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Deaths.


Died. in King William county, Saturday night the 10Th n
after hours indisposion JoHS b. WooproRD ESQ., the
i3d year of his age, formerly Of Caroline county.
Died yesterday morning. Mrs. MARY .RvIE The friends and
family respectfully requested attend her
funeral The dwelling Of Gen. arve this day. Friday, al
four o'clock, p. NJ, without furhe. invitation.
Died. the 9Th nst Belmont hi. residence IN Lancaster
county, Va DR. VIM JoSEs, the f3 oil M age DEATH
ho. so common the family and tte regarded BY
greater mankind seldom takes from ns nose
more grief and friends than the subject
nj mis- humble notice useful member Of society," be-
oved ami all who knew HIM; HUSBAND, lie
Kind and s- brother, warm and sincere Ia his
A. friend and conidng; high nind,d
bur recently married
and pous female and though step or two past The meridian
life had every prospect Of living yet in peace
,nnness But how vain, how futile, how deceptive are
nj huan hopes and calculations; how uncertain is life,
i DEATH and OIL how strange that these solemn fact. do
moi occupy thoughts and actions VIVA,
dmoni,ions all have 10 prepare for deat-and how l,
M we heed With his distressed widow sister brothers
and friends truly symthzr, and would presume say
them the infections Of Providence becomes Chris
tans knowing that ;e GyeT OF every good and perfect e
what do for than r.lne
Lord gave and the Lord hath awaybessed is The
name of the L.ord.h r.
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Floyd DIR.
"F1oyd C. H., april 90.
al send you the polls of Mcdowell and Stewart
Mcdowell go, Stewart CO. Hervy Deskins had no
opposition, consequently We had no excitement, and
we had very thin turn out. If we had had good
turn out, we should have given Mcdowell at least
go. A good many who voted for Harrison last Fall
came forward and voted for Mcdowell. Floyd wal
soon be herself.
sMYTTT-l DEI.
"MaRioS Smyth CO., Va, April 3D.
81 give you below, the result of our election, which
has been a warmly contested one. Tate was unable
the people generally, and correct msrepcsen;a
tons aloat in relation his course last winter. Mai
Thompson, who is most excellent electionecrer, has
been busy for months, which advantage added 10
his (merted) personal popularity, will account for the
coseness Of the race. The vote for Congress
proper criterion to Judge of the present state of parties
Watson and Hopkins both addressed the people here
on the Goth inst, court day Watson agrees with Hop
kns most of the leading questions, particularly those
which divide the strict and lattudnous construction
lists of the Constitution:
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Summary Of COunties-as far as heard from.

| Summary Of COunties-as far as heard from
Or When complete 1874 members in the House Of
esacs and 81 the Senate-67 being the half the
one and 6 of the the last House OF Delegates lite De-
mocats votes counting Messrs Fulton of Wle, and
Of who, variety Of subjects, voted
against The Wings could count without them r. In
the Senate the parties tied It, In Senate,
the parties probably stand IL Wings, Is
runsta being all probability elected in the Ptsyvania Dis
rc in place of Mr. tDem who about 10 Mis-
souri, and no candidate.
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RICHMOND MARKETs-A,., 90

hlChMOND MhhhEIS-APRfL %.
breaks this week have large and consisted
mostly OF good and fine qualities The demand continues good
Al steady rates. We quote cargo hugs s 81 So manufacturing
quality S. Ssh aud Sc common leaf Sc ST. aud So, mttn
S. good s.: 81 and So, line shipping go S2, do
ming 81 Il 81, do. manufacturing $40 S6l.
WISFREE l. WILLIAMSON.
FLouR-Suppies moierar for shipment sales 81 5oa
For city consumption sells al 81 IS S. 50-and ..t
rate family at 81 81 50.
WHgAr-yrry little arriving, and no change In price.
CoRs-Sairs 50 52 Euse and sal. a,
IS cents per hushe
O.r,-3l To 49, cents per buslel.
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VrRGISIA AND New YoRK-The Old Dominion has
assumed proper attitude in relation TO the unconsttu
tonal interference OF New York with her domestic in
stitutions and her fahess shelter of fugtives from
the outraged justice of Virginia. The act has now be-
come law of Virginia, and every Southern State
should pass similar law against every similarly faith
LEGS member of the Union.
[Grsenpills Is. C. 5fountaineer.
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GROUND PLASTER.-As Agents Of the "Lubec" Company
VI shall have constantly for sale supplies of Ground
casks OF 500 pounds each. The qualify warranted
DAVENPORT & ALLEN.
April 30 ll7-e,
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1922 Mr.. Niles remarked that ioriy-t~o merchants OIL
Boston had stopped payment within the pF''Ssau o. !
month"; and on the Sd Of August, he made lhe iiio"
ing quotation from Salem paper: awe regfe, 10 lean
that failures continue to take place almost daily al DOS
ton, some of them Of persons extensively engaged ~
commerc'. We are informed that within the last w"
months, there have been than eighty taiInres ~
that city. The embarrassment, distress and aiarn'
which such state Of things must necessarily produce
indeed serious calamity" The amount Of THESE
failures, for the last two months adds Mr.. Niles, ID
said TO be ''more than 'three millions " dollars.
To BE- continued.
AT WoRy IL NEW HaMrsHIRE.-The election be-
ing over in New Hampshire, the Gaillotne is at work
The Concord Patriot says
"The work has Just commenced in this State, Col.
Lane the able and efficient marshal for this District
has been remored to make way for Israel w. Kelley
of Salisbury partzan Of the present Administrations
and brother.ia-luic TO Mr.. Webster
With view 10 possible tie between Messrs Banks
and Smith, the Wing says it understands there IS II"
mode provided by law for making choice This
is mistake. The Act [Rev. Code of 1871 provides
that the Sherfs to meet the 10th day after The
election; and in case Of equal number of votes be-
tween two candidates, the Shertfs are TO de
eide "by lot fairly and publicly drawn between ''tie
candidates having equality of votes
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Bowdens majority 100
No opposition to Wise, for Congress- or feroy, (a'e
DELEGATE ! for the Legislature.
MATHEWS COUNTY.
s.Mathe,cs Courthouse, .APril -.
F., n of Delsqa.ss For Congress.
Samuel am j. pieges l5s VIM. Tod (nO csndida,e) l47
John R. Biiups 1872 Henry A. Wise l25
Scattering .
Majority for Digges &c
"Above send You the result OF our election, the
polls having been jost closed You we have again
ne, the enemy, and again been victorious Our cleo
ton was fuller than we anticipated-very little
interest apparently being felt in the result until the
dsy arrived when each party seemed stimulated to the
creates, efforts. 1t was dying struggle with Fede-
,,lsm and you may rely upon it, every nerve was
stretched and s,rainedto the ultermost was va'n'
however, they were destined to receive another lesson
upon the undying and unconquering energies OF the
real Democracy. ! have never seen party bear a
defeat with SO little frmness and equaninity. Ihey
lbs. their temper and evinced their disappointment by
copious discharge Of their wrath upon the heads ct
H. Loco Focos as they are still inclined to call US
N der.on Although it did not rain one drop until
asai 3 o'clock, and then not enough to wet man,
lsy loudly demanded that the polls should be adjourn
ed and threatened to contest the election, should
The Sheriff refuse t. do He was not, however, to
be ,hus deferred from faithful discharge Of his official
duy Being satisfied that the weather not such as
10 prevent single individual from reaching the polls,
he did not consider that he any discretion in the mat
,er and very properly closed them at sunset, after
having made the usual proclamation. have not as
We, heard from Middlesex, but doubt not we have
maintained our ground in that staunch Republican
county, and think you may safely set down Mathews
and Mddesex as Democratic. Should hear from
Mddlesex or Gloucester before the mail closes, will
add postscript. -
"P. 5. Robins (Whig) has beat Catlett (Dem) SO
votes in Gloucester
LANCAsTER-i DEL.
Lancaster C. H., .7pra %.
"The following is true statement OF the vote in this
county:
For Congress. Senate.
Tsiaferro 100 Carter 1877
Gfayson 81 Basye, no candidate, 81
Maj. 20 Maj. 20
House Of Delegates.
Edmonds 100
RAPPAHANNoCK-1 DELEaarE.
"Hashngton, (Rappahannock county, 7pr,l "a.
THE following is the result Of the Election in Kappa
Ienn tffrr. lnp
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Mai. for Heath, {

SoUTHAMPTON-lD DIT
Our election is over and Ridley is defeated. This
VA not nexpected for it is said, that his opponents
Lac provided about sixty additional votes and that they
we'e ready marshalled for the contest. Our friends
were not sufficiently the alert, much less had they
done any thing towards maintaining our strength or
acquiring recruits; whilst the other hand oppo-
nens had made list of all their votes aud arranged
mem IN classes with head to direct their operations.
iaey had also invited the aid of all Wing foreign votes,
winch they received from the adjoining counties in
,'and numbers, headed by Judge Baker ofNansemond.
oar organization imperfect; and the limited time
sa'ch was afforded Ridley did not enable him to
a're than third of the voters Of our own party AL
INST every officer in the county is against and most
" them have been in commission for long time
lie dog fights in Sussex and Greensville injured Rid
e, =, materially They served to drive upon him the
,"ag vote, whilst they retained the Democrats at
AVa'e to fight and conquer one another. But we are
~ dead; We must and will rise again"
:, osqnhart, (Whg) has beaten Ridley, (Dem) by a
10 the Congressional District, composed of the
. 'uh'es OF Prince George, Sussex, Surry, South
ccp,on, Gresnsville, and the Town of Petersburg,
ts' lDem) has majority of about $50 over Collier,
AMELIA-l Del.
,, f% Congress-Jones los; for Junus E. Leigh, no
>aadate %; J. f. Harve received 4 votes.
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awho knew their rights, and knowing dare maintain
hsm''-and they have conquered. At al! events, the
Election calculated to give confidence in each other,
and it will inspire confidence in principles aud spirit
through the Democrats of the Union. 1t will breathe
spirit among the friends of Republican prnci-
pies in both branches of Congress- il will teach the
acting President of the u S. that if he will have Vr
GINA with him, lie must be with her.-tle must CON-
mand her confidence, by carrying out her principles
or rather his own, when he was in his palmest age
when John TYLER, though young man. fast becom-
ing one of the "Fathers Of the Republican School" All
We ask of the present John Tyler is, 10 take for his
COUNSEL and consult as his oracle John Tyler OF lel9
We have lost one Senator, and we shall lose the
majority in that body unless the Conservatives, (once
SO caed recollectng their ancient principles, and an
cient afinities and seeing the danger which movers
over our country, from National Bank and D'str-
button Of the Proceeds of the Public Lands, Will rally
again around the banner OF Virginia In a resolution
nstructng our Senators TO vote against Bank OF the
United States is TO be presumed that Anderson ana
Fontaine will not be found the side OF the Consttu-
tnn
The returns from the Congressional campaign are
not vet complete. We shall have thireen II not iour-
teen, dead shot against Bank OF lne uhled o.ates
We have gained HUBBARD in the Charlotte District
Hunter has prevailed Corbin, (Whgl and over I'VE
all the vituperations Of the Richmond Wing. we
have lost the Montgomery District; though NC.
Dowell had not fair chance to carry 1t, on account OF
his absence from the State, until the very eve OF the
Election We have lost the Kanuwha District, abso
lutely by default. Col. Beirne could have been re-
elected; but his personal engagements compelled him.
with all his generous SOUL TO retire to private lie
When the nomination fell upon General Chapman, he
was induced, by strong domestic considerations, tc
decline the honor. No second Convention was subse
quently held-no nomination was made-and we hae
not even n candidate in the field. Mr.. Summers wal
c to wander over the District and TO disturb the fold
in which there Shepherd selected to watch ane
| counteract his attacks.
| On the whole, we have done well. We have fought
the good fight; and have obtained advantages, and
probably victory which under all tho crcumstanc es
of the case are calculated to increase our strength 10
animate spirit and to beckon us on to future success
es-Next Spring we shall sweep the State-and rega,r
our ascendancy in the Senate. Courage then noble
Compatrots Courage! State Rights Republicans =
Raise aloft the consecrated banner of 99-and tell
the men in power at Washington, that if they med
tate to trample upon the Constitution, the Old DOM
MON will be the first TO rush to the rescue We call
upon North Carolina-upon Tennessee-upon hlaDa
ma-upon Mississippi-upon all those States, who are
about to vote for members of Congress, 10 strain every
nerve and TO save the Constitution.
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of the National ntelligeacer.

Correspondence 81 Tie National InteTHgencer.
New YORK April &c.
"Letters from Canada received to-day speak of the
arrest of MIR. Mitchell, the exM c. The process on
which he held there, understand not being suf-
6cient he given up, and process has been got
out here to-day thus, it appears, he shot off track
nobody suspected for all eyes turned upon Texas
and England points of his refuge"
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Congres,-James Garland l05, Thomas w. Gilmer
S5-Garands majority in Fuvanna 90.
HENRIC0 COUNTY Official
McRa naYke Goddin, wing
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The Petersburg Inell'gencer, whose Solomon Editor
has lust been defeated in his aspirations and whose
waxen wings have been melted away in his ridiculous
attempt to soar into the House OF Delegates mas become
more enyenomed and abusive than ever. The little
dignity with which he bears his defeat, shows how 1t
lie he was worthy of the elevation to which he nspired
As usual, he vents his spleen upon our lead-and cha
ritaby asks, allow long will this unprnciped dema-
gogue," (hs disappointed demasogue means Of course
our humble selres contrve to cuole the State with his
miserable humbugs,' And how long will this Peters
burg Editor continue to degrade the press and insult his
party by his Liberal and indecen, abuse. Why attach
use We did not ourselves to thwart his election,
little as he was qualified TO grace the station And We
might have said, Uncle Toby said to The fly "roor
insect surely this world is big enough to hold US
both
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We are indebted 10 Harper 4 Brothers Of ~ York,
through our friends Messrs. Smith Il Palmer of this
City, for copy Of Jamess last Novel, "Corse de
Leon, in two small, neat volumes. 1t is said to be
written in the best vein Of that celebrated and prolific
Novelist
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An Ominous Continuation !,

.7n OMNIBUS J0HJNhtlt0H .
Mr. John Tyler once one of "the sratestsect OF
State Rights men. No truer exponent CT
the Virginia Principles of $3.50, than he was lol9
and for several years ancrwards-thoroughly against
National Bank, Internal improvements, Protective
Tariff &c. &c, lie even went further in his oppo-
ston than several ef his colleagues lie deserted
General Jackson the Proclama,ion because he con-
tended that this celebrated Manifesto attacked States
Riphts. But for the reason, MIR. Daniel Webster
supported General Jackson Mr. Tyler opposed inc
Proclamation, because of its Federal hereses. MIR.
Webster supported it, because of those same Federal
bearings. And now what do see Mr. Webster
is the Presidential adviser of Mr. Tyer-is urging upon
him to sanction National Bank, which Mr.. Tyler had
denounced for its Federal character, and IS
inc the removal of the staunchest State Rights officers
from the public service
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The "New Orleans Crescent City" mentions ru-
NOR about the death of Gen. Jackson, which is said
to have occurred the 18th inst. There is no truth
in it, We have before US the Nashville Union of the
18th, which says not syllable about it,
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EdmondS lIU
RAPPAHANNOCK-I DELICATE.
"Hashingon, (Rappahannock county, aprsL "a.
1.-THE following is the result Of the Election in Kappa
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We have no time to answer the slang of the R: Wing
very prescription, which they denounced when they
were trying to creep into power-and the scheme Of
ushering their knsmen into office. awe have other
fish 10 fry at present Unless prevented by
other pens, may notice hereafter lis extracts from
the Madisonian and its own beautiful commentaries
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GEllI,GIA.

In pursuance of recommendation, by portion of
the Democratic Republican party, which assembled in
the Senate Chamber at Medgeville in December last,
Convention of the Democratic Young men of Georgia
is to be held Monday next at the seat of govern.
ment, "for the purpose Of adopting such as
they might deem expedent for the promotion of Demo
cratic Principles" II is expected, that the Conyen-
ton will be of the largest that assembled i'll
the State-and it is said, that MIR. Forsyth will address
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tus Fairbanks President, in the chair. In the
absence of the secretary. Mr.. E. H. Prentiss
was appointed Secretary pro tenn. The meet
ing was an unusually interesting one in its
proceedings, though not numerously attended.
The addresses from the President, Messrs.
Slade, Dana, Bottum, Sabin, Adams Brialy
were animating, and the intelligence received
from various parts of the State and of the
country, of the onward progress of the good
cause, highly encouraging. The annual ap-
pointment of officers was postponed tn the
18th day Of January next, at which time the
meeting stands adjourned to assemble at Mid
dlebury- A ciruular is to be issued. inviting
all county, town, school district and other tenn
perance societies, when new and more eff
cient organization is contemplated. In the
mean time, Mr. Rrialy goes out in various parts
ofthe state with the sanction and appreciation
of the present Executive Committee of the
State Society, to lecture, circulate temperance
publications, form new societiesreyive languid
ones and obtain pledges'-N. Waterman.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
MY SPIRITS HOME.

BY LAvlNA DICK.
My spirits home, oh, ask me not
Where tina. dear home may be;
IT'S in no bright and sunny spot;
The sun is not for me.
Too bright, too bright his glad rays fall
Too bright ! alb lead me where
The gathering shadows night lee H.
My spirits LONE is there
LOOK out, look out, ye glimmering stars,
Upon The darE. dark tide;
Look out. your pale light never mars
Nights shades, as by they glide.
There lisa time when fond thoughts rise,
And whispering voices come,
In measures from tie spangled skies,-
'Oh! spiri', hail thy home -
Aud Their my spirit trembling turns
To hose far spheres OF Bis,
And with its quivering pinions spurns
So cold a world as this.
My spirits homei oh, it is where
No thought Of earth may rise;
Ny spirits home! It's there! 'iis there,
Beyond those starry skies!
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submitted to the Jury on Saturday, and
they in twenty minutes returned a verdict
of Guilty. The killing was admitted the
plea for the prisoner was Insanity but very
feebly supported. Hardenburgh was
ably defended by Herman M. Romeyn,-
Esq. late of Ulster Co. now of this City,
John W. Brown of Newburgh VIM. B.
Wright Monticello and the prosecution
was conducted by Attorney General Willis
Hall and District Attorney A. c. Niven.-
The conduct of this case by the Attorney
General elected the highest praise from all
who were in attendance.
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The Peoples Press is printed in the Brick
Building North end of the Bridge, by
EPHRAIM MARKHAM,
by ,rhom all orders for printing Books, Pamphlets
Bills Cards, &c., ofeuery description, ,ciu be neatly
md tashionably executed, at short notice.
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DIOCESE OF VERMONT.

we nave been favored by a correspondent
with the following account of the fifty first an
nual convention of the Diocese of Vermont:
Wednesday, the 18th September, being the
day appointed for the meeting of the fifty-first
| annual convention of the Diocese of Vermont,
| In st. PauPs church, Vergennes. the clergy
and lay delegates began to assemble in that
city the previous afternoon. The usual SER
vices began with public worship in the eve.
ming, when the bishop preached from John xiv.
Is: 1fye love me, keep my commandments
and then administered the rite of confirmation
to six persons. The convention met the next
morning at nine o'clock, and, having organi-
zed, adjourned to attend divine service. The
convention sermon was preached by the Rev.
Jacob w. Diller, rector ofSt. Stephens church,
Middlebury, from Heb. iv. 3: THE word
preached did profit them. The bishop then
admitted the Rev. Ezekiel H. Sayles, deacon,
to the holy order of priests, and Mr.. Thomas
L. Tyler, to the order of deacons. Divine
service was again held in the evening, when
Rev. Nathaniel o. Preston, rector of St. Ste.
phens church, Bennington, preached from l
Tim. i. Is: This is a faithful saying, and wor.
thy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came
into the world to save sinners The business
ct the convention having been finished, it ad.
Journed at l o'clock, A.. NJ. of the 10TH
The next convention Is 10 be held in Trinity
church, Rutland. The most important bust
ness transacted at the convention, was in re.
lation to system of missionary labor within
the diocese. The religious services were at. |
tended by large congregations, and were Deep !
ly interesting. The preaching was what all
preaching should be,-plain, PRACTICAL earnest,
and impressive; pointing directly to Jesus
Christ and him crucifed, as the sole hope of
sinful men. The following gentlemen were
appointed delegates to the general convention
Of the clergy,-Rev DR.. Chase, Rev. John
A. Hicks, Rev. William Henry Hoyt, Rev.
Joel Clapp. OF the laity,-Hon. William F.
Redfeld, George Cleveland, Esq, Mr.. Alex
ander Fleming, Mr.. Isaac Doolittle. Chris.
tan Witness.
MISSIONS OF THE UNITED BRETHREN.--The
July, No. of the Moravian Missionary Intelli-
yencer gives summary of the Missionary sta.
hons and their occupants in the employ of
that church. The mission to Greenland, es.
ablished in 1773, has stations, % missiopa. I
,ies, and 1901 Greenland converts. That to !
Labrador, established in ITO, has settle.
nents, 26 missionaries, 1894 Esquimaux CON.
7erts. The mission to the N. A. Indians
In 1884, has stations, IL mission.
lries, and 476 Indian converts. In West Tn. n
lies, the missions at the Danish Islands are 7.
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CONVICTION FOR MURDER Cornelius U.
Hardenburgh, indicted for the murder of
Anthony Hasbrouck in Sullivan Ceunty
last fall, was tried last week at Monticello
Judge Ruggles presiding. The case was
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In THIS PAPER ARE PUBLISHED THE PUBLIC
ORDERS, RESOLUTIONS, LAWS, PUBLIC
TREATIES, EcT. OF THE UNITED STATES,
BY AUTHORITY.