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Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-10-09
rH,O I,AlL Road CONTRACT

a ORS.-A Division of about 30 miles of the
grading. together with the mechanical works of
the South-Sde Railroad commencing near Farm
vile and extending westward WILDE let the 18th
of October next, at Farmvle
C. O. SANFORD Chief En;r
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-10-09

O. VALUABLE HOUSE AND LOT
AA FOR SALE.-The House and Lot
cnped by me opposite the old Baptist Church is for
sale. Terms, One third cash. and The residue in
one aud two annual payments Possession deliver.
ed the ist Of January next Ii not privately SOLD by
tue ist ot November next. j, will then be sold ut
public Auction III 3 o'clock. r. NJ on the premises.
Sept. iS-tds j. GARLAND.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-01-16
From Grab im's Mag fsine for Fetruary.
Take Your County PAPERS.

We hope there is not a subscriber to Gra-
ham, who has overlooked the duty of sustain
ing by his subscription and advertising, the pa
per of his own county. This duty is the first
even before subscribing to Graham, which is
well worth the money it costs, and prior, as a
matter OF interest merely TO a subscription to
any journal whatsoever. The prosperity of the
county In which you live-its thriving business
character-active intelligence, and more than
all, It's very moral strength depends upon the
liberal policy Of each and every one Of you,
toward the central point of your greatness
YOUR OWN COUNTY JOURNALS
Now think of this before you squander
your dollar upon some ephemeral trashy, and
perhaps Penicious sheet of distant city The
telegraph and railroad have brought the news
10 your editor-earller than you will get it
from aiar by due course of mail. Now, en-
courage his heart and strengthen his hands by
manly support, and let his sheet widen
lengthen and brighten, under the genial influ-
ence of generous and proper estimation of his
position.
1t you want literature, as well as nclrs and
general miscellany, he will give you Graham'
and his paper for, perhaps, Shut Graham
hinlSeJ does not want you, unless YOU appreci-
ate aud support your own county newspapers
he has no Just right TO receive, or you 10 remit
HIM So, while his debt remains unpaid at
home. Go to.-you are a dull fellow stu
pid and would not understand u.s. Pit your
three dollars in stocking and 90 to Sleep
Drowsy enact Rip Van Wrinkle over again
but come not to us-Graham wants subscri-
hers that have brains. heart, soul-a quick eve
to perceive duty and truth, and manly conr-
age 10 meet and back lhem-now
Lies first best duty always is at home"
Try our suggestion, reader, and you will
feel more like man, the first day you take hold
of the newspaper of your neighborhoud as a
subscriber who has paid his 81 and done a
proper act of citizenship.
We have some words TO say to our brothers
of the press, which, for the presen, we defer,
as to the proper and effective use of their pow
er, in driving from their borders, the locust
like literature which covers the land-carry-
ing destruction on its wings, and leaving death
in its wake. But,
There's good time a coming, boysn
for true hearts-a wide field of labor for the
bravest.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-01-16
Satan in the Grocery Business.

The Philadelphia Enquirer, relates in its po-
lice reports the following singular case Of mo
nomanla -
A hypochondrical old fellow named Aaron
Slmms, who was lately engaged in the grocery
business, somewhere in Fildert street, has late
iy conceived the strange idea that he is Old
Scratch. About two weeks ago, he gave or
ders to sign painter 10 prepare him board
Tea DEALER" in large gilt letters. The sign
was painted, according to directions, but the
friends of the monomaniac interfered and pre-
vented 1t from being put up. His customers
not liking the idea of dealing with the devil,
dropped off; except one roguish old negro called
Dave Cantle, who by humoring the lunatic,
contrived TO swindle him out of goods to con-
siderable amount A cousin of Mr.. Simms,
who thought it expedient to keep watch over
the conduct of the insane relative, was in the
back of the store on Thursday evening, while
Simms alias Satan, stood behind the counter
At this time, the negro, Dave Cantle; happen
ed to come in, and the cousin not being per-
ceived by him, he commenced conversation with
Simms, to the following purport -. say,
old boss devil, want few more things on
that account, you know" It's all squared up
Dave" answered Simms, g here it is posted in
my ledger,-' Dave Cantle debtor, to 6 pounds
sugar, AZ cents four pounds coffee, Ga cents :;
two gallons molasses, 60 cents and so on,
about forty different items, total, Just twen-
tv-fve dollars And here on this side is cred
ited Dave Cantle, by one soul, twenty-five dol
lars, 10 be taken out in trade" That account
is closed you can't get any more goods here,
unless you've got another soul to trade away
on the same terms. Look here, boss;' an
swered Dave in tone of expostulation, | Of
ten hear de debbil hab no conscience, and now
| begin to belebe it, Yon gwine to allow me
only twenty-five dollars for dat soul, and it wuf
ffty,' 8 l have given you what we agreed for,
replied Simms, and don't think any negro 5
worth more. l can buy lots of white souls for
half the money But, Mr.. debbil, you mus,
consider dat took it out in trade, dat makes a
difference. A nigger's soul is a cash article,
boss; but Jest want what's right, does SC
you jest 'blege me wild two gallons more 'lasse.
and four quarts black-eyed peas, and trow in
de soul oh my wife, den you git a fuss rats bar
gain"
At this juncture, Mr.. Simm's cousin thought
proper to interfere; he sprang out and seized
the black swindler, who was soon handed ovel
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-01-16
Decentralization.

Medical men are very often asked if ons
vaccination is sufficient 10 protect the system
through life, from small -pox-or how often il
is necessary to have the operation performed.
The late DIR. Fisher, of Boston, for long
time gave attention 10 this subject, and in
January last, published, with some others,
the following propositions, which are sup
ported by numerous statistical facts, and are
fully relied upon by the profession.
l. That one single and perfect vaccination
does not for all time, in all cases, deprivs
the system of its susceptibility Of variolous
disease.
2. That one or more re-vaccinatons do; -
aud, that, consequently. physician should
recommend re vaccination, when questioned
as TO its necessity.
8. Tie system ie protected from vnr,olous
contagion when it is no longer susceptible
of vaccine influence, as tested by re-vaccina-
ton.
Every person. therefore, who would be full
" protected from smallpox, should be not
only once vaccinated. but should have the
operation repeated, once or more times, or
until The system ceases to be effected by the
virus. For most persons one operation would
be found sufficient, while others might re-
quire several. Re-vaccination. At least once,
should always be practced. II this were inc
case generally, this dire disease wouid soon
become almost unknown.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-01-16
Extraordinary Trial.

A correspondent of the New York Sun.
writing from Bel Air, in Maryland, relates
the following extraordinary circumstances.
Some time ago the body of a man named
Hammond, was found near here, bearing ey.
dence that he had been cruelty murdered
Suspicion was fixed upon two men named
Stump aud Griffith, as the villains who COM
mitted the bloody deed, and they were accor-
dinghy arrested and duly indicted, Stump for
being the principal, and Griffith as being an
accomphce.
Slump's trial came on few days since,
and he was acquitted, the jury thinking the
testimony against him not sufficient for hang
ing.
Griffith, the accomplice, was next on trial,
ard The court have been occupied with it for
the past few days. To-day they brought in a
verdict Of not gully, upon the following sim
gular testimony;
Stump having been acquitted Of the mur.
der, his evidence was of course admissible,
and he was called tu the stand i'll behalf of
Griffith. Being sworn. he was asked
Q.-Do you know anything OF the murder
of Hammond?
A.-Yes.
Q.-Do you know who killed him
Ayes.
Q.-Who did il?
Al DID 1T MYSELF.
Q.-Had Griffith any agency in the act'
A.-None; and he did not know II until
four hours afterwards.
The Jury Immediately returned verdict
of Not Guilty against the prisoner, and he
was discharged.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-01-16
geance of The successful chiehains. Parades
or Herrera, can furnish nothing to equal il.
GethSenane.

Lieut. Lynch, Of the United States Ex.
plorlng Expedition TO the River Jordan and
ue Red Sea, in l64S, visited the Garden OF
'ehSemane about the middle of May. He
says:
and ., ne clover upon the ground was in bloom
a.. atos se'her the garden. in its nspects and
nlaca h" was better calculated than any
E;,,h, ~" 70 soothe troubled spirit. =
~ que trees, isolated from ths
',''''e, 81 anu iess imposing ones vvb;,I Sir,
the eiount of Olives, form a. "m.on san.
grove. High above on either hh useoiato.
and lofty mountain, with The d.en ~. so"els
ehasms of jehosaphat between L"n."s
CtownIns one of them is Jerusalem {.
ing cty-on the slope of the other i ~.
great Jewish cemetery, a city of the dead -
Each tree is this grove, cankered and pna,I-
ed, and furrowed by age, yet beautiful nna
impressive IN its decay, is a living monuman,
OF the affecting scenes that have taken nhca
beneath and around it, The olive per,e,u.
ates itself, and from the root Of The dyin, ~.
rent stem, the young tree springs into exis-
tence. These are accounted one thousand
years old. Under those OF the pruced,pp
growth. therefore, The Saviour was wont 10
rest and one of the present may mnrk the
very spot where he knelt, and prayed. and
wcpt. No caviling doubt can find entrance
there.
The geographical boundaries are too dis.
inct and clear for an instant's hesiraton.-
Here, the Christian, forgetful Of the present,
aud absorbed in the past, can resign himself
to sad yet soothing meditation. TIE few
purple and crimson flowers, growing about
the roots of the trees, will give him ample
food for contemplation, for they tell Of he
sufierings and ensanguned death Of the Re-
deemeI'
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-01-16
Management Of Domestic Fowls.

5. Bradford Morse writes for the New
England Farmer an article on the cons;ruc-
ton OF hen houses, and the general manage
ment OF fowls. in which he alludes as follows
In Mr. A. II. Gilmans mode, Of Portland -
Farmers and others who would profit by
these Improvements, should visit MIR. GIL.
MANS hennery. BE will be prepared 10 fur
nish chicks or eggs of his choice breeds 10
purchasers.
'WIh regard TO the management of do
mestic fowls, their food, &c, | can do TO
better than state The method adopted by Mr..
A. ii. Gilman, of Portland, Maine.
Mr.. Gilman, 10y judicious selections, is 10
possession OF superior specimens Of tie besT
kinds Of fowls in tile country. The fowls
exhibited by him at the late show Of the
New England Society for the improv ement
OF domestic poultry, give evidence of the
skill and care bestowed upon them. There
were but few, very few fowls at that exhbi.
lion which cqua.led those shown by Mr..
Gilman, and there were none that excelled
them. The system pursued by Mr.. Gilman,
in the management OF his fowls is most ex-
cellenl. His poultry house is so constructed
that each kind or breed of fowls have sepa:
rate roostus places under the same roof.
and separate yard or walk, so that there is
no chance OF one breed being crossed by an
other.
The house is perfectly ventilated, having
been built by Mr.. Gilman, after plan con-
celved by himself. The lower story is with
out floor, and in it are placed the nests, seps.
rated into wards for the different breeds,
each ward opening to Its respective walk or
yard. A hen ladder extends from each ward
10 the corresponding roostiug place in the
! second story. The floor of the second story
! does not extend to the ends and sides of tho
building, the space of one foot is left uncov-
4 cred for the purpose Of securing good venlll-
alton. The wards or walks are covered in
part with gravel, and each yard has plat Of
grass growing in it.
Each yard is furnished with constant
supply OF water and all kinds Of grain, veg
etable ard animal food lime and pulverZ-
ed homes are always within the reach Of Tie
fowls. The house and wards are carefully
swept, and every article Of excrement and
il;h is removed daily, and the building and
fences are washed with a solution Of lime,
every week.
Whenever the hens show an inclination TO
! incubate, their desires are gratified, and
| when convenient each hen incubates her own
! eggs.
BY pursuing this course Mr. Gilman has
! heen amply repaid for the care and attention
he has devoted 10 his fowls, and has the sat
istactlon OF being more successful in rearing
the different hrseis in his possession, than
most OF The breeders and ianciers have been.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-01-16

were the cases of chills and fever, OF, as it is
vulgarly called, "shakes," which then came
off; and your correspondent has to confess, that
he found his match, and despite his overcoat
and mlttens, hot-crop and quinine, he did shake
in the most approved manner. However, we
all contrived to live through it, and after
weary passage Of twenty days, on the morning
of the Goth Of June, we found ourselves within
few miles Of San Francisco Bay. Soon we
made the mouth of the Bay, and then the for
ests of masts and spars, and soon afterwards
the famed city itself Two miles from shore
the anchor was cast, and then the general con-
fusion of tongues, and crowding for the gang
ways ensued. Frenchmen, Du,chmen, Hunga-
rams, Irishmen, and Blne-noses, besides any
number of i" live Yankees" were in that mot
ley crowd, and he who had the sharpest ell
bows and was capable of enduring the most
jamming was the best fellow.
Worn down with protracted illness, and thin
as hatchet, | was was lily prepared to sub
NIT to the compress operation, but my Yankee
OlOou WOufu not allow me TO be In The hinder
most train, SO / conirived to force myself
along, dragging my baggage after me, and by
dint of sweat and labor succeeded in reaching
the gangway, where Custom House officer
carefully looked into the top of my trunk and
without much or offensive ceremony. allowed
me to egress from the crowd. Two dollars
paid my boat fee TO the wharf, and another dol.
lar secured the transit of my baggage TO a
small coffee house in the city. Dust, smoke,
and wind combined TO make one grand Onslaught
upon US new corners, and for a season, il was
doubtful 10 my mind, if, in escaping from the
steamer 10 the city, had not made the grand
jump from the frying pan into the fire
Safely on terra-firma, l will now haul up for
a week, and should no untoward circumstance
prevent, will endeavor 10 penetrate some
what into matters and things on shore, in this
world Of wonders, in my next communication.
Until then, remain,
]. t. G..
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-01-16

right for one man 10 take advantage of another
mans ignorance, and get his goods for less
than they are worth. But does not any man
deserve to suffer who remains wilfully iguo-
rant, in a world where he knows there are al
ways enough ready to avail themselves of his
ignorance. Had you been willing to expend
two dollars for the use Of newspaper for a
whole year, you would have saved in the sim
gle item of your wheat crop alone, fourteen
dollars Just think Of that Mr.. Wakeful
takes the newspapers, and BY watching them
closely, is prepared to make good bargains
with some half dozen others around here. who
have not wit enough to provide themselves
with the only sure avenue Of information on
all subjects-the newspapers
Have you sold your potatoes y asked Gas
kill, with some concern in mis- voice.
% no, not yet. Wakeful has been making
me offers for the last ten days. But from the
prices they are bringing in Philadelphia, l am
well satisfied they are about thirty cents there
About thirty Why, sold to Wakeful
for about twenty-six cents
A great Ounce you were, if | must speak
so plainly; he offered me twenty-nine cents
TOR four hundred bushels. But declined; and
was l right. They are worth thirty to-day,
and at that price l am going to SELL
Isn't it too badr CALCULATED the mortified
farmer, walking backwards and forwards, i'm
patiently. There are twenty-five dollars lit
orally sunk in the sea- That Wakeful has
cheated me most outrageously.'
And all because you were too close to take
a newspaper. / should call that saving at the
spigot, and letting out a, the bunghole, neigh
Dor Gaskill'
i should think it was indeed This very
day I'll send off money for newspaper; and
If any one gets ahead of me again, he II have
TO be wide awake, | can tell him.
Have you heard of Sally Black asked
MIR. Alton, after brief silence.
No. What of her!'
She leaves home tomorrow, and goes to
R.
Indeed, What for,'
Her father takes the newspaper, YOU
know
Yes
And has given her good education
So they say; but could never see that il
had done any good for her, except TO make her
good for nothing
Not quite so bad as that friend Gaskil. -
But TO proceed; two weeks ago, Mr. Black
saw an advertisement in the paper for young
lady 10 teach music and some other branches
in the seminary at R. He showed it to
Sally, and she asked him TO ride over and see
about it. He did so, and then returned for
Sally, and went back again. The trustees of
the seminary liked her very much, and engaged
her at the salary of S400 year. Tomorrow,
she goes 10 take charge Of her respective class
es.
You cannot, surely, be in earnest = farmer
Gaskil said, with look Of profound as,onish-
ment.
It's every word true replied Mr.. Alton
Auu ho" you VIII naruly say tnat he"Spa-
per is dear at any price, and that the reading
of them has spoiled Sally Black
Gasklll looked upon the ground for many
minutes. Then raising his head, he half ejac-
ulated with sigh,
If havn' mt been confounded fool, | came
plasuey near it, But will be fool no long-
er I'll subscribe f,r a pewsnauer tn-uorrow
see if don't!'
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-01-16

to the agents Of the law. The relatives Of the
monomaniac deemed itexpedient to shut up the
store, and they have taken legal measures for
putting the imaginary Satan under proper guar
dianship.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-01-16

A shrewd old gentleman once said 70 his
daughter; Be sure, my dear that you never
marry a poor man but remember, the poor
es, man in The world i. one that has nhoney,
and nothing else.'
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-01-16
For IA. Eastern Tones.
A WANDERERS NOTES.

Apolosetieal-Rrpentantt-N firticn-
Departure from the lsthmus- Gala Day-Re-
Elections upon the crowd Of passengers-
Pacific Ocean, opinions Of old salts Brig
Scsnin- DistOmfOrts of the voyagt-Ara.
puleO-Suddtn change Of climae-S Shakes
Arrival at San FranriScu-t Confusion on
b0ard-Beat hire, &c, .H.i
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-07-01


the Maens edca, and one which acts perfect harmony
WIN tns 81 ie producing an saalbrum in the crcn'
Mainsprings of Life,
sss ad
is an excessive action, either local general. 1t
Neither vomits nor Purges,
nor even the delicate stomach We give
better idea Of It's effects than that described by B. F. Fly
Esq IN letter dated Columbia La, October H. 1850. in
"Your FebTfuge has been used with wonderful
70 at least five hundred this rver tOuachta ha
patent to health him n from 70
Al aS as he
The skin sauazes the circulation q The blood and The pa
hardly knowing what cured him. Ii is. emphacally,
The Remedy for Fevers."
witness OF its remarkable curative powers, we will add
isw Lines from ~ Noble OF Caldwell parish, under daeo
have used the Electrical Febrifuge in great many and
perec health from two to four hours L. therefore, do
not hesitate in pronOuncng 1t one OF the
Greatest Discoveries OF the Age.".u
We could produce enough of such testimony 10 fill an
octave volume from the first in the sout-pm plant!
aaf ias' so s article
oily. W.. ny y az and fs ,SnS to
One ounce bottle contains enough Sa !or from
the world. twill save aainne enough to Day for itself more
than twice ov without regarding the great saving of time
liberal discount will be made to dealers and sales qua.
None genuine, without fac simae signature. with the
puberty , and signature Of lanes Speed on the EN-
& e., MsyG tlesns, blcwga in the vial, =, -
CAUII0N-We wish the public to be particularly eau
ous not to purchase anything purp0ng to be Electrical
Esbjnge. unless bearing the above marks of genuneness
having been imposed upon by counteres pretended
etc. which, not worthless. are. to the least extremely
the South. A. KENDALL Il co. Soc Propnetors
THE MEXICAN MUSTANG LlNiMENT. in any
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-07-01
|; HOLMES
SODA .WA7ER


- S. WATERMAN, Gate Holmes e Co..
Il SODA ADMINISTRATIVE MANuF AC-
TURER, No 80 Carondelet street, G!aver. offers .
rsns1 h or%e Customer an Other %m H.
Block Tn Cooler pss an absolutely essen.
effects prodaeby Soda Water drawn through lead pipes
T. 8. w. aI6 furnishes Soda and Mini Waters, Sarsa
any quantity carefully and promptly attended to, and de-
vesed without extra charge for drayeoA 70 Soda Wato'
Apparatus constantly hand for saSs ap1 3E
rUaalN ANR nATl1lNla APFARATue. &c;
TQHN sMcCARTY, rLVsBsR, No l34 CAMP
and large esment Of Brass Cocks various sizes a.
Force and Lfh Pumps; Beer Panps, etc. etc.; ~
Also, aye and reporting Lead Pipes: Sheet Lead work
?, every % AMP ana 1ompSa wo1A plonp'''
e3~ Charges mO<evafN.
The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-07-01
GHECIAN FANCHERONIAN DROPS
= do

A SURE AND SAFE REMEDY tor, and will
positively cure, the Sick Headache, Chils and Fever,
Jaundice Dyspepsia Chronic ahea Sea Sickness Che.
EZRA and Cholera lnfantum, and healthy action
the Liver without particle OF caome mercury. qunine
m0rphlne entering into heir compound They do not pur.
port to be remedy for all manner Of diseases that flesh
positively cure They will also all deran OF
the stomach anil relieve em those aches and pains through
the system community called rheumatism.
or Worm Med cine, there bster.
~ Prepared only by Dr. J. \. FANCHER l4O Fu lion
street, New York, few doors from Broadway
For sale, wholesale and retail. by
E. d. BEACH, 127 Canal street,
kV A6EHrs for Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi Ar
Kansas Texas and Florida. fell lyd&W