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Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-12-23

AH School viii be continued the ensuing year. NV
I'VE brother john G.. Nelson. who has bad fifteen wears
experience teacher, and Nj John NJ. Winston an ex-
ce!ent classical Scholar, VIII be associated with IN The
management of the School,; i'm which will be taught the
Creek Latin aud French Languages together with those
branches OF learning which constitute complete Euzish
education The school III commence Monday 10th
OF January. o. and terminate he Sth day OF Dscem-
Der following there will he vacation Of hce weeks COM
menring on tie 10Th Of June fhc price 70 board tuition,
washing. lodging and fuel, viii be one bundled ten dol
lars, payable half the Isl day June, 1896. and
The ohcr h1lf ON the Is; day oi Dcccmbcr following
The discipline cf the School will be- parcnta' aud as
much care nt kindness be- extended TO boys cOnfdcd my
ralc as to- NY children. Vicious uniuly boys viii not be
admitted into III" School and any such should be palued
up'nm' they viii be expelled, they shall be found
ungoyerua5c. Ny residence cnotc ON the haunts OF
vice ard immortality aud kab'y healthy; situated
10 the county Of Loui>1. forty "ies ON Richmond and
5oui the distance from Fredericksburg The stage
from treicc burg Crryjle passes within feur hun
drcj yards Of my ,csj",r" aud thar rm Eichmoud
'imri-onburg within two miles ofu Lctrcs 60 we. di-
rscted 20 JAcksons posi- Office, Louisa w promptly
received WILLIAM NELSON. jr
Sep. 2-lOf 63
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-12-23

W A5HINGTON, Dec. u.
The greater part Of the business Senate consisted
OF the introduction aud reference of petitions her pro-
per Committees. resolution by Mr. Dicker-
son, q" New Jersey, declaring jha person hecn
twice elected President shall gain be eliz
bic, aud resolution offered by Nr. Cobb of Georgia pro-
poses prohibit Members Of Senate House Of Re-
profit, under the Government of the United States during
the period for which they elected resolution was
submitted by Mr. Eaton inqulring into the authority Of
the Tcui;oryof Arkansas FOR imposing on solJers'
grants.
ln the House Of Representatives, bill introduced
granting pension to- Penelope Denny and another cla-
tive 10 np claims Of the Marquis dc Mason Rouge The
resolution Of Mr.. Hamilton, Of South Carolina, on the
Ubec Of the proposed Commission the Congress Ct
Panama, was laid ON the table his own notion he had
understood that information the subject
presented 70 the House. The resolution introduced by
Mr. Sawyer Of North Carolina relative to geographical
'urcv. negatiyed The resolution Of Mr. Liyingstou
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BY PLEASANTS 81 JONES.

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FRESH HATS
OF TEzG a..A :xs'Z2a;sT EAsMEogas.

V% Gt2IA LIZ isAaS5G INA.SIGE9TJS,
7sNHE subscriber takes the liberty ofinfom;np his ri,,
a"d the public, that he has just returncd from New
York, with splendid assortment of the above goods con
Sg ~ me ioiIowng kinds, viz. Gcntemens LIST, ID and
D" quantities oack beavers: do. do. Castors; do mita
non beavers; ls I'd aud Sd qualities Rorams; youths and
cninrens mats morocco caps, and large assortment of
"oO- MA =, ct various quaites--all OF which have
Seecten III person. aud can my friends custom
es that they such warrant to give satisfaction:
all or any OF which feel disposed sell for small advance
for cash only
ais" continue to manufacture hats OF every descriptions
according to order, shortest notice Old hats
and the smallest favor gratefully acknowledged
JOHN TIOMP~ ON.
~. b. Those indebted to whose accounts are of six
months standing are requested call discharge tn,
same and these to whom am indebted will please to hatd
in their accounts for payment.
Sen 9
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JAMES WINSTON.

Commission Merchant, Market Bridge, has consignment
and offers for sale,
2o,09o Lbs. of heavy Midilimg Bacon,
BOO bhls. No. AMI cut Herrings,
200 do do do gross do
10 do No. Shad
so do No. 8 Mickeral, Boston inspection,
% do genuine Peach Brandy,
% do do Apple do
30 do old Whiskey,
p do country Gin,
20 do Newark Cider,
IS do Vinegar,
do excellent country Wine,
so boxes superior Soap,
50 bottles count. y Honey,
25 kegs leaf lard 60 lbs. each,
10 sacks Salt,
100 or. boxes Hack Segars,
100 gallons Linseed Oil
100 do Lamp do winter strained
Family Flour,
Philadelphia Beer, in bills and half bbls
Cottou Gin of saws,
Aud DhFISs PLOUGHS Of all sizes
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-12-23
THOMAS PURYEAE, s..
THOMAS PURYEAh, Jr.
JOHN TAURS!hN
dec is

F!ltG{yNIyl:-
rules. holden ia he clerks Office Of tho superior court Of
chancey fox the Richmond district, the 5h day of SEN
tember, 1925:
Augustine Davis, well on as Of the other
creditors Of Charles Purcell elder, ecea ,e no ha
make themselves partie, this and contribute their
proportions OF the costs thereof, PH.
against
William d. Wren, sergeant OF the city Of Richmond 10
whom the estate Of the said Charles PURCELL the cider
deceased was committed EOS adninsra ton Aiillcv hit
Ter, Henry Scmple Julia Pucket Thomas r C.. PURCELL
Maria Hammond Sally Hauuionl, and Elizabeth Ham
mond and John Purcell, Elizabeth Purcell, Ellen Purcell
and Sally Purcell. children of John Purcell, deceased
and Sarah Purcell widow aud adux of Charles Purcell
the younger deceased, and Eliza, John. Allen Pur-
cell, children and heirs Of the said Charles Purcell the
voun%'r, deceased, IWs.
The defendants Maria Hammond. Sally Hammond and
Elizabeth Hammond, not bariug their appearance
and given security according tic oasscmbly and the
rules Of this court and appearing by satisfactory evidence
that they inhabitants this country: # is ordered
that the said defendants do appear here the day of
the next term and answer the bill the plaintiff nd that
copy Of this O,dcr be forthwith inserted in some uewspa-
per published in the city OF Richmond. months sue
cesslvely aud posted the font door the capitol in the
said city.
30 Copy. Tesie, I'm. u, TTENLNYr r. r.
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NOTICE.

a Ill persons having claims against the Estate OF Cha
CenSlaw dec d, are desired to bring them forward
Wthout dclay, properly authenticated; all those in
deoed to the aforementioned Estate aud to said Charles
oienshaw' decd as administrator of Creusha,
are solicited to make immediate payment to
WILLIAM MILLER, Error
Zee ~ 9i-2t of ChG'S CrenshU,g, deceit
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-12-23
Cogy IF letter from, 'rep,5.,. Of Congress to III

L0py ~ uIeFtcr from JTeNJej, or Cono1c;q To 1Ter
ctn"t IF Phjiddeiphio.
C'' ir;-i have received yours of ihc fifth Instant
and would have answered more promptly, but for tie
pressure OF business attendant upon tbo opening Of the
Believe me, Sir, are all alive 10 tle great injury
received by our citizens from the unjusUfabe spola
ions OF Franco, and anxious so far as is within orr
power TO afford relief to the severe wounds our com
nlgrce haS received You must have read with plea
ana VIII nc attended TO with prompness and alacrty
II Is time that the French government should know
nat the circumstances Of an American minister are
not 10 be treated with silence and conemp and hat
,ae u may be- We are resolved to obtain G.
dress for the disguised war which under The Nannlco
dynasty has been levied against US To evincc more
uy' Inc sentiment Of the nation upon this important
su'Jec would recommend the immediate presentnnont
o. strong memorials 10 Congress. Very respectfully.
lIlhiL (nz
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TO COTTON GROWERS.

VRNllE subscriber has erected convenient and roonv
4 House IN the of the at present OCCUPIED bv
him Cary street, where he will receive COTTON or
STORAGE, nee of charge to planter, if sold living
IN his house, bat storage be charged in all cases when
the cotton IS taken away He will either sell on commission
orgive in cash the highest price paid in the market
MADISON TT.3LYHAIT
sept % 6G pS,y
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42.810 Tickets

Tickets in the above Lottery eau be had Mt the MANA
GEas OFFICE, Under the Eagle Hotel Richmond at the
following rates: Whole Ticket S. Half do. s.; Quarter
do. 81 50.
Packages oftwciyc tickets, embracing tn &c Nos. orthe
Lottery which must Of necessity draw f25 50 nrtt with
50 many CHANCES for capitals shares of packages may
b. had the rate
syIvama, Delaware, Maryland, Washington Civ Virginia
No'I-Carona aud Louisiana, viii be received ia paw
ORDERS enclosing the cash prizes, as above free of
postage for tickets shacs will meet ., t prompt aen-
sion, if addressed 10
j. + n, THTTs, MAyAonps.
Dec co ,
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Making tie total sam Of
S283,C89 IS

law was passed at the last session Of Concrrss an
thoTisng the Postmaster General, under certain restrictions
to DISCONTINUE any mail which shall have brru j.;
operation three years and the receipts on which do NOT
equal oue-iouh of the expense. As tbs provision do,s
not take effect until three years after the na ssarc of rho
act, II affords immediate relief from the eSurfr M
money uuproductivr routes
h the exception of routes which connect ir,por
tant districts Of county, the expenditure OUGHT avavs IN
bear just proportion the receipts No faircr criterion
of the nutility cf mail can be afforded than IL,
failure to pny reasonable proportion of the expense
On sUme routes, the mail bag is often carried vben if
doe not contain single letter newspapers aid wlere
this IS not the the expense of transporting the mail IN
many routes o. from ten ip twenty times greater than the
receipts Both the justice and policy Of such expenditures
may we'll be questioned dscon,inuance of upyroduc-
tiv" routes, which afford little acconuoda n1 would
save from forty to fifty bou-a dollars ANNUALLY This
sum- iudcIousy Appropriated would give much public nc
Communications aud would be the Of increasing the
receipts Of the Department.
Some losses 0f money transmitted in the mail have oc
cured Within the past year but il is believed that the sums
have been smaller aud he instances rare than ave
taken place within the period, for many years And
u Is TACT Important to be known that, for eighteen months
past very few Expectations upon nc mail have escaped de-
lection.
By permitting the large porimanteaus be opened only
az tue important Offices and having them by locks
different from those used the way bags, greater afsy
has been given 10 the mail
In the peratious Of this Department. there are between
fifteen and twenty thousand agents employed. That these
should all act with the promptude and precision Of well
depllut military corps is I've expected: but Il, j.
believed that With some exceptions they exhibit an energy
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since my Report of the }0h Nov 1924 contracts have
oee made ot an additional transportation of the mail Of
one m'innn thy-hree Thousand hundred and three
"'S' annually six hundred aud thirteen thousa nd and
twenty four miles of this transportation will be effected in
stages, the residue m horseback or in sulkeys
MS service has been contracted expense Of
Hity eight thousand and eyr dollars I'd forty cents
AS almost the wnoe OF this ms been since
the rst of July last, bu, small part it appears in the
Expenditures ,or The ear ending on that day.
In my last Report the increased TRANSFORMATION of the
mail since the st July, 1925 UP To that time was stated IT
four hundred and ninety five thousand ON. hund ed aud
eighteen miles. Thee hundred and seventy four thousand
'""hunnred and seventy miles Of This distance, mail
conveyed in stages.
The increase Of the transportation of Tie mail since the
ISL july 1872, amounts to one million FIVE hundred and
twenty eight Thousand eight hunda, and twenty one miles
annually; distance nearly rqual to of its an
nna transportation Throughout the Onion evo,s 10 that
time; and only falling Short about two hundred thousand
leS per HuhIm of se entire conveyance the year 1887
such has been the accession of pts for that
the additional expenditure required by this x nsIon of the
"i will he met without difficulty; aud if Con. should
hnN proper 20 relieve the Treasury fom ali charge on ac
count q" s Department. usual appronria lions may Inc
drawn from its funds.
Since an" Isl July 1925 there have been hshe o,s
thousand aud or:y Post Offices: greater number than OK
'Slcd in she Union il ti,v yea, 1901.
Suits have been commenced on the balances sta ndro
gai" late Postmastcrs, before tine ls july 1873 where
there existed any probability ofcolecng whole or any
part. from the principal his sureties
II stated in the report of 17h November 1929 ,,a
there due the Department from Postna.ters late
Posmasier and Contractors, tire ls July 1925 three
cumberland ninety thousand hundred and ninety
tour d"!iT' and fifty nine And in tie same Rppor
1t was estimated that not more than hundred and fifty
thousand dollars of dis could &c collected The pro-
scsS that has since been made in adjusting these balances
CO.'S To confirm the accuracy of this estimate.
| The amount, thereof due to the Dcpart-
memt, the Isl July last, tie greater part of
which must be realized from clI balances hv
the sale OF property execution, may be sta
t'dat s25O,o0O co
To this sum should he added the evrees oC
receipts the expenditures, for the wear
| ending the Let July, 1926 after dcductno
iheroir"m $l2,357 81, the deficiency ofreceipts
10 meet the expenditures for the previous year, 5000 IS
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na attention in the discharge Of their muarious duties
creditable 10 themselves and advantageous to the public
he quarterly returns of Postnaseis now made " iih
great puucualy, they seldom fail ~ pay the drafts of
the Department.
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Showing an Improvements in the pccunia-
~ affairs of the Department, for the wear
ending LIST July, 1928. compa5,d with the
year ending IstJuiy, 1928. of one hundred
aud eighty five Thousand five huuds,i and
thirty-seven dollars aud thi.ty-two cents
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s ESSES ZaGhagian ,,a,,ru.. -
" FhiiIp H. Baird and Polly his witr Wias Hughes
M'Cah' Benjamin MCaIl aud Nancy NJ" all TAKE
ih't We snail take the dispositions of John Watkins
aud others, at the Tavern of Ala Denton in The COUNTY,
OF Hanover on The 18th 18th 18th days of January
"eSton the 6h, l7th and 18th days of the same month
al 'he Neryoaks IN the county of Hanover the depos
lions OF hchdrd Sdrke and otherS-on 18Th 10Th and
&lst days OF the month"; al The Washington Tavern
IN the city OF Richmond, the dispositions on Dr. j. d. Nc
Cav and others And in the above dispositions are
nor a"ch III the month OF January above stated, to he
TAKEN al Allen Denton Tavern, the Isl, Cd and Sd
days OF reSruary-at the Aeny-Oaks, the 9th Cth and
ot days oi the same n"nt:-at the Washington Tavern
on the 9h, 10Th and t days of the same month Febra-
w. me sAid dispositions, when taken he read as evil
ience in depending in the Superior Cour, f Chan
Gerry for the Richmond District in which YOU are p.an~
and we are defendants In every above dcposi-
tons VIII be IaHen between the hours of O'Clock ia tia.
please.
TLLOAIAG
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5S7,l5O 80
48I,4l2 6S
Disbursements within the same periods,
Balance in Treasury. Sent. ao. 70.

Balance in Treasury, Sept So 1925, 55738 10
ne report further states that the balance in favour
OF me Literary Fund the Goth Sept 1925 was
3?'od4 THE balance in favour OF the Board Of
u0Ic works So,21 25: the balance to the credit Of
t Tue, James River Company, S91552&ithe snm Of
~ mas been pad IN redemption Of certificates
OF Public Debt, and 60 G52 &c on account of in,ent
'sJancs River Company has raised loan of 5000 600
rom ''e Bank OF Virginia at per cent. Tie sum Of
'"4oo ! YVES received IN April and July last from
he feaS'rer o, the T. States, account Of interest
On advances made by Virginia for the of the General
Go'unnen' during the last war $4,000 of which has
tcrsity. "
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The Hon Josiah Quincy has been reelected Navo7
Of Boston by nearly unanimous vote
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the year ending oct l. 1926 is said to be 500 $40 bIc
BENG increase Of 6oQ9l bales SIC crop oftbo pre-,
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In the Virginia Legislature, on the 5tb inst the re-
Por' OF Inc treasurer Of the Commonwealth was re-
O''c" me following IS an abstract OF its contents:
Balance in the Treasury. on Sept 80 1928 9636S7 70
Receipts from Sept. 50 1921, to Sept so, 1926, 473 @ rs
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GBe GnmgtttuStomaI gsa{.ln.
OFFICIAL PAPERS.
Report Of he Post asier General 10 the President of
the United Suites
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT.

PoST OFFICE DEPARTMENT
Nor. Ell, 1925
AS stated in my report OF the 18th Nov 1928 there
deficiency of receipts the current EXPENSES of
for the three years preceding the t Auril Is
Of $462321 46.
The same Report stated the expenditures ns exceed
The receipts, for the year ending the Isl Juy 1928
$55,540 So.
The expenditures for the year ending on
the LIST July, 1894 amounted to SI1601a2
There was received Tor postage during the
same ''"0 I,156,8l1
Which shows balance of expenditure
over the receipts, of twelve thousand three
hundred and eighty seven dollars and thir-
'y-hve cents 1887
NE receipts for the year ending LIST July,
49, were 1252n61
The expenditures were I0Vf rnA
Leaving balance Of receipts above the
expenditures OF forty-fvc thousand -four
hundred and seventy-six dollars and ninety
cents 1916
The following will show the increase of
receipts for the years specified
For the year ending lst Ju!v 1925, the
records were 1114345
For the year ending the LIST July, 1924 ll568fl
Increase Of receipts ,4G6
The receipts Tor the year ending 1st JULY
1872 i, Is above nissan
The receipts f.. the year ending LIST July,
1875 were 1,e52,oGl
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The receipts Tor the year ending Is, July
l8ei,as above
The receipts f.. the year ending LIST July,
iS27, were
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GERMAN JORDAN. Tailor.
NJ .2m
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VIRGINIA STATE LOTTERY
3. e z LES q q. 14T'GgT9r YRE
FIRST CLASS.

70 be drooa me first .Earch, 1926.
uICHEST PRIZE 10000 DnfJApsi
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EDUCAVION.

ie. I'm. ~. TENTNG.
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Dec 90
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B4.4yl or t-IKC;JNLg,

-. z 'I4V'I '1It0 i5'I.TJN Ut ' IIGJFfNE.
! VIE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders for the
4 election OF Directors for the Bank, and for the Offices
ni Dj-couat aud Deposit will be held AZ their B5nki,g
.'loJse, oil Wednesday, the 4b Of January next.
WEI. NEGEEVIS, Cashjcr. b.
Dee IN,
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VoL. I1.-No. SO.

his demand the Sandman commander sisniGed his in
:cation o: attacking tic town aud the forts if the Con
sui OF ms patton not received within The o.
iour hours The limo being exnred that officer kept
MS ''on--hc attacked two T ipo2n scoJuers living at
aucio', ani ordered audng 60 spieth OF one
o. Tic principal batteries tie pace-onc of the schoo-
ners was burnt, the Other aground. The Dey then
requisite! the captain OF Dutci! brig intervene He
received from III Sevor 10 other than the po-
siurc assurance that lac going &c burn the town
Recourse was then had 10 the English Consul whowent
"lih flag of truce on board the gate, and put ats
end To hostiicS by inducing the Dey to subscribe 10
The admission of the SarGu,an Consul, who went with
Tag OF truce on board the frgate and put end to
hosthes by inducing the Deg subscribe TO tie adj
mission OF the Sandman Consul, without conditions
beyond those OF the ancient treaty. The dav before
TINS event the Dutch had renewed their treaty with the
Dcy, by paying him tribute of 5000 piasires. The
day following arrived the Nearoan ship Of the line
csu'ius The Dey, still impressed with the recolec-
ton Of the Sandman cannonadc, hastebcd renounce
The claim he had made his Majesty, the King of the
l wo ScIi:es, and coutcDtcd himself with the annual
payment of 70, 000, as heretofore.