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Middletown transcript., 1871-07-08
Correspondence Of Ms Mds,s,own rssn.e,ip..

Mn. EpiroR: have adopted the
name you suggested. Diamond State.
for our Brass Band. The Band is con,.
posed principally Of those who have be-
longed to similar organizations before.
though We have a few raw recruits. who
I think have talent aud will soon be even
with us. The following is a list Of our
mesnbcr-; Henry Hitler. Leader; l.. j.
Ginn. President: d. i. Moloncy, Secrc-
tary; Martin Ginn, George Price. John
Hitler, Joseph Hitler, Francis Taroni,
Frank Pennington, Charles Knots, Will
liam johnson, Elijah Gill, Charles Stan
ger. and Harry Wilson.
think with n fair show and plenty oi
good luck We will make Band that will
be credit to Middlctown and vicinity
and second TO none in tho State. Profess
sor Robo,ham is our instructor. and when
he is not with us Mr. Henry Hitler, ou,
leader. and young man Of extraordinary
musical talents, directs our efforts with
marked ability A MEMBER.
jnly nh. 1871.
Middletown transcript., 1871-07-08

Tux Tngycm ELrcrioSs.-Thc French
elections took place on Sunday last The
uuietncss with which they passed OFT has
already had the ciicc, Of placing the price
Of the French loan much above the rate at
which it was Issued. A light vote was
pollcd in many of the districts, and the
army did not vote a, all. The workmen
in Paris seem to have cast their vote unan-
imously for Gan.betta and Victor Hugo
Two Monnrchist were chosen in Paris
In the department Of Gironde the Kepub-
licaus cast 5000 vo,cs, the Royn!is's
10. 900, and the Impcrialis,s $1,000.
kilograms from Paris give general cs-
innate Of the result OF the elections, stat
ing that of the one hundred aud forty de-
pu,ics elected, one hundred and twenty
arc Republicans, eight nrc Lcg,in'sts'
and twelve are Bonapar'ists. or the he-
publicans. the proportion is n'nc;y-hvc
Moderates to twenty live Radicals. Fears
arc expressed that the Assembly will be
more divided than before, aud that no
compact working majority to settle the
balance Of power can be obtained
vac Republican Journals rejoice over
the overwhelming vote gircn Tor the eau
didatcs oil their party in ,ha country dis
tric,s. and regard the victory as on to es
tablish permanently the republic III France
Ixe Monarchienl press. on the other hand
SLOW sigus Of panic. and nceuse each 9th
er Of u lack Of devotion aud energy in th'
canvass.
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Rome was formally occupied as the
Capital of Italy on Monday last The
whole city was in holiday attire CIR the
occasion Public aud private huiltiugs
were gs,y decorated with iiags aud nj,
nigh, there was an almost general illumi
nation It is asserted that the popularity
Of the King increases daily, and that the
majority Of the people united in rjnicinr
oyer the event Of the occupancy. Victor
Emanuel, surrounded by brilliant staff
also on Monday. held grand review Of
of the regular troops and tho National
Gnard As the two bodies marchld d pas,
both checrcd the King enthusiastically
lie has taken full possession Of the Palace
Of the Quirinal,
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The prospect Of the coming harvest in
the rn.growing countries of Europe is
thus presented in the .Honi'cW of Bel
gum "ln Prussia the prospects are un-
favorable much Of the autumn sowings
persisted. and those Of spring are suffering
from wan, Of warm sun; in Snxcny the
appearance is better, as the crops are
thick and healthy; in Russia the yield is
expected to be a good average aud very
large quantity of last years stock still re-
mains unsupported ut Odessa In Rouma-
MIA, Bulgaria. aud Bcssarnhia the aspec,
is mos, favorable. and in Hungary an a
bundnnt harvest is expected In France
a large portion of winter corn is lost, aud
the fields have had to be rcsown."
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FRUIT PRESERVING pOwEn.

NoRNf Tasiclcss Powder preserves all kinds
~ 81 Canned Fruit, Sicwci Fruit, rrui, But
ter, Presrrtcs and Tomatoes without being ar
light more elegant in hrau,y and taste ,han any
process In the world This Powder has been L,
public use Tor three ycals and Is now used In es-
cry State Of the Union
II Is cheap, healthy and reliable, will furnish
s'ewrd aud preserved fruits daily for The table
cheaper than any other process. Onc box costs
% ems, puts up 30 parts or 90 pounds Of pared
fruit. Full directions telling how TO prevent all
mould with the box. Scn, by mail or sold by
Grorcrs aud Druggists.
The Wholesale trade supplied by johnson, Iiol-
iowny Cowdcn, French, Richards 4 Co. Phil
ndell'hii, kiddcr & Wethcrcil, New York or our
selves, ZANE, NORNY h CO.
July Sim l3G North Second 81. Phla
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The reports to the Treasury. based on
the quantity Of spirit. in and out Of bond
ed warehouses on May lst, show that
nearly ,wo-,hirds of the brandy in the
country is no, imported, but The product
Of other distilled spirits, such as whiskoy
&c There were but l0l 900 gallons
which were the product Of fruit. Returns
to the Internal Revenue Bureau show ,ha,
1872 grain anl : molasses dis'illcrics were
in operation july lst, producing ls0, $50
gallons day. There has been decrease
since june l.. in the daily production of
| $40 gallons. OF the dis,ilcrics in op.
Grafton 80 are in Pennsylvania. 33 in
Ohio. 90 in Illinois AMI 80 in Kentucky
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1hIstVWt VI IHt w Az w IuEork.- - uc
National Publishing Co. Of Philadelphia.
has just issued very valuable history Of
the the war between Germany and France,
from the pen Of one Of our most popular
writer's, james d. McCsbc. Jr.
In large volume Of 500 octave pages,
the author tells wonderful story.-all the
stranger because Of its truth. lle tells
Of battles which have shaken Europe to
its centre, aud the consequences Of which.
even We cf the Western World must
feel; Of patriotism, hcrosm. military
skill aud craftsmanship. never surpassed
in History
The ,,e,,k describes the causes Of the
war, and the events which preceded it;
the opening campaign, and the first re-
verses Of the French people; the effect Of
these reverses upon the French people !;
the frantic effort TO rescue the beaten ar
my. and the terrible disaster Of Sedan !;
the capture Of Emperor Napoleon, and of
an entire army ; the revolution in Paris {;
the rise and formation Of the Republic ;
the fight Of the Empress from Paris ,he
siege and surrender of S,rasbourg and the
frontier for,rcsscs Of France the triumph
al advance Of the German armies to Paris .
the efforts OF Bazainc to escape from Metz
aud tho iual surrender Of his army; the
Investment and siege Of Paris; the de-
tailed history Of thi, grcat siege; its plans,
sorties, battles, successes and failures
the course Of events in the beleagured ei.
ty, given in the form OF full diary Of the
occurrences Of the siege; the campaigns
Oh the Loire, nnl in other portions o,
France: the peace negotiations, the sur
render Of Paris. aud the treaty the uava
history Of the var; the diplomatic history
on both the Frcnch and German sides
the history of the formation Of the Ger.
man Empire; the proclaming Of King
William Emperor. and the realization o.
German unity; the events Of the ciyi
war and the s,ceul sicg, Of Paris. it, ter.
rible scenes .! bl1odshcd, &c AMI lcayci
nothing untu.l.
The book is handsomely bound. and i
las,ra,cd with $50 maps portraits, bat,l
scenes, and views of the principal local
ties connected with the war. No exp us,
has been spared hy the publishers to max
it worthy of the support of the public, ant
We predict for i, All immense sale, csrc
cially as its low price brings it within th
reach of all. |, is published in both Eng
lisli aud German, sold by subscription
aud the publishers wan, agents in ever,
county.
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Il has bsea noticed as among curious
eoincidcnccs. and II is to be hoped is an
ausury Of good, that the Commissioners
Who represented Great Britain in form ng
ahs treaty for settling all difficulties with
the t'nited States. arrived 10 America on
tho birthday Of Washington. LETT on the
birthday Of Victoria. that the ratification
Of the treaty by the Queen took place on
the anniversary Of the battle Of Bunker
tlill. and that the proclau alton by the
American President wus made on the an
aiyerssry Of our national independence.
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.hiy Oh. 1877

NYw loRk TgNnMgNr llorsEs A re-
porter Of the New York Times has been
inspecting the tenement houses Of ,la,
city, aud gives sickcnins picture Of the
manner in which human beings are pack
ed together in those " nurseries Of pcs,i-
lencc and crime" The tenement house
and cellar population exceed hat mil
lion In the fourth ward, on one small
lot .i0 by 100 feet are twenty tenement
houses, II families, 900 persons. five sta.
bles, SOAP and candle factory, aud n tan
yard. This is larger number Of hu-
man beings than can be found in any
block on upper Filth or Madison avenues
where some of ,hr tenement house owners
reside. In the same ward on ono block
are 60 old and rickcty huildiags, occupied
by ils families. of which . are Welsh, I
Portuguese. ~ English. 10 American, II
French. 80 colorcd. 1856 Italian. $50 Po-
li>h, us German. SiS Irish In one
block of buildings. owned or controlled by
the same parties, are over 5000 pcrsens
Several lcnemcnis contain over ! 900 -
These are hulird ics ,ihcr in IiI,hy, dark
unven,iaicd ro ms. for which they pay
extar'onate prices and suffer uaioli mise
rics in body and mind
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pxAcnss ---Ss~e few premature peach
n have bccn ahinpcd froni hero this week

/. PsAcnss ---Ssno few premature peach
o. have been shippcdfroni here this week
and We understand brought good prices.
Shipments Of smnd frui, will begin about
tho uiddls Of next week, which will be
fslly twelve days earlier than last year
Some of our peach growers have sold their
orchards, but those who usually sell are
holding c.s in hopes Of getting better pr'-
ces than Is offered By the buyers, which
10 lsss than fifty cents per basket. 1t is
wou they should. for the crop is not near
as large as reported by the pen'nsnlar
Fruit Growers Association, as a trip down
the peninsula has convinced US, as well as
information from other sources. The trees
have she'd their fruit considerably. below
Dover, with the exception of ilale's Ear
". aud wilt not have much over half
crop. The orchards in this nc;ghborhood
and in some other sections Of the peninsu-
Ia arc full, but on the whole the crop will
fall short Of ,ha, Of 1859, when the peach
dealers made good profit by buying at
CITY, cents aud upwards per basket
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The Mormon militia having been orac,

The Mormon militia having been order
ed 10 muster for the purpose Of cclcbrat-
ing the Fourth Of July. by its Lcin'cn-
ant General, acting Governor BI4ek is.
sued proclamation iorbidding the assem-.
blagc, The Mormons showing n disposi.
,ion TO presist, tho United States troops
stationed near the city were summoned
and appeared in force For time bloody
work seemed imminent. and was only
prevented BY the intcrposi,on Of some Of
the United States officers as peace makers,
aud the Mormon General after some hes
itation. countcrmanded his orders. It is
said il fight had occurred it would have
been bloody and disastrous to the saints.
Middletown transcript., 1871-07-08

\ STORMY MEETING Own THE NLw J In.
sEy RAILROAD LLAsE.-A special dispatch
from Trenton to the Philadelphia Inquirer
in reference to the meeting Of the united
boards of directors Of The United Compa-
nics Of Scw Jersey, held at Trenton, on
Friday last, saya:
The attendance was very large, and the
session very nni,usted one, at times be-
coming quite stormy, Ashbcl Welch
Esq presided, and, upon opening the
meeting, called the attention OF the com
pnny, in few remarks, to the events of
the las; few weeks bearing upon the qucs-
ton OF the proposed lease of the com,,,-
nies roads and canals to the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company.
The object of the meeting was the con-
alteration Of what was 10 be done further
as regards the completion of the lease, in
view Of the recent legal proceedings in the
Cour, Of Chanccry. The strong minority
in the boards made fierce iigh, agains,
the majority upon the question of taking
further active steps in the natter. The
grounds Of their arguments were, as here
ioforc, that tho boards had no righ, to
lease away ,hc property Of The stockholders
without their UNANIMOUS consent Crimi-
nations and rccriminations were freely in.
dulged in. but tho final issue OF the mat.
ter was u practical victory for the mnori.
ty. the boards having finally determined Il
stay their hands and wait for season be.
fore putting forth amy energetic measures
Al the conclusion Of the session gen.
crous banquet was was spread in the low
hall Of the companies offiecs, which wa.
participated in by al the directors. and
SO far as can be told. was harmopiou.
throughout, forming avivid contrast with
the session in the room above. The en-
tire meeting together with the subsequent
proceedings. was unusually secret. the cit
izcns Of the town and great majority o
stockholders being quite ignorant Of Its oc
cnrrence.
Middletown transcript., 1871-07-08

CASE OF I.yNcn LAVA special dis
patch from Watscka. lroquois county. II.
liuois, says that crowd of citizens from
llia, town aud surrounding country, to the
number &c nearly one thousand ipc,uding
men. women aud Children. proceeded to
the Jail in that place on "Wednesday night
aud took ,hrrcfrom Martin Mrrn, who
hruially murdered Bis son of ten gears,
aud proceeded with him to u convenient
place, where. after giving him twon,y
minutes 10 pray rope was thrown around
his neck aud thrown over the limb Of u
,.cc. aud hundreds of willing hands
hauled him NJ, ani there he'll him until
he was dead. The leader Of Ahc pngiy WAS
br. Daniels. Of Gilman, s"l he and his
abcttors claimed that Myrn could only have
been convicted of man.lqngh'cr and for
that reason ihty were justified in putting
the arch fcnl beyond the reach Of mercy.
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trLgpRstiNG Tus FouRrn,-On the
cycuirg of the Fourth, the carriage fa, to.
ry of 7 g. Plowers, anl l!inc houses.
with sheds, Sc. ut Tarryiowa. n Y were
i destroyed by fire 1t is supposed that tn,
Ire was caused by rocket Loss, S32,-
600
Al Cincinnati, on the Fourth, Putnam
X Eochcr's chair factory, with three dwell
iucs, carpenter shop. anl five small
buildings. and four or five frame houses
and u stable, were burned by fire crackers
Total loss nearly 81 600.
At Bloomsburg. Pa four buildings were
destroyed by fireworks on the lih, caus-
ing II loss OF So ,uCo.
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The Nrw York World SAYS that. in an
official document communicated to Con-
gress by the Secretary Of the Treasury,
tho dcfalcaiions OF cx .Collcc,orsnre repre-
sented to exceed eaU 900, 900, and yet no
case has been prosecuted with rigor and sue
cess. The bondsmcn are either traw-bail
or are Radical politicians in collusion with
Collectors to rob tho Treasury aud hence
they arc not prosecuted. Some Badical
Senator or, Representative asks for post
poncn,cnt, aud iha, is usually the end OF
soy ssicmpt at legal remedy. Take case
which recently occurred: Collector Spere,
of Kansas. dcfaul,cd for Sl5s. 900, when
a prominent Western Senator and an eS-
Representative had the case compromised
for eli 900. thus making n clean profit oi
tl47 ,O09 on tho speculation. 1t is be-
Ecvcd that that IL the secret archives Of
the administration could be explored, one
hundred millions of dollars would not
cover the dcfalcations Of government Of.
Rcials since Grants administration came
into power
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\ gang Of armed negroes wen, 10 the
Plantation Of Mr. Red. in l,anScil coun.
is, South Carolina, on Saturday last. and
on arriving a, his house fired into it, kill
ed Mr. Thomas A. lowe, his wife and
mother They then disarmed Mr. Red,
aud retired without moesta.icn An un-
successful attempt has been made 10 ar.
res, them, hu, they refused to di.arm =
The nceoun, adds that 1.-THE affairs has
caused uneasincss aud alarm
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At the yacht race at Cape May, whicl.
came of on "Wednesday owing to the fog
on the fou,ih, the Sappho won the Citi-
zcns' Prize f'r schooncrs with time allow
anec also. the Benson Cup. the Sweep
stake Prize. without rllowancc. and the
Oracle the Citizens Prize for sloops with
out allowance. Soon after the announce
mcnt Of the decisions. the presentation
took place, with oil due form and ccre-
mony.
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ForRrr or JtLy ~ F.rropr "A ban.
qnet was given a, the Washington Hotel.
Liverpool, on the i,h at which Mr.
Branscomb, consul a, Manchester, presi-
dcd \ largo number of American resi-
icn,s of Manchester. Liverpool and other
cities were present.. Mr. Felt, who acted
MS secretary, read letters from Minister
:Schnock aud Jacob Bright. NJ =. regret
ting their inability to attend The ton-ts
were Of the usual character, including the
health Of Queen Nicioria, and President
Grant. and one 10 the treaty of Washing
ton. Speeches were made by both Amer
leans and Englishmeu, in which the mos,
friendly and pacific sentiments were inter
changed
Middletown transcript., 1871-07-08
l'iriy foe, Of tho bottom Of the Wyon

Fifty fee, Of tho bottom Of the Wyom-
ing Canal, near Wi,heSlarrc. Pa sank
suddenly on Tuesday. draining the whole
level The canal was constructed over
deserted chambers Of y coal mine. aud The
accident was caused by the falling in Of
their roof The water which washed
through filled the adjoining chambers,
and had the disaster not occurred on n
holiday. there would have been terrible
loss Of life.
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MAD DOG PILLS.

r1NiIE undersigned has obtained the recipe for
! making the Pills for the cure aud prevention
Of liydrophohia In man or boast FROM tho bi,c
OF mad dog. The recipe was introduced in ,hs
country by u German noblcn,an. The Pills can
bo had oi the subscriber by nnil or hy calling on
him at Middleiown, Del,-pricc 81, and guarau =
teed no. TO fail. JOHN z. CROUCH,
MiddDctown, July o--gw
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Al Salt Lake City there were two cello.

AT Salt Lake City there were two cele-
bra,ions Of the Fourth One was held BY
the Mormons sad their Gentle friends.
whe formed a procession 5000 strong.
which went to the new Tabernacle TO hear
addresses, The other was held by the lib
cral citizens. who. headed by United States
officers, proceeded to the Reform Institute
to hear speeches. The Mormon militia
did not parade, being prevented by the
presence of two companies Of United States
soldiers.
Middletown transcript., 1871-07-08

The new horses S,ar,lc. four years old,
and Bruno, both belonging to Mr. Robert
Bonner. Of New York. were timed over
Fleetwood course on Friday of last week.
S,ar,le made his mile in harness, with a
2o3 pounds driver. in 2.20l Bruno did
n half mile. under saddle, in I 81. This
is the fastest half mile trottcd on record.
Middletown transcript., 1871-07-08

Vice President Colfnx. with express
sions, Of the sinccrcst gratitude to his Re-
publican friends for their long confidence.
and his hopes for the continued triumph
Of the principals and candidates, informs
them that he does not intend to be a can.
didatc for further political honors, but
viii retire to private life at the end Of the
present term.
Middletown transcript., 1871-07-08

English consus returns from tho great
manufacturing cotton centres. which suf-
fsred SO severely during tho civil war in
tho United States, show marked diu,ip.
ution 10 their population siuce 1860.
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A 81. Louis gentleman who employs a
coolc ns a scrvont finds the paganism Of
the Chinnman his greatest fault. The
other morning after prayers It was nscsr-
taincd that the coolic bad been worshipping
an old.fashioncd brass nndiron in the fire
plasp. :. lie mistook Il for an idol; and Of
fared u tWO rats. lie spends four hours
q day 10 front Of that andircn.
Middletown transcript., 1871-07-08

During the firing Of a salute At the
camp Of the Fifth Maryland Regiment,
at Frederick. Md. on the night Of the
fourth. Frederick Randolph Stewart. of
Company G. was mortally injured by the
bursting Of a swivel, aud died Wednesday
morning.
Middletown transcript., 1871-07-08

A Washington despatch says that Sem
aior Cameron assures his friends that he
will not be candidate for the Vice Prcsi-
dcncy. For the financial good Of the
country he very strongly favors the re-
nomination Of President Grant.
Middletown transcript., 1871-07-08

James Alfred Pcarce, as trustee, adyer-
iiscs a, public sale, in this issue, farm
of 80 acres. in Kent county. Nd, which
is worthy of the attention of our fruit grow
ers VIII, have money TO invest, Other
rcal estate is also advertised in our col
umcs
Middletown transcript., 1871-07-08

At Troy. New York. on tho Fourth,
james X. Allen made an ascension in a
small balloon. and. after two hours. land
cd at Putnam, in tho same State. ono hun
dred miles distant. In descending, the
balloon caught IN tree top, and Allen
was thrown to the ground and badly
bruised
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dividend.

Ngw CAsrLg Co. NArioyAL BANK or ODESSA,
Jaiy 9Th, 1871.
1slIE Directors have Ibis day declared a divi-
months, ceu OF U. 8. aud State Taxes, payahlc
on and amer the l.ih inst. J. L. 0iBSjN.
July s-sw Cashier.
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The ratification of the Treaty of Wash
ington was formally proclaimed in WASH
ington on the 4lh. RatiRcntions we're OK
changed at London on the 18th Of June,
which was tho anniversary Of Bunker
Hill.
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The German shipowncrs demand from
Frnnsc 2. 900 200 thalers. far the capture
Of so chips and Q .0O0. 600 thalcrs for the
detc6slon Of their vessels in foreign har.
bors during the war. In addition. there
ere shipowner's demands fovs damages. 10
ecnscqssues Of the detcntion Of their ships
IN Osrm6h ports. This latter cxsctiou
viii probably not b pressed.
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A seycn-milc panorama Of the 81. Law
arance was sold At an auction Of unclai,n.
ed goods IN Boston, last week for $500.
II Is said % havp coss $50 1000.
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They call the big gun in England the
lWbdlNlgh Inihnt. aud load is with pioric
elyoxijlns. li(hoffnclcus. or some such
eompoHnd, Qtnse dischsrac Is fatal to
ifan.el1ao ~ . ,o00 yards distance.
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TERMS OF SALE:

III, 'rsaS prescribe! liy lie rrcrcc ~, IS fol-
lows tnr Thousand l'oisr- to ic paid IN cash
III" do, Of sale, 90 ia siNiy days thereafter, nj
the option ui ihc Ir's;cc; aud The balance in -
qnal instt,laeuiS iu one and two years :sum the
day of sale, The rrcdi, pas mcnis to lie secured
ht the heul 81 ,he purchaser with security To be-
approved ly The Tsusf,c, un Ia bear interest
Tom iiic dAt of sale. TIE + r'rthascr To ply for
the deed and iur Al! u,ossar, stamps. Posses
son given January lst 1877, NJ the wheat croi
cnn | :. ar.lnl n AMA Ilnnn l..Lcl.
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FARM FOR RENT.

INiE subscriber offers for rent for the ysar
L 1872, his farm at Chestertown, Kent Co.
MARYLAND, called "Hopcweil" now tcnantet
by wm. Cannon GEO. W. r. PERKINS,
July l. isIl-a Chestcrt6an, Nd.
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The Rev. DR.. Saunders. Of Philadel-
9his. tss donated Si00, 900 to the Pres
hgtsrisns for founding hospital. in which
- aAbtsd arc y b received without dis
Aiustiou on account cf creed. country or
'solsr." This 10 very eommendable in the
Doetes, bst Il would have been much bot
tef n hs bed msde . psosisoa for two
be1pilsls. q u is designed ios bath whites
- IsbjAshs. However. in The city oi
Dtst1ssiy 1pvs. sd radical prsdssu6saaee,
~ lJe4 etpP6is Il yin nsss pseh &c
6bsssis.