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Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

VALUABLE SOUTHERN PosroFFIcEs.-The
A~ugusta(Ga.) Sentinel saysthe determination
ofthe Southern Copgressto discontinue some
of the little postofices is wise, If not carried
too far. Some of them, it says, are merely
postofices in name. For instance, we fad
that for the year ending September 80, 1853,
the net proceeds of each Of Eve offices in
Florida was under ten cents. Three of them
received four cents each, and one of them
Topped off without any great harm.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

A GENUHH CHRIsriAH.-Rev. Thomas X.
Beecher, brother Of Henry Ward, walking
through Elmira saw a poor widow, who
had no n to help her, saving her wood.
Immediately of went his oTercoar and
muller, and sound ministerial muscle soon
finished the little pile she had. The next
day a cord Of wood was laid before the.
Widows door, and sawed and piled by two
men, the pay coming out Of the Rev. Beech
ers pocket.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22
pRnRATn COuRr.

Henry Schwarz, in custody on a charge of
obtaining money under false p~retenses, was
discharged on the ground of insuficiency of
the affidavit.
A question as to the validity of a former
order of the Court appointing P. Lodwick
assignee of j.. G. Kleine, was taken under
adyiEement.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

WATER WORKS MATTERs.-The Board Of
Water-works did nothing, yesterday, but
pass orders, amounting in the aggregate to
1908 10, of which SAP 40 was for the pay
ment OF hands employed.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

A HAPPY FAMmY.-A man and his wife.
and son, and q cat and a cock, aud q hen ard'
three pigeons and four pigs and a large bear,
and a badger, all live spugly ia q single rOOm|
10 CHESTER, New York, about nine feet square,
They improve the salubrity Of this enViable
apartment BY the fragrant trade of smoking
lsbed in 1872.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22
THK DAILY PRESS
City News.


The onoihnaa DAILY Pass Z Ne nahrat OrOan Of
labor asd ss,ptoirueli IN his CO... Ths 6rciliis, Of
communication Witch u Furnishes beieeeH idbosers and
employers, and behreeH capital and fndsstyv, by upeass
Of ~ large circHiaaon and cheap adtsrtiseasnts. sup
ply ne people uith a convenience tsktch has only 70 BE-
trisdt 70 b appreciated A brif Advertisement IL no
DAILY PRHss places he obeci before navy tAou,aHds
Qboh laborers and employers, and Of bspers apd
eehtfs.
Ans5ers 70 advertisements may be received al the MIC
Of the DAILY Pass, sealed, and addressed 70 nsHss
infidls or nprnbeTs.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

WRITIKG WITHOUT A MAsTKR.-Those who
are deficient in the art of writing should
read the advertisement of Mr.. Henderson's
work. Writing Without a Aaster-iust pub.
lished.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

VANITY FAR-This weeks number,
together with "Harper's Weekly" "0Omic
Monthly" "Wilkes's Spirit and "New York
Ledger" can be found at Hutchinson's, leo
Vine street.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

FIRE.-The alarm Of FIRE yesterday after.
noon was oocasioned by the burning of an
old frame in Deercreek Valley, used as an
out. house. The entire loss did not exceed
$500.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22
PERSONAL.

DEBsONAL- CONsTANCEl Couldn't Gall.
II Tmmorrow. 1874. mh22-bs
nBRSONAL-The young ladies who found a
n book in Betty h Williams0n's dry goods
store, on Fif,b-st.t on 2 THURSDAY -aftern0 on, and
claimed it as I theirs, are politely requested tn return
the pocket botk and It's entire contents to che above
store OF. this office within twenty fur hours. or
they viii receive a visit from an officer. mh22 b
DERsONAL-w. KENT& co, man ~ufactures
Il OF ladies', sentlemen's, Misses aud children's
boots aud shoes, No. , Fifth street, three doors
EAST Of Race. The work is all done by competent
hands, and lie warranted. Prices cheaper than any.
where else In the city. ja27-tf
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22
River News.

PIGFsBUBa, March 21-M.-River six feet
by the pier-mark and falling. Weather
cloudy and cold.
LOUISVILLE, March 2l-P. M.-River fall
ing slowly, with seven feet nine inches in
the Canal. Weather clear. Mercury 80.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22
G REPORTING.

II OUIs FRESER, VERBATIM PHONO-
II GRAPHIC hEPORTER.-The above has nov
permanently located in this city and Is prepared e
attend promptly to orders Of every description, II
this city, State or any other State.
Photographic Reporting taught, II desired. Of
hte in the Queen City Commercial College, opposite
the Postofhce. Refers to Alphouso Taft, Esq, Attor,
rfy cGtIafTi ~; %; pGtteE' EsS. Pr0P1I rlsi6r q bt ths
Press. fel0-tf
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22
METEOROLOGICAL ossHHvATIoNs-By Henry

BoARDINo. HOUSE For SALE.-See adver'
tisement in "For Sale" column. 4
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22
BOARDING..

DOARDING-Two gentlemen can obtain a
- pleasant room with board Also two n three
day.boardeis, at = Wost Fourth-st. mh22-ds
RQARD Dir G. A man AID wife desire a pleasant
- front room, in a family where there are no
other boaIdsrs References exchanged Address
f.' freea Once. mh2I. b.
ROhhDING-Qne large front room on second
- hoo, furnished or unfurnIshed, suitable for a
iam1iN or tinEls gentleman; also, one or too day.
Isardeis can be accommodated at NO. Dps West
Fol rth-st, bet. Plum and Central av mh22 b.
ROAH DING-Iwo nice font rooms { r rent,
~ with boarding, to a gentleman ard lady one
II rntshed ard one III furDished. Also, threi gentle.
men can be accommodated, where there are but few
boarders Apply ~ Longworth st. mh2l b.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

IMPORTANT DEOIsIoN.-A decision has been
given by Judge Mellon, in P~ittsbufg, Penn.
affirming the right ofproperty-holders TO thd
soil extending to the middle 0 fthe street, and
that an soton for trespass can be sustained
against persons removing soil therefrom'
and also deciding that the city or borough
has only the right OF way therein.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

SERIOUS ACCIDENT. = Captain Turner, Of
the Hook and Ladders, was run over, aud
severely injured, while going to the fro yes
terday afternoon.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

MEETING OF THE REPUBLICAN Executive
COMMITTEE.-The Republican City Execu-
tive Committee held a meeting last night
and organized, by the appointment of the
following officers:
President-Jas. Woodward.
Secretary-W. P. Stoms.
Treasurer-C. P. Brent.
Auditor-Dr. A. B. Mullett.
Finance Committee-D. Wiley, J. j.
Hooker, NJ. jacob and j. II. McCord.
Much to the surprise of all the members,
the following letter was received from Mr..
EgglestoD, declining to be a candidate for
Mayor:
To the Republican Central Committee of
Cincinnati: Having been nominated by the
Republican Convention on the goth inst, as
a candidate for the efice of Mayor, l take
this opportunity to express through you, to
the gentlemen composing the Convention
and the Republican Party of the city they
represent, my sincere thanks for this
token of their confidence of my ability
and, fully approaching the honor conferred
upon me, l would respectfully decline the
nomination.
Circumstances have trauspired that will
prevent me from making the canvass; yet,
with full confidence in the success of our
ticket and with undiminished zeal for the
triumph of our principles, and pledging all
the efforts l can put forth for the success of
both, / am yours, respectfully,
BENJAMIN EGGLESTON.
The vacancy will be filed on Saturday
next.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22
virgins Convention.

RIcnMoED, March 2l-Mr. Halcomb con-
cluded his speech amid applause,
The Chair ordered the galleries cleared,
but revoked the order at the solicitation Of
the members, many of them having partici-
pated.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

TUE QyTCALE ELASTIC MRTALLIp
n Ia offered to the public as the best apf
cheapest Metal Roof now used,its merits having beey
tested BY. an experience Of years in this city and "
sbity. Applied to fiat or steep, old OF new build
lngs. No solder used-astened securely without "a.
Dosure to the action Of the elements.
Prepared sheets, boxed for shipment 10 any part g.
the United States, can be applied by any one With q.
aInAry mechanical skin. Orders promptly filled.
CO.,
myl6-tf f9 West Seoend-etfesfs
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

A planet of the tenth magnitude was an
nounced at the French Academy Of Science,
recently, as having been discovered by NJ.
Gasparis, a Neapolitan astronomer.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22
LouIaIana C~onHenfIon,

NEw 0RLEANs, March 2l.-After a lively
debate, the Convention adopted the perma-
nent Constitutional the Confederate States,
ayes l0l, nays 7.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

NOZZLE, March 2l.-The sloop Isabella
loaded with provisions for the United States
feet off Pensacola, was seized last night by
the State authorities.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

BURGLARIEs.-Several burglaries occurred
in different parts of the city, night before
last, though the thieves, in no instance, so
far as we could learn, secured any consider
able amount of booty.
The auction store of ]. W. Mcdonald, No.
300 West Sixth street, was entered about
five o'clock in the morning, and robbed of
shoes and CATERS, valued at about $40.
The paper hanging establishment of F. &
G. Address, on Fourth street, was robbed of
about sin money, and the thieves, probably
exasperated at the smallness of the booty,
cut and destroyed several of the account
books of the establishment.
The residence of Michael McGrew, on Mt.
Adams, was robbed Of $12 and an overcoat.
The grocery of Jacob 0~penheimer, on
Central avenue. near the Brighton House,
was robbed of articles worth $l5.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

BUFFALO, March 2L.-It has been showing
here since yesterday afternoon It's now
showing in New York City.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

In New York city, last Thursday, thro.
dead infants were found IN an. Old link and
tho body Of q man, wrapped 10 4 blanket
was fshed up from The East hifer.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

NEW ORLEAEs March 2i-The Uuited
States steamer Pophatan srrived on Ponsa-
cola on the 10th inst from Vera Oruzi max
ing the eth war vessel stationed there.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22
LOST.

OeT-A black -and-tan terrier slut, sick with
~ the distemper. Any one returning her to 81
1stt Pearl-st. will be rewarded. mh2l.bF
OST- BOOK-On Monday a Plumbers pass
4 bookLmaTked 1HOs. j. hEWMAH, en- Fifth or
Yine.bts. The hinder will be rewarded by returning
the fame 70 110 Wet Finh-st. mh2l.b'
OsTzOn Wednesday last, 4 Letter, Addressed
1lio MAGGIE II. TODD. The Under is well
a. ne 10 tbs money N the letter Is returned, through
sic Postohes, to MAoGIE II. TODD, mhis a.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

John Sherman hIertod penntoFs
CoLuMBUs. O., March 2l-J0hn Sherman
was elected United States Senator this after
noon by the Legislature In Joint Convention
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22
PawnbrOkerS

A DAMS & LIPMAN, PAWNBROKERS,
IN No 1913 sycamore st., between Fourth and
Filth, where they take goods of all kinds a. coll0t-
eral security, such as diamonds, watches, breast
pins, rings; clothing Of all kinds, and every article
OF value. UnTedeemed pledges for sale.
- g ADAMS
mhls-x" NJ. Il.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22
AuCTtoN SALES.

AuUTIUE eABE=Hy 3. q HUBBABD, ~
N Trade Balos.roomt, ~ West rinh 81 no stairs.
Boobs 81 Auction. On SATURDAY EVENING
March 20, At Z O'Clock, will be sold BY catalogues
large and valuable collection Of Books rom the
sto.k ola Easttrn Bookseller, ocm prisi g ayariety
o. Standard Works in History, BiORraphy, Travels;
British, grench and Ancient Jlassics; Poetry, Flo
lion, Wit and Humnr, Miscellany, &c, &C., many
ofyhlcb are IN hneT urAoY, call And other styles Of
N. b. Cataioauo1 are published, and the Books
mh22b 49, s q. HUBBARD, AuotIoneer.
tTinies cepy
"A uUFiONl sALE-BY wEBJs 4 MILES
"A Aucion rooms 20 Pearl.st.-Perer ptory Sale
Of 10 cases Roots AVID Shoes, at Auction, being a
pert Of . stock Of . hone declining business.LOn
FRIDAY MORNING, March %, At 9 o'clock, $50
cases and cartons IT good qua ity Mems and Boys
Boots, Shoes ard Brogans super Rid, Goat aud
Boots and Shoes.
ALSO For account of whom It may concern, so
dozen Hats and Caps, slightJ damaged by fire and
water, fmh22l HIS MILES, Auctionoer.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22
REGISTER

A~rrirals-Jaeob Strader, Louisville; Prioress. Mad.
ison; hustopn, PoTtsmOuth; Lady Franklin, Mem-
phisi Mars, New Orleans; LANCASTER No. 4, Neville.
DepUrtares-JRcOb StIader, Louisville Prioi ess,
Msdison Bottona, Portsmouth; Lancaster No. 4,
Neville; Glendale, Memphis; Judge florence, New
rietta-
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

A new American sensation drama, in
which A. B. Bierce, the Yankee comedian,
from Kentucky, made his first appearance,
dom Theater.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

FOR SALB-A vacant Lot, 100 feet font (; win
y sell low, aud on long time Also, many houses
ard lots in the city and country. country seats and
ialms Any person wlshingto make good invest.
nehtH, Will calf, from 8 TO ~. A. NJ and from 1 to
3 o'Clgck, P. M at No. 3 West Third st. y
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

EOH SALE OR EXCHANGE For Cottage add
~ Lot, IN or ear Cincinnati a small four-r0omed
house; with cellar, and "A acres Of land, situated ia
TTumbull County, U UH miles from an academy
and church two good apple orchards, with s1mo
grated fruit, cherries, etc , and good water Price
SLIGO. Addr IS r., this office. ml9-eS
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

Raynard, q popular French actor, has re-
Gently been engaged for two years at the
Theatre Dejazet, at 500 francs a month not
an enormous sum for an actor.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

TOR SALE -H0UsE-A good house in Home
n { fty CteD miles below the citv. and only three
or four minutes walk from Delhi Station Of seveu
rooms dining room AVID Kitchen frame balance
bIfck-in good cor dition, title f~rst-rate, with graUe
vii es and fruit trees in prime bearing order. The
property rents for $l00 per year, will be sold cheap
and on favorable terms IL called fer soon, as the
owner intends leavipRihe city For further partieu-
lars call or ADDRESS NJ. A SHAN0N Anchor Iron
opposite the Little Miami railroad Depot. mk2I r.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

ENOh SAIB 5 H. Desirable residence
n property, No. 3IS Bay miller st., between Find
lay aud York, lot 20 by 100 feet, new brick cottage
Of four rooms, hui { suitable to raise one or two
stories, good cellar, front, side and rear yard, iohn-
q. cars pass it, making IL convenient to business.
For CerIicnlars iUquir. Of OHAS g. MANNING,
j. o o i. Regalia Depot. mh2l.cS
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

TQR sALE-A rottaee- house nearly new. on
the Ohio Turnpike, one mile above meunt
Wsshington. There are two. acres Of ground at
teched, with plenty Of small fruit, aud some fruit
trees set cut. Price 81. 400, half cash, baian3e la
ore and two years. Address T. ID. FITCH, Ba-
tayia, Ohio. az
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

The Paris feuilletens are devoted to obit-
uary and critical notices of Scribe. These
agree nearly unanimously that Scribe was
an admirable manufacturer of plays, but not
an author.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-22

The 500 offered by the Rhode Island Med
ical Society, for the best essay on diptheria.
has been awarded to DIR. D. D. Slade, of Bos.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-02-20
COURT PROCLAMATION.

W NEREAS, Hon. SAMUEL LINN, Esq,
w President Judge Of the Court Of Common
Pleas Of the twenty fifth Judicial District, COM
posed Of tho counties Of Clearfeld, Centre and
Clinton-and tho Hon. VIM. l.. Moore and Hon.
Benjamin Bonsal, Associate Judges Of Clear6sld
county have issucd their precopt. to me direct
ed, for the holding of n Court Of Common Pleas,
Orphans Court, Court Of Quarter Sessions, Court
Of Oyer and Terminer, and Court Of General Jail
Delivery, a: Clear6old. In AMI for the county Of
Clearheld, on tho
Third Monday (l8h day) Of March merit.
NOTICE is, therefore. hereby given, to the
Coroner, Justices Of the Peace, and Constables,
In and for said county of clear6ed, to appear In
their proper persons, with their Rolls. Records,
lnquisitions, Examination and other Remem.
brsnces. to do those things which to their officers,
and in their behalf, pertain to be done.
GIVEN under my hand at Clear6eid, this goth
day of February, in the year of our Lord, one
thousand eight hundred and sixty. zone.
F.G. MILLER, Sheriff.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-02-20
- EGIsTER's NOTiCE.-Notice, is here


II by given that the following accounts have
be.n examined and passed by me. and remain
filed Of record in this office for the inspec ton Of
heirs, legatees, crcditors,and all others ia any
other way interested, and will be presented to
the next Orphans Court of Clear6eld county, to
bo held at tee Court House, in the borough Of
Clear6eld, commencing on the Sd Monday Of
March, 1861, for confirmation and allowance:
The administration account of John Beers, Ad.
minstratvr Of all and singular tho goods and
chat,els rights and credits, which were of George
Soader, late of the township Of Boggs, In the
county Of Cloarfed, deceased.
The account Of John L. Rex, Adninistrater Of
all and singular the goods and ehattels, &c., of
John Anderson, late ef Pike township, Clearfeld
county, deceased.
The final account Of Miles 8, Spencer, Admin
istrator of all and singular the goodsand chattcs,
lights and credits, which were Of Hannah Spencer,
Tor wall,) late of Penn township, Cearfeld coun-
ty, deceased.
|. The final account Of Miles S. Spencer, Admin.
istrator Of all and singular the goods and cnattos,
] rights and credits, which were of Nancy Spencer
late ef Penn township, Clear6eld county, decd. !
| febl3.to JAMES WRIGLEY, Register.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-02-20
American AgricultuIist.

You want It, because IL contains so very many
new and useful directiens hints, and suggestions
about all kinds Of out door work, in the Garden,
in the Field in the Orchard, on tho little plot of
ground, about domestic animals, ETC., etc. The
A1ricul,uria is not n stale rohash Of theoretical
stuff, such as goes the rounds from one paper to
another, but it is filed with new practical infor-
nation, every word of which is reliable, because
prepared by honest. practical working men, who
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Each volume contains many hundreds Of use
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Your wife wants the Agricniturist because it
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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-02-20

A LoNo SENrEScE.--Ira Shotwell alias
Davis, who, with Loguc. was convicted of
murder in Clarion county, was commit
ted to the Western Penitentiary on Wed.
nesday evening. Shotwell was convicted
of murder in the second degree and also
Of robbery. On the murder charge he
was sentenced to eleven and half years
and on the robbery. FIVE years, making
sixteen years and half in all. Sho!well
is only twenty-five years Of age. Logue
was convicted of murder 10 tho first de-
gree. and sentenced to be banged. His
case was appealed to the Supreme Court
for q new trial, and has not yet been de-
cided.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-02-20

M~The late rise of water in the river
and its tributaries, has caused considera-
Ole damage to our lnmbermen. and to
private property. The bridge across
Ceas6eld Creek, east Of town, was carried
away by the ice; and the pier under the
bridge on the same stream, on the old
turnpike, was also carried away, but it has
Since been repaired so as not to impede the
crossing of Tho same. The ice in the river
mas formed gorge above Curwensville,
'eur miles in length--destroying nearly
al the fences OF the farms along the river
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-02-20

BROKE JAiL.-On Saturday night last,
four prisoners confined in the jail of this
county, succeeded in making their es.
cape. Their names were, Finley, charged
with an attempt to commit rape Kelly,
charged with threatening TO kill bis
wife Amos Pine, charged with obtaining
goods by false pretences and Hugh
Friel, under sentence for an attempt tc
commitrape. Finley was confined in a
room by himself, and ny some means
worked stone out Of the wall, and thro
the opening passed into the Jail yard, and
communicated with the other three-alI
confined in one room. They then burn
ed the plank off with fire shovel, dug
thro' the wall Of their room, and, all be
ug together in the Jail yard, oon manag-
ed 10 make an ad ditional doorway in the
wall, through which they made their crit
We are getting to be very moral peo'
pie, as we have now but one prisoner ir
our Jail, one having been discharged on
Saturday, four discharging themselves tht
same night, and one discharged on Mon,
day. cathcart is the remaining prisoner