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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-08
By James II. Taylor, Auct'r.

VALUaBLE Land on the Meadow Bridge road,
u of mile north Of the city, for sale at auc-
tlon.-Wiil be sold upon the premises on Monday,
18th day Of Jan, 1854, at - O'Clock NJ, small
tract of land containing about - acres, situated on
the Meadow Bridge road, about three quarters Of q
mile north Of the corporation line, adjoining the
lands Of the late Albert A Morris, Samr Dove,
and Richard Moore, Esqrs, and Immediately in
front Of the farm of Dr. Francis II Deane. The
land is In good state of cultivation and admirably
wei adapted to the growth Of vegetables, with two
beautiful sites for building There also several
failing springs of limptd and delightful water
upon the premises, with suitable situations for Ice
houses and ponds TO collect ice from.
TERMS at sale, which will be made to suit bid
ders. JAMES M TAYLOR,
ia AuctiOnees.
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By n. s. Rsasaats, 4ascs.

HOUSEHOLD Furniture, Medical Books, emckw
Tobacco, Crrckevy, &c, for sale Al auction
On Friday, the 9Th inst, - 10 O'Clock, I wR s>lI
my store . varied assortment Of Household Iunt
ture, including
Bedsteaas, bureaus, chairs
Tables, wardrobss, 10
rosewood etegre, marble-top
Tea.ber beds, mattresses, blankets
Crocksry and glassware.
Al90,
inexcellent library OF valuable medical lashs
Smoking and chewing tobacco
Set Of patent platform scales
Cooking and of1cc stovss
ALRO,
A lot Of excellent school furniture.
jl7 ES fLEASANTS, Auctf
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A exeesaye ssle az ssoeks aad bonds tcok place
\ Wednesday Il the Office of Messrs Lancaster
.. Ne append q list of the prices received, from
hIch Il win a. peas that there II no dimaution In
4 demand fas goo securities:
CnxvrpssAsa Boxps.--Eighi per cent registered
LonAs. lo4X 10 100; per cent coupons, Ill 10 iis
= pr cent boads, iooK; Q per cents, w. bonds OF
Is n loan coupons, ls3 to les; registered, ~ 4"
Les.
srAss DoHcs. Virginia registered, long dates.
~ % ~: pas due, 400; coupon bonds, 47s; =
-. old Issue, On. hew issue, ISL; s's, 2'.
KAItAoAp Bosps.-Richmond and Danvilis regis
tsssA, -. Va C n.rai. coupon, second mortgage
-.
DAau erocx.f Traders' Bank, l2i to 1876; Farm
en- Baak, l6a 1876; Bank OF Virginia, l43 to i4S;
Bsak az Csmmoawcalth, 100; Bank Of Richmond,
iss 10 liek; Daat At civ Of Petersburg, lao.
lnscaAxcs sTocxs.--vs Fire AND Marine Ia ).
sssanes, u; State of Va, 81; Merchants insuf-
aAss, IS toa7.
FROM AMI 0aAm.-The scarcity Of srata con.
stassa, aae sales merely nominal. We have heard
ef soss Gales Of supes6ne and extra saperfne hour
a el2S pes barrel Corn meal 10 worth about SIS
per bushei.
Corx.ay PnoprcE Axp VkegraBLss.--B Bacon,
. -, aad very scarce; lard, 50 25 TO g 5o beef
q - pen b. BY the quarter; venlson, - to ~ p;
poultry, 50 10 u Is per ID butter SIS 10 s. 10,
by the quantity; eggs, q 50 to 81 Is; apples,
s75 70 SIS per barrel; onions, 80 to s per bushci;
Iush possiocs. 80 to SIC per hushci; no sweet po
fatoes In market.
0aoc axsss.-CoAee, sl2 to eta; brown sugar,
- - 70 SJ 50; m,lasses-s0rs hum, go 10 Aa5;
sice 30 70 Is cents per h.; salt, 30 cents.
Lieuoas are somewhat dat. Whtskey may be
quoted nom 800 % $50 per esllon, as TO quality;
apple brandy, $50 10 as5; rum, SIS TO $50.
LsArssa-sole, q 50 to %; upper, So to $40;
harness, 81 50 to % so.
TOpAcco.--The tobacco market IL rather quiet,
with few and unimpot ,mt transactions.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-08

T LIBERTY HALL for sale ct auctiop.-wm "
sold on Friday, the 9Th day Of JsnusA
Farm in tbs county Of Hanover, eight miles IN
Richmond, and two miles from the head cf u
Mschanicsviile turnpike, yiDg ON bGth Tceds ~
ing from Richmond to the Old Church. The ARs
contains about 40s acres. Of which about 40 sas
are cleared, the balance In original growth Of Al
and pine. The buildings oonsigt Of . tve&d
wood house with nine rooms, kitchen. snobslsss
DC.
TEAMS or SALs.-O.e- third cash; the lsnssoa
at SIX and twelve months; or the whols In easAtf
preferred. The taxes for 1854 10 BE- paid y y
purchaser. JAS n TAYLO8
ie90 AuctiDpew.
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By HUI, DickinsoN d Co., Axct'sa

TxECGTOR'3 Sale OF Negr-es WIN b. sas
III me auction house Of Hill, Diokinsou &0.a
iday noxs, tho sth inst. at 10 o'clock, four xys
Men, belonging 70 the estate Of Thomas fhsk!
decd. These negroes Are likely, youDg, asd valss
bic, and saie 70 be No Daker9 They ere I'D 70
NJ fault, but for . division.
THOMAS o DCDfIY,
IA st Admir- OF Thomas Tinslsy, dseA
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COMMISSIONERS Sale Of a Slave In pursuance
J of decree OF tho County Court OF Henrioo,
pronounced on the 9th day Of January, 1884, In the
cause styled Cartwright vs. Cartwright 30, tho an
dersigned. who was appointed Special Commissioner
therein, will proceed 10 .tll on Monday, the 18th
day Of January 1884 at 10 O'Clock n 10 front Of the
State Court House, in the City Of Richmond, one
slave named Fleming. He Is about q years Of age,
and Is q good house servant.
TERks-Cash. ] H SANDS,
jA7-.0t Special Commissioner.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-08

GALE al Auction Of LEASE NJ Valuable Ware
4 house In the city Of Richmond, a. the south
east corner Of Cary and llth streets also, Of large
amount of valuable Machinery fos the manufac-
ture Of Snuff aud Smoking Tobacco, including
a large stock of Enu6, smoking Tobacco, and Ma
teriais In process of manufacture AT the request
Of the parties interested, (the most Of whom are
absent in Europe,) we shalt sell at auction, on the
premises, on Tuesday, the l2th January, 1885,,
commencing at IL O'Clock A NJ, the Lease, 10 cx-
pire lst January, 1888, (at rental Of d 400 per
nnnnm, exclusive of premium OF Insurance on
@lO,OOO,) Of that large, double, five story brick
warehouse. located US above, now occupied by Mr.
Charles L. Hobson, manufactured. Also, will be
sold all the valuable machinery for carrying on the
manufacture Of snuff and smoking tobacco, en-
braciug everything necessary for the carrying on
Of the business upon an extensive scale; embfac-
Ing In fact, the following articles, viz steam
CINE, 20 horse power, and boiler 30 horse power
valuable cutters entirely Of iron, for cutting ne
cut chewing and smoking tobacco; 10 patent iron
muls, for grinding snuff; large boiling chest; 2
cutters for smoking tobacco, with sitting and d.
viding apparatus attached; packing machine for
scotch snuff; selfacting drier; stationary drying
pan screws and fattening boxes circular saw,
and six crushers for pulverizlHg bone ash large
quantity of betting, shafains, and puleys, scales,
stove, sc, and many other articles, too numerous
to mention. The above presents rare OppOrtu-
nifty to embark In an enterprise which doubtless
can be made very profitable.
TnnnpN q apor,ucN~y a.,
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r. II Il itsxssssla. AMct't

y X. j. lss4ssnts. Aset'v.
rroRssS. NuIss. Family Ca-riaEs. 10p 1nGGy.
III n fur - g aucttDn,-0n SAe1r0eyy eeo IN
jns5, I viii ssll q 10 O'Clock, On OoanM cns0peR
.Hll-
4 splendid black msre, WORKS wellto aay vehicle,
and II nae saddle mare
gray mare, > very handsons end valuable
animal
several very superior saddss and draasht
primo males, sound, reliable, and warranted
one horse family carriage and harness
handroms top buggy and harness
I ambulance .
I,ALE Of Mi!inery, Stock OF M,lliners' Goods,
n ) Show Cases SO, Tor sale st auction --Oa Mon
day the llsh list. I will sell Ut lOs0cl0ck, - the
store u Madame So7, on Main 81, Opposite the q
Charles Fotel sll Of Der handsome and valuable
stock Of Millinery Goods, Inclusive Of N assortment
a. varied and Of such quality as can be found IN any
drst-c,sss millinery establishment; Miiiners Stock
aud Materials, Show Cases, &C
j,S fLkAsAEIs, Aa.!:
BIZ Fsal.an,, Hanes q Wsssiger, AGRA
CALE On asurday.-We will eel! at auction on
\ Saturday next, 9th inst, at 10 o'clock =, ON
Council. Chamber Hill,
good farm wagons
l fue sorrel stallion
/ splendid cavalry and harness horse
excellent buggiss, new
Several work aud harness horses, nc
PULLIAu, HsNES WEISIGER,
jl6-2s Auc1ioneeTs.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-08

ASST @ NJ GRs's OFFICE
January ID, 1854, !
TAX in Kind Farmers and piaate1 are neti-
l ned that they must not deliver their TAI In
Kind upon any other than receipts Of Quar:ermas-
ters and Commissaries serving with trpcps, and o.
omcers and agents on tax daty, or Of those who
from this Office specially authorized 70 collect.
The receipts Of sergsauts, wagon masters, and
teamsters are worthless they have no authority,
nor can any give them authority, 10 receipt for
tax In kind. LARKlN SMITH,
jaA-lm Asst Quartszmaster.0sner
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-08

A GRAND ANNIVERSARY BALL
~ Viii be given at
FREDERICKSBURG Hall,
For tina benefit OF James Burma, who lost leg Ia
the servi 20 CT The Confederate States, on
FRIDAY EVENING. Jan 6th, 1854.
Tickets OF admission T5; to be paid At the door.
Refreshments can be obtained in the h ali.
MsNAaEas M Burns, Al Collins, A Moss.
ja7-2.A
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-08

T>OR Eals at Auction. - On Friday, the ID ~
II we will sell at auction, 10 smaia 10 ~ n.y.
likely young Aan-a good driver and bos.e ~
want LRu BOWMAN,
ja7 Aucshsesse
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-08
PIEDMONT x Il. Chief Enginsers Office, !

DSnVlfl6, Deo 1ln, 1905.
yET AETED--I.aborera.- wish to hire two hun.
sS dred able bodied negroes to work upon this
railroad. They will be exclusively ucder the care
and direction OF the Company, and preparations
have bean made to ensure good quarters, Eui cient
food, and proper medical attention The work to be
done by them lies about half way between Dsnville
and Greensboro, c, in q healthy country. and as
secure from raids as any to be found. For such
hands ! viii pay the following prices: &52 per
month, tie owner clothing the hand; for we'll
grown boys, s25 Per nionth-$sOo per annam, the
Company furnishing the usual ell thing; $2OO for
the sig months from tho lst January to !st July,
the Company furnishing only the summer clothing;
$50 per month, or 400 per anpum, fr negro car.
rentsrs. will also give employment, during good
behavior, to cvessears who can bring with them to
the work force Of twelve to fifteen men of proper
quail fcati'hs aud these hands may be worked un-
der them if preferred For such service viii psy
gao per month and board. To any person who will
collect end bring Into this ONCE force Of negro
men, {subject to my Inspection. and aepr0val,)
hired TOT the year or half year on the above terms,
will pay bonus of $40 rer capita, for each hand
received. EDa'D r d MYERS.
dc 17-tloJ Capt Eng'rs, Chief Eng'r P KR
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-08

T.OsT-0n Tuesday night, between the corner Of
~ Grscs and foushee and TEantlin end 4th sta,
wardsd By leaving 1t It this ofaos. ia7-2ts
Le) b Lenner fas he styles himsalf, } abseondsd
from thu onurty on The 9Th Of Dea embsf, after
stealing one haif.g1ll0n Of brandy. presume DO
has robbed me aso Of large .mora. Of In. money.
prior 10 the war, but more recently Of Richmond,
Va, where, be saga he has been co0naCted with the
csothinx bureau. He u minus his r1eet leg. which,
he eays, he last ~ the war. His manners and con.
versasioa arc purely Yankee. The above reward q
- - ~ - VIM DxIrRIcK, in.
Dover nllls. Goochland, December y. 1868.
j the souihern Express olass and the Csntral
Depot, tn bog, marked Southern kxpress MesGen-
ger. containisg sundry books Asd papers Of no
value to any one bat the ovner. Thu above re-
ONCE, Main street. JAS r HAWKINS,
js7-3t sSoutheFn kxpTsas Messenger.
TSTRAY Herse.-Csns tony house, on the 4ih
~ inst . bay Horse, back sore, with some white
marks n sds BY the saddle. The owner h requested
% sens iSrvard' pay ehsfs. a. .ss sase n1m .xay.
jA7-Ss@ = Ciaeater1sldlcounty.
Cf0LRN--Tfom asj Thos 3 BaiisTd's camp, near
- Dr. Tcrrilps, i've milss from Grunge b, "a The
nish. q tho assh q psosnses, my two riding
One . sosrel horss, about eight ysszs, len HAD
foot white, : ena0 white mark runnine from the
middle Of The face % the nose, large scas On The
right side q h witaers. the hair near the root n
dish fhced, and IL gpod neder
Inc oehef a iron-efay mare, medluns ise, yeass
OF has spiint knce % the inside n har fare ~
aud small knoe q the nsids II 0Ae hnd III; walks
tr0es. and eantrs well.
Any aps wAo wl ialorm - wAsss / On MA -
Or both Of theso hoeoeo = hal1vaR 1hem en - vl
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LUoT. SIifA YEU. &c.


OST.-On Thursday evening, Dec 3lst l left my
pockes-b IN John Dooiey's hat store, or lost
it between there and the Danville depot. 1t con-
tanned one gold dollar, about $35 10 Confederate
notes and enc Lickel cent. together with papers only
valuable TO myself among Others my exemption
papers and bond drawn by BENZ Fulton in favor Of
Page l. Bro. The cent was valuable to me as me-
mento Of dead friend will pay for it and tile
papers, delivered n the Bakery oppOsita the South
ern Express office, Sl00 and ell the moEsy the peck
ct ok contained ia S-2.tl q PAGE.
r OST-$?5 Reward the night Of December
4 25,h, upon the arrival Of the Richmond train in
Danviile, gentlem ms shawl, gray, tne quality,
and frlnged all around II left with THOMAS VIII.
iAxs, OF Danvo, or At 203 Main It, Richmond, the
above reward will be paid ia Sat-
IN M,LLARS keward.--S.rayeo, on January 4th
e)U 1864, from Camp Lee, my sorrel Mare. Said
mare has white spot 10 her forehead, small white
mark the left hind foot. and q scar on t1e left
thigh. The above reward will be paid for her de-
livery TO me At Camp Lee. CT At Hix's stables, in
Richmond. lie s-sttl RG TEMPLE.
T5TAYED-s50 Reward-From my ios, on Tues.
day night, 7th inst, black COW, with q white
fac II found ana returned to me- / VIII pay . re-
ward Of $50. DrJ II CONWAY,
jaS-as" Governor st.
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frS - YS-s~ . ", ixas
= - - i, ~ ~ - =.
rrUnn6TrUnn.
oooyse.
AZ Auctpa --<1w vrix.~ =. e'asssuv, =
q eiclrc6 81. ~ I'M -. ~ = ~ eseass.AI
Neasy'e efevo slore q. 49, - " ru6S q
8Oeel, voey daot9oble aemt.sss IN 0E|
1asnissre,
0toyea.
Heddias.
Seesy,
nmone vhtrh v,,l - so..A 49,. 0ha
Cher a.tlclae 'o''ewns II ~
S sossssss: x.rdscsss,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-08

WANrED-Immediately, an Office suitable for
W conducting the business Of the Southern
Literary Messes GER" central loeation, convenient
tn Main street, preferred. Address, through the
Past0 Office, WEDDERBuRN ALFRIknD.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-08


err spNJsI. NOTIcE.-The fol5wng McdEA'
wNSs-rext Backs al the Aedica! Coego o. VT q. !.
nirasau,s. auctionrer, on FRIDAY. the esb inss.:
Taaan's Physiology, Csasaax's Mia~hefy,
Draper's Chemistry,
vest on Daeases Of Women ana ehfofep,
WILSON'S Anatomy,
ua,pslssens Therapeutics and N ,ter.a Aedica.
smiths Ans.nsnis Al Al AZ,
MIXERS prineiti. ~ of Surgery,
Watsoa's practices OF tayRic
ia 5--3tf C MnN.
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b. Davenport d Co., Sock 49,.
(Ofhce corner Cary and lath - 4 "
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w slant employment, with liberal wages, ct the
Arsenal and Armory, Fayetteville, N G.. Apply to
Major nowxzR, 7sh and Canal sts, Richmond or to
IA Col r l. CHILns, commanding Arsenal ard Afmory,
Fayetteville, N G. js z-6ta
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-01-08

N o1lCk --AppN alton win b. madA for the 10
~ Eswal Of the following certificates Of Virginia
state Stock, which vsre kft Ut the Treasury De
rattasat By the uLdeTaigsed:
Certificate s,ole, for $40, In favor Ct c W Purcell
Certificate ,ls9. for q. 800 ID favor Of W Pur.
cell & Co
Certificate t0ia, for $500, In favor Of z L Grew
fosd. CIV PURCELL 4 co.
3a6-cw3m
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HOUSE and Lot In the tswn OF Manchester for
H aAle al auction.-We will seil on Saturday NJ.
teTnoon, January 9th, at 4 O'Clock, the House and
Lot the north side OF Main street and west Of Har
rison street, second house from tho corner. The
house contains four or i've rooms and the lot is 81
feet front, running back l62 feet
TxRMs-CaAh
PULLMAN, HANEs l. wEIslGgR,
ja 6A AuctiOucefo.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-11
THp SECRET SECESSION ORnRns.-Greer

THB SECRET SECESSION ORpBRs.-Green
B. Smith, Secretary Of the Order of
American Knights, lately discovered at
st. Louis, has made full confession of
the workings and purposes of the Or
der, Charles l.. Hunt, the Grand Com
mander, and Charles Z. Dunn, the Dep
uty Grand Commander, have also ac-
knowledged the existence of the Order
and their personal and official connec-
tion with 1t.
1t appears from the official documents
of the "Sons of Libertys formerly
knights of the Golden Circle"1 recently
discovered in Indiana, that the most
prominent doctrine of the order is that
the United States have no sovereignty,
that every State has a right to secede
from the Union, that if the Government
of the United States claims any power
inconsistent with the EXTREMIST theory
of State rights 1t is usurper, and true
patriots have not only the right but the
duty to labor for its overthrow. Ac-
cording to the report of the Grand Sec
retary, there were, in February 1864, in
Indiana about 10000 members, and the
organization was at work in the States
of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
New Hampshire, Connecticut, Ohio, In
diada, Illinois, Michigan, Delaware
Maryland and Missouri.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-11
a French View of srant's Cam
ppsga.

Gen. Grant, in Virginia, is pursuing
his laborious career. The vigorous
blows which he struck in the beginning
to weaken his eaemy while thrasting
him back, he has followed by a series Of
skillful mannuvars, the results OF which
it is already easy to perceive. Itsufllces
for this to read attentively the cores
pondence of the Monlteur. AT first it
showed the northern general Ia. danger
of losing his, communications with
too distant base. The next day the dis
patches announced TO us that Grant, as
far-sighted as these official Strategists,
had transported his base OF operations
on the rivers, at first to Port Royal, now
to the James river, through which he
receives in abundance provisions, NUM-
tions and reinforcements. Another time
formidable lines of defsnse were emu
merated, prepared by Lee in advance,
and ID was predicted that the cruel OBJ
stinacy of his enemy would sacrifice in
vain there thousands Of human lives
Shortly after however, it was necessary
30 acknowledge tk2t Lee, flanked, had
been forced to eyacuate successivelY,
and almost without fighting, the posi-
tionS rendered useless. 1t was then an
nounced to US that Grant, crowded in
the swamps of the Chickahominy, found
himself in the critical situation from
which Mcclellan had so much difficulty
in extricating his army. This was very
inaccurate; but, which cuts short all
reasoning, Grant did not stop in these
swamps, but, pursuing his vast move
ment with q success equal to his bold
ness, he transported his army from the
right bank of the James river to the
south of Richmond There in an i'm
pregnable position, resting on river,
under the protection OF his artillery, his
rear free, his supplies secured, combined
with Butler and Ayerill, extending a
hand from a distance to Hunter, occu-
pying the railroads that supplied the
enemy, ne threatens to isolate Richmond
itself and Lees army from the other
states of the confederacy; that is to say,
to reduce them by famine, like Nicks-
burg. In this situation, Intellectual as
saults, like those which he made for two
days on the lines Of Petersburg, or par
tial checks, like that announced by the
last dispatches, may retard the final sue
cess without rendering it less probable.
-Regae Nattplale,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-11
RUTLAND VT. THURSDAY MORNING. Ii,

The SEVENTH VERMONT IN FIGHT.
On the 10th of July, Gen. Asboth, with
q force comprising the Seventh Vermont,
Eighty-second U, S. Colored Infantry,
First Florida cavalry, dismounted and
Company NJ Fourteenth New York cav
airy, together with the First Florida
battery, moved out from Pensacola to
cooperate with a raiding force from
Sherman which was operating against
the Mobile and Great Northern Railroad.
On the next day he encountered rebel
force, composed of Companies q, f and
l of the Third Alabama regular cavalry,
numbering $40 men, strongly fortified at
Camp Gonzales, Is miles from Pensaco-
la, After plucky fight ofa half hour
the rebels ran, leaving as spolls to the
victors the regimental flag, oil their of
fetal papers, large quantity of camp
and quartermaster's stores, seventeen
horses with equipments, eighteen sabres,
eighteen guns, large quantity of am
munition and twenty three head of cat
tie. Gen. Asboth continued his march,
intending to burn trestle-work on the
railroad near the Escambia River, but
receiving information that Sherman's
force had accomplished its work with
out his assistance, he returned to Pensa-
cola
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Loea, and. !s,ase ltcn,s.

"BooK-kEEPING.r-Eait0f RatialB Her
cid You will confer favor upon an
old friend if you win please publish the
following remarks of Sir Walter Scott on
" lending books" t" as it may have ten
dency to awaken the one who has taken
from the Library in the United States
Court House tan volumes quarto of the
Pacific Railroad.
BooK-kEEPlHG AND KEEPING Books Sir
Walter Scott once lent hook to a friend
and as he gave it to him, begged that he
would not fail to return it, adding good
humoredly although most of my friends
are bad asithmeticians, they are all good
book-kespers." The poet says;
II, ef my Spencer quite bereft,
Last winter sore was shaken,
OF Lamb I've but q quarter left,
Nor could save my Bacon.
They picked my locke, to me hsr more
Than Bramah's patent worth
And now my losses deplore
Without home on earth.
They still have me made slight returns
And thus my grief divide;
For oh they've cured me of my Burns,
And eased my AikenSde.
But all think shall not say,
Nor let my anger burn,
For as they have not found me Gay
They have not left me sterne"
Rutland, Aug. 9th, 1864. -.