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COMMISSIONERS OFFICE,

hiSe WIii!Ar COUNTY, February 18th, 1856.
Parties interested in the foregoing decree,hl order
seoy notified that have appointed Tuesday, the lst
APRIL 1856, TOR the purpose OF commencing the &C.
'equrxd 70 be taken by the said decreetnl order;
.'sfe hereby required to attend on that day. by 10
- ~ a, Mrs. Mary Foxs residence, the plaintiff,
Ssaasy stnresaid, with the accounts and vouchers,
w. w eHAnDs:iou and settlement Given under my
"EoMm's:oner s,i in Chancery for the Circuit Court
William County.
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WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN

- a
!Tr.r -" "oy given that, at the next term of the
aoa,s o' Halifax county, Virginia. TO be held
ei., ~ ~ next. shall move the said Court to
e c,sr cM pay and deliver to me, as the guardian
s.c raa' s.i-' sn in,anr orphan OF William Gif
Csl,r.! appointed and qualified In the County
,a4 COUNT, IN the State of ofMissour, all the
kni,,et y. 70 which the said Samuel L. Griffin
bsrt. -, Sns sand county OF Halifax, Virginia,
D. 'nthn, deceased.
~Tiv NJ R TARLTON,
Guardian If samuel L. Griffin
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THOMAS DABEEY.
U ALL WHOM TT MAY CONf'F1fN-

tlCE IS hereby given thar, at the next term of the
=. ~ Court Of the county Of halifax Virginia, 10
~ Se re 'noa;h of May next, shall make application
SoI'' !er Ell order to pay and deliver to me, as
G,,sa a s9hn d. Griffin, IN infant orphan Of vii.
c.,.. eGceased, duly appointed and qualified in
n ~ {. o tue county OF Galloway, in the State Of
S. m - .ss property aud es:ate to which said John
., ee entitled in tn. said county of Halifax
lie a.. he hands Of William Sydnor adlninis,ra.
":isin b. Griffin, deceased.
y-,-, ALEXANDER J. GRIFFIN,
-" Guordioo nj Iobn n Gr;f;n
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THE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.

ny RITCHIE, PRYOR & DUNNAVANT,
.>~~>~>>~~-S~>~>~~~~~
VIM + RlTCHlE & ROGER A. PRYOR, EDITORS
THURsDAY, MARCH DO, 1880.
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1t meeting OF the Young Mems Democratic As.
socation of the City Of Richmond, held at Cornhian
Hall. Saturday evening, March 18th, 1856 The AS,
socaton was called to order by the President and
proceeded to business II having been announced tnat
the Treasurer who elected at the former meeting
had declined to act, the President announced that
the election of Treasurer the first business in
order. Thereupon, Mr. Jos. J. White nominated for
the office of Treasurer, MIR. George Z sadleri and
no other nomination having been made, Mr.. Sadler
wa. unanimously elected-which was 80 declared by
the President
On motion of Mr.. VIM. Lloyd, it was
Resolved, That committee Of three be appointed
by the President to select permanent place OF meet
ing for this Association contract for the same, and
TO report to the next meeting of this Association
Pursuant to the foregoing resolution, the President
appointed the following committee
For Monroe Ward-Wm Lloyd, Esq: For Madi-
son Ward-Joseph p. Jones, Esq. For Jefferson
Ward-Georgs E. Sadler, Esq
On motion Of q. w. Starke, Esq.,, II was
Resolved, That Henry G. Cannon, Ro. w. Hughes,
p. II. Aylett, VIM. Munford and Beverly K. Well.
sneakers to address the Young Mems Democratic
Association of the City of Richmond.
On motion OF Henry g. Cannon, Esq, it was
Resolved, That committee of fifteen be appointed
by the President from each OF the three ards ot the
city. whose duty it shall be TO invite Democrats 10
ion this Association, and to receive contributions tor
Its support and that the said committees be instruct
d v.neraly to use their best efforts for promoting the
prosperity and efficiency Of the Association, and from
lime to time to report to the Association such plans OF
action as may seem TO them conducive to that end.
Pursuant to the said resolution. the President ap-
nointed the following committees
MONROE WARD.-Samuel Bayly, (Chhrman,)
T. Porter Wrsnp. Is. Hassell, H. w. Starke, John
Msbouey, j. D. Deaplane, d. 3. Jones, Mathew g.
Anderscn, Daniel Deuoon, K. w. Drewry, +. w.
Bass Joseph J. White James Stagg, Jos. NJ Rowe,
and Andrew Jenkina.
MADISON WARD.-John J. Wilson, tChairnan,l
Daniel Hagerty, I. L: Courtney, j. T. Hutchinson,
EJyar Macon. John w. Maury, J. P. Jones, j. M
Cooper, David Gibson, Walter c. Freeman, j. E.
Burruss, j. Bell Bigger, George Dowden, Lewis
Msule and W. P. Bukey
JEFFERSON WARD-George E. Sadler, tChair-
man j. b. Hardgrove, Owen b. Hill, VIM. NJ Dade'
n b. Burke, A. 5. Bradley, John Ii. Leftwich Jno.
w Chandler, Patrick Kean, Lyle Foster, Robert y.
Wsddl, C. B. Hill, K. w. Wyatt, VIM. 5. jenkins
and Augustine Separk. :,.;,,
This President then introduced to the Association
Beverly X. Wexford Jr ESQ., who addressed address Mr. Mr.
4. W. Starke having been called upon also aaaieis ~
ad ths Association, aud then, motion OF samuel ~
Hsnoop. the Association adjourned.
pen'o''' 'A H. W. Stake, Secretary.
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YOf Ftf EHsNIFtT
,,,,, rur r1,,Ir oE UuIaGERy

Messrs. Edtors:-I write to you merely to let you
know how the new Philadelphia platform Of the
Know Nothing alias "Mulatto party 1.-THE very ap;
propriate appellation of Gov Wise spit upon and I'd
i,s nominees repudiated by the Know Sothinga OF
Charlottesville This place, you know IS notorious
for it's Whiggery have heard innumerable Wings,
and these Samites too, say they candidly believed
that Fillmore and Donelson would not get three
Stat.s If that many, in the Union, If they were run
upon the new Philadelphia platform, and as embod-
ments of the sentiments Of the Abolition Convention
by which they were nominated. They said they in
snded 70 asaume an "armed neutrality" until the De-
mocratic Convention met at Cincinnatii and if their
platform and their nominees were sound on the great
questions Of the day, tey would give them their un'
divided support So much Messra; Editors, tor the
nrospects OF the success of the Democratic party,
and of the certain defeat of the Hindoos.
yOX POPULI.
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HVNO ROBEkT r. ENSON :-StR:-lo lou WIN Pis"oe
III take porce ,hs, shall proceed NJ the Office oi Au
, Randolph in ,he city OF Richmond, Va on the i41n
FAY Of April 1856. between the hours oi NJ ana
Scuyb Larin Ford and o,ners be read in evidence
G me- in certain suit pending IN the Circuit Conr.
,he CRY, wherein you deieudspt and am psin.ia
III he or being commenced shall not be COM
he'd on the day sorcsad the taking OF the said deGsi'
as will be adjourned from time 10 time, until the taxing
l. he aane shall be completed. -. -
March ls-cw4w ELIZA ANN ENSOR.
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NOTICE

kV\EE following cer.a Of debt Of tne etste oi
Ey vni., viz: No 90 .or the sum OF $500 No al, ior
Ilhe surn OF $40 Nc .l3, ;ur the sum OF Sl3oo NO
or the SUN O, S No .Sfs for the sum s33G No leoA
kor the sum OF S3g0-s,sntiag the names OF John l.
kod Emily J. Rag hsrins seer lost notice Ia hereby
oven that appr,.;on TOR their renewal will oe submit
ed to the Second Auditor Of the State from whose once
yhey originally issued, Feb 2l-wSm.
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Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-10
%elu advertisements
ShPl'5G,S &Cgo.

81 virtue of an execution 10 ne directed
} from tie Clerk o. the Marshall Common
Pleas Court, Will offer al public sale at tie
Court House door in the town OF plymouth, -
said county, on Saturday. the 81 day of
May, 1856. between tie hours OF 10 O'Clock
a m, and O'Clock P IN, on said day, the rents
and prsfts Tor seven years Of tie following
described real estate situate IN sad Marshall
county, 10 wit:
The west half Of the zout! east quarter OF
section !, township 80 north. in range one
east containing 20 acres. Also, the undi-
vded half Of the east half OF the Southwest
quarter Of section a, town q r3nes one east,
containing forty acres, NOR or less.
II sad rents ana profits viii not Lnnga sum
sufficient 10 satisfy said execution, wiil al the
same time and place proceed 10 sell the iee-
SIMPLE utle 10 said real estate 20 satisfy The
same. Levied upon as the propcriyof Daniel
Barber TO satisfy said execution upo which
he, ". f.. Thompson, and ". l.. pIait are re-
pleyin bail Tor Pomeroy6l Brother, aud ia ia
ror Of Samuel T. Pratt s, Co
J. L. THOMPSON, Sl'f.
Pr. T. B. Thompson dcp:.
April 10, 1856. BIB
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What's the Natter!

Rather on anamoly in political affairs
is just at this time occupying the minds
of number Of :he office hunting and
office giving citizens of our State. The
Fusion and Republican State Convention
is soon 10 meet at Indiana polls to form a
State ticket for the different Office. to be
filled in October next. and preparatory to
a settlement upon some one of the prom.
inent men Of their party several have
been written to inquiring whether they
would accept If nominated. Among the
number. the Hons. Henry 5. Lane and
Saml w. Parker, and even Dan. Pratt.
OF Logansport. have all written letters
declining a nomination and a race.
What, the first office within the gift
OF the people of this. now one of the
largest and most fourishing States in the
Union-going begging?
All, il is possible that the trouble is
something after The fashion Of old Wash.
and his jug of whisky. He failed in at
tempting 10 climb over fence with his
jug in his han.i-having too freely i'm.
bibed of its con:ents-and it fell on one
side and he on the other. In the fail the
cork was lost out of the jug. and as i,
lay on The opposite side. gurgling lis H.
quid treasure--saying. as he thought.
good. good. good, goo, gu. gu. he sue
ceeded in pulling himself up TO the fence,
and peeping through the cracks. exclaim-
ed-"Yes. yes. (hic) know you're good,
lhiCl but ! can't quite reach You"
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-10
A Western Court Scene.

Judge -, of Missouri, was in
many respects remarkable man. He
stood six feet two in his boots, and was
as fond of frolic rs the most :atling led
in the county. He could drink more Ii
quor. diff heavier bag O. meal, and
play better game of poker than any
man in his circuit. These admirable
qualifications of course rendered him The
most popular man in his district. Yet
he never lost his dignity while on his
bench. There he was Stern, naughty
and digniGcd. The least approach to
familiarity. while he was sitting in court,
was always resented by fue, and some.
times by imprisonment.
We'll, ii happened one dav, while he
rough looking but Independent custo
mer, came into the court room with his
hat on his head. This the Judge cons:d
cred an indignity offered TO the court,
and forthwith ordered Mr.. Dewzenbury
10 take of his hat.
To this Mr.. Dewzenbury paid no Mt
tention. which being observed by his
honor who again discovered the incor-
rigible standing with his ha. on his head.
Sheriff. cried The court, sake that
msn's hat of.
The Sheriff approached and repeated
the command Of the court.
I'm bald said Mr.. De wzenbury, 'dnd
can't comply
You can't. exclaimed the Judge. wax
ing angry, then will fine you five dol
lars for contempt Of court.
What's that you say Judse?' replied
NJ. Dewzenbury. rs he walked deliberate.
ly up to the Judges stand.
'lsay that fine you five dollars for
contempt Of court.
Very WELL said Mr.. d as he careful
ly put his hand into his pocket. and pul
led out fifty cent piece; very we'll. here
is the money
You owed me four dollars and half
WHEN we quit playing poker last night.
and the half makes us event.
The bar roared. the crowd smiled, and
the Judge pocketed his change without
utteriDg word.
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Body of q Soldier Found.

On Monday afternoon last. the body of
soldier was discovered floating in the
river at Aurora. by woman who had
gone there to bring bucket of water,
called the attention of her husband TO
the fact the body was brought ashore.
The head was dreadfuIly injured. II is
supposed TO be the body of WILLIAMS. re-
ported mustered in Newport on the night
OF March l4lh. This supposition is
strengthened by the fact that no other
man has been missing from the Barracks
since that date.-Cim. Commercial.
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Shooting Star.

There was q man in this city. who OF
clear nights, used TO rig up telescope
wherein TO study astronomy at sixpence
II squint.
One night as he was sitting under way,
| saw two Irish gentlemen taking an OBJ
servation OF his movements. Both were
policeme
'Jamey.' said one. 'what in the wnrrld
is Won fellow afther with his machinery.
Whist. ye spalpeen.' whispered the
other, sure and can't ye see that IFS an
air gun canon that he's got He's after
shooting stars. he is
Haden't we better be Citing out Of the
way thin?' inquired the other.
Sure, and lis not US was the answer.
Didn't ye ever hear Of shooting stars?'
By this time the telescope man ar
ranged his instrument and squinted
through i, mp at the stars. The police
men gnzed up likewise with wonder.
just then by IN odd chance, large me-
teor shot down The sky.
'Bedad, he did hit it-he's fetched it
down. cried both of the paddles. in
breath. Sure, and that's the greatest
shooting liver saw in all my lite!' Blu,
a sense oi rudely prevailed. and one OF
them at once rspely accosled the man OF
science.
yell jist stop that now. mister, nv ye
please. The night is dark enough,
plinty. and you 60 on shooting stars at
that rn,e. surra the man'll find his way
about the strale.' And The telescope man
had to pick up and be off,
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The blue birds.

The beautiful lines were written by Nobl,
Butler, and first appeared in Websters Viii
Scenes and Song Birds, an attractive wor
published by G. P. Putnam Il Co., of Ne
York.
Though winters power fades away,
The tyrant does not yield,
But still he holds waning sway
Ger hill and grove and fled.
Put while lie still is lingering
Some lovely days APPEAR
Bright heralds from the train OF spring.
To tell that she is near.
1t sas if a day in heaven
Had fellen from on high,
And God s own smiles, from sunlight given,
Were dreaming through the sky.
The Blue Bird now with joyous note,
His songs Of triumph sings;
Joy dwellS melodiouS in his throat,
Joy quivers on his wings.
No cunning show of art severe,
Tut soft and low his lay--
A sun beam shining to the ear
Springs Soltest, brightest ray
Those magic tones call from the past
The s.nny hours of youth;
And shining hopes come thro nging fast
From words oil love and truth.
The harmony is seen and heared,
For no,eS and r avs co Iblne,
And joys and hopes, and sun and RI,
All seem 10 sing and shine.
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Slave Property in the United States,

According To- the United States census
for 1880, there were then in the slave
States three million one hundred and nine :.
one slaves. Taking six hundred dollars
as the average. and allowing for the ma
terial increase since 1850, the total value
Of slaves in the U. States at this time is
estimated at two thousand millions of
dollars, the annual interest of which, at
six per cent. will amount 10 one hundred
and twenty millions.
The estimated value Of the slaves
emanci pated in the British West Indies
was only fifteen millions, not half the
amount Of the annual interest of the slave
property of the United States. Yet it is
estimated by an able writer in Black.
woods Magazine. that the loss Of produc-
tive property in land. houses. machinery,
and emple ments of various kinds. which
were rendered valueIess by emancipation,
was not less than four times the amount
oil the whole value Of the slaves. CAL
culate then the enormous financial ruin
that would follow the triumph Of Adolf
tionism in the U. States!
Is it wonderful that the South should
be sensitive in view of the fact that
formidable party. strong enough to elect
a Speaker Of the House of Repre- seniatives
and President of the United States. {if
the election should be thrown, as is not
probable, upon the House.) exists in the
non slaveholding States. whose avowed
object is TO abolish slavery. to rob six
millions of Souiherners OF two thousand
millions of property, and OF the incalcu-
liable amount Of other property which
would be rendered valueless by enamel
patton; to say nothing Of all the horrors
of civil and servile war. which would
necessarily accompany the attempt to
accomplish this stupenduous and unpar.
ralelled wrops!-Riehmoxd Dispatch
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THANKs.-We are truly grateful TO
those Of our friends and patrons who
have promptly come up to our aid in re-
Spouse 10 our call for little of the
"John Davis" to help US pay off our
debts. sSuch patrons are worthy of q
good paper; and surely they won't blame
rs tOf thinking that we are furnishing it
even should We say nothing about it
when they are constantly hinting It it in
our presence in plain English.
Those whose papers have been Jscor-
sinued in consequences OF their negligence
to pay for our honest toll, need not sup.
pose that their cases will not be attended
10. for we are determined to have our
JUS; dues in every such instance. il
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For the Banner.

Nh. EDIToR:--When l commenced
practical Surveying, was sometimes
perplexed in trying to ascertain the true
cause of the variation and dipping of the
magnetic needle. Having no knowledge
OF any other variation in the compass
than the general. diurnal. and that caus-
ed by the attraction of metallic or feru.
ginous substance, on or under the surface
OF the earth, presumed all variation in
good compass (aside from the general
variation) TO occur from local attraction
and heat. ! had not practiced long be-
fore | discovered n phenomenon in the
magnetic needle which | believed 10 be
caused by local attraction; after testing
the work | soon became convinced that
was not the case. At divers other times
| found that after the needle had appa-
rently assumed its true polarity, i; would
vary 6om one to ten degrees east or west
of the magnetic meridian. This caused
me to believe that The compass was de-
frc,ive in magnetic virtue or pin upon
which the needle was poised. After ex
aiming The needle and finding nothing
wrong, on replacing needle and glass
cover on the compass box. would gen.
orally find. TO my establishment, that al
was right again. This bsffled all the
limited skill | had. to ascertain this sud-
den transition, ana then be unsuccessful.
While in Columbus, Ohio, at one time
was about purchasing an instrument. and
on examination of one found it TO be
good one. and expressed mysilf satisfied
with the instrument to Mr.. Platt. Saws
he: "a man purchased an instrument of
me, short time ago, and brought it back
as detective" After hearing how the
instrument operated. "why." saws he,
1.-THE glass was magnetised; and further,
if you will just blow your breath on the
glass, your compass will operate yer,
well. This was new philosophy to me,
and seemingly contrary to Natural Phi
losophy. However, | have since been
thoroughly convinced of the fact, and
have saved quite an amount of time By
the knowledge Of it. The glass be comes
magneiized by friction in carrying il mex,
your person. This should be avoided
however; but when it does happen, the
above will remove the spell.
The fact Of The glass becoming mag
netised. and the blowing on of the breath
removing The magnetism. may be known
fact TO most Of those who may glance
over this; yet it has divulged to me the
secret Of the needle adheriug to the glass. !
and its settling remote from the true mag
netic meridian. which has been Of great !
service to me and perhaps to some who I
may read. | should like 10 hear from the I
the scientific on this point. is. B.
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-10

MAIL ROBBERY AT MIcHIGAS CRY -
The indianapolis Journal of Saturday has
the particulars Of the arrest of an Irish
man named Thomas Mcdonald, who had
on three occasions robbed the mail at
Michigan CITY. Mcdonald was watch
man at the railroad depot, and when the
cars failed 10 connect. he had the care OF
the mail bngs, when he would open them
and take out all the money letters and
packages. His house was searched AND
$500 or 5000 in bank notes and about
81 600 in drafts were found.
On his trial when asked by the Judge
if he had anything TO say. he replied
Nothing. only was drunk at The time
He was committed TO Jail, in defaul, of
$4,000 bail.
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-10

HARMoNIous.-A large portion Of The
Fusion papers in the different States. up
on the subject of the Philadelphia nom
inations for President and Vice Presi.
dent. ''play upon a harp of thousand
strings-sperets of un just men made
perfeck." while others appear so deeply
engaged in prayer that they can't sing
Al all.
The truth is, the people Of this coun.
try neve. can otherwise agree and har-
monte better than upon the conservative
principles Of old Lineism. The physi
clan, in treating a stubborn and linger-
ing disease, which he knows must re
quire time. with the application of mod.
crate remedies, to effec.ually cure, would
be fool and a raving fanatic. to persist
in determination to kill the patient or
cure him now.
Plymouth weekly banner. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1856, 1856-04-10

4 FUNNY Case. We were told Of an
instance recently, in which the lawyers
presented themselves 10 Judge at Spe-
cial Term. in Cham bers. armed with a
forma bic array of books and documents.
and had hardly opened their case-prob.
ably some question of cost more inter
esting 20 themselves than TO their clients,
when Judge Whiting inlerposed the ques-
ton.
What is the amount of controversy
gen,iemen?'
Two dollars, may it please your Hon
or was the reply.
We'll said the JUICE, taking out hi,
pocket book and handing over tina, sum,
Il will pay it. Call the next case, Mr.
Clerk
If such disposition to dispatch bust,
ness was uniformly manifested by all par
ties in Court, we should soon cease 10
hear complaints Of the laws delay.
IN. Y. Jour. of Com.
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4 Boy Torn TO Pieces by a Cuban Bloodhound.

- Ivy iVih W u
Ephraim White head. spn of K White
head. who lives on Cedar street. was
missing on Saturday, about III o'clock
After dinner, the family became alarmed.
and search was Instituted for him. A
nephew Of Mr.. Whitehead discovered
the boy in field. about twenty rods from
the house, nearly dead having been at.
tackled and torn in most awful manner
by bloodhound slut. owned in the neigh
borhood. The poor little fellow only
lived half an hour after he was found. -
When he wns discovered. the question
was asked whether it vas the bloodhound
that attacked him. He had scarcely
strength enough TO half arliculate "Yes. +"
The boy was eight years old, and was O
general favofite with The family.
The hound is Of the same breed used
by Southern Shareholders to hunt runa
way slaves. She was Immediately kill
ed. We hore that this sad event will
teach bnd enforce the necessity Of killing
all ferocious dogs. as it IS daDgerou. to
the safety Of women ana children to
have such animals in thichly populated
city like ours.
The funeral of the murdered boy jfos
we can look upon il in no other light. as
the dog was known tn be dangerousl will
take place at the Methodisi Church. cor
ner Of Orange aud Irwin streets. this af-
ternoOn at two o'clock. -Clere. Leader.