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The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-12-22
CONGRESSIONAL.
Wxsulxsros. Dec. T.

VASHiNSfON Lee L.
HOUSE, The usual opening having been
gone through with, MIR. Dunn announced the
dea h Of his COLLEAGUE.
Mr.. Burton introiuc bill sppropriating
5000, 900 for the payment compensation for
bringing the votes for President and Vice Presi
dent. Read twice aad passed The House
then adjourned.
SENATE A message was received from the
President by the hands Of his private secretary.
Several messages OF no general importance were
received.
MIR. Hamln, of Maine, moved that the Com
mit.ce on engross bills, be directed to act
promptly on the resolution introduced by MIR
Hale, of New Hampshire, resembling the reso-
luton Of the Senate against paying funeral hon
ors TO Members who shall die during the sess-
ion.
The motion was agreed to, and Mr.. Hale
| addressed the Senate in its favor for some
| time.
The resolution after the debate was lost.
! ~ENATE.-Mr. Hale appeared to-day and took
his seat.
| The Chair laid before the Senate the repor,
Of the Land Office on private claims in Louis
/ lana. Laid on the table and ordered to be prin
| ted.
Mr. Chase gave notice Of bill granting to
Ohio all unsold and unappropriated lands in
State.
/ Mr.. Rusk offered resolution calling upor
the State Department for copies Of all cores
pnndence in the year 1885, between the State
\ Department and the Mexican Minister and the
Republic Of Trxas touching the Indian sggress
ions. Adopted.
i Mr.. Clemens introduced a Joint resolution
authorizing the President Of the United State!
to confer the tile If Lieut.. General on Maj
General Winfield Scott fer meritorious sefvi-
Il cee.
Mr.. Gwinn gave notice Of bill granting pub
lie lands for the construction Of Railroad from
the Mississippi river to the Pacific.
i The Kentucky contested case was then take'
up. and was about being put to the vote when
debate enssed on question submitted BY tn
Chair.
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CURE FOR GROUP.

Dr.. Fisher, Of Boston, relates, in late num-
her ofths Medical journal, case in which
severe attack Of Group was cured by the applI-
cation Of spongesruug out Of hot water to the
throat, together with water treatment, which ne
describes % follows:
"6oen after making the FIRST application of
sponges to the throat,l wrapped the child in .
woollen blanket, wrung out in warm waser. a.
substitute for warm bath, aud gave twenty
drops efthe wine Of antimonyin little sweet,
ened water, which she swallowed with dlEcultyl
! preserved in the application Of the hot, moist
sponges for IN hour, when the child was so.
nuch relieved that 4 ventured to leave it.
aThese applications were continued through
The night. and in The morning the child so,
well
Il win never %. 1a1uas With hi. terrible
The auic1 i remedies are applied the bet
ter inslnnd Of antimony, we would recon-
mend gUhn quantities Of alumni water given ev-
cry II or fifteen minutes until the child vomits
(EzcAGngs.
The fact Of old bacon, rubbed throughly upon
the throat, Is an excellent remedy for Group.
Let the bacon be a. old and ra,acid as you can
lind.
The same thing rubbed over the body is SAID
to be sure cure for scarlet fever.
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A VOICE To THEEPUBx.a.>EsO
The PeODle's Store

TIME subscriber would hereby inform the people gen.
i eral in the country as well as in the City, that
by regular system of progression, be has enlarged his
business. He has recently returned from the Eastern
cities having completed tile of an entire Ne'c
and beautiful assortment of Staple and Fancy Dry
Goods of every style and quality adapted to the demands
of the market.
..4T THE PEOPLES STORE can be found
general of family groceries, superior lot
Of fashionable Hats and Caps of every grade; fine
lot of ,HUFFS-a very hcayYsoc Of Boots and Shoes,
Leather aifd Findings, at
.:ss5o KIIOLESaLE AND RET4fL.
The subscriber has heen six years in the Boot and
Shoe business and has had liberal patronage. He viii
therefore continue this branch of te business extent
sve asheretofore in connection with the Dry Goods
lie takes this opportunity return thanks to old friends
and customers assuring them of desire to serve them
better than ever.
Quick Sales and Small Profits is my MOTTO.
Those wishing cheap goods will find the Peoples Store
and the STORE open brH! Sc ociocs until rsue and tfo
subscriber end all his Clerks prom and accGiihatng
August 30th, dwy D. DECKER.
~ 500 Rock Agents Wanted,
VUNO sell a mum Der OF Variable ana splendid Books
u books which the People will buy, and books which
are worth hp. drcd times their COST We want good,
active reliable every county in the States OF
Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Mo higan and Iowa. There
is trade profession that offers the same induce
ments for money making, the Book gency Business
II is way of making good living, and small
fortune is almost certain if tact industry and perseverance,
be exercised The works sold only By agents, and
are not to be found all in Book Stores, follows
GOODRICH'S HISTORY OF ALL NATIONS-I207
pages, royal octave, 20 Maps and 700 Engravngs-ln
one or two volumes
BLAKE's FARMERS EVERY DAY BooK-one
large volume illustrated
FROST AND BRAKES Indian Wars and Captvi
ties, one volume large Svo.
FROsT,s Pictorial History of California.
MONTGOMERY'S Life of General Taylor.
JENKINS History of the Mexican War.
NNyIn addition to The above, have . list of over
One Hundred choice and valuable books, which can be
sold without resard to territory
ArFor catalogues terms, etc. address, postpaid.
ID. B. COOKE Il CO..
Publishers of Popular Books, Chicago Ill.
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THE PROPHEC YFULFILED
the month OF s. promised :, .,o q:
PaJN(7S and PAINS
Ind speedily rem0re its cause.
We propose to Hospitals, and all other Institutions
or the reception Of the sick; to surgeons
and all Medical Institutions and BODIES 40
RAILWAYS READY RELIEF,
for their investigations, and to illustrate ITS morris ans
miraculous pow over pain upon the patients.
We claimed that it would ali alag in few minutes the
RHEUMa7yc paiNs,
DLaRRaoEa, MEgRALoLa, &c.
CHILL FEVER.
That in few minutes il would relieve the most severe
pains IN the bowels that in fifteen minutes IT would stop
all painful and darrh9a discharges and mpar genial
warmth to every organ and secretion Of the body that
would positively relieve the and disagreeabs
pains of sick and nervous headache in fifteen minutes,
and effecfualy cure this distressing complaint
That it would in instant mitigate the cruel pangs OF
exrassia palms, and permanently this excrutafing
affection. That would stop the most tormenting tooth
ache in few seconds.
That it would remove all rheumatic pains in fifteen
inues and cure any Chronic case Of rheumatism IN
ew hours.
That possesses soothing and relieving in
aence over all pains originating from Rheumatic, Neu
ragic Nervous and Bilious complaints, and that the pa
tent suffering the most circulating tortures, would fee
| is soothing influence IN a few minutes.
The world startled the publication of our dis
coyery The wise suvonsof Medical Science shook their
headsin doubt The sick and afflicted hoped yet, feared
thalike other remedies would quicker paper
than by practical who were su
ering with the mos circulating pans at deernin
ed to try it; the consequence was that from almost
every village town. and city, within 600 miles Of New
York the daily recipenfs oedeIs for oar extra
ordinary remedy. The people tried II and tnd GOOD
the mosttortrng pains mitgaed: weak and feeble
victims of Rheumatism, who had been bed hidden for
years suddenly relieved from pain and restored 70
health. SO with the sufferers of Neuragsc, sick and
| Nervous Ieadach, Chill Fever, DlarrhGa, Cramps
Spasms Cholera MOrbus, and in fact al painful ana ds
ressing Acute Complaints, suddenly relied froHa
their TEXTURES and restored to health. Its fame sced
from city TO city the people sounded its wonderful VIZ
tues far and wide and the earth had run its yeaii
course,
FIVE MILLION BOTTLES WERE SOLE
/ In every town in Maine, New Hampshire Vernon.
Rhode Leland, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New YoEka
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THE CRYSTAL EMPORIUM
By. G. w. BURTON & Co.

THE CRYSTAL EMPORIUM
By. G. w. BURTON & Co.
Ladies, Misses, Gents and Boys,
Now's your time for summer joys,
When ladies' walk in beauty dressed,
And gents appear in sllken vest
When lovely nymphs and happy swans
Frolic DER the floral plains.
BURTON g. Co. keep pace with time.
In business and poetic rhyme;
Come from the North. South, East and West
You'll find our goods cheapest and best;
New store, new goods, and profits small,
We guarantee to suit you all,
In muslins, chintz, silks, calicoes,
Cashmeres, domestics, (come and chose,)
Linens, satins, satinett,
Bonnetts, ribbons, (prettiest yet
All kinds of clothing, ready made
Of every fashion, price and shade;
Broad cloths, narrow cloths, coarse and fine,
j And all things in the tailoring line;
Boots and shoes fos land or main,
Suited for city. ball or plain;
Dry-goods, groceries, queensware rare,
Glassware, hardware, software, allware,
All kinds of produce bought and sold,
Or taken in exchange, or gold;
Every kind of Yankee Notion,
Going by perpetual motion,
Musical purses, playing chimes
And notes produced by dollars and dimes.
We mean to please all tastes that come
Within our new Emporium,
So come while fun is all the go,
To G. w. Burton & Co.,
corner of Main and Fourth streets,
Dubuque, Iowa.
Il. Is. No charge for showing,
We like to keep going
While business is growing,
inch 20, 1859.
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Wooden Ware.

JAMES K. HAMILTON,
Pittsburgh, July 5, 1851. Third street.
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ALFRED TREDwAY,1 HAMMOND ROUSE.
IOWA IRON WORKS.
DU BUQU E.:
TREnWAV n ROUrEE

PROPRIEToRS.
Manufacture Steam Engines, MIL Gear,ngs,
and Mil Irons, Planning Mills, Lathes and
Screans .ef all kids, Hors PO,oers and Sc
parators, Copying Presses. Stores, Iron
Fence and Railing, Windoao Caps aud siils,
Columns + Iron Castings Of eUery description.
TINE Proprefors of the above establishment would in
i form the Public that they prepared to exc
cute all orders in their line with promsness and Dispatch
and pledge themselves furnish good work car he
had from the South East
We respectfully invite those in want of Machinery or
Castings of any description, favor with call
learn that Dubuque the place to procure those
ticles.
Iron finishing and repairing Of all kinds done on the
shortest notice.
Machinery and Castings shipped to order any part
the country.
Location the River, short distance above the Steam
boat Landing. Feb. 25, 1s52-wtf
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CARpECSI CARPE1St

ITAVING removed into the New Building, SIS, Vine
II street, adjoining the Old Store, am now in receipt
of great variety of Spring Styles of fine and superine
Ingram Carpets; Three phys Brussels, Velvet and Ia
pestry Carpets Iow-prced grains and Venetans Stair
Carpets every description; Rugs, Mating Floor Oil
Cloth &C.
Dealing exclusively in the above goods, am enabled
offer greater variety and at less prices than can be
found in West. shall he receiving additions through
ont season. Purchasers invited to call and
ine before making selection J. WALKER.
St. Louis Mo-. Feb 23-dw1y
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Law School.

4 LAW SCHOOL will be opened, under the chtrge
IA Of the Subscribers, in the city of Dubuque, the
first term to commence the first Monday in Noyem
her and terminate the last Wees in March.
1t is believed that such School, properly conducted
win be of great assistance and advantage the student
of Law ny Attending him facIlres the of which is
much IL in State. As II is aim make this
School permanent in its character and useful TO those
who enter it, will devote TO it. during the term.
our undivided attention. The Course will consist of
Lectures, Elementary reading aud Examinations. A
Moot Court i'll be connected with other exercises
over which one of us will preside.
The Text Books TO be used are-Chttys Blackstone,
Kent's Commentaries Greenleaf's Evidence, Stephens
Pleading, Siory's Equity Pleading and Jurisprudence.
Particular attention will be given the practice under
the Code of iowa.
The Law Libraries here perhaps the hes. IN aitei
State, and been kindly assured by the prafos
sion that the students have free them. =
Good board can be had at from 81 to S 4 per weekly
Charge for term offv months to be paid in advance,
thirty dollars.
=. v DYER,
Dubuque, Sept.7 i. 5. WILSON.
Letters addressed to either both Of The above, Twill
he attended "a.
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TO THE LADIES.

Having been east, for he last three months is NOW
prcparesbsr furnish the Ladies of Iowa. Illinois and Wis
ssfEEND1D ASSORTMENT OF GOODS
ever offered for sale the West.
CARPETS.
ngrain and Brussels the very latest patterns
ust from the manufactures; drugges and tablecovers
French and American.
SHAWLS, &c,
large stock of shawls from 81 asst sI6 fashionable
bonnes of the best MATERIAL made to order by
the most fashionable AIiil6ers i'm Philadelphia; ALSO
great variety of Ladies' silk velvet coats and fancy silk
NANTES and Mantillas.
LADIES' MUFFS.
to Sl2.
DRESS GOODS.
Sr.arSh HgslSans German Inerinoes, from 45c
perr SEfd ,iaes q5sery styles from l5e
to 81 IS; ase casmeres apaccas and prints of every
quality.
LAMPS.
My Lamp and Grandole Department is not equalled in
Iowa; every style and quality, and warranted
SILVER PLATE.
Tea dessertand forks &c., Of the best quail
ity, and warranted
r,h article OF Window Curtains something new and
very beautiful
"A beautiful assortment of Wall and Window Paper
potl, French and American 49,. -
Laies Shoes, eft The latest quality OF Philadelphia man
dacture, which understood tile bestiu the United
States also, Chdrens ana Misses in endless variety.
Fancy Goods, of every description svle and quality
trimmings, etc., and IN factnearly every thin
ted.
shall be happy to have the pleasure of showing m
goods to the Ladies' at all times; and would respectful
say TO the married Ladies wish to furnish their hol
me CALI and toyou who expect to be married now
$ the time to make good selection
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Mount Pleasant, or Sullivan7S
Addition to Dubuque.

AFR. M. ]. SULLIVAN, has lain off his healthy and
Nl Picturesque Tract or Land on the HILL, the
Residence of Hon. Gee. w. JONES into lots of ON
HALF to THREE QUARTERS of an ACRE each,
with eight streets from forty sixty five feet wide
The situation commands delightful view OF the
rounding country, aad is far removed from the mias
matte influences Of the river that Doctors visits will be
g few and far between There two never failing
Springs the Plat, and good well water be had
any Lot depth of Fifteen Feet. Several lots are
already engaged by of the best citizens Dubuque
and as they are designed for the suburban residences of
respectable persons only it recommended that appca
ton be made soon to CHAS. COOKERY. Agent.
n. b. Plat shelving the number and contents of each
OF may be seen at the A cents office. June 7-dtf
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rHs,ss, the great e.. Minister, seven wear

THEIRS, the great Ex- Minister, seven years
before the revolution Of 1882, in France, was a
poor printer boy at the Office Of the Constitute
onal. He Afterwards supplied the editors chair
led on the popular mind to revolt, and finally
contrived to seat Louis Philippe on the throne
Of Charles X. He is one OF the best writers his
country has produced, and his great work, the
History Of the French Revolution, was written
while he was engaged in the daily discharge OF
multifarlous duties which would have utterly
appalled, most other minds.
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Tnr AcSieegk 81 ornrvA.-
= The Alton Courier, from which paper we CO.
pied it, was in error in it's statement that Mr..
Alex. Relay, the chief engineer of,the Geneva,
was the person who blew up the Steamer Salu.
d, ~ we have ascertained beyond question
Mr. Relay expresses the opinion, that the ex
plosion was not caused by steam, a. generally
supposed, bat by powder. He states that there
was a'large lot Of powderdn kegs slowed away
in the hold Of the boat, forward Of the hatch !;
the planks forming the gangway to the shore
being wet and slippery, large quantities Of hot
ashes, mingled with Goals, were brought from
the furnace and strowed upon them, in order 10
enable the men tn keep their feet while ascend
ing to the bank (Which was considerably above
the deck) and descending with the wood Mr.
4. ID Of opinion, that some Of the Goals or
sparks were blown by the wind into the hold,
causing the powder 70 ignite and blow up the
boat. He further says, that he saw he boilers,
after the explosion, and that the fues were no.
collapsed. This matter should be investigated,
and if found to be true, the blame transferred
to the shoulders Of those to whom the blame be-,
longs. Mr.. K who il seriously injured, il en-
titled to the benefit Of this statement.-.Mo. Re
Ovcttcnn.
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Watches, Jewelry 4 Silver Ware.
d. CARSON & Co..

| (J'fain St, Near the Naples House, DuJuque,)
give NOTICE to the citizens the city AMI country
" generally, that we have established ourselves here
for the purpose of carrying on the Jewey Business in all
lis branches By our arrangements with the Eastern
prepared to make the interest of all who may wish
| any of the kind of Goods Wares, herein mentioned
To Make their Purchases of us.
Silver Ware the pride of business and are de
termined TO keep the reputation OF selling all silver
equal dollars and that standard. We
have on hand
Gold Watches by Cooper, Howard, Yates, Tobias John
son, Busby, and others.
Gold Patent Lever Watches, full jewellea.
Gold Patent Lever Watches, cor Ladies'
Gold and Silver Watches Of all kinds
Gold Iockets with double Glasses.
Plated do like Watches, open both sides.
Silver spoons Knives Forks, Ladies, Slters nap
kin Riags, &c.
Silver plated Spoons Forks Knives C&stors Cake Bas
kes Fruit stands Salt stands Candle sticks all of the
very best
We have large variety of Miscellaneous Goods among
which Gold Chains, Seal Keys, Ear and Finger Rings
Gold Thmbles silver do silver and other Card cases,
rortmonies, Cuff Pins, Gold Pens, Pencils, Diamond
Rings, Music Boxes, Tooth Brushes, Steel and Gil
chainss &c, &c.
SPECTACLES,
of all kinds and Glasses: suit every defect
of sight.
A large varetyo CKS constantly receiving and
sold wholesale aid retail
" Watches carefully repaired and warranted also
all kinds of lob Work done with neaness and dispatch
Terms moderate " pay cash for old silver and Cali
forna /! june 25-dwly.
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NEWSPAPER CoRREsPoNDENTs.-Th Galena
Jeffersonian gives its experience Of III, Sc fiends
.f an Editor, whom it calls the editors Post. >
The following is the last contribution, vsrJatim
ct Lteratip If some of those who now and
then favor US had as much pretence at humor,
We coMd put up with similar literary acquires
ments:
TaE REsox JACK DIDN'T GIT MARRIED.-lt
was one fine evening in May About the Time
Ducks and goslinys Hach out in the Northern
Country That Jack W, mt with his faint heart
as usel after somming up all his Courage with
4 full Determination Of Popping the question
After the old folks went to Bed he, took his
chair and sot 1t up close to her as to About
Touch her with the tip of his finger; he sot
dowE and after drowning a fu signs he commen-
ced and says Now will Tell you all About it,
80 just as he wac going to pop the question
there was Board or something Els fell Across
one Of the goslings Necks in the Door yard and
begin to Hollow sheiumped up and Run out to
see what Aided the little Crater Leaving poor
Jack sitting in the Chair then he begin to study
the thing Grand al at ono hejumped up Pick,
ed his hat well says he will be Darned if She
thinks more of goslin than she Does COOS,
this is no yeuse Of my staying heer any longer
q. 90QQ ~ l00tk &sr~~M - a#sasAsf
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AUSTRALIAN GOLD AT THE MIST-A few
days ago deposi,e was made at the United
States Mint, Of gol d from Australia the first
we believe, that has been received there. The
dcpositor was a young man of this country,
'sshe had been in California for two years but
was unlucky and made nothing. Tempted by
the reports from Australia, ne sailed for that
country and went to the diggings. In two
months he succeeded by great good luck, in
getting about FIVE thousand dollars worth Of the
dust With this t.bird in hand he concluded
TO come home and deposited portion Of his
earnings as we have stated The gold is supe.
rior in richness TO that from California, being
worth about two dollars more to the ounce
Phil. Bxlletin. Nov. 90.
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SrEAnpoAr DisAsrrR on ruE Mrs.

SsEAnBoAr DlsAsrER on THE MlssrssIPrI.
A fiightful accident occurred on the Mlssis-
jppi River short distance from Alton, on the
3rJ int. It appears that the steamers Geneva
and Highland Mary, the lattsr boucd for the
Illinois river, left ST. Lpuis about the same time.
and very shortly commenced raciae. When
shout four miles below Alton, the Highland
Mary being ahead, the Geneva put into shsrc
and landed along sidea woodbost, to take ON.
wood Immediately after the stopping Of the
engine, her boilers exploded, sweeping ali before
them. Fortunately. most Of the crew and some
Of the deckhands had got into the wood boat.
Capt Psray Of the Geneva wasbadly, and il was
feared, moFtaly wounded. Mr. johnson, Clerk
Of Ne Geneva, had both legs broken, and was
badly scslded, from The effects Of which be died
= a hons and half. A welchman was k.u
- eutriehi; and Mr.. Dean, Of the firm Of Dean
y Chfsen,of st. Louis. who was on board, il
sasllns, and i supposed = have been blown
overheard Al lost.
4Ae s1saner Hibernia passed By the scene
44 656e ehorfly nflsr IL occurrence, and took
~ ~ paesSnesn. Ths Geneva had spnh Is
~ es6ia AosN MO- tie Hibernia len her
- wilt PsebablY pfove tstal loss,
# 0skSs -. /. no Ros rnips than !
~. = - -. :. =. -. 5s4 =
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AssAssINArINa EDiroRs.-The following
pital hit at a recent bloody -minded machine said
70 have been connected against the valuable
life Of q New York editor, is from the Bufalo
Rough Notes. 1t needs no further explana-
ton.
Another Infamous attempt has been made TO
take life by means Of an internal machine. A
pssteboard box was recently sent to the editor
ofthe Texas Bisosr, containing half dozen
shirt collars SO assassinatingly sharp that the
cut throat intentions Of the blood thirsty mons
ter who's had concocted this scheme of viIlainy
was obvious. The diabolical attempt was hap.
PLY frustrated by the presence of mind Of the
ierryman, who, with the utmost coolness and
unconceTn dipped them into the river and "took:
the starch out Of them To what base uses,
viii not man appropriate the simplest househ sldi
article.
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A. GIBRs. NJ. HERMAN
GEO. A. GIBBS g. CO.,
FORWARDING 81 Commission Merchants

CHICAGO, ILLS.
HEO. A. GIBBS & Co.'S. arrangements for the
" son 1852, more complete than heretofore and
are unsurpassed by any other house in Chicago They
occupy their old premises South Water street, and
have erected large WAREHOUSE Immediately on
Gaena and Chicago Union Rail Road for the accommo
dation of Rail Road business
Freight arriving for the West will be reshipped with
any charge for carriage second handling of Goods
if consigned TO G.. ACHES & Co. 6. a. g. & Co.,
agents for several Erie Canal Lines between New York
Buffalo and Oswego-or the Northern Rail Road Line OF
steam Prnpellors &C.; and at all times prepared to
contract Freight 30 and fran Buffalo, Albany, N. York
Oswego, Boston, and all Eastern cities.
Merchants and others signing to this House, will
the receipt consignmens by whatever Line they may
be shipped may l7d-6m G. A. GIBBS & Co.