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A New PEOPLE DISCOVERED IN AFRICA.-In the
southwestern portion of Africa is tract of land about
two hundred miles in breadth, from north to SOUTH
and between four hundred and five hundred in length
from east to west, laid down on the map as Hurero
Land or Damara Land. It extends from the Cunene
river the north to the Walfsch Bay on the SOUTH
and from the coast to Lake Ngam, in the interior
Very few Europeans have visited it; three elephant
hunters only between 1857 and 1864 Anderson, whose
works on ''Lake Ngami," &C., are so well known
Green and Smuts. Anderson much pleased
with the country that he purchased large tract of land
there and raised some thousands of cattle. He died
there in the early part of the present year.
There two races inhabiting the country, the
Bechuanas VINO occupy some krals or villages in the
central and northern part but who are in dependent
condition. and the OVas, of several tribes, (Ovambo
Ovarkercis, Ovambeautieru, Ovamguar, Ovakuenama
Ovambuaers &c. red race, with long hair-curly,
but never wooly-regular features and fine forms
These are the ruling race, and exhibit high degree
of intelligence and many characteristics which indi-
cate their Asiatc origin. They governed by
king-Tjikongo-of the Ovambo race, who resides at
Ondonga. He is assisted in the government by ceup
Gil, without whose consent he cannot execute any
measure. Each tribe has its prince and its territory,
and the princes subject to the king and council
by whom, for any offence against the laws they may
be deposed put to death Each principality is di
vided into districts, governed by Chiefs who
able to the princes but have appeal to the king and
council Their roads excellent and each has an
inspector, whose TO see every per-
son coming into the kingdom is stopped and enter
tanned until his name and purposes be forwarded
to the king and permission obtained for him to travel
through the country In the Of explorers and
hunters, there is usually little difficulty but traders
required to procure responsible citizen ofhe
country to be their guarantee that they shall deal hon.
orably and pay all the debts they contract The re-
gion of the country is in many respects much like
the Parsees induce the belief that the Ovas belong
to that race OR have been under its t1ton. They
not dolators but believe in a Supreme Being, the
Creator, who is omnpresent, omnipotent and omnis.
cient and whose symbols the sun and the fire, and
to these they pay homage his representatives but
offer no sacrifice to them They keep the sacred fire
certainly burning, and the princes who also priests,
entrust to their daughters and sometimes to their
wives the duty of experimenting these sacred fires.
The Oyas also believe in the existence of very pow
erfu evil spirit, who is not, however, omniscent
omnipresent and to his interference they attribute
their misortunes and accidents but they offer
rifce to him. They said to be an honest, indus
trious and temperate people, far regardful of
their word and more observant of good morals than
most of the African nations.
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COLLECTING TOO MUCH TAX FROM GOVERNMENT En-
pLoYEs-The attention of the Government has been
called to evident bunder in the system of collecting
income taxes from Government employees both in the
civil and military service by which the latter have paid
into the Treasury at least s2ooooooo since the pas
sage of the income tax act than they are legally
required to do by the revenue laws 1t is explained
that the blunder is occasoned by deductng the income
tax from army and navy officers, and general employees
at the time of the payment of the monthly salaries
without giving them the opportunities which other in
taxpayers have of making deductions for house
rent losses ON business, ETC.
It is further claimed that the system is wrong, be-
cause, as has frequently happened this year, Govern
ment employees discharged before completing years
work and before receiving the thousand dollars exemp
ted by law are unable to obtain employment for the
remainder Of the year. They have nevertheless paid
pro rata monthly tax, when they, in fact, not
under the law required to pay any tax whatever It
is also claimed that monthly collections of taxes
not authorised by the law, which provides for regular
assessments by duly appointed assessors.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Wrongfally Appropriated.
Some three weeks since, a young man named Jas. FL.
Lindsey was sent to this city with drove Of Texas
cattle Arrangements had already been made by Mr..
O. NJ Taylor for their sale, and their delivery the
money, $4,000, was paid to young Lindsey. This hap
pened two days aftet the arrival and delivery of the
cattle-long enough, however to give the young man
taste for the disspations of the ctyand as soon as
he got command of the money he entered upon them
with recklessness which speedily lessened the sum
with which he had been ntrusted In short he spent
the money aud wrote to his employer to that effect
This being too large sum to loose Mr.. Taylor came
to the city, and on Saturday procured warrant for
the arrest of the culprit. He, however, it appears,
gained information of the presence of Mr. Taylor in
the city, and when the officers went to arrest him be
had fled The last heard of him was the Jackson
train on which he left Saturday. and by this time has
perhaps reached Memphis or ST. Louis. In any event
he is in all likelihood, beyond the reach of the law
- lNew Orleans PicaYune.
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TENNESSEE PoL1r1cs-A Nashville dispatch of til

TENNESSEE PoL1r1cs.-A Nashville dispatch of the
3d. to the Courier.J Journrnal, says:
1t is understood among well-informed political cir
ces, that Stokes and his friends have agreed upon
plan of action which is to be naugurated Immediately
after the election and which looks to the establishment
of two separate State legitimate, as
represented by Gov Senter and independent, self
created one headed by Stokes Cooper, of the State
militia, and the Nashville ring.
Stokes is to issue proclamation declaring himself
Governor and procaiming the existence of insur-
recton, and calling Gen. Cooper to aid his Stoke)
rghtful authority with the militia Cooper is to re-
spond with proclamation summoning the disbauded
militia into the field The Stokes candidates next to
assemble at Nashville, organise themselves into leg
islature naugurate Stokes and begin business and
pect to be protected by Grant until Congress meets
Money has been sent him and assessed upon the Fed
era office holders throughout the State. This scheme
originated with Horace Maynard Stokes was in favor
Of arming the negroes and taking possession Of the
State archives by force. Maynard objected and the
matter was referred to Boutwell,, who decided in favor
Of the plan here sketched
Stokes has frequently, Of late referred to little
game which he said he had foot and it is believed
the foregoing embraces all its essential details
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EXPIRING TERMS OF SENAroRs.-The terms of Sem
ators Yates of Illinois, Grimes of Iowa, Ross of Kan
sas, McCreery of Kentucky, Fessenden of Maine, VIII
son of Massachusetts, Norton of Minnesota, Thayer of
Nebraska, Cragn of New Hampshire, Catte of New
Jersey, Anthony Of Rhode Island Fowler of Tennes-
see, Williams Of Oregon and Howard of Michigan ex-
pre March T. 1871 and most of the elections for their
successors will take place next year. This gives great
importance to the elections Of next fall for State Leg
islaturps
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The Washington Republican of Saturday says this !:
Collector Casey is not implicated in the New Orleans
Customhouse frauds, and there charges against
him at the Internal Revenue Bureau The frauds took
place under Senator Kellogg and Perry Fuller, and
have been running on for two years.
Rather serious charge for United States Senator
to shoulder
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SUBSCRIPTIONS TO New YORK PApERs.-From the Of
fetal returns learn that during the months of April
May and June, of this year, there received for
subscriptions to the New York Herald S204 9lO, by
the World s1272s1 by the Tribune slo2 7so, by the
Times S1ls,643, by Bonner's Ledger s155,0l4, New
York Weekly and Funny Fellow Sl3o,981 Harpers'
Weekly and Bazaar $11s,o9s and over $4,000 each
by nineteen other papers,
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Louisiana Items.

OUAcH1rA PAR1sH.-We take the following items
from the Monroe Telegraph, of the 11th:
Last night just after dark, the grocery and produce
house of Surghnor & Mullin, corner of Grand and
Grammant streets, took fire in the back of the
main building and was consumed, together with the
greater portion of the contents consisting mainly of
family groceries and hardware. The flames COM
municated to the adjacent building, occupied tin
shop by Naughton & Moore which was also consumed.
The aggregate loss from the fire and damage to goods
will doubtless amount to about 81 000 none of which
is covered by insurance. Surghnor Mullin lose two
thirds of their stock $6 500 Naughton Moore $4,000,
and Mr. G. Fillhio owner of the buildings, about 81,
800 Other parties were more less damaged to the
extent of $1,000, if not more. The origin of the fire
was purely accidental.
Important to Planters.-We have been permitted
to make the following extract from letter recently
received by Messrs Chamberlain & Fiebelman from
their commission merchants in New Orleans
You had better advise your friends and patrons to
put up their bales of cotton with six ties the Cot
Buyers Association have resolved to deduct q bs
for every tie above six.
The following items are from the Inteigencer, of
the 1lth:
Drap for the Bayou Mason Bridge.-The steam
Tahlequah and Lizzie Hopkins, their last trips
brought up all the necessary tmbers castings etc. for
the draw the Bayou Mason bridge The draw is to be
hundred and fifty feet long, and there will be clear
passage each side of the center pier of not less than
sixty feet As the water is falling rapidly all through
the swamp strong hopes entertained that the cars
will be running through Delta by the lst of October
A report comes from Richand that shooting affair
occurred on last Saturday between W. P Mangham,
editor of the Beacon and young man. which resulted
in the latter having bullet lodged in his body.
Lyzched-Our readers will remember an affray be-
tween man named Cain and his son. and the Duke
brothers, that occurred in Caldwell parish months
ago. The old man Cain was burned to death in the
Columbia Jail, and now learn that young Cain was
lynched short time ago in the parish of Grant.
CLAIBORNE PAR1sH.-We clip as follows from the
Claiborne Advocate of the 7th:
We have plenty of corn Perhaps, in all the history
of parish she had good prospect for cot
ton as now In most years, the extremes of dry or
wet weather. will cause cotton to shed its forms, but
this year is an exception. As a result we never saw
such crops-tull grown bolls very thick. The worms
may and short the late crop, and along rainy
spell might and cause the late forms to shed, but
these only possible We are safe for a full half
crop and we will bet the other half. Our hog crop
is very good better than for years past What say
of Claiborne, intend for all North louisiana.
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FROM HAVANA.

HAVANA, Aug. 14-Count Valmazeda captured
rebel convoy moving towards Hoquin. Rebels fled
after short fight, their commander Jordan, escaping.
This is considered the most important capture Of the
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pETFR EETZEI
PETER FETZER,
DraDer and Merchant Tailor
Corner of Milan aud Market Streets.
Opposite Johnsons Banking House,

DEEPS constantly on hand full assortment of
IN Cloths and Trimmings for gentlemen. Partcu-
clothing to order, and guaranteed Repairing and
cutting promptly attended to. JAZZ tt
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"THAT INTERESTING SUBJECT AGAIN."-Boots, shoes
and hats best assortment in the city at the store of j.
B. Lewis No. Texas street.
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s NJ CHAPMAN.
MUTT g. LEONARD,

Shreveport, Louisiana.
WILL practice in the Courts of the parishes of Cad
w do, DeSoto Bossier, Claiborne and Bienville,
and in the Supreme Court of the State. ljy12
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DAVID CRESWELL

4 TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW, Shreve.
IN port Louisiana-Will practice in the parishes OF
Caddo DeSoto and Bossier and will attend to cases ID
the District, Supreme and Federal Courts.
Office corner of Texas and Spring streets, over Sale
& Murphy's store. ja3o ly
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HENRY G. HALL,
AT RNEY AT L w .


SHREVEPORT, La,
WILL practice in the District Courts of the parishes
w of Caddo, Bosser and DeSoto. ~" Office over
HYAMS & KENNEDY'S Drug Store, Texas street.
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J. PINCKNEY HARRIS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
WILL practice in the parishes of Caddo DeSoto and
w Bossier, and will attend to cases in the District,
Supreme and Federal Courts.
.a@ Office Market street, near the Bank at the
old office of Jones & Harris.) au26 tt
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AI.EGK ROARMAN

ALECk. BUAKMAN,
A TTORNEY AT LAW. Office, corner of Spring an
IA Texas streets, Shreveport, La.
Shreveport, February, IA, 1S66-ly
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HORSES, CARRIAGES, &C.

AT BARKER HAMLIN's CITY AUCTION MART,
IA MAORI ". BARKER, AUCIl0NEER,
corner sEa1N sFGidTsy hGooN aua Th5yHas sALss street,
EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY.
Gentemens private Establishments disposed at public
and sale to the best sdvantase and general
Whips &c to suit the needs Of all classes of purchasers
stanily on hand. Orders promptly executed.
Twentyfou hours allowed for trial on every horse sold
sabing for horses public private sale only
mart In the city having driving ring for showing horses
sale. CARRIAGES. BuEeies, &c. taken storage
Liberal advances made everything In the horse line
> A SPECIAL AND PEBEMPToRY SALE. THIS DAY
"A. Friday Jny at Stable No. a. Great Jones street,
including one pair Golden sorres with white faces
white hind hee l5 high, and years old both sired by
ee bloodike and stylish, with fine knee action and are
gated alike and drive horse, require checks,
promising In point Of speed and can rot in ogeher
has roted In b they warranted sound and kind
In either single double harness and first class at
racve team; recently owned by Major General
sickes, lately appointed Minister to spain They all
Also fast brown Hanbesonian rotting Mare, lb high,
old, extra prompt and driver vice tricks
great roadster hardy and rugged and powerful roter to
road and beat AZ day o. sae has roed last
season in 2 "a warranted sound and kind.
Blood bay Patehen Horse b heh old handsome,
stylish and geneel has vice tricks fears ocono
er with ne lofty acton and ia attractive In Park
road has been used leader In driving tandem dog
extra fine and handsome horse and warranted sound
The above horses the property Of private gentlemen
having sailed or aboA sailing for Europe and will positively
be sold without the least limit and gentlemen
class Horses and run risk they VIII oil be
warranted represented and n fair trial given.
Also two city made wagons, with very superior double
and single Harness. Sale prompt II O'Clock. Stock
be
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TWO DAYS RACING,

Two DAYS RACING,
AT THE COPAKE TRoTTING PARK,
COLUMBIA COUNTY N. Y.
FIRST DAY, JULY l3, 1869.
PURSE No. 1.-StDO
@76 horse 2b second horse, for all horses
that never have beaten 2:50
SAME DAY Purse No. 2.-S75.
Free for all running hores, mile heats, best in 3,
$50 TO first horse and Y26 to second horse.
WEDNESDAY, JULY IA, 1862
SECOND DAi-Purse No. 3.-x20O.
$50 first horse 800 to FOR horses that
have never beatan 2:4O.
SAME DAY-Purse No. i.-8400.
$276 to frat horse second horse and $50 TO third horse,
for horses that have never been 9:31
The above mile heats best In to harness.
Rules Of the Fashion to govern
All entries to be addressed to
JOSEPH HALsTEAD, Copake, N. T., or
WESLEY BAIN,
Compton House, Twenty fourth street. New York city.
JOHN Balm, President.
PETER MACARTHUR, Treasurer.
ZENEs BIRCH and HIRAM HAML, Secretaries
Purse No will be left open for Bones and Webstuck
All premiums will be paid at the stand after each race
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THE TIRE.

GREATEST TROTTING RACE OF THE SEASON.
u Fashion Course S sA =. Il Monday July H. stsp .
Roden enters M American Girl D. Phfer en.er b. M La
dy Thorn J. CHAMBERS Proprietor.
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A TTENTION LEONARD, ss BROADWAY.
"A makes beautiful, durable Sets, S5 I, $40, extracting
without pain painless Pearl Filings single resia. "
cents " orb warranted Cell and examine
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sPoRTINC-DOGs, BIRDS, &C.

LII KINDS OF FANCY DOGS AID BIRDS FOR
"A saeMcdicines for all diseases Prepared Food for
m1cking Birds b. DOvEYS No. Greene street,
Of Canal
N. B.-Ladies attended by Mrs. Dovev .
LII BREEDS CHOICE DOGS AND MEDICINES
IA FRANCIS BUTLER, No. Peck slip Buffers Infali-
bic Mango Cure and Flea Exerminaor, 75c Buffers
work, S. Extra Stock and Trained Dogs. Imported tt
: color Geraniums.
! VXTANTED-A DOUBLE BARRELED DUCK GIN, SIX
w eight gauge good preferred. Address, with
the price, s. A. FhOST Is Greenwich avenue.
GNANTED--A COACH DOG, ABOUT 20 MONTHS OLD.
. w Address box lS1 Herald Office
H0 TWO AND FOUR WHEELED vELoCIPEDEs
~ Demarest, Pickering, God and others Make in good
order but little used will be sold at auction by
JOHNSTON " VAN TASSELL,
On SATURDAY, July TO- at II O'Clock,
al their salesroom, No. 81 Nassau street.
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L'OR NEW ORLEANS DIRECT
IL The Cromwell Line
Steamships of this line will pier No. North river
at o'clock r. NJ, as follows
GEO. CkoMWELL Vail ....... Saturday, July 10
GEO. WASHINGTON ..tager. Saturday, July "
Freight taken for st. Louis, Mobile and Galveston at
thr ugh rates.
passae first and second classor freight apply to
II. b. CROMWELL CO.. 81 West street.
TOR MOBILE-FERNANDINA ROUTE.
II The first class steamer MERCEDITA Captain Starkey,
leaves Tuesday, July lS from pier 2s North ver at
p.
Has superior passenger accommodations.
IL receiving Insurance guaranteed to Mobile at IL
Through all points in the interior.
For freight or passage apply TO
j. F. PATTERSON, Agent, III West street.
L'oR CHARLESTON AND FLORIDA PORTS.
j. New Nork and Charleston Steamship Companys first
class sdevhee steamship
MANHATTAN, Captain NJ. S. Woodruff
Saturday Jnly TO- r. NJ sailing from pier No. North
Superior accommodations for passengers.
Through tickets bills OF adng issued in con-
necton with the South Carolina Railroad to all points South
and Southwest and with steamers To Florida ports.
Goods forwarded tree Of commission.
Bills OF lading furnished and signed the pier.
Insurance bv this line one half per cent
The CHAMPION will follow and sail on Saturday
July II. -
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POST OFFICE NOTICE.

DOST OFFICE NOTICE
Il The mails for Europe during the week ending July 10
will close this Office on Tuesday Wednesday, Thursday
and Saturday, at 2 81, and at the stations ollows:-A
and B, ii As; and ., IL 80; and f. II lb and g. 10 80
A. NJ. T.. II. JONES, Postmaster.
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HENRY R. MORGAN L CO.. Agents,
% Boadwny.

LIoR CHARLESTON, s. C.. THE FLORIDA PORTS,
i the South and Southwest.-Regular hne.-The fast
and popular steamship SARAGOSSA, C. Ryder,
mander will sail Wednesday,, July II, at =. NJ, from
No North river foot of Rector street Through bills Of
iading points South and Southwest Agents in Charles
Ravene : co.. forward all goods free of commission.
ARTHUR LEARY, Agent 73 illiam street.
The steamship MAGNOLIA will sail July 81.
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CARRIAGES. GREAT SALES EVERY DAY.
" Slightly soed Carriages, very low
Only one price.
Parties in of any style of Carriages
are invited to examine th,
largest assortment offered.
One price only.
Pony Wagons, great variety LOCO sets of Harness,
druau
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COAsTWIsE STEAMSHIPS.

HAVANA, sISAL AND VERA CRUZ
Ill New York and Mexican Mall Steamship Line, sailing
every twenty days from pier II East river, at II NJ
The spendid new steamers
CITY OF MEXICO CAPTAIN Deaken, Wednesday, July %.
CLEOPATRA, Captain Philips. Tuesday, August IL.
For freight or passage apply 70
SO BroadwaL
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TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

A LBANY AND TROY DAY LINE-CHANGE OF
n tme.-The steamboats, G. NIBBAkD and DANIEL
DREW will and after Thursday July leave Desbrosses
at and Thryfourh street at S5, landing at Yonk
ers, West Point Cornwall, NewbuIg, Poushkeepse rvo,
Rhinebeck Caskl and Hudson Tickets sold and baggage
checked board the boats all points New York Gem
trial. Rensselaer, Saratoga Railroads.
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-A-PERsONs WHO ARE INSURED IN GOOD
IA. life insurance companies, and who do not desire to
surrender their policies by absolute sale, borrow the
surrender value of their policies applying Insurance
Agency, II Broadway, room %.
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FINANCIAL.

A UGUsr BELMONT co.
n issue letters OF credit for travellers use on
Messrs kOTHSCHILD,
in Paris, London, Frankfort Vienna and their
spondents In ali the principal cities Of Europe Also make
teegrsphio transfers ON California and Europe.
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do IN CHALDRoN FOR COKE BY THE CARGO,
pZ..)U delivered at the Gas Companys Wharf, Twenty
hrst street and Hast river; vessels loaded IN one DAY.
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UNITED STATES,
Captain Geo. L. Norton,
will be despatched Saturday, July 10, at o'clock p NJ
from pier IL North river.
Freight through for st. Louis, Mobile and
Galveston
The SHERMAN will succeed, Saturday, July II.
For freight or passage having superior accommodations,
FREDERIC BAKER,
40 broadway.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF BOOTS, SHOES
n Trunks and vases at the Great Family Shoe Empo
rum, 80 Bowery, Of Bond street, selling 20 per cen
below Broadway prices. W. D. BlGELOW,
ROkERT IRWIN.
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DRY GOODS.

I AIDES AND CHILDREN's WHITE DRESSES, ON
u hand and made to ORDER from $S to $40, at ,Oe West
Thirty third street. Mrs. TRACY
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CHOULD THIS MEET THE EYE OF JOHN LORD,
- who lived at Mrs Fords No Hague street, York,
1863 he will hear something his advantage address
Ing d. W. L., Herald oIlce ~
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JNxCIsk NOTLCE.-THE UNDERSIGNED WILL APPLY
~ TO the Metropolitan Board Of Excise on the l4h day Of
July, 1852 for License to sell sprituous liquors, wine, ale
and beer, at 440 Sixth avenue, New York.
The New York herald., 1869-07-09

EOLDSMITH'S COLLEGE OF PENMANSHIP AND
NJ bookkeeping, Booths Building, established 1888 Private
instruction dav and evening Separate parors ladies'
good handwriting taught IN ten lessons.
The New York herald., 1869-07-09

DICHARD MINsHALL WILL PLEASE CALL AT 12
IL Wall street, where he left parcel and hear something
to his advantage.