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nEATu BLOW 10 RATS AND MICE.--V

have for sale Rat ESterminator which fala
Those wish rid their houses and cellars o rata
and mice should fail to use it. For sale at
J. II. THOMPSON & cos
dec q d&cf New Drug store
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n ALI. ACCOUNTS DUE TWICE a YEAR. VIZ lst
DAY JANUARY, and LIST DAY ~ July.
GEORGE NJ. RrCkER 4 co, respectfully beg the aten
ton of their customers and the public to the exensva
stock of FANCY and STAPLE DRY GOODS they have now
This Stock needs only be to be appreciated
To extent, styles and prices.
Persons visiting this market fer the purchase Of Dry Goods
will themselves time and money by calling on The sub
scribers fnpv 2tsi g. NJ. X. co.
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i ED BY THE MECHANICS INSTITUTE, RICHMOND
VA-BUTTERS d SIMONS No. 1871 Main street (nearly
opposite the Exchange Bank Richmond Va have received
the agency for the Of Virginia for the sale VIM.
EncrsDns celebrated PfANO FDRJES. These Pianos
finished IN the best and for their aud
brlinpcy Of aud durability equal those
other manufactured in this country.
FACT WORTHY OF NoTE-One of Emersons Piano
Forcs put into the Fair of the Mechanics Institute clio
scd in Richmond without the knowledge of Mr.. Emerson
ccived the highest premium auardtdA FIRST CLASS DI-
PLOMA
Every instrument warranted in every respect.
shall sell Piano Fortcs the prices for cash
good negotiable paper. Jan g7fd&cly
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GALE OF REAL EsTATE.-in pursuance 81
~ decree of the Circuit Court of LynohhurgI shall ms
Commissioner In said decree nnmcd sell the promsea
SATURDAY, tho 18th day of January at o'clock T. NJ.
public auction upon credit ofG q la montha Of
VACANT GROUND situated In the corporation of Lynch.
burg Main street nearly oppoc Capt Sami MeCorklcs
Negotiable notes endorsed ir equal porons Of
Tho purchase money will be required and the title retained
III the last payment be made.
WIN T. YANGEY Com'r
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THE GRAVE OF MADIsoN-A correspond, mt of the Fred
eksburG t's in Culpeppcr county, Va gives melancholy
picture c the of the ustrious adison He lies with his
ftmy in grave yard short distance upon
lis estate of Montpelier The family cemetery surrounded
brick wall and the gate is entirely down The
pondent says that stone marks the great resting
place dark running green box wraps with verdure, and
branches from old chestnut
against the sky, nod and the dark
mountain The correspondent adds that
the vault of the Congressional burial ground
in Washington. direction be
her husband but her has fulfilled her request
TRIAL DR.. SMIrH-The Petersburg Express publishes
card from Mr.. Gloss of North Carolina who had
charges against Rev DR. Smith in which lie declines
prosecuting them the action of conference
him that amount of evidence from the North
Carolina Conference be of any avail that tribunal
Plain talk, that.
UNIVERSITY NIRGISIA-We perceive by the catalogue
published the University of Virginia for this yearha there
are 53l students-of hch there from Virginia 1884,
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a FOR RENT-0everal Omces and Lod giag
i ROOMS, over the of r. K. Watkins and L. L.
Ar uistssd. Apply TO Mr. Watkins, Mr. Armsead. or to
tho undersignsd dec 12-dtlst Jan 8. II. EARLY.
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$l4O.OOO!!!
A M ARYI AND LOTTERY
To be drawn ON the HAVANA PLAN.
MANAGERS OFFICE OF I

MANAGERS OFFICE MARYLANDl
LOTTERIES Baltimore, Dec !, 1855. 5
The Managers of the Maryland Lotteries having had sug
gcscd the plan of drawing the HAVANA LOTTERIES has
favores and being DESTROYS crafty the public have
concluded to draw q LOTTERY ON THE HAVANA PLAN
on the third SATURDAY in each month.
Grand COnsOlidascd Lottery Of Mary land.
CLASS 3.
To be drawn in Baltimore Md, Saturday jan 10, 1886.
Prizes amounting
40 900 dollars
VIII be distributed according to the following magnificent
Scheme.
10000 Numbers !--s 900 Prizes!
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or lease the stare just completed next tho corner oil
Cary and ioar Streets opposite II w FryA II
hundred deep andneary 30 in width fitted with
nyennceg No better business stand in the
city Apply to tlce 22-dw) JAMES THOMAS. in,
10
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TTARPER,S MAGAZINE, GODEY'S La
dies Book Petersons Magazine for Ja.uary ls5G-all
beautiful numbers-receved lat
dec 22ts MOkSES
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eDO YEAR-Wil be offered for hirc privately until tues
s,vtbo ls, day Of January next FIFTY NEGROES of
descriptions which time all that arc not previously
disposed hired public auction In front of the Mar
ket House in Lynchhnrg, TO the highest bidder
The hrer or lircr required to give bond with approved
security II IL lbNiS, agent anu attorney,
In TACT for Jno w Sehoolheld, Exor Of the last win
and testament OF Frances b. Shackelford, deed.
5on = lo,a.if lat ian
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/ lDUTTERs n sIuONs. BooissciIers. sta tom
ID TONERS AND FANCY GOODS DEALERS. whole
retail No iJ1 Main street nearly opposite the Ex
change Bank, Richmond. Va. Country Merchants will find
large desirable Stock Goods which will be such
win u second call Terms cash approved
credit lily g7d&cly
uDETEkS, MARTIN Il CO, Gene raj & o nm m Ia
Il SION MERCHANTS give particular attention to the
sale OF Tobacco Flour Wheat Corn aud all other produce
House the BASIN Of 18th and Cary Rich
mond Va lily le-dSctlst ian
uEarrison's II air Dye Iusi received mid for sale
n by fdec 14-ts) STROTHER g. WHITEHEAD.
lust RECEsyED-A superior lot of brandy
- Peaches Preserved Ginger also superior lot Of Pickles
doc gifts CRAWFORDs& RICHARDS.
MUSIC, MUSIC, lMUsIC.-The undersigned has
AVH received large and beautiful
MUSIC, for the Piano Forte, at D. r. 1ymans old stand
Bank Lynehburg, and occupied by Strother
Whitehead Druggists
Ali kinds of Music 6nd Musical Instruments furnished
short notice. w. r. GREENE
june q tAcly
q FOR RENT-0sveral Omecs and Lo giag
1911 ROOMS. the Of r. < Watkins and I. T.
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RICHMOND ADVERTISEMENTS.

Two TOBACCONlsTs.-Ssr'at reduction Ia Lock
u TOLLS The Lock Tolls tot the Dock connection
reduced TO Fipf tats prroH Why thenpa Fifty Cents
drayage Tobacco when you the diff
ference by shipping tho subscriber, the Dockt Having
drays Of charge only five box obac
which includes all The charges In Richmond by steamers
Notwithstanding the whole expense from Iynehburg,
board, only thirteen cents per box,
doc cots ALFRED s. LEE, Richmond.
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HnEAT NORTHERN Ample, - !


II The large and commodious steamship JAMES tf-g
TOWN Capt PARRISH leaves City Point, for New aAGls.
York every "WEDNESDAY morning at 9 o'clock, after
Petersburg arriving nNcw YORK ncxt
yening Tickets including Railroad Fare and Meals
end board steamer SliSeeond Class Cars
and Steeragc, So Apply to LEE JoHNsoH4
Agents New York and Virginia steamship Co
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CEYMOUR,s BROAD CAST GI

SEHMOUR's BROAD CAST GRAIN AND
- GUANO SOWER.-We confidently recommend this Ma
chine to farmers Having but little machinery durable
and easily kept in order and regularly any quantyo
train or tuano desired Frank Ruin, Esq, Editor Of Oh
Southern Planter thus comments it:
are so perfectly convinced Of its great value In efficient
working capacity chcapness durability and simplicity Of
structon that hesitate the public
thing which II is known do often upon
Again, horse works the machine perefect
breadth of ten feet fast horse walk, and
carrying bushels time does require many
pages necessary by who seeds by hand The
seeding is entirely independent Of the wind done
with well during very high winds which prevailed most
of the time during calm because the seed delivered
close to the ground We not only recommend tho machine
therefore tn farmer but them buy H. not
Mr. Seynours account who Is nothing to MS but their own
THOS. BRANCH 4 SONS,
sen 19ts Sole Agents for Petersburg.
QyOLLINasHAsOOM n q = X a. asessrsbWFe /,
ID VA--NOTICEIn taking charge o. the above ssabisA
ment would respectfully solicit ,nntinuaAce Of
patrons of the HOTEL and to fieh. ask them
call and My table shall always be spread with all s
decaces the The servants all attentive The
entire establishment shall have the best attention th
wife will that the ladies' who Hotel
shall every wish sratlhed and all ask share bust
The house Is furnished In the hest style -
rcte quiet part IF the city Ny Omnibus viii AWAY -
the different depais 70 attend castomcrstn carry tcu
aud fro. JOSEPH L.. CAslIslk0TOH.
iy 3o-tse's PFo0o9Se1R
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HAs. q. HUNT, Commission Merchant, i3t

- STREET RICHMOND, VA, solicits consignmens To.
bncco Flour Wheat and all kinds of Country Produce prom
sing diilgcnt personal attention
Consgnnlcnis coming down the Virginia Tennessee
Railroad the of D. D. Phelps, Esq, will
wardcd free Of charge To the
lie win also attend promptly to all orders for Plaster Guano
Merchandise &c
His experience with strict and prompt attention. quick
returns hopes will which will profitable
To both his customers and himself Aug 25ts
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IL II. WILLIAM, orisinnIIy OF ri,..,Iyn

lie mia, late of Brookneai Va, with BOOKER a. WAT
KiNS, Richmond. Va, and WATKINS, SON co, Peters
burg Va, GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS. Ofice
Ia Richmond l31 Cary Petersburg, of Old
Sycamore tive prompt md personal attention
sale Of Tobacco Wben Flour aud all kinds of Country
ducc and pay particular attention to filling orders
Refer to the following gonemeni
John NJ. Otey, ESD Chswell Dabney, ESD MoCorkle a.
Jones, and Don r. C. Peters, Esqs, Lynchburg Major r.
Jones, Iurwel Lee Esq, and NJ B Nowln, Campboll Col
Daniel Coleman Saml Berger Esq, and Walter Cole r
Esq, rsyyaniai Judge VIM. Leigh, and james Early
Esq Hslf Innv N.d1
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-12-24

Mil BOARDING HOUSE, Main street In Lsnehburg,
"a over the store Of + W. Payne Esq, aud the Exchange
Bank THIS house has II Kitchen Smoke house Nci
moro rooms he added II desired Possession given lst
January next aud probably earlier period desired
Also, several Offices, In the building with two
each. Apply CHAS w CHRISTIAN,
nj the Depot of the Va 4 Tenn X. r.
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dec f1cIIt2tIh
yuyO CARPENTERS AND nOlsERusiD-

Il ERS-For hire, good master Carpenter WIN
works with his hands and who would probably be willing ~
retain him for Of years. valuable colored CARPENTER
aged about thirty five. If such employer found or hm
the man viii then he Tor sale. Enquire of
dec 3d&c2nws s. w. SHELTON. Iynehburg
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IL the Of the late Frances u Shackcford decd
VIII please aete longer indulgence
not be given aud those having claims Of debts against said
tate will present them well anhpnicacd In order that ar
rangcmcna may be be made for payment of the aamc.
H. H. LEWIS, Agent
and Attorney. In fact for Jno w Schoolncd, Ex'ur
of the last will aud testament Of
Frances u. Shackelford, deed
Office of the Agent the store of A, q. Lewis
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nNWO NAIIARl.E HOUSES AND LOTS
4 FOR SALE ON ACCOMMODATING TERMS wish
10 sell the House and Lot Judge Daniels Hill which
bought from H. Logwood This Is considered desirable
family residence Also, the cacG Lot adloinngmy
residence II they sold before the 18th Of Deeembor
they will then be for rent
C 1st2awts MICAJAH DAVIS
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GRIND Con.oIidn,cd Lottery Of VI
10000 Numbers !.-s 900 Prizes!

I . Prizes payabIe In FULL without DEDUCTION.
g One Przt to every 20 Tickets.
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hbiASOs rOR hOi.iDAN pNkssENIs.--lhe
j MODEL P1ANO-In this age u Improvement, WHEN
model ships and the like H. r.
direction to the manufacture Of Model Piano.
which all essentials Of the costly Instruments
rombued Tor the moderate sum three sixty
dollars richness tone simplicity and beauty Of design,
syl. finish size &C. all unite To render perfectly unique
Ills be used in any portion of room with
equal advantage 10 tbe eye and ear
We hand about forty Pianos nearly all diner
ing style finish and price which will sell as good
Petersburg be had the North South East
West. aud every Instrument warranted. u. p. NASH,
dee Piano Forte Dealer Petersburg, Va.
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Wood any hard substance The ladies need not now
throw broken China Glass but by applying this Glue
make the art, longer useful Broken Furniture also
be mendcd by us preparation sold at - go,
}. H. THOMPSON & cos
dee 6dUrff New Drug Store.
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N Water, pure and reliable tonic
for promoting the growth 4 the hair destroying Dan
el u and giving the hnf bright glossy wavy appearance
Ladies who valve beautiful should give the Cryata Water
a trial. Made and sold by -..- -.
,oc iScios II THOMPSON a. CO
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w sPoNSiBLE TRAVELLING AoENTsf when you
get Petersburg the very best quality second rae)
prices which will be guaranteed be low any at the
North South, from H. r. NASH, Piano forte Dealer,
corner Of Sycamore and Bank SITS. Petersburg.
Always hand between 30 and 40 Pianos to select from
roarly all VARYING In style finish. nov 23ts
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respectfully invited To call and examine our beautiful ms
useful and ornamental articles among which arr
rich Bohemian Jewel Boxes Terra Gotta Cigar
Stands; Iu Boxes bohemian bohcs bue French Ierfunoa
Colognes fine China enrH amt SAuceis; Card Buckets
Smelling Bottles Sc We they will be able to
lect something from the many articles On hand Mt
j. II. THOMPSON & cos
II Now mi
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CHRISTMAS Overwhelmingly Troupe
Monday and Tuesday nights and Their
aments very popular They play we'll sing beau
fully ard buresque the darkes to the lie The theatre and
together will offer plentiful
a!nGsemcns
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NOo "a NJ WAIcmEs, ~ EN- >
4 SILVER WARE AND FANCY GOODS, at r.
wholesale and retail every variety and STYLE at low "a,
prices by calling at NOWLANS, sign of tho Ea GASs,
gle. No. "a Sycamore street Petersburg, Va wheree
will 20 He has just armed from the Nor
bern and Importers with the largest and most
of Watches Jewey Silver Ware and
Fancy offered this State Would not be better
call and examine his magnificent Stock
least cent? he buys all his Goods for cash. Sell
them much less than the regular prices for the quality
o Goods You also have Watches and Jewery
paired the best and short notice.
the newest and most fashionable Goods In exchange
money.
Remember the place, sign of the Eagle No a. Sycamore
street, Petersburg, Va. THOMAS NOWLAE.
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IDANNILL n SONS, Comm mission Merchaass,
u PETERSBURG VA.-Particuar attention paid TO the
sale and purchase Of Wheat Flour Tobacco aud Merchandise
generally. Advances made ON oonsignmens,
WILLIAM PANNILL,
HENRY PANNILL,
aug "a d6cly JOSEPH PANNILL.i
The Shasta courier., 1855-09-08

Loss OF Understanding TO the Constantine
pie correspondent of the London Times, the
losses of life since the declaration Of war have
been as follows:
Turks. 1870. 600: French. 10 900; English. %
600; Russians, at least 300 900 Taking into
account the morality on bnard the ships ai war
and the transports, and among The laborers of
different kinds attached to the trnops. and The
losses OF the Austrian armies Of occupation
and observation, by The diseases Of last winter.
1t may he assumed that from 500 900 to 500 600
men have perished or become invalided since
the commencement of the war. or abomt as
many as were carried off by the cholera of
1881 and 1882, on its first appearance N Eu-
rope.
The Shasta courier., 1855-09-08
DIED.

In this place. on last Sabbath. the 2d inst, of
consumption. Mrs. MARY SKILLMAN wife Of Mr..
A. SkillHsan, one Of the proprttnrs of this
paper. Mrs 5 had been suffering in the
clutches of this relentl. IS disease for the pas,
len or twelve .nonils. during which time her
friends had but little. if any. hope of her ulii-
mate recovery. She died in the full hope of
eternal glory
Mrs. s. emgrated 70 this State. by way of
The Plains, from Wisconsin. in 1853, with
her brother. Fred. Black. Esq. She was 90
years of age. pHrer spirit than hers never
winged its way to the abode of the blest
In Shasta. on Saturday, the Ist insi., Mr..
HaRvEr BOWER. of congesfvc chills, aged
about % years. Mr.. b. had been resident of
this county f"r four or FIVE years. He came
from New York.
On Monday Sd inst, in thi, place. of dysen.
terry. ELLA, The yonneest daughter Of r. T. and
Frances B. Sprague; aged years, one month
and eleven days.
The sweetest buds are those that die in Spring |!
They toncll the world with beauty and are gone
Ere ruder brea;hs than those of God have
touched
Their gentle hearts and scattered their perfume /!
Ye unseen fingers of delicious air.
Sprinkle the blossoms OF This sunny May
Upon little new-made grave that holds
hrosea b'ossom. sweeier tbnn them all
The Shasta courier., 1855-09-08

THE EMPRESS EUGESiE.-Somebody has writ
ten the following beautiful sketch Of the beaat-
ful Empress of France:
"The Empress Eugenie. without being by
any means the perfect beauty her fiatterers de-
clare her to be. is certainly one of the very
loveliest looking women that could be found
Her face is lighted up with such an nnocen:,
gentle and vivacious expression. and smile of
such exceeding sweetness as TO render her per-
fecilv charming. Her manner is at once grace
fnl, dgnified and eracons; she looks absolute
ls radiant public occasion. and performs
her part so perfectly and with snch a look of
absolute happiness that she seems not only as
though she had been born to The station TO
which her singular fortune has raised her. but
appears beside her impossible and undemnu-
siratiye partner as though she was sovereign III
her own right. who had esponsed some man oi
humble rank and sought unconsciously 10 atone
for his comparative cold and mngracions manner
by The overAowing OF her own royal and native
courtesy Aud yet ;o see her small, sweet. bur
pale and weary looking face at other times. one
would aay That she bad already entered upon
that destiny of snrrew OF which the line OF pain
across her brow would almost seem TO be na-
lures own prophecy
The Shasta courier., 1855-09-08

LATER FROM THE SPANISH MAIN.-From the
Valparaiso correspondence Ct The Panama Star,
we compile the following intelligence:
The Minister of The United States gnve 81
splendid dinner in Santiago on the 4th inst; all
who spoke our vrrnacn!ar were present. Am, ng
The oasts was one given by MIR. Urmene,a, the
President OF the House OF K. pyeseutatives, to
Religious Toleratiom." You have to live in
Chile TO appreciate the full ioics of this senti-
ment. Urmepeta is ole of The few had al.
most said the only public man in all Chile who
would nave dared 10 offer it. The Chilean edi-
tors still continue To sit the American papers 10
fad some tii-bit, such as unprecedented mur-
dtrs, BILL Poole assassnaiIon," "flibustering
expedition" or some such salient weak point of
Br"ihtr Jennthan, with whi,h h to delight their
readers. They like to catch the eye OF
the old eagle and look him full in the face, but
seem content to plnck him of some struggling
feather that has been trailing in the mud for
weeks beiore II meets their eye. The Mrrcurio
within few months past has exchanged hands
and become respectable paper. Its present
ediioT has been i'll the United States and is able
tnapPrecia'e The ridiculous stories that come to
us, and is more liberal in his translaiions of them
than his scavenser charactered predecessor who
lent willing ear and an open colEmn to all
VIII" chose 10 traduce country where their
fathers in exile enjoy generous hospitality.
The Shasta courier., 1855-09-08
From Yubn.

The Herald says Marysvile has given ma.
jority of not less than 342 for johnson. and
thinks that Yuba has gone largely for the x. N.
ticket.
Sacramento County gives 500. and probably
300 for the X. N. ticket.
Nevada City $50 for the SAME ticket. Grass
Valley 100 for Bigler.
Placer Coan'y-At New Castle, ont Of 81
vctes cast, johnson gets 90. and .Bigler but 7.
Auburn, 374 votes cast-Johnson's majority 75.
CRYSTAL Valley, 55 votes cast-Johnson's majori-
ty 80. Negro Bar, $50 votes cast, Bigler ahead.
One ward in Placerville, gives johnson 9l ma
jorisy.
New. from San Francisco contradictory ond
unreliable. Sd, 4tf, 5,h 9th. and 9TH wards
supposed to have given large majoriiies for the
American ticket.
One county precinct, heard f'om, gives the
American ticket SO majority.
Browns precinct ia Yolo county gives john
son &c minority.
The Shasta courier., 1855-09-08

ARKANSAS GoLD NiSEs.-A correspondent OF
she Little Roci, (krk.S Democrat. @ritiag from
Red Fork, aays ne is averaging fEora s75 to $3.50
per day IL the gold mines there. ae says.
81 was in Califo<nia ia 1919. at The iisne the
gold was found ia tie grea+est sbIudance, and
This beats California long ways. | have no
donbt that if n man had the right kind of gold
rocker. he could get gold here as fast he could
.snnnt it, We have been here about month.
and have made some $500. There are about
shree ihausaad people ia tine different mines,
ecd ssnre coming every day. There are ma
ar here liiat provisions high. Beef eight or
Ten cents per pound, and -four S29 per barrel"
The Shasta courier., 1855-09-08

q Tie Is,hrias Telegraph has been compile
sed. and the ffst message was seat over 1t on
the laib inst. The Panama Star says that it was
amusing to see the as,onishmept OF Enauy OF the
people who never saw an electric telegraph at
work before, many OF whom could not be per-
snaded # its reality. and TO whom the idea of
asking WIN, o'clock it was in Aspinwa,i aad re-
eriving an answer back again in Panama in 80
seconds. seemed altogether a matter of imprac-
'icability. Many weE; awny fully convinced
that i, was magic. sorcery. cr some contvyance
of his Satanic Majeay himself.
The Shasta courier., 1855-09-08

BEAIH OF Mas. MILLs--Mrs. Mills. the
daughter of the principal CHEF of the Marquesas
Islands. died Ia this city yesterday morning.
Mrs Mills. in company With her husband who
had i,een ked some sixteen years since on
the Marquesas islands. hsd just returned from
the East on the Stephens with sexera' missiona
res for her native country. Taken sick on The
Pacific side, she fingered until O'Clock yesier-
dag. She leaves son nt the Marquesas. the
hereditary chief OF the Islands Her funeral
viii take place to-day, at o'clock r NJ from
the Firs; Congregnsionai Church 'Haef and
TroBscr5pf.