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Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-04-17
School Notice.

THE subscriber tenders bis services as
i TEACHER, 10 bis friends and the
public, and promises faithful discharge
OF his duty IN attending to the morals 4 Ii.
terary advancement OF bis pupils. He al.
so tendels bis thanks to those who have
been pleased to palronlse bis school, and
hatters himself that The progress made BY
the pupils committed to bis care, may me-
rit continuance of The confidence repos-,
&c in him. Should early application be-
made, he will prepare himself to receive.
as boarders, ten pupils, to be instructed
in the Greek and Latin languages; which,
with seven Or eight scholars from The
neigbborhood Of the school, will eonsti.
tule the whole number intended to be ad.
mtted.
The terms are 40 dollars per annum
or, if bed be furnished, loo dollars, for
board and tuition. Quarterly payments
will be expected 10 advance.
As it respects health, there is, perhaps,
no situation in the county more eligible
for school. FRANCIS ADAMS.
Nanjemoy. Charles county, Md.
Jan g Il
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Marshal's Sale.
VIRGINIA

VlRGlNIA;
At a Superior Court OF Cbancery held
in the town of Fredericksburg, on the
9Th day OF October, 1888
Joseph Shumate, in his own right, and as
administrator of Richard Shu.e, deceas-
ed, Plaintiff
Against
Augustus B. Carver and Luther Radcliffe,
Defendants:
TrNHE decree nisi entered in this cause
al rules on the sad day Of May, 1893,
being returned executed on the defendant
Augustus b. Carver. and the defendant
Luther Radcliffe, who is out of this Conn
nonwealib, and against whom the plain
tiff appears TO have proceeded in the mode
prescribed by law against absent defend
ants; and they still failing 10 appear and
answer, the bill oil the plaintiff is taken Tor
confessed; and on motion OF the plaintiff,
by counsel, The Court, on consideration Of
the bill and exhibits, doth adjudge, order
and decree, that unless the defendants, or
one of them, do within six weeks from the
date hereof, pay to the plaintiff The sum Of
600 dollars, with interest al the rate OF 8
per centum per annum from the first day
of January, 1922, until paid, and the costs
by bin expended in the prosecution Of
this suit, the said defendants and their
heirs, and all persons claiming un>
der them, be tbencetorth barred and f0re>
closed of all equity and right 10 redeem
the houses and lots described in the inden-
ture Of trust, the exhibit aforesaid, made
on the Esd day OF September, 1916 be-
tween Augustus B Carver Of the one part.
and Richa ID Shute of the other part; and
that the Marshal of ibis Court do, after ado
vertisihg the time and place thereof for
three months successIveiy, in some news
paper printed 10 The town OF Alexandra,
expose 10 sale by public auction, for rea-
dy money, the houses and lots in the said
indenture mentioned, and out of the mo-
ney arising from the said sale, after de-
fraying The expenses attending the same,
pay 10 the plaintiff the said principal mo-
ney, interest and costs; and The surplus of
the proceeds oil sale, il any, retain fn bis
hands, subject 10 the future order Of the
Court, and report bis proceedings herein
to the Court IN order to final decree.
Costs, SO dolls. As cents. Copy.
Teste, j. +. FORD, 6 G.
NTPursuant to the foregoing decree, l
shall, on Saturday, the 9Th day oil May
next in front OF Capt. Williams's Tavern.
in Dumfries, expose TO sale by auction, 10
the highest bidder, for ready money,
TWO LOTS, known in the plan of she
said town of Dmnfries, by the numbers
Twenty-six and Tbirty-four.
WIN NJ. CRAIG, Deputy Of
JOHN STANARD, N. F. c. D.
feb 28 t29may
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tI,e hair nearly burnt off his head;
both hands burnt. one OF them near
" 70 the elbow, so that we thought
the fingers on that hand must drop
off-indeed, all who saw the little
sufferer, expected he must die. The
head was so dreadfullly burned. that
il is hard to describe tit was burnt
to the scull bone. l applied plas-
ter of DIR. WIN. Judkins's patent spe
cific ointment Immediately. In TAX
ing off the first plaster. the hair with
the burnt flesh, together with some OF
the Goals that were sticking to the
flesh, all came with the plaster.
Mrs. Bateman dressed the child's
head next day.
We continued the application. the
wound during the time discharglng
freely offensive matter. According
to direction, no water was used. but
| it was carefully wiped to keep it
clean. 1t soon began to mend, and
in a few days got quite well. Sup
posing it had drawn enough, abont
the fifth or sixth day the last plaster
was left on tor some days without
changing it. The flesh has grown
to the bone, and the hair over the
head the same as if il had never been
burnt. except one small spot. have
applied Judkins's ointment for burns
and scalds. in many other cases, anu
never knew it 20 la,l.
WIN. MfJiLTON.
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Dying.

THEIsubscriber still continues TO car.
Il ~ on the DYING BUSINESS al bis
old stand, near the Mechanics Bank, at
his usual prices, viz.
Ladies' dresses, black, rs cts.
Other colors ri 90
Shawls, large size, 5Ol
Small shawls IS
Leghorn bonhets dyed and
dressed so
Gentlemen coats dyed BLK 20
Other c0lors I25
Pantaloons dyed black IS
mar I3-tf r G, LANPHIER.
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AUCTIONS.
Public Sale.

DY authority OF decree Of the Circuit
ID Court for the county OF Alexandria,
entered at November term, 1928, | shall
proceed to sell at public auction before
the door of the Exchange Coffee House,
at re o'clock, NJ. on Saturday the 18th
-. day Of May next, one haD Of tie
XT& interest and estate in the Three
sks Story Brick Dwelling House, at
n present occupied by Mrs. Keune.
dy, and in the vacant lot adjoining. there
to, on the north side, situated on the west
side of Water street midway between
Queen and Princess streets; the house lot
fronting 80 feet on Water street, extend.
ing back 1873 feet inches; and The va.
cant lot Of the same depth, and 81 feet 10
front.
The house is we'll built and commodious,
having two large rooms on each floor, with
a spacious passage, and is a convenient
and agreeable dwelIing-the whole lot tsn
ing also well enclosed. =
The terms OF sale will be one fourth OF
the purchase money to be paid in hand,
bu, a credit OF I2, I8 and "a months will
be given in The residue, divided into equal
payments, bearing interest from the day
OF sale. J.. l.. mckENNA,
Commis'r g. acting Trustee.
nTThe proprietcrs Of the other mOiety
OF The above described property will offer
il tor sale, so that the whole interest will
be disposed OF al public auction at the
time and place designated.
aDriI & Is
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One other Lot,
One other lot of Land,

containing eight acres more or less, con.
veyed by thu said deed of trust to the said
Wilred 6. Settle, s. purchased by the SAID
Peter Of John Green, adjoining the said
mill lot, and at the date OF The said deed,
IL the OCCUPANCY OF the saIG Peter Callett.
N. W Roger, Thomas Mills and William
Waters ana,
AT the same time and place will be sold
ON The same terms aforementioned.
Sundry Slaves,
conveyed by the said deed, partly by Ro'
bert Cs.le,t, and partly by the said Will
liam Catlett if they art produced.
And also eleven horses, four stills, thur
~ two mash tubs. four cooling tubs, SIX
Windsor chairs, one Cabinet, three beds
and bedsteads, with the furniture thereto
belonging; one Tea Chest. one Bureau,
and other articles of household and kllch'
on furniture, if the same be produced on
the day Of sale.
/, mere is not sufficient time Tor the &C
compi,shnent of the said sale, they will be
continued from day 10 day by the subscri-
bers.
Such title as the subscribers have 10 any
ot the pruperty above described, will be
made 10 purchasers o>,,
INMAN HORNER,
PETER ADAMS,
april 9-13 tMI5 Trustees.
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John II. Ladd 3 Co.
OFFER FOR SALE
y Is; {sOeAHs
H H,'",as' noLAssEs
f.! !! a.; S: :: {coFrrE
Spansa chocolate
E IMPERIAL {rEAs
Young Hyson)
Pepper, cassa, cloves
e. $;ss Madeira }"'Srs
y hss' fsdis RUM
Holland gin
Sss"sf BRANDY
Whlskey
Winter strained sperm
s Si;1e strained 'psF" olL
Mess and prime beef, mess pork
Mackerel No. l. 2, behring's No. l&2
Shad gross and neat, dun cod fish
Turks Island salt
Plaster lump and ground, grindslones
Cut nails assorted sizes, window glass
Red OGRE, tallow mould candles
Spanish tobacco
s american sEeARs
Manufactured tobacco
Sugar loaf PAPER
Writing and letter " -"
Band box boards
M M1Ib!ed Ma, ss lsoAP
Russia clean hemp
Russia DICK
Siens' and boys boots and shoes
Mems and boys bat
Cotton yarn various numbers
Logwood, burr blocks
Potatoes, apples, onions, &c. &c.
jan 22
WHEAT
Purchased By A. C.. CAZENOVE r. a.
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AUCTION.
F able Auction.

ny VIRTUE OF a deed OF trust, OF
ID Robert Csdett, aad Nancy his vile,
Peter CatIet,, William Catlett, and Will
tref G Settle, to the subscribers, bearing
dale the 96th day of May, 1890, and
recorded in the County Courts OF Eau
ouier and Frederick; they will proceed to
sell at public auction for cash to the high
est bidders, on the 9Th day OF May, 1874,
at the Mill OF Peter Catlei,,. or al the
dwelling house OF Robert Catlett, the iol'
lowing
Tracts of Land:
One tract of lease land, containing Zoo a
ores more or less, situated IN the counties
of Fauquier and Frederick, on winch Inc
said Robert Catlett resided at the date oil
the said deed; Que other tract situated 10
the same counties, purchased by the said
Robert. of William Massie and William
Gibson, containing GOO acres, more or less,
One other Tract,
situated in the county OF Frederick,
lease a, the .ale of said deed, in the pos.
session of Presley Williams, purchased by
the said Robert Of William Leach, con-
tanning SO acres, more or less.
One other Tract,
containing so acres part OF lease,
devised to the said Robert, by his father,
and purchased ty him OF Henry Cur!'ss,
situated in the county Of Frederick, Also
One Lot of Land,
with the manufacturing Mill and other i'm
provement, thrreuntoJ belonging, held ny
The sad Pete, Ca,lett, under q decree OF
the Cbancery Court of Fredericksburg,
and under JOHN Green and The heirs OF
John Clark, decd, one moIety OF which
has been conveyed by the said Peter Cat.
lett % Stephen Chiffon and Andrew Tur.
ner, Trustees Tor the brnehl OF Abner
Pollard and recorded in the county court
oil Fauquier; the whole lot having been
conveyed by subsequent deed OF trust TO
the said Witred 6 Settle, and
One other Lot,
a lease of land contiguous TO the said Mill
Lot, purchased by the said Peter Catlett,
OF Armislead Thompson and Thomas
John: Containing one hundred acres more
or less and conveyed by the said Peter TO
the SAID Wiltred g. Settle by the same
l-r
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Piize VI
100000 DOLLARS.
There are also now floating in the wheels
THE CAPT. AIS OF
20 600 DOLLS 10 600 DOLLS.
10000 DOLLS. 5000 DOLLS. .
OF 1000 DOLL AIRS, &c.
The whole OF which are liable 10 be drawn
at the NEXT DRAWING, which in or.
der to allow time TO distant adventures,
will take place on
Thursday. the 18th Of May,
in the city of Baltimore, under the super
attendance of the Commissioners appoint
ed by the Governor and Council Only
two drawings remain 10 complete the
scheme-the whole OF the prizes are pay
able in CASH, which can be chad al Co.
HENS OFFICE the moment they are drawn.
***Orders ought to be sen, on as soon
as possible. Persons al a dista nee may al
all times with confidence forward their
iemittaUces 10 Coben's O6lce, for II the
gresl capitals ia The scheme should be
drawn when their orders arrive, ard the
state OF tue wheel not Justify an invest
ment, the amount enclosed will be return.
ed by the first mail.
Whole Tickets 90 90 Quarters 500
Halves lOOC Elghths $50
10 be bad (wananled undrawn) at
COHEN'S
Lottery & Exchange Office, ia Market'areet,
BALTIMORE
Where the great capital prizes IN both
the last lotteries 1Usre sold TO distant ndDen-
turers, and yhere more capital prizes haze
been sold than at any other office in Ame
r,ca.
trOrders from any part OF the United
States, by mail (post paid) or byprivate
conveyance. enclosing tbe cash or prize
tickets in any OF the Baltimore lotteries,
will meet the usual prompt and punctual
attention, if addressed to
J. /. COHEN, jr. Baltimore.
@COHEN'S Lottery Gazette and
Register" which is published regularly
after each Drawing, will contain the Off
cial List of the Grand State Lottery, and
will be forwsrded grads, to all who pur.
chase their Tickets at COHEN'S OF.
FlCE, and who signify their wish to have
the same.
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THE GREAT CAPITAL PRIZE OF
One Hundred Thousand Dolls.
Is now 6oaung in the
GRAND STITE LDT1ERF
Of Maryland, now drawing in Baltimore
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fORK, sept. %, 1871.
Sir--dsviug been for a number of
years afflicted with Rheumatic Attic
tion to that degree, that oftentimes !
was unable to walk-trying a varIe-
ty Of cures without effect. I heard OF
Judkins's ointinent, obtained it. AMI
by using one pot, agreeably to the
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COHEN'S OFFICE, BALTIMORE,
April 8, 1924.
0J Besides the above splendid capita
prize OF
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CAPE COD CANAL.

BosroS, Oct. l5.-We are happy "
learn that the Board OF Engineers for In.
fernal Improvement, consisting Of General
Bernard, Col Totem and J. l.. Sullivan.
Esq will soon arrive here, with The view
of sscertain,pg the practicabIity Of con.
Meeting Barnstable and Buzzard Bays by
a Canal.
Capt. S. r. Trevett, Esq. commander
of toe u. S. Revenue Cutler Search, Of
this district, has received orders TO hold
himself in readiness to be at the disposal
of the Board Of Engineers, and assist 10
taking the soundings OF the Bays.
A canal across The isthnus OF Cape Cod
was projected at the close of the RevOIu.
tionaIy war; the subject was revived a few
years since by the Legislature OF this stale,
and last winter the Hon. Dir. Lloyd brought
it before the Senate of the United STATES,
when resolution was passed directing
survey Oi the route.
It is now hoped that this grand project
will soon be accomplished, as The advan"
tages which sill result therefrom are 10.
caculable to the commerce OF the country
during peace, anc Tor facilitating the trans
portations OF munitions of war, in The e.
vent OF bostlities.
There are about six thousand passages
made around Cape Cod annually, by our
foreign and ssling vessels, a large por'
ton OF whic must ind the Canal more
sale and exp -ditous route than doubling
the stormy Cape Cod
Tbi. great national work is now requlr'
cd, and the rapid extension of our popuis'
ton, with be consequent increase OF our
navigation, imperiously demand that
commencement, should be made OF that line
OF canals which are ultimately 10 connect
the bays ard estuarles along our coast from
Boston to New Orleans. New York has
set glorious example to each stale and
the United States. Let it be followed
speedily. Pasr''l'
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Liperpool Markets. Sent. Is.

During the whole summer our mar
ket has been characterised by an unu-
sual degree Of dullness.a a gradual de-.
cline in prices, which still continues,
uplands may be quoted at Z 3.S to 81, al
though few bags OF very choice quail.
ty brought trifle more; Alabanas aBd
Tenessees, a to 81; New Orleans, ST to
I'D: Sea Islands, IL to la, notwitb.
standing the imports this year have
been 92,Sl6 bales less at this port than
lsst year; it is quite evident the sup
ply is greater than the consumption
To enable you to form an opinion Of our
probable prices next gear, you must re.
mark that the demand for cotton goods
is undated, but the stock of twist for
export, and some description of goods
is fast accumulatiDg, sales Of which
have often been made at considerable
loss, and some failures have taken place
among the spinners and exporters of
yarns. For the last four years, (until
very lately the cotton trade was very
profitable, and gradually increased. but
as it now holds out DO Involvement TO
extend, there i. not likely to be any in-
csease tor the next twelve months, az
Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-10-21
CORONATION OF THE POPE.

The following account of this ceremony is
taken from volume OF travels published
the present year in London, under the Ii.
tie OF Scenes and Impressions IN Egypt
and Italy,
Il saw the Pope, Leo, twelfth of the
name, borne up the aisle IN such process
sion as belongs only to papal state; the
proud cardinals in their robes Of white and
cold; the Pope borne on a raised seat of
state; tue Eastern fans of royalty waving
near his sacred head; bis face pale, and
but tor the gentle notion Of bis hands as he
spread them, in blessing, over the pros>
tra,e people, looking like a still idol, q
lieless thing, that only tFembIed from the
movement of the bearers Ii lived, that
thing, and is, by one salutarY custom, a.
this intoxicating moment OF human exalta.
ton, reminded of its mortality; thrice you
see small fragments of light paper burnt
before that moving throne, and the solemn
warning OF SIC transit gloria mundl,' is
thrice uttered in the ear of this earthly
ng OF kings. saw him on his throne
behind his high altar, and his glitterlng
court of lordly priests; heard the sweet
and solemn singing OF choir OF harmoDl-
Gus voices: in silence, the listening ear is
Knocked By the memory Of their tones;
saw each cardinal embraced and blest by
the Pontif, and STOPPING, kiss his foot;
and mass was performed by the Pontiff
himself, in a manner far more revereDtly
than had ever seen 1t; bis voice was clear
and gravely musical; bis action at the al
tar calm and dignlhed; and when he held
up the hallowed wafer, and all bowed
down, then, as your OWE heas halt bent
in sympathetic reverence, your eye caught
a grouping Of figures and objects in this
vast temple, which 10 words could de-
scribe. went forth with the crowd, and
mingled with those On the highest steps,
The view al the vast and adorned court in
front of this mighty and matchess temple,
covered with the multitude which awaits
the papal benediCtlon, is very imposing
spectacle.
| lost the moment of their kneeling, for
my attention was called off by glimmer-
ing near me, md we were looking up al
the balcony above the great door, imagin.
ing hal the Pope came forward 10 give the
blessing, when the appearance OF Cardi-
nal, who read, and then threw down two
papers OF indulgence, told US that all was
over; hundreds near the temple had miss
ed the moment, and never kDelt at all,
and, indeed, in other parts OF the square,
But the being near where the papers tell
abundantly repaid me; the group which
seized and scrambled for the tearing did
not exceed in number dozen OF the very
commones: class OF rude ruslcs from The
country, with whom few fine boys OF
Rome OF the i>bail-playipg age, stram-
bled, evidently for the fun
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LATE INDIAN MURDERS.

DETRoiT, Sept ia letter to the Go'
vernon of the Territory, from Mr.. Schools
craft, Indian Agent at SauIt de Sle' Ma
RE, gives some additional particulars re-
speeding the murders lately committed by
The Iodians at Lake Pepin. The letter
states. that Mr.. Halliday had arrived al
Ste. Marie on the 2lst ult from lance, a
trading post on Lake Superior, bringing
with him the scalp OF one OF the men Kill
ed, and the following Information, derry
ed, probably, from some OF The Indians
who were engaged in the murder =,
kewaynokwot, Chief living al the w
lage of Wen Desert, al the head OF The IT.
YER Ootonagon, with 80 or 40 Chippewa
10 his band, started about the 28ih June
on an expedition against The Sioux. nav
ing arrived at the Mississippi, they Tell u
with a small party OF Americans IN o0aI
who were armed, and carried the na''0u,
al flag The two parties encampea nen
each other in the evening. During u,
night, the Indians crepi silently to 'De lew
OF the Americans, and disarmed them DE-
fore they were apprised OF any sucp ,l 10"
teption. They then killed aud sca'peGI
tour persons, including the man wno pda
charge of the boat One OF the Americas
succeeded in swimming over lbe F'vs.
but was killed in ascending the oPpUSsl"
bank. The Indians returned to V'eu 6 De
sert, With their plumber and scalps' V tI,
OF the latter apparently that OF a D' S"'
aged man, with light brown hair, has Oe''
sent to this place. u,,s
We understand that Mr.. WoodbHlgs,
Secretary, and at present acting "oys n5
nor OF this Territory, will make a deu''" ~
on the Cbippewas, through the aBsp''
deliver up the murderers. n.
The murder above mentioned, was eOm W.
mi,ted far beyond the boundary Oh al!
settlement of whites, and we hope peO p.s
at distance will not be led TO supp -
from its occurrence, that their lrenI,' oost
connexions 10 the Territory are 10 IDS 'ea..
danger from indian hostility. we sl" ssor.
ly believe our new settlers are 10 10 nJ ,hs
danger on account OF the Indians " I,b;,.
Peninsula OF Michigan, than the lnpi Gam
ants of the interior of New YORK are 'tO, IN
the Indians residing about Buffalo SH'
Oneida. rnse>
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there are as many old mills abandoned
on accoant OF The bad constfuctien o.
their machinery, compared w'th the
new coming into use. AS respects sne
suppIies to be received pext year, it's
but reasonable to expect that iron the
United States, the Bragils. the East
and West Indies, There will be some
increase: from Egypt it 10 estimated
tbers will be an import OF at least 2oo,-
900 bales, and the number OF vessels
that have been chartered, and going 10
Alexandria, fully confirms this. WITH
these prospects and the evidence before
our eyes that the growth of cotton 10
greater than the consumption, itisqoi'e
clear that prices will be much lower
than the present, and that it will con.
Time to decline uatiI the growth 10
checked by the price getting 80 low as
not to remunerate the plasters,
Turpentine lis. Sd, for good fa'r quail
Rice. l2s. Cd. to lSs Ashes, old Pots,
$50. New DO. 40s."