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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-06-27
THE RICHMOND TINES.
10 rUsLisHso DAILY ASo sEarwEExLY BY
E CHAS. H. WYNHE.
Of6c. N. w. Corner Nain and I4th streets.
TERMS

D The TIkEs vii give all the military, ma
val. political and foreign ia.slligsnss ofths
day.
ED All cenmusicatisss, either from
csrrsspondsnts sr On business. should be
addressed 70 CHAS. Il. WYNNE.
Proprietor.
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JOB WORK
Will be executed with nes,ness and dispatc;
and OH accommodating terms.
eH THE CASH for Advertising and Job
Work will be required in oil instances as soon
as the work is rendered. Written orders, to
secure attention, must be accompanied with
the cash.
Flour, Bacon, Lard, Sorghum, &c. will be
received in payment Of subscriptions and ad.
vertising at the market rates. Also clean cot.
ton and linen rags, :
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jackson Lo dge, No. SO.
"A. e. MI

A.. F.. NJ.
Slz1 BRETHREN: Yon are hereby sam
MhN nonsd 20 bs and ~ppsar nt your
Lodge Ro.m Oh or before the
Regular Communication Of June next.
(fhursday, 2isD. Come prepared 10 pay
vour dues, or A. least a part A fu'! meet
ing is earnestly requested. Those who fail
to obey will be dealt with scrsrding to our
BY Law, and late Resolutions Of he Lodge
By order Of The LoIgs
DAVID }. CARTER, Sse'y
April 1, 1866. 3m.
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BABBI77'S COLUMN.
| kA Percent Saved
"~ BY USING

u" BY USING
y T. BABBITT'S
Ds LABOR SAVING SOAP.
This Soap Is made from pure and clean
materials. CONTAINING NO ADULTE.
RATION OF ANY KIND, will not iniurs
the nest delicate fabric, and is especially
adapted for woolens, which will not shrink
after being Washed with this Soap. It may
be used In hard or salt waller. It win re-.
move Paint, greese, tar ard stains Of air
kids. One pound warranted equal to two
p"urd. of ordinary family soap. Directisrs
sent with each bar FOR making three gallons
handsome soft soap from ooe pound Of this
So"P Each bar is wrapped in circular
containing f"'i directions FOR use, printed
in Englsh and German, Ask your y-oe.T
for "B. Il. Babbitts Soap" aud take ns
other. Il II RaRRI'p.p
N0s 81, o3, e6,67, 6s, SO. 10. 70 &74,
Washington st, N. Y!
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l8P3A9oA34Y


ever any other Machine in the market will
be seen at glance.
lot 1t runs easily and rapidly. asd is 9,
eon:,fr.ted ~ 10 endure nil kinds Of usage
Al No breaking Of threads in gsing over
seums.
81. Ne imperfect action Of the feed nj
unraVen places In he work.
4lh. Tns Weed-stitch catches OF itself
and viii sew from the finest lace to the
heaviest leather, and from 200 cotton 10
coarse linen thread.
9th. The Weed Machine will do beauti
ful quilting on tho bare waddIng. wittou,
using inner lining, thus leaving il soft ne IL
done BY hand.
9th The variety Of fancy work that can
bo done On the
W b E d NJ A G. HIN E,
with so little trouble, makes |. equal. if not
suferiori To SIX MAcHIsEs combined for IN
stance, II Binds, nsms, rucks and sewS on
tae band at the same time, and in fact the
WEED No. 3 MACHINE,
ss before stated. is equivalent to a combina.
tion OF any six ordinary machies.
Puers Tor machines insy &c sent through
the AMSRicAs ApvsRTisISe AoEEoY, $50
Broadway, N. Y.
Below we give fsw prices:
No. . Oil Black Waloui, Ornamen.
ted, with iIemmer. $50 90
No. 2Oil Black Walnut, Half Case,
OrnamenIcd. with Hemmer. 65 90
No. Extra OH Polished Black
Walnut, Half Case, Large
Table. beautifully Ornamented. rs 90
Weed Sewing Machine Co.,
506 broadway, N. Y.
February 7,b, ls6o.-ly.
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Vests Improved Pump.
Anti-Freezing. Doubls-Actirg. Fore.
ing and Lifting.

These Pumps have now been in general
use, n number of years, and give better sat.
istuctiou tkan any other, and are reconmsnI
dsd as
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NU,e the Ilest.u

m. CLOCKS EXCEL .lOR HAIR RESTO.
2tR is the best prep ration for the halr ever
UlIe red to ths public. aud the only one posssSs.
ing all the merits claimed for II II resiores gray
hair to It's original color. making hdir grOtr on
JaId heads when falling uh from disease. Curss
Sick Headachc and all diseases q the scalp. Re.
nop,s sctirf. dand, uD. SC and makes harsh,
c,yy hair 6sautJuiiy sott and ilrdriaiingiy sios-
".
1T is elegantly Periumod, and il u much bsf-
ter d. sysipg than any Oil or Pomatum to'thouf
their dsieteiious effects.
II cuntaius no sugar Of lead or other mineral,
90 injurious 10 the head and hair. and Of
,ch,ch most preparations are composed, but
u purely vegefa6Ie compound.
HaT tchds as snOtc Is Win mdrreidus rapidly
-hdnged To all its Jo'mer beauty. Hts not a dye,
nut Oy supplying the secretions OF the capn-
AIRY glands acts as a rsst0ror.
We challenge TIE rO,M Ia produce an instance
where the ReSfOrtr has tailed when used Ac-
,ording to directions. Ol the thousands who
rave used II Ne have yet % hear Of one who ~
iot perfectly satisfied with It's results. The
proprietor is aware OF the many who have
bee disappo nicd bV the high sounding pro-
lence ~ the numerous pre- eparations with
which the market has been nled tor u few
80 ,rs past; 10 such he would say. that such
] Us RisiOrrr that he oner- w AN cases W
fund The money arer n thorough H1di Of iluo bot.
les. 10 II fails tu give perfect satisfaction.
| Put up In large bottles and sold by all drug
DIR. F. 3 CLOCK.
| Proprietor, Manchester, N. II,
| DAVIS X GREEN, Fudlay, sole Agents for
Hancock County. L. II. sure Co.. Ciucin.
natl. mar23 lyf
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The Baltimore Sun says that the
Aptietam National Cemetery, at
Sharpsburg, is rapidly approaching
completion The substantial walls
OF dressed limestone are receiving
their ponderous Gaping, and present
Il orkmanlike and artistic appear
ancc. The remains OF upward Of
twelve hundred bodies have been ex-
humed and reinterred by the detach
ment OF the United States burial
corps on duty, and their labors still
continue. Mr.. Aaron Good, a citi
zen Of Sharpsburg, Immediately at
ter the battle Of Antietam, with com
mendable public spirit, made n very
complete, record and chart of the
graves Of the fallen OF both armies,
and renders valuable assistance tc
the corps.
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tour to his tomb, or, ef the friends
Nv the statesman objected to that, he
Good go to Chicago by the way NV
the City NY Mexico, and Good make
his speech at the way stations thro
that country without fear. The Mex.
ikins wood reseeve the constooshns
and stars gladly, and ez they don't
understand the language they wood
ent receive his speech with pcels Nv
latture ez they did on his late memor.
able toor thro Moo York, Ohio, Mich.
igan, lllinoy, ct settry, the remem
brance NV wich, even at this day,
sends thrill NV anguish thro the
Presideushel breast wich even the
triumph in Delaware and Maryland
cannot and does not soothe.
The people NV the North wood re-
ceeve the proposishen gladly.
Imenshund the matter to a leadin mer-
chant NV Philadelphia, who he'd Just
declined to give six months credi,
fora small stock NV goods to friend
NV mine, on my endorsement, but
who in the most gentlcmanly manner
Expressed a willingness to sell for
cash, and he warmly approved NV it
eco" sed he, "and ef IL will work e;
700 say and take them incnbusse.
out Nv this country, | think kin no
only promise 700 the opcrasher
NV the people nv the North, but also
money enuif to pay yoor fares to th,
land NV yoor choice"
And he bust into teers.
"W at are yoo weepin forp' sed
astonshed.
"rhose teers," sed lie, "are ro
Mexico. She hez endoored much
but her cup NV woe is not yet full
This is the only bope NV the De
mocrisy The people have beel
brought face to fee with slavery
land they smashed il, They hev beer
brought face TO face VITA Liggc
equality, and they don't scare at 1t a
lall. They wuz brought up beror,
Southern sooperiority, and the,
lpunctoored that. They took som
rather expensive toors through th
South, aud somehow they come hom
with singler ideas, aud wondered
that they he'd bin rooled so long b,
sich emtiness. The Booth speculs
shen didn't pay, for tho we shot Lin
kin we coodent shoot Linkin's princi
pies, and they remain to torcher us
When he fell, others, sunhow, step
forrerd and took up the ark, an,
they hev been carryin it rite along
Johnson interposed the post ofiisis
but they kicked them aside contemp
tuously. Only by adishun kin W
hope in the iucher to rool. The sol
NV John Brown is marchin on, an,
ez far ez kin see, our plan is to l.
it march and git out nv its way.
PETROLEUM V. NAsBY, p NJ,
(wich is Postmaster
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To Consumpiives.

Tho advertiser, having been restored to
health In a few weeks by a very simple rem.
sdy, after having suffered Tor several years
With severe lung affection and that dread
disease, GCbsumption-is anxious to make
<nown to hls fellow sufferers the means Vf
sure.
10 all who desire IL. he will send a copy VI
he prescription used Gree OF oharge) with
he directions for preparing and using the
came. which they will hnd suro cure for
i ousunpiiOn. Asthma, Bronchitis, Coughs.
'Olds, and all Threat and Lung Affections.
The only object of the advertiser in sending
the presrripi on Is to benefit the atil cted, and
spt cad Information which he cOnceives TO bs
invaluable, and lie hopes every sufferer Will
Try the remedy, M 1t will Gust them nothing,
and may prove "A blessing.
Parties wishing the prescription PREk, by
return mail, will please address
Rev. EOWAND A. WILSON,
Williamsburg, Kings county, Y.
fobg.ly sAP&co
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ss IEs so ]" Exactly i"-solon shins.e,
sJ said they were there - every time.
TT he felt '.uwley" IN the morning. he took
Plantation n ttersi ~. he felt weary at night
he lnUk Plantation Bitters; " he lacked ap
petite. WIS veal. languid or ment,'lv np.
pressed, he took Plantation Bitters; and they
never Jailed TO ret him on his pins square aud
arm.
Few PERSONS want any better authority :
hut ~ ne may, lust read the following
/" | owe much % you. for | verify
believe tho Plantation Bitters have saved my
life.--Rev. W. ". WAGosER, Mahrid, N. y"
~ have been \ great sufferer
from Dyspepsia. and had tn abandon preach
ing. The Plantation Riters have cut ed
mp."-Rev. Z. A. MiIlwood, N. Y. City.
"l had lust all appetite was so
weak and enervated could hardly walk, and
had n perfect dread Of society. The
Plantation Bltters have set me all right
JAS. II. MiSwAY. st. Louis. Mo.
"The Plantation Bitters have
cured ne Of u arrangement OF he kidneys
and urinary organs. that distressed me tor
wears. They act IKE u charm &c. G. Moon
254 broadway. N. Y. ....
Mrs o. NJ. DEvuB. mana-er OF the Union
Home school for soldiers children, says she
"a has gwen II I" the weak and invalid child
rem under her charge. with the mast harp
and gratifying res.lis." We have received
over hunGred realms Of such ce-tihcates,
but no advert ttrement IL su effective as what
people themselves say OF good article. Our
fortune and our reputation Is M stake. The
original quality aud high character Of these
goods viii be,suslained under every AID all
circumstances. They have Already obtained
4 safe IN every town, village, parish and
hamlet among yiizod nations. Base imltA.
tors try To come as near our name AN style
AS they can, aud bee use good article can
not be sold Ms low As a poor one, hey find
some support from parties who do not care
what they seil. Be on your guard. LOOK FOR
I 49, 81 tfstIaa - M. 4 flta parH
=. II. pKANE CnI New York CITY.
Saratoga spring Water, sold by all Drug
glsts.
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over a Million Dollars saved!

Over a Million Dollars Savrdl
had n negro man worth
IN si2n0, who took cold from bad hurt IN
he lex, and WAS use ess for over u year.
had Used every thing could hear Of wit hout
oeneni. until tried the Mexican Musiang
Eminent. IL soon eIected tpermanent cure.
....|. j. L. DowSIA0.
Montgomery, Ala, J lane IL, 1853.
take pleasure in recommending the Mex
lean Mustang Lmiment ~ a valuable and IN
dis ensaOle article tor sprains, sores. scr tch-
es Or X. lis on horses. our me nave used 1t
for burns, bruises, sores, rheumatism Nv
and all say i,aCtsh IKE mako, T..1tul
........ J. w. HEWITT,
Foreman for American, Wells, Faryo's and
aarhden !! ... : EHgrsss; s ;,s.a,..r- -.~,-.
! ~ cured in one week, after she commenced
iaent. .. ED. LkkLY.
Glouces er. Mass, Aug |. 1865,
II is an adniued .act that the Mexican Mus
tang Llnn.enL performs more cures Ia short
er time, on man and beast, than any ~ tlcle
| ,ver discovered Families, hvory men and
II lanters should Always have II on hand =
| Qu OK and sure II certainly -. All ger uine
is wrapped in steel plate engravings, bear.
! ,ng tile signature ofG W. WessbrOuE. chem
is,. ana the pTipats U 5. stamp Ui DkNAs
| BARNEs K Co. over the top.
| An effort has been made to counterfeit j.
with cheap T. Onu plate label. i.ook closely
Saratoga Spring Water, sid by all Drug
| Z sts.
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CoSFuslos or ToSGUEs.-A dis
tinguished geographer has enumerat.
ed 500 distinct languages, and 5000
dialects in the world. OF these, 30
belong TO Europe, la to Africa, l24
to Asia, All to America, and III t.
Oceania. This probably does moi
comprise the whole, for many prov
inees have a tongue more or less pc
culiar. In the South Seas IL is SAID
that there are little islands close TO-
Qether. the inhabitants OF which can
not understand each other.
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Very Little Things.

The watch maker cleaned and oil
ed my watch, and paid him his mon.
,ey, and pn. the watch in my pocket
found that my watch had gained
Just minute and two thirds. by the
clock at the watch maker 's--iust one
hundred seconds ahead of the clock
was my watch. So then / must touch
the regulator just tiny bit. | did
so, and now my watch in two days,
gains just four seconds. That's
close enough for any man and so
began to think about the tick and
the regulator.
The watch ought TO tick:
In a second, A times.
In minute 4 60, 240 3"
In an hour 2i0 X 90, 14,400 {"
In day Ii 400 X 24, 345, 800
In two days, G9l 200
Have got these figures right boys?
But my watch made 400 ticks too
many, at FIRST; and after | touched
the regulator, it made each tick "A
wee grain longer; how much longer
think you? I'll send the answer TO
The Corporal; but now | will only
tell you that heightened each tick
less than the fifteen hundredth part
of tick, or the six thousandth part
of second. That is the very small
time, indeed, and yet my regulator
measures it, 1t is wonderful how
small sone things are, and men can
SEQ them and measure them. i
Do 'y~.. know what n "hair'
breadth is? 1 hcuia-. man s.,
THAT bullet "came within na,, !.
Jlbreadth OF his nose How close i
that ? That depends upon how coarse
the hair Is. About thirty coars'
horsehairs, laid side by side, viii
cover an inch broad. Fifty hairs o
b mine will not quite cover an inch.-
And thousand spider threads, o
the finest kind, will not be an incl
/, broad, if laid side by side. Nov
any of us can see spider line, anC
80 we know that our eyes can se
the thousandth part OF an inch with
out help from a microscope, Sharl
ewes we have got, to be sure.
, But | once saw a man measuring
off accurately the hundred-tho
! sandth part of an inch The fines
n spider line split into one hundre
= separate strans! lie could not sc
one of them, but he could measur
q them. | saw him do it, but ca
n not tell you how he did it, IN WORD
" that you can understand.
4 A young lady came into the room
"a a large room, and there was a plea
!, ant perfume filed the whole roor
IN from her handkerchief. Then 81
a went out to another room, and pc
~ fumed that. She rode in a earring
,s and the air WAS fragrant for mil
70 as she rode along. Yet she had p
= ouly three drops of sweet-smellll
"A stuff on her handkerchief! And b
a. gan TO think. what little usry lit
q part of one drop it takes to till t
~ whole room full Of odor Why,
h can smell the ten, millionth part OF
i'm single drop! That's almost too sm
ha 10 think about. Little things me
he a big smell sometimes.
mo- And my tongue and mouth
as az taste very little things. You h'
/, a heard OF stry chime, to kill d'
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M HO wnuldlo, hc hcnntinn, Who .nn,

w no would OF he beautiful Who vou'd
w not add u thslr beauty hhaL gives
that marble purify and dist ngue appearance
We observe upon the stage, and IN IN city
beilef IL ls no longer a secret. They u.e
Ha-an's MagnVlla Balm, Its continued use
removes tan, ireCklcs. pimpl aud rough
ne 4, from the Lace and hands. aud leaves the
complexion s,nuolh, transparent, blooming
and ruvshing. Unlike many cosmetics, II
contains no material Injurious TO the skin
ANY Druggist VIII order II for you, u not on
hand, IT so cts. per botte. .......
W n. u GtS. Troy, ". Y, Chemist.
DKNAs BARAgs n 10 wholesale ag lnts. .,.Y
Saratoga Spring W ater, sold by all Drug
glsts. .,r.r...r.... ..t
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The present style of hoops reveal
the posts Of many swinging gait
Those who purpose to live in the
rnture never livs TO any purp 1se.
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r YoN's Extract OF Pure jamaica Glnger-r
IL for Indigestion, nausea, heartburns sicx
a. cholera morbus, fatulsaoy, I, &C..
where a warming stimulant IL required. It's
careful propagation and entire purity makes
10 a cheap and reliable article tor culinary
purposes, Sold everywhere al SO cts. per
bottle. Ask for .LYOs's" Pure Extract. =
Fake no other ht..i.N '.GIffI' ''.
Saratoga Spring Water. sold by all Drug
gists. .gr f''sg jslS'lysow
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JTis a most delightful hair dressing.

ITs most deTEhtfuI haIr dressing.
l. IL efadlcates scurf and dandruh. rl
IL keeps the head cool and clean.
.I II makes the hair rich, SOFT and glossy.
Dr.. H. prevents hair turning gray and failing
OF.
1t restores hair upon prematureIy bald
heads.
This is just what Lyons Kathairon will do.
II is pretty Iii Is cheap-durable, 1t Is liter
ally sold by the, car iOad, ana yet It's almost
inGr edible demand is daily increasing, unit
.thereis hardly = country store that does not
keep II, VT a family that does not use Is.
", THdnAs LYos, Chemist, N. Y.
Saratoga Spring Water. sod by all Drug
Elsls' r.. .IIlg I... ..s I.
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FTNDLAY, OHIO, FRIDAY. DECEMBER z, 1866

A GUa DE MAGN0LIA.-A toilet delight.
IA iSuperior to any Cologne. used 10 bathe
the, "a eoi and person, to render the skin sof,
and fresh, TO ailay inflammation. 10 perfume
oluthing. for headache. 20. II 10 manufsc.
tured from the rich southern magnolia. and
is obtaining patronage quite unprecedent-
ed It Ia n fsvnrite with actresses and opers
singers, II ~ sold by all dealers, ~ 81 90 in
large bottles, and, by DEMAs BARaKs & Co..
New Yurk. Wholesale agents. ful
Saratoga Spring Water. sold by all Drug.
gists. ...... ...T .,. ...... .. ... ...
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lnimitable Hair ColorIng

ElMSThEEi'o lnimltAOle Halr COlorinR
IL is not a dye. All instantaneous dyes
are composed OF lunar eausfie, and more or
less destroy the vitality and beauty Of the
hair. This ~ the original hair colorIng, and
has been growing IN favor ever 20 years. II
restores hair To It's original color by gradual
alb ,orptlon IN "A most remarkable manner. IL
is also beautiful hair dressing. Sold In two
sizes-5c cts. and sl--by all dealers.
. q. hgasrREEr, Chemist.
Saratoga Spring Water, sold Gy all Drug
glsts. .... .....-. ..
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LADIES FAIR.
A fair will be held m
LANNERTS HALL,


4 nd continuing during the week. Among
u hir articles "Hered Tor sale VIII be ioun
beautiful
SLOWER BASKET made OF wax,
BEAD BASkEfS, .
Al kindr Of HANGING BASKETS,
filled with Wax flowers,
WAX. HAIR FEATHER,
WOoLLEN ana
PAPER FLOWERS,
Cbidrens Caps, Tides, go, all kinds e
,yuullsu ~, DIS, sucn as LADIES' Sacks, Oh l.
dreu's Sacks and Cl0aks, ien . Comforts,
cad Pocket Books. Pm CusllnHs' Match
.uLains, Ear Drops. Breast Pans. Finger Rings,
made OF hair. EmbToiderisd, Tinssled ana
Powered slippers. .
An the above above articles were manu-
'as''''N ~ '' ELiZABkTu EussAa.
CATuARiHg WEISS.
Admission Is OTIS. Children 10 cts.
Nov 23n27-Jw
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DIBLE SOCIETY DEPOSITORY AT
ID BALt.ENTtNE'S.
500 A MONTH AGENT,

wanted for SIX entirely new articles, Just out.
lddreHs o. +. CAREY, CITY Building, Bidde.
ford, Maine. dac22 lyH
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And a genera, assarimen n, of Ess's. Ess'.o's,Hs =.
Nj iss-s' HAS and Millinery Good; Bradley1s
Duplex Elnpto spring Hoop skirts, as cheap
~ tho cheapest for CASH.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-05-31
TIE GAZETTE.
THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 81, 1866.

CIVIL R1GHTs. I'm the Orphans Court
Cor Baltimore city, in the case OF solomon II.
Stars vs. Benjamin Fl. Start, co-executors Of
Inn Gregory, deceased, John H. Ing, Esq,
attorney for the petitioner, proposed TO intro
iuce, Nary Long, a colOred woman as q witness
ir the. cause. j G. Blackburn, Esq. attorney
for The respondent, objected to the witness
because she was negro, and the laws OF Mary.
land do not allow negroes to testify IN cases at
feeling the interests of white persons: MIR:
ing replied that under the law OF the United
States colored persons are made competent
witness in ell courts of justice, and that the
character and credibility of the witness would
&c within the judgement of the court. After
further argument the question was submitted
to the court and it was decided that under the
law OF the United States the witness was COM
petent Mr.. Blackburn excepted to the decis-
ion, and the trial proceeded according to the
Judgment Of the court.-BaH. San
Nothing, now days, can be saved from par
~ dissertation. Even the obseq1ies of tho
brave are accompanied with the shouts Of ma
levolence. In its notice Of the death Of Gen
Scott, the Washington Chronicle says: "Vir-
g!nian born as he was, he had profound con-
tempt for the cut-throats Of notification, the
2egiurers OF secession, and the assassins OF re-
bellion He despised Calhoun and distrusted
I:a,is, &C., &c Those who remember Gen
SCOTS hayward sisters, let them 90, can
appreciate this That he was a consistent
Union man we all know.
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Court Notices.

VIRGINIA, to-wit:-In the County Court
~ of Fairfax county, May Rules 1866, Chris
Albert Orcutt, j.. j. ERotch ford, Wm.A. Moore,
r. s.. Mainland George Goram, defendants,-ii
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-05-31
oct At.

DRUCE'S. CONCENTRATED FERTILI-
d IZER-The immediate results of the use
Of this highly approved fertilizer are as marked
as in the application Of Peruvian Guano while
at the same time the land on which it's applied
is permanently enriched.
A discount made to dealers. For sale by
800. :,..s GEORGE f.. WHITE,
ian l3--tf Nos 80 and 81 Cameron ST.