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FROM SOUTH AMERIcA.-As AMEulcAs Cha

FROM SOUTH AMERlCA-AS AmEulcAS CHARGE
IssuL7ED-Ilis said there has been much excitement u
urnos Ayres b. The decree on The Slst Of Jny annuns
former decree admitting breads from foreign ports
letter in III. n. Y Herald dated Buenos Ayes September
5th, says:
Upon The strength Of tho decree admitting -four until The
3si December nf this year. large orders were sent 10 the
United States four and vessels arriving al other South
American pors ordered here nlt'cE u crlrse lie
decree which followed days afterwards annulng hir
decree has altered tic vi the Hear market very much
recaatinns made by oil tie consul agents
and amongst thou American Minister NJ pon:l.tpu
made demand Tor damages acc!ung from The American
bark Morgan Dix, with -four being ordered here on the
strength Of that decree
The government replied by cring 10 the expenses OF
this vessel from MJnrvdco which was r;H:"t thu c"ics,
punIcacc I- tie hands 81 NJ: Gra'Hm .:ip vas
pointed char.. affairs in The absence ri Mc Pencil ton al
Monicsidro. with Mr. Chcnck, minister to Rio. Mr.
Graham continued he Jurisprudence without much
ect If successful end when last sir Graham called IN
Gen. UrQuza ard after long conversation, Gen uiquZa
nsultcd Mr. Graham, who Immediately demanded his pass
ports bur they have been DELAYED for short lime. NJ Pen
denn is expected hack here this week when the trouble will
probably settled Mr. Pcndlcon is on the beet Of terms
with Gen. Cgqgiza.
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MASONIC ELECTION -ArrEMPTED MURDER
PHILApELpHIA Nov. l5.-Thomas Helen was this even
ing elected Grand Warden OF lie Grand Lodge of Masons
IL place Of Grurg- Il. Mcfarland, deceased
Christian Ser shot 10 day by Maria L. Ma.sr
-ar dnnesric ~hun he had >educed and borrowed S00
~ tu' OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES either 10 marry her
r,.pn-f. fl he leaving his mu.
Il, IS u: i"fcI!r painful but not dangerous
wound The tack u: he'd
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RUMORED DISASTER AND LOSS OF LIFE.
BUFFALO n. Y, Nov l5'n.-P!yac advceE, received
here DunsiIk report mat The iropelr Po"haan has
l0undered The Lake and tina; soul board perish
cd She had large number OF passengers board and
valuable freight. Her books and papers said 10 haze
noaled ashore. Nothing auth. ntic IN relation g. e
ed disaster has boon received blu, il Is probably
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DlFFlDENr.-Now that Calhoun, Clay and Webster
have gone from u.s. Benton, hold himself
the representative all ha, great within the Conede
racy. In speech delivered in Missouri the 30h ult he
saws:
"HcGtunre have been simple member OF Congress,
hnind Tho sunJ:cts D::iy which concerned
STATE, ard a; liberty national subjects
Judgment dictated; bU! task Is assigned ne, aud
expectation excited, which feel ability fulfil There
dsnics the body polite which call for remedies; aud
in the national Bereavement uf public men,
Ion. shining like fixed In political armament and
struck from their Spheres The public expectation
tow rds me-"
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NEW YORK, Nov l7.--TEc steamer United States, from
ARplnwal, arrived today with hundred and twenty
t,ousa nd dollars In specie.
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psssSsAE3: ENQE's.::Es!I.
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lL.'i.:, t,i:Ci4: =. So" Xii. i.st:.
,se az" b,.yw i !clte. non. k!-wei, ~ ESQ, ih3 De
n,ocra,.c Esct- r the 5, District a:s:c: 70 a hV-
,n: ii 10 Democrats d, ,I4:.@:""c - &c Hesch; Il
Their Illumination 90 ,,!t c"erit~ u TIM lth ins'':
Fairuu*T MARI..s Co. VA. hov =: leo+.
M,srs Beck " lily Pick; npau9h, McDpna!, WAITS: No.
lace, Howard, Chaiinnr, Cooper, ard o;isis .
GrxrLEMES MIR. Ciemens by authority, hs lie says, i'"
the w,nr Mofeantown Dem"c'acy, has sys'; '@
cordial invitation 10 visit your town on "Wednesday
ard Din Won in celebrating The glorious Sv'cFY J's'
BY The Democracy OF the Nation. ~
regret that very bad co.,! denies me i'i's pressure
hing cou! hr more gratifying my feelings a cGApce
triumph oil Principle Policy, OF the
thr Laws over Fana!cism and of Union over Disunloh
witnessed or chroncieI Inc ro ai ~ New York
nhn.tnn Stevens and Jessup Of PeansySaaia; oh.'e 81
Connerticut and Tuck Foss Fcg5 i4'ttis " 20. 81
Homn.hire ard their cohorts, hY The Democracy on .e
ms, ia enough 10 charm the heart win s"cr'cs JOY" M
make lnbianl The counties Of c"e:y Stale III our
Union. ~; ;,o,v ,hop ,,,.
democracy OF OLD Monongaiia The mother ot cohn-
ties in Northwestern Virginia Let her rejoice IN s' y"
srad:as,ncss and glory in tho democratic uut''s u '
Daughters around meath
PM gentlemen willie the pnias OF your patriotic "!a'
are brinr poured out and justly too on Inc arc"
and dishonest leaders oil the wig party, rcisi:ir: ''
nu,o;a ne there are many honest nen known Us "hsS-i"
duned and deceived by and measures coined IN ,s
dar and corrupt sholes about Washington Albany ana a.
hm,n and only TO lc known b. iEcm 10 ne slrrEed-N'
lcuk 70, and src entitled 30 afbsaance II cuT names
surh il the language .! Can Pierce al Concord or i'-
lar OCCASION lei remember tia; tie ho"f 81 '''ht" =
always the hour al nla2nannity" To be m&Snah'i'i7
with ALL indeed. would Se right and proper. ihs I'hS -
rapidly approaching when many very many wings WIZ
com. Ia Us with urladc in their hearts ani 'rh tears ~
their eyes bless us Tor every lick we gave mem.
The wings too have high grounds Tor rclcins over NC
p.rsonai comfort aid safety! Gen Scot' lEr Dcoc'"c!
nave given him all coming time In When 10 sup MS S'Hp az
leisure This is comfort! They nave placed hun wrc NJ
no longer "a fire IN the rcdr lh%rc are none os"o
him mn mo, one Erlc him down the GREAT BEmlSpER.-
This is safetyn
In the bonds of Democracy, gentlemen an ynnr trend
ami fellow citizen. H. kIDhELi N
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or Tie Enul,ira

Fer he EHqH!Eer.
Row IT nArnESEDI
Cicn,lat Scott heard make the following remark
the day n!ler his pierce don't know how u corquc
and could! have conquered Scott except thar day
A BYSTANDEt
The following are The o. he Election 10 Ill u"
VACANCY In Congress caused BY me eeIgnAL0n .! Ias
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The Association for the Exhibition of the Industry Of all
Nations have issued circular addressed particularly the
producing and manufacturing interest of country
II will De found in another part of our paper
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THE "INGLESlDE."-We have received specimen
numbc. this weekly Journal published New York. by
BuSSEL & PAIGE ard edited by Mrs <. c. and Miss E. NJ
Beman Considerable talent and much industry is display
ed in lie management Of the "lngesis" Ono of tho cdi.
The "Inglesie' propose give expose OF the
"tcal Philadelphia conspiracy a The close OF the Revou
tiUnar: war which il and unwrittcn Chapter OF
American History this will make this paper particularly in
terrslirg czsns during the continuation f the his
sorry Of tn. conspiracy. The price OF "Inglesde is s.
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THE LOW GROUNDS OF THE ROANOKE RIVER
The crops on the vastly productive low grounds OF The
Roanoke river, nave been frequently destroyed Of late
by eshets in that river that meeting o farmers interested
in The Roanoke low grounds held Halifax on tn. 26h OF
October with view Of dcvising PLAZA 10 secure the
grounds from nundaton Two canals are to be made 10
carry of the overflow OF water during eshet for the
suction of which charters be asked from the Legsa
tule North Caroline its present session. and several
appropriate committees appointed 10 carry into effect
he views of The meeting The plan be feasible
The ,'etng adjourned 10 meet al Roxabe In Berc
county, on the second Monday in January next
BALTIMORE. Nov l6.-The aonr market is good deal
excited Sales ni Howard nave been made s5l2H
and 1900 55ls City Mile S. Sales OF rcd ahea al ST. TO-
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not breathe the spirit of the Constitution of the Uni!ed
States which adopted compromise between
ficng parties, and they address themselves the
Of every honest who is uninucnccl by fanacf.
The first given in 1929. when the subject of abolition
had lsn ai,aci when this question c1nld be
sdercl cai:!y aad w!aG; prejuaicc the ether in 1888
before the PRONUNCIATION of ,aat higher aa, said 10 b.
above the Constitution, which, governed alone by he doc
ne that the end lustes the means teaches that il is right
steal from the STAKEHOLDER his slaves whenever and how
it be DONE without regard asy civil compacis
guarantees whatever This presents the practical
illustration OF this doctrine that this country has wit
messed.
After thus stating them Judge Payne says, "a admit ha
the principle Of these cases is this
ssThat by the law OF nations an owner of slave may,
either rcn necessity or in absence Tall intention 10
pass with slave through State where slavery
leeaized his way from sive State another and
during such transit through The Free STATE the slave
cannot T, his freedom.
He fmt admits that writers of the highest authority
the Law }, nations, agree that strangers haze right 10
with eir property through the territories OF nation
After these admissions, one might have supposed that he
would have had difficulty In deciding these ne
gfoes 10 their For If this right exists between
tons or suites toy foreign 10 each Other surely should
exist between the several States composing this Unipn
having conm"n Constitution, and where this princi pie
should be held in sacred regard by tho comfy the
courtesy and the common sense of Justice
Flu, all this must be gotten II The predetermined con
cluson he arrived al by argument IL must be
sumed. Then he says
"But We are ouk further than this aud 10 see what the
law Of when the property which stranger wscs
lake with him is slave.
The operty which the writer's on the law OF nations speak
OF merchandise inanmste things. And by the law IF
these belong their But those writers
where speak OF hi pass I.gh foreign country with
slaves property On the contrary they all agree mat BY
the law OF nature alone have property III slaves
First, he that The property spoken Of BY The w
upon the law Of naiions is merchandise inanfnate
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Departed this life the LIST of March. st 10
o'clock. F. W.. little PRICE HoPKISs. son Of Capt.
John Il Bette r. Franklin, Of Pittsylvania county
Va aged . rears months and is days.
Though bat child. he bore his Affections with
the patience md f,s,itude of man. His disease
being very lingering ard very haitering to his pa
rents at last bafled the slil of the mast eminent
physicians. And though his parents are now he
reft of their darling boy. may they not MOURN with
a that will receive no cvnfss'rt, alter HIM
whose homcis , the 6neeis. hnd thorgll the pray
that were SO ferventy bresthed for is restorn-
ton were no; answered NAV this the consoisiioni
TIM, mothers prayer, in all the widest ecsiaey OF
hope, could not ask for its darling blessing Axe ne
bliss ct Heaten. Hi. little spirit has gone to God
who gave it. and is
AT res; in Jesus faithful arms,
At rest as in s;teaceful bed.
Scrnre from ~ the dreadful storms.
Viii h 'ro,imd th. sinful world nre spread :
Then let our nournful tesrs be dry.
o.. in gentle
We hail him happy in the sL-l
And joyful wait orr call to co.
at his residence in the county II Amherst
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Richmond Markets. April! sti,.

TOBACCO-fhc market for this article is with
out material change since our last report. We
continue to quote hugs 50 TO 81. common leafs 81 TO
s. 50; better kinds So to 50, extra manufacturing
kinds $40 to SIS 25
BARKSDALE & READ.
WHEAT-We quote red ut 90 cents and white
at % pr bushel.
CORN-j3 cents pr hushel.
CORN MEAL-70uS0 cents pr huShel.
BACON-Ba.iimore cured sides l0i cents;
shoulders a9i cts; hams tal2 cts.
LEATHER-Good balls; damaged 9al2 cts.
LARD-In kegs | / cts; in barrels lui cts.
MOLASSES-New Orleans 2Si30 cts; Cuba ]
ago cr.; Porto Rico % 2Scts.
PLASrEG-Last sales were made at IS 70, for
Immediate delivery
P0TATOES-New Mercer Potatoes at 81 25
from store.
RYE-Ex:ra, for distilling 20 cents per bushel.
RlCE-3ta4 cts. pr ID.
SALT-For wharf 81 40; store 81 55asl GO.
SUGARS-N. Orleans lao cts; Porto Rico 4Sa
81 et-; crushed and powdered Sugar 81 clarified
64a7ic.
COFFEE-Oid Java IL cts; Lnguyra 9la93 cts;
Rio 9lalO cts.
CANDLES-Tallow l0lalll; Sperm 33ai5 cts,
rs III quality; Adamantinc 24a30 cts.
CLOVERSEED-S6 %.
GUANO-Peruyian $40 50 pr ton; Patugonian
s37 per ton.
HAY-From whnrf s7asl.
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" the 21st Of February. Mr.. CHAs. A

on Saturday the 2lst Of February, Mr.. CHAs. A.
PKss, in the 4and year Of his n-e. Affer life Of
usefulness in his neghborhood. he has gone to the
sile Mt grave with reputation pure and unsulled;
without an cnemy-surrounded by friends all
sides, and in peace with the word-leaving be-
hind devoted wife. Eve children and numerous
relations and friends to mourn their irrsparable
loss.
Republican please copy.
ON the 3oth uit Of Scarlet fever. WILLIE
ELIZA, youngest daughfero of Seth and Julia d.
B. Halsey, ngrd years months and Is days.
Yes she has gonei this sweet little girl. the idol
of her parents,ihe loved Of all who knew her. The
loved flower has been blighted in the budl But
the spirit has sssd away sorrow had thrown
it, shadow over the sunlight Of the heart. A me c
v>itant Of EARTH she ngain in the fadeess regions
OF her own bright world
'Lav her in the earth, and from her fair and I'M
polluted flesh, let violets spring I.
- In the county of Campbell, on the 2Sth of
March last Of Scarlet Fever, VIRGINIA ASS, daugi-
ter Of Mr. Kemp and Nancy Holland. in the l0th
year of her age. Never did more intelligent,
auiable and afectionate little girl give back her
spirit to its maker" She bore her suaerings With
uncommon foriitude, and died beloved and lament
ed by all who knew her. She has passed away
from earth, in the bloom of childhood and ano-
cencc and the heart beeds the painful reali-
iy thata flower so beautiful and lovely has been
early cur down But,
Death comes not to those
Untimelv, who fl TO die:
The les. ofrhs cold world the more ofheaven;
The brefer life, the quicker Immortality"
S.
- on Tuesday the 9th inst. JoHs r. McDAy-
rEL. infant son of Mary +. and John Il. Thurman,
aged two years aud eleven months.
In vain with endearnents We sooth the sad heart,
In vain do we vow, for age to be true;
The chance of an hour may command us to part,
Or death disunitc US. in loves last adieu.
Youth flies. life decays, even hope is DER east,
No more with loves former devotion we sue.
He spreads his young wings. he retires with the
blast
Tho sbr,uI &c afac,ion !. Iova's lac, aniru
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EresLct-fF nrdcrnus hssnuh


PITTssuEG, April Ga fi.estet has &C
Cured in consequence of the rise in the
Mononsahela River. There are now 20
feet of water in the channel and the river
rising rapidly. At Brownsville. there is
30 feet of water. has reached within four
feet of the bridge, and is still rising rapid
y. a use Is expected In the Allegheny
as the rains have been general
Timothy Toby. an Iyislsnan, employed
in The iron works Of Brown. Bsilv & Co.
struck German named John kimner, a
Fellow workman, on the head with a bar
of iron. Featuring his skull so badly as to
leave little hope Of his recovery. The
attack was caused by kmmers refusal
To assist Toby in some heavy work.
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Another NFylkegg Case.

The Gazette des T7bunaar has the fol
loving: a young female, in possession of
large fortune, met, last summer, "a Il
watering place near the Pyrcnees,a Young
man who lived in grand style, and who
pretended to be on friendly terms with the
principal personages of Partisan society
He iormented her. with his attentions TO
such an extent that she was obliged to re-
,urnto Paris with her daughter. Having
learned from her femme de chambre that
the child was of Legitimate birth, eshort-
Is after her return, possessed himself of The
child. and disappeared. His Object was
TO constantine female either to marry him,
or 10 give hin sum OF money. But as
a prosecution was commenced against
him, he deemed it prudent 10 restore the
child. The lady heard nothing further of
the adveniurrr She subsequently met an
elderl Y man in society who paid her great
attention, and 10 whom, after a " bile, she
confided the management of some of her
interests. A few days ago this man pressed
her strong Y to 20 and see Nlateau IN the
environs of St. Cloud, which A.as for sale
on peculiarly Neutrality-suspicious.. She
felt great distrlst, and after some hesita-
ton, determined not to go without inform
ing the police. When on an appointed day
she went, police agents were stationed near
the house. She found ia it, to her aston
isement, her quondam friend ofthe water
ing place, who, with horrible threa,s,trcd
to make her sign some deed which he had
prepared. On hearing her cries, the po
lice agents entered the house and arrested
the two men. The one " no enticted her
to the place was subsequently set at liber-
'y, but the young man is to be brought 10
trial for attempting to swindle with me
mace.
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Election. and Riot, and Loss Of Life in
st. Loais.

Ut. LUUlS' ApTlI I'M.
Kenneth, Wing, elected Mayor of the
city. The entire Wing ticket, with but
few exceptions. chosen. A great riot oc-
Cured in the first ward. directly after the
closing of the polls. Guns were fred up
on an excited crowd from a German cof-
lee house, killing six persons and wound
ing many Others. The exasperateJ moi
Immediately attacked the house and burn
ed 1t to tie ground. and then proceeded to
destroy several other German house,
The mob made preparations 10 attack, at
night. the offices OF the German papers,
but tile military being called OUT, order
was restored
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CONGRESS.
MONDAY, April 5.
SENATE.

SENATE.
Mr.. Davis presented the resolves Of the
Legislature of Massachusetts PRAYING that
appropriations lie made for the removal of
certain Instructions in harbors in thai,
State.
Mr.. Davis presented petitions agains,
Congress doing anything towards the cs
Establishment of any more hines Of steamers,
as such policy Is injurious 10 ihclneresis
of the merchant service.
A resolution was adopted directing an
inquiry into the propriely OF increasing the
salary of the district judge of Vermont.
The bill supplementary to the act pro-
vidmg for taking the census. and providing
for the apporlionmcnt Of Representatives,
was then taken up
HOUSE.
The Speaker announced the first bnsi-
ness in order to he the resolution Of Mr..
Jackson. of Georgia. heretofore introduced
recognising the binding efficacy of the
compromises Of the constitution, and the
laws necessary to carry them out, the pro-
vision for the delivery of fugitive slaves,
and the act Of the last session of Congress
for that purpose included, and depreeatiug
all further agitation of The slavery cues
ton, &c.
Various motions we're made, and much
confusion prevailed. Several gentlemen
desired to offer amendments, but Mr.
Jackson refused To withdraw his demand
for the previous question.
The question was taken to lay the reso-
lntion upon the table, and decided in the
negative-Yeas 10. nays 1902
The House refused to second the de
mnnd for the previous question; when
Mr.. Miller proposed an amendment-in
substance. the resolution voted downin the
Democratic caucus.
Mr.. Averctt moved that the whole sub
ject be laid upon the table; but the motion
did not prevail-yeas rs, nays l0i.
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Latest Frtnch Intelligence.

The Moaiteur publishes decree which
settles the relations of the Senate and Leg
islative Corps win the President and the
State Council, as also the form of OATH
1t is as follows:
Il swear obedience to the Constitution
and fidelity 10 the President" i..t.
Every proposition modifying the, Con
sillution requires the signature often Sena-
tors before it be made
The Senate separates on the reading Of
the proclamation for the Propagation or the
closing Of the Parliamentary session.
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EEWA7s COTTAGE

W.
sf,jI Having removed to my farm in !1.lU
Greenbrier, offer for sale this new and dosirapie
residence in the corporation ri lynchhurg on ram
Street The lot contains two acres OF ground, di-
t;ded into garden and un Orchard OF choice
Fruit Trees. The Ilonsc. built of brick, stuc-
COED and painted. contains ten large, ard Twelve
small dressing. rosms. and is well adapted for .
private family y for ua!e or emaie Academy
Il il built in the Gothic cnstollated style, and corr
mands an extensive view of the most sublime and
beautiful scenery. There is no residencePc'hap7i
in the State, which equals it in this respect. or
which surpasscs il or health, convenience or beam
ty | vii sell it cheap ana on accommodating
terms. Apply to N. H. Campbell. DIR. VIM. 3.
1orriss or, Henry Huntington Esqr's.
RICHARD X. CBALLE,
Aeodow Grove, fireenaIief county, Va,
.sMIfdesired, the furnitafa VAL Sesold with
the House.
March S-ts =.
ty- 1.-THE aforementioned properly IL not sold
privately before the goth day Of April next, 1t VIII
on that day be offered at public auction.
mar 2j-t20A Il. X. CRhLLE.
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MARRIAGES..
April l2-lt

in Richmond, on til. 25th IF March. by the
Rev. Ioh0 L. Clark. Mr.. JOSEPH L. HARpwIcK
formerly of Lynchburg, to Miss EMILY c. BAILEY
Of Richmond
Republican and Express please copy.
- On "Wednesday n-prning the Gath nit, Mt
the residence of Mrs II. V. WATTS near Cshaba
Ain hy the Rev. Mr.. Smi.he Mr.. JosIss BRowx.
of tirecre county, to Miss ALTHkA C. GARLAND,
of Virginia.
- On the 9th instant by the Rev. John B.
Dey. DR.. WM. E. WALauP. Of Botetourt, to Miss
Ann E. TAILOR Of Charles CRY county.
- On the 10Th inst, by the Rev. Thomas W.
Roberts, Mr.. WN L. BRorKnAN of Amherst Co..
to Miss. VIRGINIA L. PATTEhsoS. of Nelson.