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plon of Swan Il Co.'S Lotteries.

10000, Numbers corresponding with those on the
Tickets are placed in one Wheel. The Prizes are
placed in another Wheel. A Number Is drawn
from The Number Wheel and at the same time Prize
is drawn from the other Wheel. The Prize drawn is
placed against the Number drawn. This operation Is
repeated until all the Prizes are drawn out.
IN ORDERING TICKETS, enclose the money to
our address for the Tickets ordered, ON receipt Of
which they will be forwarded by first mail.
The List of Drawn Numbers and Prizes will be for
warded to the purchasers Immediately after the draw
ing. .,uos
S1Sye Purchasers will please write their signatures
plain, and give their Post Office County and STATE
ssy~ Remember that every Prize is drawn, and pay
able in full WITHOUT DEDUCTION.
ey- All Prizes ofSlO0O and under,p paid immediately
after the drawing-other prizes at the usual time o.
thirty days, in full without deduction.
ACCOMMODATIONS strictly confidential.
Prize Tickets cashed or renewed in other Tickets al
either Office
Dec II, 1856
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From CALIFORNIA AND CENTRAL AMERICA
Ne,c Orleans, Dec 10.-The steamer Texas has
arrived, with California dates to the goth ult,
and San Juan dates to the 9TH
The vote of California was, for Buchanan $4,000
Fillmore $4,000, Fremont 10000. A majority
of both houses elected are Democratic
The news from Nicaragua is Important
Walker met with success in q series of battles
with the combined Central Americans. On the
10th of November, General Hornsby with two
hundred, defeated 100 of the enemy under the
Costa Rican General Canas
The enemy lost 200 and IIornsby only killed
and wounded Four days fighting at Massaya
ended in the entire defeat of the enemy. Walk
or returned to Granada and after giving three
days notice of his intention to allow the inhabl-
tants to remove their valuables, fired the town,
and not a vestige of it remains.
He removed all the effects of the inhabitants
to Rivas which will hereafter be the capital OF
Nicaragua.
A naval battle had taken place between the
Nicaraguan war schooner Granada and Costa
Rican brig of war OF three times her size, in
which the Costa Rican vessel was blown up and
all on board destroyed.
1t is supposed that the enemy's loss in the va
rious battles since the first of October will q
mount to three thousand.
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Mr. Secretary Guthrie says in his message
that q ''pure metallic currency may be set GOWN
as aaprdctieaJle under our constitution ana
laws to say nothing of the sentiment OF the
people 49,,
Thus ends the hard money humbus, when
for several years constituted the principal point
zeal commodity of the Democratic party. one
by one the old Wing ideas impress themselves
upon the policy of the country, and we shortly
expect to find all the Wings ever contended Tor
adopted as cardinal measures by their old enc
mics. Happy is the man who lives to hear that
his foe applaud him.
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Y In obedience to decree of the Circuit Court
of Augusta County, issued November, 1856, we will
sell on the premises, and to the highest bidder on
Thursday, tie Sth day Of January 1857, that valuable
we'll known farm, belonging to the estate of David
Beard decd. lying in the county of Augusta on the
Turnpike leading from Staunton to Lexington and
miles from the former, containing $50 Acres, good
proportion clear, the wood land finely timbered The
land is productive and in good state of cultivation
The buildings are good new BRICK HOUSE, most
excellent barn and stabng complete and other neces
sary buildings 1t has very large quantity of water,
ed meadow on it of the best kind, two beautiful
streams running through it, watering its meadows,
making them yield the richest crops of the finest
grass. spring of the very best water few rods
from the houses and may be passed into the kitchen
or parlor All the fields may be watered and indeed
the entire farm for it is nearly all enclosed with fen
ces Fruit trees abundant on the farm This farm
needs no newspaper pulfs to recommend it to buyers
1t is conceded by all who know it to be one OF the
pretest farms in the County of Augusta. Any gen
tleman wishing an excellent and beautiful residence in
the country could not fail to be pleased.
Terms accommodating viz Cash so much as Will
pay cost of suit the rest in one, two and three equal
annual installments.
The purchaser will give bonds and the title with
keld US ultimate security.
PETER STRoUSE, com,s
B. F. MAILMAN WIN @
Wind and Rock. Reg copy, and forward account to
to this Office Immediately.
Dec. 10, 1S56.-tds.
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NOVEL ADJUSTMENT OF PERCUSSION CAPs.-
NJ. Veron, of Paris, has exhibited an ingenious
mode of placing decorating caps on the nipple
OF rifle or musket. The apparatus consisted
of tube containing twenty-five caps, placed
parallel with and close beside the barrel, being
partially inserted in the stock, and so arranged
that, while the near end was attached BY pin
to the hammer, the further extremity was free
to travel in a STAT The tube being filed with
caps from a reservoir, several of which would
occupy but very small space, the end cover
was turned down. On drawing the hammer to
half cock the tube was drawn forward until a
cap was brought over the nipple and at full cock
the cap was pressed down upon it; after firing
any copper remaining attached to the cap, was
removed by small picker preceding the tube
on its being used again.
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Approximation Prizes.
$3.50 Prizes amounting o..............S@ O4,Ooo
Whole Tickets SO, Halves So, Quarters S21a

The first el6 Prizes are decided in the usual manner
The 5000 Prizes of $40 will be determined by the
last figure of the Number that draws the 900 Prize
For example if the Number drawing the $4,000 Prize
ends with No. l. then all the Tickets where the num-
Der ends IN will be entitled to $40. If the Number
ends with No 3 then all the Tickets where the Num-
Der ends in will be entitled to $40 and so on to
Certificates Of Packages will be sold at the following
rates, which is the risk: 500
Certificates of Package of 10 Whole Tickets, .s 500
10 Half .......30
{" 10 Quarter ....l5
Orders for Tickets or Certificates ofPackages of Tick
cts, can be addressed either to
S. SWAN e. CO., ATLANTA, ga.
or S. SWAN, Montgomery, Ata.
(" Boz 200, Mobile, ala.
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MAKING A CLEAN BREAST oFIT.-TheSt. Lou
is Leader "a Democratic Journal of Tuesday last
talks in this fashion upon its own prospects,
There is also the Catholic and the non Catho-
lie support Both have to be concilated. Here
in st. Louis the whole future hope ofthe Demo-
cratic party lies in attaching to itself the Irish
Catholic vote, which has hitherto been COM
manded by Bentonism, but which is now pretty
well satisfied that it has been betrayed by the
Benton Leaders and sold to the Know Nothngs,
to serve the ambition Of one man. Talk as much
as you please, the Democratic party in this city
viii remain in helpless minority, until it OBJ
tains the cordial and unanimous adhesion OF the
Irish. Our Know-Nothing enemies and the Ben.
ton clique both know that this is the case, and
hence they wish to drive the Leader, if possible,
into such position as to ALLEVIATE our Irish and
Catholic friends
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+ AND FOR sALE.-Undera decree of the CT

T AND FOR SALE.-Under decree of the Cir
u cult Court of Augusta, at the Nov. term, 1856, in
the case of Bell guardian &C., VS.. Christian, &c.
will offer at public auction, the premises, Stur
day, tie 27H Of December, 1856, tract of valuable
LAND of about rs acres, containing DWELLING
and the usual out-houses situated the Staunton
and Mt Scion road, near Pudding Spripg,-beng the
same tract purchased of Mrs. Hannah Mofet by Thos.
Bell and devised by him to John T. Christian and 9TH
ers.
TERMS One fourth of the purchase money in
cash-the remainder in three equal annual install
ments on bonds with security bearing interest from
the SALE and the title retained until the last payment
be made. BOLIVAR CHRISTIAN,
Dec q ls56-4ws Comr.
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Annroyi mation Prizes.
3. $50 Prizes, amounting to .S204 ,O0(

$3.50 Prizes, amounting to............. .S2U4,OOU
WHOLE TICKETS, $40; Halves, So; Quarters, 219.
5000 Prizes of $40 will be determined by the last
figure of the Number that draws the $4,000 PrlZe-
For example if the Number drawing the S400 Prize
ends with No. J. then all the Tickets where the Num-
Der ends in l will be entitled to $40 If the Number
ends with No. 2, then all the Tickets where the Num-
Der ends in will be entitled to $40, and so on to o.
Certificates of Packages will be sold at the following
rates, which is the risk o
Certificate of Package of 10 Whole Tickets. $50
10 Half 30
- " 10 Quarter 10
Address Orders for Tickets Certificates OF PacSa
S. SWAN & CO., atlanta, Ga.
or S. SWAN, Montgomery, ala.
Dec s. 1856
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Tue VOTE FOR PREsDENr-The return of the
vote for President as far rs received foot up as
follows: Buchanan l,796,277; Fremont 1,32S-
195; Fillmore 800, $50. The returns to come in
will not materially vary the result. Mr.. Buchan-
an is over four hundred and sixty-elght thousand
ahead of Mr.. Fremont and Mr.. Fremont has
nearly half million votes more than Mr.. Fill
more. The combined vote of Fremont and Fill
more is greater than that of Buchanan by 354,-
52S.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-12-17

THE Force OF Observation-Disclosures bids fair to
have no Senators whatever in Congress during
the next year. 1t will be remembered that there
is already one vacancy.in the Senate from Indi-
ana, in consequence of the expiration of Mr.. Pet
it's term. Two years ago the Democrats of In
diana had one House of the Legislature, and the
opposition the other but upon joint ballot the
latter would have had clear majority, and
could have elected their Senator. Under these
circumstances the Democrats refused to go into
Joint ballot at all, and so the vacancy has re-
manned untitled; and as Mr.. Brght's term ex-
pires on the 4th of March, there are two Sena-
tors to be elected. Now the Democrats have a
clear majority on joint ballot; but the Republi-
cans, who control the Senate, will probably play
them back their own game, and refuse to go in
to an election
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DIED.,


On Sunday morning the 9th inst. ROBERT PORTER
FIELD KINNEY, in the Both year OF his age
The writer of this public tribute to his worth, has
long regarded him one of the most talented mem
beers of the Stanton Bar. He possessed mind most
hsppily balanced remarkable for logical precision;
GREAT perspicuy and power of abstraction. Few men
could present in so short compass the strong points
of a case with greater force. Possessing peculiar
talent sor condensa alton, his arguments were always
forcible and clothed III language simple, clear ana
beautifully appropriate. His heart the seat of the
kindest sympathies and generous impulses. No one
could intimately know Mr.. Kinney without apPrecat
ING his noble efforts make himself worthy OF the hlSh
estimation in which he was held by his friends; and
where he failed those who knew him best were least
disposed TO censure. His numerous friends Will be
prathed 10 leaip that during the period OF his brle
Illness he was composed IN view OF ms Inevltape oea'
aud looking to the mercies of God in Christ Jesus, to
whom he constantly prayed, he met his end with the
camncss of one who relies upon the Saviour OF SIM
ners for support. l.
Tribute of Respect.
Ar meeting of the members of the Stanton Bar on
Tuesday the 9Th inst, for the purpose OF teStfylng
their respect and esteem for the memory OF H. r. Mn
SEY deceased upon motion, the Hon. Alex H. II. Stu
art was called to the Chair and e. NJ. CochranJT was
appointed Secretary Of the meeting.
After suitable and touching remarks from several
members of the Bar, on motion of Hugh W. Shetey,
tbe following resolutions were unanimously adopted
Resoloed That we have heard with sorrow OF the
affective dispensaion of Gods Providence In the re-
mOval from our must Oh ROBERT IOsishr!ELD AiN-
YEY member of this Bar, who departed this life on
Sunday, the 18th Of the present month.
ResokyeG That in the death of ROBERT z. KINNEY
we have lost friend and brother whose uniform cour-
esy in his intercourse with his brethren of the Bar
whose integrity and fidelity to his professional obga.
tons-whoSe generous impulses, warm-hearted social
qualities and elevated moral sentiments, exalted him
as highly in our esteem and affection as his accurate
knowledge of his profession and intellectual abilities
blended with the modesy of true genius-raised him
i'm and admiration.
eS0lUed That whilst the sacred sorrow of his faml
ly is such stranger intermeddleth not with, we
claim the privilege, brethren of the departed hus-
band father aud son,t with those who mourn,
and weep with those who weep" in this their great be-
reavement aud TO offer to the afflicted widow, children
and parents of the deceased warmest sympathy
with them i'll their atiiction.
Rssolged That as mark of respect for the memory
of the deceased and of sorrow for his DEATH we will
wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days.
Pesolced, That the Secretary OF this meeting COM
mrnicate to the widow and parents of the deceased
comics of the foregoing resolutions and cause thesame
A. Il. Ii. STUART, Chr'n.
G. NJ. COCHRAN, Sec'y.
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Dec. 10, 1S56.-tds.
~ Rockingham REGISTER copy and mark cost.

COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.-William L.
] Fggat, Samuel +. Jordan, and others, Plaintiffs
against the junction Valley Turnpike Company, VIM
H. Anthony, and others, Defendants.
Having been ordered by The Circuit Court OF Rock
bridge to state an account showing 'the whole OF the
Maid and to this end to cause notice 10 be inserted
for four weeks in one or more newspapers pubshedn
the towns of Buchanan, Staunton and Lexington, re-
curing all persons holding claims Of any description
against said Company evidenced by scrip, judgement,
note, check, otherwise, present and proge their
claims prior to day pNempt0rily fixed in said notice
or in defanl thereof be barred from any participation
in the fund in the hands of the court for distribution
among the creditors of said Company hereby mott
fly alb persons interested as creditors or otherwise that
on Ihuysdau tile Sth dan Of lfRadry next. at my Of
flee in Lexington, shall PROCEED to make up said ac
cmnts j. w. MASSIE,
Commissioner in Chancery.
December 10 5G-4ts.-printer's fee $3.50
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VALUABLE FARM FOR sALE.-By vir-

V tue Of Power Of Attorney, this day executed 10
me by Robert Mcclure, 81. | shall proceed, ON the
premises, on Saturday, the lOM day Of J1auary, 1851,
said Robert Mcclure now resides, containing l42 A,
cres and adjoining the lands of Robt. Snapp, David
Fultz Chesley Kinney and others, and lying about
three and half miles from Staunton. The land Is
Consist ola very comfortable DWELLING HOUSE,
Stable and other out buildings There is an Orchard
of yonug Apple Trees on the farm. more desirable
and productive small farm rarely offered in market,
and the sale must be made without reserve, far
chance for q good investment is presented.
TERMS OF SALE Enough in cash TO pay costs OF
sale and debt which binds the land, amounting to a.
bout S17OO, and the balance in one, two and three
years; bonds with good security to be given TOR the
deferred payments, or the vendors lien retained there
for. HUGH W: onbFFEl,
Attnrnnr in fnnt fnr for Il McClnne ST.
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DUBLIC SALE OF SLAvES.-will be
i sold at public auction in front of the Courthouse
in Staunton, January 1851 the following Slaves:
Negro Woman, named Caroline; her daughter Eliza
BETH with her four chldren-three Girls and one Boy
another Woman, also daughter of Caroline. They
are slaves of good character and sold by under the
of the last will and testament Of George
Greiner decd.
TERMS Ninety days credit will be given thepur-
chaser executing his negotiable note or notes with sat
isfactory endorsers, ndinterest added.
ROBERT SNAPP,
Executor of George Greiner decd.
Oac IN 1G5f-fds
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ADVERTISEMENT

It is aoorse than useless, to suffer from pro-
tracted cough when relief may be so easiiy oo-
tanned Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry is I'M
doubtedly the most reliable of all preparations
offered for the cure of throat and lung COM
plants. 1Dec. lit.
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THE MARKETS.
STANTON PRICES.

Corrected for tie Spectator By Staples, Martin Co
FLOUR. ...........- S1'V1'
('ORN MEAL,.. oVctS.
GRAIx,-Wheat, (Red,) Sl.l5; White, sl.20. Corn
5Oc.-Rye, 60c.-Oats, SOc
SEEDs,-Flax, $500.
BUrrER,-Firkin, 1s@20c.-Roll 20@22.
LARD, 1000. '''''''''''Ao
BACON -, 49, ~
PLASTER, Lump, $l2 Ground, Sl450
SALr,-Ashton, SSH.-Marshall, SIG. Alum,-
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THE News FROM NIoARAeUA-We have by
way of Charleston and Key West accounts from
Nicaragua differing very decidedly from those
brought by the Tennessee at New Orleans. BY
the latter Walker was represented to be COM
pletely successful, having defeated his enemies
at every point. The passengers however, who
came to Key West in the Tennessee, and there
took the Isabel for Charleston state that instead
of being successful, he had been driven from ev-
cry point except the transit route, and at last
accounts the remnant of his forces were at Gra-
NADIA surrounded by the hostile Central Ameri-
can forces, and that Walker himself was on board
a steamer in Lake Nicaragua without the means
of communicating with his army. This latter
statement is irreconcilable with the previous &C
count that Walker had destroyed the city Of
Granada and fallen back ON Rivas The only
conclusion deducible from these conflicting
stories is that neither are true, and that sue
cesson of small fights have occurred in which
both parties claim to have been successful.
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ADVERTISEMENT

LiJeral-Perry Davis T. Son, of Providence
r. l., have recently expended over $4,000 to
secure the public against paying their money
and placing reliance upon worthless counterielts
and limitations of the valuable Pain Killer.
TDec 17.-2ws.
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FORT GAINES ACADEMY LOTTERY

To be drason in the City Of atlanta, Georgia, an
public, on Tuesday January 30, 1857, on the
Plan of SINGLE NUMBERS.
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OYSTERSi OYSTERS!!

m Z. COLEMAN is receiving daily from Norfolk,
i. No. OYSTERS, equally as good as those trans
ported from so many of those creeks and rivers you
read about He don't pretend to know the precise spot
they we're taken FROM but he will promise his custom
ers as good OYSTERS as come to this market by the
gallon or in the she'll Leave your orders with Mr. H.
E. BRYAN, at the REDAN HOUSE, and they will re-
ceive prompt attention.
Those wanting OYSTERS served up in good style, at
short notice. will call on II. E. Bryan at the Redan.
Orders addressed to Staunton Post Office will also
be attended to by 7. L. COLEMAN.
Staunton Dec g. 1856.
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SALE.-By virtue ola deed of trust
executed to the undersigned by Almond s. Tay.
or dated tho s6h day OF October 1854 and of record
in the Clerks Office IN the County Court Of Augusta
will offer for sale pacS af afO ON ns
eenleD ssM 1856, the following property, conveyed to
me NV said deed consisting in part Of sets ofBlack
smiths Tools, brindle Cow Beds and Bedding, !
Harrow Safe THs and FosS oosk Sets plates Pae. md
. H;sbos' pots and 8 Ovens, 100 bushels Corn, Z
HOGS 5 ACRES of LAND, with DWELLING House and
Blacksmith Shop.
ie'iii' n'''' JOHN w. CLAYTON, Trustee.
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A FAIR DEEn SroRY.-George W. Kendall,
ESQ, of the New Orleans Picayune, Is at present
away out, in Texas" and thus writes to his as
sociates of the Picayune at New Orleans
New BeAUNFELs, Nov. 9, 1861 will give
Won an account of my doings for the last week.
On Sunday last. started for Post Oak, with
Mr. Jndson. a merchant here, who wanted few
dovs' recreation. At night we encamped under
a live oak tree, on the Cibolo river, six miles
this side Of Post Oak, where we cut bee tree,
that gave us over tlcO buckets .fuU OF delicious
honey. On Monday we killed three deer, two
of them fatter bucks than you ever saw. On
Monday we started off to precinct, five miles
distant and voted On Wednesday we caught q
mess of trout ont of o creek on our land, which
would make your mouth water. Each night we
he'd severe frosts, but slept well enough on the
pround under blankets-sheeps skins under
meath. On Thursday we killed two more deer,
nothing else to eat at Post Oak) and on Friday
night we came down here, knocking over an
other fine buck on the way. Venison is q drug
with us, and wish could send You a saddle
now and then You may judge what kind of
deer we have here, when tell you that the sad
die of buck | shot ten days ago weighed near
" fifty pounds, and cut an inch and quarter of
fat ON the tail never saw anything like it
| have neglected to say that every night slept
on the ground; but this is nothing in new
country. III have comfortable shelter at the
Post Oak by another year.
| counted forty-seven deer playing near my
wagon the other day--two of them bucks, near
ly as1arge as mules. III have those bucks yet,
suraT