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The Markets.

Nrw loRK, MAY lh.-flonr dull. Southern I'M
changed. Wheat dull, but Corn advanced, Mixed
wns quoted nj soc. Stocks dull aud lower
BALTIMORE, May l5.-flour dropping Howard
Street quoted Mt SO 10
Wheat duh aud declined; Rod 81 60 to 81 70;
WhiteSl 20 10 81 90 astqnotatons for choice lots.
Corn huoynnt aud unchanged.
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BY WM. H.. MOSBl


~ AUtrfpS.-on Tuesday Morning the 18Th inst, com
mrucns ut 10 O'clock Market Street Will sell to ooso
snni, condgmcns large assortment of new and elegant
tuTufui e. embracing ia part
Marble lnp Cabinets, bureaus,
Sftts, bNaua Lounges,
Mss1stauds Fables Mahogany Redsteads
Marble Ton Centre Tables, Cottage Bodstads,
hooking Chtiaa, Oflcc and Windsor Chairs,
WHtuf ltcsts Bookcase Cane scat ChaiIH,
Lac aud s,uck MattTc-se- Ae., \,
Tho whole Which viii ho sold without 10 elose
Ais no bc added the above sale large lot Brooms
-, ket- ral- Ia -krts, Matches tlocks, Ae, ac.
fNs Indur ra1 cash over ESQ tmonths credit for APP
proved paper q. Il PHELPS, Ane'f
mn d q
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Fire "a. t.oui-r.:,, s.eciutc of Hon ssdv' ard

LortsyiaLE, Nay li,les.rr. "mith Rnss'i' : "a.
retail house IN Hits city, 10 which ~as at'" nei IA
candle factory WI, dcstroyedhv TIRE YESTERDAY morn
my. Loss &ls.G19. in' urcd for Si3.59i Ae"
! ork ofjrc-.
Hon. Etyarl Evcrc;t'- lrctua, an Ws-hinglou last
rilh1 Was eo;ll' ly received. >ei h'lls Of
lho.e who wished Ia near him could get INSIDE tae
halt and be vii Therefore repeat tor lecture tonight.
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MEtANcHoLY EvESl.-Lnt night about II O'Clock,
Mr.. Ed. lay Tor, tobacconst. aud one of the best
known citizens OF Petersburg. hearing that rlIna-
way ucpto OF hi, in Pocthoutas. proceeded thith
ar with e friend, and having knocked ut the door of
tie house in which he expected to tnd him, three
groes ran out Raising his pistol lie ordered them
10 stop, when the pistol exploited and -ot ofthe
negroe. in the buck Mr. T. immediately surrendered
him>elf,ld was placed in jail. Dr. Branch was cal
led ia to attend the ooy who IS expected to
VIC. Vt o'clock this morning the ball had not been
t,.tll- PEI {hm
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Pi1rSnrHe. May 18th Ohio river continues in
good ulfigable order, The depth of water in the
channel, today is siN feet inches. There are
pleaty Of boats aud treirhtsare low.
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RELIGIOUS NOTICE.

BIsuop JoHSs Will preach ut st. Panl's Church, in
this city, next Sunday morning services nencug
at l0l o'clock Al night he will preach again, and
adm ulster the rite of confirmation.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-05-16

RtFruo, May i3.-rhe propeller Cornell from
Cleveland, anl the propeller Globe from Milwaukee,
arrived here At to-day. fsepropellers and YES
sells went through
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The negotiations which for some time pnsI h ave
been pending between the governments of 6 '.at
Britain and Honduras, in reference to the Bav
Islands. were concluded carly in March aud the
treaty ratified hv Honduras on the OH uf that
inunh. 1t i believed tlut this action "f ,hs two
government, eff, ctuav uhrrgatcs the Ga iun-
II liver treaty and nj the same time opens. the
way for ia, inI arrane cement Of di-rut.- bet wren
the cabinet, ot the United Siate- aud Gueat Brit
aim
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Three Negroes hung by n Mob.

| LOUISVILLE May l5.--rhe threo negroes tried here
for the murder of the Joyce family, were acquitted
yesterday, but afterwards seized by mob and hung
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SALES BY AUCTION.
BY Il. AKERS, Auot'r.

uCT1ON SALE OF REAL. ESTATE ON
"A TIE HILL, IN LyCHBu Ra.-Intendingt to remove
youth tho ensuing Fall will Offer sale the premises
on Saturday evening next Q6th May at o'clock M At
public auction, House and Lot The lot contains of
acre aud extends from 10th 20 nth
burg College The dwelling House contains 10 II
There anever falling Well Of excellent Water good Garden
aud the necessary out houseH There
choice Fruit the lot Persons disposed purchase
1pectmly invited to view tho property In the immediate
neghborhood OF MicaIah Davis, Jr, Esq
Sale Mt O'Clock
Terms at sale THOMAS DILLARD,
may lJdit BRYAN AKERS, Auc.
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tsTh HOTEL,
~ Main street, 1ynchbaU, w..

" Wnin N6reei, IynChbuW, W..
JOHN H. HAWKINS, Proprietor
This house long known the Union Hotel has recently
been thoroughly repaired aud for the reception
transient mud day boardcrs The location Is of the
doighit In the city and strangers visiting Lynchburg will
find Tho city Hotel In every department airy aud comfor
table House Every attention will be- paid to Gucsts al ula
ted TO render them comfortable and happy this establish
mont Tho subscriber respectfully soets share Of public
patronage JOHN y. HAWKINS.
N B--soverai families DO furnished with hns, airy
rooms On accommodating terms j. Il. H.
mar Lis
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1osf,isaup Jthp h-iu

NEW YORK. May ll.-Nothng yet of the
steamer Asia, due with dates from Liverpool 10
the ID inst.
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fh'r.' r5nH'- . s!rfr-tri Einun orfcs.
W lit a a. llir ,uir feueula together tn other
.al msftt ment75 sn,h "a N,j4 Grrr-, Flutes. Me-
od Ns nrtHtiai ct sheet Music tar
th. a. #1 Nuitr mud all ail,r Instruments general
Is u-,t ttt ttrN All th1se ishug purchase will 10
VII - ,a aud rNdudHe th,us,No4 before purchasing
olst nhfr,
III, uudtrHn.d are every ia receiving and fashion
a., hhsic Il the aist AID ta.b ianasa pnhehit
" J. GbElSE \ cos
Nuse ~nl1ur Mrin Street pestc kaps savings Bank
AMI Nv da"r- allow Nere.t lleuso, H. nohburE Va
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About one IIo,n -n1d line hogs were >hipped ~
Brnwood sunday for Baltimore. They wcr"
the Steubrnvile and Indiana Railroad, and
were Transferred 10 Benw"od bv the steamer
Convoy by means Of fats. So says the Wheel
inc Times
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l. . - Circuit sOuri Of am'ier-I Comfy con.
a LLnl .N annmrlL md lnlh tho With

L IA Circuit, somrs of amier-i County con-
~ tinucd and held the 10Th March
Lindsay Coleman in his right and admir- William
Goem m deed, Plaintiff.
William ftzparci aud Dolly his WIFE formerly Dolly Cole
iormer Dolly East W II Harris aud Lucy Caroline
his wife john Carter and hargart his wife, VIM r. IIig
gnluIlam aud Frances liz Nitr.
In order present value the widow
rights in fic land in the hill proceedings
toned and the shares The her
10 of the Conn.s Of tbs Court is directed to
accra state aud settle the and make report
I" the Court with matters specially stated deemed peril
nent by Himself required h the psrios be stated
A cupy-IGsie LEO DANIEL, JR. elk.
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,n.>e,- ~. nr,>.,I :. a SON
NaNttAritittf. of
Supsguu WAss IiO - NR ~ WELLS

,
IUsoSsD WassIiOsn AZ W"GEis.
i.ut a.. ftrr " MI u,lr ss,r.Iy u iar5a Iir
-, az. has. Csar. o1' Pr.
-. IfFIp
joins #ru.H'l.L -, stI'aa Virginia Had Ton
u'--t## o.. .,.sd r.,
it,1, htu' II GI,L - sai"e,,endoni Petersburg ard
Hirhsou5 i..it,aat"
nt""A> tn'otAt W t.-,s ~nr.rnI'oient Virginia
Vi = NJ ~ ItrEH> Master Naetiut,l vsrptH,e aud
T"nncs>c. H1lrttic ~
NJ ARCHIBALD i'Ar Master Marb,n- t,nia Central
Il liirsat
jo>iBlI u N%rLb>.,>. - RI initnl Va
are.r- hraRts> IANNIlt \ 90 do
fhAAtl> hNtt"lsi - rf'suient N'rf'i and Pc
i:at,
WILLIAM MALONE. - inf Engineer Norfolk Hd
l"t"t,tnrp kRit'ad To.
ALAN ptNNGAp F. B,lnu.rc Md.
Nihli \ 80 tiif r.ioh
WILLIAM J. NNnERSo&. ~ M"bir. Aia.
WILLIAM e ~ ". ~. kirN,rI,. tenn.
GI-NiEAi. JACKSON alOIt1UN. i'ensseola Florida
Tho br,.iI"-s ~ tue LANGdpk>E f1t HDiY, vi. he-e-
Hor rlhns''d y III" -Hbs'ri'" Iu'r M firm 81 r. u
III ~. In son } u btAhE 1T.
al a"2tt"ts , hRpN NJ bEANE.
sz-RsESs>s:IDS sseIs,3. Shim;, ON yn.
w FRANCS : INIGG pHeptulr0n
LA, ,ss,ped The ,tfYr cd. tits ESTABLISHMENTS the pro.
RI, son -',it- -" a'I,naa"at 'fo' public
lH, ast..n stag haNc n.,s rasr every morning
Stage ais II the p"Po to e"ase! and their
hae..t "a r., it,t'l-
81 t4'tt3 tfaNt.
tNaTitts ~ u:.-f.-srsar. =, g.
"A ftltbN hat iu- e~lat't.Ieta AT SiEAi. AtABEMG
Ia efs - ~" fiaI. Ia .l,e H. HE fi,i,n
p=.s nf ''+' CIV" hafs,oar f'raei'oas IN
Ita-taph t1ss
iai theoretical ard practical c,r,ieuee IN lsc
H. r#itt # RiHaF enrfe - sitcou Ids pupils
u Nu-C arranged lsi iiits airIps Bands Piano
i-r,r ting HaN fbela. Terms
liif9Wc a. Ac i'irS rii X y. tIn.r LIE. Al.s.
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NOGitE.-tar s"-Dn'tu''-hsp heretofore cs-
~ stug between the under signed aud Diugud, under
tho style \ DnHud Sons dissolved the lat day
January last
will hereafter he carried the undersigned
under the hfm aud sylr ot u l. y q DluUu1D AT the
old stand OF y DiuFnd \ Sans.
All persons having claims against tho firm ot y DluHnd
VIII prosVnt them 10 tr settlement, aud thoa,
accounts will please come forward aud pay up
DAVID 4. pitGFib
GEORGE A blGGulD.
~ y. 4 g.. \. DulssstsD, Successors -.
lie Dil1aIID n SONS will keep constantly hand n
large stock All kuda ~ FtRNIIURE OF their
lncuo which VII he pleased to shcw the nd friends
patrons T. Dingud sons, aud the public generally
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NarlIsAAMN Billiard mud An,inin hi. " IL.

and l.. q. GfrVAlirs Wl lake HAT shall
filay. the 2th day of the oseut month. tMay) tle
law ufi,c Id d Chri.i.,n She city Lyehburp Nas
proceed Ia take the dcpo rs VIVA. H. tg others
to he read evidence in suit depending IN the Irrn
at the CITY of l.ynchbhrg wherein Plaintiff and
aud others Derniants Ii the said
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AMHERST e II, Nay I'll. Isl.
The parties interested in TIA foregoing order will take
tce that have appointed the 10Th Jay ui June
tn therein mentioned which day 10
"en"! In The morning they requested attend my
fee with their "ra and copies OF Cont papers
prepared tor rxaminati.n and settlement.
may llcwiw AMI. H. IIESRY Gemr.
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SrF.s.ts,'t.- NNavED.-.h IN -"a-rr' h"r con
" ip7lc f'r Nt:tIDI- OF hot s"A"s, between
the arcs Do anil 10 years including Mechanics, -ueh
s r!a. ks ana afportcr mud Y, pay the highest
k.f iitsui'cc ted brh building
ut .,'e immediately rear az IL" ain"rs
Bank where hrt- prepared Navns erected buildings with
iyoi.lrg 9TH
TERMS and keep Them 1t
thoy w'le ,ar'd - the jail Of thr C@ip"r1"a
,rte T. .!gri" SFrii "OGpROnF.
Sr.sf.t.SEI<s: !. sbs:SaNt.. sar",crs. hn," in
sturr. aed ul. Gt as harrr, superior L." nj JaFa
I.sguera $50 tedc I.nH trBshct Cni, aud Brown Su
gar Imperial and ark Ic1s superior aIir!eJ superior NJ
amlun.r and IeuW Cands with variety Of 1rioi"s Such
AZ ION - In fsml, riocaF mar 'st7
IL M;s. ks17.- nil nI the nToiC OF the
cr4frr at lis bargains Ia Ntw IJIy
,,rods f every d,strriuI lieh will he sold C1,h
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~ WHITEHEAD,
- Drug lists and a moi hcc % les,

l., GHOTuEK N WHITEHEAD,
- Druggist. and Apothccnrics.
BANK SQUAHL, LYNCHBUHo, Va.
Have ON and and VII continue TO receive regular additions
large aud complete assortment Drugs Dye Stus Os
Paints aas Fancy Articles, &c, &c to which they invite
The attention of buyers.
TO CUuNrtY PHYSICIANS they offer the prompt filing Of
heir orders with reliable Drugs and Pharmaceutical
tons manufactured by themselves purchased from
liable sources prices that will leave ndncoment 60
nj the State Any article on hand furnished at the shortest
notice. WIN. a. STROTHER,
fob2ts & WHITEHEAD.
IL ENAI.u. Arch itcct, n.-i -ted by y. II ClSp
lie ton. Engineer and Frederick ko-rh and q. Heinrich
Architects aud DrauRhtsmeu Ii prepared tnish Designs
Specifications aud estimates for all kinds of buildings and
rlnery Special attention will be paid the construction 81
work entrusted To- His charge surveys "a Land Mines and
Roads will bo made the shntes not and upon the most
proved plans. Address II. EXALI
nov idScts Architect. Richmond, Va.
JNo b. LAHGHoRNf D. uoLcosRs.
n ANGnORNE g UOLCOMRE,
~ Enntscrs aud Excbn1xr Drekers,
Corner Of Main aud Bridge Streets, LynchbI fR Va, Will
collect aud the lowest Exchange They Wit
pay the highest market price for Land Warrants Sorihern
Exchange, Coin aud Unrurrent Money.
REFER TO
The Presidents and Cashiers of the several Banks Lynch
burg Mossrs r. II Maury Co, Mcssrs. Pairo Richmond
Mos@fs johnston Bros Co. SAM Harris a Sons Josiah
I.eo & Co, iialtum Messrs Farnham klrkham Co,
Dr, Ne Go Philadelphia Messrs Vanbleck Read Drex
a. j Ward Co. Lees Waller, New York.
nov 81 ~
zEENKN ID. FLOOD, Attorney M s.aw. will
attend all thu Courts Of I'll. city oi fAftihurg.
counties 81 A.nherst Appomattox, Bedford 1aupUei
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NJ r.GWEEN n 90. nrs ,ousinni,y rerci,.
w ing Music ria4o md all other MusicaI nstru.


~ drrHrd VIII give ll ,lHr Dd Pianos In exchange
New Ne viii offer greater inducements
elas.s OF Pianos than set hay" been engaged in
business than
ever sold bad r. T. NASH,
Book and Piano Seller,
np@1ts Petersburg Va
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MISCELLANEOUS CARDS.


W. A. COMPTON. l.. y. HUGHES.
Lob Nth kenn,n Dudley Co.
COMPTON n HUGH rs, Agents for the sale
- OF VIRGINIA MANUFACTURED TOBACCO AND
GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, NO. ~ MAIN
Srhttr, CiNCINSArI ONO.
Particular attention paid tho purchase Of Flour, Ba
con, Lard &c. sc.
Refer to Farmers Bank and Manufacturers generally
III dbm
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correspondent Of the Philadelphia North
American, writing from Washington city, says
1t is understood here that Mr.. Forney was ten
dered the appointment of Consul at Liverpool
and has within ~ f w days for pallv declined tt
This position has always been considered pct
and personal appointment of the President. Mr.
Polk gave II to t'en. Armstrong. rs the strongest
expression of his Partially. Gen. Taylor con
ferred il upon Mr.. Crittenden's sor in the same
spirit aud Gen. Pierce followed the exampl,. of
both by nominating his friend Mr. Hawthorne
who intellectual, ranked fr obove both his pre-.
d"cessors. Mr. Forney was strongly urged by
many Of his political associates To accept n place
TINS marked 10y unusual preference, und oceu
pyng tho front rink IF all the consular offices
An effort has been made to secure him the priit
ing OF III" post office bhuk,, in connection with
a contingent editorial come elton, bat the pros
poet does not appear to be encouraging. from the
vast competition which ha> been attracted from
the West. The Uaioa. which absorbed all thi,
sort of patronage by III" million. under the last
administration, will lave 10 divide or SURF. ndcr
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IN nATs.-Nc opening the spring
Hna Style Sui, and Hats which will take pleas
~~s' in showing MCDONALD A HOOPER
mar
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sOlgsOINs, WHALING \ Wills,


II. GREGORY 4 60.
NeNi DOR tod q. Meem and opposite Exchange Rank
lNNtnnuRa, Va.
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4 tDt.N-rGu>InHi'y on Ia Il and Tor -"i~ b,
ul gts II 4. HARDY l. 90, r""r,butg.'
ftgEy VIZ sE,-sr superior quality, ground
= AT ISL Wills, for ~ II G HARDY SEQ,
II ,fsilI
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LATEST NEWS.
Ted ,vife-p.isoniux n, Onn,,,,c.p ga.

pANiLLk, Ia, May IA horr .fe ense Of snp-
posed wife-poisonlng has just been revealed at This
place caused by the Death under suspicious eircum-
stances OF Mrs. Catharne Ann Clark on SATURDAY
last. Il having been asceftancd that her husband
pedlar, named William Clark. had purchased on
several occasions prerously both arsenic aud stryoh
nine, in order rs he alleged To poison rats aud her
sudden death after suspicion " oul play was
created. Clark was arrested, and Coroners Jury
summoned 10 investigate the cause of her death 4
post mortem examination was also held by three en-
inent physicians Of Danvie the result Of whose in.
scsgations have not yet been made public although
1t ia asserted the physicians agree that her death was
caused by arsenic They IRE now Analysing thccon-
tents Of her stomach.
The husband of Il Mrs. Twiggs died about three
weeks since under similar circumstances. and for
certain reasons suspcion upon her rs being an
aecomplice of Clark. She has been arrested The
body OF Mr. Twiggs will probably be disntcrcd this
evening for medical examination
No verdict has yet been rendered hy the Coroncr's
jury.
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4 usTIN W. TRIBLE,
~ Attorney at Inv.
WIN practice the Counties OF Amherst Bedford,
Campbell and the city Of iyncbburF,
once in Morris Building nearly opposite the Office oi tho
"Nitgnian' lnoV -
NNrurIs, RAWIINs ~ CO, General dom-
w MISSION MERCHANTS AND SPECIAL AGENTS
lar the sale OF MANUFACTURED TOBACCO. Stores No.
u aud ~ uraysr of Tchaponas street, New Or
leans
HtIrWNcrs,-Armistead& Warwick Capt john NJ otey.
lscp G-dSCly'
n W. BRYCE, Attorney NJ LAW, Uirh ond,
Va VIII practice In the Courts Richmond City IN the
Gounuca OF Gnochand and Louisa aud The Supreme Court
the T., =, and Court Of Claims Washington, ID. c.
" oFrCr Wing building, Richmond, Va.
"a ne Il
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"a lb, s'trrfb"r in -torr l'rr' ass"rtn"nt r
Is.....rltprs NntHrg be- t'Hni -fHunLNY' :
s,ri aid NAtte i'ArtN earh ii wlugh highly
commended having them IN this city Iricc
rom - &, 81 EbWAED !. fpiKTs.
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in al T. N'h we hnre nsua supply of fine Havana,
'er1n 1Hd Dt sic Cigars. smoking Tobacco Suuts. Saf-
usHta Gaafl Inv. &c. Sc Nesre consistently receiving ad
,toc, Of Bottled Vine, and Liquors. put up
pro FsHir tsaIe and warranted rnto
maj. T. II NJ. lGARttIS a co
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~ burg nil persons indebted 70 informed that
placed bohds Austin NJ Tribe for
collection cal absence The M.Ssrs Strlor Il
Co, Lyfc'hrrg - 4 {. PEI ERS
mo- 4 a tyX. ,trn
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VIlNElI9 " NUR'SflAS. AndItor
M Il tGz.w y, y Teon Railroad Go.
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gitp a.tO SssStr Ifairs.

kELiGious.--Ihe presbytery OF Winchester, va.
Just closed At Cnlpener Court house, have elected
Rev. Henry Matthews OF Shepherdsiown, va, and
Eieer Lawrence ct Culpeper {. Il. commissioners to
the General Assembly. Rev. Dr Boyd aud Elder la
wilson, olternateS 1he rresbytery met at Grove
Church Wednesday last, to ordan and install Res,
Mr. MeMurran. plstor.
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ANCIENT TEnRApIS.--Oue day last week servant
OF Nj. b. f. Reid found in tue field terrapin with
the date l632 and the nnme "James Nelson cut in
the under part OF its she'll Mr. Nelson Is not living,
but an examination OF the inScr. ptiou satisfies that
It i, genuine. The tcrfapin Is lively md vigorous,
and bids fair to live many years 10 come, unless some
untowatd accident should cut short his day s.-Siaaa-
ton Spectator.
Tur FtsuIRtEs-Ihe urriy nj OF fl ut The .Aexan-
,ria depot was very limited the receipts from all the
lower landings amounting 10 only about 600 shad
OF these. 800 were from Sycamore landing, aud
500 fr M Noxlcv's Point, and in both the pro-
ducts of Il single haul. This morning there was IN
appearancc of greater activity in Fishtown Several
pungas arrived from below, bringing however, more
herring> than sAad.
Mr. Tho,na, Javins of Alexandria, asserts that hist
wear he packed 500 600 moic behring's ut his own eS-
Ii,hmcnt than all which have been put up in The
city tho present year. lie hts made some few sales
of sal, behring's ut 81 80 per Garrel, but declines
further transactions at that figure Before the close
OF the SEASON. they will probably be held Al SsaSo
per barrel.
An experienced gentleman Informs us that he csti
males the aggregate ,sses to the proprietor,
this wear AT S2eo,Go0.
Another gen eman states that, from font Look
out to Washington, he counted oay - scenes now
opcrnting the rest having become tishel that they
bad lost sufficient for one year.
The yp ers above Alexandria were dong very we'll
Yesterday and furnished II large part Of tue receipts
scsteIday--.ih1. GazeHe,
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-05-16

We have eonvered with several intelligent farmers
recently Who inform u that III" prospect for ttir
crop OF wheat ia some portion, of The county Is quite
eatoura4 ins. Many tei'l, which few weeks since
looked like they would scarcely produce The seed,
unri the influence ofihe riu> aud genial sunshine,
have improved bcNuui all e>pe,tdon, and with II
favor bic season will bring fair crops-Spird ef Jy-
tsfsoH.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-05-16
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FUTURE DAYS

by UHAS. I. WORKMAN & CO,
klCuNoNp, VA
The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1857-12-30
Baltimore Advertisements.
w. J. HOOPER & co.
Corner of South and Pratt street
BALTIMORE.
MANUFACTURERS of m

NrxaNSsae MANUFACTURES of ma
chine made netting for fishing
nets, seines and other purposes also gilling and
seine wine corks, Leads &C., fishing rope of
every variety, and Of superior quality made
expressly for fishing purposes.
Is~ Person wanting a seine of particu-
lar depth, or tapered, would confer favor
by giving timely notice beforehand as it is
impossible to have on hand all the kinds
which may be wanted; senes hung and tarred
in a thorough manner.
TANNING AND TARRING.
We have building and apparatus pur-
posey for Steam Tanning and Earring such
Netting as may be wanted thus prepared.
BY jets OF steam we force the Tan and Tar
into the body of the Irvine, and make the
process much more etfectual for preserving
the Net than the ordinary method. :
REMARKs.--1t is always desirable to avoid
Danger OF delay, to have the orders for net
ting sent us some tims before it is wanted. 1t
is impossible to anticipate the wants of all,
and we should be pleased to have orders by
mail or otherwise, which we will fill exactly
IN compliance with the wants of the customer.
Estimates of cost of Seines, any length or
depth, will be sent by mail on application.
oc 5-ly w. j. H. d co.