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M Office is hereby given, that IN
AZ election viii be held on the Sd Men
day IN April next. NJ the several places
designated BY law u this county TO choose
q ht person TO represent the Senatorial
district composed Of the counties Of Ere
derrick and Jefferson. In the Senate OF THE
commonw ealth; also, 70 elect I've fit Der
sons to represent the county Of Jelferson
in the nett House Of Delegates Of this
commonwealth, viz:
Al the Court House in Chariestovn, under
the suPerinse ndence Of the sheriff
A. the tavern Of Jacob Sheesz, IN Shep-
herdstewn, under the saperiasesdenes of
Conrad shindler. James McMvsrsn, Coarad
Bilm're, Doctor John Quigley. and Thomas
&. Harris, or any three Of them.
Al the tavern Of Meui~ ether Thompson,
q, Harpers. Ferry, under the superintendence
OF Samuel Strider, James D. wsees, Henry
Ward, George B. Stephenson, and Amishsd.
dai Moore, or any three OF them.
Al the tavern Of Henry Smith, in Smith.
field. under the superin,ends nee Of sebas.
tan Eaiy. Carver Willis. Benjamin wilson
James Granihsm. and DR.. Samuel Seolley.
or any three Of them.
RICHARD WILLIAMS,
March ~ sheriff jefferson Cs.
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ERVCRTEON

nARENTS snd Guardians laseBdibg
~ 20 send their ehildsen 10 either the
male or female school ~ the Academy,
ere respectfully infoFned that the sum
neH session of beth schools will commence
% Aosday ths "a Of April u eosduess
TO mueh convenience IN The sTasgsDsnts
% The sekoels. " the ehildEes iatssded 20
be catered, eommenee with the bcginaisg
81 The session They vii, however, be
received 81 ssy time
II is likewise respectfully soggested 10
parents and guardians, sbstheF u might
not ed 10 their satisfaetios - visa the
schools, and inspert Coz thsrsseises. their
Convenience Asd regulations whetbsv.
else. g would net give ihe ehildrea sa w.
iefsst and eneouFAesu,enti IN their studiss,
got otheruise 20 Be obtsiaed They ere
earnestly FsqEsssed 10 visit the schools I;
sad may Be assuFed that fheiFt VISITS sill
bs - Ell times acceptable TO ne lnslruc
terra March s9.-2t
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.Eosesah n. DUmxA.ers,,.

WILL in future attend regularly,
" the Circuit Superior Court Of Law
and ChanesEy, at Winchester. and the
quarterly courts Of Frederick county.
HE takes THE opportunity 20 say, that
hedoeS not design 10 change bis residence.
aud that the FumoF Of bis intention te
remove from ChaElestowa. is entirely
groundless. Hewill attend With bis usual
diligence, to all professional business in
the counties Of Frederick and jefferson
which may be entrusted 70 him.
ChsFlsstown, March 20.-SG
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~ We are authorized to announce GraAnp
b. WAsrn, Esq. as candidate to represent the
county OF Jefferson in the next House Of Dele
Estes-
OF We arc authorized to announce HExnx
benny Esq. as candidate to represent the
county Of Jeffersoa in the next House Of Dele.
gates.
OT We are requested to announce JoHS s.
SALIAHER, asa candidate to represent the ooun-
~ OF Jefferson in the next House Of Dcless,es
give are authorized to announce DAN
inL MOReAS, Esq. as a candidate to repre-.
sent the county Of jefferson in the mex:
House of Delegates.
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For TIE rTryiuss Fres Prv.s.


The LIRE '.fe,rpesf' into which the late meeting
u the friends Of the prrscpt Administration Vas
accidentally fosf, (b~ing of thosc minor ills 10
which POLITICAL assemblies, great and small OF
late seem heir TO. exerted en- Influence, no doubt
upon the nti,afs and of those whose duty il
"a: to shrspisie aud pot forth faithful account
OF its brocrrskBgs.<
The brcfcvufss,on of certain resolution. to
which has been added the grave charge Of payfiaS-
~ IN the discharge OF the duties OF the Char.
must plead my apology for making This eommu-
nication.
The first peinf, being matter Of fair enquiry.
Frankly admit demands On explanation nj INV
hands, the second merits my seora aud contempt.
And here l would premise, that although INV
explanation ~ To the only msticr deser, notice
may seem TO cast ccnsurc upon the very worthy
gentlemen acting =. Secretaries upon the occasion
yet nothing 10 further from my design: Lno.v
that they we're governed by the most correct and
perfectly honorable motives.
Still, IL 10 due To eaBdor, 10 TRUTH To the friess
Of the meeting, and 10 my SELF that should s,sse
that neither saw or sanctioned ia any way, the
report OF proeeedings. Published in your lass pa
per, previous To their publicatioa.
Being desired TO do so, I furnish below, as near
~ can, for write them from memory, NOT
having seen nj any stage Of the proceedings the
minutes. J she resolutions pretcrnitted.
Isl Resolved. That - be appointed q
committee Of vigilance for Jefferson coun,y; and
thas the Chair name said committee ., hi, leisure
Cd. Resoted, That -- be appointed .
central corresponding committee for jefferson
county; and that the Chair make the appointment,
st leisure; and when made ia this aud the forr-
going resolution, that he cause the same to be
published.
Sd. Resolved, That John Moore, John Da,en-
port, and John Fitzsimmons, be appoiu,cda com
mittee TO communicate, in q suitable msnncr. tho
nomination BY this meeting Of William Lucas and
Gerard Is. Wager, Es9rs. N candidates for the
next House Of Dclcgatesin the Legislature Of vir-
GINA, and solicit and urge their acceptance.
To which committee, On motion, the name al
the chairman wss added. Which i,ay, 90 far a,
am concerned, remains yet unperformed, no,
having been called upon by my colleagues 20 unite
in its discharge. This 10 due to those gentlemen
70 the meeting, and to myself
JAMES L. RANSOM.
N. il. Al the request Of a friend, have NJ.
tempted (aererfhe!ess, &c. To discharge INV slu.
~, pcrsuznt 90 the 2d resolution above stated
namely. to appoint central corresponding com
mittee for Jefferson county. With their permis-
sion, the following gentlemen will compose tha,
committee:
Dr. John H. Lewis, Dr. Samuel C.. SNYDER. DIR
Seth b. Foster, DIR. Alfred 4. Magiii. Mr.. Johr
Sharf, Col. Braxton Davenport, and John Daven-
port, Esq.
March %, 1889. J.LR.
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Do1IzlBx10.
GEoRGIA AND rHE supREME COURT

GEORGIA AND THE SUPREME COURT.
A letter from the Washington. Correspon-
dent of the Commercial Advertiser, under
date Of March 10th, has the following pas
sage:
"Gov. Lumpkin has advised his
friends in Congress, in letters reeeiv-
ed this day, that he will not discharge
the Missionaries, that he Gill not aban-
don the survey and disposition Of the
Cherokee lands. and. that he will en-.
force the laws Of Georgia, in relation
to the In,lians and their territory, in
opposition to the laws Of the United
States, or the mandates Of the Supreme
Court. Il 10 also said, 10 the Cove
nor's letters, that the people Of Geor.
gia and their constituted authorities
will oil support him in maintaining the
laws Of Georgia. BY the same mail,
letters from Georgia, Of most excited
kind, in relation TO the Tariff, are re.
ceivsd.
The writer's threaten no less than
notification and war, in case the prin-
ciple Of MIR. Ciay's resolution be adopt.
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Died.

-, On the i7th Of February last, in Tallahassee.
florida, Mrs MAHr H. Tmonsros, wife OF Mr..
u. Thornton, and daughter Of the late
Capt. George Meth Of this place.
On Sunday morning Last, after a severe iIIoe,,
Q, about weeks, Mr.. HKSRY lsLKn, one Of the
Of his age. 'e-'
on "Wednesday night, the q st inse. JAsr Ell
.Astrn, daughter Of Mir. Hiram Bowen of this
town, eyed II months
UT Tuesday last, after long and severe illness,
JOIN, eldest son Of Mr. Thomas Ch.uberi.in n
TINS county, aged about IL years
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ME undersiyned. Commissioners ap-
IL pointed by an act OF Assembly, in On
act, authorising the SUN Of s20, 900 TO be
raised by Lottery for tho purpose OF erect
ing an Academy in the iswn OF Bolivar.
and making . road from thence TO Har-
pers-Ferry. propose raising the above
sum by several classes in . lottery; aud
it is required that the sum Of $1,000 be
raised BY the ist Glass Propositions
will be received by persons desireus Of
prof,ing by said scheme. until the 25,h Of
April next. Psopositions must be I'd
dressed to the commissioner az Harper,.
Ferry.
JOHN r. HAYDEN,
G. b. WAGER,
VIM. ANDERSON,
N. KOONTS,
J. T.. FARMER,
ROBERT DUKE,
N. MARMION,
March 29-4t. Com,r.
- The editors Of the Winchester yir~;a;.n
National lutcilgencer, and the Baltimore kmeri-
can. will please publish the above once Q week
for weeks, and forward their accounts to this
Office.
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wARRExros, MARCH -.

Dreadful Fire!-On Sunday morn.
ing last, the Mansion House Of
THOMAS TuRHER, Esq, Kinloeh, was
burut - the ground. The 6ve broke
cut about eight or aise o'clock in
the morning, and Is supposed to have
resulted from . spark froM the chin
ney. The less 10 estimated at about
s., ooo.-l Spectator.
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Conere,,.-Ths r.,d., v;ll n.re.;,

Congress.-Ths reader will perceive
by the brief account Of the Senate pro.
ceedipgs, under the proper head, that
the debate on the Tariff has been
brought TO close in that body for the
present-the entire subject Of the Ia
rim, together with an inquiry into q
reduction OF the price Of the public
lands. and the question Of transferring
them to the States-the whole forming
. sort Of omnium gatherum-havinE
been committed to the Committee on
Manufactures, TO consider and report
thereon. - Nat. Int. Esd inst.
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From the Philadelphia United Stale. Gazette.


FIRE IN PHILADELPHIA.
In our paper Of yesterday morn-
ing, We gave o hssty astiee Of tho
Ere az the corner Of Chesout stree,
and Go-forih alley, the evening pre-
vious. Messrs. Fouge and Bride,
iebaceonist, occupied the store In
frons Of the house, end Me-. F's. fam-
lily resided In q part Of the dwelling.
The Philadelphia Gazette Of last
evening says:-
"in the upper story, . servant girl
was sleeping in one room: and two
sisters, enc wife Of the tobsccouiss,
With 9 young child, were 10 the other.
The flames spread With such fierce
rapidity, that all entrance into the
dwelling YES fouod 50 be impossible.
10 this dreadful dilemms, one Of ths
sisters who bad juss bees awakened
appeared &C the window With the
child 10 her arms. Carpets we're
procured amosg the neighbors cod
held By the crowd below. She flung
her child frat upoa the carpet, aud
Thea sprang eat herself. She was
much burnt, and bruised; but her In
FAINT, 70 her great joy, was uninjured.
The other sister, in Ihe panic Of the
momeot, aseende6 to the roof Of the
hoDse, and threw herself upon the
pavement beneath. She had aIrea dy
suffered dreadfully from the fre;-
her hair vss destroyed, and her nails,
hssds and ArTns, severely burnt.--
She was taken TO house sdjoinisg,
and was a. late hour this moVninR
not expected to survive. Besides the
Injury received by the blaze, she had,
u vas feared, received bruises In her
fall upon the pavemeai, which. snIehs
prove mOTtsl. A little boy whe lean.
ed from ore Of the windows, was ta-
Zen up nearly iuseusible; and 10 was
81 brst sspposed bic neek vas disle-
Gated. DE-. Parrish, however, was
cent foF, and succeeded IN VestoFing
'hin - eoaseieusaess. The led vii
IN sh likeiihood suVvivs. TIE ser
vast, however, q eoioFed giFI, via
slept IN the third ssoSy, vas 80 -.
VeTsty ouTns ano au1ocated WITH ths
smoke that she expired slmost imna.
diately. Az inqness was heid ever
the body this aoFslug.
Persons Who venIsFed late ths
heuse while the Gre vas slill FnginR
hrss sneoubtsEed . bed, sad in feel.
log alosg the eistass, Eos Is vas im.
Doasible 20 sees they came IN coz
tsst With q hsmaa bsing, . female
ia attempting - rescue her, they
foaad thar her Skln YES nearlY buFnl
oil, ssd she SIS dead, o. sesFiy 80.
II is IOng siBes . ere has occurred
70 this city, attended 9Th such fesT.
tui eiFeumstasees We saight eau-
mersse amoag The evils. some person
Al inlsElsy susssised ~ astlvp Gre
meB.
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A dreadful gale occurred &C Caa.
ten, East Iadia, 90 the 23d Sepiem.
Der. "A official return eommuniea.
ted to the authorities, states, that az.
ter IL was past, One thousand and
-Four Hundred and Eiue Bodies were
picked up along the coast /!
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r, ALEXANDRIA, MARCH 81
. ,rLoCh.-lhe wagon price continues about
- 50; IN most eases q fraction over
c,o BALTIMORE, MACH -.
and steady throughout the week, At a. rs.
CLOVER-SEED.-Thew wagon price. ..eo,.,-
ing to quality, ranges from S. IS to S. IS Der
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ATTORNEY 1T Ian,

ATTORNEY 1T L-AEE,
nFFERS his professional services to
" his friends asd fellow eitissns. His
Office is IN the feO@ lately occupied By
BE. MeCoeghtfy, IN The brick house be
logging 70 De Sadles.
ChaTIsssows. March -, 1881.
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The comet has already been seen
&C GibFsitar.-A letter received 10
Londsn states: "a eouSiderabls Dor
ton Of the tail of,he comet vas Wis.
IDLE 20 the inhabitants Of these par,s.
The comet itself was seeu, bat lie d.
reetioa was found 10 BE ssetherIy,
90 that We may SEGA expect the
celestial visiteP.
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Granville Superior Court. We learn
that. the case Of the State vs.. Robert
Potter, On q charge Of msimiug the
Rev. Lewis Taylor Of that county,
came Ga for trial before HE Honor
Judge Strange, ~ this court. After
Q full bearing, In which the defesd.
ant plead his own cause, he was SEQ.
fenced 60 two years imprisonmen,
10 Hillsbsrough Jail, sad 60 find su
reties for his good behaviour for IL
meOths iheresfter.-RaLsigh Reg.
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MARcH 2l.-The COMMITTEES Of the
House Of Representatives sppeinted
to visit the Back Of the u. s., are to
leave this city fer Phiiadelphia this
morning. Nj. Adams has forborue
to urge sgain his NOTES to be exeu-
sed from serving on the Committee
Of Manufactures, IN consequence,
principally, We believe, because he
had received Information tbs, the
Report required by . call Of the
House upon the Secretary Of the
Treasury would not be ready 20 soon
IS he had expeeted.-Ncf. Int.
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THE pAIL ROAD.

u viii BE s-ee BY he following reso,utios,
which hos psssed the Maryland Lexislntmc, that
the Bsltinsre and Ohio r~il-rosd company has
made proposition 10 the Chesapeake sad Ohio
bly, sesept. NJ Il 10 the wish Of the Legislature Of
Maryland. II not, the rail-ros<l eompsay viii
undoubtedly cross the Pvtomae md meet our rail-
road ~ iisrpers-Fery:-I S5nehesser Rep~5.
Where's, the progress on the route
selected Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad company, one Of the great
works Of internal improvement in the
success II which the state Of Maryland
is'deeply Interested, has been suspend
ed ct the Point Of Rocks on the left
bank Of the Potomac river, by . deci-
sion Of the court Of appeals Of this
state, in favor Of the claim Of the Che.
sspeake and Ohio canal company to
the prior right Of choice for the route
and site Of their canal along the Poto-
mac, which right Of choice the said ca.
nal company have executed BY choos-
ing for the route and site Of the canal
the said left bank Of the river:
And whereas, the chief engineer Of
each Of the said companies. acting as
commissioners under the direction Of
the court Of chancery, and at the mu.
tual request Of the said companies, AZ
ter making the necessary exsmfbation,
surveys and estimate, united in opin.
ion and reported that IL wss practical
bic 10 construct both the contemplated
works through the narrow passes from
point below, but near the Psint Of
Rocks. TO point at the bridge which
crosses the Potomac at Harpers Ferry,
by reasonable increase Of expense.
And whereas, il is represented to this
general assembly that the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad company are willing
to bear and pay the additional expense
which will be incurred by the joint
construction Of the said canal and rail
road from the Point Of Rocks to Har-
pers-Ferry, conformably TO the said
report: And the interest Of the state
and the public benefit will Do greatly
promoted by the extension Of the rail
road past the Point Of Pocks to the
bridge at Harpers. Ferry-Therefore,
Jaessivsd Sy Re General .a.semSIy Of Mary.
land, That Il be earnestly Recommended 20
the President and Directors Of the Chssa-
peake and Ohio Canal Company. to call o
public meeting Of the stockholders OF the
said company. in the manner authorized by
their charter. and submit Go their cousidsfs-
ton the proposition Of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad company, for the joint con-
struction Of the canal and railroad aforesaid,
from the Point Of Rocks 20 Hsrpers Ferry,
and that the agent or person appointed 10
represent and vote on behalf Of the state Of
Maryland ~ meetings Of the stockholders Of
the canal company. be. and he il hereby au-
thorized. TO attend 81 the said meeting and
explain the vish and opinion of this Legisla-
ture. that such joint location should Be a.
sented to by the Chesapeake and Ohio canal
company, and that the said agent use his
best endesvor 70 obtain such assent, and to
have the object Of this resolution effected on
just aud reasonable terms.
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NOTICE.

The Rev. @. NJ. FaYE will preach In the Me-
thodiH Church in Smi,hheid, on Sunday next .,
n o'clock. Marrh %
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TIE Bsltinssrs papsfs esniFadici the
ststsSaent that The Assylsnd Leeisla.
latugs have appropriated $500 900 q
he Bsitiness 4 WashiBgsOa rsil read.
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OfiUey WoIeosf, who IL new n years
Of age, is the eely surviving nsmber
81 Washiagton's eabIast lie sue.
eeeded Alexander Hamiiten 10 che
Treasury Department.
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AT meeting Of the Jackson Members Of the
I.egillssure Of the State Of New Jersey, held on
"Wednesday Iass, he following Nornination vas
added 70 those already before the Public,
Resolved, That We recommend eur
fellow citizen, MahIOn Diekerson, &C
. suitabls candidate, TO be supported
By the Delegates Of New Jersey iu
that CsnvsntIen, and that they Be re-
quested 20 pressot bic name a. the
6rst choice Of New Jersey.
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March 99-4t.


a DESIRABx.n TAAH6
FOR SALE.
ME subscriber Offers for sale bis FARM,
4 situsted about 81 miles north Of win
chester, containing two hundred and twenty.
three acres OF good limestone land, well aid
oG in lots. with suitable properties ef wood
-. sod meadow. The "a
improvements ere TtSln
..,y somiot'.sIe.
-. and the water sbun-
dani. Une Of the wells is sasser pssi,se. By .
irihing expense, OF beng converted into
running stream. TIE orchard 10 en- excellent
one, and has yieldeds profit IN one year safii-
cient TO pay the rem, Of the farm Pross its
proximity to the Winchester market. il ofFes
great advantages - dairy farm, 10 addition
to is fertility in the pFodueiiOa Of our great
staple, wheat. should the northern OF Md.
die route Of the Potomac railroad be select.
ed, IL will pass vesy near OF through the farm
The terms will be very IberaI, bot small
portion OF the purchase mo0ey being requir-
ed in hand, ahd the residue IN six annual
payments. JOHN n M'MULLEN.
Winchester. March %, ls32.-4s.
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The New YeFk Sentinel gives 90
aeeosnt 81 the proceedings ofa meet
iegreeeatly held iH that city, % aom.
iaats Richard ~. Johnsoa, Of Ken-
tsekys ss esndidase Ter the Vice
Presidency. The meesiaR IL stated
% have been large, and is spshen 81
10 glowing terms. Thanenina,ion
- stated 70 have beea carried wish
bet swo diSsesiing voices.
u is stated positively that The "ceI-
sbrsted George KFeemsv" Eneans q
vote, dead ~ alive, fer The Hsa. VIII.
liam Wiikiss &c Vice Presideas.-
This will Be Sad news foF che GIobs.
We undersland that Gen. Jseksso
ltbs President % the Unitsd slasssl
completed the sixsy 6fth year Fl re
sgs, % Wednesday the I4lh iaslsus.
.vias. fsf
Ne. Rises will FetsTn 70 the Un:ssd
States 10 OetobeF frsul bic missios
% Ffaaeg
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ChOleTo AlOrbus.-Tks Cholera Mor.
bus hes ~ length reached the metro.
polis e the BFitiah empire. II sud
denly appeared IN Lender oa Safer.
day the 18th Of Psbrusry. Ten cases
and screen deaths we're snBoaseed in
the spsee % 81 hears. "sines that
tine" says the DsvaDport Telegraph.
''thsre have been 6 Additional cases,
bot No deaths, making 10 sil 70 cases
and 7 deaths 10 TIRES days, sut Of 9
popuIation q nearly q aiilion and :
half fts pTegrsss, therefore, 10 any
thing but alarming. thOsgh ths intelli.
gsoes has, 81 coarse, greatly sgitsted
the whsle coanlry."