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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-30
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MORTON MARIE, Clerk.

VIRGINIA: At Rule: held in the Jerks
Y office Of the Circuit Court oithe city of Alex
andria on the Oh day of October, 1873: The
Washington and OHIO Railroad Company. plain
IT, agnaSt The Alexandra ard Washington
ltallroui Company and Sam le Nj. Shoemaker,
defendants. LII chancery
The object OF this slit is to recover Ton IN"
defendants Debt II $ BOA 81 with lnter"si i.,m
the 2S h day of May, Is q; also II debt OF >,i-'
with interest rom III Ssh day of May, I9'''
ana t. attach and subj e. the interest OF IL" Ns'
tendnnt, Snm,lei vi. Shoemaker who Is non
resld, Mt Of TIC state OF Vir, iala IN the capita.
stoct / s.u and clli pmcnts OF the snl F"'''H'i'
con pay ~ 4 all tlcr ">L,tH belong ~ n''t
dct,l- cd. / id Shn"uirkrr, 10 the l"y ;Arh."'
tho iclt> Gu; To The emp NalnrEt ~ ni"rrs'nt'
The defendant onn'l NJ. Shoemaker, not NAV
ing entered Disappearance and gwen sec"E'.f'
cording to the net Of Assembly and the RUE: "'
this Court and it appearing by affidavit lnSt ~
is not resident OF this State, 1t is ordeFeu ''H
the said defendant appear here within one noun
after due publication of this order, and 90 VIM
is necessary to protect his interest IN TINS SUI.
and that copy of this order be forthwith ll','it
ed in the Alexandria Gazette, newspaper pun
lished in the city of Alexandria, once %c'n
for four successive weeks and posted at the front
door of the Court House of this city "a copy
test MOhlON Ahn -, o'e g.,
Orr s. Taylor, p. 4. OCT 'o-"7"
VIRGINIA: AT Rules held In the CLERK
Y Office of the Corporatirn Court OF the city
Of Alex,ndria, on the 9Th day Of October, 80
WIN. Zimmerman, plaintiff against Eliza Z'm-
norman, defendant In chancery' a;rorc.
The object of this suit Is To obtain divorce
from tn. bond. OF matrln"ny.
The defendant not having entered her appear,
arce and given security according to the .cI 81
Assembly, and the rules of this Court, and II aP.
penring by affidavit that she is not resident ol
this State, it is ordered that said defendant appear
here within one month after due publlcali"n 81
this order and do what is necessary to protect hef
interest in this suit; and that q copy OF TINS or
der be forth with inserted in the Alexandra ur
zette, n newspaper published in the city OF A.
.xandra, once week tor four successive %"eN:
md posted at the front door Of the Court Hou'e
OF this city. A copy-test'
MORTON VI ARYE, Clerk
Ju,v TsvInr n n oc, 3D-WiH
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-30

against $50, 300 to Virginia, it may be inferred
that her schools are not numerous.
To Texas nothing at all has been given, her
school system appearing to be in a transition
State. -
One of the Circuit Superintendent 10 Ar
kansas, speaking of the operation of law
which allows the collectors to receive bonds
worth about halt their face value, says: I'm
proper advantage has been taken by all the col
lectors of the scrip provision, and while 10 each
county large percentage of the taxes has been
paid in currency during tie year, none, of it has
ever reached the Treasurers Of the State or
county"
Comment upon these extracts is unnecessary,
and we think that in placing them and the facts
relating to our schools, which we have given
above, before our readers, We have proven be-
you'd all question that the Conservative party
of Virginia has been and is the friend aud
supporter of public education, aud that should
the Radicals unfortunately obtain power, the
pcruanency of our school system would be very
seriously endangered.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-30

THE STATE FAIR--The Fair on yesterday
was not largely attended by visitors. The iu-
ciemency ofthe weather on Monday also pre-.
vented mauy of the country people from COM
iug. The cars yesterday brought down crowds
of them, and doubtless. TO day there will be
large increase Of visitors upon the grounds
The various articles 90 exhibition are credilable
if not equal to those Of former years. The
racing is the most attractive feature to most
people, and that will be excellent. Every day
there will be racing.-Richmond NeuS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-30

Thomas johnson has been appointed post
master al. Bonneville, Fsuquier county, Va,
vice Aldridge James, resigned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-30

Gen. n. P. Chapman, the delegate 10 Con:
gress from the District of Columbia, is very ill
in Washington, and his death is expected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-30
Lnudoun Circuit Court.

The fall tenn of the Circuit Court, Judge
Keith prcsiding. which commenced on the 2Uth
instant. is still in session.
The case of The Commonwealth VS.. Gross,
charged with shooting George w. Wright, 10
May asst, was brough to close on Tuesday
evening by the jury finding verdict of cot
guilty, and the consequent discharge o. the ac-
cuScd.
On Thursday, the case Of Basel vs. Adams
was taken up and occupied tie attention of the
Court until Saturday night when it was given
to the jury, who retired for a few minutes and
brought in verdict for rhe Plaintiff. In May,
1871, Basscll sold to VIM Fl. Adams $1,000
worth of dry goods, taking there5ar -hls note
with seven cndorserS. Adams failed, :and the
securities contend that there were TO have been
ten endorses nu the bond, and as there wcr':
but seven they were released from their obll
cation that such was Adams statement to
them VIXEN they signed One or two pieces OF
paper were pasted to the original bond, which
gave pIausblity to the plea. Attcrlhe eXaru-
nation Of Il number of witnesses, however and
able and ingenious arguments by judge Thorn
as and Gen Hunton ior the plaintiff, aud Col.
K. H. Ice and Matthew Harrison FIR! the de-
PENDANTS, the jury decided in favor IF the valid
ity of the note, and gave verdict for the PLAIN
tiff. as already stated.
On Monday, thu case Of ID 'lauoy Va Fairfax,
twice before the courts, and the jury unable
to agree, Involving claim of $ 800 as part
commission On the sale of "Otk Hill. was
called, and by agreement dismissed from the
docket. the matter having been compromised.
On Tuesday morning Jud &c Keith announc
ed his decision in the contested cases OF the
Methodist church property, the church at
Hamilton and parsonage at lliIlsborough, Lou
doun county, by which he ad judges the tile to
be in the NJ +. church.
Court is still in session, but will adj urn 90
Saturday. -Lomloun Nrror
Episcopal Board Of Foreign Missions.
NEW YORK, OF. 29.-At the mnciing OF
the Protestant Episcopal Board Of Foreign
Missions to-day the resolution for the appoint
ment Of seven new bishops for the Territories
ed and adopted. as follows:
THAT the Board Of Missions rcqucs, the
House o! Bishops to take into consideration
the expedieucy of erecting separate organized
territory 10 missionary jurisdiction at the next
general convention, aud of electing seven new
bishops for the charge, respectively, OF the Ter
rltories, and that the Board hereby pledge it
self heartily to support such action if the bish-
ops shall determine so to change our missionary
Jurisdictions
Bishop Stevenson, of Pennsylvania, then
read the report Of the special committee on the
report of the Committee on Home Missions to
Colored People.
The Board recommended the appointment of
bishop to each Territory. No appointments
have been Determined on.
At the evening session the subject of the
training of candidates for the Episcopal minis
try was discussed, after which the Board adj
ourned sine die
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-30

Edward johnson, Assistant Secretary to the
Board of Public Works in Washington, has re.
signed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-30

ELopEs WITH PlUTE BRAVE The Vir-
GINA (Nevada) Enterprise, OF October :, says !:
A few days since the daughter of we'll. TODD
ranchman, residing on the headwaters Of the
Walker River, handsome and ell-educated
young lady, about sixteen or seventeen years OF
age, eloped with a young man OF the Fl ute
persuasion, who had been working about her
fathers place. The girl aud her dusky lover
got considerably the start of her father and, it
would seem, did some tall travelling toward the
wilderness and the warrior castle Of sagebru,h
on the Lake of Walker; but abe father did not
let the grass grow under his feet or his horse's
hoof He procured the best horse in the set
Element, and rode distance of $50 miles n
eighteen hours. He caught his runaway
daughter somewhere between Walker Lake
and the Sink OF the Carson. What became Of
the gallant ''lovyer' we have not learned. The
chances are that the irate parent made it 20
warm for him that he will not hereatte. banker
after white father-in-law. -.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-30

The New York papers still continue to pub
lish accounts of labor troubles. reduction of
wages, suspensions aud want Of employment in
that city and elsewhere The New York Trl-
buue estimates that about 10000 persons are
thrown out of work there Philadelphia, it is
stated, it also suffering severely. One of the
strange features of the situation, says the New
York Express is that while thousands are be-
ing discharged throughout the country the
puddIers Of the iron mills 90 the Troy IN. ~
fats, who have received an average Of S. per
day, are on a strike to secure fifteen cents more
refused by the employers. They have no
symnathy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-30
co vi NJ ERCIAI.

ALEXANDRIA MARKET, October Oh NJ,
is fairly active ut the decline mentioned y neat
terday's report; offerings of 1910 busb.,. ss,'
sales Of white at II and lis inferior w." ~:
for prime, and red at l22 for commo, lax =, ~
and 80 for good to prime. and l5s and Ism ~
choice. Corn is active and trm, and nrio... ~
lc better offerings Of III bushels, with ..Ins
mixed Il, - and a, and yellow ct 60 ! ,nt- ~
Rye is in light receipt, with sales at s. 80
IRE active at an advance On yesterdays or,.'
tions; sales st IL and 81
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-30
LA w. B. TAYLOR, p
Return Of Sergeant !

Not finding the President, Treasurer or any
Railroad Company, executed the within sum
mons by delivering copy Of the sam. at The
said raiIro ID comrany's offGice in the ely Of J.
cxandr.,. Va. on the 4th day of Oct bier, 1873,
to T. y. Boone, agrnt of Alexandria and WASH
ingtnn K ,ilroad COMPANY.
W. d. STEWART. D. 5 for
JAS. II STEUART, ocrgcaGt
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~ EwSOF The DAY
To sho,o the very age and body Of The Times.

10 SbOU Utc Otf y Uyo o'et o"'"5 " ~ !
MIR, Steicer, resident of Howard county,
Md, has just deposited for exhibition at the
department of agriculture large vial coptain-'
ipg dark, thick fluid, which he states Is a rat
reduced by the action Of potash and water TO
petroleum. Mr. Steiger, III paper accompany
his vial, claims that the compound which
il contains wfll;iiake the 6sst MANURE In ytbe
world. He saws that one hundred rails 10 solh-
ton Will be sufficient to thoroughly manure an
acre Of ground: He recommends the culture
of rats for manure, aud lepters into curious
calculation to show that one pair OF rats Will 10
three years Increase to 66U.0OO.
A Jury was obtained on the first day OF the trial
Of Undertook at West Chester, Pa. Que COL
ored man is on the jury selected. lt was
agreed that the proof submitted should pe d1-
rected to the first count. This charges the
killing of Goss and will open up the Whole
Case This preliminary question having been
settled, the Commouweaith,s Attorney made
his opening statement, and then proceeded 10
submit evidence to prove the corpus dellctl..y
Josiah Quincy, President of the American
Cheap Transportation Society, has issued an
address, setting forth suggestions which will
be made to Congress Tor legislation at the COM
lug session i'll relation to the transportation
question, and calling meeting OF the Assucla-
tlon at Washington on the l4th OF next jan
uary, at which delegations from all kindred
State organizations arc invited to appear.
Snow and cold weather have been expcr-
fenced in the northwest, dispatch from ST.
Joseph, Mo, says: Two meu were found
trozeu TO death on the prairie near kldder,
forty miles east of here, on Monday at mid
night Their uames are unknown.
Gov. Dix, of New York, has issued pro-
clamation offering three thousand dollars re-
ward for information which may lead to the
conviction of any person or persons accessory to
the murder of Charles IT, KesIey at Hunting
ton year ago.
The New York Stock market took a down
ward turn yesterday, and prices declined from
lag per cent throughout the list. There is II,
especial reason for the decline beyond the gen
eral distrust with which ali corporations are
now regarded
The bale of cotton which sold f1r. $500 for
the Memphis sufferers has been rcdonated and
shipped to Baltimore, where it will again be
sold for the same object &,>
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-30
LAST DAYS OF LANDSEER, TIE ARTIST. Il
London letter contains the following:

LASI Da1o Of hhNOSEEN, LIE AR4lSl.
London letter contains the following:
Had Landseer's death occurred some three
years ago vast amount of surprise and grief
would have been exhibited; for, although then
approaching the number of years allotted to
man by the Psalmlst, the great artist was in the
zenith of his power, and his right hand seemed
TO have lost none of the cunning which had won
him 80 much glory in former days. But about
that time dire affliction fell upon him-the AT
Fiction which has befallen so many great men
who have worked too hard or lived too freely
q softening OF the brain, loss OF reason.
mot that Landseer ever worked too hard or
exceeded in any way. Though during his ca
reer he produced an enormous number OF PIC
lures, he remembered the wholesomeness OF the
Horatisn saying, 'Neque semper. arcum tendlt
Apollo" and Was in the habit of spending his
autumn holidays in the Highlands, where, being
keen sportsman as we'll rs I'D admirable ialker,
he was welcome guest IN the best families.
The blow took effect gradually. His manner
was noticed by his friends to have become odd
he was restless, and could not bear the thought
of remaining any length of time in one place;
He would suddenly come to his excellenI and
attached friend, Mr. T. H. Hills, and insist upon
their setting off at once for Brighton for Hast
ings, anywhere for change. Then he grew If.
ritable, morbid, morose and when there was no
help for 1t, he was relegated to the care OF
keeper and kept in secluson in his own house
There is something mex pressibly touching IN the
thought that this man, whose, genius had made
him the darling of society and the friend OF roy,
atty The was . frequent visitor at Osborne and
Balmoral, and the Queen in writing to him WAS
accustomed to commence her letters Friend
Lanoseer,D whose works have been the delight
of at least two generations OF the inhabitants vi
the globe-you have them by hundreds OF t: GUS
ands in America, and have never yet entered
contne ntsl city of any size without seeing
Lsndseer print in some shop window OF on some
inn WaIl-that this man should be wearing out
the remainder of his life solitary and insane'
fearful plight, indeed Well might old Samuel
johnson put UP his mighty prayer to God that
the doom of madness might never fall upon him!
In Landseer case there was SOME slight mltl-
CATION of the dread sentence. For the last few
months of his life he WAS So far recovered as to
be abe to understand what WIS passing around
him and to receive visits from one or two init
mate friends. But it was obvious that anything
like mental power was gone forever. Or luke,
the celeb lated physician in case; of lunacy, was
in almost daily attendance, and the event which
took place this morning may be looked upon as
complete realization Of the common phrase,,'a
happy release J..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-30
CANAL COM ERCE.
-. - -lI ,Ss-sEg5t Z
ARRIVALS.

ARRIVALS.
Boats F NJ Lafever, w NJ Price J p Bred.
rick and L A Goodwin. to Hampshire and Bal.
tiaore Coal CO; } Vandervoort, j Moore
K,chab."s, } S Fox, 7 Msloy, Joan L REID.
Iowa ard K H Miller, to American Coal Co; j
T james, f Il NJ Bowers and Chesapeake, 10
Georges Greek Coal Co; Elizabeth, DR. bucket
md g w Wilson, to New Central Co; Hunter
Il Bruce and u Boyer, to Sinclair s. Agnew
DEPARTURES.
B ats Chesapeake, G. Wilson, DR. DucSct,
w Z Moore. + r Bowers, p BrodricS, Js.
March, y * Miller, j Dayton, w X Shaw. j
REEVES, Shplcy s. Boush, Go dfrch, Geo Sa~r.
msn, J Hammond and 4 S Nc kalg for Cum
berland
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-30
MORTON MARYE, Clerk.

The ob:cc. of this suit is to recover from the
Defendants u debt of S330t3i, with interest from
the 2S:h day OF May, 1885, also debt of Sjl2
with interest from the 18th of May, 1865 and 10
attach ard subject the interest of the defendant,
Samuel NJ Shoemaker, who is nonresident OF
the Stat" of Virginia, in the capital stock, rosi
and eYuipmetts of the said railroad company,
and ali other estate belonging to and debts due
to said Shoemnker, to The Payment Of the debts
due u the complainant as aforesaid.
J NJ. ORR,
LAW. B. TAYLOR, p /
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-30
A LawleSS Mob.

RICHMOND, Ind, Oct. ga mob of dis
guised men, sixty strong attacked party of
seven Deputy Sheritfs, guarding the Jail at Cen
treville, 10 this county, which workmen are
tearing down preparatory to removing it to the
new county seat After firing hundred shots
from small arms without serious results six
pound cannon loaded with spikes. nails, and
scrap iron was fired at the doors, which being
demolished, the mob occupied the sheriff resi-
dence in the front part Of the Jail building and
the deputies surrendered condltionally. Thirty
uen occupy the Jail tonight, and another at,
tack by large party from Cambridge with can
non is expected Richmond is also threatened
with attack for the purpose of taking the county
records back to CentreviIc Que hundred
armed men with cannon used by aud captured
from the mob at Ceutreviuc are here awaiting
the sheritf's orders The affair grew out of the
removal of the county seat from CcntrcviIIc to
Richmond, which is resisted by the people Of
the former place.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-30
DEPARTURES.
frOMM0N WEALTH OF VIRGINIA

y To he Sergeant u Er0NGIv !.
Greeting: We command you 70 summon The
. Alexandra and Washington Railroad Company
ard Samuel NJ. Shoemaker to appear III the
Clerks office of our Circuit Court Of the city OF
Alexsndrs, y. the Rules to be holden for said
Court, on the first Monday in October, 1873, to
answer bill in chancery exhibited sganst them
in the said Court by The Washington ana Ohio
Railroad Company, and unless they shall answer
said bill according TO law. the Court will take the
same t.r confessed. and decree accordingly; and
this they shall in no wise omit. under tue penal
ty or cl00, and have then there this writ
Witness, Morton Marye, Clerk Of our said
Circuit C0ur: ut the Cour. House aforesaid, the
9TH day of September, 1873, and in the 9S.h year
of the Com
NnpTON NaREE ClorE
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-07-23
Application for Patent
to Bisanz Lode.
U. 5. LAND OFFICE.
BELMONT, New, June %, 1877;

bElhONIr NtN., June 70, 1910
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THE HER
~ cules Silver Mining Company, whose Post
Office Phoebe, Lincoln county, Nevada, has made
application for patent for eight hundred linear
feet OF the Bisanz Lode, bearing silver ore, the
same being about four hundred feetnurtbeasterly
and about four hundred feet southwest,rly from
discovery shaft thereon, with surface ground six
hundred feet in width, situate in Bristol Miu-
ing District, Nye county, Nevada, and described
in the plat and field notes on Tile in this Office
follows, viz: " Beginning at post marked No. l,
L. 5. survey No. 81, whence IA nut pine tree one
foot in diameter bears 5. g degrees, W. II clio
feet; smokestack Of the National Mining Con-
pany in Bristol, bears n. osA degrees, W. the
Blue Bell shaft bears n. As degrees, and the cen.
ter of the mouth OF the BisanZ Tunnel. on the
Bisanz Lode, bears S. l0A degrees, +. 500 feet;
thence rnnning, hrst course, 5. 63& degrees, L.
COO feet to post marked No. ., L. $. Survey No.
81 thence, second course. 20 y degrees, W. so
feet to post marked No. 8, L. s. Survey, No. 81
thence, third course. \, 63k degrees, W. GOO
feet to post marked No 4, u, $. Survey, No. 81;
thence, fourth course, n 2B$ degrees, y. 500
feet to post MOL, the place of beginning, con-
tanning eleven and 2-i00 acres; upon unsuryeyed
land"
Courses taken from the true meridian with Il
magnetic variation of l6k degrees east. The
1 lode or deposit is found between the horizontal
/ layers Of limestone. and shows upon the surface
only at the Bsanz Tunnel
The nearest and adjoining lodes to the above
clam are ON the north, the May Flower and
Dauntless LOdes, claimed by VIM. Friuk, Chas.
Wahiund and NJ Crooker, Unthe east by vacant
ground. on the south the National and Daunt-
less Lodes, claimed by the National and Daunt-
less Companies, on the west the southern Slope
and W, !. Lodes, claimed by the southern slop.
and W. /. Companies.
The notice and diagram of the above claim
can be found posted at the mouth of the Bis
an2 Tunnel and in the Land Office at Belmont
Nevada
-a.- -
Book A. page -, of the Records OF said Bristol
District said claim being more particularly de
scribCd in said application.
All persons holding any adverse claim thereto
are hereby requested TO present @ same befur,
the Register ana Receiver u the United State,
for Belmont District at Belmont, Nye comfy
Nevada, within sixty days from the rrst publ
cation hereof, in the PIoCHE DAILY RECON-,
newspaper published nearest the location q
said claim. W. \. GRANGER. Register.
iys-fOt
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-07-23
TO the PUBLIC.

T gHAvE BEEN SOLE TRADER FOX FUN
i years: have done good deal OF business ~
many years; have kept my private, sepsI,ss, ~
property for many years before ! married M
Doscher; have done business with oil the oess
bankers and merchants on the Pscinc coast, anu :
never owed two-bit piece during that TINE -
was sued year ago for bill Of goods during na
absence from Phoebe. that was ordered snu
shipped in Mr.. Doscher's name. Cornisnaa n.a
named Joe opie bought Mr.. Doscher on. oel ,sr,
he went to Arizona. Opie leased the lower p ~
of my house, in which he opened asaloon. in' :;
weeks after Mr. Doscher lett for Arizona, the u
quors ordered by him arrived. Under faise "a sd
tense Joe Opie took possession OF the liquor, snS
disposed of them in various ways ! was sur rs
for the above liquors, ordered witnous ~ "
knowledge, and S6OO--rents-due me, attacnes =
and held for one year by John Kane, then sne,.. ~
of this county; and at the present time nv ne
count can be given Of the money. and ~ Va ~ !,
satisfaction that can get il. that Kane pau
out for buggy hire to Yves. Travis, tine PfeseA'
Sheriff.
! shall leave for San Francisco In Anew as' !. y
and during my absence H. N. Barnes VIII se' -
my agent. o,nurp
jy2-lm MRS. DoScnNA'.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-07-23

South side Mining Compsny.--No-
tice is hereby given that at a meeting OF ths
Trustees of said Company. held on the 9th DAY
OF July, 1873, an assessment NO. 81 OF TWO ana
a half cents per share was levied upon the capi'
tai stock Of said Company, payable immedisteiy
in United States gold coin, to the secretary OF
said Company, at his office in Main street, cor.
ner Iacour street.
ANY stock upon which said assessment snsii
remain unpaid on Wednesday, the 6th OF Aa.
gust, 1878, shall be deemed Delinquent, ana
will be duly advertised for sale at pubic suc.
ton, and unless payment shall be made oeiors
will be sold on Saturday, the Gth day o.
September, 1873, to pay the delinquent q.
sessnent, together with costs OF advertising
and expenses of the sale.
By order of the Board OF Trustees
jy8-td s. W. ERRANT, secretary