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FRESH OYSTERS

TUE ssts1irs.s is sov F~sSy soAtle%
ssprly Oyss~g Essess vtsA PaEaH W
OYsFgas as ewes az fsassssss s.t ~ a.
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JOHN T.. HO0pP
To Sportsmen.

~ haVs ~" re- -,tse = stf.f D,utis tsf.t
w Enn' ne u sciofsd iy' Haiis a sbsss
s1fs'ff msfofae -nfsfs d. ~ e,uvtstn F,.
isnf Offsfins thsm i.scf fesn - nssyfs.
'sfsfs are snahsd a. sci ihsm I2t p-f ersf
hssrff ihaH tefswisrs. A. rssssss 10 wssf =,
grsd 600 sss roe pseeufs q a. . mes,fs,.
rriss Csn asd s-e ihsn
Msria.bsfe ser. ~ NV
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Htark Geods.

A LaRoE s''st y sls.F Drrs eooss - 80.
" fsr~rs klrcs ~
Iaiy = tsao A. " CRANER
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the GARTER HOUSE,"

THE GARTER HOUSE,"
Chasissssws, Jsgsrsss cesasy. vtrrt.,a.
THE undfrsisned having purchased the ho,e
L prop ef'J, In Chsfles,ovn, Va, 90 long and
favorably known a.
CARTER'S HOTEL.
Avs op~ned the sans tor The fecep,ios OF visitors
The proprietor. pledge their ever, sI.ftioa for
the e"miott and pleasure OF ihrit patrons
Their fAHL Siii he supplied vrb every
Afford;
Their BsW furnished With q eea.,si ss.ott
m.ni oi he very b-'i L'qaos;
Their lafee and airy STABl. = attended by
sober and cnrriul Osiier>>
Every department will he under the careful sur
veilisnce of the Propri-,ors or their A..i,iant>
oy"er liquors, Cigar. sod Horse Hire. inva.
riab'y cAsH u A REDMAN
JAMES ID. GIBSON.
April 8 is5s-u
Mrssrs R.fman q g ,b-on a. will be seen by
he shose cari having tecom- p1oprieiors OF m,
Hotel Properly ! ~oab tesp~cIfuIIv comm, nd
fnrT :" ihe patrons ot The r.tabli >emrnt and TO
me publ grnrrsils feeling assured that IL will
to.. ncn ~ II. former reputation ~ ,h,ir hands,
WUh the improvements contemplated. ihe House
s,l hsv- additional Advsntarr> and can there.
lore With CONFIDENCE and pleasure earnest, ~
commend the c~tahItshn-ni knruioy thst sndyt
The" control the " us- viii Re guod, quirt an
oiferiy IN evrTr rrsp-r'.
Respectfully
ISAAC N CARTER
April9 1857.
HAVING just returned from the Eastern Mar.
Eets, wnh choice selection oi Liquors Alr> Pot.
ter, &c, ~e ofrr the following list which sr vii!
sell 90 moderate terms. by the gallon, dozen. bot
tie, &c.
Choice "Seieneu:" Pate Brandy;
Co Dark do
Ezra Pale Brandy IN Boiii.-;
V~rr hse Old Ns5eita ia do
Old Rve whi,krv i0yrsrs old;
d.. do 9 do .
Holiaod Gin
Bass Celebrated India Pale Ale;"
Dove's Scotch Ale;
Barclay d Perkins, London Brown Stout
SPiced Oysters BY the Can or Plate
REDM<N 4 GIBSON
Gamer Hoase Nav ~. 1867
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esseessgyu. kssss e. IN Osss rsey~ssy Ts,us
J,sastlssO
AsfeS a. ta8a
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tNsNtVd 90 Purfhase.
~ fsAn L. Fo,< f'nss'ss-srsrf R~rce
D.tltlU Is.... sA.s'a-v. sse ssa.s,
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HIS IA RLE

Shall Be Supplied With The substantial, and deli
eseiss OF the Seasons, His Servants re.pseifp
and a'isa,ive. and his Terms shall be made 10
suit the timea
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late OF the u. Q. Hotel, Asuiasburg.) J
Jss. 20, 1853. Ppp,i,,oy,
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SAPPlNGrON B01L.

CHarie ieS"se", JfDtVson Cosssy, HWgssia.
SlNHE vsasI.is.-d having tsssa
n. veil tooSa and iosR ~.isb TTh>
hsh-d no TEL. aed having resova lV
"d 40. "ni'd q, narpsfed to re
ceive Bosroe,s and vt.iior, sui ~
specifically soliei's share OF ,ar paoi,e patron.
age.
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r@sts a@G s8ofa.
"A oENERAL srsopnsat o' seoss sec ssss-
~ ~ ssfe ~
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CoMPrRoI.LER's OFFICE, n
City ot New Orleans, April 5, 1850. J
L No. 1864. i

Il a Az
& N osa 81
y: os%esrcs. !: and hereby
81
q sntsss int an w hs city
following described Railroads. tho conditions
single track Railroad commencing on Toledsno stree.
M a.;o m With % down psa. and
md along .sst aide Of street % the United States Bar
Canal stress he north sds II Gsnal
the r.s used Il e roads shall bs
e The same as those assS . sad city The tracks
Streets and in Canal and Rampant streets to Epsnads
the distance feet from The neutral ground aud below
lines q Within The rails shall paved with
% nav e. made % %
ts shall used for paving between the rails and the
which said tracks order condition during said
ssev & passing up
| the other for cars passing down.
iatance .ween those points shall exceed
ether The fare between Canal street and
either The shall be drawn by ses mules and
Ss abreast Said shall Be- run often per LAY
night as the contractor Or contractors may deem
until ten O'clock r NJ and every thirty minutes from len
i
Said contractor shall annually pay into the City
Treasury the Of said fixtures the
levied upon real estate and the value said road
to b assessed BY the usual mode
glect to keep the streets In the order and condition
templaed by this reoution the city may the
of said contractor contracors in their
fusal for the the shall recoverable be
e. ssa @ ss ss Ct
hour All tn be said railroads. sunset
shall provided with good ample
and for the violation Of this other
isne be hereafter enacted with the
provisions of this resolution the part any officer
liable to all fnes or da IMAGES arising thereform.
The taid roads shall be simultaneously ut Ca
nal street working Up and down to completion Of the
Of the said roads shall the Supervision Of the City
in accordance with lines given by him
and with specifications file in his office The laying
railroads shall be within six months from date
contract and completed hin eighteen months
and should the contractors fail
The said contractors shall good
solvent security in the of thousand dollars for
and completion of laid railroads within the time
The right way awarded to the parties Offering the
largest bonus for the privilege and the to be paid within
directed the City Comptroller and endorsed The proposals
the City Raioads be opened BY the Comp
IN ~ ss the m n 0 the nS
Council .% ~ UT
work done materials furnished for this every
and thereon either the rucon repairs
other Of whatever kind shall be borne
[signedl CHAs. H. WALDO,
- President Board of Assistant Aldermen.
lSignedI J. o. NIXON,
| Approved February II, 1859 '
\ as ST. IsignedI GERARD sTITH, Mayor
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SPECIFICATIONS, for the contract for
paving with square blocks Camp street. from Canal to Cal
9gAllIy AND DAsssIoss MArrHArs-The square
shall be OF good hard granite respect inferior
IN quality the granite obtained Boston, They shall be
nd ss sn ssn
a a he AND not e than mine inches in
joints the tps sGanFf
angle IF Sss
@ h sides s Ia as laid dAg0nAy from the curb
4s.s hard from
vds snd sas' 5Sns
hsSsd sssy hs Be- Tese sse''' well
or the as III
inches WIDE and in no less tina" four inches
best qualify perfectly well hewed and dressed less than
0a s ong tive bs vide and ng than sS ches es
@ e best q msoE or and Gi hs
shall less than three feet square By two
and ID: a half inches l,s s., thick, ,
Tht sand shall k b seWsTp sand Of grain
contractor shall take III old curb ordered
The curb shall be according to the lines
and grades e be gysn by The susysyo good joints and
lengths Ct from h,ss six feet thronghoa, he snd
dewas ' and so Shall sGtI ,G Ss
so I'm xsd and backed o IN the most Ape
Inc crossing stones shall u!d according lines
grades TO be given by the Surveyor in good joints the
best wOrkmanike bed of sharp
sand Mixed of Mt least SIX inches in thickness
be well rammed and hardened with the head of
n The s s siS sh. on in their length the curb
Of one inch, booming of four inches gravel
and sharp sand mixed ia botoming strongly
with the head OF the bar until solid The shall
well jointed the joints be half wide
wise they shall be and to be flied up with gravel
and sharp sand
The contractor shall take the old round paving and
after the shall be hauled shall pick and
grade the surface of the street, the grades 10
be given by the Surveyor depth
the superior face Of blocks when laid The
the Surveyor and shall place the top song
not less than four nchts Of London gravel
mixed and shall thoroughly roll the 5000 ID roller
until 1t and hard foundation The square block
shall lay the blocks dagoGaly angle de-
grees with the street line, breaking!
tny bedding the blocks and hardening the materials
He shall all the they touch aud make
close joints as all joints half width shall most
positively be rejected by the Surveyor When blocks are
sharp sand Mixed and the paving conveniently rolled
will. 5000 h. roller After the settled the gravel
completely into the joints covering inches Of ne
gravel and sharp sand mixed shall placed upon the paying
and the same shall be opened for travel T@'
The old bricking Of the sidewalks shall and
hsuled by the CONTRACTOR the shall be allied by
tagging shall then be laid flags shall be laid and we'll
bedded n cement and close jonted same manner and
sna pc laid in regular The tagging shall
pied present an even surface free Of all rugged
sha De rejected The customary dressed CUTTERS moi
less than inches wide by inches thick usual tool
dressed channel for the shall be laid bedded in
and houses, " ''h ''''
Wherever the sidewalks are already tagged and NAV hs
oana 100 low ~ TIE Surveyor the shall up the
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q x7ss IND y iTS CONSEQUENCES.

flSS AND IA tS@ksS4sR tiksNefES sss.
lzssd, y CALIFORNIA;, relates ne following, Y
" II which - endeavovs u provs and ~
4 aaybody can writs posesy. u h : gen
lng after The manner Of Poe's Ravsn,only
III af'ss
aHAid |, my pretty miss,
s Lat ne have 3 little kiN, u Si
And rogelled in the bliss, E
Rich and msIler !"
+" Just help yourself 70 nors i,
Said she, tripping o'et The nooF,
And hacking toward the ooof
OF The cellar.
i never NV the trap
mi / fell through il kerslap,"
And vng1 should have seen me drap"
Through tho hole
Full twenty feet fell ef
How struck ! cannot tell
But sent up such yell,
On my soul,
That the girl thought l was dying,
And at once Get up crying
I For the old man who was trying,
ANOS Auk oAg
To mend . broken pump.
He turned, and with jump
Cleared shed, and tumbled plump
In trough! "a
Bat what has this to do z,s.a
With the story, which is true
As the gospel, old or newt
With hop,
He came up, inquired the matter,
Whence the screaming and clatter Z"
He had half mind to rap her
On the top
! OF her head. She meekly pointed
! Down the steps, where l, disjointed,
Lay, with grease and mud amounted,
On the floor.
!" Blizzard y up those stairs was carried;
4 Quite month there g Blizzard tarried-
( In two months was Blizzard married.
Nothing more
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CoMPTRoLLER-.oFFICIAI,

Rs o. y es
way ~ explained for new asssias. .4 = ''' ''''
The contractor shall furnish Gags which may be re-
GssEs whole work shall be to The
4 sas sGss s
a s s I'D
sh sn Ss the f the and shall be
sas D. q s ss asy and shabs furnished by the
Tf ss S ws. thirty
and complete The os ~ s anSs
penalty Of ton dollars day for each and day thereafter
Good and solvent security of ten thousand dol
lars shall BE- required guarantee the faithful Of
Payments to be made the completion the paving of each
i 70 Ss ai ias sy ~ sa!
Of New otsnn. in cash and the proportion Be paid
i sss ias'i is 8 e. e.
i si sS y &c city
o s b .ns s sss Of Of al
responsible said bills should The same MOI b. paid
The contractor shall be bound keep the paving In good
order and condition for and during year after somps
,. Tas eGGsstG shall into city prior
tractor shall have the right of demanding said petitioners
tiswell understood that failure the contractor
IN y fix Ss hs
IN which the work being the Council shall
, s Ss
applying to court justice annul the same aud without
indemnity and II also we'll understood the con-
tractor shall at time abandon the work. not finish and
complete the In conformity with contract the said
contractor shall forfeit ali claims psrt
the work done BY him mp to date Of the and
y therefor and is also that in case the con-
tract be resod the and his securities shall DO
held an bound ia sodo the city all loss differ.
ence between the price which the originally
contracted to perform the work and which may
be adindcated at a resale re-adjudicaion,
Bids to be superficial yard square block paving fur
nshed and laid complete including the gutter stones per
percialoot of curb furnished and laid per superficial
loot Of crossing stones furnished and laid per running Of
new tagging furnished and laid whole width of the
sde~aks and running foot Of old tagging Of the
walks taken up and relaid
New Orleans, March H. 1889.
(Signed] LOUIS II. PILE. City Surveyor.
Approved by the Committees Streets and Landings Of both
Boards OF the Common Council,
Isgnedl H.T, YENNARD, }c,.x,,.n
fSignedl ROBERT HUYGHE, ohafmen.
Registered March 81, 1852
snyf,ty rNyr
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

cOMPTRoLLERs oFrIoE,
ts-45s City Of New Orleans July I, 1855.
n EsDLvED. That the Comptroller bs, and
standing official JOURNAL that In accordance
With the ninth section Of ordinance No. l4 approved Mnrch
30 1854 the Council will pay any bill against the city unless
contracted under authority Of order from the Comptroller
In accordance with the ordinance referred to- t5le
tEgnsd1 =. l.. TRACY,
President Board Of Assistant Aldermen.
(8ignedl L. H. PLACE,
President Board Of Aldermen.
Approved April q, 1855.
lsignsdl JOHN LEWIS, Mayor.
Tbs attention Of the Of Of the city and Of the public ID
respectfully called TO tho foregoing resolution.
T. THEARD,
Vlou Comptroller City Of New Orleans.
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r A. PEBBLES, GENERAL AGENT AND COL
sctor Office .! Camp street, with Messrs. Woolsey
Es-REFERESCEs-Me G. C. Miller Co.; Woolsev
klaegiege Lane Mayted Co.; Harrington Howard Of
Hieinpls. fe2S If
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( No. 4414. j.


Resoced That ordinance No. 1864 entitled ordinance
for the sale Of the right OF establish railroads the city
Of New Orleans and for other purposes be same
hereby amended read single track railroad commencing
West side Of Rampant IN lien the East
part thence along the West side Of Rampant street.
lieu of the East side of Rampant street the United States
Barracks and after the words another single track rail-
male street to the East side of Rampant lieu Of
SWea side and along the East side Of Rampant
Canal street. in lieu of the West sde of Rampant
inser. the words through Magazine street Eighth
In lieu OF Toledana and through said Eighth
its junction with Prytaia street in lieu of Camp
The Of the right Of for said contractor
tractors shall be twenty The said railroads. cars
and appurtenances city expiration Of
said twenty years. valuation be by
one to be appon ed by said contractor
disagreement to said valuation between the sd
appointed third party umpire shall be by
the District Courts the decision thereby and
thus amended that said ordinance be- hereby
adopted.
(Signedl ALFRED KEaRNY,
President pro TEN. Board of Assistant Aldermen.
(Sgned] j. o. NIXON,
President Board of Aldermen.
Approved April l, 1859.
Isignedl GERARD STITH, MAYER @.s
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FOUNDRY AND ACHINE-sHOP.

"A FOUNDRY AND ACIiINE-SElUP.
SMKD g E RGE PATE RSON,
W (Sncces5or to Mclean 1 Paton,) corner Of Delord
And New Leytrees
The undersigned is now prepared manufacture STEAM
ENGINES, BOILERS and hACEERY of all kinds for
Steam Boats, Sugar Plantations, SMls Cotton Pressss
Draining Machines and Railroads., Gear, Horss Power.
BRASS WORK OF every desciipt Metallic Packing for
Steam Cylinders, Gun Metal Hinge
BLACKSMITH WORK of all destions having a ssearu
hammer for the purpose OF doing heawork.
He will keep on hand at all tmtrats Bars Wheel Stir
Fange Bolts Gauge Cocks aEalyes of all sizes nsed
by steamboats,.
He Agent for the sale Of John Torns Patent Fuel Saw
Ing Crate Bar highly spoken of Picayune Printing
Office and others that have them in Of these Bars
can be seen in use under new boersy put up this
shment
He has also made fe sale OF second hand
Boilers and Machinery and Will estAh Depot convenient
the estab shment where large quay second hand Roll
srs and Machinery may be found at ames for sale.
New Orleans, June l, 1883 iei ~
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COMPTRoLLER,s OFFICE
..y City OF New Orleans, April s. 1859
No. 4243.
Fesotpsd That the Comptroller and he hereby author
lied to sell after ten days notice. the building
extension of Port Market Third District towards
street. according plans and specifications in the Sur
yeyors Office
lSigned] j. o. NIXON,
President Board of Aldermen
lSignedl CHAS. H. WALDO,
President Board of Assistant Aldermen
Approved Dec. H. 1853
lsignedl GERARD sTITH, Mayor.
Notice IL hereby given that FRIDAY, 18th ins will
adudcate at my Off IL o'clock. NJ the contract
us LIT r. THEARD Comptroller
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
CoMPTRoLLRR,s OFFICE, /
City Of New Orleans, April l, 1859. !
II M 1ASAi L M

sYes ssi' - iss4s CDMPTROLLER's OFFICE, I
City Of New Orleans, April l. 1859.
[ No. ASA.
Resolved That the Comptroller be and he is hereby author
ized after days Ice in the official Journal adudcae
the hree following contracts each separately to the lowest bid
derhe work . 30 done aeeeahy specifications file 10
the Office and said andc alton be subject the
approval or r,Jsc,ion Of the Common Council viz:
s The contract Tor the construction Of brick sdewalks
BY aud wooden CUTTERS the side Of
Elyssn Fields street. from Girod Prosper street.
The contract for the conSron Of brick Sidewalks Dor
dered BY curbstouss and CUTTERS the north side Of
Morales street. from Elysan F1lds 10 Margny street.
81 Tbs contract for the construction Of brick sidewalks bo
dered curbsones wooden CUTTERS on both sides God
street, from Elysian Fisds to Morales street.
lSignsdj CHAs. a. WALDO,
President Board Of Assistant Aldermen.
5ls ISignedl j. o NIXON.
President Board Of Aldermen.
Approved March o. 1859.
[Signedl GERARD STITH, Mayor.
Notice hereby given, that THURSDAY 18th instant
will adjudicate at Office at II o'clock NJ, the above
contracts.
al l2t 7. THEARD. Comptroller.
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,edl GERARD sTIrH, Mayer.

Notice hereby given that sealed proposals for the above
contract will be received by up to WEDNESDAY, 18th of
June, 1859, at IL o'clock NJ
as SIT 7. THEARD, Comptroller.
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CnNPTRoLLER's OFFICE !
City of New Orleans, April l, 1859.
No. 4454.
2eso'ged That Comptroller be and he is hereby authorized
to adjudicae after twenty days notice official Journal
the contract for paving with blocks Camp street. from
Canal to Caope street.-The work be done greeaby to
cifcaons file in the Surveyors Office said adjudication
to be subject to the approval rejection the Common
Council
tSignedl CHAS. H. WALDO,
President Board of Assistant Aldermen,
lsignedl j. o. NIXON
President Board of Aldermen.
Approved March Is, 1859.
[signedl GERARD sT1TH, Mayor.
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SPECIFICATIONS for the contract for
paving with blocks Camp street, from Canal Cal

Notice is hereby given that TUESDAY, 18th inst, will
adudcate ut my ONCE at IL o'clock, NJ the above contracts
al 2t T. THEARD, Comptroller.
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TEE SHERIFf sells at auction to-day at hsIfpast 10
O'Clock NJ No. Is Front Levee street. First District lot Of
once furniture etc. and iron safe See advertisement
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HARDWAl

n NEW ORLEANS NAMENTAL
~ = IRON WORKS-Ths un dersigieg leave to inform
ND the public and builders general Mt they are mana
W featuring all kinds of Architectural Building Iron
Work AZ their foundry Of Magn,nd Erato ,treets
Office in Davidson Row Carondelet streuch VstaatAhs.
Rnay, Shutters, Safe and Bank Dooraight and Circular
Stairs, Iron Bridges, Roofs, etc.
They keep constantly hand Cast Wrought Iron Col
uuB Venttasors and Sash Weights stnd ill all orders Of
every Of Casn Columns and Honse Tronts
with despatch.
BENNETT LURG les, idsons Row
lea II l a ondelet street,
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A TERRIBLE CAsuALrY.-A dispatch Of the 9th
inst. from Columbus. Ohio says:
The dry-house of the Tub and Pail Company was
destroyed by fire this evening Fifteen to twenty per-
sons were badly scalded and bruised. They were
standing on the platform, about fifteen feet from the
ground. The heat and steam confined inside burst
open the large folding doors with an explosion like
boiler, forcing them of the platform together with
the burning timber Many were severely injured, and
two are supposed fatally.
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MURDERER ARREsTED.-On Monday last slave,
belonging to the estate OF Major Null deceased, was
arrested on Nouconnah creek, near Collierville on
suspicion of having been concerned in the murder Of
Squire Lewis about ten days since After his ar
rest be confessed that be did participate in the per-
petration Of the crime, be having held Mr.. Lewis
down, while his accomplish, another runaway slave,
stabbed him. he was brought to the city yesterday
morning but was taken out to Raleigh In the after.
noon. He stated that at the time of his arrest his
accomplish was 10 the same house in the room below
the one occupied by him. but this was not told until
the other had escaped. Memphis Enquirer, It'll.
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CoRIous FAcT.-A human being always measures
more within twenty and thirty minutes after rising
u the morning than at any other period Of the day
Our informant states that he has seen men who
were rejected the previous day, (by lodging near the
barracks) walk into the orderly room Of bis regi.
ment hot and steaming from their beds get measured
ana passed as being Of the proper hight He explains
relaxed at that time. 10. Service Gazette,
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Wing, of Saturday, says:
We learn from gentlemen who came down the
river, that by far the largest portion Of Issaouena
county is under water and unless the river falls soon
there will be very little dry land left in the county
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FRoM NORTHERN MIssIsslPPI-The Grenada Re
publican, Of Saturday last, has the following:
The frost OF Tuesday night touched slightly vege
tation, but no serious damage was done.
Our planting friends have made themselves scarce
in town for a week Or two. From every quarter we
hear Of diligence and activity on the plantations.
seventy hands are at work on the railroad between
Cofeevile and this place.