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ODDS AND ENDS.
At a recent murder I

- At a recent murder trial in San
Francisco, the District Attorney stated
to the jury that twelve hundred murders
had been committed in that CITY and
county within the last four years, and
that only one man had been convicted be.
fore jury.
- There is in the poor house in Ma
son, N. H., maiden lady, whose age, as
near as can be ascertained, is one hun.
dred years. She has her mothers wed.
ding dress in perfect preservation. 1t is
of the most beautiful silk, including five
yards; is clean and nice and weighs a
quarter of a pound to the yard, the whole
weighing II lbs. She says the dress
cost forty dollars when it was new.
Mr.. Daniel, our Minister at Turin
says In letter to friend" The pic.
lures, the operas, the ballets of Europe
are good things; the people, the govern.
ment, and the society more contemplate
than can be conceived"
Prof: Longfellow has resigned the
professorship of Bellies Lettres and Mo.
dern Languages in Harvard College. liz
Will continue to perform the duties of the
office till his successor is appointed.
"A bridge over the Ohio at Cincin-
natl is earnestly talked of. It will cost
SOU, 900, and take 2a years in its con.
struction, according to the calculation Of
the Engineer Elliott.
:, 1t is said by New York paper
that Martin Paste has been engaged by
the Proprletors of daguerreotype saloon
in this city. They intend to teach him
their art gratis, and when he shall have
become perfected in it they will give him
Set Of apparatus, with which he can
travel through the country.
The daily food of Hannibal the Ele.
plant at Herr Driesbach's maAagerie,
consists of four hundred pounds Of hay
and three bushels of oats. He washes
this enormous quantity of provendsr down
his throat with four barrels Of water
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SEWING MACHINES

IN exhibition and for sale at Iron Iall.-The eli.
" liens OF the District Of Columbia, snd strangers
ar. respectfully invited TO call and witness IN. onr
ation OF heeier Wilson'S celebrated Slit hing.
Machine, tpstented June. 1s52.l by a young IsdT
daily fir N II to So o'clock. ''~'
me ume has come when the wesrisoms bordape
of the needle TO woman. the wear and rcpr ~ to-
her'es anu TIE patience to our wives and daughters
me anxiety and t"i of enc OF the most essential
oees Vi nome industry, viii be so much lcsseuel
4 mere paStime. 1he astonishing facility ard mr.
9saon with which the work is DONE and so easy that
me feeoitst constitution, child Of years Of &c
eah n. OPERATE II Tor hours without fatigGe
IL Is therefore Urged upon families and neirhbor.
moods TO combine together and procure an instru-
ment calculated 50 much to alleviste household toll
=, "ri'ten orders left with the young lady, or Mr.
myers ut the place Of exhibition or addressed 20 the
subscriber who is sole Agent for the Inventors ar
nuactarers in this sec,ion Of the country will he
supplied with machine in Perfect order with full
a.scuons Tor operating them successfully at short
notice, at the established factory price si25 90.
Jan <-d3t" j. g. WOODRUFF
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NEW CrY RAILRoAD.-We are graft
fled to witness the ready interest which
the Councils have exhibited in reference
to this important subject. We trust that
it will be followed up by immediate &C.
ton on the part Of the corporate authori-
ties and Congress. The enterprise that
the petitioners have already evinced in
originating this great undertaking, and
their well known experience and energy
of character, give assurance that it would
be promptly and faithfully executed by
them.
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Besides his regular meals, he receives
candies, cakes and apples from visitors.
He is the largest elephant living, and
about forty years old. He weighs eleven
thousand pounds, is eleven feet high, and
has two tusks, each five feet and half
long. -
An exchange says that down in
New Orleans it requires three persons to
start business firm; one to die with yel-
low fever, one to get killed in a duel, and
the third to wind up the partnership bu-
siness.
Rev. w. R. Strickland, pastor Of
Union Chapel, NJ. Z. Church, in Cincin-
natl, lately performed marriage for a
couple, and received in return for his
services from the bridegroom the neat
sum Of $50 in gold; and from the bride,
a deed to city lot valued at $500.
There are GO Savings Institutions
in Massachusetts, with III ,404 depositors.
Total amount of deposits S23,37O, l02,
amount in bank on interest SAC, 1888,
loans on mortgage Of real estate 81 ,262,-
300, and on personal security S6,502 500.
"A Maine paper says that the Gus
tom of placing bottle of liquor in the COR
ner stone of a public building, is about to
be abolished. A broken bottle, and copy
of the Maine law are now used on such
occasion. ...-. 49, -..-.
Man is a. dupeable animal. Quacks
in medicine, quacks in religion, quacks in
politics know this, and act upon such
knowledge. There is scarcely any one
who may not, like trout, be taken by
tickling.
WHEN a handsome young man mar.
rieS vinegar-faced old maid with foul
thousand dollars, it is all for love-of heI
money.
None is poor but the mean in mind
the timorous, the weak, and unbelieying
none is wealthy but the affiuent in soul
who is satisfied and fioweth over. [Tup
per.
"A lady passing along the stree,
one morning last week, noticed it'll,
boy scattering salt upon the sidewalk, fo
the purpose of cleaning off the ice
"Well, I'm sure" said the lady, "this il
real benevolence. :" Mott 'aint, ma am,
replied the boy, 'It's salt.
Would a man wish to offend hi
friends-let him give them advice! Ar
you desirious to be universally hated
avoided, and despised, the means are il
your power! We have but to advise
and the consequences are inevitable.
The following is specimen of tn
Lord S prayer in the style in use six hun
dred years ago :-"Fader ure in heune
haleweide beothe thi neune, bumen I'll
kuneriche the willie beothe idon in heun
and in ertber. IRE euerych darve brie
gi fous fmfk. darve. And vorzif UT
dettes, as vi vorzffen ure dettoures. An,
lede Gus nought into temptatioun DO
deliver Gus from eYel. Amenn
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mo. 491.l

NO. w
Notice extending The time Of The reservation Of tands
heretofore ,c'ttdrd,cn r, sale along tte route oft
Cairo and Fulton Railrood and branches IN the
Sites Of Missouri and Artoas0s.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that the reservation
OF the lands heretofore Withdrawn from market and
ordered to be withheld from sale or entry except for
valid preempdons) until the 9th day OF April neat
as lying within the probable limits of the grant made
by the act entitled An act granting the night of
IN making grant Of land the Ststes Of Arkapea
and Missouri to aid in the construction Of railroad
from point on The Mississippi oppositehe mouth of
the Ohio river via Little Rock, TO the n bounda-
~ line near Fulton, in Arkansas with branches Il
Fort Smith and the Mississippi river, approved Feb
ruary y 1895, be and the same is hereby further
tended and continued until further orders from This
Office.
Given under my hand, at the city Of Washington.
this 5d day Of January, 1854 by order Of the Prcs
dent. JOHN WILSON
Commissioner of the General Lane once.
ian 2i-l aw l3v
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OFA bill now before the Legislature Of
Maryland provides that the bond hereafter
given by constables shall be for 81 900.
and the security approved Of in the coun-
ties by the clerks of The Circuit Court,
and in the city of Baltimore by The clerk
of the Superior Court.
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THE ART OF WAR

CULINARY OF THE ART or WAR or a new An
~ alytical Comperd OF the principal Combinations
OF Strategy, of Grand Tactics and Of Military Policy
by Baron de lomini, General in Chief Aidede Camp
General TO his hi, ,sty Emperor Of ali the Ru,s.s
TRANSLATED from the French Nv NJ jor O. s winship
Assistant Az jutant General, U. s A, and Lieutenant
p. Mclean. LIST Infantry. u. A.
History of the City OF New York, by David T. VAL
entine. Clerk of the Common Council
The Partizan, Romance Of the Revolution, by W.
Gilmore Simms. ESQ
The Philosophy Of Physics, Process Of Creative
Development, by Andrew Brown, Member of the
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The Church Of Christ not Ecclesas ticism, Let
ter to a Sectarian. by Henry james.
Just received at TAYLOR MAURYg
bookstore me- 9th Street.
ian Aft
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BLACKwoOD Fer JANUARY.-Shillin ton
fayors US with this admirable number OF
Leonard Scott's republication of this first
Of monthlies. We have, over and over
again, explained how necessary Black.
wood really is to the person who would
keep pace with the current standard liter
ature.
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70 "DIsrURNELL's RAILWAY, STEAM.
BOAT AND TELEGRAPH Book" has been
laid upon the table by Frank Taylor.
This is remarkably useful publication
for merchants, business men, and the
travelling community, being . complete
guide through the United States and
Canada.
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CAN IT BE TRUE.-The fredericksburg
Herald says that the City Of Alexandria
is issuing small notes at this very time,
and dating them in l846-prior to her
retroceSSion.
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GoDEr FOR FEBRuARr.-Joe Shillington
has sent US from his Periodical Depot,
corner Pennsylvania avenue and A street,
Godey's Lady's Book for February. 1t
good number.
buckingham, under the National Hotel,
has sent as the same publication.
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: 70 There will be an extraordinary
eclipse of the sun on the Goth of Nav
next. 1t will be similar to the great
eclipse of 1906, since which there has been
none resembling it nearer than that of
1880, when eleven twelfths of the sun
was obscured.
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OThe Marine Insurance Companies
of New York have united in raising their
tariff of premiums, by CIR 8 per cent
This is owing to the recent heavy losses.
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OFFICIAL.
Department of State.

Department of State,
Washington, Jan. q, 1854.
The Danish Legation in the United States las
communicated to this department Il certificates OF
death Of American citizens, WHO have died IN the
Danish West Indies since January, 1853, a list Of
which is suhjoined:
AT ST. Ck0IX.
1858, Jan. 81. Horatio Gales Lewis.
AT ST. THOMAS.
1888, April IL. Jno. j. Hayes of Ba ngor Ne.
"a. Jno Sylvester, Of Boston, Mass.
2S. Seneca Weston, Of Gardiner, Maine
sailor.
26. Jno. Milliken, of Maine, sailor.
May 16. Edward Daley, of Walton, sailor.
Is. Isaac henderson, Of Frankfort Pa
Is. Capt Dexter, of American whaier
"George," Westport.
June 4. VIM. Cunningham N, of Maine, sailor
9. VIM. Warren, of Bangor, Me.
IL. Robert Craig, Of Augusta, Maine,
sailor.
10. Brainard Dowring, Of Portland, Me-,
sailor.
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OMore fortunes have been made by
industry, honesty, andliberal advertising
than in any other way. Business men
do you take?
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FINE lNk.-We advise those of our
readers who are in want of good Ink, to
call on Joe Shillington and buy bottle
OF "Blackwood 4 Co.'S Patent Steel Pen
Ink" We have tried it, and pronounce
1t The best black Ink We have ever used.
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WASHINGTON ASSEMBLIES.

THE second Assembly BALL will be held at Jack.
son Ball, on TUESDAY EVENING, january
3lst.
Tickets Of admission can tie obtained by subscr;.
bers, at Ste vens's store, Browns Hotel
Persons, not subscribers, can procure tickets h,
applying to one # the Executive Committee. AZ
jackson Hall, on tie day of Ball. -
ian "a 5OS3l
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AZ .;,s Ahp..Lost, last evening, a Isrge DOG,
name on the collar. The above reward viii be paid
oy leaving the said dog with f'
=. a. A. EBERLEY,
%" WV 7th, between and II ets.
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l3 lures. ~ "
TN Wednesday end Friday evenings the Course on
Chemistry by DR.. j. L. Smith will be continued
IN Wednesday, the 18th instant. Subject: The
ageney of carbonc acid in forming ncrustations OF
carbonate Of lime The respiration of plants and
animals. The formation of coal beds and the com
position of Goals. Carbon;c oxide and some of the
compounds of carbon.
On Friday. the 9th instant. Subject Compound,
of carbon and hydrogen. Explosions in coal mines
Sir Humphrey Days Lamp. Combustion.
jan DIT
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EAT BE EE-Tbe best article of Beef Ia, 9
ness, and tenderness I have bought of FPEnp s'
ICk STEELE, new part of Centre Market midway
jan 23-3ts SAAi-EN-
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SHILLINGr0N'S Bookstore.
Autobiography of an Actress by Ers. watt
Iinny Lockw God, by Catherine Crow
Hot Corn. by Scion Robinson
count Christovsl; or, Sequel to Lord Ssxoudale
Complete by Reynolds
Annie Iiscent, by the su hor Of Twin Sisters
The Wheel Of FORTUNE, by Ned Bunt'ine
Nenetia, by DIsraeli
Ladies National Magazine, for February
Greeley Wing Almanac for 1854
Yankee Notions for February
Christmas Household Words. by Dickens
Godey's Lady's Book for February
Tie Official Cor gressional Directory comriled and
published by the Postmaster Of the House Of Rerrc.
sentatves, for sale
Agent for the sale Of Blackwood's celebrated Ink
And everything in the cheap publication line for
sale as f"st as published at
JOE SHILLINGfON's bookstore
Cor. Pa. ave. and A ST., odeon Building
jan 24-tf
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( NHAPPED HANDS and rough skin can be
~ entirely avoided by using the Transparent Toi-
let Soap in bars, for sale at LAMM6ND,s
9Th street, second door below Z street
jan 1l-3t
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HN-M asOnic.-BENJ.MIN b. FRENCH LODGE No
Is Free and Accepted Masons will hold its first reCu
lar meeting. under charter. tomorrow Tues Law
evening, at o'clock, Mt Masonic Hall, corner of
and 10th streets for the purpose of being instituted
oy the Right Norshipful Grand Lodge Of the Disric
Of Columbia.
Masonic Brethren, resident and transi Mt, ar,
fraternaly invited to be present
HER. H. HEATH,
WARRINGTON, Jan. %, 1854. Master.
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|
TONS
Orson W. Bennett, Of Michigan, to be Consul
for the port of Hamburg.
Samuel Richer, of Louisiana, to be Consul
for Frankfort on the Main vice Ernest Schwen-
dler, deceased.
John Lenthal to be Chief of the Bureau of
Construction, Equipment and Repairs in the
Navy, vice Samuel Hartt, resigned.
VIM Whelan to be Chief Of the Bureau of
Surgery and Medicine in the Navy, vice Thos
Harris, removed.
Daniel B. Martin to be Engineer in Chief Of
the Navy, vice c. B. Stuart, resigned
Farris B. Streeter to be Solicitor of the Trea-
sury, vice A. G. Constable, declined
Isaac S. r. Ogier to be District Judge of the
United States for the Southern District of Cal.
iforpia
COLLEcToRs.-C. II. II. Fessenden, for New
Bedford, Mass; J. C. Campbell, Rochester,
N. Y; James Blood, Newburyport. Mass;
Phineas W Leland, Fall River, Mass; W. H.
Manning, Gloucester, Mass; j. 7. Pease, Ed
gartOwn, Mass; C. C. Sackett, Sacramento,
Cal; T. s. Singleton, Newbern, N c.; A. V.
E. Hotchkiss, Niagara, N. Y; D. w. Johnston,
Pearl River, Miss; L. B. Talcott, Oswego,
Ny
A Present to the United States.-The Pres
ident transmitted to Congress to-day, the ele
CANT set of works, presented by Her Britannia
Majesty's Government to the United States,
Illustrative of the exhibition in the Crystal
Palace, in London, in 1851. The set of works
presented, contain q series of nine volumes,
which contain the Jury Reports of the Exhi-
bition, illustrated by elegant photographs of
articles exhibited, and reports Of the Commits
sioners; also illustrated catalogues and medals
struck by order Of the Commissioners.
We presume the volumes will be deposited
in the Congressional Library, where they will
richly repay examination.
A Clerical Appointment in the Treasury
Departmental. E. Bateman, Of Maryland,
has been appointed to I'd class 81 200 per
annum) clerksh hip in the Office Of the Second
Auditor Of the Treasury, to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the removal of Mr. A. H. Shri-
yer, of Maryland, which We announced day
or two since.
The United States Steamer Water Witch
The Navy Department have letters from Lieut.
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NOTICE.
order to make the improvements in our store
i made necessary by the alteration of 7th and I
streets tho undersigned olr at greatly reduced pri
ces their large and excellent assortment of Grocer
les, consisting in part Of
Green and Black Teas, Sugars, Cotfees, Salt, Fiji
MEckerel and Herring, Spices and Liquors of every
kind.
Together with all articles usually found in frs
class grocery.
The attention Of the trade is respectfully invited
BRERET0N BRO.
49,. Cor. 18th and SITS, OPP. Patent Office.
jan 24-d2w
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languages Of the continent. and multirlied and
re-multiplied again in millions of copies for
general circulation over Europe is also legiti-
mate propaganda. The press of all parties,
in all European countries, unite, it seems. in
praising the modesty and moderation of its
tone, and admit that it furnishes irrefragible
proof of the sure march Of our country to the
attainment Of all which nations sigh for, and
which Government ought to be alone institu.
ted to secure to peoples. We have lived long
enough to believe that much Of the propagan-
dism of the day on both sides of the Atlantic,
Goes far more harm than good. Yet we rest
under the impression that few Americans will
fsi, to acknowledge that the influence of such
State papers as the message in question, and
the circular letter ito secure the representation
Of our institutions abroad only as they are
seen and felt at home) are legitimate and
praiseworthy means of propogating American
ism. The citizen Of the United States who
fails to take this view of their happy influence
upon the aft airs Of oppressed and misgoverned
nations, can hardly be republican at heart
Civil Physicians Attending Military Posts
The Army regulations, made in pursuance Of
law, limit the allowance to private physicians
to a sum not exceeding $40 per month, in any
case, for attending post, garrison, or detach-
mont Of the Army. No larger allowance can
be made, except by the direction or expires.
sanction Of the Secretary of War But a
private physician may be employed to render
medical services at two military posts at the
same time, and receive a compensation, adapt
ed to the nature and extent of his services, not
exceeding the allowance for both posts.
Switzerland: her Laws, Institutions, &C.
The call made yesterday by Senator Mason,
for the Diet allied report Of A. Dudley Mann,
Esq, made to the State Department some
years sgo, relative to the character of the
Government of Switzerland, our CONNER
cial relations with her, the prospect for their
profitable extension, &C., will, doubtless
result in spreading before the country one Of
the ablest, most interesting, and profitable
papers of the kind ever contributed to the
cause Of American progress.
1t has been seen by many American states
men, all Of whom unite in pronouncing it a
work Of great ability, likely to aid much in
deed, not only in increasing our commercial
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-08-23
GMITH'S Holman SPECIES.
lheNatural History Of the human Snenias

Its Typical Forms and Primeval Distribution.
BY Charles Hamilton Smith. With an in
PRODUCTION containing an abstract Of the
views Of Blumcnbach, Prichard Dachman,
AgaSsi1, and other writer's of repute. BY
Samuel kneclanl Jr., NJ. D. With elegant
Illustrations limo. cloth, Sl.25.
The history of The species is thoroughly
considered by Colonel Smith, with regard to
its origin, typical forms, distribution, fila.
tions, &c. The marks Of practical good
sense, careful observation, and deep research
are displayed In every page. An introdue-
tory essay Of some seventy or eighty pages
forms valuable addition to the work. II
comprises an abstract OF the opinions advo.
Gated by the most eminent writer's on tho
subject The statements are made with strict
impartialliy, and, without comment, lcft 10
the judgment Of the reader Sariain 5 Nag
g-The Publishers will forward By mail
postage free, copies Of the above works tc
persons RENTING to them the price of the
books IA
GOULD g. LINCOLN, Publishers,
80 Washington Street, Boston
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III nrkrts.


Brighton Cattle Market,-Aug. II.
At Market. 1900 Beef Cattle, 500 Stores
700 Sheep and Lambs, and 1850 Swine.
Prices-lleef Cattle-Extra So So first
quality, 81 50gS second do. Sc 50G7 third
do 5000 20 ; ordinary 50 so.
llides-S6 %. Tallow-sfS 5099 Pelts
-37i950c Calf skins loo.
Working 0xen-$70, 50, 100, 100, 1873
1439lG5.
Cows and Calves-&24, 81, 80, SO, AZ, 55
60G62.
Sheep and Lambs-Extra Small lots sold
at 50 so, SO, 1926, 3,7j, 4, 4,5O96
Swine-Market dun and prices declined
Sales Of two entire lots at sac; and one a.
4c. Small selected lots iic; ut retail 4IaGlc.
NEw YoRK, Aug. 10
FLouH-TranSaction in -four are to fair
extent and prices, particularly for common
dcscrip lions arc shade frmer. Receipts
small and holders generally insist upon very
full prices; sales 900 bis at SIS, 2j9S 5Gt for
common to strait state; sS.7ja9, 25 for choice
and favortc do; sS,75G9,50 for common to
fancy west; S9G2G97j for rcd Mich. and
| Ohio. On change, in the afternoon, holders
refused to sell under the belief that this Bal
tic would bring much better news: sales so
bis fine rye flour at sos for small lots of
fine; $40 for superlnc. a indicate de
mand for corn meal, with sales of 100 bis.
Jersey at 81 aud that price refused for more.
WooL-Thcrc is no Improvement to notice.
The market continues extremely dull for an
descriptions, aud so long continued inactiv
~ has not been known to exist in this mar
tet for many years.
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Land for Sale.

STATE OF VERMONT, ! BE it remembered
District Of Addison, SIS. ! that at a Probate
Court held at Middleburv, in and for the
District of Addison, on the 2lSt day of Au-
gust, \. d. 1884,
Ebenezer II Weeks, Administrator of the
estate of GEORGE W. BUMP,
late Of Salisbury, in said district, deceased
presents his administration account for al
lowancc: 1t is thcrcnpon ordered, that said
account be considered Tor allowance by this
court, at the session thereof TO he held Al
the office OF The Register Of this court in said
Mildlebury, on Thursday, the 9TH day ct
September next, at ten o'clock in the fore
noon and that notice thereof be given to all
persons interested, that they may appear and
make their chja ctiuns, if any they may have,
to the allowance Of said account, by publish
ing certified copy of this order in the Mid
dietary kcgisicr--a newspaper printed ~
said Middlcbury--three weeks successfully
previous to the time of said court
JED. S BUSHNELL, Register.
A true copy of Record.
183W Attest Jed. S Bushnell, Register