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THIS AMERICAS SLAVE CODE, IN THEORY
AND PRACTICE.

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BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENT.
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NEW sroRY by q eEoReE L,PpARp.


rTNHE undersigned will commence. on or about the
Il list of February, in the PhIafeIpltia Sunday
Mercury" the publication Of thrilling and interest
ing story written expressly for that paper, by George
Lppard, entitled
ELEANOR; Or, SLAVE CATCHING IN
THE QUAKER CITY
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If any State deems the retail and internal traffic
in ardent spirits injurious to its citizens and cacu-
lated to produce idleness vice. or debauchery, see
nothing in the Constitution Of the United States TO
prevent IL from regulating restraining the traffic
from prohibiting it altogether If it thinks proper
Chit Justice Iansy.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-12-05

GALLANT Stock Accounts from theA Crimea
announce the death OF Col. the Hon. Francis Cover
nor Hood, commanding the third battaliDn Of the
Francis Wheeler Hood was killed on th he ghts Of
Aire. in the south of France, in 1914, and hD him
self has met death In sn equally noble manner q
the head OF his battalion before Sebastopol. He Il
the great grandson Of the first Lord He Cd q naval
for his celebrated victory over the rench feeta
under the Count de Grssse, In the Vest Indies
Col Hood was brother to the third 'iscouut who
succeeded bis grandfather; he has been "a years 10
his cousin, the daughter Of Sir Graha m Hamond
Bart.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-12-05

A lady named Josefa Bejarano has been arrested
at Ario, Mexico, in consequence of papers relating
to the revolution having been found at her house.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-12-05

Jonathan Baker, who was to have been hang il
Fayetteville, N c., last Friday, has been reepitei
until the 29th of December.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-12-05

Matt. Peel, has established an operahouse In Ne,
Orleans, for the production of dramatic and ususi
cal burlesques.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-12-05

Oliver H. Toumlin, music teacher, sixty-ons
years Of age has been sentenced to ten years i'm
prisonment tor committing rape on little girl
Ia Brooklyn, N. Y.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-12-05

Amos Morse, revolutionary pensioner, died j,
Methnen, Mass, on the Both ult., at the age of 9
years.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-12-05

Arrson, who is In Jail in Cincinnati, awe iting BIZ
trial, on charge of causing the death Of Mr.. anc
Mrs Allison, by sending them an Internal machine
is said to be very despondent. He says he fear
the result of his trial. public prejudice is sronl
against him.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-12-05

TaE RToHAosp BuaDisG FurD ComPasY
will bold their regular Monthly Meeting on the 1st
day OF December, ia their Room in the Law Build.
ing, at 2. o'clock. Dues. &c, received from to 8
o'clock. The Board viii meet at 81 o'clock. P. M.
NJ Two months after date application will be
made TO the Directors Of said Company to issue new
Certificates of Stock in lieu of these heretofore is
sued to A. A. Hughes for 20 shares, and to William
Booth for shares, which have been lost.
no l-law2m 3. B. MINOR, Sec, &c.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-12-05

Mr.. Foster, u s. Consul at Coahuila and Nuev
Leon, died at Ssltello, Mexico, recently.
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FORM OF PROXY.

the undersigned do hereby Constitute and appoint
- attorney - for - and in name, to
vote all questions that may be brought before the
meeting of the stockholders of the Richmond and
Danvilie Railroad Company, to be held at - on
= the - day OF -. or ct any adjourned meeting
attorney in the premises, as fully as If - were
present and voting in person.
In testimony whereof, - have hereunto affixed
- hand this day of -.
M l6-fI1thn
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pipes which supply the ciry with water. Ofcourae
the water has fshy flavor, and Is very unpopular.
The city that adopts the Maine liquor law ought by
all means to furnish pure water
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-12-05

On Friday morning last, grindstone in th'
steam factory, corner of 22d street and I'd avenue
New York, burst with a loud report and oae of th
fragments struck David Colville on the head, nfic
ting fatal wound.
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THE DAILY DISPATCH

90 The circulation of the DAILY DIsPATCH
c3hsoeIaDy that Of all the Daily papers Of
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-12-05

Barnum has offered two prizes of $500 and $25l
respectively, for the best and second best origina
plays adapted for performance at his museum, ant
sent In before the 1st of March.
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OFFICE or THE RICHMOND AND
YORX RIVER RAILROAD COMPLY
RICHMOND. Oct. 10, 1854.

l8s = BY order Of the Pre.
Richmoud 81 York River Railroad Company, notice
e hereby GivtA that Books are now open ct the Once
ef the Compsay, under the supskintendenee Of the
nn6srrfrned al Subscriptions to the unsnbscdbed
shsres II S capital stock Of this Company ID eon.
fornisy With sst Of Assembly IN sush Gases pro
yided. :.
Persons dsAsous Of taking stock. Will ealI on o.
communicsts WITH the eecretssy.
SeIl-iswfev3na