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fRoCEEDINGs OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES
Friday, Dec. 2l.-The Speaker laid before
the House the following letter from Robert
b. Travis Of Williamsburg
williamsburg, 18Th Dec 1891.
FROM my i'll state of health, find it quite
probable, if not absolutely certain that shall
not be able to take my seat in the House of
delegates, as the member from this CITY, dur
ing the present session. have therefore
thought 1t my duty, in order that our city
should not remain unrcpresented, to vacate
my seat; and accordingly have this day ac-
cePted the Office of deputy post master. TO
which Office have qualified. You will please
communicate this determination to your body.
To the end that the proceedings may be had
TO supply this vacancy.
am respectfully,
your most obe't sery't,
RIO. b. TRAVIS.
Speaker Of the House of Delegates.
On motion Of Mr.. Griffin, writ of election
was ordered to issue to supply the place of
Mr.. Travis.
The Speaker l1d before the House, o letter
from the accountant of the Literary Fund,
transmitting statement" showing the amount
oil arrearages of appropriations for the prima-
~, schools, aud specifying the counties to
which due, the years when, and the annual
amount appropriated to each county."-It
appears from this statement, that the amount
OF arrears, viz not drawn by some of the coun-
ties, for 1918 IS 81 1887 50 for 1919, sl3,817
90 for 1890, Sl4,269 Ill for 1891, 1876
ol-making IN the whole the sum of S47 ,6O1
Az
This document was laid upon the table. and
ordered to be printed.
The resolution from the G.. for Courts of
Justice for diyercing Sias Hayes from his wife.
was taken up, and ordered to be printed.
An engrOssed bill concerning the fifth and
sixth Judicial circuits A" was read a third time
aud passed.
Saturday, Dec. 22.--Various bills and reso-
lutlons were reported which we shall notice
at some subsequent stages of legislation.
An engrossed bill " changing the tiue of
holding separate election on the East side Of
Cheat river in the county of Randolph was
read Sd time and passed AS was also nm
enSrossed bill authorizing the trustees of the
free schools Of Hanover parish in King George
county to sell the plate, books and furniture
belonging 10 the churches of said parish"
An engrossed bill forming new county
out OF parts Of the counties Of Harrison and
Monongalia" was read third time, and laid
on the table.
Mr.. Minor submitted the following resolu.
ton: " Resotred, that leave be given to bring
~ bill, to establish and furnish a library for
the use of the General Assembly, public Off
GERS, and the Judges Of the superior courts
held at the scat OF the government"
Mr. w. represented the necessity which ex
Isiedtor the purchase Of library, ia strong
ana iorcibleterms. He said the expense would
be trifliDS, aud fiat every state in the Union
had public library lie enumerated SOM
81 the subjects Upon which members of the
Legislature, found it frequently desirable 90 cor
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EDUCATION.

FGtHE FEhAIE SCHOOL my residence in Popbatan
county, will be eonddctsl formerly djuing Tho ens,
Jug In will he taught rcFdac writing arithmec
ge1graph tei GRAMMAR rhetoric history and drawings
FERNS ubcluding tuition and board, with on rs usual
apendsge, for The year comprising months, hun
gfe and twenty dolarsone quarter pay able u ad!aDce
Music snd the French language win also be taught .
STnap adtance FROM the shove prices
INC school will oren tile 1T of January and close
18Th &c December. EDWARI MOSTLY
pO1ylatau.
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EDUCATTON.

HAVE fesued my former oecuration a an Instructor ~
youth nv nexi session win commerce. about he i5si
IS twenty doars ;be ession FIVE months Reference ,
be had TO r. w Leigh, Francis w Ci,ef Fsr Of r ef
lond, OF 20 Ia'ney HeDde-eo Carer L. Stevenson a.
of Fredericksburg -rTt IA snr,nt- =
Chariones@flir. De- - ~ -,
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MIssoURI.-The Legislature Of Missouri is
now in session. The St. Louis ENQUIRER
states, that they will certainly repeal the laws
Ut last session 10 abolish IMPRISONMENT for
debts in certain cases, and giving time to re-
deem real property sold under execution !!
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IOntnfiifed 10 CheSffrhfL1 .LniL- no l1

c lLs,, 70 Cheteyted Jnti, as Runescdy,
Tue Ith OF December inst negro by tie nance
- ISRAEL who says he belong toa Mr. reier wootc
negro trader and was bought from fe estate e James Iays
~ northumberland eOuntsrk complexion, round ft fac.
about % or 26 years Of age 5feei inches hrbbis
clothing blue Vngioa cloth ponnioons dark plains
great coat wtha cape. The owner of said negro REQUEST
ea to como and prove his property pay charges and take
hin 9say, ofberwi,c ne win be dealt With s the ls 3resf
WI. W1NFREE, Act Jailor
December IS. e,-lt
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C. FOR TIFF EFQUfRER.
Suppose some politician, 80 matter where disap-
pointed IN some great Office which he had once filled
and on which hc had set his heart; and willing TO
wreak his resentment upon those TO whom, he ascrbe
his disappointment:
Suppose that he is the lockout for an oppor,u-
niy 20 bring up the topic, which had once aei.
lated The country and TO which I've himself owed he
possession Of the Office, from which he IS now re-.
jected
Suppose, that in this state Of feeling, willing again
TO throw the country into confusion, and TO seek re-
'enge on his opponents ~ different ways while eve
~ friend OF fiofdn Is anxious to Iihcraic her f,op
her pie seeidsgraccfu state Of thraIom and give
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RICHMOND, DECEMBEK s5, 1871.
COMMUNICATED

- COMMUNICATED
On The 9Th of February, 1921, the committee an
pointed by the LEGISLATURE Of this enquire in
10 the state of the Bank of Virginia and the Farmers
Bank OF Virginia, made report, which they wind up
with the following declaration
" The committee consider it proper TO represent
" that far they able judge these instit,,-
g lions arc well conducted, and TIM, they merit pub
&" lie confidence"
Among the papers Submitted by this Committee is
document marked u, said Ia b.. State Of the Far
mers' Bank Of Virginia, including The Branches, LIST
January, 1871.
Debts out standing S2,9J9, IS6 I8
Dents III bond I2l, 5i2 05
Specie 152G33 20
Due from other banks 37,7I8 35
Foreign notes le2.2a3 90
Zeal estate I70,030 SO
SS,G63,3 I6
Stock J,979,0S7 so
Noies ga circulation l,l78,866 so
Discount $500 45
Deposit mono, 699,6G6 II
cocl
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SS,G63,333 I6
],g79,087 SO
l,l78,866 so
$500 45
699,6G6 II
S5,8G3,33s I6

very ssaooih and handsome cxhili and to all
appearance well entitled, stated by the commit
Zee, To public confidence have doubt this was
the very same statement exhibited 10 tho stockholders
~ their annual meeting, which held very short
time before the committee made their report "A nd met
no doubt with their appreciation alse.--Sow cannot
suppose, for moment that either the committee or
the Stockholders wouI6 examine sHd approve of an
account that did not appear to them he correct
can suppose that either the president on cas,
Ter Of that hank would knowingly exhibit a statement
that they did not believe be strictly correct vet
from some late occurrences which have been made
public, II would seem ta; there existed in the mother
bank al the time this statement made out def
cheney amounting to upwards OF S700O0 Ithas been
stated III The public prints and not contradcfed thar
the apparel. deficiency in the books was S57 roo
exclusive Of 900 in the vaults Of the frsi teller
making together the sum Of STAT
lbe committee state, that they did not count the
cash Tor reasons which they give. u would have
been perfectly useless for then, To have counted it,
all the cash called for by the statement, would no
doubt, have been found in the vaults the time To
count the cash, then, would do Of good, TN
less They had gone on to count and examine each
item in the statement and f each Of these had been
iouBH correct, then the itself must be cor
rect But rs the statement has been shown he in
correct, some one OF tlle items composing
that statement must Of necessity he incorrect and
which is IT They all susceptible Of being exa-
mined and proved, with exception, which is
y deposit Money. This nem is ideal and made 10 pro-
duce the desired baiasce so that to all appearance
mere have been neither errors frauds committed
N the bank Az seems smooth, even and exact, to n
traction. ] do not know now real item could he
substituted in place Of this imaginary one called demo
sat DioHey, except IL is done i'm the same yay in which
merchants settle and balance their books ~ fair ba-
lance sheet, showing the debts due by the bank as we'll
rs the debts due TO the bank It's tic only way oaat
know OF, by which truth could he substituted fer err
ror.-in regard TO the Bank of Virginia, ] will mere
" observe, that The same committee aud IN the same
report, published just such statement ~ the one a.
DOye, and nothing having iranspired TO create the
s"me, that in that bank MI correct and that thar
lusitution has been well conducted set il may moi
be amss for the stockholders nj their next annual
meeting 10 enquire if the books have been settled
ana balanced, and do they show the same smooth,
even balance with the statement exhibited do moi
intend 10 nsnuate, that the president or cashier of
that bank would presume to exhibit "a paper, pur.
porl"g toa true state Of tho Bank, which The books
themselves would not iuSt1fy
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u ~ IS SAID That the Spapi.h Minister has with
w ~ ~ inmse partially from Washington on account
o' ,','iayas case nndtiaf he will nor probably ,sit
=. mort .ha, once dnriug this winter, until he hears
from ms Court. We suspect, his detcrm;nnl;on N,
tins score is somewhat precipia,e o'
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SENATORIAL ELECTION.

10 The examining court NOT bavns THO, ~, ,ho
case oil frr"der LahSO,e, 10 consequence of the all
snre oil me counsel ii was postponed till the court il,
co'tse.Ion Thursday last the Hastings Court com
ence 'ne examination. and concluded j, Yesterday
when L. was sent 10 the superior uour, on ,i,rb
teeWdiferemt eiiafGes =. p"''' o'
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sna moi quarrel with Mr. Walsh about STYLES Whether
~, ~: rsion as " IN roo Europe 81 ie1v-tien Jack
- 1"'nr or the top Of his commissions. &r-be hxt,rn.
s ga, " urs'd we chtrffuly leave critics 10 decide
H. w si and Tiya yedanfs We really had some bope
haa We cnlons lights In which The New York American
p 80 iorcniy represented the STYLE of Mr.. walsh ynnld
60. amended his cacoogy." But nc still as stiff aud
siye is tar from being 10 own tasteand as ,e
~ @ 70 r'icuo"s!l arrogant think ourselves superior
"H tise, We have hope
E y, ",hers whether They lie wicked or charitable,
they worth. '' ~ "i "i"s
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IHAYE For SALE

~ TIL VUHhhNI CAHH FRItEhj
so Shares Of Farmers Bank sttct. and
80 Virginia DO.
II North Carolina South Carolina and corgfs Fan
Notes exchanged Al ms Office. CARTER n P6GT
Rbhnond, December 25. ea-Jm
(In... ILL q. L.-l--l-II ii --------
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DC published till Friday 't''' wa IVY
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TGood Foync-Thc Charortesyi,ie Ciozet,a ctBc - ,
es' 'ha' fr. Henry CAN'T Of North Garden Albsparc
has draw" The prize OF 10000 dollars in the Grand State M
terry of Maryland.
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VIRGINIA. LEGISLATURE.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES
Friday, Dec. 2l.-The Speaker laid before
tne House the following letter from Robert
Il. Travis Of WILLIAMSBURG
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-01

was certainly very characteristic. sev
eral important. scenes and characters
were omitted from necessity, such rs the
two princes, Buckingham and the lord
mayor; and Eveleen's bower was sung
in the third set, by queen Ann. although
we could not but consider it rather inap-
propriate. The tent scene was the chJd'
ouvre, the darkness of the knight, lie
black face of the king, the flourish OF
drums and clarionets, the start from the
dream, the '.gib me noder horse" ana
finally. the agony of the appalled, Richard,
the rolling eye, white gnashing teeth,
clenched fists, md phrenzied iooNs. were
all that the author could have wished
Several fashionable songs, sung with no
mean taste, concluded the Evenings a.
musement, and the sable audience retired
peaceably to their homes. Richard and
Catesby were unfortunately taken up by
the watch.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-01
Boston, September "a.

On Saturday last the examination OF the
FIVE men John Wilson, Joseph Lamba,
John Franswar, Lewis Joram and Henry
CorneIiusI brought into our port in the sch'r
Evergreen, took place before the District
Judge Davis, upon complaint of Isaac Jen-
ney, against hem for piracy, in taking said
sch'r on the I7lh August, 1871.
We shall refrain from giving very parti.
cular dstal Of the facts, which came out in
evidence, as We consider il wrong to do any
thing which should give prematurely bias
to public opinion. The following is a brief
abstract OF the important facts, in most re
spects the same as given in our paper of Sa.
turday.
The sch'r Evergreen, owned in Boston
and Dresden, Me. and commanded by capt.
Isaac Pool, sailed from Trinidad Tor Boston.
on the 9TH August. On the i7th at 8 P. NJ.
was boarded by felucca prvateer, called
the Snake, of about SO tons and % men,
with one gun turning on pivot. She put on
board the Evergreen prize master (Wll-
sony and tour men, and ordered capt. P ,ol
on board OF the privateer with his papers,
When arrived on board, the captain OF the
privateer said to captain Pool, that the Ever.
green was Spanish and that there were On
board Two thousand dollars and box of
watches. Captain Pool was afterwards sent
back to bis sch'r--the male, one seaman and
a passenger taken out and the sch'r order
Cd 10 keep company with the privateer, and
to steer for Old Providence OF Woman's
Island, which last island was understood
TO be unnhabited. In ten days, The
Snake parted from the Evergreen, after Wa =
ter. One OF the prize crew being asked who
would be the vessels judge and jury, ans.
wered, General fury.
When capt. Pool saw the wrecker, sloop
Intrepid, he asked the prize master il he
would 60 below and look at chart. When
below. captain P. ordered the steward to
tasten the scu,tle, and then told tie prize
master that the vessel was out OF water. and
that he had as lief die by the sword as by
fsmine-that ii he, the prize master, would
consent TO give UP the vessel, he would give
him FIVE hundred dollars, which were on
board. The prize master did not assent 10
this offer, but said he would consent 10 give
up the vessel Captain Pool then went on
board the Intrepid and returned with four
men armed, with whose assistance be secur-
ed the four prize crew. and ordered the
prize master TO hold no conversation with
them. The prize crew had two cu.lasses. 3
knives, and had loaded one oil capt. Pools
pistols when they came on board.
The capture was made in lat. a bout "a
10 miles from land. When captain Pool
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went on board lie wgecker, Ia ; al! suppos-
ed II was for water.
The commission, which was wen up by
the prize master, with his insirncions' were
produced 10 Court.
Alter hearing, the FIVE pr soners were
fully committed by the district Judge 10 take
their trial at tie circuit cour 18th October
next.
The prize master, Wilson, is an English
man, 92 years of age; Cornelius, Dutch
man, a.; Lamba, Island Of Dominica, black;
Franswar, Port au Prince, black; Joram, do.
1t is probable that George w. will be
married again in the cour,s Of few mon.hs
He will meet with no difficulty in hndmg a
suitable bride. Germany is fertile IN Fri !
cesses, and there will be parents enough
ready TO offer their. neutrality-suspicious. WI.
ling victims-at the shrine Ut ambition. II ne
Emperor OF Austria has still daughter I'M
married; as well as the King OF Ssxony:
The King OF Bavaria has x, two OF whom
at least are OF marriagea0le age: The King
Of Prussia has one as old a, eighteen years:
The King OF Portugal one, who IS twenty
years old: The King OF Denmark one, TWEEN
ty.eight years old: The King OF Sardinia
one, who is eighteen years old: The Grand
Duke OF Tuscany two who are manageable:
and besides these, there is The widow OF the
Infant Pierre Charles OF SPAN, the widow
of the Duo de Berri, and the widow OF Ma;
poIeon Bonap4rte. Ifhis choice should tai!
upon the last, he must WOO her as Richard
Ill. addressed the Lady Anne.
IPorts. Journal.
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SAGA nnqh, Sent. IL.

Arrived, schr. Columbia Stnyer, ST..
Jdgo de Cuba, 81 days. rith q cargo of
sugar molaSses and hides bound TO Phi
ladelphia pet in in distress. Extracts
from the log oook-Aug 9th, sailed in co.
with schr. Hope, Briggs for Boston 18th
spoke the Hope, off Cape Bueno, who
had been spoken by two pical oons, a
schr. and sloop, both full of blacks, it
blowing fresh at the time, and heavy
sea running, they could not board him,
he escaped IN the night, Goth, Cape Tlber
Don in sight blowing fresh with strong
s. w. current, bore away for the west
enG of Cuba. 9lst, the Moro of st. ia
go in sight, was brought to by an her
mophrodite brig under The Colombian
flag, the schr Hope in CO both suffered to
proceed without boarding. 22d off Cape
Cruz. spoNc schr Bod Commander, from
St. Jago de Cuba, bound to Trinidad
3lsi, saw brig ashore on the south end
Of the Colerados rect, with the foresail
and try sail loose, apparently abandoned
by the crew; same time, spoke brig
George Sharp, from Porto Cabello,
bound to Havana, out days, all well
passengers, Messrs. c. W. Robinson. and
George Eyre, jr. Of Philad the Hope in
sight Sept Sd, the Saddle Hills on Cuba
in sight, spoke schr Washington, N. G..
bound to Havana. 9TH, experienced a
severe gale Of wind, in which we carried
away the head stays, and two of the fore
shrouds, and split the fore sail. 10th. at
midnight, close in with the land, acked
ship and stood to the northward: at quar-.
ter past 2, A. III. discovered a small sail
on the weather quarter. steering towards
us, supposing it to be small vessel run
ming along The land, but soon after saw i,
was an open boat, with two spirit sails
called all hands, the boat close along side
we hailed her and was answered in Enq.
llsh, we then supposed it to be boat IN
distress, asked what boat it was, they an
swered pilot boat. and asked if we wan
ted pilot for the Alatanzas, and imme-
diately fired into us. and ordered us to
heave too, they ranged up alongside and
boarded us at tie starboard main chains,
with cut!asses, dirks and pistols drove all
hands below, the mate and seamen in the
forecastle, and the captain in the cabin,
ordered lights to be got directly, or they
would cut our Threats, as soon a. lights
was procured they commenced plumber
ing, breaking open desks 8, trunks, and all
the lockers in search of money; threaten
ing to take the captains life if he did not
tell where the money was. There was on
board ts4oo belonging to MIR. Cordova,
and Dlo3 belonging to the captain and
mate, after getting the money with the
captain and mates watches. two of them
draggedthe captain on deck, and ordered
him to sit on the hen-coop; then one on
each side with drawn swords sv,ore they
would that instant cut his head of. if he
did net tell where the deubloons ware. -
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STRANGE AND EXTRAORDINARY ANIMALS OF
NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA.
D. B. Warden, Esq OF Paris, has written
that DR.. MitchiIl's description OF the thirteen
striped, OF Federation Squirrel OF the Prairie
du Chiens, sent him by Governor Cass, Of
Michigan, has been republi.hed, from the
Medical Repository, in the Encyclopedia
Review. he animal Is supremacy elegant;
and really seems 10 have been intenued a
type of our Union. Mr. hilbert has u.ade a
drawing Vi him tor the board OF learned men
that surround the Kings museum at Paris.
Mr.. Nuttali " i'll give bis history and man
ners in the travels he is now preparing for
publication. But Major Dels6e I'd has made
further and admirable addition to Zoology
This is nothing less thsn a new Proteus, a
well known inhabltani OF the middle lakes.
The only animal OF thi. geDu- hitherto known
is the veIy singular nhabIant Of the subter-
ranean waters OF CarnIola in Austria, desert
bed by laurent and Schreibers and Of
which specimen from the Cabinet Of the
Emperor Francis at Vienna, was placed in
Doctor MtchilI's Museum by Baron Won
Lederer. his creature is repu;ed TO pos
sess double set OF respiratory OIgans-that
is, gills externally Oh each side OF the neck.
and lungs Internally within the thora& 1 he
particulars are detaile.. with anatomical pre-
cision and minuteness in the Italian treatise
OF Professor Con6gliacchi at Psvia and in
the French publication on The Animal King
dom tvol. 2, p. 1922 ty The ChevaIier Gu
vier. OF Paris.
Mr. DelaheId's reptile is about foot long.
being one 0i thr smallest individuals OF his
species, chosen for the ease OF transportation
The full grown ones are Two ieet long, and
excepting Their four legs are shaped, some
what like an eel. The skin is smooth ard
spotted. There are hour claws to both the
fore and hind ieet. This creature has been
caugh, by The hook, as fish are. Measures
have been taken for dissection OF this no
vel production oil Dature-and the scientific
taste and public spirit OF the discovsrer, in
cline him to make the most of it, ior The ad
vanCemenl Of knowledge.
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they Enews vessel from st. Jam
have plenty Oh beard; lie told Son ="
had given them ali there vas On ho.
to spare his hte; taxing away e,ervtH Ia''
they couio fnd, they then a, essed ~
selves IN Tie best OF our cloathes, and, o,, "a
with item ali the rest of any valns w.,
leaving single suit to cover them. ~:
the stores OF every description, (rx.. aH
six pieces OF beef anu pork. sud So
Bread, the cabin furniture, spy a 'H"S
trumpet, spare ordsge, Sucsets cs saS''
ter tools, and every thing tLey o,lf fIu.
their haEds On, that wat not too bull y
put in their boat, until she was Ios;."
when they ordered all hands up to n.y.
sail, auo steer to the nosihward s.T' '"'
that il we attempted to 20 into Ilayans%
Matanzas, they would murder Us al "
ter threa tenihg several tines to So, tpS
vessel on fire, they left us, (abop, b,Tr
past 8 A. Nj. and s,Ood in, we'll s,t;,S.S
to get off 90 ciear,) not forgetting t. t,ts
all our fowls with them. 18th, alta
NJ. strong gales, carried away the Is,at
rope Of the fore sail, anu spit the sail ~
bent 1t and bent another; at 10, the leacb
rope of the main sail parted, md spl, ii.
sail, secured it as well as possible m.
pirates having robbed US of all The twi"s
leaving nothing but small, ball on board
which was used for the fore sail, and a.,
it single reeieo; strong gales ana he.yv
sea. 10th, At meridian, finding it in.
possible that we could make the coast a,
destination, In consequence of the bad
state Of our sails and rigging. with short.
ness OF provisions, We determined 10 maze
the first port to get supply of provisions.
and repair damages in sails and riggu,
at 2 p. NJ. split the bonnie! OF the j ip, O.