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Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-02-02

IN TIE UNITED STATES COURT,
For the Eastern District Of Virginia.
Jan. 81 1913.
IA p. WATKINS, of the county of Buckingham,
n H having filed petition paying that he may
be declared Bankrupt 1t is ordered that all persons
claiming 10 be creditors of the said IL F. Watkins.
show cause to the court on the 18th day of March
next. why the said Ii. Z. Watkins be not declared
bankrupt. pursuant to the act Of Congress in that be-
half and that copy OF this order be published in the
newspapers according the 22d and Gath rules Of court,
a Copy-feste.
HENRY GIBSON, CPk.
Jan &c w5w
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-02-02
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT
For the Eastern District OF Virginia.
DECEMBER 2S. 1912:
I'm the petition Of George Bagby and Paul G.
" Bowlcs, merchants and partners under the style
and firm OF George Bagby u Co Of Lynchburg
.igainst Petition in Bolkuptcy.
Merritt H. Ste.ar Of the Town of Farmville. and
Thomas +. Nash ul the town of lynchburg merchants
and partners, uuder the style and firm Segar s Nash,
OF the Town OF Farmyle, and Nash & Steg.r, of the
Town Of Lyncburg.
On reading the petition aforesaid 1t is ordered by the
Court that notice thereof be given the sand Merit IL.
Segar, and Thomas p Nash, by delivering them a
copy thereof If they be found within the District or by
leaving copy thereof at their known usual place Of
derce within The District, least twenty DAYS before
the 10Th day March next, when hearing will be had up
on the said petition at the United States Court Room,
the City Richmond within the said District and also
that notice thercofbc published in the accord
ing to the 22d and 2ith rules of Court that all per
interested may appear al the SAID time and place,
and show cause any they have, why the sad petition
should not be granted.
A copy.-Teste.
HENRY GIBSON, Cl'k.
Jan. ) WOW
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H'OTECG'.

4 HEREBY forewarn all persons from hunting or ohe'.
Il wise trespassng on my premises Injuries, rccen'l
commtIed, compel me To take this course. trust ua
will make necessary for me 10
enforce the law. JOHN b. CAbf.Lh'
nes "a wsS
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-02-02
TRUE HAPPINESS

Tus happiness is mol the growth Of earth,
The toll i. vain il ysu seek ii there,
lis an exotic Of celestial birth,
And never blooms but IN celestial air.
Sweet plant Of Paradise lily seed, arc sown
In, here and there, mind OF h,aven, mould;
II rises slow and blooms but meier was known
To fipen bere-the cline Is too cold.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-02-02
against

John Hail. Bird Greer and Drusa his wife. Charlel
Lewellen and kcslah his wife, and Banks b. Hall, and
William w. Reese, administrator of Elisha Hall, dec'a
Dert,
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-02-02

AIRtINIA:-At Rules held il the Cleric. Office of the
Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery for Bed
ford County the ID DAY OF JANUARY, lsl3:
Richard NJ lalatcno, Moses Greer, John Holland
George Turner and Henry /. Callanay, Plaintiffs
against
Bernard G. Iiondlick, Justus Hancock and Jane, L.
Brown, Defendants
In CHANeERY.
The Defendant Bernard g. lieudricl having entered
his appearance and given security, according the act
Assembly and the rules Of this Court, and appearing by
satisfactory evidence that he is nhabant this
Conmonwc alth Ii Is ofe red that he do appear rules
be held IN the Clerks office of the said County, the first
Monday in March next, and the PLAINTIFF b and
ha inns order be inserted III some newspaper published in
lynchbufg for months successively ard posted at the
front door Of the Courthouse OF this County
day A Copy,-Tcstc,
JOS. WILSON, elk.
jan IL WIN
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JOHN q. NsUEssssisE.,
.zTTDSs.s'EH'. .Y' E.ssy.
C&ylfsstgs VA

EE ILL attend regularly the Superior and In'crar
w Courts OF Campbell, Charlotte jalltax ana no
Corporation Courts of Lynchhurg. All bus ness conf
ded to him will be strictly attended Addre.s-pgs-a
Run 2. O., Campbell, Va
Jan. IL Win
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MOTTO e.

4 Ii PERSONS having cllims against me as late
L "a Sheriff OF Campbell county are requested 10 pre-
sent them at next February Court, in order that final
settlement may be made Of all business committed my
care. JESSE BURTON.
Jan. - wll3F
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On motion of the plaintiffs, by counsel, the Court doth
appoint Robert l'nsey guardian TO the infant defcn
danis, Frances Philips and George Philips, defend
them IN this and herenpon the said infants by their
guardian assgnedas aforesaid, flied their answers and sub
poenas awarded herein the Sd day OF june 1870 the
llh day o January, 1911 and the Sd day of May lS4l
being returned eAecnted upon Mary W. Noncll. and
l}nxlon Noryell and Mildred A. his wife, and Nancy
Philips in her right and trustee for herself aud
clldren-and they sl failing 10 appear although four
months have elapsed we'll since the days of the
said suhpoenas the filing of the plaintiffs bill And
the said John Russell Norvell against whom the pain
ts appear have proceeded IN the mode prescribed by
Jaw against absent Defendants still failing to appear and
answer motion OF the plaintiffs by counsel, their
bill Is taken for confessed those defendants and
thereupon this cause came on 10 be heard upon the
bill, the answer OF the infant defendants without repi
cation, and the exhibits, and was argued by counsel
consideration whereof, the Court doth order that the
defendant Nancy Philips, do render before of the
Commissioners OF this Court account of her ransac
tons trustee OF the trust estate in the bill mentioned
And the said Commissioner Is directed to state aud settle
the same and make report theeofto the Court together
with accounts othe plaintiffs debt, of the prop
ey advanced to the defendants John Russell Norvell aud
Mary w. his wife, by Nancy Philips the trustee, lis
present situation and vaiue; and of the whole
trust estate real and personal showing its value and the
interest OF the defendants John Russell Norvell and
Mary w his wife therein. And leave is granted the
plaintiffs To examine the said defendants in solemn form
upon nterngaorics touching the subject matter of the
said accounts. \ Copy--Teste.
ROBERT TINSLEY, Clk
CoMMl,soNER's OFFICE, Amherst Courthouse,
9TH day of January, lS43
The parties interested in this order, are hereby mott
he'd, that have appointed the first day of March nex
to Commence the accounts sc. therein ordered, which
day. at the hour of ocloc in the morning. they are
required TO attend. al my office, Amherst c. H. with
copies ofoce papers. their evidence, Sc Sc, prepared
for examination and settlement
JAMES p. GARLAND, Com'r
JAN II Win
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John Russell Norve aud Mary w his wife. Braxton
Norvell and Mildred A. his wife, James W. Philips.
Frances Philips, aud George Philips, the last 40 in
lanls under the age Of twenty one years aud Nancy
Philips IN her own sht trustee for herself and chill
drcn, Defendants.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-02-02

A L "A Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery,
n begun and held for the county OF Amherst, al the
Court House. on FRIDAY, the 25lh day OF March, 1912
John A. Fate and John Randolph merchants and part
ners. trading under he style and firm of John A. Tate
y Co., Graham and McGulln, b. +. Graham aud NJ
ID. Vines, Plaintiffs,
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ROBERT .HOKRfSS
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80

AS taken the U ~ O " II O T E l.
Il on Main street, recently occupied by Nj IIsnr,
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4 Circuit Supsuor Court u Law and Ch,,...
"A unued and held Tor the OF I.yn.hhr' :, con.
courthouse IN said town, Friday the 18Th day Of us
1872, sitting as Court of Chancery. " 'e'oeas,
Robert Risss, admir-. ofJesse Clar..on, je..'d
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-08-11

times we hardly know our friends.
For aught l know, you are British Gen
eral, come with a lie in your mouth, en-
nifty in your heart, and concealed dan
ger under your pretended garb Of patriot
ism, TO seduce us TO spy ont oar situation
and then return to your master. 1t may
be so. Its possible, nay, probable. But
there is franknese and sincerity in your
language, noble manllness in your ex-
preston and demeanor. that seems i'm
possible to be leingned, by even the most
arrant william, one most deep skilled in
deeds o! sin and iniquity, the darkest and
worst; but possessed only by patriot,
the truest and best. Stranger we re-
ceive you into our ranks as friend, we
divulge to you our secret plans, we adj
nit you to our councils, and reveal to
YOU our hopes and prospects for the fu-
ture and if by your valor you serve your
country with that fidelity and bravery,
which is characteristic of your heroic ma
ton, and with the enthusiasm of your
valiant countryman Kosciusko, you will
give us ample proof of your cincerity and
love of freedom, and will satisfy us that
none other than the Genius of. Liberty
anmales and induces you to hazard your
life in fighting the battles of the free
But if you betray us, if you turn traitor,
and desert the glorious struggle in which
you are now engaged, evil will betide
You. At to-moryow's dawn you will
have opportunity to manifest to the world
your valor as warrior and your fidelity
as patriot
Yes said Green, putting, his hand up
on the hilt Of his sword, 'our vengeance
will fall upon your head, steel will pierce
your heart, though you DO guarded by q
legion Of British soldiers, though you
were in the midst of the British camp,
and even though you we're in the heart
of England, in the palace Of the British
king e..
The counenance Of the Pole did not
even change during this speech, as the
reader would naturally imagine, when
such bitter insinuations and inveclives
were poured on, so prolusely upon one
who had such pure and holy motives in
his heart; but his hood boiled his eyes
flashed FIRE, and he expressed his feelings
in all the force and warmth Of Polish clio.
quence.
i call God to Witness, said lie, that
nothing but the pnrest patriotism, and de-
voul and sincere love Of freedom inspires
and inctes me and encourages me to en-
list under the American banner, and bear
my back 10 the sword Of the Brittons.-
All, gentlemen, you will know ME better,
when you have known me longer. am
PULASKI.
Ii was enough. The spell was broken.
The unknown warrior was no longer
stranger, for although he was native Of
another continent, his name had been
borne on the wings Of the wind all over
the earth.
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-08-11
The unkuOwu Warrior.
A TALE OF THE AMERICAN REvoLUTIo'

ATALE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
Night had thrown over the earth its sa-
BILE pail. The world was yelled in mid
night darkness. The wind was high and
blew furious as a hurricane--and ever
and anon the pale lightning cleaned lu-
ridy-and the distant thunder murmured
hoarse and sulIen as the wild voice of the
Angel of Death and it seemed to the be-
holder that the western horizon was a
bed of living iire-Pandemonium in min
ature 1t was gloomy cherries night.
The rain fell III such torrents that it seem
ed as if the windows Of heaven were a.
gain opened, and dark waters let loose
on the earth, and there were strong midi
cations of a second food. Such was the
state Of things the evening previous to
the Battle Of Brandywne-and as Gen
cral Washington sat alone i'll his tent,
busiIy engaged in writing dispatches and
giving orders TO his officers concerning
the coming engagement, he was surprs-
ed and startled by the sudden entrance of
a MYSTERIOUS parsonage, closely enveloped
in a dark military cloak, which, as he en-
tered. he abruptly threw aside, and UNI
folded to the view of the Commander in
Chief Of the American armies, figure OF
uncommon height and symmetry. The
warrior, for such the appearance Of the
unannounced stranger indicated, was hab-
tied in military costume. A long
strait sword or dagger hung at his side
and its jewelled hilt showed at glance
that the owner was no common adventu-
rer. In his cap were long plumes Of a
sable hue, which waved gracefully in the
night breeze. His proud and lofty mien
seemed to wear an expression of melan.
choly. His forhead was high and pale
though it had evidently undergone much
exposure TO the rays of a scorchIng tropi.
cal sun--hs hair, which was dark as the
ravens wing, was short and thick and
hung in a thousand curs around his mas.
sive brow--and his eyes which were deer
set, black and piercing, as he gazei
around, flashed like tigers.
AS tho warrior entered tho tent, he
bowed slightly to General Washington
but said rot word.
"Who are you, stranger! your name
and business wa Washington's hrs
salutalion to the intruder.
J al am q Polander,N replied the un
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-08-11

duccd him at once 10 offer himself as her
protector and her husband. They were
married-and Mary's second husband
proved himself to be what she had taken
him for, a man Of true worth.
He was one of the frs, Pioneers of
Ohio-conlributed much to give TO her
constitution and laws their broad principles
of liberty and equality--lived long to see
and enjoy her prosperlty--and died in
good old age, not "unhonored" though
unsung." But Mary had left him years
before, for better home. She lived to rear
to maturity all her children, eight in num-
tensity of affection which nothing could
moderate. She bore ali the privaions of
fourteen years of war, British and Indian,
exposed to the most imminent dangers,
and her nerves never failed her. But when
one, and then another, and yet another of
her children were taken from her, by the
stern hand Of death, her "heari was smit-
ten and withered like grass - life lost its
attractions - earth It's loneliness - and
home its endearments. She sank nnder
the loss of children, and died of broken
heart.
The stranger paused--,he big tear stood
in his eye, and with quiyering lip he add
ed-"The first daughter, born TO me az
ter my mothers death, called Mary
Craig, though my eldes, had been partly
named for her years before. 1t was
most lovely child, but 1t had an unearthly
beauty and sweetness about it. The
neighbors noticed this, and whispered to
each other, "lttle Mary will not live
she belongs not to earth-her home IS
heaven" She died at an early age and
still when | think of that sweet child, and
its sainted grandmother, my heart nvol-
unfairly cxclaimes-"will the earth ever
be blessed with another MARY CRAIG ~
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-08-11
From the Boston Post
FOURTH OF JUGg--.AT.s SEA.

"Hurrahm what shout salutes the SUM-
Dear met we had forgot
The "Gver Glorious" tho at sea
We must forget it not:
The day when certain sires resolved,
On due consideration,
Two millions of square miles was big
Enough to be "a nation"
The day when certain saucy pens,
A certain parchment mixing,
"Declared" that men were "equal, and
That minds were made for thinking;
That Jonathan had right to breathe
As proudly as "my lord
That right divine" meant something else
And king" was but word.
The day when it was settled that
What some folks call projections,
Some folks may feel to be state
OF damnable subjecSion
That half a loaf is sweeter to
The stomach and the mind, too,
Than whole ones which are swallowed IN
A way ones not inclined to.
The day which fixed principle
To men no longer new,
That people fit for freedom ure
Sure TO achieve il too
"a willing horse is worked to death
Is quite an ancient saying,
And the way to keep your collar on
Is to keep on obcying!
"Hurrah," that's right my hcarties, greet
Tho rising sun with thunder.
He'll smile to see, upon the deep,
That proud flag waving yonder;
Bright as the skies above it,
Pervading as its breeze;
And stainless in its glory as
The foam that caps the seas.
It's very strange it cannot be
That men were meant for hacks
To let one say 81 want to ride
And thousands yield their backs
Well, "Hail Coumbia!" cen with US
Some play the leading. parts,
But we do not lend our backs
No, s6'-we gre our hearts. STRAW
Bard Slip.
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-08-11

Twenty years ago, single Stem Boa.
threw its pale CLEAN, by night, over the
waters of the Grea. Lakes. And she was
doomed to wander, for no home Of the
weather-bea,en bark sent the warm CLEAN
Of its Pharos to welcome her to shelter
from the tempest that shrieked over the
darkened pillows. She went ALONE, and
the Indian of the wilderness sent forth his
shrill war-whoop, and bounded into the
thickct when the strange roaring of the
steam broke upon his ear, and trembled at
the dull rumbling Of the cable as she
swang round 10 her anchor roads,ead !
No spacious harbcr threw cut its sturdy
arm from the lone shore of Michigan as if
seeking her embrace. Milwaukee, the
rival of the West, had then no heightened
Pier holding its ready lap to catch the
freightage that was borne upon the bo-
som of our great inland seas Lonely
she wandered, and lonely she lay, and
the ,umbling surges dashed unbroken
against her sides, as she sat heaving
amongst them. Now-how changed is
the scene Man the lord of creation
he whose works are an inexhaustible SUBJ
oct Of wonder even 10 himself, has been
here, and ,hese sights tell a tale Of lauda-
bic ambition, generous emulation and &C.
tive enterprise that explains 10 every man
the reason why Milwaukee is what sho
is, the leader Of the WEST in the march
Of improyement,-llM. SEM.
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-08-11

.7aecdote q Gen. Lee.--When the
General was q prisoner 8, Albany, he
lined with an irishman. Before entering
upon the wine, the Genera! remarked TO,
his host, tina, after drinking, he was very
apt TO abuse lrisbnaa--for which he ho-
ped his host would excuse him in adj
vance,--"By my soul, General, will do
that" said his hos. If You will excuse a
lriaing faul, which ] have myself. Ills
this--whenever hear man abusing ould
Ireland, l have a sad fault OF cracking his
sconce with my sheiialah- The Gene
raj was civil during tie whole evening"
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ssE KIND TO EACH OTHER

by CHARLES SWAIN.
Be kind 10 each olhcr'
The nights coming on,
When friend and when brother
Perchance may be gone!
Then midst our detection,
How sweet to have earned
The blcst recollection,
OF kindness-rcturncd !
When day hath departed,
And memory keeps
Her watch, broken hearted,
Where all she loved sleeps!
Let lalsehOod assail not,
Nor envy disprovc-
Let trifes prevail not
Against those ye love!
Nor change with tomorrow,
Should fortune take wing,
But the deeper the sorrow,
The closer still cling.
OH be kind to each other
The nights coming on,
When friend and when brother
Perchancc may be gone!
The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-08-11

Description Of the orriuai at Dresden
Iof remnant Of Napoleon's army Of
RuSSia.-l was lately an eyewitness of
terrible scene. The regiment of body
guard that aquii!ed itself so manfuly at
Minsk, has, in the retreat from Moscow,
been altogether cut up, mostly by the
frost. OF the whole regiment, only about
seventy remain. Single bodies arrive
by degrees, but, in the main, in most
ptiable plight. When they reached the
Saxon border, they are assisted by their
compassionate country-men who enable
to make the rest of the road in some car
riage or wagon. On Sunday forenoon |
went TO the LiaTe seen Bad, and found
crowd collected round a car, in which
some soldiers had returned from Russia.
No grenade or grape could have disligured
them, as | beheld them, the victims of
cold. One of them had lost the upper
joints of his ten fingers, and he showed
us the black stumps. Another looked as
if he had been in the hands of the Turks,
for he wanted both ears and nose. Most
horrible was the look Of third, whose
eyes were frozen; the cyoiids hung
down, lctling, and the globes Of the eyes
were bur.t, and protruded oct of the sock
cts. 1t was aw!ully hideous, and yet a
more hideous object was TO present itself.
Out of the straw, in the bottom of the ear
| now behcld a figure creep painfully
out, which one would scarcely believe
to be a human being, SO Wild and distor-
ted were his features. The lips were
rotled away, and the teeth exposed. He
pulled the cloak away from before his
mouth, and grnned at us like a death
head. Then he burst out into a wild
laughter; began to give the command
! in broken French with voice more like
the bark Of a dog than any thing human 1;
and we saw that the poor wretch was mad
from frozen brain. Suddenly, a cry
was heard, "lIenry my Henry y and
a young girl rushed up to the car. The
poor lunatic rubbed his brow, as if trying
to recollect where he was; he then
stretched out his arm towards the dislrac-
ted girl, and lifted himself up with his
whole strength. A shuddering fcver-lit
came over him. He fell collapsed, and
lay brealhless on the straw. The girl
was removed forcibly from the corpse.
1t was her bridegroom. Her agony found