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TzsNsid Qxs1s>-This spsstaeis vas pss % ~
nary styIe-extraordinafy from the fact that the
stage ives never before % gorgeoasiy - ~ win
spendid seenery and handsome womeB. The plAy
i sueesssen Of spectaclss and magical tssDafo6.
nations, which arc conducted II excelleut ssyIe.
bringing into use the whole strepgth II the eompa.
ny, including Jefferson, IN the exqsisissly eonie
character Of 6chnaaps- The - sppsarsacs Of Mrs..
Jefsrson, with her pretty face and sweet dnsine.
was very pleasant event. ahd was hailed q such
BY the audience Miss Deviin made very peSety
queen. Adams. who has - good deal of hard work
70 do. did it well and gained mnch spplsasa Mm.s
ceptably. The sixteen female warriors" conssi-
tnte the main attraction of. the piece Their evo-
lutions, executed - the tap Of the drum are done
with extraordinary precision, and would do credit
% any military company in the city. The piece Il
decidedly the most attractive that has been offered
mouse was densely crowded, il win doubtless be
every evening this week
Inc audienee last night was the most numerous
and fashionable Of the season.
Tipping Mary Rowe, Ann Wipkers and An
drew shuttle. were each fined $50 and costs by tho
Hastings Court, for selling liquor to be drunk IN
their houses, in violation Of law.
Found Gailty-Thomas williams. indicted for a
violent assault on William Minister, was tried BE-
fore the Hustings Court yesterday. found guilty by
the jury, and fined &1 and costs The aecused
thereupon paid over to the Clerk, the sum Of
$l3 %, and was discharged.
Usalanfal Assembly. .--aarret Norralson v.. taned
$6 by the Hastings Court yesterday for permitting
An unlawful assembly Of negroes In his house
Skating on . smali scale, has already cornmsnc
ed, and the boys are having rare times on he
shallow ponds near the city. From present indi-
cations we are to havea severe winter. q -
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NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT.-The weekly
staten emf Of the New York city Banks shows the
following increase Loans 81, 1862 000 specie $l67,
600; circulation SOL 900 and deposits So l74 600
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MATRIMONIAL MAkIA.--A mania for getting
married is now prevailing among bachelor mem.
bers of Congress- Hon. +. w. Denver member
from California as also the Hon. Leander M. Cox.
of Kentucky, and the Hon. Timothy G. Day, OF
OHIO have with than. this session, their brides to
grace the fashionable circles st Washington dur
ing The present winter,
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POLITICAL The republicans of Connecticut
will hold State Convention at New Haven, Jan.
stb. The same party in New Hampshire will NEE,
In State Convention also on the Sth of January,
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Mr.. GEORGE DuYcEtrK, one Of the authors OF
the Cyclopa,dia Of American Literature, having re
Gently met with an accident, which was mentioned
in the London Times he Immediately became the
otiec. of kind corrtesies on the part of many En-
elish literary men, Trench. Meercaay, and others,
have cheered his confinement, and he writes bis
leyees at st. Thomas Hospital ss richly conpen-
satory for simple fracture, which Is rapidly heel
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THE DAHL Y-D1SPATCH


INDIAN MASSACRE IN TkxAs.-The Indian.
commune their murders and depreda.ions upou
me settlers On the 9th ult, six persons were
Killed and 'ealped in Kerr county, abou, 40 m,I.s
north OF San Antonio Tho Texan says:
1t seems that seven persons had ane.mr.a a..
.as night, ~. and the Isdisas came upon them while
tsm, a,nsa ana scsiped four. and LEFT two NOR
ETy Ey wouneea; one only can survive Of The seven
Two OF me men killed were named w WiIiams : nd
nrosa yonth named McAdams was one Of the
wounded On the ssh DIR. Ruge's son WAS iilled
=. s"tetase and scalped, besides other depred..
"'h'' Sucn rs killing and stealing horses
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There are 55l rice planta atiousiin the States Of
Georgia, North and South Carolina, each raising
90 900 pounds and over.
There are 16 745 tobacco estates of 600 pounds
each, and over, in Kentucky, Tennessee and Vir.
ginia. There are l, 726 in Maryland
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RUSSIAN STEAMERS--A letter from st, Peters
burg says:
Contracts have been taken at home and abroad
for the construction of thirty-one Russian steam,
ers, for the service of the companies intended to
navigate between the Black Sea and foreign or
other ports Some of these will be of large di
mensons, and constructed that each will be
enabled to transport from 500 to 1,OO0 troops and
to receive powerful war armament-the guns
being kept ready in reserve at the home ports
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VALVE or SLAVE PRoPEaTY.--We see 1t stated
tbst The estimated value of slave property 10 tue
United states is from fifteen hundred 10 two thous
and million dollars. ~ /
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PERsoNAL.-The London News, of November
18th, says Mr.. Dallas, the American miaisser, and
large party, visited the Haymarket theatre, on
Friday night, TO witness the performance of Mr.
Murdoch. as Charles Surface, in ''The School for
Scandal"
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Ex Governor Floyd, of Virginia, is In Balti.
more.
Hon. A. ii. Rice was on Monday reelected
Mayor of Boston by about 800 majority.
Deaths In Boston for the week ending December
6. s2 Among the deaths was that OF ex.SherifI
Joseph Eveiett, Of Suffolk county.
The Portland tMe.) Advertiser says that about
i've thousand Of the citizens OF Portland are be-
liavers In, or Investigators Of, Spiritaalism.
A student Of medicine In Michigan, having court
ed . giTla year, and got the mitten. has Turned
round and sued her father fer the visits he paid
her. ~
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REsIGNATION OF AN ARMY OFFICER re.
signa,ion of First Lieutenant James Curtss, jr
second infantry, has been accepted by the Presi
dent, to take effee. Jan. Is 1857.
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SENATOR RDoUGLAs.-During the recent visit cl
Senator Douglas TO his mother, in Ontario county
N. Y, some Of his admirers in that section gave
him the compliment of public supper and ball.
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THE INFLUENCE OF CHILD.-Mr. Stephen
Paxeu, says the Puritan Recorder, was led into
the Sunday school by his own child; there be
learned to read; attended as scholar four years;
received his first impressions of religion from the
books of the library, was converted; became q
teacher superintendent = volunteer organizer
of Sunday schools, and, fually, missionary Of
the American Sunday School Union. 10 six years
and half of labor, in fifteen counties of nlinois,
and twenty y.eight counties In Missouri. no organ
lied 500 new Sunday schools, with SIS teachers,
and 81 $50 scholars re-orRanized 100 schools. hav.
ing Gil teachers, and 4,075 scholars, visited and
aided 100 schools, having EGO teachers and !, 200
scholars. sr s#s
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HORACE 6RkELEY.-This gentleman lec,ured
gu thursday evening last, at Wilmington, Del,
upon Reform and Reformers." The Delaware
Republican says:
he observed that he did not look upon the
WORD In the same light that be did some twenty
years ago. His confidence in the advance of re-
form, or any rapid progress toward perfeet.bi,i,v
mad been greatly shaken. From his remarks We
infer he has no longer any faith In the doctrines
OF Fourierism Socialism or Communism A. be oh.
served that although 1t might be shown that per.
sons could live cheaper by association 1t was idle
70 recommend that mode of living, as the people
were averse to It, Hehas become more utilisa rian
or practical 10 his ideas and did not seem disposed
10 dwell on any scheme for the amelioratou of
evi. that could not be adapted to the views of me-
cessties of the people at this time
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PEkirEETIARr VS.. LUSATIC AsrLUM.-The
Carolina Spartan mentions that High Holt in
dicted at Spartansburg for horse stealing, took to
INSANITY oy way Of escape. In this condition be
was visited by committee of medical gentlemen
who confessed that he was insane to all ntents and
purposes: that 1t was cruel to send any man to the
lunatc asylum, for By all odds 1t is the worst place
ID the world that Its tortures were indescribable
but there was no alternative. for the door feIIoT
must go there, whether he should live or die under
the treatment. This conversation had wonderful
effect upon the lunatic. Gentlemen, / swear
am no more crazy than you arew They assured
him of their concurrence in this opinion. and, after
trial. he was duly convicted of the crime of horse
stealing.
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HANDSOME PRoFIT.-The u. s Government
mas mas bought the " Brick Church" property 10 New
aors' as site for Post-ofice, paying $450, coo
for it, 1t was owned by three individuals. who.
= q iew m onths ago, bought It for only s275.0OO.-
The Journal of Commerce says the selection has
been made in opposition to the expressed desires
OF great majority of the merchants of New York,
VINO prefer the present site, which offered for
the same amount rs the now site, and is 4 much
larger piece of property. The building to be
erected will be of granite, and have = height OF
three stores arranged with tracks that the rail
the mails ~
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uEkRINa,s SAFKS,
II Extract Of q letter frsm s. C. Herring Co.'S
Correspondent.l .t t,+

One of your patent champion safes was in the
great FIRE st Salins, before advised. There were
also two Of the Rochester safes, one of your New
York neighbour manuf cture, aud one Of the Troy
safes. -
The one of your manufacturs has had one Of the
severest test ever saw yet the contents and inside
are in perfect order The rest has added 10 this sec.
ton Of the country to the high reputation they have
examined them, that none of the other four safos
from their appearance could hsve stood the fe that
your safe did Your agents. in section, will make
good thing of this the people here place NO con-
adencs In ths other safes There IL no mistake about
your safe being in the fire 108 hours before stated
In Messis Avery Evans (of Salinsl certifsate and
when taken out hot that you could not handle
it with the bare hand. CHAMPION.
B. w. KNOWLES is Agent for the sale Of "Her.
rines Safes" Depot No. 81 Pearl street, next door
to II. w. Fry l. Sons do 8-St
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AN IMPORTANT TARRIvAL-Among the arri.
vals reported in our marine list this morning is
that OF the Panama Railroad Company's brig E.
Drummond, from Aspinwail on the 18th ult
The +. Drummond has on board 600 barrels of
OIL the first parcel which has been brought across
the lsthmus, and we regard it as only the com.
mencement of a trade which Ia destined to effect
important changes in portion Of the Pacific whale
fishing. This lot Of oil was brought into Panama
by the American whaling brig Sarah McFarlane,
Railroad on the 14th of November, aud was along.
side the wharf in New York on the 7th inst, or
twentythree days from the Pacific The Oil has
arrived in perfect order and the Captain of the
L. Drummond says, has not leaked drop The
whole expense of delivering it in New York. Ia.
king it from ships tackles in the bay of Panama
is only nine cents per gallon.-N. Y. Journal Of
Commerce.
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TROOPS SAILED.-Monday, December lst.,
sailed ship Arkwright, from Key West, for Ports
mouth, Virginia, with U. s. troops relieved by
General Harney.
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NEW LAW BOOKS. r
l Y A General Index to the Enslish Common Law
Reports Volumes l TO LXXXIiI, inclusive, So
cond edition, by George w. Biddle and Richard
c. McMurtrie, Of the Philadelphis Bar; In TIVE
volumes, So.
HALsTED'S Digest ,fthe Law Of Evidence; 2vols.,
90.
ATREATIsE on the Nature, Principles and Rules
of Cireumstantial Evidence, especially that Of
the presunptive kind in Criminal causes. BY Al
exsnder n. Burrill IS 50.
For sale by A. MORRIS,
de 8-St 4Hf No ~ Main street
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MR. HURLsur-rhe Evenins Post ia endsayor-
ing to palm the Rev. Mr.. Huribut laootitisn Unta-
risn preacher) Cd q South Carolinian, 10 urging
\ case OF essentially false pretences. True, - ths
Post says he was born in South Carolina The truth
people his father beings psripatetic schoomsster,
teach! M for awhile In Chsilestcn, where his son.
{he author of the abusive budget of fsisehoods
against the South late y published in the Edinburgh
Revleyv) was accidentally born The fact that he
was born there under such circumstances, while he
was reared and educated aud has lived snee at The
North makes him no Southern man ia the ACCEPT /.
tien in which the Post seeks TO Palm him Of assuch
on the public mind.
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u. b. kktpSFosD, N. TiNsLkYP PArn
FRANKLIN MATTHEWS
tHIDEFORD d CO.. General Comma.
I'D mission and Forwarding Merchants, on ehe Dock.
Richmond, Va. ans
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THE HEAVENLY BODIEs.-The heavens con.
tain at no other time splendors equal o thos
which now every evening Illuminate the sky, par.
ticulary its eastern portion. More fixed stars Of
the first magnitude are congregated along bright
belt from Capella In the North to Sirius the most
magnificent of all in the South, than any other
equal space can boast. First In the splendid pro.
cession advance tho Pleisdss, then follow close
the Hyades. Immediately, Orion bursts upon the
sight, fanked by Capella in the Wagner and the
Twins on the left, and the lightning fasting Sirius
low down in the southern horizon with Proeyon
between Besides those, lights of less note supply
the intervals along the brilliant fields, and en-
hance the sublimity Of these burning orbs while
Jupiter is glowing with his severely white beams
in the western sky aud Fomuhaut shining duly
down south. By this time Venus, with her yellow
ray has retired to repose, and left her old para.
mour, red handed Mars, to spend the rest OF the
night in company with other celestial beauties
But all the glories Of the heavens are not mo-
nopoz ed by the consultations in the east Atari,
Vega, the Swan and the Great Bear still keep
their lamps blazing in the west, though ALL except.
ing the last with fading lustre The Great Bear,
perhaps the most remarkable Of the considerations,
rises but sets, shining uninerruptedly every
night In the year as he Is pursued forever round
the pole by the dogs Of Bootes.-Nepark Ads.,
Dec. 2
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MERCHANTS slNsURANCE,COR
VA OF RlCHMOND.-This Com psny insures eys.
~ description of property against loss or damage by
FIRE or the dan gers Of the sea.
No charge IL made for tie Policy
OEice, FOX this present. on the EaAs Ode of l2th IL
Main, up stairs
TORS:
"ID' a. Christian, VIM. Breeder,
J.hn Purcell Thomas r. P2.a
Wm o. Fame, Jas. Thomas, Jr,
Aug. Anderson, Jas Duuiop
Ismes l.. Appsrsoa Wm H. HsxalL
Roscoe Hes John D. Quarles
John Dooey, David j. Burr
Rlchd o. hsskins, Larkin w Glazsbrook,
Lewis D. Crenshsw, D. Won Grooming,
Joseph r, Anderson, Emanuel MileG
John c. Sinton, Ed. Il. Ekinker
franklin Stearns
A. PLEASANTs, President
J. h. MoNTAsus. Sec'y. su5-ts
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fNAEAT sALE or DRY GOODS!
VI LARGE fGCK OF
NEW FALL DRY GOODS
TO BE O, WITHIN
Il VIC MON TIL S!


Y. COHEN
NO Us BROAD STREET
Begs arLoupce tha public that the constant In.
crease OF his bualnssa makes It imperative to have
bis present store enlarged and in order have the
improvement executed az soon possible, all the
soods will be offered at such extremely
LOW PRICES
as to secure their
QUICK SALES.
To enumerste the goods and their prices would
teke too much space; suffice it say that he has in
store unusually large stock, embracing everything
DRY GOODS LINE.
and his facilities fer purchasing goods being a. good
tboss of any etEer house in the city,
GREAT BARGAINS
may be expected.
Gooos soid exclusively for CASH. de 2 4w'
NOTICE TO TAX I'AYEK~ Pursuant
Ill attend toe Collectors Office, in the City Hail.
from 18th to Sist Of December, inclusive, to receive
the remaining hast of Taxe. from such persons as
entitled 10 deduction of 10 per cent by having
previously psid the hst half in Juno last, in accord
snce with said Ordinance.
NE twill be seen from the above, that the
Collector 10 required TO attend at the office, from the
18th 3st of this month TO receive taxes remain.
the Hustinss Court, he is required by Ordinance to
vertise delinquent real esae to be sold for non
payment of taxes Persons who have net done so
viii sec the necessity of calling and paying their
tsxes a. IL will be impossible for tho Collector 10 call
de- .1f.~ i.-.dim Isa0'' ~ - j. A. HoBsoN. C. C. R.
MARBLE WOkhS ..Ml1!Lhh q WIN.
IVA CENT, Dealers in italian and Amertc.n me-, Mar
his, and Manufacturers of MONUMENTS, TOMBS,
HEAD PIECES. FONTS, FURNITURE MAR
BILE, &c, nearly opposite Second Baptist Church,
Main ct.
We respectfully invite the attention o, thes. In
want 10 stock on hand. which consists of a.
large and well finished an assortment as can be found
at any establishment 10 the city
AOkUMEkTS Of any size or design made to or.
der, at the lowest New York Phiiadelphia prices
Remember the place, and plesse sivs Us call. ct
te: examining work mi ship and prices etewhefe.
no 25--2m ~ s-Tef II
kNEkClNGs.--The exercises In this nDe arr
L hsye already commenced In my Sale d'Artnos,
No 20s Main street. where ! am prepared to receive
alfurther number Of pupils. ~## "a
Terms-Piys dollsrs, 9 cvarse Of twelve lsssons.
lite T.. WsLbACHEh
g STO(ks FUk sALE... virginia STATE
- Stock; Bsnk Of Virginia etock, By ~
e. H. NEUAT & co,
oeza Exchange snd Stock Brokers'
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LARGE HAUL or CouNTKRrur NoSrY-The
I.cs : me afrsst Of several parties IN New Yoek
assufdaH for passing counterfeit money. has bean
orieny noticed. The Herald Of Sunday says:
word was brought 70 the Chiefs ofice tb.t :.
numOer OF skiiifutly executed bills on the Me,rfs
County Bank were In circulation, which slrost
:. oenea me esperienee ofthe employee OF the bank
genuine, and the Cashier wished Mr.. NatxeIl TO
SEND competent officer to make An arrest. a he
tnouent ne knew who one Of the parties we're
Omcer Aatersqp was accordingly despatched 70
work me matter up, and he found that . man
named John Garrison had notified the bank that
ne knew where the false money could be bought
After conference with the officers of the banf IL
was at length agreed that Mr. Mastersou should
no introduced by Garrison to the suspected party
- drover who wished the counterfeit uonev n
pay for cattle. He was accordingly taken To- the
Commercial Hotel In Courtland street. where
Harrison introduced him to q person whom he
called John Williams Williams offered to furnish
tne supposed drover with counterfeit money on
the motifs County Bank to any amount for forty
cents on the dollar, and produced the money to
snow how well it was executed. At this moment
one of the other officers entered the room. and
Williams suspecting something wrong spranR for
the crate, and thrust the bills in bis hand in the
fire; but they were picked out in time to show
what they were.
Williams was taken to the Chiefs Office. when.
AFTER some solicitation be informed the officers that
ne nad procured the false money Of Taylor &
Brother, money brokers' doing business at the
corner of Chatham and James streets The Off
GERS, accompanied by the prisoner proceeded TO
the place indicated, and after some maneuveriug
succeeded in arresting James n. and Frank Tay.
lor on the charge Of passing counterfeit money -
The plan for catching them in the act of passing
the money was laid most adroitly, and succeeded
admirably. It was done by Williams buyipr the
spurious bills of one of the Tayors while the two
officers stood by, at another counter, pretending
to want the change of two ten dollar bills, until
they saw the counterfeit money produced, when
they Immediately arrested the two Taylors.
The premises were then searched, when nnm.
Der OF packages of counterfeit money was found,
amounting in all to over $4,000. The prisoners,
together with all the money in the store good and
bad were taken to the Chiefs Office, where the
matter will be further investigated TO- day.
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- Advsrtissmsafs pubiishsd untiI iorbid, vill -
charged 50 esnfs pr square 81 ten nnes ~ the 1
fnssFtssa. and IS ssnts fR sseh esae3ssasee.
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ssLATE. SLATE. SLATk... am pre-
- pared, 40 the Agent of Owen Jones, to furnish
from the mines in Buckngh county, ROOFING
SLATE of ali sizes and in any quantity. The Slate
is of asuperior quality and is cheaper the coat of
p4irting being consdered) than any ineslic roofing
IN ALBERT l.. WEST,
Architect and Messursr.
~ Office next to Goddln's Hall.
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THE VoLTAIC BATTERY.-At the Bank of Eng
land the platinzed silver voltaic battery is used
as the source Of power in manufacturing bank
notes 1t was devised by Mr.. Since, and has been
used fourteen years. Large batteries are employ.
ed holding several gallons of acid charge, the pla-
tinized silver plate being of fair thickness, and
the thick rolled zinc plates being arranged that
they can be easily changed. For charging the
battery dilute sulphuric acid is used, generally
mixed In the proportion of one.eighth acid to one
seventh of water. In order to secure q strength
suitable to the purpose of the battery, /. is found
convenient to adjust the mixture to the specific
gravity Of 1l30, and thus charged, the battery
will continue in action three weeks
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I IFk INsURANCE..-gdUTU BENK.
IL FIT COMPANY-B. w. KNOWLES, AGRNF.
This Company IL perfectly Mutual.
1t has No superorin security or advantages 10 the
insured.
1t makes annual dividends.
1t pays the dividends trhae the insured is ipias.
When the annual premium policy for.tsrm Of
life amountsto $50. half ID loaned to the nSmed IL
he wishes.
1t has paid through its agent in Richmond over
&l00 600 for losses in Virginia a
de Sta B. W. KNOWLES.
N. B. Slaves insured in the Albemarie lnsuraucs
Company for one or more yesn. B.WK