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Coiresp ondence of the Richmond Dispatch.
Letter from Caroline.

BOWLING GREEN, December "a, 1868.
Alexander Gardner, one of the New Kent
murderers, was at this place yesterday.
After his departure, the Dispatch arrived,
containing description of him, and the
officers started after him, but as yet he has
not been captured.
Yesterday a difficulty arose between a
negro and white man in Port Royal, on
the Rappahannock river ttbe origin Of
which my informant did not learn, which
led to fsticuffs between the two. Soon quite
large crowd of whites and blacks were
collected, both parties pretty well armed,
but neither side interfered until the white
man got the advantage of the negro and
was giving him severe drubbiDg, when q
burly negro rushed to the assistance Of his
sable brother and struck his opponent over
the head with club. This was the signal
for general engagement, and would have
eliminated in bloody riot had it not been
for the timely arrival of a magistrate and
constable accompanied by several infuen-
tial gentlemen, who arrested the principal
actors and, after great difficulty, dispersed
the crowd. Everything then became quiet,
and it was thought no further collision
would occur. QUILL.
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The Acorn's Lesson.


A country clown rejecting once @'.s
Upon a pampkin tthoughtful ounce
Was fam to chide Omnipotence
AS clearly wanting common sense.
uHad I - he said "the world arranged,
Some things at least would have changed
This pumpkin here, so large and round,
Would not have grown upon the ground,
But wonder oak, whose branches spread
Their giant arms above my head,
Had borne the fruit which one may see
Would well become so large tree;
While acorns, had the power been mine,
Had fitly graced the tender vine.
Il seems to me the plainest case
That both are greatly out Of place.
II Providence whom parsons praise
AS wondrous wise in all his ways
Had but consulted me, ween
Things In their order we had seen;
Then in their due proportion all
Had been adjusted large and small: ...
And wondering wisdom had not found
The pun pkin'growing on the ground,
Nor happy laughed aloud TO see @-
The acorn pendant from tree!'
Fatigued with thought so sage and deep
The clown was now inclined to sleep;
And so beneath the shady oak
He laid him down but soon awoke,
For on his face, by luckless hap,
The acorn falling broke his nap,
And exc his nose from whence the blood
Was streaming in a tiny flood
"Zooks 3D." cried the clown, who greatly
feared ur- n' 81"
A mortal wound till in his beard
He spied the cause Of all his woe,
The acorn that had struck the blow.
"Good luck " he muttered, have 1ouno
WHY pumpkins grow npon the ground!
For II they grew on oaks instead,
Where now had been my foolish mead !!
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shoulder, with those wicked eyes and s aA

shoulder, with those wicked eyes and sil-
very tongue she said: IS. i, M
GWen't you take chance for NET ea ,,
we'll, Hutcher, folks preach about .ne .s,l
Of Adam, but never blamed him. I .nou y, :
{ DONE think the fellow had half the excuse
I had. / needn't tell you that took I'M. se
chance. and kept on taking chances for !, TN. n =
unnr;neipled and beautiful wretch that haa
me in tow until I had not dollar lei..
Yes / was penniless, and then it began 70
lawn on me that the young lady was y, work :
inc for the success Of the fair. and tnas !
had made a frst-class fool Of myseli' as
usual.
There was /, bankrupt in money, in repu-
tation, in seif-respect. / had been robbed I;
YES. robbed; for where is the difference be-
tween q pair of Derringers and pair OF
black eyes in robbery :? You part with
your money because you can't help it. l
know that society looks with lenient eyes
upon these female guerillas who haunt
these charitable fairs, but it is my opinion,
when all the robbers come to take their
final trial and receive their final sentence,
that little Chicago robber will take her
place by the side of Jack Sheppard.
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DURLJC SALE OF LARGE AND

DUBLIC SALE OF LARGE AND
4 VALUABLE REAL EaTATE ON Roam
OKE k!yER.-By virtue OF a decree rendered
nv the Circuit Court of Mecklenburg county. Va,
In the suit OF Wilson aud others, plaintiffs, Us. Al
fred Boyd, executor of James v hitlce deceased,
aud others defendants shall on WEDN EsnAf,
24,h day of January 1862 sell TO the highest bdGer
at publIc auction, upon the premises, the LANDS
Belonging 10 the estate OF the late James ID w hlE
ice Containing FIFTEEN HUNDRED ACRES,
burg county Va. These lands will be sold In three
TsAIT, - containing SIX HUNDRED and ONE
HALF ACRES. more or less, having upon It an
excellent DWELLlNG-HOUSE comparatively
new. with abundant and excellent barns and other
WaYs.n Containing FIVE HUNDRED AND
NINETY ACRES, more er-less, having upon II
comfortable aud commodious DIV Et~lNH, WITH
abundant ouL-buildings In fair c0naltiSn aao an
Ing about THEE HUNDRED ACRES;
a large portion Of the two first named tracts Is
river bottoms conceded to be or the very best
quality. TIE high lands are equal TO any In this
Supplied with wood and water. II Is confidently
asserted that these lands are among the most yau-
able and desirable TO be found within the limits OF
Virginia. Persons desiring TO Invest In real es-
tate have here one Of the neet opportunities that
viii be presented In thetate for buying nrst-rate
TERMS OF SALE: Ssootncash; and for the rest,
due of the purchase money, q credt OF &, l.. ana
Is months. the purchaser giving bond VIII APP
proved personal security for the deferred pay
ments, aud The title TO be retained AZ additional
WILLIAM T.sATKINs, Commissioner.
BoYDToS VA, peceu Der 10, 1888.
The above lauds are rented for the year lsdo, and
possession viii 10 given the LIST day of January,
i!79. lie III W. 7. a., Commissioned.
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PErpssBURe, December "a, 1868.

PETERSBURG, December "a, 1868.
Whether it be owing to the near approach
Of Christmas, when every negro must nave
something, by fair means or oy 1oal, 10
enable him to celebrate the day in q Joviai
manner. or to the growing decentralization
of tho race. we hear of more robberles and
oreater outraces now than for some time
nast. The daring outrage reported from
Chesterfield last night at q late hour would
seem to indicate that. there is nothing
too asrocious for these people to commit
when stimulated by the desire Of plumber
and their antipashy to work. A peaceful
family, consisting of father (Mr. Dyer
and two or three children, had his house
violently entered by an armed bsnd Of BIZ
negroes at the dead of night, who robbed
him of everything they could lay their
hands on, even to the last change of raj
ment, and all his provisions. 1t would
seem from this that no farmer is safe, even
in his own castle, unless efficient measures
are taken to put his premises in state OF
defence. 1t will have to come to this, or
else abandoned negroes will form them
selves into organized bands for proving
over the country.
Another feature in their character is that
YOU can't offend one, though he may be
guilty Of gross misdemeanor, without Of
Tending all his friends and associates. This
was illustrated to-day by m incident in
this city. A negro was arrested for lighting,
aud taken before the Mayor, followed by q
large crowd. During the examination ne
became very insolent, insomuch that the
Mayor ordered him to be taken to Jail.
This only made matters worse. He made
forcible resistance whereupon the Mayor
came tothe assistance. Of the officer, and IN
attempting to quiet the offender, gave him
slap on the face. This excited the crowd,
who gave manifest tokens of displ asure.
But the Mayor succeeded in restoring order
by threatening to send every man to Jail if
they didn't leave the house. Knowing
very we'll whom they had to deal with, they
withdrew. The excitement was kept up
awile on the streets, but gradually died
out. .r
After the young men, parties to the con-
templated duel, were released yesterday
under bonds to appear at the Mayors court
this morning, an effort was made by mutual
friends to bring about an amicable adjust
ment of their differences, which happily
proved successful. This being reported TO
the Mayor this morning, and assurances
given that oil cause of misunderstanding
had been removed, he agreed not to press
their attendance. They are therefore re-
stored to their former status.
A merry Christmas to the editors OF the
Dispatch, their employees, and to their thou
sands Of readers. >.
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BY Grubbs 4 " illiams, Auctioaeers'
Eleventh street between Main and Bank.

COMMISSIONERS SALE.-THE
~ VERY VALUABLE COAL fR1PERTI
N CHEHTERFlELD COUNGY, LOCATED N
THE GREAT COAL BASIN OF VIRGINIA,
AND KNOWN AS The CUNLIFFG MINES
FOR SALE At hUC1ION.--As commissioner
appointed by thu Circuit Court Of Chesterfield
county in the case of "Agnes Cun!lffe Us. tunlifc
ct ais ~ Will sell at auction, upon the premises
on WE'D NESpAY the 9Th day of january, at II
O'Clock NJ. the PROPERTY above referred TO,
living on both s;.!es Of the Richmond aud Danvllle
raj road twelve miles from Richmond. and IL the
same basin Of coal as the celebrated Black Reth
coiery.
IL embraces about 40 acres of land nearly the
whole of which contains coal of superior quality.
! shaft has been sunk 325 fee from which alone,
by the judcious expenditure of 4 little capital 100
tons of super Tor coal could be pyOduced daily for
An Indefinite period. . he natural formation and
deposit of the coal IS favorable to the most profit
able working: and the situation Of the property,
immed ately on the railroad, affords every facility
for transportation. It has upon l. large dwelling,
which has been recently repaired.
In the estimation OF experienced miners this Is
the most valuable coal properly In Virginia now In
the market.
TERMS One-fourth cash balance at two, three,
and four years, with Interest payable semi an
nually The purchaser to execute notes satisfacto-
r!ly endorse the title being retained by the court
until the notes are paid. ..-.
BENJAMIN II. NASH, Commissioner.
GRUBBs Il WILLIAMS. Auctoneers.
no3l-Dc s, IL, l6, o. IS 90 ia l4.h6
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A Jealous representative of the Young
Mems Christian Association in Connecticut
was few days ago drumming up recruits
for the noon prayer meeting" On the
street he met Mr.. -, now residing out
side of the city limits. The representative
of the Young Mems Christian Association
accosted him, and the following converse
ton occurred: Y. NJ. G. A." Do you re-
side in the city, Mr.. -" "No, sir, l
live in the country. "--"W We have prayer
meeting just around here, and would be
glad to have friends from the country meet
with us will you Gomez" (Suspiciously)-
A prayer meeting?" eyes, sir; come in
and get a blessing" (More suspiciously)--
No you don't; you can't come any of
your confidence games on me, sir E."
A melancholy refection-The top of q
bald head in looking glass. ...
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V1RUSTEES,, SALE OF ABOUT EIGH

TRUSTEES SALE OF ABOUT EIGH-
1 TEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-SEVEN
ACRES OF LAND IN THE COUNTY OF
YORK. IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, AND
NEAR THE TOWN OF WILLIAMSBURG
Pursuant 10 the provisions OF deed Of trust exc
cuted by Robert Saunders. and Lucy b. his vile,
bearing date on the 1st of January. 1851. and duly
recorded In The County Court OF York county, the
unders, gned, the trustees therein named. at the
request Of the creditor secured by said deeT ana
having given the four months notice required by
the said deed to the said Robert Saunders OF such
reunisition will, on TUESDAY me !eth Gay OF
February 1862 at the front door OF the Exchange
Hotel, in the city OF Richmond, at the corner OF
Franklin and Fourteenth streets, at the hour or II
o'clock NJ. proceed to sell the REAL ESTATE
convened by the deed OF trust aforesaid. called
and known AS "OUFFE'S CREEk,' or so much
satisfy the trust created by the said deed. This
land Is situated on Queens creek one OF the tr'hu-
tares of York river, and but short distauce from
said river in the county of York IN The state OF
Virginia. Vessels drawing four or five feet OF wa
ter can ascend this creek TO within few miles OF
Williamsburg.
The place Is said to be particularly valuable for
oyster planting No further description is now
thought TO be necessary, 1t Is presumed that any
one desiring TO purchase VIII view the premises
and fudge for himself before the day OF sale.
THE TERMS IRE: That the purchaser pay one.
the balance in two equal payments-onc on'the LIST
day of january 1870 and the other on the LIST day OF
January, 1871 and for which he shall execute his
bonds each 10 carry interest from The dav OF safe
and TO be secured by deed Of trust 90 said lam.
Tne undersigped Talbot sweeney residing in The
ing the land TO any one desiring to purchase.
b. b. DOUGLAS,
TAIR0T TWENTY. Trustees.
Is ALEXANDER DUDLEY ~
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BY Wellington Goddin, -,
huctinneer and Real Estate Agent.

do DECENTRALIZATION
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pETEns.URa r.ETTER.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.

The negro Outrage in Chestgeeld--In-
creasing Demoralisation.-An Incident IN
the Gtg--Sett'enest Of The. Difficulty De-
t,oeen the Parties to the P,uposed Diel--
FeNcRations of the Season.
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VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE

v will sell to the highest bidder, for cash, on
the 2s,h day OF December. 1853 on the premisej II
fair. II not, The next fair day. AL that LakGE
AND VALUABLE TRACT OF LAND, contain
ing by recent survey TWO ThOUSAkDT III REE
HUNDRED AND FOkTY-EIG Hi AND ONE
HALF ACRES lying On both sides of the Virgil
mia aud North Carolina ltne-I,2553 acres situated
in Virginia, and l,LaS 10 North carolina. on the
main road leading from Halifax Courthouse To
Milton. The buildings and grounds are In fine con-
dition, and the position on the states llnt IS re-
gartled AS one the finest in the Stale being be-
IN cen the waters Of Dan river aud Hyco, and dis
tant about nine miles from Ba1 ksdale's AMI News
Ferry depots on the Richmond and Danyille rail-
road. :. -..- ,,. h.,
rable residence IN The state, aht WlN De dlVlueu
into tracts to suit purchasers, Que egard Delng OBJ
served IN attaching suitable and sufficient land TO
the improvements. he above was the residence
of Alexander unnir CHAM, deceased and recently
of his widow, Mrs. 2. II. Cunningham, lately de
Also, the tract of land in Halifax county, Va,
on Wiun's creek, containing Thirty AND a
QUARTER ACRES, with the A1LL-HOUsE,
MACHINERY, &C. aa....
Also a. the same time and place, the
HOUSEHOLD and KITCHEN FURNITURE,
Several FINE CARtI4GES and PIANOS,
FaRMING UTENSILS,
STOCK and CROP of all kinds.
Persons wishing to examine the lands can call on
the undersigned or Mr.. BROOkS al my store.
JOHN w. CUNNINGHAM, Executor.
Person county, n. O., December IL, 1893.
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MILLINERY, &c.
IRON WORKS.

NEW MACHINE SHOP.-SLOAT & AD-
" DINGTUN, la1s Cary street, near Fourteenth.
sTEAM-NNGINE and BOILER REPAIRING
In city and country; TOBACCO Machinery Of al
repaired and adjusted SEWING MACHINES OF
aIl kinds repaired and al parts for same furnished
and the LATE IMPROVEMENTS put ON the
sLOAT ELLIPTIC and WHEELER 4 WILSON
SEWING MACHINES. SLOAT ELLIPTIC MA
CHIMES for sale and purchased. Exclusive agents
for supplying the Jutisou Patent Governor and
Valves for steam -engines, also for the celebrated
seIden's Patent Packing for steam-.ngincs. and
for the great and useful Lathe Chuck made by
Measrs. z. Horton e Son.
GEORGE 3. SLOAT,
no tim A JACKSON ADDINaT0E-
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T'HOMASC C. BAYTOP, LAND AGENT, Glou-
sale HIRTY FARMS or various sizes. situated
upon York, Ware, North, and Severn rivers, One
place of nine hundred acres cleared land for rent.
Good houses and fences. Persons wishing to buy
or rent will cal! on the subscriber ct Cappahosl:,
on York river, address through postofilce Glou-
cester Courthouse. Va no sO-lm
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STEAMERS.

PHILADELPHIA, RICHMOND Z$Esm
4 AND NORFOLK STEAMSHIP ets1ssfza-5D55
LINE. Steamers NORFOLK and yAbnhI
CITY, composing this line, VIII leave IhlElrIPR5iTa
DAY, alternately. As,
Freight taken for Cincinnati, Chicago, snd q.
Louis, ria Pennsyl Eafia Central rsllToad' 80 80
made at Norfolk. Bills OF lsding signed InrouZa'
Passage to Philadelphia, including meals ana $40
room Flo W. p. POTTER, Agent,
oc II Ctice ?G25 Dock street.
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CRoCKEgY, &c.

CPECIAL Intending TO resae1e
- about the LIST 0f January 10 laESrf ane ~
As much as 20 sible and win offer goods J. 'sr
reduced prices our assortment IS very la s.1 10
complete aud all persons IL want WI 40 "'
cali and examine y, IA
FOX REST, the store now occupied ~ '''
Possession given on or soon after January iss -:
- - KELLOGG & GIBSON,
40, ~ lsiT Hsia stree'.
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By GIubbs & Williams, Auctioneers,
Eleventh street between Main and Bank.

yENRUSTEE'S SALE OF A BRI G K
d DWELLING hTJHE NORTHEAS COR
NER OF CLAY AND HANCOCK STREETS At
AUCTION.-By virtue of deed Of trust executed
bv Dudley Gilman to the subscriber datf d aolh Oc
t0ber, 1857 and recorded in Richmond hu tings
Court cfl:e being thereto required b. the holder OF
tn. notes secured will sell at aUction, upon the
premis.s. on MDND,Y. 18th December. st 1
o'clock 2. NJ If fair. Ii not then on the next fair
day thereafter, at the same hour, the BRICK
DWELLING ard LOT situated rs above. lt IL
nearly new and has six rooms. The lot is 32xlOO
feet to an aev 10 feet wide.
TERMS: Sufficient IN cash to pay the balance OF
the debt secured with expenses of sale say ahout
sf0O: the balance upon terms to be made Known at
the time of sale. ARRANGEMENTS may be mace o
give otter terms of which notice VIII be gwen 1T
the hour Of sale. 7. W. EEiibbS, 1ruItcso
GKI-BES & WILLI.MS :uctioncars ne =
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AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAY

TXECUTORs' SALE IN CHESTER
HI FIELD.-Willb he sold on WEDNESDAY me
9th day Of January. 1869 Mt public anc ION, at me
late residence Of DIR. nderson Sole, deceased 10
Chesterfeld one mile from "Tomahawk'' IN sta.
lion on the Richmond. and sDauvIle raiirosdl; Sal
the decedents PERSIA BILE ESTATE including
two fine Horses lot of Cattle, Sheep, Hogs crops
Of C,,rn and Oats, Farming Implements, including
half interest in n Wheat Machine In good oruer
Household and Kitchen Furniture, &C. .a., ~
TERMS: stated az sale.
j.. II. FLOURNOY,
IT. K. MARSHALL,
do -o5Des145sran Executors.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

rEsHOMAS F. GOonE,
4 ATTORNEY At LAW
goYDros, MxcxLzsRuRG COUNTY, Va
.c,,caS In I'M, courts or aeeslenburg and sGo'it
ing Countless and IL the united states 1"q I'm
HichmoGd.
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A Newspaper Correspondent at q
Fair.

A correspondent of the Louisville Demo-
crat gives bit of his experience as fol-
lows:
My last letter was dated at Chicago. !
don't expect to date another from that en-
terprising city. My malevolent star must
have been in the ascendant, else I never
should have wandered out to Chicago. /
had no particular business there, only to
FISH, and was under the impression that l
could catch them in bucket at the by
drants. utterly forgetting all about the
great lake tunnel.
My first visit to Chicago was in my ten
der years, in 1856. 1t was the time when
Chicago took such a sudden rise by means
of jackscrews. BY these machines they
raised the entire city, house by house, some
two or three feet.
know all about various confidence games,
but consider myself just as likely to be
taken in by the simplest of them as the
veriest greenhorn of Posey county. How
oft these sharpers must have bewailed their
bad luck at my not having plenty OF money.
With all my experience, l dropped into
q fair held for the benefit Of some confound-
ed society or other. l thought would ex-
pend dollar or two, and see what was
going on. So bought ticket and slid in.
| went to table where refreshments were
sold, and called for some oysters, chicken
salad, and coffee. A beautiful siren, with
big black eyes, little white hands, and
most bewitching mouth, spread the edibles
before me. don't know how it was, but
felt strong affinity for that ministering
angel Mt once. While eating and drinking,
and devouring her with my eyes in the
mean time, we strnck up scattering con-
versation. At last arose and handed her
q fve-dollar bill. She put it in little box
and forgot to give me any change, but IN
stead thereof sweet smile unto me, saying !:
"Are you stranger to Chicago? I"
eyes, madam, am from Kentucky"
sis it possible ! am Kentuckian
also.''
"Ah! knew it."
The reply was whispered, but it pro-
duced faint blush, g dropping of the beau
tiful eyelashes, aud gratifed smile.
"Would you like TO walk around the
room and look over our fancy articles "
quoth the siren.
"Ifyou will show me, quoth the spoony.
She took my arm, and raising herself by
1t to her toes, she murmured I" zoe are not
strangers, you know"
We wandered through that room, talk
ing-sweetly talking-of things that had
been, Of things that were, and Of things
that might be. Pretty soon we came to q
silver tea set that was to be rallied off.
Would take q chance? Of course would.
Ihen wonderful cake, with raiuable
ring concealed in it, appealed to the cupidity
VI .he ehance.takers. was persuaded to
.nS = oaanoe In the cake. And 80 things
siaea on until ! concluded that if l took
hiahy more chances my chances for getting
h'me Wouta he rather slim. So refused
to tempt fortune any further. ~
Anon costly workbox met our eyes, but
l bravely resisted all appeals, until the
little black-eyed scoundrel took me on a
new tack. Leaning heavily on my arm,
and absolutely resting her cheek on my
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g, n. DAVIS Anctioneer.

A UCTION SALE AT CHARLOTTE
"A CnIrRTHDTTSE ORACCO PEIZING
ESTABLISHMENT at Keysville, heretofore adj
vert isei for sale will be offered ut pnbi: auction
~ Charlotte Courthouse on MONDAY, January
1869.
TERMS: Which Will be liberal, made Mt sale. to
be conducted under the direction or John Booker
Esq. .
de 22-11t NOTING d hOHLER.