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Meeting OF Creditors.

full meeting of the creditors Of the late John
IA Rounds, held this day, pursuant TO previous
committee Of NINE duly appointed Tor that parpose.
who reported as follows, report is hereby
fmousty accepted.
From the Probate Records
Whole amount of claims allowed against the
estate. s5,73l.42
INVENTORY OF THE ESTATE.
Goods Good and chattels, aas ss
Rights and credits, 4.igp Is
AND FURTHER THE PRoBATE RECORDS SAITH NOT.
Sufficient however, is here apparent. that instead
of 20 per cent the estate should have paid, and did
IN reality pay about s54 per cent less the cost of ad
ministration, and the furniture ts2i6 66l
Sewel G. Strout. Howard & strou) 'As COUNSEL
FoR THE ADMINISTRATIVE" according to his
account has had all the claims against the estate
less that of s54 "a at New York, ASSIGNED To
SELF FOR 20 PER CENT As evidence that said strout
has not paid over % per cent IS $40 So of these
claims reference is bad to the following letter,
constituting part Of This report;
PORTLAND, March 81. 1862.
Messrs. smith & Strattoa, Ner York
The dividend upon the claims against the estate of
John Rounds Is % per cent. amounting upon your
claim TO $40 80. You can have the amount by send
ing an order for IT to any here. The dividend.
have all been paid out except Yours. long time
since, and had forgotten about your claim.
Yours truly. 5. c. STRour.
The account may be stated thus:
S5731 42-4 81 is SIS 676 So at % per cent 81 l35 SO
Goods and chsttels furniture, Se) the Court
allowed the ADMINISTRATIVE TO retain. 2i6 66
to the ADMINISTRATIVE. per his account
in part rendered her. 975 90
Amount of the New York claim remaining
unsettled, "a "a
s24lI IS
This amount, s2ill IS. taken from the assets
81 500 81. supposng the n. York claim of s54 54 to
be paid in full, show balance of s24s5 % less the
cost ef administration. UNACcoUNTED FOR IN THE
HANDS OF SEwELL T.. STRoUT trhich ef riqht. to-
gethe tcfh the S915 ADORE set firth shosLd hare been
paid 10 the respectfre creditors Of said estate.
n m tee fharpI nrau 4,.tI arId a..
passionate review of the whole matter. of opn-
ion that by of the interpretations of said
Strout. all the creditors, except ID. T. Chase, have
been cheated out of their just dues and recommend
to each of them to take such legal measures as the
laws afford. to compel said Strout to make good
the difference between what they severaly got and
what the estate should have paid, aud trould have
paid had the original entries the books Of the Pro-
bate Records been Jdifhfaiiy carried out.
ID. r. CHASE, Chairman.
MOSES MORRILL,. Secretary.
Portland, April 90. 1858. ap23 Tn S&Tutf
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Orders of Gen. Lee on the Sickness and
Death of Gen. T. j. Jackson.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF Potomac,


Death of Gen. T. ]. Jackson.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF Potomac,
May Ii.
The following letter and order is published
in the Sentinel
ChdncelLorcille 4th.-To Lieut.. Gen. T.. J.
jackson: Gen.-I have just received your
note informing me that you were wounded. l
cannot express my regret at the Occurrence.
Could | have directed events l should have
chosen, for the good of the country, to have
been disabled in your stead. l congratulate
you upon the victory which is due to your
skill aud energy.
Most truly yours,
(Signed) II. Z. LEE, General
HEADQUARTERS, Northern Va, I
May IL, 1868.
General Orders, No. 81.
With deep grief, the commanding General
announces to the army the death of 1t. Gen.
IT. j. Jackson, who expired on the 10th inst.
at 3l5 p. NJ. The daring skill and energy of
this great and good soldier, by the decree of
an all-wise Providence are now lost to us. But
while we mourn his death, we feel that his
spirit still lives and will inspire the whole
army with his indomtable courage and I'M
shaken confidence in God, as our hope and
strength. Let his name be watchword to
his corps who has followed him to victory on
so many fields. Let the officers and soldiers
initiate his invncble determination to do
everything in the defence of our beloved
country.
(Signedl r. L. LEE, General.
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gE Inc attention of our readers is called
to the advertisement Of house for sale in
Cape Elizabeth.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
THE PORTLAND COLLEGE,
IN

Clapp's Block. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT St {:
Il Co.'S Chain of Commercial Colleges establish
edin New York, Brooklyn, Philadelphia Albany,
Troy. Buffalo, cleveland, Detroit Chicago St. Lou
is, Providence, and Toronto, c. w.
The object of these Colleges is to impart to Young
Men and Ladies' thorough and practical instruction
in BOOKKEEPING, COMMERCIAL Law, COM.
MFRCIAL ARITHMETIC, SPENCERIANBU Bust.
NESS PENH4NSHfP. CORRESPONDENCE
PHONOGRAPHY, SC, and to fit them for any de-
partment of business they may choose. Scholar
ships issued in Portland will enttle the student to
complete his course in any College of the chain and
rice cersa without additional charge. The College
open Day and Evening.
r. NJ. WORrHINGTON, Resident Principal
For further information please call at the College
or send for catalogue and circular nclosing letter
stamp. Address
BRYANT, STRATToN & wORTHINGTON,
feb2 PORTLAND, MAINE. d&wly
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TO LEE.

ENOR term of years. the vacant Lot of Land on
Il Fore street. above India street. recently occu-
pied by Is. +. Noble Co.. a Lumber Yard.
Apply to LEWIS PIERCE,
ap3) II GA Middle Street.
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To Let.

FgNHE Store under Mechanics Hall, occupied by
Il smith Boyd Possession given Immediately.
Apply TO z. E. LITTLE,
apl iseitf Cor. Congress and Casco Streets
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ELECrRICIrY,


" N DEFINING. VI. D., would most respectfully
w announce to the citizens of Portland and VI
cinity. that he has taken suit of rooms at No II
Clapp's Block, corner of Congress and Elm streefs
up stairs where he will remain thr Dugh the summer
to treat Chonc Diseases by the Eecfropafhtc treat
ment
lie would especially invite the afflicted that ara
ease, In the form OF Scrofula Hin Disease. White
Swelling Erysipelas Salt Rheum Tetter Rash "a
every hnuor of whatevcr Kind or character: likewise
spinal diseases, curvature of the spine. ST. vitas'
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M ATT e RS ABOUT TOW
supreme JudiciaI Court.

APRIL TERM-DAvIs, j., PRESIDING.
WEDNEsDAY.-The case of Hovey VS.. Hob
son was continued. The testimony of Mr.
Eben Steele was concluded. Mrs. Neal Dow
and Mrs. Smith testified to the state of mind
of Stephen Neal, the original grantor. A few
more witnesses are to be examined
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GOrham Seminary.

FlNHE Summer Term of this Institution will com
Il mence on Tuesday, May 26, 1868.
For further particulars apply to the Principal, or
my2 3wd&w46 A. WATERMAN, Sec'y.
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Store for Sale.

fNHE four-story brick Store in Free Street.-The. 5
Il in the Free Street Bock-nex KIT cast of rolford s.
Enquire of ii. 7. MACHlN, Calf Block. or
ap9 stf z. BARNES, s4i Middle Street
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Stock Market.
New YORK, May l3.
Hospital Returns-Maine Soldiers.

Our attentive correspondent "Heios," has
forwarded from Augusta, complete lists of
Maine soldiers belonging to the First Cavalry,
Filth, Tenth, Seventeenth, Twenty Third,
Twenty Fifth, and Twenty Seventh Infantry
Regiments, in the hospitals of Washington
and vicinity, up to April 80. Forwarded to
Governor Coburn, May, 9th by J. w. Butter
field, Esq, of Washington.
But for the draft made upon our columns
by the incidents and casualties of the late bat
ties, We would give these reports entire,
though they would make a column and hall
of our smallest type.
OF the Second, Third, Fourth, Sixteenth,
Eighteenth Nineteenth and Twentieth regi-
ments Of Infantry, we have only the aggre-
gate numbers in hospital, the names not hav-
ing been forwarded. The figures show that
on the 30th Of April - before Hooker's late
battles on the Rappahannock It there were in
the hospitals in aud near Washington, from
the lst Maine Cavalry, So; from the I'd Me.
Infantry. 80; Sd do, 10; 4th do, Is; 9Th do, I;
9th do. 10; 18th do, 81 10th do, ~; 10th do, A /;
18th do, 10; 18th do, 10Th do, 4 10Th do. 40 /;
23d do, 8; 25th do, p 9th do 9-Total, 2Ss.
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Personal. = Captain A. M. Bradbury, of
the LIST Maine Battery, son of Hon. Bion Brad
bury, of Eastport, arrived here from New Or
leans on Monday evening, on furlough of
sixty days, and stopped at the U. S. Hotel.
lie is suffering from wound in the lett Shout
der, caused by MIME ball.
Hon. Thomas M. Hayes, of Saco, we learn
is to take up his residence among us, and de-
vote himself to the practice OF the law. He
has spent the last year in New York city,
Hon. p. M. Neal, Mayor of Lynn, has been
spending Few days in the city. He visited
the Merchants Exchange, City Government
building, and the new school house on Cum
berland st. He informed US that the city OF
Lynn is projecting the erection of a new city
hall, and a school house of ma sive size.
Col. Rich. of the 9th Maine regiment, has
returned to duty.
Judge Barrows returned on Tuesday from
Machias, having closed his first term of Court
as Justice Of the Supreme Judicial Court.
The usual amount Of business was transacted.
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SALES OF REAL ESTATE. Sales of Real
Estate have been made to a considerable
extent In our city of late, and with remunera-
tive prices, among which We note several.
Rev. ID. M. Graham has purchased the house
No. IL Hanover ST., Of Edward L. Gould, for
5000. Officer Charles H. Hall has purchas-
ed the undivided half of the eligible lot of
land with the two-storied dwelling house
thereon, situated on the corners of Cumber-
land, Myrtle and Stone Streets, and extending
back on the two last named streets. He own
ed the other half of the property previously,
so that now he commands the whole lot. The
owners of the recently purchased part were
Louisa H. Sturgis of this city and Da MEL H.
d Eli w. Stone, of Brunswick. Ambrose
Giddings has bought the lot of land on Dan
forth street belonging to Eliza L. Vaughan, of
South Boston, for $2l00. There have been
other sales of Real Estate oflesser amount, and
there are several Of larger amount in course
of negotiation.
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FOR SALE & TO LET.


4 The House formerly known as the Peaks
Island House has been recently purchased
by the undersigned. and will be let for
1ils3i, | genteel boarding house.
ILAEA Said house is situated the southwest
side OF Peaks Island three miles from Portland and
within fifteen rods of the ocean, commanding q fine
view of the ocean and city
ing and bathing.
For further particulars enquire of Henry NJ Brack-
EFT, Summer Retreat, Peaks Island or IT, w Brack.
etmay9dtf
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For Sale.

beautiful FARM in Gorham on
ANA-l the Y. & &. X. X. Road containing
3ftLf3nH about 50 of ex cellent land
gf&Ei4r good buildings, plenty of wood for
1E--E- home consumption. good orchard
all in good condition. about one. half miles from
Gorham Village. Good place for a Store if person
should like to 20 into trade. and in all respects fine
place. For further information call on n. BROWN,
ESQ 132 Exchange street, Portland, on the own
er. on the premises. ap23 eod3ws
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American Tract society-Anti-slavery Meet

New YORK, May 10.
The anniversary of the American Tract
Society of Boston was held here this afternoon.
The report of the Secretary shows that the
Society is in a very flourshing condition.
Addresses were made by Rev. S. J. w. Alyord
and DIR. Z. A. Kirk.
The annual meeting of the American Anti
slavery Society was held here to-day. The
meeting was addressed by several speakers.
Its next meeting will be held in Philadelphia.
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THE LITTLE DOMESTIC,
ATENTED FEB. IL, 1868.

1 Article that will find welcome in most every
IA family.
sH-only twenty five cents.
The right of any Couates in the State for SALE ex
cept York and Penobscot. which sold
Cali at 229 Congress street, New City Build
ing, address l.. CHAPMAN JR
uly6 dtf&w
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RE N OVAL.

THE undersigned would respectfully inform his
friends and the public that he has removed from
No. la to No. 159 Middle St. next
door above Messrs. Emery and Warehouse, where
may be found General Assortment of
Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils,
DYE STUFFS, &C.,
atWholesale and Retail, The former patrons, and
the public generally respectfully invited to call
as above. SAMUEL ROLFE.
Portland, March Is. S63. rufh& Seow3m40
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Farm for Sale.

4 FARM for sale in Scarborough about one mile
IA from Dunstan's Landing, containing $50 acres,
cuts 40 tons of hay; large cranberry bed good
buildings, &c. For particulars call on
JOHN G. PROCTOR,
my7 eod3w Lime Street
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BY TELEGRAPH
TO THE
Portland Daily Press.
FROM WASHINGTON.

Gen. Halleck will not take the Field-No
Passes to be Granted to the Army of the
Potomac-Capture of b ockade Hummer
of Prisoners
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loyal HraolutIOns.

The following resolutions passed at .
meeting Of the 10, al men of Fulton coun-
", Ohio, on the 2lst Of March, have been
handed 20 us, to be communicated 10 the
Obi regiments mentioned In one Of the
resolutions:
Resolved, That it ia tho duty Of every
ci iizrn 10 unite ia all proper Efforts 10
preserve and prrpeiua,e the Union in ac-
cordsncr with he Constitution.
ReNolcsd That the conduct OF disaf-
T. cted persons claiming 20 bo citizens of
the UniIed STATES, yet zealous la their
attempts TO embaTsss aud impede the
-clion Of ths iegall, constituted aulhor-
iies, and Ia the Inference Of tr.asOnabls
sentiments, deserves, and should receive
the condemnation Of every loyal CITIZEN.
ReSo ved That the 10y q people Of Y TX
Township. Fulton county, Ohio, hereby
pledge their fortunes, their ienuenee, and
their honor, 20 the support OF the nation
al authority, In every vigorous aud deter.
mined effort by force OF arms, on sea or
land, TO secure a complete and Dnal sup
preston 0t this csuseicss and a,rociOus
insurrrc'ion which now dessolans our
county. -re.r Vra
Reso'Uei, That the Army aud Navy Of
the United States owe their undivided
allegiance 10 the Constellation they have
s@n,il to support aud defend, aud that no
soldier or sailor can righifulIy hesitate
in his obedience To- the oomwsnds Of SUI
peliors in rank, whose auho'hy is de-
rived from The Gov, rnmfntof the nation.
Resolved, Thatpvtry tiu.rns owes al
legiau'e 20 the Government, aud he who
denies i,e suihurity, or = In his duty
20 uphold the honor al liz Gag, is an Abet-
tor of treason, and should suffer the pea
atty due 10 his crime.
Resoted, That this meeting, under SOL
emu con'i;tions of duty anl In Grm re-
lance on the justice OF that Providence
which gui les aud guards governments
aud perpIc, does hereby resolve itself
into Loyal League of Union citizens,
pledged 10 an unconditional support Of
the Government in all its Constitutional
efforts 70 suppress the rebellion, and an
uncompromising opposition 10 treason in
whatever form IL appears.
ResolCed, That the foregoing Resolu.
tions be sent 10 the l4ih, 88lh, 67th. 08th,
Tooth, and lllth Regiments Ohio VOlun-
teers Infantry. eI,
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AashriIlr alniun.
office on Printers, Alleys hstweeu
Union and Deaderick streets.
SUNDAY MoRNINe, APRIL ), lees.
A Cope head orator

The Northern conservatives have no
table orator named CHAuseEV @. BtRR, a
preacher. Bum was a lecturer on bialo-
gy, and travelling agent for the notorious
LOLA MoNTEz, fancy dancer and so fo,th
by profession. This fellow said in Phil
adelphia, the other day:
"We read the devil himself was an an /.
gel OF light once, but he fell; and so fell
such Democrats rs Governors Wright and
Andrew Johnsoup .tr..T
He spoke oF the latter rs "a cold. cal.
culating, pine knot sort Of ielloA!'
Dur Is all wropg about WRToHr, but he
is partly rigli, ahon' our Governor. Gov
ernOr Johnson is pine not sort of a
fellow" His motto is "Pns not I never
despair Of the Unionr' hr.
The Reverend copperhead went on 10
say: to
"The voice of the people is--Tf the
Government stands in the way Of banks
or slavery, then down with the Govern
ment."
There is genuine copr~rheadism for
you. How madly the ugly reptile snaps.
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uhs Ola New Yorh Plan.
Ffom tls es York J, ..

From tls ow York f'st
We have before US an old VOIums,
printed ia 1902, containing "the laws Il
the State Of New York." and principally
passed under The adininiar ,iion of that
good old Democratic republirAn uover-
uer, Uootge CliHtOh, Curious 10 sce how
the people OF the revolutionary age MAJ
aged their political matters ia a tine Of
wAr, we have studied It's PAGES win no
little interest First, thea, VIZ dad that
the =, creant sins of tho Staie~--'h he Oop-
DerheAds aud reso iUnlsts nf shat day
who touk part with Great Briiain la her
quarrel with The Coloni.is, or who ever
Affected 70 huld pisi,ion af neairal,ty,
~.re treated by tue Lesislsiurs ~ New
York Ia yrrv decided aud p.remptory
manner. In l775 Il snsclsd 3 statute,
which ads a this Wis:
IYlereas Certain Of the inhabitants
of this State have, durihg the course Of
the present cruel war wAged by the
| Kiug aud Par lament Of UreAt Britain
agalust the people Of these Siates, ags tel
to mah'GfR neutrality which there 10
reasou 10 SUSPECT was, in mao ' Instances
dictated by = poWriy uf spirit Aad an
undue attachment 10 property; and,
whrrras, divers Of the sIid persons, SoWs
! NJ ,0L1,nl advocated 'he A0ssrieah odass u,liI
| 4 bcoap.s SsuOas have, nStwi h,taHdiDE
| the iorbearaner Of tneir country men, a. d
Contrary 10 their faith pledged by their
parulrv, aAg' ae ~ anil ias',ilotlsiy, b. att
mi m,srcp sseHt ,ttaiS aad q slLtls dissent
natioaof do-lrtno', 6si'S and aqprelsas ons.
fal.e IA themselves, aod luxurious 10 the
American cause, ., dlrrd cyus'n wrsk-
minded pfrsOns from tie duty ,hry owed
10 their cluntry and Il brng rePugnfnt
~ justice 40 well - good pn'iCY fLai mor
sAoaLi bs Pym'ttei 10 siStsr AeNssv-s UHaor
a Ggana,sat ,0hlA hoy net 0iig 'sls's %
asust IN rtauaJ b,a wt,h olSs da'ly en-
| ieavol 70 ande,mips on isabVc't-
"Bs Il auc'ei &c" isI That all
such men BE- required 10 iake A. oath of
allrg iaace," which was prescribed IN the
| act.
2I. That 10 they refuse 10 take the
oath they shall be removed 10 within the
suemy's lines," and
%. "That II they sVer rsluFn after.
ward they shall bo adjudgod guilty Ot
mlspris0n VI treason"
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NO sos

most 10 the war proportionally but Lit
tie Rhode Island
The article quoted says that "the
English troops are the only troops in
Europe, who habiluaky look with indif-
ference on cold FONTS" " (bayonels)
Yet, on the banks Of the Niagara River
some forty years ago, our raw volunteers
three times creased their bayoneis with
those OF the British veterans Of The Pen
insuis. They have done we'll In this war
with the bayOI et-ude Newbern for
Instance and certainly skirmishing was
never done upon so magnificent a scale as
at shiloh. General Gillmore's report Of
The opera ions against Fort Pulaski is a
monumtnt to the indefA ieahle and heroic
perseverance, of the engineer troOpe and
infantry acting as engineers aud artillery
assigned them. ..+ '-t-
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spirits who lived in the days Of the
Revolution. '.ae7l'-
trust all who now surround me upon
this interesting event in my lifo's history,
have found many happy hours in their
present association. Aud when we are
again permitted TO return TO our homes,
enjoying peace and prosperity through
out our whole eoantrH may we all, as
will ever do, remember as some OF the
happiest days Of life as being those that
were passed during our sojourh 10
Nashville. r
| accept this beautiful Sword as a
manifestation Of your regard and govd
will, which will be pres rved in memory
of friends who have been faithful and
yigilant in The duties they have been
called to perform. And / will ia The fu.
ture, as in the past, endesyor 20 make no
MUST demands, feeling all will most
willingly do their whole duty, and thus
by ih'ir uni'cd exeriions make II an
honor and a pleasure TO be associated
together. 80"
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NOS. AND LOCATION
or
HOSPITALS In NASHVILLE.

40. i-Gun Factory College stree, on the Hu.
Surgeon, !. y. WEGgs.
2-J'nversity Banding, Market street, on tho
.e..r. lln. surgeon, A. W kELlT.
3-knsiey's Building, ~ oorrer Public Square.
surgcon, AK. EWING
A-IIoward High school, College rtreet on the
Hn Asst Surgeon, y. 8. Tvs
S-Gun Factory, upper end FIOns street. Asst
Surgeon. r. 3. BtA-ER
Col. ee street, near Broad. Surgeon, cHAa
SoHLrssER.
" 7-ooiiege street, between Church and Bread
Act. asst Surgeon, @ W. FRANCE
s-Masono Hall, Church st eet, neAr summer.
Aszt. "a sern, d. B'oHE.
a-iarrisRe Factory, Market street. below tbc
SQUARE. Act As surgeon, J. d. STEEH.
IO--Medlcal College, ConeEe street, on the Hiil.
Act rs surgeon, W. X BovLiSu
Ii-o Ppsr HousE On tue Uuivprsity Pike.
act. Asst Surge /. u. HooLE
I2-Broadway Hotel, Bread street, corner Cherry.
surgeon, tRAs SEtAoUR
iS-gume High sehool spruce street, cor. Broad.
Surg on, -. hEEhicK.
I4-Fen,a's school. Church street 'ear Chatts-
uOoga Depot. $ rgeon, FRED. sRYEoRE
" I5--Hy nes' High School Linz rtre corner sum
mer, Surgeon, W. 81. HANBIEs
lG--Cor,lon Binck, coriei Broad st . and River
Landing surgeon, Dawn WELsH.
H.t7--oYrIoxRs' HosP TAI PLANTERS Hotel, sum
MIR -trpet corner Deaderick. surgeon,
g. q. WArERNsN
ls--corRei Church and ollege streets. Surgeon,
F. T. ,HURxHAI
Z lS--Morrls 4 Strattou's RulldlnR No. IA Market
street urge n, L. n. ADLER
Z '' Q0-Bapust rh1ich Summer street surgeon, -.
GOOnwIs
2l- Methodist chureh, Church street Surgeon,
X. SHKETT
42--Hardcasae q, souu, Market strest. Surgeon,
.s RK,EwtTH
s" 2s--Cnrncr Vine and Broed st-eets. Surgeon o.
CHAABERIs. f.-. aa
" 25--Corner Market and Clark streets. Surgeon,
l.. G. RiOE