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o sa,.rlsaussT2x g-s,ausJ ~ So st. ana hsads
orsersl iIA 4 wsshrus 49, has
honor the Mayor q The ehy q fi,ssfssteea
Had Columbia,
~ q tsaf q Asafh
~. Cyanasilca, ~ Ta,p@s~ssssss Fsrss@
lsfssans as iaosah msh ca q
the bands viii 10 shs pAsn ana sAshf ess
suitable spot alternately playing hafaeny 900 aae su
tho day,
Tromsscao., Esgssse~s ~ ansoss
Turner's, So, IN the ~ the snsraen
teafrai Wee ffsuis
taries and ihe Committee fBAnce WI
coos
rrse sna ifsce viii green h2s1ss
hasscs
The Committee Tickets red
Tue Committee insits,cns, yellow,
riacards win signify camps az The Ias~ss rarnr susurs
and others.
The festival closes precisely al 7 O'Clock, q no..
by order u the Central Committee.
ooamrrT on PRINTING
July 23--u lsaicaA4sr1
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national Motel.
United states Hotel.
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

WILL BE READY FOR DELIVERY EARLY
wv September gallery famous ENGLISH AND AMERICAN
POETs, with introductory essny HENRY COprEE A.
English Literature University OF richly
illustrated with huned steel engrayngs cxccocd the % style
mostly original designs distinguished.
gilt $40; Turkey SIC Subscriptions
received BY TAYLOR a MAURY, booksellers,
ra5ss. sia,fg444p Il S34 Iennsy yania avenue.
["Spccimep pages may be seen at this store
July 25-3t Tint Satcs&sArl
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NJANTED--Printers and Editors.-The propri-
wv c'or Of hc well known and popular weekly paper
suerner about moving 70 Missouri would
,he cDo and PAPER This rare opportunity is the only paper
q the KIND IN mo so nne the only In wealthy aud
RICHARD EDWARfS,
Iox 10s7 Baltimore.
a copy may DO sens " persons "snhe 70 seeit June
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INI1E ARCTIC REGION "A new plan for a Re-
Il frgeratorMUNDY HUTCHINSON, No. street,
between and II scotsThis Invention accommodates all
necessary being provided with compartments
ut least SO cent OF all
required in large hotels restaurants boarding houses private
families. They made to order the
Persons peculiarly Interested the
lated perish by heat cold OF
Refrigerator, and willingly append their approval
standing tho large number OF patents eStant they
the they deficient
greater saving Ice 80 order
the shortest notice, Of capacity required been
~ t.... 4. +
To full operation House. corner OF
9th streets
The following persons approve the model il = 'l
.'N5Ns G. w. Flint, b .Fa w. Wccms, {.
.T VIM N. II Aiaack, N. II. Topping, ... tar#.
Major j. Fletcher, If w. H. Chase,
Jacob f. sr'iIer, George w Brumlcy.
July 22--dIw go iltttE NJ =
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nor pINEY POINT. OLD POINT. NORFOLK.

J
liz AND TORTsA0uTL tho
Others wishing TO enjoy The axures Of fresh ash s oysters
bathing, afforded by those places The hDe sa and
Powntan viii hnrf"n every
n the above points, ana ooanae dans a,lug
commencing saturday July 11th company
wharf foot Of Oh, street arriving q fney inat
day, Old Point 4, and Norfolk sunday aoru,
Returning will leave Norfolk Monday AT
M, pney Points o. Tuesday, and wasaste
10, u Fame day.
Fare including meals, 10 Tncy FONT ~ old xofak
for the round including meals Children
wants half price. Berths free state extra.
will DO taken up and landed al all the landings
Potomac
further Information Apply Great
ohwestern ticket 372 ylyanln
nue., three doors east " '''' :" "" '"i''"' '" ""a'"
'"o o0''' o0' v '' "'e cLAs. MITCHELL,
Captain,
GEORGE MarrTvcfy
July 22-d Superintendent RI. 4 u. Company.
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MARYLAND LAW WORKS--The Reports Of
1l DECISIONS Of tho High Court Of Chsnocfy Of Maryland
volumes, ut 80 volume $24 by James WipEate
Also, wmgatc's Maryland Register defining the official duties OF
public officer Of the State under the constitution The decisions
tho COURTS and the Of the legislature 200 years
which numbering 20 600 have boon anayzed
by the author expressly for this work tHN a at47 wv
The above works. tho publisher
and liberal patronage Of successive Legislatures cf tho
FOR sale BY fRANCK TAYLOR.
July 20-Im tsfstt WI 'gf #eH |F.tF8
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DED SULPHUR sPRINGs--Mo COUNTY vR-

"
Springs iss
visitors IL well known that no medicinal agents
tried had hc waters
Rcd sulphur SPRING. the speedy " most Of v'no
nary consumption bronchial affections darrieN dyspepsia,
as dsrsaex o. h, Iiti 4 b. ifieJt.s ffTE
Richmond and ynchbnrg should leave Tie vglniA and
railroad kewburD Depot They Will then have but
thirty ot staging road Via Orange Alex
vrsna ssseDsy milcs
q stsxrns ats t.af .ll4i sIt 50 assrlh
and better nnd sttcntn
- aos a,is usuaiy very much crowid through INC
Iao~sa 81 August T. :. CAMPBELL % -
sxsts .1tso fti = ~ rlI AIS Hfa igta3fe Boa
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SUMNER RESORTS.

rTNHE FAUQUIER WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
hfty miles from Washington Possession having been
establishment VIII 10 opened on
te I5i june accommodating soiusnend
and reliable, courteous sssAtanis- sy =.
expense will be spared IN order 10 accommodate the
the former high reputation u these Springs 1he
orange Alexandra o'clock morning
evening, aud return al Va, aud nsa
oyng also twice day thus aordng tbs most
voilen Of
ri.e terms Of nro viii per day per go
nnth go for two months ending
are year old and under II hafprse also
LsUprcc n THOMAS GkfFsN.
June z3-2mo 49,
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AUCTION SALE.
BY JIG. McGUIT

BY g. MCGUIRE, Auctioneer.
10Y VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST TO THE
subscriber bearing tho OF Dcccmbcr year
cneen hundred and fifty six s5eD and recorded
folio % and made certain
JIG Mnrcs auction store In Washington city, c. accomplish
TIC decd viii coun
w called Eskngton Washington. county,
scph Gaics bounded tho BY new
Badenbug the by the land Of tho
Berry, north by Seaner Kcang's lands, and
boundary line very highly hundred
am (lO7) thereabout
Terms The purchaser will DO required
money hand tho residue In
from the day GALE with thereon from
said give his for such deferred payments secured
by decd OF trust Of tho premises M ~ q '1
purchaser shall fail comply with within
the day sae tho subscriber right
sell the land and premises for cash. after notice
at tho risk Of such dcmaling purchaser
l JOHN r. MITCHELL, Trustee
July 7-eo&ds J. G. MCGUIRE Auctoneer
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July 22-d
CTEuBEN MONUMENT FEsrIyAL.--.A. our

CTEUBEN MONUMENT FESTiyAI.-~-As our
~ 6ermnn fellow citizens number Of fellow
yincn In New York time united IN The lauis
OF erecting honor thai
patriot the mcric General Scubn, To those Who
with the services rendered by that noble hearted
revolutionary needs only
which George Washington addressed him
on OF the command tho and which read- follows
Although have taken opportunities pubic p
vatc, OF acknowledging zcsi ahstt~
duties Of Office, wish
moment Of my public life 10 signify In the
appreciation conduct obga
ton the public is under to for your faithful and nctcfons
vices"
cooperate York We
the German citizens Washington
brate aSteubcn festival instead sending broth
in New York and 10 deliver the from the The
York committee in due time We had hardly
public notice. when were happy TO perceive that
where received with favor and enthusiasm, that there
ce OF doubt but chat the day Of the festival MONDAY the 26
instant tho inhabitants OF tho District win
urnouts which occurred this latitude We conf
all brethren will that
of American fellow citizens will likewise be
the creed inheritance OF their fathers Of
OF who assisted thom In their
struggle for liberty and independence
Arlington Cuss Spring has been selected the spot
festival will be held and full OF tho procession
monies amusemcnts and performances of the will
In tho ming and evening from tomorrow until
day, the Goth instant.
Tickets be had all the principal hotels
and restaurants. by order OF
~ THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
4sa And the Committee Printing and Invitations
All civil and military organizations dcsous Joining
will the headquarters tho Central
J. Gerhards Maryland avenue ~
July 22--u ft
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once of the Commissioner Of Health,
4a ,sf s3B ft Washington, July TO- 1858.
7 meeting Of the board Of health held the
IN 10Th instant, tho following constitute nut
s az, \ y = T. 81 =
animals, dead fab, and oal OF fish heaps oyster Shells
0 from butchcrs' stalls slaughter houses,
wntcr In ponds, Marshes cellars.
stables foul houses cowpens foul pvs ogss
vegetables and fruits OF description whctor
those portions thereof not used food which may be thrown
out.
occupation, or business.
Filth stable manure soasnds in pools drainage from houses
and soap factories. sia . 5af5
Horses going at large with sanders frcy other contagious
disease. 3, f 3.
buildings in dapiaion decay endangcring
tho lives property Of ihosc IN the vicinity.
Priyies opening into 4g t.@9
CHARLES r. FORCE
July 22-eo3t Commissioner OF Health.
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CuARLEs, 3 LONDON CORDIAL lcIN-T1

CuhRLES's LONDON CORDIAL CIN.--TTIE
~ ORIGINAL AND ONLY LONDON GIN IMTORf1eD THIS Gin,
s,ea Ia uaon fom sound harley under the surveillance tho
British decsy
juniper berry aud some The most valuable cswaiiye u INA
table kmgcm rendering w. 10 TIE opinion Of the cdi
The dinfcic drink
Ia adoecns delicate differing entirely
froso cthrr Gin and desa ~ which
ae the article known as Holland Gin shnaps
Though intended medicine
gerray IN II dyspepsia, icumais, Gravel
b Sora, Fewer aud rae xsc,c, pscases or We Urinary
The Kidneys and the Bowels Nervous Nobility, &C. whilst the
weaker wiz md by IL adoption relief those strcss
which Frequently dcfca4c
G Valentine Ai, q. New York highest authority
lfmsanc,s cAMkss LONDON colH GIN "not only superior
ofhrr but the best article he
u b. peculiarly adapted
States web travellers exposed changes
fr sale In quarts nye thirty
~ all dngss rcers, and country merctntr beware
" imitatcs Huy citARiIxS OTHER IMPORTED
May he had In Washington Ut Ford Clark
N Hamilton Leach Wallace Buchsrd Ryou
EDMUND G. CHARLES,
Importer, No, 40 Iiroadwsy, New York.
EDMUND c. CHARLES Importer,
Mar is--1y 10 broadway, New York.
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49, Noucr.--The Catholic Total Abstinence So
ccy win evening O'Clock Sociolys Hail. TO
consider and urr, the attendance is
earnestly Invited II. c. MCLAUGHLIN,
u Chairman Of Committee.
Jrr j. ksN, Secretary. July rs
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T Knitted STATES LAWs.ALAsr sEsslON.-

TINTED STATES I.AWS-LLAST SESSION.
Large Treaties the United OF
America passed tho Congress,
ls3-5s Carefully lscd with tho originals al Washington, aud
published by authority. by GEORGE r. SANGER
Royal Svo o. Just published by LITTLE, BROW 4 CO..
July 25--3tleod ~ liz Washington street. Boston.
GUNNER TIME IN THE COUNTRY; by Rob't
Arts witmott drawings Barpe
HARRISON Weir and Carrk in the highest style Of the Price
49,
William tho Conqueror Historical Romance; by Gen. Sir Charles
Napier, g. c. b.. &c. 81 25 fGrgs. ea E&- E#a .f.
Raymond Tale that Might have been True ~ cents
Vivian Grey; by DIsraei 30 cents.
Henrietta Tompc do % cents
Alroy; do SO cents. aE}
Ixon in Heaven. dowi9a % cent?. ssaag tsa.t,
The Young Duke; do 38 cents.
Venetta; do 3S cents.
Tancred do 50 cents
Jnstrc at PHILIPS lew Bookstore,
July 81 332 Penn. between 9th and 10Th streets
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RoR THE SPRINGS. BALTIMORE AND OHIO

II RAlINOAD -utRkEIEY, HKTEUID CAFON, JOKDANS,
III Through
made for The nrst ume 10 ket passengers from
Washington 20 Northern and Bedford springs.
FOR t,KEY SPRINGS Morgan county, Nirgina) take tho
through rnn leaving Washington station at Q, ID except
Sundays stoutng e& miles sn BALTIMORE,
the Springs by eod rage road Pare W sr
Run - 80 arrive SIR Jcns by neon aud ~ Bxeey be-
fore l. H. M The eavhg at 10, CONNECTS
stages Berkeley SIR Johns Run station II 10 % m
by which passengers The Springs before midnight
ron BEDFORD siRINGs bedford ~nny lyaDa by tho
Washington 10, at 30 p Tor cunber
land 2lO miles miles 10 Bedford The stages
every morning O'Clock arriving In time Tor
linn AZ he Springs Fare through " 70
FoR JoDAS srRiNGs2 miles from aspors Ferry, and mar
the Winchester railrosi) and 49, :. a, Ia
FOR iANNoNDAfE SPRINGS as miles from srers Ferry, ON
will take the mail NJ 10, 70
Iapcrs Ferry with trains the Winchester read
CArOS the H. a. ior Wnehorser
stages 20 mei capon Tor early tea tars
% Winchester, tA
Parties luavng Washington O'Clock saturday afternoon
srcnd Sunday Berkeley and be back 10 Washington ~
M, Monday. a.. 4. H. fAlc~pNS Agent
w y snri Master or Transportation July si--5~
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PROPOSALS will be received by the under
signed Monday, tho instant at IL O'Clock M Tor
ng the alley In No 900 Proposals will price per
cubic ygrd for which scrip will DO ued rcdcemabe when
sessrnen, Is collected. tt
.a4 i1 t.la tst.8 STEPHEN COsTER
Commissioner 5th 9th wards,
ID. w. MIDDLETON,
EDMUND BARRY,
July 20-eotd Assistant Commissioners.
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A CARD.-JAS, G. MCGUIRE has this day assoc-
IN the business Ida sou
,icsrnx and Tr- j. frsvS, under ssy IL OF
Jas e. Mct;ufnK a Go. Et f.t,
able and that the business Of the concern
having unsettled are m
qocste settle them either by cash short without
delay.
July 20--d6t 1859 lfN fr
~ GOD FRENCH LETTER PAPER, ruled, at ~ rs
NJ Imported by ~ ~ NF lfAa ~ ~ y
JnIy22 FRANcK TAYLOR.
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n1SSOLUTION OF COPARTNERSlIIP.-T CO.
IL partnership heretofore existing OF Marsh
voss ia this dissolved by outstanding
due tho firm be immediately
tiles against the lrm will be settled by W. Marsh
the business the old
and Pchnsyvan H. H. s
receipt for any money due tho ao firm. n srsga "a r
les o. W. MARSH,
H. H. v0SS.
The undersigned, In Withdrawing from the
aforementioned firm sincerely hopes that all Of his old friends
win continue thor with his
Marsh who from his rive on
tire asfcion TO all who have business transactions with him.
uy2o-0hf #aF II. II. v0sS
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MARRIED.

goth inst by VIZ l. psrnr WILLIAM BURKE
es Washington c. sAIIIE c. youngest daughter OF Wm
d. ihusu, ESQ., o. Iscrhurg, Va.
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REnroap SPRINGS. This weIl- known and de-

.As viii 10 openci nr sls rwoapsic0 Of
lah add until the lat u uober
NE spacious buildings erected last year ara new foy
sssur furnished
la he accommodations viii be Of chsrsCssr NOT OK
c~ie4 part sc uaisd ss~tes. ls atg 5...LIs
ne hetsl be puder the management Of Mr. A-G. ALIEN,
e sspcrnc attention 70 his guests give
comfort and kind ea,,eu ftttt
10 saas Tho oahes Of " " seemed proper 10
si.i "a. reach bedford BY adayxht ride fron
thslabarslass
M e5aay arrangements supply vcrs
ana with BfpFOfD WATER by the barrel caooy
teS "a ialoves Iaiees al tho Springs Wig 80 M "
t~ t@Fssi sstberfy ~ 20
90
sxsA
nv -. Il. -.
Cary, 10 galoas 70
ses . paasY ga dosea .-.-s. DO
uarasy prepared that purchasers may depend
aIea the irtsh aud , ss - u
an cfnncntcafoas should DC addressed 10
ffL faffORD MINERAL STRINGS CO.,
suse so--asw Bedford county, Pa.
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TyEACHER WANrEp.-The trurtees ID 4

TEACHER WANTED.-Thc uustccs OF the
Il Rockville Academy, Montgomery COUNTY NJ ~i.a
gage pemaneutly gentleman qvakA~i ~
suuton and proficient ~ a~sas sid hsso~s~
personaI interview wrA AAs candidates.,
their scholastic aitainmcnts ycter With cresns.A ncfd
character, will bc required.
Applications viii bc recrv~i unif saturday dc stss Jn
when election will be made ir Tho e~s"ns year ossss<
the LIST OF September. ~ ..l ~.
The Rockville endowed and incorporated
Tho principal receives $500 fru The ss apd - tAse
nfths Of the tuition fecs NH
The town Rockville Wellington esaa~sss by
turnpike with daily communication and male fr
health and Icsseascs many social Advantages.
ny order Of tho board RICHARD BOWIE
July 3-Stawiw scOrctary.
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IN j. a. w. nj. GALTS STEAM FIRE-WOOD
Il Mills and general Fuel Deoavng taking entire grounds
known Van Ness wharf foot Of Seventeenth street.
thereon steam rcwoo mills
unrvaled sawed and split wood which ecay
economy and convenience being saving % the thirty
ccnts the alone nothing
wood o the time
close OF a i.....+
Al wood purchased OF give satisfaction or no
sale ~ ~ eHI t RI ithl = NJ ~
In our coal department be surpassed purchase
none but the bcst article prepared by The hest
Try Our coal all perfectly and housed
enabling us TO deliver good order any yeor
r. &w NJ GAIT.
Offices northwest Of 18th and cscc square
Pennsylvania avenue, and foot of nth street. elA n
July N-du
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RESIGNATION OF DmEcroRs. We learn from the alti-
more American that Messrs. ]. D. Brinkley, William j.
Bryson, b. Dcford and j. Irwin Smith, directors on the
part Of that city in the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, ON Friday rendered to Mayor Swan designations
of their commission directors 1t is understood that
this step was taken after general meeting of the city
directors, and failure among themselves agree upon
united line of policy The resignation Of several others
is spoken of as probable. saa
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RHAL EsrArs-Tlc following property sold on
Friday by A. Green, anctionccr Lot No "a. in square
No. 49, having front of fifty feet, north M street.
between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets west. run
ming buck ITO fcct to 30-foot alley, purchased by
John Curtis for l2i cents per foot,
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THK CAHAL-The breaks in the canal having been re-
paired coal boats arriving at Georgetown Washing
ton, and Alexandria in large numbers At the time of
suspension it estimated that about 900 tons were
aoat Three thousand tons have reached the District
and the remainder is its way in addition to recent
shipments. There also four five thousand barrels
of flour either the way already arrived at George
town.
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PRRPARISa FOR TIR WATm. --Workmcn have COM
mcnced digging the trench In Pennsylvania avenue from
the north side of the Capitol westwardly preparatory
laying the pipes for the introduction Of the aqucduct
ter into the city There something like three hun
dred men employed upon this work, under the supcrin
tendence of VIM Blake. The excavation will vary in
depth from four to six feet according to tho grade of the
avenue. apt
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V0NESS WHITE SULPHUR AND CHAIYBEATs
81 stsns. oosuiy North oaona.Theo sirsss
s.qwNAtss he.y " tho 10 miles
t wsrree. is ,hc Raleigh and CASTOR rnlrcad II which
" Jn Wilson wn keep and handsome fourl,ofsv
@se. rssy p~essss directly Springs N Hrg
W iealmet AN s Hsaod NJ the rcceoa Of visitors on
the Issh day q june, 1855. a.
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GKopcrrowS. Is stated That Rev. DR. Bocock Of
the Bridgcstrect Presbyterian church, will be absent
from his charge until about the LIST of September lilo is
sciourning among HIS friends ut Leon Madison county
Virginia. His pulpit will BIO filled during his absence by
different ministers residing in the District
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-12-07

4 heavy land suit is being tried in the Cir.
cult Court of kanawha county, Virginia, in
which McsSrs Emile and Charles Dumas, +
Lacouturc and D'IIuc dc Mousignon, are all
suing each other for Il piece Of land, of which
the Kanawha Star gives the following history
at appears that in the year. 1881, Colonci
James Swan Of Boston, died in Paris. France,
seized and possessed Of very large tracts OF
land living and situated in the counties Of Ran
dolph Harrison, Wood Kanawha, Green
brier, Bath, Tyler, Logan, Boone and other
counties west Of the Allcghany Mountains in
Virginia. That these tracts, in the aggregate,
contained upwards of two millions acres OF
land. That after the death Of Col. Swan, these
lands became forfeited TO the Commonwealth,
for non-payment Of taxes amounting to some
SO, 900. In the year. 1888, it was made known
to the General Assembly of Virginia, that Col.
Swan had rendered service to the United States,
in our revolutionary struggle with Great Britain
and had become indebted in large sums OF
money to officers Of the French army, and his
old companion in arms. and has, in his last
will directed that his large landed estate in
Virginia should be sold to pay his creditors the
money thus borrowed. These facts being made
known the Legislature Of Virginia, very gene
rously and magnanimously, on the 10Th OF
March, 1895, passed an Act conveying all the
lands forfeited to the State, as before mentioned,
to one John Peter Dumas in trust, for the ben
eft Of the creditors Of James swan. which
creditors were mostly Frenchmcn, residing Ill
France.
The litigantS all claim to have bought the
claims Of the French creditors to a greater ol
less extent. and are suing each other and Josiah
Randall-tha; gentleman having claim o.
$4,000 against the land, as trustee appointed
by the Kanawha Court The suit will soon b'
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