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ESaiDsaNAS HAr 10 "
LEGILIZEU DIR

IL U Il u LII - I Il " y Il 10
YoR cpSsLcf wy:5BI.
4 case which arose from a discrepancy o. r.irh: be-
tween one Of Fairbanks Scales IN Use by the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company and cae OF another manufacturer,
-a. recently :red in the Ceur: q Common f!ess. Bani'
ncT-. The case occupied the Court :~o days. and Judge
Marshall, In delivering lis decision stated, rs She rA-ult ci
the evidence, that the accuracy of F~slrhsnts' seal, Tas
established bsyond all question.
CLARksoS. ANDERSON 1 CO.
I'm IA. W lhS Main s.rr-.- Eichu,onn. AsrLy.
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TROS,-Cy Ia's arrivals. we have added considerably
TO our stock 81 swede. common English. English refntd.
and hammered Iron, embracing many extra s!Is..
Feb q JOHN y. GORDON / son.
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l7HhWiNG TOBACCO or THE FINES

Z Nv VV~T AFFNUEEU bNhNUs.-Js NdUIy ""F
IL. Va. !, Twist: llalsey ( Dooker's Lynchbure lie
r-r:e' Cosby i w;nfre-'s Madeira Twist. and man,
..s. ae;r! brands, for al. by .
DUAL Il NORTON. Druggist.
:b.5 Corner 10Th and Main sis.
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HHlcs, Hi'Ni'ti ~ ~ 'utu.- lvs.I q. tHc
= city OF iiichrYoud. | will 0ger. 81 Pebble Auction, !or
cash:a a. the auction room Of Messrs. Dickinson, Hill : Co,
- >Aiie ely, on ;he 18th day oi nj, month February, lS?.D
a Negro Woman aud a Nero Boz. belonging TO the e.,a,e
.! MS. Jane l'Is2n, deed. WI. RlS0N.
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.Asr!N CROW. Hg..Rico. Dec. i.i,;;.

Asr.S Crow. IIE.Rioo. Dec. /. i>:..
MEsSss. D"vk 4 Co. :-Gentiemen: My horse vas pt 10
the yard In :rou: of .h. house, rad In attempting 20 Jump
over the fence ran one end Of a fence.rail through his fore.
shoulder. and nearly penetrating through hi- breast, making
a cash large enough TO ;n,er. yogv f,t. 20: one bottle o!
your Turf oil and applied, freely. In four days lac va,
=. -ork: In about Two week, lie IA, entirely cured.
Respectfully. yours. Il. JAS. J." EGH
DOVE 4 Co. lropie:ors.
n. nt.inn.n u.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-02-25

CLASS 10 Draws Saturday, March 5.
CLASS IL Draws saturday, March IL.
Class ~ Draws saturday, March IS.
CLASS Is Draws Saturday, March 2G.
ON TILE PLAN OF SINGLE NUMBERS
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w1CURE FOR WH00PINii C0IG,i,

-sr. iiraciSrnE, C.SAp. EAST, Angus. q, lS6.-Me'Srs.
Seth ". Powle 4 Co.-Gentlemen Several months since =
little daughter Of mine, ten years Of age, WAS taken with
whooping Cough, in u very aggravated form, aud nothing
We could do for her seemed In any way 10 relieve her sui.
fering. We 81 length decided 10 try = bottle OF your pr.
wistar's Balsan Of Wild Cherry. In three hours after she
had commenced Using IL, she was greatly relieved, and. in
less than three days, was entirely cured, and Is now well.
I have s!nce recommended the Gslsam TO many @, ny
n~eighbors. who have used it; and in no case have | known
Il fail Of rdectinS a speedy cure.
You are at liberty to make ANY use OF the above yon
think proper. n II shall induce any body to use your l;a!-
sam, l shall BE- glad. for have grea, e%on8denc. In Il.
Yours, y. CUTIE.
Proprietor Of the Courier de 81. l!yacinth..
Non. genuine unless signed !. BUTTS on the wrapper.
20 SxrH W. FowLE L Co, Boston, Propric;ors. Sold ~
their agents every where.
For sal. in Richmond by PURCELL, LADD l. CO., ApIE
AGRAY, and ". PETERSON, Druggists. Peb 2l-dlw
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CITY OF SAVANNAH, GEORGIA
CLASS DRAWS OS
saturday, February 26, 1859.
CLASS = DRAWS o.
saturday, March 1850
CAPITAL PRIZE
$4,000.
Tickets only SI3.
HALVES. QUARTERS. ASD RiGliTlS Is PROPORTION.
Class hSs only :1',vH Numbers aai 81" Pg.:cs.
staouu;!nr 20 t2=o,j so, ard -" Cari:iiPril- + .Jg,r", and
lowest Prize SO.
Class y Ia, -, go Nu;abe> and -. lJ5 Prizes, sfrcun'.
inc 20 +.,a, go. More :!an one Prize 10 every two i;cic:s.
Tlc lowest Prize IL 40. Iari;sl Prise /. tS5,h"o.
Class q has iD,,pJ Nurnb-r- and .S.6.; Prizes. rroTr:.
ing 20 s3;, 40. More Prize. than Ulauss. Capital i'rZr
SJl,Dp0. Lowes. Prize tie.
ON THE PLAN OF SINGLE NUMBERS.
FIFTY THOUSAND TICKETS.
35,G27 PRIZES.
MORE THAN ONE PRIZE TO EVERY
TWO TICKETS.
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n-THE TRAvELLING CoMMUNTTY.-

a remedy such as DGRlIAvE's HOLLAND BlrTEGS car
no, be too highly recommended. To the travelling COMMIT.
nifty. especially. Il l. Certainly an invaluable remedy hav.
ing little or no exercise, constantly exposed aud subject to
the elects Of q change of climate and water. they require
some pleasant medicine Of this kind 20 regulate the bowels.
Sold by the principal Druggists in Richmond and else
-bo.o e.hDi-Iu
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AUCTION SALES.
EY DICKINSON, HILL co., AUCI


LuETE NEGROES. TIL. Day, a. 10 O'Clock,
i VII; se sold 81 likely Negroes, consisting Of M,r,
icy and Gi!ls, aud Women and Children.
FEB - DICKINSON HILL 4 Co kucfs
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Dkf. lD.NN ONE PlIIIE ~ nv E.R
TWO TICKETS.
MAGNIFICENT SCHEME.
INSTRUMENTATION PRIZES.
Whole Tickets $40, Halves 81, Quarter,
$3.50.

25,627 rr!:-s amounting to-. ............~3I7,7G
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EA "oDDiN & APPERSON, AUCT's.
ENEGI TNR.S SALE

or IiirtBLE rhGY OF siX HTNpIED y FORTY
SIX AND \ HALF ACRES, IL CHESTERFIELD. on
!AAfs RIVER, ABOUT SIyTEEN MILES
EkInM ElruNInNI
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Nearly One Prize 70 Every Nine Tickets. :

FIFTY THOUSAND TICKETS.
NE THOUSAND FOtIt HUNDRED AND EIGHTY
FIVE PRIZES
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$500 REWARD.

WILL. s,e tie above reward for the arrest and h-iisery
! u" ne III This city o! a negro man named CORNELlls
JOHNSON. II Ia should be arrested cut Of the state OF Nr.
.'ria-tlrif arrested In The State and ont o. the city. aad
a.A'if arrested in the city.
lie j. o. medium size. dark brosn color. has & BAD eonn.
tenanc.. il rather haughiy IL his manners, and Il about -
year. old. san him ls-i on saturday, she la'h instsnt.
Richmond, Feb. -, iSil-3fd SNHL VI, BAILEY.
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LNRIpAI EVENING. fgB. IS, iS2, vii! be per:crH"t
II S!a.Sp.nrc', suh,im. Tragedy Of
~ AND JULIET!
ROMEO. Miss MAGGIE MITCHELL
Juliet .......... l. r"hr,,
Nurse. g. = o.. u. ~ me-"
LADY, Gauntlet Mr.. Aiic Proctor
rriar Ls,,r.nc. ........M II. 4. Langion
N.rcu,i, Mr.. u. II. Ilarkir.
Capulet. .... acknowledgements ~, ": u. nd,.r!
Peter l. johnston
Tybglt. ......... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Mr'.
Rrnvolin. ....... 10. - hnSS'"'
Paris. ............... ....-.....-...M u. ""he'
Bn,l,h.,, ......M II. rancker
Gregory .......M i. {. u. French
Inrr ". r. Johnston
SOuc-Thc Old >rNton....... NH. "-c. hinSc'.
La Dayadcre---. ..............Mis Mis- MY. rchL"-'f
Monkey Ovcrturc-tcompos ed by Prof f'o.enbeF.
ger, and dedicated to I. l.. MoAiey, k'4.l..'-orcirtt
To conclude with tie Imaginable farce % a
wiDU W,S
JEREMIAH CLlP, tin which IT, wall civc lis celebrate! 'a-
!;a,ions OF popular Actor',l rx,r,c
byron Tremain Pelham rodge ...... M. e u Johnston
Mr. -" 70
Mrs. Ratt e'on ........... ......''''-'' Wv :. i,
Julie Chatirrly ...........-.......' '-.M''' maze i'''s'
sY--ln compliance with the wishes OF thu projectors %
the aboy y Testimonial. the price Of alH!,.iIH ".h BE hN.iat
ONE DOLLAR,
TO all parts OF the house. fb. :,
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Also. Lyon. celebrated In-er, Powder.
F.h ot-vyaIiu
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lzAG SCHEME
r ID BE n WV EACH 81 TIRDI WAR
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A Young LADY. COMPETENT TO TEACH ALL THE
n ENGLISH BRANCHES. desires a situation a. Go.
I:-:.. 4 = school. Address "C. X" box So, post Office.
-. FIJI, oI-.rs
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COMPREHENSIVE,

The uri, r,;sr-! 4 III cnl,irrc the Auction and Genera
Commission liusine.s heretofore conducted 10y PANSIL.L
son, At Ii, Once, 81 IaGk Street, Petersburg, Va.
Feb. lrh. ij9. WA. PASSILI-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-29
Coal Oil.


Within the past few years this has become
an important article of manufacture and con-
sumption. Its discovery and use has been
greatly advantageous, not only in aGording a
cheap, beautiful, safe and superior ilumina-
tor, surprising perhaps, that produced by any
other substance, but also an oil well adapted to
hbricating purposes. Experiments made by
thousands have amply tested its qualities for
burning in lamps. such ny nre now made, and
ADAPTED thereto. We have seen practical and
Welt tested demonstrations to this effect. The
light is clear, steady and bright: and when
the oil is properly manufactured, free entirely
from danger of explosion or the slightest dis
agreeable odor. Its cheapness is also anotll-
er important consideration, as one gallon will
last nearly ~ long rs two gallons OF Sperm
OIL Camphene. or spirit fluid. whilst there Is
neither danger of combustion nor unpleasant
efflnyia.
No accident can possibly occur in the use
of this OIL Already the demand for it has
become greater than the supply, and hence
pricps have materially advanced.
Lamps suited exclusively to burning 1t
have been introduced in all parts of the coun-
try, and persons becoming fnmiliarized to ITS
use, cheapness. convenience. &c, do not feel
inclined to give it up. An article, SO admir-
ably adapted to tho purposes OF Illuminating
must continue to increase in demand. Inc
bueness therefore of manufacturing coal OIL IL
destined. if we mistake not. to occupy large
share of public attention, INIT. Imriof.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-29
Cheapness OF Water transportation.

We find in the local column of the Mem
g eHdeh Eagle and Enquirer lowing para
SOMETHING NEw-PURE PIrTsBURG Coal
At FIFTY CENTS BARREL-Messrs. Walt & Co
advertise pure PittSburg coal ut fifty cents
per barrel. Now is the time for families
and all consumers Of coal to lay in their
years supply. PittSburg coal will certainly
not yet any lower, and it is very seldom 10
be had in this market at that price. Only
Goa! for .fty doilors!
There is Il very suggestive fact contained
in the above announcement Assuming that
barrel of coal contains three bushels, which
is low estimate. we find by simple calcu-
lation that Pittsburg coal is selling in the
Memphis market at seventeen cents per
bushel.
From Pittsburg 90 the mouth Of the Ohio
river, the distance by water, is usto one thou
sand miles From the mouth of the Ohio 10
Memphis. the distance is two hundred miles.
Hence then. we see that coal is mined near
Pittsburg, transported twelve hundred miles,
and then sold ut seventeen cents II bushel.
Now. the very lowest sum for which rail
road could transport bushel Of coal twelve
hundred miles, would be sirty cents! We
doubt if it could be done for that. A bushel
of coal, carried from Pittsburg to Memphis
by railroad, would cost sixty cents, for freight
aionc. independent Of the cost Of mining it
Transported by water, We See that it can be
sold in Memphis at seventeen cents-leaving
a margin of profit to the dealer.
Will anything better illustrate than this
the superior cheapness of water over land
transportation? -LynchbUrg Iirginian.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-29
Parting will. a Child.

A painf,Il case. and rather curions one,
has been decided in one of our District
Courts 1t was Il conflict between parents
for the possession of natural child. An un-
married woman sued out writ OF hdbeds
corpus, to recover possession OF her child,
II little boy two years and half old, which
she said was illegally kept from her by GER
tain citizen and his wife.
On trial, it appeared that this citizen was
the father of the child who was handed over
to him by the mother when it was trouble
and disgrace to her. He had accepted it.
and was doing for it all that any father could
do for a lawful child: besides which, he loved
it and petted it fondly. This gentleman's
wife. with magnanimity quite rare in such
eases knowing. az she did, all about the
child, had adopted it also, and loved it as II
it were her own. On trial. the father was
not able to prove that the mother had given
the child to him for good and all
On Monday the Judge decided the case,
which was that the child should be delivered
over to its mother With the order of court,
and accompanied by the mother, 4 deputy
sheriff went to the residence of the father to
get the child. and pass it over to its mother.
He describes the scene created by his visit as
the most touching and distressing thing he
ever saw. The adopted mother, turning
pale rs death, tried TO put him off upon diff
ferent pretextS, and to delay the separation
as long rs possible. Taking the child up
stairs to wash and dress him, she locked him
up and told the deputy he could not have him
till the husband came home.
When the husband arrived, the deputy po-
litely explained his business, and was politely
treated. The gentleman went up stairs, and
after Il while came down with his wife and
the child.
The little fellow was nicely dressed and
his adopted mother brought down with him
whole armful of danties, little clothes,
and rutfieS, &c, besides a number of toys
which had been purchased for the pet at
Christmas. All these she laid on the floor ut his
feet without saying word; too proud to dis
play either affection or grief before the hated
mother of her pet, yet showing symptoms of
the most intense suppressed agony. The faith
er acted as became man under such clrcum-
stances, allowing the child to go quietly and
without fuss The mother took the little one
in her arms, the deputy gathered up the
clothing and toys. and they left. The door
closed quietly behind them, and the more
than real mother was forever bereaved ofthe
dearest object of her atfections.-N. u. Delta.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-29
Matters and Things in Page County.

On Saturday evening last, after Il tedious
and cold ride we arrived ut Luray, the coun-
" seat Of Page. This place has about GOO
inhabitants, three churches-O. 5. and \.
s. Baptist and Mcthodist-two hotels, Seve-
raj stores, shops, and many fine private resi-
denceS. The Court House is well situated,
occupying commanding position. Since
our last visit there-some three years ago
we noticed several Improvements, among
others that a neat steeple has been placed
upon the .. S. Baptist Church. On Monday,
large concourse of persons assembled at
the Court House to hear the Hon. {. j.
Faulkner. and others. Mr.. F. spoke for
about two hours, and it would BE- impossible
for us to give an extended sketch Of his re-
marks. He gave succinct account Of his
stewardship" since he has been our Rep
resentative in Congress.
Mr.. F. was well received, and there SEEM
ed to be disposition to award him full credit
for his many services to his party and
country.
Mr. B. F. Gravson next spoke, stating that
he and others, preferring p. b. Borst, esq,
had called upon him to announce himself rs
Il candidate for Congress, subject to the deci-
sion of Democratic Convention, and re-
piled to a scurrilous article-a communica-
ton in the Spirit Of Democracy
upon Mr.. B. because he was born in the
State of New York. and clearly showed that
Mr.. B. was not only Il Democrat himself but
his ancestors were Of the same political faith
his father having been Il member of Con-
gresS at the time Of and warmly supported
the administration of Gen. jackson.
Mr.. Borst was next called upon. In a
few pertinent remarks he stated his views up
On various political questions. Mr.. b. is Il
sound Democrat and has many warm per-
sonal friends
Col. John Mcpherson, the cold Wheel
Horse of Democracy" magnanimousy with
drew his claims t. a seat in the National
Legislature. and announced himself ~
candidate for the House of Delegates.-Etom
ROg0i gazette.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-29
Death of the Victim of Legal Error

Our Paris correspondent, under date OF
December 80, furnishes the particulars Of the
death, at the early age Of thirty-sx, Of one
who, though ontirsls ianocent, suffered seven
years imprisonment III the galluys, Oh 4
charge of murder and arson.
This week carried to the grave broken
hearted man. Poor Sesnier's history is a
sad one. The 30th of June, Isis he was
tried, CONTESTED. and sentenced To the hulks
for life, as being gu,it, q. murder and arson.
He was III the hulks, treated qs y cur:..t for
Sven years when it was discovered that he
was G6oceoi IF the crimes, the true culprit
having confessed Lis sgiit The govern
ment did everything they could to ..tona for
the error; they made him chief ceiaa.iss.lry
of administrative inspection Of the southern
railways, gnd gave his father tobacco sell
ler's place; tdt seyen years agony, seven
years spent in conscious iqlocepcs and pro-
claimed guilt. are too heavy trials for human
nature, and the unhappy man died day or
two ago, only six and thirty years old, and
only two years since his liberation. Instan-
ees of ttass mistakes are not unfrequent in
France, where the criminal practice is very
imperfect, and the Judge is made the prosecu
ting attorney.-BOstnn Tareiiey
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-29
Pacific Railroad Bill.

In the Senate, on Thursday, the long de-
hate on the Pacific Railroad bill was ended
by the virtual rejection Of the measure; or IN
other words, by the rejection ct the PROPOSE
ton for the construction Of the road. and the
adoption of Mr.. Bells substitute, authorizing
the Secretary of the Interior to advertise Tor
separate proposals for the construction OF
Northern, Central, and Southern railroad t"
the Pacific. The bill. as amended by this
substitute. was passed by the following vote;
YEAs-Messrs. Bell. Biglsr. Bright, BrodsrlcS'
Cameron, Chandler, Clark. Dixon. Doolatle, Dong
las. Durkes, Fessendcn. Foot, Foster Ewln. Ham
lin. Hsrlxa, Houston. Jones, Kennedy, Polk. bice'
Ssbatian, Seward, Shields. Simmons, Smart, tfnm-
bull, Wade, Ward. and WilsoD-Sl.
NAYs-Messrs. Bayard, Benjamin. Brown: ches-
mt. CLAY, Clingman. Fitzpatrick. Green. Hunter
Iyerson, johnson, of Tenn. King, Mason, Pearce'
Puph. Reid, Slidell Thomson, OF New jersey
Toombs, and Yulee-20. XXI.
Mr. Gwin said that he did not regard TINS
substitute, as Pacific Railroad bill, at ALL
and characterized its passage as great farce!
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-29
Political Inconsistency

The Opposition in kanawha COUNTY
held meeting, and appointed large
CATION to the Richmond Convention. A.. '.7
other resolutions, they adopted the toIL,a:.'
| Resolved. That. in view of the cour,. ,,..
by the Democracy towards Mr.. Summers nj.
their present support Of Mr.. Lctcher. as ori,,,..
of the Ruffner pamphlet, is in wise To- their Ia
and involves them in an Inconsistency nee,
bic with frankness and justice" ''
Mr.. Summers, it will be reco!lec,oJ
resident of ksnawha-and it is appron,i,.
that vindicstion, such as the above. .Sa'r.
come from that county. Mr.. Summer. =
believe, is the owner Of forty or fifty sar,
a. he Was at the time he was runnip,
GoYernor-but this did not prevent
from being, according Ia Democratic Loo
an unsound man." in comparison with Il.
Joseph Johnson, who was not so much a, r.
owner of brass button on a niggers o..
Mr. Summers was not to be trusted. be,,r,,
he was an emancipationist in lS32, UNDER,
influence Of the Southampton insurrectiar.
though Mr.. Mcdowell, who had express
the same opinions. had been previously e,e.
ed Governor by this same Democratic r,r-
but Mr.. Letcher is now as sound as j
yer dollar. though he was an emancipatop..
rs late rs 1917. The Democratic argun.,.
of the matter may be briefly summed u /,
this general proposition: Every Drmocra,,
candidate for any office, no matter what
perfectly Sound" though he never saw
negro-and every Opposition candidate /,
unsound, though he may be the owner 4
five hundred ebo-shins. That's the long an
the short of it.-Lyuchb~y Viryi0om.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-29
From Sonora,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-Jaspar 3. Whit
ing, connected with the survey of Sonora,
under Captain Stone. has arrived here with
dispatches To the State Department from
Captain Stone, acting Consul at Guaymas,
and from the commander Of the rloop'oi-war
st. Marys. lie brings dates t" the go De-
cember. from Gpaymas. He represents the
condition of Sonora rs deplorable in the ex,
IRENE. Peschiera, the Governor. has failed
in his attempt to raise troops.
The people at Hermovilla rose and d libera.
ted two eitizens imprisoned by Governor
Peschiera's order, end paradcd the streets
carrying them along in triaMph. shouting
WHALES Americanos" Death TO PISS
chiera! ste, The whole country is expect Ct
ing and anxiously awaiting the purchase or
OCCUPATION of Sonora by the American gov
eminent. and the Presidents message will be
received With enthusiasm. Governor res
chiera was absent in Snaloa and about 70
attack Mazatlan. The opposition needed
only u leader to overthrow him without Il
struggle,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-01-29
Virginia News.

Thomas P. Beall, one of the editors of thu
Charlestown Spirit jefferson, died on Wed
nesday morning, in the 18th year Of his age
after lingering and suffering illness OF Il
months or more. He was IN humble Chrls
| tian-a member of the VI. F.. Church-walk
ing in the love and fear of God, and thus he
died.
The farm belonging to y. c. Kinney, esq.
| lying on the McAdamized road. about three
miles from Staunton, and containing 34t
, acres, was purchased ut public sale on Fri
day last, by Mr.. j. Davis Craig, at S46 per
! acre.
Poultry ofevery kind. says the Richmond
Dispatch, is scarce in the Richmond mar
kets, and commands high prices. The rail
roads are bringingv very few fowlst 10 that city
now. and wild ducks and geese are just now
unusually scarce.
1.-The Black Hole Of Calcutta" (the Jail in
Richmond is about to be knocked down time
it should be. for it has been 'biown up' often
enough) and the city engineer has been order
ed by the council to prepare plan for new
one.
A Committee Of the Virginia State Agri-
cultural Society has lately awarded Il pre-
MUM of $50 to William VI. Tate, esq. Of
Augusta county, for an essay on the cultiva-
ton of corn.
On Wednesday, in the Norfolk Circuit
Court the Crosbie will case was taken up
Considerable interest is manifested in regard
to the decision. Several witnesses from Eng
land will be examined.
Mr.. Samuel Bell. of Strasburg. recently
slaughtered hog, the nett weight Of which
was I'D pounds.
Gen. Stovall, of Halifax is not candidate
for the office of Commissioner of the Board Of
Public Works.
Mr.. John Fox, we'll known and wealthy
citizen Of Fauquier County, died on the Goth
instant
Nearly half the winter is past, and, in por-
tons of Southwestern Virginia, not an ounce
of ice has been obtained.