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LIFE or JOHN RANDOLPH
d. Appleton # Co., 400 Broadsoay Nsto Yor
~ IL. IL.

D. Appleton d Co., 400 Broadsoay Nsto York
Have now ready the fourth edition
r iFE OF FJoHNRANDOLPH OF ROANOKE
ia BY Hugh A. Garland. Two volumes l2mo.
Portraits; SO SO.
80 Mr. Garland has given us daguerreo.ype of
character more eccentric and variable than Ura-
nus itself, and withal, two volumes of exceedingly
choice historical reading ri Republic
The biography of Randolph has greater charms
than the most exciting fiction p Charleston .usr-
eury
" good life of this remarkable man has long
been desired Mr.. Garland has furnished an ex /.
tremely readable book, the two volumes not only
contain the history of his life, and analysis OF his
character, but an interesting account of the poll
tics and the public men of the day. ''-[ Crescent.
a. Since Kennedy's life of William Wirt we
have had no biography, certainly no American BIZ
ographY, which will at all compare In interest with
this work. Ii must be read by multtudes with in
tense interest. ."-I I-Nssoark Daily Advertiser
" Mr. Garland has made good use of his mate
rial, and has given striking and accurate por-
trature Of the erratc and brilliant subject of his
pen. p .Ntso Orleans Delta.
50 This book fills blank in the biographical no.
tces Of distinguished Americans. The two vol
umes gives us faithful account Of his whole ca
reer, an analysis of his celebrated speeches. &c. %
Philadelphia Enquirer.
"As a biography, it is marked by direciness
ana unity OF purpose, ana by comprehenslyeness
and variety of manner. "-[ Boston Post.
1t is one of the most interesting American BIZ
ographes with which we are acquainted. ."--[ Eue-
ming Post.
:" The work is written in on easy and beautiful
style, and is repIete with striking passages. The
author is Intimately acquainted with American
literature, and the great men who, at different
times, have played distinguished part in the
drama of the Republic. 1t forms valuable addi-
ton to our national history democratic Reuie,o
March Id .tw-w
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with the nafis Of the pf6poysf, and thS ptics
the artsIs. Ths whole Of each article specified
In the forsaolng list viii be deemed class, and
the person offering u furnish any such class at
the lowest price Equality considesed) will receive
contract for the same, on executing bond, with
TWO or more suretIes satisfactory TO the Secretary
or The Senate, for the performances thereof, under
Forfeiture OF twice the contract price In case o
failure, which bond is 10 be filed in the Office Of the
said Secretary within ten days after the proposals.
have been accepted.
III any article contracted for should not be de-
nvered within the Time stipulated, or should be
INFERIOR IN any respect to the sample, the bond
OF the contractor will be put in suit.
9. Proposals should be endorsed Proposals for
stationery for the Senate" and be directed 10 the
0sSnre'ery OF the Senate at Washington.
iaoposaiS and specimens must be delivered at
the Office free of charge.
| ASBURY DICKENS,
| -AP ~'-tu Secretary OF the Senate.
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ExEouTloH OF as AMERICAN ExAnAr AT CALI
cuTrA.--~Capt. Benson, Of the ship Argo, ut this
port from Calcutta has given the Salem dazetie
some additional information in regard to the ex-
ecutlyn of an American sailor ut Calcutta, the
bare statement of which was received by the
way OF England some weeks since. It appears
from Capt. Benson's statement that this young
man VIA born in Salem, whence his parents re-
moved to Charlestown some years ago. The
Calcutta papers give his name us Francis Syi-
yester Very His crime was participation IN the
murder and robbery Of one of the officials OF
"the Ice House" He was but seventeen years
of age, and very general feeling OF astonish-
ment was caused in Calcutta that he should have
been sentenced to lose his life, while his associ-
ates in crime, two or three men Of infamous
character, equally guilty, and greatly his sureri-
ors in age, were acquitted on the capital charge.
Capt. Benson visited Very In his cell the night
previous to his execution, and found him at first
sloically resolved to meet his fate. He said he
had no wish to live he had always been bad
bow, and probably would be no better, ii his life
were spared But after few moments conver-
sation with Capt. b. he softened, and was left
in flood of tears. The Bengal Hurkaru of
January 81, gives the following account of the
ex cution:
"The young murderer, Francis Sylvester Very,
was, in accordance with his sentence, hanged
early yesterday morning, within the precincts of
the Jail. The miserable culprt is said to have
retained to the last that apparent indifference to
death which he has all along displayed in man
ner SO revolving. His demeanor at the gallows
appears, however, to have been sufficiently quiet
and decent.
The boy, we are informed, in his last hours,
~ 4 d.
Ridgeway, and that he, Very, alone committed
the murder He said that he could have hanged
the others--only the four arrested were con-
cerned in the affair it appears-but that as he
planned the robbery, he thought il right to take
the whole responsibility on himself!
The wretched boy has father alive, who has
some other children by second marriage, and
he sent message to his father not to let the
other boys go to sea, He himself complained OF
i'll treatment received on board an American
frigate"
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s. GRlsWoLD a. co

y. GRlSW0LD Il CO.,
loaccessors 10 Daniel Pratt g. Co \
ESPECTFUL.LY informs the public ,hat
LII they are now manufacturing
COTTON GINS
at PrattsvilIe, Autauga county, Alabama
Their arrangements for manufacturing are extsn.
sive and complete, which will enable them 10 fnyn.
sh Gins to planters on the most favorable terms
AS to the superiority of their Gins, they have on
ly to refer to the reputation which the manufac-
ture and sale of 10 900 has acquired for them
throughout the entire cotton growing region.
From 25 years experience, with every facility and
good workmen, they confident that they will
be able to give satisfaction to all who may patron
ze them. "a
HTTheir Gins are warranted to perform well
Engagements for Gins be made with their
travelling agents, who will call on planters gene
rally, or by letter directed to Prattvle, Adtauga
county, Alabama.
They have foundry connected with their
manufactory, at which they are prepared to do
mill work and other casting. Gin gearing con-
stantIy on hand for 8, 10 and 10 feet wheels. A
portion of public patronage is solicited.
A supply OF Gins always on hand with Camp
bell 4 Co Mobile, and H. Kendall, q Garter Co.,
.Neto Orleans. 8
S. GRISWOLD e. Co.
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PROSPECTUS
OF THE
= II II II HI q = T. q Il r.,
VIRGINIA MEDICAL GAZETTE

VIRGINIA MEDICAL GAZETTE.
THIS Journal will be issued on the first Of each
month, each number containing 60 large oc-
tavo pages, making near 800 pages ofreading mat
ter annually. 1t will be devoted to Medical
Science generally, Original Articles and Contribu-
tions from the profession throughout the country,
reviews Of the important publications in this
country and abroad, and full record of what is
transpiring in the Medical world.
Expensive arrangements have been made TO
give digest and important extracts from the Eu-
ropean Journals, as soon they arrive in this
country. Interesting operations, cliniques and
cases occurring in the Inhrmary of the Richmond
Medical College and other public institutions in
Virginia, as well as in private practice, will be
regularly reported. Also, the transactions of tie
"Medcal Society of Virginia. and such others
as will furnish their proceedings
TERMs.--Three Dollars per annum, in Advance,
or Four Dollars per annum, If paid after the mid
die Of the year.
nSA liberal discount will be given to agents
and canvsssers.
All communications to be addressed to the Edi-
tor and Proprietor, posi- paid, or they will not be
taken from the office.
Special arrangements for Cams, &c, of line
or two will be made
Advertisements to be paid for in adpance. No
qtack medicine advertisements will be taken.
Il Office on Bank Street, near 9th, Richmond
Va March 10
p S. Remittances which arrive too late will be
returned to the sender or, if he prefers it, shares
for the following distribution N be forwarded
March f7--d-t-w-w
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100 DOLLARS REWARD I

DAN away from the subscriber, October 9th,
n 1897, from his residence en- Willow Swamp,
South Edisto River, Orangeburg District, South
Carolina, negro man named HOWARD, about
six feet high, and otherwise well proportoned
and of black complexion, full faced, high fore
head, a prominent nose, and no whiskers; having
on one of his arms the letter S, or mark resemb-
ling it. He had on the inner ankle of, |
presume, the left foot. He speaks with pausi-
bility and ease; is rather assuming in his address,
yet mild and humble in his manners. lie is a
keen, shrewd fellow, walks fast and quite erect,
and is apt to bear uncommonly much on his toes
when hurried. He said that he originally be-
lopged to farmer named Joshua Lee, near Gin
ton, in Virginia; either there or Norfolk or Rich
mond, in that State, presume he took up quar-
ters. Any person finding and apprehending the
same, and delivering him safely into the hands OF
the subscriber shall receive the above reward OF
one hundred dollars, besides reasonable expenses
that he may be at in coming and returning.
WILLIAM RILEY.
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Buasfn0 or rms erxAhnx SunrAsA.--Tbs

buzsfh1 or rms GrxAhxx HuLgASA.--Ths
following particulars of the burning OF ths
steamer SnltAna, are from the St. Louis Repub.
lican, of the 18th instant,
The Sultan& ffeighted in part with a
large quantity " fFhemp. The smoke was first
discovered issuing through the door Of the
ladies' cabin, the fire having caught immediately
underneath, and moment after several deck
hands ran forward from the engine room, and
gave the alarm.
The upper works ithe Sultana, with all her
freight, were destroyed in the course of half an
hour. The hull was still burning when we left
She had on board 963 bales of hemp, 1000 pigs
OF lead 40 casks OF bacon, $50 coils of rope, 10
tierces lard, 4S7 sacks bran, 68 bales hay The
freight We believe, is entirely covered by nsur-
ance on open policies in New Orleans offices.
The safe was rescued. but the books and papers
destroyed The Sultana was owned three
fourlhs by her commander Capt. George w.
Cable, and the remaining fourth by her clerk,
Mr. John Skiles. She was insured for $4,000,
equally in the Madison, Lexington, Columbus,
: Floating Dock and Union Companies
The Snltana, whether as freight or passage
boat, was one of the finest steamers that came
to our landing. She was built in Cincinnati, in
the year l848, and measured 928 TONS, custom
house tonnage.
The total loss, including boat and freight, is
about $75,000-on the loss Of the boat $40,-
900; OIL her cargo $35,OOO.
Several lives were lost at the fire. Mat Burns
second engineer, aged % years. is supposed to
have been burned After the fumes had broken
out, he, with the head engineer, repaired to the
"Texas" to save some of their effects. They
returned to the boiler deck, and found them
selves cut off from the gangway by the flames
Burns companion rushed through the flames
and attained the shore. Burns, however, re-
manned, and is supposed to have been burned
One of the cooks and deck passenger, names
unknown, were drowned.
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Ths whols Of each srslri. spsclasd n d. fors

WHITE " e&CH NftIciS sPtciEVu III sNe fUlb
soihs iiat VIII be deemed class, and The person
Offering 10 furnish any class or description of an.
ticcs at the lowest price, quality considered aha
receive contract for the same on executing a
Donu, witn Two or more surstes, satisfactory to
the clerk, fUr The performance OF the same, under
forfeiture OF twice the contract price in case OF
failures which bond must be hled in the Office OF
SAID clerk within ten days after the proposals have
been opened and the result declared.
The right is reserved, in case il should he ns
cessary, to order a further supply of all or any OF
the articles contained in the above list
The clerk also reserves the right to Judge and
determine whether the articles offered conform "a
the samples furnished or not, and may in his dis.
erection, refuse to receive them, if in his opinion
they do not answer the purpose for which they
are intended.
II. M. YOUNG,
Clerk House of Representatives U. s.
April I5--lawtJulyI
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MI, THOMPSON.

ATTORNEY and COUNSELLOR .4T Law
COMMISSIONER OF Deeds ofNorth and South
u Carolina Agent for Revolutionary Pension
Claims, Bounty Lands, and every other descrp
ton of Claims against the various Departments OF
the General Government and before Congress
Also, Agent for the British Commercial Life In
surance Company; Capital S3,0O0,OOO
nP Office one door West Of Jackson Hall, Penn
sylpania Avenue, WASHINGTON, ID. c..
p. S. Refer, if necessary, to the Heads of De
partments and to Members Of Congress generally
Nav 95-2Wtw
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Pension and Bounty Land Agency
TIME subscriber has opened in the city of Wash
| ington an AGENCY for the prosecution OF
all descriptions of claims against the General
Government.
His perfect knowledge Of all the Pension Laws
and the places where deposited all evidence OF
service now extant, will enable him to establish
many claims which have long remained suspend.
ed for want OF proof and proper attention.
He, therefore, offers to the public his services
particularly in the following cases, VIZ:
Suspended and rejected claims under all the Pen.
sion Laws:
Applications for increase of pension, under any
of the Pension Laws, where the pensioners are
dissatisfied with their present allowance.
For all those widows who received, or enti-
tied to receive, the ten years pension due the4th
Of March, I848; under the acts of July 7th, 1888
March Sd, l843, and June 18th, 1874 being those
who were married before the lst of January 1894
he will undertake to establish, under the act OF
February ID, ls4S, their claims to pensions for
life. commencing on the 4th of March, l84s, when
their pensions under the foregoing acts termi
uated
For all those widows of revolutionary officers
or soldiers, who were married after 1893, but be
fore January I'd, 1900, he will undertake TO estab
lsh their claims to pensions for life, commencing
on the 4th Of March, lS4S, under the act of July
90, l64S.
To all those widows ofrevolutionary pensoner
whose claims have been rejected or suspended 70
want Of proof of service; or those who are in tn
| receipt Of a pension under any Of the pension
laws, less than that received by their husband
under the acts of May 18th, 1923, or June 7th
| 1899, he will ensure the same amount per am
mum that their husbands received, from the tim,
the pension is made to commence by the law un
der which they claimed or have been pensioned
BOUNTY LAND,
For the surviving, or the widows, or minor child
rem of deceased officers and privates, who served
in the war of 1912 with Great Britain, the Mexi
can war, or in any of the Indian wars, since 1890
Terms moderate, where the claim is established
oherrcise no charge.
The subscriber is also appointed Agent for In,
District Of Columbia for the British Commercial
Life Insurance Company, established in 1920, and
empowered by act Of Parliament, for the insurance
of lives and the endowment of children, in Lon.
don, New York and Washington city. Capita
5000, 900.
Communications addressed to the subscriber
Washington, ID. c., will receive prompt attention
M. THOMPSON,
Attorney and Counsellor al Lato, and Commits
missioner Of Deeds for North and South Carolina
p. s. Refer, If necessary, to the heads of de-
partments, and to members of Congress generally
March 25-tf
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VIM. HOW LAND,
upOrte and Dealer in Dry Goods, in

CHARLESTON, s. c.
"OULD call the attention of planters visiting
w Charleston for their supplies, to his stock
of Dry Goods, which is kept constantly full, and
embraces complete assortment for families and
plantation wear; and, in Dress Goods, from the
iow-prced, to the richest, latest, and most fash
ionable.
All Goods of Southern manufacture, he will par
tcularly keep.
No 124 bend Of King st.. Charleston
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GREAT ELECTORAL HESSIAN
STATE LOAN

" 6,725,0OO Dollars.
THIS Loan is guaranteed by the Government,
and contracted by the eminent Banking
House of Messrs. M. A. Won RorHscHLp AND
Sous, in Frankfort-on the Maine The following
capital Prizes must be gained, viz:
"a Of &C, 600 Dollars SO 60 Of 1000 600 Dollars
oA &c 32.OOO /" 100 500 "
GO 5000 /" 1870 " 900
&c, &c. The smallest Prize is 55 Dollars.
The next drawing takes place irrevocaby on the
ist Of June, 1851.
TIE price offhe Tiekers Is as f6fiotcs:
ticket for 5 Dollars s tickets for - Dollars
30 100 65 200
Remttances can be made in Bank Notes, Bills
or Drafts on Europe, &c. Each shareholder Will
receive free Of expense, the Prospectus, with full
particulars; and ater the drawing, the hst OF the
successful numbers, which will also be published
in the leading journals. The Prizes Will be pad
in cash at Frankfort-on-the- Maine, Paris, Lon
don, New York, or New Orleans.
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PROSPECTUS OF THE CUBAN LIBERIA

trated with engravings. Price 81, payable inva-
riaby when subscribing, to enable the author to
have It done in The finest style of the Arts.
Editors who copy this, and postmasters wbt
will frank remitances, are authorized TO act
agents for the work, and retain 95 per cent com
mission. Confident Of the most liberal support in
this enterprise, Ieball endeavor to merit II, and !
close hasty penned Prospectus upon the noun
tain waves Of the Ocean, well as the draugh,s
for steel plates representing the author before the
" Tnuuisaers, and American Ladies and Gentle
men IN Havana, throwing bags of gold as an of.
ferng for his liberation, upon the desk Of the
American Consul. EDWARD STIFF,
Author of " The Texan Emigrant," and late edi-
tor of the Cherokee Sentinel, at Cedar Bluff,
Alabama March 3.
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TO ADVERTISERS.

This publication offers great facilities for adver-
tsing, circulating as it does very extensively in
Virginia, North and South Carolina and Mary
land, and throughout the South generally. A few
Advertisements OF Medicsl Schools, Books, In
struments, &c, and Medicines, will be insertedon
the following terms:
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G. & f. l.. KERRIsON 81 co.
Direct Importers Of
+ o r EIGN ID II Y-G OOD S

Fol REIGN DRY-G GODS
In Charleston, South Carolina,
yTTOULD respectfully inform their friends, and
w those who purchase Dry-Goods in their
city, that they are prepared and are offering
very large and well assorted stock of Foreign and
Domestic, Staple, and Fancy Dry Goods, selected
for and particularly adapted to the Southern trade
Importing direct, they feel assured Of being able
to sell goods as low in Charleston, as they can be
bought in any other market in the United States
They would call particular attention to Linen
Goods, Of every descriptions the make will be
foJnd Of best finish, and perfectly free from any
smirture Of cotton. Also to their stock of Dyes
Goods, which will be found second TO none in the
market.
Terms Cash, or city Sceeptances.
c. e. e. l.. KERRIS0N, e. co.
No. 900 King, northwest corner King and Marks
Feb TO- streets.
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TELEGRAP &c.
ARRIVAL OF THE EUROPA.
HALIFAX, June 24-9 a. IN.

HALIFAX, June 24--9 a. IN.
The steamer Europa arrived here this morn
ing between eight and nine o'clock
Misunderstanding qualities of cotton ad.
vanced nearly one eighth since the arrival of the
Arctic. Sales of the week forty-seven thousand
bales, of which spectators took thirty-two
hundred Fair Orleans Six and half; Mobile
five and seven-eighths Breadstuffs exhibite 0
continued improvement.
ADDITIoNAL-Flour advanced one shilling
corn six pence wheat three pence.
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LANCASTER, (Pa.,) June "a
The Wing State convention will not con-
clude its proceedings to-day. General Scott will
be nominated by large majority. The com
promise resolutions will be offered and rejected
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300 lowest drawn Nos.) Of sI,UUU.
Tickets S20-halves l0--quarters 5-eighths so.
Certificates of packages 26 whole tickets, 5000 00
do do 26 half tickets, $50 0O
do do 26 quarter tickets, rs 90
do do 26 eighth tickets, 81 so
Orders for Tickets Shares, or Packages in any
of the above Magnificent Schemes will NEE,
prompt attention.
AppRrss F. MORRIS e. Co.
May 81. Managers, Baltimore, Md.
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SALARIES OF CAL.FoRNIA STATE OFFICERS
The following are the salaries of the several
State officers, as fixed in the bill passed by the
Legislature
Governor, 1000; lieut. governor and speaker
of the house, $l5 day and mileage; secretary
of State, SO 500; State treasurer, $4,000 ;
comptroller, $4,000; attorney general, $1,000 ;
surveyor general, $500; judges of supreme
court, $1,000 each District judges in the first
and second judicial districts, $4,000 each; in the
third, $4,000; in the other districts from the
fourth to the eleventh, both inclusive, $4,000
each to the district attorney of San francisco,
$4,000 to the district attorneys of Sacramento,
San Joaquin and Yuba, $1,000 each in the
other counties, $1,000 each, except in San
Diego, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and San
Luis Obisco in which counties they receive $500
each to a clerk for the comptroller, treasurer,
and secretary of State, one each, $l,7oo; men,
bers of the Legislature, ST per diem for the first
go days, and So per diem for every day they
may thereafter remain in session, and $8 for
every 30 miles travelled by to and from the
capital, the per diem of members TO cease during
their absence from their seats while the legisla-
ture is in session.
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ALBANY, June "a.
In the Senate the bill for, the enlargement O
the canal passed.
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The new steamship COLUMBIA will ply be-
tween San Francisco and ports in Oregon, await
ing at the former port the arrival of the mails and
passengers from Panama, and returning without
delay with The mails and passengers for the steam
er from San Francisco
regular line of propellers will be kept up for
the transportation of freight and transient passen-
gers between Panama and San Francisco.
The well known steamship SARAH SANDS,
of 500 tons burthen, now under charter to the
company, and peculiarly commodious in her cabin
arrangements, will be kept running us an extra
family boat.
One of the above steamers will keep up the con-
nection between Acapulco and the other Mexican
ports.
The connection in the Atlantic will be main
tanned by the United States mail steamships
GEORGIA 5000 TONS CRESCENT CRY / 800 tons
ONO 80 1900 tons. CHERoEEE 1900 tons
EMPIRECITy2, 900 tons. PHILADELpHIA 100 tons
Leaving New York for Chagres on the llth
and 10Th of each month.
The new steamships Ell. DORADO and FAIL
| CON will form direct line between New Or
leans and Chagres, leaving at such periods viii
insure us little detention az possible on the 18TH
mus, and forming with the Pacific steamships a
through line to and from New Orleans, and ports
in Mexico, California and Oregon. Passages from
New Orleans can be secured from Armstrong
Lawrason e. Co., agents, ut that place.
| The fare for through tickets from New York to
San Francisco has been reduced from
| $400, in state rooms, to $3.50.
| $3.50, in lower cabin, to $500.
| $500, in steerage, to $l65.
The rates from New York to Chagres will b.
at the lowest adopted by any safe sea steamer be
tween those ports.
For choice Of berths, apply at the office of tn.
Company, 54 and SIS South street. and at thei
agency, 1T West street.
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