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The weekly Placer herald., 1854-02-11
NUMBER 22.

can you flap slap-jack clean over in the
frying pan without touching it, can,
and not miss one time in Afty, and that b
about the usual number had to bake to
a man in those times "There it IL, boys.
all ready coffee in tin cups, slap jacks on
tin plates; molasses in a tin cup; use
your own knives, and 20 1t boys while
you're young and don't forget the tin
when you get through-it's dollar and .
half u lick" IF they had the tin they
timed over cheerfuIly. Ifthey had not
hope credit was given me in heaven. and
with Gods leave I'll look at the hooks
there some day, hut there was knashink
of teeth and licking Of chops both beau,i.
ful and sentimental in their gas,ronomis
display.
There are some interesting and painful
incidents connected with that "Universal
World Hotel by the way side," but they
must remain untold for season.
l recollect one day, party Of Eve or
six way-worn, hungry, unshaved chaps
came along, nearly starved, who wanted
breakfast hefore they ordered "the bes,
in the Hotel" they prudently inquired the
price. "It was too much" "Perhaps il
was, but then it could scarcely he afforded
for less" soon discovered that notwith.
ing their red shirts, long boards, and hard
looks, they were intelligent men, and they
told me the gulches of their pockets were
pretty nigh worked out, for there were
holes at both ends, bu, they had been COM
PEELED to "hee from the wrath to come"
Of the Demon Hunger, and take up theic
line of march from the Edom Of the bills
to the Egypt Of the valley, and mine was
the only flesh pot they would see for the
next twenty-four hours. My impress.on
is, that | compromised the matter with
their pockets; and when gently threw ia
: the enticing bait Of "slap-jacks and mo.
asses," hungry human nature could not
withstand the temptation of such luxu-
ries. 1t was ga drink all around, boys:
we'll 70 our death on slap jacks and mo-
Iasses;" and on my soul thought they
would before they got through If tho
Editor Of the Placer Herald was in thar
party, give him credit for having q
stomach as capacious as.-os-mine was
when crossed the Plains.
OLD BLOCK.
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NaPriT9s Sale. e.---By virtue OF an order
~ of sale and Judgment Decree made by the
Hon District Court of the 9th Judicial Dis
trict in and for sacramento county on the
llth day of January, A. D 1854, ordering
the sheriff of lacer county to sell certain at
tached property of James Edwards, hereinaf-
ter Described to sati-tya judgment rendered
on said l1th d'y Of January 1854 in said
Court in favor of Charles Fl. Swift and
against Jas Edwards for the sum of $s1442 30,
with interest at the rate of five per cent per
month fro the 25th day of November a. d ;.
1853, and if not paid at the end of each
month the interest to be added to the princ
pal and bear the same rate of interest there
after, together with the sum of $3.50, Is costs
taxed herein and ali costs that may accrue
will sell at the oHrt House door in Au
burn, Placer county, to the b CHEST bidder
for cash on Saturday the 18th day of Fe ru
ary, n. d. 1854. at 10 o'clock. p M, all the
right, title. interest and claim Of the said
james Edwards in and to the shares Of stock
and interest in shares of stock in the Bear
River and Auburn Water and Mining Com
pany and Company's anal. teng and sit
uated in Placer county, or so much thereof as
will be sufficient to satisfy said judgment and
costs due and to become due
S. G. ASTiN, sheriff Placer GO.
by w. Fl Dillingham;, Deputy
Auburn, Jan. 27th, '54-3t
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LEGAL NOTICES.
CHERIFF'S SALE.---By virtue Of

CHERIFF'S SALE.---By virtue of
C An Order of ale and Jud lment decree
made by the Hon. District ourt the 9th
Judicial District, in and for Sacramento coun
ty, on the 10th day of January. n , 1854
ordering the sheriff of Placer County to sell
certain attached property Of s. W. Lowell,
E. 5. Peck, and p B. Fngan, hereinafter de
scribed, to satisfy judgment rendered on
said 10th day OF January, a, 1884 in sa d
ourt, in favor Of Charles H. Swift an
against \. ". lowell. f. Peck, and p. B
Pagan, for the sum Of $5S29,S 81, together with
interest at the rate OF five per cent per
month from the 25th day of September d
1853 until paid and the sum OF 1896 10 costs,
vii sell at the Court House door, in Au-
burn Placer County at public auction for
cash on Saturday the 18th day of ebruary
1854, at 10 o'clock, Il. m. all the right, title.
interest and claim IF s. W. Lowell. Zone of
the above named defendants) in and to y GER
tain mill known rs the May Flower saw VI II
together with all the appurtenn noes and WI
ter privileges thereto belonging, being and
situated in Placer County, about four miles
from Auburn, and also all the right title. in
terest and claim Of = W. Lowell, E. :. Peck
and p. B. Fagan, defendants, in and to the
shares of stock, and interest of shares of
stock in the Bear River and Auburn Mater
ana Mining company or ompAny Canal,
being and situated in Placer county: and al
so all the right title. interest AMI claim of
the above named defendants in and to the
shares of stock and interest in shares of stock
of the Yankee Inns Union and Water Com
pany being and situated in Placer county, All
the above property will be sold as above
mentioned or so much thereof as will be suf
ficient to satisfy said judgment and costs
: ASTlN, Sheriff Placer Co
By W. n. Dillingham;, Deputy
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The Death Of Osd Grimes, Hen,

At last the speckled hen has gone
That hen Of hens the best;
She died without sigh or groan,
While in her downy nest.
Thro' summers heat and winters snow
For ten long years she lay
At noon and eve. oil Grimes an egg.
But none the Sabbath day.
She had n nest behind the door,
All neatly lined with hav:
Her hack was brown and sprinkled DER
With spots ''inclined to grey"
Though fourteen years of age almost,
he still looked young and hale
And like lob's turkey she could boast
One feather in her tail
The neig bors fowls did all agree
She WAS good old soul;
Sometimes she roasted in tree,
And sometimes on a pole
Wiener the rain came peting down,
And thunder dreadful roar.
She hid herself in Grimes hat,
Unit the storm was DER.
She lived plain and honest life
No higher wished to rise:
She flew at ne ghbor SIMPSONS wife,
And scratched out both her eyes
She never derned the barnyard beau,
His face to look upon,
And loved but one, whose long shrill crow
Was heard at early dawn.
An aged cock who oft had told
lis descent with sigh,
From one that crowd when he Of old,
His master did deny
When poor old speckle closed her eye,
lie jumped the fe ce and cried
He bid the poultry all goodbye.
And then laid down and died.
Kind reader now we'll drop tear
To Grimes speckled hen:
1t Is too true, we ne'er shall look
Upon her like again.
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For the Weekly Placer Herald.
The Universal World Hotel,
BY "OLD BLOCK"

III tell you how it was! But first le,
me take ii text. You'll find it, my friends,
in the Placer Herald, 2d column, January
2Slh, 1854, in these words: "Ne once
took breakfast with sOld B ock.' 1t was
in '49; the rain was-well it was descend
ing; the author had little tent by the
roadside, near Feather river; his stock in
trade consisting of-but what is the use
of enumeratng; suffice it to say we had
slap jacks and molasses for breakfast,
and" My dear reader, we intend to H.
lustrate the text. not hy series of pic
lures, but hy series of facts according to
the best of our recollection, and to gil up
the blanks which the worthy Editor has
omitted from del!cacy, for fear Of nicking
the edge OF our pen knife, or perchance of
raising the furZe leetle on ourself And
here let me premise: In our stormy walk
through life, when thousands stand ready
to give you kick as you pass along, you
will occasionally meet one who will ex-
tend the hand Of friendship, and bid you
God speed, and such sympathy often does
more to cheer the heart and strengthen the
mind to battle with the world than a loan
of hundreds secured by bond and mort
gage Oh the little you may have gathered
in your garner-kind words cost nothing,
yet are valuable to the recipient, and
Mr.. Editor,-we don't know your name
we never knew tit shan't be slap jacks
aud molasses when you call, but it shall
be the best the house affords, as It was in
'49, and no charge tor trimmings We
believe in our soul, (my Penkn.fe hasn't
got any, but we've-that is, I-have n
sort of one,) that you've got II heart, and
a good one too.
Sapjacks S and Moasses twas in the
early part Of November '49, that poor,
miserable looking devil was seen, with an
OK goad in his hand, trudging up the Val
ley of the Sacramento, beside wagon
drawn by two yoke of strong cattle, cog-
tatng deeply upon tn mysteries of
"Whoa. haw' and
''Gee up Dobbin gee whaar'
and rejecting upon all the ills of life "ihat
man is heir to-" lie was on his return
from Sacramento City, whittier he had
been to purchase second load Of pro-
visions since his arrival in California, and
he was slowly vending his way to his
camp at Bidwell's Bar, on Feather River
The rains had set in; he had narrowly
escaped drowning in crossing the Yuha,
and almost by a miracle saved his
life, hy the aid of the tail Of his near
wheel OK, and thereby hangs tale which
we cannot now unfold. Escaped one
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Job Printing.

The job Office Of the HERALD has re-
Gently received large additions, and pa
irons can now have printing done, of a !
descriptions, in superior manner Or
derS fro distance must invariably be
accompanied with the money
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SURVEYORS NOTICE.

ssf ME certificate Of the County Sur
i veyor or any of his deputies, shall
ne admitted as legal ev,dnnce in any ourt of
shis State but the same may be explained or
reoutted by other evidence. No survey here
aiter made by any person except the ounty
Surveyor or his deputy shall be considered
legal evidence in any Court within this State,
except such surveys as are made by the au-
thorlty of the United States or by mutual
consent of the parties"-page Ill, Statutes
OF California.
G. w. FINLEY.
county Surveyor. Placer county, Cal.
omce IN Auburn oct. IS, n5-m my
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A German writer says that The people
Of the United States can burst more
steamboats, and chew more tobacco than
any other Ave nations in the world.
"Di.cord il horriblem a. The musieal
negro said when be was about 70 b hung
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Legal Advertising.

One square, first insertion, 400
Each subsequent insertion, 100
~All legal advertisements must be
accoinpanled with the CASH, otherwise
they will not be published. This rule
will be strictly adhered to.
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II. j. FISHER,
e Carpenter and Joiner,

House Carpenter and JO1ner,
rs prepared to erect or improve houses on
l. short notice. He has on hand arge lot
of good sluce lumber, and keeps constantly n
supply of Toms. Rockers and sheet iron for
mining purposes.
for all orders rs undertaken.
Auburn, Novl9, 5S-my
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PLACER HERALD.
Published every Saturday Morning by
TABB MITCHELL.
At the HERALD OFFICE, on Main Street,
opposite the National Hotel.
TERMS.
AdVertisins.

One square, ofl0 lines, and more
than 5 lines, first insertion, 500
Each subsequent insertion, 1.50
F,r half snnAre of five lines or less, 400
Each subsequent insertion, 100
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~ F.. CARPENTER, Attorney and
VI Counselor at Law. Office adjoining
the Bear River T. A. w. g. VI. Co.'s Of
fee, Auburn, Cal. n50 my.
The weekly Placer herald., 1854-02-11

JAMES ANDERSON, Attorney and
y Counselor at Law, Auburn Place, county
I alifornia april 80 n33my
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Arrival of the Northern Light.
TWO WEEKS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA

new YoaK, Oct o--The steamer No .thern Light
has arrived with California dates to September l6.
and 81 900 600 in specie.
TIE inhabitants of Greytown had commenced
the work of rebuilding their towa.
The general election In California resulted 10 the
success Of Devier and Herbert anti.Broderick can.
dida,es for Congress. The Legislature, a. far as
heard FROM stands thus: Senate, 7 Wings, &c Dem.
o:rats House, &c Wings IS Democrats Il was
considered doubtful, however, whether the Demo.
Gratis could possibly unite on candidate for the u
s. Senate. In San Francisco, the Democrats elect
ed their candidate for Mayor by large majority
The miners wer; Increasing In prosperity, espe.
cialy Ia the Southern part of the State.
Business was revivipg. There was a good de-
mand for fresh goods and prices were advancing.
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LATEST MAIL NE MS.

The CHoIEnA IN BALrIMoRs.-The Bssemore
Sun denies that any epidemic exists 10 that y-
The gentleman who died at the Fountain Inp8 said
10 have INDUCED freely In crabs and oystery and
70 have drank imprudently afterwards of ciaS
The Fredericksburg Herald Of yesterday ed rest
Is the belief that cholera exists In Baltmos In q
virulens form. No less than three passeneerk who
took the steamer Virginia last week on hel (oute
between Fredericksburg and Baltimore, die the
latter city soon after their arr;val-among thssn Mr.
Wright of Meity Point and Col. Chewning a Lar
caster.
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Edmund Burke. OF New Hampshire. has come
out for the Know Nothings.
The veteran Alexander Won Humboldt celebrated
bis e5th birthday on the l4Ih ult
During September there were 81 deaths in Nor.
folk
DR.. Bischof, the professor of b9any at the Uni.
versity of Heidelberg, died ON the 18th ult.
Rev. John M: Porter, Catholi: priest, died at
Mobile, few days ago
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THE MARKETS

BALTIMORE, Oct. 9.-FIour-Sales of Howard
street at 81 so and City Mills at 81 25 Wheat
white, good to prime 81 60 a 81 To- red, 81 so a
81 60. Corn-white rs 70 cts, yellow 70 CITE.
NEW York, Oct. 9.-Flour active; Ohio has ad.
vanced 25 cts. and Southern 81 l cts Sales of
Baltimore at 81 81 ass 25. Wheat-prices SITTER
but not quotably higher. Corn has advanced l
cent Whiskey-Sales ofOhio at 81 cents
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JAMES WOODHOUSE. I39 Main ST

JAMES WOODHOUSE, l39 Main St,
u has received the following new Books:
Memorable Women. BY Mrs Cros!and.
Ksrzas and Nebraska; the History Geographical
and Physicist Characteristics, and Political Position
of those Territories; account of the Emgrant and
other Companies, and directions to Emigrants. By
Edward f: Hale. With Map from the latest au.
thorities-1 vol. 81.
Poems. By Thomas William Parsons-SI.
Complete Encyclopedia of Music, Elementary
Technical, Historical Biographical. Vocal and In.
8vo., $3.50
Tennesseean Abroad; or Letters from Europe,
Ara and Africa. By r. NJ. MacGavock, A. M-SI.
Synonyms of the New Testament. By R. c.
Trench, author of ''The Study of Words" &c-75c
The Last Of his Name. By Ebert Perce, transla.
tor Of Mrs. Caden's Swedish Stories-Sl
Old Redstone; or Historical Sketches of Western
presbyterianism; its Esry Minister'S; its Perlous
Times and its First Records By joseph Smith. d
~ vol, 8vo. with plates, 81 Is.
Preservation of Health, and Prevention of Diseass
BY u. N Cemings, M. Disc.
Memories OF Grandmother. By Lady OF Masss.
chusetts-50c - 'N
The Fossil Spirit; Boys Dream of Geology. Bv
The Iriuuphs Of Perseverance, and Enterprise;
with Examples in the Lives of DISTINGUISHED Men
81 cts. =. N
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THE GRAHAM TRIAL.

NEW YORK, ocs. "a petition was to-day presen.
ted to the Court, signed by eleven of the Jurors,
praying that the qualifications of the jurors be ex.
amined iuto. The Court handed the petition to w.
D. Wright, the remaining juror, who Is represent
ed to be Mrs. Grahams cousin, and he declined to
sign it. The petition has been taken into consider
ton by the Court.
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BY JOHN Il. d. PAYNE, Salesman.
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VALUA-


COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VALUA-
~ BILE REAL ESTATE IN THE COUNTIES
OF GOOCHLAND AND HENRICO.-By virtue Of
mond, pronounced the 14th dey of June. 1854, In
the suit of Pickett Va. Pickett and others Commits
soner will sell at public auction, on the premises
the following Tracts of Land, namely ;,
On the 10th of October, 1854, viii sell the tract OF
land in the county of Henrlco, .upposed TO contain
coal, and known as the Deep Run tract, situated
about twelve miller from the city Of Richmond. and
near the Deep Run Turnpike. containing about nine
~ acres all in wood and timber, and near the resi-
dence Of Thos. o. Burton, Esq
Payue In the city Of Richmond commencing at
O'clock p M will sell one undividsd sixth interest
in the tract of land In Goochland county, known
the Nircfy Acre tract situated at Menakin, about II
miles from the city Of Richmond on the river road
and about fourth Of mile from the James River
and Kanawha Canal. 1t sbonnds IN excellent coal
which IL now worked by Mr. John w. Cottsell.
The terms of sale One-fourth cash, and the
balance on credit of one, two and three yeaYs the
Commissioner taking from the purchasers for the de-
of sale and retaining the title until ell Of the pur-
chase money 10 paid and deed IL ordered by the
Court The title to the property Is believed 70 b
perfect but selling ~ Commissioner, shall only
convey such title a. IL vested in me BY the Court
yin rent at the same time and place, wharf Il
Rockets.
JOHN A PICKETT, Cou,r.
N. B-The foregoing property will be cold Oh the
days above mentioned, II fair II not on the rst il
Persons wishing to purchase. and to know more
fully about this property refer them to g. w Mao
Potomac Railroad Depot. or win give any informa
tion concerninsit Ny address Il 6arsnd's r. o.
AlbemArle county, Va.
90 s-2awtds&wis JOHN A. PICKETT.
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BosToN, Oct. THE Mayor and Aldermen of
Charlesrown had a meeting last evening to inspect
the returns oil the late ELECTION. The opponents of
annexation have majority ia the Board, and by
their opposition, prevented any action from being
ming. writ of mandamus has been obtained from
the Supreme Court, and will be ssrved to-day, when
they will be compelled to certify to the returns.
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ExcIrgmENr.-Much excitement existec 10 Co
vington, Ky, last Friday evening" 10 confluence
OF a German having killed small boy WI called
him Dutchman. Threats were made to gree tie
all and administer summary punishment.
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ARRIVAL OF THE NORTH STAl. The steamer
North Star with two weeks later &C vices from Cali
fornia, has arrived at New York Her news has
not vet transpired
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FEARFUL RAILROAD ACCIDENT lcfn by a
dispatch from Albany, that on Thursday borning,
the express train from Chicago, on the Rock Isl-
md Railroad. was thrown of the track bar Nor
rIs The baggage masters legs were bl ken. end
the brakeman had both legs ut of. TIL Engineer
aod fireman were dreadfuily scaided, a several
passengers had broken and bruised limb
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TROUBLE AMONG TIL

TROUBLE AMONG THE KNOW NoTHlNGS
UREA, N Y, Oct. 9.-The Know Nothing Con.
vention held in New York city IS repudiated by the
order here, and another State Convention will be
knlI
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INSTANT RELIEF Instant
L Relief and Speedy Cure for Coughs, Colds, Com
sumption, Asthma. Whooping Cough, Group and
Bronchitis can be had Of Messrs. PURCELL, LADD l.
Co, ~ main st Of ell Druggists in Richmond, and
the State of vi, GINA: and of
THOS. LEONARD, Richmond, Va.
a. Price % cents per Bottle
N. B.-Country Merchants are particularly re.
quested to try it. oc 10
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BosroS, Oct. THE Know Not ling nominations
for State officers are published in me of the papers
and are the cause of much anxlett among the pol
teal wire pulers. The names o. the parties nomi.
mated are not publicly known, or at least have not
been officially proc lsimed.
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LATER FROM BUENOs AYREs.

NEW YoRK, Oct 9.-Dates from Buenos Ayres to
the 20th ofAugust have been received. The Nation.
al Government had reported extreme measures to
enforce the circulation the new paper money.
the tendency of which was to paralyze commercial
transactions.
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ROYAL PARRISH.

Grocer and COnm2SS3Ou Merchant
RICHMOND VA.
III AVING commenced the GROCERY
IL BUSINESS, in this city, in connection with
his friends and the public generally, to give him
call, assuring them he will sell low for CASH or
punctual customers as any other house in the CITY,
he has taken the house the continuation of
Pearl street, between the Bridge and Cary street.
He continues to pay personal attention to sales of
Country Produce. oc 9-dlmc2m
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TRIAL OF DR. GRAHAM The eviden5\ on both
SIDES in the trial of DR.. Graham, at New4 ork, was
concluded on Saturday, and the couns' were to
commence their summing up on Monday morniDg.
The general opinion adverse to the 9quittal OF
i Dr. Graham. 1t was surnised that one of the ju-
rors a, least, said to be relative of MA Graham,
would disseu, from verdict of guilty.
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The town council of Fredericksburg have re-
solved to procure suitable grounds and to have them
fitted up for an Agricultural Fair and Mechanical
Exhibition to be held on the 9Th os November
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CONGRESSIONAL NomINArIoN.-sh e Democrat
of the Fifth Congressional district of New jersey
have nominated John s. Darcy for Congress.
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The negro man killed on the Fredericksburg and
Gordonsville Railroad, on Friday week, by the ca.
wing in Of bank of earth, or rather land slide be.
longed to Mr.. J. II. Lacy, and Vas valued at $1,000.
Fred Herald.
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ARRIVAL OF THE HANsA.

New York Oct. 9.-The steamship Hansa from
Bremen with dates to the 22d ult, arrived this NOR.
ming She brings no later news.
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RoPE.WALE BURNED The rop~wslk of John
Whetham & Son, near the Girard 'ollege, Phia
delphis, was act on FIRE last satu day night and
nearly destroyed. Fully insured
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PosroFrIcE AFrAIRs.-The Postn (ster General
has established an Office at Cfty, n yette county
Va, and appointed VIM. s. McVey postmaster
Samuel B. Myers is appointed pos haster at &c.
Iumbia Furnace, Shenandoah cod ty, Va, vice
James Miilsr, resigned. James . Wood, pos.
master at Bath Alum, Bath county Va, vice A. S.
Rhodes resigned