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6. BUSINESS IN MINNESOTA, 1877.
Amount of risks taken. 81, ,542, ,O52 90
Amount of premiums received. 1890 81
Amount of outstanding risks in
Minnesota at end of year,. 1,4s7. .098 90
Amount of losses paid. .......... 1913 At
Amount Of losses incurred, claim
ed and unclaimed ....... 1924 80
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2. LIABILITIES.

Aggregate amount of all actual
available assets. ................
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CONTRACT WORK.

CRY OF ST.. PAUL. MIMI, March Is, 1873.
Sealed bids will be received by the Board of
Public Works, in and for the corporation of the
city of St. Paul, Minnesota, at their Office in
said city, until IL NJ. on the 29th day of March,
A. d. 1878, for the construction of a sewer on
Sixth (6th) street, from point about half 90
way between Wabashaw and Cedar streets to
Minnesota street, in said city. according to
plans and specifications on file in the Office of
said Board.
Abond, with at leest two sureties. in sum of
at least 20 per cent. of the gross amount bid,
must accompany each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
H.H. TIMME, President.
Official: r. L. GoRNAN,
6l-7s Clerk Board Of Public Works.
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S. MISCELLANEOUS.

5. MISCELLANEOUS.
Total amount of outstanding risks
Dec. 81, 1877. s9,945, ,756 0s
Total premiums received from or
ganization of company to date. 663,041 SO
Total losses paid from organiza-
tion of company to date ....... 5966 45
6. BUSINESS IN MINNESOTA, 1877.
Amount of risks taken ....... s66,60O 90
Amount of premiums received. -. 2,S62 03
Minnesota at end of year........ 165, 900 90
Amount of losses paid. ............ 1865 SO
Amount of losses incurred, claimed
and unclaimed. d.................. 1855 So
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). MISCELLANEOUS.

Total amount of outstanding risks
Dec. 81, 1877. Observation-Disclosures. s73, ,926, ,474 90
Total premiums received, from
organization of company to date 5, 46l, ,25i 90
Total losses paid from organization
of Company to date. ............ 1880, ,9o3 80
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l. ASSETS.

l. ASSETS.
Value of unincumbsred real estate
owned. Observation-Disclosures ss,4oo
Amount loaned on real estate So
curity, (6rst liens, .........: 169,47S
Interest due and accrued on bond
and mortgage loans. ........... lO,22O
Market value of bonds and stocks
owned ........................ Ss,7l2
Amount loaned ON collateral Sc
curity, (market value 1872, asa O5) 2s,545
Cash on hand and in bank ..... S2,662
Interest due and accrued on bonds
and stocks not included in mar
ket value. ................. lO8
Interest due and accrued on col
lateral loans. ns.................. 832
Premiums in due course of collec-
ton. ..................... 17,475
Rents due and accrued. ......... LIT
Aggregate amount of all actual
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. .yeIroW.Feyer Zone,

Editors Dispatch The questions asked
on the above subject by "Skeptic !" IN your
issue OF to- day are quite apropos, and will
undertake to answer them, though may
subject myself thereby to the charge OF
being an alarmist. answer, then, that
Richmond cannot claim exemption from
yellow-fever on the score OF tdtttade, lor
the reason that it has many times preValied
in more northern ATTITUDES, not only to the
extent of few imported cases, but as an
epidemic. Such has been the case repeat
edIy in Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New
York, and has even happened in various
towns on the coast OF New England, IN.
cludipg Boston. I need not cite proofs OF
what is well known to everybody VINO is
acquainted with the history OF yeloW-feVer.
Secondly, Richmond cannot claim eN-
emption on the score OF altitude above sea-
level. The tide ebbs and flows to her
wharyes, and the altitude Of the lower part
OF the city Rocketts, &C., is believed not to
exceed fifty feet. But yellow-fever has pre-
vailed at much higher eleyations-ior in
stance, Augusta, Ga, at an altitude OF 185
feet; Memphis, with an altitude OF more
than 200 feet; Shreveport, 220 feet; Bren-
ham, Texas, $50 feet; Fort Smith, Arkan-
sas, 180 feet. Ii Iwere to seek examples in
other countries might lind the record OF
yellow-fever occurring at still greater ele-
vations. But why go so far, or. indeed. be-
yond the limits Of our own Stale? How
much advantage can Richmond claim Oh
the score Of altitude, or in any other parti-
cular OF situation, over City Point and Pc
tersburg1 Yet it is we'll known that yell
low-feyer prevailed at both these places in
1898, having been imported from Philadel.
phia. ..-
Neither can Richmond claim security on
the ground of renoteness from the sea. In
proof Of this, need only refer to Mont
gomery, Ala, situated more than 900 miles,
and Memphis, nearly 900 miles from the
Gulf OF Mexico.
Having answered the questions Of "Skep-
tic " by an appeal to historical facts, l need
not occupy space with the differences. Every
one can make these for himself.
........ ............. SANITARIAN.
Richmond, August 20, 1878. H--.
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FREAKS OF THE LIGHTNING-IT GOES
THROUGH FoUR-STORY BUnDING.-Du ring
the progress OF the storm yesterday the
lightning struck the chimney on the ORTIZ
east corner Of the NEWMARKET Hotel, on
the northwest corner Of Marshall and Sixth
streets. The chimney was almost entirely
demolished. The electric fluid entered a
room on the fourth story, smashed into
atoms small mirror hanging on the wall,
and continued down the chimney to the
third story, where it burst a gas-pipe.
Mr.. Hotties, the proprietor, fortunately en-
tered this room first. Seeing the danger,
he ran and brought bar Of soap,
which he Immediately placed on the
burning pipe, and doubtless prevented q
serious confagration. In the first and Sec
ond stories no damage was done. The track
of the lightning down the chimney was
plqinly discernible by the bricks knocked
out, and the SCOT which was scattered all
over the rooms. Although, in addition to
the family of Mr.. Hotties, there were num-
Der OF other persons on the premises, no.
body was injured or even shocked.
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The Cyprus Mania I'm England.

rLondon correspondence New York Times.l
The name OF "Cyprus" is becoming
familiar as household works in London. |
had an invitation yesterday to join the staff
of an English paper, which it is proposed
to establish on the island. l fastened to
recommend much more accomplished jour-
nalist. A company of theatricals is going
out. II the organizers would only take the
artists whom London could spare! A fash.
ionable WeSt-End barber sent out member
of his staff the day OF the British occupation
to open branch establishment at Cyprus.
One day last week he received telegram,
which is now exhibited at his shop door, to
this effect: g Business commenced-shaved
the first Englishman to-day" Yesterday
was making inquiries at great excursion
agents in regard to the departure OF
steamers for Havre. While I stood at the
counter two men booked themselves for
Cvprus. One OF them was ga commission
aeentH: the other ga wine merchant"
They were going ou. "to see II there was
anv openins for trade" Several fnanciers
and two weli-kuown city men have gone
out. a little party OF land spectators
went out in the train Of Sir Garnet Wolse-
ley. A ship-load Of excursionists, " on plea
sure bent" sailed last week "to do cyprus
and the East.'' They each paid $500 Tor
the trip, "exclusive OF wine and other
extras" A magnificent steamer has been
chartered for similar purpose to sail
late in the fall for an eigh tY-days' trip, The
charge for berths being $3.50. Books on
Cyprus are becoming num- tsrous, and the
daily papers contain many advertisements
OF gentlemen 'swell acquainted with the
East " who offer their services tt, capitalists
going to Cyprus. The Queen has commits
stoned an eminent photographers go out
and bring her back aseries OF views OF the
most interesting features ofthe island. rhe
official Gazette OF yesterday contains Lord
John Hays report on the transfer OF Cy-s
prus to the British Crown. The address to
the Cypriotes was translated into Turkish.
The only word the multitude understood
in Sir Johns speech was g Victoria" which
they cheered Justify.
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Suicide and Journalism.

Probably the most exhaustive study ever
made of the subject Of suicide, in its medi-
cal. moral, and legal aspects, is the article
by DR.. John P. Gray, in the July No. OF the
american Journal of Insanity.
He sums up the result OF his observation on
this point by saying that "education and
custom, beng powerful influences in over
coming the instincts Of nature, and in i'll
ducing to suicide, the widespread publica-
ton OF the names of suicides, the age,
the sex, the mode, and the reasons,
promotes suicide by inducing imita-
ton and by Iessening the horror OF
the act by familiarity with it," This
is deduction which almost every
editor can confirm from bis own eXpe-
rience. Suicide is sometimes spoken OF rs
epidemic, because the widely-circulated
newspaper rarely chronicles case OF it
without being called upon, within few
days, to chronicle another case. This is so
marked that it has frequently happened to
the Utica Herald, after the publication OF
the facts in reference to case OF suicide,
to be called upon within week to record
four or five additional cases OF suicide with.
in its own parish. Whether or not this evi.
dent tendency to imitation in an unnatural
crime does not involve some degree OF re-
sponsibility on the part Of the newspaper
is question which we know to have often
perplexed conscientious Journalists. 1t
is the first duty Of the newspaper to pub
lish the news. When it ceases to discharge
that function it ceases to be wanted in a
community. The most obvious difficulty
in the way OF an exercise Of discretion on
the part OF an editor as to the character OF
the news he shall publish is that the very
news he would naturally desire to suppress
in the interests of public morality is the
news which the public demands in the full
est details. Does not the wider
intelligence which the profuse circulation
of newspapers induces carry with it the
antidote for the evil consequences which
may sometimes follow the publication Of
certain kinds Of rews? Are there any
more suicides than there were before the
days OF newspapers? DR.. Gray furnishes
no data for the answer to this question.
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SANITARY CONDITION OF TIE C1TY-MEET-
ING OF THE CITY COUNC1L.-By request OF
DR.. j. e. Cabell, president OF the Board OF
Health, DR.. Manson has called q meeting OF
the Common Council for O'Clock this eve
ming to consider the sanitary condition OF
the city and to discuss the propriety OF
establishing quarantine for vessels from
infected ports and refugees from New Or
leans and Memphis. DR.. Cabell has a list
OF physicians of Richmond with whom he
has consulted. and who agree with him that
we should adopt precautions to keep yell
low-fcver from coming here. They are all
not satisfied that it could spread in this
community il it came; but they think it
better not to allow it to come here.
In 1855, when the yellow-fever ragged with
such fearful results at Norfolk and Ports
mouth, many Of the people Of those places
fled to Richmond. Quite number died
here; yet the disease didn't spread. For
that reason some doctors think it idle to
establish quarantine, &c. As the doctors
disagree, the path OF safety seems to be to
clean up our dirty streets and alleys (and
there are not few OF them) and see that no
vessels from infected ports enter the bar
Dor. One such is in James river now, but
will not be allowed TO pass City Point.
Every CITY IN Tue !Diuuie anu suulueiti
States, within two or three hundred miles
of the sea, and some Of the western cities,
are taking the precautions DR.. Cabel re-
commends. With improved sanitary resu-
lations Richmond will be as safe q place as
any one could desire. It's health this sum-
mer has been unusually good, notwith-
standing the very hot weather.
1t is suggested that our City Council, II
not unmindful OF how our southern sister
cities sympathiZed with us when in distress,
should extend some pecuniary aid to Gre
NADIA, Memphis, and New Orleans.
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Police CouaT, Justice :Jo.
seph J. White presidinq.-Th Thomas o'Bry.
ant, charged with feloniously entering the
barn OF c. <. Robinson and stealing q
quantity OF vegetables, had his case con-
tinued until to-day on account OF the ab.
sence Of witnesses. and was committed to
Jail in default OF bail in the sum OF $500.
Sarah Robinson, Ann Mizell, Ann Health,
Stadard Gibbs, BurweIl Winston, Thomas
Smith, and Paul Topsey (all colored). ar
raigned for various offences, were dis
charged.
Charles Chandler, charged with heating
his wife and John Tucker. was allowed to
settle with the parties, and his case was dis
missed.
The following parties were fined for vio-
lating the city ordinances by being disor-
derIy: Daniel Jennings. 81; Salie Jack
son (colored), 50; Fannie Christian (col-
ored), 81: Isabella Allen (colored), 30;
Preston Hill, So 80; Robert Jones, 80.
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LIMITED Tickets TO OLD POINT BY
STEAMER ARIEL.-Those OF our readers who
have not yet been able to enjoy the luxu-
ries Of every description to be found at Old
Point Comfort have now the best chance
yet offered. The Virginia Steamboat Com
pany have placed on sale at Garber's a
ticket good to leave Richmond Saturday
and return Monday for the price OF $3.50
for the round trip. These tickets are also
good to go Oh any other regular trip OF the
Ariel.
Heretofore persons have had to join eX-
cursion parties IN order to secure low
rates, but now, and for the first time, they
are enabled to 60 "single handed" or en-
Joy the pleasure OF their own private party.
These tickets will be withdrawn from sale
about 1st September.
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SUNDAY-SCHOoL MOVEMENTS BY THE Sun
pAY-SCHooL UNION OF ALL DENOMINATIONS.
Colonel, John B. Cary, chairman OF the
Executive Committee Of the Sunday-School
Union of all denominations OF the State OF
Virginia, having received q number OF let
ters in regard to holding grand State Sum
day-School Convention in this city during
the coming fall, addressed circular-lctter to
the nonresident members Of the committee
and other prominent Sunday-school men
asking their opinion rs to the proprlety OF
the same. A+number Of answers were re-
ceiyed, nearly all of which favored q con-
vention, and the matter was laid before the
Executive Committee. The committee,
after mature dcliberation, thought as there
was not time to get a general expression OF
opinion from the people it would be best to
defer the convention, and i'll lieu thereon
secure the meeting in this city OF the "ln-
ternational Lesson Committed" appointed
by the International Convention at Atlanta,
Ca Rev. DR.. Vincent, OF New York, and
other members OF the "Lesson Committee !"
have been written to by the Executive Com
mittce, endorsed by the ministers OF all de-
nominations Of our city, and 1t is hoped
they will consent. 1t is proposed to hold
a series Of grand mass-meetings While they
are here, and invite representatives from
all parts OF the State to attend and enjoy the
hospitality Of their felloWWorkcrs i'll this
CITY. The "Lcsson Committee" is COM
posed OF the most prominent and talented
Sunday-sc workers in the United States
and Canada.
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BnrERs.-The witty letter .in regard t.

BRIEFs.-The witty letter in regard te
our complicated revenue laws, published
Monday, was written by the manager OF the
Howe mot Singer) Sewing M1ch1ne Compa.
ny. That was a typographical error on the
part OF the man who did the writing, and
who thought of one thing and penned an.
other.
As is usually the case on Monday, the to.
bacco transactions yesterday were small.
The highest reported price paid was 800.
James river is unusually low and very
muddy. . -.s.~
The excursion Of AnoWan Tribe, No.
90, /. 0. R. NJ, to West Point yesterday
was very we'll attended.
Manchester has recently elected five Free
Bridge commissioners. Who are the rep-
resentatiVes OF the city Of Richmond on the
commission2
The Manchester Courier is out in new
type, with a new heading, and very much
improved in every way.
E, Court Richmond, No. 3, I. 0. f., will
have an excursion to. Old Point and Nor
folk to-day on the steamer Ariel.
v The Virginia Educational and Historical
Association (colored) commences its third
Street Methodist church.
w
wise yesterday. The shipments were coal,
grain, and granite.
Kessnich's band gave concert and ball
at the James River Brewery Yesterday eve
ming, and have their weekly promenade
concert tonight at Franklin Park.
The United States internal-revenue re-
ceipts yesterday were about S1I 900.
Thomas Hancock, of Richmond, was yes
terday adiudicated a bankrupt on his own
petition by Register Atkins. .-. ..
In the Chancery Court yesterday Thomas
W. Humphreys entered suit for divorce
against his wife, Rosa Humphreys.
Stonewall Jackson Lodge, No. 100. I. o.
@. r., has to-day an exclusion to CurPs
Neck on the commodious barge New York.
ir. G. Watson James's new paper. the
Standard, will be issued September 7th.
The Governor commissioned yesterday
the following officers Of the Seaboard Ell
lott Grays (colored), OF Portsmouth
James A. Corfrew. captain Lee l.. Rocks.
first lieutenant; William Ii. Ackiss, second
lieutenant; George L. Blunt, junior second
lieutenant.
There will be remarkably cheap and
attractive excursion to Huntingdon to-day.
The steam-tugs Arctic, w. 2. Craighill,
and Petersburg, have been inspected by SUI
perYislng- inspector Musaw and LOcal-ln-
spcctor Dunbar, and found to be all right.
The None-Such Pleasure Club will give Il
private cotillon Soiree at SchuetZen Park
tom orroW night.
The following are the receipts Of the city
treasury for the week ending Saturday
Gas, $1,399.05; water, SG44.32; taxes.
.31-total, S2,224.57.
The Sunday excursion trains were all wei
patronized, and the parks and pleasure gar
dens thronged in the afternoon.
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HESRIco COUNTY CouRT.-The grand Jury
met and made number OF unimportant In
dictments and presentments and adjourned.
To-day the criminal docket Will be called.
The loud and long complaint Of the public
school teachers Of not receiving their pay
seems to have availed nothing. Captain
McGruder, the county treasurer, has already
paid about $4,000 in advance Of the funds
in his hands. as shown by his settlement
with the Board of Supervisors Saturday,
and there are still number OF warrants
unpaid.
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UNCLAIMED AND MIsDIRECTED.-Lette
and rostals addressed as follows remain un-
claimed in the Richmond post-ofice: Fl.
S. Ackerly, Captain w. B. Anderson, r..
Arch, 313 Franklin; A. G. Anthony, Mrs.
l. Armstrong, Agnes Baker, W: II. Bent
lev, I. A. Blum, R. F. Bowler, Moses Brax-
ton, sos Second street; w. E. Bragg, Har-
yey Brown, r. Burton, AZ Main street;
Miss NJ. L. Charles, ". II. Cox Co., Miles
Crensbaw. r. Fl. Cumber. P. B. Davis, Ella
r. Davis. 3. T. Davis, Florence Davis, Will
liam Dennis. A. L. Denton, G. 81. Dean.
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THE DEVILS PAINT-BRUsH.-ln conse-
quence of the inclement weather OF iast
evening the lecture OF Rev. Dr. Mulr, at
the lecture-room OF Rev. DR.. Hoge's church,
ON the subject which heads this article, was
postponed until tonight at s:15 O'Clock.
The reputation OF the reverend gentleman,
as well as the unique and original subject,
should command large attendance.
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PERSONAL---VERY.. DR.. Winfree, OF the
Baptist church. preached Sunday in King
William coln:y.
Samuel Qualles (colored) has, been APP
pointed watchman or the city property at
Haird's foundry rice Samuel Wells (white).
Mr.. Willie Hart. OF the Amateur Min
stre!s, has just returned from visit to the
mountain district.
James \. Harding, OF Washington. for
marly OF this city, is on visit to his rela-
tivcs.
Mr.. Dallas 2. Jordan left yesterday on a
summer trip OF some weeks.
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MANClhESTER AND VICINITY.

4 Dangerous Practice. Sunday evening,
as the excursion train from Petersburg
passed Heider's crossing, two youths at
tempted to Jump on. One succeeded; the
other failed, was dragged some distance,
and finally fell, the wheels OF several coaches
barely missing him. Had he raised his
head he would no doubt have been killed.
An ordinance should be framed TO prevent
persons from jumping on trains passing
through the city.
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MR. GOoDE RE-ELEcTED.-At q meeting
OF the Fire Committee OF the City Council
held yesterday evening j. Oscar Goode was
reelected as an engineer. Mr.. Goode VIII
be transferred to another company, and IS
to pay Mr.. Philips for the time he was IN
service OF the city.
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SUDDEN DEATH.-Mr. Charlie Hatcher, q
well-known young citizen OF Richmond,
was taken i'll with congestion OF the stomach
Saturday night and died yesterday after
noon. His wife was at the Sweet Springs,
and was telegraphed for on Sunday, but
could not arrive until yesterday evening
too late to see him alive.
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PERsoN Frank E. Marks, Esq.
deputy collector of United States Internal
revenue at Danville, is in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. William PemL erton, ac-
companied by Miss Maria Blair and Master
Charlie Brown, were in st. Petersburg,
Russia, at last accounts, and all well.
Mr.. William Z. Bissell, late manager for
Franklin Davis & Co., the well-knoWn nl!r-
servmen, died yesterday at Rochester, n.
Y. Mr. Bi>sell will be remembered by
many friends in this city asa most estmable
gentleman.
Among the visitors to the Tobacco EX-
change yesterday we're: c. Il. Jones, Fay
cttevile, West Va; c. ". Spear, j. {.
Birdsong. Petersburg; Robert 'riller, Han
over; Fl. II. Rutherford, Jr., Baltimore; A.
Seldom, Goochland; Charles Pencil. Staun-
ton, and eighteen parties from Danvil'e.
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COLoRED ExCURsIoNIsTs.-Co eXcur-
sionlstS sufficient in numbers to pack eigh-
teen cars went from Richmond to Beaver
dam yesterday.
An excursion party from Petersburg, in
cuding some sort OF q society. paraded the
streets With drums beating and banners
flying so grandly that even the thunder and
lightning and rain could not interfere with
them
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CENTENARY EXCURSI0Ns.-In addition to
their Sunuay-school excursion TO West
Point tomorrow. the ladies OF Centenary
church will make an excursion to the White
Sulphur Springs on the 4th of September.
AS is the case with all their enterprises, this
will likely be Il success,
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Base BaN.-A match game OF baseball
was played on The Sand-Brier ground Sat
urday afternoon by the Rough-and-Ecady
and the \ Acme Clubs, OF this city. The
Rough-anG- Ready was victorious by 4 score
OF SIX to three. Master Callighan was UNI
Uirp
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TINE-CULTURE.-Mr. Henry Cook, OF
Church Hill, is very successful grape
raiser. lie has twelve varietes-all Yield
ing pieniifu'y. His specimens compare
iayorably with the very best.
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CUSTOM. HOUSE ENTRANCEs.-The follow
ing entrances were reported at the custom
house yesterday: Dutch brig Newa, Nhgel
master, coastwise from New York, to finish
loading flour for Bahia, Brazil; Norwegian
bark Gefa, Thompson master, from Liver
pool, England. with $3.50 sacks OF salt for
Lee. Seldom & Co.; and the schooner Ellen
Golden, Hodgden, from Baltimore, to load
grain for Lisbon, Portugal, for Thomas
prrnnh 4, Co.