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The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-07-11
STATE OF. WEST VIRGn;7.
hanawhn County. -:

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hanawhn County. -.
Al RULES HELD IN TIE CkKx1 orNcr ov
"A Circuit Cout Of KanavAa Coanty. % NJ. A., ~
day IN The month Of July, lAoG
George ". costsr and Jossph B. yIodsrySsrt c,..,.,
anta. ~. The PresIdtni, D.rreto1 md Co...
Bank drIrpnia, and osbsn. Defendan.a.-Irc.r ".
CHE object VI thII suit IL 10 compel tie Iii - ~
ginia 10 receive the sun Of q so1 o. her.t-, w.
10 them 10 notes Of their own issue, IN p.yr... .s
following notes, owned BY aid BANK, Gn Ls.,'"., W
witt note ser $40, executed BY The Ie.A-+, Co.,
sInIA Camel Coal Company 10 C. weIeh, aid ,St,
by him and c. Smith, dated June ~, lsSi AZ 70 -
Bill Of Exchange for 5000, drawn ~ c. Sus 80
Thompson, y. D., and made payable TO C. saith ,..e
ALL accepted by sad Thompson, and eDdor,ed -.
SnItb ~ agent for the lestees sior,s.d. d. -
1851: aid note for t1Soo. made By tie le,sets ostA.
kth Capcfl Coal Company. dated July loh. in ..,
payable 10 Smith, at % days and epd.rIed bY Ss,
and 70 deliver the sane up 70 Be eaneeledl
This day came the CompaInanu bJ eUunael: M =.
their motion, and appearing BY la4,vi, nled H., ~.
Defendant, the Bank Of Virginia 10 not Eant inro.'
rated by the State Of West Virginia. bot u Cornor,,.
made BY act Of the State Of rirrtni, ana i, no a.
business In West riyiLia; I'D that Corn-us DuDoi, ~
s<pb n vandervoor, Geo. v. Coster. BrYee Soh nv
Henry A. Dubois also Defendants 10 this aut Or, ~.
residents Of this State, Il Is ORDERED that ,hey DO
here within ono month acr doe publicatIU Of ,h, q,
der and do what 10 necessary TO protect ih.is !L,.,,r
In this suit. Test: JS0. SLACK, c,ert
DELA,lrLp DrE.n. :ol.-Ju!y I. lsea-ocwt.
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SLATE: OF WEST VIRGINIA.,
I$nnn>yhn County, SS:

Iinnn>vha County, ss:
,r p,.IrS uyID ~ THE cIrrH'S OFFICE Or
n the ti,rui, C"ur, Of K.na~ha County On ID, In,
Nond,~ In ,h- month Of july. lsGc:
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pi,., ,u :, H.. Ir,,r:,, If ..s s,r.i,,.r.
arc .,ili unpaid :" %""r 90 ~ ,, ,1 ~, .m'S ~.
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STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
I[nnnwhn County. ~:

At RULES HELD ~ Tic CLERKS oyf1cE Oy
~ the Circuit Court u Ksnaa b. cccniy, ou II, "a,
Monday IN the n"nth Of July. 1905:
William DsckinIon. IT,. Executor. Complainant. n.Isr
u. Lewis ai,i other. 1~feDjlntS.-ln CLAieery, q
1911 and Supplemental Bill.
(Thr object Of this suit 10 10 6teriln " any x D.
creditors ,ccurri by ra"uS trusl deetI 10 Tie ca.
plainan,s Supplemental Ell s-t forth, executed by u
Defendant John d. ir~'. for the benent Of sIde's4hs
still unpaid: aud II 80 the amount dpe 10 esea n
,pccvely; aud s.o TO suiJrct the real esta:e of.n W
John d. Lewis situate In sad county, 70 SALE In p,ynss
81 decree IN Chincery. rendered BY the Circuit Count
said County, ia favor Of Dckinkon Shrs~1burr. srl
the raid John u. rwIs, for the sum Of elt:.o q "a
interest from the 18th day Of Nay. lsS. Until The In
day Of Nay 1851 and from the l4,h day Of Ianrl, l
until paid. and 800 OIL damages incurred By in,uiets
and S+ and also In payment Of another deereta
chanccp, rendered by said Court In favor o! The "a
Dickinson Shrewsbury against the said John H. LIN
for the Of S3aSc c.. and $50 II damages iierH
by iujuaciion. and c0nis Soo4)
This DAY came the Complainant BY counsel; AM u
his t.o,ion ami Il appearing by Affidavit filed that y
defendants, Jane, Atwood, John " Atwood 4 JUhr l.
Witt, nnm Of A:1Uod & Co.; wunS, uusHrsre xsnE
wiI.on s. iIild-rUrn; Ilalo~-ll. Nss0n Co., xiritt
Smith, w. C0nrad Co.. Robert Patterson Co.. 10 Ikrr
OWN right, sI.d aNsiGters Of l. HAr~"d 0ll'r
ErooI, A. ". JonrB u Clement cfs'p
Sirxs.,c, I.cr<: Copeland + Schsn-f, Gr"rs. Ei&.
Samuel AIbury, h,Iignrr u William Ryan: buet
Potter: HImpt"n. Sruith Co.. J"i.~,. Murphy 70.
Dnrlns lYn j rrrble,, Hcka!n Hail. 1hoiHss IGtts ~,
Tlunas Iprch. j.. 4 Co.. ". j. Y. Kelly. NcCurdJ
II-rni.. Jane. y. Copper. Jsur' Park ss. j"'s.LI
Kidd: r"indc,,cr RLey 4 CS.. lt,leH Isint'n. l'n:
Barker. John B. smith. Ira Hurt, Thomas h.sn<n
rarru,ur .. Daniel Saundrrs; rtiee H"plln'. Hv,
ruqul. Jobu Sampler. cnln"~h Administrator u Jss
GIl,. foiu~Irk Mcdaniel. u.riLs Stone, Wyatt Sna,
John II,,cLrr. Wiley wo.L. samuel Helm. ltst''
Preston, Christopher Preston. !Vn WILSON. u. ~s<
Thomas ". lloiInsDn Peter Dnt. Sinion N,an, JSi
Agnew, Daniel 10. Whit X Co., " iIliAn X. Coz, t.k
Read. guardian Of Nary Jane .pd FraDes y. Coz; IT,
lEp~n administrator u Philip Swell: y. ID. iio!hS
Isaac luIncr John MumauSh administrator u ADt:S
iark>; Vim. II. Langley. sud The PRECEDENT, Ihrre"n
this State ordered that they DO appear here ~e1
one month after due publication Of this order. and Z
wis, Is NECESSARY TO protect their Interests 10 this ss
Tc,ts: JOHN SLACK, CIerk
SvrY,t Sx,in Su;s-JuIy l. l~GA-3SHI.
, 1866-12-25
MEXICO.

The New York and Paris papers have
been competing all the month in the
manufacture Of false news from Mexico,
but it now appears certain that the Arch
duke Macmillan has created Marshal
Bazaine Regent, had made for Vera Cruz
under an escort of 500 Austrians, and is
now on his way to Europe nd Cuba.
The formal surrender of the throne has
not yet appeared, but will probably be
forthcoming as soon as the French troops
are ready for their homeward voyage.
The Archduke has failed in a great expe-
riment, which has injured his position
and driven his wife mad but Fortunate
ly he does not leave Mexico to anarchy.
The American Government is ready, 1t
seems certain, to assume the protectorate.
Juarez has been acknowledged. Gene
raj Sherman has received orders to sup
port him with 10000 men, and Mexico
will doubtless be eaten up like an arti-
choke, Sonora, Chihuahua, and Lower
California, all mineral districts, being the
first bites. The Anglo-Saxon race is evil
IDENTIFY irrepressible by the Latin.-Spec-
tator, November "a.
, 1866-12-25
L. PACKET NEWS! a
FRANCE.
PARIS, Thursday, Nov. 30.

PARIS / nufSQay, NOV. ~.
The political questions that at the pre-
sent moment agitate the French press
are the state of matters in Mexico and
the anticipated state of affairs in Rome.
Interminable discussions take place on
such points as to whether the Emperor
Macmillan has retired from the city of
Mexico to Orizaba and virtually abdica-
ted whether he did this to avoid a meet
ing with Marshal Castelnau whether
the %latter's Instructions are to hurry on
The return of the residue of the French
army and whether the transports now
fitting ont at Cherbourg will be ready in
time. With regard TO Rome, there has
been Il whisper for some time past
that the Empress desired an interview
with the Pope to reassure him that he
might still count on French sympathy,
aud to urge him on no account to leave
the Eternal City, but to wait the issue of
coming events and it is understood that
the Pope, knowing the Emperor's wish,
has invited her and the Prince Imperial
who, | hear, has been somewhat unwell
lately-to come to Rome during the APP
preaching Observation-Disclosures LOpd0n
NeWS, December 1.
, 1866-12-25
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS


gQHE Horse Carriage and Boat-Taxcs
AZ for the 1st half-year 1867 will be re-
ceived at this Office and by the Police As
sistant at Frederiksted from the 23rd Jan
;iary TO the 18Th Fe6ruay meet, both days
included, after which the lists of arrears
will be transmitted to the respective Po-
licemasters to be enforced within S days,
and q special citation TO this effect will
without delay be served by the Police,
for which each debtor of Taxes incurs a
fine Of 90 Cents if the Tax be under SIS,
and 40 Cents if s5, or above, besides
eventually the ordinary levy-expenses.
The Tax-lists, which will be distributed
by the Police, are to be filled up in con-
formity with The Ordinance of 22nd Feb
ruary 1856 on the 1st January and return
ed to the respective Policemasters ~ithin
48 hours IN toun and A days IN the country.
Royal T~reasurer's Office, st. Croix oath
December 1866.
A. J. BOYE,
auth.
, 1866-12-25
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AUSTRIA.

The Deak party in Hungary has resolv-
ed to petition the Emperor Francis Jo-
seph to restore at once the laws of 184S,
and to leave the subject of the common
affairs of Austria and Hungary TO be sub
~sequently considered by the Diets Conn
mittee.-Massrated London Neus, Dec. i.
, 1866-12-25

AWYER LEMMING begs to in
L form the Public, that in future
he will be in Westend every Thurs
day, and may be see there at the
Apothecary-Hall from lO4 o'clock
am. to 3 o'clock pm.
, 1866-12-25
TIE "AVTS.O
StrisliaHaifa, II, grpi=,
TUESDAY, 25TH DECEMBER 1866.

THE European Mails arrived here on
Sunday last from st. Thomas. The pa
pers by this packet are barren and devoid
Of political news of importance or inter-
est. A few extracts have been made by
us and will be found in our columns.
, 1866-12-25
saet

UNDER 16de December d. A. har Gou-
vernementet i Henhold til 5 ! af Low at
lode Februar 1857 meddeelt Gouverne-
mentssecretair P. P. Rosenstand midlerti-
dig Constitution til at fungere som Over
dommer den vestindiske Landsoverret.
, 1866-12-25
Total $267,978 25

Total 1907, 978 25
Balance Of deposits S 1854 %
3 new deposit accounts, viz:
l Laborer. 1 Various.
l Servant.
s Withdrawals amounting to- $126 90.
Receivers for Saturday, 29th Dec. 1866.
In CHRISTIANSTED
Lieut.. A.. ]. Boye, Trustee.
L. Coakley, Esq, Member.
IN FREDERTKSTED
L. Faber, Esq, Trustee.
w. Mc'Farlane, Esq, Member.
GEO. BEHAGEN,
President.
st. Croix. oath December 1866.
, 1866-12-25
SPAIN.

Queen Isabella leaves for Lisbon on 4
visit TO the King Of Portugal to-day (Sa-
turday), and will return ON the 9Th inst.
, 1866-12-25
OFFICIAL REPORT

Of the number of Deaths from Cholera,
in the Island of ST. Thomas, viz:
Total, from 18th 10 10Th Decbr. LAS
10th to goth 90
" Goth to 2Ist 81
+" g 21st to 22nd 6 --. %
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sign it, The Allies treated with MN ai'ei
Leipsic, and the treaty would have oeeh Vo'i-
c,uded had he consented TO resign antwerp
Rnt no refused, and the war was continued
until no fell.
NAPOLEON III. will have no such sorupleS'
Hr will, OF course make no attempt to seize
Rc,cium bv force. The pear is too ripe and too
rn,dy 10 fall TO require any effort further than
i necessary TO open his mouth and let ii drop
In He will thus have advanced long way TO
the contamination atresh of the policy upon
which the first NAPOLEON was 50 fixed; the
extension, namely, of the boundaries of France
TO the Rhine, 1t will have been the most
splendid acquisition Of modern times, and In
all respects the most useful and The most de-
sirablc. The country is the most poptlous IN
Europe, the land Is the richest, and most
highly cultivated the people the most thrifty
and the most industrious. 1t abounds III
schools and colleges, has been, for ages, re-
nowned for the successful culture of the arts
and sciences. and is probably the most refined
and intelligent portion of Europe Inc Peopi'
are orderly and well behaved, looking only loI
a government that will protect them III the
pursuits of industry and the enjoyment OF
their rights, privileges and religion. Al" 'h''
they arc Catholics, and, therefore, co-reh-
cionists with the French. Considering tha'
Flanders has been for 50 many centuries = the
cockpit OF Europc'-the place IN when ma
lions have 50 often met, as though ny virtue Oh
regular challenge and appointment, 10 settle
their auarrcls, il is wonderful that II should
have continued 10 be- 10 this day, model OF
industry and the home of the arts and sciences.
Ii is generally taken for granted by the for
eicn Journals that England will not oppose
the annexation, when the time comes. II VII
however be bitter pill 10 her. Belgium lal
eycels MI other countries in Europn-England
alone exceptcd-in manufactures. She has, be
sides plenty of coal, which ii VIII thus be-
come easy 10 introduce into France without
having any duties The rivalry between
France and England At present seems 10 be .
rivalry of industry, as ii was formerly OF arms
The French Emperor has encouraged the in
dustry of his people, probably, more than any
other monarch of Europe was ever known &c
do. His eXertions, indeed, have been gigantic
but they have never enabled him. thus lar, &c
oyertakc the English. The acquisition Of Bel
GUM would assist him prodigiously forward
in the race.
These things are expected 10 happen, because
there seems to be no confidence III LAoPoLD'
heir and successor, who is now thirty years
old, and has r"vcr had amy share i'll the Go
vernmcnt. He comes 10 the crown without eN-
periencc, with very striking abilities, ana
with Il iii position, it is said, 10 encourage cNi
councillors, who minister 10 his nclIhttloli>'
and 10 turn, like Il second REHoBoAM, deai
ear 10 the old advisers Of his father. All TINS
may not be true, and it is 10 b" hoied II i not
We only condense the remarks WE see III EN-
ropcan journals.
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St. Nazaire and Norfolk.

The French town OF ST. Nazare, on the coast
of France is connected with all the great rail
roads Of Europe. 50 that emigrants from Inc
cen trail and western portions Of that con tinent
have ready access to q port which lies far
enough south on the French coast TO allow
steamers 10 make straight for the port of Nor.
folk without n tedious circuit. These cmi-
grants reach America on the shortest route
when they arrive in Norfolk ny the way Of 81.
Na2aire.
The most natural and direct route for This
emigration to pursue in reaching the central
portions of this continent is from West Point,
thence 10y the York River railroad. The Viz
ginia Central and the toNin@ton and ONO
railroads TO Cincinnati aud 81. Louis. This is
the shortest route that offers itself between
the waters Of the Mississippi and III" Atlantic !;
il is more southern. and therefore less exposed
10 Instructions by frost, aud its grades are
lower by half Than any other. These natural
advantages must triumph III the end over all
that arr and capital have done 10 direct attcn-
tion TO other routes and 10 advance them 10
certain completion.
IN this point Of view, The project Of ocean
steam transit from ST. NaZaire 10 Norfolk ought
TO command the hearty cooperation OF all
Virginia j is, in substance, agrand cmigra-
lion enterprise, and may have been suggested
iv the we'll understood purposes of vast num-
bcr> Of tie European population 10 migrate to
America j. he coming spring The prevalence"
of dangerous submerged icebergs on The more
northern passages has given ocean steam
navigation II constant southwark tendency,
and the grea Improvements in the machinery
of steamers enable them 10 accomplish pas
sagcs over the broader portions Of the ocean
with increased facility. ST. Na2airc and Nor
folk offer most favorable tcrlnini for IN ocean
route.
II is needless 10 add that if the current Of
European emigration Scts into Virginia
through the port Of Norfolk or West Point
with view Of passing on over the Virginia
route 10 the great West, we shall not only re-
cciye Il considerable percentage OF the cXpcn-
dltnres by the way, but as The tide rolls on 10
the West, good many will he attracted by
the superior advantages which Virginia pre-
>"ntS, and that thus there will be n gradual,
and, III the end, Il large re-population Of the
State.
The Legislature of Virginia should lose no
time in dcvisiug and putting III execution the
most eligible plans for the speedy completion
of the great central route.
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The Kingdom of Belgium.

Indications not 10 be mistaken point to the
union Of this kingdom, in Il very snort 'm",
with the mighty empire OF France. Other
neighbors, especially Prussia and Holland,
seem DESTROYS Of n share OF the spoils, should
there be a partition; but France, we suspect
will come i'm for the lions share. The people
of Relgium-especially Of those provinces
called the French proyinccs-wonld Of course
greatly prefer union with France 10 aSsocia-
ton with any other government. II is but
natural, speaking rs they do the French Ian.
Quaga, and being, in fact, neither more hor
less than Erenchmen by large majority. In
fact it is highly probable that more Than
four -fifths of the whole population Of all Bel
giuin would greatly prefer absorption by
France 10 any other political destiny what
ever When they were annexed 10 Hol
land by the treaty Of Vienna, and, with
Holland, formed into kingdom for the
they had no power 10 resist, or even
10 protest. The Holy Alliance dealt with
them as a Southern master, III former times,
would have dealt with his plants and ne
groes. They disposed of them. i'll other words,
without asking their consent or caring whether
the disposition was agreeable or the contrary.
out VI lnis arrangement grew NC shoi NV"
Kingdom Of the Netherlands-a fabric winch
was doomed 10 fall before the first storm thai
passed over il. The revolution of 1850, III
Paris, was followed by revolution IN Brus-
sells as soon az the mail could convey the intel
Iigence Of the first event 10 the latter capital.
The Belgians immediately followed W the
overthrow Of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
by petition to the French King and Cham
hers, earnestly desiring 10 be annexed 10
France. But Louis PHILIPPE was iilnid. He
was conscious that ne had obtained his crown
by fraud upon the French people knew
that they were very much discontented at the
issue OF their struggle for freedom, and was
well aware Of the hostility Of the great Pow
Srs to The Revolutions Of 1880. lie held the
throne by = fraii tenure, and he was by no
means disposed 10 add 10 his danger by what
he thought might DE- regarded rs an ambitious
proceeding. He, therefore, declined TO accept
the gift, allowing IL 10 escape him without
STOPPING 10 lift IL ap--that great prize which
NAPOLEON had thought of such value that he
lost his crown and his liberty rather than re-
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The Oldest Citizens Socie ty.

\ Society, under This name, has been re
Gently established in Washington City. None
are eligible TO membership except those who
are as oil ~ fifty, and who have lived III The
city for forty years. Its object Is not clearly
explained but il seems to bc To preserve ana
collect the traditions OF The place, 10 recall 10
remembrance its long obliterated landmarks
and 10 gather up anecdotes and recollcctions Of
the old characters and the scenes among
which they moved, both Of which have long
passed away. IL cnrolls among its members
the names OF some of the most influential, Ia
len ted and wealthy gentlemen OF Washington.
Such 4 society should exist here. The ma
terials for Ii are in abundance. Not only have
We many gentlemen whose memories reach far
back, and who can tell what they remember,
but there never was n place better deserving
remembrance than this dear old town The
giimpses we get Of it's ancie ut life show ii 10
be tecming with rich semi historical rccoliec
tions, with quaint old good for nothing places,
long since deseryedly pulled down, but very
fnli of interest for all that; psopled with rare
and original old folks. some very good, some
very queer, and some very bad, but all very
pleasan, 10 hear about And all this interest
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ing lore is known only to small and, alas, tast-
thinning,circle of the memorable men OF hieh-
lrond In ten years more the number OF these
will be vet smaller, and rs one ny one they
pass away, we l,se volume after volume
out OF The life OF Richmond of old
Mr.. MoRDrCn has left Us legacy.
His "Richmond in By-gonc Days ~ i read
with interest all through the state. Bishop
MEADE left us also much that we love TO know
about the old churches and old families OF
Virginia Butwho can tell how much we nave
lost of this with the many of our old citizens
who have Iately died. With Mr.. COURTNEY,
Mr. EGLErr and Mr. MoRsoy, with AScHI-
BALD PLEAsASrs, with Mr.. VALENTINE ana if'
WAtrrR. Those who rcmain-and may lhe9
remain long-stand rs links between an asc
passed away and IN age differing en'lrey'
coming on The rush of modern improve
mcnf. the spirit of innovation, ana the great
energy now displayed in Ill branches oil o"S'-
ness, are rapidly sweeping away me traces VI
the elder times and soon, perhaps, us features
and its society will be changed, and the very
memories OF It's old people, lis old customs,
and its old scenes will have passed away.
We are not of those who would r"tard this
modern movement, or of those who ran NJ lis
want of vcnera ION for things merely because
they are old Those things that pass away be-
fore a now era r,DJht n pass away Inc true
gold is never washed away with the dross.
But we would preserve q record Of them ay,
aud a tender memory TOO, OF all that Our ioTc-
fathers loved in times a@one.
The club or society might h" arranged 10
meet once in 4 month or 20, in the Library or
AZ the house of one OF its members. 1t should
consist ONLY Of such gentlemen rs have been
residents Of Richmond for thirty or forty years,
eycrpi, pcrhan<, ono or Two Younger men, 10
act = secretaries To their meetings should h"
brought such scrap, Of The HistorSof the Old
times a they can give, together win descrip-
lions of old places Of interest, now almost for
yoticn. and anecdotes of the rare old person.
ayes OF by gone days. ThcscfragmcntS should
he written and read al the meetings., and made
the theme. not Of discussion, but Of Il most in
formal cosy chat, 50 that tho most modest
would not fear 10 tell what he might rcmem-
Der. and the collected light Of al The memory
of town be thrown upon it. Who cantell how
many rich gem Of anccdotc history, vii ana
human nature would be rescued from forget
fulne>s. The contributions colid mus TT
amended and enriched by The subsequent talk
over them. and preserved and arranged by the
secretary. Contributions from others not in
/ The Society could h" similarly dealt with, ana
Tho whole finally collected, arranged and an
notatcd making most original ana charm
inc volume Thi- is hut one OF many methods
in which il might be managed, anu Is thrown
out 10 lie altered - may b. desirable, III"
whale object being the establishment OF the
idea