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Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-07


o. The HoD. j. B. Grinnell, of Powe-
shiek county, writes an encouraging letter
to the Newton Press in reference to the
success of the Republican ticket in that Sec
tioa of the State. In one paragraph he
says:-
Il Judge that Mr.. Krkwood will receive
larger vote in this section than any Re-
publican ever received, and do not know
of any Senator or Representative in this
portion OF tho State on the Republican tick.
ct who is in much if any danger Of defeat"
NOVEL FAIR PREMIUMS. the late Co.
Fair at st. Joseph, Mo-, the Sons of Malta
offered premium of a tea service, boquet,
jack-knife and cane to the finest baby
Over thirty were entered for the prize. His
Honor NJ. jeff. Thompson, mayor of St.
Joseph, secured jack knife, as being the
ugliest man on the fair grounds, and Mr.. A.
@. Miller, editor of the St. Joseph Journal,
an elegant cane, he being considered the
handsomest man present.
The boquet to the handso,pest unmarried
ady, under twenty. five years, was awarded
to Miss Helyey, of Platte county the silver
tea service to the handsomest married lady,
under thirty years of age, having the most
children, to Mrs. II. c. Smoke, OF Saint
Joseph. . 1.r~as
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-07

~ B. F. Hallett made it matter of con
graduation and boast, in one of his speeches
to the Massachusetts Democratic State Con
vention, that they had been so generous te
the South as to put nothing into the platform
against the re-opening of the African slave
trade, or a slave Code for the Territories. He
also significantly reminded the Northern De-
mocracy that the South elected Presidents,
and as the source of power, it must be respec
ted and conciliated. Said the great Massa
chusetts doughface
"Why, Sir, who has got to elect the next
President? Where are your l2O electoral
Presidential candidate of the Charleston Con-
vention? They are in the Southern States.
The Democratic party is in minority upon
the Presidential question at the North. That
is no reason why we should yield any of our
rights, or fail to declare our preferences but
it puts us upon our common sense; it puts
us upon Cancellation and manly concession,
and to be sure we do not obstruct, if we can.
not directly aid in the election"
that SPEECH - While Dodge had the
pluck to meet Kirkwood in joint dscuss on,
it seems he made the same speech on all oc.
casions. No matter whether he opened or
closed the debate, or whatever audiences lie
addressed, he invariably paraded himself
with the same pomposity, had the same old
story Of the offices lie had filled, the services
he lad rendered, and the gratitude under
which he was staggering to go through with,
and then would come the s'Ilv stuff about
Republican extravaganza in State expendi.
lures, the danger of rank Monopoies and
the necessity of wagng war against them
after the manner of Old Hickory against the
United States Bank, &c, &c. On the 18th
inst, he spoke at Mt. Pleasant, and the
Journ al, in noticing the speech, said of tn
20
s'Hs then referred to The various high and
honorable positions to aohich he had been Ell
ected by his felloo citizens. lie then allu.
aed to the emotions aoAich stirred ms sout
upon his arrival in this country from SPAR.
lie became poetic, and exclaimed, aciM school,
bog strut and gesture: a....-.-...- ..as
"tBreathes there man aciM soul so dead,
Who neue, to himself has said. r,tl
This is my oacn, may native land d.
All of our exchanges, wherever this Sen :.
.torial and Diplomatic c"xcnrnb has been, tell
lie same story. Bah! This Is the estates
nan" whose genius was to set the enthusi-
Ism of the people ablaze He is abou: as
much huubug as Col. Schade.-Dubuquee
Times. r-... rbar- ..
There are at present in the world about
,ne hundred and twenty one thousand Nor
mons. Eighty-three thousand live in Utah,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-07

There are at present in the world about
one hundred and twenty one thousand Nor
mons. Eighty-three thousand live in Utah,
of whom TOUR thousand six hundred and
seventeen have sixteen thousand five hund.
dred wives.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-07

In speaking of County finances as we'll
as the Swamp land, we speak of the County
officers as public agents and not as private
citizens. With their private charastess we
have nothing to do, but will pursue the
course adopted by Mr.. Elwood, and other
Democratic orators, when speaking of State
finances. .a.-..-
You are urged to vote for democrats to
fill State officers for the purpose Of arrest
ing reckless expenditure of money. You
are told that under Republican State gov
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-10-07
IOWA NEWS.

Drowned. We learn from the Linn
County Register that little child of Peter
Moriarty, aged 2 years, fell into Indian
creek, on the 23th ult., and was drowned.
Bo:h parents ere absent from home, hav-
ing lett thu child in charge of some older
children. -
Mr.. Frederic Buchrucker, a highly es-
teemed and successful merchant of Sioux
City, was found dead in bis bed on Tuesday
morning, the Goth ult.
Louisa COUNTY. - We learn from the
Columbus City Enterprise that the two
parties have made the following nomina-
tons: ...
Judge, J. s. Hurley, J. l.. DerIin.
Recorder, b. F. Ooe, ". o. Wilson.
Sheriff, A. NJ. Taylor, O.. NJ. Mcdaniel.
Rep. Williamson, Berj. Stoddard.
sup't. JIM Lee, A. W. Parsons.
Surv'r. W. Kramer, w. W. Garner.
Coroner, I. R. Ellis, J. NJ. Studdard.
The Republicans are sanguine of electing
their entire ticket by an increased majority
Mr.. W. Coulter has started an indepen
dent paper called the Courier, at Bellevue
ia ckson county.
CAunoN.-TEe Davenport Democrat eau
tons children agains eating green hick DRY
nuts and halle nuts, now SO plentiful il
the woods. 1t says there has been conside
rable sickness in that vicinity from THU
cause.
AN UNKNOWN MAN DRowNED.-The De-
witt &C linton county, Standard, of the 3Otl
ult., says stranger atteni ted to cross tn
Wabesip inecon with two horses, at Buen'
Vista, in that county, on the Sunday morn
ing previous, and when in the middle of the
stream, his horses became unmanageable
and he was thrown into the river ant
drowned. The horse he was riding Was alst
drowned the other swan ashore. N
papers were found upon his person indicat
ing hi; name or residence. 1t is presumed
he was returning from Pixies Peak.
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And We have the sum of

And We t8vo the sum d vs., I66Ub = ~
Eighty-two thousand one hundred and
sixty six dollars and six cents now due from
the people of this county, not including the
township school tax. OF this enormous
sum about $l1,500,00 is due to the State,
about the same to schools, and the balance
of about $59,O0o,00 goes into the county
treasury. What is to be met out of this
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DOMESTIC MARKETS.

NEW YORK MARKETS, Dec. 24.-Ashes quiet
small sales of pots at S. 12H and pearls at S537
CoifeeRio has been in good request-sales OF 4,Oo2
bags at 1112h cts quality, SO do St Domingo at
III cts Ia do do. stained 104 and 81 do Triage
Laguayra on private terms
Cotton-Has been moderately dealt in at 1lIdl1B cts
for mddng upands and Cuffs but at the close the mar
ket is quiet.
Fish.-Dry cod quiet but the stocks is light and
prices rule steadiysaes of 1000 quintas Marbehead
at s4(d412 st. Georges are scarce MackereI are in
light supply, and are irm-saes of 500 bbls No Mass
at Sl5 5O1l6 Other kinds are in limited request-saes
OF 200 bbls Labrador herring, on private terms.
Flour, &c.-Hoders of the low grades of Western and
State Flour asking advance of 5O yester
days rates and the demand is good there has
very little done, buyers instances refuse to nav
the improvement The market closes buoyantly-sales
of 81 900 bbs at $5l55 20 for supene State; S5 35
40 for extra do; SIS 20(G5.25 for superfne Western
$5 355 so for low grades extra do $565 5 for ship
Ding brands round hoop extra Ohio s5 SOFAS trade
brands do and $56j(d7 for st. Louis and Genesee
extras
Canadian Flour is steady and in fair demand-sales of
16O bbls at So 60(G675 for extra brands.
Southern -four is without material change The de-
mand is moderate mainly for the home trade-saes of
bbs at S. SOFAS so for superne Baltimore &c, and
S.. .s5(l7 .25 for the better grades
Rye -four is in fair request at s., ,6OG4.4O.
Corn Meal is dull and heavy, the supply IS ialr-saies
| oil Jersey at So. 55(13 .62h and Baltimore at "a
Buckwheat hour-sales at 80 25(12.37H per 100 lbs
Grain-W heat very firm the demand is moderate at
prices peow the views of hoders-saes OF 43OO bushels
hilwauke club last EVENING" at $120 and 800 bushels
| prime white Michigan at Al So
Barley is firm 77tdS3 cts for State and SOGSI
Oats plenty and dull 4546 cts for Western and
45k(G46x cts. for State and Canadian
Corn quiet and unsettled-the recepts are aller
but the demand is light Sales of l3 bushels at 84
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Munstarg ana Commercial 8tbitm.
BALTIMORE. December 81, IS

BALTIMORE. December "a 1859.
Railroad shares active again to-day, and in Ba
and Ohio a further advance established. The
this reached 635 shares 1t opened at S70H
seller 60 days $ buyer days, and Sl4 buyer GO days.
butt subsequently dropped off slightly, and the closing
sales made at S7l buyer GO days, $70A buyer 80
days, SOY seller days, and it left off at SOY bid 81
asked regular these figures being advance of 81
the closing rates of yesterday Northern Central
Railway was percepably weaker than on yesterday
There were 500 sold follows: 100 at ST. cash. 800
at s7 seller days, 100 at S74 buyer GO days and the
market it closed at $l6 bid, Sl7R asked regular
way We also a sale of $500 Northern Central Rail
way 1885 bonds at g. and they left off at 63A bid, 6i
asked. For Maryland 1890 6s 1O3H bid, and Bati-
city 6is closed without sales at 96H bid for lS75s'
e5 bid 96 asked for Ss6s and 81 bid for 1905 There
inquiry at the Board for Bank stock and sales
Board of II shares Marine at $50 and 10
shares Merchants at Sl2l
We learn that the accounts from the Santa Clara or
Guadaoupe mines continue favorable the yield of Quick
silver steadily increasing, the daily produc
ton in September October and November being fol
lows viz in September 545 pounds October 57 pounds
and for II days November 632 pounds per day Furth
er received by the Overland mail to the 10th
November show yield for the three days previous to
the departure of the mail upwards of ton of Quicks
yer, and continued receipt ofvery rich ores.
pa
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PRICES ANDsALRs OF STOCKS INNEw YORK
BY TELEGRAPH.


The general temper of the stock market is much
satisfactory to-day the entire list shows material
improvement in prices The sales of all the speculative
shares are again arge and cash stock is taken freely
account perhaps of the heavy deliveries falling due to
day New York Central still the feature of the market
the registered sales reaching 900 shares opening at 76
advancing to 76A buyers opton), finally closing at 76
@76k
The strongest of the share list is Panama which opened
at 1324 and held firm at 132 bid, with 1929 asked. In
the Western stocks there advance of per cent
though at the improvement the demand moderate.
The market the close dull, and prices reacted
per cent the best prices of the morning Reading
closed at Al G4lH; Hudson, Al 4l2s; Michigan Cen
tral, 80; Michigan guaranteed 17Gl7@; Galena, coz
Toledo, 1ehGleA; Rock Island 63a(d634 The coal
OAK Pennsylvania s29s3. The State stocks firmer
with moderate business only. Virginia "a bid,
Louisiana &C. California quoted S5 0S5H, Missouri
S3%ds4 United States Coupon Fives are 103 bid 1O34
asked The Fives of 1865 sold at 1925.
The annexed shows the prices of the leading
last Saturday and to-day, being lower of
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cipts were about e.oCO head.

Provisons.-Mess Pork frmer but not quotaby higher
800 bbs. sold at $3.50 and sl7 so offered and
fused for lot to be delivered the last week of February
100000 pounds Bulk Meat sold at 64 cts and 81 cts, to
be delivered in February and so hhds Shoulders the
spot at cts. packed; 60 hhds Bacon Sides sold at OK
cts Shoulders offered at TX cts, but the demand
only moderate; 900 pieces green Meats sold at 5b5A
cts for Shoulders, 77 l5l0o cts for Sides and 7@dS
Hams. They offered freely at the close
600 tierces Lard sold at 10 cts, with fair demand
Groceries.-sugar firm and in good demand; sales of
100 hhds 4d9 cts. Moasses firm at 46h (G47 cts
the former from the landing Coffee unchanged and firm
at 12G13 cts.
Cheese-The market is firm, with an active demand;
sales 300 boxes Western Reserve at cts rs do. English
Dairy at II cts 40 do Nutmeg at l24 cts so do extra
large Western Reserve at 81 cts.
Butter-There is good demand and prices firm at
last quotations; sales of 10 bbls Central Ohio
Is cts Is do good do 16 cs do choice Western Re
serve at 10 cts.
Clovrrseed-There is moderate demand and prices
steady at LIS sales of 80 sacks at s475 and 70 hb at
The Chicago Times, of Friday, says:
We had the by the steamer Asia early yesterday
morning. with Liverpool dates Dec. 10th. The imme
diae effect the market here advance of two
cents on Wheat which, however was not maintained in
the afternoon The receipts of Grain only y 900
bushels and 100 hogs The sales of Wheat did not
coed 10000 bushels, at sll0G1 II for No. red winter
| spring. Corn inactive, account of the small
quantity in market but very steady The sales did not
reach 10000 bushels at ~ cts for sheed and 10 cts
for corn in the Oats were in good demand, at 35G6
cts. in bags Flour only moderately active. Dress
ed hogs rmer and nominay higher with sales of
less than thousand head at So per 100 pounds
Hghwines sold at 20G2l cts, the lowest figures of the
season. Poultry went oFqucky. Hides continued mod
| erately active.
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
PHILADELPHIA Dec. 24-Flour is firm; sales of Super
fine at S537h. Wheat is buoyant red sl.34G135. Corn
is dull yellow 81 cts. Whskey closed steady at 26
| tG1273 cts.
MOBILE, Dec 23.-Coton-Sales of 1000 bales midding
10Y cts Sales of the week 80 500 bales Receipts of the
week 63O bales against SO Increased receipts this
port 81 800 bales Stock 20065O bales Freights to Liver
pool ha9l6d to Havre, = cts. Sterling exchange ~
| as per cent. premium
CHARLESTON, Dec 23.-Cotton sales to-day 16OO bales;
market unchanged.
SAVANNAH Dec. 23.-Cotton unchanged; sales to-day
q l,nlnS
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Arrival Of the Prince Albert.
NEW York, December 25.-1he steamer Prince
Albert arrived here this morning from Liverpool
with dates to the 10th inst, anticipated.
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LAMARTINE AND HIS CREDToRs.-M. de Lamartne
has left Macon for Paris. No purchaser having
come forward for his estate, and the national sub
scription having only produced about lG0,000f ia
pay more than 2,5OO,OOOG. of debts. He called all
creditors (more than four hundred) together at
the Chateau of Monquean and proposed to give ny
to them his estates, the value of which exceeded
his liabilities He also stated that, nOtwithstand
ing the insufliciency of the national subscription
he had paid to his creditors, in eighteen months
out of the produce of his literary labors, sum %
l,20O, ,OOOf, and engaged to pay, in January AM
February next, further sum of 300,0O0f; so thai
his debts would be reduced to 1,0G0,000f. He
therefore, solicited the indulgence of dividing hi.
payments into three four installments, hoping
he said, by labor and economy, to pay every one
in full. However inconvenient it might be toI
several among the creditors to have their debt
settled in these small payments, yet Of then
opposed the proposition.
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The day is busy one in money. In addition to the
heavy anticpatory payments have the arrival Of the
California boat with the usual liberal remittance, the
large amount of treasury drafts cOmpensang in great
measure for the deficiency of treasure.
The demand for money, far can learn. is not
accompanied with any pressure inconvenience The
rate evidently rmer than early in the week but in the
absence active commercial inquiry the supply free
paper
foreign exchange nothing of moment has been done,
and rates nOminaly unchanged.
The following is the statement of the imports of foreign
dry goods the port of New York for the week and since
January compared with the periods in 1857 and
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Another Oyster War Anticinoted

WAsHINGTON, Dec 25.--It is reported that late
last night, orders were given to put armament
aboard and despatch the steamer Anacosta, here,
together with ammunition, small arms and provi-
siOns, and be ready to sail at daylight this morning
for Annapolis. 1t is surmized that the departure
of this steamer has reference to trouble between
Maryland authorities and the Philadelphia oyster
man
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-Rev. W. Fayette David
son, of the Episcopal Church, formerly of Phila-
dephia, died at Suffolk, Va, last night.
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SItiiltf -NIICIs
New YORK, Dec. 25.-The steamer Ariel, from
Aspinwall, Dec. 18th has arrived. Among the pas
sengers is Francis Ward, Esq, bearer of despatch
es from Costa Rica and Nicaragua.
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South Carolina Bank Legislation.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 23.-Both branches of the
South Carolina Legislature have passed the bill,
suspending till June, 1861, the law requiring 81 of
specie in the bank vaults to So in circulation.
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The Democratic papers in Georgia, not consider
ing that the acts OF the recent convention held at
Milledgeville were in accordance with tha nsages
OF the party, announced that the regular Demo
cratic State Convention to nominate delegates to
the National Democratic Convention at Charleston,
VIII assemble at Milledgeville on the I'd day of
March next
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Horrible Murder.

ROCHESTER, N. Y, Dec. 24.-Pierpont Dyer, al
esteemed citizen of Albion, Orleans county, wa!
murdered last night in his grocery store, at thai
place.
He being a bachelor, lived in the store.
His body was found lying on the floor this morn
ing. The murder is supposed to have been done
with an axe or a similar instrument, as the top o
his head was completely knocked in.
Mr.. Dyer a man of wealth, but kept little ol
no money in his possession. TIE coroner is nov
summoning jury.
LATEST.
Patrick Culligan has been arrested on suspicion
He rented rooms of Dyer; difficulty existed be
tween them, and he had threatened Overs life
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Iowa is infested with men banded together for
the preparation of crime. Old and wealthy men
have been engaged in cattle stealing; young and
promising men have been convicted of horse steal
ing; men of influence have been condemned to a
long imprisonment for passing counterfeit coin
while others have forged and counterfeited bank
hills
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SUPREME CoUnT.-On Thursday, Hon. LYMAN
Trumbull, of Illinois, G. A Bradbeth, Esq, of New
York, Hon. Daniel Clark, of New Hampshire, and
John w. Dwindele, Esq, of New York. were
admitted attorneys and counsellors of this Court.
No. "a. Sidney E. Collins, appellant agt Drury
Thompson ct. al. The argument of this cause was
continued by Mr.. Sewall for the appellant, and by
MIR. Benjamin for the appeees.
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Marine Disaster.
New YORK, Dec. 25.-The schooner Col Slattery,
from Charleston, is ashore on Square Beech
The crew have been saved and the cargo will be
discharged.
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The Wheeling Union, of Saturday, states that an
accident of very horrible nature, and resulting in
the death of two men, occurred day or two since
near Galitzen, the Pennsylvania Railroad. 1t
would seem that while walking the track two
trains approached from different directions, and
the stepping off one track to the other, were
struck by the descending train, the approach OF
which they had not noticed, and instantly killed.
Their bodies were torn to fragments. Legs and
arms were scattered in every direction and the
head of one of them carried some forty feet from
his body. The remains of both were so shockingly
muated that it was impossible to say to which the
different fragments Belonged.
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The Paris Charivari gives its readers two draw
ings Illustrative of the prodigious rate at which
military science is advancing. The first drawing
shows a squadron of dragons charging battery
of ridcd cannon upon gigantic steam engine. The
second drawing represents the Darling rifed can
non. An artilleryman has just fired it. A stranger
asks if the ball hit the mark. The artilleryman
replies that he will know the day after tomorrow
the ball is too far off to hear sooner.
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NEW YORK,
1N PHILADELPHIA,
AND BOSTON
EXCHANGE,
Constantly on hand in sums to suit by - -
n9-tfr PURVIS Il co
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Fire at Augusta. Ga

AUGUSTA, GA, Dec. 2S.-Luther Rolls carriage
establishment was set on fire, and destroyed last
night. The property was insured in the Southern
Mutual Company. Several buggies but none OF The
carriages were burned.
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Brandy is now made in the West from the paw
paw berry, and is pronounced very drinkable Ii
quor.
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EnR THE WE

THE WEEK.
| 1857. 1858. 1889.
Entered at the port S3l4,5lS S3Sl ,632 $249340S
| Thrown market.... 2S7Ss6 4Gl 62l 1854 ,323
| SINCE JANUARY FIRST.
Entered at port 2I4 33 $57 1872 92S $1O215 400
Thrown MARKET. S,304174 65,777 500 10S742 145
The semi-monthly steamerBatc brings 81 40s ,234;
which is a smaller instalment than usual
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Arrangements for the Calling of n Nation
ODn0sifiOn COnvenfion.

WASHINGTON, Dec 24.-DeIegates, fully repre-
senting the American, Wing and Union parties,
met here last night, when after some discussion of
conversational character, the following resolution
was adopted
Resolred, That the Chairman of this meeting be
empoN cred and requested, in conjunction with the
Chairman of the National Central American Com
mittee and the Chairman of the Wing and National
Committees, to call National Union Convention
for the nomination of candidates for the Presidency
and Vice Presidency of the United States, to
issue address, if it shall seem expedent to them
to do, to the people of the United States, sug-
gesting the mode of electing delegates to said
vention; and setting forth the reasons which make
the present Union movement indispensable to the
perpetuity of the government.
The meeting was harmonious and unanimous in
its action.
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R0ARn AE TRAnE

Committee Of Arbitration for the month of December
G. W. GAIL.
HENRY JAMES, VI. A. MITCHELL,
C. C. BALDWIN, RICHARD TYNES
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nIARIES FOR 1860.
~ A FIRST RATE ASSORTMENT
Just received aud fs. sale by -
SAML. E. TURNER,
nl-tfr No 3 South Charles street