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The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-04-06

T. G. NuoENT has for sale at his Store on Main
street, . quantity Of Atlantic Cable Tobacco,
an excellent articles, which the lovers of the
weed will not forget.
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VIZ. A. JANUARY, Recorder.

NOticO.-ThO County Beard 0HExans
inatiOn Of ToschSES for Pubic BeAOols Of Fl Do
ndO County Will bold . meeting, on the 9Th Of
April, In the County Court Room.
n. .. HERRICK.
Superintendent Public Schools.
PlaceTville, March u, 1861. marS0
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NOTICE.

WTnEREAe, On LAs lIth day Of lESFs y
board, without any just cause or prove =
against my consent Az persons are hNil - -
and forbidden not 10 trvst or credit her ul&R -
count or .eully, a. will, 10 no sssS. 3 p
for debts Of her coutraeaing. JOHN ~
March le. 1851.
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TesrimOuials orRssp.c..

Al a called meeting Of Fl Dorado Lodge, No. 90,
Ancient Free aud Accepted MasOns, held at their
Hall on Monday, April LIST, 1881, A. L. $751; at one
o'clock, p. NJ, the following preamble and resolu
tiOnS were unanimously adopted:
wHEREAs, IL has pleased our Supreme Grand
Master, In His inGnite wisdom, 70 cell our beloved
and esteemed brother FRANcIs MELL from this
early Lodge;
WHRRRAs, We esteemed aud loved him 90
worthy LrotheT Of this fraternity; and
WMERRAs, His beFeaved family have loot In him
. kind md faithful husband and father therefore,
ksaOteed That, b. the dspSoFable ioSs Of our
worthy brother, this Ledge tS deprived Of one nj
tie best nembeys and feels that, By bis departure
from this life, It has frateTnally and socially sus-
tanned an iTr0paTable loss.
RSaoiStd, That while We moaFR HE death, We
tender our heartfelt sympathy tn his family and
friends, ard uiSh that they may ARA consolation In
the alI-eOneolipg Ruler Of this Universe, and IT,
the firm conviction that be 10 rev free frOm oil
earthly tTialSNnd tEibulatiOn.
ResOIOed That THE Lodge and Jewels he clothed
in mourning, and the members wear the badge
thrrrOf Tor thiTty days, a. . testimony Of respect
for their deceased brother; and that = copy Of
these resolutions be transmitted TO the bercavrd
family, and be printed in the MOUNTAIN Demo-
cnAT and Central Cdlitorntdn
N III AURER qerYafarv
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II. GLArBER, Secretary.
HALL OF ENGINE COMPANY, No. 2

WHEREAS, II has pleased an sil-wi.e Providence
to remove, by death, from our earthly midst our
fellow member, FRANK NEIL; therefore, he it
ResoIre'i, That the members Of Neptune Engine
Company, No =, poignautiy feel this sad visitation
Of our Great Creator We bow down with emotions
OF sorrow At the lOss Of such q worthy co lAbOrsr
among us.
ReSoIsrd, That In him we beheld true man,
sincere friend, and an eyeT-zezlouS fireman In
him We recognized tile many virtues hich make
up real member Of the human family.
Re~OiUsd, That, blending together in his nature
all those qualities vi Ich endear men toward each
other. We do further testify our by earring
the usual badge u mourning. for thirty days, AMI
that the uniform Of our departed brother be dTAPed
In mourning for one year.
Rsaolctd, That ne Sympathise with his widow
In her Bereavement and Ives.
RsS|e'd, That the IOrgOiRs preamble Asd FesO-
buttons be puhlAhed in the city papers also, that
. copy he placed on the records Of the Company,
and = cop! be Transmitted BY the Secretary to the
relatives u the deceased.
Plaeervilie, April lst, 1861.
At special meeting OfZeta Eneampment, No. 5,
I. o. o F.. held at Odd Fsllows' Hall, In the city
Of Placerville, April Ist. 1851, the fSSwing pre-
amble and resolutions we're unaEimOuSly adopted |:
wMERsAS, 10 the dispensatisa e DisiusA Pre-
violence, It hath pleased the suprone Ruler Of the
Universe 70 remove from our Subordinate Eneamp-
ment, to HE grand haven OF rect, our much es-
teemed and beloved brother Patriarch, FRANK
RssoiOsd,, That We have TeheA, with deep and
painful EsgTst, the last view Of the Tsains 81 him
Uith whom have 20 often met In ffaSaFual inter
eSuTss BE was COED and true OdA RSll0w, . gsod
nsighbor and true friend, kind and a9sesisaats
hvsbaud aaA DEVOTED father.
HsAeIssd, That The BncaDpnent deeply mosrns
the death Of Patriarch FnANk MRLL, and MingleS
its heartfelt synPashies With those Of the family
who Rl0uTn the loss Of husband and father.
JOSEPH 7. MIDDLETON, c. P.
ESQ. W. HOWLs1T, Scribe.
Al special meeting Of Franklin Lodge, No. u,
I. o. r the following preamble and resolutions
were adopted:
WHgREAs, IL hes pleased q e Almighty to re-
move our well beloved 6votheT, p. NELL, from this
our earthly Lodge 70 The 0rand Lodge sbOve ;
therefore, b. IL
RoAeisSd, That In losing our brother, We hsve
mt wt1h 4 sad bsTeaVement.
RssOtUSd, That ne sincerely ooudOle with his
widow and children In this their sad bereavement.
RSs0evsd, That We wear the usual badge Of
MOURNING for thirty days, a. token Of respect to
our devoted brother.
R0s0lVsd, That Q copy Of thesS resolutions be
iOEwsrdsd to his family.
THEODORE EIsrELDT, Jr., n. q.
A, InRk0RR. II. 8.
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~ TRs sT0RR AND HS0 -
~. euPied BY L. Eisk. st, I've
~ miles below Col1ma. wiz - =. SEN
able terms. Tbs AouHe la 1cmls Sc 'Sas. Nna
attached, died with eAsipe vSfiktS q r. IA 49,.
4 y good loeatlOd fOr SaiAAsRa, 1arl -
tienler:. sPply 70 s.T f. So .ii - kSfnz
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Petit 4 ChOatO have just received .
full stOck % DIpsS,. EAG, Hethmsry, Fancy
Goods and Toilet Articles, which they are sell.
ing ct greatly EsanOsd pEisss. They have on
consignment few Of whealsR & Wilson'S esle-
brated Family Sewing AscAiRes. vhish the: SatP
at San Francisco price, WITH the aaAisisa Of
freight. ..,-. .-A+ .-4.-,
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D. IT. WOODS
FOURTH GRAND
GIFT ENTERTAINMENT /!

40 Magnificent Gold Watches!
Splendid Diamond RIngSI
IL superb silver WatchesI
Cent? Vest Chains, fine assortment;
Two richly set Lady's Brooches,
Ear-DrOPS, Necklaces and Bracelets!
one set Ornamcnted with 1!5 beautiful Pearls, with
carbuncle S:ones-amountlng, In all, to
" s 2, s g -OOIM
Will be distributed. by a Committee Of respectable
Gentlemen among the Ticket Holders, at PlacerVe,
On Saturday, April goth, 1891.
Tickets, u. For list OF Prizes, soc Programme.
We hereby certify that the Watches and Jewcly In
the above Schedule were furnished to Mr.. Woods by
US, and that the same are all genuine The watches
are all good gid and silver, Us represented, aud
warranted to be good time. ketpera.
SEELEY / CULLEN.
P1acerville, March IL, 1861. mHrl6.id
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Special Notices.

ROmsR Ayp BNlsAA..-AAy a6cident
or disease that would weaken and inaame the eyes,
and perhaps destroy the sight, must be considered
Of the moot terrible aictiOuS that could hefal
one. Then Ale, AOwOvsr, nu@sTOaS Osahs Pscu-
liarly exposed to this dreadful calamity, such a.
miners, OpsTatives In metals, and other mechanics,
who, fFoA The nature Of their emplOymsnts, are
compelled - work Ia . csoud Of dust and grit.
Such psrsOaS SAOaId sever - without this Balsam
1t acts like magic IN allaying irritation and in
aammatlOA few sPPlleatiOHs perfect the cure.
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II DORADO PRElETUM WINES.

VTNhR iOliewihg veil known Gentlemen having been
Il selected b The Wine Manufacturers Of n Dorado
inspection aEid award premiums for the same Rich.
ard Klcne. John Dieaenbachsr, Dauisl Fisher, D.
NendesSale, August Ort, !, RenHeg, Gcteb Dachler,
Sented BY Nessrs. Ries, Kramer Cinkraf Foster, All.
hah Etxel and Ranno. Prizes were awardei a. fol.
lows: ClAret' Eine-Arst prise, Martin Ries, Rich
Plat; White Wlne-Arat prize, ChAA CrAnef, Gold
HUI second prise. Mr.. CInkrof, JAyhawk; third
prize. J. W. Foster, Upper PlaceryIlle. mart. BIN
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THE UNDERSIGNED Il ~ 81 = - ~ -
take the aaknoN sashsISS q ~ -
lAratlena. undsf fAs Ne SVLAv., -
~ 09cs-Daek Fsam, (up StsArsJ Dset p D
Hines 6ufaiHg, Main street: next CAY HSsss.
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A
CTATE oEGA1lIoni.IA lst tsst
- lis J1isies1 cssEt, y.
si ~ cil { g! II ss'ss !. 8 -
s %OIsa Y spSsSs :. - ~ = ~
18th DAP Of Msts A. y, l.l.s s. Ls4sap q.
NJ, 70 answer uaeo o. SlNt l4essyF - ". Q.
Story, wbey1E0tafUogSsRtegIHlI1 lf eDuD4r eVo-
dOllaTs, with tnieraat A. thaRlEAaA ~ ~ AeYs
A: d. 1853, ct Tie rase e lire ~ - W. 4plsaY
amount. together vts6 esSesi al1 ltnnNG1, - 20
To tks SksEiGSs n. CsuusaAas = ~ 0piaafi
greeting; Make lsOal esEvila - ~ EssssS
Given suAsr ~ AsAa. shisI1.A go nstaSy.'
A. d. 1851. +rf - l19NG1 #H1AGB,
Justice OftAs P'assip IA t'Ealla hNs.hap.
whereas, satise.etsvy psass Nitla3 AlgaaE lssa
made before ~ thaa eilas ein1n.4 q - e4efan8
In the above aetlon, naarusieagf - ~ esaass
IL 10 ordered that this SnmW0no - pa1ll1Ag4 -
the MOUETAIN ,nsNoeRAxs . gQ1.aRssegg .lalAe&
In the city Of PIacOrvIEs, n said CSahtys ~ DhgsS
months from the datShetso! -
]. MbCoRMIffes5 ustiss e tA8sesAees-
FL Dorado, Feb. lSshs lNsl.'.i eselS-s@
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AAb oCR GENERAL EuRsEMT srocR o.
FRUIT,
ORNAMENTAL TREES,
SHRUBS,
ROSES, and
GREENHOUSE PLANTS,
Il unusually large and nne.
We invite special attention to our LARog and VARIED
STOCK OF HOMEGROWN
GARDEN AND FIELD SEEDS,
All u which We guarantee TO be Of OUR OWN
GROWING, and, belug the crop Of the present. sea.
son, are all WARRANTED to be
FRESH AND GENUINE.
Planters and dealers In Seeds, after reading our
Catalogues, will hnd they purchase . more rCli.
able article in thIS line, at
Less Prices than any other House en-
thlS COAstI
w Orders respectfully solicited. IA
Pure California White and Red Wines
For Snle by the gallon or case, containing nothing
hut the pure Juice " the Grape.
A. p. SMITH CO.
Seed Warehouse, No. " J street.
Sacramento, Dec. l, lS6O. dl
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DE-. WV. WaaI8 has AooA6oda n Sam
Francisco, where he devOtes himself exclusively to
diseases OF the throat and air paSSageS-amOng
which are lAryngitlS, bronchitis, Group, whOOping
cough, asthma, eiergyman's sore throat, loss Of
voice, liberated sore tbroAta etc. His treatment
is that o. topical meditation, az pursued By Tros
seau, Brettonean, and GusTsAnt, Sf PaEis, BY Pro-
feSSor Watson Of the University Of Glasgow, Pro-
fsSsOr Bennett Of che Edinbarg University, BY Doc
tors Hastings, Cotton and Allison, al London, and
Horace Green, Professor Of the Theory and PrAe-
tice Of Medicine In the Medical College Of New
YORK, 70 WASm the hOnor Of heing the first to pre-
scribe and employ topical medication 10 justly due,
and Of which, the commission appointed by the
Academy Of Medicine Of Paris to investigate its
merits, declare to be ia therapeutic conquest Of
great importance" So certain and so salutaTy are
the effects Of topical medication that Tor safety and
ehacapy Of sesisn, m jAnsw< DmeeiSl asAsgSes can
compare whit. curative impression is at once
established In al diseases Of the ahOSe character.
DR.. WsTd's .Oaaes II On 1uAA -, OPFOsits Dr..
scott's Church. febleSm
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HuDesrv AZ te,,v SsrshT thst ST c."pknv
has served enEtngthe contest for Hungarian liberty,
Chief Surgeon In the Hungarian army with faith
full perseverance,. Whereof have given this certih.
cate, and do recommend him to the sympatly, At.
tentIOn and protection Of all those who are capable
Ofapprecatng patriotic sefsAcri0oe and undeserved
misfortune. K0SSUTlI LAJ0S,
Governor Of Hungary.
Washington City, Jan. Q, IL. marc 3rn
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Dl. J. A. w. LpndboEgs DsnEiSt.-
Office, opposite Cary House, (uP Stairs.) entrance
fFOn CelOtAa Srist-hegS hare to announce to the
citizens Of Placervlle and vicinity that he has per-
mAnently located himself In the shove place. En-
eOuraged BY the liberal patronage bestowed, hopes
for continuance Ofthe SANE. All work entrusted
to his care will be punctually executed, in thor
ough and woTkmanlike manner. feb9-3m
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cine, to the editors OF the Pacific Medical and Surg
cal JourAsl, San STsRoisoo, for puhieats0n:
et PmLADnLSlRA. J0a. II, 1859.
To ne Edii0rs Of GPe Pacifc Medical and Sur
0icdI JoWrnGL simultaneously attention has been
called 10 m article In the December number Of your
j0uSnaf. IN rrWssAAo the nd SGS66Rs degree granted
BY the PllpArphia College Of lIsdicine TO Dr. l. j..
C1Apkay. When the application for the degree was
made TO the Faculty. u EaS accompanied BY aiida
Wits aaa testimonials 70 the eject that DR. CEapkAy
was . regular graduate NJ. D. Of the University "
Pesah he'd served as surgeon IN the Hungarian army,
and . regular practitioner Of medicine. On the
strength OF these the degree was granted. The nd
SUndSm degree, a. its name implies 10 conferred on
graduates only, and gives no new privileges. Had
there been the slightest suspicion Of lrrrgnnrty the
application would have been refused. By inserting
this In your journal, you will do act Of justice 70
the College, and confer . favor on
Ysnge very Pespsctt1tiyl = BAND,
Deas u AS RsCON1 Of tAS thhAdslphIA College Of
Medicine.
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DR.. L. J. CzAPKAv's MEDICAL AND SrRoIcAL !xsrI-
IUyg ls a. Ehcrassauap styest, below Mepeeemery,
opposite the Pacific Mall Steamship Conpany's
Once, San Francisco. The Doctor Oilers free con.
sakation, md asks no remuneration unless he effects
. cure. OGce hours; from A. \. to0PE
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The following Letter. which sm-
phaticslIy speaks for ITSELF written by the Dean
Of N's Ras,iAg Sfnhe ehleAs,ahie Ccilsgs Of ned-
cine, 10 tie EDITORS OF the Pacific Medical and Surg
cal Journal, AAn ETsROisoO, for PublieAtson:
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ter was celebrated 10 the Catholic Church with
bscO@iHg devotion.
TnE Female MiOstFsls. Lev Rather, Mana
ger. gave one Of their pleasing entertainments
10 O DOnnell's TheAtsr on Wednesday night.
The house was crowded and the performances
pleased ell present.
REDUcTloN or SALARV.-The salary Of the
keeper Of BrOckliss' Bridge has bsea Toduesd
to eighty dollars . month aud the lAborers
hereafter ere 70 FsCsivs bat three dollars per
day.
EXTENDED. the arst Of last May eleven
4houSAnA dollars have been paid for the i'm
Provemsat Of the county road leading from
DsOckliss' Bridge 70 Nevada TsrPisSVy.
APPoMrsD.-The Board Of Supervisors, 81
their late 1seliOR. appointed NJ. Chapuas, SI
Diamond Springs. keeper Al BrOckliss' Bridge
AaA SUpsrinteHdsnt Of he read. isplAss Of Mr..
Massey.
AOsOUaHEO.-Ths BOaRA Of SuPssvlsoFS nssI
90 NOadsy and adIOsrnSd on Wednesday aE
tsrD0ONs sNR AasPOsaas u "a sHssaal aGOani
Of business.
THH Rev. NJ. Pslrca. Of the PFotestant Epis-
COpal CAaFsh, PssscAsA n Ne Court Houss lsst
Sunday to large and intelligent audience. he
commences bio lAAOss IN this city, We ere H.
formed, under the most favorable circumstAec-
es. He will preach in the Court House again
tomorrow.
THa NoEPAREn OS sArUoNS 10 that kept BY r. r.
Mai "a k-.-- f.u.nla.lw - H. q Nnurk uaraS
ExchAnv located 60 H1aIa street, diFsSSly OVPssa'
the Court HOUSE. Every department. Of the estab
lhAnsnt b kept 10 meat sssHpalo0s oFdsrI md III
ssa fassdisus uay, ct cry boar Of tAs day AlgAt
nnd choice Accommodations for The sinner man,
elthsr IN . liquid Or Solld sense.
LnF OF LxTTERS.-The list of lettSES for thG
last quarter will be found on our fourth page.
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Pig juSI Received
From SOUTHERN MANUFACTURES,
2"eH yards hest K kRSET for Jackets and
tyefcua.a.
1880 yards Grey CASSINFREg.
$50 Grey FstRue SHIRTS, for military use.
100 doz pairs W ooilen SOCKS.
ALSO-a good assortment of Gold LACE and
Virginia BUTTONS, snd many ether articles ,n
the military line, to which invite the attention
81 military nen%an Of which | offer for sale
cheap. =. BECHER,
10. SO Main street.
ras-@o HAN Ds wanted immediately.
ie ie-l2t* b. BECHER.
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A SISarLAa SwiSDLs.-A letter from Dub
lin, Ireland, TO the New Y ork Courier, says:
"A gentleman named Higgins, with his wife,
resided il. a res pecfahle part OF the city, Had
d,ngton Terrace, South Circular Road like
not few UiDernians, they had expended
Easter than the supply came in to meet the
outlay.
MRS. Higgins wa. entitled to the sum Of
$500 IN the Englis h Court of Ghancery the
interest OF which she drew during her life ;
bat the principal she could not touch. hut
had the power Of bequeathing IL by viii To
get al this 2uGl was desirable, hat how -
With the aid OF an attorneys clerk, they hit
upon the following plan lie drew out Mrs.
Higgins will, had II regularly atrested and
sxecu tors named. Five pounds were LEFT 70
the priest OF the Parish, ior Masses .'for the
repose of her soul" and 4l0 II .he most de-
serving old woman he could hcd. Mrs uiy-
gins was soon after pronounced TO be dead
The Attorneys clerk got woman Eliza
Duffy, 10 engage e room Iii house in Bishop
street, To- wake the corpse o. woman said 10
have died ia the neighboring Meath Eospit.I
He then went 70 an undertak bes pcke a
co Mn, on which was put "a brass plate, with
the inscription, 'Mrs Maria Hlgcins ci.d
1oth OF august, 1850" and had tnls coffin Sc
cretly filled with sand and ether materials 10
give IT Que weight, ana brought to the house
IN Bishop street.
The wake was regularly kept A hearsa
Apd TWO mourning coaches We're brought the
secord day after, and the funeral procession
with Mr.. Higgins and his sorrowiug friends,
proceeded 10 the GENE terry, Gias uevin, where
prieet performed the ual service, and the
intarment took plt ce.
] he VIII Was reg uiarly registered, proha te
taken cut, and the documents, with the Ger
tificae OF the dea tn and burial, trar tied TO
the Eogish Court of Chancery. And the f500.
minus the legacy DUTY, remitted TO Higgins
IN whose favor the will had been dra 0n by
Devereux, the Attorneys clerk who, Of
course, received his share Of the spoil
A person Who passed under the epthet of
the I" Black Doctor" WAS the attendan, on
Mrs higgins curing her illness, ana re-
ceiyeG slo fees He certified the death, bar
oecamrtd when The astonishing information
came TO the ears of the police, that Mrs
Higgins was alive and well. The Others.
namely, thar lady herself, Higgins, her
usbaiid, his brother, and Deyerelx the At
tornry' clerk, were unprecedented aud prose-
cute1 by the CroT~ viawyers before the ma
gistratss OF the head Police Office, on "a charge
Of conspiracy To obtain money under false
preteIees. happening by the ev idence VI those
who attested The preceding facts, that all the
parties were imposed upon except Higgins and
Deyefeux. the Attorneys Clerk. they alone
are committed for TRIAL.
Eliza Duffy, sister lin Ia " TO Deyereux, who
engaged the room for the wake, states that
Higgins lsrsonatsd the Borrowing. b~rsaye ed
h1sband 10 perfection he had sporied ths
broad Grape and looked tho enbodimsnt Of
despair.
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Thrilling Adventure with Two Large
Nuntes,

~bNEes.
fFrcm the ST. Joseph Mich Trsve,cr. Jane -.
We learn that James Graham. Esq. our
Iu.and dres sfd Sheriff, whose adventure with
fka wolf, which, IL will BE- recoilec ted, he
ska ted down and caught on the river last
wiEtt--an exploit, by The way, that has been
copied la 20 Amos every paper in the United
Ststes--yesteTlay WIS the hero OF an adyen-
tuTe more wonderful than the one above al
Iudea -. While crossing = marshy piece of
ground bordering on the Northern bayOu near
thIs VtliIge. IN company with a snail boy, he
di covered two e1 lraordnarily large blue racer
.uak.S Just ahead Of him. ana although armed
With nothing but an insignificant stick, he re-
solved at once 70 endeAyor 10 dispatch the
monsters. Therefore, by describing a circle
he headed them OF and henmed them in next
the water, which this species of reptile dis
axes exceedingly. but as he approached near
~ ana nearer, The largest one, with head
erect, turned anon him, ana in an instant
Coiiyd is strong sinewy body about his legs
WIN such tenactty that it vas impossible tor
hitA 20 move i-oD his tracks without falling
over
Bu, In spite Of this irving pradirament the
Sheriff VA not much alarmed uutii he saw
the Other snake. which had meantime been
running from side 10 side, suddenly start 20
ward him, and with the oHlckness OF lirnt-
ming !eaped anon hun, catching his right arm
IN uts embrace aud binding IL to his BODY n
firmly rs Il it h@d been secured with chains Of
suel. and OF course, notUtthSt aEdiug ne
STAINED every nerve in tina effort, he could
not rele1se IL. With his left hard M drew
sheejh knife from Il breast pocket OF ms
CCRt, and made short work OF severint, the
cotls Of hts UIsagreeaoir foes. The largest Of
these monsters measured seven ieet, four and
one h1Ii inches, ana the other five feet eight
inches in length. The Sheriff says that It
fHemed - nun mat the terrible embrace OF
the large reptiles was equal 20 the strength
Uhcn two men could bring 10 bear on a rope
about Q parsons limbs, and was extremely
painful while the Quickness OF their move
mems W - indeed astonishing. ~ brought
Hay their heads as trophies OF his victory.
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NOTlCE-le hereby given that the negroes
not permitted. under any eircunstaacss, (nol ever
eeanag their lsisurs timed to hire thsmes on
20. nafns.s 9. other labor The psaalty ,ef the
s =. e ny EMPLOY AZ enc s!Asn v1fhssi
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-01

pACUN, LisCUfs. &c.
400 bills. Cincinnati Common wHIsKBY.
sv0 bbls. hns Mountain RYE WHlshET.
2s bbls. common GIN and ErenCi B.AyEY.
half pines Hennessy and Otard fREAGB
.half rip5s HOLLAND GIN.
90 hbls. Port and Madeira WINE
and Ginger BKAN0T.
! half bills German BtETEES.
% bsis; 1na Virginia Apple and PERISH
10 sbls Northern App'4 BRANDY.
9s bbIs. Truii's RUM
IS ands. prime SHOULDERS and SIDES.
600 sehooisy's sazaf-caTea Worlds Fair
100 smithheId BANS.
30 sisrces and bnls prime Western LARD.
los bbfa sTtsa O, B, A, Crushed and PoEasrse
90 bbis Brown SUGAR.
BOG pbis. No. !. z aud MACEkRsls
800 bile No 'nt HkERINGs.
900 bbls fine, Sapersns md Family vLoUg.
s ss.i+ Nj I N y s IS TK Y,L.a
g. bbIs. C1ba and n. orleans MQLEs6zs
shalt boxes LOAF SUGAR.
stierees GOLDFISH.
,cS boxes sU ST .'f &C., - ~V1 ~~'
SEQ DGMlJ0Hfs.
400 dozen Cotton ard Hemp LIME.
~ boxes Chalk and Pow bataa rlFEFs
70 boxes gt2gnd PEPPER.
SO dozen BAO0M5.
1850 gross MATCHEs.
20 dozen BARREL COVERS.
Toe dozen BUCKETS.
10 dozen Cedar TURS.l
500 boxes TOBACCO,
500 rsaEs WRAPPING PAPER,
80 kegs SAL. SODA.
20 kegs BiCARS. SODA.
200 kegs NAILS.
a,seo CIGARS,
Is half chests arssn and Black TIA.
Is boxes Mitcheli's CANDLES.
100 boxes hd3mauttne CANDLES.
Colgsts's Dotsrslve and Fancy SOAP.
| esk the attention OF the trade TO the above
stock, which d3slrs 10 sell for cash.
THOMAS JOSEs,
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