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MIGHTY 70 T ~, Mp =, y T., ,,EnrciNE.

MIGHTY THitNiPH ~ MEDICINE
AISONLC CERTIFICiTF.
NoEFo1K Sept. 6, iSS.
Dear sin compliance With your request We the
Cd eheerfuy state that the fs Of iSii attention
reeed TO the deporatie condition Of named
J.pe'Sho hsd been treated for rous without cure
and the suggestion Of friend with others
fsissSY (of which Mr Jasper member directed you 10
Sdnini'ier your ELiNlR WIFE, be taken
sos weeks he vas declared cured, and c Norfolk apparently
well man. Respectfully, ac,
simon stone, Philip I. Cohen,
p. Fursuson, Wm d. seal
Mr. u. Rurrov.
For Humcrs indammalions yenereat Nure eai
Va onla Cough, Colds
tits pe only infalibi, specific. dsg-cS .9s
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RULES held In the Clerks onice OF the Circuit O ar,
"A OF Cumberland county Monday day Of December

~ Of Cumberland county Monday day Of Decenler
xvef.rd n Garter, and ssrah hi, vito, PisintiG,,
wlsm Tcler 10 his own rsh and as administrator de bOn,
non sl.h ,h. WI annes.d o. gspJ.mn Toe, deceased
aud Nancy his wife Pace W own light and q. adam
s pasi Sa%ii rsss and
ao s S .%' ana S a and Go 5spn S -
and M,th, hi, Vie yohn gansi, WIN qaire BsnjsSin
- n s s susan ii. C ss
John Garrett, Nancy c.rmIet and WIN o.nIci, infants,
IN CHAHCERH
To deceased, daon Of The ptosesd' Of ..G .ae
in;fSSS 'hs a .ad g. e. E
NAM hsS II 'ad eI.s ,v ,m,, INA, ~, s..,
% .@'s 'Si ssS w roi.
&c S Si'Sq S 81 'si S n
sr Due q hi, order
S.; ~ Sss 81
s CourbOu'c Of this county the s, oe
dsia-1aua- D. n. woopsoa. O.
WNSToN q POWERS droeer., comrf,.ion and For.
T.sdns Corner q Gary keep
generally des
NInT,,TITSx, 60. TIt9nsaSp DoLLAHs.--A CHANGE IN
&c, system Of selling goods, &c viz Tc%
instance. cor add below cosT In order 70
pare pare! tor the new system.
9oo suitable and c,hs ao ,S cn aa raS y
rs ESs cs Rs;is r gs.ss
'en are invited 70 call ana examine ftcct, ~
-. CHRI;T1AN r. LATHRoPs
ae' % Main Street
NEM NV ATTRttTiyH JUVENILE HOOKS IN
Noass S.s .ss' ss. S e., new r..dy for
SAFE we following JuvcnIe bookst ~ ~
Poefy Hook Tor Children. vol. 10 mo- $50
vol limo. lustrated-i,i9 " '"'"'' =
rss wsnssrsn b, Sea ,nd Land ~ ind.a,ionIia
esc. " WV 'Pp' "0"''" MARIA . Maeinto'h-
oriental story Book witt cciored pste,-pr,c Isc
momenb ImpTo'ei collection 81 Hs;'ry Biogrs
-15. '' 'A'"' "A'"s's' ""h eoIorcd plates
Little WHY'S First Present, full Of piste,-ise
MsmmrS story Book, beautiful Book or ChJr,n-7s,
fns "o-dsfm. Story Boob, solored pia<s-soe. da
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By IayIor q Williams, Ancr..

nj zuy tut @ " lIIinihN, NuCts.
NNSIABLE AND REALLY SALUABI PRO-
~ pERrY At ACcrIoS-wl DC sold on WEDNESDAY,, Isih
Dec 1884, ut 10 ococE, ~, eight Building Lo stu
ated on the nth lin. q Main Immediately opposite
recently purchased city Richmond Tor Pub-
nc PAk These lots enjoy
9n OF he the river above ard below Richmond
railroad bridges Manchester and
After which, will be 30 Lot fronting ~ street.
tendirE the West line Of
property IN. Rehmond and Yot
River Railroad for the establishment Depot the onIy
opery In that vicinity thai
lot which 10 held at $50 per foot.
rkRAs-onehird e.sh; Balance months with inter-
eat added aud till. retained.
dell TAYLOR a wrfTrlNa Ir.,.
NkDiCAL LIBRARY AZ AUt-TION-gy ELIAS HALE
lN1 No. 10, Main street. THURSDAY, 18th inst at 10
O'clock my sales the Valuable Medical Library
tie late DIR L. W. Chsuberayne.b by Wishing
Add Medical works the iAv have
them In he Catalogue. 49,
Also gill oe Atie! ;ae Medical Library of the Royer
Pouhttan By order OF the
opportunity Ply obtain woixs OF h-
h the lot nearly volumes Catalogues
and Boo<S ui b "Wednesday
before the safe dei2-3l
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.SS;2O.DaDD yWyG,' LUCE, Sr rraayAKs, y,lAsrs

100000 E WH 'Ha SF TIMES y. s,S.,
NO 10. hsn sr next door to ihe Exchange BANK
ing o. every article In tina, line business say some Yy prer
Being OF the goods he IL enabled "a ole.
specially aycs s% e ss s1p p. 81 PT Sn.
sI, 'y can save ten to fifteen per cent BY pursns Of
d.s-iy No. ,sa Main Soy :; oy,EnRi Il,
Nh tLIs-fOH SALE PHiytTELy-wr will sell nrlv.,.
Nv, ' 10 to 10 superior young Mules, Of one ,ie and
Isss' liberal. AppS,o
roe moo TAYLOR 4 WILLIAMS
,Eaed continue hire and to sell aesfoe. to rent og,
every mea hsle and 70 collect and settle cm,
and to The public generally Tor en,uinE year
unnsce.ary 10 sSs Sr many year,
EtomP ne md sdeiy in d'essns the daci connected
STATE ard aen,y tic S.ss. q Rsh%ond e shuu s
psr,isa attention will be paid to seEroe, during the rear In
Snn ntlr Interest BY sendrg them Chrmss or as soon
If esD. s pSe,Se and may save the trouble
rs OF We @e and wy Of sending them, may
some one ready to receive them on .hs!r arryal
os on Governor street, between Main and Fanti1 IL,
EEAD THIs.The season has now cd when gen
emen must he supplied With garment, suitable Tor cold
sleek .s meet he "an. Of %H. s pSSS sn 10
snS SsSS, and style The
Ss % r IN mi: business sve' advantage.
GARMENTS MADE To ORDER
'e s.s HENRY SHAVER,
-oei l-- Corner Main and iith streets.
n tLoNhS HVNWtS MD DRESS GOuDs.-T ". rricc a
Pal, % have iva fniher apr' Of oS,t sts; Rich
on thcbo'i trws, vii Ne foid very los. dtS-S
EEoIs Ms ;rEs- Lrcc sriunsdiarn .i,c German SKATE,
asl r. NJ. ztNuEsaAS.1
p,rsh,'sS &c. '' ' DaSb a Suss. .'
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DOGGETT 81 .iNDEl tSON.
ofHolSTERERS AND PAPER HANGERS
Corner Of Governor md ErnnkH stfeet.
AVE nov In store their full * Y nch and America,
fhpSr Hanging, C1rtain Goods,
W ,s ISss and Muslin cur,ains, Table FOOr Cloths
icy viii sell or work order the rao, rea ,onae ;e
promptly in the city country. s'-s $50 90 s .Hs
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COUGHS, COLDS, HONSF lHSs,
80 RELIEF IN FIVE NIyU7T Is 80
COMPOUND Gum Arabic t'nndy Drop.

GsS SshilS S% ~ P;ts h T,xEs, TESS
Tyicr's Compound q nm 4 rabic t;nndy Drops.
s"Fs oss a. ss!
Ing plain Of their sSg Sr ssns i., %
sndrGs he , ,. TcG n;eI,r ,i.
pr DANGER a1s s' they may be given children
UP In convenient packages and sold re
Small eoss. iaS cents; cents, Prepared byJps
sale wholesale and re,sby Me,.r. prS NET RrrRs -,
s, e ana reari street. sad by respectable dras.
49,. oei4-Iy
= s's Of ne Riehnsnd and Danyle cad Cor1psny x,
ooe The sso:i en- NH 1ss'S"r 49,
ears " P vsS p ist R Rsissns ssss ne on :he
The 81 MT 40 Sy st @ toss,: Tss
may he nucss c, and ~, a,ms to vote email Questions @
me0'd Dss oonp.ny 10 ssid s Of the
r.ss at the at am" .s sSnasss me S
aherso we're S. Stsi heu aaS rSe
ag% Y ''D-N' Sois-s si1 bss 'a'
glEitrIFuI FALL MILLINERY. s:c-Mrss p, II. ,,rrn
lion S:y Witch has SEfss sli Been t af
prepared to nes to po NJ. t sisS;ssd 1pGp ,m
NE hen as me- Se The s@o,
s ron itS The country an city, has very Srisf period
poriuny herself she SssTs sI 'hs Gp
Sss. n 90 ~. s in the city Richmond
sr s 70 her Ss,n'ial ,,eet Ls thea sec f ,Seu
al u sno can't please them
ss Sm on hand sr,ele belonging to complete MILNE.
~ tstAoIhmeui. hoha Head Dresser Cars Coisr. Sis.
Hcnnets Hats, &C. &C. enogh 10 turn ont x,k
der 10 The 'horieii possible time. csT "V' 70 or
GpSpS REvARD-Ranaray from sr A. pit, -.,....
;0 81 To- the subscriber At his, Malvern mr..
icas sn ncnsd s ss an sSa9 s', called
NE, ,s and eye. sie, than usual, Ne Sbou, ~ years cn
KIN ,nS pr Gsrnsiis in Henrco and also in
,ayns n Rehmond lie le about October i,., yoy III
~, and SAFE delivery TO the sussrber 10 h over"
mcnd or Hsnriso jail informing NJ pies q, ~ 90
Richmond '''e"ec' w; wn Hnnldin.
nNSS-einf v. DIV,
En1slrsr and Dispatch VIII copy in their eosa,ry
VDREMiuM SHAW Ct'rrEIss-Ihsve nov ,.,,v ~, a..
g. some o. these celebrated straw igio All,
CON shees OF every description use both FOR al
no2t II. ". SMITH.
w sNrb-for the ensuing wear, carriage driver AMI
's''-o' pAvENPoRT. ALLEN CO.
uNnE IH0tstND DOLLARS OF C,UPEPJ>s RICs
nW hNts Nc nj Cost Tor Cash We are nov Offering
our entire stock Of Carpets Rusi, Roesrs. and Door Mas az
barssln, ' ~ pirnis n"sn got ~ Ssnt Of
80 ltS Eagle tqusre.
HWy WOOL soCKs.-sco pair. eS,r, large and heavy
vols oes. Manufacturers and c,hersn want Of such viii
ael....-,..------ CHRISTIAN 4 LA,uRoP..
"A PthM.E TO aLs-INSgEP PT WHO CAV -
- 0Hs'oH-Hov b II selling hne and hshion,S,-
prices hsn similar houses selling OF
snu oeov cost or At reduced prices selling OUT "A
n the mesniile call and supply with veil made
nicely cn' snd warm Clothing at iit Main st.
dell WV IRA sNiTH
H0N noIES COUNTRY KNIT sotKS.-we have on
cash WARREN 4 PEHKtNs
"-p No III siSe sguare
"t"ii boLrs.-A' Or'sd 'f'' ,oT p ssy
Gel sgn Of the Circular sav, u Main n. i
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6oDDIN 4 APpERsog. Auet
deg GoDDiS 1 APPERsoS. Auc,,
~ NiiTIE OF DEED OE IRI 81 s.-su,:d

TO the undersigned by u Duval the 2ud dsy Of
navy > aad OF record in the Office ut,iprs r
The city hehm nd for the purpose OF .ecdrns certain sam Of
money treir .ni:oirc, TO Chas D.
everett deceased viii sell st public notion, hshr.
sr r s' on TUESDAY, the 1871 day December, 1854 at
eeock r. M ihs premises, certain lot ~
,nd yiug and being the OF Richmond the eastern
W N street. Norh OF Leigh street. fronting
LILY ',e AMI running back one hundred and thirty
iTsun by JOS Peasants, annexed recorded gN led
riruE date e 't January, lslS Price sni su
Jnn 10 .d Jr executors Of Thomas Price
Allen and Wellington Gsddn, which lot are god alag
house AMI othe' Improvements.
ynNitSD ISnrpsnS
dc2-dtl9ih Dec "'DH'So''
~ The Dispatch will copy till day Of SALE and charge adv,r
- >'''eNss'N'.
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NOTICE.
"FOR INSURANCE ON IIrrm

"HEKRINGS ALEXANDER SAFES
"A Nd GREAT VARIETY OF USEFUL AND ESrtRr,rS,vo
boohs Tor the Old YorxJ; also no n p,.s'i Nv,
p arc srKEL PESS, PUETNlsSlEs wErrISc D,srs A..
delft n Sn,,, .trcrt
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srOCk Or sIoo,ooO pWN G0Ops

AT COST, FOR CASH.
UNrENplNG to remove in few Warehouse
now nehy completed, and to that inpor.
t.ni changes IN the character OF business have
e. rom and after the 18Th Instant to oner entire Of
Al PRIME COST FOR CASH
or or undoubisd negotiable shor, date With interest
sdded fie whole stock W frtsh desirable. Ia prf ofr
ae1n'terable portion being IN original pckaV anil
IN E1rupc.
The entire seek, OF every description will cdcrca
TIED pc SOD a private ale by the " sctagc and close.
~ aue toa without reserve within The
opportunity presents itse to cIsi purchasers which they
doubtless appreciate.
sonai Attrptinn. F
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by Taylor & Williams, Auc,..

" A ltftfnL E,, HEAL ESSATE AT PIBLIC
Dec ls'i, commencing O'clock story house
9Th elevated and airy basement situated
North OF Leigh extending Concord
,ree har,ns private alley extending fr
This house built Of durable materials The Lot
dry aud n,shborho qae; aud order, altogether render
ing the esabihent desirable resid
riy Also ne small building line Of
enth street, Of Marshal
ihe property would high higher
Of the city After which will be sold Lots street
short distance OF Mayo These lots
ayhs commanding snd beautiful view of
nond and h- Jane, YER its shipping aud
country Capitalists property
certainty receiving upon olay Inded
AUTHORISED shat percentage period ten
by which time In all probability population Richmond
will have doubted its
Terrss at sale which will be made to suit bidders.
dell TAYLOR WILLIAMS
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asgoyer lu'pp Piintiuss Statues, Medals
aincc BOOKS. and Portfolios Engravnz akny H. ali
20 gtt', Thih VIII b Gbaed ~ cotrte. spsoi,'.d 80
~ - 800 " III" '0fNardtdtTee 81 ehaEe BY the Pnbos obs-
1900 ''''''''s' DaSHAIJ 4 co,
O,5.-. r.. r..,.-,-- $50 Broadway, New York.
10y .Iins ron All parts Of the United sittes and can.5,
eh Earrant ~ IN pro3ing very day Tor tLs s,,t
n Apllea1ns shO nld bc ads Immediately a, oniy ~
tlh nunOeT on It Seis be sold Letters sh tbe ,,..
so.sd 70 BE PREPAID and The Eograyng ADD Ticket iii b. ,
DAsIALL A
f5S y.w var
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MOST VALUABLE real, .s =, ~

MI oST SALUARLE REAL ESTAT. FHEA
4tn CITY or RTCHHOyD AN IN frOT-vTy, hell
-, on SALE AT 4 CCTYOE-Atth request Of III.
ueNisee OF tho !a;e Thomas Ei;ehe deed shall Sci
non on the premises MONDAY the Isth day on De-
1917 lair, II not, the fair eormenc ne AZ az
r. A. that valuable half corner OF CLAY and
ihe city OF Rchrend, with large brick succeed
III tnteoa now IN the occupancy Of A. w. Norton Pa /,
s divided so as TO mansion abou feet Of
aud the residue OF the divided into buijn
feet TO alley feet wide '--N'Ne 'aeA 10"
No on the iollosns day. viz TUESDAY the leh dsy Of De-
iet on the premises ifar day coz
az ~ O'Clock. A. will be valuable Farm on
ray; honia- Ritehe Jr recently resided situated Ia
iHenrieo o. the James River Canal sbort two mile,
- eiy OF hehaond The tract sontiins acres.
eh aooa one half Is heavily valuable oak
toerle other tract is cleared high state of
Panen Ihe buildings on the place, though mali are
or the use OF moderate family After rth will
o oa one n ieiy OF Ito Of land
we city OF Richmond the which cleared All uu
' COCO enclosure aEd in the highest
Is elaaI 70 any land in that vicinity. tract
DC divided to suit bidders The other noey viii
the ss so as ~ sell ;he fee simple tract
ara Immediately thereafter will acres Of val.
esAred Ilnd sdoining the H. b. Dick
Esq purchased by the ate Thomas Of Mons
Se. me above real estate will surveyed and m.ps
T,eo sn be seen at The oee OF the ,y.
me above real estate, whether investment
oGtrs great Inducements capitalists aad other, 10
Is terms Eil be, oneihird cash, balance and
by trust deed. ' 'N'"'' se-"''u
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"NsTON d POWERS, urocsr., Commission and FOR.
wardng Merchants, Corner Of Gary and Pearl keep
constantly on hand 81 Greries Wines
Cigars 20 which they attention Of dealers and
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& 70
10 - pound each. assorted In case varT.,,sd
20 ay N use at about the casks. with
i iie-tuns Tor use printed
pJulae cSaaiion For retailing.
WIN peas remit ten dol,rs in
end IN THIS place, and will
rms src las been in years, ana Five, Nh.
os.' isetion to all who have Also super o., bo
nate soda Soap Powder Yeast Pouder Castle SOAP Crea
OF al kinds and the best pound
i.s-JsT,' VI o'"e' paekaSss ID. T. BABBIrr,
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ANSbNIi d CO. beg to their friends
~ efcEsfHcs will the distribution postponed yo, h
above toned date aud they hope .etgy and The
ration their patrons bring
an carrier period In which case due notice will De given.
- Oncr. iSG broadway. New York.
10000 Presents to b given to the purchaser, the srs,
and elegant engraving Of 'he
ton President OF the United e celebrated
OF David Ia Iurens Price DolaT ahcs
includes sis ticket eutiiiaE tie holder chance In The o
loEiDg list o. nagnia gifts. " N '''
r. value 81 the
Tor the parpogc, is $4,000. a folioss;
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Noh BosT0S.-FiuSr vkssEI.-RTCHHOWD
n AND HOSTON LINE or PiCHE2S-Ihe SUI t;ES
eeIior iaiIns rega ar packet setE SUSAN Captain S
sem u Rogers, having portion OF her
gong on board viii sail with all possible dispatch For
dec n,r,n cu,,,,
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WAL i'm v.
A RATcH Or IScIDTSr,.

Money making Lotteries; An Attractive Scheme; No blank;
Small P1 PREDECESSORS in Imbag Cutting bacon; Dat OF
cath; Al N OK; whte.eed Rum; Pillar In hr Cbu,et
rh Sorry The Tables Turned; Taking Census, Qek Wcr:
erogyphes; Strange Naus; TAX. Oath; Moud,
Inc Tin Peda,; rahngin whetsione Tie Difference; Materials
for my BoS; Toe Wood Chopper
deriul Az Joke for De Lof In
Hes hy Lottery Bities AMI skmne Los Of Tin go rel;
Mysterious stocShg Curious Coincdence
Qieer symptoms Tit for TAT Trade Rus,s Comedy Of
The Yum Phe, The Explanation; Ting Hum Bottles; The Old
Pensoner,; The Due nead shot. ' " "
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THE AMERICAN MUSLIN.

New Enrpr res Foot In the Ladder Strong ions The
american .usenr bold Attempt; An Inteyiew; Propoiieu
Ivy iinn hgah hrpus,i Tactic The Shots
sem voeo; The Victory, Neck Nohin Museum
humong aud Healthy Niagara In the Huscuu Taxed
rae Lns ta; In fa Eos O,nsh by Ei,o The Cp.ain
9'rm.d; PuIds for Naur ,s Professor GriTn ways and
ana Al insencus Work; eimina,i,t sbod ,tIon
Grand announcement; The Old Ducmar sisht Of V,r.
NAid MeImaii ant Cigar: The Procao Ming
Thumt; Prank Conf s,Cu '' NN'' 'O"
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CONTENTS:
CHAPTER I.

tr't Appeararce seho1l Experience John
the lee bt Discharged; Living statues Dive you nbona
Sp cul on In orns TIE Hitter HORSE aad nj. irr
The Crisis John Set; Naval On;
mics Pi'h Of Water Pst Wi; to New York. In
the CITY; Speculation Granger Guns Tsrpe.ocs; Funds
running Low Wy arsi s~or; Wat supplies Morals
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-07-15
POLITICS IN MASSACHUSETTS.

An Anti-Nebraska Meeting, held at the Ameri
can House in Boston on Friday last, has been repre-
sented in some Of the papers fusion meeting.
This as we learn from the Boston Courier, is incor-
rect. It was simply an informal meeting of certain
gentlemen, most of them of the Freesoi party, who
had been requested to confer with a committee ap-
pointed at meeting held in the town Of Concord a
week two since, upon the expediency of calling
State Convention for the purpose of expressing the
views Of Massachusetts, upon the Nebraska law.
After free conversation, it agreed the persons
assembled being few in number and most Of them Of
political party, that it not expedient to take
any steps insthe matter; and the gentlemen sepa-
rated without appointing any future time Of meet
ing The Courier adds that the meeting consisted
Of about twenty-six persons, divided thus: Five
Wings, two Democrats, and the remainder Free
soilers. Of the Wings one was called to the chair,
two declared themselves decidedly opposed to any
project Of " FUSION one was accidentally present
and gave no opinion in the matter, and one alone
was in favor of the proposed Mass Convention of all
who are opposed to the Nebraska bill. Nothing
was effected.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-07-15
MAINE POLITICS.

The Frecsoiaers Of Maine have adopted Mr.. Nor
RILL, the Mainelaw-anti-N Nebraska Democratic can
didate for Governor their own candidate for that
Office. There are, therefore, four candidates for
Governor in Maine, viz: ISAAC REED, Wing; An
soN P. MORRILL,, Maine law, anti-Nebraska, and
Freesoil; SHEPARD CAREY, anti-Maine law; and
ALBION K. PARIS, who has no platform to stand
on, but will be supported by che Administration
Democrats and the fragment which remains Of the
original Democratic party The election takes place
in September. There will probably be no choice by
the people, and the Legislature will choose either
Mr. REED or Mr.. MORRILL,.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-07-15
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA

It is with peculiar pleasure that we have OBJ
served, by the late commencement of this old and
most respectable institution evidence of increased
and increasing prosperity. The Senior Glass con-
sisted Of sixty members, who received the degree
OF Bachelor of Arts. Nine gentlemen, Alumni,
Who during three more years, have devoted their
attention to scientific or literary professional pur-
suits, were admitted to the degree of Master Of
Arts, in regular course.
The honorary degree Of Doctor Of Divinity was
conferred upon the Rev. Eli w CARUTHERs and the
Key ALBERT SMEDEs, of North Carolina, and the
honorary degree Of Doctor of Laws upon JOHN
RANDOLPH CLAY, Envoy Extraordinary and Minis
ter Penipotentiary to Peru
The address before the two literary societies was
delivered by Ex-Governor AARON v. BRowN, Of
Tennessee, who graduated in 1914; and was re-
oeived with marked favor by one Of the largest and
most brilliant assemblies ever convened at this
ancient seat of learning,
Governor BRANCH, who graduated in 1901, wa,
the oldest member Of the Alumni Association in at
tendance. He was followed in the procession b,
Eve Ex-Govcrnors, who like himself, were children
of the institution.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-07-15
DEATH OF CAPTAIN R. S. PINCKNEY.


We announce with regret the decease Of Commander.
RICHARD SHUBRIcK PINcKNEY, U. s. Navy which occur
red about eleven o'clock on Sunday morning Captaia
Pinckney was the grandson Of Roger Pnckney who held
Office prior to the revolution under the royal commission
in this State and Of Richard Shubrck who served the
action at Fort Moulrie and held command in the revo-
luton.
The deceased, Capt Pinckney, entered the navy on
the I'd Of August 1914 being then in his 18th year. and
rose to the commission Of captain in 1S4l-hs commits
sion OF that grade bearing date Of the 9th Of September
Of that year. During his long Capt. Pinckney
showed on all occasions the daring galantry and devo
ton to his profession which have earned for the Amer
Navy its honorable renown. On one occasion he sig
nalized himself BY volunteering cut away the Of
the United States figate Aacedonan during terrific
galethe same being deemed hazardous that Capt.
Downes would not make il subject Of order, but called
Tor volunteers Capt. Pinckneys conduct in this in
stance received honorable mention from the Navy Depart
ment He was also engaged in the operations against
the Agerne pirates Of the Mediterranean and received
there several severe wounds from sabre cuts His last
active service was during the late Mexican war; when he
commanded the U. s. war-soop Decatur He was in his
fty-eighth CHARACTERIZATION Courier
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THE POTOMAC CANAL.

The following abbreviated statement of the 70.
port of committee of the Board of Directors Of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal will be interesting
10 many of our readers:
The committee appointed by the Board of Directors
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company made report
dated Cumberland, July g. 1854. In this report they
that they found the general line of this great work
in much better condition than they had expected from
the general impressions existing respecting it. At all the
points which sustained the greatest injury in the eshets
Of lSi7 and 1852, and by which the trade long
suspended the repairs and reconstruction have been
perfect that Of similar injury at these points
seems almost impossible Ia their passage up the canal
they met many boats laden with COAL showing active
business No Of water has been felt this season.
and the superintendent enoined to ceaseess vg
lance and activity in performing their Duties that
interruption Of the growing trade of the canal should
take place Dams Nos and require prompt attention.
The necessary repairs to these will be decided upon when
the engineer shall make full report to the Board which
he is ordered to do at their next meeting in August
Many improvements might be made promote the inte
rests Of this work. which will be carried when the
present fair prospects shall be realized No just idea
be formed of the vastness and apparent solidy of the
work without passing along its length 1t is work for
ages, increasing in strength with its years.
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The Philadelphia papers announce the return of
the United States steamer San Jacinto from trial
trip after an absence Of seven days. The account
we have seen states: Her speed under steam was
'not tested in consequence of the wretched quality
of the COAL She, however, attained an average
speed Of eight knots and with good coal will easily
make nine" We trust the Secretary of the Navy
in his efforts to improve the efficiency of our steam
marine will not accept hypothetical results.