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The Weekly Arizonian., 1871-04-08
THE HAWKS NEST.
 (Sjerras,)
BY BRET HARTE.

Ws checked our paso-ths rcd road sharply round ing
 We heard t ho troubled flow 0f the dark olive depths Of pines, resounding thuosand feet below Above the tumult of the canyon lifted, The grey hawk breathless hung, Or on the hill winged shadow drifted Where furze and thorue-brush. chung Orvbsro, halfway, the mountain sile was fur r0wsd
 With many seam and scar, Or some abandoned tunnel dimly burrOwed
 mole hill seen so far; wolookod in silence down acrossbthe distant URfathomablc reach. st silence broken by the guides consistent And realistic speech; &" 'Wslker, of Murphy's, blew hole through
 setsrs
 For telling him he lied. Then up and dustod out of South Hor mites Across the long Divide. eve ran him out of Strong's, and up through
 Eden,
 And cross the ford below, And up this mountain Poters brother leadiu'), And me and Clark aud Joe "He fou't us game; somehow, I disremem- Der
 Jest how the thing kem round; Some say twas wadding, some scattered en- Der
 From fires on the Ground. "But in one minute all the hill below him Was jast one sheet of flame Gaardin' the crest, Sam Clark and I called tc him,
 And-voll, the dog was game. lie made no sign-the fires of hell were roun him,
 The pit of hell below. "e sS' and waited, but we never found him, And then we turned to go. And 5.!t.1y ih1n-yoa see that rock that's grown so nith ehappatsl and tan 'usaln 4a.p erep oat-it might hey been a grizzly II might hev been man. SU'alp. that hOwled and ga ashed its teeth and Tn smoke snd dust and flame 'usnin that sprang into the depths about it. 0I'--iy or man-but game! "Ihst's all. We'll, yes, it does look rstb.,r;.Lr . Aha . kinder makes one queer '--'' -'A'' , Aaa alSzy locking down. A drop of Wb;stu Nia had thing right here !5
 -ehteago Art Rspiew.
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4 GubarnatoraI Candidate.

Among the the Candidates for Governor ol California is the Hon. Philip 4 Roach, ore of the editors of the Svn Francisoo Eramineg of whom the San Francisco Pioneer speaks as follows;
 Last week We published the names ofpromi- nent gentlemen who are wiling to accept the honors of the highest office in the State It is our purpose to review the past of some of these gentlemen, and show what they have done 10 entitle them 10 ths emoluments and gIories ofthe position.
 "Ihs peoples choice for Democratic Gov vernon F." says the late Wor5jagmap Journal lis the Hon. Philip A Roach an old resident of California, and conspicuous friend of labor. enjoying to large extent, tine conf dence and respect os the producing Or working casses."
 There is one circumstance iu tbe pioneer fife of Mr. Roach which entities him to the favorable consideration ot the women of Cali foruis. and those frianI I!y to her emancipation. The law enabling married womsn to become sole traders, was introduced by 1ir. Roach in the Legislature of 1852, aad stiIl remains O. the statute books. At that early day the bill was. violently. opposed, on the ground jbatt t would lead to dishonesty and the ,sRipd!ingl of creditors. Mr. Roach compared tke butinsss
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The Crew of the Tennessee.

The Union Leagpe club. of Phiiais 7hia
 gave banquet to Col. M.A-,hssl, CT hare
 turn from San Domingo l. his ad te.s to the
 Club he refers to the floss ofths TennsssssP as follows ..e My Dear Friends; Ton should bespared the tedium of any travellers stories ss thia most
 agreeable entertainment, since it is established by a mass of evidence that no rsasona5ls mind
 can dispute that th3 steamship Teunessee vent
 to the bottom ot t4s ocean Ti,h all On board
 and "dead men tel 10 ta.es." indeed lshouId feel greatly out O. p.aca among go many
 live men were it not that at glanes of these
 empty decauters assures me thai an in on
 abode of departed spirits ]. may, however, in-
 terest you to kaow what gas going on among
 our party when left. When wo reached the bottom we were all sea-lons. Each, however
 soon assumed his appropriate placa in tke 1 briuy deep. Beu. Wade was bound 10 be
 leader, so he was trusformed into B very large
 whale. Tha old man might be very popular, ! if he could. only get over his Con&Fesa.oeal habits, bu; the trouS'e IS h. is al. tha +f"e 1pouting, The late Preaideni Of Cerue.! Cui-
 yersity is leading ~h.'e6sh aal i' cnga 5'd
 in teachinga school ot--Gs6, He don't make
 much progress. He finds t52 same trouble he did in New York. Nos, of his pupils are -shsepshead. Jast before starting inquired, .'How about our third Cm@issooer? Some one pointed cut lively oi4 Massachusetts cod and au=re-ed hats lave The politicians az e.al -ase ceqs.oqsy g,eb3.ug fpr he fat;sst ia;ugs .troupd These are ofen to be seen. crawling backward. The sailors are hard at work coeal-geeGag. The ships wc1e. .ia secure; 1t haG been locked up ia au ,-e tir safe of of-Hsrrings. Fred Dous.-ss has @ Q q great sti among h. biaekfsa Or ipte. prefer has ar.l5su.y tecolasScq cqna-medwiih tbs Spani.l-usackerst General Slgie, of coarse. is a-svo-dfsb, aud the Captain is doing all hs can to secure the wandering solee. one of the journalists is a captions surfshj and do you know, there some seaIy suckers and mean spongesl Hho would Iiks to maAe out that all the Correspondents are in bad order be- cause 6p9 Or two Of tbem happened 10 be- smelt SUd genslsrasn, pardon thes egotism when telE yod that, though you have thought little of nse &tA lawyer upon the earih, yet ,hsse1stad ltiis indeed proud professional distiRea6a-taers 1 am regarded as ErSs- class shark s aa
 sose s-------.-s--us-------
 Never sigh over what might have EeeD. but make the best of what is.
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I' mq'lc teacher on ce wrote that "tbe o. m o' Paying violin requires the incest per,
 t@2n and sensability of any art in the --g'n Torld' Upon vich an editor comments
 ''e 'oaoTing manner .sThe art of Dublisiny -'Ss- paper and making it pay, and, at the sIsr- u@e make it please eyery5odg beatg -'0''ng higher than 2 kite.
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TUCSON, A. T. SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1871.

Donaer Lake fashionable place of resort aud curiosity during the last seven years, The laxe ia three miles long and one ale wide, small, bat exquisitely beautiful,
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Agency.

L. ?. Fisher of San Francisco is the only au- ;lorirsd agent for the ARIzoNAN, on the Pacific g,sst,
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Middletown transcript., 1871-07-22

Tug TERRITORIAL GoyEuSMENT A FAIL
uRg. Negro and Radical rule combined
II about to ruin the District Of Columbia
a. IL has South Carolina. The territorial
legislature proposes to plunge headlong
into deb, Of $1,000, 900 a, once. The
Democrats and Conservatives, who COM
pose large majority OF the substantial
men and property holders, oppose this
reckless expenditure, and the Daay Pa
t.iot denourccs il in unmcasured terms,
hut apparcn,ly 10 no purpose The Rad.
ical rrcss has grown so violent and impa.
ticnt Of opposition, as even to hint at as
sassinntion to get rid Of those who most
strenuously oppose their spcndihriit pur'
poses. Congress will be urged at its mex
session, to repeal the territorial law, and
remand il back to a dis,r ct government
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HARVEST The hay. whca, and oats
harvests have ended. and now comes the
harves, Of the peach growers Providence
has dealt boun,ifully with them in giving
TO their orchards abundant increase, aud
now if remunerativc prices can be had
they will reap that reward which sweetens
labor. and compcnsatcs them for the toll
and anxiety iHci1cn, to the business, which
seems TO us to be much more perplexing
than the ordinary pursu,e Of agriculture
While the vo,uries of pleasure are loung
ing in listless leisure ut the various sum
mcr resorts, the pomolgist must brave III,
burning sun of July aud August. gather
ing in his luscious products, to regalc ih'
palaics Of these same oilers. The one il
scattering. the other gathering wealth
and thus the vital carrcnt Of trade permc
atcs society. The productions Of ono elias
minister to the pleasures aud enjoymcn,
of another, and the circulating medium !
kept in motion, alternately the servant &
all.
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cuRlsrlANs IN CHINA.

Recent reported orders Of tho Chinese
government, it is apprchended. will mate
rally interfere with tho operations of the
Christian missionaries in China. The
new regulations provide that hereafter all
missions shall be under the supervision Of
Chinese officials that not less than forty
Ave native converts shall be received IN
any missionary establishment. and full
record Of every baptism shall be returned
to the public registration office. II Is al
so dircctc that all female missionaries
must return to their own countries. and
that male missionaries not residing in con-
sular ports shall be under the jurisdiction
OF the local mandarins. Chinese women
arc prohibited from attending Christian
worship, aud only the children of foreign.
crs are permitted 10 attend the mission
schools. In case OF riots, resulting III the
destruction Of the property OF the mission.
aries. no compensation can be recovered
from the towns in which the disturbances
have occurred. These regulations, it i
believed will materially Interfere with
the missions in China. aud ihr prospect o
introducing Christianity into that countr,
il at present more disconragipg than ever
II is not known. however. whether th'
above edic, has met with the approval o
the Emperor, or whether it is the mere
announcement OF an int.n .ndcd law whicl
will be followed by more severe measures
according to the resistance offered by for
cign nations If these accounts are cor
rect, MIR. Burlingamc's treaty is not wort
the paper on which i, is written. Tha
diplomn,ist must have been deceived b.
the Chinese, or greatly mistaken their in
tcntivns ani objects The advance i
. western idea. and civilization which, o
the strength of the treaty, 1t
supposed they h,d made. turns out t
: be purcly imaginary Wills, the rclig
2 ious beliefs in China are said to bc nenrl
u as heterogeneous as in Europe, thcr
= seems to be common bond of unity .
i mong all Chinese in their hostility
Christianity.
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Tur NEXT MARyLAyp SrxAroR The
Legislature TO be chosen this Fall. in Ma
ryland. will have to elect United states
Senator in the place Of Hon. George Nick-
ers. Mr., Nirkcrs has represented his
State with such fidelity md ability as 20
make it desirable to re-clect him. lie i.
yet but in the prime and vjgor of man
hood and Of his usefulness. aud We know
Of no gentleman who would be more ac-
ceptabe to the people Of 'he Eastern Shore,
whose interest have been scdulously guard,
cd by him. We hazard nothing in saying
that Maryland has rarely had more ac'
tive. vigilant aud Efficient representative
md guardian of her interests in the upper
house Of the national legislature than tht
present Senator from the Eastern Shore
and il would seem 10 follow as n matter .
course tha, she should be dcsrous Of re
taining his services for a second term.
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The Democratic State Convention Of
Maryland met ut Baltimore on Wednesday,
and nominated the following ticket; For
Governor, William Pickney Why,e, Of
Baltimore Attorney General, y, X
Syestcr. of Washington county; Comptrol-
Ter. Levin Woolfori. Of Somerset county
Brief speeches accepting their nominations
were made by Mcssrs. Whyte aud sycster,
but no ala,ion was made to political ques.
,ons No committee on resolutions wa.
appointed by the Convention, and no plat
form was adopted After appointing a
State Central Committee. the Convention
a journed 1t is understood that the Stat,
Central Committee will issue an address
embodying platform,
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Ouxny ASNrs Couxry RAILROAD.

QuEnS ASSE's CouSry RAILROAD. -
Ths Queen Anue's County Railroad was
finished thi. week to Cen,revillc, and We
trust Tint the whistle Of the locomotive
NAV arouse that auic, town to activity and
energy. Queenstown is 70 be the lower
terminus Of the route where it will con-
ucct bv steamboat navigation with Balti-
more. The creek is now being deepened
s,r tho purpose. an appropriation Of Sl5,-
900 having been obtained by Senator
Wicker. at the las. session Of Congress.
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Mr.. John q Adams appears TO be af-
ficted with the cucothes ioguendi as well
as scritendi, and again figures in the pa
pcrs, which publish the substance of an
interview with a reporter of the Boston
Post. 1t is another lame attcmr. to re-
concilc Democrats 10 the new departure,
which Mr.. Adams declares to be M "old
one with him. If the gentleman has any
political aspirations, aud i, is presumed he
has, from his frequent appearance in print,
be had better cease to use both pen and
tongue, on public account, for he make
bu. sorry use of then, in that service
and is getting further and further from thu
goal of bis ambition.
Middletown transcript., 1871-07-22

OUTRAGE ny A NEoRo. A negro named
Charles Hammond, Of Darkc county. D..
on Saturday last pursued Miss Clay who
was passing to n neighbor's house. and
ravished her. He has been arrested and
lodged in Jail II has since been dscov.
cred he made improper advances to two
girls. rear Union City, aged I8 and 10.
respectively, while the latter were gather
ing blackberrics. aud overpowering the
younger. was only prevented from carry
ing out his designs by hcr youth. Intense
excitement prevails At Greenville. where
he is q prisoner. II is generally believed
that the wretch will be lynchcd.
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TuE Next UousE OF DrLIGArEs or Ma

TIE NEXT House. or DELtGArEs or MA
Bowie has just issued
his proclamation in reference to tue nppor-
tioumeu, Of members of the next House OF
DELEGATES, in accordance with article J,
sections 4 and !, Of the State constitution,
which makes it incumbent on the Govern
or, Immediately after the taking and pub
fishing of the national census, or after any
enumeration of population, TO arrange the
representation IN the House Of Delegates
on the following basis: Each of the conn
ties having population Of ls,ooo souls
or les. shall be entitled to two delegates,
and overy county having population Of
over i. 900 and less than -. .ooj souls to
three delegates and every county having
"A population of ~ 600 aud less than 40,
OiO souls, to four delegates and every
county having population OF ~ ooo aud
and less than ~, 900 souls, 70 live dele
gates: and every county having :
nopulation Of 80 uu0 souls and upwards
10 six delegates and no more aud each o.
the three Legislative districts u' the city o.
Baltimore TO the number ot delegates t,
which the larsc., county shall or may b.
entitled. According TO the present. ap
por,ionmcnt Allcrhany, Cecil Frederick
/ iInrfnrl aud Washington each Loose
member, and Somerset gains member
Thus the entire number Of members vii
be 50. Instead of Sc, us heretofore, an
II q minority.
Middletown transcript., 1871-07-22

Struck py LiGnrSIxo The house of
Lcmuel Hubbard, near Preston. Caroline
county, Md. was struck by lightning on
Thursday night week, doing considerable
damage. and paralyzing little son Of Mr.
Hubbard. A little granddaughter of Mr..
Hubbard, together Will, playmate, were
also injured. though not seriously.
Such announcements as the above nee,
our eye in nearly every exchange paper of
this peninsula We pick up, and such acci-
dcnts. from some cause. scem to be more
frequent on this peninsula than anywhere
else. These cnlamities can be avoided by
the use Of lightning rods. and We are glad
to s.ntc ,ha. the citizens Of this part Of the
peninsula are having them erected. Tur-
ner & Dunstsr. electricians and dealers in
ligh,nings rods and fixtures, Of Philadcl-
phia. have been in this neighborhood near.
" al summer. and, VIC learn, have pu,
up over 1000 feet ~ patent copper light
ming rods, giving general satisfaction to
oil who employed them. Among those
whom they have put up rods for. We men.
ton the pamcs Of c. 7. Strntton. Philil
H. Clark, Charles Smith, George Kars
aor. William Dudley. Samuel NJ Enos
Daniel Stevens. Edward and Samuel Fen
ilsorc, Judge Milligan, Wilson yande
esilf, =. X. williams and Columbus Wat
kins.
Meesss. Turner 4 Dunstcr are mucl
plsassd with this iscsion Of ctsntsy. and
u " uodesstand. hass dsssrmiusd to 10
~ bssnspsntly oithsr in Middlstown o
0>66. Al rodB pat p By them ar
~ f5outsj. snd th.y 80 asouSd every yea
w ~ -. thsD ssa tssp them in "a
~ etrrr -----.>--------
~ T.. I ssss !. n! - :. =,
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Bn,rrsm v,clLaScK. Everybody has
read the Battle Of Dorking." which pur-
ports to be . narrative, City years after
the event, Of the capture Of the fast.an-
chorcd isle BY the Germans. shortly after
they had conquered France. 1t was the
object Of the writer to arouse England TO
a sense Of her danger from the victorious
Prussianr. aud he seems to have accom-
plishcd his purpose most thoroughly. II
is amusing to those who have read 'lia,
remarkable screcJ, to witness its effect up
on British policy. A bill is now before
parlamcn, which will bring the army NJ
to a grand total Of 500, 600 men, and The
Chatham ,hip yard is to be increased from
90 to 40 acres, so as to make the navy
the most colossal power in the world 1h'
navy has ever been the righ, arm OF Brit
/ i,h defence defence. but the "Bitila o
Dorking' represents the German torPedoc
as blowing the navy out Of water, and thu
enabling the Germans to land. The Loa
don Times, of recent date, speaks ser
esultiugly and confidently OF the prcp1ra
tions for British defence. II is also woi
thy Of note, that the first duty whic
seems to employ the attention Of kais'
Wlliam, since his victory over France,
to look after his feet which is to be IT
on the mos, powerful war footing Bot
powers are evidently getting ready for IL
grca, Battle Of Dorking which, ins;ca
Of magazine article merely, may sou
Jay become u dread reality.
Middletown transcript., 1871-07-22

A gentleman in Canada gives history
Of battle between two swarms of bees n
few DAYS ago. One swarm he says, took
foreiblc possession Of their ncighbnr's bar
racks. and MS the attacked defended their
rights, fight commenced, and the battle
ragged from i:3O to Q p NJ Next morn
ing, as the sun appeared. the battle was
resumed, the maurndors appearing not in
good condition, yet showing great pluck
The carnage continued with out intermis
sion to 10 A. NJ. when hundreds Of dent
bodies lay on the plain. At II the battle
ended, when there was not ono Of the at
,acking party lef, to tell the tale.
Middletown transcript., 1871-07-22

Dn,rn OF aS EMrEroa's DAUGHTER IN
rnlLAphirmia- death Of Sabina do
Yiurbidc, eldest daughter Of Don Angus
tin lturbide. took place in this city las.
Friday. Her father was raised to the su,
prcmc power Of Emperor of Mexico on
May Is. lS22, aud his ahdicalon in tho
following March was quite sudden. lie
was shot as an outlaw on the 10Th Of July.
1874, and was cast coi'inlcss and shroud .
less into m unhonored grave. Shortly
af,crward his children removed TO this ci-
,y, where they have since lived in com
pletc retirement -Phiia Inquirer ,.Iuiy 49,
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ASTONISHING The Ea.,ou Nd Jour

ASTONISHING The Eas,ou Nd, Jour
81 SAYS: I'VE witnessed an exhibition Of
"fre works" on Friday of n very pccullnr
aad wonderful nature, Cokcr, the negro
fye-ea,cr, from Caroline county, was III
Eason and was nlnrnd 10 give an exit
ton Of his ,irc-r'a.' qualities, Of which SO
much has been said lie Tapped his
tongue several times on red ho, shovel :;
rubbed the same red hot shoyel on the
bottom Of his foot. aud poured melted lead
into his hand, and thccc into his mouth,
where he 1T il remain until j, hardened
There was no legcrdemain about lit
was done in presence Of number Of gen
,lcmcn Immediately arobnd him. aud By
whom he was closely watched to prevent
imposition 4 physician examined hi
mouth, but could find NJ evidence o
burns, or that the heat had any effect up
mn him |, is certainly wonderful, and al
examination Of his skin worthy the a,,en
ton Of scientific men.
Middletown transcript., 1871-07-22

Minister Schenck is reported by cable
telegram as having recently made speech
st banquet Of tho merchant tailors Of
London, in which no said that ian ALI.
ance between the United States and Eng
land would be irresistible" II persistent
II warm and sfectionate protcstations are
Indicative. spch result has already been
fpreshadowed BY the high commission and
the leaders Of the fricpds Of the treaty oi
WashiRgtop 10 the tyo countries.
Middletown transcript., 1871-07-22

The locomotive Vulcan. on the Lchigh
Valley Railroad exploded near Coalpor,
Wednesday morning, killing the engineer
and fireman, and four train hands, The
bodies of all have been foupd except that
of the fireman, which is believed to be in
the canal. The engineer was blown by the
explosion about 800 yards on the NOM.
tain side. and one Of tho train men was
blown across the river.
Middletown transcript., 1871-07-22

Il is not often that We have been al.
to commend anything which has cmaaa;cd
from the columns of the Ncr lcrG iOHd.
1t has been 50 crraic and unreliable in its
course. that We have been compelled to
ccnsurc where We would have preferred to
praise. We iinl, however, in the colums
of that Journal, OF a recent date, the whole
some counsel, that the Democratic party
should not 60 out of its own ranks for \
Presidential candidate Til, is the more
o1,at,,. since ;h- World wa> hut lately an
Il alyoeatg ol Nh Cbase |, also alyise.
against the s,l c,cu If military can,l'
d l,e. in arp,si;irn To- Grn Grant, saying
--.' y 5fiy ccall have duuc 80 much as
be 70 1.ius mi'iiar! qualifications and mil
itaf, prestige into dlsrerute. \ Demo
cratic candidate Of eminent civil capacity
would be such a refreshing contras, 10 this
imbecile. sto!i military President, ,ha
the country would be eager to give th'
tools to a man that could handle them
whereas to ofsc, his military qualification
by the military qualifications Of anothc
general would be kind Of riyalship tia
has no proper relevancy to the duties
the highest civil Office "
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PEACH FARMS.

WE now offer q, reasonable prices large VA
w rie,y Of Peach Farms In Cecil, Kent, Queen
Anne's, Talbo, and Dorchester counties, Nary
lgnd, and in New Castle, Kent, and Sussex eoun-
ties, Delaware In all parts Of the great peach dis
,rict Of this peninsula. These farms are all ac-
cessih.o by railroads, and many of them upon
navigation, and generally well improved. To
parties desiring 10 locate upon the peninsula and
10 engage Ia the cultivation of small or large
fruits, vines flowers, aud the cereals we will
guarantee to sui, them both In locality, size Of
fam, price and improvements.
Send for circulars. No charge for showing
land will be made bonc fde purchasers.
Correspondence solicited.
GEO. W. INGRAM b co.
July ~, lsIl-tf Middlctown, Del.
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A PROFITABLE PEACH ORCHARD.

Mn. EDiToR Il visited, short time
since. Mr.. y. G. Fcnimorc. who very
kindly showed me his various crops. all OF
which were looking remarkably we'll cx-
cept his peach orchard, which was on the
decline. | remarked that from what !
had heard i, had paid him we'll. He then
gave me the following statement. lie
planted in 1859. 10 ncres in peaches, In
Middletown transcript., 1871-07-22

The robbery Of a satchcl containing
S15O, 900 ut tho depot at Harrisburg. is
reported. II is said that the gentleman
Who had tho satchel cnrelcssly lcftit under
the sea. Of the car while he went TO get
some refreshments. There is no trace Of
tho robbcr.
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NOTICEiii

70 7. Lockwood has this day retired from the
IN. firm of George ", Ingram : TO. brokers
and Real Estate Agents. The business will. be
conducted by the remaining partners under the
same style and firm, at their new Office, n. +.
Corner OF Cass and Main Streets
GEO. W. INGRAM l. co.
Middletown, Del. July ~, ls7l-3t