from that provision in (lie constitution, what
i power does Congress possess to legislate over that territo
ry w iieh never belonged to the Cnitcd States? That was a
question which he t ad put when commenting on this to
pic on the previous occasions, but it had tievur been an*
swered. and he believed it could not be.
Mr. Wade a-ked upon what ground Mr. Cass could
vindicate his own consistency in voting for a bill establish
j ing territorial governments?
Mr. Cass replied it was the exorcise of the power based
apoti the necessity ol the case, and not derived from the
Constitution. Mr. Madison had taken a similar view ol
this subject, and Mr. Cass quoted him as authority. In
the com so ol his remarks he referred to the re*potl of a
speech delivered by Mr. Seward, in Buffalo, recently, in
which Southern slaveholders are stigmatised as a privi
leged class.
Mr. Seward sis ted thal he never mrJe this speech at
tributed to hiut.
Mr. Cass said he wa« very happy to be so informed.
Mr. IIale here obtained the door but yielded it to
Mr. Husk, who said whatever opinion might have been
entertained with regard to the propriety ol this discus*
►ion at its i-iuutnciicviuent, it would now lie unjust to those
gentlemen who have not had an op|H>rlunity to partici
pate in it, and to cut them »tf by taking the questions on
printing the Presidents message mid the a« company -
ing docume-nts. At the sametime he staled that
the- prime, s were much delayed in consequence of the fai
1 uic ol the Senate to pass the customary order to priut.
On Mr. Husk's motion the printing was ordered.
Mr, Ku k moved, in order that the debate might pro
ceed . to refer so much ot the* President's message as re
lates to foreign ..llairs to the committee on foreign rela
tions.
Mr. If tie spoke hticlly in defense* of the views of those
co-operating with him, and taking occasion to eulogise ou
the "higher law." In the* course of his rentalks he exhib
ited a largo hand bill calling a Democratic meeting in Penn
sylvania, headed “Buchanan, llicckinndge and Free Kan
sas,” ami announcing Kx-(iovemoi William Bigler as one
The exhibition of the hand bill occasioned general laugh
ter.
Mr. Bigler said ho was not present at the meeting am]
never kelorc m* tlic haml hill.
Mr. Ilale -aid there was then a double fraud, for they
not only announced themselves in favor ul free Kansas, but
ch. ale l the people by a false assurance that Mr. Ihgler
wa-to !>.' Ol e nt the advocates of that doctrifio.
Mr. Iligler remarked that the Democrats were in favor
of free K insas, that is in favor of leaving the people of K »n
sas free 10 regulate their own institutiona to suit them
selves, while the Republican party were in favor ol having
then....1 -s Mihjt'il-il to the control of a power exterior to
themselves. The Democrats were in favor of free white
men in Kansas and everywhere else, but the sympathicsiil
the Republicans wen* for the colored race.
Mr II lie said it in IHi’.o the Republicans obtain power,
as he thou h they would, they would apply the principles
i f excluding slavery Iroiu the territories. It was a tru.-t
roiniiiiited to tl cm tiy Providence and the interests of hu
manity and religion rei|uired it.
Mr. Cass tiii. riv condemned the doctr-ncs of a higher
I tw . isonerd the greatest political heresies, while lie nc
know bulged our moral obligation to (Jod.
The Si tiate tin- adjourned till Monday.
HOI SF. oh RKI’RKSKSTATI VKS.
Mr 0*1 ro presented tin* petition of the citizens of Itadx
den treaty purchase, asking the erection of the territorial
government id' Arinina.
Mi. Humphrey Marshall addressed the llou e on the
ruiije.rt i.! the position ol the republican and American
pariiisr. Ilis remarks were billowed by a regular running
debate on the subject of party politics and the position ol
each on the subject ol slavery, which elicited nothing
either new or interesting.
The House, at the conclusion of the debate, adjourned
Till: PACIFIC RAILROAD.
" roN* 1I-—His understood that another
I aertie K iilro.nl lull is about to Ik* introduced into the
Ilon-e. It is oil a magnificent scale, and is entitled, “A
b.U to provide for the coast ruction of railroads arid tele
' ipli eoiinnunieaiio:. * from the Mis,i -inpi river and Lake
Suju iior to thr IVirifie oivun.”
riirt’p main roa 1- are proji'clcd, viz one front a point
on the Mi- s-ippi river South ol lattitude :if, deg., to
San Francisco, with a branch to Sai. Diego, another from
.. pi mt on the Mi-.-ouri river. North r.l latitude lOrleg ,
and South of I itipt le t:; , to San Francisco, with a loancl!
to Marysville, Sicmmenlo, Stockton and San Jose; and
the thir.i Irom sonic point on Lake Sufterior to Paget’s
S inn.l, with a branch to tin* month of lire Willamette
river.
To each of I lies.* route*, the bill proposes to grant tliir
•y seeti-uis ol I an 1 for •• leiimile of railrosrl, the land to
l»e si l. . b .1 by liie pat lies named in the bill, from the
lie r St u at.propria' 1 vacant lands of the United States,
which shall I- withdrawn from sale, or entry, orpiccmp
tint; and it rcijui ed sliall t o surveyed under the direction
of the Secret 11 y of the Interior—provider), the pirties
named in the ..ill shall not bo compelled to take any waste
lands, and shall j ay to thsU. S. twenty-five cents per acre;
provided also that no title sliall vest in them, any faster
than the roads arc extended to completion. Further, they
shall deposit with the Secretary of the interior, within
six months alter the passage of this act, $200,000 in good
U. S. or State securities, n« a guarantee.
One hundred miles of each must bo comploted within
eighteen months Irom the time of the establishment of the
routes. When said hundred mile* are ready for the track,
the Secretary of the interior shall allow the parties named
the use ol sai I $200,000 to purchase iron therefor, and
in lien thereof take a first mortgage bond on the road for
that amount, to be held until the entire line be comple
ted. P
Under the bill the United States are to agree to pay
$:;** * p-r mile for the transportation of the mails until the
completion of tl e road and for ten yoars thereafter; al*o.
for trill -porting troops arm an.motions of war.' such
reasonable sum as the President and Secretary of War
may determine.
If the parties fail to build the lines within ten vears
from the date of their location, nil right to land not at that
time paid for. shall be forfeited to the United States.
The right of wav to the width of 4<H) feet through the
pubiif lands is proposed to hr* granted.
Further, six sections of I and per mile is proposed to he
gr lilted to tbe following roads, umlr the restriction (list
any amount lior- toforu granted to States where they are
locate!I, lor their mo ami benefit, shall l>e deducted
therefrom, viz :
South-western llranch Pacific Railroad; Iron Monn
tain Railroad ; Cairo and Fulton Railroad ; Memphis and
f.ittlo Roil: Hi! road; Mississippi, Roil River and Was
hita Railroail ; Vicksburg and Shreveport Railroad, New
Orleans, Opelnuuia ami Great Western Railroad, con
neeting wish tho first named route; Pacific Railroad;
Hannibal an l St. Joseph Railroad; Kurlington, Keosau
qua and Missouri Railroad: Philadelphia, Fort Wavne
and Platt Valiev Railroail; Mississippi ami Missouri Rail
road ; foava < entrsl Air Unc Railroail; Huhnque and
Pacific Railroad ; North Iowa. Minnesota and Nclirnska
Railroad, connecting with tho second named route;
Transit Railroad, and North Iowa, Minnesota and Ne
braska Railroad, connecting with the third named route.
R ich ol these propose I grants is nmler the proviso that
fiftv miles ol road must fie completed within three years
from tin- pas-ago of this act, and the balance within five
years thereafter: the U. S. mails shall bo carried at the
usual prices for such services.
Further provisions make it the duty of tho companies
named, to construct their roads, etc., in a good substan
tial rummer, with unifoni! guage.
All the property of said companies in the Territories is
fn fie exempt liom taxation, as long as they retiinin Terri
toiies—none of them shill construct their roads through
the lands of any Indian tiibes, without the consent of said
tribes,
Tl-cv must sell an I convey hall the lands granted, with*
in five y-ars, and tho balance within ten years from the
issuing of the patent ftrun tho United Slat-s, and all land*
nut old at tin- expiration ol ton years, ahall ho forfeited
to the United Hi.iies.
vVivrr.it Ki-obts at II -stov.- -The ire upon llullacfs
pr”*d, in th- suburbs of Huston, has, during the week, »l.
, ford# -I fine skating. The Traveller, of Wedncsdnv, says:
"l.i-l night, between one and two hundred persons of
I all ng- * and both sexes were on tbr ico engaged in ska
■ th'g. I her-was, we arc told, some excellent skating, rs
i pei i illy liv one or two young ladies, who seem to lie tho
! roughly at home upon tho icy surface of the lake, exhibit
ing both as regir li grace and swiftness a marked contrast
| to tbu rather eoinliriitts efforts of their worthy sires. |tu
ling tin- evening, the Marseilles hymn was sung 1st the
|s-hniMrt| people, and with lino erfecl.”
I in i it t'ni at Yesterday, the flonrt was engaged in
iln- fiearing ##f a cise nn#ler the fugitive sfsvi* law, tho
j fir-i tried in this l'mirt. A slave ran sway from Virginia
and w «s taken here, arid was claimed under the law by R.
V\ Hunter, who produced ecrtificatea of Ids right from a
I'ootl in Virginia. After hearing the evidence, and the
arguments of Mr Maury for tho claimant, and 11 8. Wal
ls'h for defendant, the Court decided that under the law
the certificates ,,f tb- I'onrts in Virginia were sulfleient,
and ii was r.ot for this Court to go In-bind those certificates
to inquire into the freedom of the defend inf. The elvvo
war remained to the claimant — Hart, Star.
Pttiw tv Fbivi i The foreign papr ri repmt that a vast
i quantity of - now fell in France on Ihe IXIh of SovernlH-r
i - ir Paris The diligences, wagon-and even tlm railway
frsi is H.-re rr-tarilrsl in lbs ir prtigress t,f the -tale nf the
different roads leading to Hist metropolis. It I# remarked
Ilia# within Ihe memory of Ihe oldest inhabitant there ha-l
never b-< n *o heavy a fill of snow before tbe middle nf
NoVl-l#l|s>f.
f.Mtt., :-*airnv 3t,xvrs Th-- Ril- igti, N IV, Standard
-in C-at •11111-- .' .'I liv-tofT IV McVcrriix, K-q , were
-I I t II tlifax, ll., ri live I I msf., an*l brought an ar
cing- o< about fiS‘Hi each. The mo t of them were taken
by the plinLeis m llilifsx an-l surroomling comities.
| * 11 f» At Mill N.—»i IMS , fur sale by
I » |IA VKNPliRT, AI.I.RN A CO.
WaMVKBON tub Death or Uu Win.—IIli S|>eecbc*
and writing* gin* no finer indications of the majesty and
greatm-sa *>■ Mr. Webster’* mind than is afford<-d by the
loilowing letters It io conUiuod. in hla '‘private rorrea
poudeoev," recently published:
Wasuinoton, March SI, 1848.
V* Dmr Xt/tkrw—I thank you foe your kind and af
fectionate letter, and assure Tou ita suggestions ate all in
strict accordance with hit own feelings. It does not ap.
|H**r to use unreasonable to believe that tho frieudaldpe of
this lild are pa-r|M-tuaI iu heaven. Klcsh and blood, in
deed, cannot Inherit the kingdom of (iod, hut I know
not why that which constitute* a pure source ol happi
nra* on earth, individual affection and love, may not sur
vive the tomb. Indeed, la not tho principle of happiness
to the sentiment being essentially the Mine in heaven
and on earth? Tho lore of liod and of tho good being*
whom he ha* created, and admiration of the material uni
vers which ho ha* formed, can there bo oilier source* of
happiitc'* than tho * to tho human mind, unless it it to
alter tho whole atueture and character?,
And again, it may he asked how can this world be right
1» called a scene ol probation and discipline, il these art. e
lions, which we are commanded to cherish and culti
vate here, are to leave us on the threshold ol the other
• oil l? These view*, and many others, would seem to
lead to the belie! that eat title affection*, purified and ex
alted, are fit to carry us to the abode ol the blessed. Yet,
it must be confessed that there are some thing* in the
Sew Testament which may possibly countenance a differ
ent conclusion. The word* of our Savior, especially in
regard to the woman who hail seven husbands, deserve
deep retleetion. I sin free to confess that some descrip
tion* of heavenly happiness aro so efherial and sublimated
as to fill me with a air ige sort ol terror. Keen that » hieh
you quote, that our departed friends “aro as the angel* ut
Hod, penetrates my soul with a dreadful emotion. I.ikc
au angel of Hod Indeed, I hope abe is, iu purilv, in happi
ness, and iu immortality; bnl 1 would fain hope that in
kind remembrance ol those she ha s left—iu a lingering
human sympathy and human love, she may yet be as Hod
originally created her—a little lower that the angels.
M v dear nephew. I cannot pursue these thoughts, nor
turn back to sec what 1 have written. Adieu. D. W.
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WoodswurUi. Tin- illustration* are executed in the highest *tyV of
*'• "1 sr iving. from designs by Uirket, Easter, Absolon. Richard.
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ODENHEIMER -JKRUS \LEM AND ITS VICINITY; a s*r es ofKa
iif liar L cturrson tie Etc red Loet.lities, connected with the
»« k h f »rc the Resurrection, By Rev. W. H. 0 h nh. in.er, l».
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KIRK I WHITE - THE PnlTICAL WORKS AND REMAINS OK
HENRY KIRKE WHITE, with a M umlr hy Robert S .uthey -
I ifin’lv illustrated with the Engraving* and a portrait.
KE NT.' Till. COMPLETEPoKTl«'AL WORKS t»K JOHN KEATS,
w *J. , M. mlor by Richard Monckt.ro Mlltt *s. Eligantiy lllu*-ra
t'd wid. a Portnlt and ten Engravings.
EDITtl MYY.-TUE COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS OF "EDITH
M\Y Sph i'd dly Illustrated with ten Fine Engravings, eiei'ti
II* vpre^siy for this work, from original design* hy Devereux,
and . P rtrait fr**ro an nrlgin it drawing by Furne*s
TOM MM»RE IRISH MELODIES, l.y Th-mis- M ore. E eganlly
illus'rat'd wit»» a Portrait of the Author, after Lawrence and
twelve Sph ndhl Engravings
CAMPBELL -THE COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS OF TIDlMAS
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MINI n a DRANK*
GKNKflAL AGKNTH AND COl.MCCTORg,
Rich no* n Va.
IO. IIAlltilft JoNb4, ag'-ut and collector, having associated
W •* ith J D. Dean**, informs the public that they will *tr.- i>ielr
•pe- i a I ntrntlon to hiring out in-gro-*, renting out houses, and to
the coil'-cl ng and aiiju>l|tig accounuput tn their hands by Prin
ter*. P iy* ‘ tan*. Merchants, Clerks, Pe Mills. A - ; at* » attending to
settling account* in the city for Parmer*. Prompt return* made In
II c.»*e«.
N It- — fn Hiring out Negroes we •hall have a special care in ob
taining go-d home* sad seeing them Well provided for In sick
ness.
HsfMMru.-W. W. Durmavant, UtcJnnoml Rn.iuirtr. Mac
farlane A Perguson. Lit. Mfnt'nytr. Wm. II Davis A Co
Coal M* » ' ant, /.•?< / - .■•*»•!. I. It Warmg, M. D //frAmo**/.—
John D. I*ivrly. ic. Thomas I. Parish, Ck<rr/<rf/#«r*7/g _
Oen. It Itrown, MV*iU /LiU, AUvmarU <V». A. V. Payne, M D,
I
KfP* Miu-e, on Wall Htreet, under R. Charles Hotel.
del Jt—— ly
%iti: voi <i o i ni i»
\f» you should l*e for the season* If not, think what Is neces
. vary, where you can pur< hast to your own satisfaction, not
only on II.*- score of economy, bat know that the goods are perfect
in *tyle( q iality and make, and when convinced "make a note on
It."
ORORHONO A Tt PMAN off.-r Indurerm nts In Gent’s Wearing
Apparel, ami ask attention l > the stork, which is taring eonsUnllv
replenished by weekly arrivals from the manufactory, with sticn
g*e.d« as are saleable, d urable and economical Piamine the stock
offered GlIORIMlNG A TUPMAN,
II" M»
i • m imis* %i « in vr hook i irtiii
d»r. Ml.INK Il'MiKlof • v«ry description.
They have a g«* d stork of (Up, I)- my. Mr Hum, Royal and Rutxr
Royal Papers of various <| islitie* for HI ink w.»rk, from which, par
ties who **r particular can Irave a w»dc range for selection.
r i a co.
Stff 91 niH OTTHT I f Avrif kfot HIM s
I O . . ry • / t- -I »ft*- f. r tt.e wh b I- / • *lf, knee i.r *nkl
Wo have a goo-f assortment on hatWI, and will obtain any si* • or
kind watde-l, at tin ihoftsit notice, fr«*Ti tlie manufactur rs at their
|.ri, ... UMlir. MK ►It. ci . ini.i.,
,1-14 04*. W rnrn-ynf M.lnanil Wth «.
1)1 IMI II 011 Ml NS.
I nr* to» s l,ftnrtp Plaster,
'!•*) Vf Rawed Laths, landing from Hehr Hamn,
for sale by
dal.l HTirff.DR A HOMRRVfl.I.f
rill ,« III II n I Vf I II l,.l»k- nl. >1
I T>. Illll, tl.r.. mil.. I..|n« Rklm-ml. 4 ,r»4tial. of ili» V«.
Military In.liliii- w II I-- |»r.frrr* *1. A|-l-ljr l«i l»r. lyiw.Jnl.t. far
.Iro lir rRANKMN FTKARNH
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ft,-.- I..rn. ... ---,or,»ry riir-4 an4 hay- h-.n wtl ..rvr.l l>y
CflRNBffAW 4 CO
hiim. nuiiinn 4Ri* laui.lMI
• )S P Hlllir IKON Am—i.4 from (*-. II I-*7 f.,r..l.hy
,1.14 JOIIR N BONBON.
>| II t IIIII.I.R MCCKC.T HIRHI.es. f-.r T.nn.'r.,
.) In, ..I- l.y JOIIR N IIIIHIMII
I iW| llllls. 10*01' IIIOR A«nrl-4 from J, Hit
I " PI P nrt— . *->. *.l« hy
,|, |g JOHN N fMiRfMl'I.
I til III I RI.'R « III Hill I* »RI* row IIIHII*
- BATBBPOBT, ilXSS A 00
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Cl MO* III 41.1 a R4I.T. I<>« «-*•. In piim- nr4ff;
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/on in if* «ur. ta »i.c. r- <itib». j-. r
S , Cr-... I,an. mill. It. yrry*. IVram Alf, lOh.lfSo, I r .,1
fM.n ’ A AMTOHI.
• JIO HI KI iim:»ht
4 S P" W ...if.4 .Inni H ill -fl *, I. . -*•- *’T
IM.mV A IMRKRI1VII.I,
SMI* % R I si I HI 111*1.. I h.r. now In .I.r. .I.nr
.1... k nl .'...no ci.4l4r.f, rompri.ln, Ot«i>, Pant- an4 V..l«
| fvin.l 41. rl. an4 Pwrka, a'.l irf *W«*i *IR H- k-,14 al niwauaHy low
p.i . for ra*. Tine- In want will lOjj. Crj ». •"
if, D. UOODMAR, No. IK Main at.
COMM E ROl A Id.
MONKTAKY AND COMMERCIAL.
Ofnc* ur HI* W.i*. Itoc. IV. IMA.
Tt»* rnotHNittCflpIl ol |*M Irom Auitiilu In ImuIor
k.«. rv.ultoj in • Ur*. UJIll.a to th. bullion In Ik. Bank of I n*.
UnJ. Th* Loo .Ion N.w. .toto* ih.t Ih* luk n.u.t bar. r*cl*al
*Bk'.i.O .toiling. or H.4M.UOO. Arran**ia*nU w.r. B.j* for m
Jin* al*u to Ihr Bank of rr.aa. Ctoo.ivo, or a million of Jollara—
Owing lo Ih* knowlvjgw that goM war Sowing Into Ihr Bank of Kag
laiij, riagllI wBh ihv oa.Wr •ie«.r me* of Ihr atonrj maikrl, Ih*
Kngloh fuuJr har* Ihv >m« vnj buoj.nl. Tin avcounu fr,.iu l-.rt.
Jvtoflhr Ih* iHWlllon Of Dial markrl a* JnIJrJij laiprorrJ. Ho
n»y waa Wconilng a>or» abuuJant, anJ a trrf largo t.uiuU r of
loai/f. iui.iin.nii war* In co.ru* of ruvailon. Th* Bank of
Prauv* haring r*toirvJ to lacrwar* llrcrfllal lr rourhluroJ r favora
ble OUIVII.
The ciicular i»f Meaar*. T. J. Stewart A Co., cotton
broke.*, |w*|<ar*J for Ihr rlramr of H. Jural ay, hat Ih* foBowlag
lofcrnutivn relative lo ihe cottou crop:
The receipt* continue heavy, and aa we have advice* of ralne
generally In Mississippi, Louisiana, Ac , we will semi hear of ih*
Urgeat »lass of boaU being employed, which will destroy confidence
In estimate* of crop* not exerrdlug H.UUM,UW hales. Our Memphis
Ck*rte«p«>iident estimates the receipt* Uver* as less than last year
hut adds—**Planters Dow »ay, that they have lurtud out much bet
ter than they anticipated. lu all the bottom lands (he yield has
been very Hue. and the amount of clean cotton received so far has
greatly exceeded that of any former year. Ter some time Uve de
mand her* has been ctiUfiy for the lower qualities for sal* in the
New Orte«n* market.” As the Autumn has been favorable for as
vtng the crop In a clean state, we may reasonably expect one of «u
pfrik r average quality to live former, the weather at Memphis being
only a type of that ol the whole Mississippi valley. Receipts by
leU graph lo 6U» lust, at New (Means, hi.nOO age lust Tb,uttu bales
last year; and at Mobile HO.mx) against *»,UU0.
Tlu? Circular ol i rifjHJCUblc house in Ihe French and
Herman wine trade, says:
**We b«g to lay before you mur annual reports from the Frcn< h and
Uerman v iueyaids, which w* rtgrello say are again v« ry unfavora
ble . Trice* hsv., In euua qucnce, considerably adv sliced, and stocks
of old wines are so reduced In the hands of both grower* and the
trail* throughout the two countries, that uulc«* the vintage of HOT
1* abutidaul, riot k*nly lu Frame and Herman/, but (hrougl out the
o'hef wine-ptkKluciog countries of Kutope It is difficult to predb t
what may be the result, or to what price wine may attain.
W* have been at some pains to Collect correct dais as to th- old!
urn. and It would certainly appear that In Franc*the disease Is rath
er on the decline, for although tu ravage* have beeu eatchsive. >1
has mostly i onflued itself to those districts where It ha* showu Itself
In previous years. With regard to the use of sulphur In the vine
yard*. our friends In the tfouth of France Wipes us that It has again
boeu attended with so much success In mollfytng the disease, that
next yra.- It will be universally applied to Ihe vines In that pirt of
the country. We may also mention that In Sicily it* use has been
found most lv> m tidal. The total yield of Ihe French v n« yards can
not Ih- estimated at more than one-fifth of an average crop, but so
far as at present can be judged, the quality will be superior U. last
year's produce. In the tierm%n vineyards the yield Is nut BSch
more favorable, and Ihe quality will m l compensate for lire defi
ciency.
Tin* London (uxcUc of Not. 2‘*!tl, given the following
statement of the weather and “agricultural proepecU” In Rug
land : \
The weather this week hae been of a milder character, froxt hav
ing disappeared and tire wind round to the westward, with ores
atonal showers and a much higher temperature. The .wevlou*
week's fsost had done much good to live condition ol the wheat, and
that brought forward In the early part of the week was much tm- i
proved, and. In conseqoeneu, a belter sale was experienced at full
prices U hi ther owing to a smaller portion of whit# having been i
sown last season, k»r not, we do not know ; but ctrialnltls that *
very small quantity of this description now comes forward ; while !
instead of tl*cre bring a differs nee of only 5s. 11 qr between the
price of this sort and red, there Is at least one of Jog. \t qr. In Ihe
market «>f the m*tro|koti», and In the leading towns of Fssrx It Is as
much a* 14s. V qr. This fact Is perhaps too lately aa-k ruined to
be remedied this season by planting an extra quantity of the best
descriptions of white, such as “Koughchaff" and “Chidham." Hut
for • wing “Talarera" arrive*, and It will be well if choice aampta*
of each are reserved for that purpose, as we can g -t no such g..,»d a
suhailtute «*f tnls m( from foreign countries In time for spr.ng til
l«ge. Hpaln, Iron* whence a choice quality court, wants . v. »*
bushel for h r own consumption, and prices are besides frightfully
high in that country.
Our fanu r* hiving Ant*bed towing throughout the early district
will now b» etivli), .1 to turutlieir attention to other work, and that
of ihra«tduf appear* to he first and torrroost. For this purpose the
weather Is now somewhat too thick and heyy, the brisk drying
winds «.f the prevlou- w.-vk having been just su h as were riquired
Tins ha* proved, on the whole, much leas favourable, and It t, to |.«
feared that the con i t on of neat week's deliveries will not be very
g**‘**l This w If m ll'atr again*! a ready sale, as well as tend to re
du. prices ; damp qualities not being wanted by any detcripth.ii
of njilh rs , hut it may li.ruw the demand more ou to foreign qu.*lt
tie*, as a . outUlerable |»ortionof dry parcels of sou*.* description or
other must Ik- bad, and in thtarefp<cl the Import* horn Ru«*ta have
I wen very -« rvuvahle, even eu sbl.ng millers to take soft qualm, »
• ■f Knghsh wi.ere otherwise they could not have u*«d them Tl ..»•
who hive tried experiments hire found It an ad a lev Me p.'ati to
mix the bulks, in I k.-t p th« m .1 fortnight tog. tl.er before th. y u
them, particularly If any hard Uracr.pilous, such as “Kubanka."
. u«U le obtained. Theae, liowi v. r. are very *. .rr«-, .is it is a quit
.tv much Ilk*-1 n Spain, and Month g cargoes are purchased fur tf.it
I. >tiii«ti..n h for they r..iUe into port l r order*. N..w an t thru,
hy paying :» g.*»«l prlc*-, a town miller obtains .» rargo. but it I- *0
fivmrlt. 4 ort, tbit any appearing can be placed imun Mutely, with
out being taken to granary.
Tin* S*-w Yoik Daily News of \Ycdiu'*<lay nay.* :
There I# hardly the fthadow. f a ilciM hut that wool will rule higher
daring the m xt Spring, d> spite the reduction of the tariffs as fore
•b id Wid in the r» |Hirt of the 8««*r» lary of the Treasury. Woolen
manutacturca 11.u 1 also rule high, r, if th-re shell l*e tioUdig to dis
•»»rh tin- ordinary t ourse of trade, a* they cannot l»e produce,! fr 111
1 sw mate: tul at the » urrrnt 1 .*»«•*, except at a considerable advan.-*
'•!*•" present «pi t stiona Altog-ther, there is .•» much more hoiM ful
feeling than » *« previh-nt a Irw weeks ago. and if the Hpru g
trade d. not prove pr.*p- rou*. Ok- ssiigulu*- will not alone i « d.*
ap| united. Tlie 1 tn 1 ort* of foreign ro»»d* are very large. |.%st week
they reached f |(?tM1.i'Ci, being in ex«rs* of the correspond
ing perks! of last year. The entr • * since the first of January last
I ave he* n v),V.7,lH5, igau.it ft.1,40,264 same time laat yi ar.
The Morcanlilt* M at in** Insurance Company of N. Yoik
publish* s the startling st ate inert, that It has paid, during the poat
three year*, over six millions of dollar* to the merchants for marine
Ins*.*, nr two millions |»er annum. And yet the company «» sound,
solvent and flourishing, suggesting another startling fart In legald
to the rnorm u« amount which the merchants must have paid Into
the Company in the meantime. In the shape of premiums on policies
The * xport' of breadstuff* from the United Stabito
• «* cat flrltaln and Iceland siuce 1st September, arc as follow* :
K4. 1855
Flour. M,N ... . :t*9*22S 891,764
Wheat, bushel*. .
Corn, bushel* . 2,Oo7,544 -4!.:tK2
To the continent : 1 556. 1*55.
i I8»,tl9 -i
Wh. at. bushel . 1,476.2.1ft *65 9-*i
C ru, bushel* . 71.926 !•* *Hkr»
Ky, bushel*. 117,.Vrt r<a\|:t|
There were gold at miction in Huston, on the ‘.’th iiuit.,
2d,"**" drums of Acs at from l*» lt» cents per lb. ; also, *Ca cares
(containing drum*) Ag* at 9lk to 1*2)4 cents per lb.; terms 4 Months;
xml drum* figs .at **i69S u« nts |ier ll».
It ii* state*! that the U. S. Consul nt Hamburg hag writ
ten to FecreUry Marcy, announcing the probability of an early abo
lition of the duties on cotton and tobacco, entered at that port.
A report ha* boon made in tin* North Carolina legisla
ture against repealing the law prohibiting the circulation of small
notes In that Mate.
Mr. Jacob Little propose* to pay 25 per cent in ca**h,
and 75 per cent on time, with Interest, to all hit contract creditors,
provided all come iu.
The shipment of gold by the Persia, from New York,
on Wednesday, was ♦•**2,9*26, wLich is about more »! an
w.as antic pat* *1 "
The following is a statement of the receipt* of nicr.
chanils - In R'chtnond by canal and railroads during the month of
November, 1*56 :
Apples, bids.... 958 I feather, handle*.1**9
II icon, lbs .hire Flock, via :
IIM« . empty Ihpnir.1510 | Cattle .12
Mbit , empty ll .ur.67** | Calve*. )!
Rrindv. A A P . bhls.*7 Hogs. ISfA
llurkwhoat, bushel* ..195 | Hhe«-p. .V«*4
llutlcr. pkg*.456 j Nall*, kegs.'.*.'.’.9,46*1
Cement,bbl9.... xis Oats, bu*hels..'2,927
I M
' upper ore, tons .16 j Potatoes, bushels.527
Corn, hushd* .80 99* Rug*. bsles.1V5
C* ru \|. al, bushel*. ... . .1,767 | Rye, bushels.1 795
.
I
Ik.mest c*, hale*.41 I Hf* m*,hh Is. X2*
Kg/s, pkg*.HI Ftone, tons.1.179
Flaxseed, bushel 1 1 «■
Flour, bids.HJM* I Tobacco, mfd, pkg*.|g 21s
FI »r, b./« .1 2nn i Tobacco, smoking, bbls.14
Fi .or, |,u kwhe.il, hags .192 ] Whe.»t, bushel*.*2**M «•«*.>
Ilbler. . .91 I Whisky, bid*.. 2i4
lr n, pig. tons ..7 16 I W >od, rnrdt, inrotnph h- ...7'I
laird, pk/s. ...... 17 j Wool, pkffs .. 29
T»*err were al«o rec* I veil 14 sheep skint; 16 bdls , nnt «pr.-|fl, d; ft
hairs thunks; 7ft hhla. 17 lif bblt. herring*; ft this rider. HI hales
w i«te ; hi hag* dried fruit ; 1<» pkgs lwr*w . i; 27 cases alum water ;
71 hexes veuison ; 60 hush, ship stuff*; 16 boxes shoes, etc.
RICHMOND MARKKTA. Dee. 19h.1V*.
R»u»axs.~Tfie variableness of our climate was fully Illustrated
this W ek. On Monday, an Icy coldness pc rvaded the a I ramph-rc,
and ju«iiflahle apprehensions of a fre* *- were entertained. To day
a vernal temperature pr-valls, and the glorious “fln.| of day" dis
penses his rays from a cloudless sky, exhlllratlng all nature by the
g>-n atity of his Illustrious presence.
r«.*v.—The price of corn remains as last quoted, vlx: 791tf Ms.
Ki*»t a —Wp could hear of no change In prices, and were unaMe
to perceive that any depressing effect had been occasioned by the
Afd<‘:i'« new*. We quote at $4*4CMfor *hlp|.lng Hoperfloe. Tin
stocks here arc r»pn sented to he very light Th- deft lency of re
ceipts, hy Canal, since 1st Aept. exceeds 6,t*s» tide, as compared
with th*- same perWet of I .st year,
Toiis.ro The market Is unchanged. The receipts In hhds. Ia«t
mouth we as follows : My It. 4 P It R., 17H hhd« ; hy RAM R R.
141 hhds.; hy Canal 91 hhds ; by Central R It 41 hhds and by R.
4 F It. II. 17 hhds. Total 4ft*» hhds. A large quantity in loon par
cels was also received.
Whsit. — Price* arc nnchang-d, though th. market Is tamer to
day at f1.4Tftt.ft6 for best grades.
NF.W YORK CATTI.K MARK FT, D-e. 10.
The supply of It-ef Cattle this Week Was sHrhtly in rvre«.« af that
of la»t w.. k. hut prices are nevertheless quite ns high as I • *t we* k
Tin* d- mund has not been exactly brisk a any time during th • week
Ml* the yards were pretty well cleared o-t aft. r a-tiv.- business was
mr- r The weather being Very flue, farlllnt'd the bus Hess very m »
terially. and had not the supply b-rn eg.-easivr, an advance woo'd
iindo-il.t- d*y been establish'd The range was 7to 10tg, w th a
few extra compact Atate ni-cr* at lie., which Is considered an out.
ad- pr'ce; the nverig- is about Mild. Cow* meet with a
good inquiry at last week's prices, which are f9ft a 66 and f6ft.—
A’eal Calvas continue In brisk demand i' ft to 7r.- tlie previous Ag
aves.
At.cep and f«nmh< were rather wore ahond inf this week, hut with
a g *«hI Inquiry pr. vl< <j« prices wet- aupportod. A good many of
the poor Aheep ir- being tM.ught up to go a short distance In the
< • •-inlrv, at low prices. This description doc* not realise more than
f 1 a 9 .'s» |o r head, whlh* thosr In a condition to slaughter range
from f t to 9 per h-ad. according to quality. Hog* are more active
nt last w< ek'* pi Ice*.
BALTIMORE CATTLP MARK FT, Dec 11
Pf * • of beef r it«le have slightly Improved since last week The
offering* of Beeves at the A-ales to-day reached about 1,1 on head,
» f s hlcfi Mrt were driven off, kit •«> hi to feeders and grstlers, ft*t left
ever uns .Id, an I the balance, Tin head, sold to Ra’ttmore butchers
at price* ranging from ffl.fft to f l.ftn on tha hoof, equal to 6 ft*ft
f-4 7ft n-t, and averaging fn *7)4 gross. An advance of 19 tg cents
K* Its** F»« r n Urn rat* a of last week. Hogs - A light supply and de
mand active, sat* i of good lots to day at 7/sft7,7'» and Inferior par
rrls at 7$/,7 T» V IA9 Aheep In fair demand, sale* to day at
ft Its* f•* gross.
AUCTION A A MU' AltVk.KTIAED IN TflP. WlflO.
■km. awn fftaeovAi. Rwrst*.
/Vc IMli f'ommr's sale of the late Oeu. llarvte'* estate. In
• I ori o inij dlvkf* i late \m Iwt* *.f BMrikl dlmvanlotia,
Also, 60 slaves, men, women and children, and a portion of tl*e per
is* able estate. Are adv'l.
16th. — Admr's rale of tin* " Mountain Top," and farm of 600 acres,
at Ro-kfl di flap, in Augusta and Nelson counties.
As me day — The tract In Apottsylvanla eo , 9ft miles from Freda
r.- kshurg, known aa •• Lombardy,” i-ont'g about Too acre*—quite a
de dr aide off-ring Are adv'l.
I Tib At W*’l*lnn, N O., a farm of 946 acre*, known as the
" Tr*nt Landalso, an adjoining traet of Wft acres. Bee the adv'l
of Jn*. II Ivev, C M F.
Asm- *1 »y in this rily, extensive site of real estate belonging to
th- late Apr llsrvte, commencing at II o'clock A. M. Aee adv't of
Wo. W llsrvle, com'r.
Ai m -9ys»t acres of the tract In FrankMn county, upon which F
T Bridges re«td*«, 4 miles from the 0 II.-- for sale privately mean
»*’>. A* e adv'l
A Is*. A tract of Ian 1 In the northeastern corner of Rockingham
county. N. 0 , containing I .Ann acres, with dwelling, water-power,
eta.
14th —The " Magnolia House," at Bristol, the terminus of the Yn.
and T* in railroad; also, 4 lots adj’g the depot, for sale privately
meanwMIa.
Aa me dav Oommis* loners' sale of 669 aeres of land, on Morrla'
creek. In Charles rily county.
Also The |t.4lons Arsenal, with 9714 aeres of land attached
fh rrto, In CIh sfevtleld county. II miles above Richmond, t*» be #-dd
at f'J o'clock M , hy Or ddln 4 Apt* rson, it their office in this city,
hy ft qu st of I' A flov'l.
I9«»i A p»rvh.*i of the Re ketey estate, comprising fOA acres, In
Charle* C'Hy cmiuty, (6ft acres cleared;) als**, on the premises,
stm k. crops, utensils, rfe. Adv'd hy Md« • A-ld* n.
Fame day—Tru-tee a sal# of an undivided motfly of about 6*17
anrrs of land, In Muster Arid county, and of a half Interest In 19 of
14 negroes, fee adv'h
Als*»—In this city, at It o'clock, tot al northeast corner ol Ma»n
and ttih au.; and at I o'clock, a lot on Lector street, RwirtU. To
be divided to suit purchasers II. I A , Anris.
kHh A Unci of aw arm, la Amelia rwuuty, near the R. A D.
R R .and a neighboring tract of Ml acres— both 4 miles from tbc
C. M. Adv'd by lbs heirs of Jos. Bc*>M, decM.
f id —A large tobacco factory oa High street, Petersburg; ter real
nr aalc privately la the meantime. Pm advtof R Y. Jonas, ca'r of
Rea|. Junto, dec'd.
tRd.—In Petersburg. alsUcn negroes, embracing tobacco factory
hands, cigar makers and cooper.
Haase day—lu this city, at I o'clock, the dwrit ng on Orare street,
near Pt Paul's church ; Immediately after, will be sold, the bricks,
etc , «»u the lot on <Ub sires t, opposite Pirshyterlan Lecture Kcvni
ttlli.—Commissioners' sale of lour uegroet—two mm and two
women —at Amelia 0 II.
Pause day — t'oiumlsslouera* sale of the tavern at Amelia C II. and
tdu acres of land attached thereto ; also, sundry other tracts aisd
lots In the same vicinity. Pee adv*t of L MasUts and P. P. Roslgrr.
•Ith.—A plantation containing tfjRai acres in North kUbama.
JbHh Commissioners' sale of two negroes, man and woman, al
late rrsldcn* e of Va. Fleming, dre'd. In Hanover.
»!•« -Commissioner', sale of two wooes and three boys, at
Plash Cottage.
Jitn. 1 si. Pale of IN negroes, la this city, At 1Uo'clock, A. M ,by
Pulliam A Davis. Audi.
tfd —Owauuia*ioncr's sale of the " Refuge ** tract, of 89T V acres,
la Albemarle county, It* miles from Bcdtuvllle. Pee advH of R.
Mdion Cary.
teiae day—Comm'rs tale of 19 or 90 negroes, oo 90 days credit,
at Charlottesville.
Also —Trustee's sale of a portion of the •* Ralllesuake " tract. In
Chester®* Id county, T or 8 miles abovs Manchester, and near James
river. Pee adv*t.
9th.—The tract In Buckingham comity called M Prim a," ran mining
leV acres,about one hall In woods. Adv'd by R. K Irving, cotu'r.
Pame day—A tract ©f fW acres In Culpeper county, ou the Rapid •
Ann river, I miles from M Brandy Ptalioo." Adv'd by Messrs.
Beckham, cuns’rs.
I* h —Truste«'s sale of T94 acres of Isad, In Burkloghsm county,
9 miles Poath of the C U.—wdl be divided to suit purchasers. AdvVl
by AU-i. Moseley, Trustee.
amouxsHw>rs.
/lee. 14 — Pale of cvfic sod salt, at head of iho dock, at 4 o’cl’k
r. M , by Kdtnond, Davenport A Co.
ITth.— Psle of bools, shoes, hats and cans, at auction store of Da
wn |H>rt, Allen A Co., coiuaveuctng At 10 o'clock
Paai«* day -Pale of sto«k of bonnets, ribands, silks, millinery
goods, etc., at No. 101 Mam street. Kent, Pslne A Oo . Aucts.
IHth — Pale of furniture at residence vf B L. Bril,corner ol Main
and 9*1 streets. T. W. Kre.ee, Auct.
99th — Kv leu si vc sale of furniture, hnr»rs, vehicles, harnrss,
Jt,iekcry, vtc., at Amelia C U. *to be continued on *Hh >—
PRIVATE OFFERINUP OF REAL E9TATE
ADvaavtsao is tub wuiu.
The " P|»rlng Grove" tract, of 4«N» acres, one-third cleared. In
Hanover county, 8 miles ate.ve Ashland, nlth dwelling, large nr
ch vr.l, springs, etc.; also, an adjoining tract of 188 acr*s. Apply to
O.A A or K M . Tumbles. [tl»19|
rhe cottage above Danville, built for the late W p Tuustall as a
private residence. tf • acre* of land alUchrd. Adv'd by L A L. kl.
Ohutnaker. Danville. [(1*99]
Thr •• llopkii>. 0hum*.1Liberty, Bedford « v» , la off. ml for
•»leoi leaarby It. A. Cknnl. F. rfadr'I. [Il>*»|
A linn of Tiki arrra. 115 In original forrat. In Hrun.wi. li county,
on llir Mrhrrrln rin-r. 1), mllra south of LaurcnrrrUIr, .III. I.ig.
br ck dwelling, etc. Adr'd by U.o O River [tlMki]
IThr I’owrll'a Tarrrn Iran, containing 146 arrra, in Goorb’a* d
coualy, on Ihr rlttr road, 14 mllra abovr Rtebmond. O. A A. [U51
Farm of 450 arrra, with rommotllnoa dwrlling and rarfoua out*
bm..* ., nrar Powhatan 0. II. Adr'd by Jut. A. Mayo and U. A A.
Thr llllnola Crnlral Railroad company offer 1,000,000 aerra of
farming land.. In tracta of 4" arrra and upwarda, on long crrdtta,
oic. Fee Ihr lengthy ad»'l of Mr. John Wllaon, lh« company', land
commlaslonrr [ij 11 ]
Thr farm rallrd "Heaford,’’ In Matthcwa county, containing TH6
aerra. of which 550 arr arable, (tf.)
Plantation In Goochland county, IS mllra from Richmond, called
“ Mount tb rn.nl," containing Rio acre (If)
Farm of 5M acrea, halt cleared, In Charter City caunty, 11 mile
from Richmond (tf.)
The (arm known aa “Prorpcct Hill," In Orange ro., on Ua Rappa
hannock rirrr; contain. 5tk) aerra, and haa carry faclllly ol accrra
to markrl (tf.)
Farm In tloochland county of las arrra, called “ Orapakc," 4
mllra from the C. II., 84 from Richmond, and adjacent to the canal
and Jamra rirrr ; a very desirable offering Adr'd by Mllra C. Hai
tian. [II |
The tract “ Warcrly," of #5« aerta, part of thr •• Roanoke Bar
rani,” In the county of lloanokr, 5 mil.. how B.g l.lck and 8 from
Falcm depot. Adv'd by Alra. Rruc.'. [tt ]
&V «»*»rni*Tios vriii:D.
HE NOT DKl'KI VBD by bn. InnUlinm. IIKOKkl AN,
CLARK A CO'sl IIKNL'INK COD I.1VER OIL never diupiioinli, »nil
>■'"« year.1 experience hat provnl It tu|>erlor te all otben, anil the
only reliable cure for CONSUMPTION.
At 11k-rr it a great tlial of tpurlotu oil In the mark. I adulterated
with «ral oil, whale oil. A.* , Ac., loo much care cannot be talon lo
procure Ihe Ocnulnc.
Our Oil It made at our own factory In Newfoundland, and each
hotllr hat our tlynature oerr Ihe cork, lie careful lo yet Honaix,
fuac A C«>, fur tlnre Ihc nxtru of Ma Rtnuin.x. our late parlnor,
there ha* been an article Introduce.) called Ruthlou't, which It In no
way i.Hinrctcd will. R. C. A Co. or II. 0. A Co.
Bold by PI7R0CLL, I.AOII A CO., and hy Druggist* generally,
ortia-flro—[P]
HOLLOW »\*s I'll.i s. We) tei
flOS^T^ ttl'l Hill the rerfe/feof Ihe llrll.th drum t. hi.n>.,l
tui,ri*e In all region,. K-|.i-.1ty unleertal It Ihe pretrt.ee ,.f il.it po
Irnt remedy for ditea**-* ..f the ttoma.-h, the lie. r, Ihc Im.wi-i* an.l
the minor tecrrtler ..rg*n,. lit prai*.- I. wrlitrn In all lanrn-iyr*.
8*)l.l at ihc manufacl rlet. No. •>n Malden Unr, N.w V..rk, and
No. ?ll Strand, tendon; au.l by all ilrufrylttt, al tV , 6.*t,r , and 11
Per box_drS
yjr‘ ill a: i.Aitir.soiMT. j tncvnii n« n
ih^p will commence a PAIR tin* eexuixu, In the tiorrlwo
door* below the ktrlmip Bank, to Continue throughout the Wei k.
fr'UI:sll ANU HIXIAIil.i: BIBD1CINI s.
MEADE tV BAKER,
PRACTICAL CHEMISTS ANI> PIIARMACKITISTP.
ISO N. W. Coaxxa rr Mxtx axo D>tn tnasim,
RICHMOND. VA .
OH I.H T O PIIYHI4 MAKS and Families a o« m« .
plete »n l varied assortmrtit cif ]*r/ectly /reaH Drugs,
Mrdiclnea, Chrmlr.il ami Phannareut ral Preparation* ,
Oroud iii*l whole Hplrtr, aijted and pure; HurgUal Instru
ments and Anitllar.ces, Tru»»ci In gr«-it variety, HrrrORTtti;
d. r Rracrt; M.dirtnr CheiU ; Mtdi.nl Saddle lings. 1* rfuinrry .
* ap«; Itiushn; (Vmlu; Cigars Smoking ami Ch» wing Tobacco. of
ihr h st brands; Pun? and 01*1 Brandy, Port M’.nr, nnd the- In st Un<
bn I'ori e-r. •«lrtt. || e**|M I ) * I V f' i i' i A ll • dt IB
IJN4.I ISH III S1M>S COATN.-On hand a lot of
I A lh« am beautiful Kngtiah M>'ton i'l,AH Co<it*, »n sr«-ll a*la|>(rd
l • busmrss, as they irr rul away In front rnilrrly, rrllrvlrg the
•r»r» r of ihf Inconvenience of too much skirl. Ahn.jnU received, ,
another as* ortonnt of Snj+r French (\iaaimara /Vrnbs, f it r mat*
cst pattern*. IIFNKY FllAFKR,
_ Corner Main and 14ih street*
Vi:\i lll i.ibloi sliunkv.f f i .t
iv MORRIS’ Hook Store, 97 Main st
lltl*lie*al Commentary on Ihe New Te«tam» lit, ny hr Hermann
Ob hausen, translated from the Herman, vol. I, 9vo cloth f9 ini.
Life in brat I or Portraitures of llehri-w Character, by Mirla T.
Richards.
The l.a t of the Patriarch* or I*ei«ont chiefly from Ihe Life of Jo
seph, hy the Reg. John Cuminlng, D. D. del 3
\TAl.l It I \ > \ I I DI A *1 llOMA.iu % luti n
Per Chloride of |r**n, the dry wait,
Sulphate* of Cinchona, Quinta. Morph!*, Ac ;
Emetine, Narcotine, Krgotln, I) gitalin ;
Atrophia, Clnehonla, Rrucla, Strychnia ;
Veratrla, Saccharine Carbonate of Iror and Maoginrte ;
Picrolix'n, Pyro- Acetic Spirit, Proto-Nitrate, and all (ho
other preparations of Iron, and every rare aud new Chemical and
Pharmaceutical preparation at
MF.IDK A BAKER'S, Chemical Store,
de15 1*6 N. W. corner of Main and 10th »la.
liMHI 1*11 YNI4T.% NN,-Valerlnatg of Ammonia, th»* new
.1/ remedy for Neuralgia. Ac ; Oil of C<»--oi, the new substitute for
Cod I/ver Oil; India rub»*er Cups, which draw well without the aid
o' heal or the pump ; Mathey Ctler’t Olutten Cap* iVs *.f Copaiba,
Khatany. Ac.; M ittsoa'a Portable Elastic Enema*. the most conve
nin' article of the kind In use. Premium Surgical Ins'rumrnts In
gr. it v iriety, and pury pharmaceutical prrparstk.iis of full « rength
'or which the Virginia Mechanics Institute, at Iti lite exit billon
awarded us the drat premium, are always In store and for sale at
LAIDLKY A ROBINSON'S New Drug store,
dell_ _ 4th and Prankllu street#.
C1IIE4P WAfiOY JYD CART RREARE.-Tlis
J White Qrettn* is the molt economical. and the »u*«t arti* le
ever used for greasing the axles of Wagons, G«'*1 »ges, Omnibusse ,
Dr .y«, Ac , and for all rough gearing. Inclined Pi »r*es, Ar It nev
er be* • >tne« hard In winter or soft in the summer For wale hy
MF.ADF. A MAKER. Druggists,
del.'* ISO N. W. corn rr of Ma(n and lnth S*«.
d lOSIIER t hi i si .
tv a.hr. Crenshaw, for sale by SKLDKN A VIII KR.
C< rnrr Pearl and C»ry str*etw,
\I.LMH,PS I*. AST' 1 MM A AM.M\ In M l- bot
tle#; Youngei’s Alloa Ale. pints, H dos In cask; Meuir A Son'#
He.Gdt.f cases, pint I»oi!!r«; Barkley, Perkins A Co's tendon Pur
er; In store and for tale by SKI.DEN A MILLER,
deJB _* Corner Pearl and Cary #treeta
IaUIMA AMI I % til |. a I Mil K. Rowland's Pal
A melt.* brand ; Extra Flour, Henlto bran*l ; fresh topply, just
received and for tale by HRLDKN A MILKER,
delfl_Corner Pearl and Cary streets
IikiWk SAI 14 N I IVI lll'OOL I IM S \l.l ,
4" "" W\W Marshall's brand, in store and for sale hy
SKLDKN A MILLER,
delfl Corner Pearl and Carv streets.
Of M AIM III TTFII* for sale low »orlo.e consign -
▲▼I mcnt Immediately, by HFI.DKN A Mil l KK,
•lc13 Corner Pearl and Cary street*.
VO I H I . — f have this day received two ca»ea of ^
la g. . Is direct from Paris, containing Dent's Cork and IB]
DouMcHo'.c BOOTH and OAITHCH h r Fall and Winter FBI
wear Also, a case containing French Calf Hklns, of su f
perlnr quality. Imported l»y my»« lf direct from Paris, and no second
proit paid tor goods twilight second handed from the North. All
ihnsr who wlali to purchase good Moots and Wines, either tnsnafac
tured hy mys. If or Monsieur %!• lira of Paris, I would most respect
fully Invite them to call and examine for thrmselvr*
ALF.XANDRK HIM.,
Manufacturer and Importer of Freneh llools and Wiocs,
And materials for the manufacture of the same,
lit Main street, Klrhmond, Va.
P. R. I have already aenl out large orders for material* and ready
made work, to t*e shipped Dr me direct for tin next Hprlng and Hum
mer wear _ _no Iff
I4XI« •!»%% , HlYlt.HIK I ' I If. I ^ Received
. per stearoer, this Week, the following flue CI.OTIIINO ;
M» lllack Beaver Cloth Over Coats, (fine)
4% llaglafis, varying In quality from $1" to fA*
1 • limine** Goat«, of Dr*t», Brown and Hla« k Catsimero
*■'» pair Black Doeskin Carslmrre Pants
#i*t •« Fancy •• "
140 Vests, of Hllk, Velvet, Black and Fancy Cinlmrrs
M d» «*n Colored and White Kid lltovea
10 dot* n Merino Htilrt* and Drawer*.
Those In want of tine nothing, of latest styles, at the force*/ ca*K
price*, are solicited to call and examine the la err stork at
J D OOODMAN'P, No 119 Main ft.
N B I tiave In ttnre, also, a large sleek of HKKVANTS'CMrTII*
IN<I, at low prices.
dels _ J n o.
| It i ’•! Mill it I III » M I • iv \ i UlMHft was
■ R awarded ti e highest pp-mHim. (a silver medal.) at the last ea
tiiniMon of Die M.rhxntes' fnstitnle, for the superiority of hi* AM*
llll'ifVI'M overall sun pictures on exhibition: hot a *ftll higher
reward he Is receiving from a dally Inrreaae i t his business, wldi h
pg«1 < UmbI htfl * fT r's to mtaMI-h a Rr«t class ()|||cf|t h** in. i wllti
Die nppr tntlnn of a generous public.
II r* ‘p -ctfuliv announce* ti»at, In order to meet the demands of
his huso css, he has Increased Ms force. Having now In Ms rmpMy
a superior Artist, he Is pn pared to furnish PlloTtHIRAPIVH, from
small to Ilfs- site, Colored In oil, water or pkstele, which he warrants
fur accuracy and beauty of finish, equal to the best paintings Its tha
country. The public ate respectfully Invited to call and riamtna
specimens.
Oaib-ry, Corinthian Ifatl, between 9lh and 10th, Main street, Rich
mond. P v niBRB, hr pf • .
P. R.—These Photographs can he enlarged from small Miniatures,
DsgU’ rreotyps-t or Amhrotypes, to life site.
deS p, R. 1}.
FBXII1N rertlflrs that the "Tonawanna Valley Agricultural Roti#
■ if, and Farmera' and MfekssFi* Association,*' at It# hist An
nual Fair and Hhuw, held at Alhla, Wyoming county, Rtate of New
Vork, did award Its first premium on Daguerreotypes to Peter I,
Oihhs, of Richmond, Va.
Rerretar y Office T. V. A. R. A F A M A., I
Athla, November T4fh, iHfiA f
HI 1. Au FOI ROM, Ret or ID r u> reUry.
S r«M k* i on mm:.
•WW Richmond City Bonds, 1A7fl
1ft share* Va ,0 R R Rt.* s,
RflOft Virginia and Tennessee Mortgage bonds,
fwmo Rtate Registered 6 M «*•
Virginia Central Rail Hoad bonds. Ac.
dr'/ R ______ * BROWN, da , Htoelr Rroker
g l I OMHI II PI I i A NT
M M near Hhockoe Warehouse, disposes of Tobacco, and all coun
try produce. Hires out Negroes to the best advantage, and pay*
the highest cash price for Hides of evsry kind. Wool, Was, Flax
Reed. Omrrng, Pea* and Reans. de|4 dm
S*» VtVff l*M» MTM4 NI PI Him llttl H, In
• 9 Nor# for sale JAMM WVNRTnN
h«*\ n* AAMtiOfu: l AYMi.r.*, C.
MTAU I fflOMItH
*t Ml ••• tnii l.n rillill; YI.W I I.OYCH
• e*SSr !***!>, for Ml. hy
•t'lr /- rovai.i. a *»ongn*4K
*141 •••••*** eiu.nr: mkimiit dim immu
• St W MUM, lor nl. bj
<•* » '» ROY A 1.1, A RNOIHIRAM
Vlk Mills. 01.0 ROIHRMY WIIHKV, In (tori i
• StS >ml lor Ml* bj
i1 4*U-t# ROYAM. A VNODORAM.