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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-04-18
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- nuei md held tor M"cki.nburg County nj the
Court ho-r thereof The Eth day q, March, !-jd.
paper wiring. rurporins 10 toe the last viii and fe's
Ui Pleasant Burnett, hearing G'r the 30 at March.
lSj+ this day again offered for probhf by Zig Peter,
Robert, Isaac Grnudrr3on Lucinda John. RIVER, Miner
IA, Lucy, Emily Mary Phebh Ann, Douglas, David jim
Ann Eliza, Cnrissa, silva Tom. Drry the miller ana
Little Peter slaves emancp"red by III" sHld will -" ls"s
Burnett, by ThOma. : fovrn"y their counsel and,
motion oi WiSm Evans and Polly his wife, aud Re
becca Johnson by their counsel they permitted 70
unite with Bic Peter and Others in propounjius the lad
VIII; and Patrick H. Burnett and jesse l. Brown, b? 'he
counsel appeared and opposed the proofs OF III" sa'd vi"
and motion OF the said Biz Peter ANA other William
Evans and Polly his wife and Rehecca Johnson, by ths
counsel aforesaid ana it appearing the Court h" ls-se
l. Brown and John w Williamson, executors 81 Whmm
Burnett decd also Jesse L. Brown in his right ana
Agness Burnett interested in this probat ordcr"
that summons be issued agninst them appear here
tho hrs day OF the next nf he Court ~ show
cause. il my they can, why the said will should
| not be- admitted to record And il a-O SppsRrt-
| To III" Court that John H. Thompson. Henry HUI
and sally his wife, fiancy CrTchfod. simeon H-:u'
and Fanny his wife; Elizabeth Lane, F.. & Meadow
mad Jane HE wife, NJ y. Lime and Martha lis ".'''
Z y Hooper mi Eliza his wife Jane Oliver and n''
! children whose names ami number unknown, J5Hl
Oliver "nd R"becca his wife, Sarah HUEn, Etrlnnln hh
nett, Margaret Burnett Matthew Burnett James BGrne
Deborah Hrsxuc,t Levi Cchcnour and Rcheccu hi VIE
samuel Rhodes md Sarah bis wi" Jos" Rr.wn, '''
| W. Brown, Alexander v. Rrown william q. Moore 'a'
| SIsar F. his wife Henry Tyler md trsSrrs L "a
wii. John n Cnhnon and Mary Ann In. w.r'
Wi!lIam p Ni-e and Patrick II burnett, inter
.-r in the prni nnj that they are not reidrG' 4" h'
STATE on motion 0 the suid Big Peter and others pro,
poundrr- sil WILL BY their rid attorney IL 5Ta"''"
thu, tn" said rcsdeuts DO appear here ihcls Ly
the nf tai. Court "nd show Why 10 'l
paper wrii!ng rhOIl not b. admitted 10 record h' ~
tru" Sst will aud Testament Of the said Pleasant B"ii'
md that this order be published once week for tour '
ce=-re weeks, IN the Richmond Enquirer ne"efn'''
published IN the CRY OF Richmond rni alec BE- posted
ri" tront door OF the Court Hos OF this county, Oh ih'
hrst day Of the next County Court.
Copy-Tes,a: e,...
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-04-18

PnroMAC FisHERIEa.-We understand tsays the
Fredericksburg Recorar thnt most Of the flsherle'
n the Potomac, doing go"d business at the pre-
sent time. On Wednesday evening last Col. VIM
Browne. caught 10000 behring's besides large guam
tity of had at one haul, at the Cottage" in King
George county.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-04-18

THINGS At NoRrOLX.-There is great scarcity
of water at Norfolk, and the News says. that man,
Of ll!c cisern perfectly dry, owing the long III
terva since the last rain. The store Main street
lately occupied by j. w. IIarwood, has been sold t
Mr. Dey for syOIjO. The sailor who deserted from
the United States steamer Merrlmac, few days ago
has been appreheuded in North Carolina and brou%ii
back.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-04-18

NORFOLK AND PETERSBURG RuLRoAD.-At the
annual meeting Of the Stockholders of the Norfolk,
and Petersburg Railroad in Norfolk, Thursday, Dr..
F. Mallory was reelected President. The company
resolved upon active steps Ia secure subscription OF
the entire capital, amounting to 81 ,5UO,OUO
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-04-18

CIRCulr CUUKT.--The jury in the care of James
Caudr, tried Tor shooting! Geo. w. Woody, have
thus far been unable to agree upon verdict VII.
liam W. Bniley tried on Monday for emitting
Thomas G. Brown, of Chesterfield, last November,
and acquitted.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-04-18

RICHMOND COLLEGE.-Wa have received the Cat
uc ot this institution for the session ut iSc3'o
W. are graiiiied to note lis lourlshing condition., the
number Of students Tor the present session being lbl
IL is under the management of an accomplished, able
aud energetic Faculty, aud its course uf instruction
is comprehensive and thorough. Wa invoke Tor II
the nmplest patronage o! our city and The pubic gen
orally a. there are lew institutions in the land
deserving.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-04-18

DUpLICITY OF THE BRITISH MINISTRY.
We cannot 70 the length of saying that in the pend
| ing dispute with America Lord Palmerston ana the
Earl of Clarendon have wtuy imported pearriui
relations between the two States but we are ns'ed
i'll affirming that all which conid be effected ny Je-
sutry and Hypocrisy aud 10y the subterfuges OF d.
pomacy, carried to their utmost limits, has oeeh ma
2arded by the Earl of Clarendon, and TINT a. MS 'e
sire had been to furnish President Pierce WIN HI
cuse Tor his policy of aggression, he could not more
ehectnally have gratfed it than by the course Oh
| conduct he has pursued.
1t ia Il popular impression, with regard to one part
OF the controversy with America that it Is virtually
arranged by an explanation and apology. IL is sup
posed that Lord Clarendon and our Minister IN
America acted under erroneous impressions as Ia
the law of the United States, and that soon as
their mistake was discovered they made a satisac'
tory atoneinent. According to our last accounts
from America it appears that Mr.. Champion had no
fear Of being recalled. But We cannot understand
the motive If his confidence. We speak frarlessly
on The subject, now that the feelings ut irritation
between the two countries are subSiing, and That
| the conduct of our own Ministers is in question,
| rather than the relations of the two States The
more the correspondence is examined the more
clear it becomes that our Ministers have acted with
a tnessee which can ouly be properly described as
hypocrisy, and which certainly calculated to
cite feelings of Indignation IN the American people,
Lord Clarendon rn'leavured TO persuade his country
men that hs had taken no step To violate the Amrf
can lava statement which is only true ms regards
auy omen aud active violation of such law. IL Is al
together untrue in another aud more honorable sense
Some Of the apooGlss OF the Ministry, seek 10 per
suade the public that Mr.. Secretary Marcy IN his eX
pana,ion OF the purport and character oil the Anne
rican law has been guilty OF intentional mystica'iCn
aud that any attempt 10 make out case based on tn
spirit aud purpor, OF law cannot subslst III the teet
OF i;s literal meaning. We need scarcely SAY no"
unfair and unphilosophcal are such arSuten's.-
What makes the difference between The petylogSing
practitioner and tho man OF honor and character =
That tue respects the spirit Of the law, while the
other avais himself of technical forms or lnterpr1
tations, III order to wrest il from its legitimate pur'
pose
Lord Clarendon, we fear, stands sslf-convicted OF
having unworbly abused the privileges OF diploma
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The Inspection LAw.-The Alexandria Sentinel
learns that one OF the Coal aud Iron companies, haV-
ing their depos in that place; intend 10 test the con-
stituonality OF the Virginia Inspection Law, at the
n.,t form al the Circuit Court.
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grcSs To increase the jurisdiction o me c""''7 w
| United States-thnr the court in New jersey ihSHi
reach its strong arm the Hudson rlver'lnn dthS
a hunted citizen into territory whcrc tyrant ihSh'
seize him. II audaciOua attempt 10 poison
whole system of jurisprudence for na'iol' !" "'"e'
! to wrcnk vengeance upon PROSTATE Toe
| While all this was being done, Inrge 'act"fE W
Connection which Day owned in connection, with
Arson &. Phelps aud others, was consumed oy hrr'
Rail road compamies-to whom Day had SOFA car
| springs-wcre prosecuted, and claimed pio'ecti"u
from Day. whose friends and partners were alarmed.
Arson Ct. Phelps died, and Day stood almost alone
to defend suits against the United States Car spring
Co., in which he Ind the largest interest. lie was
still under iniurctiou aud being compelled To sarrl-
fee his property in that company, for less than one
quarter its cost, he seemed to tnl below the pos'h'
~ of rescue. AT this crIss, when ali inc hoPta
which cheer and comfort the soul III HE give way
he hurriedly paid Mi his debts and sunk To- A"hIe
in the depth of the abyss-his hair became prema-
furely grny!
The end was not yet. Goodyear asked for an *
tension OF the patent for curing lndIa-kubher when
was clained by Hayward. Day opposed this be-
cause he was himself the inventor AMI had used IL
ten consecutive years before II WINS Issued 10 hood
year. And application vas also made 10 eAt1hu
Chaif-es patent.
Volumes Of testimony were rolled up 10 the Patent
Office by Days opponents, and 80 powerful we're 'he
means the result was at last reached this patent
was extended. This seemed 10 he ihht depth Miitoi
spoke OF where his angel fell
Such wrong, outrugr md deception could not las
even in An trriug world. 1t could not lust II dc
, not.
Litigaions had been going on all the while agalns
, Day and they were spread over so many States
and addressed TO go many s,uea, and pressed 50 III
fairly by the numerous aduants ot the chiet enemy
that il required n large corps OF clerks and reporter
tn keep even abstract record o! The crimes an
, accusations alleged against him.
| New points were continually started. But the ias
effort had no. Yet been madr-lur the great iIve,to
was not Vel silrnced. He spoke again. But his vuic
could scarcely he heard Once more the hostile force
| rallied. One hundred against one! y new writ q
contempt was Issued, and Day appeared He tenle
that lie WAS in contempt, and he announced throug
his counsel lis readiness for any action Of full court
, But he at put under heavy bonds 10 appea
before Master, with all his books and papers. an
subm;; to all examination the question Of con
1 tempt and 10 go on in accounting to Goodyearfnr Il
his profits after Goodyear had been cut OF from h
e his pretended claims up to lsi9, by the finding OF
, jury ,.s,
) This opened new chapter ofthe crusade: and u
r Were fully written would show enough to make IN
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1856-12-03
4 FREE STATE IN TEXAS.

The Kansas bill-that most fatal of hum
bugs-gaye the South an empty principle
and the North all the tangible benefits.
With the repeal Of the Missouri compromise
line. (Which formed one of its features ter.
ritory hitherto locked up from the opponents
Of slavery, was thrown open 10 their Invasion.
and the result will be a loss Of political pow
er TO the South. Independent of Nebraska,
there Is Kansas, which. IL ii ever comes into
the union at all, will come as a free State:
Missouri. IL is said, il slavery Il prohib tied
10 Kansas, will likewise abolish IL, and there
are well.grounded fears that al least one if not
more free States will be carved ont Of Tex
as. The Texas San Antonian says:
Some may look upon such thing as Free
State Of Western Texas as improbable, par.
tieularly al time when such strenuous ef.
forts are being made 10 carry slavery into
Kansas, where slavery does not now exist
BY positive law. Yet there isa strong pro-
liability that such an event will occur within
the next ten years. Our opinion is based
upon the fact that foreign immigration Is
greater than domestic, by at least ten to one
and npon the well known fact that foreign
Immigration Is opposed TO slavery from prln.
eiple, prejudice and education. And there
are many Of the immigrants from the old
States opposed TO slavery, who quietly tele.
rate IL 80 long as IL is an institution Of the
State. but who will vote no slavery when the
question comes up whether Western Texas
shaI be free or slave State. This fact is not
generally known il so, il isnot duly consider.
cd. The vote Of the adopted citizens Of Tex
as now numbers 81 least twelve thousand. IN
less than ten years il will be increased 20
three times that number. unless the naluraii.
zation laws are changed. This increase will
be IN much greater ratio than The native.
born vote.
II ever legislation has been attended with
results. il has been In the
Ease Of the Kansas bill. WILMINGTON Herald
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1856-12-03
THos. BRAGG.
NICARAGUA, CUBA, AND A SOUTHERN con.
FEDERATION.

n.y.
The real motives and object OF those who
planned the expedition TO Nicaragua, are
beginning TO be developed. General Col
couria has addressed letter to the New York
1 Herald. ia which he makes some remark able
disclosures. lie charges. in the first place,
that General Walker entered into contract
TO cooperate in The emancipation Of Cuba-
that IN the second place, he abandoned the
cause of Cuba and that 10 the third. he de-
termined TO assist in establishing Southern
Confederation. The following is the con.
tract made by the high contracting PARTIES:
CONTRACT.
General William Walker. Commando e.. in.
Chief Of the army Of Nicaragua, is willing TO
form the following agreement with Captain
+. A. Lame, appointed agent Of 81. Domingo
dec Gieouria, sole holder and depository Of
the goods and ehattels belonging 70 the cause
Of Cuba, consisting in money. vessel and
munitions Of war.
firstly--General William Walker pledges
bis word Of honor that he will assist and co.
operate with his person and with his various
resources. such a. men and Others, in the
cause Of Cuba and in favor Of her liberty, after
having consolidated the peace and the gov
eminent Of the republic Of Nicaragua.
Sccondly-Gen. William Walker proposes
and admits the understanding that the mate.
rial and pecnniary resources Of Nicaragua, as
well as those which are 10 the possession Of
the revolutionary party Of Cuba. shall be
amalgamsted together, making common cause
together for the purpose Of oyerthrowing the
Spanish tyranny in the island, and Of lnsu.
ring the prosperity of Central America, iden.
flying thereby The interests ofboth countries.
ThIrdly--Gen. Walker requires fall ex.
position. manifestation and explanation " the
resources belonging to the cause u Cuba, as
likewise detailed statement and list Of the
military and marine forces, as well as the re.
naming resources Of the Spanish Govern.
mcnt III the island Of Cuba.
PUurthly-Capt. Y. A. I.aine having taken
into consideration the contents of the three
foregoing articles, agrees 20 and accepts the
contents 81 the said three articles only as
preamble Of a contract 10 be made upon 4
more solid basis. by the parties interested;
and therefore binds himself by his word Of
honor 10 Keep this agreement until he shall
have fuller powers for It's final Arrangement.
Aud, having drawn out two papers ofth same
tenor, 10 confederation Of this We ailix our
signatures. 10 the Independent State and Re.
public Of Nicaragua, this day, January II,
1856. WM. WALKER.
Signed. r. A. LAME.
In pursuance Of this contract. Goicouria
went 10 Nicaragua and entered with all the
energy u bis nature into The cause Of that
country. and effected treaty with Walker.
by which the latter was bound, as soon as the
government Of Nicaragua was established,
TO devote himself 10 the emancipation OF Gu.
ba. Subsequently Walker appointed him AZ
Minister 70 England, and sent him his Gre.
dcntials accompanied BY letter, which Col.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1856-12-03

An" USPoRruSATE" Mantle Whining
ton Journal, in recording the death Of the
Reiterated Swartwout, who iefrauded the
Government Of about 81. a5O. 900, says:
.In the times of undue expansion, at The
beginning OF Mr., Van Buren's administration :,
Mr.. swartwout participated in the all but
universal mania for speculation /; and, ulfor-
i,maiely, used the funds II the government
which came into his hands, for speculative
purposes"
And again. says the Journal, she was a
good. but impulsive and inconsiderate man."
The Journal. with petty meanness, unusual
TO il, day or two ago misrepresented Us az
(" sneering superciliously" at those not veal.
thy enough 10 own many slaves. We have
no desire TO follow the Journals unworthy
example. but We suggest for its eonsidera-
ton -
Swartwout was a sworn officer OF the Gov
eminent man Of education, character and
standing he was entrusted with the Govern
ment funds he violated the trust, stole the
money, and abseonded. Wherein was he
better than a common thiefi Nav, rather.
was not his crime far more heinoust lie
violated his oath and broke the trust con6ded
to him as a man Of character "a trust which
the thief never receives. What make him
|" unfortunate" and good whilst the man
who is guilty Of petty larceny is denounced
as a rogue deserving u the cage and the
whipping pOsti
Is il . part Of the Journals creed that a
poor man Who steals is a scamp. whilst he
who feathers his nest 10 the tune II million
and.a quarter 10 good man but only
/" unfortunate - Fay o..
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gether. 1t revealed for the first time Walk
er's hostility to the Democratic principles Of
America, and his design to ESTABLISH South
ern despotism as cOunterbalance to the u.
States. Goicouria says he could enter into
no such arrangement, and when Walker, at a
subsequent period, expressed determination
to revive slavery in Nicaragua, he became
convinced that lie had been treacherously
dealt with, and now publicly denounces him
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FAIR PLAYA personal difficulty between
the Hon. X. Rayner and the Senior Editor Of
the Standard has been made matter for pub
lie remark by the following resolution, ofere d
at a.meeting of the Wake Democracy by tn
other Editor Of the Standard. and published
in the Standard:
Resolved, That we regard the recent at
tack Of Kenneth Rayner upon the senior
Editor u the N. C. Standard, as an unjusti-
fable and cowardly attempt to restrain the
freedom Of the press--0ne OF the greatest
bulwarks Of our liberties.
Now, II the Editors Of the Raleigh Standard
we're right in Iauding the "gallant Brooks
Gas they did if we recollect aright,) for at
lacking aud beating Senator Sumner whilst
sitting in his chair in the Senate Chamber.
ought they to suffer Mr.. Rayner to be de-
nou need in their columns, by one Of the Edi-
tors, as guilty of an " unjusti6able and cow
ardly" act, in Gaming the Editor ol the Stan
dard on the street,
As we have heretofore had occasion to say,
Mr.. Rayner's course has not met with our APP
probation. and his beating the Editor Of the
q. A a a A
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1856-12-03

RAILROAD DErsULTER SgNrEScEp.--At Pc.
tersbnrg on Monday Alexander Falroner, late
treasurer Of The Petersburg and Weldon
railroad, was convicted and sentenced 10 two
years in The penilentiary asa delauterto tho
company.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-03-26
rIiE WHITE sULpHUa spRI,cs ZOE

UNBE death Of the late ca@eu the pneip.
estate hat n: propsry should b es I
owners have united comforting the un.gn-d sr 70
To facilitate he sale ha, been obtained from tn.
10 hs d 5 and and f p1sss G Pys
VII ~ a. . Tor mahai.etnrng purpose. seherary
10 pursuance o. te authority conferred them, under
eoapa9y to be organized under the charter.
their medicinal qualities place Of s6onaSe resoTV ~. It
century iy ha1r Srs .i S s1a.s. OF ia
nay he rrSd as oHd on to rs Ssa % 5sS, and ssy
ionAele character Of their visitors.
tine aud are BOW Sufficient to entertain about guests
PsSe and L Sssra3s o. nU sssqgs to e.. e
"a NJ nh oesh suneeni to accommodate double that
hS season. OF every year numbers Of applicants away
The Springs heretofore been a,,.nJ. with ,
stage But the csS asd c % ar n .ss
vii oon nlb O un Are hoS 10 Prosres Of eon.roeon.
all ise Eastern and Northern cities to tn the
Railroad miles IVES, OF stanton ,oen1 ,s
years the on. s' s 5 lS ait y S road Ia
n NE %oSr ,ns Asaoa ssASdra sehSond
tern section Of the Coyingon and Ohio Railroad completed
convenient; and gill h. deuli 70 the naHber -ho
The White Sulphur . situated county Greenbrier on tn.
valley HoEArd crees Il contain, sbeui T % 70 ne s
ven thousand aere extending along the valley mills.
than SO Of hne tract and more than
Of ,purs. wooded and furn as
70, soeA Al the supplies OF meats grain, &C Sc
ces>y for the Of the hotels, readily the
premises - '
building accommodation OF visitor. ARR eoDvo,sn,
ana many Of them posses much architectural
surface diversified dae, grove Of the orga r..
q the forest IL has been wArInE
Places and there few who fan
10 srknowledEe It's claim 20 this distinction
The receipts " the establishment
iev-d by enlarged
cous management, they night be increased many fold
Tie sale o. The which request ia our cities u.a
put for transportation easily furnish
very Income md Ia hands The y.ar.
roaI reimburse The price at which the property pured
The whole country few
of eu'l developed they by enisrr.s
and capital.
The title The believed
ong 90 he pruprietors Tor NOR an
seventy To facilitate the transfer purhA md 10
ayoi dreul's which might result from the of the
joint the title
signed who will be prepared proper deed 70 - pur
49,
The sale will embrace all the furniture heretofore used In eonnr
ton with The property for the accommodation
Persons desiring purchase communicates
the unlerssned wM. II. MCFARLAND,
OF Richmond, Va
ALEX ". HIS
OF Va
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-03-26
NM. IAFLoR WILLIAM, Aucts.
d IhlLUh q WILLIAMS.
4 &HGESALk: of ' All AHLE AID EXCEL.

4 AhsE SAlt Df VALUABLE AND EXCEL.
LhNI consisting Dri1O
room And Kitchen Furniture, O-e Fixturrs Gina ad
as- war ke sc, At the United Hotel
Apfil ~ eotnmene ng At II O'Clock. NJ United
Aes ote IN ms city, will h. sold the
reel soassins ia part 81 1870 Beds Beds;eads complete
'srits Sii the necessary furniture rooms con
s's o. lr-aus Wssiands, TAbl-s,
3 Also m furniture 10 PAIo comprising egAni Dans
Mahogany Centre Tables, Chairs Mirrors valuable
sa'.nss ant splendid Piano Also the dnlngoom narn,arc
sng 81 valuable Crockery. China Glass
Pork silver Ware, Linen &c and The Bar and on. ~
iurrs, comprising handsome
Hotel keepers and heads
portuny Tor supplying themselves with every article they NAV re-
4ur 10 the housekeeping line the
" N.s selected With much has been used and the
greater part Is good : " - 80
sal, viii b positive and continued 20
The same hour a. above stated until - -
IthNs-suns under tlOl
Tor approved negotiable pap with Interest Add-d.
nihlz-td- TAYLOR a WILLIAMS.
fNSIPONkMENT-OwiEs 10 voidabl-
above sale has been Postponed Monday 7ih day OF Apr
the hour. lmhl9l T a w 49,
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AaHksr-Wc ieain from the Norfolk News that ii e
Collector OF that port acting under the orders of srcre.
ny Marcy, has caused the 81 j. g. Adam. CAPTAIN
oil the American ship Johu Cummings Tor having trl M
On ana hlled Que OF the crew OF his ve-, some month
since. wAr taking ia II load of guam. Al the ch;,bs T.
and' The occurrence produced gtea excitement Al ia
nht al fe'u aud Captain Adams uOrrowy escaped viii
MS ME" d! the prompt aud hrm ntcrpO-on of the Anne,
icah authorities at CaAo. s vessel had 10 b accot,
MED to ssa by the L. = itisate Independence Tor lie.
purpose Oi security IL j. said that the Peruvian govern
me"t has complained to government in relation to III,
alleged Vhcnce, aud has made il u national question
Capt. Adams admitted to bail in the sum of s,oo
Tor ms appearance ON "Wednesday next when AN c1amn,
ton will take place.