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The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-08-18

: z.
LII persons Indebted of v K Iepdricks
IA d Co. again Otifed the immediate
settlement. the business of the old firm
nh7 HENDRICKS & MCREA
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IVA OOD any place in the city
w fromWm. Green Wood-yerd Eggleston g FOun
dry Orders left d D. Heimann Main
mh26 WM. GREEN.
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Ohm J. CHANDLER AND JAMES HARLAN IT. have
81 associated themselves partners in the practice
ofaw and will attend to all business canhid to them One
both always be found their ohce Locust street.
opposite sherwood House. counsel transact bust
ness. PIompt attention will he gwen collections.
Evansville. Nov. g, IS5f.-Iy
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on find superior article of shoes on First stres
opposite the Post Ofiee. The subscriber respectful
TO the Iadies Of Evansville and vicinity that
has fitted up a store for ladies exclusively
;eSo-fT NJ ~ GEORGE ATHERTON
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MILLS, AROMATIC STOMACH HIT.
IEHS. MILLS, WINE BITTERS.
preparations have been long and favoraby
as certain cure for Summer plants and as pre-
ehtauVe OF fever and ague. and similar diseases
feb2I tf TENNFY g SoPENSoN
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DIED.


On Monday morning, Sept, 18th, 1855, Mas.
ANN ELIZA MONTAN, consort Of A. MoNrAH, SR.,
aged about 55 years.
On Monday, 18TH inst, CHARLES B. FORGACS,
native of Hungary, aged about % years.
At the residence of Phillip Garig, in the Parish
of Livingston, on Monday, the 18th inst, EMEL-
TIE LIE BLANC, consort Of FRANK. N. MARKS.
The deceased, was q daughter Of Nercisse LIE
Blanc, Of Lafourche. At the outbreak of the fever
in this city, she left town to avoid 1t. Her re-
mains were brought in yesterday, and taken from
the residen of Col 8. F. Marks, to the tomb for
interment. What a shock will this intellgencer
be, to devoted husband who is not yet apprised
Of the fact
Died ofy elbow fever, yesterday morning, the
18th inst JOHN HANNA, Telegraph operator, of
St. Louis, Mo. aged about S6 years.
az st. Louis papers please copy.
On Tuesday evening, the 18th inst,
VIM. H. STEELE, aged about % years.
On Tuesday evening 18th inst, Of Dropsy,
MRS CELESTE MAURIN, aged about IS years.
The diseased leaves large circle of friends and
relatives, to mourn their irreparable loss.
On Thursday, the Goth inst, at his residence II
miles east Of this city, MOSES HARRIS, aged about
So years.
On Thursday, the Goth inst, at h is residence
about - miles east Of this city, ELLIS YELVING-
TON-aged about thirty years.
On Saturday evening, 22d, instant, at the resi-
dence of the late c. H. Metcalf, r. c. WERDERS-
TRANDT, Of West Feliciana, aged about IS yeass.
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To the Citizens
OF
EAST BATON ROUGE.

At meeting of the Benevolent .Associa-t
ton Of Baton ROUGE held Monday the
18th inst, the following appeal to the citi-
zens Of East Baton Rouge, was adopted and
ordered to be published in the daily pa
pers: G. A. Pix Sec'y.
The Benevolent Association although
authorized to draw on the City Treasury,
tor relief of the sick and distressed among
us, wishing to extend their operations be-
yond the strict construction of the city APP
preparation; hereby call on their friends to
contribute such sums as they may be dis
posed to place at our disposal, for the relief
of those left in destitute circumstances by
sickness and death. Our books will al
ways be open to the inspection OF donors to
see the manner their charities are disposed
Of. Any donations sent to the Secretary Of
the Association will be thankfully received
at the present time, as we have no funds in
our treasury, to meet present demands.
w. F. TUNNARD, Pres't
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EXTENSIVE RoBBERY BY A GENTLE.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY BY A GENTLE.
MAn.-The dry goods store Of Mr..
Ducatel, on Royal street, was entered
at an early hour on Friday morning,
by means Of false keys and robbed Of
about $500 worth Of fancy goods
such as silks, laccs, etc. Mr.. Ducatel
suspected certain person, and taking
a police officer to that persons house,
found him in the act of asserting and
appralaing the stolen goods. He was
then escorted to the police Office he
turned out to be gentleman, friends
Hooked to the rescue the goods were
restored Mr.. Ducatel, declined prose.
cutting; the young gentleman was re-
stored to liberty, and sent off up the
river and those of the police who
were consigzant of the affair, have all
forgotten, or did not know, the young
gentleman's maine for we Yesterday,
made our inquiries, from the Recorder
down without being able to obtain it.
The nearest information we could OBJ
tain as to who the gentleman is, was
from street rumor, that he is the son
nephew, or something else. of an ex-
Governor Of the State. The matter
has been splendid]y hushed up; but
we suppose it will alc,ome out one of
these days.-Crescent.
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Salt b. thu Sbfrif.

STATE OF LOusIANA-Sixth Judi
cial District Court-Parish of East b.
ton Rouge-In, the matter Of the Success
sion oc VIVIAN GooDLoE, decd, mo.
453 probate. ~
by virtue Of a commission issued in
ID the above Succession, and to me
directed, from the Hon. sixth judicial dis
trict court, in and for the Parish and State
aforesaid; | will! by virtue OF said COM
mission, offer at public sale at the Court
House door, of said parish, in the city Of
Baton Rouge, on MONDAYthe 18th day Of
October mert A. D. 1855, at II o'clock
A. M. The property hereinafter set forth
and described, belonging to the succession
of VIVIAN GoopLoE, late OF said parish,
decd, to wit:
A certain lot of ground, situated in that
part of the city of Baton Rouge, laid out bv
n. Livolier measuring eighty feet front on
North street, by eighty feet on St. Francis
street, forming square, aud composed Of
parts of lots Nos. 10 and II OF square No
2, together with all the buildings and i'm
provements therein.
on the following terms and conditions,
to wit:
One forth payable on the 18th of March
next 1856. One forth on the 18th day Of
March A. D. 1857. One forth on the 18th
of March A. D. 1858. and one forth on the
18th Of March A. D. us59O eighteen hum
dred and fifty-nine, in notes endorsed to
the satisfaction Of the administrator Of said
succession-bearing eight per cent inter-
est after maturity until paid and mortgage
until the full and final payment
ON the property sold. and notes made pay
able at the Parish Recorders Office in the
City OF Baton Rouge.
sept 10. H. V. BABIN, Sheriff. .
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Day before yesterday, we had
q visit from our confrere of the True
.Southermer. JONES J. J.) He looks
~ well, as could be expected Of one
who has been confined Of fever for q
couple of weeks. In the excitement
Of the season, We hope Jones will not
forget, that there is an Oyster supper
pending between us.
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Wsm Orleans Mlmkets,
FRIDAY EVENING SEPT. q, 'so.

FRIDAY EVENING SEPT. q, so.
COTTON.--The demanSS continued quite anil
mated yesterday, and the sales agan reach
the large amount Of 5000 bales, taken mostly for
England. Prices are very firm, without, how
ever, any quotable advance.
Liverpool Classification.
Inferior Inferior ...... none Miadling Fair sN@1o
Midddling, -. .sA@9X Good Fair oil
Good Middl'ng.s 1@95 Good and Fne-@-
SUGAR-Better demand, with sales of $50 hhds,
including 800 at 6zS07c for fair to fully Fair.
MOLAssEs-75 bbls. poor were sold at rs; 26B.
Reboied at 20, md 30 half bbls. at 80c.
FLOUR-Less offering, and only some 1900
bbls. taken, including 49O Indiana at 80 70; 500
81. Louis, in lots, at 80 Is; 6l5 at 90 7OO7 Is
and 100 Fine at IS 75abbl. Extra very dull at
81 a7kGs7 Is.
CORN-We notice sales Of about 1900 sacks in
lots at 67D6s and Toe.
OATs-sO0 sacks brought 5000 per bushel
HAY-4O bales prime new, were sold from store
at s22 30 per ton.
PORK-Market unusually active, with sales Of
nearly 1900 bbs as follows 800 uninspected Mess
"a poor lot) at $40 so /; 800 do at $40; TOO unin-
spected, by one party at $50 80 at $40 2t12O so,
and late in the day 200 bbls State inspected in
equal lots, at 821-an advance since Monday Of
81 per Dbl.
BACONAFirm and advancing with sales Of 40
tierces sugar-cured Hams at i3k; so st. Louis
Ribbed Sides on the Levee, at 12>f; IL choice
Cincinnati at 13, and % casks Shoulders in lots at
1l@11kc y b. @
LARD-A lot Of $50 kegs Prime was sold At
1870.
STAR CANDLEs-10O boxes full weight wers
sold 25, and 80 in two lots at 25HG126c.
WH1SKY-One lot Of 100 bbs. Raw brought
sShc. Rectifed retailing at 8411035, and Dex.
ter's at 41c.
KENTUCKY BAGG1NG AND BALE ROPE-Bag-
ging retails at 17@1so. and Rope at sns1 for
hand spun and 9@94 for Fancy. We hsve heard
Of no sales Of any moment. Received since the
l4th inst. 755 coils. Exported, so coils to Calves
ton.
COFFEE.-sales $50 bags fair Rio at lie.
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The Committee of the City Council
Of Baltimore, appointed to investigate
and report on the best means Of sup
plying of pure water, unanimously
agreed in recommending the Gunpow-
der river as the scource from which
the suprN should be drawn, and esti-
mated tnneptire cost Of tbs necessary
works ,p,,s 100000.
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The reopening of the fashionable
churches in New York took place on
the 9th inst. There was a fair attend
ance Of the " upper ten" and it is said
the streets presented quite gay ap-
pearance particularly on the conclu-
sion Of the morning service
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arrived at Portsmouth (England) the
2Sth August, from Paris Previous
to her departure from that city she
visited the tomb of the great Napoleon
bui as the ceremony tool place at
nightfall it is not very fully described
General Canrobert was invested with
the Order of the Bath, and has per.
mission to go drown himself,
DENMARK.-The king Of Denmark
is on visit to the king Of Sweden.
The question Of the "Sound dues" has
at length been fathomed. The king
of Denmark, has resolved to be salts.
fed with what he can get.
AusrRlA.-The Austrian engineers
report favorably on the proposed ship
canal, from the Danube, to the Black
sea- Austria being quiet, the Tele-
graph operator at Dantzic, has been
ordered officially to take out Of his
standing dispatches, From the Dan
ube nd the Black Sea.
INDIA AND CHrNA.-A formidable
instruction has broken out in the
centre of Bengal. The Royal Ben
gal government, had ordered the heads
of two thousand Bengalees to be
taken off, and the work had com
menced.
DoMEsTIc,-The express train from
Cincinnati, on the 18th inst, ran off
on to the Mad river road, running
over the engineer and doing other
damage.
A car on the Boston railroad, con-
tanning merchandise, caught fire com.
ing into East Albany, on the 9Th inst.
Some ten or fifteen thousand dollars
worth Of goods, owned by Western
merchants, were destroyed with the
car.
The BALTIc.-The Allied fleets
have retired from before Cronstadt,
and have taken up another position
A dispatch stating that gun-boats were
returning home. led to the belief that
the campaign had closed but it now
appears that l6 ships or gun.boats re-
turning, were those which have been
disabled.
The London Times contains an edi
torial article, couched in very severe
language, on the non effectiveness of.
the fleet, and says that Nelson and
Cullingwood must blush in their
graves. -
This would be lost to the world
If the defunct gentlemen in question,
have any blushing to do, that they are
not ashamed of, they had better get
up. ....
New YoRK-The dog law expired
in New York on Friday week. 1t has
been in force since the 25th of June,
and it is supposed that during that
time over four thousand dogs have
been taken. A large number were
redeemed by paying the fine.
We put this in, under our domestic
items through sheer necessity. The
fact is. the times are dull, and there
is abundance of evidence in the daily
press, that they are.
ANOTHER RECIPE FOR RATs.-
A Ladys Book Receipe.-Catch the
rat by his candle appendage, as he is
beating retreat. Pull him back,
pinching his tail at the same time, un-
Ill he opens his mouth, when dose
Of Radaway's Ready Relief may be
piyaa.
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EprroR or rHR CoMRr.--pease announce A. B.
VAIL, ~ 4 candidate for Representative In the
Lower House Of the Legislature.
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EpfTpR CoMKr--Please announce DAVID N.
BARROW, Of West Baton Rouge, ~ a candidate
Tor District Attorney for the 9Th judicial District
composed OF the parishes Of Ibervie, West and
East Baton Rouge. Election, 1st Monday In No
vember next. MANY voTERs.
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~ Error Or CoMEr-piease announce II. v
BABIN, as candidate for Sheriff Of this Parish
1T the approaching election.
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A SHORT Cur TO MErApHyslcs@-
According to Punch, is the following =:
what is matter? Never mind. what is
mind!o No matter.
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~ Enron or THE CoMET---You will please an
nounce ORAN HACKET, Esq, AZ candidate fol
Assessor, at the next November election.
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EpiroR or CoMsr.--You viii please announce in
your paper, that d. r. BRYAN, is A candidate
for Clerk OF the District Court, at the approach
ing election.
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We are AUTHORISED to announce J. D. STUART
a. candidate for District Attorney of this, the
Sixth Judicial District. Election nfst Monday In
November
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Error CoMET Please announce DR.. THOMAS
J. BURLINGTON, az candidate for the Senate,
from the Senatorial District comprised Of the
Parish Of East Baton Rouge.
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The FEvER.-As a faithful chrome.
logist, we are panied to say that there
have been several cases of fever in our
town and vicinity since our last issue,
and some two or three deaths. At
the present moment of writing, there
are two or three cases very low. in and
near our town.-Plaquemine Sentinel.
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% Capt. P. F. Orr, Of the steam.
or p. F. Kimball, has our thanks for
very acceptable favors torty-eight
hours in advance Of the mail. The
Kimball is running . regular packet
to Fort adams /; she arrives here 90
ing up, every Thursday merning.
The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1855-09-23

EXCITEMENT AT GRAND TRAVERSE
Letters from Grand Traverse, Mich.
states that a great excitement is at
present existing there, growing out of
recent Mormon outrage. A few days
since, two, of the Mormon fraternity
visited the house Of Mr.. Ladd, and
he being from home, took bis child.
telling his mother they would make a
King of him. Mrs. Ladd called for
help, when plaster was put over her
mouth. Three Indians, however hear
ing her Cries, proceeded to her house,
when the Mormons decamped. Sub
sequently, at midnight, four persons
were seen providing about the house,
when they were firedGupon the shot
taking effect upon one of them, who
ran about two hundred yards and fell.
The inhabitants of Grand Traverse are
greatly excited, and intend holding
meeting to iesoke the aid of the gov
ernmene If denied them, they will
take the responsibility and drive the
Mormons out from among thcm-
True Delta.
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Intelligence has been received by
the Canada that the steamer Star of
the South has been chartered BY the
French Government, as transport, at
$40, 900 for six months.
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10 On Friday last twenty nurses
from New Orleans arrived at vicks.
burg, Mi, en- route for Canton, ia
charge Of G. G. Duuwell. Capt. Hen.
Aericks Of the steamer P. G. Wallis,
took them up to Vicksburg free Of
charge and they we're to have left the
next day on the jackson railroad, for
the scene Of action. From accounts
received in exchanges, there is scarce
any place-town or country, where
the fever has not informally introduced
itself.
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nHEESE-A fresh supply just re-
" ceived by r. HOFFMANN.
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A New WAY OF COLLECTING AID
vERTlsEMENTs.-Tbe Tribune peril.
nacious y walked into Gerritt Smith,
and-Smith says-misrepresented his
views upon the slavery question with
a studied malignancy. In order to set
himself right before the people Mr..
Smith was obliged to send one of his
congressional speeches 10 the Tribune
for publication. as an advertisement.
Mr. Smith sent FIVE hundrS dollars
with the speech The editors publish
Cd the document, but grumblc, and
~ five hundred dollars are not
enougb.2 Where do they keep their
consciepge IN Y. Sunday atlas.
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List of Internents

Mrs. Z. Marks from Livingston Parish, do
A. Rnotx, U. s. Barracks, Disc. Bowels
g. Hebert, r. NC. from W. BRIO Yellow fever.
There are now under treatment in the Corpor.
alton, Of Baton Rouge, by all our regular Phsi-
clans, not exceeding so cases Of fever, one half
of which they pronounce convalsscent.
W. r. TUNNARD.
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SUPERSTITION IN FRANCE.--The
belief in sorccry still exists in differ.
cut parts of France, and it is a very
common thing for the peasants to
have recourse to soi-disant sorcerers
for the cure of maladies. One of the
worthless, named Huan, was recently
tried before the tribunal of correction.
al police, of Tours. for having, by the
practice of his art, caused the death
ola peasant named Fromain, of 4 lille
domer This peasant, it appeared,
having long suffered from illness, APP
piled to the sorcerer for advice, and
the latter ordered hineto employ sun
dry charms. and to allow himself to
be enveloped in quantity of ivy, heat
cd to excess in an oven. The ailiug
man, with the assistance of bis wife
and friends, employed the remedy,
but he died under it. The prisoner,
who is 81 years of age, could offer no
defence, but he seemed TO think it an
extenuating circumstance, that his art
had, in most cases, been confined to
making his dnpes mutter prayers and
perform pieces Ct mummery, which, if
they did not prove beneficial, at leas,
did no harm, He was sentenced to a
years imprisonment
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PREPARATIONS FOR THE WINTER
CAMPAreN.-As sevastopol is not yet
taken, but stands just where it was a
half centuary ago; England is max
ing preparations for another winter
campaign and at last accounts, huts
for the army were being shipped to
the Crimea.
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SPEAKING TONIGHT. 1t must not
be forgotten that, the Politics Of the
day, are to be discussed tonight at 7
o'clock at the Court House. Mr..
j. DUNCAN STUART, on one side, and
DAVID N. BARROW, on the other. In
the excitement, incident to such dis
cussions, 1t must not be forgotten that
our follow-citizen GurLLEuM Gil Esq,
is also in the field for the same office.
The desire, is a universal one, that
Mr.. GIL, address, his fellow citizens,
If not on the politics Of the day, to.
night; at some future period. We
have heard Know Nothing and anti
Know Nothing speeches iunumerable,
and now we should like to have some
thing in the way Of acknowledgement.
er one thing or the other.
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A rurkor having been circulated in
New York that Barnum had been of.
fered 100000 for his country resi-
dence by an agent of Santa. Anna, the
Tribune remarks. o
We think this must be mistake
as the current rumor here is that Santa
Anna, is negotiating for the Crystal,
Palace for residence, with fair pros
poets of a purchase and intends to fit
up the centeral arena for cockpit.
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Mn. D. DuroNrA.-We see that
this talented gentleman. so long con-
nected with the New Orleans Courier,
has sold out and withdrawn from that
establishment. This appears to us
rather singular move. since the party
in power. is on the eve Of mighty
Triumph. However, come what will
we hope we shall not be deprived Of
the annua services Of Mr.. Depoun::a,
as Reporter for the Senate,
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YELLOW FEVER AT CANTON MISS.
We lave been permitted to copy a
dispatch from Canton, Miss, dated the
18th, which stated that tie number of
cases up to that time, had been 1O7.
of which 90 had died. There were
sick and convalescent, 70 cases, aud
l3 new cases had occurred during the
last twenty-four hours. The sick were
doing we'll as'could be expected, but
a sufficient number, of nurses could
not be procured. The population of
Canton at this time numbers 3Ss.-
Delta 18th, inst. a
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The CUBAN JuNTA.-The New York
Sun, the organ of the Cuban Junta,
has the following in regard to its COM
position
Formerly it consisted Of six men,
bers. Now, it has but three faithfuls,
who, Micawber-like, are waiting for
something to turn up" These three
are; G. Bentancourt, President Fran.
els Farls, Vice President, and Porfrio
Naliente Secretary. Mr. Hernandez
the Vice Secretary, left the Junta after
the announcements at New Orleans
Senior Goicuria has withdrawn. Mr..
Frias Count of Pozos Dulces, and
brother-in-law of General Lopez. has
taken very little part in the Junta's
proceedings, and Messrs. Cetandourt
and Valiente are really the speaking
men the long-winded manifestoers."
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70 A dividend Of ten per cent on
the capital stock of the New Orleans
Insurance Company, has Leen declar.
ed payable on demand.
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----~D~
Two hundred children have been
made orphans by the pestilence at
Norfolk and Portsmouth, The Balti-
more Committee have projected the
removal of these unfortnnates to the
Baltimore House of Refuge, and the
ladies' of the various churches were
preparing clothing for them. They
are to undergo process of purifica-
ton, and their old clothing burned.
Y The price of sugar has lately advan-
ced considerably. The N. Y. sugar
murket, we note, was much exited on
the 7th instant, and further advance
took place. owing to the reports ofshort
crops in Cuba and Louisiana. The
advices from London state that prices
have risen there considerably. The
extreme abundance offruits this year,
and consequent cheapness, has occasio-
ned great increase in the consump-
ton Of sugar for preserving,
Accounts from the tobacco growing
sections Of Virginia, says the Rich
mond Enquirer, state it not injured by
a continuance Of the hot weather, the
product Of the State will exceed that
Of last year. The inspections thus far,
show an increase Of 5000 bids over
tho corresponding period Of last year.
A diamond, of extraordinary size,
has recently been found in Lancaster
county, Penn, and is deposited in
Prot. Phillips Office, Philadelphia. 1t
is colorless, perfectly crystalline, re.
sembling drop Of clear spring water
in the middle of which may be percei-
we'd a strong light playing with good
deal Of spirit. The geologist does not
announce it to be of the finest water,
although it is of considerable value,
and large offers have been made for it.
Nothing, it is supposed, like it was
ever discovered before in the United
States.