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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-22
C0IuobIe Lnud for ,NoIo

III THE COUNTY OF cAsBLL, STATE VIRGINIA.
WE wish 10 sell a tract OF LAND. lying IN CabeII
ceuuiy in sight OF the courthouse OF said county
ana on the Guyand0tie river, SIX miles from ibr mouth
oi SAID rvercontaning about $50 acres; about Of
which is ciearedibe balance is covered with valuable
timber.
THIS tract of land is considered TO ne Of the
valuable tracts Of land in the section Of country in
which - situated and will be sold on accommodating
terms which viii he made known by application 10
John Samues, Esq clerk of CahelI county ing at
ihs courthouse (vho will sbev the ian5 aud is antbo
rzes tn sell the same To the subscribers residing
IN Jefferson county, Virginia.
II wcRTBfNGTON,
JOHN r. COOKuS
DEC. LIZ. II
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MARsiIAL'S SALE.

MARSl1AB'S SABE.
INDER decree of the superior Court of Chancery
~ for the Echmond district, pronounced The 22d
Gay - Jan. 1870. IN cause therein depending between
tsasc tlan. paln'if. aud Lnman Bishop, Nathaniel w
PtIce, VA sied Watkins aud Richard Denny, defend
aHisi shall to sale. by public snciion on the
premises, on JhurSddH, The 9Th day Of M0rck merit
HALF ACRE LOr, Ma. in the tow n Of Manchester
conveyed 10 Richard Denny bi deed from Lnman bsh
0p, for The eneht NJ said Hall, which deed is filed
annng tie papers in this cause.
Terms Of sale, six aud twelve months creali the put
chaser executing bones with approved security, and
need OF ifust an the properly the purchase
iBoney......1he sale will lake place al IL O'Clock
Psb rs ~ III,
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EDII SAi u

4 VALUABLE TRACT or LAND, containing one
thousand aud twenty acres. lying in the county OF
G"hres'ei al the Juaciionn 1T the Dragon swamp with
The Pianhi,ank fiver. This land has a story
house on Il. yearly fDished-iii is well nbered with
white OAK and abundance Of tue very be.t cypress
Crpt Cb"wning, living the land viii ride over
II WIN any one wishing 10 purchase CLAIMS against
Tue estate vi James Roy, dec will he taken payment
by rfioM IS BOSWELL,
Trustee Of James dad HGrfha Roy.
frD l. B5..I2t
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(oai Lgnds Az for xnJ,


y ctrfne ~ II TERI OF trvsf rIecuted 10 Tie snb.
J y SCI t1er By Ropcrt U5isiasR and NJ record in
r.f clerks Office 81 The coHnfg ofthes, feid
siH sofd for csh 81 Boisy Coles 2a1e,n nesr me
tnnt 'H"ss on me tHth dap Of FsbruGrV merit. tie
-loikning REdL PROPERTY, Ia nit IS ceres Of
I'M 6o"ufsd bg me londs of Martin Raikeu'ssS
t"fe me ans IF Danef 7robue's estate. aud the
tgnds ~ Hoteg Cote. 4isol5 GcrcsOf LIND. bouni-
Sd oy ne lands ~ Unrin Raiicps estate tie fan1s
~ srid bifhinspn ne ieads ef Hofry ,0le, and tie
<undS cop'"onfy kWoen and caiied The Dover Pits
dnd the tract Of kaHd commonly cGited The Unin,
gus Aiso IS acres Of LSND 60Hnded by the
Innds Of Hafey tote, I'm Ellison and me tract OF
t0hG commo"fp cGfied the UOmer Pits. .4iso fire
cqHat tat nngjuided tWenfisths Of 100 acres conu
"ontg c"fed The Domer Piston the pa, pose ef
-Sa5sstgtng me debfs specified in said deed i more
Terficufdr DESCRIPTION Ojfhe lana Is deemed nnne
Pessarg as iris presumed those inciinedf0 pnrchase
tp!N pf'c he same precious TO The dd of safe IN,
Wilkinson Tires on The premises. and friH give any
information Uhich may BE requested
btcoHUey The tKlc rested In me by The Iced
Of truH L BURF1JGT Trustee
Jan. 81. 75....tds
II The sale OF The property described by The above
advertisement, is posiponed until the 21i 81 The pre-
ssNi month, BY eoH;ent. l.. BuRF0or, Trustee.
zen ID 9O..tds.
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And IlIeu The Senate adjourned.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY rs.
MISSOURI.

Mr.. Roberts, of Pennsylvania, agreea
bly, 10 the notice which he gave yester-
day, asked leave TO Introduce resOlu-
ilon 10 admit The state OF Missouri into
The Union on an equal footing with The
original states.
Mr.. YaH Dyke, of Delaware. said he
hoped the gentleman would moi under
siand him, 10 making the notion which
he was about 10 make, az offering any
dlsrespeci towards Inn or his proposili,
on; but, Mr.. Van Dyke said, lie should
consider II unfortunate for the Senate
now 10 take any step in this business.
The Senate ought 10 recollect Tie course
this subjeci had taken they had al an
early peTlDd sent 10 the other house a
resolution for The admission OF the Stale
Iuto the Union, containing pr0yiso
which II was hoped would obviafe all ob
ieclion TO il. THAT resolution, however,
had been rejected by lie House OF Re
presenlaiivcs. They have informed us,
by message, Of lis rejection. without any
indication Of what would be acceptable
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a LII persons having claims against JOHN GRAHAM
deceased, are requested 10 make them known.
WALTER DUN, Executor
Nov. 10 5t..N of Iohn Graham deco.
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LII persons having ciss against lie estate of lie
"A late JOHN BOSWELL, OF Noitoway county. dec
gre requested 30 present them To subscriber prs
perry authenticated and brsc Indebted will he
60 make payment without delay.
COLIN BucKNER. ux'or.
Lyuchbure. Feb. 10 90. IL
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-01-25
Charles County Court.
November Term, /;

November Term, 1890.
ON application TO the Judges of Charles
~ County Court by petition in writing OF
Luke Sheirburn, OF Charles County. tor the
benefit OF the act OF assembly for the relief
of insolvent debtors, passed al November
session 1905, and the several supplement,
thereto, on the terms mentioned therein,
schedule OF his property, and list of bis
creditors on oath, so far as he can s.cer-
tain them, being annexed TO his petition,
and being satisfied by competent testimony
that the said Luke Sheirbxrn has resided
two year. Immediately preceding the time
OF bis application. in he state of Maryland,
and being also satisfied that the said Luke
Sheir6urn is in actual confinement; tor debt
and tor no other cause, and the said Luke
&eirburn having entered into bond with
sufficient security for HI, personal appear.
ance in Charles County Court, 10 answer
such allegations as his creditors may make
against him 1t is thereupon ordered and
adjudged, that the said Luke Shnrburn be
discharged from Imprisonment, and that by
causing copy OF this order TO be inserted
in some one OF the newspapers edited in the
district of Columbia, once week for two
months successfully, before the third Mon
day of March next; he give notice to his
creditors 10 appear before the said court a,
Charlestown in the said county, on the said
third Monday in March next, for the pur
pose of recommending trustee for their
benefit, and to shew cause if any they
have, why the said Luke Sheirburn should
not have the benefit OF the several insoven!
laws of th. state as prayed.
Test. JOHN BARNES,
Clerk OF Charles County Court.
January Is them
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faith q the nation. thai snch fnrbear
ance will not operate TO their injury
The other demands upon he Hrrasu
ry, which were estimated as charge
upon it in The 4th quarter of The year
$50, and which are not embraced in
the estimates of the expenditure for
1891. and which constitute q part at
the deficit above stated. viii. il is pre-.
sumed. he demanded 81 The I. easury.
1t will he perceived that the sums
in the hands Of the Treasurer, as Agent
Of the War and Navy Department. ex-
coed the estimate Of them, annexed tu
the estimates of the service of the year
1891. These money! are drawn from
the agent, AZ The demands upon the
respective departments are presented.
or requ-lti"ns from the discussing of.
iiccrs of those dcpa. lmcmts are receir-
ed. The amount drawn trom the a
CANT depends. therefore, "P"" c"nti".
SrnCies over which ihc heads of Those
departments have no control, and may
exceed or fall short of any estimate
made by them Tor any drfiuitc period
Of time.
1t may be proper. also to state. That
in contemplation of Law, money is not
con ,idered to be in the treasury until a
warrant is issued by the Secr etary and
reccipted by the Treasurer. for the
sums paid 10y the receiving officers into
bank: but, for the practical pursoses of
the Treasury, all sums paid into bank
to the credit of the Treasurer are con.
sldered by him to be in the Treasury.
Generally, the warrants covering the
money received on aCGount Ut the go
vernment arc issued quarterly for all
SUNS received during the quartcr.-
These warrants are usually issued a.
bout two months after the expiration of
the quarter; as the payments made in.
to the banks which arc the depcsit"-
ries of the public money are not ascer.
tanned sooner.
The statements which accompany
this letter are explanatory of the views
which it presents, or afford information
connected with them, which it is pre-
sumed may be useful.
remain with respect, your most O.
bedient servant,
WIN. III. CRAWFORD.
The report was read, and with the
documents, referred to the committee
of Ways and Means.
Aud the house adjourned.
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Charles County Court.
January Is

November Term, 1890.
IN application to the Judges Of Charles
~ County Court by petition in writing Of
William .MConthie, OF Charles County,
for the benefit of the act OF assembly for the
relief Of insolvent debtors. passed at Ncv.
session 1905, and the several supplements
thereto, on the terms mentioned therein,
schedule OF his property, and list 81 his
creditors on oath. so tar as he can ascer-
tain them, b"ing annexed 10 his petition,
and being satisfied by competcn, testimony
that the ,said William M'C0nchie has re-
sided two years Immediately preceding. the
time OF his application, in the state OF NJ a.
ryland, and being also satisfied tina: The
said William M'Conchie IS in confinement
for debt and Tor no other cause, and the
said William M'Conchie having entered IN
10 boHd with sufficient security for bis per-
sonaI appearance in Charles County Court,
to answer such allegations a. his creditors
may make against him |! is therfuPttn
liam nj 'Conche be discharged from lnpri-
sonment, and that by causing copy OF TINS
order 10 be inserted in some one OF Inc
newspapers edited in the district oi Coluh-
bia. once week for two mouths success
svely before the third Monday in March
next; he give notice TO his creditors to APP
pear before The said court al Charlesinwo'
in the SAID county, on the said third soE"
day in March next, for the purpose oil re;
commencing trustee Tor their beneht. al"
TO 'liew cause ii any they have, why lhe
said William VI Conchie should mol have me
benefit OF The several inssolvsnt laws OF ms
state as prayed.
TEST. .IOHN BARNES.
Clerk OF Charles County Court
January % ,h2hs
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president III cases oil vacancies IN Tim "a
both oi president and vice presidsn. -
also whether it be expeiient to iacre,.. ~
compensation OF any Of The persons apuo;.,
ed TO transmit the votes Of Tie .Iec,i.o
president aid vice president a, The
lection.
Mr.. StOrrs submitted for copsi,'e,,r
following resolution ~
Resolved. That the Secretary OFF,. r
sury be directed to rapport TO this Hon..
Statement, OF the monies now in the r.,
sury OF collected at any place, which =.
applicable to the redemption OF Il. s,,T
created by the act providing for hs :.
demnication of certain claimants ~ n.I'
lands in the Mississippi territory n,,,!
March 81, 1914.
This resolution lies on In. TAI e ono A.,
OF course.
On motion Of Mr.. Cooke, ii Va,
ResoiVed. That The committee on he NH
lie lands be instructed to erquire ia,o n.
expediency of granting to the state Of Al,
bama all the unsold islands in the Ten0s,
see river, the proceeds Of which shall b. =,
piled 10 the improvement OF the Navigation
OF SAID river.
REDUCTION OF THE ARMY.
The engrossed bill for the reduction q,
the Military Peace Establishment was re,6
third time; and the question on the pss.
sage thereof was taken by yeas and nav,
and decided in the afhrmative-IOs TO a.
and it was sent to the Senate for Concur.
renee.
The engiossed bill to continue in ,or,,
the act to provide for soldiers disabled by
known wounds in the revolutionary war W.,
read third time, passed, and returned "a
the Senate.
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Tuesday, Jan. %.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr.. Newton, from tn. committee Of COM
merce. reported bill for the reliet OF Alex
ander EmsIie and Samuel Clarksun, mer-
chants of Philadelphia, which was twice
read and committed.
Mr.. Mercer. from the committee on the
district Of Columbia, delivered in the fol-
lowing report:
The committee on the district of Colum-
bia, 10 whom was referred resolution OF
the house Of representatives, instruclins
them Ito inquire into the expectancy OF
providing by law, to secure to mechanics
and others payment for their labor and ma.
terials, in erecting any house or other bull
ding within the dislrc. Of Columbia, by gi-
wing them lien thereon, "haye bad the SAME
under consideration, and respectfully re-
port: That under the existing laws OF the
United States, within the district Of Colum-
bia, security, analogous to that contempla-
ted by the resolution, may be provided by
special contract, in every case wherein any
house or building is about 10 be erected, a.
gainst any loss which any mechanic or mer-
chant, contributing labor OF materials To-
wards the erection thereof, might sustain
from the failure of the proprietor to pay vo-
unfairly therefor Whether for this, or any
other reason existing 10 the institutions or
stale OF society, OF the district OF Columbia.
no complaint to congress, by petition or
olhern ise, has ever been made By any OF the
inhabitants OF the district, Of any defect of
their present laws in relation 10 the object
for which the resolution Of the house Of rep
resen:alives suggests provision. The com.
mittee therefore recommend TO The house OF
representatives the adoption of The following
resolution: Resolved, That it is inexpsdient
to make by law the provision suggested by
the Aforesaid resolution.
] be report was read and agreed 10.
MIR. Smith of Md. moved The following
joint resolution
Resolved by Ms senate ana house Of repre-.
seniunves ofthe Uaitea SAFES Of JAmeriea in
congres, assembled, That the recruiting Ser
vice for the army be suspended Tor and du-
ring the present year, and until the eud OF
the next session OF congress.
The resolution vas twice read land order
ed 10 be engrossed Tor third reading.
Mr.. Cook submitted for consideration the
ing resolution, " INCH was, after some
consideration, ordered 10 he on the table:
Resolred. That the committee on elections
lie instructed 10 enquire whether any, and,
il any, what alterations are necessary to be
made in the law, entitled, An act relative
TO the election OF president and vice presi-
dent Of the United States, and declaring the
officer who shall act as president and vice
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Tie .Na,urn'id's Diary for January.

y y
FROM TINES TELESCOPE.
Now January DER the northern world
HIS tickle reign displays. A savage train
His steps pursue, as DER the harassed helds
He stalks; benumbing frost, chill sleet and
hail,
Hurting the stony shower AID sweeping
storm.
Winter, 10 an inattentive eye, presents
nothing. as il were, but the creation in dis
,ress; the orchards are stripped Of their gold
en- fruit, 4 harmony is extinct in the groves,
now bending with the snow, ''tbeir beauty
withered, and their SerdIra lost" Yet,
when we explore these drearp scenes, the
,o,.d is amply grau6ed in the contemplation
OF the various phenomena peculiar to this
inclemen, season. Winter, ushered into ex-
istence hv the bowling OF storms and the
rushing of torrents, manifest, not les. than
the more pleasing seasons of the year, the
wisdom and goodness of the great Or. a;or.
We're there no inter, neither the spring nor
summer, nor autumn, would display such a
variety Of beauties; for the earth itself WOULD
lose those rich stores of nourishnent and fer
tility 10 which even the winter SO copiousiy
contributes.
The most intense cold 10 usually ielt in the
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RAPID TRAVELLING.

! noticed in your paper of the 9th inst.
under The above head, challenge 70 all the
world. 10 beat twenty miles an hour, which
was performed by four young gentlemen on
skates This was doing well but an
knowing 10 its having been beat. with ease,
by more than hall. The river Acushnet,
which divides the town Of Fairhayen and
New Bedford, is mile " ide, and has been
crossed on the ice, however incredible it
may seem TO you, in one minute, in what Is
called an lee B1at. received letter yes
terday from gentleman in Fairhaven, who
has constructed one of these boats, which he
states, that himself and three others crossed
the river in one minute and half, on Thurs
day, the 4th inst. aud that he has sailed.
when the wind was fresher, at the rate OF
sixty miles an hour-iorty, five miles is quite
common. Thvse boats, which are not much
known in this country, but which are pre-
YaIeat, | believe, in the north OF Europe,
are nothing more than a common boat or
yaul, placed on three runners, and propel
Ell by the wind The lee runner or skate, is
little sharpened, so as TO take the ice, and
preyent lee way. Boston Com. Gas.
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UniO and Marine Hotel.

situated on UnIon-street, near the Potomac.
1t is admirably calculated Tor he accommo.
dalton Of travellers from Maryland, ana sea.
faring gentlemen. 1t has been occupied a,
tavern for many years past. For terms
spply!o ANTHONY RHODES.
January Is U
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Washington, January 70.

third reading in the House Of Representa-
tives by 50 decisive majority as to leave no
doubt of Il. final passage in that body. With
so large majority in its favor in that House,
little doubt remains but the bill will pass the
Stna,e also, though it may be with essen
tial alterations of the details. NAT Int.
For very interesting report from the Trea-
,ury Department, see the Congressional
Head. This report has the advantage over
the preceding reports from the same De-
partment, at the present session, in this;
the former reports were predicated on esti-
mates; 1.-The present report is founded on aicer-
tanned facts. The first were.in degree con-
jectural-,he present is beyond the reach OF
doubt, and leaves nothing to the magma
ton. - Ibid.
TREATY WITH THE sI1 NATIONS.
In compliance with resolution OF the
House Of Representatives, the President OF
tue United States did, on the 18th instant,
transmit to Congress a report, stating that
the proprietors of The Seneca reservation
having notified their intention 10 hold trea-
~ with the Seneca tribe OF Indians in 1919.
accompanied by certain propositions which
they intend to make the Indians, and the
President, approving ftho.e propositions,
conceivins il proper that The United States,
as the general protector of the Indian tribes,
should be present by their representative at
the treaty, to present to them the views OF
the government. and to see that the pro-
ceediugs were fair and just, appointed Nor
ris S. Miller, esq. OF New York, commits
sioner for that purpose, who appointed Jo-
seph Delaheld, secretary that the usual al
lowsnce of eight dollars per day was made
to the former, and FIVE dollars per day to
the latter;' and that I" the above treaty was
the only one held with the Six Nations with
in the time specified in the resolution. -
The treaty, except the pay Of the commits
,;oner, and bis agent, was held at the ex-
pense of the proprietors and the whole a.
mount PAID by the United States on account
thereof to Morris s. Miller for himself and
bis agent, for attendance, travelling eIpen-
ces, &c. was S7S dollars. Ibid.
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- And possession given between III.
. present time and March next, tia,
sss, elegant and commodious three story
brick house, the
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ing ou' markets. Cotton Is tu, in Ind
a demand to-day, buyers being ircI,.,
10 della purchasing largely, 10 the expect,
ton ,hal the first change Of wind will b,;,.
10 considerable supplies. The stock hon
now, IS estimated to be about 6 CT H.,
bales less than IN the first Of January; ,bs,
ing, that Notwithstanding the decreased n
ports, they have nearly equaI!ed the coz
sumption-4ls would he taken for an e,,o.
order for 100 bbs Boston Pearl Ashes T.,
only 4Os 6 is ofered-and As for po
l3s per Dbl only would be given for Co,
mon Tar in quantities. Turpen,iue will sv,I
be wanted again. and probably at is Il
very prime-50o bbIs y. Y. Flour have s..
this week at qls-l590 bags ordinary Sen,
rang Coffee has sold at lllsper cwt.
Only 10 American vessels have arrive
here since the lst OF January, against Is
in he same period last year; "a are 10 no,
of which 6 or will sail in the mex, 2 or h
days.
"July s-A'Onday morning-Nothing DC,
since the above
PRICES CURRENT.
Flour, Vir. fresh, Cos 2Is per Dbl; Bal
timore do do; New York do do; Phi ads,
phia 81 a 9s; sour, in bond IL 1873; Cot.
ton, Upland Bid I'D per Dbl; Orleans 8
a 10; Tennessee and Alabama 81 a 81, Sea
Islands ] | Is: 90 ord. and stained 10 ID
1; Rice lbs 6 les per cwt. Tar, Viz. l5s 8
a les per Dbl; common Carolina IS H.
Turpentine II IFS 8 per cwt.-Asbes. Ii
Pot, Boston, Ais ale 6; New York 6s
Canada 23s 35s; lst Pearls 40s 9da 49,
FIaxseed, crushing. 40a 52s per hid; On,
citron Bark, IL Cos per cwt; Bbl Sta,s,
10 IA per 1900; do hhd ZIG a lss; Bus
Wax A2 H3 per cwt.
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CONN OpoRE BARRON.

We understand that the decision Of the
Court'of Enquiry lately held on Com. Bar
ron, and VIII Oh pronounces his unqualified
and honorable acquittal, has received the ap-
probation OF the President; and that an Off
cial commun ication OF the decision of the
Court, as ratified by the President, has been
made TO the Commodore Herald.
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From the Ercning Postl

DARING ATTEMPT TO MURDER.
The editor Of the Newark IN. j. II
gle says a cold blooded and daring
temp: upon the life of Dir. Henry kls|
land, a respectable citizen of Bel!c'%|
was made on Wednesday last, by his s'1
in-law, George Campbell, late mercha1
la New York. The circumstances as y
lated to us. are nearly these Mr.. klns1
land considering the incorporate haDi1
of his son-in-law and about to make q OH
position Of his property by will, had e
pressed determination of placing th9
portion of it intended for Campbelfs VIE
QUO of the controul of her proaigats hp;
band. Campbell, dissatisfied with W.
arrangement, Immediately threatened !.
take his father in laws life, doubtless. u
order to prevent the execution OF the VIZ
and accordingly on Wednesday afterncs1
secreted himself in a thicket near VI
mea dow where Mr.. Kingsland was siyn1
directions to his workmen, intendDsI
when he should pass that way, to 'i'1
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Boston, Aag. I.
Extract OF a letter dated Liverpool, June 80
Requesting your reference to our ady-
es herewith, we have little to add respect.