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IMPORTANT FROM CENTRAL AMERcA.-Late advicel
from Nicaragua bring the important Intelligence OF a
declaration Of war between the of Nicaragua ano
Costa Rica. A number of Nicaragua troops had beer
sent to occupy the Department of Guanacoste ano
measures had been taken by the Government of Costs
RIGA repel the INVASION. The partisans of Castro
were preparing movement at Costa RIGA and a
revolution was expected on the arrival of General Cas-
tro, who had sailed from London, and was expected
at Costa RIGA. General Guiros expected at Nj
osragua to take part in the. against Costa RIGA
The coffee crop is very good and prices were set
at 81, the highest for several years.
nv. Y. Euening Tribune.
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CITY A FF A ER = .

Ta Owing to slight accident to our machine press
Thursday night, portion OF the daily edition OF yes
terday's Times somewhat delayed in its delivery
This, we trust, will constitute an ample apology to
those who failed to receive their paper at the usual hour
Thanks to the skill and promptitude of Mr. E. H. Re-
per, the injury the press has been thoroughly repaired
CHRISTMAS IN RocKETs.-The citzens--or rather
couple of citizens-of that pleasant and picturesque
portion of the city, known Rockets certainly en-
joyed Christmas Day in the most approved, rational
and genee way imaginable. How was that9 we ina
CINE we hear the reader inquire. We will elucidate-
In certain bar-room in Rockets, on that blessed
morn, Mr.. Aaron Timmons met Mr. John Jones'
Both gentlemen no doubt in quest of Christmas,
and entered the house with the full expectation, doubt
less, OF finding Fun lodging about the rooms-behnd
the COUNTER In the decanters possibly in the steam
which escaped from dimnutive teakettle the fire.
And they did find it, as of Mr.. John Jones' "keep-
ers" abundantly and stckingly testified Shortly after
the gentlemen above named met. they entered into
grave and highly entertaining discussion, touching mat
tiers and things in general. Possibly both gen temen
inb bed it, but OF this by means postiye
certain it IS, however, that after standing around
the store awhile, Fun began to play hide and seek
around MIR. Jones' face-he began TO talk magni-
loquently,-nay, it is said, boastfully-and finally
remarked that he could whip any man in Virginia who
had the misfortune be born out OF the State Mr.,
Timmons venured the assertion that he did not believe
his friend Jones' imam though he knew him to be-
quite equal to task Herculean whereupon Jones'
gave him to understand pretty plainly that he could
whip him Timmons said he did not believe he could
do that, eitherJones dared him to the test when Tim
mons drew back and gave Jones ga bnker' rather
expecedly What followed did not clearly appear
Thursday in evidence before the Mayor will draw
the red curtains which ornament the bar-room win
dows over the scene and shut the public gaze On
Wednesday Mr.. Jones brought his eye up to the May
ors Court and procured peace warrant for the
of Mr.. Tmmons Thursday Jones and Timmons both
| appeared, when the investigated, and Tim.
mons recognised in his own behalf to keep the peace.
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nyHINTs ON THE HAIR-W hat foliage is to

Ne HINTS ON THE HAlR.-W hat foliage is to
the tree or tendris and clusters to the vne the
hair is TO the head OF man woman. 1t may not in
appropriately be termed the natural drapery OF Rea
sons throne. When it is gone, comeliness is gone
too, The most brilliant eye, set in a bald head.
would never be the ambush Love would choose 10
shoot his arrows from but beware of the ambuscade
when ne turks amid luxurant ringlets Love them who
"rules the camp, the court, The grove acknowledges
no friendship with badness But badness is mis-
fortune, not fault, you say. Pardon US, it is fault
experience has proved that
When the hair becomes diseased, and commences
to fall off, by early application OF "FLErcHER's HAIR
ToNIc it can be renewed to all its pristine beauty. 10
the like manner greyness may be prevented, and dam
druf eradicated by its Price so cent per bottle.
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Adler, A. M. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. *
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AvorupU Man. Roppppv-A few niobt. Sim. 90

ANOTHER Mail RoBBERY.--A few nights since, as
the mail cart passing from the boat 10 the Post
Office Of this place, two mail bags were stolen
from it by negro man belonging 10 Richard G. Nor
ris, ESQ. They carried under the bridge at the
river for The purpose OF being ed by the rogue, when
he detected and taken into custody. Alter in
vestgaton, the negro ordered 80 ashes and upon
additional evidence, sent for further trial We
dersand that he acknowledged his guilt and stated that
he had white accomplish Rep.
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-01-04

Judge Gholson, of the U. S. District Court Of
Mississippi has refused to sign the order issued from the
u S. Circuit Court of LOUISIANA for the arrest OF Gov
Qutman ,on the indictment found against him for his
alleged participation in the Cuban expedition. The
for his refusal are, doubtless forth in the
Quitman correspondence published by us yesterday
The N. o. Crescent talks erocously OF an impeach-
ment of Judge Gholson-but sooner than the anomaly
of deprivng sovereign State of its executive head
(even if he be guilty. the course of justice might with
out public Inconvenience, be retarded until the termna
ton of his official career-EnQuirer.
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-01-04

VNHEATRE.-MANAG Mr.. JOHN S. POT
IL TER.
The Manager has the pleasure of announcing an
engagement, for six nights only, with the popular CO.
median, Mr. CHAS. BURKE, who will make his
first appearance this evening, Chilly Lackaday" and
"Ebenezer Calf"
THIS EVENING, Jan'ry 4th, will be performed
the comedy Of
sWEETHEARTs AND WIVES.
Billy Lackaday ..... with songl.. Mr. G. Burke.
Eugenia. Mrs Potter Laura Mrs Sloan.
Dance, Observation-Disclosures. Miss Carlne.
After which, Mr. Burke's new farce OF
OLE BULL.
Ebenezer Calf. Mr. Burke Mary. Mrs. Sloan.
Dance, by. Miss Carlne.
To commence with the drama OF
WARLOCK OF THE GLEN.
Matthew go. Mr. Duff Countess. Mrs. Jones.
Doors open at half past oclock--curtan will rise
at 7 o'clock
ADMlSSION-Boxe so cts; Pit 25 cts; Centre
Gallery so cts Side or Eastern Gallery l2f cts; Co
Iored Gallery IS cts.
Seats can be secured from 10 to 2, and from to s
o'clock ia At
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THE RIoHMoNp WHls-RErIRAcy OF MR. HrArH

Yesterdays Wing contains the following notice:
"To THE SUBSCRIBERS TO THE WHe.-Having re-
ceived and accepted federal appointment, have
disposed of my interest in the Richmond Wing, and
Withdrawn from all editorial come zion with the paper
take pleasure IN assuring its numerous friends and
supporters that the neeessary arrangements have been
made by which my place vii be ably supplied
GAMES E. HEATH'i
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DIED.

On the Sd inst, after short but painful Illness VIM
PENN, youngest child Of Claiborne and Mary M. Bur-
nett, aged | months and days.
The friends and acquainances Of the family are
quesed attend the funeral from the residence of his
father in Manchester on Sunday next at O'clock,
NJ, without further invitation.
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-01-04

We learn from the Alexandria Gazette that con-
tract for erecting Gas works. and the necessary pipes
and fixtures tor introducing Gas into that town, has
been made by VIM. II Fowle, esq, ofthat place, with
the Trenton improvement Company. The contractors
agree under their contract commence the operation
OF the works the Slst otAugust next Arrangements
have been made for lay ing down four and quarter
miles of Gas pipes with any addition that may be re-
CURED before the completion OF the whole work
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-01-04

Gsg Among the thousand and one preparations for
the hair cite FLETcHERs HAIR Tonic as the best we
know Of As preventive is better than cure, we recon-
mend all who DESTROYS keeping the hair they have
in healthy and slightly condition, 10 this excellent
preservative. Price SO cents per bottle For sale
FLErcHERs, under the American HOTEL also, to be had
at most oil the Drug stores in the city. de "a
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-01-04

~ UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The Annual Meeting Of the Pew Owners will be held
the House of Worship, on Monday, the 9th day Of
January 1881, at o'clock, P. M. Punctual and full
attendance particularly requested subject OF great
interest to the congregation will be presented Some
Pews of delinquents will also be offered Tor SALE
ia 3-2t
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-01-04

WARM BATHS.-FLETcHER's Bathing Estab
ltshment, under the American Hotel, is open daily
from A. NJ to 10 P. M. Single baths Csc, or five
tickets tor ST.. oc Is
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-01-04

sulcIDE Mr., Msupin, Of the firm OF Sheldon &
Maupin, Of Williamsburg, committed suicide on Thurs
DAY last, by hanging himself in his barn neal the
No Gauge Is assigned ioE the rash aeed.
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-01-04

eeAUCTION CARD.-Partcuar attention is
quesed to the Trustee1sae OF Horses, Mules Wagon,
&c; Also Harness, Saddles &C.; Also lin consequence
of the incemency OF the weather Saturday last, the
sale being postponed0 the Omnibus, Buggy, &c, with
some Is good saddle and harness Horses, will be sold
without reserve.
lad T., R. McNAUGHT.
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-01-04

REFERENcEs.-The Washington Correspondent of
the Baltimore Clipper thus happily aludcs to the silly
practice now in vogue of paradng before the public
the of distinguished personages REFERS, in
proof OF proficiency in the various taught by ne-
rant professors
"a distinguished and fashionable" dancing master
refers to persons only in this city in proof of his
proficiency in the art The first is. "Mrs. Fillmore,
the lady Of the President Of the United States" and the
second, "Hon. H. Clay" If an humble individual
desired further particulars, he would scarcely call
at the Executive Mansion to see this lady, and make
specific inquiries OF her the Professors skill in
teaching "the poetry of notion" to the sound OF an
instrument which MI Broadbrim described as "the
tail OF the horse drawn the as of the cat
AS to Mr.. Clay, have never heard that he figured
in a ball room. except when IN New York, several
years since, the eyes of ladies' danced to the melody
produced by his kissing their cheeks-thus literally
facing the musc In there shou be any further
doubt OF the dancing mastersskil. relative OF Napo
elon Bonapare, residing the vicnitylof Baltimore, is
among others, referred to- This is enough; antiquated
as we are, and stiff oflimb must go to school and
learn the pokas and all the other essentials ashiona
bic HE We cannot resist the killing array OF big
names
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HENRY LONG, THE FUGITIVE SLAVE.

The following notice and editorial addendum appears
in the n Y. Tribune ofTuesday evening:
AppeoI to the Friends of Freedom.
# has become necessary to appeal to the friends OF
Law and Freedom for funds to test the Legality OF the
proceedings against Henry Long, under arrest as tu,
gtvs Slave 1t is desirable that eminent counsel SHOULD
be retained to defend Long in the Courts IN this City,
and need be in the Supreme Court OF the United States
and have the Illegally and unconstitutionay OF the
proceedings ably argued The course marked may IN
volye the expenditure OF several thousand dollars
Should more be contributed than may be necessary in
the of Long the balance will be sacredly Kept as
Fund to be used in similar cases should they occur
Money may be sent to HORACE GREEIY, Esq, Editor
~ Editors friendly to the respectfully and
earnestly requested to insert the above appeal and to
aid editoriay.
consented to act as above stated with the express
understanding that others would be associated with
me in the trust. OF all responsibilities which subJect
10 the suspicious OF the knavsh and the surs OF e
black guard, that of taking charge OF other peoples
money is to me the most unwelcome. However, am
anxious to see the provisions of this Fugitive Slave Law
thoroughly ltgated and shall not shrink from the trust
imposed on me- but l trust | sha Ii not ug.sand
alone in it, H. e.
The counsel for Long have already issued halt a
dozen wrts of habeas corpus disputng the legality oil
the tribunal before which he has been examined. None
OF these writs have yet been determined and two re-
main adjourned over till Monday next. On Monday
Dr. Parker applied Tor and obtained warrant from the
U. S. Circuit Court, for the body of the alleged fugi-
tive and he was accordingly brought before that trbu-
nal where the case will be proceeded with as
Judge Judson's health will admit OF his giving i
hearing The N. Y. Herald says the result may pro-
badly lead to the grave and important question whether
State Courts or the United States Courts para
mount in their authority to the disposition Of case
which peculiarly before the United States auho-
| rites
| On Monday night meeting of negroes was held in
lions Church, for the purpose of raising funds to de-
fend the fugitive Long; but the meeting failed to come
down with the dust" At this meeting it was stated
hat Longs counsel had only received $50 SO far, and
hat Mr.. Attorney White had declined any farther aid
unless money could be raised to fee him.
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-01-04

We time since gave the particulars OF tragedy
in Turkey, in which the wife OF Mehemet Ali, then Am
bassador to Lonpon, detected in some gross mis-
conduct and in order avoid exposure, murdered the
chief eunuch her household. 1t that she PALM
ed two surreptitious children upon her husband, and
rather than be exposed, she mbrued her hands 10 the
blood her SLAVE. The end Of the story, we learn
by the last arrival is that Mehemet, his consequent
y hurried return Constantnople, divorced the den
ouent dame, and that she has been condemned five
years imprisonment for the murder.
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-01-04

DEATH OF Miss LEHMAN.-1t will be learned with
regret that Adelaide Lehman, one OF the popular
OF the Ravel torupe, now in New York, died Tuesday
from injuries received the stage few days ago, by
her dress taking fire. She endured great SUFFERING is
said, with aquiet patience that excited the admiration
OF ALL She is described having been pure and love-
y in her character and great favore in private
she was in public. Niblo's Theatre was closed in con.
sequence OF her death.
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TO yoURNEYMEN PRINTERS,

Wanted this Office, good ConPoslroR. An
industrious and rapid workman can obtain perma-
nent situation, application.
Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-01-04

THE AUSTRIAN MINsTER.--We learn from WASH
rgton says the Baltimore Sum- that the first visitor to
the residence of Mr.. Webster the Secretary OF State,
New Years day, tender himself and family the COM
pments of the season. was Chevalier Hulsemann, the
Austrian Minister, and that he agreeable than
ever. He also present at the Presidents House, in
full Court Dress with the other foreign ministers.
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TAN ESSRS. EDITORS: 1t is but a few IN

TAN ESSRS. EDITORS: 1t is but few mo-
lVA ments since saw the card Of Mad'lle Blansy
in your paper of Wednesday, and believe that the
public take but little interest in the quarres OF Mana
gers and actors, would not trouble you upon the
subject but that the card in question cont aims base
perversion OF facts, which might lead the public to be-
leve that had acted ungentlemany. The difficulty
between Mad'Ile Blangy and myself was caused
by my ioolshly supposng that herself and confede-
rates were honest-and from the fact of my he
wing paid over her benefit money before she had
concluded her engagement with me-which benefit
money the full and only certain pay for her
five nights performance, including the night she did
not dance upon which night, the three first nights
she was to receive nothing unless the houses amounted
to more than one hundred and fifty dollarsand the
day was stormy she concluded the house would be bad
she would receive no more than she already had in
her hands, and her agent came to and told that
as the weather bad she would not dance that night
unless would offer her nducement, by changing
the terms OF the engagement, and offering her third
clear of the gross receipts.
This declined doing, and told Mad'lle. Blangy's
agent that she must fulfil her engagement with me, whe
ther the weather good or bad, as she already
paid for her services on hatnght expected that she
then would feign sickness to get off from performing
and before night my suspicious verified She sent
me note, saying-"I am sick and will not dance to-
night" told her agent that if she could not come, to
let Mons. Durand, her partner come and dance with
Carline and would apologize for the absence OF Ban-
gy but he said no they could make nothing by it, and
he could not dance without Bangy then procured
the sheriff and served writ upon them tor non-ufl-
ment OF contract.
When the Sheriff and myself called upon Madlle
Bangy found her in good health and Spirits pack.
ing up leave in the first train Of cars and when told
what we came for she laughed at it as good joke
Even then, was go anxious TO fulfil, far as was in
my power, my duty to the public told her that if Du.
rand would and do his part of the performance,
would withdraw the suit but they refused, and said
codld do nothing with them. | then returned TO the
Theatre, and told the audience the simple facts.
/ did not detain Made BIapgy, or act in way I'M
gentlemanly towards her, but merely served simple
upon her; and before she left the city, Of
fered withdraw the suits against Iher it she would
pay the ayor OF the city fifty dollars, to be paid over
TO the poor; and her statement that have in any way
broken my contract with her. is unblushing false
hood Respec fully, yours,
q ,od \
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NAY BOOKS, LEDGERs, JOURNALS,

EBAY BOOhS, LEDOEftS, JOGiSN A LIS,
~ AND OTHER BLANK BOOKS.-NASH &
WOODHOUSE invite attention 10 the very complete
assortment OF Merchants Account Books. which they
have now on hand. They are made of the best paper
which can be obtained, and bound in style, which
every one who sees them will say is superior
Every description of Blank Books made to order and
in style unsurpassed. They have just had executed
lot OF fine broad margin Checks printed upon good pa
per and bound up in Books OF various sizes.
Also, for sale Negotiable and Promissory Notes,
Drafts, Foreign Bills OF Exchange, Bills OF Ladng,
Bonds for Negro hire OF approved form, Consabes
Warrants, Forth Coming Bonds &c.
ne" All for sale at reasonable prices. ia g.
SELLING OFF AT COST.-FOR CA S H
- ONLY.-In consequence OF an alteration TO be
made in the by next Spring. and tor the purpose OF
carrying out my arrangements, will from this day,
sell off the balance of my Fall and Winter Goods now
on hand, at cost, for Cash only.
have very desirable assortment OF Dress Goods,
all purchased this last season. and respectfully invite all
who wish Bargains, to call at
WILLIAM j. SWORDS,
No. 225 Broad ST., Shockoe HILL
ia Sign OF the Dry Goods Box.
TEyO ADVERTISERS AND BUSIN ESS
Il MEN GENERALLY.-The first number OF the
"REPU BLICAN ADVOCATE" will be issued Mon
day morning, the 9th of January A fine opportunity is
thus presented TO Merchants and business generally
to advertise their Goods, Wares. &c. 5000 copies
will be stricken off and circulated all over the State,
from the sea board to the Ohio All advertisements
should be handed in by Saturday morning the "Re-
publican Office Tenth street, or the Box, opposite
The Exchange Bank directed 10 Republican Advo-
cate"
ia 3-2t- THE PROPRIETOR,