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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-02-12
I~nsOlVent Notice.
STATE OF TENNEssHE, SHELBY Co., !
OpFTrp C0vfNTy gOURT CTERE.


OPFIUR COUNTY CoURT CLERK,
Memphis. Tenn, February It'll, 1881.
TO Mrs. P P Ward, administrative Of W D
Lewis. deceased.
HAVING suggested the insolvency of the
IL estate Of w. d. Lewis, deceased,
you are hereby ordered to give notice,
by advertisement in some newspaper
published within the said State, and
also at the courthouse door of Shelby
county, for all persons having claims
against said estate, to appear and file the
same, with the Clerk Of the County Court au-
thenticated in the manner prescribed by law,
on or before the 9Th lay Of August, 1881; and
n claim not filed on OF before said day, or
before an appropriation Of the funds Of said
estate is made, shall le forever barred, both
in law and equity.
Witness my hand, at Office, this eth day Of
February, 1881.
OWEN DWYER, Clerk.
BY HUeH B. CULLEN, D. @.
Notice is given creditors as required by
above order, this February 9Th, 1881.
p WAND, Adm'x.
Finlay 4 Peters. Att'ys. 1873 IA 1901
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trustees sale.

DY virtue Of a trust deed made to me byW L
ID Cameron and his wife, Charlotte NJ Came
ron, dated April llth, 1877 and recorded in
book III, page as of the Registers Office Of
Shelby county, Tenn, to secure a certain debt
due To the DeSoto Building and Loan Associa
ton, l will sell for cash, at public outcry, at
the southwest corner of Main and Madison
streets, Memphis, Tenn, at u o'clock noon,
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saturday, February I9Lh, I8sI,

the property described 10 said trust deed as
follows, to-wit Lot "a, block 81 of the south
Memphis subdivision beginning at a point on
north side Of Linden street 3l2la feet east Of
Lauderdals street, having q front of 62H feet,
by a depth ofl60 feet, on which stands a frame
dwelling.
Equity Of redemption barred. Title believed
TO be good, but | sell as trustee only.
ls0147 K. A. PARKER. Trustee.
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snturday, March I9. IssI.

at the southwest cerner Of Madison and Main
streets, in Taxing District, Memphis, Tenn.
eli the right, title, claim and interest. OF said
II l. and l. d Douglas 10, Of and to said tract
Of 500 acres Of land in said deeds described.
Title Of purchaser absolute. Equity Of re-
dempiion barred. Sell and convex only as
trustee. Is BARNES, Trustee,
FinlRv & Peters. Aity's l40l6
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Clearing House Report.
GnfiOn.

Dizziness was the leading feature Of
the cotton market to-day, neither buy
u or seller indicating a disposition to-
ward activity in any direction. Sales
Yesterday were 800 bales, all to export
ers. closing quiet, as follows:
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Lot For Sale.

DY virtue of the power and authority re-
ID served in a deed executed BY me on 2lst
day Of November, 1874, TO Albert Cox, n
duly registered in shelby county, Tennessee,
in book No. lO4, page li0. and because Of de-
fault in the payment Of l9 notes described and
named therein, l, M,L. Bacon, will proceed on
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Trustees Sale.

DY virtue Of a deed Of trust executed to me
ID by W I Edmunds, March 10, 1879, and re-
corded in the registers Of Shelby county,
Tenn. in book l2i, page ass, to which refer
ence is hereby made, l will sell as trustee and
at the request Of the benefciar1es, default
having been made In the payment of the debt
spcured, the following described property:
The one-fourth undivided interest in the
southwest corner of lot No. 7, block No. 81,
fronting on Mulberry street 81 feet and run
ring through to St. Martin street 1856 feet,
known as No. Is Mulberry street,. Also lot
No I Of block No. A, on the southeast corner
of Linden and Causey streets, more properly
described 10 a trust deed made by James Jones
10 AN Edmunds, recorded 10 book Is, pages
i24 and rs, all in South Memphis, State Of
Tennessee. Also ten acres Of land Bnown as
the Harris place, on Center avenue, described
as follows: Beginning at an norwood stand
ing on the north size OF a branch, the north
wegt corner Of a forty acre tract decided BY r I
Roszell to VIM. b Harris; thence outh with
the west boundary line Of said tract Is ohains
and 60 and "a links 10 o stake on the side n an
avenue; thence east with the south side Of said
avenue 6 chains and 50 links % a stake;
thence north 10 chains and 56& links TO a
stake on nDrth boundary line Of said forty
acre lot; thence west chains and 81 links
% the beginning, continuing ten acres, all IN
Shelby county, Tenn.
Sale viii be made to the highest b'dde' for
cash, at the courthouse door, in the city Of
Memphis at u m
Thursday, March 80, 1881.
Equity Of redemption waived, end title be-
lieyed 10 be perfect, hut i sell only as trustee.
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Finlay 3 Peters, Att'yf. 1875 ia 1871
trustees sale--VaIuabie Land,

DY virtue Of the trus. deed made w Henry
ID l. Douglass, recorded in the Registers
Office of shelby county. 7 Tenn in book 20. ITO,
page IA, and the trust deed made by Henry l.
Douglass and wife, Lucy d DouA IS, recorded
IN book No. l8, pBge SJ2, Twill, at the request
at public auction to the highest bidder for
zach on
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,rs. closing quiet, as follows:
0OIT0F n1UhANUH ty,AIIVN
,.snderd International ClRCsihcntio on

Stains - Good ordinary, 9e; low
middlipp. 93c; middling, lOIc.
The cotton movement at seven lead
inc interior towns, including Mem
mis- for the week ending February
18th, IS telegraphed to the cotton ez-
change, shows: Receipts, 23,28l bale'i
same week last year, 21,34O. Ship
ments, 1879; last year, 32,47l. Stock
1851: last year, 9 1856 bales.
NEW YORK COTTON STATEMENT.
For the week ending February II,
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CONDITION oF TIE RIVERS.

At noon to-day there was 10 feet 3
inches on the gauge at this point,
being a rise during the past "A hours
OF 81 inches, with an increased rise
expected aftor to-day. The Ohio
commenced falling yesterday at Pitts
burg, with % feet, 3 inches on the
gauge; At Cincinnati it is rising
again to-day, with 30 feet on the gauge.
At Louisville it came to a stand last
evening. but it is falling to-day, with
l3 feet 6 inches in the canal. AT
Cairo il is rising rapidly, with 2S feet
on the gauge. The Mississippi at St.
Louis is falling again, with IL feet
inches on the gauge. The Cumber-
land at Nashville is falling slowly,
with.l3 feet s inches on the gauge.
The Tennessee at Chattanooga rose :
feet 4 inches, with l6 feet II inches on
the gauge. Arkansas river is still
rising, with y feet 9 inches on the
gauge at Little Rock. White river is
also rising, with a big stage OF water
from Jacksonport to the mouth.
J. MISCELLANEOUS.
Cold again.
The ground is frozen to-day.
Business only moderate to. day.
| Boats all had to lay uplast night.
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saiurdaA. February 18th. 1881.

the property described in said trust deed as
fellows, to-Wit: Being lot No. 8. block SOP, Of
side Of Court street. extended, having a front
Of fifty 50) feet by a depth OF $50 one hun
bred and fifty fee, on which stands a two
story frame residence.
Equity of redemption barred. Title believed
TO be good, but | sell as trustee only.
100 i47 r. a. PARKER, trustee.
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Lot for sale.

DY virtue Of the power and authority re-
- served In q deed, executed by me on the
31st day OF January, 1874, 70 Verge Henderson
and duly registered IN Shelby county. Tenno.-
see, in book No. %, page SO, etc. and be-
cause fdefault in the payment Of eight notes
described and secured therein, ], ". l.. Bacon,
will proceed on
lfth day Of February, 1881,
al the southwest corner Of tho intersection OF
Main and Madison streets, in the Taxing Dis
triot, or city Of Memphis, to sell at publIc auc-
ton to the highest bidder for cash, the fclloa-
ing described lot or parcel Of land situated in
Shelby county. Tennessee, viz.
A part Of lot No. 81 Of the j. A. Carnes' NIB
division, lying on the east side Of Ayers street
and beginning At the southeast corner or the
junction Of Lane avenue and Ayers STREET.
thence outhwartly along the east iihe o. said
ayers s.reet sixty 80 feet To D stake; thence
eastwardly between parallel line 10 a doptb N
o~ne'hundred and sixty u1N ieet. more M i,ss.
By the terms Of said deed the equity 0f To
dempti0n expressly waived. and The title 30
the lot IS believed b be good.
By the running Of said dead Lam emp9Wfr-
ed make 10 the purchaser az saul sale deed
10 fee simple
i8 H2 81. L. BACON.
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Trustees Sale.

DY virtue oftwo certain deeds Of duly
Id recorded in book No. 100, page $40. and
book No. 12l, page $50, Of the Registers office
Of Shelby county, Tennessee, default having
been made therein, 1 will, on
Tuesday, the 9th day Of March, 1881,
at the southwest corner Of Main and Madison
streets, in the Taxing District of Shelby county
date cityofMemphislTen during legal hours,
as trustee, as the successor of Simon Sturm,
the trustee named in said deed, by virtue of
being the secretary Of the Memphis Building
and awnings Association, he having ceased to
be such secretary, and ] as such secretary I'M
der the provisions of said deeds am the trustee
hereunder in place Of said simon Sturm, pro-
coed to sell at public auction TO the highest
bidder Tor cash the following described real
estate, to-wit!
A certain lot of land situated in the county
Of Shelby, State Of Tennessee, and in the city
Of Memphis NOV Taxing District of Shelby
county,. beginning - q point on the eastern
side IF nOrthWincnester avenue l75 feet south
waId'y from the Raleigh road or johnson
avenue and being the southwest corner of
lot No. %; thence south 20la degrees east, 80
north c0h degrees west, 30 feet: thence south
e9sS west, 40 feet to the beginning; the same
being lot Ne. "a in A Woodruff S subdivision
of original lot, sis and 5l9. and the same
premises cor veyed to Mite Stanley by A
Woodruff By deed, duly recorded in book No.
So. part LIST. page 3S6, Of the Registers olios Of
Shelby county, Tennessee.
Equity ofredemption waived. Title believed
to be good, but / will convey only as trustee.
Memphis, February 2, 1881.
1885 sAM'L HIRSOH, Trustee.
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Mardi Gras, March |
M WI p FL i,

shall food the streets with a blaze of light,
and entrance the beholder with its pageant of
wondrous beauty.
VII. As a favor to our loyal subjects scat
tered throughout our broad realm. who may
to come to greet the King on his Witt. we wish
command that all Railroad Magnates and
Commanders Of the Merchant Marine on our
great river shall offer safe transportation to
and from our city of Memphis at Reduced
rates.
Attest, P PHcR. REX.
sB-Notice Of the Programme of the Citizens
COMMITTEES for Monday and Tuesday win be
given in a few days. l25 l55
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RIVER IKTELLIGENCE.
poArs LEAVING rms DAY.

BOATS LEAVING THIS DAY.
For Friars Point. James Lee.........5 p m
u St. Francis R,Rene Macready, 3 p m
" Arkansas river, Katie Hooper-.5 p m
4" Vicksburg, Grand Tower ~","..6 p m
BOATS LEAVING SUNDAY.
" New Orleans, City of alton ND p IN
ARRIVED.
Steamer John A. Wood, Ohio river.
John Gilmore, Cairo.
" Katie Hooper. Arkansas river.
DEPARTED.
John A, Wood, New Orleans.
g John Gilmore, New Orleans.
IN PORT.
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Thursdnv. wnrch ga, 1881,

Equity Of redemption waived, end title be-
lieved TO be perfect, hut / sell only as trustee.
CuAs. Il. SMITH, Trustee:
Nicholas Williams, ATTY. lH2
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monday, Wednesday and Friday.
tDaily.
monday, Thursday and Saturday.
{Sundqy, Tuesday and Friday.
9Tuosday and Friday.
\ " ednNGday and Saturday.
0Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
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Memphis and Little Rock.
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LEAVE. ARRIVE.
W |
All train, daily....-.-.. $50 pm. 1928 pm
ixod freight. ....,......-. 1l.b pm. 2.@ pm
loal freight...-."s....... 500 am. $50 pm
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-05-31
Fearful storms .

GALVESTON, TEXAS, May 3l.-A Dallas see
clsl says: A violent who'd aud rain storm swept
over the oty Surdsy hight. Tho rain fell 10
torrents flashing all the streams. Trinity river
rising so rapidly that it WAS xp cted to owe, w
its banks b.t,re morning.
Reports Ct other wind. raia and hail storms
10 various portions Of tho State are given by tho
News Specials. Ia many instances fruit has
been entirely destroyed, ard the corn, cotton
and wheat CROPS seriously Injured.
A Wac> special says: A fearful bail storm
visited South Mel nlal acd tho uorth part Of
Bell countieo Saturday night. A number Of
farm houses were torn doWo. Oae lady WAS
killed and two men badly hart 10 Leon county.
Near Crawford, 10 McL,ansn. several houses
were unroofcd.
A hurricane visitd Taylor Saturday evening
lasting 40 minutes. Noii,cs we're lost but Con
siderable damage was dj1o to properly in town,
b. n: Trains house was blowa down uod two
families sustained serious icju,i.s. Tho Chris
Ian CHURCH was bl1wD lroA i's foundation.
Tho Catholic Church and Old Fellows Hail
were totally wrecked, and nearly all tho barns
and out bous,s 10 towa demolished. Scarcely
hous, escaped some damage. Faac,s vcr,
blown dGwa and trees uproo;cd
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FORE[GN MEW,N

Is smarck is pushing bis plans for building
up German comneroo 10 Eastern Asia AID the
South Sea.
Pllnco Bismarck, his cucluded !rca y
which leaves Hamburg in possession OF it's fr, @
port privileges.
MIR. West, tbs present Eoglisb minister at
Madrid. will probably succeed Sir Eisard
Thornton as mioister at Washington.
Tho Nlbliss sgaiu warn the Car avainI t
placing cjriicuce 10 the es5ertiops of his ad-
visar5.
The London Times ssys: ut is understood
The eeyernnc nj has under seriou, consideration,
at the Instance OF the Irish executive, the COM
pIote suppression Of the Land League"
Mr.. Kettle. The Dublin Ind League Ex-
ecu'ive Committee, wss arrested yesterday,
charged With iroi!iuG he people to o1mbinc,
tor the rutpVs, OF refusing TO psy their lawful
debts.
Pdnci Al,xaudtr Ct Bulgaria has started on
tour through thc provinces. lie is corci,lIg
recsIVed. bu, The Inhabitants manifest dienosi.
tloo to lasist upon the continuance CT their
present rights.
About forty perscus were Ijured 10 the riot
At Mchellstown, ireland. 90 Friday lnsl. Mr..
Dillon writes ld,itr complaining Ct lis inlpris
onpent and rrpudla,isg the Correctness of tho
report o! his ri cabt speech, Cd The strength Of
which Eo was arrested
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NEWS OF The DAY

The Reformed EDi;copal Council, which has
been ib session several days 10 Nsw York, yss
teldsy cjlutotd, aoG will held is next ceue-
ral ccuoo! .; Bishop Cum Minis Memo,ial
Church 10 B :I;m5re, ID Msy. 1883.
Az icoident occurred to tho fast usil lrniu
Which lat; New York yesterday afternoon rcar
Ireoton, n. D., resu!uoE 10 the dera,I:us oi
several coacbts, tho death Ct two rcts,cs acd
tho ltlury Of q gu nber If others.
GeD. Thcmss d. Hoxsey died q! HaledoE.
N. j., yesterday. of txhaus ion. subsequent
upon overWo!k 10 The gu5eroaorial oampsiso
OF 1851. when ho was q candidate for Governor
on toe 9reenback ticket. He was u the Ct year
OF his age.
List Saturday siscrnoon Mrs Irene Jcuison,
wife of Albert Jcuison. we'll to do tsrmsr
liSlpg abcu; two and half miles from New
ark. Del, Q; N uitleG suicide ty hanging her:
selt 10 the lott Ct the dwelling 10 which they
lived.
Secretary Blaino aid Sir Edward rhorton,
Inc British Mlolster, have concluded neeolis.
lions BY which the British Governments hound
to els. coo 10 sterliae gold coin to the United
States. to icd.Dnl!y Aueiioln fishermen who
suffered Losses by The For;uae Bay difficulty.
John Eu ch, 90 cx policeman and ex slloon
keeper, at Indianapolis. whnse wife had applied
for divorce, shot her and h,r father yesterday,
AID then shot himself. Elrici has sluso diod.
Mrs. Eurlch's CONDITION is critical, bu. sho will
probably recover. Hsr father was bat slightly
Injured.
Csc. Ab!es AMI Mr.. McCracken, bis sister n
law, eloped together q f.w days size, from
Orange cocuty. Indiana. They arc to.h over
h'ly years old. and have deserted large fsmiIicp
Ablcs leaves five children 10 csag, of his wife,
aud tho oserted McCrackcu has Legacy OF
six. tu! fortunately they are all pretty we'll
growo.
The Legislature Of New Hampshire will meet
to morrow. aud it is highly p,cb be will
ecc. Udiel States Senator to tx, the
place 4 MIR. Rolliss, whose tern will expire
b fore he meeting Of the nez. stssiou. MIR.
Rollins Is candidate IT re election, tu, hs has
formidable competitor in Mr. VIM. r. Chs nd.
Ter, recently nominated by President Garfield
t, r solicitor general, tu. rejac!cl ~ the
Senate.
The basis Of taxalion 10 V,rmont has been
more than doubled slrcs the assessment Of 1880
BY the simple tXpcdient Of nquiliog the tsx-
payer to swear ~ the ccrrec!nCs, Of tho reIurD
Which be makes OF taxable property. Is. fore
this provision was added to the revenue laws
nearly the whole burden of tsx...n fell upon
real estate. Personal property was tiidor
away, srd the pa5m,nt of tex thereon eYsdod
BY various devices.
Ex Senator Elton. of Connecticut who is
VAIN personal friend of Mr.. ConkIiug is qu1ted
as siyug that if the Senatorial o,nlest in New
York is narrowed dcwo 10 the election of that
gentleman or supporter of tho administration
the democratic members Gu. to vote for Mr..
Co1kliog. Uulil sach contingency crises
no thinks that they ought to vote Ter their
oSn osu:u5 nominees Without taking sides
either with tho "s,alWarts" or the 'helf-
breeds"
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The hatred of the radicals for Mr.. Jefferson
Davis btoiuss he will not ak them to pardon
him is implscable and of uuendne duration,
and they evincs it on every possible occasion.
His late polite decIination of an invitation to
deliver az address at the unwilling of a statue
10 Frederick, Maryland induo,s the Now York
Tribune to repeat its silly statement that bis
selfish insanity" was the sole cause of the SOL
diers graves at Frederick, and the cause Of IL o
war. Why the war and it's fatalities ". I'D
have occurred if Mr.. Davis had never been
bora. and he was no more responsible for them
than any other Southern man. Mr.. Davis was
follower not the leader of the South in it's
fight Tor independence; be was s;lscted by the
South to execute lis purposes and designs, and
did not make the South execute his; and this
the Tribune knows IS we'll az anybody else. but
it hates him 80 much however, because he WON'T
ask for . pardon that it refuses to say 81.
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Killed by her Lover.

LANCASTER, Pa, May 3l.-At an early hour
Yesterday morning Coylo' ferry, on the Susou,.
hanna River, opposite Marietta, sbou. 10 miles
west OF this place, wss tho sooue of murder
and attempted suicide Whioh caused quite an
excitement. a young woman named Emma
Myers. aged about 80 years, whu has beeo
living 10 tia family If John Coyle, a we'll to do
farmer, as a domestic, was found dead 10 the
stable with pistol shot in her breast, Her
murderer is John Co5le, jr.. 500 of tic man
With whom thu Yong girl lived. For some
time Ccgle has been desperately in love with tho
gtl. ard has v.r.l tim S asked her 10 mary
hin ADD had been rs Otter rtfu,ed. Coyle was
very incorporate 10 his habits, and on This
account the girl refu'ed to tcc,pt him az her
lover. ~ As'
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Political

dARs1s)EBURa Va. MIy31 Tho ROCKING.
nam delegates to the Richmond Second of ,Juno
convention" g. g for Cameron for Governor and
FRANK bsit for Attorney General.
Second Dispatch |
Inc delegates from Augusta. Page and Sber.
ssuoan ere ALSO IN favor of the nomination of
cameron LOT aoVernor. Lewis for Lieuten AMI.
Governor and Bill for Attorney GenersI
number of the delegates from The conntea 20
rockingham, Page and Shenandoah bsya ey ~.
pressed their preference for Lewis for Gove,no,
put maioii:y of the delegates are com nitted 10
the ticket indicated. ''sea "
Numerous letters have bsen ,ooo;,oa &c.
Prominent white and colored republicsna al, oUor
Inc Sta:e urging Lewis to have his name nlsced
on Inc Ticket for Governor or liant .Go1o,nn.
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Financial.

New York. May 3l.-Tho Posts 6raccj,
article says: The u. s. bonds sre unchanged !1r
the a. but lower for the 4!' and So. S.sIo
bonds are hrm Railroad bords arc i,roaular
but generally SIN lower. The stock msrs.
opened rather strong. with prices i sboy,
Saturdays closing. aud there was then sra,.
toual advance, but before 1880 o'cIack h,
ahole market bocam. weak aod By Il o ,,ork
prices had fallen 4a2i per cent. There h,,
81 C, been recovery 10 the general list CT
The rates for osIl loans are 2A2!! per cent.
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To days FOREIGN Neus

., berlin, May Sl.-Tbe R:iobs.sg YES erdav
s spptoVsd tho Government. proposal fxino 10 y
0u Tr 90 ,1r at 3 marks per 100 Kilograms A'
IS iUNis' May 81 M. Sequin, oorrssnondo,.
VI no Paris Telegraphe, was attacked .nd s..
=. .a'y i'JuId by Arabs 90 Salurd,y mo.ni,o IL :,
~ j.. tile was fsled to the ea,,h bu aso 10 ~
sna ,neu abbed in eight places. He d.; S.Su os
sunday morning. His uu,derer, b.,s '1 ~, w
arrested af will be tried by O .urt mar,;,J 0eeo
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Ictfer from l{amiIfon

lCoresrondence of tho Alexandria Gazat!e. J
HAMILTON. Va Mag 3O.-The election is
over ard tho result not unexpected. The ro-
pItIicADs eol badly mixed, and their candidate
Ter Clclk vas left behind in the rsca.
This is big day 10 Lou5ouu. tho black re-.
pu5Ilcins have Gil pooe to tlarper's Ferry 10
attend the clmmetc.meDt of tho cooroi COL
lsRe there. and tie white ones have gone 10
Balls Buff to a!tool tho decoration ceremonies
there.
This village is grouios, mol Only 10 nunbers
bu! 10 impottatco We have a largo Steam
Char Macufac DRY 10 sctiyc operation here,
iurblng Gus good article of Splint Bottom
Chair at abou: half The Usual cos. Of tho hand
made chsir. There is also large Foundry in
prcccss Of erection. which will soon be ready far
operation. Messrs. Milton g. Shuey are putting
oeotsiary machinery in the cd steam Mill, and
Will soon have their steam Gaming establish
neot ready Tor business. The Misses Sommer.
vile have largo house in course of crtc.icn,
which will be completed ard open to summer
visitors BY the first of July.
81 you see Hamilton may Justly claim to be
The second city 10 importance 10 The c,uuty,
Our notwithstanding curse, feels liz
tie Jealous of cur prosperity, but we excuse her.
1t lsthe late OF greatness, to be enried,
There is quite dearth of news 10 this region.
The weather is warm and dry. end every one
seems dlspcs ID to set along with as little exer
lion as possible. JADEE
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StOrms-Killed bvIjg,,t,,,

FITTsFlRLD. Mas, NAV GA sove,o ,hr,
oer storm prevailed here yesterday sfta,nnon
s. panied by hail storm. Some Of the hi
s MH were over three inches in circumference
,au damage was done to gardens. Ent IIe;
ms ee STORM one man was killed BY lightning
sto, usr 20 nay 81 During the sevare thunder
the house of John Colbert His scn FIX, I.tue ss
kilied and two oihsr children ware sn nM va
senseless Two or thrse other bons nnooHso
aucS ana several people injured, but no ADJ