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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-12-26
JAS. RIVER AND kA. CANAL ROUTE
10 LYNCH3URC AND BUCHANAN.
an .INIA RInnMnNn

N NM NfIEN 'aNINHt -I.IEV"' '
~ Capt. j. Il Strong, and Packet FAN .h--eG
NY, Capt. J. 7. Yeatman, will leave our. - aLsaE
landing, at the head of the Basin, Mon@-
duy. Wednesday and Friday, nj the usual hour, % !. NJ
reach Columbia nj ~ A. ~, Scotisyiiic ~ II :. NJ, ofihc
first. and L~ynchburg At ! 4. VI, and buchanan and LeN'
inston at : l.. VI. Of the second day.
RETURNING,
Leave liuchaaan ~ : \. NJ, AID L%ynchburg att IN.
Monday, Wednesday aud Friday, reach scoitsv'he ~ y
A. 81, New Canton at lst. =. NJ, and arrive in Richmond AT
1 A. ". next day.
Sc. Time aud Fare in Card below:
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-12-26

II used By the late Col. Geo. N. Darlington, while ireas
urer Of the Manchester and Falling Creek Turnpike Iompa'
NJ, have either been lost, raislsid or stolen, ana Ihc aoo'e
reward will be paid on their delivery to the unaer''gne"'-
By order OF the Board Of Directors.
Dec Elm J. A. lLAhhsOSi iFeN'
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-12-26
MEAT

MIN Ct
The manufacture. Of which will be resumed from this date,
for the seventh season.
To those VII" are not yet acquainted with the quality OF
our Nlnce Meat, We would simply 'ay-il i being prepared
at our place OF business, ,unirr our special NupeTT isi"n,l oil
The best of l;cef aud Suei, Rai.in,, carefully picked, Apples,
rared anL c0rrd; pure Wines, liraniie-. spice. &C.
These meats are not ground. hu, chopped upon a novel
mnci,ir-. We first prepared 1t ia snail quantities for our
retail trade, hui Il, quality soon brcoIlinE known. such has
been the demand that We are selling annualiT thousands o:
mound. 10 the mo-, r-.pcciatl" Dealers and Baker through
Out the States III Mar land anil Virginia, ani the District
81 Columbia, who justly Acknowledge is -uprriorit;.
Customers are invited TO view the ingredients aHl Todi.
operandi Of preparation.
Put w In barrels. half barrels. kegs. jars, &c.
Delivered in any part Of the city free Of charge.
Please lend in your ordes early.
Respectfully, yours,
ADAM FISHER & son, Family Grocers.
No. - Pennsylvania Avenue.
Oupo.iic Pearl and George streets, baltimore, Md.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-12-26

WANTED FOR lS6O.-siNiy able Negro iieli'
for service IN the Carbon Hill Mines, on the surface
u, the mines. on the Railroad, in the Canal boat-, and at
the Coal yards in hi, city.
The above mine. are entirely Tree !inn iniinhnable gas,
anil no accii-r.i from any cause, involving life or lrIb, has
occurred therein, for the past seven years.
Full prices will h.. paid for good hands, and none other,
Mr.. wanted on an terms. JOHN J. wEtrii, Agt
DEG Inf For DuSBpr Il MCCASCr.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-12-26
EXCHANGE HOTEL And BALLARD

IN pr.sen,ipu tbI. Card TO the public. We return p2Iy
cordial thanks 10 our generous patrons for the kindn'ts
We have resolved at their hands. aud hope that the NEW
ORDER OF AFFAIRS, to be Inflated September ie'y'
forts anil labor. 20 accommodate guests have met with.
Mes,rs. John p. and THOMAS h. BALLARD are now
,hs p-n,trtor, Of the Establishment, and each one pledges
himself 10 do what the comfort, convenience and require
,n-nt. Of their guests demand.
W. desire 10 keep aud maintain, wha. our LICENSE calls
,r A FIRST CLASS HOTEL, snd we promise TO use re-
n-,eJ cxertIons TO render the establishment a comfortable
attentive servants, we shall end.ay0r to afford complete
satisfaction TO the travelling public.
y. u. A previous card, long since pu1lishs! 70 counter:
Ina, our establishment has never been closed. ard that,
aimee lis publication. We have been In better condition 10
eat.rt ain vi.:,er. than therefore. All runlors as 10 closure
or intended closure. We desire our FRIENDS 10 notice as
fsl.e. and STRANGERS, intending to visit Us, as rilfIl mLi-
,snr..antatIou. Ssptl-tf
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-12-26
AMUSEMENTS.

THEATRE.
.CNkEL { .LESsKks AND MANAGES.
Geo. Kankel, Juo. I. Ford, I. l.. Monkey
EEICEE Of II ~ FORTE ARTISTS
MRS. c. no
ME. II. WATKINS.
IN oSDAY Evening, December :Gih, will Lee performed
VI the Gsca; Ledger Romance OF the
ID ID III 4 y ID.
,pltola with SONG $50. .....,.M Mrs. {. Howard.
'ool u. Watkins.
. Tomorrow Evening, Brnea: u Mr.. Edwin Adauu,.
e Bllls Of the Day.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-12-26

| Office Richmond Il Petersburg X. I. Co.,
RiCHNusp. Dyc. *, l>3g.
r7JlIE Board OF Directors Of this Company have declared
a dividend uf two and a half dollar per share on ihe
stock Of this company payable on the @l,t day Of Dccrm'
Der. l,j9, TO all persons, ~hO. on that day, shall he stock
| holders, or their duly authorized ATTORNEYS.
The books for the transfer VI stock will he closed from
the sd OF December I'll the lst nf January. l,JL
J. Is. MACMU.uO, Treasurer.
Dec lS-ItlsiJan
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-12-26
NEGRO HIRING FOR 1850.

XITM.S 5. PHILLIPS, General Agent aud Collector. will
w continue to hire out negroes, rent ont houses and
settle and adjust claims OF every description appertainiEg
to an agency, for the ensuing year. lie takes this merhoi
Of returning his sincere thanks n bis numerous patron,
for the very liberal patronage hitherto bestowed on him,
aud hopes by str!c: attention 10 business 10 merit 4 c0ntu-
uancr Of he ssmr. Dec 16-d.c9iicw!i
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-12-26
ARD no VIE PUHLIC.

&c ~ NJ Q me n A T r E.
THE BENEFIT OF EDwiS ADAMS
NJ I'LL take place on TUESDAY EVENING, p.s-unr"r
" 18th, l>3S. A fne bin be offered. A neS p!a. ,'ryGn
,Frsach,) entitled
DREAMS OF DELUSlON.
Also the Sparkling Comedy Of
WILD OATS.
And lby request) a dance by Mrs. Edwin! hiam>.
3. Adams ia two characters
Rover and Sir Bernard iiarlrieh.
n The box boos Is open, secure your seats.
lee 2f-.td
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1859-01-21
A Distressing Scene.

We witnessed, the other day, says the
Cleveland (Ohio) Ploinaealer, scene
which, God grant, our eyes may never
see again. A young man was sentenced
to the Penitentiary, for one of those
crimes which often arise in the heat of
passion, for instance, when under the
severe provocation a man loses his
temper and strikes harder blow in
self-defence perhaps than he was aware
OF, and manslaughter is made the crime.
lie appeared perfectly willing to suffer
the penalty which the law imposed,
and which was the Penitentiary for q
term of years, but it so happened that
he was not the only one to suffer from
such penalty. He had young wife,
and he was call the world to her. -
They had, too, young child, a little
boy three years old. When he came
to bid them final farewell, MS he, with
either criminals were about to step
aboard the cars in charge of officers,
on their way to Columbus,it was enough
to rend the heart strings of the strong.
est mind to witness the struggle of
force and affection between the parties.
He kissed his wife with apparently
little emotion, evidently using all his
fortitude for that occasion, but when
the little boy was brought to him with
arms extended for his wonted embrace,
he found his fathers feet fastened
together with irons, and his hands
manaclcd behind him so that he could
neither help himself or take to his
arms his only child. This brought the
water to his eyes, which up to this time
had been yelling up in his heart, and
the tears rolled down his hardy cheeks
in a perfect food. One such scene
haunts us for life time. When will
the sons of men learn to do as they
ought
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1859-01-21
S. SIEGFRIED, EDIT OR.
pNr5esy.
Tea and Cofee.

A sensible writer, in the Atlantic
Monthly, indites good article on Tea
and Coffee. The writer combats the
idea of those philosophers who assert
that "tea is poison, !" and "both tea
and coffee will kill in due time" He
places these genial and delightful bev-
erages just where they belong, he takes
them out of the catalogue of narcotics,
or eyesopencrs, or nerve destroyers,
and shows by the most indubitable
proofs, from chemical analysis, that
they belong among articles of nutri-
cious food, and that instead of being
destructive to the animal economy,
they are essential to it's healthy devcl-
opement. We quote:
"It was reserved for the all-search-
ing German mind to discover their
better qualities, and it is only within
the last five years that the self-sacri-
iiclng experiments Of DR.. Booker, of
Bonn, and of DR.. julius Lehman, have
raised them to their proper place in
dietetics, as accessory foods. 1t would
be difficult to overcstimate the practi'
cal Importance of these results. They
raise coffee and tea from the rank of
stimulants to that Of food--from idle
luxuries to real agents of support and
longthening life. Henceforth the e.
economist can hear Of their increasing
consumption without a regret. The
poor may indulge in thcsn not as ex-
trasagant enjeyments, but practical
goods. The cup of tea, which is the
sole luxury of their scanty meal, les
sens the need for more solid food; it
satisfies the stomach while it gladdeps
the heart. 1t saves them, too, the
waste by those nitroge nizcd articles of
food which require so much labor and
forethought to procure. The flesh
meats and the cereals, which contain
the largest amounts of this requisite of
organic life, arc always the scarcest ar
ticles of consumption. Certainly it is
not as positive nutriment that we rec
ommend the use of coffee and tea; for
nlthogh they contain relatively large
amount of nitrogen, that supply can
be better taken in solid food. Their
benefit is two-fola. While they save
moro than enough of the waste of tis
sue to justify their use as economical
beverages, they supply q need of the
nervous system ofno small Importance.
They cheer, refresh and console. They
thus fill place in the wants of hu-
manity which common articles Of food
cannot, inasmuch us they satisfy the
cravings of the spirit as we'll as of the
flesh.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1859-01-21
APIONEER GOING WEST.

The following picture Of a family
travelling to the "new countries" we
find in the Evansville Journal:
"Near the saw.mill, on the banks
Of the river in the lower part Of the
city, was moored to the shore, on Sun
day evening last,a wretchcd raft about
twenty feet in area, constructed of q
parcel of old plank, the surface Of
which rose not more than two inches a
boyo the surface Of the water. On
this frail structure the occupants had
raised ridge pole about five feet high
and placing against it small pieces of
board, apparently picked up from the
drift in the river, had formed a roof
with kind of og-kennel beneath of a.
bout six by ten feet on the floor Of the
raft. Into this hovel, on little straw
and a heap of old rags, were crowded
in most forlorn and wretched condi-
tion, man, woman and four children,
one at the breast and the eldest per.
haps ten years old. The only house
hold goods were an iron skillet, pot,
and two old barrels; not a seat, table
or dish was visible.
On the bow Of the raft on piece
Of old boiler iron, raised few inches
above the plank, is blazing fire of
driftwood, which fortunately, is abun.
dant and without price. Around this,
that wretched group were bnddled.
presenting scene of squalid poverty
and destitution seldom seen in this
country, and sufficient to move the com
passion Of the most selfish and penu
rious. How they endured the pitiles.
rainstorm, that followed in the night
with no shelter but roof of few
loose boards leaning against pole, the
reader can conjecture. They have nav
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1859-01-21
A BEAR FIGHT.

Passengers by the Port Huron boats
describe the killing of large bear in
the nelghborhood of that place, a day or
two since in peculiar manner. A
tnan who lives on the river, early in the
morning, and on his way across dis
covered a large bear, who was engaged
in the same mission as himself, viz,
endeavoring to gain her majesty's s
dominions. He Immediately made for
the animal, and being able to make
better Roadway through the water soon
overlook him, and struck him on the
head with one Of his oars having no
other weapon. The bear turned on
him and with the utmost GOODNESS COM
menced climbing into the boat, the
man in the meantime belaboring his
skull with the oar with all his might.
The assailing party by this time found
that he had caught tartar, and that
he was likely to become the captured
party himself.
The apprehension was rendered
nearly a certainty by the capsizing of
the boat just as his bcarship had nearly
accomplished loading himself into it.
The man nov thoroughly frightened,
found himself in the water, clinging to
the side of the boat, with the bear look
ing at him over the inverted bottom
from the other side. He then made o
desperate effort, righted the boat, duck.
cd the hpor and ont II, aoo;n h,,t ,v,o no
sooner aboard than the bear made an
other rush at him and upset the boat
again. A lively scene of flounderngs
followed which was fast bringing
matters to crisis, when the battle was
ended by another man who had witness
ed the fight from the shore and came
off to the assistance of the first advent
urer. He split the bears head open
with an axe killing him Instantly
The animal weighed over 400 pounds.
-.Detriot Tree PrcSs.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1859-01-21

AN IRISH MANNER OF STOPPING A
HoLE.-Our folks have got Biddy
of the veritablest kind. She was a
queer duck, and good natured as a
basket of chips. Well last Sunday,
as VIC were sitting down to dinner, we
found the old cat, with three young
grimalkins, largely engaged in the
nursery business Under the table.
"BiAdy," said we, stake this cat and
her kittens and put them where we
shall never see them any more" A
hint of dreadful import, but not un-
dcrstood.
"Faith sir, an I will"
The feline family were removed, and
we proceeded to dine. By-and-by
Biddy re-cntered with an expression
on her face that seemed to say, "bedad
l guess they are in safe-keeping now. "
"Well, Biddy what have you done
with the old cat and kittens?
'Be gor, sir, they are safe enough
sure. Dye mind the wood house
frontist the stable? Well 1 put them
all in there, and fastened the doors
and windies. Then seeing there was
a hole beside where they might get out,
| stopped that up too; and so, you
see, they won't trouble youany more. y
We we're satisfied, of course, and we
ate our dinner in peace afterwards
walked into the yard where we saw tho
identical old cat and her three kittens
at liberty. Calling Biddy, we said !:
"Did you not say you fastened the
cat and kittens up in the wood house I?
"Faith an l did, SIR"
"And stopped the hole ?"
eyes, sir
Well she had, that's fact; but what
do you suppose she stopped the hole
with? She had stuck a section of
stove pipe into it ! We thought we
should split. And there sat one of
the little imps at the mouth Of it just
as it had crawlcd out, licking its paws
and looking as saucy as thunder
Knicherbocher.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1859-01-21

igated the Ohio, on their frail struc-
ture, from the mouth Of the Kanawha
to this point, in a voyage of about six
weeks, during which there has been
an uninterrupted succession of cold and
cheerless storms. Every wave washed
over the wretched raft, and rain must
have penetrated every part of the
miserable roof; they have passed towns
and cities-the abodes of luxury and
Christian benevolence--and no aid has
been rendered them but a few crumbs
from tables that were covered with "a
bundance, which have kept them from
starving.
In spite of all this wretchedness and
suffering the woman was we'll and ro-
bust, the children cheerful, and as full of
sport as in the midst of plenty and
comfort. The father was a cripple,
and told short and simple story of
misfortune. He was teamster at a
saw-mill in the upper part of Kentucky,
and had his leg crushed by-a log rol.
ling on it. Unskilful surgery had left
an lncuraDle sore. His sickness had
reduced them nearly to destitution,
when their calamities we're made com
plete by q fire that consumed their
dwelling and all its contents. Without
a cent in the world, he had gathered
a few refuse plank from the river and
constructed his raft, and on it placed
his family for voyage down to Arkan-
sas, where he intended to squat on pub
lie land, raise small corn patch, and
rely on his gun for the other means of
living.
The hearts and purses of few gen.
erous persons who visited them suppli-
ed their immediate wants. Clothing
for the woman and children we saw
going on board, with good supply Of
bread and meat. If any one be dis
contented with his lot in life, and is
disposed to grumble at the dispcnsa,
tions of Providence, let him visit the
wretched family upon the raft below
the city and he will return content
ed and grateful man."
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1859-01-21
Pleasure and Duty.

How men would meek al Pleasures shows
Her golden promise, if they knew,
What weary work she is TO those
Who have no better work 10 do.
Curved is The line OF beauty,
Straight is the line of duty;
Walk by the last and ,hon shalt see.
The other ever follow thee.
o, righteous doom, that they who make
Pleasures their only end
Ordering their whole life for its sake,
Miss that whereto they tend.
While they who bid stern duty lead,
Content TO follow, they,
Of duty only taking heed,
Find pleasure by the way.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1859-01-21
Whole No. lS6.
ITEMS OF NE US, DC.

An Editor down East thinks child
ren's games are becoming popular with
older persons nowadays as he has
seen several gentlemen chasing hoops
in the streets.
A Big Spelling Match is announced
in Covington, KY, at the High School,
when the lad that stands the longest
on the floor and spells the biggest words,
without scratching his head, is to re-
ceive fine present.
GooD Notwithstanding in 1888,
or '39a gentleman in Tennessee became
involved and wanted money; he had
property and he owed debts. His prop
erty was not available just then, and
off he posted to Boston, backed by tho
names of some of the best men in
Tennessee. Money was tight, and
Boston bankers looked closely at tho
names.
very good said they, but, but
do you know General Jackson ?
Certainly
Gould you get his endorsement
Yes, but he is not worth one tenth
as much as either Of those men whose
names l offer you ......
No matter; General Jackson has al
ways protected himself and his paper,
and we'll let you have the money upon
the strength of his name
In few days the papers with his
signature arrived. The moment these
Boston gentleman bankers saw the tall
A, and long j, of Andrew Jackson, our
Tennessecan says he could have raised
a hundred thousand without difficul-
ty. So much for ar established char
acter for honesty. However men may
have differed with Andrew jackson,
politically, no man could deny him tho
merit of being an honest man.-Even-
ing Post.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1859-01-21

THE PRESIDENT ON WHIsKEY.-As
the Hon. William Montgomery has
given his weighty testimony to the fact
that the "Old Chief" otherwise our
venerable President" drinks and ap-
preciates sold rye," the assertion of
ye venerable M. c., on the whskey
question, if on no other must receive
distinguished consideration. o. O.
Woodman Of New Orleans, advertiscs
in the papers Of that city as follows:
Smith u Wells, Distillers, Pittsburg
Pa, put up their chemically pure Rye
Whlskey in ten gallon or one gallon
packages, at St,25 per gallon.
On the receipt Of package President
Buchdnan IN an autograph letter Says I:
" Yer Rye WhiSkeg erccls in miidnc8s
and rich .Ga0or ang spirits l ever
drank"
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1859-01-21

We learn from friend that Sarah
Cofman, daughter Of Mr.. Joseph Coff,
man, near Columbia Furnace in She
nandoah county, committed suicide on
the 10Th ult., by taking half a paper of
arsenic. The cause Of the act is said
to have been, that she unfortunately
promised two young men to marry
them, and the celebration of the nup.
tials was fixed both lovers expecting
to lead her to the altar at the same
time. She could not think of meeting
them hoth Under such circumstances
and hence the act Of suicide. Rock.
tn9hans Register.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1859-01-21
Morgantown, (Va) Friday, january FL, 1859.
Doleful Times in the western Country

DVAOAus AhmOS hthO w CotVA IL SVuuti j.
The travelling correspondent of the
Madison (Wis.) Journal gives very
gloomy picture of his experience in the
country. He writes:
To travel round among the farmers,
as we have done, for the last four weeks,
and hear "hard times" repeated forty
times day, an excuse for not taking
a paper, or paying up old scores; to
see men, women and children in thread.
bare and tattored garments paper
pasted, boards nailed up, or old hats or
clothes stuffed into windows where
should be glass; to find country stores
closed, or doing very little; men work.
ing for their board, or mere triAe /;
promises to pay, whether verbal or
written, OF no accounts men even deny
ing their own notes; to see the closest
economy practiced by all-those whose
large houses & barns indicate consider.
able means, as we'll as those living in
cabins; to hear the dolorous complaints
of taxes, -one realizes the severity
with which the financial pressure is
felt.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1859-01-21

The annexed eloquent extract i,
from lecture by Henry Giles:

The annexed eloquent extract ID
from lecture by Henry Giles:
Great has been their power in tho
world. They rcsounded amidst the
courts of the tabernacle they foated
through the lofty and solemn space of
the temple. They were sung with glo.
ry in the Halls of Sion they were
sung with sorrow by the streams of
Babylon. And when the Israel was
passed away, the harp of David was
still awakened in the Church of Christ.
In all the eras and ages of that Church,
from the hymn which it first whisper
ed in an upper chamber, until it's
anthems filled the earth, the inspira-
ton of the royal prophet has cnrap-
ttred its devotions and enabled its
rituals. Chorused by the winds of
heaven, they have swellcd throughout
Gods own temples Of the sky and
stars ; they have rolled over the broad
desert of Asia, in the mathis of vespers
OF ten thousand hermits. They have
rung through the deep vallies of tho
Alps, in the sobbing voices of the for,
lorn Waldcnses, through the dceps
and caves Of the Scottish Highland,
in the rudo chanting of the Scottish
Covenanters in the woods and wilds
OF primitive America in the heroic
halIeluJahs of the early pilgrims"
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1859-01-21

Anecaote Of tie Rev. Peter Cart.
right. In 1902 Peter Cartright re-
ceiyed what is called IAN exhorter's Ii
ccnce, and was allowed to exercise his
gifts. He began to find a littc cdu
cation necessary; and Providence o,
pened hisjway to school at which were
taught, call the branches of common
education and also the dead languages. -
Peters linguistic requirements are
thus exhibited -
81 recollect once to have come a.
cross one of these Latin and Greek
scholars a regular graduate in Theol-
ogy. In order to bring me into con-
tempt in a public company, he addres.
sed me in Greek. In my younger
days / had learned considerable Ger.
man. | listened to him as if | under
stood it all, and then replied in Dutch.
This he knew nothing about, neither
did he understand Hebrew. He con-
cluded that ] had answered him in He.
brew, and Immediately caycd in, and
stated to the company that | was the
first educated Methodist preacher he
ever saw"