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New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-03-06

THE UNDERSIGNED, ATTORNEY AND couN-
sello begs leave tender his his friends
and the public generally He WILL in connection with his No
Irai pursuits attend TO all business before the Courts of this
city and State bankrupt the
collection of accounts and bills of exchange His
notary public than twenty five
ble him undertake with confidence the q titles
to real estate. A. MAZUREAu. y
E1y-Ot:ce 20 Camp street d. Sa
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-03-06
T. C. TWICHELL.
OFFICE OF TIE New ORLEANS DAILY DELLA,
Iura,t, Etrlat- lSh-

OFFICE OF TIE New ORIEA ms DAILY DELLA,
Is Camp street, Jan 10, 1851 5
Messrs Sermons Co.: Gentlemen-E gives great pleas
ure the of the Brazilian Pebble specacles
which obtaneS from you and have had in for weeks
past my sight has much Improved, and greatly
believed sra which had previously been them
when reading writing earnestly advise those who require
the aid of glasses give you call.
Yours respectfully, HENRY GREEN.
s celebrated specacles be obtained for short
time longer the Office No 81 CAMP STREET corner Of
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-03-06

COPARTNERSHI HEUNDERSIGNED HAVE
~ formed copanersip for carrying the Western Pro-
duce Commission and Forwarding Business ys
F. JACOB DCssuM1ER CO., Nos 49, Il and 10 Old Levee,
corner of Cont street. r. JACOB,
s4 Z. DUSSUMIER-
NSlr0 MT ru
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-03-06

NOTIGE.La HAVE THIS DAY SOLD TO Mr.. JAMES
In A. DUNBAR NIL the stock merchandise and business
heretofore held and conducted BY me, for
der the style Of g. q. Dunbar Co., No. IA Canal street.
recommend him to the Of all friends
toners. gf,..5
All those who have claims against indebted to- G.
Dunbar Co. will please call alone the ehee, No.
IA Canal street, for settlement GEO. G. DuEbAE.
New Orleans, February H. 1857.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-03-06

PRICES OF ADMIss1ON-DTess Circle and Parqnette, Is
cents Family Circle equal any In the house, a
ey 2 Coored Gallery III Quadroon Private Boxes seat
Is; Ten EeYnnt PriYate Boxes, S TO S6 each.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-03-06
FOR SALE.

FOR sALE-1gU0 BowE's CELKBRATEp COTToy
his great labor saving n,sefine Is one
q the hes Of The Thoss Plat teT
that hevs examined the Cottpn Picker pronounce Il ven
adapted for cotton picking, and ~ Ia beeyedit do the or
OF fonr hands They substantially liable 10
get out Of order and weigh than ye pounds Price So
fel9 6rn - " u corr.r.i., pr...
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banks, and the Southern Bank and the Bank Of
James Robb, among the tree banks, have never
pended moment on any class of their obligations
They were specie paying hanks throughout The
Citizens Bank paid it, circulation in specie when
demanded. all the time The bank did not pay its
deposits for season, but has resumed and pays all
it, obligations now. in full. on demand There are.
therefore, three only of the nine banks in state Of
suspension. and this has not been total with them.
They have continued to pay their Eve dollar notes on
demand. and their condition. of which the public
has proof in their printed statements. il improving
fast that with the increasing soldty of the basis
and the restored confidence which il felt throughout
the community, their early resumption may be cal
culated upon with certainty.
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FINANCIAL AND CONNER GAL


SATURDAY, Nov. 1i-G NJ.
There was very baoyant and very active stock
market this morning. II IL a long time since Wa
have seen 40 much excitement at the Stock Ex-
change, and 20 much life and spirit among opera
tors. Tho improvement in prices this morning was
quite large, and time transactions were plenty. At
the irst board Ohio State 6s advanced per cent;
Tennessee ss, 2; Virginia 6's ?; Missouri IS, u; New
York Central s., q Erie third mortgage bonds, 2;
Erie, 1871, 4; la Crosse and Milwaukee land grant
bonds, "a: Cumberland Coal Company, /; Pacific
Steamship Company, 4; New York Central Railroad
q Erie. Reading. /; Michigan Central l; Michigan
Southern, DID, Il do. preferred 4; Panama, I; Illinois
Central. Il; Galens and Chicago, z; Cleveland and
Toledo, 4; Chicago and Rock Island, &; Harlem,
"a; La Crosse and Milwaukee, II. The movement
In some Of the leading railroad stocks was CT ual
to anything reported at any time last spring, during
the height Of the speculative excitement of that
period. The bulls show great strength and conf
dence. The abundance Of money favors them In
their operations for rise and II looks very much "A
though the banks we're employing their accommodating
funds In loans on the hypothecation Of the better
class of railroad securities The supply of good com
mercial paper is limited and much wanted The
movement in New York Central to-day was more dc
cidcd than have seen since the imitation com
menced; we do not see that there Is any corner In
IL the stock Ia plenty enough and the capital Is large
enough to supply every demand, and "a high prices
always bring stock into the street. the amount aoat
Is likely to be sufficient for all speculative purpose.
Al the second board the market was but moderate
Iva ctivc and prices werea fraction lower. vir
GINA es fell OF II per cent; New York Central Rail
road, 4; Erie, Ii Harlem, D; Reading, III Michigan
Central Railroad Michigan Southern, old a. Cleye-
land and Pittsburg, d; Cleveland and Toledo, ~.
Galena and Chicago advanced ! per cent; Hudson
Railroad, 4.
At tho adjourned meeting OF the Clearing House
Association, held at the Clearing House this after
noon IL was concluded to put off the period of final
closing the present country currency system to
Thursday, the 10th inst. This change IL made IN
consequence Of the short notice given TO some Of the
remote banks Of the State, caused by Interruptions
to the mails by the recent frcahets. This was con
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feel under obligations meet our Southern brethren upon
any other ground than terms OF equality; therefore
. Resolved That il is inexpedent and unnecessary LOT
e representatives OF the North and West 10 attend the
General Conference at lynohburg with view 10 secure
redress of the grievances which We suffer
AT the afternoon session memorial to the General Con-
ference drawn ue, which sayslt Is our earnest he
sire to perpetuate the union with tho General Association
but we must in Christian fairness state that nsuperabe
impediments prevent the continuance of the union:
that the traffic in slaves and the voluntary hold
ing Of slaves conflicts with the rights Of humanity and
regard a. bounden duty rs minister's and members
of tho Church oppose the above practice. Also that
che word white be struck from the constitution"
Tho memorial was adopted. The Convention will pro-
badly adjourn today.
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Superior Court-Sseneral Tsrln-
Bcfor. full Bench.

THE JVtkFH WNTakkH tAFF.
Moss Taylor The Atlantic Insurance Company srsf
other parties intcrcand the rrccS f the ship Joseph
WclkerThis out a the litigation consequent
upon the destruction Of the ship Joseph Walker by fire AZ
the pier foot &C Roosevelt street East river, the 2ih of
December 1858. Tho plaintiff tho owner Of ono hall the
pier brought suit against all the parties Interested In the
wreck recover slo 900 damages for their neglect 10
move the same AZ consequence Of thai neglect be
deprived OF the Of the pier and subjected 10 tho loss
OF the wharfage Judge Bosworth, IN delivering tho
opinion ~ the Court reced the facts and circumstances
of the Gre and wreck also the contract the defendants
had made with Captain Bell During the following year
MANY efforts were made for the removal of the wreck for
the sake a. the salvage and per centge the wrecsers
but hc.c efforts proving unayailng, the defendants ap
lar 10 have abandoned ID. wreck ~ total lc-s. All
this time The side IL the pier yalueiess W i- owners
To the complaint the defendants dcnurrcd; the demurrer
was argued "a special term and sustained The same
question came up on appeal and the Court, AFTER
mature consideration affirmed the decsion a The Juigs
sNsI tor
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Jersey City News.

ST1iKr OF IABoRKRs AT TIE CpSARD DocE.-The In
borcrs employed by the Cunard Steamship Company NJ
Jersey CITY, in handling freight and wheeling coal TO the
number Of about sixty yesterday morning quit work in
body because tho company refused accede 10 demand
for increased pay They have becn getting dollar
day, and they AK dollar and twenty i've cents
The latter sum was, until lately, the paid by the
company, but decrease OF business prompted reuc-
ton. The yesterday expressed determination not 10
work 10 suffer others 10 take their places until
their terms were complied with. IL Is thought that there
great many unemployed laborers in Jersey City who
would gladly work Tor dollar day, but fear of being
assaulted by the striking" party dcters them from or
fcring their services
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dedicated on Sabbath October L. Sermon by Rev.
S. ID. Cochran, OF Princeton Ill.

dedicated on Sabbath, October 4. Sermon by Rev.
S. ID. Cochran, OF Princeton, III.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Church OF the Holy Martyrs" in Forsyth
street, in this city IL in peril infer from the
following paragraph in the Ckurchman. The names
OF quite number of ladies arc annexed to it, but
the amount subscribed is not stated
Names OF ladies who subscribe in order that the
Free Church OF the Holy Martyrs shall not DO sold
by being converted into lager bier saloon, or come
under the jurisdiction OF Bishop Hughes by being
made chapel Of ease to old Zion.
Tie Hoiston Conference of the Methodist EpiscO-
pal church South at its recent conference in Marion
Virginia, rcscinded that clause in the discipline
which prohibits the buying and selling OF men.
women and children for the purpose OF enslaving
them" The Knoxville Whig says that there were
over hundred travelling preachers in the Confer
ence, and only four voted against 1t. The PROPOSE
tion is to be submitted to the twenty three Annual
Conferences South between this and the meeting Of
the General Conference in May next, which convcncs
In Nashville.
Me Rev. N. Palmer has closed his labors with the
Harlem Baptist church, New York.
Bi.hop Potter has directed that special and sppro-
pirate prayers shall be read in the Episcopal churches
in the diocese Of Pennsylvania during the contnu-
ance of the present disastrous condition of business
affairs.
The pastoral relation between Rev. John NJ. Mears
and the Elkton (Md) Presbyterian church has been
dissolved by mutual consent.
been unanimously chosen President Of Alexander
College, Dubuque. Ia, by the Synod of Iowa, in
place of Rev. Joshua Phelps. d. D., resigned.
Rev. John Kidd has been dismissed from the South
church Of Milwaukee, and has accepted call to
Dundas, G. w. 30
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ExCRss OF puTIEs ON SUGAR

EXCESS OF DUTIES ON SUGAR
Drake and Others Reifeid late Collector II this Port
The plaintiffs seek TO o., $40 40 claimed 10 DO
excess Of duty and penalty paid by them importers
70 the defendant, Collector OF tho port upon certain
quantity cf sugar and which they allege 20 have been
unjusty imposed The evidence for plaintiffs went 10 show
that the apprasemen had been made samples OF the
sugar whereas the law requires that package o
every ten should be sent 70 the bonded warehouse for
inspection and apprsisement They attempted 10 show
thai sugar when exposed, would dry and thus It's mp
psren value would become enhanced that in this
tho samples upon which appraisemcnt had been made
In that condition, while the sugar IN the hogaheads
seemingly of inferior Tho defence shaved
that tho plaints had waived thoir right 70 have one
package out of ten examined M they might but had
agreed % abide by tho apprascmeni made on tho
pies and when asked II they had other sspcs 10 pro
uco tho plaintiffs said they bad not that the Judgment
OF appraisers 1na The jury retired, and having
been in dolibcraton for time in foy further
Instructions
The Judge told them that Il the plaintiffs submitted 10
tho apprascmcnt without protest they could not tho
lapse of certain number Of days, claim the return Of
duties.
Under ,hese directions the c0unse, fa plaintiffs con
sepied to nonsuit
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LONDON, w., Nov IA, 1857.
Tcas Craig, who WAS convicted Of altering the date Of
a promssory note and passing the same, thereby de-
rsudn the dis, ounter has been sentenced to four years
: Imprisonment in tho penitentiary.
j. r. Mandy, q station master on the Great Western
railroad was convicted Of wrongly allowing an express
train to pass and causing collision but fined only
$50 BY tho Court petition in his favor largely and re-
specially signed, had been received.
Ned Bealon and wife have been sentenced TO be hung
for poisoning tho former husband Of Mrs Beaton.
James secord convicted Of robbing the Post Office at
Ncwbury Of money letter containing avc pounds has
/. been sentenced to the Penitentary for life.
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PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. Ia, 1867.
Stocks firm. Pennsylvania 5's, 81; Residing Rail
road 2oh; Morris Canal 40; Long Island Railroad, 9h
Pennsylvania Railroad, 81.
MOBILE, Nov. 10, 1857.
Co<on-Saes of the week 5000 bales. Receipts of the
week 900 bales. Stock in Mobile "a 900 bales. Quota
tons nominal
BUFFALO, Nov. Al p NJ
Flour dull Sales to-day 100 bbs, at 81 so 81 10
for choice upper lake, 81 81 s. for extra do and Mch
gam and Is rs for double extra Wheatis dull Sales to-
day 49, 600 bushels at 7sc. 7Sac for Chicago spring
Corn firm Sales to-day IA 900 bushels, at Gle for aoat
frmer Sales 5000 bushels at Soc Whiskey steady
Sales OF 500 bbls ut l9c 1870. Freghts frmer wheat
tic. 10 New York receipts not large.
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The Lady who has been In the Flushing
Lunatic Asylum for Seven Years-A Conn
mission OF Physicians Appointed.
SUPREME COURT-sPECIAL TERM.

Before Hon. Judge Davies.
Nov. 14.-In the matter Of the HaJeas Corpus Of Anne
Bassea Smith-The Judge this morning decided that the
warrant Of commitment conclusive up to the 5th No
vember inst that haboas corpus could not go behind
the commitment and that sitting officer of the court
not judge, he had right to order reference He
however named the following physicians-John W.
Francis, N. D. John T. Metcafe, NJ D., Francis T. Johns
tone NJ D., and Jas. r. Wood, NJ D. AS commission to
v. the lady examine into her state OF mind and report
TO him, under oath, on the list December next
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Increase. $2,963 SO -
This is large decrease but not greater, when the
present stagnation of business il considered, than
was to be expected. Chauncey Brooks. ESQ. was
reelected President of the Company for the ensuing
year.
The old Bank of Pttsburg. the Honesdale Bank.
the Monongahela Bank, the Chester Valley Bank,
(new) and one or two others in Pennsylvania, con-
tnue to pay all their liabilities in specie. The Far
mers' Bank of Bucks county at Bristol, has refused
to accept the Relief law and will at once resume.
The gross earnings of the Wilmington and Weldon
Railroad, for the year ending September 80, 1857,
were S494 sos &c. and the cost Of operating proper
1924, SOP 90, leaving s270006 AZ, az net earnings
During the year s65,l73 AZ was expended in filling
up trestle work and in the purchase of additional
engines and machinery
The receipts of the Ohio and Mississippi road for
October we're, in round numbers, one hundred and
sixty-fve thousand dollars. OF this amount some
thing over one hundred and ten thousand dollars
was from passengers.
In the case of the Commonwealth against Nc Allis
ter and Hess, recently carried to the Supreme
Court of Pennsylvania on a writ of error to the
Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster county, il was
decided that when an administrator trustee de-
posts trust funds in his own name in bank or
savings institution which fails the loss shall fall
upon him, and not upon the cestui que trust" The
Court held that "the liability of administrator
or trustee for funds lost by the failure Of the bank
or institution in which they have been deposited
does not depend upon the good faith, prudence or
Judgment with which be may have acted nor upon
the fact that he has deposited his funds in the
same place. He il personally responsible for the loss
of the money deposited in his name, because he did
not make the deposit a. administrator or trustee.
The Pottsyille Miners Journal Of the sth inst
contains the following review OF the coal trade -:
The quantity sent by railroad this week is "a, 49,
IL tons; by canal Gal 00-for the week, 20 l64ls
tons. Total by railroad $50 sll0l against s5A
235.i3 tons; do. by canal, LOSS ,s49.l, against
GOA s2007 tons to same period last year; showing
q loss by railroad of 37i AS tons and gain Of
SO $50 tons by canal The shipments this week ex-
coed those of last week .lG0 TONS and the demand
continues brisk for prepared coal, both white and
red ssh. Prices remain without change, but firm.
The trade sums up this week ~ follows:-
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City Intelligence.

hERcHAsrs' ExcnAsGE-At meeting Of the Trustees OF
the Merchants Exchange held the 18th INST David
Adee elected Secretary-,o OIL vacancy occasioned
by the retirement OF the former incumbent, Mr. Baldwin,
Jun who had received appointment of Secretary OF
the Gaiiarn Fire Insurance Company.
ACCIDENT ny FissARss-Thursdsy the third officer Of
the ship Euterpe lying in Atlantic dock, Brooklyn, who
had been left in charge of tho ship, awakened
from bis sleep by deck, which appeared TO him
TO be invasion of river thieves. He Immediately
jumped up out Of his berth, armed himself with his
voivor and rushed upon deck Here no could discover
nothing whereupOn he proceeded to the cabo0se pistol IN
hand aud By some mlshap opening tho door OF tho
caboose trigger OF the pistol caught and went on The
young man fell wounded the deck. DIR. McEroy, of
Hamilton avenue, Immediately sent for, who
hopes that tho officer may not lose his fo though
fearful wound IN tho thigh and feared the fcmora
artery wounded. Dr. McEroy's skiul attentions will
IL ID hcfed, save the youths life
NEW YORK HosPTAI--Tho following Is the weekly
port CT the above institution TO Nov l3 lS57-Renaning
Nov 7, GAG admitted TO Nov. I3 49, discharged cured
or relieved, So died. s; remaining NJ date, 20. Males
202 females, a.
MnTARy.-The John Harrison Star Brewery Guards
Capt Campbell numbering l05 muskets had their first
target excursion the 1lth inst wcehawken whcro
they commended for eighty five valuable prizes-contr
buted by Mr. Harrison aud his friends after which they
had splendid repas and champagne at Poock's, sup
pod through tho beraity OF their patron On their re-
turn New York they wound the pleasures or the day
by ball at the Chinese Assembly Rooms which also
provided for them by Mr.. Harrison.
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CBMsr--DnxosIco.--On Thursday, Nov L. at the rea-
denc. " Mr. Lorcnzo Demorco by the Rev Mr.. Cauvn,
aud Afterwards at "a. James church. by the Rev Mr..
shock, Mr. THEODORE cHfyr miss ufoyASslsA, eldest
daughter Of the lat, Francois Dclmonco
S1yPTUrsos-SHAY.-ln brooklyn, Tuesday evening"
Nov TO- at the Centenary church. by the Rev. Mr. Iau
renee Mr.. RDsxn SrrTUSaoS W Mis- nussA sAY, all q
Brooklyn
wusos-HrrmSosDs- Sunday. Nov. =, by the Rev.
Mr. Nichols Mr.. Isgrasp NJ wusos 10 Miss MAKiuos NJ
HtrsuNa-os, all of this city
Putnam county and New brunswick papers please copy.
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BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEArHs


FISI.-At the Cnited States Consulate, Shanghae, -
Thursday, August Is, the wife Of Dr. ~ W FrH, q
daughter.
wApk-At Shanghae, on Thursday, August Is, the vie
Of Capt r. T. WADE, Of the American ship John Jay Of
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Burning Of the Fort Edward Blast Furnace.
FORT EDWARD, Nov. IA, 1857.
About six O'Clock this morning the Fort Edward blast
furnace discovered to be fire. and after the
whole building destroyed Through the efforts Of the
fremen the machinery mostly saved The loss is
about IS, 900. The building uninsured.
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SAfunDAV Wv. IL, ISL
hovS-lhe market was again heavy, especially for
suporhnc and medium grades Of and WESTERN aud
closed ~ q decline Of sbou, &c. per barrel
WHyar.-She market was quiet and sales limited The
transactions embraced abou, L. 700 5000 bushels, IN
caigg prime Chicago, At esc while fsr grades were al
sye, &c. 1000 do, Milwaukee club ~ 81 W, With Prae
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The Only Gold Medal
Awarded by the American Institute nj the last Fair for Pho
tcgraphs TO NJ. b. BRADY. The following evidences
this fact place hat fabulous light the
sentatsons OF one of Mr.. Bradys contemporaries.
Extract Of letter from the Chairman OF the Committee
Photographs, &c
The only gold medal awarded plain and retouchei
photographs TO NJ. b. Brady. Respectfully,
JOHN A. BUNTING.
Extract from official report
is in this view that your committee unanimously join In
awarding 10 DISC and l5f0 plain and retouched photo
graphs by Brady, the first premium.
Extract from awards
h. Brady, best plain and reouched photographs gold
medal
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Total los, tons. .............s...s....S osfoso
Of this quantity this region loses 2sI .4s5 tons;
the Lehigh. p, SAT; the Pittston and Iackawanna.
via tho Delaware and Hudson Canal " 500 tons
The only gain Is from the Scranton region, South,
Lei tons.
The cash assets and liabilities Of the New Orleans
banks ON the 3lst Of October were as follows -
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Texas Unated states Senators.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. IL, 1857.
Ths Texas Legislature have elected Pinckney Hender
son and J. W. Campbell United States Senator'S succeed
Generals Houston and Rusk.
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Total as 900 257 3,ei2s2s 90 900 T3T2e OH

The following table exhibits the respective amounts
Of exchange held by the various banks and also the
sums due to distant banks, the latter being com
priscd in the table of deposits, as shown above -:
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BranaresA,. pills Purify the B,ood.-T

when sick the medicine purify
blood Consumption would take away dearest
purgatoN With franrejbs pills had been sufficient
" during the attacks Of influenza colds and coughs
Because the tuberces deposit from the blood which
Brandreths pills surely remove. Cancer canker and all
erupons OF the skin from impurities Of the blood which
would be entirely prevented If Brandreths Pills used ia
FULL purifying doses when health Is first broken by colds
rheumatism, bilious affections dysenery, other
Hesdsch-s and fevers OF all knds-even bowel affections
pains different OF the body all the consequence of
matters retained the blood beyond the time design
ed. BRANDRETHS Pills promptly used-~v-n in u single
Of three four fveoiien suffice produce perma
and the impurities brought the best evi
dence OF the great SANITARY qualities OF these pills Old
Will he slow in his approaches and his advance viii be
by the OF these p which aid the vital powers
and designed by the natural of
Principal office 43 Brandreh Building Canal IS
q box with full directions