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The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-03-31

PETROLEUM still continues to pour into the New York
market and the supply appears to be constantly on the
increase Last week the receipts II 700 packages
making since January 1s Isl packages against As
Tor the same time last Express 18th ult
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-03-31

THE New York "Citizen announces John Morr;ssev
ESD as Democratic candidate in prospect for Congress
rom New York. The District which sent Ben wcod to
Congress might redeem its reputation by electng the ex
prize fighter - - Wv 49,
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-03-31
Montana Billiard Saloon.

A Ian 1., kLESER and George Williams, Proprietors.
Dard Tables furnished with all the most approved
opo required for the enjoyment of the game. Pure
N aud choice cigars always hand. Open from
~ 10 IL 2. NJ, S4*
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-03-31

The New York . Tribune says: that they are turning
members out of the nonpreatcal churches in Ohio for
having voted for Valsndgham. Il is calculated that
should thorough work be made nearly one hundred per
will be thus unchuched Bad for the world people
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-03-31

THE Spanish royal baby born last month has received
at the font hundred and Names comprebendng
the oca paper assures the nvocatons of the Most
Holy Virgin For short, he is called Francisco.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-03-31

AN unsuccessful attempt made on the 2lst ult to
blow up the office of the West Virginia Journal" in
charleston, West Virginia by torpedo No damage was
done besides the hateng of the doors and windows of the
building Wv
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-03-31
Occidental Billiard Hall.

s. .ROCKFELLOw'S BUILDING, jackson Street,
O' Virginia City. The finest tables in town. The bar
'"Sphed with the best of Liquors and Cigars.
u JOHN H. MING.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-03-31
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

BILL has been introduced into Congress making II
penal oense to bay sell any of the bonds or
late socaled Confederate States of America for
Of trade or speculation.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-03-31
John Il. Gilbert.

A ASSISTANT ASSESSOR q. S. INTERNAL RE-
~ VENUE for the First Division of the Collection Dis
do =" Montana embracing Madison County. Office first
VI VI east Of City Drug Store.
Virginia City, April 81 1865 $685.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-03-31

FIVE bales OF cotton bought lately by of the Lowell
Mass, manufacturing companies contained nearly owe
thousand pounds of sand which had been bought at forty
seven cents pound
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-03-31

JAMES GoRDoN BENNETT was recently invited to deliver
lecture before literary association at Princeton
de declined saying that his time was too valuable and
ecuring was only the business of literary vagrants"
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-03-31
, jas. U. Sp
Word & SDratt,

A TTORNEYS AT LAW. Virginia Citv, Montana
~ territory. Will practice in all the Courts of said
Canory Special attention given to the Collection of
"NlhS Sl*
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-03-31
Il. w. Frary,

NIna1iCAL AND MECHANICAL DENTIST Office
IdenP stairs in Pfouts a. Russell's Stone Building. All
Sv operations performed in the best possible manner
eeth and complete sets inserted in the highest style
lo M Ladies and gentlemen will find every arrangement
'"en Convenience 73
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-03-31
IL B. LIE BEAU.

MANUFACTURERS OF JEWELRY of every descrip-
AZ hon and style out of the pure Native Gold Partic-
I attention given TO repairs of Fine Watches Clocks
@ s Jewery. Orders respectfully solicited and promptly
Jackson " IN
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-03-31
JuStus Cooke,

lIENERAL AUCTIONEER. Particular attention Civ
~ en- to the sale of Live Stock and Real Estate sales
Stocks of Goods in Store Office the Elephant Cor
'AL Virginia City, NJ. T. GA
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-03-31
L. w. Harris & Bro.

Hn,E opened general store in Bitter Root Valley.
store ything and everything be procured at their
pscE aOia needle TO an anchor, from cayuse TO
ca.S Call and us, All goods and provisions
n prices. Gift
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-03-31
Assay Office.

w ALLACE STREET, one door below Nolan e. Co.'s
ion oank Gold and Silver and Ores every descrip-
asayed guarantee my assays, and will pay any
Ma which may arise between them and the u: s.
20 ID. GILBERT.
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-03-31
Joseph Marion,

Hay SCALES STORE, Wallace Street, Virginia City.
IL Commission Merchant. Cash advanced on consign-
nents general assortment of Miners Quitting Goods
F'oVsionS, Vegetables, etc. etc. S0-g2*
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-03-31
Municipal Officers of virginia CIT,
County Officers of Maids,
BUSINESS CARDS.

Dr.. A. l.. Justice.
OFFICE ON WALLACE STREET, next door to the
~ City Drug Store, 70
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-03-31
VOL. 9, NO. 32.l
Jht Muntaua gust.
d. w. TiltOn 81 O.

d. w. Tflton 81 Co.
D. W. IlLIoN. BEN. R. DrrTEs,
PUBLISHERS g. PROPRIEToRs
Office ct the City Book Store, of Wallace & Jackson SIS
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-03-31

Local Notices - One dollar per line for three lines
or less 70 cents per line for ten lines ess so
per line for eleven lines or more
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-03-31
VIRGINIA CITY, MONTANA TERRITORY SATURDAY MARCH 81 Is
DR.. o. B. WhitfOrd.
John G.. Vetter

" Nevada City, M. T. " 'ai Ts seop' eSp
The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1866-03-31

Sam Word.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-13
The North Pole,

Two French gentlemen recently ex-
plored the island of Spitzenbergen in a
manner never before done. They have
measured the mountains, mapped the
whole coast, examined the vegetable pro-
duets, the geological composition, ETC.
of the island. They found that the long
day, extending over several months, du-
ring which the sun never sets, became
intensely hot after month or two, by
the unceasing heat from the sun, In this
period, vegetation springs up in great
mxuriance and abundance. The North
Polelis only matter of coo miles from
The island, and it is thought by the two
explorers, as by many others, that the
Pole itself, and the sea which is supposed
to surround it, could be reached from
Spitzbergen without any great difficulties
being encountered A singular fact no
ticed by the explorers in connection with
this island is the enormous quantities of
floating timber which literally cover the
bays and creeks. A careful examination
of the character, condition and kind of
those floating logs would, no doubt, lead
TO conclusions as TO whence and how
they came, and probably suggest new
theories for the solution Of geographical
problems connected with the Arctic
Seas
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-13
Soda water-Its History.

Few of our readers who frequent the
soda fountains are probably aware of the
manner in which the beverage is made.
Soda water is simply pure water impreg-
mated with carbonic acid gas 1t il
known by its agreeable, pungent taste,
by its exhilarating qualities, and its bub-
bling and scintillation. The water to be
impregnated with gas is placed in a
strong vessel, usually made of iron or
copper, called fountain. The gas, af-
ter having been passed through the water
to purify it. is conducted to the fountain,
and, after sufficient agitation in contact
with the gas, at a high pressure, the
water becomes impregnated, and is then
what is known as soda water.
The first experiments were made by
Venal, in France, in 1850, and published
in l776; by Priestly in 1885, and later
BY Bergman, Black, Van Helmot, and
others. The first mandatory in the
world was established at Geneva, by
Goss, an apoihecary of that city, whose
annual sales amounted to 10000 bottles
Of EAU de Selts." In 1890 his partner,
Mr.. Paul, founded an establishment in
Paris, where were compounded not only
the principal mineral waters of France,
but even those of foreign countries
From this time onward, laboratories null
tipied all over Europe, and the manufac-
ture of simple acerated water is now
conducted on so large a scale in all civ
iized countries that very large amount
OF inventive talent has been successfully
EMPLOYED in improving the necessary
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-13
Bismark.

Count Bismark is reported to have
said recently in a private conversation
with distinguished Frenchman:
Sixteen years ago lived quietly as
country gentleman, when the will of the
king (the late) called me to Frankfort as
minister to the Diet | had been brought
up in the admiration, / might say vene-
ration, of the Austrian policy. But it
did not take me long to get thoroughly
disabused of my youthful illusions about
Austria, and became its firm antago-
MIST | did not know that was ever to
play a part but at that time / had
already conceived the plan which | now
try TO carry out, viz: to free Germany
from Austrian pressure-that part of it
at least, which, by spirit, religion, man
ners and interest, is closely allied with
the fate of Prussia To reach this goal
| shall defy everything, even exile and
the gallows. once told the crown
prince, who by education and tendencies,
is more the man Of parliamentary gov
eminent, What matters II they hang
me, if only that rope will tie your throne
more firmly to the fortunes of pure Ger
many 2"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-13
e MEMPHIS TENNESSEE. FRIDAY EVENING. JULY 49, 1866

woven wind Fashionable Roman wo.
men also wore white kid boots. The
purple women wore sandals, 80 as to
let their feet be seen---those finely shaped
large Roman feet which our modern
taste would admire more had they been
smaller "a ii.d sdf l8 fa1at to
Extreme care was bestowed upon the
nails uf,feet aud hands There was one
special slave invested with the responsi-
bility of keeping the nails Of her mistress
properly pared, cleaned and tinted Wo-
men never wore gloves yet they deli
cately cherished their hands aud fingers.
They kept them beautiful, not by idleness
alone, but by a variety of cosmetics in
tended to render the skin soft, smooth
and flowerlke. .af qd. I'd
And, as the. customs of those days
made the fingers of women speak elo-
qnently in ndroit gestieulation, the beau
ty of the hand could not be overlooked.
Horace makes iun of some original wag
independent enough to cut his own nails;
and dispense with the services of barber
ar slave t I ..-f
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-13
The Wisdom of our Ancestors.

In the Annual Register for 1859 is em-
balmed the following curious advertise
ment which speaks for itself:
Whereas, / VIM. Margetts, the younger,
was at the last assizes for the county of
Cambridge convicted upon an indictment
for an attempt to raise the price of corn
in Ely Market, upon the 2lth day of
September, 1851, by Offering six shillings
a bushel For wheat, for which no more
than 5s "a was demanded and, whereas,
on the earnest solicitation and request
of myself and friends, the prosecutor has
been prevailed upon to forbear any fur
ther prosecution against me on my sub
hitting to the following satisfaction,
viz: Upon my paying the sum of $50
to the poor inhabitants of the town OF
Ely, to be distributed by the ministers
and churchwardens Of the several par
ishes in the said town Of Ely, and the fur
ther sum of $50 to the poor inhabitants
of the town of Cambridge, to be dis
tributed by the ministers and church
wardens of the several parishes in the
said town; aud the full cost of the pros
ecution; and upon my reading this ac-
knowledgment of my offense publicly
and with loud voice, in the presence OF
a magistrate, constable or other peace
officer of the said town of Ely, at the
market place there between the hours Of
u and o'clock on public market day,
and likewise subscribing and publishing
the same in three of the evening papers
printed in London, aud in the Cambridge
Journal on four different days l have
accordingly paid the said two sums Of
ESQ and costs, and do hereby confess
myself to have been guilty of the said
ofense, and testify my sincere and
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-13

hearty sorrow in having committed a
crime which, in its consequences, tended
80 much to increase the distress of the
poor in the late calamitous scarcity.
And / do hereby most humbly acknowI-
edge the lenity of the prosecutor, and
beg pardon of the public in general, and
of the town of Ely in particular. This
paper was read by me at the public mar
kei-place at Ely, in the presence of
Thomas Annejur, gentleman, Chief
Constable, on the I'd day of June, 1853,
being public market day there, and is
now, as a further proof of the just sense |
have of the Nervousness Of my crime,
subscribed and published by me-
..,f le.l WILLIAM MARGETTs
Witness JAMES DAY, Under-Sheriff OF
Cambridgeshire.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-13
English Countsrfsitsrs

1t appears that there are not enough
counterfeiters of American money in this
country, but that the English are turn
ing their attention to the nefsrious trade
An English counterfeiter of greenbacks
has been arrested in Georgia, who states
that he, with nine accompliees, came
here for the purpose of selling the eoun-
terfeits, which were made in Noting
ham, England The counterfeits are
well executed The arrested culprit re-
fuses to give any information about his
accomplices.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-13

THE Codhomidn, of June 22d, says
that on the 10th ultimo, negro on the
plantation of Col Brown, in Tunica
county, murdered his wife aud negro
who ran to her assistance and attempted
to stop the murderer. He also stabbed
Mr. Lindsay, the manager of the planta-
ton. The murderer is still at large
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-13

BGr A card signed by American eiti-
zens," appeared recently in Montreal
newspaper, proposing Admiral FARRA-
GUT as candidate for President Of the
United States The card quotes Will
LIAM ", of England, as precedent for
the elevation Of sailor to the high Office.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-13

A SAN FRANcIsco dispatch of the 9TH
says Chung Wan, the first Chinaman
ever executed in San Francisco, was
hung to-day for murder Information
has been received from San Bias via
Acapulco, stating that the Republicans
have taken the city Of Santiago aud
threaten Tepee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-13

nGa- The Okalona Miss. Neps says
that Rev MATHEW DAvESPoRT, who, on
the llth of July, will be one hundred
years old, will preach on that day in the
Okalona Baptist Church He has been a
Baptist for eighty years, and has been
minister nearly as long
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-13

n6- On the 2lst Of July funeral honors
will be paid to the Confederate dead who
are buried in the Leesburg cemetery.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-13
S4IO,6I3 81

LOSSES ADJUSTED AND PAID durins the
year 1865, in very marked and striking man
ner exhibits the solid. substantial. and faithful
as its ability TO pass through seasons prolific of
cOnfagratiOns.. with honor and profit to those
most interested.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-13
MISCELLANEOUS.
. NEW BOOK
AND
s o u T III e r N w o r X
by a Southron.
prTQT.rGHnn I'M TIE ROUTH

lust ISSUED BY BLEL0CK 4 CO..
O Memphis. Tenn. on the philosophy Of spir-
itualism-ancient aud moJern-includingG Greek
sybis. Roman augurs. Indian and Egyptian
mysteries, all miracles-past and present-the
Bible Koran, Shaster. 6c., entitled THE
PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE, AS EVOLVED
BY MODERN SCIENCE"
The Reiioio- Philosophical Journal says OF Il I:
:" The author has given, in a vein OF thought
feryid and glowing as his own native CLINE,
one Of the finest analyses of Spiritualism and
its blessings ever uttered to the world. He
proves il 10 be scientific and philosOphic reli-
giOn, and explains il so clearly skeptic must
only wonder that h. has not before Investigated
and accepted teachings SO logical. He shows
that il has existed from the BEGINNING Of time.
He regards the Bible as a history Of Spiritual
ism showing that all people have had their
sacred books, from whence they drew inspira-
ton and an Overruling Power whom they wor-
ship BY some name and that spirits have ever
communed with mortals. His language Is
beautiful; his reasoning sound. lie quotes
freely from the scientific minds Of the age. His
book bears evidence of being the production Of
a cultured mind. He thus speaks in a candid
spirit 10 all striving for truth &c.
Where faith has faded under the sunlight Of
science il plants philosophy upon which hope
and happiness may live and grow into n glory {:
and TO thousands Of the depressed and OP-
pressed people Of the unfortunate South. il will
carry comfort and consolation. and wreathe
their lives with new and higher charm than
ever they possessed before.
For sale at all the Book Stores. jes0-lmeod
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-13
Greatest Invention of the Age,

1T COMBINES STRENTH WITH RAPID
Il ity Of adjustment 10 bales of any size, re-
quiring only one-third Of a minute 70 tie up
bale Of cotton.
1t being now well known 90 all the dealers in
rope for bailing cotton, that only very small
crop Of hemp was made the past year, and that
in consequence the price will rule very high.
and that a supply cannot be relied on at any
price. In consideration Of these facts. all deal
ers, and those requiring ties will do well 10 put
in their orders for this tie soon, thereby securing
a supply for the season. The indications nov,
90 far as ge have learned. are. that the demand
for this tie will be very large, hence the neces-
sity Of making early orders. which, addressed
10 the manufacturers,
BEARD 4 BRO, st. Louis.
STONE q MURPHY, or
NJ. ]. SMITH < CO., New Orleans.
LACY a McGHEE. Memphis
VIII meet with prompt attention.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-13

Beard a Co. are also manufacturers of the
Excelsior Fire and Burglar proof Safes.
Price lists and circulars furnished on appli-
cation. my3l-sm
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-13

Against all Departments ofthe Government.
ALSO, FOREIGN CLAIM AGENTS.
WILL GIVE PROMPT ATTENTION TO
w the collection of claims arising under
the Revenue Laws-such as seizures. erroneous
fines, etc. Claims against the Quartermaster
and Commissary Generals Department for sup
plies furnished the army and for transportl-
tiOn, charters. etc. For property destroyed and
horses lost by capture or killed in service. For
pensions, prize money. bounty, arrears of pay,
ETC., due officers, soldiers and seamen, white or
colored or their heirs at-law and Claims Of all
kinds against the United States in all depart
ments of the Government.
Will also practice law in all the Courts Of
Record in Shelby county, and the Federal
Courts fer the Districts of West Tennessee.
Correspondence solicited from attorneys at
law and respectable agents throughout the
country.
Terms moderate and no charge made unless
successful.
ga Communications by mail with stamp en-
closed will receive prompt attention.
REFERENCEs-Every frst-claSs business house
in Memphis, as well a. the many highly re-
spectacle citizens throughout the State, whose
claims we have collected.
Office, Room No. 2, Postoffice Building,
je22-lm MEMPHIS, TENN.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-13

An average annual cash dividend to Stock
holders of fourteen per cent. upon its capital
stock. since its incorporation, portrays the great
success and stability of this eminent Institu-
ton, the superior financial accuracy displayed
in its investments, and the important truth that
the management of the PHOENIX is in the
hands of those who know how, successfully, to
couducta
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-13
pN INSURANCE.
4S,OOO.OOO DOLLARS
ns OF PROPERTY
Destroyed by Fire
Within the limits of the United States.
DURING THE YEAR 1865.

CHOULD SUGGEST THE NECESSITY OF
~ good insurance 10 every man who desires TO
protect himself against the loss which follows in
the wake Of fire.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-13

METROPOLITAN HOTEL, 100 AND III
Nl Adams street. Memphis. z. ID. White
more propriet r.. Jelo-lm
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-12-29

ARTEMUs WARD IN LoNDoN-RIDI-
cULEs A NEoRO ACToR--ls CENsURED
FOR IT-It appears from London cores.
poHdent of the Cincinnati Commercial,
that Artemus Ward has committed the
objectionable sin of turning bis battery
against eolorod aspirant to theatrical
bonors. The correspondent speaks of
Smith as the Young American tragedian.
Alas for our country. The time was, when
'American citizen" had reference to the
Caucasian race; but nov, when speaking
of Americans, foreigner win ask, "what
color is your friend p Artemus Ward has
ridiculed everybody and everything in the
United States that possesseda single quail
ity or characteristic out of which fun could
be made-has touched most everything,
save the sacred precincts of the grave, and
his "pieces" have been read by thousands
without censure; but when he happened
to smile at the effortsof negro to shine
in place which has been adorned by such
eminent tragcdians as Booth, Quinn, and
Garrick, he is charged with being unkind
and ungenerous. Artemus had better
look out, or his show will be "confstica-
ted"