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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
FORT OF sTEMAcooN.

ARRIVED. rsa
nay Brig ]. G. Cabot, Dryden, Columbh
River merchandise to Pnget Sound Agricultural
Company. !.
s-schr. Frontier, Pattle, Bellinsham By
coal tc Balch & Palmer.
SAILED.
May l2-Brig Geo. Emery, briggs, San Fun.
CISCO piles and timber. ~.
l2-Bhg Jane, wiletl, San Francisco, Pilss
and timber. 0'i#
IN PORT.
Ship Rowena, expected to sail in few days
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Partnership Notice.

THE UNDERSIGNED have this day formed .
i partnership under the name Of HoldeFDsss 3
George for the purpose Of transacting a geoeral
mercantile and shipping business between ihs
ports Of San Francisco and Duwamish Bay.
New York, Duwamish Bay. April 2s. 1859.
SIN. HoLDERNEsS, d.
Duwamish Bay.
RoBERT GEORGE,
IS aw San Franoiseo.
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ATTENTION ALL!

The citizens Of Washington Territory src re-
questrd 70 meet al Olympia on SATURDAY
nr1t, the TWENTY-FlRSr inst, for the pur-
pose Of adopting measures to open road across
The Cascade mountains to Fort Nalla WallA this
season Tor the benefit Of the coming immigration.
A general attendance is requested.
, 1853-05-14

psn- We call the attention of our readers
10 the notice at the head OF our first column,
relative TO meeting to devise measures TO
open a road across the Cascade Mountains.
1t is high time that some steps should be
taken, if the road is to be opened this sea-
son. The time is but short, and we hope
the citizens of Washington Territory will
meet, pursuant 10 notice, and push the mat
ter forward. Come one, come all, and de-
eide it at once. 1t is all-impOrtanl to our
newly organized Territory.
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Masonic.

Olympia Lodge, U. D., Ancient Fres
and Accepted Masons holds regular communica-
tons % the irst and third Saturday evenings e
each month. Hr
All brethren in good standing are invited 10 y
tend. G. H. HALE, Secretary
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% Bark " Delegate" arrived at New
York on the 4th inst, 10 days from San
Francisco.
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Appointments for washington Territory

Governor-IsAAc J. STEVENS, Of Massa-
chusells.
Secretnry-Mr. FAUqUERsoN, of Tenn.
Judges-EDwARD LANDER, of Indiana,
chief justice Mr.. L. served in the late
war with Mexico as Captain of a company
in the 9TH Indiana regiment.
JOHN X. MILLER, Of Ohio, associate JUS
tice. Mr.. M. was a member of the 3lst
Congress.
District Atiorney-Captain CLExDENEN,
Of Louisiana.
, 1853-05-14

e Capt. WEBB lR, of the sloop A." Sarah
Stoue," will phase accept our thanks for
late California paper.
, 1853-05-14

DT Ship "PersiS," Capt. Brown, was
advertised to leave San Francisco for Stella
COON on the 23d of April.
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QUIcK PAssAGE-Bark Louisiana, -
Capt. Drew, made the passage from Puget
Sound to Hong Kong, China-in 60 days
She sailed from the latter port for Hamburg
on the 9th Feb.
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diner for false swearing in obiainin07..
award for damages received in MeISo
where he claims TO have owned and worI.i
valuable silver mines. -,
Vice President King declines to take A.
oath Of office, until he shall arrive al VISA
ngton. Mr.. Rodney, U. S. vice Conn
waited upon him on the 4th of March h,
he declined the ceremony as being NM.
cessary, fearing that he should never /.
able 10 assume the duties of the Office, -
gentleman, just from Mantanzas staies a.,
Col. King is very low, and getting won,
It is doubtful whether be will ever loa,.
the place. -
The clipper ship Golden Light, Of b.
ton, for San Francisco, was struck by Hpbt.
ming on the 22d February, and totally a.
stroyed. Fifleep Of the thiriy-fve ptrDr
on board arc supposed to have been ioa.
Col. BENTON AND THE PAcIFio Ran.
soAD.--Col. Thomas H. Benton has addtn
sed long and able letter 10 the People q
Missouri, on the subject of the proposed
Railroad from the Mississippi Valley to IL,
Pacific Ocean, strongly advocating the Cen,
tral route. Ia
Hon. Andrew T. Judson, U. s. Distfid
Judge for ConDecIicut, died al CanIerbIii.
Ct, on the l7th of March. -
Hon. Morgan W. Brown, District JUDI,
of the U. s, for the District of Tennt,.
see, died al Nashville, March 9Th. -,
Ex-Governor Williams, of Maine, va
found dead in his bed at Portland. q
Robt, B. Campbell, of Texas, has been
appointed commissioner on the Me1icm
boundary. ~
John Randolph Clay, of Penn. as mimi.
ter TO the republic Of Peru.
The following appointments have ben
made in Oregon Territory. W
Gen. Joseph Lane, Governor.
George L. Curry, Secretary.
o. c. Pratt Chief Justice.
Cyrus Olney and M. p. Deady, AsO-
ciates Justices.
John Adair, Collector ut Astoria.
A. L. LOyejOy Postal Agent, vice N.
Coe, removed.
Addison c. Gibbs, Collector al Umpou,.
VIM. NJ. King, Surveyor Of The pori Of
Portland.
RObt. w. Dunbar, Surveyor at Mavas
kic.
Peter C. Stewart, Surveyor at P.ei6,
City.
]. W. Nesmitb, United States Marshal.
Joel Palmer, Superintendent Of Indian
affairs.
Benz. F. Harding, U. S. district attorney
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b6- Our salmon season will soon com.
mence, for which a number Of persons are
making extensive arrangements.
, 1853-05-14

THANKs-To J. W. SuLLIvAN, Book
seller, Post Office Building, San Francisco,
for very large supply of choice literary,
pictorial and other papers from all parts Of
the United States and Europe.
Also, to ADAMS & Co.'S Express for files
of late New York and San Francisco papers.
, 1853-05-14
Editors Table.

"Our table" has been supplied during
the week with a dozen and half of eggs,
from an old and tried friend, whose name
We are forbid TO mention, under the penalty
ofhaviug our supply of good things stopped.
On Monday last Mr.. E. T GUM came
down on " our table with a partridge and a
grouse. Gentlemen, we thank you.
, 1853-05-14

20 Brig "John DaviS,' Capt. Pray,
arrived at Seattle on the 5th inst.
, 1853-05-14
EUROPE.

An important declaration has been mad,
in the British Parliament by Lord Palmer.
ston, with regard to political refugees. He
stated that no demand for expulsion Of ref
ugees from England had been made by Iof.
eign governments and that if such 4 M
quest bad been made would have bssn
firmly refused. At the same time his lord, !,
ship limited at the Proprieiy Of refugees ab-
staining from acts that would be likely %
compromise England. as4
From Switzerland we learn that two
agents of an American emigration company
have proposed to convey 10 the United
States the Ticinese lately expelled iron Lon-
hardy. ...,fet
The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-04-22
gallons in one vat.

lOOO RdllOuS Ill Ou0 NdIs
British wine manufacturing is Of
two kinds; one domestic cordials, such
as ginger, current, raspberry, cowslip
and elder wines, and the other Of imi.
tation Of foreign wines, especially O
Sherry, Port and Champagne. One
witness stated that one third of his
sales consisted Of these initiated
wines. He sold them as British
wines, but the retailer did not proba-
bly, make the distinction.
The conclusions which the writer
comes to from all the Parliamentary
testimony Isl, .a.. m
/. That nearly all the wines impOr-
ted into England, are previously
adulterated with brandy, or other
deleterious infusions.
2. That most Of the liquors sold
and consumed as Port and Sherry
are spurious mixtures of various
wines and spirits, or else are wholly
made in Great Britain. t..s
8. That the sole cause Of these
authorizations and frauds, is to be
found in the high import duty on
wines. i ha.WH4 ha2 sauaA
We should agree to all but the third
conclusion. The truth is, both the
English and American people lead a
high, active, excited life. They are
not content, and would not be under
any circumstances, with the dish
water wines of France, and ? italy.
They crave the real stingo. They
wantit even in their lighter drinks as
well as their, stronger. The British
Lion andthe American Eagle have a
strong animality, and they cry for the
most stimulating food and, drink
Then they drive commercial affairs
| to such an extent that they do moi
stick at these frauds so muChjas ever
The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-04-22
New York Tribune.

This world-renowned Journal comes
to Us greatly enlarged, we will not
say improved, for in our judgment
that is impossible. Without any re-
ference to the political character Of
the Tribune, it is the best family
newspaper in the world. Those who
conduct the editorial department
write iearlessly and plainly on slsve-
ry, temperance and all other subjects.
Itisa perfect encyclopedia Of intel
ligence on every topic Of public in
terest. a58 ts.b1,g .ie5' w. ,.ga
re- Several important articles are
unavoiably crowded out, s,aA ....,',,V .g,a
The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-04-22
The Mysteries Of the Wine Trade.

An article on this subject Of great
interest may be found in the Lining
Age, No, 46o, copied from Tait's Mag
azine, England. We advise all our
readers who can procure it, to read,
mark, digest, and remember this reve-
lation, under the authority Of the
British Parliament, of the frauds,
iniquities, lies, and mischiefs Of this
trade. Alcohol is bad enough in all
conscience, but when you have added
to the big devil a whole lot of little
ones, each one apt and on the alert
to do his best to set the body on fire,
disorderits healthful action, and plant
disease in the flesh, and delirium in
the intellect, it is too bad, it is being
over jealous in the cause of the Evil
One. 9u3 uH aeg Il
The select committee of Parliament
on Import Duties on Wines, which sat
last session, have given us the follow
ing interesting and valuable facts.
1t appears that the importation Of
of Wines into England has very
much decreased, but this has not been
owing to a less quantity being drank,
butt the domestic manufacture and
adulteration. England with a popu-
lation Of about five millions, imported
10000 pipes of all kinds of wines,
10000 being French wines, in 1869,
with duty Of four pence on gallon;
but England in 1851 with population
Of $1,000, 900, imported only $4,000
pipes, of which only four thousand
were French wines, with a duty Of
FIVE shillings nine pence per gallon
The kingdom has quintuPled her in
habitants, increased her duty sixteen
fold, and diminished her imports
about two-thirds. But this unfortu-
nately has not been owing to any great
I prevalence of temperate habits, for
the temperance reformation has as yet
scarcely began in England, but to the
| increased manufacture Of domestic
distilled and fermented liquors Of every
description, The effect of high du-
ties has been very adverse to temper
ance. 1t has shut out the lighter
wines, and created distilleries. Ithas
encouraged the strongest kind Of
wines, because if wine is dear, the
i kind must be obtained that will go
/ farthest, and of which the least can
be drank at a time. % sA .a.H :.
AS to the different kinds of wine,
it appears by the testimony of wit
nesses, summoned before the above
committee, that by the present Portu-
guese law, no unsophiscated Port
wine is allowed to reach England. All
is doctored. "The Portuguese govern1
ment consider literally" says one wit
ness, "that Port wines are not known
or drank as Port wines, but really are
used simply for making up artificial
wines in England" To show the ex-
tent of the manufacture, though only
10000 pipes of port are imported,
10000 Pipes Of Port, SO called, are
consumed.
Sherry is even worse than Port
DR.. German, resident in Spain for
many years, testifes that no natural
II E.E# FfLI ltE n F a
The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-04-22

WOAA0 AOht e0AAAAV ibeAoAe v - - N VI {. Il
cause has made no pro- res u twenty
years,we do admit tlMt the mighty
obstacle in the way has been the ease
and facility with which the means of
intoxication can by procured. The
Gazette editor says we must have
dancing halls, public reading rooms,
&C., to draw those away from grog-
shops who have not formed habits Of
intemperance, and thus by counter
influences regenerate society. We
maintain that the true policy is to de-
stroy the grogshops, break up the
cages Of unclean birds, remove the
temptation; and other places Of amuse-
ment Cat least as eleyating as dancing
halls and card-rooms) will be abun-
dant and in demand. While these re-
main, they degrade the mind, pollute
the affections, and destroy all taste for
refined and elevating and innocent
pleasures and amusements. The song
Of the bacchanal, the vulgar jest, the
profane babbling, is music. to the ear,
and entrances the soul Of the fre-
quenter Of the cofee-house, and rem
der other and innocent amusements
insipid. Our reform has halted and
limped along, because we have led
those who were convinced that we.
were right, into temptation. We have
not destroyed the idol temples, and
demolished the craven images. LII
Break up the drinking saloons, and
there would not be so severe tax up.
on the courage, .fortitads and resoIa-
tion' Of the citizen. qra 50 lsf
Even such a devils half way house
as the Gazette proposes we should es-
tablish would be very poorly patron
lied as long as the liquor houses re-
main undisturbed.
What, them is the substaneeof the
great remedy which for twenty years
has been overlooked by reformers, and
whichit was left for the Gazette editor
to discover and publish to the world !?
The two articles put together contain
the great specific. Make Catawba
vine abundant, and establish card
rooms and dancing halls, where the
fruits of the vintage would flow like
water, and the black stream of intem-
perance will disappear. DR.. Beecher
and all the other learned and eloquent
Divines have all been on the wrong
road. THey should have commenced
by urging their Christian friends to
plant vineyards, and build dancing
houses; and ere this, something would
have been done instead Of getting up
their mere ''clap-trGp," which has ac-
complished nothingI I'LL.
We hope the Gazette editor will
give more Of the details Of his plan in
succeeding members. ...r
The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-04-22

Il EIEENdfEN - ~ HsHN'F
being 50 haeknsyed ipo1the eallOus
wayssof the world As TO the native
wine question so much talked OF
here at the West, we have no faith at
all, that the turning of the fair hills
i of Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky, into
vineyards, would ever makeljus a
temperance people. b s1s5m odl % b
In the first place, these wines will
always be too dearto berthe common
drink ofnthe people, The population
increases faster than the wine manus
facture Then in the next placegthe
question has already been tested m
New England and New York, andfaiI
ed. Cider Is the native wine Of those
regions, and the use ofIcider did not
increase, but destroyed sobriety in the
habits Of the people; and now that
temperance, Maine Liquor Laws, and
other happy notions have taken root
there, cider has fallen of proportion!
Il ally, and is scarcely used by whole
districts at all, except for sauce, vine4
gar,&c. Then you cannot diet off
or cool down our drinkers Of whisky,
brandy and gin, all cheaper articles
than wine, and induce them to be
satisfied with wishy-washy weak wines.
They are too far gone for that
Neither can you educate another gen.
Grafton for such moderate beverage.
If you bring them up on wine, when
they are older they will be ripe for
the stronger drinks, the appetite being
formed, the fire kindled, and the fuel
abundantly supplied to keep it going.
Again, an important consideration is
that wine countries are brandy coun-
tries, because brandy is made from
the refuse, lees, and remains Of wine.
Just as fast as you increase the vine
/ yards, you increase the brandy dis
/, tilleries, and swell their red streams
. Of fire and destruction. The friends
f Of Temperance have reason to say
, then, save us from the advocates Of
native wines, as our real enemies;
perhaps unconsciousIy, for they foist
in branch Of culture, manufacture,
trade, and investment of capital, and
habit and interest of life, which will,
il is certain, prove q deadly enemy,
though coming in under the guise of
a friend, We must keep our eyes
open. All that is, said of the adulter4
alton Of British wines, is equally
true, Of American wines We have
no pure wines in this country, j. e.,
very few. The frauds of commerce
are deep and wide as the Atlantic
ocean on this subject Get the chem
ist to analyze your bottle Of wine,
which you drink, self induIgent, bon Ii!
Udnt, with 50 much gusto, and you viii
learn what til made Of. A chemist
who examined TWO HUNDRED different
specimens said, he found but ONE that
was made of the juice of the grape.
The same frauds are already creep;
ing into the manufacture Of the ma
tive wines Of the West. Dare these
manufacturers tell the whole process?
They would not Dare they submit
what they call the pure juice Of the
grape to the chemists searching anal
ysis? They dare not. Much is per-
hsps pure, But much is not. And let
the native wine mania spread, and
. III,
The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-04-22

Madeira is ladulterated, as Mr..
Oliyeira, a member Of Parliament,
testifes, by being subjected to an arti6- !.
cial heat to change new wines into
old ones, and then mixed with other
wines in addition. 8aj aaii9am
Burgundy, according to M. Maire,
a French vine grower and shipper,
is adulterated by sugar, BY increased
fermentation, until this wine has lost
its name and character, and consump-
ton. q .b tG gla0h ohB
Thus what is drank in old England
is not wine, but wine and brandy;
adulteratedi wines, spirituous liquors
under costly and genteel names. o1i
Then there is another curious pro-
cess for waiting" or blending wines,
i. e., several different kinds are put
into the same vat and the mixture is
sold as Port or Sherry, according to its
"The following is specimen Of
what may be called the London Dock
Port wine, vintage Of 1850" A A
The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-04-22

Sherry is even worse than Port
DR.. German, a resident in Spain for
many years, testifes that no natural
Sherry goes to England. They put
in as much as six Or eight gallons Of
Brandy to a butt Of wine of f1Os i'm
perial gallons They adulterate it
because the English demand is always
for strong Wines, 70 suit an artificial
taste. ehEuoa 19dlHaw aR sdi
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-10-06

NUMBER |

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established
confidence
been the habit of keeping might well
auke Eminent generally
The proprietor daily of letters and certificates from all of Tue
exlg received
No medicine the public that will peroA
confidently
Buns the
headache,
rheum, cracked hands, cholera
Below
Price 5c bottle None signed by j. L. Curtis
Keokuk, Iowa.
........ WALNUT p o., No.
H. CuRTIDear Sir few months Mamauke nimen
highly kinds
other complaints which the human liable induced
impossible without Many
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IL, filled
will please the last and send The Nam
dk and GlmOs Pills by and muc oblige
r.....#. ~ S. HICKMAN.
J. L. Curtis Main Keokuk, Iowa, sole Manufacturer.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-10-06
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vocabulary
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of standing they when j. L.
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speedily aays all inflammation
effects soothing and strengthening The of
afflicted
sadly down
n bottle well before
This the but sold the
bottle that within reach
BE dcaf J. Compound SAsl aud
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which
recommended heard of single where it failed To nmed
a,erlpE G. b. MORTON, Keokuk,
5. &. EARLY, Prairie
end retail at j. L. Curtis Mamaluk mnen Fac
generally through the None
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Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-10-06
From tile Iowa Farmer
To keep sweet Potatoes.

To ensure success in keep ng sweet
potatoes through the winter, 1t is only
necessary 10 observe a few particulars.
The frs, to is, put them away perfectly
dry, and packed in some dry substance;
the next is, moi 10 allow ,hem to remain
in temperature subject TO freezing; The
las, and equally important precaurlon is,
not TO allow them 10 get 100 hot. either
from the surrounding atmosphere, or by
fermentation or "sweaung, as il is fam
Iliarly teamed. .... ...... ....
lave never failed OF complete success
in keeping sweet potatoes through the
winter BY heating quantity of sand suf-
ficient to cover what may wish 10 keep,
until every particle of moisture is driven
out of it. This sand must be kept care.
full under cover, and not allowed to get
wet again under any circumstances. -
The potatoes must be dug in perfectly
dry weather, if windy, too, all the better.
They must be exposed 10 the sun in the
middle Of The day and protected at nigh,
until they begin 10 "wilt' and lose their
brit,leness. They may then be packed
in boxes OF any convenient size, first put.
ting layer of dry sand about 3 inches
deep at The bottom of the box, then a
layer of potatoes, and so OF until the box
is full, taking care 10 have The same thick
ness al the sides and top Ii the pota,
toes are put into room on the approach
of frost, and Tie temperature OF the same
kept ranging from 40 to so dogs. of the
thermometer, they will be as sound in
spring as when they were first packed
away. II ;be temperature of the room
is kept above so dogs. for any length OF
time the potatoes will sprout, and be
very much injured thereby, # not spoil.
ed entirely.
The frost should not. if possible, be
allowed 20 attack The vines bcloro digging
The potatoes. They are thereby render.
ed u.uch more liable 10 70, through the
winter. L. ID. RAND.
Burlington Sept j, 1883.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-10-06
From the Prairie Farmer.
Drilling i'm Of Winter Wheat.

The importance of drilling in win 'er
wheat, and The benefit derived from il,
on our prairie soil, is not yet properly
appreciated. and but liltle prac;iced.
Had time and space, | would give
you my reasons more fully Of its utility
from practical experience. | can with
the utmost confidence recommend the
practice TO my brother farmers IL il is
well done, the difference in favor of drill
ing over broad cast sowing, will be from
one-,hird 10 one half increase of the
wheat crop. 1t will also give greater
certainty Of a crop. Illinois has The rep
utaiion of not being FIST rate Tor good
he at growing Stale. BY the use of the
seed drill fair reputation may yet be
won. l.. IlAMLIN.
painiiclG, VIII Co., Ill.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-10-06

DARKNESS. The Boston CulIvator
speaks of a Massachusetts farmer who
till The other day had never heard that a
machine had been inverted for moving
grass! A keen Sc, Of people there must
te down in Massachusetts! Perhaps
most of the SHIRE wdncss came away when
We did. Abem.--B.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-10-06
Fresh Arrival Of
Spring and Summer
GOO DIS
G.. G.. WARDEN.

M GUILD respectfully inform the citi-
w zens OF Ottumwa and the surround
ing country, that he has just received his
splendid stock of Spring and Summer goods,
of almost every variety, which he has care
fully selected to suit this market. The
stock consists in part as follows:
Linen, Lustres, Jackonets, #># ~
Cambrics, Fancy Prints, .
Jenny Lind Bonnets and
Trimmings, and Ribbon
In great variety of style and quality, and
a beautiful assortment of
.ARIIFICIALS $. P.4RASOLS. &c.
Also, Ladi>s', Misses and Children's
shoes OF every variety and style.
-.ALSO:--
S'efese = Jams, Lawns, Muslins, fam
SiaenSad blue Merimac prints,
dis;aes aghams, and, M.
coIorea ssopacas. black
lustres, BIS
.....u. Jeans,
Cassimeres,
Satinets, flannel
ilnsey Ticking, hkfs
cross bareed and plain ia
comet; Swiss muslin, Irish lin
en-, bleached and brown domestic,
checks, table cloths, hosiery, gloves,
ribbons and great variety of Yankee No
tons, together with large supply of
READY1K4DE CLOTHING;
Such as Coats, pantaloons and ests of ev.
cry description, flannel shirts, drawers
also splendid lot of