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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-04-17

NoTlcEA great bargain will be sold wishing
to settle himself II splendid establishment
FARM lying the upper end OF Chesterfield County Goodies
Bridge conanin: between and 500 acres between acres
Of river hoto ample uccncy of wood land the
same the building: are not surpassed by the county, all
complete orcr The situation rarely surpassed beauty
cty healthy and well supplied with the pure body Of
coal has been discovered the upland far from the
pronounced good by the best GOLFERS The body of
lies in 300 yards Of Apponaltox which narabo
Petersburg offer this beautiful sale on
Of i'll health being advised by the best
in lime stone regions for relief excellent stand for
and nvernnnd especially for professional The pur
chaser will only be small Of
chase moneythe balance credit of p and years will be al
owcd desrcd. Those wishing settle such Farm will
coll and examine for themselves. Possession this fall.
WILLIAM g. OVERTON,
Goodies Bridge, Chesterfield County, Va.
N. RTo company individual, who understands mining
for COAL would give interest in the Pits worthy the
of who fee disposed engage profitable BUSINESS
If early application be made. w. s. o.
do hereby certify that tried Of the coal taken from Mr.
Overions lard out OF pit about 30 feet Deep and found
free aud have hssteon that belief
large body Of coal and .ough. se might
WILLIAM WILKINSON.
April u tll3-] Blacksmith
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NV Yosu h,.Dc 100,

Tu ~ NV York, April 6, 1888.
steady prices The principal articles Of trade exbib, no
features Exchange for tie next packet is likely 10
DC Srhneap 4ai l.2 is oil sterling can be quoted
Inc arrivals Of specie within THREE DAY, AMOUNT TO
A".f MILLION OF ooLLRRJ- y j. of Conn.,
epEciE-H. B NJ Griffin Lieut. d Urban o,r;ve5
bod eomo ast evening, from ST. Domingo having on
TLsS CSoHo1o IN specie 10 Maitland, Kennedy and Co.
from CH"omoian brig MsrcelIino, arrived last evening
$4,000 IN si' and has on board Sl2 ss in gold, and
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FCTIOS IN N.EW YORK

The three days Election in the City of New York, for
Mayor aud Common Council, terminated on Thursday
evening The number of votes given is uneIamPsd.
The Isl day. 1903; the I'd, ll,72O-and the Sd day,
; amounting the whole 10 The vote
given last Spring was 30 ,OU5-The result then was as
follows:
Clark, (Whig) 1904
Morgan, ". By 1878
jacques (Loco Focn) 4,243
Clark's majority over Morgan, 1882
Morgan and Jacques over Clark, Oh
The n Y Ev. Post Of Saturday evening reports that
Clark (Wha) is elected Mayor-To,al number of votes
given in 80 27l-oi which
Clark (Whig) has l96G
Varan (Dem) 9,llO
r. Riker Conservative 393
Clark majority Varian, abou, 2S2
Subtract Rikers vote 1913
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-04-17

To o. .HHyH-tne ana DtmocTdtic ReoicW.
U The Agent for The above Periodical will attend
brunswick Court next Monday, (being Court day. to
receive the of gentlemen disposed to subscribe
for it, and will deliver the first Numbers 10 oil who NAV
wish it, from the commencement and he will also be at
B"ydton, Meckenburg, the 4th Thursday, (26thl for
the same purpose. He will likewise attend Halifax
PilIsylvania Lunenburg and the Southern couEtes on
their respective Court days, with copies of the work for
such as may wish 10 patronage it. RO. MOSBY,
.7gcnt far tie Staie of Eirginin
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To tie Commissioners Of the Revenue.
Aupr7oR's OFFICE, April 16, 1896

AUDITORS OFFICE, April 16, 1888.
YOU will perceive by the imposing for the support Of
Government for the year 1885, copy Of which has for
whred by mall that tho following have been increased
On land and unoecuped o in from eight
hundred dollars yalue lots from
and half dollars hundeh dollars annual
every slave above l2 Of from TO thirty ecntsj
and 90 every horse mule, from egh cents You
viii OF course make HE alterations IN yoSr land and
property books.
The General Assembly passed late session ian act
providing for The Of lands in this commonwealth
md the who shall be appointed under That ae
directed had books when the shall have been
completed and their guide preparing Inc tables OF
You will Iespccinh the omnssion-
V.nia) how 10 besiow than
making the land books In all
sold the act Of 1882 purcbas
ed for the afterwards redeemed BY
the prop,icos have forwarded list Of such redenpous,
der that restored TO the land books should
il moi y done already All such lands sold purehas
oil for tho which have been oughs
10 placed land books order
ami them their tables
crn Virginia for the 1894 he only year Of sales hot dis
~ may doue's obtained sn heceIks Of the county courts
April IT tlI3-aj JAS. e. HEATH, auditor.
M7N. F. RrrCHIE, y71o7n.y and Counsellor at Lac
w late Of Richmond, Va, now Of Vicksburg, Mis-
sssipp-ofeTs professional services to the public
fIe will attend the Courts Of Kinds, Madison, fazoe,
Washington, Warren the Parish Of Carroll, in LOUISE
una-and the Supreme Federal, and ChancerJ Courts,
at Jacksonville expects to remain most of the summer
IN Ycksbusg, and will attend promptly to any commit
nications that may be addressed 10 him. 49,,
April g iio-"
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1910
1913
Clark minority

Great excitement as well uncertainty have prevail
ed about the Common Council Zone Alderman and one
Assistant are elected by each Of The II wards) The N
Y Eve Post says that CONTRARY to the expectations we
expressed yesterday, the Wings have succeeded in OBJ.
tanning majority in the Common Council. They have
carried according the report Of the inspectors nine
wards to our egh,-Had il not been for the folly which
lost US the Sixth ward, through division in own
ranks the results would have been different The int.
rests Of the CITY in that ward were sacrificed personal
dissensions The ffeds Of both Brady and Erben
doubtless unreasonable; both are to blame
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Information anzi0uslu desired.

u Mr.. JOHN BOYCE, one OF our citizens, and
for many years first Teller in the Farmers Bank here,
left this place the Cd January last lin delicate health
bot! as 10 body and mnd,) in Boyd X Edmund's line
Of Stages, via Charlottesville, intending to visit his bro.
Their near Frankfort, Kentucky Since the day of his
departure nothing has been heard of him. ANY ineli.
gence respecting him, either by letter addressed to Mrs.
Sarah Shelton, Richmond Va or TO Mr. Joseph Boyce,
Frankfort Kentucky any other mode Of conmunica.
ton, will be most gratefully received
Richmond. Va, 9th April le}S.
Editors Of Newspapers along the between this place
AMI Frankfort Kentucky viii confer
relatives and ltiends by repubishing The above
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% " we are requested TO announce Dr. s.urr, a
c n'IEseS ss candidate 10 represent The county Of
Chesterfield in the next Legislature u
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I Mr. PArToS's yaledictory Address 10 Ills Constl.

O. We shall commence Nr, Benon,s so.s,h :;
SPeeCH u our
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O President Directors OF
road Company 1t Louisa Court house, Tuesday, the 10th
day OF April ls3S -
e'rs That for the purpose Of extending ; Railroad
TO HonS's, books be opened for obtaining
stock o. the Louisa Railroad Company the
bred shares of 500 each the following Places At Of
hr" 6" the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
pinF chm0nd under the direction Of Conway Robinson and
John H. Hopkins, either Of hem aylorsye
ec'ion OF iam Many aud Edmund WINSTON either Of
them Al Louisa house. under the direction of Nathaniel
thompson and John Hunter either of Them At Gcrdonsve
under the direction Of Charles Beu and Robert King
them AT Orange Courthouse, the Rennolds
Chapman and John H. Lee either of them Al Madison Court
house under the direction of ST. Clair Boocn William FBks
ochnr o. them A Barboursve under tho direction of James
Babou Sen and James Barbour J, either At
afsve under The direction Of Thomas Davis and Catet Conway,
or either OF hem At Mechancksyr under the direction OF John
H. unsrle, and james Lindsay either OF them Per-
kns Store, under tho direction Of James Norris Thomas Pon-
dexter and George Nes either OF themTwo dollars share
vii be paid At the time Of subscribing.
The books Of subscription will be closed except Gordonsve
ard Louisa CGuuh the LIST day Of June and the
amount certified to the Treasurer Of tho Louisa Railroad Company
q, Louisa Cour,houie The hooks will be closed
on the 9 and Louisa Court house. the 10th day of June
By order Of tho Board,
NATHANIEL THOMPSON, Chrk.
April II ll3-w2w
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OFFICIAL


GrsER,L onprR,,) HEAD-ouAHYR, OF THE ARar,
No7 ApJurkSrGESIaALs OFFICE,
Washington, April 10, 1888
l. Major General Jesup having reported that the ope
raons 10 Florida will have terminated by the LIST of
May aud that portion of the troops will be disposable
the following arrangements will be carried into effect as
thereafter us prnctcab!e
III The LIST and 9th regiments Of Infantry. the six
companies of the Cd Infantry and four companies Of the
I'd Dragons will constitute the regular force TO remain
in Florida with many companies of the volunteers or
militia of the Territory, the officer remaining in
mand may deem necessary The three companies Of the
9th Infantry, in Louisiana, will forthwith join the
Head Quarters Of the regiment, at Tampa Bay.
III. The four regiments of Artillery, the 9TH regi.
ment of Infantry, SIX companies OF Inc "a DIagoons'
and the detachment of Marines, will repair 10 the Che.
rokee country BY The most convenient and expeditions
routes from the several points at which they may be
found on the receipt Of this order The troops far as
practicable, will by regiments, and be accomPa
MED by all the officers belonging 10 each Should any
of the companies ordered TO the Cherokee country, oc
cupy stations in Florida from which they should not be
Immediately withdrawn, they will continue in position
until they be relieved by the troops designated to re-
main in the Territory after which they will follow their
regiments without delay, being important to c"ncen.
tralc the companies Of each regiment
w. Two Surgeons and many Assistants as Inc ser
vice may require will be retained in Florida to be Sc
lected from those who have served the shortest perIoo "
the Territory All other officers of the Medical StaI
will proceed with the troops ordered TO The Cherokee
country.
" Major. General Jesup will take all the necessary
measures for the execution of this order and will
then turn over the command of the troops in Florida TO
Breyet Brigader General Tay lor Colonel OF the LIST
Infantry; and on being relieved, he will repair to the
seat of Government and resume the duties of Quarter
master General.
W. The officers at the heads Of the several branches
of The Staff will make The necessary arrangements for
moving and supplying the troops on their routes TO their
destination and for the service in which they to be
employed ;.
VII Major. General Scott is assigned TO the immedi-
ate command Of the troops ordered 10 the Cherokee
country and The direction of affairs in that quarter Inc
commanders Of regiments and attachments will report
to his head quarters at Athens, in Tenn, or wherever
else they may be established at the time.
By order of ALEXANDER MAcoMD,
Major. General Commandlng'n.c hef,
R. JONES, 7djutant General.
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'oTsehtsoh haRks-Resump,ion of Specie Payments.
Inc New OH papers iull of rumors and specula-
"ohs soeut 'he nans Convention, The first article
from the ": 7 Journal of CommereeJ
BANK CONVENTION
"This important Convention me, Wednesday NJ %
o'clock, at The City Hall, according to adjournment
They sit with closed DOORS constantly we can on,v
report the formal proceedings without The dscnssons
The Hon. Samuel Hubbard, of Boston, the same pen,e.
man who occupied the chair al The former meeting pre-
SIDES on the present occasion. One hundred and for,y
Mtee delegates were present, from eighteen different
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and rssDec,hl0n comprises great amount Of talent
ance for lks as much at least {making due allow
'''snse Of Phadelphia) as was comprised
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-04-17

Candidates-The Democratic Convention ha We nomi-
mated VIM H. Marriott Of Baltimore-and the Wing
Convention. John P. Kennedy, as their candidates for
Congress THE election TO take place the 20lh inst.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-04-17

We have been favored with printed copy OF The cn:
dialogue of the officers and students Of The University Of
Virginia. for the present session. The whole number ot
Maircna,es 230-lickets taken G3l exclusive OFF
students TO the School Of Civil Engineering, lately rs.
tabshed From Virginia, there are l45 sIudrns-Aa.
bama 24-S. Carolina 2l-Georgia l0Louisana o
Mississippi 7-Tennessee and Maryland each-2 from
y. Carona-and from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky,
District Of Columbia and Turks Island, each-1he
Glass of Mathematics has the highest number Of stu
de mis- l1j &c &c.
Southern telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1834-1838, 1838-12-15
l see thee still!
FREEDOM OF OPINION.

What barrier is there against the univer-
sal despotism of public opinion in this coun'
try, but individual freedom? Who is to
stand up here, but the possessor of that holy
Independence, There is no king, no sui
tan, no noble, n\priviIeged class-nobody
else to stand against it. If you yield this
point-i you are forever making compro-
misses; if all men do this; if the entire policy
of private life here, is to escape opposition
and reproach, every thing will be swept be-
meath the popular wave. There will be no
individuality, no hardihood, no high and
stern resolve, no sell-subsistence, no fear
less dignity, no glorious manhood of mind,
left among us. The holy heritage Of our
fathers virtue will be trodden under foot by
their unworthy children. They feared not
to stand up against kings and mobiles, parlia-
ment and people. Better did they account
il, that their lonely bark should sweep the
wide sea in freedom-happier were they
when their sail swelled to the storm of win
ter, than to be slaves in palaces of ease
Sweeter to their ear was the music OF the
gale that shrieked in their broken cordage
than the voice at home that said Submit
and YOU shall have rest.' And when they
reached this wild shore, and built their al.
tar, and knelt upon the frozen snow and film
ty rock to worship, they built that altar tC
freedom, to individual freedom, to freedom
of conscience and opinion; and their noble
PRAYER was, that their children might be
thus free. Let their sons remember the
prayer ofiheir extremity, and the great be-
quest which their magnanimity has left us
know Of but one thing safe in
the universe, and that is truth. And | know
of but one way to truth to an individual
mind, and that is, unfeuered thought. Ant
| | know Of but one path for the multitude Il
truth, and thai is thought, freely expressed
Make oftruth itself an altar Of slavery, AM
Guard il about with a mysterious shrine
hind thought a victim upon it; and LET tn
| passions Of the prejudiced multitude minis
ter fuel; and you sacrifice upon the aceur.
ed altar, the hopes ofIhe world!
Southern telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1834-1838, 1838-12-15
STEAMBOAT yICKsR1iRG

This elegant boat was at our landing on
Saturday on her first trip down the River,
and attracted much attention from our citi-
zens, being truly noble specimen of the
degree Of perfection to which the art Of
boat building has arrived in the Mississippi
Valley. The Yicksburg was built at New
Albany. Her machinery was made at
Louisville. She has powerful double en-
CINE and Is. certainly one Of the most roomy,
convenient and splendid boats on the river;
and in some respects. may be considered
superior to every other. We noticed par
ticularly that the space intervening between
her boilers and the cabin floors was full 5
feet--thus preventing the great aud annoy
ing heat frm penetrating the forward cab
in, as is the case in most boats. She has
AZ state rooms, capacious and well ventilat-
ed, with lights above the doors opening ON
the guards. The cabin and ladies' saloon
are large, being IL feel high and Is feet
wide, and furnished with much elegance
and taste.
She is 1906 feet keel, 81 feet beam and 9
feet hold. Her Wheel is 20 feet in dame
ter.
1t is intended that the Vickshurg will run
as regular packet between New Orleans
and Vicksburg, leaving each port on set
days without variation, 50 that there may DO
20 liability of disappointment. She will
leave New Orleans on tie lst, 10th and
10Th Of every month, and vicksburg on tho
4th, l4lh and Oath. Her Commander,
Capt. Pease, is a skilful, carefuI.and expert
enced gentleman, and we have no doubt
that the performances Of the Vicksburg will
give general satisfaction, we hope that the
enterprise will be we'll sustained by tho
public, and that the patronage will be found
sufficient to retain her as is proposed per.
maneutly in the lower trade.
Natckez Courier.
Southern telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1834-1838, 1838-12-15
SQUEEZING THE HAND.


It is but lately that we understood ths
strange constructions that are sometimes put
upon squeeze ofthe hand. With some per-
sons it is entirely equivalent to declaration
OF love; this is very surprising indeed. We
must take hold of ady's hand like hot pc.
tatoes; afraid of giving squeeze least VIC
should burn her fingers. Very fine, trulyi
Now it was our ancient custom TO squeeze
every hand that we got in our clutches, es.
pecially a fair one. Is it not a wonder that
we have never been sued for breach Of
PROMISED We would not give scrupor nail
for one of your cold, formal shakes Of the
hands. Every person who protrudes one OF
two fingers for your touch, (as if he were
afraid ofcatching some cutaneous distem.
per) should go to school while to John @.
Adams. He shakes you with vengeance;
and shakes your body too, unless YOU should
happen 10 be as thick as himself. Well
there is nothing like it, it shows good heart
ut any rate and we would rather man
would crush the very bones of our fingers
and shake our shoulders out OF joint, than
that he should poke our paw, as if he we're
about to come in contact with bear or
hyena. The iladies-nay rest assured Of
this, that man who will not squeeze their
hand when he gets hold Of it, does not de-
serve to have hand in his possession; and
that he hasa heart seven hundred and forty
nine times smaller than grain Of mustard
seed Morning Visiter.
Southern telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1834-1838, 1838-12-15
ECLIPsEs.

The ancients had terrible ideas Of eclip-
ses; supposing them presages Of some dread.
ful event. Plutarch assures US that in Rome
it was not allowed to talk publicly Of any
natural cause Of eclipses--the popular opin-
ion running so strongly in favor Of their
supernatural production-at least those Of
the NOON, So far as to those Of the Sun,
they had some idea that they were caused
by the interposition of the moon, but wero
at loss for body to interpose between us
and the moon, which they thought must be
the way, if the eclipse Of the moon were
produced by natural causes. They there
fore made great noise with brazen instu.
ments, and set up loud shouts during tho
eclipse ofthe moon. Others attributed tho
eclipse of the moon to the arts Of magicians.
who, by their entertainments, plucked her
out Of heaven, and made her skim over tho
grass.
The natives of Mexico kept fast during
the time of the eclipse; and particularly
their women, who beat and abused them
selves, drawing blood from their arms, &c,
imagining the moon had been wounded BY
the sun, in some quarrel between them.
The Chinese have an idea that eclipses
are occasioned by great dragons, who are
ready TO devour the sun and moon; and
therefore, when they perceive an eclipse,
they rattle drums and brass kettles, till they
think the monster, terrified by the noise,
lets 60 his prey.
The superstitious notions entertained Of
eclipses have been sometimes Of considera-
BILE advantage, as was the case with Colum-
bus. But the most striking circumstance VI
this kind was the prediction of an eclipse Of
the sun by Thales, the great father Of As
tronomy, which happened, according To
Mayors calculation, on the I7th Of May,
603 years before Christ, at the moment that
Cyaxares, king of the Modes, and Aliathos,
king of the Lydians, were preparing for
battle, but alarmed at the appearance of the
eclipse, they Immediately laid down their
arms and negotiated peace; and thus, iS-
norance, which is often SO injurious to the
happiness of man, may, in this instance, he
said to have largely contributed towards it,
Southern telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1834-1838, 1838-12-15
SONG OF THE AMERICAN GIRL.


Our hearts are with our native land,
Our song is for her glory:
Her warriors wreath is in our hand,
Our lips breathe but her story;
Her lofty hills and valleys green
Are smiling bright before Us;
And, like rainbow sign, is seen,
Her proud flag waving DER US.
And there are smiles upon her lips
For those who meet her foemen;
For glory's star knows no eclipse,
When smiled upon by WOMAN;
For those who brave the mighty deep,
And scorn the threat of danger,
We've smiles to cheer, and tears to weep,
For every ocean ranger.
Our hearts are with our native land,
Our song is for her freedom;
Our prayers are for the gallant band,
Who strike where honor leads them:
We love the taintless air we Breathe
Ills freedoms endless dover;
Well Irvine for him fadeless wreath,
Who scorn's tyraat's power.
They tell of frances beauties rare,
OF Italy's proud daughters;
OF Scotland's lasses, England's fair,
And nymphs of Shannon's waters;
We heed not all their boosted charms,
Though lords around them hover;
Our glory lies in freedoms arms
A FREEMAN for LOVER.
Southern telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1834-1838, 1838-12-15
Terns of Advertising.

Per square Of ten lines or less, for the first in
sertion, One Dollar; for each additional inser-
tioh, Fifty Cents.
NJ To those who advertise by the year, a
liberia! discount will be made.
All articles of personal nature, whenever
admitted, will be charged double the above
rates.
The number of insertions required must be
mlrlxed on all advertisements, or they will be
continued until ordered out, and charged for
accordingly.
Announcing candidates: for State ofices,
$40; for county Offices, S..
61PAll Jos WoRK must be paid for on de-
very.
Southern telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1834-1838, 1838-12-15

SYMPATHY. If the image of my friend
rises up, spontaneously as it were, in the
mind, and dwells there like an actual pre-
sence, SO that every lineament Of the coun-
tenance, every glance of the eye is repre-
scented as wildly, as if they were indeed
before me, and the sound of their voice is
is in my ear, | firmly believe that at that
very moment that person is thinking of me.
This is sympathy. lfthis is not the case,why
does that phantom rise uncalIed for by any
previous word, thought or association? I'm
pressed with this delightful conviction, | hold
sweet communion with the absent, and in
atmosphere of thought enjoy the purest sen.
sation.
Southern telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1834-1838, 1838-12-15

he again bowed low, "if the ladies' before
whom | have now the honor Of expressing
my opinion, were in my country, we should
think them Americans"
The applause was enthusiast After
the mirth had subsidized so as to allow the
Judge 10 be heard, he directed the crown to
the Yankee.