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The Sierra citizen., 1854-08-12
District Court.
HoS. W. L. BARBOUR, District Judge.

dug. 9th. JAS. Holland as. B. White.
After hearing the evidence, the Court, on
motion, granted non-suit. McCann &
Dunn for plf.; Spear & Cossitt for deft.
lngraham ct ais. rs. Gillespie ct ais
This was an action for damages in work
ing certain piece of mining ground at
Port Wine;;" as usual in such cases, the
point in issue was the respective bounda-
ries of the claims of plffs. and defts. The
jury brought in verdict for plfs.; and
$4,000 damages. Cosstt & Dunn for plffs.;
F. j. McCann for deits.
dug. 9Th. Geo. Fagg rs. Craycroft &
Co. Action for work and labor; amount
claimed $2,239. Attachment dismissed
at plffs. cost; W. III. Cheever dismissed as
deit., at plffs. cost. Jury found a verdict
for plffs, for 1926. McCann & Dunn
for plff.; Spear 4 Cossitt for defts. Pro
ceedlngs stayed for five days to prepare
exceptions.
Ellen Foley Us. John Foley. Decree
ofdlyorce from marriage tie; custody of fe-
male child to mother until it is seven
years of age; of male child to father, he
being the natural guardian. Costs against
dett. McCann & Dunn for plff.; dett, in
person.
Quackenbush Us. Heidly. Foreclosure
on house at Craig's for $500 so against
deft. McCann for plff.; A. Smith for deft.
Jones Us. Heath. Decree setting aside
the sale to John NJ Chase as fraudulent.
and ordering plff. to have restitution of
one and half claims in Jersey COMPANY.
with costs against defts. Spear & 1'aylor
d ID. b. Cossitt for plff,,; McCann for deft.
Cyrus Gore ct ais. Us. James Hill ct ais.
Motion to dissolve injunction submitted.
McCann for plffs.; Spear & Ccssitt for
defts.
During this week the Court has been
principally engaged in preparing DEGREES
and orders on cases submitted.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-08-12
Mining New1

NEW DIGGINGs.-New diggings have
been discovered on large fat near Pine
Grove, on the Sears range. Some twenty
shafts have already been surk, nearly ali
OF which have prospected we'll At this
place "ialse bedrock" as the miners call
it, is found, which when first struck is as
hard as tilnt; after penetrating this some
two or three feet they find /. layer of gravel
which is very rich, yielding in one instance
as high as Sl3 to the pan.
NEGy.o SLIDE.-NVe learn that the re-
Gently discovered diggings on the South
SIDE OF the Yuba, some two miles from
Oak Valley, are paying from eight to
Sixteen dollars to the hand The "Slide'
!, is on the hillside about 200 feet above
the river. This is an important discovery
showing that the bank diggings extend
farther down the river than was formerly
supposed. Slate Range, q little below
is already famous for its wealth. This is
one more chance for miners without claims
'to try again" the "bad streak" of luck
can't always last.
FLUMING.- Flandreau & Co., fumipe
on the South Fork, are taking out from
thirty to forty ounces a day--four men in
the company. Kane & Co. on the North
Fork, opposite ZumaIt fiat, average
about thirty ounces day. The gold is
generally coarse, frequently in siugs Of
one, two and three oup1oes; one piece was
found a day or two. since worth over "a a
hundred dollars. This was in the same
CLAIMS CLAIMS that We in company with several
others, equ',Iy enterprising, "worked OUT
three yea.is ago.
MY sNEsoTA.-The Wisconsin tunnel,
a. a, Ills place, yielded over $500 during
'le past week. The main drift extends
| about eleven hundred feet into the hill
The company have recently commenced
| .breasting OUT i. G. washing out the
blocks between the side drifts. This is
an extraordinary yield, as only two persons
can work in side drift, and all the waste
dirt has to be carried out of the tunnel.
KANAKA CREEK.--A. S. McMillen &
Co., at work Immediately above the Forks
of Kanaka Creek, took out one thousand
dollars On THURSDAY hands. Sew
eral beautiful specimens have been taken
from these claims worth from $lOO to
$500 each.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-08-12

PoLITIcAL-Gen'l Denver and Major
Bowie, democratic and whig candidates
for Congress, will be in town tomorrow
and will Of course address the people be.
fore leaving. Mr.. j. R. Beard, the whig
candidate for Clerk of the Supreme Court
is also here, on his way to the north.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-08-12

ExcHANGEs.-Both expresses have sup.
piled us literally with exchanges, and
whatever papers we choose to select, for
which we tender our thanks; and while
we are about it, we may as well say that
the extra trouble they take is appreciated
by the Citizen, though we are often cul.
pably neglectful of their attention.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-08-12

ORIENTAL HOTEL, SAN FRANCISCO
Our mountain friends visiting the Bay City,
will doubtless take our advice and stop
at the above establishment, corner of Bush
and Battery streets, where they will be
treated as gentlemen should be, by our
friend Caleb Hyatt, Esq, who has hap
py faculty of making people comfortable.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-08-12
To the Public.

Ng-AT the time l accepted the nominar
tion for State Senator from the Whig Coun-
ty Convention, it was publicly stated that
had better be careful what did as As
SCISSOR, or would get into trouble" Since
then numerous reports have been circulated
to the effect that ] had caused the nume-
rous license suits which have recently been
brought, by furnishing an incorrect list of
delinquents. On that subject the annexed
certificate of the County Auditor is sufi-
cient. 1t has also been asserted that have
assessed certain parties without their know
ledge, as having large amounts of cash on
hand-in one case six thousand dollars,
when my books show only eight hundred
dollars for everything. 1t is impossible for
me to answer such ISLANDERS in detail, and
can only refer the parties to my books,
which are deposited at this time. in the
County Clerks office for inspection.
JOHN D. SCELLEN,
County Assessor.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-08-12

mail steamer that leaves for the Atlantic
States, carries with her weighty evidences
Of California's wealth.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-08-12

L,NGToN & Bros EXPRESS for the At
lantic States, by the Steamer of the 10th
inst, will close on Sunday evening, the
Slth, at j o'clock, r. N,
The Sierra citizen., 1854-08-12

gS~ MINNESOTA WATER CO-Notice is
hereby given, that an instalment of ten dol
lars on each share of the stock is now due,
and if the same be not paid ON or before
the 1st of September, 1854, the delinquent
shares will be sold at public auction after
one weeks notice
BY order of the Board of Trustees:
GEO. A. BOOTH, Prest.
E. J. SMITH, Secretary. aug12-4t
The Sierra citizen., 1854-08-12

ACCIDENT yesterday evening two
men named Mct1overn and Howard, were
seriously wounded while on their way to
Secret Canon. A man on the opposite
side OF the river discharged shot gun,
loaded with slugs, at a squirrel, and the
unfortunate persons happened to be in
range; one of them was wounded in the
face and the other in the breast. 1t is
expected that they will recover.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-08-12

DEEPLY, DARKLY, BEAUTIFULLY BLUEp
A resolution lately passed the Legislature
of Connecticut, to amend the Constitution
so as to extend the elective franchise to
free negroes, and at the same time to dis
franchise all persons who cannot read and
write. This sounds very much like phi
lanthropy sublimated-a filtering of hui
manity through charcoal, or digging out
of "black diamonds " from coal mine,
while unpublished gems are trodden under
foot But whatever is, is right" par
ticularly among the land of schoolhouses;
and as it may not reasonably be supposed
that when Putnam left his plow in the
furrow he stopped at the illiterate mans
door, but passed on to his neighbor who
could "write and cipher, and cast up ac.
counts, it is meet and proper that their
ragged progeny should stand aside while
Augustus Caesar Hannibal does the voting.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-08-12

FIRST PAGE.-The readers of the Citizen
can't help being pleased with the grace
full pencilings of Florence" Major
Downie's quaint letters speak for them
selves, and are appreciated by the gold
hunters of California. We are not lit
tie vain of our contributors, and would be
glad to have few more of the same sort.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-08-12

GS- MINNESOTA WATER Co.-The follow
ing delinquent shares in the Minnesota
Water Co, Nos. l, 2, 8, 4, 5, 3D.. 80, SO, 80,
100, SO, 81, So, SO, 81, s3, will be sold for
assessments due and cost of advertising and
sale, at public auction to the highest bidder,
between the hours of ii and II O'Clock a.
m, On Wednesday, August ,l6, 1854, in
front of Craycroft's Saloon, Downieville.
By order of the Board of Trustees
GEO. A. BOOTH, President.
E. j. SMITH, Secretary aug l5-lt
The Sierra citizen., 1854-08-12
Downieville Democratic Nominees

gs-M MOUNTAIN SHADE LODGE, F. and A
M. meets Tuesday, on or preceding the full
moon in each month, at O'Clock y. M in
Edmunds u Mundy's new building, Jersey
fla' aug12-tf
The Sierra citizen., 1854-08-12

GRASS y ALLEY TELEGRAPH.-We have
received the two latest numbers of this
excellent paper, which are the first arri-
vals since our friend Shipley has been at
the helm. 1t requires but very small
paper to show the composition of an edi-
tor an d if we were the most cynical indi-
vlduaI 5 in the world we must acknowledge
that Henry Shipley makes good use of his
time and space.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-08-12

BARKER u JOHNSON, perruquiers and
tonsorial artists, at the old stand Main
street, request US editorially to return their
thanks for the liberal patronage they have
received and also to state that all the
fancy strokes pertaining to the latest
American and European fashions for
dressing the face or hair, can be had at
their establishment. We are satisfied
from frequent indulgence of the luxury
under their professional touch, that thev
know how to do it in way calculated to
please. Give them call.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-08-12
The Know Nothings.

Lie AUOW NOSAA06os
It is said that the Know Nothings are
in town; and great is the curiosity Of the
good people of Downieville to see one OF the
real " critters The report that the man
with the plaid trowsers was about. or the
gentleman from Cahawba in dormatory,
would not cause more excitement; still. af
ter the most diligent search, we conclude
that nobody knows nothing about it." It
is utterly impossible to say who is for or
against them; their proceedings are car
ried on with so much caution and secresy
that their very mysticism adds TO their i'm
portance. AS We are utterly ignorant of
their principles and object, having nothing
but conjecture to base our opinions on, we
must wait for better information.
If their object be to organize a new
political party, the order of Know Moth
ings will be one more element Of distrac-
tion, where parties and isms are already
too numerous. Whiggery and Democra-
cy, Abolitionism and Woman's Rights,
with an occasional dash of Fillibusterism,
afford wide field for the more frey spir-
its of the Universal Yankee Nation to
spread themselves, and another ism would
only be drawback, unless it could be
made to pay. But if, as las been asserted,
one of their fundamental principles be hos
tility to the Catholic faith, it will meet
with but little favor from any but turbu-
lent malcontents, or religious zealOts who
would dispute the right Of way to Heaven
by any other path than through the gates
of their own church. This, however, is
too absurd doctrine to be attributed to
so large class of the citizens of Philadel-
phia and New York, who perhaps had as
leave worship with one church as the
other. But if their chief design be to pre-
vent the abominable outrages at the bal
lot box, where foreigners, yet reeking with
the damp of the emigrant ships, have been
herded on one political platform or the 9th
er, and made to tread the wheel in obedi-
ence to partisan demagogues-why, then,
success to the Know Nothings.
How IS Ir?-Loud complaints are
daily made by the county officers of this
county, because they have not received
their copies of the Statutes enacted at the
last Session Of the Legislature. While
various interests of the county are suffer-
ing on this account, the laws are for sale
at bookstores, and have for sometime
been hawked about throughout the State.
An adjoining county (Plumas) has re-
ceived her quota. Why is it that the
copies for Sierra are withheld? If there
has been an agent appointed under the
law to distribute them, why does he not
perform his duty? II not, why does not
the Secretary Of State attend to the mat
ter?
The Sierra citizen., 1854-08-12

1D- MINNESOTA WATER CO.--Not;ce 10
hereby given, that an election will take
place on the 10Th of September, 1854, for
the purpose of electing officers for the en-
suing year, to be elected by majority Of
the shareholders. A general attendance
OF stockholders is requested, as business of
Importance will be brought before the com.
pany. The election will be held at tho
Court Room, in Craycroft's Building, at 8
o'clock p. m.
BY order of the Board of Trustees:
The Sierra citizen., 1854-08-12
SpetiaI Motiffs.

Sierra County Whig Nominations.
For Senator,
JOHN D. SCELLEN.
For Members of .4sse,n5ly.
WIN. 7. FERGUSON.
4. r. JOHNSON.
For County Judge,
PC. SHAFFER.
For Coroner.
r. A. COCHRANE.
For Public administrator,
WILLIAM PATTERSON. jy 22
ReSular DEMOCRATIC Ticket.
For State Senator,
FERDINAND ]. McCANN.
For Members of the Assembly,
N. c. CUNNINGHAM,
JAMES KANE.
For County Judge,
BENJAMIN HALL.
For Public administrator,
A. j. LOWELL.
For Coroner,
jy22-7t DIR. r. W. CARR.
Democratic NOn-Electionist Nominees
for Sierra County.
For State Senator.
CAPT. JNO. P. BOWLING.
For Members of assembly,
W. G. STILL,
T. A. MOSELEY.
For County Judge,
CHAS. A. KEYSER.
For Pa5lic .ddministrotsr.
GEO. DOUGLASS.
For Coroner,
jy Is DIR. J.W. COWDEN.
Downieville Democratic Nominees.
For Justice of the Peace.
GEORGE A. BOOTH,
LEWIS bartlett.
For Constable.
PETER HOPKINS,
CHARLES COCHRANE.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-08-12

Rev. A. WOODRUFF will preach in the
u. =. Church tomorrow, at IL O'Clock.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-08-12

MINNESOTA WATER CoMPANY-The
directors of this company have, We under
stapd, in preparation full statement OF
the receipts and expenditures, and of the
outstanding liabilities of the company;
but it has not been furnished us, for the
reason that want of space precluded our
publishing it in the present issue. twill
appear next week.
We learn also that the company's
Steam-Saw Min viii be in operation on
Monday or Tuesday, and that it is capa-
ble ofcutting 10000 feet oflumlier per day.
Renew your subscription.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-08-12

SMELLING QUARTZ. Our enterprising
n,eighbors. }. 81. Craycroft & Co.. have
erected small furnace for the purpose of
trying experiments in extracting gold
from quartz rock by burning. A power
ful fan is ATTACHED to the machinery of the
saw-miH, with a pipe leading to the fur
mace, by which the most intense heat can
be produced. We think the experiment
will be successful. 1t has been tried be-
fore but not in the sa me sort of furnace.
The Sierra citizen., 1854-08-12

hereby certify, That by an act provid
ing for the supportG the government Of
the State, passed Nay Is, 1854, it is incum
bent upon the Couaty Assessor to return
a full and completes list of ali persons own
ing real estate and personal property in
his county, on or before the first Monday
in August, to the Auditor of his county;
and that the Assessors list has never been
on file in my Office, nor were the recent suits
brought at his instigation.
J. WEBB NICHOLSON, Auditor.
Downieville, August 4, 1854. aug5-2t
[JMountain Messenger please copy three
times, and send bill to this ofice.]
~ MINNESOTA WATER CO.--NOtice Is
hereby given that an assessment of fifteen
dollars on each share of stock in this COM
pany will be due on the 18th of August,
1854, and unless paid on that day all de-
linquent shares will be sold at public suc-
tion for the amount due, after one weeks
notice.
By order Board of Trustees:
GEO. A. BOOTH, president.
Ed. j. SMITH. secretary. JyzV-N
The Sierra citizen., 1854-08-12

DRIED UP--The Alta, on the Dramatic
and Confectionery question.
"The King of France, with twenty thousand
men,
Marched up hill, and--then marched
down again"
The Sierra citizen., 1854-08-12
GEORGE A. BOOTH,.
Trustees. E. J. SMITH.

Downieville, Aug. IL, 1854. aug12-6t
The Sierra citizen., 1854-08-12

E. ]. SMITH, Secretary. augI5-lt
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KNOW NoTHTYGsr y

Ar. EDiToR read with much pleasure few DAVIS since
your remarks in reference to neW secrg soeie, which
,teHs to be getting up in different parts Of the country
four allusion doubtless TO the sKnow No,binrs =
society that publicly ayows no principles and those who
oeong TO y are afraid or ashamed acknowledge their
membership All other secret societies proclaim their OBJ
ecs and not only acknowledge but arc proud Of their
membership The Masons and Odd Fellows have essocia
m Tor humane and benevolent purposes and the euItva
uon Of friendly and brothery feelings Their only secrets
are he means of recognition and gaining admiitanco 70
mtr lodges. What Mason or Odd Fellow IL ashanoed =,
@snowledge his membership When intcrroVatea ,ron
e SUBJECT do they not promptly acknowledge tn Arc
% mol seen in their public PROFESSIONS and do they NOT
frequently publish their places and times Of meeting
mt how is Il with the 1Know Nothngs7e No one not
Immediately associated with them understands for a cor
nV the objects they have in view In banding together
:. may DeJ@ ne opettrow Of ne republic ne divsioa Of
PTe o. any Other nfariovs end far as the public i
"'seu The places and time Of holding their meetings
~ Nseaed book TO the unnatcd They have no public
passons and there means Of ascertaininp who
% members Of this society II their objects are ,corb,
!, "is coneealment2 Why not boldly publish Them To
II -, auu eVow themselves the advocates OF them
$50 .1en would proper reflection join such sc-
Icy 'u' thoughtess persons from the novelty ~ tho
ug may DC induced TO enroll themselves II beresoro
po..,h,a W irrespective Of party, to ferret ont il
se o'2ece Of the know Nothingsr and until
an y aomonish the public not to extend to them
~ wun'enanee rs they 6qht under piraticl ham
va, With al parties and II may be with N, bet ~
CIvrS
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SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.
EnrnAr- Anril ~ 1874

FRIDAY, April II, 1854
No ST. The Pqua branch Of the State Bank Of Ohio plain
tiH in error a. Jacob Knoop treasurer &C. The argument
Of this csusc concluded by Mr. sanbey for the plain
tiff in error.
Fl p0rc In the matter Of Josiah Stafford and wife APP
pelanis the Union Bank Of louisiana The motion to
dismiss this appeal and award prooedo in the case was
argued by Messrs. Hale and Coxc in support thereof
No SO The Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Company
plaintiff in error Henry Dcbolt treasurer &c The
gument Of this commenced by Mr. Worthugton
for the plaintiff in error
Adjourned till Monday, IL O'clock A. m.
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BY AUTHORITY.
LAW OF rHE UNITED STATES
fPublie. No. 1917

tPubie, No 10
an AT establishing peninsula Of
Michigan.
ne enacted BY s Senate House Representatives. Of
cHea states 1raersea Congress assembled Thai all
poiuons OF The lower State Of Michigan
weh situated port OF the line which
t and twenty one lsi) all portion upper peninsula
WHICH s south o. Inc line dividiag townships forty t4 and
ofV wv" tt ana west Of west
me island, IN Green Bay the
and Miehssni which are situated township
herein mentioned and within tn. limits Of
sana aud It's e be- and The hereby
the sale Of lands said district there oKce
y such poin therein President select.
HID be tAsr enacted That the ana viii,
said District shalt rcsidc "a
place designated office,
pse~crib ed by law.
Approved April 20, 1854. qM
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OF FICtAL l..

runAin Pierce PrsSen, Of ne Of ssriea TO all
uhom may
Satisfactory evidence having been exhibited Reynod
wesfsldt has been appointed Nor
wsy Mobile, in the State Of Asbsms do hereby recognize
ruch and declare him free enjoy such nc
tons powers, and privileges allowed
The favored the United States.
testimony whereof, have caused b.
patent and the Of United snrsd
under hand, the Of Washington the ooth
April A. D. 1854 and Of The Independence Of the United
states Of America the seventy eighth.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
by the Presidents
W, y, M.par, Secretary OF State.
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EIICKENING d SONS (nOt Jacob Chtckcring) Pt-
anosrhe sub cTibe has now in store the largest aAd
elegant stock OF pianos in this city
Magnificent Louis XIV central aud paRos, Of
and Style from the factory Of Chickering sons
the first New York factories
ny tho Edmund Dwight which len
saHt will be received three
Sons. "
cng sons Jonas ChickeIng established for than thirty
and renowned throughout the world be bought this
only Of the subscriber il proper this, person
named Jacob Chickerng has factory Boston who has
nothing with the old and celebrated establishment
Ap2g-3 RICH. DAVIS
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EXTENSIVE SALE or HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN FUR
p,ur spinning wheel resls, omnibus hc aociop
IN a.,uydsv shall SELL o'clock
front Of excellent omnibus, good order
enough Of modern Immediately amer
me ras shall sell ofneariy
furniture, viss
Mahogany sofas, rocking and parlor chairs
Do marble top dre~s,ns and other bureaus
Do dining, card, and other tables
DO sidebcards French and other bedstesds
Feather beds, bedding hair snd other mattresses
Cooking. rsdiatre end other stoves
a large 81 other furniture
One beautiful ivory mounted spinning wheel
Ivory mounted and pine inlsid reels
Two excellent refrigsrstors, tin ssfes
The above who leaving
he city, and m he -od 10 the highest bidder.
Terms cash. okEEN eCoTT,
sp9I-A Anouoneers
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uALUARtE BUILDING LOT ON FOUR-AND-A-HALF ST.
Y NEAR THE CORNER OF STREET, AT AUCTlofs-or
the
ocoet handsome building lot, fronting - feet OF
Pour street, and street
las 25ees alley, being part Of square No
4e The described property handsomely located and
building lots for sale IN the city
Terms cssh balance In and rcc lh'
give the deferred hesrne insses
from day sale.
deed sven deed Of taken Title ind,sputsble.
Per.op wishing beautiful building the
( - oREEN SCOTT,
sn,y I'D Auctioneeu
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welfare of the bold and fearless pioneer not TO shackle him
with bera and oppressive laws but let him go forth TO
the western ds in the full dignity Of his manhood and
the rich enjoyment Of freedom
Hon s. A. Bridges, Pennsyiyaaia.
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= VasapIw PARuasmSr-Tt il stated Tia, =. r..,..-
~ WIZ be opened in June hy Lord Elo;n : 49,
me only legislation win be the passing Of
n. .oe franchise bin into operation mmeda,ev ana
and reading Of an act placing tho clar
''''Ves u the revenues Of the province. -
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NOTlCEIn consequence of impaired health iNe suhscreev ~
~ mutual CONSENT has Withdrawn from the firm Of MiCHAs
The American foreign bussess ~ the 'sse
heretofore me Remaining Psxtner
Washington, Apvn J, 1884 MICHAEL HoohSs'
An
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DIED,

On Friday the 2st Instant GRAYsoN PAGE,
W. and MARY JANE GAIT, aged three years.
The funeral will place parents
street, between r. this Saturday
O'clock Ths friends family invited
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Bosros, April 2OIn the matter Of the Cochituate Ban
this morning Judge Shaw directed that the temporary
junction made be perpetual
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MARRIED.,

Al sai-m New Jersey, The I6l instant, by the Rev J.
HnLs of Philadelphia Mr. HACKETT, Of this city, EME
LINE daughter OF CALVIN BKLpKs Of the former
place.