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The News.

The Steamer Asia arrived in New York
on Saturday morning with Liverpool dates
to the 3rd inst, which, however, had been
anticipated by previous arrivals.
Ten or twelve millions of acres ofland
/. were secured to the United States by a
treaty lately concluded with the Pawnce
Indians.
A serious accident occurred on the Cen
trail Railroad, near Syracuse, N. Y, on
Thursday evening. Particulars in another
column.
The Presidents of the Boston banks
were to meet for further consultation on
Saturday at 8 A. M.
All the Banks of Lowell, (Mass.) sus-
pended specie payments on Friday.
1t is supposed that the example Of the
Southern bank, of New Orleans, in pay
ing specie for its own notes, but refusing
it for deposites, will be followed by all
the banks of that city. The excitement
had subsidized on Friday, and no further
failures were reported.
Election returns from sixty two coun-
ties in Ohio show democratic gain of
1861 votes The vote is so close that
it is thought only the official returns can
determine the result Both parties claim
the State, but Chase (Repub.) isprobably
elected Governor by small majority.
From kansas advices to the 18th inst,
it appears that both parties claimed the
victory in the late election there.
All the banks of Augusta, (Georgia,)
suspended on Friday morning. All the
Savannah, (Ga.) banks suspended on the
morning of Thursday.
In New York, on Saturday, the market
for Flour, Corn and Whiskey was firm;
for Pork and Beef, heavy for Wheat and
Lard, quiet.
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L A T z T m EW S.
From WaSningtOn.|

WAsHINGToN. October 16.-Thc reason
Mr.. Forsyth officially assigns foropposing
the arrangement of Senator Benjamin and
La Sere with President Comonfort, rela-
tive to Tehuantepec, places his conduct in
a favorable light.
The Secretary Of the Treasury, on an
appeal, has decided that towels composed
of linen and cotton, and cotton and linen
tapes, are dutiable at the rate Of 1G per
cent, and cotton tape and spool cotton,
bleached or dyed at "A per centum.
a treaty recently concluded by Com
missioner Denver with the Pawnce In
dams, secures to the United States ten or
twelve millions of acres of land. These
Indians not only pledge themselves to
remain at peace with the United States,
but that they will use their influence
with the neighboring tribes to the same
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LEARNED QUAoK.-A lady who was
much afflicted, and who had been attended
by several physicians to no purpose, was
persuaded by her friends to call in the
learned quack; so he came, and after
feeling the pulse awhile, the sick woman
said:
Well, doctor, do you know my case?"
ooh, yes, mem, it's plain case"
"Well, doctor, what is it?
"Why, mem, it is scrutanutory case"
Scrutanutory case, doctor {? pray what
is that"
cts dropping of the nerves, men,"
dropping OF the nerves, doctor :?
what's that ?"
"Why, mem, the numuaaticats drop
down into the pizerinctuna, and the head
goes Hzer-1'izer, tizer-rizer
"Ah, doctor, you have hit my case, it
is just SO with mop
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New York Markets.

New York, Oct 17-Flour-'The mar
kct to-day closed firm with sales Of 5000
barrels Common to good State s., S0a4,o0;
Ohio IS. 15a5, IA; Southern SIS, G0A5. 90
an advance Of 10a15c.
Wheat-Ihe market is quiet; with sales
of Western white at HEAPS cents-red
1l0al18 C.
Corn--rhe market is firm sales mixed
73a75 cents with an advance tendency.
Porll-The market is heavy-sales Of
Mess al S22and Prime $17.75a18.
Beef-lhe market is heavy;sales fire
packed Chicago .25a15.50.
Larl-The market is quiet-sales at
132a15 C.
Whisky-Is unchanged-sales of Ohio
at q cts.
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FUNERAL CEREMONIES IN INDIA
When the Hindoo is dead, his body is laid
on bier; he is carried, usually, to the sea
or river. where the funeral pile is ready
prepared. His face is exposed. Over
the corpse is thrown white cloth, on
which many flowers are strewn. Be-
fore The body is taken to be burnt it is an
nointed with ghee, or clarified butter
Arrived at the side of the water, the near
est relation sets fire to the pile, which is
soon in blaze 1t takes three hundred
pounds weight of wood to consume the
body of an adult. The ceremonies are
numerous, and a description of them
would fill a chapter. The ashes are af-
forwards thrown into the river or sea, and
more ceremonies go on, called "Shrahll,"
which consist ofrites for the repose of
the soul of the departed. Itisstrictly at
tended to, and often costs great deal of
money-the priests receiving very hand
some presents from the relations.-Fc1h-
land.
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Boston Money Market--The Pa
Cific Mills Paper.

BosToN, Oct. 16.-The money market
has been very quiet, as all parties appear
disposed to await the developments of the
bank suspensions.
The Presidents of the several banks
are to meet again at nine o'clock to-mor-
row morning for further consultation.
1t is announced this afternoon that
fsost of the holders of the notes drawn by
the Pacific Mills, (of which Messrs. Little.
Alden & Co., are the agents. have agreed
to an extension of the same. and it is not
unlikely that the other creditors will fol-
low suit.
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A TOUCHING INCIDENT OF THE WAR.
A young English sailor who in Skin
mish with the Russians has shot man,
describes his feelings in letter to his
friends, which stu Singly shows how grea'-
ly war is opposed to the sensibilities of
our nature. Seeing the man at whom
he had aimed fall, he felt that he must go
to him. "He lay quite still" he says,
"and was more afraid of hinAl lying so, than
when he stood facing me few minutes
before. It's a strange feeling to come over
you all at once, that you have killed
man. He was fine young fellow, not
more than twenty-five. | went down on
my knees beside him, and my breast felt
so full as though my heart would break.
He had a real English face, and did moi
zooh like an enemy What l felt l can
never tell; but if my life would have saw
ed his believe / would have given it"
The wound was fatal, and he soon breath
ed his last. Il laid his head gently down
upon the grass, )" he continues, ''and left
him. 1t seemed so strange when looked
at him for the last time. l somehow
thought of everything had heard about
the Turks and the russians and the rest
Of them; but all that seemed so far of, and
the dead man so near.
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gg- Listen, Ye Dyspeptics.-GO
and do Lik wise. Permanent Cure


The Rev. James Hunnicutt, proprietor nd
editor of that excellent paper, the Christian
Banner, published at Fredericksburg, Va,
in his editorial of June 9TH, 1857, thus speaks
of his cure
HAMPTON'S VEGETABLE TlNCTURE.
1t will remembered by many of our readers.
that several years ago we stated in the edi-
toral columns of the Christian Banner, that
HtMProN's VEGETABLE TINCrURE had effected
cure for Dyspepsia in our own case-that
we had labored long with this terrible dis
ease, and suffered most awfully, the pain and
melancholy which necessarily accompanies
this horrible enemy of man and mans hap
piness. For long time we lived in constant
fear that the fell monster would RETURN
But, thank God, and thanks to Hampton's
Tincture the gloomy demon has not yet re-
turned, and we begin to think he never will
Wenow feel confident in saying that Hamp-
toms Vegetable Tincture has made radical
cure ofDyspepsia in our own case. We have
not taken drop of it for the last two years.
to the best of our recollection. We eat what
we please, and as much as we please and chew
tobacco to our hearts content, and all is WELL
We believe that twelve bottles, judiciously
taken, will cure nine cases out of every ten of
dyspeptics. We conscentiously recommend
it to all dyspeptics. The spring time and
summer it is most recommended, therefore,
as a phianthropist, we call attention to it.
Editor Of the Christian Banner.
Call and get Pamphlets, and see cures of
Cough, rheumatism, Scrofula, &C. As res
torative and invigorator, it has been highly
recommended.
HAMPTON'S VEGETABLE TINCTURE.
re- Delicate Ladies and Children will
please give it a trial.
.Ng~ See advertisement in another place
Oc 3
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Money Matters at New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 16.-There has
been a run to-day on all the banks cx-
cept the Southern. All demands have
been promptly met except at the Citizens
Bank, which pays specie for their notes
but refuses it for deposits. The other
banks are expected to follow suit. The
excitement has not subsidized. No fur
Their failures are reported. There is moth
ing doing in exchange, and business is
paralyzed. None of the suspended banks
have resumed, but their bills are taken at
par in trade.
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WoMAN's TEMPER.-Above all things
let women cultivate a sweet and amiable
temper. 1t is this that makes home hap
Ply. The sweet temper of the wife makes
the flowers that gem mans pathway.
Man, perplexed and annoyed with the
cares and tolls of a busy day, goes home
and is soothed to rest by the music of
kindly coined words. 1t is like sunshine
glinting the dark and stony places in the
heart Let be cultivated; for husband
and children are thousand fold the hap
pier for it, Woman should strive to pos
sess calm, sweet temper; andifit should
SO happen that any mans eyes falls upon
this, we would say that he should pray
with all fervcncy for better temper than
he has. How some women can live with
cross, grabbed, ugly men all their lives,
and still be so much like angels, to Il,
one of the "hidden mysteries. "-Sm1 Of
he Age.
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be legally charged on loans. Through
the monopoly Of these advantagcsi it is not
strange that up to 1874, when it first sus-
pended, it had increased its capital and
its action from six to ffty-iivo millions Of
dollars. These profits were based on an
gorgeous popular delusior, through which
its notes were universally regarded as rep
resenting gold and silver. It's credit was
thought convertible into the metals on de-
mand, and its notes were completely idon-
tilted With them in the public mind. But
from the first, its issues were not the rep
resentation, but, in reality, the substitute,
for coin-not mere drudges for outdoor
service like the certificates of deposite in
the original Bank of Amsterdam, but in
tcrlopers, degrading and banishng the
coins.
The third era-that of modern banks,
is found in the establishment of the Bank
of North America in 1881, with a capital
of $400,000,a IAN institution essentially SIM
liar to its prototype, the Bank of England.
The system, thus transplanted to our
shores, has expanded. in the short space
of three quarters of a century, from one
bank to about fourteen hundred, and from
capital of less than half a million to
about 100000, 900, with no apparent ex-
haustion or diminution of its capacity to
increase.
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A travelling Yankee lately put up at a

A travelling Yankee lately put up at a
country inn where number of loungers
were assembled telling stories.-After
sitting some time and attentively listening
to their folly, he suddenly turned and
asked them how much they supposed he
had been offered for his dog, which he
had with him. They all starred, and
curiosity was on tip-toe to know; one
guessed five dollars, another ten dollars,
another fifteen, until they had exhausted
their patience, when one of them seriously
asked how much he had been offered.
" Not darn'd cent" he replied.
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OCEAN HOUSE, PORTSMOUTH,
WATTS & EMMERsoN. PRoPRIEToRs.


A Carter, Conn, John Lanthrop, Buff
falo: w S Goodson, W 0 Smith, Jas G
Carey, B f Daracott, W A Joynes and
boy, A Brown, c w Young and lady,
Virginia; Rich. Poxton, and daughter, W
F Jours, North Carolina; Jno Manning
and three servants, Mrs. Manning, and
child, Mrs. Il P Manning, Miss Manning,
Vuos Sanford, lady and servant, South
Carolina; Miss Coffman and servant, Lou
isana; R G Whitman, Pennsylvania. Jno
b Celark, Georgia; M f S Boswell, Mary
land; Jas Philpot, New York; W H Will
Hard, II M Curtis, North Carolina; Miss
Fitch, San Francisco Call, r Baker and
lady, J Thompson Baird, Brooklyn, VIM
Norton, Penn.
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1<Y Ola pertinent and able paper in
the Richmond Examiner of few days
ago, entitled "The Banking System-A
Retrospect and whose great length alone
forbids its entire transfer to our columns,
we make the following abstract which
contains matter of especial interest just
at this juncture of affairs.
The origin of the Banking System is
foundin the old Bank of Amsterdam, es-
tablished in 1909. Previous banking in
Misunderstanding the Bank at Venice,
which was perhaps the earliost-were in
sulated and local in character. The Bank
of Amsterdam was one of deposite only,
mere storehouse for the safe keeping of the
precious metals, while certificates of de-
posite transferable by the holder and which
became the circulating medium, reformed
the outdoor drudgery and met the hazard
of loss. These certificates were genuine
representatives of value, standing, guilder
for guilder, for veritable coin and bullion
actually stored in the vaults of the bank.
A vast sum, not less than fifteen million
of dollars in amount, accumulate and was
habitually upon deposte in it; and, to
the honor of the Belgian people, it is be-
lieved that not guilder was withdrawn
from Notwithstanding the strong temp
tation, which was not compensated by
the return of certificate for the sum-
This paper currency had all the solidity,
safety and uniformity of metallic one,
with greater facility.
The next era in the history of Banking
is in the Incorporation of the Bank of En-
gland, in 1894, eighty five years after
that of Amsterdam, and which was the
! first bank Of leposite, discount and cfrcu-
etion. 1t was authorized to receive de-
posites not only for safe keeping, to be re-
turned when demanded by the depositor,
but to be used and loaned out for the ben
eft of the institution, care being taken al
ways to be provided with the means of re-
turning an equal amount, when dcman-
ded. 1t issued it's notes on the faith of
its capital government stock and depos-
ties, or discounted bills of exchange and
promissory notes responsibly endorsed,
charging an interest greater than could
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Arrival OF the Asia,

New YORK, Oct. 1S.-The steamer
Asia arrived here this morning with Liv-
erpool dates to the 81 inst. anticipated
She brings $50 passengers and $4,000
in specie. She passed the Europa on the
afternoon ofthc Sd, and the Baltic on the
morning ofthe 5th. On the afternoon of
the 7th she passed the steamer Persia.
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SuSpensiOns.

New York, Oct, 17.-Messrs. Wins
low, Lanier & Co., extensive bankers,
have suspended. They will gointo liquila-
ton, as they have large surplus above
their liabilities.
AUGUSTA, Oct. 16.-All the Banks
here suspended this morning.
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PENNSYLVANIA Bank.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. IA rumor
was prevalent here this morning that the
Pennsylvania Bank had made an assign
ment, creating much alarm and futter-
ing in the stocks. The rumor is authori-
tatively contradicted by the Directors
who declare that the subject has not been
preached nor entertained by any mem
Der.
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From Kansas.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 16.-Kansas advices
to the 18th have been received. Both
parties were claiming to be victorious in
the recent election. Gov Walker defends
the voting of the soldiers on the ground
that being in the territory six months
make them citizens. There are no official
Returns
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HORRIBLE TRAGEDY IN ARKANSAS
On the 14th ult., Mrs. Hill, a widow,
residing near Berlin, Arkansas, and a
negro woman, were murdered by negroes,
who then fred the house and burnt the
bodies. A few days after two negroes
confessed to having committed the deed,
and were taken by the citizens and burnt
alive.
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New Advertisements.
WRECKED GOODS.

7 HAVE on hand lot of damaged = III
l. Clothing, saved from the steamer M
Norfolk; amongst them are some fine Iii
Beaver Cloth Over Goats,
Fancy Cashmere Pants,
Gentlemen's Shawls.
Lined Kidd, heavy lined Silk and Cloth
Gloves, just the thing for driving or any hard
service,
Boys Jackets and Frock Coats,
Many of the above goods are but little in
jured, yet they will all be sold at great sa-
crifice. Persons wishing bargains will re-
member to call at the NORFOLK HALL OF
FASHION,
r. D. CLIFTON,
oc 10 No. l6, Main street.
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From Havana.

New YORK, October 16.-The Steamer
Daniel Webster, from Havana, with dates
to the 18th, has arrived.
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Hotel Arrivals.
N4TION.4L HOTEL, NORFOLK,
WIN. WALTERS, PROPRIETOR.

A Foster, Ireland; B Ettinger, G W
Channay, Miss Dyott G 3 Danton, j
Price, ir., New York; DR. I j Fentress,
Princess Anne; NJ B Hartman, Miss Il
Spuil, j Q Askow, James Bond, North
Carolina; W Kemard, W H Danilly, and
friend, FB {Iauchett, northampton; w
G Il perlsingor, Petersburg; q lLonster,
and lady, j b Wadlell, Florida; S g
Baykisa, Southport; r Goldinbery, f
Hughes, Baltimore; w S Polk, U s n;
R G Jones, Virginia; John ID Myuck, A
Sigourney. w NJ Sean, Norfolk, VIM. r
North, Natchez; Mr. Dyer, E City.
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HEg% Wanted, at this Office, two or
three copies of the first number of the Day
Book.
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HARPER's MONTHLY for November


received The contents are:
A Winter in the South.
A "Reminiscences of Rome.
Nothing to Wear-An Episode, &c.
In High I.atitudes.
The Man who was not an Egotist.
How | came to be married.
Education of American Women.
Lost: The Story of -Four Young Men.
Our Wives.
Rachel's Refusal.
Joseph Thorne. His Calling.
Helen Lee.
Clubs and Club-Men.
The Grizzly Bear of California.
A Stray House; with many other in
teresting papers. For sale by j. R. Haiti
away.
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"There is no place like home, says the
poet. Right unless it's the home of the
young woman you're after. This is, of
course, an exception. Future poets will
please to note it.
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increase.

9sgH Not only that large and yearly
augmcnting body Of clergymen who find
matter for cdifying Improvement" in the
frequent tempests, physical, social and
financial, which afflict the community land
who promptly resign for a season the spe-
cial but trite thunders of their theologic
doctrines and church tenets, to apply the
more striking blossoms of the hour" to the
benefit of their sleepy congregations but
the entire multitude of editors throughout
the country, as if by express concert, have
taken to sern1onizing upon the exceeding
ly interesting topic of the present none
tary pressure. Well nigh every journal
which comes under the sweep of our con-
templative spectacles, has as large homi-
ly upon the revulsion, its causes, conse-
quences, remedies, teachings, evils and
future benefits, as the number, length and
latitude its columns will allow. The
fruitful subject so providentially vouch-
safed to our wearied brotherhood, sicken-
ed as they had become at daily drivel-
ling upon sterile commonplaces, is con-
sidercd in every aspect, and from each
possible stand point-not only in its
essential qualities, but in all and sever
al Of its collateral relations. Shrcwd eco
nomical disquisitions, learned historical
treatises, sagacious political essays and
elaborate practical" discourses loom up
in every section of journaldom. Oceans
of wisdom, philosophy, sarcasm and de-,
clamation are being poured upon us daily,
with the compassionate purpose doubt
less of discharging the function of NoAH's
deluge, Or of that tabled river which HER
cULEs made run through mythic barn,
in sweeping away at once our accumula-
ted wickedness and corruption. Now, in
deed, have our thoughtful brethren sub
ject worthy of their mental energies and,
in the crisis so suddenly precipitated
upon us, they find a welcome opportu-
nifty of abandoning the pueriites, plati-
tudes and gossip they had been constrained
to talk in more quiet times. and of epter-
ing their legitimate domain. There are
natural philosophers, like born poets, and
cramp them as you may their imperial quail
ity of insight will somehow ass ert ITSELF
If they have no Academy Porch, Lyceum,
or Phrontistery like their ancient proto-
types-if they have no PROFESSIONAL chairs
and lecture-rooms, no ponderous reviews,
and stately pamphlets through which to
utter their lucubrations--they abide their
time, in all contented stoicism, till some
opportune event affords pretext for Law
ishing their treasures upon the general
public. 1t is mere truism, and allows
no cavil, that destiny, even in the instance
of an editor, must be accomplished. Jus
now, such an occasion is presented, and
to judge from all the signs in the frma-
ment of journalism, we are presently to
bask in flood of light.
HARPER's MONTHLY for November is
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Suspension of the Lowell Bank.

LOWELL, Mass, Oct. 16.-The banks
of this town voted unanimously to sus-
pend specie payments to-day.
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UNION HOTEL NORFOLK,
=. A. BEAToN. PROPRIETOR.

E Chamberlain, Baltimore. G B Will
let's: Nova Scotia; j Jones, Virginia; A
Swallwood, Florida.
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N. l.. A. BLUES.
New Boot and Shoe store.

TITO THE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
i of Norfolk and the surrounding Country.
We have on hand, and are still re- rnasp
ceiving, all kinds offs H o 5 and %MW
G A | I L r S usually worn. Also v 8
our stock of Children's Shoes is good and
cheap Our stock of Mems coarse wear is
well assorted. We need not give list of our
articles, as we feel satisfied that we can suit
all who may favor us with call. We are sell
ling cheap for the cash.
WILKINS e. co.
No. 8S, Church street,
oc II doors from Main.
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Suspension ofthe Savannah Banks

Augusta, Ga, Oct, 15.-All the banks
in Savannah suspended this morning.
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Fall and Winter Fashions.

MFRS. MOORE would respectfully in
lVI form the Ladies of Norfolk, Portsmouth
and surrounding country that she has r turned
from the north with her Fall and Winter
Fashions, consisting of all the different kinds
of Straw Bonnats worn this season, with a
large assortment of Ribbons, flowers and
feathers with beautiful lot of fancy goods,
all Of which will be sold at the lowest price
for Cash.
My fair room for the display of Silk, Vel
Wit and fancy Bonnets, will be opened on
Thursday % inst, when the Ladies are res
pectfully invited to call and examine the
same as am determined to show something
veey fine Don't mistake Sc Church street.
oc l9-2W3tperW.
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FREIGHT PER s. &R. ROAD.

l bale of cotton 2 cars ofstaves to Odom 4 Glenn
ents,
Is bbls of -four Is half barrels of -four. S bags
land \ Reynolds.
box of wax to Leigh h Brother
horses to S Pigg1t
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Ci0aks, Silks and ShawIs.

NV have very large stock of very SUI.
w perior Velvet and Cloth CLOAKS
Fancy Dress Silks at all prices embracing
Robes Dequille, and founced Robes. Also, a
very superior assortment of Chenille Stella,
Bay state and other SHAWLS and SCARFS:
which, together with our very heavy stock
of Staple Goods we are selling very low.
for cash Or to punctual customers ON short
credit.
ocl7 VIM. p. STEWART & co.
III. & A. Copy.)