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The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-12-17
WEDNESDAY MORNING. DECEMBER II, 1928.
A FRESH
SUPPLY OF DRY GOODS

'1'HE subscribers have Just received i'm addi-
d ton 10 their former stock, well selected
ana complete assortment Of seasonable goods,
consisting in part of
super and superfne London and common
blue and black cloths
DO do do olive, brown and drab do
10 TO do blue aud black cassimeres
10 do do Coronation, and drab plain and
striped do
Cassinets, blues, and blue and grey mixed
from Sykess factory
Rose, Whitney, point, and Dufil blankets
Red, white, and yellow aannels
Fcarnaueh, flushing, and booking baizes
Blue and drab plains
DcVonshire and marble kerseys
L'nsey woo'sey, burlaps, and ticklenburgs
Russ IA sheetings and diapers
IRISH linens and long lawns
Linen cambria aud brown Hollands
Bandanna and flag hdkfs
Spitilcfield new fashion twilled silk htk "a
Oh, A, 81 cotton checks, Dorchester bed
ticking
hhodeS's homhazr'ls, plain and figured, OF
va ious cO!uts
Black bombnzcrn
"a new fashion super French chintz
IS do do London do
And general assortment of low priced cali.
Goes
Indigo blue plaid tcmesiios
-, rs, 81 hIcaccd and brown shirtircs
and >heelings from the celebrated Black
stone factory
Lambs wool, wOrstcd and yiSona half and
long hosiery
Black italian, and hatban,l Grape
Canton and Nankeen Grapes, in pieces and
robes
Muli,jaconet, and cnmhrc muslin, Sc.
And IA great variety of other articles, too MT
merouS 10 mention, all OF winch will be sold
VERY Low FOR CASH, or 10 punctuaI customers
as usual Also
40, 900 lhs. Cotton Narn,
from the J.Iom and Powhafan manu- factories, i'm
Baltimore, as also from the Paterson factory.
n. j JAMES &. Y ROBr BARRY,
"Chcap Cash Store, corner of
dec II TG1 KIM ani Faiifax streets
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A CARD.

4. GA RID.
FHEoDORE MEADE respectfully informs
n MS friends and the public generally, that
having been appointed e CONSTABLE for
the county of Alexandria, under the new
law of congress The viii ever he readyto attend to
any business, (which they may place in his hands:
and pledges himself that il shall he executed
with the utmost promptness and accuracy. Al
me samefime he assures them, that for moneys
collected they shall never be under the necessi-
~ Of calling on him iune l6
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-12-17
RAEIlN,
BAC0Ni
SMOKING ESTABLISHMENT
ON OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

YIN 'hor'lNHl c'-N4 hrEi
FH1HE subscriber will receive at his smoke
a house on distinguished, hack of his
sugar house, 100000 weight of pork, which ne
will smoke with good sound hickory, if deliver
ed at the same time and taken away IN one
body, at the rate Of ore drlldr per thousand
weight of pork, and at 80 30 pee thousand
weight Of pork, if continued in the smoke house
during the summer, to be taken away at the
Convenience OF the owner an hour being affixed
for delivery each day in that case the utmost
attention will he given TO smoke is, at all times
when required 10 preserve the meat in sound
state. in either the meat will be at INV
risquc against fire and theft.
Immediate application is requested to I've
made, iH order 10 ascertain whether sufficient
quantity be obtained to make II an object
WORTHY Of Alteration. JACOB HOFFMAN
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-12-17
THE STATES


An English traveller in this country
remarks: sin little more than YEAR I
have visited Upper and Lower Canada,
and traversed the United States from
their northern TO their southern exlremi.
ty, compromising in my route The S ates
oil Maine, Vermont, Massachuseus, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New York. Penn.
syivaDia, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia.
North and South Carolina, Geoi eIa Ala
oams, LouslalIa. Mississippi, aud Zen.
nessee. have crossed The Aileeany in
Tennessee, the Blue Ridge IN Virginia 6
inc Green mountains lnVeinonl. have
sailed on those inland seas, and lraversed
those bouDdless forests, which are associ.
ated with our earliest conceptions of this
western world. have seen the ST. Law.
renee preclPitate its mighty torrent down
the Tails oil Niagara, reflect from lis ex.
paDse the browning battlements of Que.
DEC, and tnen flow malesticaIly to the
wintry shores OF Labrador and The Mis-.
Si'sippI, rising IN the same table land as
Inc ot' Lawrence, rolling Its turDId wa
lers Tor three thousand miles to the
O'an5e groves OF Louisiana, aud al last
falling into the Gulf OF Mexico, under
nea"y the same latitude as the Me.
nave coDversed with the polished CIRCLES
oil the Atlantic cities The forloIn emf
grant IN the wilderness the negro on The
pianIatIoD, and the indian in his native
forest. In successive intervals Of space I
have traced societies through those vari-
Gus stages, which in most countries are
exhibited only III successive periods Of
Time have seen the rowing hunter ac-
curing the habit OF the herdsman the
pastoral state merging into the fgrIcuItu.
raj, and the agricultural into the manufac
turing and commercial"
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-12-17

The latest London papers are much
coupled with the detail of facts, relative
20 The late expedition of capt, Parry Il
- SAID that The cause of his indispositlon
'nce ms return was the discovery tina, a
n'sa brown, to whom ne had giyeD his
cart was on the eve Of marriage with
vored rival, Probably she concluded
- 'tfec'ions would grow cold in the fro
>en regions he visited, aud therefore, she
al better secure the next good Offer
ne captain was likely to survive the
'ock' yNezv York Statesman.
IS said the British government intend
ending 30 Methodist missionaries to the
West lndies
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As, 900 Ms. Cotton Yarn.

from the J.nGm and Powhafan manuf ctories i'm
Baltimore, as also from the Paterson factory.
n. JAMES &. u ROBr BARRY,
"Chcap Cash Store, corner of
dec II lGl KIM and Faitinx streets -
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-07-31
ICIRCULAR.l
GENERAL posr OFFIcE,l
7h JuiH, 1873. 6

Sir: 1t is believed that many oftho.
Irregularities and losses in the trans
mission OF letters, proceed from the
frequent examination OF the content
OF the mail, between those points at
which distributing offices are cstab-
lished.--To guard in future against,
such irregularities and losses, you arc
required to procure, with the least.
possible delay, your Office is not al
ready furnished wuh them, Way-bags,
made OF substantial materials, and of
sufficient size To contain al The letters
that are to be distributed at the inter-
mediate offices, between your Office
and The next distributing Office, SO that
the principal mai. shall in no instance
be e.smincd, except at the disiribut-
ing offices ~ ana, very respectfully, -
your Obedient servant.
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-07-31
Horses Lost.

DROKE out of the pasture of Mr.
I'D Henry Shepherd, near Shepherds
Town, on the night of the 18th inst. a
pair of Bay carriage HORSES, sup
posed to be about s hands high, black
names and tails, one heavier bodied and
somewhat darker than the other, is
years old, the other is 5 years old, deli
cately formed and light bay, cuts his
right foot or joint when travelling they
are lately from Ohio, and may make that
way--Any person experimenting them
and giving information to Maj. Henry
Bedinger, near Martinsburg, or to Mr..
Henry Shepherd, shall be rewarded by
IA. S. SWEARlNGEN.
July 94-3w
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JOHN licLEAN.
From The Cherry Vallcy Casetfcy
.Juig ID

jug ID
The following letter from the Pa
tiisrch OIL Republican family, will
be read with great interest. The
parlizens q. several of the candidates
Tor the Presidency, have made use of
Mr.. Jefferson nanie to aid them in
their excltlcns 10 advance the interest
OF their isyofi;c, md on hearing Of
this, tile venerable writer otthe letter
ias conseuted to lis pablication;---it
was semitic gentleman of the state Of
New York in May last.
MONTICELLO, April 80, 1923.
Sir, must beg 10 be excused FROM
answering the question proposed to me-
III year favor ol the lith .nst. on the
subject of tive csn diGaies named for the.
next Presidency. lay it down as .
Law to myself to lake ND part in tbat
election. advice on such occasion,
even where qualified togiye il, would
incur fearful responsibility. l shall.
be perfectly contented with any choice
my fc'!ew citizens shall make; bopeiDg
always it will be OF character friend.
Iyto peace, to economy, t0thc repub-
llcan principles Of our constitution, and
to its salut&ry distribution Of power be-
tween the two coordinate branehcs
OF government, foreign and domestic.
Accept the assurances OF my great
rspect. TIL. JEFFERSON.
Selling Wees. The East Floridas
Herald of the 28th ult. which came to
band yesterday. states that few days
previous man sold his wife, not with
batter round her neck, but by bill of
sale, fer fly cents, and that he intend
ed to have made their names known
10 the public; but as they had since
made up the quarrel, and the n an tsd
agreed to take his wife once more 10
his bed and board, he should dcsisE
from exposing them at present.
Expeditions ITauelling:-A gentle.
man. = citizen of Upper Alabama, ar
rived in this town on Monday evening
last from Florence, Alvin, Missouri,
Arkansas Mississippi, Louisiana, and
the gulph, OF Florida and Mexico, be-
ing distance Olive thousand and fif-
ty five miles, which he tray elled in %.
days, being at The rate of 100 ailcs'
PEI day, - Proc. Jour.
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Notice.

4 PETITION will be presented to
A4- the General Assembly, at its next
session, praying that law may pass
authorising and providing that the ex-
penditures, in relation TO roads and
bridges within the county of Berkeley,
shall be betrayed by an assessment up
on the real property of the county.
July I0.--2mA
Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-07-31
Cash for Wheat.
Isaac S. Lack, & Co.

A NNOUNCE to the Farmers Of Ber-
"A kelley and jefferson counties, that
their MILL, adjoining town, is at pre-
sent in complete order, and that they are
prepared TO receive all kinds OF Gram.
They will, as usual. give to their Grind
ing customers for every 30olbs. Mer-
charitable Wheat, one Barrel OF Flour,
and stand the Inspection of Baltimore,
Alexandra, Georgetown, sc. Those
who live at a distance from the Mill,
can at all times, be furnished with Flour
in ercltaage for their Wheat on the day
of its delivery, sothat they may proceed
with il TO market Immediately.
They would inform those who may
want to sell, that they will pay the
C.aSH as usual, for all the Wheat that
may be offered to them, at the fair mar
ket price. They trust that those who
arc indebted to them, and wjto hare pro-
missed payment by Me detioery Of Wheat,
IN all HE month Of August, will not dis
appoint them.
Martinsburg, July II.
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/ am, the Public's
Humble Servant,
IGNATIUS O'FERnALL.
Boiling Cloths.

A MOTHER supply of best warranted Bolt
IA ing Cloths, of all numbers and wedths-
tor sale By ]. S, LANE s ToWNE,R
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Ma,tinsdurg academy.

THIS SESSION will end on Saturday the
i 10th of August next. Vacation A weeks.
Another Latin Class will be termed. those
who wish to have their chliren taught in that
language will do well to give an eatiy intims-
ton. Also another class OF Geography
July 7.--4t'
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6 tust SaCe.

4. W'|'
DY virtue of Deed of Trust, exc
-D cuted by William Nicely, on the
9th day of August, 1922, to secure the
payment of certain sum of money
therein mentioned, due Thomas c.
Brent and Arthur Blackwell, Merchants
and partners, trading under the name
and firm of Brent < Blackwell. and Of
record in Morgan County; | shall, on
the first day Of .9itg'tst Court neri, for
be County Court Of Morgan, as trustee
therein named, sell at Public Sale, for
READY MONEY, a, the house of fg-
natius O'Ferrall, in the town of Bath,
part or parts of two separate Tracts of
Land, situate near and adjoining tha
aforesaid Town Of Bath. Such title will
be made the purchaser as may be au-
thorised by the aforesaid deed of trust
JAMES n. WHEAT, Trastss.
Bath, June 5.--ctds.
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digniied, but very far from being
tinchlred with that pride or arrogance
which some have unjustly imputed
to them. In the circle of his in
innate friends, there is 40 man more
pleasing or interesting in conversation.
His elastic mind vibrates with singular
ease and graceiulness, between sportive
fancy and deep thought. Ills private
lite has ever been marked by high and
unerIing honor, by firm integrity, and
by domestic virtue. Such is virtue
Such is Dewirr CLINTON, aud as such
he richly merits the appellant OH OF great
Ia giving this sketch, we have faith
fully portrayed him what his actions
have proved him 10 be. We have been
actuated by no political motives what.
soever but solely by awish to express
oar honest, sincere and unbiased re-
speet for noble, intelligent s. honora-
bic man. j. e. B.
The subloincd circo'ar has been adj
dressed by the Postmaster Geaeral to
those Postmasters who have the care
oil distributing Offices Yhcrc are a
few offices a, W hich The mail branch.
cs, and where itmust necessarily be-
opened, to give lie proper direction tn
the diiiercui packages-th these are cal.
led Offices OF separation. 1t is not in
tended, we understand. toprohihit the
Poslmasters at these Offices, from D.
pening the mail as heretofore. The
Way bags are to be procured, only
by the Postmasters Of the distributing
oiliccs.--,Nat Int.
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Print ing Establishment,
FOR SALE.

The Editor Of the "WINcHxsrKR GAzETrs,"
induced by considerations arising out OF his late
domestic affection, offers his establishment for
sale There are perhaps few similar establish
ments. in the interior of the Coup,ry. which
have commanded more regular and suhstan-
tial patronage than the one now offered Tor
sale; and to enc disposed and qualified to as
SINE The duties of an Editor, ITS local si,us-
ton and the importance of the town OF VIM
chester, offer the mos, fatteriIg inducements.
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Der shall be promptly attended to.
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Winchester, July IL.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-02-19
SUICIDE,

Steward M'Caply. a pedlar, about II
o'clock at night, Esd January, 1898, cut
his own throat. 1t was said in evidence
before the jury, that he had been near
three weeks at Samuel fieisleNs Tavern
New Sewickly township. Beaver county,
Penn, and while there inclined TO be
drunk it he could get liquor; They
would sometimes give him halfa pint of
whlskey going TO bed, then he would rest
pretty well but when he could not get
II, would range about the house al night
and could not rest. The evening OF the
fatal act, he ate heerty supper, drank
three pints OF beer, and about 9 o'clock
went to bed, Sometime after traveller
went to bed ; shortly after the landlord,
then the landlsdy all in the same room,
on the ground floor, there being beds in
the room; MfCanty~ in the middle bed.
When the laDdlady was going 10 bed.
M'DaDty wanted whiskey she said she
had none (; he then wanted beer she said
the boys were gone to bed, and she could
not get any but would give him some wa
ter. She brought him some water then
went to bed. The traveller had been
asleep dreamed he came to we'll of
water as large as the room, and could not
pass over; awoke and recolected tha,
he had dreamed the Same the night before:
ielt troubled about the two dreams could
no' sleep N'Canty GO, up, went gu, o:
the rnnn.. 'Sas ou' . lew minutes returle1
10 the bed side stood there some time;
| they heard something running ontbs floor
Ike water ;ihis went on for some minutes
| when they heard as if he was swallowing
someihrng; he threw himself on The
bed and appeared TO be chosking. The
| landlord rose. got candle, saw tbs
blood, called the family, and found he had
cut his throat with the landlords razor
! which was found shut under the pillow.
il was supposed that he lived upwards of
an hour after receiving the cut, which was
! said 10 be FIVE inches long, and one inch
deep. He was well set man, about S
feet & inches high, near 40 years of age
said to be from Ireland, and had taught
school at Zane sville, Ohio.
/ Pitts5urg Gag.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-02-19
BANK NOTES.

A specimen of letter press printing.
on plan entirely new, has just made It's
appearance on thu FIVE dollar notes of the
Mechanics bank of ;his city, in the not
to ofG Public Security Conemplated."-
1t does much credit to the artizaD, MIR.
f.. Starr, and to MIR. +. White of thi,
placs, at whose letter foundry, and un-
der whose direction it has been got up
1t has for It's object, 10 prevent the coun-
tcrfeitlng Of bank notes, and 10 wbici
purpose we understand it is solely to nc
applied.
From the difficulty Of asseciatjne
workmen of sufficient talents in the Sc
veral arts Of die sinking, type founding
and letter press printing, we are led to
believe that this will throw greater o..
ssacles in the way of counterfei,ers tina
thew have before met with, and which
we cannot but hope may prove issur-
mounlabie. Copper plate, having mari
ed difference in its appearance from le,
ter press printing, not only on the face
but particularly on the back of the bill,
we see no way that a tolerabIe limitation
of this could be produced without the
aid Of an experienced type lounder.-
And as the art is confined to six or
eight persons only in the U. States, work
done for this purpose, would soon be
traced to its source, should any one en-.
gagged in the business be found weak G.
Dough to hazard the reputation of his es.
adjustment by lending it 20 so base a
purpose. .Ne7o York Mer. AdU.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-02-19
SUPREME COURT....FER. y.

Mr.. Justice Johnson delivered the o.
piDion Of the court in the case Of Hughes
vs. the Union Insurance Company of Ma
ryIand. Judgment reversed.
The cause of Johnson and Graham s
Lessee VS. Mcintosh, was further srgured
y Mr.. Murray and MIR. Winder, for the
defendant.
The cause Of Nichols VS. Webb, was o..
pened by NJ. G. J. IngersolI, for the
plaintiff in error,
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-02-19
CANADAS.

Both the legislative council and house
of assembly of Lower Canada, have, at.
ter warm debate, passed, by large ma.
lorities, resolutions against a union OF
Upper and Lower Canada. This was
not expected OF the council.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-02-19
SALVAGE.

Salvage has been allowed by court
in England on keg containing 10000
in gold, saved from the wreck of The
brig Elizabeth, of Boston. lost some
time since on the coast of Cheshire. It
was resisted on the plea, that they who
saved it, did not at first intend to restore
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-02-19
LOTTERY.

No. l67,OS5 IN the Great German
lottery. has drawn he aignourie ofGrosy
dIckau. The ticket WAS sold TO Mon
Sieur Ernest Louis Schuneisus, Ut Grafen
tonDa near Gotha, IN SaxonS father of 4
numerous flTlly, who Ias preferred to
lake the sum oi 100000 francs, rather
Than the estate.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-02-19

The New York American makes the
following estimates of the votes on the
presidential election. We think u mas
miscalculated the sentiment of Virginia
We are pretty confident she will not be
unanimous in favor Of Mr.. Crawford, uD-
less it be to keep the election from 60
ing to the house of Representatives. So
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-02-19
MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCES

from tie NORTHAMPTON Friedens Bottle.
1t is our unpleasant duty to give an
account of very horrid event. On the
5oth OF January, the wife Of S. Rabepbo)e,
OF Weissehburg township, Lehigh COUP.
ty, Ia cut off the head of her own child.
an infant only II days old. The particu,
lars, we understand, are as follows
Her husband who had been absent for
a few minutes, found his vile on his re-.
urn sitting at the spinning wheel. to all
appearance very composed but small
child who stood by the cradle said to him
rather, mother has cut off the babv'-
'eaao AZ first he paid no attention To
MS, but the repeated assertion of the
hid, induced him to look into the era.
c, where he found tull proof of the
p,rId deed the CONSERVATION of the
her at this moment can easily be ina.
s'ned. On inquiriDg Of his wife, why she
ad done II, she replied, "she had 10 do
;" and gave the same answer To the
coroner's jury, and the other persons.
without assigning any other cause, or
denying the fact.
On Friday the unfortunate woman vas
committed to the prison in this town.
>he had previously sbewn some symp-
toms OF disordered state of mind, but
opinions and reports are various. and We
refrain from saying any more at present,
as an account Of the trial she is to under.
go VIII be published. She is the daugh-
Ter OF very respectable parents, and has
hitherto had the reputation of very in.
aas'rlous and very peaceable woman. -
Tbs mSurntul occurrence should cause
us TO recall to mind the sslutary admoni>
uon-" Watch and pray, less ye fall into
temptations"
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-02-19
JUVENILE INDlsCRETlON.

A gentleman, having lived too long in
a state of unbiessed celibacy, and lady,
who thought she had been too long liz
wediock, whose united ages draw near
TO the verge of one hundred years, lately
eIoped from Montreal, and made tor the
United S,ates-taking as many Of the
moveables OF the deserted husband as
they could well carry.
The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-02-19
ACCIDENT.

Three men near Greensbursh, Penn.
were employed in boring the earth for
salt water, when a fame burst from the
well and burnt them SO badly as TO en-
danger their lives.