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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-23
PRESIDENTIAL
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WASHINGTON, Dec. Is, 1851.
In epte Of the outwardly unpromising aspect Of
Affairs and Tom BeLton'e prediction that the Free
Soiers will get the next Presdeet, fud that Presi
dentnskiDg has already begun here wi cons'dsra-
bic vigor. / uLderstard that next week dinner Will
Gene 6f which is to formally open the campaign in
behalf Of distinguished S1u,hera statesman of the
Ststee Rights scbool. whose nans has already been
much csnyasted in that connection. His friends vii
cs i'm that the South entitled to the nomin alton,
ard he will be put forward as the most prominent man
of the South.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-23
From Our Own Correspondent

From Our Own Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Monday, Dec. 81, 1857.
The discussion of the Treasury Note bill in the
Senate was very thorough, and BROUGHT Light =
good deal Of boarded wisdom and occult learning
on topics that, twenty or twenty-five years ago,
were fresh and fragrant in the public mind, but
which, somehow or other, have lost their intel
lectual interest though their material consequence
is now greater than ever before, from the aug.
meDted magnitude OF the commercial aud hnancnl
interests of the country.
The Administration party in Congress evidently
desires to bring these financial subjects again into
prominence as relief from the troublesome ques-
ton Of Savey-thst worse than Egyptian skeleton
which uW ntrude itself at all our political feasts
They especially wish this, because it is certain that
the Republican opposition is greatly divided In
opinion on financial questions But, however ready
the Republicans were TO discuss the proposed issue
of Treasury notes it fOon became manifest that the
discussion was not likely to be Of q character 10
long distract the attention of the Senate from the
main que stion of the times The matter was wisely
dis posed of in angle single sitting after deb Xte
of Unusual interest, in which the Republican Sen
ators pressed the Administration pretty sharply on
the Inconsistency of their demand for Treasury
notes with the declarations OF the Presidents
Message and the principles OF the democratic party
lie DISCUSSION Oh tuc euoJcSs esu WINNINGS IA sHc
House, bu, will probably be closed to morrow.
In the Senate this morning Mr. Bigler. of Penn
sylysnis. read long, laboedr, but very heavy and
Ineffective reply to Senator Douglas. sat in the
reporters gallery during the delivery OF the speech
Behind me- amsng the spectators, were two indi-
yidual,, one or both of whom were slightly tgh,"
After listening with the greatest atteation for
time TO the enator from Pennsylvania, hey began
TO converse in rather loud tone en- me po1lon Of
.k paf tha,
were jealous members. A reporter near me ap-
pealed to them to be SILENT as he was trying TO get
the points of Mr. BigIers speech.
"''TaiLt no use trying" was the reply; tsere
amt no point 10 it,
could not give you in column more compls.e
eriiique on Mr.. Bigler's effort i: was mere elao-
Grafton Of the Presidents Message, carefully ignor
Ing like that document the real gis. OF the question,
and dwelling on precsden1 and technlc ai!ss, si:er
the manner Of Senstor Green, wiIho1: tbs: gentle
name seu:eness and legal ability. II <as no' even
vel delivered, b.. wac read IN hssl:,ting way
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-23


WASHINGTON, Dee 81, .ls57.
recent meeting in Mobile, called to express
sympathy with Walkers expedition assiust Nic+
rsgus, has deeper significance than spposrs upon
the surface. Leading men Of oil parties p,rtci.
pated, and thus emphssin.d the concert Of opinion
and interest felt in that community for an enter
prise which the President has denounced As uulsw-
full, and which the statutes Of the United States
condemn with severe penalties. This demoustrs-
ton is but the beginning Of Southern movement,
intended to make Nicaragua occupy the position
which Texas did thirteen years ago, and to force
new issue into the Presidential canvass in 1860.
Although political supremacy will be contested in
Kansas, for the purpose of reinforcing the South
with Senatorial votes, as field of Propagandism for
the peculiar institution it is virtually abandoned BY
those who contributed means aod mtinence to force
Slavery into that Territory. The game now Is to
divide Texas into two States and 10 extend the area
Of black bondage over Nicaragua. Aark me dsVei-
cpmsnts yet 10 be made in this direction; anc MARI
ZOO, whether the tone here toward tbppitering lie
not greatly softened before iCnS
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-07-14

The last production Of Mr.. Dickens, Little Dorrit,
has had q greater sale than any OF his previous
works. We have not examined 1t thoroughly, but
from such attention we have been able to give
It. 1t seems to DO characterized by the peculiar Inc
rits and peculiar faults Of the author. With many
PASSAGES of brilancy, il IL, in great part, faint
reproduction of Mr.. Dickens old saints and scoun
srels Mr.. Dickens does not study, does not replen
tsh his mind, and the stream IL running dry. Hif
genius Is not as fine and fresh as it used to be
Little flashes of wit and humorous turns OF ooncep
ton occasionally relieve the dfuseness OF tho mar
ratve. The old instinct for the pure and beautiful
stIlsnaniests ITSELF the style sometimes rises into
great elegance and vigour, but, we have not been
30 fortunate to discover much of the racy strength
ofCoppertield, or the easy and vigorous touches OF
the comic and Satire portraiturcs Of his earlier
writings Marseilles 'glaring' in the first chapter
of Little Dorrit Is not such landscape as Dick
ems Is capable of painting, though there are some
pleasant family and parlor scenes worthy of his
ancient fame. lie writes too much. But, when
Necessity stands at the door, and urges the pen,
man, however gifted, can do himself justice. Even
Walter Scott with whom, not having the fear
of Howadji Curtis before our eyes, must ven
furs TO say that Dickens, a novelist, is more
TO be compared, than the musical gathering of rain
drops upon the roof TO the blended beauty force
and grandeur Of the thunderstorm-even Walter
Ecott,--when writing under the compulsion of pc
Cuniary difficulties, as in his later days, was no
more ike the author of Waverly than the
lightning of the telegraph wires, worked by the
hand of operator is like the potent agent, that
springs unhdden from the thunder cloud, and
lights up the whole vault of heaven with its terri.
bic spendor.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-07-14
The Family OF Smiths.

Tables have been published Of the births deaths
and marriages In single year in England ant
Wales of some Of the more numerous OF those
English families whose surnames are derived from
occupations 1t appears from these statistics, which
aIe reliable that every year 35os Smiths are born
4oA Smiths die, and 1905 Smiths, determined Il
preserve the Smith family from extinction, dc
marry.
The next family In point Of numbers IL Toy Tor
of whom 2,647 are born every year; then Wright
1893 born: then Walker, 1,324 born; then Turner
l2l7 BORN then Cooper, 1903; Clark, ,O96; Baker
1893.
1t is suggested that the great number of the
family of Smith Ii owing to this, that the Smith OF
the age when surnames first became hereditary
included in his mystery the work which Wheeler.
Lurtauright, and other Wr4itS afterwards per
formed.
Speaking Of names derived from occupations, &
Scotch authority SAYS that Napier, now name OF
nobility, 10, like many hereditary surnames in the
English peerage Of the present day, derived from
an occupation. The Napier of former dnys handed
the napkins used in washing hands before and after
meals This conflicts with curious genealogical
explanation of the origin of that name, which says
that Scottish king owed victory in battle to the
prowess Of one Donad, and thanked him by saying
that all had fought we'll, but that Donald had ma
pierI (no equsl) 1t may DO questioned whether
Donald drew a longer bow in the battle than the
manufacturer of that etymoogy. As arstocracy,
like wiuo improves in value from age, the Napiers
may certainly rejoice in farfetched ancestral ap-
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Nsw Pnblfnafin,a

-'Riogc, or the spanish Martyr, Tragedy, in Ave
aets, altered and abridged with view to presenta-
ton on the stage. Richmond: A. Morris, Publish
or, 1852 r. :, .e-
This tragedy FIRST appeared some years ago In the
Southern Literary Messenger when 1t elected great
admiration. II IL reatlys remarkable production
and the author Is q man Of genius. We don't know
who be is, and We understand he preserves bis In
eognito strictly, but he has reason TO be proud Oh
this production.
The time Of the drama Ia tho Revolution In spain
of 1870, aud the hero 10 the ill-s'arred ohani'
p.on, RIsao The theme IS ono worthy powefini
aud stirring pen. The authors object % s'a'eu ny
himself has been to present some oil tho most ih.e
resting incidents and prominent actors IN that gio
rious. though unfortunate struggle. We think eve
~ reader Of the drama will agree that he has nobly
performed hi. task In its present FORM it Ia adapt
ed to presentation on the stage, and would have o
great run, If brought out by theatrical talent wor
thy its merits 1t is published in a neat form BY
Mr.
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Close of a Dali Week-MunieipaI At
fairs, &c.
CORRESPONDENCE OF Tns RICHMOND DAILY pxspArcE


CORRESPONDENCE OF THE RICHMOND DAILY DIspATCH.l
PETERSBURG, July II.
week Of most vsyati0us dullness has Just
closed its dry and uneventfu career: and united
tdS Dec is upon the lips Of every toiling sinner Of
this wicked city, with aresponsive for a
cessor, whose days blessed with vt least less
whitening inanity. Every branch Of trade has
been marked for it's dullness from the grain sales
Oh change, to the ground pea and green spple hu-
oDess on the street corner and heaven only
Knows how many of the latter establishments have
closed up in despair. A refreshing shower to-day
and a still more refreshing prospect Of "better
times however, have materially changed the face
Of affairs.
An interesting series Of examinations Is now in
progress at the two Female Colleges, preparatory
to the regular commandments, which will occur
| ia few days.
The Common Council room crowded, this
evening, at tho election Of night police. IN
der the reformed ordinance. Scarce n greater de-
gree Of interest could have been evnced upon a
popular election. Bets on tho captaincy were in
demand by the entire force of the betting frater-
nifty, two or three quaFrels the subject we're
with difficulty queed, and some noble stump elo-
quenCe was Illuminated on the occasion. There
ten applicants for tho superior Office 81 900
year, and twentysx for the subordinates $500
the election Teeuting In the choice of Mr. Charles
Ledbetter, and corps of eight worthy and efficient
men. We may now congratulate ourselves upon
the complete demolition of system which has
never performed anything. to the adoption of one
which has been we'll dlgested by the ahlest in
the Council, and practically put in execution under
the control Of reliable officers. ARIEL.
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The SPRINGS.

The late hot weather, if it seviyes nothing else
must revive the Springs. Even Newport and Sara
toga II 10 said, had become rather dropping under
the cool air. the almost autumnal weather of few
days ago. When people can have u cool atmos
phere without going 10 the mountains for it, and
disoolored water, such as the hydrants of Rich
nond have lately yielded, without leaving town il
were entirely absurd and extravagant to 40 to the
Springs. But of late, the weather has been making
mp for lite former frigdty; has been 10 roasting
boiling, kissing hot, that anybody who can leave
town and don't, must have the temperament Of a
salamander Oh, for one hour at the North Pole
oh, for one Of those big drifts Of last winter
which had to be tunnellsd in some places TO 10,
people pass through, and which nobody appreciated
at the Tina
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RICUMONp Markets July 18th.

T0BACCp-Tl,e btseks Of Tobacco MT az fun
To-day. and the reespts Light We anot: iniesaT
t sufs . sls siepi 2a insrsr Leaf
Sl3h9el Good sIl,s Fine shipping sieS4 u;
ing sl5@l6, Pine sD8sl Sa2S Fine iansy wrap
= k-Thsre j. 80 lttls Hour arriving and ths
stdck Is - vary Light that thera Is nothing to cRe
rate in. and quotations are merely nominal We
quote to Shippers Z Miidling. % g Fine % e Sn
Rons consumption, \ Middilngs 81 ;OOss II Fius
81 50&s7 -; superhns SsGss 5a' Extra ssGs W
WHBAT-No old Offering. and the new received By
Canal finding no sale hars : 70 q, to New York The
mills here will not he In operation until opout tns ISL
Of August. They will, however open the market Do
fore that time ssy tho 10th TO 9Th 70 supply them
selves with stocks to begin work with. We cannot
hazard conjecture to the opening price. SOME
purchases made last year "a early rs the ~ Oh
July by sample to DO delivered in few day AT
market and was sold at Sl.5 The first Wheat this
year received on the 10TH ono daJ atef thah ass
year The price last year soon reeeded to Sllo ana
from 81 60 to SlsO. -, 49,.
CENTS and rather increased inquiry We quote Sioo
to 81 10 Der bushel with sales mostly at the latter
A cargo ght perhaps be quoted at the former rate
OATS.-Market bare and nomnaily 5oC9o5 cts per
RYE-9Jc 9ssl per bushel.
uAY-sl@,l.l2 from wharf. Sl.a[gl % from store;
'I BsAsCUS~shouIders II%9n54c.; Sides II94s14c.;
Hams ligl5c., for plain and fancy. Market firm.
COFFEE.-We quote Rio l01a l2c.; Laguayra 100
lAc.; Java lj14q l6c; Mocha lb1a9l7c.
! SCGARS-Market steady, without change. Raw
Sugars: New Orleans, none III market; Cuba lohstS
III cents; Porto Rico ll9ll1s cents, Refined SUI
CARS: Loaf l. cts, Crushed aud Powdered H1aGl4a4
cents A. Coffee 1872 cents; b. Coffee l2s< cents; e.
/ Coffee l9le cents
Wits KEY-Quiet. at 299sJ cts. for Richmond
! y4,rtitie1
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THLEoRAPHIo NEWS.
REPORTED FOR THE DAILY D1SPATCH.
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.

NEW YoRx. July 13--The stsarnsr Star Of The
West, from Aspinwa onthe 4tfI, with 81 500 900 In
specie, arrived here this msrning, bringing the
CALIFORNIA; mails Of thu 2esh uitaSs7 =
The U. s. frigsts Roanoke and sieop-ofwar Cyans
were OF Aspiuwall, the latter baing bound 10 Bos-
ton with City Of Walkers men, aud the former
with two hundred and fifty two thirds Of whom
we're sick.
The California news Ia nnimportant.
The crops In the Southern part Of this State were
suffering seriously from drought.
Money was inactive.
Mining was active and largely Increasing.
Markets dull. Breadstufs. depressed Crops, on
an average, promising.
Gen. Lane has been reelected delegnts - Con-
gross from Oregon, BY addressed majority.
pRRC.
AIvices from Peru state that Vivanco still holds
Arepeks, but Is surrounded by the Government
troops lie would soon yield.
NICARAGUA.
Sicaraguan afaira are unsettled.
Rivas refuses act with the Allied Generals and
a collision is expected between the Leonese who
are favorable to Walker, and the Chamorristas.
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Fatal Accident-Police Matters-Mt.
Vernon Association, &C.
[coRREspoSpESCs or THE RICHMOND DAILY DESPATCH.
Ju1y

| rcORREsP0SpESCB or THE RICHMOND DAILY DISPATCH
PETERSBURG. July 49,
negro man was killed and horribly mangled
on the Petersburg Railroad this morning. between
one and two O'Clock, several miles from Weldon
The train passing at the speed of twenty
miles an hour and came suddenly upon the unfor-
tunato. who was lying asleep III is supposed drunk
upon the track After the locomotive had passed
over him, of the wheels entangled him, and
he dragged over Il hundred yards before the
train could be stopped Being complete mutla-
ton, his remains could not be recognised
In the Mayors court, this morning, several Stun
ny cases TRANSFERRED. Mrs. Sarah Burchett, for
instance. one Of tho lionessea of that deleCtabe
quarter. Pocahontas arragned certain BiddY,
one of the colored population, on charge Of Sian
der. Epthetz used in evidence are nOn-transCri-
tahlo-it ia sufficient to know that Mrs. Il. had a
tongue that wouid beat locomotive In n four mile
stretch, and daughter that could beat Il Dozen
The combination was strong enough To convict the
prisoner Of murder in the first degree Biddy was
sentenced the whipping post, however, by way
Of compromise.
Another case contained great deal Of evidence
concerning Harriet Andrews. whoze residence
on Donoughs alley is infection to the neighbor-,
who fearing that her raising propensites may
become epidemic. desire Immediate removal Of the
nuisance. The continued.
The number of prisoners now in the city Jail l.
only twelve, including four for larceny, Tor leo
ny, one under sentence Of six months impTison-
ment, for larceny one for breaking the peace aud
five slaves for safe keeping.
The Typographical Society of Petersburg, have
elected the following officers for the ensuing six
months: President, W. A. j. Martin; Vice presi-
dent, Thos. j Stofr Corresponding and Recording
Secretary, John A Butts; Treasurer, John X. Yer
rell. The association. am pleased to learn, is in
fine circumstances.
There is some discussion among the patriotic
''circles' concerning the part which Petersburg
should perform, with regard 10 the Ladies Mount
Vernon movement: whether 't5 uoblcr' to put
shoulders to tho wheel, or put none to assist in a
work which would add honor to tho name of our
city listlessy observe and perhaps fooshly dis
countonance it, The circumstances ought Ger
tainly to call out voice. and responsive action
from the citizens.
To-day has been oppressively warm but business
seems to have taken rapid impetus, and the city
even through its sutry mosphere-presents an
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DIED.,

On the 18th of Juy 1887. from protracted inhaul
nation Of the brain JOHN NJ, son ,of John NJ. and
Frances c. Burton, aged ten years, tive months and
twenty days
In Petersburg on the 81 inst KATY ALLAN, in
FAINT dau2ter of Robert Il. and Bella NJ. Banks, and
granddaughter VI james and Catherine Pae, OF this
city.
On Saturday. July 18th, at 9Dminutes to o'clSk
Mrs. MARY JOSEPH, in the SD year of her age, for
the last - years resident of this city. leaving two
aud large circle Of scquaintances to mourn
their irreparable loss
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-07-14

Be- SPECIAL NoTICE.--K EsovAL.-
MRS. {. J. ALLEN has removed her DRESS MA
KING ROOM from No ll6 MAN street. four doors
ming store next 10 Mcssrs. I. X. Prico Co. Being
In receipt OF the laes fashions she prepared
TO execute all work in the sborteai pdbss time aud
in the most fashionable manner. All orders from the
country will be promptly attended 10. A call . re-
spectfuly solicited. q. j, ALLHN.
my -Tu
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Rea- THos. r. PRICE & Co., are adj
SUMNER STOCK, Among the new goods 10 hsud
aud thu~4 expected are:
POPLINkTFS and DE BEIGE, for travelling
BAlADERE PUPLIS ETTS, do do
TOLL DE NAMES and SILK LUSrRES, for tra-
Yelling
LINEN BUSTERS, LINEN SETS
LINEN COLLARS Cam. do
Plain M0USLAlNE5, Lace MITTS
Cotton HOSIERY, Cotton and Thread Half H0SR
Iaadirs' and Gents Gauze VESTS
Spring Crystal, Union spring, Corded and other
approved style HOOP SKIRTS, PALM FANS, Drrs.
FRINGE and TRIMMINGS, Oil CLOTHS, &c, 80.
ct And upon this morning they commence the
exhibition OF large lot Of col0rvi LAWNS, OR
CANDIES, BEK+GES, IRISH LINEN, SHRRr-
MOS, GISGHAMS, &c, which they intend to close
of during this month, at dstonislinsly low hyurts-
Their friends and the public are invited 70 call.
Jy i-dlm THOMAS X. PRICE & 90
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PHEASANT AFF

PLEASANT AFFAIR-The ladies of Wes-
ley Chapel contemplate giving ice cream feasts to-
morrow, Thursday and Friday evenings. They
promise to Re very pleasant affairs, and beingsuder
the auspices Of the ladies' cannot fail to bo success
full The object is to pay for repairs TO the chapel
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-07-14

ihE TOBACCO BUSINESS OF PErERsBURG-The In
spections OF tobacco in Petersburg, Va for the six
months ending the LIST inst, amounted to Il .734.
os being s5S30o3 greater than for the same period
in sc. The Democrat thinks that Including the
half lots" the inspections Of the last ak months
are equal to s2,0oo,0oo. The average price Of a
hid. in 56 was 800, and during the half year mast
1901 lLoose, In '69brought 50 per ID, and in the
past SIX months. 80.
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t" HAIR CUTrTG.-To the Citizens
and Strangers whiting the Cty.-Ie you With 10 ~
your Hair cut ia the latest and most improved syls,
| would advise you ~ call ON llObSON, at bis HsiJ
Cutting ROOM under the American Hotel-cstranCs
en- 18th street
n. Blot Cold and Shower BATHS GU be bad at
all hours Single Baths . cents, eli tirksts for 81
ap Z}-tf
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AID FOR WALKER.

New YORK, July IA report from Aspinwal
states that the steamer Thames, arrived from Grey
town, reported that two vessels were cruising OIL
Punta Arenas, with 600 men, arms and provisions
from California, for Walker.
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rea-PuoroaRAPHs! PnoroaRAPHs .

Photographic take great pleasure In informing
our friends and tEs public that nov prepared
make the above most beautiful style u PoTtrsits
They have entrey superseded all OF her nown ssyes
wherever introduced. They are bettor cheaper and
artistic. Five hundred copies may BE- strnek ~
from single sitting SURPRISING the hncst STEEL
craving
il ste sign OF Gothic indov.
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BATHs! BATHS! Hot, Cold
and shower Baths can DO had az all hours rr~s 10
wing and Shsmpooing Saloon, under the AnSetics9
Hotel. Entrance on 18th street single baths y
centa or ) tickets 81. nYl
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-----~ans-------~------
The English { hurch.

IL 10 stated by French writer that the English
ohafeh enjoys revenue # 100000 year
Diack~oods Magazine corrects the mistake. and
states that the revenue Of the English Church is
not nine, but less than three millions. The pro-
perry VI the Church consists Of the Accommodations
OF the religious gifts aud charities of more than a
thousand years, and the landed estate chargeable
VAIN Its maintenance, has been bought and sold
subject to that condition, and with deduction in
ptios pfoportionste to tie amount to be paid to the
Church.
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Bs.yH BOARD OF TRADE OF RIcHNoND.-
HORACE l.. KENT Pre~tt. H. D. bssTLsY, TreasE.
WILIIAx II. ISAAo5 Secretary.
CVlamttteS If Arbitration.
WILLIAM j. DOMAIN, ChairInas.
Il W. Gt4ZsHRook, jams B, Dursr,
DAVID CURRtE, l.. ID. CRkSszAg.
my It's
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HL.sT- FuySU Ippc1Es

AkSJ HRSH LBECHES.--L nave Just re-
ceived, by Adams Express a fresh lot Of swedish
LEECliKS, which will be applied upon most rsases
able terms.
z. S.-Cupping and Leeshsg promptly attended
to- Can bo found at all hours of the day OF the Hair
Dressing Room undvr the American Hotel, and at
night on 9Th street, French Garden iiill
nay Its r. &. HURSOk.