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Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-07-09


~ WARDiNG HOUSE.--Ihi subscribers have leased for
term d wears. from Mr., O. VI Lynch his Fire Proof
Building aey erected IN this city directly opposite the depot
Of V. T. r. r. and Immediately between the Railroad and
Canal for the purpose of carrying general GROCERY
COMMISSION AND FORWARDING BUSINESS under the style
and firm of BLACK & pETTIJOHN. We offer our
feuds and the public generally, and well scloce
stock of Groceries, Liquors sc, in exchange for or
country produce aud earnestly solicit call from before
purchasing.
good supply of Lime Plaster and Cement kept IN hand
which will bc sold rs low at other h-se in the
All goods consigned to will be Naried dis
patch and part ilar attention paid to the order of them
We offer sale of Wheat Flour
Tobacco Corn, oats &c. Charges reasonable no
pains spared to render satisfaction Account OF sales
as soon as made a. j BLACK.
aug Ats. A. PET'rGJoHN.
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N CALL AND SEE FOR YOuRSELF.-The balance OF
the Stock that have left will sold and under Cost
Cash Wishing leave the State and having large stock
Ready Made Clothing Cloths Cassimees and Nesiingr, VIII
sell them lower than they bought In this other
ket preference selling auction, Persons wishing
buy anything in line should certainly give call before
purchasing elsewhere will offer such Inducements will
certainly please The Store IL for rent the License for
sale. For further particulars call on J. NEWMAN.
innpoH La
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~ AsfRE@SES WATTHESsEs,,- - am
va pepadto nil orders for every description of Mattresses
Han Shuck Cotton Wool and Moss-on the most
as terms and at the shortest notice. Call leave orders
at the Auction Store OF
NV @o-ts w. II MOSBY.
r. -, Notice 10 Northern Travellers
- 49, $3.50: - eli EAPEST AND MOST COM.
,.,,-- - FORTABL U L Il no 7 II T.
Noi'i lhhN LILIES via FREDERIC SBtRG and AC
QUA CREEK " anu nv
Through ticket from f.ynchlurg To Batmor. an M
Richmond to Washilton.... - 8 80
baItl'fe. q NJ,
iil'lophll' .......-........ .
Passengers and baggage conveyed rom cars,o
Ashland Ii miles above Richuond ~ fi' :"
r. For particulars enquire of 4, w uopNrp
All 10 DIM A., s'.i,,,i,i =, =,
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IL, - Es=4-s3azs.s-.1 VIRGINIA ~ TENNESSEE
kTs8 u. |1fr~N&s RAIL-KOAD-On Thursday g
18Th of June the Passenger Train will
commence running to Salt Works Branch Junction.
ls- IL Sup't
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~ GREENLEE Is this day dissolved by mutual consent
All persons having claims against Dillard Walton and IN
lard 6reenlee will present them to reonlee for pay
meui and those Indebted billiard Walton and billiard
Grtonee will make f. O. Greenee, who Is alone
auihozcdt settle and the The OF firms
only be used in settlement of the debts by y g. areenoe
sud else. w r. DiILARD.
bids T.. q. GREENI.EE.
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SEED, SUGAR, &C.

II NC
~ Superior Clover Seed
New Orleans Sugar;
Coffee do
Clarified do
Loaf and Powdered Sugar;
Fine Gun Powder and Black Tea;
Mtchers Candies for sale accommodating terms by
UOII,JNS 4 co
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IN BBIS NEW CUT EIEKKINlss,
0V 10 bbls. No Mackereliust received and for sale

ANA l656--JNOJ PURVIS, AGENT is this day receiving
most of the articles needed in this mark Ladies
Dress Goods Laees Gloves Ribbons Musns &c. Also line
assortment OF Gentlemens Goods Paualoon Stu Coat
ings, Nestgs, &c He sells exclusively His stock
now well assorted and all goods will be sold a profit
any persons doubt this let them call their
removed.
T. S.A few desirable rooms and small stores for rent
June |
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u ING WARE-iOUSf--vheTe will Ice found the largest
assortment OF annaed Steel, Double Single Guns;
Rifles Deans English SelfCocking Shooter; Colts, Al
lens and Thurbers heyovers and Single Pistols Powder
fasks Shot Belts and Pouches Game Bags Cleaning Rods
Nipple Wrenehes, Eleys Cocks and Percussion Caps
Gun Wads and Wire Cartridges all sizes; Curtis IIarveys
Diamond Powder and American Powder all kinds Compress
Bullets; Buck and Small Shot; Liquor Flasks Rogers
Pocket Cutlery Bowie Knives. Razors line
Port Monies; Gold Silver Ivory and Crooked Sword
Plain Canes and thing in our line % suit Gun makers
a OF Rifles hand Repairing
syila despatch, and warranted by
VIM b q &. FISHER. opposite the
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w the Ctyand ishng the Novelty in Dress Goods
to examine stock which is just received consisting
part Of Lawns Organdes Robes great variety Chas
RACES Tissues, De LANES, White Goods, &c. &c
3l-ts JAMES A. STIGIER &
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- and Coffee Sugar all grades and prices Imperial tun
Powder and Black Tea No and Mackerea beautiful
Dried Beef which VIII take reasurt In sieihg Tor fa
lies New Orleans aud Cuba Molaases Cutting and Pine Apple
Cheese Sperm Adamantnr Fancy Goored and Taow Can
laA Virginia Theoretically scaled Peaches, Sn~ar Pop
Corn Candy, fine lot Of straw bfooms homemade loh'
and Bar Soap, Iagnlra, Rio aud Java Cone -
have also added my stock beautiful lot OF DRY
GOODS such Cashmere Plaid Gnghanis, Prints
Plaid aud Striped Domestic Beaohcd aud ulbleachod Cot
Ion, hich viii sell low for Cash. -....
j. II. SDiOMDNt
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ApOTHECARIEs. &C.

uNsgED OIL. spirit. Tsrpenftae, white
zinc and White Lead yarnshes and Paints Of every de-
sription A good stock for sale at low priets BY
sTRoTHER & WHITEHEAD
t,,o o.ts Druggists. Bank Square.
The Nevada journal., 1856-05-30

ANEcDoTE OF FAT MAN.-"Bridg
et," said a lady in the city Of Gotham
one morning, as she was reconoitering in
her kitchen, to her servant, "what guam
tity OF soap grease you have there. We
can get plenty of soap for it, and we must
exchange it for some. Watch for the fat
man, and when he comes along, tell him
want to speak to him."
eyes, ma'am," says Bridget, between
each whisk of her dish-cloth, keeping a
bright lookout of the kitchen window, and
no moving creature escaped her watchful
gaze At last her industry seemed to be
rewarded, for down the street came large
portly gentleman, Hourishing a cane, and
looking the picture ofgood humor. Sure,
when he was in trout of the house, out she
flew and informed him that her mistress
wished to speak to him.
"Speak to me, my good girl:" asked
the gentleman.
"Ycs, sir, waits to speak to you, aud
says would you be good enough to walk
This request, so direct, was not to be
refused; so, in state of some wond der
mcnt, up the steps went the gentleman,
and upstairs went Bridget and knocking
at her mistress door, put her head in and
exclaimed
"Fat gentletnah'si in the parlor, iha'am. D
So saying, she Instantly descended to the
lower regions.
sin the parlor'" thought the lady
"What can it mean' Bridget must have
blunder ed" But down to the parlor she
wefit, and up rose cur fat friend with his
blandest smile and most graceful bow.
"fo our servant informed me, madam,
that you would like to speak to meat
your service madam"
The mortified mistress saw the state of
the case Immediately, and smile wreathed
itself about her mouth in spite OF herself,
as she said:
"Will you pardon the terrible blundcr
of raw Irish girl. my dear sir I told
her to call in the fat man to take away
The soap-grease, when she has made a
mistake, you sce."
The jolly fat gentleman leaned back in
his chair and laughed such hearty laugh
as never comes from your lean gentry
"No apologies needed, madam" said
he, sit is decidedly the best joke of the
season. Ha, ha, ha, so she took me for
the soap grease man, did she, 1t will
keep me laughing for months, such good
jokep
And all up the street, and round the
corner was heard the merry laugh of the
old gentleman, as he brought down his
cane, every now and then, and exclaimed
''such joke."
The Nevada journal., 1856-05-30

The Philosophy OF SNEEziNG.-A
sneeze always indicates that there is some
thing wrong. 1t does not occur in health
unless some foreign agent irritates the
membranes of the nasal passages, upon
which the nervous 6laments are distribu-
ted. In cases of cold, or what is termed
influenza, these are unduly excitable, and
hence the epeated sneezings which then
occur. The nose receives three sets of
nerves; the nerves of smell, those of feel
ing, and those of motion. The former
communicate to the brain the oderous pro.
pertles OF the substances with which they
come into contact, in a difused or con-
cetitrated state; the second communicate
the impressions of touch; the third move
the muscles of the nose, but the power of
these muscles is very limited. when a
sneeze occurs, all these faculties are e2-
cited in high degree. A grain of stuff
excltes the olfactory nerves, which dis
patch to the brain the intelligence that
snuff has attacked fhc nostrill' The
brain instantly sends mandate through
the motor nerves to the muscles, saying,
"cast it out!' and the result is unmista
kable.
So offensive is the enemy bcsieging the
nostril held to be, that the nose is not left
to its own defense. 1t were too feeble to
accomplish this. An allied army of mus
cles join in the rescue; nearly one-half of
the body arouses against the intruder;
from the muscles of the lips to those of the
abdomen, all unite in the effort for the
expulsion of the grain of snuff. Let us
consider what occurs in the instantaneous
operation. The lung becomes fully infa-
ted, the abdominal organs are pressed
downwards, and the veil Of the palate
drops down to forfiti' a barrier to the escape
of air through the mouth, and now all the
muscles which have relaxed for the pur-
pose, contract simultaneously, and force
the compressed air from the lungs in
torrent out through the nasal passages,
with the benevolent determination to
sweep away the particle of snuff which
has been causing irritation therein Such,
then, is the complicated action Of a sneeze;
and if the first effort does not succeed, then
follows second, third, and fourth;
and not until victory is achieved do the
army of defenders dissolve their compact,
and settle down into the enjoyment of
peace and quietudc. dc.-Journal Of MEDICAL
Reform.
The Nevada journal., 1856-05-30
AGE.-But few men die of age

AGE.-But few men die OF age. Al
most all die of disappointment, passional,
mental or bodily toll, or accident. The
passions kill men sometimes, even sud-
denly. The common expression clicked
with passion, has little exaggeratiol in it;
for even though not suddenly fatal, strong
passions shorten life. Strong-bodied men
often die young-weak men live longer
than the strong, for the strong use their
strength, and the weak have none to use.
The latter take care Of themselves, the
former do not. As it is with the body, so
it is with the mind and temper. The
strong are apt to break, or, like the cah-
de, TO run; the weak burn out. The in
ferior animals, which live, have generally
their prescribed term of years. The horse
lives twenty-five years; the OK fifteen or
twenty; the lion about twenty; the dog
ten or twelve; the rabit e. .ht; the guinea
pig six to seven years. These numbers
all beer similar proportion to the time
the animal takes to grow to its ful SIZE
But man, of all the animals, is the one
that seldom comes up to his average. H
ought to live an hundred years, according
to his physiological law, for FIVE times
twenty are one hundred; but instead of
that, &c scarcely reaches, on the average,
four times his growing period; the cat six
times; and the rabbit even eight times the
stands srd of measurment. The reason is
obvious, man is not only the IN s irregular
and the most Incorporate, but the most
laborious and hard-worlred of all animals.
He is also the most irritable Of all
animals; and there is reason to believe,
though we cannot tell what an animal Sc
cretly feels, that, more than any other.
man cherishes wrath to keep it warm, and
consumes himself with the fire of his own
secret reflections -Blackuood.
The Nevada journal., 1856-05-30
9a9y q Ih IL the sa9ss Rsf' Go
H. NJ KILANDER
SHERTFF'S SALE

pY virtue of decree of foreclosure and an order
IL OF sale to me directed issued of the District
court OF the l4h Judicial District, in and for the
county Of Nevada State of California, founded on
Judgment rendered in said court in favor of A J. AL
ston and against William Jones and Charles Wagner
for the sum of hundred and 93 100 dollars togeth
with all of suit herein taxed Mt $40 75lOO
am commanded to sell the property mentioned in
said decree and described therein As follows to-w
The undivided one half of a certain Saw Mill situated
lying and being in the county of Nevada and State of
California, AMI generally known and designated as
the Alpha Saw Mill together with all and singular the
rights privileges and appurtenances thereunto be-
longing, or In anywise appertaining Said mill prop
perty is situated on certain Ranch OF tract Of land
that pertains thereto and that said tract Of land sit
uated near Alpha, in Nevada county on the Nevada
and Bear Valley Road about fifteen miles from Me-
vada containing l3l go acres m IRE or less described
h5 follows commencing at the north-eas corner of
land located by B. A Harrison thence running 10
2S IL chains to an oak sapling six inches in diane
ter, thence II crossing the aforesaid road 5
ch .lns 70 cedar tree Is inches in di meter thence
73 Is chains to stake; thence II 7 50 chains
TO spruce tree 40 in. in diameter thence n 10 e
$50 chains TO croched pine in in diameter thence
l77 chains to a stake, thence n73 G 9 JDchaius
FIR tree in in diameter standing on the edge Of
narrow divide, thence l7o 10 90 chains TO
spruce tree IA inches in diameter thence II : W
III W chains to a stake the south bank of the
north fork Of Deer Creek thence 73o 37-7I chains
o another stake being the southeasery corner of the
Harrison Ranch thence IL : W crossing said Deer
creek along the eastery line of the said lnch known
the Harrison Ranch 81 50 chains TO the place of
beginning.
Notice is hereby given that shall sell the above
described property at public auction to the highest
bdc for cash, in front eff the old Court House in
Nevada city, on Saturday the 3lst day of May 1856
ut the hour of p M
Given under my hand at Office in Nevada city. on
this the Sth day of May A. 1856
W. W. WRIGHT Sheriff.
BY e, F. Woop Under Sheriff
The Nevada journal., 1856-05-30


The following paragraph, which we cut
from an exchange is local in its applica-
ton:
Among all the Accomplishments
which our young ladies are expected to
acquire, it IS 20 Be regretted that the art
OF conversation is not included. No
grace OF person or manners can compen-
safe us for a lack Of this. In youth, the
conversation of our women is apt to b.
triding and insipil. and in middle age IS
too often confined to complaints of health
and the scandal of the day. Livef4 CON
versation, upon instructive and clevatinr
topics, is but little practiscd; but when
ever it is found, it gives charm to the
society of females which nothing else can
1t triumphs over deformities and old arc.
and makes ugliness itself Agreeable. CUT
ran, speaking of Madame de Staeg, who
was by no means handsome, but a splen'
did conversationalist, said that she chad
the power Of talking herself into beau.
ty." Ladies should think of this. Beau
ty lies in other things thar Gne feature
and cosmetics.
The Nevada journal., 1856-05-30

:'SucH is LIFE. IF we die To-day, the
sun will shine as brightly, and the birds
sing as sweetly Tomorrow. Business will
not be suspended moment, and the great
mass not bestow thought upon our mem
ories Is he dead? will be the solemn IN
quiry of a few as they pass to their work.
But no one will miss us except our imme-
date connections, and in short time they
will forget us, and laugh as merrily as
when We sat beside them. Thus shall we
all, now active in life, pass away. Our
children crowd close behind us, and they
will soon be gone In a few years not a
living being can say, l knew him. We
lived In another age, and did business with
those who slumber in the tomb. Thus is
life. How rapidly it passes.
The Nevada journal., 1856-05-30
SHERIFF,S SALE

d 7 virtue of an Execution to me directed issued
~ from the Clerks Office of the District court in
and for the County of Nevada, in favor Of Joseph
smith and against Aldrich 4 Stevens dated NAV
interest the of seven hundred and len doiiaI
from the 18th day Of January, A. D. 1855, al
the rate OF ten per cent rer annum together with
costs Of suit taxed at 66l 90 dollars, 1 have levied
upon and seized the following described property
The house and the lot which it stands situated in
the town and county of Nevada and known as the Me-
tropolis Hotel which shall sell at public auction ITO
the highest bidder for cash in front of the sheris
Office, Nevada, on the 7th day of June A. D. 1856 Al
2P Given under my hand this 18th day Of MAY,
A D. 1856.
Attest, WV. WRIGHT, Sheriff &C.
Per c. f Woop, Under Sheriff
The Nevada journal., 1856-05-30
SHERIFF,S SALE

Rf virtue of a decree Of foreclosure and nm order
LOOT Sale issued out of the Hon District Court l4t
State of California, bearing date May 9Th A. D. 1856
properly attested and to directed and delivered
founded on judgment recovered in said court in fl.
vor OF Il + McConn and against 5. s. Hussey on the
81 day OF May A D. 1856, for the of Four Thous-
snd four hundred and frtysx dollars with interest
on the said sum of 81 446 90 at the of three
cent per month until paid, together with all costs of
SUIT taxed at S3i O). | am commanded TO sell ths
following described property, to-wit;
Ine lot on the south side of Main street on which
stands the Metropolis Hotel which has width on said
street OF about thirty five feet and extends back to the
Ravine between Main and Broad streets togetha ;,h
all and singular tho privileges and appertenance,
thereunto belonging or in any wise appertainine
when snail sell at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash. in front of the Sheris Office in Neya
q city on SATURDAY, June 7th, A, D. 1856, at
o'clock, p. NJ.
Given under my hand this lst day of May, A. D
1856. W. W WRIGHT, Sheriff
By WM. BUrrERtIrLp Deputy
The Nevada journal., 1856-05-30
SHERIFEoS SALE

virtue OF an Execution to me directed issued from
Id the Clerks Office Of the District Court in and for
the county Of Nevada. in favor of John Battau and
G. Craft and against d. W. Aldrich and NJ J. Stevens
dated May 9Th 1856 for he sum of Five Hundred and
three dollars debt, with interest the sum Of
1893 10 from the 18th day of January, A. D 1856 Mt
che rate OF 10 per per together with costs
OF suit taxed at S97 As have levied upon and seiz
ed the fpllowing described properly to wit
The House and the Lot on which it stands situated
IN the town and county Of NevaIa and known as the
Metropolis Hotel
Which shall sell at public auction to the highest
oidder Tor cash In front Of the sherfs oc5 Nevada
city, on the 7th day of June A. D. lS56. at 2 p M
GiVen under my hand this 18th day of Nav A I.
ieoo- Attest, W W. WRIGHT, sheriff, n C
Pei O. WooD II
The Nevada journal., 1856-05-30

Words are little things, SO are drops,
but the one make up the ocean and The
other the speech OF morals one of tie
mightiest engines of power. Words :
How cheap they are. They come with
cut price at the moment and at the bid
ding of the will. And yet how valuable
they are. They may buy what gold can
not; they may do what laws cannot. A
word may make friend that gold cannot
buy, or wound love that laws cannoS
cure.
Words and home are near relations
Kind words make home earth's pleasant
est place. Unkind words make it equalIy
unpleasant.
Father, If you would have home happy,
teach by your own example that none but
kind words should be spoken there. Moth
er, if you would rejoice in your home, see
that all the tongues you control utter nc
words but kind ones. Brother, sister, if
you would enjoy your home, sweetcn Il!
well with kind words. They cost so little
it would seem that every home might b
full of them. Wise words and kind ones
and plenty Of them make home almost
heaven.
The Nevada journal., 1856-05-30
SHERIFF'S SALE.

TlY virtue of decree of foreclosure and an order
ID of sale to me directed bearing date May 9Th,
1856 issued out of the Hon District court of the l4h
Judicial District, in and for the county OF Nevada,
State of California, founded Judgment rendered
in said court in favor of s. S. Beecher and against G
W. Webb for the sum OF One Thousand and seventy
and l5l00 dollars, together with interest on said sum
at the rate of ten per cent per annum from the rend
tien of Judgment until paid together with all costs OF
suit herein taxed at S44 10. am commanded to sell
the property mentonedin said mortgage and descrb-
ed therein as follows to-wit All of G. w. Webbs
right title and interest in and to the property situated
lying and being in the Township of Bridgeport Coun-
ty of Nevada, and known as the Shady Creek Ranch
together with the Saw Mill known as the shady Creek
Mill known as the Shady creek Mill with the appur-
tenances thereanto belonging
Notice is hereby given that shall sell the above
described property at public auction the highest
bidder for cash front Of the old Court House. Neva
da city SATURDAY. the 3lst day of May 1856 at the
hour of II NJ. Given under my band this 9Th day
of May, 1856 WV. WRIGHT, sheriff.
BY c. f. WOOp, IT, s.
The Nevada journal., 1856-05-30

w oMAN's CHANcEs.-A writer has com
puted that woman has lost half her chan
ces OF marriage at her twentieth year at
twenty-three she has lost three-f6ilrths of
her opportunities and at twcnty-six sev
en-elghts of her changes are gone. Eight
cen hundred and fifly-six is leap-year--
that delightful season when, by common
consent, the fair sex can indicate their pref
.erence. Look at the facts presented above,
and then improve the advantages of the
year. Delays are dangerous.
The Nevada journal., 1856-05-30

FARMERS ENEM1Es.-W understand,
says the Monterey Sentinel, that grasshop-
pers have made their appearance in this
county about Soledad Mission and to The
south IN great numbers. They have alsc
been seen in the lower part of the Salinas
plains. This pest has been noticed for
this year as having made their appe france
IN southern Oregon, Shasta and Yreka.--
In one month more, it is quite likely our
country presses will begin to note Their
appearance throughout the State.
Another plague this year, is the black
bird-a species of starling-which arc
sometimes seen in Aocks of thousands -
They feed on grasshoppers and thei,
young, like the rose-colored starlings OF
Turkey and Syria. But when their ami ami
NAL food is not at hand, they pitch into
the farmers grain crops and do immense
damage. Z, The rancheros of the Salinas
and the Pajaro inform US, that they are
very numerous this year and are becoming
very annoying and destructive to wheat,
barley and oats.
Short crops seem destined to be made
shorter by grasshoppers and other pests.
The Nevada journal., 1856-05-30

ToBAcco.--ln the United States physicians
have estimated that 10000 persons die every
year iron! the use of tobacco. In Germany
the physicians have calculated that, of all the
deaths which occur between the ages of Is and
30, one-half originate in the waste ofthe corr
stltution by smoking. They say that tie arti-
Gle exhansts and deranges the nervous powers
and produces long train of nervous disca',e.
to which the stomach is liable, especially those
i'rms that 60 under the name Of dyspepsia.
1t alsp exerts a disastrous Influence upon the
mind State Journal