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 Great Fishing.-A striped Bass weighing forty pounds was taken day before yesterday, by colored servant living with Benjamin BaiIy. Esq. on the banks of the Harlaesa rir- CT, a little south of the Bridge. The 6sh was discovered by the man from ths eDd of inc dock, which projected some distance int0the river. At times he would sail gently along mast the dock into quite shOal water, but how to capture him was the questions. No net. nor hook and bait was at hand, and as the golden opportunity might not last long, our hero quickly resolved to encounter him single handed in his native element, and af favor able moment he leapt from the dock directly upon his back. The affrishted fsh dar,ed from under him as though shark was in pursuit. and as luck would have it, took di- rection for the shore. and ran up nearly high and dry into the mud. Before he could. get fairly a6oat again and have a plenty of sea room to make his escape, the colorrd man seized him by the gilIs, dragged him up on the beach, and secured his prize.-N.Y Psst.
The Arkansas advocate., 1831-04-27

tercsts. A generous addition to pre- serve is one nation the various proyin- ccs with which his name was connected as the common Alteration. lniellt m nr:ll- fly add it's force to other considerations i for retaining thern undera common rule. More peculiar interests have probably lied 10 the ration ei enezucia i,.- tcrcsfs whose frue force if may he diffi- Icult 10 estimate at this distance, and
 whose present weight perhaps counter balances with the people Of that prov |ince calculations more broad and re-
 mote. A large party in Colombia pro
 bably counted, also, more largely on the
 capacity of the people for free institu-
 lions than the liberator and his friends
 were inclined to do. Their honesty in
 these views may excuse their bitterness
 towards the dictator; but their wisdom
 has not been proved as yet by the course
 of events, and the prevailing opinion of the ineapacity of Colombia to preserve
 any durable or quiet system of govern
 ment whateyer, is but too likely to be
 justified by inc contentious that may be
 expected to ensue the death of Bolivar, and which may justify but too well, in
 their turn, the views entertained by that extraordinary man of his countrymen, and the policy he was inclined to found
 upon them. The opinion Of his age is. on the whole, we should think, inclined to award to him, not only admiration as a
 bold and dexterous chief, but esteem as a true lover of his ountry.-BaH. .lnae.
The Arkansas advocate., 1831-04-27
GEN. BOLIVAR.

The death of Bolivar will probably lead the way to a juster estimation of bis true character than could have been ea-
 pected during his life, amidst the ex. |aggeraiions of partisans and foes. His
 career Is daiisifdied into two distinct distinct DOT lions; that which was employed in free ling his countrymen from colonial depen-
 dence, and that during which he was
 less successfully occupied insgiving or |der aud stability to It's new institutions. The glory of the first seems to be put be yond a question, both by the triumph oi the cause and principal share in it al
 lowed to him hy the unanimous ascrip-
 ton of the title of Liberator. This
 honorable appellation, bestowed while his services were yet recent, and the gratitude of his countrymen yet warm, and before the animosities of party had time to spring up amidst the external lpeace which he had been chiefly instru- mental in procuring, will probably de. sccnd ininseparable connexions with his name especially as his premature death
 seems to have been caused by the tolls
 and cares of his station, and his private
 fortune wholly dissipated amidst the ci- vii conflict; circumstances which will
 add sympathy to admiration.
 The second epoch of his career, if it did not present the same obvious tolls land privations, was more delicate and
 complicated in it's relations, and in'its |demandssnn his abilities and and prudence, and was that in which he could less fash lion to His purposes elements unapt and |discordant. The wise aims and the most
 virtuous wishes mighthave been disap- pointed with such materials 10 work on. With the spectacle of personal sacrl- E6ces ea the one hand, and the pic turc of the Columbian population given by the most authentic observers on the Iother, we shall be less apt to impute a. inv prcposterous ambition of power 10 a man who had already rcaped all the lau- rels of fame, than 10 compassionate his Icflectual efforts towards any durable
 government in region vhosesscattered and rude, m many parts savage popula. ton, ignorant, Iawless, debased, divided and incapable of just notions of liberty presented obstacles insurmouitahle, wt Eapprchend for some time to come, either !e political order os-eeyea social quiet
 \ commanding genius may fashion sucI
 materials, under national excitement Unto eager champions and formidablt
 soldiers: but no human wit can civiiizs them at n word, and prepare them fo
 tho *ssoughtful and consistentaction i'm l piled ina commonwealth of frcemen ant
 To these obvious difficulties in hi 3 co,lrse may be added such as asese ou riof tho exteut of ttiiaF country, and tn
 actuaf or appaf afeli dlversities of itsin
The Arkansas advocate., 1831-04-27

eoua:s il ssr pesisd uot exceeding six 7i] so. llfEs 5lsd 5e t }lrtlser endcicd, That III lcfni tions and descriptions of crimes; es osfeitares, and inc ss s:;s restitntiot1 of property, or the paymentaol the value thereof, and every other matter not provided for in this act. be, and the same shall rcmair, as heretofore.
 Sec. IT, .4ad De U farfher cnacfed That said unIawfillly, by force and violence, take and carry away, or cause to be taken and car ried away, or shall by fraud unlawfuly se- ducc, or cause to be sl,duced, any free nc- gro or mulatto, from any part-cf the said District to- any other part of the said Dis- trict, or to any other place, wit, design or intention to sell or dispose Of such negro r laolatto, or to callse him or her to be kept and detained as "a slave for life, or servant for years; every such person, sc oit itssding' his or her councillors, aiders and abettors, shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by fine, not exceeding five thousand dollars, and imprisonment and confinement to hard labor ii tie pcaitcntiary, for any tteee not exceeding twelve years, according to thc enorn1ity of the offence.
 Sec. IS. .1nd De t further enncfed, That nothing therein contained shall be constrr- ed to apply to slaves not residents of the District of Columbia; b,... such slaves shall, for all offences committed in said District, |be punished agreeably to the laws as they now exist Prouided, That this act shall not bazc0nsfrned to extend to slaves.
 zkpprovetI March 2, 1881. sd
The Arkansas advocate., 1831-04-27

1 cerncd Himself to goinio eternity IS 2 3truc Catholic, who, if he feared the Ire mendous judgement of q severe and iii Ifallible Jndge. confided in his inexl,aus ltibic compassion, and was very far iron | saying like Cain, My punishment i.
 greater than can bear.''
 .lllass.,ss.zz!zia, fsb. G-The factions, whe are continually changing theirtneas,lres
 always keeping the country if alarm, al ways dcvising means for their own az
 grandizement, have nova projectonfoof
 which none but men destitute of all sense Of shame could have adopted. Il is explained in two words viz: to form a party in favor of Ssr. Gomex Pcdraza. in opposition 10 ST. Pustaaaente.
 .Herico Fcb. i5.--1'he Supreme Go vernment has received news from Mo relia by express, that the Commandant General (of the insurgents Bias Estre- da, has presented himself for pardon, with the party under his command
 Tcb. 2i.-The news received by eve mail is very satisfactory. According to that received to-day. tranquility is re stored on all sides the unhappy persons who had been led astray, are presenting themselves to the authorities, and the seditious publications of those who de- sire toproiong the evils of the Nation, excite only the indignation of all good citizens.
 sss'tieansboat $ ct 7anpico.-iiFe have the pleasure of communicating the arrival of the first Steamboat at Iampico, des- tined to ply on that river. It will be the beginning of great advantages for the commerce and industry of the State Of the interior.
 The following extract of a letter, with which we have been politely favored, mentions fact in relation to the man her of the capture of the late General Guerrero, which we have not before seen stated.-BaA. finer.
 'sHera Cruz, Eco. 2S.-The only news we have here is the execution of Gen. Guerrero. He was bought by the pre- sent administration for S5o,o00. The captain of the Sardinian brig lying at Acapulco invited him on board to dine j; as soon as he got on board the vessel, sail was made, and he was taken to Hu- atulco, and delivered into the hands of his enemies. Thence ire was taken to Oaxaea, where he was tried by a kind of dru.nhead court martial, and on tie lith inst. was shot about two leagnes this side of that city. On the gound he made presents of what little he had about him, and died like a man. This thing has caused violent sensation here, and when q reaction shall take place, IS t most certainly will sooner or later, if will be terrible. Blood will flow in torrents. 2
The Arkansas advocate., 1831-04-27

Usmy.-Stcp by step are the absur ditles Of our forcfathers retiring before the increasing light of the age. It is but a few years since there was, in this State, a heavy penalty annexed to the taking of more that sssS ssSS for for the use 0ii $l00 for ono year. Now, though the rule is far from reasonable, it is less ab- surd that before. Now we can Tecoys CT the principal and interest at the legal rate only on q usurious contract.
 A like improvement, we are glad to see, has been made in the law of South Carolina, though in making it that State stopped short of Georgia-there, the principal alone is recoverable.
 Surely t is time that all these foolish laws should be expunged from our st;if- ute book, ard every man left to make ms ean bargains, iii his own way, Pi07i;;SS- ed it be clear of fraud, ) in lending or borrowing money as well as in buylng and selling corn, cotton, land, or any thing else. Government should never meddle with these things, farther tpa' to punish fraud, and to oenforce 2 cons pliance with contracts. Georgia Jour-
The Arkansas advocate., 1831-04-27

40 Neus.-We believe most of our readers will share with us in the disap- pointment at receiving TO European news by the last mails. In England,
 Parliament was tosopen on the day zei our last London dates, and much anxie- ty is naturally felt stc the course which Great Britain may adopt with reference
 to the revolutionary part of the conti- ncnt. The situation of lreid,ad also commands especial attention. Will O'Connell goup to Parliament? Will Immediate attempts be made to disselve |the union2 These questions are asked hy al so take an interest in the Euro ! I1ca,, politics, and with tssp sclisitadc lby Irish ensi grants in this country.
The Arkansas advocate., 1831-04-27

Zanesusl7e, Ohio, yNorch l2.-- We l1aa an opportunity of observing the strong feeling existing in this community 2. gainst the imprisonment of females lo5 debt. Two females of good charactels as we learn, were committed, on Wee nesday last to the jail of this county one, for debt of oae ddollllaass dollar and tWeps ty cents, and the other for a debt oftn1ee dollars and seventy cents. Their ease ' was made known, and in short time tl'c < sum necessary to release them was sua. : scribed by our citizens, which VIII n9 doubt gratify the humane geat len'c'' sI z. Dresden, who had them i1nprisone d.
 The whole system of imprisonment .:;. :g. debt is abhorrent to the feelings of l:ls' community--a barbarous reilqnes <. n', z herited from the despotisms q M1 's. dark ages, and altogether united E ',as ''t ! country. The feeling against ! a'laou''ss ~, = to indignation. when this peny, ' sa, : nv is exercised i llpon a eTslao '''''y Ehappen K ewe a dolIar q llxo to sons 1''. llovrfbearine l sIsinaint. llssseasss E " v S e{ssz
The Arkansas advocate., 1831-04-27

It is stated in the official Register of Mexico, under date of 22d February, that pension of S300O has been grant ed to the wife and daughter of GuERRE- Ro. Where life, however, is held so cheap, and revolutions in government are so frequent, the worth of such grant may be we'll qncstioned.-N. r y4mer.
The Arkansas advocate., 1831-01-05
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Cry. Dec. [. Ie3l

This day at l2 o'clock, i. M. the Presi- aant of the United States transmitted to Ioth Houses of Congress, the following
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ITO be continued.J

The editors of tho U. s. Gazette have published an
advertisement offering premium of hundred dol
lars for the best system Of school discipline lessons
sc. for children under five years of age. Candidates
have until the LIST Of August to make preparations
Robert Vaux, ESQ. is to be addressed.
Thomas Campbell. whose name has long given
celia, to the London New Monthly Magazine, has
tired from the editorial responsibilities of that perodi
cal. The poet is somewha, stricken in years, has
cumulated comfortable fortune through his high re-
putation, and he is doubtless DESTROYS Of passing his
last days in comfort and in peace-botl Of which
inconsistent with editorial life. 1t is said he intends
shortly to visit America.
Weather in LouiSidno.--A letter from New-Or-
leans, dated 22d January, sayS-"Snce my residence
in New o. leans have experienced such long
continued spell Of cold weather-ice has lain in
strees for ten days without melting. friend told me
yesterday, that he had been informed by gentleman
of his acquaintance that the Bayou ST. John fro
over. that they were obliged to cut through the
ice passage for the boats Our Orange. Lime, and
Lemon trees are all, We fear, entirely destroyed. The
trees Yielded abundaniH last fall for the first time since
1922, when lost them all by the frost the night
Of the Odd Fcbruary-it will take years to rein
state them"
A law Was recently introduced into the Ohio Legis-
arure prohibit the circulation Of foreign bills under
FIVE dollars. 1t was defeated by large majority.
The Albany Advertiser mentions, that express
was employed by OF the Lottery vendors Of that
city, to carry the result Of the last drawing in New
York. few days since, who performed the journey 10
the short space offourteen hours and 6y-ve minutes.
Although the night WAS dark the frat nine miles from
New.YOrk was driven in thirty-sevsn minutes The
time Lost on the by changes Of horses, &c. was
one hour iity-ons minutes. The distance from New
York 10 rated at $50 miles.
A good srampls.-Thrse young men have lately
been ned SOS each, at Buffalo, Cor singing and using
indecsn, language in stage coach, thereby compel.
lag two respectable females to leave the carriage
Such pests in society are frequently nu'Aness in stage
coaches.
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WO OIL.

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Il selves at WOLcoTTvILLE, for Manu. fac
turing WOOL, give notice that they will pur-
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CRoWEI.L's PRIZE LIST.


Dropn Numbers of the Connecticut Lottery,
Class No. 6.
81 so II Q IS 90 So 40 81
o, so. 81. One Quarter of $500. sold
at CrOwell's Office, in the above Lottery,
where haze been sold more prizes within the
last three months than at any other Office 10
the State
Connecticut Lottery, Class No. 81, Extra.
draws on ihe 9Th Of March.
$4,000 Highest Prize.
Tickets So, Shares in proportion.
For prizes in any Of the Connsc.icut Lot
teries apply immediately at Cr"well's Office.
The Connecticut Lotteries draw at least
twice every week. For Tickets or shares 10
an classes Of the Conn. Lotteries apply TO
STEPHEN CROWELL,
Lotterr HsndeT, Litekfsld.
I.itehRrld, March 3, 1880. SO
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CONsUMPTION!,
Asthma ! and Cnfnnn.h

" that long train Of diseases which seem to grow
= with the grnwh Of civilized society, CONSUMP-
TION takes the lead in its relentless nroads upon hu
man life; yet this dreadful disorder s easily overcome
in its earlier stages. 1t is enly when neglected that it
arrives at the terrific matury which so often bafes
the sagacy Of prof ssional science. An obstinate
cough is the customary forcrunncr of the puioary
consumption. Improper neglect in the timely admin
isrann Of simple aud sa"Iary remedies is sure to be
rrp"ved by dreadful succession of 5, mp
toms; oppression of the breast; greensh and bloody
spittIe: liberated lungs and hectic fever shrveed
exremitics, and general emacation ofhe whole body;
rostration OF strength; flushed cheeks; swollen feet
and legs; and at last, in full possession of the mrn,a
iae"'ies and while hope still whispers her faerng
aale, cold extremities, and a premature death.
For the various stages of this complaint, one of the
most approved remedies ever yet discovered is
Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-07-29
SALES AT AUCTION.
BY WILLIAM D. MUTT.
Sale Of Town I,ots.

D virtue of decree of the Circuit Court for tho
ID County Of Alexandra, in the case of BENJAMIN
Plum ct al VS. Joseph "hn ct al shall. on 81.
TURDAY, the 30th day cfhe present month, sell to
the highest bidder, the following
- LOTS OF GROUND,
assgi of which the late Lewis W. Plum die seised,
SiSHI subject tothe dover right ofthe widow ofthe
E-.i&ssa said Lewis W Plum:
lone LOT on the south side of Wolfe
street, in the Town of Alexanda, and west of Colum
bus street, binding Wolfe street "a feet, and run
Ming back Ito feet; with two story frame Dwelling
House thereon.
2.-ONE LOT on the west side of Columbus
street, between Wolfe and Gibbon Streets binding on
Columbus street "a feet, and running back SO feet
inchesi With Brick Stable thereon.
3.-ONE LOT on the north side OF Wilkes
street, between Columbus and -- streets,
fronting Wilkes street "a feet, and running back
243 feet inches; with two story Frame Dwelling
House thereon.
4.-ONE LOT on the west side of Wash.
mgton and north of Wilkes street, beginning at tho
intersection Of said streets and running westwsrdly
with Wilkes street 23feet inche s,thence northwsrd
iy through she square, and parallel to Washington
street, l76 feet inches thence esstwardy, and pa.
ralel Wilkes street 1913 feet inches, thence south
wardy with Washington street, to the beginning; now
under lease to Reed Cross for abont four Yeas.
5.-Oae LOT OF GROUND north of the
town Of Alexandria, and in the vicinity thereof, con-
tanning half or whereabouts, being the west
side OF Washington street, As extended from the said
town, and north side Of a street denomnated Cherry
street beginning the intersection Of said Streets and
running thence westwardly with Cherry street. and
binding herewith 1923 feet inches; the nortbward-
ly, with line parallel to Washington street, till it
strikes the lane running from the hills to the river,
then returning from thence the intersection Of the
said and running thence northwsrdIy with Wash
ingom street. and binding thereon till it strikes the
said ane thence with the said lane, and binding there.
WITH to the place whera the second line intersects IL.
The above property will be offered for sale at the
Reading Room the town of Alexandria, ut IL O'Clock.
A. NJ the above day, upon credit Of four months:
the purchasers to give their well endorsed The
title WILDE retained until the purchase money be paid.
JOHN JOHNSTON.
iy 13--ts Commissioners.
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Office of The UlesapeakeS' Ohio Canal Company,

Office of The GhesapeakeS' Ohio Canal Company,
WAsHINGroN, June "a, 1881.
NOTICE is hereby given, that an insta lment of two
~ dollaTs and fifty cents per share (being the 2lst
nstalment Oh every share Of stock in the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal Company, required to be paid on the
5th day of September next and further sum OF two
dollars and fifty per share beng the 22d install
men on the LIST day of November next; which install.
ments must be paid to the credit of The Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal Company, the Cashier or other Off
Ger Of either of the following Banks, viz:
The Branch Bank of the United States at Wash
ingtoni
The Bank Of Washington at Washington'
The Patriotic Bank Of washington, do
The Bank OF the Metropolis, do
The Farmers and Mechanics Bank, at George'owni
The Bank of Alexandria, at Alexandra;
TIE Bank Of Potomac, 90
The farmers Bank of Alexandra, do
The Mechanics Bank of Alexandria, do
The Hlrerstown Bank, in Hsgerstown, Md.
The Branch of the Valley Bank, 10 charestown, Va;
and
The Branch Of the Valley Bank. in Leesburg, Va
By order of the President and Directors:
JOHN =. lNGLE,
Clerk Ches. & Ohio Canal Company.
iy 4-lawtlstNov
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A.
70 Nent.

F.. Two comfortable Brick DWELLING
9TENHOUsRS on Patrick street, at present occu.
Johnson Possession vii! he given fer the
one occupied by Mr.. Harrison on the first August
next, and the one occupied by Mr.. Johnson on first
September next. JOHN w NASSiE.
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