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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-27
TURDAY EVENING JANUARY 27, 1872

But" pursued Mr.. Ross, "I'll stay
if-if-you'll only tell me to my face
what you told my cousin when / was
hidden away like foolish rat in trap,
Rosa. Speak to me, little one
What shall tell your" faltered
Rosa.
That you love mel that you will be
my dear aud cherished wife
And she told me so, in the language
lovers best like to hear.
And Mr.. Kenneth Ross stayed in War
burgh and braved the ridicule of Alice
and Flora, with little Rosa marshalled
on his side.
But he never read the girls any more
homilies on the dignity Of manhood or
the majesty of human nature.
To use Miss Flora's expressive Ian
guage, it wouldn't have gone down"
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CARRIAGE MANUFACTURERS.
OWEN LILLY-.Carriages farm and spring
WAGONS 63 Union street.
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The completion of the submarine ca
bles of the Great Northern company
between the Russian shores Of the Pa
cifc, Nagasah and Shanghae has al
ready been announced. The land lines
from st. Petersburg to Wladiwostok
Pessiette BAY, a DISTANCE of nearly SIX
thousand miles, are also complete, but
the instrumental and working staG are
not yet ready for pressure of messages.
The sum of S5236 kaa been subscribed
for the erection Of suitable memorial
at the Virginia Military institute, in
honor Of Lieutenant General " StolA-
wall" jackson, who, for nearly fourteen
years. held the chair Of natural and ex-
perimental philosophy and artillery tao
tics in the institution, and whose bril-
liant career and heroic death during tha
late war have made his name famous.
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BECAUSE"

BECAUSE"
Translated from Victor HHgO's "Pgis gu &c
toute ame," bV James Freeman Clarke.
Because-every soul
Feels incessant desire
To give TO some other
Its fragrance and fre;
Because-all things give,
Below and above
Their roses or thorns
To that which they love;
Because-May gives music
To murmuring streams,
And Night, to our pains,
Gives Nepenthe in dreams
Because-the sky gives
The bird 70 the bower.
And morn drops the dew
In the cup of the flower;
Because-when the grave
Falls asleep ON the strand,
1t trembles, and gives
A kiss to the land
For these reasons, my own,
Ny heart is inclined
To give the best
have in my mind.
/ give my sad thoughts.
My griefs, and my fears;
Take these, as the earth
Takes the nights shower of tears.
OF my Infinite longing,
Take, dearest, thy part;
Take my light and my shadow,
o child of my heart!
Take the unalloyed trust
Which our intercourse blesses;
And take all my songs,
With their tender caresses.
Take my soul, which moves on
Without sail or oar,
But pointing to thee
As its star evermore.
And take, 0 my darling,
My precious. my own,
This heart. which would perish,
It's love being gone.
--a-O-p
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PBrt,TSpGRAPHERs.
BINGHAM & CR1NvEkgrMl. z4S ana z4o
Main street, cornev Jenerson'
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h'OUsE, SIGN. AND FRESCO
uSAWGTERG

DEAN & CO.. successors TO Dean, Baxter *
Co aq1 and 1893 Main street.
A. DAVIS, 2Sl Second street-Particular
attention given to calcimining walls in
anv color.
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VAIL FAPEk-WINDOW SHADES.
GRIESHABER & SANDER-C Curtains, and
all kinds of Upholstering goods. 292 Sec
ond street.
L. M. DEAN Il CO., successors to Dean, Bax-
ter & Co.-Pictures. picture frames, cords,
tassels, and artists supplies, 39l apd 1893
Main street.
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BURYETT's COCAINE is the best and
cheapest hair-dressing in the world.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-10-23
New hooks.

Messrs. Cleaves & Carnes, the we'll
known book men, No. 2s3 Main street.
were busily engaged this morning ar.
ranging their stock of new books, which
they are now receiving Our reporter
was permitted to take glance at some
of the new books, and his eyes enlarged
to double their natural size as they
Toasted on the beautiful specimens OF
bound literature. There were complete
sets Of Bulwer, Scott, Irving, Addison,
Burns, Byron and other standard novel.
lists and poets in all styles Of binding,
half calf and cloth; Gibbons History of
the Decline and Fall OF the Roman EN-
pire, complete; Strickland's Queens of
England, in cloth and half calf; Library
of popular fiction, and other new books
too numerous to mention. CleaYes &
Carnes are bidding for the lead in the
book business, and their energy and
enterprise will certainly enttle them toll
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DARING ROBBERY.
Three IEighwaymen Halt and Rob
Man on the Public street.

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Three Hfghwaymen Halt and Rob
. Man on the Public street.
I Last night about half past twelve
o'clock, one of the most daring highway
robberies ever heard of in Memphis was
committed ON Second street, opposite
the public square. Nothing like it has
been known here since the memorable
times directly succeeding the close Of
the war, when it was considered unsafe
to walk the streets beyond the heart Of
the city after midnight. Then as now
The city was full of the thieves and yag-
abonds Of other cities, attracted here by
the prospect Of gain, the attraction now
being the Fair and Exposition. The cir
cumstances of the robbery as given by
Mr.. Thomas j. Wesson, of Olive
Branch, Mississippi are as follows:
He, Mr.. Wesson, had been to the thea
ter and returned to Mr.. jackson board
ing-house, on Second street, where he
expected to stay all night About twelve
o'clock be went up to French Johns
eating-house with friend to get a
drink, and he says noticed three men
observe him very closely as he drew out
his money to settle. He then walked
back to the clearinghouse, but found he
could not be lodged there for want Of
room, the house being full, and started
back 10 the restaurant. When near the
corner of Second and Court, in the very
heart Of the city, he was Gccosted by
man who came up behind him, and tap |
ping him on the shoulder very familiar
ly, inquired how are you, old fellowY
While his attention was thus at
tracled by stranger No. /, two others
walked directly in front of him and
impeded his progress One ofithe two
in front then presented navy six, with
the suggestion that "The less you say
the better. We want your money"
The other then ran his hands in Mr..
Nelson's pants pockets, searching both
pockets at the same time, while the
third man was holding him by the shout
ders, and finally, after obtaining about
four dollars, they returned Mr. Wesson
his pocket.book and allowed him to pro-
coed. The fortunate part of the transac-
ton is that Mr.. Wesson had thousand
dollar bill in one of his pockets, and a
small roll lin another pocket which the
thieves did not find. The money they
got was merely his pocket change. he
says he would advise them to search
little more carefully in future.
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afxIa I'm Mnmnhi.

Memphis is noted among the cities Of
the South for its splendid establishments
of all sorts, and especially its luxurious
and magnificent barber-shops. Among
the handsomest Of these we may men-
ton Mr.. Joseph Lory's new barber-shop,
Nos. ID and Nc Adams street. In the
Worsham House. The brick wall that
formerly separated the babershop and
bar-room has been torn away, the bar
removed, and both rooms thrown into
one, making the barbershop now the
largest and most commodious tonsorial
palace in the South. Mr.. Lory, in fur
nishing his new palace, spared no ex-
pense. His furniture is all bran new,
and Of the latest and most approved
patterns. The room is supplied with
six Of the patent adjustable chairs, of the
Rochester pattern, aRd are perfect
models Of beauty, ease and luxuriance.
by a patent process they can be ar
ranged to suit any customer-a three
year old child as well as the largest
man in town. In the center OF the room
IS an elegant marble wash stand that is
considered a marvel OF beauty, and
arranged all round are marble topped
dressing cases of the latest styles. At
tachcd to the shop are large, commo-
dious and well lighted bathrooms, sup
piled with hot sJh cold water. Alto
gether, the shopis one of the faest to |
.e met with anywhere, and is credit |
to Mr.. Lory and to Memphis enterprise,
The shop was formally opened this
morning, and was visited by large
number Of admiring spectators.
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LEDGER LINES.

Damp. Races today. The different
places of amusement will be better at.
tended this evening. old Probability
puts on good deal Of style at the Elk.
position, and attracts considerable at.
tention. The cheek Of some men is
positively astonishing. The oiiy is full
Of Chicago, ST. Louis and Cincinnati
thieves, and tho public is warned to look
out for them. There are fifteen entries
for the race at the Fair Grounds to-day.
The Water Company have their engine
house and pumping works nearly com
pleted. A numbSr Of young men are
at work trying to establish Library
Association, Joe Murphy is said to be
the champion bone soloist Of the world
1t rained very little at the Fair Grounds
yesterday=oply just enough to lay the
dust. To morrow is expected to be the
big day of the Fair. Aurora Bore Alice
gave very pretty entertainment last
night like unto Q pyrotecnic display.
OF S4i, 9I6,565 worth of taxable prop
e-ty in Shelby, the amount outside
the corporate limits OF Memphis is
only S7,6li,5Ga, while in the city there
are 34l59,OO0 worth of property.
The school children and the orphans Of
the different asylums have been invited
to visit the County Fair on Thursday
next, on the 10 am. train. When a
newspaper compliments a man thou
sand times, the compliments are seldom,
if ever, acknowledged but if a paper
says anything that can be construed into
a censure, the man rushes to tho news
paper Office iHstan,eF} such is life.
There are several thousand voters in
Memphis who are becoming weary of the
heartless illusions made to the murdered
Mrs. Surratt by the Avalanche. Those
who visited the Nashville, Louisville
and Cincinnati Expositions proclaim
Memphis to be in the lead. Memphis
supports four daily and eight weekly
newspapers. Andy johnson stock is
sinking rapidly; the friends ofthe Com
moner" talk of taking him off the track.
For twenty-five eents you can visit the
Exposition and see thousands Of
curiosities, both in nature and art
The roads to- the Fair grounds are no
longer in dusty condition. Pools
should be sold each evening at the Pea
body for the trotiing races at the Fair
grounds. The Second Chancery Court
yesterday granted Mrs. Mary A. Boyee
divorce from her husband, E. B. Boyce,
for alleged desertion. The machinery
for the water.works is nearly all here,
and will be speedily placed under the
superinteudence Of Mr.. Frank Holly,
aud within FIVE or six weeks the supply
of water for she people will probably be
turned on. It is suggested that our
German fellow-citizens Of musical taste
and cultivation shall get mp Sanger
fest to be given in the Exposition build
ing. The United States Court has ad-
journed till the FIRST Monday in Novem-
Der. The sale of tickets for the Agri.
cultural Fair drawing for S2T, $50 will
positively close at six o'clock Friday
eyening-so we are Informed by the
directors.
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HEAVY DIAMOND ROBBERY.
Three Thousand Dollars worth of
Diamonds Abstraeted from ~
Show Caae NJ the Exposition.

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Diamonds Abstraeted from a
Show Caseat the Expedition.
About two o'clock last Monday after
noon, three clusters and one solitaire
diamond ring were adrotly stolen from
RarnRm q Co.'s jewelry stand at the
Exposition. The clerk had occasion to
leave his charge, and says he called the
attention of police officer to his stand
aud hig proposed temporary absence.
On the return of the clerk the rings we're
gone. The thief or thieves removed a
small box from before the door Of the
case, broke open the lock and picked
out the sparkling rings. The robbery
was well and quickly done, and was evil
IDENTIFY the work of professionals" Owing
to the solicitations Of the Board of Direc-
tors and the Chief of Police, no report of
the robbery appeared ia the papers Of
yesterday, the Chief Of Police believing
that the publication would interfere
with the capture of the thieves and re-
covery of the property. This, however,
is a popular error. The entire city
knew of the robbery, and its publication
as early as possible would have the ef-
feet of calling particular attention to
the crime, and place every person on
the lookout. In many instances crime
has been detected by citizens soon after
reading the detailed statements made in
the papers. Detectives have their peou.
liar ideas concerning such things; but
they see only one way of ferreting out
crime, viz: in the usual professional
manner and hence they fall to appre-
ciate the beneficial effects of publica-
ton. suppressing publications in news
papers, even for time, is simply ride
ulous, fact clearly shown in the pres
ent case.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MONEY.
PUBLIC LEDGER OPFIcE,
MEMPHIS. TENg.. OetOber %. 1872.

OffiCEs
MEMPHIS. TENN. October %. 1872.
We announced few days since that
the interest on the gold bonds of the
city, 1902 900, falling doe on the first
proximo, would be paid. To-day ar
engagements were made for the payment
Of the interest mentioned in New York,
and to morrow Mayor johnson will Off
cially notify the bondholders Of the
fact This will Of course strengthen the
credit of the city, and when the interest
on the currency bonds is met, or the
official announcement made, the foreign
as well as the home demand for these
securities will be largely increased, and
the price will advance. There is moth
ing new in the local money market.
The banks report large proportion Of
their funds employed in the movement
Of cotton, and entertain but few appli-
cations for favors. The rates of dis
count remain steady at lO@l2 2 cent.
Exchange is active, and the prospect
Of an advance in buying rates good. A
considerable portion of the commercial
bills taken at several Of the banks was
at DC discount and that doubtless will
be the inside rate next week. To-day
s@lc is the rate in buying, and par
selling. Transactions between banks
we're $4,000 at &c discount
Gold opened at ll3 in New York, but
declined &c. Dealers bought small lot.
at ll2.
Local investments are without marked
change s0c was bid by a dealer on a
round amount of Alcorn money, the
demand for which is increasing; $500
in Barbour Lewis warrants we're sold by
a broker at sse; 29c was bid and SOC
asked for 5000 Memphis and Charleston
railroad stock.
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Prof. Charles Bouton has organized a
brass and string band, known as the
Memphis Star Band. They made their
first appearance on our streets yesterday,
and discoursed some beautiful music,
the most of which we're very difficult
pieces The members composing this
band are principally from the Grand
Opera House orchestra, which is a suffi-
Gent guarantee that they are thorough
musicians. The band numbers sixteen
performers.
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1R sALF-HOUsR AND LEASE OF TIN
an. no Aqprss . .1-y1 y AggX I r. =,
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APPLES-Common to good, 81 0O93 90
choice and fancy. 81 OO@l 50. and supply bet
BUTTER-choice held at 25G27c; fair to
prime, 1920; common, 12gl5c.
BAGGING-Ranges from l3%@l5c for light
and heavy brands.
BACON-ls lower; clear sides. 12llE@l2i4c;
clear rib, 12ss@-c: shoulders, S4@Shc;
sugar cured hams, lSH@l9c, the inside be-
ing cash prices to the city trade; breakfast ba-
BkhNs1Navy, 1895 q hashel.
CHlCbENs-afoung to full grown, $4,000
G CANDLES Firm. Light and full weight,
OHEESE-Firm and scarce; factory, 1870
lie; English dairy. l9@20c.
| C0TTQN-sEED-Frm active demand at the
millsi at Sl2 u ton.
00FFEE-steady. Common Rio. 10000 (;
fair TO prime, 2O12922ci Laguyra, 229z5c I;
,CABBAGES = Prices dull at 81 oO@i 50 for
choice. common, SO 80.
CORN MEAL-Re II bbls firm at So 90
ORANBBRRIEs- DdiI at s12 n Dbl.
CORN-Scaree and nominally 5sg02c for
yellow and white, shelled.
DRIED APPLES Steady at 5@61zc q n.
Enthusiastically at SO 50g4 so per dozen.
EGGS-Dull at 26652Sc.
FLOUR--steady and unchanged. Low
grades, 81 50@5 90 medium, s6 25g7 so; fam
" vNN1AN w. AsiANof NV HSAN
HAY-Choiee scarce at s27; common to
prime, slS@2l; Arkansas prairie, SIG, with
sales Of one car load.
KRAUI-Quiet at IS o Dbl; receipts, q
bbls.
LEM0NS-Steady at $40 for choice French.
llME-Firm at 81 40@l 50.
LARD-Quiet; Tierce refined. El09l0Ac;
keg do, ,ll@llAc; do. kettle rendered. 9l4@
91zc; bucket, ll@lllSc; tin pail, lSls@l4c.
NOLASSES-firm; Orleans, common 10
prime, 50g65e; Sugar house syrups. common,
40e950c; fair to good, 55g67c; Eastern syruys,
5ggd75c. Now Louisiana, $50.
NAllS--Steady at So 3 rates.
ORANGES-Firm; fresh Louisiana, IS OO@
0NI0Ns-Sales at So OO@2 %.
,OATS-Steady at 594Oc for mixed and
choice.
MESS PoRK-Firm at SIG 25a16 so.
PEACHES-Range from 75c@sl o box as to
quality
PEARS-Firm at s3G5 90 q box.
PQTATOES-Scarce and worth 81 70 loose
from wagon; in shipping order, 81 50@2 I5.
sUGAk-Firm; We quote: coffee A, 1254c;
extra Q, 12@l21lc;crushed and powdered. l4c.
SALT-s2 35@3 25 n Dbl, domestic and dairy.
SRTAW-Steady at Sl6glS.
TOMATOkS-Quiet at 81 so y bushel.
TIES-Are firm; Sl4aS54 the inside price for
lots of not less than so bundles.
TURkEYS-Steady at sl2Sl5 D dozen;
geose eS6l
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things at the Exposition, and II attracts
universal attention and admiration.
M0oKIYG BIRD CAGES.

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MocKIYG BIRD CAGES.
One Of the most attractive features O
the Exposition is a very handsome bir'
cage made by DR.. Ferguson, the well
known chiropodist, in his leisure mo
ments. The cage is 4l3x25l inches il
size and fifty-six inches high. The fec
box is made in the shape Of a bay win
dow and rsvolves on pivot The cag'
has double false bottom, which may be
drawn out, and numerous other conve
niences we might mention. DR.. Fergu
son also exhibits framed advertise
ment, the letters being made Of cornt
taken from the toes of unfortunate PEG
pie. The number Of corns in that frame
is 236O--enough to make a man shud,
der at the very thought of
wETTER's DISPLAY
of stoves and tinware attracts much at
tention. His elbow arch is very promi.
nent, and as everybody has heard of the
Champion cooking stove so everybody is
DESTROYS of inspecting its peculiar merits,
A little further on toward Court street is
LYLE SHIELDS DISPLAY
of family groceries. These gentlemen
were the iirst to take their goods to the
Exposition, and their beautiful pyramid
ical display was among the first com
pleted in the building. Their exposi-
ton embraces fine collection of fine
family groceries, household and fancy
soaps, dried and preserved fruits, tea,
aromatic spices, sirups, SALMON, farrina-
cious articles, canned goods, etc, ETC.,
ad minimum. A curiosity ia the form
of large coffee mill is prominent fea-
ture Of their display, and attracts con-
siderable attention.
STITCH, STITCH, STITCH"
Had sewing machines been invented
years ago Hoods " Song Of the Shirt"
would never have been written, and
what the world would have lost 10 poetry
it would have gained in improved labor.
On the south gallery an elegant sewing
machine parlor has been created by
Beach Il Sutherland, general agents for
the Wilson Shuttle Sewing Machines.
Two elegantly carved sewing machines
are on exhibition, and in front stands q
glass case containing specimens Of
work done by the operators. The Will
son machines stand in the front rank
in fact, by thousands of people it is pro-
nounoed superior to all other patents. I
1t is the cheapest and best in the market
for family use, and it works with equal
facility on muslin, wooden, cloth, cam
brio, tarletan, flannel and leather. 1t
rams smoothly, and evenly hens, fells,
tueks, gathers and bra:ds. SO complete
has the Wilson sewing machine been
made by skillful combination of brain
and muscle that it has left nothing to
be desired. Messrs. Beach & Sulher-
land, the general agents, are located at
the central establishment, No. 1863 Main
street. The public is respectfully in
vited to visit their location at the Expo
sitiop and their Main street establish
ment
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states that the Jennie Howell viii be
here to leave tomorrow evening for
White river.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Overcoats were in demand BY thor o
whose duties called them upon the land
ing this morning.
The inspectors appointed for the pur-
pose of investigating the causes which
led to the explosion of the steamer
Oceanus in the Mississippi river last
winter, and the sinking of the Lac La
Belle in lake Michigan a few weeks ago,
have rendered verdict TO the effect
that no one was to blame.
Sundays New Orleans Picayune says:
Trouble among the laborers still CON
tinue, Notwithstanding the presence of
Mr.. Badger. The barge company was
loading barge yesterday, and was
paying the wages, but was compelled to
stop work on account of threats of a
crowd of idle negroes that were about.
| The laborers that were at work were
willing to continue, but not having the
promised support Of the police they
were obliged to discontinue work. Our
steamboat fraternity has had kilograms
sent to the North and West, inviting
white labor to this city, and when they
have arrived they are determined to do
away with black labor altogether. All
white men that are able to work should
come here at once, as wages are four
dollars per day, with board. We hope
soon to be able to announce the arrival
of enough good, hard working white
men to take the place Of these worthless
negroes.
The Glasgow has gone up the Ohio
river.
The Bodman, James Howard, Mollie
Moore and Glencoe are the next boats
due from above.
Captain Gray brings the Elliott south
till she meets the St. Joseph, when both
captains change boats. The Elliotts
regular crew has not yet been appointed.
Captain Lon Bryson, formerly of the
Henry Probasco, has been appointed to
the command of the White Collar steamer
Phil Sheridan.
The Atlantic left Cairo at eleven
o o'clock Sunday night and the Mary Alice
passed Grand Tower at the same time,
both bound south.
The Cherokee has entered the New
Orleans and Arkansas river trade.
The Carrie A. Thorn now chokes a
stump opposite New Orleans for want of
water in Red river.
The Commonwealth comes up light as
freight ia too cheap.
There seems to be Misunderstanding
On the part of our merchants regarding
freights from St. Louis to this city. Some
are under the impression that the adj
vance made was nearly fifty per cent,
which is aH error The rates are as fol-
lows: Flour, per bril-, 40c; pork, per bril-,
SOC; whisky, per bril-, 81 %; pound
freight per 100, 224c; hay, per 100, 3Oc.
Captain Pegram comes here by rail
rom St. Louis to join the James How
lrd.
The j. II. johnson is out of limbo"
again and is loading at st. Louis for
New Orleans. Her former owners
bonded her.
The White grounded at Reeves sew
,ral hours last night, and was pulled off
,y the Cleburne.
The Belle of Shreveport is hard
aground at Bulletin tow-head.
A heavy fog prevailed on the river
Until nearly noon, in consequence of
which perhaps the Howard and Bismarck
lad not arrived. The former adds 200
,ales cotton here.
The Henry Ames got over Reeves bar
his morning, but left her barge sticking
lard and fast, which she now is trying
% get of.
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The sale Of certificates in the Fourth
Grand Single Number Distribution Of
the Memphis Agricultural and Mechan-
ical Society, to be drawn on the 10th Of
October, at the Fair Grounds, will posi-
lively close on Friday evening, October
18th, at 6 pm. 81 $50 to be distributed.
Whole certificates, IS; halves, 81 5oi
quarters. 81 Is. which viii admit the
no'aer 70 Fair Grounds on that day,
Vene'ai once, Si5 Second street. a