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Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-04-11

ALEXANDER Hut is a. smart a tradesman Richmond
affords We had occasion some years since to abuse
him, by speaking well Of else in the same line
OF business, and afraid that he did appreciate
and love he ought Tut in the fact precisely
the Of what feared lie has treasured up our
injustice only reward il with munifcent token
Of regard He has actually all the way to Paris
and imported rich variety Of Mrles premium boots aud
shoes, Of which select pair Tor wearing to
convey the compliment be bestowed and are happy
say that there il better ,DiCrdHdiHg between US
which We hope will last for a season at least.
But private aside Hill has this season done
something affecting the public veal which should not be
overlooked He has commenced in the business
Of direct importation. Aud he opened our view, a
day two since OF boots aud shoes ladies' gen
teInens aud misses OF the surprising beauty aud
exquisite northumberland charm the mos de-
lcae and beautfy the ugest foot in town A al
ready hinted this splendid assortment IS direct from Nc
lies celebrated factory bearing the impress OF the medal
AWARDED the manufacturer by the Worlds Fair held at
Paris Surely Mr.. Hill deserves be- commended for his
enterprise aud there is better way Of doing that than
buy his Shoes which certainly advise every body to
Il.
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THEPARpoNING POWER

WAsHINGroN April e.-Four years ago. as will be gen
orally remembered, a named Wells was convicted OF
murder in this city and sentenced be hanged
pardoned by President Fillmore condition that he he
imprisoned in the pententary for life \ ago app-
cation made 10 the Circuit Court for his discharge I'M
der writ of hapeas corpus the prisoners counsel Charles
l. Jones, assuming the bread ground that the pardon
absolute and the condition void The court however re-
fused the application and remanded Wells the penen-
uary, when the taken the Supreme Court OH
appeal
This morning Justice Caron delivered the opinion OF
the court sustaining that of the Circuit Court saying that
the condition of the pardon the exercise OF
power, but merely substitution OF punishment for
another, aud arguing that the paronng power must he
understood it existed in England and in these colonies
prior 10 the formation of the constitution.
Justices Curtis and Campbell concurrng said u-
dcrood assuming that wrts OF in criminal cases
not being permissible the Supreme Court it has no i
rscon in the premises and therefore the should
dismissed.
Justice Mclean dissenting, argued that the Example 0f
England ia matters oS prerogative applicable
this country the Executive being confined positive
Ia the absence of which, in this case the condtiopa par
don was not sustainable. 1t was the exercise OF
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Democratic paper copies paragraph to the effect
that Pason Brownlow intends dupe the old Jacsonian
Democrats into the support of the American ticket by
publishing Mr.. Donesous name in this wise ANDREW
JACKSON doneson. The Democratic organ earnestly
admonhes the Democracy against being taken in by
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SALES op RIAL rsrArs. Ae.

sALEs of RIAL ESTATE Ac.
The Winchester vlrgnian chronicles IN. sal. Of IS, aer,
Ia that county At US 80 by
Samuel Rowland at tSi lease Of tao wear, .m IN.
la Inst on the large which would h.y. brought
considerably The farm Gather on osue Creek
soil Tor t-near ricc what for twly,
The fredrriekburs Herald notice. the following sales
Mr. John VERIFY, Of this county, has sold nj. farm In N, N
nArnst OF s.ss Tor the SUN II 900 his
Mr. James Nsy recently hi. farm In . counts 10 M.,
W ofopp lot sis per acre Mr.. ~ bought isl5 At &C an
- " -"
L,sp s,LsN sale Of land In a,u.,,n county
Illinois, ien thousand disposed Of At hT, ial.r. ~
- > sS''~'' ~
GHowISa crrrhe Indian pOi. sp,ln,,
" tell o' twelve hundred houses erected In city
AUCTION SALES ADVERTISED IN THE WING
RkaL AND PERSONAL
lth-Buiding
Columbian Hotel. at O'Clock p. NJ N'''
observation-disclosures sale Of eighteen
and lots In the Valley, oNei.D at o'cIo,l y Al
l,h-rustees sale Of lots Cary street,
used az coal yards) '' Wv
brick tenement opposite Trinity
Church. Franklin other IL oek
also, house and lot on Union nm at ~ O'Clock
Sihrrus,e- sale Of lots Valley fronting on
Nth or Valley street, At o'clock 2. NJ
Executors sal. Of rial date Jas Bo.he and sh
Sta between Main and Cary Canal
SITS, etc.
ah-HAii lot and 9Th street Petersburg
DEPOT, O'Clock "
Commissioners sale of Hanover county
containing ts ''
OF "A I'm .o,,,. -
James river. " ~ ''' wv
seh.sAe Of the " PALMYRA Mul." In Fluv.nna county
"HHe q se. OF lsS Of land the Dan
rNer In Halifax county, Nsto be sold premises ady
cRicrRts,
AprH ilh Cargo Of Cuba sugar and mol,... NV q p
WORKMAN Co, At II o'clock A. NJ. - - -
Assortment Of Groceries DunIop Mon.
cure Co. at L. o'clock ''' ~
22d-In York perrnptory and est.n,y. ale of ,.
see advertisement
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THE CROPS. &c.

Tx ,s-The Valley published At
Corpus Christi judging
number Of farms that have opened this
ley there will be
Ad Ia this And the adjoining counties during previous
yrar"
Tar KmIED-Judge Robinson, celebrated peach
whose three
FRUIT DeJaocrd that ali
orchards, except been Killed
by the severity Of the winter weather
WuUtr CHOFTe Shenandoah Tenth Legion
the
promising App-araneehe wheat looks thrifty
well uDen the ground
sE,soS-Our friends murmung at the hack
SPRING plough, yet
% the ground THIS tardnes Will make the spring
short busy With them-Pdrlsr.Jurg Odseffs.
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Rules held In the Clerks onee ofts
DAY. the Tth day of April 1856
AminadAb NJ Bailey, IIainfig
dgdiHS,
fernsnd a. Coleman HI. executor Of
Holt o. Coleman decd, also sdmln with
Cd OF Weston Coleman dec aud also a. administrator Of
cher n Coleman DECD John Coleman
admnlstrato Of wm Coleman decd Creed
right, and Elizabeth
liam Miller and Susan hs wife, Coleman right
and ~ administrator, Henry deed Eppe. Cary
G. Allen administrator ofJohn
Of John A. Alien decd Asn own right and
As administrator OF John A. Allen deed DefeRddnfs.
Nv CHANtERl
object VI this
estates OF klott O. Coleman decd Coleman VIM
decd -
And by sdavt, defendant. william Miller
and susan h- wife residents that
M defendant. VIM Miller and sussn hi. wife, sppear
IN month publication
eesssy to protect their Interest and that this order published
paper Published In he City Richmond pos, the
front door OF the Courthouse county
next County Court
A Copy-Teste
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RICHMOND STOCK MARKET

since our last weekly virxnia
mo'-s. Of short dates having esn made tsdS interest.
khmoni city bonds have dsclnsd o. In
msnd al Improving report ..i., Of
M hange and Nrgn Rank 81 The
vains prices Of last week kehmcnd
Railroad .haes have bn sold during prices ranging
from teIa In other stocks change and ~,
msrkt generally continues without animAton annex our
wceAy ryport;
srsxs rrc 7ais tceet PrerIy.
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From Mr.. Smith, and his gentlemanly aid, Mr..
Hyde, at Billiards. Exchange we received, on yester-
day, waiter chock full Of the most acceptable and
inviting viands, &c, comprising birds, oysters ham,
lettuce,-almost everything, prepare in the very
best style; for which return thanks, and recon-
mend our friends if they really want nice things, to
patronize j Woodson Smith
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ssh.s.'sd and -i,as supplies sy v suspend
rsnons We quote rood I0G1i sal
h- reeep. q vhs.s By fhs s<ps la
ansanted Ia ssasos bus tune last AZ a9
that t ses ain weeks Of the
"ool-we quote tub -.shsd !. soss unwssAsd aoe.
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German Quarterly Magazine has article the world.
MARINE which appears earth are
it5Oo vessels Of ~ 9Dis1 States
5oOOt Of shipping, Great Britain 5OOo
ding Austria, lOJO,O1O aud France only 1i6,i9O
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MiDpLrsEX Co, March 18th, 1856
At meeting Of the friends Of Fillmore and Doneson of
the County Of MiddleseI held in the Court House. on
Monday 2itb March 1885, on motion Robert Henly, ST.,
Esq. was call the chair aud Andrew Stiff wa- appoin-
ted Secretary Whercupon on notion the chair sppoin-
ted committee Of draft resolutions for the &C.
ton Of the meeting consisting Of the following gentlemen
Mr Andrew G. Brown, Lewis Jones' ST., DR.. WIN. s
Christian, George D. Pace =. r. Woodward, Robert lca
ly it, and Dr. Addison Hail. Who alter retiring reported
the following resolutions which unanimously adop-
ted.
Whereas The American Party In convention assembled
In Philadelphia on TIE 28d Of February, 1856, n0nina
ted Willard Fillmore for tie Presidency and Andrew Jack
sou Douclson Tor tie Vice Presidency Of the United
States.
Re.ircd LIST That in the persons Of these distinguish
ed gentlemen recognize those patriots aud friends Of
the constitution aud the Union whose conservative views
and national principles 'mineny qualify them for the die.
charge Of the responsible duties Of the high Offices 10
which they are respectively nominated.
Rcsoirsd End That Southern men aud friends Of
the Union, believed that Willard Fillmore by his past
course aud bv the Washington like manner in which
he guided the helm Of state during bis late administration
has peculiar cim upon the suages Of the South and Of
all true patriots.
| Resois,i 3d. That We would hail in the e. rtion Of
these gentlemen the Of the purcr days Of our Re
public When the threatening tide pi sectional stie and
blind inatcisfu should be stayed aud whom the basis nj
our Federal UniOn should be- placed agiu upon urn and
| stie foundation.
Alter tic adoption Of these resolutions 81 Isiac "
Chisftn Ut Chailrs Cts county called rpUn, ~t
entertained the meeting with able aud eloquent speccl
boo ratification ~ the Philadelphia nominees
On motion u va ordered that The proceedings Of TIN
{ meeting bc published iu The Richmond Wing.
The meeting then adjourned
ROBERT HEALY. SR., President.
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psss,re.ro;ss 50 es.s eel ts 50 hhd tobacco,
ps whole and lsh cents box cent. n
esl ~" HID tobacco. ~ whole aud isk Y box
tobacco Nonlnt doing fhfeepiA ~ cts sbl
tobacco ~ esnts whole Nni IS
10 cent. bei els hid tobacco per whole ana ise 4
/ box
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CoFFTE-The COFFEE market quiet but holders
Of Rio nv for Also 81 trac
~ bags stained nv We choice I2a,di2
LNguayra iSdl2N java ad5E cents,
RIO on hand = about $3.50 bags.
fLorR ,Sp MsL-fOur market shade nrmer bu,
change prices shippers much disposed
Sales Ia lots of ca bb. Howard street brands td62 closing
steady. Also, 200 bbl City Mills at
Nothing done In Ohio u IL held 62h No change
The Mes York dispatch exhibits nrtnne.s.
WHEAr.-rhere L steady shipping
pies for milling About to-day
widely Sales Of ordinary bushels
iSIi s. We fair coal 20 good prime
go0i do. i5a, and choice lot ~ GO0 bushels
CoKS-The demand to-day prices
About bushels offered, half
for white weight do 4SdS1
4SdaO and weight 5a5 lot OF damp
80 y bushel.
oTs-here bushels day at to 81
i o qIali'y-a decline
Gu bushels offered sales cts
Pennsylvania do
MoL,SsTs-The market Is quiet. We hid.
Muscovaio, S6rSTS bbts Orleans. tr 20
Philadelphia, 4G4t We quote 42d4t
cent
PRovtHoSs-The market quiet Transactions moderate
prices unchanged.
Receive sales the at
AZ To-
SALr-T,crr a Sales making ~ Ground
Alum at 81 u sack. MArslal Cue Gal G.; Marss
Lump Salt from 81 To - cents II buslrl.
market dull. are
sale OF Loo hs New Orleans for refining purposes
and leo do Phairphia pnblc.
quote na lots Of Orleans Tds Porto Rico
Itsdsa.; Cuba 65.dT1 cents y n.
WHIsEEY-Te A Of city and
Ohio 26 2I gallon sale OF 100 bbl.
cash. and hhds. at 25k
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apli Manutaeurer Dealer In Lade. boot and Shoe.
Two rAMEN Is.-r1. .0S:eII6sI volt most e. -,

sPeetfully call the parent. aud others ta
his agc ass'rtment OF Mise> Chiir-n's
Shoes many Of which manufactured -
best material and workmanship and which
rip Is important TO know where procure
the land good
the quality H- would add, In this the
strict attention paid the Misses and chi.
dreh Boots and SHOES lie has also
description made To his order hy the best Pha
d-phia All in would do well
shcekOe l where VIII please you suited TO good
goods. d. FRlNKIIN
Apit healer and Manufac turrr Of Roots and sha.s
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DOMESTIC MARKETS

PErsRsBURa, April o. WAsdThe aud un.
settled with limited transsctons Buyers and sellers awaiting
due In the absence
yesterday quotations ek9T.
prime parcels Holders generally demand prime
NoKynLk April 9Corn-Receptslgh market dropping some
white miVrd sc
Cotton Market hrmer Stock murh reduced
heavy prices downward. Market very dull.
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IIoRRInLr MURprR.-The Harusonburg (Catahoula La J
Independent has the following:
On "Wednesday, the 18th inst. a aIocous murder
committed in the parish of Franklin in this State 10y
awrctc named Burger, who killed his wife under cir
cumstances truly revolving IL appears that the
nate wife of this monster unable bear his abuse and ILL
treatment had left home day before tie fatal oc
and sought refuge in the house of VIM A Tho
mas, Esq, few miles distant On the day mentioned
Bungrr, armed with large knife, Mr. Thomas
in his absence and ordered Mrs Burger return home
sezing her at the time in rough and brue-lke
and forcing her along Finding that she resisted
his brutality he drew his knife and stabbed her several
hmcs-Onc of the wounds penetrated the abdomen. She
survived short time. The atrocity Of the acis height
ened from the fact that the victim in mn advanced
state of pregnancy. On completing the heish deed Bun
ger fed making his into Arkansas in the direction
Camden Riding fleet aud powerful horse he made
pid progress ia his efforts to leave far behind him the
OF hi. guilt. The sheriff of Franklin, however with
OF picked in pursuit. the murderer having
about twentyonr hours the start. The pursuers with
the energy and keenness of bood.hOunds got upon In.
trial; tracked his horse continually from peculiarly
in at iie hoos Of the animal, aud after pursuit
three days and nights overlook and arrested him They
arrived at Wiunsborough with their prisoner Wedncs
day las amid shouts of applause. The District Court
Franklin il in session. and learn that Burgers vii
be taken up at this
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MARRIED.
DIED.,

AT New York. N. "a instant BY r. H.yns: D. D.,
d.sshss u The lsls william M.asy rss Of Llvupooi
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n CIINnLEN CITY CnIINIY CUIIrr. nm,

2ih day February 1856 James NJ Wilcox sdmni.r,tar -
Ro w Christian, decd the said
his wife, who was Virginia Christian Ro W Christian
Christian Richard Christian, Philip Christian, Mary l.
aud HL,hh Christian widow Of said Ro W Chrian deed
against
Ez beth Christian aud Edward Christian, pevisus her
trrmarringv with said Edward
daughter Of the said Ro W Christian.
Tits this day by Of parties again
heard the trmcrly
consideration whereof The Court doth Adug order
that the plaintiff James NJ wilcox administrator
, deceased rend an account OF III. transac"nso the
Of his nestate his lest
audit 10
with matr- specially stated DEEMED By
Which he required 10y the parties
doth further order Eudge and decree that the
make and settle dbutee
settled this and er the day Of May
Court len oder hnal
order Andge and decree that the creditors Ro W Chr
decreased io here the first the
this Court and show they
i them hle their claims against
missioner sAui-r, who l. required report them
the Court before the May Court
the Court doth further order Adjudge and
order be published week for the
qtrer and Richmond whg snd posted the
House Of % hrst day Of
Of this Court
A copy-reste
IDMIND T CLERK
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NEW YORK MARKETS, April e.P.M.

FLouRWe better business doing to-day,
do any important material change The demand
there export in
For Southern -four there u
market rules heavy Holders he compelled to low
order realize upon
I2G Is for miNd to choice and TS7Gs75
GR,SFot Wheat there Is moderate demand both export
and home consumption, and the market contnu-s firm
bushels 10 for good red Tennesser s7 for fair white
aud .9s la store for hand-ome white Canadian.
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g.lstur. has unannousy voted e sum Of
e p1ctsc OF sword Tor ucn
Scotia
H,rn~ he prulierert Fich he ALLUDED TO
vrn upon Hfpngs " Eton dcscfoy him
sef"I (ad Hone) The son q an eminent Turkey merchant
Il ad pca crop q Nev Jerey proniie' TO prove
lsfge
The steamship fo Liverpool sailed from Ncv York Tucs'
day ~ sie look pa seugers nor spceie.
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n ADiEs PniLApELpHIA CATER nOors,
soull call the attention Of ladies to his
eAp Philadelphia Caters which little better
usual Tor that low figure; hut he
At about the same price that Of the ladies pay
tsers and Why because they tarKan
remember please call the Old Stand No
. - u n. FRANKLIN,
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FRoN DEMERARA.-We have intelligence o the 22d
ult The disturbances excited by the lunac Orr be-
the blacks and the Portuguese Catholics had been
quoted and the Governor had appointed commissioners
to assess the value Of the property destroyed.
Lynch Law ~ Fun CHAU.-Estract from a letter from
China, dated December :. 1855
Our peaceable suburbs a of unwOnted up
yesterday afternoon. Canton quarrelled will,
a Fuh Chau in the and killed him on the spot
lie instantly seiTed by the mob aud With his hand.
lied behind him, taken the top of the hill back Of
foreign hongs, and bound pine The wife of the
deceased coOie took nail and drove il into the BODY
shoulders, breast temples and eyes Of the writing Gull
pnt, aided and abetted by furious multitude in her
bloody revenge. The Just alive shutdown
severnl hours after saw the mangied body this morning
The mead perfect Of gore. The conduct of the
woman Is loudly appauded 10y the natives who will doubt
les erect monument Of granite to tile memory of hei
Viruous indignation.
The Mandins offered to take the offender into custody
but she resented their interference and insisted upon
right from immemorll CUSTOM To avenge her husband.
DEATH and boldly accused the officials In the prcsence
the crowd Of taking brides and letting the guilty 90 free
AZ home, the Cantonites the insOen OF peO
pie in China to foreigners and they carry that nsolenc
with them to other ports. There two thousand .
them here greatly excited by this babarous deed
threaten revenge party OF marines has been for
from ~ Is. W. ship Of Race Horse, protect oreg
residents IN the Of outbreak between them
| the Fuh Cnauans."-N. Y. Com. 1dp.
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Campaign Wing.

viii the lat Of June and eonnus
Presidential election. whg the fol
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FpwS T0Hrsr tfFur UrvtrH-rrtnk I-slcs illustrated
Ncusffe contains the frsnr fact ln aton io he
"AivafHdo Hunter
"tet 'rsotrn Parrr-f, the when drs
hardly vfi H. fame, gcurrous friendship urHt
sh-i No. lat ~ Hunter, snd conveyed bis femalus
with nttrg i.-ci % ttr grave"
There large region Minnesota. company cher.
tered 81 her Legislature explore g. and "
deemed e1psd ent, engage Ia tltV manufacture
VI Cusmtn Vaughan. q Ndieboro Mas. committed suicide
weiesy ia-t. ~ ne % prorrty snd r.
xar'i,d ~ g,-d riftzeu
The ,d.on WISCONSIN Iourn NorufEan POI
lation Of Dane county anouuu 10 60ts pvIsOus
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ALLEGED Excessive FORGERY.-A man has been arrest
ed ~ Memphis Tenn, n charge Of forgery. IL appears
he presented ~ the Branch Planters Bank Of Memphis
letter Of credit from Smith Young Co. Of New York Tor
100000. The cashier Immediately tcegraphcd 10 New
York % know II the house mentioned good aud re-
ceved reply IN the Affirmative whcreupon the bank hon
oed the mans check for 0OO aud he proceeded
buy real e'atc and other property Subsequently supi
cons aroused, aud a despatch cent 20 Smith,
Young Co.. 20 know they had gwen the letter Of red.
H. The reply that they had given such letter aud
thu immediately arrested charge oi forgery.
When rested Si3.OOO IN money found upon his
person. owed mp in hs cloths together with enough land
script 70 the Bank against any loss IL s supposed
hoVever that there j. mistake somewhere the stran-
ger highly recommended.
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n FAILING BCitDiNG.-AbOut hali-plst three oIclock
yesterday afternoon the west gable wall Of the building
Baltimore street. occupied by NJ. j. r. Hartman a. =
merchant tailoring establishment ieI carrying por-
ton Of the front There several persons IN the
~ the time but they al succeeded In making their escape
without injury The iron safe which stood against the
wall thrown with such force into the excavation ad-
joining break of the door and otherwise ijure it,
quantity ~ goodi that eide OF the house aud In the
i0ut window thrown out and considerably damaged
M. Hafrnans loss will be- 500 The building brlon -
20 ME- Jane Hutton, aud i damaged 20 the amount OF
srvsrd hundred dollars The accident caused %, dig
grg fr the foundation Oi the building about bee
erected by Nc NOah Walker NJ the corner n Baltimore
sud Grant streets the hnsecnt having been dug below
the foundation 81 the adjoining builiing W. Hartman
succeeded boo euoyng portion ~ h- goods 10 another
store last night