Daily Dispatch (Richmond, [Va.]) 1856-02-22 [p ] · (yTh » Onllr llt«i>«lrh ... jooius, end...

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Transcript of Daily Dispatch (Richmond, [Va.]) 1856-02-22 [p ] · (yTh » Onllr llt«i>«lrh ... jooius, end...

the daily dispatch.BY JAS- A. OOWA.KDIN.

(y Th» Onllr llt«i>«lrh <« »erverf to iubecrtbet»«( »1X *WD * Qt*IMTKK CKHTt ri?« wiu. pej.'Me toth« t'ariier weekly. Price fw mailing, #< ? JMt i»advene*.(y The WffklT l)l«|Wirrh It Ikowl every Fll-

ity. end mailed to anberribere ?» *t per »nn»m. VOL. IX.--NO. 40.FOR RENT AND SALE.

~ KOU HtST-Tkf two »lor> Urtekm! 5 Dwelling House on the \\"<st end of MarshallJSiaL street, tiear the residence ol .1 M. Butt*, Esq.

Po«> tsion to be bad immediately. Rent tfclSO, F.n-uiiire of K S McELROY, Governor street, or

C BI'LLIMOTON, next door to thepremise*.f<» IS?eofiiw"

foK KKM' OK SAI.K-A lloimeami Lol Church Hill, oti iiith st . n' ar Clay

Jfci-The House i.« » frame building with four goodjooius, end * kitchen, fcc The lot fronts 38 feet.

ALSO?to ? *aif. a nuiall Honee and Lot on /7th St.,CiJUich Hill. Apply to J. F. KKESER,

On 18th it., between Main and Cary.fi> 8- eodts

MillK Kf- > T OH 1-KASl£~ AvHennCLot. on corner 14th and Dock atreeta, fronting114 feet On 14th stfeet.

A vacant Lot, on corner 15th and Dock atreeta,{,\u25a0>!. tin« m f'ef on Water »!rei't.

A vacant Lot. cornerof 16thand Dock atreeta, front-ing KM feet ua Dock street.

A vacant on 17th afreet, fronting ag feet, be-tween Carv and Dock street.

A lot an<! ofti.-e, stable, S.C., on corncr of Cary andl '*h streets, fronting 131feet on Cary street.

A Let. trortinj 2Hsonl7th street, near Mr. Ty-ler's residence.

A Lot, fronting 26.5 on Federal street, near theabove.

Also a Cottage Residence near the *a-ne.Some of the above loU are desirably situated for

coal. lumber or wood yards, and some of them excel-Unl locations for business. J. F KEESEE,

\ ;i?3tawt* I8i!i St., bt. Main and Cary.iricsiKAßl.fc STOItK FOR KIiXT.

f The store No. 123 Main street, at present occuJS&fc. tiedb> the Mi thodist Book Concern. Posses-ieu given Ist April, or sooner Apply to

fe J;?Sf- ,1 W. ALLISON, 173 Main stFOli ftKNT?The dwelling on the

\u25a0Hf corneroi Fiuuklin sttect u:id Locust Alley, con-Kit 'amine .-.jLt . with kit.hen and cellar.ALSO?TI.c tenement ol ljlb street, adjoining

West's Baibet Shop. Apply tofetU?2t* J. \V. AI.LISON, No. 173 Minn st.

i-'OU KENT .?A nice tind prettyHI?: .uSlool.ee with ihi! iic-ce»auiy conveni-\u25a0i* ;.>c» at;-chea, «..aaola f«t a x.oiierate sued

tat... »,tuated a pitt-»aut pi..: of the city, be-tw-ee. o.a e Krai.itiin aiie-*t. Posse*»i«u fiveoitn... ...LiL.y Ujuru. k'vi further lnfor-i .a:..s, , j to

E. D. EACHO,.', r oi.t. Pearl street,

t _i?Ct Near theExchange Hotel...yi FOIf KL'NT.?The «Uvt>lliiiK HouseK w oc. (dec hy Mr. t! ivatd, at the corner of

.;ii ouu '.j> sUee'.s Possession to bo hfid ont. Ul v» A pi. uttii. Also, two good rooms ovor tny, ti ,e undi. in S:JL.y.

n . -.-u .1 AMES LYONS.

CPOII HI-NT?The upper tinit oiiu-.,ji. .

» .Mt.iu strsct, over Mr. Charles Wot-tu tuabotluloii:. IWnioa sovi-u tiiinteuiaia-

ly Aij.yio P. BABUAMIN,it*;?-it 10ih, hotweon Main and Cary sts. j

aubINESS CARDS.

Hit UAH*) CAITIIOKiV Auctioneer, onloth stre- between Mam and Cary, will attend

to the saie of Urocerieg, Furniture, Dry Goods, 4u\Also, of Hors-.s. Muies, and Vehicles of every kind.A.tvancos mau upon consignments, aud promptre-turns made. fe 11'IMKOIAS w. ivKKM'IL, Auctioneer ol-I tice with lieorge J. Sumner, No. 20 Pearl street,will attend tothe sale of Reai Estate, and every des-Ciipnon of Merchandise, Household Furniture, Jus.Alio, to Rentingnut Hotises. Collecting tic.V' M. IO(JK A: til.. AtCTlONlOili*,li? NO. 70 MAIN STREET, ofler their services totib public as Auctioneers for the sale of Real Estate,Furniture, Groceries, Dry Goods, Horses, Cattle, iic ,at Uie shortest nstice and upon the most reasonableterms.

Having larye end comxr.odiocs rooms they will re-ceive goods for sale at private uul« without the chargec-f storage.

Out door sales of aver; description attended to up-oc reasonable terms.

£ B COOK. WM. NOTT.no7?ts

J"AHIS dt SHINi: All TIONKKRB ANDt i COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 74 Main street,will attend to all sales of Real and Personal Estate;also to tfce sales of House Furniture, Stock Goods &c.,tc., on accommodating terms.r C. I.A P.VS. JAMES «i. SHINE,no 24?tsAUIN & HA.">Ki :£VI 1.1.,

GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS,Receive consignments of Tobacco, Flour, Corn,Wheat, i.c., and givetheir personal attention to salesof »ame, and keep constantly on hand a large and gene-ral assortment of Groceries, Seed, Peruvian Guanoflic. fe 21?d&wts(Mil .lI.IIKL Jk: HOVSTEIIS, t'oimuinsioti> Merchants for the sale of Manufactcrbu»nd Leaf Tobacco. Flour. Grain, Cotton, 4te.,No.Si, Weter street. New York.?Consignments t»jthe ebove address will receive the special attention ufMr A L. ROYSTKR. the resident partner in NewYork. Advances on Shipments willhe negotiated onliberal terms by A. L. Royster, Brother 4t Co., Rich-mond, or by us. Orders for purchases in New Yorkwill also receive our attention.

BRUMMEL & ROYSTERS,Now York, January, ia?6.

Jos. Brummel, 1A L. Royster, >

J. B. Rovster ) ja 19?3mdJiwU/ILUA.UT. ( OI.Ii.UAN l 0., Slll i> -

>7 l-ING AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS,California and Front Streets, San Francis-co, Cal ? OffiaeNo. 91, Wall Street, New York.

W. T. COLEMAN.HENRY CARLTON,J. H.WILLIAMS.

Mr Coleman ii in New York, and will give ship-peis every information as to markets, shipping, 4io.IV EXCHANGE on San Francisco, for sale by

WM.T. COLEMAN,je 29?1» 91 Wall street.

IOII.N H. (T.XI HOUM.. <? K N Klt AJL?J COMMISSION MERCHANT, Dealer in Provisions, Richmond, Va.~Particular attention given tothe sale of Flour, Wheat, Corn, Stc, Cash advancesupon consignments Will supply Richmond GroundPlaster, (own grinding, loose or packed.) Virginiahone Dust and super Phosphate of Lime, PeruvianGuano, &c. de t

lEE A HAVLY, Attorneys nt Law, uudJ Commissioners to take Depositions, Affidavits,

Acknowledgments of Deeds, Powers ot Attorney, Stc.,lor the States and Territories ofAlabama Louisiana New YorkArkansas Maine North CarolinaCalifornia Maryland OhioConnection! Massachusetts PennsylvaniaFlorida Michigan Rhode IslandGeorgia Minnesota South CarolinaIllinois Mississippi TeuneseeeIndiana Missouri TexasioH*a New Hampshire VermontK -utuckj New Jersey Wisconsin

tV~ Sam'l T. Bayly, Commissioner of the UnitedStallsCourt of Claims, and Notary Public.

Office on 11th St., between Mainand Bank,au 12?dl2m

PAKKEK NIaU.HU «fc CO. have just re-suited a fresh supply of Gentlemen's Travelling

Shawis and Blankets, and Lambs' Wool and MerinoSiinu and Drawers. Those in want of such articleswould do well to give us a call. ja I'IHKPIN, KOPEK Si lUL'KUAV, I nder-* TAKERS, No. 5 Governorstreet,Richmond, Va.

kaep constantly on hand all kinds of ready-made COF-FINS an.l METALLICBURIAL CASES.

jy 'l>?dlyI It itOWN, Jr., SMH-k Broker, him reJ ? mi,;ed his office to No. 15i ,'Zimmerman's) comeMain aud !2thstreets H?eodtsrr iTo.u AH HO W, .ttitin Ntreet, to' now receiving his tall supply of Block Tin Ooods,

suitable tor housekeepers. Also of Wood Ware, com-prii.ic.jr every article in thatline. oc 15

( ? KAN AltY AM> FKEU MTORK.-The* * undersigned hastaken thehouse comer of Frank'tu and Wall streets,formerly occupied by Messrs. N.Bi.CH Hill, for the purpose of conducting the

GHAIN AND FEED BUSINESS,where he will keep constantly on hand a full assert-meat of a'l kinds of Grain, Mill Offal, Hay, Corn Mealand othet articles usually kept in Granaries and FeedStores

He hopes by fiving his business strict personal at-tention, and selling on reasonable terms, to secure alibera; patronage from his friends and the publicgenerally, lie will deliver any article free of chargeanywhere In the corporation. He will also attend to

BELLING COUNTRY PRODUCE,'or a moderate commission, and will insure for hiscountry lrionds the highest market pries for any con-'s'orient entrusted to mm.

JOHN W. COSBY.KAHK AT THK AUBUIR.f' OYhihßh tu «vonr style 28c.*Ned Ham 2,-fc Old Hare 5Ucceel-Bteak 26c Steak and Onions 37c£vrk do 26c Chickens ~...37c31 ution Chop iK>c Poached Eg*s 250fish 26c Fried Eggs ......25cfnxd Sausage....... -26e Omelet 25cMackerel 25c Pigs' Feet 2Se{images.... 26c Tea and Coffee 25c.ii? ...76c Venison,every style..~S7oUf OYSTERS pi' kled and raw sent to any placest "i.oit notice, and warranted to keep any leaaonebkaunt.

Oali kit it» food tbiftM of ibis life atALLEN'S Assoc*

Uftfc aeuMau> si.

rHE DAILY DISPATCH.«?*\u25a0»\u25a0«, February ii iSlti.

The Pnraon* Ciia<>-KI«lila of MnvTowa.rr».

The Governor commuaicatod to the two Hoiueiof the Legislature, on yesterday, tho report ofJohn Randolph Tucker, K«q., the Comiahwioa-cr appointed by him under the authority of theLegislature, to attend the trial of Jamfs Parsons,jr., at hi* recvnt arraignment before the Court ofBlair county, Pennsylvania. The Governor takesoccasion to express, very decidedly, hi* opinion#aud sentiments touching the Noithern encroach-ments upon Southern right*, and the duty of theSontb to rft.«i*t them.

The report of Mr. Tt'CKKR is an able document-We «xtract below from it the argument relative tothe case of l'araons, and the general view touchin# tha rights of slaveowners, which will be foundhighlyInteresting.

Mr. TI'CKER having briefly stated the time ofhi.s departure, aud after some delay his arrival atHollidaysbnrg,in Blair county, on the SE'th Janu-ary, the day before the trial, proceeds as follows:

I was gratified to learn from several sources, re-liable iu their character, that the public sentimentof the county was not tinpropitious to the fair andimpartial trial of the case, which your appoint-ment had confided to me ; and a« the remit proved,theinformation was eorrect It is further, butjustto say, that the utmost courtesy was rtiudered,and that respect was paid to me, which, howeveragreeable, personally, was more so, as it was nodoubt intended as a tribute of honor to the State1 was deputedto representIt i.s proper to state that before leaving Wash-ington, 1 lourucii that Mr. l'arsous had aecured thoservices of tho Hon. C. J. Faulkner, whose ma-tuieJ experienceand ability were guarantees ofthe eilicieucy of the defence of tho cause.

I pou the morningof theUoth January, the dayof the trial, I was surprised to tind that a newcharge hud beeu made aud a new iudictmont sentto the grand jury then in session. The indictmentwas found charging in substance a riotous seizureaud carrying away of a negro?breach of thepeace, itc. '1 his renewed attack, while it seemed Ito bo an acknowledgment of the weakness of thoprosecution upon the prior indictment for kidnap-piuf.', seeiucd to indi>ate a tenacity of purpose, iuholding to some penal responsibility the young ci-tizen of Virginia, whose rights had been so seriouaiy invaded, aud whose liberty had been endan-gered. This view was continued by the fact thatiu I'cuuaylvaiiiaa jury, in cases of misdemeanor,(to which class kidnapping, though punishod byconfinement iu the lVi.itcutiary, belongs,) maytiud the accused not gu.lty, aud yet adjudge intheir discretion, that he shall pay the costs of theprosecution, aud it was iu the progress ofthe cause that such a verdict should be rendered.

We determined to try all the charges by thosame jury. A jurywfssi letted according to theforms prevailiug in the State and was s worn.The two indictments I trauamit herewith. Thestatute under which this prosecution was conduct-ed may be found in Purdon's Digest, 611.That the purpose of its enactmentw as practical-ly to annul the constitutionalrights of the slavehol-der, is upon its face clear and indisputable?and ishistorically certain. The bad faith indicated in thetaction refusing the use of the jails of the Statefor the reception of fugitive slaves, throw a shadowover an honor, which has been, in a great degree,removed by its repeal.

But the provision, the obvious tendency ofwhich is to make the slaveholder a rioter when as-serting his constitutional rights,become notoriouslyopposed by mobs, continue* as a blot upou thestatute book; and good laith earnestly demand itsrepeal.

in the opening of the case bythe counsel, assist-ing in the prosecution, it was insisted, that as Jas.Parsons, Jr., was not the owner of the slave seiz-ed, but was an agent, he had no right, withoutwritten authority under seal, from the owner,and warrant from the U. S. Commissioner, to seizethe negro slave, because the act of l?jO requiredtheseforms in certaiu proceedings under it. Thisview seemed to rest upon the idea that the provis-ions of the fugitive act of 1850 were restrictiontupon the rights of the slave owners and were man-datoryupon him.

It is whollyfallacious. It rests at last upon thenotion that the legal status of the fugitive is changed by passing from the slave State to the freeState. The service to which he is held underVirginia law, in Virginia, bindß himand is not dis-charged in Pennsylvania (C. IT. S. Art. 4, gee. 2 )The same right, therefore, which the master hadin Virginia the slave carries in his flight toPennsylvania.

The right to seize him pertaining to the masterin Virginia, by virtue of the Constitution, pertainsto him in Pennsylvania, and as theconstitution isthe supreme law, irrepealable by ordinary statute,Federal or State, that right is independentof andcannot be taken away, or modified by any Federalor State law.

The same reasoning applies to the right of anagent of the master to seize the fugitive. It existsby parol in Virginia, it exists by parol in Pennsyl-vania.

State and Federal laws may aid the master, andhelp to carry out the Constitution, in his favor?but by no jot or tittle can either restrict or impairhis rights under it.

This is the reasoning of the Supreme Court, inPriggs -ase reported in 16 Peters. It was in factsubstantiallysimilar to this case, and the pointmooted by the prosecuting counsel iu this was de-cided in that, according to the reasoning I haveadopted.

1 hree forms of opinion prevailed upon thebench. Chief Justice Taney aad others held thatthe Constitutional provision ws.s, as stated above,self-executive ; that Congress was bound, havingthe power, to pa*s laws to facilitate its execution;and that the .States were likewist obliged to do thesame.

Judge Story and others concurred with ChiefJustice Taney in the first two points, but deniedthe last, though they held that all the State legisla-tion, restrictive of the slaveholder's right or reme-dy, under the Constitution and law of Congress,was unconstitutional and void.Judge McLean alone held that while the Consti-tution gives Congress the power to pass a law inexecution of that clause?and, though prior to thepassage of such law by Congress, theConstitutionis self-executive?yet, after its passage, its provi-sions being exhaustive of constitutional authority,substitute themselves for the Constitution, and theslaveholder is bound to pursue the provisions ofsuch law of Congress.

Prigg was an agent?perhaps with written authorlty, but without warrant. The law of 1793prescribed that an agent having such authorityshould obtain a warrant, A c Judge M< Lean heldthat as I'rigg did seize and carry away icithoiu war-rant, he waa guilty; but the otter members ofthe court held that the law was not mandatory, butwas permissive?was not iutended to restrict hisright, but to provide a remedy for him; and hewas discharged.

Thus it will be found, that, upon reason and au-thority, under the Constitution, a slaveholder orhis agent may arrest his fugitive, wherever hefinds him in a free State?even though the act of1850 forbade it.

But it does uot forbid it. Its language is permis-sive, uot mandatory. It provides a mode of proofsatisfactory to a commissioner, but does not pre-scribe any thing, as a condition to the right of theslaveholder under the Constitution, which is independent of, and above all legislative enactment.

1 thought proper to refer to this position, as itseems to havefound some placein the minds of in-telligentgentlemenin Pennsylvania, as well as Inthis State?and was stated in the opening speechfor the prosecution in the case against Parsons.

Mr. Tujker then gives an outline of the testi-mony and trial which resulted In a nolle protequi,aud the discharge of Parsons. The following isthe conclusion of his report:

I .'hail not transcend the limits of my duty, if 1venture some view* npon this and kindred cases.

1 am satisfied that in the communityIn whichthis outrage upon young Parsons ww committed,the ma*s of the people are at htart opposed to theproceeding against him. Why, then, was it per-mitted ( Why was a judicial proceeding againsthim made the ueiuis of a slave rescue In the midstof a sound-thinking, law-abiding people? Can itbo supposedthat Southern men will continue to besatisfied with a nolle prouqui at the dose of a pro-ceedingagainst a citizeu, after an eager and wan-Urn prosecution fur months, and au open depriva-tion of his property,by outlawed mobs. In the faceof the parch meut guarantees of constitutions andlaws) Ars their complaints to be soothed by as-surancesthat there were thrtm found thinkrrt in thecommunity to on* violtior ofIout

That faith which does not realize itself in act, Isdead Bound sentiment Uto be approved, bnt Itis as useless as If false unless it stimulates to actionin favor of law and order. Public sentiment,where U to setuid, moat become vigilant to wrest |

violation* of law, and to protect conatltntion*lright* from the u<ult* of a mob and fanatics.Bat even tlii. alone wiU not suffice. The kid-nappingof a free person is a crime In every State.I'here Is no fault in the Pennsylvania statute Inpunishingit. Our own statute doc<i so. N ircanwe complain, that when any person make* theusual oath, a magistrate of a *i*ter State shouldarreot a citizen of Virginia, and investigate thecharge against hiin. This our law* permit, andrightfully. '

What, then, 1* our ground of complaint? It I*this: That the law-making power of the freeMutes sew fanaticism perverting their criminalprocess Into an engine of deadly hostility to theconstitutional rights of onr citizen*: it seen aboli-tion with one hand using the power of the State tobind the master, while with the other it unbindshi* slave. The law-making power of the freeState* see* thi*, and ran, but Jock not, and, in someStates, trill not, prevent it.

1 *ke the simplest and clearest ease?a citizen of\irginia wishes tore-claim a fugitive. No Com-missioner under the fugitive act of 1830 i.- withinone hundred and flfty mile*. He meets hi* slaveupon the street, seizes bim and is carryinghimhome, at he may do without other ttarrant than theConstitution. Fanaticism make* oath that he is akidnapper?a disturber of the public peace; andhe is arrested. What becomes of hi* slave 1 Heis released ex necessitate. The prosecution for kid-napping proceed.) to a nolle prosequi, and the ac-cused is to be profoundly grateful that it doe* notend in remanding him to a State prison for a termof years!

The case imagined is almost the narrative Ihave given. Where ia the remedy i Not in thepower of Congress; but in the power of the Stateto prevent the use of its judicialprocess for uncon-stitutional, illegal and violent purposes.

While it is not necessary within my proviuce tosuggest to you remedies which the free Statesshould apply to this great, growing, and alarmingevil, you will pardon me for doingso.Whether it be thedntyof free States to aid byall moans in their power in the recovery of fugitiveslaves may be mooted by others than those who be-lieve the Constitution to be a compact, and thoUnion, a confederacy, based upon it All, who sobelieve, can neverdoubt that the obligationof the»nd sectiou and 4th article of the Federal Constitu-tion is upou the politicalconscience of every mem-ber of the confederacy?and that the terms of thecompact, "shall be delivered up." are imperativeupon demandingactivity on the part of the Statesnot permissive, allowingpassing indifferice. As aCommonwealth on behalf of her citizens. Virgin'acome* to the free States, armed with the mandato-ry "shall" ot the Constitution, for the delivery ofhii fugitive slave.

But of this, no one can doubt?that whether theprovisiou is bindingupou the State, as such,or not,the State is bound to do nothing, which in any-way will obstruct the delivery of the slave un-der the mandamus of the Constitution: and is fur-ther hound to remove every obstruction which Itslaws oppose to the slaveholders' claim. It must notonly throw no obstacles in bis way, but removeall, ami permitnone under its authority;and pun-ish with heavy penalty, the lawless offender whoplaces his fanaticism above the constitution, andcovers his outrageupon its provisions with the judicial process of the Stale.

The State might do more?and what, practically,would be sufficient. Itmight providethat in everycase in which a prosecution was commencedagainst any person from a slaveholding State,claiming to be in pursuit of, or havingin posses-sion his slave, it should be the duty of the officerarresting the master, to secure the slave and com-mit bim, untl the question of status should be en-quired into: and in no ease to make the arrest ofthe master, *o as to effect the release of the slave.Some such law would save the property of themaster, despite the false prosecutions ; and thus,by removing the motive to the latter, would pre-vent the recurrence of such outrages.

If some such legislative changes are not made,fanaticism will rejoice with us in the results ofsuch prosecutions as those againt-t young Parsons;for while we may properly feel »atisfaction thatthe courts of a sister State will still do justice to aVirginia citizen. Abolition will see, in the negrorescued under the sanction of a State presecutionagainst the master, amplereward for its falsity anda powerful stimulus to a continuance of the sys-tem.

Mr. Tucker, after referring to the position takenby Virginiain the case of Parsons, as showingher"stern determination to stretch forth her arm toprotect and defend her innocent citizen," he pro-ceeds :

In the cane of Parsons, whore the testimony ?wasso strong as to destroy the prosecution, nodifficultyhas arisen. Yet, under a law and practice in Penn-sylvania, a result mightbe reached in a similarcase too important to be overlooked.

As I was informed, in the case of Parsons, noappeal could be taken upon any ruling of theCourt upon a matter of evidence, nor exceptionsto its instructions upon the law, nor to its judg-ment overruling a motion for a new trial, and theonly hope of appeal from a decision addressed tothe accused, would have reßted upon some tiaw inthe indictment, or some defect, in the record ofwhich the evidence cannot be made a part. Italso will be remarked, that no writ of error lies toa judgmentof any State Court, from the SupremeCourt of the United States, except to that of thehighest Court of Appeals of the State?and as up-on the merits, no appeal can be taken to the latterfrom the Court before which Parsons was tried,error in such Court could never be corrected bythe Supreme Court of the United States.

Nor would the acused, when convicted, as hewould, be relieved by habeas corpus.

Thus, should fanaticism throng popular electionor thus wise assume the judgmentseat, and utterthe verdict of a jury, convicting the innocent citi-zenof Virginia, and thus consign him to the peni-tentiary, with no appeal to Courts to save bimfrom injustice, where would be his appeal??Where his safety? The one would be to his moth-er State; the other, the shield of her sovereignty !

Such an appeal and such a defence are happilyavoided in the case whose history I have given;and I sincerely trust that far distant may be theday when other appeal shall be necessary than totheCourts of the country, or other shield be re-quired than the safeguards of judicialproceedings.

1 tender to you, in my sincere acknowledgments,for thehonor you havebestowed upon me, of rep-resenting In any forum, that Commonwealth towhom my services are due. And I shall evercherish with pride the remembrance that he whomher people have raised to herChief Magistrate, hasesteemed me worthy of her service.

With very high regard,I am your ob't serv't,

J. It. TUCKER.GENERAL Af-MKIIIII.V' UK VIRGINIA.

SENATE.Thursday, Feb. 21.The President laid before the Senate au Execu-tive communication.in relation to theappointment

of J. R. Tucker, Esq., Commissioner in. the Par-son's ease, together with Mr. Tucker's report. Herecommends a liberal appropriation to pay theCommissioner. Laid upon the table and orderedto be printed. Also, an Executive communicationaunouueing the death of Gen. J. I). Harvic. of thefourth division of Virginia Militia.A communication from the House of Delegateswas read. The House amendment to the bill inrelation to the Roanoke Valley Railroad was concurred in, and thebill is now a law.The House amendments to the bill to incorporatethe Wheeling Hospital were concurred In, and thebill is now a law.

Mr. Amri.kk, from the Committee for Courts ofJustice, reported that the Executive cotnmunica-tion iu relation to insanity had been duly con-sidered. and had come to theconclusion that ft wasinexpedient to legislate thereonMr. Loo AN', from the Committee on GeneralLawn, reported Senatebill to incorporate the Dan-ville Millingaud Manufacturing Company.

Mr. Deskiss submitted a report from the jointcommittee on the Armory.

Mr. Fl'NaTty called up a bill making a furtherappropriation to the Alexandria, Loudou andHampshire Railroad Company. Mr. F. offered asubstitute therefor, which was agreed to,and thebill was ordered to be engrossed and read a thirdtime.

Mr. Amulek called up the bill authorizing theNorfolk and Petersburg Railroad Company to ex-tend their road to Charlottesville. Mr. A. propesed a substitute therefor, which contains the samerestrictions placed upon the Richmond ami Char-lottesville short track, with the further provisionthat no part of the line selected for the location ofthe Richmond and Charlottesville short traok,fill bo used by the Norfolk and Petersburg Rail-road Company. A discussion ensued, in whichMessrs. Amblkr,JOHKM aad McKkshk* participa-ted.

The substitute was agreed to, ami tbebiii or-dered to be engrossed andread a third time.

BILLS FAMKD.Senate bill to provide for re-districtiaf the Mon-

ties of Lee, Scott aud HsmhlA bill to provide temporary aid for the MniMp>

tiery Institution.

daily dispatch."RICHMOND, I'll IDAY, FEBK L'AKY 5>2,18567"""- '

?m amending the act incorporating theHalifa* Plank Road Company?U bow a lan.

"matebill toconfine the sale of lands made bydescendant* of th« Xottaway tribe of Indian* InSouthampton county.Anaet to amend an act Incorporating the Fire-men* and Merchants' Insurance Company, in Pe-tersburg. ?

A bffl to Incorporate the West Virginia Inau-ranee Con) panv.i,«i\ WiimaklnS My agent of the State personallyuauie for any contract exceeding the authoritygiven by law.cu.ufl i B5 0^?n® additional compensation to thee Senate, for his services in '.he sessionsof 1*534 and IPK-6-ayes 3*. noes none.tlou"o*escheats"D<* * cltl,l|>ter of the Code' in rela '

Company' 0 incorP orate ,h « Ne* Creek Turnpikev^t^om^nTetbe S° nthern Vfrgini* N *"

fProviding for the voluntary enslavement/r». Pr*ms of co,or of Southampton.

«,.w7i tO.

amend an act to amend the district free

KanawluL*° M h *PP IiM to the county of

*?>'!» authorizing the sale of the Berry villeAea?"W-ta thc Of Clarke. '

inaii.YeP <'a,ln lf Bn act declaring Potter s Creek,.IS?)'county, a public highway.,»a vT incorporating the Mount Hope Mining

a n° f^tnriul? Company, in Rockbridge co.highway

* Part Cheat river 11 P"blicA bjfi to incoporate the Wheeling and Wells-burg Turnpike Company.\ arions bills were taken up and advanced a

' among them a bill to incorporate the Vir-? ® Maryland Railroad Company. (The pro-tect is for a railroad to New York It was amJSted so as to make Richmond the starting point )?AS n'OVed that th « bill lie on the table.

» M® KAXTON demanding theaye* and noes, it wastabled?ayes 21, noes 17.

An Executive communication in reference to tUoArmory was received and referred to the Commit-tee on the Armory.r « s "!ution was offered by Mr. CHAPMAN, toextend the time for accepting the charter of theRiver Railroad Company. A bill was subse-quentlyreported.

CASK CHARTER.A message wasreceived from the House of Del-egates announcing the passage of a bill to extendthe charter of the Bank of Virginia.On motion of Mr. Johnson, the Senate ad-journed.HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

Wednesday, Feb. 20, l^c.Niulit.SeaMlou.The House took up and passed thebill to amendtho charter of the Wheeling Hospital, aud to autho-rise the said institution to keep anorphan asylumTHE liANK bILI..

Tho House took up the bill torecharter theBankof Virginia.Mr. Gaknett withdrew his substitute for Mr.Stan ard's amendment, for the present, aud thequestionbeing upou Mr. S.'s amendment, the de-bate was continued by Messrs. Sta.vard, Gar-NETTaud MaII.ORY, in favor of the' amendment,and by Messrs. EDMUNDS, RuTHERFOORD and

Johns'/ ON, in opposition to itThe vote being takeu, resulted, aye* 51, noes71. So the amendment was rejected."

Mr. HEISKILL then offered a!« a substitute for thebill, a bill introduced by Mr. Mallory, and order-ed to be printed some days since; which, beingread, Mr. EDMUNDS offered as a substitute for thesubstitute, the bill previously under consideration,save the liabilityclause, with thefurtherditferer.eethat the clause relative to the time for which thecharter shall be extended is contained in the sub-stitute, which had not been made a part of the billunder consideration tor some days.

After a conversational debate, Me*srs. EDMUNDSand lIKISKILI. withdrew their propositions,aud Mr.E. moved to strike out the whole bill irom tLe words"be it enacted.'' This motion excited a furtherconversational debate as to theeffect of the motionif it carried, and appeals were made on one sideto those who were not satisfied with the bill tovote for striking out, and to those who were satis-tied with it, to vote against striking out.The chair haviug stated that the bill could beaineuded before puttingthe question on strikingout, Mr. GvKSEIT read au amendment he pro-posed by way of compromise to the chairman ofthe committee on Banks, viz:?to require themother Bank only to pay out its own notes at itscounter. This with the provision requiring themother Bank to redeem the branch notes at i percent, discount, Mr. GaRNKTT stated would so farmeet the views cf those who favored the amend-ment requiring each bank to pay outits own note*as to induce them to acquiesce in the engrossmentof the bill

Mr. Edmunds declined concurring in the propo-sition and Mr. GaRNETT didnot press .

The question was theu putupon the motion toRtrike out and was decided In theaffirmative ayes,62, noes 61. So the bill was stricken out.

The House having no bill nor part of a bill be-fore it, except the words "be it enacted," Mr. Ed-munds moved to insert after those words, the billwhich had just been stricken out, minus the per-sonal liability clause, and with the addition of aclause prohibiting the Bank from issuing anynote save five dollars and ten dollars, and somemultipleof ten, (to cut out the fractional notes?sixes, sevens, Ac )

This bill being road, on motion of Mr. DROM-ciOOLK the House adjourned.

Thursday,Feb. 21,1856.Bills from the Senate were appropriately refer-

SENATE BILT.S.To increase the stock of theRichmond and Dan-

villeRoad 1100,000, to enable said road to extendthe same through the counties of Henry, Patrick,Can >11, &c., was made the order for to morrow,Friday, at Hi o'clock. The joint resolution sentfrom the S«Jiate yesterday inrelation to the issueof Bounty .Land Warrants to the "Illinois Regi-ment," was adopted. The Senate bill to incorpo-rate the Oddfellows' Hall Association of Wheel-ing, was passed. The joint resolution from the Se-nate, requestingour Senators and Representativesiu Congress, to unite with the Representatives ofKentucky, in their efforts to have the tobacco in-terests pr#perly protected. The joint resolutionof the. Senate authorizing the joint committee onthe Armory to appoint a clerk, was disagreed to.

BIIXS PASSED.To amend the charter of the El Dorado Turn-

pike Company.Topay John Randolph Tucker $500 for his ser-

vices in the Parsons' case.Mr. BARNES submitted a minority report signed

by three members of the committee, adverse tothe recommendations of the Governor, on the sub-ject of internal 1 mprovements, and the prolonga-tion of the session.

The Speaker laid before the House a communi-cation from the Governor, announcing the death ofMajor General J. \ Harvie, of the Fourth Divis-ion of VirginiaMilitia.

Also, a communication from the same sourcegivingan account of the proceedings of the Execu-tive in the '?Parsons* Case."

The order of the day was then taken up. beingthe bill to re-charter the

BANK OF VIRGINIA.Mr. EDMUNDS mov«d to insert in lieu of thebill

stricken out last night the said bill, with all theamendments adopted by the House, except thefeature providing for the individual liability ofstockholder*, to the amount of theiT stock, for thedebts of thebank, and with the followingadditionalfeature.

LOCAL MATTERS.

"The Mother Bank »t Richmond shall not payout by way of loan or Ulscouut any note which isnot redeemable at Itsowitcounter in Hpeeie at par."

The amendment was agreed t®, and the bill, &«

amended, vras engrossed. The blank in the billfixing the unn of reeliarter was fixed at Hi years.

The bill ww then parsed by the following vote :Ayf.*?Muwra. Ashoy, Baker, Barnes, Bass, Berke-

ley, boudortuit. Borstalu, Bosworth, Brandon, Brsn-non Brown, Win. A. Biirwell, Win. M. Barwell,Bvwsters, Cabell, Calvert, Carpenter, C'sudler, Car-per, Carroll, Christian, Claiborne, Clarke, Claybrook,Collins, Cox, (Craddock, Crawford, Crockett, Dsbney,Daniels, A. W\ G. Davis, J. D. Davis, Deane, Dejar-nette, Hiram U. Dickinson, Dillard. Doyle, Draper,Drew, Drorajtctole, Edmunds, Edwards. Kftfboin, £1-lyson, French, Frost, Uarnett, Gillespie, Gregory'

Sancock, Haw ks, Haynes, Hays, Hetakell, Herbert,lelt, Hobba. 1Jolden, Holiidey, Holujau, Howsll,

Johnston, C H. Jonas, Werner T. Jones, Kee, Kelly,Kemper, Kirby. Langfirt, Lee, Lundy. Mallory, Mays,MnCnsseOT Molver, Moorman, Mardaugh, Nelson,Nawlon, Nieolson, Nott vugttam, Nowlin, Patterson,Paull, A. O. Pendleton, J. K. Pendleton, Powell,Preturn, Riddiek, Ktcae, Roberts, Ronald, Ssmuels,Beaman. Begar, Shumate, Smith. Stiller, Bpnnkls,Sunard, O. B. Themas, 8. W. Thomas Tl>oraj«oo,TluiO, Temltn, Towner, '.tripleH, Tyree, Walton,Wallman, Walton, West, V* \l»y, Wood, Woodhouss,

Anderson, Byrd. Ca-re there, Crsktrse, Crocker, Jc*a DWdneon,Hardy, E. T. Junes, Loots, Ms Wl* fewms,rttmen,Rothsrfbord, Beddoo, Vaoatodatß. Tancy-I#.

Ths hour of 3 o'clock airiv (ng, the Chair wasncrttd

PRICE ONE "CENTTM W ***-®wid Farquhar and Tbom-v"tq

er^ Were -'uaifflo?od h*fon **" *+should£S*K?y ®°/ nin«. *° 'tow CUMwh* theyaembly of Permitting an unlawful u»>»d°r the^^T5? °*« ro ® a iB * rowa keP' «»y them,14th nJi Tw ®* Carter'* paintshop onrio«SS l?F n: This so noto-gro named Brooks. That T't"? h * * \u25a0*"'

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the subterranean 1 Ctrt jj® entorwlSatur.lv night. be fonL 1 !***assembled, two of whom were hiredthe seventeen had no business in i .took them to the cage. hetar there, and learned from him that heiuSthe proprietors. newa "one of

David Farqubar stated to the Recorder that hi.father. Thorny W. Karqubar, owned ofIfSi *" interested to the externTlie Recorder, alter reviewing the evidence andadverting to the notorious character of the placefined the parties $20 under the ordinance heldthem each to bail in #200 for their good behaviorand then required both to enter into bonds and se-curity in the sum of #150 to appear before thenext Orand Jury term of the Hustings Court toanswer an indictment.

Enter tug a House?Between the hours of 9 and10o'clock last Wednesday night, the familyof Mr." '"iam H- Graves, was very much excitedby theannouncement of one of the inmates that therewere two strange, suspicions looking persons inthe house,and one of them apparentlyattemptingto conceal himself. As soon as Mr G. heard thealarm, he seized a cane and started to the ihedpart of the dwellingto prevent the escape of theintruders, but only reached there in time to seetbem makingtheir exit from the premises. Oa eu-(jutry.Mr. O. learned that theparties were FrancisBridgewater and Thomas Murphy, and as neitherol thcui were likely to be received as welcomevisitors, some of the neighbors turned out and soonalter anested and caged Bridgewater. Mr. G. wasunable to accountfor theirunceremonious call, un-less they were the parties who had threatenedvwigeauce that afternoon onsome of his childrenfor laughingat tliem as they passed along thestreet.

Bridgewater stated that Murphy had knock himdown auj run?that he gained his feet as soon aspossible and made alter him?that Murphy, find-inghe was about to be overtaken, ran into MrG.'s gate, thence into the house, and that he pur-sued Uim to the door, where he was standing andcalling him out, when Mr. Coghillcame in and foundthem.The story of the prisoner was so lame an aflair,that the Recorder remanded him for further exam-ination on Saturday morning, when other wit-nesses will be present to testify in the cause.bnneccuary Alarm.?Some few nights since £?

two of the watchmen were making their round* onShockoe Hill, they heard the cries of murder andwatch alternately given by some onewho appear*ed to be in great distress, and on hastening to theplace from which the cries proceeded, found a ser-vant man standing there, ami calling for help atthe top of his voice. On enquiring the cause otthe alarm, the servant declared that his master'shouse had been entered by burglars, and from thegroans and noise heard up stairs, he believed tiUatthe whole family hadbeen murdered. As soon asthis startling information was given, the watch-men rapped for assistance, and being joinedbytwo more, the four broke like quarter horses forthe sceneof the murder. On reaching the hotse,two of them went to thefront door and two to theback, and being furnished with a light, cautiouslyentered the house, when, horror of horrors, therelay itrktch before thorn a human form, dead drank.

The master of the house made his appearanceabout this time, armed with a poker,but seeing theprostrate form of the burglar surrounded by thecity guardians, proceeded tomake anexamination,and soon found that the intruder was a neighbor,who, whileout to dine, took on more liquids thanhe could carry, and in attempting to get home, badmissed his own gate, gone into that of his neigh-bors, and finding the back door unlocked, hadopened it and entered the house, about which timehe became oblivious to all earthly things, fell inthe tloor, gave a few groans, and resigning himselfto the keepingof Morpheus, was sound asleepandsnoring. The "Charlies'' then removed him to hisown quarters, the servantand his master retired torest, and the watchmen continued to perambulatetheir "beats," to laugh overthe scene just passedthrough, and to congratulate each other that theyhad not been called upon to witness the wholesaleslaughterwhich they been led to anticipate by theaffrightened servant.

Cold Lodgings.?Patrick Ryan got drunk lastWednesday evening and took lodgings in the mar-ket house, where the watchmen afterwards foundhim and carried him tothe cage. Yesterday morn-inghe was lectured bythe Recorder for his impro-per conduct, and then discharged.

Adjusted.?John R. Eckert got drunk last Wed-nesday, and while in that state beat Edward "W.Ferguson and broke Ins windows. Yesterdaymorning John promised to repair all damages, andthis beingall that Nedrequired, the Recorder <is-missed thewarrant which Ned had procured.

Discharged.?Eisander Cooper, a free negro, wasarrested and caged last Wednesday afternoon onthe complaint of Sally Smithers, one of his asso-ciates, who declared that he had threatened fcerwith personalviolence, and that she was afraid hewould do her some bodilybarm. Yesterday morn-ing the case was brought before the Recorder, andas Sally failed to appearand make good hercharge,the defendant was ordered to go in peace and einnomore.

Charter Elections.?lt is generally understood,webelieve, that neither of the political parties willmake nominations for the Charter Elections, seouto take place, but that all who wish to do so willbe allowed to become candidates for the variousoffices, and thereby test their personal popularity.If this course is pursued there will be almost asmany candidates as voters, judgingfrom presentappearances. We understand that there are al-ready in the field nine worthy gentlemen for theoffice of Sergeant, threefor Sheriff, two for Mayor,two for Ganger. and three for Constable. If noregular nominations are made, the canvass will bean amusing one to those who have no favors toask.

Had Condition ?The North sidewalk cn Mainstreet, between 10th and 11th streets, is in badcondition, and will remain so until the Cnstom-House is completed.

The City Hands should be put to work cleaningoff Main street, some parts of which are in badcondition. All the banks of snow and ice shouldbe dug up and hauled away at once.

Miss Maggie Mitchell is, beyond question, themost sprightly actress we have ever seeu on astage. Unlike most actress»s of her age, shethrows aside all stage restraint, and becoming forthe time thebeau ideal of her author, forgets self,and personates to life the character she has as-sumed.! As a comedienne, we hare never seenher equal, while ber l-andsome face and pleasantappearance, add greatly to her spirited representa-tions. See the bill tor this evening, which is, in-deed, a rare one. On Wednesday night last, MissMitchell was greeted by a large and intelligentau-dience, and from the frequent rounds of applauseduring the performance, we feel warranted iuHay-ing that ail who saw her were astouished and de-lighted.

The Heather, yesterday, was quite pleasant towhat it has been, yet not so warm as to renderovercoats disagreeable. From present indications,it will not last long, as the gathering clouds seemto betoken a fall of rain or snow.

The River is yet closed, but now that the lee hasbecome quite rotten, might readily be opened withan ice boot. Vufortuuately for our commercethere 1* no such vessel on James river, so that ourpeople will have to grin and endure the.close,until nature comex to their relief.

Skating.?lioys are dally engaged in the dangeron* amusement of skatlug on the basin. The IceIs now unsafe every where, and youngsters therefore hazardtheir lives by such sport.

Stvcrt H'raUitr.?Never, within our recoilectiou,have ourciti.zeus suffered as much from the coldweather, as within the past six weeks. And thissuffering has not been entirely ooulned to the des-titute (.oor. Families iu moderate circumstances,workingmen who usnaily make their fl 30 or 99pec day. have been reduced to beggaryby tbe se-verity of the winter, which has prevented maay «fthaw from doing a stroke ui work for two months.Even now, some of the large establishments aredoing nothing, for want of materiel, while Warscannot strike a Uok until the river is open.

TEfilia OV AJDVKKTIBINO.iarr'.}!~£r?t% \J&i&S£:XZ1....i0..3.r ?» (?1....d0... I » 1....d0..*..?,4e....W «?1....d0.12.~.d0.... 275 t...wf0..J IMC..JI MATAdvertisements febiisbsd aatil brWL wtß to

charred SO e«ata Mr nunof tnIlees forth* inl?^\u25a0 - mTkt Birth Datf Annttxrmry of U« IneMl

Washington is here, and the military ef our city?re prepared to celebrate that great occarior, byparade* and other demonstrations, saetfMare twu-?l In the Old Dominion. If tack a thingwere pos-sible we should delight to aee every citizen of Vir-g;eiapay that respect that to do# to thebirth ofhimwho was always first on every tongue, andshould be deareet to every patriotic heart Themilitaryalone, ought nut to he Mt to talshsau toa becoming manner an eventso fraught with wealto our entire eouutrv Bat the mtshould assemble together, andm the altor of thegtonoas ( ntoa renew their pledgee to that consti-tution onder which we have pespenrt and ad-vanced from a dependent colony to one of thegreatest, mo«t enterprising and intellloext \u25a0**?" 1?upon which the sunof Heavenhas evershown.The first regiment of Virginia volunteers winbe formed into line on Broadstnet this morningand after the usual parade and firing at estates'will be dismissed. Meat of the companies willthen march to the various plaeee selected for din-ing, where the remainder of the day will be spentin patriotic speechesand*sentiments.At night,that enterprising and Wcß drilled eorps,l° e.>*ou

.n « Onard, wfll have * baO at Ooddin'sH&ll, which bid* fair to be the richest entertain-

mentof the season. The dancing rooiTwUl beappropriately deebrated, be the bestand the management throughout unexceptionableThe xoung Ouard deserve the enoonragementof**"7 in whatever they undertake for pnh-miSli iiofl,< 'ertand members-are ad-minible soldiers, and the drill of the corps cannotif the Southern country. Weshould like to sen six snrh compt&lci in "**ren.lment to-day,all marching and counter-marchinxasif movei by machinery, and every aemtMC sttmulatedbya laudable desire to excel ladrill aaddiscipline. Then indeed would the regiment betruly a militaryone.

High School.?As the City Councilhaa determin-ed to discontinue the High School feature of theLancasterian school, itMamato as that it wot»l4be wise policy toestablish a High School, to bakept at night, so as to give Apprentice* and othersan opportunityof securing classical educations Ifthey desired so to do. The experiment ju«t mad*by the Mechanics' Institute, fully convinces oa thatthe working men and boys of Richmond are a liveto the importance of education, and that they willembrace every opportunityafforded them to learnAt the night school now in operation that* are onehundred intelligent pupils regularly attendingthreenights in the week; and the prospects arethat that number will be doubled in the courseof thapresent year. All these lads, after passing througha primary education, will desire to continue theirstudies, and the city owes It to herself to aee thatthey are furnished the facilities for so doing.

Stealinga Calf.?Ned Logan,' a freenegro, andbilly, slave to Walton F, Walthall, were arrettedyesterday by Watchmen Carter, Boze and Davis,on suspicion of stealing a call When tha officerssaw the negroes they bad a calf in a bag, and at-temptedto escape with it, but finding tha load tooheavy; droppedit and made tracks. Of course thathieve* were pursued, capturad and lodged in th«cage.

Stabbing.?Ned Logan, a free negro, chargedwith stabbing another negro some tima since, willbe examined before the Recorder this morning.?Ned is a notorious thief, and probably will succeedin getting apermanent home in the penitentiarybefore be gets through with the charges nowagainst him.

WATCHES AND JEWELRY.rfgi wiIITAJTIH,

WATCHMAKERAND JEWELLER,(is> 3 [formerly with jno. HILL.) '

west hth street,2d North of Main Street,

Watches. Clocks, Jewelry, Accordeons,kc , neatlyand carefully repaired and warranted for IXmonthswithout any additional charge being made.N. B.?Repeaters, (striking Watches) neatly andaccurately repaired and warranted twelve monthsalso?by JNO. N. WILLIAMS,

fe 21?lm* 17thSt.. 2 doors from Majn« STOP: HTOr!!

Hallo, there! where are you going tjhllam going to the Capitol, to meet the mexii-

Cannot you stop at Bartholomew's, and take myWatch to repairl ,

O, yes! I have got an order to get a Clock from him,to putup at the Court-house.I would have sent it longago, bat I don'tknowwherehe lives.Then you cannotread the Dispatch paper often Bat,any how, I'll tell you.

so 1 will give yon his address,And bid you at onceadieu! ,At the corner of 11thstreet,LivesBILL BAR/THOL-O-MEW,

tST Watches, Clock*and Jewelry of everydenirip-tlon will be found at the store of

W. J. BARTHOLOMEW, 'Corner Mein and 11th *ta>,

Near Antoni'* Confectionary *teyeFW Repairing done as well and on as reasonable

terms as any other house in thecity. de 5

a WATCHKH AM* JKWKLHV 1jp\ have on hand and will Mil very low, eever&l3 tiae Gold Lever, Hunting Case Watahaa, of

Mlpioperior quality.ALSO,

Fine Gold Anchor Lever and Lepine Watehea, otthe be* quality and "rrch.aD

IXIUfIIABVV. AJ<JE<9IUIi,de 12 Office No. 20 Pearl street.

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EDITCATION.Ht.,

between Clay and Marshall.?The next*eselon ofmy School will commence Sept. 17th, and aloee thefirst Friday in July.

TUMI.For Engliah Scholar* ? #

For Classical do. . SOae 10 d6m H. P. TATLOK-

FINK UULII WATCHK»-*»r ««\u25a0».>.men and ladles?A very superior assortment;con-

slating of Gold Hunting L««ri and Anchors, largeand amall sizes. Aleo, openf.ee Gold Levers andAnchor*, vsriousprices, from $30 up to $200.

fe 18 C. GENNET,Eagle SqttareLl'M PATK N T FIRM A.W niu.GLAR PH.our 8 A F £ B?Manufactured by

Holmes, Valentine A Botler, New York, and provedby the i«vtreat tests to be thebest *afe in the world.We are afent*for the above Safe.

BRANCH hCO ,

jal»?2m 134 Cary street

K BIIK(<>S N*. lAtmUKli rKll WI-PER PHOSPHATE OF LIME ?The subscri-

ber b' i» to inform the agricultural community, thatin couwquence of the greatly increaead demand, forhi* above compound, many imitation* have been putin the market, purporting to be of same description,Jk and in order to prevent deception being againpractised, each package will be distinctly branUedwith the manufacture/*name. \u25a0»

Thiavaluable fertilizer ia warranted to do authat i*

claimed forlt.and the maker hold* himaelf reeponai'ble to hi* agenu for it* pnrityand genuineness.

Messrs. 8. McOruder'* Son* are mvaola *m»t« inRichmond. C. B. PI BVBtiVAgriculturalChemist,

Williamsburg,L. 1.,New YorkA ftill supplyof the aWove on hand, for *aia in lou

to *uit purchaser*.In procuring supplies directly from «*, parson* eaa

\u25a0r, ? r^oKa?.*in thi* city for the aala of this valuable FertUUcr,weure nowprepared to furnish it In any quantities. Pur-chaser* are assured of getting a oixcmt artkU m

fnass/ 1"'«>«».»«\u25a0« w»»

ter Clothing Iam bound to aell to make room ft* mySpring stock, which lam now manufacturing Tto?in want of any style ef sueh good* m bargain* thM cannotbe surpassed will b. ?»?«? ?«A iMlftl."1. »

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later, la jmbUshadornj Th*rti»y moratng. by Ktn*W» k La*».» Norfolk, Vn. nnltttnitl

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pOMTFON !T1 I hove to annoooo* the* mj ThesureuE Sarsst.?

rwTktOmnifont* appear to be doing a fair bus!

ae*s now, out when the line ts divided at tbe banks,will beesme much more pspalar. The ptopfcetorU Improvinghis stock very rapidly, and is deter-mined tohave good teams and handsome coaches,

| tf proper!/ encouraged.