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Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-14
Moro bright Opposition Lights.

Although not pretending TO name In our issue
Of yesterday but a portion Of the gallant Opposi-
tion leaders in Virginia. yet We inadvertently
omitted few in our enumeration, who are anon &
the brightest IF the bright and the truest Of the
true There is the old wheel horse" of Pittsyi-
yania, Vincent Witcher: Valentine W. Southal
of Albcmarle: Robert +. Scott Of Fauquicr, a
host within himself; Wood Bouldn, Of Charlotte ;
Robert Saunders. of Williamsburg; Samuel Watts,
of Portsmouth; james French Strothcr, of Culpep-
er Andrew Hunter, Of jefferson Jno. 7. Thorn
ton. Of Prince Edward John >. Garlic. of the
kanawha district. and many others still. The
truth is. no party in any State has more really
able men and effective speakers than the Opposi-
ton party in Virginia We have ample material
for score or two of far ADLER tickets than the Cop
per head one nominated ut Petersburg. - Rich.
WhiQ.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-14
What tho Federal GovcrnmeGt has Elk


For the qualification ii the curious and t!lo-' ia
,ercsted we append few figures showing whAta
laternal interest the General Government las etpr
manifested toward this diminntivc Terriy'fy,
known w. the District of Columbia
Il is actually true. that since Washington be
lcamc the seal # toycunmcnt. S2iIi5, ~ la>c
been expended for public aud private purposes in
the District, The total cost OF the Cau!tol. far,
has been 81 0&7 9G7; that OF hc Presidents House
/ Sis Gqj 81 that OF the General Post onier. t..
81 .0o2 Il, that of the Treasury Department
Sl.61i,o1 Ii: and that If the Patent Oaiee, l.
l759,O69 *. The District Armory cost cost So
}7i -; the City Hall. including subsequent iuI-
proycmcns an rcl airs, cost Sll. III; the peniten-
tiary S17,11i %; the jail Sj4,S,S e. penusy-
yania avenue has actually cost S42i,0j9- On this
sum 5000 o6S went f5r improvement and repairs;
aud Si1,5l5 ~ have been expended in lighting
the Avenue from the Capitol to the Treasury de-
pnrtinent To light the Capitol and the prrej-
FONTS II us and the grounds around them, has
cos; Sl2l,3o5. The large paintings in the rotundo
cost $4,000 To enclnsc and improve the Capitol
grounds cost so 90. 10 remove the old hu,li-
ing occupied by the Franklin Fire Company cost
ISll 900 The total cost Of public building, a
eyery.kind in the District. including turn,urc,
s,atuary and paintings. was Sll,70o,33S %
The number of iowa lots originally owned 10y
the Government, in the District. was lo,llS. on
these o 22o have been sli and brought the sum
Iof SSll,6i2 Is. The number of lots unsold, rs
far rs the title is clearly in the Government, is
lis, their assessed value being Sl,9G9 30. The
number of lots donated to Georgetown and Col
lumbar Colleges, and to st. Ninccnts and the
Washington City Orphan A~ylums, was 80, OF
which the assessed value was $4,000 The asses
sed value of Government reservations. exclusive
of reservations formed by the intersection of streets
and avenues. is Sl3, Heb 80. The assessed
value OF individual property, real and personal in
the District is S3472O, iot
Presidents Square has an area of So,73il
acres: Lafayette Square. 6o9lS acres; Judiciary
Square, - acres: aud Franklin Square, 1000
acres.
The sums of which we speak above were all OK
pended prior to June so, 1865 Wd8Aihyto.
States.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-14
Woman Murdered by Strangulation.

DIR. James Greene Coroner of Union County,
New Jersey, has for several days past been engl-
ged III holding an inquest upon the body Of wo-
man named Mary kllkary, who died suddenly ON
the LIST of tie month. under circumstances which
led the Inhabitants Of the vicinity to suspect sl@
had been murdered by her husband, Edward Xii
ikary. The woman was buried before an inquest
was held, and without certificate having cen
given by physician. klikary and his wife occu-
pied house owned by Isaac Roll, "a wealthy far
mcr in Railway Township, and the husband was
IN his employ. kilkary aud his wife were quite
incorporate, and at various tines had ,lrutke
quarrels. ni which occurred on SUNDAY, tho
2Sth of November:
On the fJllowing afternoon deceased bruu hit in A
quart OF rum, and in the evening became some
what intoxicated from frequent potat!oAs De-
ceased said to David Roll. brother of l>anc'>
who was boarding there shall Kill him ?"rc,
iferring to her husband. who was Wing unop the
bed drunk. Roll soon after went tn bed. and
heard nothing further until he WAS woke M. at
2 or 3 O'clock, by Ki!kary, who said he believed
Mary was dead. Roll advised him to 20 and n,,i-
fy some of the neishbars but Hillary finally cen
cluded that she "only chilled" by living on
the floor. and accordingly threw some blankets
over her body, and remarked that he 'guessed she
would come too when she got warm" and then
went to bed and slept until daylight.
| Rumors having become current that she had
been foully dealt with, Coroner Greene caused tn,
body to be exhumed on Tuesday last, and held mr.
Inquest, which was concluded on Thursday night
and resulted in kilkary's being committed on sns
lpicion Of having murdered his wife.
The accused and deceased were from forty Il
linrty-hve years Of age, and have u family of five
children.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-14
Roard of Public Works.

The Wythcyile Times dominates +. H. DfANE,
ESQ., of this city, as II candidate for the Board OF
Public Works ut the election next Spring. There
il not n man in the district. Of whatever party,
that will not acknowledge Mr. DEANEs superior
fitness n, d eminent qualifications for the Office
But. unfortunately. Mr.. DEAsE, though liberal
and tolerant in his political opinions does not
happen to believe that Democracy is n Divine in
unless one 80 believed, his useful
ness as public servant can never be properly
appreciated by the dominant party " -sris blessed
old Commonwealth. 4As-~mrnhghte friend of
Virginia <ae~rf0pmcnt-- one moro thoroughly
acquainted with tho Internal Improvement sys-
TEN of the State than any man in ias one who
as legislator. devoted himself exclusively to the
concesps Of STATE rolicy--Mr. Deanc stands Sc
eand to no man in the broad limits Of the Com
Aonwcahh As h. would have no show rs an OPP
phlton candidate we trust the Democratic Con
vcntfvn heh assemblies in this city on the>AQ.h
of FebriiSsy next. will ID the handsome thing for
once in Acr h>es, and unanimously place him in
nemina,iAr.
There IN rumor in Wnshnstrn-Lat Lord Ma
pier, the Brittsh Minister To this country, IA 'f--
recalled, and hat he will be succeeded by Mr.
Lyons at presenting British envoy to Tuscany.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-14

i' i Of rrt.ts. how dc"iy o the sciences are
dawn til" Of creation. We knew there
Hic ~ them but dl net know the Chemists initiating
tcst tFu'ih.o aud the mot wonderful
productions al "iPsns III, burrE visit I" Inwcii
iitne,G tN ri th't prominent citizens t. the lab
~ r y. hNtH. OF tnfktY PICTORIAL ard
.tAfHAEIit lIiisJ HA,rr shown with
T.. process lni his products This master genius
Il airing
ntirr ye,"ta slbst.n'cs HIS II Pine up
ir Slr1 c1y Che, krri"rry Ounce. Pear Canola CHINA
ihsr tables themselves His oil of Nn;a
aud O." better flavor than that can be gathered from che
pantahd ntr - cnvuicu from thr lly
"yab"ns ia tar Ills process is L. anayze the soh,huce
and dudt the u OF which It ma then
compose them the proportion, hich cAist nature
tarsiaH Advocate. nov II w.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-14
SALES BY AUCTION.
RUTUn M DAYS

NAIUADIE RgAl. ESTATE I'm AND
AROUND LYNChBUR0 FOR sALE-The subsciL
Ia seSas Win .s % On re- business
lat The WARWICK HOUSE on Main Street. fronting
W feet and rum hack f5s fs ~
'",Hs ai.u = hue andtarge Stures md the
'nd-fhe HOUSE AND LOT. on Main street formerly
oeeiied BY the late Samuel Bransiord fronting III
3rd-rhe TWO HOUSES on 9th or Tan Yard Alley. Al.
So, large TOBACCO FACTORY. sdo,ninv. r h ~, ha4
p'h.s IN the yard and Is Of tho corporation.
s-ne beautiful halt acre LOT, sdjonins the Factory
Ma -pn, half acre LOT opposite to Capt McCorkl. This
@h-T~oMlus Es ANpLoTs 4, s.,sv Hoax
1h--fhe Fishing Greek MILL This ID very valuable be
beautiful RESIDENCE ,s:% or the m s,,y MN
now IN the occupancy Of Tho. L John.on Esq mug
othA fine body Of WOOD Land Known "s nai .s su.,
Spring containing about 36O This land will be- di.,
il,h-seyeral ane MILL SEATS, on the Canai-n b.,,r
thn bank OF The river IRON the toll gate Connei MIL $50
Those wishngo purchase any Of the above properv will
please call On the Subscriber who will lake pleasure show
Ing H.
TIE terms will be liberal. am d-t.rrnn md to seil
dec "A ,ue.day Few ednesday then awrilmarchist
INOWMIs~sONER'ss SALE Of wRA1. Ra-
OTATE IN LYNCHBURG in accordance with d..
o: the Circuit Court the city Of made on tho
2 day Of December 1855 In a sni styled James Royster
Trustee Plaintiff Joseph Bannon and orher. Detend
ants sha Special offer for sale at Anron
the premises, TUESDAY, the tn day II JANUARY
le5s At o'clock, T. NJ tho valuable LOT AND IMPROVE
MENTS, now In the Of Francis s. Miller E sit
uacd Lynch First Street, fronting ee, "a feet
and running back 9Th Alloy 2 be the same or
TERMS OF SALE Cash will be rrqui,e ed for so much as
will d"aay the of sale the residue three
to bonds credit pay rood ne,
security and title to be retained until the purcha money
paid
The above decree authorizes private sale should 10
deemed expedent Proposals. for tho purchase
Lynehburs will be answered. JAMES Il ROYsTER
dec IdeverytnesdaytflJant Special Commissioner.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-14

aal British Ambassador in Pari-. This is our
.urmi..: and whether It prove correct or not. we
have no hesitation in ridiculing the twaddlc about
the Mn roe doctrine.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-14

Hon. Shelton I. Lea&c is announced il the
charlottesville Advocate IA n candidate iar tuua
gress in the district nov represented by es~f.l.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-14

Gen Scott, who has not vslci since 1907. APP
pearcd at the polls in New York city las, week.
and voted Tor IIawcS lar Controller. '-@
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-14
SPECIAL NOTICES.


ke
occurs notice under circumstance. patent medi
80. ,.storatiyss; thing the kind
uder agsius 81 them But candor eonpels
.ife attention the advertisement Of Prof woas Hair lie
last column at the bottom third page ~ tins
ar,r Juvenile To require anything of the Kind
u some II It's have to know h+ign
hrh almost that II Is sovereign remedy rgsin-t
prenatnrely grey. II l. mol Hair Dy
INT up,n app alton directed Abe csct prouoSi
tie which brings the original c,Hcd hair.
Va h,ut .in.s and gives glossy aud app
" hive r"rsus who have used II. and they much
al, .s, with Extmiae the adv ersemcn-1D Rpublteda
s,ld f.. all good Druggists de, l--~.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-14

Perry Davi. Son -tients-for more than al
,,, with a troublesome cough attended wh yellow sh
troy and emaneation follow ed Wheth
r il liver or lung cough knew Ia, there
my sensation IN chest Calling day at
The the United states Journal Of this of the
,r,.rts sr"ngly recommended try Pain Killer
sent aud got the article. and helped immediately and
now well This WAS last March. withhold address,
nv family and self TO noi,reiy That what
hy, ten siemn truth IL well known the proprieors
al the Journal under the Influence Of grateful f Ing
Yours truly ANXIOUS.
Sold by sli medicine dealers
a,ld bS JOHN n SEAY. Lynchbnrg Ice u Wv.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-14


ed by Bakths PREMIUM Birrkhs- MIR f. lak"i-Dear
In Yourself and VII" be- similarly
aiic'cd permit To cite instance Of the remarkable
qutitic your Premium Buffers. had hsod them
recently but wife haing been afflicted. with
affection aud dsordnred stomach, tor the pat ten ar
twelve used to ic4t"re her
Ia health She was under the constant treatment at h'r or
ahn vicians. but relief could bee had then
the Ie,narkaLi, made by m
persuaded ~ifc Try hou She did and IN
she began ripdy. No, only her nervous
md i>nrlered stomach removed but her
al a. better than 1t has been many am
ing mud shall always tunnte To y"nr Bhtcrs
lnsiioe yourself AMI Tor the encht OF others
" % similarly afflicted Your nhed servant,
Richmond, jun. u. 1877. THOMAS NJ MONTAGUE.
N,kFits pEt MrM Bi -liehiuord SEPT IL lS7 II
j wmE l"aAuf" ihatl add IN. testimony to the virtue
BtktisS PthM!uH III - Gus nnahnE permanent cure
established ot ID sprpsa, IRON which have suffer
much Tor the last tna, months Asn wife Is using
W4 aittr suffering from de-
htatua and DIS ricrri stomach. As as commenced
them Hincod Of their valuable qualities
confidently recommend the to the afflicted j. ADAMS.
Er sale ~ al tb" Drug lists in LNncihurs AID BY all The
p pal iugeis,s tie Richmond, AMI elscw her" in
,I,t also McSsis has Co, Washington city,
u / II Niabttr y Go baltimore, Md D. H. Miller, Gov
ir.'.,. ~ aud BIrfc, !. Park, \ Y.
U-l ~ b.sfi by aldr->sing l. BAKER, Proprietor,
q = Richmond. "A
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-14

Tho pnpes bolts bloches chaps rass and
other bic mi Of the skin. Warm should pre-
crd lis app alton perslstency In lis will overcome
N. most II scroinl Its operation Ia both
,ornVh arabe Sold at the ufacory, No ~ Mad
en- ane York. and by all Druggists 2j. c and
p,r boS or pat dec ll-lw.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-14

alone the which this article has attained
for Rheumatism, salt Rheum Burns, Bruises sun joints,
,isl Spran Pole Evil and Sw eings lIorses IL has
for Man Beast No wall he without 1t who
Its value. And the general
estimation III the Mustang Linment cheoully that
performed many cures in our neiaborhood
a. ti,fs l.. W SMITH Krgchcd. Conn" y. LbrcH. Esq
HYDE Park Vt that the bor-c considered worth
les. spast,) bnt the free u" the Mus
t.r Iinnen suii him Tor 40 ilpnr Llnnent ia
ing here Su, testimony. is reaching us eve
~ ,y The malt Is told Every family should have 1t
B.wa,-n fMIrATioNs The genuine Mustang is sold by all
"tat dealers the world lsm of any 9th
.r" Iiagss IiiIncnl' IL l., base imitation
BARNES PARK, proprictnis
nov wi NrwY
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-14

4 eAakPERs N AssAZINE for DEC MAFR
L i Just 10, sived at dec / d's IL Z flCroRS
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-14
"OUn MUSICAL FRIENDS"

Httly Publication IF Sheet Music, containing lG page
PRICE ONLY 10 CENTS.
nnUR MI >ICAL FRIEND is filed with the best Piano
S". Duets, Songs Operate Arias. Polkas, Mazaurhas
Qusdie Wales. aud every other species of musical
.>innn tr ard suo 1t will contain selections from
hr be American ard European composers and al the
and sinusnr early issuel by Regular pub
saf Call the Book and Periodical and examine
he k II e.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-14

s,i,ot,HN- Il SERVANTS sTOCK.

" "'ga snTPy - se"iNcd As" i'osh shppy u do
tc,,.r ,.i aaus. l,lnr per yard AIS at.a lot Z"
,.,i Cajcns. y S., large sapily "t Lea Cotton
haru. a. i reduced pic, JND- ftkNiN
Z
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-14

NyOrnCE.-I have employed james W. taias.
IL TO act as nv AGENT. driving ny Wagon and two
horse Team lie authorized do any hauling trading
in my name with said Wagon and Team. 49,
Given my hand, this the 4th day OF Dscenber ss
dec 10 DIR JESSE .. GLASS;
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-14

II uiif pattern of II feet on C!.urH,
ahc dnil halls; well worthy the attention
tho ,irsrng ,,,.y t,s.. =. NJ. SIMPSON.
tre / Ats
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-14

~ Agent "aa al his cash store. ~ ic corner aloc
Nukct ii lt.o,. - supply al Bed Blankets In>ate
fC,vl toi., 3tnt-a aud Socks, ia src, vSr ~
4 Aru-!s "A 8 uti'r f,s, III ih.' Nies
All winch VII b, Al At un In
Iti#.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-14
AHAn.MEnE r.4N,EnE. TaaE ,.ENOXyN


- riOIU DRESS AND FkOtk COATS, sold nj he la
ltar excel IN syl- qualify 1T matera and Mtfhm1u sip
and max. iuvaraby 10 tan ish nun" b"t go'd
h,. and 10 charge only equitable prices. Ii YOU want W.
,c good i;ix AIT, handsome jkE>S SUI Tor the H. =
DAYS q call on
dee Btkkot HHS NhAF W.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-10-22
The President and MIR. Douglass.

The Washington Union, of Wednes-
day devotes two columns to the Dou-
glas split in Illinois. The organ is
against all concession or compromise
while Douglas refuses to acknowledge
his error Of last winter--his sin against
a cardinal measure ofthe Administra-
ton. The argument is that "Democ-
racy is not brought to the necessity of
voting for either Douglas or Lincoln.
An Administration Democrat cannot
vote for either under the hostile (Kan-
sas) demonstration Of both Of them. -
Without stopping to dispute the logic
of Mr.. Buchanan paper, it strikes us
that the continued war upon Douglas
is equally unwise and repugnant to the
real Democratic sentiment of the coun-
try. Recent signs from the South go
to show that Douglas has lost no sub
stantial favor in that quarter. The
Southern Democratic leaders, the best
and shrewdest among them, are unwil-
ling to give him up. They still regard
him as one of the ablest men of the
party. They like his independence
end moral courage, his entire freedom
fro,c sectional fanaticism; and they
must soon cou,c to regard the hostility
of tho Administration as : purely, per-
sonal affair, if indeed they do not 40 % %
already. And viewed in this light, the
conclusion is almost inevitable that the
President regards Mr.. Douglas az q
lion in his own path for the nomination
of 1860 The effect Of such conclu-
sion, or suspicion, upon the other i'm
mediate or prospective aspirants for the
Charleston nomination, may be readily
forctold. IF Douglas is to be thrust
out of the way to insure second term
for Mr.. Buchanan, their pretensions
are necessarily postponed also. The
President thus raises up half score Of
secret instead Of open rivals for pro-
motion, and by aiming to break down
the onoterm pledge to which he was
tacitly committed on his first election,
he enlists the jealousy and hostility Of
the friends of every Union man of his
party who is now looking to the Presi,
dency. This feeling will probably tell
moro powerfully againot him and his
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-10-22

8IT
Sound Doctrine. Richmond
Enquirer, of Oct 18th contains some
strong arguments in favor Of making
Rail Road Iron at home! The fol-
lowing is an extract. This is just the
way the Wigs used to talk - .allaa
1t has been suggested to the differ.
ent railroad companies in Virginia and
the South West to manufacture their
own rails, both for repairs and for new
roads. This is practical move and
one that would have been judieiously
made many years ago. The question
should not haue been, whether or. not
we can make iron as cheap as we can
buy it, but whether it would have been
practicable to make it or buy it. But
now that question comes up with more
force, it urges itself on our practical
consideration. Why should Virginia
buy foreign iron? Why should she
spend $2,000,000 or over, annually,
for iron, when she has superabun.
dance of it on every hand2 Why should
the state OF virginia pay tnree-ntths
of that amount, even if a few imprac-
ticable individuals should think proper
to encourage foreign before home in
dustry? Is it not eminently evident
as plain as the most palpable truth
could be---that the gold she sends a
broad is lost, while that which she
spends at home is in reality not spent2
If she collects it of one citizen and pays
it back to another, is she not as rich
and as able as if it was not either COL
lected or paid? The wealth of the
State is the wealth of the people,. If
the200, 900 tons of iron, with which
our rail roads are built AMI equipped,
were made in Virginia, the 1000, 900
of dollars which We spent for that iron
would now be in circulation among US,
or its equivalent, in mines, manufac-
lures and improvements, which would
be yearly producing not only the pro-
ceeds Of that vast investment but it's
increase--and that would haye doubled
ere this. ada 0J n a
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-10-22
From the ynla,ia IN. y. j Weekly Times,
May is, 1866.

GARcLISo OlL,-Ths article which is al.
vert'sed in our paper is one of the be., ar.
tlcles IN use. is not like most of the ps,.
eft remedies Of the day, made to make mon.
sy on merely, but it is composed of re medi.
al properties that are truly valuable, and
mas accomplished moro astonishing cures
man, any other article protesting me same
tised. "'''''
We understand that the wife of Jacob
Clapper had stiff joint in one of her hand
which had been SO for some time mill y
lew weeks since, when she was induced 10
Try Merchants Gargling Oil; and astonishing
to say, the Joint is as pliable as any one on
me hand. The article is calculated for eli.
tlier man or beast, as will be seen by refer
ence to the advertisement.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-10-22
From The New York Tribune.
THE DLDoTxoNs.

Pennsylvania has elected the aIti.
Buchanan State Ticket by some TWEEN.
ty Thousand majority, though many
OF the Anti. Lecompton Democrats, who
have not fully renounced their old par
ty connection, voted for the Irregular"
candidates. JOHN NJ, READ, whom
this revolution places ca the bench of
Supreme Court, is one of the ablest
lawyers in Philadelphia, always strong
Jackson and Van Buren, man, who re-
volted Mt the reputation of the Mis-
souri, compact, and gave q hearty sup
port to COL Fremont. He is an out
and-out Republican. Ills opponent
William A. Porter, also now of Phila-
dclphia, is son Of ex-Gov. Porter--a
much younger man than Mr.. Read, and
with his reputation as q lawyer, to
make. If gentleman Of like legal
standing to Mr. Read were always chic.
sen Judges, the prejudice against con-
stituting judiciary by popular suf-
fragc would soon fade out. WILLIAM
Il. FRAZER, the new Canal Commits.
sioner, lives in Fayetto County and is
called an American. q
Tho new Legislature will be strong
ly opposition in the House nearly
three to one--but it is believed that
tho many Democrats holding over in
the Senate will insure majority Of
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-10-22
A New Dodge,

On Monday last, cow, accompanied
as was supposed, by her calf, vas Of.
fered for sale on the street. The COW
looked rather poor, but the calf gave
evidence of good condition. 1t was
about two months old, but the owner
represented it as only three weeks in
the land of the living. There was no
relationship, however, between the COW
and the calf. The COW had had no calf
of her own for over year, the artful
dodger having hit on this device to sell
it to advantage. One of our Fairmont-
ers,an Inexperienced d,and good
joker, was smitten Sy the good looks
y. the calf,and was thereby LED 10 .i i;;as:
fayorably Of its mother. Accordingly
he made purchase, and paid for both,
in the neighborhood Of $2kN To have
seen him driving down street his newly
acquired property, one would have sup.
posed he had made good bargain.--
TO hear him next day detailing the facts
of the case at the court house gate was
The COW turned out to be
not worth ten dollars, and absolutely
disallowed all claims Of Mr.. Calf on her
maternity. True Vtrgiaian. ~