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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09


aud is open for an engagement I'm
til next season, when he retakes his
position again with Captain Thor
weigan on the Chouteau. Joe is a
valuable acquisition to any steamer,
as he is we'll and favorably known
throughout the Mississippi valley.
The Anchor Line packet City Of
Helena, Captain Mckee, will leave
the elevator tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock for Vicksburg and the
bends, carrying the mail, doing all
way business, and connecting at
Arkopolis with the Pine Bluff rail-
road, and at Vicksburg with the
News0 orleans and Yazoo river pack
cts, giving through bills of lading
and ticketing passengers through.
George Walton oficiates in the Of
flee.
Charles Morgan, the wealthy
merchant, and founder and owner
of the Morgan Steamship Line,
from New Orleans to Galveston,
and New Orleans to New York,
died in the latter city yesterday.
The celebrated Mississippi passen-
ger steamer Charles Morgan was
named after him. Captain ALI
Stein and Mr.. Morgan were warm
personal friends, a friendship that
has existed for years, and hence the
naming Of the steamer Charles
Morgan after the deceased, which
boat has made almost as great a
reputation as Mr.. Morgan. His
wealth is estimated at from ten to
fifteen million dollars.
The City of Alton passed up at
midnight for St. Louis with HOO
tons of freight, including 800 hhds
sugar, 300 bales jute, 600 bbls po-
t%atOes, 500 bbls rice, 200 bales moss
and several stables of race stock,
which take part in the st. Louis
races. Mike Walsh has 5 horses,
Lawrence Hart 6, Mr.. Winner 3,
Mr.. Higgins 3 and Mr.. Spencer 2,
one Of which is the celebrated horse
Conrad. She put off here at the
elevator so boxes lemons and 20
packages Of sundries and added
several packages Of merchandise.
The Vint Shinkle came in this
morning from the Ohio river with
$50 tons of miscellaneous freight
and returns tomorrow evening to
Cairo, Louisville and Cincinnati,
ticketing passengers through to
New York for $25, and to all other
Eastern points at correSpondingly
low rates. She also gives excursion
tickets to the musical festival at
Cincinnati, which commences on
the l4th inst. Return tickets will
be good on any boat Of the line.
Captain A. j. Lindsay, the worthy
and popular chief clerk, is in com.
mand this trip. He is accompanied
by his amiable and interesting wife
and daughter, who make the round
trip with him. The Shinkle ha;
excellent passenger a%ccommoda-
tons and is a good boat for both
shippers and travellers.
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Attachment Notice.

No. l~ss0-Befors ]. s. Galloway, J.. p. for
Shelby county, Tenn.-J. w. Voegeli & Co.
vs. Berry Branch.
TNTHIS CAUSE AN ATTACHMENT HAV-
i ing been sued out under section 3455 Of the
Code OF Tennessee. and returned levied upon
the property Of the defendant. and affidavit
having been made that defendant Is in
debted to plaintiffs in the sum Of $40. 10,
due by account, and that the claim is Just,
and that defendant is a nonresident Of tho
that said defendant make his personal
APPEARANCE befsro me on the 18th day OF
June, 1878. at II o'clock M, at my Office,
Nos. "a and 36 Madison pireet, Memphis,
Tenn, and defend said attachment suit with
IN the time prescribed By law, or the same
VIII be proceeded with ok parte; and that a
copy Of this order be Published once a week
for four consecutive weeks in the Public
Ledger.
AThis the slh day Of May. 1878,
59.65 Till Us. GALLAWAY, j. P.
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By HueH B. CULLEN, D. 9.
Trustee Sale.

IN pursuance Of a trust deed made 10 ma
October g., 1876, and duly recorded. / will.
on May II, 1873, between 10 and u Q clock
n front Of my. ohioe. No. IS Madison street
Memphis, for the purposes in said trust deed
expressed. cell to the highest bidder for cash.
Tennessee, fronting on the north side Of TX,
M0mphis and Raleigh Plank Road. s chain.
lGsS links, running back northward Is ebSins
81 links bounded west by lot now or iatsI5
claimed BY Hugh Mott, and east by lot belong.
lpg to the estate Of VIM. Walden, north By
VIM, II. Hardin, and south by said Plant
Road. Il. s.. HAMMOND Trns,aaa" A
CHARLES K%oRTREoHT, Atty. al 10
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Attachment Notice.

No, J8sl-Before ]. s Galloway, J.. P. for
Shelby county, Tenn.-J. w. Voegeli a Co.
va. Thomas Branch. at
TN THIS CAUSE AN ATTACnMENTHAV-
< ing been sued out under section 1876 Of the
Code Of Tennessee, and returned levied
upon the property Of the defendant, and
alhdaVit having been mado that the defend
ant issindebted to the plaintiffs In the sum
Of e29.70 70, due By account, and that the
claim is Just, and that tho defendant Is q
non. resident OF the state Of Tennessee ;
IL Is therefore ordered that said defend
ant make his personal appearance before
me- on the 18th day Of june, ls7S, at 70 o'clock
m, at my Office, Nos. 81 and SO Madison st., hi
the city Of Memphis. Tenn, and defend said
attachment suit within the time prescribed 81
law, or the same will be proceeded with ex
partej and thata COPY Of this order be pub
lished onee,s week for four consesJ5ye weeks
In the Public Ledger UUIH
This sth day Of May. 1873,
@@.7l-1 Us, GALLOWAY, Up,
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A Man who Believes I'm His Grand.
father, O.


father. IN
Indianapolis Journal.
Senator McCreery, OF Kentucky, has
presented q memorial to the senate,
signed by a large number Of citizens Of
his State, irrespective of party" asking
that Raphael Symmss be allowed TO &C
company the Howgate polar expedition
in order to investigate the truth Of bis
grandfather theory that the earth is hol-
low at the poles and capable Of being in
habited within. Raphael Symmes lives
somewhere in Kentucky, and the at
tempt by himself aud n~eighbors to revive
the foolish theory adVocsted by bis
grandfather is a rather curious instance
of the repetition Of history John Cleves
Symmes, a native Of New Jersey. was a
maH Of some note in his day. He gained
distinction in the war Of 1872, and alter
ward, removing TO Kentucky, he devoted
himself to tho advocacy Of bis f~avorite
theory. BE wrote and lectured a great
deal on the subject, end in 1922 aud
1923 petitionei congress to ft out q
polar expedition to test the truth Of his
theory. BE died at Hamilton, Ohio, 10
1929, in the full faith Of bis foolish the
orv
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
N
PBBLIo LKBGER 0FYIOE.
MKNPHIs. TENN. May 9. 1873.

MhAEaAns ANANss AAoy - Apfea
With a very dull money market, the
situation remains absolutely unchanged,
with nothing doing in banking circles
save checking and dspositing. Prime
commercial paper of short date can be
discounted at 6 per cent, while long date
can be discounted at 3 per cent but oe'
casionally 10 per cent. per aunum is de-
msnded. Exchange continues in mod
crate supply at / discount buying on
New York and the East, and sell.
ing at premium. New Orleans rates
are / off buying, and par selling. Gold
opened in New York today at 1904 and
closed at 1909. Local stocks, bonds
and securities are in better inquiry, at
tracing more attention than usual, but
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Trusfee,s sale.

RY VIRTUE Of a trust deed frsm Mary A.
y and John + Cameron. recorded in the
on FhursoHy, June 20, 1928, at IL
O'clock, at the corner Of Madison and Main
streets, Memphis, offer for sale, for cash, to
the highest bidder, lot 80 of the n. N. Treze-
want subdivision, situated about three mites
east of Memphis, at the intersection Of Trek
eVant and koysser avenues containg 6 1910
acres, with dwelling and other improvements,
to pay the last note and interest, given By
said Camerons for purchase money Of said lot.
Right of redemption waived.
1894 JOHN p. IRRELEVANT. Truskae
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LreAl

Under and By virtue Of the trust deed
u made BY l., Podesta. bearing date the
18Th day Of April. 1874. and reccrdered in Book
No. lOl, page $50, Of the Registers Office Of
Shelby county, Tennessee, 70 secure a certain
Indebtedness therein specified, which is past
due audunpaid, at the request of the beneh-
ciafy In said deed named, l will, on Thurs-
day, the 10th nay Of May, 1873.
at the southwest corner Of Main and Madison
streets, in the city Of Memphis, Tennessee,
proceed to sell at public auction, to the highest
bidder, for cash, the following property stu
ated in the city Of Memphis, Shelby county,
State Of Tennessee, and described as follows
Beginning at the alley on the west side OF
DeSoto street, wheroon A. NJ. Ferguson re-
sided; running thence south with DeSoto
street forty seven and one-half feet; thence
westwardly and parallel with Beal street one
hundred and ninety feet TO q stake on an
alley. thence nOrthwardly with said alley
forty-seven and a half feet to a stake on said
alley; thence eastEardly with the alley one
hundred and ninety-rine feet to the begin
ming, being the same conveyed byJ r. Sesen-
berry to Ia. Podssta, by deed registered in the
Registers office Of Shelby county in Book No,
s., page 497. to which reference is made for a
full description.
Equity OF redemption waived. Title be-
lieved to be perfect, but / will sell only as
Trustee. A. RA9aI0, Trustee.
Memphis, April Is. 1878. 1857
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Trustees sale.

Il wrt 1D5 y . uos' aeed exe SS16 10 ne w On
Webb, and recorded in the Registers Office Of
Shelby county, Teun. in Book 70, page 1873,
TO which reference is here made for greater
certainty, i will, as said Trustee.
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AdministraIor's Notice.

7 ETTERS Of administration we're granted
IL to me upon tho estate Of r. W. Vigus, do
ceased, on the 18th Of March, 1873. Creditors
and debtors will take notice and act accord
ingly. This 23d Of April, 1873.
4T-hS s9-65 WILLIE LOU VIaTS.
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L%IvEEpo0T. May 9, 2i30 pm = Cotton ia
firm. Middling UPLAND . SD; middling
urlesns, 61Sd. Sslos, 10000 bales, OF which
1000 were for export and speculation.
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Trustees Sale.

DY VIRTUE Of a deed in trust executed to
D me on tho oath day Of February, 1874, By
John I. and Mary II. Hillsman, and recorded
Tenn., in Book No. 100, page 29S, | will on
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GALVESTON, May 9.-Cotton Is quiet. MIDI
ding, l01s. Receipts .122 bales; sales, 4e6;
stock, &,524.
KEW ORLEANS, MayQ Cotton steady. Mid
ding, l014. Receipts, 1858 bsles; sales, 500.
INV YoRE, May 9,il2:3 p.m.-Cotten is
dull, with futures quiet and steady.
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transactions are limited
UOT-FOR.

The demand continues good, but offer
ings are light and generally undesirable.
Prices are steady and unchanged. Sales
yesterday were $50 bales.
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InsOIvent Notice.
STATE OF TENNESSEE. SHELBY County,
OFFICE CoURTY Court CLERK,
MENPuts. TFGN Anil 90 1919

STATE OF TENNESSEE, SHELBY COUNTY,
OFFICE CoURTY Court CLERK,
MEMPHIS, TENN, April 90, 1878.
To John s. Sullivan, administrator Of Corrs.
Illus Griffin, deceased:
HAVING SUGGESTED TaE INsOL.
IL venoy of the estate os Cornelius Grimm
deceased. you are herspy ordered In give no.
tics; by Advertisement in some Newspaper
published W.,nin the said State, and also at
the coGrt-houie door of Shelby county, for ali
parsons having claims against said estate, to
appear and file the same with the Clerk Of the
County Court, authenticated in the manner
prescribed by law, on or before the 18th day
OF August, 1878; and any claim not fled on
OF before said day, or before an appropriation
Of the funds Of said estate is made, shall be
forever barred, both in law and equity.
April, 1878.
JAMES REILLY, Clerk.
By HUGH B. CULLEN. D. @.
Creditors are hereby notified ms required nm
der the above order May 81, 1873.
JOHN, s., SULLIVAN. Admir-.
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Vint Shinkle
CondInon of the KIrerr.

flnt Snlnkle
condition 81 IA Rivers.
The river here declined 3 inches
in the "A hours ending at noon,
and now stands 26 feet 9 inches
above low water mark. At Cairo
it rose l inch, with 80 feet 8 inches
on the gauge at st. Louis 2 inches,
with 81 feet 8 inches on the gauge;
at Pittsburg it declined 5 inches,
with 5 feet Z inches on the gauge !;
at Cincinnati II inches, with %
feet IL inches on the gauge; at
Louisville l inch, with 8 feet II
inches in the canal ; at Evansville
it is falling, with 20 feet 6 inches
on the gauge. The Cumberland
river declined 4inehes at Nashville,
with Z feet s inches on the gauge.
The Arkansas river is stationary at
Little Rock, with 10 feet on the
gauge, but reported rising at Fort
Smith. White river is rising
slowly at Jacksonport, with a fair
steamboat stage of water from
there out.
miscellaneous.
Lovely weather.
Exceedingly dull on the leVec.
Very little movement in freights
The Mark Twain, for st. Francis
river, had an excellent trip oil
freight.
The Golddust, for St. Louis, and
Charles Morgan, for Cincinnati,
left New Orleans last evening. The
latter steamer will be up early Sun
day morning.
The big James Howard, Of the
st. Louis and New Orleans Anchor
Line, left st. Louis last evening fol
New Orleans, and will be down
Sunday morning.
The Hard cash returned t.
White river with a moderate trip
The repaired steam pipe for the
Ruth, which is laying at Mt. Adams
was taken around by her.
The Oakland, with a tow Of Goa.
for New Orleans, passed down yes.
terday.
Colonel Bob Speed, who has beer
to st. Louis, and Captain Ed Now.
land, who has been to Pittsburc
to close the contract for a new boa
for the Arkansas river trade, re
turned home last evening.
The Illinois is going down TIL
river all 0. X, notwithstandin,
the various reports circulated abou
her destruction or accident.
The David Sinton will be towe.
from Vicksburg to Cincinnati
shortly to have a new hull put IN
der her.
Sid Dare, a we'll known river en-
gineer, is under arrest charged wit
rape. Whisky was the cause of it
The red-ribbon brigade will hav
to take him in charge.
The West Wind, for the uppe
coast, and A. j. White and Georg
W. Check, for the lower coast, ha,
good trips out last night.
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pY virtue Of a trust deed executed and de.
II livered 10 me, r. d. Jordan, as trustee,
by Mrs. Sarah E.. Norton ct al. to secure tho
party therein mentioned, recorded in Book
lis. page lOl, of the Registers Office Of Shelby
county, and by the request of the said bene-
hciary, default according to the terms of said
trust having besn made, l will, as said trustee,
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PUBLIC LEDGER.
RAILROAD TINE B

MEMPHIS AND RAILROAD
Arrives. Leaves.
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE
ARRIVALS.

ARRIVALS.
Steamer City Of Alton, New Orleans.
:" Yint Shiukle, Cincinnati.
c. P. Chouteau, New Orleans
DEPARTURES.
Steamer CITY of Alton, St Louis.
G. P. Chouteau, St. Luis.
Cons Millar, Cincinnati.
A. j. White, Arkansas City.
Hard Cash, White river.
Mark Twain, St. Francis river.
Geo. W. Cheek, Friar's Point
West Wind, 0sceola.
BOATS u PORT.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09

A newspaper in the fullest sense Of the word,
at once adapted to the Merchant. the Me-
etaaio. the Farmer. and everybody
DESTROYS Of keeping up with the
stirring news Of this live and
progressive age.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-09

MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON R. R.
Arrives. Leaves.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-09-12
QUE CLUB LIST.

We will send our paper (price SO
nth either OF the publication named
below at the price annexed.
The Red Cloud chief., 1878-09-12

G6dollatsa week in your own town.
4OO$5 Outfit free. No risk. Read
OF, f.you want business. at which
persons Of either sex can make great
pay all tho timethoy work, write fas
particulars to Al. HALLErr & Co,
PORTLAND. MAINE.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-08-10
L7o- COUNTY TINES.
lfxed BABIES.

saHe tins sgo there was . danc-
ing party given In certain EeigbDor-
h,od 10 Texas snd most Of the ladies'
present had little bsbies, whose
noisy perversitY required too much
attention 10 permit their mothers to
enjoy tbs dance. A number Of gall
lant young men volunteered to mind
the Toung ones while the parents in
dulged 10 an old Virginia breakdown.
No sooner had the women left the
babies in charge Of the miscbievous
devils than they stripped the babies,
changed their clothes, giving the ap-
parel of one to another. Ire dance
over it gas time to 60 home, and the
mothers hurriedIy took each . baby
10 the dress Of her OWN and started,
some to their homes, ten or fifteen
miles of. and we're far on their way
before daylight. But the day fol-
lowing there was a tremendous row
in the settlement. Mothers discos-
cred that single night had changed
the sex ri their babies, observation
Disclosed fhgsicai pheDomens, and
then commenced the tallest female
psdessrianism. Living miles apart, it
fequirei two or three days to u mix
the babies and as many months to
restore the nofhersa 40 their spafaral
sweet disposition. To this day il is
unsafe for sny Of the baby mixers to
venture into the neighborhood.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-08-10
OLD,
TRIED,
TRUE.

People getting aeaaainsesl-aad those whs
are mot ought to b~-with the wonderful merits Of
that great American Remedy. the
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-08-10

And In accordance with law. and an order Of
the Board Of Directors. made on the Four
tenth day Of June, 1873, 40 many shares OF
each parcel OF such stock As may be necessary
will be sold at public auction, at the Office OF the
company. in the Office Of Gold Hill Foundry,
Lower Gold Hill Nevada, on WE'D NEsDAf,
tine Fourteenth day of August, 1878. at the
hour OF l O'Clock p. N. o. said day,
to pay said delinquent assessment thereon.
together with costs OF advertising and ex-
penses Of the sale.
JNo. H SHERMIER. Secretary.
Ofice--In the Office OF Gold Hill Foundry.
Lower Gold Hill, Nevada. jy2A-ti
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-08-10
CAUTION NOTICE.

HNHE TRUSTEES OF SILVER CITY
Il Miners Union hereby caution all boy
from dishRuring their hall. by writing on tn.
wall, cutting he doors. breaking windows
etc. Any one caught in the act OF any wal
1ishguring said building will be severed,
dealt with.
BY orIer Of THE TRUSTEES.
Silver City, Sept. 5. 1877.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-08-10
DELINQUENT Sale.

DLACg DIAMOND COAL MINING Com
II pzny. Location Of principal place of
bu>insss. GoId Hill, Nevada, location of
works Lyon county, Nevada Notice There
are deli qaent upon the following described
stock. on seeouns Of assessment tho. y
levied on the IAN day Of June. 1878. the sew
ersi amounts set oppos te the names Of the
respective shareholders. ss follows;
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-08-10
WANTED.

~ oD LIVE BUSINESS NE TO SELL
u rn~ E1ceAssox Improved Letter COPYING
C.sp6sx trssxnsiy. Agents outfit. " So.
Arenas Ezske from $40 70 SIS per day. Only
necessary 90 show sample ~ mshe ssies And
u21sy- All business men. professional men.
real estate AID insurance agents, bankers rail.
road and ether corporations buy 1t. Exclu-
ssvz te<ritory given. With this and our
PATENT INK ERASER you can mske 500
per month. ExcgLSroE MANUFACTURING Co..
q La sale st.. Chicago. Illinois, fDcorpo-
Issed ls7s. Capital. 10000. jy17-n
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-08-10

THE sTIcTEsr CONFIDENCE observed
In every case. Theee upa1le 70 call may coz
sult the Doctor ~ letter. be having treated
many ess-s successfully By eorrespondence.
hut one personal visit Is strongly recon-
uended when pssctieabls.
~IMPORTAyr SOTfcE.-There is .
lsrge class Of pstieEts suffering under some
frnI Of chronic disease ~ho fave been
sf1 cited for year,, and have in vain sought
iaediesI and. Dr. Davidson hiss b en- re-
msrkably successful in his treatment of such
ess-s. AID would earnestly advise all 20
afflicted " call Gu him
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-26
BOSTON, March %, 1874.
III. r. Stevens:

II. +. SterenS:
Dear Sir-A few days after the Fourth OF July
last / got my leg hurt by fclow-workman letting
o lank fall. which struck me on the knee For four
months following was under the treatment OF The
physicians at the at t inc Gma o, wni for
me, and that must go 10 the hospital ana nave my
LEG AMpUTATED above the knee ! was removed to
treatment of the best skill the hospital afforded, and
no pen eau. describe the great suffe Ing endured
My leg was swollen to nearly the size Of my body,
and all the surface of my knee turned black, and
was told that my knee was so diseased as to render
impossible to save my leg and unless II was ampu-
S9rD
of NV leg they consented 10 try one alternative,
which was to cut all the diseased flesh and replace
it with sound flesh from the other leg They did cut
Six pieces from my well leg and place 1t where the
diseased flesh had been removed; but the bone WAS
so much diseased that this experimenyproved
condition. Other PHI. sicians were then employed.
until all the money which had saved froHmy earn
in2s had been expended, and one thing another
was in destitute condition with no hope for myself
except relief by DEATH At this time Dir. Hill, the
police officer In my street. called IN 10 see me- anu'
brought some VEGETINE for me- urging me to give
It faithful trial, saying when those two bottles
I had been taking the VEGETINE three days the
ulcers In my knee commence to discharge, ana |
cannot begin to describe the frghtful quantity that
was discharged during the following eight days. ana
though previously had suffered scribabe pain,
rendering sleep impossible, after taking the VEGE-
TINE three da Us the pain all left me, and my whole
Complaint seemed to be pouring out of me with this
corrupted matter. The VEGETINE was not only
forcing disease from me. but 1t gave me strength
from day to day. When commenced on the lSurtn
bottle Of VEGETINE the swelling had all LETT my
icr, and the sore which covered the whole surface OF
my knee commenced to heal next 10 The bone. am
now on the sixth botte the sore Is entirely heaieu
and my health so improved as to enable We to Walk
ali over town. The VEGETINE has saved my life.
It has cured my leg and restored me to health my
vii alWays afford me pleasure to show the proof OF
what this good medicine has done for me.
am. dear sir, very gratefully,
JOHN WEIGH, 50 kneeland street.