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EDUCATION.

D VIE present session ofhc SUB
"A scr'6er's School, in CharIottes-
r'Hc terminated on 5M of The present
month. The nert session, uiU com
m ne on the tenth Of January 1881.
The coarse Of Instruction aviH be IL
0erol, embracing The following branch
es, riz.
History, sacred and profane. Anci-
emf and Modern, Chronology, Ancieu,
and Modern Geography, the Use Of
the Globes, the English Lanouaye
dramatically, Arithmetic, Analitic
PenmanshiP, Practical Mathematics,
and Composition.
The Terms for instruction will be-
Eight Dollars per scholar per session
OF i've months, one fourth PAYABLE in
advance-the residue at the end of the
sesslon.-All persons wishing TO enter
their children members ofrhis School
are referred to Capt. James r. Watson
OF charlottesville with whom sub
scrlption paper is left for that purpose
lie advises his country friends. who
may wish 10 avail themselves of IN.
advantages of bis School, to make
early application as he is determined
not to admit more than 25.-Fron,
MS experience in the bushes. of In
structIon, he feels confidently assured.
that he viii he able to manage school
consisting OF the above number, with
credit to himself, and extensive ben..
ut to those who may 30 committed 10
bis care.
RICHARD f.. JOHNSON.
December 3 =,
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DEcCERaEsa1Ee so. 1880.
NOTICE..

hl oirias :Jo Ir.st Deed gre
n c@tedfo ne Undersigned 6y JoeI
W. B,""n ond soife, ami Of rrcord in
tic oD'e 9jtae coNntg court Of .4lte-
ma'i, Ia sec"ae tn Thomas f.. lam
dot'h ar has assigns, ce,tuin dtLt
t"c'rm meatioEcd, AMI at tie yeouest
q foentaim UciLs, assignee of said
R"""tiph far e" portion IF said debt.
to w't-the sum of &SO0-wifh inter
eSt from Tie 3Uth day If iSeptemJsr.
1929, acc saoii, on tic Sth day of ne.
0ru"ry next, on the premises, t1pose
to sale jorreaty nancy, q certain trurt
or parcel IF Lana lying in the coonty
Of Atbemarie, on tie eaters of Cor
rails CT.ek, adjacent to the HfDanua
Rirer, and about six miles 6elo,o Char
totfesnile, containing about $50 or 400
.Aercs, knomn by tile name of Ashton
and lutcty tile residence of Thomas
Esto" Rand0Lph-or SO much thereof
as shall be requisite to raise the SAID
sum cf $500, scith interest thereon til
paid, and the costs and charges of e.
ecuting this Trust. Such title as is
rested an us by sad Decd zoe yiU cou-
cey to the purchaser or purcha-
SerS.
ALEX'R GARRETT,
v. w. SOUIIfALL,
Trustees.
n,,o,,I,a.
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ALEX'R GARRETT.
y. w. SOUIHALL,
Trustees.
December 10.
VIRGINIA, TO WIT,

VIRGINIA, TO WIT,
A Il Rules held in the Clerks off,
"A flee Of I7luvanna county,. on
Mo"day the LIST day Of Nocem5er in
the gear 1880,
John Bragg, Rosanna UacAisou.
samuel Uhite and Betsry his u;fe
Ihomas Wyatt, WiAium and BEN,
jam" Bragg Plaintiffs.
Thomas .Saores, administrators of
William Paslcur, deceassa, 7Xomes
Bragg, Nurray Pace, and PoNv his
aoye, CurteS Johnson and .SaHv his
'0fe, Richard Bragg, Pin1ent Uarks
and Betsy his aoite, Re6ecca Bruec.
Frances, Hannah. Susanna, Elias
and James Bragg, DaUid iSheDherd
and BtiSey has Dite, Holman Brago
J."" Sarks and Pafey his wite,
George Wheeler and Pehna his rite
iSalley and Many Bragg, 7Homas
Peter, Joha, James, Juiionm, Joseph
and Beyomin Bragg, infant children
Of Aic'yaa Bragg, deceased,
o Defendants.
The Plainti8s' till beiag aled and
tic D9e"daats Marray Pace ami Poi
ly his w.f', iSusanna B.dsg, James
Bragg, DaoM Shepherd and Betsev
hts 'c.te: JOhn B"rtS, and Patsu his
Otr, 4SaAcy Eragg, Ncncu BRUCE
and George IVace!cr and PeEua lis
wJe, not haoing entered THAR apDeay-
"i'cc and giccn security according to
the act Of assembly and the Eulcs Of
this Court, and 1t appearing to tile sG-
hSfaction Of the Court that the said
last named Defendants are not Inhoi;-
tontS Of this Commonwealth, On motion
Of the Plaintiffs By their Attorney-H
as ordered, that The suid last namca
Ocfendaats do appear here on the
Fourtn Monday IN Fcbrua.y merit, and
aasmer TIE plaintiffs Till, and fIat ~
copy Of MiS order be forth,oith inserted
az tic Virginia .4dcoc ate, a nerspnuer
pubhshcd m the Torn Of Chniottes-
ellie, and continual far Eight meeks
SncceSstrciy, tand that unofher conn
M~e9f be posted ut tie front door Of
tic Cont honSc Of tbs couatu.
Il COpy- Tcstc,
.&BRA'1H iSILEPYERD .1
nee ~. ID. C. ~ ~
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TERMS.

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BIOGRAPHICAL.

The Late Stephen ELiot.-The
last volume u: the American Eucyclo.
p9dia,pays the following well merited
tribute, to the Hon. Stephen Elliott o
South Carolina.
Elliott. Stephen, all eminent Amer
Ican Boianist aud man of letters, was.
born at Beaufort, IN South Carolina,
Noven Der IL, III. He was first
placed atthe grammar school in Beau
tort, whence he was transferred to Yale
College. in 1877. Here he was d,stin-
gu'shed Tor scholarship and good char.
actcr. On his return home, he applied
himself to the improvement of HIS pa
ternal estate, which though impaired
10y the casualties of the revolutions, was
still ample. His leisure hours, at this
period, were given to history and poe
try. His devotion to natural history
began some time after. AT he age of
-, Mr.. Elliott was returned by his dis
trlct as member of the state legisla-
ture of South Carolina lnihis sphere
he soon obtained considerable influ-
ence by his zeal, urbanity, knowledge,
and powers of argument. As a mem
Der OF the senate, he introduced and
carried various Important bills, impro-
wing the public economy, aud particu-
larly the plan OF the state bank, which
was adopted by the legislature in the
year 1912. OF this bank Mr.. Elliot
was chosen president, and discharged
his Office with great ability until the
time of his death. Although the care
of,he bank rested mainly on him, he
found time to complete his two volumes
OF the botauyof South Carohna, Which
are held in high estimation, and to
make considerable contributions to IT,
literary and scientific societies. to
which he became a member. He was
president ofrhe Literary society of Char
lesion, and of the literary and philp-
sophical society, and professor of nat
ural history aud botany IN the medical
College. His learned and elegant pa
pers and lectures obtained universal!
applause. Mr.. Elliott was well &C
quainted with French and Italian lit
erature, and The scientific works Of tie
French school, particularly in geology,
minera'oGy, conch"Iogy, and notary.
He has left collection IN the several
branches of natural history, scientifically
arranged, which is SAID to he scarcely
excellcd by any private one in the Uni
| ted States. He was the chief editor OF
the Southern Review, and author of
ten ofthc longest and most admired al
t1ccs of that periodical work. The de.
gree at LII. ID. was conferred on him
| by Yale College, and again by Harvard
| University. Few OF his American CON
tempnraries equalled him in variety OF
talents, attainments and labours. None
possessed a more amlable temper, OF
honorable spirit. Mr.. Elliott was "a
hove SIX feet in height, with robus,
frame and noble countenance. lie
died in the early part of 1880. Mos
of his productions remain in manu-.
script. Such of them as have been
published will perpetua,e his name
credltably for his country.
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FOR RENT,
NNHE House a, present ncc,

KfHE House az present occupied by
g. Mr.. NJ. Maury. Also, another
Tenement, just completed. Possession
can be given immediately. For terms
apply to J. POLLOCK.
Dec g
ALSO-On hand and for sale 1000
poonds Spanish Sole Leather, with a
proportlonate supply of Upper and
Harness Leather, and a general supply
Of Groceries, Nails, &c. too tedious TO
enume'ate, which will be sold low for
cash by j. POLLOCK.
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RELIGION.

RELIGION.
" What treasures untold
Reside in that heavenly word."-CowpER.
TT IKE snow that falls where waters glide,
-A/ Earth's pleasures fade away;
They melt in times destroying tide,
And cold are while they stay
But joys that from religion flow,
Like stars that gid the night
Am id the darkest gloom of wo,
Shine forth with sweetest light.
Religions ray no clouds obscure,
But DER the christians soul
1t sheds radiance calm and pure,
Though tempests round him roll
His heart may break meath sorrows stroke,
But to its latest thrill,
Like diamonds shining when they're broke,
Religion lights it still.
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Receipt for making pery fine Cologn,
7pHfer

receipt for making rery fine Cologne
1Cdter.
Oil of Lavender, one drachm.
Oil of Lemon, two drachms.
Oil of Cinnamon, eight drops.
Iincture of Musk, ten drops.
Oil of Bergamot, one drachm.
Oii OF Rosemary, two drachms.
On ot Cloves, eight drops.
Rec'ified Spirits of wine, one pint.
Have ready the spirits Of wine in a
clean bottle. Then get at the apothe-
cary's the above mentioned oil. and
the ,incture OF musk-hsving put them
together in phial, pour them into the
spirits of wine: shake the bottle well
ano cork it tightly. Ii will be immedi-
ateIv 1T Tor use and will be found far
snpeiior to any Cologne wafer that can
h" purchased, aud more economical. -
La'iY'S Bpok
Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-12-10

A marriel couple determined To be
divorced, but not being able to agree.
with respect to the disposition of the
children, referred the dispute to an
amt, to whose arbitration they respec-
lively agreed to submit eve have
three children," said the husband, 81
insist upon keeping tara; the third
shall be left TO the care Oft mother"
"Bnt ~ said the mother, "have a
right to tDo; the care of one will be
more than sufficient for You +" "There
is no way of settling this dispute" said
the aunt, with the true gravity Of a
Judge but by waiting for the birth of a
fourth child, you can then separate
upon equal terms" This decision re-
stored good humour The contendine
parties embraced, and the idea of di-
vorce was forgotten.
A doctor visiting his patient, lady,
requested to look at her tongue. She
was very mincing in pronudng it-a
little farther said the doctor-a little
farther still. Mercy DOCTOR" SAYS
she. "you must think there is no end
to a woman's tongue p
A Dutchman and Frenchman lately
travelling in Pennsy lvania, found that
their horse had lost shoe. They
drove up to blacksmith shop, when
the FreHchman called out, " Is de
smitty mitin 7" Shtaud pack" gays
the Dutchman, " lets me shpeak. Ish
der plack,bmit shope in der hause r.
A gentleman me, A,ber wAo wa.
in the consumption. NAh! friend
you walk slow" " Yes, Fun seiDg
fast"
Yankee Question. 'Yoa an hone
lof you seen nothing OF no hat no
where along here upon none of these
seats have your
AnSwer. We han't none of us, see n
nothing Of no hat nor nothing of no
KIND no where on none of these Eats
nor no where else as k'10aOs on.
A thief broke into grocery store in
Macon, Geo. not long since, and ar.
ter filling a trunk with goods went to
drinking whiskey in large quantities,
which fixed bin for slow travelling
aud he was found next morning, fast
ASLEEP, with his arps iull of goods
AZ tie late N. York celebration some
biackguards tore off boards from the
orators stard. A copcei'ed lady's bus
band expressed surprise at their rude
ness. " Lar husband, what ninny
you ar, YOU never reads no papers nor
Dothen. At ar is the French revolution.
and the people al ac,en it over aoin-
here's the order of excession, they tear
down the stage, the sogers fire for lin
srsl Joy aud then als over"
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$l44
$3.50 rs
Whole product,

Sugar Cane in Marylnnd "A fine
stalk Of sugar cane, 4 riches in circum-
ference, and more than four feet high,
was brought to our office, from Prince
Georges county, who planted one or
two hundred canes by way of expert
meDt, in May last. The cane Which
we saw, appeared to be well ripcr-
ed, the juice abundant and sweet, aud
to all appearance as fine, we UNDER
stood, as if had been the product of
LOUISIANA. Its maturity is not alone
evidence Of the extreme mildness OF
our present autumn, but shews also we
think, that the. plant is susceptible of
being acclima'ed in attitudes much
higher than those 10 which its culture
has been hitherto confined - National
Intel.
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EUSBAN DRY.


Food for Cattte.-Every traveller
who passes Aisielt, little town be-
tween Frankfort and We mer, remarks
the beauty of the oxen employed in "a
griculture in that neigborhood, aud yet
they are only fed on straw and roots,
straw being the only fodder raised in
that part of the counry. It's prepar-
ed as follows
The straw is cut very small by the
chaH cutter ii is then put iuso IA
cauldron, mixed with POTATOES and
carrots, and boiled ill it forms kind
ofjelly. This mixed with sufficient
quantity OF water. is served in due pur-
tion to the beasts The animals so
fed require no water, and so well do
they thrive on this mess, tAtthey are,
Notwithstanding the summer la bor, rea-
dy for the butcher al the end OF the
year.
Profitable Co,Os. DR.. Samuel b.
Woodward of Wethersfeid, took the
first premium recently at the Hartford
exhibition of Cattle, Tor having prodn
ced Two cows, yielding, in butter,
milk, &c. the following result, from
the Doctors statement
In May, 10 lbs. 2 or June i0S
lbs. II or. July, 73 lbs August, 50
lbs. 6 oZ. = September, l0l lbs. = W :;
October, 81 lbs. l2 OF. to.aI, $40
lbs 9 OF.
On the first of September, another
COW was added, which including what
was made last week in April, to wit,
81 lbs. would make 597 lbs. 9 OF. tn
six months.
Besides all this, milk and cream,
have been sold to the amount OF SO,
and family of Is persons furnished
with milk and cream worth at least IS
week, at A cents a quart aud pork fed
to the amount of at least 81. Not a
pound of butter was sold for less than
one shilling per pound.
Butter 500
Milk, &c. sold, 3
Milk used in the family 26
Pork, Is
$l44
Theco were fed on grass only az
ter the middle of May, before which
time they had rowen hay two quarts of
meal day. One COW is six years old,
the other five years-one is half blood
Devonshire, the other common stock.
The calves from these COWS sold in
the spring for SIS rs
IA 90
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E1trdordinmy Cobbage.-Jabez
II. Hammond, has cabbage in his
possession, and ready to re shown, that
has "a good hard heads, that rev to
one stump, and sprung from one seed.
He thinks that this beats tie Cow
Cabbage.
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HIRE Of NEGROES.
'NHE Negroes ofthe estate oC Dab
ney Minor, deed. will he bred
at the Central Hotel, in Charlottesville
on MONDAY the 9th Dcccmber.
1880, ny ALEX. GARRETT. >
Executor
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REFLECTIONS.

" Such IS meliorate the heart,
Compose the passions and exait the mind!
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FOR SALE.

a NEAT and substantial second
L "a hand Carriage and Harness
Apply to Messrs. ]. r. g. T.. S. Wat
son, Charlottesville.
December 3 If
Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-12-10

@The usual operations on
The Teeth, undertaken by Dentists.
wiH be performed 6y
CHARLES CARTER, M u.
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VARI ETY..
" Mirth, with thee mean to live.

heasoa 'chY Pennsylvania mas settled,
Fl DEM refused TO pull his hat of
K Before the King, and therefore sat off
Another country To light pat on,
Where he might worship with his hat on
Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-12-10

P0f0foe Onions. This curious yari
ely OF the onion is very early and mild
they should he planted in common dry
situations IN the au,umn,-covere o.
yer about two inches deep in gardens.
i he small ones should be planted on,
'our inches apart the large ones
twelve To- fourteen. They are general
Iy ripe about the 10th of July. and
yield eight or ten fold.-N. Il. Far
mer.
Grdfing Natmcgs.-The centre of n
nutmeg is composed chiefly of mass
OF hbres united and held together n, the
stem end. II grated first at the end
they are cut of at the point of union
and thus liberated so that thew come
ont and make the nutmeg hollow bnt
II grated at the other end, they continue
to he held firmly in their place and the
nutmeg consequently remains sound
London Horticultural iSocietv.-
There were exhibited at late meet
ing ct tins Society, one hundred sorts
OF apples from Mr.. Hugh Ronalds.
A bundle of asparagus consisting of
l2o heads, weighing twenty-eioht
pounds. from Mr.. VIM. Grayson of
Mordake. A scarlet Brazilian pine
apple from the garden of the Society
Asparagus blanched in tubes from the
garden ofthe Society.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1830-05-25
IN SEN ATE

THURSDAY, May 20.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. Grundy, re.
next ses'ion statement OF all the lands acquired by
secured TO the United States in payment Of debit;
where situsted, and the allowed for them, and
their probable value, was agreed 10.
The Vice President communicated the following 70.
ports from the Postmaster General:
1. OF the receipts for postsges At the Post Office in
the city OF Washington during the two years preceding
the Let May instant prepared in obedience to resou
lion Of the Senate Of the 18th instant.
2. OF the number Of Clerks employed in the Post
Office Department during the year 1929, with their
On motion of Mr.. Grundy, the consideration of The
bill to provide for the appointment of solicitor OF the
Treasury, resumed as amended.
On motion Of Mr.. Mckinley further, 10 amend the
bill by the following. az the 10th section:
find be further enacted, That IL shall be The duty
OF the attorney General Of the United States to adj
uise 'efh and direct The said Solicitor as to The man
Her NJ conducting The suits, proceedings. and prose
buttons aforesaid. The anOrney General shall re.
eeipe IN addition to hi' present saiary, the sum of five
hundred dollars per anniun.
IL was decided in the affirmative. Yeas %, Nays 20
YEAS Msssr' Adams. Benton, Bib, Burnei,
Chamber, Dckerson, Dudley, Ellie, Frelinghuysen,
Grundy, Hayne. IredelI, Johnston, Kane, King, Liv
ng'tcn Mckinley Smith, Of Md. Troup, Tyler, White,
NAYS-Me,sr.. Barnard, Barton. Bell, Brown,
Chase. Clayton. Foot. Forsvth, Hendricks, Holmes
Smith OF s. c., Sprague, Wiley, Woodbury-20.
The bill was then further amended, and eDgrossed
Tor third reading, by the following votes Yeas 20,
NAYS IL.
YEAS-Mes'rs. Adams, Barnard, Barton, Benton,
Bib, Burnet, Chambers, Dickerson, Dudley, Ellis FREE
ingbuy'en, Grundy Hayne, Iredell, Johnston, Kane,
King, Livingston, Mckinley, Robbins, Ruggies, San.
ford, Sil.bee, Smith Of Nd Troup, Tyler, Webster,
Wbhe-28
NAYs-Messrs. Bell, Brown. Ch.se, Clayton, Foot,
Forsyth, Hendricks, Holmes, knight, Esudain, Sey.
mour, Smith Of s. c.. Wiley. woodbury-I4.
On motion Of Mr. Hayne, the bill for the relief Of the
widows and orphans Of the officers, seamen, and ma
rines Of The u s. Schr. Wild Cat read the second
time, considered in Committee Of the Whole, and, II
being amended, The amendment concurred in, and
the bill ordered TO be engIossed for third reading
The following bills from the House Of Representatives
were read the third timesPassed and returned, viz
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-06

tne SeSe'a mombcrs, felt decided preference for
the scheme OF the gentleman from Goochand The
meeung resulted IN the appointment Off Committee
CONSISTING OF gentleman from the trans Allerhany
district and myse to confer on the following ,,nv
WIN those members OF the forty who represented
Tue distric's lying east of the Rdge-,o ascertain
whether they could unite in any scheme of compro.
mise wcch would be, accountable to the wescrn
memoers' and to report the result to second
"'ccuhS OF The hrty-ninc members, TO lc held
on me following evening. The Committee which
"u'e mentioned did accordingly confer i'm the
course Oh the following day. with all tho members he
l"'e aiiudrd to east OF the Ridge, except the
Venerable t'x President of this body. who had
no mo' "''chqeu the meeting Ut the evening before
"e csuis was, that the mcmhcrs of the fort .ninr
issuing cast oil the Ridge, concurrcd in recommend
IN. 10 their political friends OF the west, compro-
mise scheme OF representation exactly accordin,, i'm
the actual distribution of power, with that of tho
gentleman from Albemarlc. The scheme proposed
oy those gentlemen was, House Of Delegates of
one hundred and twenty members. and a Senate of
tmrty-slx The members of tho House of DELIBERATE.
to be distributed fifty to the West and seventy Ia
the Eas'; those of. tho Senate, ffeen tn the Wrs
andtwen'y one TO the East, this appoinnent of
representation to remain unchanged till the wear
i"ll w'icn aud at hc expiration OF every ten wears
thereafter re apporlionnlen of repre- scntation NAV
DC made by law in regard to the House oil Dele
gates The. gentlemen in question also desired
the committee Ia report that 'hey wore no, 10 be,
considered rs peremptorily pledged. in any and all
events, TO vote Tor the final adoption of the srhcm,
recommended. but merely Offering n plan which
rs then advised, they were determined 10 s,lppor
should 1t prove acceptable to their political friends of
the west"