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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-11
STEAM BOATS.
For Cairo and st. Louis.

tut CdIrO hnU st. Louis.
Memphis and st. Louis Packet Company-U.
s. Daily Mail Line for New Madrid, Bel
mont, Cairo and St. Louis; connecting at
Belmont with the Iron Mountain railroad,
at Cairo with the Illinois Central railroad
and boats up the Ohio, and ut st. Louis with
all railroads East and West.
COLORADO : Mckee, master
WILL LEAVE THIS DAY. nr--.
wv 18th inst, at 5 pm. For sIlznar y
freight or passage apply on wharf s=sss;sz1hzsis
boat, foot of Jefferson street, to
w, N. DILL. Agent.
AaN FLEM. CALVERT, Sup'f.
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NEW YoRK. September II. 10. rs m.-Gov-
ernments are a fraction better. with medium
demand. Sterling exchange is dull at 1884
Gold is loaning at LILO of / per cent.
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~ 10 q, m,-UUIIOn IS qqleta anu sIeauy. bAIes
for October, 191se; November, 1910.
12:l5 p.m.-Cotton is unchanged. Spot sales
600; futures. 5000. Sales for September, 1890
October, 10 5-l6c; November. 10 2-l6c; Deem
Der, 1870; January, l95-16c.
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sTRAYEo on eToLEN.

ClTRAYED FROM FORREST & KELLY's
- stable on Rayburn Avenue on Friday, lst
inst, a bay mare mule, 8 years old, IL hands
high, lame in the left shoulder, and heavy
built. Ten dollars reward will be paid for her
delivery to ]. A. Forrest. Jefferson street.
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THE CITY.
N""' Nj L PHT5:
Monday Evening, Sept. IL, 1871.
See fourth page for additional local.

PITTsBURG and Camel coal and gas
coke. Brown & Jones, Office 282 Main
street, Bethel Block. I
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LOST

r osT- THIS MORNING sept. 1lTH),
IL between Adams and Poplar. on Front
street, a gold pen-hoider and pen. Tbs finder
n j. Steele n Co.'s, 168 Front street. GIL
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HEADQUARTERS OYSTER, GAME,
AND FISH DEPOT, No. 27S
SECOND STREET.
Notice TO Steamboat and Country
ff.d Trade.

As we have been in the oyster trade for
twenty years, and have longer experience
than any dealer in this city by ten years,
it gives us the advantage to pack and
ship oysters at lower prices than any
house in the city of Memphis. We will
guarantee to fill all shipping orders at
Louisville and Cincinnati prices. Also
will keep everything in the way Of edi-
bles to suit restaurants, private families
and hotels. All goods warranted to be
Of the best quality.
Respectfully,
't eif J. ID. EDWARDS,
81 NJ. HOLBRoOE.
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The Rnest beer ON tap at the SAM
DE Soon. Ie Madison street. 10
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For Arlrnnsns RIvar

U. s. M. Line-For all points on the Arkansas
MARY BOYD.."~..........Reub Haines, master
MILL LEAVE THIS DAY, o~s,
w 18th instant. at pm. For tllantHsSf
freight or passage apply on board kisssssz
or to W. II. KENNEDAY, Agent,
Office on Company's Wharfboat,
Foot of Court strnel
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS.

ARRIVALS.
Steamer Pauline Carroll, New Orleans.
Mary Alice, New Orleans.
Henry Ames. St. Louis.
Mary Boyd. Arkansas river.
Andy johnson, New Orleans.
$50 " NJ. J. Wicks, New Orleans.
Glencoe. New Orleans.
Mollie Moore, New Orleans.
A. j. White, Napoleon.
DEPARTURE.
Steamer Pauline Carroll. ST. Louis.
% Grand Tower, st. Louis.
% I. ii. Allen, White river.
- Andy johnson, St. Louis.
NJ. j. Wicks, St. Louis.
Glencoe, ST. Louis.
Mollie Moore, st. Louis.
Henry Ames, New Orleans.
BOATS IN PORT.
Mary Boyd, Phil Allin, A. j. White.
BOATS LEAVING TODAY
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LoSDoN, September IL. 80 ,. rf.--American
securties closed easer 44
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NOR SALE-THE CHARLESTON HOUSE,
ut Depot of Memphis and Charleston rail.
road This Is . large. commodious hotel
building, now the property Of gentlemen
abroad, who will sell: II not sold privately,
rober n. to the highest bidder for one-haii
cash: balance in twelve months. with inter
est. Apply at Room Is, Planters' Insurance
D MS Ii9S GEO. w. WINCHESTER.
ES0R sALE-JUST RECEIVED ON con
ouehhrei Berkshire sh0ats took the premium
ID the Winchester aud Richmond Fair. by.
Will be sold ~ ; very reasonable price
NJ. G. C0SrELlQ.
ls3t 81 Monr0s street. City Stable.
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Gas-Frrruo at sl5 Second st.
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TEAF TOBACCO-FoR SALE IN
/ A large or small quantities by e. ?. Bates
4 Co., cotton and tobacco factors, No. 56i
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CHILDREN's DEPOSIT POLICIES.
By means of which the parent may at a com
paratiyely small cost sec ure for his child, at
IS or Fl years old, sum sufficient with which
to commence life. far
Branch Ohiee--NO. z Madison street,
Memphis. Tenn.
JAMES H. BILLIARD,
lO9-34 .a0l General Agent.
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yXrANTED-PRINTE COMPETENT,
w steady man to take charge of a weekly
,,aper. Apply to NJ. b. TREZEVANT,
No. Madison street
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.,
Munrpuro Canfaunbar
new YORK cotton Market.

New YORK. September II, 10a.m.-The mar
ket opens quiet. Sales Yesterday, -; receipts.
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UOR sALE-oNE LIGHT R0QkAWAf
IL and harness. as good rs new. Will sell at
a bargain for cash or good paper. FOR terms
street. 10oF
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NOR SALE-NEW- AND SECONDHAND
L furniture and feathers bougat and sold at
s 4 W LIE, WILLIAMS.
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TOR sALE-A BOARDING HOUSE. CEN
T. trally located, with a good run OF Gay
boarders. Address H. r., Ledger office. 9-l4
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NOR SALE Il FOREST HILL-0N THE
n Memphis and Charleston railroad, seven
teen miles from Memphis. suitable for an
educational institute or private residence.
The place contains two and half acres IN
garden, highly cultivated; six acres IN hne
timber; six acres Of lawn and shade trees;
and the rest in fruit trees Of the best variety.
The land is rich and the products Temunera-
tive. The college building is eighty by forty
feet and has twelve rooms the cottage mas
three rooms and kitchen, etc. Best of well
and cistern water location high and healthyi
neiRhborhO0d one ofthe best in Shelby county,
Price, 5000. Address OyeftOn, Ledger once,
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RALEIGH SPRINGS.
WANTED.

XxTANTED--AN A No, i MILLINER AND
w dressmaker. Apply at $3.50 Main street
OF ,f.t
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yrrANTEn-A SITUATION AS WATCH;
w nan or some other situation that would
s,;t one.armed ,uan. Address. for two
sur. l IN IA WIN l % Elliott st. S-n
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WA NTED--A GIRL FOR H0UsEWoRK
w ard to assist in washing-white pre-
ferred. A ,oply At office southern Life insur1
ance Company. No. 2Ss Main street, up STAIRS,
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FOR RENT.

w. A. WHEATLEY, Rental Agent,
a3etheI Block, Office No. 3. Receiver
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NOR RENT-A BRICK HOUSE, No. 10
Mulberry street, contains nine rooms,
plenty good cistern water. and all necessary
conyenienees Possession given from LIST to
10th of September. Apply to Joseph Alden,
M 3 Mulberry street. 1877
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-08-10

The GAME or FLY Loo.-The detestable
canker that destroys mems souls has made its
appearance among the little community of
pie asure seekers at the Yellow Springs, under
the auspices OF a celebrated alderman OF this
city, who is notorious for the alacrity with
which he will bet on anything, from the ju-
vene game OF "pick or po" to the relative
length of straws to be plucked out of hay
stack, and in the enticing form of Sly Loo"
1t is in testimony that every afternoon from
twenty TO thirty of the very flower of our
mercantile population retire to a private
room, and under locks and bolts give them
selves up to this satanic game. The players
solemnly seat themselves around a table, each
with a lump of sugar, and a card bearing in
plain letters his responsible name and repre-
senting so much money in front of him, and,
with silent gravity that would become a
matchmaking, and the illy.concealed anxiety
of men stalking their all on the cast OF die,
await the advent of the first fly. On the buzz
zing insect comes, sweeping now toward this
lump. then veeripg off toward that, sending
thrill after thrill OF anticipated triumph or
expected disappointment through the frames
of the anxious watchers,
At last the agony is over. The atomic in
sect, all unconscious of the important part he
is playing. the reversals of fortune that he is
causing, settles lightly upon a particular lump
of saccharine, and twentynine disgusted men
lose from s. to $25 each, while the delighted
representative of the sweet morsel chosen,
scoops in the whole pile. This decides one
"hand" at the dignifled game which has run
''poker," "seven up" and "Boston" completeiy
away from the Springs, and anoiher ana
another SPOT" and spots" adinfnitum are
made up and won and lost in the close, hot
room. while the deserted ladies' are langulsh-
ing for little male conversation below.-Cin-
c;nnoH Commercial.
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WANTED.

A SITUATION in Store or Office or any respect,
"A able employment by a man who has been in
the city for the last IA years. Can give satisfactory
reference as to character during that time. En-
quire at the store OF JOHN KINSMAN
Gas Filter, Exchange street.
Portland, July 20, 1871. jy29"lw
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The Perpetual Drop.

Inc chlef and most remarkable character
istlc OF him is that his chatter is mcessant,
anu tnat there issues from his mouth per-
petual drlDbng of words which convey to
those VINO hear them no sort of information
worth having, no new thing worth knowing,
no idea worth listening to. These takers are
iound IN the British Islands in great mum
Defs: Ihere is no difficulty in meeting with
specimens. II you live in a street. and will
only sit at your window for a sufficient
length OF time, one OF them is sure to pass
de has companion with him, the recipien.
OF that small dropping talk. Perpetual Drop
points with his stick, calling his friends at
tention to bakers shop-what is he saving?
He is saying: "Ah, German, you see:
Frantzman, German name. Great many
German bakers in London; German and
Scotch. Nearly all the bakers are either on
or the other" You continue to watch and
you observe that this loquacious gentleman
is again pointing. "Wbere you see those
houses" he is saying now, "there were moth
ing put green fields when 1 was boy. Not
prick 10 oe seen anywhere" And so he goes
on commenting on everything. Whatever
MS senses inform him of he seems obliged to
put on record. "Piebald horse" he SAYS, as
one goes py MN IN an omnibus; or, "curious
smell, as he passes the fried-fish stall.
This Is the man with whom we have all
Travelled III railway trains. He proclaims 10
his companion a man much to be ptied-
the names of the stations as the train arrives
at each. "Ah, Croyden," he says; or, "Ah
Redhill, going to stop, l see." He makes his
comments when they do stop. Little girl
with fruit" he says; or "Boys with papers"
Very likely he will initiate the peculiar cry of
this last; "Mornin' papaw," for his friends
benefit. This kind of talker may be studied
very advantageously in railway trains. He is
familiar with technical terms. He remarks,
when there is stoppage, that we are "being
shunted on to the up-line till the express goes
BY" Presently there is shrek, and shake,
and whirl, and then our friend looks round
with triumph. "That was it," he says, "Do-
yer express s-down-line." This is very
wearying parsonage. He cannot be quiet.
If he is positively run out and without re-
mark to make, he will ask question. In
stead of telling you what the station is, he
will in this case ask you to tell him. "What
station is this?" is iavorite inquiry with
him. He does not want to know; he is not
going to stop at it,; he merely asks because
his mouth is full of words, and they must
dribble out in some form or other. Cornhlll
MaoaZine.
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For Governor:
SIDNEY PERHAM,
OF PARIS.
COUNTY CONVENTIONS
Cumberland County Convention.

-ne nepuoi'eans OF the several Towns of Cumber-
land County, hereby notified to choos. their del
eeates to meet in convention at the Recep,ion Roo,
OF City hail, in Portland, on thursday, the nth,
day OF August, 1871, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon to
nominate four Candidates Tor Senators, one County
Commissioner, Judge of Probate, Register OF Probate
and County Treasurer; to choose County Commit
tee for 1872 and to transact such other business as
may properly come before them.
Each town will be entitled to one delegate and
one additional for every 10 votes ior the Republican
candidate for Governor in 1868. fraction of 40
votes additional to the full number for delegate is
also entitled to delegate. The apportionment is as
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THE OLD TINE CoNeREssMEN-Ths

THE OLD TINE CoNeREssMEN.-The
very general belief that the congressman of
to-day is much worse sort of person than
the congressman OF long ago, is not entirely
correct. 1t appears fIom an incident related
IN the recently pu olished volume, entitled
The Domestic Life OF Thomas Jefferson"
that our revolutionary forefathers, in "Con-
gress assembled" had their little items of sin
cidentap expenses, many of them quite as
queer as those which astonish the constitu-
ents of to-day. The following story is related
by Mr.. jefferson, concerning the first CONT
mental Congress: delegate Harrison OF Nir-
ginis, desiring to Stimulate presented him-
self and a certain friend at certain place
where supplies were furnished Congress, and
ordered two glasses OF brandy and water
The man in charge replied that liquors were
not included in the supplies furnished con,
gressmen. "Why," said Harrison, VIVA. 70
#. then, that see the New England men, ia
bers come here aud drink% % "MolasseS anu
water which they have ena5gea Sve as me :be
I brandy va and water" quoth Harrison, and
charge it as fuel"
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ssOssip About Authors.

Geo. VIM. Curtis lives at Staten Island,
near his father-in-law, Mr.. Shaw, in rural Sc
clusiOn, and hence sees but little company ex-
cept his neighbors. We find this statement
going the rounds, and knowing the vast
amount of literary work which Mr.. Curtis ac-
compishes, we can hardly believe it true.
He who writes the "Easy Chair" papers for
Harper's Magazine, the editorials for Harper's
Weekly, the pleasant essays in HaIper's Ba-
Ear, under the title OF manners upon the
Road," besides lecturing extensively, and now
and then coming out with new book, surely
has small opportunity for leisure. Aud The
HOwadji" has one or two lines npoD his face
which were not there ten years a-gone. Will
he take hint therefrom, and work less? His
voice has lost none of its silvery music, and
we want to hear it yet many years to come.
Mrs. A. ID. Whitney-Whose "Faith Cart
ney's Girlhood"-first gave her popular re-
pute, and whose more recent stories have
made her friends everywhere-is writing a
new story, which will appear next fall Her
writings have peculiar charm, and are the
very essence of purity. Mrs. Whitney is said
to be as beautiful in person and character as
her stories are excelent-a women yet young,
with black hair and eyes to match, and face
remarkably interesting.
John Stewart Mill, in the estimation OF the
London Times, has not succeeded in life.
Says the famous English journal: "Mr. Mill
was Uolh W CACitO AOpC ulSdppOlub eX-
pectation. He is always gay and always
abortive. With never failing freshness and
inexhaustible good nature, he resumes before
each audience his old position in the begin
ming of all things, and marches triumphantly
up to dead wall"
James Russell Lowell, when last in Rome,
was accosted on the famous Corso one day by
mendicant monk, and asked for a contribu-
tion to repair monastery. "Y ou should not
ask me for aid" said Lowell, in choice Tus-
can, "as am a heretic" "That makes no
difference" replied the astute friar; ''your
money is orthodox" The poet appreciated
the wittlcism, and made the contribution ask
ed for.
John G. Whittier-good, noble, old Quaker
poet!-is going to do something for the chill
dren next. He is preparing collection of
poems by different writers, to be called "Child
Life" and to be introduced by something
f.Om his OWE pen.
Hans Christian Anderson recently visited
his native city on the island OF Tyen. There
was great rejoicing among the people in con-
sequence OF his appearance among them, and
the place was Illuminated every night while
he remained.
Donald G. Mitchell, our dear old 'Ik. Mar
veil" OF the days gone by, is to sell his beauti-
full farm known as Edgewood, near New Ha-
ven. or so it is stated
The author Of that immensely popular book
The Swiss Family Robinson" has recently,
died.
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II OUSE No 36 Anderson st ;Dearly new, contains
IL six rooms, eight Closets good cellar and plenty
water. Apply at No Lincoln st. jy27tf
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drunkenness has been the cause; have nev.
er been convicted of felony or larceny, but /
have for obtaining money under talse pre-
lenses, without license, many times for va
grancy, smashing windows, and other offences,
Tor the whole of which L richly deserve hang
ing. To this, l presume, sir, you will say
Amen. 1 am, honored sir, your unworthy
servant
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New Orleans, Mobile and Texas
R0ilrO0d Company

Offer for sale bond which combines these advan.
tages to an unusual Degree The route lies betwesn
Mobile, Alabama, and Houston, Texas-passing
through New Orleans, the New York of the South.
OF the whole line of 475 miles, about two-thrds are
already built, and the Stockholders have expended
nearly TEN MILLION DOLLARS in the work.
The bonds now offered are secured by mortgage
upon all that part OF the line west OF New Orleans,
which has en- enormous traffic assured to it from the
start, this being the only rail connection by which
the cotton, corn cattle and other productions of Tex
as can reach New Orleans.
So important is this road considered to Louisiana
that the State has made very liberal grants in aid OF
the enterprise. by direct donations by endorsement
ofits bonds and by subscriptions to the stock OF the
Company, amounting in all to over eight million
dollars.
The Eli st Mortrape
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RIGHT MATERIAL.-The common plea
that anything does to exercise "the mind up
on" is an utterly false one. The human
soul, in youth, is not a machine of which you
can polish the cogs with any kelp or brick
dust near at hand; and having got it into
working order, and good, empty, and oiled
serviceableness,st start your immoral locomotive,
at twenty-five years old, or thirty, express
from the strait-gate on the narrow-road. The
whole period of youth is one essentially of
formation, edifcation, instruction. use the
words with their weight in them; in taking
of stores, establishment in vital habits, hopes
and faiths. There is not an hour of it but is
trembling with destinies; not moment OF
which, once past, the appointed work can ev-
er be done again, or the neglected blow struck
on the.coldir on. Take your vase of Venice
glass out of the furnace, and strew chaff over
it in its transparent heat, and recover that to
its clearness and rubbed glory when the north
wind has blown upon it; but do not think to
strew chatf over the child fresh from Gods
presence, and to bring the heavenly colors
hack to him-at least in this world.-Ruskin.
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Notice of Foreclosure.

NOTICE is hereby given that Mrs. A. j. Falby
IN conveyed to me by MortRsged deed, dated April
t. A. D. 1862 certain one and one half story house
with shed attached, situated on the northerly side
of Middle street, between Hampshire and Franklin
streets in Portland saa mortgage being recorded in
Portland Registry OF mortgages OF Personal Property
Book l6 Page 363, and that the conditions OF sad
mortgaged are broken, hereby claim foreclosure
WILLIAM A. SABINE.
Dst.d s1Sa this e. tenth day OF wv A. d. l"l'
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w Rent: ''"'"s n'useS anu 'onemen's ior
three story brick house on Pearl st. near Con.
gfess ~ rooms; $500 rent
$3.50. Hei "unoefiahu anu Feari sreets,
Tnc Tgcx house and stable 4s6 Congress st.
smnements new house on Newbury street.
street. '' Sooaso wafer, oh rrepie
.tr class rent vito Sebago water on Lincoln
''Aee'' near Myrtle. Apply to
GEO. X. DAVIS q CO.,
aug 4-eod2w
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For Sale.

TNHE valuable Real Estate known as the sNortb
wayne Scythe Works. situated at North
Wayne, Maine, 16 miles from Augusta, and six from
the Rail- oad Said property consists Of a very safe
m dIed Horse power, good stone dam Brick shop 7Ox
~, Brck Store House 40x26, fine Store 6Ox4O. two
Stores and Hall. Twenty three tenements in good
works, repair shops, Bans, Stables, Out buildings
&c, with ninety acres good tillage, pasture and wood
laho dnls property is well adapted 10 Woolen and
Paper Mandatory, well al Iron and Steel in any
form. " -'
AS this property will be sod for moderate amount
compared with the original COST it is believed TO he
worthy the attention OF any desirous of entering
into the manufacturing business. 49,
For terms apply to Mr.. j. F. Taylor, on the prem
lses or OLIVER AMES, esq, at the Ames Plow
Company. Boston. iy8 T&S i'm
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A % Acne Farm for $4,000. fine Farm
* 70 acres wood 25 under cultivation and
nor oH pasture land an orchard of 70 fruit trees
d ov Dy 40, one and one-ha alt story house, spl-n-
Gh mo water pleasantly situated two miles from
,ar u corner, will be sold at bargain and easy
ocnont payment as the owner has left the State on
aapp,y 70 GEO. II. DAVIS Il CO.,
"u1eouzw Real Estate and Mortgage Brokers'
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NOTICE.

N LII persons are hereby cautioned against nsf OF
"A ing or trusting any Of the crew oil b. Bar luT l
Ocean Phantom, as no bills of their contraefiHgN h
be paid by captain CT consignees