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Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-04

lhE HEW ORR Lea TRiDE.-It IL said that all tho leo
companies Of Now York have their housos no ,o, h
hIed and expect 70 h them entirely before spring The
journal OF Commerce says The Knickerbober Ice Com
Pahy which does tho largest business has no empoyed
about 900 men at Rockaod Lake aud abou, 10. 600
IONS OF excellent quality have been harvested. The
houses when full contain about 20 900 tons Before The
las, week, very little had been secured Az HIghland
holding 10000 tone another 10 hold IL ono ions hs Inc,
oeen hnsbed at Rbioebeck The ice at tie latter point IL
taken from tho Hudson river. BaFmora 4 Go. are also
Improving large force at Rockand Lake and will pro.
oyke, AZ Kingston and Rondout, will secure nearly az
nuch more. The Citskill Co. and Brown 4 Stone will
Jay III large quantity Altogether there il promise that
aovut Zoo,OO0 tons OF ice will be secured 10 connection
WITH this market ioeoutng operations will he oonelu.
days. ''''''' :" y "ees OF Ten
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az We feel some soicitude to know what our solohs
at the Capitol will eventually do in regard the shinpas
ter nuisance They made bold start In legisa,iug
against this pest The most stringent bills reported
Fines and Imprisonment and all Of penalties wero
recommended to put down the circulation OF
few weeks ago. ne judged from the Indications that
the Commonwealth was be physieed With fresh
done OF these quack remedies or late we have heard bur
little on the subject from lawmakers We have look
cd In vain to the proceedings Of either the Senate
House OF Delegates, for any definite action. We beg
leave to inquire what has become of those promised
naceass Where Is tho Senate bill for crushing out the
circulation OF hnplasers by of fines and imprson
mentf And what has become of the House bill for swear
Ing them out OF circulation both those darling cures
to get the goby In the end The session is fast drawing
to close, and IL Lawmakers intend to rid the State
OF this spurious currency high time they we're about
it. We trust they will bear the subject In mind so as
not to be necessarily compelled to overlook it again in the
hurry OF an Adjournment The people will e1pec, them
to provide some remedy. Their patience is we'll nigh
exhausted and we trust they will dsa ppopt them
What shall We hsvey
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-04

Washington letter says II am informed tina. tho
treaty with Mexico will probably be submitted to the Sem
alto whou; amendment, aud adopt the report because
have no specific Knowledge the contrary But learn
that the President; and Cabinet much disappointed in
IT, and would not at all regret rejected by the SEN
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Coffee Circular

M nrmness and aeyiy which characterized our con..
th months OF November and December was soon is
me- py hd'es from No. per ship Seaman which arrived
At this port 'seshAS arrived
Inc high prices paid by dealers In Rio induced
Ia Ippes 10 the seaboard Large stocks had acsau!a.d
we're enabled to market AZ
decline from previous Our late,t TepoTt 4. @
cts. on board. = -NN' e's'ihs sSaSS
the reported shipments TO the United States though no, umo
were somewhat by who in wi. ~
present ample stocks have been realise AZ
ape Ieduction In prices The decline better grad. ,or
,he mshes point, has been about I a.
% Grades ~ cts 81 these reduced rates however there 4,
1spo ton TO force sales mostly
Xxi ,e AIssi IN Vie expectation Of speedy reaction 10
arg somewhat encouraged BY the the at.,,
a1nees There exists Ady demand for cor
SUMPTION which notwithstanding large monthly n,o, u
vents any excessive accumulation OF stock -PoS pre-
ouers TO buy prime IL lII cts are INV NAL,
,seh Asyet no good invoices have und.r
IN et' strictly prime selections held at li 10 10 ss "a "
san De bought at l0E TO IL Laruayra there hs
lte or no decline prime Is cts Java ia r
lie nirket closes to-day with what mnroysi tss,,
"" bags HI" having been sod at from shipboard
BAlrHoRE, January ISL L6oIK
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wAsuIsoror Nrws.-The Star of tho Is, h.. The fol.

loving: "' is' nus "o 'o'
Hernordt-We learn that Mr.. James c. Walker Of Ten
second class (s20O per anpum) clerk in the
ro,t omce Department has been removed
Under the rules prevailing in the settlement of sccon
tne department. in this city M patrol testimony IL
ever admitted at hc Treasury vary add to or oonttol
we terms ni written contract In such case tho legal
rule is applied Ard where proposals for co,rsc, stn
usneu ney c"nno' be resorted for the purpose OF
contained within IT, "a'''o Lo'
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-04
February Bird.

LIQUOR Law AT WAsHlsoroS- Common Coun.
Gil ut Washington City have adopted the following oin,
resolution In relation to the sale of intoxicating LIQUOR,
Resolved, &c, That the committee represen ming ,bo
Interests of this corporation before tho Congress be- and
hereby instructed to urge upon that body such amend
mens 70 the city charter will give these councils tho
power to enact such laws will prohibit the sale OF in.
toIicating liquors within the city limits
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remain,
Most respectfully yours,
p. Z. DRINKWATER.
His EKcellency James Buchanan, London.

Dear Sr-The encosed letter arrived here this morn
ing. The case consider is of great consequence
and urgency am having three copies taken OF the let
ter, am sending your Minister in London by thi,
evenings post, one shall send to the Daily News in the
course ofa week. Nr Richmond present acts a. one Of
their correspondents and shall send by the nett
steamer TO the eminent banking firm in Philadelphia OF
nessrs Clark Co. and by them it will be sent to
the American press. Asa Eugl shman consider the
conduct Of your Minister Vienna as degrading in the
eIrene for had he behaved with the sghtes, ypirit in
the previous affair, which will already have been laid be-
fore you, this abomnable case could have occurred
was travelling through Spain in 1880 and was arrested
by an oficious official Immediately wrote TO our Con-
sui, Mr. Braekenbury, who was however, away at the
,me but bis representative was with in the Of
half hour and be demanded for me- and received The
most ample apology. Will America do less for one Of
her nobest than England did for one of her simplest
children
With deepest respect
/ have the honor to remain
Your obedent servant
p. b. DRISKWATER
To the President Of the United States
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RIOHNOND NAREFyS rrnn,, =. .

hCHNOND MARKETS., FEBRUARY 3d.
Toeacco-No change in prices since our last the new
crop coming in freely, in loose parcels aud sales of
Jugs are "a leg; and leaf l2 10 ia the .up.
ply OF old offerings Is limited. with good demand 70, all
meunm qualities whilst the fine grades OF manufacturing
are but little sought alter. We quote old Tugs ats ia
.; common leaf 9; good 10 IL l.2 fine IL a l5
WhEAT-There has been a decline in this article
rfme bite Is now worth 81 So and prime Red 81 So
HESTER & WHITE, Com MreLa,t.
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from the y. Y. Exnressl
The Rev. Mr. Richmond In Trouble.

Inc he'' hr' hiehmoud In Trouble.
The Rev. Mr. Richmond, of the United States well
known heFeaoouis, and in New England, Episcopal
Clergyman OF much eceentrcity OF manner, and STYLE
has go; into fresh troubles in Austria Statements ircD
him are published the London papers, which account
for his troubles The narrative, copy belo~ will
be found Interesting Tie letters explain themselves
To the Prerders Of the U. States:
LIvERPooL, Jan. 10, 1854.
SiR-l have the honor to enclose n copy Of letter
which received this morning, from the Rev James Cook
Richmond, addressed to President and also enclose
copy of letter. which have myself addressed TO the
President Both Of these letters will leave by the Allan
tic address yol as the head OF your countrys foreign
ministers and you will perhaps pardon me- should urge
the necessity OF your using your influence with your bro
Their minister in Vienns, to induce him act like man
in this matter. You must be the best Judge Of what
your countrymen will say wi the whole facts IN ,ren,o
shall be laid before them.
remain,
M0s
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-04
With deepest respect,
To the PresIdsn. the United s States n@.NA"A'
To II. P,.id.A ofme United STATE, =:

HuSGiRr, KEcsEEsSEr Dec &c 1883
DEAR SiE-Through Mr. Secy Marcy, you may have al.
ready heard the relation OF the nnproyoked insult.
which offered me by n high Official (M Kirchner
Oct H. 1889 in the police Of Pestb OF the petty espion
age and anonymous letter writing 10 which was eI posed
by the order Of the police can prove aud Of the Ger.
tain and proved Withholding from three to twelve days
and almost CERTAIN Indeed acknowledged the posof
nee TO mel opening Of my private letters. Yesterday
lChrsmas day on my return from church. was visited
by the commander OF the 0sHdauneS jacob Schrem1
1.-THE Rttmester OF this place with the information thai
he had orders from tho highest authority In Hungary
with the coguiZAnce OF the Archduke Albert civil and
military governor Of this (once) Kingdom to subject ali
my personal Affairs 20 examination protested against
the right OF Austria 70 interfere with the sacred private
rights OF an American citizen, and asked the officer what
course he would then pursuef lie replied he should
telegraph to Pesth for further orders" Meantime
should necessarily be under arrest and am also informed
that must, possible, leave the kingdom Thus
in addition to my former complaints laid before Mr. Sec
Rotary Marcy:
]. Ny private sacred personal rights are subjected 10
violent interference, and my letter. papers, examined
against my will.
2. am in danger OF arrest, " defend my rights.
3. stranger without all political connexions or pur.
/ poses IN inhospitably driven from the Kingdom
These several personal attacks on me and INV bs ara
now added TO the before mentioned grievances have
written 10 the Emperor to the Archdukc Governor Of
Hungary, and u our Ambassador Mr. Jackson Ia Vienna
The officer performed his duty With potencss and coute
~, and Of course found nothing Begging the Presden.
20 take such as may be needfu in this matter and
adding that have written 10 the Emperor and the Arch
duke "a well az TO our Ambassador that the question hs
now become State question: hand over my rights a IN
American citizen, with the confidence 10 him vbnsn
inaugural address noby declared that "the rights OF an
American citizen should be reverenced throughout the
world aud am, with the highest regard your friend and
felloW.citizon
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RICHMOND, January ls.h, 1854.

's'Sh-oStp
AVe az Charlottesville ~ The Visy IaSyracc, r,,--,
at Winchester
DR sR We are in receipt the amount n, I,.p,,,,. -
ni,st a. shd senty-aEe dollars, for pnrI
pIeu uu reserved by the Company
OF property destroyed by
No. O. fl76. 49, hoe'e NO. 4, si'oVvi House
For The pronptness and ability Which your co
pahs in meeting this dema Sva-
sure In commanding their public a. ons m.
deserving OF Patronage. For
company whatever by Are In Cha,
ioitesvtle or elsewhere westward. ~ 49, ~ ShAi-
And remain, } ours Truly,
MI W. KNOWLES Is the agent In Richmond sor a.. aho-
named company Once Of Kns vie. W.is
- - '''' ''eeS' fest
~ dr.; &. II. BRAINERD would inform m. nr,,,
xrh ynehburg, Va from January until PebTun-
- o' "neh he committee Corrssl at Rchmond
tcpo Alter which he At the Hxchanye Hail
~ e,h until Saturday February llth, isSi from
let all who ni,b , a. Ny stay will be short
S Addre,ins post patti New YORK Civ In
nature OF heir and whether eye ba 4. an ali
me eye stands out promptly .unken-can Tor
esss he n. or reAtmtn for ten dollars which
sdered. i"e pour hforaoJ cons
Oh has restored perfect sight In az
to ondness OF from IL IS years ,tandns
OF ms own discovery, without cutting. pain or wash
Dr. D. has also, cured inflammation on yarops nd
grades palm from, and light
or loss OF sight from on Which
~, ' shns permanent to the present moment.
had 70 statements OF and published in %
paptr. nany OF those
M OF each day. at which will peTfou, or.
p s on sne worst eases that may be presented
e. sec hooe above, for hours do
"A twlM
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-04

Delay not hsrbor not In mind Of fools ph
osophy that d,dss will well ITSELF tina, you cure
with certain medicines for Beware how you tam
per with your general welfare.
We wild vicious youths WHY will We pcrs In do,lnv viIh
the thy ndusrdtng compounds daily preferred thereby impair.
Ing appetite and dgssisn destroying you s
well as phyeay, when be cured with
SAINT medieinesR
We rates OF every condition. why will ye suffer and re-
pine and drag out miserable existence united for the eaoy.
mint and even ordinary pursui Of Hf are thus
noyed and wish TO be vgor by
at pleasant and eHss,u should DR. MORRIS M,
success In chronic dds has been greater that oany other
physelan Of his day Many who have years aeted
With disease eunsequeness resulting excess have been
restored TO health and ygor under his really
Should personal Interview be Questionable state your
In vrIlinEenciose I'VE dviars-sddreSs Dr. W. NJ NORRIS
through the Post once, Nashville Tenn package Of sdl
oncS securely put up, will he privately and with
full directions herewith, and no yueaions deted.
Persons living distance and afflicted with serofnla Old IN
GERS letter, Cancers Piles Psula In Ano Gravel steures
elects or any disease whatever Of an aggravated
character, can he cured At home by consulting MoRRs BY
letter post paid enclosing Fee Medicines pleasant and
SAFE be sent man part UnI,ed s,ats,
Particular attention given the
Ladies who be afflicted with Irregularities flour Abu, or
Whites ProsP,u Ui.ra FALLING Of the Womb would do vol
% lay aside all false decaoy an rompty consult
~ once Insurance ONCE Cedar street, near the Pos,
oBee. Room, No. ~, up,tsrs oc9a--diy
U,lAInI FAIHit--Ths Ladies' Of g. Peter, to,,ho,,,,
SGHrsssS,p, hay, ss honor 70 inform hsi friends md
mo- 6 Of February, to hold The sane during Ss
week 80 -
As they have elegant Of beautiful and valuable ar
cesey are confident the patrons Of the Fair will be pleased
With This occasion TO eCntrbu.e to~ard. the iaudAbe Object Tor
something worth possessing for their money.
The Ladies dicuy anticipated
n having The Mirror Of the Psir" printed In time
retad appeAranee; but due eSoonsW be made bring
cut ss pJsiibie.
doe, win be opened each evening O'clock Also du.
Assistance Ticket the o,he ysr to be had a, The
door, 70 cents. frs-Jst
II s0 DAVENPORT, AJtyS co.
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ne OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
RICHMOND WING.
SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 4, 1854.
TO CORRESPONDENTS.

As HAfg."
sides OF the paper win published
This l,ag standing, ought to be known to ALL
Ia departed from Obituary notices exceeding eight
lines e charged for a. Advertisements.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-04

HOUSE OF DELxoArEs.-Deftdt Of n, CorinSion and
o"'v Raifroad BW-festerday was principally occupied
with discussions upon the Covngton and Ohio Railroad
Oil upon its passage II being the unfinished business
The confederation Of entered upon about half an
nour after the House assembled and continued until short
before the House adjonrned-he special order of tho
day. which was the bill TO establish an Independent Med
Cal College In Richmond, being postponed.
motion made by Mr. Buford at the ou,se, 10 ,scon-
alder the vote BY which the bill was ordered 10 ha an.
crossed vish view to offer substitute therefor VA, r..
jec.ed, when
Mr. peane obtained the Hoor and Addressed tho Bou..
al considerable length inopposdon to the bill.
Mr.. Anderson followed In reply alter VIII Oh
hr. Mckenzie moved the previous question which WA
sustained, and the vote being taken, re.uted-Ares al
Noes 90.
We look upon the chances Of any appropriations n,
other works Of internal improvement as very sleb, in
view OF this result but utter no assurapess uno,
this head In fact, the feasible indication. In r.
gard to the hnal issue of all masrs Of an intern, Inn
Povement Character, cannot DO held any true criterion
oil the action OF members, when the ua vote Is takep
Tho result OF tho voting upon The Panhandle and Covipv
ngon and Ohio Railroad bills were Numerically In con-
nie with the foreshadowings of their anecedens for
weeks before. Il world of uncertainty. What
comes next! Doubtless defeat en- na,,s of every bi
asking appropriations now before tho House, Colt
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-04

.tHjh,SssGE OF TIT. TuEnHOmETEu
~ NOHRLs' BoatsorS,T Udia siTssf, FtJraarv Pad
'"' s "Ss,sSlIo's' Scs.lgs.,
kanEs q the Thermometer MoRRrs Boot,,or. Of Main a,
''or0'y srd is4 s0eloef eO'i II o'clock 81 oloep Sc
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-04

THOMAS J. FAScE. I.y,. N.
MO- GLAsSEJI, General Corn ,Ission
a. ~ ~ =, Ynn, New York, pey particular attention
scHpilong Of Merchandise 10 order "u pu0"A'e ." de'
W Vmee TOR the present 50 broad street, ias0-qu.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-04
JAMEs COOK RICnMoND.

TELEOTHLzI, Dec. 2s.--This morning, between aud
O'clock gendarmo intruded into my bedroom ordered
me up and in violent storm compelled me 10 Leave
Keekskemet In jotng Wagon, frozen roads I
arrived only hours before the midday train by which
lad voluntarily promised to leave and 20 exhausted hs,
j could not continue my journey.
Las, night hopedto rest. Three Geniarmcs, by or.
der the Hussar RimeisieF Herr Won Falkcnbayn o(
Teegyhazl, broke down the door, (Which was spit into
two pccesD and threatened to "shoot mo dead" II ala
not instantly rise rose showed the words America in
my regular passport and told them that you had declared
that the rights American citizen should not bs viola
Ted With imPony, but should % reyersncSj Throughout
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-04

tB' Col Benton appears to DO taking the Nebrssk.
question quito eooly yet awhile lie says the South must
stand to their eide the bargain required to do So hut
the North wants to give up what they got, the South
cant DO blamed for taking back the territory Uodcr
these circumstances no waits what the South wants
This Is responsibility Northern men wo. much fancy
shoulJcring.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-04

~ Tie Warrington correspondent OF the Baltimore
Am'rea". Feb "a says, IL Is stated that Gen Cars will
argue that the Missouri Compromise is uneonsutoral
and therefore. ought be repealed and will contend ,ba,
slavery cannot so to Nebraska constu,ionay until tho
territorial Legislature shall have positively egslired lie
Introduction There may be something In ,h significant
of the position Of the Administration.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-04

tB Miss Jus Dean, IL Is sid has accepted an offer oil
$4,000 land eIpsnse for SIXTY nights to appear in Cali
forna She will leave for the gold region from New York
~ March neIL
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-02-04

or. w kNOWLEsis the In Richmond for The ahov
corner OF Main and llth streets ~, " MO, =.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-04-18

WHOM vss only contributor 10 The "o"S ~
,spy with others the idea BY the vsy'
m.ri,p bat sner some time II vas ioeoc 'mou,' ~'
g. ;oipt stock composition, and fooagn W. 'Su
ss,iopsl help the greater par vas WIZ -.
,-ru,n by Wiron He hs6 now become ''e man
AZ the M.oszne writing ell descnpa'nS u s''0o' ' "
Raj hs peeuisr and ofnsfe sye-o'na'e eo"
,e,.Iv from the employment oil expressive ~'ioS ou'
80 - r..I;,-msde him readily recognized In 1912,
a. M, articles were collected by Black wood aud
.hrh,d 10 yolumes The bsereadons oil christopher
.E.rth1 Collections OF ober articles have been pub
md in this country, where Wilson has always been
Gvos;e The -Nocesr republsbed here have long been
ont Of pnnts blank which will soon be supplied by Or
u.olsnz as forthcoming annotated ed'son. Inc seres
c.ll.a dies Boreales which followed The "Noc'es may
Ia aid 10 have eIosed Wilson's career n place IN The
Nsg,zip. has ,ipcs been filed BY biz sonia law and
tu.urs boerspber and editor Professor Ayoan
n, 1850 strobe Of paralysis iocapscitated hun from all
f,srrs authorship although his mental faculties were MT
affected
Professor Wilson was somewhat over Biz feet high,
stra hi active strong and OF hne presence Lockhsrt
ais Of his mirscu fess 10 espins wrestling and
-,DeIs sick" Ia all manly and hetc exercises and
ks,, h. e1sTed even 10 his Goth year He great
pedestrian, good angler, an excelen, horssnan and
could use "the goves" with skill and effect Or all
moot esene.o Wilson in assec, Audubon, the Nat
ursrt But while there strong likensss between
them a. reesr6s estufehe decnion of mouth With
the vel cut chm, large brow, and eagle lie nossWi'
sons face broader and fuller and oetber had the
app.srsnes Of power iutellectuiDy In ndomltebe
energy and perseverance, these men were equal perhaps
Professor Wilson OF tae fex who could
50, ak ar well he wrote Some striking instances
To ord spth his speeches al the Burns Dinner az
nburgh in 1919 st the Dickens Dinner IN 1884, aod q;
tie Burns Ftstvsln is47. His eoquence was stamped
with oil the Characteristics of the was bold mpas
sentd and poetical
H. left 10 son In the relations of home no man was
mere hsppy than Wson Those who saw hum by his own
fresde can TESTIFY, as we 90 how brightly burned the
Hams Of love which shed charming ght upon h5 Pens
ties Loving ard beloved by relatives and frisods John
When hes sunk to res lamented in both hemi'pheres
wherever the tongue in which he wrote well spoken