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| Is cHANCERY.-vIRolNrA: AT Rules held in the
Clerk Office OF the Superior Court OF Chancery for
| ,as Richmond Circuit, the 9TH day of May, 1917:
ELL Osborne and W. Bragg, partners. under the
sy.r and hIin OF usoofar ~ bragg, iia''''
~ i,,nn,,. and o,her Defendants.
The defend ii, above named not having entered his
,,oearance and gwen security according 10 the act Of
Assembly and The rules of this Court and il appearing
By satisfactory evidence that he - not an inhabtan "i
this Commonwealth. IS ordered that the said deIend.
an, do appea, the rules 10 he held for the said Court
on the first Monday in August and answer the bill
the plaintiffs and that copy OF this order be FORTH
with inserted in some newspaper published in the city
Il Richmond for two months successfully, and posted
| i, the front door ofthe Capitol in the said CITY,
Copy. Tcste,
May li-cw2m P. ROBERTS, OK.
| IL CHANCERY.-VrRoiStA AT a Circuit Superio
ACourl Of Law and Chanc-ry, held for Prince Edward
county the Both day OF September and LIST day Of oc'o
kr, lei6:
Blid@ in, Kent ( Co., Plaintiffs:
Abraham z. venabe, Henry n. Watkins, Patrick II.
iacsson, Henry L. Venabe and John w. Gillian, which
aid Henry l. vcnable and John W. Gillian are also
| Executors of Chas yenable, Defendants.
And
James II. c. Leach, Plaintiff:
Abraham, Z. venabie, Patrick II. Jackson, and Hen
venablr and John w. Gillian, Executors Of Chas.
y.nable, Defendants.
soseph neuuy s'a1oAA'
against
Abraham z. yenabie. Patrick II. Jackson, and Henry
vsnabIe and John w. Gillian, Executors OF Charles
vsnabls, deceased, Defendants.
10 these several causes the Commissioner 10 directed
10 take the following accounis-vlz:
la-An account Of the trust funds created by the
deed Of A. T. Venable, of the 18th August, ls40, and
BY the deed Of Charles Venable, OF the go december
si in The proceedings mentioned an account OF the
,r,p.y mentioned In each Of said deeds and how the
lusiees in said deeds have disposed Of the same.
I.-An account Of the creditors entitled TO dstrbi-
ton, and how much has been paid To each, and the
soln, to which each entitled In each o said deeds
u-An account Of the administration Of The Estate
Charles Venable, deceased, by John w. Gillian and
H,ary 1. Venable, Executors.
The parties interested in the foregoing DEGREES are
hereby notified that have appointed Saturday. the 3ls
ty Of July, ls47, at o'clock in the morning, al my
ece, at Prince Edward Courthouse, Va, for taking
The several accounts therein directed.
A. D. DICKINSON, Com. in Chancery,
for Cir. Sup. Court Of Prince Edward.
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The Board OF Directors OF the Office OF the
Virginia Bank in this city, (says the Norfolk
Herald,) met yesterday. and elected Eugene J.
Higgins, Esq, President in place of James F.
Hnnler resigned on account, we exceedingly re.
sret 10 say, Of continued ill-healh,
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mn, VI NJ SSION NJ Err G n A Mt,
cn,slve his personal attention to tho sale OF
Y, Of ~; uNTRY PRODUCE, and SELECTS The patron
s,, i,iends and the public. Office at ths store Of
l,In 81. LaTiiRoP l. VAN DECRSEN, No. 81,
e's Richmond. July 5-c3m
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Sycamore Grove, MeckIenbuIg, June 22d.

A gentleman who recently arrived here from
Monterey, had an interview with Gen. Taylor
Immediately before he left. The General told HIM !,
that ii was mol his intention 10 advance On pan
Luis Poos but that was ms b nAea az senem
lion 10 resign his command on Inc Isl Oh oep'eh'
Der next Deltaof Yesterday.
The above paragraph (says the N. Orleans Ma,
iona y takes us SOMEWHAT by surprise. We have
authority to be relied upon, next 10 Inc OLD ue.
neral's word of mouth that he VIII not unaeT any
mil rss ,ro, lasfs bul that he will on the Isl Of
September nexI. ask leave OF absence for shof
lime To nav some attention 10 his private affairs
which have been much neglected by his long ab-
sence in Mexico.
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Boldly said. But, in the name OF wonder, 10
whom does The Editor relcrl

Eylrac, from a letter in the Picayune, dated Al
Monterey, June IL:
"a Young man named James MAYS, native
of Virginia, but for many years resident Of Tex
as, and wanderer through various parts oil Mex
leo, was shot by The guard for attempting 10 es-
cape from the guard-house. lie was intoxicated
in The afternoon, and behaved improperly in The
plaza and was placed In The guard.house. In The
edge of the evening he told The guard that ne in.
tended 10 break away and run, and was told by
The senlinels that il he did they should SHOOT him
He relorled that il would not be The first time he
had been shot at, and the subject was dropped
Not long alter he was suffered TO step outside The
door, and taking advantage OF This Indulgence ne
broke into run. The officer Of The guard or
deed The two senincls TO fire, and they obeyed the
order. The second man fired when The prisoner
was about forty yards off, and shot him through
and through le ran about forty yards further
and dropped. In less than an hour he died. The
troops here preserve most admirable order, and
The commanding office: and acling Governor
Mai. Early, is extremely strict, and sees mat M
orders are obeyed.
aIntelligence has been received from China lha
Lieut.. Mahan, who was shot in The duel viii
Lieut.. Munford, is dead. Col. Hamlramck, whose
health has been very poor ever since he lett va
marco. has now almost entirely recovered Ms
health, and has been conducting battalion dri'l'
for several days past. The advantage OF voun
teer regiments having field officers who under
stand The profession of aims is clearly e1emPil
fed by The conduct Of The Virginia Regiment
who are certainly as quiet and orderly sci
volunteers as ever have been up here, and a.
well acquainted with The duties OF soldiers
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The Secretary Of Tic Highland Des;iiuiion
Committee a. Edrbu's las addressed letter 10
The Scotch Relief Committee Of Baltimore, &C.
knowlcdging The receipt Of very large eon'ri.
button of provisions for The destitute Highland
ers, from Baltimore, Alexandria. Richmond, Free
dericksburg and Winchester, Va.
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TO THE VOTERS OF THE SECOND CONGRESS
sIoNAL DISTRICT.


SIGNAL DISTRICT.
The lamenled death Of cur late distinguished
representative, Gen. George G. Dromgoole, hav-
ing occasioned vacancy in The District, thought!
proper. 10 accordance with the wish of many oil
INV friends, 10 announce myself as a candidate
for Congress. Subsequen, 10 that announcement,
portion of the Democratic Republican party
through delegates sent 10 convention, which
assembled in Petersburg having nominated Capl.
Richard X. Meade, OF Petersburg, as candl-
date OF The Democratic parry, ana since that lme,
Colonel George w. Boiling, Of Petersburg, hav-
iny been announced as a candidate OF the Wing
party. have contributed 10 produce state oil things
which did not anticipate, Wnen announcer
myselfas candidate. should nave been srate,
ful 10 have been allowed 10 have encountered and
had single handed contest with either oil these
gentlemen alone. But am unwilling 10 engage
in this unequal and triangular warfare in which
have every thing to lose and nothing 10 gain
And | avail myself OF this method Of inform
ing my friends throughout The District, that re-
tire from the canvass, and thus relieve and dis,
embarrass many Of those who have intlma'ed
their favorable disposition towards me in Their
future action in regard 10 The election. .,
And cannot close this communication with
out rendering /, Them, during my brief visit to
various portions OF the District, my grateful ac-
acknowledgements for the courtesy, attention, hospi-
tality and kindness extended 10 me,
~ RICHARD Fl. BAPTIST.
Svcamo,e Grove Mecklenbule, June 22d.
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i peals, held at the Capitol IN the city OF RICHMOND,
On Wednesday, May 5,h, ls47:
Joseph @. Swan, Plaintiff: tIcon wri,
against ,,,,,.o, Of supersedeas
obe Hastings Court of the town ofPe NJ ,hs c;rruit
,rrsbarc who sue the instance and Snn,r Can't If
relation of William Nisbet and John II. 1'.rrv 4 than
Butler late merchants aud partners, cerv held for
radlnr under the style and firm Of Ms ,hs ,n,vu "a
vi { Butler for the beneii; of George ps,s,shnr.
W Harrison, Defendants.
Tie wit Of supersedeas heretofore awarded IN this
tiuse no, having returned executed on the defend
a William Nsbet, and 1t appearing TO the salts.
hton OF The Court that he IS not nhahitant of this
j, !, ordered that the said defendant do appear here
On lie FIRST Monday in October next TO have rehearing
tas whole matter in the judgment aforesaid contain
3D. and that copy OF this order be forthwith inserted
10 some newspaper printed in the city of Richmond,
aad continued for two months successfully, and also
that another copy thereof be posted at the front door OF
he Capitol in the said city. Copy. Tesie,
jrnei-cw2m J. ALLEN, &C.
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~ observation-disclosures AT Rules holden nj
hs Clerks Office Of tho Circuit Superior Court Of
lao and Chancery for The county Of Nottoway, on
raa,y The lllh day of Jnne, 1871:
rdward Dillon and Mary Dillon, Plaintiff:
against -
so,lS DIIon widow Of VIM. Dillon. deceased, John
II Hnah, and Edward 4. Jsffress, Executors OF WIN.
m,Ion Deceased BENZ Mann and Louisa NJ. his wife,
,o,m,r,y Dillon, Sarah &. Dillon and VIM II. Dillon,
,i,n children OF Edward Dillon, Adeline b. Z. Dillon,
l.nrv r Dillon George b. Mckay and Sally his wife,
s,m,rly Dillon Robert Pollard and Lucy A. his vile,
,o,m,ty Dillon Robert French and Martha A. his VIE,
,,,marly Dillon, Thomas 4. and Jane Dillon, infant
,hldren Of Henry Dillon, and John, Sally, Billy and
innines Rather children Of Fanny Rather, formerly
nlon and Polly McCauiy. formerly Rather, and heirs
4 Iohn Dillon, deceased, (names unknown John and
Isa James Dillon, James Wehber and Nancy his wife,
nrmsly Dillon Berry Foster and Frances his vile,
.,,p,,rIy Dillon, Rowland Andersen and Mary his
yie formerly Dillon, Defendants.
The DEL, ndants. John Sally, Billy and Jennings ka-
,b,r ana Polly McCauiy, children Of Fanny Rather,
.,n,,i, D,lion aud heirs of John Dillon, tnames I'M
nnwn aud JAMES Webber and Nancy his wife, for
o.,ly Dillon and John and John James Dillon, not
v,ns entered their appearance ana gwen security,
a5,,a ~ The aol al Assembly and the rules of this
rn, aud II apo.atins hy satisfactory evidence that
,,, no ma, inhabitants oi THIS Commonwealth II ~ or
e,J lin, The SAID defendants do appear here on Inc
s,st dar nj the next October term, and answer the b
II tLc plaintiffs; and that copy Of is order be ior.l
vim inserted in newspaper published III the Guy
uf Richmond Tor Two months successfully, ana postee
A m, front door Of the Court house Of this county
A Copy. Teste.
Iuue l5-;I3n Z. W. FITZGERALD. D. c.
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which he positively refuses TO be. We believe
tina, these gentlemen are all misaken-lhat &C.
neral Taylor's opinions do not in all respects
agree with those Of either party, and that many
oflhe Wings will soon, as has already been done
by some of them, abandon him for The cause oil
some other individual, who will pledge himself TO
the whole Wing policy. The Democrats will see
that i, is Waig triumph, and the prosraiion Of
Democratic measures, which is really aimed al,
and, in the present uncertainty of events, they
will bide their time and stand by their principles,
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Surgeon E. II. Barton, head OF the Board OF
Health in Vera Cruz, has written 10 Gov. john
son, OF Louisiana, on The subject Of The health OF
that city. lie says that The sickness and the lem
pera,ure of Vera Cruz have been much over
rated that there are lew cases Of yellow fever
comparatively, and none Of more aggravated
character than is seen in New Orleans that
50 far there is 10 epidemic. From Isl May 10
the 10Th June there were fiiy-one deaths from 70.
milo and 295 from other causes. Americans lIS,
Mexcans LOG, other foreigners AZ. unknown 10.
The Wing makes grea, flourish over The Tay-
Tor meeting in Raleigh. The Raleigh Standard
says:
1.-THE Taylor Meeting which was held in This
City on Saturday last was Wa,g affair through
nsI as efahclIssee ss %
sent, as We learn; and indeed, VIC understand that
Senator Badger and Mr.. Rayner TO say nothing Of
several other leading Wings, were bitterly OPP
posed 10 the whole proceeding. Is i! entirely Ger
tain that The active leaders in lie late Taylor
Meeting will not lake back ih.ir words before six
months shall have passed away? Moe anhcn.' y
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The discreet ana cautious gentlemen Of The
press who have been SO much distressed al hc
{ pre- mature" support OF Gen. Taylor by This and
other journals, may suite their own laste, and BE-
responsible for their own conduct. We respectful
" decline their supervision, and feel perfectly un
disturbed by their "cuiling rcbukes;;" We think
il probabl however, that some OF them, who are
cautiously awaiting The flood Tide, will hereafter
be found sculling their lilc canoes far, lar in the
wake OF the great wave Of Public Opinion.
Yesterdays Republican.
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RICHMOND VA TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 10 1S47

Our readers will be startled a. these bold doc
trines, and also at The following remarkable sug-
ges,ions, with which his letter concludes, and in
which he Tugs in his famous system ol"Naion-
al Dciences"-stcam batteries, &c.
~ am under the impression that The best pos
sible measures we can now adopt for terminating
this war, would be 10 call into service fifty hou.
sand volunteers, principally methanics and lato-
rers, and construct railroad from Memphis TO
Monterey; and, moreover, 10 construct al Pills
burg, Cincinnati, Louisville and memphis, IL TO
IA war steamers, such as !, in 1899, recommend
ed as floating batteries, 300 feet long and 60 feel
wide, each furnished with an engine OF The great
est power such war steamers as VIII cost not
more than one hundred and forty thousand dol
lars (Sl4o,000) each
"Wc may thus terminate The war al less than
one.halIlbe expense OF time, and b'ood, and tsea.
sure, than there is reason 10 apprehcnd II may
otherwise cost US: and above ali VIC Shall he len
times as strong upon cur own border, By land and
water, as we were when this war commenced
provided that the proposed additional force OF me-
chanics and laboIcTs, after aiding with their AK
es, their adZes, and their arms, (riles and bayo-
nets in bringing the present war TO an honora-
Bile termination, be transferred 10 our principal
seaporls, 10 aid in The completion of the works
necessary for the protection OF our great CONNER
cial emporiums, by locking up and thus enabling
us TO control the navigation oil our deep lnlets
against fleets propelled by steam power"
A large meeting has been held a, Hasersiown,
Md, on the subject Of the late slave rol in Car
Isle, Pa, by which Mr.. Kennedy, of The former
place, LOST his life. The resolutions adopted pro-
vide Tor three several commiiless-lsi, to remon-
slra,e with The citizens OF Pennsylvania against
The injuries 10 which we are liable in asserting
our rights under The 4ih article Of the ConsIi-
tuition; %, 10 lay the complaints of The meeting
before The Legislature Of Maryland, and 10 invite
appropriate remedies; Sd, 10 present memorial
10 the next Congress TO ask the enactment OF such
laws as have become necessary 10 carry out The
nnrpose oil he 4ih article Of The Constitution.
The following are The committee for the latter
purpose-Judse Thomas Buchanan William b.
Clarke John r. Mason, Daniel Weiselr Robert
Wason.
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samuel p. HaWes.

y s-ew4w ? Po S%pg. Ant ROBERTS, Gle
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~ ANCERY-ViRGislA:- AT 4 Court Of APP
/ mails held at the Capitol, in the city OF Richmond,
The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-12-07
A TALE OF HORROR.

The schr. Splendid of Yarmouth, N. S.
arrived at Philadelphia, on Friday last.
having on board the captain (Smith) and
two of the crew of the schr. Caroline of
Saca.-The Caroline was dismasted in a
gale; one of the hands. Henry Hughes, was
washed overheard, and another, Samuel
Lockwood, was drowned in the forecastle,
where he lay sick in his berth. The sur
vIvors remained on the wreck eighteen
days, without provisions. The following
narrative of their sufferings during the
time, is given by Captain Smith.
On the I'd inst. we caught water enough
IRON rain to last twenty-four hours
From that time to the 10Th, we were total
ly without water or food, and began to
feel as if death was very near us. The
gale had lasted eight days. We had had
nothing to eat for ten, or TO drink for six
days. We then began to discuss the ques-
ton of drawing lots to see who should
suffer death to save the lives of the others.
II was agreed that we should use sticks.
We drew aud il fell to the lot Of an Irish
man named Charles Brown, who had S.
u: marked on his arm. He was a large
athietlc man, weighed about us or $50,
mad Shipped at Savannah, and was I'M
known to the rest of the crew. He alone
armed with sheath knife, which he drew.
and declared he would plunge it into the
heart OF the first one who approached to
The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-12-07
RAIL ROAD Acrs of the last IeeisIarur,

RAIL ROAD ACTs OF the last legislature
An act in amendment OF the act 10 incor-
porate the Vermont and Canada Railroad
Company before noticed.
An act in addition TO the act to incorporate
the Cbamplain and Connecticut River Rail
road Company: changing its name 10 The
Burlington and Rutland Railroad Com
pGny.
An act to incorporate the Rutland and
Washington Railroad Company FIR "A road
from Rutland TO Whitehall. N. Y, or some
point of connection with the Whitehall road
in that vicinity-the identical road which we
predicted to Bosionians in 1915.
An act in addition 10 The act 10 incorporate
the Connecticut River and BratiIeboro, and
Fitchburg Railroad Companies the former
TO relinquish part Of its line TO the latter,
and the latter TO connect with the river road
from Northampton, Ms, on terms just to all
concerned.
An actto incorporate the Woodstock Rail
road Company, for a road from Woodstock
TO the Central road.
An acttu incorporate the Black River Rail
road Company for road in the valley O.
Black River to the Sullivan IN. II. } road
a very favorable route.
An act to incorporate the Union Railroad
Company for road from Montpelier 10 Bard
ford ar Royalton, via Barre.
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LIEUT.. DANIELs.-Iiis with feelings of!he
deepest regret that we ANNOUNCE in our paper
OF to-day The death OF Lieut.. q. b. Daniels,
Of I'd Artillery. who died recently from wounds
received in the laie battles at Mexico. LIEUT..
Daniels, although native OF New Hampshire
was by his associations, closely allied 20 US OF
Vermont, and those who here knew him best
will mourn most sincerely over his fall. 1t is
notior rs 10 write his obituary but from our
personal acquaintance with him. we may say
that miltiness, amiability and high moral cour
age irere among his most striking characters
tcs:-and though now sacrificed as another
Of the offerings to Slavery. his memory will
be long cherished by kindred and friends
who lie has left behind him.-Rutidnd
Herald.
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THE POSTMASTER GENERAL his issued a
circular in which he states that no mail ma =
ter destined for any part Of British posse =
sous on this continent, will be permitted to
leave the United States, unless the United
States postage thereon is previously fully
paid. This is done as a matter of retaliation.
because the British government has charged
Ibe mail matter of the steamer Washington
with full postage. The arrangement goes
into effect on and after tho l6tl, instant.
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An act in addition 10 Chapter SC Of The Rcvi.
scd.
Statutes, cniiIle e. Of fences and fence view
rrs."
HishereJy enacted &c.
Sec. j. Whenever The Dividing line brtween
the lands of any in!ivldi as shall be su stu
ated. that fence cannut he built and sustained
IN consequence of the occasional overflow of
water thereon, I'D such persons shall occupy
in common without division fence, neither
party shall turn in his cattle. horses, sheep or
swine, or any other creatures 10 pasture there
TN uni, such persons shall mutually agree
upon the time Of turning in, and the number
and kind. each shall lie entitled To- turn in To
pasture aud in case Gf disagreement, the
fence viewers, upon application OF either party
and notice 10 the opposite party. shall de-
eide all such matters Of disag recneuI between
them.
Sec. 2. If any such persons before such
agrcemcu; or decision. shall turn in his cattle
horses. sheepOr swine. upon surh lands 50 Oc-
cnpicd in common. or before he line sp, ciiiei
or shall turn in more than his JUST pr0l"riior,
and sucn cattle shall be found slraying or
depasTurne on the lands of The other party
all such cattle shall be liable TO he imponnd-
cd, as cattle damage lcasaut, by the party
aggrieved.
Approved Nov. 8, 1sl7,
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carry out the fatal chance. Upon this
the captain retired to the cabin, and say
ing he would have nothing more to do
with the affair, thinking that they were all
near their end
AT this moment, boy named Hughie
Rose, of Bangor, Wales, aged 10 spokeup
and said that the youngest should die first;
this free will offering was about to be ac-
cepted by Brown, as the captain with the
boy went into the cabin. Captain Smith
states that as he threw himself upon the
berth, his eye was attracted to handle
sticking up-near, which he thought be-
longed to an adze. He told the boy to
fetch it, and it proved to be an adze.
Thinking that something wrong was a.
bout to be enacted on deck, he followed
the boy when he returned, and saw the
boy seized round the waist by the now
deperate Brown with the intention of ma
king him the victim. At this moment,
the captain states that he felt gifted with
extraordinary strength, stepped forward
and drove the adze twice into the head
of Brown, and he fell dead upon the deck:
1t is supposed by Captain Smith, from
the fact that S d. was marked upon the
arm of Brown, that he shipped under
feigned name. He was about 30 years old.
Alter he was dead, the captain bled and
dressed him His flesh was partly cut up
into thin strips and laid upon the deck to
dry. But the crew did not hunger for
food, water being their chief desire. His
blood was used for drink until the morn
ing that they were taken off, when about
a pint remained, which had turned black
On the morning of the 18th, early, three
vessels hove in sight, one of which, the
brig Tampico, Capt. Brown, bound from
New haven for the West Indies, took off
the three survivors, viz: VIM. Smith, OF
Biddeford. Ne, the captain, Horace Smith
of do, the mate, Hughie Rose, of Bangor,
the boy preserved from death by the &C.
ton ofthe captain. The two former were
transferred 10 the Br. sch. Splendid and
arrived at Philadelphia. The boy was re-
tanned on board the Tampico. the captain
promising to take care of him.
An idea may be formed of the nearness
of death to this unfortunate crew, from the
fact that the captains feet and nails both
turned black. and his nails have not, as
yet, attained their natural color The
blood of Brown, probably, saved, their
lives, as they subsisted on it two whole
days.