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IHR ZouAvB SKIRMIsH NEAR CUMBERLAND
MARYLAND An extra Of the Cumberland Civil.
Ian gives some additional details Of the skirmish
between party Of thirteen Of Col Wallace,s
Inoiana Zouaves and mounted guard Of seventy
nve virginia Secession troops The Civilian saws
the number OF Secession troops killed WIS twenty
three, and the wounded seven. At the second
attack the Zouaves were reduced TO ten two of
thsm haviHg started for Cum erland with Ser
geat hays, who received several sabre wounds,
butts not fatally Injured. The Civilian says:
ne loss OF Col. Wallece's men certainly does
not amoant TO more than the death OF one man,
who is private in Company K aud whose name
is John c. Holinback and the woundInp of
few days
Many are the exciting incidents of this battle
alreaay related to US, but we cannot now detail
them The fallen Zouave survived his wound
unul morning. when, upon his captors hearing
the approach OF his rescuers, they, In cold blood
murdered him with their bayonets. Life had
scarcely departed when he fell into the hands of
his companions.
All are excited, ard every tongue ptaisins the
niicnIess bravery of this handful of men. Cor
poral haNs Ia In the mouth Of every one. He 10
man OF tremendous strength and knows no fear
ne slew three In the strife, one Of whom fell
altef lie had all his wounds He 10 no stranger in
| such scenes, having gone through similar ones in
mat he has received the eleventh ball In his bod
ana that Louis Farley killed six virginians and
wounded another I'm this battle.
This is conceded on all hands to be one Of the
most daring achievements in modern warfare. TIC
furnish an Idea Of the desperation of this deadly
contest, We need only to state that no less thar
| ten horses We're killed and wounded in the action
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PROCLAMATION OF GENERAL LANE Senator
James II Lane having been appointed brigadier
general, and assigned to the command of brigade
oS Eve regiments In Kansas, has Issued the folIov
Ing Proclamation, which appears N the western
papers;
Fshov-etftss"s Of Kansas and aSjoiniar stot,s
as6 Isrrti~'es; The important trust thus con-
In our history 90 q nation. An In.ny,ec,io ~,
war, commenced by rebels, In de hence on ns,,sn,
Ism and duty, has now spproac he'd enr 800.
Treason has raised its bloody hand almos a. 81 =,
very midst, 70 strike down our plosious ~
made blessed by the memories Of our fatbesn.
The borrors OF war are no longer far removed
from us, but have been brought, by trnitoron.
hands, 10 our very hearth stones Impressed wjtb
The necessity Of prompt and vigorous action In
defense Of our country, iB Gag and our -bomes
The President has authorized the formation 'of =
brigade OF i've regiments In KaBssr He has heen
eased to place in my hands the honor Of lead no
the gallant sons Of the Youngest State Of the nion
70 victory In defence Of that Union. of xuhieh Z,
has 20 Iatrly become part Treason and ,ebeI.
Hon surround Us. LOYAL American cfti,.n.
driven from their homes, are cryiny IN M. n,
profession The best government I'm the world 4.
assailed by wicked hands Men of Kansa. s,d
the surrounding county, In the name OF ali ne
hold ncred. and by the authority OF our Consti.
tutionsi ruler, invoke You 10 rally 10 the star,
and stripe come forward and Join the rr,,iun.n !
accepted from our Stale. When organized. the
wstchword Of the brigade viii be the downfall
81 ueason wherever found, and the upholdinc OF
Union men In every State and plscs. . o."
jams n LANE, Brig Gen.
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The DIFFERENCE BETWEEN war AND MUIR
DER.-It Is said that when two ratIons are a,
war, every person in each, becomes the enemy OF
The other. But this does not authorize tia muir.
der. or Plundering OF one another When Grea,
Britain and France were at war; il was not law.
full for the latter to murder or rob a Frepcbn,n
residing or travelling peacefully among them, nor
for the latter to butcher or plumber the former
Although private individuals in the Confederate
states often do this. when they ind a northern
man among them, It is by the law Of all civilized
nations, murder and robbery. Vattel thus Laws
down the law:
me troops alone carry on the war, while the
rest CT the nation remain in peace. nd the ne.
cesslty OF special order to act 10 so thnrOugblv
esaollshed, that, even after the declaration of
wsr between two nations, IL the peasants them
selves commit any hostiIities. the enemy show.
tfem no mercy, bat hangs them up as he would
SO many robbers or banditti. The crews OF nTi
vate shlPs Of war stand in the same predica.
ment.D
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were sent out to capture them, bit a shower of
rsin had fallen and awakened them. To-day a
Confederate picket was captured aud taken TO
pired.
nag OF truce was sent to williamson on
fhursday from the Confederate forces bearing a
letter from Lieut. Col Bowman, dated at Rich.
Ing supplies Of clothing and money. r. was
well
Two companies Of the Sixteenth Pennsylvania
Volunteers crossed the river late on Thursday
evening, fired upon the Confederate cavalry
drove them back, captured an offcer's borss coat.
pistol and sward, aud wounded one trooper.
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Washington city, June 30, 1861.

Mr.. Boris LETTER A HoAx-The Tribune
coolly Acknowledges that the Bolts letter was :
hoax, Is We supposed II to be. The Tribune saw,
From general acquaintance with the hand
wfiung OF Mr. Bots, we Were convinced that the
from Washington on Tuesday last, and published
In our columns Yesterday, was really his, and i'm
that belief We laid II before our readers. we are
now bound to state, however, that on comparing
the handwriting with undoubted specin1ens ~
that OF Mr.. Bolts, as We were yesterday ena bled
to do, we are led TO believe that the letter is a
forgery AT the same time, we Yesterday caused
inquiries TO be made for Mr. Bolts In Washing
Ion. and he could not be discovered. we CON.
ciude that he 10 not there, ana has not been there
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INTERESTING FROM FALLS CHURCH
Especial correspondence Of the Star

Pats CHURCH, JIly l, Iez =
EDITOR STAR: Two men and four horses were
taken yesterday by a scouting party Of General
Tyiers Connecticut command, part OF battalion
OF two companies he had sent In vicinity OF Wien.
ma The Connecticut scouting party u seems con-
cealed themselves. company Of secession cavalry
belonging TO Col Radfords Virginia cavalry were
scouting near them. The captain and lieutenant
dismOunted and leaving their horses in charge of
two privstes, went forward to look up and down
the railroad track. Our pickets sprang out and
seized the two privates and four borses-alI ex-
cellent ones. The captain and lieutenant took to
the woods and escaped. The prisoners have been
sent to General Mansfield
Falls church (Episcopal) was opened yester-
day Sunday under the direction of Gen. TYLER,
and services were held both morning and after.
noon by Rev. Junius Wiley, Of Waterbury,
Conn.,, chaplain In the ARMY, assisted by Rev,
Mr.. Harold Upon this occasion, the first for a
long time, the services Were not interpolated with
treason In connexion with southern confederacy,
but prayers were offered up for the Presiden. of
the United States.
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IL The New York Spirit Of the Times, the
Oldest sporting paper In the country, has sus-
pended publication.
III The worms from ounce Of silkwotm.
eggs will devour In one month one thousand six
hundred and nine pounds of leaves.
IL The Council of Toledo has appropriated
s., GO to purchase a steam fire engine.
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AFFAIRS AT ALEXANDRIA.

Especial Correspondence of the STAR
ALEXANDRIA, July 1.-With the steamers Ben
Deford, Pembroke, Cambridge, and Pocahontas
lying In the stream, and numerous sail vessels
passing up with the favorable wind, the river
presents more animated appearance than for
some time heretofore. The busy steamer Star,
plying up and down through the day, freIghted
with citizens and soldiers, helps to give life to
the river view
Eight of the New Jersey passenger railroad
cars recently brought TO this city for use on the
Loudoun and Orange roads here, being needed
on the road to which they belong, are being
transferred TO Washington, TO be sent North
Several Of them passed Up yesterday by scows
to the Sixth street wharf at Washington. A
number CT stock cars belonging to the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad have been brought to Alexan-
dria stree Saturday to be used on the Loudoun
and Hampshire Railroad.
About daylight yesterday morning, fourteen
rebel troops fred on three Federal pickets Of the
| Fourth Pennsylvania regiment, belonging to COM
Pany T., Captain Amer, wounding all three at the
| first discharge. The pickets stood their ground
and returned the fire, killing two OF the enemy
| and causing the remainder Of the enemy to beat a
| rapid retreat. The firing was heard within our
lines, and detachments Of Zouaves and Of the
Fourth Pennsylvania regiment sent out to the sup
port Of the pickets. The Confederates were fol.
| lowed some distance, but no more shots were
| fired. The enemy in their retreat dropped fonr
rides and three revolvers one of the latter having
the name Of John Johnson, a noted secessIonist OF
that vicinity engraved on It. One Of the killed
was an orderly sergeant Of the Letcher Guard, al
was shown by papers found on his person, among
others, military pass from Governor Leicher.
One OF the mounted Federal pickets, named
Thos. Murray, of Norristown, su bsequentiy died
and his remains were brought to this city yester.
day, and sent on to Washington.
| 1t is unaccountabe to me that our troops do mi
meet the enemy at their own game, and have
outlying scouts, lying psTdu at night, to cut of
any OF the guerrilla scouts providing about oul
lines
l hear that Geo. H. r robinson, late Of this city
Is the Confederates postmaster at Manassas Sta
ton; and that R. NJ. Smith, late Of the Alexandra,
Sentinel, Is now assistant editor Of the Richmond
| Enquirer.
| Capt Richard Boxer and John Eveleth, hav,
been appointed inspectors in the Alexandria Gus
| tom House.
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ANOTHER ACCOU UNIT OF THE BRUSH AT
SENECA.
Especial correspondence OF The sta,1

Especial correspondence Of The Star
CAMP SENECA, SENECA CREEK, Montgomery
county, Md, June S.-Editor Sta, Believing
that our people Of Washington would like to hear
from u.s. send line. We are of the fifth bat.
talon, consisting Of Company A. Putnam Rifles,
george Thistleton, captain, and the Constitutional
Guards, Degges, cap'ain-the whole under the
command of Lieut. Colonel Everett. We are
stationed at most beautiful site on the Potomac
River, known as Seneca Creek
We have had IE HIIsnes with the ene-
nyi UH1 last evening, and one this morning at
daybreak. They fled yolley after volley into our
camp, the balls whistling past US without doing
us any harm whatever. The drum beat to arms
and the two companies aforementioned were out
In double quick time. We fired several volleys
OF musketry into them, and they retreated In every
direction Several were seen to fall from their
horses The enemy consisted Of infantry, cavalry.
and riiemen. They came down to the banks of
the Potomac, to several old log houses, and tried
to raise secession flag, but they could not stand
our nfe, and they had to retreat to the great ioy
Of the District boys. We raised our fag in tha
midst Of all their firing.
We are well, with few exceptions and in fine
spirits All seemed to feel much gratfed at having
brush with the rebels. We are anxious to be I'm
Washington when old Beauregard comes on, to
make him pay his toll.
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APPOINTMENTS s1 TIE COMMISSIONER az Pm
Lie Bull DSss john J Fink and Albert Brewer
lamP-iis hiers In place Of Peter Carroll and lob
Brady; John Vanderheyden and 6. w. Garrett,
In place Of Frank Riley and J N CrockvelI;
Daniel W halen, Waterman al the stables in place
Of John McGrath; J r.. Cronin, A. b Dalton and
~. T Rsilsy, lsborers in the public grounds, In
place Of NJ. Connaughhen, David Moran and
q Mocabee
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Col BLAIR, OF Missouri This distinguished
gentleman arrived here yesterday morning. His
friends will honor him with a serenade by Dods.
worth's splendid band, at the residence of hi,
brother, Hon. Montgomery Blair, Pennsylvania
avenue, opposite War Department, this evening q,
q o,alock
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OccurAIIoN OF HARPER's FERRY.-It is expec-
led that the advance Of Col. stones command to
the Maryland heights opposite and commanding
HarPerh Ferry, will take place to-day. The an
nouncement bya city Contemporary some days ago,
that Col stones detachment was then at Harper's
Ferry, was Of course premature
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WT0 THE PUBLIC.

w HEREAS / have. for nv own DC ,eotion !. nd
that OF my children, bean compelled TO take the
necessary steps 70 secure q II voro from INV w "a
az liust my viii aud without INV knowIedas ar
nseDt, Withdrawn my fpur child en- from the IJr
gu Inc Convert, where they had been for the year
Iast, and for whose boaTd and education 4 bavs
paid TO the 18th July instant, this Is TO give notice
tn Will not be respOns ible for the board Of heT
II or children, who ever she may think proper 10
place them nor for any other iiahilitles she mae
incur. " ST. FREDERICK KLEY
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CHIEF ASSISTANT 9UARTERMAsTER's

WAsHINGTON ID. c., June p. 1851.
SEALEp Proposals will be received at this once
until the 10th day Of July. proximo, at 70 O'Clock
m, lot furnishing at this place three hundred iS0l
tons OF good msrohantable timothy hay, pressed
The hay 10 be delivered on or before the a5tb IuIv
next az the wh.rfa a. the foot of street or at the
Railroad Depot. NV ''0
= he undersigned reserves the right to reject all
bids that may be dee med TOO HI b, "
The bids to be endorsed, proposals for Havn
ID. ~. RUCKER
Jy l-m Br6vet Major a n "A
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Spirit Of the .HIsrning Press
THE NEWS HERE.
TOFFICIAL I

Noquestions Of Diplomatic or Consular appoint
ments viii be entertained until after the adjourn
ment OF Congress
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W Ihs exports Of Ice this year, from Boston.
.R,s ~ We Is Of June, amounted 10 60 ,o4e tons
>tAA@' 's'7i7 b. the ams period laAt year ,
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TRHAsURER's MONTHLY STATEMENT.

q MOsaap
e.
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:, Ei.E TON NOTICE

by Virtue Of commissIons i.snsd :.
flerpont, 90 ernor OF the Commonwealth Of VIZ.
slna, hereby give notice that an Ele ,tion viii
oe held In Fairfax County, on 1UESUAY InIx
y, q supply the vac IN Of Member of ths Rouss
Of Dsiesa es and Senator for the Tventy-fourt6
repetor al Dlstrict TO represent said Counts and
District In the egislstu of Virginia to mest in
w heeling uly LIST Citizens Of the Countv emf
lied :? vote 6y existing laws can do 30 at any pre-
JOB HAUXHURST.
10 9-H' Commissioner for Fairfax County.
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THE SEcKssIoN LINES CLOSED The Rich.
mond papers Of Thursday contain the followi NO
order from Gen. Beauregard forbidding any per.
son hereafter to enter his lines:
HeadqHarters Army Of Potomac.
Manassas Junction, June IS, 1851 (
On and after sunday, the 30th instant, no per.
soa Whatsoever, with or without passports, lex
eeeft rom the War Department,) will be permit
.so 70 enter the lines occupied by the Army of
.ne rSomac with intention TO pass thence or
.aereane into the United States or the lines of
W. sne"} Brig Gen BEAuRRoARp
'Hos- 'osDAS, A. A. Adjutant General.
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LOST AND FOUND.

I OST-On FRIDAY evening. June ssth, between
- tbs Presto enl's House and s45 nth
End 81 Yer ia su al chonge A suitable reward yi'1
BIS paid, If returned to s4J Seventeenth Of M.
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a CAhD--Fsttotc Citizens: hereJy offer IN vsalf
"A as candidate fOI the Office of Senator f-om
your District to tie LesIsature about 70 assemble
the Union. seem to dou. the propriety mf anT rem
Iesen'a or at present ON this section, but the
uhr5 demand dettor IT is no time TO irsifate
haze a,,eaty Participa cd IN the coun els of the
convention at Vince ing, ut whose insta zee the
proposed actIOn IS t. be held and shat continue
TO act with the good and true nnn IN ere assembieJ
with no other regret than that come ahler man
cannot he found Willing to {. ka INV position
jy 2ts JaMEST cI non
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TMAGNETIC TELEGRAPH NOTICE.
" The annual meeting of the Stockholders OF
the Magnet Telegraph Conn any will he held AZ
the ~. LOUIS Hotel, PHI adolphIs. on THURS
the lith day OF July, 1861, 1t IL o'clock noon
pany for the ensuing year.
JOSEPH SAILOR,
m y lav5v Secretary OF Mag TaI Go
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G. TSWANN 4 CO.. 313 Seventhstreet,
GREAT BARGAINS IN CARPBTNG FLoORAND FURNITURE
0ILCL0THs, MATTINGs AND WINDOW SHADES
ALSO, FULL srocKoP
a Il
A CASH
AN EARLY CALL SOLICITED
G. r. SWAMI & Co., s,s EyENrB ,rRrsr
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WATER REGISTRARS OFFICE.

w, ,n CITY HALL, July list, 1851
ALL WATER TAKERS are hersbv ao,;ss5
th. their Water Rents for the year cornmeue,nx
Office o Oil" P"'opie 1t TINS
The following is the law of the Corporation ain
rela in N, 20 delinquent water-takers," viz:
rent TO thirty days after the ssme is due and
able. the water Registrar shall notify the Eur
vey1t oI such delinquency, and the aid Purvey or
snail discontinue the supply of Ter hmm ediatsly
by emf NJ 9h the water at the main and he shall
PR mlseS except on noIihc alton by the Water q
FIST ar That the woter rent has been maid a eiso
watero 'ho noE OF
The law will be enforced.
" RANDOLPH rOYLE
" I'm Intel Water Registrar
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0T"l SAY, STRANGER. WHERE ARE
W. tou going? You seem 20 be in great hur-
IT,, $50 am. Am gong to SMITHS, No. 400
ne sa an stIoet, 70 6uy a su Of Clo:hIn, Tho poo
he sells thsm 90 obe,os No.. MTns sna they say
OF the stranger, he WAC running up Seventh strest
singing out "SMiTH, No. 400" n SIN
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EOR SALE-A small collection Of COIN an
~ uque and curiosity. Apply at GERHARD'S
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NOTICE.
rendered on the Ist of July.
Thsnkful for their patronage a prornpt settIs
ment will confer an sspsci.l favor.
49, JOHN MARKRITER
" 81 No. 4s6 Seventh ST
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<,. - FLECT!UN NOTICE.,
nena.i oy r. rIerpont, Governor Of { Q Com
an r sc'Ion will be held in the Counties OF A;es'
SndIia ana Fairfax on TUESDAY. the I'd day :
storla District comp ,sed f these Counties and
also 70 elect Delegate from AleIa ndr a Con nS
70 the Leslsiat1ts about to be assembled al Wbss1
Ing Those entitled 70 vote can do 30 a. an, re-
clnct IL the County where the. reside ' P'e-
10 =. ~ CHAS. III Upton
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hNoAVILLk, Tenn, june 9th, 1861.
Amos Laurence, Esq (HsaT) Boston, Mass:
day Thank you most sincerely for your prorered
aid We need it-need II badly As vet nave
not been able TO use your drait-am afraid 10 To-
SO Sena me, II You can, or $1,000 In New
England currency, In large balls, bv mail via
cincinnati Be sure 10 do II promptly Dou't
delay can now purchase lot of arms II had
the means
How do you propose to introduce aid or arms
into t Tennessee! BY what TOEte, and by what
methodl Answer soon
Respectfully, your obt sery,t.
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~THE UNION PRAYER MEETING
lS will be holden EVERY DAY in the English
Lutheran Church, corner of H and Eleven n SITS !,
commencing at O'Clock p; m ard to be continued
nomnatlops are invited to attend and take part in
these social meetings. n
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DhlLkD ELPHIA PRINT RUTTER,
Phi !.AEELPHlA PRINT BUTTERi
n am receiving regular supplies of this unrIvaIed
:, Parties PURCHASING of me. can rely upon getting
Price only ttcsrfy fire rents
GEORGE NJ. OYSTER
Stall No. 340 Center Market
Jy l-ol- Between 7th and 9th streets,
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~ REsUMlD BUSINESS.
= ofrienS. AID s'ss su ysSSls Dir . form hisS
ssren house on Ninthst, betSeer n Ana
EROKE 90 oSs!ess as a lieensed PAWN
1nsionsi NJ far d-iins in eli business Han
q zm- ENocg WAN
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II TAKE PLEAsUf
the oitisens and %
n 49, pst rsoiyed
SLOIHlN6, and n.
Tespeotfuly call their
IAve one Of the Mo.
TINS oitv, and ODER n,
Elm No. l6o q
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pHILADELpHIA PRINT BUTTER In con-
4 u sequence OF the Center M.rket being closed on
tuesday, ard tte ImpOssihIlity of my heIng Able
20 Fecu'e fresh SUI ply. fer my customers bT
Wednosday Afternoon. will bs in ma ket at the
old stand, 213, back Of the Scale House. on Wed
stteEp"on and on ThuGsiaT morning from
iy st" THOMAS n WILSON
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1861-08-20
LIFE INSURANCE.

TINE VIRGINIA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
i is now fully prepared for business, and the at.
tention of the public earnestly called the import
ance of its objects This company, under its charter,
among the policy holders, thereby giving the assured
the advantages of the mutual system, with the pledge
of perpetual Capital Stock of 100000, and the ad
ded security that its Stockholders have permanent
moneyed interest in conducting its affairs with pru.
dence and economy
The Charter requires that one-half of the Capita
Stock and Earnings to be invested in Bond and Mort
gage on unipcumbered Real Estate, worth double the
amount.
The chief object Of the company is TO aid an retain.
ing al home the immense amount Of money which
goes annually from State Tor Life Premiums TO
Northern Companies. THAT money viii be loaned 10
customers for term Of years, at legal interest and
disbursed in our midst
Endowments and Annuities granted. Life and
term Policies issued at as low raesaa other good Com
paDes Slaves insured tor one year, OF for 3 term q
wears