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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-03-14
VOL. Tx.
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lust RECEIVED, and for sale
y 80 boxes Raisins whole half, and quarter
= Citrsn; bale Bordeaux Almonds
! sack Paper Shell do
| Hard do
Filberts; do Cream Nuts
90 drums Figs; frail Dates
cask Currants: 800 Cocoanuts, fresh
800 sweet Havana Oranges
: bushels Ground Nuts
| sack Pccans; ] cask Canary and do Hemp
Seed also, II fine assortment of TOYS Tor Chrlst
mas HOLIDAYS. with II fine assortment Of fine
CANDY too numerous 10 mention, with variety
Of Candy Of my own manufacture. A fine lot Of
Japan Cages Breeding Cages; also, 80 pair Of
CANARY BIRDS. All Of the above Goods will
sell low for cask. c. SCHAFER. Confectoner,
nov . No.. North Fairfax street.
A LEXANDRIA LIBRARY COMPANY
n Library kept in the south room, frst-story,
Of the LYcErv HALL, s. ". corner Of Prince and
Washington streets. Open every day from To ),
aud from u to . o'clock. J. NJ. Annua. subscrip-
tion, 50 oix months, Sl.50; three months, 81.
Volumes in Library. about $500.
Presideni--C. s. HALLowELL.
DIRECTORS:
Daniel F. Wilmer, J. Edward Chase,
Benjamin Barton, Sylvester Scott,
Elisha J. Miller, Andrew Jameson,
;. Ferguson Beach, Richard L. Carne, Jry
Stephen swuin, John A. Miiburn,
William A. Duncan.
Treasurer-Andrcw Jsmies"n.
my by Librarian-kd. hoAouiy.
TUST RECEIVED per the Steamer baltimore,
sD n lot Of Sweet ORANGES; also, tine lot OF
Bananas and PIautans, direct from Havana; also,
q boxes Palama Oranges and Lemons
40 Fgs, for sale Mt G. sCHAfER'S.
feb II No. 3, North FairfaI street.
yT,IIE SUBSCRIBER wishes TO purchase a large
lot Of Cotton or Linen RAGS, Tor which be will
pay in cash ths highest market priecs.
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StUuTHERN PROTECTION ms RANCE
y COMPANY, ALEXANDRIA. VIRGINIA.
CAPITAL OVER S250,0OO,

~ Y v - y
CAPITAL OVER S250,000,
AND CONSTANTLY INCREASING.
The Charter of this Company offer. more iavora-
hle advantages 10 the faracr and others. than any
other Company chartered in the state. 10y inSurng
with or without "A prolniuln note. II the applicant
prefer. he pay the full amount of tue premium
III cash. or by eitccting cash insurance for tive
wears. the insured saves Onc-eighth oi the amount
he would otherwise have to pay; or by becoming
member. and giving II small premium note the in
-urcd saves nearly one half OF the amount charged
10y stock Companies, Whcn insurlng from year Ia
year. Til. /, the advantage resulting from the
combination of THE CASH AND MUTUAL
PRINCIPLE
This Company commenced issuing Policies
against loss or damage by fire, Oh the 10th Of
March, iS,i, since which time over five thousand
seven hundred persons have insured and become
members of the Company. and over thirty thou
sand dollars have been paid for lo-ses Having
rrehlcd our business during the past year, We feel
grateful for the liberal patronage bestowed upon
the Company thus far, and for it. ha.tcring pros
poets Of future usefulness The Directors hope
and believe. that by prudence, caution, aud rigid
system of economy. they will establish for this
Company = reputation for chetpness and safety
not surpassed by sny Company in the |. states.
Al difference. in settlement of losses. may be
determined hy three dsinicrcsted urbitraors of the
chosen by the insured and the Company.
DIRECTORS;
II. ". Thomas, ChTIji"phcr Neae,
4. II. Staller, k. i. Lester,
". ". Turner, Sholto T. stuart.
T. +. Robertson. =. b. LipscOmb.
". u. Massey, Silas Biglow,
". T. Harper, James T. Close,
T. T. Hill. Edward Sangste..
Richard II. Carter. \. X. Blakcy.
OFFICERS:
II. W. Thomas, Pres't. ". ID. Massey. Treasurer.
+. b. Robert,on,E .rrest T.. Sang,tcr. Secretary.
JAS. r. CLOSE. Artuary General Agent.
NH ..i-c&dIy
TINlE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF
l. ALEXANDRIA. c"mtuucs to insure against
Fire. generally. in Town and Country as heretofore
the most rca."natlr tcrIn-.
BOARD or DIRECTORS:
ASTH"NY p. COVER. President.
William Gregory, Edward :. llough,
Robert .iaIucsvn. .Iames p smith,
Thomas H. Keith, Robert q. Violet,
William II. Fowc, Thomas Mccormick,
John n. Brent. ID. b. Snith,
John T. pningcrti"d.
10 Office hours from I" !. and from q to q
o'clork. {. ". WATTLES. Secretary.
Office on King street, noar ST. Asaph.
nov lO--dly
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DRY GOODS, &C.
NEW SPRING GOODS.
4, L. WITNER 4 RRDS

h. W MEh a
TTAVE lust reccivcd--100 pieces assorted
III Blearhed Cottons
% pieces undrcsscd ,up. Irish Linens, warran-
ted pure
50, 10, II, and lo-4 Beachcd Sheetinss
IL. 9-s. and "a Pillow Case Cottons
Sand 51 Linen
lO-4 aud IA Linen Sheeting
Russia Diapers, Toweling, &c
Domestic Giughams
Bleached Brown, and Lead Drills
) bales Osnaburgs
10 Brown CottonS
80 pieccs Penitcntiary and Domestic Plaids
81 Walnut and blue mixed Ducks
90 extra heavy striped and plain Osna-
hurgs
) Linen Burlaps
| ease of 0snahurg Prints
: pieces extra ~
Kentucky Jeans, Twccds, &c
100 pieces Fancy Prints. mn
NrEW GuOnS.-Thc subscribers are now
u cciviug very large and well selected stock
of SPRING GOODS. For the ladies We have
elegant Robe A Les and Double Skirt silks hy the
ward and in Robes: Chalr and Ducal do: French
Chiuti, Lawns. Hurages. Brllliants. Travelling
Dress Goods. in many styles Our stock Of Mourn
ing Good. j. very full In Emhroiderics We have
everything to hc had new and durable. We have
the newest and hest make of Hoop skirts and
Skirt supporters. and hope that the ladies will at
ford us the pleasure of showing them our stock. a.
we think We cannot fail I" please. We have not
overlooked the wants ut the Gentlemen. hut have
for them plain and fancy Cloths. Ca.'Imcres and
Vc.tincs. Skirts. Mar,eilies and Linen Collars.
Wristbands and BoSoms. llandkcrchlcis III variety,
Hosiery. Gloves. Suspcndcrs. Sc. In domestic
goods we cannot fail /" suit. as our stock is very
lu,-c and comprise. everything III our Judgement
desirable. u. X. WILMER u BRO.
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NO. 81.
MIscELLAHEous BEADING.
THE OLDEST INHABITANT.

\ correspondent Of tho London Times cal
culates the age of the great California tree.
i'll the Crystal Palace at Sydenham. at about
six thousand four hundred and eight years.
|, must have been planted, according to that.
when Adam was very small baby, if not
before. The same writer refers to another
California tree, which must be at least seven
Thousand one hundred and twenty-eight years
old. The method in which the computation
was made is this: the writer took two pieces of
the wood of the tree, one of the heart and an
other of the sap-wood, about an inch square
each, and he counted the concentric layers.
which are supposed to indicate the annual
growth. In the heart-wood he found forty
five layers To the inch, and in the sap-wood
twenty-one; and as the tree is fourteen feet
in diameter. ten of heart and four of sap, the
result was easily obtained. The second tree
spoken Of was thirty-nine feet in diameter.
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HATS. CAPS. BoNNETs. &c.

NOR CASH--Wc are selling our hest - HAT
Il for -. and guarantee il superior To any Hat
sold in the Credit Houses for -.
JOHN ARSoID.
Phcmix Hall Hat aud Cap store.
p S-A most beautiful assortment "t French
FL, Hats. Cassjrcrcs Chidr.ns' Fancy Hats and
Caps. all of corre>pondngy low prices. Gail and
,ynr,in. for Yourselves >rr24
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CSEED OATS.-2OO bushels superior SEED
- OATS, in store and for sale by
ADDISON, WALLACE 4 CO..
feb Il No. l3. Union street.
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1859. Winter Arrangements. 1853
M ~ ES
ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY

.s.s-
EH M M ! &. ::;s
ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY
INVITE tho attention of the public to the tarili-
i ties afforded 10y this Company. for the quick and
safe conveyance Of Specie, Bank Notes, valuable
packages, heavy and bulky freight, Sc.
EXPRESSES for the East, 10 Baltimore, PhiIa-
dolphin, New York. Boston, Providence Hartford,
&C., leave our office daily. at ~ o'clock. \. NJ.
EXPRESSES for the South. to Richmond, Fred
ericksburg, Petersburg. Lynchhurg. and for points
in North Carolina. South Carolina. ''""r.ia Aia-
bama and Tennessee. leave daily, AZ ~ !. \. VI.
Our EXPRESSES arc always accompanied by
careful and trustworthy messengers. and the public
can rely upon all Lusimc,> entrusted t" u being
done with safety. punr,uality. and despatch.
RArES-PrOm Baltimore - cents per lUh Us:
from Philadelphia. 81: from New York. $50.
,rfy- No packages OF good, taken 10y weight, un-
less weighing over 2Oo lbs.
ian 26-tf X. W. FALLS, Agent.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, &C.
DLOWS, PLOW CASTINGS. &c.-l have
now a large assortment of Minor Il Horizons
PLOWS.
l.i;u.' Iron Beam Piows.
Rchs' Iron Beam Plow-.
Rough and Ready PlOws.
Landon Moore Plows.
Wroush; and Gas, Sheer Davis Plows.
Wrought and Cas-, Hillside Pl"ws.
Subsoil PlowS. and many other varieties, 4u,-
600 hs, of PLOW CASTINGS.
For sale hy DRAl TON t. MEADE
dee Il No. II Fairfax street.
7 HAVE NOW IN STORE "A large and complete
i assortment OF
CORN SHELLERS--priccS from IS to SD.
CUTTING BOXES-trom $50 to So.
7 would call attention to Sinclair 4 Coz latest
improved CUTTER and MASTltATuR. 1t has
lust heen made and it is decidedly the best Gutter
that has been offered. For sale lay
dec II ID. q. MEADE. No. II Fairfax street.
NIUTICE.-Con and Cob CrusherS; Agricultn-
~ raj Boilers: Corn Shelters: Hay. Straw AMI
Fodder Cutters; Ploughs: liarrows. &C.. Il full
supply, Just recci, ed aud Tor sale by
ADDISON, WALLACE CO..
nov No. l3 Union street. Alex. Va.
OEED! SEEDm SEED ".-ioo bushels Clover
y seed, - bushels Timothy seed, iju bushels
Orchard Grass Seed % bushels Blue Grass seed.
so bushels Herd Grass Seed. for sale hy
ADDISON, WALLACE CO.,
dscI7 No. Il Union street
CEED OATS.-2OO bushels superior SEED
- OATS, in store and for sale by
ADDISON, WALLACE 4 CO..
feb Is No. Is. Union street.
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\TOTiCE-The highe-t market price paid for
y old Scrap Iron. Wrought and Cast, Rags,
Rope, Copper, Brass Lead. Zinc. Bones. 6r.
j. ". KENT CO.,
cor. Union aud Duke Ste, or No. 30 Union.st.
OFF
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sy.- Light articles, OF bundles. will he forwarded
between Alexandria and Washington. from the
Office in either place. Heavy irc-hS will too trans
ported over the Road. if delivered at the Depot IL
Alexandria. or at Long Bridge Station.
nov l---tf JOB toRS'N' Shp.
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C. C.. BR ADLEY

&C. BRADLEY,
CABINET. CHAIR Il SOFA MANI FACTI EHE
CORNER Of Hj"yd' A!ir.dS'... .U'"""t"i" i".
HAS constantly Oh hand. and offer. to the pub
III lie. nIi excellent assortment "t Cabinet Ware
sofas and Chairs of every variety. and on the low
est terms which. for durability and finish. cannot
i,,. ,irrasscd nah l--ly
WASHINGTON & CO.,
Grocery. LiIuor. and Commission Merchants.
No. II. SIUS STREET.
ALEXANDRIA,, 4.
feb 81
THOMAS PERRY,
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Ar REDUCED pRiCES.-G. h. NITVER
n Il RRO ha,ine a iaJgcr stock oi GOODS
than they desire t. carry "vcr-haNc greatly re-
durcd their prices aud solicit their friends and Gus
toner to call. believing that they can make it to
,boir ;r,crc.; f.. invest. jan 29
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NTuTICE.-To those of our customers who have
" settled their accounts. aG rendered the nrst "i
January ,r. rcf"rn hnHE-: those wh" have
failed To- 10 - We would remind of the necessity
Of doing 80. at an curly day. a. all our accounts
unsettled on he Erf ., iPr'i "'|f' VIII. through
roc..i,,. have, ,n r,.. into other hand. for cnlicr-
,,r. =. nj that time. we will move from Alexandria
feb l-2w TAl LoE III lttiHoN.
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nh

NEW GOUpS.-Wc are this day receiving
y Fancy raicucs. very pretty styles: Hinghau,>.
New Nork Mills. Wamsutta. AMI other superior
brands of hlcuchcd ShIrting-: alS" hcarhcd aud
brown ShcctiugS. Irish Liurus. some very SUPERIOR
Linen Cambria lluudk, ,rchiriS. AIpacas DC. 6r.,
all Of which We vi ,rll nj very l"" price. Call
carly. on lch II LNhNlN DIV.
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NEW SPRING GOODS WILLIAM v.
y BERKLEr. tm The oH st""J.) has lnst re
ccycd - lre-h supply Of FANCY PRINTS, beau
tiful styles; B!rachrl and Brown domestic lr'.h
Linens. Black silks. GinchamS. Kentucky Jeans.
Hosiery. Gloves. &c. he solicits call from hi
i,r ord couutry friends feb ~
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NEED! SEEDm SEED m!-lOu bushels Glover
- Seed 40 bushels Tuothy seed, lju bushels
Orchard Grass Seed, % bushels Blue GraS, seed.
50 bushels Herd l;ra>s Seed. for sale hy
ADDISON, WALLACE Il CO.,
5s.17 No. Il Union street.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-08-10

The Democratic minority in the Kansas Con.
stitutional Convention being unable to carry
their points by argument aud voting, particu-
larly in regard to certain Topeka speculatons,
became threateningly violent and uproarous.
1t will be seen that the Ohio expelled Slough
was prominent in the disgracefrl disorder A
letter to the Times says
The last crash of the Convention was a Glrv
Of personal passions not of partisan hositlities.
And "an awful crash it was The Republicans
exault exceedingly in the yalor of one of their
number, son Of Anak, and also Scotchman.
named Mccullough, who made "order reign
in Wyandotte, much as Prince Paskiewitch
achieved the same miracle in Warsaw, by rush.
ing, six feet three by two feet six of him, into
the midst Of the bowling, and crying, and clam
oring members, and with two vast fists eleva-
ted IN the air, threatening to pound the thir
teen noisy Democrats into one silent Jelly I
don't know how true this may be, but the
champion is big enough to make one believe
IN the virtue Of oatmeal in breeding bone, and
all accounts agree that the most persistent at
temPts Of disorder came from certain Col.
Slough, not at all "of despond," but, on the
contrary, of the State Of Ohio, on the Democrat.
ic side Of the house.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-08-10
A0Ceptral lIentaI NIirncle -

Mrs Andrew Jackson Davis communicates
to the Spiritual Telegraph the fact that her
husband is being moved to write the fifth book
in the series, entitled the "Great Harmonic "
That paper Prononnces the following eulogy:
Mr.. Davis must be acknowledged to be the
central mental miracle of the nineteenth cen
tury He never writes unless he is impeIIed to
do so by more than an ordinary influence, aud
then he rehgiously devotes himself to it, regu.
lating his diet, exercise, sleep, and times of
writing, according to tho laws and principles
which have been disclosed to him through this
mysterious channel of intelligence; and in
few weeks is evolved through him book of
several hundred pages, containing most start
ling intelligence, philosophers and prophecies,
with references and quotations Fl IN books he
has never seen nor heard Of giving chapter
and page.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-08-10
nIors of rhe GoId pIseoverIes

The St Louis Democrat of August sth learns
from three gentlemen just in from the Kansas
gold mines, that new discoveries recently made
on the western slope of the snowy range OF
mountains, short distance west ofthe Gregory
DiggingS, suTpass even the richess Of those
famous leaas These gentlemen also confirm
the immense success of Green Russell d Co (,
and report Mr. Gregory now on his way to the
States, with large amount Of gold dust One
Of the gentlemen, Mr.. shaeffer, of FreePort, ILL.,,
returns in few week, with a gold crushing
machine, to work some OF his claims with, and
Capt William Parkinson, of St, Louis, anotb.
OF the party, returns Immediately, with drove
Of cattle.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-08-10
The Grain Crop ofObio


The Cincinnati Gazette publishes complete
and Oats produced in Ohio, in 1858, prepared
from official returns made to the Auditor OF
State, and remarks:
This information is highly interesting, com
ing, as it does, at this time, when it is so i'm
Portant to compare the product of the harvest
of 1859 with that of previous years. It will be
seen that the whole number of acres under
wheat, in 1858, was l,695,4l2, producing l H.
OBS, ,4S3 bushels, OF an average of 10 8 bush.
els to the acre The general impression is
that one third more land was planted the past
season than in the previous year. Il is safe
we think, to estimate the number of acres at
100000. The product per acre, after making
allowance for the frosted district, may be stated
at fifteen bushels. The yield is admitted TO be
better than in 1857 When it was within lrac
ton of fourteen bushels. The crop, this wear,
is also very superior in quality We may,
therefore, set the crop of 1859 down at 80 OOO,.
600 bushels of wheat of excellent quality
against 100000 bushels of ordinary quality
last year, and 25 900, 900 in 1857
Corn was also very light last year, the total
yield on 1884, SO acres planted being only
5O,S63, $50 bushels, against 81, 1880 sc bushels
on 2,254,424 acrss in 1857 The average last
year was 81 7.s TO the acre, against SO 8 in
1857. This season the numberof acres planted
is fully up to that of 1867, and it is probably
greater. We can hardly fail, therefore, with
any thing like good weather from this time out,
to realize much larger crop than was secured
last year.
As regards Oats, he figures show what had
already been proved, that the crop last year
came near being an entire failure This year,
it is generally believed, the yield is full aver.
age one
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-08-10

How THE Loss OF PROPERTY AFFECTS NIL.
LIoNAIREs-Not long since large establish
ment in this city, owned by three Of our wealth
lest citizens was reported to be on fire Word
to that effect was carried almost simultaneously
to each of the proprietors, and their concern
about the matter was exhibited as follows: No
l said, "D-n her, let her burn" No. 2 grew
exceedingly nervous, and had to seek his bed,
while No 8 quietly remarked, "a great many
poor people will be thrown out Of employment.
A stronger picture ofthe character ofthess men
spuld not possibly be drawn CiAeinHatia Com
nercidl
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-08-10


The Ministerial African Methodist Episcopal
Conference, commenced its annual sessions in
this city, at their Church on Bolivar Street, last
Sturdy August 9th, and from thence adjourn.
e' the sh inst, to the Erie Street NJ E
Church. Below will be found the names Of
delegates present
Rev. Bishop Mare; Alex Austin, LooaI Preach.
er Rev. s. 7. Jones; Elder W. Morgan; Elder A.
R. Greeni R. johnson, Preacher; Elder Samuel
Watts Elder 5. II. Thompson; ] p. Underwood,
Local Preacher Elder Il. D. Davis Elder N. IL.
Turpin; l. Dillon, Preacher; Elder j. A. Shorter
Elder D. Smith; Elder Ridgway; Elder Tibbs,
Elder J. Lewis; A. Harwell, Preacher; J. w. De
vine, Local Preacher II. A. Jackson, Preacher
Elder NJ 7. Nowsom; Elder G II Graham; II. j.
Andrews: Elder l.. Gross; Deacon D. Cooper;
Deacon Edward Epps.
Business transacted by this Assembly is sim-
liar to that of the NJ E. Church Conference
Two daily sessions; the first from 9 A. NJ. till ~
~, and the second from 2 till P.
Preaching in the evening. Citizens urgently
invited to attend these meetings during the
session.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-08-10

"Westwarjthe Star Of Empire takes IL way
90 rapidly that many Of our readers viii enquire
where this Territory is. Il is sufficient nov TO
say that Il is all Of the original territory Of
Minnesota not embraced within the limits Of
the present State Of that name. IL has not
been organized in form by Congress, but the
inhabitants, from necessity, last year estab-
lished provisional COVE nment with a Cover
nor, Secretary and Council
We refer TO Dakota now because of the re-
eeipt Of the first number Of hansomely execu.
ted newspaper, printed at Sioux Falls City, this
being too the first newspaper in the territory.
It is a very creditable sheet in all respects, and
we wish Mr. Albrdge all the success his enter
prise merits. We have met aso in the Van
Vert (Ohio) American, letter written by JiMs'
NJ ALLEN, a native Of this city, and we believe
the Territorial Secretary, giving brief state
ment Of some OF the good qualities of the coun-
try, which we copy, thinking it mightintergst
some of our friends who think Of moving West
ward, or may think of doing SO at some future
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-08-10

Under this disgraceful American head the
Richmond Enquirer practically argues the ques-
tion Of the re-opening of the African Slave
Trade, by quoting the high pr ces Of Slaves in
the domestic markets Of that noted mart of hu-
man fiesh, bones, sinews, and souls 1t states
that bale Of cotton and "likely niggsr" are
about well balanced in the scale OF pecunisry
appreciation, and talks about the pricez Of boys,
girls, men, and women, just as heartlessly as hog
and cattle dealers of beasts in the shambles-
1t says
In looking round at the slave sales in Rich.
mond, made at the we'll known marts Of Dick.
inson Hill 4 Co., Pulliam, Belts d Co., Hector
Davis, and others, we find that active negroes,
likely families, as well as boys and girls, com
mand high prices, and there are several gentle
men in market who are purchasing for their own
plantations in the South.
For the benefit of our country and Southern
readers, we will give below the state of our
slave market and the average prices brought by
slaves in Richmond
No. men, 20 to 26 years old, from 81 ,45O
to Sl,5O0
Best plough boys, II to 20 years old, 1850
Sl,425.
Boys from l5 to IT years old, sl,25O to 81,
s75,
Boys from IL to l5 years old, 81 900 to 81,
200.
Best grown girls, II to 20 years old, from
81 ,275 to 81, ,325.
Girls from 10 to II years old, 1850 to Sl,-
$50
Girls from ~ to is years old, 81 900 to ST.
100
Of course the quotations only represent the
rates offered for the best Il IS of slaves. The
inferior grades are numerous and command
prices in accordance with the quality