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Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-08-09

PERSONAL DoTs.-It is stated that On Cover
nor Ponder has finally decided to remove to this
city.
NJ. M. Child was registered at the Irving
House, Long Branch, Wednesday, in company
with DIR. Ephriam W. South, now OF Plaindeld,
n. j., formerly of this city.
Many of the leading lawyers ara out of town.
Geo. Gray and Richard q. Cooper, Esq. of
Now Castle, with their families, have gone to
Brigatine Beach to spend week or two.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-08-09

The ST. MICHAELs MURpER.-The coroners
Jury on the st. Michaels murder case, after pro-
tracing their sittngs for several days. could get
no clue to the perpetrator, and rendered yer
dict that Ford came to his death by blows inilict-
ed by tho hands Of party or parties unknown.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-08-09
DLEASURE TRAVEL.
FOR THE SUMMER OF 1875.

pLEASURE TRAVEL.
FOR THE SUMMER OF 1875,
Vim NORTH PENNSYLvANIA rail-.
ROAD FROM PEIILA DELPHIA.
To all the principal points of interest and places
of summer resort In the Northern and North East
ern sections of the United States and Canada.
Excursion routes and combination tickets at
greatly reduced rates to all points In the
LEHIGH VALLEY, NIAGARA FALLS,
MAUCH CHUNK, BUFFALO
swITCH-BlCK, SARATOGA,
GLEN ONoKO, OswEGo,
WILKEsBARRE, THOUSAND ISLANDS
WYOMING VyLLEY, ALEXANDRIA BAY,
ELMIRA, MONTREAL
WATKINS GLEN, sT. LAWRENCE,
SRNKKA LAKE, WHITE MIS-, 6o
Philadelphia to swItchback and return. $3.50
.. Watkins Glen and feUurn :. is. 80
Niagara Falls and return 1T so
Tickets are sold from June 1st until September
S0th, and good to return until October 31st.
,(Fifth and Chestnut Stsl
TICKET OFFICES 1872 Chestnut street. PHiLA,
lBerks' street Depot.
~ Elegant Drawing Room Parlor Cars on the
fast line, leaving Philadelphia at $50, A. M, and
reaching Niagara the same ewing. III Route books
and time tables may be obtained at either of above
offices or OF ELI Is CLARK, General Agents,
1e2-3m Front and Willow Sts.. Phila
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-08-09
Bail Buad E:ues.
FROM WILMINGTON. .........................s.oo $50

Trains for Atlantic leave foot OF Vine street, Phil
adelphia, at s. a. m., mail; 2.ao, p. m express a.,
p m., express, 4 ID p m., accom- Saturdays Is, p.
m., express. g. p. M, n. Sundays 7, a. m. mall
Leave Atlantic City at Clio, a. M, accom- 1.20, a.
m, express ii 10, d. M, express; 440 p. M, mail
Mondays 4.55 a. m., accom- ..t5, a. m, express.
Sundays, 3, p m., mail. jyl-2m
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-08-09
MISCELLANEOUS.
IGNrom our Late Editions Of saturday.
Terrible Explosion

THE BRIDE Ra ARSENAL DAMAGED AND 20 PoYs
INJURED.
PmLApEIpHl,, August !.
An explosion at Bridesburg arsenal, to day,
did great damage. About twenty boys were
injnretl, como fatally, and one boy WAS killed.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-08-09

II 4 II A r Y SOCIETIES ISSUING
-. weekly or monthly papers are invited to avail
nenseveA OF our facilities for neat work at prices
slightly above cost OF production, at the CoHaKa-
VI A. hTBAh PowRR PRINTIRa ROOM.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-08-09

This train makes close connection with trains on
the Delaware Railroad for all points North and South
OF Seaford, and with Steamers at Cambridge to and
from Baltimore, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
days JAMES M. MURPHY,
1anlsu -. Superintendent.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-08-09
MARYLAND & DELAWARE RAIL-
1Fl ROAD.
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.
ON and after THURSDAY, JUNE 10TH 1870
Trains will run as follows:

Freight tranwill have passenger attached, and
will be subject to delays incident TO freight business.
All freghts must be at the various stations at least
thirty 0 minutes before starting Of trains, other
wise vii lay over twenty y-fOur (94) hours.
Passengers neing the 4.l0 nj. train from Faston
will arrive in Philadelphia at 92O a. r., and Ieturn-
Ing Will leave Philadelphia at $40 p. m thus giving
nearly eight hours for business purposes In that
city. j. l.. CALDWELL,
EAsToN, June bth1s7b Superintendent.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-08-09
Bail 8pad Eiuss.
WILMINGTON q READING r. r.
w SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.

Nos and are ifelght trains with passenger car
attached
CONNECTIONS.
At Wilmington with trains on the Philadelphia,
Wilmington Baltimore and Delaware Railroads.
AT Chadd's Ford with trains on =. n B. Q. X. II.
At CoatesYille with trains on Penna. X. H.. and al
Reading with trains on Phila. & Reading, Leb va
and East Penna., and Reading Columbia Railroad,
and the Reading and Iehigh Railroad.
e. COLLINGS,
iDar3-u General superintendent
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-08-09
finaitrtaI Cards.

Financial Cards.
TNHE ARTISANS SAVINGS BANK.
boa MARKET STREET,
Incorporated February 49, 1851.
Open to receive deposits daily from o. A. M, Until
., p. M, and on Tuesday and Saturday evenings,
from to O'Clock.
sEin-ANNUAL DIVIDEND, AT THE RATE
Of six per cent has been regularly paid on deposits
snoe the organisation of the Bank and 1t La the ex
pectation OF the Managers, that this rate OF div.
dends will be continued.
When dividends are not withdrawn they are ne-
counted as deposits. Thus permanent deposits,
compound their interest twice IN eeoh year.
MANAGERS:
WILLIAM :. HuLBg, aKORaE W. Busu
CLKAEfyT b. SMYTa, GEORGE s, CAPKILH
CHARLES W. HowLAHD, M. L. LICHrKNsrHIH
EDWARD DARLINGTON, NATuAFIKL X. BENSON
HENRY +. DURE JOB II. JACKSON,
&. h. SToTssNBLRG, WA. II. SWIFT
ANTHONY HIGGINS.
WIN. s. HILLES President.
GEO. W. BUSH, Vice President.
aprl4-n E.T. TAYLOR IRE sur
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L,IRST NATIONAL BANK
OF WILMINGTON.
DEPOSITORY OF THR PUBLIC AoE1gs
AND
FINANCIAL AGENT OF THE UNITED sTArKs
EDWARD BELTS, President,
GRO. D ARMSTRONG, Cashier.
PAID UP CAPITAL, 100000
BW Philadelphia and New York Exchange fur
nished to regular deposltors without charge.
Discount days, Mondays and Thursdays, At 8k AN
DIRECTORS.
Clement b. Smyth, George W. Bush,
Israel Pusey, Ell Garrett
henry 3. MoComb Joshua T. Heald,
Daniel Ianlea William Tatnall,
Eiwsri Belts. ootl-Iy
Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-08-09

DoRoHEsrEK g DELAWARE R.
TIME TABLE.
On and after MONDAY, September 12th, 1874
Passenger trains, with Freight Cara attached
until further notice, run "a follows, Sundays
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mnr1O.wFAMtd Secretary u Of The IRE
DRoPosALS FOR STATIONERY.
sEcEErARY's OFFICE,

SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, Z
WAsHINGTUN. ID. O., March 0, 1870
Sealed proposals will be received 1T this once
until u O'Clock m, April o. 1875, for furnishing
Stationery for the use Of the Senate Of the United
States.
Blank forms Of proposals, showing the quantity
and quality Of each article, and tho form Of bond
TO be signed by the bidder and sureties, will be
furnished on application to this office.
The QuartO Post and Commercial Note Papers
perfect paper, OF Uniform quality, with no "out.
side " or i'm perfect quires.
All the Manila Paper must be Of pure Manila
stock, fiat and smooth sheets, and Of the toughest
The Adhesive Envelopes must be extra well
gummed with pure white gum, or they will not
opes must be submitted in such boxes, and put up
| in every way as they are TO be delivered. All
white Envelopes are to be delivered in boxes con-
| tanning not over $50 each.
The quantities Of the different articles above
| set forth are supposed 10 be what will be re-
quired, but the Secretary of the Senate reserves
to himself the right to order from contractors
more less Of the several articles, according to
the wants Of the Department.
Proposals from established dealers only will be
considered, and preference will be given 70 pro-
| auctions Of American industry, If equally cheap
| and Of as good quality.
by the Secretary Of the Senate must be delivered
at his office in the city OF Washington, free Of any
charge for carriage, on or before the LIST day OF
| Every article must be OF the very best quality
| unless an inferior quality is called for.
| A SuuCle1L specimen OF ehcn aTIlcl6 prOpOs6u
for is to accompany the proposal and to be marked
| with the name Of the propeser and Of paper the
| weight per reaH. The whole OF each article
| specified in the foregoing list Will be deemed q
class and the person offering to furnish any such
class at the lowest price Equality consi3ered will
| receive q contract for the same on executing a
| bond, with two or more sureties satisfactory to
the Secretary OF the Senate, for the performance
thereof which bond is to be filed in the office OF
the said Secretary within ten days after the pro-
| pesal has been accepted.
If any articles contracted for should not be de-
llvered within the time stipulated, or should be
inferior in any respect to the sample, the bond oil
| the contractor will be put In suit.
| Proposals. should be Endorsed proposals for
Stationery for the Senate" and be directed TO
the Secretary Of the Senate, Washington.
| Proposals and specimens must be delivered at
INV GEORGE G. GoRHAM,
Secretary OF the Senate Of the United States
marg-Tu4t
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PROPOSALS FOR STATIONERY.

Ill
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, March 2, 1876.
Sealed proposals for furnishing Stationery for
the year ending June 30, 1875, will be received at
this Department until the 18th day April, 1875,
Blank forms for bidding will be furnished upon
application.
rejected item by item, and this advertisement and
the proposal, so far as accepted by the Secretary
ofthe Treasury, and the bond accompanying the
same, shall constitute the contract between the
further contract will be executed.
The articles contracted for must be furnished
from time to time during the year, in quantities
pursuant to orders from the Department. The
entire quantities will however, be called fer dur
ing the year.
Each proposal must be signed by the individual
or firm making It, and be accompanied by bend,
with sufficient sureties, in the sum Of ten thou.
sand dollars, l$l0OO0.) approved by United
States officer Of the district in which the suretes
reside or do business, on a form to be furnished
by the Department, conditioned for furnishing
such portions OF the articles as may be awarded
under 1t. and the performance OF the contrast.
All deliveries will be subject 10 inspection by
an expert, detailed for the purpose by the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury and the delivery of an infe-
rior article will be deemed sufficient cause to
annul the contract at the option Of the Secretary
Deliveries must be free Of charge at the Treas
ury Department, Washington.
The failure to comply with any one order under
entire penalty Of the bond or the Secretary Of the
Treasury may direct the purchase, in open mar
ket, of such quantities OF any articles as shall be
necessary 10 supply the deficiency caused ~ such
failure, ard charge to the contractors fftY per
centum of the price which II shall be found neces
saTy TO pay for such articles.
Proposals unaccompanied by satisfactory
bond will not be considered, and contracts Will be
awarded only to established manufacturers Of or
dealers in the articles.
Proposals to DO addressed to the undersigned,
and marked proposals Tor ! st a RsISS:Tnw
marlowF&Mtd Secretary X Of the Treasury.
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Washington Wholesale Markets.
Washington livestock Market.

Cattle, common, 393Ifc.; medium, t84Jfs;
butcher, 505I1c.; extra, s6Tc. Hogs higher and
Sheep, ordinary, 6IsI4e.; extra, T8TI4c. Calves,
case. Cows, leach,) k2OGS5O.
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DRoPUsALs FOR BEEF FOR INDIANS.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, March IL. 1876. s
Sealed Proposals, endorsed - Proposals for SUP
plies will be received at this office until u
O'Clock of Monday, the I'D day Of March, 1875, for
furnishing beeEcsttle on the hoOf, in such quanti-
ties and at such times as may be required for the
Indian service, at the following Agencies in the
Indian Territory, to July l, 1875:
Cheyenne and Arapahoe Agency.
Kiowa Agency.
Wichita Agency.
Bids must state the price per pound gross; said
prices to be given without any modification, or
proposed modification, whatever.
The delivery must commence at each Agency
within i've days after notice Of the award is re-
ceiVed.
Should the contractor at any time fail to deliver
cattle as required they will be purchased else
where at his expense.
Bids must be accompanied with a certified check
Of not less than three thousand dollars, payable
to the order of the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs,
upon some United States Depository or solvent
National Bank, which check shall be forfeited to
the United States in case of default by bidder in
executing contract If awarded to him.
Bidd ers are invited to be present at the open
ing of the bids.
Z. p. SMITH,
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In the stock market the Certificates Of General
Improvement and Congress- guaranteed 1865 are
the features, while the volume Of business con-
tinues below the average. The former sold at 81
and the latter at prices ranging from sgN to TO<,
according to quantity. We heard Of sales Of
100000 at TOl{. The First National Bank OF
New York has Issued 0 circular directing atten-
tIon to the guarantees" as an Investment, and
soliciting orders ut the market price. This will
have a bsnehciGI Influence upon the bonds, as thiS
bank Is generally accepted as good authority In
financial matters.
District bonds We have, and IN fact equal 70 Gov
ernments in point Of security. In recognition Of
this fact and In view OF the large sales ''On the
street" ut New York, application WILL be made, Il
list OF the New York stock Board as soon as they
become eligible by certificate TO the exact issue
OF the bonds. Heretofore no proper effort has
been made by those who were sOlicltOus to have
them placed prominently before the speculative
world, while the more knowing ones have been
cugniEant OF the Tact that such effort would have
been and as yet would be irultles5. Alter being
placed before the New York pulls" aud ''bsars"
they Will become a mere bagatelle as 10 quantity,
tina entire Issue being less than SO, 000, 3D. and
one energetic broker could carry the entire
amount,
There is nothing worthy Of note In the New
York money market. Hates Tor money on call,
400, and at the close, 2G2lI. Foreign exchange
1l6zI, advanced to 1885. declined to 1857, closing
active, at ll6l@EGll621. Governments In the morn
ing hours were strong and higher through most
OfIhe list, closing dull and steady. State bOnds
dull and steady Speculative shares opened I'M
changed for Lake Shore, Rock Island, Ohio'5,
and wabash; Il lower for st. Paul, anu the re-
maInder Of the list ISfE4 higher. In early deaf
began 10 decline failing 4 TO per cent, the lat
ter Pacific Mail, closing active and weak.
The following are the closing rates for bonds
and stocks telegrGphed from the Gold Room TO
MessTs, Lewis Johnson & Co.
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DRoPUsALs FOR GOAL.
Treasury DEPARTMEXT,

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU or ENGRAVING AND PRINTING, :
WAsHINGrON, ID. G., February q, 1873.
Sc led proposals will be received at this lice
until 10 clock, a. M, TUESDAY, 3Oth March, for
(GeorRc's Creek Cumberland coal, to lie delivered
a. buGh tileS a1u Plies hu ~ suen ~
quircd by act Of Congress approved July II, $50,
viz: 'VTIat such coal shall weigh 2, go pounds to
the and shall be inspected an weighed and the
gus nifty of each load certified At the time Of delv
cry by the person appointed and qualified under
the act for that purpose, and that the prescribed
fee OF cents for each ton Of coal Inspected weighed
and deliN cred shall be paid by the contractor"
Proposals will he considered binding for one
week from the Sth March. the Department resery-
ing the right to all or any portion OF the bids
offered.
No proposals will be entertained unless accompa-
nied by satisfactory evidence OF ability fulfill the
contract, nor will any payment be ma ie without
the certificate Of the inspector that the coal fur
nlShed l. such H. the contract calls for.
Proposals shall he addressed and sent to the
ONCE Of GEO B. MCCARTEE.
Chief OF Bureau OF Engraving and Printing, Treas
ury Department. feH-WFMtmh@
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DVB. WARNER,

IDLY u. h WARNER,
Federal Buildings, corner Seventh and SIS. NV
PREssED-BRICK DWELLING, No. Slj .
STREET. BETWEEN THIRD AND FOURTH
STREETS SOUTHEAST. AND UNlMPRONED
NUE., BETWEEN THIRD AND FOURTH
STREETS SOUTHEAST.
By VIII tue OF teed of trust, dated october Is. A.
one of the land records for the District OF Column
bia and at the request Of the patty secured there
pfemIses, on MON ORY, March 3, is55 at o'cIocS
D. m, all that parcel Of ground and premises sit
uate In said city OF Washington and An1Wn upon
all those parts Of original lots numbered two (2(
and three, 6, In square mum 0eFed seven hundred
and nnety-oRe, C7s1,l described as follows: Begin
the northeast corner of said lot numbered two e.
and running thence west on street forty-two C42)
feet, thence due south North Carolina avenue to
a point thirty-nine C89) feet from the southwest
corner said lot three, g. thence nortn-
eaI terlv on North Carolina avenue forty-tWO (t2)
feet, thence point which Will be intetsected by
a line which will be drawn due south from the be-
ginning and SEVENTY O) feet therefrom, and thence
with said line seventy COZ feet to the BEGINNING,
scribed as lot lettered X, of LobSigtrs subdivision
in said square, fronting eighteen Qs) feet said
ing herein lot Uttered L of said LObSigers sub
division and all the ground in the rear OF said lots
Uttered X and L, together with the Improve
Terms: one third of the purchase money In cash;
bGlsnce at six, twelve and eighteen months, with
Of 2 eS SR re per SrO5er sod DEPOSIT
sale. All conTeyancing at expense of the pur-
seven days the trustees reserve the right to re-
sell the property at the risk and cost OF the DEFAULT
ing puIchaseE aiter aye days, I advertisement.
W EKfLLppfEhEMlCMM f TrTHr kFT. Trustee.
}. T. COLpWELL, salesman.
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STEAMSHIP LINES.

DOT MAC TRANSPORTATION
4 LINE.-The steamer sue Capt. james
HarDcT, and steamer express Capt. J. L,
Barrier. m leave Baltimore. ipicr No Ir, Light It.
wharf evc,y TUESDAY and THUHSO y at
y. M, for Washing ton al 16eorgutOwu nd inter-
mediate lSndiugs: returning leave StcphensOn's
wharf, foot Of Seventh street, every MONDAY at
9p. M. aud FRIDAY at u p. IN. TIL 'se steamers
are elegantly furnished WITH every co IvenicnCe
for the comfort OF the trIvG ing public, and are
unsurpaas in passenger and freight aCcOmmOia-
tiOn- hv my boats on the Potomac river. ALL
RIVER FE'ElGHT MUST BE PREPAID. For
STEPHENSON 4 BRO.
Agents. Seventh street wharf.
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TINTED STATES MARsHAL's SALE.

In virtue OF a writ of fsrf Jaeias, Issued out Of
the clerk o office of the Supreme COURT of the Dis
trCto Columbia, and to me directed, will sell at
public sale, for cash, in front Of the courthouse
door of said district, on TUESDAY, the 6th day
ofApril, 1875, at L O'Clock the following prop
Crty of LRrkln A. Bell, to wit: Lot No. - OF John
G.. Adams subdivision of square No. 3d. in the
city of Washington, ID. G., together with all and
singular the Improvements thereon seized AMI
levied upon the property Of Larkin A. Bell, and
will be s1ld to satisfy execution No. u, 3u6, in
favor of Trust Hahn. ,r
United States Marshal ID. G.
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PROPOSALS.
rlIE COMMISSIONERS OF THE
DISTRICT FIOLUMuIA.
DROPUSALS FOR SWEEPING AND
Il CLEANING ALLEYS,

ENGINEER'S OFFICE, DISTINCT OF COLUMBIA, [
wASHiNGTON, March ~, 1875,
Sealed proposals. Will be received at this Office un-
I'll u O'Clock ~. on SATURDAY, the 9th Of
March, 1915, for cleaning and sweeping the alleys
In the cities OF Wa hingtOn and Georgetown for
enc year.
Blank forms and all necessary Indignation can
be obtained upon application At this Office.
BY OrUt r Of the ENGINEER.
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BOOKS AND STATIONERY.

THE VERY NEWEST BOOKS.
The Harbor Bar, 81.
stAtesmnn's Year Book, $3.50.
Maiue's Early History OF Institutions, a.,
MaiHe'B Ancient Law, g.
BATnaTd's PTl, ate Life OF King, $50.
BANlcy's Spain, Art Remains, &c., 2 vols, IS.
Moore and JorIAn, Bric.A-l rae, tl.Q.
Smiths AsyriAn Discoveries. a.
Congressional Directory, with Members and seu-
ators OF the new Congress, 20 cents.
lloey,s ElossominE OF an Aloe, 30 cents.
AsImmaTy OF Modern History, tl.75,
Audfey's story OF Fellow Soldier, H.T5.
Rch Medway's Two I overs, sl,S.
Initial n ote Paper, and Envelopes to match, In
boxes, At IS cents each. Portfolios and Desk
Pads, for travelling, from % cents.
'ster Crosses. new and unique designs and
sO''t'' ." soL0MoNs & CHAPMAN,
Agents Lawrence 'tPure Linen Papers,
mhI7.tf Oil Penn ylVanll avenue.
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DY DUNCANSON BROS,
ID AuctIoneers, southeast corner OF Ninth and d
streets northwest.


TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE, SITUATED ON NORTH n
SThkET, BETWEEN NORTH CAPITOL
STREET AND FIRST STREET EAST.
By virtue of a deed OF trust, dated June l, A. D.
1874, duly recorded in Liber 75 folio 80, &c Ssq..
one OF the land records for Washington county,
District of Columbia, and at the request OF tine
party secnr ed thereby Twill sell at puolic auction,
10 the highest bidder IN front Of the premises on
SAT URDHY, the 9th day OF NJ arch, A. ID. $50. at
4a O'Clock p. M, all that piece OF parcel OF real
estate, situate and being in the city OF WIshlng-
ton, District OF Columbia, and known upon the
ground plat or plan OF said city as and being all
that part of square numbered six hundred and
seventy i've, described as follows Beginning for
the same At point on North street, distant one
hundred and loTty feet west from the northeast
corner OF said square, and running thence west
twenty feet along said north X street: thence
south eighty feet; thence east twenty feet, and
thence north eighty feet to the place Of
together with the Improvements, consisting Of a
new and elegant brick dwelling.
Terms: One third cash; balance In three equal
inStallments, at six, twelve and eighteen months,
respecIiN ely, bearing interest at ten per centum
per annum from day of sale, secured by deed Of
trust on premises sold; or all cash, at option of
the purchaser. All convey1Gcing at the cost OF
the purchaser. deposit of 500 at time Of So e.
If the terms of sale are not complied with in ten
DAYS from the day of sale. the trustee rSserTes the
right to resell al cost and risk of the deflultlng
purchaser. THOMAS Ne LANAHAe,
mhls-dSds, DUSCANsON BROS, AntS.