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oFPIcE RiHCMoHD ARD YORK RIvER1
/. hHa ,EFgRr RAILROAD COMPANY,
RICHMOND, March IL 1893.

| EaL.AE 4z az - r"vs y
r me TO PHILADELPHIA AND
| now prepared again TO receive and forward freight
to and from, Boston and philadelphia,
r ,EEs!ghs for sa aaes SRgf 4lntsy .e sps AZ Ri tle same s timys
for Baltimore, CINCINNATI, Louisville, Chicago,
and all points between Wheeling and Parkersburg
road, andan places reached by the Northern Gen.
Passengers viii ffdthis2 q delightful spring and
| summer route to Baltimore where they arrive
always in time orthe early trains North and West.
| with ample time for breakfast In Baltimore: IL
desired. Fare to Baltimore only four dollars VA.
Freights for Baltimore and points beyond re-
Shippers, observe the following directions:
FROM Boston TO Ionf g s
and York River Railroad Line, :" Baltimore, and
ship by Boston and Providence railroad.
the aPhiladeiphia and Baltimore Union Line,',
| No. IS North wharves, Philadelphia, care OF
aRicLmond and York River Railroad Line" Bal
baltimore office, No; 8 Liglht-street wharf: v
rS STAaH Ea ana F E9H tf mEdoRRtNbtSs, on t hss az
rival Of the cars ut Fish Haul station, IN hihg
William county. stages leave for Tapt,nliannocs
Bru,nston, and MiiIer's Tavern, andreachilis Tap
pahannock Mt s o'clock same day.
EssspSREnYiHyg' a stssf leHyss Tap9shA anG p an @EP;
Fare to Tappahannock. @4.5o and to other points
In proportion. -; ESos,.
Freight and Ticket Agent.
Freivht Agent. 900 #f4EF .gsJs NH IL
VIRGINIA CENTRAL RAILROAD
Y CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.-on and after
WEDNESDAY,, March It'll, the following trains
will be run OIL this road
THE morning passenger train DAILY Except on
Sundays) between Richmond and Staunton. and tri-
weekly west Of, stauns9n, g9i y,, wsst on M No y
turning alternate days, This train leaves Rich
mond at 7:l5 A.. n. and arrives ut $40 i. H.. ana
makes close connection with the Orange ana Alex
andria RaiirOad trains for Lynchburg and the
Southwest, and connects with trains to and from
the North, but with q Delay at Gordonsvile OF one
hour and thirty minutes-the connections with the
Baltimore and Ohio trains for New York being re-
established. Nohtrains on Sunday. :,
TINE evening passenger train leaves Richmond
DAILY Except Sundays) for GordonsyilIe at l:2o
p. 81. Tor charlottesville on WEDNESDAY
and SATURDAY, Returning, leaves Charlottes-
and Gordonsyille, I except on snaday a''
The morning train CONNECTS with HAkMAN q
CO.'S and TROTTER d CO.'S LINE OF STA6E
COACHES for Lexington, White sulphur anu
passengers for Lexington go through from Rich
| mOnd or Baltimore the same day. -
THROUGH TICKETS sold To- all prominent
points. .G.py 81; b. u.
mh9 Generai SupeFhi'ei'1e".
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wAsHrxaTox IErTER.
Correspondents of The Ricamond DispAsch.

The Old Ssors-StM Nothing Dgfnite about
the ResuH-TAe President edlmTSchess4
ina mol. yess Acknowledgements for
the Observation-Disclosures Ctnves1
60 ZION. etc. 1aev4
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TWO VALUABLE LOTS, ON VALLEY
i STREET NEARLY OPPOSITE THE CEN
TRIAL RAILROAD SHOPS, FOR SALE AT
AUCTION.-Immediately after the above sale,
say Mt half-past s. O'Clock p. NJ, OF, SATURDAY.
the 9th, of May, on the premises, we will sell at
auction TWO VALUABLE LOTS on Valley
street nearly opposite the Central Railroad shops,
lots front Is feet each, and run back about 1e5 feet.
gr-,r7- GRUBBS, q WILLIAMS,
4 nvQ-|aS+- .Et-'FH 49, EFf-hsH A ,Iefionpprs p
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A UCTION SALE OF VALUABLE REAL

a UCTIUN SALE UF, VALUABLE hEAI
IN ESTATE IN THE TOWN OFDANVILLE-
EVA.-On WEDNESDAY the 2Ist Of May next will
be sold, at public auction, without reserve. that
valuable property known as the DAEVILLE NEW
HOTEL an elegant new, f~ye-story brick building,
ON Main street, lot 7esxls7 % feet, built with all the
new modern improvements for q frst-class hotel,
and containing eighty-sevep rooms, in addition to
large pariors, dining hall, &c. The location is one
OF the best in Virginia for q hotel. The house open
ed and well kept would secure at once from seven
ty-ive to one hundred good boarders. A great bar
gain may be had, as it will be certainly sold. 1t@aa
TERMS: One-third cash balance at six and
twelve months, with interest, satisfactorily Sc
crred. E3t.IxHG-i st1AJ-S.1 ~
"a WIN be sold, at the same time and place, the
STOREHOUSE and LOT adjoining=a valuable
property. For further information address
49, $50 John d. HNSTON ESQ.,,
Cashier First National Bank, Danytle, Va
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GALE OF VALUABLE Landry vi,

NALE UT IEdIND'-Oy VT
- tue of q deed Of trust executed by Charles II.
Rhodes and wife, and duly recorded in the County
Court Of Brunswick county, l will sell at public
auction, on the premises, on WEDNESDAY the
10th day of June, 1865, l,ol3 acres Of VALUABLE
LAND, lying on Meherrin' river, In the county Of
TERMS: 81, 500 cash, and enough to pay the ex-
,penses of the sale in addition the balance on q
credit of one, two, and three years for approved
paper properly secured. l shall convey only such
title as Is vested In the trustee No doubt, how
ever, is entertained as to the title. 9 ~
I ap 27-M&S4w r. D..TURNBULL, trustee.
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lowing letter in answer to particular in
quiries which o gentleman in Alabama had
directed to the postmaster at Manatee, Fla:
MANATEE, s. FLA. y
R. c. H., AUBURN, 2Ata.: Jssa
Your letter addressed to the postmastero of
this village iissduly to hand. sf..5 =: - !
The locality is very healthy, and has
never been sickly but the people are deli
cate, mostly complaining of their heads
land they have Just Cause Of complaintl
and the emptiness of. their pockets and
stomachs. We are fifteen miles fromEEgs
mont lighthouse and directly on Mana
tee river, when we are not lnlts5 WHICH nap
pens whenever there sis Q high tide, which
empties into Tampa Boy, which emptles into
the Gulf of Mexico. The inhabitants are
subject to all the fashionable, diseases, but
rarely ever have them allat once not being
able 10 afford Injuries. We keepIasonsshand
the yellow, bilious, putrid, typhoid, ty-
plus, intermittent, broken-bone, rheumatic,
and greenback feyer-the last-named gene
rally fatal to old persons. Aae&:3a sssa5sss
The water is good to sail upon and to
catch fish out of, but the only creature that
can drink it without whisky and sugar, and
with impunity, is the alligator. lWe'dr
anything that is given us !. but when we are
obliged to use water, We prefer rain water,
which we don't catch in eisterns, but in
gourds, barrels, and puddles. We have
onlys,one spring, here, and that is on Peter
Shorter's 'ox-cart. - $3.50
We have very little real land here, but
plenty.of gand and Gates's field and Pelot's
watermelon patch. The products are saw
palmetto, wild hogs, and feas.RT
The country is timbered in the usual
manner, with trees they are Of great size ;
two trees usuallytmake n bee-gnm. The
more one plants upon an acre the lesszit
will produce, at least ADORE ground.B 4
The largest game we have is tffseyen-
up or t.sold asledge," and now and then
poker" and "brag"-very little brag
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STEAMERS.

,TIOR NEW YORK-0LD D0-ATN
II MINIoN STEAMSHIP COMPA-saAksfe.
NY.-The splendid new. s~ide,whsei s1GaiIslipss
SARATOGH. NIAGARA, ALBEMARLE,t aud
.HATTERAS. leave New York for RichInond every
TUESDAY, THURSDAY. and
Leave Richmond every TUESDAY, anu
These ships are entirely new ; they have eleslnt
saloons and staterooHs the fare. accoannlouA-
tions, ind attention, are unsurpassed. ,
Frcigtts for points beyond New York iorwaraea
with dispatch, and no charge made save fof ar-
t~uaI expenses incurred. t ,r
Close connections made with steamers ior III
southern and European ports, ,
Insurance effected at loves rates when ordsreLL.
n. L.McCREApY, President, 1877 Gfeep"NA
sWIfIiAM &. DUNHAM &Co., Agents.
= my6 corupr Main and Eleventh strtfts.
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- By.Grubbs & Williams, Auctioneers,
orthwest corner Of Main and Eleventh street

Northwest corner Of Main and Eleventh streets.
DR1CK DWELLING, N-CoNCORD OR
ID CENTRALR AILR0ADAND FIFTEENTH
FOR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES wifi sell at auc-
ton, on the premises on SATURDAY the 9th Of
Situated MS above containing four rooms, and now
occupied by Mrs, sMundin.T The lot fronts 20 feet on
Concord street OF. Central railroad, and runs back
SO feet more or less to Fifteenth street-thus having
two fronts. The present dwelling fronts on Eff
teenth street, with a front on the railroad well
suited for the erection OF, a store or another dwell
- TERMS One-third cash; balance at four and
eight months for negotiable notes, interest added,
secured by'a trust deed. 80. sG. IslI -SGGs,
- GRUBBSs& WILLIAMS,
my6. Auctioneers.
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/
! .ArcaxoHS xsp YxrEnsscno RxIESoaD CO..,
.nNAED AFTER SUNDAY THE Ioru
Nor MFy~THE THAIEEzOE TlsIssR ROAD
vi Nv suS Observation-Disclosures tys{a rda,v tsr
ceps Sunday at4aAssMssMai train daily ut Lilo
LaSvr rx4xassuae-rxpre train dsi,y. sex.
A. Freight trims leave Richmonda at 4aoP il.
PassenserssSor NORTON wiItatake the no P. N.
Is EnsrR B B1Faa ssaecssd through Fare only
. Passengers for Clover HHl must leave Rich.
%e %f IS SessssF, g a nssrHREiSSl Tssr so :, 3 A: 81 !;
| Chester witiYEhcc coal tfain.rfs3 ~. a. GTI.S
mya aass.s Ensineer and Superintendent
: rHEAP TICKETS FOR THE CHICAGO
ECCONvEN1foNss 10 aeisatIe persons 10 N.
tend the National Republican Convention and the
GSsseaai Soldiers Soldier !, ,s and Sailors Convention It
good during the month OF May AZ yEkY Low
hA nys1e 4 ira bsa eenera Z, T SasI asss,.
EDICHMoND AND DANv1LLE RAIL
NROAD.sUMMER scHEDuLE.-On and
alser TUEsDAL; April y isss. the passenger e
Richmond daily. atss:is A. NJ; le eases' Dass,,is
sss sga :. s;SaP l y; lss1 TssaHIIls a. I B4rsssy,Is viz
ali stations ON tie Virgins and tennessee r sfH
road, Knoxville, Nashville, Memphis &C. Tenn |.
. sssisVaIli ne, a SSlu : eoaiai ae; al ks aJ asassysr S,i =.
boro' with North Carolina railroad Soi: Charlotte.
Ssiumbasi Atlanta. he. Ga; Gonsgomer ,iai Mo-.
"GoeIss EasT.1Tbroush Mail T~ran.-Leaves
daily at s:aoA. NJ; connects at Burkevilir with the.
Southside train from Lynchburg for Petersburg,
Offices I'm Richmond and ,Danvilleto all Important
points South and Southwest, and at Greensboro
and Danyille to-al1 points North, East, and West.
an 10 rE1 hoAlAs sap DnMa
GPRING AND SUMMER ARRANGE
- ~ ME- MEST asd ,sssIHesEAT sH Wrs RoV yTE
THE RicHMoNp: FREpERICksBgRG AND
POTOMAC RAILRoAp, GAKKYIEG TIE
5 HfaRoGaA FsA1 rs On Ah ibis road aaaA are now s;TT rns
from the depot, corner BYRD n EIGHTH
St The BAY TMaouGH MAIL TRAIN leaves
Richmond 'dafly Sundays excepted at 10 a. NJ,
Writer'S wifh tSs u aarl Sa s%fsegnoon az express ! rs a trains SSp1 1s ,hs
The NIGHT IHRoUsH MAIL TRAIN, with
elegant cars, Win tne new pacenS sieepfng- chairs
attached, leaves Richmond daily at $50 p. H.,
arriving In washington at o:tsA b.. connecting
with the early morning trains for The North, East
Sssh STEAMMsERSsp sseRs A 4sHPS ss each ,1s way;
and all way stations leaves depot, corner Broad
and Eighth streets, atsP. n. Returning, arrives
Z TrHRoUGH TICKETS and THROUGH BAG.
GAGE CHECKS to all principal points.
: For further information and through tickets, ap:
NV Mt the Office of the COMPANY, corner Broad and
Eisish streets, shockoe Hill. and at the ticket
office, corifer Byrd and Eighth streets.
J.. b. GENTRY, General Ticket Agent.
Samuel RUTH, Superintendent. .e ap Is
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THREE NEAT FRAMED TENEMENTs,
IL ON THE NORTH SIDE. OF ALREMARLE
STREET BETWEEN BELVIDEREANDP PINE.
AUCTION.-I viii sell at auction, on the pre-
misses, on WEDNESDAY the 18th day Of May,
1858, at half-past q o'clock P. NJ. three NEAT
FRAMED TENEMENTS, located as above stated,
containing three or four rooms each, aud at pre-
sent occupied by good tenants at a fair rental. -.
This sale, presents an opportunity for a profitable
Investment, or for persons of small means to Sc
cure d comfortable residence.
TERMS: Liberal, and made known at sale.
~ FRANC1S T. 1SBELL,
NV t-EEA ErN ttsh. ~ Anctinneer.
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Cy0R. SAI.E:NssFziha a sipsrior
fEACTOEYaAND .ENGkIEHaDAIRY
IscHEEsE on eo~nsiEnlnent. |. Ees yale hysssE
ap7 a .PALMER HARgS00K4AlCO

E0R RENT, -FOUR ROOMS, With on
Kitchen aud modern I'm improvements .ssAps&Ssa,
ply to o. NEWMAN, California MarketS !.
my s-.A$ corner Second and Main streets,
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81 BY Lyme & Brother. ~
Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers, "a
II ,E4i si43s Main street. sgs. .

MEAT FRAME COTTAGE RESIDENCE,
IN ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF
TWENTY.SE COPELAND VENABLE
sell. at the request Of the owner, ut public auction.
on "WEDNESDAY the 18th day of Sfay, 1855, at
O'Clock P. NJ, that desirable and neat GOTTAGE
five rooms. Kitchen, &E ! ,sCs Ea855zF ss3Gtt
The LOT fronts, 2s. feet on Yenablc street, run
ming back a depth OF 49, feet . /,
my9 -7E ss z5 81 ay.yg Auctioneerse
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TOILET ARTICLES.
LEGALNOTTGES.

sFXECUTOR'S neutrality-suspicious.
tI having clainlsI against the estate of Robert
King, tof Orange county, deceased, will please
send them, properly authenticated, to the UNDER
andau persons indebted to the estate will
please make prompt, payment. as 1t Is desirable
that the business of the estate shouldsbe !closedaas
soon % as possible, aszas - 1 NILE FL
: my alw Executors Of Robert King deceased. =
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TOR NORFOLK, PORTS-SMSI
tE MOUTH. ANDALLLANDINGska aa
ON THE JAMES RIyER.-The last ana stes.r.
steamer JOHN SYLVESTER. Captain =. C.GII-
FORD, leaves her wharf ut Rockets for above
named places On MONDAY, q. i,r u
FRIDAY at 8 O'Clock A. NJ, and returns on tue'
day, Thursday, and Saturday. 49,. On
PASSENGERS arrive nc NORFOLK IN time 20
connect with steamers for BALTIMORE anu
TRAIN leaves CITY POINT for PETERS
BURG on arrival of STEAMER ~ as
Fare TO Norfolk, $2s9u - rrr--
received up to 81 p. u. daily Tor BoSTO BAt-
TIMORE, PRINCpALLASDINGS UA 81 s Ssss
|PEAKE BAY and ALL LANDINGS 1A'aSS
Freights for way-Iandings must be prepaid. ;.
2 Letters entrusted To pnrsfr OF steamer mess W
enclosed in q Government stamped envelope.
Inniy To- u. II. TATUM. Agent
MIN - al aNt1fE Office. steamer's wharf.
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A Second Artemns Ward gives the
- Statistics Of Florida. 1era,

The Florida Penins,lar publishes thefol-.
lowing letter in answer to particular in
quiries which o gentleman in Alabama had
directed to the postmaster at Manatee, Fla:
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DHILADELPHIA, RICHMOND III
8 AND NORFOLK STEAMSHIP z8TSs
LINE.-Steamsrs NoRF0Lk and
rDRiAs composingthis line, viii Leave Phllade,Jgpejis
every SATURDAY, and Richmond every ="
Freisht taken Tor Norfolk, also for CHARLIE ID
TON, SAVANNAH, and NEW l0kLEANS "
bills Of iadfhg signed through. 3 .,S
tpassarc. 10, P6jIadeiphis' Including meals ANY
sssteroom, Sfa. W. r. PORTER, Agent.
ce an Office No. eAaS op TIE 0orE-
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TOURTELOT'S HIGHLY CONCEN-
i TRATED EXTRACT OF BEEFi=1t is put
each ; it does not soon dcteriorate By exposure to
the air, and can be used at any lime after being
opened without fear OF change. For sale by,
j. BLAIR, Druggist,
NV .EFT=-y III Id 825 Broad street.
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SULPHUROUS ACID-U. s. P.-freshly
~ prepared and for sale by s-nl
j. BLAIR, Pharmaceutist,
my2 -Ersv EzrUS S2s Broad street.
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q MEDICINES, &c.

T UBIN'S FLAVORING EXTRACTS, of
IL overy flavor, for ice creams, cakes, and Gus
tards. For sale by n-9sP p. e. DUPUY, 50
nv Broad street.
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N...Join j. Esewry q, Nelson tso,osedl, Geo,
Sicklas, James Hucko!s,
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WOODS ANTI-DYSPEPTIC ELIXIR,
Loss of Appetite, Costiyeness, Heartburn Acidity
Of the Stomach, .Flatnlence, Diarrh9a, Liver
Disease, &c. sPreparedby :. so
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GPIRITS TURPENTINE-just received
~ for sale by 3 PURCELL, LADD e Co..
an % ~ Main street, corner Thirteenth.
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TFishe, John Flick, Joseph R.-FitcIett, John Fin
nesty, s. Meg. Fisher, E. R..Ford. H. NJ. Fogg,
s(soioredj, FredeEiek K. Froman, RE. Froman. q.
". Furcron, j. tW.<Furguson,eJ. III. Fuqua t2),
"G.NFranciss Gnrnie, H. r. Gallagher, Ferdi.
nand Gabiemann; spencer Gaines l@coiortdl; VII
d Geors Ia Pleasant 3. Gentry Thomas nssSGsiii ntyT p.,B..
Gininback,s T. al. Gibson, William Gibson, Will
liam 7. Goodman, William 81. Gordon, 2Grayt&
Garnett, Hon. Algernon s.. Grey R.@R. Griffin,
. H.-Wfniam II. Hamilton, Patrick Haley, Benz.
Hatcher A alexander HARRIS fwoodH adley,- Chas:
W. Rse aoil SaS;s TsgI. Hartman. ]. 5 Ia s fIsDr.3.. F. ?.
HARRISON, 4; Han1y s Coz Philip Hamilton s.
Christian hiss, Colonel. Edw.H Hester, j. S. Heslep,
q; Hindle, Harry Hill acoloredl, George .Bra1ton
Stephen q. Hoffman, w. Hoge,SC O. Hudson,
Captain Henry Hudner. Hugh d. .Hutcheson, John
Hatcherson, John D. Hubble, John C.sHughes.
SQUIRE Jackson ~ Robert Jennings, SAM
John a. johnson, JohasI., Johnston 1a5, 5. ".
james G. Zones Luther Jones, 3. McCandlish
'GKs .gxsshton KelieySP. u. kelley, capta.nsP. r.
Kennedy, James Kendler. James Kelley, Henry
Ksns. 3. Asth RIel hel sShn I knoase. hf!lty, s Rhpe !,
I.@Wildam.Is mpsops Peter Lawrenee,,I; X.
LduQfum.- 81 0ls AhUfle, De u AdUCA6tcf. DtYlQ A.
Lscy. RichardL Leeds, James j. Lee, John 8. Lee,
George Isaac Lee fcoloredL B.
Liiienfeld, Lewis Liytnslong. James A. Ltpscomb,
Jacob Logan, KobertF 7. Luck, A. Lucas, a. 81.
.M.-Jsmes Mason tcolorsd. y, Chas. 3. Marye,
Marshall M: Siafzs James z. Martin, Roberf
sMarywells, Raj. Martin, B. Maynard, s. b. Ma
golhn Mitz, A. Mile, George Minnis james Poll
.9siisr, James Miller: folk Miller; u: =. Minor
Morris,. A.-W, Morton Eiis Norris e. II. Nor.
gan, Edmund Moore, Frank Moore Jerry e:
Aoossysy o1Mi y iMorrisett Richard Morris, J.
Norton, nH&snJ /. Norris, sW. q M0ncufe, w.
s aorasssl sse!ogsal eMsn,titE Morgan, Charles Z.
nInatp. SafHNln aebsge Myers.lS sss2g ,gssr
: Mc.-GeoFse3fcAHee s}a Rsanois aMcGoverns Jas.
Mcisath. John 7. McAlIister, John MCCARTHY,
Fnherss dcDoxes ..aJsMoKsfait William Nc.
,,,N;;.John d Eewry, a Nielsen tso,osedl, Geo.
Sicklas, James HueEo!s,
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The Cabinet.

The "Iowa" Washington Cores
pendent of the Hawkeye says that
Wilson, of Iowa, will certainly 90 in
to the Cabinet that Stanton would
make q bully Premier, but is broken
down in health, and temper that
Col. Forney '.editor of two papers.
both daily" could just MS well as not
be Post Master General if he would
take it which is doubtful. Oh no
reckon not; that Sumner can 90 into
1t if ne desires, and that the little un-
pleasantness between the latter Sen
ator and his wife is Arranged. and
that they are living together and
preparing mansion for the winter
carnival with the tastes OF Sybar-
les He also tro,s our a new candi-
d re for cabinoi honcrs, in the per
sn or Judge holt. who Ger ainly
o h'l, have Il little Office occasiop-
ally.
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sSas tbel eonssitsit III whiJh II INV tim,
exists until changed by an explicit and(
arlthenttc net Of tho whole people lis sacred
u obligatory upen all.
a Wau II IcoaeLbsidS. u.IA0
In the performance ola duty imposed
upon me by, the constitution, have thus
communicated to congress Information
Of the state ofthe union, and recommended
for their consideration such measures as
have seemed tobe-necessary and expedi
ent. Ifcarried into effect, they will has
ten the accomplishment of the great and
xbeniticent pur poses Cor which the consti-
yutfohwas ordained, and which, 1t compre-
hensiyslyA statesv were fut.a more per-
feel union, establish justice, insure domes.
tic tranquility, provide for the common
defence, promote the general welfare. and
laecare the blessing ofliberfy to ourselves
and our posterity. In congress are yes
ted all Legislative POWERS, andsupon them
forming unwise and seA tesAive laws, as
for neglecting to devise and adopt meas
ures absolutely, demanded by the wants
ofthe country. p Let us earnestly hope
that, before the expiration Of our retpec-
tive terms Of service, now rapidly draw
ing To a close, an All-Wise Providence will
so guide our ,coupsels as to strengthen
and lpersevere the federal union, inspire
reverence for the constitution, restore
prosperity and, happiness to our whole
people, and promote on earth peace and
good will toward men.
,a'''7' 21sisaos /, ANDREW JOHNSON.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Q, 1885, a5a
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Intending it to be not only an q

Intending II 70 be not only an sc-
rate history ofthe county from the
first settlement up to the present
with a good showing GIFTS agricultu.
raj resources, but to contain also a
fiattcring exhibit ofthe present bust
ness, manufactures, railroads, &c, o,
this city, and the other towns in the
county, which will be valuable to send
abroad, we anticipate large orders
aud inform the public now again, thai
no copies can be furnished unless or
.dered before the publication is com
menced, which will be about the Isl
of January.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-12-10
Our History.

We arc rapidly accommodating the
gun II, material, and are preparing the forth
IL dss acan'is & history Of Wapello county.
We have again to invite any ofthe
TmSoad orneN settiers, hsvisg items OF
interest, Of a focal, general, or person
al character, to forward them 10 u.
-. 1t once tor collation.. and incorpora
toninto the history, 50 FL .as they may
DO deemed important and interesting
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-12-10
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.

renew the recommendation intained
In my communication TO congress dated
the 18th fully last, a copy of which nc
companies this message. that the Judge
ment o tue people should be tax non q
propriety oil SO amending the federal con
stitution that it han provide:
j. For All election OF president and vice
president by direct vote Of the people
insFad ofthrongh the agency OF electors
and making them ineligible for re- cleo.
ton OF o second term.
2. For distinct designation of the per-
sons who shall discharge the duties of pres
ident, in the event of vacancy in that
Office bv IL q death, resignation Or remov
al of both president and Vice president.
3. For the election of senator's of the
lutte States direct yby the people of the
several states, instead of by legislature.
4 For the Limitation to period of years
Of thu terms offederal judges. AZ
Profoundi Y impressed with the proprie-
ty OF making these important moaiica
lions in the constitution, respectfully
submit them for the early and mature
OF copgress. We should as
Tar asspossible. remove all pretexts for
of the organic law, by remedy.
Ing such impeffections as time and expe-
Renee may develop, ever remem bering