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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-03-14
FOR SALE.

. -
EoR RENT.-THREE LARGE Rooms;
mariS-im ELS0N BROS. 2G Main st:
NOR SALE CHEAP-A. WAGON md A
large yoke of oxen will be sold at bargain
if applied for Immediately at Hardwicks wagon AZ
yard. mario Z.
NOR SALE DOZEN BR0OMS BY
Il Bates X Gilbert. go Front street. mo-Iw
TRUsTEE'S sALE.-BY VIRTUE OF A
j Deed ofTrust TO me executed by the Board
Of Trustees Of the Botanico Medical College, o Of
Memphis, by and through their duly app9;iah, n,
Commissioners, W. D.. Ferguson, PRESIDENT
md !. d. Woodland, member Of said Board, re-
corded in the Registers Office Of Shelby county
Tenn. in Record Book No. %. part 1, pages ~.
So 81 and 81, TO secure u certain indeDtedne,s
therein mentioned, will sell ~ ~ An oatu =
day, March 3lst, 1866, at public sale, on inc
phis. Tenn, to the highest bidder for cash me
lot building, apparatus. and appurtenances pc
longing TO the Memphis Boianico Medical COZ
iege, being Lot No. a. in Block No; oz, On
which the large brick house known as the sala
college building is erected, 10 satisfy said trust.
Rioht of redemption ,caired. Title believed 10
be good but convey as Trustee only. 81
HENRY g. BENT, Trustee;
February %, 1855. MARLIN
NOR SALE.-AN ADAM PRESS, PLATTEN
II l9x25 inches, withsteam apparatus complete;
will be sold low If applied fol. soon. II IS In
good running order, and may he seen running
any day in our possession.
Apply to. or address,, ,,,ne
NOR SALE. = ABOUT 500 BS. TYPE
L metal in quantities to suit II is excellent
LOT oao'' metal wnhffTfMoRE BROTHERS.
fe-lm PUBLIC Ledger office: " Mad,snn 81
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-03-14

Parthenia, the Greek maiden, Mr. Pope
playing the fine part of Ingomar. ?
Kathleen Mavourneen, or Under the
SPELL" was the novelty put forth for last
week, by the Watkinses at their New
Olympic, in New Orleans.
Our old friend Tom Duff, one of the
most popular managers and clever gem
tlemen on the stage, is managing the
Quincy en- theatre He has one Of
the best provincial companies in that
State, and is himself one Of the best
actors in the country Stars have to
look out for their laurels when they play
at Duffs theatre. Mrs. Frank Graham
was there short time ago, and played a
very successful star engagement. This
lady got her theatrical education in Tom
DufTs theatre
The Webb sisters are In Vicksburg,
drawing the best houses of the season.
These young ladies are great favorites
wherever they go.f They appear in a
new drama called " Sun and CLOUD"
Dr. CREIGHTON. well known and
popular gentleman, who is one Of the
oldest inhabitants, has one Of the most
handsome drug stores in the city. He
has not only a handsome store, but a
very large stock of the best medicines to
be found anywhere, The Doctors place
is at 444 Main street, where he can al
ways be found and consulted on the dis
eases of the eye, throat and lungs. Ir
such complaints DR.. Creighton stands
pre-eminent, and has no superior in th'
West. He has made those diseases {
study for years, and to-day has no riva
| in their peculiar tactics He is the an
thor of g Creighton's Concentrated Fluid
Of Yellow Dock" which removes ant
cures every impurity of the blood, rheu
matism, mercurial affections, syphilis il
all its stages, scrofula and every disease
brought on by .intemperate abuses. a
a prescription store that of Dr. Creigh
ton stands equal to any in our city. b.
has one of the most experienced phar
maceutists in Memphis, and consequent!
| bound to give entire satisfaction. Their
is nothing that is to be found in drut
store but can be found at DIR. Creighton s
and we advise all who are within call
ing distance to pay him visit, when hi
services are needed.
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WANTED--A- SITUATION AS BOOK
w keeper or Salesman ina retail grocery
store. References given. IL not afraid Of work.
Address p" at the PUBLIC LEDGER Office.
marl0-lwe
OATS WANTED.-I. WILL PAY TEN
me at the rat pit, Gayoso Block. mar9-lw
MANITOBA YOUTH ABOUT FOUR
w teen years Of age In m Insurance Office.
Must write good hand and be WELL RECON-
MENDEp. Address. with reference and specimen
of handwriting INSURANCE,
MARI Lock Box 1877.
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NiGar TRAINS In a short time q
night train will be put on the Memphis
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PUBLIC LEDGER.
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION.

Omce. No. I3 Madison Street
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Cotton Market.

There is but little change for the better in the
Cotton market to-day. We have heard of a
few sales. A good order Of middling commands
from 81 to $50. and the other grades accordingly.
6anaro1 MarEnf
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-03-14

SENSATIONAL - From a Nashville pa
per we copy the following dispatch. 1t
appeared with an emblazoned head as
follows:
The ASSASSINATION Scheme Squashed =
The Conspirator arrested l. He is
Ordered to Nashville for Trial
GRENADA, MISS, March 9, 1866. - To
His Excellency Governor Brownlow /;
have captured the man who contem-
plated your assassination. Let me hear
from you Immediately.
w. R. H. HUNTER,
Capt. 5sth U. s, G. l., Commanding Station at
Grenada, Miss.
We breathe free again 0ur good, our
noble, our popular Governor, who was
elected by the largest number of bayo-
nets that ever voted for a man in our
State, has been spared to us. What a
loss he would have been to himself, had
he been untimely struck off from our
midst Thanks to W. R. H. H. for
Allah is great and Hunter is his prophet.
THEATRE - Despite the disagreeble
weather there was very fashionable
house in attendance at the theatre last
evening to witness the splendid play Of
Insharoeue, which has created quite a
sensation. This is the last week Of the
Florences they have proved themselves
the best cards at the New Memphis
during the season, and have gained new
friends every time they appeared on the
stage There is real vein of original
wit running through Mr.. Florence. His
lady is decidedly one of the most pleas
ing stars now travelling They are well
worthy of the fame they have earned,
This evening we are to have the beauti-
full comedy of Dombey and Son. The
cast is a splendid one, taking in the en-
tire strength Of the company. Go early
and secure seats
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-11

HOUSES FOR sALE-BY McGRATu GRADY. nt
IL Snih avenue, between rr,eto and Thiryrsi streets
Thee story knesonth street. cheap. d. In
thirty nnih street, ylSiA0. DO IN For nth street.
between sixth and seventh avenues ~ 90 each; tlfee
story tck w finytrd street. tl2SO cheap DO an Jhir
tic,n slrc.t eiSo IN Ihsrty nntD street, tsb Coed
building Lola tenant ana BuNness fropwrtv
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-11

DIOR sALE OR TO LEr-TIIE SPLENDID STONE
H House situated South Orange avenue and Bergen
street Newark j. 20 feet square, containing IS rooms,
gas heater bath with water closet hot and old water
range repets with every convenience and In thorough
order stone barn, garden contains grapes IL abundance
apples OF choicest varieties peaches cherries yard
finely laid out In Lawn flower beds with evergreens &
Win be sold cheap easy terms or rented furnished " not
sod By 18th inst Apply 10 r. q. CHANDLER Real Estate
Agent 2s Broad street Newark ~ j., Or 20 A. g. D0DD,
pA Broadway, NJ r., where photographic views may be
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IJoTEI.-sAiSr JOHN, on THE EUROPEAN PLAN
the hitting up Of which is now nearly completed WI
In and sngiy, handsomely furnished Tor families
sngc genilsmen. No. 100 Broadway, Eighth stree
York
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-11

IroR sALE-TIiE GOOD WILL OF STORE IN no. 6
William street.
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Il tablshncnt Broadway. elegantly III a up Fixtures
and Lease for sale. Apply to T. Il McMAHAN, aS4
Broadway.
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COUNTRY EemAL nsrArG noft SALE.

A III, WANTING FARMS.
II GOOD Farm AND WE'LL PROVED FRUIT LANDS.
Beautiful and thriving settlement OF NlSELAND Thirty
miles sonth of Phledepha by railroad Population in
thousand people years. society,"
Schools and Churches; 1000 orchards planted.
Price 625 acre. payable in four years Village lots TOR
business and mann lecturers also for sale
Climate mild perfectly nc llthy-sol highly fertile.
IMPROVED PLACES ALSO FOR SALE.
Address CHaS X. LANDS Proprietor, Vlneland, New
Jersey Papers containing Information sent free.
report OF Scion Robinson Agricultural Editor Of the
Tribune is of the extensive fertile tracts
level POSITION suitable condition pleasant
farming that know OF side of the Western Praries
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i nished aud rcorcned October q 1885 THOMAS =
Charleston, C., and OF Ecsersons Hotel. Columbia,
n 4.
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% WEST SIXTEENTH srREET-ELEGAN FUR
- nished Rooms, SUITE SINGLE with without
Board. First class table; family private.
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MILLINERY, CIGAR, DRUG Gii0cENE AND OTHER
Farms &c for sale and TO let Apply at N Dey street,
A.
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yNEsrMiNsTRR HOrEL-CoRNER IRVING PLACE
w aud Sixteenth street New York. and in cIose prorl
ny 10 all the prominent places Of public amusement fhis
and nSgGhcent hotel for the rtccpton OF
su-ts Parties h. served At table dhots or ressnani
Va carte In al ~ appointments, modern Improvements
and and IN thu aud Elegance
OF - urniture 10 surpasedlby any other hotel The
syr nd comforts OF The end tho cni-nc.
equal 10 any w We rts. French, German and Italian
spoken. gIsHEnTH 4 pALu&R. rFoprfetorG
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ROARD--IN THE MODERN BUILT HOUSE "a MAC.
- dougal street (St Clements place second
exchanged.
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Clio 0n0 HANDSOME MARBLE HOUSE, imme-
sDlD.UCU. dlate possession, modern improvements,
gentee and delightful ea blocks ferry in South Brook.
1yn half mortgage. MURRAY ELsT0N lS9 Pearl street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-11

STEAM sIpEwIiEEI TOW BOAT i2o r. ~ LONG, FOR
- sale cheap Al. 70 second hand ships toss from e
30 Apply where the steamboat lies, foot OF
llih and Harlem river. Siephef Roberts boat
building shop, or 35s south street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-11

% EAST TWENTY. FOURTH STREET. NEAR FIFTH
eJD Avenue Iloel-a large. well furnished Room;
southern exposure; running water BATH &C., by;
without board; terms moderate.
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~ WEST TWENTY NINTH STREET--TWo VERY DE.
K sirable large Front Rooms to let with Board hand
somoy Furnished also very desirable Parlor Floor with
prvAte tabe II desired.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-11

Oh WAVERLEY PLACE, BETWEEN BROADWAY
Nv and Washington square.-One large pleasant Room
for lady and gentleman S35; story Rooms Tor
three young gentlemen at SIP each.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-11

Dr. ACRES OF LAND IN ORANGE VALLEY NEW
zJ Jersey fof sale ~ fDo per including farmhouse
With One brook o. wsier railroad station Apply 10
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T1oR SALE OR TO LEASE-A SOAP md CANDLE
Factory having large and long established city trade
For further particulars apply at the premises 49, 4Sl and 4e3
Seventh avenue. from TIL IL A. VI.
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27 WEST THIRTIETH STREET, BETWEEN BROAD
- way and Fifth agenue--Rooms to let. suite or
sngy. with without private table References required
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A SECOND FLOOR, HANDSOMELY FURNISHED
IA to let to gentleman and wife, with private table II
desired family private. Isl West Fourteenth
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ITXPREss FOR sALE-HORsE. WAGoN AND HAR.
" ness, with good VIII. good chance 4 steady man.
Inquire at 4Ii East Houston street or IA Flltun street
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pOARD.-A PRIVATE FAMILY HAVING MORE ROOM
~ thanis needed would rent three Rooms and third Par
lor newly furnished and carpeed with Board all the
comforts of good home, reasonable price
good psrty References exchanged lH West Twelfth
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Q7 BANK STREET, NEAR FoURTB-Two LARGE
- nicely furnished Rooms let with Board terms S22
and $25 per week for two, including fire and gas.
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BOARD IN SOUTH BROOKLYN-TWO VERY PLEAS
ID ant Rooms with Board in o private family, may b.
had by applying at 81 Second place. one block from Cour
street.
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TOR sALE-oNE LARGE STEAM DRYING TABLE;
Wood Tank oger 100 barrels four Lye Tubs ia
by SO feet inch nange Cast Pipe apply foot OF
South Eighth street. Williamsburg adore The subscriber
at same place. A. - aibisLlNG.
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LiPrH AvESuE--CfEAP. A FOUR STORY ENGLISH
basement hrst class House very egiby located VIA
s~enuc rnshea In Gse Throughout and In good
order sire It0rioe with foot siey from suect; nmc-
date Possession; prsee S5j.9W
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..a.H1BLE EPISODE OF WAR.-The Loadon
I.ag Herald military correspondent gives
c.. Glowing story;
atmer living in hamlet near Possnitz,
.... Z aife and two children, and such was the
woman terror Of the Prussians, when she
..rt lley were coming, that her husband, to
=rg her, placed her in an underground eel
.r w.tl her two little ones, and built up the
doorway, leaving some food inside. The Rrus-
Sims entered tie place, and, among others,
obliged ibis poor man to accompany them, with
... aarae and cart, for days journey, asthey
.a4. But the man was brought on ffon place
1Iacc and at last, when he was suffered to
and reached his home, several days had
-saa. On Lis way back he began to caIcu-
. how little food had been left with the wife
a8 children, and horror stricken with the
dreadful thought that their cries might not be
heard, his hair is said to have turned white On
hi. aaneward journey. His fears were but
.7raaI. He tore down the masonry, searched
VS.. lose So dear to him, but only found three
bodies, half devoured by rats Reason
@ BIN the dreadful sight, and he is no" in
hospital, lunatic.
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and rayed like mailman, neither taking steep,
nor food, nor drink. g But now" he added,
with sigh, g have resigned myself to the
will Of Allah Itwas fated to be so.
Another time he said, g shall, Of course,
marry again, but never shall / love a woman
as loved HaDyfa She was the wife of my
youth, and we entered upon the spring Of
life hand in hand. There is nosundering such
ties"
Every Friday, the Mussulman Sabbath,
madame Hanan goes to the cemetery where
her daughter lies buried taking with her her
sisters, her friends, and her maids. They SIT
beneath the palm tree that shelters Hanyta
grave from the sun, and weep and wall togeth-
er. The mother calls upon the dead with
heartrending cries Of desolation. g Oh, my
child, my Hanyia, why did you leave me =
Marie has heard her say, ''Was | net kind tc
you? Did not | give you all you wanted
i Did not love you better than all my children,
Speak to me, my beautiful, my beloved | an
listening for the sound Of your voice" Ane
/ she bends down as if indeed her mothers grte
could compel the grave to utter sign, ant
love to break like star from the darkness Q
death.
NJ Ihefe IS no more oedutlIul SpoU any VIZ
than this same Moorish cemetery, with It
white mosque rising from the golden shadow:
Of palm trees, and its green slopes bending to
bright blue sky. How often Marie and tall
Of It now, and the happy wishes buried there
as we sit in our little garden in Brittany, wher
nothing reminds US Of our Eastern home bu
tiny green blade growing in Moorish wa
ter-jar!
1t is date palm, and we watch it as ten
derby as if, like ourselves, it remembered an
mourned the Golden East and the friends W
had left behind, and the brief bright life {
enchantment, vanished forever.
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Sir, [ have not asked you if you renamed
true TO your own wife
Marie saw the other side Of the picture,
and reported it to be equally fair and good.
Hanvfa was but mere chiId-how could it
be otherwise, seeing that She had received no
sort Of educaton-but she was child Of IN
finite gifts and graces. And she was perfect
" naive and genuine, telling Marie that her
husband was good to her, and that he found
her pretty and just the wife after his own
heart Sometimes my wife found Ahmed at
/ home, and would then report some such con
yersaton as this
aOh, daughter Of Hanan," Ahmed would
SAY, do not e to the bath this morning, tol
the sirocco is blowing and the streets are like
4 furnaces, and even the negresses cover then
faces as they 90 along"
II will not 90 to the bath, Oh, son Of NJ
uncle since The sirocco is blowing and tht
streets are like furnaces and the negresae
cover their faces, bat | will stay with M,
mother and her women, who are busy pre-
pairing ounces"
Or be would preface speech thus: q
the name Of Allah, oh, daughter Of Hanan-'
to which she would reply, What you say
. flgAJ, Oh, son OF ADu-el-L0lLla. AHu Md
RE, who, you must remember, was a liyel
young French woman, quick at repartee, coul
not help being amused at the circumlocutio
and Trades in which they INDUCED. It's we
! known that the Arabs, however finely gifte
and quick Of perception, are somewhat long
winded in conversation, and Ahmed intellet
, tual capacities were not to be measured b
: the standard Of his talk with his wire.
- Loving, intelligent, and gentle as she wa
: the impertcction Of her education cut Hanyt
;; off from any but domestic sympathy with hC
/ husband; and while no one could talk in
. freer and Iiyelier strain with other people, n
!. cessity compelled him to be dull to her. Y
- they loved each other and were happy. Fl
/ character was undoubtedly influenced by hi
:, and Marie assured me that She was capable
I earnest words and by no means the fairy-l
: princess imagined her Pretty, pretty II
n nyfa as | think of her and her young hu
! band in their Eastern home, her story seer
- a fairy tale indeed, Of which have dream
u only
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OsS-SIDE INSTIT UTE,
For Young Ladies.


For Young Ladies.
FEHHE SECOND TERM of this institution win open.
Z in the new buildings erected for the purpose on
The First Monday in October.
Accomplished teachers in all the branches both solid
and ornamental, will be in attendance.
TERMs-In gold its equivalent in advance, per SEES
sion of twenty weeks:
Board ...s...- -.............. 49,. 500 60
LUTON ...'........ ............-.... % %
Music -; .'....'.....'... 50 ~
LlClltiltdL : w
Extra charges, at the usual rates. will be made for
the Languages, Painting, Drawing, &c.
No pupil will be received for shorter time than one
session.
Those who enter at any time within the first month
will be charged for the whole session
Boarding pupils must furnish their pillows Sheets
blankets, towels, napkins, and lights.
No pains will be spared which experience and kind
may suggest to the inmates of the Institute
to pass their time pleasantly and proftaby.
An ambulance omnibus will run from the Battle
House to the Institute every morning for the accommo
cation Of day scholars and return in the afternoon
j. FRANKLIN FORD,
aul5 tt PRINCIPAL.
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Ev~ tzr CRsuNAL.-Tbe city Of Dublin pos
sesas at this moment the youngest criminal
aaE 81. soner in the world In Richmond brdet
marf-- not this the prison from which head
.aao Stephens escaped tire is nov i'm.
na.a criminal three and half years old
", venture to think the prisons Of Europe may
be rched in vain for an incarccratcd often
. o5 equal age with that Of the Dublin de-
..aeat. The story, as told by the Dublj&
arars. is as strange Recently, it seems, two
Children were arrested and brought before 4
ma rate at a Dublin police Office, charged
Win 5 hat is grandiloquenty termed " solicit.
ns'-yulgarIy termed begging. The
vas a girl eight years old the other way
. 91a. an infant, aged three years and q hall
r large, tie solemn charge, was proved
anna aagisteIial justice delivered is decree
UHa GecTee was that the girl should he INF
aHs9u,d in q penitentiary for fourteen Gays
.7aaaDt to hard labor, and that the boy, poql
rae mite, should be confined for an 'equP
rus4h Of time in Richmond Bridfwell, arc
likewise kept to hard labor" The question
aMs what would be considered hard. ab5
Mra lid three and half years old?
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HE Oldest house in the United STATES that
W Esv. Dr.. Wbitefeld, at Guilford,i Conn II
was built in. 1888; the walls are Of stone, and
ghe woodwork is Of oak.
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Somebody asserts that in the Uoted states
deere are more pigs than human IJopuatlof /
So England there is only one psi 70 very I
nine hnmansl
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Tfe gouth-aYe9te Ell.
SUPPLEMENT-.
@HRFVEPORT::
Morning, November 21st, 1865

F.g4sH AND MS GANG.-" Imagine, salI
3rr Hoffman, of New York, in a recent speech
T. Buffalo, '.imagine Thad. Stevens as pres'I,
dent Br5unlow as secretary Of war, general
Ba-r ID ccretary Of the treasury HeInfy !.
as secretary Of State, Jas. eorden
Bennett ais minister to England, and the tra a,
a.g r0ape who are now perambQIltat.lng '1 5
country memberssof congress. "lth sugn
FL vi. at would your securities be worth I, I.
Ia Voices Butler would steal them al. ]
Zauasar what my friend in the aadieret
SAYS make it a point never to contradict
.a#3 remark" Great laughter
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~. HOTCHKTSS 81 GRAIN

DRs. HOTCHKISS q GRAIN
TEAyING this day associated themselves in the Prae-
Ell tce of Medicine offer their services to the ctI-
zens of Shreveport and vicinity
Dr. Hotchss residence on Market street, next to the
Methodist church. formerly DR.. W. Balls residence.
For the present of the parties can at all hours
be found at Capt. Nuts Office, opposite the Bank
Shrnrnnnrt NctnhEr 10. lsnG. LlN