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The Worthington advance., 1882-01-12
CONGRESSIONAL
1HC2SDAY. IAN. g

EKNATE-Bills were introduced - promote
efficiency in the navy and signal service; many
petitions were presented, Of which Z large
number prayed for the exercise Of government
control over rail transportation charges.
HCcsE. Orth roso to question Of PRIV
ilege and protessed, In the namo Of him snd his
constituents, agsins: what he deemed as injus.
6ce to himself in HE zee isnn ens to committees,
and said he weuld intrOduce = proportion to-
charge the manner of selecting ccmnittees
He asked to be excused from serving Oh. tie
committee on rules.
The Bpeaker.-The chair does no: unler~
stand that it is necessary for him to vindica:s
himself by sayirg anything in reply: It must
not, however, be inferred that because the.
chair dees rot challenge the statement chazG-
ing him with injustice that tie chsir acau:esces
in the view taken by the gentleman from In
dianna Urth.)
Orth's request WAS granted, and no vas e4-,
cused from further service on the corEuaittee
on rules. The regular order being called ME
reports OF committees was dispensed with. i
number o. bills and resolution, were produced,
among one thanking the khediye of Egypt for
tho obeiisk in New sc<k. Mr. Hewitt was re-
leved from service on tho committee on pu bli:
bull iings and grounds at his Own regues5.
Adjourned untii Monday.
FRIDAY, JAN. 6.
SENATE Bills introduced: By Mr.. Rollins,
10 Tx s term Of c1lica Of collectors OF in:ernas
revenue; by Mr.. Logan, ameuGatery Of tho
penslea laws; By Nj. Window, appropriatiug
money FOR the selection OF a site and location Of
gove' nmeAt bull ling at Slinneapoli Minn.
A desulsory debate occurred OIL tho pension AID
other mstters, bit 10 business of importance
was transacted. Aljot,hsd to Monday
HousE.-Not in session.
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c. II. Siocnm. OF Blue Earth City, sllnnesota
Arrested for RObbiue the Nail

O. 81. slocum, postmaster at Blue Earth City,
Minnesota, ana editor Of the Blue Earth CRY
Post was arrested and brought to ST.: Paul
Friday night by Special Postofice Agent Childs,
on charge Of robbing the mail The accused
Was brought before United States Conmieeioner
Oardozo, and, by his counsel, Gov. G. K: Dayis.
waived examination and gave bonds in the sum
Of 81 900 to appear and answer at the next
term Of the United States district court
About July last = letter was cent from Vail,
To-, to James Dowlan, Blue Earth City, con-
tsining .draft payable to the order Of Dswlan.
several times and inquired for the letter but did
not get it On the 19th Of December Poetof-
6ce Inspector Chi]ds made IN investigation OF
tho ofice and among the1 aseets found this
draft for $lO8 which 1r. 6iocum claimed
10 have purchased from Dovlan. The drafe
not being endorsed BY Dovlan tho suspicion Of
tho post0fiioe inspector, Childs, was aroused.
and IN investigation, hs found the letter and
draft had since July last bean in possession Of
the postmaster. NJ 6locum claims that tho
whole matter IL subject to such explanation a
viii clear him Of any guilt OF intentional wrong
doing, except tha& tho letter Was hold beyond
tho tnne whom Il ahould have been advertised
and sent to The dad lettar odioa
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CURRENT NEWS
RAILROAD RUMELtNtiS.

The various railway companies arc already
outlining their now construction Tor the yesr
1882. The outlook reveals 1warfel aud re-
stricted dsvolopemeet compared with that OF
1881. From official informatlon it seems
doubtful II the railways to be constructed this
year shall exceed s, 200 miles The great trunk
lines leading westward aud northwestward from
Chicago will be content with very slight ex
"ansion this year. Tho Chicago milwaukee, l.
t. Paul company has decided to reduce its con-
struction account for 1882, and It is under
stood that President Mitchell and tho Scotch
syndicate behind h1m have called the halt. Il
ls estimated that this company will not build
moro than $50 miles Of road this year. The
Chl:sgo \ Northwestern company after COM
pleting thirty or forty miles on the peninsula.
an extension Of the Sioux Rapids line aud sew,
en- or eight Of the Audubon .:a..r', iu Iowa,
vii! go slow on now construction for tho re-
malnder OF the year, and will probs bly, not un-
dertake to exceed $50 miles Of new line
Captain ": ". Rich, chief engineer Of the
Minneapolis & st. Louis railway, has jnst 70.
turned from all extended reconnaissance ex-
tending from Taylors Falls to I4ako Superior.
with view OF selecting the most desirable To-
cation for the proposed extension Of tho Mill
neapolis < st. Louis from Taylor's Falls 20 the
lake. Capt. Rich states that he found al unex-
.pectedly favorable route. and surveys for the
addlhonal line or extension will commence be-
fore spring
seems to be reliable suthority tina. the Mil
waukee & st. Paul railroad company will
build the projected line from Mankato to some
point on the Hastings 4 Dakota road probably
at Glencoe. A survey OF tho route was made
last winter, the line running west Of St. Peter.
through Oshawa.
1t is known that Mr. r. s. S,inson has been
rendered and has accepted the position OF gen
eral superintendent Of the st. Paul x Duluth
road, in succeeding Mr. T. Q Sewall, who has
been appointed comptroller in tho Office OF Gen
eral Manager S. S. Merrill Of Chicago, Milwau-
keek 81. Paul at Milwaukee.
Mr.. G: ": slayton OF the land departments o
the St Paul 4 Sioux City is working vigorously
IN behalf of the immigration interests OF Mime
sofa He has made arrangements with Mr.. 4.
Erickson OF Luyerne to 10 to Norway am,
Sweden; also with Mr.. w. II. Vernon of Man.
ksto to travel in England
At Marshall, Tex, the depot, boarding
house, baggage and express Office, etc., Of the
Iexas Pacific railroad were burned. Loss,
$50, 600. '
Mr: tlnk estimates the loss OF the tru,k lines
ana their connections throughthe exciting state
OF things, at from S:25 OuO 900 70 50, eco, 900
per annnnl.
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THREE MONSTERS.
Three Men Arrested for Killing the Gibbons
Children and Annie Thomas at Ashland
,rlr

CsSihren 8sl&t ammo 1nOsnA9 At Ashland,
Kentucky.
Cincinnati Commercials Ashland (Ky.)
Special: The Ilvh arrested for the Gibbons
murders are Wr,. Neal, Ellis Croft and George
Ellis, all white: All vere nr1ested ana kept
quietly in hotel ;n custjdy II Constable Heiiin
Geo. Ellis confessed to the constable He says
Croft and Neal awakened him on the night OF
the murder and urged him to 60 with them to
Gibbons house. He went reluctantly. They
entered by window and Neal and Croft out
ragged the two girls. Annie Thomas recognized
Neal, and said s1e would tell lis mother Rob
ert, the boy, wac about to give an alarm, when
Croft struck him on the head, killing
him instantly. Croft then told Apnie that her
time to die had come, and disregariinE the
pitoons cries of the child for mercy, he struck
her on the bead and killed her instantly.
Neal then killed Emma Thomas in the same
way. Croft and Neal at first denied Ellis story,
but Neal confessed this afternoon and both
Ellis aud Neal waived examination. Creft will
have hearing Thursday. Ellis and Neal arc
married. Croft is single. They all we're pres
ent at the fire, and one drove the horse at tie
funeral and sloihcr was az q pail hesrer.
Crowds have been gathering all day at. Cattle
burgh and threats OF IvDcliDg are connlo1l
The Worthington advance., 1882-01-12
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

There was distinguished arrival in New
York the other day. 1t was that OF man
youthful in appearance. He stood six feet four
inches He has smooth face and long flow
ing locks An overcoat of bottle green cloth
and fur collared, a sealskin cap and yellow kid
gloves, made the man more conspicuous. 1t
was Oscar Wilde, the poet and journalist In
an interview he spoke enthusiastically of
America and it's people, said he was twenty elk
last october, and had come here to lecture.
The death is announced Of Clement G. CLAY.
d nls country seat near Huntsville, Ala, on
Tuesday. He was buried at Huntsyjllo with
great pomp. The deceased WAS United States
senator OF Alabama before tho war and a con-
federate state senaor during the war. At tho
hr1ng on Fort Sumptcr ho was visiting st,
Pau!, Minn. and left when the drums were
osanng Tor volunteers to tho first regiment.
kev. richard Cain, co!ored bishop Of Texas
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CASUALTY RECORD.

On Sunday about noon two young men, An
drew Gunderson, Scandinavian, and Fred
Matter, q German, seventeen and twenty-one
years old respectively, while skating across the
head OF Lake Pepin skated into an air-hols aud
were drowned. Two small boys who saw them
state that they had hold of each offers hands
while going through the ice They were found
at depth Of twenty feet about forty yards from
tho shore: Their homo is in Isabella, Pierce
county, Wis.
Galveston News Grcenville special: The
west side OF the public square, with tho ex
burned Loss, $50 600: insurance
$35, 1000.
The insane department Of tho Macon IN. \
county poor house burned Thursday night
Loss, T14 900. All tho inmates but two es
csped, but they arc believed to DO at largo
At New York, tho old Vanderbilt homestead
on Staten Island, was burned
The Worthington advance., 1882-01-12

U short in his accounts between
&3,OOO and s.; 600. MI. Kleinpell wa. form-
erly editor Of = German paper at Sauk City.
tie was appointed by Gov: Harrison Ludington
40 a. state treasury agent, aud was continued in
the same Office by Gov. Smith until year or
moro ago, when Henry Fisher OF Milwaukee
was asappointed, A1d Mi. Kleinpell was given Z
poelnon in the state treasury as deposit clerk.
IN which capacity no received small sums OF
money from purchasers, which it was his duty
to tarn ovor to the state treasurer. Ho has
made good the defalcstion.
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Gufteau on tho Road to the Gallows,

N"aC1u Ou aI1O ttOAU tO LN0 OlalIOW9s
A Washington special on Tuesday Gays:
Guiteaus relatives have given up all hope of
an acquittal and realize'that the prisoner is
On route to the ga'lows. John Guiteau admit
ted this He said:
sane. The tendency Of this expert testimony
has been very strong against him. These
gentlemen have the theory that there cannot
be insanity without disease. They are honest
In their theory, but their theory is wrong The
truth ie, my brother is an idiot There are
different kinds Of idiots. He was born without
ordinary common sense.
In the event of his being hanged, what dis
position will be made of his body?
have my opinion, but don't like to give it.
I think the prosecution will do anything to
justify their cou1se, aud there will be 10 post
mortem examinations made
Mr.. Guiteau further expressed tho opinion
that the jury would not be ont more than two
hours before returning verdict for convic-
ton.
The Worthington advance., 1882-01-12

A Professor. Cunning, up in Michigan, is
1ecturing on After Man, What?" A Fort
Wayne editor, who has been there, rises to
remark that it is "generally the sheriff or
some woman"
The Worthington advance., 1882-01-12
HOMES IN THE WEST

Persons looking westward for homes
can procure full information concern
ing the GARDEN SPoT of Iowa and
Minnesota, by subscribing for the
Worthington ADVANCE, published at
Worthington, Minnesota. Send s. for
one year. 81 for nix months, and 50
cents for three months, to ADVANCE,
WOrthington, Mobiles Co., Minnesota.
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Defalcati0n in Wisconsin Treasury.

Madison dispatch to Chicago Tribune, Dec.
81: It developed here aud caused quite rip.
pie OF excitement, that Henry Kieinpell, deposit
clerk in the state treasurer's Office,
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Brave Bear to he Han: ed.

AT Yankton, on the 9th, Brave Bear, IN In
dian Chief, was convicted of the murder Of Joe
Johnson, about 25 miles east of Fort Sully in
1879. The evidence against him, though
strong, was all civcumstantial. Amoug tho
witnesses who testified weco E. e. Alliaon, the
celebrated Indian scout, and Mrs. Clifford, a
half breed, and the wife Of discharged soldier
at Standing Rcck. Allison played an important
part in securing the surrender Of Sitting
Bulls people, and from his testimony it ap-
pears that while at Standing Rock Brave Bear
told Allison that at a certain point he had $500
buried, and that If no would 20 with him to get
it ne (blave Bear) would give Allison 5000;
that no had taken tho money from man named
johnson. whom he had killed, and that he had
killed johnson for his horse aud his gun, which
ne had wanted to use in making raids with Sit
ting Bull, and that no fonnd ST 900 upon the
body Of Johnson. 1t also appeared tlat about
johnson was found. near tho he
place where Brave Bear stated ho had COM
mltted murder, tllat Johnaon had been w working
for the post trader at Fort Sully, aud had been
pS'd Of, and was going to visit his brother,
who lived in the James valley. Allison identi
lled the gun which johnson had tried to sell
hlm, and which Brave Bear said had belonged
TO the dead man. Tho horse which Brave Bear
mad was aieo identified as Johneon's. Mrs.
clifford testified that at that time Brave Bear
had plenty OF money and that Brave Bears
former wife, whom he had discarded, cav him
commit the deed The wife wGs sent for bui
could not be found. Three other Indians. two
OF them sauaws, testified. The Indian was do
fended ny Oliver Shannon, who was appcinted
by the court and who was hot ahlo to secure
any witnesses for the defense. Tho charge OF
the judge was short, but to the point. The
jury were ont about half an lorr and bronpht
in a verdict Of murder.
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A NEW YEAR DISASTER.

Floor Gives Way During a Festival at
Shanesvilic, O.. Hurl.ns ;;GO People to the
Floor Beneath. "A Number of Lives Lost.
Whi.o the knights OF Pythias festival was in
progress Saturday nigh: at Callers hall,
Shanesvil!e, Tuscarawas county, Ohio. the floor
have way, and the entire company, 1900 III
number, fell with it TO the floor below. The
stove with burning coal, fell also, and set fire
to tho building. Four women and one boy per-
ished i'll the flames, two others were crushed
to death by falling timbers. Citzens. by
heroic efforts, extirguished the FIRE, but not
until the casualty list reached near 100. The
death list will probably exceed ten.
Another dispatch says: The knights are of
the most prominent families Of the
place, and the gathering included the lntelli
gence OF the neighborhoDd. The band had just
ceased playing when a crash WAS heard and
the floor began to settle leng.hwise in the cen
ter. The timber had slipped off a ,Aoot in the
rear aud pulled out Of the brick wall in front
The center settled rapidly and broke length
wise. The .joists kept up at the outer ends in
the side wallis This threw the people. tables
and stoves and all together. The falling floors
harricaded the front doors, but they were soon
chopped down.
The dead thus far reported are: Mes Mary
Nen. twenty years, skull fractured; Milton
Yoder, five years, burned; Mrs Dr. Yoder
Mrs. Allen Gaeler; Miss ar ME Orin
Seriously injured: Frod Schawb; Lewis
klrcll, legs broken; Jas. Walter, arm broken
Lizzie Showalter, collar bono broken; Augusta
Heider and Mrs. Lucillia Schied, ankles dis
located; Geo. Froelich, Jr.. feet burned
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OFFICIAL CANVASS
Of the vo:e cI M'nlrs:,t;. at the Last Gen.
c*a, E,ectidl;.

ars, consisting Of Secretary OF State Tou Fauu,-
bach, Chief Justice Gilfllan, Associate Jus.ies
Berry. Judge H. Il Brill. OF the Ramsey county
district court, and Judge A II. Young Of the
fourth ;rlscial district, with Samuel II. Nichols,
clerk OF tie crpreme court, and Victor Hjorts-
berg, clorli to the cecretary ct state rs clerks,
vote Of tho last general e!ec'ion:
The Worthington advance., 1882-01-12

Ar. c. H. Roberts, the candidate Of tho
national party for governor, receive total of
2,G7G votes IN this state, ard the other cxndi-
dates on his ticket about the saE16.
Tho temperance vote was as follows: For
governor, J. c. Ssearns, 7CS, and other
candidates shout the same.
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ADDITIONAL RIVER NEWS.
River kilograms.

ST. LOUIS, January S0.-Night-River fallen 6
inches and now stands feet inches by the gauge.
Weather cloudy and cold until tonight, when it
moderated, and snow is now falling, No arrivals
or departures.
vICKSBURG, January 3O.-Riyer risen inch,
with AZ feet inches by the gauge. Weather cloudy
with heavy rain this morning. still raining and
cold; Thermometer 40. Down: Thomas Sherlock,
fam; W. p. Halliday pm Sunday.
LOUISVILLE, January 3O.-Noon-River rising
with % feet in the canal, and 10 feet 10 inches
in the chute on the falls. Weather cloudy and
cold, with indications of rain orsnow. Up: Golden
Crown, New Orleans to Cincinnati. The Guiding
Star LETT New Albany at a m for New Orleans.
Night-River rising slowly, with % feet inches in
falls Weather party cloudy and cold, with pros
poets of rain or snow. business good. Down:
Sam Roberts and tow, Cincinnati to New Orleans.
Up: Golden Rule. New Orleans to Cincinnati. She
is after the Crown with sharp stick. Arrived:
Diamond and tow, New Orleans.
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SET AFERE.
Mr.. j. j. Showers # esidence, On Iissis-
sfppi Avenue, Burned 10 the GrOuad.

Sunday night about o'clock fire broke
ont at the residence of Mr.. John J. Slower,
on Mississippi avenue, this side of Georgia
street. A short time ago, it will be remem-
bered, the house took fire in the kitchen, but
the loss was trifling, but this time the house
was burned completely. The fire originated
ing nj its iF way into the apartments Of Mr..
Slower and his family. In very short
time the whole place was in flames and be-
yond help. Some of Mr.. Showers children
were very sick at the time, and considerable
difficulty was experienced in getting then
safe from the house. 1t was, however, ac-
complished. The loss on the furniture and
building was almost total. There can be no
doubt that it was the work of an in
cendiary. The man who would do such an
act deserves a place at the stake himself.
The house belonged to DIR. Laski; it was
worth about $4,000. The lost furniture was
worth some $1,000. Marx & Bensdorf in
sured the building for $4,000, while Murphy
& Murphy insured the furniture for $500.
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RAN CE.
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

The street-cars got rest yesterday.
The beautiful snow-but its snow matter.
Yesterday was the crowning point OF
winter.
The sleighs we're out yesterday and SC
were the small boys.
In spite of the fact that it showed yes
terday the small boy reigIled supreme.
DR. Winfield's lectures have been post
poned on account of the state of weather.
Mr.. Sam Weakley oficiated as attorney
general yesterday, General Turner being sick
The beautiful snow began about am
yesterday, and the beautiful rain followed al
about i pm.
The small boy has no more right to hi
a man with hard SNOWFALL than he has 10
hit him with brick.
A lot OF boys collected on the corners
yesterday and pelted every man who had the
audacity to ride in sleigh.
Fanny Davenport begins her engage
ment February 9Th, supported by Mr.. George
Clarke and Mr. Charles Fisher.
Several saloons were found to be run
ming in full blast Sunday, with gambling at
tachments, and were consequently raidsd.
Miss Davenport will give Memphis that
ive-act comedy, The School for Scandal,
usually considered Sheridan's masterpiece.
All boys caught throwing snow-balls on
the street to-day will be promptly arrested
by the police, and if necessary sent TO the
Island.
The creditors of Mr.. Joseph Mulcahy
have accepted a compromise OF fifty cents on
the dollar, and he will consequently resume
business.
Something interesting may be looked
Tor from the questi IN of merging the Board
of Health and the hospital together, as dis
cussed in the council yesterday.
The fifth volume of the Memoirs Of
Pfiaee Het'ernieh ia one of the latest things
in literature. 1t embraces the time from
1880 to 1885, and is the most interesting of
all. 1t can be had in twenty cent edition at
Mansford's, 29S Main street.
I'm the case of the Louisville and Nash
vile railroad rs. Henry county, in the United
States Court, it was ordered yesterday that
so much OF the restraining order granted
December 20, 1881, as restraints the defend
ants from assessing the roads property for
taxation be revoked.
The jail statement, January 2S, 1882,
shows that there are in the j all eight indicted
persons; seven not indicted; nine convicted;
two for breaking of the peace, and one Tor
contempt OF court, making in all twenty
seven. This is another evidence of the superb
vigilance OF Judge Horrigan.
The suit of J. A. Loudon Us. John R.
Flippin Tor $4,000 is ON trial in the United
States Court. The basis of the suit is the
claim that $4,000 was levied and collected
for the specific purpose of paying Loudon in
1878, and that the then mayor (FlippiD) ap-
propriated it to some other obligation of the
city.
1t is whispered on the streets that the
young man who brought trouble and child
to the door of South Memphis girl, as men
toned in Sundays APPEAL, has found that
he was neglecting his education, and conse-
quently has left for college. 1t is also ru-
mored that a relative of the girl is camping
on his trail with shotgun.
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LOCAL NOTICES.

HAVE your plumbing done by Bailey.
For good Plumbing. Gas or Ste cam Fitting
90 to ]. A. Bailey, 295 Second.
ALL of the creditors Of the Bluff City
Grays are requested to meet at their old
srmory, corner of Union and Second streets
next Wednesday night at s o'clock.
II tie bells rung for accidents, as they do
for fires, every man in the town would run
for general accident policy in the Pioneer
Accident Insurance Company of America,
and the largest in the world, The Travellers
of Hartford, which has paid millions OF
dollars OF accident claims.
]. Fl. MANOR, of Brownsville, Tennessee,
has recently moved to Memphis, and opened
a sale and feed stable, where drovers can be
accommodated on reasonable terms. Parties
wishing to purchase good horses or mules
will find it to their interest &c call on Mr..
Manor at 68 and 20 Monroe street, opposite
the CITY Stables.
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A GaYd.

NV ORLEANs, JanuaIt II, Ioo--
The undersigned certifes that he held for
collection for account of l. NJ. Davis, OF
Morning Sun, Shelby county, Tennessee,
through the German National Bank of Mem
phis, Tennessee, whole ticket No. 76,096,
single number, class A, in the Louisiana
State Lottery, which drew the first capital
prize OF $4,000, on Tuesday, January 10,
1882, said ticket having cost the sum of 81
at the Office of company, No. West Court
street, Memphis, Tennessee, and that the
amount was promptly paid BY check on
the Louisiana National Bank, on presentation
of the ticket at the Office of the company.
EDWARD BERACLI,
Runner New Orleans National Bank.
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CHANCERY SALE
H L AL z o TAT e

No. S724. Rim the Chancery Court of Shelby
county-Francis White vs.. John c. AcLemore
ct al.
DY virtue of an interlocutory decree for sale
ID entered in the above cause on the 18th day
of January. 1852 NJ. B. 80, page $50 VIII sell Al
public auction, TO the highest bidder, in front OF
the Clerk and Masters Office, courthouse OF
Shelby county, Memphis, Tennessee.
toll; 49, I,,--' - = s1ia,rjnss deSe,rSsd -
erty, situated in Shelby county. Tenn towt: Sit
uate. lying and being IN Fort Plekenng; Lots Nos.
Is, 1G, Il, Is, 10 and 20, in Block No ..
Also, $50 feet under the bluf st Fort Pickering,
being same allotted TO W. ". MeLemore in parIi-
ton: BEGINNING at low-Water marx on the MiSsis-
sipui river and extending TO the west boundary of
the " Jackson Mound lot F." on top of the bluf.
Reference is had to plat division and other pa
pers in Registers ONCE of this county and 10 the
dles in this cause for further description.
Terms of Sale-Gn credit OF SIX and twelve
months: purchasers executing notes with sp-
proved secuIity; lien retained, redemption barred.
This January y, 1852.
r ]. BLACK, Clerk and Master.
". u. Randolph, Jarnagin & Frayser, Solicitors.