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sENkAAL RULES IN REGARD TO pRFmrfyMs
l. Asrequired by the Constitution ~ the v;ra;n;.
state Agricultural Society, the premium. "a Ia
awarded shall be 10 all cases such Nd are liz elv 10
benefit agriculture, horticulture, or the aaxiliary
:, Inc decisions of the Judges of awards, a to
INC merits OF subjects viii be respected a. final in
every exercise of their legitimate suthority. But
any awards made contrary to the requirements Of
inc rules for directing and restricting premiums
claimants, or awards, will be disregarded or re
versed BY the Executive COMMITTEES.
s. No subject, (whether animal, implement writ
Ing, or other,) for which premium or honor il Of
Tered shall be deemed entitled 10 either though be-
Ing the best or the second best of all of the kind OF
tered unless such article h deemed by the iudge,
Of sufficient morfr 70 deserve such reward.
4. Apy animal. machine, or utensil which ali Al,
have had q premium awarded to II once a. h~;n
the bet of II kind exhibited, shall NOT therehv -
debaFFed from claiming and obtaining the liz a.
tinction % long the particular subject an
BE- desmea ne best at Subsequent exhibitions 81
the eoctay Bufin such cases, aifer two premium
N dlnexent yoars may have been awarded - -
800 son9ect any subsequent honor 10 The s.n me
ensa % testimonial only OF ~ continued snae,;
oSay No other subjects except the above n.s..s
snau OBTAIN . premium more than once.
o. The kind OF admisible Testimony In she =. -
OF farming, crops experiments, &c. cannot r. a
scfioed u advance. The committees for exsmia.
sng claims for premiums on subjecfs Of this risss
mus Judge OF the value Of the testimony offrsd -
ven - Of he vane Of the claim Ia other resnse,s
~ 20 other witness h usually available ID snch
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4 DEMONSTRATORS NOTTCE.--H,v

IN ing qualified in the Hustins,s Court Of tks Gil,
brother, William N. Isbeil. deed desire to setil,
up the estate a. early - practicable Persons havns
claims agsinst the ssd estate will present them fos
10 make payment st snce.
In my absence from Richmond, pesons wishing 10
see me on business concerning the ssd estate w;iI
please call ON Messrs. Howard 4 Sands Attornevs !,
Law Ny Post Office for the present Il Csrtersvils
JAMES 7. TsBELL.
Admir- of Wm n. Isbell dsc'd
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L1OR sALE.-A delightful COUNTRY

LUX EALE.-A Qeit2DtluI COUNTRY
IL RESIDENCE, situated wishin three qu,rtsr.
Of mile Of the flsheIyills depot on the Virginia
two miles of sn excellent classical school for bows
and in the midst of beautiful, fertile and thekiy
settled country. will be sold by the undersigned
acting as commssionen Of the Circuit Court OF Au,
gusta, on the premises. on the second day Of Sep.
TEMPER next. The fara contains 1873 seres, Of which
about $50 cleared. and 20 acres meadow
land. The improvements are comfortable dwell.
ling house. kitchen and servants quarters and large
we'll built barn and other out houses. There 10 va
riety of good fruit trees the place, and never
falling stream Of water running through it The land
produces well. and the nsighboIhood is remarkable
for good health. The Thinking Spring Church Is Sit
uated on the farm. A more desirable summer resi.
denee for family from the lower country IL rarely
offered for sale
TERMS OF sALE--So much In cash az will pay the
costs of suit and of the SALE and the balance In equal
installments of six, twelve and eighteen months
Bonds with security to be given for the deferred pay
and the title to be retained until the purchase
money il paid.
Refer to John P. Ballard and Mathew Blair, Esqrs
Richmond. Mr.. r. III. Kinney who resides on the
place, will ahow It to any desirous to purchase
THOMAS g. NICHE, o.
HUGH w. SHEFFEY.} Somnra
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rAKMruMa oFrxRxp ny IsprvInUAr DONORS.
Premiums 70 be proposed Of not less than twentv
veiue ~ any public spirited individual 81 -
scciation o. Individuals. who may thus de lire 10 H.
aucs Investigation Or discussion On any
particular subjects q inquiry, which ahsll come ID
-, shs premium shall be offered II and ~ the name
ma 81 Donor or sssocaoa bat ska b
Committee, scins under ~ eenesai sssalatlops 81
me q eocasfy Offers under ths sFsnch nay 81 snsde
q any Sme. admitting Of suffeieet public notice
- The sCorbip Rfemipm,s q M 1oilsSs Z s1ss-
g ~ Col =. Cogblns Of Caroline eannfy fos IN
beat means oferadioatina the gsowfk az ~ 1890
the psQea@ not 10 Se4plfe neaw IN lakof a. c{knt
sxpsadltnle) ofmqxe thAA lem 4ellssp 8 tke ecFe
cryxmnD q = nassH1s o11 I'm soe1s7y.
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serve if sufficient for the case, and for reaching cor
rect conclusions.
BRANCH Ii.
ESSAYS AND OTHER wRrTTEN COMMUNICATIONS.
Essay, and other written articles on practical SUBJ
jects must be founded mainly the writer's prsct-
cal experiences and personal observation or nyestipa
ton; though smaller portions of each may rest on
other authorities to De stated particularly gene.
ralIv as required by the case.
The form and manner of any written piece win be
left to the discretion of the writer proper extent
of iscussion or of treatment and of elaborate in
ves CATION will be required to constitute vi 4,
understood as an essay For other more concise or
less complete aoralten Communications premiums win
The award of superiority to any one writing ov.r
others on the same subject will he made In re ferenee
to It's probable greater utility to agricultural imnrovs
ment or profit as well to the ability with which
the subject is treated. Sn
In matter designed to instruct or to guide practical
iabors cearness and fulness of details viii be dean
ed high claim to merit-and next concjsenasa-
Nothing necessary for instruction should be omitted
and nothing included that be omitted wifbont -;
| jury to the value OF the instruction -
For the best essay on each of the following ami.
( jeets s1D
So On improving and enriehiDg poor lsnd-vbefb.
ssquentiy exhausted by severe croppinr sol al on
draining. 90. SO. On rotation of crops, So ga on
the accumulation, preparation and application Of
stock-ya stable and vegetable manures 40 90 On
snia msnureaDd the faets and causes Of eject or
soaiss Pea ass s. = saa value es
ana ne culture thsrs9E whsther for saving the =.
Psnsa psss g. pioashins under the growth green OF
81 grain crops 50. g. On the best -
farm livestock of or OF different kinds q. hr,s.
the climate Of the writer, in Virsinis ~ az s 1
gfsss ana erszns hasbandry 80. 81 On Ia -msklns
g ssnsrsi and especially including clover6sy. 4o
practice, personal obssrvaiioa on accsssts informs
foa OF atsted authority, OF fegns obtainsd IL diG~~
spf years on different crops and soils and upasr die
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Conway Robinson and Willis p. Bocock, Esqs,
Richmond; Joseph Z. Venable and Samuel " Wat.
kins, Esqs Petersburg; DR.. Geo 8. Scott Clayksre;
Hunter II. Marshall and William Ii. Deunis, Esqs
Charlotte; Jno. Il Edmunds, Haitian; and Or VIM.
q. Craghead and B. M. Jones ,lEsq DanriileS
iY 21-2aWta
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animals (uD fattened for slaughter and exhibited
such,) will be deemed points of value or merit
No unprohtabie animal will be proper subject to
receive premium.
BRANCH VI.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
Class Ne. /.
Ploughs, C3ltiuators and Rollers.
$50. For the best single hoIse plough, 90. SCI.
For the best shovel plough, g.. 522. For the best
cultvator, g. Sl5. For the best harrow. g. s2i. For
plough, 5. $685. For the best hillside plough s. 327.
For the best set of plough swinge bars. of new or
common use, S. a28. For the best smooth roller. TO-
32s For the best psgged roller 90 $50 For the best
Glass No. 2.
Drills and Broadcassing Machines, Wheat or Grass
Rakes by Horse-Poseer, Cradles, Carts, Wagons,
Ragon Gear, Cart Gear, Or Jokes, &c.
$751; For the best broadcasting and drilling machine
for grain grass Seed $50 3S2 For the best broad
casting machine for sowing susno So ass For the
1884, For the best corn planter drl for depositing
seed at regular distances TO- 3S5. For the besS
wheat drill 80 SSG. For the best horse rake S. 3s7
For the best set of wagon harness, s. 338 For The
best OK yoke, 4 $50 For the best grain cradle, =
$40 For the beat wagon for farm use, 10. 3A. For
sheaf hay straw, 10. sf2 For the best OK cart
with body for hauling corn in the shucks. &. Sas.
sheaf hay straw 9. S44 For the best hor.s cs.t
g. SIS For the best pair of cart wheels. eff f;rs,
/
SaS For the best set of cart harness. 4 3f7 Eo-,h
best cheap and convenient levelline instrument Sar
farm use, "a draining operations, 90. ~.'s. - =
Glass No. g.
Sis. For the bestsweep horsepower. $50 aaa No,
"a best sweep horse TO- $50 For fha best ,sii
way horsepower, 90. 55i. For the besf tbrs.h;
machine Eithoat separating and cleaning
10: aos For the best machine for thresbinr sss..
Tsnng ana cleaning grain OF one operation. % 3sa
% sne pest separator or straw carrier g. a5t Rnr
tac oeH dumping wagon, 50, 355 For the besf rns.
ci'ne iof cutting down corn. 20. 80 - s
{ CLASS No T. SIS 4 g. a 4
a6 For the best hay and straw cutter for horsa
power $40 S57 For the best hay and straw c1ttsr
f n hand power 10 $50 For tho best corn shsisr
,or morse power 10 BED Fortho best rriat mil for
horsepower, 10 go. For the best srist niiI for
hsnd power TO- SCI. For The hest saw min for farr
use for horse. power TO- S6k For the ben cora ana
Glass No. s. 4sss 81
asa. For the bsst Aiming mill, of5 a64. Rer he
best s ehufp, SIS. 1or the hsss hay fork "a ~
Eor the hest hay pr straw kuife fox euttine DIVA
stnckA 2od 81. 1or the bon dung fork and hos
20 - For the best tF5er hlsds. Aba &o Dor ~
hest stump nachne lei $40 yor Ia best y.afer ~,
~ opstaioa 70 Tor M best d!sinlns tlle.
best hU pre-. 10 e A5a : = "a
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ns,saf5s ana ioisfeias orer three sears oh
<os fofthe best Aynshire bull three vesy. "a .,s
np~arcs, 80 as For "a best Ayrshire bnil 49,.
-" s'e sna sp~sfdA b 2ie For Sd bea Ayrahiss
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-12-21

GrIt is said that President Pierce has
nominated to the Senate Brevet Lieut.. Col.
Edward J. Step,oe, of the Third Regiment
of the U. s. Artillery, us Governor of the
Territory of Utah, in the place Of brigham
Young, whose term Of office has expired
Col. Steptoe has been in the vicinity of
Great Salt Lake, near by the Mormon cap
itol, with his command, for some time past;
and it is supposed that he was ordered there
to sustain the laws, in case Young refused
to yield the power to his successor. This
is the most judcious appointment which
President Pierce has yet made. The Nor
mons are peculiar people, and, rs is well
known, violate divine and human laws in
regard to marriage, as every man is allow
ed to have as many wives as he pleases.-
Serious fears have been entertained, for
some time past, by many, that the Federal
Government would come in conflict with
the Mormons, sooner or later, and especial
ly when an!attempt should be made to place
a new Governor over them. We know
Col. Steptoe well he was stationed at
Fort Adams, in this harbor, for several
y ars, and we saw great deal Of him. He
il a polished gent eman, an officer of great
courage, firmness, discretion and judgment,
man of fine talents, and an humble and
devoted Christian. lie will discharge the
duties of his office in firm, faithful and
conscientious manner he probably will
not attempt to interfere with the Mormons
in their social and domestic customs, Meth.
er will he permit them to violate the laws
of the land, as regards their loyalty to the
Union. Again we say that this is a most
excellent appointment.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-12-21

OSCAR; or the Boy who had his own way.
by Walter Aimwell. Boston, Gould &
Lincoln. 1855.
This is the first of series OF stories de-
signed to portray some of the leading pha-
ses Of juvenile character, and to point out
their tendencies to future good and evil
In the story of Oscar is portrayed the Gu
reer of a bright but somewhat headstrong
boy, who was over-indulged by his parents,
and who usually managed to 'have his own
way" by hook or BY crook. The book is
designed to exhibit some of the bad conse-
quences of acquiring wayward and law
less spirit, and of falling into indolent, un-
truthful and disobedient habits. These are
its main lessons, interminglcd with which
are a variety Of others, of scarcely less m-
portance to the young. 1t is written in an
attractive style, and contains several illus
rations. 1t will be an excellent Holiday
present for boys.
For sale by A. J. Ward and C. E. Ham,
nett, Jr.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-12-21

Col CoLT OurpoSE.-We hVo exam-
ined new revolving pistol, patented by
Messrs. jeremiah Peck and Charles I.
Grlley, of this city, which there can be no
doubt possesses qualities which render IN
many r~sp cts far superior TO the celebra
ted Colts revolver. The patentees cla;.a
that they can discharge twenty-tour shots
in the same space OF time in which Col
Colt can fire six. They also claim the fo
lowing advantages Tor their pistol: list,
the simp lefty OF its revolving ma, hinery,2i,
its small liability TO gel out OF order ; 81,
the rap dity with which it can be fired-24
discharges minute 4th, the accuracy
with which it carries the ball and 9th, it,
compact size and beautiful finish. In ap-
pcarancc it certainly is one of the neatesS
and most compact shooting irons" we ever
saw, and from the representation made to
us, we have no doubt possesses ak lie good
qualities claimed for it, The right 10 man
ulacture we understand, can now DC pro
cured, and any person or company with
fair capital, could make most profitatlo
business, as the pistol can be furnished al u
greatly reduced price to that Of Colts
New Ihren Palladium.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-12-21
RIvERufAp, L. >, Dec. IS, 1854.

Nichola, Bcchan was duly executed ac-
corlng to the sentence Of the Court this:day,
between the hours of IL and 2. He de.
cIared his entire innocence Of the crime for
which he was 10 sutf.r.
lie appeared not 10 realize his awful pc
siiion,,--was AT intervals very stubborn, and
refused to disclose any facts in relation to
the murder of Mr.. and Mrs. Wickham, de-
claring that he should die an innocent man.
We have just received the following
from our special messenger at Riverhead:
His spiritual adviser was in attendance
on him. lie had prayer book (Caiholic)
which he kept constantly in his hand, and
desired no one besides his Priest 10 con-
verse with him on Religious matters,
lie was half mile rom the house Of the
murdered family on the night in question,
and feels that lie is prosecuted wrong
fully, &c. The Sheriff, QPhillips,) of SUI
folk county had every arrangement to havo
the execution done in accordance to law.
A few persons only were permitted to
witness the awful scene.
Several Special Deputy Sheriff. were
sworn in to assist in Keeping the peace, A
company of Military from Greenport were
also in att tendance.
There were great number Of psrsors
here from New York and Brooklyn, and all
say that this was just sentence,
There seems to have been but little sym-
palhy felt for the cuprit
From the tiIpa ni his imprisonment, and
particularly after his trial and conviction,
Beehan bohaved himself in the most disar-
dcrly manner, so much so that the keeper
was compelled to chain his legs and arms.
About fortnight ago, when the "cuffs''
were removed from his wrists he attempted
to break loose, but was prevented from do
ing so by the vigilance of the keeper. AZ
ter that he took it into his head to starve
himself to death, refusing to take the food
offered him but few days hunger
brought him 10 his appetite. Last Thurs.
day week he seized the keepers arm with
his teeth and bit il severely; h, would have
inilictod deeper wound but for the assist
ance given to the keeper by a laan
happened to come in at the time.
Within the last three days Beehan's
fiery temperament had somewhat cooled
down, and he became more cam, as if he
inwardly meditated upon the fearful death
h, has suffered. On Wednesday last, as
Mr.. Edwards, the keeper of the Jail, was
passing by his cell, he called him, and in
quired if the galows, which was being
erected in the yard, was intended for him,
and being told that it was, a tear seemed to
start to his eyes, as he exclaimed "May
the Lord have mercy on my soul" When
the keeper brought him his food and water
for the night, h, apologised to him for the
trouble and annoyance he had given him,
and muttered in a dcspondng tone, "lrs all
over with me now."-M Y. Express.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-12-21

IMPORTANT FROM EuRorg.--The Wash
ington Star publishes the following extract
Of letter from distinguished Frnnchman,
dated Paris, Nov. 20:
"Iord Palmerston and Louis Napoleon
have been almost nseparable since the for.
mer alighicd at the Hotel Windsor. Their
interviews have resulted ina decision to un-
furl the standard Of Polish, Hungarian and
Italian nationality. if Prussia and Austria
hesitate longer to declare unequiyocaly
againsi the Car. The probability is that
neither the one or the other will consent to
do this, in which case all Europe will be s
arms before Spring"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-12-21

U~y' Fletcher Webster Esq. i, busiy en-
gagged in editing two or three volumes OF
hhs taih,r's correspondence, that will be
published some time mex. season, uniform
in .izc with the works of Webster that
have been issued A whole year and
half has been devoted by compoten, per-
son merely to arrange these letters chrono-
logically for the editors hands. A rich ad-
d,;ion to our literature may be expected. -
The work of the editor will consist mainly
of such historical inlroductions as will eX-
plain the origin Of The letters of his father
aud their answers. Any one would be
astonished to see the vast piles Of m,icrals
that have been collected from all portions
o! the country, the cream of which is to be
given 10 the public through these VOL
uneS.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-12-21
UWe again call the attention Of ou

UyWe again call the attention of our
readers to Fanny Ferns new book, "Ruth
Hail." We have read it through and
through, and portions Of it we have read
over and over again, and were even more
delighted with the last, than with the first,
reading. 1t evinces keen knowledge of
human nature in its diversified phases, and
is so true to lite that one feels as if he was
reading the narration Of events of which he
had been an eyewitness. There is not
wearsome line in the volume, and no one
can lay it down until he or she has CON-
pletcd it. We should like to quote few
passages to convince our readers what
treasure of thought and feeling the book is,
but this would only be an aggravation to
them, for their impatience would b, almost
insuiferable, even during the short time
that it would take them to go to bookstore
for it.
We have only TO say that if any one
purchases the book on our recommendation,
and is not entirely satisfied after perusng
it, we will purchase the same of them at
the price paid. God bless Fannv Fern
may she and her little ones live to green
old age, and enjoy evermorc the brightest
Of heavens smiles, and the choicest Of
earth's happiness.
No book has ever had such sale; it is
not week since it was issued, and yet
more than 10000 copies Of it have been
sold. The publishers are now issuing L.
500 cope, per day, and still they are many
thousands behind their orders, in conse-
quence of the great demand.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-12-21
Bp Gelcaraph.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. IL.

PnILADEpHlA, Dec. IL.
The extensive chandelier and gas fixture
mandatory of Messrs. Cornelius and com.
pany, on Cherry street, above Eighth, was
entirely destroyed by fire at an early hour
this morning, with some fifteen ujoining
dwellings,, and numerous stables, &c. The
loss is heavy. The fire was the work of an
incendiary,
SECOND DISPATCH.
The factory was built in the form OF the
letter U. 1872 by 60 feetand five stories high.
1t was used as finishing shop, and gave
employment to 400 workmen, There was
an immense amount of finish work in the
building ready for shipment, valued at
abont $l50.00O.
The building cost $4,000, and the
whole amount insured is l37,5OO divided
among our various city Offices.
The Eastern wall fell down crushing
several small dwellings on Raspberry alley
but the fire having previously spread to
them, they were fortunately vacated.
Besides these large number of dwell
ings on Mint Court, in the rear of the fac.
tory, half dozen large dwellings on the
opposite side of Cherry street, and several
stables were also consumed.
About dozen dwellings and stores on
Eighth street, above and below Cherry-st..
we're seriously damaged.
It is supposed about so families were
rendered houselcss.
Messrs. Cornelius have two other estab-
ishments in other locations. One of them
contains machinery, models, &C., and room
for 900 workmen so that the men turned
out by the fire can be Immediately set TO
work there, to finish work for supplying or.
dcrs no on hand.
Two watchmcn were in the building
when the fire broke out, hut the origin has
not yet been ascertained.
The Central Presbyterian Church, on
Eighth and Cherry streets, was in great
danger, but thanns to the cxertons Of the
liremen, sustained but slight injury
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-12-21
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

THE BETTER LAND; or, Tho Believers
Journey and Future Hon c. BY Angus
tus c. Thompson, Pastor of the Eliot
Church, Roxbury, Mass Boston: Gould
g. Lincoln. 1854.
This is series of Discourses the char
acter Of which is clearly indicated by the
title. They evince great depth and power
of thought, and the language is tersc and
elegant. The volume is repletc with in-
structve lessons and the most valuable adj
vice; and is not merely n book that will
interest the protesting Christian, but the
scholar, the man of letters, and The general
reader who has any taste, will highly ap-
preciate its many excellencics. The pub
fishers have issued it in laultlcss style.
For sale by A. ]. Ward, and c. +. Ham,
nett, Jr.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-12-21

DWe learn from the Providence Post
that Messrs. Norris g. Hayes, proprietors
of the steam Oakum Works, at Bristol
lave failed and that Capt James M. Hood,
and George b. Hood, of Somerset, have al
80 failed We learn frem Boston that the
Gendon Iron Mill Company have failed /;
the superintendent, Henry Brevoort, has
absconded, and is dcfaultcr to the amount
of S25O,OOO.
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-12-21

o." We advise all who like an exciting,
wcil-wrltcn book, to read "Ru,h Hail." the
last new work by Fanny Fern; they will
be charmed with it, II we arc not very
much mistaken, Ruth Hail." the heroine,
i, none other than Fanny Fern the author
she is, cannot fail 10 recognize many Of the
characters in the book.