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TO CONPRACTOlss.

orsIcH THE cossssIosEK . Pusus Bonuses,
February 81, 1854.
pkOPo5ALS will be received In this Office Saturday, 22d
Of April neAt q O'Clock for grading gsveins
much Of Maryland between Potomac
bridge, gradsd gravee directed
Commissioner of Public Buildings
The work Y 70 be Of the best and be done 10 the
eeptaDce the
and all be done must be done BY tbs mt day Of
October
The gavelng
tre Of the of gradually six Inches In depth the
sides.
Security required performances Of
Any surplus the grading be deposited
reasonable distance, Commissioner shall
designate
will the cubic yard for hs grading and
per superficial yard for the gnvelDg including gravel and all
teIiais.
d. D. FRENCH,
Commissioner Of Public buildings.
Feb 22-dtd Sentinel Star, and News
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ICE subscriber respectfully his friends and the
public that having succeeded ug several arge houses with
Rock Creek making his with
responsible dealers article ne now
deliver the punctuay OF Washington
and supply
with quantity required without change OF price during
the y X ~ 7 !. ).
following places through the post Office
will with prompt attention:
Patterson Il Marin, Pennsylvania and 9th street.
Gilman, between 9th and TIN
v. Harbuugh, 9Th and q streets.
Kidwel and 18th street
r. @. Mcin,ire, 7th and streets
w. II. Gilman, Pennsylvania md AZ street
VIM Lord, 5rh aud @ streets.
J. w. Nafa, New York and 18Th street
Edw Hall, Market Space between 9th and 7lh streets
A. G. Rdgery Pennsylvania between istb ana soh
DR.. J. Il. Gardner, Capitol HILL
q. M. r. King, and 18th streets
+. b. Walsh, Navy Yard
@. 2. Wannnil New York and 9th street.
L.. r. HOlmead, Maryland and 7th Z (
w. w. Birth, ID street, to Trinity church.
J. w. Sohoron & Coz Georgetown. \.
Families will be supplied by the week month"; for the whole
year, AT price, and full supply guaranteed
Notice residence, al the ONCE instead OF 10
the driver, will always prevent disappointment
Should mistakes neglect the OF delivering
the IL the office, IL will be Immediately attend
ed to.
kept constantly of
18th which be had large small quantities at the low
est market rates
l.. j. MIDDLETON,
Office northeast corner T. and 10Th Streets
and Easbys wharf
wishing supplied please send
dence and quantity the Office the places above
named. Mar I4-1swim
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ID ELtsi BELJ.si BELLS For churches. ,cad,m

RELtsi BEL'.si DELJsi For churches, academies ne
msnt kept constantly hand by subscribers. their
ished and enlarged oony which has
and whose patterns and process OF manufacture perfected
mat he bells world Wide celebrity OF
ans The present have reeeo,y snceseded in
apply the Q" loan moulding, bell
which
cevsd Jsuuay, 1854 the FIRST
Worlds New Yotk, others
bcias IL eighteenth
diplomas,
weight
Key throughout,
Csrsds. Their hsnrrss, comprising
valuable consist 81 iron yoke, with
-hich mny turned the bell .prins
III. csprr, the soundi iron frame; oinE
eosnstre- stop, For steamboats,. steamships, etc. their
proved revolving yoke, brsss
furnished. We supply whole
specifications. being given. Old bells exchange
Surveyors and
Being principal
either railroad
d"pvch, Which, either rersonsly by
spectuIy solicited
A. NrNRELy'a SONS
Feb aa-dly Wee, Troy Albany 60 Wy
UrH0uNIA aesy HoIis'f and Muster tfhlIs - Two
Of these and vsiushe lists Of soldiers
For sals st TAYLOR h MAURy's
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NOTICE TO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. T FOR is5A
NOTICE 8 hereby given assessors will
daily their office the Ciy Hall from o'clock
O'Clock, thu llih s6i April inclusive,
sunsay for Of and determining
complaints and appeals Of all who consider them
a2RiSved by
for The present by the amount Of capital assessed
ployed the business banker broker
endor and TO make alterations, additions
may proper list subject
school this year.
Ali complaints and appeals be writing board
ofassessoYs.
BY OF
4. r. HARNESS.,
Ap l3-dt06th Secretary.
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UNITED STATES MAIL.
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS.

Posr orrc. DEPARTMENT,
February I6, 1854.
April g. 1854 90 1887 following route ia Massa
ehu.e, win be received At the oonne, Once the Pos, once
department until Of Saturday, March IS 1854, decided
Prom boston, by Harrison square Nepopset Village
Quincy Brsintree, South Brainr-e, South weymouth
s ynss %.. .s ssq and Kingston"
s t,ys n0 rsm S.y snss gsr sunday ~
I.eav. Plymouth, daily, srcse, sunday, at iaxpm
maxim, ss a. ss,,ss s, same day pm -.
South Branuse and the South Shore railroad Banss and
CURED by he department
rrops.s. are ,.o invited for an ssdSns 2. second daily "Trip
Brsiniree arrival OF River
ARRIVING At su kas ass sesiHn . s"a
noon car. on me Fan Rive. Cape Cod and Soul. Shore oad
requirements smbraens tn. conditions incorporated
ent) inviting proposals maj u
mss aa% ssa Rhode
PROPOSAL. should be directed the Second Assistant Postmaster
ropa 70, route No sos Mas. = f.ar. 20 to mark proposal
may prevent It's consideration and acceptance.
F,bi7-Iswaw Postmaster General.
EVANS & wATsoN's phii.a.iph,.- Manufacture
s so. ." sa% ' and
phs Also esnk wants. and i.on doors for banks and
reference give" 70 few who have our safe. in USE many
more can Be named Over 1000 Of 90, safes are IN use
ION D. c. hs. one Of our safes in and authorized
Farmers. aud Ms-hanc. Bank, philadelphia, - safes In
United State. Arsenal, . In Philadelphia, 5ia Caornia.
United States Appraisers Once, Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
Philadelphia Germantown and Aorown Railroad Company,
safes
Richard Norris s.., ocomofive works, Philadelphia
Winchester Bans, Winchester, yirrinis
Sole agency for butfsrworthis superior bank locks
Patent slnte lined refpgerso,s.
July 3e-2awiy
THE Diseases OF the Heart che A.rta by VIM.
L Stokes
The PoeucAi Works of Vim. n. q. Ho.csr.
Lectures the Apocalypse, BY Or. Cumming
The sepuichrss 81 he Departed. ny Rev r. r. Anspaoh
sodsys Lsdy's Book, April. Just received At
TAYLOR h MAURYs
Mar 80 Bookstore, Duh 81.
LOR ALE commodious
18th side the
rooms, recently papered painted
throughout Term, accommodating and
siely Address 10, Solicitors Office, Treasury
l5-dt
CasIAS shores If sh- Black ty
~ Oiphant. Reprinted the third London edition.
Detefes Soul By Won Nenohtersleb.n NJ ID.
The Divine Character Nindcsfes BY Rev. Moses Baou.
Just received
TAYLOR MAURYE
AP5 bookstore, near 9th street
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MORE Il GALLx0nEH, iso. Founders @na nr""-
fciurrs az rougt Rsilinr Ridge snd
rhnadetpa make 10 order iron milling o csnees
puhic private grounds Also, all kinds 81
snenssl architectural iron work
respectfully invite The snsaton ~ the citizens Of
Washington and vicinity rafting the isfsy.s
.qssre city srwinss sent 70 er.ors DESTROYS o.
making
J-~nGra-
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NEW May ad, rsoS.Ihs nnderransd has Tits day
NJ, Merchant Tx
ro1 the transaction of general brokerage hu-fsew
Bank insurance, m'rng, rrnsa 2oVefnmsn rfs"t snf city
pe a sold.
rroni--ory and loans negotiated
May io-du EMANUEL Y. BARI
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limited STATES Mail Lane CALIFORNIA;, via Asptn-
II wall and Panama OF month"; first
approved NAVY Department. Of than
1900 tons burden, guaranyng speed and safety
The Panama railroad completed obpo, IL miles from
Panama.
The transit from embraces miles rail
Obpo, IL mies OF land transportation
recently thorough order. siage
therefore, in sir hosthe
and their baggage being only transferred TO and from mule;
alongside the
There will be transportation future this
The is eaif ely sickness Of description.
Reserve being always kept IN New York, fana
Francisco detention aeciden
The . entrey reliable.
II expected passage the Atlantic viii be made
iafly "a days the Pncihc, In ~ 10 IAN days
Passengers will arrive Aspn
wall.
Through tickets the o~et be had al the IN
West street, New York.
Jan 2B-du
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No 493
NOTICE OF MITpID WAL from private sntry os
~ lying within nfteen each side
OF The propoea from susrvrrosr LooI.s.
NfcKsnuEo, MIsst.sIrrr.
behalf
proposed the
directed
peb nud- sthn bnsen miles
either sid. OF the Of
rosd being the aforementioned ownp be withheld from sale OF
entry, vnhd which ercoded
operation OF snd instructions that
accordingly given The iaud Officers,
subject sale Mospos Louss.
He,sA Of ns bas line ard eat Of he ~sridten.
Townships 6sen risen, seventeen, eighteen nineteen, and
ty, Of TO sir, inclusive.
Townshp- our,s hneen sixteen, seventeen eighteen
teen, and twenty, OF rsDse seven.
Townshps fourteen dneen sireen seventeen eehteen
nineteen, Of ranse- eight 70 fourteen. inclusive
Townships hfteen aud sixteen, OF hf,sen,
NORTH Of he ba.s linz and -sa 81 ne raeridien
Township. 6een eighteen nineteen, and
twenty. ranges Eve, tnclusive.
subject sale Naronrroo pss,
win
North Of he base tine o-sd Of tie msri4ian
Townships 6n.en, rrsen seventeen eighteen nineteen
twenty, OF ranges six 70 thirteen, Inclusive.
Given ny hand General Lsnd oace city
ington, this day Of Deoembef 1853,
ny order Of the President;
Comfoi-sioner Of the eenernl Land once,
D-,awsr. college.
yHE iasutailon viii wednes
Il day,
Besides regular collegiate course plan instruction
preparing prsc,ics m students wishing 70 pursue partial
psrtment
For catalogues containing foll information. addrss.
Newark, Del, Apul a, is5..
Ap6-lau3w
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STA e. 90 MISSISSIPPI, LOUISIANA, AND KENTUCKY.
(suppIementary)
February 10, ls54.
PROPOSALS 6or conveying mail. Of United
s b ' 20 sns s H. .ns mrs
TUCKY, Contract Once Of the Post
ls4 10 be decided by e ooh April is34 on the routes and IN
The Times herein specified
74sa From Augusta by Lsaksre Cuonslis
Ala, 50 miles ssd back, week.
Leave Augusta Monday s6ami
leave cieoasne "wednesday sissmi
7.e4 from coa%sla Sy Won Rssr once, Aasu.,a
Auivs Nara-,a as., day,g spm'
,ss H f s Z, s.a%s c ssi. Jay Ramsay
Leave M..ss.ppi ci,y Monday m6smi
Leave Leave iae isss c. u ws @S
Arrve at Miss,ssippi CITY day by 8 pm.
LOUISIANA.
77sa Grand lss. Ar Con ME-; aysr, n shaw es BY
BEND RIehmopd, New c.rtnpse, A,hwood, Grand Gu
Miss, 81, jo.ephs, La -" mites and bach, once =
Leave ctand Lake Friday mssm,
Arivs 81 Richmond Sunday ny 6pm
Richmond Monday ADAM
Arrive 2, = io. Io,spGS s 9ss Any sySS%
Arrive at Richmond day byePmi
Leave Richmond Friday
al Gland lake every Sunday BY 70 ~.
'' FS@ % u I.s'p "S 6aS" o" ', ' SsS a,.
Landing ias mites and bock once week
1rive :, Red Evsr Landing WEDNESDAY BY lopmi
Red River Landing every Thursday AZ 5ami
Arrive ut. Joseph's Saturday by lOp IN,
Lake, by Ghicot G. " David lnbode La
ocsJ Vista Ridge, sud floyd 20 Deerned 50 'ailes add
back, once week
Leave Grand Lake every Monday AT sans
Arrive Deerheid nett day by spm
Leave Desrhrd every Wednesday st6am
Arrive NJ Grand Lake day by O. pm.
77o From Hudson willing 10 NcDarsels Store,
(no office 20 ul.A and back, week.
Leave ror Hudson Saturday m6nm
Arrive NJ NcCa,stelr Store same day by ~
Leave McCarstelis Store saturday ~ l y mi
Arrive Mt 70 Hudson day by pm.
KENTUCKY.
s. From Bowling Green Beuen, Gfsen, and Ohio rivers,
Evansville, Iadana rs miles and back, week.
Leave Bowling Thursdny fpmi
Arrive At Evansville Saturday ny lepm
Leave Evansville Tuesday assam
Arrive Al Row Green Thursday ~ ioR m
Proposals fsn frequent trips viii be considered
Hsfnsonvtt Nohncel
10. as mites and back, week
Leave Liberty every Saturday aibnmi
Arrive r., Monticello days by epmi
Leave Monticello every Friday atbHm
Arrive NJ Liberty days ~ =
FOR form proposal and Requirements, emb
IN the contract such extent
advertisement inviting
proposals. for service 10 the western 'nd southwestern saer
dated 9th January, 1854. .,,. emma,
Feb Io--iswsw Postmaster General
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EDWARD X. COLLINS o.
No 50 Wall street, y, v
BROWN, SIMPLIFY, co..
Lireres
q. RoRERTs co,
u kings Arms Yard, bonf@
!. AUNRGE h CO.,
% Rue uotre Dams des Vieisi1
Paris.
GEO. n DRAPER, Hsv,s.
Tne - these sps win not be accountable for so
hnilian sprsfr, ewery precious stones, une" p
atnr Signed hereof and the valve iher.oft srps
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Law school OF Cumberland Unvsr.,ty. at Lebanon.
Tennessee.
fyACULTY, Hon. Abraham Csruten, circu
l. judge al T.npess-e.
Hon Nathan Green. supreme
of Tennessee.
Br,pn6.id H. Ridley,
Judges Green dew their exclusively
school.
Pfa OF iasirteioai Daily examinations
daily .ssops IN progress Of the examinations
Weekly law equity, whsh
Of fact. by pofs
prosecute thrugh all the ksown
practice. framed prepare
aeed willis. records and Documents
OF the taken by
which held
al ovey fine students csrk
I Juror.
paciics con6ccled viii their suits.
tembsr THIRD Thursday February. The
The succeeding monday Ia February and ends second
Thursday In July.
Frpsnscs per fee $50, In advance
boarding $50. Students furnish their
which can be had in bovt- stores
dents enter No nd
any dasin- the collegiate years
Jhere legislature connected with the school
Number students the last collegiate eiRhty-ss.
ROBERT l.. CARUTHERs,
Feb ii--eoly President Board Of Trustees
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asL1rmoHE AND ONO RAILROAD ron

Cincinnati, fou@He Trsiarap1s Cofu,abps, yanens, -
iond, Tbieso, Caoaro, and 81 Tosfs
THROUGH tickets for all the above points he hsd |" W.
! road station 10 Washington.
Fr--epgsre leaving Washington a, srriy IN Wh11
lime with splendid Nirchesfs and
for werve 40 mile. IRON, Wheeling street by rafe
Cleveland Toledo, chic and Alton thence BY stsam
mhes, 20 A. Innis, Leaving Washington M 3 mr my -
cHnneet the s,rnoon with THE splendid "Unon line
crs f tircinnsn and Inasviie, indianapolis f s
fsoni Lsvrrperhurs.
Through tickets SOLD of Cincinnati Looviis, and in6s'
Ia aisp nr GAINESVILLE and Columbus nruo.ri road stsrss
Wheeling Parsenzers holding through tickets Ne ever
point on the route rr information snd tickets, Apply 70
PARSONS, agent, wsshiur'on
J. u. DONE,
F.t 7-dlf Master Trrnspanshos
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~ ~ QT&
Washington Branch Rsstroad.--Trstns Hun Fol-
FAVE daily, except Sunday AT and =, ~ and
IL On Sunday, ai6 a, m, aud s, y IA.
The train and only AT Annapolis lt
ton and Esisy the Others al all stations.
Trains at {, NJ and 3k p. connect with Annapolis
DO do 9, a. m, and ), y. m. do west
DO doe and =, a. M, and s, .. IN. do east
Fare from Washington baltimore
DO do do aud return 80, ! 4
Do do Annapolis
DO do do and
The refund ip tickets all procured the Oh
and good for tbs day upon which they are issued.
Y. ". PARSONS,
July I6 Asvel
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Coon LETTER PAPER ~ one dollar per rss
rued On three pages bought personally In Frsnrr p"
manufacturers by the nna.rsisnsd, and JUS, received az
MAIL FEANCk TAYLOf
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UrH0uNIA aesy HoIis'f and Muster tfhlIs - Two
copies Of these and valuable lists Of soldiers.
For sals st TAYLOR h MAURys
Fekts bookstore, 9TH
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NPhGSpiD Warehouse rov ". ~f.~-The srsc,cus Nv
stone h~iiding 25 feet and gf ~
nfh wrh hne dry criiar, recently erected the soh
Pennsyvsnia avenue, opposite the National Hotel
fssdy Tor occnrancy TIE building IL constructed IN The mo
ssnua manner IN handsome modern style and " 90 srsn
eseh story be occupied separately The i6cston u oae
very beet in tr city for business and The oorny
the building with elevated stories makes peculiarly e
s- furniture essnhiisl-sr wholesale grncsfy nwn
separately or entirt, Apply 70 a..
" a. EMERY, ~
,. e. MsRFLpfNi
roSth heiwsan ssh and 7th streets Vs.
Ian o7-@eNdU
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nonsx's isylcosArIso rLlxiR

will replace weakness with strength, ncapaci with efficiency
regularity with uniform and nsurn acivi and This not only W
reaction, with happy effect the gunert
all n,asdiss wherever they III
finish with aud that The paralixaon
motion and sensation ~ phystca dsotA bHal In m
every KIND Of disease hs Elixir Cordial
ouIy reliable preparation known.
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Statement the Affairs Of the Mutual Life Insu-
rance Company OF New York,
No Ill Bod4uay, for the Year ending 3 January 1884
Net hand January 3ls, 1885, per balance
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A. Office OF the ysmovst OF tho land ontce from.
" srAETA, 10 ELIZA, In ALABAMA
Under OF ened "Ae
location Of uod hcss approved March 1883
land once
public in the sPhyiTA district Alabama,
the SfAR7A location ELIZA
county said STATE. the fret day Of April
Washington,
day OF February, Bou thousand eight hundred
ffty four.
FRANKLIN PIERCE
by the Presidentf
Ions WItsor,
Commiasionsr ~ the General Land Once.
F.b Wi Nv
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lHoUoLATE, Cocoa and Brosna.--w. BAKER h cos
X Vanilla Premium chocolates
been awarded by the chief
and Union by the principal groceries
ne United Statss and by their agents.
Hussey Murray New York Grant and Twes philadelphia
ihomas Brundixe, dudley,
WALTER BAKER, 4 CO.,
Ap3-dly Dorchester. Mass.
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tho siOd0D awarded by jury 20 Nr. fay. Tor
mcrly manager Of the ltaliuu C,ea ME, Tor
editorial libels upon his character published IN
that paper The Superior Court ha. denied the
motion for new trial. The ease may possibly
be sent up to the Court Of Appeals, but arpre-
bend nothing would be- gained except time by
such proceeding.
One If the Twelve Apostles" Of the "latter
Day Saint" named John Taylor Is On his way
from Utah to tai, city, whore he intends to e.
tahli-h u paper. 10 be called The Mormon.-
Five Of the elect accompany him : advisers aud
helpers
Another Of those fashionable robberies, polite
" designated as 'defalcations,a has Just occurred
in this city. Mr.. Gandee, first Of the 4
merieau Exchange Bank, has, it appears, been
using thefund. Of the institution for some years
pust in real estate speculations. lie lived like a
nabob kept fast horses and all that sort Of thing.
The directors and the other officers Of the Bank
seem to have been taking Rip-Van Wrinkle nap,
while this wholesale robbery WIS going on. The
default is said 10 be -l33 900. tits reported that
since the detection Of the frauds. Mr.. Candce has
secured the bank against all loss. This Is doubt
ful. The capital Of the concerns .;l,50o000.
simultaneously With this Bank rascalify. we
have the announcement Of Post Office robbery
here. A night clerk and porter named james
Fitzgubbon, has been caught in the very act of
stealing money from the distribution counter,
and is now in jail The two packages last stolen
were found upon his per.on-the one containing
1904, the other S3Il He is believed 10 have
been carrying on his nciarious game for more than
six months, and to have puroincd in that time
full 100000. Fizgubbon is married man,
about 10 years of age, and was appointed about
eighteen months ago. His salary 5000
year.
1t is thought that the famous Clipper ship,
Flying Cloud, owned by Grinne Minturn & Co.
of this city, has been lost. She sailed from
Hong Kong, China, on the lst of August, aud
should have reached Angler by the 18th Of the
same month, but had not arrived September 4th
\ terrific fyphoon occurred iust after the Flying
Cloud sailed from Hong Kong, aud it is supposed
that she fouudered at sea.
No investigation touching the conduct of the
officers and crew of the New Era has yet been
set foot. =.
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The ladies of the lst Presbyterian church OF
this city intend holding Fair, 10 commence on
Tuesday night the 25th inst, in the large store
room. ON Main Street. recently occupied by Jno.
T. Slaughter & Co., tn proceeds Of which are
to be devoted to the purposes Of the Church.
They confidently hope that their nudabie under
taking will meet with that liberal patronage
from the citizens, which has always been extend
ed to similar ones.
They most respectfully invite clergymen, Of
all denominations. to attend.
f. W. MORFORD.
Sec'y l.. Sewing Society.
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DAILY FiRGfNIAN.
WEDNESDAY, MORNING. NOV. -. 1854.
Saun:on Convention.


A. eVeatfal period in the history of Virginia
Democracy Is At hand. To-morrow's will
>hine OF il does not hide its facet upon great
oonreoStion of the Un,errifed. assembled to pass
apoa the claims of certain aspirant> TO guberna-
'orial honors. The performance of this work
may not seem. of itself. To be of so great moment
to the party, but great results sometimes flow
from small causes, aud over the determining of
this simple question,a perfect Alma battle will be
fought II Virginia democracy were what they
profess to he-hdrmonious and undirided. then
there would be no difficulty IN the matter. But
strange to say, our harmonious friends are.
for once, at least mhdrmOHioas and divided
They are "diseordant, discovered. belhgerent."
fThey are rent with feuds, aud split mp into
actions. They divided upon men and meas
ures. Platform no Platform this man or that
mainland other questions subjects upon which
they split,and wide apart as the poles; and
it will be in the attempt 10 settle and harmonic
these thing, that the great battle will be fought
Good authority tells u that house divided
against a Itself must fall Whether the Demo
cratic family of Virginia are to demonstrate the
truth of this provcrb, remains 10 be seen They
most assuredly divided house, and unmis
taxable signs Indicate that there is no eompro-
missing spirit existing among any Of the several
factions Of the party, and but little prospect Of
harnonizing all the conflicting interests and pre-
ferences aud preiudices before them. Their
own leading journals assert that the party i, on
the rergt Of min We shall see. In view of
the di>cordant elements about 10 be collected at
stanton, the Spectator suggests that 1t would
never do to mir the delegates. The Leake men
could not safely be qnarted on the same square
with the Wise men or the Smith men; the two
thirds men with the majority men; the Hunter
Land Bill men, with those opposed II that
scheme; the Resolution men with the anti Resolu-
ton men, &c, &c. While, To put nnti-know
Nothing Democrat whiting speaking distance of
Know Nothing Democrat would al once cause
private blow up-so it would be prudent IN the
citizens Of stanton to keep the discordant Gle
ments a. far apart the limits Of their town will
possibly admit.
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Congress will assemble at Washington on
next Monday. The message of the Presi-
dent, which for some years past has been sent
to the postmasters in advance, t. "a. delivered
to the newspaper Offices as soon Us read atWash-
ington, will, it is believed, says the Philadelphia
Ledger, be withheld this year until it is sent to
Congress. Our foreign relations, il is said make
this course necessary, it is advisable the Pres
ident shall receive the latest European intelli-
gence before his message is submitted
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-11-29

PREsENTArIoN.-'rhe Knight Templars Of
Richmand, Joined by some of the order from
other places, had meeting and procession in full
and beautiful regalia, on Friday last. They dined
at the American Hotel, and the dinner has been
comPlimented as elegant and splendid in all re-
spects. 1t was an occasion for presenting to +.
II. GILL, Esq, superintendent Of the Virginia
enc Tennessee Railroad, and the father of the
Order of Knight Templars in Richmond. mas
siye gold cross as a testimonial Of the regard of
his brethren. The presentation ceremonies took
place at the American.