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Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-02-08

Sounty VI rTankHn.
b. Il. Smith, President and Geo. B. Wright,
Secretary, of the Accident Insurance Compa-
ny. of Columbus, Ohio, being severally and
self says, that the foregoing is true, full and
correct statement Of the affairs of the said Cor
poration, and that they are the above named
officers thereof; and that no part of the CAPT
tai or earnings of said Company has been de-
posted in any State or Territory as security
for losses therein. b. f. SMITH,
President,
GEO. d. WRIGHT,
Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn to before me by the
above named b. L. Smith, President, aud Geo.
b. Wright, Secretary, this 18th day Of Janu-
airy, A. d., 1866.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1866-02-08
ONE BOND.
Estray Colt.

Taken up by Elliott Clark. Nov. ], 1855, Il
Niles Township, Floyd Co., Iowa, one darl
hay horse colt; one year old or past; dark man
and tail right hind foot white ; no artificial
marks. Appraised at $50 before Timothy Bill
lings, J. P.
County Clerk.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-07
THE NEW TAX BILL.

After succession Of struggles, the
new tax bill has passed both Houses OF
Congress. The following are the princ'-
pal items On raw cotton8 cents per H.
The income tax Is finally fixed just us II
Is in the law now in force, Gas compa.
MES are allowed TO charge consumers
with tax till April 9th. Railroad com
panies have the same time in which 70
charge passengers with the tax, The
cigar tax is as follows On cigarettes,
short skies, twisted heads and cheroots,
valued nj not over - per 1000, tax oil
SO per 1900; on cigarettes, oheroots and
cigars, valued ut over ~ and mol over
$40 per 1000 tax Of - per 1000 aud
when valued over $40 per 1000, ~ per
1000 and twenty per cent nd valorem on
the value over said Sl2 The tax on
tobacco is finally fixed AS follows On
snuff manufactured OF tobacco or any
substitute for tobacco, ground, dry or
damp, picked or otherwise, OF all dee
seriplions, when prepared for use or sale,
n tax of 40 cents per pound. Oa caven;
dish, plug, twist, and all other kinds of
tobacco, not otherwise
provided for, tax of 40 cents per pound
On tobacco twisted by baud or re-
duoed from leaf into n condition to be
without the use of any ma
chine or instrument, and not pressed, \
sweelened or otherwise prepared, and
on 6ne.cut shorts, tax of 30 cents per
pound. On Gne.cut chewing tobacco,
" whether manufactured with the stems in
or not or however sold, whether loose in
bulk or in rolls packages, paper wrap
pers or boxes, a tax OF 40 cents per
pound. On smoking tobacco, sweetened
Dr. stemmed, tax of 40 cents per pound.
On smoking tobacco, all kinds, not sweet
med or stemmed, nor butted, including |
hat made fstems or parts Of stems, and |
mutations, a tax Of 80 cents per pound,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-07
THEIR FEARS.
Inc National MtellisNeer ave .

The National Htcnigenesr says
The leaders, who have been guided
hitherto solely by their intense hate Of
the President and his policy have begun
now to take counsel Of their fears They
have devised a new PLAZA Of escape from
the dilemma in which they have found
themselves The further prosecution Of
their schemes in Congress is 10 be tempo
rarily suspended Meanwhile, TenneS-
see Is TO be made 10 raiify the consiitu-
tional amendments With this indorse-
ment Of Southern State, these willy
leaders hope to save their projects in the
Northern States To accomplish this
end, nothing viii be leil undone that is
in the power of desperate and unscrupu
lous men.
We suppose there is little dOub, that
some such trick is maturing. Going be-
fore the people Of the North in the forth
coming elections with the Endorsement
of the Southern State Of Tennessee tiut-
tering in the hand Of every Radical ora
tor, and dripping from the pen Of every
Radical writer, the superstition is that
the victory would fall into Radical hands
as ripe fruit How could the North re-
sist. when a southern State had taken
she loadg How could Ohio hesitate,
when Tennessee had stepped forth aud
enrolled her name as the hrsi in the list
Of States to rivt the chains on the
Souih3 The Iatslligmeer continues:
The assistance Of Governor BRowSIov
and the rump Legislature Of Tennessee
IS counted upon. The active aid Of some
Tennessee Representative, who have
lately become enthusiastic converts 70
ex,rcmcst Rudicalism, has been probably
promised. To secure their seats IN Con
rress these men appear 20 be willing to
embrace any faith and u1sOcate any pro
position, however wrongful and RECKLESS,
OF Illuminating and degrading 70 the pee
pie they pretend 10 represent To carry
out this new programme money wall not
be spared, aud no artihce or appliance
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-07
PROM NASHVILLE.
Tho Irreprossibls Conflict Negroes and
Whites Killed
Sp,aial 10 the Missouri Republican. .

Tho Irrepressible Conflict Negroes and
Whites Killed.
Special to the Missouri Republican, -
NASHVILLE, July ga disturbance
between negroes and whites took place
at Smyrna, on the Chattanooga railroad,
Yesterday, One report says a negro in
sisted on going to the table to eat with
the whites at their picnic dinner. he
was knocked down, when general me.
lee occurred, resulting in the death of
five negroes and Que white badly stabbed.
Another report says white soldiers in
sultedsa womauaat negro picnic, end
ing in killing three negroes and two
whites.
The negro excursion to Spring Hill
was disgraceful' affair, large numbers
getting drunk and fighting among them
selves. One man was shot and woman
severely cut, The conductor uncoupled
the locomotive and returned to Nash
vile, leaving the train on the track one
mile from Spring Hill.
Negro soldiers had u picnic and
speeches at Fort Gillem, some white sol
diers intrusied.1 taking possession Of
bands and instruments, fight ensued
and severalon. both sides were wounded.
There werathree fires last night The
extensive dry goods store ofW. w, Berry
4 Co, College street, second story occn-
pied BY Hewett & Marshall as carpet
room, caught fire from rocket, entering
an open trap door on the roof Damage
$4,000. covered by $500 insurance.
The clothing store of a. lB. 4 !. Barrier,
College street, caught fire from ire
works. Damage $1,000 { Seven small
houses IN South Nashville burnt down
wah all their contents Loss about $1,000.
ArneIl, Radical leader in the Tennesr
see House, last night declared in a 4th
ofJuly speech at the Capitol, that he ia
yored negro suffrage u
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-07

trade Of thisciiy. Thoy have proclaimed
by their action that Philadelphia Is
against holding any intercourse with the
peopDe Of the Southern States, and these
men wonder why all the trade Of that
section Ia not poured into the laps Of
our merchants They are now learning
what II costs to uphold and support the
Radical party, and if the present Radical
members be reelected they will receive
another lesson. Philadelphia should be
lfcprcsentcd by national men, and u the
merchants and men Of business study
their own welfare and that Of the city,
they will choose such Of the coming elec.i
H..
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-07
MR.. RHErr AssAssIEArED.

A Columbia IS. CT dispatch Of the lth
says: Hon. r. BARSwELL RHErr, dis
tinguised citizen Of this State, was shot
yesterday while going to his plantation
near Charleston. He received two loads
from double bafrelled shotgun About
twenty minutes after receiving the wound
he fell from his horse and died. 1t is
not known definitely who the murderers
were, but it is supposed to be q negro
who had expressed sirong luminosity
against the family
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-07
SHALL WE RECLAIM THE NORTH :

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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-07

that can be devised will be left untried;
II IL the last card Of the Congressional
party. II win be plhyed with consum'
mate dexteriiy and desperation.
We know nothing Of how far this
statement ia correct, and, therefore, can
not indorse it. We do not know that
some ofthe members have become " CON
yerts to exiremest Radicalism," MAY
sAap, however, speaks for himself. He
Is not a whit behind Than. Srryrss in
the intensity ofhis Radicalism, us his
letter TO BRowsIow proves. 0, IL the
people of down.trodden Tennessee could
only speak, only burst the shackles from
their limbs, what story they would tell !
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-07
4 Tha Great Portland Flrs.

poRrlAsp. Mr., July 5,-The FIRE has
completely swept through the city, des-.
troyine everything in lis track so com
pieteiy that lines Of streets can hardly
be traced, and space of one aud half
miles long by quarter Of mile wide
Many buildings, perhaps fifty, were
blown up to check the flames, but the in
habitants could scarcely do more than
fee with their families to the upper part
OF the city, saving such goods as they
could.
The Custom house, being FIRE proof,
escaped though greatly damaged. The
court records in the upper story, were
probably destroyed. A splendid city
and country building, on Congress
street, which wes nearly FIRE proof, was
considered safe, and was piled full of
furniture by the neighboring residents,
and then it was swept away with all ats
contents
Half the city destroy ed, and that half
includes nearly all the business except
ing heavy basinesson Commercial street
All the banks and newspaper Offices we're
burued-but three printing Offices are
left. All the jewelry establishments,
wholesale, also telegraph offices, and
nearly all the stationery stores, aud the
majority of the business places are de-
stroyed
BosroN. July 5.-The terrible conaa-
grafton IN Portland excites deep sympa-
thy. A dispatch from the Mayor of
Porilsad 70 Mayor Lincoln says thou
sands of our people are houseless and
hungry. Can you send US some bread
and cooked provisionH The response
has been promp, and liberal as time will
allow. A large quantity of provisions,
in charge Of J. b Smith, the well known
caterer, was forwarded by the three
o clock train, and other supplies
will 20 tonight Three thousand tents
have also been forwarded by the United
States authorities Generous eontribu-
tions Of money 10 purchase supplies are
being received by Mayor Lincoln, who
will see that it is properly used The
Adams Express Company offer to take
free Of charge any contribution for the
sufferers by the Portland ERE.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-07
HelmboId's Extract Buchu
ID THE GREAT DIUREPIC.
HELMBoLD's HIGHLY CONCENTRATED
COMPOUND Fluid Extract sarsaparilla,

HELMB0LD'S HIGHLY CONCENTRATED
Compound Fluid Extract sarsaparilla,
For purifying the blood, removine all chronic
constitutional diseases arising from an impure
state of the blood, and the only reliable and
effectual known remedy for the cure o. Scrofnls,
Of the Bones. liberation Of the Throat and Legs.
Blofches Pimples on the Face. letter, Erysip-
elas. and all scaly eruptions Of the skin.
AND BRAUTIFYIN6 THE COMPLEXION.
Not few Of the worst disorders that affect
mankind ari.s ii1n 05 sne SSrsHP, ,s iast aeee
that have been made 70 pune it out, none can
equal in effect Helmboid's Compound Extract
Ssrsaparills. Itcleanses sndrenoyates the blood
iusfile the yigor Of health into the system, and
purEes out the humors which make disease. II
stinulafes the healthy functions the body and
expels the disorders that grow and rankle in
on on. has long been sought for. and now. for
the first tine. tie public have one on which they
can depend Our space here does not sdmIt Of
certificates to shog its effects. but the trial Of
tues surprising everything II ey have ever taken.
Two tablespoonful Of the Extract Of Sarsapa-
rille aided e .pint Of water i eaual to the
Lisbon Diet prnk, and one bottle Is t1lly equal
to gallon Of the Syrup Of Sarsaparilla. or the
decoction o. usually made
81 These Extracts have been admitted 70
use IN the United States army. and are also in
very general use in al the STATE hospitals and
pubiic sanitary Institutions throughout The
land. - well as in private practices. and are
considered as invaluable remedies
See Medical properties Of Buchu. from Dis
pcnsafory Of the United States.
See Professor Dewer's Talunble works on the
Prnrticc Of Physic.
See remarks made By the late ceiebrassd DR..
Physie. Of PHILADELPHIA
See remark made by DIT. Frhraiu, M-Dozell.
. celebrafcd Physicinn and Member 81 the
Royal COLLEGE Of Surgeons. Ireland. and rub
hshcd in the 1ransacfions Of the kinE and
Quecn,s Journal.
See Medico Chicurrieal Review. publifkei b.
Benjnmin Irarers. Fellow 81 Reyal ColieEe q
surxcon1-
See mes, of the late standard works IF nedi-
cine.
Extract Buchu. "sarsaparilia-- Sold b. al
drurTi1ts Principal depot-He elm tolds Drug
ndChemieal warehouse. So Broaduay.
merls-myl6-lyin
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-07
SARATOGA.

A correspondent Of the New York
Times thus refers 70 the society of this
fashionable watering place: Politics,
religion and fashion are the converse
tioual topics that monopolize the guests.
should say, after a brief inspection OF
the general social condition, that con
servatism rules in politics, high church
in religion, and the allfredest irizzleiza
ton in fashion. wish for the momeut
that ! had the pen of an intense hair
dresser, that might tell you how very
much more hair woman needs here
than she does IN New York, also Little
frills aud curls on the forehead and IN
front OF the ears The irregular cap,l'
larry structures that tower far above the
female scalp, could easily accommodate
many sparrows and the intricaeies 81
the twining and INTERVENING, the braid.
ing aud twisting, are really wonderful
and FAR exceed anything to be found in
the show cases on Broadway, or even
the most outre imagimngs Of the most
extravagaut woman on Fifth avenue
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-07
The French Frontier-Napoleon' Hint at
Ratification.

From the Cologae Gazette. June 5. 81
In the event of either Prussia or Aus
tria appropriating new territory, France
would then annex by means Of universal
suffrage, contiguous German provinces
This is warning which ought somewhat
to diminish the warlke passions Of the
German powers, and make the military
power of Vienna and Berlin reflect before
precipitating the country in endless
troubles. The letter should make the
smaller States reflect, for while wishing
all sorts Of good things to Austria and
Prussia, the Emperor Napoleon in.
Inmates that he desires a little slice of
Prussia, and he could have no better
pretext for this than that of the minor
States being silly enough TO join Austria
in war against Prussia. Prussia will
naturally come down upon those States,
and once occupied she will not readily
relax her grasp The letter of the French
Emperor will only serve as warming to
all German patriots, and must weaken
the fatal tendency towards war.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-07
MARRIED.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the 5th Of
July. BY Rev. DR.. Sieadnan. at the First Pres
hyteriAn Church. Memphis. Mr.. VIM. G. Rich
ards0n TO Mis- Virgins A. Deuisoh, both Of
this city.
Thou noble, lively. nuical-
The witty and the fsir;
Wen miss thee in thy honor'd home,
Wen mourn thee everywhere
The wounded soldier thinks Of thee.
And breathes q prayer AZ night
That thine may be a starry crown- =.
OF 5creis rare AID bright.
Sweet Jeunie-happy bride-adiea;
Thy Sorrows nOu must cease;
Ter Heaven viii bless q s7al 50 true
With evcriasti1g reace- fLohA-
Richmond and Petersburg " a. papers please
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-07
woman's Rights in England.

The following is the petition for the
eniranchise ment Of women in England,
recently presented in the House Of Com
mons by Mr.. John Stuart Mill
The humble petition Of the under
signed showeth that II having been ex-
pressly laid down by high authorities
that the possession Of property in this
country carries with il the right to vote
In the election Of Representatives in
Parliament ii is M evident anomaly
that some holders OF property are al
lowed to use this right, while others.
forming no less constituent part OF the
nation, and qualified by law TO hold
property, are not able 10 exercise that
privilege. That the participation OF
women 10 the Government is consistent
with the principles of the British Con-
stitution, inasmuch as women in these
islands have always been held capable OF
sovereignty, and women arc eligible for
various public offices, Your petitioners,
therefore, humbly pray your honorable
House TO consider the expediency OF
providing for the representation OF all
householders, without distinction OF sex,
who possess such property or rental
qualification as your honorable House
may determine And your petitioners
will ever pray. ~
Nearly twelve hundred signatures we're
appended TO this petition.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-07
sales Of Frsedmsnltoscuba.

Some time since report obtained
vide circulation, that parties in the
Southern States were engaged in ship
ping negroes to Cuba and selling them to
the planters 1t now appears from a
recent report to the Navy Department
that there was no foundation whateter in
these stories, and Commander Patterson,
who reports to the Department, says that
Cubans refuse to purchase American
freedmen, or in any way TO have any
thing to do with them.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-07
A Sign Of Rain.

1t is stated that a sure sign Of rain is
the appearance of moisture at the sur
face OF the ground when it has previously
been dry. One explanation for this is
said to be, that whena storm approaches,
the density Of the atmosphere descends,
and the pressure upon the earth surface
is therefore lessened. Another is, that
the air is then more thoroughly charged
with moisture. and this IS condensed on
the surface Of the earth
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-07
Lsdy Bachelors.

The New York Commercial Adrer-
tiser says that seven young Lady Bach
elors of Art have just graduated at the
Maine Wesleyan Seminary, and asks
why not Maids of Art or Artful Maid
ems" Because colleges are chartered
to give the degree of Bachelor Of Arts,
and until their charters are amended 70
suit the above case, they will have to
keep on doing it in that way, or else give
the girls no diplomas at all
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-07
MONEY ORDER LAW.

The new law Of Congress Ia relation
to the money order system has just been
put in force orders of fifty dollars and
under are now sold. while under the old
system the maximum was thirty dollars
The fees have been changed, orders from
one to twenty dollars being now issued
at fifteen cents, and over twenty TO fifty
dollars, inclusive, at twenty-five cents
Under the old law il was necessary for q
duplicate to be issued, and then an aff.
davit with stamp was required for which
the party had to pay, as also fee for the
new certificate Under the new law
postmasters can administer oaths free of
charge, and the certificate is also furn-
ished without cost, the only expense TO
the party being the five cents revenue
stamp On the % of August three han
dred additional money order offices,
mostly in the South and West, will be
put in operation.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-07
Dofalcauons in the Revenue Department


Trouble is brewing in the Revenue De-
pariment of the government Revenue
officers are failing TO pay over their re-
ceipts TO the proper officers, as we have
Witnessed in the cases OF officers IN
Washington, in Memphis, Tenn, in the
oil regions and elsewhere. These deial-
cations are but the beginning of TROUBLES
in the Department. and they will in
crease. They are simply the clippings
from the huge block of corruption the
present Congress has set up. During
the administration of Martin Van Buren,
the Revenue defalcations amounted to
but few millions. Under the legisla-
ton Of the present rotton Congress the
defalcatons will amount to hundreds OF
millions. Now is the time for President
johnson TO set his face firmly against the
enormous schemes of public plumber
which Congress has already and is still
attempting to push through. In his next
message vetoing some gigantic attempt
upon the public treasury or some
piratical crusade upon the public domain,
the President should give his views fully,
positively, peremptorily. Otherwise, and
unless these wholesale defalcations and
plundering schemes be checked, the
country before long will be involved in a
chaos Of financial reputation and ruin.
IN. T. Herald.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-07
pselius Of Radicslisn in Psunsylvania.

From the Philadelphia Age.l
In our State the indications are that
Radicahsm viii soon be at q rsinous dis
count Stevens may hold Lancaster,
but in other districts the contest viii be
fierce and determined against the present
Radical members Kelley, and oNeIl,
and Meyers and Thayer will have to face
constituencies outraged by the manner
in which they have subordinated the real
interests Of the country TO negro equality
and partisan sspirants The business Of
Philadelphia has been terribly disturbed
and shattered by the war and events
growing out Of the same Our CONNER
cisl rivals are taking advantage Of cir
cumstances to press Us stiA further in
the wrong direction, and our Radical
Representatives have, BY their votes,
aided in keeping trade and commerce
from our city. They have followed the
mad and heady current Of Radical
malice, and opposed all measures oalcu-
lated to reunite the sections, and allow
Philadelphia TO occupy her old place
among the business marts Of the nation
The votes Of the nen named have stood
in the way Of all Efforts 70 benest the
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-07

M The examination Of LINDSEY,
the preacher, accused Of whipping his
child, three years Of age, to death, near
Medina, \ Y, last week, was concluded
at Albion on Saturday, and resulted in
his being held for manslaughter in the
highest degree LNDsIrH was admitted
to bail in the sum Of $4,000