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The Great Storm In The Northwest.
TERRIBLE LOSS OF LIFE.


CuioAeo, June 5.-From a telegram re-
ceiyed Iast nipht and this morning, we
learn the following further particulars Of
the tornado of Sunday evening:
when first heard oft was between Ma
rion and Cedar Rapids, In Linn county,
going northwest to southeast, In three
different veins, crossing the track of the
Chicago, Iowa and Nebraska Railroad sew
efal times.
At Lisbon station, the depot buildings
and all the warehouses in the village were
com pletely demolished. A train Of ten
freight cars heavily loaded was lifted
bodily from the track aud dashed 10 pieces.
We learn that l6 persons were killed at
this point.
one vein of the storm passed north OF
Meohanlcsville, emolishing everything In
its course and killing sixteen persons.
Next took In ita courae the Union Grove,
killing in that vicinity seventeen persons.
IL passed south Of the railroad near Dewitt,
killing twenty seven persons, sixteen of
them belonging 10 the family Of Thomas
IIealfeld then passed south Of Romesss
aud Lowmore. destroying the house Of Da
vid Millard, killing him and portion OF
hia family IL then struck the town Of Ca
mapche, Mississippi river, al which point
tho loss Of life IL much greater than hrst
stated-from all accounts cannot be less
than rs killed. Some reports state that
still larger number, but the bodies cannot
be found. There also i25 wounded, some
fatally, and ten missing. A large lumber
raft from Chippewa river, manned during
the entire day by the crew, ga meu) hav
ing two women on board, tied mp opposite
Camancbe completely scattered. Two
men aud both momen we're Lost.
The names Of the dond al Camanche, ss
far as we have been able to ascertain, are
M follows Elizabeth Westphali and
child. Hannah Curran, A. Hofie, Mary
Greenleaf, Elizabeth Rathbone, ID. Wag-
goner, ID. Roltenbury, Philip Pepper, Mar
Mrs. George Barnham, Mrs. Jas. Stolten
burgh, Geo. Arp, II. McKenrick. 7. ID.
rigelow, Jacob Meyle, Augusta Meyle and
child, Mary Crapp. q child Of q. W. Chase,
child Of W. White, Herman Whiteman,
and others not yet identified. Slx perpons
Of the family OF the proprietor Of the Mel
lard House badly injured. The tornado IL
known TO have tfaverHed n distante OF
ninety miles In Iowa aud seventy miles in
Illinois, doing an incalculable amount OF
| damage.
Yesterday two trains ran every hour
| from Clinton To the scene Of desolation.
Trough tho aid Of an efficient committee
much relief was rendered.
ST. LOUIS, June 4,-The storm on Satur-
day evening was very severe at Alton, u
linois. The total loss probably exceeds
si0O 900. The German Catholic Church
W ,s almos. completely wrecked. The Epis-
copal Church lost its steeple, and IL said to
be almost n total loss on account Of tho
walls being cracked. Its organ 10 ruined.
| Tho steople of tho Methodist Church foil
through tho roof, damaging the building
to the amount Of $4,000. About the heavi-
est loss Ia on Fitch democrat Office
which Ia $500. Damage by hal Is consi
derablo In all parts Of the city. Many mar
row escapes, but no lives lost. Northern
| Missouri also suffered extensively.
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PREDICTED SUPREMACY OF THE En-
GLIsH LANGuAoE.-The seventy-frst
anniversary of the Royal Literary
Fund was recently held in London,
about one hundred gentlemen present,
and the Lord Bishop of st. David's
presiding. In his speech to the toast
of the evening, the Chairman said, in
illustration of the remark that our
language had not lost either in COM
pass or force through the hands which
now used it, that "a few years ago, in
the Royal Academy of Berlin, a most
illustrious German philologer recorded
it as his deliberate opinion that the
language of Shakespeare was destined
to become universal, and bear sway,
like the English race ITSELF in distant
parts of the globe; that its copious.
ness, its compactness, and its good
sense fitted it for that purpose in a
higher degree than any other living
tongue, that of his own German ia,
therland not excepted"
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A ROMANCE FOR PLAYwRIcHTs.-
There is n very curious case to be
tried at the next session Of the
Paris Tribunal. The circumstances
which seem more like the fanciful
creation of q novelist than real
facts, are as folIows
Nearly thirty years ago widow
lady, of noble and powerful Hugue-
not family residing in the south of
France, placed her child with u
gardeners wife, who was TO act AZ
fostcr.mother and nurse to the heir
to the vast family estate. One day
as the young heir was sporting be.
fore the door and tho gardeners
child was lying on a bed in tho cot
tagc, the nurse heard the wheels Of
carriage, and Immediately suspec-
ted that the mother of her young
charge was coming to sec her son.
In her furry she snntched up her
heir, but slipping let him fall upon
a heap of stones, breaking bis right
arm and colar-bone. In her terror
she rushed to her husband, who ad-
viscd her to stow away the scream.
ing victim under the bed-clothes,
and taking his garments, he placed
them on his own child and boldly
stood at the door to wait the lady's
coming. Contrary to the usual casu-
al glance given by her on the previ-
GUS visits, the lady-mother was so
struct at the change in her darling
to the lean, brown, bungry-looking
babe which she beheld in the place
Of her own plumb baby, that, vexed
and exasperated beyond measure,
she seized the child in her arms
and bade the position drive away.
The gardener and his wife were ter
ribly frightened, but decided to go
the next day to the chateau and
make an explanation. To their
further CONSERVATION, they found
on the next morning that the lady
was gone, and had taken away the
child. Years sped on, and the fam
lily did not return, while the ignor-
ant cotagers, influenced by terror,
never dared to stir in the matter,
until the gardeners wife on her
death-bed recently made a full con-
fession.
In the meantime the cottager's
child has passed his life as a mem
Der of one Of the nob!est families
of France, has been attaced to an
embassy and now holds a desirable
official position, while the real heir
has spent his youth in discipline
and privation as a soldier in Alge-
ria. The latter now brings suit
to recover his property and ii.
tie, and the trial promises to be
one of the most extraordinary of
modern times. Berryer, now proba-
bly, the most celebrated lawyer in
France, has been retained for the
defense.
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BENEVOLENT BEauEsrs.-The re-
nowned Type Founder, L. johnson,
who died recently in Philadelphia,
made the following charitable be-
quests in his will, provided that his
real and personal estate shall exceed
$4,000 one year after his death:
To the Printers Benevolent Associa-
ton, $1,000; American Sunday School
Union, $4,000; Union Benevolent As
sociation, $1,000; Temporary Home
for Friendless Children, $4,000 Penn
sylvania Institute for the Blind, $1,000;
Deaf aud Dumb Asylum, $1,000.
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nay A good joke is told Of Horn
Tookc. whom the Tories in the House
Of Commons thought to crush. by i'm.
posing upon him the humiliating task
Of begging the Houses pardon on his
knees. Tooke went on his knees,
begged pardon for the expression he
had used, but rising up, he Knocked
the dust off his knees, and exclaimed
loud enough to be heard over the
whole house: at is a dirty House
after all y
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The RAIL Roam QUESTION IN EAST
FEiioIANA.--0n Monday last, the
sense Of tho people of East Fell
ciana was taken on the question
Of pledging the faith Of the Parish,
60 a lateral road from Clinton, La, TO
the Northern Road. Of $50 votes
cast--which is n fraction over two
thirds of the vote of the parish,
I49 we're in favor Of the measure,
and 434 opposed to it. The Demo
crat says
As was generally expected by
the friends Of the Rail Road Contri-
button, the vote on Monday last,
was largely averso thereto.
Rather strange that the friends
of tho measure, should have enter
tanned snch an opinion. At the
expiration of six months, II is pro-
posed to re.take tho sense of tho
people.
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PRocEEpTNas OF THE GRAND LoDoE
OF MAsoNs.--This interesting an.
nual publication-the forty-eigth of
the Grand Lodge Of Louisiana, is
on our table. geographically, it
is n gem of the art preservativc,
and reflects great credit on the N.
O. Bulletin Job Office.
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STATE OF LOUIsIANA-Parisb Of Ess,

STATE OF LOU1sIANA-Parish Of East
Baton Rouge-Sixth Judicial District
Court--In the matter Of the Succession
Of Dr. u. Y. Harvey, deceased-Fo. $50
probate.
NtHEREAS Loon Bonnecaze has this
w day fled In said Court an applica-
tion praying for the administration Of the
Estate OF DR.. II. y. Hsrney, late Of said
Parish, deceased.
Notice Is hereby given 10 all persons in
,erestsd 10 show osuse (if any they cam
within ten days from the hrst publica-
ton Of this notice, why said application
should not be granted.
Given under my hand and the seal Of
said Court this 9th day Of June A.
~, 1860. JOSEPH NEPIiLER,
may12 Clerk.
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n@- According to the last advices
received by the Red Sea Company
telegraph communication between
Suez and Alden remained suspended.
Operations for the repair Of the cable
were in progress. Meanwhile messa-
ges are not taken by the Submarine
Telegraph Company to 60 beyond
Alexandra.
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A SWEEPING DEcIsIoY.-The st.
Paul Pioneer and Democrat reports
that Judge Douelson, of the fifth judi
cial district, in a suit involving the
location of the county seat Of LeSeur
county, has decided that "all the laws
passed by the State Legislature at the
session held before the State was ad-
mitted into the Union were null"
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A PLor AGAINST VICroR EMAsuEL.
Tho Sandman Government IL about
to take an unusually severe step,
but not, II seems, without good rea-
sons. A few days before King Vic
tor Emanuel went to Piacenaz one
of the priests, who acts AZ a direc-
tor Of tho college, said to one of
the pupils, known to be OF an en-
thusiastic turn Of mind : "1f you
we're u good Christian you would
shoot the King, who is excommuDi-
cated.D OF course the students OBJ
tanned holiday during the Kings
visit, and the youth who bad receiv-
cd the ghostly counsel above men
toned was candid enough to men
ton il at home. His father was
furious, and refused 10 send his son
back to college, but he imprudently
gave the priest both time and op-
portuuity for preparing some sort
of justification. In the meantime
the affair got wind, and as IL was
not an isolated case, the citizens
looked upon IL in very grave light,
the Government reflected upon the
best means for turning these hatch
ers Of treason out Of their nests,
and the people threatened 70 make
short work Of it. At n Cabinet Coun-
sci, held on the llth ult., IL was de-
cidcd that the college should be
closed forthwith, and the priests
who inculcate regicide are to bo
placed under the surveillance of
the police.
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r9- The celebrated bronze doors
for the Capitol modelled by Rodger,
and cast in Munich, Bavaria, have
arrived in New York. They have
cost some 100000, and have excited
general admiration abroad. There is
a desire expressed in New York to
exhibit them there publicly before
bringing them to this city. Nat.
Int.
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commonwealth is seriously retarded
by the condition Of the Land Office,
and the people are again placed at
the mercy of spectators. Some
plan should be adopted to clear oil
the lists of application. and the
Register think-would be jus
tilted in closing the Office in order
to bring up the business.
STRIKE ToeETHEH.--Such persons
M havo waste time to dispose OF in
reading the newspapers, cannot
fail to observe the unanimity Of the
left side of the democratic press, IN
striking tho iron just now to the
end, that our Senior Senator, may
be the Richmond candidate for the
Presidency. Phoenix Ledgr, pub
lishod at Bayou Sara, already anti
cipatos the momeutous event Of his
nomination, and says: "For Prcsi-
dent. The first choice of Louisiana
Hon. John Slidcll." Should suoa
thing be, Phoenix should at once
change it's name which IL associa-
ted with the wreck of matter--and
the reduction Of bright hopes to
ashes. Other papers--from the
country, are coming in with the
Senior Senator's letter on the poll
tics of the day, addressed to the
Hon. A. G.. Carter--printed no
doubt--as such things are; long
before tho General saw tho manu-
script.
Others are talking about the liou-
mas matter, in its connection with
the Missouri Land bill; 10 show how
near he came within the grasp Of n
million more TO add TO his princely
estates. This we take il to be the
best card yet played for tho Senior
Senator, and ought Of itself ontitlo him
to the succession. The Natchetoches
Chronicle, on the Red River lays il
on thick. TIE editor says:
We do not expect the sober, true
hearted views expressed by Mr.. Sill
dell TO meet with favor at tho hands
Of the Uniou-at-anyprioe' men, who
below so loudly in behalf Of the
Union and are willing to sacrifice
principles, honor and justice, in order
to keep or gain the reins Of the ieder'
al power, nor do we imagine for a
moment that the bitter. vindictive op'
ponen,s Of that gentleman, who, ei'
tber through stupidity or malice, de-
light to abuse him and vainly attempt
TO throw obloquy upon his name, will
have the magnanimity TO award him
credit for the open avowal Of true,
Southern, aud national sentiments
and principles but, we do think that
the people Of Louisiana who value
right and justice, and truth and hon
or, above the mere paltry possession
Of spoils and power and patronage
will heartily accord with Mr.. Slidell'S
opinions as contained in the letter al
luded 10.
These newspapers may succeed
in making a President out OF Mr.
Slidell, but they had better at once
give over the idea of making q
martyr out of him, for great prin
ciple. Theirs too much Of him tc
make q martyr of. We may chime
in with the chorus when they ex
claim prosecuted john" "villified
John" "victim Of q horr;d conspir
acy john" but "poor John !"--nev
er.
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BR1aHAM YoUNG.- Brigham Young
has been in Philadelphia for the last
ten days, attended BY the dignitaries
of the church. His object in the
visit was to contract for and superin-
tend the preparation of an extensive
paper mill.
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nay DIR. Hayes, has succeeded in
Philadelphia, in obtaining nearly the
whole amount required for his propo-
posed Arctic expedition.
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naiJp Ga3etts anoGomrt.

Braaaps.-so common IL this class OF
people getting TO be In this place, that u is
time TO think Of work house for thef
benent. There IL another class that might
be benefited by such an institution lei
lows who have no means, and no visible
way Of obtaining living. In the olden
time. Il was fashionable TO fog such, or
place them on the streets TO work and u
may be. that for selfprotection the old Gus
tom will have to be revived. twill be
very humiliating to prevailing notions OF
freedom and do violence TO the doctrine,
that oil men are free and equal yet this
liberty about which there is 80 much Pfat
ing. is only secured by the union Of sober
aud industrious people, to protect them
selves, against the idle, vnRabcndish and
Incorporate. The doct,ine Ia safe, that
the man who IL too lazy to work, and has
no inheritance to live on, must obtain y
living In q questionable way, or steal.
Hence to degree there Ia no such thing as
liberty, in civilized society Every enc owes
duty to society, which must either be
rendered willingly or forced by the law.
This Ia the Argument to use for the ooloni-
zation Of the African on the cotton farm,
or sugar plantation. They have no right
to exist In Africa or any where else In de-
graduation as they do, and II IL the special
duty Of those who have the advance In
civilization and are concerned In working
out the great problem Of human existence,
TO see that they are made TO work. Beg
ging Ia ~ much profession here ~ In the
old world, aud the idle vagabonds who
follow II, are better posted about the locs-
ton Of work houses than others. They
purposely avoid such places on the river,
a. require them to work, when found beg
ging, and tho only way TO get rid Of the
nuisance here, is to establish work house.
The roads leading cut Of the city are be-
set by these people and whore they cannot
get what they want by begging, and an
opportunity ofIers-they steal.
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set down the number Of applica-
tions for land now on the lists, at
FIVE thousand, and others are daily
coming In, at about double the rate,
that Patents can be made out. So,
instead Of catching mp with the
work, IL il daily falling behind, Mt
such rate that an application to
enter, to-day, cannot be reached in
less than five or six months. The
committee of the late Legislature,
that had charge Of the Land Office
month, and with closed doors,
held meetings therein, with ms
much regularity M other commit
tees were too intent on the main
object, which was to turn Mr.. Har.
Alison, out of the place, because Of
the length of his caudlo appendage,
TO discover and suggest a remedy
for the apparent evils, under which
the people suffer from this branch
Of government. Sufl'erance is the
badge Of republioanism. The pri-
vato quarrols, and party fcuds of
politicians, are visited upon those
who place them in power. The cul-
pable short coming Of the roprcsen-
tives of the people, in reference to
the State Land Office, Is another
evidence of the general weakness
and imbecilli.y. In 1856 and Y
without any authority of law for II,
the Office fees for single entry Of
land, were $3.50 an effort was
made in tho Lower House by Capt.
Fuller Of St. Mary to reduce them,
and establish an equitable fee bill !;
but this was bootlcss effort, for,
al that time tho democracy was
united, and laboring assiduously
by night as by day to put down
the hydra-headod monster Of Amer
icanism. The effort of Capt Fuller
had but n Corporars guard to sup
port it, and il was defeated as n
matter eminating from the fac.
ton" ft was not until 1859, when
the American party, charged with
all the murders, robberies, thugge-
ries and orphan killing of the year
previous, and weighed down with
the charge of prosecuting Catholics
etc, found il necessary to succumb
to the tide Of public opinion ; that
the virtuous democratic party com.
menced its internal feuds, and the
result Of il is the prescription on
oil hands, and daily dccapitating
now going on oil over the country.
Our friend tho present incumbent
of the Land Office, was then in
good odor with the Captains and
Corporals over tens, and they were
unwilling at that time to reduce the
enormous fees of the Office but
mark the difference in 1859. The
people were complaining on all
hands Of the fees of the Office, and
the party being divided against it.
self, was not unwilling to establish
salary for the Register, and fix a
fee bill for the benefit of the State.
At q later period when the division
line between the two wings Of the
party was moro distinct and it was
the lot of our friend Haralson to fall
on the underside, the strong side
in the Legislature was not only will
ling but exceedingly anxious to
remove him, and give the place to
some one else. The investigating
committee, limited that Haralson
he ought to resign. AS this did
not have the desired effect, they
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N or q E

TN ORDER 10 make room for my Fall and Win
i Ter stock. viii sell from this daisst greatly
reduced prices the goods have now ON hand.
Ladies' In need Of dress goods and millinery srti-
clss. will find II TO their advantage 10 call and
examine my stock before purchasing elsewhere.
THOs. n. UCONOH,
Cor. Lsursi and Third Ste.
N.B.-Ali those Indebted 10 me viii please c0ms
forward and settle without further notice
Iuna7 .lmdv. TffOs. n. O'CONOR.
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MUsT "VoTE THE TIcKET."-
Down in Egypt, Illinois, Deacon
Smith was one day called upon TO
marry an old couple not less than six
ty years Of age. A crowd assembled
at The old log scboolhoase TO see the
happy couple joined together. Tho
deacon and the marital candidates
rose. "Mr. JONES'" said the deacon,
"and Sarah Long, stand up. DO you
Mr.. Jones, take Sarah Long, whom
you hold by the right hand, to bo your
lawful snd welded wife so long as you
both shall live 7" "No, sir, Deacon
Smith. " said Jones $50 long as we
both shall agree" This matter being
understood, the deacon proceeded -
"Do you. Sarah Long, take Mr.. Jones
whom you hold by the right hand, to
be your lawful and welded husband
30 long as you both shall live 7" "No,
sir, Deacon Smith; 80 long as Mr..
Jones shall vote the Democratic tick
et," replied the patriotic female. The
happy couple were joined together,
and went on their way rejoicing.
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AGRICULTURAL Grrr To THE JArA-
NEsE.--Tbo United States Agricul'
tural Society has had prepared, for
presentation to the Japanese En-.
bassy, a collection Of field and gar
den seeds, embracing nearly one
hundred varieties. The ccrclas are
Of superior quality, having been
taken from the parcels to which
tho premiums were awarded at the
National Exhibition of 1859. Each
variety of seed has been carefully
put up in double wrapper, and
the whole are packed in metallic
case, bearing the initials Of the So
cicty. One Of the grand silver
medals Of the society has been pre-
pared for each oi the three Princes,
bearing his name and the title In
the characters used by the Japanese.
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NEW BooKsi NEW BOOKsn

pssdIs's Dim. sopx Booh, No sssas;
Bsadie's Dime book ~ Fun (;
Besdis's Dime Letter writer;
Bssdie's Dime Melodistj
Violent Dsvenspt--by Bsyie ~. John
The fncendfsriss or the ffsupfsd msncf'
Ethel Trevor-by y. W. NJ. Rsynolas;
True Blue--by N. J. Ertym,
southern esfdspips-by N. n. white Of Athens
aecrgis.;
Dsdd's horse fsrvferi
Catholic Prayer Books,
Methodist. Baptist and presbyterisn Hymn bosss'
The Korap-Ipquire within-booh Of i0of songs;
Youstt on the Horse and Dog,
The Girls sns Boys own Books of Spots, etc, en-.
lsrssd-just received 81 the Pos, Oms. BOOK
Store. june ~ y. hcCORhisk.
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ECJAL l. NO TT O r. $

- - ~ IA - ~ ~ -
DEBATERs ATTEsrIoN.-There will DO
meeting Of the "sugar Bowl Debating So
ciety" this Tuesday evening at eight
O'Clock z. NJ. at Engine House No. 2.
Subject for debate Which is the great
est incentive to man, woman, or money!"
Punctual attendance respectfully request
ed. BY order of the Society.
CHAs. ID. FAvRoT,
Secretary.
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UAY, CORN AND OATsi The usual
supply of this kind ~ calling" always on
hand and Tor sale at current prices ~
june7 JOSHUA BEAJ.
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T,uOICE EXTRA FAMILY FLOUHf
~ The undersigned 10 now receiving weekly
shipments Of Choice Extra Family yIour. and
that IL out ~ the MiIl usually hut to7 days on
fts arrival here. Prices moderate
june7 JOSHUA BEAL
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DHAN AND suORTsf Nov ON hand Al
ID Deals CITY Feed and rIcur store, choice
tot Of fresh bran and shorts (mixed1 this feed fs
free ~ all screenings Ac., and though more vslu.
able is being sold AZ the current price of ordinary
bran. Always on hand from date.
june7 JOSHUA BEAJ.
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rIp DRInKggs oy CONGRESS wATEH.--I
j have just received direct from Clark q white
smother supply Of Congress vstsr, so fs,orsbly
adapted for summer use. ". u. DAY.
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xaTAa COMMITTED 70 the State a.
w Depot at Baton Rouge, on theX
9th day Of June, negro man jim ~
says he belongs 10 Mr.. VIM. Lum, Of
vicksburg, Miss, he il black color, feet
inches high, about 2s years old, distinct
mark on or about the right eye. The
owner will please take him away.
j. j. ODOM,
juuel2 Keeper State Depot.