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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-02
Hves, little servile Expunger.



Merchant Adams barters with merchant Clay for the
Presidency circulating medium, secretaryship State
the line of safe preccdcnts, &c.
Merchant Leigh burters pounds of high-sou,ed mo-
raj Pitude with merchant Rrcs for the latters sup
port o the hero Of Tppecanoe.
Merchant Peasants barters five pounds of sin which
ages orepenance cannot wash out for merchant Rves
hostility TO the Northern man with Southern feelings.
Problem 1St.-In the event that General Harrison is
elected President in 1S40 what rail road in the United
Sateswil be first crushed under the weight of hungry
Wing lawyers, editors, and stale South American ira.
vcllersvia Europe, seeking office at Washington:
.4,srer.-Thc Richmond and Fredericksburg rail
road
Problem 2d.-What is the best plan for supplying
the South with abolition and incendary publications at
the cheapest rate:
.7nSrcr.-Elcct William Henry Harrison President,
that he may appoint John O. Adams Postmaster Gene
raj, w Slade assistant Postmaster General, and Co
vernon Seward and Gerrit Smith mail contractors.
For further particulars, enquire at the Office of the
"RichDond Tcrgivcrsator and Public Malcfactor.'
THOMAS ELLSWORTH
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DISASTER NEAB LfNCHBCRG
We have been politely slvored with the following e1-
tract of letter from Mercantile House in Lynchburg
TO one in this City, detlihng disaster involving the
destruction of four boatncn, seven boats, and cons
dcrable amount Of goods
..lia,HBURG, Dec. @, 1899
"Gentlcmcn This mrnng, about ! o'clock two
boats having on board - kegs of powder, were blown
up by the ignition of he powder, together with fire
other boats, and their Entire loads also killing four per
sons and manning on. The boats lost belonged az
follows:
"Two TO Edward SOFT.
"Two to Robert Cunningham.
1.-TWO to Thomas mckinney
'sOnc to James Bdew.
'The persons killed, were free colorcd men-their
names as follows:
"William Cunningham, not yet found
"John Cunningham, blown in pieces: part of his
body found in different directions.
Drank Cottera blown to distance in the woods
found alive, but heexprcd two hours afterwards
''Joc Stanton, Wounded and since dead
GA fifth man thrown some distance on the bank
and had his shoulder dslocaed he is alive and likely
TO get we'll
'sThe other haIds absent at the time Scott and
Cunningham bats had on the powder. The powder
belonged to Mcsrs McCorkle e. Mcdaniel. Mr. Ho-
Inns had on board 10 bags of shot, and the balance of
the freight hebnged to Mcssrs Bryant & Young
The entire of which was lost.
"The accident occurred at Joshua Creek Falls about
IL miles belov here. The fash of the explosion was
distinctly seer and the report heard at this place
Yours, &c
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Deaths.


Mr. joins r. DANIEL departed this life November,
1890 a: his residence Bardstown Ky His death caused
conveyed and medical procured;
chectua Though he made profession Religion
God. Virginia was the place Of h nativity; where he has len
ny Kind friends and ateonae relatives TO and AT
who had the highest their Those
knew him best know best how TO appreciate his worth.
II cedtabr 10 the heart that death ensts ympates
favor of the departed and feel impulse render
vdua who has passed from anCnE every kindly considerations
hut there be individuals removed om every social
claim than this tribute" respecting
who know them best feel that even the strengthened Language
grief but eeb what due TO their character and
the in attempting just
award TO our late messiaes, WM A. sLAcUM, and W .AN
SMITH. They left the 10 return Ia his friends and
home, the other upon mission duty which promised srpa
rate him from us but short time and wcn few weeks aer
wards, followed their way, and pleased ourselves with the
anticipation al hearing from the former and Of meeting the latter
pointed IL TIE spot where arrested IN the first stage Of
their Journey death had laid them in strangers grave the
leence with the shock Of scarcely ecoucleao
with the uncertainties oi life.
VIM H. Slacum remembered only whose cheer
f disposition and great conversational ability rendered him
instructive entertaining associate, principles
of chivay and honor which make character adorned by
which mark .hc gentleman but missed
him as whose vigorous mind the
nulated experience and travel euncny
enterprises Of life and qualified HIM Tor stations OF high and hon
orab!r usefulness.
VIM Scandct just entering upon profession
which he would have hooed. There Is melancholy pleasure
in recalling the amabe qualities cndarrd
Iecude OF character which forbade him Knowing
E TO do wrong and the seespec which prevented him from
suffering
possessed such those sterling qualities which appear
give greater claim life, aud whose departure painful
break their association We feel unable Ia place
before IN the position which an intimate know
ledge would give t and only hope by this tribute 10 mark
their place in remembrance.
Their leads aud heartfelt sympathy with
their relatives and justice bids record testimony that The
which belong has lost those by whose lives would
ISAAC s. sTERRETT,
WIN. MAXWELL. WOOD,
J.. maaSSIpir; ,,r,S
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between Alexandra and Fredericksburg, for the mails
The last Washington Mail we have received is of Mon
day, which brings up only the n Inteigencer of Mon
day mornng-and VIC have accounts Of the Proceed
ings Of Congress during this wcck-and of course,
unacquan,ed with the composition Of the Commit
tees Ia the III. of r.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-02

eAPriHANNOCK ACADEMy-The Exercises OF this iastl-
Ia tuition will b. the 18th o January under
Mr. Foster Principal assisted hr Mr. BGr
ne The bnahf!ncsS site, cunInndiolNnes
lis buildings selection its library, advantages
with which the public long been familiar whilst - IL highest
enlarged and varied capacity and
Prncipa brief official exercise here comparatively
stranger The therefore feel 10 be- due 10 the public, aud
the institutions their unqualified assurance Of the
of these qualifications IN the proficiency display
their late eXainaton and their fun
grounded that will in future disappont jus,
pectaions.
TyRNsror Board and Tuition for the scholastic year ten
months SAD student furnishing his bed and lights
When these furnished, small additional charge Is made
JE0. II. BERNARD,
Prcs'f Rcarg II Trustee
Ian
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Mr. Robertson of this City broke ground yesterday
upon the subject of the Public Lands, and the disrb-
ton of their proceeds among the States. Virginia,
appears, is in debt, and wants money, &C. &c. We
deeply regret her neccsstcs-But what is Uncle Sam
to do: The Secretary of the Treasury in the long Re-
port which lay before readers this morning, and
which recommend to the attention of every Political
Economist, tells at that the appropriations
alone for the next year are estimated at 90 millions, in
dependent of more than % millions of Treasury notes
falling duc-and that to meet these alone, the available
means are estimated at $50 56,3o5-of which, the
ceipts by the customs are put down at Is millonsby
the public lands 3! NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 100 000-
and the available balances in the Treasury s 800 3S5
Strike from this aggregate the Sd millions the pro-
cccds of the public lands, and what the u s. TO do
The Secretary tells at oncc-'lf theproceeds of the
lands should be given away when nccded TO discharge
appropriations the deficiency must be made up by the
unpleasant alternative of resort to anS or increased
taxation" Is then Governor Campbell, or Mr. Ro-
bertson, prepared for new U. States oan or an in
crease Of The Tariff If they are we certainly are
not-nor, we suspect, the People of the South
We pass the other objections such proposition
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nIs.sTER NEAR LySCHRrRG

We are authorized to announce that Mr. Nathaniel
f. vcnable Of Prince Edward declines being n cand
date at the Spring Election for the House of Delegates
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serted over the credit and resources of the coSy
RAD Tue Independent Treasury been established, l
last session, doubtless all such calamtes wouldiv,
"oen referred by party spirit directly to that mcmb
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-02

"P. S.-Shce writing the above, we learn from
gentleman rm the scene that part of the goods may
be saved '-YeSterdaHS COmplcr
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-02

II The Report Of the Democratic Committee is now
ready for Distribution at the Office Of Shepherd y Colin
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-02

meeting Of the Wing members of the Kentucky
oGislature met on the 18th December at the Capitol in
fort, (ho,o many, not stately adopted resolutions
nding to the Harrisburg nomination, and appointed
mmittee of eight, "to prepare resolutions express
General William Henry Harrison of Ohio, for the
:c of President of the United States, and John
Ter of Virginia, as Vice President, and report the
me to this body for their examination at some future
.nffnnn
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and poor rates. rejected its second reading.
MIR. VrSaT.E presented counter petition Of sundry
citizens of Prince Edward, praying that the Appona.-
tox River from Mortons upper Mill to Panterstown
may not be made 4 lawful fence.
communication received from the Treasurer,
as follows
TREAsrar OFFICE, 3Oth Dec, 1899
To The Hon The Speaker Of The House Of Delegates:
In compliance with the resolution of the House of
Delegates, dated the gath instant calling the Urea
for certain information have the honor SUBJ
nit the following statements
The amount Of United States surplus Revenue deposit
ed with this State, is S2,19S,i27 80
And has been disposed of as follows,
to wit:
Loaned to the Bank of Va. 5000
" Farmers Bank of Va. $4,000
I" Bank CT the Valley 100000
July Paid subscription TO
the n. w Bank
at Wheeling, 100000
Oct Same, g., 500 33
July 14-Paid subscription to
Elk Bank at Nor
folk, 100000
" 19-Loaned by the Exc
cutive to the Rich
mond and Peters
burg Rail Com
pany, 9e,O65 SO
Retained under the 9TH Sec
ton OF the act of June "A,
1887, entitled "An act con-
corning the States proper
ton OF the Surplus Reve-
of the United States
and for other purposes, 1862 90
---2,19s ,427 90
Interest Rcccired
From the Bank of Va, $4,000 so
I" Farmers Bank, az ,225 7S
I" Bank of the Valley, 1856 90
" Richmond and Peters
burg Railroad, 1883 %
12O,G69 81
the January next the further Of SIS 50 will be
- 49, - infested in Bank Stocks.
July 4-Northwesern Bank
at Wheeling, S290o00 90
Oct. ) same, S2eO9 IS
July l4-Exchange Bank at
Norfolk, 10000 90
June 6-Bank Of Virginia. 325,ooO 90
Farmers Bank, sos 900 90
Aug 5-Bank of the Valley, 100000 20
.4mount of Dividends Receired
June 17-From the Exchange
Bank, S26,lS9 81
From the North
western Bank, 9,23a 90
35,42l 81
In addition to sum- the further 9Os e. Of diy
dcnds stocks this Eank has been applied the payment of
stock.
.7mount borropcd 10 pay States Subscription.
1899
May 2l-To Exchange Bank, S295,000
July l-Northwestern Bank, 2,2S2
So, 252 90
Interest paid on said Loans.
1880
July lon loan to pay sub
scription to Ex-
change Bank, 81 $40 GA
Due on the LIST July, SO %
S1,G18 e.
Due on said loan
on the lst January,
1910, 1858 46
The dividends on the stock paid for with the money
obtained by said loans arc not due until the LIST January
next; and have of ascertalnlng the amount
But should the Banks divide per cent, for the last
half year, they will amount to 81 ,6lS 4G.
All of which is respectfully submitted
l.. BURFOOT,
Treasurer Of the Commonwealth.
There being other business before the House. they
adjourned on MIR. STEPHENSON motion.
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To Correspandcn,s-1hc long Address f Juus
PO2u" the Legislature Of Virginia. the Banks and Banking
system , and will appear forlvlAs also the two Nos
Of &C. controversy between Virginia and y. York; aud
9th CORRESPONDENTS
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-02

The Conservative Editor of the Abingdon rs. West
ern Virginian comes out for General Harrison! It's
pursuing the footsteps Of the Madsonan and Mr. Tall
madge. What say the Conservatives of the South
west to this summersct' Arc they willing to JOIN TINS
extraordinary Coalition We pass over what the Ao-
ingdon Conservative Wing Editor says of u.s. But is
for him to hold the rod such men, as McAullen
Smith of Russell and Griever of smyth' No-Such
men will not heed hearken to the counses Of the
advocate of the Wing Harrisburg nomination. lhey
belong not to his cgue-as he does not now belong to
their Democratic party.
Wiater at Last!-We have never seen a more beau
tiful Christmas than the last The next day hls day
weekly was soft and genial as the opening Spring But
"Old Hyen,s (as Shakespeare calls hml has visited US
with all his Suite The began to fall on TUESDAY
morning and continued all the day The wind blew
intensely cold-and Tuesday decidedly the cold
est night we have had this Winter The basin and canal
Of the James River are frozen over; and we under
stand that the river at Rockets is also closed up.
The Potomac river or creek must be sealed up-and
we must be indebted TO tue tagging Vehicle whsh runs
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-02
January LIST, lsi0.

SAMUEL WINFREE & RIO. G. WILLIAMSON will, under
the firm Of WINFREE WILLIAMSON continue to do Com
mission Business their old stand this They solicit the
their friends aud the the late firm Of
W. W. & Go. and Of such Of the customers Of the lat firm Of
W. Co. may determine 10 have their business transacted
this city.
lar ,a-1aylm
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-02

HISSOLUTION OF CO-PARTNERSHIP--Thc Corpartner-
~ ship heretofore carried by the subscribers, under the firm
of Dabncy Garrett dissolved the 9th October last by
mutual All persons having claims against the
requested present them 10 either Of for settlements and
indebted will please call and off their
spoctvc dues. WILLIAM W. DABNEf,
ALIEN. GARRETT.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-02
January I'd, 1910.

The subscriber having purchased the entire interest Of NJ Mex
Dabucy Garrett aud intending 10
the Grocery Business NJ The old stand h" VIII Keep
of Family Groceries, and feeling great
for past patronage, hopes continuance Of the same
WILLIAM ". DABNEN.
11-l2t
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-02

THE Copartnership OF Wnirce Williamson Co. Of this city,
and Branch, Winfree Co OF Petersburg having this day
expired by limitation, the hereby dissolved. The
of the respective firms i'll b. used only far necessary
the settlement OF the business of the late concerns.
SAMUEL. WINFREE,
RIO. e. WILLIAMSON,
THOMAS BRANCH.
LEI,
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w. G. Rivcs
required TO be reduced TO its lowest term Rule D
vide both the numerator and denomination by coallor
measure such as J. Il and lfl. the el EesYl tt is
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-02

ing, and disbursement of the public revenue =.
the Wing party have in advance, condemned the mca-
sure IN every shape have endeayored TO make political
capital out Of it, and party grounds will CONT
nue. to oppose it. while the Administration members will
probably divide the details of the measure; and by
me unwsc division, suffer the finances and independence
" the country to be again exposed to the unwholesome
sho aVarlclous dominion of monied corporations. So
as am not certain that shall Immediately see the
emancipation of the National resources and indepen
Iehce from the thraldom of the Banks. Should both
.eSe measures fail, either separately in combination
anu should Congress (Which every patriot will depre
cate refuse to do any thing the great question of the
currency The Executive Department. in the exercise of
us discretionary powers must provide what safeguards
can for the safe keeping Of the public money; and
among other things they must issue Circular, threat
hng with instant dismisson from Office, any agent of
we government who shall use the public funds in any
way ", not authorized by express law
lhe President has in mastery manner once more
eommended to Congress the Independent Treasury
s!sem and mas traced with masters hand the
which have resulted, and must continue to
''e!' from the dominion which the Banks have as
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-01-02

she nomination of Harmon and Tyler To have done
towards uniting the elements of the Opposition in the
legislature and indications decidedly in uvor
Mr. Rves member the Wing party tn the senate
United tars-FrOm the of the last Charlottesville Ad
yocate IA bitter opponent Mr. r. discover that the Delegates
county likely 10 rive him their support The Aiyo-
nmates that this will be the the event Of Mr. RS
declaring in favor Harrison, which condition that print IL
willing 10 favor his pretersions '-L)sarWe Reporter.
If the nomination of Harrison and Tyler has done so
much towards uniting the Wings and Conservatives,
whom we suppose be the "various clements of OPP
position alluded to- may truly say, that the Re-
porter sees more at Danville than do at Richmond
1t has certainly disappointed most Of the Wings, done
much 10 ALLEVIATE 3 or of them in the Legislature, and
disguised some or of the Conservatives. If the
election of Mr. Rives or of some Wing depends upon
the magic effects of the Harrisburg nomination, we
suspect that the charm will work backwards.-But N1r
Rves will not try the charm himself. lie will not come
out for Harrson-How then, according TO the law laid
down by the c. Advocate, can the Danve Reporter
expect the Delegates from Albemare TO give him their
support!
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BIZ he GOreraor Of .ir Commonwealth If prsrtEd.
4 PROCLAMATION.

I AW NO1iCE-Ihc undersigned vii! hereafter regularly
IL Courts buckingham
the superior Courts in Nelson and Augusta Office in Cha,cs.
vile. q. II. GlLAiER.
p-3m
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Jan
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