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FfoN TIM f~'lcAYEEE.
Monday Evening, May 20 1861

Monday Evening, May ~, 1851
ttorros-With an extremely limited supply
Offering, and very little freight room, the sh'eS
today we're confined to 800 Bales. fr1ce8
nuellapeed. Good Ordinary, "a ana 924c'
Low Middling, l034 aud lo}aeJ A'da'i''g'
AK and lll5e. oso
Reeei,is, lab. Previous receipts, /, 3d.
a4o bales. Stock, a., s34 baIes-
sugAR-50 bids, sold al
Mot1ssrs-25U bbis. ordinary changed
hands at. 10 ard l2l@c.
TovAcco-Nothihg reported,
Receipts, 3l4. Previous receipts 52'2de
hl,ds. Exports. none Previous exports, 90
$40 Stuck. 19,s49.
F,opn-lGo bbis good extra sold at ~ ~
and 100 choice Cinrk-VI,le NJ 80.
coRs-saiss 5000 sacks, including 2eat
| nlixea. dc. nj 60; 1000 yellaw mixed aud 97t
| white mixed at CSC. and le0o WbE'eat toc
oArs--40o sacks sod at soc.
BRAs-sale. 2ao sacks al I'll 40
PoRK-loo bhts, Mess sold al s2l IA.
failing at tte advanced rate Of W. aud ~ ~
BAcoy-shouldpfs retail at lde,. rihfn'
Sides al BE, and cleaf side al l3c per 10
LAnp-563 an1 $50 tierces sold al 9}}2c.
WusKKY-R eetitiel retajls at 2ac:
SpiaiTs irKpEHr1SE~-5U bbls. i'll t'if or''ti
sold AT 3Ue.
CorrkE--loo bugs Rio sali nj 141sc. f'F
546 AL i5r,
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Plantation for Sale.

TINE undersigned offers for sale a fine Plantation
i situated On Bayou EGtif, alou ten miles from
Washington. It is well improved; there being on il
a good dwelling house, a cotton gin, corn mill, and
other Improvements, 1t contains in ali Five hun,
dred and thirty one superficial acres, one l,undred
aud tpity Of WHICH are cleared ana in Z good state
of eafiyation.
This desirable Plantation can be had for Twelve
Thousand dollars; one third Of the amount l,avablp
cash, t'ta the balance on Il credit IF ore. two. three
aud foul years. A few hands may he bought viii,
the place if desired. For further information apply
70 l.. q. GUlLL0RI,
May, II, lo6t'-3m. near Vile piate.
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Sheriff''s Sale.
STA7E on LOuISLANA.
Abner B. Mccletund, District Court

Abner B. Mccleland, District Court
VS.. Parish or st. Landry.
James N. Porter. No. a2H.
DY virtue of an order OF seizure and sale issued
ID in the above entitled suit, by the District
Court in and for tbe Parish Of ST. Landry AID
State aforesaid, and to me directed, will eATose
at public sale. far cash at the Court House Of this
Parish, on SATURDAY, the 9Th day Of July,
A. D.. 1851 eonainencing at the hnar OF IL Az
and continuing tfdm day to day. if Necessary all
the right, title, interest ana demand Of the said de-
Dunes 81, Porter, in and 10 the following
prufstty seized TO satisfy said writ to wit:
"A tssset Dr parcel of land situated IN the Parish
saNssssts f.anary, o3 the east side Of the west prong
sswf2ayiHl2 piaqHe,oine BfAie, containing one hun
Gred and s.lty acres aud bounded above by land
formerly Of Jacob Welsh decd aud now of 17flos.
H.. L.ewiaaud James NJ. Porter, and on the lower
side hy the public domain and running back i'll the
prairie 10 public land,
Nv. CuACHERE. Sheriff.
sheria's Office, OpeIansas, May 18th. 1851.
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Important Notice.

THE undersigned Druggists, have determined
Il that in future they will restrict their sales as
nearly AS possible to cash.
For panctlai customers, accounts will be opened
which, however, they reserve the privilege Of clio,
sing at tie end Of every month.
1t is tteir wish t., solicit, custom and patronage,
so tar as Is strictly toutorfnatle to business nrinci,
pies and to a mutually of interests between nr,r.
chasers and seller, aud no further.
They }aiso avail themselves of the occasion to
invite all who are indebted 10 them to make ignrne.
diate payment, Or, At least II come aud settle with
out delay. JOHN P0eEY.
P.LseNGE HEBRAD,
A. i0UAILt Ter a. &C.
j. A, MCMILLAN.
opeiousas, March 9th, la61,-Gnl. .
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citizens Of Big Cane, La,
and vicinity hereby warn the
Public beware Of q certain
suspicious character calling him
self John Smith. He was arrest
IA on asclarge of tampermg with
slaves, but for want Of sufficient
evidence was released and order
edto daye the neighborllood.
E4eis6 feet s OF 8 inches III
heiglltard has oscar On the left
ide of hisneck. Speaks II the
Irish brogne but uses Yankee
phrases.
order Of 4 meeting Of
lacltzens held May is, 1861.
lEWELL BukDICK,
Callahan,
CpRYDok SIMMONS.
#asakss Committee
AYoyeus npsrsaiM Baton Rouge Adyo-
q Mays2oth.
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Shelifff''s Sale.
STATE or LOUTSIaNd

STATE or LOUISIANA.
Flav;us II. Thempson1 District Court,
W. Parish ofst. Landry. s.
Thomas G. Andersor-t MO- ftho.
TeY virtue Of a writ of alias Ii. ia. on a II months
u bond. issued in the above entitled slit b the
District Court in and for the Parish 81 81 b9ndtyt
and State aforesaid, and tn me directed, VIII eH-
pose at public sale. fer cash. al the Courthouse
Of this Parish, On SATURDAY, the 9Th day Of
july, A. d. 1851, commencing u the hour Of IL
A. it,, aud contamination aas5t 10 day, if neeessa.
ny, all the right, title, interest and demand of
~tiayius II, Thompson, in and to the following
A certain quarter lot Of grotiad situated in the
town OF Washington, Parish Of 81. Landry, bounded
north by lot OF l.enesle. east by Bridge street south
by VIM Street and west BY Lleius j. Dullse' being
the South East quarter Of lot No. 81, with buildings
and improvements thereon erected.
L. N.GHAGIIERE, Sheriff.
Opelnasas, NAV 18th. 1861.
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A War to put Down Negro Slavery,

We are told 50 constantly by the organs d
the Lincoln Administration that it is the
Union and the Constitution thatatey are fight
ing for. that it is refreshing to find one now
and then which owns up honestly 10 the truth.
The Euenstlg Post does This, and in its issue
Of Tuesday evening ahat this is "a war against
the Shareholders, and in discussing what shall
be done after "the rebellion is putdown, says:
."AWhen we have conquered the treason which
ia now striving to ruin our aud
stranrle our liberties, then we should be less
than sensible men If " adid not also pa. dom
for erer that ,gh,eh has alone supported and
strengthened fhe mait,rous ar,staerats. 1t is
impossible not to see that human slavery Is The
BBcanker-worm which has for so many years
giawed at the heart Of our republic. The
slavc-owner is an aristocrat By the very ma.
ture Of his life. Even if slavery were right,
liz is impossible that Shareholders could e1isl
Yeaeeably IN \ republic, founded as ours is upon
tile will and votes, the industry and intelligence
Of the people
Aften"treason is conquered then socalled
slavery mnst be put down, for III is impossible
that Shareholders can exist peaceably in d IRE.
public" Shades Of Washington, Jefferson
Madison, Henry aud jackson / Shareholders
were the founders OF our republic, formed lis
Constitution every State but one at the TIM
being slaveholding. and set such men cannoI
live peaceabiY in a government of their owr
forming One thing is certain, the Addition
lists have not allowed them to live peaceabl,
in it for the los. twenty years, and when they
felt they could no longer submit to the abust
and wrong heaped upon them. and they asked
permission 70 go peaceably. that, too, was re
fused them. They were neither allowed Ii
live in the Union IN peace, nor allowed to gt
out Of it in peace, aid now a leading newspa
per Of the Republican party, while pretending
to be for saving the Union" openly pro
claims The reasonable design of subyertina
the Constitution. BY "patting down. STATE
domestic institutions . my. Day Book.
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Taken I'D.

mouse eo'ored mare mule has just been
IA taken up by the undersigned. Said mule
has been ranging aboat his place OF l'la4ue-
niue Ridge for the last twelve months. She
is All ordinary Missouri size mile, branded
on the left shoulder abont thus s. with dark
stripes OH her back, shot lders and legs When
first seen about the premises her tail aud mani
were closely'slasen. She is ubout four year.
old The owtter viii please come fprward
prove property, pay costs and take her away
FlsiiA lIlACIiEBE
Nav o5th. 1861.
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Notice.

I7AN payers will please take.no,ice H.,
Il viii te III my office, III ~thesso.p Il m
leasas, until the 9Th Of May 1861. a. 1hs
purpose Of collecting The Parish taxes IL lssa
aud lie Parish LICENCES Of ls6t, All ,lee
who, at tim expiration If fbe time above sfsc;.
fed. Viii not have lmid said taxes aud lieeass,
viii have HEIR property seszed aid sats HeroSa
lug 70 law, shall t,nplay depn,ie d ras.
]seizufes from al these who will 10 Ana
availed themselves Of the time allowed ,ben
By law. ~
5"@. JOHN BIiIM.
Parish l'ax Collector.
May Is, 1861.
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NOTICE

4 LII those having claims against he ii,
IA tate If the late liz Lewis A. Webb, Wit
please present Item, without delay, tad, Z.
Anderson at his residence on Basaa neeas.
Those indebted 10 the Estate are likewise il.
qaested 10 settle Immediately with Mf. al.
derson.
=... AMELIA WEBB,
Iestameniary Fyeeattis.
Arrii 20. lSbi.-ftfi
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From the Waschman and Democrat, New York,
What conrse is now left for them to pursue!
But one. Il is to stand By and defend The ma
tio'.ci flag, and uhat remains Of The Uatoa
and 10 pursue a course generally which viii
mitigate The evils Of civil war, and put an end
"a national troubles. in this manner Nc
will satisfy the requirements Of patriotism ana
humanity. The lime will come when we car
arraigh the authors ef our difficulties at the ba,
Of public opinion; ahea the people will opel
their eyes 70 the enormities which have laid
low our national interests. aud the pride aud
glory # our Union. Until then, bide you,
time.
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Notice.

TE1H. undersigned have just npeued . Taisar's
Il sia9f, en Main street, III the front Raoia5 n
the corner aotst which forms a part Of TIE urleli
Hotel. they selteit re$nestfaliy the kind patron
tire satisfaction to all those who will pasfaa.ss
them. Their prices are Vers moderate.
MONET Il PHILIPPE.
April L. ls6L-Etf.
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Bargains! Bargains

THE undersigned, having volunteered aud
Il being deArous 10 go Immediately iatu ac.
live service, offers his stock ofJewelry, Clocks.
Watches. elc., Mt cost prices.
Those indebted to him are requested 10 come
forward Immediately and settle.
Ne. Fine horse and buggy for sale cheap.
FRANK DELARUE.
0relousas, May 4th, lsGi.-tf.
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office.

rTNHE undersigned hegs leave to inform tue paar
/ lie that hereafter lie will carry on his bns,aassss
strictly on a cash principle. :,
WoEkmen are unwilling to labonr On efeail, saa
GEORGE PULEokp
Opelensas, March 9th, 1861 I'll.
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Runaway in Jail.

negro has, who eaiis sirnseif George and say
"A he beioHga 10 K. " MCKINNEY d this ~
Parish, was lodged in the Parish Jailun The "a
higl, and is al1agt 81 III 20 years old. -
Tie owner Is requested to come fetwafd, prove
property and take him away, OF he WILDE dealt
With according 10 law.
0pelhasas. Mas 2ath. lsal. --
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Ialhe 81. LandryIight Infantry,
t6csonnlpany from Washington,
n0IlnberingEoyer hundred men,
Wealrlsinformed leaves next Sun
or New Orleans. They 30
whole war. NE wish
n oda speed.
kFe unable 20 givea List
Inames inolT present
ssse e Will endeaYor t. desc
U3xiIHee l
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ne news of the present week
suoaa character that I'VE
deem N nl1uanecessary 70 offer any
thing more to our readers than
uhe tslegraphic dispatches.
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NOTICE-

GAFIAiA CHARLES De corRsoN, archis
services 70 the public OF st, Landry. All orsars
le't atshe Union Hotel viii he PROMPTLY at,e,,IsI
TO-: BE VII he found there seery Saturday,
HsTth eth tS6I.-iY.
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A III 1ersons having in 1atss4sian arms ar
II ueer5tfements furnished by tin STATE hi
any Of Me various companies ogaitzea h de
Parish Of 81. Landry siHce be seaf Iss6 NiI
ptease deliver them immediately IN Iaf thas
eteFe. sheriff III tie i'sfisb If 81. lsfdff.
BY order Of the Colonel rotnmapdaui,
NM II. SPENCER, AdjatpaF
April 20, IsGI.
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L o

A CERTAIN prouissary note for sse0. draw,
"A by II. v. Boyd in favor Of j. II. Jackson, has
been inislaid ar lost. 1t was given i'll January,
1859, and payable III January ls6ts.
All yersons are hereby warned against trading
for said note, MARTHA A~.+JaGKSGN.
May 18th, lsGl.-2m. Big Cane, La.
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Notice.

A Ill. persons indebted to the Estate Of ricffeT.
IN GNidfy deceased, are requested f. core TT.
ward and settle with Alexis G. aaitiy, at bis 90.
aicl, Immediately else they viii be made 10 pay
with costs. ELMllE GtlItRl.
Administrative
a9fjI G. i8sl.-tlm.
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LOUISIANA GuAHDs nsfoHE WAsHIsGroN's
sfAruE,A citizen Of Richmond, con,mnni.
Gates the following to the Dispatch Of the 9th
Az passed through the public square to.
day : column u The Louisiana Guards marched
10, and wheeling into line before the equestrian
statne Of Washington, presented arms, and
stood for = while ~inpmoyahle a. statues, gazing
with reyerential respect and awe, The like b
which never saw before, aud can scarcely Il,
pet to see again, upon the magnificent NC ii
~ ari mud sublime memorial ofgratitude and
3aflectio, which bis mother Virginia has conse.
|erated toshfh memory.
II was = noble tribnie. simply and unos,en.
|iasiously manifested By patriotic and southerr
hearts, which might have called forth a tea,
from every manly eye that was looking on.
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MEe happy to see ID the
gPicaRsygsII1e s ae 9ttlinstant that.
Md .HiI of our town
has been eecfed1 III lieutenant
III com 1]llgr,l irish Brigade.
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The Policy OF England.

81.
t
The news from England received BY yc#ter-
,dayi dispatches, is al that the South expected
at This stage Of the conflict with The Lincoln
Government. il will hate a very discomfort
Ing effect on the powers at Washington.
Tie first official notice Of the hus,iliiies a
bout to commerce in This country, is BY Lord
John Russell, The Foreign Secretary in the
Honse Of Commons. What he said was doubt
less carefully considered, and is important.
a British fleet have been sent ont for the
protection Of British shipping, They IRE in
strscted SO to act, as to lake all possible
means TO avoid taking part in this slarnei'ta-
bic quarrel The protection Of British ship.
ping is against the imperious influence Of the
hostile measures Of the North, directed against
the commerce Of the Confederate States. IN
which Great Britain is so profoundly interested.
II il against the effects of the nlenatices Of The
North against which Great Britain arms her
self in these waters, ard expresses to keep the
peace ns long as she can. The pFecaution,
ard the expression, both imply the approhen
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preston of itssarreeilo1 against lawful author
Ilfy,
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commons has publicly announced that the Ton
tolerate States ares far independent u tact,
assfo rs entitled 70 tfe treatment q bell'ger-
ent Engaged if1 public war, and 70 The befrc-
fts q MI the laws ct nations applicable e
that coIlditions s
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8se sasssa ~ herself aii#t'e rights aIld privileges
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fowards awful belilgefetats q flong these
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Weare told that III certain
norton our parish within 4
short distance of Opelouaas 4
number of negroes have been
seen gathering together II listen
o he news which Wasread to
them by one u their number.
are requested to warn the
ubbllicn ge1leralto be extreme
Ycarefu their papers, that
they donpt FILL into the hands
az dawes he Press south some
hti1Res thinks proper to reproduce
those naeendiaIy articles with
1lich Black Republican papers
abound III order that The people
hereAmay ~ apfprized of what Il
going oli III beenemys camp,
SIwerenot wise for oil CLASSES
preadataose articles.
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A Police 0sFIeE.-lhe prisoner, whose
name was Dick Swivel, alias 'sstoye pipe Pete
was placed at The bar.
Jadge-Bring the prisoner into court.
Pete-Here | am, bound to blaze, as the
spirits Of tafpantihe said, when ii was all a
fire.
We will take the fire out of you. How dc
you live,
amt particular. rs the oyster said when
they asked him If he'd be roasted or fried.
We don't waht to hear what the oyster said
or The spirits Of turpentine. VIVA, do YOU
allow?
Ything that comes in my way, as the loco.
nts aid when he run ever a man.
ite re anything about the locomotive
What VAR business?
That's various as the Cat said when she stoIc
the chicken,
That comes nearest to the liue, I suppose.
Altogether in my line, as the rope said when
il was choking the pirate.
1t hear any more absurd comparisons,
Viii give y"u Twelve months.
done, as tue beatsteak said to the cook,
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Ia OF The 24oU voters ii Richmond
county, Georgia., 500 hare enlisted for lbe
NOR.
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snEgIDAs's powsFAIL.-Dne Of lie causes
Of Sheridan s dow.tail-so far as money VAS
coneerned-was his extreme Incidence aud ut.
ter negligence. lie trusted, fur too macl, To
his ready Wit aud rapid genius. hus, when
'sPizarro was to appear, day by day went by.
and nothing was done. On the night Of the
representation only four acts Of Eve were writ.
tea, and esen these had not been rehearsed, the
principal peftnrmerS, Mrs. Siadous, Charles
kenlble ard Barrymore. having only just re-
ceived their parts. Sheridan was MP in the
prompter's room, actnally writing The fftl, act
while the first was being perfurmed, and every
now aud then appeared in the greenroom With
a fresh. relay OF Dialogue. and setting all III
good hnmor By his merry abuse Of bis own
negligence. III spite Of this "Pizarro' succeed
ed. de seldom wrote except al night, and
surrounded by a profusion Of lights. Wine
was his great stiinnlaat to composition. as il
has been TO better and worse aashors. If the
thought is slow TO come, he would say. q glass
OF good wine encourages it.; aud when it does
come, q glass OF good wine rewards it. -.
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To Contractors

an S~asatsny tlte isa on .iss,s, VIII lie sold 10
~ the lowest bidder The contract for repairing
the Parish ,jaii and Kjtehen.
aMEh POIsET,
CHARLES THOMPSON, -#-.
JACOB A&SEi.M.
y s. I5 Commissioners.
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NOTICE.

THE undersigned warns all Merchants aud
L. the faihlic III general aga;,lss selling pa
credit to his wife, C,ydaIise Garait,, ~iilasntea
as he viii not pay any debts that she gasy
contract.
HiLAIRE TATE, ii.
April 2nth. ISGI.-fifl
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House, Sign, and Ornamental
Painter and Paper Hanger.

YsHE Undersigned having settled pefn,, ~ n,blIi
L Washington offers his services 70 ~ Il iii
in general. He will perform every ln = assprayva
line Of business, promptly and 10 q i ~ sq asy5 5efs
style. Terms always reasonable. a.. / IA ii
Washington win be punetualiy attended e;
April IS, 1861. -.
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DIED

At New Orleans, on Wednesday afternoon.
the lath INST, at O'Clock, Charles 4. GEs1s
aged 29 years.
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FORSAIE.

fI'Wo fine Timber H7ieets, with Screw, perfectly
Il new. For price apply at this Office, or 10 d,
Their ot the Undersigned. - ~
0NEZIME A. GUlDRY.
ALBERT DEJEAN.
March 30tli, Issl-tf.
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'gAsUALTY.-Onth the morn
i ;| he mi Clinton Nc,
beth el overheard from the
pteamer Prime of Wales, some
axsmiles below Cairo, and was
afoWnsd. IheMemphis Bulle-
slrMcBeth had Just been
isSsoge Lis mother aud
were to Join their
sthe now settled near ST.
haxles, Oh White River. He
lais person several hun
sI1 kIin epld besides some
i 1snaone him of iii,
~ issssalplpI0sea ne was draw
Il Nslerer 6alorses and lost
hasnc eontribntion was
MISUNDERSTANDING boat, amount
about $3O 4 j the family
entirely destitute d
us same gentleman
spent some time ID our
MI asyear % Two since He
Tmnyifiends among lis who
egtet 10 hear Tint he was
pon called away from thevine.
5krd III Msslaker where he ID;
s1igllted IA much 70 labonr u
c ngtheerfing ~ NE narron
eadsunto eterIaa,,
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Alexander Levy.

RRlCh LAYER AND BRICK MAKER by
Al trade, having settled permanently in Oneianssss
offers his serYires to the ~vitizeils OF this Parish. All
work intrusted to him viii be performed speedily
and IN a workInanlike manner. Terms reasonable.
opeloasas, March Both, ls5l.-Gm.
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DISSOLUTION.

TIIE partnership in The practice q iae "
l. heretofore existing between lion iR1aas
II. Lewis and the undersigned was dssolssa2
on the 23rd Murch last by the death q 'ne
former. TIE partnership, affairs vii Be l,qa'
dated by he undersigned. All persons ",
ing clairns against sald firm are fealeslta X X
present them Immediately for payment, a1u T. +
persons Indebted To the same are reqaesise y
come forward aud settle.