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Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-07-16

ORPHANS COURT SALE.

IN pursuance of an order of the Orphans Court
= of Northumberland county, will be exposed to
public sale, the following real estate, to wit;
A Certain out Lot of Ground,
in the southern part of the borough of sunbury,
bounded on the east by land of George Weiser,
Harrison, decd, on the west by the Susquehan-
foungman, containing
ONE ACRE AND THREE. .FOURTllS,
more or less. The above will be sold at the
public house of James Covert, in the borough Of
Sunbury, on
Saturday, the 23d day Of July ns1t,
at o'clock, p. M.
ALSO:
A Tract of Land,
in Lower Augusta township, county aforesaid,
adjoining lands OF John Hart, John Hcndershotz
heirs, David Shipman, Peter Bcrlieu and others,
and mountain land, containing about
FIFTY ACRES
moro OF less. To be sold at the public house of
William r. Jones, in Lower Augusta township,
in said county, on
Saturday, the 23d day of July neat,
at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, of said day. Late the es-
tate of William X. Brown, decd Terms of
sale will be made known on day of sale by
GEORGE WEISER, Guardian
of the minor children of VIM. X. Brown, decd.
BY Order of the Court
]. p. PURSEL, elk, o. Z.
June rs 1s53.-ts
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Two Stray Cows.

S,TRAYED away from the subscriber, about
- two weeks since, stray cows both white
and red /; one more white than the other; one
cows horns turns little backwards. Both give
milk. Whoever informs the subscriber where
they are, will be literally rewarded
PETER NJ. YOCUM,
Shamokin township, Bear Gap p. o.
Jply . lS53.-St.
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GREAT NEWS!
CLOTHING STORE TN sUNRURY.

CLOTHING STORE IN sUNBURY.
- ELSBERG & CO. respectfully announce
W. to the inhabitants OF Northumberland county
and the public in general, that they have com
mcnced new Clothing store in Sunbury Pa,
opposite the Post Office, adjoining Mr.. Stroh's
saddler shop in Market Street. They are just
opening a splendid assortment Of fashionable
Spring and Summer Clothing.
Consisting in part of
Cloths, Cassmers, Sdtiactt Linens, Checked
aud Fancy Cloth Pants and Goats.
ALSO, A fine supply Of Silk, Satin and other
Vests.
ALSO A LARGE ASSORTMENT
OF all Kinds of Hats and Caps, Shirts and
Collars and Gentlemens furnishing
Goods in general.
All of which will be sold cheaper than cheap
at the lowest cash prices.
The public may rest assured that all Clothing
they buy of our Store is made up well, as one OF
the firm is practical tailor and our whole Stock
of Clothing is made up hy ourselves. Our adhe-
ring to the cash principle and our extended ac-
quaintance among New York and Philadelphia
Importers of Cloth enables us to sell very cheap.
Call and See No charge for looking at our Goods.
Our Assortment is always kept up We are
constantly getting fresh supplies.
! Sunbury. May Z, 1850
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NEW STORE.
A Farm for Sale.

a Valuable Farm situated in Upper Augusta
IN township, Northumberland county, laying
along the Shamokin creek, about four miles and
half from the borough Of Sunbury,
CONTAINING l40 ACRES,
will be sold on the a3d day of August, by the
heirs of Samuel Colp, SEN, deceased, at private
sale.
About 100 acres Of this land are cleared and
in good state Of cultivation the whole having
been lined once over. The improvements are
two story
{FFaS DWELLING HOUSE,
sEEaslssa barn, a Wagon house, and two orchards
of choice fruit.
The Philadelphia and Sunbury Railroad passes
directly through the centre of it, likewise the
public road leading from Sunbury to Petersburg.
Any persons desiring TO purchase good Farm,
void of hills and stone, with good water, and well
in with clover, will find this 10 comport with
their wishes.
For full particulars, apply either personally or
BY letter to the subscriber at the farm
JEREMIAH COLP.
Upper Augusta twsp., June IS, ls53.-ts.
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NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given by the undersigned
IN citizens of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania, that application will be made to the next
Legislature of said Commonwealth for tho erec-
ton of body corporate to he styled "THE
SUSBUnr SAvINGs' INSTITUTE" to be located in
the borough of Sunbury, Northumberland county,
with dscounting privileges, and with a capital of
One hundred thousand dollars.
Robert II. Awl, Geo. Bright, John Young
Adam Shissler, Thomas Robins, Daniel Drucke-
miller, Fredk. Lazarus, Geo. b. Youngman, Pc
ter B Masser, J. w. Frng, Ira T. Clement,
Benz Hendricks, Geo. G. Welker, J. w. Peal.
Sunbury, June 25, ls5S.-6m.
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NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that books will be
~ opened to receive subscriptions to the Capt.
tai Stock of the Selinsgrove Bridge Company, on
Wednesday, the 27th of July next, at the follow
ing named places: AT the house of Mrs. Davis
in Selinsgrove, Jacob Fryer, Middleburg, Charles
u. Kline, Lewisburg and Isaac d. Boyer in
Frceburg, Union county, also al the house OF
Samuel Thompson in Sunbury, Peter Snyder IN
Lower Augusta township, and ]. Herb in Upper
Mahamoy township in Northumberland county
and at the house of Michael Weaver in Miners
Vile, Schuylkil county, at which time and places
one or more Of the undersigned will attend fol
the purpose of receiving such subscriptions
COMMISSIONERS.
Ner Middleswarth, Peter Snyder,
H. w. Snyder, w. F. Wagenseller,
G. Leiscnring, Charles A. Meyer,
James X. Davis, G. F. Miller,
Henry G.. Eyer, Jno. Walls,
John Gundy, Jacob Seashoz,
John B. Packer, William Cameron,
Edward Y. Bright, Ira L. Clement,
Selinsgrove, July ?, 1852
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Lumber Yard.
ROpc Niunuiactory.

yEylIE subscriber respectfully informs the people
IL of Northumberland and Sunbury, and the
public generally, that he has constantly on hand
and manufactures to order, all kinds of Boa' ropes,
bed cords, wash lines, plow lines, twine and lines
of all kinds, at his establishment in Northum-
berland.
RICHARD MARSHALL.
North'd., June | /, 1853 3m.
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DENTISTRY.

HR. A. VALLERCHAMP, Dentist, would
~ respectfully announce to the inhabitants of
Sunbury and the surrounding country, that he
has taken rooms at the Red Lion Hotel, kept
by Mrs Catharine Boulton, where he will be hap
py to attend to all calls in the line of his profess
sion. AL operations or Mechanical work war
rnHted to answer all the useful and ornamental
purposes oftho art.
Sunburv, June 25. 1852
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New Advertisements.
Abatement on State Tax.

N oIICE is hereby given to the Taxpayers of
northumberland county that an abatement,
OF hve per cent. will DO allowed on the State Ia.
assessed Tor 1858, If paid on or before the day
previous the time fixed for the Collectors of the
several townships to pay over the amount col!ee.
tod to the County Treasurer.
:, ihe Collectors of sunbury, Cameron, Little
mahanoy, Upper Mahanoy, Rush and Upper
augusta will pay over to the Treasurer on the
Goth instant.
those OF Lewis, Milton, Turbut, Northumber-
'ahu and Point, on the . LIST instant.
, those Of Lower Mahanoy, Jackson Jordan,
Aerbe and Coal, on the 22d instant.
Those Of Delaware, .Shamokin and Lower Au-
gusta on the 23d instant.
CHRIST. ALBERT,
CHAs: WEAVER, Com'srs.
JOS. NICELY.
Sunbury, July 0, 1885,
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NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given, that application
~ will Re made to the next Legislature of
Pennsy lvania. for the incorporation of company,
with discoun,ing privileges, 10 be located in the
borough of Sunbury, in the county of Northum-
berland, with capital of One hundred thousand
dollars, to be called the "iSus9uehaRua sariagS'
Institute"
Sunbury June IS, ls53.-em.
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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
NORTHERN DISTRICT.
Notice

ES hereby given that the annual Session OF
n said Court TO commence al Sunbury. on
the second Monday Of July next, will by
direction of the Court be then adjourned 10
the third Monday, a, which time il is also
directed by the Court that all causes for
argument will be taken up aud disposed of
without delay.
CH ARIES PLEASANTS,
Prolh'y S. c. n. y.
Prothonotary's Office,
Sunbury, June II, 1854
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NOTICE.

BANK OF NORTHUMBERLAND,
Northumberland, June IS, 1853.
The Directors of the Bank of Northumberland
give notice that they intend to apply to the next
Legislature Of this Commonwealth, for q renew
al of its charter with the same capital, and with
its present title, location and privileges. BY
order of the Board.
JNO. TAGGART, Prest.
June 25, lS53.--6m.
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SHERIFFS SALES.

Ely virtue Of a certain writ of Zen. EapomaS
z0 to me directed, will be sold by public sale, on |
Monday, the first OF August, next, at o'clock, |
p. NJ, at the Court House, in sunbury, the fol-
lowing property, wiz
A Certain Lot of Ground,
su,uate in the borough of Milton, on that part Of
said borough, called upper Milton, bounded north
Inv Moses Tailor, east by Second street, south by
Mulberry alley and west by lot OF VIM. Nc
CIcerv. containing one eighth of an acre, more
or less whereon is erected two story house, DC.
seized. taken in execution and to be sold as
the property of jeremiah fargy'
ALSO;
nv an order of sale, at the same time and
ID place.
A CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND,
situate in Point township, in the county Of Nor
,h,,mherland, bounded and described as follows,
% wit: Beginning at stones thence by lands OF
Jsnsrd Pfoutz, decd, south eighty nine and
ar,.r degrees, cas-. one hundred and eighteen
snd three tenths perches to fallen hickory,
,honce by lands of VIM. Lemon, Decd, and
WIN. l., Dewart north J degree, east l22'2
,,srches 10 stones, thence by lands said to belong
70 VIM. l.. Dewart, south sla degrees, wes
1889 perches TO stones, thence by lands oil =
- south 39i degrees, east ll9 percheS to tht
,I.cs of beuining, containing l0l acres and at
rr.,ches and allowance with the appurtenances
rIate the estate of James Lemon, decd.
WIN. D. KIPP, Sheriff.
Sherifl's Office,
sunbury. July 9, 1858.
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More New GoOdsIi
WILLIAM A. KNOBB,

VILLA NJ "A. kNOBB,
II RESPECTFULLY informs his friends and
the public generally, that he has just received
and opened large and splendid stock of
SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS,
at his Store in Lower Augusta township. His
stock consists ofevery variety Of
Dry Goods, viz:
Cloths, Cassimers, Sattinetts, Veshngs, Fian.
nsls, Muslin, &c.
A splendid stock of
LADIES DRESS AND FANCY GOODS,
Such as Silks, Bsrages, De Laincs, Merinoss,
Lncas, Ginghams, Calieoes, &c.
BOOTS AND SHOES,
A fine assortment for Men, Women g. Children
A large assortment of GROCERIES,,
SUCH AS
Sugar, Coffee, Tea, Moasses, Spices, sc.
Hardware and Queensware.
Fish, salt and Liquors.
Gin, Brandy, Rum and Whisky,
Besides the largest and most general assort-
ment of all kind of Goods to be had in the country.
All the above mentioned goods will be sold at
such reduced prices they can not be got for
elsewhere.
Country produce Of all kinds taken in exchange
at the highest market prices.
Augusta twsp.. July 2, Is53.-6m
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SIS REWARD!

FESHE above reward will be paid for the dscov-
Z cry aud conviction of every individual found
guilty Of trespassing or injuring any of the
property of Philadelphia and Sunbury Railroad
Company.
BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT.
June, 4, lsj3.--tf.
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Sherih's Office,
sunbury. July 8, 1858.
Two Stray Cows.

(1AME to the premises of the subscriber on
j Friday last two weeks, two stray cows
white and red, one about and the other - OF 10,
The owner is requested to come iorwala' P'0''
P'oP''' ADAM NEIDlG.
sunbury, July 0, ls5s.-st'
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THE ROAD TO HEALTH
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS


. D''TGnasi1o DidEsriONlA LIVER AND BAD
Copy Of a Letter from ~. r. W. K,,L,.
Chemist, z, Presrot Street, Lir:rpool, daitd
oh Juns 1851.
n Professor IioIIowAY
Gin ,-Ycur pl7 and ointment have stacd he hsb.,
sle list o Proprietary Medicines fJt me Vu
customer, to whom Gun refer for any enansit, ss,s
me - let you kiYw the raiteuaIs o her case She ia
been troubled oi yeais with disofdered liver nd h
digestion On the ast occasion, however the yrnI.,co "
the attack alarming, and the mAannati5n se, in
severely, that doubts entertained il her mi h.
able to tcar up under It fortunately she ns i"cs Seg
Try your Pills, aud she informs that nftet the first d
each succeeding iyse, se ;d stea. relief Sic Continued
take them, Gid although she used yly three Boyes sI
in the eiuyineii oi perfect health cunld haye
you many cases bui the above from the sEvERrY OF
IHE ATTACK and the sFFtoY cure, think epeaAa much IN
favor Of your astonishing liis.
(signeD W. RiRErs
AN tx TRAoRplNARY CURE OF RHEUMATIC
FEVER, IN VAN DiEMEN'S LAND
Copy Of Letter asserted Ia he Hobart Tou,
Courier, Of tks Is. March, 1851, By MAJOR
J Walch
Margaret NConuigm nineteen years of age resling az
New Town. had been suffering from Violent reurato
fever for upwards Of two months which Ind entirely de
prived her Of the Of her limbs during this p-rod sb,
was under the care Of the emnieut medical men IN
Hobart Town. and by them her case was considered hope.
braed Pills which she consented 70 d. and in an iueedI.
bic short space OF time they effected perfect
CURE OF A PAIN AND TlGHTNEss IN THE
CHEST AND STOMACH OF A PERSON
81 YEARS OF AGE.
From Mrssrs Thew & Son, Pioprietors Of the
LINN Advertiser, arho can couch for tbs
folLoping tatsment-August End, 1851,
To Professor HOLLOWAY,
SiR-I desire bear tcsm my T. the good effects of
Hollovay's Pills. For years suffered severely from
a pam aud tighess the stomach which ACCOM-
panied by shorness OF breath that prevented me rom
walking about am 81 years OF age, and Notwithstanding
my advanced state C life these Pills have relieved me
that deslrous tnat others should be made Acquainted
with their virtues. am rendered. by their ineons
comparatively active, ard take wthJu ncog-
venicnce or psn, which sUuld mt do bef re-
(Signed) HENRY -COF,
rnef I.r1Il ~,
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nF Northumberland County for Angus, T.,
" 1858.
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54,332 90
s689.249 26

NJ. Claiborne appelle NJ Sewcll au fauteuil et
prend la parole pour proposer que rordonnance
ci-dessus soft referee au comite de Finances
avec instruction de Pamender dc Ia maniere sui
Yante:
l. Les tonds provenant DIES yentes de la bat
ture en- face du Premier District, jusqua con
currence un tiers, ainsi que toutes les creances
de Ia caisse advertisement dc fancienne vile
deyront etre assignes aux commissaires de la
dette consolidee, pour etre appliques par eux a
Ia reduction de In dette de la Vile de la Non.
yelle- Orleans, anterieurement a Ia division de
1856 LIE montant DIES dts londs on creanees
qul etc employee pour payer les depenses de Ia
vile eonsolldee deyra etre remis par la dite Vile
consolidee
lie montant DIES contrats DIES diyerses ex
municipalities ct de In vile de Lafayette, pour
des authorizations qui etaient dun earactere
local, ct qui etaient pendants au moment Oh
Acte de Consolidation pris eifet, sera identif6
ct charge pro fanfo CONNIE partie de la dette.
au District qui await ordonne lie dit contrat on
les dts contrats en- sa capacite anterieure Ct
distinete CONNIE fune DIES Municipalities de L.
Nouvelle-Orleans, GU CONNIE Ia vile de Lafa-
yette.
d, LIE 'uontant DIES taxes pour l,annee 1851, ct
Les annees ant6rieures. sur les prophecies fon-
cieres ct les esclaves, colecte des ditferens Bis
triets sera porte au credit, en- dhninution lie S.
dette, de chaque District couiormement In
somme qui en- aura etc recuc, ct le montnn,
total DIES dites taxes colect6as par la Vile con.
soidee sera remis par ellie
1. lie surplus requis aude-.us du PRO yata
de chaque District, pour lie montant total de
e6o0,UOO, sera prelev6 par take, laquelle aura
pour base Ia plus minnie fraction audeA du
montant necessaire
D lie InOntant charge CONNIE dette dams deux
les ex- Municipalities, cause lies emissions de
petts billets commandment appeles Shia, plds-
'ers' sera etface, ct lon ne chargera que lie mon.
iant pave par la vile consoid6e
La motion qui precede est ndopt6e par lie vote
suiyant
QUINN, Clark, Claiborne Giquel, Labatut
ct Lugenbuhl--5
Aon--MM. Burke, Converse, Harris ct Wood
-
Sur motion, lie Couseil s'ajouene.
tbs claiborne, Secretairc.
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RAppoRr pu coMIrE spEclAL.

RAPPORT Du COMIfE SPECIAL.
lie oomite special, nomme pour s'entendre ave,
le Bureau des Commissaires. au suiet de In In :,
sur pEmprunt Consolide. qui doit etre levee poll
Pannee 1868, presente lie rapport suiyant ou
est recu ct lie comite deeharce:
lie comit6 special, nomme par lie Conseil de,
Aldermen pour s'entendre ayec les commissai,a,
de 10 dette consolidee, au sujet de la repartitior
De la dette des municipalities ct de In Vile dc
Lafayette, ct de la passation dune ordonnanee
ievant Ia take requise par les Actes de Consoli-
dation, demande rapporter:
Que le comite a Gu une entreyue ayec les com.
missaires, qui ont fourni au comite toutes les
informations n6cessares
II r6sulte de Pexamen de &c sujet que lie &C.
mite est davis que la base de Ia repartiton de
Ia take lever, ainsi que lie mentonne lie rapport
des commssaiIes soumis au Censei dos Ma,
men. sa derniere seance, est conforme aux lo
uerEtat commandment nominees ''Actes de Con.
eolidation =, part quelques legeres erreurs
dams destination de la dette dc la Troisieme
Municipalite, qui ont etc corrigees par les com
missaires, ct cette correction, avec lie change.
ment necessaire dams la repatriation, seront rap.
por'es au Conseii par les Commissares cette
seshce;
Les lois de Etat relatives la Consolidation
ee ~ vile, exigent que les dettes DIES dverses
Municipaiites ct de La vile de Lafayette, telles
~ eiies eAistaient au moment de Organisation
uu nouveau gouvernement, cest dire lie ~
non m, Ieoz, soient assumes ct payees par le
noavesu uouvernement, ct que Ia take inposer
annueliement pour fare face a linteret Ct au
principai ae Ia dite dette soft reparte par los
0omm,ssaires entire les Districts respectiis
Proportonneilement Ia dette dies sustlits Dis
r,icts, SAVIOR; Four les Premier, Second e.
arols,eme Districts, la somme de 100000, ct
pour ie Quatrleme District, la somme de $50 600
Les iois declarent aussi que les ereanees ct las
proprietes des ex-corporations passeront entire
les MAINS du nouveau Commencement ct non
en'rs ceiies DIES commissaires, mails demeurerou,
sous les memes obligations que leur assignment les
ac'es anterieurs de La Legislature; par eons6-
quent, les creances ont passe dams lie Tresor ct
ont cue employees JusquA ce jour, ainsi que
"a aPpr emu; ie comte' au Placement des depenscs
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Nellie Orleans, &C II Janvier, 1853,

NJ. Claiborne declare quill adhere au rapport
parce quill partage ropinon DIES commissaires
au sue lie la division de take relative Ia dette
conference, il ne peut s'entendre avcc eux sur
dautrcs points, entr autres Ia maniere don't lis
ont procede pour etablir la dette de chaque
District.
NJ. Giquel prend son siege.
NJ Converse presente le substitut suiyant gu
preambule ct Performance pourvoyant a la
: take sur rEmprunt Consolide";
Attendu que par la trente- septieme section de
rActe de Consolidation, il est du devoir DIES COM
missaires de la dette eonsolidee de s'enquerir ct
de determiner lie montant de la dette de chacune
des ex municipalities; ct de repartir la dette de
rancienne vile entr'elles, les dites Munieipali-
ties, proportonnellement In valeur assessee DIES
propretes foneieres situees dams leurs limites
respectives, d'apres les tableaux dassessement
de 1851.
Que ce montant a etc reeonnu ct reparti,
ainsi quill appert du rapport dies commissaircs
de la dette consolidee, son Honneur lie Marie,
qui demontre que les dettes respectives des diff
ierentes municipalities sont reconnues, determi-
nees ct iixees CONNIE suit
Municipalile No 1..............S2 81, 15S,949 10
Municipalite No 2...............3,96S ,933 56
Municipalite No 3...............1,25 6,33I "a
Ainsi, on trouve que la somme de 5000, 600 qui
joit ere preleyee sur les proprietes ct les es
claves des dites municipalities, pour la take sur
rEmprunt ConsOlide, sera r6partie CONNIE suit
Proportion de Ia Ire Muncipalte Sl75, 474 90
do do de do 3@2, 493 II
do do 3mc dc 102,ts2 IS
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Git e eg7t q ai ae bearer . D. i'on1 was employed by
70 i1l Sugar House, tWh trckj sand Hi 4r
my 5aiasiioi, aua confidently
49,,
q DE- s % Aa BEN l.EtSTkR.
Parish q q. 3D. lnis, 5tl lauu.ry. ISL.
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S6S6,547 AZ, necessaires parer la take de
$3.50, 600 Get exces nest que suffisant pour
couvrir lie deficit qui surviendra dams la colecte
des taxes, atm de realiser Ia somme de 1850, 1000
requise par Ia loi.
lie credit de la vile etant complement reta-
bli, on ne doit plus permettre quill survienne dies
syenements dune nature a nuire Get hcureux
etat DIES affaires fnaneeres don't doit iouir Ia
metropole de fEtat.
lie comite recommande, aussit6t que possible,
lie passage dune ordonnance imposant Ia take
requise par les Actes de Consolidation.
Soumis spectueusement,
p. N. WooD, Rapporteur,
w. G. C. CLAIBORNE,
J. NJ. BURKE,
l. LABATUT.
MELEE Orleans, ce IL Janyier 1858.