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PERsONAL.

-. The Hon. F. B Cutting of New York,
is among the distinguished guests at present
ct W illard's.
1.-THE Hon Thomas 81. Bsyly of Virginia,
has arrived at Petersburg, Virginia, i'm
proved in health.
80. The Hon. Messrs. Brigham of Ohio, and
Jewett of Kentucky, who have been absent
on q visit to their homes, have returned to
their seats in the House.
1.-THE Hon VIM Barksdale of Miss. who
was recently called away from his seat in the
House by the severe indisposition of portion
of his family, has retu rned, and was in the
hall yesterday.
80. Under the head Of "Funerh Expen-
SEES, an Irish paper states that the proprietor
of the Roscommon Journal obtained a verdict
OF 70 DAMAGES against the proprietor Of a
rival paper, for stating that that journal had
died.
....J. ID. Taylor and his dramatic corps
commenced q series Of entertainments in Pc.
tersburg last Monday night, before a large
audience. The tragedy Of the Bridal was
performed. Mr. Taylor and Miss Capell TAX
ing the leading parts.
....J. B. Cough is lecturing in Boston be-
fore tremendous audiences. His last lecture
was delivered at fremont Temple, and was
pretty much word for word the same as that
delivered at the Smithsonian Institute, inclu-
ding the famous "bread and butter" illustra
ton
.... Charlotte Cushman, has become the
lessee and manager Of the Haymarket Thea.
tire, London, having obtained lease of that
house for three years, from Mr.. Blackstone.
She will probably be in New York early in the
ensuring spring, and. though she may appear
professionally on our stage, her principal OBJ
Jeot IN visiting the United States will be to
engage company for the Haymarket.
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ALEXANDRIA CORRESPONDENCE
ALEXANDRIA, April 5, 1856

ALEXANDRIA, April 5, 1856.
The Fair Of the Star Fire Company was
closed on Thursday evening, the receipts real
lied though far below the merits of the Com
pany, are yet sufficient to give them consid-
cradle aid in the erection of their proposed
engine house. At the close of the fair num-
Der Of gentlemen connected with the compapv
gave ball, and whiled the night away in mel
riment
On Wednesday night about ten o'clock,
some miscreant fred the unoccupied brick
residence on Royal street near Duke, belong.
ing to the estate of Miss c. E. Smith, and
despite the foods of Cameron water poured
into the building by our fremen, the interior
was ruined and the roof seriously injured.
The flames from the same building rising
again about three o'clock in the morning, the
watch sounded the alarm, some few Of our
citizens gathered, and a detachment Of the
Hydraulion with their hose carriage, the lanes
were quelled by water from ahydrant at hand
The loss is about $1,000 and is fully covered
by an insurance of double that amount in the
office of the Fire Insurance Company of Alex
andria.
Among the improvements TO our CITY ia
barrel house and cooper shop for the Pioneer
Mills, just commenced near the present works
OF the alexandria Flour Mill Company.
The fishing season has commenced, and con-
siderable lots of fresh fish are coming up, this
morning shad rated at SIS so per hundred,
and behring's $3.50 per hundred AMI.
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GEORGETOWN CORRESPONDENCE
GEORGETOWN, April A. 1875


The exhibition Of the West Georgetown
Sabbath School came off on last night. The
secretary submitted the report of the school
which shows it to be in the most fourishing
condition This school was organized on the
18th Of August, 1854, in a house near the
church, where, with but handful of teachers
and children, it commenced operations. 1t
has since succeeded, through the labors and
generosity Of the public, in erecting very
neat little church, which is nearly completed.
From the Secretary's report we extract the
following items Male teachers in the school,
Is; female teachers, ID; total, % /; male scho-
airs, so; female scholars, Sc; total 116 ; num-
Der Of volumes in the library, $40 The chill
dren acquitted themselves in q style highly
creditable to their teacher and school. The
proceeds, We understand, is to be appropriated
to the finishing of the church.
We would call tue attention of the ladies
especially to the advertisement of Mrs Thorn
IN another column
No change in the -four and grain market
SPECTATOR.
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ID Z II SO 8 DESTROYS OF sENDIN9
y Letters per CITY lRSPATCH mi l ana

DE II SONS DESTROYS OF SENDING
L Letters per CITY DESPATCH viii find
Boxes stationed as follows:
FIRST WARD. B. Mosre's Drug Store and
Boulanger's Restaurant
SEcoNR WAR;. w. Nairn,s Drug Sto,e
T. l.. Teasdale's Drug Store, James Ssekeil,,
1rocery Store, Liberty Hall Restaurant, VIII
!ards' Hotel, kidwell & Laurence's DRUG Store
rlint's Hotel, Lovejoy's Drug Store, H. Kuhpi
Elliots Drug Store, and Ford 4 Bros DRUG store
THIRs WARD -Tyson's Drug store, 6yson
70. g Drug Store, J. h. Stones Drug store "
HaIbaugh's Drug Store, Dexter's Hotel, ana N aim
g Palmer's Drug Store
FOURTH WARD,-McIptire,s Drug Store. Ad-
amsons Bookstore, Union Hall Restaurant Jos
HeaId's Dressing Saloon, Browns Hotel, III
Mueiers Drug Store, William H. Gilman's Drug
sore, Stou's Drug Sore, Shillington's Book
store, Globe Office, Schwartze's Drug Store,
united states Hotel, Washington House, and
Martin Kings Drug Store
FIFTH WARD, Capitol Hill-Waverlv House,
PAVILION House, and McPberson's Drug Store.
SIXTH WARp, Macy Yard-Hlborn's Book
store, Walsh's Drug Store, Bates Drug Store,
Omnibus Hotel, and Guinand's Grocery Store.
SEVENTH WARD, Observation-Disclosures Insti-
tute, D. B. Clarke,s Drug Store, Steamboat He
tel, U Roswell's Drug Store, p. M. Peanon's
Grocery Store, G Fits Drug Store, Thornton n
Grocery Store, ard Sullivan's Grocery Store.
And at the PRINCIPAL QFFICE, 394 ID st..
near 7th: Open from7 q. N. until 8 p. m.
ap 2-6t
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SMASHING 'EM.-Two or three weeks ago,

SMASHING 'EM.-Two or three weeks ago, a
gang of negro thieves in Quaker Bottom, Ohio,
nearly opposite Guyandotte, Va while hold
ing meeting to devise schemes for stealing
the negroes Of their neighbors on the other
side Of the river, were set on by number of
Virginians who had crossed over to give them
a dressingi several persons whose negroes had
been stolen by this particular gang Ct thieves
being among the assailants. They left their
mark very plainly On the rascals, and notified
them that whenever they could find out that
they were again to be so engaged they would
pay them another similar visit.
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IL The Great Russian K...sv.-p,.

bONo fUBLlCO-"Eyesym mother should have boz I'm the
house Mandy In case Of accidents to the childrepD
RBpDING'S RUSSIA SALvR
Ills Boston remedy Of thirty ysars standing and ts 70
by PHYSICIANS Ii Is speedy for
burns Piles Bos Corns Felons, Chhsins aud OLD Sores
OF every hind Tor Fever Sores, Ulcers Itch scsd Head
n nsss KMh, Barops, Gore Nipples Recommended BY
Frozen Limbs Salt Rhsum Scurvy Sore and CRACK cd j9s
Sore Nose Warts and Flesh wosnds It ia most valuable
remedy and cure which can be testified by
nave used II In the city of Boston vicinity for the
rty years In no instance will this Ssve injury or
interfere with PHYSICIANS prescriptions IL made rom
me pursst materials from recipe brought from Russs-of
cIes growing In that oountry-snd the hav
stsfs rom All Glasses clergymen physicians
nurses and others who have used them aud
meno " 70 oshsrs Readings Hussls have large
tn Loses sAped on the with picture OF horse and
disabled soldier which picture slso engraved on the
wrapper Price, IS Cents Box. Sold ali the stores I'm
town or country and may be ordered any wholesale
ngton.
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safely and prudently bowed" in the exist
ing condition of things.
At their last pow WOW ION Monday night
last) an outsider being called on-the $50.
called) General Pomeroy who has been preach.
ing NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to the women and
children of New England-delivered for their
edifcation a speech, wherein he declared that
large majority of the people of Kansas are
" for freedom" and all that sort of thing.
Mr.. Pomeroy's speech was of course rehash
Of his recent abolition Kansas lectures deliv-
cred at the North. 1t is said to have made
the members present almost wild with joy,
causing them to shout over his declaration
forcibly resist the execution of illegal authori-
ty. We presume they write down the au-
thority of the U. 8 Territorial officers illegal,
in these fast days. Despite the bravado and
senseless Dragging which characteri1es every
thing said and done by the "Free State cham
piops" of Kansas, the sensible public have
already come to comprehend that these resis-
tors will one and all initiate the example of
the mock State Legislature, and mock State
officers, whenever Territorial Sheriff gets af
ter them. That is, they will run away.
Central America.-It appears to be pre-.
valent impression among those in this city
connected with foreign embassies, that both
the British and French squadrons now on the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts of Central Ameri-
ca will land men and munitions to aid Costa
Rica against the raid upon her that Walker
has undertaken according to the latest &C.
counts from Grenada. Those governments
regard him and his followers simply as buc-
cancers and have long held that they have
cause of complaint against the United States
not such as will always surely suffice to en-
able them (the United States Government to
to hold in check such of its citizens as are like
Walker and his men. They have claimed, and
now claim the right to protect their subjects
and their property anywhere and everywhere
against the assaults Of parties not recognised
by any civilized government as, themselves,
representing government; and to treat them
wherever they may find them, as they would
open and avowed pirates Of any nation upon
the high seas-as parties wholly out of the
pale of protection by the laws of nations.
Bounty Land Warrants.-The number of
warrants issued by the Pension Bureau for
the month ending March 81, 1856, was IL, 955,
divided among the different denominations as
foIIovs viz
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The STEAMBOAT DISASTER ON THE della
WARE. The boiler of the Inflated steamboat
New jersey was raised on Thursday, when enc
of the furnace doors was found open. The
United States boiler Inspector examined the
interior and found it to be very defective. In
several places where it had been mended, it
was actually burnt through. Numerous leaks
were found-two sufficient when acting upon
the furnace to fill the fues with steam, and
force the flames out in front The Inspector
says it is q matter of establishment that the
boiler could have stood so long without acct
dent. The plates in many places were reduc.
cd to one-third Of their thickness, and the
boiler was totally unfit for service Although
the above was evidently the cause of the de-
struction Of the boat, they also found the
plates and the brickwork under the boiler
were open, through which fire could be readi.
ly communicated to the woodwork at the bot.
tom of the boat
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That Blessed Baby.

The late foreign papers are overlooking with
descriptions of the advent of Eugenias boy
and vie with each other in particularly Of
description of its personal appearance and al
that has been done in its behalf by those in
terested In its glory "a b successful baby.
The correspondent Of the London Daily
News says tho Imperial infant is really as fne
and robust boy as ever was seen He is de-
scribed as rosy, plump, well made, fully de-
veloped, and with surprising abundance Of
chest2ut-colOred hair, resembling his fathers
He is called Napoleon and Louis, after his
father; Eugene, from his mother Eugenie;
Jean, after the Pope, who is to be his god
father, and Joseph in compliment to his in
tended godmother, the Queen of Sweden,
whose name is Josephine.
1 am assured positively (says a correspon-
DENT that the Empress did not take ohioro-
form, and learn on the same authority that
the fOrceps were used.
About half.past four on Saturday afternoon,
during q remission of the pains Of labor, the
Empress got up and walked about her apart.
ment, leaning on the Emperor's arm She was
distinctly seen by many people from the gar.
dens of the Tuilleries.
On Sunday nothing was talked Of in Paris
but the important event which had occurred
and during the day crowds were assembled in
the garden of the Tuilleries and in the vicinity
Of the palace, anxious to learn any particular
of the suspicious event. The fact Of the birth
having taken place on Palm Sunday was re-
marked on, and considered by the lower elias.
ses as particularly fortunate. All the police
agents on duty near the palace were over and
over again appealed to for information, and il
any person in the Imperial livery CHANGED tC
appear, no was sure to be addressed with nu
merous inquiries
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MARBLE WORK.
nNf |" iAhnnA n n4oA En.

MARBLE WORK.
Selling Off without Regard to Cost.
THE SUBSCRIBER WISHING TO ADD
Il steam power to his business, offers for sale
his entire stock, consisting Of American ard ltal
ian MARBLE NJ ON MENTS, TOMRS,
HEAD-STONE SLABS, STATUARY, VEIN
ITALIAN and EGYPTIAN MARBLE MAN
Tells, Of the newest style, and executed I'm the
Persons are earnestly invited to call and examine
his work.
The house, with large back building, will be
for rent as soon as the stock is sold.
ALEX. RUTHERFORD.
Marble Yard, Pennsylvania avenue,
ap4-1w opposite National Theatre
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AfAMAss MEETING of the citiz

ArA MASS MEETING OF the citizens of Ports
mouth, Va, convened for an expression of
public opinion upon the death of Commodore
McKeevsr, resolutions setting forth the noble
traits in the character Of the deceased and
condoling with the surviving members of his
family, were adopted The Common Council
have also passed similar resolutions.
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MORE RICH DRESS GOODS.
WE ARE NOW RECEIVING VERY many
w Rich and beautiful Barexe Robes
Plain and striped Spring Silks and Robe silks
Lawn Robes, Organdie Muslins and French
French jar onets. w hite and Cold Brilliants
Plaid Muslins, Plain and Plaid Cambrics
With full stock Of all kinds Of Mourning Goods
MANTILLAS, SHAWLs AND SCARFS.
We are now opening our Spring styles in silk
Mantillas, Shawls and Scarfs, ali the newest de-
signs and novelties Of the season
ALSO, yvsT OPENED
500 new style Paraso s in all colors
$50 Misses and Children's Parasois at very low
prices, in all crlors
To which, with many other new Goods we I'm.
vite purchasers generally to cali and examine for
themselves.
III We must request again the settle ment of
all bills as endorsed, without further DELAY.
COLLEY & SEARS
5sS Seventh street, doors north Pa ave.
an 4-oo2w
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, Total. ........, I,62O,2SO

Each application upon its acknowledgment
by the office receives a number, which regu-
lates the time of its examination, &c. The
average number Of the applications now passed
and being issued is about IFS, 900; that is,
varying from No. 100, 900 to No. 19l 900. This
variation is caused by frequent informality of
claims errors of the claimant in signing his
name and giving the name of the officer under
whom he served, which gives rise to the delay
| in the issue of the lower numbers mentioned.
The Cutter Dobbin Safs.-The Treasury
Department have dispatches from Captain
Whitehead, in command of the revenue cut
ter Dobbin, for the safety Of which apprehen-
sions we're recently entertained. She return
ed to her station, Wilmington, N c. on the
29th ult, having left it on the 18th of JAN
uary last upon her winters cruise for the re-
lief of suffering vessels and crews on the coast.
The distance run by her in this cruise was
2,O48 miles. She experienced very rough and
disastrous weather. On the 18th of March a
gale split her glib, and carried away her main.
topmast back stays, and she lost her star board
quarter. boat. The latter event took place on
the 14th March. The heavy weather so tried
the ship as that she must be at once over
hauled.
Officers Ordered to the Steam Frigata
Susquehannah.-The following is list of
the officers ordered to the susquehannah at
Philadelphia, destined for the Mediterranean,
viz Captaip-Joshua r. Sands. Lieuten-
ants. N Brown, C Howell, Paul Shir-
ley, Reuben Harris, S. L. Phelps, and ]. R.
Hamilton. Purser-J B Rittenhouse. Sur.
geon-Ninian Pinkney Passed Assistant Sur
geon-G. H. Howell. Boatswain-T. G. Bell
Gunner-Jas. Hutchinson. Carpenter-wm.
NJ. Laighton. Sailmaker-J. G. Gallagher
Engineers-Chief-J. P. Whipple First As
sistents-E Fithian and George W. Alexan-
der; Second Assistants-A. Henderson and
E. ROBBIE; Third Assistants-J A. Grier,
VIM. ii. Cushman, and Glendy King.
Straws, but Facts.-The Know Nothing
council, No. II, in Chicago, Hin ois, has dis.
solved by an unanimous vote. The president,
M. l.. Dunlap, as we'll as his colleague,
Messrs. FOss, Foster, and Richmond, lin the
State Legislature,) voted for Mr. Trumbull
for U. S. Senator Their votes were neces-
sary to his election, as the record shows
Chicago has repudiated all of them in the
municipal election recently occurring there,
wherein the Democrats carried The city by
some 500 majority, with anti Republication
| and anti-Know Nothingism as their rallying
cries.
Conhrmation.-Wel learn that the Senate
has confirmed William E. Burns as Surveyor
of the Customs at Jacksonville, N. G, vice
Edward W. Ward removed.
Navy Officers Ordered -Purser Blocker has
been ordered to the receiving ship at Boston,
and Purser HambletOn to the receiving ship
at Norfolk
A Navy officer Resigned.-Assistant Sur
gsOn Randolph Harrison has resigned
The Current Operations OF the Treasury
Department.-On yesterday, Sd of April,
there were of Treasury warrants entered on
the books Of the Department
For the redemption of stocks.... 5000 SO
For the Trcasury Department II A15 AZ
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ID Caution to TraveIers.-TrayeIers at

this season of the should careful to
asuppiy OF Dr !. HOsrkTTER'S STOMACH BITTERS as
u now conceded by all who tried this Invaluable
mediclne that nature be assisted
subject to the various changes and diet as he s
compelled to be- these Biters reliable
now In market that they what represent we can
only refer 10 the people generally tried them ard
SPEAK volumes In favor of this the stom
scn. For sale by Druggists and Dealers generally.
JAMES N. CALLAN Agent
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vNHE CELEBRATED STALLION, DEFY
Il OF ALGIkRS, will stand this sen a
son at HI am Wright's stables, Uaion IoS
Hotel, Georgetown; at TenaIIytawa, .na n fhe
Navy fad, Washington Oily fFor time and
pedigree see handbiIIsl
This horse took she FIRST premium at Baltimore
Last fall, ana is the very best road stock in the
county DE Is sixteen hands hi b, and Of the
most symmetrical form and proportions own.
ers OF mares are requested TO CALL and see this no.
Dle animal ap3-lws
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MM: X. WOODWARD,
CAhfE dTER AND Builder.

21o Stzth strett, bttween M AND " stat,
PLANS and ESTIMATES prepared on reason.
able terms. fN P"ieo vi isdsoh'
Particular attention paid to yOBBING.
EsLiL'S LADIES' GAZETTE of Fash.
- ION tor April, containing all the latest snd
pcs, arts, London, and New York Fashions
cl ;iding all the various styss for children >.
All the new Books Published received immedI-
ately afterwards, and everything in the Stationery
line for sale at
SHILLINGTON'S Bookstore
ap3-G
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BARGAINS AT KLLIs's; he 1. selling
ou'' ap2-u
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Proceedings Of To-day.

In the Senate, to-day, Mr.. Hamlin gave
notice that he should move to reconsider the
vote on the resolution, passed yesterday, for
changing the site of the Washin gton Arsenal
Mr.. Foot called up the bill of the last SEES.
sion for the relief of the Hon. George P.
Waugh, On which he was addressing the Sem
ate when the Star went to press.
In the House, bill for the settlement of
the claims of the widows and orphans of TIE
officers of the revolutionary army was intro
duced and referred.
Mr.. Evans asked leave to introduce bill
for the construction of a Northern, Southern,
and and Central Pacific Railroad and Tele.
graph objected t., and leave not granted.
Mr.. Smith, of Va, introduced a resolution
requesting the Secretary of the Interior to re-
port to the House fully upon the cest of making
the proposed bridge over the Potomac at
Georgetown a railroad bridge and also upon
the relative distance between the post Offices
in Alexandria and Washington, via the pro-
posed Georgetown bridge and the present
Long bridge; laid on the table.
Various other bills and resolutions were in
troduced and disposed of.
Shortly afterwards they went to the regular
order of business, when the question again
arose as to the proper reference of the bills re
ported or received from tho Claims Court.
Mr.. Jones Of Pa, argued at length in favor
of their reference to the Claims Committee
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SILVER WAR;.

SILVER WARE,
lust FINISHED, A BEAUTIEuI. As
y sortment Of solid silver Tea Sets, Urns. Wait.
ers, Pitchers, salt cellars, Goblets, Tumbls,s,
Cups, &c.
Also. Snnser Forks, Spoons, Ladies Dessert
Ish, Pie, Cake and Butter Knives, Preserve and
Egg Spoons; Sugar Sifters; Napkin Rings. Pickle
Knives. Forks, &c.
The above are all Of our own manufacture and
warranted pure silver
nj. w. GAIT BRO
ap4-T 3A Pa. av., bet. 4th and 10th SITS
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MUClLA6E IN NEW AND CONVENT.
!,A emf bottles, with metallic cap and brush, in
disPensable to merchants and useful to every-
body. IVY
The newest styles Of Envelopes and Writing
papers In every variety and best quality
Writing Inks from the best manufacturer
MAYNARD Noys's, Blackwood 4 CO., Arnold g
Fluid, and Harrison's
Always on hand
superior assortment OF Gold Pens Blank Books
Playing and Visiting Cards, Faber's Pencils
steel Pens. Quilts, best Sealing wax
And every thing In the Stationery line for sale at
SHILLlNGTON'S Bookstore.
ap4 Odeon Buildings, Pa. av cor AZ St
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SPlRITUAL MANIFESTATIONS.
- q: A. REDMAN, Of Boston, the cele-
bratsd Test Medium, has taken rooms for few
days only, at 3E Delaware avenue. few rods
north Of the Capitol, where he will receive visit
ors who NAV wish to satisfy themselves Of the
truth Of Spiritualism.
Terms Private sittings Of half an hour 81 for
single person, and so cents extra Tor each sddi-
tional person; private parties less than ten per-
sons SIS per hour over ten, 81 cents for each per-
SON. Hours, from 9 a. m. to 10 p. m.
ap2-4t*
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STOCKS AND BoNDS

ENOR SALE
co reod,s tin.l Bonds 2 per cent.
Sovlhgton (ky) 60
Memphis 90 6 &C
orange & Alexandria X r.. Bonds 6 per cent
Ine above securities will be sold on such isiS
as will net the holder over 10 Der cent
sWEkNY, RITTENHOUSE, FAINT oV'
apA3t Banisn
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ONLY l2k CENTS

ONLY 12K CENTS.
RUCkLEY'S CELEBRATED SONG Boos
- Tor the parlor, containing a collection OF e.
and popular Songs, as sung 10y Bucfleys $50.
orleans SerenaderS at their opera house, p'~-
way, New York. For sale by the agent,
ALEX ADAMsON
mar 22-Sm 7th stsss<, opposite Post on~'