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I'm. Owens 4. Griffin L. Leckie,

I'm. O1renS f Griffin l.. Leckie,
APOTHECARIE5 q DRUGGISTS,
Have Just received, in addition to their for
mer assortment,
TIE F0kLOHHNG .ARYICifS
20 dozen bottles cold pressed American
Castor Oil,
90 10. Cream Tartar,
90 To- Arrow Root,
100 ID. best New York starch,
goo h Lamp Black,
$50 ID. Glue,
reams Sand Paper,
II boxes Windsor Soap,
do Transparent do
1000 ID best Putty.
Theabove, together with every other article
in their line, will be sold At the lowest prices
for cash, or six months credit TO customers of
known punctnhlhy.
~ They will barter or give cash for Bees
wax February %,
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Scarlet Bromliton do
Mint Peruvian Stool
Gill, OF twenty dit
fercnt colors
| OK Glove
Balm Of Gilead
French ltOneysuekl'
iloneywort
Trumpet Creeper
Lord Arson ) swee
Peas
Mkt Sweet do
A Gn Ip,t, 10,
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Garden and Flower Seed.
VIM. Owens Il Griffin L.. Lcckie,

.lpothecaritS Il Druggists,
SLAVE Just received from New York
H the largest assortment OF Garden aud
Flower seed, ever offered in this market, VIZ
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Fresh and Genuine Medicines.
=
WALTER II. MIDDLETON,

.iPOTUEC.7Rl IND DRUGGIST,
MAS Just received from Philadelphia
and New York, his spring supply, en-
bracing every article i'll the DRUG, MEDI-
CINE and PAINT line. His stock is now
entirely new, his assortment better selected,
and more extensive than AT any previous time,
and every article can be recommended as
being genuine. Practitioners of medicine,
country merchants, and others who have been
in the habit of supplying themselves in Rich
mond, will find it greatly TO their advantage
to give him a call.
Such OF his friends aud customers who live
at distance, aud cannot fnd II AT all times
CONVEX lent TO visit thi. market may rely up
on getting their orders put up in as nice style,
articles of as good quality, and as cheap by
sending, as If they were present
LiNSEED OIL, BEESWAX, FEATHERS,
and evety description Of produce taken in
barter, for which The highest market price will
lie given.
April 2l. Is 35
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OPINIONS GMree celebrated Ladies
on tie subject Of .NdtrimOny.
The following are the opinions Of
three ladies' Of eminent literary at
tainments, on the subject ol Matri-
mony
Mrs. T.. Montague, in her letter,
says, can define matrimonial hap
pincss only like Wit, by negatives
lis not hissing-thats too sweet =
'tis not bColding-thacs too sour -
It's not raillery---tliat's too tier =
nor is it the continual shuttlecock Of
rcpIy-for that's too tart. In short,
| hardly know how to season it cK-
aCtly to my taste but would neither
have it tart nor mawkishly sweet
| should not like to live entirely ci-
Their upon mrthcglen or verJuice.
Again she says, IL fancy, in ma,
trimony, one finds variety in one, in
the charming ,icissitudcs OF
Sometimes my plague, sometimes ny darling,
Kissing tu-day, 10 morrow snHrling.'
" Could that kind of Love-" says
Mrs. 1hraie, be kept alive through
the nalTiags state, which makes the
charm of a single one, the sovereign
good would 10 longer be sought for !;
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POTS, 81 gallons lcnrrGnted 7rjHfer stra,Htd
LAMP OIL, aud barrel Spirits OF Turpen
inc. The above, together with very ex-
en,ive assortment of
Medicines. Sc &c.
Viii be sold a. low as they can be procured
any where in this section OF country.
February /. tsis
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| me Beaver do
SuSar, Coffee and Salt,
&c, sc. SC.

All Of the above articles are equal n any
evpr offered IN this market, and were seiecied
entirely by the subscriber. Persons whowah
10 purchase viii do well 10 chill anJ examine
tor themselves, as he is determined TO sell low
tor cash.
TORDYCE I. BOWEN.
April %. w6w3G
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0uantico Canal Lottery Of ia.
SMITH CLASS
TO BE DR.iH.N TIE
on. A.. - 49, A0n-

Aud completed in few minutes.
4, .noLAiIRE. Manager.
StHENlE
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Sik ttiSb = ~ iACiI as lIIOSP Oh GSiQ, 1 nPcA
were our only subjects Of conversation all
the way 70 Montehmar. Having passed
that, the hngrt board beyond ii pointed The
road TO ncighboring village. The stee
pie Of the village church was Just III view
II seemed far out Of our way but it was
not, alas that village which contained nv
Dauphiny castle.
lheroad was bad, and We approached the
village with difficulty. AT last our coach
man, vino was perfectly acquainted with
his part, stopped before the door of lit
/ lie hut An old man, dressed in a garb
Of misery, gaped at US from the door. II
was my father. | approached him to
but the scene cannot be described. Ina
Elne on the o0e hand myself, all trembI
and horror-struck-on the other, Aurora.
whom the engraver had placed without
ceremony in an old broken cart. Sta
them burst into wild laughter-see the
pretended coachman throw away his old
wig, take the plaster from his eve, and
address my wife in tone Of superiority
-'' No-you were not born to marry an
engraver-you did not deserve an engrav
er-you made a choice more suitable "a
your fortune and your OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
is your choice, a bclIoy.s-mender; anG
there is your house, and there is your FL
ther-in-law." | would have said some.
thing, but he Immediately resumed his
seat, and in cony ulsions of laughter lhcy
drove away.
knew that the catastrophe would have
been bitter; but | did not imagine THAT ID
W0nld have been Se oVpr,y IVA Irni,u 1'La
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vinced me that she would be happy. | was to re-
| ceiye IS much money would procure subsis-
tence With industry | might be able to support
her comfortably. would indeed have thought nv
self vile wretch, had not been disposed to de-
vote all my faculties and all my LIE to her service.
Her first resentment would be terrible , but when
she found herself beyond the reach of remedy. She
would probably listen to reason; We woDli have
love in place of riches, and finally Ne vouId-u.e
must be happy
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NSSCE u LI...tA Mao rs.
THN RUNS OF PoNPEH.

TIE RUINS OF PDNPEli
Naples .1pi7i 2e.--l nd most utter.
est.ag doy Yesterday Va, drrioe oNer the
runs of Pompei,. Be-ldrs tue emo
tion- that mast arise III he ulud OF an
traveller on Visiting such sccucc as tins
!, rs aH artist. found am anE,t the vifiau.
remnants of tins pncr beaofiui cit, Cbcau.
hial even N nuns many objects oftht
nnst peculiar interest You know tina
tst best paintings Discovered on the walls
aie feinuNrd Ia the masrnm 1t PoItIci,
whcrr access ;. easy, aud whore thu, may
hel"xanlned At leisure bul the vorkmen
arsslll X ins IN with then d% MS iahour
OF IeMoNng tue dur and a,hts from tha
TOW, and evely neek |, ads to some new
discovery. Yesterday w saw uaintrd
,irhn which IT, rahh,h vas hat h II
rrlnni 4. auu The fleet II has IN the nInd
is Ind,scr,h,hl & tcef1l and hrautIfnil,
pan'as igur,s IN all The freshness OF thru
FIR state. are SEN emerging from = bed
where they navr lam Tor ages hidden aud
known. Here are shop- which furnish
al 'hr necesSdrles If life, theatres for A
mn,cmtut. temples Tor the worship of the
G"ds. villas. aud neblenrn's houses, with
all the cnnlrNauces for nxury, gradual,
produced from amongst the ruins. and DIS
PLAYING the awful SIP, ctaclr ola town sud.
deuly arrested IN Al The business and bus.
Tie nj worldly occupation and it is thr
moie awful, because many of the paintings
and works discovered, both here and NJ
Hcrcnlaneu,n display moral drgradatian
winch ca'unt be contemplated nlt.loul
pa n. Here Cicero spent much of his tine
and here h' discoars.d On I've beauty al
.Irio'. But bow hille were lhey able to
Do ~ the great work Of genrratmg theh
i'ilhn men such ilrentous thugs arr
fnnnd painted on The walls aud vrrr exc
eutrd in the more durable material ~
m'rhir, that the Neapolians, nho are moi
particularly ne. III such matters. .rpyen,
strangers coming In where they ar. al work
for fear of some discovery that wp,AI h.,
rryoliug and disgusting. Were il nn ro,
ihese daWnlns proofs of The llue state al
things, there j. really sopelhlng 81 brant,.
iul Ia IA" structure of thu temples So elr
giant end graceful are all the buildings, snt
all the various ornaments of the houses
thai mind delighted with the contempla
ton of Innocence. might easily persuad,
ITSELF that here she held her throne aud DIS
fribnt.d her fasDnrs and that her. a race
OF beings dwelt who were intellectual, re.
dned. aud pure. have been do vn into
the only remaining part of HcrcuIaneum
The excds atIous, you know, are all filled
up for fear of undermining the town and
palace of Portici, which IL built on the bed
of lava that covers the ancient city.-You
are led through good many dark passages
lcarry lights in your hand which they
make out to be a theatre, but there is little
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-12-05
FROM LIMA.

BALrIMoRE, Nov. 22.-We have COZ
sersed with g'ntIempH this morning, VINO
arrived from Peru by way Of Pa,ama and
brings information from Lima 10 the 20ta
IT August, at which tlmo the Castle, Of
Callo We're still in possrsslon of the Roy
allsts General Bolivar bad not returned
tom hs visit to the provinces ot Upper
Pceu, hut was dali, expected in LAMA,
where, and IN the adjoining country, tan.
guilty prevailed. Letters from Panama
81 tn LIST of September, arr totally silent
respecting political events, aud give us 10
further Information of the Congress about
II b. assembled At mat place. The FIJI
gut Unihd State, Com. Hull, and
schooner Dotphin Lieut.. Prrcl'al, were
lying At ChorrlIos, the pot of Lima, and
The sIoop Of war Peacock was at Caqumbo.
Guztite.
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DOlW I: y A'xC.
From the OHIO STATE Journal.

OREGON TERRIfORl This terri
tory bounds the vast domnIon If the Uni
ted States on the west. II extends from
the AID to the 40lh deg. of Iailtude, and
from the | 5ih - the Ia II parallel of lon
giinde west of London. 1t is bounded on
the north. 10y narrow belt of land, which
separates our possessions from those oi
Russia, on the east by tie Rocky Noun
tains, on the west by the Pacific, and ON
the south by the republic of Mexico. II
j. about 695 miles II length by 400 IN
breadth and contains 1900 square miles,
which, if all sufficiently fertilr, would sup
port a population Of five ar six millions
fhis immense territory Is almost unknown.
For the Ii,tI, knoul d. we possess, we are
principally indebted IN the discoveries OF
Clark and Lewis, which did not extend
much further thaa the banks Of the Comm-
bia rive, and IFS tributaries. The name Of
this river was changed, at the last session
of Congress, into Oregon, which sIEniird,
in III. native Indian language Tie rtre1
that Goigs 10 the ,oesi" IL has four great
branches, by which II is supplied. The
north branch, which still bears the name of
Oregon Lewis and Clark's branches,
which are each large rivers 900 miles in
length; and the Matonomah or east
branch, heads in the same mountain
with the Colorado and the Rio del Nort",
which empty into different oceans; th-
latter in the Atlantic by the guifol Mexico,
the former into the Pacific by the gulf of
California. The Oregon, after receiving
the MuItnomah, which is 1000 miles IN
length, increases from one To FIVE miles IN
breadth and weds with the Pacific in 46
degrees 5 min. oflatitude. A branch of
the California Mountains run parallel with
the sea coast 100 miles distant, in due
course north and south. The county be-
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tween tins aud the Rocky Mountains Is
u1eten. bring successlon ofhdl aud dale,
of hich SOME If the Latter are very fer
tile The ground Is. for many miles CO.
sered with a brautifal growth of timothy
and clover, which will be seen in the nesi
century covered with droses of cattle and
sheep, feeding on the luxariani heritage.
aud BELONGING to man IN a state of cl,il'za-
tim. r Om the scarcity of wood, If, stone
coal does not abound. tins country would
be more suitable for grazing and man
ufacinrlng than an agricultural community
One fourth part of tins territory. that pari
which contains the Oregon iarb0r, VIII,
At future day, enter the Republican Con
ftdetaey as Oregon State ; aud the City
of Oregon, will arise on lis banks. which
shall rival New York or Philadelphia III
their wealth aud population. Then the
busy hum of commerce aud the shouts OF
ffernen, shall re-echo from the Alta nilc
In the Pacific ocean. The inhabitants OF
this territory, will enjoy far share OF the
lucrative profits of the fur trade, winch IS
now Principally fnonopolized by the BIZ
tsh. fhry can also cary on profitable
trade IN leather ~ hides which they may,
IN The 81 Ne abundance, procure at the
Rrpnbh o Buenos Ayfes, from the na-
mpro4s rocas of caitl- winch will feed On
their plan-. The Wild shrep Of the Rocky
Mountains IS indigenous in the O'rgon
territory. The wod IS represented ~ fine
and silky aud capable Of bel0g made lnto
the finest of broad cloths. This might be
made a source Of profitable manufacture
with other wooden goods sold on such terms
as would supply the ase of those of Euro
pean manufacture. There are many Other
Inducem .nts which will call the attention
Of Congress, AT the oext session, to THIS
territory. 4 bill was LAID over, II last Sra
zion, authorship military post 10 be rs
tabll,hrd at the mouth OF the Oregon RI
yer. This, If passed, would have good
effect IN preserving large portion OF the
fur tradr, Tor our citizens, ~ | stated be
fore. This branch IS very valuable, and #
no other Consideration MAS IN the way,
would induce Congress IN overlook all To-
cai prelndlcrs nd rsiablsh II, which viii
be the first z and step towards ia" settling
aud consequently civilization of the conn-
try. 4.
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"a he .eea and thu cold and damp ct The
place, sith The tlssing nolse "i sc"i ms a
rnnd yon, dinioi-h gnnd d''i Z" 'hf
nlessnrs 9th yisit. Nere this III" onlf
ramnaoi ot Il hurled tb,tnio be seen, W
.h.,,,Id look stit with more Interest, bp'
pompri, has al the ehafns Of Of day light
aud brauty. Here we can "7nd'r iaf ana
hog.r long. We know Herrulaueum i
LnIird 10 lava. bot W.. SEE Pompei open
ing 80 az ,in to our view Ne can slauu IN
IN. .amr payemeat on which the ancfhis
stood. aud look around aser the same De
lirinns scene, which excited their admira-
tim and inspired their songs. have mol
YET attended Yesu,ins TIL my foot -
quite well shall not attempt II. From
the appearance II has presented since
have hrrn here, should not have suspect
ed II Ia be- volcano. II IN as peaceable a.
any bill ia England. Not the smallest
smoke or vapsur can perceive ever IsslIes
from il.
Popish Ceremonies.
Rome, during he Last week OF my stay
there vas the scene OF much parade, and
sptndonr. A. Thought II would be the
mi, opportunity of my llfe.sand moreover
as WAS de.irons 10 kno" how iar my
mind mig t he affected with II, attended
all the potnpous rert MONIES at . Church.
The + pc goes through complete 'mlla.
tim of fhr latter acts of the life OF Chrlsi,
aud At last prostrates himself before the al
lar In the sslpr Ch prl, while the miStfer
~ sung. ST lch = sorf ol ~ attempt |"
set IN mdsir the pa-sloa and a-ony ot ths
Redepner Every tnng that music can
d. ~ dome by the cnnlt all that acting
ran do Is done by the Pnps, Who certainly
pc forms his part 10 admir- ton but alter
al my protestant feelings rather pdrl"ok 81
horror than devotion, and recOlIrd from
tn sceors ~ should from any thing a
sowe lly hlasphenons IN truth there was
~ much Of the udlcrnOs mixed up prtpei-
ully sih the pious abse.sances "l the Rn
mans, that one cannoi choose hut laugh =
srn 1T iheir most solemn eeremonlrt.-
The las' of Lent, in which IS ordered thr
c1osi rigorous abstinence from flesh, - nj
m end on Eastrr-d Y, and then yuu see all
the tables Of the catlag houses decorated
u b. flowers, and The Ioinis o1n"at gllded
aud illuminated. Bladders of Eat ar, hung
onl nj the ham shops brilliantly ornament
I'd. aud every thlag seems s"eaung with
greasy joy that thu days n fasting ar" over,
aud tut IN" season IS again rrsto'e when
all my eat drink and BIZ merry Thr 'llu-
al ST. Peters aud the splendid |
1repo ks from the Castle nf ST Angelo,
inIsh the whnlr matter. A the rockets |
" up and disperse IN the air, all remrm-
trance of the penanee aud abstinence Of
Lem vauishcs. The giorai d'graSso days
n fat) are commenced, aud The whole of
The people give thrms Ives up to merr-
ment aud pleasure. London Paper.
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Agar said, 'giye me neither poverty
r' has; and this will ever be the PRAYER Of
the Wis., Our incomes should be like our
sh""s, If too small, they will gall and ioch
ia, but if too large, the, will cans~ US 70
stumble, and to trip. But wealth, afte, all,
is relative thing since he thst has lls,
and wants less is richer than he tint ha,
much, and wants more. True conteutmput
depends not upon what We have, but upon
what We would have; uh was large e.
norgh for Di"gene,, but d world wa. loo
lttir for Alexander
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BLANK WORK

Al minutes notice, Merchants, Clerks ana
the public generally NAV rely on havirgnY
work ordered of me, faithfully done \ nad'
out of the best materials and at very low pF
ces-Per5ons wishing books bound are IN
quesied to bring them forward Immediately
as | am somewhat at leisure and car DO iHt~
much better than when | am pushed WIZ
work. The public are further informed 'a' l
bind books al much lower prices than me?
ever were known TO be done at in tins l"v
OF the country. and in much more SuW,"'
manuer ABRAM r. NON ~
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HONK HAENEkN.

EHf Subscriber has lately procured an
4 additional first rate Book Binder, which
enables him to do all work, in thai line, win
neatness and dispatch. tie has received Dis
ret from Philadelphia, a very large supply
OF pepper oil very superior quality, which eos
blps him 10 do any kind of
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A man who had committed " a crime
witboW a name," WA fin d hy the Cicnlt
Court IN Cahav" Alabana, d the l7lh
uIt. ttenty,fV tbonsaod dollars
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The increase last year, VAS 1862 mem
bers and ~ Travelling Preachers.
There are 1000 or moIt Local Preach
ers, besides, those who are constantly ira
yelling.
We see IN the above statements, tbund-
an cause TO be thankful la the Great Head
ofthe Church, for the great things that he
bath done for his people And yet, while
we rejoice, it brcO arth ns 10 rejoice Wiz
trembling, lest the light that is IN us become
darkness; aud pray Tor the continuance of
that Holy spirit, by whore agency this great
work hath been rhec ed-taat it may he
poured out still more sIorlouoly thar here
tofnre. H.B.
New-Ilaven, Sd Nov. 1896.
c@,s"g
Extract of 4 letter to gentleman 10 this
city, dated
MARACAIRo, Oct 90, 1895.
News we have none IL tins place at pre-
sent IN fact we are generally btAind the
rest OF the world IN that particular. The
eieeiions have come and 9one, and proba-
bly, not half Of the people know any thing
about 1t. As might be expected III L.b.r-
tabor, Bolivar received nearly uuan-
'''''' ~ i'' ifNl''Niil' fbIff DtSl1 III
talk about the preparations for celebrating
San Stmon's day, the birth day Of Bolivar,
which will BE- on the 28th inst The agr-
cultural emigration from England is expec-
ted daily, and the pioneers, if may 50 call
them, are already at the place of settle
menI.' " Y En-. Post.
mcgee
RICHMOND, Nov. 29.-We understand.
that Nj. John Brolen. IA venerable old man.
onr oil the d""r-kerpers OF the HOUSE of
Delegates, for great many years, was kill
ed on Saturday last by an unfortunate son,
who Is said to be deranged. " hat partic-
ular prov ocati"n could have induced him
TO attack the life of his father we have un-
deFstood hut he first shot his father, and
not having dispatched him in this manner.
he struck him with AN IKE, separated the
head rom thu trunk, and horrible to tell
cut aud manged the head of his victim in
iri2httni degree. -AnntheT his brothers
hearing ct the murder, came up with gun
and the wretch attempting TO escape, he
shot at him, only one small shot strikinr
him on the cheek.
The calamity does not terminate here
For the destroyer of his father, being thu,
wounded, fired in his turn at his brother.
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Prom The Voc Haren Register.
METHODS

The following SHOWS the increase Of com
nnnirants N the Methodist Churt h in the
Uoted States sluce 1878, a. taken from the
Minutes OF the Conferences:
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ENR NLREI.

{ HE rnsnlng year, two flou barrel
COcPERS. For terms, apply to
RICHARD X. PHELPS.
Nov IS. 3tf3l
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At Goyera gentleman, aged SO Wih
out legs, has been n,arried 10 a lady d
10 uihont arms IL his match the bride
seems IL have obtain ample securit, tina.
her swain shalt not run a1say from her.
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Conseience.-Judgr Jrtfries. taking a
dislike t. an evidence who had very
long beard told him, that if lis con-
science was rs long his beard, be had
swinging one." To which the fellow r,e
piled. i" VI, lord, if the conscience is to be
measured by the beard, your Iordship has
neither one nor t'othrr."