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Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-05-02

-! iHtafaf's. N;soiiai,..,.
Considerable nteFesi Is manifested throughout tls
country loeri glimpse NJ what Is MINI behind TIN
sef1es Al Washington, bein.tn Mr. Webster and loFl
AHhhaftan. w eannat. ii course. give our readers
any stsla lshi IN the s4lel hut We eopy the ollom
IN ION the Madsealan. Tho Court Jourial) Which
Is, saaia 10 sly. mol the mos lucid paragraph have
ever fead. hut N the contrary. that air OF pro
found mystery, Which seems 10 say. as PLAIN types
can tala. Il eatid tell yao fueh more, II lroaId
From Ae .Naiismi.ul
We baaw nothing II the progress # tie negotiation
between Tie Secretary L Slae and Loud Ashbufion but
if5u The us#maank frequent meetings al tie tahlnet.
ii l8s, ard tie duly esnf faiIuns winch w understand
In take llaae between the neeaatof4 presume The
Iafaes ar eal ide. II the mean ilme, We see with
gtstt pleasure the manifestation ut disposition IN the
Seaate Ia aaant measure. already recommended n
Ca1efysslA Tie fftsldGl. which shall make suitable
Constitutional PROVISIONS ef such eaSes as TINT ol Mo
lead. Il We are Ia have ~ar-upen the probability ri
winch We tNfre>S ne opinion. and have means ii iaan
lne onc=o Us have Il III matter III real national III
teres Let not the Meieods, aud the logans, aud III,
Ihellers, have power IN set the two leading Govern
m.nts III the World al loggsth,a
On this point. We aefee With Mr.. Adams. Ii ",
hive W.T. let II be on some question Of clear tsht, ~
onr slde, aud then let Us feht 1t out
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-05-02

~ 1t, stated in the Fayetteville Observer tia, the
Bank ii Cape Fear and the Bank Of the State Of North
Carolina TO resume specie payments this day;
Gle ID Of May
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AMERICAN DRY GOODS,
TUyAEss, RuEsWELL&Co
a RE now opening for the Spring Trade, an entirely
"A NV. full and general assortment Of Staple and
fancy Dry Goods all Of which they determined 10 Of
lon cash d punctua customers the Lowest Mar
hei Price The following comprise a part Of ,heir
STOCK:
CLOTHS.
Super Wool dged Black Cloths; Invisible Green. Of
I've. loun and Blue Cloths all qualities and prices,
ifm g ~ 10 SO per yard.
C.4SSLlTERES
\ at.e assortment Of French & English Cassimeres
Zinc tesutiiu sl}le flight shades and new patterns.
tESTLNIS
Rieh leneh and English satins fancy cotoared and
,4ln slite anil eolofed Marsellos and Morno Festi,s
SILK GOODS.
iach aud blue hlacl, Grus dc Rhine Silks; rich Wa
,cfed aud Stripped eros Antique; fancy eolored Chenc;
PLAID aud Manageable SILKS, and beautiful styles.
FRENCH l~4JpN'S.
aree assortment, comprising all shades, colours ana
patterns, tom the lowest To the fines. qualities,
LINEN GOODS
SuI4fior Grass beaehed Irish Ldnens Brown French
i'nens ad Drlllngs, large assortment, at very low
psle,s,
.uESLLv GOODS.
Plain, Striped aud Figured Jackoncis; Null, Book
nd Swiss Aiuslins. plain and figured.
FANCY RIBBO.AS.
l'lald, Striped, Figured and Nattred Gro de Mar;
Bannet aud Gap Ribbons, all widths and shades.
HOSIERY
White and black lainand ribbed English SILK Hose;
aaeh aud he Cotton, nj all prices, r3m twelve and
halt cent upwards.
DOMESTIC GOODS
NJ. and Cotton o4nabnrtai } /, / / and 81 Brown
elinas aud Nhrnes; / aud ! / Beacied do. A
ffau thees.aml heavy undergraduates. OF the best quality.
y B.-ln addition Ia tie above. they have larpe as
ointment III l'anet Colotfd silk Gloves Aitis. Linen
md ttmhte lianlkt fehieia, Shaws. Scalis Thread
l.aee Edelogs, msernas, French Embroidery and
1lheI 5s's Undesirable Goeds, which Hey will ofer
Il Iedaeed ne' Ii nj thai nlay he disposed 10 pur
elase.
II RSER. Ill RNElI so
ipul tsr
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-05-02

& Tie leaefot the Wing members OF the New
iorh LEGISLATURE Ia Mr.. Clay may te regarded as a
Second 10 the nomination oftha gentleman by tho North
Carolina Convention, the Ming candidate Tor the ncAl
PRESIDENCY.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-05-02

Dear Sill: Aef,.ably 10 Your request, write
To give you an account of the performance Of tho
chain band Horse Power, and sap tooth. Spring
bed Ih'cshng Machine that purchased lRm You IN
May last. Whenl first put them in operation, AT my
Smthfed plantation, they did not work very well,
owing presume, 10 their being the sllls not being
properly bedd'd in the ground, and the horses mol be-
ing very gentle. But, on removing them IN, Snce,
brer plantation. taken in setting them up,
and they worked admirably fully answering the hiah
reputation they had acquired in other places. After
threshng The crop Of wheat and rye at this plantation,
they werercmoyedtomy Insculum plantation, and while
they were in operation there they considered lay
my oycrseer and many Of The neghborng farmers, who
Witnessed their performance 10 b second 10 no fhtsf
ing Machine in The country | feel happy in having
found al last a 1hrshing Machine that July answers
the purpose inended-lor lhaye tried several kinds he
fore, but have never had the good ueh 10 meet with one
before this thai satisfied me.
remain, respectfully your friend
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Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-05-02

.Neto D.feita.. qtleryN The Nov lorh fNfes
saies. tlat, according ta the present appearance ii
things IL the tfal nov eoing on in the |. $. tueut
Coult, Il lie, city, William NJ. paee. late s Dis
tfi- Attorney. Who followed SNarWout 10 Europe. and
supposed to lie pa1tictpy oimas with thai dstin
e0she inanejer, sery LARGE amount. dees mol oWe
heaaYep@egt eeatt Il islfuehcappears ole indeli
ed IL the Guyernmeni 81 iG2-bu then he las claim
against the government, amounting to Slu2,6ol-
winch puts the hoot on t'oher leg Vans book keeIer
mus kel Heir accounts very loosely, when gen
denen compelled II rnu of deiaullers return aer
some yelIs absence and establish the indebtedness Of
| nclo elul In tlenl
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-05-02

It IS proper 10 say thai Capt Pefhns, Who Wen up
the bench AT the court house, only. as he remarked
to maintain his consistency, remained there Lat Il lev
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-05-02
BILLS OF LAassNG

For the James River - Kannnia -Gunui
OK ,StfYE l. ,sf' THIS Essf e
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sstlNANANs.
Forth NOtsUs's rCtrHl'es.

sstNANsAN~.
Forty HOtsNgs rctrarg.
DlNANAh from the subscriber, living in Ptlsyl
Ii vana county, Vreinla. two NEGRO men, VIZ.
II IL Il II "
aaed about thirty seven years, of light empeAen about
five feet 10 inches HIGH, toerably well set, very quick
shorl spoken and siammers when the Last contlsed-
has os Two Of his upper front eeh and proha.
Ihly has some grey hairs And
BEN.
aged about Thirty years. rather lighter onpleAon than
Allen, rather lighter built short dark teeth and llsIs
little lie has bushy head OF hair when combed -
Ben IS the negro Who was confined in Fincas
tie Jail some four five years ago, taken up i'll the at
temp to escape to Ohio. Ben and Allen will probably
Inako the attempt, as they are nearly related
No marks recolected unless they fresh
the back. they whipped their shirts the day
before they left.
The above reward Of twenty dollars each, will be
given if taken out OF the county, aud ten dollars each
if taken in the county, and secured in jail that get
Them again SALLY L. Ill NJ.
Is Address Green Hill 2. o. Campbell county,
Virginia.
d. The Fnease Democrat will copy the above
onee week ior three weeks, and seul lis account 10
this Office for collection.
May . w3w
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en- isla and FFeaestic, staple and
Etagac8 h1t,A siO0qss.
EH.s 'l'sss5 LADIES,


situated on Church see ,jasl above the Public Weigh
House, iar the especial accommodation and eomort Of
the Ladies' oi 1nehb0re aud he would here iake oc-
eason 10 say, thai ii his patronage should not be
laba andeA ense, he slal be under the
disl9eeabo necessity Of disseminating the Establish
meal apgether The Baths are dteanp IN the neatcst
pusstle slyle aud the aaH and ah rooms neatly ear
reed
There Is also II neat and comfortable Sitting Room,
we'll furnished, in wing Of the House, Tor the ac
eomnolaliet ol Ladies' alter BATHING. Attached is u
large Garden veil filed with delicious lowers and the
whole place presents neat and sweet appearance, and
Is we'll adal ted u the promotion OF health as wei, NJ
recreation and pleasure ltis ready Tor the rcccp
lion ii laiea, and it's the wish oltlo Proprietor
liat al the Ladies Of IuWn would call and see whether
iia worthy III Their patronage. The House will be
der the entire management ii bis Mother, assisted by
another female servant. Having said thus much. it is
for The Ladies themselves say whether ostab
lshmen well calculated 10 promote health comfort,
shall be susainedl ynchlotg or not.
Terms moderalo-alWays in advance.
ISAAC HARRISON.
T. S.--A good female servant. accustomed 10 waiting
upon Ladies. wanted Immediately. |. IL.
April - II il
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-05-02

RHODE ISLAND Notwithstanding the lale dee,.
siye eNpr.ssoa Of public sentiment III Rhode Island. ad
use to the turbulent faction which is seeking to ever
throw the cyisug syy,mmrn, and he substitute" o.
another by force We tar that the danger Is yet9ser
lie following Is copied from the organ u the revolution
Isis aud SENS 10 Indicate determination 10 attemptioin
stall in ollie the atn whu were recently chosen by theal
.,Aes, rs Geyernor SC. at theiI neck election.
L. l. u u. / Ill -
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-05-02

RICHMOND ClrY.-R. I. Daniel (Nhg) 81 !,
reelected; Archibald Peasants (Whig) no candidate.
but runby his friends, lGl.-For the State Senate in
place OF Mr.. Lyons, Hill Carter (W.) SO, ". NJ
Il N.
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II RSER, Ill RNEIL SO.
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The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-06-11
NOTICE
of the discontinudnce of the Public Land
Office at BUCYR US, IN the State Of Ohio.

TTNDER the provisions of the second section Of an
~ act of Congress, approved on the 18th of June,
1910, which declares that whenever the quantity of
public land remaining unsod in any land district shall
be reduced to number of acres less than one hun
dred thousand it shall be the duty of the Secretary Of
the Treasury discontinue the Land Office Of such
district and if any land in any such district shall
main unsold at the time of the discontinuance of
Land Office the same shall be subject to sale at some
one the existing Land Offices most convenient to the
district in which the Land Office shall have been dis
continued of which the Secretary of the Treasury
shall give notice."
Notice is accordingly hereby given that in the pro-
secution of his duty under the above section, the Sc
cretay the Treasury has advised this office that the
Land Office at BUcYRUs, in the State of Ohio is to be
discontinued by law and the lands in said district
naming unsold at the time of the discontnuance
to be thereafter subject to sale at the Land Office at
LIMA, in the same State.
Lands remaining unsod and unappropriated by
law and subject private entry within the limits Of
the district of BucYRus will to be subject
try heretofore that office from the date of the
ceipt of this notice; and the Land Officers at LIMA
will give further notice of the day which they will
be prepared to receive applications for entries Of any
such lands.
E. M HUNTINGTON,
Commissioner
GENERAL LAND OFFICE, April 4, 1912.
April -law6w
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DROsPHcTUs OF THE SPECTATOR The
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nor SALE.-Forty-seven thousand dollars in
II Certificates of the United States Treasury bear
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payment shall be made by the Mexican Government
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1889, between the United States and Mexico and the
act Of Congress of June 18th, 1910.
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