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Hollo,cays Ointnnnt and Pills have effect.
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Anthony Harrison Scard, of Mar,insburg
Virginia, was a sufferer for twenty-eiqRt
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Ills friends had given up all hopes of his
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months and half, he was perfectly cured,
after being 20 years cripple, and consider
ed beyond human aid.
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A Valuable Tract OF LAND
FOR SALE

TNHE subscriber offers for sale his tract of
Il Land on the Waters of Flat Creek con-
taining 276 ucres. About so acres il
cleared, and comprises 30 acres of superior
Bottom Land, the balance is In wood. The
present crop win convince any one desirous
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often met with. AZ the subscriber wishes
to soil, he invites purchases to call and ex-
anime II. On the place Is comfortable
dwelling and all necessary ont-buildings.
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NOTICE

Is hereby given that application will be
made to the Legislature at its next session,
70 amend the charter Of Incorporation OF
lancaster Village, so rs to confer upon the
Town Council, power 10 tax real and per-
sonal estate, to ruise supplies to be expend-
ed for the benefit Of said Village; and also,
Tor more enlarged power TO collect fines i'm
posed by Council. tf Aug ~
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WHY ARE WE SICK:

1t has been the lot Of the human race to be
weighed down by disease and suffering Hol-
loway's Pills are specially adapted to the relief
of the WEAK, the NERVOUS, the DELICATE
and the INFIRM, of all climes, ages, sexes, and
constitutions. Professor Holloway personally
supcrintends the manufacture of his medicines
in the United States, and offers them to a free
and enlightened people, as the best remedy the
world ever produced for the removal of dis.
cases.
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OPINIONS OF THE PRESS,

HubdclFs Magic Impression Pdper.--
We refer our readers to an advertisement in
another column, setting forth the merits of
this pleasing and ingenious invention. The
cheapness should induce nil to give it atrial.
philadelphia Merchant.
alt is unsurpassed for neatness, utility,
and should meet with the sale it richly de-
serves" 81 Tribune.
"Just what the public has long desired,
and recommends itself to every individual OF
taste and refinement.
Journal and Courier.
July IL, 1855 22-3m
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visions for the prosecution Of the war. The
Chancellor Of the Excheqoer proposed to
issue seven millions Of Exchequer bills.
Palmerston, in reply to question touch.
Ing the enlistment Of British troops In the
United States Of America, said that to pre-.
vent the possibility Of difficulty with that
country, he had stopped the enlisting at
Halifax.
There was rumor that Spain would
send contingent to the Crimea, but the ru-
NOR was considered doubtful. It was re.
ported that lb such nm event she would ask
territorial guarantee, including Cuba.
Ii is said that important events are nearly
ripe in Italy.
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
~ Denistouns q CO's circular, quotes cotton
trifie lower, prices having undergone de-
cline of from lie 70 l.lsd. per ID. The
sales for the three days preceding the sail
Ing Of the steamer, comprised $4,000 bales,
Of which number spectators took $500
and exporters 1000 bales. Fair Orleans
was quoted at 6 6-sd., and Middling Up
lands Mt Sd. per ID.
Prcadstuffs were generally unchanged
The prices were easier, but not quotably
lower.
White wheat was worth llfs., and Rcd
Ills per 4s0 lbs.
Western Canal Flour WINS quoted at
40 q Ais. and Ohio at 43 43is. per Dbl.
White "a, "a, ,,,,. ,,,o..l .ot Nj. /,
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TAKE NOTICE.

ME Notes and Accounts due Connors
Il q Mobley, are in ny possession. 1t
Is absolutely necessary that this concern
should DO settled, which cannot be done
until these claims ar, paid; therefore, those
who do not settle with me, before the first
OF October, will find their notes and ac-
counts In m Attorneys hands, who will
force payment.
Aug ~ Ct A. J. CONNORS
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An Important Letter-Views Of Louis
Napoleon on the War.

The New York Times Of Wednesday,
publishes under its editorial head, the fol-
lowing letter, containing statement from
high and reliable" authority, Of the views
OF the Emperor Napoleon upon the Cri-
mean campaign. IL is pretended that these
views were expressed in conversation with
the writer of the letter, but whether or not
this be true, they are considered sufficiently
striking to be worth attention:
PARIS, July, 1855.
PUBIC sentiment generally, both in
france ana England Is inclined to look
upon inc siege oi Seoastopoi, as substan-
ta,iy failure, ana the campaign ir the
efi'nea, as mistake
"e emperor Goes not al all concur IN
.''' ''em o' INC SUBJECT IA one Sonversa>
"on "'" an rhg"sh oo'eer' he'd IN my
P'ose"cc' 'ne Emperor spoke substantially
o~'
ne'e never mas oeen siege OF Seoas-
.'po'' 'o' '"e n's. s'ep 10 constitute SIEGE
"'"' us Nuas'a" army mas oeen
!" esu '"' oe'"een e""Phero'
~ "" "po'' 'S centre oe'hg move
ao'e' NJ one Time concentrated on lnker-
mann and at another, on Baksi-serai. The
right wing or the fjrce rests on S,.b,s,o,o,
"a IN. ,;,,h, ,,J;n, ,,e a., $500, .~ :,
49, "0 's"'" 'o"pS ~
"a.c'oo res'ou on nougoumonI
Tue Angio-freneh army has not been
large enough to extend its lines 40 as tn
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These Pills Purify the
Blood,

These famous Pills are expressly combined
10 operate on the stomach, the liver, the kidneys
the lungs, the skin and the bowels, correcting
any arrangement in their functions, purifying
the blood, the very fountain of life, and thus
curing disease in oil its forms.
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Dyspepsia and Liver
COnorolasnt

Nearly half the human race have taken these
Pills. 1t has been proved in all parts of the
world, that nothing hos been found equal TO
them in cases of disorders of the liver, dyspep.
sia and stomach complaints generally. They
soon give healthy tone to these organs, how
ever much deranged, and when all other means
have failed. H. G..- 5
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25 DOLLARS REWARD.

a. The above reward win be paid for the
"A delivery TO myself or the Judgement in
-n.any jail, Of my fellow Bob, who left my
premises on the 25th Of April The said boy
Is black, stout built, about % years old, about
feet or 10 inches high. He is well known
by the name Of Bob Pelam.
will also pay twenty-five dollars for salts
factory proof against any one who may harbor
him. JOHN N. PAIJI,KNER
York district, s. @. l36
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Bella Sizer and wife Ma In the Court of 0rd-
ry aud others, apph- nary. Writ in Sum.
cants mons, real estate of
vs Temperance Gillispie
Monroe Gillisp sand decd
wife Narcassa 10th.
ers, defendant
It tappearing to my satisfaction, that Monroe
GilisPic and wife Narcissa, James + Smith and
wife Elvira, Hunt and his wife Charlotte
A Hunt, James Cunningham and Milley C. his
wife, defts in abo;e case, reside without the
limits Of this State. 1t is ordered that the said
defts do appear and object to the sale or divis-
ion of the real estate Of Temperance Gill. spie
decd, on or before te first day of October
1855, or their consen, to the same will be en-.
tered Of record. [pfSlo so
]. IL. WITHLRSPOON, OLD.
Lancaster G ii, S 9, June 90. '55.
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Notice

is hereby given, that an application will
be made to the next session Of the Lepisla-
ture, for an amendment Of the 7th section
Of the Act of Incorporation of the village
Of Lancaster, passed the 18th day of De-
cember, 1870, giving power and authority
to close up the east end Of Arch street,
from the point where it is intersected by
Market street, to its eastern limit, according
to the original plan Of the village, so as to
enclose the graveyard lying and being in
and on the line Of Arch street, situate be-
tween those points.
August \. 3mo
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FOR SALE.

fcQ ACRES Of Land, near the Village
IOO Of Lancaster, the greater part In
woods and heavily tinlbered.
Apply 70 James ii. Witherspoon, Esq.,
or 10 RI. Barber Hood.
Aug. Is, 1855. 81 81
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NOTICE

DRY GOODS AND GnoCRRIEs, for ssis
loN fes Cssh. o. 70 Fnaetuai customers uniil tAe
arst cfJssuaFy.
! xsv s.ls~, snas -. soa
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Nothine viii excuse snit agasnst all
persons who are indebted to me, as the
Executor Of A, Perry. bat actual payment: !:
The collection Of the money is urged by
the legatees, and have no control in the
matter. N. CLINTON.
Feb, 81, 1868 2a
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General Debility----nI
Health.

Many of the most despotic governments have
opened their Custom Houses to the introduce
tioa9 these Pills, that they may become the
medicine Of the masses Learned Colleges ad.
NIT that this medicine is the best remedy ever
ever known for persons Of delicate health, or
where the system has been impaired as its In.
properties never fail to afford relief
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A Book Full Of Startling Disclosures!
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SHERIFFS SALE,

Rf virtue Of sundry writs Of Fl Fa, to
~ me directed. will sell at Bel Air, on
Tuesday after the first Monday in Septem-
DER next within .he legal hours of sale, all
the remnant of GOODS now in store, be-
longing TO Charles =. Evans, levied on and
10 be sold as the property Of Charles p.
Evans, ut the suit of s. y. Frrrar g. Brother.
Conditions cash.
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Female Complaints.

No Female, young or old should be without
this celebrated medicine. 1t corccts and req.
ulates the monthly courses at all periods, acting
in many cases like a charm. IL ia also the best
and safest medicine that can be given 60 chill.
dren of all ages, and for any complaint; consc-
quenty no family should be without Il.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
PAY UP PAY uPII

A LII persons indebted to the firm of p.
"A e. Harper g. CO., are hereby notified
to come forward aud settle by cash, before
the first day Of October, or they will find
their notes and accounts in the hands of
John G. Secrest, tor collection.
Aug % At A. J. b. HARPER.
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FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD.

A YOUNG man named James Mackey,
IA borrowed my horse on Sunday morn
ing last, for the purpose, as he stated, of
going to the Camp Meeting, and promised
to return II that evening. lie has failed to
do so, aud have reason to believe IL is not
his intention to return II, rs he did not 20
TO the Camp Meeting, but was seen going Ia
another direction.
James Mackey Is a young man of about
2l years OF age, Of low static, with blue
eyes, light hair, and fair complexion. Mack.
eys parents reside in Alabama, but he has
been residing for the most part in Spartan
burg District. The horse is of the pony
specie, with the letters c. u. branded or
his hip and shoulder. Mackey, with the
horse, also carried my saddle and bride. |
will give the above reward for the recovery
OF the horse, and the apprehension of tho
rogue. FLEMING MACKEY.
Aug az 81