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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1857-01-01
covERKp RoAD3 Is. PLANK ROADS.

We will now take into consideration the ad-
vsntsges Of the two roads.
The covered road, if made of good white oak
posts, eharred at the lowsf end and covered
with white oak boards, will stand from 70 to 20
wears without much repairs. The road, being
free from sun and rain, will be more pleasant
winter and summer.
The plank road is Objectionable on the fol-
lowing grounds: ist, the planks are constantly
being misplaced by loaded wagons. I'd, they
will not last more Than 6 OF 7 years; and Sd,
travellers are compelled to take the sun as well
as winter rains.
Taking all things tOgethef, the covered road
is the cheapest and best, bsing easily repaired
by pinning on a post to the old post when it de-
Gays, and is most pleasant to travel on for man
and horse.
That section of country on an air line from
Memphis to Coyington through the heavy tim
Der on Big Greek, SC, abounds with the very
best material the world affords for the con-
s~truction of either a covered or a plank road,
and one is much needed, being incOnvenient to
the rail. LAUDERDALE.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1857-01-01

u At Saltwater, Minnesota, the Rev. A.
&. Nelson, Methodist minister, broke dow IN
his Sunday morning sermon, and was SO con-
founded by the unacconntable and awkward
dilemma, that be summarily dismissed his con-
gregation and ran home. He got there just in
time TO save his house from destruction by fire,
which was well under way.
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" MONEY!

A IL persons Indebted to Us either b. usts o. 80
II wnicome forward and settle, as Logger lndti7
cannot Be given. POPE x hEOTHKE9
lan1-fm 2z5 Esfn-st. NeuDhfs sec
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lAclhANLEs -EAA EcLaLa ~. 6EArHAL
AGENFT.
EGna Fire and Inland NeTfES4
G~ Insurance Company,
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS. as.
Hartford Fire Insurance Co..
cSPITAL DSURPLUS..---.--...-.-s00,Ooe
Charter Oak life Insurance 90.
CAPITAL AND sURPL iS.----smeal
DOLtClES ssust on r.ssnzs.e tsr1s. Lsses Ea-
by aajnst-d al pr0ully pad.
o SALE-Ile lt MfTeE5fthwes TS-rer Ok
ssyoso ana BsS0ts streets. So. s0b SO ~ ~coatsin-
ING a good ira ae dwelling, sin fo.r rolmSk-d Iase-
tent. and Erecery stand On tie os-nsr ME- e sri1lgz.
K taken soon- Apply 10
Memphis Land O1ce, HEisu-st az Eusn Bapk.
I FOR N-sIisnt Frzmed House. eoEtlriag
sine Rooms on Ponfcoc street. Has a good CsteIn al
tiched- PISS ssion Ifcn mnediatefT-
FOR SALE-Seven Aces Of Land covered with h1s
-uit Trees, within hhf smie e. tae eify limas, on tbs
I ernante PaEk Road Tnorirecf
ii : E CHADWICK. Mcnrhis Land once,
Opposite UnioE Bank.
D SAIE.-A Three Years Lease OF a rce and
toDven;ert Aame Dwelling. o~ontainiug four rooms,
k.tspen aIT servants rsem, with q good wen y vatsrs
aooNt 4oecholce4 ruit 1ees. stable, ana abomt SIX acrea
Z inc tilaele Lanf sufatIe fDr gauiening purposes, al
within one and . hAtnEits % Court Square. Lgureo
LIE. CHADWICK,
Heuphis Land O1ue,
seDI1 Opposite Union Bark
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1857-01-01

q There are 55I rice plantations in Gsor-
gia, North and South Carolina, each raising
10000 pounds and over. There are 10, 745 to-
baccO estates Of 5000 pounds each and over, in
kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. There are
1726 in MARYLAND.
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ABOUT HOOP
BT MAEY-LATERs.

BT MAEY-LATERs.
It cannot bet cannot be ;
Fain would ] grant the claimed kiss,
But, dearest, you must surely see
II never can be done in THISi"
She pointing 10 her bristling dress,
With founceS Outworks branching Of,
Proof against evsry fond caress-
A silk and velvet Aslskofi
Full nfteen PAGES round about,
And full ave PAGES through and though,
All me, she looked 60 very stout,
Ths slender one that once / knew
Ipsced my lady round ard round,
(which feemed an endless task 10 DOL
In hope SINS loop-hole might be found
Which st0rming Love might struggle thro'.
In vain, N vAin-'twzs perfect all;
She stood /" the Fashion Of the day."
whose rampant, basti5n, tower and wall
Might hold beieaguering hosts Al bay.
Curtained, and fringsd, and fortified,
A whalebone - harness On her back,v
And tho' hemmed In on every side,
Eutrenched securely from attack.
I oompsssed her about again,
Resolved to prove a nrm ssorer;
Pound force aud strategy In vain
; Laid siege to and sat down before her.
starving I said, "w0n't make her thinner,
sapping aud miaiDg must not be-
Alas, Pve little hope 10 win her,
Upless she rallies gut 20 mel"
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MORE GoLD.-The Rome (Ga.) Courier
says
We learn that som one has struck a new vein
in the notorious nineteenth District Of Paulding
county, that promises to be very rich. Mr..
Dickens of Columbus, is about establishing a
mill, propelled by steam, for crushing the cock.
The rock is comparatively soft, and is said to
yield five dollars worth Of pure gold to the
bushel.
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Farm for sale.

n - III AON
90 FIVE HUNDRED ACRES (c any nunber BE-
4EAtwixt that and 70o) Of nrst rats shelby county
SMLand. fourteen miles from Memphis. On tbs
- Plank Road. I've mites East q Raleigh, AMI
about1H ron Uzion Depot, Beautifully situated, well
improved and IN ana condition Tor MAKING excellent crops.
Come and look at the place-you VII De pesSd wish
the improvements a. ~ as with TIE And Good Dwell
ing. good cistern, good Wen, god rich creek-b0ttoni
a gee sssrl ssTs.,s sAE'LsgT
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1857-01-01

q The mail yesterday brought US the fol-
lowing letter If the writer viii give US his
name and present Post Office, we viii most
cheerfully give him credit and change his paper.
We wiz hold the three dollars subject to his
orders:
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1857-01-01

cg~ A bill has been introduced into the Le-
g~isiature Of North Carolina TO encourage AMI
promote matTimonY.n
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]. s. CHlDWIfK'S 4DTERTISgMENTS

VIII AvaEsbs Fes3 In 1aisesIaz3
DERSOSS wishing 70 know wat be hzs 10 sH.
A what he nav wantto buy for zuy q his cutu0ners.
vii be sure - ara it IN the Ass ooluL1u, On theSACUEU
PAGE Aeaenler that- ard save yourself TIE IToueis
Of boxing a over the psper.
lbuslneSs entrusted b ne VII Be atte1fsd % ere
fuly and with dispatch.
Office Madison street., opposite Jai0n Baak.
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: J. Z. MILLS win cOntinne the business At the "a
stand. No. IS Madison street Lake pleasure ia recpn-
NEEDING J. c. Mills &c my frIends 9nd he pubhc ssA
zestlenans every way worthy 81 tnef eonndercs aud pax
roksaze. B. H. Caps
ers1s-in
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Aelsrs- EdaoTs Of Ee Appeal Office Memphis, Tea
sessee: You WI enc enclosed So o.. for winch you WI
eredit andchange my APPEAL 10 Waterford P. o., Miss.
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Iess ~ The GAINESVILLE JfTsOsiaa, Of the
Asqsh alt, thus speaks of the recent excitement
E00t..
ziretise0F
sreurds, We are gTstifed 70 know that the fearful
IN z sement arising from the apprehension Of an
ectioR among tie darkifs in this vicinity,
s~ubsiding and an equiRinity Of feeling
h'ea y { public mind taking the Mace of the ex-
II The vigilance ccmHA1es have met
2 eraes- med and adopted a very safe and pra-
DEBATE easaeof resolutions which il rigislg eAs
I'd executed viii protect and secake
lid Coglnas unity against any insUfTecioBary
uughs' sssolusieehe negroes might take, especially
Rsselres, That thsen everybodyis on the tyatcffSat.
$ly sniesTize4 e. think there is verT little TO fear
ssnoe he i5ntersss ZIONIST at present."
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Dressing Casesns $50

A FEW Dressing Cases 6f superia-solfe WAS likely
n other useful articles suite msaey which he had
By his labels and pslning %
de1i-2w and poisonous compounds
TTrlardihOod to call Schicdam
- stances they have gone 80 far s.
= country were put upon their guard.
a be sure that they purchase the genu-
= n DOZ Sc their health may Be lrreparably injured
III e. horrible stnn that unscrupUssls men, be-
dcr9f can bay it cheap, viii o1er as tie genuine ar
"nre Schiedam Schnapps can only lie obtained az
ores OF respectable druggists and merchants, IN
- nd country, and AZ The establishments o. Ud6lph0
Nos. 49, 20 and - Beaver street, N this city,
here Il Is gotfan I'd exclusively. We think Mr. Wolfe
res ft 70 himself and the comaunity TO publish, by
me. she rlsc.ds who are thus attempting to defraud
him and those who would Be his customers. He
ould nos permit his modesty 70 holdhim bach from ma
az 80 ~r1Ehteous an exrose. oetso-smis
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1857-01-01

"a The Washington correspondent of the
baltimore Clipper writing under pate of Dec.
I'D, says:
q The House Of Representatives to-day pro-
ceeded to the election Of a Chaplain. Seven
teen c~Iergymen OF various denominations were
voted for. Mr.. Morrison, Of Illinois, and Mr..
Kelly, Of New York, voted for Farther Donias,
4 Jesuit Priest, of the city Of st. Louis whilst
Nessrs. Spinner and Mott voted for the Rev
Antoinette Drown Blackford. Before the
result OF The trial was announced, a isge
number Of gentlemen changed to Daniel
{ Waldo. the Chaplain Of the first session of
q Congress. and be was clected.1
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Chancery sale of Valuable Me-

ITUt.-
DrRSUAST b a Deerrso Of the Chancs-T Csrrt 3: Meu<
4 pals, reufs1ed EOstnber Tern. 1S5G. IN <hs case u
Henry c. Berry Aary n B-ry and others Heirs o.
Reuben B. Bery, deoeesd, g. Ths Crsaltsrs o. said
RcuDsn B. Berry, I Vii, q
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DIsSOLETFON

frm k~eretofore Existing under ne sfyle o. CAPS
IL AMJfLS was dissolved on the 1oth nstant, bymu-
- oansant. HH Caps,
&c MILLS
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Thursday, January LIST, 1857,

IufDut o. Ky 01ee, In theuty o. Memphis Pr0oeit0
Eu 90 the highest bidder for sash the f5Ios5nS v4luabis
SAVES, belonging 70 said estste, to-Elts
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81 rruum hulds nr r.l.n.tl...
I, Crete viii ne,er retire without
But, battling daily for my bliss,
VII lie ercsmpsd ten years about |
Finding. a, f.rse,ch desperate cast
flnntngs - fhisearh desperate east,
That patience Is The better force,
trust 70 win the town IT last

There remains but one objection which can be
advanced to the use Of hoped skirts, and that
is their Inconvenience to gentlemen. This OBJ
Is BY no means insurmountsble, as ksey-
eral young galiants within our k~nowl>3ge h1ye
acquired a knack of walking with & lady With
out experiencing the least trouble from her hools
The way they do this must be learned mainly
from practical experience, but we understand
that Messrs. Douglass and Sherwood profess 70
be able to communicate the art 70 all who ma
desire instruction.
Our discussion of hoped skists would not be
complete without the publication of the follow
ing lines from the Philadelphia Builsfin, by "a.
Cooper" which exhibit the subject in & pre-.
fessional point of view:
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-06-30

destructive power was composed we are not
prepared to affirm, but of its force we can
truthfully attest. Huge trees were tossed
from their deep rooted resting places as
a gardener would pull up radish from the
sandy earth; fences and even fence posts
were scattered in all directions as if they
were chips, and buildings offered no more
resistance than elapboard to a forty horse
power engine. The moving mass of ruin
is represented by all who saw it to have
been vapory substance; it was not ac-
c"mpanied by any wind or storm. but SEEM
ed an independent agency, travelling on its
own account. at speed perhaps mile
minute. In its motion there was constant
revolution. and when it was rising this
whirlng peculiarly became more terrific
and violent. The peculiar buzzns sound
which was noticed in its passage by our own
citizens was also remarked by the people
along its course in Deerfeld and Schuyler.
Yesterday several parties visited the scene
of disaster and all agree that no description
of the utter ruin wrought can suffice to con-
vey any just conception to the public mind.
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r1eHr nETwEEn CANDIDATES.

A personal collision recently occurred
between the competing candidates for
Governor in Tennessee. The Nashville
Union gives this account of the affair:
Col. Hatton, the American candidate, IN
debate, used language, coupled with an
offensive manner, insultingto his competitor.
Gen. Harris, the Democratic candidate,
to act upon his own construction,
asked Col. Hatton if he intended it as an
insult. This request was made in mild
and gentlemanly demeanor, and with
assurance that it was not intended in
spirit of intimidation. Col. Hatton, instead
of giving a categorical or explanatory
answer, replied by repeating the offensive
language in still stronger terms. Where
upon, Gen. Harris, standing by his side,
Knocked him. doacn.-(We can assure the
public, upon the best authority, that there
was no pushing" in the case.) Col. Hatton
fell from the stand. Gen. Harris jumped
from the stand after him, and renewed his
blows. The crowd Immediately interfered
and relieved Mr. Hatton from his grasp.
However immaterial the point may be, we
will state, for the purpose of correcting
absurd rumors, that Gen. Harris did not
receive blow or mark of any kind from
Col. Hatton.
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re- We see in the Chapel Hill Gazette

w We see in the Chapel Hill Gazette
a notice of a pamphlet purporting to be the
diving confession of NJ. DeBoncard, a
Frenchman by birth; who came to this
country some years ago and protested to
teach French. He was at this place short
time, and is we'll remembered by some of
our citizens. 1t is stated that he committed
five murders, was guilty of bigamy in three
cases, 'sbesides numerous robberies, seduc-
tons, and petty villanies." A part of these
crimes is said to have been committed in
Wilmington. He was finally executed in
New Orleans for the murder of Cecilia
Forneti his mistress, who for his sake had
murdered her own husband.
1t is stated in the Gazette that this
wretched man attributed the commencement
of his awful career to the purchase of his
fist Lottery Ticket. HE commenced
patronizing Lotteries, those curses of our
country as the Gazette says, land gradually
Ills teiSlc loL Ills SPeoioo Va SdliioHIS
became his ruling passion. lie spent his
own, and then his employers mon.y, until
diSgraced, when he became a pickpoeket,
burglar, bgamist and murderer"
This case affords striking example in
support of the remarks we made last week
on the evils of Lottery dealing, and we are
glad to find in the editor of the Gazette so
earnest coaljutor in what we call a good
cause, as we find him to be in the following
concluding remarks in his notice of
DeBoncard:
"Hundreds of our citizens are being
swinded daily by these wholesale thieves
and robbers, Lottery ticket venders, and
we think our Legislature should pass a
stringent law against advertising them in
the State. We shall never admit one into
our columns, but there are hundreds who
will, for the sake of the almighty dollar,
instil anything into the minds Of their
readers"
Our cotemporary perhaps uses too strong
an expression when he says there are
hundreds who will, for the sake of the
almighty dollar, instill anything into the
minds of their readers;' but the columns of
most of our exchanges show that very
few of them are capable of resisting
the temptation which the pay for advertising
Lottery tickets atfords.-Hillsboro Nv. CO.
Recorder.
The Wilmington Journal says that
DeBoncard once lived in Charlotte.
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wOMANsS DEVOTION.

From one of our Mississippi exchanges,
we learn that two prisoners who were con-
fined in the Jail of Oktibbeha county, for
the commitment of some grave offence
against the peace and dignity of the State
of Mississippi, effected their enlargement
few days since by the following means:
1T seems that the jailor. who is a kind
hearted man and by no means insensible to
the pleadings of the fair" at the earnest
solicitation of the prisoners wives, allowed
them to visit their imcarcerated husbands i'm
Jail, not suspPctimg, as the advocate says,
that 1.-THE blue frocks and white sun bonnets
covered traitors breasts" Drluded man
The women folks had been in company with
their ''liege lords only about ten minutes
before a complete mctamorphosesi in all their
appearances were effected, by the women
arraying themselves in the garments of the
prisoners, and the prisoners, in their turn,
arraying themselves in the blue frockS,
checked aprons and long white Sun-bonnets
of their better halveS-their loving wives.
A short time after this change of apparel
had been made, two very long. slim, gawky.
awkward l""king women (!)-at least they
were dressed like women-looking for all
the world like the husbands of the two wo-
men Aforementioned, might have been seen
leaving the Jail. After So long time the
jailor began to smell a rat, and visiting the
room in which the prisoners had been con-
fined, he found, to his great aStonishment,
that he had been most magnifcently fooled
In lieu of the two men who had been i'm
prisoned for violating the laws of their
country, he found two very good looking
daughters of Eve. and both were dressed
from top to toe in mans apparel. So soon
a. he had made this discovery he mounted
his horse and put off at full speed in pur-
suit of the prisoners. Whether he succeed
ed in making them his captives we have no
means of knowing. but this we do know,
the women, at the latest account. were still
in Jail, where they can yet be seen unless
they have been turned out within the last
two days"
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LOOK OUT.

The late Firm of MILLER e. OBR "
this day dissolved by mutual consent. ,,
persons indebted to US either by Note or 70"
account, are requested to settle up forthwith ,
the business must be closed. The Books csDr
found at the old stand, where w. w. PhsD
is authorized TO make all settlements. Cor
up gentlemen, and save paying cost, as /"
must have money. MILLER x ORB
June 18th. 1857. Soft
The business will hereafter be contjnueO
the undersigned, at the old stand, with . eer e..
assortment of all kinds of LIQUORS WEE n
CIGARS, &c, of the best quality. which ~
be sold st ri for Cash, with small prom,
Fl. s. MILLER Z"
Charlotte. June Is soft
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RESPECT FOR THE SABBATH.--The
Directors of the South Carolina Railroad
Company have at last yielded to public
opinion, or they have come to the conclusion,
very properly, that it is not right to ''do evil
that good may come" They have deter
mined that-"On and after the 5th proximo,
the Mail and Passenger Trains now leaving
at A. NJ, and P. NJ, and arriving at 8
A. NJ, and 7, NJ, viii be discontinued on
Sundays, until further notice. Columbia
Times.
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THE CROPS.

ALABAMA.-In this section all the cotton
l. extremely backward and the stands I'M
perfect. The opinion is, that more land
has been planted in cotton than last year.
but it is difficult To say how much-perhaPs
one seventh more. have heard of but one
planter who pIoughed up his cotton and put
In corn instead.
Corn lie growing rapidly. and with con-
tinuation of the refreshing rains which have
blessed US recently. no fear of scarcity need
dampen the farmers spirits. There is very
little old corn left, but I presume there Is
enough TO make both ends meet. especially
since the oat crop promises so abundantiy'
As elsewhere, the wheat in our country
is unusually good. On the whole. 1t Is the
impression that the creature comforts Will
be abundant and cheap for the coming
year.
FLoRIDA.-The Jacksonville Herald
says:
Generally speaking, as far as we can
learn. crops are looking well there are ex-
centionaI cases, to be sure, where the cold
weather has injured fields, but taken as
whole at this present writing we have
promise of good crops"
MIssIssIpPI-For two days past we have
had glorious summer weather, just such as
we have been pining for, and such as the
crops require. A recent jaunt to the coun-
trv has assured US that the stands of cOttor
has rarely been better, though the plant
is exceedingly small, and full month later
than usual. The stand of corn also is gen
orally good, and the plant of exceedingly
healthful and vigorous growth With &
fair season and moderately late fall, we
do not despair of generous reward for the
labnrs of the husbandman.-- VickS6urg
Wing.
TExAs--A letter from Montgomery
SAYS:
The farmers in this vicinity have, at thi:
time, the finest prospect for crops that
have ever seen in the county. and | have
been a resident here for nineteen years
The crops are yet young. from having E
cold aud backward spring, and the maj"ri
ty of the farmers have had to plant the Sc
sond. and many of them the third time, be
fore they could get stand; still, am o
the opinion that, if the the season continue:
favorable, we will make more corn in this
county than has ever been raised in one
year before
Never have we known. during residence
of more than twenty years in Texas, so sud
den and so total change in the agricultur
al prospects of our State, as has taker
place this spring. All the accounts that
reach us from Eastern. Northern and Mid,
die Texas, go to show that the prospects
for splendid crops of corn, cotton and SUI
gar cane, were never better. if as good
In all parts of Texas, except some of the
western counties, there have been fine rains
and even in the west, we are told the crops
are not suffering, but will be good if they
have rains week or two hence.-Gdlres-
ton NeaCS.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-06-30

EDITING A NEwsPAPER.-It is one of
the peculiarities of modern society that
every one fancies himself capable of edit
ing a newspaper or writing paragraph
Men are no: given to believe that they can
make boot or Il pair of breeches without
having served an apprenticeship at the
trades required; nor is it usual for young
men about town tn undertake to treat a
patient for paralysis, to plead q case in
court, without some preparatory training.
But every man, woman, and almost every
child believes that the duties of an editor
are imnatcly acquired by every mind
So far as our experience goes, there are
more men in the country who could make
pair of boots, trea: sick person, pie al
before the Supreme Court, or drive n steam
engine. without previous training. than
there are who could edit a paper without
previous apprenticeship to the profession.
-NeW York Herald.
There Is a great deal of truth in the
above. Every man {" his trade"
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-06-30

bI 1t seems that Rheumatism, Deafness
Neuralgia, Swollen and Stiff Joints and other
complaints TO which we are all subjects have
LOST their terrors. Prof De Grath's Electric
oii is war anted to relieve any case in short
space of time and with a tri6inp rxrense
1t can be had of the agent here. Dr. n NJ
Pritchard. See advertisement N anotbar
'otuh'h. May 13.-2m