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The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1858-08-13
Cotton Crops in the Wost.

The New Orledns Crescent says that tho fol
lowing extracts fro letters to one of the FIRST
cotton commission touses of that city, are full
of interesting intelligence Our readers may
rely upon the accuracy of all information re.
garding the crops, and subm efged regions,
which appear sunder this head:
YAzoo CRY. July 25.-Our river is nearly on
stand lacks about l6 inches Of being up to
the owe flow Of 1850.
Another letter dated
YAzoo CITY, July 27.-Thc river still con
tlnuesto rise little here: hut rs it is reported
falling above ut the mouth of tho Tchu!a, and
below-at Sunfiowcr. we look for reced ing Of
thesHaters in few days. The Yazoo valley
planters are all more or less injurel and many
very seriously.
Another letter dated
JxeKsoS. Miss, July 27.-In answer to yours
Lwili glys:y"u the opinion of a friend Of mine
"a piahtsr who has just returned from hie
place y EoGvnr county. On. the Mississippi ri.
veM he estimgfes the loss from high water
this season.as follows. in the following river
cenntiessof Mississippi: Tunica county. 10000
bales: Coahoma, $1,000 Bolivar. 20.8os
Washington. $4,000, and Issaquina. $4,000
making an aggregate loss of los.ooO bales in
these five counties. which is more than two
thirds of their prodRct the previous year. The
crops ON the Tnllahatchie, Sunflower, Silver
Creek, and the lower part Of Deer creek are
much injured from inundation. a letter from
my orerseer today says the river (Yazoo) wa.
ata stand at my place and about forty acre,
OF cotton under wafer. l learn the places or
HonSS Island have escaped with but little in
jury.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1858-08-13
Dallas County, Texas.

We receive pleasing accounts from this -four.
ishing section of Texas. The assessor of the
country furnishes tho following statistics for
the present year:
The total population of the country Is s.ss: ;
Of which e3S are slaves. There are 1879 quail
flied electors. and 1878 children under Is years
ofage. The country contains 676. 900 ncres
Twothirds of this at leaet is fair tillable land
or ss4.eos acres. From tn is take 5,lo7, the
number of acres in cultivation. and we have
s4s,s95 acres oftillabls la6dsin the country nm.
cultivated. The wheat crop has averaged 90
bushels per acre, which gives yield of the
wheat crop this year on $500 acres of Slo,.
1s0 bushels Number Of acres in corn IL, ,237
in Chinese sugar cane sS4: in cotton 40. ns's.
cellsneous 6,958. -
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1858-08-13

The greatest preservation of beauty known
to modern science. is Prof Woods Hair Resto.
rative and Cosmetic. Among the most impor.
tant features Of female beauty, are a luxuriane
head of hair and a fine complexion both Of
which should be guarded as sacred treasures;
for either may be lost By neglect, or preserved
by the use Of the above named article delay
is dangerous. We seldom undertake, editori-
ally, to endorse what are called Hair Restore.
tives." as knowing full we'll that the great ma.
jority Of such preparations ore entirely WORTH
less Exceptions thero are, nevertheless, and
among these we have never hesitated to ex-
press our conviction that the article known al
woods Hair Restorative" is entitled to a
proud rrc .emincncc. This article had told its
own stcry in nurnberless instances of prema-
turely gray and bald heads. and the cert,f.
Gates in regard to its amazing efficacy have
been a like numerous. unsolicited, and emphatic :.
When Senators Of the United States and others
{of the highest standing socially and polite al.
ly, openly declare that Woods Hair Restora.
tive is all. and more than all. it pretends to
be, We cannotdo otherwise than believe them.
The article can be had al, all our Druggists!
See notice elsewhere.-Rah,cay Republican.
Sold by ali Druggists.
August 18th, 1853 Is eow.Im
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1858-08-13
The Trial of Reiokles.

We are indebted to Thos. Y. Simons. Jr.
Esq, for a neatly printed pamphlet of 95 pages
containing an account of the trial of John IL.
Reikles before tho IIon.-D l. Wardlaw. for
the homicide o + fHenrysLinstedt. in tho City OF
Charleston, tried the Sd and 4th June 1883.
1t furnishes detailed and interesting report of
the evidence; of the arguments Of the Attor-
ney General J. ". Hayne, and c. r. Miles.
Esq, for the State, and Thos. T. Simmons. and
+ p. R on Esqs., for the defence and
I Of the presiding Judge. Tho Jury
at uing out the entire night returned q
veruIvI of not guilty."
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1858-08-13
The Cattle DiRease

:, correspondent Of the Charleston Merc,.rv.
:hGs writes Of the ca::,c Iisensc, and of the beat
mode of treatment. AS the disease, is pre-
vailingin various portions Of District, his re.
marks wilihe interesting to many ef our readers.
'IhGt loathsouc disease, the black
tongue seems TO have rspread unifornrlly along
,hesporutry, from the Edsto to the Savannah
river. rs believe 1t has done in almost every
ether direction. l hear Of it in every quarter
though It seems to prevail with differing deg, ees
of yiralence.i In some precincts the attacks are
slight and temperary. in their effects; in others
excessiSelys stvpre, The poor beast suffering
'lreadfnlly until relieved by DEATH They stag.
ger about.drunkeniy where the case IL sever" !;
tier beads are shpclicnly s~>ollen, and the
tongue protr6dee. black and greatly swollen
also. do not learn that it has extended to
other animals; yet. one report. fhsve had Of a
1armerwiio lost fourteen head Of sheep from
his flock OF the origin Of the disease no one
knows any thing; Of it's character and remedy
as little sseemss to abe known. u 'is suPpos.
cd to be.sp kin dred epidemic to that Under
which the ponlrv rthoughout the coun-
'stagger about. fall down in spasms. with their
heads greatly swollen. and hlackenng as they
t]ie-ald they die in few hours. In INV own
poultry yard have lost six or eight per diem.
for ten days succcssively. and these are gene
rally the very fastest hens. The trea ment
fOTstHGse ulSehSce whether VI CaltIe OF poultry,
Is wholly. empirical. Every person has his
owhsramidies :: but I. suspect they contribute
very little to the result either way. Salt and
coppcras are mixed with the food limo and
aehes. alum and charcoal; aud tie throats and
mouths ofihe cattle nre washed With solution
of copPerhs ii the beast survives the disease,
each ascribes it TO his favorite remedy, thougl,
/ SUSPECT chat nature furnishes her own best re-.
storative. a free range, plenty of water. and
daily allowance Of salt with food at night. ap.
pears to me the best means for keeping The cat.
:ln vel. or, promoting their recovery when
eicl:. Meanwhile. no body attempts to use the
meat, theSmilk or butter In many places
where there nrc markets the sale of the meat
and butter is forbi.ldeni;sqlls lsihe summer -meat.
clubs are broken up in scghscqucnce: and the
epicures who had made tfer7 calculations OH
Kid veal and mutton. are compelled to teut
themselves with rusty bacon. You know what
rusty bacon IL, as a matter Of course. have
known people who have taste for it and, III
very cold weather, it is to be tolera ted but l
You need not showSa passion for it. For those
who do We have in rcserve the acc ccoInmods ting
maxim Of the Lntins. who certainly had a char
iiy for their ncighh"r's tastes if not for their
opinions. De gnstibus non est &c | should
add.s hy the way, that in respect to the chicken
cholera,' ns the foul (fnwD disease has been
called, powdered charcoal has been very much
insisted upon. mixed with dough. DC
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OBITUARY..

Departed this life. Mt his residence near
Greenwood, July 9th. DE-. S. V. CAIN. aued
90 years and some months.
DR.. Cain was 60rn and reared in this D;..
trict, and received his diploma in 1888 from
the medical c6llege of Charleston,--his fir,t
practice was in connection With Dr. Arnold
Dec. and being afterward located at Ninety.
Six. he pursued the duties Of his profession fsr
| some years, with acceptabilty aud success.
Many will, no doubt. remember his sympa .tio
bearing. and indcfatigable exertions in the scye
room. Ae citizen, and as an Agricultural
his gentlemany department. this enlarged and
liberal views. his zeal and activity in promgx.
! ing the well being and progress Of society. bis
warm nnd enthusiastic admiration of ali that
was great and noble among mankind, claim
for him, tire tribute that IL due to true yirtsn.
and mngnanimity. No man was ever more
free, from the buse passions of envy and ma
lice-the errors into which he fell, arose priu.
eip"iiy from his exaggerated perceptions Of
| honor, and his excessive sensibilitv of soul
| During his illness he suffered much from
mental depression but through the dark mist.
which shronded mind diseased" :" there vera
| glymPses of his native purity Of scul-hi,
faith in Christ and resignation to the will of
God and his undying Tenderness, for tile friends
he bad loved Purified in the chamber of af.
Fiction from the gross stains of earth, we tr,ist
he has gone "whcre the wicked cease from
troubling. and the weary are at rest" but
we must lament for the light which can never
he rekindled upon his hospitable heart. and his
devoted wife and babes, must mourn for tho
loving voice, which male the music of taei,
household. For me. can only say
"Green he the turf above thee
Friend of my better days -
knew thee but 10 love thee,
l named thee hut to praise"
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1858-08-13
An lem for the Abolitionists.

We are indebted to the Kindness ofthe Rail.
road agent at Hodges. for the following inter-
esting item, which our abolition friends would
do we'll to consider:
"a list from the Cokesbury Depot. ofG. &
c. r. r. reads thus, 'one bale cotton shipped
by Sam. Negro slave of j. Richey.'-wondcr
how much the free negroes Of tho North ship I
If the owners of slaves in this vicinity would
let their negroes ship their crops in their own
names, yankeydom would be aston ished.''
AGENT
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FOR TIE INDEPENDENT PREsa.1
DfDner at I,ihertv Churoh :

Ma EDnoR For several W weeks past, quite
a number Of Barbacues have taken place in va.
rious sections of our District, affording the
people an opportunity of meeting together 10 a
social capacity. Not the least pleas ut feature
in these festivities, Is the order and decorum
observed by those IN attendance and the entire
absence Of drinking and rowdyism, which for.
merly characterized similar assemblnges. The
refining and elevnting influence of woman has
wrought this change by her presence on such
occasions; long may che continue to exert it.
1t was our privilege to attend one of these
neighborhood dinners on Saturday.sthe 7th
inst, a. Liberty Church, near New Bordeaux,
section of our District possessing much iifsaS'
toric interest as the settlement of the Hugue.
nots, who flying from the prosecutions Of their
native country left the vine clad fields OF their
loved France. and the grayssso of their fathers
sought an asylum in the wilderness. With this
noble band of sufferers was introduced into
this portion of tho county, not only religion
and civilization, but the arts and sciences. A
little more than ninety years have elapsed since
their settlement here, and although they have
passed away, their numerous descendants oc.
cupy thei, places and constitute large portioii
of the most worthy, thrifty and intelligent Of
our population.
The candidates were all invited to attend
this dinner, the larger portion of whom were
in attendance. A stand being erected in a
pleasant grove, abont 10 o'clock, Maj. Bonj.
Giberts President of the day, opened the exer.
cises by few appropriate remarks, and intro.
dueed to the audience, Col II. o. Talnsn, who
expressed himself happy to meet with his fell
low.citizens, and ready at sll times to give his
views upon Questions of public interest,"
Gianeing at some of the topics which probably
would come before the next Legislature, be
proceeded to give his opinions in relation to
Banks and the banking eystem, exposing their
selfish operations and declarin ing himself ops
posed to them. . s.zss..s5i4 !, ,ai.;,, -,
Dt. ). ). Wardlaw was test introduosd,.in
the absence Of a,iy exciting spbjees prl ,discus
sion. he had no extended rsmsis III make. In
federal ssasters. hs yas sstisasd viii The prss.
sut Adninistrst stiopss and thousht lie iltsreats
ofsths sQnlf. ID no iifnnssdsas sdsness, but
agtssd Without a gaishsd SENATOR. that ~
= sbDnid Nsteh v;s our ;sfns TO- opr lSnds,
sad d5net silsrgss % s6op.sss inssssfssssoe 20
statt A6sis ifbGaesd wiib seat Id lie, Len.
iiiquts. So xstd sxs ID ons thst uaia III.
come nfs EsAil soasids sacs.. -fs
vss fsf sits1sIpg lks ldasislsA avisais,ioD,
ard % moro slststsd pa,it.oS.ssss a.
I \ I
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The Atlantic Telegraph.

New foRK, Aug. 5.-The U. S. steamship
Niagara arrived at Trinity Bay yesterday. Th.
snbmari1e cable has been successfully laid to
t::c American Continent, and the co,nmun icn-
ton throughout is perfect The shore end OF
the cable will be landed Tomorrow. The ca.
BILE laid is 1893 nnutica (or 1850 statute) miles
long from The Telegraph, House at Bulls Bay
to the head of Valencia harbor Ireland, and
for more than two thirds that distance, in WA
ter over two milos deep.
The cable was paved out from the Agamem-
non at the same speed IA from the niagara, and
the electrical signals sent and received through
the whole length of the cable perfect The
machinery worked most satisfactorily, and
was not stopped for single moment. Capt.
hudson Mcssrs. Everett nnd WondhoUse, the
engineers. electricians aud officers ofthe shin,
and. intact, every man ON board the fleet. ex.
crte1i themselves to the utmost to make the cx
Eedltlon successful, and by the blessing Of Di.
vine Providence they succeeded.
After the cable is landed and connected
with the land lines. the niagara will discharge
her cargo belonging to the Telegraph Com
pany. and will 60 to ST. Johns for coal, whence
she will proceed to New York.
despatch. signed by Mr. Field. and dn. ed
August 5. at Trinity Bay, says that the tele
graphic fleet sailed from Queenstown on the
l7ih duly, met Mt mid ocean. and made the
splice Mt one o'clock in the afternoon of the
2eth The vessels then srparated-,he Aga.
niemnons and Valorous bound for Valencia
laeland the Niagara aud Gorgou for New
foundlaRl. , - "a
President Buchanan, now at Bedford Springs
Pennsylvanin. has received through the Asso.
ciated Press a despatch from .Blr Cyrus W.
FIELD, the Agent Of Atlantic Submarine Tele.
graph Company, on board the Niagara. inform.
ing him TINT as soon ae both ends Of the cabl.
are, landed. and the necessary Connections
msde. her Majesty Queen Victoria would send
message to the Presiden, of the United States
and that the caLls would remain unused until
hsshad an oppoSrrtsanityto reply.
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Citation

By WILLIAM HILL, ESQ, Ordinary of Abbe-
Vile District:
VXTHEREAS, William Adsms and ]. 81.
Cobb has applied to me for Letters Of
Administration, on all and eingu.
lar the goods and chattels, rights and credits
of John Adams, late Of the District afore.
said, deceased y ~
These are, therefore, to cite and admonish
all and singular the kindred and creditors Of
the said deceased, to be and appear before me.
at our next Ordinary's Court for the said Dist,
to be holden at Abbeville Court House, on the
twenty -6rst day of August inst, to show
cause, if any, why the said administration
should not be granted.
Given under my hand and seal, this seventh
day of August in the year of. our
Lord one Thousand eight hundred and fifty
eight and in the e,ghty!shird year Of A.
merican Independence. -
w. HILL, D. 4. D
July IL, 1853. 10 ct
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CONSIGN EES.

eSNThe following persons have freight in the De.
pot at Abbeville:-
ARE Gaines, l. Tustcn, W 7. Calhoun.
w II Stone, II 8 Kerr, w D Mars. r NJ Palmer
j w W Marshali, A n Smith. Cobb Hunter Il
Co. H w Lawson. J F Marshall. D J. Wardlaw.
NJ Kallum, D F Freeland. Jordan & McLauch-
lin, T Perrin, W G Kennedy.
D. r. SONDLEY, AIT
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The cost of Reaching tho Frazer River
Minea.

letter to the New York Journal of Com.
nerce states that the price of passage by the
steamer from San Francisco TO Victoria, Bell
ingham Bay, DC, is on the average $50 to $40.
Added to this is go and s25 for river passage
on the steamer SURPRISE or by canoe to Fort
Hope. 1t is to say. that miner. to go from
San Francisco to Frazer river mines wants at
lenst 5000 or $3.50 cash to enable him success
fully to reach the mines and to procure tho re.
quisite outfit
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HYME NEAL.

MARRIED, on Thursday morning. the 9th
instant. by Rev. Colin Murchison. Mr.. J. FRAS.
Kiln TALBrHr. to MIss. NJ. A. E. CRoMER, eldest
daughter Of P. Crou,er Esq., all of Abbevilie
District.
On'Thursday evening, the 9th instant. by
Rev: Colin Murchison. j. Ramsey BLACK. Esq,
to MISS MARGARET TRIBLe.; all of Abbeville
District. Ht@
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Advertisements.

We direct attention to tho advertisement of
a valuable house and lot. by ". W. Belcher :;
tho Merchant Mills of Isaac Kenendy the no.
tice' j. c. Calhoun, Assignee the notice of
Gillland. Howell & CO.. Assignees; notice Of
n runaway slave by T.R. Cochran Sheriff /;
Ordinary's advertisement, DO, &c.
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The Commencement at Erslsiue College.
We have just returned, from attending the
Commencement at Erskihe College, which pass.
ed off very pleasantly raad highly credita.
bly, to the Institution but defer an account of
tho exercises until the next week.
The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1858-08-13
The Golden Harvest.

Tho production Of gold in Australia for the
last year is set down by the best English author.
tiles nt Sloo.oco.ooo. The production in 9TH.
countries is estimated as follows: Califor-
mia. sa5 .OOe,OOo Russia and Siberia. $4,000.
600; in other parts Of the world, $4,000, 900
total, $lOO, 100000.
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M I" T III a. @s

COMMITTED to the Jail Of Abbeville Dis.
~ trict. on the 9Th day of August inst \
Negro Woman, who says her name is RACHEL.
about 25 or 80 years old also. a Girl named
Susan. said to be her daughter. about or 10
Years old. Said woman says she belongssto Rich i.
ard B. Carpenter. residing in TnIahasss. Flor
idn-says Jesse Watly brought her to his
mothers in Eigeield District
The own is requested to come forward.
prove property, pay charges, and take posses-
sion.
T.R. COCHRAN, Jailor.
August 18th, 1863 Is If
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MI G rc,h a mt Mills.

THE Subscriber would inform the citizxens
Il Of Abheville and Edgefield. that he has
rebuilt his Mills. and is prepared to clean wheat
ns well ns any in the District. He has good
Machinery, and good rock. and can grind With
neatness and dispatch. He will give close at
tcntion. and will tie glad to accommodate all
who may favor him with their grinding. s.
ISAAC KENNEDY.
Aug. l3. SO. Is St
w- Edge6eld Advertiser copy times. ~,
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M dD @H II a. HS 9 ss<s'
t!seJlsucs,.s
SANDIFORD HOLMES. having made an
~ Assignment to us of his Books Accounts
Notes. DC. all persons Indebted to him by Ac-
count or otherwise. are requested to make i'm.
mediate payment to
MEssRs. JONES & JONES.
GILLILAND. HOWELL l. CO..
Assignes..
August l3, 1858. is St
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$l4S.I5l.49 $l62.6S0.06
l48,76l.49
MARK ETS.

AsBEvILLE G. H.. 8. c.. August IL. lS5s.-
Cotton.--We have heard Of but one transaction
in this article during the last week. which was
lot of middling fair at 1T cents per ib.
.ESss
COLUMBIA, August l1.-There has3heen no
transactions in cutton this week up to tliiSeime
and consequently we can only quote nominal
81 II f..
CHARLESTON. August e.-The transactions in
cotton since the date of our last we ky re-
port have reached upwards Of 100 bales.
about 200 Of which were sold yesterday, and
the market closed with prices decidedly in ia
vor of buyers, and at about the quotations
given below. The sales comprise 264 bales at
III q 1919.
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re R EE., !,

~ 81. HOUSE, and or, id sAbsssfe nyill1ss,
II situated on ttk9 And IL 8 stSxd xbSus s
sntls s1d ettef rom tlbs C0ufs
HOUSE p ss sns geesas i /! =
'., a
loG sslll; 81 & 4
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A Worlds Congress.

We understand that q Congress, having for
it's object the discussion of questions relating
to literature and art, will meet at Brussels on
tbs 9th September next, and feinsin in ses.
sion four or five days. Delegates from the
United States and from aIl parts of the world
have been invited to unite in the deliberations
the results of which will be looked for with
great interest. The printed circular of invita-.
tion presents list Of the question:. .xhieh will
be snbm;ttelsfor discussion-quesfons mainly
referring ss the rights Of authors In property
in their. works, whether Of literary .or arGs.
tie eharacter-sised states that oil commhnica.
lions relative q the Congress should be si.
dressed postpaid, 70 ths general secretary Of
the Sommittee OF organization, Mr. Edeuard
R9mberg, snperinfehdent Of industrial affairs
In The pspartmestsf sbS Ssditsrior, sss Rue Roy
ale, RrussslS -s
2; ss..;s--s- = !;
. EIEpsfoss M l@isso5iL-SWs shsyasaacss,ed
incQmpt ptete Eetptns from fljres. Ccneressfousi
ftate kisspari, In tie Esest distsict 81
that State1 -, Barrett, nskiotfh ,ds,nodefts.
.lsas sbseh chosen to pissSs 81 ~.
e1s. r.. &Blair pb6l Sjl. i. lk III HsSond
aIsIsIss Tseas: sssi ss.i ds@s. 1ss
& 1 / / 4 ! ] !
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Dollars Year, in Advance.
SMYRNA Camp Meetin,

0H1yKNd OHlHP 10e6CIuB'
The Camp Meeting at Smyrna commenced
on last evening.
The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-06-10

At meeting of the Board of Trustees, held pur-
suant to adjournment atthe Clerks Office on the
evening Of June I'd, the following bylaws and
ordinances were passed: -
ARTICLE IL Be it further ordained and estab-
the lished by said Board of Trustees That hereafter
Recorder shall make out poll list OF all persons
liable to poll tax public highways, on or be-
fore the first day of May in each year, and that the
Board of Trustees annex thereto their warrant di-
rected to the Street Commissioners, commanding
them to collect and apply said poll tax in repairing
the public highways, streets, lanes and alleys In
said village within sixty days from and after the
first day Of May.
ARTICLE is. Be it further enacted by said Board
of Trustees, that the Saturday next preceding the
Annual Charter Election, shall be the final day of
audit and settlement of accounts for the preceding
ARTICLE 49, Be it further enacted bv said Board
of Trustees that all stoves when put lp for use in
said village shall have placed under them. either
a sheet Of zinc or tin, Of at least the size of the
stove, for protection against fire. And be it fur
Their ordained that all stove-ppes running through
floor or ceiling, shall have protection of tin OF
earthen tube other proper material, and that nc
stovepipe shall be alloWed.fo be erected or placed
nearer 70 any unprotected woodwork than inches
and that all stoves and stovepipes put up, and no