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Wilmington journal., 1864-09-22
MILITARY DIST: OF MISS, !
a the Field, Atlanta, Sept. 7, 1864. {

a tie Field, Atlanta Sept. 7, 1864.
70 Ge1, j. b. Hood, Condg. Confederate Army.
Grreai have deemed it tie interest Of the Upited
States that tie citizens residing il atlanta should
he removed Those who prefer, to go South tie rest
North. For the former eau provide transportation
aud c5ts 10 Rough aud Ready, also wagons. But that
their removal may be made with little discomfort
possible, it will be necessary that you assist families
from Rough and Ready to the cars ut Love3y.
II you consent will undertake the removal OF families
il Atlanta who prefer going Soath, Gs far os Rough
aid ReaGv with oil movable effects, such as clothing,
trunks, reasonable furniture, bedding, etc. Servants
while an1 black, may also accompany theu provided
f2rce be used towards the blacks oae way n0r the
other. II they wish to go 10 their masters and mis-
tcega-s, they % So, otherwise roey viii be seut
AVA or employed ~ the quarteTmaser8. Atia1a i9
go Il~ra for families Or c0mhatants, l h..,o nc
desire 10 send persons North, you sst IN convey
ing them South.
Ii this proposition meets your views will consent
to q truce In the neighbcrho0d Of Rough and Ready
spulatipg that any wagons horses animals CT persons
sent tor purposes stated SHALL in manner be harmed
a0eated; you IN your turn agreeing that any cara
wagons, carriagte persons or animals shall not be il
teriered VITA Each might send guard, say one hun
dred to Inantaia order. Ihe truce to be limited
to ten days, after & c2rtain time appointed
authorize the Mayer to choose two cii.zoas to carry
this letter AID such Gocuens the Mayor may for
ward in explanation. Awaiting your reply have the
honor to be,
Your obi sarvt,
". I. SHERMAN, Mgj. Gen.
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-22

unendurabe, having scented the house until it became
almost untenable They kept up the saturnalia until
morning, and then iovingy totteriug home in
many linked pairs ct ivory and ebony.
Mayor Jim Calhoun was present, tcastipg ard con-
graduating the Yankees on their handsome trckerv
ard the of their Il is said that he pro
posed to open the ball with prayer and hars for the
great and decisive victory that had captured Atante,
broken the spirit of the Confsderacy, and brought
Georgia into condition whera could te governed by
the es AID enlightened rule of the royal epe. he
proud to many of their black sisters 10 arms vel
coming the conqa rors and hoped for many returns of
the like occasion 1t is supposed be was uproariously
drunk before be began.
l. T. Banks lent the baleful Light of his traitor Wis
age to the scene. He hopped around the room with
OF the blacklist nggers in the ball room and prom
enadej arm in exhibiting much eIation at being
permitted to promenade in with a huge mig
ger Sergeant, who remarked, he didn know but what
he was disgracng himself by walking with such 8
trashy white man.
L T. Banks was the first citizen Of the city who Wis
tied Sherman. He bad laid wait watching for hun,
and before he had washed himself Banks placed before
him accurate list Of the secessionsts and mnu men
OF Atlanta ard the description and location of their
property. lie very extravagant in his demonstra-
tlors Of joy, and extremely eated over the Yankees
success and occupation of the city He congratulated
them on the streets and minges with them whenever
opportunity offers, an1 doubtlcg3 by this tine occupies
some ofce commecsurate with his worth tc the enemy
A Yankee journal will be in operation this week,
they supposed it would make its first appearance ON
Sunday. They have taken possession Of the Old Intel
gencer building and propose to issue the paper from
your old office. The first copy secure will send you
1t Is reported that Billy Markham saved material
enough for them to start paper With.
CANIIN.
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-22

'~1.s -, ,.n s ret poor,
-. ,..- Us world he has 80 paTt
bn IL rlch aud lie IL poor
-.- - - E:2gGOQi lis nC2Tt.
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-22

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Wilmington journal., 1864-09-22
ik.EE PEANUTS.

OFFICE CT UHIBF o..
Wilmington journal., 1864-09-22

u IS iatt loE aud lorGIy great:
/ 3, q. 4 Iol b tie heIr or thrones,
| would uC, bsQs sCoptTe'5 weight,
I'D les Tie empire ecu, lie owns.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-11-19
News Itema
n, TslsSrspA 20 hs Nee York sun.l

Tnr oficial majority Tor the Union ticket In The
State Of Maryland is T,432.
Tun retcl General Slaughter, st Brownsville, was,
st last accounts ~ lc reinforced ly 5000 and
IL gunA In anticipation Of an attack from the
Union troops.
Tue Pennsy lvanis commissioners aud agents ar
rested and confined At Washington on n charge of
election frauds, bave been released from tho Old
Capitol Prison. on parole. The ra,emen, that
jerry McKibben had confessed guilt In connection
with the alleged election frauds Is untrue.
LITTER rcecived yesterday from the Army Of
the Po,onsc. says Tho enemy. . day or two
ago. commenced the erection Of new work short
distance south Of the Crater" but the progress II
very slow, owing " the accuracy with which our
gunners throw mortar shells into their midst. Con.
Burns dc reached City Point on Wednesday amer.
noon, and on . visit to his old corps called on
Grant, and afterwards proceeded to the fon, by .
special car
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III, Mtiltar, District Of Tennessee.

The new Military pistrie, of Tennessee. ~ con-
stituted by General Sherman previous to his de-
par,urc from Atlanta, Is probably destined " he
tic scene Of most important military operations
during the winter Its northern boundary is the
hne between Kentucky and Tennessee. Its SOUTH
ern is tbe Tennessee river M 4 Hows wcstwardy
th rough North Alabama. On the east 1t 10 bound
ej by the Cumberland mountains. On the west
It's boundary line is the Tennessee river as Il flows
uorthwardly through Tcnneesee into Kentucky.
Thus ss will he seeu by glance 81 The msIs in-
cludes AZ Mode Teu pessee and large portion
OF North Alabama. Decatur, on the south vde
Of the Tennessee, 10 slso considered within
the District. Within tits great terrtory
are embraced the important posts ot
Nashville. Murfreesboro'. Gslla'in, Tulahoma,
ehelbyville. Clarksville, Fort Donelson, Franklin,
Columbia. PulAsk Athens, Stevenson. BRIDGEPORT
Huntsville AMI Decatur. AZ military roads are
wholly or partly within IN is territory, viz. Ito
Louisville and Nashville Railroad tNithellville 70
N.hyillcl the Nashville and Chattanooga Road
Nash Vile u Bridgeport; the Tennessee and Ala
bsma Road Nashville TO Decatur; the Memphis
and Charleston Rosd tDccatur To stcvcpsopl; the
North western Road Nashville 10 oJohusonviel: and
TIE Memphis Branch Road ,P'~ling Green TO
Clsrksvilc) The whole district is under command
OF Major General Lowell H. Rousseau. and under
him are Generals Van Cleye, Granger, Mlroy sc.
Bngstor-General X W. Johnsou-all OF them oifi
GERS Of courage and experience, and tested IN .
aore Of bst,le e-hclds.
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New Pirati nj scherie.-A Rebel Flo,
Against the CallfoPuia Stea uern

The TINS has in,elllsoncs from Havsns Of tho
formation off, plot for the capture and destruction
Of the stesmers On the Pacific coast The leader Of
the plot Thomas A. Hogp, professed 10 set unesr
Instructions, and hsd . commission from the Hon.
orabh ~ 8. r. Mallory. the Confederate Secretary
Of the Navy. Hosg organized band Of sgh.
teen or twenty despsradoes In Havana and
took them from that place TO Panama
during the lst,er pa Of september for the rurpo.s
Of sszlng the fine steamer Guatemala belonging to
the Panama Railroad Compsuy. The plan was
that the gang should engage passage ~ travellers
hide their weapons, aud when at sea, Of tho Gen.
us American coast se the vessel and use hor for
capturing tie Calsfurnis treasure ships The idss
coast was instisstcd w = desire to eysde United
States cruizers and conceal tie attack 90
not to alarm the ocean steamers. Fur,
tunA,ely the scheme was discovered in Hlvan.
after the departure of the conspiratora and iufor
nation was seut 10 the isthmus, and the captains
Of the various steamers aud the United Hiatsu
authorities were On the alert. II appears thss ths
por'on Of uela having gone to Asplnwall wa, a.
Thomas. The Guate nals sailed on the 26th OF
O-tober. The next Panama Railroad steamer for
Central American ports was the A2l ssdor, 70 sail
on the lOsh inst and IL was undorstood A. Pnnsm.
that the plratcs party were to take passage In ber
i they Did 80, they were promptly arrested sfter
their arrival Oh board, every Arrangement aying
been made ior that purpose Nothing eau have
prevented their capture, probably, unless the f1c,
sLal have leaked eui ~ Panama that tbey Nsr.
suspected; IN which event. OF course, thoy van
NOT Ue likely TO place themselves under tie Am.ri
can Nag, where Their seizure would be free from
international embarrassment,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-11-19
General Intelligence.
tBy Mad TO the Ssv Yoyk Sunl

LETTER from China states that when the ,npcr.
'slsts took Nankin they cut oti tho heads of The
rebels W tho extent Of nearly ten thousand.
MAJ. GEN. BURSsrpE arrived At Fortress Monroe
Tuesday morning, on the mail Dictator, from
washington, and proceeded to the front
Az order from the War Department requires ab-
sent clerks who len Washington ~ vote, 10 return
70 duty on or before Monday next, on penalty Of
losing their places.
Gov. sKrsOuE contrsdicts his reported abroga-
ton OF Capt. Palrner's commission o. Major, Tor
having testified before the military court on sold.
iers frauds.
A LUSArIc In Paris has been def,cing Q public
statue, on the Place de 10 Concorde, by cutting on
It's nose, arms and feet. lie gave ~ q reason that
the msge looked like bis wife, whom he didn't like
much.
EvEEY man who Ia put into the United States ser.
vice IN Concord, N. H. has his photograph accu.
ratey taken On tho back Of II his descriptive list
s placed, and IL s then filed away for future reier-
ence.
THE British Postmaster General has declined, ~
was requested Of him, to extend add tionnl facilities
y correspondence between England and the to oeus
Conicicracy, by re-organizins Intermediate Offices
At Nassau or Halifax.
ALATE issue Of the ExANrSrr says: "An Official
dispatch, received from wilmin. yesterday,
announces the safe arrival Of the Confe rate
statos steamer Tallshss N that port. She WAS
engaged by several Cnted States block sders shs
made port"
Tns Commsaioncr Of Internal Revenue to-day
decided that persons who sell Seheidan Schnapps
are required, In nd 1on 10 other licenses they may
have, " takc out licenses ~ dealers In liquors.
wholesale and retail, according " The IN anuer and
amount Of the annual sales.
GxssRAL NoClElIA,'s resignation render, Ger.
UaIieck The ssnior W.,or 0ensrsI of m. ,s,,is,
army. Il In significant kct, that the late Presi-
dental canvass has been the means Of depriying
the army Of its two ranking MAJOR GensrLs-Mc-
Clellan md Fremont.
Mn. Prsrox. the neyly-e,ec,od Governor OF this
ON Wejpssdav Tbe rccans,,ae,Ion Of The GaISnet
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tempted the task Of communicating me outrage
which slavery has done TO our race. IN pcrretuat-
ing the olous prejudice which has kcpt US So long
IN scfvility and sbiection. We arc ia an age of
progress and Of bght: the revolution "a accomplish.
ing ITSELF for the good Of all and this rcpuh c,
blood for the common defence. oil oug hi equality To-
bc rcccsn lcd the children Of their country; and
marrow spir.n should not lose FROM sight that the
tranquility aud tho sccur " Of the future demand
that the American Republic should regencrs'e H.
sci. and proclaim firmly and subj mc'y the sacrcd
principles Of American independents, which do not
admit Of distinction Of race or color.
A Pensacols correspondent Of the EEA writes,
Nov. 9th:
All is st' and quiet At this point and nothing
hss occurred ~ change the usual routine since NY
letter Of the 4th ins. Gen. Asto,h st.ll su;rcrs
greatly from his wounds, but Is slowly recovering
Gcu. Baly has become quite popular with tho
truops. The reNigecs-of whom there are largo
numbers here as informed you before, arc now
suffering more than ever, owing to the increasing
severity OF the weather. The suffering entAied on
the poor by thls cruel war makes ones heart sick
Pensacola town appears to he looked upon as neu-
trial GROUND. and first the Fcdcrals. then tho Com
derAtes occupy II. sudden descent will lie made
one day by q squad ~ uuion cavalry, seeking
whom they may gobbe, and on the next the rebels
viii Try Ne same experiment. 0ccAs onaly .
strAygler will be taken prisoner by either party,
but aside from this nothing is accomplished save
the occasional capture Of solitary sand fci l,orker
troops Is excellent owing doubtless In q great
measure to the splendid location Of the camps aud
excellent manner in which thcy are polcel All
the camps In hne white sand beds, several feet
above the soc level, and arc kept as smooth a.
ballroom floor.
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the csrsmonaA together with description of the
building.


hAroas jSvics, Nsw Youz. Nov. is, 1854
The Governor Of N . State having by y,r,uo ~
toe lsws thereof, and In accordance with a time.
h"nored custom. designated Thu,sda,. tie gl,h
Cay OF November inst, as . legal holiday and INV
OF Thansng'vins % Almighty Co, now ,hc,
fore L. G Godfrey Gurtber, Mayor Of tie civ {,
New York. do hereby recommeni the obGetyance
oy the good people Of this c.y OF the dag = dal,s
ns'ed' aud that IL be kept In spri, Of '.in-lncs,
aud good viii 10 all men, AMI of humility and grat.
sude 70 our fsthcr In Heaven. And alro respectful
~ recommend to my fellow citizens to meet rs IL -
nave teen accustomed heretofore, ON similar occn
SONS In worship TO tho Most High. to thank II IN
Tor HIS never falling mcrces, to acknowledge tbci-
own unworthincss and u bcsccch that lie Will
establish pcsce and concord among all the natiouI
and Inhabitants Of the Earth. Lot II he = day ot
rest nom oil svocatious except works Of charity
and necessity let II be day Of iunocen, reetca.
ton aud national enjoyment, but above all lc, ii.
then and always remember tho poor. the fa,horlcss
and the widows relieving Their suflerings and M,
suasins their wocs ior thcse are the most recent.
bic hsnk' We can ofcr the G.vcr OF all good.
G. GopSWsr GuSrugR Mayor.
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Boston, Nov. ls-Iho ADvEsTrsTs ooniains The
following special dispath:
Warrington, Nor 1.-THE Revenue Othesrs 10
the Ninth Congressional District of tho City u
Now York, have jua discovered . frsud II the
most stupeudous kind. involving three of The
largest brewcriss in ths country Tue proprietors
have been arrested. and tho brswsres, with al
their appurtensnces, - we'll - sock on hand.
have been ssiIed. The aggregate value Of the
property 10 not lees than m.lliou Of dolsrA ell Of
which will be couhscsted II > case 10 made out
against the offenders and half Of tho proceeds Il
ths property will goto the Isrsons discovering The
fraud. The parties have teen distilling for long
time without license, without making rsturnA
and without paying any tsx-
Nothing appears 70 b known In The Cni.sd etsass
Marshal or in the U. y. District Attorneys otAcs
about the above seizure Of brsweries, The report
10 believed 70 be . hoax.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-11-19
From New Orleans,

The steamship Morning Star arrived last night
from New Orleans November l2th. We sre in
debted 70 Mr.. @. A. Fuller, the purser, for our
files Of papers and details Of news.
General Csnby's wound turns out to be more
painful than dangerous, and be will soon 30 able
" attend to his military duties,
New Orleans has been declared Stree port " and
the Treasury agents on the river had received in
structons to remit restrictions shipmepts Of cot
ton and other products TO that city the
TO Northern city. A clause in Circular Nc. o"
reads: 'Products produced by the labor Of freed.
men, etc. in insurrectionary States, may be sent
10 market In New Orleans 70 ''msrket in the
loyal states," and may there be bought and sold
In any market in the loyal States
Information had been received from the Rio
Grande TO the effect that Brig Gen. Slaughter, Of
the Confederate army, had arrived at Brownsville
with 1900 infantry and u pieces Of artillery, and
had takcn command, relieving Brig, Gen, Drayton.
Gen. Slaughter is . graduate OF West Point, and
was formerly = lieutenant In the lst L. s, Regular
Artillery, and at one time on duty such tho
RIO Grunde.
bill has been introduced in the Senate Of
Louisiana defining the status Of persons Of color.
1t provides that every person having no more ,han
one-fourth Of negro blood shall be recognized Us
white This proposition has excited considerable
discussion and rid!cule. The New Orleans TRrD-
rss, the organ of the colored population OPPOSES
1t as iIupotic. II says,
We have already secuted tho absurdty OF this
measure, which can only create regretable divs-
lou in the body Of our population n ,yer such AN
Absurdity could become law. We shall still have
q our service enough Of arguments to repo the
| dSaaerous doctrines of soma psgsops who have VI.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-11-19
Tho Philadelphia Cuthed,,l.

The great cathedral Of S', Ntsr and 81. Paul, In
Philsdsph0, !. to 10 dedicated tomorrow tstn.
dsyl, with magnificent ceremonies. I. ia The lar.
gesi Catholic church in America, Coz. u,!lon Of
dollars and VAS Luilt solsly by the conr, utlc ns
Of the poorest religious societies. In Philadelphia.
The sus "ilL Dy iIs correspondents and ty ,ele-
gapbs iuTuish iu sssdsrs viii full scequa. u
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-11-19
Important from Memphis.
Autiripated Rebel Attack.

st Louis, Nor ls.--A dispatch to the KrPrBiIoAs
from Cairo says: Crrai excitement again prevails
q, Memphis in consequence of reports that Beaure-
gard ,s marching again with . large force from
Cornth. Every preparation is hong made for the
defence Of the city
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-11-19

San F,dneisco, Nor. IS. fro in tho business
TArt Of to-day desiroye ed property valued
at $4,000. The treasure shipments from this port
10 China for the past few days amounts 10 over hall
. million In gold
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-11-19
LOCAL NEWS.
FEW YORK AND TIE VICINITY

FEW YORK AND THE VICINITY
THE SALARIES or CLEWks.-Thers II nor
haps no class Of employees In this city who arc se
inadequsisly paid for their labas a. clerk,
While mechsnics. lsborcrs and all other cl,.ac. d,
employees have succeeded IN Obtaining rca,rnsble
advances on the rates OF wSsss received n, rvjous
70 shs wsr u 10 . notorious fact that tho advance
made to clsrks has in moss cases tcrn nssre,y nom
insL and. In fact many have secured no sdyanc,
81 oil. This condition, IN view u tho greatly In.
creased price o: boarding. cothins, etc, is not
very crshitsb'e commentary upon tho generosity
Of New York merchants o. Q class Clerks, mo-,
shsn almost any other branch of employees ma
entitled " . liberal iucresss Of wages, bcc,u,u,
Their expenses have necessarily increased moro.
Proporuonsseiy, than sny other and incrchap.s
more shsn any other eass. are able 70 pay thss in
crsas~ bscsuse they bavs nearly oil smassed for
sun@ within The last four yesrIL Al tho present
time shs average rate of wsgos rsoeivod by
NE clerks d this city 10 no, eo,.,
70 hss received by day lsborcr,.
while the service which they render IL quite n,
isboriouA for the long hours II incessant work
wsars upon the brain % we'll - tho physical avs.
ss'n. Besides this their resp, n,lbilty is great,
and hsy are withal obliged to dress in q manner
entirely dispsopor,ionsss 70 their resources. A,an
Illustration OF tho neagrc salaries received by
e'srs~ together with the requirements imposed by
shSr employers with regard to dress, an INSTANCE
came 70 she notice Of our reporter few days MO-
clerk. who 10 . smart, intelligent young msu, of
fair business qualifications aud srtrt integrity, was
employed In Que Of our leading mercantile houses
n nAlaHy ~ H,nr hV, a Ill
widowed mother and four children, younger than
hinselt sre dependent upon him for support. A.
shs prices OF provisions sdvancod tho prcsT. ,o
upon his insufficient salary gradually boz amo
srsasen and q lAst ne WAS unsblo 70 t,A, nj.
wardrobe up to the required standard d.ema,d.s
by bis employers. On last Saturday, he
vas informed that . more geuteel NH, WA. .s-
sentisi 70 his longer Continuance I'm bis
position. lie pleaded she m eAgrcnsss Of b,s s.lsry
and bis peculiar circuT stances In return, bu, his
employer became s-sry, read HIN . lecture On
sxGavsssnce' and ended by informing hlm that
his services were no longer required. And this Is,
psrhspA only one case IN . thousand. Clerks arc
Obliged TO dress well upon IN inadequate salary,
and hardly dare 70 speak Of sdvance for fear OF
dischArgs. NJ wonder that, under such circum-
stauoss, merchants occasionally discover di.houos-
" among their employee No wonder that such
cssss a. that Of Coughhn come before the COURTS
young clerk who according 70 tho testimony nov
being developed, was slhired 70 crime In co.ss-
qusncs Of the insufcisncy Of his salary 10 spport
him. Merchants, In these times, we'll >aord 10
pay liberal salaries 70 their clerks aud hey should
have the msgnsnimity to do H. Il II
. shame aud Disgrace W sh., high
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-10-24
-.-------r----sz = &C.,
MINING ASSESSMENTS LEVIED.
Green Gold and Silver Mining CompaTn,

Location, Gold Hill District, Storey County, \. t.
Notice IL hereby given that at meeting oi the
twenty.sIxth day OF september, ls6I, an assessment
mo X of One Dollar per share was levied upon the
capital stock OF the company, payable immediately
in TnIted States gold coin 10 the undersigned Score
iary or 10 ID. j. Oullahan. the Superintendent OF
the mine AZ Gold I'LL. Any stock upon which said
assessment shall remain unpaid on SATURpAh,
THE TWENTY-NlNTH day Of October, 1901, WIN
payment shall be made before, will be sold on SAT,
TRDAY the Igth day of November, 1854, at u
o'clock, NJ, 10 pay the deilnquent assessment 70,
gether with costs Of advertising and expenses OF the
Sale, By order Of the Board of Trustees.
'>''>' ~ Il. ii. SMITH, Secretary.
Once. No. Nagle's Building, s. w. corner oil
Merchant and Montgomery streets, San Frallcisco'
Sa2Std
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-10-24
MIchIEnn Mining nnd Mil Company

Notice.-Ata meeting of the Board OF Trustees Of
the Michigan Mining and MIL Company, held the
9TH inst an assessment Of Thirty Dollars per share
was levied gu each and every share o. me capital
Secretary, at his oftcs IN I;Od HILL Nevada Terri
tory, in United states Legal Tender or Treasury
Notes That the assessment often dollars per share,
States coin, be, and the same Is hereby rescnded,
and that all stockholders having paid said assess
ment, levied the eth day of june st OF any por-
tion of the same be credited oil the assessment this
day levied at the rate of two dollars for every one
dollar so paid. BY order OF the Board q Trustees.
-. -, G. w. PEAsE, Sec'y.
Gold Hill n II Sant ~ 1851 sc2gm
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o' - WM. ". BISHOP. Sec'y.
Gold Hi, y. T. Sept. 10. lsdi seiotd
The above sale Is hereby postponed hntli 81 L n
nay October ed at the same hour and place.
Iii ~ ". IS. BISHOP, Sec'y.