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Middletown transcript., 1869-04-10
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

REMovALs.-D. L. Dunning has opened
out in his handsome new store, No. 2.
Town Hall, superior stock of Gents Fur
nishing Goods, in addition to his usual
stock of Books, Stationery, Notions, &c.
The Post Office and Adams Express Office
are also in the same room.
G.. w. w. Naudain has removed his
Store to No. 8. Town Hall, and the Bank
has removed to No. /. Town Hall.
j. j. Vanderford, Dentist, has removed
to the corner of Main and Scott streets,
lately occupied by d. L. Dunning.
David Mckee has removed his Provi-
sion and Feed Store to the room lately oc
cupied by the Bank.
Thos. Murray has removed bis Wine
and Liquor Store to Wood street opposite
the Depot, and j. b. Fennimore 4 20.
have removed their Hardware Store and
Lumber Yard Office half square north of
their late location.
Messrs.. Ames & Rider will return to
Middletown, week hence, and give an
other exhibition with their Velocipedes in
the Town Hall. Master Willie will also
be on hand to exhibit his skill in the man
agement Of these implements. He rides
with much ease, guiding his velocipede to
the right or left, at will, and rides sitting
or standing, and sometimes upon the shoul-
ders of one of the proprietors. They offer
the prize of silver goblet tocthe best ri
der in Middletown on their return, and no
doubt the competition will be very spiri-
ted.
Mr.. John T. Hayes has commenced to
build store house, 10 by 18 feet, two
stories high, adjoining his residence next
door to the National Hotel, which he will
occupy as Tobacco and Segar store.
M. John Morrison, builder. Mr.. Nor
rison is also building a house on Wood
street, for Thomas Murray, 18 by 20 feet
p stories, to be occupied as public
house.
John Beitz, German living within
three miles of Smyrna, while hauling log
to the saw mill in that town, on Tuesday
fell in front of the wheel, which passed
over his head, crushing it, producing in.
slant death.
We stated last week that the annual rem.
tai of the Town Hall, exclusive of the
Auditorium and Library, was $3.50. L
should have been $1425. We think the
/ building will pay about $4,000 per annum
Twenty-Five new scholars attended tho
Middletown Academy at the opening o
the Spring Term on Monday, making the
whole number of pupils now under tuition
in that Institution, sixty-six.
, The North East Building Loan Asso.
f citation, of Cecil county, sold its funds al
its last meeting, at premium of 43 pei
cent. Can such premium be proftably
paid for the use of money anywhere?
Peter Jackson, for many years schoo
teacher in Delaware and Maryland, dice
on Sunday the 2Sth ult. at Chesapeak,
City, Md. aged II.
The Convention of the Protestant Epis
copal Church for the diocese of Delaware
} meets at Delaware City on Wednesday tn,
I'd of June.
, The Odessa Building and Loan Associa
tion funds sold on Wednesday night a
from 32 to 35a per cent. premium.
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SAD Con NDITIoN OF TRADE IN ENGLAND.
The English journals speak of the man
ufacturing trade, especially cotton, as great
ly depressed. In Scotland muslin weav-
ing is extremely dull, and thousands are
out of employment. The Liverpool Post
of the 22d ultimo says that on the previous
Saturday, in one district alone, 4,27l per-
sons, $40 Of whom were able-bodied work.
men, received parochial relief. Gloomy
and distressing accounts of the homes OF
the operatives are given by those in the
habit of visiting, and the prospect is in no
respect reassuring. Where men, by asso-
citation and otherwise, can manage to raise
the means, they have determined to emf
CRATE to this country; and one of the Man
chester papers favors this movement.
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A terrible mining disaster is reported
from Nevada. On Wednesday morning O
fire broke out in the Yellow Jacket mine
at Gold Hill and soon communicated with
the Kentucky and Grown Point mines.
At last accounts the flames were still ra-
ging and the distress fearful; the wives
and children of the miners were congrega-
ted at the entrance of the mines calling for
missing husbands and fathers. The num-
ber known to be dead is stated at thirty
six. Eighteen bodies had been recovered
up to last advices. 1t is uncertain how
many persons are in the mines, as the con-
fusion is SO great that it has been impossi::
BILE to call the names Of those at work.
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DEAFNESS, BLINDNESS, and CATARRH
treated with the utmost success, by J. IsAAcs.
NJ. d. and Professor of Disease of the Eve and
Ear, in the Medical College of PENNSYLVANIA, ~
years experience, formerly of Leydcn, Holland. \
No. 805 Arch Street, Phila. Testimonials can
be seen at his office. The medical faculty are in
vited to accompany their patients, as he has no
secrets in his practice Artificial ewes inserted
without pain. No charge for examination,
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. the interes-
ting biographical sketch of Com. Mac
Donough, published recently in the Trans
cript. VIC were indebted to Gassaway Wat
kins, Esq. of MeDonough, Del.
For the account of FIVE extraordinary
wheat crops, grown by Col. Whann, at
Elkton, published in last Saturdays issue,
we were indebted to A. j. Nowland, Esq.
of this vicinity. These gentlemen have
our thanks for thus contributing to the in
terest Of our columns.
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PARADoxIcAL.-Under the announce
fnent Of the death of little girl in an Elk
ton paper, last week, was the following :
" Sbe still lives"
pn4er apotheF death. in the same pa
per. We &pd the following -" Gone, but
not forgottepR u you'd be strange in
deed II p deceased friend or relative should
be twyottep within 2 fey days after inter-
mont.
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President Grant has given orders to our
naval commander at Havana to see to the
protection of American citizens in Cuba,
and he has also given orders that will pre-
vent flibustering bands leaving this coun-
try for Cuba.
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Blanc +. Joubert confirmed to be asses
sor of the First District of Louisiana, and
also o. s. b. Wall, Justice of the Peace,
for the District of Columbia, are negroes
These, with Wilder, postmaster at Colum-
bia, South Carolina, make three negro
men confirmed as public officers.
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So far twelve States have taken definite
action on the suffrage amendment, nine of
which have ratified and three rejected it.
Kansas was the first to ratify, followed by
West Virginia, Wisconsin, Illinois, Mich
igan, Maine, South Carolina, Arkansas,
Pennsylvania. Those rejecting are Geor-
gia, Delaware, New Jersey.
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Jewell, the Radical candidate for Gov
ernor of Connecticut, will have majority
of about five hundred. The Senate is
composed of fourteen Radicals to seven
Democrats, and the Radicals have about
twenty majority in the. House. The Re-
publicans have carried Rhode Island by
1000 majority.
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The annexation of Cuba, Canada, St..
Domingo, Hayti, and Jamaica. are among
the possible occurrences within the next
decade. Cuba, like ripe fruit, seems ready
to fall into our grasp now.
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There are now, according to reliable re-
ports, two negro women acting as clerks
in the Pension Office, at Washington, at
an annual salary of 5000 each. The
Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana is ne
gro, and several negroes have been ap-
pointed to different Offices in the South,
recently.
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President GRANT VINDIcATED.-
Speaking of the Presidents nepotism, late
ly, lady said: Many people after get
ting up in the world, forget their poor re-
lations, but such charge cannot be laid
at President Grants door"
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An attempt was made on Tuesday night
to assassinate Josiah Turner. Jr. editor of
the Raleigh IN. Co. Sentinel, but the bull
let failed to reach its mark. The would
be assassin fled.
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TNAKE KOTICE.--All these who want Pic
l. lures of themselves or families should call
at once at H0RNING'S PHOTOGRAPH GAL
LERY, as he expects to leave about the st of May.
April 3--lm
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The President yesterday sent in the fol-
lowing nominations to the Senate for Ma
ryland: Hon. John L. Thomas, Collec-
tor of the Port Of Baltimore Edington
Fplton, Surveyor. and John L. Chapman,
Naval Officer.
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Ex-President johnson addressed the
people Of Knoxville. Eennesses. on Satur-
day last He spoke Of Grant as a !" bup-
die of prejudices.s and Of bis Cabinet as a
= gift cpterIrise.s =
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Ex-PFesident johnson arrived in Nash
vile on Thursday. and received popular
ovation. lie Mas 10 speak in the CapitoI
at that city
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$25 REWARD.

CT0LEN on Thursdav niobt atI Inc, Co., ~,
~ subscriber on the road lea5;na fo,,, His,i1a ny
town to Smyrna. about three miles fro,,, M;JJis
town, A SORREL MARE. ahont TX bands h;,rh
with white spot in her forehead thrnsh n, r., y,
nlna ieet limbs are slender. Any one returning
her to me will rcceiye-thc above reward.
April 10. ls6e-It BENZ. r CHI.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
INGRAM L GIBSON'S PRICE CURRENT.
Beans

The above prices will be paid in cash for nro
duce delivered in good order and we wish to
say that we keep constantly on hand good as
sortment OF Groceries and Provisions which we
will sell reasonably for cash. at the Corner of
Broad and Anderson Streets Middletown. Del
March 20-tf INGRAM & GIBSON
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Engineers Office, Kent Co. Rail Road

EDITOR MIDDLETowN TRANsCRIPT.-Dear Sir =
notice in your paper of the Sd inst. that you
say, that the article which you published in the
issue of the goth ultimo, in reference to part of
the Kent County r. r. being contracted for by
J. Mahoney, "was authorized by director and
through him, the engineer of the road" / en-
phatically deny giving or sending any such in
formation. 1t is very singular that a director
present at a meeting of the Board, and partici-
pating in the proceedings thereof, should get his
information from the Engineer, who is neither
member of the Board or necessarily present at its
deliberaton. Had | been consulted as to pub
fishing any thing relative to the contemplated
contract, most assuredly would have refrained
from saying anything about prices in detail.
You say further in referring to the same article,
"We desire always however to have our state
ments correct and reliable, and when they are
copied from the minutes of proceedings we know
not who has the authority TO pronounce them in
correct and premature. This is an intimation
that furnished you through director copies of
the minutes of proceedings of the Board this also
deny. AS to the truth of the announcement
being premature it is only necessary to say
that no contract had been entered into at the
time. And as to the details being " Incorrect
it is not necessary to add more than to say, that
any man who would contract to haul dirt "one
mile for % cents per cubic yard and SO cents for
all distances over one mile," might be consid-
cred fit subject for an insane asylum
You will do me the justice to publish the above
in your next issue, Yours, &c.
j. B. WINGATE
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!. B. WINGATE,
Enp'r X. G, r. r

This is no intimation of the sort, Mr..
Engineer, but your own inference. If
our language will bear such an inference,
we acquit you of it. The better to un-
riddle this Kent Railroad enigma, we
would state, that in publishing the article
referred to, we were given to understand
that it was rescript of the proceedings,
and that the substance of it, as to the con-
tract, was corroborated by conversation
between our informant and the engineer.
Our informant may have misunderstood
the matter, but he is incapable of misrep-
resentation. ..r,
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An insane man named Carey. near St.
Paul, Minnesota, killed his wife and four
children on Tuesday. He was arrested.
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CoNvEYANCINq.

DEEDS, Bonds, Mortgages, and other 1nstru-
March 2T-3mos. SoA'
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DIED.

AT Calverton, Baltimore county, on April 9th,
Jasper N. Slack, formerly of Delaware, in the
2Sth year OF his age.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-03-08

Peppermint has become so popular a
crop in Wayne county. N. Y, that it is
estimated that over fifty peppermint
distilleries will be built this spring.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-03-08
E. W. TOWNSEND,
Assis .ant Acknowledgement.

A NOBLE WoMAN-PR PRESIDENT JOHN
SONS WIFE. Mrs. Johnson, confirm
ed invalid, has never appeared in So
ciety in Washington. Her very exis-
tence is myth to almost every one.
She was last seen at a party given to
her grand children. She was seated in
one of the Republican Court chairs, a
dainty affair of satin and ebony. She
cid not rise when the children or old
guests were presented to her, she simp-
ly said :"My dears, am an invalid !"
and her sad, pale face, and sunken eyes
fully proved the expression. Mrs.
Johnson looks much older than the
President, and her age does not exceed
his by few swings of the key of time
She was never beautiful, but an OBJ
server would say, contemplating her,
ga noble women-God's best gift to
man." Perhaps it is we'll to call to
mind at this time that it was this wo-
man who taught the President to read
after she became his wife and that in
their earlier years she was his COUNSEL
or, assistant, and guide. None but a
wise and good mother could have rear
ed such daughters as Mrs. Mrs. Pater-
son and Mrs. Slower. When Mrs. Sena-
tor Patterson found herself "the first
lady in the land," she made this re-
mark, which has been the keynote of
the feminine department of the White
House from that eventful day to the
present time 'We are plain people
from the mountains of Tennessee, called
here for a short time by national cal
amity. [ trust too much will not be
expected of us" When Anna Surratt
threw herself PROSTATE upon the floor
of one of the ante-rooms of the White
House begging piteously to see Mrs.
Patterson, she said "Tell the girl she
my sympathy, my tears, but I have no
more right to speak than the servants
of the White House" When the
''pardon brokers" trailed their shiny
lengths everywhere about the mansion,
they never dared to cross q certain
enchanted pathway, and the face of the
lobbyist set in this direction has al
ways brought up in the end against the
stone wall. Chicago Republican.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-03-08

BAD PRAc1TcE.-It has been suggest
ed that an usher be appointed for each
of the several churches in this city,
whose duty it shall be to stand at the
entrance doors, and announce to the
assembled congregations the name.
age, sex, condition, qualifications,
clothing, hat, etc., of each individuals
as they pass into the church. Such an
arrangement would do away with the
bad practice of looking around, aud the
danger of dislocating the necks of two
thirds of the congregation, and crafty
the curiosity SO universally expressed.
Trenton Emporium.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-03-08

THE SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT After
much debate and conference, the two
houses of Congress agreed last week
upon proposing to the Legislatures of
the several States an amendment of the
Constitution of the United States, in
the following terms
ARTICLE XIV. The right of the citi-
zens of the United States to vote shall
not be denied or abridged by the Uni
ted States, or by any State, on account
of race, color, or previous condition of
servitude.
Section 2. The Congress shall have
power to enforce this article by appro-
pirate legislation.
There is not the slightest probability
of the amendment being ratified by
that body of assembled wisdom now in
session at Trenton.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-03-08

A SPORT OF INDEPENDENCE Bishop
McQuaid Unsupported less than year
ago bishop of a new Roman Catholic
diocese in New-York state. One of his
first acts has been to remove Father o.
Flaherty, for % years priest of the
Catholic church in Auburn, and to ap-
point Father Kavanagh in his place.
Strange to relate, the flock preferred
their own shepherd, and determined to
retain him and at o'clock last Sum
day morning, when the Bishop and the
new incumbent attempted to perform
mass, the excited crowd seized Father
Kavanagh and led him out of the
church. 1t was feared that violence
would be committed on him but Fa-
ther O'Flaherty's interpositlon prevent
ed. The crowd then took possession of
the church, and resolved to meet at II
o'clock and consider the case. At that
hour over one thousand Catholics as
sembled, and passed series of resolu-
tons declaring determination to stand
by their old pastor, strongly condemn
ing the action of the Bishop, and ex-
pressing their determination no longer
to submit to abuses of what they term
ed one-man power in the United
States but to appeal at once to the
ecclesiastical authorities of the country,
and, if necessary, to Pope Plus TX
Addresses were made by influential Ca
tholics, sustaining the resolution s,
which, on a vote, were adopted without
dissenting voice. Further trouble is
anticipated, as the meeting resolved
that the new pastor should not be per-
mitted to occupy the parsonage. The
moral is clear, and Bishops might as
we'll learn at once, that the air of Eber-
ty does not agree with the claims OF
priestly authority.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-03-08

The nomination of Sherman to be
General Sheridan to be Lieutenant
General Scofield to be Major General
Augur to be Brigadier- General and
Delano to be Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, were sent to the Senate short
ly after the Cabinet appointments were
received. They were all Immediately
confirmed. Gen. Sherman received
his commission on Saturday, and made
a reassignment of the generals, given
in another column.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-03-08

CosT OF FEEDING PRISONERS. In
looking over the report on Prison dis.
cipline, presented by the committee,
we learn the following statistics in re-
gard TO the feeding of prisoners in the
several County Jails
Atlantic, So week Bergen, so cents
a day Burlington, As cents a day
Camden, 1915 per week Cape May,
$2.75 week Cumberland, so cents a
day !; Ewing, 10 cents day for each
prisoner Hudson, IS cents a day
Hunterdon. 45 cents day Mercer, 40
cents a day Midlesex, not given
Morris, 35 cents day Monmouth, 40
cents day Ocean, SO cents day
Somerset, 60 per day Sussex, so cents
a day Union, not given Warren IS
a week.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-03-08

The greatest excitement prevailed in
the political circles in Washington on
Saturday, caused by the peculiar and
extraordinary situation of affairs in re-
gard to President Grants new Cabinet,
and especially in relation to the case of
Mr.. Stewart, who must, according to
law, give up his own business, or de-
cline the Secretaryship. Mr.. Grants
message, asking for the repeal or mod
ification of the law, in order that Mr..
Stewart might become eligible, was I'M
expected, and created great consterna-
ton, and it looks as if President Grants
desires would meet with strong and de-
cisive opposition in both the Senate
and House. We shall likely have new
turn of affairs to-day. Gov. Boutwell,,
of Massachusetts, will accept the Trea-
.ury Department, and sJudge Pierre
}ont, of New-York, will take the place
If Judge Hoar, as Attorney General.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-03-08
WOODRUFF s. SONS, AUcTIoNEERs.
Executors Sale at Public Auction

TUvHE THREE HOUSES AND lots on the north
Il side of Elizabeth avenue, between First street
and the Crescent, known as Nos $40, 672 and GA
Elizabeth avenue. VIII be sold separately.
The sale will take place on SATURDAY, March
10, at IL o'clock, NJ, on the premises.
Terms-Ten per cent of the purchase money to
be paid the day of sale, fifteen per cent on the
first day of April and when the deeds will be
dy and possession will be given Seventy-five per
cent of the purchase money may remain, at the
for or years, with usual interest and insurance
clause.
The Houses are in good order. and No. GA will
be sold with the alleyway adjoining, making an
extra sized lot. BY order of the
EXECUTORS OF AUGUSTUS WHITLOCK.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-03-08

The DAILY MONITOR will be served to SUBJ
scribers at TEN CENTS \ WEEK.
Mr. GEoRGE E. VAN BLARCUM has a route
in the upper part of the city. Orders may
be left at this Office. Mr.. WILLIAM G. JONES
will supply those at the Port.
Cop es may be obtained at 1856 Broad street.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-03-08

A man named John Burton was shot
and killed by W. H. Davenport, at the
Western Hotel in indianapolis, early
on Saturday morning.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-03-08

THE ELIZABETH DAILY MONITOR is
published at 155 BROAD STREET, near
ly opposite the National State Bank, by
J. MADISON DRAKE, Editor and
Proprietor. Mail subscribers IS year
in advance. Single copies two cents.
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The following order was issued from
army headauarters on Saturday

The following order was issued from
army headquarters on Saturday
GENERAL ORDERS No. 10.-The Pres
ident of the United States directs that
the following orders be carried into ex-
eeution as soon as practicable:
First: The Department of the South
will be commanded by Brigadier and
Brevet Major-Gen. A. H. Terry.
Second: Major Gen. George Meade
is assigned to the command of the
Military Division of the Atlantic, and
will transfer his headquarters to Phila-
delphia, Pa. He will turn over his pre-
sent command temporarily to Brevet
Maior-Gen. T. FL. Rugar, Colonel 35th
Infantry, who is assigned to duty &C.
cording to bis brevet of Major General,
while in the exercise of his command.
Third: Maj P. II. Sheridan
is assigned to the command of the De
partment of Louisiana, and will turn
over the command of the Department
of the Missouri temporarily to the
next senior officer.
Fourth: Major-Gen. W. S. Hancock
is assigned to the command of the De-
partment of Dakota.
Fifth: Brigadier and Brevet Maj
Gen, E. r. S. Candy is assigned to the
command of the First Military District
and will proceed to his post as soon as
relieved by Brevet Maj. Gen. Reynolds.
Sixth: Brevet Maj. Gen. A. G. Gill
EN-, of the oath Infantry, will turn
over the command of the Fourth Mill
tary District to the senior officer, and
join his regiment.
Seventh Brevet Maj. Gen. J j. Rey-
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-03-08

The Democratic members of the In
diana Legislature, on the 4th instant,
resigned i'll body, leaving only one OF
two Democratic representatives in each
House, and each House without quo
rum. The reason assigned for this re-
volutionary proceeding was to prevent
a vote being taken on the 10Th amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States. We hardly think the reason
will commend itself to the calm judg-
ment of citizens who regard this as a
country of laws country where the
larger number of voters are supposed
to control legislation.
Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-03-08
ELIZABETH, MARCH G, 1869,

TEyHE Partnership heretofore existing under the
Il name and style of FAITOUTE & HUFF is
this day dissolved by mutual consent-Mr Huff
retiring from the firm. All indebted to or having
claims against the firm will please call and settle
with j. B. FA1TOUTE, who will hereafter conti-
nue. the business, and who alone is authorized to
settle all accounts. j. B. FAIT0UTE,
ms j. B. HUFF.