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The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-07-05
The Chalmers Maunlus Case settled,

The House OF Representatives.
decided the case Of Chalmers VS..
Manning 90 the 25!h by seating
Chalmers. Two reports were made
from the Oommittss on Elections.
The majority report declared that
James K. Chalmers haFing been.
daily elected was entitled to bis
seat. The minority report dsclars
ed in substance that Chalmers hay.
ing accepted The eficO Of Special
UAitsd States District Attorney for
the prosecution of alleged viola
tisns Of the election laws within
his legislative term, had forfeited
his seat by virtue Of the Constitu-
tea Of the Uailsd States which de-
ClareG that "Ao person holding any
Office under the United States
shall be member Of either house Of
Congress, during his contiRnanO in
o%fice;' and that, therefore, tina seat
be declared vacant. The minority
report also denounced the means
and methods employed by the Fed.
sral Administration to secure the
election Of Chalmers. There was
no claim that Mr.. Manning was en-.
titled to his seat.
On the question Of adopting the
minority report declaring = vacan-
Oy, the yots was, ayes So, nays 1862 :
MOssrs. B~arkSdalN, Money, Nul.
drOw, Singleton and Van Eaton Of
the Mississippi delegation vOtlng
aye, and mir. JsFOrds VstiAg nay.
The vote was :hea taken ca the res.
OlutiOn Of tho majority Of the com
mittse, and it was agreed TO, when
Chalmers appeared and wAa SworA
asa hSmbOr Jackson Clarion.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-07-05
To the Voters ofthe Second Con
gressional District Of
Mississippi.

am a candidate for Congress frOm
this District, subject to the action Of
the Democratic Convention, which
meets at Oxford, Wednesday, August
8, 1884.
1t is my wish and purpose to meet,
personally, as many Of my fellow-citi-
zens as possible, prior to the Conven,
ion, and to this end, / have invited
my distinguished competitor for the
nomination, to join me in a list OF sp-
pOintments throughout the District.
whether my party approves or dis
approves my candidacy, | am, as |
have ever been, ready and determined
TO give to its principles and nominees
ny most Jealous advocacy and sup
port. Respectfully,
ED. ". WATSON.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-07-05

The committee in charge have Sc
+1sctsd fer Ben Hills status the fol
Loving selections from his writings:
He who saves his c4uatry saves All
thingS, and all thingS saved dS
bless him; who lets his country die
lets all things die, dies himself ig-
nObIy, and all things dying curse
hIml' "ThS constitutions ShSAld
know 40 section, bat shsula know
all states" ave are in our Fa-
Tiers house; our brothers are eur
eempaniens, and We are here to
stay, thank GOd, forever"
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-07-05
Delegates to the National Dsmocrau,
Convention aad their Preferences
for President.

The following, says tho Memphis
Appeal, lie an accurate statement Of
the votes Of the delegates TO the
National Democratic Convention
a. they we're Instructed by their
State convention, or have express.
expressed their preferences for
candidates for the nomination for
President ofthe United States
Whsle number Of votes, 800; nSceI-
sary to a chOiea undOr the two
thirds rule, 5463.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-07-05

There is probably very little dan
ger OF cholera making its appear.
ance in this country either this sum.
mer or next year, but it is always
best te be on the safe side, and ALT.
tie more attention TO streets and
alleys in the great cities Of this
country is always in oreer. Clean
lipess can never by any conssiva-
bic chance de any harm, and may
occasionally 10 the mean, Of much
good. Democrat.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-07-05
JUDGE MORGAN DECLINES DISCUS.
SION AID GIVES HIS REASONS.

JUDGE MORGAN DECLINES DISCUS.
SION AID GIVES HIS REASONS.
In another place will be found a
I letter from Judge Morgan in an
$ wer 10 a letter from Lieat. Gsv.
sra@r Stands and J, I. Gabbsrt,
chairman Of the Democratic com
mittes OfrA1e eouaty, advising him
as amattsr Of party policy, 10 de
cline Mr.. Watson's invitation to
join him in a list Of appointments
Throughout the distriOt. Judge
Mcrsah'S position, is, in sur opiA.
ion impregnabls and the reasons
assigned for declining The invitation
unaRSwSrAble. Ne good SOHld pos
sibly GENE from q pnblis discussion
between two suck good democrats
when they are candidates. fer demo.
cratic nomination, and Ae issue be.
tween thom bat their Individual
rsSOrds. On the other haad great
harm and unnecessary excitement
Aaight enSue imperiling party sue.
cess. Judge Morgan again thus
Slows his immsyable devotion to
the, Democratic p srty when he says
that bO is wiling "to suffer eORSurs
or defeat If necessary, rather than
that the party should suffer dam,
age" This is in the proper spirit
and is another evidence Of Judge
AOrgaA's patriotic fsalty and will
nc doubt meet With the Heartbeat
approval Of all whatSv.
or may be their Individual or per.
tOnal prSfsrsnoss-wAS have the
ultimate uceeG Of the party at
heart. -OxfOrd Falcon.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-07-05

Chicago is badly stirred up for
fear the cholera will be imported
and will ravage the large cities.
Some fellows interested in the per.
qulsites Of LEGAL Boards Of Health,
succeeded in so erlppliAg the Ma
tiOnal Board OF Health as to make
it useless. Now that the chslers
has broken out in Europe, the slIi.
zsns Of the United States will re.
greet that Congress did ret mainialn
the National Board in the highest
statsOf MISUNDERSTANDING Her.
aid.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-07-05
TALK WITH CHALMERS.
National AVID MissIsNPpi PSiitics-HtS
CHARGES tor Reelection.

National AVID MisslsS IPpi Poiit'cs-nS
ChaAces tor Reelection.
Washington special: Now, thai
you have wonin ysur fight for a
seat in the House, What can you say
about politics in Mississippi for the
coming s%eaaOug" yOur cerraspond-
emit asked Of Gen. Chalmers, off 'rt
Pillow FAME, who is at least en-,
ssonced in the seat so loag claimed
by Mr.. Manning, 81 MississiPPi.
Well" he replied, strOkins hiA
full, iron gray beard thougasfulIy,
II am coming back to the next con
gress by a majority Of 5000, had
half that majority this tlIHe, AID
they tried 10 beat mo cat Of it, bat
failed, and | Vhink | shall double the
majority in thu next eisOtion."
Sand what about national poll,
tlcsg'
"That will depend" he replied,
"upon the course Of the Republi'
cans and Independents within the
next month or tive. Tao Rspubli-'
cans cant carry the state ~aloAS, nor
can the Independents, bat if they
unite they a do SO. The Inds.
psndsnts will act SEINE ~squSrSly cut
ts work with the Republican, q n
less some inducements are SGSred
them iS recognition Of their own
men. II, however, a ticket IS care
fully made, composed Of lnlaPSnd.
SntS aud Republicans, and properly
managed, it will get q majority Of
the votes in the State"
"But san they 10 counted aad
the successful ticket declared cleo.
tsdl"
ayes, they eAn. The ladepOnd
eats have some very strong and
earnest man in their organic ItiSA.
They are men whs have be an sol.
disrS and who are not afraid to ask
their rights Ut the bAllO;-brx and to
defend them. That was Ohswn il
the election last fall. | am satisfied
that a carsfully constructed cleo
tOral ticket tins fall will carry tbs
State for Blaine mere easily than
Massachusetts, can be carried"
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-07-05

In many places outside sf AissW.
Sippi says the NatOhez Crusader, the
opinion prevails that ours is q very
unhealthy state, but We OAa Inform
all entertaining this visw that the
death rate Of Mississippi as shown
by the last census is 1879 in every
thousand Of the population low
or rate than that Of New York,
pennsylvania. Illinois, Kansas, Tex.
a., Alabama, Georgia and Colorado.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-07-05
Very respectfully,
]. B. MORGAN.
Hernando, Miss, June 28d, 1884

A man ana woman were oanglt
On the N ,rthern Railroad bridge,
near Moatyille, Cam one eveting
lately by \ train that suddenly
rounded 4 curve and swept down
upon then. The mau sndlsN'y
tossed bic sonpaniOn over the rail
Iato the wat-r below aid tie.
walled hi aselt aui rescued the wo
man from drswuibg. Those who
Witnessed The affair say that il was
unsurpassed for cool bravery.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-07-05

The very sensational special which
We publish from New York this
mOrning is another proof Of JEAN
Kslly's activity in making eembina.
tions 10 defeat Cleveland. As to a
Flower Syard,B Butler combination,
to fOrestall the Democratic nomina.
ton, that is Of course out Of The
question. IfTilden is net nominal.
ed, Bayard, Cleveland, Thurman 81
AcDeAald will Be. Ap.
peal.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-07-05

Senator George wants to settle
the patent question. He has got
through a resolution instructing
the sommlttsO en- patsats to draw
a bill to prevent the granting Of !
patent to any perssn not . citizen
and resident Of the Unitsd States.
The committOs is also instructed to
inquire intothe expsdieney Of pre-
viding that all patents hereafter
granted skall be subject to puF-
chase ~ the Uaited States for Pnbi
lie use, upon = fatr yaluation.
nola Star.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-07-05

The cholera is spreading il Eu.
rope in spite Of the precautions 81
the health authorities Of the Medit-
tsrransaN ports. Two cases have
been reported in SAHARA, Italy, and
at Odessa the death rate frOn the
disease is increasing. This vas to
have bOsn expected, as Odessa is a
dirty place andtAe lower classes are
filthy in their habits and very gross
IN their appstiLes-abSut sn q par
With those Of ToHlon. The health
authorities Of the UAitsd States can
not be too careful. The cholera
has always travelled fast and slUdsa
all bat the most vigllant quaran.
tines.-Appsal.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-07-05
The Democratic Executive Gem.

The Democratic Executive Gem.
millee Of Tippah county are hereby
Notified and requested to meet at
the Court House In Ripley on Sat
urday July 9th, 1884, at II o'clock
A. NJ, for the purpose Of calling !
csunty convention to appoint dele
gates {" the Congressional OOAyoA'
tioa which has been appointed to
meet in Oxford, August 9Th, 1884,
and fer the transaction OfpuSh other
business as may come before the
eOmmiitss.
j. d. BUCHANAN,
Chairman.
Blue Mountain, June 16, 1884.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-07-05

The alleged outbreak Of cholera
in TohtOn need not alarm as. 1t is
yet 10 be proved that the disease il
the Asiatie cholera, and it may very
possibly be, like the recent pssti.
lsacO in Egypt, a disease rsssm'
bling cholera to some extent and
yet due pHrely to local causes, and
incapable Of spreading 10 localities
where better sanitary conditions
exist. At the same time il is vel
fer US to be on eur guard, Tsulsp
Isl net far from MarssiIlss, with
which il has constant communica
ton By rail aud By sea, and there il
net = city in France which ID better
adapted to receive and propagate
ohelsrA than NArSsilles.-N. Y
Tines.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-07-05

Paper spskes for wheels are
ameng the latest appliances for.
that ever in.creasing article. Tue
paper pulp il forced into iron
moalds under heavy pressure, Where
It dries and haFdea., and iho spoka :
thus produced ays said 70 be mnrh
superior 10 wool. Piper il FAST
supplanting wood IN many ways.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-07-05

We have been watching the
movement Of the Tildsh nsn. and
We feel sure that Mr.. Tildsn will BE-
nominated at Chicago, and almost
as sure that he will SACRIFICE PER
soNAL REASONS, and accept. Tho
race will be between Blaine and
E~ildsR.-Visksburg Conmorcisl
Herald.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-07-05
r.. National Democratic Osl.

ThS National Democratic Gen
vention will meet at Chicago Hsxt
Tuesday. We hope t. Be able to
give the names Of the democratic
nosiasss fer president aSd wee
president in oar next issue. The
NomlnatiOn for president will preb-
ably be rendered to Tilden, bat il
ha still declines t. accept 1t, then it
viii 10 difficult to tell upOn whom
she nomination will be conferred.
By waiting a few days, heweyOr, We
shall all knew.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-07-05
Later from ia. N.rran.

Gov. g. D STANDS Il J. T.. GABBEsT.
CHAIRMAN DRMOoRATIO Executive
C0AMIrTEs, TATE COUNTY: =,
Your letter Of the Goth, has been
received, l a&re. with you and 'he
democratic friends with whom you
have conferred, that ajsint diseHs
sion between dsMSaratie candi
dates, priSr TO a%omiaatier, wsSld
result in injury to the party.
IknOw my boa 'rabls :OApstitor
would act assail the primo piss Of
the democratic party, nor defea | the
vices Of the Republican party;
therefore we would have Asihing to
discuss except eur individual rOS
ords, a. connected with public al
fairs. A diScassieA Of ssch topics,
However kindly and courtsousl.s
cendnsted, as between ourselves
wsuld Be taken up BY cur friends,
and perhaps result. in bitterness Of
feeling AurttHl TO- cordial unieA Of
effort necessary 10 success.
To decline a challenge for jsint
debate usually subjects the psrson
declining to more or less eensure,
bus I'shAll risk sll this. Nv feal,y
TO the democratic party cOmpsls ne
To take this course, for It is aush
better thai | safer csnsurO or do
feat, if necessary, thaE that the par
ty suffer damage.
That thls may serve as an answer
TO all the District, | ask lhaG You
will haze it pabllsAed ia the Tate
County Record. | am,
Very respectfully,
j. b. MORGAN.
fernando, Miss, June 23d, 1884
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-07-05

There is a mau down aast--rath
or u faOstiOus chap-whOss name is
New. He named his frat child
Something, as it was something
new. His next child wRs called
Netting, as 1t WAS nothing new.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-07-05

Again the s:ary is reported that
Jay Gould is financially embarrass
cd. As a sequel to such ruMOrs it
has al vays bees discovered that Mr..
Gould was merely embarrassed a. to
whatto do With his surplus money.
1t viii probably see the same this
tins. He has recently taken a
.pEStty sacOessfal squeeze en- the
.stoek market, aAd his vaults are
perhaps in good condition for an.
other public exhibition -ChlsagO
Times.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-07-05

Some OfeuraubScribsrS are in ar
rearS to as for the paper and az the
times are extremely dull, We would
be very thankful il they would set,
tie up and induce .hsir friends 10
take our paper.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-07-05

Misistsrs, Lawyers, Teachers,
and others whose occupation gives
them but little sxSreiAS, should use
Oartsr's Liver Pills fer torpid liver
and biliOusnSss. OAs IL q dosa.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-07-05

10 = recent document pat forth
BY the Associated Charities Of Bcs-
taa it is stated that the feur causes
af poverty are drunkenness, igno-
rance, I~aziness and pride.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-07-05

Its nsw stated that the substitu
lion of iron for wooden slsepsrs on
railroads is emily = question Of time-
Ibs change has afrsady asds cen.
sIdsrabls progress 10 Germany.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-07-05

Uadsr Ihs new Law, one cent will
carry any newspaper, magazine or
other periodical, weighing fsur
ounces or less, provided they are
Published al stated times and at in
tsryals lo,s than three months.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-07-05

Tomatoes aad eneumbefs are 80
pleutifal ia Florida kat hundreds
81 acres otlilsm r being plowed
in, Aeeaose hey 1 not WORTH The
cots ckleg.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-07-05

Vigorous health is mans finest
estate. Ii weak and nervous, send
for circular and tres trial packages
of Pastillss-a radical cure.
Harris Remedy Go St. Louis, No.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-07-05
FOR TTLDEN.

The delegates from the Terrific.
RES Of Arizona, Dakota, Montana,
Utah and Washington are all de-
oIarsd for Tildsn, and if permittOd
will vate for him.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-07-05

We Re0d right here in tha South,
more than anything else, skilled la
bOr. We want, mere and more,
trained architects, engineers and
naChiniStS. Technical education
should be oeuStantly appiaadsd ard
assisted. aRd curyouag mea.shodld
be tasghtthat "the learned prsfes.
sisAs" are not the only avenues 10
distlnctloA aRd wealth. In urging
this view We dc no. at all GENE III
conflict with the opinion, Just sx
pressed, that the south has Esed Of
= class Of specially trained states
men. The truth is, as the president
of Harvard said the other day, that
the titas has Gene for a division Of
sdueatiOn - we'll as fer division
Of Iaber. Time was whOa one man
might master al the learning that
there wae, but SOW an attsmpts IF
that ssrs woaid lead to the shssrsst
Ssiolism. fNeW 0rlsahs PicGyuno.
Profanity is an evidence Of FILTER
acy. All well educated men are
snficientlE convsrsant with words
to abyists the necessity Of iaiuriag.
the feelings ot others BY the Ass Of.
those that express nothing bat vac.
ueas insult.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-07-05

lAia famous Rszasay a.r Con. J
esipeaon, Dyapepsias Hnaires-
taen. Liver ConpIaaaa - all
Aiver Dissasss, has bsen ~
eonseans uss ~ the puhlis On
nv Voazb and q mnFs popular
today than ever before Ruv
noae' bus NJ A. ThsdGoEd d Cas-
original and genuine, maausac-
safed Py The Chettancoga tradI.
Slne Co., et ohattanooga, Tenn.
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The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1884-07-05

liljea and Bsyard!
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COAL COAL.
We invite the attention of dealers and con-
sumers to our largo stock of CAREFULLY PRE-.
PARED COAL of tho following varieties:
LYKEN'S VALLEY.
IORBERRY aud
SHAMOKIN RED ASH.
WHITE ASH free burning and hard) of steam
cr broken, egg, stove and and nut Sizes
Also GEORGES CREEK, CUMBERLAND and
KANAWHA SPLINT, from West Va.
Making Coal speciality we aim to keep only
the HIGHEST GRADES, and having two large
Storage Yards, each variety is kept separate, and
is especially prepared for family use.
Yards hoored, and oil Coal sent out WELL
SCREEND AND FREE FROM IMPURITIES.
Dealers, families public institutions and man
ucactores supplied at lowest market rates-per
ton Of :l240 lbs. +.
T. J. MEHAFFET g. CO.,
fcb1 Wharf and Yards foot of Queen st
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EIHEPE TIE FIRE IS OUT.

Mdqic No More Mysfny-Secn from .AcrosS the
World.
''Haroun Of hlcppo," said Sir Philip Dcrval,
had mastered every secret III nature which the
nob!cr magic seeks to .thonl. He discovered that
the t1rc art of healing is to assist Nature to throw
off the discasc-to summon, rs it were, the whole
system to eject The enemy that has fastened Oh a
part His processes all included the rcnvigoration
of the principle OF life
IN this the Eastern sage merely anticipated the
practice Of the hest physicians OF to-day. What
life itself is. nobody kncw th"', .-"h-t, '>.."''"
now But we have learned something of the rea-
sons, why the mysterious tide rises and falls Pro-
vidctl the great organs Of the body arc not ire
parably destroyed, medical science can always re-
lieve and often save. Yet no reputable physician
now adhercs TO the barbarous and stupid processes
of depletion, such as bleeding, by which it was
attempted to cure disease by reducing the patients
ability to resist it. Nowadays VIC do not tear
down tho fort to help the garrison-we strength
ell it.
In this intelligent and bencficent work, ii is
conceded that PARKEE's Tonic leads all other
medicines As an invgorant it acts Immediately
and powerfully upon the circulation and the
organs of Digestion thus giving Nature the assist
ance she calls for. I: follows that all ailments of
the stomach kidneys and liver are at once re-
licved or cured. No other preparation cmbodics
the same qualities or produces similar results. 1t
is delicious TO usc and the best known anti
intoxicant Price Soc aud 81. H1sCoX & Co.,
New York
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an essay was read by the secretary on "Thc But
ter Question" written by Miss Eliza n. Bently,
of Sandy Spring, Maryland, and read at the
"Olncy Grange of that place. This is a very in
tcrcsting account OF Miss Bcntley's visit at the
celebrated Darlington Dairy" in Chester county,
Pa, where the MesSrs. Darlington Brothers make
"Giltcdgc' butter from the milk of 500 cows,
sending it to many of the principal cities of the
country where it is sold at one dollar a pound
during the winter from November to May and at
eighty y-fvc cents per pound the remainder of the
year. Some Of this butter goes to w. B. Astor
and so1nc 20 n. II. Vanderbilt. of New York city.
The average amount is 1900 pounds week,
made in two churnings The milk aftor being
drawn from the cows goes Immediately into the
Swedish Separator which is whirled around at
rapid rate by q steam engine, and the cream
separated from the ;.aiIls by centrifugal force.
This process leaves the milk sweet and perfectly
clean, also adds about ten 1,cr cent to the amount
Of butter obtained tl!erefrcm. This is one of the
modern inventions cf the age which will event
nally supcrsede the old process, when large
quantity of butter is made at a time.
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adRDWARE AND CUTLERY.

5ATEs F. CARLIN & SONS,
NO. 63 KING STREETS
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
HARDWARE AND CUTLERY.
i;uildcra' Hardware, Locks, Hinges, Screws
DrorBolts Latches, &c, Saddlery, Hardware,
Birdie Bits, Buckles, Rings, Hdmes &c., &C.,
Whcelwrights' Hardware, Axles, Rims, Hubs,
spokes, Sawed Fellows, Tire Iron, &C., Pocket,
Table, Carving, and Butcher Knives, &c, Guns,
Pistols. Sc. A full and complete stock of first
class goods away in store and sold at lowest cash
PRICES anglo
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1Is- Parties in want of above supplies can find
samples and prices at the Drug Store of w. F.
Creig ghton. All orders will be tclephoned to our
wharves and have prompt attention, saving pur-
chasers 4 long walk and time.
Office and wharves foot of Wolfe ST. dec3
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yxTEHAyE SPLENDID LINE OF .SSES'
w and Children's School and Walking Boots ;
also complete stock of Mems and Chilaren
Dress Boots, which will be sold cheaper tiin ''''
cheapest. NADDEi, i'' i>''S ."
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OYSTERS.
T II. SMITH & SON, c
DEALERS IN
Salt Water OYSTERS,

Market Building, opposite Adams Express Office,
ALEXANDRIA,, VA.
Having completed arrangements for the Oyster
business this season, we arc now prepared to fur
nish tho best Oysters at the shortest notice at all
places where ordered.
Having been engaged in the business for many
years we feel safe i'll saying we know how to
handle them to suit the trade
All orders entrusted to us will receive prompt
attention, and our arrangements are such that
persons dealing with Us can depend upon being
supplied promptly during tho season, including
the holidays. del