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The ,eork Of Prescription goes on.-The Admins
traon is practising upon the doctrine, that to them the
Conservatives the most offensive portion Of the
opposition. No opportunity to strike blow home to
them is permitted to escape. We notice among the
appointments by the President, that William Clag-
gett, Esq, Naval Officer at Portsmouth, N. H., l.
made TO give place to thorough 'red-mouihed" loco
foco, George Dumett. Mr. Cisggett has always been
of the old republican school in New Hampshire
fast friend Of President Jackson; but being honestly
opposed to the manylegged subtreasury system Of Mr.
Van Buren,, be is made ct the subject Of govern
ment prescription. But the day Of deliverencei from
such despotism is not distant. Y. Timss
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DIABOLICAL SPIRIT.

The moment it is announced that bank,
however inconsiderable in importance, has,
from any cause whatever. suspended specie
payments for few days, the circumstance is
seized hold Of by the whole Loco. toco herd as
cause for rejoicing. The shout is sent forth,
"this is but the beginning" for the purpose Of
alarming the community and concentrating
their wishes.
The official organ of Monday night thus
heads an article from Detroit paper:
MoRE WING EXPLOSIONS. We should like to know
what this world IS coming to2 Here Is another Of
Mr.. Cay's :" half way houses" in which he and
Rives were DESTROYS to put the public funds.
The following is the article:
From The Detroit Free Press of FED. 81.
MICHIGAN STATE BANk.-By the following notice,
1t will be seen that this institution has avaed itself
payments for sixty days. The assurance given in
The statement of the ability of the bank to meet its
obligations may no doubt be fully relied on. Com
mittees of both branches of the Legislature were APP
pointed four weeks ago to examine the condition of
the bank and no report has yet been made either
of them. We take for granted, therefore that they
consider the bank perfectly solvent and able to meet
its liabilities to public and private creditors.
But the other day the official INDUCED its
black-hearted feelings, by exulting, in conse-
quence Of the suspension Of branch of the
State Bank Of Alabama. Such diabolical
spirit well becomes one, who has been fatten-
ing for years on the hard earnings Of the peo-
pie, and paid debt Of $40, 900 to the Banks at
the rate OF one cent on dollar, or for 5000.
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Part 3D. "The defalcations of w. M. PRIcE."
Part Sd. "The correctness Of the returns
which have been made by the present col
lector and naval officer at the port Of New
York"
Part 4tA. Delalcations among receivers of
the public money" giving the correspon-
dence between the Treasury Department
and fifteen receivers who are defaulters,
together with the amount which each one
now owes the Government. "
Part 5h. "Facts connected with the forego-
ing defalcations, and deemed material to
develop their true character"
Par, 9th. "Mr. Hopkins's ecialconcurrence
in the report of the committee"
The cause of the report being so very vo-
luminous, is owing to the committee, in all
cases, embodying into it the laws which now
exist, and the evidence taken by them from
their Journal, upon which they draw the con-
clusions which they put forth. In our opinion,
il will be impossible for any one, not prede-
termined TO resist the light of truth, to read
the facts and evidence contained in the report,
and not arrive at the same conclusions the
majority Of the committee have.
We do not remember to have ever read
any thing so damning as the proofs against
the Secretary of the Treasury, Mr.. Wood
bury) showing his neglect to perform the du-
ties that the law devolved upon him as the
head Of that Department. as well ms his ne
elect, imbecility and utter incompetency to
fiji that station.
Well may the official organ strive to draw
public attention off from the report and the
facts it develops, by ascrbing it to the pens of
Mr.. SMITH, Mr.. WISE, or Mr.. any one else.
We care not who drew up the report; that
is not the subject for the American people to
discuss. The facts in the report are what will
engage their attention.
We would recommend to every man OPP
posed to the present administration and its
measures, who is candidate before the peo-
pie in the coming elections, TO obtain one of
these reports, and read to them the facts it
contains that will do more to open their
eyes in regard to the miserable imbecility and
misrule of those now in power, and through
them Of the plumber Of the public treasure by
the Executive agents, than all the arguments
they can make.
We wish one of the reports could be sent
to every town in the United States, and the
citizens be assembled to hear il read.
We shall lay the report before our readers,
in parts, as fast as room will permit. The
paper called the report Of the minority, is a
contemplate piece of special pleading, wholly
| unworthy of our notice.
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ANOTHER sUB-TREAsURY PLUM
DERER. ...a

The Concord, N. III. Courier Of Thursday
last contained the following:
"CoNcoRD PosT OFFIcE.--When our paper went
to press the Court House was crowded to overflow
ing with our citizens, assembled to witness the ex-
animation of the Clerk in the Concord Post Office,
who was in the keeping of the Marshal of the State,
under the charge of abSracting money from letters
in the Office. Judge Harvey, District Judge for
N H., presided on the OCCASION while J. p. Hale,
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THE CHECK OF THE SUPREME COURT
UPON LOCO-FOCOlSM

We are rejoiced that the march of agrarian-
ism, which had reached the erminc, has been
stayed BY the Supreme Court in the reyer-
sails by that tribunal, Of the decisions Of Judge
Mckinley, who is of the Globe and c. In
gersoll schoo 81, in his hostility to banks. The
decisions Of Judge Mckinley struck at the
root ofall commercial intercourse between the
States, and if they had not been reversed, must
have utterly annhated il.
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER, !
EehrnarY 81. 1899.

February ~, 1889
The committee appointed under the resolution
passed yesterday, reported a series OF resolutions
whereupon, on motion of the honorable MIR. Stewart,
the following resolutions were unanimously passed
Whereas, it appears to this House that, under the
pretence of removing trespasSers, forciblc inroad
has been made by the authority of the State OF Maine
upon that part of the Province Of New Brunswick
which is claimed by the United States but Of which
the exclusive possession and jurisdiction have ever
been in Great Britain: and that the Government OF
the said State has adopted measures to levy an arm
ed force, and to raise large sum Of money, with
the avowed object Of committing further outrages
upon the sovereignty and dominion Of He. Majesty
And, whereas, as by agreement between the impcri-
al Government and that OF The United States Great
Britain is remain in such exclusive possession and
jurisdiction until the right thereto shall be defer
mined, and negotiations are now pending for The
claim.
Resolved, unanimously, That this House regards
with the deepest indignation, the sudden and un-
provoked attempt to wres by violence the SAID pes
guished as much by its justice, as BY its power ana
greatness, and this House condemns as u!lefiy I'M
worthy and frivolous the pretence by when lne saia
State attempts TO vindicate its extraordinary anu
most unjustiiable proceedings. ).
Resolved, unanimously, That these measures Il
persisted in may bring destructive and unpa,ural
war and its attendant horrors upon tue Peopie
nations, whose common origin ,dnS ua 49,, " h,h
rest render every well-disposed inhaoi.ani " uon
countries nm Ia reserve uninterrupted the peace
and friendly intercourse which have for long Pc
piod so happily existed. ,,,., ,,,,,,o ro,;.nc.
Resolved unanimously WIN humble a1 nroesaoe
vi .;.nnce IN The Parent State, this Colony will
se he umos, endeavors vindicaie the sovereignty
use ~ Sasnd The rights Of Great Britain, whenever
they assaed And our fs ellie, IN
W. n Nova Scotia will to the utmost Of their pow
pr and ability, aid them in resisting every attempt to
take forcible possession Of Territory, the custody
and safe.keeping whereof have been entrusted to
them BY their sovereign, until she shall have COM
manded them TO surrender IT,
Resolved, unanimously That this House will
cordially unite with the other branches Of the Lee
gislalure in deyiSirg such measures as may be re-
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The Army.-We learn from Fort Gibson that the
7th infantry were to leave that post the 7th instant,
proceed to Fort Smith, whereit intended to walt
for rise OF water for conveyance to Florida The 4ln
infantry arrived at Fort Gibson OH the 9Th, and were 70
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rs-Unll the next session Of Congress, the
m.prsoMAs will be published twice week,
wednesdays and Saturdays.
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a. p,ss;;dentiai term

One Presidential term 800 r Il. r.
Ths dinsnatiOs Of the patronage y ' ,.; -
d.ral Executive By making more 'D'ess e''s''0'
blythe people. = Il. Constitution Of The
nc a% ~,ans 80 as 10 gios 10 Congress the
un,eea IN Secretary ofths Treasury.
sl's the Prohibition BY lao Of The ialersreaes q
r. ss federal government N popular
sIeeffaas.
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District Att rney, appeared for the Government, and
Ira Perley, Esq. flrlhe respondent"
We do not doubt that the clerk thus charg-
ed, was full-blooded loco JocO, and tho
rough going advocate for the Sub-treasury,
and united in the cry Of down with all the
banks.
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take possession q tho works on the following day -
The latter regiment Is commanded by Major Bennett
Riley, and the former by Lieutenant Colonel William
Whistler.
Another detachment Of the 4.h infantry 10 the num-
Der VI about 100, arrived here on Friday las on the
steamboat Bee, ON their way to Fort Gibson They
are now encsmped at the United States warehouse.
above town, and, understand proceed 10 their des
iinaiion on foot in a few days.
MAJOR Lear, Of this regiment, arrived on the same
boat.-Gazefte.
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To be a Purser.
Hugh w. Greene,
Marine Corps.
WAR PROCEEDINGS IN NOVA SCOTIA.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER,
26lh February. 1889.

--'--.- LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER,
26h February, 1889.
On motion of the Hon. Mr.. Stewart, Resolved,
That committee be appointed to prepare and report
such resolutions and other measures, as il may be
the Province of New Brunswick, by an armed
force from the Stale of Maine.
Ordered, That MIR. Stewart, MIR. Ratchford, Mr.
Wilkins, Mr.. Campbell, and Mr.: Almon, be COM
miltee to prepare the said resolutions.
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rican people 10 the letter Of Mr.. CLAIBORNE
to Gen. jackson. Will they not be amazed,
al the arguments used. aud which no doubt
operated to the continuing Mr.. Harris in
Office after all his misconduct. Mr.. PoIN-
DEXTER knows Mr.. Harris to be . one Of the
main pillars Of the democratic cause, and one
Of the earliest aud most distinguished friends
Of The administration in Mississippiw I've
are now in the midst Of an electioneering
campaign ~ Nine-tenths Of our newspa-
pers are for WnIrE, and every bank in the
State. including the United States Branch has
taken commission in the service I" POW
DEXTER, Wars, tho BANKS, and the MoE-
srER." were the bug-bears held up to General
jackson to operate on his prejudices and
incline him to desist from removing from
Office one Of The main pillars Of The democra-
tic cause" Notwithstanding his numerous NAL
versations previously complained Of
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APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT

Charles J. F. Allen, Appraiser Of Goods for the
port of Boston, Massachusetts,, vice Levi r. Lincoln,
removed. es..a.s
Thomas H. Kennedy, Receiver of Public Moneys
for the district Of lands subject to sale at New Orleans,
vice Richard M. Carter, resigned.
To be Captains in the Nary.
Robert F. Stockton, John p. Zant2inger, Isaac
McKeever, William d. Salter.
To be Commanders.
Lewis T. Simonds, John M Dale. ..-s.
To be Lieatenants
John Weems, Robert E. Johnson, Charles s.
Ridgey.
To be a Purser
Hugh w. Greene. ..~
Marine Corps.
BENJAMIN E. Brooke to be Isl Lieutenant.
Richard Douglas TO be Captain.
Jabez G. Rich, TO be LIST Lieutenant.
VIM L. Shuttleworth, TO be a I'd Lieutenant.
James Mcguire, to be I'd Lieutenant.
Robert D. Taylor. to be I'd Lieutenant.
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IN THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE l aa.s.rx NO ~ an
:. usrr-ls sos-EssEsrlsl'' 1''''
s.,sas eH.Rlry -Aagasnn. -
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LEVI WOODBURY.,
Secretary Of The Treasury.


''e''e' Of Public Money, Columbus, Miss.
Ni,. iiarrls was continued in office until
the 9th of August, 1896, vbsn ho ,ondorod
MS resignation, which was accounted tn.
ITS 0S. Is ~'o''-
A remarkable circumstance connected with
'n's is The fact, that Mr.. Harris recommend
ed Mr.. 9, ID. BoYD as his successor who wa,
appointed by the Government, and who as is
shown by the correspondence and complaints
was quite as negligent as his predecessor
'hr' harr's,) and who in September, 1897
resigned, and is now indebted to the Govor,
ment s5o,937 30.
we ask the particular attention of the Anne.
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quise TO adopt in the present emergency yidicate
The supremacy and integrity Of the Empire.
Resolved, unanimously, That humble Address
be presented 70 his Excellency the Lieutenant Co
vernon with these Resolutions, praying that he win
take snch steps as be may think 6t 10 make known
the sentiments Of this House, and Of the people Of
this Province TO the Government and the brave and
loyal people OF New Brunswick.
Al five o'clock this day the President and Mem
bers OF the Legislative Council waited on His Ex-
cellency The Lieutenant Governor with the follow
ing Address:
The Humble address Of The Legislatire Council
To His Excelency Lieutenant General Sir Collin
Campbell, X. G. B. Lieutenant Governor ana
Commander-in-C Chief, In and over the Province
OF Nova Scotia, and It's Dependencies
=, May II please your Excellency-
me Legislative Council have passed the accom-
Panyihg resolutions, upon the subject Of the recent
oniIages which have been committed upon thai paH
OF The Province Of New Brunswick claimed BY the
State OF Maine, and the Legislative Council humbiy
pray your Excelency to transmit them to the Right
Honorable the Secretary Of State for the Colonies,
To be laid al the foot Of the Throne-and the Legis-
lative Council further pray your Excellency TO trans
nit copies thereof TO His ExcelIeney the Gover-in-
Chief and TO His Excellency Sir John Harvey, the
Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick.
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His E1ceiiency's Reply.

Mr.. President and Honorable Gentlemen
ofthe Legislative Council.
The sentiments and expression contained In these
firm and spirited resolutions are most gratifying and
acceptable to me.
You designate the unprovoked conduct OF The au-
thorities OF Maine in It's colors being utterly
unworthy and frivolous in endeavoring 70 vindicate
its unjusfable proceedings, BY attempting TO wrest
from neighborlng State, during period Of peace,
the custody Of Territory with which they had been
intrusted by their Sovereign.
Il is most gratifying to me to find tina, feeling OF
entire unanimily pervades the Legislature and peo-
pie Of this Province TO assist in resisting, to the
utmost, any aggression that may be attempted
upon New Brunswick and you may be assured
that the Parent State win afford you every aid and
support.
Ishall have great pleasure in transmitting to the
Right Honorable the Secretary of State, to be laid
at the foot Of the Throne, sentiments honorable,
from so highly respectable body. and ! shall NOT
fail TO communicate these resolutions to His Excel
lency the Governor General Of British North Anne
RIGA, and to His Excellency Sir John Harvey.
C. CAMPBELL
Government House 27lh Feb 1889
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REPORT OF THE INyEsrIGATISG COM
MITTEE.

MITTEE.
We have before us document Of 2S6
pages, containing the reports Of the majority
and minority Of the Select Committee of the
House, on the defalcations Of SwARTwoUT,
ParcE, and other Executive officers. That Of
the majority occupies 26i pages, which, after
the predatory remarks, is divided into six
parts.
Part lst The defaicasions Of Mr.. SwART-
WONT, which is embraced under three
branches
LIST Branch. Their extent
Oh Brasch. Their duration
Sd Branch. Their causes
la Causs. q The irresponsi-
bility of Mr.. Swartwout in
pecuaiary character at the
time of his appointment to
Office
ID Cause. :. Cuipable disre-
gard Of Law, and aeglect Of
official duty, by the late
Navaioficer 1t New York."
T.. l. ThreeP, now Charge
at Naples.)
I'D Caase. g CIpafde disre-
gard Of law aad neglect of
Official duty, by the First
Az Auditor Of the Treasury"
9TH Caus::. "CulPahle disre-
gard Of law and neglect Of
daty, by the late and pre-
sent Conptaallers OF the
Treasury"
5th Cause. The diecentinu-
ance Of the use Of hanks
as repositories of the pub
. "....*, lie moneys, and permitting
..= the same TO accumulate in
the hands Of Mr.. Swat
won't"
6tk Cause. z The negligence
and future Of ale Secretary
ofthe Treasury TO discharge
ms duty, as the heed Of
The Treasury Department,
charged by law auth the
superintendent Of The col
lection Of the reoeaxe-"
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-04-25
TO TRAVELLERS.

T,HE LINE ofMAIL COACHESlor Richmond,
l. will, until further notice. leave al u O'Clock,
A. NJ, arrive al Cumberland Courthouse by l.
~. -
Leave Cumberland Courthouse after day light, and
arrive al Richmond in time for the Northern Cars.
There is Tess might trauei on This than any other
Line 10 Richmond, and Passengers for the Northern
Cities. will find this rs safe, comfortable and rs ex-
pedieot as any other Line. ~
The line for Salem, Fincastle, Sweet Springs,
White Sulphur and Lcwisburg, leaves Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays, connecting at Salem with
the line to Knoxville. Nashville, &C., and al Lew
isburg with the line to Guyandote. Our Teams and
Coaches are good, our Drivers are careful and sober,
and the proprieturs will use every exertion TO please
their passengers. ID. PATTESON Co.
April IL WON
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PAYNE 4 TURNER, AuCtiomccrs
Ind Commissions Merchants.

4 RE now receiving their Spring supply ofGoods,
- consisting IN part Of ST. CroIx, p. Rico, n.
Orleans Brazil and l.baf SUGARS; '"@om ocod to prime
lual'ues;) Lssuira, p. Rico, Rio, S. Scented ana
government Java Coffee Imperial and Gun Pow
der Tea French } London Z. NJ. w I Il :,
"a pure artIcle,) Malaga do. Rice, Indigo, Nnimegs,
Alsp'oe, Salt, Cheese, Painted Buckets, Blank Books,
Fools Cap, Letter and Wrapping Paper, Molasses in
hhds' aud barrels, N. G. Tar, Fire Proof Iron
Chests' Castings, Portable Patent Balances, Seears,
sperm and Taliow Candles, Turpentinc aud Shay,np
Soap, Raisins, English Walnuts, &c.
ALSO,
Straw Cutters, and Corn Shelters a most valuable
article, : or 8 Nuns, Pianos, OF very Superior Tones
they return their thanks to a generous public 70
the liberal encouragement they have bestowed, aud
invite country and town merchants, who wish To buy
TO sell again, to call and examine their stock. which
they are determined TO sell at small advances, They
are willing to exchange goods on liberal terms for Fea.
ihers, Tow and Flax Linen. Butter, Tallow, &c.
Nc, &c. PAYNE 4 TGNE -
, (Bdnk Square.)
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IA 4 MERCnANTS'
Savings Institution,
LY.y'CZYR URG.

THIS INSTITUTION, HAS NOW BEEN
l. in successful operation for SIX years, under the
most prosperous cifc misunderstood a dollar having
been lost, or ii debt due the Institution, but what has
been promptly paid. The Company continue to
receive ~dcposites, upon the most favorable terms,
that is, for any sum remaining with them under four
months, interest thereon from the date OF deposite,
at three per cent. per annum-over four, and under
six months, four per cent, and over six months, five
per cent per annum.
Deposites are generally paid upon application, but
the Company reserve TO themselves the right of re-
curing two weeks.
Those wishing to deposlte money, will call upon
the Cashier at his Office, at the stone Of Turner u
BurweIl,
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AlRGlNlA-At Circu itS Superior Court Of Law
' and Chancery, continued and held for the
town OF Lynchburg, at the Courthouse in said town,
on Saturday, the 23d day of January, 1896, sitting as
a Court of Chancery
David Burks, Jun'r. in his own tight and as one of
the executors of David Burks, decd, John Burks,
Charles Burks, John Harden, Elias w. Harden, Da-
vd Harden, Phoebe Harden, Sally Ha,den, Lucy
Harden, Elizabeth Harden, Obedience Harden, John
Harden, Charles Harden and Jane Harden, the last
four ofwhom are infants, and sue by John Harden
'helr iather and next trend, plaintiffs,
against
George Burks, in his own tight and rs one of the
executors OF David Burk., deceased. Henry Roach
and Elizabeth his wife. Richard Burks, William
Roach. William b. Roach, Malinda Roach, Eliza
oeth hoach, t1enfy L. Roach and Harry Ann his
wife, aud Polly f.. Roach. Defendants.
This cause came on again this day 10 be heard. up-
on the papers formerly read, and the Report of Com-
missioner 1insley, made pursuant to the decretal
order OF the 9NRlay of August, 1888, with exceptions
thereto by the plaintiffs, and by George Buiks one
of the Defendants, the examinations of witnesses. ex-
hibits since filed, and was argued by counsel. On
consideration whereof the Court sees nothing at pre-
sent IN the SPECIFIC exceptions filed TO the Report,
but cannot shut It's eyes against the strong probabil
ny fnst the Delandant George Burks was largely in
debted 10 his father AT the time of his death. for the
avails Of crops sold and used by him. and not ,c.
counted Tor, to ascertain which, the court doth order
that the Report aforesaid be ~recommiIted TO The
Commissioners who made il, and the Defendant
George Burks may be examined in solemn form
before the Commissioner, as to such matters as the
Plaintiffs may require, respecting such balances due
by HIM, at any time within five years next, before his
testators death, which should have appeared as Gre
dts TO the estate, at the testator's death, and the said
Commissioner is directed to make Report thereof to
the Court, with any matters specially stated, thought
pertinents by himself, or required by the parties to be
so stated. ACopy-Teste.
DAVID ROBES c. C..
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,
Amherst Courthouse, March 16, 1889.
The parties will take notice that | have appointed
Friday, the l7,h day of May next, to execute the
foregoing order, on which day, at the hour of 10 o.
c,oc@, y. a. a., thew arc requested to attend at my Of
flee, with all necessary papers, prepared for exam
nation and settlement.
ROBERT TINSLEY, Com.
March % Win