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The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-10-21

ARRIVAL OF Com CoISs. The following from the St.
Louis Republican of Wednesday has, 10 the language
of political ootemporaes the ring of the true metal
:. Over hundred and twenty thousand dollars in
gold coin arrived in the city yesterday by two steamboats,
The steamer J. f. Woodruff from New Orleans had $22
500 of the precious metal in American coin in lot
@ In the evening the steamer j. H. Oglesby arrived
from the Missouri river having among her passengers
company of Santa Fe merchants and traders, also several
merchants belonging to various Missouri river towns, all
of whom had less gold coin in their possession
The whole amount of specie brought by the 0gesby 5
To ST. Louis merchants in the due of trade in the
purchase of winter stocks Of goods and in the payment of
old bills.
'sThs money could not have come in better time,
be used for better purpose 1t will have beneficial in
uence in the mercantile transactions of the next few
days which will be sensbly felt in the sphere of finance
steamboat freighted with gold metal would not come
amss just in city, and one boat per day with
such freight that of the ogesby would soon increase
our floating capital amazingly" .. ... .........
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The Rev. George Bethune, ID. D.. yesterday morn
ing elected professor of ecclesiastical history, church
ernment, and pastoral theology in the college at New
Brunswick, to fill the vacancy ocsoned by the death of
the Rev. DR.. Ludlow The synod, in session at
Newark, was almost unanimous in its vote for
teemed friend But the doctor declined the Office
count of his strong attachment to his congregation in
Brooklyn and his peculiar family relations which make
his removal from Brooklyn not easy task at present
1t must have been gratifying to DR. Bethune to
from large body compose the synod of his church
the call to important Office this professorship
The election took place yesterday morning, and large
committee sent to urge the doctors acceptance.
Instead of accepting he returned with the committee to
Newark and made his declination in person.
IN T. Commercial Of yesterday
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The VIcIssITUDEs CoMMERcE--The clip the follow
ing from the New York Evening Post
IA few months since the partner of commercial house
in this city taken to lunatc asylum utterly de-
ranged it said by his unparalleled prosperity in bust
During the year previous his firm had cleared 81
10000 He died in the asylum and his estate
valued at 000 all invested in the in which
he was partner The firm itself failed the other day.
and is said to be utterly insoven One item Of the
assets of the deceaseds estate thousand shares of
the Illinois Central railroad stock, which selling
the time of his decease at lao share, and which
WORTH after paying up the instamens, $500 600 The
property sold yesterday at public sale at $50 600
All this occurred within eighteen monthsthe prosperity,
the insanity, the deceasc, and the insolvency.
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The HEREDoN TEsrIMoNIAL.-The last Aartinsburg (Vir
ginia Republican contains report of the proceedings
of public meeting of ladies in the Presbyterian church
of that town. to respond to the suggestion made by Mrs
Magruder Of Washington city, in favor of raising fund
by the ladies of the United States for the support of the
widow and daughter of Lieut.. Herndon, by whose gal
lantry all the women on board the Inflated Central
America were saved The object of the meeting
explained by David Holmes Conrad. Mrs. Mary Land
street was called to the chair and Mrs Susan Armstrong
appointed secretary series of resolutions adopted
in which the of the United States invoked to
carry out the plan Of relief. H."a
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Cor vel hereby guaranty tA, tho bidder for bddsrs
N contract shall be awarded him. thep according % s o
ber reSong bid proposal viii execute contract aud give SO
nrty ar the prescribed IN tho
~ for goods dated October l5 1901 and e ~o
agree 10 pay any al damages losses which the Uned
~ Indians NAV sor by failure 80 70 do on he part Oh h'
said bidder, for bidders y a..
No proposal considered That docs not suiety "
terms and directions Of this advertisement .4 ~.
sy 0fus' !" vac ~ CHARLES Y MIX,
Acting Commissioner.
n. m Aa.hs,..y AN iAthNov ~.
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MarEel,.

New YonK Oct. 20.---Cotton is quiet and unchanged
Flour is heavysaes OF 1000 barrels State, 81 IS a
81 80 Ohio, SIS 10 a s 10; southern, So so 50 IS.
Wheat is fmsaes of AZ, 900 bushels Milwaukee club
81 o. Corn Is heayysales of AZ, 900 bushels mixed
10 cents white 80 cents Pork is lower-mess, 81 so
s22 rs. Beef is steady Chicago repacked sls $l4
25 Lard is quiet at IL lat cents Whiskey is i'm
proving-oho ~ cents. Coffee is quiet Rio, 10s a
ll Rosin Is steady at 81 rs 81 40 Spirits Of tupen-
tine Is quiet. Rice has declined, at 81 At cents.
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few years ago Miss Cora Withers, daughter of a
wealthy merchant in New York, In opposition to the
wishes of her family, married foreigner Since then
support herself she has been giving concerts etc.
Madame de Wilhorst Recently she visited Paris to ne
gotiae for position in the opera company, but her hus
band having inherited large fortune she has abandoned
the stage Her father it is said has lost his wealth by
the recent commercial troubles in New York
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wOODwARD,S METROPOLITAN SIoNE
aaar AND CRATE FACTORY.
A Nap ,Star Discopered.

r HAVE Just received from Philadelphia large
lot of the rising dcble cook stove, and union
complete single which gotten 70 my order and Wu
can customers snd HE pbhc gene
they are Improvement the old morning star ha
hem got up expressly market They very heiyy AM
Pennsylvania naiea5ic IRON All
he cooking utensils are make heavy. ...a..
Ihaye liberty made by Messr Abbott Lawrence
Philadelphia double cook made by essrs
Harvard Bartlett together with the best ar
that be found In this or any oucr
the celebrated sunrise improved gooe
ora cook noble cook ridge air tight cook any mah
AN cooking excel the above stoves Tor roast
pg baking give each Please eau ana OK
nne them you nothing and VIII see al kinds and
Of stoves, sc. For sale at Il. "a. ..
Metropolitan Stove and Crate Factory,
Nos. and 322 avenue between 10Th and ii sz
Balcony full OF
N the sea shell cooking have examined
tlorouQhIy in philadelphia and think has appropriate
aac she'll yes they will not last one season good namo
fr them for the makers And as 70 the od morning M
lsod them Iast a sell them again They are a. tn
pasteboard that the makers agent urged me of a.
most day last summer my counting TO sell them h l
aging would take twenty-five them ne would gve me ,no
xcusve agency years told hun would not hav9
any price, they tlny made 1hey are nay h
over town fall that they were not wof, nav
ing the Metropolitan Stove AMI eate facory
nll kinds of furnishing articles.
Nos 3ls avenue between 10th and llth streets
Sep 23--6weodif .f...ft tsE
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Among the passengers who arrived at New York from
Liverpool in the steamer Asia is Charles Macka the pop
uar song writer He is also of the editors of the
London Illustrated News and visits this country, says
the European Times, with the view of surveying the
numberess objects of interest presented by the Western
World especially the laws and institutions of the Ame-
can republic and their influence the political and
cia development Of great country ea y. ,taf
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The late foreign mentions the significant fact that
the bullion in the Bank of England has decreased since
July f600 900 sterling nearly So 900 900 The sup
ply from Australia and all other has not been suf
cent to prevent this decrease caused by the foreign de-
Iand large share of the coin must have been trans
ported to India and it is not probable that the drain in
that direction will cease for some time. -..
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Proposals for Indian Goods.
D9AHnasr Or rru Is1nsioa,

DKrAKn1KST IsIHRioR
once Indian Affairs, October 10, 1897
c,EALED PROPOSALS, endorsed Proposals for
- Indian Goods [casz the may bel will be
received Indian Affairs Washington city until 10
O'Clock M saturday the 1sth day u November next for fur
nshng goods for department for fulfilling treaty spua
with Indian tribes and for other Indian purposes as
fOlowsi
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Registers Office, October ~, 1867.
ITO ALL WHOM LII MAY CONCERN IN ntinn

hereby given that licenses issued spirit
nous and fomentod liquors coa groceries
haaware medicines pcrfnmcry watches and ewclry lumber
wood coal ana commission merchants ao keepers Of hackney
carriages and ounibuses billiard tables alleys
uonary and for hawking and pcddng and dealers in old
copper &C. VIII expire Monday, the ID day Of November
and thai SAID licenses must be renewed this Office within
after that time WIN MORGAN, Register.
Oct 20--dtNov2 ~
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BY TELEGRAPH.

u Fneahd Wl uc SdsYaa7d771 NV ~
Prrrsrox PA d Oct 10 The recent freshet has cat
ried of the Horse Race Dam across the Susquehanna
river six miles above Tunkhannock This will suspend
navigation upon the North Branch canal for long time
ii does not operate TO the entire abandonment OF that
work All hope for long time to come Of getting coal
vest from the valley except by railroad has vanished
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-10-21

Rain fell in torrents at Wheeling during the whole OF
Friday causing the river to rise very rapidly On Friday
night there nearly nine feet of water in the channel
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CABINET FURNITURE

(ABINET FURNITURE
~ Beds and mattresses, plated goods
China, glass, and orockery
Jspanned goods, Britannia r.tat5 +
Block Tin goods, table :.
x, Monzed iron goods, looking giasses
Wood and willow baskets brushes, &C.
Forming immense variety fancy prcos embracing
almost everything required paror chamber dining
and Kitchen all Of which will very low prices cash.
time for approved paper.
t c. w. BoTT1m
General House Furnishing store, Iron Hall,
Oct 21--6sodR .af#. WI N. ". ~ MI.
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The SCHOONER STATESMAN arrived yesterday morning at
the port of Washington from Salisbury, North Carolina
with A. 900 feet Of lumber for Messrs Riley Fugitt.
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-10-21

SlGNon BLTz will take leave Of his friends and patrons
in Georgetown this evening The Sgnor has made him
self quite general favorite,
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SAip.rrect.

wnaMoros, IN @. J Oct. 2O.--Thc ship John Rave
mel, from Liverpool bound to Charleston, struck on
Eryngpan shoals Saturday The captain threw over
board Part of the cargo to get off She lies of the
bar leaking badly rna
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Cal on he LAKE.

oswEoo Oct 20-There terrible gale ON the
lake last night accompanied by snow vessel was cap
sizsd and sunk in the harbor. Her unknown.
All on Board are supposed 70 have persisted.
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-10-21

thing at stand and every day day Of rest solomon
is lame duck, and Mr.. Jonathan Goahead has dlsap-
peared having retired TO Canada the paradise Of runaway
negroes and runaway request and it lately announced
that he had given splendid fatc at Toronto But the
great across my lawn Is, hope, postponed
de- and therefore say again it is III wind that blows
nobody good. Yours, always, ANON.
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Res~T THE SYNOD OF VIRGINIA will meet in the
Asemby church. Massachusetts, Fifth street.
evening Rev Dr. Read Richmond
orator open with Tho public
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ODD FELLOWS HALL,

NAGIEs AMERICAN JUVENILE COMEDIANS
This troupe will appear every evening
Saturday afternoon, in a series OF their .E
BEAUTIFUL, MORAL, AND INSTRUCTIVE ENTERTAINMENTS
They by tho entire press unequaed
onre change Of bill every evening. .,.a#.
Admission rs cents no half price. .r aF4as
Doors open at Y commences at IN o'clock e#a "
2l--d i +, +.
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MELTON CLOTHS.-Brown and gray mixed
lvl heavy Melton cloths owprioed for ladies'
circulars, aud basques. faE = VI |". E ~
Black and fancy coorcd cloths, for the purpose
Also plain and black Ribbed beaver cloths coaks
One ladies coaks and mane choice styles the
best material and finish tr-taf st ..H2 tlE Hrf
New supplies from the North and East daily. s"'H
One price only no deviation.
s l@ G.E.s+I aNa E.a. PERRY & BROTHER .
Central Stores" west building, NJ .
Oct H-dlom .a.... .. ..s opposite Centre Market.
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Ns,o,papey CHANGE. a Bu6aIo.

BUrrALo, Oct ls--The Daily Republic, of this city,
formerly republican issues this evening as democratic
newspaper. 5a sata aet.a,1
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RISING STAR.

r HAVE just received from Philadelphia a few OF
the new Rising star cooking decided i'm
royement on the Morning Patented 1887 had them eo
p in Philadelphia and fully suited 70 TINS mar
M They are strong Of the best
naleabe iron cooking mnde extra heavy ana arr
by r. IL Church, ESQ., Philadelphia Please call aha
eel them. , i, .. -, go. a..
the largest variety all kinds That can be found IN
The of Columbia Etrcbe places par
or paro Cumberland coal New YORK
atestp patterns. ! .....,. ,,r..,
All the above sale ut ., WOODWARDS .i
Metropolitan and Crate Factory,
between 10th and streets balcony front full Of sover
Sep l5--co6wn Nos oio anu o1@ rem. a'ehue'
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So 200 60" I" percussion lock ....
poroa up, be rcevad for the de,verv of d co,s a.
New YORK phladopha Baltimore New Orleans 81, louis Memnhs
ira ,ha
t,on o ta sao IN her destins,,nns from he
nosa n, be doiyersa viii form an clcman, in scda p ne III
i,asais " = ~ - - =" Ne 'f '' p"
The RIGHT will be reeryed IN eonre urcaar mr. ,e.s o,on, ~
.n, ~ ~ ac,os ranad than tha sncs IN tna Va
"a ~. n, ohars M ! d,narant M, 80. ~ $3.50
spn ,o,sos, 80 ,aarro, ,riccs f '' " ''' az
nods Of aasrican NJ tho s,y,ov nm,
viii hc nreered bn ne The SAMPLES Of bankes ma cloths % ~
cn hrioa will he necessary In browsing n aomoc art,eIo
eher az those finds thai a sanple Thereof sba %
bid ~
ro ar,os 40 o c,-nh o ,nrst H., nj, rosr.o,, 40 - ~
coma, With he ar,e cap,,, a hiS ~ anu @
ase Tey VIII no gidv ma VIII, ,So o.
an nger, or agon,s nnrnoa ar ,,a, pa s,h ~, -, -
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Hartford Cburant.

Large cities cannot hope for entire exemption from law
lessness. - Baltimore Pdtrta, K. n.
Lawlessness need not ask for complete exemption
than ii enjoys in the large city of Baltimore.
Boston Pot.
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ADMITTED BAn.-The colored man, John Nugent,
whose arrest and commitment mentioned yesterday for
cutting John McDevitt the head with knife has been
admitted to bail the wounds of McDevtt having proved
to be only slight scalp wounds
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.EvERLAsTING SHIFTING COTTON"

OPENED two cases of the above superior extra
Y heavy shrtipg l2s cents per yard I
Those waiting for tue arce can ROW Do
supplied.
Also, of other superior cotton shr,ing
rs pieces super heavy sheetngs or all widths
20 cartons stitched linen shirt bosoms. ~
Irish linens all grades thick ana to he pest " WHICH
are MAD orders in Ireland.
New from the North and East daily
devjon consequently no purchaser over
ohargod
We opening any new bills.
ell persons who have settled Their bs presented
July will do prior TO making .
articles low prices, and fair dealing be relied on IN al
ases FERRY Il BROTHER,
Central Stores p west building,
10-10tdifI opposite tenure mfrNct'
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ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS Worth
" Of dry goods of all frstcass fabrics, complete
partmen prices arranged epoch
price only, and devaon
plain figures by Of tho firm consequently purchaser
charged.
Strangers and residents cordially solicited
stock, II but for their qualification ~
New supplies from the North daily 4f.a1 s.
We are not opening any new bills. ...
We disseminating all bills that
Good articles, low prices and fair dealing
cases.
.n. "rE N.# t.fta s+lfHNfE Hl PERRY 4 BROTHER .9
Central building,
Oct lb--lodh aH afH "a opposite Centre Market
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The NEW SCHOOL PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD of Virginia will
meet this evening at halfpas seven clock in Assembly
Church. at the Of Massachusetts, avenue and Fifth
street The opening exercises will be sermon from
Rev. DIR. Read, of Richmond This synod embraces
portion of Maryland and Virginia, and the District of Co
lumbia
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One Of the largest carriage making establishments in
New Haven have issued notice to the men in their
poy that they consider every bank in New Haven per
fecy safe, and will guaranty every bill they pay out
and will discharge any in their pay who is known 10
present bill for specie to the New Haven banks during
the present crisis That's to the point and is the proper
way of dealing in all similar
Hartford CbsuGe.
We not quite that such is the proper way
Of dealing in any and especially in oil Any
establishment may very properly guaranty every bill
they pay out. Their doing is indeed commendable
and will go far toward aestng any unnecessary panic
But imagine that the workman, having given his la
Dor for his wages is entitled to his own judgment
to the value Of the guarantee other parties will do to
whom he may offer the bill in payment for food or cloth
ing for himself and family. To disc barge man for do
ing that with his which, in spite of the ampest guar
antee he may be compelled to do, suffer in his pocket
does not to exactly the proper way of dealing
IN Y. Commercial advertiser
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The PoRT GEORGETOWN The trade at this port
yesterday quite brisk The schooner Cambria, from
Baltimore discharged 10 tons of iron for the Washing
ton yard and $4,000 feet Of lumber for the Wash
ington aqueduct and the schooner John r. Griffith,
also from Baltimore, $4,000 feet of lumber for DR..
Snyder Ts""
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modern Languages.

Modern Languages
DR0F. DANIEL Il. GROUX, native OF France,
languages especially French Spanish and
German with and puncuaty at
moderate prices
No 22b south side between l4h and 18th
streets, opposite wllards Hotel, Washington, D. G.
9--3awSw Kiln a11t jtg gr
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yINEACHER WANTED.---We wish to employ gen
ueman principal of the Parsons Female seminary lisa
new institution twelve Austin Texas in moral well
cited healthy neghborhood well located for patronage
viii salary, and want good teacher genismah
whose wife could instruct in would be preferred
forward their and 70 my ADDRESS AZ
,twebbervlle, Travis county, Texas. f. ~ luWNhs,
16--d2m rresluent
CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON SIX PER
Y j cent stool, sale In sums to suit.
- -. JAS. c. MCGUIRE, ("
Oct l7-3tf M Aucuoheor.
TTOUSEK EEPERS ATTENTION. have just
received supply of the and improved Rising star
klnR stoves They the best Pennsylvania maeaoe
ron and very heavy and strong stand hard knocks ana
rough usage. For sale only of = ,o.r..r,n.,
Metropolitan Stove and Crate Worker
Penn avcura. between 10th and lin sts
ouo Tff7E-f Nos 3lS and 80.
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THE CIRcUT CouRT YEsrERDAY.--The entire day was
consumed in calling the docket and dsposng of
either by entering nolc proseqm Judgment or contnu
ance, marking for trial On dsposing of the first
thousand in this way short time before clock
the court adjourned leaving the remainder of the docket
some $50 cases to be called to-day which will probably
be about all the business that will be transacted
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Non-ExpJosiye Etheriai oil.

rTNHE frequent and heartrending results from the
efboral liquids illuminating purposes
10 the invention which affords all the
preparations without danger fom explosion aud
for longer period which facts will at all
subscriber who u
In the District Of Columbia Explosive ETHEREAL oil
any quantity charged dangerous
sorncinies only
Corner Of Eleventh street and v street north
tIe-eod6m 50 eeE FIR. STUFF Grocer
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noUBLE WEIGHT TABLE DAMAsKs, ADAPT

nOUBLE WEIGHT TABLE DAMASKS, ADAPT
Il cd for hotels, boarding houses, restaurants.
pieces Double Barnsey" table damasls Styles
widths u tfri. ~ 4"E
pieces wider and nner stylish patterns for family
pieces medium and lower priced table
Napkins does towels, and towengs all kinds and prices in
variety. sgaaFs4. . .
Linen shcengs ard pillow linens in all widths and qualities
Cotton sheetings and pillow cotons, full
Blankets, from medium and small fine and large
The quantities Of the above class
pass through hands enables prices most
vorabe TO the consumer
price only abatement hence purchaser
Good articles low prices and fair dealing
cases. PERRY BROTHER,
Central Stores, y building,
Oct 17-l0df -.-t E g r-~8 opposite Centre Market
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COIIeCtOr's OMce, CITY HaH,
september II, 1857.
NOTICE TO TAX-PAYERS-D Deduction for prompt
paymenNoce ia hereby given that tho taxes for the yer
1857 due and that deduction OF Elk
per cent by the paid or before
the 10th day Of october next, . s. - -
Sen lo--oodiftoct15 .rt1t, naar. Collector
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EDMUND #. BROWN,
Notary Public and General Agent ra
Also, Commissioner Of the Court Of Claims,
YTAS removed his Office to the corner OF and tn
streets Immediately opposite northeast Of the new
Post Office building.
IA DEEDS LEASES, WILLS CONTRACTS, AGREEMENTS,
And legal writings carefully and promptly prepared oahs
rmaops and acknowledgements certified ard general
agency business transacted. .....
oct 3-2aw3m - tintell Y"
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ID ii. GILLET, Counsellor at Law, has removed
H. his his residence Franklin Row. Of and
Inieenh devote his principal
y to the United States Supreme Court afs ttfg
Oct 2s-d6