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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-12-06

The citizens of New England are respectfully in
formed that ia con. eQrence Of the great popularity
which Wrichl'~ Indian Nc-ea le Pill have earned by
their a,lon shnr goodness, Gang OF Counerieiier'
are now indu,iroI,lv enga red in pa ming on the IN
>,spec'ine, rdiueIess and perhaps dangerous medi
cine. under the name Of Indian Vegetable Pills.
This is to inform the pu lie, thai the genuine medi
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-11-15

young friends, have nov been lot % 49,.
servant of the Lord aud can liclv >ay, "F"oii,
WIS are ways of pleasantnesS, dho an nv 80
are NO, 90" II VA, enough. The woros o' the
man and the tones oi his VOICE theico c'ei :!
Alter PRAYER. the pastor oi the church Geii'eieG
a brief valedctory - his venerable ld'i'cr> ehu
brethren IN the ministry. a pailinS hIthh was
sung, all standing. The neneIic.ioh "as lne,
pronounced nd the assembly dismissed. Synod
nrnc.e1e1 d, c,rrec, lis minutes; and was soon
',tier adjourned 10 meet in Charlottesville next
October. Hands were s-akcn-tears feli-and
,u,nIy couptcnances turned away from each
other VIII Strong erideuces OF an abiding anu IN
creasing love. -,
II affSrJs thu writer OF this sketch s.ea, plea
sur, 10 state that our2uesis ana brethren from me
interior were greatly delighted with their vlsil
10 The seab,ard SAID The venerable Mt"eia'ol
10 him on Frioay, My dear SIR, II me people OF
Nu.f,k entertain their friends SO The General
Assembly will soon meet here" Sald another
member, al have really been 50 happy .. me
meeting Of synod. tina, have begun 10 lear on
ina, accom-, !, is 10 be ny last" III The ENJOY
men, has been mutual; md we who stay nave
also been happy in the converse AMI spirit oil our
friends who have gone.
Love is the golien chain that binds
The happy minds above,
And his = n heir Of Heaven who hnos
His bosom swell with love"
With CORE. ponding members, OF whom mere
we're seven or eight present. The members OF sy-
nod amounted 10 ninety persons. About nve nun
red visitors in all are supposed TO have been IN
onr Boronsh Now, that they have lett us, may
o~ace 90 win them-and whether they shall
lodge in The Capitol ard chief Towns ofihs Com
,nonwea],h or he dispersed in country places
among The mountains and valleys oil The interior,
nav The arm OF the Lord be their defence, ard
His rich blessing their inheritance forever.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-11-15
VALUABLE SALE OF LAND, NEGROES
CROP, STOCK, &c

DY virtue Of Deed now Of record in the Pow
ID hatan Clerks Office, and for purposes Their
in mentioned, we shall offer Tor sale The Tract
Land on which Mr.. Benjamin L. Meade lale''
resided. This tract contains about nine hunGTs
acres, and lies on the Appomatox river, IN tA'
county OF Powhatan adjoining the plantations
DR.. Abner Crump and Others II is well adaF'e.
10 the growth of wheat. corn and tobacco and
in very good t"art. II has a plentiful supply @
woodland. a good house, containing six ROOMS, 81
excellent new sranary, and all other neccssaT!
houses The place is remarkably healthy, an
has large Orchards OF apples and peaches, goo
water. and other recommendations usually toul.
about an old establishment.
AT the same time and place, will be sold. aeol
twenty-five or thirty valuable Negroes, amos
them good house servants, Carpenter and Cat
rage Driver. Also, all the Crops ofCorn, Oas
Fodder. Household and Kitchen Furniture, Piah
talon Utensils, Stock Of all kinds, and whaiese
else on the place that may be subject TO sale y
sale of the above property will take place Oh 'h'
18th day of December, if fair, and if not, on h'
next fair day thereafter Any person desiring
good farm, on moderate terms, can scarcely SUI
themselves better. 81
The terms of sale are-tor the Land, ere"
Of one, two and three years, the purchaser elF'hs
bonds and lien on the property 10 secure the ps'
men, thereof-thc title 10 be withheld nnIlI 'iE
last payment is made The Negroes will be so'
for cash, and The balance of Improperly on a or
dit of six months for all sums over ten dol!af>~
under that amount, cash.
JOHN B. HARVIE, lTr..ee..
WILLIAM OLD, JR.,
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THE UNITED STATES SENATE.

A few weeks ago, the Wing. were shouting
over having secured the ascendancy in the United
States Senate up 10 March 9Th, lS47. They were
al The same time crying ont Justify that The Ia
riff wa. in danger" and that the Texas Treaty
(Which requires The assent Of two-iauds ofhe Sen
ale aefore it can he operative, would be con-
frlned. the moment of Folks election. We took
occasion 10 point out the discrepancy OF these
brass and these alarms, and The Wing papers arc
making the mos, lndicrous etiorts 10 back ont OF
their brag, and make wha, capital they can on, OF
their jeremiads on the Tariff and Texas. The
Utica Gazette which was one OF The FIRST TO boast,
now admits that sc; lorahle consequences" may
result, from the supposed Wing ascendancy in the
Senate, and sets TO work 10 cipher away 'the
Whig victory Of few weeks since. In this en-
barr; ssmcnt for II is constrained TO hold on,
hope of Wing success in States no. yet decided)
il selects Massachusetts, as one that may possibly
hy COAL! on O. Demo- rats and abolitionis's (''si.
milar 10 ,ha, of Birney in Michgan"l elect an
anti-Tariff add pro. Texas-Senator.
The cts ,ha, he time Of Ave Democratic
and thirteen Wing Senaiorse1pires with The com.
ing 4'h OF March, or sooner BY resignation, as
follows
Dlnnerats.-Far6eld, Maine; Wright, y. Y;
Sturgeon, Pennsylvania; Tappan, Ohio, Benton,
Mo-5
Hhgs-Pbelr, VT Choaie, Mass: spraeue,
R. Il Huntington, Conn4 Talmadge, n y Day
Ton, MI Boysrd, Deli Mer'ek, MIDI asneer.
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son, Miss; While, Ind; Porter, Mich; Foster
Tenacsscr Rives, Va ID.
There will remain in The Senate. then, s,A'eeh
Wings and eighteen Democrats. Inc wings
have already, through unequal legislative repre-
sen.alion, attained decisive majoriiies in the Le
eisaiure in States in which the popular majority
is asains, them. Giving them Vermont, Massa-
chuse,ts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New jersey
MARYLAND Delaware, Ohio, Virginia and INDIA
ma, in The two las; of which, though Democratic,
WING Legislature has been chosen, and ihey
have 90 OF lie 81 Senator'S elected, and possess
The power of ncgatvins every measure oil I their
opponents, and Of controlling every treaty oteIec
10 tina, body. They take their chances tor oIher
Senators in Maine, Pennsylvania, Missouri, MI
chigan, Mississippi Tennessee, and Tor Two IN
New York. In The three first of these States they
of course have no chance, but if they admit maj
they are not certain OF the elily OF their own
senators, on what they claim 10 be the only IS
sues in The contest; and if they do not nope %
secure ole Senatorial Representative in oil ihese
States. they admit lha, they ought not and DO mol
possess The confidence Of The people and thai 'hey
are inadequate TO the task Of protecting, any pub
lie interest, or Of safely directing an adminislra-
tion -fH
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MISSISSIPPI.
liar he n,hcr SD

HedT TIC 0'HeT .>iCc.
The Wing pa pers of this civ have filled their
columns with the wonderful revelations of tro
gentlemen in this great planting State, who have
left our ranks and deserted TO the enemy As an
ample set-oh we copy from the Na,chez Free
Trader the following changes in The contrary
direction. We know and esteem many Of the
gentlemen cited, and give them a cordial vel
ONE into the swelling column Of Jeaersonian De-
mocracy
"MoRE Characterization Naior member
Of the Legislature from the city OF Vicksburg
has rcnounccd Whiggery and taken his stand on
the side OF Polk and Dallas Our old friend, VIM
Dunbar, of Alexandria, Louisiana has lately
published a letter. rcnouncing the Wing party
and declaring himself for Polk and Texas Mr.
Dunbar is gentleman Of fine talents, was an
efficient orator on the Harrison side in 1870 and
served the Wings in the Legislature of Virginia
before his removal 10 Louisiana.
MAKE WAY FOR MISSISSIPPI.
"Rece,n Changes from Uhiege1y 10 Democracy.
Gen. T. n. Wall, of Yalobusha county.
Gen Reuben Davis, OF Monroe, late candidate
on the Wing ticket for Congress.
Col Thomas Harvey. Of Kinds, late Wing
member OF The State Legislature
Col ID. H. Cooper, OF Wilkinson Wing mem
Der OF the State Legislature.
Truxton Davidson, Esq, of Wilkinson, Wing
member Of the State Legislature.
Hon. James c. Ventress OF Wilkinson, Wing
State Senator.
James Norris Esq, late Wing editor of the
Woodville Republican.
VIM P Meen, Esq, formerly Wing editor Of
Nalchez Courier and member of the Legislature.
Gen. Felix Huston, Of Adams, long devoted
personal friend of Henry Clay.
Col. George H. Gordon, Of Wilkinson late
distinguished Wing
f. NJ. Parish Esq, of Wilkinson, late leader
in that county.
Col VIM Davis, OF Marshall, late member OF
the State Legislature.
Dr. Hawkins, of Yalobusha, a Wing orator of
1910.
Col J. H. Firth, OF No1ubee, one OF the most
influential Wings ofihe interior.
Richard T. Archer, OF Claiborne, leading
Wing orator of 1910.
The above are but few of the many influential
changes in This State"
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II give YOU below the result of the election in
Lewis county, SO far as ascertained:

FOLK , NndJuIHIt ofo -, =,
1.-THE Democratic majority will be considera-
bly increased-,he polls having been kept open al
the Court House (Weston) and al Riddles.
awe have heard from Sutton, and from Single
tons. in Braxton county-Whig majority IS
which must be decreased by the vote of two pre-
cincis, not yet heard from. Our gain in these
two counties since las, Spring will be near $50 y
BUCKINGHAM.
'CuRDsviLLE, Nov. 6, lS4f
"Itake pleasure in niormngyou thu; tbs coun-
". after all the unparalleled e1ertions OF the
Wings, has given Polk majority OF forty eight.
A, one OF our precincts (New Store) they had
barrels Of whiskey 10 treat their friends. We
have, after all these things, beaten them in this
couniy-notlo say any thing abou,the barbacues
and speeches, the Green Documents, and the
thousand other papers they have received-They
now wear long faces Many of them would have
rather lost the State than this county; Tor they had
a number Of votes from other counties, even
from Richmond and Mancbester-butt thank God.
these foreign voters have TO return home, and all
they can say is. they have made desperate effort,
bur are beaten"
From another letter.
SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 6.
The Democrats have carried this county by a
majority Of IS. and I think she may now rank
among the Democratic counties, inEtead OF q
doubtful one; for, i'll am mol mistaken, the Coons
will surrender afler this-to- there never was q
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rpEI.AsT ROORBACK.


The New York Evening Post of Friday says:
.The mails OF this morning bring US papers from
five diff, rent States in which there simultaneous
~ appears what purports 10 he Letter from las
&. Birney These papers are the Philadelphia
North A !nerican, the Hartford Coursni, the Co
lunhu> (Uhio) Journal, the Massachusetts spy,
and the y y. Courier and Enquirer
TIE Post ds: NOW, Il l. evident upon Inc
face Off, That this letter lisa f,rgery. The scheme
is one OF The most d;>gracciul and dastardly 'ha
has We, been developed
These papers had all copied The pretended lei
Ter from The Genesee Democrat, Extra, of Oct
81. The forged letter was verified BY atiidavlls
and the certificates OF magistrates, both forged II
was issued jus, in time for the Ohio and Penn
sylvana Elections; appeared FIST in the most dis
,ant points oil those States. and was fully clrcu-
lated throughout both, before the contradiction
could be published anywhere in those States till
the polls there had closed. The exposure of the
forgery has come from Mr.. Birney's own hand,
but too late TO batt. the purpose OF its authors
The following letter appears in The Cleveland
Herald Wing paper, which had given ciTcn
la,ion 10 the forgery, after the election in Ohio
had closed:
CLEVELAND, Nov. |, 1871
J. w. GRAr, Esq-Dear Sir The Letter pur
PORTING 10 be written by me, to J. d tarlanc,
dated September 26, is a fmgeTy throughout. !
saw II Tor the tlrst tEle ~ tne rdinsPllie Iele-
graph, few hours ago al Fairror,, in this Stale.
| Il is q THOROUGH FORGERY!
Yours, &C., JAMES q. BlRNEP.
In another letter, Mr.. Brney states that the aft
davits accompanying and auth niicatins the for
gerry, are in the names OF real persons, but with
out doubt forged also
From the beginning Of This contest, the Demo-
cratic patty have had 10 contend, in manly war
fare, not asains, honest men, but agalns, the
poisoned weapons Q! unprincipled foes. Though
detected ard made infamous BY The exposure OF
their unmsnly and assassin-lke arms, our oppo-
nenis have s,i returned TO them; nd though they
ve, suffer from ranking wounds from their own
weayons turned agains, them, they seem 10 know
no other reliance, and 10 have no other hope, than
in this, their las, desperate resort dDaay Atlas
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KANAWIIA.

"hASAwHA {. H., Nov
II have only time TO write 2 few lines since liz
arrival OF the stage. 10 give you the news as i2r
as it has been received in this and the adjoining
counties. From the returns annexed, you vii
see that We have been beaten in this county t,r
Their than in 1910, but not SO bad is anticipate;
when wrote YOU last; but Our cams IN the olbsr
counties have much more than made IN IT,.
malori,ies are reported, but will no, vary mater
ally from the official returns In this county h.
whole vote has been swclled 10 the enormous n
gregate of over 400. We have increased og,
vote 100, principally by gains from the Wigs
while theirs has been swelied by Illegal asses,
menrs last Spring. have no time now Tor ps..
ticulars, but will write more fully as soon a.
have more definite Information:
"Kanawha-C!ay PSI, Polk IA; Wing gain 81
"Mason-4S majority Tor Clay; Democrats.
"Jackson-G2 majority for Polk Democrat.
gain 100.
"Cahell & WAYNE Abou. 80 majority 4.
Polk; Dem. gain 90
"Braxion, (thrce rrecincts)-Gi majority %,
Polk One precinct 10 hear from. which vi
give about 80 Wing majority, showing abou; T.
Dem gain.
"Fayeue. Qour precincts)-9 majority for Pss
no material change since 1910.
logan, tone precnct)-55 majori." .or p1.
about the same Is In $40.
MASON 4 JACKSON-NcJlyd oss,
Democrat,t GAN IN tire counties, l29
"PoIxr PLEASANT Mason Co, Nov :
II send you the full vote of Mason co1r'y
which, in 1910, gave Harrison a majority O
l0l The majority for Clay on the 4th, N ID,
county, is Il. The Wings will perhaps clam
70, but in truth their majority is bul ~.
jackson county, in 1910, gave Harrison \ ma.
iori,v OF ~, and on the ith rs Tar as heard from
land all but one precinct is heard from, which s
small, and is supposed 10 give about 10 Dem
cratic majority gives majority for Polk 9! "
and add the 10 from the unheard from preclac
will make 66-irom which take Clay's maloniF
in Mason Of ~, leaves, in the TWO counties :
majority for Polk Of 10 votes"
BRAXTON, has tdRgit manfAHt!
"SrrroN Nov 6, 1874
Gcn:lemen-Thnking that you wouid like g,
hear from This old Coon county, haslen 10 gre
you the result Of our election. We me, The cne:ny.
and fought him manfully, notwithstanding tie
many Disadvantages We labored under no. even
having speech from our Elector-but on The
contrary, having many Coon orators among .,
the big gun from Monroe being here, at on: 81.
perior Court, charging Col. Polk with vors
agains, the old soldiers. Notwithstanding all III
We skinned many Coons. The vote stands thu.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-11-15

Journal. (Whig,) edited by Thurlow Weed. 1t
saws that ..the Abolition vote thrown away upon
Birney, in New York, will exceed $4,000" Does
his look as if the Abo!itonists voted for Polk?-
They did not vote for Clay, and thus Col. Polk
90, The Slate-Hinc ,HG iGehryWG.
We did moi desire their aid-We wished them
ONLY 10 keep their "hands off,"
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"TiIe day was rather cold and clustering, which,
suppose accounts for the small vote; but, upon
the whole, we have done wei. In 1910, Van
Buren, beat Harrison in Grayson (Which then
included CarrolD 1872 votes, and we beat them a,
this election, in the TWO counties, 3Uo votes or
more"
LANCASTER-Hor .Nr. Clay ,ras Beaten
"KnMARNocx, LANCASTER Co, Nov. 4.
The polls for Electors OF President and Vice
President OF the United States have been closed,
ard the result is, Wing l39, Democratic 99-ma-
lority for the Wings i0-beine gain over the
Wings since 1870 OF As for Harrison received a
majority OF 50 over Van Buren,.
You may see in the Richmond Wing flourish
OF rrumpels, and the cry OF a Wing victory, &c ;
bu if they have lost in all the counties OF The
Stale in the same ratio, they are sadly beaten.
INV own vote was recorded with the Wigs
in 1910 for Harrison and Tyler, as a choice in
regard 10 men. and believing tina, was carving
out the great Republican principles of the Jeffer-
son and Madisorian School Time has devc-
oped that those great State Right principles are
eschewed By the present Wing Party and stand
ing, myself, where have ever been n regard 10
nv political principles and opinions, l am forced
10 abandon party which consider has aban-
doned its avowed principles Of 1910, and is now
supporting the Federal doctrines Of The Elder
Adams"
(From another Leiter.)
LANCASTER, G. f., Nov. g.
below Won will find 4 statement OF the polls
in this county
For H. Clay la9
For ]. X. Polk 80
Clays majority Az
a considerable change since 1910, when Gen.
Harrison's majority was So. Old Lancaster is
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NTOTICE.-The subscriber will offer fol- sax
~ al public auction, for cash, al Nora q,
Store, in Matthew'S county, about seventy nae.
Negroes. The sale will take place on The ms, :
January, 1915, if it be ft day. Should u !,
weather prevent the sale Cd that day, II VIII ,aa
place at Matthews Court House on 'he secon
Monday in January. without further sdyer'i~
ment JOHN DAINGERPlELD,
Administrator of a. 4. Van Bibber
Nor c,.au,
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(Frow the -. q. Il esy@nr, Nor. D..

The schooner Creole, formerly known as ~
Rose,,a arrived a, his port Yesterday from Yer;
! Cruz, which por, she lett ON The 22t ulli'no.-
| She brought over large number OF passenger
the greater portion ol whom arc The late fero'
| prisoners Below will be found list oi tnei
/ names, with which We have been politely iurn>h
I'd bv one of the number. Three seamen came
in the Creole, saved from the ship Elizabeth, iron
/ Liverpuolior New Orleans, wrecked OF the Souti
coast Of Cuba.
For the information Of their friends we sivt
he nam mes OF those " DO have been LETT behind II
! Mexico:
D F. Barney, Daniel Davis
Chas. Mclaughlin, WIN. Whine,
| T. Parker, Jr., VIM. VI. Shepperd
VIM H. Moore, James Wilson,
VIM Atwood, Adam Master,
Theodore D. Mal,hey, left sick in Peuhla
We have scarcely had moment 10 glance a
our exchanges, hut We learn that no new mea'
sure had been taken for The renewal OF the wal
against Texas The espousais Of Santa Anna
and his new bride were celebrated in truly roya
>,vle-bv proxy-he icing upon his estate OF
Mango &c Clara and The lady in The city oil
Mexico.
Poor Nayarro's case is represented 10 Us AS
mos, desperate, i, Being Santa Anna's appa.en:
intention 10 retain him in confnemcn, Tor lie.
r. The following is lisi OF the names OF The
Texan prisoners released on The 18Th OF september
b. the Mexican Government, and arrived i'll The
American schooner Creole:
Col VIM. 5. Fisher.
Capt J. G. w. Pearson.
Capt J. R. Baker
Capt Ctaudius Buster
Quarter Master F. NJ. Gibson.
Lieut.. W. A. Clop,on.
Lieut.. A. A. Lee.
Lieut. F. w Douglass.
PylrateS
S. c.. LYONS. John Harry,
George Lord, James Young,
John McGinlsy, l. D. F. Edwards
c. r Brush, w. Fl. H. Friendsley,
4. D. Headeubure, WIN. Gibson,
;. 4. Barney. p NJ Bowman,
VIM. 4. Davis, E, II. Pits,
Henry Journeay, W. Bell,
J. H Liverpool, Francis Arthur,
q. w. Trslern, r. W. Tuner,
A. s. Shurman, Matthew Alexander,
A. Armstrong u. w. Clark
Isaac Zumwai,, W. Vandke,
john Brannam, James Peacock,
John Mills, Lawson Mills
Willis COPELAND VIM. H. Sellers,
Mark Rogers 81. Boone,
John Toopes, John Tanney,
]. R. Runion, Samuel McFal
II. L. boswell, = a 1-lafNeoIa,
JACOB HUMPHREYS, Jares Calvet,
Levi Williams, J. D. McCmcheon,
D. Crerou, Thomas Davis,
I. B. 6err:. T. J. Sensihausa,
Z. Wheherst, c. S. Kelley
1. H. Jackson, VIM. RaiE'er,
II. V. Morel, F. w. 7. Harrison,
WIN. Middleton, Z. +. King.
4. J. Ruwark, John McMulen,
r. K. Nels1a. Alex. Mathews
Kerry Muller, Z. G. Sullivan,
F. Grubhs. Cha les Heusley
john Hlffrr, T. Waite,
R. Willonshhr, G. y. Downs,
N. K. PnIey, John Sweazy,
Francis Riley P. VI. M3sewcl',
G Lewis, P. A. acserlnau,
Wn. Sargent. VIM. Dawes,
Henry Woodland, James Medley,
R. Brown, II. Il. Gals,
r. A. rh,mp.on, A. B. Hammer,
;. Goodma n. E. Smith,
D ii. Vanbechiel, David h. Beesiey,
n n Robers. Henry Br dyer,
David Allen, ". Z. Million,
WIN Dunbar, y 1: Ollion,
A. W. Alexander, 9. W: Bush,
]. D. Watkins, John Sansberry,
John Lacy.
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TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS REWARD
WILL be given for the apprehension and de-
w livery 10 me of JESSE, sometimes calling
himself JESSE MITCHELL who absconded OF last
Monday the / llh of November 1874 Said man
is mulauo, with long black hair, and on his
right hand he has one or two stiff 6ngers-he IS
abou, 80 10 35 years Old supposed TO be six feet
three TO four inches high, and very s,out-he
came frou, Stafford county, near Fredericksburg.
think he is aiming for Stafford county. or some
free State. The above reward Of s25 will he
paid If taken in The State, and $50 if taken out
of the State, and delivered 10 me.
ACHILLES LUMPKIN.
M-chanick:vle Turnpike, Hanover county.
Nov. l3-c wifi
II Whig will please copy.
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OUNCES CouRTSHIP.-The Na,ural
/ History of Courtship, with ten Plates, with
The following Illustrations The Chaperion, The
Introduction, Going to Church, The Rejected, the
Accep,ed, The Wedding, the Happy Man, the
Old Maid, The Coque,t. The Widow.
Price Is cente Just received by
Nov Is pRINRER & MORRIS
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An unfortunate rencou,re occurred on Tues
Law afternoon, between Robert w. Baker an,
John w. Light, near Pugh'own, which resn 'ed
in the death OF the latter. Mr.. Baker surrender
ed himself Z, once 10 magistrate, and has been
bailed.
As the matter will undergo judicial nvestiga.
ton, il is proper that we should omit 10 stale any
Of The circumstances dcveloped--and it is hoped
he public will be cautious in giving credence 10
The various reports which may be sci ailoat on the
subject Winchester Republican.
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(From another Leiter.)
WASHINGTON.
80 Polk's majority

.S52 Polk S majority.
up. S. have just heard from Russell. Clay's
majority will not exceed IS have also heard
from Scott and Lee Scott has given from to
$50 majority -Lee county the same. This dis
trict will 60 by % TO $500"
rs it possible tina, Russell, the only member Of
the Little Tennessee fraternity, has gone for
Clay1 What has our friend Cowan been about
We feel deep pity for the little county and her
gallant Colonel Enquirer.
LEWIS
"WEsToN, Nov. ).
II give you below the resul, of the election in
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NTOTICE-There will be petition presen.lS
v n the General Assembly Of Virginia a: -
pext session, praying the passage Of Law, alloS
ing Jacob Sampson free man OF colour, tic se',
a house ofpriva,e entertainment in the coun.s =
Goochland Oct 2S-wtN
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-11-15

ar FlRE-The Flour Mills in Manchester,
known as Maro's Mills, were burned down on
SUNDAY night They belonged 10 Dr.. Roht. II. Ca
bell They must have been sci Oh fire. Loss
some 81 900 or $780, Compiler.