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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-07-26
EhEtKEES In QUALITY GO"d, Better, Best

EhEt,KEES IN QUALlfY-G o"d, Better, Best
D There Pianos called Cord
There are Pianos that would be called Better, when
compared with those usually termed Good.
3 And there are Pianos that would he called Best,
when placed side BY side with those called BETTER.
~ Hundreds of Pianos give great satisfaction, until
others SEEM INT unfortunately. the majority of
put themselves very little ou Of The way, 10 nd
out whirh eally the hest
There are many persons VIII, purchase Pianos because
there happens TO b. pretty l"nking sounding
instruments for sale 10 their neighhnrhonds,
where else convenient To their dwellings. when if they
knew the great difference in the actions of Piano Fntps
they would be more Likely TO little further off 10
purchase such known and warranted In be- the very
beat and sold subject 10 be returned if not The hest
There many others W dn M, purchase at all,
because they assured Of The fact that the nsir-
ments for sale in their neighbohoods are good as
others.
There others who fearful upon the subject, be
s"me OF their friends and acqnaniancrs have
bought Pianos which proved 10 he gond for nothing
The outside of Piano is hut small consideration;
the all important parts hid from the eyes of purcha.
and even II they moi the purchaser generally,
would know very little about it, The action of Piano
very important part of it, and should be looked 10
with great denl Of care. How often do hear per-
sons say, "Oh, what sweet toned Piano, NOT remem
berne at The same time, that whist this sweetness Of
tone is ampuriant yet Of the most inferior Pin
have been sweet toned at first, but frn dtfeci in
the action or some other gave way and lost
their sweetness How often is that detects exist in
the inside Of Piano that known found out
until bought and paid for. Amy sk,liu Cabinet Maker
finish Piano Handsomely. and gve it The appear.
ance of $500 instrument, whilst, in fact II may not be
worth slOO. know many persons, at This lime. who
own beautiful Pianos that they would glad 10 get half
price for.
great many persons will take pains and trou.
BILE in huying coat a watch than such valuable
tcle Plan" Forte; strange to say, they will in
Der Of take the say of a seller instead of
binding him up in the srictest manner.
If hose WIN want Pianos will iorward their orders
and give the outlines of the style Of exterior they ad
mirp and will give me little latitude in price. | will
select .uch instruments will aprse TO take hack if
NOT FIRST rate. E. T. NASH,
Book and Piano. seller, Petersburg. Va.
July ~ 2l-suf
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Rnrkf*h .Nnrtg"t"n {. 6iuc Ridge Turnpike Company.
p OCE y wIll be opened al Turner Hairs. aud Far
D utr's S:cr" 10 receive Subscription for Stock
the above Company, On The 18Th of August next
TIE COMMISSIONERS.
Ilnw.rtSyi! Ju'r 10 l3-ll5A
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DOujl, .ieti"g NrashiHg .Hachtncs.

rBS Ma1nme c9. well adapted the Thrashing oil kind Of
grain generally from lb reciprocal acoa lis opcratIon
particularly the OF feeding rrPuredi waranied Ia
.,!c,iy cean fed the machine
they lhcIr and
the Machines 10
ruw b. attached where the
given tho Machine; the smaller h Of
ting wheat day, with the
cupacy Of the Machine July adequate double that
quantity FULLY supri,d with wh throughout
the day which The Of my feeder htnde
quantity Of wheat that im" The hose
power the Machine il considered thing
of the kind from is simplicity, eomPacinrss, aud "tahiy H.
quins Ia 30 dug IN putting II 10 work, but sfs on The
ground Machine and horse he removed
without dcrIn.ing Of the vi either by
and he work IN halt AN hour by the plan
TN hand Wheat Fans Pou-hs of the approved kind,
tnw-C Tut. and Corn Shel!ers.
pIc.cn, Machines has. sddiionsl improvements 10
year Machines, which adds TO
their facility nni e,poioa Thrains Orders for Machines
the Machine, rarls, viii he attended to-
short notice. b. aLLcs.lns the subscribed Pen 'burs
SAMUEL COCHRAN.
Juno lst 1899
Mn s.AcEL CocR,< Dec, Sir thrushed my last Of
Wheat irh Double hcrig brushing arhint purchased Of
uy wih"s; hrnsh
aud il, think, d. bic, and four
sufficient with IL 20 advantage
CLACK ROBINSON.
AMELIA, March 9, 1899
Ma S..rrl Cochran Dear Sir hrashed last crop Of
Wheat nh the Acting hf .shng NJ chine purchased
OF far experience goes an pensrd with the Ma
chino; IL thrsses cxpriiousy, and EASILY drawn
than Machines under heng light
fewer hand. % r-mnvo op"a,ing than your old Ma
Cncs-l think upon thu whale viii be uund valuable Nd
chine. Yours, respectfully,
july 10 I2l-w3wifI JAMES Butt.
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CoRs EHcnANGE LosDoS. Juiy This weeS sup
ply If English grain hns been small bot great many
forrign vessels have arrived with wheat bay and"a's
The sale Of every article has been slack hut The 'Sc'
tors will not submit la lower prices Fresh made JI'
is III demand, other SORTS mel very lew buyers
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-05-10
CELEBRATED EYE
w AFTER.

DR J. FRANCIss celebrated Eye Water is adapted to al
~ n6amaory diseases Of the has been tried and has
succeeded cssswhen hope had led snd when the faculty o.
ed.ne had de- cared the sufferer 10 be mcurable. Ii is ad
dead oondy appearances frequently known by the
Caaracs that have heen diseased for year, this Eye
Water has made perfect cure In few days
CERTIFICATES.
From the Rev Mr. Davis pastor Of the Church at BSgcsRs
~ York.
Tbi. i. 10 certify TIA, poor man. whom have Lcen
quznted with for te, and after spending months
eye smary dschars by the Physicians Of the sts
ton, with what they termed ncurabe Cataract that he
nearly blind trial Of Dr. j. Francis remedy, three bot
Ties Only being used removed the Of AL who knew
him. and he with that well ever he did,
feel duty 10 this information for tbs benefit OF the
public
Gentleman by the anne Of Brady having Cataract on
each eye after spending eighteen months with Of the first
Oculis- the city given up ncurabe. After ag
DR. Frases Eye Water only days. his perfectly
restored to the astonishmcnt Of all his scquaintsAces
Another that Of poor after spending twelve
mosths nhsnary discharged a. ncurasle with
ssing Dr. Franes Eye Water but few days. recovered
his sight perfectly
The Rev j. Harrison Al Thompson Street having procured
bottle of the above for Mrs srrsous TO his
to~hnent 1T las removed the dmnes and pain which had
excessive for yearsshe had used different
bst they all fale therefore, hope tbs public viii
appreciate its value
The Rev. d. Dunbar from the testimony Of those who
used the Eye Water prepared by DR. Francis have
hesitation in recommending the special notice Of the pub
tc, inestimable remedy. DUNCAN DUNBAR,
Pastor OF the Nc Dsueal Street Church.
f1y- Artificial Eyes inserted w DR.. j. Francis that cannot
Be distinguished from the natural and will performs every
ton o that organ without giving the slightest pals and for hi.
great improvement ia his art he has received diploma
10 Barclay street New York. mis- xn&W
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THE, HUMAN HAIR.

90 CAUTION-The ignorance, humbug, and quackery
subject has oate become noerabl, impudent that
the public should really be their guard against the
tended for the restoration and of the hair
which dividing their atteation and opinions What
the specific virtue Of Of them be- do not pretend TO
deermhe for has heard of their effects
hut this know that not Of the who pretend 10 the
discovery Of specific for the growth Of the human har has
studied in fac knowledge either Of ITS or
q IMITATION structure.
Clirehush. Treatise the Anatomy and Physiology Of the
Skin and HAIR has proved of the utmost importance 10 these
pseudo professors has them insight into the sub
which before they did possess and Of course were most
gavey silent UPON but since the appearance OF Crehush
Treatise they discourse eoqueny on the pretended yr
Of their and pirate most phiosophcay Of bulbs
roots &c. they had derived their information from stud.
and ractce when forsooth the whole depth Of their wisdom
has been CLEANED from the labors of another.
Under all these circumstances, it be reasonably inferred
that little faith 10 be placed in the Of OF those
Oils, Balms Compositions &c, which daily fosed the
public by ignorant imprics who their put
all rules Of composition, grammar, and photography at def
Read C Treatise, which may be had gratis at his rsoms
every thag like quackery there utterly discarded; nothing
down but what founded phoophie principles
practical experience and beyond the power Of eutaon the
pusic will therefore, discriminate between the mpcism Of
ignorance and the plain arnshea claims Of truth
VAIN CANpEAU1u.
Professor OF Hair Cutting and Wig Making Of Fulton
and Broadway. stairs. mya-lw-
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a laborer at the corner of Grand and Eli zabeth
streets and that whilst engaged w edne sday carry
ing some up the building, at the time
another man was coming down, the latter stumbled
against the deceased and both fell of the scaod TO
the ground. Deceased was taken up with COM
pound fracture Of the temporal bone, over three
inches in length, which occasioned bis death in
few hours.
The jury found that the deceased was accidentally
killed by falling from scaffold at the csrner OF
Grand and Elizabeth street.
At Peck Slip Ferry house, on the body of an un-
known man who was found floating in the East
River, near Burling slip. James Bennett, boat
man. deposed to finding the deceased and there being
NO evidence to show how he came int the water,
the jury returned verdict of found drowned.
At No. PA Twenty-iirst street on the BODY OF
James Turner, a weaver, aged o. 1t appeared that
the deceased was incorporate man, and that ne
was missed by his family IN the fore part Of the day,
and it was generally believed by them that ne had
retired to take little sleep, but on proceeding 10
his room to call him to his dinner he was discovered
| suspended from Of the bed posts Every means
was resorted to for the purpose OF restoring ANNA
ton, but without effect. The jury found averdict OF
| suicide.
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CARsAPARiLLA PORTER-A new and healthy beve
= rageThs porter the subscribers from
in gradients perfectly noense there being narcotic used
the composition 1t combines able tome, win an
Alternative admirably calculated to nygorate and produce
healthy action throughout the system ~
The most delicate it without the possibility Of Gre
ating excitement the time seriye all the ad
vantages from its tonic properties that can be obtained from
The best London porter.
The Sarsapara introduced into the porter has long been
celebrated renovator OF the system purify the blood
es eating cutaaeous diseases, SC.
For beverage for health it is believed that this
by any article offered TO the public
being highly carbonated and very grateful To the palate
WHITING BABCOCK 81 Libertya.
n. b. Delivered in any part OF the city.
made trial Of the Sraapara Porter manufactured
and sold by Mesrs Whiting Babcock, and have found it
very lively and pleasant beverage.
From the ingredients which enter into its composition we
believe that il will found wholesome and refreshing drink
and from the unpleasant consequence which follow the
of strong beer and porter
ALFRED C. POST Al. d.
J. BORROWE NJ D.
GILBERT SMITH. NJ. D.
WILLIAM N. BLAKEMAN, III. ID.
ms f MEAD M. d.
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Tixhe I.wrin =.

Tight laeing bear il not
Lass. throw &. y busk away
Consumption fills Il up
With sickness and decay;
Then .hun the snare, sweet giri,
Lest il should be thy doom,
To close thine EYES upon the world
And find an early tomb
The Anaconda's coil,
That stops its victims breath,
When caught within his tolls,
Isnot a surcr death;
Then shun the steel and cord,
Ifyou would long survive,
T. enjoy a pleasant world
And all your friends, alive.
When like the damask rose
Your cheeks have native dye,
And every action shows
Youths JOY and buoyancy-
Should you then be 50 weak,
This badge Of death TO wear,
The rose will leave that cheek
To burrows Of despair.
White as the driven snow
Your brow will then appear,
And ever, feature show,
That cruel Death is near
IT'S he a one that must
Relieve you from your pains,
And you return to dust
Where Fashion never reigns.
Your form divinely fair
Will perish like the grass
In anguish, friends must bear
You to the grave, sweet lass
o. then, tight iacing shun.
And so preserve your life;
For when Of ace / come,
/ rant you for a rife
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-05-10

MAY 81 Dsubtfui Siory.-on Wednesday eve.
ning, of the officers OF tse Franklin theatre had
his attention attracted by the dc vnay gestures
Of a swell mobbsh looking fellow, no appeared 10
have money than wit and WAC the on
tents of his wallet with such unspsring liberality,
that the officer thought he could not have come hon
estIy by his wealth, and induced TO take i'm into
his safe keeping. On searching the gentleman, he
was found IN the possession Of $50 worth Of bank
notes, and searching the police books il was as
eertained that Mr.. Augustus Martin, who had late
jy arrived from the south, had lost his wallet the
preceding day, whilst gazing at prnt-seller's in
Broadway Mr.. Augustus Martha was the refore
sought out, and he having identified the notes the
swedish looking gentleman requi red 10 saw who
he was, and how he came 10 be in the possession Of
such mint Of money. This question had To be nut
three timss before the swedish looking gentle man
would ccndescend TO reply; but at length he put his
hat on his head, thrust his hands into the pockets of
his unwhis perables and said TO the mags,rate-aSo
oil boy, YOU want TO know who am do yom' Well
TIM, ! am Jack Tarney. and got that money where
tsere's more to he had :"
The magistrate limited to Mr. Jack Turney that he
him for trial.
Case for he Moral Reform .Society-A few
month, BACK the fashionable world were greatly
scahoalNea ny TIE running away Of leader If the
ton, who had been much looked IN to bv the beau
monde Of Park Place; but the affair soon blew over
a'a ,ae sna heriau pas were both forgotten
IN the gaieties Of the ensuing season rLo I.lv X,
now appears, went with her nv. lard 90 80
lodgings with Mrs. Martin, III Iaonari s,ra,, :.
man and wife Here they lived SOLITARY and alone
for sometime, but 10 little while M ~ ~ ~ .nJai
reached even the chaste ears of Mrs Ma,t;r ~ he
gave her dodgers orders to tramp for,hvi,h .rr.',
however, they did not, and why forsoo,h NJ p,a.Ip
a'erredthat he had TAXI the rooms for
nndthathe and his chcre annie would stay sp,, &c NJ
Martin or any body else When, however ~ -
had expired, Mrs. Martin went 70 Blax,c's s,o, ~
MAIDEN Lane 70 demand her money; and herr az. :"
ther row ensued. Blagge called the sod lady" 4,
very peculiar appestion and she in return e,llea
him something else. This got Blagge's dander nm
and 10 The horror " the bystanders he actually MI
the "oid lady" such blow the nasal organ as Ia
cause an emission % he purple stream II life all over
her best dress. In this plight the cold adv" cane
70 the Once 81 warrant against Bagge, and he
was held to bail in 5000.
CoRosrE,s OrricE, May 9-An inquest was held
~ me CITY Hospital on the body Of Michael Qun,
an lrshman, who died In that establishment IL an.
peared that the deceased had been employed as
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-05-10
THE HUMAN HAIR.

90 Personal appearance IL inaaencsl by nothisg
aerialy than nxuriant crop of hair The oss Of the hair
in occa.ioned lely through neglect q those
which really do est preserve IT. r. prevent is de-
cay and accomplish its complete restoration, the object
70 which Mr. Creugs ha for ~ directed his attention
The growth sud organization Of the hair IT. strsctare
study To attain full TIL. subject he attended
the lectures of the celebrated prs Biologists London
and Fanbur d;s.cced the eres aser. IL The Min osso
ned the hoodvescis and bulbs eorscctsd with boh
skin and sar and by these discovered the which
occasion badness and produce gray hair Having obtained
pesect knowledge OF all these Subjects aud after
experiments heads different stages Of badness AL vary
ing then according to the constitution Of the insva- tie
result was ue production Of his celebrated
TRICoPHEROUs, or INDICATED COMPOUND
II composed of iagSdiests Of tine most vi,ii powers
healthy action 10 the shin and the RELAXED function.
Of the nerves, boodvesel AND shsorbcns II will thus b.
evseni that only BY such means can the restoration Of me
In proof 9th, confidence which CLIREHUGH ba in re.or
ing the hair he prepared TO treat sh any ecnemsn
would wish t. have the Con pound applied by hmsslia MS
Hair Cutting Rooms This win be rLop amy eAayee un-
III The hair restored Individuals Of o rs-pecsssi,
who have had their hair rcssred referred o. viii
testify 10 the great efficacy ofthe Conposnd.
Lale, should observe that wherever the la. hair bceo. thin
brskcnoen causedb Nv tying the hair tight his Tom
pound only restore IT, In ssch all o,, gressss
or any fatty matter is Peruicious, and only be
msnded through the grosse.t ignorance.
scuI ,nd Dandria from the hair ss disspate al mpaSs
Price, a bottle. soldby CLfREHUGH Al vi, Hair Cut.
ting ROOMS Corner % Futon and Broadsay anl Of his an
pointed Agens J. D. Dodd Druggist. of Blocker and
Broadway Wa Minor. Druggist of Dcy street aud
Broadway. m3a-s m
Al hDILAL OFFICE, No Ann street Under The Amerr
INl can Museum,) DR.. EVERETT confines himself 10 Al
Oac~ Practice for Of the following Dis
eases scrofua, Inflammation, Gou UIcerovs sore Throat
Dy,repsa Drorsy, Pies Cutanecus Errons, Nervous Com
rIain Mercurai Affections, &c Sc E,ercts AntiMere
rial Syrspwhch will be found far superior article 10 Swami
Panscsa sarss,aa Syrup. for sale At No Ann street,
An the approved Patent Trusse and su.
pasory Bandags constantly hand for sale and sky sp
Pttd strictly confdt initial.
DR. KNijiHT's ABDOMINAL surroRTERs.-Is.I
soed respectfully informed that they be supplied
with those Invaluable Cor the falling Of the
reduced price, ard warranted Ia be superior 10 tho..
" common ase, reference will be given 10 the first
SURGEONS Va te city For sale AZ No Ann street under ,
Americsn Mu.e,rn1
NIB Private Entrance, 2le Broadway. al2.lm'
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OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

steel altogether and longer acknowledge the grey goose
auip the badge Of professionally. y. Com lido
With Of these pens endeavoring do jas
Mr. Gots usefulness, and scarcely
handwcrk the pen to move by influence in
dependent Of voition and the by it
altogether superior TO any have hitherto attempted We
have pleasure bearing this public testimony to MIR GotS
feel personal obligation for e facilities his inven
ton affords rs n-Nyir York Herald
@CHotis Steel Pensn"we net ia the habit OF using
metallic pens. find those of Mr. Joseph elliott the best
have tried aud heartily recommend them excel
lent They the handsomest that far
that goes and the OF fastening them the stem
perior any have noticed holding them much frme
and in better position The ia which they al least
metal pens likely ,aperede all others "Ner
York Gn,eue ols-v
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-05-10

Jcseph os patent elongated metallic pens the best
article Of the kind that have used We went back to the
tac pen the market satisfied that equal TO
those produced by Goose Cos but having come across Mr.
Got have again enlisted every good democrat should
under the metallic Standardization Morning Post.
The itself worth, its rich contents and the whole
credit upon the establishment that has to
such world Of trouble in cutting quilts, and nbbg
poiats a little used.
eve safely speak Of these pens srsellent as deserv
ING high coinmendation n-PhI. u. S. Ga-.
a good steel pen lasts longer than quill and when II is
past service have only to throw away and nj m another
bling II made Of the best STEEL and properly tempered, is
the with Got they quite elastic the best Mol
!aHd Russia Gus and have the Of losing either
Their point her elasticity ,, In shsv FOR the
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-05-10

No. IL Peck Slip, Water street.
car. o. all delicate Diseases affections &c
continued usual, ooahdenaly At his Dspensary, No II
Peck Slpwhch has been established upwards OF 70 year,
Persons absrg under diseases OF private nature or those
produced BY the abuse Of win be to be relieved
and restored to health by Of treatment at agree
able expeditions and ecacOu by applying at his Dspensar
NB Els Offices are SO arranged that patients are not
exposed each othe observation In all cases. honor
aoe and ,nvAoabls Secrecy is observed.
Persons at . distance have medicines with fun d.
reeson to them any part Of the Union Letters
containing respectable fee will be attended to-
No IL Peck slip, NY
MA ivy on the right hand side going the
TYEMALE LOVELINEss-sUPERFLU HAIR
ladies be accordance their sex but how frequently
and with what unpleasant sensations do ladies' otherwise
beau. completely s,'exea BY that -nseemy disagreement
ATKINsON's DEPILAfORY has proved itselfin thou
sands that have come under the rropror osser
yasn to positive and remedy for this az
Fiction.
No cosmetic has been hailed with the unvs sal sats
faction that has accompanied the introduction OF hi nvaua
bic PREPARATION application Of which will in few
entirely the hair leaving the skin softer,
amer, whiter and much improved in its appearance.
mild and harmless iii its nature that 1t be used
upon infant, without the least deeterious effect.
Of the increased demand for the articles the
proprietor has appointed Messrs GUIONS $50 Broadway,
New York. General Agents for !he United States Of America,
for the Depilatory and Mahomeds Turkish Dye
Country dealers will be supplied by them the most
able terms. Price two dollars per bottle m2a.tiy
b. IRWIN CO., Members Royal College of Sur
geons London, continue 10 be consulted on decate ds.
all sir stages, al their Office 2041 Fulton
street. where from the esmmodoss Of their
persons aborng under delicate complaints be treated with
secrecy and safety.
j. Is. Irwin Co. pledge themselves that in all of the
most violent which have hitherto fallen under their
aotce their treatment without mercury has been
full and speedy They need net by certificates direct the public
attention their superior practice those Diseases their
Puasn this city we'll known and respected by those who
had coads in their honor. II is strongly
nendea to females who the habit of their Deobsru
Pills, that net than should be taken
might produce effect which those ws would Ne
mothers DESTROYS avoid be had-rcsnt
cured days. Those who have injured themselves
and destructive habit obtain relief Solvent
curty is all that will be required until shall be effected
Letters post paid, detailing the nature of the complaint
covering suitable Fee win be immediately attended to-
medicines with full directions forwarded to the parties
Office Nos 2043 Fulton and Is Beeks1an street mil 2m+
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o. In the Us. Circuit Court, the against Mr..
Gouverncur makes but very slow progress The only
important bus mess done Thursday was the read
ing Of a deposition Of Mr.. O. p. Brown, who swore
that when he asked the Postmaster General about
the transactions with Mr.. James A. Hamilton, he
fsld by that functionary that the less he knew Of
those matters the better il might be for himself