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DOINGS OF THE TRAMPS.

A YOUNG GIRL DRAGGED FROM HER
BED INTO A FIELD AND MURDERED.
Three tramps broke into residence Of
Mrs. Martha Elder,-a widow, living in
Unity township, Westmoreland county,
Pa. early on Saturday morning, AID
dragged her youngest daughter from her
bed. The young women was carried in
to field some distance from the house,
murdered, and thrown into creek. Her
sister was awakened by her shrieks. and
aroused a neighbor, who alarmed the
village by ringing the bell of distillery,
and the male portion Of the population
were soon in pursuit Of the murderers,
Three men, who were found feigning
sleep under the Pennsylvania Railroad
depot platform, were arrested and lock ed
up. In hearing before Justice Robert
Fox, the prisoners were unable to give q
satisfactory account of themselves. and
there being so many circumstances TO con
meet them with the crime, they were com
mitted to Jail to await the action of the
Grand Juryinext september. Mrs. Elder
who has heen of unsound mind for sever
al years past, has sustained such a shocl
that she cannot recover. The murder o
Miss Elder is the fourth that has beer
committed in a radius Of few miles
within the past month. aud the excite
ment is intense. H..f.
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REDUCE THE SALARIEs.-The Phila-
delphia Telegraph, Republican paper,
takes very sensible view of the position
Of things just now, and proposes mode
to effect saving which it will be hard to
furnish good reason tor not adopting at
the earliest opportunity. 1t says:
"The Department Of State has Just one
salaried consulship untitled, and it has
1000 applications for eonsuIships on its
files, from which it might be inferred
that the demand for consulships is consid-
erably greater than the supply; and look
ing at the matter from strictly business
point of view, might it not be a good
thing to try and produce something more
Of an equilibrium between the supply
and demand by reducing the salaries at
some of the salaried consulships ? It is
tolerably evident that great many men
are decidedly of the opinion that a con.
sulship is something that is well worth
having, great deal better worth having
in fact, than great variety of of the EN-
ployments at home and the Government
would assurediy be justified in taking 8
business advantage Of the very active
competition for them. Exactly what any
body wants to be consul for-except a
very few of the most important ports
we do not know, but it is to be presumed
that the 1900 who have filed their papers
at the State Department know what they
are about, and calculate that they will
have something very nice if they succeed
In getting What they ask for"
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New.Jex-sey Mutual
SUITS ron sie2, 600 AeAissr THE DI-
RnCsrnpa Avn arnCK unI nERa

SUITS FOR S162, 600 AGAINST THE DI-
REcToRs AND STOCKHOLDERS.
J Receiver Joel Parker, in pursuance Of
the Chancellor's order, has brought suits
sgainst TN. following stoekholders- and
directors of the New Jersey Mutual Life
Insurance. compa1y:-Wm N. Force,
President, SIC, 900; Charles c. Gathrop,
Vice-President, S70,000; Thomas B. Ped
die, SIC, 1000; George Peters, $4,000; es-
tate of d. n. Wilson, 81, 200; Jeremiah
Councillor, $4,000; James G. Barnet,
SIC, 900; and Jonh 81. Kase, $1,000.
The writs are returnable before
Judge Depue, of Newark, on Tuesday
next, but the trial will probably be post
poned until September. The defendants
have secured the service of half-a-dozen
Of the most prominent lawyers ia New
Jersey, and are determined to fight to
the bitter end. Thew sold their stock to
the directors of the Hope at all advance
of so per cent, and received therefor
bonds and mortgages held by the New
Jersey Mutual Life, which reduced the
assets of the latter company $500, ,000-a
deficiency, 1t is claimed, that was never
made good by their successors, and which
was the beginning of the troubles which
caused the ruin Of the company. Before
instituting these suits, Ludlow McUarter,
attorney for the New Jersey Mutual, OBJ
tanned an opinion from MIR. Barker Gum
mere, Of Trenton, that they could be
maintained. Should decision be rem
dered in favor of the receiver, suits will
be brought against the other former
stockholders.
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CHERIFF'S SALE.
y By virtue OF a writ of Levari Facias
TO me directed, will be exposed TO Public
Sale, at the
LAFAYETTE HOTEL, 81 Shipley st.,
kept by Geo. w. ortlip, in the city of vii
SATURDAY, the 28th Day of July,
A. D. 1877. at2 O'Clock, p. m, .d
The following described Real Estate, viz:
No. l. All that ceI tain loi of land, situate
in the city OF. Wilmington, New Castle
county, Del, bounded and described as
follows: Beginning at the corner formed
by the Intersection of the easterly side of
DUPONT street and the soItherly side of 9Th
street, thence along said southerly side OF
9Th street, easterly about sixty eight feet to
stake, thence southerly parallel with Du-
Pont street about eighty six and a half feet
to stake, thence in a north westerly direc-
tion about seventy three and half feet to
the said easterly side of DUPONT sueet,
/ thence by said street northerly about fifty
| feet TO the place of beginning, be the con-
| tents what they may.
| No. 2. All that lot OF land, with O Frame
House thereon, situate in the city of Will
mfngton, State of Delaware, beginning on
the nOrtherly side of Front street, between
| from the easterly side OF Madison street Mt
! the middle of the party wall thence north
| erly parallel with Madison street "a feet 10
inches to a corner land formerly of Thomas
/ Curley, thence Herewith easterly parallel
with Front street 16 feet inches to a stake,
thence northerly parallel with Madison
street "a feet inches passing through the
middle of party wall OF this and house for
merly of Jacob Lloyd TO said side of Front
street. and thence westerly 16 feet 8 inches
to the place of beginning
Seized and taken in execution as the pro-
perty Of Patrick LAZY, sas sIs e be sold ~
Sheriffs ONCE, New Castle,
July 9, 1877. jye-3tawts
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A. d. lsTT, at2 O'Clock, p. m.

A. ID. 1871, atz O'CLOCK, p. M,
The following described Real Estate, viz;
All that certain lot or piece Of land, situ-
ated in the city OF Wiimington, and bound.
ed and described rs follows, TO wit Begin
ming at the intersection OF the soufherly
side OF Eighth. street with the westerly
side OF Poplar street, Hence southerly along
said side OF Poplar street 90 feet, more or
less to land of Jacob karch, thence
westerly along said Karch land and paral-
lei with Sth street i6 feet TO q Btake, thence
northerly and parallel with Poplar street
by q line dividiug this from other lands Of
the said John B. Bleyer, sixty feet more or
less, to the Aforesaid side Of Eighth street,
and thence thereby easteriy alongside of
Eighth street eighteen feet to the place OF
beginning, be the contents thereof what
they may. ~
No. 2. All that certain, lot Of land, situ-
afed In the said city OF Wilmington. afore-
said, and described, as follows, 10 wit: Be-
ginning on the rsOutberly side Of Eighth
street at the distancel Of eighteeii7-from
the westerly side Of Poplar street, thence
with Eighth street westerly sixteen feet,
thence southerly and parallel with Poplar
street sixty feet from building line, thence
easterly parallel with Eighth street six cen
fc ct, thence northerly sixty feet TO the place
of beginning, be the contents thereof what
they may.
Seized and taken in execution as the pro
perty Of John Carney and Sarah, his wife
and {. t., and TO be sold by,
ISAAC CRUDE, Sheriff.
Sheriff,s Office, New Castle,(
July 9, 1877. { jy9- -3tawts
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July 10. lST7.

RKsPECTABILITY OF SNUGGIING.-
Smuggling has become so common a
pursuit that, like many other nefarious
practices for the suppression of which we
pay large salaries to preventive and de-
tective officers, it has assumed quasi
dignity and respectability that absolutely
brings it into competition with legiti-
mate vocations. 1t is unfortunate that
we have a system of revenue collection
that necessarily offers every encourage
ment to the protection of criminal avoca-
tions, and that smugglers have become
almost as common as burglars and pick
pockets, and from their assumption Of
respectability have become heroic as
fashionable. Indeed, they have begun
TO regard themselves as on an equality
with legitimate importers, and conduct
their criminal pursuits with an assurance
that savors of the legitimate. Ia the ar
ticle of silk our importation last year
amounted to over twenty one million
dollars, and in the amount of duty il
paid to the Government it was the second
on the tariff list. A duty of sixty pei
cent. is formidable element in an i'm
portant article of consumption and thou.
sands of genteel snugglers who belong
TO ring which it has been some time
the purpose of the Custom House detec
tives to break up.
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Coil SeTcice IL eforns Local and
Federal.

The N. \. EeUening Post suggests that
the Presidents civil service order ought
to be applied straightway in the several
towns. cities, counties and States of the
nation by the local authorities. The
World in refuting this idea takes strong,
plain grounds, and says: The sugges-
ton, 1t will be seen, assumes that the
same class of evils exists IN our local ad-
ministrations as in the executive depart
ment of the National Governments, but
this is not the case. The Republican
National Convention which nomina ated
Hayes set forth that the party proposed
to put stop to interference by Sena-
tors and Congressman with the execu-
tive function of making nominations and
appointments. Mr.. Hayes in his letter
Of acceptance described certain defects
Of administration under Grant which, if
elected. he would remedy. This resolu-
ton of the convention and this letter of
acceptance We're loudly applauded by
Republicans, and especially by the no.
party voters who gave Ohio to Hayes by
atrifiing majority.
NOW all of these evils and defects
winch were thus described belong to the
Feoeral Government and to appointed
ohcers. The Republican party in con.
Venuon emphasized the fact that agents
In Congress, elected and created by the
o'ates' interfere with the constitutions
functions of the Federal agent. VIII. i,
the President. In our Federal svst. nj
only two officers of the executive dcnar,
ment are elected by the votes of IN. n..o
pie, All Others are appointed either nv
the President or by heads of deparments
dire dly or indirectly, and the civil ser
vice reform promised by the Republica,
Convention, and by Mr.. Hayes, referre,
TO the subordinate Executive appointees
Nothing whatever was said about ele,
tive officers. Nobody proposed a civ
service for members of Congress q
Senators. Nor did any one discuss
civil service for Governors of States. G
Mayors of cities, or Supervisors of coul
ties, or what in New England are calle
Selectmen of. towns. Such elective off
GERS are not removable at pleasure as al
the executive agents of the Gener
Government; they can only be eiecte
during the term for which they are ele
ted, by Impeachment. District -Attorn,
Phelps, of the city and county of Ne
York, might give his days and nights
the organization and discipline of Il
6o7 officials who manage the Republics
ward associations which dictate Ii
ticket which the 10000 Republicans
this city shall vote, but if he should do
who could discipline him?
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Possibly 1t may eventuaiiy turn out
that political activity on the part Of Office
holders can be suppressed in the case Of
State, city, county and town elective
officers, but FIRST let us see how the order
forbidding such activity works as applied
by President Hayes aoccrding 70 hts
solemn pledge, to executive officers in
the federal Government, What V first
to be done is to take of the Federal
hand from interference in our local and
domestic politics through Federal Off
Gals, often cafpetbaggers At the North
as well as at the South, whose functions
in no sense copcern State-nehts affairs.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
Il United States, for the District of Dela-
ware.
In the Matter of William H. Churchman,
Bankrapt.-In Bankruptcy. At Whining
July, A. D., 1877. :
DISTRICT OF della WARE, IS:
Notice is hereby given that a Petition has
been filed in said court by William III.
Churchman Of Claymont, in said District
dulv declared a Bankrupt under the act OF
Congress OF March ", 1867 for a discharge,
and certificate thereof, from all his debts,
and other claims provable under said act,
and that the Eighteenth day of July 1877
at 10 o'clock, a. m, Is assigned for the hear
ing OF the same, at Wilmington aforesaid
when and where you may attend and show
cause, If any you have, why the prayer OF
the said retition should not be granted
y. REDMOND SMITH,
Clerk of the u. s. District Court,
iy5-12,19 Delaware District
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Something scorched space hui =
dred yards wide, and six times as lol x,
in Western Texas, in recent storm q.
The residents generally think a re-
markably broad flash of lightning may
have done it, but there are supersti-
tious persons WHO are sure that the
devil did it with his bot feet.
The Baltimore Gazette, says: "This
cowhiding Of Pennsylvania editors is get
ting too common. Instead of spending
their money on annual editorial tours
they should pool their earnings and hire
some noted pugilist to do their fighting
for them"
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Regist. RS Order.
REGISTER 8 OFFICE,


UpoN theapplication ofGeorge Doug
ty, Executor of George Dougherty n
late of Brandywine Hundred In a
county, decd, II Is ordered and dlrecaV
the Register that the Executor m
said, give notice OF the granting ofDn
Of Testamentary upon the Estate d
deceased, with the date Of granting hu,
by causing advertisements 10 be Pa
within forty days from the date Of q;
Letters, in six OF the most public pacaI
The County Of New Castle. reQulrilge
persons having demands against the
tate, to present the same, or abide d1
Act OF Assembly in such case made !
provided. And also cause the semenI
Inserted within the same period In
DAILY GAZETTE, a newspaper publls1
In Wilmington, and to be continued thai
three weeks. (e, o. d.
f-~~-, Given under the hand and SAl
}L.s. Office of the Register aforesad,
WI New Castle, In New Castle Cou1
Aforesaid, the day and year above vise
s. @. BIGGS, Regsn
NOTICE
All persons having claims against
Estate of the deceased must present.
same duly attested to the Exec4toi
or before June nth, 1873, or abide
Act OF Assembly in such case manei
provided. GEORGE DOUGHERTl
Address, Wilmington, Del. EXecua
1y2-3weod
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ExcURsIoN.-1'he excursion and re-
union Of the Central Presbyterian church
Sunday schools is taking place to-day at
Mt. cuba, on the Delaware Western r..
X. The first train left at $50 O'Clock, and
comprised four passenger cars and two
gondolas, all well filed. The second
train lett at 1920, and bore a goodly
number of excursionists. Mr.. Homer
Barry is experimenting the affair.
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PUBLIC SALE.

VIII De sold at PUBIC Sale, on
TUESDAY. THE 18th OF July, 1877,
at the Hotel of Alex Maxwell, in Middle
town, Del, A COACH SHOP, GROUND
AND PREMISES, late the property OF
John Townsend, deceased, and situated in
the thriving town of 'Middletown in
New Castle county, State of Del
aware, and now occupied by II. d. Howell.
Title good. 1t is a good sland for the car
riage business, and could, If desired, be
changed at little expense into Fruit Dry
ing House.
TERMS One-half cash; the remainder
In six months, satisfactorily secured, with
interest from day of sale. Purchaser to be
at the expense of conveyance papers.
SAMUEL TOWNSEND. Trustee.
June %, 1877 -3tawts.
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Two blocks of buildings in Del Norte,
Colorado. including the post Office and
the San Juan Bank, were destroyed By
fire OH the 9th inst. The loss is estimat-
ed at $500, 600. F"
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NOTICES..

CITY AND SCHOOL TAXES FOR 1877.
The undersigned, receivers of taxes fer
the city of Wilmington, will be at
No. 10 EAST SIXTH STREET,
between Market and King streets, on and
after the I'd day of July, 1877, between the
hours of and l2 in the morning, and from
70 In the afternoon, for the purpose of re-
ceiving taxes.
on ali taxes paid during the month OF
July there will be a reduction of hve.cents
on every dollar and all taxes paid on or
after the first day of August, including the
first Tuesday Of September shall be payable
without q deduction or addition as afore-
said, and all taxes unpaid on the day next
after the first Tuesday of September, shall
be Increased by the addition of five per
centum on the amount thereof
EDMUND PROVOST,
Receiver Northern District fincluding all
north of Sixth street)
EDWARD FARMER,
Receiver Southern District iucludil.g all
south of Sixth street.) Tvs
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rHEprPr,s SALE /

- BY virtue of u writ OF Levari Facias,
70 me directed, will be exposed TO Public
Sale, at the
LAFAYETTE HOTEL. cal Shipiey ST.,
mington, New Castle county, Dsiaware, On
Saturday, the 28th day of July,
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A DEMONSTRATORS SALE
REAL ESTATE.

e EAL ESTATE.
BY virtue of an order of the Orph ans
Court of the state of Delaware. in and for
New Castle County made at the February
Term, A. D., 1877, will be exposed to sale.
at pnblic venuue, at the house OF John j.
Dougherty. known as the DELAW ARE
House In the City of Wilmington, in the
County aforesaid,
ON SATURDAY,
THE 2lst DAY OF JULY, 1877,
At II O'Clock, a. M, the following described
real estate, situate, lying and being In said
city, To wit:
beginning on the westerly side OF Walnut
street At the distanceof sixty mine feet from
the corner formed by the Intersection OF the
northerly side of Front street with the west
erly side of Walnut street, thence westerly
parallel with Front street seventy feet to a
corner, thence northerly parallel With Wal
nut street twenty two feet TO another cor
ner, thence easterly parallel with Front
street seventy feet TO The westerly side OF
Walnut street, thence southerly along said
side OF said street twenty-five feet to the
place of beginning, the same being the
| real estate Of Theodore Schmidt, deceased
Attendance will be given and terms III ade
known at the time and place aforesaid by
THOMASJ. MELLON, Admir-,
Or, by VICTOR DUPONT, his Atty
Attest, j. M. HoUsMAN, Clerk OF the
| Orphans Court.
T, NJ. oGLE, Auct. jueH-ts
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NEW SERIES.-ATHE AID LOAN AS
IN ISOLATION is now disposing of its
Ith Series OF shares; ist payment due July
lS next, correspondence solicited as to wnat
they are and how 10 use them to ad vantage
as an Investment or 10 borrow. Money re
turned on short notice with per cent. in
terest: GEO c. MARIS, ecretaiy.
Office N. " Cor. 9Th, and Shipley Sts.
jue26dtf
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DUBLIC SALE OF
REAL ESTATE.

viii be Offered at Public Sale at the Of
flee of The City Building and Loan Associ-
alton, No. COL Shipley street, I'D floor, / on
TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 10TH,
at o'clock, the following described Real
Estate.
No. 1--Lot ssK125 feet on Delaware ave-
nue. 1n5 feet west from Lincoln street; di-
vided into lots IGN xl25 and one 17x125 feet
No. Lot 20x 100 feet, east SIDE, jackson
street, 80 feet from north side, ShalIcross
avenue.
NO.3-Two-story brick house south side
OF Bets street, 9th Ward, subject TO lien
No 4. -Three-story brick house, rooms
on Front street III feet v est of Clayton; lot
l2x146 feet extending through to TuIip
street.
No. .6-Three story brick house adjoining
No: on the west. Lot 12x145 feet
No. 6-Two story brick house and store
No. 402 Madison street. Lot IA feet & inches
by 81 feet. In good condition.
All the above properties excepting No a
1 Will be sold clear of all incum brances.
Terms OF SALE.-Ten per cent. cash
when the property is struck off. and 40 per
cent. when deed is given. Balance can re-
main on mortgage for . or years, or a dis
count OF per cent. will be allowed for cash.
For further information inquire of
j. E. PIERCE, Secretary
'y0-vlo COL Shipley street.
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P0sTPONRMRNT.

Al meeting OF the Beard Of Directors OF the
Lady bryan Mining Company. held February o.
1871. the sale Of the alovc described stock. do
ilnlnent on account of assessment No. II. was
ordered postponed until FRIDAY. the siIieenth
uGth) day OF February. 1871. at the hour Of
three 90 o'clock r. NJ, ut the rame place NJ
above sdvertised.
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NOTICE IN BANKRUPTCY.

tn Tux DISTRICT COURT or THE
l rrit'd STATES for the District 81 Nevada
In the mater 81 JAMES KELLEY. Bsnkunt,
In Bankruptcy - United STAT u Ame'ic.,
District OF Asvaia. s-.-A warrant In Iiank.
ruptcy hes heen issned by sad court against
the eststs "a Jane. Kelley. of the city of Wiz.
ginis. the county of storey and state of New a.
In said piriric'. ~ho has been duly adjudg.d .
bankrupt upon hi- swu t~etiiion and the pay.
m~nt of any debts and thu delivery of any
property Be oncing tn ssii bankrupt 10 him OF
/, bis use. and the transfer of any property by
him. are forbidden by lsw. A meeting of tn.
creditors OF saii bankrupt. TO prove his debts
and choo-c one or more s--ignee- of his estate,
uiil be he'll 81 . Court nf Bankruptcy. tn be-
holden q Virginia. In -aid district. on the so,h
day Of February. A. ID. ISL. at o'elock r. n.
at the once 81 n. Stroihsr. Room No Odd
Fellows' Bniidirg, c,insr % q and Smith
streets. one Of the Registers In Bankruptcy Of
aid district
United aia.es Marshal and Messenger In
Bankruptcy for said district.
nv y a CourHrr Deputy. ft1td
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DISAPPOINTMENT

At . meeting Of the Board Of Directors Of The
lady Bryan Mining Company. held January "a,
coun, Of assessment No. n, was ordered post.
ponrd until FRIDAY. the ninth Vthl day Of
February. 1871. at the same hour and place
- advertised above.
WA. II. M~ccLINT0CK. Secretary.
0fncs-No. 80 Pine street. X ON No. 8. Fan
Francisco, California. jsg1
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al uREOLA OOLn Ann sILYEI

"A MIslNG COMPANY -IOcstlon Of prin
opal place Of business. San Francisco. Call.
fornia.
Location Of works, rcyil's Gate Mining Dis
trict, Lyon county. Nevada.
Notiec.-There are delinquent upon the fol-
lowing dercribcd stock. ON account of assers-
mcntt mo. ~ levied on the nth day Of December,
1876, the several amounts set opposite the
names OF the respective shareholders. a. fol.
lows:
Names. No. Certif. Shr. Amt.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-21
IMPROVEMENT.

Al . meeting Of the Directors 81 the lady
Dr, al Mining CompAny. held February 20. 1871,
the sale Of the above described stock. delln.
postponed until FRIDAY. the 2si day Of Feb
ruAry. 1871, Of the hour VI twelve tl2, O'Clock
". at the s,mo place as advertised shove.
WA. II. MoCLlNTOCk, Secretary.
Oniee-So. sD Pine street. Room No. s. San
Francisco. California AND
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And IN sccorisncs with law. and an order Of
the Board OF Directors. made ON the 9Th DAY Of
December. ls16. 20 many shares Of each parcel
of such stock ~ may be Necessary will be sold
a. public a~uetioD. at the ONCE Of the Compauy,
Room I. No. go Montgomery street. Ssn Fran.
cisco California. on WEDNESDAY, the 2sth DAY
OF February. 1871. at the h ,ur OF . O'Clock \. \.
Of said day. TO pay said delinquent assessment
thereon. together With costs OF sdvertIslnR and
expenses OF the sale.
TnAD. 4. PITCH, Secretary.
Ofiee-Room I, No. go M.ptgomery street.
San Francisco. California. fsI9td