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Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-10-27
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rer OF the Goth We doubt not by the mex, publica
ton, with the aid of The u. s Telegraph and Bnlti-
more Republican arithmetic, hat our ncighbor will
find out, hat,he is quite us bad seems to
be-a la mode of the late Maryland election-in
which all these Editors avoid a comparison of the
late, with the election of 800 as if the latter were
red hot IRON AM they fearful of burning their
fingers ALI the comparisons they make are with
1923 So in Ohio we expect some year may be found,
by winch 1t Will be shcwn, that this like a Waterloo
defeat is not miitcr DO taken so much TO heart
after all.
OHIO ELECTIONS.
The returns are very Incomplete; hut there are
signs, that the friends of the admnis ration In We
sustained something like Waterloo Defeat" IN
nus state /; Is hghly propable, that Macarthur is
OF Clay have secured majority IN the Legisla
ture We must bear these things with PATIENCE
Either our friends in Ohio have been exceedingly
supne, or the change ofpubhc sentlm mt is greater
'han thcy were prepared To expect. The letter we
puoi'shed some time ago WAS, we repeat, from one
OF The mos intelligent men in Ohio: & he was SAN
gn'ne as 20 the success Of Lucas. We have not the
slightest doubt, however, that as between Jackson
ana Clay, the result will be- essentially different,
Our friends must rouse themse ves-anl rsco,lect
that Men cannot retain their political blessings bu,
| oy the eXeruon OF sIeepess vigilance. We wait
however for other returns, which NAV pnssIblv con
tradct those We have already received In the moan
time, we submit tho following details:
The Charleston Courier says it is already as.
cer'n,ncd that enough Anti Convention Members of
the Legislature arc returned to defeat that measure.
Miles King has positively declined being a candi-
date for the Borough of Norfolk
inc CIarkshnrg lHarrison) Enquirer opposes the
cesSion OF that part of The State to Maryland, as
proposed in the Wheeling Compiler, and says the
time has not yet arrived for such n proposition A
Correspondent of the same paper says, Dad, yery
bad indeed must be the Administration of our State
Government to induce any portion of our citizens to
desire to be annexed to Maryland"
The Louisville Daily Advertiser IS in a towering
passion with Maryland, and abuses it in good set
terms.
VIRGINIA ELECrIoNs-
Preston.-Sena,e-W G. Browne 'of Preston)
49, G Morgan (of Menongaha) III, WIN. Nc.
Cord lof Randolph 3.
Monongalia and Randolph yet 10 be heard from.
The polls of York county have been kept open
Harrison -Scnate, klncheIoe 493, Israel 400,
McWhorter 25I, McCaliy 10, S ringer 9
House of Delegates, (2.)-Davsson* Liz. wi
liams TAI, Gather 543.
THE NORFOLK BOROUGH ELECTION.
The Lotion Tor Senator and a De egate to repre-.
Ia the next GencrHl rs ou!bly took
place yesterday. At the close OF the polls the vote
stood
For he Senate.
VIM. C. IIol. l6O
John a. Chandler, II
--G3
Hots former majority, 90
majority in the district SO
For the House of Delegates. VIM. MAXWELL 2IO
Mr.. King having withdrawn there was no o3posi-
ton Scattering 10.
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MANAGERS' OEFICE-

ilckots SIO' halves 3, quarters so, eightbs o.
" Orders from the country promptly attended Co.
= Tickets for sale at this office, where two CAPT
tai Prizes Of $4,000, have been sold and paid within
few DAYS
Ct YATES s. MCINTYRE. MANAGERS
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MICKLE'S OFFICE.


Drawing Of The Union Canal Lottery. No. IN.
81 2 CO % GO 55 80 ~ ..
No. 3I,cJ &C, Prize Of 5000, sold at
MICKLE'S.
TOMORROW!
Grand Consolidated Lottery.
Drawing WI be received Tc-Morrow at O'Clock.
SCHEME.
100 prizes Of 81 900 prize Of $4,000
do Of 10000 do of 5000
/ do Of 5000 &c. &c. &c.
Tickets $40 Quarters 81 so
Halves Eigbths %
Virginia State Lottery.
:, drawing Will take place OF the Eagle Hotel on
FRIDAY, at half past 4 o'clock, p. NJ.
SCHEME.
prize Of $685. 900 prize Of SII,G9o
2 do Of 5000 8 do of 1000
II do Of 1850 so do of 900
0o DO OF 500 DC. &c. &c.
Tickets $40 Quarters 81 so
=, Halves Eighths I 25
For sale at T.. MICKLES,
oct y Next below tho door Of the kngle Hotel.
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> Not in the last Legislature.
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majority in the district SO
For the House of Delegates. VIM. MAXWELL 2iO
Mr.. hmg having Withdrawn there was no OPPOSE
ton. Scattering 49,
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did carry my such message to Jeffffes W;,t;,..,
WRIGHT nj. CHEPRv
No. G.
U. S. NAvx YAnp, Gospon.r

U. S NAvx YARD, Gospoar
June S0th, 1880.
Having seen a statement in the Norfolk Hers1J =
tins morning, said 10 be written Inv Jeft;e. Uvi:
son, IN relation to certain quantity of stone ntenS
ed Tor coping OF wall which was about IN he
TINS yaro wherein he states, that after havn
received the stone, by order Of Commodore R,rron
ne handed the measurement ato the clerk NJ NJ. ~
nee nee meaning presume. that he handed it to me-
III so, think Mr. Wilkinson must be msf,kerN =.
nave no knowledge of ever baving received anv nc.
count OF the measurement of said stone from hir, Az
any other person. Nor do I know of anv ovaer
e ether oral or written, said to have been even hv
commodore Boron to thesaid Wilkinson for tho in
spectlon of the aforesaid stone ~ 49,
AS regards this stone, will f,r,bor .f, H..
some months since, Mr. Murden. mr. KIM. r,o.h
called at the Commandments Office at this -. ~ 60
the purpose OF obtaining the Commodore's ann.,.t
20 ue accounts OF Hr: Scranton for the stone or to
LOT the last time severa applications havno,
been previously made) whether or NOT he would I
prove them. presented Upon my COMMUNICATE,
TO Commodore Barron the object of Mr.. Mnrden.ss
cnn1d a1 III u.ec.eo me to say to Vn that he never
couio give ms approval to those accounts heinz COW
Vinceo that the stone not fit for the nnrno G.
which 1t was intended; and that he had awar 49,,
OF that opinion from the first moment be saw :,
nao.e II nao oeeh condemned by three compe,ent
persons VINO were ordered to inspect it. comron
ncated to MIR. Murden the determination of Corr,e
uo'e carron; whereupoH, he requested me to cav ~
b sne Lonmodore that if he would cause the stone to
pc placed on the wharf Mr. King uo,Ia n -
away, as he could dispose of it in Norsau 'aAs II
tnink ne added TO an advantage (this ba]eu -. =.
the substance of what Mr.. Murden said ~ ", ~ ue
the subject Commodore Barron replied sbe tbouph,
he might venture to do SO, as matter IF
a %u.da to Mr. Rmg and that might say to Mr..
sh ordsp ha ne could inform Mr. King that the stone
Now, whether or not Mr.. King authorized k;s cer,.
10 cay what he did to me, and which was thronh 80
communicated to Commodore Barron, it is not ov
iho Province TO determine AT least can say that
King. SAM pDo non MI
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COMMANDMENTS OrrrcE, u. s. NAVY Yam.

eoMMASpAHT's OFrrcE u. s. NAVY YARD.
Gospoa, Nay 22d, 1880
0h nave received your letter of the Q at ins,ont
Gaining for information relative to certain onanti,y
Of stone, &c fuan''ty
This cargo of stone was purchased some time last
Sun nun by Miles King, ESQ and to this Yard
lot the purpose OF coping for the wall which was
about to be erected at that time
MI hins accompanied the arrival of the STONE
here and stated the object for which it was intended
remark'ng that ne had bought it very cheap. I did
not tnR the stone suitable for the purpose for which
he said 1t was intended and stated nv obiect;ons.
mong others, were those of its great ineoual;tv in
thickness and that it wuold cost more to redncs t.
to proper size than it was worth -
ne, noweve5' did not appear disposed to admit my
objections, and requested that the stone MIGHT he
landed and further examined, to which consented.
mol considering myself very competent judpe and
the stone was deposited on Baylor's wharf.
soon afier was told that this stone bad been car
TED TO the line on which the wall vas to be erected
and Mr. Roberts, the Cashier of the United Sto,es
branch Bank at Norfolk, came over and asked of mo
now he was to be repaid for this cargo of stone b
money for which he had advanced 'N'
replied, that, if the stone passed tha ;ns,,o,;,,
to which it would be subjected, there would be No
anncuity about the payment; but if it did NOT pass
soch an inspection, would be received nor tho
nilis for the amount approyeS by me.
survey was accordingly ordered, and the stone
condemned: and l heard nothing more of il until
some few months since, received a MESA e from,
MT hiDS by one OF his clerks sa wing that if T would
aow tne stone to be carted back to Taylor's wharf
ne would have 1t taken away. as he could now sell if
~ sanage; 70 TINS request Consented and the
stone was Immediately placed on the wharf and there
it still remains. y a'u tneie
never authorized any person to receive this stono
ana Gnow nothing about the receipt which vour let
ter uludes to. yo"i 'e'-
herewith enclose you the copy of the survo, h,1a
upon this cargo of stone by two connetnn, nvlu
mosoDs and one house builder ''0"e
have the honor to be.
SIR, most respectfully,
Your obi servant
Thn Ill.,. JAMES BARRON.
Secretary Of the Niuey
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No. @
No. g.
U. S. NAVY YARD. Gosponr

u .. NAVY YARD, GosPoRT,
July 1, 1880.
ORR: In compliance with your request, we have
Eie"ed the lot OF stone purchased by Miles King.
lot the new wall intended to be built around this
Yard-We have carefully examined and measured
twenty one pieces of it, commencing with the LARGEST
Plece' and giving all the intermediate Sizes taken
lnascfiminately from the bulk, with a view on our
Your desire. expressed was. that We should inn.
partially measure any portions and give our opinion
whether or not the said stone lying on Taylors wharf
IN S1spor. was answerable for coping and otherwise.
lot ay the contract for coping stone. We
OPINION: the said stone has, in instance been deli
vsrd inaccordance with the contract, and is
not suitable for coping In one piece have the
edges oeen Strengthened, or the ends squared: and
tue sizes vary in thickness from 1-2 to inches and
N width from 10 to | 1-2 inches. The following
demension are as correct and impartial as it was DOS
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-07-27
No. 9.

On reading over the pamphlet Of documonte bo,d-
ca Miles King, and a receipt to Mr. Scranton for
coping stone, dated Gosport, August g. I829, mo.
signed Jetfres Wilkinson, Master Inspector: / saw
nun the same dav, and asked him if it was so that
nc nc I waste, inspector, as bad Just learnt that
ne mad never been employed in that capacitv2 To
winch ne replied that he signed the receipt, but that
ne dd not put "Master Inspector" to il; that he was
ID Master Observation-Disclosures, Sd July. 1880
JNO WILSON
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NOD.

90 hereby certify, that heard Mr.. JefTries Will
ehe stone intended as coping for the wall intended
20 oe erected around the Gosport Navy Yard, and
tnat ne thought at the time ii was nct fit for the
purpose. ~ ''' '"o
Given under my hand this 9TH dav Of Jnlv.
''''P0''' 4'N "Wy, 1880. S. M. LAfIMER.
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and an reply hareto state, that Jefcs Wilkinson was
employed in this Yard during portion Of the wears
1879, 20, and 80 first brickayer ON the timber
sheds, and lastly of the contractors and stone
inasons on the new foundation under shin house M
l. This last work was done by the perch and his
name was not roll at The time he is represent
ed to be the master Inspector" and Mr. King must
have known it.
lie necsr cas ordered lyme to inspect the stone ol-
iuded TO IN Your communication, and he has denied
having authorised any person to append to his name
,nat TITLE and If he had assumed it oyery officer in the
I ard could have proved its talsity.
Enclosed send you documents relative to this
transaction, which presume, you will find faly cor
rooorative with my letter to the Honorable the Sec
rotary OF the Navy this subject and they will be
sworn to, ii required.
a.: THIS stone is now lying Taylor's wharf, near
TINS yard, where it may he seen and t.orouublv ex
am ned ifit answers the description given of it by
'oueres Wilkinson, or is agreeable to MIR Kings re-
presentation then all those who have been concerned
IN Its rejection are reprehensible if otherwise il
proves that we Iavedone no more than our duty
Your letter to Jefferies Wilkinson has been deliv
ered to HIM He lives in the town of Portsrnoutb.
and II receive any answer from him. will forward il
Immediately to you -
am, Sir very respectfully,
Your obedient servant
JAMES BARRON.
AMOS KENDALL, Esq.
1th auditor, Washington, d. c.
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No. s..
YARD. GosPoRT.

u. s. NAVY YARD, GosPoRT,
&C. June 3O6t, 1880.
or: nave seen the statement in the newspapers
o. ts Gay, relative to the coping stone &c. and do
neTeoy certify that have no recollection Of ever bo
wing ooIne' by order of Commodore Barron to Iof
fries Wilkinson, any message from him reio,;. ~ s9l
'nepecton 81 eaid stone> nos N hos-o that we,
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No. /.
.Iulv Cd 1Qrn

July Cd, 1880.
SIR: Ia the month Of jane or July last Won called
on me to give you statement of the probable cost of
the coping stone for the then contemplated wall
which was to be built around the Navy vard 10 which
made statement as required by your letter.
=, on the arrival ofthe first cargo Of stone at the
lard you sent for me, and placed in my hands
scrip OF paper, purporting to be contract for said
sone and requested 60 on board the vessel md
see II the stone was of such dimensions as the con-
tract called for went with the contract in INV
hand to the Captain. and not finding one piece on
deck OF the quality required, requested him to have
the hold opened, that might if that which was
oeow would prove BETTER to which lie replied that il
was unnecessary, as it was all alike. then return
ed TO your Office and informed you of the fact upon
which you requested that should go to Norfolk and
inform Mr. King of the quality of the stone. I Went
Immediately along with the Captain of the vessel. and
stated TO Mr. King the condition of the stone. as
had found 1t; and after conversation on tho
snnlect, Mr. King requested me to say to YOU. that
as the ctone was noS suitable for coping he would he
glad IT you could make of it for some other mr.
pose IN the yard, he had bought it very low. On
my returning to-, and informing you of villa, had
passed between Mr.. King and myself YOU observed.
hat as 1t did not answer the object for which il was
purchased you would have nothing to do with it. The
vessel then left the yard and where she landed the
stone was not informed.
LHMUBL LANGLEY.
Com. JAMES BARRON,
Commanding Nary Yard, Gosporf.
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No. z.
mo. z.
U. S. NAVY YARD, Gosrosr.

zk1No,
81 DO hereby certify that was in the Comma ndsn,,s
oa Oh m when Mr Murden Mr. Kings Clerk, REQUEST
eo MI browne to say to Commodore Barron. that if
w1o'u nave the stone carried back u; the wharf
that Mr HIng would receive it. as h Gould dsnose
OF IN Norfolk and Mr.. Bro, ne returned fnr ou
s"rr from Commodore Barron that it should he aoua
:, WRIGHT M CHERRY.
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since, called the crew on deck and asLd ,bo. sue
1aiiy tnelF respective Ono of the crew holm,
asked ms name, inquired if he wished his yboss
name: ne repisd ne did The sailor then said he was
GnF'stened by the name of Vance Vance lance Von
from Loudtrop Launder Slought; but that so ,...
ness, ne was generally called Jim Jinniner Pbis 10 ~,
oid oke however, and should be applied TO bonoss
9la Dutch ourgher ofths famed city of New Amters
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THE CONTRACT.

- THE CONTRACT.
Coping stone for United States at Norfolk. from
l-2 inches thick to H. and from i6 inches To =
inches vide STRAIT edges, and ends square, 6s for Law
ing and delivered at Norfolk Va at twenty five cents
a loot, running measure. Cash on delivery.
ICHABOD l.. SCRANTON.
Norfolk, June II, 1929.
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-07-27
BOSTON MARKET1,,,,v

"a rLoUR.-Tbere has been an active demand 70,
ou uuiIne tne weeh, both for export and consump-
ton, at improved prices; the supplies of most desc;
tons being quite limited, holders are firm at our re-
ported rates; the sales of the week consist of the fol-
loving Parcels-500 bbls Howard-street IS Al no.
200 do Philadelphia I24 do do; goa do do ,oa u ~
do 400 do Sosquebannah f2J 95 do do so35 10 10
Genesee good brands at 37J so do a, TT rh 10
above sales were made for cash. and the foowinr OF,
do DO do 9 s sa do "G % IS
burg 90 Is do do; 200 do Richmond Civ Ms fresh
srouno, and o., Of superior quality rs do do.
1RArF.-The arrivals since our last nnbcotion I,a
n "g P b inadequate to the demand sales of corn
bushels yellow fat has been sold at 54c and South
white to arrive at Soc per bushe other lots have
oeen aEen at similar rates Corn, northern, SO go;
Sou'n-iat yellow, SO sd; white 40 so; round VEL
low IS -ICou,ier -
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~ Drawing Dismal Swamp Canal Lottery. Class
Number =.
IA 9 8 81 sc 80 % 81 8.
The following are the dawn numbers in tho
Grand Consolidated, No. 4: " S
2, ~, Q, Dc, 81, IS, 81, AZ, 10.
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No. l.

W. A. GosPoRr, Sept. I'm, 1929.
w we, the subscribers, having been called ON NV
OoI,. James Barron, commandant of the NAVY Y,rd
at GosPort' Va to inspect certain parcel Of store
there for the purpose of coping or the finish
have surveyed said parcel of stone and do Iu
lne pest OF our opinions, that the stone is nor 81 o
suiIsoe IN any respect for the purpose desired 4,
IS OF quality very different from any we have Owe,
seen useo tor that business, and has neither width
.TI l'ckness suitable for the same. In testnonv f
Which, we subscribe our names o''''i'O"y OF
SAML. NJ LATIMER
JOSEPH WALKER.
a., ~ LEVITT FENTRESS.
GospO't Many Yard.
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Applied to other than public purposes 10
S4,o2i 90
Applied to other than public purposes in
826 and 1927 a., ,oe On
The reader will observe among the checks for Is9e
one on the 2lst January for 81 600 to paw draff IN
favor of 3. M. Allen" one on 18th Nav for enoo -
pay drait OF the 4th Auditor ''for contingent pur-
poses as settled; and one on the eIst November Cor
500, to pay ZIP. Watkins draft on account of con,n.
gen;" amounting in oil to $500. COPIES of these
checks and their endorsements. and COPY of an or;
ginal DRAFT accompanying the last, are annexed marx
ed -, 1913. DA'
The draft for $1,000 was also drawn by T. Wat.
kins- late 4th Auditor, favor of s. NJ Allen bro
ker ~ TINS city and by him sent to l. Cohen g.
Brothers, for collection Let it be borne in mind
that this draft Was paid on the 2ist Januarv 1926
end that 1t was charged by Mr. Kng in his public
account. F
On the 4th February, 1926. Mr. Kings acco,Dt fo-
the 9TH quarter of I825 was received in the 4,b An
ditors Office in which voucher charging $3.50.
10 cents for interest, extra commissions and EXTRA
services. (See E.
On the 9lst March, the EXAMINING clerl, 1r,ot. O..
ST. King that these charges were before the And;.
tor for his decision"
BY the fact that Mr. King on the 9th Nav. d,ev
from the bank travelling expenses to WASHINGTON and
back, it appears that he visited this city ius bcforo
or just after that date.
On the 9th May the 4th Auditor passed thsee
charges for S5842 16, to Mr. Kings credit. and
charged the amount to the appropriation for rnot;-
gencies.
On the 2eth May, Mr.. King paid the 9TH Auditors
draft for $4,000, and endorsed the check or cont,n
gencles as settled" signed M. King"
On the 10Th Sept T. Watkins drew on Mr.. RING.
at 60 days in favor Seth Hyatt g. Co for 500 dol
lara, which was oso paid at maturity and the cbock
endorsed con account of contingent signed "M
King"
These two drafts were never charged in Mr. Kings
public account and the charge for the first was with
drawn in 1927. Ifhe had not well understood vben
he paid the second and third drifts, that they were
private transactions, he would most surely have
charged them in his account. The copy Of the third
draft annexed, shows that it was private Whether
re knew that tho first draft paid before his charge
for contingencies settled. was a private tfanssc
ton may be doubted; but he must have und-retood il
Afterwards, or he would have wit bdra wn the charge
That they ~ef9 oil paid 90, ofthe pablo money, n
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TO BE CONTINUED. \

io'ter from an intelligent farmer of soptb (.or.
ohaa, OF the 25th ult states that The Wheat bsr-
Tss mas been the best we have had for FIT en- years
NE season altogether is one of the most favorabIa
io 10, the crops ever known. excepting for cot,or
Inc great GOODNESS of the weather month 400 baa
occasioned that staple to be backward" - ''aS
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-07-27

The New York Journal of G. on,,,o,.. oen,.
says;-We are in possession Of information wh;c;,
I us N stating explicitly, that the mission NJ
f fa,s Ekey Governor Van schoten to this Country
.o sne Eouft OF Denmark, does contemplate
OF the island of ST. Croix or any other Terrific,
fy TO tins Republic, but has reference to certain
priced in due time P'"''e VIII oeap
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CoMaANDANT's OFFIcE, U. s. NAVY YApnl
G. CosPort, July 5th, 1880. I
SIR kha7a ,eceieed your snttst Of Tho se,h ~,
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Respectfully, Sir,
Your obedent servants,
LEM'L LANGLEY.
=, Fl. III. ARMISTEAD.
Commodore JAMES BARaoY.
Commanding u. S. .Nary Yard, Gosport.
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-07-27

1hoss PRAUD-A system of fraud, deenlv aesc.
ing the public revenue, and imposing upon The nun
e tee e. s the gTSssest has just been de-
OF large quantities Of Salt having been sbnnas
without the payment of duties, (mark and branded
as usual with the inspectors name by corrup,
between the shippers the then dep
reward of their vany certain proportion az me
sum winch would have been required to pav the do
.ies on the salt thus struggled The whole ay,en.
Wien TINS has been carried is perhaps not vet as
sesanea' out 1T IS believed, that from the goth AMI
last TO the list day of July inst the ounntitu srnt,
eled IN the manner above stated will not fan tg-
snort OF 4o'ooo bushels!-f4ibany paper. '"'
Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1830-07-27

sSpnns.l IN ancient modern history be oro31.
the reev VII s not afford more heroic display than
..e .epy OF ahkee Stonington, to the British com.
mandeTs The people were piling the balls w J1
the enemy had wasted, when the foe applied 70 ,ho
"a s ,Sl"t oatts mi you sell Msn? They answer.
turn you balls" fN'' "N0 ~e % re-
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From the Macon (Georgia) Telegraph.

ID good shaUe-Whilst the proprietor Of nm. &c ~,
iaoeisham gold mines was day overseeing his
negroes ne thought they lost too much lime i y,
@ their heads and the weather being warm.
az 'e,I mar long, he humanely had them close sha
yea. on shaking out the wool after this onerator
was performed ne was no less surprised than deiah
ca at findng several ounces of pure gold v.s !,
WHICH 'hey mad secresed there while al work. '''
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Applied 10 other than public purposes S7,6s5 90
During the year 1927, he drew out for
like objects excepting the drafts
1868 "a
Deduct lawful commits
sion 1900
Z" authorised clerk hire
and Office expenses 1,6aO
" travelling exposes Go 90
80 6G8 70