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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-06

NEW YORK, MAY 2.-Flour has adya nced; sales
of State brands ut IS rs 6; Ohio 81, mixed
to standard Southern 50 81 al fancy to extra II =
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-06

SEVERE HAIL SroRM.-One of the most violent
hail storms that occurred in Nirgi nia, swept
over the county of Luuenburg TO Amelia Court
House last Friday. In the woods and some other
places it lay upon the ground to the depth of four
inches, some of the haii-tunes being nj large size
Leaves were stripped from the trees and fences blown
down. but we have heard o. uu other damage.
yIRGIsr, Posr OfrIcEs.-The name Of the office
At Ginseng, Wyoming county, Va, is changed to
.sOcrana." At Shirley, Tyler county, Va, MIR: VIM
w. Clark is appointed postmaster, vice FELIX WATTS
resigned.
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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-06

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dred where old friendships will be renewed and new
and valuable acquHintXgres will be- made with the
| frat and iuGst worthy of Tie Commonwealth Agri'
cultural discussions will be held, in which the only
object will be To convey 10 receive useful n!Orna.
ton AID instruction. no meetings can be moi'a de-
| .htiul titan were those oi the society, III every 70
-pri aud for every ci lent, except III tie latter pro-
daced evil Influences, which have been now Removed
by eradcnting their causes. and which could never
| have been avoided Or restrained III any other way.
so far as To the comparative attractions ef the re-
cent and the future general meetings Of the society.
But, with all their attractions and all their benefits
| pas; or txarci-G, (which would he among the last
| To dcprccia,e,) the general meetings (frr business
of TAR less nttr,s; to The pubic, and far less at
ractire 10 visitors, than other Compartments 81 the
| occasion, and which will remain With undmnisIed
| il not increasing interest and attraction. Sncb mat
tiers to attract ad n crafty and ben, fit members and
visitors, presented i'll &c numerous and large pre-
nliums offered for agricultural instruction aud i'm
provemen!; in the exhibition which these premiums
induce. OF fine animals ot all useful kinds, Of nipple
ulens, mul hncry, and every valuable aud rare in
ye,,t;un and appliance in ali Of asrcuiture in per-
| sonal Intercourse with and information thus gained
from the best farmers in Nrgnia. Such are the most
important of the Obvious ana direct benefits which
have most attracted the nnnlrSe crowds that have
| attended our annual fairs, grd which benefits will
cotnu. to he mt the les attractive t'Sn cr",GfO.e
But besides Nil these direct and obvious benefits
WHICH have operated, and which will remain III ni
force there are other AMI more GENERALLY operating
Inducements iaI attractions TOT fistoIs 10 he auu'
al meetings, winch irrespective aud Independent
of the business and discussions, tEsrrganzalon ana
even of the great objects Of the State agricultural
| society. These indirect inducements have G:sn
growing and gaining strength with every successive
year, aud will continue - to increase nild strength
Ell. The action Hi,.! "IrcIs At the agricultural su'
ceiy, s!r, fh" zeal for agricultural improvements
have served Ia draw together many hnllsaiins oil Inc
best OF our country population The de'iss u SOCIAL
'ntslcoutas aud communion thus brought about. ana
tnr inciiences and Consequences thereof, have pee
vented higher rnjnymen's aud stronger attractions
tlan ail other Inducements. The annual fair Of the
State AsriC uural Society has become the great ma
| tiona festival OF Nirsiua-a carnival uf Innocent
gaety aud pleasure, no less than convocation for
business and utility. These great asscpblages oiler
the especial aud most favorable opportunities for the
meetings of old AMI long separated friends and kir-
dreJ for the rcnewal ceincu,ing "f old friendships
and the forming Of ue%i where the old may meet
again all oi their es,mabe aud still remaining com.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-01-21

,.,,ar from . correspondent complains VI ~.
v.,sle IN the Dispatch with reference TO insu,Ans
.,,na.ne. generally, cousending that there shoa.
~ been a distinction drawn between Lazy ~ =
r,re companies. He suggests ihatin spe-s
~. failures Of Insurance. companies II -
more than lust TO Life Insurance compsa'e' "'
,ve should state that none Of those eonpA"'' 70
s.iled and that the failures alluded to were 'nose
AZ rire Insurance Companies. TINS Is certainly
.rue He roes further and argues that - Lille In
fnn.n;es are safer and less liable to fall
ures than the Fire Insurance Companies that the
same restrictions ought not to be made TO apply to
ho.h-,ndeed that the proposed security ought not
- =. .~.c,ad Of the Life Insurance Companies.
.rhe subiec, is one that we have not examined
.,o.e,v enough to say whether the argument OF
o,,r correspondent are entirely correct or not We
are certain of one thing, however, and that is that
with regard to Life Insurance companies some Sc
eurity ought to be provided against mere imposi-
tons. There is no doubt about one thing, that q
vast number of this class of associations
are springing up and it is not impossible that some
are fraudulent. There should at least be some
mode of having those incorporated in other States
duly accredited 70 our State officers before they
should be allowed to do business and then they
ought to be made to publish periodical statements
of their condition sworn to in the proper manner.
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A Mayors Message.

The Mayors Of New York are in the habit Of
sentiing in messages, almost as vouminous and ap-
preciative Of the glory of their position as those
of President. 1t is true that Now York is a great
city, and that the Mayor thereof is none of your
small potato, tuppenny Mayors; but nevertheless,
the manner in which her Mayors swell in some of
their messages, is subimely ridiculous. Mayor
Wood, for example, has recently sent in docu-
ment, in which he disdains to coniine himself to
the populous island of Manhattan, but takes COM
prehensve survey of the state of our relations
with Spain and Mexico and with the island colo
MES the former of which, according to Mayor
Wood, are to be partitoned, while the latter
"await the dominion of freer and more enlight.
ened government Mayor Wood should contne
himself to the municipal affairs of Gotham. That
goodly city, judging from the police records thereof
stands quite as much in need of enlightened and
efficient government as Spain or Mexico.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-01-21
General Litfiepage.

Wepublished some weeks since q short ext ract
from forthcoming book, entitled 1.-THE Men and
Times of the Revolution" consisting of the MSS.
of the elder Adams, we believe. The extract
given was taken from one of his European letters.
This extract contained some anecdotes with refer
enee to General LEWIS LITTLEPAGE a native of
Virginia and very extraordinary man in his day
1t stated that Gen. L. was the reputed ilegitimate
son of a gentleman of Virginia A letter from a
highly respectable gentleman of Kentucky, a rela.
tive Of Gez LIS, gives to the statement the most
positive and indignant contradiction He denoup-
ees false and gross SANDER ON the memory of
one the most virtuous and estimable of ladies.
The same extract styled Gen. LITTLEPAGE IAN
adventurer;" and this the letter pronounces also
false and unjust TO the character of Gen. LITTLE.
PAGE, who went to Europe as the private secreta.
ry Of Mr.. Jay.
It'll certainly to be deplored that stigma of
this sort should De placed in the pages of a book
from such source; and for the sake of the numer.
Gus and respectable descendants and relatives OF
the family involved, we hope the correction will
receive general circulation
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-01-21
The short Track.

II will be perceived by our legislative proceed
;ups that the amendments of the House of Dele
oatas to the short line railroad between Richmond
and Charlottesville were, on Saturday, concurred
in by the Senate ard that consequently the bill is
NOW q law. This is one Of the most important
measures to Richmond that has ever been enacted
by the General Assembly. 1t has passed the SEN
ate three successive sessions, but this is the first
time it has passed the House of Delegates. We
congratulate the people of the city and the State
upon the triumph of this great measure. We are
willing to tender our sympathies to its enemies,
especially to those of them who struggle with SO
much zeal and pertinaeity against everything
which may by possibility benefit the city of Rich.
mond Let them be assured that the only way to
be happy and successful in this life, or the life to
come. is always to take straight track.
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THE DAILY DISPATCH


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Oar RcIatisns with Engiand.
The N. Y. Express says that much anxiety y
awakening In commercial circles In regard 70 our
relations with England There appears to De NO
longer any doubt that Mr. Buchanan has been pc
rempsorily instructed 10 demand the recall OF mi.
Champion, for his completely In the enlistment :"
,oldsers for the Crimea, and that the British gov
eminent win not recall him. but leave BIN ~
dismissed This. however, 10 not resarued -
.canse of war; The American governmen.' du.
ring the Presidency Of Gent Taylor dis'n'ssea
Mannheim Pouissin, the French AMBASSADOR and
NJ as,urhanee Of the friendly relations OF the two
.s.....s.. .nvrea But In the Central American
au..,,o there Is believed to be real danger of an
a,,h,o;,meu. between the two countries, and the
commercial circles and journals of the large cities
manifest serious apprehensions of such result
Our seaboard cities have good reason for sens
,,vaness upon this subject They are not oniy e.'
pesed to a sudden incurson of an enemy - heet
which might lay every house in them Level WIN 'ne
ground, but they have commerce upon e'.
sea which. in the event of collision win "reas
Britain. would be swept from the face OF inc ocean
II Is true. American privateersmen wouia re'aha'e
In kind and leave not British merchantmen upon
,s. ws,ers. INIT this would not compensate for the
io..o. ,w,s.h our own commerce would suffer. We
cannot see how two nations, whose interests are
So closely intertwined. can go to war, unless both
have ,aken leave of their senses
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Voluntary EDsIayement.

Every reader of the proceedings of the present
Legislature, must have been struck with the mum
Der of applications for voluntary enslavement by
free negroes Scarcely week passes that one or
more petitions not presented from free negroes
to enjoy the blessings of slavery. So numerous
have these applications become, that the Senate has
passed general act, which win ne doubt be acted
on in due time by the House, providing for the vo.
luntary enslavement Of free negroes. Whilst the
abohtionists endeavorng to make 1t appear that
the slay es are groaning under horrible burden,
and eagerly seeking for deliverance the facis that
their condition is so happy and comfortable, that
the free blacks are their knees, begging to be
placed in the same situation.
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More snow.

On the 5th Of January fell the great snow
Precisely one week afterwards-on the l2th-we
had another snow storm not much behind it i'll the
amount Of snow which fell; but which being fol-
lowed by a considerable rain was rapidly reduced
to a "sIush" Yet such was the amount of snow
ON the ground that it not all dissolved on Sat
urday, notwithstanding the rain and a bright sun
which bore upon it during the week. Saturday
night, however, another saoW storm commenced,
which continued the entire day yesterday with
more or less intensity. This winter promises to
rank in the annals as the winter Of SHOWS.
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ELECTROMAGNETIC Nnws.
,r,orrrn Won THE pIsPArcH.



ACoagressienat.
wAstiIsaToE, Jan. 19.-SENArE rena'e
was not In seseinn to-day. -, 80.
HousE-Mr Ciingman offered resolution. ". ~ =
d,rinr roll al, no debate or personal explanation
shall be In order and this rule and the RUE inll
ing members to ten minutes debate. shah DO. ~ ~
suspended unless by unanimous consent ar. =.
debating society Voting was more likely 10 re-
suit in an election than the time spent In discussing
which only serves to iname parties; thus increas-
ing the difficulty. The resolution was
The Horse then voted for Speaker, with the Tor
lowing result Banks %, Richardson S9, Fuller 81 !,
Pennington ,, Campbell B. scattering 2 Necessa-
ry to choice l02s
,ha Inr.l;f,y ruIe of 1870 and the opinion of Mr..
CLAW on the Missouri Compromise. Mr. Clngman
offered a resolution that for ore week, nniesS =
Speaker should be sooner elected no depate shai'
be in order unless by uDanimous consent Inere'
solution was adopted by IS majority The House
then adjourned.
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The Mails.
Yesterdays snow again banked the mails
None arrived during the day

OYsTERs-L. Rowe & Co, No. West Main
street, notwithstanding the river continues closed
with ce do not allow ice cold weather to freeze
up their enterprise, as has been demonstrated to
us by a key of delicious oysters which we have
Just received from their establishment We advise
everybody to give them call Gentlemen who
wish to send oysters to their friends in the country,
will find this the place to procure Them of the best
quality and at the least possible trouble and ex-
pense to themselves. We would add that they
have agents, and send their oysters, every rail
road leading from Richmond and can thus supply
all the places on every route.
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January II, 1856.

CO The Poetry of Physic.--Ayer's Pills
glide sugarshod, the palate but their energy,
although wrapped ups there and tells with giant force
on the very foundations of disease There thou
sands of sufferers who would not wear their dlstenl-
pers if they know they could be cured for % ctstry
Ayers Pills and you will know it.
Purify the blood and disease will be starved out.
Cleanse the system from impurities and you are
cured already.
Take this best of all Purgatves, and Scrofula In
digestion, Weakness, Headache, Backache, Sideache
Jaundice Rheumatism, arrangements of the Liver,
Kidneys and Bowels, all arrangements and all dis
eases which purgative remedy reach, fly before
them like darkness before the sun.
Reader, ifyou suffering from any of the nuner-
Gus complaints they cure, suffer more-the remedy
has been provided for you, and it is criminal neg
lect it.
That AYERS CHERRY PICTORIAL is the best medi-
cine for Cough is known the whole world and that
AYERS PILLS the best of all Pills. known to
these who have them.
Prepared by DIR. j. LAYER, Lowell, Mass, and
sold by PURCELL, LADD CO, wholesale and re-
TAIL Richmond, Va. no 30eod&c2m
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Sleigliing.

We were about to condole with the authors of
the impromptu sleighs upon the occasion of the Ss-
appearance of the snow. Saturday, sleighs were
at a discount-they would hardly have sold for
what was an hours ride two weeks since; Ned
Cook, with his most yociferous chanting, could not
have brought his hammer down upon them at any
thing better than the price of ire wood. But.
presto change, yesterday the sleighers were in
high feather at the appearance of another snsw
storm, and the vehicles that were worth no more
than kindIing wood Saturday, suddenly rose in
value in view of the fun and OF the hire law of S.
and $40 per hour.
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Commercial,

BALTIMORE, Jan. 19.-Flour is higher: sales OF
Howard street at 5000 10 City Mills - Wheat
is unchanged; red Sl700$l93; white $3.50 81.
e3 Yellow corn 14076 cts; white 7309J cts
Provisions are somewhat firmer Bacon shoulders
81 asa; sides 9tW9a; hams IL! &l2s. Mess Pork
$l6!0 Sl7.
NEW YORK, Jan. l8.-FlOur is improving; safes
of State brands at S8.l2; Ohio SS62; Southern
S2Sl Wheat and corn are inactive and prices
nominal Pork is higher; Mess Sl7.37. Beet Is
unchanged. Stocks are dull
CHARLESTON, Jan. lS.-Cotton-sales OF the
week Il, 500 bales. Prices are unchanged STOCK
an hand $4,000
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- A. w. Osborne,s great Picture Gnlie

rv Main street, opposite the Exchange Bank, 10
known to be the finest and largest Daguerrean es.a
ishment south of the Potomac river. Citizens ano
strangers visiting the Fair should pay avist TO TINS
estabIishment, where they may obtain hkenesses IN
iract SIZE The ladies will do well to call and look
at eur assortment of beautiful Pearl She'll Papier
Msch;e Velvet and Morocco Cases. before purchasing
elsewhere. a. ~ FL.
Slgn OF Inc
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A Future state.

The questions propsnnded by Mr.. Kennett OF
Missouri. to Mr.. Banks, candidate for Speaker,
whether he believed in future state, and whether
m his opinion it was free slave state do not
seem to have elected satisfactory reply from that
gentleman The world is still in ignorance on the
important point Of Mr. Banks opinions the future
state. As general thing, we should say that abo.
iitionists, judging by their conduct do not believe
in future state. Mr.. Pennington, of New Jersey.
however, one Of the prominent fanatics, condo
seended to be grimiy faeetious on the occasion.
and declared that in his Judgment there were two
future states, one very hot and aery common
wealth, which he concluded from Its latitude, was
q slave state We are surprised that with this
view Of the subject, Pennington, Giddings & Co
don't raise the abolition war whoop, and endeayor
70 eInaneipafe the Prince Of Darkness and an the
other colored bondsmen Of the bottomless Dit
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England and France.

The imfente cordiale between England and France
is not as perfect the friends of the allied
could desire. Occasional jealousies and heart
burnings manifest themselves between these loving
friends The comments of the London Times on
the Peace Congress proposed in Paris, furnish an.
other indication of the undercurrent of ancient
and ineradicable antpathy and hate, which always
have existed between these two nations, and al
ways will exist till Englishmen cease to be Eng
lish, and Frenchmen to be French.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-01-21

~ LeOnard's Cough Syrup.-Ladies and
gentlemen the astonishing cures made by my Cough
SYRUP, under the name of "LEoNARD's INSTANT
RELIEF" in Virginia, New York Brooklyn and Eng
land has induced me to bring this Cough Syrup t.
Your particular notice
lr is not medicine that can be styled with the ap-
pellation of oUAck MEDICINE as was used by one
of the most eminent physicians of Bedford Square,
London, with whom passed the greater part of my
professional career and was pescrbed by him after
every disease that left any cough affecting the SYSTEM
and not in a single instance was known to fail
Finding upon my arrival in this country the great
prevalence of Coughs, Colds, &C.. was induced by
many who had been benefited by my Cough Syrup
here and in New York, to bring it before the public
the sale of which during the last twelve months
exceeded my utmost expectations
The sale OF this medicine in Richmond, during 80
brief period. has exceeded TEN THOUSAND BOT
TLEsa pretty certain sign of its virtues and effects
In curing Coughs, Colds, Nc in their most virulent
stages, many having been cured after trying all
trums applicable to the disease after the use of two
or three bottles of this truly wonderful medicine.
have put the Medicine up in bottles, at 25 cts,
or bottles for > to suit the convenience OF
all; and feel certain. that if any person affected
with cough of even 20 years standing, will take
this Syrup as directed it will cure them; and I can
conscientiously say that it is the cheapest and most
efectual remedy offered for the benefit of those
afflicted with Coughs, Colds Consumption and
Asthma
beg TO remain yours, respectfully,
THOMAS LEONARD
Wholesale Agents 'Messrs PURCELL LAID 4
CO, 90 Main st, Richmond
To be had of l.. B. Thomas, Laidley & Robinson
Bodeker and ell druggists and dealers in the State
Vi NHsnia. ia E-6t
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-01-21

NEW YORK, Jan 19--Advices received here
from Por. au Prince to Dec. Goth. bring rumors OF
engagement between the Haytiens and Dominlcaps
The former sustained heavy loss including anu
milton and provisions. 1t Is rumored thaI mere
0reat dissatfaction among Emperor Soloque
troops, and many soldiers are revolving
Coffee scarce and provisions high
Fever still raging at Port au Prince.
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Civil War in Kansas.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 19.-Advices from Kickapoo,
announce that conflict had taken place at Easton,
in Kansas between company from Lawrence, uIh
der Captain Brown and the Kickap0o rangers. A
number of persons were killed, aud several wound
ed on both sides. Many persons are floeking to
Easton to- take part in settling the affair The dis
turbanee is supposed to have originated at the cleo
ton on the 18th inst
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Cr Abel u. Mayo will be found hereafter
at the Federal Court Office, Bosher's Hail. corner of
9Th and Main streets ia i4-Sm
~ Hair Dye, Hair Dye...JOhns0n, Bar
Der has Hair Dye which is instantaneous, and never
washes Off We will advise all who dye to give john
son CALL lie warrants to give perfect satisfaction
or no charge.
Also to be had FLETcHER's HAIR Tonic, an infal-
ibe remedy for all the ills that the human hair is
heir to.
10TH STREET BETWEEN MvIN & CARY STREETS.
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The Weather North and South.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-The snow commenced
falling here this morning. and is now ten inches
deep, and still falling
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. l9.-Snow commenced fall
ing here this morning at nine O'Clock
PETERSBURG, Jan. 1g.-There is now deep
snow on the ground and it is still falling.
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HOTELS.
HOTELS.
NIXHTBOKO;H OTET,
IVI JOHN H. SEAYRES, PROPRIETOR,
Wall street, between Mnin aud Franklin,
RICHMOND, VA.

This Hotel, formerly known the WALL STREET,
having been thoroughly repaired, greatly enlarged
and newly furnished throughout, is open to the
public, and from its central location, being situated
within minutes walk of Main street. q few rods
from the Post Office, and in the centre of the princ-
pal marts offers superior advantages traders gene
rally, and persons from the country large and
commodious STABLES are kept in connection with the
House.
The TABLES will at all timesbe supplied with the
best substantlals the markets afford. The BAR will
also be supplied with the most choice brands of Lii
quors Cordials and Cigars imported expressly for this
House, and no pains will be spared the part of the
charged in the city and to give perfect satisfaction
ha ,afra
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COMMERCIAL.
Rtchmoud Markets, January 10. 1856

FLOUR.-Nothng doing in Flour yet, except to
the trade for consumpon, at SO 30 for Superne s 10
for Extra and $lld$12 for Family, according to
brands
WHEAT.-Very little Offering, but from few
sales made do not think it proper to quote higher
than ) 850l 80 for prime Red and White. Haxall
aud Crenshaw l. Fisher have commenced grinding.
CORN-The supply OF Corn is still very limited
and small lots sell for 90092lc.