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Ayr;paz of the Steamer Isa6el,

CHARLESTON Feb. 25th. The steamer Isabel, Cap
tain Rollins arrived, with Havana and Key West
dates to the 22d.
s The America sailors, so long confined, had through
the exertions Of Mr.. Robertson, acting Us Consul
been liberated
Reports were current Of negro insurrection east
ward of Cardenas
+ "A change Of troops had been unezp ecteely made
at Puerto Principe. r.
{ Havana was quiet a French feet had made its
appearances. 3 "a -.
- Havana Markets. Sugars were duh for want of
shipping. Freights to England 50. Flour scarce;
Rice and Lard improving. Box Shoots badly wants
ed - = ~
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AFRICANS ROME A letter in the Freemen's
'0rnalI dated Rome Jan. II, says: CDR. Ives and
ah Of North Carolina and Mr.. Chandler Berrian,
r. SyOu know, converts Mrs. Ives not yet. A
EeVeninss since attended soiree at the residence
aN Cass, our Charge dAffaires. The party was
purely American, and given as a compliment to ex-
resident Van Buren,, who has been residing in Rome
nf some time. Among the guests were faces that
recognized as having seen in America. 1 am told
I ne e. President is enquiring Gerry earnestly in
8dN Catholic religion. He has had several confer
A'' With Cardinal Wiseinan, who is also here, and
. ""' unlikely that Kr. Van Buren, may become
"''Sf'. Ihereare great many strangers here
'As' COOKERY DISCREPANCIES. The Fayetteville
ss OEeils at some length upon the posts which
'e DOckery has sought and filed, but very care
!! onlts to state that the General played the dis
Sl1er IN 1915. Shall werefresh Cameron's mind
s rus SUBJECT? We know he is growing old, and
w. ll' memory is failing him and it therefore de-
- ~ upon US to inform him that his second Wash
"u' Oen' DOckery, did, in 1915, take his chances
), nomination before Wig District Convention,
nng 10 get the nomination, he ran against and
Eh s"u 'ne regular nominee, Mr.. Worth, of Ran
ID s'sn Dockery first showed his faccin the House
Flesentatlves as disorganizer; but now, as he
.'llnee he no doubt considers Conventions just
lungs as ever WERE
Ar ROBBERY AT CORRESPONDENT. On Satur-
~ Isnnss, the 18th instant, Mr.. Seymore's Watch
.s'ery Store was entered by means of false
~ 'aDe the proprietor was at supper and the con-
h.l ms SHOW case and window carried off Mr..
ss' sS' returned from the North with stock of
liza S1s4S winch, with number of valuable watch
nhs. repair, has been taken. The property lost
=. at upwards of $4,000. We regret that as
Ads,' lue has been discovered which will lead to
S''On OF the daring robbers.
sdy dso,l are plain and unambiguous; ex-
"a a ns'aring the measures that we approve and.
aa ahous condemn ~ There is no doubt or equiyo
br. e'ue them. Star
tss =, speaks the Raleigh Star of The Resolutions
eB ~ e federal Convention. Well, then, Mr..
"a w. 10 you mean in your sixth Resolution
saes y. Say the people of the State desire q
tSta :, the Constitution What softof a e7sdnges
ssot,l pam and unambiguous W Is it not, on
y deceptive and calculated to misleads
as6ns eouETY We are requested to state that
hea u the Democracy of Craven County win
II :. - Newbern on Tuesday evening the 18th
Nsepf ipp0lnt delegates to the Democratic State
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HRURHAM AND nEY1lNz $500 non

nURHAM AND DEVON CATTLE ron
HI1SALE-Being oyerstocked with Cattle now offer for
SALE at reduced prices ten fifteen half Devon and half
Durham Bull
Also for sale six Bulls of the same breed two years old
This stock of Cattle is said by good Judges the
breed OF Cattle in England the United States the
practical Farmer. have certificates my possession to
prove the above facts Those who's to buy will do we'll
to apply soon is the time to. remove Cattle
SETH JONES,
Pomona, 10 miles n. E. of Raleigh.
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~ so BARRELS BEST OLD APPLE and PEACH
BRANDY for SALE. Apply to SETH JONES'.
February "a 1854. 2g4l3tty,
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THE SHIP BUILDING IN 1853. The ship builders
at this port have launched during 1868, 60 800 tuns
and have s. $40 tuns on the STOCK, as nearly as
can be estimated. Forty two steamers have been
launched and fourteen are in progress of construc
ton The most prominent of these are the James
town, tn. Sonora, the Charles Morgan, and the Ara
zaba by Westervelt; the George Law, the Augusta,
and the Knoxville, by VIM. II. Webb; the Nashville
and the Cahawba, by w. Colyer; the Yankee
Blade, by Perrine & Stack, and the steam yacht
North Star, by Smonson. Of craft ether than
steamships and steamboats, forty-four have been
launched, and thirty remain on the stocks. Among
those aAoat notice the clipper ships Rapid. San
Francisco, Golden Gate Sweepstakes, Kathay, Rcso-
Lutte Young America, Fly Away, Panama, Wide A
wake, Flying Cloud Ozark, and Kate Brigham
(schooner) with the packet ships David Brown
Robert,L Lane, Calhoun, and John Bright: Some
very fine ships on the stocks, and business
is pretty brisk on all hands
During the previous year 81 1889 tunS were launch
ed, and on Dec. 81, 1852, 21,276 tuns remained on
the stocks The following comparative table will
show more fully the increase of business during the
last year over the year 1852; 49,
No. of tuns launched in 1858 6O,50o
No. of tuns launched in 1852 1889
Increase during the year 1853, 9,161
on THE STOCKS
No. of tuns remaining on Stocks Dec 81 '5S, 35,S4o
No. of tuns remaining Stocks Dec. 81, '52, q 266
Increase during year 1853, 1904
This is a great gain over the year 1907 In aaur
ton to this a. number of large vessels have been
contracted for and will be COMMENCED at an early
The difference between the tunnage remaining
orfthe stocks at the close OF Sol and 1SoS IS as
. Amount Of tunnase on stocks Dec, 1851, 1880
Amount Of tunnage on stocks Dec. 1893 So,S4o
I,;tfsrsnce 4. 1853 over i s1, IL, SIC
The above figures show correctly the business OF
ship-vards and afford very hattering evidence OF
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A CHANCE TO MAKE MONEY l-PROFI.
"A TABLE AND HONORABLE EMPLOYMENT The
subscriber s DESTROYS OF having nm IN each county
will be required and any thing Ike energstie
man can make from three TO i've dollars per day; indeed
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Every nfornaton will be given by addressing 1pos
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Box COL, Philadelphia Post Offices
February 90, 1854. s. 29-2tpd.
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The Mayor submitted the above programme with
unbrokcn confidence in the ability of Wings to
ry it out to the letter. He said it true that dif
fculties lay in their path-that deep waters and
muddy roads to be travelled; but take courage,
there is majic in the pop of that old whip, and he
coud'n see any danger for regular mire down.
Co. now, my good fellows, and as you travel remem-
Der that the enemy is the road, and in the chap
parel, and mind what you
ABOUT
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first Monday in February, A. D. 1855, all the SLAVES
belonging to the estate of decd and rent the
LANDS of said deceased until the FIRST January A..
d. 1855 Bonds with good security viii be required
hiring renting to be approved by the subscriber
JAMES robson, Adninistrators IS
with the will annexed of JAMES ]. McKArs dec
: Elizabethtown FEBRUARY IA, 1864. 26-1td.s
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William Mitchell &
Co. plaintiffs,
n against
Court Of Commoa
Pleas,
Putnam County,

John Daub defendant State Of Ohio.
FTHE defendant. John Daub, will take
il notice that the plaintiffs, William
Mitchell & Co. did on the Goth day Of jan
uary, A. D. 1854. file their petition in ga id
Court, setting forth mortgage executed by
defendant on the following described premi.
ses, situate in the county Of Putnam, and
State Of Ohio, to wit:
The east half Of the north west quarter Of
section number eigh, (S) in township mum.
ber two ~ south Of range (5) five east, con-
tanning eighty acres, more or less, securing
TO plaintiffs the payment Of certain note
executed by defendant on the 22d day OF
June, 1853, in favor Of said plaintiffs, and
due on the 10Th day of August, A. d. 1853.
for three hundred and sixty-three dollars and
five cents The object and prayer Of which
petition is that plaintiffs may obtain judg-
men, against said defendant for said $363 05,
with interest from the said 18th day Of Au-
gust. 1858, and also that the sum OF S4 81 8
taxes paid by plaintiffs on said premises for
the years 1852 and 1853, be taken rs lien
against said mortgaged premises, and for the
sale Of the morigaged premises subject to
said lien f'r taxes to pay said mortgaged
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or demur to said petition within the time
prescribed by law, the same will be taken
as confessed, and n decree taken thereon
accordingly.
LAMISON g. ROBB,
Atty.'s for Pl ifs.
Jan iary Fl, 1854. 669
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RAILROAD NOTICE.
OFFICE DAYTON AND MICHIGAN,
RAILROAD COMPANY.

& s Sept. 81, 1883.
NOTICE IL hereby givea that by aresolution here
Y tofore made OF the Board Of Directors Of the
Dayton and Michigon Railroad Company, tho Stock
subscriptions made to said Companp required to
he called in Subscribers In the county Of Putnam
were by said resolution required to pay five per cent
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and ten per cent every sixty days thereafter until the
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made to DR., g. T. POMEROY, of Ottowa. who is au
thorized to receive payments ofStock and receipt
therefor.
By Order Of the Board. 2''1 e
HENRY s. MAYO,
Treas. D. g. M. r. r. Co.
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ADMINISTRATORS SALE OF
..a ~ REAL ESTATE. ...l-

ON the 22d day of April, AID 1854. al
one o'clock in the afternoon Of that day, q,
tho door Of the court house in the town Of
Kalida, in Putnam county, o., will be sold
to the highest bidder, the following real es.
tate. as the property of Stephen White, de.
ceased, to wit: The north west quarter OF
the north west fractional quarter Of section
seven, town ono south, range five east, in
Putnam county, Ohio; containing forty -eight
and four hundrcdths acres OF land more or
less, subject to the dover OF the widow
Appraised at three hundred and thirty six
dollars. fa @e 59t Ai. aU
TrRMs OF SALE.-One third cash in hand,
one third in nine months, an the residue in
eighteen months, with interest from day OF
sale. Deferred payments to be secured by
mortgage on the premises.
VI PHILLIP ANDERSON,
DAVID CARY, Admr's.
byA. BUDD, their Atty. J
March Is, 1854. Ei{ 675
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NOTICE

rs hereby given that petition will be
Il presented TO the Commissioners of Put.
nam county. at their next session. praying
for the laying out and establishing OF a
County Road as follows, to wit:--Commen.
cling at the east line Of Putnam county, on
the section line between section twelve and
one, in Blanchard township in said county
west on the section line between
said sections until II intersects tho Gilboa
and Defiance State Road near John Vaughn's
residence IN said Blanchard township, Ohio
s75 HENRY BOWERS,
I March 81. 1883. PiiariPal petitioner.
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Important Discovery!
RELIEF IN TEN MrNUTEs!!


BRYAN'S PULMONIC WATERS
Are unfaiing In the cure of Coughs, Colds.
ton, and Diseases Of the Lungs. They
have no taste Of medicine, and any child
will take :hem. Thousands have been res
tored to healthth that had.before dcspaired.-
Testimony given in hundreds of cases. A
single dose relieves in on minKtes.
Ask for Bryan's Pulmonic Wnfers--the
original aad only genuine, is stamped "Bry-
amp Spurious kinds are offered tor sale.-
Twenty. FIVE cents per box Sold by dealers
generally. ]. BRYAN g. CO.. Rochester,
Ny, Proprietors. Wholesale by
]. D. PARK, Cincinnati,
T653m3l w. FISKE, Cleveland.
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FUND COMMISSIONERS OFFICE J
Putnam County, OHIO, :
Kalida, January 81, 1854.
We the undersigned Fund Commissioners
within and for said county, do hereby certify
that the above is correct statement of the
condition Of the Surplus Revenue Fund, at
the time therein mentioned. 5,r.
JOHN MONROE, Auditor,
500 = S.SUTTON, Treasurer.
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By T. r. MCCLURE.
"HEcitizenso Putnam and the adjoining
|. IL counties, and dthetravelling public gem
orally are respectfully informed. that r. R,
Mcclure has purchased the above well
known stand, and which he is fitting up for
thereception and accommodation of travel
ers. and where he will be at all times ready
to entertain his customersand thetravel.
ing public generally. t9'4
AS Mr.. .McC. is we'll known as landlord,
and the accommodations Of tue KALIDA
HOTEL. its TABLES, &c. ARE we'll known
to be ample, he deems it unnecessary to say
more than that his best exertions will be
given TO cater for the tastesand comfort OF
thetravelling public, who may give him a
call, and that he is determined d TO provide tn e
best the country affords.
February 1880. "'-'a "f2 Peg 46lz