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The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-02-25
CALIFORNIA NEWS.
ARRIVAL OF THE DELTA

N. ORLEANS, Feb. 81.
The Delta arrived here this morning, with
California dates I'd February. She brings
81 500 900 in gold
The AlbatroSs from Vera Cruz left Mexico
on the llth with dispatches for Washing
ton.
The Tchuantepec contract has been given
to A, G. Soo, and three hundred thousand
dollars have already been paid to the Mexican
Government.-Com left the Isthmus
to deliver the road to S,oo. Commissioners
have also been appointed to treat with the
American minister about the neutrality and
protection of the Isthmus.
The market has been unfavorably affected
in consequence Of the unusual number of
arrivals. Chill -four S23; mess Pork $40,
prime S24; mess Beef %; Hams "a; Rice
The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-02-25
NEWS by THE ALPS.
New York, Feb. ls.

Liverpool Mdrkeis-Breadstufi
ry quotes flour as down Is, and Sd Cd, a decided
fall which led to more animation; several par
GELS were takea by speculators at the lowest
quotations. Corn inactive. Provisions--Iard
inactive and unaltered, the upward tendency
oe,ng checked. Beef sells US fast as landed
Pork moves up, do the stock does not sccumu-
The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-02-25

AS for the Doctor, hope he will improve.
God made him, therefore let him pass for
lie says he dsmisses "this cuse
now ana forever" And ], in turn, consirn
him, as 1t is said he very frequently con.
signs his patients, to the realms of forgetful.
ness Most respectfully,
N /. &. MITCHELL.
The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-02-25

have compared the foregoing with the original
copy, and find :he same correct
DAVID ALLEN,
auditor Of Belmont County.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-04-26
THE DAILY DISPATCH
Tuesday Morning, April 90. 1854
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS

The "his Of yesterday pointsdly remarks
that favorable opportunity is now presented
tor the Wings of the Sd Congressional Dstric.
to exert themselves to overcome the od;ors
uerrymander that their opponents have en-.
oeavored TO impose upon them. In this district
and one other only does there seem to be any
chance Ct successful resistance. United action
Is necessary TO make that resistance effective,
and upon Col. Coleman it alleges that action
may be concentrated, the party harmonized,
and his election secured.
The Wing further discusses the land oues.
ton, and states that it is willing TO take the
distribution proposed in Benefits Land Bill
rather than have none at all.
The Morning Mail urges the Whig party TO
rally TO their standard, undaunted by the de.
feats of the past and hopeful of victory in the
future.
The Times advocates at length united and
determined rally of the party to the support Of
Clayton 6. Coleman, Wing candidate for
Congress from this district.
The Enquirer notices the plan of the Chan.
cellor of the Exchequer of Great Britain 70
reduce the interest on greater portions of the
British debt, from 3 to q per cent.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-04-26

Ey law proposed by a member of the
Massachusetts, Legislature, requiring the
Banks TO keep ten per cent. of their capital TO
redeem their paper issues with, has excited a
good deal of ire among the advocates Of the
Banks in Boston. We are little astonished
at this, since the Boston Banks have nlways
oeen regarded as models of we'll mana led sol.
vent institutions, and ten per cent. of tte cap.
tai appears TO be a small amount to keep on
hand to redeem notes with. There ia ID be an
increase OF the Banking capital of the Sfate of
about $S.OOO,OOO, and it is to this that The law
is intended TO apply. -.
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y Young people are exceedingly fond Of
dancing in Wilmington, North Carolina. The
last Wilmington Journal contains the follow.
ing:
PLEASE OBsERvE.-We being scholars of
Mr. Murphy's and not having, for the last tw o
or three cotllions, had chance TO dance, re.
quest outsiders not TO dance all the time, but to
allow scholars little bit of chance.
April 22d, 1888. PUPILS.
H"outsiders" do not respect this appeal for
a "bit of chance" for pupils, they must be
very unreasonable indeed. How refreshing it
is TO behold a community SO much addicted to
the delightful pastime of dancing as the hap
py people of Wilmington we may suppose
are pastme so suited to youth, which gives
so much delight to all people whose minds are
at ease, and which has been the joy of all ages
and nations, and especially sanc,iied by that
remarkable dance of David in linen ephod
before the Lord! David, however, surpa ssed
people ofthe present day in the grand accom-
plishment, by dancing to the music he HIM
self made on the harp; for he was a very re-.
markably fine Harpiest. The single gentle.
man of this establishment is a great lover of
dancing, and we should not be surprised were
he to be attracted to Wilmington by the repu.
tation of that place for his favorite enjoy
ment.
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UNITED STATES MAIL LINE.
The Elegant Side-Wheel Ocean Steamship
R0ANOK

Leares erery Tuesday afternoon at o'clock,
FOR NEW YORK VIA NORFOLK.
Freight received To. Day, at 1S
1 o'clock, and up to the hour OF |
tG2tSI O'Clock Tuesday, the 26th instant
She viii leave at o'clock NJ, of
that day, by which hour passengers must be on
board
Passage to New York, including meals and fine
state. room accommodations, only $40
Steerage passage, only.
Passengers for Norfolk, charged same as by the
River Boats.
The Company will not be responsible for goods
after leaving the wharf.
shippers are requested to send in names of
consignees before ship leaves otherwise their goods
must be stored at their expense and risk in New
York.
an 25-2t LUDLAM d. WATSON.
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Richmond, April ls. 1853.


AN ESSAY ON CALCAREOUS MA.
IA NU 8ESSby Edmund RutfiD, practical Far
mer of Virginia from 1912; founder and sole edi
tor of the Farmers Register; Member and Secre.
tsry of the former State Board of Agriculture for.
merly Agricultural Surveyor of the State of South
Carolina, and President OF the Virginia State Ag
rcultural Society; fifth ed, amended and en-
larged. - @5~~---
Published by J w RANDOLPH. 12l Main street,
Richmond, Va, and for sale by him and all other
Booksellers; fine edition. 6vo., printed on good pa.
per, and strongly bound, library style 81; cheap
edition, l2mo, 81 25.
large proportion of this publication consists of
new m after not embrace6in the preceding edition
The new additions or amendments serve to pre-.
sent all the new and important lights the gene.
raj subject Of the work, derived from the authors
later observation OF facts personal experience and
reasoning founded on these pre- misses BY such
new additions the present edition ia increased more
than one third In size, Notwithstanding the excu
sion of much of the least important matter OF the
preceding edition, and of all portions before in.
cluded that were not deemed essential to the argu-
msnt and necessary to the utility of the work
This work is from Virginia gentlems an, whose
contributions to agricultural science have already
given extensive popularity Mr.. Rufin is a
practical farmer OF great intelligence, and s emil
nently competent to iUpart Information On the sub.
Ject, which has tor so many years engaged his st
tention."-[ Methodist Quarterly Review.
The Southern Planter, in speaking about the cul.
tivation Of Irish potatoes ana lining. says:
"But for the details OF that business we would
refer our correspondent to book which If he has
not We beg for his own credit that he will get
as soon as he goes to Richmond. We mean the
hnal edition Of Esssys on Calcarious Manures.'
aD % -
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-04-26

PETERSBURG MANUFACTUREs.-The Peters
burg Express notices superb railroad en-
CINE for the Southside Railroad, just turned
out from the mandatory of Mr.. URIAH
WELLS, Of that place. We are glad to hear of
the success of this description of manufac
lures in Petersburg. Indeed, locomotives, and
very fine ones, have been manufactured there
before this. We do not see why Petersburg
and Richmond cannot manufacture all the en-
gines needed in Virgina-or in middle and
lower Vrginia-as well as some for Tennessee.
The thing can be dore.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-04-26

The CHINESE OPIUM TRADE.-The New
York Courier and Enquirer does not place
much credit in the intimations of a design on
the part of The Emperor of China to remove the
interdict of the opium trade. 1t would be
abandoning policy maintained for fifty years
at the sacrifice of an immense revenue, and at
the cost of war which reduced the empire to
great misery. The Courier, remarking upon
the heartess and rapacous system of SNUG
Cling opium from India into China by the
armed clippers of the East India Company, by
the use of which some four hundred thou
sand persons are annually destroyed. con.
sders that it would be just as we'll for
the interdict TO be removed; but at the
same time il regards this very outrageous and
aggressive system as calculated to streng then
the jealouses OF foreigners of the Chinese 60
vernment, and make it the less disposed to ex-
tend its commerce with them. The trade
with China is q most desirable one, 1t would
open, if unrestricted, the widest field for com.
mercial operations on the globe. But English
cupidity, rapacity and tyranny will likely pro.
crastinate an event which the balance of the
commercial world so much desire.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-04-26

PoLAND.-The shattered fabric of Polish
nationality has just sustained another shock
from its arch enemy the Gear. BY an mperi-
al ukase j1st issued, all persons claiming to
belong TO the nobility OF Poland are to send
tensions. when those who shall be reeorn;ssd @
us of noble blood, will be incorporated into
the Russian peerage, while those who fail to
make good their claims, will be forbidden to
assume noble titles.
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BITE OF THE RATTLEssAKE. A girl seven
teen years old, was bitten by rattlesnake on
the left iLstep. Two hours and half after
wards DIR. I. A. Atchison, who describes the
case in the Southern Medical Journal, visited
her and found her sghtless, with her face swol-
len, and her mind wandering. He placed her
10 hot salt bath, ald administered whiskey
and ammonia, until lSnhe had taken three pinis
OF III. first, and eigl grains of the latter no
intoxication followed, and she was cured
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THE LYNCHBURG CONVENTION
BOARD oF puRIIc unpK.

BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The Convention which as ssembled in Lynch.
burg on Friday for the purpose of nominating
Democratic candidate for the Board of Pub
lie Works, for the District in which Lynch.
burg is situated, concluded its labors Satur.
day night after many ballots, by selecting MIR.
THOMAS H. DANIEL Of Prince George. who
has represented the Prince George District in
the State Senate for several years. The most
prominent candidates of the bullotings, besides
Mr. D., were Gen. ODIN G. CLAY of Camp.
bell county, and MIR. FLoURNoY of Prince Ed.
ward: Mr. Daniel was leading Ant-Inter-
ma! improvement man in the Legislature.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-04-26

gS Ii was reported last week that Arthur
Spring had attempted to commit suicide by
starvation and putting tobacco under his arm
pits. The Philadelphia Ledger says there 10
not word Of truth in the statement.
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COMMISSION HOUSE.

TNHE SuOscriber has taken the fire proof store,
L next door to Messrs Caskie, Reeve s. Co ,
Cary street, TO carry On strictly general commits
sion business. He is now receiving, from some of
the beet mills 10 Augusta and Rockbridee coun.
ties, Family, Extra and superfne Flour; and will
be receiving almost every day superior article for
the retail trade of the city. He respectfully in.
vi.es the grocers and others to give him call be-
fore they purchase. J. J. FRY.
an
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-04-26

% Mr.. John Rathie, of Leesburg, Lou.
doun county, was shot accidentally on Sun.
day week in the head. The ball fortunately
did not enter the skull, but striking the fore.
head glanced round to the right and lodged
Ii was afterwards extracted.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-04-26

D Bishop Boone, of the Episcopal Church,
Shanghai, passed through Wilmington, N. C.
last week, on his way to California. He had
in charge young Chinese man, whose togge.
ry excited the curiosity of the Wilmingtonians.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-04-26

p On the 22d inst, a man named Duffie,
while under the influence of delirium tremens,
jumped into the Cape Fear river, at Whining
ton, N. o., and was drowned. He left wife
and two children in Albany, N. Y.
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STEAMER BELvIDERE.

FOR BALTIMORE AND PHILADELPHIA.
Leaues Every Tuesday afternoon, at O'Clock.
IT. Freight received To-Day, at u
EzzssIassss93 o clock and up to the hour of two
o c.ocx r %, Tuesday, the 26th instant
The Company viii not be responsible for goods
after leaving the wharf.
shippers are requested to send in names OF
their consisnees before the boat leaves, otherwise
their goods must be stored in Baltimore at their
expense and risk.
sp25-2t LUDLAM g. WATSON.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-04-26

The STRIKE OF THE HOTEL AND BOARDING
HOUSE WATERS IN New YoRK.-On Thurs
day morning there was a great commotion in
the hotels, boarding houses, restaurants, eat
ing houses and other places in New York, in
consequence of walters striking for SIS a
month. Ii was in doubt for some time whether
or not boarders could get their breakfasts, and
the anxiety was general and ludicrous. -
Broadway presented an unusual aspect the
walters were seen rushing from the hotels, sa-
looms and restaurants in all directions. The
| stars and stripes were waving from the hotels,
| (in consequence flhe death of Vice President
| king,) from those where the advance had been
| given as we'll as from places where they had
| been denied. Such an unwonted display OF
| flags led the people to suppose the hotels were
| in general mourning IN consequence of tn,
strike.
AT the appointed time, the breakfast hour,
the Irving hands repaired 10 their employers
and demanded $lS. 1t was refused and up.
wards 80 colored and few white walters
turned out, leaving only t" o colored and one
white waiter in the premises. The same scene
| took place at the ST.. Nichols Hotel, where the
advance was at first refused, but subsequently
given temporarily. At the Astor House and
| New York Hotel the strike was general, but
at the latter place the proprietor told them
| that if they woald work and afterwards cOm1
individually and ask for an advance, he would
| give them what they were worth. The pro.
prielsrs of the Astor and Irving Houses, and
| French's Ho,el made similar offers. The st.
Dennis Hotel refused TO yield, and was deter
mined to employ girls. The Union Place Ho.
| tel and several others yielded temporarily, and
about twenty others agreed to give the ad-
| vance. Lovejoy refused, and, il is said the
walters came back and agreed TO resume work.
The Tribune thinks the strike will prove
detrimental TO the walters, as several of the
hotels during the day had offers from large
| number of boys and girls to take the places oi
the men. The proprietors of most OF the no.
| tells who have given the advance intend to dis-
charge the men in few days, and substitute
| females as walters, as is done extensively in
| Europe.
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Mrs Stowe has delighted the English with
her books-she talks in just the manner 10
please the people who used 10 buy American
sealps Of the Indians.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-04-26

We have been shown, says the Chattanooga
Advertiser, fine specimens of copper ore, last
week picked up in East Tennessee. We un.
derstand that this ore abounds in large guam
titles in East Tennessee, and in many places
il has been worked TO great profit.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-04-26

~ eating, the man who murdered two
little children of man he worked with, named
OBRIEN, at Hackensack, New York, was
convicted. Friday night, and sentenced to be
hung on the 28th June. !.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-04-26

- President PIERCE has been compelled
to limit the hours for visitors from II to
o'clock, in consequence of the urgency of the
public business, says the Union-we rather
suppose because Of the great number of visi-
tors.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-04-26

y Margaret Waiver, poor white woman
who was in the habit of drinking very hard
died suddenly in Norfolk Friday in fit brough
on by drunkenness.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-04-26

- A man named Houseman, baker, fell
from pair Of steps in Norfolk Wednesda ay
into the yard below, and was so injured tha,
he died in a short time.
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STAUNTON AND AUGUSTA ITEMS

STAUNTON AND AUGUSTA ITEMS.
We condense the following from the Staun.
ton Vindidator of yesterday
The dwelling of the Rev. Il. T. CAsrLEMAN
in Staunton, took fire on Monday last, but the
fire was extinguished before much injury was
done.
The Central Bank of Staunton will build a
new Banking-hous for its accommodation
this summer, on Main street. Ii has added
$4,000 to its capital.
The track for the Central Railroad, the Vim.
dicator says, has been nearly completed to
Staunton. The sixteen miles from Medium 8
river TO Waynesborough, undertaken by the
State, will remain uncompleted for good
while yet.
An accident occurred some days since on
18th section of the Central Railroad, West of
Staunton, by which laborer, named DANIEL
SULLIVAN, was killed, and another so ini ured
that his life was despaired of. 1t was occa.
si1ned by slide of earth in the course of exca.
vation.
The barn of Mr.. WASHINGTON DUDLEY, neal
Mount Soon, wos destroyed by fire on Thurs.
day night, together with its contents of grain,
Sc, and FIVE horses-loss about $4,000.
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DUNCAN LODGE FOR sALE.-Th'

~ above named very desirable residence, and
the valuable Tract of Land containing % acres on
which it stands, are offered for sale privately OF
very advantageous terms.
1t is situated on the Deep Run Turnpike, on the
continuation of Broad street. about three quarters
OF mile west Of the city OF Richmond, and about
200 yards from the Richmond College.
The land is highly improved by abundant ma.
nuring and good cultivation, and has a smsh
stream OF water passing through the corner of it,
In the garden and near the house are shrubs and
trees bearing great variety and abundance Of The
choicest fruits and flowers.
The dwelling house is well and handsomely bull,
IL mcde-n style OF brick, so by 90 feet stories
aud a basemeu. high, with all convenient out
houses and ofces also of brick and in good repair
The situation is an airy dry and perfectly healthy
one and well supplied with excellent water. An
unexceptionable title will be conveyed to the pur
chaser. Apply TO +. G. Mckenzie or Mrs. Nc
kenzie, the premises, or to the subscriber, who
is duly authorised to sell and convey the same.
NH I9-dts v DANIEL In
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AT 1T AGAIN AT LEyY'S.-As usual,
"A selling the cheapest Goods in this city. Barege
de Laine l2k cents; rich styles fine goods for 20
snd 25 cents; all wool Mouselaine white, pink.
blue, and steel and green; splendid embroidered
and plaia Grape Shaws Sc to $50; French Lawns
cents to the finest quality; Brocaded and Figured
Silks, Black Silks and changeable, very cheap;
Checked and Striped MusliDs; Rich Worked
Dresses, Swiss and Cambria Muslins; Dimity,
Linen, Napkins, Sheetings; Table Cloths and Tow.
cling, Silk Warp, Alpaca, Ginghams large lot
of Parasols to be sold very cheap; splendid Lace
and Cambria Under Sleeves which we are selling
at great bargains; Pointed French Needlework Col.
lars, Inside Capes, Infants Frock Waists; Swiss
and Cambria Trimmings; Fouiard Silks; Bareses
aud Tissues for rs cents; Ladies' and Gents best
Kid and Silk Gloves, with a general assortment of
Fancy and Staple Dry Goods.
ap 25 LEWIS CHEAP STORES.
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u John Astfolk committed suicide las
week in, Hillsborough, N. c., by taking atse
mic.
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NH 30-lm+ Corner Broad and 80 Streets
WILLIAM MOUNTJOY's MARBLE

wv NbAlIhIT IIUI IS MN L
w FACTORY and Granite aud Stone Yard, east
corner OF 9Th and Main streets Richmond, We, is al
all hmes prepared 10 furnish Marble Monuments
Ionbs or Head Stones, of Bny size pattern: Mar.
BILE Mantelpieces, Marble work for cabinet makers
or any work of the kind of the best materials and
workmanship, at the shortest notice. and on as ia
vorsble terms as any,othsr establishment between
Boston and New Orleans. Having extensive Gra.
mite Quarries of easy access from the city, and
ei qualify not to be surpassed even by the far.
famed Quincy Granite, he also engages to put Up
a'ranite Fronts. or any other kind OF house.
work, in ihe most reliable manner, With such DIS
prtch and upon such terms as cannot Fl Tito please
#eyery one.
Sg Granite furnished Of specified sizes for
etone cutters, or rough Granite for mason work.
B-Having recently engaged very expert.
enced Carver and Engraver. he prepared to do all
Kinds OF ornamental marble work, at the lowest
possible prices, NH l6-3m*
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l5-2t LUDLAM g. WATSON.

k FOR PHILADELPHIA-To
S1StS1eS sail THIS DAY, Monday, the 25lh inst,
al O'Clock, T. n The steamship Pennsylvania, p
Capt Baymore, is now ready to receive freight, and
will sail as above For freight or passage, apply to
ap 25 K. RANKIN.
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D EMOVAL OF THE RANKLTN

y ETUFAL UF THE + & A n a l. / n
Ia CLOTHING STORE, from I32 to SO Main
Str. et third door sbove l4th Street-where may
be found the largest and best got up Stock Of
Ready Made Gothsng ever offered to the ci.
tizens OF Richmond. Our Stock comprises every
style quality and color of Sack, Dress and Frock
Goats for Spring and Summer wear. Plain and
Fancy Cashmere Pants of every style and quality
imaginable; plain and figured Silk, Satin and Mar
seillss Vests in endless variety. Also very large
and select Stock of Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods,
Umbrellas, Carpet Bags, &c.
All we ask ia call at the Franklin, to be satisfied
that is the place to get the best and most for your
money DECOU & co,
NH a5-6m 90 Main street Richmond Va
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M HEXTEk & SONS, respectfully in.
W. form their friends and the public, that they
they have on hand, and are daily receiving from
their manufactory in the North, a large and fash-
ionabe stock of Ready Made Clothing, emit
and made IN the best and and viii sell
them both at wholesale and retail, as low a. they
can be bought In any of the Northern cities Wa
respectfully invite the public to call and see for
themselves. Country Merchants would find it 70
their interest to examine our stock before purchas
ing. M.HEXTER q SONS.
No 80 Main street, one door below
ap 8-1m* Purcell, Lsdd e. Co Druooists