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The Portland daily press., 1879-03-17

THAT eminent reformer, Carter Harrison,
is accused by the old Democratic door-keeper
Of the House, Polk, OF making out and certi-
flying to false pay-rolIs. Polk is trying to get
Harrison indicted.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-17

Waterloo Observer: If the man who will go
into barber shop on Saturday night or Sun
day morning and have his hair cut hasn't any
enemies, he certainly ought to have.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-17
THE PRESS
MONDAY MORNING, MARCH II.

EVERY regular sttache Of the PREss is furnished
with a Card certificate couDtersigned by Stanley 7.
Puen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials Of every person claiming to represent our
Ournal.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-17

Philadelphia Chronicle Herald: AS the
weather grows warmer the ic, cart driver be-
gins to assume the dignity of drum major.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-17

THE Boston Post thinks the Greenback
army should be revictualled.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-17

If the Union was worth fgh,in& for 1t is
worth paying for.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-17

Norristown Herald: One of the beauties of
spring is the cheering fact that it never gives
us a fall election.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-17

Buffalo Express: Oysters, according to a
French naturalist, have the power to reason.
Perhaps that accounts for their great wisdom in
keeping their mouths shut.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-17
Cap and Bells.

Philadelphia Chronicle Heral1: 1t will soon
be time to set out flowers-on spring bonnets'
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-17

THE Greenbackers have no objection to
making Southern man Speaker, it seems.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-17

Whitehall Times: Winter has departed.
"Peace to its ashes on the sidewalks.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-17


obtained for Inventors, in the United States, Canada,
ind E;rope, at reduced rates. With our principal
Office located an Washington, directly opposite the
Tied States Patct Office, a0e abeto attend 10 oil
'ent Business with greater prompt and despatch
leo cost than 0tIleT patent attorneys, apio Gt0
itance from Washington and ,0lo hare therefore,
o employ 'asSociate Gttorneys," We MAKE prsIim-
rGrg examinations and furnish opinions as to pat
stdbltity free of charge, and oil aOho interested
{. copy Of our Guide for obtaining PaentS," auhich
is sent free to dny address, and contains complete IN
Sructioas hoao 10 obtain Patents and other valtabe
matter. We refer to the German american National
Bank, Wdshingtoqa u. c.; the Royal Saoedish Nor
uegian and Danish Legations, at Washington; Hon
Joseph Casey late CHEZ Justice u s. C0urtof Claims;
to the O6ictGts Of tte .. S. Ptteh Office and to Sen1
!r~e md Members Of Congress from every State.
~ .ress: E.oUTS fsAGGEEs s& Co., Solicitor.
Of Patents and Attorneys at Lcac lie Drott Building
Washington, ID. &.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-17


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the The
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Boston
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The Portland daily press., 1879-03-17

Newark Call: A young man feels that he
has not lived 10 vain when he finds his picture
exhibited in the showcase of photograph gal
1arv
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-17

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is published every THURSDAY MORNING at $3.50
year, If paid in advance at $500 year
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length of column, constitutes square"
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week after three insertions, or less, S1OO; contnu-
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week. Sl.0O; so cents per week after.
SPECIAL NOTICES, one third additional.
Under head OF "AMUsEMENTs'' and "AUcTIoN
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PRESS (which has large circulation in every part
of the State for S100 per square ior first insertion
and so ce ITS square for each subsequent insertion
Address all communications to
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The Portland daily press., 1879-03-17

Boston Traveller: 1t was member Of the
Papyrus Club, we believe, who said he thought
the-aw-bettah clauss-you know, ought to
participate in politics-aw-and he always at
tended the-aw-cauci in his ward.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-17
TO Rent

MARCH isf, TO a small family without children,
lXI genteel and convenient tenement on Nav street
one cOor from Spring street, also small Kitchen and
Be0ruofU on Middle street
'fel5ecdtf NJ. G. PALMER.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-17

Albany Express: The pedestrian fever has
even extended to the most secluded precincts of
the family circle. We hear of several young
ladies of highly respectable parents in this city
who are training to walk, and nearly all of
them are under two years of age.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-17
gHE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,
Publiched every day CSurdays excepted) by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING 60.
THE MAINE STATE PRESS

AT Ios EXCHANGE ST., PORTLAND.
TERMS: Eight Dollars Yea. To mail subscribers
Seven Dollars Year if paid in advance.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-17

Norristown Herald: In the rivers Guiana
and Brazil, South Africa there is found very
savage fish, about foot in length, (which at
tacks any animal that ventures near it, men,
allgstors or horses not excepted" 1t is very
novel sight to see one of these fish chase boy
half mile, over, fences, hedges and bitches,
and finally mount a tre after him. and knock
him off limb with its tail 1t is very novel
sight, but we don't suppose any one ever
witnessed it.
The Portland daily press., 1879-03-17

New Haven Register: "Now, John, do you
always, when you are downtown engaged in
the hurry and worry of busiuess,-do you al
ways think Of your darling at homs?" said the
affectionate young wife as she reached up on
tp-toe for the parting morning bliss. "Yes, my
dear, always" "What, always" swell,
-h-a.r.d-ly always" This is printed just to
standard "Pinafore'' refine.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-07
Water Department Noses.

THE CHANGES AT TENTH AND MARKET
STREETs-NO MORE WATER TO BE
PUMPED FROM THAT POINT.
The familiar thump, thump of the
Worthington pump, that has done duty
in the pump house at Tenth and Market
streets, will be heard no more by the
passer by. No more will its workings
be admired by those who have stood at
the windows and gazed in at the hori-
zontal bar sliding with the greatest of
ease from one chamber to the other, at
the same time forcing water through the
pipes of the city.
No more will that pump do duty at
the Tenth street pump house. That
pump has been taken down, and is now
at the machine shops Of the Lobdell Car
Wheels Co.'S undergoing thorough
overhauling. Next week if the over
hauling process is finished that pump
will be placed in the pump house at the
Cool Spring Reservoir, there to continue
the old familiar thump, thump.
Never will there be any more water
pumped from the Tenth street basins,
as the connections have been broken, and
by this time next year it is hoped that in
place of the basin being there, the New
County buildings will attract the eyes
Of passing pedestrians.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-07
FIFTH EDITION.
rhe xa-bs- Of Houses.

THIS CITY CONTAINS EIGHT THOUSAND
TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY NINE
HoUsEs.
Through the recent reassessm ent of the
buildings in this city by the Water De.
partment for the purpose OF ascertaining
the number Of hydrants and water cocks
in use, the numher OF houses within the
CITY limits was also ascertained: The to.
tol mum Der Of houses was found to be
eightl Thousand two hundrad and seventy
nine. That nunaber does not include any
buildings used for manufacturing pur.
poses, such as the railroad shops, car
riaRe shops, ship yards. machine shops
or any other mechanical purposes where
steam is used.
The number of houses by wards is as
follows, and it will be seen that the
Seventh Ward contains the largest mum
First Ward, 647; Second, s71; THIRD
800; Fourth, III; Fifth, ,O50; Sixth, 84l
Seventh, 1,065; Eighth, ,O02; Ninth 400
Tenth, 1856. Total, 1919.
At the same time the number of sa.
looms aad hotels were also ascertain ned
The following Is list by wards:
First Ward, -; Second, 38; Third, %
Fourth, "a; Fifth, IL; s xth, 10; Seventh
Eighth, 10; Ninth, 8; Tenth, 10. Total
40.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-07
A Damaging ii

Mr.. NJ. Bigger, who resides about two
miles below Kennel Square, Pa ,and wi o
attends market here, told a GAZETTE
reporter to-day, that the hail storm in
his vicinity, Thursday night, was the
most damaging he had ever known. 1t
came directly from the north, and the
hail stones, as large as hickory nuts,
were driven with such violence that all
the window panes on The north side OF
his house were broke n to fragments.
His wheat, corn, grass and potato fields
were all ruined and he does not expect
to realize any profit at all from his farm
this year. He estimates his damages at
between $1,000 and $780, All his neigh
bors suffered as severely as he did.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-07
Noum~ .n.naaa.


About 8 SoclOck this morning, news
boy and bootblack named Johnny Clark
(not the pugilist,} went into the saloon
Of John Barnes at Fourth and Pine
streets, while no one was about, and
made away with the money drawer
As he was leaving he was detected by
some one about the house and word:.was
sent to the police station. Officer Franz
Boster was present and started Oh the
search, Of Clark. He found him In /,
boat down by the Christiana and arres'
ted him. AT the police station his pock
cts were searched and SEVENTEEN 10 cen
pieces, three quarter dollas pieces, si1
nickles and % pennies were found
These amounts almost exactley CORES
ponded with those Mr.. Barnes had given
Clark was held for Court in 500 bail.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-07
A Had Trade Of MOrses.

On last Wednesday Mr.. VIM. Booth, a
resident of Newtown Square, drove to
Philadelphia, and while in that city
traded his horse for another. AS he was
on his way home with his new critter the
animal began airing lis heels on Haver-
ford street, and in a twinkling the dash
board of the vehicle was in a thousand
splinters. Mr.. Booth jumped out, and
in his endeavors to quiet his steed was
knocked down and run over by the
wagon. He sustained internal injuries,
and we learn he has suffered very much
since. The horse, not content with, the
damage done on HaVerford street, ran
half a mile further and broke the shafts
Mr.. Booth then borrowed cart, in which
he made the remainder of his journey
home without further mishap.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-07
The WA rkets.

Beef steak, 14a2Od sirloin, 18a20c;
roast, 14al8c; corned Sal2c; Clipped
25a30c; ham sliced 15alS Wholesale, l0c
shoulders, 8a1Oc; fitch, 11a12c; pud
ding, 16c Log's-head cheese, 12c; lard
lOc; mutton, 10a12c; chops, 16a18c veal
l0al6c; outlets, 18a2Dc; chickens, 1Oal2
a 10; S1aSl so per pair; spring chickens
SOC per lb.; butter, 12al5 cents per pound,
eggs, il. cents per dok.; onions 2a4c per
bunch; soup beans, cents; cucumbers,
l a Sc. per piece, asparagus, 5aSc per
bunch; potatoes 20a25c. per half peck
new potatoes, 30a35c do; apples, l5a2o a
half peck; straw berries,i 8a17c a box
spinach, 10 cents, per half peck rhu-
barb2a3c bunch;rock fish 12tc per.pound
founders, 10; Delaw are shad 15 a 40
herring, 10a12 cents per dozen; black
bass 25a3Oc per string ,cat fish, 3pound fol
25c; kale, ,10a12per half peck; lettuce,.3 Q
per head; green peas, 1Oal2c per hail
peck; radishes 3 a DC per bunch, cheres
IL per quart; new cabbage, 8a12 pei
head;new potatoes 18 % per quart.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-07
OLD swEDEs q HURCH
The One Humid red and Eightieth
Anniversary 70 be Celebrated To-
day.

The One Humid red and Eightieth
Anniversary to be Celebrated To-
day.
The one hundred and eightieth ami
versary of the conservation of the Old
Swedes church will be held tomorrow.
1t was erected in 1899, and is one of the
Oldest land marks in the State of that
distant period. Many interesting histori-
cal facts will come out during the servi-
ces in regard to the ancient structure.
The occasion will be the 241st anniver-
sary of the settlement of Wilmington in
erectionFort Christiana, the holding of di-
vine services therein and the 1S0th
anniversary of the completion
and conservation of the present
church, will be celebrated with appropri-
ate services, in the Old Swedes chuch,
tomorrow (Trinity Sun day, at 81 o.
clock; the Sacrament of Baptism will be
administered by the rector of Trinity
Chapel. At 10a o'clock, the Rt. Rev
Alfred Lee, ID. D., l.. l.. d., will admin
lister the Holy Rite of Confirmation and
the SACRAMENT of the Lords Supper
preaching the sermon, and delivering
the address to the newly confirmed. IL
the afternoon at 3 o'clock, the children.
anniversary, and at 8 O'Clock, closini
services with anniversary address. AL
these services are free TO the citizens o
Wilmington and especially to the decend
ants of our Swedish ancestors.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-07
The Number of Deaths.
Mary Anderson.
Forsonal and Political.

] SN SNeIiaelan, : Mr.. Cohen, has drawn
NJ, ',a sa Berlin lottery.
'nmer pasrnan y, = and her daughters will
aasa '' AZ hehoboth Beach, Del. WI"
ssssa sos,ssaDssaa!y, says that the manners of
hs h'uerners remind her of the Poles
tnis nj, Dsw s,,, State Constitution of Cali
n ~ sb% will. ,a deprive twenty State sena- a
T.,,a ao hold over" Of their seats nA
lr,o a1 y, planters os seem to think that tho
saoaas Cotton will greatly raise the ao nr;ne ine
nount ot aha ,ha have planted an unusual
on for Soenm ! s.l. has accepted the csmm,.-
put ua s'atale on ,l Q; Of Tyndall, which is to
rhs ma ui W On the Thames Em6apkmsn,to % ,s 70
|ho i, tame ia ,s, Of the American auth
London 10 attend ~ , the Literary ConHrsss %.nos
BnI On Is inquired for. oonsress
lsorsiaT Tlll T.be be presented to thu ,.x,
ors~ legislature tsa ISL levyins dir direct nea' ad
snsft If ~ ", on dogs and WHISKY tec' for az ao
'ne public schools 'or 'he
The daily gazette., 1879-06-07
pDrisf A6haaaEEa

A4 4pRn6I - 0lDs w ~
The strest cleaners have been put to
Work. twt F sga
Sergeant Jones coon is kstting impu-
dent again. s1s.EE y Ia ~
Smoke Smiths "Gold Dust"
Drink Warwick root beer.
Good weather for sleeping.
If 1t does not storm, 60 20 church to-
morrow.
The Brandywine was very muddy yes
terday-the water.
The entertainment by the Shakespeare
Literary society at the Opera House last
evening WAS success.
Do you like the weather?
The Fame Hose companv Will not &C.
cept tho invitatiOu Of the PLHuix tu
parade.
To get relieved Of an aching tooth call
on DIR. Gallagher, the dentist, No. s35
Manket street
Who WILDE Street Commissioner?
Ifyou suffer with the headache, drink
Warwick's root beer, Nc. 82l Mark et
street.
Warwick's root beer is good for the
blood.
There is mose work being done in the
workshops Of Wilmington ut present
than at this time last year, by nearly 90
per cent. n 81
The growing crops willbe greatly ben
Gifted by the recent rains.
Edward McNabe, the newshoy, 10
again in.trouhle. 'eFfks fI 81
The iron rolling AMI iron founding
business in Wilmington, is again boom.
ing. D
How can th,ngs be ex pected 10 go on
smoothly In Wilmington, when no one
has even to this day written the obituary
OF the Methodist preachers meeting? ID.
Temperance people don't forget that
| Smith sells the best temperance drink in
town. No. 1921 Market street, opposite
the Opera House, h
Sound black navy, good chewing to-
baccO Only 40 cents o pound. Rough shd
| Ready smOkl ng, only 40 cexts . pound
Chapman's great tobacco mart Fourth
and Shipley streets, WilmiDgton,Del.
Great reduction in coal. Egg and Stove
ton for cash. Geo. W. Bright, King
street wharf. May 31-6t.
Turtle soup at Fnllmer's. " ~
Devtleu crAps a. ulimorA
Salt oysters ice cold 1t Fullmer's.
Soft shell crabs at Fullmeris. a W
Seaside oysters At Fnllmer's.
There is onsiier able complaint about
the large boys who attend No. 8 school
being disorderly.
One more day then good bye shad.
The Fiist Presbyterian aud .Asbur.
straw berry festivals aud close this even
ing. .
The Delaware Saengerhund will Civ
picnic at the Schuetzen Park on Mon
day.
Peaches are selling In Philade lphi
two for five cents.
Prices were very reas enable in marke
this morning.
The Chief Of Police collected 1922 do
tax last month.
One Of the 81 lections played by th
Menael.shon Quintette Club, Thursda
evening lat the Millard'- floral entertain
m"nt, was the Boccherini Min,te
Through an appalling miaconceptior
one of the city pape spoke Of it as tn
bulgarian Duett." 1t may be appropr
ate, just here, to mention the fact, thu
some time age, New York paper %
vised all the Idiots in ChristendOm, I
. aspire to the then vacant throne Of Blu
| garia; and the paper who made Il
, above mistake Thought Il good Joke.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-07
New Cauile Letter.
New CASTLE. June It'll


City Council met last evening, and
accepted b. Simmons, OF Wilmington,
and VIM. Smith, of this hundred, as
the bondsmen of the newly appointed
City Tax Collector.
An ordinance prohibiting bathing be-
tween the hours of q. m. and 8 D. m,,
and from the dixie sluice 10 Washington
avenue was passed.
During the storm OF Wednesday
night, James Connor, living on Eighth
street, above the Avenue, noticed the
wind was having some effect upon the
cars laden with flour and standing on
the -four mill siding. As the storm in
creased the car was started and driven
up the tract. Mr.. Conner notified the
watchman, and taking his lamp stopped
the train which was Oh its way up, thus
averting what might have been bic
loss, both to the -four mill and the rail-
road company.
Now that the debris has been cleared
away the loss of glass in this city is not
near so large as was anticipated. $3.50
will pay the loss at the Presbyterian
church. 500 at the Episcopal and $50
at the Methodist, whilst at the Catholic
the loss was very small. AT the wooleu
mill on the south, and at Julian Jan.
vier's on the northeast little ol
no hail fell.
The boat race, 1t is expected, will be
largely attended. The entries are by
some of the best boats on the river.
Two cases before the Mayor q few
evenings ago for corner ldunging. Fifty
cents and costs was the penalty.
The river bank has not been begun on
yet. This should be repaired at once
or 1t will be the cause of much sickness
The daily gazette., 1879-06-07
EDWARD the E....,


!, ~ before HiiIe, His H%n,on the srratic newsboy,
Mevsning, for honor oo Mayor Almond.
pon Charles ov.o,mmitting an assault
y ~ Charles and ad's%eh' % a much smaller
,sa that he ~uu was MS witnesses, testi.
Ep!afned dry voo,a "@S sitting quietly on An
~ came BY and sdIIs III, oox, when the priso.
~ better try r1 It aSa,n Mortssn told him he
nPhaic e1scu,i sr'ed his attempt into 'sy s,,c IL
,ls fellow wdSus1on do%no that he threw tHe the
Ss sSn middle Of thu, tba nauled him out into
sS' him bsdIVs @ iTs street Ire and "pelImsiG. nsG
steat agSppsi pay oc costs and as he msda Ss ana
as the searinsso sis one Of the witnessesa ads dn. .
sacs in the sqm he was held to Sesn our. ~ :
'um Of $500, W Aoep the
The daily gazette., 1879-06-07

PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING A
/ SEWER AT 10TH AND DUPONT
STREETS.-Sealed Proposals will be re-
ceived in the box on the post In the Coun-
Thursday, June 18th, for t, building OF
about no feet of Sewer, extending diagOn-
ally across the Intersection or 10th and
DUPONT streets. The Sewer VIII be con-
struetsd OF stone and brick the side walls
will be OF stone, the arch and pavement
brick.
The walls will be about Ok feet high and
az feet thick, built OF good, well-shaped
two men stone. The walls will be what is
generally known AZ rubble masonry, laid
In irregular courses, and will consist of
stone containing from one to two tito 81
cubic feet, and SO disposed or laid as TO
make a firm and compact wall. and no
stone shall be used that does not contain at
least one cubic foot, except for filling up
the interstices between the larger stone In
the heart OF the wall /; at least One-fifth o.
the ace of the walls shall be com posed o.
headers extending full size eighteen (1S)
inches into the wall, and from the back the
headers shall be in the same proportion
and OF the same dimensions and SO ar
ranged that header in the back shall be
between two headers In IN the iace The
| with steps. the breadth of which shall not
| he less than the rise. The distance be.
| tween the walls will be 10 feet in tive clear
which will be spanned by scIni-circul. 7
| oIlCh al Su hihC AoJ ihSWCS iiich, SohpONC
of two Independent rings or courses Of the
,est hard burnt brick. The pavement
| will be an inverted arch of TX feet radius
| c insisting OF one course Of good paving
brick laid or edge; the bed of the pave
ment must be well prepared by being
thoroughly packed and ramm ed and m adt
to conform to the exact shape and grade o.
the inverted arch or pavement. The
| springn z line of the pavement will be :
| feet below the springing line Of the arch
| The arch will be well backed with stone tC
the height of about 8 feet. All the worn
| (both stone and brick) of this 81 wer m us
| be laid In good hydraulic cement mortar
composed of equal parts of cene t and
clean river sand. All the cement must bt
| subjected to a test and approved by the
/ Street Com missioner before II Will bt
| allowed to be used in the work.
Bids are requested for the entire work
| including excavation and back filling
Each bid must be properly signed anC
accompanied with bond In the sum o
| $500 with surety as guarantee OF the goot
| faith OF The bid, and the successful bidde
| will be required TO give q bond I'm the sun
| of $500 with surety for the faithful co d.
| pletiOn of the contract.
All bids m ust be addressed to The Stree
| Conn issiOner. ~
The Committee reserve the right to re
| ject any or all bids. , --
E. II. HOAGLAND,
| je6-6t Street Com missioner.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-07
Fightinw Negroes.

Emma j Jones, drunken and dissoIute
colored woman, went into Buckingham
~ Bros, at Fropt and Shipley streets
yesterday afterhooA and commenced
raising considerable disturbance. Ser
geant Jones was called in and told heI
to b. quiet when, she turned on him and
made figbt He had some difficulty witt
her, and threw her and put the nippers
upon her. He started toward the police
station and she resisted so fOrcibly that
he had to drag her part of the distance
She was also upr oarious, at the station
aud at the hearing this morning, wa
iiued "a and required to pay costs.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-07
Reduction I'm Price OF Coal.

John Ponder, successor to Ponder 4
Townsend, coal dealers, announces by a
three column advertisement in another
part Of the GAZETTE that he has made
another reduction in the price of coal.
He will sell for cash, delivered to any
part of the city, stove, egg and broken
coal, 2240 pounds to the ton guaranteed,
for $4.10 per ton. Chestnut coal for
So .95 per ton. He also sells the justly
celebrated Rockland lime, at 25 cents
per bushel, Hickory, oak and pine
kindling wood as cheap as the cheapest.
Mr.. Ponder is young business man,
and the citizens shoild patronize him,
especially at the present time, when he
offers coal SO cheap.
The daily gazette., 1879-06-07

NJ OTlCE.-J. II. Primrose mas taken the
lN management OF the old and reliable
sewing machine cOmpany-the Wheeler q
Wilson. This machjue has been lately
improved, and is an en.irely new machine,
and Is known as the Improved Wheeler,&
Wilson. II Ia the finest made lock stitch
sewing machine now in use, and has ad
vantages superior to any other.
We hope our friends will give us a call,
and not buy until they have examined this
new machine.
Our territery embraces Delaw w,re and
Chester counties, Pa, and Delaware and
the Eastern Shore of Maryland. rte-
Our of1ice. at present, will be found at
| 72s Market street. Alter the 25th of March
next we will be found at our old stand, the
Garrett building, No. 7l8 Market street.
~AGENTS WANTED.
feb5 diff j. H.PRIMROSE