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We learn from reliable sources that Sunday night
last band of rins and horse thieves who claim to he
free State men but who iujure and disgrace the cause
made attack the house of Mr. Zumalt the Usage
and shot him through the shoulder Mr. T. was shot in
his attempt to cet out of his house to resist the
aggressors he having heard and large crowd of
them in his yard Weare glad to learn that he is in
fair way to The villains also pnged the house
of Mr. Phnrs though informed that the report of
their having shot him IL not correct We dcprccae
much the statements of Caps Kyne and Johnson In the
Prairie City champion which have unnecessarily and
unustiiably precpitaed this condition of violence, 1t
not true alleged by them that Missourians in
the Territory TO annoy State We glad 70
state in justice 10 Missouri that since arrival In the
Territory her citizens in this region have avoided all vio
lcnce armed interference
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DRorosALs FOR LIrHoGRAPnIC PRINTING.

OFFtr SUPERINTENDENT rrmic PRxT1ya
Washington, March H. 1853.
SEALED PROPOSALS will he uhl tuesday,
Of e.rru,'nt III ihc best
lowing .cnp,t and House Representatives
ted States, va
~ tT Transferring from printing hou
h'Mi mors s) Of each Of my charts accompany
annual of thu superintendent of the Iot-t
I'll For printing thousand more
rlcs) twenty two charts the report
IN class proposals
drcd transferring ani printing each chart separately
In the class the proposals ie
printing per
The charts will be this occ for the Inspection u u bar
where also blank forms b prIs,aals May be prsuprea
p,tr rtdnired tor printing viii Be rnk-d Us this oce
nris will Nc entered into WITH hobl- WITH security viii bc
fArc f,o ihe bidders for HE fahtul
copiraets, taaF
distinctly uncfscod hal
parties moi directly engaged in, aud practically with
The .iSic or MptN bid for s. U.At tiEf N"
tta PROPOSALS The time required for tho execution Of
work portions o the will be
signed endorsed the envelope Proposals for iiographng
GEO. W. BOWMAN,
Mar l2--cetd fntcl&Star Superintendent.
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WASHINGTON AQUEDuCT.
nncy Q. i,ss MtsAitt.llio's. Ascroo,

ey+,ov Oh tss A11lliiiss AqcEprcr
Washington March s, 1855.
Washington Aquetuc according plans specific
which viii be exhibition In this once 10Th Of
April.
win completion in gross
or for the separate works described In The peoincsas the United
rescyinE the right To make r the Whoe
separate works. ras sect" us dvebtasrou un COMPARISON
pr,lon only of The completed appropria
tons available and the win subject
The right prescribe
be done and the rate Of under each
Payments viii be made checks upon the United States Treasury
on ali payments nn,, the ompon Of the son,rsc and Il Wi, Ne
condition Of all contracts that the ~orkmen shall be paid their NH
Proposals should be scaled md endorsed Proposals for Work and
Materials for The Washington Aqac.'ac'."
shs ~ nH fny er tic work aeemed the
~ the work who give good security for the completion Of their
Eer oer must be accopanea w wrtea guarantee signed by
ono or hqre tcsSsbr refson ih effect he they
tasa ts 'hc Mddr tldcrs Mi IL bs accepted
i.r into obligation within ten days with
eurhes for 'hs c'mpion Of the work
United States district attorney agent officer Of the
eral government, or individual known 10 the engineer Department,
oWar that the gnanntors able 10 make good their
Bdf will e oincI in the er e bidders Of The
ll,h May; none WI, y, be received edaf,sI iha, bour
qniac the Great fal building Of houses completion OF
9nry bridges. waste wsrs @lans Distributing reservoir com
bridges yrg pipes FROM he distributing reservoir 70 the
Georgetown supply cement
sand bricks aud all other Materials for all OF which reference
to be made 10 the detailed descriptions and specifications
Te comparison " ha bids a be adc upoh tho Quantities noted
in The 4peccions and plans cxhbed the time Of letting and
should bid be accepted the monthly upon
by him. with tn per cent uul
the entire completion OF the contract according the specifications
aud plans,
Proposals should state the time within which each work will be
peed provided Congress appropraes the necessary
G MEIGs,
Captain of Engineers,
In charge o Washington Aqueduct
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MOUNT VERNON, OHIO.
Great Democratic Mecting-t,J0o Demotrot. III 'oor-

Great Democratic MecfinS--t,Joo Democrats m 'our-
=. sii. -.
[Irom the Canton (o.) Democrat 'i f.fe
The meeting of the gallant democracy of Knox county
camo on at Mount Vernon Monday the 18th instant
the anniversary Of the birth day Of Andrew Jackson
Having been present we can testify IL dem
onsaton worthy of the ndcmitabc democracy OF that
noble county onj c,iously sustained the great doc
trpss Of the party, and showed that the hearts the
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TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS.

me person viii be entered eooks, uniess h'
psymen, Of the subscription be mASc In advance.
hian sub cbcrs forward BY letter, and all risk
All be assumed by ourselves safe transnssioa
The COUNTRY rArEH pubnhed rweckiy during the
Of Congress, and sent scekly during the recess @A
Subscriptions Sr less thse year win be received
prcIortoned 10 tbs above rates. F
SSrSTMAsrEis act as our agents By
sendre rvE BsliY subscribers 1i
WEEKLY subserbsr enclosed will be entitled 70 copy
grass M
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From the Kansas Daily Ledger March H.
THE PRESENT POSTURE OF AFFAIRS IN KANSAS

The population of Kansas is composed of the most hcte
rogepeous elements. Here have men from all parts
OF the United States many from the Old World is
after issue has been made aud party after party has
arisen First it New England versus Missouri then
pro slavery versus free State chen Topeka versus the
United States thcn national democracy versus republi
eauisn then the people versus the Lccompton faction
and fraud With the exception of small pro-slavcry
element the parties at present are the conservative and
the radical the law abiding and the lswess aud in
It's last analysis these great parties found every
where The one, tic and law-abdng accept
ing the law and the constitution, processes itself ready 10
accept these rs the great compact and @ss OF organized
government, and maintains that the constitution must
be held in it, purity, and the supremacy of the law vim
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OHIO.

meeting was held at Columbus on the evening of
the 18th instant to support the admission of Kansas
under The Lecompton constitution, at which Thomas
sparrow presided The following resolutions were re-
ported by the committee
Reso'cai That the democracy Of Franklin county do
hereby declare firm adherence TO the doctrines of
popular sovereignty In tho territories and of nonintcr
ycnton on the part Of the States AMI Congress, de
cla,cd in the Kansas Nebraska act and the Cincinnati
platform, and therefore, are in favor OF the immediate
admission OF Kansas into the Union
RcyoiroI That the doctrine of intervention,
en,ncatc,l in the Nebraska bill only hc faithfully
curicd out by permitting the people of Kansas TO rc-
late their domestic institutions in their way subject
only to the constitution of the United States.
ReSot,ed That pasmuch the Lccompton constitution
has, in the language of that instrument itself provided
full lawful aud perfect remedy for every conceivable
grievance by placing in the hands of the people an in
alicnac and ndecasble right 10 alter REFORM or abol-
sh their form of government in such manner rs they
may think proper" therefore the sole objection 10 said
constitution IL removed.
ResoycoI That we have undminishcd conflcncc in
James Buchanan aud his constitutional advisers. Gifted
with sagacity and long experience forcscon, and
approaching The dangers which threaten surrounded
by wise and able cabinet, and animated by patriotism
which no man can ,ioubt-hc has advised Congress to
meet the crisis by admitting Kansas Adnirng his de-
cisiop and believing that he has ''no other object
earthly ambition than to leave his country in peaceful
and prosperous condition. and to live in the respect aud
confidence of his countrymen' respectfully request
our and members of Congress TO aid him in
his patriotic cndcavors
Resolroi That copy of these resolutions and The pro
cccins of this meeting be transmitted to the President
of the United States TO the Hon Geo Pugh and to the
democratic members of Congress from Ohio
Rcyoroi That the democratic papers OF Ohio and the
Washington Union he requested to publish these proceed
iDgs.
Governor Mcty then called for and addressed the
meeting for time, with his accustomed vigor and
eoqucncc and at the close of his speech the resolutions
put and declared carried. I'D
After speech from Sterne Chttcnden esq, the meet
ing adjourned
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THE voitE or THE DEMOCRACY.
RHODE ISLAND.

RHODE ISLAND. .Hrr
AT the adjourned meeting of the democratic State
vcnon of Rhode Island, held on Thursday last, AcAan-
der Duncan of Providence nominated for governor
Elisha r. Potter of South Kintown, for lieutenant gov
ernor Walter s. Burgess OF Cranson for attorney gen
cral John II Wecden, of North Providence for
tuy of State and Edward f. Newton .of Newport, for
treasurer These excellent nominations and think
the people of the State cannot do better the 7th of
April than to give thet majority of their votes
Welcome b. Sayles the president of the eonvcp-
tion and ex-tov Charles Jackson chairman of tho
committee appointed at the first meeting of the
ton in February ejofc the nominations and the fol
lowing resolutions which were adopted unanimously
Resoei That the democratic is now the only national
and conservative PARTY of the United States that its
principles aud doctrines the same in every State
the North at the South at the East, and at the West
and that It's continued asccndcncy in the country must
depend the permancncy of our glorious Union
Rsoi That confidence in the distinguished states
man, James Buchanan who presides general
government, is nmpaircd that bis management of our
foreign anirs has been cmncnty energetic and udicious
that his efforts to llat dlsscson and promote the inter
nal tranquility of the Union meet with our heatty a,
prova and that believe he has the ability to carry
the country through every difficulty triumhantly
nc carried it for the democratic party.
Rcoiroi That recognise the right of the people in
all of the States Of tlis Union to- alter abolish their
organic law at their pleasure and that in the exercise of
this right they only bc restricted by the provisions Of
the constitution Of the United States affecting the
eighty of the States and the form of government
Reolccd That the territorial government of Kansas
having called convention to make constitution pre-
paratory to the admission of the Territory State
and the convention having submitted that portion of the
constitution which intensely agtatcd the Territory
and the country to the people for adoption rejection
and those proceedings having been generally disrcarc
by the party alleged TO be majority of the voters thus
showing to The world that they indifferent the
they protested to respect, and cvncns desire to
prevent adjustment of the great question at issue it
is expedcn for Congress To admit Kansas into the Union
Immediately under the called Lecpmpton constitution
inasnuch the peuplc of Kansas readily shape
their domestic institutions to suit themselves under
State than under territorial organization
Resolru1, That difference of opinion on tempo
rary issue should be allowed to distract tie harmony
or interfere with the united action of the democratic
Inrty.
The passing of these resolves and the appointment of
State central committee concluded the business of the
convention which holden in the State house. in pres
encc of large number Of spectators
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brilliant SCHEMES FOR APRIL, ls5S-
- GRtSssNY MAURY, Managers, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
b c d,~n under the superneudence appointed
BY Mc Governor
ss sco-lotey for the Benefit q the sgArs ~ miAwARE
thss bs, for 1868. witmGiON DEL satur
day, APRIL 8, 1888
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Form Of Guarantee
To Capt NJ C. MEGs L. s. Engineers:
We the undersigned, rcshien Of iu tho state OF
hereby Jointly sevcsy with the United guar
foregoing bid he accepted, that he they
le of The said bid,
,c ctrat f Tic -aiic With sufficient sureics perform
the work furnish the articles proposed in conformity to tho
advertisement under which made. And In the
shall fail aforesaid, guaranty
good tho difference between the offer by the said and
ncxt lowest bidder ...r.
Signed u,
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M ISS IOSMERS BEATRICE CENCI SLEEPING.
lVI This exquisite piece of sculpture.
rlel ip- ne american culr'res Hmr pc.
roh fhps inc MY Gncry, 32s Fennsy avenue fWs
stephens. 4 Co.'S building ''' N,''
admission Is Hours from II, A. m I'M d,-l
The proceeds ,d exhibition benefit Of the nr,t
March l7-f
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Fcr An Parts Of tho Went.
HAt.tiHoRE AND ONO RAILROAD.
rr.sv Ayp = Jfef,pOkrrp npp1 NJ, 4, n L. %,,riv


SJNIIREE TRAINS DAILY from Baltimore, for Cum
berlsnd Whcciing, and all parts 6f tie Wcl.
l THO NOMMODATl0N TRAIN ssh lcave (eycept sunday
s4b connecting with rns~s from Philadelphia
wasoa Jun'ona VII shop ~sy stations and arrive
herssnd n oridtk. =. M.
MAH. NAN (except SUNDAY
$780, and reaches Wheeling by a. m, connecting
~*A trains Columbus Cincinnati
willie tsveiand Toledo pcro Chicago st. Louis Cairo and
tnenAte paints
81 Tbs EXrRf. TRAIN leaves daily p m connecting
Cincinnati los Cairo
date The distance trinna other
places the West nearly 100 miles shorter by
route. The time ~ sNc~c places Is also unpqialed
Baggage cheAt Through to Columbus Cincinnati indianapolis
louis 4fe
passrngcss and baggage transferred POINTS
TUEGfi TItKEIS win be large
At the lowest possible rates nj the tick Office Camden
Wsshir gon ,iy a0
Asecond class car is attached 10 tho mail train.
saengers from Baltimore Washington
Ny daylight hy taking accommodation mail and lying
Cumberland klsua They morning express
which leaves sAaberlcnd so, aud reaches Wheeling
t2
-cnsss h-m Washington have ample
ngt- l~rste0
- only hy through tickets and baggage checks
csD be obtained in Washington.
a FOR WAY PASSENGERS.
ut stations east OF
Crmbcrn and the beyond going
Ea-twardy the mail Wheeling acp
~ reaching m
The FREDERICK TRAIN starts Except sunday stopping
stations Leaves Frederick ., m arriving u Baltimore
The EykUrrs MILLS TRAIN leaves Camden station al a.
and 49,. Leaves Elicotis Mills at Tao, M, m
sxcc1S Sunday.
W. s, wbNsiDE.
Jan IL df Master of Transportation
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EDWARD X. CVliNss
No 80 waN street, N. Y.
Rl"wN, ssupLtY, co.
s Liverpool.
SlEI'iEN KFNNARD Il Co,
No ~ Austin tfars, London.
b g. wAINwf;fir 10.
Paris.
Tho owners oil these ships will not DO Hsc rr go
bullion syve ie~elry precious ineha Of Ia
gncd therefor value expressed therein
tt--du
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No 597.
Notice Of the Removal or the Land once from
Sank Rapids to st. Cloud, In the Territory OF
Minnesota.
n accordance with the provisions OF the act Of
u Congress- entitled "An ac nn'pg changes the location
anl Offices, March 1853 declared
nnwn tn the office the the uhic lands
m Tue Territory Of Minnesota viii te renove Sr Corp said
i"rrn'qy, ~ os euty yeriod a. practicable
further notc removal viii be issued
me register and rc-aivcr frr the hand district
rn nper my nl a. the city o Washington this twenty third
Uy m February, A. u. 1888
Wy order OF III. PRESIDENT
rOS. A. HENDRICKS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
r'ozo-iawow n, Ssnr
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In equity in the circuit court
for Somerset county.

county payment
that said in his life indebted died indebted
complainant the hundred dollars
cents with the 9Th October 1850
cn rendered the circuit court for Somerset county the nth
day October that indebted Matthias
parted January 1858, and
deb divers oor that letters Of administration his
personal by the court of
county Purn ud county and a said personal
inuBeient the payment detecht debts that he died
sized OF divers huts ahd rai estate ie-et county which
hts lifetime he had noasscd TO said Fhre foadvne
certain debts and that sn debts have not been paid aud
bill 2d
November 1854,
W. ougherty Of ss county all the lands he purchased of r
Francis John
hundred Ave dollars during fc his
wife Elizabeth Iornan In consideration Of premises recd
copy which filed marked C that complainant
t the objects ad deed abandoned
but thai said decd Of trust
Elizabeth necessary parties
that said the follow children
only Emily Francis Who II " fl
resides without the Mary Thomas lprman, Jphn
william Edward prina all Of hon minors aDd reside IN
county The bill for the
OF - Nthia. iornn the s debts Tor such ot.
ccas the order Of publication snt
resident Defendant aud for ubr1nas for the other defendants,
all Of whom live in Somerset county
tecnIon ordered this 2lth Of 1853
complainant c,a,g copy this order be
before the twelfth day of April notice
Emily defendant of tho
of this bill her in hi. court in o
before the thirteenth day Of July the
ies and show she has why decree d not
prayed. LEVIN WOOIIUHp, Clerk
LEVIN wooIFoRp, Clerk
Mar I'll Tvs
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March q---10tdf
MouRNING SILKS. Opened to-day 20 pieces

MooKNiNG SILKS Opened to-day 20 pieces
AVA various styles, widths, prices mourning silks
= rev choice sly les mon rpn silk
cf
WIT ." shb mhr'cs At prse inner
daily. ' w "c" N"FP"S
Ono price cng, marked plain osro therefore no customer -
0vsrchsrge.i ~ '''"o' u
All cId hills must be scl. before ones are made
flexible this point. ~ NV "'
We NOT opening accounts credit busnoss "a now
dstrcsngly large. " W."
IHlt presented for payment monthly.
II IS determination ,,.,,
possible without disturbing the pleasant which hay. cx
cctscen Of and ourselves Of
PERRY Il BROTHER,
Central Iorcx. - buihinr
"sreh s-1Otdh Opposite Centre Market
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U,HE NEW YORK AND LIVBRpOOL UNITED
states mail steamersThe ships oem' rising this hne arc
The Atlantic ............ Capt Oliver Fdridge
I3s,o G Jos. Constosk
The Airiatic .........., Capt. Jsmes West,
These .hpS built by expressly fx government
,srye taken their conssru'th also in
engines strength and sred and sr accommodations
for unequaHed Tor cxcsmDce md Ncriort
this line hive approved waller tight compartments
been sAke them all as good
the thorough thew proves their mode CT eoa.Nruc
tnn WV
Price passage from New Nvss Liverpool nrs cabin $780,
n cabin, t6 fr liverpool Ncw York. 80 and 20
guiocas
experienced surgef attached b each ship.
No berth can be sec' ,nix reia for.
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The duel between Captain Mnury and Captain De
RvicIe Mobile the 18th instant did not result ia
tally 10 either party The weapons used Colts ta
val pistols fired advancing and continued until the siu.
nal was given to stop. Mau'y csesi@d atgc,h.irt Hs
antagonist hit twceope shot taking ctc,i upon a
twenty dollar gold piece In his pocket ai TIE other III
his check. The signal then given TO cease firing
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j. MIDDLETON, Ice dealer, Office and depot
10 southwest of aud Twelfth streets, Washington
No =.
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hereby certify best ~ my knowledge and belief the
named guarau good and sufficient.
Signed + f.
Mai 10-IhtNayl
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MINNIE RlFLES.-Two Thousand for sale. in
March ll---dfw
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r0MPLErlON Of Panama Railroad. Reduction
CahfDrpisnicd mail steamships
York for Asnwa the h, and 10th Of each month";
with mail steamers from Panama % sen Erahts.b.
rrs6 slcanp. Have Bce Inspected dnd dpTcvcd by the Navy
bpnri,cnl and giarahiy stSof dla sdfsy
fte railroad az miles long, Is completed from
to orea and The passengers
checked New York through Francisco and passengers
by tho
money paid New York all expenses Of the trip
kept In New York. Panama.
entirely reliable.
Passengers they Aspnwal
through take charge
aud children without other protectors.
through apply the agency,
wcst street, New York, l. W. RAYMOND.
diff
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GEORGETOWN FEMALE SEMINARY,
GeNrectOwn u. q, g@

VNHiS large boarding and day sckucl for young
i ailes, hing and favoraby by
English under che direction Narrower princpa
assisted by ccrrtent and experienced every
department q cnrptrg
Members rfS,grss others
ten place their daughters
v-rm, have accustomed
seminary representing nearly every stnte the
For particulars address j NARROWER,
Principal Of the Georgetown Femsic Seminary,
Yep l2-ectf Georgetown. y. C.
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Miss Christie johnson,

EIoctuoS,
rs dcsirous of forming classes in elocuon in the
schoos Washington, aud viii give private pu
pils IN that aud Georgetown.
Miss johnson will give lessons youths and professional gentle
men, foreigners who wish acquire pure English
Residence Miss IIarrcvcr's (ormcry Miss Encsh Female
mary, wauuglon and Gay streets, Georgetown
Rsr1B
Mrs. RitcIie, Richmond, Va.
stephen I. Hill Washington, II. C.
Graton Tyler, NJ H., Georgetown, u. c.
blanchard Nohun, their book.
store corner rcnpsy yana and Eleventh street
G--n +.
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nAlLY OPENING SPRING SUPPLIES IN ALL
~ hrst class fancy aud staple dry goods adapted 10
M our entire stock cfancy silks slawIs merinoes mou.encs
npn''es Sr, NJ vastly and recently reduced prices,
@ pr" only marked nn consequently pccnccd
p"sser are oyprcln,rgrL.
WIS presented for pay nrnt monthly.
~ Is determined make trade n cash
oeSs possible without disturbing the pleasant which
- existed hrwe. of ourselves
'.res of years"
PERRY & BROTHER,
.'Centra Stores, /" building.
Much s--loin opposite Centre Market,
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PHOTOGRAPH OIL PAINTINGs.

y. II. Il"
IL fully returns for
mrst, and tolkits a continuance tho same.
" AZ srearfcys Gallery No 4As Pennsylvania three
doors east IT 4 y street. sH '
nec4-u
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William Birckhond re Purnell Toadyine,
administrator Of Matthias lhrman,
Elizabeth Dorman, Robert W. Dough
erty, Emily Francis Dorman, Thomas
Iprman, John Dorman, Aurclia Dor
man, Matthias norman, Amelia Dor
man, and William Edward porman.
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INOR SAIE-A rare chance to secure a very fine
Iadys riding horse lie beautiful tnck, eight years
upwards high and sound lie bs surpassed
action and perfect nil and every He be
livery stable Mr. Levy Humphrey only
Feb 5--dtr a..'r,..at
~ EORGE w. BREuA, ATTORNEY AAb COUNSEL
M roRArI.,w, No. l6 Val stret, Neg Fork
26-6uf .t#
ID II. GILLET, Counsellor at Law, has removed
hs bis Office his residence in Franklin Row.
lie will his attention principal
o the United States supreme Court
2s--dr
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NTASIIINGTON ART ASSOClATl0N.--The Sec
wv Exhibition the Washington Is
open the Gallery street between lsIb and lth
from 10, a. m. 10 10 ~
Admission tickets To principal
bookstores and hotels, and at the door.
bee 2s-du
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~ EORGE c. THOMAS, COMMISSIONER O
NJ Deeds Tor a The States and Notary Public Seventh
NJ. 800. Nay l6-1y
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HENRY a. CAMPBELL,
Bankers.

LANE, COLLECTING, AND INSURANCE AGENTS,
Sour City, Eouo,
Es't lands with land cash. time
arcsn rates taxes, and furnish abstract TO titles
Sep 25--d&xwly
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DROF. MACLEOD'S boarding and day school 70
III young ladies, 900 y street between nth and 18th.
Feb i6--3tawn