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Circumcision In Damascus.

The writer Of "Sccnes in the East, published in
the New York Corrir, in his last letter, dated At
Damascus, gives the following description Of an cx-
mbiton IN that country:
"a day two since saw a procession Of devo-
tee on it, return from escorting to the mosque two
children Of rich man to be- circunciscd. II was a
sight that merits at least brief description. First
came on horseback, with iron pixies in their hands,
several boy deryishes, fOaming like sbys at the
mouth, and, as overcome by supernatural inlu-
cnces, either cKhaustcdly swinging their bodies
from side - side, else desperately struggling 70
quit the group Of men who held them, and mount
10 The skics
''Ncxt a swarthy. hideous. looking rascal, with
huge beard, his head entirely shavcn, except
scalp-ock at the crown, and his body completely
naked, except coarse cotton cloth round the loins
With long hammer be insancy beat the air, and
wildly danced 90 tic music of tsmbOurnCs Three
four fellows followed, stripped TO the middle,
each with hs checks pinned together by iron skew
crs, which perforated them through and through,
md with bis lack pcntifully spittcd with iron
quilts, running trsnsvcrscly under the flesh for
inchcs, and one withal with bis abdomen drilled by
a huge pike. Then couple Of stalwart half naked
Hortbic-, slashing the air and pounding the pave.
Incnt with iron spiked bludgeons ia savage battle
with ihEisiblc demons.
"a deyotcc came next, with large sword stick
ing unsupported from his stomach, which il appar
entity pierced Tor inches Then, an immense green
flag, which, if instinct with celestial buoyancy,
could scarcely be prevented, by the hard c1ertions
Il many men, from soaring alOit holy sheik, sit
ting coInpOscdiy On his horse, but with checks puff
ing with heavenly ardOr, brought Up the rear. The
big green flags Of the prophet waved along the
whole procession, and az short intervals squads
Of players on tambOurncs aud tom toms, chaunt-
ing vOcilcrously in unison with the howlings Of the
devotecs, and rending the air with their instrumcn-
tai din.
"Hundreds Of half phrenzed men, women, aud
children followed the procession, all shouting and
shrcking with excitement more internal scene
have never witnessed. Our Arab dragoman was
greatly frightened for safety We were the
only persons in Frank dress present aud the people
stored At VS. in wonder and scowled with hatred.
We Cyyly kept our stand at the side of the street,
way uuuDicstCd."
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protect yourselves and save the honor of your
party9 We think not The Democracy of this city
and State yet too mindful Of their duty to the
national Democratic party to permit sectional
and fanatical brand TO be placed their forehead.
The union Of the States with its unnumbered
blessings, is more dear to us than coalition with
traitors Let u.s. therefore, at the polls to- morrow,
vote only for such candidates the State ticket as
have remained faithful to the cause they represent,
and the compact from which their positions ema-
mated. If you and your friends to be prescribed,
then must you prescribe also Let this be done,
and hereafter men will learn that chyalrous hdeli-
ty to the terms and spirit of treaty never be
disregarded with IMMUNITY by those who seek the
advantage of an alliance.
DANIEL +. SICKLES,
JAMES LEE,
JAMES II. BRADY,
UGUSTUS SCHELL,
JOSEPH II. SWEET,
ALEX'R STEWART,
THOMAS p. KETTELL,
ALEXANDER f. VACHE,
GEO. j. GALLAGHER,
MIKE WALSH
JOHN M BLOODGOOD,
ALEX'R M. ALLING,
Danacraiir RenpbIican Executive tee
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The New York papers say that revolt was
attempted among the prisoners in the penitentiary
on BlackwelPs Island on Monday night One OF
s Of %e s, eae up OBEY By ge
mandcd, when he drew knife and made furious
stroke at Mr. Keen. At the moment one Of the deputy
keepers, named De Mott, stepped in the way, and
the left side, woundng him very severely. The
negro seized and ironed, and medical attend
ance procured for Mr.. Dc Mott, who in dan
gerous condition. limitations of contemplated
revolt having been given to the warden, he ordered
a search of the prisoners and their cells, when a
large quantity of knives found.
Baltimore Patriot, 10Th.
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The MAIL RoBBERs-Marshal Felps and Cozzins,
who left this city Sunday week for Indianapolis,
with the charge oftwo men named John d. Jones
and George w. Caswell, alias Hazwell, alias Harris,
arrested in this city upon suspicion of being the
men who robbed the mail between Indiansp polls
and Terre Hautc in January last, returned TO this
city yesterday. The officers inform that Jones
and Caswell are no doubt the perpetrators of the
robbery that upon arriving at indianapolis they
were fully recognised, and, waving an examina-
ton, committed 10 Jail to await their trial at
the next term of the district court, which convenes
on the third Monday of November.
Missouri Rem. 1sf
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ARRAY AND DEATH IN ARKANsAs.-Wc are in.
debtcd to the officers of the Chancellor for the fol-
lowing statement Of difficulty in Arkansas: 1--WE
were informed at Columbia, Ark, where we stopped
on the 27th ult., between Judge Archibald Goodloe
and Mr.. Romulus Paine, planters in Arkansas, in
which the former killed instantly, and the
latter very dangerously wounded, having received
seven shots in various parts Of his body. When
We passed, the Monday following, we were told
that Mr. y. would probably recover. We could
not obtain any particulars TO the cause of the
fPht IN o. pdper
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Democratic Republican Executive Committee

COLONEL JEFFERSON DAvIs--The Senator from
Mississippi was in attendance at the Memphis con
vention the last day Of its session. He was
called to address the people after the adjourn
ment of the convention, and made few remarks
in which he spoke very handsomely of the inn
porance Of preserving close connexion and ia
cilitating the intercourse between Atlantic and
Pacific States, but declared his unyeding hostility
to the construction of railroad by the Federal
Government, such as seemed to be contemplated
by members of the convention.
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CONVICTION OF OBSCENE PREACHERs.-After a
lengthy trial, some street preachers named Barker,
Kirkland, and Sharpe, were convicted at Pittsburg,
on Wednesday, as nuisances, in preaching OBJ
scenity in the streets, vifying the Catholic clergy
and sisters of mercy and others in that city. Ex-
cited crowds thus collected, to the danger and
Inconvenience of the public. They will undergo
more than years. imprisonment.
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Father MATHEW has declined all public honors
for the future, they calculated to retard his
labors and tax his strength. He desires that if
money and time are TO be expended at all, they
may be for the full contamination Of the main OBJ
ject-thc promotion of temperance.
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CHOLERA ST. GENEvIEvE.-We learn from
the officers of the steamers up from below, and
from other sources that the cholera has broken out
in st. Genevevc. On Wednesday last it is re-
ported there eight deaths, and since, an
age of three or four per day.-St. Louis Ne,c Era,
Nop. Sd.
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The LONDON PREss.-Thc proprictorship Of the
newspaper press Of London has lately undergone,
and is still undergoing, remarkable changes One
weekly journal, which few years ago was con
sidcrcd a very fourishing concern, so fiourshing
that the copyright then bought al high price,
subject To perpetual annuity Of $500, was sold
few weeks since at a trife; and had that trihc
not been got for il, il would in a few weeks more
cease to exist. IL for many years the property
Of member Of the government, as well as a mem
Der Of Parliament and who Is now in tho receipt
Of E5,OOO year a government functionary
abroad. Another weekly journal, which still re-
tans its high literary character, has fallen 40 low
weekly. II changed hands a short time ago, and s
again in the market. third weekly paper Of
note in the attempt TO establish which at least
Gl2,OO0 were expended, is also for sale, but none,
presume, who inquire into the position Of the
property will make any offer for II. question,
indeed, whether any one would be found to accept
the copyright, even were II offered as midsum-
mcr present A fourth weekly journal, for the
copyright Of which a friend offered T. 200 two or
three years since, put to the hammer last Tues
day, but not a single individual made his appear
ance in the character of bidder. Great changes
arc also understood TO be pending in regard TO the
proprietorship of several of the morning papers
The loss one OF these morning journals has been,
within the last three years, not less than 10000,
about E400O0 Of which loss has fallen on one quar-
ter. Two other morning journals arc understood
To be in very unsatisfactory condition. could
enter into some curious details respecting the
newspaper property Of the metropolis, but il would
answer no good perpose- Cor. Northern WudT.
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We learn from the Boston papers that
the Hon. ROBERT G.. WINTHROP, Speaker
of the last House Of Representatives, was
married on Tuesday evening to Mrs.
LAURA DERBY WELLEs.
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The first three American missionaries to Jerusa-
lem were born among the green mountains OF
western Massachusetts,, within forty days of the
same time, and within thirty miles of each other
viz. Rev. Jonas King, ID. D., in Hawley; Rev
Levi Parsons, in Goshen; and Rev. Pliny Fisk, in
Shelburne
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Gov. SEWARD, of New York, was in Philadel-
phia on Friday and Saturday last, for the purpose
of arguing an important patent before the
United States Circuit Court, in session there
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There were sold at the Brighton and Cambridge
(Mass.) cattle market during the months ofSeptem-
Der and October, thirty four thousand eight hun
dred and forty seven cattle, and forty four thou
sand seven hundred and twenty five sheep.
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We learn, by official announcement in the
London Globe, that MIR. Thomas Edward Lytton,
son of Sir Edward Lytton Bulwer, bart, is APP
pointed an unpaid attache to the British embassy
at Washington.
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Mr.. PoUssIN, the late French minister, together
with his family, sailed from New York for Havre
in the packet Bavaria on Friday last. He was at
tended to the ship by party of his personal friends,
some thirty in number
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Two Indian lads, of the onondaga tribe. have
been received into the preparatory department Of
the New York Central College.
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il b stated in French papers brought by the
Warrington, that courier had been despatched to
~. Petersburg 10 summon General Lanoriciere
nome, to assume the function Of minister Of war;
also ina 1t was Ia contemplation TO offer TO NJ
victor Hugo 'hc celebrated author, the ministry Of
public instruction
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IntramuraI Interment.

cpn.s pyuAeut Of the London dDten01m calls
attention 70 DO antiquity Of that complaint against
intramural ,nturmeuts which IL now 80 urgently
renewed. The Jealous and plain spoken Latimor
denounced tho practice giving force 10 bis dcnuu.
citation by bis own ozpcriou,, ~ will be- seen by
the following extract from Ia weiss Sketches of
the Reformation"
"An elm not many years ago shed il. autumn
leaves over the spot ~ - Paus church yard where
once stood a cross, forming the no-t celebrated
pulpit in England This tree has disappeared ike
The structure il commemorate, and strong iron
raiiings prevent their approach whose pilgrim
steps would occupy the place whcr many noble
preacher made TIE old cathedral wall echo he glow
ing sentences. Perhaps without suppOslnp
him excessively fastidiOus, one 70 situated might
find his place, superior It was to that occupicc
by the mass Of the congregation, rather interesting
than pleasant lie would stand IN the midst Of th'
chief burying place Of the metropolis, and u az
epidemic happened ~ be raging, the fresh broker
ground on every side would give evidence OF "
presence Other senses beside the sight might b
assailed 4 do marvel said Latimcr, that London
being so rich city, hath not q buryiug place with
out, Tor no doubt, il is unwhOlesome thing Z
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madeleine uu.sessed SO muCn virtue, anu ildu
mower TO heal SO many diseases. But since it is
well known that more than 10000 persons have
been cured our friends will begin to realize the
truth of our remarks, which were made about six
months ago, viz: that there would not be family
in America who would live day without possess
ing box Of McALLISTER'S .dH Healing ONT
nent, # they but knew its virtues. ~
McAllister's All Healing Ointment restores per-
spiraton in the system. BY this means 1t opens
those avenues through which Lature carries oil the
impurities within, and thus relieves the body OF
disease. 1t is thus that it cures Consumption, re,
yers, Scrufula, Erysipelas, Asthma, Salt Rheum,
Sick Headache, Qunsy, Sore Throat, hheuma.
tism, Scald Heads, Pains in the chest, side and
back; Dyspepsia, Poisons, Sore Breast, Deafness.
Cutaneous Eruptions, Sore Eyes. Inflammation nf
the Bowels, Kidneys and Brain, Burns, Chllblalns,
Piles, Worms, Agues, Cola Feet, Liver Com
plant, Ulcers, aud all Fever Sores, lnfiammatons
Of every kind. Sold by aa
A. & S. Hendry, General Agents for ohlo' also,
J.R. g. J. H. Morris, Woodstield; t $50. ~.
VIM. Steel Stafford; m eg ..-a.a .t-.. ...r-
Talbot g. Wernecke, Malaga, i0 ts ..., vs..
Peter Dorr, Miltonsburg; ea..en ns yt
John M. Round, Summerfield; als.-.fE e..
e. Il CsA Boyd, Carlisle. t a alas-5
VIM. s. J. Myers, New Castle; -sHrp hns
Hanes & Pancoast. Jamestown; se7 sgHsi.
Anshutz, Pollock s. Co., Clarington; % ssfs
Isaac Welsh g. Co., BeaIlsville. 81 sos s{asdi
Nov. %, l84S. m "a p a5Hsalsho)2as sfi1o
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STATE OF OHIO, MONROE Co, SIS.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, APRIL TERM.
Ceoree w. Kirkbride, The defendants will
VS.: take notice that petit
Henry Kirkbride, john ton has been filed
W. Krkbride, James ) against them on the 9th
Smith, John M. Kirk day OF February lo4''
bride, Nathan Hollister, in the Court OF COM
Isaac Smith, and Anne mon Pleas of Monroe
Smith. County, ohio, oy ".o
w. Kirkbride, and is now pending wherein the
said George w. Kirkbrde demands partition OF the
following real estate, to wit: Lot No. IL and lot
No 81, both lying and being on the town plat OF
the town of Woodsfeld in said county, and also
90 acres of land bounded and described as follows:
twenty acres of land lying aud being in section
No. S6, of township A. and Range 3, in the late
Marietta land District bounded on the north by the
land of Hugh B Hill and Edward Achbold' on
the east by the lands of Benjamin r. Drugs, on
the south by the lands of William Cochren, ana
on the west by the lands of George Pau''s heirs;
and that at the next term of the said court, appil'
cation will be made by the said George W. XIX
bride, for an order that partition be made oil tue
said premises
Dated this 9th day of February ls49
GEORGE W. KIRKBRlDE,
By d. n. WIRE, his Attorney
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StHERIFFS SALE.-By virtue OF wri's OF
~ vendihoni exponas TO me directed from Jus
Court of Common Pleas Of Monroe County, Ohio,
will offer foI SALE at public outcry, at the front
door of the court house in the town ofWondsheld,
in said county, on Tuesday the 10Th day OF April.
IS49, between the hours Of 10 o'clock, m, aud
o'clock, m. of said day, the following real estate,
to wit: Two acres of land on the north end OF
the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter OF
section SO, township 5, and range z, bounded on
the north by the lands OF David Crum, being the
same lands sold by David Crum to Jacob Crow;
lying and being in Monroe county aforesaid, and
taken IN execution as the p operty OF Jacob Crow,
at the suits of Thomas Wilkinson ct al, Apprais-
I'd at 5000 Wm. ID. PAIIoN' oheilh
Feb. "a, 1919. 81 ST.
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StHERIFF'S SALE.--By virtue OF writ OF
= fl. fa ct lev. ia. to me directed from the Court
OF Common Pleas of MOI roe county, Ohlo, VIII
offer for sale, at public outcry, at the fron! door Of
the court house in the town OF Woodsield, in SAID
county, o, Tuesday the 10Th day OF April, ls49,
between the hours of 10 O'Clock m, and O'Clock
m, Of said day. the following real estate, to wit
The northeast quar- er of the northeast quarter OF
section /, tow nship 8, and range 3, containing
SO &c. 100 acres; also the northeast quarter OF the
northwest qua ter of section j township ., aha
range 5; also lots No 6E and 60 in the town OF
Antiocl; all lying and being in Monroe county,
Ohio. and taken in execution as the property OF
Michael Fagert at the suit Of James R. Morris and
Nathan Hollister. Appraised at 80 co.
VIM. D PATTON, Sheriff.
February q, l849-$l SO,
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March 10, lS48-$l 81.

RE WISE.-No time must be lost by the use
of foolish remedies, such as bleeding, or murcury,
for they both only put off the evil day to make It
more fatal Even in inhammatory diseases, bleed
ing never ought to be resorted to, Tor IN nine cases
out of ten it will take away the power OF nature to
effect the cure, even when aided by brandretns
Pills They can take out the impurities from the
b!ood, but alas! they cannot put new blood into
the body, this requires time, but they can degen.
crate old bIood, but the old blood must be there.
II is at all times easier to eradicate mercury from
the system and restore the mercuriallzed being to
full health, than it is to effect the restoration OF the
man who has repeatedly been bled Bleeding and
the effects of opium are the greatest antagonists
:he Brandrelh's Pills have to contend against -
Let us therefore be wise, and when sickness assalls
u.s. abstract the disease out of the blood, not the
blood out OF the body which bleeding does.
Now, Brandreth Pills not only purities the
blood, but they lesson the quantity, at the same
time they make the quality better. They only
take the worn out parts from the blood, those
which, il retained, would be source of disease.
The good effeclswhich are derived from Brandreths
Pills have to be felt tc be believed. The seeds
of decay can be constantly eradicated by their use
and ihe Principal Of Lye-IHe BlOod--strength-
ened. Thus protracting vigor of body and mind
to period when we have been accustomed to see
the iaerng step and the enfeebled intellect.
BEWARE OF COUNTERFEIT ).
Be very careful and 90 to the Agent VIII You
want Brandreth Pills; then you are sure Vt the
genuine article, When you purchase Other wise.
inquire whether the person seliingthem know the
Pills he offers you are genuine Brandreth Fl i.
Every man knows whether the article he ofiesy ~
is true or false. Beware of cheats!
To insure the full benefit of these cele n tel
Pills they should be kept in the house, so tha nn
the FIRST commencement of sickness, they MA! 'e
at once resored 10. One dose then is bette II an
a dozen after disease has become established II he
system. D1..
The BRNADRETH'S PILLS are sold tn 2,
cents per box, at Dr. b. Brandreth's Print p'l
Office, 81 Broadway, New York, and by Il g
following duly authorized Agents
fSj-A fresh supply of the above Pills, just a.
ceved by the following Agents..
J. r s. J. H, MoRRIs, Woodsheld.
WM. STEEL, Stafford.
JOIN r. WHARTON, Carlisle.
J. Nj. ROUND, Summerheld.
J. F. BIDENHARN Il Co.. Malaga.
H. ROUND, Sarahsvlle, Morgan co.
WEIGH & THOMPSON. Beasviile.
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AJ Office. Notice is hereby given to all per-
~ sons, not TO trade for, or accept the following
promissory notes. given by me to Thomas P.
Wilkinson, as they were obtained from me by
false representations, and without valuable con-
sideration. Said notes bear date the 2lst day Of
July, A D 1913, and call for the following sums
OF money, at the times following, to wit: One note
for one hundred dollars, due the lst day of April,
Is49-one note for two hundred dollars, due the
lst day of April, Is5O-one note for two hundred
dollars, due the lst day OF April, lS5l-and one
note for wo hundred and fifty dollars, due on the
lst day of April, 1852.
March II, lS49. JOSEPH ROBINS.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.-Byv virtue OF 3 wrlts OF
y Fl ia etlev fa to me directed from the Court
of Common Pleas of Monroe County. Ohio, will
offer for sale, at public outcry at the front door OF
the court house in the town OF Woodsheld, in said
county ,on Tuesday the 10Th day of April .ls49, be-
tween the hours of 10 o'clock, m, and O'Clock,
M. of said day, the following real estate, to wit;
The west half of the southeast quarter OF sectlnn
80, township 5, and range 7, containing ~ acres.
more or less; also lots No. IL, IL and Is, in the
town of Hsrrietvile; taken as the property OF
Slack, Watt & Co. Also lots No. 5, and 7, IN
the town of Haretsville, taken as the property OF
David Slack. at the suits of Robert r. LeveIlck
Il Co., ct al lying and being in Monroe county
aforesaid. Al praised at 5000 :,
Feb 81. ls49.Sl SO VIM. D. PATTON, Sherli
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NOiAGENTs.

'..-- ''af'-A'' NJ AUElN
In consequence of the difficulty Of finding faith
full agents, aud of preventing frauds, where arti'
cles of this nature are sent out tor general sale,
Sgnor D'Alvear has determined - ssll none Of his
works or instruments unless ordered by letters
sent directly to him, when the desired
or instrument, will be forwarded undsr his sigma
ture and seal, so that all doubt as to its genuine
ness may be removed. ~ tN'" ,La. -l1 .'o i1ers
1 fa5-BEWARE OFaALL INVITATIONS af this
INSTRUMENT which may hereafter appear, as the se-
cret OF lmparting the Gold Detecting power is
kno wn 10 no person wllatever except the original
inventor iurle al 9ailiasH M 5HHn Is;isd eH lp
It;-The GOLDOMETER, ana G0IlD.SEEK-
ER'S GUIDE, will both be sell o.;ts vi, Closely
eny yeloped and sealed, and theI,yuie, lot subject
ia inspection by Postmasters,, for the sum OF
THREE DOLLARS, sent post paid to SiGNoR
JOSE DEALyEaR, Box 27lS,i New York sity.
The Insuument is very light. and the GUIDE n y
printed on thin paper-so that the charge BY mail,
or express, will bevefy small to any part Of the
United. States. Z The PrIcs oiths GoLp, SEEK
ER,S, GUIDE alone. is ONE DOLLAR, sent y
Above. Address, 81 CNOR JOS E DEALVEAR.
aaffis' Box ans, New York City
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SHERlFF'S SALE.-By virtue oftwo writs !
- vendrtioni exponas TO me directed from the
Court of Common Pleas Of Monroe County, Ohio,
| will offer for sale at the house of Joshua Williams
n Enoch township in said county, on Saturday
the 24th day Of March, 1919, between the hours
of 10 O'Clock m. and A O'Clock, p m, OF said day,
the following personal property, 10 wit: One two
horse wagon, one gray horse, one gray mare, and
four head of two year old cattle; taken in execu-
ton as tho property of Joshua Williams, at the
suits of Elisha Pool. ct al. g.. . ia i7l
VIM. d. PATTON, Sheriff, n. G. o.
Feb. "a, 1S49-Sl 90. 'aI s.......i. ...., ....