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ROPOSALs for carrying the mails of he Uni
i ted States, from LIST of December lS43, TO the
3Oth OF June, lS47 in Virginia will he received at
HE Post Ohce Department, in the City OF Washing
ton, until p m OF The LIST OF November next (to be
decied by the next day. the route and in the
manner and time herein specified, viz
25l7 From Winchester, by Newtown Stephens
burg, Middletown, Strasburg, Toms Brook Wood
stock Sloney Creek Red Banks Mount Jackson
New Market, SpartapoIis, Hauisonbug, Mount
Crawford, and Mount Sidney, 10 Staunton, "a mil,
and back, times week, in four horse pos coaches
Leave Winchester daily, except Sunday, after the
arrival of the mail from Harper's Ferry, say al 5 M
arrive at Siaunton next day by 10 m.
Leave Siaunton daily, except Sunday at P. m /;
arrive at Winchester next day by 7 m.
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"The undersigned --- guarantee that -, II
his bid for carrying the mail from - TO - be ac-
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obligation prior to the LIST day of January next with
good and sufficient suretles, perform the service
proposed"
This should be accompanied by the certificate of
Postmaster, other equivalent testimony, that the
guarantors are men of property, and able to make
good their guaranty.
The proposals should be sent to the Department
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addressed TO the First Assistant Postmaster General
For the prohibition of bids resulting from comb-
nations and the terms and conditions on which the
is TO be made the last annual advertise
ment.
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Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-04-01

From tn" Lrle Of Sir Aslely Cooper
which ma. en- published m London
by ono Of his rel tons, W. take the an
nrxed account Of the professional in
come Of this distinguished surgeon:
My receipts says he, for the frs,
year were L5,js The second. Lee the
third, L5I the fourth, Log; the fifth,
LOO, the sixth, Loo; the seventh,
LIOJ, the eighth, L6IO; the ninth, (the
year he was appointed sergeon TO the
hOspiial,) IL loo" TO himself appends
4 remark, which sufficiently shows his
feeling on this subject Although was
a lecturer all the time on anatomy aud
surgery"
The extent OF practice which he sub
sequentIy Obtained may be inferred from
the fact that his professional income for
the year I l5,Cxccedcd LII 900 near.
~ a hundred thousand dollars.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-04-01
MIR. CLAY MD THE FRENCH

MIR. CLAY MD THE FRENCH.
MAN.-The New Orleans rropic OF
the Is uliimo. gives the following gra-
PHI; auerJoic:
| An amusing incideat occurred at VictS.
bur. While Mr. Clay was on his way To
New Orleans Alter Mr. Clay hal re-
ccivCd the hearty welcome OF the zen
erOus NIck burgers aud taken leave o.
them, the Rainbow. on which he was a
! passenger, was Is: about to shove of
from the landing, when an enthusiastic
li'te trcnchman. a good Wing, and
we'll known 10 mary OF the citizens OF
Mississippi, was seen running down the
hall N iu speed cry iHg-'stop de boat
stop de boat! sha see Mr. Clay lie
SUCCEEDED in getting on board before the
plank was pulled in, but in answer 10
the remonSiran e. ofthe IN Itc that The
bat would start before he could have
an OBJ or,unIty of seeing Mr. CIav, he
rep ted, Start .nd be ID! SJppnse you
take mo To New Orleans! shall not
care i have come all dc way from
Jackson To see Mr. Clay, and have Just
arrived IN the cars, and shall sec him
by gar! Saying which he rushed up
INTO the cabin, and cleared for himself Il
passage through The crowd which sur.
rounded the great states nan, and place
I'm elf IN front Of Nil CRY. Are You
Mr ClIyT he demanded am sir, re.
piled MIR Clay. Den, s,r, shall Le We.
~ happy to mako you acql;rted W tn
me- am very happy TO make your
acquaintance. replied Mr. Clay, ex end
ng his hand To the good l'renchman;
pray, sir, favor me with Your name -
Oh! dam dc nama,' sa d The Frrnchm ~,
graSpng Mr Gays hand, suppose /
tell you my name, you shall not rccol
lect him nye mI"ute. | have come all
de way from Jackson 10 see You, Nr
Clay, and am 50 happy you stall moi
suppose. neyIir was SO happy bIJ
one time before, and that was when .
shake hand with lie grad Napoleon -
Now | am ltst,y. and mist -. Goo l.
by Mr. Clay. ! hope you shall be our
LcXt pre-id,nt. BY gar, | know you
shall haze eel ny whole pile on you.
Mr. Clay, and doI't care one dam if /
loose or il win. Adeu, Mr. Chy Col
, bless You IN IN Ike you dc President -
Then giyivinS Mr. Clay hearty shake
Of the hanl, hs retireI ald reache the
d OK just as they were about to phi in
the last plank.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-04-01

]. PRINTED "a wrIsr IA the AiObIls Herald
w''o has been for sixteen yea = cunnvc e. with The
iuhl.e press. holds the following deserved comm.u.
dtiury language oi the memh, r. Of the craft Me
Who have had an Oplarrun " Of Judging viii iai 10
admit Tie business Oiuis rrmlIk, lie say,:
In all our experience, and Nc have visited is
'h1l tune four different Governments lron the one
under which We Mere born AuI ducaIrd we have
always found among Prntrrs only usro iuIel.I.
sr"ec but more liheraiHy VI opinion II ere ol that
u"hie and high minded cast OF priucp that lDpk,
WIN l"rgnIng eye, hs Well UpgE the IraiIiCs Of
erTing hutdiniIy upon The Jirs and contentious
That grow Out OF eiIher rrgiya politics. Than any
oheT class al men. moi excepting the teachers OF The
religion ui ihc Bible themselves, or the statesmen
Who thunder ~ The forum. Printers have SORT OF
ircenls"nry with The Whole world Cctyersaut
NOT "niy With cNeHts that usnspriug ia the Ir
own urIshl'OrhuOd, bHI over the whole universe
Their occupation aud the peculiar province in ~ hich
! they move. are oil calculated 10 bring within the
scope al iheIt Nsg, and c circle u their Interests
Ihe opinions md Tue feeling Ul the oullte family vi
'nat. Il Is d similar community Of interests aud
| Persohnl cOnverss wit the whole world that make
The honest tar whole sDued man. friend of his
species IN Whatever port lac meets Them; but the
Painter - hs superior one respect: the lirId -.
Itieis, Tie garden of science aud Ihe We ~ fountain
oi learning, are Ia his range aud mea.urIhy under
ms co,irpl. WUh scarcely au exception, there .
not one .! The TTOessIOn that good man uls hI not
DC proud 10 lake by the hand au uss.aiaIe aud
iueuu or that The statesmen mIgh not take INTO
counsel Wuh saIIsiaCiIOI hIu.arlI auG os:eft IL
the world"
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-04-01
From The PLjiai,JpLta Go-gtt

4 rom me IHttultt iIttI UQ@eNC.
SNOW SHORM.-The snow Storm al the 18th
inst. was much more sev ere than have had iur
several years, so late IA he season, guure Gno -
fell m THIS CIV Than 10 any Tor ~ . yeafs
Say from 10 ~ inches.
AhJul Ine mIidle ui March, l725 snow fell 10
the depth Of Two feet ~ one night.
On The lSIh AMI 1911 Vi puI l7Il, sn-w fell 10
The depth Oi GAree feet.
Ia 1850 much sruw fell during he Spring months
aud as late The middle OF May, SNOW Tell Oh The
earth.
On the 25h VI March, l765. snow fell TO the depth
Of Two feet
Much snow fell in March and April 1889.
On the 18Th Of March l799, SNOW fell from 20 10
% inches deep.
The winter Of 8l5. was very cold and fuel very
scarce and high. Oak wJOd sold Tor II aud hickory
tor 6 do7rs a cord. IL 1922 q vas The same.
TIE winters Of 50 ,. aud 1881. ?. aud 1913 4
were excessively cold, aud great deal u SNOW fell
the wtnIeI oil 1887 was very nrd until the
3Oh January. after winch, u became intensely cold
and he Delaware. opposite the cIty, vas frozen
from shore 10 shore tie morning Of The FIRST Oi
Februury The cold continued Inlo March. aud or
the l7Gh and S,h much snow and ram Tell.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-04-01

FIRE AT NORFOLN.-We are indebted to the
Norfolk Herald fora slip containing an accou'I II
fire which 'JurrcJ Iu that place ~ Suud ~ night
ast. Il org mated in q small NVulen tenement al
the corner II Lille Water and lluli's lane
Nh ch entirely de, ruyc .'uslher with ,mai
hrick houses owned Nv Mallory Tod. Esq. bro h
house occupied 10y Mr John FrarklIu, n sailor
beading house. add i've I'D wOolen Iencnenis at.
r'iuius known Kunbilrs Tow TAe bulldiass
destroy cd wgtc Of htIle value.
Ar,u, eight O'Clock on Monday ing while 2
IDS were scratch ng about nn0ng the runs uI the
recent lire. large po'ti"n at m1~'nry fell of ro,m
"a wall. wiirh instantly killed rnc ufi!.em-ihc o bel
Iwo escaping 10y miracle. The lad who wa,
Killed was a5DnI twelve years OF age. uaI hs name
was Iesgle Ames-BIlt An
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-04-01

WOMEN IN FRANCE-A corros-
pondent of tho National line ,ligsnc,.r
writing from Paris, says-.In Frnnce
the employment of women in n,;,as \.
forbidden by law, aud children undsr
ten years Of age cannot be listed TO-
them legally, bu. this interdict is con-
monly infringed or eyaded. hava
seen women toIling n slate qunrries and
they are every where engaged in ,illage
and the work Of drudgeTy Of the fields
and the farm yards, beyond the sever
est and grossest antiques OF thu femlie
negro slaves Of our Union. 1t is en-
.ougi 10 witness the cleansing any
morning of thu streets Of this capita to
know the ,st extremity Of dsgraiion and
hIdeouSness 10 which The sex can be re-
duced ,
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-04-01

Tie New York Commercial Advertiser Of Mon.
day nitcruoOn says that the story uf the resignation
OfCaptain w Spencer, Of Navy, Is Az IDLE
ruH,or without any foundation, Captain Spencer
applied % Commodore Morgan Or leave Ofah-euce
90 visit his family. on The 25h Of January. On the
Oh Of February the commodore gunIeI The PefmIs
SION requested. though Nth great reluctance, 90
consequence Of The high estimate he placid upon
the services Of CAPTAIN s In sustaining The dlscip
line Of the squadron. Sull. the grounds Ui The sp-
plicaiiUn was ~ s rong and urgent that the cOmmO
dOre DID Mt feel al liberty to deny o.. On hIs re-
turn Ia he Unued Slate Captain 5 ns directed by
the c1EmOdore. reported hinsellIo the Secretary 81
Tie Navy. by whom he has since been Infurmu d
hat pursuant 10 hs request order FOR hrs relief
had been forwarded 10 the MedHeruneuni aud that,
under the circumstance Oi the Cuse, his return 90
anticipation ofthe arrival Of that order has been D.
proved b. the Department.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-04-01

FIRE AT TRENTON. NEN JERSEY.-A
Ire broke Out on the 29th ult. in The "Od True A.
'ieT'oaH lnn." situated in S,uih Trenton. n. j.
When The fire ~ns discovered tie occupants were
all asleep, and, Nv" persunS were burned To death
The others escaped 10y lcapng from the windows
of The ~ aud 81 stories The tenement was n
Three story frame and very old-iu was occupied
10y General Washington. as his head quarters, IN
iii
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-04-01

Boston paper gives an account OF
the loss oflives by shipwreck, so far ms
,a'y appeared IN American papers from
November u, 1890 February 4, 1913.
The number Of human beings, who
have persisted by shipwreck in these
three months, is one thousand six humid
red and twenty. L. seems that most Of
these persons might have been saved,
had one Of Francis's life boats been ut
band.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-04-01
SEMI REPUTATION ILLUS p,

SEMI REPUDi ALTON ILLUS RI
FED.-Wc have for ,me tame been
looking for familiar Illustration of the
honesty Of those States which gravely
expires their abhorronce Of Repudia
ton, yet shrink from m king any sacri
fceS or laying any taxes for the pay
mcnt even OF the interest due their des
pairing creditors The fo lowing. from
the Louisville Journal. hits the nail ex
actly:
\ friend Of ours, travelling to New
Orleans,wa up to n curious looking
old chap sitting acne in the bow OF the
boat, and remarked, 'wnerc are you
from, my friendP I'm from Illinois.
We'll are you going to repuIia'c up
there in Illinois as they do down hcrer
why no. said the suck"r,.I dom
ihlak We shall rcpIderale exactly as
they DO down here. We We, they tell
me, about went millions, and rec on
by waiting ill our bonds &c; TO be worth
but five c'nts in the dollar, we can Dor
row million aud pay of the whole an
then we shall have 10 repudilte only the
one million. We can't think Of such q
thing as repudiating the whole twenty
million. We suckers Fave some hon
csly.'
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-04-01

TIE SOMERS COFRr MARITAL Il lie
Ne" York American nf Tuesday saIT.-T, . Ma
val Cuur Martial for lie trial of Commander Mac.
krnzIe WILL nIs understood, transmit the record Of
II' proceedings and opinion To Washing ton this day.
The court remains pn'Ioma IN seEsipn. until tho
Department shall communicate the PRESIDENT de-
clsIUn.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-04-01

SlNBAD on GDON "a letles received here
ifon The Pacific. contains urcuuH! OF the fDJw-
Ihs adventure and almost miraculous preseryuJU..
81 boats crew Of The ship Russell. trIn uh 10.
June last When wuhIE a few DAYS SAT- VI Tcca
mas lhe boat oI The ship lowered inr whl es
AID ono "i them haTpJoucd and fastened 10 a yu.ug
aonsier, "hU. probably being over pleased wIlh
Tie sIiuia"i. immediately ode II a Tie u,u OF h.
speed: Tue U"a' crew, how ever. wcre not dspJS-
- 10 TeHnquish IhcIr oily prrz.. aud accordingly
held last HE Inc attached 10 the h=rIuuR aud keIr
trail bark was Inns conveyed win immense vvlOciIy
Through the deep iu distance of several leagues,
when 10y hIsk of the iatl of Their sulmar. ne.
sliced, their bark vas overturned aud partially shat.
tered. One VI their number was drowned. aud The
nNe SURVIVORS were thrown absolutely on their ow n
reSources' out OF sight OF the ship. 4 scanIy
stock OF pIoSIsl MS remained 10 Them. and IN their
Peiious situation lhey chung the keel Of The bnaI
during three days anu nIshI., all which limo The
" lad blew gale. On The fourth day. the wind
Paving ahaied. they Suct coded IN rrghiug The bOai
AMI bIIling Oul The Mater made far land ad arrived
at IecImas Meantime The ship had unsuccess.
fully cruised for several Gays search OF The brll
AM crew. when the! Pot away ior I, clmas. Nhirh
ihcy reached few da3s after the b AIS crew Al.
most incredible Is the STORY, II appears well au.
Ihenlcaied.-NeT BsdJOrd Mercury.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-04-01

THE CHEAPEST BOOKS EVER ISSUED.
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Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-04-01

A PRACTICAL JESE-A man named Moore,
who deals m yonng irees, shrubs. seedlings end
other juvenile vegetable near CacIOw, was kr'ck.
ed Up lately OF an unreasonable hour, by person
travelling on jaunfIng car Who demanded % he
Odd not Keep "a HHrSerg'' Yes sad he. ~" en-
then. here's something in YOUR line Before he
could opes the door, his customer bad GO 81 lt %
Singing irOi aud lef nice lue child ~ The ihres.
uoII. 81. Of cyvne. hes bsen sei among he oi'ts
.iaas
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-04-01

U SHIP JOHN ADNMS-Ths New York
Journal al Commerce "f Tuesday, speaking Of tho
reported mHIIry "n board this ship says we have
made further Inquiries ON the subject and although
We are unable 10 arrive at the facts iu an auhen.
tao shape. we are confirmed ia the belief that q
summary execution of several men on hoard the
john Adams dad take place. The circunsinnce un-
Ter Which II occurred may. may no be correct
ly stated"