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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-06-28

EPRlDGE AT C0VINGTON.-Proposal will he re-
hD ceiyed by Oliver Callaghan, Esq. Coyington and
the Second Auditor in Richmond, for building Bridge
across Jacksons River at the termination of the KanavRa
road, opposite the town OF Covingon The Bridge is to
be completed in all respects OF the very best materials
and Workmanship, ready for use including, of course su
Persructure, abutments and wings piers,
&c according to plan and specifications which will be
shewn on application TO either Of the above per.
sons and when rendered for accordance, an Engineer or
other agent will be appointed OS the Board Of Public
Works 10 receive the same if completed according to
tract.
Its cost must not exceed three thousand five hundred
dollars, that being the extent Of the appropriation made
by law.
The Bridge will consist of the superstrucure of spans
oil ~ feet EACH OF rood and of the abumens and wings
and three piers, OF stone laid in bond
and raised 10 feet above the water at its usual stage The
width OF the clear passage way, Is feet.
The Proposals must state the kind of wood pronoed In
be used the mode OF payment and such other
as may be deemed necessary by the bidders.
Bond and security will be required in sufficient pen
atty, TO be regulated by the terms Of the contract
By order Of the Board Of Public Works
j. BROWN, JR. I'd .Aud'y
June Is. 12Ir
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NEW ADVERTISENIENTS.

SCOTTSVILLE PROPERTY FOR SALE.--Will be
~ sold on Wednesday, the 7th August next, in the town
Building belonging the Of Dr. Tandy Norris de.
ceased This house is situated in the business part the
town, and is sixysx feet front, and thirty deep-two
to accommodate large amly-urnishes good
room-we adapted to the sale OF Dry Goodsand Lum.
Der or Storage House, twenty-sx by thirty feetwo
rtes high. with excellent cellars This house has been
built within the last three years, and is in good repair with
the necessary outhouses II will be divided suit
purchasers It thought advisable the day Of sale.
eighteen monthsthe purchaser giving bond with approx
cd security, and lien the property the pay.
ment Of the money.
ALso.-Two other unimproved Lots in said town.
These lots will be sold credit of six MONTHS the pur-
chaser giving bond with approved security
BEVERLY STAPLES, ddn,'or.
toith the UiH ANNEXED, Of DR.. Tandy Morris.
June %. I5Dw,ds
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FE1O WATCH MAKERS.-I have for sale two very
III exceen; large regulators belonging the estate of
the late VIM Cowan-they will be sold very reasonable
June 25. t1i-3tTl c. " RAYMOND.
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Chesterfield, about tweSS!l.M
Chesterfield Turnpike Road
To instructors who well recommei'l4ll 49, -
beral wages will be given the size of the school which
is expected to be very fuD will justify. Early applca-
ton must be made in person, the services will be re-
qured OH the 2ls July Hext, which time the second
session ef the year will commence Boarders can be ac
commodaed comfortably, on moderate terms
GEO. w. BANKS, and
SARAH ANN BANKS.
Wnterheid, Chesterfield CO., 17th June. l3-4t
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"A SSISTANT TEACHERS wANTED.-we wish to
IA employ single Man who is well acquainted with
qualified to give ins,ruS y ihu.ec-aso Lady who SIS
to assist ia The Coal IXaEs aud Painting.
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rico, the lIth day of June 1888, in the suit Of
Robert Bircheu, Edmund Birchett and Peter Purycar
Pitts.
against
Humbuston Skipwith, admir-. of Jean Skipwilh decd
James Cunningham, Edward b. Hicks, Alexander s.
FIELD, ana Martin Ihayer, Defts.,
ppH De sold, at public auction the premises on
Wednesday the 24th day Of July next if fair, not the
next fair day, that valuable 0ndhighly improved plania
ton in Mecklenburg county, late the property of Colonel
William Brchett lying the north side OF the Roanoke
near the town of Clarksve and within eight or ten miles
OF the ourshng town of Boydton where has lately been
established Randolph Macon College.
The tract contains IL 1900 acres, about one fifth of
which is first rate low groundsthe high land is well
timbered and fertile, the Improvements
able and altogether constituting of the most healthy
and agreeable residences the Roanoke
Ills that such estate is brought into mar
ke and il it be considered with what facility produce can
now, by aid OF the Roanoke navigation, and Petersburg
Rail- be carried to the various markets. one half Of
the former cost OF transportation this be admitted 10
be OF the most valuable OF Land in Virginia or
perhaps South of Baltimore.
The above property will be sold credit Of one and
two years the purchaser giving bond with approved
y Tor the payment OF the purchase mOney-the title to
be withheld until the same il paid.
ALEXANDER S. FIELD,
luna ii
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VALUABLE TAVERN FOR SALE--By virtue of
" adecree of the Chancery Court of Maryland, the
subscriber viii expose to public sale, the premises,
Wednesday the 25h day Of July next, IL o'clock A.
n mat valuable Tavern in the city Of Annapolis, kown
WILLIAMsoN's HOTEL, and lately kept by Williamson
SWAMI This establishment has chambers sufficient
accommodate eighty persons and sabng the premises
Tor orty horses, good ice house, billiard room, and all
oher buildings necessary for carrying the business Of
inc mousse There are also yard garden and lot attach
cd TO H. including of ground and afford
ing sufficient for the recon of additional buildings
IL necessary. The reputation OF this establishments It's
great and valuable custom, and the rapidly accumulated
fortunes Of Its former proPrietors offer great Undue
to purchasers
AT the same time and place. will be exposed to public
sale all the personal property belonging the establish
ment consisting oil furniture, stock Of wines liquors. and
valuable Negro slaves, and other articles.
Also, Williamson and Swann's interest Zone half in con-
tract Tor carrying the mail between Annapolis and the city
OIL ashngton until the 3lst OF December, 1885, with
coach and ten horses
lne Terms sale, as to the real property are, one fifth
OF the purchase money with interest from the day SALE
70 be paid on the day Of sale the
anu the residue in i've equal annual instaments the
CHASER 10 give bond with surety TO BIO approved by the
before the ratcaon OF the SALE to effect aud continue 10
operation an insurance thereon the amount of four hs
OF the purchase money which may be due after day of
SALE and assign the policy the trustee as an additional
security The personal property will be sold for cash or
on credit OF four months the purchaser giving bond with
win or separately from the real estate may be deemed
expedient III sold with the real property no more will
probably be required in cash for the whole than would
amount to fifth Of the purchase money of the real pro-
perry 1t sold separately.
The property not TO be conveyed until the payment of
the purchase money.
NICHOLAS BREWER, Jr, Trustee.
Annapolis, Md, June Is. I5-ts
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I'm observation-disclosures rules holden in the
- Clerks Office OF the Circuit Superior Court of Law
ana Chancery Tor Powhaan county, from the Sd to the
day OF June inclusive, in the year 1888:
William w. Archer, Plaintiff
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NI4LAtIN DER 3 FIELD,
June ls. Ti2-tdsl Copmissionsr

VIII tho above proyous to
the day of sae and send their this collection
BkR. MUNROE, SURGEON DENTIST, has resumed
~ the practice as usualzwith neD highly improp
ed and sptendidcase Of inst Iments and would be very
happy to give his friends lar proof their superiority
over all others. J,S,e a. tIa-2,sJ
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John H. Sieger, late sheriff of Powhaan county and ad-
mnlstrator OF Peter F. Archer, dec and admins.
traitor oil Elizabeth T. Jones, dec, John T. Moseey Peter
r. Archer, Robert Haskns and Martha F. his vile John
A. Archer, John Jones and Sarah r. his WIFE Louisa Ca
rolne Archer Mary Ann Archer and Nancy Archer wi
DOW OF the SAID Peter f. Archer, dec, Defendants.
The defendants, Peter F. Archer and John Jones and
Sarah X his wife. not having entered their appearance
and given see Iry according to the of Assembly and
The rules oil this Court and by
dence that they not inhabitants of this Common
on the motion OF the plaintiff by Jno. w. Nash ESQ., his
attorney, 1t Is ordered, that the said Peter Archer and
John Jones and Sarah r. his wife, do appear before the
Judge oil our said Circuit Court the Court House the
SAID county on the first day Of September nex
answer The bill OF the plaintiff, and that copy of this
der be forthwith inserted in newspaper published in
the city oil Richmond, and continued for ponths sue
ce'siveiy, and that another copy be posted at the front
door OF the Court House Of this county
Copy-Teste. r. f. GRAVES ID e
June 20. Ibwe,.s
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June ii.

VALUABLE ROANOKE LAND FOR SALE.-By
virtue OF Decree pronounced by the Circuit Supe-
or Court OF Law and Chancery for the county Hen
rico on the llth day of June, 1888, in the suit Of
Robert Birchett, Edmund Brcheu and Peter Purycar,
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shown in an affected plaiDness than in a
tawdry fineness; she is always clean with
out precision or alfectation. Her gravi-
ty is gentle thoughtiulness, that softens
the featGres without dscomposing them:
she is usually grave.
"Her smiles are inexpressible.
"Her voice is a low, soft music, not for
med to rule in public assemblies, but to
charm those who can distinguish COM
pany from crowd; it has this advantage.
you must come close to her to hear it.
"1o describe her body describes her
mind; one is the transcript of the other.
Her understanding is not shown in the
variety of matte e everts Itself 1o, bat
ia the goodness o. Tire choice she makes,
"She does not play 70 90 much in
ying or doing ST laog .hiug as 30 az
yoiding such as AleHt n0t 5o 7T
or \ =
"Sbe discovers the gltao5 wrong ai
things not by reasoning but sagacity;
most women, and many good ones, have
a closeness and something selfish in their
dispositions; she has true generosity of
temper; the most extravagant cannot be
more unbounded in their liberality, the
most covetous not more cautious in the
disposition.
"No person of so few years can know
the world better; no person was ever less
corrupted by that knowledge.
"Her politness seems to flow rather
from a natural disposition to oblige, than
from any rules on that subject; and there.
fore never fails TO strike those who under.
stand good breeding, annd those who do
not.
"She does not run with girlish eager
ness into new friendships, which, as they
haveno foundation in reason, serve only
to multiply ard embitter disputes; it is
long before she chooses, but then it is fix
ed forever; and the first hours of roman-
tic friendships ave not warmer than hers
after the lapse of years.
Gas she never disgraces her good ma
tuIe by severe reflections on any body, SC
she never degrades her judgment by i'm
moderate or lll-placed praises; for every
'h"S tioieht Is contrary " Iei Sepuc
ness Of disposition and the evenpess o
her virtue; she has a steady and firm
mind, which takes no more from female
character than the solidity of marble
does from its polish and lustre.
"She has such virtues as make us value
the trul y great Of our own sex; she ha
all the winning graces that make US love
even the faults we see in the weak ant
beautiful Of hers"
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A PERFECT WIFE.
indianapolis. Aug. 16, 1888.

One Of the finest pictures of female
character we ever met with is that given
by EDMUND BURKE of his own wife. The
charming daughter of Doctor Nugent
was indeed worthy Of the greatest orator
of modern times, if we are take the hus-
bands own account of this admirable
woman. The description reminds US, in
some Of IFS exquisite lineaments, of Sher-
don's first wife, whom an English bishop
eulogized as sthe connecting link between
women and angels
Burke's portrait of his own lady is thus
introduced by Prior, in his life of that
statesman
"Added to alfectionate admiration of
his talents, Mrs. Burke possessed accom-
plishments, good sense, goodness of heart,
and sweetness of manners and DISPOSE
ton, which served to allay many of the
anxielies of his future career, the labors
to attain fame and independence, the
fretful moments attendant on severe study.
the irrita tons produced by party and po-
lilical zeas, and the tempestuous passions
engendered by constant contention in &C.
tive parliamentary life. He repeatedly
declared that ''every care vanished the
momenthe entered under his own roof"
He wrote the following beautifully de-
scriptive~paper-the idea of perfect
wife--which he presented to her one
morning on the anniversary of their mar
riage, delicately heading the paper thus:
''The character of -" leaving her to
fill up the blank.
"THE CHARACTER OF -.
81 intend to give you my idea of a wo'
man; if at it all answers any original,
shall be pleased; for if such person as
would describe really exists, she must be
far superior to my description; and such
as must love too well to be able TO paint
as ought.
sShe is handsome, but it is a beauty
not arising from features, from complex,
ion, or from shape; she has all three in a
high degree, but it is not by these she
touches the heart; it is all that sweetness
Of temper, benevolence, innocence, and
sensibility which face can express that
forms her beauty.
"She has face that Just raises your
attention at first sight--it grows on you
every moment, and you wonder it did no
more than to raise your attention at first.
"Her eyes have mild light, but they
awe you when she pleases: they command
like good man out of office, not by au
thority but by virtue.
"Her features are not perfectly regu-
lar, that sort of exactness is more to be
praised than to be loved; for it is never
amiable.
'sHer stature is not tall; she is made
to be the admiration of every person, but
the happiness of one.
s'She has all the firmness that does not
exclude delicacy; she has all the softness
that does not imply weakness.
"Thers is often more Of the eoquette
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[ WHOLE NUMBER, LXXVI.

And the man answered and said, do
not worship thy God, neither do I call
upon his name; for have made TO myself
a God which abideth always in my house,
and provideth ME with all things.
And .Abrahan's zeal was kindled
against the man, and he arose and fell
upon him, and drove him 70 Z with blows
into the wilderness.
And God called unto him, saying, Abra.
ham where is the stranger?
And Abraham answered and said, Lord,
he would not worship thee, neither would
he call upon thy name; therefore have |
driven him out fIom before my face into
The wilderness,
AID Cod said. have borne with him
!sss hs1dret 1 ninety yea e, and noir;
3i'ed akin and clothed him, ~ withstand.
1 n againsf - :!end couldst
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BY
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health, restore the vigor of my mind, and
increase my pleasure; buff | spend all
or the greater part of my time, in them,
they hinder my improvement in know
Hedge and useful arts, they blast my Gre
dit, and give me up to the Uneasy state Of
shame, ignorance and contempt in which
cannot be very happy. Drinking, gam
ing, and vic Gus delights, will do me this
mischief not only by wasting my time, but
by positivA injury endanger my health,
impair my parts, imprint i'll habits, lessen
my esteem, and leave a constant lasting
torment on my conscience; therefore all
vicious and unlawful pleasures will al.
ways ....d lsa such mastery nfmv
passions wiz eiiafd me constant plea
5ire Creator 'an any sech enjoyment
toa nis feii-e me From ihe certain egii
NJ several fn that tv irtalgi0g tneself
in % nresent tvmpt9iiop'- ,..'a. 44sl.i..-s
oil Iertr4r., euHer-{7kp f0Ir,
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Vi TIC wUIn, III tiIC upisiOii ,iio LU,iitiiie-
TONERS, may require the employment OF
more efficient men; and in no case shall
IA sum, more than equal to half the value
of work actually done on contracts, be
paid, until the whole of such contract is
completed and received, except in case Of
dismissal.
SEC. 7. That the commissioner of this
State shall annually report TO the General
Assembly the proceedings under this act
Including the progress or result of the ex.
animation, and the amount and manner OF
the expenditure. The said commissioner
shall receive, for his services, two dollars
per day, while necessarily engaged in the
discharge of his duty, to be audited by
the Auditor, 10 his certificate thereof IN
der oath, and paid by the Treasurer Of
State out ofany moneys in the State Trea-
sury not otherwise appropriated.
SEC. 8. In all cases where, by this act
the commissioners are authorized to do
any act in relation to the nature, extent
or manner ofthe improvement contempla
ted, and they cannot agree upon the same.
! it shall be proper for them to consult the
Governor of this State, and his opinion,
with that Of the Governor of Illinois, if he
shall likewise be constituted an umpire
shall be conclusive.
SEC. 9. That all acts and parts of acts
coming within the purview of this act be
and the same are hereby repealed.
certify that the foregoing is a true CO
Ply of the original Engrossed Bill, as i
passed the Senate.
AUSTIN w. MORRIS,
fist. Sec. Of Sen.
Indianapolis. Aug. 16, 1888.
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From, The Detroit Journal.
RULES OF LIFE.

were happy ana respected, ana whose
principles and virtues continue to be
cherished and received by the generations
which follow them. In the following, we
are probably presented with the rules
which led TO the distinguished eminence
and usefulness Of JOHN LOCKE. No one
can fail to derive pleasure and profit from
imprinting them upon the tablets of his
his memory.
THUS l THINK.
1t is a mans proper business to seek
happiness and avoid misery. Happiness
consists in what delights and contents The
mind; misery in what disturbs, discom-
poses, or torments it.
Twill therefore make it my business to
seek satisfaction and delight, and avoid
nneasiness and disquiet; to have as much
Of the one and as little of the other as
may be.
But here must have a care mistake
not; for if prefer a short pleasure to a
lasting one it is plain l cross my own hap
piness.
Let me then see wherein consists the
most lasting pleasure of this life; and that,
as far as | can observe, is in these things.
LIST. Heallh-without which no sensual
pleasure can have any relish.
3D. Reputaton-for that can find eve
Try body is pleased with, and the want Of
lit is constant torment.
Sd. Knowledge-for the little know
ledge have, find would not sell at any
rate, nor part with for any other plea
Isure.
4th. Doing good-for-I find the well
cooked meal ! ate to-day does now no
more delight me, nay, am diseased after
a foil meal-the perfumes | smelt yester-
day now no more affect me with any plea
sure; but the good mrn | did " sterday, a
year, seven years since, continues still to
please and delight me as often as reflect
on it.
9th. The expectation of eternal and in
comprehensive happiness in another
world is that also which carries constant
pleasure with it.
II, then, will faithfully pursue that
happiness ! propose to myself, whatever
pleasure offers itself to me, must care
fully look that it cross not any OF those
FIVE great and constant pleasures above
mentioned. For example, the fruit see
Itempts me with the taste that love; but
if it endanger my health, | part with a
constant and lasting for very short and
transient pleasure, and so foolishly make
myself unhappy, and am not true to my
own interests.
Innocent diversions delight me: il !
make use OF them to refresh myself after
study and business, they preserve my
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Wtin choosing 1eut.--A young preach!
er, in the time Of James !. being appoint
ed to hold forth before the vice chancel-
lor, and heads of the college Of Oxford;
chose for his text, sWhat! cannot you
watch one hour?' which carried a person
al allusion, as the vice chancellor happen
ed to be one Of those heavy headed peti
SONS who cannot attend church without
falling asleep. The preacher repeated
he fext in an l,rophafic manner at the
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.a''.se Eaterprsse.-A line of stages il
now running between Vera Cruz and the
city of Mexico, established two years ago,
by some of our eastern brethren. The
distance between the two places is about
100 leagues, and formerly occupied three
weeks in travelling upon mules and dun
keys. 1t is now travelled in FIVE days,
and the fare is 70 dollars. The whole
establishment was sent from this country;
the coaches made at Troy, in New York.
Three of the drivers, full-blooded Yam
KEGS, are the principal proprietors-each
of whom, it is said, realised in the first
year profit of nearly $4,000. -4..
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meeting said commissioners, and to no.
tify the respective commissioners there
of.
Sec. 6. That when so notified, the com
missioner of this state shall qualify and
meet as directed, and with such commits
sioner of Illinois, shall proceed to examine
said Instructions, and lay off into sections
Jobs the excavation of a channel at the
places which most require it, aud such
other necessary Improvements as may be
practicable; which jobs shall be as small
as the work to be performed will pro6ta-
lbly allow, and when SO divided, having
.gjfeu no0re II he newspapers printed IA
Cincinnati and Louisville ana the coun-
ties o. the " a0ash, they shall al the tiaae
so advertised, sell 10 iAs lowest bidder the
sid o. lions or jobs under such stpul9e
,liona oa rngI ise Me removal M ans
aoutfsatar !folG ~ 300 hen ine utcres