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The Ottawa free trader., 1851-07-12
Correspondence Of the OtIapa Ere. zrad,r

~ LOUIS Ju4y l, 1891.
EDs. FREE TRADEB-G Gentlemen: You have,
doubtless, before this, come to the conclusion with
reference to my parting engagements with you,
tina, we are sojourning in the land OF promise
Some excuse, however, may be allowed to one
whose days and nights are devoted to absorbsr
toil-toll of the BRAIN which leaves the mind lit.
tie disposed for, aud little capable of, amateur
efforts
The two great topics Qf thought and convcrsa.
tion in our city al present Rre the flood and the
cholera. The former is slowly subsiding. The
levee continues still under water throughout its
entire length, the water being still several feet
deep in the first stories and all business contin.
ulng to be transacted from the rear on CONNER.
clal street The stagnation of this water is nj.
ready beginning to be exceedingly offensive, and
| it is deyoutly to be hoped that the speedy sub.
sdance Of the overflow will allow it soon TO be
evacuatcd, Should the water go down gradual.
| lY as IN iormer years an opportunity will be af
forded TO our merchants to clear off the depos.
ties before the raging summer sun shall have ex.
| tracted from them the elements of disease OF
course It is unnecessary to say that business has
| received an astonishing wound by this calamity
/ Its resumption Is, however, confidently antCipa.
| ted in the course of two three weeks; at least
so lar rs tue removal OF lhs obstacle to its pro.
| gress 1t does not, MS you arc probably aware
require long for ST. Louis to revive from the stun.
ming effects Of the most disastrous blow She has
n recuperotve energy truly marvellous, and a
| HcrcuIcan success in mastering the lions and drag
ons IN her path which fills one with amazement
! The cholera, am sorry to say, has nearly il
mol, quite assumed the form Of an epidemic. II,
rayages hitherto have been chiefly confined to the
! newly arrived omgrants, and the poorer classes
| Within day or two past however it has begun
/ to cut down old and acclimated citizens. and the
remark s made that its type this year is more
strictly Asiatic than in 10 As yet, the deaths
/ have never exceeded 90 day and Heaven
| grant that even this rate of mortality may speed
! ily diminish
Ihca,ticals, ms You may we'll suppose, l,nguish
under these circumstances Mrs Farran has had
some pretty good houses at Ludlow and Smiths
She is an actress Of considerable merit and would
attract anywhere. Poor Bates is almost desert.
cd. Parodis visit to us was pretty generally
considered n failure, Wyman's hall was not
half filled on either evening Of the performance
Y w
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ISourSr inquest was held this morning
by Mr. Coroner Stout on the body ofa man who
was found this morning in the river near Buffalo
Rock. The jury returned verdict that the man
had come to his death by drowning. 1t appears,
from papers found on his person that his name
mcrly resided IN Milwaukee lie was seen ON
the steamer Gov Brggsa at this place ON the ith
ofJuly, apparently one Of the deck hands, He also
appears to have been at the house of Mr. HALEY
on Tuesday evening in partially dcranged state,
No property Of any .or, was found on his person
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SUNDAY SCHOOL CElIBRArIos.- Al the time we
noticed in our paper the celebration o. the 4,h we
were not aware that there had been any others
we have. however, since learned that the Ca,lo
lie Sunday sshool Of this place celebrated the 4h
on pleasant part Of the bluG commanding
delightful yrw Of the town and surrounding
n tptry,< At I o'clock r. M asumptnous rcpas.
M down. to which the happy children aud
guests did ample Justice. The Decan.
s&cpendanee was read BY 1'.R Courtney,
n appropriate and patriotic address
pdby Rev J. @. Brady. Attoeloek
3N turned in q becoming and orderly
~ \ Columbas Church, where. after q
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Orc -four subscribers, pretty shrcwd fellow, by
the way, says he was thinking seriously abou, stop
ping his paper, on account Of seeing Soan's adver-
tiscment in it so much But 5etorc he did any
thing desperate, he came to realizing sense of a
very troublesome corn that affected his nrboard little
toe. What does he de- nowl ile rust gets box Of
Sloan's Ointment and cured TIE corn Immediately
lie says now, there is nothing objectionable in ad-
yeTtIsng valuable medicine We don't believe
he would take paper that does not recommend H.
-kenosha Telegraph, Wis, MAY ,, 1850
See Soau's advertisement in another column.
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Ottawa. July 70.

Ottawa, July u.
For the ,ast week receipts have fallen of in
eou-clucEce OF ;hc harvest, which is now claiming
all The attention Of the farmers
We quote sales Of com at SlIa2c; but the
last figure crowds pretty hard on the buyers
don't think it will command over Sic shelled, and
29c for ear
UIedt- 65c winter, and S36ioc spring.
Receipts have also fallen of most en-
trcly. What has come forward WAS taken at
previous quotations.
In other articles not much doing.
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pr,7,rrnou .,n,v o. Richmond tva)

Prr1snrReH. July 2d, ls5l.- Richmond (Va.)
Convention struck out the section prohibiting the
Legislature from passing any law allowing the e.
Emancipation of slaves, and inserted n provision
that cmancipntcd slaves who remain in tho state
over IL months shall be sold Also allowing the
legislature TO impose restrictions on owners Of
slaves who may cnancipate them. The section
giving legislative power to provide for removal
Of free negroes hey onl the state, was stricken
out
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CHorERA-Thcrc is some fear felt by many
persons having business south on account Of ehol
era but We think without adequate cause We
cannot learn that there is the least of it any.
where on the Illinois river, or that it prevails to
any considerable extent on the lower Mississippi.
at St Louis there were on Tuesday Of last week
II interments from cholera, on Monday 90, on
Thursday 10, dc. In city of ovet $4,000 in.
hablt'nts' and through which so many emisran,s
daily pass from all parts Of the world, there is
certainly nothing alarming in these figures. 1t
is hardly to be expected that sumner can
pass without there being some cases Of ship
fever or cholera in cities like st. Louis or New
Orleans
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Beaver ISLAND AEFNR,--Thc t. 5. steamer
Michigan has returned To De,roi; from another
cruise to the Mormon Kingdom, on Beaver Island.
She brought down nine prisoners and thirteen
witnesses. The prisoners are under indictment
with StTang for passing counterfeit money, ob-
structug mails, and stripping the government
land Of timber The witnesses are for the defence
The parties arrested are influential men in the
Mormon organizations; holding the offices Of a.
postles, high priests. elders Nc Some forty de.
positions tor the defence were taken at Beaver
Island at the instance Of Strany. 1t was sworn
by Strang's witnesses that he sa prophet, gifted
by divine Inspiration, and clothed with mracu
Ious powers among (which is the giftof prophecy
The Detroit Advertiser states that those h.
have visited the Island confirm the statement o
the murder of Bennett in all its uuproyoked cru
city, as well as the fiendish scenes which follow
ed. Mcleod, one Of the participators in them
was lying at the poin; of death at Macknac wher
the Michigan left.
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NHrN CEoP.-We have been watching with
interest, says the Canton tNo) Reporter of tho
e4th, the maturing wheat crop IN North east Ms
soufi; anl i.om all the information We con CLEAN
from others. W. are satisfied that no mur. than a
n'fcryp wI,l bee The result of thi- seasons opera
tionS. The srns contiuaed wet weather, The fly,
the rnst. the spot ~ scab, and th. cheat, have
made fearful !'pads oo The crops II this section /;
anl. We have learned the sUmc causes will great
" shorten the wheat croFm Illinois, Iowa, Mlchl
gan and Wisconsin,.
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important ccision.-Prc.emprion Rights.

We publish on the first page Of our paper to-
day the decision Of the supreme court in the CHI
eago presumption case. The opinion of the court
was prepared by Judge Trumbull and, as will
be perceived on examination, is most ably drawn
rp. The amount of this decision is, that person
claiming pre- emption rights to canal lands, is con
tined to the single subdivision upon which his
Improvement IS situated, although the tract claim
ed may have been sublivided subsequently to the
time when his pre-emption right accrued. To il.
lustrate: IN this case when the plaintiff made
his improvements, the smallest subdivision OF the
land was into quarter sections, and his pre- emp.
tion right to such quarter was therefore indi.pu.
t'bIe. Subsequently, however, the trustees came
and s"bdvded this quarter into lots and blocks
and now the court decide that BY this act, the
Tlsht Of the preemptoner is diminished or taken
oil the quarter section, and brought down to the
single lots or blocks upon which hi. improve.
ments are situated 4 pre- emp,ion right in law
We believe is not considered vested right, or
such right as is secured by a qad pro quo and
~ this view thclF decision may be vcgy good lar
so far as we know, although Judge Cation, by de,
hverins dissenting opinion, appears to think
otherwise; yet We doubt exceedingly whether
the settlers are prepared to call it justice. 1t s
however, no fault Of the courts il the laws are
not always just The courts can only declare
what the law is-thc people, or thei ,epresea
tativcs make the laws.
We shall 0nieavor, in our next, or within
short time TO publish the dissenting opinion Of
Judge CatOu, or at least to give full abstract
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tins rse Of water in the lakes and the rainy sea
SON we have experienced and whether there are
other causes which have cooperated with this
one TO produce tins result, and if so, what are
sey are questions which we leave for those To-
determine who have leisure to investigate the
sutvtt-tN Tribune.
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Risr OF WATER IN THE LAkts--A gradual rise
OF water in Lake Michigan has been going on
through the season. Within week or two the
rise has been more rapid than at any other pc
Rod. We are told by those who have given at
tcntion to the subject that the water in the river
is from one foot TO eighteen inches higher than it
was last season. We also learn that there is now
such depth of water on the st. Clair flats that
the mrgest vessels experience no difficulty in
passing them. Wha. connretionthere 10 between
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A SERENADE.

"The stars are smiling sw hcet love,
The birds shleep IN each bower
And the holy light Of the moon shines bright
On every tree aud flower;
Then Eliza nre you wakenl
Or d'you hear me spakin'
Shure YOU know my heart is brultin',
For the love ofyou, Liza dear
Then why don't You spake, mdpronel
And so bright and so cowld
Just like Dianna Of ould,
Widoul miadin your datlin,, oehone 2"
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arrival Of the Clnada.

New York July $, o Pm
The CJuad1 arrived at !Ia!ilN ~ o'clock
Yesterday morning Hex new, has been kept
back over % hours
Brcai,yuf, have lost their luryaNcy
Flour declined siNlcucc, but tho quotations are
eyideu,.y erroneous.
nila1 Com utmctci't,lc attention Yellow
.p.dj Sos, white. sl.rS9s Wheat lower.
White, csc 5-2I; rci aud mixed, jsll 6slA
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MARRIED-At the Fox River House, in OF
tawa, on the Sd inst, by \. b. SMITH, Esq, Mr.
GEORGE 7 Cook 10 Miss LYDIA CoLr.
At the same time and place, by the same, Mr..
WAsmNGToS CoIE to Miss SARAH LoNG, all Of La
Sale county
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Board of supervisors.

INHE Board of Supervisors of the county OF
L La Sale are requested to meet at the
court house in Ottawa, in said county, on Tues
day, the 29th day Of July inst, Mt IL o'clock M Tor
the purpose of adopting the necessary measures tor
the support Of the poor,-the supreme court having
decided tha, the county and not the several towns,
is chnrgenhe with such support, and for the trans
nc,ion of other business as may be deemed ndvsa-
bic. A full board is desired, in order that all the
towns may be represented.
! S. Armstrong, VIM Cullen,
Levi Wright, G. W. Jackson,
Hiram Highly, Daniel Mills,
Geo s. Mnxson, J ?, Wswaf,
z Ryan, Wells Wait,
Geo r. Bedford, NJ +. N0lister,
f. S, IloIlowell. Saml Wiley,
Edward u. Hall, J. b. Tuttle,
Beebe Clark, Supervisors:
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On New York, or any part of England, Ireland
Scotland, or Wales, u sums TO sui, purchasers for
SHELBY april j-ly VI. ii. SWIFT.
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New Orleans. JULY >.

new bttanS July :.
The steamship Maria Burt left Galveston on
the 2ih alt. and IS supposed to he lost with all
ON board. She had Que thousand head OF cattle
on board.
We learn by an arrival at this port. that an in
-urrcction had broken out at the I,thmu, of l,e
hauu,epec, on account Of the seizure by the Mex
lean authorities at MJzatlan, OF the American
schooner Helen Mar, for an alleged violation OF
the Mexican laws.
The people on the I,lhmus resolved to take
summary vengeance, and the member. of the ex-
pediion threatened to ress, the authorities to the
utmost extremity.
The schooner in consequence, had been re-
leased
1t was the determination Of the authorities to
send the Helen Mar, together with Captain Sci.
kirk and crew, to Vera Crus. - prisoners, ba,
the strong disgpprohliiou exhibited by the pe0-
pie induced them 90 iorego th, resolution.
The captain OF the schooner AT the time Of en-
tering the port Of M.zatlan was unaware that
he had committed any violation Of the Mexican
laws,
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BlsHoP WAuGn of the NJ. f. Church will preach
on Sabbath morning in the Methodist Church Of
this place
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TN Mr.. Hamptons School-room, over Armour's
| store on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday even
lngs, commencing at o'clock.
Terms reduced half NJ. X. KELLY.
Ottawa July l2
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Richmond, Va, july 1

\ Young man named Williams, who had elop.
ed with the daughter OF K. G Morris, of Amherst
was attacked by the brother OF the Young lady
freely used, and Morris and Lin were killed
The brother Of Williams was also mortally woun-
Lcd.
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James Stont. Attorney and Counsellor at Lar.
and JUSTICE or TIE PEACE one
door east Of the corner of Canal and La Sale
streets, directly south Of the Court House
Particular attention paid TO agencies and colcc-
tioOs. Ottawa July l2
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would be OF small moment, aud would scarcely
call forth a single remark
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hymu BY the choir and prayer by The Rev Pastor
they were dismissed and returned to their homes
well satisfied with the day 5 amusement
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Dentistry.
VIM. SMITH, VI. d., Surgeon
Dentist, residing at Ottawa, So
&c.," licts the patronage OF the citizens
Of Ottawa and vicinity.
All work in the line Of his profession will be done
in n Workmaniike manner, and WARRANTED.
y-Good reference given il required. lie has
takenrooms at the Mansion House.
7. S.-Ladies waited upon at their residence il
requested Ottawa, July ~.
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TAX SALr--Thc sale of lands ami lot. for tax.
es due and unpaid for the year 1850 in this coun.
ty, commences at this place on Monday.
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II AR @~HNa

4 CUSHION belonging to Carridge, while
n passing through town The finder will be
literally rewarded by returning tito &. BcRR.
nuoXya ulv 10
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NtW OK, July o
The ship Monmouth which arrived Yesterday
from HaUc brought is passengers $50 Hungarl
au rctILecS-lhe Arctic sailed for Liverpool rhi,
morning with !2O passengers, and SIsUoOO in
specie.
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AUCTION I

AUCTIONl
WILL be sold wlthou, reserve, to pay charges,
w on the LIST oil August, in front OF the drug
store ofG. l.. Thompson, lot OF maps, consisting
oimaps ihe two hcmispheres, maps Of the Sand
wich Islands, and missionary maps Of India. by o.
Is. Bdwell. July IL, G.. L. TuoarsoS.
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SIGHT EXCHANGE
SIGHT EXCHANGE

View York IN sums TO SUIT purchasers. for sale
nov NORRIS X FISHER.
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Latest from California.
Si,50O,OO0 ~ GOLD.

IEGlriL or lHE ENfME CITY,
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Lumber wagon
WRITING SCHOOL

nNE two horse new lumber wagon tor sale
by June %. G.. Bur
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which they are prepared to sell at manufacturers
prices The public are invited To call and examine
these popular Instruments NO CHARGE FOR
DNTTTANCE. Ottawa, July ".
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-11-04

SUDDEN DEATH.-Wr were informed
yesterday of the very sudden and mysrrron-
death oftwo brothers of the u ,uie at Hood
over in Indiana, about four miles from j. IT.
o ,ville. One OF them WAS taken suddenly
sick last Thursday. and in the short sIn,c'
one hour from his attack he died. HIS
trends made The nrcrs<,ry funeral arrange.
ments, AMI The grave was about half lone
when inlo NATION WIS sent I" The grave dig
yer that the other E hher wis dying. aud I've
WIS instructed 10 make the grave large
enough Tor bah, which wis barely accom-
plishcd beinrr the second broth"r died, and
they were buried in one common grave.
The brothers were in apparent health TO
within an hour ol Iher deaths. II was re-
ported that they died Of cholera. but i Wa,
strongly suspected that foul play has bee,
used and that they were poisoned. Th'
Coroner had been summoned, and an III
quest was to have been held yesterday, ih.
result oil which, we have not heard.
Lou. Cour.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-11-04

MARRIAGE IN H,GH LrFE.-The New Or
leans Picdynne contains ii humorous account
in letter from Nicaragua Of the maria, y
of the Princess Adelaide Clo'ihI;' Louis,
Squashee, sister of the iamillIarly called
Jim
The royal palace was tasiefnlly decorated
will, highly scented hides. Every prppara.
non beng made for The celebration. The prin
cess entered the palace hall unattended. ex
cr;'i by her pet goat. Her beautiful black
hair yrr"ssd with po<Sum far, huns. in pro
fusion over her shoulders, and rontrislr.,
finely with her splendid dress. which was
made Of coffee sick. On the middle finger of
her right hind she wore n rich and costly tin
ring. made from sardine box The yuesr..
WIRE all assembled. but the happy Lover had
not yet arrived. The princess became impa-
iicnt and went 10 srrk him. She iourri him
playing nj marbles. She acrosied hin, thus:
Jim wrddin all ready an you no cump Jim
replied that he had cum 10 the clusion not 10
marry. Cos if he did Victory wouldn't give
her no more prnshun.' The princess was
terrified; hut "A lucky thought struck her.
jim said SHE. 'binehy my ,ruiher die then
You'll be king The words had their effect
Jim threw his arms around the neck Of the
princess; their lips met; the sound that fol.
lowed was like that heard pulling bull out
oil The mire.'
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-11-04

AwFuL CArAsrRoPBy!- About eleven o..
clock las, nighl, just before our forms were
placed upon the prrss, an unavoidable acri-
dent occurred, by which the whole Of the
third page was tumbIed into pr. The wcrs-
sary consequence wis. We had 10 duplicate
our fourth page, or 70 without IL paper this
morning. We may perhaps he under the
necessity o. suspendmg our regular Issue Tor
one day. as it would require the iosce OF II
dozen journeymen printers full IS hours to
repair The damage. AZ general thing W..
are fond OF pie, bat this we conirss is rather
too much Of n good thing .Madison 1'rib.
Precisely the same accident occurred in
this Office a short time since-the pyng Of
the third and most valuable page in the pr
per. But our little band Of composiiors got
over the difficulty without causing any s'op-
page in the issue Of the paper. Printers do
not ierl pI-ously dispose.i when surh acci-
dents occur. although they are engaged in a
pi-ous employment Tor sometime attcrward.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-11-04
We cannot Judge Of the merits Of the Ban
ner. las we only receive thu weekly

We cannot Judge Of the merits Of the Ban
ner, las we only receive thu weekly
Evansville Journal.
Forward The Daily Journal and then you
shall have The Dali, Banner. which was sent
in "rxrhangr" nn'il We gave over seeing
yo " daily in RETURN Madison Banwr
We sent The Tri-w erkly Journal. which
c 'ntairs all the reading matter of two ID lli' s.
But lf We had u ought ,ur Banner friend d--
sired reading the advertisements on the out
side pages OF the ID lily (aIl not contained in
Tri-WerkIy) we should have promptly for
warded. Ii the Banner issues Tri- Weekly
we should prefer i, 10 the Daily. ne it will
save trouble in opening paprrs-and so we
may say Il every Daily exchange. except
those OF Louisville and Cincinnati. 10 whom
we are Obliged 10 look daily for news.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-11-04
THE Near IS WHERE the MONEY Is :

THE Near IS WHERE THE MONEY IS -
A Mr.. Steers, poor man. Naval Architect.
furnished plan To "a Mr.. Stevens for "a yacht
from which Mr.. Stevens, who has money.
had n Last saiIer built-a Mr.. Brown goes out
IL COMMUNICATIVE yacht ontstrips a'i o!
old z glands boasted sail v.ssris. Straight.
WY Mr.. Stevens and MIR. Brown become
lions while M England, anu OH their return
home, to New York, they are praised and
le.,strd a, the As,or''-make speerhrs in re-
ply to complimentary ioasts, whirh are duly
published aud praised by The press; but M!
u word il said in favor Of Mr.. Steers. Ia
whom they are indebted for all their nj.
umphr. Mr.. Steers has no money, conse'
quently no neril.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-11-04

A RAnA AvIs.-We learn from the Bal
r,m,iy int e Monument Al city were disturb
I'll t., lie Il u ~. 8 they Ihoughi. Of IL Ca
TIA y tlr | AT the wi riow. No bird however
ciu.i b. found The next night the night
rng'ise cumnr'nrcd lis rfoirs again. and aft
n iierabl- s'arcl,. the mu-iciin W 8 tourt
s..ugly stowe away Ia The rnrnr oI the bed
soom Alter great deal of 'rouhle it " :
caught. nnh proved IN b. II nons'. Tn H.
ii CT ture i,m w -irIIng n c,gr, iinua
" siugit'g or yhi,'ii,g. It's nui.s Ogirwn
r's:mble those al caIary biri. hut no, &C
louI. Here Is Il tact Tor MA iur.,iists.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1851-11-04

IL II. Ii DD & CU. having moved into heir
II. New Room No. l.. Fosters corner. are nov
receiving aud opening the largest anu M st exr,n
sive rrock OF MEDICAL Scao,L, THEOLOGICAL and
MISCELLANEOUS 30 Ks. ever brought 10 ihIs mar
ket. Their siork hsving been . Irchased at trade
sale, and from Eastern Publishing liJi ses, W II be
sold az the lowesi mark
Their sio-k Of 5 aple and Fancy Stationery is
large and complete.
To all purchisrr, Who ecale nd Retail the v
are prepared 10 otter gre Al In In :emenis
'rrapk ul Icr IA. liberal patrons "a thus far ex
ended 10 l., We invite the atlen / IN vi the pub Ia
I'D our pre- % suppy rov3