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AUCTION SALES.
+: y. FERGUSON, AuctiOneer-
NNRUSTEES SALE OF
VALTJA RHE DEAU rSa, . -,

-, VHhO ADLE REA l. ESEAT TIE
Pursuant to deed of trust, made by i N
Bonnet to me, for the benefit of Mrs Mari, -
Geay, dated the 9th day of April, 1859, and ~
record In the Clerks office of the Court Of the
Corporation OF the city of Norfolk, | shall ON
WE'D NESDAI, the 18th day of October next
sell at public auction, before the Auction Hon Z.
OF +. f. Ferguson, ON Wide Water street in tI,is
city, the property named in said deed. ami ,le.-
crIbed as follows: All that certain lot, piece O.,
parcel OF land, situate and lyn on tie West
SIDE o. James street, in the city of Norfolk, aoi
bounded follows: beginning at the Northeastern
corner OF John Smiths property on james
street, and running back along the line OF Mes
srs. }. &. Smith, j. 4. Allyn and G. +. Ander-
sons property westwardly iowa DIS the C eek
kn wn as Newt0n's Creek, seven hLnGi d aud
twenty rec feet ten inches, thence NurlhWard-
ly ne hundred and forty three feet seven inches
to lane fourteen feet ten inches wide reserved
Tor the Individual use of Jno. L. DoyIe: thence
Eastwardly five hundred and fifty four fe to a
fence enclosing in part the pewalk grounds
thence Southwardly along said fence seven fee
TO The corner of the same. thence Eastwardiy a.
long the line of said fence ne hundred aud ski,
nine feet seven inches to James streti, thence
Southwardiy along the line OF James street one
hundred and ninety-seven feet tour inches to the
place OF beginning.
THIS property is the Fruit and Flower Gard..n
OF Mr. Bonnet, and contains rare and valuable
collection OF Fruits, Flowers aud Shpbber; V. and
presents great attractions to those engag ed 1T
this business. At the same time the larga guam
tty of land embraced in thi. property holds oct
great inducements to those wishing to make in
vestmerts Of their money.
Terms lash. Sale at IL O'Clock. NJ.
SIMON. s. STUDIES, Trustee.
+. F. FERGUSON,
se26-tds Auctioneer.
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CoMNIissIONER's SALE

nFA LARGE AND VALUABLE TRti OF
Real Estate in the County OF Princess Anne.
BY virtue of Decree of the Circuit Court for
the County of Princess Anne, pronounced on the
oath dag OF September, 1866, in the Chane ry suit
OF G. W. Grandy, assignee, and others, plaintiffs,
and Sas :. Gregor- administrator of William
N. Gregory, and others, defendants, the under
gned, as Commissioner. will sell at Public Aue-
ton at Princess Anne Court House, on MONDAY,
Sd day OF December, 1866, (the same being Court
day. at IL O'clock the real estate in the bill
proceedings mentioned, of which W iliam n Gre
CORY died seized and possessed, consisting of
Tract of Land, containing about ,309 acres sit
uated in said county, and adjoining the laods OF
w. ". Coke and others, rather more than
bali of which is cleared and under cultivation
the remainder is woodland, with fine growth OF
oak and other timber.
The improvements consist of two small DWELL
ings and the necessary out buildings, barns. sta
bles, DC. For the accommodation Of purchasers,
the above tract will be divided into two equal
p reels, with the same proportion of wOodlandat-
tached to each. The dividing line commences at
a stake on the London Bridge road, and runs to a
stake at the back line of the farm. This farm is
regarded by competent Judges the finest bod,
OF land within the limits of the county, and well
adapted to the crops raised in this section OF the
State. The old land, under the management OF
its former owner, yielded abundant crops OF wheat
and corn; the ne" land, OF which there is large
body now i'll cultivation, and an extensive tract
beaded and ready to be taken in, is of most sll-
perior quality and among the best Of the 9 iioi-
land swamp land of the county, widely known
tor the inexhaustible richness OF its soil. IL To-
cation is regarded as healthy enc, eonS enie.t
to schools and churc hs, and in a desirable l,oi-
ton of the county.
Situated about II miles from the city of Nor
folk and q miles from the village OF hcmpsyle,
from whence navigation is safe and easy to the
city, and within four mile at the waters OF LYNN
haven river which abound u the finest fish and
oysters. 1t is seldom that valuable and ds,,-
rable body of land is placed in the market; an
in view OF its superior advantages and tie tact
that real estate in this elton OF Virginia 0,uat
appreciate most rapidly in value as soon the
public are made familiar with the nddcemcut IL
presents. he attention Of capitalists as wen ~
OF those desiring to locate and find home, i5cot-
idently invited to an examination of this pro-
perty.
re ntS of Sole:-Cash enough to pay the cost rf
| suit and expenses OF sale; the remainder in three
equal insta ments, payable in one, two and thrr'
years, with interest from the day of sale; the
purchasers giving bonds, with approved security
for the deferred payments, and the title retained
until the further order Of the Court
For further information apply to Mr.. Samuel
Gregory, near Kempsville, to the subscriber
near Princess Anne Court House.
ALEXANDER COKE, Commr.
Princess Anne g. II >, Oct !, 1866
oc4 t3decD&W
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AMERICAN BREEoH-LoADERs ABROAD. -
American asmsappear to be the most popular
everywhere. The latest foreign mail an
nounces that experiments for the purpose of
determining the best breech- loader for the
Swiss troops have been conducted on large
scale at Aaran, in Switzerland, and that French
and German officers have been sent there for
the purpose of watching and reporting the
results. The Swiss judges awarded the palm
of superiority to an American arm, although
the particular one is not yet stated.
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Mrs. E1IzABrrH cApY isrANroN,-Th

Mrs EIIzABETH CApY STANTON, The
New York World says: y gave a2a &
The candidacy of Mrs Elizabeth Cady
Stanton for Congress win give the Radicals
of the Eighth District chance to show their
faith by their works. Her return TO the
House would be the most striking proof they
could give to the world of their belief iii the
doctrine of universal suffrage Surely, our
educated, intelligent women would make bet
ter voters and legislators than the unetiuca-
ted and degraded freedmen. We go Mrs.
Stanton as against Dodge She may not
knew as much as some men; but if she could
not get the drift Of public sentiment better
than the old ladies' OF the Herald, she wouldn't
know enough to go in when it rained. ,sa,
We subjoin the conclusion of her published
letter ~ HFae
If the party now in ascendancy makes its
demand for "negro suffrage" in good faith, on
the ground of natural right and because the
highest good of the State demands that the
republieanidea be vindicated, on no principle
Of Justice or safety can the woman of the ma
ton be ignored = .s... /. .,.,,s.,,
In view Of the fact that the freedmen ofthe
South and the millions of foreigners now
crowding our western shores, most of whom
represent neither property, education or civil
ization, are, all, in the progress of events, to
be enfranchised, the best interests of the nation
demand that weoptweigh this incoming pau
perism, ignorance and degradation, with th'
wealth, education and refinement of the wo
men of the republic. On the high ground o
safety to the nation and Justice to its citizens
ask your support in the coming election
.3.,eaf ~ Elizabeth CApY STANTON.
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Gs4E t ARRIVALS 4
ALTA MTG HOTEL.-A. G. NEWTON, Prop'r.


- Sunday, October IA 1866.
Josl ua Hunt. \. l.; W G Fauquier. n. y;
EW Hudgins, Hadgins, Hampton; Par
Jno o Askew, Carolina; c S Ross, j W Law
ton and lady, Georgia; II s Darr, W II Wright
Sumpter, S G; Sam Ball, c.; A Grant, Wash
ington, ID G; Miss w Borsseau, John Branch,
lady, child and two servants; W H Wheaney and
child, Petersburg, Va; Henry Birdsong, Sussex,
Va; s Ii Strawss, Boston; W Ar,emus, Lex
ington Miss Nancy Kerney, Mrs Kerney, H
johnson, Keny, + Phipps, Bait; S Vii
mis-, Geo. S Kepiwick, v Thompson, K 3 Cos
ton and lady, and servant, Miss Coston, DR. Will
kins, II Satterfeld, Va; Miss Scepiwick, Allah;
ny, Va Chas Joy wife and son, G somas wife
and son, N j; o Hicks, Rutherd; R @ thinner
man. Atlanta; N Q Barber, Augusta; NJ & Har
man, Staunton; P Jordan, Portsmouth; W
King Brunswick, Va; D R Guoodloe, " arrenton,
Va; J Hume, R /; Jno Winston Richmond;
C M Florm, J johnson, j A Smith, Dayille
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A GRAPEVINE PRoDUoING POTATOES.
Boston Traveller says that in that city during
last summer grapevine was accidentally bro
ken, and in order tostop the flow of the sapa
pnnctnred potato was placed on the end of
the branch A flower-pot was then placed
under the potato, and it was embedded in
EARTH a potato vine grew from it to the height
Of two or three feet, and few days since the
earth being removed from the tfower-pot, 1t
was found to eontlin several small potatoes.
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G. w. NLwToN, Eso.--A contemporary is
informed that this gentleman has reduced his
rents S35 per cent. We are glad to hear it..
We know of another gentleman who reduced
his rents in May last from $500 to 1921
These examples are worthy of imitation by
all landlords who can afford it. ..-s...t
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ANNIVERSARY CEi.EBRATIoN The CRANKY
Street M H. Sunday School will have an an
niversary celebration on Tuesday evening
next, October 10th, at the Church, The SER
vices will commence att o'clock. The pub
lie are cordially invited to attend. After the
performances 1T the programme collection
will be taken up in aid Of the School Library.
The object is most commen,lable one.
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MARINE DTsAsTERb.-BRIG AND SCHooN-
ER AsHoEE -The steamer Norfolk just arii-
we'd reports seeing brig ashore on Winder
Quarter Beach, with her sails flying and the
sea breaking over her to a great height an if
she had just gone ashore, she passed her yes.
terday about II o'clock, NJ.
Steamer Eolus reports schooner lying in
the Roads with her steerage gear all gone. m
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THE STEAMER NEMAHA The u. $. Rev.
cnue steamer Nemahs on Saturday accident
ally ran into HE schooner Columbia which
was loading at Santos & Bros. wharf, and
crushed the starboard quartz !, causing a leak
and probably rendering necessary discharge
of the schooners cargo The damage il esti-
mated at about $500, more or less.
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The Immutabue Laws of Nature.

While looking ont of the dngy windows
of our sanctune, we see a drop ofrain that has
fallen, whence has that drop come and what
are its constituent partsS Why has it aliGht-
ed in that particular spot? ~
These simple questions have bewildered our
minds we have not been able to answer
one of them, "Whence has it Gomez" Proba-
bly, month ago its constituent parts were
to be found, some among the SHOWS of the
Andes, others in the waters of the Caspian,
some in the glaciers of the Alps, others again
in the mysterious Midland Sea OF AfIiea.--
But these reflections bound not our wander
ing Imagination, That drop has doubtlessly
had many other sources. If we could go but
few years back, it may have derived some
of it's atoms from the blood of the slaves sac
rificed on the tomb of the King of Dahomay,
and others from the ebbing lfe-tide of some
young Virginian who fought, bled and died
on the plains of Manassas. LII -
We stop here and rein up our Pegasus, and
will not let him range back further; for the
min is lost in amazement at what may have
been the former locus Of the millions upon
millions of atoms which enter into the COM
position Of a drop of rain.
Az to our other query, as to "aohy that drop
has alightedB upon that particular spot" we
cannot answer, except that the cause is to be
found in the will of the Almighty, which has
directed the course Of this tiny globule as well
az that of the flaming comet as it bazes
through His universe. He it was that fore
destined that the drop should fall on our win
dow-pane and He did it when He "gave a
law to the rain and a track to the thunder
bolt" Ia
Since writing the above we have looked
for the drop-and it has gone! Whiher,
whittier, whittier A year from this time its
millions of atoms will be in millions Of differ
ent places but every one the right place,
that was laid off for it on the day when the
"morning stars sang together, and all the
Sons of God shouted for Joy e
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DIssntUTIoN.--The we'll known firm OF
Gllett, Cherry & Marp has been dissolved.
The business viii hereafter be conducted by
Cherry s. Marp al the oh R,,hrrts Stand,
OH the eornor of Wide Water street and
Roanoke Square, where they are prepared to
furnish all articles of the best material, in
their line, "a ,.4f .sst ~.s.s
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CoNsoIIDATIoN.-The CONSOLIDATE ion scheme
advocated by General Nah me aud which we
announced had been referred ii committee
at the meeting il l.ynchbnrg of the Virginia
and Tennessee Railroad company, we regret
to announce has been defeated by 1876 votes
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The MARINE HosPIrAL.- From the Wash
instun correspondent Of a Northern Exchange
In conformity with the late law the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury las ordered the marine
hospitals in the following places TO be sold
Norfolk, Va; Oeracoke NC; st. Marks, Flor
ida; Napoleon, Ark; Galena, ILL.,, and Bur-
'linston, Iowa '7e'' -f-e'sig ~ ae-sa.
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AUCTION SALES.
BY +. +. FERGUSON AuctiOneer.
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VAL

~ UABLE REAL ESTATE.
BY virtue of a Decree of the Circuit Court of
the Corporation of the city of Norfolk, August l.
1866, in the suit of Walters Executrix VS.. New
tons Administrators, the undersigned, Conn
missioner, will, on FRIDAY, 10Th OCTOBER
next at II O'Clock, on the premises, sell the fol-
lowing Real Estate in the city of Norfolk, of which
the late DR.. Thomas Newton died seized:
l. An undivided "a If of House and Lot on Gran
by street, his late Silence, subject to the dover
of his widow therein.
2 A lot of Land on NewtOns wharf, q feet
front, now leased to James y. Leigh, subject to
the conditions of said leas, which expires July
LIST, 1869. Annual rent $4O5 and taxes.
D. Lot OF land, of like front as No 2, adjoining
No. on the south, under lease TO {. w. Gran
dy, which expires March lst 1871 with like reut
as the last.
a. Lot of land on the south side of Wide Water
street "a by 81 feet, under lease to Thomas I.
kempe, which expires November l, 1871 Ground
rent 1892 and taxes.
8. Lot OF land adjoinining No. on the south,
fronting on Nevson street "a feet, under lease to
John Dodd, which expires April |, 1868, Ground
rent $40 and taxes. ra..f a.ia
.-Ta TERMS SALE.
One third Cash; balance in eqsal mstallments
fone and two years, with interest, to be secured
bonds OF purchasers and lien on the premises
TAZEWELL TAYLOR, Comm
sep29-m W fir I'd F..F. FERGUSON, Auet'l
BY LEIGH BR0S. 4 PHELPS,
No. s G0MmeJcim HoR
G. X. PHELPS, Buctioneer.
4 TOM SALE OF VAL
" UABLE WHARF PROPERTY IN Cos
PORT, near the Navy Yard at Auction.
BY virtue of Decree of the Circuit Court OF
the city of Norfolk, pronounced June 10th, 1866.
in suit of Taylor. nc. persns Taylor, &c, will
sell, as substitute Trustee, under the will of Rich
ard Taylor, deceased, and as Commissioner there
by appointed at the Auction House OF Leigh
Bros. Phelps, in the city of Norfolk, on
.H WEDNESDAY, THE PATH OCTOBER,
at II o'cUck, a. M,
THAT VALUABLE WHARF AND LOT
Situated in Gosport near the Navy Yard, and
bounded as follows:
Fronting on Water street 81 feet; thence along
Henry street to the channel of the south b. anch
of the Elizabeth river, $50 feet more or less, and
bounded on the North by the property OF Messrs.
Hatton and Watts.
The especiai attention of capitalists and ship
builders is invited to this property, as it possess
rs advantages, in point of location depth Of wa
ter, &C., unsurpassed by any in this country,
TERMS.
One third cash me and two years credit will
be given 10, the balance, for bonds bearing inter
est from day OF sale; title retained until last pay
mentS made. t
RICHARD TAYLOR, Comnl'r.
L.'IGH EROS. IL PHELPS,
oc5 ids AueionA'rs.
By LEIGH BROs. IL PHELPS.
No s Commercial Roie.
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Z BURIAIs IN PoRTsMoUTH.-There were
II burials in our sister city yesterday, 4 from
cholera, 2 from small pox, and the others
from differt mt diseases. .s..s.-..- ........ =
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The 'riDE.-We have for some days past
had unusually high tides, some Of which have
RISEN over wharves aud carried oti slaves aud
shing les.
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< MGRoHNrs' and MECHANICS EAcHANeE,--
The annual meeting will'be held at the Ex-
change this evening at hall past seven o clock.
Officers and Board OF Directors will be
elected, s ,i -, W
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THE WEATHER, Cloudy and gloomy-7and
if later in the season we should confidently
look for snow Thicker clothing aud over
coats, and a seat near the chimney corner,
comfortable.
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SALE OF THE WILD CAT.---This schooner
was sold by Leigh Bros. e Phelps ON Satur-
day last to Mr. George Sirian for $500.
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Deafness and all diseases of the Eye successfully
treated by DIR. Gardner, Uculist and Aurist, who
will be at the Atlantic Hotel on Friday, Novem
Der 30th. Read advertisement
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MAYOR JAMES q. MHTE.-His,. Honor
the Mayor . t Portsmouth, returned yesterday
morning after 4 brief absence to Baltimore.
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I ,YgsrERpAY's Mails The double mail
yesterday brought vi. among ,other nliolnla-
ton accounts Of gales, ralns, and floods, from
which considerable damage to property re-
suited. fhe %
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LATE PAPERS, Ne are indebted to Messrs.
Mayhem and Brother, Newspaper. and Pc
riodical dealers, No. 67 East Main street, for
eopie of late newspapers, generally in all
vance or the mail ~ sNA p Nt e3Ns q
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Wednesday next for Edsnton, Plymouth and
Windsor, N. c. Freight will be received at
the Dept OF the Aibemalle and Chesapeake
Canal Company. eHFr
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The SMALL Pox. --This loathsome disease
is said 10 be very prevalent ia Portsmouth.
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An editors trials are legion until he gets
used to them, and then, he is the happiest of
mortals-providcd, he has paying subscrp-
ton list 4lF .sl ...Fst.sE
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TaE BALTIMORE B3AT-The Kelso, Capt
Cralle, will leave this afternoon for Baltimore
at the usual hour. s.,..s Is.
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RELaIoUs.-Ye sterday fire was comfort
able, yet the weather was clear and dry and
the attendance at the Churches was as Install
The Rev. DR.. Okeson officiattd and preached
at St. Paul's from the text of the lsailns--
two verses of the 6 list, The preacher alluded
to the fact that the psamlst made the recep-
ton Of past favors a ground OF trust iii ask
lug for further needed assistance. This trust
IN the certainty of help from God was Cons
trasted with the hesitancy, or want Ct conf
dsnce Of the receiver, andt absence Of the
readiness or certainty Of the earthly giver,
which is experienced by those who occupy
these social relative positions. God, howev-
or, is interchangeable. lie says, ask aud yc
shall receive--and is ready to give to all who
eudeavor te walk in the way Of Ills COIN
mandments. But man is variable; and be-
sides, the claims upon his charity may be of
such a character as to compel him to reject
the petition of him tomorrow whom he had
assisted to-day The wicked, however, are
not to expect the favor of God.--rhe music
was very superior. Indeed, excellence is the
characteristics Of that at st. Pauls,
The Rey. Thomas Hume officated at the
Cumberland street Baptist Church--and the
Rev. Mr., Phillips, of Edenton, at the Freema-
son street Baptist Church. This eougrega-
ton is making efforts to secure the pastorship
Of q distinguished divine Of Charleston, 8. G. /,
in the place of Dr. Jones, who has recently
accepted the presidency Of the College b
Ia Portsmouth, services We're III 'Fruity
St. johns, Dinwddie street Methodist and
the Middle st. Presbyterian Church, In the
two former, morning aud night.l The ltov.
Nv. Mkim has returned from his recent alb
sence and officiated at st. Johns The servl-
ces at Trinity were discharged by the rector.
There was no preaching a.the Dinwiddie ST.
Methodist Church in Portsmouth,, at night.
There was, however, prayer meetin, The
Rev. Mr.. Kennedy preached in the morning,
We have reports from no other congrega-
tions, but believe services were hold in all the
Churches as usual. ia s. .s.,s.,s..ta 4
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bridal PRESENTS.
ID BRIDAL fRESENTS. . ..-.
We would beg leave to invite the attention of
all in search of something rich, elegant, new and
beautiful for Bridal or other presents, to call aud
select from the extensive assortment to be found
No. 81, Man street
Among the many articles suitable for that pur-
pose, we enuuerdte: f '
Ice Cream Sets, Sugar Dishes,
Fish Knives and Forks,
Forks and Spoons of all kinds,
Crumb Scrapers,
Pickle Knives and Forks.
The above are of the best quality, solid silver,
and are offered at the lowest possible prices.
ocl2 Z. +. GREENWOOD BkO.