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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1835-10-08
LOSS OF THIRDLY.
The Rev. Mr.

he rev. hlr.-, minister OF
had custom of writing the
heads of his discourse on small slips of
paper, which he laid on the Bible be-
fore him. To be used In succcsSicn.-
One day While explaining the second
head. he became little warm in the
harness, and came down with such u
thump upon the Bible with his hand
that the ensuing slip fell over the
edge of the pulpit though unpcrceived
by himself On reaching the end of
the second head, he looked down for
his third slip, but, alas 1t was not TO
be found. Thirdly" he cried, look
ing round him with great anxiety Az
ter little pause. Thirdly" again he
exclaimed. but still no thirdly appear
ed. Thirdly, say, my brethren, 4"
pursued he bewildered clergyman
bu, not another word could he utter.
AZ this point. while the congregation
we!e partly syuva,hsing IN ms dis
trcss, and partly rejoicing in such de-
cisive instance OF the iupropgiety OF
using notes IN pgeac iiing. v hich has
always been M unpopular thing IN the
Scotch Clergy, ala old woman rose up
and addressed the prcachcr:-"If | am
ma mista en-, sir. | saw taudly flee out
ut the east window 4 quarter of an
hour syne." 1t is impossible for any
but a Scotchman to conceive how
much this account Of thirdly VAS rel
ishe3 BY that part Of the congregation
which condemned the use OF notes.
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POErRY.

Ch,rle, Wolf. the author Of the Burial Of
SIR John Moore" the noblcst elegy that ever
Vas written, was young clergyman, In an
obscure village Of ireland, who died young,
aud would have been unknown to fame, but
Tor the establishment Of his right TO the au.
thorship of those incompatible verses. The
following song. which - yet unfinished. show,
that had he lived, his reputation would no,
have rested upon that alone. II was written
Tor the old and beautiful Irish air Of Gram
machree,' and In its melancholy sweetness.
touchingly accords with the plaintvo music Of
an air which Mozart is said to have pronounc
ed the finest in the world.-We believe that
the four last lines were added by DIR. Jane.
Stuart Of Belfast, the author Of the history of
Armagh 80 invaluable for its deep knowledge
OF the eccesiastical history Of the Irish hierar-
y.-Psnnsyiranias
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CoMmissIoNER's OFFIcE,
n..I...I - na.t -

The parties interested will please take notice. that
have appoint tbs hour of 10 o'clock A. NJ of the 2oth
day Of October next and this Office the time and Mace
for commencing the account directed by the foregong
orders OF Court when and where they reaurcd 10 al
tend with their accounts vouchers &c ready for exa
minaIion and settlement. And the creditors OF VIM q
kesee and all others having claims against his estate
are hereby notified TO lay and prove their claims before
me at this Office before the said 2St day of Octo
Der next under pain Of being prccludcd from all benefit
under tile decree the Court shall make in this cause
July 81 S'"'" % s
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-08-28

The Episeopai Coiuention-Thc Triennial Convex
ton Of the Episcopal Church of the IT, S. assembled at
st Peters church, in this city, Wednesday morn
ing, when eloquent and impressive was de-
livered by Bishop Stone, of Maryland The following
Bishops were present. Rt Rev. Bishops White and On,
dcrdonk Of Pennsylvania, Moore of Virginia Brow nell
of Connecticut Onderdonk of New York Stone of
Maryland, Chase of Illinois. Nj lvainc of Ohio Doanc
of New Jersey Hopkins of Vermont Otey of Tennessee
and Smith Of Kentucky
The following Bishops absent-Meade Of Viz
GINA, Bowen of North Carolina, Grswold of Massa-
chusetts, and Ives of South Carolina The latter gen.
tleman is absent in Europe on account of health A
large number of clerical and lay delegates in at
tenGance.-Phd ID. .2dpeYtiScr.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-08-28

AW HEREAS IL has been represented TO me that in
w we month OF August last number Of stacks or
gram, belonging TO John Joseph Mays Of the county OF
oIeehDrier were wantonly burned, and there is good
reason 70 believe that The act committed by Ger.
tam Lewis Mccoy who has absconded and now going
at arge es
Now, therefore I, Littleon Waller Tazewell, Govern
Or nave thought proper TO offer reward Of Fifty Dol.
lars to any person persons who will apprehend the
sad Lewis Mccoy and him in the Jail of Green
bncr county. And do, moreover, require oil officers
both civil and military, and request the good people on
this Commonwealth, to use their best exerlions to ppre
bend the said Mccoy, in order that he may be deaI
with according to law
Given under my hand as Governor. and under Tho
fsEAL1 nond, this 10Th day Of Ancnsi lsa5
LlTTLETON W. TAZEWELL
huRust - H9-w4w
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INV ONLEANs, Aug. ..
REYcoSTRE.-Yesierday evening, our fcliow-cili-
zen, G. Y. Bright, returning home, he assaulted
by his brother-in-aw Mr. Maupassant, who, after some
abusive language, struck Mr. u. with his cane and was
in the act of drawing pistol, when Mr. Bright who
had fallen down, recovered himself, drew pistol and
shot the assalant-Mr Bright is we'll known by nearly
the whole of our population, of most worthy
citizens The affair which caused the unfortunate cir
cumsance above arose from difficulties in the arrange
ment of family affairs. Mr. Bright Immediately surrcn-
dered himself TO the proper authorities True 3meTiean
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BASE or VlRoisiA, August IL. 1s35.
NOTICE TO PENSIONERS

NOItCE is hereby given to oil concerned. that SIR.
f1Nps, under the act Of June 9TH 1872 will be paid
~ me Bank If HfrgiHia, (Richmond) on and after the
qth Of September next Aug. 10 f2O-G1
ditofs 81 The consolidation Petersbue uescon
NeIoE berad fredericksburg; Democrat Lynchborg and
forward copv 81 esrb ~ ~ " o. weeks and
ingfon ~ " '' " I'D
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from Tho Amy and Navv cbrooiolo

BY the last accounts from Camp Holiness the encamp-
ment OF Major Mason, the Canadian River we learn
that all the tribes Of Indians that frontier were repre-
Sented by Delegates who had arrived at tie Camp with
United States
The Camanchcs had arrived and denied the truth of
the report that they bad manifested in their conferences
with other tribes, at all entertained hostile DISPOSE
ton
1t was hoped that the object for which the Red people
were called together would be accomplished
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M OTlCE.--LAND AND NEGROES for sale--I
4 y snail offer my Land and Negroes at auction on
Tuesday, the 22d of September if fair if othervisc IN
the next fair day--My plantation is in Amelia county
on the south side Of Appomaox River it contains 45G
acres oil real good land the situation is healthy and is
remarkably we'll watered--improvem ents rood Tb;s
land adloins the lands of the late VIM b. Giles and Il
X Randophs Further description is deemed nnno.
ccssory as purchasers will see it for themselvesMy
negroes likely as any mans and perbsns az ya
able, they have been exposed or abnsed ms
many negroes are) in all their liveshe number is Is
and consists Of men, women boys, anG girls
JOHN ST CLAIR
Aug. 81. 30IwtJs
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-08-28

John S. Skinner, ESQ., has disposed Of his interest in
the 'American Turf Register" This valuable pubEca
ton wall hereafter be under the editorial control of
Gideon b. Smith, Esq, gentleman well qualified TO
maintain the deserved reputation which the Register has
acqurcd.-Pot Int
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EN CHANCERY-VIRoISIA. Chesterfield Coun-
n ty Court, July 18th, 1885,
Gervas Nj. Kescc Executor of the last Will and Tcs-
lament Of William G.. Kesee, deceased, Plaintiff.
against
Leroy Kesee, Elizabeth Taylor, Benjamin B. Kesec
Robert j. Terry and Rcbccca M his wife, John Jarrod
and -, the only child of the said John Jarrod and
ms iaie wiie Mildred Jarrod Defendants
This cause came this day to be heard OIL the bill
duly taken for confessed 10 Leroy Kesee Robert
Terry and Rebecca Nj. his wife, John Jarrod and his
infant child TO whom the order of publication hereto.
fore awarded appears have been duly executed on the
answers of the other defendants which there are no
repicatons, and sundry exhibits; On consideration
whereof The Court doth adjudgc, order and decree that
the plaintiff, as Executor of William G. Kesce dec
do settle before Hilary Baker, who is appointed Com.
missioner for tkat purpose, of his admins
traton on the estate OF his testator and the said Com
missioner is directed to give public notice. by advertise
men,, published for four weeks in some of
Richmond requiring the creditors of the said VIM c.
kcsee and all others having claims against his estate to
present the clss before him. under pain of being pre-
cuded from all benefit under this decrec-and the said
Commissioners isIequired to report such accounts and
claims, with any matter specially stated deemed peril
nent by HIMSELF required by any of the parties &c
Copy. Tcste, LAWSON NUNNALLY d. c.
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EtOP ARTNERsHIP-B Pevton Lovio-, tat
" en- into co-partncrship MIR. THOMAS j. DEAN.
the General Commission Business heretofore carried on
by nm IN this city viii hereafter be conducted under
The firm OF PEYTON 81 DEAN, who respectfully So
liclt share Of the public patronage
Richmond, August |, 1885 o. ,f
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Tho last number Of Backwoods follow
fng beautiful
SABBATH SONNET,
Composed by Mrs. HEMANS, days before her doa,A.
How many blessed groups this hour bending
Through Encland's primrose meadow paths way,
Toward spo and tower midst siadowy clms ascending,
Whence the chimes proc lain The hullowed day
The halls, from old horoic
Pour their fair children forth and hamlets low,
With whose thick orchard blooms winds play,
Send out their inmates in u happy flow,
Like free vcrna stream. l ms nj tread
With them those pathw the fcvcris al bed
OF sickness bound--yct, oh m Cod l bless
Thy mercy, tlat with Sabbath peace hath filed
My chostened heart, md all its throbbnss stiled,
To one deep calm Of lowliest thankfu lness.'
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IsQET'R n.
.NueH nrMAINs uN.rNc.,


(Eron< ne London Court Jourrdf.J
MORE or LOVELY AN EloeNLr BAousLon.
Alas! the sweetlcontroi Of love-
Ineycr more shall feol IL,
For oh. my heart is turaed to Oiu,
And nobody will steal IL.
a ball would ooce have killed me Quito
In the tender days of youth
But now such things affect TIC not;
In short, Pm quite bdfprcof
"The Lancers' ran me thro' and thro',
But never will again.
Inow can walk through oil Narf's sets
Without ono Lady's Chain.
A masquerade couli thrill my soul,
Some forty years agoi
But now no mask has charms for me-
No no6is, Domino,
There's Ellen Gee has eyes OF ere;
And 80 has the Miss Crocketts:
But oh Tor me they blazc away
Unhecded in their sockets.
Then Mary Smith-ths, lovely mock.
With snow IL may compare,
And then her shculders-oh, yo Cods,
What a" falling off" is there
Bot all in vain Cor inc that neck,
In vain that fall of snow
never moro shall hear the ,wans
OF Cupid's short long bow.
Alas cannot DO 10 love,
As once used to be
And what IL worse, no lady now
Will be ia love with me.
From park and play stink away
cannot bear to sec 'em-
Aud my dull steak at Crocsy's take,
Or at the Athenrum.
For this I've found--and Ills n truth
Proved by repeated rubs--
The game of life begins with IIEARrs,
And finishes with CLuBs.
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STAUNTON RIVER LAND FOR SALE.-Bv vi,

SSTAUNTON RIVER LAND FOR SALE.-By vir-
~ tue of decree of the County Court of Charlotte,
1895, to the highest bidder credit of one and
three years. the tract of land late the property of Joseph
Morton, deceased lying in the Of Charlotte
the waters of Stanton River and Wallaces Greek.
The tract contains $50 acres, about 45 of which
river bottom land and about the number of
creek fiat; there is considerable portion wood land
the tract and all necessary buildings This land will
be sold by the Commissioners the purchaser will be
CURED to give bond and security and lien upon the
land to secure the purchase money
At the same time and place, shall sell to the highest
bidder, credit of IL months the stock the plan
taon, consisting of horses, cows sheep and hogs also
the plantation TOOLS and whatever part of the crop shall
be secured and in condition to sell
HENRY n WATKINS, Executor
Of Joseph Morton, deceased.
August ID. 2o-wtd
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July 81

FENO Sally Watson, widow of Augustus Watson
n deceased, Edward Redford, Administrator of Au
gustus Watson, deed Joseph Price and Sarah b. his
wife, Elizabeth Watson, Mary Ann Watson Samuel
thea bis wife, Thomas T.. Watson Robert Strapre and
Elizabeth his wife, Arthur Herndon and Sarah f. r.
his wic-Take notice. that shall, al Charlotte Conrt
House, Virginia. on the 18th day Of September 1s35
apply TO William Leigh, he being Judge of the Circuit
Superior Court Of Law and Chancery OF Prince Ed
cause in Cbancery, in which / am Complainant and
you are Defendants from the County Court of Prince
Edward, before the Circuit Superior Court of Law and
Chancery of the same County for trial
HENRY N. WATKINS Executor
Of Nm L. Venabie, s. Il. cf SamT w. ind I'm. J VenaJe
August ID 20-w4w
SYLVAN HILL ACADEMY The next session in
Der. The Of instruction embraces the FngIisb
French, Latin and Greek Languages. The whole school
is examined weekly the Globes and very pariicnI,r
attention given TO Mathematics The situation l. bealtv
retired, and well suited to scholastic purposes the dsc
pine mild bnt firm and uniform and tho price for Road
Tuition and washing 500 Bedding and candles h FIR
nished by the subscriber -. THOMAS H. FOX
Ihompsons Store, Hanover
August ~. 3l-w3wF
EMPROVED DURuAa and DEyos SrocK anil olLcr
III Personal Estafc for Saic.--On "Wednesday fbc OH
day Of September 1885, the subscriber will sell 10 tb
highest bidder without reserve at his residence in King
e. Queen county, four miles from Walkeyton he .E
Of cattle few horses, his household and kitchen Snr
nurc plantation utensils &C. &c. Among the caiiIe
% cows, about half Of them with calf Nv Frol;ck
ian improved short horn Durham Bully one COW az
Durham blood, eight cows Of half Devon blood; and
few calves, male and female BY Frolick
Terms Of sale; months credt-Bonds gth approved
security, 70 be given before removal Of The property
sold. CHARfEg IffT
Angus, ~ 2o-~4~
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August ID.

NEGROES FOR SALE.-In pursuance of decree
of the County Court of Powhaan, pronounced in
the Suit of Chenault and wife, against Hutchinson and
others, the subscribers will sell Monday, the 9Th day
of September next, at Powhatan Cour-house hat be-
ing Court dayO five likely negroes public auction for
cash. Among them are two uncommonly likely yellow
grlsone about IL and the other about Is years age
In addition to the above negroes authorized
that there Will be several other negroes offered for sale
the same time and place, belonging to other persons
HENRY l.. HOPKINS,
JNO. w. NASH comm rs
August %. 3o-dt
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ME CUNT IDA FOR SALE AT AUCTION-I
1VA Will sell this valuable and beautiful Estate Ia des
erIption of which has been given in pre- vous adyer
tsemenD at public auction, Tuesday the 22d day of
September, on the premises, (near New Canton, Buck
ingham couny0 if fair if not the next fair day, unless
privately Sold of which notice will be gvenThc priy
iegc OF seeding crop of wheat will be given of which
there may be from two to three hundred bushels sowed
and entire possession given at Chrstmas.-Terms made
known on the day Of sale-On the day will sell
all my stock OF booded Horses among them five brood
mares interior to but few, II anyand in foal by
the first horses in cOUntry--as Tranby, Chateau
Margaux, Truffle, Washington, Young Tonson &c
JAMES 7. WILKINSON.
August 1S. 30-st
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-08-28

SIX HUNDRED PACKAGES DOMESTIC DRY
~ GOODS-We have now in Store, Sir Hundred
Packages Domestic Dry GoOdS, consisting of brown and
beuchcd 81, "A and Cd slrngs and sheetings ape.
tersburg Old Factory A" Merchants Company" and
Richmond cotton OznabDrgs, Nos. 1 and q lat Fac
tory Prices) Brown and bleacbed Jeans, of several
qualities. 81 and a domestic fancy and Indigo blue
Plaids, a. and ia apron and furniture Checks, 81
and Al Bed Ticks Of the most approved makes IA
and Cd white Cambrics 3 i and III cold Cambrics-
very large assortment Domestic Prints white and
cold Canton Flannels white, red, scarlet green ye
green Baize, % Sattnes embracing steel fancy
granite and Oxford mkt, brown invisible green laven
der, blue and fancy striped. Blue black olive brown
bottle and invisible green, steel and Oxford mkt and
Russell brown Cloths blue, black, fancy linked and
awn drab and fancy striped Cassmercs Negro cloths
and binseys of various qualitios she'll imitation dress
ing, wre and ivory Combs; silk and cotton Umbrellas
pearl and bone Buttons Susyenders, &c &c
Many Of the above goodsbave been hand for some
months and those more recently purchased, would now
were manufactured. -
9fso in Store
good assortment Of British and Irish Dry Goods
(of our importation direct from THE pIace) and
French, German, Swiss Italian Russia and india Goods
II WILL hope be remembered by tho merchants Of this
State that stand pledged 10 sell as cheap as poods
can be obtained in the quantities in any market in
the United States and this pledge was given under
the full conviction that n sgonld be 80 ia,s.ra -, 80
deem it, and If did not, the wholesale business upon
1hih haUe nrOioH ourselves srcusireiy must be given
mp to the North. +. 4. J. S. JAMES g. co,
~ B. ourlarge importation Of Fall Dry Goods, Toin
England, is expected direct to this place, in all this
month. r s. J. S. J. s. Co
August. 2G-Im
a tARPENTERS AND LABORERS WANTED
Twenty Carpenters, and from thirty TO forty active
inborers can find immediate and constant employment
at Boshers DUN James River ten miles above the
City Of Northumberland wages viii be gjven bv tbc
month or day. Apply on the spot 10
RICHARD REINS,
Tgent foy ne J1mes Ricer and Kana1oho Company.
Richmond, Aug. %, 1885 32Tdt
a NDREW JOHNSTON, laorgeD nj In, and No.
IA tary Public offers his professional services to his
friends and the public generally His Office is over Mr.
States Bank.
Persons having business with the late firm Of Robert
johnston Son, requested 20 coll him for settle
ment August 81 9I-3t
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-08-28

DEBB -AN ERN--Ihe subscribers TespectfnIlv in.
u y form their friends and the public generally that
they have leased for term Of years, the Bell Tavern
which viii be opened for their reception on Monday the
9th July; and knowing the merited and invidious cha
racter universally imputed to IT, they arc admonished
That they will have TO untrug perseverance, and iu
dcious management to counteract tie prevailing preiu.
dces, and 10 afford comfort and satisfaction Tev take
vast deal Of pleasure in mentioning that the hitherto
unngiing and comortless condition Of the Bell and its
appurtenances, which promised much dissatisfaction
and withheld aud embarrassed that prosperity its ocaity
so emineniy merits has been sOpcrseded bg many des
Fable and valuable improvements, indicative of better
times and which will almost enable them to pledge cnfire
saiisiaeion to nose with whose company jcy may be
favored. ~ ~
We have experienced ostlersOur stables win be cell
supplied with all kinds Of grain and forage
WILLIAM WASHINGTON
WILLIAM TALIAFERRO
July .. Ig-T
NOTICE TO LAND OWNERs.--The subscriber
wants 10 purchase plantation Of 6 or 500 acres
lying the navgabe waters Of James or York rivers
or Of their tributaries. Those wishing 10 sell can
address at Accomac Court House. by letter postage
paid A. W. 'BAGW EITs'
Auqust2l 3l-3ss
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En- CHANCERY-YiRoISIA. Goochland Coun-
n ty Court, 10Th May, 1895:
Beniomin Phaup and Elizabeth his wife, formerly Eli
zaoeth Ellis, Plaintiff.
against
William Gray, late Sheriff of Goochland county and
as SUCH Administrator of Absalom Ellis, dec d. and
Leroy Ellis, John Ellis and Charity his wife, Joseph
Watkins and Jerusha his wife, formerly Jernsha Ellis
Rebecca Mallory, formerly Rebccca Ellis, Joshua Ellis
Hercules Ellis, Bartholomew Ellis and the children of
Eeazar Ellis dec d., distributes of the said Absalom
Ellis, dec d.. Mary Ellis, widow of Absaom Ellis dec
James H. Ferguson, late Sheriff of Goochland county
and an as SUCH administrator de tons of Elizabeth
Walker, cd, and Rebecca Mallory, Defendants
On the motion of the plaintiffs, by counsel, William
Ellis his heirs, Jacob Ellis or his heirs David Ellis or
his heirs, David Johnson and - his wife, or their
heirs, - Aiksson and - his wife, or their heirs
John Ellis or his heirs - Clarke and - his wife. or
their heirs, and the heirs of Mary POWELL dec d. are
made parties defendants, to this suit; and they hav-
ing entered their appearance and given security accord
ing to the Act of Assembly and the Rules of this Court
aud 1t appearing to the Court that they not nbabit
ants OF this Commonwealth: 1t is ordered that they do
appear here on Tie first day of September Court next
and answer the plaintiffs bill; and that acopy of this
order be iorwih inserted in newspaper printed in
the CITY of Richmond for months succe ssiy ey and
posted at the front door of the Courthouse this county
Copy Teste, MAR. w. MILLER, d. C. O. c.
July IL. 2I-wSw
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UNOR SALE-The JUvERsA Tract Of Land (ihe late
N residence of Elizabeth w. Deane, deceased J living
in the county of Cumberland, within mile Of the
town OF ga Ira, Qrom which there is good naviga
five hundred and fifty sixty 1t is believed few
highland Farms in Middle Virginia, not more ex,ens-e
possess greater advantages than this. To the agrcu
turis holds out high prospects of reward for his indus
tryto the wealthy gentlemen of the lower country
pleasant retreat in sumner surrounded by many agreea
bic and intelligent neighbors. Mr. Henry Page who
resides on the premises, will take pleasure in showing
the land to those DESTROYS of purchasing
For terms of sale apply the subscriber in Richmond
or to Mr.. Maurice L. Hobson of Cumberland
THOS. J. DEANE, .9dainistrator
July %.
- The above sale is postponed until Monday the 9Th
OF October next, when il will positively take place
Aunnst %. I22-Inl II L ID Qd.nin;.,.n..-
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"a ONPLUS will make his first season in America
at my True Blue Plantation in ST. Matthews
rarsh 80 miles below Columbia in the State of South
Carolina
This stlllion was imported by myself, last Fall; and
Tor ms pedigree, and performance whilst the English
turf, see the sixth number vol 9Th of SINNERS Amer
can iurf Register, for February, 1895. Nonplus wss