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LU nj Il r. II

WE subscriber having purchased Of Mr..
~ = oinlcoc ms entire stock Of LUMBER at
North East, will sell the same in conu.cti, II
with his other at very low prices for cash. -
I3~Thc Public is requested to give lin, .
call. JOHN MAULDIN.
Having disposed of my Lumber Yard 10
mr.. Ohm Maudin, and believing his stock
TO be as good as can be had anywhere. ard
that Mr.. Mau'din will give satisfaction. I
would recommend my former customers and
friends to give him 4 call. G. SIMCOE.
Jan IF.
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ALEXANDER K,VAn-S

\ TTORNEY AT LAW.-May be found
IN at the Office to which he has lately re-
moved, opposite the store of VIM. TurLert,
ESD; in the building recently occupied rs
the Post Office; orat the Office adjoining his
residence, Elkton, Maryland.
April %, lS54-tf.
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Dec 81 I
JOHN r. ROWAN

A TTORNEY at Law, and Solicitorin Chan
L N Gerry, VIII give prompt attention to all
business entrusted to him. He Will attend q 1
he Courts Of this county, or of any other
tounty where his services may be required,
GJ7 He can at all times be found at his Office.
next door to the office Of the Cecil Democrat.
Nov. 10, 1855,
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SURVEYING.

YHNllE subscriber havingrcsrmcd his fcIm
Il or business of Surveying and Convey
anclng, promises to accomm odate all who de
sire to patronize him. JOHN JANNEY.
Elkton, Md, Apr If
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PAPER HANGING.

JOHN McCREA, Painter, also hangs pa
per in the best manner Orders will be at
tended to by calling on him OF addressing him
at Elhton.
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DEATH IL CHIIDHoOD.-II0wt true and ey-
qulSltcly beautiful is the following Impress
i've passage. which is taken from an article
in the Dnbln University Magazine 10 me.
few things appear so beautiful as very
young child inils shroud. The little innocent
face looks so sublincly simple and contiling
amongst Tie cold terrors ofdcath. Crilnelcs,
and fearless, that little mortal has passed
alone under the shadow, and explored the
mystery of dissolution. There is death in its
sublmest and purest image 10 hatred, no
hypocrisy, no sus picion, no care for tic NOR
row ever ,larlicned that little face; death has
come lovingly upon it; there is nothing cruel
OF harsh in It's victory The warnings ofloyc,
indeed cannot be sthed; for the prattle, and
smile, all the little world Of thoughts that are
so delightful, are gone forever. Awe, too,
VIII overcast US III its presence, for we are
looking on death but we do not fear for the
lonely voyager for the child has gone, sim
pie and trusting into the presence of its all
wise Father; and Of such, we know, is the
kingdom Of heaven"
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JAS. r. McCUEE.GsrGBE.

A TTORNEY AT LAW AND SOLICITOR
IN IN CIlANCERY.-O under tho
s'lloward House, Main Street, Elkton, d.
E!kton, March 10, 1S65--tf.
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WIN. PINKEEY EWING,

A TTORNEY AT LAW Having return
"a ed from the West, and permanently L.
Gated in Ekton, will give prompt attention
to all business entrusted to him.
G5-Ofice-with Hon. AlcXander. Even.
DIR. y. s. SSIInIS,
NNENDFRS his Professional services to
Il. the citizens of ELKTON and vicinity.
OFFICE, EAST END OF MAIN STREET.
April 26, l85G-6m.
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RAGS! RAGS !!

fHSlli. highest price pad Cash for Ra-s
(wo"len cXccptcd) at the Rockville
Paper Mill, on the Little Elk. by
march 26.--tf 4. JORDAN
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Tl;sfrllallco,ls.
EEO1sse and Lot I'm Esktop,

EoR SALE-Thc double House and Lot, on
l. North Street. opposite the Academy. now &C.
;upied by Mcssrs j L Brown and n I.arzclere,
Apply to GEO X. HOWARD
May 2, lSJ6-6t
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A q 4 ge ID,

VIE undersigned, having entered in a
Il Co-Partnershp for The rac1icc Of tie
Law In all its various branches. will give
their prompt and undivided attention tos Oh
business as may be entr,tst,d totl,,n -
once opposite opposite the Court IIcuyc,
where one or both may always be found dur
Ing business hours
GEORGE EARLE.
JOHN Al. CRESWELL.
Dec 81 IF
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E.un,ber.
LUMBER! LUNHERlI

A 7 gre atty reduced prices at he old stand
IL on North Street, opposite the Jail, vhIo
at all times may be found general assor,-
mcnt of SEASONED LUMBER. such aS,:--
Piae and llemlock Boards, Scantling. Joist,
u and 2 Finch Plank, Pine and Cypress ,Ii,
giles. clustering Lath, Paiings. Dressed
Flooring, &c. E5-Persons in want vii, fLd
II TO Their interest to call on u.s.
SAMUEL b. FOARD,
JOHN G. ALDRIDGE.
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not tell exactly from what manner of beast
they were taken. 1t was his opinion that
she had found an animal dead, or that she
might hsvc been attacked by and have master
I'd some beast. But there is air OF improbability
about this that the strange and almost terri
bic reality Of the woman herself does not
quite dispcl; but we have not room here and
time now TO argue the point. The garments
were so strong says Mr.. N, that they pro-
tected the female from the teeth of his dogs.
For five days after her capture his pet re-
fused to taste food, but then partook of red
haws. She was taken the three hundred
miles intervening between her den and the
nearest civilized settlements in Grayson coun-
ty Texas, with rope about her waist, the
ends OF which were in the hands Of himself
and comradc, while the dogs followed AFTER
AS soon rs he could procure it, he had hack
so fixed as to make Of the body kind of
cage, in whiGh he confined her and conveyed
her safely. until he finally got her on board
steamboat. She arrived on board the steam
err Hickman. For time she rejected all pre-
pared food. but now she will cat almost any
think otll,cd that is not very salt or very
sweet. Mr.. Northcott says his great Object
now is to ciyilizc her, to learn her to talk,
and to h.ar her stvry, for he thinks he is
sure that she has talked at some day, and
that she has Il dim notion Of having long ago
been with folks similar to those she now finds
herself with. He is impressed from obscrv-
ing her that this is the fact, and thinks that
the presence Of civilized faces, and being III
houses, etc, etc, has caused dormant mem
Dries to family revive.
lie diSavows any intention 10 make spec
ulauon out OF her, and says that he will only
take money from visitors that he may use it
i"r her benefit. He shrinks from no cxami-
nation Oh the subject, and has called several
physicians to look at his strange pct. If
this is a hoax, and it is so wonderful that we
arc not able to give It full credit the girl
whose age is, perhaps, twenty two or twcnty
three years., looks like the character she is
made to personate 50 consummatcly that the
hike was never before heard Of, or dreamed.
We would have it Thoroughly understood that
this is no exaggerated puff Ofa Snowman, but
plain and sober narrative Of that which we
saw, and which was in the utmost apparent
good faith related TO us, and which seems to
he Il yeritable realization Of Romance.
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GorNs.

WANTED.
Every one to know that VIM. j. March
bank has the largest stock Of ready made
carriages on hand ever offered TO the ruI,ic
IN Cecil county, all ofwhich lave boon made
of the very best of seasonal stuff and lv the
best of workman, and will be sold ten rcr
cent lower than the same can hc bought any
place within any reasonable distance or l.. n
and Will be warranted for one year if fairly
treated
WIN. j. MARClIB ANK.
April 10Th, lS5G-3m.
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RECEIPTS
BY the Canal, Railroads and River,

For the Week ending March 22d. 5
Nv THE CAsAL-268 hhds Tobacco; 600 boxes do.
1920 bbls Flour, 1888 bus Germ Sc bales OATS lo9 bbs
Apples; 200 bus MEAL SO tons Copper Ore; 74S4
tons Coal-makins an aggregate down tonnage
6,S5z 759 Mdze, Guano, Coal, Salt, Plaster
Iron, Lime, Nails. Fish, &c making an aggregate
gyTEE CENTRAL RAILRoAD-2lo hhds. and SO pkgs
Tobacco; {, 026 bushels Wheat; 1,56s bbls. Flour;
/ $50 bushels Corn; 1852 do Meal; 2lla do. Oats;
1862 do Rye; l Dbl Buckwheat Flour; 20 tons Pig
Iron; so bars Iron; and IL pkgs &C. Castings; Is
bags Flaxseed3 s bbls. Cloverseed; 6722 lbs b.
con: 1921 do Venison; % bbls Whiskey; 81 rolls
Leather; boxes Shoes; ~ bales Hay; / Dbl Tai
low; bales Rags; bags Furs; 40 pkgs Butter; SO
DO Egss; 5 do Lard; IL do Fowls; Sheep; 81 Cat
Candles; bag Wax; do Ginseng: car Furni-
ture; 9 bbls Apples; 81 bags dried Fruit; II bags
Beans; Is empty bbls; "a sundries.
BY THE RICHMOND AND DASvILLE r. R.-50 hhds
Tobacco; $50 boxes do; 1902 bushels Wheat; 269
bbs Flour; ~ frkins Butter; cars Timber; Al
Turkies; 10 Chickens; bags dried Fruit; kegs
Eggs; rolls Leather IA Hides bbls Pipes; Cob
Crusher; bag Beeswax; 20 bushels Flaxseed; !
keg Lard; bbls Bacon; Horses 5000 Shingles 2
bushels Peas 2 do Beans; 1891 kegs Nails l22 cars
Coal (79S tons); lis tons Stone.
BY THE RIvER.-S50 bushels Wheat; GAL tons Guano;
925 bbs Fish; 81, 600 feet Lumber. 10 bbs Brandy;
294 bbls Rosin. During the week arrived New
York and Boston pack ct and New York, Phil
elphiA and Baltimore steamer, with assorted
EXPoRTS-COAsTWIsE
To New YoRK.-3559 pkgs and 1911 hhds tobacco; 1905
bbls Flour; 1878 bushels Wheat; 81 bags Flaxseed;
"a bales Domestics: bags dried Fruit; IA empty
Barrels q pkgs sundries.
To BosToN--8o0 pkg and 80 hhds Tobacco; 1l67 bbs
Flour; 43 bales Wool 1900 bushels Seed
To PHrLADELPHIA.-454 pkgs and hbds Tobscco:
400 bushels Wheat; 5 rolls Leather; l6l bags Wool;
"A bars Iron; % sundries; empty bbs, &c.
To BALTIMoRE.-448 pkgs and hid Tobacco; 6 bbls
Cloverseed; 90 rolls Leather: hhds Hides 42l
tons Iroh; 2 boxes and bbls Pipes; bags HAIR
and IL sundries.
FOREIGN.
To MArANzAs.-Per barque Sebra Croker sun-
dries,
To RIo.-Per brig Brazs, 27t0 bbls Flour.
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Political Movements.

The political waters are beginning to boil mer-
rily in preparation for the next campaign. These
elections great sport for the public at large,
but we don't envy the candidates the petings they
will receive before the wished for goal comes in
view, nor the multitudinous aspirants for various
posts of honor and profit, the anxieties and heart
burnings which they may be called upon to suffer
before it shall be decided whether not they will
be permitted to serve their country. A great ma
ny honest and patriotic souls must be disappointed
of course, and condemned to look with vain re-
grets upon the notifying spectacle which their
successful rivals will exhibit in their eyes, fmen fill
ing offices for the purpose of emolument and hon
Or and not with an eye single to the glory of the
Republic
Happy are the outsiders Blessed are the men
who expect nothing for they shall not be disap-
pointed The Office holder and the office seeker
may be envied by the undiscerning, but the man
who is really worth envying is the practical phlo-
sopher who can accept Office without elation re.
sign it without sigh and dispense with 1t alto.
gether without the slightest interruption to his
happiness or contentment.
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Railroad Accidents.

We are compelled almost daily to chronicle some
catastrophe by railroad, more or less horrible
How long are these things to continue 2 In what
respect is the travelling community of these times
safe than in the first settlement of the colo.
mics, when it was impossible to make journey
outside the settlements without danger of the to.
mahawk scalping knife and rifle ball of the In
DIAM The man who sets out on a railroad trip
has no reasonable certainty that he will live to
reach his journeys end. Is there no remedy -
There ia, but everything now -a-days is sacrificed
to speed. Upon the altar of that Moloch called
" Go ahead" the bodies of men, women and chill
dren, are piled up in bloody heaps every week in
the year. A distinguished engineer has recently
declared that sixteen miles hour is the fastest
rate at which railroads can be travelled with safe.
ty But the public would boot at such travelling,
and unanimously pronounce the present cost of
life and happiness cheap price for the advantage
of arriving few hours sooner at their journey
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DIED..

On Sunday, the 2srd inst a. her 5e ;1, On
Second street, after long and psinsl illness MRS.
CATHARINE o,BRlEN, in the 6stn year einef ase,
Hsr friends and scquantances are Respectfully In
vited 70 attend her funeral. from st. Peters
icI Cathedral at o'clock to-day, without further
notice.
In No,f,lk on the 18th of February last GEORGE
HOWARD JAMES of Petersburg, In the I'd year
If hi. sre His end peaceful and happy His
raman. lie near those of his older brother at Nor
fslk who died during the yellow fever In that place.
,rbiia administering to the comforts Of others
Petersburg Expressplesse copy.
I'm sunday. the Esd instant. Mrs. SARAH ELIZA
RETH. wife of NJ z Gary, in the 59th year of her
AFTER severe and lingering illness of about seven
,yseks of consumption She bore her sufcrinss with
Cbr;stisn patience and forttude To enumsrate her
virtues and acts of piety and to speak correctly
of her noble acts of devotion and ssf-sacrhce which
were many my pen falters in the attempt To say
the least however she noble specimen Of .
woman, whose example IL worthy of imitation, and
Who's. life has been spent in usefulness to her family
and devotion to her God. She leaves devoted hus-
band ar Eve small children to mourn their rrePara-
bic loss.
Church this Tuesday morning. at 10 o'clock at which
place the friends and acquanees OF the family are res
ectfully invited to attend without further notice.
Ey- Fredericksburg papers are requested to copy.
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COMMERCIAL.


Kichmond Markets, MARCH -, 1900
Fr.OrrR.--There are still no sales The receipts OF
country though slightly increased, are yet very linn
tad, hut except part which il shipped through by
the owners goes into store; the holders being I'M
Wiling to take the offers Of shippers.
WHEAT.--The Northern markets, after tho first
,hock Of the Persa's news, having recovered their
quotations and beng finn the decline in this city OF
Saturday il partly recovered to-day, and we quote
no I'd 10 prime Red Sl65 to Sl.6d; geo TO pr me
White Is IS to S170. The farmers being engaged i'll
seeding, there II little wheat coming in.
CORN.--We quote so cts. per bushel, with an ad-
vance of q to 5 cts. for small lots.
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wtsHIsc DONE IN LESS THAN HoURs-Ths treat
utility of this preparation must be evident to all a.
it requires only gill to do an ordinary washing. II
Ia unequalled in point Of economy, saving Of time
and hard labor and rubbing washing boards.
The greatest evidence Of its economy and useful
s its rapid rise in public favor, and its extensive
and daily increasing use.
So well has it become known, and 50 highly sppre
cated, that it has nearly superseded al other wash
ing compounds soaps &c; and this solely By its great
superiority and cheapness and the ease dispatch and
without the least injury to the finest linen.
not only softsns and removes the dirt but bleach
es the article snowy white.
Inc great reputation this Fluid has scquired. and
the large demand for it has produced ini.
tatlons so be on your guard, and ask for the genu
Inc article which sells for ia cts quart and pre-
pared only by Ed. PICOT. Druggist,
Corner opposite the Old Market, Main street. j.
NH 2l--lm
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Conversational.

WASHINGTON, March "a Senate On motion Of
Mr. Seward the President was requested to COM
municate ali the information proper relative to the
revolutionary movement in Nicaragua and the
seizure of the Transit compapy's property.
On motion of Mr. Seward the committee on the
Library were instructed to consider the propriety
of some legislative recognition of the eminent SER
vices of the expedition under DR.. Kane in the Arc
tic region.
The Deficiency Appropriation Bill was consd
cred.
House--In the House, Messrs. Campbell OF Ohio,
Howard of Michigan, Oliver of Missouri and Mill
SOD, made speeches condemning the action of the
Naval Board
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"American Aggression In Central Amer
ica,S

The London Examiner of March 1st, has an ar
ticle upon this subject, in which it contends that
the English have no peculiar interest in this sub.
ject that If 1t be desirable for the Spanish race
to maintain its preponderance or independence in
that region this far more concerns the French
bpaniards and even the Germans, than it does the
English and that, consequently, if it be necessary
10 check American aggression at all, the work
should be performed by combined Europe and not
by England alone 1--WE will not say" adds the
Examiner whether or not we question the expe.
diency Of issuing such an order at all, and in re-
gard to the precise points of the Mosquito dispute
we have lately expressed ourselves clearly enough
But, If issued, il should certainly emanate not
from Downing street merely, but from such Eu-
ropean congress now sits in Paris 1t is not for
England to undertake to keep up the hugo and
expensive police which would be necessary to
maintain the balance of power in America. If
united Europe judge 1t advisable to do so, this is
anothe' matter"
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uy- tn Bnsiness Men.-.WOuId you send
a ship to sea amid furious hurricane2 Wsuld you
apply poisonous drugs the delicate nervous coating
broken breast a swelling, sprain, tumor, or even
Rheumatism and Neuralgia Certainly not. As men
of in all things else then advise your family to
Group in children 1t instant cure as the
rises Ask the proprietors of the Girsrd House,
and thousands more in Philadelphia and elsewhere,
The action of this Oil is wonderful when pain is
most severe. Try it in Of painful swelling, and
see how quickly 1t will reduce it. Many dealers
would not be out of it now. Sold by PURCELL,
LADD CO., and throughout the U. States. Read
advertisement in another column. NH 2c-eoSt
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THE DAILY DISPATCH.
tuesday Morning, March rs, 1856.
Protection OF Slave Properly.


Protection or Slave Property.
The law passed for this purpose at the ias' .es-
s,on Of the Legislature, provides-That any per
son who shall In any way aid In the escape Oh sH,
fugitive slave from county or corporation 'nA"
be confined In the penitentiary not less 'n~n h'e
nor more than ten years shall forfeit to tine own
er double the value Of the slave; pay al expenses
incurred In the recspture and the jury in It's as
erection NAV also condemn the offender TO be pub
uo,v ,xh;nped. 10 such extent and at such time "a
.aa A. III the person so offending shall, at
,h.. tina he In command Of or attached to q YES
-, ~. came shall be forfeited to the Common
,,...,,h Anv master of vessel bound to port
hevo,d the limits Of the State having slave on
hoard without the written consent of the owner
or master. and going with him beyond the limits OF
any county, and any free person travelling by lana
Who shall aid any slave to escape on. of any coun
~ or corporation, shall be considered as coming
within the meaning of this section any An
of vessel owned in whole or in part IN this o's'e
and trading and plying between places VIM" WIG
State receiving a slave on board ana gong WIN
him beyond the limits of the county without tue
written consent of the master or owner shah pay
10 the injured party the full value OF the slave ana
In default thereof, the vessel shall be held haoie
therefor.
Anv master of a vessel who shall knowingly re-
oeiye on board any runaway slave and make no
proper effort to apprehend him, shall be confined
in the penitentiary not less than FIVE nor more
than ten years, pay the full value of the slave
and may be also publicly whipped. If such slave
be on board after leaving port, The master shall be
presumed to have knowingly received him. The
master of vessel belonging to citizen of anoth-
er State, or commanded by person not a resident
or citizen Of this State, who shall permit a slave
TO go on board bis vessel, or trade with him with
out his masters consent, given with reference to
that particular vessel he shall be fined not less
than $40. II slave be found on board any yes
gel aforesaid in the night time, without his mas
ters written consent, the person in command shall
be presumed to have knowingly received him with
intent to aid him to escape out Of the State. The
slave shall be punished with stripes and the costs
be paid by the master, or if hired out, by the hir
er. slave aiding the escape of another slave,
shall be punished with stripes, and sold out Of the
State. Any free white informer shall be entitled
to reward of $500, provided the conviction is
proved by other testimony than that of the inform.
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SPECIAL MoTIcHs


CyLadies' EaIr--fDn WEDNESDAY
EVENING, the 26th Of Msrch, at o'clock, r. M. in
0oddin's Hail. corner of Bspt ana 18th sts, the Ia
dies Of Rev Mr. Hoges church will open . sale Of
they invite public attention and favor. HIT Coffee
and su bstautials from IL, A. M, to lip A. Icea
Jelliss, Gc in abundance.
The sale will continue until Saturday night
NH 25-St
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LADIES FAIR-We acknowledge our indebted.
ness to the ladies of Centenary Fair for some de-.
licious specimens of the edibles served up q, the
fair room, No. I23 Main street, below l3th for the
public. The fair will be open during to-day, and
th{s agepipO
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Eoh,otK AID PoRTsMoUTH.-Dr. Old, of Nor
folk, VS. robbed few days since of 5000 In Vir-
glnia coupon bonds and bank stock certificates
Miss Ks4e Saxon and Malone Raymond are giving
embellishments in Norfolk. There are 23C7 chill.
dren between the age of four and eighteen years
In Norfolk. Rev T. G.. Jones icctured before an
association Thursday night.
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EXCITEMENT IN AbISepor-A rumor reached
Abingdon on the 9th inst, that case of small pox
had occurred at Emory Henry College. The
Courthouse bell was rung the town council sum.
moned, and strict measures taken to prevent any
communication with the College On the 10th
inst, the disease proved 10 be measles, and the
town relapsed into its usual quiet
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C0l,,nerciaI.

BALTIMORE, March 24-Flour firm at S675 for
Howard street and City Mills. Wheas-red Sl4S
q 81 50; white 81 Sc a Sl75. Corn active with
sales of 0O0O bushels white 50 q Sc, 0by weight
yellow 81 a sec {measure). Provisions dull.
NEW YORK, March "a. Flour improving. Ohio
1881; Southern $685. Corn improvin CIV
mixed 66c Pork declined; Mess Sl5 81. Beef and
Lard unchanged Ohio Whiskey 90.
Stocks lower. Va. SIS S9i3 Missouri SIS SSH
Sterling Exchange firm