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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-04-07
TEMPERANCE MEETING IN HANOVER.

Pursuant 10 ADJOURNMENT, the Hanover Temperance AS.
sociation held its quarterly meeting q, Slash Cottage on
Saturday the 25th March, 1854. After an elaborate aud in
terestino address by Thomas J. Evans, Esq, OF Richmond,
the President, Nathaniel c. Crenshaw having taken The
Chair. the meeting proceeded 10 business, by the appoint.
ment of Charles r.. Evans. Secretary.
The uIcdre os the Association. was then circulated among
the audience, and a considerable number of signatures obtain
ed thereto.
ton of The meeting tho follow ing resolutions, which, after
considerable discussion, were adopted, the End ind 3d with
perfect uhanimirv.
Resolved, lst. That the action OF the last Virginia Legis.
I,turc in renard 10 temperance, was in the highest degree of.
lensivr 10 the firnds OF temperance reform In our Common
wealth. =,
Resolved, 2nd. That heretofore we have endcavorcd BY all
the means in OUT power 10 prevent The temperance move
men, from assuming a political complexion.
Resolved, 2rj. That rs the question has been forced upon
ma and as we have been denounced in the Halls of Legisla.
ZION rs ab0lllionists and wild fanatics, under Northern in.
nncncc We will now make it 6 political question and fight
our enemies u tho waters edge"
Resolved, lih. That we will not cast our votes Tor my
one who treats in elections.
Resolved, OH. That tho county Court OF Hlnover be 70.
auestcd 10 Withhold all licenses for the salo Of intoxicating
drinks.
Ga motion Of Rev. A. Mcdowell, Resolved, Tint each
magisterial district in the county, send, separately a memo.
rial to the Court al its next May term, praying tina, they
gran, no licenses for the retail Of intoxicating liquors In said
district.
On motion it was resolved 10 publish the proceedings of The
meeting in the Southern Era, Richmond Wing and EnQui
rr.
The meeting then adjourned to NEE, again al this place
the 1th Saturday in June.
NATHANIEL C. CRENSHAW, President.
- E.-.. a-ta
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UNITED STATES CONSUL AT T~RlESTE.-lhe
Austrian Government has reviewed its decision Withholding
the %erequaiur Of Mir. Robinson, United States Conso! al
Trieste, and had granted him the usual official recognition
in consequence Of The renewed application OF the American
minister NJ Vienna.
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The meeting then adjourned
= A McCo.key. Montgomery
J VI Carper.DoTeioutt
J ( King. Augusta
Ell Pendleton, Richmond
N Z Harroll, James Cry county
A L Uqrroil, Suffolk, Va
VIM r Kyle, buckingham,
G. VI Hal!
w A London
w " Woodbridge
Ro VI Anderson
w Montague
Jnn CARAT, Richn.oG:
Cd y Purvis
J c Beard
WIN J pendle:oG
X Q Fcrkino
Jao G SneIs3f.
ThcO Robertson. Jr
J A Lightner, Augusta
II : Breelen. Richmond
4 W Anderson. Augusta
G u rhonas, Montgomery .
y q Lahd
J n Digs
Thcoi J C'pe-
| Jpsspn + wInSheid, AlJemeris
| Il T. Blrk.da.e
y MEG uire
J Cousins
) q Jacobs
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CITY AND STATE NEWS.
CITY ELECTION.

Tho election for city off GERS was continued yesterday IN
Monroe Ward. We correct our table by tic returns at inc
close Of The polls las, evening. The voting will be con-
.,,,od in thu same Ward 10 day.
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rEEL-Amcrican BIis,crcd sll0 lis per ton.
SALES OF TOBACCO BY WIN. H. BROWN.

SALES UT IOhAONO o 7 WIZ, p. WV
F W A Johnson OF Goochland, 2 hide, leaf, at $40 nnd
20; Alexander Johnson of Albemarle, 2hhis. lugs. at So 50,
| leaf. 9 %; Captain John b Coles Of Nelson. hhds, !
Iuss, SO, . leaf S so and 9; K f. Bullock oil Fiuvanna, ?
hhds leaf, ST so and s; James DoIen OF Fluv4nna, . hid,
leaf. 81 and s so; James B Early OF Greene, 3 hhds, | lugs,
Sc 50. 2 leaf, 8 and 10; Dr. 5 Coates OF G%ooch!and, hnds, |
Iugs, IS 80, and | Leaf. 81 w K Brry OF Madison, 2 hhts, J
Tugs, IS 81, / leaf, 9; T. w Chapman of Madison. 2 hhds, |
Tugs. IS 20, / leaf, 8 50; C,p, Thos r Shelton of AloemarIe,
4 hhds, / lngs, Sc. 3 leaf, 6 50, ! SO. 9; Dr. A Niche Of Al,
bemarle, lG hhls, s lugs, from s. to6, 5 leaf, ] att, sat ! oG,
2 a, g 80 md 2 al 9; I.aac w Garth Of AIbemare, 3 hhjs, !
lugs. SIS 80. 2 leaf, 7 so and loi W N Branch of Goochland,
2 hhda, | Iuga, Sc. ! leaf, g. J F Jennings of Goochland, |
hid. leaf, Sc is; j w Crow Of Greene, 3 hhds, l Tugs, So 81,
2 leaf. and s 50; A w Thompson Of I.ouisa, 9 hhds, Tugs
S. SO, ! leaf, II; David Wood Of Albemarlc. 7 hhds, 2 lugs
Sc and 6 IS, 5 hhds leaf, :, I IS, 81. 9 and 1875 hhds lugs
and common leaf from S. TO g..
T~OBACCO.-The market has been more active for the last
few days and prices 80 CTS per 100 lbs. higher. The breaks and
receipts have fallen off very much, and are now light. !
quote Jugs from SIS 10 6 IS; common leaf 81 to 2; %mlddling
Sc 20 Q; rood SO 10 10; prime sl to 3D. fne manufacturing
ZIP to 20, WIN. H. BROWN.
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DIED.

DIED. in The county nf Gooehland, on the 18th Of March last. Mrs.
SUSANNA COOKE, in the 74th year her age. Mrs. c. wasthe WI.
dow of The !ae Samuel Cooke, formerly the proprietor OF Cookies
Tavern. in the neishborhood Of Maidens' Adventure.
- Wing and Examiner requested 10 copy.
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ELECTION.
6 Democrats,

CONNECTICUT ELECTION.
HARTFORD, April 5.-The entire vote cast for Go,eIaor is
about 81 ,u00, of which Dutton (Whiel received 1880; 10.
graham, (Oem rs. 600; Chapman, tTemperance) l0.S00i
Hooker, (Free. SolD 2 700; making a msjority against the
Democratic candidate of about 5000. Last year, Seymour's
(Oeml majority for Governor, over all other candidates,
was ! 20S.
The Senate will stand wings IL, democrats 4. The House
OF Delegates, wings and freesoilers l32, democrats "a,
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CIScISSATi. april 4.-Our Charter cleo ton YESTERDAY n.
suited in the choice of a majority OF dependent candidates
On the general city ticket 3 democrats and 4 independents
were elected.
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JUDICIAL. ERECTION AT

BrFEALo, N. T., April Geo. ". Clinton and J. A
Vsrplank, the unsuccessful candidates for Secretary of Stale
al tho last election, were to-day elected as judges of The So.
perior Court.
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We learn from Eco DItalia, that the first OF The linz o
steamers from Genoa to New York, sailed on the Z2d o
March, via Naples end Palermo. The line commences VIII
TWO steamers.
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RHODE ISLAND EIEcTroN


Hoppln, the whig and freesoil candidate for Governor, and
that there is no chico of State officers. The Legislature is
in doubt.
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A CONTRASTING Savannah Georgian oil Inc 4th'
speaks Of eating the most delicious strawberries, presented
by q gentleman of that city, and 10 the same paragraph no,
ices, that the Now Workers were enjoying o sleigh ride
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-04-07

e n HANDKERCHIEFS READY HEM.
0T MEDIA large and beautiful assortment Of silk and lin.r
ready hemned, at OWENS,
April7 Opposite American Hotel
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l. A Shanklin. Monroe
J Z Kent, Richmond
= Watkins. 8otcuoun
J = Peck. Giles
Ro.l James, Hdnoyc.
Wincfcii. 90
+ VI ~lronmonger. Portsmouir
John = Bcn1-tt, Prt-ylvantl
Lewis II Turnbuii, Franklin
X James. Roanoke
4 Guils, AuyGsr3
w P,c., Craig
L Hunter. AugI,,a
II Hahn, New York
G 5 Cecil, Puiasai
" McC.sry, liOtetoun
IL Camper, do
JnO w JOpllng. do
Il w l.u-ier, Blacssbury
Cain, Macon, Ga
: O6enchln, DJtc'ourt
e. II Carpcr, do
III hammond, do
Ji Brown. Buckingham
Cep, Mat Ob-chsiG
! VI Iie~kins. Aionro.
) L HieI. do
T!ios K Giles. Nelson
Ip Sanecy, Albemar!o
Geo IiGs;or, Augusta
q Tais
!aG.cs WIthroas, RoetsrlJSe
= Saith
c Peasants
j" Giikc.on
Jos Bora
5 (. Savage, New Kent
Ro Bradley. April III
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-04-07

A BLUNDER.-The Memphis Eagle and Enquirer, com
mi,s a blunder in ils issue OF The 18th ut. DIR. Roger a
Pryor, who was formerly connected with The washington
Union Newspaper land at present ono OF the Editors OF the
Enquirer) is not The special Messenger 10 Spain as bearer OIL
dispatches to Mr.. Soulc. Will the Memphis Enquirer co''
rect this mistake2
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PERU.-Thu fatality of The yellow fever amounls 10 lhir.
iy deu,ha per day in Lima, and twenty Ia Calso. MANY
Frenth and English had fallen victims, but no Americans
Don Domingo Elias, the revolutionary chief, was moving
freely al all points unrestfaincd; mud he even visited The
capital openly, without the government making any effort TO
arrest him. There have been no fights OF any kind between
the two parties Ia the civil war, nor with the BoIivians. but
the former was expected 10 be decided soon In some way nv
a great battle. The troops were constantly moving north
and south by The Peruvian ships of.war aud The Eopljsh
mail steamers.
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HMOND ENQUIRE Il .

By R1Tcn1Es s. PRYOR
ERIDAY MORNTNG. APksL d he'.
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NEBRASKA BILL.-As a Democratic meeting last
week, In Beaufort county, N. c., resolutions complimentary
TO Judge Douglas, for his course on the Nebraska bill, were
adopted.
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SMALL NOTES.-THE Law for The suppression Of small
mites, past By the last Legislature, will shortly 60 Into ef.
iect-wilh the exception of The swearing clause, and in view
Of tho approaching period when this law Is 10 be tested, we
notify all persons 10 get rid Of their shin. plaslers as soon
=. nossibIe. There is no doub; that the irresponsible and
~Ilimllsble stuff that floods the State, is the creates, curse
thai mas ever f.s Ter ,bs imnor,g NJ y U "f s nooaady aI ,sai, n we
ton, and substituting for Thorn a sound, responsible and re-
deemablc currency. We hope those who must always bear
the loss Of failure in these banks, most severely-the poor
and working men-wilI set their faces like flint aeaius, them.
We want a reliable, a specie currency, SO we may be secured
apaios, losses which are sequent to the frequent failures Of
The Shinplas;er establishments. Let all law abiding men,
then, use their influence 10 carry out the law, and punish
ia violators especially should public officers. Jurors, &C..
spply themselves to the task OF executing the law and pun
Ishipg otfendsrs.-[SlaunfoH Pt1dicator,
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II GREEK SLAVE SOLD.-We notice that the ol.
piDal aud world renowned statue of the Greek Slave, late
on exhibition al the Crystal Palace, and owned by Hiram
Powcrs, has been sula to g. l.. Derby, Esq OF Sandusky,
o, for the sum of five thousand dollars; and Is intended, we
teiievc, 10 grace tho Gallery of the new Cosmopoltin A
and Literary Association, of that city. Previous 10 its pur.
chase. it was about being shipped 10 Europe, where large
offers were made for il; out as the statue was Mr.. Powers
original and favo!ile copy, and The last one he wouIi ever
produce, h. desired that his native country should retain il,
winch il slcms viii be dnne.-[N. y. Tribune.
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S630 COO

Tho annual interest on this amount at d per cent. S3I SUI
\ few years only had elapsed after the construction oil this
road, when the company found Itself reduced almost 10
bankruptcy. A few enlerprising gentlemen interested hem
selves in Tie matter, and bought up the STOCK from nose
whu had paid lis par value in constructing me road, al d re-
ducGd price, some Of II being purchased as low as So oO q
share. Tais State had received no DIVIDENDS. Application
was made 10 the Legislature for relief, and a compromise
was effected with certain conditions. the State relirqlishlng
all her interest, except an annuity OF s. .GOO. 10 be punctu'
ally paid This sum Of 81, 600 ia just & per cent. per annum
on SSS 33S 80. This unwlse aud short.sigbIed arrangement
On the pIrt OF the Legislature having been elected. In II III
tie while the rail road rcara its dropping head; the private
stockholders divide some l3 or Il per cent. among themi
The President has his salary raised 10 IS tOUO.
Let us calculate the result Of the legislation had at thai
day in regard To this road, and its consequences TO 'thc good
people cf the State;" for all are Interested Ia Il:
Amount furnished by the Stuto, S23OUUO w
Amount retained by the State, s5.555 IS
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The nca,ast style Of fashionable panialoons in New Yorl
is described az "a light gray ground. with the castle Of Hei
delburs in dark blue, on one leg. and Mount Vesuvius vomi
ting forth fire on the other"
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DR. KANE.-Thisg gentleman has now been absent Tor n
,oriod of more than ten months, upon The adventurous en-
,o,n,,sc of finding the North pole or demonstrating lis I'M
prac.icabiiity. He will depart somewhat Lom The track Of
former adventures and will perform the great achievement
if i, can be done. Certainly there Is heroism In The attempt.
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& l. q II III I n 6, c l. o T
OF Our OWN MANUEACCURE.

TENiiE subscribers would colt particular attention 10 heir liff.
4 and varied stock OF Clothing anl Furnishing Goods, mad. Up
under oar own uupcryison; anlRiit WAS manufactured expre,
for Tie Spring trade. the publrc ran be assured, that as ir as .ys
is concerned, tie sock Will &c found perfect. We have a i,i IL
rortnont. which wr hope 10 keep ~. As We are continually rerelT
ins new supplies hy each steamer. Lo0s, buy. and our ward tori
you will be sslisaed-s6 Main Street. ;hree doors hriov puresi
LadI d Go. GROSlIONG, TUPMAN g. co
6priI =
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,-.,IrI IN wEDNEsDAY NIGlIT.

nit. ..s ~ ,,i,d CONCERT in this city by Julllcn's mimi
,,h,, h,,d or ncrfo,mcrs, ard. for a won,er, u was d
,ho first II deserved IN be, but VIC con-
.,am...;o, INA, with an admission fee OF cn" col
~. Ma,.a.or,.. I.I should be filed nigh, after night. II
.rro .a,n..I. =, rho musical taste Of our citizens and
~ tho ..i1 If ,bo nerforirers in Jul!icn's band. "Wednesday
evening. performance wac. Oh Inc ""oe' SuPe''o. ~ .'s
of for.or s.on;nos TO instance none others, "The Katy
did polkp." The Great Exhibition auaot'He' "
,,si, from the Ooeta La Sonnumbula," and u "f'ageois'
Solo - pawn ,;ven for the first time with The most ais'n'
u,,sho, .,,co,. The Polka and Qnadril'e which VIC nave
named r gems Of the purest FAY. They combine as mahj
,,o.nooo,.s n, conlJ be crowded into SO many measures u
nr,,c md with all their artistic excellence. uTe character
10. hv = sirrici,y which commends them even to Inc un'
,,,,,.o,od oar PM the "Sleigh Polka" concluding wiz" wiz"
,ho ,o,,,ar oi- "Jo.dan is r hard road to travel was IN
s.,o,n. If 1.-Two evening, was repeated Three times M o.
o,o, ,,bus;,sic,lIy encored. These concerts oughl u We
.,,s,dsd ~ al who can appreciate beautiful music anu v
- - d,.;,. - cultivate a reined musical taste. sueh up
no,,,ri,ies o,e rarely Offered. and, when they do occur u"
individual should neglect 10 use men, Ap''",h No
,ui,h .nns nsrsous, who stay away from such concerts {
csuse. as they jmaplae, they cannot UNDERSTAND i. ~.
Earn c,nno, aciov sach music. These pereonsare m''"A
for wh;Ie the COMPOSITIONS rendered night at'et "'s"' v
tuII;en are of the highest order, they caLnpt li' ~ N'pa''
,h..,ro - III cJs asses who hear them. Go 10 Jnlnehs coh-
cc,,. MI n that can. He has rendered himself worthy OF
,.,,o,,ca hv o, upriring devotion to music, and Is beyone
Question , oro,, n1,ist. His last concert takes place TO-
niobt See programme in another column.
--ss--
mr. KANE This gentleman has now been absent Tor
,sriod of more than ten months, upon The adventurous en-
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MUNRUE WAKU.
FoR ALpERMES.-A. I. B. Merritt J27, X" A. Darlington
9O2, n. G. Lipscombe 1927. s. 7. PuIiam ll60, J. G. Wing
field 1855. james Bray 1850.
FoR CouycILMEx-D J. Saunders 96l, J. f.. Anderson
733, J. A. Scott 722, Thomas Bailie 100, WIN. G. Allen lOl,
J. Vi. Sheppard 6l5, S. ID. Dcnoon 636. A.. Sncad 653, Il. e.
Epprs 500, Crurchield l65, Sampson SO.
EY-Ihe polls in this ward will close to-day.
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NEOAT UlsH IIUINI
Whole vote for reference,
against reference,
Wings voting for reference,
against reference,
Democrats voting for reference.
against reference,
Absentoos,
Wings. 6 Democrats,
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nnnM THE snr1rn

NEw oRLEASs, Aug. 90, -lle ,enths by Yell
low Pever for he week are 1871. Cotton dull
FlonE finn, sales ut $3.50. Lard higher, soes by
the iieIces al libal9A.
RIO GInnde dttes 10 tile 10Th states that the rev
olulion at InmaulIpas was SPREADING Several
towns adhered TO The cause,
A eight took place on The 26th near MatarnOras,
in which the insurgents were vctOrOns.
GALVESTON, Aug. 26tIi.--I'he GOveTnorissued a
proclamation for The enrollment OF thenew troops.
There is considerable yellow fever here. Tie
Galveston Journal advlses strangers 10 stoy away.
The fever Is slowly increasing here among the en.
igTanIs. Tile number Of deaths in the Hospital,
during the week. 100. .g...., ...s
The weather at pbilrdOlph!R and vicinity is
cool clear and dry. No rain since the slight show
eT on Monday. ''l' s'''f
PORTLAND, Aug 29.--The wings, free soilets
and Morrill, democrats lyilJ county convention
here to-day, and nominated a fusion ticket lO'
county OfTirets aud State Senators Tile Know
Nothing convention also held, butthe nominations
Ilave not iTanspiIed. t
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Hlll .or lsr wnEELlNo ao.Eloo.,

Tuesday Evening, Aug. 9'A
Committee net pursuant TO adIpMnment, Six
Companies being represented, on. mellon, r. II.
hu9bell, Esq, was called TO The Chair and L.. Is.
Nell apOplnled Secretary. abl
The Committee on Programme reported the to,-
loving wlichwas adopted. f.s. ~
The procession will be fOrme'l on Market street,
we night resting at The City Hail. and will move 81
O'Clock, preceding up Market 10 North, down
MoIIh to Main, down Main to First, up Fitsl 10
Stpine' UP Chupline 10 rMId, duwn Third ia
AaEe', hp Market To liiddle, down Bidde To- Main,
up Main to Zane, up Zude 10 Sixth, up sixth
70 John, up John 10 Seventh, IN Seventh "a
Ssnltr, down Centre to Fifth, uP PIllh 10 Quincy,
G 70 Quincy 10 Fourth, up Fourth to Unlon,1Own
Sh'op 10 Market, down Market TO Quincy, down
Vllncy TO Water, up Water 10 Montoe, up Monroe
Market aud up Market 10 Madison, ,s.
! NO lille discussion arose as TO change oil The
.ae selected foE the PaIRde, but to no puTposer
'hs 18Th standing adopted.
Tue Committee then adjourned to meet on
S'uIday evening at tie "GuoIds' Engine hOnse,
Il. H. HUBBELL, PIeSrg
l.. b. McLAlN, Se1y.
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NEWS ITEMS.

BALTIMORE, August 30.-New Orleans papers Of
Thursday have been received.
Capt. White, formerly of Connecticut, well
known Savannah piltt, died in that city from vel.
low fever on Monday
The National lnlelligenoer sOys that the an.
nouncement Of the death Of Ex Senator Downs
WINS premature
The President gave up his trip 70 Cape May be-
cause tile boats from Baltimore had stopped run.
ming, and wsnito OapOn Springs ins:ead.
The recent Stage accident in The neighUothood
of Petersburg has been much exaggerated. Dr..
Darlington was not hilied, and The other PARTIES
are recovering.
The express train ON the New York Cenira!
Railroad, which reached Albany last night aboni
O'Clock, run over two ladies at CoUnastotNl,
miles from Syracuse, instantly killing them. The
ladies were Just descending from The mail train 60.
ing west, which wns waiting fUr the express lTolr
TO pass. They got out on The wrong side Of thu
cars, and were caught by the passing tram, which
horribly mnngled and literally tore them usnnder.
Names unknown. ~. f-,tv
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VARIOUS ITEMS.

BANGOR, Aug. 29.--1he fires in this vicinity
have partially obptvd, anil in 'ome localities are
being suUd0ed.
rHLpAx, 29.--No signs Of the Europa at eight
O'Clock Tuesday evening, since which time the
line is ont Of order.
BAlrMoRE 2O.-TI barque India arrived TO-
day, aud brings RIO dates 10 18TH July.
j GpodColre very scarce. Jvg E,.s.
The President did mol leave Washington I'LL to-
day. lie goes TO Cape, May o1
Secretary Marcy remains at Berkeley Sprlgspre
pairing important Stale papeIs until The close OF The
present week. gb rl.-.ti.a NOV ttt
The special election, First Ward, Wash, yester'
day resulted in The eltClion OF lie Anti Know
Nothing candidate by seven majority.
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Tnr Lynchburg "Virglnian" very l0tcibly asks
il Congress can legisnte away tie public landSno,
tOIdiug 10 Nc. Hu..ieFs land bill, whymight not
Virginia have received the e40,O 900, her share o
.iAs surplus of lie proceeds Of The public land
nIs' now and long since lying ia the National
Tre'suyl The Richmond "Whig" says ii would
like 70 hear this question answered.
The reason might be GounI, perhaps, ialtLe fac
that The Distribution ACT Of 1871 Wasa Wing mea-
SUE, willie Nc Hunters scheme is Of Democratic
origin end, il may be, in conformity 10 The Bsso-
luilOns OF '9S and '99. rS N ii
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RRoM NRM YoRK.

Auousr 3O.--Tht 81. Johns papers state that
the CITES are sillragiog on bolh sldes oil the line
between MaInC and New Brunswick. Immense
damoge has been done in Perry, Maine, A new
Brig on the stocks and nearly compl ted, was de-
st!oyed. The st, Andrews STANDARD says tue for
ests are burning ia every dFeclion, and many farm
houses burnt 10 The ground, and cfons destroyed.
The Drought in New England Sill continues!
with no Gigns OF rain.
Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-08-31
LAKE Observation-Disclosures, &c.

BuFFGLO. Aug. sO..-The steamer Alabama
which left her oil O'Clock This motnng, bound up,
sprung eok about two miles out and immediate
N sunk, acknowledgements OF bar YbsIe she
sunk only 10 heT upper deck, The crew was
lrken OF, There is deep water on both sides Of
the snot where Alabama went down. No in
SuTaRce,
Ihs weather continues dry Sun powerful NO
reacbei AZ 'f6r west os Cevslind. Ths 6rOught
sim continues at Cleveland, Detroit and Chicago.
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L. D. McLAIx. seo,y.

HUIMcASg.--On lost Thursday tremendous
huHicnne passed through the lowsTpah Of Green.
upeo1nIy, KY, crossing tie Tivrr into the State
Of Ohio, from thee 10 Eve miles below GEeenups-
burg Tie Record says it did considerable dam
'se blowing down trees and fences, damaging
AouEs ard barns. Ii was said to be from two 10
'hIse miles wide, going from west 10 east.
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GOLO.-'The New York TTiJpne says, the re-
esi' Of Gold from California during de last
Twelve months have amounted n0lYthtee mil
Mons Of dollars. The export rom New York du-
UAg the same time has been thitlY.Sx millions
Aal hall, leaving sixteen millions and holfln
e"COlnIry. According toihe SsCrelaYof the
Treasury. we have received one hualred and
a.ly four millions Of gold Ctoa California since