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I saw on Delaware avenue the other day
a carriage ieisure1y driven up past the Club,
House, and out OF it descended one Of the
handsomest men / had seen for o long time.
He waved his hand to a pleasant-looking
lady within, and she continued up the ave-
nue., while he, at q gentlemnn's pace, walk
ed down 1t. Hewas Millard r. fillmore; the
lady was his wife. For a politically dead
man, he was "a fne-looking corpse, His
hair was equally, smoothly white and per-
feet, and its contrast was pale as snow to
the clearness of his eyes and complexion.
He had the robustness of politician, all
the distinguished public servants duplex
ity of throat, q neck and shoulders like o
champagne bottle, and that benignity of
expression which seems compounded of q
lawyers shrewdness anda retired and salts
fed craftsmanship. He looked like o cask
of brown sherry quietly ripening, which
the country tasted and put away for the
next generation. His height and his courtly
corpulence, and the way he put out his
feet, reminded meof Louis Philippe after
his abdication, conscious that he had been
a king, and that every body was contented
to let him dis-crown. IFine-looking medi-
ocrity that he was, was glad to see this
honored me-guard well married, we'll
pleased, his appetite still good for dinner,
and the memory Of himself for DESERT
Letter from Buffalo. ~
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An AWKWARD FIx-THE OWNER OF AN
ORCHARD SELLS IT'S PRODUCT FOR TWENTY
FIVE CENTs-HE WANTS TO BACK Our
Several weeks ago, when it was supposed
that all the fruit in this vicinity had been
killed by the frost, gentleman living near
sGalena, in this county, who owns q large
orchard, sofered to sell all the fruit it bore
this year for twenty i've cents. The gentle
man to- whom he made the offer accepted
the proposition, and paid over the money in
the presence Of witnesses. Itappears that
the owner of the orchard now desires to
back out from, his bargain, as the trees are
all fun of fruit. The purchaser, of course,
is equally. DESTROYS to hold him to it, as he
sees q handsome return for his investment
when the fruit natures. !. The quarrel be-
tween the parties is waxing warm, the
owner claiming that the sale was only q bit
Of fun, while the purchaser contends that
he acted IN good faith, and will fight the
trade through the courts if necessary.
What viii be the. result of the affair, time
alone win determine .-Ne,o Albany In
diana Ledger. Et +
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? By Lee g Goddin, Anctionecrs,
No. lit Main street.
v7ALUABLE IMPROVED AND UNIM'

VALUABLE IMPROVED AND UNIV
~ PROVED REAL ESTATE = 4 ! ! Mn ~ AND AID
NINETEENTH STREETS. AND On sMNI Mi
TEENTH STREET BETWEEN MARSHA
AND CLAY STREETS, FOR SALE Al :; ~, ,Se
sTIoN.-On THURSDAY, elst Of May lsys' ~ NJ NJ
order advertised, commencing ut y III ~ mJlic
auction by request OF the owner. the ioiiona VIZ
very valuable REAL ESTATE, situated as "D''s
III Northumberland building lot fronting
al3 feet ON Marshall street at lbs an
Nineteenth street, extending back oo iee1 -
aisss Lot adioining, fronting IS feet as aeors
having same depth. upon when Is conn '''',
frame tenement with i've ROOMS. -. hv ia
al Lot next to the above, fronting 30 Iset ~ a.
feet, with frame tenement thereon containing Nv
rooms. "a 20, q. II, nv 100 fee.
y stf ioe. With brick tenement thereon, fr'h:'hs
q feet inches, rs above. ~. ,,i,dIus
eth. Lot II feet front, with small oricA 'unN'''
on same. -, .., ,,.t,,eea Mar
5ah Large lot Nineteenth street Ge! Naieenth
strsee Ell feet and running back ls SO iee pP
wbici, is erected large brick building lwS strc,t
hioh with a front OF 80 feet ON Slnelee,itss 80
eSfei,fiing back $50 feet, with sed attaeea aud the
This preperty, by Its central ioeh ls,i, outlay,
present w ~ ~ 3 ~ sr,a.5Ie buildings
Is Wen adapted - foundry, tobaceo' o.
manufacturing establishments. ,,,,, he rented
Ifuot sold the last-nalned propert a., ~ ale.
or leased Us may be determined on thc "a, sdIt Of
TERMs EOne-fourth cash residue on Interest
IL and ls months for neg9tishS s Faxes Tor les
IN mn US IA LEE q GODDfN. Auctlosso----
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A Po1NTEp, JOKE, WITH CL1MAx.-Yes-
terday morning, in The city Jail, one Of
the prisoners, named Edward o. Hara, was
relating, for the edifcation his COM
panions, some ssof his exploits during the
swar as % Federal soldier. Among other
things, he told how that at Camp Douglas,
Ill. while guarding Confederate prisoners,
he made !oneaof, them mount mule and
ride through the camp. The prisoner, he
stated, finally got tired of making sport
for others to laugh at, and was about to
,dismount when he (0'Hara) pricked him
with q bayonet. This joke appeared to be
.exceptsam Shannon, who, jumping up, said,
eyes, bysGd, 4 am the man You stuck
With the bayonet, = and fell afoul Of 0'Hara,
giving him q sound thrashing before the
other prisoners could interfere. Cocingto's
Hem tssssEstSE z istsss tE
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~ BY James at. Taylor & Son, auctioneers,
,sis5s Office No. SCI njain street,
N three doors below Spotswood Hotel.
T1RIJSTEE,S SALE OF VALUABLH

TRUSTEE,S SALE OF VALUABLE
LAND, IN THE COUNTY OF CHEsTER-
FIELD, ADJOINING THE TOWN OF MAN
CHESTER, AND. FORMERLY PART OF
THE FAILS PLANTATION, AT AUCTION.
BY virtue OF 4 deed of trust executed to me as
trustee dated the 9Th day Of December, 1884, to Sc
cure the payment of certain sum of money there.
in mentioned, duly recorded init clerk Office OF
the County Cotrt Of Chesterfield. part OF which
has not been paid, and being required by the bene.
ficiary in said deed win proceed to sell ut pub.
lie auction, on MONDAY. the I'd day Of june, II
fair, If not the next fair day thereafter lSunda
exCeptedG on the premises, mt O'Clock I. a.,
the prottcrsy as above located, and described a,
follows Lots designated In said deed as f. !, and
G. Lot e having II a75sioao acres; lot having
24s40-lOO0 and lot having Ss2ao-iooo acres These
lots lie well for building pbrposes ana Tue llla
I'm high state Of cultivation, ami IS cuIisluereun
be very valuable for private residences anu mar
ket gardens, being contiguous to the town OF Man
chester and city OF Richmond. ;.
The lots viii be sold I'm whole. Us above w..
,scribed, or divided into smaller lots as may b.
agreed upon on the day Of SALE
TERMS Cash enough TO pay the expenses OF the
sale and One-third of the purchase money: bal~
ance on credit OF twelve and eighteen months for
negotiable notes, interest added, and secured by
deed of trust. Taxes for 1858 to be paid by the
plat Of the land can be seen at the Office Of the
auctioneers dwfIl be shown on the day Oh SAFE
!, $3.50 Ef,a'as JAMES NJ. TAYLOR, Trustee.
Sale to be conducted by JAMES III. TAYLOR 4
.sdN AnSfioneers. s5iF8 - f7,YA J8 myl5
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BY James NJ. Taylor & Son, Auctioneers,
.x Office No. s2i Main street,
three doors below Spotswood Hotel.
rr,RUsTEES, SALE or " A LUAR1.p

6AAA<AS W ~ ~ ~ " IL ID la N
REAL ESTATE, IN THE COUNTY on
3 "a fsh MliiASNcHEsTER, EXTENDING down 7. 70
aa n n ~ I'd Al. WHARF, OPPOSITE ROY.
,5 1gAay .aTa UCTION.-By virtue of decd ~ ~
Aaaffd to the undersigned as trus,e.esi
.t se ,arIt aa> Of October, 1852 to secure M
ua.su sae - sarfa, sum of money therein ma ss
~ reeasda, In the Clerks Office Of i
Gongty cnnrt Of cj,es rtield part OF which Is
stun gtat and being ocee 70 sc g :, se,
auction on MONDAY the I'd !a aroa , June lst II
fair, II not the next fair day t. eieaset tspndau
fsesR. NJ. tse VALuABLE PR6Pf.' TY as above
located CONSISTING of THREE Lots 0FLASD
described in said deed as B. c. and d; lot con.
taIning 90 93I-l0oo acres, lot G containing. aiae
acres, and lot d containing 80 337-l0co acr, :; all
bounded by the Richmond and Danyille rain Had
which extends down to the coal yard on the SON,
side of James river opposite the steamboat wJtar,
at Rockets, and Is considered to be the best land
for farming or for the growth Of vegetables tbat
is now III market. From its contiguity to the city
of Richmond and town OF Manchester this land i
rendered still more valuable.
TERMS: Cash enough: to pay the expenses OF
sale and one-third of the purchase money! balance
on u credit OF twelve and eighteen months Tor ne
potfaIIle notes interest added and secured NV decd
of trust Taxes for 1868 to be paid by the purchaser
4 plat of the land can be seen at the office OF The
auctioneers and will be shown on the day OF sale
80 - - ia MES NJ. TAYLOR, o.
W. GGDDIN, trustees
Sale conducted by JAMES M. TAYLOR & S0y,
AuctioHSsts! my
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By A. G. Pulliand, Auctioneer.

TRUSTEES SALE OF ONE HUNDRED
LAND ASP IN s ceAAiEssTEffR h til Country, Va
By virtue of the provisions OF deed 9f trust exc
cuted to me by i. G.. Chalkley anu we W secure
the payment of certain debts therein naned ana
bearing date the 14h day of july 1866 and duly OF
record III the Clerks Office of the county Of Chess
terfiefd will sell ut public auction on the prem.
ises.s at IL O'Clock NJ on FRIDAY the 6th day of
June 1868 that beautifnly-located tract Of excel
lent FARMING LAND. containing ONE HUN.
of Chesterfield, on tile Richfnond and Petersburg
turnpike, about eight miles fr9M Richmond ana
adjoining the lands of james b. Jones, ESQ.,, ana
Terms: one-third cash !; balance at six and
twelve months in bonds, and deed OF trust 10
secure the deferred payments.
Sale conducted by A. G. PULLIAM, .Auctioneer.
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TRUSTEES SALE 0F: AN ELEGANT
AND EXTENSIVE PRIVATE RESIDENCE
tFOR MERLY THAT OF MIR. NICHOLAS
MILLS, DECEAsED,) j IN THE CITY oFRICHi;;
MOND, FRONTING $50 FEET ON THE NORTH
SIDE bF LEIGH STREET BETWEEN SET S
5ENTH AND EIGHTH STREETS, AT AUG
TION.--By virtue OF a. certain, deed of trust cx-
ecuted to fhe subscribers, dated 10th August 1884,
duly recorded In the Office Of the Court OF Hnlt-
ings for the city of Richmond In Deed Book IS A.
page So being thereto required by the creditors So
cured we will sell by auction. on the premises, on
WEDNESDAY, the eth May, 1868, If fair, II not
the next fair day, at O'Clock L. Me- the real es'
tate described In the deed as follows: ''All that
certain lot, piece, or parcel OF ground. with tte
BRICK DWELLING-HOU kitchen, buildings,
improvements, appnrtenances, rights, ana p WAY
thereto belonging, . q In the city or Rich,
mond. Va, having front Of two. hundred and
sixty feet on the northern line Of Leigh street run.
ming from Seventh to Eighth street and from the
said front running bnck one hundred ana my lcet
to an alley twenty feet wide" This property !.
very valuable, and such as is rarely In market IL
will be sold asa whole or divided, asmay be deef
mined az the sale. y. 80 * s,...., :,
TERMS: The deed requires q cash payment oi
Sl2 Co., but by consent of parties, more iiueta
terms may be announced on the day Of sais. rs
= 10y - #12t JAMES PLEASANyS
~ 30 s-ssyssssyz so JOEL b. WATKINS
rusfpt,s.
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a TICTIONls4LE OF VALUABLE REAL

A UCTIONsSALE OF. VALUABLE,R READ
~ ESTATE In THEToWN OF DASVlLLE,
VA.-On WEDNESDAY, the ?lst OF May next WI, Wiz
be sold, at public auction, without reserve uS
valuable property known as the DANVlLLEN EW
HOTEL, an eiegant new, iye-story brick 1ulialngr
on Main street lot 7e3xls7 2-3 feat, built with In We
new modern improvements for rst-ciasss; n0t ~
and containing eighty-seyen reons, In addition 10
large parors, Dining hail. &c. The location IS one
of Che best In Virginia for hotel The house open.
ed and well kept would secure at once from sete r
ty-ilve to one hundred good boarders gLsa' DA'
gain may be had, as IL viii be certainly sold. rd
= TERMS :. One-tlird cash; balance al sl H, Anr W..
twelve months, with interest, SATISFACTORY! ."
viii be sold, ut the same time and place. M
STOREHOUSE and LOT adjoining1a saiuAo''
property. For further information address
. JOHN NJ. JOHNSTON; Esq,
Cashier First National Bank, Danylile' va
nm 1i-3tatyt20 MAY
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CRocoD1LEs ANp THE CHoLERA.-It

CRocoD1LEs AND THE GHoLERA.-H is
suggested that one cause of the great in
crease Of cholera and other diseases in In
Sdia during the present century is to be
found ID the destruction of the crocodiles
by Englishmen. tits q tenet of the Hindoo
religion to throw all corpsess into the sa-
cred Ganges, whore they formerly were at
once eaten up by the rocodiles, and not
allowed to polute the atmosph Lat
terly, however, there hare not been enough
of these animals for che purpose, and both
the waters and the air have been poisoned
by the bodies continually thrown into the
river.
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BY Wellington Goddins
( AActioneer and Real Estate Agent.
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF Excel

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF EXCEL
" LENT STORE AND DWELLING. AND
VACANT LOTS, ON THE MANCHESTER AND
FALLING CREEK TURNPIKE, HALF-NILE
WEST OF sMANCHESTER.-Byy virtue OF . de-
cree OF the Circuit Court Of Chesterfield pro-
nounced at the May term, 1883 In the case OF For
tune rs Taylor ct ais, we SHALL speciri commits
sioners thereby appointed proceed 20 sell at public
auction, on the premises, on FRIDAY the eath OF
May, 1868 at S O'Clock p. d. IL fair, u not the
frst fair day thereafter, the BRICE STORE and
DWELLING now occupied by said Fortune, with
the vacant LOTS attached thereto. The location
Is regarded good one for Q retail grocery store.
Of sale and TO discharge q note for $3.50 and all
Interest thereon; balance on such terms as said
such direction, then ON such terms rs the commits
sioners may deem best. The taxes for the present
year to be paid by the purchaser. n
& 10 & & & MMGaksAAE} Commissioners.
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A LIVE CorST IN NEw HAvEN,-SSme
time last fall stranger applied to d certain
lady who keeps d boarding in the
city for board. He was o foreigner, and
his manner and conversation bespoke him
to be gentleman. The lady took him as q
boarder, and he remained with her until
the month Of April last. While boarding
at her house he became acquainted with o
bakers daughter, to. whom in. due time he
was betrothed. Hewas unremitting in his
attentions to his afianced, and " oil went
merry as marriage bell
One fine day last month"; there was
such a day-he announced to his landlady
that he was about leaving the city, and to
her profound astonishment informed her
that he was Russian nobleman, and showed
her papers and q passport, verifying his
statement. $50
= He told her that HE had been obliged,
several years ago, to fly his native land to
escape the consequences of the displeasure
of the Gar, which displeasure he had in
Cured for some supposed political offence;
that he had gust receivedsa letter from his
father, ,ahigh dignitary Of the Empire, in
forming him that the Car had pardened
him, and that he must, return Immediately.
The Count, for such he is, bade adieu to the
bakers daughter, and departed, assuring
her that he should return again and claim
her as his bride rsz.,5,zs ~
To the Counts, landlady it seems almost
incredible that for, more than six months
she had as 8 common boarder q live Count.
Verify, the age of romance is not passed
Neao HaUe,s journal. az - 49,.
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BY Lee q Goddin Auctloneers,
s~: No. lit hIain street. ~

TRUSTEES SALE OF A. FARM, ON
THE CHARLES CITY ROAD THREE
MILES BELOW RICHMOND, At AUCTION
Byyirtue of the provisions Of n.deed OF frnst exc,
cuted to the undersigned as trustee by Edward
Hogan, and Of record In the Office of the Clerk OF
Henrico County Court in Deed Book 81, page as; |
beneficiary mt public auction, on the premises, on
FRIDAY, 22d May, 1858, ut 4 O'Clock p. n, the
LAND conveyed by said deed: the same being the
tract of land called 'sGEORGE'S.'' containing
ONE HUNDRE D AND THIRTY THREE
ACRES more or less, adjoining the lands OF DR..
ST. Lofland, John n. Davis, and others.
: TERMS: Cash as to about 81, 200 /; balance upon
such terms rs the said Hogan may prescribe, or in
default of such direction. rs the trustee may think
proper. JOSEPH D.. WHITE. Irustee.
10
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Correspondence of the Rich1pond Dispatch.
AYriual, Reception, and Departure of the
Distinguished Eiisitors from the Empire
to the Coceade city. Te5.sgs -
PETERSBURG, May 10, 1868.
The monotonyaof the city has been some
what varied to-day by the arrival and re-
ception of the distinguished party from
New York which is paying the Old Domin-
ion a flying visit. To give suitable eclatto
the occasion, his Honor Mayor Burgess
summoned the members of. the Common
Council to on informal meeting, when they
all marched in q body to meet the visitors
at the depot and offer them O public well
come on behalf Of the city. Mr.. Mayor
Burgess greeted them, in few BETTING
words,to which reply equally brief was
given by Mr.. Mayor Hoffman, Of New
York l.,-.Gy 49, s-stsss i .i>f@
When the party arrived it was past noon,
and rs they were to leave OF 5 o. clock
having i'm the mean time,sto takeaa ride
round the lines formerly occupied by the
contending armies, and to perform. the no
less important and agreeable duty Of par
taking OF the splendid dinner ordered at
'Jarraft,s Ii was obvious that there was no
time for INDUCING il public addresses.
Without much delay, therefore, the whole
party, both visitors and city officials, with
other citizens, entered the carriages in
waiting, which drove off in q line as long,
but not SO solemn, as d funeral procession.
It's beliyed that every licensed carriage in
the city was put in requisition. IL
At3so'clock the party punctual tothe
hour for dinner, returned 1.-THE hotel. 1t
was Thought that the festive board might
have been enliyened by sundry speeches,
but I cannot learn that any of the gentle
men were moved thereunto, even by the
wine, which is said to have flowed freely
In other respects the city has been unusu-
ally dull to-day, but this may find COM
pensation in the hilarious oceasionswhieh
we have attempted to describe. S.
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The New York Euening Mail offers three
items Of advice to those who are ambitious
Of. writing for the newspapers 20 First. Do
not seek personal interviews, but write
until you yourself are sought. Second. Donot
fearthat your compositions will be rejected
because they are not read. Thirdly. Aim
to be entertaining present interesting facts
suppress rhetoric do not try to bore the
public with opinions - 80 @
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EM BY Lee q Goddin, Auctioneers,
- No. lit Main street.

DY VIRTUE OF As DECREE OF THE
Id CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF RICH
MOND In the suit OF Sutheriand's administrator
ct ass rs. Dolan. The undersigned, special CONS
missioners OF said court In said cause. win pro-
coed on WEDNESDAY the 27th day of May 1858
to SELL ON the premises, at public auction, az 8
LAND, inthe city or Rtchmond on Enn and Poplar
streets in containing about lee feet fronts
with dwelling and -houses thereon. being the
Dolan. - 80 -
TERMS Z: Onesfoarth cash; the halsnce in egaal
Inst aisuente at six, twelve, and
with interest added aegotsa5ic notes 70 De iysn
by the purchaser for the desarred
to BIO retained until the whole Y
- a. a.. tEU1GQNs
- Il ssss s JOHN A.sCeke - Isl
g ssgse Suacial comm y lenffs
a Sale conducted By LEE & tsopDIN Anesioi'eefss
my 10 - -
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Letter from Halifax.
correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatcl


-a9sr HALIFAX, Y 4 !, May 18th, 1865. I
We are aplodding along in this good old
county of Halifax, working hard to make a
living under all the adverse influences of
{ the day, 10th material and political. The
growing crops Of grain are looking well.
! The wheat is very fine and promising the
corn is doing well. There is o. heavy ship.
ment of tobacco just now to your cay, which
we hope will return speedily in the shape
of national currency. The money market
q has been tight, but the pressure is. to q
limited extent relieved, and we are san
guine enough to; hope for better times.
) Your paper lis, 4 am glad to see; growing in
public favor. We regard it as an indispen-
sable institution amongst us.
Our people ares generally pleased with
: the recent Conservative nominations. It
q will, however, require "a very active effort
on the part Of our leaders to bring out the
full Conservative strength of the country.
We are oil agreed as to the necessity5of o
. united and jealous effort to preserve what
remnant of right and liberty is left us but
at the same time many jofs our people are so
absorbed in the care Of their material ante
rests that they are in danger of overlooking
the claims of the political crisis. Radi-
calisnl viii exhaust itself as any
other epidemic it has TO have Its day !;
q all that we can do is to mitigate its
intensity by preserving q compact Con
!, servafiye party. and watching for the
I glad hour Of deliverance. a reelection is as
inevitable as the final subsistence of the
!. plague or yellow fever. The party has no
principles us q basis; it is held together.
simply by the cohesive power Of public.
plumber, with the semblance of an exploded
negro philanthropy as its moral element:
The experiment Of forced and unnatural
equality win have to yield to % sounder
pnbAc sentiment. The Jaeobins tried it in
the French revolution to the utter disgust
,. OF civilization and to the overthrow If all
moral, political, and religious thought. The
Yankee Will soon tire Of the negro and
leave him to work outz his own destiny Nv
the side OF the Caucasian race. las.. DOOR Of.
Yorick! $500 : 4A1'1'' l pooA
The Radicals hold as their central nrin-
ciple that one man is as good as another.
accept the dogma, with the Irishman's
amendment that Zone man is nss. only as
good as another, but better, too.', l'7
Yours to command, QuoaD Hoe.