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Sept, is, lSlo.
TobAcCO-Reeeipfs continue quito light and breaks
small. Prices. however ARE stenIy n The fulllwing quota
tons I0eS At s. y IL 81 81; Common Leaf IN good
demand Mt ~ p 10 I 30 Good aud Fine &G,S 50,tine
Mauuiac' nr'ng 81 IL 81 the latter description scarce
aud IN drmhnd, particularly If dry.
Receipts have been moderate the past ihrec
or four days. and a slight decline ia p%crcepuble in prices.
Purchasers to-day are not dep sed to pay more than s. 25
Tor Ncottsville brands q 81 for Richmond country.
ladders, however, demand higher raies--say s. p S.
81 The transactions are very Hunted.
supply Is ample. aud sales continue Ia
be made ~ cash n 81 lOhr white, and 81 90 for red 800
The market Is not anlmaird
quote Cam at SO 10 81 cts. per bnslel
CORN ME\L-60 D 10 65 els. per bushel. Kiln dried
meal is held at s. 80 per Dbl.
O\IS-Not much dong. W. quote 80 cents per
hushel as the nominal price.
GUaNO Patagonia $50 per tom Of 20o0 lbs; Peru
wan til Tor five ions or more $40 for smaller qnant'
ties, say from los TINS.
WlllskEY-Ric,mond rectiicd. % cts. in barrels.
with an upward tendency Cincinnati in bbls. none in
market
PRONISlONS-The market is quite firm ,wi,l, a fair
demand. We quote SmIthtie'd ard city cared Bacon At
. cents. hog round; Western sides Z cents; shoulders Ga
O. cents, and scarce. IIams Q 1t els. Lard, In bbls y,
a a Its; in kegs, 9alO cts.
BUIIER-Monntain ffkin, l2 n - cts. per lb. fr
a superior article; an ordinary Article may be quoted at 10
to ~ cents. supply increasing and demand decreas-
F~LAXSEFD-tl lO-noue arriving.
FEAIHERS-32 a 80 cts. per ID. for geese.
FISHING. | Cut Herrlngs-none in first hands, 10
tail prices S6l a So; No. qrass 81. srarce. Nacketel
No. !, TO-, 81 3, 81, Az. Shad-S54 as,
dali.
HlDES-Green sailed 4 cents per h.; Calf sailed rs
cents 10 81 zach; Spanish II a ~ cents.
lRON-Pig Iron S25 10 S33, according Ia quality;
Sweles 500 per ton; English SOS; lred'gat (Rlclanond
manufactory) 500; ~ Country Bar SIS TO ts7l. accord
ny to quality. Nails 4.
LUMBE1-Clear white Pine. t33; refuse clear 327;
merchnntable &lGa2O; refuse l2al5 per NJ; one inch pine
Plank from $I2 10 ga per NJ; lhree-quar'er inch pine
Plank $40 to tl2!; flooring. rough. from tls 10 81
dressed s30a35; josts S2Oa30; two inch Plank $l2al4-
zone in naiheI; weather boarding $ll To Ia. Dull.
FREIGHrS.
To London 27s Cd; Liverpool 2Js, for large %ships;and
sos to 35s for vessels of 400 10 500 hl,ds.. 10 out ports In
Great Britain, France, sc.
New lork-Flour per bbl., l2l cts Coal, 5la &c. per
bushel; Tobacco, s. per hid boxes Is cts.
~BDston-Flour 20 cents; coal, none shipping; Tobacco.
per hid, 81 50; boxes rs cents.
Ballimore-Coa 8 cents.
Philadelphia-Flour 20 cents; Tobacco 81. per hid
20 els. for boxes; Coal s cents per bushel, Phllad, lphla
measure.
On Ne Caaal-To Lyuchbnrg and intermediate pla-
ces, III cents per 100 lbs.
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o u ITU II Y

Departed. this life On Thursday. the 9th, Just at half
past three O'clock, p. NJ. at tho house of his father IN.
law. (Capt. Henry Wysor,) in Pulaski county. Mr..
GEORGE W. BASKERVILLE, of said county, in
the thirty fifth year Of his aye.
The deceased had been in declining hcaltl, fr three
or four years aud alb nj four weeks before his death.
whilst on a visit 10 his father in law, WINS t ken danger
ously Ill. lie leaves a = widow aud five children. and a
numerous cin.le of relations aud friends to mourn his
loss. He was a member ofthe Presbyterian Church, in
spired Wih the hopes and relying on the promises of The
Gospel. Retaining the possession Of his mental faculties
10 the last. and conscious Of his approaching end. he
was prepared, aud met death with the resignation and
co,nposure that become a Christian. The young are Ia
ken aud the aged and infrm are left. Take heed To the
admonltion-"Br ye also ready"
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From Gen. Foote's albany
5 pcech, ISIS.
"And shall We not unite
agalnsi.lhesf insidlaus and
active adsftSafies = Shall
We not stand firmly up "a
a band OF brothers, when
n'ihing Is necessary To our
safety but that we should
present an unbrokon iront
to the Toe A man, IN INA
ny respects superior 10 I'd
mtnd burke AS prdch-
cat statesman, Inferior 10
6"t te'c men that The 'corld
has produced lis .tt'm,
d'S'nterested, fearless and
mdgndat'noHs champion OF
'no ih=liiucfatie cause DIES
"n'd 10 rank heregBttr. l
venture 10 say. higher eren
Wdn he does at present. and
t. clam a companion ship
o. glory icih The JcVersons
and Jachsons. who have
impaired such imperishable
dignity 10 our annals as a
free people IL.
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i.oui,ian4 Battalion IL mounted men al Vera Cruz. cues
out rs n Ctlonsl. Biscoe has seen service with the gu
erilas in Mexico. CAPTAIN John Purcel, who served in
Mexico frtm the beginning to he end of the war. Is spa
ken Of as Lieutenant Colonel. Purcell Is an excellent
discipiinafian. and very popular with the men. Then
Lieut.. II IRIS. late Of the 10th lnfantry. 9 tes out as Ma
iar. Besides Captains Patterson. DAILY. ~llaskins, &C.,
100 men. am told. we'll embarked fron this region. The
whole Of the patriot forces will be under command of
Gen. Lopez De Santa Ana.
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From Gen. Foote's ie'fer.
% u ise..lSiq. -
"lndeed. his said IL
have been actual nunina#
It'd f7rthc Presidency itseli
in several raih obscure alb
CLIFTON nelghhoruaods And
YET, fsr the III II mo | can
see nothing either in The
sneeeh ~ the speaker hitch
should provoke such exor-
hltant admiration. Ii is ev-
identity a long nledltated Ia
b%ollnlsly prepared. and dill
lgeatIy memoIlzed dis
course, upon certain lallon-
al lo1irs of must surprising
Interest; and yet do feel
that can observe OF 1t just
~. and without the small
est =exaggeritian, that lis
.teebl' and confused reason
ing,#lis td,cdry grdndilo.
qneace in some places. its
coarse sctnrilitg in others.
its alohtcHd and clotcnisl
attempts at a soft of Cicero
ne #tace'lousness-iis uli
manaerly dogma.ism its
nduseaflng eg0iism and
thai Internal splrit Of nia-
iignity which ii brealhes
throughout, and which
would have been far better
suited 10 animate the out
cries OF some 'aoblin dunn
ed or derii broke loose
from he'll than In give grace
and dignity 10 anght Of l,nz
maa# marll and tempe a
ment-Wlu'd b. sufficient
tpextlnguI~h the glory md
blastihe fame OF the most
distinguished orator hat ri
therancic1tor mujern times
have ailIrded. = | will mol
wea1y YOU by dllaling fur
ther upon theme which
could not but prove unsayo=
ry..Nou have heard this
man of head and intellect'
attempt 10 grapple viii
great questions Of Siaie.
when he evidently seemed
to suppose that u fit OF gen
uii'e rhetorical Inspiration
hal como upon him; aud
yon#will have no difficulty
IN aAnraaintt.4l IA, ann,pna-
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Temperance NOtiCc-EI0ydC County

The Order OF the Sons of Temperance will hold a pub
lie celebration, Al Floyd Court House. on the 18th of
October next. The friends Of the Order anticipate a
large attendance and 1t is hoped that brethren. habitua-
led 10 public speaking, will come mp to the work, en-
dowed with new zeal aud determined 10 make a vigorous
etf1fl tr the success OF this great enterprise.
Sapl Il. 1910.
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JUST ARRIVED AT 0

I'hE undersigned would respectfully inform the citizens
l oil l-ynchhnfg and surrounding country, that he is again
AZ hone and Is now prepared to I'LL, with punotuality and
despatch, all orders entrusted to him to be dyed, clcanscd or
hh,shed, equal, II not superior, to any l1ycing establishment
IN The Union, as lac has, AT great trouble and expense, socur.
ed The services OF u superior workman iiom he North. Per
sous anicr. the impression that work done at the North is al.
ways well done, can have II done here now, and warranted
10 plen'c. lie stili continues To dye and cleanse Silk, Ncrino,
Nouslins, Tafleena, Nlpaceas, Dresses &c Carpets, Coats,
Pants, Vests, Shawls, Stockings, Feathers, Bonnc,s, such ms
bfaid, straw. NearnNtans, 10 any colour and, a. usual, Nir
e'n'a Vans handsomcl, dyed and warranted not 10 smut.
JDllN II.
Sept 20 I'm silk x Wooden Diver, I.,ne hburr
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I Used by him with such distinguished success in the cure
~ OF Coughs, Consumption, Gatarrh, Asthma, Heart Dis
eases, Dyspepsia, Gonorrhra, Piles, Feinalc Complaints, Sc.
&c.-Also, Dir. :. \ Fitcl's Abdominal supporters, Shout
der Braces, Inhaling Tubes, and Lectures on Consumption,
anil The art of preserving Lite and Health to Old Age, &r.
John II SEAY has been appointed agent Tor the sale Of
the above Goods, and will keep them constantly on hand at
his Drn. Store, t.snchburg. Virginia
ag-Dr. Fitch's " Guide Book to Invalids, and Directions
for Promoting Health, and instructions 10 Mothers, in the
Management Of Chldrcn,n may he had, gratriou'lv, hy
calling for il at the Store as above. An extremely valuable
Book.
Aug. t3-tsif
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r. d. MONTAGUE, CT

The New York Herald publishes a letter from New
Orleans, under date of 9th ult which has the following
statements
You are doubtless aware. that FIR the last twenty-four
months, the Creoles of Cuba have been very active in
organizing republican clubs, collected large sum of mo
ney, and forwarded it to their friends in the United
States. for the purchase of arms and munitions of war.
The Cuban republicans sent agents to New York, Pht-
adelphia. Baltimore, Louisville and New Ofleans-lh0se
agents have worked hard and faithfuIly-they have pnr
chased and paid for 0,000 stand Of arms, twosteamboats,
and four or five sailing vessels they have enrolled 2,OUO
volunteers, and have commissioned gentlemen OF expert
ence and acknowledged bravery to command them-prIn-
eipally officers in the Mexican war. OF his volunteer
force. 1000 men from New York and Baltimore were, al
last accounts, assembled on Chagres Island, (f'ur days
sail from Cuba y 800 are on Round Island, one of the
Chandeliers, (three days sail from Cuba J and the bal
ance, supposed to be about 200. are on their way to the
place Of general RENDEZVOUS, which place at tins time |
will not name.
Now in addition to the volunteer force, the patriots
have los, 900 natives of Cuba enrolled. all OF whom are
anxious and wiling 10 strike the how al any given time.
They are denied all offices Of trust or profit in their ma
tive country, and are all heartily sick of Spanish rule and
Spanish ~despotisn. The native Cuban sees al The pro-
ducts of his lovely island made 10 feed the greedy aud
corrupt nobility of Spain.
Spain at the present time has only - 200 troops on
the Island. and 1000 Of those are stationed al Havana
and its VANITY not one of whom dare leave the city OF
It's forts f r a moment. The remaining 5000 are scat
tered over the islands in bodies Of from 80 10 100 men.
All toe troops are under The command of the Captain
General, whose only talent is for intrigue, Gnslance the
case OF hey Besides the tr1ops, ilete are % 600 ofi
cs-hoiders, all natives Of Spain, who. n all probability,
10 man, viii side with the government.
The volunteers, that have left, nr are about leaving
found Island, are under command Of Gen. George ".
White, a Captain in the Louisiana volunteers during the
war win Mexico. and recently Colonel in the service
~ l uca'an he has the reputation If being an excellent
'"''' Walter Blsc0c, lac Lisu'cjan, Colonel, Of the
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-09-20

AT Court held far Montgomery county, at the Court
house. on Monday, the Bird day of September, ls49, the
following minute was ordered 10 be entered on the rG-
c0rd.
Whereas. the court has heard, with regret. the dea h
of Capt. john Wade, who was a member of this court,
and whilst the sympathy of the court cannot heal the
wound, which this severe desperation # Providence has
made, Vt it may be some comfort 10 the relatives Of The
deceased. to know that there are others who share large
" with them in their grief, aud The c urt also desiring
to bear testimony t, the honesty, integrity, and fidelity
of the deceased, and to pay suitable tribute # respect
to his memory ; therefore, resolved, that in he death
of Capt. Wade, the court has lost one offs most valua-
BILE members, and the community al honest, correct and
upright citizen.
Resolved, That the court most cordially extends 10
the relations oflhe deceased, their sympathy aud most
earnestly deplore their loss.
Resolved, That as a suitable tribute Of respect to his
memcrv, the members aud officers of this court, wear
the usual badge Of mourning for so days.
Resolved, That the clerk furnish the widow of the
deceased, on behalf of herself and family, a copy Of The
foregoing resolutions, and that they also be published in
\ IA Richmond and L%ynehburg papers.
A ~copy-Tese.
n n ONTAEIT CIR
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-09-20
D. R. Lyman's Anti Spasmodic Elixir
AN OUNCE Of PREVENTIVE WORTH A
- ID ELVsHD DE- r..

THE SUBSCRIBER begs leave to offer TO the public a
/ remedy discovered by himself Tor Diarrhoea, Cholera
Morbus, Cramps, Spasms, Pans in the Stomach and Bowels, snd
all diseases Of like spasniodic character, Asiatic Choleia IN
cluded.
In Offering this remedy to the public, he has not the vanity
to presume that he is possessed Of more than ordinary infNv-
nation about the treatment of diseases Of he character above
named having never seen a case 81 Asiatlc Cholera, hut having
been troubled for several days with a very bad Diarrhoea, he
made the discovery OF the remedy by trying it upon himself,
cfecting a perfect cure in 3or4 hour, and relic ing all the
symptoms, viz:- pains, spasms, sc, IN . to 10 m'nuf~s-
Since the cure npon himself, he has given II 70 'ome - to
50 other persons, by whom it has been used with the ~aine rs-
suit, checting a permanent cure in every ease so farss he knows
or believes. For information, the public arr referred to the
following persons. " no have used ii, vi1.-D. T c. Peters,
seth Hasey, James A. Stigler, Jim Ogle,hy, Alex. Temp.
oftbe "Lynchtu,r ,<niian. NJ snchburr ,Dr 4 Z John
SON, OF amherst cop~y and many others in tp~n and country
not no,y recnIkcfea. d II. .YMAN
n rms r. medy is pc, festiy safe aud can be used upon
~b;,l~di " ithout the least fear OF Injurious results.
rrice 80 cents per Bottle.
Jul, t2-ts # d. X. l..
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Grocery and Commission Business,
TRY IT! TRY IT.!

yINIiE SUBSCRIBER is now prepared 10 furnish the pub
j lie with an article which he calls " ANTIt HUi.ERA
MIXTURE" This article is prepared from, the Recipe oi a
celebrated Physician, ~ d has been used by many persons OF
the highest responsibility in his place Tor the last FIVE
YEARS. IT is confidently recommended IN eases 81 HiAR-
KiuEA .~DySENTARY, CHOLERA MoRBuS ,C1HoI.E-
KAiNFANrUM, tIlOlit, SIC, and needs but a trial to
prove its efficacy, ltis not unpleasant to the stomach os
taste, aud may BE- given to adults ar children with impunity.
Certificate Of It's good effects might be procured, enough to
fill a newspaper, but the article will speak FOR itself--tiy 1t.
Prepared and soldby
July 26-tsif John II. SEAY, Druggist.
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FoR THE NiReiNiAN.
rIrE p0uNn ISLAND EXPEDITION.

THE ROUND ISLAND EXPEDITION.
Ssvs,al unfair and abusive editorials have appeared OF
late in the New Orleans Della. touching The conduct oil
,hs oai,ers Of our Navy. who are now employed 10 watch
,he movements of the band of lawless men encamped on
pos,nd Island. These articles seem IN demand some
na,iee-not because il is believed. BY the writer of this,
thai any ,hiap which he could say, or. Indeed, which
c,mld he written by Car ADLER pens. would have the slight
ee, effect i, teaching certain editors that truth and Jns
lire are virtues more seemly IN a newspap.r, protesting
Il, be the guardian OF public morals, than her ot
MS ties. Glsehood aud SANDER.
The public cannot fail t. have seen that every ihlo2
which, has appeared in the columns Of The Delta. IN rela
ton 20 the r ,und Island movement has been either spol-
oretic or yituperltive. True 10 lis inslInc ;, when lis
interests were 10 be subsefyed, npal celtic; when It's lnhe-
rent 1--we of detiaciion VAS 10 be l1dulged, y.inperaHVe'
II is known Ia all in this vicinity Knowledge, how
ever. not gained through the columns 1T the Dtita-uat,
for more than a month past. a large body OF adTeninrers,
VARYING, 10 nnpiber. from five In six bundled men. have
been crowded on the small spnto of ground called t'luh
lsliu.i four miles fjom Pasclgouia, and, although 'his
> 81 near To New o1eaus, ~ one has seen, III
I. .hfn a few days back, that The Della has given the pno.
lie the slinhes. inkling oflhls mysterious assemolaGr'-
an assemblage known 10 be brought together lar purposes
Of military organization, preparatory TO Il hostile INVASION
Of states at peace aud amlty with our own Is mere a
newspaper. either in New Oleans or Mobile, which VIII
deny tlisl WI the Delta have the hard'hood to deny
it? Il cannut deny it. Bat it Is notorious that the
Della has stadlously concealed, from The county al large,
the lawless enterprise which, for SIX weeks, mas been III
ting out In our waters. a1d that IL Would nave eohhl'ea
at the departure ofsome eight hundred deS2atadoe3 "l all
nations. pretending, how ever. to call themselves Amerl-
cans. o. to make war, for The sake Of ptHldef. upon a
people with whom we have no cause OF quarrel.
will not pay 81 poor a compliment 10 the good sense
and intelligence Of my carnttymen as to eater into details
10 prove that an unlawful military enterprise has been
brewing in this vicinity f., the peri1d of SIX weeks Ger
tainiy, 10 rev lulionize the provinces Of friendly powers,
and that Round Island is the nucleus otIha soatti-wesi-
en uorlion of The expedition.
N nj. I.n,c lie haS cprtaiu information at
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WIN. G. BROWN,
POR TRAIT
valuable Town Property for snlc.

TNtlE snbsti,hef offer. i, sale his HOUSE M LOT in
L the town oi Liberty, Bedford county. The House has
eight good aud comfortable rooms. immediately attached l..
which are STORE Gus well fitted
up, aud a convenient office with two rooms, Among the 9th.
ct Improvements are a Kitchen, Smoke House. Ire House,
Stables, aud a first rate well OF water. All the buildings and
,mpfn, emonts on the lot are new and IN first rate repair. A.
a private residence the property affords every confer, and
convenience, and would be a good situation Tor a house OF
entertainment. W. &. HEWITT.
Srpi 2n tt
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A DISTINGUISHED VIsIrFR.

The Wilmington (Del) Chicken is informed that Mr..
Joseph Shipley. of the firm Of Brown & shipley, Liver.
pool, is now on his way to this country in the steamship
Europe. The Chicken adds:
1T is about thirty years since Mr.. Shipley left VIII
mingten, and he is now one Of the principal partners and
pillars OF the greatest ommercial house in the world
Lord Ashbnrton, who concluded the treaty between the
United States and Great Britain, is a member of The
same firm. It's about eight years since Mr.. Shipley Wis
tied Wilmington. lie will he warmly welcomed by a
number who knew him in his youth"
Mr.. Truman Smith, one of the Senators Of The L.. 5
from the State Of Connecticut, either for his business,
pleasure, or convenience, is snow in Washington. The
Union seems II be alfec ed by his presence. just as they
say some people are with the nightmare. That Ijurnai
regards him as some hrrrid ogre uttering his terrific fee
finn to the utter disnay Of the opposition party
He is announced as ''again upon his waik"-as if all
prudent people had better get ont Of his way, and hide
themselves until he passes. He is again on his walks!
l he Slracen mothers were accust med, it is said, 10
t1ghten their children, with the nane Of the Lou Hart
ed Richard OF England and, it would really appear, as
II in these latter days Truman Smiths name was to be
adopted as a means Of alarming the 'unterrifed portion
of the political party 10 which he is opposed. Now to
us, we should say, that there was nothlur very alaim.
ing either in the name itself or in the man. lie seems
TO bpa very quiet personage-not extraordinarily hand
some 10 be sure-hut well enough, for a man Of his wears
and in no ways remarkable, except as a very firm, indus
tious, and working Wig -sifer Ga-.
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N'OTxEE

rs HEREBY GIVEN 70 ali parsons indebted TO me b
l bond, note, or ope0 account, that payment. is expected be
fore the first day oi October nes', as longer indulgence cannot
be given. Aftcr that date, claims not paid will be placed IN
the hands Of an att ,rncy without respect 10 persons
july 9-witloct DON 4, &. PETERS
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SEslisES1As
NJ RS. MARTHA n DAVENPORT will resume her
lNI school-duties on the Sd OF September. Her school
Dom is at her residence, on main street. She will teach
Spelling, Reading, Writing, Eng iIh Grammar, Geography,
Arithmetic, &c, Her school is designed more particularly
for beginners. She pledges herself to give strict attentiont to
the conduct and studies Of her scholars. They shall be
thoroughly and correctly taught. Charge, one dollar pcs
month, payable quarterly.
Aug 30--ttif
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.umuford's Uou,cy,s Uj0d.

w have on hand a few copies of this work, in 2,1arge
w vo. vols, which we are authorised 10 sell at the low
price OF - to close account. Original nrice s5.5D)
July 2-ins B.PAfNES BRO.