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The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1865-12-16
The DAILY KANSAS STATE JOURNAL

The DAILY KANSAS fSTA1E JOURNAL
comes to us enlarged and improved
Ii is conducted with marked ability.
and is evidently prospecting. Asa jour
nal ii is devoted 10 the interests of Law.
renee and the State, and is credit to
the press of Kansas.
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SaE lorna TRIBUNE recently chan
esd ownership somewhat. Mr.. Greer re-
.,nng from Che joint proprieiorsbip. lea
s,ng ". h. Brosston sole owner and
eo'sof. II Il now conducted with cred
II, and 10 edited With yieor.
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AAsaIxp.-In White Cloud, Kan. on
Ihursd.y. Nov. 30ih. BY Rev. d. Dick
,nson. NJ. LouIs T. SuEnoRs and Mis.
fAssr z. Drcxrxson.
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SheriH's Sale.
STATE OF KANSAS,
County OF JEFFERSON.
Horace Keys, Plaintiff,

VS.
Jonas Smith, Defendant.
By virtue &c an order Of sale. bearing date
November 20. a. -. 1885, to me directed and de-
lyered, ISSUED in the above entitled suit, by The
Clerk OF the District Court Of th- First Judicial
District OF tho s5l;Se of Kansas sitting within and
for the County VI Leavenworih, aad also by ,ir-
tue OF the Judgmen, rendered in said suit by said
Court. on the 18th day Of November, a. D. 1865,
| will. on Monday the 9th day of Jam
nary. 4. ID. 1868. at one O'Clock, =. NJ. Of
that day, 81 the Court House coor in the village
OF O-kaioosn. IN the County OF Jefferson and State
of Kansas, offer ut Public Sale, and sell TO the
highest bidder. Tor cash in aand a; the time of
sale. the following described tract Of land lying,
being aud .itua,s in The C,shy of jefferson. Stulc
Of KANSAS. TO wit:
The north "a bali of the north q lqaar-
ter Of section ti6l sixieen. township TO- ten,
rappeu ,)scveniee.,. Delaware Trust lends in said
County. containing 1907 eighty acres; appraised
n, $40 O0) two hn ,jred and iorty dollars.
HORACE GIBBS.
Sh.r;E II ], fierson County, Kansas.
Sheriff = Office. 0saaloo Dc. Q, 1858.
DOUsLAs& SKILLISGs, Airys iH i'i'ils
276 5w $40 ms &l0 %
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MAGAZINE BINDING
AGA D 20 THE SUFFERING.

ACA ID 10 THE SUFFERING.
ho for WISH TO Bx csR EDi IF 80, swAL-
Dicw I'VE OF three hagshe ads OF Buehu,- tor
IL Briers, 'cafs.par'lia,' Nervous AntIdOtes. ,
&c,, &C. ard ai;er ysu.afs sasisf dwith the re.
suit, then ir, eiss box nj OLD DOCTOR BUCH-
ANS ENGLISH SPECIFIC PILLS -an3 be
restored TO health ana vigor in less than 30 dsys
They arr purely vegetable pleasant 10 tske,
prompt and sattary ii'ei. fleets on the broken
down and stattersu cnEs tuition DE- BUcHAS's
ENGLISH SREcIrIc fILiS cure in less than ~
dsys, the wnisi clses OF NKRy0usNEss, Impo-
sency. Premature Decay, Seminal Weakneas. In
SANITY, aad all Urinary, 81 sa, snd NervoSs
Affections, no matter from that c.use produced.
friee One Dollar per beg Sent, postpaid, by
uail, Oh receipt OF an order. Ad pss
JAMES s. BUTLER.
Ne 4-9 broadway New Y~k Genera, Agent
81 box sent 70 any address On receipt Of
price len Is One Doiar-pss zee. ~ A
desciipt We Circular sen, y sp,acsion
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NOTICE

rs hereby given to all whom it may concern,
Il not TO trust my wife, Medina Clark. US will
pay no debts OF her contracting, she having left
my bed and board without provocn,ion.
277-4w SAMUEL CLARK.
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BLANK BOOKS FOR COUNTIES
MERCANTILE BOOKS.

We my lite Ire attention Of Merchants, Bank
er-, Manufacturers, Hotel Keepers, &c " our
Incl liies ior the manufacture a The besf inds
of Ledsers. Jyrrnais. Day b ks. lnveies Books,
sbippir Receipts. Sales Books, Hotel Registers,
Lawyers Dockeis, &c &c.
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STATE or KANSAS, g.
COUNTY ~ JEFFERSON
In the District Cour, OF the Third judicial Dis
rict CT the State OF Kansas, sitting IN said Com
~ OF Jefferson.
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AND POINTS
South & East of Chattanooga,
And to Stations on
Mississippi CeHtraS Ra0 Road,

stations omitted. are not provided with
agents.which necessitates p-epaymeut In Menu
phls Of all bills on freight Tor such places.
Freight for points on Mississippi Central Rail-
Grand Junction.
Parties shipping 20 points on Mobile and Ohio
Road via Corinth, must arrange % receive and
pay charges on their goods at COrinth, as no
arrangement las been made with that road TO
pay charges.
The prepayment Of local freights % points
named above, viii no longer be required
Bills Of Lading should be sent 10 p VI. Pat
terson & Bro. Agents Memphis and Charleston
Railroad, No. lS Court street. Memphis
W. j. ROSS, efen auaf
NH and rr.fr
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PREcE OF sUnscaIPTIaN.

Daily On advance per annum SIC 90
- per week 90
10 carriers and nevs-dealerS, per copy
" eelKly per annum in advance %
So No subscription entered on our mail books
FOR a less uUc than one month.
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Weed,s sawina Machines.

After twelve years experience, have been pro-
nounced by the best judges to be the best IN the
market for al Kinds q fdmtlg HoTk. They
out Of order-wtll sew nom one % twenty
thicknesses without stopping, and make every
stitch perfect viii sew Cotton, SILK or common
Linen Thread.
NJ. An agent wanted in Nashville.
We give better Inducements than any Conn
pany in the market.
W. +. COLBURN & CO.,
noY23 lInl y West Fourth 81, Cincinnati o.
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THE RADICAL PROGRAMME.

i Dozen amendments 0f the C0nstifu-
ton Proposed Rddicai Rod Of
Iron for the SOl9h-AH The Proposed
C0aStituti0ndi Amendments.
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WANTED.
COTTON.

A II COTTON shipped to on good boata or
"a IN our Warsaouse on Sale, Is covered by
our open Policies OF Insurance in the Deeoto,
Home, Atna and Hartford Insurance Conn
panles- TAYLOR, McEWEN, DUKE & co.
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j. ". Hopkins & Co.,
REAL ESTATE BROKERS,
Little Rock, Arkansas

II W. HOPKINS, formerly rtsel estate broker
- and agent. at Memphis, Tenn. John W.
Faust, attorney Al law and general Insurance
agent, and James A. Martin, land surveyor AZ
Little Rock, Ark 0ffer their services 70 tbs pub
lie generally AgeRts for the Cole ction OF al
Civil Claims, for the sale and Payment Of
Taxes on all Property entrusted c their care
. All communications promptly aniTwered NJ
Hopkins OF this arm, win be foun(. IN busiuess
hours AZ No I. Post once Building. Office OF w.
e Barnett & Co, for a few weeks d, COINS, We
have on hand large number Of Fine PianCa-
tons; some for sale and some for rent many ~
when are on the Mississippi, Arkansas Qua
cnita, Sunhower and other rivers and near ths
same Large and small Places. Also. about TvT,
hunqred thousand Acres Of Chfcot Cotton
Lands selected for actual settlement All uricsd
Low FeTy LOie. J. W. HOPKINS a 90.
Memphis. Tenn, Dec. n, lsS5 de28 Inn
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The proprietor OF tho
FOREST GROVE NURSERY

Six miles from Memphis, near the Pigeon
Roost road, offer for sale fine stock OF Fruit
Trees, varieties tested by DR.. Willis NJ. Lea OF
Marshau county, Miss; Chamberlayne Jones,
81, and myself, OF Shelby county, Tennessee
Also, beautiful stock Of Cedars Orders left
with ]. Z: Petit 4 Co., IA Monroe street and
1oof, Phillips q Cirode'a, 266 Front street, will
be attended, 70 promptly.
DECLINE E & ELAN
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w. o. LoFLANp,
w. o. LoFLANp,
STOCK, XOTE 6 MONEY BROKER,
No. Il TITUS Building. JEFFERSON 81.
Me31EphGs, Tenn,
Menphfs. Tenn.

VIII buy and sell on commission, Gold, siI-
yer, Stocks. Votes, Bills Of Exchange, Bends,
Government Securities, Uncurrent Monsy- sud
State, County and City Script etc will also
receive for collection clatns in West Tsnnsssse
North Mississippi, Arkanzas. and this City
The patronage OF Merchants Brokers' Banlca,
and old friends solicited.
decl-lm
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COTTON FACTORS

V. n. PITTMAN y py--r.,, X
Memphis. 81. Louis-
". II. PittmGrs d Co.,
No. go Front Street, Memphis, Tennessee
AND
Pittn,dn C Brother,
No % Locust Street, st. Louis, Missouri.
COTTON, Tobacco Factors & General Commits
~ sion Merchants We respectfully solicit
consignments 70 either Of our houses One OF
tse frm will always be in each place to give
per-Onal attention TO cOnsignments or orders.
We Will make advances on Cotton shipped to
our correspondents in New York, Boston or
Philadelphia. Lnov5 Sml W. II. P. & CO.
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HATFs OF 4DvERTrsTNc..

the nrst insertion.
Sc Eight lines Of solid nOnparen c0nstituts a
square.
hE- All advertisement in the Special Notice
column viii be charged ~ cents per line.
nE- Marriage and death nouces published as
other ADVERTISEMENTS
- All al vertisenleEts net marked for spe-
cifed time viii be discontinued ~ the end Of
one week.
r8- An advertisements for the Appeal must
be handed In az the Clerk : desk.
- Trarslelt advertisements HIblsf BE- pad for
~ aGinGace.
80 No advertisement viii appear IN the
Weekly paper, unless by special contract.
ST. Advertisements 70 be inserted In the
Weekly paper only. or Al Irregular intervals IN
either OF The papers, viii be charged 81 Der
square for each and every Insertion.
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GEORGE A. PRINCE & CO.'S
Automatic organs and MelOdeOns.

Late Improvements have added greatly to the
popularity OF these Justly celebrated Instru-
ments. Their durability and simplicity Of con
straction recommend therR 70 all who intend
purchasing for Church, Sab5ath School or Furlor.
W. F. COLBURN,
y West Fourth street, Cincinnati
and Georgia.
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Important 10 Travellers
BETWEEN
MEMPHIS & EASTERN CITIES.
The Great Broad Guage
Atlantic and Great Western Railway

Is now open and running two daily fast ex
press trains from Cincinnati 70 New York and
all Eastern cities. Passengers will md this
most desirable route. The equipments Of this
road are unequaled by any on this continent.
Elegant Palace Sleeping Cars accompany all
night trains, and smoking cars on all trains.
Ample time is allowed at regular hours for
meals and the unbrOken Broad Guage offers to
the traveller a degree Of security, comfort and
speed not TO be found on any OtherrOute. Con-
ncctiOns ria Cairo st. Louis, or Chicago for this
route are certain also connections for Pitts
burg. Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington.
Tickets can be had and baggage checked
through at all principal southwestern Offices.
For further information and through tickets,
apply to LARRY HARMSTAD,
Agent III. Cen. RailrOad, "a jefferson street.
Orfn f. b. BYINGTON
Agent Chicago and st. Louis Railroad, No. Is
Madison street, Memphis, Tenn. Or
SIDNEY COOK
delg gra GayozO House
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GROCERIES & PROVISIONS.

ENAGAN's xxx FLOUR.
Rising Sun Flour.
50 bbls. Medium Flour.
Clear side Bacon.
New Sugar Cured Hams
Dried Beef.
New MOlasses choice.
Sirup in Kegs.
New Sugars
90 boxes Prime Cheese.
50 bbls. Apples.
Coffee Rice.
ploWs,
Wagons, etc.
Dec. sth, Receiving and for sale by
TAYLOR, McEwEN, DUKE CO..
nov2o-Sm 9l, sS and IS Adams st.
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TO THE PUBLIC.
THE RULES AND BYLAWS
Governing Visitors to
ELMWOOD CEMETERY.
100000
ACRES OF LAND FOR SALE.

100 ono ACRES OF CHOICE AND M
1OO,OOO proved lands in the states OF
Alabama and Mississippi, are offered for sale IN
lots TO suit purchasers These lands are ready
for settlement and cultivation, having Duild-
ings, stock OF all descriptions, PROVISIONS
cheaper than they can be bought IN any other
convenient to navigation and railroads. have
good water, are healthy, and produce cotton,
Corn wheat rye. oats, barley, sugar, rice to-
haeco hemp. hons castor beans, grapes, and
fruits in great variety and perfection. Many OF
these lands have fine timber upon them and
good water power, and negroes who can ne ar,
5ioved to cultivate them another wear Par
iips or their agents will have every facilifv az.
forded them 70 examine these lands
Address w BATTAIIF
Foreign immigration, Real Estate and
decs-lm Labor Agt., No. Royal 81. Mobile
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TRANSPORTATION.
Cotton EZpz.e@z
FAST FREIGHT AsAE EAST.
VIA
Cincinnati and Marietta RsiIFoss
cONaEC T1-3S WITH rHE
BALTIMORE 4. nrrrr rn,rrnn.
4 OHIO RAILROAD
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

rI'HIs COMPANY are now giving through bnls
Il OI LaIlng I0r COAION % baltiI4ure Phlla-
delph1a, New Yors and other Eastern cities -.
as favorable Terms a. any other route
It's past business attests the fact thar ia ef.D
tracts have been complied with 70 the letter
IRIS company guarantees on ALI. Rail
IrelgnL nom CIsCINsAEI 20 point ofde-stinatio1
anu g0tton Dy this line VIII 90 ~ deatgueted IN
the bill Of ladinE
PARTICULARLY IN the winter months viii this
route be the most desirable 10 Shipper, A. it .
-eas 5lcolninodeu oy ice ana snow than more
northern routes, and cousequentIv win rnsz.,
With less DELAY.
MGARX Z CO.. Agents.
so Front street, Mos0y g Hunts Block
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TRANSPORTATION.
A~AN S<H@1AAAOH.
NOTICE TO SHIPPERS.
The Memphis and Charleston
RAILROAD

Is prepared 70 receive and pay steamboat
charges and drayage on freights consigned TO
parties at the following points on the Memphis
aud Charleston Railroad, viz:
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Memphis and Charleston Railroad.
CHANGE OF scHEnuLE-
Eastward Trains.

On and after WEDNESDAY the sth instant
the trains on the Memphis and Charleston Rail
road viii ran DAILY, as follows:
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PROFESSIONAL.
G. G. Arn.fstead.

ATTORNEY AT LAW.
No. Is West Court st., bet. Front and Main,
MEMPHIS, TENN.
dacI9-Irn
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wS&entii@, sa9bor bic Graser welde eafur 0sr"l'
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9aat Deuti6lanb Derfanbt: $5 tGPrlt@ (ein@lieBti9
beS Bcrto). cs 522nI tHalS
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Sut1iitenS @Onlnttifars cfficer

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81 3l1@* SfTtt les DepOt, gemnif fur gerpileeuns
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Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-04-26

tious and overwhelming convictions of my best
judgment; free from all passion, prelu lice or am
bitiOn.
From the present aspect fatfdrs, as they APP
pear fiom the stlnd-point ! 'ccupy, 1t looks as II
the day was not very far o:s ant, when or ever ]
may be of some serv in lie iling those dssensOns
and distractions growing out Of the grossest mis-
and frauds that now divide the
nation the State, and almost every locality, tO>a
greater or less extent; anu which, though smother
ed for the time, have neve. yet been extinguished
but this can only be dom, il at all, by adhering
firmly and consistently to l. e opinions and prime =
pies of long life, which ave "grown with my
growth and strengthened W my strength" until
they have become part o. my second nature; IN
other words, must ermit no shadow OF suspic /
from anu quarter TO attach 10 my unselfsh patriot
ism, or the disinteresed Integrity Of my purpose,
which the acceptance Of office might subject
. TO.
The extent Of my aspirations for the present is
TO return 'gOOd for eUP TO tbs once venerable and
venerated but now poor, do 7-tOdden, shattered
heGrtlesSiy sacrificed, and dilq dated old "Mother
OF States that has been rec uoed TO her present
miserable condition by he cading and trusted
statesmen, who, with miScdl alton upon miScQL
culation and bllnder upon 5hg, r. with every pro-
phecy and promise unfufled, nave been cropping
their way in Siberian darkness, and with the most
neXcusable ignorance, after anton, engeudered
by a cOrroded and diseased imdg nation, which was
excited Dy HedIlltSs ScllSuHHNS anu insane alDl-
ton to perpetuate their own power, that has been
without parallelin the history of the world.
am aware that my cOurcils for the last three
years have been spurned and derided, and my PEI
son even threatened with violence, by many who
once looked with a more charitable and friendly
eye upon my suggestions and advice. l have rea-
son TO think this haucination is passing Fl, and
is being rapidly dissipated by the terrible ordeal
to which the fortunes Of the South have been su o.
jected, and it may be, at least / not without
hope, that at a future day may in some ,cay stand
as link between the North and the South, by
which the chain that once bound them together
may again connect them, and 10 this complexion it
must come at last; for neither passion, nor preju-
dice, nor suffering, nor want, nor hunger, nor
pride, strife can endure forever, and the time
must come when men will look at things as they
are, and longer close their eyes at bright mid.
day, and swear the sun does not shine, because
they desire to shut out the light.
For these and many other reasons not necessary
to enumerate here, must beg to be excused foi
respectfully declining the high position to which il
is proposed to elevate me.
Very respectfully, your ob't serv't,
JONI VI. BuTTs
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-04-26

EDwis BooTR.-An rlgh.-minded men will most
cordially echo the just and kindly lar guage IN
which the Boston Daily advertiser alu6es 10 tie
unhappy connection of the most eminent aud prom
isng OF our youpg American tragediaus with the
deed which has filed tbs lard with honor and
with grief.
The [dgeTi5er thus EXPIRE ses itself:
1--WE ehsl feel deep regret If this terrible affair
has the effect of separating from the stage re whose
pro nal growth we have watched with int est
He has been inspired by II highest aims In the
tvaton of his art. He has given his che: stu 3v 10
Shakespeare sincerely feeking to bring cut the true
thought of the great master into reel representation
He has done much to rsi'e the position Of the ssge
In the regards Of men, and IN impove the character
of actrg Be has mt offered to his eud ence
amusement merely, or Il e exctment of their bru'a
instincts but be has elev ated their mir and kin
d led their highest feelings And those who have
followed his private history rave found the,e that
which has called forth tier sincere respect and
warm regard"
To held Erwin Booth n any way responsible for
tbs crime which has added In his case an INN ca
surable weight Of personal anguish to the sorrow
and indignation which, az q loyal Amer can, he
partakes with all his C untrymen. would Re the ex-
treme Of cruel Injustice nor DO We believe that the
faintest cispo It'll so do eau outlast In ny mind
however hssty and perverse the frat hot impulse of
smszsmsnt ard race which ran through the ma ion
with the first tidings Of the awful events O. Friday
lsst-N. y World.