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A Negro for Sale.

a BY VIRTUE of an order of A the Circuit Court for the coun- SAT Y of Phillips, Territory of Ar- pX/ kansas, entered at the June ssszaaA.:s.a term, 1881, 1 will expose to sale,
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*srhe roof of many of the apartments of the Taurid palace as decorated with gold en stars. = Boaoring.
Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1831-12-03

The Wcafhrr.-The atmosphere. iur.
some time past, has been particularly cold
for the season. On "Wednesday last, tho
mud having previously been transformed
into the consistency of a pavement, snow
fell in considerable quantities sufficient,
at least, to render the polite art of sleigh
ing practicable, which has been improv-
ed, greatly to The edification Of certain.
quadruPeds yclept horses. By the way.
gentle reader, we will tell -sou Of mon
s,rous PrN which we perpetrated whilst
the aforesaid snow was falling We met
one of eur neighbors IN the street, who
remarked, that it was early in the season.
for FEATHERS to be flying IN such profu-
sion---io which We replied, with our usual
gravity, that it might be feathers whilst
descending, but So soon Us it reached Ter.
"a frma il was DOWN
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Monday next Is the time appointed
by law for the converting Of the legisia-
lures OF several of the states, and of the
congress Of the United States. We in
tend giving, weekly, such information
respecting the proceedings Of Congress,
and Of the legislature of this sta te as will
De of interest to our readers. II is preb-
able that the ensuing session of Congress
VIII De the most interesting one held for
several years A new ratio of represen-
tafioa As 10 De adopted and it is expected
that antl-tariffiites will rally their whole
strength, IN order, if possible, to give a
death blow 10 the protecting system, and
thereby run, lrretrievabiy, thousands of
en;erprismg and industrious men, who
have cmaarhed their all in .ae manufac-
turing business To add to the interest
of the coming session, II will be recolIect-
ed that Henry Clay Is in the Senate, and
John Quincy Adams in the House OF
Representatives.
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aot to remove west of The Mississippi.
should be imprisoned IN the Pcnitentiary
a certain term Of years; and also, that II
any white man continued 10 reside IA
the Indian territory, after certain pc
Rod. without the authority of the state Of
Georgia. he would be liable 10 the same
penalty. The preachers i'll question were
convicted of violation Of this law. and
are now undergoing the penalty. This
sabjec, presents difficulties which II IS
impossible for us to surmounf We are
far from approving the law CT Georgia
so far from II. that We consider II j viola
ton of the constitution, justice, and hc-
manitv. But bein. a law, II was emit
tied to respect as such. No one has the
power to declare law unconslltutional,s
and, acting under his own declaration, To
infringe If with impunity. The court
which sentenced the, preachers has been
abused for doing SO; but we cannot COM.
ceive how they could have acted other
wise There was the law. which they
were sworn TO administer and there the
culpri,s, charged with its violation, and
fcand guilty by jury of freemen. How
else could they have acteds They were
not competent tribunal 10 try the cone
stl,u,,onaIi,y of the law Our opinion Is
that the law ought never to have been en-
acted but after it was enacted ii ought not
to have been violated. The preachers are
umlustlv detained, because under the au-,
thoritv Of an oppressive law, but this Is
no argument that illegal means should be
resorted to for their liberation We hate
Modification, most cordial 2. Tire prop.
er authority should take this subject I'm :.
der consideration, and wipe this foul Ito,
from the face of our country. There ~
righ, and wrong way TO do every
thing, and we are particularly IN favor q
doing things the right way
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The case Of two preachers, who were
taken into custody under the authority OF
the state Of Georgia, and sentenced to
four yeas confinement in the peniteu,ia-
ry, seems 10 De the theme Of considerable
throughout the Union. We
have hith.rto refrained from mentioning
this subject, in hopes that something
would transpire. from which we could
form correct judgment on the scblect.
Ii we are correctly informed, il appears
that the congress Of the United States, in
violation Of treaties existing between she
government and certain tribes of Indians,
authorised the state Of Georgia TO extend
her jurisdiction over the territory belong
ing to said tribes. The state Of Georgia.
IN pursuance Of the power thus given
them. passed an act for the purpose; and !.
among other things, enacted that any per-
son convicted q. pe-suading the Indians
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pidiry with which this terrible malady
has invaded US.
kussIA.-Captain Mansfield, Of the /
brig Statesman, arrived at Boston from
whence Inc sailed on the 9TH
reports that the news OF
the fall OF Warsaw had reached St.
Petersburg before he left, which caus-
ed great reloicings, illuminations, &c.
The editors of the Journal Of Com
merce are favored with letters from
Havre to September 18th, from which
the following TRANSACTIONS are made.
Hayre. Sept. 2S.-The oommotions
at Paris are at an end. Tranquility
is restored. Confidence is returning,
though our fears have not entirely
isubslded, chiefly because 1t is ruruored
that the King of Holland purposes TO
commence hostliities against Belgium
on the 10th October, the day on which
the armI,tice expires. II it is SO. no
doubt he is backed BY the northern
powers. But we are among the great
number who disbelieve these runfors.
| Another letter. same date. The ir-
ritation caused by the fall Of Warsaw.
has been put down in the streets Of
Paris, aud in the discussion which
grew out of il in the Chamber Of De
puties, the friends Of military move.
ment were unable to sustain them
selves. The news from Paris is.there.
fore, becoming every day more tran
fquil.
! LATEST FROM SMyRNA.-The cdi
tors OF the Journal of Commerce have
been favored with the following letter
from an attentive correspondent, da
ted
}, SMYRNA, Sept. II, 1881.
i Conference.-The burning of the
Greek dee: al Pores, aud the cppos,
ton to Capo d'Istrais' administration
need not, as conceive, aw aiken the ap
prehensions of merchants trading Il
the Levant. Americans, surely ,woule
: Justify resistance to a tyrant imposed
by foreign arrns--another Genera
Gage, whom the country will not mucl
, losger endure. OF course the poll
) tics of Greece are intimately connect
, ed with the fate OF Poland, and tn,
: movements ofthe great allied powers
: In some happy hour, she may. howev
er. succeed in breaking from the s'un
r toward" and eccentric orbit in which
she has been compelled to move
Whatever destiny awaits her, there i
/, little prospect, as ! apprehend, Of he
, shores becoming again, to much ex
tent. the receptacle of pirates.
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For the Palladium.
Mr.. EDrroR :

NIX. EDITOR
The Genius of Liberty appeared a..
gam, and spake as follows;
"When was driven from the old world
by political despots and ecclesiastical ty-
rants, l fled to the woods Of America az
my last retreat rall,ed the sons oc
Columbia, taught the a my doctrines. and
made them happy; and for almost half q
century, | entertained tho most pleasing
expectations that the American people
would observe the first great principle oe
freedom-that is, to keep the church an
state entirely separate. But to nv mex
press;ble grief, some who had sucked M
b<easts. crowded in their memorials. pray
ing Congress to establish their religion.
views about certain dav, TO the oppres
sion Of my Jewish, Seventh-day- Baptist.
Quaker, and iniidel children. raised
my voice like the bittcrn, say ing. We car
not do this thing--it is Contrary to The,
constitution. The patriotic congress re
pied, saying, our institution is solely pc
ilticai, d the church has a right 70 make
It's own rules, by which 10 expeI mem
befs for the non observance Of any dax
which ii holds sacred. That matter be
ing ended, | was content; unit! Gcorci,
seized and consigned some men Of God e.
the States prison, for no other offence.
than exercising their constitutional riay,,
OF preaching the Gospel to the Indiaa,
And ntw appeal > he good sense and
patriotism Of Indiana, and especially ,h..
members from Wayne county, to promote
shc psssSe of = resoiaisp, 70 iastrrr,
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DIARY OF THE WEATHER

The average temperature of the a,mos-
pherc, from the 3rd Of November to the
30ih, inclusive. was, according TO Fahrcn-
heit's thermometer. So above Zero. es:t~
mated from 8 O'Clock. A. NJ. TO 8 O'Clock
P. NJ. The highest range was ST.. on
the 5,h, and the lowest &c, Oh
Tuesday, 29th. Communicated.
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RICHMOND PALLADIUM.

world to which he could never return
but as q cOrse.
The above is no exaggeration, but
the true transcript OF many scenes
which have iranspIred. The imProp-
or appropriation OF sixpence has Of
ten led 10 lie OF misery and crime.
and to tue scatlold or the dungeon. as
NAV hereafter be shown.
MILFORD BARD.
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RICHMOND, DECEMBER ,.

Rapid Travelling The Hamilton In
ieligencer, dated Nov. u. arrived in this
place on Monday last, the 2sth, having
travelled a distance Of some forty miles,
in the short space OF sixteen days Sew
eraI Philadelphia papers, OF the 10Th Nov.
arrived at the same time.
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LITTLE EoCE .FVA DE.M Y.

TyHOMAS B. MALONE has establish -s ed a SEMINARY at Little Rock for the instruction of youth of both sexes.
 In the Department, Spelling, kead- ing, Writing, and Arithmetic, will be taught at S5 per quarter.
 English Grammar, Geography, Rhetoric, Elooution, Geometry, Natural and Moral Philosophy, and Theoretic Chemistry, at S6 9 per quarter Latin and Greek, at S7 50 per quarter.
 In the Female Department, which is un. der the direction of Miss MALONE, Read. ing, Writing and Arithmetic will be taught at S5 per quarter.
 English Grammar, Geography, History, Natural and Moral Philosophy, Drawing and Painting, at S6 g per quarter. .,
 The exercises of this institution will commence on the 1st Monday in January next.
 Having been assiduously engaged in teaching for twenty-one years, MT. MA LONE hopes that he is not entirely made. quate to the task of instructing youth and he assures his patrons that no pains on hls part shall be wanting.
 Little Rock, Dec. 2Sth, 1890. bty4o
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VIEW @OOD9a
 E. EETENGN

HAS just received, per Steamboat sa- N ratoga, an entire new assortment of GOODS, suitable for the present and ap- preaching seasons, consisting of
 Dry Goods, Groceries,
 Hardware, Cutlery,
 China, Glass, Liverpool, and
 Queens ware,
 Ladies. Gentlemen. Misses and
 Boys BOOTS and SHOES,
 One box fine Shclmerdine HATS. An assortment of Saddlery. and
 100 Sacks of Salt. &c. &e. All of which, he Is determined to san at very reduced prices for GlssiI.
 Also, on Commission, Flour, NhiskeY. Bacon, Lard, eSc.
 June 9, ts3l. fi-f
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ATK1NsoN's cAsHrr.

GPns o1 Lueydiaue, Hit and Seot;.n..
 SACH No. of thls popular nontll" sf odicai for 1881, will contain .p peFi- more royal octave pages of lefta- 70 or closely printed on fine type and ra, press, per, forming at the end of the yas ooo pa tune of about ooo pages. Price @ 5o v9ls |
 Every No, will be embellished u;a
 elegant Copperplate and several band hand ona Wood engrayings, Music, and iilnstrst?;lllne of Botany; besides beautiful Title -peis ols and general Index for the volume, pss ppsa Copperpiates vii embrace Portraits ofa'e e most distinguished men, the F5"ur Fos5;oa. Views, and fancy Pieces, equal to tbs.'o8s, any periodical n he United Slaies '''0se of
 An elegant plate of the latest Fa.4. will be published in the January '",ens n of the Figures a filii length portr.;t1 p.1H. Queen Adelaide of England; Lady ai1 ;r oi Dress; Walking Dress, and Can and fi' TsI psii ban, of the newest style. e'-
 The February No. will contain s,,. did Portrait Of Washington. An elarsa. Scripture Piece for March, is in the Is,'a. a.'. of the Engraver. The subseouent aa' cravings will be of the best quality.
 Liberal premiums have been offered fo. choice. original contributions. And sao .cial care will be taken to have the ssips. tions of the most interesting and instruo. tive matter, consisting of Moral Tales Biography, Historical Sketches, poetrv'' Light Reading, -Szc. !'
 The Volumes ofthe Casket for 1897. ,2e- '29, ,.and 80, embellished with great nnm' Der of engrayings, bound or in Nos. nav still be had, price S2 50 volume. Tl;ss may be the last opportunity of obtainipr complete sets. But small number ovos what IS required for present subscribers will be published in 1881. Address for. ders post paid)
 SAMUEL c. ATKINSON
 2-4w l12 2Chesnut-street, philadclpb;s
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NOTICE.

A IL persons are hereby notified that a ~ certain note executed by Nicholas Peay and Thomas W. Scott, for the sum ofseyeBty dollars, in favor of Abraham Secrest, dated on or near the lst of Novem- Der, 1880, will not be paid by said Peay Se Scott, unlessscompeiledb by law. This note IS the only one Secrest holds against the subscribers. Itwas given fora horse which proved to be wholly valueless.
 NICHOLAS PEAY.
 THOMAS W.. SCOTT. Littte Rock, Feb. ?, 1884, 45-f
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ORANGE TAVERN, Post of 4rkans sos.

anHE subscriber grateful for the liberal 4 encouragement he has received, res pectfally informs the public, and particular iy gentlemen and families coming in, and passing through the Territory ,that he con- tinues to keep house of PuBLIc ENTER- PAYMENT, at the sign of the Orange Tree, in the Post of Arkansas. His table will be abundantly supplied with the best the country affords, and his stables with plen- ty of the best forage, and he trusts hy his nnremitting attention 10 his guests, to mer- 1t a continuance of the public patronage.
 R. NJ. TARLT0N.
 May, 10th 1891. s2n'..
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE
 UNITED STATES.

 TNpursuance ofIaw, I, ANDREW JACK II SON, President of the United States of America, do hereby declare and make known, that public sales will be held at the undermentiened Land Offices. in the Territory of ARKANSAS, at the periods designated, for the sale of the lands here matter mentioned, viz:
 At the Land Office at BATEsvILLE, on the 2d Monday in June next, for the sale of the following townships, viz: North of the Buse Line and East Of khe .Ne-
 yidian: Township threc, of Range fsp. Township four, of Range four. Township Jire, of Ranges jour, .Gre, ssa and seuea.
 Part of township niae, of Range three. Township len, of Range three. Township Thirteen, of Range one. Township Joarteen, of Ranges one, tsoo and Mree.
 Township dyleen. of Ranges one, hree, four and .fre.
 Township sirteen, of Ranges one, hree, four and .fee.
 Township sepeateen, of Ranges one, four and .fee.
 Township eiglseen, ofRanges thyee, four, jlre and sir four.
 Township taoenty, of Range fhree. the Land Oftice at BArEsvlLLE, on the lst Monday in July next, for the sale of the following Townships and Fractional Townships, viz: .Aorth Q she Base Line and Vlst of the .ue-
 ridiar
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Notice.

H HEREBY forewarn all persons from N trading for, or taking note, executed by me to Townsend Dickinson, for twen- ty-tive dollars, as fee to said Dickinson in a law case, which Ire has failed to at- tend to. Said note was given some time in May, 1929, and due August following and witnessed by James Livingston-which note am determined not to pay.
 STEPHEN THOMPSON.
 .June l9, 1891. l4*3p
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L.A NUYECE.

NTILLIAM TRIMBLE, Attorney at w Law, will practice in the Superior Court, at Little Rock, and in the counties of Clark, Hampstead, and Lafayette, ID the First Judicial Circuit, and Crittenden, Phillips, and Chicot, in the Fourth .lndlclai Circuit. He will also attend to the colr lecting business throughout the Territory
 His residence, Washington, ilempsteae county, GA. T..
 July 2I, 1890. T-J.
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Administration, Notice.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT StOttCCs SMHE undersigned having obtained from eA the Clerk of the Circuit and County Courts of St. Francis county, Arxans as Territory, Letters of Administration, on the estate of W5Aiam searcy, late of said county, deceased, bearing date the 9th day of March. 1881, hereby gives notice to all persons having demands against said es- tate, to present tf,em duly authenticated according to law, within.one year from the date of said Letters, or they may ye pre- eluded from deriving any benefit from said estate; and ifsaid demands be not pres ent- cd as aforesaid within five years, they will be for ever barred.
 All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment
 GREEN B. LINCECUM, .adm'r.
 of the estate of j1m. Searcy, dec'd June 6, 1881. 14-3w.
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To Journeyman Printers. NWANTED.a a JOURNEYMAN PRIN- < w TER, of steady and industrious habits. To such an one, good wages and constant employment will he given, by im- mediate application at the Arkansas Ad- vocatc Q1ices
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-
 THE OLO.
From H.e Saturday Euening Post.
 THE SPIRIT LAND.

Uh yes there IS happier shores
 land of sweeter bliss; More radiant bright and beautiful.
 And loY elier far than this. Where stainless spirits wander free, h shining garments clad; And every eye is lit with joy,
 And every heart is glad. No pain or sorrow ever can
 Enter this world so fair; No scenes of woe, oft felt below,
 Are ever witnessed there. There Love and Friendship joyftsi meet, And wander hand iI hand, And gladly they shall eYer sirsTs A holy happy band There on aligh and gorgeous thronss Sits crowned the king of kings While round him myriad lnstFes skles,. And giittering glorious things This blissful region everwas.
 And ever still shall kes And never viii it pass away,
 Through all eteraEsF. It IS the weary pilxrisls 6pEes
 Tbe rest to " auderSrs -avsEs The great rewards cf hgar sat1ia.
 The christians future ke9veH@
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The Steamboat Waverley.
 CAPTAIN PENNYWIT,

Will ply regularly a during the ensuing sea- FES-.s,s-.sszAg4a1s May son, between New-0r- ..sssssssszzssSss leans and the several landings the Arkansas river, and when- ever the water will admit, will proceed as far up as Cantonment Gibson and the West ern Creek Agency.
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LAW NOTICE.

y1HOMAs HUBBARD, Lawyer, and
 4 Prosecuting Attorney, for the First Judicial Circuit Arkansas Territory, com posed of the counties of Clark, Hampstead, i, Union, Lafayette, Seyier and Miller, re sides at Washington, Hampstead county, will attend all the Courts in said circuit, and the Superior Court at Little Rock All professional business of civil nature intrusted to his care, will be despatched with promptitude. Sums over two hun drea dollars will be received for collection in any part of the Territory.
 fE.F All rognes made known to him by indictment will receive marked attention.
 September 6, 1630. 25tf.
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GTSfrS-sS r-rpzs7lz

TNIu---s9 rr7-grrzE7- Mourn not that Genius does Eosshzd Her dazzling halo round thy Lead, Or Fancy, genius darling child, Her richly tinted fowrets wild
 Filings o'er thy level mind. sTis true the high and brilliant blaze That round his ardent forehead plays Attracts, awhile, the homage gaze
 Of souls 10 humbler bounds confined. And fancy lends him wings to fly Where morning. lights the flushing sky, Or chase the rainbow's fieeting hue, Or mark the trembling gems.of dew,
 That evenings airy eyeiid weeps; Yet.mauy a pang of power severe. To force the bitter, bursting tear, Or chill tie pulses young career,
 Its sting, for wayward genius keeps.
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Runaway Negro in Jail.

= WAS left in my charge, as
 A Sheriff and Jailor of this county, M<9 by Captain D. T. Reede, of the PW steamer Convoy, on the 23d of ssaskakar May, NEGRO BOY, who says
 his name Is John; that he be- longs to MT. Hugh Bell, of Louisville, Kentucky, by whom he was hired to the owners of tho steamboat Cora, as a fire man; was discharged from his employ by the Captain of the boat. and by him left with Mr. Moses Harriss, in New-Orleans, from whom, and from which place he ab- sconded.
 The said negro IS five feet ten inches high, nineteen or twenty years of age, very slender made, has a scar on the right side of his face, extending from the outer cor ner of the eye to the lower edge of the nose, has another scar on his left leg, some few marks of the whip on his back.
 The owner of said negro Is requested 10 como forward prove pr ioperty, pay charges, and take him away, otherwise he will be disposed Of as the law directs.
 HENRY l.. BISCOfs, Sheriff
 and Jailor of Philips county. Helena, June 9, 1881. 15-losc
 Prs fee, ST 50,
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;. N.UEgTs. MERCHANT TAILOR.

p EfUkNS lis thanks te bls customers
 sissaa friends Scr ssAAss lsasrSi share et patronage be has received as shsir hands, and respectfully informs them that he has lgst received large and splendid assort- ussaS of FANCY GL0TfEs-eOnsisting of
 Sapertiue Rlae-Rlaek,
 do. 0lfYs-Green.
 4e. Rfsessa- Dark Citron,
 do. GFey-DFab,
 inseres->aeinets. and
 { uarieav of FANCY silk xsStiRg. EEhagA v lltf eaahRs bSn to furnish fall ssl1a ef eaesbes. or q single coat made up, mach efegeer. and much better, than can ss purchased "a any part of the Territory.
 | suit of clothes can he furnished in FORT SIX hours after the measure Is taken, and he pledges himself 4iat all work pas sing through Us hands. shall be executed n the neatest manner and the most fash ionable style.
 bout the last of September next, he will receive, from Philadelphia, a large variety of superfne F'ancy Cloths which.he will sell, for Cash or approved paper, at a more reduced price than has heretofore been sold in any part of Arkansas. This supply will enable him to furnish gentlemen attending the Legislature, Wlth clothes3 at the shortest notice, of the very best quality.
 He has made arrangements by which he will receive. quarterly, the latest fashions from Philadelphia.
 fET Gentlemen at distance can have their coats made, by sending him their er- aet measure, agreeably to the following di- rectlons. viz:
 To measure for c Fashionable Cont.
 1st. The full height of the customer, by feet and inches.
 2d The half circumference of breast unde the coat.
 3J The lralf circumference of waist un- der the coat
 4th. The length ofsleeves, including the width of back and cuffs. the arm being raised level and square. f4r SHOP next door to the Post Office. Little Roek ,Jaae 20. 14-T
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Runaway Negro in Jail.

A Nas-cQmm1tted to the Jail of M this county, on the 3d instant, &Y hy William Fharp and William
 Standsey..a NEG iiO MAN. who .ssssAsissz.n calls himself Charles. Sad ne-
 gro IS aboat twenty six years of age, five feet even and three.quarter inch es high, stout and wei made, very black .coroplexion, small protuberance on the left ct eek, another on tie left arm ocra- stoned by bite, and aome marks of inc lash upop his hack.
 The said negro states that he " as raised in North Carolina, by 2 MT. David Harriss, by him sold to D. s. White6eld, of Alaha- ma, who sold him-to John T. Davis, living in Hardeman county, Tennessee, about i've miles from Bolivar, who is his present owner.
 ila owner of said negro is requested so cone forward. prove property, pay charges, snd take him away, otherwise inc will De disnosed of as the law prescribes.
 HENRY l.. BIsCOE, Shesif
 and yniyor of Phillips coatnfy.> Helena, June 22, 1881. 15-l3u
 Prs fee, S15 75.