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COMMISSIONERS OFFICE, !

UTbaINu, JdH TIT IVT'' -
The p,,es In the foregoing order Interested VIII
ia notice that have appointed TUESDAY, the a7th
u q February ls49 for the taking Of the accounts
required al my office, in the town of Urbanna
itit,,,-y county. Nuc,nia. al which time and place
- IRE r.au,eA 40 attend with all The evidence ne
-s,.ty Il rna,ie me TO comply herewith.
THDS d EVANS,
Cont ofC s |. & Z Tor Middlcsr1 county.
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Carer Bfax;on,
Ezekiel ;. Talley,
w IN. II Macon,
John S CoIbin.
B w. 'failey,
Thomas w Tailey.
] D. G. Brown,
Cnasiain w hi,e,
Geo ". boswell,
JOS. P. TIE fell,
| Phillip 3. Wilson,
L w. 'raliafefro,
Charles F. Mcdowell,
Chas. P. Gooda!l,
Jos. l.. Winsfeld,
G. w. Pollard,
mes and Examiner VII
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Edwin Shelton,
Achilles LumpGin,
Jos. Hooper,
G. w. Dabney,
Robert Taylor,
Edmund Winston.
p. II. Price,
WIN. II Winston,
James NJ Taylor,
WIN. 0. Winston,
A. B. Timberlake,
Wm. w. Mallory,
Z. w. Morris,
German r. Glenn,
L. B Price,
James t. Sutton,
Richmond Wing,
please cODy,
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KING WILLIAM COURTHOUSE, !

Dec. IIth, I64o J
TIA parties interested and named IN the foregoing
80. wlll ttlr notice, that shall proceed al my OIL
= a, this place. 10 carry into effect the foregoing de-
Il Il order on the hlh day Of March, ls49, II being
= l-i Monday in the month at which time and place
VI may attend, II you think proper III, from any
Is, should not he done that day, II VIII be con.
1ued from day to day, until finished.
bee la-cwtd THOS DABNEY, Commissioner.
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WM F. Richie, Esa
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MES GARLAND AND WA. NJ. CABELL
: WE united in the practice of Law, and VIII regu.
t,,Iv attend the Circuit Superior and County
,.,s ~ Amherst Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell
\ y.son, and the town Of Lynchburg.
I, iltrss-Lynchburg, Virginia. .,.. ;.
I,MES GARLAND will continue, dilissney, :"
,.,sr in The Court of Appeals OCT Sf-eu
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,,;.. ,yu,;,m cir
\ CHANCERf-ViR6isiA:- ih nns Isas.
t4R superior Court, 22d day oil Nosehio pin,;o,;f.
zachary Lewis, f"'"'"
against o,b,,s
ueienaah's.
Ta amended bill in this cause having osen nu
/ ,4apana executed on the defendant, 1"nn I'D de-
,aousr, more than two months anu 'ne sai"
ra4n, 10, having entered his appearance anu ., hi
~ said bill, motion of the palniI, VIC sSii;
:a,tu for confessed as to the sara 1o,a r ~ &C.
/, ,ou,e, and II appearing that tue p.n E.,ras
-:.i against the absent defendants, oarLn'a So
,N /. Graves Solomon Graves, lseIsoh "ia.e, -
}, ,;,ayr.. and Dr. - Graham aud Frances MS wie,
: ya. frances Graves, Iverson Brooks ana 'ohn
The manner prescribed by law; and they, anu
,ei ~ them, still failing appear and answer tue
ntiN-. amended bill, on his melton, the same Is I'd
:or CoDl, ssed as 10 all and each Of SAID aoseh. NC
ai.nts. Tie cause coming on this Gay, asa.n &c
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i. creditors Of Robert J. Deneufville, deceased,
hs,.hv notified that on Monday, the 18TH day oil
g,,y next, shall commence taking the accounts hs
,rtd By the foregoing decree, al my s"v and
!, !, wh,ch lime and pace they are requested 70
~ win their papers, vouchers and o'her r'iueh0'
..ahlr me TO fulfil Its requirements; r,, ,,.,.
''''' ~ ALEX Z. GARRETT, Coni'r.
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Cozagress.. .

'lic Session cointnencetl on the I'd hut
tol rslay srlig the House had not
ssofssaiiaz md tho Senate Hereby was un-
to iaDsact business, on tl,e last ballot
tpil The vote Stood: for Winthrop.
;S j; Porter ]; 5 Boyd, IA; Nilnot,
glsaai 81 =
ssobb, Georgia. pregiously was
he tlftelitiafat Democratic candidate ~
siofs e nj S General shus been
Iublisl,ed nnoiIiciullY in some of Tho
oflhcrn pnpers. He advises that the
posing on letters be reduced tos a.uni.
3 form rate of of % cents on letters, aud
3s that Iriewspa may be sent 10 s,bscri:
81 iIsrs$tfeess OF postage, who live within u
prescribed dislanco fron.p place of pubica.
ton. he Frtasuefo ofthe5 United States
published his ofilcial account upio lie
ss9l1l November last, slaling.. hat lbo mo.
snbiset 10 draft IS IS ss7,084,a56, and
he unprecedented loss ofpubici funds tln..
~ sleri illfs present system, in the las, year,
1bo,lt $1,000. The amohnt in. the
hands ofsthe ireasuer insp spbiladelphia Is
1896 90 and at the Mint, $saf,150. 4
ssrEaIou Df Parlsnan, a physi.
S;lat otsotne noioricty OF Boston disap-
.psarod suddenly last week and Professor
ebssef ofihe Medioal College Of Thar
81 ilas ,eefi 5nrestaa 5oH slspieion.o Of his
M part Of d body belrg fonndin Ills
rs studio. Tho evidences aall cisepmstan.
tiiat
IN Tho. gallery oisihe q. S. sssonate, on
lurs,l lay, Il man named James tsohcrt..
soil oi Bal tinnorc, was heard 10 ibreatan
stllel litasof Nh. Clay, wherenpon fe was
s I aiken jiiip atstodg and fpini9iaed iail.
he WAS web lsnowntos be i d harmless
jaatiensi2e ~ it wass con cludeil thnt he
SYt,s leeiiti y5iabaritlg under partial in.
bill itas bsensintroducel INTO lilo Sc.
fi'gif Georgia + 70 fssnsoys lie lree negro
ard e6lofes ospIationf from tket State. 90
tbeffpsa tllss Isl f1el5o 1s4f Under ctsf.
iislis he tislal anp beiag fi,afof'
aa!e sls slaves Il lie provision ol MS biII
asO not oaspllcd Will
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Ibis sets.stt: l,et
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sHltaIiss iss,..ge5EEnsesat.I 3

tGessit tss no Ia md the poor
Pri.itef,s being so grently fayoled5 by nd.
tsinls pat foIls, has the The pleasure OF
als o5laciag TO- his readers that the BAN,
sssR Is eelafged. Statesmen have found
Spatiieat to nlarse The confines Of our
s teP0bli aud will, il, lis b 10 keep
Witllsths spirit Of stel litiiess follows
The pai,er OF to;deyy coptains SEW
so III II col unns reading matier
than ast issue. IL our mex,
sllcntd not the Presidents message ex-.
elilylesit y, we urpose publishing an origi,
iii tale entitled Taking the Wrong
md we Avil endeagors 10 furnish a
llse one I'D each Of soursnbsoq qnen. issues.
3ss esa slss aass ter froisa Europe.
Decline IN The Colon llfarkel
lie sleainer Europa reached Boston
ION Sssanaay morning following is
oI,sis = ifsoS news; she brings.
liverpool Nov. % The Cotton mar.
ket has heen exceedingly qnietduring Tie
Week The conflicting alviccs from lie
Jnitca States, have puzzled botl buyers
sifi sellers. The former have been We.
\ sra 4, eauli lioasin& their operations, and The
S. latter knowing that consumers nre. we'll
md anticipating large imports,
t3Isianif fest Elittlet disposition TO operate. The
prices Of American and Brazil Cot
Il ions have declined nn averageof nearly
gfafthinggs per pound. The Brokers cir.
eiilar, OF The last dates. were as follows:
fair Upiund and Mobile 6 So; fair Or.
leans g s7.S. The sales the week arc
;ssniy q .43O bales, of which Spectators
look s, 500; The trade IL .7aO and expor-
tefs GO. The stock on hand is reported
tebeS3Uo, 900 bales. Business generally
lis not ac,Ise, and transactions in tie pro.
ducp market rather limited.
Mem York Colon Market On Satur.
the etoiton$ market wastin a quiet
state, be sales ofthe week amounted
10 9, 500 bales. Fair Upland was quoted
at Il SO and sFnir Orleans at Ii 3;4.
8 METEoRIc On Friday afternoon last
"a very strange phenomenon was witness.
sedin. the heavens At!20 minutes 5pust
! five. o'clocka aciite sphere was seen ira.
Sqersing the heavens in u North Easierly
sdifec,ion, and when about N. N. Z. from
9etho Court House, it was seen 10 explode
Sand clouds of snnke q we're clcarly discern
able, spreading il oil directions, and par
ssfielesi itall ling Tad This occurred III the
night, The display would have been lumin-
ous, as il sgas, II presented u very curious
aand Woneerful appearances. hprcsenied
.a aiisctsimilar 10 q full moon in; daylighl.
: Atbout two hours subsequently, sitewea,h-
3asr,shich had been unusually lysmild$ Turn
ieli cold and continued during Saturday.
gsY,bnt effect the meteorslla remninsl for
;1he scientific TO determine.
s 5tss 55S atssEayress.
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-12-12

IL There are few things relative to the
commerce OF England more striking in their
details than the rapid and immense increase
of The coal trade The City Recorder, in his
address to Prince Albert, at The opening OF
the new Coal Exchange, said:--"About three
hundred years ago, one or two ships were suf-
ticen; tor The demand and supply of London
In lGl6 about 200 vessels were required; in
! 1905 about 600 ships were equal To lis de.
uand; in lSGJ 1855 cargocs containing
about I,350,00O tons; in 1920, $3.50 car
goes with 500, ,9Jn :nns; in 1870, 1905 ships
were employed IN carrying 1887 cargocs
containing 3,403, 800 tons; and during the
past year, Q3t3D 2,7l7 ships, making l2,-
267 voyages, and containing 3,ilS,3lG tong
The increase from 1888 to 1873 is upwards
OF 90 per cent; and it is the result of fair and
moderate calculation that at The present time
2l,6OO seamcn are employed in the carrying
department of the London coal trade" These
are interesting and important facts, and,
what Is better, they arc the statistics of peace
't'iN' .S'uN'Soos'u' CiitciVlsc
News from Calcutta states that tic rains
IN India have fallen to degree beyond precc-
dent, and the floods have been most dcstruct.
i've. lnone instance The rain and tho food
have by their united operation, produced a
most ey'raordinary eii5ct. The renowned
Port of Ai9oltau,w witl, nll its bomb proof depen-
dencies, which bad long he'd out against
oil kinds oj assailants, had melted awny be-
fpro the joint attack of The monsoon torrent
and tic tlood o(ll.c chenaub, Onthe ,Sh
OF August lie rain began; baild,
lng fell in rapid succession, and on the 22d
the river had covered tho country. The floods
gradually assembled the course of the rivers nj
tie rate Of about seventy miles day, and
had everywhere done much damage.
~ The inenkcy iaekets recently worn by
/ the ladirs arc said 10 have beon proof against
the arrows Of cnpld, as they were coats d
male
The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-12-12

Is aJ Ohe OF the most important bills passed,
too by very large vote, is one passed in Tic
House providing for the punishment oftr
ickcrs in sprituons liquors with slaycI by
public ~hipping for The .f.st offence. Upon
the motion OF Mr. Richardson, tho operation of
the law was postponed 10 the lst March, so as
togve timely notice to all piolu,ore oft. 1t
Is to be hoped tha, the passage this act will
ei1actnally stop tina, Illicit aui corraptng ,rai-
tick.
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CoMAEScEMENr,--The graduating class Of
the So Ca College this year is unusually
large, giving further evidence ofthc increas-
ing proapcrity' OF that institute under The able
management Of President Preston. am! is the
frsl class thai has received through it's collie
gate cpnrsoJ,i'e benefits OF his supernterd.
ence and instruction. The addresses are
represented 10 hnse beeno of high order of
| merit, and some siSty-iuur young gentlemen
received their degrees, among them Isham
Moore, j. B. Moor,, and ]. T.. Richardson, of
this District, received the degree OF Batche-
lo,S of Arts.
ADVANCE ~ CoTToE,-- The late news OF
advance thcprces OF cottoliu England will
+ be gFatifyingtoihc whole South. Should it
hold, tic value OF tie cotton cropo the Uni
Ted states viii be increased many millions of
dnllars. This will give an additional iinpetns
tostrade and stand ms All effort sgainst the
breadsstp Il profits of the North, during tie
tssurop famine. TheFise has been gradual
md prices range now al, a gerage ofnea{.y
three cents per pound, ,ioyes the 3pricos three
months ago.
lf The Editor acknowledges lie receipt
OF q small bnttyery aoat volume of Poems by
y, by mail from Gteenvillc. presuning The
gilt ealapated frern tho it,itl.or, The voIutac
soomprses several very beautifully poatjsea
fales, lptitiss pieces andis very neat speci-
iaen q iype8faphg For saic by Johti RUS
Rail shpFicsiol. ~
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IIosouRABLE SAT,sracrfoS.-O One Of the
best challenges to the field, TO fight. duel.
shnt we ever hoard of, was made by a#trulp
bonorahly gentleman, the late William Lin
coin, of Worcester, who, after an editorial
controversy with a brother editor, in which
no came off with flying colors, rnaguaninp,s.
y offered 10 liis opponent honorable sa,isfac-
uon IN The field; the weapons TO be hoes, each
party To Dig one acre of potatoes, ana he
whose work was done best, and in tho short
est time, to be declared the victor. Should
the challenge TO mortal po,ato.dgeinp he ac-
cepted, he would transmit the size Of his hoe
oy. Trend, WHO would arrange the prelimin.
aries for The settlement OF all difficulties.
No bad results could arise from such duel.
Boston Journal
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FLANE lARGuMENr.--Not many wears
ago, m handsome mansion not many miles
from Cincinnati, young lady who has high
notions, oil what constitutes rospectabliiiy,
expressed astonishment 10 her uoihof, that IA
young lady OF her acquaintance. of eopsidara-
bic wealth, should receive the attentions ol d
young ioiiier.
lie is an intelligent and upright Young
man, can see no objections, y replied The
mother.
II don't care" replied tho daughter, III
won! INT TIC seen Ia tho street with liifi,.,s
Wouta.yon be asliasaed he seen i'll slls
sstreef wit your 1athcF!' "a z
, ils do, gofl ask HAT question, Motltsr,t'
.elq,iisetl stia.
s y Beaa,sse can VOL TeiHember q isen he
pushed = lslanes was thu rcrlg
"a poor shoelna asey he. wing plunged into Tho
water tt, save ttis life oi n rniser,s child, ilia
ja,ler was pfefues in thank
What do moi oSye yotil = sii lie, II o9e
gnu everything ~ SSs,$s
'sResy vel yoii ans sel ,.lls
lars OF y a5ys,p = said he other; iiS Is sgiIl
wait TIL ,ypsl get ready Is ti,f ss.-
snainder of the debt ,Is'ls nicer q oyseJ.
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M: Ge2asrA. .Sseo,i 'osalss see. sMlisss Lognel
liza Scott, was married on Wednesday morn.
ing week, at the house Of her fa,her,in Hea
York, To Major Ii. J.. Scott, aid.de-camp te
the Commander in chief, and in the Afternoon
the happy couple embarked on the Philadc
pha train Tor the purpose of spending The
| honeymoon in the South.
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MONEY Charles | lost his head for trying
TO raise money without tho consen, OF Parla-
men,; and George III iosthis colonies for Try
ing to raise money out of the Yankees on
the principal OF tnSation without representa-.
ton In this way. money has been the cause
0! many wars, and much bloodshcd. In an
cicnt times, wars were set on foot upon other
grounds; but in latter years, money .ias sba.
come the great idol of:eivillzed countries.
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1 Pour water hastily into a vessol with
small , neck, little enters; pour gradually, ard
ny small quantities, and t,ie vessel Is filed,
Such is the sitni'e einployef .by Qaintil,af 10
show 'ha tollyof teaching children TOO much
atatima.
we understand. saysthe New Bfanswick
onlon, that by the destllt. OF the lato Joiii
Potter, his son-in-lAw, Commodore Stocstots,
has received an addition of SSs24. .00sI paf an.
ntIn, to his already enormous income. Tho
annual income oisthe Commoiiare can hardly
be estimated .at less tiisn ane, hundred thoe,
sand .aellnrs, and probably more. ,as
YouTay glsaa snogiefaa by reading. but
you must sepesa;o ::!.c chatf from the wheat
by drinking,
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Society IN PHiLApgLFlstA.-Thc Daily
News states the estimated population of Phil
adelpsla at the present time, to be :}5U, 900; or,
in other words. 10000 families. OF this num-
Der, only 1900 families have competency
for support ahovc manual labor; 2l,0OO de-
pend upon mechanical and professional
branches; and the residue of I7,OtjO is divided
into two parts. viz: 30,9 900 who labor, or are
desirous of laborng, and 1000 who resort
TO illegimate and criminal means for n liveii
hood. OF tho lat,erclass, 6,010 arc suppos
ed to be hcggars; 1000 who depend upon the
oifil Of the streets and what they can collect
from the kitchens of The wealthy; 5000 who
steal; ,Nl0 who starve for want of any Kind
of support, and 5000 who follow protniscu.
Gus livelihood Such ia the slate OF society
in Phlladelphla, and the elcmepts which COM
pose it.
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~ Much has been said about the profan,
custom oI swearing. Perhaps that the mos
enormous case of sweating is tha, mentioned
by Uncle Toby, who says, ..Our army swor,
terribly Flanders" A whole army engaged
in swearing! What pro1l$ions pile of oa,h
must have been hcaped pp'sn Flandcrs
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Mem York Cotton Market. On Satur.
sslay. the Cotton marke, was in a quiet
Sstate, be sales ofthe week amounted
40 500 bales. Fair Upland was quoted
AT II SO. and sFnir Orleans at Ii "a.
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~ The inenkeg jacfets recently worn by.
the ladirs are said 10 have beon proof against
The arrows OF Cupid, as they were coafs Qf
p,ele.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-10-26
ruE NEw YORK MARKET.

From the Dry Goods REPORTER, of the
18Th inst, we select the following abstracts
as sffordiug a reliable statement oil the
condition of the markets up TO that date
in the articles referred to-:
Nous. de LANES and Cashmsres.-The
richer STYLES are doing hlile better, and
there has been a brisk demand for them
during the week, both for our city and
country trade. The Manchester Goods
are withou, change in price. We quote;
Nous. de Laine, Is l9c.; Cashmere,
25c.
Shawls. -There has been a brisk de-
mand for American Shawls, and all iavof'
tie STYLES have been selling freely at iliii
prices. The production OF these goods IN
this country has decreased as,onIshlngiy,
aud We are happy TO say that The style and
quality have improved with the quantity
Manufactured. The production seriously
Ilnterletes with the sale Of Broche Sha"ls'
Ciohs There is a small stock OF de-
sirable goods below -, and olives and
browns are particularly IN request. The
trade has been iolciably active through
Tie week, but holders have shown more
anxiety to sell. and, in some cases, goods
which have been cuIled have been sold at
reduction. There is, however, no gen
eral decline, and al! desltab c styles are
very firm at prices heretofore noted.
t,.vstrtrtS. Turrv t,,.s loan hrtsl
demand for good styles fancy at 81 l..
|l2! and hucr goods are also IN request.
Wool black Cashmere, below 81, are
foearly out Of tho market, aad from that
price 40 10 81 20 are selling freely.
SdiiaetS.-The lower grades are doirs
better, ana printed goods are more in de.
mand, The Uale has been steady a, form.
er rates.
FianDeis arc quiet, with no particular
change to nutice, Some styles are lIttie
scarce, but in gerenl tie supply is equal
10 the denand llis thought lha, the re-
cent intelligence from California wlil Ia
duce larger shipments Of woclIens to that
market.
Blankets There seems to be l,'le
more Inquiry, and the lower grades are
dong lrlle better. Blankets under GO
cents aie reported scarce, aud are IN De
mapd. The production has fallen Il, and
nothing bul The s,ognalion in the bankel
trade prevents a considerable advance.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-10-26
TIE PANAMA RAILROAD UADEk
CONTRACT.

Tie Journal OF Commerce states ltst
he Panama Railroad Company have plt
under contract that portion Of their RAJ
road acGo; s Is!hm nv M With Si hf'%en
about II mdes-the Whole distance fr'm
Panama 10 Limon Bay beng forty s.S
III les.
The Contractors Che Journal says) are
Mess.s. F0ueu and Trautwine, whose pro.
posals are the most favorable, and who pos
sess the great recommendation Of having
been employed for the last four or five
years 10 the territories OF New Grena.
ia, in constructing a canal ninety miles
long, TO connect two branches Of the Nag
dalsnc river. They have accomplished
this work entirely with native labor, aud,
though at first eucounIering great difficult
IS, they have succeeded in lraiolng the ma.
lives iulo expert woIkmeu, aud will be a
be to carry over with them large force.
Thoroughly acclimsled, aud with perfect
know ledge Of the character and habits Of
the people, they will begin the rattoad
with tile advantage Of all the experience
acquired in constructing The canal. Their
bid was the lowest received which Is good
evidence that the difficulties are not so
great as have been Supposed b. those less
acquainlt d with the character and fesour-
ces Of the country. They expect TO break
ground about the Isl ii December ensu.
ING.
The construction viii be under ueu
orgauizl,ion. Col. Hughes, If The old
Typographical Corps, under whose skill.
fol direction the survey and location Of the
road were made, has resigned his place a
chief engineer, and returned 10 The duties
Of his profession The able and efficient
manner III which lh ) work was conducted
on the lsthmus, and The reports, maps,
and drawings prepared since bis return.
has given the company a high apprecil.
ton of his services which as expressed by
unanimous res0 uuuu ii tie b ard con-
eying to him IN strong terms their regret
al hts slhlra~al rom the further prose.
cuiion Of the work William II Slleil,
ESQ, his primo pal assistant On tie l-'hmus
has been appointed to succeed h,m. Mr..
5. graduated with distinction at West
Pom, and Immediately afterwards, turn.
ing his attention to civil engineering, has
been employed on some q The most lnpor-
tan, public works lhe country, aqd gave
Up the charge Of one Of the most difficult
sections of the Erle for the Panama rali.
road Under bis gpefinleudence the IN.
t5fpri.e all, we taye 10 doubt, be pushed
On to an ea'ly and successful termination.
We also learn that the Government, of
New Granala las manifested deierml.
naQon 10 give tie company large addition.
al 'id-g4ls.+ .
the way Of P7nama beIiig - -
and the ,cadiDg communication between
The t8o seas.