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A SHARP REPLY.

Captain Judkins, for many years Commo-
dore of the Cunard line of steamers, had a
certain way, occasionally, of expressing
himself in reply to what he deemed point
less questions from passengers. In fact, a
dove-like sweetness Of manner was not the
Commodore's bess point.
On one of his latest voyages be had
among the passengers Bishop Littlejohn and
wife, of Long Island. Mrs. Littlejohn one
day, being near the Commodore, asked him
if it was not going to rain.
"Ask the cook" was his bluff reply.
81 beg pardon" said Mrs. Littlejohn,
sam not speaking to the cook3'
History has not informed US as TO the
precise phraseology of his response.
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Fine Oats.

We received yesterday bundle, contain
ing one hundred stalks of oats, grown on
the farm of DR.. W. A. Moody, Gillem's
Station, Dickson county, which will do to
show for premium. 1t is stated that the
hundred stalks were grown from one seed.
We have done the package up in piece of
satin, and will forward by express to-day
to old John Harper, for Longfellow's Fourth
of July dinner.
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THE COURTS.

CHANCERY CoURT.-Argument was
heard yesterday on exceptions of complain
ant upon the report of the Clerk and Master
in case of Bailey johnson and wife VS..
Marshall & Doyle.
RECoRDER's CoURT.-There were fifteen
cases tried yesterday. The darkies engaged
in beating little white boy, were each
fined $40 and cost, except the ring leader,
who had to pay double the amount.
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10000 Fruit Cans.-Self Labelling.
Treppard & Go. are now offering for sale
10000 tin and glass Fruit Cans Of all the
6 rious kinds made.
They have the exclusive sale of the self
sealing, selflabelling can and they want
the ladies to call and examine this can.
Price the same as for the old style can.
je9-sun&thurs-tf.
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severe Accident.

Yesterday afternoon at A o'clock, while
Mr.. Sam Holt was chopping with an adj
one of the timbers on the railroad trestle
near the Chattanooga depot, he accidental
ly cut off four toes of his right foot, and also
severely injured the remaining one. Surg
ical aid was called 70 his assistance and the
injured foot properly dressed. We regret
to hear of this accident, and trust the suf-
ferer will soon be out.
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DIED.

GARRETT.-At the residence of her father
corner Crawford and Summer streets, SUSIE NJ :.
infant daughter of A. G. and LedOtia II. Garrett
age IS months
The friends and acquaintance are respectful
ly invited to attend her funeral from A. g. Gar
rett's at o'clock P. N. to-day. Services by Dr.
f. NJ. Mason.
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The celebration To-Day.

The committee of arrangements for the
celebration to-day by the Turn Vereins,
Swiss Benevolent Association and Brew
ers' Association, held meeting last night
and selected Gen. Theo. Trauernieht Chief
Marshal and David Kuhn and Ben. I'm
ger as Assistants. The committee invi te
all citizens irrespective of nationality, to
meet at Turner Hall at half past 2 o'clock
and join them in the procession and the
festivities at the Horticultural Garden.
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Ash Barracks To-day.

The Fourth of July will be celebrated at
Ash Barrcks in manner both appropriate
and interesting. At twelve O'Clock a ma
tional salute of thirty-seven guns, one for
every State, will be fired; at P. NJ. there
is to be foot race, four hundred yards the
distance, by the soldiers in front of the bar
racks, there being five prizes offered. 1t is
thought there will be ten or fifteen entries.
At sunset the command will be paraded and
the Declaration of Independence read.
The Post band viii play at intervals during
the day, the favorite "Fire Fly" being the
leading piece in the musical programme.
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--LATEST. MARKETS. BIZ TELEGRArpH

MOBILE, July 3.-Cotton dull; middlings
2Ss624c; sales 30 bales; stock 2, 426 bales.
CHARLESTON, July 3. = Cotton nom
inal; gross receipts p bales; sales 40 bales;
stock 1926 bales.
SAVANNAH, July 3.-Cotton qniet; mid
ding 23ic; net receipts 4S bales; sales 80
bales; stock 1860 bales.
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Personal.

Nv. Redfeld, correspondent of the Gin
cinnati Commercial, is in the city.
S. B. Lowe, proprietor of the Chattanoo-
g Rolling Mills, was in the city yesterday,
looking after some boilers now being built
here by Wood q Simpson. I
DR.. W. K. Bowling and family leave on
the train this morning for Beersheba
Springs.
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Within the past few days we have heard
of quite a number of our citizens having
left for the different watering places con-
yenient to Nashville.
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Inn New Field.

We find the following paragraph in the
St. Joseph (Mo.) Morning Herald of the
9th ult:
Maj. w. L. Barre, the political editor of
the Ece7ling Commercial, arrived in this
city yesterday. We welcome the Major to
St. Joseph, and wish him success in his new
field of labor,
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TO keep up time-honored custom, the
attaches OF the UNION AND AMERICAN
will observe this, the anniversary Of the
Nations birth, and consequently there viii
be no paper issued from this Office on Fri
day. T y.go
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Chapped hands, face, rough skin, PIN
pies, ringworIns, salt-rheum, and other
cutaneous affections cured, and the skin
made soft and smooth by using the Juniper
Tar Soap, made by CasWelL Hazard &
Co., New York. f- r
mar31 sunSsthurs ~ .
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Going Higher Up.

The County Court having granted the
privilege, the Chancery Court Clerks office
will in few days be removed TO the Sec
ond story or the Courthouse.
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FineHaek.

The magnificent carriage Manufactured
by Powers & Hunt, and acknowledged to
be the finest ever made in the State has
been sold to Wallace Gcff, colored, who is
running it as public hack. Nashville just
now can beat the world in public vehicles.
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The LARGEST.

MIR. All. II. Douglass, one of our most
enterprising market gardeners, exhibited In
the market yesterday the largest sweet po-
tatoes grown this season. He Is hard to
beat in that line.
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STATE OF THE WEATHER..
WAE DEPARTMKNT,

WAE DRPARTMKNF,
O1YIOz OF THz CHIKP SIGNAL OPPICER.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., July 3, 1sT2.
PrObd5ilities-The barometer will prob
ably continue slowly to fall, and especially
in New York and New England, and south
west winds will continue from Ohio to New
England. Southerly winds, without ma
terisl increase in temperature, but with
close, moist atmosphere and light local
storms, will be experienced throughout the
Atlantic States on Thursday.
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Roarf7 Of Trade.

Our business men generally will bear in
mind that there is to be an imported meet
ing of the Board of Trade at the CONNER
cial Insurance Company tomorrow evening
af 4 O'Clock.
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IlcinR ReDaired.

The property of DR.. w. A. Cheatham, on
Cherry street, a few doors south Of Church,
the roof of which was destroyed by fire
some months since, is being repaired.
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Trunks Cheap for Cash! II will sell
my large stock of ladies' and gentlemen's
Trunks regardless of cost for the next 80
days. WIN. DUNsTEAD, 81 North College
street, bet. Union and Church SITS. je9 If
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There is TO be grand pigeon shooting
match at the Fair Grounds to-day -the first
match being sweepstske open to all. Some
of Tennessee's best shots are expected to
participate. The street cars win run to the
grounds every half hour, commencing at 10
o'clock. Shooting to begin at ii O'Clock.
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CITY NOTICES..

Tobacco! TObaccOy TObaccO!!!-
finest Tobacco in the city is the celebrated
Tar Heel and Hollands $4,000 Extra. Ask
your Tobacconist for it. jy43t
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Post Office to be Closed.

The post office will be open day from
Z A. NJ. to A. NJ. The carriers will deliv-
er mail at their room from Z to A. n.
Parties wishing their mail will call at the
office during these hours.
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OnIffad.

In our report of the County Court we
omitted to state that the usual appropria-
tions for assessor was made for every dis.
trict except the 18th and 18th, each of
which was allowed 81 70.
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To be Closed.

All the Banks will be closed to-day, and
there will be very little doing in the COM
mercial circles. The giorions fourth will
be observed in some manner by our citizens
generally.
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Marriage 6uide. - Interesting work
numerous engravings, "a pages. Price 80
cents. Address DIR. Butts DispensarY, IL
North Eighth street, st. Louis, Mo. See
advertisement. sep14 d6w1y
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MARRIED.

WE'VE - BARTLETT. - At the Edgefielt
House, July 2, 1872, by the Rev. X. n Brown
Mr.. SAMUEL NJ. WE'VE to Miss MARY f. BART
LETT, OF Edgeield.
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To ClOse.-50 Boxes w. A. & F. r.
Browns best brand at reduced price.
j. & l.. WHoRLEY,
iva st II South Market st.
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French Jaconets at 25 cents.-We
have reduced our Printed French Jaconets
to Twenty five cents. Call early and get
choice of styles.
THOMPSON Bros. & KELLY,
jy2 st Summer street.
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Ennrth of InIY Festival

Fourth Of July Festival. Sehoen-
plug, Proprietor of the National Garden,
informs the public that there will be cele-
bration of the Fourth of July at the above
named Garden. A good Band will be in
attendance. Fireworks at night. Refresh
ments of the best quality and unlimited
quantity will be on hand. jy3 2t
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Actnr Tnrned Editor.

Mr.. w. II. Crisp, the well-known actor,
has retired from the stage and taken edito-
rial charge of the East Texas Bulletin.
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The new Colonnade Hotel, Philadelphia,
Pa, is already one of the best known hotels
in the country. iy2 1w
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To-day the "Glorious Fourth" will be
celebrated by the convicts at the Peniten-
tiary, and several speeches will be made by
the inmates.
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letter, Salt Rheum and all Skin Dis
seaes cured by DR.. Pierce's Golden Medi-
cal Discovery. iy2 deod1w&wIt
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rnitna states InfernaI Rerenue.

Yesterday the sum of $6,312.97 was paid
into the United States internal revenue Of
fee. The above amount was principally
paid on 1924 gallons Of Robertson county
whisky.
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RAILROAD TIME TABLE.

hAlLhUhU l1NAH 1hDAAs
rauueasee and Pacific Railroad.
No. 1 Leaves Lebanon at. $50 AN.
Arrives at Nashville at-.6:3O A. n.
Leaves Nashville 8t..s 300 P n. 81
Arrives at Lebanon at. 200 p M
No Q Connecting with Prices Stage Lines Tor
Aiexandria Liberty and Sparta; also for New
Middleton, Chestnut Mound and Cookevile,
will run on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
Leaves Nashville goo AM. --
Arrives at Lebanon al. 11O0 A. u.
Leaves Lebanon at. 80. loo P. NJ
Arrives at Nashville at-.3SO 2. n.
at K,ouis, Memphis, Nashville and
ChattanOOga Great Central
Through Line.
f,bat+anooga train leaves Bib A. N. and 6:l5 P n.
@ arriyes.1:05 Pm. and 1880 A. II.
Memphis train 29s A. d Snd ia l;sS PM
St Louis train leaves. 2:O0 A. NJ
60 arrives. 300 P N.
TuIlahoma train leaves. $50 P. NJ
arrives. S:45 A. m.
Tho s.15A. N. train does not run on Sundays.
The 200 A. NJ and S:l5 P. N. and LAD Pm. Trans
run daily. -a
V0uIsviIIe and Nashville Railroad
Leave Staten on North College street, at $50
AN, tao P. N. and loo AM
Arrives at 1880 A. N. and o;O5 P. M
The lao P. NJ. train does not stop 81 any P9lnt
hetween Nashville and Gallatln, except Eoge-
field Junction, and Goes not run on Sunday
GaIIatin Accommodation, Daily.
Leaves Nashville. e M
Louisville aud Nashville and Great
Southern NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ana
decatur Division. "A
GoTNG SoUTH.-Nashville and Decatur trans
leave stations on South Cherry street at $50 A.
M and 600 NJ. No train Sunday morning
Accommodation at 400 P. n. (goes TO Column
hal Trains arrive at AS A. N. and 400 ?. n
Accommodation at 900 A. N.
Evansville, Henderson and Nashville
Railroad.
st Iouis EXPRESS leaves Nashville. .l:lO AN
ST Louis Mail leaves Nashville. ....... l:9O Pm
St Louis Express arrives at Nashville Z 40 An
St Souls Mail arrives at Nashville. HE'S Am
Louisville and Cincinnati short Line
Railroad.
Trains leave andarrive at LouisV1He as fonoWs:
LEAVE. ARRIVE.
Southern Fest Line, except
Cincirnsti ExpTess daily 3:55 P. II. 1885 P. II.
Cincinnati Night Express,
except Sat arday. ..... .1O:4O p. II. o:OO A. n
Lexington Mail, except
Sunday................. GU A. NJ 900 r IL
Lexington Express, except
SUNDAY. s.........-.'s' z-oV r II 1-OC e -
Frankfort Accommodation,
except Sunday. ....... 4:55 P H. lO:5O a. IL
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ASTRONOMERS are in hard luck in Mad
ras. One of them-Mr. Pogson, astrono-
mer royals on trial with closed doors,
charged with not preventing the late disas-
trous cyclone, ..-..-. ..
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Look to Your Children.-Diarrhea,
Dysentery and Summer Complaint are
cured by Mrs. Whitcomb's Syrup, which is
sold for % cents bottle. See advertise
ment, iv2 1W
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stealing q Dress.
or for the Springs.

Mallie Ridley, colored, was arrested yes
terday upon the charge of stealing dress.
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STEAMBOATS,.
Eior Cairo, Sd. Louis, -> = 49,.
u Memphis and New @1zs!ssA I
Orleans--The tine steamer
ELLA HUGHES

MCGUIRE, Master, W. s. Bowman, Clerk, will
leave as above on FRIDAY, the 9Th inst,
at O'Clock P. NJ.
For freight or passage apply ON board OF to Q.
II. ARTHUR a. CO., Agents, Al and AZ Z ront St
or HARRISON & SON. iy23t
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Blank y indicates no report; cipher (0l sta
tionaTy; minus t. tendency to fall; plus ttl ten
dency to rise. W. s. KAUFMAN. Observer.
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THE CHEAPEST, THE LIVELIEsr AND
..- - r- THE BESTI
THE CHEAPEST, THE LIVELTRsr AND
THE BESTI
THE CHEAPEST, THE LIYELIKsr AND
THE BESTI
THE CHEAPEST, THE LIVEL.IEsr AND
THE BESTI
THE CHEAPEST, THE LIvELIEsT AND
THE BEST
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ADDRESS,
UNION AND AMERICAN.
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STATE OF TENNESSEE
THE BANK OF TENNESSEE.
Response Of the Trustee to the Deere,
Rassliarad NV the Gi,a,acaIIo. =

efAgk4 - ---W III A
Response Of the Trustee to the Decree
Rendered by the Chancellor. ~
Wepublish below the report of s. Watson,
Esq, Trustee Of the Bank of Tennessee.
made to the Chancery Court at Nashville,
and now on file in that Court. The report
is made In response to a decree entered in
the above cause, and published in the
UNION AND AMERICAN few DAYS ago:
The undersigned would respectfully rep
resent that amongst the assets of the Bank
of Tennessee turned over to him there were
100000 in Tennessee Bonds.
In 1867 / exchanged. the coupons taken
from bonds for bonds, to the amount of
$4,000, making after the exchange the
whole amount of Tennessee bonds S156. 600.
OF this $156, 900 there were $1,000 of bonds
due Jan. IS, 1858, without any coupons on.
In 1871 there was, for short time. a great
demand for past due bonds and COUPONS.
and exchanged the $4,000 past due bonds
for $1,000 of State bonds with coupons on,
from and including Jan. /, 1872.
The interest on the $4,000 past due bonds
amounted at the time of the exchange.
April i, 1871, to 6,240. This sc, 24O and
$l5,240, coupons taken from some of the
above named bonds held by the Bank,
amounting in all TO SCI ,4S0, were exchanged
for $21, 900 State bonds with coupons on,
from and including Jan. 1, 1872, and $40
in United States currency paid me, making
the whole amount of State bonds now held
by the Trustee of the Bank $177,OOO, an
increase of ST., 000 since the assets came
into the hands of the Trustee.
The above mentioned bonds are of the
following description:
bonds due March, 1911. sc, 900 90
3S g with coupons ON from
and including Sept. !, 1871 $4,000 90
90 bonds with coupons on from
and including Jan. 1, 1872 5000 90
81 bonds with all coupons on. $1,000 90
1T SI77,OOO 90
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The river was still rising at this point yes
terday with feet on Harpeth Shoals.
The Burksville arrived from Cairo at a
late hour last night.
The trip of the Ella Hughes to Cairo has
again been postponed to Friday evening at
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LOCAL NEW S.
Condensed Locals.


The Washington market company to-day com
nenCed eXcavating for the foundation walls Of
the avenue front TO the new market house.
Mr.. 1hOs. Mimms had one Of his legs broken
on Saturday, bv a horse falling on him in the
bazaar on Louisiana avenue. near 9th street.
On Saturday evening, Gen. o. o. Howard fell
and severely bruised his right side and that
portion of his arm not amputated at Fair Oaks.
He was able 10 be out yesterday, however
Gen. X. e. Weightman is much better and
his many friends will be glad TO learn that his
recovery.
Some of Gen. Howard's Indiaus Yesterday
morning attended divine service at the Church
oi the Epiphany. The general has had them all
This morning at II O'Clock, Off Ger Guy fou nd
man named Theodore Slack laying in the
Western Market very sick, and took him 10 the
Providence Hospital by order of Gen Barnes.
Prem to- day the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
will issue round trip tickets between this city
and Baltimore good ter ive DAYS at 50. During
the convention round trip tickets good fer three
days are issued at Al 90.
Last evening while Rev. Nr. wilson, presid-
ing elder, was delivering q discourse in the
Mount Vernon Place Church, he was taken
suddenly i'll with q fainting TT, when last heard
from be was much improved.
BY order OF the Postmaster General the pay
Of the following letteT-carriers has been in
creased: It. ;. Slater, to 500, ID. l.. Berkeley, to
$500. and CD. Bond. 10 : eco; the increase to
date from the first day of July.
The Boundary and Silver Springs railroad
company held meeting on Saturday HiElt,
and measures were adopted which insuTeS the
running of the cars over the road by the mid o
Of AuGUst. Mr.. Eslin is in charge of the exca-
waiting ard paving under Mr.. j. G.. Naylor, who
II the contractor for laying the track.
The statement in a morning paper that Judge
Humphreys, OF the Supreme Court, had desig-
mated Justice Walter to act a. judge OF the PO-
lice Court during the absence of Judge Smell
from the city is premature, as Judge Smell has
not decided positively to leave AZ ell. In ease
lie does leave his absence Will lot be pro-
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6 e o r q E T q W \

AN Insane MAN IN UNpREss UNIFORM or
The STRsETs.-Nes terday morning at about 5
O'Clock, rs Ofncer Green, of the 81 precinct
was on duty on Beall street, near Rock creek,
be discovered a man running down Beall street
with nothing on his person but a very short un-
dershirt The officer immediately gave chase
ard hnally captured him near the creek. A few
minutes later a friend of the scantily clothed
individual came up with some clothing, and in
dEeed hlM to put it on and return to his home
on "a street, near Georgetown College. The
unfortunate man, who was of course TEMPORARY.
ly insane, Is a lawyer by profession, and a year
or two since had considerable practice before
prominent in local politics. For four or five
months past he has been afflicted with softening
of the brain. which has affected his mind at
times, and il is feared will terminate fatally,
MR.. CLAYTON l.. SIMNs has been appointed
agent of the Adams Express company in this
city, vice W. u. DuBarry, recently appointed
superintendent OF the Baltimore and Potomac
railroad.
FATAL AccIDENT.-on Saturday afternoon,
as wOTkmen were engaged in leaving down a
portion of the school building of the Academy
OF Visitation, preparatory to erecting a new
oGeon, section of one of the walls fell, burying
in the ruins a white man named Robert Story
ard a colored man named III. T. Sibert. The
unfortunate men were ar once dug out, when il
was found that story had sustained serious in
ternal injuries, and Sibert very severe cuts
about the legs and hips. Drs. Appleby and
Peter were summoned and attended the suffer
ers, who were taken TO their homes. Story ex-
PRED soon after his arrival at his home, on 4th,
nea- Frederick street. His funeral. which took
place yesterday afternoon, was attended by De-
catur Lo'ge, No. Q, Knights of Pythias, of
Which order he 4 member. He leaves
wife and ten children. Sibert was better to-
day, and his physician, DIR. Appleby, thought
be would recover.
PFRsoNAL.-Mr. James 5. WEIGH, of this
city, who has been on a western tour for the
past few weeks, has returned looking well and
in most excellent health. His partner. Mr.. A.
II. Herr, ieavSs tomorrow for Berkeley Springs,
where his family will remain during the sum-
mer.
Mr.. WM. III. Cooley is considered better to-
day, and strong hopes are entertained of his re-
CQyCry