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OHIO.
Tha Legisiat ure.

COLUMBUS, February lS,-ln Inc
Bouse, House bill to punish by i'm"
n,;sonment in the penitenliary persons
who maliciously place soap in steam
boilers, was passed.
7, the Senate, House bill to increase
,ha 4 fses M Of witnesses before justices
courts to ore dollar per day was indeh'
nitely postponed.
Senate bill to repeal the act ior the D,
rss;stry of births and deaths failed to
pass.
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New York Dry GSods Market.

NEv YORK, Feb. 'IS-There was
marked Improvement 10 the jobbipg
trade to-dsy, and frecr movement in
staple and iapcy cotton and woolsn
goods from first hands. Cotton goods
steady and unchaugsd Chsvsit shirt
ings are more active. The Daily Bulies
I'm says that prints are in steady pack.
age demand. Worted dress goods are
selling freely; cottonades active
medium aud fae iapcy cassimeres and
wors,ed 0oatings are In better reques,
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P.ymaster OF the q. q q. Railroad

Pnymaster OF the d. & u kn'iroa"
We find the following paragraph
,oiuy the rounds OF the neighboring
press:
I'VE learn from the Baltimore Sun
that Hon. John w. Davis, late State
treasurer, has been appointed pay ymasteI,
Of the Baltimore aud Ohio Railroad
Company"
M such announcement as the above
ever appeared IN the Sun, though there
Aid appear a contradiction OF the report
that Mr.. VIM. Woodside, who has long
filled the position Of paymaster OF the
road, had resigned, or was likely 10 do
.o-S,in.
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FIRES.

New ORLEANS, February ls.-A Gall
vs.,oo special says a FIRE at Bryan,
Texas, which originstedin in the store OF
G. W. Smith g. Co, consumed !he
principal business block OF the g. CITY %y
TI. Sufferers are ]. w. Faulkes d 20
! A. Hunter & Co., John Hor1ei' ne!
Lewis Erwin, Jcsa Pans, sIs0. sIs0 .
Cl.,k aud J. S. Barnes. Loss Glow
OOO. insurance sec. 600.
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Wheeling Cattle Market.
"WEDNESDAY, February Is

:. "WEDNESDAY, FebruAry 10.
The receipts OF stock at the Christ
man House yards were not very large
last week. Stock is reported very
scarce through the country. The prices
are about the same as our last weeks
quotations.
CATTLE The receipts OF cattle for
the week were 55 head which bro ueht
from $3 so to IS 90 per cwt.
Hoss-The arrivals OF hogs amount
ed to lat head. The figures paid were
S. 90 90 per cwt.
Twelve calves were cold at from s. 90
50 90 per head.
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spsnecr's qualifications for tho Sen

sp.necr's qualifications for tho SEN
Washington Letter to the Boston Post
1t ia said Of Senator Spencer, OF Al
ALBANIA, that when he was a barkeeper
in Indiana, before he got to be a susler
in tn. army, be could fling a whisky
cocL,s;l further without spilling it than
suy other man who was ever IN toe
hus;Oess. He was the sutler Of a Me-
braska regiment. believe, OF wnlen @
Thayer, late Senator from that STATE
Was Colonel, and Tiptor, the Greeley
;te Senator, who still occupies desk In
The Senate chamber, was Chaplain.
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Mrs. BIBB, wife Of Rev. NJ. Bloo' o.
xsye,teville, Fayette county, is the
,os.e,sor Of four legged duck, q large,
nearly duck, with four separate and
distinct legs. 1t walks on the front
Iegs and carries the other two Th'ch
do not quite reach the ground.-Grss"'
br;,r IndfpsndsRt.
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Poh,,srv lS-Cottou-
roiesno Market.

ToLgpo, February ls=FlourI
In ,slr demand and firm. Wbsst-in
iair demand and firm; amber n'ch-
igsn 81 46i@l AZ; March ! 4SSi A.,
RpriI i 529I So; May ! So; No; red
! 521 Corn-Iu fair demand and
firm: bish mixed new 60c low mixed
new Sc; no grade new 56@56tc. Oats
Steady; No. 49c. Glow" seed
a. ooSS hO
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R,vouacinr on q Fnrrow.

Bishop Doggst, lately returned from
California, says he saw there wheat
a.,d seventeen miles long, and when
the owner plows it he starts the pio"s
on one iurrow and goes all day. and
when night comes, stops and camps 0',' ou'
and blows back the next DAY. Oul
farmers may form some idea from 'nis
of what farming in California ID.
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GERM Y.
The Reichsfag.

BERLIN, February l5.-In the Reich
Stag to-day, the Bishop Of Metz who is
a member, asked the President for per-
mission to be accompanied BY an inser'
prefer during the si,tings. His request
was refused. A motion offered by an
Ilsacisn deputy. that Alsscs and L9r'
raipe be permitted pebiscitum TO DE,
eide their nationality, has been rejected
by an overw helmirg majority,
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Texas.
Indian Deprsdasioas.

ludfnn
GALVESTON, February ls.-A He''s
. .n..;., from Austin says that six citi'
,p.. of Beaver creek, near Foresill'
,.r. robbed Of all their horses o! To- toe
T;o,. ~ indians from the reservation.
E go head OF horses and mules were
s,oi.n from ranches on the k'o dfanoe'
- sS;,,s miles above Fort Quitman.
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y.r,l.,ion of Richmond, NfrS M"
- al oh nwJ

Population OF Richmond, VIE n"
The new censusjust completed shows
the population Of Richmond to be oo,'
7O5 an increase of nearly 5000 since
$50 White msles, l6.4SS; white
females, 1909; total whites, 50, 4ss'
coIored males, il ,6l5; colored females
Iss4s: total colored, q ,l63. There
Az. 526 more white females than maies
md 3 Gas more colored females than
males. The total number OF houses e.t u
the city is 7,779-S,S46 brick aud o''''
wood.
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Cleysland Maskss.

CLEVELAND, February 1s.-Wheat -
Dull and unchanged; No. l red 81 50
al 81; No. 2 do tl As. Corn-Qpies
Cd mixed 69070s new mixed $50
&c low mixed 67c. 0sts-Steady; Ne.
! state 4SS No. 2 do 4ec. Petroleum
-Steady and upchanesd.
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SWITZERLAND.

Great Feat OF a. American Woman.
BrRss, February 1s.-Miss BrswOod'
an American lady, has performed the
n.r;lous fea, OF attaining the summit
Of tb. Jungfrau mountain.
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HOUSE.

Mr.. Sawyer asked lesss to report
from the Committee on Commerce,
hill to extend until April. 1876. the
time for the completion OF the Granny
Sturgeon Bay aud Lake Michigan
Ship Csbsl.
Mr.. Storm, objected: -. ,.
Mr. Hd man offered resolution di-
,ec,ing the Secretary o! the Trsatur!
to inform the House of the amount
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THE WEATHER.

WAR OkfAniA1s
OFFICE OF THE CHIRF SieNtL oFfiuAh'
WAsu1NoroN, Feb. Is, . P. ~ }
PROBABILITIES.
For the Lower Lake and Middle
Atlantic States lower barometer VIZ
,asterly winds and cloudy OF 'nres.ei. , .,s en-
inc weather. For the South Atian.,c
sSs States falling barometer and cloudy
"..,her For the Cult States falling
S..nmeter with south eAsterly winds
OnS nos.iblv rain. For the Ohio Val.
~" sua tInuer Lakes and the Northwest
iey; barometer with southeast to
south sest ~ihds, cloudy "ea.nst Nasssass, ass
possibly rain, followed 1y nc no,inHes ,h, .s.
,,.ms S Nostbw.st and the oaio h'e'
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U.., LibsTiy Live stock Market.

East Lintf'y -,
East LrBKrTY, February ls.-Csnis
Arrivals 42 carr; best &6 % 10 o %,
medium 5 90 to s rs; commoo I 30 70
5 90 slocksrs 1 W to3 30 bulls ~
70 4 CO.. Hoas-Arrvsls l7l earr b.st a
PhiIsd, Iphis 6 IS TOO 40 Yofk.r' W
10 5 so. Sb.ep-Arivsls 2ci ear
bes, 6 IS 10 7 90; medium s 90 TO- W;
connon 400 10 4 80.
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p.,,.aeIps,s nsSkss.

PHrL,pElrsii, February Is.-fioui
ori.t supe, ,Ass t5 0o9s 30 Ohio .od 1%
Indiana s1ss family 1905 w
Wh.a,--Dsil, snbsse el 1901 Is; white
sI sO@t 9Ss Rye--9Sc. Corn-Du'i
,sIlo. 75@71c. 0sls-Uasstlsd;
stste and western white 5e963c. Pc
trol.um-Unchsrg.d. Whisky IN
chapged.
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SPAIN.

MApRIp, Feb. lS.-General Marlonez
and Prince Derevera have Joined
forces near PartsJalet.
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New York Live stock Market.

NEw .YoRK. February ls.-Besvts
Receipts l,2s5 chiefly common to
medium native steers ircm Chicago.
The demand Was comparatively light
and Gales extremely slow at further con.
cessions from Monday Of nearly tc, sx.
cepting one car load OF still led at 9lc
live weight, the range wss 9t(sl2!.
Sheep-Receips yesterday and to-day
6,7l3; the market was fair at 6@Sc for
ordinary to extra. with ono car load at
Ste aud one car fancy at ~ 40 pe- 100
lbs- .Ssins--Rsceipis- 402Q ipAskst
quiet at 5t02e live; light roseh 0hio's
Al lbs ste and one car lair l37 lbs Sic;
Neutrality-suspicious. in-
Lour.vrLLE, February lS.--Co'ton-
Easier at Ijc. Flour-Quist and un.
changed. Whsat-Nomlnsl. Corn
Firmer; mixed 70c; white H9,3e
oa,s-siiIed $4,000; white 65c. Hay
-sl70O. ProviEons-Quie'; mess
po,k lji@l5ic; bulk shoulders 696tc.
clear rib sides Tic; clear sl9Stt bs,
con shoulders Tolls clear rib side. 5;
68ic; clear &c; sugar cured bans ~
9i2ic; lard, tierces 9i@9ie kegs locS
l0Ic, Whisky-941c.
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The COiIectsrship.

Ata largely attended meeting OF the
Rosrd O. Trade and merchants to-day
:. va, unanimously voted to appeal 10
p,,s;Jept Grant to reappoirt Collector
Russell, who, it is understood, consents
to the arrangement. Resolutions and 10,
W ns,;,ions M against the confirmation OF
Simmons were agreed upon ana lot.
r,rd.d to President Grant and tue
Massachusetts delegation in Congress-
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FOREIGN.
ENGLAND.
Disraetf.

LONDON, February lS.-Disrse'l ar
r;ved at Windsor castle to-day At the
,s,lroad stations ON his way from Lon
don he was loudly cheered.
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Hew York Money and 3 took hnrnci

New YORK, February l7.-MoNEY-
Closed at 4 per cent on stocks and 3
per cent on governments prime bust.
ness paper 5 per cent. Sterling very
dull at a 843 for 90 days and 4 S7i@
4SS for sight Treasury disburse-
msnts $4,000. Customs receipts
t464,OOO. Produce exports for the
week $4,345,590.
GoLD-Ranged at ll2i@ll2i and
closed at ll2s. Carrying rates 29i!
per cent; fat for borrowing, Clearings
S4S,000,000.
STATE BoSDs-Quiei; Tcancssess S old
and new higher. =,
sssady. ,--'-a-Glosed firm. aud
sss.s1sas.,s. ss,sss sts,s. 9, q 1881, cooDo,, 80,
:; =
Evs.twenties JlsSt nc
Flye-twenties lS6s)
New IiSs2
Ten .forti
cnrroncy ..'iiUIt
SrocKs-Opened strong and continued
n advance until the second board.
During the afternoon reaction OF t9
1 ner cent. occurred, but in fual deal
;nos the market was strong and prices
generally at the highest point Of the
ssy. The advance was t@2s per cent
Harlem making the greatest advance
nsxt followed Western Union snd
Wabash The other Vsndsrbilts, st
P.uI and Uuion Pacific. we're also
strong The stockholders OF the Col,
umbus, Chicago and Indiana Centra
abroad have been notified tt
he particular not 10 assign o.
dispose OF their proxies without know
inc the directory for which they VIII D.
voted The sales between 10 ocloci
Ard Q o'clock were $4,000, OF wblc'
1000 were Western Union, IL, 600 7 o. o.
ion Pacific, 10000 Lake Shore, lo,WN
North " esterp, $500 Harlem. In
I governing COMMITTEES Of the Stock tx
Change is still 10 session on the forger
business. Nothing definite has bee
. made public. A pamphlet bss bee
. circulated by q foreign banking, frI
|, addressed 10 the first mortgage bono
= holders Of the New York d. Osweg
: Midland Railroad, proposing q fore
3 closure and reorganization OF the CON
uany under first mortgage. T6e MI
: represents 81. .0OO, 900 in bonds held
9 toreigners with whom American bo3t
holders to the amount OF $l,21oo'
!, have united. -
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BOSTON.
Srre.teti for Murder.

BosroN February lS'-"m' T.
s,ur,eysut has been arrested for the
murder, at Halifax, Massachusetts, OF
hs uncI, and Miss Bsrckiey, and COM
mi,ted to Jail. His overcoat, Tbich ne
s,id was lost, has been found IN the
Jma,l;nr I n, the murdered family.
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ualssuors AarAet.

B.L1IncaE, February lS'-Four-
Dull and unchanged. Wheat-Sale'
and unchanged. Coru-Mixed lower
and steady At 75c. Oats-Duli ana
weaL, western Soc. Rye-Duil And
lower al $50 PIovisions-Dail. nH
and pouiuslly unchanged. Ba!!er-- nc
Pirm. Co6ee-Dull at 2iagc'
Wbisky-2ouiet and nominal ss&l w.
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: SIN EHrs.
rnREE NIGRrg EBoA0EHENT
. only Of thechsnning
Coleman Sisters
& 4 slsyI u! La BAT - 80 o.
. uin,lT0N,S OPERA HOUSE.

xr. JAS Tnzas xols. Ls.ssand Manager
Thursday. Friday and ssturdsy ann a BAT
Hamisaon. 1smiiy Cffeis 3 ssnts, DEsss
Circle and 0iehsstrs rs cents.
We ExiP Chaske tss keeesses ~
Chanss Of pFoEamms nightly
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number oil racing cups and much
;sv.lr, stored in the Pantechnrsi,
burned last Friday. has been recovered
from the ruins. One insurance comPa'
nv i, said TO be crippled by its loeses'
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4 DINNER ExCUsE.-Apul"ges Tor
moor dinners are generally out of place.
Bu, when a lady has a forgetful husband
who, without wal ming, bgiUss home a
dozen guests to sit down to plain lam
ily dinner for three or -four, IL is not In
human nature to keep absolute silence.
What 10 say and how to say it, form the
problem. Ms. Tucker, the wife OF Judge
Tuckrr. OF Williamsburg, solved this
problem many years ago. She was the
daughter or niece | am uncertain which
OF Sir Peyton Skipwiih. and celebrated
for he: beauty, wit. ease ana grace OF
manner. lie temper and tact were put
To the proof one court day, when the
Judge brought with him the accustomed
half score or more OF lawyers. for whom
not the slightest preparation had been
made, the judge having quite forgotten
to remind his wife that it was court'day,
and she herself, strange to tell having
overlooked the fact The dinner was
served with elegance, and Mrs. j. made
herself very charming Upon rising to
leave the guests to their wine, she said :;
" Gentlemen, you have dined to day with
Judge Tucker promise me now thatyo
will all dine tomorrow with me. ms
was all her apology, wherenpon the gen
tlemen swore that such wife WAS beyond
price. The judge then explained the sit
uation, and the next day there was no
bic banquet.
Moral-Nevcr worry n guest with
apologies.
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WackuD'S Washing.

Mr. Wackup married man Of Bridge
port, quit work early the other afternoon
and went home to FIX up for the pGypusr
OF spending the evening" rather hall
tao night--with number OF his tricn's.
Ha found his wife lying upoa the IuuaEc
onioying a sick headache, bu! lie couldn' {
find a clean shirt. Mira. WEckup said
his shirts were washed but not roncd,
aud she wos to i'll to do it. and it was the
girl. afternoon ou'. A shade Of lisap'
pon,men, eloudel hie brow, and rushing
into the kitchcn, he slammed the door
with mnch carncstncss, and fortunately
found an iron on the stove nice and hot.
Then he dived Into the basket of damp.
ened cloahes, and found oac OF his shirts
ct the bottom, just as he expected
Tie spread the garment ont on Il table
without removing the oil cloth cover and
h. hurriedly consulted his watch Then he
coudu, lind the iron holder, anl snbsti-
tnted his pocket handkerchief, and after
burning four Of his Hagers AID breaking
one of the commandments he landed the
hot iron on his shirt bosom He thought
the garment had II strange look, but sup
posed il would assume its proper shape
when ironel, and he showed the iron up
ALL down ike a jack plane. The labor
seemed so easy that he mentally said he
had a mind to follow the nusness for u
living. Then he undertook TO turn his
shirt, AMI jnst because it adhered to the
glazel table cover he gave it violent
Jerk, adding at least six inches more 10
tho split in the back
Then be noticed fer the first time thai
he had set the hot iron on the tail of the
garment and scorchcd q hole in il las large
as his hand. and in his haste to remove
the smoothing machine he neglected to
use the holder, and dropped the hot fraud
on his choice toe and when Mrs. Wack
up. who was startled by the intensity of
his langusne, entered the kitchen, hold
ing her head with both hands, she dis.
covered her husband hopping about the
room on one foot. aad clasping the other
with both his hands. The sympathy that
Mrs Wackup rendered was .iot of na
ture that blsterel husband ycarncd for
Just a. that particular moment.
Sia placed her arms akimbo and oh
served: Amt you ashamed OF your.
self, yon old fool dancing the eau can
around here, and your poo' wifc nearly
dead. too And---here her eye rested
npon tho wreck on the table" and if The
old IDIOT hasn't gone and ruined my best
chemisc! o, the--thc--." Wackup did
not tarrv to hear his iaruria,cd better.
half faish the sentence, but sdr ill,
lodged tnc broom handle AMI limpsd ou
of the room and up stairs to bed without
his supper. The next day he told his
friends that the reason he failel to kecl
his promise, he was sulleny attacked
with the cholera morbus at the snppcr
table, and liked to have died during th,
night.
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8eagei OF ScissaringS.
Mis.Spent Labor.

whsa walsinghan studied medicine a
great deal OF difficulty was experienced
in procuring dead bodies for dissection /.
aud the students at his college used to
make forays upon the cemeteries nj night
for the purpose of maintaining the sup
ply. Que day they heard OF the inter.
ment OF a person who died. OF a mysie
rious malady, and they determined to in
surrect the remains. That night Wal
sinyham and his friends started out with.
out lantern. but with plenty Of spades
and shovels When they came to the
place and saw the white marble tomb
stones, they climbed over the fence. and
after while found spot where the
earth was apparently fresh. Then they
began to dig They dug for two hours
and went down about twcnty y'iour feet.
After they had excavatcd Il big enough
hole TO make a couple Of cellars and II
le.pit, without finding the body, they
concluded that they must have been at
work at tho wrong spot. Ihey pickeu
out another place where the ground had
Just been upturned-and after nearly
bursting blood vessel apiece and get
ting out a few hundred tons Of dirt, they
knocked off. and rs they sat down on the
edge of the hole to rest ard to wipe OIL
the perspiration. they expressed their
astonishment at the scarcity Of bodies IN
that particular burying ground. II was
getting on toward morning then, but they
determined try once more. just rs they
had removed the first shoveltul of earth,
Walsingham, who had been wandering
around the place meanwhile, suddenly
said. in nonrnful voice
boys, | think we had better go home
now
why? What for p they asked,
"Well, | think anyhow we'd better
knock Off now on account OF various
things"
"Wha. d you mean9 What d you
want to go home for p asked the crowd
"Well," said Walsinyham, i think
1t would bc judcious for several reasons,
but principally because we've been root
in around here all night N a mar6le
yard " !
Then they did go home. They bad
gotten over the wrong fence, the GENE
tery being few steps lurther down the
road The members Of the class who
went ont light after breakfast to see how
the ruins looked by daylight. said that
while the owner OF the marble yard did
not invont any new kind of swearing
when he came 10 business, he Infused into
the old variety very unusual and pie
tnrneouo rnpryv - Mar Ideirr in .SutuJ-
day Erening Post
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REST -rhe best medicines in The world
more efficient ia the care ot disc So than
all the po'eaciss oi iae ci.vmist shop.
are warmth, rest. cloall ness dll pure
air. Some persons make 1t virtue 10
brave disease. '.ip keep up "a bong rs
they can move a foot or bead , lilgrr.'
and il sometimes succeeds, hut in others
the powers of life are thereby So com
pletrlv exhauste that The system has lost
sll abliN 70 temperate. aud slowly ty
phoii fever sets h. ard carries TIE palien,
10 a premature grave. Waeacver walk
ing or work is an ctrni.a warm he and
cool room a e the very first indispensi
bic steps to sure anh speedy recovery
Instinct leads all beasts ana birds To Qni
etl,ie anl rest the very m,nsit disease
or wounds assail the system
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TREATMENT OF CulLsLAISs Sulphur.
ous aci should he applied with q camel.
hair brush. or by means of Il spray pro
duccr. One application of this usually
effects o care The acid shHnij be usvd
pure A good wash for hands or fee
affected with chilhlains is sulphurocs
acid. threc parts; glycerinc. one part
water, one part. The acii will he iount
par icularly useful IN the irritating, tor
m,nsing state Of chilblails.
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Eg- A Chinese maxim says; 1--WE re
quire four things Of woman-tliat vIr
:ue dwell in her heart; that modcsy play
on her brow, that industry occupy her
hands, that sweetness Gow from herlips
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iron !

from the Globe Rolling Mills. CHM. bought
since the govt. manufacturing duty was re-
moved. which our customers and all hands can
have the benefit of, by calling carly on
GEO. AUSTIN.
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NATIONAL BANK
-OF-
Western Arkansas,

Fort Smith, Statc Of Arkansas,
At the close Of business the l2ta day of septem-
Der. A. D. 1873
RESOURCES.
r,,r,,ra Di.,ounts s50.66N %
l. - unn,is T., saruro circulation 900 %
Other stock. bonds and mortgages 81! o,
Due from rcdccming and reserve agents l,tJD "
=, N,tinn,I TANKS q2SS X
- State Banks and bankers u -
Furniture and fixtures S'ooon S'om ~
Premiums paid o'"9 ~ ~
Current EXPENSES ,io ~
Bills of other National banks 4,ooa ~
Fractional Currency Including nickoN ~ ~
Specie VIZ coin a o9S o0
Legal Tender Notes ',UO w
III ,52i IS
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in s'1'n m Uo
Surplus Fund l'225s33 ~ 'VI
~ ~ l tosa 7,0j6 Si
Circulation Outstanding $500 w Ue
individual deposits ,,11'iimm >,
Demand certificates of deposit H'ioo -
lil,52i s.
lP X. roors. Cashier Of the National Bank OF
Wg.Isra Arkaug4s do sOlcmnly swear that the above
gletratat /. true, to the bert Of my khowlc 'se anu
ft' p. n. ROOFS, Cashier.
sworn and subscribed before ne lhis ~ M dE pt oc'
Notary Public.
Corrr-t--tttcst
.-'s"'o !. T %P'S'sy 'S'ssy%, Hs1,2; NJ. D. Directors.
The Van Buren press., 1874-01-13
A Large supply

nF Perfumrrics. Hair Oils Hnmdes. Toi.
~ let Soaps, fine white CASTLE SOAP. Dc at
'ult &. Z. NARNEIh
The Van Buren press., 1874-01-13
wh1Gl&ey,

warranted not to eat in the eyr--not head
ache in lhds. Of tit /. no sooner in your
belly thun its on your back in Il pound of beet
and il carries bead like n necklace; for
sale hy
GEORGE AUSTIN.