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UNITED STATES AND FOREIGN AGFNc;

| Y, ID.
Dice on l2ih street, betwesn Pennsylvania ap.,,.
OF street, knoion as Kings Galiervl :"
THE UNDERSIGNED, having on.,.a A
i above Office for the transaction Of DON y
and foreign agencies, invite the public aisnt"aa4
the following prospectus:
They will attend to the purchase, sale q, :.
change of lands and real estate generallv II y
parts of the United States, Texas, or The w..
Indies. W.
To the formation of companies here. Or in ..
rope, for the sale or purchase of lands, or coor".
lands in Texas or the United States; Or ,bs ~
purchase, or exchange Of the same, to, by, Or WI
individuals in this country or in Europe,
The purchase or sale of United States Or a..
stocks, or any kind Of public securities.
Negotiating loans on bonds and MORTGAGE,
other securities. 80"
Prosecution Of claims on the government If A,
United States for lands or money, before elm, =
he executive departments or Congress
Obtaining the remission of fines and fori,;m,
incurred by alleged violations of the revenue q
other laws.
Securing patents, and transacting any business
with the Patent Office.
Obtaining pensions, revolutionary army, q,
navy, and doing any other business commend
herewith
Settlement of accounts with the State, Treasury
War, Navy, and Post Office Departments.
Collecting private claims and interest on the pub
lie debt.
Prosecuting claims before the various boards
Indian commissioners, or any boards hereafter a.
tablished under treaties with foreign powers
Preparing papers for presentation to Congress
and the executive departments
One Of the firm Of this agency will visit Europ.
and the other Texas in few weeks either Of whom
would attend to any business that may be con6da
10 his care. Their numerous European correspond
ents, and those in Texas, afford them immedias
facilities for the transaction of any agency abroad
committed to their charge.
Persons DESTROYS of emigrating to Texas, and
disposing of their estates in exchange for lands
that country, or those wishing to make investmau
there may find it greatly to their advantage to apply
to this agency.
Persons having occasion to employ counsd
cases before the Supreme Court Of the Unia
States, may confde their business advantageous
to this agency, who will secure the services Of he
most respectable members of the bar, in cases when
the selection is left to themselves.
Long experience in business, and intimate pr
essional knowledge of forms necessary to h
ADOPTED, qualify the subscribers to perform any
trust committed to their care in the most effective
ard expeditions manner. Persons living at a ds
taIce can avail themselves of this agency, with tn
certainty of having their business efficiently a.
tended to, without the trouble and expense Of,
journey to the capital
Charges will be moderate, and commensurate viii
the nature of the business. Letters of inqGg
merely will be answered without charge; but, md
cases, letters must be postpaid.
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DY Err PEARL

EXCHANGE BROKER,
Corner of Cedar street and the Public
Square,
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.
Deals in all kinds of uncurrent money; attends
to collections &c, &C., in Nashville, and the prin-
cipal towns in Tennessee.
REFERENCE.
The business men generally of Nashville.
John p. Heiss, Washington, d. c,
May %
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GEO. GIBSON,
Com. Gen. Subsistence.

NoTE.-Editors will not be paid for inserting in
their papers this advertisement, unless authorized to
do so by the Commissary General of Subsistence.
July l5-3tawtl5thSept.
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Notice to prescription claimants.
Every person entitled to the right of presumption
to any lands within the limits Of the townships
above enumerated, is required to establish the same
proper land Office, and make payment therefor, a.
soon as practicable after seeing this notice, and before
the day appointed for the commencement of the
public sale Of the township embracing the tract
claimed, (above designatedD otherwise such claim
will be forfeited.
JAMES SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Nav l0--latf
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LANES PRENTICE,

JAMES PRENTICE,
ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS. AND SURVEYORS IN
sTRUMENT MAKER,
1873 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.
The following gentlemen have permitted their
names to be used as
REFERENCES:
Mai Delafeld, Capt. Wilkes,
Dr.. ]. p. Jones, Henry Ellsworth, esq.
Capt Ericsson, Col. Toten,
J. b. Jeryis. esq Prof Renwick
Orders per express punctually attended to.
June 18-3m
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OrrIcE OF Cow. GENERAL OF SUBSISTENCE,
Washington Julv IA. 1916

OFFICE OF Com GENERAL OF SUBSISTENCE,
Washington, July IA, io4o.
SyEPARATE PROPOSALS win be received at
- this Office until the LIST day OF October next ior
troops Of the United States upon inspection, as fol-
lows:
lit Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
100 barrels Of pork
900 barrels of fresh superfne -four
10 bushels ofnew white field beans
800 pounds of good hard soap
500 pounds of good hard sperm candles
20 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
$50 gallons of good cider vinegar.
1T Fort Pickens, or Barrancas, Pensacola,
Florida.
224 barrels Of pork
$40 barrels Of fresh superfne Hour
200 bushels of new white field beans
1000 pounds of good hard soap
1900 pounds of good hard sperm candles
80 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
800 gallons Of good cider vinegar
ut the Public Landing, SIR miles from Fort
Towson, mouth Of the Chiemichi.
504 barrels Of pork
ITO barrels of fresh superfne -four
$50 bushels Of new white field beans
5000 pounds Of good hard soap
5000 pounds Of good hard sperm candles
$50 bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
1880 gallons Of good cider vinegar
The whole to be delivered in all the month Of
April 1886 and to leave Na,chitoches by the Goth
February, 1886
1T Fort atkinson, soest bank of the .Missis-
sippi r1Uer, opposite Fort Crawford, at
Dousman and Rices warehouse.
100 barrels ofpork
260 barrels Of fresh superfne -four
80 bushels of new white field beans
1900 pounds of good hard soap
1900 pounds of good hard tallow candles
40 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
400 gallons of good cider vinegar.
The whole to be delivered by the LIST May, 1886.
lit Fort Smelling, 81. Peters.
1853 barrels Of pork
800 barrels Of fresh super6ne flour
$50 bushels of new white field beans
2l00 pounds Of good hard soap
1900 pounds of good hard tallow candles
40 bushels Of good clean dry fine salt
$50 gallons of good cider vinegar.
The whole to be delivered from the 18th May,
1886, to the 18th June, 1916.
lit Fort Leauenworth, Missouri river.
900 bushels of new white field beans
4600 pounds Of good hard soap
5000 pounds of good hard tallow candles
1875 bushels of good clean dry fine salt
IO00 oanns ofo rood cider vineoar
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EXECUTIVE MESSAGES.

n. the ooh nsl the President sen, message TO the
s.,.,e in respouse to certain inergaores Of that body
lin, far the correspondence between the Secretary oi
s,,,e and the British Minister. in reference to the
n,.ron neco,iaton in which he states that i, would No,
;. e,mp.,ibe with the public interest lay the cures
r,odcoc. before Congress at this time, inasmuch as the
..co,;s,iou is still pending. which he hopes may l-
.,.,,h h, an snicablc and favorabe nclusion as il is
:, tho u,,sen tine going IN in friendly spi,it The
p,.sdeu, states that he had hoped to communicate the
.., 81 the nrsoiaon to Congress during its presen,
....cu bul that unavoidable delays have occurred.
,.hich will probably render i, imprac'icab- so 10 do
On the same day. The Ptcsiden, to the House of
psoesentauvrs Message the sutjec, of the Slave
,r,Je on the coasi Of Drazi The message was hased
ANN communication 10 the Presiden, from Mr.. Wise,
citing forth tina, American citizens and American YES
.els are engaged in the slave trade grea: extent and
in connection with British capitalists. brokers. bankers
and ,ihers. The President Comments in indignan,
terms upu this neiarous traffic. rommcnds Mr.. WISE
e., his vigilance and skill in discovering the facts he has
eonmuu Gated. and expresses the hope tina, Congress
will take means In suppress the evil.
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THE. CALIFORNIA;.

new story has been Pu, in circulation invented. we
suspect, r the pnr%se Of strengthening the immediate
annexation movemcntio the fret, that, after the cap
ur Of Santa Ana, papers were iound in his possession,
poing 10 show that the British government had been in
treaty with him fur the cession Of Upper and Lower
California, and ,ha, it nearly completed when SAM
4, Ana fell or course. this affords text for long
and indignant dispositions upon the grasping policy Of
Great Britain. although such complaints would seem to
come with bad grace from the Texas
II wha, these say Of the Calionas be reliable il
will not be long. imagine, befre they will be admit
ted into the American Union. One Of them declares
ha, 81. is splendid and beautiful counry--more extern
sive and valuable than Texas and Oregon combined"
Another declares that "haf Of its soil as fertile as the
Mississippi valley, with climate mild as that of Ia-
w. extending along the Pacific coast 400 miles, and in
GLIDING the hest harbors fiom Nnotka Sound to Cape
Horn" Ofcourse, California, possessing these advan
tages must be annered-and. if need be- il can be pro-
we'd tina, it belongs TO US under the treaty of 1919 No.
thing easier
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WING MEETING IN BEDFORD.

large meeting Of the Wings of Bedford was held
at the Court House, on Thursday the 24th day of Feb
ruary, 1915, and organized by calling William
Dickenson, Esq, TO the Chair, and appointing f.. c.
Burks, Secretary.
The object Of The meeting explained by Mr.. Cog
gin ana Others, 10 be- TO devise and agree upon some
suitable and satisfactory mode Of selecting candidates
be voted for by the Wing party Of Bedford in the ensu-
ing Spring elections. Several propositions were Offered
by different gentlemen. which elected discussiun
when the meeting fna, adopted The following resou,
ton offered by Col. G. A. ,.nsfeld:
Reso'red. That the Wings OF bedford. holds MASS
MEETING AT the Court House. i.e inst day OF mex
March Court. f1 the purpose of selecting Two Candl
dates to be voted for by them TO represent c.nn'v IN
the House Of Delegates in the next General Assembly Of
Virginia.
Resolved. That the proceeding of this meeting be for
warded by the Secretary to The "Lynchburg VIrginsn"
for publication. and that the Editors be especially re-
quesed to publish the foregoing resolution adopted by
the meeting semi weekly until Bedford March Court.
WM DICKINSON, Pres't.
&c. BURKs, Sec'ry.
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o. ye,esaish Mu-ton. Esq. Of Cu,peper, Wing, has

o. Je,eni.h Milton. Esq. Of Cu'peper, Wing, has
assxsced liaxeM ca1 'date for Congress in that dis
uc,. asd is d<,elnied no. " abide the decision OF
District Convention. lie is W arm Texas man Gown
ing large bdy Of land In that Rcpu c, or St"e;) and
as 'his is Ge strongest Wig district in Virginia, the
Lows. instead Of suanng candidate thense, IS, will
concentrate ueaa 81. Mosoo, although there is me-
subject except that of annexation, upon which he agrees
with that party. IN 1910, Mr.. Mortoo was member
o. the Virginia Wing Con-en,ion, aud Of the
committee appointed 10 prepare Address the people
!" that co"ni'tee, he warmly opposed that part Of the
Address which dsclaimed fr the Wing party, any in
tenoa to advocate the assumption Of State Debts by the
general government and subsequently,, in the Conven
ton, he entered his protest against it, contendng not
only that it the right but that it the duty of
the general government 10 assume the State Debts -
], e0iirely consistent in Mr.. Morton advocate
the assumption Of the debts Of Texas, (Which we are
told may be admitted into the Union, by joint resolution
hecause st's is State. be il Jemembered0 though we
cauno' admire the consistency of Locus who may
support him for Congress, with full knowledge that to
he other Wing he4ses Gas they adudge heresy) he
adds The most monstrous Of all, according ih. own
showng,-that Of unqualified assumption
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TO THE PUBLIC.
Smiths YOOfh..1che Powders

IL AVE, beyond doubt, proved to be most valuable
IL remedy for the relief of the Too,h-Ache num-.
bes of Those who have used them II is deemed
say to say any thing Of their virtues, the following
certificates set them orth in the convincing man
ner:
81 have used one box Of Smiths Tooth Ache Powders
in my family with Success J. b. GREEN"
MY wife was for considerable length of time much
afflicted with the tooth-ache. From the advice of
friend she induced 10 try Smith Tooth>Ache Pow
ders, which relieved her in short time Perhaps, it is
proper remark, tina, she employed many remedies pre-
vous the Of Smiths Powders, hout deriving any
substantial benefit from them. X. b. TOWNLEY.
Lynchburg, 6 no. 90, 1914"
The above valuable remedy may be found with the
subscriber at the Washington Hotel at the Drug Store
Of Dr. John H. Seay; and also, at d. w. Nj ores China
Store, sign of The Big Pitcher. G. M. SMITH.
Lynchburg, Feb q w4w
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EE.N.YLE EDVC.ITO.y.

Az j. take pleasure In announcing that Miss Ann T.
w Christian has consented 10 lake charge of Fc
male School in neiphbohood, and. in addition oou
daup hiers some or 10 young ladies would be taken il
the School. Miss Christians qualifications 10 mpan In
siruo.on AMPLE and OF the first crder being fully
nnl ahundanly tested In adjoining county during III,
last five Fix sessonsgving entire satisfaction pal,
and pupils.
All the ENGLISH branches. constituting sound thor
ough female education, together with The French an.
ruage and Music the Piano. will he laugh, aud in
addition 10 the intellectual improvement the health
manners and morals Of the young ladies' will receive
particular attention.
The location OF This Seminary Is miles northwest 81
Lynchburg. and mile south Of The Blue Ridge Turn
pike surrounded by all the elements Tint constitute
health. com,r, aud goud society.
The exercises ol the Schon will commence on Mon
day, The Sd OF March, and close with the month Of DE.
cember, making n Session Of 10 mouths
Board can Ind quito convenient. IN gen,eel families
al prices to correspond with the times.
TEREMS.
For English marches. 81 per mo. or $40 per ses
For French Language, +" or 10
Fur Music On The Plano 3 60 or 30
extra charge for the use Of the Piano. or any 9TH
er contingencies, IN this School.
JAMES METCAIFE.
BENJAMIN WI6GlNTON,
ARCHIBALD BOILING.
HIRAM CHEATW GOD,
j.. o. LEFrWiCH.
Jan % w,s If
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.ras'y,W. c. Grassy. jeremiah W. Graves Thomas r
asnson Benz. Watkins John G. Wilson. Joshu, Pri,rh
eu. d. a. Hetndon. Solomon Fuller. AhssLm Fuller
y, ilso" Parrish. joseph Fuller Abram Rorer. Benamiu
Estes. Vim. II. Payne. David n. CLARK, Thas. d.
Neal. Jas. u. Payne. John Pnchett, James A. Mich.
ell. WIN. ". Keen. WIN. Buiord, ST.. John Keel.
,nng, John Keen. DR.. Bar,h'w. Egan. Langherne
ScraRgs, Josb Oaks. Nathl c. Miller. Thos. A Dra;n
stephen Price. Thos. Gms,y, DR.. John w. Su,phln.
Edward ). Nlorris. WIN. G. Craghesd, VIM. l.. Pan.
MI, s'neen, D,ekenson. George Price, VIM s. Patton.
Robert Hamlet, Griffith Dickinson. Alonso {. Hunt.
James Lewis. John f. Claiborne. WIN. +. Dicken.
son and Jednihan Carter.
On moi"n and seconded, il was ordered tha, these
proceedings be Grworded to the DanvTe Reporter for
publication and tina, said meeting adjourn.
GRIFFITH DICKINSON, Chm.
l.. ScRu6es, Sec'ry.
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FOR THE yIRCTNJAN

To The Thigs Of lie third Congressional district.
composed q The cou"fe, of Piisyirunia, Henry Pat.
rick, EranhHn and Hoiyar:
We aprea 10 you to know, whether you prepared
to abandon the principles for which you have been so
long aud zeaousy conlending and surrender up the en-
tire ground TO your opponenls2-Sha you, because you
are IN minority, cease 10 every exeriion to sustain
that Tor which you have hitherto been the faithful
advocates!-Are you willing 10 ground the arms of your
resistance, and aIney submit To have The yoke 40 ain
placed upon your necks does become YOU
to buckle On your armour again with which you have
often entered the political arena refusing 10 surrender an
inch Of the ground you occnpy?-Sha il be said tina,
VIM NJ. Treadway. Esq. WAS elected 10 Congress with
out any opposition whatever from you. simply because
he is believed 10 bel very good sort Of man. and tina,
he will do hsrm2-"Ie il not in Gath publish il not
in the Vi Askaon THAT the district ha, boasts Of
Wiicher, Tunslall, Gilmer, Martini Wooon and host
Of the staunchesi Wings in the State that no oppos,on
was offered by the Wh'gs-forbld i, patriotism Nav
moi something occ0r the day arrives fur the election
10 lake place, TO destroy that unaDmity which exists
among the Democracy, composed is Of such dscor
dant eemenisl Is il not good policy nominate can.
ddate il il for nothing else but IL keen the par,v
together and 10 enable them 10 their votes i'm
dance with their political vews2 And we ask, is il not
the true policy to call on some decided Whig who un-
der all the circumstances, would make the sa
crifce2 Is there not some individual who has the means
and the patriotism enter the list without much pr,,s
pect of SUGGEST We hope there is-and respectfully
invite your attention individual no has been well
tried and has been found TO the trusts reposed
in him. As our representative in the Legislature,
have had reason to be grateful 10 and proud Of him. and
during his residence in This, his native county, whether
candidate for Office not, he was al,raus the u
flnching supporter Of Wing principles. Wien there
fore we commend him TO your consideration we do il
II. m thorough knowledge of the man. We mean,
Viii. MARTIN. Esq. ofFranklin than whom more
lhorous going out and out Wing be found Ia
Patrick i only county in which the lines of party are
not distinctly dr.wn, he is extremely popular Ia Hen
ry his native count he stands conspicuous as bold and
fearless advocate OF Wig principles We do sincerely
trust that he will yield 10 The wishes Of some Of his
hest friends-some Of those who IN gone.by days have
sustained him, and without the fomaliiy Of Conven.
lion take The field, aud when the tug of shall ar
rive, shall be found standing by him and sustaining
him. We call upon Mr. Martin. because, we can with
proprety call Upon him make the sacrifice.
much have rallied around him when he solicited
aid aud because believe he can run successfully
MANY WINGS OF HENRY.
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WIG MEETING IN HENRY

The Wings oi Henry held a meeting at Mar,in,y lIle
on the loih February lSi5-rhe meeting " as called
to order by Ihos T.. Donegan. Esq. on whose mo,,,n
r.. b. Turner was called 10 the chair and b. r. Crave
ly appointed Secretary.
The object Of the meeting was briefly explained hy
Mr.. D. Il. Donesan. wh,reupon the following resoln.
tons were unanimously adopted:
Whereas the Wings Of Henry deem concert Of action
indispensable To sncce and whereas difference Of opo.
lon seems 10 fSsi as Ia proper person for candidate
To represent The Senatorial district composed Of The coun
'iesot Patrick. Henry and Pu,sylvan's; therefore
kesolved, That the meeting fully concur with their
brother hgs ol Patrick in the proprety Of holding
convention N this place the 2J Monday in March mex,
and that Janrs NJ. Smith, B. +. Gavely, Henry
Fontalne. Dr. }. e. Redd. David Farley, A. NJ. Du.
pny, ). ID. Watkins. Cap. W. p. Clark, II. & Mul.
Inns, w. A. Dandrdge, Thos Cahi, Col. J. Martin.
Capt. g. Glavely. b. Barrow. J. l.. Martin, b. w
Nowlin. Capt. John Galloway. Capt. r. J. nankins.
l.. Stone. Capt w. Griffith aud ID. NJ r,nsley are
hereby appointed delegates 10 attend the said eonyen
ton.
Resolved That the Wings Of Pitisylvana are ear
nesly requested To cooperate and appoint delegates 10
attend the said convention.
Resolved. That the proceedings Of this meeting be
signed by the President and Secretary and sent 10 III,
Danvl,le Reporter for publication.
T.. d. TURNER, pres',.
B. +. GRAvELY, Sec'y.
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W there Is an effort now making, based uron fu
e'o'e para Rrarh in an ,bsesre Paris r,rer 10 produc,
an impression that England and Fanre are to unite in
protesting against the annexation Of Texas 10 the u
sin'es. The Courier d,s Etn,s Unis {ihe French pa.
per published in New Nmk,) throws rdicule IN the
whole AFFAIR. There never can be an alliance between
Great Britain and France against The L. Safes Public
opinion IN u at c,lnny, tie ltssd wLth srahusy Of
England and atlathnen, TO the United States, will not
pe,Ai, il.
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VTIRGIN4:.h rules held in tho clerks Office Of the cir
cult superior Of law and chanccry holden in and
for the county campbe the Sd day Of February, 1916:
Joseph McCallisicr, Plaintiff,
against
Charles l.. Cobbs, admir- Of " lillian C. McCallister de-
ceased, William Cobbs Sarah w. McCaliistcr Robert c.
McCallister, John McCallister and william NcCnlli.ter
Gustavms a. Rose Charles Blount. John Helm in his
right and executor Of Jane Helm, deceased. John p
Cobbs the President Directors and Company of the Bank
Of Virginia. and the President, Directors and Company Of
the Farmers Bank OF virginia, Defendants.
In CHANcERy.
The defendants. Gusiavus "a Rose Charles Bount and
John p Cobbs, not having entered their appearance
given security according 10 the act of assembly
of this court and appearing by satisfactory evidence
they inhabitants Of this II
that said defendants do appear here rules held the
clerks Office Of said count the first Monday in May next
and nnswerthe bill Of the plaintiff nd that copy
order be forthwith inserted in newspaper printed in
the Of Lynchburg, for two months and
posted at the front door Of the house of county on
some courtday.
a Copy-T.sr,
JOHN ID, .3LEX.7NDER cL'k
Feb. ~ w2m
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NlRGlNlA!-At rules held in the clerks Office he cir
cut superior count oi law ind ehancery. holden in
!" the county OF amploil, tia I'D da, February 1915:
Giles Ward and Ad,lne T. his " iie Plaintiffs
against
Garnett Lee, Paulet CLARK, late Sheriff of Campbell
county, George C. iuter and Harriet his wife, For,nan
w h,sque Richard Perkins, admir- with the will anne ed
OF lanes Rsque, deceased and James w ard, trustee
for Adeline f., Ward Defendants
IN Cu,NcEay
The defendant Ferdinand W Rsaue not having entered
his appearance and give security according to the act
assembly and the rules ol this court and appearing
sacofy evidence thai hc is inlabtan of this com
monHealth II is ordered that said defendant appear her.
the first Monday May next Tint being rule div aud
swcr the bills OF the plaintiff and Tint copy Of this order
be forthwith inserted IN newspaper printed in the town
OF Iynchurg for two months successfully and posted
os door OF the court house oil this county
doy. n Cnpy- 1este,
JOHN u. .HEX.qNDER, cLa.
FEB II WIN