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W hol~saie Groeera. dsui
Forwarding and .,ol
Nos OF an
RE now receiving
"A herr spring stock. wi
al very low rates The,
ders tbs ) may be favor ed
zoe hide \ o sugar,
So bills belchei's cliff,
rs " loafena crushed ,
TOO 50 5 n molasxea,
50 +" plantation q
90 * Belchefs 8 II e.
golden syrup,
80 pkgs hi bbl d kgs do
200 sacks Rio coffee,
sopoCk'ts old gov Java 90
400 kegs nails,asst sizeG,
90 boxes soap,
80 do star candies,
90 do M uld do
rs ht chests teas asst,
80 boxes do
loo bxs chewing tobacco
vari rus brands,
80 bxs cut chewing and
smoking do
90 NJ rogalis and principe
Cigars,
20 boxes Cuba sixes,
son bu pr me d. Apples.
Boo nu prime D Peaches,
TOO psgs saleiatus, bbls,
boxes, kegs,
2 , kegs y { SODA,
500 bbIs wrapp's paper,
100 reams let. Il esl, do
90 pkgs / An . mackerel
. drums cocflsh,
- bns smoked herring,
3 cases sartlines,
10 tierces rice,
IS bbls tai,
20 " Titch s. rostn
- hxs u " rsisins.
20 hi aud or bxa 10
! case prunes III boxex,
10 boxes citron,
900 dfums hgs,
20 bbiI Dayton ale, fresh,
10 boxes mustard.
10 !" corn star ch,
20 doz hrooms,
zoo lhs broc m tsvine,
~ boxes axes,
~ hhls crackers,
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Mckee 4 1imberhnan's
LIVERY STARIE.

fIHlS stable, situated Oh 1htfu street between
Nam and Bionueau streets, i>iarge and CON.
nodlous aud especially fitted up and adapted Tor
tl'e business, and the undersigned are amply pre-
pared to accommodate their tnehds and the pub
liz generally, " Nh Saddle Horses Buecies. and
Carriages a reasonable rates. They also keen
iiorses by the day, week, or month
SAML MCKEE,
w. TIMBEHNAN
keeknk. Oct. II. 1854. If
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FLOWS AND WAGONS,
JAY1QR A. McKEE

successoIs 81 Newton d stephens
~OhNkh OF MAIN AND I2th STREETS
ksOhUk, IOWA
" HERE hey keep constantly on hand all
" KINDS OF Plows, Wagons and Carrisres
made y he best style ard ont Of the best qua,t,
OF materials. Wholesale ard retail
TAYLOR MchEF.
March ~ 1893. lSw;t
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Washington Unien Insurance Co.,
CLEVELAND, OHIO.
Capital, $3.50. 900.


officers.
r. y DURHAM, President:
GEoRGF MyGArr, Vice President and Treasurer.
. y SKKEIs, Secretary
GroRGE =. SETTER, General Agent.
Directors.
Geo MrFatt, Cleveland; p Durham, Gle. elapd,
Z t BuekUs, do c W Cook. do
sanford, do W nj Powell, 10
nehl N9rthrhp, DO Jnroh Perkins, Warren !;
Geo 3 Senter, do T Baker, Norwalk
y Skeels, do JOHN Clark, Brunswick !:
Robinson, Bedford
TINS '0eR hnoacn Company IS pre-
pared TO take RISKS on The safer class
eS Of property. Their means are
ample, end are SO arrested that the
tu'lds CAN ONLY BE USED TO PAY LOSSES.
No steam or special hazardous risks are taken.
and
The SUN to ts Insured In the same vicinity ia
limited TO prudent amount
The Company hes completed the fourth wear
q I's existence and the Directors have been abie
10 meet all losses without the necessity Of a tax
upon the premi"m notes.
70 assessment has besn made upon The
depoSlle notes
y
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WOODEN WARE.
I2l dozen buckets, 9 and s hoops,
100 nest tubs, g and m.
10 dozen we buckets,
10 dozen half bushels,
DO churns,
do tar buckets,
81 DO brooms,
loo dc wash boards
% gross clothes pins. patent and plain,
20 dozen wood fsncetts,
80 do shoe brushes,
do large tubs. home u1anufscturs
For sale BY CLEGHORN a. HARRISON
April IA. 1865.
rll DOZ mefis and boys Leghorn. swIs,
cOU Leneit, Pedal and Palm Leaf Hats Tor
sale cheap at
sHELDoN'S HAT EMPORIUM
Aprii Is, 1855. WY
NATiis-Ja4t rss.is.d A., and 70. sale low oy
- BALDWIN,, EVANS A. GO
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C. oDERTop.

C.. OBERTOp.
" EFPe stack % Famii, Groceries avarlcfrg
a Toys,at = an assortment II Musicsl lnstri-
m<ntk Forx~te on Main street, oct seen second
aud TIM d. CGsr2s5ss
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$40 Reward.

NIRAYED from the plantation OF n. snbscri-
~ Der three weeks ago, large black mare
about sixteen aud half hands high, square hp-
ped and heavy made, five years old las, spr,sp
Tim In flesh, no white or other Particular mark
about her recolected, nnshod, and was, when
she left little tender in her front feet. I Will
pay the above named reward 10 any person mat
will deliver her to me in st. Francisyille. Mis-
sonr, or to Mr.. Robb. on this farm on STING
F airie, formerly owned and occupied BY Levi
M.lledge. WI. 8. ALLEN.
July %, 1855. wan
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EDWARDS & TURNER, Age-ts.
February 18th, 1855 6rna
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-12-25

lse. cuting ohsmpodnlng. g., II the most appIOyeai
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-12-25

Northeast Of sou,awcs, 40 a ~ -.re 9 "a 4
Sou,hwestquarier Of southwest quarter y a1f 3709 a
Houso'lol adjoining Dstyille on soulhwes. 10 2
Easl hall & north west luaIler Of W ar Sc
Southwest of east 200 inn 800 10
Southwest of southeast quarerags - ! 90
West end of south 150 a 10 section '%l ',ai "a
East and south Of west 80 acres ,,e,. 90
Norh & Yves, of no,,h half ex Ian AZ {
North part oil northwest 18O acres sba liz 10 5 80
Snu,heas, corner 81
Yves, end El IA 4E q 7 so {
NonheasLo ofsou,hwesl quarter reyg .a'a 4i4ldS
Sou,hwes, OF soubeas, quarter adi2 fea,ftm' ~ SO
North end 2 '''' A''a ''to ,i,. N s,3 II
Innorhwes, Of northeast quarter MI i1.5rssa ! 81!
Adjoining norlheas. corner OF loi Danpilleoa s9t
Nonhha of northwest ex one quarter north 1e IS {
Wespano Of northeasq quarter f'l. e''te
West side Of northeast q1arlerT ~, .,g ss2 Is bg
Nonheastpan 4ss s sts }oste1e II
Southeast Of souilwestquarteE ,siiga5l
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-12-25
THE New and Splendid Steamer
BRIDGE CITY-JOHN HEIsNFR

Master--will run as irregular packet in the above
oook as 1etngons esiF w leave "eopssoay at
every Saturday at o'clock P. NJ; passing, Pom.
eroy every Wedn ssday evening at O'clock P. M.
and returning on her upward trips every Mon
day at 0 O'Clock A. NJ. The Bridge City will
take passengers arl fieIght for the above and all
intermediate landings. Having recently been
thoroughly repaired and improved, she offers
superior facilities and inducements 10 passengers
and shippers; her officers having had cOnsdera--
BILE experience in the trade, hope by prompt at
tention to business 10 merit and receive liberal
share Of the public patronage.
( july q, I855-n2SG.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-12-25

NHOhcNutC anu AeCsNAhe
T WIS GLARKEhasing established himselfin
LKygerville, GaIlia county, Ohio, at the stand
formerly occupied by Jonathan Tenney, in the
cABINET-MAKTNG BUSINESS, Z T.
respectlully informs the citizens of Megs and
Gailia counties, and the public generally, that
he is now prepared to furnish all who may give
him call, any article or articles in his line, at
the shortest notice and on the
mosFREAsON ABLETERMs.
He is constantly manufacturing all Articles OF
par.o, and Kitchen Furniture, and IN addition
to this keeps constantly on hand large ana
COMPLETE assortment of all kinds Of Cabinet
ware manufactured in the cities. Persons living
io he neighborhood desirous Of purchasing
Furniture. will lind it greatly1o treir advantage
10 call on himj as he. can supply them as easily
and as cheaply as they can be accommodated IN
tbe large cities, of ahywhefs eBead ...1sk
'"O 90 ~ LEWIS CLARKE.
Hqx.,lsx ie5b@-lyn4l
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-12-25
UNDERTAKING.

asfN .gH9l9 2 3 - y ~ n Y" =
Slsliaz11Ew "a lspln Et9 ad
!. vkT,-,M /. pr ALL, Undertaken respectfully In
wv. Turns az citizens Of Pomeroy and yIcini'y'
.hat he ,s nov nennfactuIirg, al ms snop 20 ON
Cerrs Ran, and VII keep eonslantlE on. ornte
READY MADE ScOFFINs,g
Of iii sizea and qualities, which can0e Psoeuieo
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-12-25


st copied from the list returned BY the said County So1
is andca calculated {.
will by
Al
les nil Taxesan penalty e g
Pomery. Il.
Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-12-25
a. ETgF oF EANns ANp ToWM EeTs

G County, T. JnHn" 1860 which are charged a 2aaeg
penalty gfavgp~ Gaaa The 1as g 1866
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1855-08-11

rrHoSE having cotton ia store precious GO
She date OF this advertisement, will not
be- CHARGED extra storage until after the FIRST
day Of ink following, after which time it W,lI
come under the rates below
For receiving and storing cotton
frs, month 20 cts per ea''
Weighing and marking, 10
shipping receiving, and taking
Bill ladrng, D
All transfers of cotton, 10 "
B-All who owe me ell save the cos
hy paving me Immediately
THoS r. SWANSON.
roiershurc lur' IS lsh5 8 sn
The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1855-08-11


INpHeurs,p TrN 1H's - l>s1
Gentcm.a our Ic't.r oi tesi,tI,y's
3ato was presented 20 mc eat', Iu the sI.,r
aoea IL tbe ptcscut tune t.,, 40 ...s.-
aucg Is xpr,ssiur IA, opinion u aal4
% the }mlscau OlJu. urus pue|pta /
lael thtf ms flltv tu.nns Iu whose ear
,ees I have been so '1uF onra,ti ata ans
utlrd a. have my wow which so their
opinion. mn, 10 any WAS. eHeal the public
interest A. .n earlier r.uod % tho state
canvass. misA; have been charged upon
lac that uas 0ndea, .rHr ~ iuHaeuce the
elections OF th~ states bot Us The election
b so near AT band, that my opinions cannot
have gtue,I circulation, | cannot be-
,aafgal alih Interference
YIN may rest assured. t.af inrc't ae ON
us etutt a'i Hc"fr '.n vu, meet
a3ea pp dar. um Owing to tn
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J T. " l. l. !. Y.
JOSEPH 4. PREUIrr d {

JEFFERSON, iCtaS,
II AVE on hand splendid assortment Of
! Jewelry, consisting Of gold aud silver
watches, ladies' aud geutlemeu's breast PIN.
Of all sizes ear and finger rnrs bracce
gold pens aud pencils ladies cuii pms apa.
temenS shirt and risbani buttons, gold
clasps breast pins emb,emalc of Masonry
and Odd Fellowship, lndic. and gents mourn.
,ur pms, &c, Sc all Of which are warranted
to hc genuine articles, and sold cheap
Also splendid A. ultmeut Of ladies wrcalbs
and ar,l,~,s; and a lot Of superior pen
hritn~
Jefferson Mns 20, ISL Is
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N'HOlESALE and retail dealer4 IA n3
W Goods, Boots Shoes, Hats, Ciatt8.,
Hard add QuccnsVare, CASTINGS, Groceries.
sc Keep constantly on haud j large aud
complete assortment Of the abos, enumerated
artc.c-, together with many others loo ugurc
on. 10 name We sell on liberal terms TO
.ooda1i prompt customers tomesH seg us.
pams Street. Jyiitf-un, IoAas.
Feb. H.. l~JJ. - Is
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Letter fr0m Gen. Houston.


IsDrrENprNcE. July, 1855.
GrN SAN llorsroN
Dear sir-We the undersigned citizen.
Of Independence, having lor a long tine
entertained a high appreciation OF your
character rs citizen, statesman and sol
der and knowing your character for can
dor on all political affairs connected with
our Government, DO respectfully request an
oppression Of your sentiments and opntou
ia regard 10 the american order. 1t has
been often asserted, aud denied, that you
are member Of, or ia favor Of the prince
pies advocated hy The Order We enter,
tain the hope, So, from the long and varied
services that You have rendered your copn
,rr. that q lfauk expression O., your orin.
ions viii not be withheld We adir.H
Won, sir. as cUzHns, a majority Of whom
are not mruH,t- ut the Orior
Respectfully. ,our fellow citizens
William \ Baldwin,
John g. iljuJfe.
Horny l.. Grycs.
George u Davis,
John Z" Collrs
NshuS Dtutc
$ g lps.omh.
Itlr Dean
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-22

The COUNTY CoURT.-The County
Court was in session during the whole Of
last week, and adjourned to meet again,
yesterday, (Tuesday.)
The Grand Jury found indictments
against Ann Finn, Patrick King, James
Madden, John McManaway and Henry
Morrison, for selling liquor without liz
cense. Morrison was tried and acquitted.
The others will probably be tried this
week. There were some other indict-
ments for assaults and battery, DC. The
Grand Jury was discharged to meet again
to-day, Wednesday, 81.
We are informed that an effort was
made to obtain licenses to sell liquor,
which was not successful.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-22
Foreign News;

The steamer America arrived at New
York on the 10th inst.
The --latest News from the Crimca is to
the goth July. Every thing was prepa.
red for the. general action of the sea and
land forces against Sebastopol. which was
to come off in / s days.
The Russians had succeeded in estab-
fishing rife pits in front of the French
sappers.
Advices geographically from the Cri>
mea to the 29th ult., announced continu>
ed preparations for the grand expedition
of the allies against Sebastopol. All the
vessels of the fleet had assembled at Ka-
miesche.
A report prevailed in Paris that the
French government had received official
notification of the bombardment of the
Malskof and Redan batteries, prepara>
tory to the assault.
The Viceroy of Egypt has been nego.
tiating with the Bedouins to serve in the
Crimea.
ENeLAND.-The Queen sent a message
to Parliament asking additional proVi,
sons for the war, which resulted in the
Chancellor of the Exchequer proposing tc
issue E7.O0O.OOO of exchequer bills.
Lord Palmerston. in replyto question
in Parliament touching British enlist
ment in the United States. stated that in
order to prevent all probability of diff
Guilty with the American government, the
British government had stopped enIisting
at Halifax.
Heavy rains had occurred in England
but the accounts from the crops are IA
vorAble.
FRANoE.-The offers for the new
French loan amount to 100000, OOOf.
SPA1N.-Rumors were in circulation
that Spain would send q contingent to
the Crimea, but it is considered doubtful.
II was also reported that, in consideration
OF this contingent, she would ask for a
territorial guarantee, Including Cuba. =.
ITALY.-Our Liverpool correspondent
has private advices from Lombardy via
Venice, indicating that i'm portant events
are nearly ripe there, and exciting news
may shortly be expected from that quar>
ter.
IED1A.-The East India mail had ar
rived. There was no improvement in the
affairs of China. The recently reported
reverses of the insurgents had proved but
temporary character.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-22

RooT1NG CREEK.-We took ride uu
Roofing Creek on last Saturday, when
we made the acquaintance and enjoyed
the hospitality of a number of the staunch
Democracy of that region.
We were agreeably surprised to find
the amount of good land, and the number
of fine Improvements in that section OF
our country. The log-cabins are being
fast displaced by fine white frame houses,
which look SO beautiful on a farm and
we observed in place of the little stunted
stock which has heretofore been so COM
mon, some fine blooded animals. These
improvements speak we'll for the enter
prise and prosperity of our farmers, and
are source Of qualification to US all,
for when the farmers are doing we'll, the
balance Of us will not suffer.
In politics, Roofing Greek is always
right, and has many times retrieved the
waning fortunes of the Democracy Of
his county; while in whole-souled,
heartsome friendships, its inhabitants are
not exceeded anywhere.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-22
James b. Clay and g Ashland"


James b. Clay, Esq. nofthe,late Hen.
ny Clay, having been charged with being
the tnsyoung gentleman who tore down
the Old mansion Of ibis IMMORTAL father,
instead ofleaying tito be resortedEto and
gazed on with emotions sof, reverential
Fawesby the men Of future generations"
and with having" sold 1.-The beams, rafters,
posts. de-, of his glorious fathers old
dwelling house, to be manufactured into
walking sticks. ",dsc., has published a re-
ply, in which he says that instead of be-
ing young man he is now forty years of
age, and that the mansion at.Ashland, was
purchased by him after his father's death
in accordance with desire he (the faith
ser) expressed while living. We, quote
from his reply the following in relation to
his father and" Ashland - ~ -,
Knowing that the house would have to
be rebuilt, he often, said when speaking
oft, "it will last my. lifetime. When /
left Kentucky to reside near St. Louis,
he abandoned the hope of my purchas-
ing it with much regret, expressed in a
letter now in my possession. Hearing OF
his last illness and probably approaching
death, wrote. to him-knowing it would
give him more happiness than almost
any earthly thing-that I would give up
all my prospects in Missouri, and that he
might die satisfied that. if I could help it,
Ashland should not, in my lifetime at
least, pass into the hands of strangers.
After my fathers death my mother caus-
ed me to be informed that she would have
the place sold with the view to my be-
coming the purchaser ; that the whole
place was in ruinous condition, but
that it would make her happy in her life
time to know that it was not to go out Of
the family. l returned to Kentucky and
purchased it, Finding the dwelling, like
most others built fifty odd years ago, in
dilapidated condition, 1 called in a
competent architect to ascertain whether
it was safe residence for my family ; it
was pronounced to be unsafe, and more
over, that it would tumble down Of itself
IN very few years. Under these cir
cumstances, determined to rebuild it in
q style suitable to my own taste, and not
Who'll y unworthy of my father.
In reference to the charge that he had
been selling the beams, &C., he says:
At last it occurred to mo that l might
put some of the old lumber which was
useless to me to good and worthy use
l determined to have some little articles
made as souvenirs Of Ashland from the
old roof trees that would cause them
to be placed with some friend in Licking
ton to be sold, with the understanding with
him that the proceeds, after paying costs
of construction, should be donated to
some public charity. I accordingly en-
ployed cabinet maker, himself almost
an object Of charity, as he said, in these
hard times, to make some boxes. About
40 have been made, and one hundred
canes, of which only some sixty or eighty
boxes have hitherto been sold. 1 have
good hope, however, that the residue will
be, and at profit which may next winter
gladden. the hearts of some poor widows
and orphans.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-22

~ There need be no apprehensions
that Western Virginia is about to become
abolitionized, because the editor of the
leading Know Nothing journal of our sec
ton has avowed himself an abolitionist
Even the Know Nothings themselves have
been compelled to discard the =" bold bad
man" who had the temerity to publicly
proclaim his treason to the institutions OF
the South, in our midst. He is about. to
commence the publication of a paper in
Ohio, where he will fnd more congenial
spirits.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-22

TIE " CHARMED GIRL. THE story O.
ayoung girl in New Hampshire being
charmed" by a snake was got up for a
speculation. The father of the girl i:
now charged with catching the Snake,
tanning it, and then training the child tc
handle and fondle it. The New Hamp.
shire Statesman says: ...-s
The father and child and the snake
were in Concord on Friday andsSaturday
of last week; and it is sad to know that
some forty or fifty dollars were realized
from the repulsive spectacle of child,
under seven years of age, handling a
large black snake /; putting it around her
neck F.; placing its head very near, if not
actually within her own mouth and in
otherwise gratifying the audience at the
speedy destruction of the offspring of an
unnatural father. Instead Of there be-
ing spontaneous and friendly FEELING
between the child and reptile, there was
the utmost repugnance between the two
at the time the father commenced his
work: The people in7the peighb6rhood
ih1whicht the father lives, -beingSfull in the
belief that he4rained stheechild 10 the hid
eous duty inv bich he.seems inclined to
subject her, were inclined to move in the
matter and by force frustrate his cruel
design.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-22

PRoMoT1oE FROM THE RAHKs.-Presi>
dent Pierce has appointed First Sergeant
Christopher Il. Mentally, of company D,
to be second lieutenant in the Regiment
of Mounted Rifemen: Mr.. McNally is a
Baltimorean, and has won his promotion
by gallant conduct in several engage.
ments with Indians on the frontiers. The
following promotions from the ranks have
also been made First Sergeant of Noun
ted Rifeman, to be second lieutenant /:
Sergeant Edward Tracy, of Company F..
to be second lieutenant in the Second. Ra-
giment Of Dragons. Gs5 -
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-22

Tue ELEcr1oNs.-The late election in
Kentucky is not as bad as we anticipated
The Democrats have four out of the ten
members of Congress.
In Alabama the Democrats have car
ried everything before them, electing the
Governor, large majority of the Legis-
lature, and every member of Congress,
but one.
In Texas there has been another COM
plete Democratic triumph.
1t proves that Johnson's majority in
Tennessee, is greater instead of less than
he received at his previous election.
The question is pertinently asked by
one of our Wing exchanges, -" if Amer
icanizing the Wing party has paid expens-
es ?"
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-08-22

The BOARD OF PUI1o WoRKs.-The
Board of Public Works had meeting du.
ring the first Of the month. Ali the
members were present. This is the first
meeting Of the Board since the qualifi-
cation of Alex. R. Holiday, Esq, the
newly elected member from the second or
middle district. to succeed DR.. Arch'd
Graham, who was the President of the
Board. Consequently the first business
Of the Board at this meeting, was the
election of President, which honor was
conferred on Edward ]. Armstrong, ESQ,
the member from the third or upper dis
trlct. We doDot doubt that this appoints
ment will prove to be a capital one, as we
know that Mr. Armstrong has the capaci-
ty and experience, and is not lacking in
the industry necessary to make an eff
Gent and faithful officer.
Thus far, we learn, no business of spe-
clal importance has been submitted to
the Board, but they wilIremain in session
day or two longer, and '' clear the doc
ket" before they adjourn. At their next
(September) meeting they contemplate
making the annual appointments of proxies
and directors in behalf of the State in the
various joint stock companies in the Com.
monwealth. Richmond EnQuiror.