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Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-02-09
ilXTR ,0nDINAKy AUCrION sALE RcA.

- IA AND WATER POWER IN THE TOWN OF WELDON,
NORTH CAkoilNA-ln conformity with permission granied by
recent acts Of the Legislatures Of Virginia North Carolina
Roanoke Navigation Company WILL the 18th day Of April 1890
the town OF Weldon proceed sell by auction their Canal and
Water Power at and the said Of Weldon In e
North Carolina The property consists Of Canal miles long
beginning attic head Of the falls Of the Roanoke and
mating at the foot OF the same In the Also another three
niles above the same and oneurth Of mile long which
fall Of feet and around E4ton falls. With Canals will
be sold all the lands on tie margin Of the same ng the
Roanoke Company with all It's privileges and properties between
the towns 4 Castor and Weldon including Aqueduct Lccks
sites and every other thing thereto sppertaning This property
deemed OF value and presents field Of capital and
prise without superior in the Southern country. There l. Fall
Of eighty feet and the volume In the River
the the falls Of James River Weldon
M Raleigh aud with vi mncton. Il Is the
focus OF four Railroads connecting II With Richmond with Norfolk
ingy productive country. An abundance grown In
the neghb to supply the demands Of extensive
uactue The lower Roanoke region proverbgl pro
tucton Of and the upper for Wheat with which Weldon Is
connected by Railroad and Rlyer navigation.
Purchasers invited 20 examine this property and Mr. Bass
residing Weldon, vii show 10 all who desire It,
viii exhibit map Of the came
TE Of sale will be ouehird cash onethriin six months one
thrd In twelve months With interest deferred
Tequirelhy the act Of the State OF " O.
TiOS. MCGEHEE proxy Of the State o. North Carolina,
WM. II. CLARKE, proxy Of the state VI Virginia
WIN, II. WESSON, for the Stockholders de29-dtds
~ This sale will be conducted by
WIN. PANNILL, Auct'r,
Petersburg Va.
Who WILL any time furnish all necessary Information In re-
gard 70 the property, either In person or by letter.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-02-09
RICHMOND FEMALE SEMINARY.
ON GRACE STREET BETWEEN Sd & 18th,
-T@TJNTnND NIPGJNIA


REV n bU p YosE D. D. Principals
TuyJtF sties Of the session OF this Institution viii be
suneJ on TUESDAY. the Sd day Of January, 1sG0,
- sN INSTRUCTORS.
pey Moses IIogc English Literature and Biblical studies
Puppy A NJ Mental and Sioral Philosophy and Natural
Coleman university Of va0 Mathematics Ancient Ian
ruages and History.
Mis- augusta Daniel Preparatory Department.
Prof Charles Selbert, Piano -
Madame Mathide Hyan, Vocal Music.
Prof A. La BombArc, French
Prof q. Persco, Italian. Drawing and Painting.
senior Carlos COrdOvez Mera, Spanish
Prof Heinrich Schneider Harp
Prof U. A. Ericssion, Guitar.
nr Uoge English Literature which
o srv inteetnr and Instructive will continued Young Ia
d residing In the city, who longer pursue their studies al
school hut who still cultivate Bellies Letres may become
members and attend 81 The prescribed hours without
being otherwise connected with the Seminary.
'-s ~ TERMS
BOARD for nine months lending last day Of June 5000 90
Tuition In the Preparatory Department .... 81 90
do IN ordinary English branches. . .. 40 90
do In advanced do do ...................... 90 90
do In Modern Ancient Languages. each. ... 20 90
Music Vocal and Instrumental lano ana Gutar) for
lesson Of hour per week 40 90
For hour each per week so 90
Use OF Piano 10 90
Drawing In Crayon % 90
Painting 10 Water so 90
Painting In 40 %
DIpuy who Pdreadt control young ladies
trusted o their
DR. Hore Will take pleasure answering any letters Of Inquiry
with regard 10 the school All business letters be addressed
10 A. NJ. DUPUY
jR9-dly RrhY2nd, Va
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go as day received fan supply o. Dr. Roses nEDI.
SAeh ase ossrvd trade, his Wholesale prices
w. L. WAXING.
- General Agent
FER ne ely 81 hchEona
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-02-09

TK WARES WoEys We understand that &C. Is In con
upatJa 90 reayest tle superintendent of tha Water
Works u..a taa duty of repairing htjr.nts We tbinh
ne present plan works very well, but ID any change is
% be- made .u tle system We would recommend thot
l competent person. 90 act assistant 20 the Super
u.g-ieuJ of tle Water Works be appointed bv The
Council, aud charged atL tle duty of visiting the pre-
A'.s of every vater--aer. once u three months, for
o.. purpose 20, inspecting tine fixtures 10 they require
s.Sat repairs such che Insertion of new wa-he et
AH oe prepared Goo p-. them iu ORDER but it more eN-
tc'''e pair. arg ,4rgd De ,h0lli direct the tenant
I" EMPLOY ID plumber. The main object iu the appoint
men, of -..a aa officer would be the prevention OF au
.l'- liable al,.e OF War.r Dc is wcI known tI3t many
t-l aud wafer closets are so defective that the wa
' Isl constantly running l.y and night 10 this waste
.N -'.a,.t, 'a.ra would be les, complaint, Shoe
Zoe MT. 90 c.he.su, supply Of water. The water ta-
Ae- ODD many Instances would rather permit, the waste
% commute than ca. .n plumber 90 prevent 10, a,
'o.l, expense Of one or tUoJolrs 10 an inspector
should De- appointed, there would Doe 20 need for 0r
or 20 St@ a'ou, town to report citizen, whose servant,
cave l.irn.- r4.-.r-. The Inspector coId attend 90
us l-t' lai d Ls lI not sursI, the eight policemen
pr. % should Do. sufficiently ,g..au, To- prevent waste
OF alia- .a t..suaaaer
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-02-09
PLANO EXTpAOWDIYaRY-

PIANO EXERA0RDINARY
ID III. TAYLOR has just received smother Of briggs
PATENT PIANOS the ouly Pianos constructed uuly sG
entihc principles strength durability! power keep tuLs
aGd to etAu their tone they far superior al hef PaAos
IAoy aES highly admired by al who have heard then.
y. DHtEBEisG says OF Ihrns
The tone b grand and noble n has acy sgIzn1s
the sound sin ng rs volume have aeyer
heard excaled IN depth, purity sympathetic sweetness
GOfrsCHALK, srRAkoSCn, hAREI2EK, sEd many o;bss
eminent rjfessCrs say Of them
The tone OF the eqc he best Grand Piano FOes ana
excel them In pure musical information and sciual poWe
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-02-09

iInDEG AN ACT Or ASSEMBLY,, PASSED
u I'D dag Of January, 1850 books will be opeaed subs no.
lions 10 the Capital stock OF the virginia fe Insurance
Company athe ofce Of the Merchants Insurance Oomp.ny
on the 1Sd day " February
CovNI'sostIs-Mm H. MscitTani Horace l. Kent Roscoe b
Heath, John H. Montague. lewis Gnter James App r,1n Ro5t
B00se, : j. Harrison, W. g. Paine Wellington GHdin John
Purcell Joseph Anderson, Roh H. Mauy, Blair Burwel B.
= Nash. John II Claiborne, william II. Christian. a2iln
('0TTON YARNS.--lCO bales assorted Nos n. To ia', for
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-02-09
RAmI.OAD IRON FOR SALE.

The Richmond and Dan willie Railroad Co. having some three
hundred o. old Bar Iron hand ready dispose Of h'
reasonable market Much Of this iron Is 10 Lengths
suitable Tor hight rail- sup-rscture and being In .hoite
lengths could be reroed ursd ni0 nails spikes
Parties wng % purchase may apply al the oee Of the Rich
mond and DAnyile Railroad.
fe8-iu A. WORRALL Sup,.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-02-09
NOTICE.
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES
nv THE STERR SCOPE

OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES
ON THE STEREOS COPE.
GOH, INFINITE VOLUMES OF POEMS THAT TREASURE
In this small library Of glass and pasteboard creep
Of Raes The face Of his rockhewn NubSn
temple scale the huge that calls itself the Py
ramd Cheops the length Of the three titanic
the wall Of Baabee-mgst Of quaed rock that
ned into the and then dive into OF foliage
microscope and the veniags OF leaf delicate
y wrought the painting made with hands that almost
down and the aphs that sucks It's juices look into
Gagged tiger and Ae scay train OF the crocodile
stretched the sands Of the river that has mroed hundred
nasies stroll through Rhenish vineyards sit
walk the streets Of once buried cities look into the
Alpine glaciers and the rush Of waste
pass from the banks Of the Charles
Jordan and leave outward frame In the chair
table while In spirit looking down Jerusalem from the
Mount Of ohYes"
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-02-09
rRr RIrHNInNn FEMALE MSTITnTE.

NTOW In It's sixth Session offers TO the daughters Virginia
~ the South facilities for tie requirement thorough
and finished education.
EMPLOYS able and well tried teachers Of whom
Vnans and two Of them Masters Of Arts Of the University
Its course Il extensive complete being Intended 10 embrace
young lady should study with the whole arranged
ss the University that selections may be made and particular
studies or branches, pursued at pleasure
invites comparison with the most prominent semnaes any
part Of our country.
Pupils are admitted any and charged only rom the time
matricuatng may adyantageousy the
middle Of February, when the Second Term begins
TERNs (oSE HALF rs ADyASCE)
Board Including everything. $3.50
French, Music, Drawing, a., usual extra charges.
A reduction OF HcJoUTtb TO Ministers.
For catalogues, containing details apply to
fagl- n. len4
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-02-09

AJEGROEs.-Ths DAT, 10 O'Clock, be colo % Ne
~ consisting Of Mea, Boys and Girls AID women cs-
drsn. DICKINSON, HILL 90,
deFt-dfm Ancto1esrs
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-02-09

''FlE-is H.ToH of NraNA.-TLe Alexandra
'-.. .--, a'.r.I, noises the history OF Virginia
''.. Che rel o. CHssrs- Cauuu ESQ.
"a. DA4pl.. r aoalrl5.y distinguished ia our State
' historical researches aul u., previous training
a. silia,.sse With 4II .' ,.,, of Information rel
awe TO ..e ....' 'res o. .le COLONY aud Common
qualify h.m i-r tle preparation otsuch
.''A d. De- .s given to Che public. y, has ~ketched
'-' '. t-..-i..y tie careers of such men Raleigh
'... ri-i.I. aat ,he.r eompeels and written plain
,-..-e narrative vi ,he principal event., iu the his
NE settlement aua growth of lrgiuit down 20 the
-'. O.. dictionary aar We have rapidly looked over
20. Pages e Che or, before Us. aud been much pleased
pr pretending Stale of ,le author, as veil im-
''l ".a ..- i.r.u sad industry U the collection
''--' .., -1 "e Know where more information on the
49,. .. OBJ. history @, Virginia IS contained OF where
'--e1i can .e better slu-h.d iu acquiring the
is. .,a-ts -t.- c0u, aruius che events aud men
I famous D.. our State annals We. therefore, very
.'aai.aI Nr Campbell, History, and our
49,. o. .ht Do mas bring him increased literary rep
-.'- A-l '.9-'al,.d recampt.,a for hts Lbors.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-02-09
CONSOLIDATED LOTTERIES
OF DELAWARE.
FOR FEBRUARY 1850.

FRANCE, BROADBENTS l. CO, Managers.
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-02-09
PARKE POINDEXTER.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.

R.CEAosD, Va,
VIII practice the city Richmond and the counties Of Ches
terrified, Povhltan and Amelia
- Oceln Isles BcIdng OF Main end l4h streets
NH Ply
III l.. BROOKE has resumed the practice Of Law in the
H. city Richmond
once IN Belyins building l2h fronting street.
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-02-09

TtItTsOuTE
Who WILL az any time furnish all necessary Information In re-
gard 70 the property, either in person ly letter.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-12
A SKETCH OF The CITY OF LAWRENCE


lawrence 10 . city, and of the capitals of Enssx
county, Massachusetts,, both sides OF the Nsrrtmsck
river twenty miles north u Bostou and ten miles by
road and thirteen ny railroad northeast by east u Low
ell II also has railroad communication wah Galem.
(wenty six mi'es) and with Manchester and Ouueesd,
New Hampshire, he former twenty SIX and the aaasf
forty miles Tbs one Of those wonderful creations q
the manufacturing enterprise Of New Englsnd under The
influence Of which tract, almost without inhabitants, h
suddenly converted into populous city.
in 1876, tho Fsscx Company constructed dam aoPoou
The NerIimack river at This place, by which fall Of
twenty feet in the entire volue OF The river haD
been obtained The work cca about s2s0,o0o. canal
more than milo long, ana loo net wide al he head,
sixty feet at the fo and fourteen feet deep The csne
conducts he water from tho dam 10 the di1srent milo
The town Is laid out both sides OF tho Spckse river,
but chiefly west o: the Spct and east Of the neermack,
the streets running mostly at right angles with each CHER,
dividing the city into squares.
The town Of Lawrence was Incorporated IN lel&, md
ccnunued hvn about eight years, when the Am0ant
OF its population having reached that prescribed By he
laws OF Massachusetts, for city organization Q2ooo)
city charter granted and accepted 1855, and lho
Hon charles s Storrow, was chosen the nrst Mayor.
The city was named IN bonor Of the lawrence family OF
Boston, and has pow, Qs54) population Of nearly
l5,0oC.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-12


The Insurance, II 10 said, was against hre only
The general impression that insurance. companies
VIII not ee obliged 10 pay any more than will the
value " the ruins as they las before need
n stated that since tho building has Ia the pos
fesecD II ns present oSne's has been doing very
owners $50, COO
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-12

supposed the strength of tho mill has severely tired
o. ne recent introduction OF heavy fancy looms Tho
sooet Manufactured were principally tcks, denim,,
shns and fancy co'tNDs, and have always isksn tns
hthett rank for superiority and worth The orders for
.oods ave frequently eac sdeh the supply The goods
we're s'lo in this city by David Nevns Co mostly from
samples, and ordered from the mil the qEanttss de
sJed They have recently produced several fancy
onh. and tSss cotonses, and were taking ordcrs for
spring deliveries.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-12

sons arn ~ a, ,ro-,.,., n, y, : . -, -. 49, -. -
'" VI '"e o'"s sno "o'a'' ono nul
ore" anu tbIy dead bodies have been removed 70 th
City Hail, or been delivered IN yecocn,v,nv tr,anas
ron m, r,, -
'"n HAMhs OF THE woUFDKD'
'v nv. ,""'nms " d "s' Oh the ~oandsd-
. I,.rrn,sh su,,,v,r
S-wm Child.
s-IahefMe vane.
q Cs,hs,,n. nolan
o d - noonson'
le-Henry HalIsr.
ll-pa'risk Riley.
s,.aa. IL ~s, % .snsn.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-12

Previous TO the fire. two sisters together and COM
parauvely unhurt They would havo been rescued.
Hearing the roar Of the flames, they exclaimed "oh,
God we have got 70 de-"
Another woman shreked out pseously that the nre
was burning her brain, but the flames after seneed
her cries.
has already been stalled previously that one man cut
his throat iest he should be burned alive. Mr.. Branch
told his friends who were digging for him that hs should
resort 70 tho same means 10 escape the tortures Of the
fire. he was persuaded 70 desst and iortunatey was
rescued.
Tho awful death which soms died by the nrc was fear
fully asstei By thor baked and blackencd forms when
takeu out-not In anything like those of human beine
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-12

AT tie Maine depot IN thA city for hall an hour previ-
70 The l0x train leaving for lawrence the soeue was
unusu Ally aninaing aad exciting people being gathered
knots earnestly conyersDe about the terrible u
lawrence, and obers constantly arriving, learn
the By the laacs tram, ana others ANXIOUS
at the earliest possible moment for the city Of mourning
Among the thsonk were several who had relatives and
personal friends employed In the destroyed building ana
wbcee c0uneDancee Indicated the greatest anxiety Of
feeling each being fearful that hin relative friend
among the dead.
Extra cars were required 70 accommodate the multi
tuce ana finally the tram, numbering fifteen long cars,
each crowded full OF human beings le In charge " four
conductors for Lawrence.
NOTICES OF THE EVENT.
The New England society Tor the Promotion or Manu-
fsrtrrcs and the Mechanic Arts who zero have par
taken OF their annual dinner the Parker House this
afternoon hare postponed their dinner account Of the
terrible disaster al Lawrence.
FULL LIST OF INSURANCE..
The following Is believed 70 be full list Of the insu-
Southern shield., 1860-01-28
---4-
 TO VICTOR HUGO.

l SIR: Your letter to the London Ser has found its way into the American press, for which 1t was doubtless intend ed. If ardent enthusiasm could win jus tice from her strict course, yours might have had some effect upon the destiny Of John Brown. But all the eloquence of genius can not take tho blackness from treason, or the crimson stain from mur- der. 1t requires something more than an outburst of fine poetry to turn crimC into patriotisnl-something more thar impetuous denunciations to check the solemn footsteps of justice.
 1 Your picture of John Browns trial il u painful one. It must be q hard hear x which does not swell with compassion a' z essS,4-ssas.,.S itself: Upon wretched pal let, with siSssSSa alf-gaping wounds, scarcel, conscious of sui ssaspunding sounds, bathinE his mattress with or7va; ana 2, as 5t1 eil5 a13 ghostly presence of his two dead sons forever before him." Thus you place the unhappy man before the world, forgetting that those ghastly wounds are but the evidence of more ghastly crlme-the fearful witness by which his guilt was confirmed.
 It is, indeed, terrible picture you have drawn, but the streets of Harper's Ferry had one more terrible still. There, innocent men, all unconscious Of danger, were shot down like wild animals. There widows, newly bereayed, knelt moaning over their dead, and orphan children cried aloud for the parents that John Brown so ruthlessly murdered This picture you have forgotten to place side by side with the other; but we who love our country men have sympathy for the innocent as well as pity for the guilty.
 You complain that his trial was hurried, that the jury sat only forty minutes, and that the proceedings wero indecorously urged forward but were they so swift as the rife-balls that shot down unarmed men in the streets at Harper's Ferry ?- Were they so ruthless as John Browns midnight descent upon sleefing village in Kansas, where husbands and sons were dragged out of their beds, and shot down within hearing of their wives and mothers? Is this the man whom you speak of as "pious, austere, animated with the old puritan spirit, inspired by the spirit of tho Gospel E" while you cali his companions < sacred martyrs ?o
 This, sir, is the blasphemy of a highly wrought imagination-excuse me fer say, ing-not original with you; for wilder and more irreligious men than trust yor arc have gone to greater lengths, an6 blasphemed more eloqnently than this They have pronounced John Browns gal lows holier than the cross, and held IT l his rebellion as a rebuke to the unfinish ed mission of our Lord, the Savior.
 "At this moment" you say, Americl I attracts the attention of the whole world. I Not at this moment only, but ever sine
 she became free nation this has been s truth. To all the kingly governments Q
Southern shield., 1860-01-28

aaAD,uing the past two centuries, says European coten,porary, there has been no less than seventeen Congresses to the affairs of Europe. The earliest one of Importance was that of Minister and Osnabruck, in l644 Tie subsequent ones were those of ,fas the Pyr1neeg in I65g, 3eoe 9 of Utrecht in TIP, of Ak la Chapelle in 174S, of Teschon in ITS, of Rastadt in l79i', of Erfurt in 1908, of Chantillon in lSl4, which resulted in Napoleon's ban ishment to Elba; the great of one Vienna in 1915, which reconstructed Europe on the ruins of his empire Of Ak ia Cha belle in ISIS, Carlsbad in lSl9, of Trop- pau in 1920, Laybach in 1921. and VeTo- na in 1922, all to adjust new questions arising under the aecrees of that of Nien- na; and finally, that of Paris in 1856, to settle the hostihties in Russia, Turkey and the Danubian Municipalities.
Southern shield., 1860-01-28
NUMBER 34.

Minerva from the minds of patriot states men, modestly clad, serene and beautiful; :; she presides over our republic, and has so far protected 1t from anarchy or op- pression.
 It is that our republic may have no sisterhood with those of France that such instructions as you denoainatc "a sa- cred duty" are met with the whole force of our laws. Were they permitted to ob- tain fOothold in the land, our republic might indeed become sister to those of France, and perish as they did.
 Had the insurreetion at Harper's Ferry succeeded, the scenes of anarchy which left France lying like an unnatural mon ster satiated with the blood of her own children might have been repeated here. But we are not vet prepared to sec mno- cent babes shot down in battalions, or fair girls compelled to drink blood froth;;r from yet zsses,ls as.s hlaaa hlfaaa ncars, in order
 to reeeem their fathers from tho hatchet We are not prepared to see our pastors slaughtered at the foot of their own al- tars, CT hear coarse songs laundering through the solemn arches of our temples It Is to save our country from consanguin- ity with republics founded on atrocities like these that our laws crush rebellion whom 1t first creates itself.
 Rest. sir, upon your knees, before the star-splangled banner. While our pull pits are turned into political forums, and their ministers preach rapino and blood shed, the foot of our flagstaff is, perhaps, the most sacred place for devotion that we have to offer you. There, certainly, a pure spirit should inspire your prayers. Yes, kneel reverently, and plead that the great country protected by it's folds may fling off the poison so insidiously circula- ted in her bosom by foreign nations. The spirits of our immortal statesmen will be around you when that power is utter ed; and if you are in truth a patriot, one heavenly voice will whisper in tones that must be changed if they do not penetrate to the depths of your soul-"I know no North, no South, no East, no West; noth- ing but my eountry!"
 Kneel, kneel, I beseech you, sir, and let this patriotic sentiment be the burden of your rrayer! Millions of souls on this sidethe Atlantic will swell the breath, as it passes your lips, into cloud of sa- cred incense, which the spirit of Wash ington, and the mighty ones who have joined him, shall wait to the feet of Je- hoyah and grow holier from the work. ANN 5. STEPHENS. l Nrw YoRK December 27 1852
Southern shield., 1860-01-28
JuNEs' COMMERCIAL COLLEEE
 St. Louis, Mo.
ESTABLISHED IN 1841.

4 FULL course of instruction in this Insti- A tuition embraces Double Entry Book-Keep- ing, Commercial Calculations, Commercial Law and Penmanship.
 as-Special instruction given in the art of Detecting Counterfeit Money.
 Gentlemen can enter for the courses separate ly. and at any time, as instruction is imparted individually, and not in classes, each Depart ment being independent Of the other and under the control of professor educated for the espe- cial duties of that department in which ho is employed.
 For Circulars, containing information in re- gard to the Terms, Courseof Instruction, Rules for Detecting Counterfeit Bank Notes, Weights of Produce, Fares allowed on Produce, etc., etc., call at the Book -KecpiTg Department, or ad- dress. JONATHAN JONES,
 ian15-tf. St. Louis, Mo.