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hno1e iSidnd-A special session of the Legislature Of
hhode Island, was held at Newport, commencing ON the
onns'ani, agreeahly 10 call Of tie Governor from the
OF me possibility that quorum the G. ne ral
o"cefs, might not have been elected by receving ma
Joy me "hoie number If votes polled in wbich case
ccoIhg 10 the provisions OF the charter of that STAFF
mere would, unless Legislative provisions were made Tor
me purpose, have been legal means of SUNNY.
ing The defect The old lie gislaure having assembled
OIL was prepared for providing only in the present
case nut In all future cases; when ia, shall be failure
eieet quorum OF the general officers that those in
once al The time OF the election shall hold over mill
DINERS shall be elected. On the subsequent dav Tho
new Legislature asscmbled and the same officers were
CHOSEN, who filled the places during the last year On
canvassing the votes poled the late election il was
ound That The Jackson candidates for Governor eute
nant Governor and for nine OF the ten Senators were
elected and FOR the tenth Senator there no election
appears rom the statement OF the that there were
lhree tickets one of which supported exclusively bv
The jackson party the second by the opponents of The Adj
mhls'Fauon, under whatever they may be desgna.
ted. Tor we hardly know what call m aud the third
oy new party, which supported Of the opposition
Candidates and in other candidates own The
number OF votes poed by this third party to have
been about 40. The Jackson majority is therefore fn
hundred to hundred and fifty both the other par.
Hes and their majority the regular opposition tickets
from hive 10 SIX hundred Bait Rem
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G. hNE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD Run.
" away IRON the subscriber about the 10Th April las
negro man by the Of Jesse, commonly called Lessee
Crank, well known both In Richmond and Loncbhn,o
having the river $ head man for ,nanv vears
purchased him Of Mr. John Crank of Albemsfls co,,t.
near the mouth Of Rockfsh where he has oifs h ,vL;
negh1ouhood he has been frequently heard Of; as also
about Perkinss Fas Scoilsvile Jesse il sbont 20
years OF age, about feet 10 inches high rather inclined
10 be knock kDeed-yhen ,poken to- has smiling coun
tenaDee He has one Of his fore fingers mashed 6ut do
to leeoee' on winch bandit will be easily discovered
however as The hnger Is entirely crooked. will give The
above reward to any person spprc heds the saiI
Out OF The State, and delivering him 10 me i'm Roct
county gS'-and taken in the rtae, and delivered 10
me, WIZ give biy dollars or thirty dollars II secured
IN any jail, 50 that get him again.
sAML. +. RENNIcK.
Fockb'iJee county, Va, March Is. IiO--m8ms
by NE Governor Of Inc Commonwealth Of V;gojaja
PROCLAMATION.
III INFORMATION having been given 10 me b, ~
a Jsilor Of Fairfax couuiy, that on the nigt NJ s oe
April last, certain JOHN WINDovyR tbo lad bcon
committed 10 The Jail Of that county charged with bavn
snusayored % nce resurrection or rebellion amongst the
blacksand subsequently with ATTEMPT 10 burn e ali
made bis esc9pc therelrOn and is going Al large
Now, therefore, Liteton Waller Tszemell Governor
OF the said Commonwealth, have thought fit TO offer re-
ward OF 80 Hundred and Fifty Dollars 10 any person mr.
persons who VIII apprehend the said John WinIoyef and
deliver him 10 TIE Tailor of Faffsx county: and do NJ
over require all officers civil and military snd exhot The
good people o. THIS Commonwealth, to their best ex
dealt vi b according 10 law. -
Given under my hand, az Governor, and under
ISEAhJ NE lesser seal Of the Commonwealth at Rich.
mond, ths second day Of May, 1891
LIFT. w. TAZEWFTL
John Windover s about % ~ years Of sge about
feet 10 inches 10 height, fair compexiop dark bushv
mead b9e eyes. Had on when he escaped, coat Of
hght dab domestic pabtsoons, snd chip hats Is
ter by trade and resided for some time past in the COUNTY
Of Prince William. ~'''y
May g. Ii7-w4w
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TMYO THE PURI-IC -.

ENO HE PUBLlC.-Somc iniornaiou il ,,a,,,;.- =
regard TO The heirs and legal representatives of To-
s'Fi holt, coed who Lieutenant i'm CAM, Job,
pe" company from the county Of Charlotte and 60 40
20 ne th virginia Regiment, Continental es
adjustment, during the Revolutionary War II IL Iii
known That the said Joseph Holt married into The C,rdn
d"i'y oi Charlotte and has been dead Tor nu,,hcr -,
years lie had NY his wife, children IN wi, Mil.
hot and Joseph Holt. Martha died biist very voun
'oseP" non (he sony moved hrs 10 the State of Tenpes
see, ana afterwards 10 tile State OF Georgia II il hIi
ed he died shortly after settling in The State nj (,i
Sn' w,npu hers II The said Joseph Holt still living
we shall he glad 10 hear from him I'm case of lie dS
ana no chlldren, The Of Kim and becous H.
heirs at law, and entitled receive whatever M IaJ ~
"O"eg may be coming 10 the representatives. he abo
meh'oned Lieutenant Joseph Holt on account of ilia
services rendered in the war OF the Revoluiiop J
he object OF this notice, is therefore, 10 aporisa all
WHO may deeD themselves Interested this of o
lhehlon-; 10 invite them TO make themselves knoy, o.,
US ana The grounds upon which they consider The
~ lHOS. J. GARDEN,
w,r JAMES GARDEN
wylIiesburg, Charlotte Co., April Z, 1891 lI2-wsw-
ZONES PROVIDERS HEIRS-In obedience 10 -,
% order made at April term, 1884, in the Circuit Sune
nor Court OF Dinwiddie Virginia the suit OF MARY pm
~ 'e'S' PIlns.
Jones PROVIDERS administrator and others D.hs
am directed 10 advertise for all pc rsons who nav Liz
70 De distributes oil Jones BrowdeI dec in the ma,ern
npe' 10 appear before at my Office at Dnwdde Cour,
ouse virginia, and prove their relationship TO the jece
ueh on or before the first day of September next which
ney are hereby required 10 do, they will be excluded
from Ill share of the said decedens estate the acco,
oil which estate am then required TO settle ''''''
lSHAM Il. HARGROVE
April Is. ''''O'" - -, iGHaneefy'
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THE SPIRIT or new JERSEY.

The county conventions OF New JERSEY pr.para,orv IN
e stale Convention at Trenton, are meeting all over the
ese: we have received the proceedings OF many in
freinghuysen Invariably handled wbou .oves and
must ieei rather uncomfortable the symptoms Of popa
TAR Indignation which rattle like hail Storm from every
.ouy III me state Old HunIerIon thus addresses tho
genilemanly Eek Secretary Souhard:
htSOired, That in the recent charges OF in,perii
ce ana Jdiseh0od against the President of the United
'aes oy one oil our Senators in Congress- we received
ITO solce from The reflection that the deed stands unpre.
eeneh'ed aud alone in the annals civilized legislon
@ we 10 most sincerely regret, that he who made heI
was in the Senate Chamber OF the United States ,ha
Nnoie representative OF Jerseymen and as such speak.
ing oil NE venerable Chief Magistrate of our country
go, Sion,nou'h convention Was the largest held in that
county Tor sixteen years The Bank meeting held Iaelv
al Freehold, consisted OF twelve!
me Somerset Messenger states that the Trenton CON-
Vehion WI be the greatest political assembly ever CON
veed IN New Jersey either in point of numbers or cha
Ae'er. Every county will be repre- scented. Fervor and
unanlmity pervade the People.
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Nobody doubts, presume, that the author Of this vo.
lume is the Hon. Wilism Sullivan OF this city. This
gentleman, who IL son OF Governor Sullivan OF 1904
distinguished anti Federas aud opponent candidate OF
Caleb Strong lstesignaied, perssiye, by some papers
as one OF the leaders OF the old Fedcra party He was
aud Is inquest onably FcderAlst. and we'll versed
mose principles but whether he would deem himself
ued 10 such prominent distinction smopg s fellows Of
twenty aud thirty years gone byheug himself sill 70.
,her a man oil middle sge-i able to say. He
wss however one OF the three commissioners appointed
by the Massachusetts, Legis allure in january, 1915 Col
Perkins sud the Hon. Il. c. OILS doth vine) being the
other two TO proceed TO Washington on business which
seems to have been suggested 10y the conclusions the
iao Convention, Ia reference 10 the Stale defence Of
his patt oil the county against the enemy.
on the policy OF this publication this ,irne every one
must Judge for himself My object is simply to inform
You what the publication H. On the merits of the con
oversy which il, reviyes, have Of course nothing to
say.
MORE JACKSON MoNNY.-II Congress will pass the
coin BILL the circulation OF the country will be rich in
COLD and Siicsr. The drops of sweat which fall e. ON
The FARMERs brow will be turned to Eagles and half
E,ges, and Spanish mIled dcars His bushels Of corn
wheat &c &c. will not be resolved into iity rag i'm the
corner oil his pocket promising pay what the ssues
nave MOI tie means Of paying Let the merchants have
banks Tor mercantile Transactions They know how TO
ske care OF themselves. But let the People and the
Government OF the People, beware OF them. Let the
merchants bank here, they do in France upon money
mot upon the lah OF the Government or The credul,ty
OF the Peopie.-B
There were exported from London the weck prevous
70 ihe 9Th oi April $4,000 silver coin Tor New
oooOO ozs OF foreign gold aud silver coin from
hamburg; $4,000 OF the kind Tor Rotterdam; and
o,VVO ozs oil SILVER coin Tor Montreal"-Bnif poper
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ORIGINAL POEM AND ANECDOTE OF GURNs
The loncon Aheneuu week ahc ooy
the with ~bch the editor has enrched
ton of Buins works W,hou, further preamble,
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COURT OF ArpEALs.
NoncGB, Nor. 81

.. NOnGdy, Nor. -.
Norris IS Brown Petition Of appeal from iie decree
Of the Superior Court Of Law and Clancery Tor Fan
q1icr Cpunty-Allowcd
Sands rs anderson Petition for superscdeas 10 the
Judgment OF the Superior Court II Law and Ciancery
ier james CITY c0unty-Rcluscd
g., french u.s. q W-supcrscdcas to tlie judgment Of
the superior Court Of Law and Chancery for Ienrico
county Argued by Johnson for the plaintiff in error
ana BY Leigh for the defendant in error
Tuesday, MIR. -.
Ieyton as Brent--Pctton for supcrsedcns- Refused
French ts g. W-Arguncnt continued by Leigh for
tie defendant in error, and by johnson in reply
Wedncsday, Mn. ~
SnaPP Is Spongier-Rovcrscd and former entry nod
fed my "'o''
French Is. g. W.--Argumcnt concluded by Johnson
for the plaintiff in error.
Tbwsdoy, Nor 81
Taylors al. rs. Observation-Disclosures
Friday Nm. y.
Refused
Iyrcr rs Adndee--Di ssed-Arrecd
Knox rs. Smith-Supcrsedcas to the indqmcnt Of che
superior Court Of Law for Petersburg Argued by lii
SON. for the plaintiff, in errorby Spooner for the de-
PENDANT, and by Allison in reply
toohis ad. rs. Mason-Supcrscdea to the iudptnent
Of ihc Sup Court Of Law for Pctcrsburg-R rg,,ed v
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DEATHS

Died ut Nh, residence of his father, Spencer Greene
Nic County, William Blunt Spencer aged wears Ills disease
such bancd the skill OF nbiesi physicians in vroo
ltcontnued
ncTease IN vulence until him taper The writer
OF TINS Knew in well anu can truly friend
and eeneyolee honorable ood ardent youthful pursuits and
loved ana respected by his associates.
met the fell destroyer with patience
pans he endured wero most cxcuciating he never heard To-
Hilnnr or epnc an ai,cionate father,
AN aiabe sister and beloved brother win long iepore the los,
that time ofacc. " 20 -fS Wv ''
Rcqnicscat in pace.
Died. at Lexington, KY. John aged or
Goochland county, Wa. H. volunteer nj The bo Of iJ
lord md received hv wounds three were y
the Surgeon TO he " - F""'Su W
Departed ihs life in fhs county, Goth inst BENJAMIN
eeeoh naii'c OF funce Edward county, died mn
ohsuan resignation leaving aud relations to
mourn the Loss tdndoPh CItn,I Recorder,
Died ON Monday the "a of the house of his so
Thomas Waikins in the of Fayete Tennessee Col
Philemon lolcombe, aged - yeau '' W"
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To Tie Members of ns r, S4M TIE Iss sweyEH

To lie Members Of hs Firgipia Lcgisiatarc
fou WILL in short time, be called upon TO elect am At.
General to supply the vacancy accustomed by the
resignation OF John Robertson, Esq Permit friend To
man OF eminent qualifications whose appointment can
NOT iii to give general satisfaction The gentleman al
ludcd To, * ions ID. MuNFoRD, Esq. of this CITY A
young man. lis true, but whose mind is well stored
with The richest atiainens, only rcqurn. some wor-
my occasion To manifest its usefulness and it's yiqor
ana whose legal knowledge such viii do honor his
proission aud to the State Youth may be ohicc,iona-
bic in cases; but il will surely be no Obstacle where
powers OF reason. depth of thought and unring re-
scirci, with brilliant fancy and glowing imagination
are tremendously blended afor1ng the best substitute
II not yielding the experience which is usually attributed
to otse alone.
In filing Office of this kind surely rancorous party
encc 1t is situation, in which opportunity pre-
sents itself TO the incumbent yield party predcc
tons, or to exhibit the undue bias that party not nm
frequently displays Bat it may not be nlpropcr TO
state that Mr. Muniord mbbcd from his earliest Infancy
the doctrines and the good oldashioncd creed of The
true Virginia School Of !S and 80 Every one knows
the sterling Republican faith Of his father and Dreceptor
the late William Muniord-tlian whom you will never
Ind n more unnovng, staunc. strict co1structionst n
more true and jealous Democratic Republican. and all
Will add, better man and noble character His
son pumbs the old track,a young man of splendid IN
Tents, void OF conceanent, free from guile OPEN gene
rons, perhaps too conding yet faithful friend and n
forgiving enemy. if enemy he have.
lhs communication is made without consultation with
Mr. Muniord, and entirely without his knowledge or
cOncurrcnce and without the slightest ntnation that it
was designed IL Is made by old friend To the father
who, Tor his sake desires promote the welfare and adj
vanccnent of the son. and the same time render SER
the duties of the Office and who sincerely hopes that he
may obtain it..
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FOR THE ENQ UyRER.

You are now assembled the representatives of the
people of the Statc-and in your care the laws are
placed witl, the sovereign power add to- amend or
abolish such parts in your combined wisdom you may
think aud adjudgc best Whcn the theory of poyern-
nent Is founded in good virluOns and humane prnci-
PIES as our5, cnactments Of the legislative body will
generally be found to bear resemblance % the great
original We may, however discover occasionally an
oversight in some important details of law in it's bear
ings, essentially inconsistent with the foundation and
principles OF the government This. think will be
disccrnea by Careful examination the law in relation
u executions and. also in relation scrns alors and
constaDcs And, as think discover item Il is but for
me To point tcm out; and if you with me in the
same ght and reflection, you amend or al
Ter, or repeal, as the may require II is reasonable
t7exPect that who points out defects should point
out rcmedies but from this, beg TO be excused a.
am not prepared at present 10 do so-but rest that matter
whcfe II iegimatey belongs, placed by your consti-
First, Then, in the list il ono I shall merely name and
nope by doing So shall do enough 70 draw the
fous ana profound confederation Of the Legislature. and
should the General Assembly be forcbly struck will,
te bafbaFity and cruelty Of the law ann they will
most assucdy set about to remedy it's cvilsI is the
law imposing imprisonment for debt Let imprisonment
DC the consequence Of fraud hut not Of innocence or mis-
fortune. ~ ~ ''
he second, is the aws in relation to sheriff ialors
"no e9nstablesTlc jailor holds the Office of deputy
shenn and Of constable to boot in some counties This
ehoud not be allowed, for among many the following
sasonS The iailor should always be at his post in
heePng Of ne lat And again II is inconsistent will,
nc humane intentions Of laws that warrant against
thc accused, Of fony od safisfoecndua against
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FOR THE ENQUTRER
Permit me to ask the instructed Delegates one qucs-
ton: Some of them attempting TO swell the
number OF the voters III their counties large as posi-
bic They are hunting up reeiolders in other counties:
frcepOds held by widows minors, &c and unreprcsent-
cd, &s But when the polls opened next Spring,
which viii count most surcl those who have signed the
INSTRUCTIONS, or those who cannot rarely voteS The
insruetionss will vote i A prDnt when the ascnteca
called, will they Gomez A b.
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debtor should be handed to The a;lor, execute All
temper and bad feeling may DC elected the apprecnd-
ing winch The aor may ayenge by cruelty in the jail
lh,y ought to be separate and were doubt so in.
tended by the law but its being so expressed leaves
room Tor this abuse. do hope Member will take
up these subjects and bring them properly before the
legislature Were there, would be sure TO do so-
But as we find in Horace, 'son euicis hoin coating
ddfe coriaLium.' AZ
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MARRIAGES

Married, "Wednesday evening ul by tho Rev pin,
dexter Smith, Joseph H. Turner ESQ., merchant of Comi, 70
Miss Eliza daughter Mr. Adams
on b1' Tor the smile from partial beauty won
wit
Married, Thursday the 9Th utimo, Roy within,
1acksoo Rector of Trinity Church. Saunon John n
Es7 that place, Miss Maria Johnson niece q, fha,
johnson, ESQ, OF this city. - "rN"
Ted on ines.ay evening last by the Rev.
Edward Sydnor of the county of enco, Sarah Eissb,I
LadI, onIy daughter OF Amos Iadd, ESQUIRE.
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Spooncr for the paintin error by Allison for the de-
PENDANT, and by Spooner in reply
Saturday, Noe 90
Casen, sNc rS. Davis &c.-Pctton Of appeal from n
decree OF the Superior Court of Law and Chanccrv for
Princess Anne County-Refuscd.
STATEMENT.
Causes the docket Nov l. ISS3 rot
brought up to the Court since 81
c, $50
s, $3.50 on .''e aocket NOV. IL, 1884, 4i0
November H. 1SA 40
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FOR 7JIE E-NQUIRER
No one is friend Of most of the measures of
the Administration than he, who, John Randolph has
pronounced IN his testament, the best and purest man
he ever KNEW mean, old Nat Macon of N Carolina
Is Mr.. Macon then Tory j. Philip p Barbour To-
ry Are many of the best and faithful politicians
Of the land Tories because they support the Admins
tsation?
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of conn'eeiiers who have been spawned upon the land
But it should be rccoeeted that gang Of them has been
several years in exstencclong before the removal OF
the Dcposites Virginia has had her share oten,it il
possible, the pardon of Leweyn has contributed as
much as any other circumstance, 10 give n and
greater venom To this poison.
The another evidence ofthc distress
of the countrythat the payment of the taxes his
been made less promptly, and the collec ton of them
difficult, than has usually representative have
not had time consult the Reports OF several previous
years, from the Auditor, to ascertain the fact or nc
count for the varation.-But, certainly We see ia the
Auditors Report of last Monday, this unqualified de-
claration: rhc Revenue of the year has been paid
with the usual panetaaday."
The Governors Message states, with great force. his
objections TO appeal of the State Virginia 10 tn;
Supreme Court of the IT, s. for the decision OF its ter
ritorinl dispute with DIaryand-Wc most cordially con-
eur IN all his views of this subjective would never
submit the sovereignty of Virginia to the adjudication OF
that tribunal We would have lot part in the mat
tor of any suit of Maryland She nay 20 there if she
pleascs--Wc hope Virginia will not thus submit her
self at the feet of the Federal Judges.
We entertained some hopes of being able TO lay the
Presidents Message, this morning. before readers
but, it seems that the mail leaves Washington in the
morning. and the Message is transmitted Congress
till IL o'clock On some occasions, the Contractors have
made extraordinary cxcrons to hasten the Message
but the present does not appear suspicious
for such an effort.
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"Sofn'sh MuIt;tude We have never seen a finer
drove of hogs than that which was driven down tic
Main Street OF this city Tuesday last 1t contained
900 hogs which from Ross county State of Ohio
and belonged to MIR. HUGH IIillhouae
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HNhUST SAI.E-By virtue of Deed of Trust. ex
n cc9ted by Philip Carter Lightfoot to the subscri.
per- bearing date ON the 18th July last and duly record
ca III te clerk office of the counties of Sussex and
hares City, for the purpose securing sundry debts
tnerein mentioned shall sell TO the highest bidder for
january, if fair, if not the next fair dnv certain Toc
OF land containing 600 acres, in the county of Sussex
on inc Nottoway river, and adjoining the lands of Col
Jesse argrave and others also the interest of the
said l'ghtfoot in the estate of Philip John Lightfoot
deceased Acting Trustee, shall convey such title
~ Is vested IN me, which is believed be ndisputabe
GEORGE NJ PAYNE, Trustee
December a. 81 o,,w,d
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RIcuMoND, Dec. I'd 1884
DEAR SIR Yours Of yesterday was handed me last
evening When yesterday, in the lobby of the House of
copy of the original signatures OF majority oft6e votcr
Oh NihS William, msructimg to vote against Mr.
icigh, declined receiving the sanc-at that timc-It
Is al All Tunes my wish 10 obey the wishes of majority
OF the qualified voters of the county of King William
when can ascertain them. The right of the people 10,
instruct me, have never dcnied.-l will receive the
paper above alluded to- and pay il that attcnon which
the Importance of the subject requires
yours very respectfully, WALKER HALVES
WH. S. FoNTAIxE Esq.
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names ofC0O Of the qualified Of thin county will
shew w Leigh, thlt Ibis course in the United States
Scaie mas not met with their approhaton1hc highest
number OF votes polled in this county il 7O and
these were polled at the last Presidential election
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OKSUANT to deed of trust, executed to the sub
n scriber by WIN. X. Roane, the 2lst of April
lo3l which deed is Of record in the COUNTY Cont ~
Amherst, and IN the Corporation Court of Lynchbur0
VIII sell on the premises, for cash, in the town Of
lIth day of December, 1884 the following properly 10
wat LOT and HOUSE, on Main Street, adjoining Plan
Ter warehouse also, House and Lot on 9th street
near the Lancasteran poor-house also two story Brick
on 9Th street. -"
"a aIu on thursday the 18th of December 1884, viii
SELL tn the highest bidder on the premises in the county
OF Amherst for cash, that valuable called SPRsG
GARDEN, ON which VIM. X. Roane dec, formerly resd-
ed containing Go acres, according the trust deed
Inns IS valuable estate miles from Lync!burg
Acting as trnstee, isfall convey the title derived from,
the deed, which 10 believed unquestionable
THOMAS A. HOI.COMBE
December A. GI-,vtI,ys