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W ■ **!■ V.. 1 ' 1 " n iramxmqsgtrr (Cua.clu.ilid from Firti Fagc.) cLeave OreeuvtU* every Tuesday, Thursday, aud Sa rUa> at C p m,arrive at Columbus uext days bye a in. Leave Columbus every Monday,*Wednesday.ami Tri day at 3 p 18, arrive at Greenville, next da\> by 3 a m. Fropo-aL lor -cervice every oilier day, also lor daily' service on tlu* route will be cousidcrcd. Proposals to commence thi* route at Griffin, 31 miles further, ami to run daily between Griffin and Columbus with a view to the transportation of the great northern and southern mails will also be considered. To run by the follow lug schedule: Leave Griffin daily'at I p ui, arrive at Columbus next day* by 2 a in. Leave Columbus daily at 10 p tn, arrive at Griffin next d ay by II am. 3168. Frum Lagrange, by Cane Point, Carlisle, and Cochran’s x Roads, to Hamilton, 23 miles and back,once a week. Leave Lagrange every Friday at 5 am, arrive at Ham ilton same day by 12 in. Leave Hamilton every Friday at I p<m, arrive at La grange same day by 8 j> in. 3369. From Lagrange, by Houston, \V«badkee, Ala., and Stroud’s Creek,to Fredonia,3l miles and back, once a week. Leave Lagrange every Friday at7 i m, arrive at Fre donia same day by 5p in. Leave Fredonia every Saturday at 6 a in, arrive ai La grange same day by 1 p m. 3370. From Bartlesville, by Union Hill. Thornaston. Double Bridges Pleasant Hill, Hellevu, Bluff Springs, Wamliy Hull,and Kflcrslie, to Columbu-, 11 milesanu back, three times a week. Leave Bartlesville every Monday. NX eduesuay, ami Friday at 1 p in, arrive at Columbus next day s by S a m. Leave Columbus every Tuesday, Thursday, andSatur eayat.lp m, arrive at Barnesville next d iys ’> 1 Proposals for service every other day, also for daily service, will b-f consider! d. Proposals for the transportation of the great northern nod southern mails on ibis route, by the follow ing sche dule. will al«« be codsiderod: Leaves Barxiesvillc daily at 1 p in, arrive at Columbus next day by* 2 a in. Leave Columbus daily at 10 p m, arrive at barne-ville Itt' next Jay 11 a in. «, 3371. From Knoxville,by Hopewell, to Russellville, 1 2 miles and back, once a week. Leave Knoxville every Friday at7 a in, arrive at Rus sellville same day by 10 a in. Leave, Russellville every .Friday at 12 m, arrive at Knoxville same day by 3p m. 3 !72. From Knoxville, by Hammock’s Grove, Cullo den.and Waym iu»ville,to Tlioaiustou,2B mites and back twice a week. Leave Knoxville every Monday and Friday at 9 am, ar rive at Thornaston same days by 6 p in. Leave Thom iston every Tuesday and Saturday at 6 a m. arrive at Knoxville same days by C p in. 3.373. From Knoxville.by Hiekory Grove,Tfootensvi!lc, Carson v die, Pattsburg, and Centre, to Tal bo ton, 38 miles nod back, once a \vc 'k. Leave Knoxville every Wednesday at 5 am, arrive at Talboton same day by 7 p in. Leave Talboton every Thursday at S a in, arrive at Knoxville same dav by 7 p m. 3374. From Talboton to Pinevillc, 10 miles and back, once a week. L“ave Talboton every Saturday at 1 p in, arrive at Pincvillesame day by 4 p in. Leave Pinevillc every Saturday at 9 am, arrive al Talboton same day by 12 in. 3375. From Columbus, by Piedmont, Mulberry Grove, and Whilcville, to West Point, 39 miles and back, once a week. Leave Columbu*, every Thursday at 6 am, arrive at West Point same day by 7 p in. Leave West Point every Friday at 6 am, arrive at Columbus same day by 7 p m. 3370. From Columbus, by Shell Creek. Hannahatt hce, Lampkin, Siimmerficld, Cuthhert and < otto a Hill to FortG dues, 80 miles and back, twice a week. Leave Columbus every Tuesday and Friday at 5 a in, arrive at Fort Gaines nextday by 12m. Leave Fort Gaines every Wednesday and Saturdayat 1 p in, arrive atColumbus next day by 8 p in. Proposals for tri-weckl v.scrvicc will be considered. 3377. From Fort Gaines, by P.lakely, Potter’s Ferrv, Crawford and Olive. Grove, to Chattalioociiic, I la., ,8 miles and back, tw ice a wc k. Leave Fort Gaines every Wednesday and Saturday at 1 p in,arrive at Cliattahoochie, next days by 8 p in. Leave Chatinhoochie every Tuesday and Friday at 6 a in, arrive at Fort Gaines next days by 12 m. Proposals for tri-weekly service will lie considered. 377* Proposals for supplying the follow mg office- in Georgia, at a sum to be named, and subject to tiic condi tion of being limited to the net proceeds of me office are invited. Argo, from Gainesville, 12 miles and back, once a week. Attapulgus,from Baiubridge, Tlj miles find back, once a week. Barber's Creek, from Jefferson, 13 miles and back, and once a week. Batesville, from Nacoochee, S miles and back, once a week. Berrien, from Franklin, 10 miles and back, once a week. BigCrc -k, from Camming, 10 miles and back, once a week. Brooksville from Culhbcrt, 12 miles and hack, once a week. Centre Village, from Jefforsoutou, 8 miles and back, once a week. Crackersneck, from Grcensborougli, 10 miles andbaek one ea week. Cut Off, from Monroe. 7.', miles and back, once awe k- Double Cabins,from Griffin, 5 miles and back, once a week. Emaw, from Cuthbcrt, I2miles and back, once in two week*. Fairburn, from Campbellton, 8 miles and back, once a week. Fair Play, from Madison, 12 miles and back once a week. Frederica, from Darien, 14 miles and back, once a week. Free Bridge, from Oothcaloga, S miles and back, once a week. Fryer’s Ponds,from Wayuftiboro, 12 miles and hack, once a week. Golgotha, from Marietta, 10 miles andbaek, once a week. Good Hope, from Monroe, 7 miles and bfick, once a week. Grc :n Hill, from Lumpkin, 10miles and back, once a week. Hebron, from Saudersville, 12 miles and back, oacca week. Henderson, from Perry, 10 miles and back, once a week. Hermitage, from Rome,3miles and back, ncr a week. Hog Mountain,from Gaincst illc, 14 miles and back, once a w eek Johnson's Store, from Ncwnan, 10 miles and back, twice a week. I,ester’s District, from Waynesboro’, 12miles and back, once a week. Long Shoals Factory, from Greensboro', 16 mile.-and , hack, once a week. Mobley Pond, from Mill Haven, 9 miles and back,once a week. Ogechc,(now Eden,) from Railroad,3 miles aud back, once a week. Oxford,from Covington, u miles aud back, six times a week. Park’s Bridge, from Greensboro’, S miles and back, cnee a w eek. Pea Bridge.from Pinevillc, 7 miles andbaek, onee a week. Petawla,from Georgetown. 9 miles and back, once a week. Pistol Creek, from Danbury*,7 miles aud back, onee a w**ck. Pleasant Valley, from Spring Place, 7 miles and back, onto a week. Poolesville, from Decatur, 10 miles aud back, once a week. Powder Springs, from Marietta, 9 unlesaud back,once a week. Quito, from Bellevue, 7 miles aud hack, once a week. Itaiue’s Store, trout 31 anon, 6 miles and back, once a week. Red Clay,from Red Hill, 7 miles and back, once a week. Uehohotiu ilia from Salem, S miles andbaek, once a week. Rockville, from Eatoaton, 11 miles and back, once a week. Suliquoy, Loin Pine Log, II mdcs and back, once a w cek. Sheffield, from Covington, 10 miles aud back, once a ■* eok. Sumtcrville, from Stark villa, 12 iaiies and bark.once a week. Troy,from Social Mill, s’, miles and back once a week. Vuiuiivillc, from Forsyth, 13 males and back, onee a week, VVartn Springs, from Greenville, 12 miles and back, «hre« tunes a week. Welbou roe’s Mills and Wilna,front Perry,l4 males and tack, ouce a week. Windsor,front Monroe C. 1!., 10 miles and back,once c aeck. Woodburu , from Wayncsb ro’, 18 miles and back, ouce week. York’ front Griffin,7 atlas and hack,ouce a w eek. Form for a bid where tta change for adveitlseiacnt is Contemplated by the bidder. M ‘ I (or we as the case may be) There »> rite t he limns or names iu full] of [her© suae .the residence or residences] propose io carry xke mail ou No. from to as often as the advertisement requires in the time stated to the schedule*, and by the follow mg mode of com vevtece, to w it£Ucre state how it is to be con veyed,] forihe auruaJ turn vs S .’* Dated. Form of g* irtntee to accompany each bid: 44 The undersigned 'here insert the n; me of the gr.ar aator or guarantors] gnaraoites that, [here insert name m( bidder or tiaflsns of bidders, as Hie cute tnay lie,] if his <or their) bid far carrying the ixa.ilf.roin to lie accepted hv tk e Postix. islet C literal, shall enter into an obligation p u.» r 4 a the first day of inly next, with good and saiTtcick it arctic* loperlori* the service proposed." Dated. I SSTIkECT .ON>« I. Seven winntoe are allowed fur opening cad closing ithe o»ails ataß offices »b"re us particular time is t>poci lied; bat m railruid tad steamboat motes then* i> to be aoi«ore delay than is necessary to deliver »nd receive 1 1 Th small is to be conveyed id preference to passen gers, aaJ lu their eutirc oxcJojjob, if its w*eight and bulk reymrett. 4 N 2. Post office blank l ’• aLiii an J the special rgenti | of the department, on the exhibition of their credentials 1 an; to Le conveyed without lurcher charge, ou moil lines admitting of such conveyance. | 4. Mail agents are to be conveyed w ithout charge oa the prim ipul railroad aud steamboat lines, where tlie size ol the mails and the number of the officers will re quire their employment by the department; and in that case,a separate apartment for the assorting and safe keeping of tlie mail is to be provided by the contractor, ! until-r the direction of the department. 5. In all cases there 1- to be a forfi iture of the pay of the trip, wliou the trip is not run; atorteiture ol ; t least oue-fonrth p;irt of it when : he running or arrival is so fa r behind th in as to lose the connexion with a depending mail; and a forfeiture of a due proportion of it when a grade of service is rendered interior t<> that in the con tract. These forfeitures may be increased into high penalties of liisrlwr mount, according to the nature or frequency of't h e fai 1u 1 e ami the import a uee ot tile in .ill. 6. Fines w ill be imposed, unless the delinquency besa ti-f.ictoi il\ explained in ilue time, for failing to take from, or deliver at, a post office, tlie mail, any part of it; for fiering it to be wet, injured,lost, or destroyed; for con- : , f-vni» nin a place or maimer that 1 \pos> it to depre dation, loss, orinjnry; for 1 efu-ing after dam and to con- V cv a mat! liy any co tch, railroad cur, or steamboat, w hull the contractor regularly runs on tlie route beyond the specified nniiiboi of trips in the contract, and for not ar riving at tlie time set; and for settingup or running an , xpre-s to transmit commercial intelligence iu advance of the ma il, a penalty v. ill be exacted equal to a quarter’s • pay 7. The Postmaster General may annul tlie contract for repeated failures; for violating tlie post office laws; for disobeying the instruct ions ofllie deput Uncut; for refus ing to discharge a carrier when required by the depart ment; for assigning the contract without the consent of ! the Postmaster General, or for setli gup or rui uu.irau express as alortsaid. 8. The Postina.sterGeneral may alter the contract, and alter the schedule, in; allow ing a i>ro rata increase of , co.ll pensation, within tire restrictions imposed by law for the additional service required, or for t ic increased spend, if the employment of additional stock or carriers is rendered in « sary: but the contractor m;y, in such ease,relinquish the contract, on Lately notice, if he pre frsit to the cii inge. The Postnmster General may an nul the contract or curtail the service, ami pay when he w ishes to dispense with the service in w hole or in part, or place a higher or different grade of service on the route, lie alb.w ing one month’s extra pay on the amount dispensed wit It. 9. The payments w ill he made through drafts on post ! offices or otherwise. after the expiration of each quarter, say in February ,31 ay. August, and November. 1(1. The distances are given neccording to the best in ( formation; but no increased pay will be allowed, should i j they prove to be greater than is advertised, if the places , ; are correctly named. 11. The Postmaster General is prohibited bylaw from knowingly making a contract for the trasportation of tlie , mail with any person who shall have entered into any i combination,or proposed to enter into any combination, | to prevent the making of any bit for a mail contract 1.3* any other person or pc sons,or who shall have made an v~ agreement, or shall have given or performed, or promised to give or perform any con-idi ration to do, or not to do i any thing whatever to induce any Other person notto bid for a mail contract. Particular attention is called to the 23i h section of the act of 18-6, prohibiting combinations i to prevent bidding. 12. A bid received after time, to wit: the ’Oth March next, at 9a. tu.,or without the guaranty required b\ ; law, 1 ! or that combines several routes iu one sum or compensa- I < tion,cannot be considered in 1 ompetition w ith a regular . proposal not adjuged to be extra* again. 13. A bidder may offer, w here flic transportation culled for in the advertisement is difficult or inipraticnble at ccr ; lain seasons, to substitute;• uiaferior mode ofeonveynnee, or to intermit service aspeclied imniber of days, weeks, 1 or mouths Ilcmavpropo eto omit an office that is inac cessible. or is not on t e stage road, the railway, or at a : steam boat landing, as tlie case may be; or he may- offer j to substitute an inferior mode of supply iu such eases He may propose different days and hours of departure : and arrival, provided no more running time is asked, ana it is obvious that no mail connexion or other public ac -1 commoffation is prejudiced, lie may ask for more run ning time to the trip,during a specified number of days, j at certain seasons ol peculiarly bad n ads; but beyond 1 these changes, a proposal for service different from the i advertisemeui w ill prevent its being considered in coin j petition with a regular hid not-et aside for extravagance; j ! and where a bid contains any of the above alterations. ■ their disadvantages will be estimated in comparing it ; w till other proposals 14. There should be but one route bid for in a proposal. 15. The route, tlie service, th ■ y early pay, the bidder’s mine and residence, and tlie name of each member ofthc firm, where a company offers, should be distinctly stated , —also the mode o f conveyance, if a higher mode than on , horseback is intended. 16. The bid should he sent under seal, addressed totlic ! First Assistant Post mat tor General, wit It “Mail Proposals : in tlie .State of , ’written on tlie face of the I tier ; i and should lie despatched in time to be, received by or i before the 10th March next, at 9 o’clock, a. m. 37. The contracts are to be executed by* or before the ’ Ist July* next. I 18. Postmasters at offices Situated upon or near rail roads, but more than eighty rods from a depot, will. Im mediately after thelst April next, report that fact to the department,stating their exact JistanciTrotu the railroad , 1 depot, and how otherwise supplied with the mail, to ena- ! 1 bio the Postmaster General to direct the proper supply ’ to be made from tlie railroad by mail messengers, from , and after the Ist July next. i 19 Under the act ol’3d Marc h, 1843, the route is to be let to the lowest bidder, tendering sufficient guaranties ( i for faithful performance, without reference to the mode i of transportation than maybe necessary to provide for ( I the due celerity, certainty , and security of such traus -1 portation. j When the lowest bid proposes a mode of convey ance j that is inadequate for the route in respect to tlie certain ty', security, and celerity of the mails, aside from any ac -1 i commoduiiou for travel, il will not be entitled to the 1 j route 20. IVlie n tlie bid dot's not name a mode ofconveyance, ’ it will be taken and understood to be for the lowest mode of 1 conveyance to wit: on lion-back. When it proposes to 1 carry according to the advertisement, and no mode of 1 1 conveyance is stated for the route in the advertisement, it w’ill be considered as offering only for horseback con- • j veyalice. 21. Since the passage of the act of March 3, 1845, a new description ofbid lias b ten received. It specifics no mode of conveyance, but engages to carry the mail with certainty, celerity, and security, using tlie terms of the law. These bids are called.from the manner in which 1 they are. designated outlie hooks of the department,‘star • t i bid." It has been decided, alter mature consideration, that a bid proposing’a specific inode of conveyance of as ( high a grade as two horse coach transportation is to be preferred to the star bi I. The experience of the depa t ’ meat enables it to lay down the fallow iDL r rules, viz ; When the mail on the route is not so lareo as to reqnira ’ two horse coach conveyance , a star bid. if the lowest, will j be preferred to the specific bid. 22. When the m dls are of.-uch size and weight a v to render it necessary or expedient, in reference to them alone, to provide two-horse coaclt conveyance, the spe cific bid. though the highest, w ill be preferred to the slat ! bid, to the extent of it moderate difference in tho coin pc 11- ! sation, in case the difference is not such as to interfere with the policy of the new law, which looks to a reduc tion ill tli ■ cost of transportation, Exceptions, however, ; may be allowed where tlie star bid if made by the present i owner of the stock on the route, and it is manifest 1 liat tlie ; reasons for preferring the specific bid to not exist in his I case. 23. On routes of the hsghest class, where four-horse 1 coach or steamboat transportation is required by the size and importance oftiic mails,the preference for the, spe cific bid w ill be, if necessary carried to a greater extent of difference than on ’he ini'--ror coach routes, subject, however, to the, exceptions above stated. | 21. A modification ofa bid, in any of its essentia! terms J is tantamount to" a ue .v bid, aud cannot be received, so as to interfere w ith regular competition, after the last hour - set for receiving bids. U. JOHNSON. Postmaster General. Post Office Department, N0v.23,1846. Dec 22 w 12w 70 j ——»<» m »umu r • J-. m.M» m 1 tel VICTOR IA HOTEL,!?* CHARLESTON, S. O. CORNEIt OF KIAG AND FIUNCESS-XTN. | \ ,!A&E ’ Proprietors. J. B. Atwood, ) * Titis splendid, elevated and commodious Estah lislauerU.combines ad vantages equal, if not superi- : or, to any Hotel in the city, particularly on account ’ of its central location aud airy construction. Hoard, per day, 8! 00 Do. per week, 0 00 feb 23 . ly 105 | fiiPICES AM) CONDIMENTS, SUIT- j able for the season, of tlie purest quality and 1 choicest flavour, viz: M VUE, Nutmegs, Cloves, j UiiHiamon. Pepper. R”,'? Pepper. Ginger Root and : Ground, Mustard, Isinglass, Geliatine, Irish Moss, j Russia Shred Isinglass, Vanilla Bean, Extract of do.. Oil of Lemon. Ess. Lemon, Extract Lemon, t > fcfwp. Curb. Soda., Tart, Acid, Saleratus, and every oilier article for culinary purposes. Having obtained a Powdering Mill, persons wishing Spices in Powutr*:iay depend upon their purity and freshness. J. E. MARSHALL. 1 Dec. 9 59 • TO MY OLD FRIENDS A\B PATRONS. ‘‘As you find us i Recommend us.” EAGLE HOTEL. The subscriber having rented the rpa- Ffi gs z'iousand comfortable House, known as £ AGEE HOTEL, formerly kept fay ; l>. .\. Judsoa, of this place, will he happy to accom modate his friends in such a manner as tu give perfect satisfaction. His charges will lx 4 moderate and his talfle sup- ! plied with ihe best this section of the country j <*att afiur !. In addition to his House, he Las two targe stables in,due order, which will he ailetrded by faithful Ostlers, and provided with good jiro- j * ender. It will al>o In* his duty to see “That none go away dissatisfied. ’ * JOHN BI TE. 1 I Waueulon, Dec 9, 1316. I PATENT MEDICINES. JAYNE’S ALTERATIVE. valuable preparation combines all the jfl. medicinal virtues of those articles, which long experience lias proved to possess the most sale j and efficientaherative ami decbstruem properties, for the oure of Scrofula King’s Evil, White Si ceil ings Ulcers; Scrofulous. Cancerous and Indolent Tumours; Mercurial and Syphilitic Affections, Rheumatism, G'out- Seurvey, Neuralgia or Tic- Douloun ujc. Concert Gh ilre or Uronvhocele, [stcelltd Keck,] Enlargements of the Roms, J< 1,1/s, Clauds or Ligaments or of the Ovaries, Liver, Spltn, Kid neys, f,r. All the cliseasTs of the Shm, such as Teller, Jiiiigiaorin, Riles, Pimples, Carbuncles Dyspepsia ami Liver Complaint,, Nervous Diseases, Dropsical Swellings, Constitutional Disorders and diseases originating from a depraved or Impure state of the blood or other fluids of the body. The proprietor of ibis Alterative would most re specifuily assure the public that he has not offered this preparation to their notice without due reflec tion, and close and rigid study, nor until after twelve years’ experience had manifested its great superiority over every other article of the kind.— ami he now recommends it with confidence, fully belkvitni that the above combination of medicine will effectually eradicate from the system a class of disease, soim of which have heretofore been con sidered jacurable. He has prescribed it in almost every variety of disease and with unparalleled success, especially in cutaneous affections, cancerous, scrofulous and scorbutic diseases, and diseases originating from obstruction or enlargement of the glands or impuri ty of the blood. Cancer ami Cancerous Tumors. lie lias used this preparation in upwards of twen ty we;l defined cases of cancer and cancerous tu mors. and in every case but one with perfect and entire success. Urouchocele or Goitre, (Swelled Neck.) He has prescribed it in over a hundred cases of goitre, and it has never failed in a single instance to completely remove the disease. Not a solitary case of failure. All were cured. The success lie has met with in curing bronc.ho cele and cancerous affections lias convinced him that these dangerous and horrible diseases may be removed with as much certainty as ['ever and Ague. He does not wish to be understood assay ing that they can be cured us soon as Fever and Ague, but with as much certainty; and further, that he has good reason lor believing that this prepara tion will not only i ure these diseases when formed, but that it destroys the virus or poisonous principle lurking in the system, from whir h that peculiar class of diseases, us well as that of scrofula emanate. Scrofula—Ki i; g’s Evi 1. Tliispreparation has been used in numerous cases of Scrofula, Kiqg’s Evil, and scrofulous swellings, and always with the most deci led success. Skin Diseases. He has prescribed It in a great variety of cutane ous affections, and found it successful in curing salt rheum, or tetter, biles, blotches, pimples, morphew and jaundiced skin, &c. Dyspojpsiu and Liver Complaint. It has been used in numerous cases of liver com plaint and Dvspepsia, and vv iih the happiest effect. Tic-Donlourcaz. It has been used in several cases of Neuralgia, and in every case it was successful. Khcumatistn. This preparation has been prescribed in a great many cases of-chmnic rheumaism, and in every cum-in wliich it was used until the system became, affected by the medicine, the disease was removed* ffcct. A number of cases of gout have been cun d by this preparation, in one oJ these cases, the man had been afflicted with it so severely for thirteen years as to entirely disable him from business, and for five months immediately previous to his taking the Alterative he hud been coniinAl to Ids room; but before he had finished the third buttle, he was enabled to walk about the streets and soon after re turned to his busiiie s, from which he had so lung been excluded by his afflictions. Dropsical Swellings, This medicine increases the powers of digestion, excites the absorbents into healthy exercise, by which watery or calcareous depositions, and all unnatural enlargements are reduced. It imparts tone and vitality to ti e whole system, removing sick and morbid headaches, giddiness, wandering pains and nervous affections. lu fact, in every case where the medicine has been taken for some time, no matter for vvh t pur pose, the general health of the patient lias always been improved by it. In conclusion, the proprietor would say that some of the most astonishing cases of skin diseases, can cer, bronchocele.and scrofula, have been cured by this medicine, that have ever been recorded; but want of room iu this sheet precludes their publica tion at tliis time. CANO HR. An interesting case cured by Jayne's AUerunve. In the spring of IS3 i, a cancerous tumor appear ed in the right breast < f.Mrs. Phoebe, wile of Peter Stretch, of Salem. N.J. Ii was examined by many' Physicians, and was considered by all as cancerous, and besides bore all the characteristic marks of one. Ali probable means of removing it w ere used without the slightest benefit, it continued to in crease both in size and painfulness, until all hope of saving tier life, but by a painful operation, w as abandoned, which, after a consultation ofeminent Physicians, was performed, Jan. Ist, 18112, hy Dr. John Khea Barton, assisted by Dr. Redman, the proprietor, and two other medical gentlemen. The w hole and t ntire right br-nisl was removed, and af ter examination of the tumor, was pic roamed by all present a cancer of tin* most malignant charac ter. in about three months, after enduring incredi ble sufferings, she was enabled, though broken iu spirit, to get about again. Bhe remained feeble, and her general health was exceedingly bad, a- in deed it had Dee ll for several years before, lu the spring of 1837, upwards fcffive years after her breast had been removed, a painful tumor made i:s ap pearance on the right side, immediately over the part formerly occupied by the nipple of the ri 2 lit breast, previous to its removal. Tins tumor steadi ly increased for several months, and became so ; painful as to deprived her of rest. The glands mi ! der the right arm were enlarged; and scirrhus, and a bard, irregular, and at times painful tumour, ap peared in the left breast. No operation could now arrest thedisease. Indeed her whole body appear ed to be a mass of disease. Herca.se was consid ered hopeless. She was of a very scrofulous habit, both her parents having died of Pulmonary con sumption. The experiment was now made with this Alterative. It was at lirst given in small doses, three times a day, and the doses very gradu ally, but steadily increased daily, as long as siie took it, which was about six months, and the skin over and around the tumour was wet night and morning with a strong solution of lodine and Hy j driodate Potash. The tumour continued increas ! ing in size for about six weeks, and was at times very painful, when the pain suddenly ceased alto gether, and the tumour swelled out at the base, and I became soft, and then began to diminish, and con ! tinned gradually decreasing until every vestige of I disease was removed. The tumour in her left ; breast, and those in her right axilla were also dis persed. No cancerous or scrofulous tumours ever i appeared afterwards; and her general health, which 1 had been so bad for fourteen years as to make life a burthen, was effectually and permanently restored. The proprietor is in possession of the diseased breast, and those who choose may examine it. He w ould also say that lie could mention over a dozen cases equally interesting, wherein his Alterative ; has subdued caneerand cancerous tumours, but he has not room hereto record them. Mrs. Sarah Young, of Quinton’s Bridge, N. J., had a goitrous tumour on the left side of her wind pipe, as large as the half of an orange, which w as cured by using this Alterative for about four months. Mbs R 8 , South Fourth-street, Phila delphia, was also cured of an enlargement of the throat, which filled tlie entire space between the chin and breast-bone, and extended around on each side of her neck to behind her ears, and from her ears to her shoulders, and produced awful de formity. It commenced growing when she was but five years oil. and continued gradually to in crease until she was nineteen, at which time she commenced using this Alterative, which she took for seven months, which entirely reduced the en largement; and the has now as smooth and pretty a neck as ran be found. The proprietor is not at liberty to give her name in print, but will refer per sons to her. Fur sale by W3I. K. KITCHEN, tep 28 ly t Sole Agent for Georgia, HAUTERIVE’S j ' CHEMICAL SOLUTION. I FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF : 1 WHEAT AND OTHER SEEDS, rSNHE subscriber being the only possessor in the XI United Smtes, of the recipe fur preparing ]IAU*I’EIUVE s 2> CHEMICALSOLU i ION, for which the Society of Encouragement and Ag riculture ol France, after testing the value of it for three consecutive years, through a commission composed of Scientific Agriculturists and Che- : mists, and afier their favorable report, awarded ! the inventor a premium of 3.UOG francs, and a cold medal. The stimulating power of the ingredients com- • posing this solution is such, that by steeping the ! Heed in it. the effect is not only to accelerate the i germination, but lu render the vegetation more j vigorous, by its useful action as a hygroscopic; j tile gaseous emanations of carbonic acid, and 1 carbonated hydrogen, nourish the plant, and make it more productive to the Farmer, by pro- ! venting rust and the attacks of insects. The numerous advantages arising from the use I of this Sleep, art —Ist, that it is the direct appli cation of pabulum to the seed, instead of the | ground. 21. it supersedes all brinings, lime, i plaster, and all other troublesome operations now ; I in use. 3d. It causes a much more speedy and i hardy growth; and lastly, by maturing much i sooner, (we think 10 days,) it will evade the rust, and consequently, give the husbandman a more ' profitable harvest; also, the cost is moderate , (85 for the barrel oi 33 to 35 gallons.) | DIRECTIONS FOR USING THE CHEMICAL SOLUTION. Put in n tight tub as much of the Solution as is required for the quantity of Seed you have I to -soak —throw' in the seed and let it remain, as ■ | follows* W HEAT and RYE, G Hours or more, i OAT'S and BARLEY, 3 Hours or more. CLOVER and O I’HER GRASS SEED, 2 Hours. | INDIAN CORN, IBtu2i Hours. ; Td'jU After being soaked, dry it through a hair i sieve before sow ing. CO I‘TON SEED.— Southern Planters would 1 | find a great benefit by using this Solution as a j steep for their Cotton Seed before planting. The \ longer the Seed stand soaking the better. After j having been soaked, the Seeds must be drained ! In a sieve or basket, and immediately planted. For the information ofthose who wish second | testimony on this matter, he subjoins the opinion j of some well known Agriculturists, who tried the j preparation on Wheat iast Fall, and now renew j their orders fur an enlarged quantum for spring | sccdings. i Extract of a Idler from JOHN S. SKIN- i NER, Esq., dated February 15, 1815. Y our So- : lulion was tried, not by me, but my own son. F i G. Skinner; the Wheat he steeped in il was I 1 sowed Very late, yet he says the effect is very ap- ; I parent and highly beneficial, I shall recommend the trial of Urn Solution to all my friends next j spring, for their Oats, Coin, the. Col. N, GOLDSP.OROUGH, writes, March Glli, 1815; Three bushels were seeded in stiff i white oak land, and here 1 have every reason to be well satisfied with the experiment; the Wheat came up theee days earlier, and grew up with as- j tonishing vigor, and lias maintained a superiority ; o ’er the adjacent Wheat, which was brined and I i limed and seeded the name daV in land of the j same quality. It has constantly appeared thus far as if the land in which the Wheat stteeped in the Solution was seeded had been manured, and the other not; whereas the whole w as dressed the preceding spring with barn-yard manure, &c. Commodore JONES, U. S. Navy, writes : As ! to the effects of tile Solution on the growing crop, &c., I think very favorable. It has added much to the appearance as well as to the growth, &c.” (Order, double the quantum used last Fall.) Green Valley Farm, August 07, IBIG. —I have hied your solution, last fall, on Wheat. 1 sowed a piece of land of three acres, one half the seed soaked with the Solution, and the other without any soaking. One acre and a half, with the seed so iked, gave 21 j bushels Wheat, tile other me and a half acres only yielded 12|; the Wheat weighed 531 pounds per bushel, while that not soaked, only 57L The Wheat soaked came up nearly four days before the other, and harvested t ivelrc days sooner. PHILIP MARSO, SJr Mr. A. MAUGE, of Augusta, Ga., is ap -1 pointed my sole agent for this State. L. MONTROP. Feb. I—31 —3 m lOd COLLETON BITTERS. FOR DYSPEPTICS. rpnilESE BITTERS are purely a vegetable -L- compound, and are offered to the pub lic from a principle of benevolence, under the full est conviction that they will be found a safe and sovereign remedy for Dyspepsia. They have been triumphantly tested not only by some of the most respectable families in the Stale, who have furnish i ed ample testimony as to their decided excellence, but also by the proprietor, who, for ten years, suf j sered all the gloom incident to that distressing dis : ease. They possess tite peculiar excellence denied | to most other Bitters, of not proving injurious by i continued use. They contain not a single delete ! rious ingredient, and. as seen from the directions winch accompany t aeh bottle, may be given with entire safely to an infant in the month If the Colleton is taken regularly and persever ingly. (w Inch is highly important iu stubborn cases,) they will, soon after the use of a few bottles, be found to act on the system like a charm—imparting vigor to the stomach, bracing the nerves, cleans ing the liver, promoting digestion, increasing the appetite,strengthening the chest and voice, re lie v ; ing pains, cramps, and stitches in the breast. They are also moslescellent for cholera morbus, habitual constipation, sea-sickness, nausea, proceeding from whatever cause. In cases of general debility, it has proved one of the best remedies, and is there fore highly recommended to elderly people, literary gentlemen, students, and others of sedentary habits, i Taken in small doses frequently through the day, they have checked the most violent diarrhoea, and likewise been administered with the happiesteffect in cholera infantum. lu all t lie foregoing complaints, these Bitters w ill be found effectual if persisted in,and taken accord ing to the directions which accompany each bottle. And although it has been testified by several that they are excellent in many others, yet in none other than those above enumerated, is the proprietor will ing to vouch for their efficacy. They were prima rily and solely intended to cure Dyspepsia. The Colleton Bitters have been eight years be fore the public; and in consequence of the increas ing demand for this valuable medicine, the proprie tor has entered largely into the business—bottles are procured having “Colleton Bitters” moulded in them—they are also numbered, sealed and stamp ed with an appropriate motto. Price 81 per bottle. I E. M. CAREY, General Agent for this State. J. E. MARSHALL, Agent, Augusta. ! 'Hilton Head, S. C.. Jan. 1346. Os the Colleton Bitters—‘Y purely a Vegetable Compound ” and which, from liie confidence J have in the character and integrity of the maker and pro ! prietor thereof, I verily believe to be true,) i en i tertaiu the most favorable opinion. Several of my i personal friends and acquaintances, long afflicted with Dyspepsia, have assured me that they ha\e i found these Bitters belter than any other medicine they ever tried, for that distressing disease. Audi j take the pleasure further to state that I have wit- j uessed the excellency of these Bitters, in nausia, ! sick-headache, and bowel complaint; in this last ! particular, I have seen the Colleton rejieatedly and successfully tested among the children of my own 1 house-hold. No family ought to be without this in- J valuable medicine. REV. A. WOODWARD, Pastor of Bt. Lukes Church, 8. C. april 29 133 RECEIVED Tills day, HY JOHN V. SETZE. PIECES SUPERIOR INGRAIN, AND ! -wVy THREE PLY CARPETINGS, d ue* j designs, and brilliant colors, which he offers at ; prices to suit the times. august 23 | PATENT MEDICIN ES. S ANDS > SARSAPARILL A, For the Removal and Permanent Cure of all Distal ti arising /rum an impure state oj the h. uo u , or habit of tie system, viz: •scrofula or King's Evil, Rheumatism, Obstinate C ula m otis Eruptions, Pimples, or pustules an the Puce, Blotches, Biles, Chronic Sure Eyes, Ring Uorm or Tetter, St aid Hoad . Enlargement and Tain oj ike Bones and Joints, Stubborn I leers, Syphilitic Symp toms, Sciatictiur Lumbago, and Uistusts arie mg J rum an injudicious use of Mercury, Ascites, or Drop.-y , Ai posurtor Imprudence in Eift, Also, Chronic Consti tutional Disorders Kill be removed by lilts Prepara - t ion. f medicine ha?, in many thousand instance*. Ja. biou£ in iiealth and retunniiu vigor to iho w cuk and languid frame. It* opetaitoii extends Uadi' to the remo test transactions ol the gene ralsyoteni. and consists in re moving diseased at lion 111 the absorbing and secreting vessels. ’i he blood contains the cleuicut.-of the whole animal structure—tiesh and blue,glands, muscles,tendons, the nails,the hail,and even the bones themselves, are all sustained by the blood. Well, then, may it be culled the stream of I il'e. In proportion to the purity of fluid will be that of the substance l. to which iUs continually chang - mg. t 'or rupt blood instead ol producing healthy flesh, is likely enough to develop sores and ulcers When these appear, w lie the i in the spei die form of scrofula, in all its multiform and disgusting shapes,or eruptions in all their . disfiguring v anel y ,rhe uniat is in, bilious tiisordei>,geiieral relaxation and debility ,and a host of coinplaiutearising from disordered secretions, there isnodetergenl.it is be lie ved, that w 111 so rapidly neutralize the vit usiu the blood from which they spring and edi ct a radicalcure.us this preparation. Tlie following is an extract from a Ictterjust received fruin Mrs. Bevau, who had been aillictedfor sev oral y cars with Scrofulous 1 leers. Dyspepsia, X c., and recently w ith an alfection of the Throat and Chest; HAILEYS BURG. Va.. Dec. 16th, IS 10. !\tcssrs A. V. .y D. Sands — Before I eommeuced Using your Sarsaparilla my *u lie rings were almost past expres sion, in\ throat was completely ulcerated, I had a dreadful cough, and there were frequently weeks together that 1 could not speak above a whisper: and besides, the infla niation from my throat extended into my head, so that my hearing was v ery much impaired# l Aftertaking thcSarsa parilla a short lime in v health improved and my throat is now well. lam as free from cough and tightness of the chest as lever was, and cun hear quite distinctly. My throat has been w ell about three months.thcctirc of w Inch has been effected entirely by the use of your. Sarsaparilla. Yourfriend, LOUISA R. RENAN, NEW YORK,Aprils, 1845. Messrs. A B. if D. Sands — Cents: Feeling it aduty to you and the community at large, I send you this certifi cate of the virtues of your Sarsaparilla, that others w ho are now suffering may have tlieir confidence established and uscyour medicine w ithout delay . I w'a.«lron bled with a severe n leer on my ankle, which extended halfway up to the knee, discharging very offen sive matter, itching, burning, and depriving me often of my restat night,and very puiufullo bear. I w asrecoaimeuded to useyour medicine by Mr. James McConnel. w ho had been cured by it, and after using live : bottles 1 was entirely cured. 1 have deferred sending you this certificate one year i since the cure was effected, in oi dor to ascertain with cer ! utility whether it was a permanent cure, and it now gives i me the greatest pleasure u* add that I have neither seen ; nor felt the slightest re-appearance of it, and that lam entire)'. sound. 5 ours. S AKAII M l NTVR L.-1U Delaucev-st. MOBILE, ALA. Xov.gtLlridO. Messrs. Sands —l deem it an act of justice to myself and the community at large, to relate the following facts which occurred i n our neighborhood in the latter part of July lasi. JaiieC , a young girl aged fourteen years, was afflicted with an immense tore on the middle of her back, which defied ail Ihe treatment of medical sk ill. As i she was a friend of our family ,1 employed all the meant i n , my power in endeavoriugio relievehcr.but in vain. At last some person mentioned to me your Stars apa rill a, and I immediately procured two bottles of Messrs. Moscly A Tucker, your Agents in this city, which I gave to her. 1 called to see her the nextday and she told me she hadla kun tw o doses and fell v ery much relieved. J laughed ini j moderately at this,but slie said it was really so, and, gen i tlcnicn.in a word, in two weeks from the time she com ment rd using it, there was neither sign nor appearance of where thesore had been. N ours,respectfully', J. G. HOUSEMAN’, 93Dauphm-st. JJT For further particulars and cone) usi v e evidence o itssuperior value and glliclcn ;y . seepuinphlcts.which may be obtained ol agentsgrat is. I’repared and sold w indesuie and retai I. by A . P.. it D. SANDS, Wholesale Druggists, 79 Eulton-slrcet. New York. Sold also by HAN ALAND. RISLI.V A <’o..Au gusta; II a v Hand, II arral A Allen .Charleston: C. R 1! ciu drick.-on.Savannah: G. Payne. Macon; A. Eilr li'olum bin; and by druggists generally throughout the United I States. Price 111 per bottle, f> botllcsfor $5. [ET The public are respectfully requested tore me m her thelitis Sands’Sarsaparilla that has and i» constantly achieving such remarkable cures of the most dillicult class of diseases to w hich the human frame issnbjeei, t lie refoi e ask for Sands ' Sarsaparilla and lak c no oilier February 16, IS-Jfi. 6ni 163 ! paintsToilST SSTxdoYv <: L vss. A c. ; IT A VfLAND, 111 SEE Y $ CO., DRUGGISTS. j g HAVE on hand, and are roeeiving. supplies , _BjL of‘pure,’ ‘extra,’ ‘No. U and No. ‘2’ NS hite Lend, j in kegs from -d to 30(1 pounds, of warranted quality; j P unt oil; taiuiei’s oil; lamp oil; spirits turpentine, var i iii.-ltes, of all kinds ; chrome yellow ; chrome green, dry and in oil; imperial green ,in oil; verdigris, dry and in oil; emerald green; Prussian blue; ultra-marine hint; vermillion: V enetian red; red lead ; rose pink ; Spanish brown, dry and in oil . yellow ochre; litharge; ter de-si enna; umber; lampblack ; drop black: black lead ;iv ory black; whiting; chalk; putty; gold but; glue; sand paper; pumice stone; rotten stone; emery ; painter s and tanner’s brushes ofall kinds: window, coach ami picture glass, of all size* ; paint mills and paint stones; together with every article usually found in drug stores, of the, best quality, and at very low' prices, at wholesale and retail. ILTPurchascrs will do well to call. Orders promptly attended to. Oct 1 1 DR. JOEL BRANHAM’S LIVER AND DYSPEPTIC MEDICINE. T? N offering this valuable medicine to the people Ji. of Georgia, for the relief and cure of many d is eases incident to a southern climate. I tin nut claim for it infalibility; neither do I say it will cure all diseases. Hut in Chronic Liver Affections and Dys pepsia, I can confidently adv Le and recommend its use, from my personal observation ami use, ol the i article in mV own practice. This article is favora ■ lil y received v\ herever it has been lam al lowed to refer to Mr. George Heard of J roup, Mr. : John Warren of Columbus,Mr. Melvatfee ol I nbb, j Mr. Anbury Hull of Athens, Mr. William 1). Ter , re 11 of Putnam, Rev. John L. Dawson of I.a grange; i to which a greatnumbei of namesmight be added, who bear their testimony to its value. Dr. Henry Branham lias used this medicine in his own case, and has prescribed il to many others, gives it, as his i opinion, that it is one of the safest and most valua ble medicines that can be used in imperfect diges tion, liver complaints, constipation and irregular state of the bowels. It is useful in bilious com plaints, to persons recovering from bilious fevers, and in sick or nervous head-ache. To pregnant women, who are subject to costiveness, this medi cine is well suited. in regulating the slate of tlie stomach and bowels,and promoting digestion, it is particularly useful. 1 could append a long list of certificates, but for bear. prefering to rely on the \ irtues of the medi cine to sustain itself. The medicine is a gentle and certain cathartic, tonic and sudorific. JOEL BRANHAM, Ealonton.Ga. Price $1 —For sale by marchll A. G. WILLIS. ~ GLO IS K Ho TE Li 7 DECATUR, GEORGIA. The subscriber .A begs leave to inform the public generally, that he has opened a li Ol S K OPEN T E RTAIXM LX T in the town of Decatur, ul the old stand, for many years occupied by Dr J. \r U Thompson, and hopes by ' t* strict attention to obtain aliberal share of public patronage. His table w ill, at all times be supplied with the best ihe country affords. His Stable is under the control ol an at i tentive Hostler, with plenty of provender, ills | charges w ill be as moderate as can be afforded at j any similar establishment in the up-country, botii to regular boarders and transient persons. i ° E. B. REYNOLDS. Decatur, DeKalb co.,Ga., July 29, 1846. I PAINTS. OIL AND GLASS. I WHITE LEAD, in 25, 50 and 100 IDs. oF all quali ties Chiotne yellow,Chrome Green, Venetian, Red, Linseed Oil, and a large assortment of NN inflow Glass fiom 6 jet to 'JJyJS. For sale low f.ircash, by NN M- HAINES i Oct 1 1 WOIOIS! WORMS!! COMPOUND FLUID EXTRACT OF PINK ROOT VI’ LEAS ANT, safe aufl rfenu remedy for the destruction and expulsion of Worms, from the i tv stem. Sold wholesale acfl retail bv HAMLAND, RISLEY A CO. Oct 1 BUSINESS CARDS. To tholea-sional and Kniini vt ,t Jt u. PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS CARDS not exceeding six lines, will be inserted under this head at the rate per annum. Cards ex ceeding six lines, will be charged pro rata per lino JAMES GARDNER, JR. A T TOll XK Y A T LA NN . AUGUSTA, GA. Feb. 6 , 108 JOHN .1. JONEEk A T T O 11 N i: Y A T L A W , MACON, GA. Will practise in the counties of Bibb, Jones, Baldwin, Tv\ iggs, Houston, Crawford and Mon roe.and also in the county of Burke. Any busi • ness intrusted to his care will receive prompt al j ten lion. [Feb. 10 1 tu — 110 D. G. WILDS’ A Hi 9i ksgsm a r*m a A mm* mi m ■ W u vu t taa *• •• t * j SPARTA, GEORGIA. NN'ill practice in Hancock, Warren, Washington and Taliaferro Counties. Dec. 8 lv 53 geo. g McWhorter, VTTO !{ -N i: V V T I. AW. I OFFICE LAW JtJACE, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA oct ‘33 Cm -0 DAVID ADAMS, Attorney at Law, Hamburg, So. (V. Office over the store of Sibley A Crapon—will praciice in tlio Law Courts of Edgefield and Barn | well. 39 lv *ept2l GIBSON A BUTT, A T T O R N E Y S A T L A W . WAR RENTON, GA. LAW COPARTNERSHIP. —The Subscribers have entered into a Co-Partnership, and will prac tise in the Northern Circuit. Any business entrus • ! ted to their care will meet withprompt attention. WILLIAM GIBSON. JOSEPH 11. BUTT. Jan. 23 6m. 94 LAW NOTICE. J. T. SHEWMAKE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, f | WAYNES BO ROUGH, G.A. . Jan. 23 ly l\ r . WILSON, [ I i A few PORTRAITS will be undertaken if i early application is made at bis Studio, Unitarian Church, corner of Greene and Jackson-etreels. nov 25 if 47 CLEVELAND & SPEAR, ; i M ®iaIIKVnSTS NO. -i 1 ,5 j» UUA 4)- ST., (Cher Aldrich 4' Green's Shoe Elore.J nov illy 35 1 Charleston Advertisements* fHIHE euhsi’riber begs leave to call the attention J -of Country Merchant.*, Planters. «fcc., to hi* very extensive stork of STAPLE AN D I A.\ U F DRY GOODS, w hicli he oilers at New \ ork prices, lor cash or approved notes. HD stock ot DOMESTICS are direct from the Factories, and 1 Dress Goods jnsi received per last arrivals from • Europe, consisting in part of the following : 1 3, 4,5, 6 and 12-1 Brow n Shirting and sheeting 3,4, 5,6, 10 and 12-4 Bleached do. do. , Prints of every descripiion ; ( ashmen s, Ca-hniur Des E Casse i Mouse De Laines, Chally’s Printed Bareges an 1 Balzarines. AI.SO, Black, Brown, Blue and Green Broad Cloths I Black Doe Skins and Cassimeres ■ Silk, Satin, Cashmere and Valentin Vestings , Cravats, Scarfs, Stocks and Collars, s And every article to he foil ml in the Dry Goods line. E. W. BANCROFT, 253 King-street, Charleston, S. C. sept 7 33 11. UOU VAIS. ■ i CT»2 K.,’ X2L' J 3. r BO JH fS <% \ T)T\LOU LD in form Ihe cili/.ens of .Augusta and v v its vicinity that he has opened a shop on Melntosh-street, directly opposite the Constilution s alist ollice. for tlie purpose of carrying on the above business, in all its variola branches. Rifles of a superior quality made to order, and warranted as good as car; be produced, both in point , ol finish and accuracy of shooting. Double and single Guns re-stocked and repaired. ; Also, door and trunk locks repaired, and new , I keys fitted at short notice. From his long experience in the bu-diiess, he is , enabled to say that all work entrusted to his taro ; shall he done as well as il can be done at the north or elsewhere. DC?“Allen‘s Revolving and Self-Cocking Pistols, Powder Flasksand Shot Pouches,Cone Wrenches, English, French and American Percussion Caps, , for sale. t July 1, 1846. ly 5 A. o x ,I. ? ® F, CHEW offers for sale a larce assort ; lie mcnl of Factory and Cook STOVES of the latest fashions and most approved style, for Wood ■ or Coal, opposite the Eagle A Phccnix Hotel, Broad, street. Augusta, Ga. scpt2l COMPOUND SYRUP 017 SA R S VI» A 111 LTi A . FOR the cure of Uheumatism, Scrofula, syphilis, A:c., to counteract the destructive effects of Mer i cury, anti for the relief of all diseases arising from an 1 impure state of the. Blood. Prepared according to a for mula w hich is universally approved by the Medical Ua r ulty. Put up in large bottles at SI,OO each—a discount made at wholesale, sold by Oct I HAMLAND, RISLEY & CO. liUNS! GUNS:: ! H I S T R E C E 1 V' E 1) , a good assortment of C® Double and Single GUNS, and pocket PIS- I TOLS, which will be sold low for cash, by the sub scriber, on Melntosh-street, opposite the Constitu- » tionalist office. E. 11. ROGERS, sept 2 31 V E R F U3I ERY. LUKIN’S CELEBRATED IIANDKBR (; HIE F E X TR A C TS. MOXPELVS, llauel’s, Roussel’s and others, rcl<- bratetl Toilet and Sliuvin e Soaps, Pomatum. Co s | lopne water, Lavender water, liau I,astral, &.C.. with a j general assortment of line Toilet and f’anev Articlcr. I For sale by IJAVILAXD, RISLEY Sz (O. j Oct 1 ’ L