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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-26
BrooIxIvn CIV In,.,I,y.r..

CoUBT APPEALS Present all the Jud0os The
Court took up case No 40 which James Swan q al
executors &c appellants, Rachel Whaley exec
&c, Il of rspondents.-Thea appellants the execu-
tors OF the estate Of John Pye He (Pye) executor
OF the estate Of Thomas Whaley, and bought in a
mortgage o. Sl375 upon two lots belonging to said
haley After this he sold Of the lots for So 900
lie made bis WILL and constituted the appellants his
executors. and they file their bill to foreclose this
same mortgage upon the other remaining lot. The AS
stant Vice Chancellor decreed sale, but the Supreme
teuit reversed the decision and ordered the
toaccount, aud they, consequently appealed to this
Court.
foifcE CoURT.-Bcfore Justice Truman Smith Err
ANIMATION o., u Charge Of ASSAULT and Baiery-A
named Jacob X. Ashton preferred a plaint some
day OR two ego. against MIR William 3 Alcllvaine
charging him with All assault upon him and the exami
nation came of yesterday From the facts elected it
apps aitd that the complainant pointed tho defen
dapt TO the ferry master at Fulton street id
Of bh, that mad never paid his fcrriags for
years and Of course, row ensued Ashton being de-
cidtdy the aggressor and failing gosd his case
thereby fully verifying tho adage, Of the bitter bit"
More OF this anon.
Jighiing.-Mary Ann Bridges, a habitual drunkard
while yesterday, az usua in her cups. began fighting
and creating alarming distu bancs in her house and
IN contcqucnco was sent to Jail for three months
IseuEsr.-Tho jury empannelled TO investigate tho
o'hth OF william isrker, rendered n verdict that he
came to hie death by being knocked of his by
'Ohn henncdy. The murderer is yet at large.
= rhnAruM We are happy TO state that Sas Ludiam.
~ ~ not dead M reported but sorry TO say his
recovery rs very doubtful
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Markets,

BUFFALO, May 25-8 P. NJ.
Receipts within the past "a hours Flour 200 Dbl.
wheat, 1000 bushels corn 900 do For flour the
was good demand and the market is firm we not
Gales Of 5000 bbs. ut 81 IL rs. For wheat tn.
mand Is active, the sales reaching 5000 bushels
Guiding common Western at 10 a 75c., and prime On
at s0c There is more doing in corn aud the sales en-
brace 10000 bushels ut Acc. Freghts are witho,
change
ALBANY, May 25-6 P. NJ
Receipts by canal within the last "a hours :-Flo,
300 bbls. rye, Is 900 bushels corn, none The DO,
market was without change. Holders of aorn ha,
advanced their rates, and the sales to-day were GO
Gle. for round yellow about 1890 bushels chanae
hands at the quotations Oats continue stcady vii
sales Of 900 bushels at "a q $50.
Bosrov, May 25, 1sto
Cotton-There have been sales of $50 bales half ord
nary New Orleans, at 7Ic. six months. Corn sold /
Doc for white, and Coo. for yellow. large quantity
atoat The weather continues unfa bic tor out do
operations. Flour-Common Is held at 81 STi6 to So
demand active.
BALTIMORE, May 25--0 P. NJ.
The sales Of -four to fair extent nd the mark
is In favor OF the seller The inspections Of the wee
amount to 10000 barrels There has been n slight in
provement in wheat, owing principally to the dec
In receipts; the sales, however confined almost en-
tirely to :he city trade Corn continues steady at SCI
DC for yellow. Bacon Is in good demand I'D prcd
have slightly advanced. There Is good inquiry I'd
coffee, and the quotations well sustained The
ceipts OF sugar have been olcraby large and the su
plies arriving nearly ut the same time has caused
momentary dulness. In the money market there w
more ease to-day, and discounts were moro rcadi
effected.
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Affairs I'm Canada

MONTREAL, May ~, 1910.
His Excellency Sir Benjamin D'Urban, expired this
morning at half past nine at Donncganis In this
The medical men stated the to have been At Of
apoplexy. Col Gusy Immediately gave notice In tho
House Of Assembly that would make motion that
the House should adjourn until after the burial.
Yesterday, being the Queens birthday, royal
Lutte OF 81 successive guns and 81 more with su Dc
jofe from the list and 22d regiments fired Every
seventh fired in honor of the day. 1t noticed
that. although the crowd was numerous, the people
did not join with the troops in the cheers that fol-
lowed.
All gentlemen Of British extraction, opposed to the
course being pursued by his Exceency, called upon
Sir BENZ. Durham, at Donnegans instead Of going t.
Monklands. Sir BeDja amin is universally regretted.
Later from the Plains-Tbo Cholera, go.
ST.. LOUIS, May %, 1919
Persons have arrived from tho Plains who state tina
the cholera had broken out among the mounted rife
men and the emigrants.
company Of New Workers. numbering about thirty
had left twenty FIVE behind them. Their teams ha
given out, and their wagons were broken.
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The Investigation the Wreck or the EN-
nlre-nlOre Bodies Found, so :. go.


pire-nIOre Bodies Found, So. go.
NswwUKo, May 2j-7P. W.
The District Attorney of Duchess county, requires
the return MI the evidence the c.rk of
the county verdict be found against any Individual
He does this because Of the attempt Of parties in New
Jerk to remove the jurisdiction. The jury have also
mouly required the coroner to detaiu tho wreck
all the bodies not being yet recovered Thus you
State, Sta ~ authorities. Which will give way, ''
Tho principal witness at the inquest to day was Mr.
Harris, steward Of the Empire. The pilot was also
called
The wreck has got fifty feet the shore.
The bodies found yesterday were identified as Mar
mot Donald) known Irish Jimmy" ut Troy,
man about the docks.
No other bodies since.
TIKI WRECK OF THE EMPIRE.
The melancholy loss Of life resulting from the sink
Ing If the Empire felt and wide The folio wing
from the Montreal Herald speaks ut least person
made and relates n strange incident -
We yesterday saw our friend hIr Sinclair, of this
city who arrived in town Saturday night from tho
wreck Of tho Empire He has given US some partiou.
lars In addition to those already furnished by the
American nowepapers: Mr. Si.iclar himself narrowly
escaped with his life for he had engaged the berth
which the schooner entered by the shock of the iii,
sion Fortunately for him. when about retire for the
night he found the berth occupied The steward was
about to eject the intruder but Mr. Sinclair
to this and took another bed To this circumsrx noe
he his escape the party who slept his
btrrh is lost He says that the vessel must have gone
down within three minutes OF the time when she was
struck and hat when he got the cabin floor the
frst aHim the water was running over his feet. Mr.
Sinclair lett the steamer by Of tho Rip Van
Wnkie The steamer WAS kept partially aHoat for
time sf the large quantity of dry
goods and cotton which were in her tween decks.
Among the other passengers by the Empire MIR
Barrie for some time the operator Of the Troy tele
graph line ut Lapaire, and afterwards of this city
MIR Barrie his preservation to his excellent
ming He did all he could to tho life Of lit
boy. who for long time on his shoulders I'm
happily all his efforts unavailng and the little
fellow was drowned We have yet tho more melan-
choy duty Of announcing the almost certain 10 - Of
Mr. Duncan McFarlane, well known in this city for
great many years. Mr. McFarlane coming to this
city from Scotland by way Of Now York. and
barked on board the Empire the fatal night Moth
ing has since been heard Of him and there every
10 suppose that he is of the Victims"
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FROM BRAZos The schooner Heroine, Capt.
Hus.ey, arrived last evening from Brazos, but we
received no papers by hor. We learn verbally from
Capt. H. that merchant OF this city named W. H. or
II W. Alexander, who went down on the steamship
Globe her last trip the Brazos was shot at Maa
morcs on Sunday the 9th inst, by man named Wolfe.
money which the latter demanded OF him when a
quarrel epsucd Wolfe seized n double barreled shot
gun and fred at Mr.. A., lodging both charges In his
neck and killing him instantly. MIR, Aluxa nder had,
Mt The time Of his death, $40 200 worth of
chapdse landing at Matamoros. IT is supposed that
he has come relations in this city Wolfe gave him
te up TO the authorities. but nothing had been no
in the matter at this time capt. Hussey left.-N q.
Pr a,r,ne. May H.
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Widening Streets-Sentence OF Baldwin,
The Cholera, SO.

ST.. LOUIS, May %, 1S40.
Tho City Council has passed ordinance for til
widening OF the streets of the burnt DISTRICT and NAL
ing imperative the part Of those who are abor
building, that they shall erect fre.proof ediaces
The sentence of Elisha Baldwin, convicted Of srso,
has been commuted to imprisonment for life
The cholera has broken out among tho Mermons {
Council Bluffs.
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Execution Of washington Goodo

SBosroN, May %, 1849.
Washington Goode for the murder Of Thomas fla
ding. sailor executed in the yard of the Levere
street JAIL At 10 O'Clock this morning The convict
tempted to take his own life, last night aud opened
artery In his arm with piece of glass which he o
tanned while his cell was being cleaned He became
weak from loss of blood that It was necessary to
him to the gallows and hang him while sitting ia
chair He was nearly In senseless condition, but
MED his guilt to the last. The execution intend
to be in private about hundred citizens only heir
admitted to the yard, but tho housetops overiookir
the scene were crowded with spectators There was
disorder Of any kind
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SHIPwREcKs IN THE IcE.-The Quebec Gazette,
OF May 10Th, contains further particulars OF ship
wrecks In the ice Capt Bell of the brig Thames,
which arrived on Monday. reports having been de-
tanned in the ice and had his larboard bow stove in
On the Goth Of April he spoke the Patriot of Aos and
on the 18th spoke her again She had then picked
crew OF vessel In three boats that had at
sea. On the 10Th, he saw brig go down about noon
Crew saved.
Capt Hall oft brig Reward, picked up on the 10th
Of April the of the Cheftain from Sunderlan
Quebec, with coal which stove by the ice, and
foundered Bud Island.
Capt. Smith Of the Royal Adelaide, reports AZ days
passage. Was detained In the Ice seven days, aud
heard OF several disasters. The bark Lord Byron,
which arrived the 18th has board II the brig
Hannah's passengers, taken from a "a ice The
Hannah it will BE- remembered suddenly cut IN
two by an ice cake and sunk. her passengers taking
refuge the ice. where nearly hundred perished
The Devereux, which has arrived below Quebec picked
up on the LIST of May four adults and three Children
passengers In the brig Hannah They had boon on the
ice ffty-two hours, almost in Q state Of nudity, and
were severely FROST bitten.
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LATER FROM ST.. DoMlNco.-By the arrival, yes
erday morning, Of the brig Pomona, Captain Mol
lersonor, from Gonaives, st. Domingo, we have
advlces TO the 1lth instant. Information had
reached Gonaives, that President Soouque had re-
turned to Port au Prince with the remnant of his
army, and had issued proclamation. lie had
lost 5000 men in killed, wounded, and prisoners.
The markets, at the time the u. left, were very
duIl
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" Co.. latters I56 Broadway, New worn and Ls Ches.t
stree psdelpnis have Just opened splendid assert nct
., Leaes hmnhon hiding ats solicited in Faris, by
beee expressly Tor trade. These goods arc roay Of
mou magnificent character, and will veil rop,y tie lad
equestrian Tor the trouble Of nspecon In addition
che elrctio OF Paris Sraw Goods for Infants and Chdre,
now exbbing ~ our establishments shall receive By
steamer OF the auth OF this month"; from Europe the
Wot oeauui assortment of summer Goods importe
we wond recommend friends and customers to della
making their purchases possible TIL they have tho ospor
nniy OF seeing these goods confident thu,
VIII ma amongst thom hing which they desire.
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FIRE AND Loss oP LIFE.-The telegraph an
nounced yesterday that the residence of Mrs.
Ereme, near Brattleboro, Vt destroyed by fire
An extra from the Office of the Brattleboro' Phenir
gives the following particulars The inmates of the
house we're all females, consisting of Mrs Freme, her
two sisters and two domestics One Of the latter was
seriously bruised in jumping from window; all the
rest escaped without harm excepting the lady Of the
mansion, who persisted in the flames. There is every
reason to suppose she suocated by tho heat and
smoke. so that her end not painful might at
first appear Mrs +. opucnt widow lady. OF
Eng lsh origin She of most amiable and engaging
manners and known far and for her benevolence
to the poor and distressed Her brother Captain Eben
Wells and his family, lived BY and into their
hearts will the affection sink deepest Mrs Freme's
mansion was handsomely finished and furnished, and
contained, among other valuablcs, several spoAdid
pictures. Three horses-includiug the noble span
whose grace and eetness citizens have often oh
served and admired, were burnt In the stable.
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Sporting Intelligence.

TRoTTINo MATcH.-A trotting match for $780, two
mile heats under tho saddle, have taken place
yesterday afternoon at the Union Course between Lady
Suffolk and Jack Rossiter but the match having been
made without the knowledge Of the Of the mare
she was not permitted to start. However these two
famous trottera both entered for purse together
with Lady Moscow, which will be contended for next
week, at the Centrevlc Course; when those were
disappointed in witnessing the match yesterday, will
nave an opportunity Of seeing tho relative speed Of the
above named amply tested.
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The st. Louis Fire.

Sr. LOUIS, May rs, 1910.
The estimated loss Of merchandise by the late fire
one million six hundred and ffty-fve thousand dol
lars. The insurance is one million hundred an
fortyeght thousand, of which four hundred thousan
was in city Offices The loss the steamboats, an
cargoes Is four hundred and forty thousand,
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FIRE IN ABERDEEN, MIss.-The aberdeen hide

FIRE IN ABERDEEN, MIss.-The aberdeen hide
pendent states that on the 18th inst fire broke out
in that town and consumed considerable property 1t
commenced in the stables Of Davis Besides the
blcs the coach factory OF Creght; the house. out
building, and gunsmith shop of Mr. SQUIRE the large
carpenter shop OF Messrs agy Cawhorn. and several
vacant wooden houses were entirely destroyed. Tho
law Office of Ceopwood Doyd was torn down in order
TO arrest the flames The loss Of MIR Davis MIR Creight
and Mr. SQUIRE will be heavy. That of the former is
estimated At $1,000; that Of Mir Creight Mt 81 200
About ten horses were burnt in the stable one of
them belonged to Mr. DAVIS and four to Mr. Bibb tho
mail contractor large number Of gges carriages
&C were also consumed The mansion house was on
fire several times but by dnt Of great on the
part OF the citizens both that large building aud tho
row OF law and medical offices on the north side of Com
merce street Immediately opposite the fire. were saved
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United STATES District Court.

- before Judge BeLts.
MAY 25-Tyue BWs-The grand jury came in
court to. day and handed up true bills against Edse
Waford, captain, and Thomas Brintner, mate Of
bark Susan the said bark having boon fitted up for Il
slave trade
The of the Empire laid brfor, tho Gran
Jury yesterday, and is now under consideration.
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- . MoBILE May r. 1910.
The royal mail steamer Severn, arrived here to.da
in four days from Vera Cruz
She brings one hundred and forty seven thousa,
dollars in specie
Left at Vera Cruz, United States ship Saratoga.
sail for Pensacola in few days. aud brig Heliford
only American vessels in port.
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~ BEhBE %, Hatters, l5d Broadway, Now York, l.
heshut street. Philadelphia will issue the Summer Fashc
Tor oentnens Hats on Saturday next. tho Igh inst IN
Is usctured with the utmost and on roi
,ne ROCKY Mountain Silver Beaver 1t is Of beautiful colo
gn Mry ana elegant and possesses every requisite for
comfortable and durable summer Hat.
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Late and Important from California al.
Mexico.

H"so anu ImPOft"ht frO1U VHIsVfhIa an,
Mexico.
Month";, May 22, 1919.
We have news from San Francisco to tho 9th Of
April confirming previous accounts of abun lance Of
gold.
Gambling and inebrety on the increase
Provisions at the placers still very high.
In some parts Of Mexico whole towns have been do
serted 10y men who have gone to tho gold mines
At Valparaiso the rush for the gold minos has
taken place. nearly all the merchants preparing to
CO. and propose meeting in Monterey The first inst
10 form constitution for California
Commodore Jones has offered pardon to all do
serters, sailors and marines, who may surrender.
vessel which left Canton in January last, had
rived at San Francisco and states that enter
tanned that there will be rupture between the
two nations the entrance Of the English the present
month
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Heavy Gale.

BALTIMORE May Is, 1849.
There has been heavy gale off the coast, and man
vessels have been compelled to put back 1t is foars
many vessels went ashore last night
The Southern telegraph line is interrupted beyon
Washington, owing to the storm of last night.
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ShlDplnu IntellIucnce.

$50 -, BOsror, May %, 1880.
Arrived-Ships Santiago. from Calcutta Snoiaeld Ne
orleans harks light, Smyrna; Adonis Liverpool Loui
Eaton Trinidad.
Cleared-Brig Charles Edward Charleston.
spoken-l4th inst lat ~. Ion 90, ship West Point, Ao
fEOm Liverpool for New York.
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Circuit Court.
Before Judge Hurlbut

TBtIOfB JuUB0 HUrIDut.I
MAY 26 After the court organized this morning, the
Judge directed the crer to that the circuit
court calendar would not be called again this term;
that on the fifth Monday of May the special term
would commence, and the court held in the court
room, on the first floor
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break of day. aid it lkoy clear on sunday
IL Saturday Remember this f,ot discard yo
mly old head piece and replace t with
beautiful hats old by him for four dollars eao at his pop
lar depot, 12S Fulton street. -
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FIRE AT FREDERcKToN, N. B.--A despatch dated
Fredericton, N. b., May %, says,-This forenoon,
fire broke out In barn in Of the Staples proper
~, ON Queen street which consumed twenty build
lbgs chlehy dwelling houses aud stores all the bald
ings Queen street. from the of Thomas Stewart
to that OF George feiley both inclusive together with
all the buildings in the rear along the alley TO King
street, consumed.
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Twelve hundred emgrants were landed at ST. Louis
on the 10th aud IL b inst they just from Europe
ana hpboaru ard brought sickness disease and death
WITH them They quit. o. course the vessels speui
" a. possible and go whore they NAY cary .Ao seU
L distrst with tltui
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HAVANA, May IL. 1840.
The yellow fever has made its appearance in this city
in q bad form MIR Alexander Murray. young Eng
shman Of the highest WORTH and very much esteemed
by all who know him. whs lately arrived here with the
appointment Of Consul for Austria, attacked on
Monday, and died last evening The funeral will take
place this afternoon.
The favorte Of this place, the prima dsnna Stefa-
noDi, who has been some time residing in Puentes
Grandes town distant about six miles from tho
Is now suffering from the same disease, and young
lady from tho United States, q governess family
Eere. has also been severely attacked.
Fortunately there are few strangers hero now. and
those who are STILL are hurryng Off The place will not
be safe for strangers until the autumn
The celebrated Madame Bishop gives her third con-
cert to- morrow evening 1t is generally expected to be
splendid affair.
We expect that the rains have set yesterday they
commenced and the consequence has been a change
from an immense quantity Of dust to very muddy
streets.-N 0. Picayune, May II.
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MOVEMENT or TRoops.A detachment oftwenty-
-four members OF Company *, THIRD Artillery, IN
der ctmnand OF sergeant arrived In this city ycsler-
day morning from Fort Hamilton New YORK harbor, by
the Bay State line LETT in the afternoon cars for
Portsmouth, They arc to be stationed al Fort Consti-
tution.-Bcsion Iransc,,pi, May ~
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Cholera, &c., mt St. Louis

ST. LOUIS. May 20, 1849.
Four cemeteries reported twenty cholera intermen
yesterday. There were eight others that made no r.
BORT,
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Widening the St. Louis Levee.

- . ST. LOUIS, May 70. 1919.
public meeting was held last night. and recon
ended the widening the leves by extending it it int
he river
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vi zen SffNsthGDS Drsb Beavers have been reoui We
~ W nc Vs. that all Of the haters copying HE sty
~ hu Iu,n 10 thrFP beautiful Hats Esponschcid has
hrt asso nent 10 New York Of Straw Haze. u every dgs
sfiptitn, ~ his well known low pciess. E
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United states C,rcu,, Cour,

m, before Judge Nelson
I1ihS1r rs IouJ-r ~ 49, lho Jury In tbis oa,,so .
dtftd verde, Cor plaintiff 10y 81 agI
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City Intelligence.
THE CHOLERA.

SANITARY COMMITTEES, Ma. Is. lS4o.-Dr. Gcer, the
Resident Physician reports two OF cholera and
death having since his report Of yes
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THE DOUBLE SHEET.

New York, Saturday, May go, 1870.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-01-05
"ENCOURAGE HONE INDUSTRY"
Harness, Trunk, and Saddle
.W.HVeVE.A0TDRT.

ZNHE subscriber respectfully informs the public
~ that he has recently returned from the North
where he laid in full and complete stock of Sad.
die and Harness mountings, &c &c. of the latest
and most improved styles. and is constantly man.
ufacturing, at his store Market street, formerly
occupied by Guy e. HOichkiss. every description
of articles in the above line. From his experience
in the business, he feels confident that he will be
able to give entire satisfaction to his Gu .tomers.-
He has. and will keep, constant supply of
Saddles, Brides, Martingules, Collars, Riding
and Wagon Whips, Bits and Spurs, Car
pet and Saddle Bags, Trunks. Src. &C.,
and every other article usually kept in establish
ments ofthe kind, all of which will be warranted
to be of the best materials and workmanship, and
sold on moderate terms for cash. or on short credit
to punctual customers.
RETAINING of every description promptly at
tended to. CoachassGassC Carriages trimmed in a
neat and substantial styles,
Medical Bags, Cushions of every description,
and all other articles usually manufactured in es-
adjustments OF the kind, made to order.
Persons wishing to purchase RHINE VEH1-
Giles, would find it to their interest to give him
call. JOHN ]. CONOLEY.
April %, l84S