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Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-10-05
vg,o MISUNDERSTANDING EsT.1s

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Il LISH.HE.NT ron S8LE.-Thc sub
scri5er again offers for sale The Printing Estab
hshment, heretofore under the superin,e ndencs
of McRse, Chaplin and Harrison, CIarkshury,
virginia. The offer is well worth the attention
OF any printer who may wish to establish him
self 10 business Tho press Is situated in one
of the largest counties West Of the Allegheny
in Virginia, and from the circumstance that 4
sthe only press in tbs county, and il beng the
place where the Chancery and Federal Courts
hold their semi annual sessions, it 10 bel aved tc
be as valuable stand as any country establish.
menl OF she kind in the Western country. The
Job work of this Office. is worth from TO 800
dollars per annum. wilh subscription from $
TO $50. 1'hnse who are deslfous OF engsyirg
Il, tbs business, will de well to make imnedi.
ale application. The Observation-Disclosures !"
which has been fer the three last wears, ruh-
lished at the above establishment. has been
selected By the Government. for the publica.
ton of the Laws 81 Congress.
This Press is located in par, IF the country
where there is no opposition. for OF Of the
sd Joining counties, viz: Randolph, Lewis,
wi God, Mason, Cabsll and Nichols
ALEXANDER G. McRAR.
Clsrksbufg. Va. sept 2l.--3t
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De-. J. h c. .N.apE.NnouScH

ffERS his professional services TO tie
" citizens Of 6errsrd's Town and he neirh
snurbood he msy be found, ct III times, a,
MAJ Matthew Chrk's IN Gerrard's. Towa.
September z--.ff
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nAGo--ihree cesis casa will be pad for
clean Linen and cei.sn Rags, at the Gazette
Office. NarIinsbuig.
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N MILLER proposes commencing q
LIZ NIGHT SCHOOL, in his School Room,
on MONDAY evening, October 9, 1920. IN which
he will teach Spelling, Reading, writing and
s.;,bretck in its different branches. Hours
~ s,,er,lance, from early candle-light 10 halt
-, ,feIoek. sept 90
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NIIGHf sChooL-fbe subscriber respect
CIV informs the young men OF Martins
,-s..nJ y. VICINITY. that his MIGHT SCHOOL
III commence in bis School Room, IN Norm
o''een street. on Monday evenins The "a O.
Suee ,as s JESSE MYERS.
sept. 90 --------
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II sIRAf SHEEP--Found trespassng on
- The farm of the subscriber. near New
roner's Mill, on opeckon. TWO SflEEr; one
has crop and slit in the right ear and slit IL
and the left ear has bit cut out OF il shove and
below appraised to one dollar and City cent?
each The owner or owners of said sheep i,
requested to come prove property, pay charges
ard take than away.
sept IL. JOHN yANMETHE.
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COHEN'S

Lsasyys ErehGnge 05fee No ia, .Marts,
streq, Bahime'es
Where both the great AID maya ihcent Capital
Prizes of
One Hnndfcd Thousand Dollars
each. were sold in late Grand Stats Lotteries,
in Shares, all to DISTANT ADVENTURES.
and -'here bn,h The Great Capitsl. of THIRTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS and TEN THOU
SAND DOLLARS, drawn in the last Grand
State Lottery, were also sold---and rvbere mers
Gaf's1 P'txes hass 5ess stkaiwsd than ~ any
siAer otfcs in .dmsrica.
ORDERS from any part ofthe United States
eitt er BY mail (nsst psid1 or privsts convey.
ance, enclosing the CASH or Prize Tickets in
ny OF the Lotteries, will NEE, the same prompt
and punctuai attention, - X on personal ~
rllcstion. Address to
J. l. COHEN. Jr. 4 BROTHERS,
Bait Sept 1926. BAITlAozs.
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RuBLIsHED. WEEKLY,
BY WASHINGTON EVANS,


F4fABLk IN AhFAhCki
OR TWO DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS.
AFrBa THE rgAn EXPIRES.
CT No paper discontinued until all Arreara.
ges are paid up. except at the discretion Of
the Editor.
-. Advertisements inserted at the rate OF
One Dollar per square for the three first inser-
tons, and twenty-five cents per square for each
subsequent insertion.
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DYE WANTED.--Isaac 8. Lauck.
~ 4 Co will give the highest price 10 Cash
for four Or five hundred bushels Of RYE, deliy.
srable within reasonable time. either At their
Nill OF Distillrry. sept. L.
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COHEN's ofFiUE-BALrmosH.7
September IL, 1898.
:. u{undcr authority OF tue General Assembly.
,hs sohowsug briliiant Scheme is presented /.
TIC Puhlc, to be- drawn on the oBD and EVEN
SYSTEM. in consequence Of its unrisatiea %.
puiarisy---,he whole lS ONE DAY, and viii
take place in the CRY IF saitiwsrs, under The
super,ntendsncs OF the Commissioners spno;n.
ted by the Governor and Council, on the
Fifteenth Of .Nossm6w Merit
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SSTONE COAL.-The subsclieers has JUS
,ecs,yed a large quantity of stone Coal
sl.ch be will sell on reasonable terms.
WlIanlspert, Js.y y. JAMES sHoAft'
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We are sorry to state that there 10
much sickness in that part of the town
plot Immediately this side OF Bush Hill.
so much, that according TO one state.
mcnt We have heard, nurses for the
sick cannot be procured in the neigh
borhood..
Such special orders 10 t',c case may
require, will, no doubt, bc promptly
taken by the General Bard OF guard
ans of the Poor, aud the Board Of
Health, and private benevoIence will
come 10 aid OF public charity; bat We
hope that the public authorities will not
DC content with measures Of tenpo
rary nature. The frequent recurrence
OF sickness in that district while other
parts OF the city and liberties remain
healthy, places it beyond doubt that
disease 10 there generated by some 10.
col causes If it be possible to removc
them, she expense, unless il be very
enormous, ought 10 be . secondary
consideration NJ Philadelphia Gasettv
Sickness prevails to an aiarmiax an
tent, 81 this tia.s, in Norfolk, priasip.I
Fly IN s1assr and Bank Streets.
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FOR SALk-rwo likely young .AEGRo
u GIRLS one in her I7eh year, and the
other in her 18th year. They are both well &C
qusinted with house-work, &c. Apply TO thu
printer. August ~.
DLANK AND SHINGLES We hare Oh
Il hand. and are now offering, inch Pins Plank
Of very superior quality. Also, Fins and Oak
shingles--sll Of which they will dispose Of 90
pleasing terms.
July ~ JAMES N. RIDDLE 4 SMITH
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GRAND STATE LOTTERY

Two ShaSes will he certain Of obtaining az
leea Ons Prize and may draw THREE
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riGHEsr pHIzKs:
$50, 600 80 ,on0--20 900 Ae.
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-10-05

A variety Of BLANKS.
for sale At this oMcs.
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-10-05

Slave Vessels Captured. The
brii'sh irigate Aurora, captured on
the 9Th inst. Spanish Slave Schoon-
er, on the coasi OF Cuba, with fspS
hundred and sirfy three slaves on
board from Africa.
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-10-05

Letters from Port au Prince, rccriv.
ed 10 New York. state that all the
American establishments III st. Do
mlngo, are about breaking Up, finding
4 impossible TO compete wi,hihc trade
now carrying on under the Hsytien
Flag, which possesses great advanta.
ges in respect to duties over other ma
tons.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-01-23
w.
COBBETT.

This celebrated writer has mt yet worn
away his pen or hi. patience. lie still
publishes I" Register in England which,
Judging from the extracts we occasionally
see, is distinguished by the same ,igor oil
style, the same caustlc severity, aud the
same disregard of consistency which have
acquired for Mr. Cobbett such extensive
nntorlntg aud such unrnvabe distinction
The reader will find some extracts IN our
coln ms to day, by which they viii see
that he is now once more prasing this
country and abusing his own, of both o.
whrh he has 50 often been alternately thu
enemy and the fiend, as it happened Ia
suit the circumstances or the whims of the
moment.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-01-23
THE GREAT UNKNOWN

An extract from = lsgow npwspsper
has lately been performing the customary
circuit of the press, 10 iulorm the literary
world that ne" novel from thu pen If thu
author Of Udreriey, may very speedil, bp
expected, the scenery & incidents of which
are I" find a local habltation aud name
TN the shores of Fife. The London New
Ti'"es says:-" From what source our
northern contemporaries may have derived
this second sighted intelligence We know
not hut We have reason To believe that
the reputed author Of Waverley is very DIFF
lerenily employed. II will he rrccollrctrd
that IN fhe Introduction To the Tales of the
crusaders, something Was Sid, half Sport :
lively, and half in earnest, about his writing
a memoir OF Bonaparte. We have heard
that several curious, aud hitherto uapublsh-
cd documents relative to Napolt on, have
found then way into the hands If Sir Wal
ter Scot $; particularly, that he possesses
the private journal of capt Maitland, kept
IN board the Beilerophon, during BOA
parte'- voyage tn ST. Helena: and, what
may be thought still more curious. the bill.
!et-doar that passed between him &Jos.ph-
meat an early period of their acquaintance.
From these materials book is in progress
aud our lofofmant goes on 10 say. that thu
first volume of this interesting work is al
ready IN the hands of the printer, aud that
the copy right has long since been pnrchas-
ed for round number of thousands"
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-01-23
SPANISH PROXERRS.

1. He who viii aVenSe every ahront
means not IN live long.
.. White the tail maid is STOPPING, the
Iltile nne sweeps the house.
3. Vain glory Is "a flower that never
comes To trout.
d Get but a good name and you may
lie in bed
5. The hole in the wall invites the
thief.
g. Smoke, raining into the house. and
a talking wife, makes man run out OF
dnors.
7. June, July, August and Carthag"nn'
are the four best ports of SPAN.
q. The creditor hath always hctter
memory thar the debtor.
Q. The foot of the owner IS the beS'
measure in the land.
ITALIAN PROVERBS.
1st. Affairs. like = salt fish, ought to II'
a good " lille soaking.
One mild VOID quenches more hea'
than "A bucket of water.
8. A rich country and bad road
4. knowledge is worth nothing unless
Np do the good we know.
5. He who hath gold hath fear, he VINO
hath none hath sorrow
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-01-23
FOREIGN ADVICES.

| After a long interim, we have il in our
power to furnish our readers with Euro.
pcan accounts. They are, however, al
most entirely uninterestng. The nonlrd
emharrassments of the British capitalist.
firm the principal feature Of the intelligence
from that country.
SPAN appears to be still unsettled, and
agitated by iaterna dlsspnsons and To
add to the many Causes of disaifrction and
| alarm which before existed, a tumor had
reached Madrid of the large naval arna-
ments preparing by the Republics of Co
Iomhia and Mexico, and that Us destination
is against Cuba and Porto Rico. Some
even 20 farther, and affirm that il will ope
rate against Spain herelf, that the SO l.
diers Of the South American Republics
will land IN the most disaHscted districts
and attempt to revolntionlze the mother
country. This would indeed I've singular
spectacle. The cnuatrynen of Moniezu-
ma, overturning the throne of Spain, aud
giving law to the descendants Of the mrn
who FIST discovered their existence, and
made them their tributaries and slaves,
would he phenomenon as grand as II
wond be instructive. We cannnt, think,
however, that the South American h"
pnbcs has any such object IN contempla-
IL tU.plI ha TarGn1tlU
with sound policy as well as generous feel =
ing to attempt the dsenthraIment Of Cuba
and Porto Rico. 1t would bee to the in
terest of the Colomhans aud NeXIcans
that the p over of Spain should not be ex-
ercised 50 near them aud we should
therefore presume that there IS much
more paushility in the conjecture which
assigns these places as the point az INST
which the arms Of those tvo Republics are
TO be directed, than Spain. 1t would be
highly impolitlc IN those young states, even
if il were probable that they could be sue
crssful in rfircilng a reyolullpn ~ the 60.
yprnment of that ancient Klndom, 10 at
tempt it ; because IT would inevitably in
yite a contest with the European trlum'l-
rate which has sworn to protect the luHl-
olability of the present order of thing,
prop each Others thrones, and the thro mes
of all around them, with their united hayo-
ncnts, and to shield from the least danger
of misfortune the sacred heads of the
/" Lords anointed." Two years ago, it
was feared that the tegitimdtes" would
not even wait for provocatlon-thatt they
| had already determined To reduce the
struggling South Americans to sn'jection.
and extend their patcrnal rule to the Cls-
Atlantic world aud il is now believed
that they were only deferred from 81 doing
bv the decided hostility manifested by
Great Britain to the adoption of such a
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HIGHEST PRIZE,
. 100000 DOLLS.

hpnt OF WING the Anmfirr4silf
he put INTO one wheel ny usual aud ia tie
"lhef vii be put, the prizes above the dr1l,.
mihh'toh al len Dullars, and The Drawing ~
lragfe@ ~ the usual manner 1ha Io.,uo
ptiars oi leu Doilhrs viii be awarded to tl~
tickets, the numbers oi Whieh end with Tie
terminating hgnre OF either ct the three ii n
dfawn numbers from the wheel OF dit.r,a
examinations.
To illustrate which, suppose l3.662--s,3o
and 20 sos to be- the hrst draws numbers.
then every Ticket ~ The Lottery ending win
Tie hsalrs > % Rnd vii be entitled 10 q
frizr ct leu Dollars \ uukel dfhW ing II sfl-
pnfiur prize will mol be rsatrirlrd trun, draw.
Ing nn luterlof one also livery prze pasa-
bic ~ CASH, SIXTY days after the ttawinR--.
subject 10 deduction oi III cen pr cent
The splendid prices and papuln plan NJ
lrnn ing, together wiih the luu pace VI iiskx
cts ought 10 lie great indnftlnsnl Tor AdseI
lurers 10 ! s,,i in hi scleme
Pr Of Uhoiss s Il Qaarttrs So
Hpiets q EtghHs 90
AdNentarrrs cnn obtain any Information
relative 10 The above scheme upon applicant.
on a. the Truly Lucky LOTTERY aud Exchana.
Office OF ,. A. VI. ALIEN 60.
LiNCHblIlG
IL Where the drawing will he received
ard MI umbers Will br esanined gratis, ard
The Gosh pad upon pletrotnllon If obimnsa
Of euher ol our Offices
s. a. lex. AELEN Il co.
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aud Mechanics Bank of South Carolina
in Circulation, Daniel Rayend, Cashier
and Il. Blackwood, President, and payable
10 A Spears aud that they are so we'll
executed as IN deceive the public, without
minute Westwardy oil
this place, we are told, they are circulating
very freely.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-01-23
Wy Saturdays Mail

In the Virginia Legislature, The ord !
Of the da, ON the Convention question has
been postponed to the eth .uuary.-l'he
b'll regulating thu proceeding, IN Cbaocc.y
Coous ha- been ordered 10 III ensrsssrd.
An effort was made 10 SIT, nut The ION
section of the bull, which sboIIshes the -
flee of mar-haIs, but faled.-rhc hill re-
peaing the prohbItions 1ganst wido"er
marrying The sister of hls former WIFE ~
under discussion.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-01-23

measure, and by the firm stand taken by
President Monroe Great Britain was not
prepared, for the Idle prrteSt of supporting
the doctrine OF thu dieiHe right" to sur
render the brilliant pruspeelS opened to
her c"mmercal enterprise in the sub,ei-
sion ot Spanish rule nvrr the beautiful and
extensive conntries " hich 1t had rendered
useless tn thu world by lis contracted poll
ey of restrictions and monnpalies. II was
rather disposed To assist the revomlionists.
that the advantages which u saw must IN
eVltably accrue In her Commercial aud
manufacturing interests from the establish
ment OF enlightened s. libe al ~ stem oi 60
srrnnent n,lght the sooner be- realized. The
American government WAS determined t.
resist any attack upon the independence If
the Southern Republics, because the hloN
aimed at them would be- necessarily, II
successful, subyersiNe Of the foundation
upon which our own institutions rrpose
. wv ''' N"' "'hlh INV iifhHifu bN ~
make common cause with our Sonlhern
brethren. II, therefore, the Holy Alice
We're disposed, without pra,ucailon, Ia
attempt the overthrow ct South \ usrlc ~
Independence, and reduce thai country u
! gam Ia the dominion of Spain, they will
!, eagerly grasp nj any circumstance WHICH
, would thro" gloss over the bhsenesS oi
' the act. Aud What would BIZ a hncr prr-
text than the INVASION nf any portion al
Spain by the South Americans Tn,
would take advantage ofthls circumstance
r,"ith eagerness, To unleash their VIZ
Ldoss,' aud desolate, # D,slblr, IN. tan
est portion OF the globe, III order 10 SHOW
their love of peace, aud then ,enrration
Tor the Legitimacy of kings aud the antlqol-
y ufthroncs. Upon the VIII le, therefore,
Ne are al opinion although we have heard
the rumor repeated from more sources
than one that II is alt gcthor ideal 10 sup
pnse that Spain IL thr point which the
South Americans are preparing 10 attack
Greece is still, Though W. fear but fault,
struggling against the Turk. A rumor IS
afoat that CoIocotronl, despairIug of sue
cess. as much from the dlssenslnns amnng
the Greeks az hom their weakness, has
made an effort Ia obtain \ cessation Of hos.
tllltles, add with the guarantee of one ~
two contemplate privileges, has signiGed
his Willingness IL ty down his arm, and
hug hIs chains. Ii there were no cause To
believe il, other lhan the source from
winch 1t prncecde, we should discredil the
report but every thing combines Ia give
! II crrdence ; and ~ therefore far that
the present campaign viii close the str,g
! slr of the Glc"ks fnr liberty.
Thee Is nothing of interest from France,
# we except the account Of the d, ath Of
Gru. Foy, the companion OF Laujmnais,
and thr frl ID OF Lati.etre-an ardent
devolee Of liberty, and its able aud fear
less champion, AT Ill tinrs, and der all
circumstances. When such nnrn DIE. thu
lpss is not confined 10 the land uf their
bilh-it is one which the whole world
| ought to dpplore.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-01-23

Congress IF Panama. IS said thai
the Senate has sanctioned the appointment
of Ministers To Panama; but not without
seriou- opposition. lis supposed that the
aotl-admoislralion party IN the senate
made this question raIlyIng point for thu
frst show of their feelings 4 their strength
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-01-23
COlrr:.I'S

IOTIEki AND EAin tbE OFFICE
~. Ia, NAHKE '-5lREEI BALiINokE,
Uhtrt mO,c caplidi pr,Ees hnre b.t8 obiatnea
Haa II any oLher alice IN .jsfrIca
- Orders from any pari OF III United
Smles, 10y nniI, posi- pad or by reaefe con,
vryanct, enclosing the Cash 81 Piz.. in any
oil thu Louefiey - III meet The snme prompr
and prnctuaI hlenl on, ms il on personal nu.
plGatIon, addressed TO
il COHEN, JR. a. BROTHERS,
BALTIMORE
L. Distant Advsntnrrrs mny n All times
with confidence, forward heir reniitt ~, es ~
oOnrE OFricE, Tor u their orders -,.onld AZ.
i've Too ia q, the amount enclosed y :. be re-
turned b1 the first mail, or viii be invested
IL The most nd, lsabir eeheme then on hand.
Baltimore, Ian >, lsZ5. tciilI 40
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-01-23

hfed that such an estate, wa. s.s,ed An
sccdun Of the marriage IS inserted IN The
second Volume Of the Register: nag. Ia
Is magnificent aud coetly beyond ex.nple !;
The brides dress. her frork. cost ss 500.
1'r bonnet $50, her veil 1000 The we'd
ling f"ors distributed were 800 and each
rnsi guinea aud a half. Tm brides NICK
lice cost about sle5 900. and her EARRINGS
"ere of great valur. BIT her wealth took
wings aud f'w away. Shr did poor md
her husband Is penny less. II IS right
Niles.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-01-23
\ pointer host

GTRAiED ar Stolen from Lynchburg,
~ abonl two weeks since, Brown Poin-
ter boz. called Whoever Will return
the aid Dog, or give information at the Lot
terry aud Exchange Office of s. $.M Allen 4
Co when he can BIZ had, sIal he libcrally
rewarded aud receive the thanks Of the own
er. ill6
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-01-23
REAL GENEROSITY.

A Presbyterian Church in1 New Or
leans, being lately put up for sale under
the foreclosure of a mort Sagr, was pnr-
chased by Mr.. Judah Touro, jew, to
prevent its being appropriated 10 any other
purpose. Since the purchase, the former
own-rs worship in it az usual. After this,
let 40 Christian, from pretended attach
ment to his creed, dare, in the sight of II
Just heaveG, To heap insult or corsnmeIy
upon the head OF fellow worshipper of
such man AID To the IntOlrrant al any
sect, whether jews or Grntiles, we would
say, read, and learn wisdom from jew.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-01-23
REPRESENTATION.

The ratio of representation IN Congress
IS onr menhtr for every 10000 ot the rep
fesrntati,e population Of III" United States.
TIE members are apPorlioned, according
Ia the census IF 1920 as follows
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-01-23
EpENroN, IN. c. Dec. 9.
Beat ms. ge Georg ans, .So"thcarsl'nlan
and Vnginians, u yon can
canaan COTTON PICKING RACE

and Vngtnians, u yon can!
GREAT COTTON PICKING RACE,
FOR WAGER.
On Thnrsd,y the 1Si INST. great Cot
10, Picking Race took place between the
following nags, over the plantation of
James r Creecy, Esq'r, for wager of
some moment Al day break thep start
ID in fine spirits, when Derry, belonging to
! N. Ho-kln-, Esq took the lead and
kent II until nearly dark. when on weigh
jng il was decided by thu Judge that H.
had won the frs heat. Ola (nickoamed
FlntilI4) orto slog to Cullen Ca chart,
Esa's. of Portion county swon tie second
with apparent ease she proved the best
baton. md W., ready to enter for the
third DAVIS purse but there was nothing
LII ia runfeul Tor.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-01-23

No Fish but an Eel Story.-We are i'm
formed that man in the employ of Mr..
Lester. machinest, at Weelrr's Point, in
this city, after a short illness, bronL ut from
his stomach, on Wednesday morning, =
living Eel, ten inches and halt in length,
and about iii" blgnr.s OLA mans little i'm
ger. II lived about twenty minutes after it
came from the stomach. The Eel was
surpo,ed.to have been in the stomach hs-
tween two and three years, and To have
been swallowed in water taken from the
Srhnyikll, near Philadelarhia. Our in
dormant adds there is no doubt Of the truth
of this Statement, as the Eel has been
,irwri by hundreds Of people, who can
attest 90 it. Boston Courier.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-01-23
Rn1 Ned IL years ODD

FlutlIIa throughout, showed superior
training: Derry, we are informed, MAS in
innd IN the fist heat aud run under ma
~ disadvantages and in the second heat
il vas thought he had let down a sinew,'
FInlila maintained 'er snperiorlty until
she arrived at the goal The Cotton, We
are lfo med by one OF the Judges, was
delivered clean. dry and in excellent Or
der. The most respectable proof of the
above may be had. Gazette.