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prices:
In Masonry and Stone work,
for dry walls, where stone
ls the spot 90 the p.
For walls constructed with
mortar, per the cubic yard
So 81 cents, equivalent 70 81 1-2
For bricks, per Thousand GO
Lime, in all it. uses, at 80 the ba.
And day labor, per dayat 90
Lockage, per foot, at 1900 90
These estimates may be reduced, it i. believed
on the most expensive part of the route OF the ca
nal, after the first ten miles, follows:
For dry walls al 90 the p.
For walls constructed with mortar 2 90
For bricks, per thousand 4 90
For lime, per bushei rs
For labor, by the month at the rate
per day of so
Il is well known, that, after reaching the Blue
Ridge, these prices may be yet further reduced
The rubbing of the external sur
face of the Canal Banks to
prevent abrasure, by river fresh
throughout, to 81 90 the p.
Excellent stone laid in mortar rs
Bricks, per thousand, near the
tunnels, where alone they will
be required 8 SO pr IN.
Lime, per bushel, in stone, one of
which will make two of
saked lime to l6 %
Labor, as before, Sc. so the day
From beyond the Allegheny, the Delegates from
Pittsburg supply the following facts, as the basis
of yet lower estimate, being that derived from
the actual Contracts for constructing 25 miles of
the new Pennsy lvania Canal extending up from
Pittsburg. aong the Allegheny river.
abstract from the contracts entered into on the
Western Section Of the Pennsylvania Canal.
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DOMESTIC.
ELECTION RETITRNS

ST. LOUIS, August IL. In the return publish
ed last week, we committed an error in the nun
Der OF votes given to Mr.. Lucas. He received
404.
We have heard from nine counties, and the
vote stands
For BATES, o-ao
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DEAR GENERAL: PerceiviDg that meeting Of
the Central Committee of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal is to be held at the City on the 29th inst.
take the liberty OF communicating to the Committee
through you, some facts which may be useful in
deliberations on this interesting subject.
Some time since, procured a copy Of the e.ti-
mate Of the prices Of labor and materials be en-
ployed in the construction of the Canal, on which
the general estimate OF twenty millions is founded;
nave since made 1t my business to investigate this
subject, and have ascertained beyond all doubt or
controversy, that the estimate, in the most impor-
tant items, is at least three four times too high
and have written and verbal proposals made
by responsible men, who willing to be bound by
Their offers TO furnish the materials and do the work
for about one fourth of the estimate, and ia some
cases less; for instance, as TO masonry s. stone work
(perhaps the most important item in the estimate, J
the Board have estimated 50 dry walls where the
stone are on the spot at So per perch. Offers
are made TO do this for rs cents Walls with
mortar, sc. estimated at SIS 81 per cubic yard
equal to about 50 % IL per perch. Offers for
this are made at 81 so Lime is estimated at so
cents per bushel; and any quantity can be delivered
for from 6 to 8 cents and have doubt contracts
could be made at once to supply lime for the whole
Western section at this rate Bricks estima-
ted at SO per thousand a gentleman who Is now
fulfilling contract for 700 900 at this place, at
81 rs per thousand, where he pays 8 IL IL per
cord Tor wood, offers to make any quantity the
Canal, and especially on the mountain, where the
wood will cost little or nothing, for SO per thous-
and. The lowest estimate Of The Board for labor
is s per day. This can be had for less than hall
this
7 have just received letter from General Abner
L,acock, who once offered, with Mr.. Shriyer, TO
construct tie Canal from Washington city to Cum.
berland for t,go and half millions, who says 10
me, in this letter Of the 18th instant, " am very
willing to undertake the job for my old bid, t,yo
. and a half millions, and am confident that the
" work can be done Tor that sum. arm enabled
" TO speak, he says, " with some certainty; /
have just this day finished contracting for twenty
five miles up the Allegheny, over much such
ground; this will cost, including ocksge and every
other expense Jess than nine thousand dollars per
mile" This letter have sbewn TO Mr. Shriver, who
was connected with Mr.. Lacock in the bid re-
ferredto, who says he is also still willing 10 engage
70 make the Canal from Cumberland TO Washing
ton, for the sum mentioned, two and half millions
and give ample security for its fulhlmeni. And
the proposal appears TO ccmpor with the difference
10 the estimated COS, Of labor and materials and The
sctual cost As ascertained BY contracts recently
made. / have written to General Lacock to pro
cure detailed statement Of the prices paid on the
Pennsylvania Canal, fof the work and materials
contracted for. a lev esys ago luge public
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1826-01-21

shocking and unnatural; while men the most im
moral and abandoned are always overawed, and not
unfrequently reformed, by the contemplation fife
male excellence. Even the most profgate hber-
tines approach it, with secret reverence which
they cannot account for, and equally unable to
repress Wonderful, that creature naturally so
defenceess, SO weak in conformation timid in her
ways, unaspiring in her pursuits, humble in her
destination; born, may say, to serve should yet,
nothing resist, that renders her very silence eo
quence, her entreaties law, nay her presence alone
superior to the most awful considerations, in the
control of RIGHTEOUSNESS and vice Yet is, such
has universal experience declared to be the ascen-
dency of virtue and religion in woman. Kjr4van.
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GRIEF OF A SWEDISH WHOEVER.

BANNER, celebrated Swedish general, having
lost his wife, Of whom he was passionately fond, re-
NAMED seven days shut up in his chamber over
whelmed with sorrow On the eighth day, which
was on a Sunday, he went to mass he prayed fer
yently to the Almighty, on his KEGS, for the repose
of his wife's soul; when he perceived, beside him,
was SO struck by her fine person, that he quickly
forgot the mass, his Maker and the deceased he
saw nothing, he could look at nothing, but this
young creature, and he went out of church so deep
y in love- that he sent person to follow her home,
and obtained every information concerning her,
He married her in less than week
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0111111
From the GalHopoHs (Ohio) Free Press.
DIED,

In Harrison township, in this county, on Tuesday,
the 22d ult. the celebrated Mrs. INN Baily. From
the best account we have had, she must have been
at least rs years of age. According to her own
account, her father soldier in Queen AIMS
wars-that on getting furlough to go home, he
found his wife with fine daughter in her arms,
whom he called ANN, after the queen, token
of respect. In IVA, she went from Liverpool to
London, with her mother on visit to her brother
while there, she saw Lord Lovett beheaded.-
She came to the United States the year after Brad
docks defeat, aged then 46 years. Her husband
was killed at the battle of Point Pleasant, in IVA
after that to avenge his death, she joined the
garrison under the command of Col VIM. Clend-
nen, where she remained until the final departure
of the Indians from the country. She has always
been noted for intrepid bravery. Col. VIM. Glen
dnen saws, while he was commander of the garri-
son where Charleston, Kenawha, is now located,
an attack by Indians was hourly expected. On ex
animation it believed that the ammunition on
ham, was insufficient to hold out siege of any
lengtn--tO send even two three or four men to
Lewsburg, the nearest place it could be had, dis
lance of 100 miles, like sending to be
slaughtered ; and to send larger force, was wea-
kenng the garrison.-While in this state, Ann
Bailey volunteered to leave the fort in the night
and go to Lewisburg. She did so-and travelled
the Wilderness where not the yestige of house
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THE ISLE OF FLOWERS.

There's an Isle of flowers in the distant seas,
Fann'd by no gale but the summer breeze
The snow-spirit hangs not her bright wreaths there
Nor mingles her breath with the balmy air;
Nor binds with her sparkling diamond chain,
The silver lake, nor the dark blue main
And birds there with plumage gay
AS the western heaven at the close of day
Shall we launch our bark, my love, and go
To this beautiful Isle All no All no
Our kindred hearts, and smiling eyes,
We might not meet meath those sunny skies
And wheresoever the footsteps roam,
The soul, like an exile, signs for Home.
When the sun has set there, the stars arise
Like lamps of pearl in the azure skies
And the birds sing sweet, IN the orange bowers,
Midst golden fruit and snow-whie flowers
Ger the amber earth bright diamonds glow,
In the waters forests of coral grow;
The cinnamon groves shed rich perfume;
Can the soul meet there with care or gloom
Then love, shall we launch our bark and go,
To this fragrant cline All no All no.
We would not meet in those spicy lands,
With such generous souls, and friendly hands,
And still where'er the footsteps roam,
The exiled spirit turns to Home ROSA.
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THE CHOICE.

Now take thy choice, thou maiden fair,
OF the gifts thy lovers bring;
The one has brought thee jewels rare,
The other flowers of spring.
The maiden saw the rubes glow,
And wreath'd them in her hair;
But heavy they pressd upon her brow.
Like the weight Of secret care.
The gems that bound her forehead high,
Might have lighted diadem
Yet pale grew her cheek and dim her eye;
Her heart was not with them:
And ever an inward pulse would stir,
When she saw spring flower wave:
But never again did they bloom fol her,
Till they boomed upon her grave.
She was borne to her grave, with purple pail,
And 'scutcheon and waving plume;
One fol!nwed--the saddest one OF all
And threw flowers over her tomb
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to be seen-arrived safe at Lewisburg, deliver
ed her orders, received the ammunition, and return
ed safe to her post amidst the paudts of grateful
people.
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And then to mark the lord of all,
The forest hero, trained to wars,
Quivered and plumed, and blithe and tall,
And scanned with glorious scars,
Walk forth, amid his reign, to dare
The wolf, and grapple with the bear
This bank, in which the dead were laid,
Was sacred when its soil was ours,
Hitler the artless Indian maid
Brought wreaths of beads and flowers,
And the gay chief and gifted seer
Worshipped the God of thunders here.
But now the wheat is green and high.
On clods that hid the warriors breast,
And scattered in the burrows lie
The weapons of his rest,
And there, in the loose sand, is thrown
Of his large arm the mouldering bone.
All little thought the strong and brave,
Who bore their lifeless chieftain forth,
Or the young wife that weeping gave
Her first-born to the earth,
That the pale race, who waste us now,
Among their bones should guide the plough.
They waste us-aye-lke April snow
In the warm noon, we shrink away
And fast they follow, as we go
Towards the setting day.
Till they shall fiji the land, and we
Are driven into the western sea.
But behold fearful sign,
To which the white mems eyes are blind
Their race may vanish hence, like mine,
And leave no trace behind,
Save ruins DER the region spread,
And the white stones above the dead.
Before these fields were shorn and TILED,
Full to the brim our rivers flowed;
The melody of waters filled
The fresh and boundess wood;
And torrents dashed and rvulets played,
And fountains spouted in the shade.
Those grateful sounds are heard no more,
The springs are silent in the sun,
The rivers, by the blackening shore,
With lessening current run;
The realm our tribes are crushed to get
May be barren desert yet. B
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POE TR1s y.
THE CASKET.

The Premium offered by the Editors for the best
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IL
IN INDIAN AT THE BURYING.PLACE
HIS FATHERS.
1t is the spot came to SEEK
MY fathers ancient burial place,
Ere from these wales, ashamed and weak,
Withdrew our wasted race,
1t is the spot know it WE'LL
of which our old traditions tell.
For here the upland bank sends out
A ridge towards the river side
know the shaggy hills about,
The meadow smooth and wide
The plains, that, toward the southern sky,
Fenced east and west by mountains lie,
A white man, gazing on the scene,
Would say lovely spot was here,
And praise the lawn so fresh and green
Between the hills SO sheer
like it mott would the plain
Lay in its tall old groves again.
The sheep are on the slopes around,
The cattle in the meadows feed,
And laborers turn the crumbling ground
Or drop the yellow seed,
And prancing steeds, in trappings gay;
Whirl the bright chariot DER the way
Methinks it were nobler sight
To see these wales in woods arrayed,
Their SUBMITS in the golden light,
Their trunks in grateful shade,
And herds of deer that bounding go
Ger rills and PROSTATE trees below.
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FROM A LATE LONDON PAPER.

Forget me not y a Christmas Present for 1896
Alderman, London, price lbs. A work recently
published.
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JOHNSON'S
HlkllONS HON NhR.

sI>HIS Medicine is not offered TO the
Il Public, as n Pdn1ced, but rs Cathar.
tic admirably adapted t. the removal OF
Bile, &c being fully equal in this respect to
Calomel, and superior to any other pursa'
tive in use.
tits peculiarly adapted to Bilious aud In
1ammatory diseases may be used in all ca
ses where this class of Remedies is admissi-
Bile, may be repeated as often Rs such medI-
cines are necessary, with perfect safety
does not nanseate unless the stomach is load
ed with Bile aud does not require the pa
tient to confne himself to any particular
rules, during its operation
Those persons whose constitutions have
been injured, by an impropernse OF mercury,
or are morbidly susceptible OF its influence,
will find it the best known substitute (as a
Cdthdrtic,) Tor Calomel
II is believed to bea preventive Of the Bill
ious Complaints OF our climate, it one dose
[more Unnecessarily be taken occasionally,
or as soon as general feelings of indisEosi-
ton attended with bitter taste in the mouth
fnrred tongue, &c. announce the approach OF
disease
II will be found valuable Febr(uge and
Aperient medicine in small doses.
II contains no mercury, and may be safely
given under any circumstances TO women, OF
children.
Prepared and sold wholesale and retail
by the Proprietor
DOCT. JAMES COOKE, Druggist,
FrsderickSbuTg, Ia.
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old countries others are devoted To scienti-
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scribng to the above valuable work, will do
ne the pleasure TO call at my Book Store.
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GROCERIES.

on as good terms as can be had in this mar.
ket confident they are well bought, but will
not promise on better, or cheaper, consisting
in part of
Best 6led sacks Of Salt, twilled secking
Sugar aud Coffee of different qualities
y. Orleans and w. !. Moasses
Mould aud sperm candles, Is to SIS
Furpentine and transparent Soap
Guupowder and Imperial Tea, fresh
Cut aud wrought Nails and brads
Patent Balances. with and without frames
Window Glass, B by 10, q 10 by IL, & putty
SR(thGed and mountain Bacon, which will
engage to furnish by the season
New Mackerel and Herrngs
Few casks Of rich Cheese
Best Brown Tanners Oil
Suffolk Tar, l. Carolina Moss for mattresses,
Assortment OF Hardware, Crockery ,IGlasss x
Earthen Ware
Blind Snatlle and Curb Brides
Collars, wagon, cart and gig Whips
Hacks hes, aud common Segars
Mems aud boy s wool and fur Hats
Salt Pelre, Glauber Salts, Mustard
AlIspice, Pepper, Ginger, Indigo I Nader g.
Copperas
Iron, German and blistered Steel
Genuine Madeira and Malaga Wine
London and Philadelphia Porter
Cotton Sheeting aud Shifting, 0snalurss
81 and ~ point Blankets
6OO ID. beautiful Cotton Yarn
10 bbls of Cider
For which will receive any kind of pro
duce brought to this market at the besticash
prices. NATHL. WINSTON
March %. ts62
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~ New hooks

TNHE subscriber has Just received and has
l Tor sale, The Apocryphal New Tesla,
ment, being all theGospels, Epistles and o.
ther pieces now extant, aitibuted in the
first four centuries TO JEsus CHRIST, his
Apostles and their companions. &c. SC
Every person ought to own a copy of this
work 1t being the very finest edition and
contains all the Scriptures that was re- eCt-
ed by the Council Of Bishops at Niece,
some hundreds of years ago--People ought
to Judge for themselves aud not the Bish-
ops, the price of the book being very mo-
derate. It's to be hoped that the people
will supply themselves with copy Of this
very rare and valuable work, and then they
can and will Judge for themselves. Also,
the New Testament bv Alex. Kneeland,
Minister of the first Independent Church
of [ hrist called Uni, ersalists 10 Philadel-
pitia.
The Opinions of Chief Justice Marshall,
in the case of Garnett, Executor Of Brooke
VS.. Macon, by Joseph Tate, counsellor at
Lava of which will he sold very low.
ADRIAN r.. NORTH.
June IS
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(l'fDs 1ls

.Wse- YORK. "a 70 natives NIr.srs. A.
dams. Fusdick, Mar,in, Porter Slorrs.
Sttang, of Con. Messfs. Ashly, nod Whit.
temofe, of y. II. Mr.. Canbtsleng. Of n.
{. Mesps. Betig,r. HAYDN krllpg, AMI
Maltiodrle, Mas. Mr.. Rose. Va. Mr.. An.
gel, RI
.Nfw. Jsr@g ;all natives,
| Pensyd &c IS natives Messs.
Miner aud Sill, OF Con. Nj. Wnr,1, n,
j.
| Dtiascdrs.--3l ;patiye.
.Maryiand. % onti,cs Mr.. Little, of
Pa.
prginia.---e2 10 natives Mr., Floyd
of Ken. Mr.. Armstrong, oi ireland, Mr.
Johosoe, + New York
| North Carolina. ia +, I l natives hIeasrs
Gunner and Long ".
South droiind.. o Z natives, Mr.. Tn..
ker, N c. Nj. McDpfiie, o..
Grorg'a =, /; 8 nsllvrs: Msrsrs. +, =
sy'b. Haynes, and Thompson. ofFa. Mr..
Cary, Nd.
kenh,chy. lie 4 nqtives ,iz Mes.
.rs Henry I"conpie. Wickli1r. Il Young,
All lbe rest Virginia.
Tennessee. - one native Nlr, Blair
Messrs. hxander. Allrp, Cock. Hons.
ton. Marsble, Mitchell, Va; Mr. Lacks.
Pa. Nr. Polk, N. &.
Oaio.-- II /; not one native Mrsars
Ba they, Fmd'ey, Slnanr, fhpmp,nn,
Vanrt, and Wood, PA. Nj Campbell u.
Mr.. jennings N. J. Mr.. McL,pn, NJ
hessrs Beecber. Wright, md whilha,y,
Gun. and Nh. Vinton, Mass.
Louisiana. - hot one NATIVE Ar.
Brent aud Mr.. 0wiey, Con. aud Mr.. liv.
lngston, N
.,hssiSsippi.---i Mr.. Rankin, ldrc }
Pa. -
Mdiana.--.s Mr.. Boon, N. Z. Me,,rp.
Jennings and Test N. j. =
Rhnois--i Nj. Cook, KY
.ha6oma. s Messrs, Mckee, 90
Owen Va. Mr., Moore, N. T..
Missouri, 4 Mr.. Scott. Md. -.
The whole numbers are ala ..of "hon
aare natives of Maior. 10 II Srw ns'nJt-
sllire, go of Massa hnsefis, III Rhode IL.
land, ~ If CONNECTICUT ofVermoni ~
of New. York, 10 If New Jersey, 81 II
Pennsylvania, OF Delaware, Ii ot Nary
land, "a of Virginia, 10 Of North Caroliun.
7 OF South Carolina, 4 uf 0eoreia, 7 OF
Kentucky, q of Trnneesre, and Of liv-
land. There being. nnly onr If foreign
birth, representative from VnB,ois.--
ltonn. Jour.
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FOR SALE,

ZNHE HOUSE and LOT on the Main
- street, al this time occupied rs Baking
Establishment, Grocery &c. near Planters
warehouse, which is we'll adapted Tor busi.
ness aud the accommodation OF n family
would also sell ~ feet of ground on the
main-sreet in front, running back 100 feet
on Bank Square, now occupied as tenants b,
John Miller, VIM. M'kinney and Richard
lhur'non, 10 any person that would improve
II in the course of years, by putting ~
good, substantial, hre.prnof brick buildings
"a this ground, is equal ii not the very best ii
all Lynchburg 10 Improve for houses OF bust
ness, 4.c.-And for a fair price would sell Ell
Their of the Brick tenemsuts | own on the
same square--and 300 acres mountain ihnd
III Bedford county, n part of which is good
tobacco land uncleared. For terms apply 10
JOHN |. CABELL.
Lynchburg, Sept 4. uTtWfw9
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Advertisement.

VaHE subscriber has lately taken the house
IL formerly occupied by Mr.. Townsend
Irnsiow, opposite Messrs. Smith l. Bag~eils
store. lie offers his services TO the public
ss a Tailor; aud he respectfully informs the
citizens of Lynchburg and its vicinity. that
all those who may irust their work 10 his
care, they may resi- assured that diall he
neatly executed, and with the quickest dis
patch. shall also keep ready made clothes
of all sorts and sizes, and will sell low for
cash. LINDSEY b. PADGEfT.
Sept IL. 1J'ttsll
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT BROWN

III has removed his Jepeiier's Shop to the
tenement next door TO the Virginian Office,
nearly opposite Messrs. Holmes & Brewster.
He takes this opportunity to return his sim
cere thanks TO his friends and the public for
he patronage heretofore given him, and as
snres them he will endeavor 10 merit a con-
tin,iance of their encoura cement, by prompt
and fai,hful attention TO their orders fnr re
pairing watches and clocks, making ard
intending jewelry, or executing any work IL
his line with which they may enirust him.
EpW ARD BROWN.
80 Ia