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TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI

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TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI
i TED STATES, for the Eastern District of
Virginia.
In the matter of John Johns, bankrupt
in bankruptcy.
At Richmond, on the sth day of January,
a. d., 1871
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCEN:
Please to take notice hereby, that petition
has been to.wit: on the sth day of January,
q. d., 1874, filed in said District court by John
Johns, of Amelia county, in said district,
who has been heretofore duly declared bankrupt
under the act of Congress entitled "An Act 10
establish a uniform system of bankruptcy
throughout the United States" approved March
I'd, 1867 for discharge and certificate thereof
from all his debts and other claims provabls
under said act and that the 10Th day of February,
a. d. 1874, at 10 o'clock a. M, before W. W.
Forbes, one of the registers of said court IN
bankruptcy, at his office, in Richmond in
said district, Is the time and place assigned for
the hearing of the same; when and where
you may attend and show cause, if any You
have. why the prayer of the said petition
should not be granted
You are also hereby notified, that the second
and third meetings of the creditors of the said
bankrupt Will be held at the same time and
place W. w. FORBES,
register in bankruptcy for the
ial2-M2w Sd Congl Dist. of Va.
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DEALING WITH BORES.-A writer in
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BANKRUPT NOTICES.
INNS rs TO o,ys slt Soy,or-r,,, :, n.

.zsw Z 5l49 lr1Hs -
THIS IS TO GIVE NOTTCE-That ON the
Il 22d day of January, a. d., 1874, a warrant in
bankruptcy was issued out of the District
Court of the United States for the Eastern
District of Virginia, against the estate OF
John w. Loveless. of Loudoun county, and
State of Virginia, who has been adjudged a
bankrupt on his own petition: That the pay
ment of any debts, and the delivery of any pro-
perry belonging to said bankrupt, to him or for
his use, and the transfer of any property by him,
are forbidden by law: Thai meeting Of the
creditors of said bankrupt, to prove their debts,
and choose one or more assignees of his estate,
will be held at a court of bankruptcy, to be
holden at Alexandria, Va, before Lysander
Hill, esq, register, on the 18th day of February
a. d. 1874, at o'clock a. m. ..
DAVID b. PARKER,
fe4-W2w u. s. Marshal.
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l. 10Th day of January. a. d., 1874, a
warrant in bankruptcy has been issued out of
said Court against the estate of B. w. Garrett of
Loudoun county, and State of va in said dis
triet, who has been duly adjudged a bankrupt on
petition OF his creditors and the payment of
any debts, and the delivery of any property
belonging to said bankrupt, to him or for his use,
and the transfer of any property by him, are
forbidden by law: meeting of the creditors of
said bankrupt, to prove their debts and choose
one or more assigness of his estate, will be held
at court of bankruptcy, to be holden at the
office of the Register at Alexandria, Va, before
Lysander Hill, esq, Register, on the Goth day of
February, A. d., 1874, at 0 o'clock a. m
. DAVID B. PARKER,
fe4-W2w u. s. Marshal
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fINHlS is TO GIVE NOTICE-That on the
Il 18Th day OF January, n. d., 1874. a warrant in
bankruptcy was issued out of the District Court
Of the United States for the Eastern District of
Virginia, against the estate of Alfred Fox
of Fauquier county and State of Virginia, who
has been adjudged a bankrupt on his own petit.
ton That the payment of any debts, and the
delivery of any property belonging to said bank.
rupt, to him or for his use, and the transfer Of
any property by him are forbidden by law: That
a meeting of the creditors of the said bankrupt,
to prove their debts, and choose one or more as.
signees of his estate, will be held at court of
bankruptcy, to be holden at Alexandra, Virginia,
before Lysander Hill, esq, register, on the
Goth day of February, a. d., 1874, at o'clock a.
m DAVID b. PARKER,
1e 4-W2w u. S. Marshal.
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THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE on rho
l. 10Th day of January, a. d., 1874, a war.
rant in bankruptcy was issued out of the Dis
trict Court of the United States for the Eas.
tern District of Virginia, against the estate of
Patrick II. Smith, ofPrince William county and
State of Virginia, who has been adjudged
bankrupt on his own petition That the
payment of any debts, and the delivery of any
property belonging to said bankrupt, to him or
for his use, and the transfer of any property by
him, are forbidden by law: That meeting of
the creditors of said bankrupt, to prove their
debts and choose one or more assignees of his
estate, will be held at court of bankruptcy, to be
holden at Alexandria, Va, before Lysander Hill.
esq, register, on the Goth day OF February
a. d. 1874, at o'clock q. m.
DAVID b. PARKER,
lie 4-W2w u. S. Marshal.
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TNHIS is TO GIVE NOTICE-That on the
l. 10th day of January, a. d., 1874, a warrant
in bankruptcy was issued out of the District
Court of the United States for the Eastern Dis.
trict of Va, against the estate of John
M. FAINT, of Fauquier county, and State of
Va, who has been adjudged bankrupt, on his
ownpetition: that the payment ofany debts, and
the delivery of any property belonging to said
bankrupt, to him or for his use, and the transfer
of any property by him, are forbidden by law /;
that meeting of the creditors of said bankrupt,
to prove their debts and choose one or more
assignees of his estate, will be held at a court
of bankruptcy, to be holden at Alexandria before
Lysander Hill, esq, register, on the 18th day
of February, a d., 1874. at 0 o'clock a. m.
DAVID b. PARKER,
1e i-W2W u. S. Marshal
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WIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE.-That ON the
L 18th day of January, a. d.. 1874, warrant
In bankruptcy was issued out of the District
Court Of the United States for the Eastern Dis
trict OF Virginia, against the estate of Charles
f. Eyard, of Loudoun county and State
OF Virginia, who has been adiudged q bankrupt
ON his own petition That the payment of
any debts, and the delivery of any property
belonging TO said bankrupt, to him or for his
use, and the transfer of any property by him,
are forbidden by law; That a meeting of the
creditors of said bankrupt, to prove their debts
and choose one or more assignees of his estate,
will be held at a court of bankruptcy, to be
holden at Alexandria, Va, before Lysander Hill,
esq, register, on the Goth day of February, a.
d., 1874. at o'clock a. m.
DAVID b. PARKER,
lie 4-W2w u. s. Marshal.
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Grraiag State journal.
W EDNEsDAY EvEN'G, FEB. A, 1874.
A Plea for Sheep and Protest Against
...-.E' Dogs. ..--
FLUvANNA, VA, January %.

maui Dogs. -.#r- . liza.
HA FLUvANNA, VA, January %.
TO the Editors Of the Dispatch: ~
There is great evil crying aloud in thu
land, and still increasing, which calls fol
immediate redress from our Legislature.
The worthless dogs are eating up ouI
country. Our county, with population
of between 10000 and 1900, is computed
to contain at least 200 CANNES, embrac.
ing 1" mongrels, whelps, pups, hounds, and
ours Of low degree" Scarcely can per-
simmon fall to the ground but some hungry
cur with open mouth stands ready to de-
your it. #a
The.actual cost of keeping q dog we will
put at the very low estimate of ten cents a
day, charging him nothing for dipping his
greedy mouth in the slop.tub, thereby
depriving the house-pig of his lawful ra-
tons, by which he would be enabled to
return to his owner profitable increase in
size and weight. Neither do we charge
the dog for the consumption .of crumbs
which fall from the masters table, and if
swept out in the yard to the poultry,
would return profit in the production of
eggs. We pass by also his depredations
upon the neighbours sheep; and, more
ehou ohS aoouL lIlo
the landowners of their ability to invest
profitably in sheep husbandry. Ten cents
a day makes $1,000 year for the keeping
Of each of these dogs, or cost to the
county for the 5000 dogs for one year of
the handsome sum Of $l0,950. 1855 /.
Ten sheep may be kept with the cost of
one dog. Then we find if our 5000 dogs
were substituted by sheep our county
wonld have in lieu thereof 80, 900 sheep,
and with profit of three dollars per head
$4,000 would substitute our 5000 dogs, q
sum sufficient to pay all the taxes and
leave large surplus. We appeal to the
legislature, now in session, as the guardians
of the public interest, to pass. uniform
dog-tax, well enforced. The country de-
mauds it. a SHEPHERD,
lSee how in Richmond county the tax
dog has built school-houses. Make an
issue in favor of taxiag dogs to build
school-houses, and you will succeed. Thus,
the amount that the dogs OF Fluvanna cost
($10,95O would build fine school-house
in every township in the county epery gear.
Editor Dispatch.
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'INHIS is TO GIVE NOTICE-That on the
l. 10Th day of January, a. d., 1874, warrant
in bankruptcy was issued out of the District
Court of the United States for the Eastern
District of Va, against the estate Of Enoch
Grayson, of Fairfax county, and State of
Virginia, who has been adjudged a bankrupt on
his own petition: that the payment of any
debts, and the delivery of any property belonging
to said bankrupt, to him or for his use and the
transfer of any property by him, are forbidden
by law; that a meeting of the creditors of
said bankrupt, to prove their debts and choose
one or more assignees of his estate, will be
held at at a court of bankruptcy, to be holden
at Alexandria, Va, before Lysander Hill, esq.
register, on the Goth day of February, a. d.,
1874, at o'clock a. m.
r-.. DAVID b. PARKER,
lie 4-W2w . U. S. Marshal
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THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE-That on the

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THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE-That on the
L 10th day of January 1874, warrant In bank.
ruptcy was issued out of the District Court of
the United States for the Eastern District of
Va, against the estate of George w. Cottren
Of Henrico county and State of Vir-
ginia, who has been adiudged bankrupt on
his own petition: That the payment of any
debts, and the delivery of any property belong.
ing 10 said bankrupt. to him or for his use
and the transfer of any property by him, is
fofhidden BY law: That meeting of the credi.
tpfs NJ said bankrupt, to prove their debts, and
aheose pae or more assignees of his estate,
WIN be he'd at Court of Bankruptcy, to be
holden ri Richmond, Va, before W. W.
ReFeeA esq, register, on the Goth day of
EehrpaTg q. a., ls74, at 10 o'elocka. m.
sssaRs DAVID B. PARKER,
IA xf--143W @ u. 8. Marshal.
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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

OF the twelve Presbyterian churches in
Abbeville county, eight are at present vacant.
There are 314 patients in the State Lu-
natic Asylum, of whom 154 are females.
Mr.. J. G. Witherspoon, young lawyer
of Lancaster, has become resident of Rock
Hill.
- Mr.. Thomas DeGraffenreid, an old and
respected citizen of Chester, died in that town
on the 25th ultimo.
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Superintendent Of education is figuring up
the apportionment of the school fund.
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professorship in the Baptist University at
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DEATH OF EX.PRESIDENT FILLM0R

DEATH OF EX.PRESIDENT FILLMORE.
Ex-President Fillmore died at his residence
in Buffalo, New York, at 10 minutes past II
o'clock last Monday night He was conscious
up the time of his DEATH AS has been stated
heretofore, he was stricken with paralysis
several days ago, from which it was feared at
the time he could not recover.
Millard Fillmore was statesman and a
patriot. Although northern man, and op-
posed to slavery, yet while he filled the Presi-
dental chair, to which he succeeded on the
death of President Taylor, all the vexed ques-
tions growing out of slavery, famed by the
fanatics of the North, were entirely silenced,
and the whole country enjoyed an era good
feeling, quietude, peacefulness and prosperity
never since known, and unequalled during any
previous administration. His adherence to
the constitution and enforcement Of the laws,
however, sacrificed him on the political altar,
and in 1856 he was defeated for President by
coalition of the Northern Democrats and the
pro.slavery party of the South, whose rights
he had fearlessly upheld, and the consequent
ces of that defeat are now but too plainly Wis
ible throughout the land.
As mark of respect to the illustrious dead,
President Grant has officially proclaimed the
sad tidings, and ordered that the various de-
partments at the seat of Government be
draped in mourning on the occasion of his
funeral, which takes place to-day.