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X Affair* in Xew York. Nkw Tea*, December 21. IWV c affairs of the Fenians still continue j muddled. The members of the press were yes - j terday excluded from the Senate. Yesterday j several prominent circles passed resolutions '. endorsing the O Ma honey faction. John Hackeil. convicted of the murder an* John Greene, wn» yesterday sentenced to lie j hanged on the nth of February next. Iv the Supreme Court. Harris, charged with j being a Coafedernte spy, was yesterday j brought forth for trial. A writ of habeas ear* J pus was served npod General Hooker for him, ! which was at first disregarded. A decision will be rendered in his case on the 2Mb in-

Raymond vs. aasaiier. From the New York Times. If it is imagined by any Congressmen who do not agree with the reconstruction policy of . President Johnson thafg. any thine is to be gained on their side bytiard words against him. they will soon discover their mistake.— \ He is a man so strongly intrenched iv the re spect and confidence of the people that all im putations upon him are sure to recoil upon their authors. If Senator Sumner deems it his duly to pose the reconstruction methods of President Johnson, he has the clear right to do so, ami j if he would confine himself to fair argument, would lie listened to respectfully. But he has damned his cause at the outset in charging ■ misrepresentation upon President Johnson in the message sent to the Senate respecting the condition and feeling of the South. If he had it in his power to show that the President had been misinformed, the country would have been obliged to him for the correction. But when he charges the President with a delibe rate intention to white-wash sinddeceive.be :i ft routs the good sense nnfi the decent senti ments of the people. President Johnson was , sustained in all he said by the report of Lieu tenant -General Grant :*but his bare repre - sensation on;:lit to be euotlgh of itself to shield him from all such aspersions as this Senator hen vented upouhim. Mr. Sumner is fond of alluding to his long Senatorial experience. Well, there are two kinds of lessons which may he learnt by expe rience. The one is most commonly expressed by the proverb that experience makes fools wise. But experience has also another teach ing. It has its evil a> well as its good side ;it tends not only to eradicate errors, but in some oases to confirm and make them inveterate. In other words, it acts not only on the under standing, but on the feelings, and while it ia generally supposed to enlighten the former, it net linfrequcntly warps and distorts the lat ter. The cause for which a man has suffered besjmnes sacred in his eyes, and the feelings which these sufferings have c;i lied fort hare apt to become more violent and more intense just in proportion as they ought to die away and subside. We fear that Mr. Sumner's peculiar exiierienee lists peculiarly unfitted him for any leading pari in the great work of reconciliation. Hestartoat every Southern bush, as an old fashioned lord of the bludgeon and the lash. We doubt whether, to his dying day, he will tease to see red whenever he looks southwards. Yet, however excusable this may be in him. he should avoid abusing those who do not see as he does. At aU events, he should make an ex ception of one po high in official position and public estimation as President Johnson.

Startling Mineral Discovery in Western Vir ginia—The Trnth of Tradition.

A correspondent of the Pittsburg Cbstaser- I fiul gives an account of a discovery of n won- I derful lead mine in Monongalia county, West j Virginia. He says: "But.the most astonishing of all recent dis coveries was that made last week of perhaps the richest lead mine iv the world. The spe cimens are aH of extreme richness, and some ! weigh considerably over a pound. With no other tools than a pocket-knife and a stick, they dug out such quantities of the ore that they could not carry it away. One lump, ap parently nearly pure, and giving the appear ance of having been subjected to smelting heat, from the description, weighed twenty pounds or upwards. "With an ordinary mattock, they assert, they could in a few minutes load a cart with the i chunks or boulders cropping out for acres and ' acres. One of the parties will have specimens with him that will fully confirm all that 1 have stated above. It is the intention of these* enterprising gentlemen to make immediate ar rangements for properly developing these im mense resources, which will be of incalcula ble advantage to the section of country in which they are found, (which, for prudential reasons, is dot more particularly referred to.) "It is singular that the immense mineral treasures of this region, far surpassing the wildest dreams of hidden and fabulous trea sures of the dreamy, imaginative Orientalist, should be directly under the noses of the in habitants, and remain undiscovered or unno ticed until this time.'' [In 1559 or '60, we were on Duiikard creek and throughout the neighborhood. We stayed one night at the house of "Squire" S. A. Hibbs, who lives some few miles from the creek. Mr. Hibbs, told us that the old inhabitants had handed down a tradition that, in that neighborhood, there was a lead mine, from Which the Indians, during the border wars, had always been able to supply themselves plentifully with that useful article. He added, that the mine had been searched for again and again by many people who had faith in the truth of the tradition, but almost always without success. One famous hunter, Mr. Hibbs thought, had found | the spot, and availed himself of its j treasures; but he had "died and made no - sign." We shall not soon forget the serious, j almost solemn tone in which our informant j spoke of.the matter.—Dispatc h.J

* Horace Gkeei-ey is a man who speaks his own thoughts whether they please.. displease those to whom they are addressed. Here is a little bit ef satire from his pen: "If no other naaasj existed, for the pardon Of Davis, this would do: If he is hanged, whom can the 'loyal organs' abuse? When Wiry, was living, he was a most fruitful subject. If Davis goes, their case will be distressing. We wonld recommend, as an emergency victim, the Caar of Russia, or the King of Abyssinia By aU means let ns have the King served up "'

ADMIBAL FABBAOrT IX Bkooklvx—Hk Pi.ats g» ™*««» "Game at a Fa ib.-Admiral JPffyVJ**? evening, with some friends, visited th« fair which is being held in ths chapel of the Church of the Mes siah, and spent about an hour inspect ing the many curious and beautiful articles ex posed for sale. A young Miss approached him with the ••grab " bag. and importuned him to try his luck, which he did, and became the possessor of a pen-wiper, for which he gave Bm,s*E*£S oun,f lmd y * twenty dollar MU. '— mm York Pott.

Hiavt Cottox Movbmbxtk.—The week's ex ports of cotton from this port have been un nanaUy extensive, having amounted to 13,306 bales, representing a currency value of $3,165, - 478. Included in the exports have been to lA verpool, 13,097 bales, valued at *3,000\225: and to Bremen, 409 bales, valued at *m,2&4. The market closed briskly yesterday for all desira- Ms spinning aad shipping grades at Arm | neS%ts anaalsSlSS far thto month **" bail. JSSTv* he iT Bin <* ' "»«*»—Aeie y/ort Timet. *Jj5£SJ2 2?" B » A »"* TaftAx.—The arm tfe2±7ii SiJLr&S* ■*■ »etUed the question I Sis^JSK 0 Sta H* ttwehy became tSrl i JJJjJJ mMtor **• rale aad regulation ofCou ■sriV?Jy 00 * o<lc w- ©a hearing that hie '

TneiiAiteny Halifax, j have alrrived. We glean the folio whig Items : Karl Russet, the new English «*rereier, is sick. Hnvina a cold, he stayed away from the i recent Cabinet Cowncll. According to the j Ixmdon War, however, nti tUneas Is somewhat more serious. __ , .-*,...„. Sir Freilertck Brnee, the British Minister, tin* been opr**™***' nmplre to a joint com mission, representing the United Stales and the republic of Columbia, South America, for the settlement of claims arising out of the Panama riots of lfcT6. The official investigation into the escape of stephena hns been postponed nntil the close of the Commission, but the Inspector of Pri sons. Mr. Corry Connelian, has been directed to answer certain interrogatories tendered to ti by order of the Executive. .♦ larg? mm of persons of considerable petition awn said, by Dublin Evening Mail, to be seriously aonpro niixtd in the affair. The Paris journals are strictly forbidden to !>peak of Mexico. The arrival in Paris of the magnificent jewels belonging to the Empress Charlotte, under pretence of alteration and repairs, kas given rise to all sorts of comments. People say that a certain great financial firm ha* been induced to lend a considerable nun upon the Impe rial cornet, which was composed of the whole of the wedding diamonds of the Princess Louise, and which was all the dower King Leopold ever got with his wife. AiiF.MKn Faat'Dri.KXT Financial Opbba tions-- Abbbst Maub.—Yesterday, a man named John Hums, who is well known in Batavia ns highly respectable, presented a draft, purporting to be drawn by the Cauton Hauking Compauy, of Canton, on the First National Bank of New York, and signed by Anson ChappeH, for.one thousand dollars at the First National Hank in Hatavia, ami got it cashed. This he did at the request of Thomas ChappeH, a farmer, residing in Elba. Genessce couuty, and to him Burns gave the I funds he had obtained on the draft. The offi cers of the bank then telegraphed to the First National Bank of New York to know if the -Cantoii Banking Company had funds there , and received " no" for an answer. ChappeH | j immediately proceeded to the Farmers' Bank lof Attica, in Batavia. and there tried to get a similar draft cashed, but did not succeed, as some other parties, with like paper, had pre ! sealed him, and the officers of the bank were I viispicious that all was not right. From there ChappeH went to Le Roy, and asked Mr. Bal lard, who keeps a hotel iv that village, if he would take a draft for one thousand dollars to the bank and get it cashed. Mr. Ballard re fused, and ChappeH left for his father's, An son Chuppell, who resides in Brockport, in this county, where he was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Bust, of Batavia, last night. He was taken to Batavia and lodged in jail. The same officers also arrested, in Batavia. yesterday afternoon, two men named Stewart, , who came from Mount Morris and offered at I the Batavia banks fide? Canton Banking Com ! puny drafts, but who did not succeed in selling j i them. Only about *20 dollars of the proceeds lof Chappell's financial operations were found ' < upon him at the time of his arrest. Our ; bankers here know of no such institution j the Canton Banking Company, of Cantor Roduster Union. \9th. Cnitki) States Yictobt ix Switzerland.— Henry's breech-loading rifle, presented by Mr. Winchester, of the New Haven Arms "Com pany, has carried off the prize offered by the Swiss Federal Government for the best breech loading fire-arms. ' *The Americans (says-the Swiss paper) are now the first in war, and the first in peace, because they are determined to be a free people." No HOKE RKQI'IKKD OF THE SolTH.—lll nil article upon the messages of Southern Gover nors, the New York Times says:—"So far as fundamental principles are concerned, the spe cimens we have given show that no more need be required of the Southern States." Opposition to every new phase in religious development is natural. Socrates taught the Athenians (who believed in polytheism) the simple "idea" of a Supreme Being ; they put him to death. Jesus taught the Jews (great believers iv Moses and the Prophets) the " idea" of higher revelations from God ; they put him to death. The people of Ethiopia cut St. Mat hew into pieces with a sword be cause he advocated the Nazarene. Mark, the j next nmned in the Testament, was dragged I through the streets of Alexandria, in Egypt, j and subsequently died in great agony. L>uke, I because he would teach the " blasphemies" of Jesus, was hung on an olive tree in Greece, i The beloved John, for his religious heresy, I died at Ephesus only after he had escaped \ from a cauldron of boiling oil. James the j Great was beheaded at Jerusalem, while the lesser James was thrown head Aug from a pin- i , nacle of the temple. Philip was hanged by j the neck iv the streets of Hierpolis. Bartho lomew was flayed alive: Andrew was bound to a cross for his heresy, and thus addressed | his persecutors till he expired. A sharp j spear was run through the body of Thomas ; Simon was crucified, as was the 'Nazarene be fare him ; and Matthias was first* stoned and > then beheaded. Galileo, a disciple of Coper- ' nicus, came near losing his life foeteaching the : revolution of the planets. Descartes taught the philosophy of "innate ideas." For this tke University of Paris denounced him as an mist, ami ordered that all his books should urned ! Dr. Harvey was treated with scorn, deprived of his practice, and driven into exile, because he discovered and taught the j circulation of the blood! Dr. Jenner was vio- ! lently denounced and threatened with dis- j grace because he advocated vaccination for I small-pox ! Columbus, Fulton, Fitch, all suf fered by the opposition to their several dis- j coveriesand reforms. Fulton was laughed at and neglected ay the "respectable" and "in- I telligent" of his day, and they let him die in ! extreme indigence. Examples of folly, preju dies, hatred, condemnation, and crucifixion of ! pioneers in anything absolutely aeto need not be multiplied. From an outward stand-point, i this opposition seems " a cross too heavy to be i M But truth shall conquer at the last, For round and round we run, And ever the comes uppermost, And ever is justice done." Bostox Mr*i<•.—After a sermon "On eongre- ! pat ion al music. Dr. Armitage, of the Fifth ! Avenue (New York) Baptist Church, on Sun- j day last, set his congregation to laughing by i relating his experience in Tremont Temple, ! j Boston. H« had heard of his choir of one ; j bundled singers, and the organ which required \ I a steam engine to fill the bellows—expected to hear something grand. Heard a jig ! Gave i out another hymn. Another jig! " I'll fix j you,'-' he said; 111 give you one that can't be I I sung to a dancing tune." So he selected the * ; hymn— • " From all that dwells below the skies, Let the Creator's praise arise." j j "Sing it to the devil music, if yen can," he j said to himself. Sure enough 'another jig ! I"I went from Tremont Temple as soon as | iiossible," he said, "and have not been there i ; since, and to get me there again to have my I ! experience repeated would need a bigger steam engine than the one that works their organ." Of a deceased Bohemian in New York, a letter says he " was always full of talent that was available and practical, and whisky that is strong and deadly. He has been a writer I for the press in this city for the past ten years otid was a good customer for the rum shops' He conld write stories and poems with great facility and keep drunk with great persist- \ ency. He was a genial sort of genius, except when sober, and sullen, morose and dissatisfied I except when drunk. He is best remembered MB the former character, as the former con dition was his commonest state." \ A United States revenue officer, in Sprang- ! field, has received the following " noat,''which seems rather a loud one: •• To Mr. Adims I hay bin seUin chesnuU by the srwart to sum 'of fey* 6 **! * nd th « »°ys says i shall he prose kntid if 1 dont toev a lisens or get ray chesnuta 'Stamped onto. How much hay i got to pay fur sellin a fn chesnuts." f J saw. A tall felhjav persisted in standing durinjr a performance, much to the annoyance of anau dience, and was repeatedly requested to sit down, but would not, when a voice from the upper gallery called out: "Let him alone honey; he's a tailor, and he's resting himself." He immediately squatted. -JS® 55 1 ! weather fta the Alleghany region SnT»*«!° ***? J** ll ver y *»vere. the Pitts trail! "*" "■■SB! Attached to IU. [ wiuiam K. Hicks, of •■» found dead ia taiaiTuS^S2*29" with a ( usa CQaEsaln^tr%i^

A colony of fifty families ia prenarinf la atalneto embark for Palestine, intending to settle iv undent Joppa. General Enpa Hunton, General William If. Payne and Colonel Mosby are all practicing law in Warren ton, Va. The English army is to be supplied with HnVn shirts, on account of the scarcity of cot ton. The Irish-linen men are jubilant. A mass convention of farmers, at Blooming ton, 111., has passed resolutions iv favor of the Niagara Falls ship canal. Rev. .T. T. Johnson, of Alexandria, Va., has received an unconditional pardon from the President. The Wakefield Mills, nt Providence, R. 1., were burned on Wednesday—loss, seventy-five thousand dollars. General Ewell has left Warrenton, Virginia, and taken up his residence in Nashville. Term.

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SURPLUS 800,000 00 j ANNUAL INCOME OVER 1,000,000 00 This Company takes FIRE AND MARINE RISKS ON THE MOST FAVORABLE TERMS, COUNTRY RISKS ALSO TAKEN. All losses paid at this office without delay of sending proof to home office. Application cab be made to A. Boi.i.ixo, Johx M. Otet, S. 8. Nicholas, or E. B. Meade, with O. F. BREESEE, General Agent. Office, Franklin street, de 15—tf between Seventh and Eighth. TtrONTAGUE ft WHITALL j ■*•"■*- (Late of the Merchants' Insurance Company ■* of Richmond.) INSURE PROPERTY OF ALL KINDS IN THE MOST RELIABLE COMPANIES. They also effect MARINE INSURANCE AND LIFE INSURANCE. Office, No. 831 Main street, just below the Spots wood Hotel. - _____ ac n_ u T7TRGINIA FIRE AND MARINE CHAHTEkU N^axeSir. S llf AN rX OP RICHMOND. hfsr*v**rT° **»*•—This Company has paused through the ordeal ot fire, and through financial crises, and is still solvent. Tho Directors and om cer». are thankful for the liberal support it has re ceived front a discerning public, aud pledge their best efforts to make the Company worthy of con tinued patronage. -S^i-VM 1 !., 08 ; * BR CHANDISB and OTHER PRO TS33L INSURED AT CURRENT RATES, and LOSSES PROMPTLY ADJUSTED AND PAID. The interest of onr community Is identified with , tfce largest auccess of our LOCAL INSTITUTIONS. aValld up these, and our prosperity ia aure. r — - W. L. COWAKDIN, President. f William Willis, Jb., Secretary. de ll—lm fJUNS AND PISTOL*S.—We invite the f attention of the public to our stock of DOUBLE-BARREL SHOT GUNS, BREACH-LOADING RIFLES, ■smith and Wesson's celebrated BREACH-LOADING CARTRIDGB PISTOLS COLT'S AMD OTHER REVOLVERS. CARTRIDGES, ' -POWDER AND SHOT, iELBY'SCAPS, m •SHOT BELTS AND POUCHBB. -POWDER FLABKS, Ac. Oaitss received for any kind of BPORTING mm ok wstom.

SPECIAL OFTH&\ O P 081 I C-rIEW YORK AND ~ ** VIRGINIA STEAMSHIP COtf/a. NY.-EBTAHLIBHED IN 1s»1.-tW old and long-established Cotnesny.l in order to regain its former position, which was in terrupted by lie late war, has, at considerable ax pense, last completed ths building of two supe rior side-wheerßtesaishipa t vis ; the NIAGARA AND THE WARATOGA. In point of strength, speed snd finish, the public will soon discover that they see unequall ed, sad In command of enperteneed and aklllfol seamen, vis : Captain* GEORGE W. COUCH and A. L. KING. The Parsers are well known to the community, vis : Messrs. WILLIAM 0. and J. M. SMITH These Steamers will leave Pier No. «, North river, New York, alternately WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY at 3 o'clock, P. M. I Returning, they will leave Richmond every TUESDAY and SATURDAY on food-tide, toach ! ing at City Point and Norfolk each way to land aud receive passengers. As they will come directly to the wharf at Rock etts, the necessity for transhipment is avoided. For expedition and security, this route, as past experience has proven, will be found the beat in i every respect. Insurance, if at all deemed neces sary, can be effected on the most moderate terms. Hie frequent changes, too. incident to the " In- . land Sea" or Chesapeake Bay route, which ia so injurious to cargo, is avoided ; independent of j which, in the event of any claim for damage* or j for packages going astray, whicb may occasional- ; ly occur, parties whipping their goods by this line will havebut one carrier to look to for redress, as •reAs no connection with other lines or carriers. AH goods consigned to the agents in New York, lor any part of the United States that can be reach ed by railroad or vessel, or, indeed, for any fo reign destination, will be forwarded with prompt- I 1 itude. In the construction of these Steamers, special at tention has been paid to the finish and comfort of the Saloons and State-Rooms, in order.io induce | travel by them. • w By this route the passenger avoids the many | changes incident to all of the other routes lit reaching New York or in returning home, inde- j pendent of the comforts by this safe and easy mode j of travel. Its cheapness, over all others, is a mat- ' ter-of special attention and consideration. Passengers can secure their tickets and state rooms either on board or at mv office. Freight solicited each way,' and by application the rates will be found moderate. When ordering goods from New York, the pa trons of the line are requested to order by the " Old Line, New York and Virginia Steamship Company." Pier 21, North river. Remember that there is no transhipment of goods by this line, and insurance, if deemed at ail ne cessary, can be effected for a trifle. The agents are O. HKINKKKN A PALMORE, New York ; J. M. SMITH A BRO., Norfolk : KE- ! VAN A BRO., Petersburg : JOHN H. PEMBER TON, Danville ; McDANIEL A IRBY. Lvnchhurg. GARRET F. WaTSON, de 21—3 m Richmond. I FOX NEW YORK.—ATLANTIC I MAIL STEAMSHIP COM- ~ ~ ' PANY.—The splendid new side wheel steamshipHATTERAS, Lkivir' Pabkish commander, ALBEMARLE,! A. BoiKXE commander, leave Richmond every I TUESDAY and SATURDAY : leave New York WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY. I These SHIPS are entirely new, and were built expressly for the route. They have splendid SALOONS and STATE ROOMJLand the FAKE, ACCOMMODATIONS and ATTENTION are unsurpassed. Passage, Meals and State-rooms included, FIF TEEN DOLLARS. Goods shipped by this Line are landed regularly at New York, on the Company's covered pier", within forty-eight hours. Shippers 'are invited to notice that the great damage and loss by handling, and exposure from frequent re-shipping, as on other lines, is avoided by this route. 'Freights for points beyond New York will be for warded with dispatch, and no charge made except actual expenses incurred. These ships discharge cargo in New York at pier No. 38 North river, and the Company's steamers for Wilmington, North Carolina; Charleston, Sa vannah, Mobile and New Orleans, leave from the same pier. Bonds for these points can be trains ferred without expense or exposure. I Insurants is very low by these ships, and the economy in time, insurance, and condition in which goods are delivered, makes this the cheap est route from Virginia. Insurance effected at j lowest rates, when ordered. AGENTS: LIVINGSTON, FOX A CO., 141 Broadway, New York. ! ■ SAMUEL AYRES & CO., Richmond, Virginia. CALDWELL k DUNN, City Point and Petersburg. S. C. 3LLIOTT, • m Norfolk, Virginia. For freight or passage, apply to SAMUEL AYRSB A CO., Agents. Office Iron-front Buildings, Governor street, op posite First National Bank. de 21—3 m BANKS AND BANKERS. Exchaxck a.vu Haxki.no Hocsb of) c. w. Pvacau A Co., } Richmond, December 19, l««5. J i IniE SUBSCRIBER WILL RE-OPEN 1 his house, at the OLD STAND, (which has been rebuilt,} on MONDAY, the FIRST DAY OF JANU- i AR V, l*« 6, and resume the EXCHANGE and BANK ING BUSINESS in all iU various departments. He has associated with him Mr. BENJA4IIN HART, of New York, and the business will be conducted un der the name and style of C. W. PURCELL A CO. We will also establish our house in New York • under the name and style of HART A PURCELL, So. 74 Broadway. We will bo prepared to bur and sell Exchange— j both Foreign and Domestic, jßaajk Notes.'(Jold and j Silver Coins : buy and sell Gold and Stocks on mar- 1 gins, and also make Negotiation* and Loans on sa- j tisfaistory securities. With an experience of twenty-five years, and with the patronage of our people during that pe rlod, 1 ask a continuance of their favors, for which I take this occasion to express my grateful acknow ledgments. fdel9—iwj PURCELL. TMRaMERS' NATIONAL BANK I? OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. ORGANIZED SEPTEMBER. 1*65. AUTHORIZED CAPITAL, f.500,000. NATHANIEL AUGUST, President. JOEL A. PITMAN, Vice-President. L. P. IWLBURD, Cashier. BOARD OF DIKF.CTOBH. NATHANIEL AUGUST, JOEL A. FITHIAN, JOHN W. HALL, J. L. APPERSON, L. W. GLA2EBKOOK, JOHN DOOLEY. w. n. McVeigh. Walter k. martin, i JOHN H. GIiEANOR, HUGH W. FRY, ■ H. B. DICKINSON. TKMPOKAKY OFFICE: NO. 7 FOURTEENTH STREET, UNDER EX- ! CHANGE HOTEL. This Bank will RECEIVE DEPOSITS, BUY AND SELL EXCHANGE on all the PRINCIPAL CITIES IN THB UNITED STATES, CANADA AND EUROPE. Its services are respectfully tendered to all BANKS BANKERS and OTHERS for the transae tiofi of business. Especial attention will be given to COLLEC- I TIONS on all available points in the South, and I prompt returns made. Highest price paid for Government securities. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. With a view to encourage a spirit of economy, ! especially among the laboring and salaried clash's, this Bank will receive deposits and grant certifi cates therefor, payable with interest and on de mand without notice. This system is in extensive operation in the Northern cities and isajEurope, and its advantages are so apparent that none having idle, capital should fail to avail themselves of lv benefits de 11-ts N. AUGUST, President. TXARRISON,GODI)IN& APPERSON, I BANKERS AND REAL ESTATE AUCTIONEERS, (Second Floor. No. 241 Main street,) BUY AND SELL COIN, STERLING, STOCKS, BONDS, COUPONS AND BANK NOTES. Receive DEPOSITS on the most favorable terms. Make COLLECTIONS in the United States, Cans- j das. West Indies and Europe. Advance on Produce in hand or on consignment j with bill lading. Sell snd Lease Real Estate PUBLICLY or PRI VATELY. HARRISON, GARTH A CO., Bankers, (Daxib* Dodbox, Cashier,llß New atreet. New York. WELLINGTON GODDIN, JAMES L. APPER 80N, Richmond. SAMUEL J. HARRISON. DAVID J. GARTH, Men; York. de 11 lot BUCK'S CELEBRATED FLOUR and other brands, m b *ToTATOEB K BUCKE¥ * •■• MIICB SO bsrrels CIDER VINEGAR, SUPERIOR FAMILY SOAPS, BOURBON and PURE OLD RYE WHISKY FK ?ARS*** WILLUMBB RBr,N * l > ■* PUKE and EXTRA WHITE LEAD, SWEET CIDER * PALMER, HARTSOOK * CO.. ~<• l hz lm .',._■ ' Libey Buildings. REOPENED AGAIN.-* b7 BAN- V.? I .?*!' *«■*» «»speetfully announces that be will he happy to meet Via cuaiomera st So. t*» <■• *P«»«»w«*« Hotel. As., earsfallyieseired by «a?Ke ww » w, | # B , jAjoiOfT, Agent.

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nieaaoxn axodjbvim.bjUw.koad i „. Sreaaixraanaar's Orrw n, ' i Rf« aaoxD.Deeevtber is, lass ( NOTICE.— THE RUNNING OP THE Rfgnlar Freight Trains on this road will l', diacontlnaed during theCbrlatma* holiday' l ' No freight will be received for transportation • • .fe? d TO Jn */»*&*& °* •1 th * *>s<>h> eathi Ifhe of the road, after Friday, the TBd ofttemmu?. IMS, until Tuesday, the td day of\lanuary| Urn*' THOMAS DODAMEAb, - Superintendent. -

RICHMOND AND DANVILLE RAILROAD-CHANGE OF SCHEDULE _ 0 n ?,o d »*££ r .TH ESI,AY ' Bfjember 12th, the P Ass EX GER TRAIN on this roil will ran as follow* Leave Richmond dally, Sundays excepted, at 7 at A.M. Arrive at Danville at %M P. M. Leave Danville dally, Sundaya except«d at : •<. A.M. Arrive In Richmond at SUP MV '" Trains connect at Borkeville with trains os th* Southalde railroad for Lynchburg, and at Danvii with the trains on the Piedmont railroad , Greeesboro', Charlotte, Ac. ' ' . ,„ • THOMAS DODAMRAD de 11—ts laaaHidiaj...!

VIRGINIA CENTRAL RAILROAD The following regular trains will be run this road on and afterTHURSDA Y. December i ' A MAIL TRAIN DAILY (except on Sunday, t tween Richmond and Staunton, leaving sVaHbkm i at 7.43 A. M. and Staunton at a a. M. At^ A TRIWEEKLY MAIL TRAIN, leav«*£ Staan ton at 7 A.M. for the West, on Tuesdays, Thim days and Saturdays. THE MAIL TRAIN leaving Richmond com.— with trains on the ORAN*«B AND ALBXANDRI \ RAILROAD. The DAY MAIL TRAIN connect', with STAGE COACHES at Staunton, Lexington Winchester, Ac. The train west of Staunton connects with STAG! COACHES for Rockbridge Baths, Rockbridge A laat Warm, Hot and Healing Springs, and the Whito Sulphur and Lewisbarg. A FREIGHT TRAIN between Richmond ant Stannton connects with Freight Trains on Oran*;. and Alexandria railroad for Lynchburg and Alex andria. FREIGHT*wiII be sent to any point on the Onega and Alexandria railroad without change of cars. Goods purchased In Northern cities can be sent direct to any station on this road where the com pany has an agent by consigning thena to STE PHEN HUNTER, General Freight Agent, Rich mond. The charge for the transit through Rich mond, including wharfage, drayage, storage an ! commissions, will not exceed tan cents per sac hundred pounds, snd on heavy articles will bo much less. Freights will be collected at destina tion. Through tickets can be purchased at this office to Lynchburg, Bristol, Knoxville, Chattanooga and Da I ton. - Tickets to Lexington, Va., at fit. Freight office at Richmond closed at 3 P. M. 11. D. WHITCOMB, de 11—ts General Superintendent.

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Office Richx*oxd, Fkkdkbk ksbvr<» axi>> Potomac Railroad Compaxt, > Richmoxd, Octobers?, 18*5. ) THE QUICKEST AND MOST T»T. RECT ROUTE TO THE NORTH AND WL^r, VIA THE RICHMOND, FREDERICKSBURG AND POTOMAC RAILROAD. THROUGH TO WASHINGTON IN SEVEN AND A HALF HOURS. TWO THROUGH TRAINS leave the Depot, corner Broad and Eighth streets, Shockoe Hill, DAILY (Sunday night excepted,) at 7 A. M. and I I*. M', and arrive in Washington at 2.15 P. M. and 4.20 A. M., connecting with the EARLY AFTERNOON AND MORNING EXPRESS TRAINS FOR THE NORTH AND WEST. THROUGH TICKETS TO ALEXANDRIA, WASH INGTON, BALTIMORE PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK, ' AXD TO ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES IN THE WEST r AND NORTHWEST. BAGGAGE checked through to Alexandria, Washington, Baltimore and New York, accompanied by through Baggage Matters. Passengers breakfast and sup at ASHLAND, and dine on board POTOMAC STEAMERS. For further information and through tickets, ap ply at the office of the Company, corner Broad and Eighth street*. Shockoe Hill; at the offlc* of R. H. STROTBER, Exchange Broker, Main street, between fcighth and Ninth, nearly op- Sosite Spotswood Hotel, and at Messrs. THOMAS t RICHARDSON'S Commission House, on Wall street, betweassMiu.li and Franklin, in rear of St. Charles Hotel.- i SAMUEL RUTH, I Superintendent. J. B. Gextrv, General Ticket Agent. LovisZimhbb, General Western Agent.

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rjiHE NATIONAL EXPRESS AMI TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, OFFICE ON MAIN STREET, BETWEEN Til 18. ITEENTH AND FOURTEENTH STREETS, KICHMOND, VA., ARE NOW PREPARED TO FORWARD CURRENCY, COIN, VALUABLES AND FREIGHT TO POINTS NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST The tariff of charges is based upon fair asanas*! principles, without being oppressive to the public. GOODS SHIPPED FROM THE NORTH by steamships and marked to the care of the Na tional Express and Transportation Company will be promptly forwarded to destination FREE OF CHARGE FOR COMMISSION OK DRAYAGL. Goods called for without ofutrgs and promptly forwarded. All desired information in regard to the extent of the lines operated by this company furni*UeJ at B agencies on application. J. £. JOHNSTON, President. bodex, General Superintendent.

Richmoks, Va., November 24, ISCi. 4 DAMS EXPRESS COMPANY. .AT EASTERN, WESTERN AND ■MfUaUi EXPRESS FORWARDERS. ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY are prepared with unequalled facilities to forward GOODS, VALUABLES AND MONEY TO IYIBT PART OF THS WORLD. WAGf NS wjll call st sny part of ths city Isf GOODS without extra chargs. All Express matter transported by this Company is forwarded by FAST EXPRESS, and not by SL»'W FREIGHT TRAINS. Leave orders and make contracts at ourofflee, m Main street. B. G. WIBCOTT, dell—let Assistant Superintend^"! rjARBER A CO/S RICHMOND CITY VJT OMNIBUS AND STAGE LINE. The proprietors would respectfully Inform the traveling public thatL_____ they bars, at a heavy expense, eatablhißea arun* 6 splendid POUR-HORSt COACHES AND OMNI BCSEtt, for the parpossof tr»n»p«»rtii>g paxaeny'* and their baggage to and from the different nuir .»i depots aad steamboat landing*: to and froiu *■' parts or the city, and respectfully solicit their pa* Charges less than by any other conveyance. We have phvced BOXES ia U* Ballard, tx change, Spotawood, Powhatan and Monum»i>t»! Hotels, where persona deairlng to leave by any <>i the railroads or steamer* can leave their order* t>> 7 o'clock, P. M. t and will bs called for next ■•■"»• i lag in time for the train pr boat they with to geea. Orders can also be left at oar sake, corner ot se venteenth and Marshall streets. Passenger* going South din* st the Powhatan Hotel, our lins of Coaches leaving there daily at 11. IB and 7. II A. M. and IMP. M, and iv time te 1 connect with trains on the Kichmond and Danvii.o and Kichmond and Petersburg railroad* | ds 11-aia OARBBR * CO ' T IWGJk— IiAJtjQsgT AND BJ>>T JLj ASSORTMENT IN TOWN. m .... WHISKY ef every grade, some yetr lac and old. OLD LONDON DOCK BRANDY, Ikl, COGNAC BRANDY, dark and pals; .„ M SHERRY. PORT AND MADEIRA WINK*. FINS OLD JAMAICA AND ST. CROIX RUM. HOLLAND Gill, FINE HAVANA CIGARS. . , fetfA in naaatHle. to .... fi&ftft™ delUlsi *e,etMeta street, R^eaan>nd,Ya.