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BANKRUPT NOTICES.

M 81 -, 1890 IA 49, O.
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
Il UNITED STATES for the Eastern District Of
Virginia. - :. --5-f !. n ~. t..- .... -
In the matter of John E. Patterson,
bauluupt-in Bankruptcy.
AT Richmond, Va, This LIST day of April, 1873.
To whom it May Concern The undersigned,
II. b. Berkeley, of Richmond city, Virginia,
hereby gives notice of his appointment as as.
signee of the estate of John E. Paterson, of
Prince Edward CO., in said district, who were to
wit: the 18th day of Feb. A. ID. 1873, adjudged
u bankrupt upon the petition of himself by
the District Court of said district.
Dated Richmond, April l, 1878.
-Il 1890 80 II. ID. BERKELEY,
APP 6-S3w 0 Assignee
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46Ig
TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI
LIED STATES for the Eastern District of Vir-


ginia. - @
In the matter of Y, J. Mounteastle, bank
rupt-in bankruptcy.
At Richmond, on the 9th day of April,
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Please to take notice hereby, that q petition
has been, to wit on the 9th day of April,
A. d. 1873 filed in said District Court by V. j.
Mountcastle, of Richmond Va, in said district,
who has been heretofore duly declared bank
rupt under the act of Congress entitled San Act
to establish a uniform system OF bankruptcy
throughout the United States" approved March
I'd, 1867, for discharge and certificate thereon
from al his debts and other claims proyable un-
der said act, and that the 10th day of April, A.
d. 1873, at 10 o'clock A. M, before W. W. Forbes,
one of the Registers Of said court in bank
rupcy, at his Office in Richmond In said district,
is the time and place assigned for the hearing
of the same, when and where you may attend
and show cause, If any you have, why the
prayer of the said petition should not be granted
You are also hereby notified, that the second
and third meetings of the creditors of the said
bankrupt will be held at the same time and place.
w. w. FORBES,
Register in Bankruptcy
ap 7-M2w for 3D. Cong'I Dist of Va.
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Carl Wederkench, the famous young
Hoosac tunnel engineer, has invented a
pump for raising water from a greater
depth than can be done by any previous
invention.
The richest man in Virginia is A. D.
Williams, Richmond real estate agent.
lie bought 10000 acres Of coal lands in
West Virginia during the war for 81 900,
and there is no end to the timber and
coal included in the tract.
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TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF TIL

TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
L UNITEDSTATES for the Eastern District Of
Virginia. laI4Lah
In the matter Of J. r. Dowe,l, bankrupt
lin bankruptcy. $3.50
At Richmond, this 25th day of March,
1878. ~ llNass
To Whom it May Concern The undersigned,
b. T. August, of Richmond, in the county of Hen
rico, and State of Virginia, hereby gives notice
of his appointment as assignee of the estate
of ]. r. bowel, of the county of Henrico, in
said district, who was to.wit, on the 9th day
of March, A. D., 1873, adiudged a bankrupt
upon the petition of himself, by the District
Court of said district. 5T 10. sat
Dated Richmond March. 25, 1873. .Ha"..ft g...t
APP 5-S3w b. d. T. AUGUST, Assignee.
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UTHEREAS, VIRGINIA MILITARYLAND
w WARRANT No. 9,116, for 100 81 acres,
issued by the Register of the Virginia Land
office, March "a, ls46 to Patrick II: and Leonidas
Va. Cont. Line, War of the Revolution, has
been lost or destroyed.
THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE THAT APPLI-
CATION HAS BEEN MADE for the issue OF a
duplicate thereof as also for the satisfaction of
same by the issue of Bounty Land Scrip.
ap 5-law6w
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Gh AsS'eSn1's SALE e
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE IN THE
.rf .. COUNTY OF GLOUCESTER.
In pursuance of a decree of the District Court
of the United States for the Eastern District of
Virginia, the undersigned, as assignee in bank
ruptcy of Landon N. Davis, bankrupt, will sell
at public auction at Gloucester Courthouse, on
MONDAY, THE 9TH DAY OF MAY. 1873,
County court day., that valuable plantation
known LEVEL GREEN" situated on
Ware river, in Gloucester county.
This tract has, for the purpose of effec ting
this sale, and to suit purchasers of limited
means, been subdivlded into compact and beauti-
full farms, each having water front
FARM No. J. embracing the MANSION
HOUSE, Barns, Stables, &C., contains
1913 2-3 ACRES, about 80 of which is in
wood, fronts upon Ware river and COM
mands a fine view of the river and bay.
FARM No. 2 contains los ACRES, of which
f about rs is in wood, fronts both upon
Ware river and Wilson's creek, a fine, bold
and deep creek, and commands a fine view
of the bay and river.
FARM No. contains lI6 I-2 ACRES, of
which about so is in wood, from IS upon
| Wilson'S creek, and commands a view OF
the river and creek. ..Ha Eta 70
| The soil of each of these tracts is good and
| highly productive. The situations (being imme-
diately upon salt water,) healthfu the neighbor-
hood one of the best in Virginia, and the facilities
| for taking and planting oysters under the privi.
| lege lately conferred upon riparian owners very
great. Ha . t. A
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Live Stock Sales at State Scales.

n
Mr. L. Gimmi, weighmaster at the Live Stock
scales makes the following report of transac-
lions for the week ending this date Cattle, lO6,
head 90 "a 90 10 ~ per hundred gross Hogs.
90 head a 81 to 10 90 per hundred nett Sheep,
per head 50 90 to 81 20.
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TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
i UNITED STATES for the Eastern District
of Virginia. .-.. ~
In the matter OF Miles @. Tunstall, sr. bank
rupt-in bankruptcy.
At Richmond, Ya this LIST day of April,
1878 tAt t.... ~
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
The undersigned, ]. A. LYMAN of
Richmond city, Va, hereby gives notice of his
appointment as assignee of the estate of Miles
q. Tunstall ST. of New Kent CO. in said district,
who was on the 18th day of February, A. ID.
1873, adjudged a bankrupt upon the petition OF
himself, by the District Court Of the United
States, for said district. .'.H q. e
Dated Richmond, April LIST, 1878.
20 ,HH JNO. A. LYMAN,
APP 5--S2w .s.g Assignee.
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: 4bI3
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
l. UNITED STATES for the Eastern District
of Virginia.
In the matter of James ]. Trice, bank
rupt-in bankruptcy. W. .aE
At Richmond, Va. this LIST day of April 1873
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN: {. t..F
The undersigned, @. II. Wendlinger, of Rich
mon, city, Virginia, hereby gives notice of his
appointment as assignee of the estate OF James
j. Trice, of Louisa county in said district,
who was, on the 2lst day of February, 1878, adj
judged bankrupt on his own petition by the
| District Court of said district. @N M.sf
| Dated Richmond, April LIST, 1873.
500 d IS .g,f @. II. WENDLINGER,
ap5-S2w Uaf .# Assignee
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TERMS OF SALE:

One-fouith of the purchase money cash the
remainder in three equal instalments upon q
interest from day of sale. Bonds to be executed
to the undersigned as assignee for the deferred
payments, with good personal security, with
interest from the day of SALE and title to be re-
tanned until the whole purchase money has been
paid. .. 4.. VIM. b. TALIAFERRO, g
ap 3-2aw3w hi ..aesIag Assignee.
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TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE u,N

TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNI
l. TED STATES fer the Eastern District of Vir.
ginia. ~ Ol.stE l..E {. 81 40 =.
In the matter of Charles Y. NORRIS,
bankrupt-in bankruptcy. .a s,... .g.
At Richmond, Va, this LIST day of April. 1878
To Whom it May Concern--The undersigned,
G. H. Wendlinger, of Richmond, Va, hereby
gives notice of his appointment as assignee of
the estate of Charles Y. Morriss, of Henrco
county, in said district, who was on the 23rd
day of January, 1873, adiudged q bankrupt on
his own petition by the District Court OF said
district.
Dated Richmond, April l, 1873: d.
v I'd. s.ltt q. III, WENDI4INGER,
an 5-S3w Assignee
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Richmond Prices curren,

APRIL 2, 1873.
REMARKs.-Trade is looking upward. Wheat
is little stronger. Flour continues dnll Corn
steady Oats are dull. Eggs and good Butter
are in demand Bacon has advanced slightly
though lard is unchanged
JoBBING PRICES.
APPLES:-Green. sound, s2.60a4 90 a barrel
Inferior sold for what theylwill bring.
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F;;a AssIGNEE's SALE On
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE IN LANCAS-
10 TER COUNTY, VIRGINIA. ~. 40.
As assignees of the estate of Edwin L. Dobyns
a bankrupt, and by yrtne of an order of the Uni
ted States District Court for the Eastern District
of Virginia, dated February 9th. 1878, we shall
offer for sale at public auction. on . 81
MONDAY, APRIL l4rH, 1878, u.r
at 1920 O'Clock P. M, in front of the Court
house, in the town of Heathsville and the county
of Northumberland, Va, Vi. II ..-f.f. ~. 81 =
5l r... Ill ACRES OF LAND. ... A..
with the family residence and other buildings
thereon, lying near the village of Kilmarnock,
in the county of Lancaster, Virginia; bounded
by the lands of VIM S. Doggett, the estate OF
Addison Hall, and the lands of VIM. Daven-
port, 49, Ia ~.
encumbrances. - ......
.a TERMS OF SALE: .r...s .....
. One-third cash balance on a credit
of twelve and eighteen months, purchaser to
give his negotiable notes with approved security
for the deferred payments, with interest at SIX
per cent per annum added thereto, from the
day of sale, title to be retained until said notes
- go WIN. FLEGENHEIMER,
RO. M. MAYO, pei E.f H.--.
NH 2l--2aw3w Assignees
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Main street. ..#
RICHMOND. April ., 1873
Virginia Registered Bonds, old..".. So
Virginia Consols.......... ............. So
Virginia Deferred. IA
Richmond City Bonds, last sales. ."........" 70
Petersburg City Bonds, last sales.-.......,.., 10
Virginia Central RailIo Dad first mortgage
per cent. Bonds last sales. So
Virginia Central Railroad third mortgage6
per cent. Bonds, last sales.......: -. Sltl
Virginia Central Railroad fourth mortgage
per cent. Bonds, last sales. ................. 81
Virginia Central Railroad acknowledged
per cent Bonds, last sales.".....,......,""..- 50
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad Bonds per cent. last sales...... 80
Richmond and Danvie Railroad Stock. asst
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Stock, last
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad per cent.
gold bonds S7h and intere.t
Richmond and Petersburg Railroad Stock,
Orange and Alexandria Railroad Stock. 10
Orange and Alexandria Railroad fourth
mortgaged per cent. Bonds last sales. 70
Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, second
mortgaged per cent. Bonds, last sales..... TN
edmond and Danville Railroad mort
gagged Bonds, last sales...................... 77E
edmond and Petersburg Railroad per
cent. Bonds, sales SO
( over Hill Railroad per cent Bonds, last
...'...' W
scuthside Railroad ilrst preferred per cent.
Bonds, last sales .............."".......".. w
iedmont Railroad per cent Bonds, sales 9Ah
ynchburg City Bonds last sales. 70
Fredericksburg City Bonds, (no recent
salesl.. 40
Norfolk City Bonds. So
First National Bank Stock. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 100
National Bank of Virginia Stock. 100
tl;lnterS' Bank
Union ,paI ~! t tiss ,oa
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad Stock, common, last sales...... 81
hichinohu rreuerich t9 ',iu osonniI ".
s ni eN' e"l'i' ''.'.s''.'. - 90
Richmond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
II u Ronds neI cent last sales -. = 90
Richmond and Petersburg Railroad per
uso Bonds.' ...,...' W
NTgihla state Ahsur''nce Coihpahv otoch' n.
iast ~ "a
'ngllia file anu op siarihe insurance YUM q,
pany SIoch, par Zo'.,,....' ....'....... 70
lanes river anu hahawia company es
snntbsida Railroad second nreferred
guaranteed 8 per cent. Bonds, last
sales........... ............ rs
Southside Railroad third preferred per
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COMMERCIAL.
Corn and Flour Exchange, .
RICHMOND, April z, 1873.


RICHMOND, April 2. 1873.
ToBAooo.--Market for the past week has been
more bouyant. Receipts and sales larger than
for some time past. Common tobacco has
almost glutted the market Selections are
always in demand, and will bring good prices.
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AUGTlON SALES.
A ssIGNEE's SALE aa .Hi11 ,uh -
IA frua 10 tIasa.oY aq-,Fa est 49,
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE IN LUNEN-
81 !, BURG COUNTY, VIRGINIA. ~ ri
& As assignee Of the estate of Samuel s Davis,
a bankrupt, and by virtue Of an order Of the
United States District Court for the Eastern
District Of Virginia, dated October sth, 1872,
shall sell at public auction, on
WEDNESDAY, April. 2ssD. 1873. IN
at IL O'Clock M in front Of the United States
Custom-house in the city of Richmond, Vir-
glnia, a tract of land containing Aa ,cU
!, I51a eoI a-4 ACRES g
with DWELLING HOUSE, Crib, stables,
two Barns, New Residence, and a good Well
Of Water in the yard, a most excellent Orchard
and Garden lying on Stony creek, adjoining
the lands of VIM. T. Blackwell, near Black
wells Store in the lower end Of Lunenburg
county. Also 5''' iHiA A-'t.' ''''
Lac ,taa SO IL ACRES 10 sJ.sa
of very valuable and inexhaustible fat land,
free from overyflow, adjoining the above land,
on which there Is a valuable 3uo 8r5oa
baa MANUFACTURING MILL. or
on a never falling stream, }, 80, s,,..es, so
The above property is located in a good neigh
| borhood convenient to Church and Stores, ac-
cessible from every point by public roads. The
Mill commands an extensive custom. .aie
yan TERMS OF SALE: aaa5s7ls1 q
One-third cash balance ON o credit of six and
| twelve months, purchaser to give his negotiable
| notes with approved security for the deferred
| payments. with interest at six per cent. per
| annum added thereto from the day of sale, title
/ to be retained until said notes are paid.
i VIM. FLEGENHEIMER,
/ NH 29--2aw3w s.. all9gsalt 'rg Assignee.
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THE MARKETS.


Quotations of Bonds and Stocks by r. III.
Maury Co., Bankers and Brokers, 1Oi4
Main Street
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THE DIsIKICI COURT oF THE
4 UNITED STATES for the Eastern pistfiel
OF Virginia. zEEE
In the mater OF Ihonas Ii. lahalefFo,
banKrnptn IN panKr9ptcy ..-a T.as8aE5f.,
EdSteTn DtStTtct Y VTgtHtG So
Notice is hereby given that a general meet
ing OF the creaitors OF Inc saia =. ID. IahaierTo,
oanKrupt, VIII De held at hicnmona aG tne
ounce ol W: W. orpes, register III , Dihiup'oys
IN said dlstrict, on fTioay; tne lsth 9ay %
April, 1878, al ~ O'Clock Al :a! M, ior tne
purposes nainea IA ns III anu Io.n seeo Va
ths pankrupicy aet % Maien ~, ioo'i -, ,e-o
Datea at hichinoho, Ing isI Jay "a 1 MPIi ioo
,,,,,,s JIM. u PEA Eian,
ap @-WAW IA ll4z La L---l- - hss,sue ..
-a Eal @ 1850 $3.50 .#
I'm THE DISTRICT COURT. OF THE UNI
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ASsIGNEE'S SALE
OF
DESIRABLE IANDt

The following real estate, to wit: tt
LIST. The late residence of the said Isaac d.
Robins, known as ''Fisherman's Rest" small
farm containing seventeen az acres, more or
less, and beautifully situated on Red Bank Creek,
about eleven miles from the county seat OF
Northampton county. The said farm is i'm.
a small store house, and necessary out-buildings,
all of which are in good repair. The soil is
naturally good and is very susceptible of inn
provement. Red Bank Greek is navigable for
vessels of large size, and Grain may be shipped
from within two hundred yards of the buildings
upon said farm. The advantages for fishing,
cunning, Clustering, Sc, are very great, and in
fact, tract of land of like number of acres,
possessing more advantages, is rarely found.
End. A tract of land known as the Savage
Land" situated about fourteen (l4) miles from
more or less, and adjoining The lands Of James
Doughty and others.
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OFT WILL PAY FOR COPIES OF THE
zone year.
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lr TERMS OF SALE: -.s' 4E q
One fourth of the purchase money will be re,
quired to be paid in cash, and for the residue
thereof two bonds of equal amount with good
security, payable in twelve and eighteen months
respectively from the day of sale, will be re-
quired. Possession given on the first day of
January, 1874, from which time interest will be
charged Title reserved until payment shall
have been fully made. Sale between two and
three O'Clock p. M. Il Il .srg.,. ,g 49,
Eastville, Va, March 18th, 1873.
THOS. o. WALSTON,
Assignee OF Isaac b. Robins Estate.
NH 26-2aw3w max r.
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AUCTION SALES.

sgoo1i sli q isl5s.iha r15ag 400 go sss..a,t..l
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O. = WILL. PAY POR COPIES OF THE
DC WEEKLY STATE JOURNAL for one
yAar
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cash. As his wife and one Of his clerks have not
been seen since, he is apprchcnsiye that they
were murdered for his money.
Perhaps they have been, but we'll venture the
opinion that they died happy.
Did our readers ever hear their young lady
acquaintance ask each other, What's your
politics." and then gigglc. The question has Il
hidden meaning. For explanation apply to the
first lady YOU know who wears large hustle
kLciurngc.
A clerk in the Springfield post Office is now in
the last stages Of drouth, occasioned by his own
gallantry in volunteering to lick and al Just post
age stamps for the young ladies who came to his
window. He is very charming and the girls
loved dearly to see him run out his tongue and
moistcn a stamp, and the first thing the uniortu-
nate Young man knew be had exhausted his sail
vary sccrctOus, and was rs dry rs II boarding
house pic The doctor says unless he can start
the sap in his system he is a goner-H Register.
WHY don't he draw on his head for sap? That
can't fail him.
"Thc wifc's secret"-her opinion Of her hus-
band.
We know Of some wives whose opinions Of
their hGsbands-aud mighty poor opinions ut
that--art not much u. a secret to any one
The boy who forged his mothers name to
single with piece Of chalk, and bought five
cents worth Of candy with the bogus order, now
lanrui,hcs and slumbcrs on all-iourS at night
The mother got possession Of tho shin glc-EL
The marks made with the shinglc on the boy
were not forgcrics, however.
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ting a reform in local politics. Hereafter
only farmers or friends of their cause are to
he elected to county and town offices, and
past party predictions are to be ignored.
A little boy, named Frantz, living at Pom
liac, was poisoned on Tuesday last by eating
the seeds of Crimson" weed, which he and
Il play fellow found in an alley in the burs,
where they had dropped from this poisonous
plant.
One day last week Mr.. Edward Evarts, of
Sandwich, employed in the Sandwich Manu-
featuring Co., had three fingers of one hand
cut off by accidentally getting them in con-
tact with Il buzz saw. The shop hands raised
$l30 for him.
An act of genuine hcroism was witnessed
near the City Mills last Thursday afternoon.
\ small boy, son of one of the mllcrs, was
playing on the ice above the dam, and ven
turing too near the edge the piece on which
he was standing became detached and hoated
out in the current His great peril was dis
covered by persons on the shore. and frutless
Efforts made TO rescue him until Simon Weiss,
a tcamster employed by the proprictors of the
mills, heard Of the situation of the poor boy
and rushed the spot. Attaching Il rope to his
body he plunged into the water and swan to
the boy just in time to save him from gong
over the dam, and both reached the shore in
safety. Young Weiss in this instance proved
himself Il true hero, imperilling his own life
for that Of u fellow being.-Joitet Sighal.
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SCISSORED SCINTILLATIONS.

l The Hon John A. Logan arose yesterday
in the senate, and in fine phrenzy demanded
to know: IF the senate had risen to SO high
a degree Of purity that it was necessary tC
brand Caldwell a sCoundrel and villain ~
We suspect it has not On the other hand
we think it has gone so far in the other di
reCtion that it is necessary to consider Cald
well very accomplished gentleman, com
paratiyely speaking.-,St. Louis Republican.
Even Cakes Ames denies that he voted for
the salary grab He says Butler asked him to,
but his conscious would not let him. This
reduces the New England list of intamy to
Butler, Banks and Twitchell, all of Massa-
chusetts. This is the kind of men they raise
| in Massachusetts.
! 1t is asserted that Pomeroy will be convict
ed of bribery, and sentenced to the pcntcn-
| tiary bv the criminal court of Topeka, next
June. The sight of IA "Christian statesman"
wearing parti.cOlored breeches, and breaking
stones in IL penitentiary, would break the
heart of York himself-St. Pant Despatch.
Senator John A. Logan yesterday declared
that "Caldwell's conduct in the senate had
been as proper as that of any other Senator"
Individually. And while he was about it the
Hon. John might have added that the way of
er as that of Il good many other Senator's
st. Louis Republican.
A Connecticut man claims to have killed a
snake the the other dCy which measured 40
feet in length. The man, after drinking Il
swallow or 50 of Cincinnati whisky, has been
imbruing his hands in the blood of some
body wellrope.-Lou Cour.Jour.
Henry Wilson has withdrawn as presiding
officer of the senate a few days to deliver one
or two temperance lectures. Nothing so much
relieves Credit Mobiier saint as to show up
the wickedncss and degradation of intemper
ancc.-For Wayne Sentinel,
A justice at Mt. Vernon, Iowa, wound up
marriage by saying: and now send you
to the county Jail for thirty days" He was
thinking Of another case.
A lusty swain in Cincinnati was in the
habit of looking through knot-hole in his
fence which separated his back yard from
that of a rotund dame who lived next door.
He has sent to Paris for glass eye.
A Binghamton man wound up his will with
a feeling warning to those he had made his
legatees to "beware Of blood relations, as they
are worse than blood suckers"
What's in names Mr. George Gougc furn
ished breakfast and dinner to sixty snow
bound passengers on the Waikiki Valley r.
r., New York, "a few days ago, and refused
all remuneration save the passengers thanks
Hereafter let "Gouge game" mean something
better than it does now-Chicago Times.
The editors of the Times and Chronicle be-
belong to that peculiar religious sect who call
Protestants," without being
Christians. -Cincinnati Enquirer.
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The following patents were issued from the
|, S Patent Office to citizens of the State OF
Illinois for the week ending March 4, 1878
Reported for the FREE TRADER by Alexander
& Mason, solicitors of patents, Cos Seventh
street, Washington, d. c.
Railway CARL. Buck, Polo.
Bolster Spring for Vehicles-H Buck
Polo.
Street Lamp Hartman, Chicago.
Dinner Table,. l.. Motter, Bloomington
Attachment for Sewing Machines-M A
Browne, Chicago.
Adjustable Valve for Wells-M. r. Chip
man, Aurora.
Saw Set. w. Leslie, Cairo.
Steam Vacuum Pump. r. Little, Mon
mouth.
Cultivator-W Wilerton, Jacksonville.
Door and Gate Springs. l.. Bean, Gales
burg.
Furnace and Door-B. r. Iawley, Nor
NAL
Fire Proof Building-A X. Holte, Chicago.
Brick Machine-D. j. Irwin, Noble.