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Dy WALL & BARNARD, Auctioneers.
TRUSTEES SALE-By virtue of a deed OF
Il trust from Charles Williams, dated April 2S,
1856, and of record, we will offer at aUction, on
Thu RSDAY. the 18th day of February, at (
O'CLOCK p. m on tn" prem ,es, that lot o ground
III Washington known and described as the Gortn-
ern part OF lot No twenty-s l26,l in square No.
one hundred, C1OO,l f. nting forty y-eIght feet on
Twentieth tfeet, and fifty feet on NJ street, with
house.
Terms Of sale One third of the purchase money
20 be paid In Dash, the residue in three equal in
stalments, az three. SIX, and nine months after
date, with interest, TO be secured.
The terms of sal % must be complied with within
one week after sale, or the property NAV be resOId
at the risk aid cost of the fiji purol as ST. after one
weeks notice.
WALTER Z. COX
HUGH CAPERTUN,
Trustees GEORGETOWN BuIld'k Assoc.ation.
ia 2aw's
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Trustees GEORGETOWN Build5g AssOoia'n
is 2awts BARNARD & BNCKEY. hnois.
By BARNARD BUCKLEY, AuotIoneers,
(resTSefO1rn m

Ub-TFtLUtCWs @
TtRUSTEES' SALE.-By virtue of deed of
l. trust from Henry Dade, dated April 2s, 1857,
and Ol record. we Will offer at auction, on the lth
lses, part of lot No hty, In Holme ads addition
% Georgetown, bounded as follows, VIE Begin
ming thence south, along North street, forty feet
thence east and az right angles with North street,
forty feet, thence north forty feet, and thence
west forty six feet, to the beginning, with the i'm
provements, consisting of two two story frame
houses.
Terms of sale: One-third of the purchase money
to bo paid In cash, and the residue in three equal
interest, to be secured,
=. The terms of sale must be complied with within
at the risk and cost of the first purchaser o or
weeks notice.
WALTER 3 cox,
HUGH CAPERTON,
Trustee q Georgetown Building AssOoiaIon.
a6-2avts BARNARD & BUCK SY. Aucts.
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WAITER s cox,
HUGH CAPERTON,
Trustees Georgetown Building Association.
ia 6-2swts BARNARD Il BUCKEY, ,Aucts.
By BARNARD I BUCkEY, Auctioneers.


Ge0TgsfoJcR, ID c.
TRUSTEES' sALE-By virtue of deed Of
1885. and of record we viii ofef - auction on the
llth da' Of February. 1852 on the premises, at 4
(si lin Beatty aaSkns, Edition to- T9
beginning for Its bounds the south side of Pros
eeot street, IN Georgetown, at point distant 65
feet, measured cast, from the west corner of said
lot, and running thence south and parallel with the
wst line 81 raid lot IS fest, less to the line
OF Mrs MiSheT's lot thence east on the line of
said lot % feet. and thence north IS feet more or
ess Prospect street, thence with Prospect street
20 leet 10 the beginning, with the improvements
consisting of twO-stOry frame house.
Terms Of sale: One third of the purchase money
TO be paid in cash; and the residue in three equal
instruments, at three, six and nine months, with
interest, to be secuTe0,
The terms of sale must 5e complied with within
one week after sale, or the property may be TesOfd
at the expense and risk Of the purchaser, after
one weeks notice.
WALTER :. COX,
HUGH CAPERTON,
Trustees Georgetown Build'g AssOola'n.
ja 2awts BARNARD & BUCKEY, Auois
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ia6 2awts BARNARD BUCKEY, s aoLs.
BY BARNARD & BUCKEY, Auotioneers.
-. GsoTgetotra, ID. O.

Z RDSrEES EAEE.-By virtue of q deed OF
trust from Jess Chick. dstei May %, 1855 and
oftebrhsry. az Sl4 O'Clock m. on the premises.
that lot of ground "a GeOIgctown, bounded as fol
lows, Beginning at The end Of tw. rLy-sIx feet
m assured east on tho south line Of West street,
from tn southeast ints section of West aad North
the south lire of West street, tw ATTY feet thence
sOuthsrdly {, and parallel with sad North street
eighty SIX feet, thence west Eardy, and pa a. ell
with said West street, twenty feet, and thence
north eighty. six feet to the beginning, with the
improvements.
Terms Of sale One third of the purchase moneT
TO be paid IN cash, and the residue in three equal
lnstalments, a. three, six, and nine months, with
interest, to be secured.
The terms o sale must be complied with within
one week after SALE the property may be resOid,
after one eeks notice at The risk and cost of the
FIRST purchaser.
WALTER s cox,
HUGH CApERTON,
Trustees GEORGETOWN Building Assoolstiop
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AUCTION SALES.
By BARNARD BrCKLY, Auctioneers,
Gs>rfsfofrn. m. n

TRUeTEES SAL BY virtue If deed OF
~ trust from VIM. w McNeer, dated April 81,
,ssl And ofIecord, ve will of-T at auction on the
premses al thit lot of ground in 6 s0rgelown
known ss the eas.ernmost part of lot numb,r one
hunffed and twenty-eight, nSB in Bea "a addition
TO Georgetown fronting Il fest on Dun 5arton street
end running hack north of the same width, 10
teet With the improvements, consisting OF two
Terms Of sale: One-third Of the purchase money
70 De paid In cash and the residue st three equal
insa men's at ihree, SIX and nine months, with
- WALTER a cox
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FLOTHS, CASSIMERES AND VESTINGS-
~ full stock of ohOIce faDrics 4t less than the
usual ra'es
One prIoe only, marked in plain figures.
An eXaRinAIIon OF stock solicited uo Obligation
TO purchase incurred thereby
PERRY BRO,
J6 7-6t Penn avenue ard Ninth NJ,
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-11-28
meclelIan,. Lost Opportunity.

Whsn Mcclellan -As served 9Th the order Of hs
b.uishmsnt and disgrace, he vas At the head OIL M
s-my of over one hundred thousand veil disciplined ana
brv so,ipUei trOop4 They we're said to be devoted 70
bis psrsoa and fortunes, and = large majority oil saem
we're represented as sharing in hs political sentiments
TAsv had vi,Oesssd and fss The injatSs dane him ey
bs GOysrnnsntin dividing His force juI - 10 sasASoat
% enter on he campaign Of the Peninsula, Aad they had
han ,.uzSt 20 believe that be vas embarrassed, han
p,rsd and hobb!ed in sl his plans and operations by the
surveillance and alousy Of the administration q WASH
ing.ol. ,
Mcclellan, himself, FESTIVE undsr these restraints, Anu
eA,sag with ii, sense Of wrong must, in addition, nave
bsco ns convinced Of the utter hoPeiesaneA ei
tenn, 20 sabiugSte the South-or, II he shA inAsioeu
such a thing possible, under a1y circumstance no mu''
have Known tia It could not be done BY Lincoln, or IN
dsr suy programm, which would 6nd favor While no hela
power.
WhiIe this Was his situation aud these his convictions
4 M, ioriiy Of his people Rad Just pronounced solemn
Judgment a: the polls sgAins. Lincoln and his admins
trs.oo. They bad declared in effect AMI through the
Issues Of the CANVASS, that Lincoln vas an ussrPeS And
a dsspot, TIA. be bal tsOd6en under foot the uonsat4-
ton and had sabverted the government These AhegA'
lions we're speefiLly mGds aud fcsEy discussed before
the election, AID upon them the PsOps had rendered 4
verdict of guilty"
Jus, a. THE point Of time, and 81 this PrOPiuoas Iane
scrs Of sHirs, came the order striking bin from com
nand Was ever opportunity 50 inviting for q mao hred
hy revenge, by ambition, or By patriotism And oy
sstbsr Of the former, how easy 10 have closksd 1t u'der
the ht,erl That army wa q part Of the people Who bad
~Sist recorded their condemnation Of the Washington dy
nasty on grounds fully jusdfyins Their forciols dePOsiaOr'
Thew we're. too, st still nearer VisW, the Witnesses Of
and The sufferers By the irjustes done their General be-
fore this crovuiuS wrong. Does Any ems doa6! hA'i
Mcclellan had boldly sVoUed his Purposs 10 cast cut the
u;urpers, and TO restore the in violated Constitution Aod
liberties, thew would have stood BY hin! Nay, ist rot
csr,ia tia, a mslority of the people would have SUSTAIN
cd and applauded him And ifhe had done -hat be
promised, i il: not sqaAlly certain thai the world and
posserisy would have jusG6sd and commended bis coz
duct
I, vas a glorious ~opportuni y for gOOi to many N L
To,s of his race. and Of immortal fame to himself
sush an one vas never sT.red on this COniirel' before
TO .py man. Mcclellan TIRES it AVNy-Or rather showed
biusslf UNEQUAL to l.. They cal him "ths little EaPOls-
on " but If he had had ever % little Of the Napoleonie
hood in bis veins or IRE in bis soul, he would have seizd
the occasion and opened a new history Tor his country
and himself. The failure vas fatal and maj, certainly
70 hin. probAbly 20 bath.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-11-28

CENTRAL SAN HcUsroS.-Ths Houston (re1as) News
Of the 7sh instant Gays that General Sam Houston passed
through Benham reCently with bis family, on his way to
Independence. The people at B. were holdiug a public
meeting at the time, and invited the General to address
T.. The following 10 reported Of his speech:
He wound up by saying that this was probably the
last occasion on which he would ever address q public
asssmbly-ous foot On the brink and another In the
grave. He exhor;ed 10 temperance and moderation, a'd
to use all their efforts to rrprl the insidious foe that YVES
s.eAlthuy marching TO rob, plumber and destroy their
homes, their property, 81, and concluded by beautiful
prora i'm In his own csse; ate tuAgenarisn driven RON
bis house and home, without cause or reason, and coming
bwk to Washington county, the cradle where the liberty
Of Texm was rocked, and where he now expected 70 Jay
bis bones.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-11-28

It Is q fact sortl y OF note says the s .vLnnah Rsplt
lean, that Mr.. 10 u Slosp, OF Oolq nc county, Ga, has
twenty-five g~randsons 10 the Ooniedtr ,e army. Hin
self aud sons are too old to serve, be being IN biz eighty.
ars, year, though still q bale and hearty old man.
Ca W Wednesday night, NoY. II. the dwelling Of NJ.
j red Eyeritt, about Eve miles IRON Thorn syilie, e.,
sa4 destroyed by fire, tcg ,ther with nearly all of his
furniture, family clothing, g.. A negro was arrested
on suspicion he confessed his crime, and Is now in jul
Toe remains OF the late G,n. v l'ep'gue were solemtly
inferred d. at OImdsn, s. O, on Tuesday last The obse
quies were performed by The r ". T. y. D.ys, jr, in a
moe, impressive manner, making frtG1ant touching al.
lu,ions 10 tho great VI r!b, noble daring, aad Christian
character OF the deceased.
A .hisky disiIlery was torn down in CASTOR county,
North Oarolins, last ueIk by the people. Tae higa
pric sog c1sa il th It sseaJa aud III, country bsyonj,
We suppose has made the people resolve that NO m re
shall be waste ! for wbhkj.
A deaf aud dunno miu, named JJhn II. R,ese, was
at,atkei by rrf lus in Lynchbu;g, w., lat week,
robbed Of IS, AID % badly bsstsn that he died OF his
il juries.
serious fire occurred iu Houston, Texas, on the
moui & OF the % h ult. Tee PrNsbyteTian Uhurcn,
Masonic Hall. togeynsr with several dwellings and sores,
we're consumed.
It is r. ported tina. up to the middle Of 0etober, ii n.
p;o,n. the Governor cleo. Of Arkansas, who was with
Kitby Smith in X utccky, did not know thai Ia had
been elected, or even that he had been a clndids'e.
The salt work. in Clarke county, Ala, undir the d.
rec.ion Of the STATE authorities, are now turning onl
one thousand bushels per day.
Tho small poI has made its appearance at Valdetts
Lowndes county, Ga. TSo deaths are reported. IL hst
,l,o appeared Ia Decatur county.
The net pref . OF the earnings OF the Georgia peal
ten,iarv fer the q zeal year endir the s0:h September
are $27 474 "A
Hon. r W ] Jhnson hs been re elected Oonfeiera.s
s,a.es Senator from Arkausss. hr. Johlson has repro
sentsd his Sta'e In Congress for many years.
The net pref 8 Of the Mississippi penitsntiary for the
year ending the last OF October, we're s7s sO3.
Capt Charles L. Phelps, Of the 81 Georgia Cavalry,
died In Columbus last week.
Big. Gen. n. l.. Smith, commander at Vicksburg, hst
b,en promoted to the rank Of N jor Gsueral.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-11-28

BRUTAL GuRDIK NJ YABKIE SoLDrIRa-We are panied
to learn that hr. Solomon Shaw, proprietor Of the Qlin.
cy Mills, Gibson county, Tennessee, was inhumsuly muir
dered in hs oWa house on the 22l Of laIt Sep,fmber,
by two Federal soldiers 10 disguise His son Solomon
~ II the slme TIM severely wounded by blows irf CT
Cd on the head with a pistol In the hands or one OF the
ruailns, after the cap had failed TO eIpl de when pre-
sen4d With tho muzE's within a few iaches Of YOU z
NJ. Shau's head. NiH Aaelath ShaE, being the OILY
one armed AbOXl the houte, shot both the ssssssins viih
her revolver in tin7 to save tbs life Of her brother, and
the report i that both have since died. Mr.. Shaw was
. prominent eiiE'n, AMI unfsltorins in his devotion to
the South, and hence his brutal murder at tho hands OF
q marAu1ing oldier y.-Asmphis appeal.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-11-28


BENJAMIN y sLooUMB, ofolarksyi IL, Ga formerly OF vcu-
bug. Mas. disd at Columbia d. O., November ., .sG2. aged 81
J saL
VI had the pleasure Of an Intimate scquslntsnee " IN the de-
csis "a. sad ever founi lin AhigItyned yolrg mAn, combining
the raaed qualities Of head aud heart wbish distinguishes the
true gentleman. Ne VA Aroag the nrt Of the Government. ON.
cias wlo N ew q ide = comfortable once in Wash ng ou, aban.
donipg al k, property g. cast his lot ui.h bis native tVulh. But,
alas for his rae lice, his calculations Ind BIZ hopss.
"His lie n hath peri,hed 10 TIE green, .
His h. ad Lstl Missed Al earthly wreath;
Yet blame not natare-n no, nor d ath,
For noihins 10 that ems from law"
Disc ue had been ~insidiousiy underni lag lin for more Than o
yer, though the AGATE sttask Which r.moved iu was Only ofihree
we Es d iTau,n In every relst on he was most exemplary. A
a husband aui father, his devotion was scar ely pA;klelsd, ADD
for Lis 90 20 Sing young wife aad child II their desolning tersave-
mo 1t, only tae contolaaons Of Him who "tenps, the w,1ds 70
the shoin ltmbs,' can sus ain them.
Atstv Store, Ip ~ucLinshsm county, Va. pa the 2gth August,
1861, Nj. oHARLEs MCKINNEY, aged u years.
The county has thus lot olher OF her tiI sens, whose saod
example. hind manners aud great u'eulnes vii be lorg r mem.
Der ID. For many yeas he Oiled . place on her Bench Of Jus.
ueSg. and discharged iI duties With . I'd hy AID = gertienen
eminenils vor ny ofimitathp
rs naieare was always on the SIDE Of ,eo srares and even
handed jasiee
He wS the iind fstL-r. sGcs'io,,te hush ,ni, hgnsts master
aud q lae u ustrsiiol Of the "olt Vrg Rs gentleman"
The min str q aeigia1 ever iadsd u lind y Welcome al bis
boLTI, and he gave god Ind cations Of b.i1g b 10 ed by Prov.
depee In = peas fol de ,h- May the mantle OF his usefalnas de-
sesnd upon Lis eh llren and LONG may they remember hI ssits
manner Aui ale 'tiopaie sdmonitions.
Peace 10 his mccoy. APRIksB
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-11-28

THI Or DaUEHIR OF CHALNIuL-Ths old negro
drummer, J1stAn, Of his:ore fame ss a drummer At the
o,tls Of Ne- O,lssss, IA conformity with the order OF
Beast Balsr hard ID 10 s complete lie: Of his property
for copf cation by the Lincoln government, and d.
clAred himself '4n enemy Of the Uai!ed S.A,es." The
Louisiana Democrat ssys:
Ten thousand Of those ~citE,uS Of New Orleans pre-
tsuding TO bs loyal, Who have sworn allegiance to the
UuitedS ate4. for the purpose o. saving their property,
must have bliahsd from 81 ,me uh-n they sas this old
negro voluntarily stripping himself Of his hard eSroei
Eaios, and becoming perniless in the evening Of he
DAYS, rather thAn yield obedience to a Government which
has become an Of sct Of the contempt OF the civilized
world.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-11-28

BRiGADITR GESERAL EOwIS PEIcE-A paragraph,
corisi from Abolition sheets, has bnen extensively re-
published At the South, in relation to General Edwin
p ice, which coatAina . bald. groundlcsi aud malignant
hl-hood. General Edwin Price never hel1 any cor mis-.
sion ia ihe Confederate ssrvice bat was an ofic r in the
Missouri State Ggsri, shch organization u nov disban1
ed. He vAs captured on the 0sIge last Feb ulry, while
conducting = body OF recruits TO Iia hjor Gen'Isl
Pieo ia Arkansas, and Ess coat led for months ia the
PsnitentiAry At Al,on, Illinois, whence he Vas release
90 pyole. When tho cartel for the exchange Of prison.
es vas perfected, be r~eTaired to the army at Holly
Springs Having no command, he did 10, regard his
presence ia the army "a important. aud returned 70 bis
home il Missouri, as a CT E'n, Withou. tGking any oath,
or eng placed under Apy restrictions. He is a true aud
gallant man, and has done nothing, and submitted to
nothing which eA7 compromise hin in the estimation Of
bis frienda-Jsek,os 6issisSippiaR.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-11-28

Husrrsas COuRr- Judge Ly'ni presiding In the
case Of tae two boys, Richard Norris and Thomas Ool.
lier, indicted for stealing monty from John II .cpherson,
the jury on "wednesday night returned a verdict OF not
guilty, and the prisoners were discharged. Albert g.
Short was tried yesterday fer tho murder Of John r.
Gray, convicted Of voluntary granddaughter and ssni to
the penitentiary for thr"o Years. Toe parties were DO b
soldiers, bailing from N,rth Caroliss, aud 90 friendly
terms With each other 4 few weak, ago, Will, Gay
vas passing near the First Market, Short raised bis mus.
XII and shot him desd IL was the impreai i'm Of most
persons that the deed was done uldss gnedly Q d It 10
to that 4 c. that Short owes his escape from more severe
punishment r.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-11-28

A RAID IL KNoXvLLI-A rich scsne recently tram
pired At the depn. in Knoxville, Tennessee, Of the East
Tsnnssee aud Virginia RllroAd. A woman entered the
d,pot and looking srouod sPisd 4 pile OF sacks Of salt
IN me corner. With . bound and e~Iclamstion "here il
Isl" shs rippsd open one Of the sacks, filed a bucket
ia q ~tHirkHng, and then turning 10 the sstonished Presi-
dsnt Of The road, Who was standing by, triumphaDtly
exclaimed, 1--WE got it-noW touch me, If you dare
Il 10 needless 70 Hy that she was allowed TO march OF
with her prime.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-11-28

RnALIAuoE.-A member Of . partisan corps In Ten
nssee us captured some time ago BY the Yankees ard
huog. The Colonel Of the regiment subsequently caught
s)ms Yankees. and forthwith hung Ave Of them. he
t,en sent word to the Yankee General what be had done,
and stated that be bad GdoIt'd It as bis rule Of warfare
20 hang Ave Yankees for every Confederate 30 'reatcd
by tie Soepy. The result has been that no more Of his
men are hang, but regularly exchanged.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-11-28

VIRGINIA CnIRAL RAILRoAD The annual msstins
of the s.oekholdss Of tho Virginia Central R'ilrosd
Company vas held yesterday, at the Afrcan Church in
this city. The meeting VA called to order st IL %o'elrct,
aud Nr. John Woods. j., Ct Albsmarie, was appointed
Chairman. A resolution was passed, incrrssds The
suggesting to the Board Of Directers the necessify Of
Increasing those Of the General superintendent. fr'asur-
er, and all the clerical force, in like ratio. Col z Poe-
taine was reelected President; and N. b. Bill Of Rich.
mond, and DR.. J ,hn r. Woods Of AlbemAre, Directors
on the part Of the compsnv. The reports Of the Pnesi
dent, Superintendent and Treasurer we're read and sp-
proved and at 2 o'clock, the meeting al burned sins
d,
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-11-28

wHES ruI SrArIs SscEOED -Pnqleat inquiries are
made a. TO uhen the Acts OF Secession We-o passed by
the several SateL SOu;h O,roliuA Seeded u csmter
20. 1860; Mississippi, Juutry .. 1861; A'ahIus and
Fiorid. January II, 1861; Georgia, J'au,ry - 1861
Louisiana, January % 1861; Texas, Fsb'uary / 1861;
vrSiui,, April II 1861; ArklasAs, Nay 6, lSCl; North
Caroiua, Nay 20. 1861. Tennessee plslsi the Ordinance
Of Secession Nay oh. aud it VA rat6el by tho people
lone 3 a. 1861.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-11-28

AccIDrsrs FROM rae EXPLOSION CT SHrILs "A CORES
pobdsnt informs rs that . Tow days ago. al Gaines kil',
Hanover county, Virginia, Mr.. Foster heGhee's three
sons, tbs Oldest about ten yeas Of age, we're endeavor-
Ing 10 drive q spike into q shell at the cap or iuse Ell
of Il, vheu IL exploded and wounded two OF ih'm 20 SO.
verely iha. one died 10 abou. sK hours, aid the cldttt,
though shll alive, ia B, badly | jired that hs lifs is in
jeopardy. The second case occurred last Wednesday AZ.
ternoon on the farm Of hr. William Gaines. One Of bis
black boys, nearly grown, got . shell ard pat 4. into
the Gre, ubere be was ct work in the f,d, and was
standirg around the Ere with two other servants, when
the shell exploded and . piece went through bis body,
products instantaneous death. Neither Of the other
servants we're hurt.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-11-28
ahaea for the Army.

The sutj ,irsd noe, which reached Us yesterday, With
GU, Signature, tell rs own story Of g~snetcsi:y aud pa
,rioasm. The amount uil be handed either to the Com
mittee vho have been engaged in procuring shoes for
tbs army, or to the Young Mems Christian Association
KITsvILLE, Nov. "A. ls62.
t. he Elit9r Of the Wig:
l enclose 6Jy dollars TO you. A small mic towards
helping 70 supply our poor bare.fOoted soldiers with
shoes.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-11-28
BY THE COVER SoR OF vIRGIsIA.

yIvHEaEAs, a ya-ancy has occurred IN the House Of ee' gsteI
w OF Virginia, ocsasioned by tie Resignation OF james I
Kemper, the Drleyste leo, hon the c,rnty OF hadtso,; were
foe, The ,h.rIn Of the sLi cou ~ IL hereby RI iired TO hold 40
election a, the seyerA n'aeei u voting prescribed ~ lag IN ssid
eouay en- the sscJDd Tu sdsy IN December rer, for Q De ate
to ,u5ply the vaeaney sf resad
-, 6iven under my hand g. 9ovrier. and under The seAl
lis. OF the Commonwealth. at Hehmend. this ftdh day Of
- koTenter, 1854. and the year Of the oonno wealth tts
sIh. Jvas LrruHlR-
by the Governors RI
eHDaoz ". hUsyoRp,
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P.rsrsr.rror.-OO John c. Shields Q.tsly promoted

PRisrxrArIoH.-COL John Q. Shields lately promoted
to that rauk from Lsusnans Colonel the comnsndant
at Camp Lee, near Richmond, has been made the repl.
ent of = handsome and merited testimonial from the Of
6ces Of bis staff, and others. on duty at the camp. The
testimonial oons's 9 OF six stars Of pure goid-thefnslr
Mis- oil . colouel, worn uoon the coat collar. The cere.
monial took plsce Wednesday night, at Camp Lee
Capt ]. O. Maynard, the Qasrternas ter OF the poet,
mskirg the presentation speech, to which Col. Shitlds
responded 10 spprr pirate terms. Col. Shields has been
untiring In the discharge Of his responsible duties q,
commsnd,nt .: Camp Lee, and that his administration
Of Affairs has been efficient and satisfactory. the incl.
dent We record, and the promotion Of rank, sa,rd suh-
cient evidences.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-11-28

upon the eq iars too lats to zee the parade OF tbe City
Battalion, bot were well compensated by ls'ening 70 the
Ace muse Of Smiths Band. Toe dress parade now
takes place at 4 O'Clock. T. \.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-11-28

A mill, the property Of Mrs. l. B. Milton, some nj
teen miles from Townsville, Ga, was destroyed lately.
A negro, supposed to be a runaway, wis seen TO put tue
Ere to the mill. He was 6,si q Thy some person watch.
ing, but IfSc,ed hs escape.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-11-28

A fUB5lITUrE wanted 10 90 In . oayAlr, Company, fr shien
"a q Hbe' al price wi lbe paid. lie must come veil resomnend-
ed As to moral character. Apply 10 fhemn A. Staples. asene0
County Court House novse-HS
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-11-28

AcciDaxr-kr. Isaac Smith had two or three fingers
Of his right hand cat IF BY q circular saw yesterday at
the manufactorv cf hs father. II. n Smith.