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IN KICHMOND HUsTINGs COURT,
NOTICE To CREDI TOR s.-Commi.

sioners Office, Chesterfield c. Il Feb 18th, 1885.
the creditors of the estate of Augustus Wellons
decd, and all others concerned:
You are hereby notified that at the request of Geo
w. Snelings, sheriff of Chesterfield county, and as
such administrator of Augustus Wellons deceased I
have appointed the 5l day of March next at my Of
nee for receiving proof of demands against the said
decedent or his estate, at which time and place Won
are required to attend. -
Given under my hand ss Commissioner of the Coun.
ty Court of said county, the day end year first eore
said.
fs i9-1awtA w w. II. CoGBILI,. Conn,
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ENVIRONMENT OF AN AMERIC AN cous,,,
Hong Kong In China the American &C.,. iI "a
oeen arrested and committed 10 await q trial ~ )
civh court for interfering with the British local
pohee, who uniawfully attempted 10 arres, the
captain Of an American vessel "'er' sne
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,;stn. nnALs IN PoRTsMoUTH-We see from pub.
usneu i,st oy Holt Wilson, Treasurer of the Ports
.fouIh Relief Association, that the total number
~ persons whose burial expenses have been paid
e7,774 a. 'he expense OF
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"A !, ,,ss svaus threw sbe election Of presdsn.
into the House Of Representative. waer ',s =. =.
| Rlack Republicans have the power ana Moum =.
1 Iect the Federal Ruler If Mr.. Finmorn ~ 80,
candidsfno OF the i2ih section tscuon' sae ~ s,,
aver may be his individual opinions On e SUI
eet of slavery, elected by the BLACK
vote he must become 10 q great degree TUG uss,u
nent of that party Mr. l.. continued N. Is
In behalf Of the democracy. ana w snnl.use ' ~"
terrupted by bursts ofraptuous appaause
Col PRESTON OF smythe, was caiiea on ana re-
| snonded in n most feeling manner IN penal OF
| democratic principles and stare rgn's. ne ma
| not consider the approaehins .onsess W ne Se
| tween know nottingham anddemocracy, put be-
aau tba rights of the States and the sovereignty
or,ha States on the side, aud the consolidation
of,ha states and Northern fanaticism on the other
| side He urged the democracy to activity and en-
eruv believing that the battle was with them, II
,hsy proved true to themselves and their country.
| CHARLES IRVING, Esq, of Lynchburg, was call
| cd on and responded. He thought the approach
! ing contest would be more severe than some gen.
temen anticipated but he should go into the fight
| resolved to win. After few playful remarks
| which created much amusement in the Conven-
ton, he concluded with loud and enthusiastic
cheers.
After a vote of thanks to President Leake and
the Secretaries, for the manner in which they dis
charged their duties-and to Mr.. Robert A. Mayo,
for the use of Metropolitan Hall, The Convention
adjourned sine die.
Complimentary Resotmt0a.-We subloin, TINS
| morning, a complimentary resolution, adopted by
| the delegation of the Rockingham Electoral Dis
trict in attendance at the State Democrat Conven
ton in this city on Saturday last, which speaks
| for itself:
Resoloed, That the delegation of this electoral
district deem ii proper to give expression to their
seuse of the important services rendered in times
past by GEORGE e. DESEALE, Esq, and to init
| mate the hope and expectation, whilst he declines
a re-appointment TO the dictatorship that he will de-
Il III incl n oil
| Fifth District-We append the Electors appoint
ed at the Democratic Convention for the Fifth Dis
4 trict:
| FIFTH ELECTORAL observation-disclosures
Goode IT,, of Bedford. assistant Eiector-W William
| F. Gordon, jr., of Albemarle. County Electors
Albemarle, John B Gmer; Amherst Samuel c
| Gibson; Bedford, Robert A Clemens; Greene
| Wyatt Beazeey; Madison, General Robert A
Banks; Nelson, Floyd l. Whitehead; Orange
| William Williams
| The District Convention viii meet in Charlottes
| vile on Tuesday, the 9th day of May next
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Y CUpy-Itstb, - y =
fe 11-law4w EUS. ROBINSON. elk,
CITY OF RTCHMOND to wit. Al Cou1

" of Hastings held for the said city, at the Court
House, the fourteenth day of February, in the year
eighteen hundred and ffty-six:
In the case of Wellington Goddin, Administrator,
with the will annexed of William d. Talley, decd
in the year eighteen hundred and fifty one On the
motion of William d. Talley, Jr., who ia the legatee
under the will of the late William D. Taley, and it
appearing to the Court that than two years
have elapsed since the qualification of the admins
traitor aforesaid the Court doth order that the cred
tors of the deceased do appear here the sixteenth
day of April eighteen hundred snd fifty six, and shew
caute, if any they can, against the payment and de-
livery of the estate of the said deceased TO the said
legatee and the Court further order that copy of
this order be published once week for five success
sive weeks in the Richmond Dispatch and news.
paper published in the city of Washington, D. c. and
posted at tile front door of the Hastings Court House
for the city of Richmond, the first day of the two
next successive terms of said Court.
A Copy-Teste: RO. HOWARD, Clerk
fe -
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DESTRUCTION OF STEAMBOATS, AT ST.. Louis
~ II received from St Louis stating that
h hlucn destruction to steamboats,, twelve having
9een sunk, and more than twenty more or less
SSa a despatch received at Pittsburg dated
st Louis, Feb. 26, says: % N'e~
moorings, and are now in a gorge at Duncan :
T I they are the Australia, Adriatic, Paul
y sna, aus City, Col Chambers, Altoona, Bon
nAecord' Federal Arch Lamartine and Highland
and also the prsa,sr nzse a,s ~ Sn
- gorged above st. Louis, and the prospect of
vI'hg 1oie to save these beats is bad. The boats
,"a en nave been swept away were lying at the
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ga EARDENI G.-.The UNDER ECR
- signed respectfully tenders his servicessSS
- to all persons, either in the city or coun- Y5AS
try, who may require the attention of Flor-.srs<
ist or Landscape Gardener either il laying off yards
and gardens, planting trimming trees, box hedger
grape-vines &c. Work will be done by the day,
according to contract.
Orders left at the Confectionery of A. Pizzini, on
Broad street, will be promptly attended to.
NV residence is at the corner of Henry and Broad
streets opposite Abernethy's garden.
ia l7-..Sn< CHARLES A. RUHLE.
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AcA FAIRFIELD RACES,
&6 Spring Meeting, 1856.


sweeTstake for year old colts and FLIES mile
heats; s5no entrance 5lo0 forfeit, 70 ka nun on the
hfst Tuesday In May was closed on the lst of Feb
ruary, with the following snlscrihers:
=. 1resn enters b. C. By imp. Glencoe, dam Dark.
White. ' 49, """A "7'sy
D. Mcdaniel enters b. c. by Boston, IT,. dam BY i'm
=, Thomas boswell enters b. c. by Tally-IIo, dam
seyen-up.
SECOND STAKE.
Aswceptake for year old colts and Gllies font of
mares which have never produced WINERY n $50
entrance, $50 forfeit, milo heats; TO be run on tho
Friday following the first Tuesday in Nav, closed on
the lst OF February with the following suh.rrbers
James Tally names oh. c. by Taily-Ho, dam Caddy
ven-up. -
~ D. Mcdaniel names oh, c. by Senator, dam by
Henry Davis names br. { by childc Harold, dam
., Bowie Hall names oh. G. Expectation, by Regis
dam Betty Steel - =
John B.icher enters bay FLY by Revenue. out Of
Miss Bette, BY Mammoth Eclipse.
N. 6. E0aLEsToN,
1H-iswts Proprietor.
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del No. 100 corner Main and Governor I sts
EXCHANGE BANKING HOUSE OF
IA C. w PURCELL l. co.

H .. I
STOCKS FOR SALE:
$4,000 Central Railroad per cent Coupon Bonds.
2O000 Virginia and Tennessee Railroad per ct. do
5000 Danvlle Railroad, years to run, registered.
10000 State of Virginia Acceptances.
Also, Bank of Virginia and Farmers Bank Stocks.
All kinds of stock bought and sold on commission
Apply to c. w. PURCELL CO.
f. 2-ts
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DOsTPONEMENT.-- it Is with regret that
l. have to announce that my distribution Enter
prise cannot take pace on the I'D February The
unusual hardness o. the winter has prevented me
from seeing and settling with my agents As seol as
can see them shall fix upon another day not later
than about the ist Of August which time the Draw
ing will certainly take place othe tickets called in
and the money Pretended And should the sale OF
tickets satisfy 1ae-in doing so, shall fix upon
lier day, as am anxious to have the Drawing to Ike
place at the esfest possible time.
- JESSE T. HOPKINS
.t,+Ar Liberty Va
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T0 CHAIKMAKERs AM CAKPEN

NO GHAIRMAKERs AND CARPEN.
TERS.-Proposals viii be recsiveS a. The -.
OF me CITY Engineer in the City Hail. until IL O'clock
On sATuhDAY, the 9Th day OF March next, for ,aak,
IN the Hall over the First Market Pronasals viii
also De received at the time and place for erect
lng stage and Fixtures in said Hall Plans and
specihcstons OF the above work can be seen at the
once OF the undersigned, where all further informa-
ton can be obtained NJ Gill
fe 25-td va. pa.;.,
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NOR SALE
L 1850 Virginia Sizes short dates
2,iOo James River md Kanawhs Guaranteed
Bonds
9,oo0 Va. Central Railroad (l2 months) Bonds
a,e"o Va and Tennessee cd merfgssel Railroad
Bonds.
1900 Manassas Gap Railroad Bonds.
5,Wo Rockingham county Bonds
81 shares Central Railroad Stock
700 City of Richmond Stock.
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CRANARY AND FEED sTORE-Tho

CRANARY AND FEED STORE.-Tho
VI undersigned has taken the house corner of Frank.
lin and Wall Streets formerly occupied by Messrs N.
3. L c. b. Hill, for the purpose Of conducting the
GRAIN AND FEED BUSINESS,
where he will keep constantly on hand full ASSERT
nent of all kinds of Grain Mill Oal Hay, Corn Meal
and other articles usually kept in Granares and Feed
Stores
He hopes by giving his business strict personal at
tenton, and selling reasonable terms, TO secure
liberal patronage from his friends and the public
generally He will deliver any article free of charge
anywhere in the corporation He will also attend
SELLING COUNTRY PRODUCE,
for moderate commission, ana will insure for his
country friends the highest marke. price for any con-
signment entrusted to him.
feT-ts JOHN w. COSBY.
HEADQUARTERS FOR FASHIONA-
IL BILE CLOTHING.--SILVER MEDAL For
l855-The members of the Legislature and strangers
visiting the city requested to call at the old
Enlistment, No. 40. corner of Main and Governor
street. and themselves outfit for the winter
the subscriber has on hand large and elegant
sortment of Gentlemans Wearing Apparel, not to be
surpassed by any house in the city. As evidence
of the superiority of his Clothing, he was awarded
the highest premium IA Silver MedaD by the Me-
chanics Institute. 1855.
He keeps constantly on hand the best of CLOTHS,
CASSIMERES NESTINGS, &c. with score of su-
perior workmen. He deems it unnecessary, after
trial of l6 years the public has had of his goods to
say more in their commentator. He warrants ell
Clothing he SELLS and respectfully solicits call from
his old friends and the public generally.
Strictly on the one price system.
de No. 100 corner Main and Governor SITS.
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Em EVANS, DEPOT..BARGAINS IN
M It'll GLASS, CHINA AND EARTHENWARE

EM53 GLASS, CHINA AND EARTHENWARE.
HS6H The subscriber, intending to discontinue his
HkSH present business, offers his entire stock of
Goods at greatly reduced prices, FOR CASH ExcLU-
SIvELY.
The assortment is large and complete and will be
sold without reserve. Country merchants will find
saving of 10 or Is per cent by calling and making
their purchases He will take off discount of l2t
per from the regular prices. Such goods which
remain unsold will be put up at auction in April.
e. NoTIcE-All persons having accounts against
him, and which have not been rendered this lst of
January, will please bring them in promptly; and
those who Indebted to him will be kind enough to
settle forthwith
Sta ]. d. b. EVANS.
EY' Danville Republican and w ytheyills Telegraph
please coDy and forxxard hill m
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= cssa - PASSAGE TO NORFOLK.
- The Steamboat CURTIS PECK,
Capt. JNo DAVIS will leave the
wharf at Rockets every Tuesday Thursday and Sat
urday mornings, at 81 o'clock precisely, for PORTS
MOUTH and MOI FOLK. Returning, the Curtls
Peck will leave the wharf at Norfolk every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday mornings at tbs same hour,
(64 o'clock touching going and returning at ell the
regular landings on the River
fa q T. o. HASKINS.
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IIARM NkAR RICHsIOND FOR SAIL

IfARM NEAR RICHsIOND FOR sALE::
IL OR EXCHANGE FOR PROPERTY IN THE
CITY, wish to sch exchange for property in the
city, my FARM, Me.dowbro the Central Rail
Road, one mile north of Meadowbridges, and miles
front Richmond, containing 82A acres. The Land is
of excellent quality being admirably adapted for gar
dening and arming-for gardening by any
in the vicinity of Richmond, a: an examination win
prove II is healthy and highly desirable situation
having excellent House containing six rooms and
the necessary out-honses in good order. There il
crop of Wheat and Winter Oats seeded and napured
There il also planted in the garden everything for
early Spring marketing; Also, Strawberries Goose.
berries, young Apple Orchard, Hot beda Asparagus
&c So that purchaser might commence Operations
with prospect of immediate returns for his invest
ment
Tue above property will be disposed of upon advan-
tageous by early application to the subscriber
at the Drug Store, of Broad and 9TH streeta en-
TO Z ID. EACHO. VIM = BATrAILF
The above 10 also excellent location for physi
clan.
II not sold privately before the 18th day of March
next the above Farm win be sold at public spetion
70 Ine nkhesf Didoet Z. l6-tds
sJE hills. Coffee Ausar nrfi - -
81 70 boxes prime Adaiuantine Candies, in store
and for sale by zl
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NOTiCE..-WIshinE to reduce our s1ocE
OF Fancy Dress Goods, we viii for the next two
months oner Of cost for cash. entire stock of snch
sooos consisting In part of Printed and Figured Mous-
pnesi French and English Plain and Plaid Msrinos
risid, striped and Brocade SAks, with many othsr
Styles suited 70 th- presen, season.
BINF0RD. MAYO 4 BLAIR
we TAKE this etportuniiy 10 request customers
whose accounts lave bean standing six mcoths to
make early settls aenfs
% l--d&cts BISFORD. MAYO BLAIR.
SPERM and Adsmanfime Caud Ia - tar
- sale by BURTON 4 0REENHOW.
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syE HILLS. Coffee Ausaf nnrf - -
- 20 boxes prime Adaluantine Candies. in stor
fsS-st EGGLEsroN FITZGERALD
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If0k SAILEs--TRe UndefsiSned Is anxious
to dispose of his sixth interest In the "Arino
ry MIL" and his ore-third interest in the lease and
machinery of "BraEss Mil"
This property can be had at very low price. Apply
TO e. DIMMOCK,
fe II to 80 At the Armory
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HArs' CAPS, BHons 90.

- lust RECElvED az Trio Ladder
= 7Shpe Saloon, No - Main street, large
lot of Ladies' and 0entS Oyer Shoes and
Scandals vsry light and pretty TOT the spring Alln
want viii do well 20 call early ct
$50 go r. K WHfTH4 Ladder Shoe saloon,
: : - NJ Mi,
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CAPITA l. SJ0,UO0.-COAIMERC
~ SAVINGS BANK.-Ofice at the store OF Quaries
& Brooke, on 18th street.
Depositors In this institution will receive six per
cent on all sums remaining on deposite six months
or longer, and five per cent for shorter time
WM g. PAINE, President.
- R. T. BROOKE, Treas jy Cts
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EOR SALE..-Any gentleman desiring a
Il healthful an l handsome FARM, within fow
hours ride of Richmond, with very valuable build
ings pretty Garden, Orchards and productive land,
with plenty of timber, well Saw and Grist MILL
and through one corner of which the Straight Line
Railroad will pass can purchase such at fair price.
Apply at the Dispatch Office. fe &c -dlaw2w&clt&
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DEATH OF AN OLD MANA correspondent OF
the Augusta (Geo.) Coastiutio9alist writing from
Oglsthorpe county in that State, says:
John Rickels, of this county, died yesterday, 30ti
inst, aged l04 years He was truly relict of =
former age He was originally of Virginia, but
moved to this county many long years ago He
was the most industrious man the writer ever
knew The writer lived within halt mile of him
Ter sew ersl years-when the old man was between
20 and 100 years old, during these years. he worked
regularly and generally plowed, and was wont to
boast that he could put up more fence than any
man. In the county. Last year he cultivated a fey
in corn with the hoe only, and made good
9uently walk to Lexington-a distance of about
miles-transact his business and walk back home the
same day He was poor man. and lived on the
plsinest diet. His father, John Frederick Rckels,
died in this county in 1925, at the advanced age OF
LOO years
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THE L. STATES AND DESMARk.-The Paris cor.
respondent of the Commercial mentions report
that the L. S. government had offered Denmark
$4,000 as complete compensation for her expenses
heretofore in keeping up the navigation of the
Sound. and In addition offers 4 small annual sum
for the future maintenance of signals, lighthouses
&c. The same correspondent states that Turkey
has no representative in the Council OF War at Pa
ri
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ARREST OF commemorative alleged
eounterfeiters. calling themselves St Clair and
Jolly, were arrested at Albany, n y, last Wed.
nesday. Over $500 in counterfeit notes on the
Merchants Bank of Portland. Maine, and the
State Bank of Wheeling Virginia, were found on
them. When arrested, they were armed
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MORTALITY IN LoNDoN.-Durng the last quar-
ter of the year 1855 there ID $40 deaths from
AL causes in London. OF this number there were
MIA and pleuriSy, 774 of scarlatina Cos of typhus
fever AL of hopping cough 27 of cancer and 937 OF
old age. The causes of 1853 deaths, generally sud
den, were not ascertained 44e persons died VIC
burns and scalds, 10 by hanging, 46 by suffocaton
76 by drowning l62 by fractures and Commissions 80
by wounds, II by other violence.
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GoRED BY BULL-Ira Colby, of the town of
NcHenry, Illinois, was very badly gored by bull
q few days ago. On the day that Mr.. Colby sus.
tanned his terrible injuries he had been engaged in
slaughtering hogs and it is thought that consi1-
cradle quantity Of blood must have remained upon
his clothes. The bull was tied in the barn, and
when Mr.. Colby made an attempt to take him to
water, he sprang at him in the most ferocious man
ner tossing him into the air upon his horns, tearing
out his bowels and otherwise injuring him that it
was thought that he could not survive.
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LATER FROM HAYTI-Capt. Mathews, of the
schr. Maria l.. Davis, arrived at Holmes Hole on
ID inst, from Cape Haytien, which he left on the
10th ult, reports that the Emperor Faustin, had re-
turned to the capital from his unsuccessful exped
ton against the Dominicaus, but far from being
discouraged, was recruiting for another army to
resume his GENERATIONS
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THE DAILY DISPATCH.
xveS.c.ds, aisrnias, February Q, is'o Ne
|--r-rs> s;s,ss1,ssIyIs, r,NTEi.s.IssESt,g.


ruy CoIp WEATHER ~ BoTyfvS ",fhe
u,.starrt American OF the Let inst sa!s. we
-sssher Ia extraordinarily severe on ga having
have heard Of entire cevies OF Ph;rss Of differ.
hesn found frozen on the snow ana as the last
ent species have resorted 70 are frequently seen
- s..-rtre condition, and in maui snd tai on
..r,.,rAd into the gardens OF OUT low
M ousrters for the winter. Ah,nrann yir.
AIosa sIrIoH RIpf.-Ins &c a ssn,laman.
-, s.;.as The arrival there, "a eeh G
Ginian notices INC she entire distance from Greens
who had travelled tns
boro \. G., in sleigh. ...--,-,.,oo,
,...ss.- Ter The Abingdon Nrg1nian nouees
.n. ,ba, heavy wagons and teams are eross ;,,
.hs North Fork river, on the ice, wni.n ;n,ense
thicker every day, IN o"hSoiue"'e" " ~
coliness of the weather 49,,
,-ycoxyoRrABLE SITrATIoN.-The Lyhchouh.s
,-,.,;nian chronicles the fact that on one .. ~.
onSest nights last week. the editor OF me ~ la
lean, pulled off,, preparatory TO iesPi.'s The he'd
~ npon looking at his couch, founo .e -
io,hes had been stolen With that ressha,on io -.
which the profession is celebrated hs ,sa ~
90 hotel Stealing editor pea - Ill
cent development in the Annals " 81 aa',ra,,.n'
we put down as one OF the 's' : : = .
Of this remarkable winter.
G.. sn RrrrRS-The Paramount Virgirian
.s11s "a, sbout a year ago Mr.. Adam Leeper, q
weilto-do farmer of Marion county, sold MS farm
ana eni9rated TO Carroll county, Missouri In com
many with his neghbor Isaac Hill. At last accounts
hotb of them were only awaiting the opening of
the rivers to return 10 Virginia. Dir. Leeper had
Loaf his wife and child by fever, and was bankrupt.
He was also down with the fever himself Mr.
Hin had lost two of his children and was also ruin
ed. Their friends ia Marion raised money TO bring
them back. ss - ~
PETERSBURG AFFAIRs.-During Sunday q in
ehes' of ice formed in the Appomattox river where
the old freeze had been broken.
Pork is in demand at $3.50.
Rer John E. Edeards, of Richmond, wa. to lee.
ture In Petersburg last night.
The Petersburg freight on the steamer Belvidere
is to be taken off and carried up TO that city by
Richmond
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PRICES OF HORSES In CALIFoRNIA-Horses
~ California command large price at the present
nme The price Of good dray horse ranges from
SAoo TO $500; good common road horse 5000 a
crab that can go mile in minutes 81 900: and ey
cry second under adds couple Of hundred dollars
There are, probably, three hundred fast horses kent
~ nvery IN San Francisco, ranging from $500 10
1900 in value, A pair of carriage horses costs
5000; pair that will so together in 3O5 or , 10
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SHIPMENT OF NEW YORK CHILDREN TO THE
WESTON Tuesday the Managers of the Home
Of the Friendless," New York, sent out fifty three
children and six adults, to homes in the West
principally in Illinois-under the charge of the
Rev. G.. A. X. Rogers. Several of the number
were infants that have been adopted into families,
and all will have excellent homes. These are or
phan children, or such as have been given up to
the guardianship of this Society
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STRONG IcE.-One of the heavy Cincinnati
steam nre engines was taken over the Mississippi
river on the ice, at st. Louis, on the 2lst ult A
bold teamster, of the city, named Meyer, under.
took, for 500 to haul it across with team of i've
horses. He gave bond of 5000 to deliver her
safely at the warehouse of Lyon, Shorb & Co, in
81 Louis, and accomplished the feat.