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Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-12-01

a AID ioh sAIE.-T.e rrae, Q. Land which { r.
'iie, near Hanover Court House. offered puklv
Ae on rdssd-y the 2o Of December being C,rr .y
aoSui ay acres, having all bui.dnrs in
growth. N1' '"' ''s' q" o''knA
ew hGId yards. '' f-1 "'''."
Nss nrs; rate location Cor Physician, also dne stand
o store Beng Court House could 20
Heei private tavern
e, "ha persons have to e for oi room
to further Particular. which will
'hs 'oscri5er Hanover Court House, Virginia. viii
also take pleasure in showing the premises.
Hanover coar, House. October o. osi9rssti::
W ihGiNit CENTRAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IRP ISGr
MENT.on aai after the Ih instant Mail Tra!a viii
eaSe a. ne A. w. and arrive $50 Train
tis orarEe and Alexandria Railroad At Gorion.vlle
The Ip Freight vii! proceed the beaver pan p.po
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m tMBhn HOUSE rOi; HENr.-The Lu nber House n 80
recently occupied nv Metrs. Husicc App.eyard- h3
Possession given immediately Mr. j. H. Eusce will ihow M
the property To q. p!ieants.
ne22 -.- EDMOND. DAVENPORT co.
uNOR Notwithstanding TO discontinue kousekeep -
ing win rent out, or sell my residence at the E
ner OF Third AMI Main street The kl
rrpar very eisiby situated aud 10
wiz eel my urnitnrc privately nho may des, to
no6 A xoppra
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From A,ii'igan's Circular
LireTpooi, Nov. II, Friday evening. -Cot,ou-Th
sales during the past three days am punt to IS 600 bale
Including 1000 taken on speculation and 900 baes {,
EXPORT. The demand has been moderate with pricrs
voring buyers. New Orleans Fair 9 4. midalrr :.
Upland lair o; middling 5l.s
H'ur-wes,ern Canal 49,; Ohio 49,, Co,n-Yelo
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Wa'chmassr. Governor street.
SG ~, AND iHt LAK sAws-web ayer.
siIeet from the manufacturers supply Of
"hoes' wv and Cros Cu; saws ali I,ps,h, ~f'"
"Toand p.iser.. .Si "Hos,." ciSui., s~, .n...
Peli sAss Hand PRnne AMI Tenor as, do
n 7. MOORE 4 co
nsni Java Coffee Llsulyra CoFse sios e
no7s STU ' 'ss " RtWLlNGs NILLER.
:. !, ,-,,,- -, Oofnsr Pearl ana Cary streets.
n hootLIiih hNIJhs.-Another suppl, of ,n... .a.i..
MO, O. J. sfsIoy 4 CO.
Sisn Of the Circular saw, n Main ct,
.ys srAiLiC rApE LINES.-A faI AZ, o,,, al, nos.
T ~ et inc osTr, graduated inches and tsns
'"' Engineers use. roIiais n
-..- Sign Of the Circular SAY, II Main st.
RbycN-E5N COFFEE GHEGt IN AN ubNs.
10 70 ysons nelVv STEAK ant Oyster D,hss Al. si,.s
"uIssniy Lamps dc for sale g. >. siNIoH A co
no2s siSn OF The cireuisr s.s ii Main ,,,...,
ESGNLES AND PREsEHyEs.-u.r,,, p,.n,r,
Pisslcs ami ITcsfyet u ss.onsnt Al ,.n,f.
prices jas; received and for safety
.a RAWLINGS MrLLyR
nO1s ------a---- Conner PsatI sod Cary streets
Atp, sIDsN.-s htd, p,ir,s Bs.on sides, on eop.,,
received ADJ Toe sale low 20 close
"oo RAWLINGS MILLER
-------------- Corner f,arl and Cary stree,s
A DAMtNrisE CANDLEs,-so bore. q, COT.
"A g4a'y' a0N landnE and for sale b
-, EAwLISGsA MILLER
- Corner Pearl ard Cay streets
- ILL, sc'NE -oL. Amrresn soc,,ty I'm m D.v.
- ~ Washington, by Rufus ari,~oid vim n yo,.,ss,
", ,ss 00pa' aud others. FGr ssiet - "
u snSS hSE" nfbWAJLC tpsIrNr.- 80 mn. "a,
" s"e Nv lnoIsl bAvsSpoGI, ALLEs 4 co
4 sC0tieE.-Yaurrab brand 100 es.ss TO- ..Is by
-.. DAvkNPoEr, ALLES 4 co,
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LIE LhIEST.
LoSDoS, Saturdsy--sir George C.thc.r,. Generals
Srangewsy and Goudic, were killed Ia the action of die
9Th. This Ia official.
mass OF teegrnphc dispatches were received during
the past night but the following sre the only items moi
previously published
aud the English had 1900 killed and wounded In the bat
tie OF the fourth The less Of the French was 800 and
the Russian los, between and eight thousand.
Prince Napoleon has arrived at Constantinope suffer-
Ing from darihoes.
In the attack the Sth forty thousand Russians were
engaged Several OF their redoubts weo taken but again
re-captured.
General Brown was wounded and has an arm ampu,a.
ted.
The Russians had len tho heights Of Bsi.klavs, and
were expecting achievements.
Steam tgics had arrived at Batouv TO convey from
thence 1000 uoors to the Crinea.
Letters rem Consiantiuople dated Nov. g. state that
1000 French troops bsd sailed from there for the Crmes
with favorable wind.
TIE sulian had degraded suieamsp Pscha, the COM
mander OF the Turkish troops In the Crimes
Tarkisb man OF war, tho Absdischc had fonndetcd
win Turkish Admiral and 100 men on board An
Egyptian irgate had also been lost In the Black Sea-
Mss Nightingale, With 81 for the hospitals at
Scu'ari, Dad arrived at Constsntibople.
tsxcoSD DISPATCH
from 'he special Correspondent Of the Baltimore Sun.
Inc general intelligence by the steamer Africa Is highly
interesting and exciting, though there nothing mofe
o decisive character from Sebsstopol beyond the 9th
ios bfcscbes hsd been made by tho allies in the enc.
orresses by incessant cannonadng, but they had
spec erect aud were 6lled up by tho Russians almost
As soon as made. The fire had sacsened oonsidcrab bly,
90 both sides and consdssbie time had been consumed
psuryog The dead, and clearing sEy ihs rubbish Of
Ths .llies were terrifying their position on tho len
The rumossd q ssssssa, Of The sA vas vI,hou.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1854-07-30
AVIS JUDICIAIRES
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of St. John the Baptist-Fourth
Judicial District Court

Succession of Tie late YreS Berthe
lot and The community, whach
tcas existed 6etrecn, him and
Marie Foise, his surriring c,-
d0p.
DY virtue OF an order Of sale, dated this dny
ID snd 10 me dirrcied, by the Honorable the
Fourth Judi, ial D.Iici Court of the Siste Of
Louisiana, IN and ior the Parish Of S,-John the
Bspiist,
1 shall offer ct public sale, on THURSDAY
the I7th II august aud on the pr~misrs. tho
hereafter described NOV, able and ininovesbie
property belonging 10 Ihe sioresaid Succession
aud community, to wit:
10 Scmr furnnures and house hold ef.cts
20 One undivided iourih Of some buildings
and instruments Vi husbandry.
30 A tract ot lsr d situated in ihis Parish.
on the -l bank Of The Missi-s'ppi rvr', messu-
ring 3l5 of one aren't. more OF ie.r, front on said
river, and e'gh,y arpsnts IN depth, bounded on
the uppsr line, by the property oi Jean Berthe.
lot and on The lower line, BY that b-lonRing TO
the succs ssion VI the late FIrmin Benhclot.
Terms and Conditions
The movesbles, with the exception OF the
buildings, payable cash, which buildings Or.
payable in all March 1855. In approved endor-
s-d notes psyahls al the ofiice oi The Recorder
Of tbs PARISH and bearing inIefes' 81 the rate
OF eight per cent per AMMAN from maturity
until final payment,
Tne land 10 paysb.s in three equs, insssl-
menrs, IN oil March ot The yeaIs 1855. 1856 et
1857. in approved endorsed notes payable ~
The Office ot tbs Recorder OF this Parish. ss-
cused By mortgage on said land, and b~sring
in,esrs, at the rate OF eight pSr cent pei All
uum from maturity Snril final payment.
ALONZO A. PERRET,
AuctiOneer
Parish of St-John the Baptist, July
18th 1854.
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish of st. John the Baptist.

Fourth Judicial District Court.
Succession de jen sieuy Yves Bey-
theLot, ct Ia comn,unants qni a
tziste entire kui ct Ia dame Marie
RosaIie Folse, sa Ueuve.
I'm ver,a d IN ordre de ven,~ en dsie de- GO
Il ,oor, 4 mo, sdr-see par i'lioaossbis CoVr
du Q rsuisme Di.,ric, Jad,cisire de fE'a, de
Ia Louisiana dams ct pour 10 paroisse S,.Jesn-
bapii-,e.
J'oHrirsi en- ven,e publiaue sur lee lrux,
JEUUl IL souf prochain, q 10 henres A n.
lee biens meubes et im'Meubles c. aprts de-
criis 81 dep~ndsnts des susdites succession OF
communants, savoir:
10 Quelqses msubles ,neublan,s e. efisis de
mtnsR~.
60 lie quart ind,is do quelques ba'isses Ct
INSTRUMENTS aratoiiea
% Une ,.r,s siruee en- ceiie paroisse sur Ia
rive dro,le d. h-uvs Mississippi. mesaSsnl 3.S
d'arpen,, plus ou MONS, de face nu 6ruve, sur
anaire.siogt arprnts de psoio"deus, bosn<e du
o5,s den hsvi par Ia psoprI<is de Jean Bet
thelot el da o5,s den bss par cells dependant
TeyMses ct Conditions.
L. mobiier payable compliant. reAcspto1
Dc. ba'is-es Qui sont Paysbles en- tout mars
1855, per bi!leis sndossss 1 saiisfaciioD. psya.
bIes 40 bureau do Recorder dc cite paroi'se
ct poriant inisre,, en- cas- de reiard, 80 ,aux de
hnit pour cent i'sn, 4 p,rir de l'schsance Jas-
QUA partsu ps~n,eni.
La i-rre psysbe en- trois iermes tg,ux en-
tout mars dee anpess 1858. 1856 ., 1887. 'n
bilIe,s sndossss q satisfaction, psyables al bu-
r~su du Recorder de ce',s ps'ois-s. gsrsnis
par hvpol heqae sur 10 susdite ierfe, ~ porisnt
IA, A.. sA sanv s{s hs.te mn
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Tos, ce aui eoacene 10 rtdsctIon on I'sd
minsus,ioa do;, mus . ~ sdresss, fro Dc
pof, 4 TAYLOR p. q. Al. Charles.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-10-31

ward. the battery. They halted. 1t was the
crisis of the day. Sharp, angular and snlid,they
looked as if they cut out of the solid rock
Ii was beyond all doubt that if our infantry, har-
raised and thinned n they were, got into the
battery they would have to encounter again u
formidable fire, which they were but i'll calcula-
ted TO bear.
Lord Raglan saw the difficulties of the situa
ton He asked if it would be possible to get
couple of guns to bear on these masses The re
ply was Yes" and an artillery officer, whose
name | do not now know. brought up two guns
to fire on the Russian squares The first shot
missed, but the next, and the next, and the next
cut through the ranks clearly, and SO keenly,
that clear lane could be seen for moment
through the square, after few rounds the square
became broken, wayered to and fro. broke, and
fed over the brow of the hill leaving behind it six
or seven distinct lines of dead, lying rs close as
possible to each other, marking the passage OF
the fatal messengers. This act relieved our in
fantry of deadly incubus, aud they continued
their magnificent and fearful progress up the hill
The Duke encouraged his men by voice and
ample and proved himself worthy of his proud
command. and of the Royal race from which he
comes. ''lIighlanders" said Sir c. Campbellere
they came to the charge, Don't pull trigger
till you're within yard of the Russians
They charged, and well they obcyed their chief
tain's wish Sir Colin had his horse shot under him
but his men took the battery at bound. The
Russians rushed out and left multtudes of dead
behind them. The French turned the guns on
the hill against the flying Masses which the cav
airy IN vain tried to cover. A few ialnt struggles
from the scattered infnntry, II few rounds of can
non and musketry and the enemy fled to the
southeast, leaving three generals, three guns,
700 prisoners. and 1000 wounded behind them
The battle of the Alma was won. 1t is won with
n loss of nearly 10000 killed and wounded on our
side, The list will appear in few days. The
Russians retreat was covered by their cavalry,
but if we had had an adequate force we could have
captured many guns and multitudes of prison
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-10-31

HAPPY TEMPERAMENT. --Thc Albany knick-
erbocker always looks ON the bright side of lfes
diorama. 1t has a cheering word for every body.
Here is one of its breyities:
Life is made up of changes. moment ago
a patch Of sunshine rested like smile upon our
paper, and every thing around was bright now
the page is overcast by shadow. and the street
without looks dull and dark. So in the affairs
of life To-day hope sings at our path. and the
bow of promise spans it as an arch of gold; to-
morrow disappointment sits within the heart,
and lowering skies fall like the tresses of angels
around us. There is nothing steadfast in this
life-no anchor that is immovably fixed in the
sands of Time. The waves of chance and cir
cumstance are stronger than all the cables OF
love, or interest, or hope, and our barques drift
forever about upon them, like lost souls wander
ing upon the banks of Styx. Life is full OF vi
cissitudes and changes, even as the sea Is full OF
pearls. Happy is that man who can adapt him
self to all circumstances, for with him there is
neither sunshine nor shadow, but a tempered
brightness. that can be compared only with the
rays oftwilight when the sound of bells is on the
air, rests upon him continually"
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-10-31

In the City Council of Lynchburg, 9th Octo-
Der, l55l:
Present. I. y. Jennings, Chas. W. Christian,
| Jesse Hare, Jas. NJ LHnghorne, lhos. .. AGREE,
| VIM. :. Morris and John Over, members.
In the absence of the President MIR. Jennings
was appointed presidcnt,pro tempore.
The account of ID. Il. Lyman, amounting to
SOL - cts. for Lamp Oil furnished Police office;
! the account of the Night Watch, for u months
services amounting to S2:9.75 cts; the account
of Johnson x Voolfolk, for printing an Ordi
nance and notices, of 50; the account of John
Thurman, Coroner, for holding an inquest, duly
cen titled by the Hastings Court of - and the
account of Wm. d. Branch, esq. Mayor, for his
| quarter salary, up to the Goth inst, 5000, were
severaly presented and ordered TO be paid.
The Mayor mudc II report of his transactions
for the quarter ending the 20 inst, which was read
&receivcd, whereby nppearshe received for fees,
fines, &c, Sli3.52, and utter paying theretrom
500. office expenses the balance, say, Sl06.77,
was paid into the Treasury for Treasurer's
port.
A. Iompkins, Treasurer, made a more detail
ed report of the payments into the Treasury by
the Collector, in the month of September, shcw-
ing payments ON account of the City proper, 10
have been Sl5S3O7; on account of the railroad
fund, Sl2S7 .93, and, on account of Water tax,
Sl2l.0O, making jointly, S3OOO.00. And he
also reported payments made by the Collector,
for the month of October, up to this day, shcw-
ing that on account of City taxes, proper, the
payments were Sll0O.O0; Railroad fund, 1912 30
and Water tax so 30, making, jointly, $1,000
90.
On motion, the sum of S5O00O 90 was ordered to
he paid the chairman Of the Building Committee,
for new Court House; subject to the orders of said
committeeman the further sum of 500 % to
be paid the President of the Board of Overseers
OF the poor, sui, ect to the orders of said Board
The clerk of the board of Overseers of the
Poor of this city, may allow II fee of one dollar
for each meeting of the Board, instead of allow
ance of $40 per annum heretofore allowed.
The Mayor having reported the resignation of
/. Hoffman, one of the night watch, Peter Per-
cival was appointed to fill the vacancy.
Mr. Dickerson was allowed to have n license
us a Butcher, at the Market House, on the re-
commentator Of the clerk of the market.
1t being stated To the council that the roof of
the Jail of this city was unsuund,a committee was
appointed consisting of Messrs Oyler and Lang
horne. to contract for the substantial repairino
ct the same as soon as practicable, and to see
that the work is well done, and report the bill of
the cost.
On the motion of Mr.. Christian, Resolved, tbnt
the Watering committee be authorized to enquire
the probable costs of removing that portion of the
Hose House obstruetng Il view Of the Court
House and city clock, and having the necessary
fixtures made IN It's place, to receive bill for the
benefit of the Hose company, and TO report TO
the next meeting of the council.
On motion of same, Resolved that the building
committee be authorised to have the public whip
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-10-31

STAFFORD AGRICULTURAL FAIR.-1he Norfolk
papers give glowing accounts Cd the Fair of the
Seaboard Agricultural Society, which has been
progressing in that city for two OF three days
past. The grounds were handsomely lad OIL,
and the Fair was well attended. The Argus says
The exhibition of stock, poultry and articles
of almost epery description, is really extensive
and very gratifying. The agricultural machines
and implements articles of household Rlaaufac
ture-plain and fanoiful, the vegetable, gam and
seed, and articles in the mechanical department,
all claim the admiration of the visitors, and emit
tie the exhibitors to great credit for their ingepui
II and industry
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HorroIs of the Chinese War.

l. tier from D.. Parker, the Surgeon NJ .-ion,ry.
A friend has kindly furnished us with an ex-
tract from private letter just received from DIR
Parker, the Missionary Surgeon of Canton which
will be read with interest. DIR. Parker went from
birmingham, Mass. about twenty years go,nnd
has resided in China ever since. No foreigner,
probably, has ever had so fully the confidence of
the Chinese, or enjoyed such opportunities for
familiar intercourse with that peculiar people
Their familiarity has been brought about by the
Doctors medical and surgical practice among
them. Dr. Parker has probably performed or
directed more surgical operations than any other
man living. One of his reports gives the mum
Der of cases attended 10 by him at $4,000 The
prevalent surgical cases are those of diseases of
the eye and tumors. Mrs. Parker the first
Christian female foreigner, far as is known,
who entered Canton. This She did in the night
time i'll disguise. The letter is dascd Canton,
July IL, ls5l, and reads as follows:
b'Chinn is at present the theatre of civil war
and revolution, and within the last ort-night all
their horrors have been exhibited very near to
On the 9th of July, Fiehshon, town 10 or
II miles west of Canton embracing nearly mill
lion of people, fell into the power of the insur
gents, and the imperlnSts have endeavorcd in
vain to recnpturc it. The smoke by day and
fire by night, of burning villages. have been Wis
BILE from my terrace. On the 18th inst, the first
blood wis shed ON the north of this city, few
miles distant, il we except that split by the sword
of the cXecutoner the number of decnpitations
daily averaging 30 or 60, and for the last ten
years, $4,000! To-day there has been second
battle in this yicinity-65 insurgents taken pri-
soners, and loo slain
Day before yesterday the insurgents were
victorious, and 300 mperasts were killed. 1t is
said some of the captivcs day were brought in
poles, their hands and feet being tied like pigs :;
others were brought in on the points Of sharp BAN
boos; some have their ears cut off others are ham
strung. The panic in the city, the gates were
closed during these skrmishes, and the flight of
women and children, it is diiit ult to portray, and
from hour To hour we know not what may be-
come the condition of foreigners. But most tortu-
nately at present there is naval iorce-British
and Americans to protect against any
mob. Alas for China. 1t would seem the docara-
ton, that the nation that will not serve God shall
be destroyed is about to he fulfilled Our only
consolation is-the Lord reigneth ~ Boston
Traveller
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ping post removed from its present position to
the yard of the city Jail.
On motion of same, Resolved, that the president
draw on the treasurer in favor of the watering
committee for the benefit Of the sinking fund for
the sum of S55 credited by the master of police
in his contingent account presented to the coun-
Gil on the day of -last it being the
amount received for the sale of Hogs to TINT date
and property belonging to the sinking fund.
And then the council adjourned.
REPORTER.