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charlottesville. Va, Feb. ], 1871.

...;:-,.I charlottesville. Va, Feb. ], 1871.
Mr.. Thos Perry, Alaxandria,l VA. .... ........
My Dear Sir: Enclosed you will find the state
ment of my manager. Mr.. jacob .. McGcbrr, "t
the effects Of your Magnrm Bnnum sent mo for
my last crop IF corn Mr.. McG"hcc has been
living with inc now going on three years: and
think him one Of the most accurate and rcli;thle
men il has eyer been my good fortune t. meet
WITH Iolra :. .GEn.iG. GlLM, EE,!| - "
Near Char lulrsvillo.
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GRAYs,--A luedting Of the
Alexandria Gruys will behold at American Hall
tomorrow night, at S o. clock. Business of i'm
portance will bo transantni' A full attendance
is requested, y. u; ,.:l III .,.!'. go. go '
NH W-2t l'ID, w. Il. PRICE Secretary. d"
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Now Market, Caroline County,
February 10, 1871.

p. IT. StHric, esq: -
Dear Sir--lnclo<cd you will find certificate
which send you for your Dixie" Pillow.
have been actuatcd from no other motive, but
alone from the merit of the Plow. ] fear the
certificate may be too lengthy for publication
should you desire it, but L felt IL desire to do
your Piow Justice, and at tho same timo to do
Watt no injustice, md show the, reasons why ]
thought your Pow the best, and my "Pportun'-
make such disposure as you may choose Of the
certitcatcy am very respectfully, &c,
,0 ,...r:..... JoiIS III. ITALIA FERRO.
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1BBoNs;; M1LL!NEHY&S STRAY: GOODS
ARMSTRONG;, GATOR & Co.
Importers ana :JGbbors Or" I

Importers anti 'JbbboF* h1 z
BONNET, TRIMMING AND VEEVET
RIBBONS, BON NET STIkS, SAT- o.,
.""..i '.'n1NS! AND VEEFETS, ..'
Blends; N cts, Grapes, Ruchcs, Flowers, F"atii-
ors Ornaments Straw l}nnnet4 alld!i ! ]
Ladies' Hats Trimmed and J
,Untripmel, Shaker!
&c.,. ..,.,..,.!. Hoods. &c, q. ...,!t.... 90. "
.i'.'., 233V and G,9 }altirhorn street,. 30, "
'''''''' BALTIMORE M H., =
Offer thol,,rgest stock TO no found in this colln-
try, and uncquallpd in choice variety aud cheap
ness, comprising the latest European novelties
| Orders solicited ami prompts :'uentadli eii:dn.
! Baltimore, mar 13lm'
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Fails Church, Va, October 2S, 1870.


Mr.. a. y. Skinner, Alcxandria:
Dear Sir: The Dixie Plo~ bought OF you
the past season hns given me- entire satisfaction,
attci. a thorough test. 7 have used tho best
Northern PlowS, and consider the ''Dixic' SUI
prriur IL any ! ever used Yours truly, .'''.
- ..".: .lnHS l.. KOON
For sale Lv ALBERT r. SKINNER,
mar 10 and IS. Union st., Alcxa., Va
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GSntlcniiicl.: G FE1u:cd SbIirs ssMaghSm Bonnn
Soluble Phosphate on my tobacco crop, and
up to this time have seen marked difference
in its favor between it and stable manure. Or
posed to believe that tic Niasn1Hm Bonum will
give entire satisfaction. ........
In haste, remain; yours, very respectfully,
GEO p. JENKINS.
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Co OH # +
The celebrated stpllinn, CoHEE will hcs lct
this season All, persons !: WISHING his ser
vices had better apply soon, rs he will be limit
ed to ccrtain plumber uni DssGrbrti%!n C?-
high, y yc:iys 9!d:: His pprdgrra vii! ShUw t!hat
there is hot, and never was in America 4 higher
bred horse. 1t. is uncoumorly: largr for Il
tlidr1ugh bred, and very. heautiful. =, For Those
who Understand such matlorS, VIZ will say: lie
WIS BY nPqrtG1 Skyl4rk; rs dam nN1mN% H.
NrchyI his ,.great grind danl aN Taylpr;s Top.
gallant; lis great grand dunn was importcc
ed Castiancr;t. the JAIN Of oil Sir Archy. Proofs
Of his pedigree .arn ;JtNg.theE Of q claSs above
! mff W-tf 800 ..''.''. F. WINDSOR. a. il.
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Arp ron THE Wan st e. s ST In adj
ton to the rcmttanceS aread madeJ l'N,
the amount REMAINING On hhiia, WAS yesterday.
forwarded to 1,e;iipSc by the committee Of GqqyG7
man Residents ~wlo Maa ss the, apllsehuls,, for
distribution. among the sutkirtrsby the war
- - sal ir.i
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january ., 1871.

lo.not believe in pillow trials made by the
manufacturers themselves, but hope that. every
farmer will st once make full trial Of the Dixie
with every plow he can find, md buy that which
does the best work. ! have not been able to'sup-
ply the demand. nor fill my orders for some
lime and must leave the field trials where they
rightly bel ong-to farmers themselves.
p H. STARKE, l44G Main street
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4. =: ARRIVED:
Steamer John Gibson. Winters, New York, to
lIunr Wrdocrhurh Il Co >.
SAILED.
Steamer Wawi:rt, F"wllicS CurrI"man, ny
P"t"ll,.' Ferry Company. !. .'''! = -
Schr : f Durirr, Murly, Fall River grain ny
w \ Moore. ,.,i/ i'll h. q
MEMnRANDA
Tho Elinnr Gliapnnin Parry, sailed from l.iv-
t.!pnul I'd inst. for this port .t-,. l.. +:
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BREAK IN TIE {. 4 o. CNN.tl: a 'ttlty
gram reeffiycA :heres to-day, states that 81 large
leak was this morning discovered in the Chc>,-
pcakc and'Ohio fAhhl, near ,hf: ,T!hiin. Bridge
and hatlthe,water unthat lcvol would have to
be letoffn order that the. (? eSsry FtTaifs
might be made. .i,:,..,t.i -, !...a .,"'l
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II. There will be - meeting Of the subscri-
l'crs to the Now Commercial Exchange Building,
ut the rooms Of. ,tAq Corn :EXchanse Tomorrow,
M:rcl ,,2nd, ut 10 Il. ~, for the purpose of or
g:nixng the company, and for the election of
ntfccrs AN interested are particularly request
ell 10, he present. By order OF the committee.
NH. ol,-ltL.. II -..-i .-l -, t---l -
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PERSONALS .a&monsl those Hron when"the'
degree of NJ. p. xas. conferred at the late com
mcnccmcnt of the University OF PcnnSylvanl;f.
was F: 'A!!tIst4tler, son FHp sDF4K IA sta'sr
of this city, a, ynung genslessan ,of superior
attainmettfhts" ''''''' 80 -','''',,' ,.ii.
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ATHEF FRrsrR.,rEp.-W While officer: Jones
was walking on Atfrc4b,sttftt, near the corner
of Cameron, about dusk yesterday cyuning, lac
saw r man Jump ovtra''lentc into tho gardtn;
of Mrs, Eawafa smytS and. :;'wspt forhiu,,''
but the agile thief, 'i,tling himself 1asrs'rcd;.
mounted "! AZ tthullihf! from vi irh lcaped
into an adjoining yard and ,minanscA to escape!
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! ! aGRICEL TUR.1L.
DIy1E Pillow.

BY invitation of Mr. F. c. Williams, of the
county of Nbttoway' u number Of gentlemen as
senbled at his residence Saturday, December
Se TO 2 f BY ss fGT s1mpb By
Starke = Co., and any other that might enter
the field of competition, '1'. = 49,
The plows were takent the field at half-past
two o. lock p M, the following gsntl3smse1n act
R5 Re Scott, Jas, s. Gillian, Wnl i Christian
Richard Epes, DIT Daring, Sidney Grayes,
J 's M Huit " MfS GrlvGs and Wilton SSdpor
were the principal pld*nicli, Mr.. W., Sydnor
working the \NAttp6w and - Graves the DiYlc
both of whom handled thrm with mastery
The plows entered were the Dixie two-horsc
horse Left hand. Soon after the tria commenced,
and w,is laid aside the contest being narrowed
to tho Watt left hand and Dixie left hand. The
soil first sclectcdwas stuhblc loam without soil;
but is the plows were new. and did not turn III
consequence Of the rOnghneSs Of the castings. NJ
ter short trial il Was decided to take them to
another field where The soil was well troddcn,
tenacious clay. with timothy sod covered with
vegetation. and with straw. The plows here per
formed their work admirably, cutting and turn
ing clear without choking. :.,t - ''.' ...
a. tho Dixie WAS q new conner, rs the contest
waxcd warm. most of the judges took hold of it
to test personally lis practical working. While
there is no intention tn d." Injustice to any,
neither party had agent nr representative pre-
sent and both plnwS did we'll, vet the trial, with
the award Of the Judges, is deemed Of sufficient
importance to the interest If agriculture to JUST
fy its publication. ...., ....... .....,i ~ ',. a."
| The award Of the judges MAS unanimously liz
| favor of the Dixie on the following grounds
+ ist. 1t cut 4 deeper Through. .
! I'd. 1t cut wider tlrrrough. " -
| 3d. 1t moro eiectually inverted the sod. ''
4th. The draft seemed To be no greater ,''"'.'
9TH The mechanical arrangementtor altering
cut was deemed more simple and efficient, r.:
At the conclusion Of the trial some Of thejudgos
were so pleased as to determine t" order them
for their own use j. VI. Hurt, Secretary.
! certify that the above WAS sent to thu Rich
|, mond Wing for publication by mysclf, that l
| am not acquainted with Mr.. Starke; that he had
| never seen the paper aud knew nothing of its
| contents, and was i'll no wise party to the trial
of plows alluded TO-.
january I, 1871. j: Al. HURT.
We, the Judges in. the 'Plow Trial" on tho
| farm Of Mr. j. G. Williams, published in tho
Wing hereby certify that it was directed to be
sent 10 that Journal rs communication by the
fudge: who made the award. .-....... u.s..
49, -. '...... ".' j. VI. HURT,
....t.. '...,.. %. f. C. WILLIAMS,
...... 49,. 80 .:... BE-, .. w IT, CHRISTIAN,
...4 ...t. J. B. WILLIAMS,
| january g. 1871 ... JAS 5. GILLIAN.
| lo,not believe in pillow trials made by the
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I POET TobaccoIMd. july 2,lS7e.

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EUROPEAN NEWS.

Berne, 16. The federal assembly have
passed bill interdicting the establishment
of Jesuit communities. or the employment of
Jesuites as doctrinal teachers in Switzerland.
London, II. An official bulletin from
Sandringham at 8 o'clock this morning an
nounced that the Prince of Wales passed .
quiet night and was satisfactorily progressing
towards recovery, and the bulletin issued
late this afternoon reports that the Prince had
passed tranquil day.
Paris, l6. The French committee propose
to present the government Of England an oil
painting commemorative of the great efforts
made by the people and authorities of that
country to supply the French people with food
when they were sorely pressed by hunger and
distress at the close of the war.
The bill which was recently introduced in
the assembly providing for partial renewa al
of the Chamber has been rejected by the COM
mtttee which had it under consideration
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-12-18

The twenty-fifth anniversary of the marriage
Of Mr.. II. l.. Gushing was observed on Sat-
urday evening, by gathering at his house on
State street, of the relatives of the family and
their friends to the number of about one hun
dred. -Four generations were represented
the mother, daughter, grand daughter and
great-grand- daughter. The mother was as
full of life and good spirits as any of the gen.
erations that followed. The kind regards of
the friends present were expressed not in
words alone but in a large number of beauti-
full gifts of silver ware, which must be par
ticularly pleasing to the happy pair who have
turned the corner of quarter century's pill
grimage together. The refreshment table
was bountifully spread with tempting viands,
suggestive of the plenty that we trust may
ever be guest at the household board.
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Telegraph News In General.

Atlanta, Is. Gov. Conley vetoed the bill
appropriating 1000 to pay the interest on
gold bonds.
Parties charged with implication in the Ku-
klux outrages were all discharged to-day,
except two from Dode county, who were re-
quired to give bonds of S., 800 for whipping a
person.
Milwaukee, l6. A despatch from Fargo,
Mimi, on the line of the Northern Pacific
railroad says the worst storm witnessed has
been prevailing since 10 O'Clock last night.
1t is showing and blowing furiously.
St. Louis, Is. The lower house of the
Legislature to-day passed a concurrent reso-
luton asking Congress to pass law granting
full amnesty to all who have been deprived
the right of citizenship.
Cairo, ILL.,, II. The furniture store of B.
S. Howell was burned last evening. Loss
Sl2, 900 to $4,000.
Two steamers after butting at the ice gorge
below the city yesterday and to- day, succeed
ed in opening a passage, and navigation south
is resumed.
Philadelphia, lG. The Miners Journal
says: 1.-The joint committee in Sehuyki ,ap-
pointed to fix the rate of wages for the month
met yesterday at Pottsville. Returns have
pSeH iSCelfeu lIotil all uTuS except the 1Dll-
adelphia coal company, the committee found
the average price to be 50 per ton for De-
cember, which is decline of about $3.14 per
ton from the November rates. The talked of
strike turns out to be a rnmor only, as it
could be readily seen that nothing would be
gained and everything would be lost by such
course at this season Of the year.
Ottawa, l6. The Grand Duke will arrive
here on Monday. He will receive the adj
dress of the Mayor and city Council privately
on Tuesday. He does not wish any public
demonstrations to be made and his visit will
probably be very quiet one.
Savannah, 16. Mr.. Robb, collector of
this port, after full investigation, was hon
orable discharged by the jury without leaving
the box.
Halifax, 1G. The Inman, Newfoundland
mail contract expires February LIST. After
that the services will be performed by the
Quebec and Gulf Ports steamship company.
Steamers will run between st. John and
Pictou during the summer.
Memphis, l6. John X. Duff, clerk in
the post office here, drew the capital prize of
$50. 900 in the Louisville library lottery.
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News From California.

San Francisco, 16. Don Manuel Cobaz of
Ecuador and Manuel Charemo, collector of
customs at the Mexican port of La. Paz, ar
rived here on Thursday last and have been
arrested on warrants charging them with pi-
racy in Selling the schooner Greenwood and
for alleged violation of the law in Magdalena
Bay, October 2sth. The Lower California
Company appears to be the principal mover
in the prosecution.
The ship Glorey of the seas from Cardiff
has arrived.
The Accidental Fire Insurance Company
has reinsured all outstanding policies. The
Commercial Union Fire Insurance Company
OF London, England will retire from business
after settling its Chicago losses at fifty cents
on dollar. The Pacific Fire Insurance
Company will have deficit of over $780,
900, which the stockholders will make up by
subscriptions.
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BQston Items.

Boston, l6. Lucius F. Kelley, a brake
man on the Boston & Albany Railroad died
to-day of injuries from being accidentally
knocked off a freight car.
Last night Middleboro, Mass, was visited
by skillful burglars who blew open the safe
of c. B. Wood, town clerk and treasurer.
robbing it of fifteen hundred dollars In green
backs. Also the safe of Shaw Co., ex-
pressmen, obtaining SEVENTH FIVE dollars. The
burglars stole valuable borse and carriage
which were subsequently found in the sub
urbs OF Taunton, eleven miles from Middle
boro.
Col. Lawrence of Elgin, Illinois, who
jumped from window of the American
House in fit of insanity Friday, died this
forenoon.
The injunction restraining the New Eng
land Mutual Marine Insurance Company
from transacting business has been made per-
petual and receivers appointed.
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ton among the representatives of the salt
and coal interests by his declaration that he
intends to move that the Senate Committee
on Finance be discharged from the further
consideration of the bills from the House of
Representatives repeating the duty on salt
and the duty OF coal. The Finance Commit
the Of the Senate deti to retain the bills
until they can get a general bill from the
House amending the tariff and the internal
revenue, but Mr.. Trumbull wishes the Sem
ate to act at once on these House bills.
The Senators who are to compose the Com.
mittee on Investigation and Retrenchment,
Will be Messrs. buckingham, Howe, Harland,
Stewart, Pool, Pratt and Bayard. The first
six are well known to the people and to the
Republican party, as gentlemen who will not
shrink from making the most searching in
vestgation, and who will not seek to conceal
corruption, even though the administration
may De arraigned as responsible for it.
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NEWS ny MAIL

Samuel l.. Hinckley of Boston, formerIv
resident OF Northampton, died at Paris very
suddenly of heart disease on Wednesday.
The superintendent of schools at Hunters
Point repudiates the late compromise. and
the Bible var will probably be resumed. ~
The bill repeating woman suffrage in Wv.
omlng Territory, after passing the House,
failed to pass the council (the upper House,
Every news-dealer in Syracuse, N. r.,
has been indicted by the grand jury, and
summoned before the court on Monday, for
selling obscene pictorials and weeklies.
Colonel B. F. Lawrence, formerly of Elgin,
Illinois, gentleman 60 years old, attempted
to commit suicide, while insane, at the Am
erican House, Boston Friday morning.
The grand jury in New York has asked for
further time to examine the city frauds, and
it is believed that they have already found
several bills of indictment
The statements to the effect that Pope Plus
Ninth had become reconcied with King Vic.
tor Emanuel are not confirmed by latest adj
wees. On the contrary, it appears that his
holiness is as firm as ever in his determine
ton to abate not one jot or title with refer
ence to his temperatures
About half-past four o'clock Thursday af-
ternoon the freight train for Portland ran of
the track at the junction of the Eastern Rail-
road, at Somerville, leaving several cars
across the track of the Eastern Railroad, and
impeding travel for nearly four hours The
inward track of the Boston Maine Railroad
remained clear, and by means of a switch
travel on that road was not interrupted On
the Eastern about ten passenger trains were
delayed at one time, and it was not until half
past seven o'clock that travel was resumed.
Hon. George II. Williams, who succeeds
Mr. Alderman, as attorney General, is ma
tive Of New York. forty-eight years of age,
and selfeducated lawyer. He lived in
Iowa several years, holding several judicial
offices. In 1858 he was appointed by Presi-
dent Pierce Chief Justice Of the Territory of
Oregon, and he has lived there since. He
| entered the United States Senate in 1864 az a
republican, and was of great service on i'm
portant committees. AT the close of his term
last spring he was made member Of the
JOINT High Commission, where he served
with credit.
The effect of the decision of the United
States Supreme Court, recently announced,
in the case OF Ward VS.. the State of Mary
land is to declare unconstitutional and void
State or city laws compelling commercial
travellers to take out local licenses which are
not equally exacted of resident dealers.
These laws have heretofore prevailed in vari-
Gus States and cities in the South and West.
The recent casewas contested under authority
OF the Society of Commercial Travellers.
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Bangor Items.

Bangor. Me-, Il. AS coach belonging to
the Penobscot Exchange was coming from
the steamer Katahdn at Winterport yester-
day with sixteen passengers on board, while
crossing bridge over brook in llamden,
the hind wheel of the coach slowed off and
the coach was overturned, catching Mr.. Ar
temas B. Simons, messenger OF the Eastern
Express Company underneath the coach and
killing him instantly. No other passenger
was seriously injured, although several were
considerably bruised. Mr.. Simons belonged
in Kendalrs Mills where his body was taken
last night.
Mr. jeremiah Sweetzer of Newburg
dropped dead on Friday while sitting in his
chair. He was seventy years old.
Hon.. Samuel II. Dale, mayor of this city
died suddenly at noon to-day of apoplexy
Mr.. Dale was widely known as prominent
merchant. He held the Office Of mayor from
March '63 to March 60, and was again
elected in March last. He was native of
Salem, Mass
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BANvARD's Holy LAND. From testimonials
from those well able to judge, we are assured
the exhibition at Meonian Hall on Thursday
and Saturday evenings will largely repay all
those who attend. All the prominent places
in Palestine usually visited by travellers, will
be given and explained, and in no other way
can SO much knowledge of Bible lands be
gained as by seeing accurate views enlarged
and beautified by the painters art.
matinee for schools will be given on
Thursday afternoon next.
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Washington Matters.

Commissioner Douglass has nominated to
the President James NJ Ray of Indiana for
third deputy commissioner of internal reve-
nue..
The farewell complimentary dinner to Gov
enor Washburn by his Massachusetts, col
leagues, will be given at Wormley's Tuesday
evening.
The lease of the Catacazy mansion, which
has four years to run, with all the furniture,
carriages, horses, ETC., of the establishment,
is advertised for sale.
The appropriation bills for carrying into
effect the treaty of Washington passed the
House without word of opposition from any
quarter, and only a few of explanation from
General Banks, who had them in charge.
The Democrats are jublant over the debate
of Friday as atforaing evidence that the Re-
publicans who are opposed to Gen. Grant in
tend to make him the scape- goat for all de-
alcations and misdemeanors committed by
public servants, evidently with desire to
make him unpopular with the people.
The joint resolution passed by the House
for the survey of the British American bound
airy, from the Lake of Woods to the Rocky
Mountains, appropriates 100000 for the
purpose. The distance is about so miles.
The Senate finance committee have called
on Secretary Boutwell, for information as to
the exact amount necessary to equalze the
payment of the government workmen under
the eight hour law, and when his answer is
received, which will not be until after the re-
cess, it is expected that the measure will pass
without opposition.
In the United States House of Representa-
tives Friday, a petition was received from
merchants Boston and New York, asking for
reduction of the duty upon RICE. Bills were
passed making appropriations for land and a
building in Chicago to be used for govern
ment offices, to carry out the treaty OF Wash
ington, and approprating $4,000 to meet
the Mccartney deficiency in the post-ottice
department.
The eight territorial delegates in the House
of Representatives have organized them
selves into combination for mutual defence
and cooperation, elected Governor Nicer.
mick of Arizona, chairman, and hold daily
sessions in the unused room of one of thu
ornamental committees of the House. The
organization is new feature of the House
bat it promises most favorable results, snd
to give the Territories power and influence
which they have never before obtained.
Mr.. Trumbull has created quite sensa-