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THE NATION.

THE NATION.
This Day Published, Aug. "a, 1865.
E7zT6:
TIRE WEEK.
TOPICS or TIE DAY:
General Coz and the Negroes.
Ensllsh Opinion on Davis Guilt.
The sw.ndltns Epidemic.
Friends in Disguise.
Competitive Examinations TO- Aaiss.ou to tic s'li-
taty sud Naval Schools.
Song Of slater: Poetry.
CORRESPONDENCE:
The Suffrage and the Constitution.
The Progress Of Emancipation u RuaHa.
Feeling OF the South Caro1iniats.
The South as II Ii.
England.
Poisoning ~ Se.eaee.
American Institute Of Instruction.
LITERATURE.
Literary Notes.
Ee Tocqucvtlle in tho Cntted States.
Miss Cobbc on Religious duty.
The Sanitary Condition OF New FORK.
The Story OF The Great March,
SCIENCES
Discoveries and Inventions.
FINANCIAL REVIEW.
Tz1Ns:-Thsee Dollars per annurn in sdsuace7 st1
months, Two Dollars. When delivered by carrier In
New York or Hrooklyu4 tft5 eeuts additional
JOSEPH Il. RICHARDS, Publisher,
. No. leo Sssaau-st-, NeR: roEk-
'Wrs7EKS AGENcr-f:oom rs, Lombard B1ock, OF
Post O0]ce Box ss..7l7, Chicago, III.
Subscriptions and advertisements secclTcd. Agents
wanted To canTnss tho Western States.
Address, DANIEL T. AItES-
ron sALE IT ALL MEMS AEESTs.
, 1865-08-26
Mem advertisements.

NASON1C,-There will be q reg
No. .n9 A. r. aud a. NJ held this {SATU ltUAY} even
Ing. Ang 2Eth 1860, Members Of the fraternity are ID
r!te1 to attend.
work on the F. c. Degree.
arleEE3-It DIN. CLARK, JR.. ScetT.
, 1865-08-26
FROM LA CROSSE.

trrtyal and Reception Of Lieut. Gen.
Grant.
Especial Despatch to The Chicago Ttioune.l
La Crosse, Aug. q.
Gen. Grant arrived here this morning on tnc
st.srncr Itasca and bad public reception. 1hoas-
anda OF our people greeted him. ne icthfnea
thanks for the compliment and left this afternoon
fnr ~ rnu1
, 1865-08-26
Illness Of Gen. GFocker--MaFyla lana
Rchel%-Rcbel Penttoncts-Thc Work
in {:cor:in-A. II. Stevens.
A.. rY.n ~ 1-yrS &. In far

In &sE0fE9M-As 24s ElEFeIAs
NEw YoHk, Aug. e5.-The AzaaFs Washington
Najor On. crockcr, Of 1ovs. is seriously III at
Willard's Hotel.
tcn Spinner has fAEcn 4 months leave Of a5-'
scucc Sor the first time In fnur wears.
Itet,lrus from No. l Precinct. in Prince Georges
comfy. Md, show tlut 130 or: Of $50 voters haze
I,c.n t,isirancbised by the war
Cpun.ds Of fNy Government pensioners at the
sovih hare applied for renewal Of their pensions,
etorpcd during the war; but only three have hecn
.Yanied. New pension agents are 5000 10 be hp-
pointed In the Southern Staics.
The Hraars Wash.ngton +neessl say:: -: =
| missioner in the absence Of Judge Cooley, Of the
Indian Bureau, accompanied hv tcn. CuFtfs one OF
The dc!eratcs appointed to visit the SorthIres1ern
Indian tribes. lett for New York lsst evening, Tor
The purpose Of selecting a suitable nFkortmsnt Of
| preaching council to he held with thcu."
| The NY. Tanes' Washington special dispatch
| esya: "Mni. Gen. Wilson, the Caralry leader o.
| the Southwest IL expected tn Washington On Frs-
cay.~ v.-,,.x
epeciat rays: Jud.c LoclIanc and other Georg1ans
1crnctcnt the u:nrk Of rcconstructfon In GeoEgt.
progressing satisfactorily to the Union rncn. lie ls
confident the people Of Gco:gta Will acocac TO n
conditions and scttle the principle Of The negroes
Right 10 volc snh,ect to such restrictions ns ase in
| pelptiyely de.nanded Southern men at present II
Washington coincide IN the belief tlat the t!ans
ition from slave to free labor viii produce but utu
| troubfe.H
The Ioas special says ''Fnends Of Alex. F
Stephens Rse making strenuous efforts lot LII
Nai. Wn]lcck denies thai he refused to obey tht
law OF Congress, settng aside the taxes ios coosef
* cnbinu meeting was held this morning, Al
TIC members being present except Ill. stau1on.
, 1865-08-26

NEW MUSIC. -: s:The Days
~ Gone B7" tsons}: P1ice s cents. The HaPIy
a Man fsop9 and chorus, 80 cents. Young Ladies'
DcltEhtr {schotHsche.l IS cents. MERRILL d BREE'
CO. Y,isNo l.
, 1865-08-26
THIRD DESPATCH.
Serious Xstac-- Of Gen. CfockcZ-ztcbel
Documents.

I:Srtcial DeEpatch 70 the Chicago TsabHneI
NAEu1EGIoE, Aug. 23+
Gcr Crpekcz, OF Illinois. well known THROUGH
On. the West a. comm1nder Of CEockssHe dis3aion
tn Grant'e army before Ecksbusg. ts lying at the
totel 1.e1c ve9y seriously I'll oi tE3tn fever. Lis
friends fcar that he viii hardly ErrTlse It,
The clerks engaged under Dr.. Lebes, In e1amin-
Inc tue scbel documents, and government archives
cxpturcd in the South, are now engaged more par
tscular1y In looking 1t such records as show the
disposition Of the rebel authorities towards Prison
c1s Of war The whole work Of collecting and d.
ces:.nz tbesc documents il likely 10 Last for soac
year,.
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Gorsrs, Carriages, Sc.

NOR sALE-An elegant pair Of pony-buiiA
hand. sound clean mbed tough easy kept nne var
perfectly trained to single double harness 80, l,Iv.s
saddle one Is Of the Abdalah stock very easy u live
saddle both gentle that a child lady can ,x A.
them safely anywhere admirable family 'esn new ..
country tor coupe or any Hight carriage Also near,
of double HARNESS and good road ~ dePs' .csn a
WAGON. suitable for gentleman or family Nsh INV -
d. H. yANDERPOoL's feed store, Third aye. ~. =
Twenty nth and Twenty sAthstG VIII De sold toss''
Ia detail to suit purchasers.
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})loposaIs.

Oyycs LrGIr Horss iSsrscroR
NAN YORK CITY. May u. 1855
CEALED PROPOSALS will be received as
thi. of,e un,il Y o'clock onruEspAf. the 1",h Day
OF June next. raising replacing anu Keeping 'ne 49,
po.,o,s MI m. BITpys now in Hudson RIVER hewe"s
N,wYork and rroy like Chsmpa.n hue l-and n'et ane
such othcr. as may be authorized FOR ore year hon tne ~
dsy OF uy ne, 10 the succeeding h Jay OF June aec"r
10 the II the LshHou.e oard snd the p'n,.S
tions copies OF Inch can be had by applying ~ a'
Ohce.
BY order Of the Light. House Board
- Com. l.. NJ. POWELL,
Lght-llouse Inspector 81 Disfriet
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Assn. q. NJ. OFFICE, FORAGE DsPwTskNr
CoaNEa HrrENALL AND bIipok SIS
NYw YoRx CRY, 1863
rVHIS DEPARTMENT. is prepared to reeel "
written PROPOSALS for the delivery Of IphNn oNi''
HAY aud STRAIN in thi. City aud in pAiidelphia l.
Bd. Should state the quantity, description or KIND pes'
place and tim. o. delivery SC. - ,,...e..
Paynit nts TO be made ulon delivery or ~ soon '"'
IA the OF zee may be Ia funds . =, ...,.,
'"' s ID BirRCiIARD Capt. AMI Asst, onar'ermA'ief.
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Chances for Dusiness Hlfl.

ANY TIMER and STOVE DEALER
N having fair paying business to dispose o. 'A-y hest
casa ea''O Gso III. Bro NswIcK, Greer bush n
VHARLESTON, s. C.-RlCHN.OND, Va
~ SAVANNAH, Cattle undersigned would be r'ea,es
e make with manuiaetuie md ot.sr. 70 t
Re MADE ON APPROVED MERCHANDISE, consls,.i
To- their correspondents there Packages and Nom! iowsn
,syn.ry py every steamer Cole tions properly
MACY HEaWlG. No. ia Broadway - -.
Office of the Charleston Pioneer Psc&c Line anu S'"''>
Package Exprssa
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QUARrKRaAsTER- GENERALS OyyiCs,
WAsHIsaTos, ID. &. JuGe ], 1903 '
CPECIAL SALES Of SERVlCEABLE
- DRAFT HORsEs.-By direction Of the ouaIteraaa.ter-
General there will be sold ct PnDc Auction, TO the bsLest
bidder, a. the ,iues sud place. naasd below, VIZ;
GIEsBOR0 ID. C., MONDAY, June 3, hos
GIEsBORO, u. C., SATURDAY, Jurs 10, 1855
GIRsRORO, ID. C.. MONDAY, june u, 1863
BALTIMORE. Nd, WEDNESDAY, Juno H. 1863
WiLLisMsPORf Pa, SATURDAY. June IL, 1863
WEsTCIiEsTER, PA, SATURDAY June ~ 1863
CIEsBORO ID. e., SATURDAY, june H. 1865.
OIEsBORO. d. c., MONDAY Jane 49, 1875
GIE5BOBO d. C., SATURDAY, June a. lsOs
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, SATURDAY June y 1859
GIEsRORD d. c., MONDAY. june %. 1855
PITTSBURGH, PA, SATURDAY, July !. 1865.
0IESBORO d. C., SATURDAY. July l, 1876.
Two hundred SERVICEABLE DRAFT HORSES at each
place. -
An opportunity purchase superior eas Of DRAFT Horses
their value, Is AFFORD TO The pubic
Tho animals sound aud ssrviceahs no longer re-
aured aud be sold The attention VI
ssr,' city rsrosds and Of manufactures " especially called
70 these sales. NJ
-ta.b g.. U..,ui stat-r currency
Steamboat for GesLofo viii leavs Seventh st. wharf,
Washington. overy hour ffcn ga IN. 70 p -
JAMES A. FKIN,
Brevet Brig Gen In chsree first Division. @ ~ O. q.
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NEw-YORK sEMI-wEEKLY TRIBUNE.

NEW-YORK SCIENTIFICALLY TRIBUNE.
~ TIE NETWORK SCIENTIFICALLY TRIBUNE 10
published every TUESDAY and FRIDAY and contain. all
the Editorial articles not merely local In characters Literary
Reviews and Art Crtoms Letters from large corps Of
Foreign and Domestic Letters Special
aud Associated Press Tevsraphfc pispstche careful and
complete Summary Of Foreitn and Domestic News EIcu
ve Reports Of the Proceeines OF the sue Club OF the
American Institute Talks about Fruit and other Horticultu raj
and griou tura Infornsiion Stock, FBsnca Cattle Dry
Goods and General Market Reports which are Published in
THE DAILY TRIBUNE. Ii frequently contains articles
which the at pressure Of advertisements viii not permit
70 70, R1' IN the DAILY Edition. IhE skMi, WbEhLI
NJ
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HURD g. HOUGHTON,
IL No. 4Ol Broadway, New.York,
HISTORY OF F' OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ABOUT A. D. $50 TO THE PRESENT ~1ME.
In continuation Of the account of the Org and Earliest His
tory Of the system OF Church Poy contained IN "A Wow
Of ConHegatonalsui."
BIZ GEORGE PuScHARD.
Second Edition.
Rewritten and Greatly Enlarged
2 vols Crown. 8vo s.
WOODS AND WATERS;
SUMNER IN The al sARANAcs.
81 ALFRED b. STREET.
vol limo. illustrated. Price oil Is.
"THE RIVERSIDE IRVING"
new and elegant Cabinet" edition
In l6mo volumes with steel yienette on entirely new type
RKApABLx PORTABLE, ECONOMICAL
The volume for June 10
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With illustrations by McNevin-
One vol Crown Svo. Preo 81
THE GAME OF CROQUET:
ITS APPOINTMENT AND LAWS
BT r. FELLOW.
With Descriptive Illustrations and Frontispiocs.
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BEING a COMPLETE HAND OOk.
Containing by the Of description absence oftech
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Copies mailed free receipt OF price.
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4 STOR FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
N No. 10 Wallet.
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, e2s2,ooo
DIRECTORS;
PETER d. COLLINS, HENRY SEMI.
WILLIAM l.. COsKLlN, HENRY SCHUBART,
WILLIAM EYkRDELL, ISAAC A. SlnhM,
JOSEPH e. APPLEBY. PHILIP {. HARMON,
WILLIAM G. ARTHUR, JOHN A. WBOULD,
ELISHA BROOKS, REUBEN W. HOWES
JOHN Is. DUNHAM, BARROW BfMIMO,
BENJAMIN w. MERRIAM PHILANDER HANFORD,
ADRIAN DURYEE, WILLIAM T.. LEWIS,
NASH MOSEMAN. AUGUSTUS SCHELL,
THOMAS WILLIAMS, in, JONATHAN THOMPSON,
WILLIAM CLOSE, ROBERT X. WlLLETS,
J. FEDOR sCHEPELER, CHARLES y. TAO,
EDWARD EVEN, JOHN y. GILES.
SAMUEL TRYON, ROBERT d. HART,
Al meeting Of Directors held May 81, Mr.. ROBERT D.
HART. late Secretary elected PRECEDENT Ia place Of VIM
Pinhney. esq, decreased and subsequently, JAMES II.
REILLY was appointed Secretary.
ROBERT d. HART. President.
JAMES II. REILLY Secretary.
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NORN EXCHANGE INSURANCE COM
OF this Company have just paid In &?OOoOo In CASH
mailing tho Capital Of this Company &aooooo with surplus
Of 100000
The strong condition Of the Company and with llst Of
Directors composed Of hst merchants tho public
guarantee Of ABILITY TO MEET LOSSES and FAIR and
HONORABLE ADJUSTMENT Of tho same.
JAMES ID. SPARKMAN, President
WILLIAM TRUbLOW, Vice President.
W. H. WINDSOR, Secretary.
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UNITED STATES NAVY YARD, BosroS,
CoMMANDAST's OrTICg June 5 1867
HE ~ - CITY ANLIS CIREASSIt IN

toAhANDANTs DffiCk Jun" ., iet
HNHE u. s. STEAMERS ClRCASSlAN,
i SfETriH, and YOUNG ROVER will 10 sold 1t public
auction THURSDAY. the 2,d lay Of June at Il occck
at this Yard. b. Hotatio Harris Aurlioncsr
ile CilCAssiAN is Ln ifoa screw steamer bNkTgsee.
very strong and In excellent condition. having been recently
thoro usy repaired length 2s1T3 feet breadth 9i, feet
epth 70 6 feet, with two cylinders % inch diameter aid 40
inch stroke.
The STETriN l. an iron steamer with two masts
schoon-rrgged; length, los feet. breadth 20 feet; deph
iJ66 FEET with two cyinle. 3Snea diameter aud "A inc
stroke.
The YOUNG ROVER Ozark f,ed vessel with aux iary
steam power length, 1872 SO eet breadth, 70 feet depth
400 feet and ha. inverted iron condenns eugne diane
81 II cylinder lSx3J- inch stroke.
Five per cenum Of he purchase must be paid the
day sale and the cmsnder bcof, the vessel Is removed
from the Navy ard which be done within six days
aer the date Of sale An inventory Of tao articles to be sold
With tho vessel Al be found at the yard.
5. h. SrRiSGHAM, Rear.AdniraL
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VVHE WEBER PIANO-FORTE

TVNHE WEBEK PIANU-FOKIE
i Is called tie BEST INSTRUMENT MADE BY al 10
leading Of this city and elsewhere 1t Il pronounes4
by the National Association, after trial In hs
roou. with tie manufacturers Of this country emnentV
the BEST PIANO IN AMERICA and used by the Conserve
tory Music and other high music schools altogether because
Of their Immense power equality. sweetness and o'aacy
tone elastic touch. and great durability
wARERoOMS, No. 40 roomest, Broadway.
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CTEINWAY u SONS GOLD MEDAL

- GRAND AND SQUARE PIANOS considers4
tie best e. Europe wei this country having received -
6r., Prize Medal At the WORLDS Exhibition IN London lHA
Ire principal ~ny Seinway Pianos supetsf
TO all Others IT, that the ora "a composed Of 1--WE prscada
piano oe father ssd four sons who invent eli tns6
own and uudes whose personal supervnice
every psrt OF tie instrument manufactured Wsreroomf
Nos II and Is East Four,eenh between uoou Square ~
living Place New York.
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Nerp Civilizations.


4 PARLOR NOVEL.
MOTHERS AND DAUGHTE1tS'
BY MRS. GORE.
Author Of" Castles in the Air." etc., etc. e'o
Aro,be, Of Mrs Cores delightful productions-A rano
Nove;us suited by refinement aud decacy OF sentiment
and admirable life esson for the peusa OF Mothers sn'
Dsus hters"-T London Examiner.
mM,. Gore combines moral instruction with pleasing snt
1eightfu romance. The presen. work Is chef dour'e-
book for our homes-u of charming sentiment and renne'
TASTE and presenting lively and agreeable picture OF female
chmacter"-lLondon Spectator
her dsneaons of female character Mrs Gore 10 pc
cuary happy but she than In the presen
instance Mothers and Daughter one OF the most fssci
mating the daya production that does honor oil
to the principles and genius Of the suthosess-lLondo
AtheEGun.
PRICE Fifty CENTS.
Mailed free OF postage on receipt Of price
FREDERIC A. BRADY, Publisher, No. % Ann st.. N
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-14

TINHE HORACE WATERS Grand, Square.
/ aud Upright PIANOS. MELODEONS. HARMo-
NUNS snd CABINET ORGANS. Nhcesse and retail =
re uced prices To and allowed purchased MontnY
payments received tho Second hand pianos 81 %.
gains from So, to S22A Fsctory and waT,rooa NO va
Broadway. Ga.h paid for second hand Pianos.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-14

M TITLE, BROWN g. CO.,
~ No. Ito Washingion-st., Boston,
) Have In Press, and xill publish Immediately,
John BRIGHT ON TIE AMERICAN QUESTION
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A. NJ. NsRwIx. Auctioness ~. +,
DIV BANGS, MERWIN g. Co., Noe. GA ana
~ $50 Broadway, cor. Of tthst-Saies Of boon, sts'
uonery Pictnrss Works Art Fsngv Goodt Furniture &c
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY EVENINGS, JUNE ~
AND ls AT II O'CLOCK:
PRIVATE LIERARf-Of STANDARD Works IN various
and collection Of choice Miscellaneous
Including many of fine English Editions and sone yssso .
German Publications. &c. Catalogues ready aEi tie Books
IA exhibition.
DOCK TRADE SALE ROOMS, No. 49o
~ Bwsy nearly opposite st. Nicholas HOTEL GEO A. LEA
WITT. Auconosr. BY T.. Cooisv oonsisnments socite
GOVERNMENT SALE of COPPER and
~ COTr0N-Upen MONDAY 18th inst. win be offered a.
Public Auction on tie landing Cincinnati Pcanes Of
Slab Sheet and Ingot Copper Also suh lots OF Cotton
may be on hand at that time. By order Of
VIM. p MELLEN, General A;ent TT. Dept.
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fJnstrmttion.
% A MER. SCHOOL INST for

At Vogelsdort's Practical School for Busineso
IA No. sl1 Broadway. cor. Hthst keeping Writins
and Arithmetic taught "a their strict Applications 10 aetaa
business.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-14

L,OR SALE or to LEASE-THREE LOTS,
situsted Ia Thirty sev-sh Thifdave Apply to
PETITE WILSON a Co. No 2s8 South-st
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At "A SACRIFICE-An deliberately Carved
"A 7.octsye Rosewood PIANO FORTE fnu round cornsrA
elegant .yed Isx; best city Makers f, warrsntee;
s,rsns bass full iron plate Is recherche and nasihcsss
Piano exquisite tone and siegance OF hn,n rsrey met
ave- new No. bsc) Fortietls; price $50; must =
seen be appreciated N B-has boz Tor shppns Any
from 7 a. u to 3 D. ~, for three days
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-14
Hlusirai Jnstrnments.

A PRICE LIST has been prepared expressly
"A with view Of supplying customers at distance ~
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
of every description at the lowest NewYork prices Geo
can b. sent through the different companies az smsu
cost TO almost every door. Send stamp for prce list
FREDERICK BLUME, Nc. aVs Bowny.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-14

VVANTED-By Graduate Of 6 years eE-
w pe1enoa as Principal and sole Financial Manager
a Boarding and Day Schools SITUATION in hrstcAB
School. address aTEACIiER R." Hudson, ~. Y.
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FREDERIC A. BRADY, Publisher, No. p Ann st. NJ
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-14

HUTTRELL OF ARRAN. Novel BY CHARLn LEVER
Author o." Bennington" Maurice Tiernay," The Ds
tons,"" Charles OMaley," &C., &c. svo. Cloth. OIL 50
Paper, 81
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-09-16
The a1e&zndria Gazette
SATURDAY EVENING, SEPT. t.
VIRGINIA ITEMS.

A letter from Nelson county, says Inefe
has been recently considerable stir among the
negroes Of this county, produced by an oroer
from the Provost Marshal, requiring them 10
.n,ear before the Clerk and have their mar
Does recorded. The negroes construe it into
an order for them to be married over again.
and many of them are avalllng themselves or
The opportunity to form new alliances. l heard
of a case in which two men snapped wives.
II has been a rich harvest for the CLERK, as be
receives twenty-five cents IN specie, or It's
equivalent in poultry, for recording each mar
rage. et8. I@E
The Hon. C. j. Faulkner was bitten by
smoke while walking near bis house, at Mar
tinsburg, few days ago.
The Culpeper Observer. says MANY OF
our business men are busily engaged IN I'M
proving their store houses. The troWel OF the
brick layer and the hammer ct the carpenter,
are heard on every corner.
TIE principal loss on the Eastern Shore OF
Va. q has been slave property, but homes
and iresides have been left undisturbed amid
the general shock and desolation OF war. 4
stranger visiting this shore would scarcely
recognize trace of the recent great reVolu-
ton. while visit to the Valley or Peninsula
would induce the belief that some convuls1ve
outburst of n ature' elements had swept over
those once prosperous 1elds
The Leesburg Washingtonian has a full ac-
count of the recent Tournament at that place,
which was we'll conducted and gave great sat
isfaction. At night there was supper and
cotilion party at the Pickett House. Moth
ing is said about knights having been COM
PEELED to take the oath, as reported.
N. B. Meade is candidate for the State
Senate from Frederick, Clarke and Warren
counties
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Auction Sales.
Ey Wilmer 81 Washington, Auctsrs.


COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VALUABLE
" REAL ESTATE. to decree Of
the Circuit Court of Alexandria county, rem
dered on the 10Th of May, 1865, IN the suit of
William Porter & Go. vs.. R. 7. Gross ezecu-
t,rs, ct al, the undersigned, Commissioners
auction, on WEDNESDAY, the Goth day Of
SEPTEMBER 1863 at II O'clock m, in front OF
the Mayors Office, in the city of Alexandria,
Va, the following described real estate in said
city, Of which Richard 7. Gross died seized:
i. The STORE on south side Of King street,
between Royal and Fairfax streets, lately oc-
cupied by said r. Y. Gross, and now occupied
BY Henry G. Fields Beginning at the south
side Of King street, at the middle Of the wall Of
the tenement now occupied by +. e. berry,
and Of that now intended to be conveyed, sup
posed to be 104 feet II inches to the westward Of
Fairfax sqreet; thence on King street. west, to
the west line of the lot and separating 1t from
the lot Of Bryan & Adams supposed to be Is
feet inches thence south with the SAID line,
and parallel to Fairfax street, 1O5 feet thence
east parallel to King street, feet 5 INCHES
thence south, parallel to Fairfax street, 56 feet
inches, more or less, to alley, t. be laid out,
Is feet wide, along the whole south line Of the
lot lately Anthony Grease 5; thence east on SAID
alley, and parallel to King street. - feet; thence
north, parallel to Fairfax street. the length Of
street, 6 feet II inches; thence north, parallel
to Fairfax street, l05 feet, to the beginning,
with the use Of said IS feet alley, and Of ali
other alleys laid off on the ground Of the said
Anthony Crease, or to which he is in any man
ner entitled.
2, Two lots on the west side Of Royal street,
between King and Prince. One beginning l37
feet, s inches, south Of King and running thence
south with Royal Is feet thence west, parallel
to King street, 1923 feet inches thence north
parallel to Royal street, IS feet thence east III
direct line to the beginning. On this lot
stands a LARGE TENEMENT, the rear of
brick and the front of wood.
The other, beginning 1872 feet, inches, south
of King street and running thence south on
Royal, "a feet thence parallel to King
street, 1913 feet, inches; thence northcrly par
allell to Royal street, "A feet; thence east to
the beginning.
That handsome double three-story brick
dwelling house and lot attached, late the resi-
dence of r. I Cross on Fairfax street, next
the 1st Presbyterian Church.
Terms: One third cash ; the balance IN four
equal instruments at three, six, twelve and
eighteen months with interest, bonds with good
personal security to be given title to be retain
ed till full payment Of purchase money and
property to be resold at risk of purchaser, on
failure to comply with terms of sale or make
paymcnt Of bonds at maturity.
LYSANDER HILL
GEORGE W. BRENT. C0nmGS
S. FERGUSON BEACH,
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