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FOR SALE OR RENT-A Valuable MEP
4 CHdNT MILL in the county of Hanover,
on the South Anna river, about ten miles from
the court house and twenty from Richmond the
stream at all times afford ain abundance of water.
the mill house is so by 80 feet, two stories high
underpined with stone, wherein are fixed three
pair of stones there is also miller's house Tin.
derpined with brick, with a brick chimney, and
a stable calculated to hold four horses
Besides the two acres of Land attached to the
Mill. there is a privilege to build on other land
contiguous thereto Odd the right OF cutting fire
wood 1t is also highly probable that purchaser
could be accommodated with about ITO acres,
lying on The river and adjoining the mill tract.
If sold. extensive credit will be oiven shoula
the purchaser require It, or property in Richmond
received i'll payment for the whole or any part
For terms, either to purchase OF rent, {ap5iicati
on in my absence to the Springs) may be made to
Mr.. Thomas Richardson, near the Rocky Mills.
ROBERT POLLARD.
Richmond, July /. Glaw4w1
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N CHANCERY.-At court continued by adj
tournament and held for James City county, the
18th day OF June, 1903.
John p. Shields, surviving acting executor, &c.
of James Shields, deceased, Rlainfi8-Against
Joseph Hornsby, Defendant
The defendant not having entered his appear
ance and given security according to tie act of
Assembly and the rules Of this court, and it ap
pearng to the satisfaction of the court, tlat the
said defendant is not an inhabtant of this Com
rnnhweath; or motion of the plaintiff by his co,.n
sci, 1t rs ordered, that unless the said defendant
shall appear here or before the second Mon
day III November next and answer the plaintiff 3
bill, that this court will then proceed to take the
same for confessed, and decree the matter there
of accordingly. And 1t is ferther ordered, that
copy of this order be inserted in one of the
newspapers printed in the city of Richmond for
Two months successfully, and posted at the front
door of the court house of this county
Copy. Tsste, SAM. SHIELD, C. C.
June 24. G1aw3w7
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10y vstuc of decd Of trust executed to tic
! . subscribers by 70. and Geo. Turner, and
Ann the wife OF the said George, recorded in
Hastings Court Of Richmond, made 10 secure
the payment Of &, 1900 to Dau' Couch, accor-
ding 20 the terms Of said deed will be sold 20
the highest bidder, for cash, before the door Of
the Eagle Tavern, IN the said city, on Saturday
the sob day Of the present month, Ouly) all that
said city the east side of the oross-strect lead
ing from tho BeiLTavein 20 tine river, aud for
merry under lease 20 Russell & Wallace toec-
tier with the following HEcRoKs, George Che
cook, Peter (;he bsr6erJ, c.tt hggy, or so much
Of ;he said properly as will be sufficient 20 raise
the s'lm of s. 500, and all costs attending the
said sale.
e. ANTHONY, ""S'Fes
July3 Ceptds1
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TIL: JEFFERSON.
AN ACT
Far the relief Of Oliver Fvans.

Far the reiif Of Oliver Evans.
DE it enacted BY the Seiate and House of Repre-
W. ,entatfpes Of ate Unied States Of Aaneyica, IA
CONGRESS; assembled, That 1t shall and may be law
full for the Secretary of State on application in
writing bv Oliver Evans, to cause letters patent
to be made out in the manner and form prescr-
bed by the act entitled "Ar act to promote the
progress of useful arts, and to repeal the act
heretofore made for that purpose" thereby grant
ing to said Oliver Evans, his heirs, executors,
administrators end assigns, for term not exceed
ing fourteen years, the full and exclusive right
and liberty of making, constructing, using,
and vending to be used, his invention, discovery
and improvements in tEaart of manufacturing
-four and meal, and in the several machines which
ne has discovered, invented, improved, and ap-
piled to that purpose. Preoided, That no person
who may have heretofore laid the said Oliver E.
vans for lcence touse MS said improvements
shall be obliged to renew aid Gcence, or be sub
.ject to damages for not renewing the same
dnd brovided also, That noperson who shall have
used the said improvement, or have erected the
same for use, before the issuing of the said pa
tent, shall be liable to damages therefor.
j. BvARNUM,
Speaker Of the Rousr Of Retrcscasztives.
GEO; CLINTON,
Vice -Prcsiaent of thu United States and pre-
sidert ofthe Senate.
JANUARY d, 1903.
APPROVED,
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ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD

NE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD.
~ The above reward Of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS will be paid for experimenting and securing
III any jail within the United States, ARTHUR
HOWE, & negro MUSTAPHA, commonly call
ed MUss Arthur Howe is young man l9 or 90
years Old, dark complexion, short veliowish hair
and haZle eyes, his face is round, and his counte
nance ferocious and expressive OF dark angry
passlons--He is remarkable for having dsfcy5,,i.
81 III his back, which occasions him to walk near
ly half bent, so that when he is in his most erect
posture, he would scarcely measure 4 and a / .
or feet high His arms have much motion when
he walks, are very long, and hang rs low down
II not lower than his knees. The above degcrib-
ed yong man stole or enticed ofron Monday NJ,
the 1lth instant, negro fellow called Muss or
MusTAPHA, about 90 years old of a darkish
complexion, very long head, forehead, nose and
chm more prominent than persons Of his color
generally have hs eyes are large, projecting,
and of a reddish color, his mouth rather LARGE.
and his teeth yellow. In his general behavior he
10 polite and submissive he is Il complete BODY
servant, and handy fellow with some tools, or.
about horses He carried of with him no clothes
which are remarkable, except an olive great coat
Of besfsSin. The above fcion and slave went of
on single stick chair; 4 lSrg2 bay horse, and
have been traced in company about 18 miles from
Edenton.--it - conjectured that Arthur Howe
viii conduct Muss as far as virginia, and NAV
sell him seYcral times on his journey; anil Muss
having many acqialntancc5 III Norfolk PETERSBURG
aud Richmond, m"y en,cayoY through their as
sistance TO make his escape to the n6rthward--
Arthur Howe las relations near Wilmington, i'm
this state, and near Nashville, in Tennessee to
one of wbicl places he viii proba ~ endeavor to
travel after parting with the aforesaid n, 70.
To thc above reward Will be added ,ravc llinsr
ezpcnces and reasonable wages for Ilc delivery
ut t,c aforesaid Howe, and negro Muss, to me
in this place, or Fty Doi4ys for ei,hcr Of them.
MhTHIAS L. SAWYER
Edcnton, June D. Gniy 81 riw1
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10 ALL WHOM Ir.MAycoMcEp !.

TO ALL WHOM II MAY CONCER n -
NOV fE, That BaIhurs. Claiborne OF s',s
cum! Oh Powhdan, ANA SIary Leigh his wne
beng dcsirous to do equal Justice 60 all the ere
hto,,s af the SAX! ,.:,i;;5. c. CLAIBORNE,
ms estate real or personal should extend and al
ter eiiectiag that Just and honorable purpose. to
secure the residue thereof. If ANY, 60 the family
OF them, the Sa;d Bathurst Claiborn, and MARY
Le,Si' Gid by their Indenture, sealed with their
senis, and row OF record among the records of
the honorable, the general court Of Virginia, on
nc 10th day of Janu,ly, 1903 conyey TO The s,lb-
sciihcrs, both residing IN the city Of Richmond
and Nathaniel II Claiborne ofthe county of Frank
In, what we believe to be all the est,tc real and
personal or hM, the said Bathurst Claiborne in
trust, Tor ei'ecting the purposes aforesaid ar,ce-
ably to the principles in tie said deed more fatty
set forth and eNplaincd, which we consider as
tic mos proper which co;lid be devised for ii.
icctnig the purposes Of doing material and com
pete justice 10 all the creditors OF the said Ha-
"ifs', WITHIN reasonable time, with Us little in
Jury rs the nature of the case requires, to the
true interests OF, the said Bathurst and Mary
Leigh his wife, and their family We hereby
notify 10 al such creditors, that the legal estate is
IN us and the said Nathaniel H. Claiborne in the
Land called Midway, lying in the county of Pow
natan, and III twenty-five slaves, known bv the
names OF Billy, Betty, Dilcy, Minor. Nancy, ia
Mel Violet, Arthur. lack, Tom, N1illy, Boz Sal
", Amos, Patty, Polly, Betscv, Lucinda, Billy.
Joe. Phil, and Judy with I'll the progeny Of The
females among them, from & after the date OF tlie
SAID indenturc, chariot and harness, and also
the Peraorai chattels consisting of HORSES cattle,
sheep AND hogs, household and kitchen furniture,
agricultural and other tools, more particularly
specified in schedule recorded with, and annex
Ell to the sad lndenture and further, that at the
same tune, that we warn every person and per-
sons that we mean TO assert oar interest in, and
tile to the said estate, Cor the purposes of the
trust IN the said indent,re set forth, we mean al
| SO to pursue the most prompt measures for car
rying the same into fun and ample execution so
soon rs we can discover the nature of the debts
due and payable by the said Bathurst Claiborne,
on the day of the date thereof, or then due, and
to become payable at any day thereafter And
Tor these purposes, solicit all his creditors en-
titled to demand payment of any such debts, to
notify the same to US, with such proof ofthe same
as they may possess, for cyncing the reality and
justice OF their several claims speedily MS DOS
sible. w CLAIBORNE,
JOHN WARDEN.
Richmond, July 8, C1aw4w1
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ITO BESOLD to The highest bidder for ready
Z r'oney, on Thursday the 21st Juyncxl,a at the
house called Napicr's tavern,in tic townofCOlam.
ba, tract Of La;id on the Rivanna, in the comfy
OF Fhvanna, containing by n late surrey, S3l T.
cres, more or less. adjoining the lands of Charles
Adams, iNcilard Adams, Pleasant Bybec, and o.
Tiers, beng land sold by David Rose to said
Shepard, and conveyed BY him, Shepard, 10 us in
trust, TO sccdyc debt due TO said Ross az stated
in said trust decd, which said debt ha, since been
assigned By s:id R0ss to Henry T.. Coieman-Vc
sell cur riglit as trustees only
G1ORGE HOL6fAN, ,
WJLLI41f PdSTEUR, I 7wszes.
TfGo3 mrs,
Jio;s -, s9ls, (9t4s.(
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said territory, ono year next preceding an cleo
ton of representatives, and who has a legal or
equitable title to tract Of land by virtue OF ANY
act of Congress, or who may become the purcha-
Ser of any tract of land from the United States,
of the quantity of fifty acres, or who may hold
hundred dollars, within the said territory, shall
be entitled to vote for representatives TO the gene
raj assembly of said territory
Sec. 2. indie &c further enacted, That the gc-
neral assembly OF the territory aforesaid, shall
have power to apporton the representatives of
the several counties therein, or which may here
after be established therein, according to the
| number of free white male inhabitants above the
age OF twcnty-one years, in such counties PRO
| vided, That there be not more than twelve, nor
less than ten of the whole number ofrepresenta-
| lives, any act acts to the contrary notwith-
/ standing, until thsrs shall be sin thousand free
male white Inhabitants of full age in said terri
tory; after which time the number OF rcpresen-
tatves shall DC regulated agreeably to the ordi
| nance for the government thereof.
| Sec. s. And Be it farther eHdcted, That the
citizens ofthe said territory be entitled vote for
representatives 70 the general assembly thereof,
shall, at the time ofecctng theirrcprescnatives to
the saidgenersl assembly, also elect one delegate
| from the said territory to the Congress of the
| United States, who shall possess the same pow
ers heretofore granted to the delegates from the
several territories of the United States, any
thing in the ordinance for the government of said
territory to the contrary Notwithstanding
| ]. Is. VARNUM,
| Speaker Fl the HOUSE Of Representatives.
| GEO. CLINTON,
Vce-President Of the United States and Pre-
sideat Of The Senate.
| JANsARY 9, 1903.
| APPROVED,
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VIRGINIA, TO WIT Atacourt Of Appeals
V held at the Capitol. in Richmond the thirI

N1lRGINIA, TO WIT At Of Appeals
v held at the Capitol, in Richmond, the third
day of JUla, 1893,
present term, all causes depending IN this court
shall be called in the order in which they stand
upon the docket, and such as may be ready l;l,
hearing pursuant TO the former rules OF this court
shall, Unless good cause be shewn to the contra
~, be heard in the order in which they
stand upon the docket, until the whole shall be
gone through; and the causes which shall be
passed over, shall, unless for some very special
reason appearing to the court, be put at TIE end
Of the docket of each term
Ordered, That the above rule be Published in at
least three Of the newspapers printed in Rich
mond, once a week until the first day of October
next.
A Copy. Teste, ]. BROWN, &C. 8
Jane Il. TusiO1
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TIL JEFFERSON.
AN ACT

To preside. for the payalest Of certain espences,
inca'rednthe Impeachment Of Same! Chase.
DE it enacted BY the Ssnac and House of Repre-
- sentatives Of the Uated States Of As,,erica,
in Congress assembled, That the accounting of.
fcers OF the Treasury be, and they hereby are
directed TO audit and settle the accounts of all
persons who may have claims against the United
States, for expences incurred in tn. enquiry into
the conduct, and in the impeachment of Samuel
Chase which eXpences My have been authori-
zcd by the committee of enquiry, or the mana.
gers of the said impeachment Provided, that
the said accounts shall hive been first certified BY
the Chairman of the said Committee or Mana
gers; and the same shallbe paid out of any mo-
MES in the Treasury not Otherwise appropriated
]. B. VARNUM,
Speaker ct the Hrt,e Of Representatives.
GEO: CLINTON,
Tiee-Prssiasns Of the United States, and pre-
Siaent II TIE Senate.
JANUARY Ii, 1866.
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sTOR SALE.-The subscriber offers at private
1 sale all his Stock in Trade, consisting OF
Groceries, Glass, China and Liverpool Ware.
AS tie ass.tmentis large, it will suit any person
or persons willing to follow the trade with
adyantage--the terms will be liberal and tho.
inventory may he seen on the fourth of Iu-
Iy next, and continue, if not previously sold, ill
the 1st OK October.
Abso, ioF sale, The lower Tenement OF that
large brick house in which Mrs Harris has an n-
tcrest during her life, and three valuable House
Servants, who are sold for no fault but want OF
enplOymcnt-Fcr terms apply to
AUBIN LAPOREST.
June "a. Tep1m1
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tn: JEFFERSON.
AN ACT


Mailing troyisicr fer aiming ard equitbing the
qDhoIe body Of the a:silitif Of tie United States.
DE it enactedIy the Scate and House If Repre-
- SeHtatOes of the Utied States Of An,erica, IL,
CoSSyess assembled, That the ann,.1l sum oftwo
hundred thousand dollaig be, and the same here
by is appropriated for tie purpose Of providing
arms and military equipments for the whole body
OF the militia Ct the United States, either By
purchase or manufacture by and Oh account OF
the U:.;ted States.
Gee. g. and be il firthsr enacted, That the
President Of the United States be, and he here
by is authorized to purchase scites for and erect
such additional arsenas and manufactures of
arms as he may deem e5pedeTt under the iimta-
tons and restrictions now provided by law Pro-
viaed also, That so much of any law as restricts
the number of worknsn in the Armories Of the
United States to one hundred men, be and the
same hereby is repealed.
Sec. 8. Ind be it further enacted, That all the
arms procured in virtue ofthis act shall be trans
mitted to the several states composing this Uni
on aud territories thereof, to each state and ter
ritory respectively in proportion to the number of
the effective militia in each state and territory,
to the militia in such state and territory, under
such rules and regulations as shall be by Jaw pre-
scrbed by the legislature Of each state and terri
tory.
l. D. VARNUM,
Speaker Of the Horse Of Representatives..
S. SMITH,
President Of the Senate pro fe,tboye.
APR1L d, 1903.
'"' APPROVED,
TIL JEFFERSON
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(BY AUTHORITY
LAT0S or THE UNITED SrATES
~ ACT

Extending the right of suffrage in ths Ef,ssissib6i
feyio,I; and Jar of1sy PURPOSES
pE IL onacfefb2 Tie Scrase anil House Of Re.
X freseatonves # the Upite{ States Of I,1eyt-
ca, IN Congress nsse7sJicd, That every Tree white
lnaletcrson in the Mississippi territory, ,.ijo4e
The &c Of twcn;y-onc yeas, hayiHg been ci-
iizen Of The United States, aI'd resident in the
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MIR. lie TELLER, DENTYyT

MI X. LIE TELLER, DENTYST-I, the
mousse adjoining Mr. Edmund Rsndolph's
, near the capitol is now practising in the various
branches of his profession, i. e. cleansing and
eStoring the teeth To their natural c,eyancc. bv
removing that corrosive substance called tartar
WHICH adheres to them IN the form of a bloci, ar
yellow crust, which is tic cause of MAN. ,e,th
occayinS, AN offensive breath, and the corcder
Oh tee gums and sockets. lie sets artificial ones
so rs % stand iirm, being useful rs well as orua
MENTAL plugs the decayed cavities OF such As can
De preserved, and extracts such rs are too far
gone to be saved, in which operation he makes
col BRufF's PATENT EXTRACTING INsTpu-
MENrs, which takes the teeth out without any
possibility OF hacturing the law or br,isins, the
gums, and with much less pain than the instru-
ments that are in general use Cor which opera
ton hsprice is one dollar, when done at his own
house. "
He deems it unnecessary 70 ssv any thing con.
corning the advantage derived from the manner
o! ms performance or his abilities, lcaying it for
ms former operations to speak
he mas pENTIFKlcE prepared by himself of
superior quality for the preservation the gums
ana tceth, VOID ct corrosive substance
MIR. LIE TELLER wishes tn. public to have
notice that as ne has now made Richmond his
permanent residence, all his prices are coasidera
bly, lower than when he was only visitor of the
place.
line or servant directed to the aforesaid
place will be attended to.
CT He keeps u constant supply eff Teeth Ey
tracing instruments, key kind, and best quality.
for sale.
NAY o 1aw6m |
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" ALUABLE LAND FOR SALE-On Sa-
turday the 18th day of the present month,
(Jniy) will be exposed to sale TO the highest bid
der for ready money at the front door of Gooch-
land Court House, the tract Of LAND, wherein
Edward Boiling 1T present resides Wine. or,
James River in the county of Coochland. about
three miles above the Court. House, containins
by estimation about eight -hundred acres, be the
same more or less; or so much Of the said tract
rs shall be sufficient to discharge the balance of
bond OF 10 '.tcca hundred and sixteen dollars
due the LIST day Of November last; executed NV
said Rolling to FTcdericl; Harris aud secured by
decd OF trust on said Land, executed bv said
Boiling 20 the Undersigned trustees, bearing date
,Iie ga day Of June 1907, and recorded IN thu.
county court Of Goochlaud. The said bond IS
credited on the 1Ot of February, 1898, bv nine.
t. seven dollars and rem cents and on the 3Ofh of
April 1908, BY one hundred and ffty-fye dollars
and twcnty-niuc cents. A guficiercyo Ct the said
land will =; sold in pursuance Of the said deed
% trust, TO discharge the balance of said bond.
together with oil interest due thereon. and the
costs OF recording said deed, and the expence Of
carrying tie same into effect by
WILLIAAT MILLEPG)
1oSEPH SHELTON, 1rHs tcesl
.1aly Ccbs,r)
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ANk NOTES, as below described, We're
put into the post Office at this place on 9Th,
May last enclosed in aletter addre sso5 TO Mcssrs
John Warder and Sons, Philadelphia, AMI which
letter has never been received il is therefore al-
Prehended that the RANK NOTES may Lave fall
len into improper hands and should such ap-
pear in circulation, earnestly request that.tiey
may be stopped. Any satisfactory information,
regarding them will be thankfully received, ana
it required, literally re war,,etl
BUCHANAN G. POLLOK.
Petersburg, July 5. uf)
Bank of Virginia payable attheir Office of Dis
count and Deposit Petersburg, TO Robert Bir-
chett Pre- si.Ia tl,.arcuc
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TO RENTING upper APARTMENTS in the
n House occupied by Messrs. Kirby, Drake
& Taylor, possessing convenient accommodations
tor family Possession will be given imInedi-
ately-apply to Kirby, Drake & Taylor, or TO
THOMAS NORVELL.
lure 49, TtfI
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Dec. IS.

a CARRIAGE AND HORSES-For hire
=. = an excellent CARRIAGE and pair of no RISES.
Apply at the stable of JOHN HEATH, Esq.
on Shockoe- Hill
Richmond, Julys. (1aw4w)
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ROKEPAGE AND COMMISSION BUSI-
- NESS.-The subscriber respectfully offers
his services to his friends and the public, in the a
bove line ofb, siness and solicits their patronage
G.. GREENHOW.
pcc. ID Toawtf1
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OTlCE-All persons indebted to the Estate.
* OF Marcus E!can, deceased, are requested
to make immediate payment, and creditors to pre-
sent their claims without delay
c. j. MACMURDO,2 r
JOS. MARX, H*e'"'
Richmond, May Y, 1903. (f)
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" lNEGAR.-A few casks Of good pjcti;rr
and Table Vinegar, FER SASS sY
ID. J. BURR,
''T ,, I2m]
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1808-06-06
PATRIo7VC RE00LUTI0MS
WEDNESDAY, |

PATRIOTIC RESOL UZTO.NS.
As soon as the House met, the con-
slderation of the Resolutions offered by
Mr.. WHEATON, on Friday, was enter
ed into, and a debate ensued, which
continued, with great animation, thro'
the day. 1t was opened by Dea. Good
win, Of Charlestown, against the adop-
ton OF the Resoludon.-Mr. Wheaton,
Of Norton, defended it, in a speech Of
considerable iehgth.-He was followed
by Mr.. Weston, of New Gloucester,
against, and Mr.. Adams, of Portland,
in favor of the Resolution, in maiden
speecheS,-Mr. Bangs, in desultorv
speech OF SIS minutes, followed, against
the resolution.-Mr. Baylies, OF Rridg-
water, defended the resolution In a
short speech.-Capt. Martin, Of Marble
head, spoke about sthe resolution, and
made some assertions respecting fish,
which were answered BY Mr.. Sargent,
Of Boston. Col. Thatcher then went
into full discussion Of the subject. and
advocated the measure. The House
then adjourned for the forenoon. At
three o'clock, Mr. Ripley, of Wins
low, took the word, and in speech of
an hours length, opposed the resolu-
tlon.-t1e was replied to by Mr.. Whit
man, in speech Of so minutes.-Mr.
Morton then went into defence of the
administration, ard opposition Of tire
resolution, for thirty-seyen minutes.
He was followed by Mr.. Gore, of Bos-
ton, who in as able and learned a speech
as was ever delivered within the State
House walls, went into full examina-
ton and defence of the resolution, and
a reply to the observations Of the gen
tlemen opposed to 1.-THE was on his
legs an hour and twenty-five minutes.
A postponement was then moved and
, on an observation of Mr.. Story that his
state OF health would not allow him to
make that evening the remarks he had
proposed, an adjournment took place.