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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-02-25
VIRGINIA LAND OFFICE, !
Eehrnaru Ole, 1919 (

IN conformity to an act entitled Oar act 10 reduce
: into one actthe several acts concerning Escheators,' -
passed the 9th day of January, 1919, | do hereby make
known TO all whom II may concern, that II appears by
a certificate of the Escheator Of the county of AleIan-
dria, dated the Ilth day of FEBRUARY, 1913, and received
into the Land Office on the 18th day of February, ls4s,
that, by inQuesis held on the Goth and 2lst days OF ia
nuary. l8is, the following lots and rent charges have
been found escheated TO this wealth-to wit /:
A lot of ground in the town If Alexandria,, on the
corner Of Queen and Fairfax streets, OF which Ann
Garvey died seized, without heirs, containing about
one quarter OF a square.
A lot of ground In the town of Alexandria, at The
corner of Duke and Pitt streets, Of which Elizabeth Do
MADISON died seized, without heirs, containing abou,
one quarter Of a square.
A rent charge of Sl05, payable on the let dag of ia
nuary IN every year, charged on an acre or halt square
oil ground IN The town OF Alexandria, on the East side
oil Alfred street, between Duke and Wolfe streets. The
lot charged Is IN The heirs of Thomas Swami, deceased,
and OF the said rent charge John Mills died seized.
n rent charge Of $50 30, payable on the llth day OF
august IN every year, charged on a lot of ground in the
town oil alexandria,, on the West side Of Union street,
between King and Prince streets. improved by Il three
story brick house. The house and lot charged Is in
Robert Massey, and OF the said rent charge John Mills
died seized.
A rent charge OF $50 80, payable on the first day Of
January In every year, charged on u half acre or quar-
tero a square Of ground in the town of Alexandria, ut
the NORM west Intersection Of Water and Gibhon
streets. The ground charged Is in WIN II. Mcknight,
Alexander Veiich and Edward Gray, and of the said
rent charge John Mills died seized.
A house and lot OF ground in the town OF Alexan-
urla, on the South side of Prince street, and 10 the
Westwa ard OF West street, containing about one.eighth
OF a square, and Of which Henry Tyler died seized.
without heirs.
A lot Of ground in the town of Alexandra, and
bounded as follows, 10 wit: on the South by Princess
street, on the East by Royal street, on the West by PHI
street, and on the North by a line drawn through The
middle Of the square. parallel to Princess street, con
tanning about one half square, and Of which Edward
Hughes died seized, without, heirs.
Feb. 25-cw6w 8. n. PARKER Reg. I. Office.
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CARD.

TINE undersigned have taken ior a term OF
wears, the Tavern On Bruai street, So long
known as The iSwen Tavern, bot more recently
as "Buxley's Hole" and viii commence busl-
ness this day. Having The advantage Of prac-
rical knowledge oitHc business, aud being de-
,er,nlned hat cir house shall not, IN any les
pect whatever, b~e>econc 10 any other; ami intend
ing 10 devote a. heir iimc ami energies 10 me
business, ihcy liauer themselves that hey VIII
receive a libera! s#are 81 patronage. Laige aG-
diions and many other improvements nave been
made 10 The premises, ~aiiording 4 very large
number OF neat pnvaIe rooms, wen lufnlshr',
with all necessary furniture, en'iely new. lEey
intend 10 give particular attention 10 heir laD'e
ami bar, peither Of which, they are determined,
shall be exceiIed, il eQualled, BY any other house
here or elsewhere.
the stable. which is an excellent one, will be
vel a,Iended 10, ana from which hacks and nor
ses can at ans time be had. Their Servants are
very polite, attentive and Trustworthy.
Such is the location ottnis Hotel, that persons
Gaming 10 The cts On business, or passing
,h,onph. will find il lie most convenient place
If soiuurn; being bat a few steps below he Rich
mond. Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
ID. po,. within a square oil The Theatre, a mo-
ment's walk OF The Capitol, oil the city Couit
House, and q. all The Banks, and The most oosi-
ness part OF Doth upper and ioweE 'o"n' iaes.
will always be in attendance IN due line 10 iaAe
in nef,oas debarkine at the Packet Boat landing
and a, the Petersburg Railroad Depot.
They lender heir compliments 10 their if'ends
and TO all with whom 'hey had me pleasure 10
would BE- pleased 10 tender them The hand OF
irieadship at any lime. All charges will be
made 10 accord with the time, that IS TO say:
For board perday Il W
Do do do week W
Do a single meal IN
Do lodging alone ,
Do supper, lodging and breakfast s7t
Do suppsr and lodging oss
N. B.-They deem ii proper here TO ray, NAT
as to the Small Pox, there is no longer any dan
ger. lis rae, there has been a single case IN
The Holel, which, in some respects, resemoira
Varioloid; bat Inc lime having gone By, ~
another case 10 appear, there is not now 'heieaa
danger whatever 10 be appIehended.
HERBERT V. GRAVES & CO.
Tan I-2aw2m
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THE MARRIED WOMAN'S PRIVATE
MEDICAL, COMPANION,

DY DR.. A. NJ. Mauriceau, Professor OF Diseases oil
ID Women. Sd edition, lsmo., PIP. $50; price 81
$1,000 SOLD IL rHRRr MONTH";.
The great demand for this most Important work lot
which thousands are sold) has compelled the issue OF
another edition. II Is intended especially for The mar
RED, as it discloses important secrets which should be
known 10 them particularly. Here every female can
discover the causes, symptoms, and tho most efficient
remedies and most certain modes of cure, In every
complaint TO which her sex Is subject.
Ii is an important question TO the married, why II Ia
that we behold so many married females sickly, debili-
they arc susceptible Of remedy. They will here find
Those important matters connected with discoveries In
medical and physiological science, which meet this
question.
This work 1, destined to be in the hands Of every
wife and mother who has a regard for her own health
and welfare, Us well as that Of her husband.
The revelations contained In It's pages have already
proved q blessing to thousands.
To those yet unmarried, but contemplating marriage,
or perhaps hesitating as TO the ~propriety Of mourning
the responsibilities attendant upon 1t, The Importance
pages, so Intimately involving their future happiness,
cannot be appreciated.
Copies uili DO sent By mail Jres Of postage.
On the receipt of ono dollar, The married Woman'G
Private Medical Companion" will be sent free of post.
age 10 apy part OF the United States. All letters must
be addressed (post paid TO Or. A. M. MuuriceaH, BOX
l,224, New York city. Publishing once NO. i2s, LII
berry street, New York. For sale at No. $, Ledger
Buildings, Sd street, below Chestnut, Phiiaoeipnin
Baltimore, VIZ. TAYLOR, 4 and > JAWS buio'
ings. - ,. ,
Sole agent for Washington d. c., WIN ADAMS 8
doors from Al street, Pennsylvania Avenue.
CHAs. F. FISHER, sole agent for klenmona, w,
Exchange Bookstore, under Exchange Hotel, . ooofs
from the Post Office. DOC. zV-uSm
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DENTONSyILLE FOR SALE.

THE subscriber having purchased a farm on James
River, now offers for sale his excellent and well
known stand for a Store and Tavern-Post Office, Pre-
einct Election and Muster Ground already established
Al The mace, II Is situated In the county Of Hanover,
% miller Northwest Of Richmond, on the old Noun
t,;n Yond. and on the waters Of Aliens creek, con-
tanning between six and seven hundred acres, but
will be surveyed about three hundred ACRES of wood
land. and fifty acres of good creek low ground. A
mart OF the high land is highly improved. II is in q
healthy and agreeable nciglborhood. There Is a spring
of excellent water within twenty steps of tho door.
The dwelling house has eight rooms with eight hre
places, including store room, dining room and cellar;
three closets, ali we'll finished, and painted eff inside
and out; good kitchen; smoke house; lumber house, and
a neat little office in the yard; Overseer's house; Black
smiths shop; framed stable, with granary and carriage
house attached; two corn cribs; barn, with threshine
machine; ice house; four negro houses, and another
dwelling house about three quarters of n mile ofi a
large and productive garden, well set oui with flowers,
herbs, shrubbery, Catawba grnpes, and other select
fruit; a young apple orchard, OF about one hundred
trees of choice fruit, and just beginning to bear, and
about the same quantity of peach trees, OF the best
kinds; and, in fact, for every convenience, there 10 no
place that can surpass this.
If the above property Is not disposed OF privately by
the let Of August next, 1t will then DO advertised 10 . I
sold at public auction, TO the highest bidder.
nlieatjon to me. A. DENTON.
Jan, H6-clAnN
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nv the Magnetic Telegraph.
CONGRESSIONAL

Correspondence of The Richmond Enquirer
WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY "a, lS48.
SENATE.
Mr.. Douglass reported a bill 10 establish the
territory OF Nebraska; also, a resolution calling
upon the Postmaster General Tor information IN
regard 10 the establishment oil post routes within
said territory.
Mr.. Allen called up the resolution submitted
bY himself yesterday, calling on The President
Tor information as 10 whether active operations
on The part OF The army in Mexico have been sus-
pended by armislice, and il so, through whose
agency and by what authority.
Mr.. Sewer moved IL lay The resolution on the
table, which motion was lost, yeasll, nays 81.
The resolution was then passed-yeas al, nays
8.
MIR. Allen called up his resolutions %(submihed
yesterday instIucling the committee on The judi
ciary TO inquire whether Act 80 requires amend
ment so as more effeclually to punish persons nola-
ing correspondence with the enemy in lime o.
war. And the resolution was adopted.
The Senate then took up The resolution submit
ted ON The 81 inst. by Mr.. Baldwin, affirming The
doctrine Of The Wilmot Proviso, relative 10 new
territory; and a discussion ensued, in which Sc
veral Senators participated.
MIR. Foo,e moved 10 lay the resolution on The
table; which motion was agreed 10, yeas 80,
nays II. !.
A message was received from the House OF
Representatives, announcing The death OF the Hon.
JouN q. ADAMS.
MIR. Davis OF Massachusetts responded 10 the
annunciation Of The House; and, on his motion,
The usual resolutions Of mourning, &C., were
unanimously adopted.
Tile Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The Hail OF The House of Representatives was
crowded this morning, at an early hour, 10 vii.
ness the solemn and affecting ceremonies Incl
dent lothe death OF the Hon. JNo. QUINCY ADAMS.
The Speaker called The House TO order al ~, M.
and, ailer an appropriate prayer by The Chap
lain 10 the House, The Rev. Mr.. Slieer, The Speak
er announced the death of Mr.. Adams, and paid
a most eloquent tribute TO his memory.
MIR. HUDSON, OF Massachusetts, then rose, and
after passing an eulosy on the deceased, gave a
biographical sketch OF his public life, The posi-
lions he had occupied, &c. He submitted resolu-
lions of mourning, &C., and moved that when the
House adjourned, it should adjourn 10 Saturday.
MIR. Holmes followed in an eloquent tribute 10
The memory OF The deceased.
Mr.. Vinlon then rose, greatly affected, and pass
ed an e~ulogium on the character Of MIR. Adams.
MIR. Mcdowell paid a beautiful tribute to the
memory otlhe deceased.
On motion, the usual mourning resolutions
were then adopted, and the House adjourned over
10 Saturday.
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sCELLANEOU
25 Dollars Reward.

PAN AWAY from the subscriber, living near New
= Canton, Buckingham county, on the 2S.h Of De.
cember last, a segfo Named named PATRICK, about
t@enty-ihree years of age. lie sometimes calls him
self Patrick Winfrey, and ! understand frequently calls
himself Winfrey. lie is a tolerably bright mulattn,
and when he LETT home had n bushy head Of hair. He
is about 1--WE feet eight or ten inches high. No scar re-
membered, but my overseer informs me that, when he
left, he had a small bump under one OF his eyes, but
whether 1t was a stye or other injury he does not know.
His Winter coat was of napt cotton, his pantaloons Of
homespun, and his hat a white wool hat, but II Is be-
lieved he has traded off his coat and hat, and wears a
frock Goa. and cap. II is believed he is making his
way 10 Ohio, and may be in company with another.
! have heard he has free papers. The above reward
VIII be paid to any one who will apprehend him and
deliver him 10 me, or confne him In Jail, so that | get
him. JOSEPH FUQUA.
Bear Garden. Rnckinrhnm CO. Eeh- 95-caI
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FROM NEW ORLEANS, BY EXPRESS
SPLENDID pAGUERREOTYrE OF
HHaI. Gcn. Zachary Taylor

Is now Exhibiting al the
VIRGINIA DAGUERREAN GALLERY,
No. l39 Mas, ABOVE GOVERNOR STREET.
THE Proprietor returns his warmest ihanks'o
4 The kin! ciiizAns If this Stale who nave
shown, during H. year that has elapsed since he
introduced the Sky-light system, heir appfecla'
ton OF his efforts 10 improve and perfect Dasuel-
reo,yping, by most liberal patronage, which has
enabled him, ia addition 10 his former establish.
menl, 10 open 4 new and beautiful Reception Sa-
loon, 10 be entirely DEVOTED 10 The proper display
OF his numerous specimens, consisting Of emit
men; persons from Ill pals oil the world. lie
most respectfully invites a visit, as that alone
will convey a lair idea OF his new arrangements.
y. 3. Purrai;s, as usual, taken at all hours
ami in all weather.
p 5 All articles used by The profession, al N.
York prices. VIM. A. PRATT.
Feb 81
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Dollars City Stock.

r HAVE for private sale, Twenly-iwo Inou-
i sand Dollars OF CITY STOCk, bearing an
interest Of six per cent. per annum-tne inIeres
of which is payable at The Chamberlain Office
in the city OF Richmond, on the first of January,
and 6rst Of July Of eachyear. The above Stock
l will sell in lois to sui, purchasers. As buyers
of Stock have the right to know every thing
with respec. to the ability Of the city to comply
with its engagements. i will give a statement
By which they can Judge for themselves, 10 wit:
The amount of the debt Of the city upto this day,
including the subscription TO the Danville Rail-
road, is Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars; the re;
ceipts of the city, per year, are One Hundred
and Thirty Thousand Dollars-so that, after pay.
ing its interest, which is Fifty Four Thousand
Dollars, there will be a balance left in The hands
OF the Chamberlain, Of ($76,00O) Seventy-Si1
Thousand Dollars, Tor other expenses. Added 10
this, every species OF properly in the city is
bound Tor its debts.
JAS. II. LYNCH,
Feb. 2I-tf. Office al Exchange HoleL
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HURLEY's OFFICE, No. 10, Eas, Main

H9RLEY's OFFICE, No. 10, East Main
We will not boast!-allow us To sav
HURLEY sells prizes every day.
Drawing OF Leesburg Lottery. Glass q.
S 80 63 IS % 3 60 10 % 70 2I.
Half Ticket, Nos. 81 IS 60, a prize Of S2oo
Do. S l3 s., do. ION
both sold and paid In The above Lottery. nv
hurley.
Drawing OF Alexandria Lottery, Class ls.
10 81 y IS 65 81 81 l rs ID Sc SO Is %.
Half Ticket, Nos. % 60 70, a prize Of 800.
VIZ anu pau oy HURLEY. :
The Creek Office foreverl-Here,. another
prize sold and paid BY HURLEY-mak;ne The
fourth prize this week, and The snm mm os am d tIe
lars in prizes paid since Monday last. '00 u0''
Drawn Nos. New Jersey Louerv. No ,e r., o..
8 % IS II SO 10 81 50 4 Sd a.
Tickle, Nos. % As 50, a prize of 5oo do,,.,s
sold and paid by EV as'
AT The Creek Office, below The Old Mare,
To-day, The Leesburg Lottery, Extra, ca.
ufaws al Norfolk; drawing received Io.morroU
morning at 9 o'clock-sales close this afternoon
a 5 o'clock. Capitals: 1900, &c. rs Nos. 70
drawn. Tickets lat
HURLEY'S CREEK OFFICE.
hurley will sell the Risk on a Package Of
@rsiler Tickeis for the small sum OFFS dollars.
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MEDICAL USES OF THE WILD CHERRY.

MEDICAL USES OF THE VII CHERRY.
Ever since the ettlement Of America, Wild Cherry
has been known TO possess very important medicinal
virtues. Everybody knew this fact, but nobody knew
how TO extract its essential properties. Every mother
gives Wild Cherry tea to her children for worms, for
colds, and for almost every disease; and adults through.
out our country are In the habit of making a compound
or syrup of wild cherry bark, and other ingredients, 10
90 used in spring as an antidotc 10 complaints incident
TO that changeful season. IL is found by experiment
that the wild cherry possesses even far more important
Qualities than was ascribed 10 il. For the first stages of
Consumption, Asthma, tnoimattcr how long s%tanding,)
Coughs, Liver Complaints, ETC., II IS proved 10 be the
best medicine known TO man. DR.. Wistar's Ba!sam OF
Wild Cherry Is a chemical extract, combined with a 81
milar extract from Tar, which enhances It's value. Its
success in curing pulmonary disease, in almost every
stage, after our best physicians could do no more, has
astonished the faculty, and led them TO confess that
Wistar's Balsam Of Wild Cherry possesses a principle
heretofore unknown among medical men.
Dr Beware OF countorfeits and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
and all other preparations Of Wild Cherry. Remember,
they only initiate in name, without possessing the viz
tues. Buy none but the genuine and original On. WIS
TAR'S BALSAM OF WILD ~CHERRY-signed L..
Butts on the wrapper.
SETH w. FoWLE, Proprietor, Boston, Mass,
For sale, wholesale and retail, by
GAYNoR & WOOD,
No. 48 Main Street, Richmond,
Feb. 1913. And by Druggists generally.
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TO TIE AFFLICTED!
Dr. T.. ID.

WHO has boon successfully engaged in the Botanic
w Practice of Medicine for nearly thirteen years, Is
still relieving and positively c%uring-of the following
forms Of d~issase-eight out of ten who apply to him,
and who have been pronounced misunderstanding,
White Swelling, Dropsy, Dyspepsia, rheumatism, AZ
fections Of the Liver, Agne and Fever, Scald Head,
Ulcerous Sores of long standing, letter, Cancer, Len
rosy, Palsy, 81. vi,us' Dance, Wens, Coughs, and AZ
feciion of the Lungs, supposed to be Consumption
Asthma, Syphilis, Gonorrhea, Structure, Mercurial
Disease. and all forms Of disease peculiar TO females;
such as Flusr Albus, ~Prolapsus U,eri, &C., &c. Hchas
treated several hundred cases Of and
failed in five only, where the remedies were energetic
ally applied, in efecting an entire cure. Persons suf-
fering from the effect Of mercury speedily relieved
Reference, the most satisfactory, can be had. Once
Nos Wall street, under the City Hotel.
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DIR. COLLYER'S MODEL ARTlSTES,
Odd Fellows Hall
FOR A FEW DAYS LONGER.

FOR A FEW DAYS LONGER.
DR. COLLYER informs The citizens Of
~ Richmond aud It's vicinity, that ne will
continue his exhibition only for a few nights
longer, as he leaves with his company in The
Barque Phoenix, on the 25ih instant, Tor New Or
leans.
The personifca,ions for this week will COM
prise some of the choicest works otthe great mas.
lers in painting and sculpture.
In order TO accommodate The crowds who were
unable to obtain abundance on The previous re-
presentations, there will be two performances
each day, consisting ofentirely different aoleau1.
The first performance will take place at O'CLOCK,
P. M. and the second in The evening, at halt pas;
: o'clock.
yT For particulars, see descriptive pro-
sramme. a.
II Admission SO cents. Seats reserved Tor
LADIES Feb. 2l-lw
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a riabert's DfEiCe,

On tou7tcenM Street, under tie Exchange Hotel.
THOMAS LAMBERT respectfully informs his friends
i and the public in general, that he has commenced
The business Of 4 Lottery Broker, III the Office ION IAN
street, under the Exchange Hotel formerly occupied
BY D.. ~. Hoyt, and recently by +. u. Pendleton.
a-F TAKE SO~TICE.-iil Tickets sold II this Of
fee are in the well-esiabllshed Lotteries OF }. ". hau-
~ & Co, successors To Gregory = Co., the successors
Of Yates & Mcintyre Please, therefore, IL rcCnl'rci
No. 3, Exchange Place. I- particular in regard 10 the
number. 50 rs TO prevent mistakes.
Drawing OF Leesbnre, Extra, 7, Feb. Is:
81 10 80 7 Is 80 s. GO 70 ~ IL 8 10 %.
Nos. 9 SO 40, ! Two mere, sold and paid BY
Nos. 7 10 80, LAMBERT.
Drawing OF Sussex, (DcI.) Extra, Is, Feb. -:
IS 2 "a 50 81 As as Sc 40 10 SO 81 43.
Nos. 2 As 90, another prize, sold By
LAMBERT.
TO-DAY.
FRIDAY-Dollar Lottery. To he drawn in Richm"n
at half past 4 O'Clock, The Virginia Lresbure Lottery,
Extra, Class Nos. Capital: 81 ,uU0 1JNos, ;2dnwn.
Tickets 81; halves 80 cts; quarters aac.
Observation-Disclosures Dollar Lottery. The Sussex
Delaware Lottery, Extra, Class M. Il, 10 he drawn nj
Wilmington, Delaware, on Saturday, al III O'Clock, and
the drawing VIII be received here ahout n'clc'k.
Capital $4,000. - Nos, IL drawn. Tickets 81; halves
so cents; quarters - cents.
Saturday EveDiUg,-Salr close al s o'clock.
$4,000 DOLLARS!
The Alexandria Lottery, Glass 80. II. Capitals:
$4,000, 10000, $1,000, 5000, 4, 400, 3,00a, % Of 900, &c.
IA drawn numbers III each package Of % Tickets =
Tickets SIS; halyes7 so; qrs. 3 IS.
TT Orders for packages, certificates Of packages,
single tickets or shares in The above, or in any Of Maui
~ & Co.'s Lotteries, (of which there are drawings
every day, at prices varying from 81 ~ slo for tickeis,j
will eceivr the most prompt atteniion, ana lh- draw
ings forwarded Immediately to distant adventures,
THOMAS LAMBERT,
No. 2, Exchange Place, Richmond, Va.
W Recollect No. 3-'There's luck in odd numbers,
says Rory O'Nore." Feb. 81
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NOTICE

T the prize Office OF COWLES, on Wall
II Street, Fortune still showers her favors on
his friends. Prize after prize daily comes 10 them,
and he is very certain there are many other very
rich ones only waiting for a purchaser.
Though having been in this business but a short
time, a long lis, OF prizes already sold by him,
NAV lie seen around The walls OF his lucky office.
Then SEMI your orders a, once anc curry favor
with The old dame while she's smiling.
He offers he following schemel Pokomoke,
class s. Capitals So 600, 1000, 5000. 1900, 20
0. 1000, &c. IS Nos. l3 drawn. Tickets ID
shares in proportion. Feb. 20