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Ooe jr sl months, $2.00. Three j
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The riper will be delivered by carriers free 1
of chaw. In any part at the city, at tne aoo.e
rut-, t.r 11 wnti per -week.
Advertising rates low and liberal.
-auberibeni will report any and all fail
nre to receive their paper rcipilajjyt1
The Daily Ilevicto has the largest
btna fide circulation of any newspaper
tmltlisUd, in the cuy QJ ummgum.
TEX CENT COLUMN.
Advertisements inserted in this col-
umnai 10 cents per line, each insertion. ;
but no charge oj less thin 30 cents vnh
6e made on any advertisement.
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Bishop Karanauh ia wintcrm; in !
Florida, for the benefit of his health.
The Princess Louise ha been styled
the beauty of the British royal family.
Excellent mutton from New. Zealand
has been selling in the London market
t a pound.
The late Prince Charles of Prussia
was an inveterate smoker having con
sumed during the past sixty years from
eighteen to twenty four strong cigars
per day
The pews in Dr
Talmage's church
will yield
this year $l,2to and -the
Doctor will
i get his $12,000 salary. I he
income of the church is
$'25,000.
estimated at '
Mrs. John T. Church, of Detroit,
presented her husband last Saturday
night with one boy and two girls at a !
birth. In all there are nineteen pound j
of new baby. Happy man!
Jan 4 being the flfiy-fourth . anniver j
atj of the birthday of the Tichborne j
claimant, hi3 two sons, uoger nun
.James, were pcrm.ui.cu io visit uim m
Portsea Prison, England. The convict
looked remarkably well.
We don't kntnv what cold weather h
down here. Think of the thermometer
being down to CO degrees below zero.
a it was at Winnipeg, on Monday
night. We call it cold here when the
merenry 13 a hundred degrees higher
than that.
A nostrum largely peddled and war.
ranted to cure acute rheumatism is
made up chiefly of tho oil of winter
green. Thoaubstaneo is really eCVe-
tU- Unt U liotfpr taken in the form of
-i .i :,a ,. r.-ini-
salicylic acid, which its active .inci
I
pie.
The Union Club, of New York, which
is composed of roues, stack gamblers
and wealthy nonentities, commend
(Jebhartl, who is a member, lor" his re
fusal to tight with Cunningham. t S;
I,oui.
Thi-i is not singular as we j
doubt ir there w ft man in w
plucky enough to have aweptcd tlu' j
challengn. . . . 1
. m' m t
Tim ruiirrinti cliftraeter of ft city is vX i
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always to oe wiemaiuu uj u
1 1. . . ti .r iiif ntluir
of its churc
fourth in this
its churches
open public
Um ninni .itv nml nl.ices much worse
hold forth their allurements under the
very shade of tho church spire. Chi
cago has a great niauy ch arched, it i
cago nas a h ,n bv
true, but yet m the sweet bj-.mU-b.
it may be found in the same tan-lei
with Sodom and Gomorrah.
A new invention for building
scs is called, "terra cotta lumber."
lis a kind of brick so soil that it can
poses
Itl:
be sawetl and worked with edged tools, i
a readilv as wood, and nails can be
driven iuto it and ill hold as wed as
in wood. IU makers claim that it nas
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tenacity and resistance to strains great
.i l L.KM Tf'ii n niln fnmi I
CT U1HU UHJk. lumutio. a
akindof'clay found in abundance in
New Jersey and elsewhere, is as cheap
as brick, and has mauy other advant
ages as a fire-proof building material.
Thc Western Union Telegraph Com -
nay has i-cdueed its rates to. twpnty
five cents throughout New l.nglanu,
where its competitors have been devel
opin- lor some tiipc past. Failing to
.1., ntrol of them. Mr. Gould is
evidcnUy of opinion that the next bc-t
plan is to compel them to work at the
t-f r-hl rlnre- 1
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Xorfblk Virginian: "A writer of
reminiscences of the war, in a Ports-
mouth paper, relates that General Ma-
hone once, when the Yankee cavalry
came upon him suddenly iu a private
house somewhere in Southampton, es
. . .1 3 1. 1 C.1 pne C Ai orfl ,
capea into mo gurucu uw, - -
there nnisneu nis touei uuuui awuuu
10
f" Isn t that a mistaser ata t
it a mushroom, instead of a cabbage
leaf? -
It must have been a terrible state of
affairs, that caused the psalmist to ask :
Who can stand before his cold? , in
his day the remedies were few and
doubUal; how much happier should
this ceneration be that has a household
rero&y.Pr. Bull's Cough yrup; so
wonderful has been ts cures that mil
lions rise up find call it Vblcssed. ;
h spites -Chicago rank; NlirI, linllIMnill n.ake,hirnf v., i, . . N Market I
.country m tho number ..iM h j , . , -,
and yet there Hie thentu, Aminos i are, now dis i 'v..a ....f-.,, ,.n,i l.r
O every bunuay Mi,m . , i s ti to!P(i w'mdows. and as .,.( .r irt:nL KVu !il4 hmii t f.tit.i
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VOL. VII.
AYTLMI
Hen. MerrrrrTtlia newt commandant
at West Point, it sairl to be acting on
the theory that ' soldier should be
soldiers mid nothing 1 else. He has
issued orders to the effect that tjiey shall
lire on the iruvernmont rations, cease
doing wnrk outside of their govern-
. . , . .
Incnt dul,es anti sleen in 2veroracnt
barracks. Smo of the mairied sol-
diers have been living in the adjoining
vilU2
of Highland Falls, but Gen.
Mcrritt has ordered the construction of
log huts for their accommodation with
in the government lines and their wires!
will bo inducted into the experiences of
a real soldier's life.
He has
also en
thc pre-
forced the rule, in relation to
scntation of passes to lho sentinels, both
in leaving' and entering the grounds.
He requires the searching ofall carriages
or sleighs for deserters and prohibited
goods, such as ncer, whiskey and cigars.
It Cicn. .lcrrrut sttcxs to nis new re
torm orders the condilion of the forces)
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LOCAL NEAYSl
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
S W Skixxkr Notice
Mi'M8 Bros Ganlen i-ecl
Yates Wranplcj? Paper and Bapp
IIKISSBEROER Pianos and Organs
Hall & Pe.vrsali Cuba Molasses
SCHLOSS & IlARDWICKB MulC & Skjlllng
c WMcCLAxisir, Jr inrprover Cotron Seed
j c White, Maoasev-To sirtciibcr Tele-.J
r;,onc Exchaogo
More rain and only two
clear sunshin'c in three weeks.
daVs of
j Norwegian barque Saga, Bie,
) arrived at Liverpool Jan. 22.
lence.
Dan. Hugh McLean, Esq., o
.Ilar-
ne4t county,1 was, in the city to day.
Tho celebrated 'Fish Brantl' Gills
Twine is sold only at J.vcobi'S Hard
ware Depot. ; t
Digitated stockings have not caught!
on in society. A iashiou must be seen
to be appreciated. j
Docs anybody wish to go to Dakota
for a winter residence
ilnrrrooa hn 1 x torn
T
link of 68
j i vv i AYav
.SchK Frank Learning, Champion,
hence," for Philadelphia! 'passed Dela
waro Breakwater Jan 2.1d.
We were F!eased loWecive a calf this
movnmg iro;n
Dr. Geo,. H West, of
Xvr(on. who i.- here on ja brief visit.
corWo2ia'n-baniuo lOcmmeL Inge-
innn(ls,;:,; a1 2r Backe, SVL
rV( .n riven tl Jan. 2-2dl, tor this port.
ThH.M:irmi.rL..rnepabssl through
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! u-oiks of Iiigh art They have never 'been
exc
lied.
Envelopes were first used in 1830,
but
avs
'the letter writers of those ood old
trt ral-
! were too s-ensioio to ui : rassi-i'o
. i ,
nttc pper.
Mai. Winder and Col. Joue?. of the
par-j.Carolina Central, have just been over
j ihc entire length of the road on an in -
; specting lour. L '
Marrving and giving in
marriage
soems to bo the order of the day. Old
; bachelors are appreuensirc that theeuft
s 0r time i near at hand.
s 'VnnAmrinc. Esn..' Clerk of the
Superior Court, has gono ti llaleigh to
attend the meeting of the Clerks to
havo been held in that city to-day.
Kylinge is pronoenced ltiug, the
Richmond State to the contrary, not-
; withstanding. At least, that is the way
j ia iv-a aircnt told lis it is pronounced
am, perhaps i.e ol,ghtto know.
rl7i T i
Those farmers who 'did not Utkc
! vantage of the last freeze to Till
ad
heir I 105C3 according to the pre
! uictions oi ennor, ue ai
' oi doing so about the 27th.
opportunity
next Satur-
. dav.
i The box-sheet for the Rose Eytinge
parformance, which was opened this
j morning, is being rapidly taken up.
To-day, af noon, thero were a! very few
scats which had not been taken Ion the
lower lloor.
, llcv j B Xavlor; lK D.t pastor
of the, First Baptist Church in this city,
is now in Greensboro, where he is as
sisting Rcr. Dr. W. A.! Kelson in a
protracted meeting which is -now 'in
progress tnerc. j M '
The Artrs and Observer tblls us that
Mr. W. B. Phillips, ofthel)epartment
of Agriculture, who ha3 been acting as
State Geologist, has resigned to accept
a position as chemist of the! Narassa
Guano Company, of H iim.ington. '
.1 T . . . ... .i-k lit ttVI
u.l 'un! no.,, w.i ""Ji.l,,,,, ha mil, nr 1Mb of r,,hriiirc.
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rN: C.. THURSDAY, JANUARY
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Kytlnge. j
The New York Dramatic Acws says
that "last week's engagement of Miss
Pwoso Eytinge at Williamsburg. New
York, was a gratifying success, and
she was greeted by large audiences at
every performance."
Ladies and children's matinee Satur
day aflernoou at the Opera House;
prices 5 cents and 50 cents." The
"Pri'nccssof Paris" is a beautiful plar
and presented with grand success, by
Miss Eytinge. ''Felicia," Saturday
night. Seats on sale for Baker & Far-i
ron to-morrow morning. i
Dr. Battle'8 Idj ur lea. ;
Our readers will remember that j Dr. j
S. Wcstray Battle, ot Edgecombe coun
ty, Assistant Surgeon in ihe U. S
Navy, some weeks ago shipped and
fell on the deck of the Revenue Cutter
C-olfax, while lying at Smithvillo, and
sUck his hand on a pane of glass. The
to hear, quite serious. The leadmg
sinews cf tho wrist were severed, as we
loarn from the Tarboro Southerner, and
he will probably' logo the use of his fin
zers. j Ho! For Burgraw!
A jolly good time is expected at Bur
gaw to morrow night. .The Grand Bal
is to come off then, and the baauty and
gallantry of Pender and the surround-
ing counties are expected to be present
n fQrcej The 'committee of arrange-
ments are making every exertion to se
cure a grand success, and they know
just how to make things pleasant and
agreeable to all visitors. Wilmington
outfit to send up a good delegation, and
as the ball is to be public, tliey will bw
sure of a cordial reception.
For Pocket Knives or Table Cittlery,
go to jACOBrs Hardware Depot, f
Water iu the Country.
We who live) in the city have but a
faint idea of the perplexities of those who
lire in the country during such spells
of wet weather a9 we have had recent
ly. We were told this morning by a
Gentleman who arrived from Onsiaw
county last night that, owing to the
rains, there has not a mail arrived at
Augola postofilco in the last three
weeks, j The streams arc ro full that in
coming to the railroad to take the train
j Jwj was 'obliged to come to Rocky! Point,
the water being so high that he could
not cross at Ban Herman's Bridge.
A New Cuter prise.
We understand that there is a 'more-
iil0 on nrvt :i-tiinr A ntlllihl til" our
j i . ... . f , ,
1 ' ' - - - - - ' w
from -ew York. A g6wl butcher will
i hAPinnloved to sunerintend the stalls
and to direct tho movement of the other
employes and a sufficiency of capital,
. i j i . . i i -
t w gam, nas aireaay oeen tecureu lor
the enterprise. These are the facts as
i told us and we give them as a matter of
j news to our reader
j promised ns a few
j A fine assortment
reauers. l anicmars are
days later.
A fine assortment of Guns aud Pistols
j at j ACOBs JJardwarc Depot. t
Koyalty Y8, A. Speech.
Rather a funny story is told at the
expense, of royalty. It come3 from
Veldon,and is something like the fol-
lowin
On the day the Vice-regal party was
expected" at that noted city on the
Roanoke, several citizens from the sur
rounding country happened to be in
town and -wero preparing to leave
when a Wilmington & Weldon railroad
official asked them if they were not go
ing to stop ami see the Queen.
' Countryman41 What Queen?" .
R. R. Official "Why, Victoria,
Queen of England. She i3 coming on
the next train and you had better stop
and get a glimpse of her." j
Countryman Who cares for Queen
Victoria? I don't! Come let's go honie'
R. R. Official "Bat she is to stop
here two or three days, and is to havc a
public reception . Tom Emry is going
to make a speech of welcome."
Countryman "Tom Emry goin' to
make a speech? Well, Til be dog
goned if I don't stop and hear that
speech." - ,
How the admirer of "Tom Emry
felt when he was undeceived in the
matter is a subject upon which your
deponent saith not, but it is very evi
deatXhat he thought his friend. "BomV
on speech making. '.';'''.
SUvcr Plated Spoons and Forks; low
prices, at JACOBIN
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I Music and Skates, j
An error, which we regret very, much,
ocQuned in the advertisement of Messrs
Schloss & Hardwick, in yesterday's
issue. The notice should haTe been for
to-night, instead of to-morrow night.
And, by the way, we would remind our
readers that a very pleasant time at
the Rink is marked out for this even
ing, at whichall may enjoy themselves.
Thero will be music, and skating and
dancing. The ladies are invited to at
tend, gentlemen will be charged ad
mission. !
! , City Court.
1 t 1? L - L.
, . . , - waa brotIfht hc.
fore the fayor this morning, charged !
with oemg cirunK anu arsonseny last
night. He ha3 kept sober for four or
fiTe'month? and it'was hoped that he
would would continue in Well-doing.
During the" holidays he was not betray
ed bv the seductive influencejef the flow
ing bowl, and during tho recent spell
of wet "weather he looked -not upon the
ruby, but the sunshine of yesterday was
too -much for his good resolutions, and
he lost his grip with the sad result we
hare recorded.;. His Honor, the Major,
thought that $10 would , satisfy the in
jury done to the peace and dignity of
the State, but as that amount was not
forthcoming Obadiah will languish in
the city prison for 20 days.
Maj C. '.W. McClammy offers for
sale in this . issue j 100 bushels of the
"Ozier Long Staple Silk Cotton Seed'1
which is said to be three weeks; earlier
than other cotton andi very prolific. It
may be ordered thrp'ugb Major Mc
Clammy, at Scott's Hill, or of Capt. J.
B. Iluggins, Wilmington.
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A petition to the legislature for leg
islation in favor of the State Guard
was circulated here to-day and is being
signed by numbers of merchants and
property holders. .. ;
Capt. Skinner 'gives notice in thi3 is
sue to all persons holding claimsagainst
the steamer, Lisbon to present them for
payment. .
Great Closiu Out -Sale.
Having on hand a. large supply of
Clothing, and in order to make room
for coming Spring Stock, we will sell
the remainder of our
gardlcss ot cost. A.
"VYioter goods re
& I. Shkici:. Be-
liable Clothiers. No. 34 Market street.
: AV Al V ERT I S VI NTS.
Notice.
A
LL rESSOSs nAVINU CLAIil? stfainf-t
me stumer LISP.OX will vfep"1 '.l!n
at one for olleotlon t
Mnsic and Skat
f5
'IHIKKE WILL BE zpMf J-T.VHJ.UM
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Sluelc at the fekatlcir Rink, Corn
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and rrlnceaa streets, to night
Skatiug until 10.SO and after that dancing.
AdmiMdoa for Gentlemen Wte. S'o
for LadUs, who are eerdially In-ritcd.
ciarre
SCHEOSS & HAIiDWICE,
jan 25-lt Proprietors.
WEW CROP
Cuba TJloIasses
ARRIVE I TQ-DAT.
ORDERS SOLICITED.
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HALL & PEARSALL
jan j - .1
To Subscribers Telephone
I Exchange.
' j
E LEASE ADD TO TOUE LIST :
Ko. S3 E. S. WARROCK, Job Printer,
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OVER DYER'S STORE.
: J. C WlIiTE,
jan 2D-lt I Manager.
Improved Cotton Seed.
J IIAVE TOR SALE 100 BUSHELS of the.
"OZIER LONG STAPLE SILK COTTON
SEED. For whiteness, length and fineness
of stapk?, itIs iMSTirpas,l- -It S from two to
three weeks arlier than other cotton, com-
j I
maixls a better price la the market and is
much more prolific 3 acre planted in thU
variety the pat seasm prodnced a bales of
cotton. Single bushel $3. Two basaels .
Delhrered in Wilmington, N. C.
titnlr cAIMI tA -
V Ttr VrCT AVMV Jr.-
ii'
, tnWSt wlm Wilmington.
25. 1883.
NO. 22
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
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BLANKETS!
BLANKETS!
. .
iT 1? YOU WOULD BE SUITED CALL, AND SHE Vt.j& "
MAiNTTLB
i JUST
Buttons l Buttons ! Buttono !
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QUITE A VARIETY OF STYLES JUST IK. '
CARPETS WXEE CTIEAPER
UNDERWEAR
SEDUCED IN PHICE.
! Black and Colored 51
OPERA HOUSE.
-ce
For One Night Only !
MONDAY, JANUARY 20th.
Thrt creative Artist B and cielrntcl Comediaas
Baker aurt Farroii,
Supported -.by tiielr -own 0rcc'lr rompanj,
WillapptWin t'lcir charming Comedy
: anu ormnai ca nnon,
CHRIS AND LENA.
i
Ab played by them in every city of tho
Po'-uliir prieee. t?eat3 on silo at Iyen. .
jan'2;l-3t-tues-:h srti :
TELEP
PRIVATE LINES
T3UILT, EQUIPPED WITH TELEPHONES
ad rented.
Apply te tho ilanagorj
of ihQ nearest 1ELE-
rnONF. EXCHANGE or to
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C. E. McCLUEK, Bupt,
ian 2i1ix
Eirhmotd, Va.
(Turpentine Stills a Specialty
J3KICE5! TpR KETTLES CAPS, ARMS
AN'O WORMS jlvea on arplication. Lowest
mles f frciiRt to ail points Po"ath.
If ATiT, BATLF.Y &, CO..
Iron Foundry, Mac-hire & Copper Wcrkt
13 & 17 South Front St.,
- jan 24- Wilmington, X. C.
Pianos and Organs
FROM ALL, THE
I : ! .
Best Manufacturers in the
' Country.
SOLD FOR CASH OR ON TUB MONTHLY
INSTALLMENT PLA.X, AT
HEINSBERGER'Sj
tl -
jan 22 ' Lire E-ok and Mu3lc Store j
If You Wish to See
fAPT. B. j. JACOB, of .Senior Reserve
notoriety, the oMcat Saddle arwl IIarne8. An.t
maker in Wilmington, jnst calVat II. M. IKiW
DKN & COS store and buy nice Lap R e
ami all other articles in ai tsaddlery establish
ment, for it U the place to! get thciu.
Jan 1 i - !
! McGowan's Saloon.
piNE OYSTER. GOOD CIGARS J WHIS
KEY still giTca satisfaction. 2,000 bendiej of
Clsrar Hsrhters, 3 bundles for 1 cents.
New Eiver Oysters.
1-tIIE FIRST OF TIIGASON. V
From the eelebrated -Wiobary
Farm on New River. - 1.
Also. Wines, Ales, IXyzari and Cgara acd
free lunch etcry day, t II o'clock.
- j JOHN CARROLL.
We will be glad to ' receive wsuttUAlctttoo
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our frlenda on any aavT all ' rnbjeet- t -
Saral faitttSt btt f , ';J.: t
The namA of t&A wrltr nt hr&ja ia foj 5
niAhed to the Bdcr. .. ' h
CcmmnsleaUoaa nut W wrtttM a ozfj
oaea&dot tke paper. v . J '
PeraonallUea mtutb aveklci.
And It U especially 'and parUoolarty UBd-
etood that the Editor does sot always ndki
the views of correspondonta on 1cm a atat4 ,
la the editorial column. I I
NEW ADVERTISMNS.
BLAWICETG!
FRUsTGESi
RECEIVED.
IN TIHS MARKET,
AUK NOTING TSlf.
ks matle to order ro jlaort netle.
R. Hfl. iU3clWTIRE;J
WRAPPING PAPER
AND BAGS!
M
AN ILIA PAPER ASD XIA04 AT LOW
Cfct market prices.
A Large itock of JlUnk. Book. Draft, 2tt9,
Receipt and Letter Cxjin, )t reccireI M
YATES' BOOK ST0EE.
Jan 23 . .... , ... ; J ' I'
500 niids. New Crop
Cuba jkoliisses,
XTOW LANDING, EXUfttG "ANTKLOPE'
direct from Matanzu. Tor btU low.
Orders elicited.
(WORTH & WORTH.
Breccli-Loaders,
F
INE BUEECII LOADLNU SIIOT-GCKS.
.Shelis. Wails, Powvter,8hot, Cartridge Boa,
(iun Cases, licloudinjf .Tool, Game Bags, ffa-.
told all kiu'in. if vuu want a drAtiaaa arU
cle of tlto above pxi?, aud Uw prici, itm
same cn be fouii'l nl I
W. K. .-fEINOK A GO'S, '
"mi -22 j U tl -a Mnrtet
GARDEN
A
yiiK-yli LOT Or AM- KNt" i,t
Cat-
0:te &h Tum'p d, $r)y hu 1 lata rarie
Urs; C'llLtiHi, re?L ar.d 1 ma v threat.
stock anl nn nte . varWtr . of re.-wt an4
iJ-iJi. trtiiSvi at irbtVwtl pric hj
rounds Bros.,
iiannuieturiui I'ltarruaiwftR.
BlI'JaDWAY, .KW YOBJK,
AND WILMINGTON. N. C.
jan IS . ;
Holiday Oifls.
gPECIAL ATTK A CTION5 rOIX TUJSV6er
eon : Celluloid Fcts, ia Pluh, batla H
fxsather CacK, JeA'cl an4 Odor Caes, Cofomt
Bottles, Toilet Eet and Vases, TraeUto
Caeee, Combs, Brushes, Mlxrora, ic Lutevt
or tics ann i)wci i'nef.
WILIJAM IT. GREEN,
I Pnujrlst.
deel5 nac-rf Market 8 1 reef.
lOO Sets
O
F HARNESS JC3T FECEITEP, EddwO
havsi another large; lot of Haggles M A feY
clays. Give a
doo 3
GKRHARDT CO.'
Claoovare,
piASCT AKD PLAIN, .
rOR SALB BY
t
TLBS & MURCIHSOJT,
jan TZ
W and 44 Morchison Block
Peruvian Guano.
200 Tons
Genuine Lobos Guano !
DIRECT IMPORTATION.
EX PECTEf 3 A1L1 ,'aad l?.r saUfty
Ohas. E. Smith'; & Co,
: New Jowelnr Store.
rtniEj ijDioGNEb "RErEcrrrixr
aanouiiceaio the tftWp f Wibnhigtoo1, thai
. , j ... . . i -
be haJi1 If aeI the prrrBjc So. 15, Market ftf.,
an-t U now la j5eelpt of , .
Hanclsbrtie: Stock of Goods,
which will be displayed la a fuir day.
Watch and Clock, repotting a specialty.
dec 151 ; JNO. IL ALIXK.
j.
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