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NOSll
VICTOR BECKER,
NO Ct NORTH WASHINGTON STREET.
CORNER OF QUEEND
Will constantly keep for sale and rent
PIANOS AND MELODEONS
Knabe Sc Cos. Unsurpassed Pianos.
Vose's Celebrated
Second hand Pianos-very low.
Reed Organs for Parors and Churches.
Terms to suit the times, and every instrument
warranted.
Pianos Melodeons, Accordeons, &C., tuned
and repaired.
Persons in the country wishing TO have their
Pianos tuned or repaired. can make arrange
ments by addressing, VICTOR BECKER,
AIavandria, Va. sep IS
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INsURaNCE AGENCIES.

INCORPORATE 1852. CHARTER PERPETU AL.
INSURANCE COMPANY
OF THE
VALLEY OF VIRGINIA, .'.
Winchester, W.
Jos. 8. Carson, Prest. WIN. H. Bent, Sect y.
Cash Capital IT'S, Mm.
Aggregate Losses paid in Is years, ending July
], 1865, $500, ,874.2O.
Losses cquitably adjusted and promptly, paid
c. W. WA1TLES, Agent Alexandria,
AT Office Of Brent 81 Wattlcs, Attorneys nj Law,
GSt, Prince street.
This old company insurcs Buildings, Mer-
chandisc, Household Furniture and Personal
Property generally, in city, town or country,
against loss or damage by fire, ON rs lnvorabIe
terms as other responsible companies. ljel3-6m
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ErO WHOLESALE AND
RETAIL CASH BUY EH:.
i, ". &ELBY & CO..


i, ". &ELBY & CO.,
-, rrnnt. av., south side, near It'll ST,
WA&lUNGTON, u. &.
Have now open the most extensive stock of
FORKIGN ANU DOMESTIC DRY GOODS,
ever offered in Washington city, at very re-
ducnd prices, by the piece or yard We invite
the a1trrtinn Of, 10 o cn&h ku er&.
Shnwl@, iilnuk"ts, Carpets aud OIL Cloths, on
the second npur. Wn+Ejnrt"n. oct lolm
gNOh y Gn.,,
3 Whul.salr md Retail Dealers in
CHINA, CLASS a N II GlDCkERI WARE,
CUTLERY AND PLATED WARE,
Conl OIL and Lamps, and housekeeping Articles,
276 Penn. av, bet 10Th and lth SIS also,
%IG, + street,
WASHINGTON, Dc.
Agents for the Union Coal Oil Company.
Crockcry and Glass Wprr sold wholesale t.
the trade IL Baltimore prices.
China, trociery and Glass Ware rented t"
Balls or parties nn reasonable terms.
Washington, May 6-tf
A REWARD OF FIVE DOLLARS will be
n paid for any information that will lead -
the arrest Of any one that has been or hereafter
may be found committing any depredatlons, or
otherwise injurinS the property on Fairfax ST.,
between Queen and Princess, belonging 10 the
''>' JAS II. DEVAUGHN,
oct 1G-ecGt For the heirs.
TgNHE SICKLY SEASON IS AGA AIN u pom
Il us, and we are glad we c"n oilep for ,i tnG re-
lief Of the suffering Or. Ii. A. HOltTONS MI
ASMA ANTlDOHE, n spec y and permAnent
cure for Fever and Ague, Bilious and Liver
Complaints We feel confident that those who
use il, Strictly Us directed will never have cause
for regret For sale only by
WAKEFIELD Il HALL,
sep 2S Druggists, cor. Prince Il Fairfax sts.
r LIQUORS. Rum, Gin, Brandy Madeira,
4 Port and Sherry Wines, Blackberry Bran
dy and Whiskies, Of al grades, in store and for
sale by AVERY ~ DAVIDSON,
oc Is 22G, King ST., cor. Alfred
TJSH.-Nos |, , and 3 Mackcrel; Is bbls
Il Potomac Herring; 10 bbls EastpOrt Her
ring; 50 boxes Passport Scaled Herring. in
store and for sale by
AVERY s. DAVIDSON,
oc lG 226 King st., cor Alfred.
NUANO.-No. Peruvian Guano, from car
VI go of ship Norwegian, just landed, anl for
sale by b. Il. LAM BERT,
oc5 l8, Union Wharf
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VIERTILlXERS.

NUANO.- REEDS AMMO MA TED SU-
W PER PHOSPHATE OFLLNIE.-The best
supnrphoSphate yet offered to the farmer, pos-
scssing all the activity Of Peruvian tfuano, but
being far moro durable in its effects
1t contains large amount of animal matter
in highly concentrated (nrm, which, combined
with its soluble bone phosphate "flimc, cannot
fail to render il very valuable rs a iertillZor.-
Notwithstanding we believe it TO be the best
super -phosphntr in the market, yet, by 4 pro-
cess peculiar in It's manufacture, whereby the
expenses are lessencd, VIC Mrc enabled To sell ii
very low with :, liberal discount to deaora
NJ. El,DElDGE X Co, Sole Agents,
No. 4, South Wharves,
oct 4-tf Alexandria, Nn
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Land for Sale.

Pursuant to q decree Of the County
Court. at Winchester. pronounced ut NO
vember term, 1867, in the cause therein
pending. M. b. Clement, admir-, &C., "
Lorelle Platte Spencer, l will on
Monday, January 9th, 1868,
at the Courthouse door in Winchester, sell
to the highest bidder on acredit of one and
two years, except the sum Of $1,000 cash,
the lots described in the pleadings in said
cause, being Its No. II, u, an. %, con-
tanning each 6 acres 2 rood and 20 poles,
and lot No II, 8 acres | rood and Spolcs in
thu plan of the real estate of Wallace Es-
till, Dr.. decd, situated near the town OF
Winchester.
The biddings on saidland will commence
at $50 per acre
Notes and approved security required o
purchasers, and Il lien retained until tbs
purchase money is paid.
II. Il. ESTILL, c. & NJ.
Dec5-tds 0 90
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Valuable Land
FOR SALE.
A Great Bargain to be Had.

W. G. Wilkerson & Wife,
VS.
Peter Lenehan Il Wife.
BY decree of the County Court, pro-
nounccd ut its December term, 1867, ]
will, on
Monday, January 9Th, 1867,
offer for sale. before the Courthouse door
in Winchester, the following tracts OF
land, belonging to the estate of David
Champion, decd, to-wit:
Lot No. l, containing lis acres, 3 roods
and II poles.
Lot No. 2, containing l14a acrer.
Lot No. 3, containing ll3 acres.
Said land lies in Franklin county, Ten
ncssce, District No. 10, near the town OF
Decherl.
Said land will be sold on Il credit Of one
| and two years, except the sun of ten pei
cent, which must be paid on the day OF
| sale.
The biddinss for lot No. l to commence
at $40 per acre. Buildings for lot No. to
| commence at So per acre, Buildings fol
lot No. to commence ut Sll per acre.
a." This is very desirable land, an(
ought to enlist the attention Of trading
men.
Notes, with approved security, will b'
required of the purchase and alien re-
tainedon the land until the purchase mon
'dec5-tds Is co Clerk.
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InlpCachn,gut.

After all the parade and fu9tian aboG
the impeachment Of President johnson
-sner the mountain labor for month,
ridiculous little mouse is the issuc.--
The President will NOT be impeached
The vile sconnArcls who were Mt tn,
head RI the whole iniqu;tous scheme
cannot sccarc enough votes among the
Radica! members ofCongrcss to enable
Them to consummate their internal plot
The Nashville Banner oi Tuesday last
thus speaks oft;
at amounts to nothing. In Wash
inoton, and in the Northern %citics, it is
Ia Iphcl 1t rs absurd. The press is Il
unit in ridiculmg, condcmning or neg
Letting it. Even in Congress it is i'm
possible to get ny an excitement about
j.. Last Friday seems to have been =
busy day for tie leading impeachers
Alarmed at the apathy and opposition
with which the majority report has
been received by the peopEo and the
press of all parties, they seem to real
zcthe Importance of personal effort
among the members with n view to sc
cure a majority in tie house. Tho
MraLGs sHccial ;el's US that they went
from orc members yoom to another.
asccrtaining whether they were for Of
against Impeachment. Those who hes
itated were eyposIulatcd with. while
those who gave m affirmative answer
were cxhoried TO stcadfastness and pre-
severance. Such as declared them
selves positively opposed to the adop
ton Of the majority report were coaXcd,
and even threatened. 1t is said not
less than half dozen hacks have been
employed all day in driving the impea
chcrs around the city while making
their calls upon their fellow members
The residence Of Thaddeus Stevens,
on Capitol Hill, was thronged during
the greater part OF the day, and the OLD
Commoner is said to have ~discoursed
c!o1lcnt.y 10 his visitors upon what he
terms 'irresistable force of the major
it's report, and TO have denounced in
strong language whathe calls the mon
sense put forth By Mr.. Wilson in the
minority report. Whatever may have
= been the expectations OF these men
when they commenced their days
work, it is certain its close brought
them little comfort and less hope. A
strict "count Of noses" shows that un.
der the most favorable circumstances
not more than forty votes out of one
hundred and ninety can be relied upon
: The House in favor Of impeach
U,nt."
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Valuable Land for Sale.

Pursuant to a decree OF the Chancery
Court at Winchester, Tenn, in the cause
therein pending-E. X. Horton, admir-,
&c, vs. Mourning Smith, I will, on
Monday, January 18th, 1868,
at the Courthouse door in Winchester, sell
to the highest bidder, on . credit Of one
aud two years. except 10 per centum in
cash, to be paid on day of sale, three tracts
Ofland belonging to the estate Of X. c.
Smith, decd, lying in Franklin county,
Tenn. district No. =; one tract contain
ing about 100 acres, known as the widO,
Weeks tract; the seconds. w. HortO 4
tract-containing 30 acres; and the thi d
tract containing 20 acres, adjoining the
lands of A. G.. " illiams, L. X. Horton, A.
Hatchett's heirs, ct. ais, and within two
or three miles of Salem, near the Winches-
ter and Alabama Railroad.
Notes and approved security required of
the purchasers, and q lien retained unit D
the purchase money is paid. tim
il. r. ESTILL, c. 4 II.
decl2 ids II Is
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MARRIED..

On the evening Of the 4tll inst, by
Rev. DR., Bone, Mr., W, ID. WArTERsoN
to Miss LIvIA BRAzELToN, all OF this
place.
We wish for the happy pair n full
realization Of all the rosy dreams Of
courtship--that sweet and charming
threshold of an unseen Eden, or tho
reverse, where half the world have
paused in couples and talked in whis
pcrs under the moonlight, and passet
on, and never rctUrued.' May they
| still be as dear to eact, other amid thu
cares and pleasures folded up in thu
lark future, as on the day when he
''low, sweet Yes made her his loving
| wife.
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Finance and Trade.

The Nashville Dispatch OF the l1tl
says:
Our money market has been moro
than usually stringent the last week
The banks are doing nothing in the
way Of discounting notes, while the de
mand on them for currency for com
mcrcial purposes has been very con
siderable.
The street demand for money seems
to be increasing and money can b'
loaned to solvent parties at , per cent
per month.
Cold has fallen during the week
and on Yesterday the decline was iull,'
one cent, The cause OF this decline h
attributed to the fact that the govern
mcut is putting gold On the market,
CorroN.-The market opened thi
morning at a decline Of 8@l cent, ant
sales very dull during the day. III
market closed dull ut l2Ml29. The re
ccipts to-day were All bales.
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On the evening Of the 9th inst, in
Lincoln county, at the residence OF the
brides parents, by Rev. Mr.. Sanford,
Capt. S. II. EsrnL Of this place, to
Miss VIM WHITAKER.
A large assembly Of friends were
present to hear the magic words
which bound two more hearts for all
the future, in sickness or health, troll
bic or pleasure. Just few little words
and II p%rayer--tho same old story,
which has thrilled the hearts of so ma
ny, bringingjoy to some forever, and
to some, alas a world of sorrow.
All! happy pair, as on ye fly, in pleasures
arms. so swcctly,
Reflect that all your rosy hours will fly
along AS ilectly;
And if yc'd have Your path Dedec'd VITA
every charm and beauty,
o. strew at every step yc lakc. the spring.
ing seeds Of duty,
Then, tho misiortune's lrOwnsmay thronG,
and threat each joy to smother,
Yell never fail to find u world Of bliss, III
n another,
Adicu, adieu, and may the sun, your flu
ture life adorning.
Go down AZ bright as when it rose upon
your bridal morning;
And when the sweet and rosy bonds chat
bind you here are rircn,
O! may you lind them knit again, in .air-
rr iiclds in Heaven!
And we ought to say something of
some there who were not united in we'd
lock, but are waiting for some noble
man to WOO, and some noble onc WiN
WOO. There were noble young mcn
there whose hearts went "pit n pat
whose heads went "whirligig,' as they
Hooked upon the lovcliness as yet I'M.
appropriated by Cupid. How our own
heart went out, irresistibly, in search OF
something to mate with it, and basking
in the light Of fair maiden's eyes, could
have scorneda kingdom and the wealth
of Crcosus for the lruition of it's love
All! old Lincoln county! Yours is O
delightful country-c.ustering hills on
which feed many cattle charming val
ieys made musical with babbling rivu.
lets Of limpid water ''well TODD peo
pie whose hearts are hospitable ant
greetings kind you are blessed. But
the greatest attraction Of all your at.
fractions lies in the bright eyes, sweet
faces, happy voices, and graceful mien
of your accomplished daughters. We
10 not hesitate to advertise the fact
gratis, and if the "boys" of Franklin
county tail to take the hint, the fault be
on their heads We have done OF,
duty.
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| State of Tenncssee-Franklin County
Jno. A. Rawlins, ct. ais,
! The heirs Of Edward Martin, decd.
On motion of complainant, and 1t APP
pcaring TO the satisfaction Of the Clerk.
from the bill which IS sworn 70. thai the de
PENDANTS. Edward NJ. rim. Margaret Lar
tin. widow OF JOHN c. Martin. deed. Pres
ton Stroud and vie Florida A. formerly
Florida a. Martin. James c.. aud Andrew
johnson Martin. are nOu-resiGents of tile
State of Tennessee. so t'iat tie ordinary
process OF law cannot be served upon
them.
1t Is therefore o,deied that publication
be made in the Home J%odrual. a newspa-
per published In the town of Winchester.
Tenn Tor four consecutive weeks, requir-
ing sale non-residents to appear before the
Worsiipfil County Court on the lst Mon
day in December next, then and there to
plead answer or Gemur to said ELL. or the
same will be taken for confessed, and set
for hearing eJparte as to them.
}. q. ENOCIlS, Clerk.
Aak91
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Valuable Real Estate for Sale

Pursuant to n decree of the Chancery
Court at Winchester, pronounced ut the
November term, 1867, in the cause therein
pending, Nancy Estill, ct ais, VS. Jefferson
Estill, ct ais, | will, on
Monday, January 9th, 1868,
at the Courthouse door in Winchester, sci
to the highest bidder, on a credit of one
and two years, except five hundred dollar'
in cash. the lands on which Mrs. Nancy
F.still now resides. within one mile o
Winchester. containing about $40 acres.
Notes with approved security required
OF the purchasers, Ond Il lien retained unit
the purchase money is paid.
The biddinSs to commence at So pc
acre.
Said ,amd will be accurately surveyed
and plat of amt exhibited on day of sale
IL. Il. E5TILL, c. Il NJ.
Dec5 o 90
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HOME r
Our. Platform.

!. Governments Of white men for white men
asd no political miscegcnatlon,
= Strict subordiuatiM Of rhe military to tlt
si'il power.
:. No standing armies OF States in lime Of peace
1. Perpetual assurance to all freomon OF the Al.
gl.hn race, Of all the clyll rights OF ieeTen.
:. Loyalty TO the Union CT the Htatc,: Fidelity
70 Sac Constitution in rs true nstout and meaning
q Obey tho laws, howe7ef odIous, unless ODE
d.cnre be more iisgrsrcful than rebellion.
:, Unless iishoNcr lnvadcs Our hoaiths, submit
H. anything for ne sake Of peace, nav never IT.
knowledge negro equality.
s. Sever, By vote, or for "poilcy sake Myi''
lcsro equality, but await tie victory o. reason
spL wisdom over ilnaticism and isnoranre'
o. NO establishment Of Military dcSpoIlsmn ~
.uthroning of martial lay, 20 suspension OF Ih
writ Of IiaAeps Corpus, 30 Staying Of citizens T.
Military Commission, no interference VAIN III
Csrr,s no lett.cs de cSolct, IN time oipcacc.
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Town Lot for Sale.

Pursuant to II decree of tile Cianccry
SQUIRT at Winchester, pronounced at No
vcmber term 1867, in the cause 'Lucrctia
Garner, Pet. &C., | will, on
Monday. January 9th, 1868,
at the Courthouse door in Winchester. sell
to the highest bidder, on Il credit Of six
and twelve months, except the sum Of ten
per ccntum required in cash, the lot be
longing to the estate OF Daniel Garner, de-
ceased, adjoining the Baptist Church and
others.
Bond and good and sufficient security re-
quired of the purchaser. and II lien retain
ed until the purchase money is paid.
The biddings on said lot to commence
AZ sc%vcnty-ilvc dollars.
UR ESTILL. CO VI.
Dcc5 90
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nEMOCRATiC ALMANAC
Fo1. 1890.

Wehave now in press this popular politi.
cal Compendium for 1868. Ttwill contain
besides the usual matter Of all Almanncs
full and official returns Of all the Election,
for this year. compared with previous ones
tile most important Acts Of Congress
President Johnson's Veto Mess ages md
Proclamations, Lists of Federal and Stnta
Officers. Members of Congress, Sc. ~tisticoj
and other information Indispensable to ey-
cry politician, planter, farmer, merchant
or mechanic. r"'
~ On account of the latcness in maL-,ny
mp the official Election Returns, this AZ
lnanac cai!not be issued until or about IA
LIST Of January, hence it is desirable +,
have all orders in as early az possible. s Nv
as to know how large an edition to nrint
that all may be supplied promptly XII
orders will be filled according to the data
of their reception, The cash must accom-.
pany all orders.
TERMS:
Single copies, by mail, prepaid, 20 cents.
EEL : 20
One hundred copies, by express, y Go
Address x"
VAN EYRE, HORTON g. &C..
Publishers.
No. lG2 Nassau ST., New York.
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The Misccgcns, we see, have carrlei
the day in Alabama, q telegram from
Montgomery dec, 3l) to the Assoc1a
ted Press, announcing the defeat oitht
ordinance to prohibit marriages be
tween whites and blaQka, the extreme
white and colored delegates strongly
opposing. This, says the New York
Express, is in perfect keeping with tia
other ordinance introduced into tn,
Louisiana black and white) CONVEX.
ton, mixing up the children oftlie two
races in the public schools. Amalga
nation and miscegcnation are thus the
order Of the day in the new nation,--
Anon, We shall behold its beatilic re
suits in the mottled, spcckled, imbecilc
mongrelism of Mexico, and the bogus
republics of South America.
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Land for Sale.

Pursuant to a decree of the Chancery
Court at winchester, pronounced at Il for
mer term of said Court in the cause N G
Garner VS. Martha Z Garncr,"l Will, on
Monday, January 9th, 1867,
ut the Courthouse door in Winchester, sell
to the highest bidder on Il credit of six
and twelve months, except the sum of $75
to be paid in cash. the tract of land con-
vcyed to n G 81 III Garner, adjoining the
lands of Joshua Gore and others, in civil
district No. ! Franklin county, containing
sc acres.
Notes with approved security required,
and a lien retained until the purchase mo-
ucy is paid. Biddings to ommence at 81
per acre. ii ESIlLL, c & NJ.
deco Q 90
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HERE'S YOUR PoCKET HooK.-Th'
Nashville GazeHe of the 21st ult., says
the individual who broke into thu
drawer of q desk in the Gazette Coun
ting Room on Wednesday night last
is requested to call and get his pocket
book, which he left behind. The peck
et-book can be easily recognized, rs i
contained q discharge from Stokes
cavalry, forty-two cents in postage
stamps, and . l,t Of papers that tho
over can readily identify.
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House and Lot for Sale.

Pursuant to a dcdrcc Of the C%l!anccrs
Court at Winchester, pronounced aC No.
vcmber term, 1867. in the cause-Alcx. x
Erwin VS. Eliza Davis, ct als,-l will, on
Monday, January 9th, 1868,
at the Courthouse door in Winchester, sci
to tie highest bidder for cash. an undivi-
died half Of the the house and lot III Win.
chester on which l.. DAYS now resides.
II. Z. ESTIIL, e. Il N.
lees 4 50
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OFFICE GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT
n. & G. RAILROAD,
Nashville, Tenn, Sept ri. 1867.
as AND AFTER THURSDAY. SEPT.
" %. 1851. ttle morning train will leave
at $50 a. M. SoDping only at smyrna.
MurfrccsborO. Wa ace, Tulla'ioma. Estill
Springs, DecheId, Cowan, Anderson. Ste
vcnSon anG Bridgeport, and arrive ut Chat
talooga at 30 D. III.
A freight tain. with passenger coach
attached, will leave at 7.3D =. M stopping
ut all stations between Nashville and
CoTan.
The afternoon train will leave Nashville
at geo p. M sfoppina IT all stations, and
arrive at Chattanooga ~ 2.O0a. m.
All trains connect closely with Nash
vile and Northwestern Railroad. aud all
trains cooncct closely witll Louisville and
Nashville Railroad.
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Tennessee congressman on ihh-
pcaChment.

On the eth inst, in the Congress Of
the dis-Unitcd Stntes, the following res,
o~iution was voted on to-wit:
Resoived, That Andrew Johnson.
President of the United States, be i'm
pcuched for high crimes and inside
meanOrs.
The yeas were CT, the nays los. -
Among the yeas we notice the names
of Arncll, Stokes, Trimble and May
nard--indecd we believe all the Ten
uesscc delegation voted for impeach
ment, Yc Gods! what Il spectacle
| Men who were on both sides in the late
war; who owe their present position to
the dislranchiscment of nearly all the
intelligence and moral worth Of tlleil
State from the ballut.boX and the en-
franchiscmcnt Of negroes, who were
forced by Brownlow's Militia to vote
the Radical ticket men who are moi
the choice Of one thousand respectable
men in tic whole State Of Tennessee
men who are the most complete dem.
agogucs in all the world, and who viii
so be recognized by postcrity--thest
men voting to impeacA Andrew John
SON because he fecbly attempted to mp
hold the Constitution and carry out il
good faith the terms Of surrender; IS
not Il spectacle to make the very gods
Of old combine to destroy the cartl
from the list Of worlds! Aye, is it moi
enough to awaken the wrath Of that su
prcme Being who is looking down from
Heaven at the base purposes to wh!ci
free agency is applied! We think so