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American Meeting in Buckingham.

At a large public meeting of the American
party of Buckingham county, held at Bucking-
ham courthouse on the 9th of July, 1855, Col.
Thos. NJ. Bonduront being called to the chair
and James E. Jones appointed secretary, the
following resolutions were offered, and unani
mously adopted:
LIST. Resoiped, That the American party
of Buckingham, ratify and cordially APP
prove the platform of principles, as adopted 6v
the National Council of the American party.
which convened in Philadelphia on the 9th of
June, 1855.
I'd Resolved, That while we approve each in.
tegral part Of the platform, we especially ratify
and adopt the 18th section thereof, as eminently
conservative, patriotic and just, guaranteeing to
the South her full rights in her peculiar %institu-
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The writer in De Bow regards this as u very
remarkable result, showing that Indian corn is
the great staple and most profitable article Gull
tiyated. The cotton crop has increased very
rapid, bat not half so fast rs that of Indian corn.
Another fact worthy of attention is that Meth
er the extreme North nor the extreme South isas
favorable to the production of maize as the cen
tral belt of the Union. This will appear from
the following statement: Product of Indian
corn ia New England, New Jersey, aud New
York-3i, 100000 bushels. Product in Ohio,
Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, and Illinois
S0,57s, 500 bushels. Product in Alabama. Flor
ida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Car
DINA, and South Carolina-l20 $4,000 bash.
els.
We thus SEQ that the FIVE States in the valley
of the Ohio raise about double the quantff, of
Indian corn raised in fifteen Northern and Sarih-
ern States. If We add 10 this the products of
western Pennsylvania and western Virginia. al
so in the valley OF the Chic, the product of this
valley VIII be moro than half the crop of the
Union.
The foreign cxportof corn has never lcen
large, in comparison with the domestic can~anp-
ton. 1t is, however, considerable, and is llpid.
ly increasing.
The following figures exhibit the export ofcorn
meal for each successive three years, since is :
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The Paris I'm versaI Exhibition.

I'LL IIN ~ alL IA i5'''
BY stepping across the broadway Of Champs
Ely>ccs, from the great northern entrance Of The
Palais lie llndustrie, we arfiyc before The heavy
iron gates. where the pre- sencc Of policemen aud
the hlttering of tri-colc 1laes indicate attractions
within hrinclosure. The richly laden air Gimp
Sos between the choice ST of cvergrccns enable
Is 10 decide at once tina { we are 1t the entrance
IL the grent flower show ! he spring showers
Inv, done their wondrous work. INqui,itely
rich are the green shades aLrve Us. IA, We pass
from the dust and crowd oi the ercat avenue, to
the region of splendid flowers of flowers which
owe those great development ts OF their prtaIs,aud
these gorgeous dyes, TO the. cnresof science.
The change has the effect of magic, rs W. pass
into the beautiful gardens lad out by the lnpc-
rial and Central Society of Hon tieulturc. Well
kept paths wind about richly covered lawns; fine
clms cast their wealth of welcome sladc upon the
florists wealth ofeoIor. Nor are the elrEant wo-
men who here aud there are stoopiug tcnderly
over beds Of duppled pansies, or touching lilies
with hands slight aud snowy as their fragrant
bells, the minor attractions If the place. We
hardly care to spell the Latin nan les fall the flow
ers about Us. The gcorgeous show Of roses, ia
GLIDING no less tlan TO varieties. nur-ed 10y
Francois Fontaine efChatillon, IL naturally attracts
the very sentimental. They are bat Prosy pro-
ducts however, to many IA loitercr heIcabout.
Roses are So loved in France tina II large class
has naturally grow up 10 hate theIa. They are
We may say, manufactures, by which rhousaud>
gain their living. Paris alone spends flO,OOO
annually in roscbuds. France even eXI )orfs ro-
sosto the United States. His indu -ir,'. which
Is the plideof l'onteuayaux Rose, j.. perhaps
mainly duet the Empress Josephine, VIII o made
MaImnison II gigantic rose bed, exhibit .ng all the
varieties that the great c@nltiyator Dupont could
obtain from Germany, Belgium and Holland. NJ.
l'outnine's collection exhibits tickets suga estiyc
II the debt due by the horiicnlturi-ts of i5'ancr
10 the Empire. including the Iteiur Hort ensr.
which obtained Il prizr in isl@; the Duclesse de-
tambuceres, Ne. Queen kictoria also shows ~
pale PINK flower AMID this eorgcou, couri Of 70
ST..
The roses are ONLY eqaalcd by tac azeleas,
n#ac them. From tn" mo>t o&quisjteiv white
petal Ia the richest red and the liveiic~t
scarlet, we may pick out From lhis magnificent
collection oi q magnificent plant, the coIor~ W.
lisr hc.l For this display the tlowrr loving pro
pIeofI' Paris are indebted 10 Mr.. Bacchj, gardr-
fIer to y. Ipa,cs>ert. Not far off under Inc Shad-
CIV of an Indian construction, supported by mi
tatiuu bamboo columns, N. j. Wood of R5ucn
ha7 distributed anot, or rich collection Of 1hr,r
snowy flowers. A,surcdlY, t. the aaalca grow
ors the promoters Of this exhibition owe a heavy
debt of gratitude-fnr the azol,a not only cover
proportions with brilliant blossom. iut i ii be au-
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Indian Com

\ recent number Of De Bows Review con-
tains m article ON the production of indian corn
in the United S:ates, from which we CLEAN somo
faets which illustrate the vast aud increasing
importance of this great staple. The corn crop
ofthc United States for the ear ls39 was}77,-
81 SO bushels. The crop of 1919 was 592.97I,-
l0i, showing an increase of 81 per cent. il ten
years. If we compare this increase with tn. of
other leading c%ropsfor the same period, we i've
tic following figures:
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ORITUARY

Died. on Sunday night. 18th inst. at Petty
grove, Bedford county, the residence of her hus-
band, Mrs. MARY L., consort of Paul A. CLAY.
Esq, and daughter of Ed. O. Watkins, Esq, of
Chesterfield, in the 81 year of her age, leaving
a devoted husband and 7 children end a large cir
Gle of relatives and friends to mourn Eer loss.
~ Richmond Wing and Enquirer and South
ern Churchman please conv.
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Notwithstanding TIE falling off in 1851 ,.53,tho
export of Indian corn is really increasing. In
1851, the export was much larger than in the pro-
yious year, and this must continue to be the case.
The parts of Europe, such as great Britain, To
which the exports has been chiefly, pre- learning
the use of corn and aoquirining a taste for it; so
that being the cheapest grain, it will ultimately
become the one most in demand.
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personal Appearance Of the Apostles

From st. Paul's expression, before all GA
latians ii, ll,) il is evident that his rebuke of
Peter took place ON some public occasion.
4. The scene, though slightly mentioned, IS one
of the most remarkable in sacred history; and
the mind naturally labors to picture to itself the
appearance of the two men 1t is, therefore, al
lownble to mention here that general notion Of
form and features of the two apostles which have
been handed down in traditions: and was repre-
scented by the early artists. st. Paul is set be-
fore Us n having the strongly marked and promi-
nent features of the jew, vet not without some
of the finer lines indicative Of Greek thought.
His stature was diminutiye, and his body dis
figured by some lameness or distortion. which
may have provoked the contemptuous express
sion of his enemies. His beard was long and
thin. His head was bald. The characters les
of his face was a transparent complexion, which
visibly betrayed the quick changes Of his feel
lngs; a bright grey eye, under thicklY overlang-
ing eyebrows; a cheerful and winning expression
of countenauce, which invited the approach and
inspired the confidence Of strangers. 1t woulJ
be natural to infer, from his continued journeys
and manual labor. that he WAS possessed Of great
strength of constitution. But men of delicate
health have often gone through the greatest cx-
%ertion, X his own words ON more than one occa
sion, showed that he suffered much from bodily
%intrmitv.
st. Peter is represented to us as a man of lar
ger and stronger form, as his character wa
harsher and more airnpt. The quick impulses
of his soul revealed themselves in the flashes o
a dark eye. The complexion Of his face was fui
and sallow; and the short hair, which is desert.
bed as entirely gray at the time of his death d.
curled black and thick round his temples am
his chin, when the two apostles stood toeethe, g..
at Antioch. twenty years before tlcir martyr
dom. Believing, ~ we do. that these truditionary
pictures have probably some foundation in truth,
we gladly take them rs helps to the Imagination,
ana they certainly must assist III II realizing a
remarkable scene, where Judaism and Christian
lty' in the persons of W apostles, ave for :; mo-
mont brought before US IN strong antagop ISM
IRON TN Lift and Episties ofSi. Peul,' by
Cony6eare. =
ECEf sCEll-A fine lot Of IOElGr .a7r rI7@-I @a
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fEl sCEll-A fine lot Of ICEror .a'c gilatI.n
4 Cream Saloon. jl1y . Is : : ETFII
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N0EEEE.-Ne leg ieasc to remind our Gust IN
err that, on" year ngp, we announced 10 them that cur
accounts would be- due semi annually, j. = on the lFt 81
January nnd lst Of July Of each year. Ia accordance
with this arrangement they will r waiteI IN in n t."
DAYS. juk Is ANN T. CHRISTIAN.
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4 slpEEsl0Es A:tuaNAE an u.cr
4 F"VENrEON

4 'Of ,leut GRANFObD n GIGlIAVD@'
j. l1-- Nco Slor,' up - tc Warwick H.
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Eo::s. S1HH uNag.sou,,r.nr
tN''a' h'"i.= tA\t5 O,s4sA Ju9<S
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-05-31
VIRGINIA CENTRAL RAIL ROAD
= -:
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT,

OC AhhANtrEMENI.@&
ONE DAY ONLY FROM RICHMOND TO THE
|. ALUM sPRINGs- ONE AND A HALF 70 THE
WHITE SULPHUR AND SWEET SPRINGS.
I'HlS Route is confidently recommended
spns. and to 81 the sss
great number of objects Of peculiar interest,"
mile Of tbs mss bst fIGm % hsaSSS s !, Pesss. in ha
Hanorer Old Court -Hoase in which PATRTCE
aENRY made the first great speech OF the Rsvolu.
JEFFERSON; by the University of Virginia al
and orer the top of the Blue Ridge a.
hocshsh Gap This spst is rendered famous BY the
men he could there defy the app,oaeh of the whols
british army; Here, as the cars slowly wind their
spreads out in surprising be auty and Grandeur tsr
passing the PUBLIC institutions for the insans and
dss. and M dumb At staustOn the traveller enjoys the
Buffalo Gsp and other parts of the route
=, II also passes ne.r those wonderful curiositiss.
Cave" the last of which is so near that the blovn
may be heard as the stages pass 49,
On the tirst day of June the will commence
running to station miles west of Staunton and
will continue to 90 farther the track is laid bv
iorce EoW engaged, who can put down half a mile
DAY Early in August they will run 50 miles west of
The Western portion OF this rosd, inclsdiug Fart
Esst OF the Blue Ridge, is well ballasted, securing
among other advantages to the traveller an exgmp.
ton from dust.
The turnpike roads on this route are far better
tnan any other' and the public may expect more
CoWiorlsDle stage accommodation than they have
ever bad. ~
If passengers desire it, through tickets will bs
given by the stage line of Wm p Farish Co from
Richmond to the White Sulphur, at Sli. To other
Springs, less in proportion. ~ -. fls---
Passengers passing through Richmond suioy fall
opportunity for rest, the cars DO not leave until
quarter psst Il. M. They dine In Stauntop. reach
the AiGm sprngs same day, aud by easy stages ar
rive at White Sulphur next day, early In The eyen
lag. H. D. WHITCOMB
SupeTints tsndent of Transportation.
Office Va Central Railroad Co
Richmond, May 28, 1855. : r. nv 20
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PREVENTATIVE DISCOVERED FOR YELLOW + K.
vER-The question OF innoculstion for yellow fe-
yer Ia being fuy discussed in the Havana papers.
Dr. Humboldt, the discoverer of the preventative,
publishes 10 La Prensa by authority of the Cap
Tain General, certificate from the President OF
the N Hilary Sanitary Board of Havana, TO the et
feet that none OF the individuals who have been in
nocuiaed, have died from the effects Of the opera
tion; and that none have died from yellow fever or
black vomt though, the President adds, 1t should
be borne in mind that the yellow lever has not YET
become epidemic DR.. Humboldt, from the pub
lshed lists OF persons whom he had operated upon,
must be doiug a thriving business Ia Havana; as
the Prensa is filled with whole columns OF the
names OF those inIoculated, The homeopathic
treatment for yellow fever has done wonders.
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NEW AND SPLENDID

y ~
s--l-Ns-l . OPP OSITION LINE OF
9TAGES Through from Richmdnd, Petersburg,
Baltimore, Weshingto and AlexGndfia, to White
sulphur and Sweet Springs, in Il days. and Salt Sal
phur in 2 days ''
On and after the 1st day ofJuly ext, we will run
daily line of four horse coaches from the teru
OF the Virginia Central Railroad, to the Rockbfdee
Alum Springs and to tbs White Sulphur Springs
to the All-Healing Springs) ~ slT
Passengers leaving Richmond in the morning train
OF cars will reach RockbIidge Alum and Bath Alum
or Warm Springs same day; leave next morning al
day light, and arrive at the Sweet and Waite Sui
phqr Springs earY in the evening. W
Having all new, first class coaches, frash teayng
selected with great care and attn drive Ts
we fse assured we can extend to the travelling pub
lie such facilities for and comfort as have never
before been offered or SECUTED d on this line
Through tickets from Richmond and Alexandria
20 any OF the above named Springs can be obtained
or any OF our agents, who will always be found at tn
Railroad depots of those places -
Extra coaches will be furnished ct all tfTnes uhsn
desired. HARMANl& BROWN
my 20 = ProprietoIs
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-05-31

A MAYORS COMPLAINT BooK.-The following Is
fair sample OF some of the complaints entered up
on the famous complaint book of Mayor Wood, of
New York:
"Dear Mr.. Wood Maria, who lives In Catharine
near Front street, takes long TO curl her hair in
the evening that her bedfellow, (myselD is kept
awake nearly half the night. do not knew wheth-
she gets up in the night TO look at her curls
not; but do know that she deprives me of my
sleep. If you will attend to this before wealth
er sets in, will be much obliged and even thank
fui to you. Yours, sfectionately,
LOuIsAn
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TOBACCO CHEWING CLERGYMEN-Rev. Rufus
Z. King has Issued circular to the members of
the Black River Methodist conference, which
strongly condems the use of tobacco by ministers
He states the fact that at conferences members of
congregations dislike to have ministers addicted
TO that habit in their houses, and says;
80, brethren, Is it true that miniaters protesting
to be examples OF purity and holiness, will in
dulge in habit filthy render 1t necessary to
remove them from christian families Z"
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Destructive WHIRLwINp IN MIcHIGAN.-Tbe
town of Marathon, Lspeer county, Michigan,
visited with destructive tornado on Tuesday, the
18th instant, Buildings were unroofed, and trees
uprooted. widow Luther's house was entirely
demolished, and some of her furniture carried on
In the whiri. Her son, young man OF eighteen or
twenty years, clung to wild plum tree which
was wrenched Oft; he was thrown down, with his
arm broken, and is not likely to recover.
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LOVE AND Honor YOUR MoTHER.-The last
wishes OF the late Car of Russia, as recorded in
his will, contain the following:
"Fhe legacy which bequeath to my children, is
to love and honor their mother to do everything
to promote her tranquility 10 Anticipate all b, r
wishes, and to endeayor to render her old age hap
py by their devoted attentions. Never must they
undertake. any thing of importance without first
asking her advice, and demanding her maternal
benediction."
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-05-31

VIRGINIA FINANCIER IN TRoUBLE.-James
Mclean Collins, alias Jamss McLane alias B
Giles Hoffman, from Virginia, was tried in the N.
Orleans district courtlast week. for forgery Itap
pears lat this individual first appear inn Orleans
during the last canvass for President of the S In
the capacity of agent of the Whig Central Com
mittee of Washington TO collect money from pro.
mnent Wings for the benefit of the cause, and in
his capacity as such collected a draft for 500,
drawn on Mr.. Mausson. Since that time he has
been wandering around In a seedy condition,
collecting money on the prestige OF the Whig
Committee until the Know Nothings sprung up
and did away with the further necessity of Whig
agents. Finding his board bill staring him In the
face, he altered the note to $3.50, and put Maus-
sons name on the back of IT,
The prisoners counsel, John Henderson, jr.,
Esq, made plea that the prisoner poor and
friendless and had been deserted by the Whig
party that had he been a Democrat that party
would have stood by and defended him In his hour
of adversely. This plea, however, was no go, and
the unhappy political fnancier with three aliases,
was found guilty, and consigned TO the peniten-
tiary.
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BOUNTY LAND. 60
4 will prosecute claims arsinzt the Teda-

raj Government to BOUNTY LAND sud pm
SlONS. on the most satisfactory terms
Under 9 recent act Of Cousress soldiers Who
Cd perisd OF fourteen eays IN any scav sine IT'S
ana II such soldiers be dead, thsir wdswa OK minor
ehildren are entitled to leo acres on land Tboss
VINO have received less than leo seres are entitled
20 ss much more ss viii make that quantity.
dsvlns been engaged ss clefk in the PsnsIoa
nearly three years, have peculiar sdyanl nlazss fos
prosecuting clsims Of the above description -
&c nmunicstiols by mail pest paid or af the Offer
OF Payne Mayo, in Weilngton GoSoinss new
ouidlng on Bank street. viii be attended to ut orv
any reIsrence given that may be desirad.
mnS-o&WSm ABEL u. MAYO.
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DISTRESS IN RANDOLPH COUNTY, ALA-The
Advertiser and Gazette of the 22d instant, con-
tains letter from crzens of Randolph county to
Gov. Winston, of Alabama, which with simple pa.
thOs sets forth that many of their neighbors are
actually starring.
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FAITHFUL TO HER PRoMIsE.-A Paris letter no.
tic most singular marriage in that city recently,
aZouave, who lost both fset and tnds in the seige
of Sebastopol, with young lady OF some property.
The parties had been engaged before the Zouave
left for Sebastopol, and when he returned thus
frightfuIy mutated, the faithful maiden was still
true TO her promise. The Emperor and Empress
were represented at the ceremony, at which time
the ZouaVe was decorated with the Legion of Hn-
nor and valuable present made to the bride
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OUTRAGE IN CANADA.-The Toronto Colonist saws
that Southern slaveholder named Shewan, being
in Canada, a few days ago, called at Chatham
Canada West, to visit his own escaped slavep,
In response to an invitation they had extended 10
him. On his arrival becoming known in Chatham.
large mob ofcolored people collected around the
hotel where he had been stopping, and commanded
Mr.. Pritchard the proprietor of the hotel 10 turn
him out, which, OF course, was not compiled with
They also warned Mr. Shewen to leave town be.
fore the setting of the sun, to avoid serious
quences The Mayor arrived shortly AFTER and the
crowd dispersed.
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PAID THE DAMAGES American Missionaries
whose houses in Shang ghsi have been damaged aud
destroyed by the war, have been paid for them by
the Chinese government. The Imperial general
found it to his advantage to pull down all the
bridges, and stop the paths near to the city. lie
therefore told the Consul he would pay for the
houses if the missionaries would desert them
tirey. This they readily agreed to do He after
wards tried to avoid payment, but Consul Murphy
made him stand TO his bargain.
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SCARCITY CT WArER.-The scarcity of water IS
so distressing in New Orleans that desperate fight
occurred there last week between about thirty per-
sons, half Of them women, for precedence at hy-
drant VIII ich was running.
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INDUCEMENTS FOR EMIGRATIoN.-A Virginia
correspondent of the Monongalia Mirror, writing
from Iowa, says
"We have here every variety of SOIL and if you
could see the vast amount of wheat which Is pro-
duced here, you would suppose you were in the
Egypt of America. | have been living here about
three months in a country nearly thicky settled
as Monongalla county, and there has not been. TO
my knowledge, one case of fever-but we have an
occasional case of ague The crop of wheat looks
more promising than have ever seen in my life,
this time OF the year Our farmers are planting
their corn, and by the bye, they do plant corn In
this cOuntry-from so to 100 acres each-one man
cultivate fifty acres with ease than he can
five in your country. The water here is splendid
cool and refreshing"
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LoRD PALMERsToN's TEsTIMoNY.-Itis Is reported
that Lord Pslmerston mas strongly asserted it Is not
the intention of her Majestys government TO inter-
fere in the least with the United States in the set
tlement of it's affairs with Spain, and warmly COM
mends the ''judicious and forbeariug policy that
has, thus far, characterized the relations of the T.
States with Spain"
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LUCRATIVE SIrUATroN.-A. s Mansfield, the
agent In Massachusetts who under the prohibitory
liquor law will purchase, and sell liquor TO the va
rious town agents, who are compelled to buy of
him. Will receive a salary of $4,000, or $4,000
per annum more than the salary of the President
OF the United States The salary is FIVE per cent
on sales
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IUANING TnE TABLES The Congregation of ST
Louis Church, in Buffalo, New York, from whom
the sentence of accommodation was recently re-
moved by Bishop Timon, have refused to accept
the Priest who the Bahop appointed to cffciate for
them.