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The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-04-08
Mnrrel, Henry Davis. knmon Hancock,
charles L. Dibrell q Iohn Wills, Couueilmen.

communicated for the virginian !
Lf'rert 81 a letter from former resident o.
Lgach5urg. da'ti
La 6UN.A, February 81, 1875
We made the { Atihent OF South Ameri
"a on the loth. Tie Caracas mountain,
(Which Is said 10 he more ihan 1000 feet above
Tie le'el OF the sea- was seen nj the distance
oil 80 Or ~ mlles.-fhs port is less a city
lhan the fa.us OF one, 50 severely has il SUI
tered from tie earthquake of 1910, and from
the effects oi tue revolution. Ia, siiunIed on
The declSiiy OF the Caracas mnuntnin, on Tire
margin OF the sea, without u harbor The
houses are built of small stone and dirt, gen.
orally one story high
@ have visited Caracas, one Of the lar.
gesl aud most elegant cities of the Republic.
II Is said In be not more than three miles dis
tant in a direct course from La GuuylR, but,
owing 10 the meandering course of tin road,
you have 10 90 Is miles, and that on the back
oi mule, as there is no other mode of con
Veyance here-goods and every thug else
being tins transported. Caracas is situated
IN rich and beautiful va lev, OF immense
extent. II contains about 81, 600 inhabitants
Some OF the houses are very elegant, parlic
narly the churches two th.rds OF the town,
at least, are in ruins, from the earthquake be.
tore spoken OF. II is very healthy here, anu
very warm, being in about 10 deg. N lat
am dressed entirely in thin summer clothes
and we have water melons, cucumhers and
all the tropical fruits III abundance The
principal production OF the country is coffee
cocoa, cotton, sugar AMI indigo
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-04-08

Foge.Arr with mr. entire number Of los.
" Az marked .h0s ~ sold at Aliens
o'nce, where the Cash can he had for the
same on prssentafi1n
Adseu'lrrrs holding tickets in this lotte
y are requested To call and examine their
.ambers. Those holding small prizes may
1ad 1t In thet- advantage IN renewing them
u the scberie Of the UNION CANAL
hoFfERY. lG,h class. all to be drawn the
.llh hay, and the saole srhev SpmpIe-
'ea IN tsw minutes, $40 600 .hl 51S'st prize.
Tickets so, and shares inproportlon.
orders received al the traiy lucky Office
"ALLENS' " CO. Lynchburs.
ApuI :.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-04-08
.MarshaA'S Sale.

IN pursuance Of decree Of the superior
I court OF chancery for the Lynchhurg Dis
tret, pronounced on he 9Th day OF Novem
Der 1921, IN u causo therein depending, BIZ.
tween
Soyren letter and Elliott letter Pitts
And
Christopher CLARK, VIM. Walker md Seth
Ward Dchs.
The undersigned Marshal Of The said court
will on Monday the 1lh day Of April next, Of
iair, II not the next fair day thereafter, sun.
days accepted eKnose 10 snle by way of pub.
lie auction, to the highest bidder Two So
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-04-08
$4,000 highest Prize.
UNION CANAL LOTTERY.
sIXfErhru eIAss--FEw SERIES.
9leaI 30 nDLLSe

N 70 Be drum he lih day u MN aeTf,
and completed in a Iel0 min ates.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-04-08
Yracts or Parcel OF Iana.

lying in the county OF Bedford, on the waters
OF Bore Anger, The one estimated to contein
l62 acres, aud the other supposed TO contain
lis acres being the trnct Of lnnd on which
the said 5ovrein Jeter and Elliott Jeter now
reside, md referred 10 in the bill and exhibits
flied IN the said cause. The sale will take
plnce on the premises at the house of Sovrein
Jeter
Terms made knewn on the day Of sale
GEO. b. WOODSON, NJ. 5. &C y.
II The above sale is POSTPONED until
Saturday the 7lh OF May next
GEORGE Il. HOODSON.
April ! wtds33
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-04-08

OF the 10th and Goth days drawing of the
Max : land s lte LOTTERY,
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-04-08

'T'7' ~ ~ W 7" Y ~ HE'FE H'FNVs
] prize OF $4,000 is $4,000
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-04-08

IL There are several admirable retors on
General Jackson in MIR. Clay 5 address (which
will wound The deeper because tney are just.
The General will reap no laurels in contest
of the Quill with Mr.. c. lie fights much
better than he reasons"
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-04-08

All marked thus sold nj c0rIEN'S Office,
where the cash Is ready for the fortunate hol
dcrs on the presentation at their tickets.
Adventures holding small prizes, should
Immediately hive u en- renewed In The
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-04-08

TOWN AFFAlRS-rhe following is list
of Aldermen and Common Councilmen for
the corporation of Lyhchburg, for 1928
John Victor, Mayor AIbon Mcdaniel, Re
corder Smilhson RI. Davis, Augustine Lett
wich, Thomas \. Holcombe, Daniel Brown
Christopher Winfree, Samuel Nowin and
John w. Bagwell, aldermen John Thurmon
President of the Common Council: Pleasant
Lahby, Jahn Early, James Newhall, David q
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-03-08
AN ACT for the benefit of Mechanics, &c.
APPROVED, Jan. 10, 1925.

APPROVED, Jan. 10, 1928.
Sec. /. Be IL enacted by she PEOPLE
ofthe state Of Illinois represented IN The
General assembly, That in all cases
hereafter, when any contract shall be
made between the proprietor or proprie-
tors of any tract of land or town lot, on
the one part, and any person or persons
on the other part, for the erecting or re-
pairing any house, or other building,
mill, or machinery, of any description
whatever, or their appurtenances or
for furnishing labor or materials Tor the
purpose aforesaid; and every other per-
son who may have furnished materials,
which shall have been used in the con
struction of such house, building, OF
mill, whether by special agreement, or
otherwise; the person or persons who
shall, in pursuance OF such contract,
have furnished labor or materials, for
such purpose, or who shall have fur
nished such materials as aforesaid, shall
respectively have lien, 10 secure the
payment OF the same, upon such house,
or other building, mill, or machinery,
and on the lot or tract Of land, On which
the same shall stand or be erected /:
Provided, That no suc., lien shalt con-
tinue in force for more than three months
from the time when payment should
have been made, by virtue of any such
contract by which such lien shall be
claimed, unless within that time suit
shall have been commenced for the pur-
pose of enforcing such contract.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-03-08
ceptins the amount reserved from the {

K,
original capital Tor that purpose.
Your committee have thus stated the
condition and conduct of the principal
corporation, and dismiss the subject with
the remark that the present Cashier
seems, IN all respects, 10 have disc harged
his duty with fidelity.
From the papers and documents sub
mitted 10 our examination, il appears,
that the nett profits Of the branch located
at Edwardsvllle, amounts to alter de-
Quoting probable loss of 9oo) SS,o47
Is. OF the branch located at Palmyra,
amount to S2,5o9 76. Of the branch
located at Brownsville, the amount OF
expense exceeds the amount OF discounts
received, Of sos O5.
The cashiers of these branches have
satisfactorily disclosed their condition,
and have correctly accounted for all the
moneys placed to their charge. 1n the
expenses of the Brownsville branch is
included the cost of lot and the build
ing oi banking house.
Upon the affairs Of the branch located
at Shawneetown, your committee Will
only remark, that the report made by
Messrs. Webb, Caldwell, and Grant, fur
ni,hes the greatest portion OF evidence
they have 10 rely upon. Tha; report
shews deialcation OF $4,000 rs.
Those eentlenen forwarded, together
wi h their repor, list OF debts due the
bank Of S7o,5 SO. 1t is alleged by
the Cashier, tina the list thus furnished
does no, contain The iuli amour; of debts
due by S4,745 so, a part Of which sum
your committee have no doubt is due, in
addition TO the list furnished by the gen
tlemen above named but whether this
whole Additional SUN is due, your COM
mi'tee is without evidence, except so far
as is supphed by The allegations OF the
Cashier; considering, however, the de-
ranged position Of the papers and ac-
counts, and the hasIy manner in which
those gentlemen were compelled to
make The examination, there IS no great
ifnprobabiiity in the verify OF these ale-
cations. II IS evident tina. Ibis branch
was in nc condition or examination, and
that lis concerns have been loosely aud
lrregu,arly conducted. Your commil,ee
sugges! the proprlety Q! providing The
means Ter a further examination, giving
to he officers of the branch sufficient
time TO All Jnge and methodize the &C
counis OF tbs bank in such mode as will
bear the test Of "a scrutinizing lnyestiga-
ton; and requiring the result Of suca
examination 10 be laid before the Co
werner on or before the fiji 81 day OF May
next. IL is lost 10 SCI, that should the
supposed deficiency be accounted Tor,
and the debts 10 be PAID or well secured,
the branch viii lave yiel1 d a c lear pro.
hi oil SUN exceeding $4,000. VOW
committee consider Il a further duty .a
state that the sum OF $3.50 have be-
loaned by the branch on the 29lh Octo-
Der uh. without taking ATTY securaJ
therefor,
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-03-08
By the treaty ofi7ss, which terminal

By the treaty ofl7ss, which terminal
ed the Revolutionary war, Great Britain
eeded To the United States vast extent
otterriyory in the Northwest, to which
the Indian title had not been exungulsh-
cd. roe legality OF the cession has ne
yer been doubted, nor,.indeed, can II De.
As the :. Carver Grant" is situated with
IN our linus, as defined by the treaty
We are in the same situation IN relation
to il, IN which was the British govern
meht. The petitioner shows that Car
yer solicited ratification oil his claim.
This is conclusive evidence that he him.
self believed II detective. Whether sue
cess would have attended his applica-
lion, to the extent of his wishes, had hos
tilities not taken place, is mere matter
OF conjecture. Certainly, ii Is claim,
the acknow edgment of which, By this
government, is not founded in right. The
policy which dictated the proclamaiion
of 1888, is unexceptiopable. by that
measure, all private persons were inter-
dicted the liberty of purchasing lands
from the Indians. Inc indulgence OF
such privilege, it has been ascertain
ed, conduced 10 serious difficulties. The
most reprehens;b.o frauds had been
practised on the natives. Their avarice
and propensity for ardent spirits had
been but too successfully addressed. AT
the time Captain Carver explored the
country about the Falls OF St Anthony,
this proclamation was recent, and, IN all
probability, known to him. With this
knowledge of the prudence and caution
of his couotry, ne was among the first
to offend.
Fully impressed that il would be high
ly improper to confirm the claim OF the
petitioner, or that of any other person
who may attempt to profit by the grant
to Carver, the commillee recommend
the adoption Of the following resolution
Res otUed, That the prayer OF the Pc
titioner be not granted.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-03-08

State for Faxes, and allowing iu.ther time
Tor The Redemption thereon.
APPROVED, Jan. "a, 1925.
Sec. /. BE il enacted BY tie feople
Of the STATE Of ILLINOIS, renreoentea in the
General assembly, Thai all persons,
whether residents or non-resldents of
this STATE, whose lands or other property
have been stricken eff to.this state TO pay
The tlipe las, incurred by the 1wner or
owners failing or neg iecung to perform
any OF The Requisites prescribed IN the
act OF the 27th March, 1919, providing
perry, and laying lax thereon and all
persons whose lands have been striCk en-
OFT to The sta.e, 40 pursuance OF The pro-
visions OF tue act Tor ewing and collect
ing tax on land and other property, APP
proved February Is, 1928, shall be al.
lowed until the frs, day of January, one
thousand eigh, hundred and twenly-slx,
TO redeem he same, by paying into the
s,ate treasury the amount Of the single
tax TO which the sad land or other pro-
perry would have been liable, under the
provisions Of The above recited acts, the
costs which have accrued ON account Of
such striking off to The state, and inter.
est, i, the rate Of six per cent. per an
mum, on said single tax, and costs, from
the time the said taxes should, respec-
lively, have been paid, 70 the time OF re-
demplion ProUided, however, That in
all cases where any person may apply to
the auditor 10 redeem the land, or other
properly, that may have been sold to the
state or to individuals, pursuant to the
provisions of the act before mentioned,
it shall be the duty of the auditor to de-
mand OF such person land certify the
same to the treasurer, as in other cases
the amount of the tax that said land or
other property would have been liable
to, in case the same had not been sold,
before such persons applying, shall be
permitted to redeem the same.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That in
all cases where any real estate may,
hereafter, be sold for the taxes levied
thereon, the same may be redeemed at
any time within two years from the day
OF sale, on paying into the state treasury,
upon the AUDITORS certificate, as in other
cases Of paymen, made to the treasury,
the amount Of taxes and costs for which
the same may have been sold, with one
hundred per cent. thereon.
Sec. 8. Be il further enacted, That so
much of the eighth section OF the act en-
titled " An act for levying and collecting
tax on land and other properly" APP
proved February 10, 1928, as comes
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-03-08
From the Illinois Intelligencer.

The following Is the report made by a
joint committee of the Legislature, at
the late session, in relation 10 the
State Bank and its Branches:
The joint committee appointed to exa-
mine the Bank of this state and its branch
es, have the honor to reporf--Ihat, at
ter allowing the former Cashier a credi,
for the amount due him, on account OF
salary and house rent, there remains a
balance of Sl75 90 IA unaccounted Tor
by the late James Kelly, as Ca1@ir OF
the principal bank. Upon this dekcien-
cy, it NAV be remarke I'd that Mr.. Kelly,
by sudden death, was Withdrawn from
the management Of his Office; and it is
not an unreasonable suggestion, that
could the committee have been aided by
his explanations, that even this deicien-
cy, SO small, when compared to the ex-
tent OF bis duties and responsibilities,
might not have appeared There was
delivered over to the present Cashier,
S3,345 so, besides IS in the paper OF
the Bank of Missouri, belonging TO tue
Bank also the sum of Sill 81, in
Guiding $3.50 of unavailable funds, sup
posed to belong TO the Treasury; also
the sum of S4.943 o3 on account OF the
school fund, from which deduct S25 90
paid for finding the amount lost, and the
sum of S4,918 O3 is the balance in the
back on that account on the day OF the
examination (the 9th December, uit.)
The following sums were found III
bank, viz:
Money belonging to the
institution, S48,875 so
Treasury deposile,
S5O,eoo 40 $1,000 40
Balance of in
terest on ditto 500 81
Unavailable funds 100 90
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-03-08
S lLpslliA!D!.pl. a. A..As5.pls!.}!.!2o
LDWARDsylLLE, MARCH s, 1926.

Advancement BY the Hon. S. M Roberts,,
JnaSe Of The Cd judicial Circuit.
EMANUEL J. WEST, Esq. Clerk of the
Circuit Court OF Madison county, in the
place Of JOSEPH CONWAY, Esq. removed
We understand the Hon. Judge was
apprized OF The fact, that a large ma lori-
ty of the citizens Of this county had united
in recommending Mr.. Conway to be con.
tinued in the office.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-03-08
CASTOR BEANS.


We beg leave to call the attention OF
the farmers OF Illinois to the production
Of this article. The few experiments
made in its cultivation, have prove ed tina;
the manufacture OF Castor Oil may be-
come source OF vest profit to the ives.
tern country, as an article of expectation
Mr. JOHN ADAMS, Of this town, as an
eSgerln eni, has uIchased quantity of
these beaps, and commenced the press
ing Of oil from them. For The present
be uses his cloth Press fer tina, purpose,
and obtains seven quarts Of cold pressed
ell from busheI C beans. He presses
them wi,hoa. either grinding or pound
iog,
The Castor Bean was cultivated the
last season by Capt. George C. .Allen, of
the Marine Settlement, Hr. Calvin Barns
Of Carlyle, and by Capt. John .Ada mson,
oil 81. Clair county, who, ii is presumed,
can supply seed, AND give all necessary
Information to those who wish to engage
in the same business.
The recen, establishment Of second
weekly mail between this place and
al In y
loped, gives great satisfaction. The
Postmaster at Shawnee,own, Chat being
the distributing ofice) as soon as he was
apprized of the fact, directed the Post
master at Carlyle 10 forward the packets
from that place FOR Vandalia, by the way
of Belleviile and Edwardsyille. Hereto.
fore, the mail from this place 10 Carlyle,
has been sent by Vsndalia; thus, in this
respect, there is complete revolution.
The following is an extract of Letter
from Mr.. Mitchell, Postmaster at Belle
Vile:
81 am truly glad to find you have sue
ceeded in having cross mail from Ed
waidsyile TO this place. All this ar
rangement wants to complete our wishes,
is, that you start it from Edwardsville
in time to reach here by 10 O'Clock. l,
will then be in time TO send on commune
cations to ST. Louis, by the Shawneetowu
route And also, to return to Edwards.
vile on Wednesday, where i, meets the
St. Louis mail eastward, by which means
our mail to our seat of government will
have direct and speedy passage.
"By that arrangement you would get
the mail which leaves Louisville on
Thursday the next Wednesday. The
mail arrives at Louisville three times a
week, upon Mondays, Wednesdays, and
Fridays. BY the Vincennes route you
receive The mail which arrives at Louis
vile on Friday, and which leaves there
on Saturday, upon the Saturday follow
ing. The mail by Shawneetown leaves
Louisville on Thursday, which will here
after bring the papers tina, arrive on
Monday and Wednesday at Louisville.
This mai! reaches here on the following
"Wednesday, and by the proposed altera-
ton in your cross mail, reach Edwards
vile on w odnesdsy also. :
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-03-08
From the Illinois Intelligencer.

Our readers will recollec, having seen
published in this paper, the address to
General LAFAYETTE, by the Legislature
OF this state, at its late session. We
have now The satisfaction of laying before
them the letter of Gov. Coles transmit
ling the address, aud General La Fay
cites answer.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-03-08
E52.45o 81 S79776 90
School fund S4,ol8 O3

E52.450 81 S79776 90
School fund S4,9lS o3
The school fund has sustained loss
by robbery of the bank, to the amour,
of 1851 SO, and the further sum OF S25
paid for finding the balance OF The funds.
Your committee do not hesitate to de-
clare that the bank should make up
those amounts to the school fund. 1n-
dcpendently Of any legal liability incur
red by the bank to the managers OF that
fund, Off any should be constituted) it IS
deemed the duty OF the Legislature TO
guard the fund from any diminu'ion,
by reason OF any casualty which has hap
pened since the state assumed the con
troll thereof.
At the time Of examination aforesaid,
there was found in bank the following
sums on individual deposite:
In state paper 6l6,5o3 90
Missouri paper 90
Specie and Eastern notes $50 90
Total Sl6,839 90
Notes Of the bank signed by
the President and CASH
Ter, and not issued 1864 90
Cost of clearinghouse.
including rebuilding, 8lo,78o IS
Current expenses Of bank GALS 81
BIZ 1876 So
Total loss sustained by failure Of indi-
vidusls 8l,865 81. In which sum is inc
Guided 8l,55o 90, the amount of F.
Ernst's debt, released by the last lcgisla-
ture.
The current expenses Of the principal
bank have exceeded the amount Of dis
counts received 82,4o3 90.
The last named sum, as well as the
amouni for building the bank house,
must have been PAID gu, Of the len per
cent. fund and voluntary payments, ex-
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-03-08

The Hon. RuFus KING has dec lined
reelection to the Senate of the United
States from the State Of New York. He
expresses wish 10 devote the remainder
of his lie to the duties of private citi-
zen.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-03-08

1This gives Us and you the mail from
Louisville twice week. l learn the
mail will IN shor, time leave Louis
Vile for Shawneetown tv ice a week.
When this takes place, We will try aud
have il continued on 10 ST.. Louis twice
week"
The mail will, as proposed in the above
extract, leave Edwardsvile on w edns s.
day morning, arrive at Beileville by IL
o'clock, and return The same evening.
Letters and papers may now be sens
from this place to ST.. Louis and Kaskas-
kia twice week-as the mail by Belle
vile reaches ST. Louis at O'Clock on
Wednesday evening, and departs for
Kaskaskia at O'Clock the same evening.
Should the mail twice week 10 Shaw
neetowp, be continued to ST. Louis, we
shall alter our publication day TO Satur-
day. Our subscribers to the west and
north would then receive the eastern news
week earlier than usual. Indeed, in the
event of that mail not being SO continued,
it may be advisable 10 publish on Thurs
day or Friday, as we shall have, under
the present arrangement, the contents OF
two eastern mails every Wednesday.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-03-08
LAWS OF ILLINOIS.

An &C Tor the relief Of persons whose lands
Or other property have been sold to this
State for Faxes, and allowing iu.ther time
Tor the Redemption thereof.
Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-03-08


question may seem to render farther dis
cussion unnecessary, the committee has
thought proper to offer few consldera-
tons on the second branch OF inquiry
In the case Of Johnson against M'lntosh,
reported in 9Th Wheaton, the question
is settled beyond controversy. This was
an action Of ejec,ment brought for the
recovery of lands in the state OF Illinois,
claimed by the plaintiff under purchase
and conveyance from the Pinankeshaw
Indians, and held by the defen liant under
grant from The United States. Chief
Justice Marshall, who delivered the OPT
Mon OF the court, says, "while the dill
ferent nations of Europe respected the
rights of the natives as occupants, they
asserted the ultimate dominion to be in
themselves and exercised the power to
grant the soil while IN the possession OF
the natives. These grants have been
understood by all to convey the title,
supiec, to the Indian right Of occupancy
This government has Away acted on the
same principle. While it recognized
the Indan right Of occupancy,it Claim
ed the fee and the treaties by which we
have acquired the possession OF such cK-
teusive regions Of country involve this
nrinciDle. The consideration paid ap.
pears to be intended merely as an cqui-
valens for the peacesble surrender Of
possession"