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Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-11-29
COHMaasue

How to make the hours 60 fast--Use
the "spur of the moment y
1t is suggested that the new maya
zine is christened Northern Lights because
it is to be A roarer.
Men are called fools in one age for
not knowing what men were called fools for
asserting in the age before.
-" Come here, Johnny said q school
master; ''do you know your A. B. C.'s?'
Yes, sir, know bee sees"
"A lady once remarked that 'care-
lessness was little better than half way
house between accident and design"
1t was with great deal of difficulty
that clergyman in Detroit baptised by i'm
mersion young lady with crinoline on.
a Scotch preacher took his text from
the Psalm of David. 81 said in my haste
that all men are lials." He paused, re-
read his text, and then looking round on his
flock, remarked ''Did ye, David, my mon
Gin ye had been here, ye might have said
so at your leisure"
g handsome young lady, weighing over
500 pounds, was in town last week on visit
to married sister, who weighs over 400,
VIM llNt5S AC1I III 10 plhCCs SoA0 Is SGIu W
be q single lady, but it seems more proba-
bic that she is several single ladies rolled
into one"
DR.. Williamson had quarrel with
one Of his parishioners by the name Of
Hardy, who showed considerable resent
ment. On the following Sunday the doctor
preached from the following text, which he
pronounced with great emphasis, and with
great emphasis, and with significant look
at Hardy, who was present: "There is no
fool like the fool Hardy"
An exchange paper published not
long since some verses containing these
lines:
4" I met her on the street,
And she showed her dirty feet.'
The young lady referred to made COM
plant, and the editor corrected himself in
his next paper For g dirty he substitute
ed the word " dainty" This made matters
all right.
"A man travelling upon the desert Of
Humboldt, on the route to California, once
passed solitary wagon standing in the
road without any team attached. Seeing q
wretched lad nursing starving baby he
asked him what was the matter. GO Wall,
now" responded the youth, g guess Pm
kinder streakt. Old dads drunk old
wcman's got the hystericks; brother Jim's
being playing poker with two gamblers !;
sister SAILS down there courtin' an intice
stranger; the teams clean guy out; th :
wagons broke down; it's twenty miles to
the next water-I don't care cuss if | new
er see California"
In england, people are largely in the
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-11-29

In england, people are largely in the
majority over pigs-fVe people to one
talk Of scarcity of hogs, if all the shoats
were equally divided, we should find our
selves, every man, woman, boy, girl and
baby of US, with four pigs apiece.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-08-16
ANOTHER FACT.

The New Orleans Crescent of the 18th
says: We learn from an authoritative
source that on the Saturday preceding
the riot, which is now subject of inves-
tigation, white men visited the plan
tations of Mr. SAUvE and Mrs BUTLER
KESSER, above Carrollton, and en-
deavored to draw the freedmen employed
there into New Orleans on the following
Monday. The people on Mr.. saves
plantation informed him Of the PROPOSE
ton, and no one left the place, but the
emmissaries succeeded in sedncing eight
from Mrs. KENNER Only two of the
eipht returned tJ
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-08-16
DR.. L,ndsaY,s Cholera preacriptiOn.

We Dc not think that we can perform
for our readers a more acceptable service
than to lay before taem the celebrated
cholera prescription If the late DR. Lind.
say, of New Orleans. We copy from
the Times, Of that city
By permission, we publish the admir-
able cholera prescription of our much
esteemed friend, the late DR.. William
B. Lindsay, of this city, whose demise
was announced in our columns on the
18th inst
The prescription was used with re-
markable success by the Doctor on his
plantation, in this State, in 1882, and
again in his practice in this city in the
epidemic Of le49. We are credibly in
formed, by old residents of this city,
that the Doctor lost few or no cases in
his extensive private practice in 1913.
The formula, as given to Us, contem-
plates a larger quantity something over
pint than may be needed by small
family, but it can be prepared in smaller
quantities by any competent druggist
The component parts are:
Ten ounces French brandy.
Ten draehms ess. of peppermint
Ten drachms ETHEREAL tinct of vale
rian
Ten drachms spirits Of camphor.
Ten drachms tiDct red pepper
Seven drachms tinct of opium.
Five drachms tinct of catechu.
Two ounces syrup Of ginger.
Small doses, say from 10 to 30 drops
after each discharge from the bowels,
will generally check common diarrhea.
In case Of an actual attack Of cholera,
doses varying in quantity from a tea
spoonful TO a tablespoonful every 5, 10,
or 20 minutes, according 70 the age Of
the patient and the violence Of the at
tack, will soon check the disease.
A gentleman of our acquaintance in
forms us that it was used with complete
success in his father family ia le49, and
that it was rarely found necessary to ad-
minister more than three or four doses
Of it to a patient before reaction was OBJ
tanned and the disease checked, and in
one very severe case-that of a negro
servant of the family-e1ternal applica-
ton of dry mustard. BY rubbing, was
found TO have good effect in eoniunc-
ton with the use Of the medicine.
The same gentleman was himselfseve-
raj times attacked with cholera while
walking in the streets, but having a
phial Of the medicine constantly in bis
pocket, Ess;ss.s Use Of i mon the spot.
without waiting TO get home, and with
success ra
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-08-16
PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION.
The First Days Proceedings.
Speech of Gen. Dix. OF New York.

PHILADELPHIA, August l4-When the
members had assembled, Hon. John A
Hogan, from the stage, when quietness
was restored, proposed three cheers for
the thirty-six States of the Union, all
loyal, which were enthusiastically given
This was followed by tremendous
cheers for President johnson.
Mr. Randall The convention viii
please come to order. For the purpose
Of effecting temporary organization Of
this Convention, i propose the name Of
Gen. John A. Dix, of New York, as TEN.
porary chairman of this Convention.
Applause.
The organization of the Convention
was then effected by the election Of Gen
John A. Dix as temporary Chairman
Messrs. E. o. Perrin, of New York, John
+. Coyle, of the District Of Columbia,
0. P. Potts, Of Pennsylvania, and James
r. o Brien, we're then chosen temporary
secretaries.
Gen. Dix came forward and said /.
Gentlemen Of the convention and fellow
citizens of the whole Union, [applau Sc
/ return TO you my sincere thanks for
the honor you have done me in choosing
me to preside temporarily over your
deliberations regard it as a distine-
ton of no ordinary character, not only
on account of the high social and po-
liticsl standing of the gentleman who
compose this convention, but because it
is convention Of all the people Of all
the States Of this Union. Applause
And because we cannot doubt, if its pro-
ceedings are conducted with becoming
and good judgement, that il will lead 20
most important results Applause
1t can be truly said that no body Of
men have met on this continent to con-
slider events so momentous and impOr-
tant since the year l776, applause] ], the
year when our ancestors assembled in
this city to form a better government
for the States which composed the old
confederation, a government which has
been confirmed and made more endu-
ring, as we trust, by the fearful trials
and perils which it has encountered and
overcome [Applause.
The constitution which they came
here to frame we are here TO vindicate
and restore. Applause We are here
! " dcotit Aue ~ pttulaSg VI lNptectuldNlft
government We all who are within the
confines Of the Union [applausel, under
government which cannot, without a
violation Of its fundamental principles,
be extended over any but those who are
represented in it-lapplause - over
those who, by virtue Of that represen-
ton are entitled TO a voice in the ad-
ministion Of public affairs Applause ]
1t was such government that our IA
theirs framed and put in operation. 1t
was such government which we are
bound by every principle of fdel-
ity and justice and good faith to main
tain. tApplause.
Gentlemen we are now living under
such a government Applause Thirty
six States have for months been governed
BY twenty-five States lApplause.
Eleven States have been wholly without
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-08-16
CHEERING PICTURE.

The New York Citizen walks into the
corrupt city government with a vigor
that has never before been equaled, and
which is making itself felt. 1t gives the
following cheerful picture of the state of
things in the great metropolis; We
are ruled out of the cutters; we are
dominated by the sewers of this metrop-
oils. Our local representatives are for
the most part scum-a beetle browed
and brawny banditti, asignorant as they
are base and not less dishonest than
ameless-such as no decent citizen
would willingly admit to the familiarity
of his stables.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-08-16

and we are not certain about him. That
one Is General !GoRDoSi but SrEPHESs,
JOHNSON, WARNER, WALKER, CHAPpELL,
BEN. HILL, HARDEMAS, ALEXANDER,
WImBERLY, WARREN, WRIoHr, LINTON
STEPHENS, FLEMING, and, we believe,
every other delegate so far named, was
an original opponent of secession, apd
came into the movement only in respect
to the views held by them and all other
Southern men of primary State allegi-
onoa - ftf
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-08-16
A SHARP THRUST.

One Of the greatest evils Of our day,
is political preaching, and we believe
political preachers are the most dan
gerous lof all public characters. Your
stump demagogue appeals to your rea-
son, your interest or your prejudices,
when he desires to influence your con
duct, but he does so on the sole respon-
sibility of man. Your political pulpit
demagogue, after appealing to you in a
similar manner, seeks to overwhelm you
with a thus saith the Lord" The
Hon. JEREMIAH BLACK, late Attorney
General of the United States, has fallen
into controversy with a certain Rev Dr.
NEyiv on this subject We have not
seen all the correspondence, but the fol-
lowing specimen from the letter of the
great lawyer, will sufficiently illustrate
his opinion of these reverend sinners:
Political preachers. have not behaved
any better since the revolution than be-
fore. About the commencement of the
present century they we're busy in their
vile vocation all over New England, and
continued it for many years. The wilful
and deliberate ISLANDERS habitually uttered
from the pulpit against JEFFERSON,
MADISON, and the friends who supported
them, were a disgrace to human nature.
The immediate effect Of this was the
Yankee plot to secede from the Union,
followed by corrupt combinations with a
foreign enemy to betray the liberties OF
the country. Its remoter consequences
are seen in the shameless rapacity and
bitter maliguity which even at this mo.
ment are bowling for the property and
blood Of an unarmed and defenseless
people
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-08-16
HARMONY AT PHILADELPHIA.

The success thus far of the. Philadel
phia Convention is source of gratifca-
ton to every lover of peace in all sec
. lions of the country. After reading the
speech of General DIx-which we lay
before the public this afternoon-and OBJ
serving the harmony and unity of pnr-
pose displayed by the members gener-
ally. we cannot avoid noticing how rad
ically the objects ofthe Convention differ
from those pursued by the Radical Con-
gress The contrast between the two
bodies is striking-is almost astounding
The great Republican party, once ON
nipotent over the Government, Is sun
dered by the extremes to which its lead
ers carried its measures The best men
in its ranks have discovered that its pro-
LESSONS of devotion to the Union, were
words of deception, and find it neces-
sary to abandon it 1t is demonstrated
that Radicalism is nothing short of dis
union, as it practically claims for Con-
gress the power to expel States from the
Union. As far as its programme has
proceeded, it has expelled eleven States.
Such great lights of Republieanism, as
General DIX, Senator DoOLITTLE, and
others of TALENT and influence, found it
necessary, in order to restore the Gov
ment. To cut loose from it and form other
alliances Soldiers who fought for four
years, perceived that after the conquest
of the South for the avowed purpose of
bringing her back into the Union,
restoration was as far away,
IS when LEE drove MCCLELLAN back
from Richmond The great Union
party, after winning jeopardized Union,
refused to accept it. And what is the
result2 Northern generals and soldiers,
to secure national paei6eation, abandon
SrEvsxs. and SuNxER Iand BRowNLow,
lock arms with the rebels y of the
South, and form grand column Of
Union defenders Democrats Of the
North join hands with their late foes,
the Republicans of the North, to put
down one wing Of the once powerful, but
now corrupt and broken Republican
party. 1t is brave sight to see DIX and
BLAIR, and dozens Of other Federal gen
erals meeting in council with the great
men of the South They are willing
TO bury the late hates, and take new
start for peace from the bloody fields
upon which their mutual valor shed glory
upon common country Is it not no
BILE? Every interest of every section
demands the sacrifice Every voice Of
humanity pleads for it. Every recollec-
ton of The countrys past glory demands
it. Memories of common ancestry,
halTowed by him and rendered still more
precious by the perils that beset the
work of their great lives, demand It,
Thank heaven, the good men of the North
and South are once more to gather in
council
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-08-16
FOR THE NORTH.

The New Orleans Picayune closes a
scathing review of Governor WELLS adj
dress, as follows: His plea is, however,
not made up for this region, where all
the facts are known; and the Governor,
his associations and his designs are
known. He does not expect to alter the
popular Judgment, pronounced upon
him, as faithless to his pledges, a calum-
niator of lis countrymen, and willing
servitor of the basest of their enemies.
1t is made to be used elsewhere piece
Of testimony-got up on the MERRITT
and CoNSovER platform, to influence and
encourage those who are plotting the
degradation and ruin of the State
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-08-16
.LuIp ExTRAcT BUcHU
HBLMBOLD'S
Fluid Extract or SarSaparilla,
HIGHLY CONCENTRATED.

HIGHLY CONCENTRATED.
One bottle equivalent in strength to one gallon
Of the Syrup Of Detection.
Itreaches the scat Of the disease Immediately,
cxpelling all humors Of the blood, and
Identifying the Complexion.
These articles, being Of such strength, the
desc i exceedingly small. From this fact. II is
used in the United States Army Hospitals and
public Sanitary Institutions throughout the
land.
10 Sold By all Druggists everywhere.
h8- Ask for Helmbold's. Take no other
US- Cut out the advertisement and send for
Il, and By this means avoid counterfeit.
maris sayl6-iyls-lyin
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-08-16
70 CORRESPONDENTS

When communications are sent to us,
they then become our property, and will
not. hereafter, be returned to the writers.
except at orr discretion. Those who
may send them should bear this in mind,
as we shall plead this notice in bar of
any pretended right Of reclamation.
Hunting up rejected correspondence
consumes too much time, and is from
this day dispensed with
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-08-16

By the Cable to the Associated press.l
LoNDoN, August l6 The bank rates
will be reduced s per cent, this week no
BERLIN, August l6, Gen Rhii2bnuiz
has been appointed Governor. General of
Hanover f msfua sai Hm
The Queen of Hanover has been in
formed that her stay in the interior may
be attended with Inconvenience, As war
may be renewed with Bavaria after the
expiration of the armisticc
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-08-16
GEORGIA nFLRaArInH.

The Macon Georgia. Journal and
Messenger sees no evidence at all in
Georgia, that 'fireeaters' and secession
lists have assumed TO control, or have
controlled, the movement to send dele
gates to Philadelphia On the contrary,
it is a remarkable fact that Of all the
delegates so far named. we are unable to
find more than one original secessionist,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-08-16

E0- The Greensboro VideHe CON-
plains that marriages in Choctaw, have
nearly ceased The editor thinks that it
is not for the want of material, as he
knows quite number of young men and
widowers whose manners and unmen-
tionables need mending, and at least
hundred young ladies and widows, with
yes in their mouths ready to drop
on; oa the popping of the momentous
question.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-08-16
ELECTION NOTICI

AN ELECTION WILL BE HELD o
~ Saturday, the 18th day of September, Us.
to test the sense Of the qualified voter Of q
Time Bonds of the City Of Memphis, for 4
purpose OF funding the present due debt Of 4
city.
Polls will be opened at EnEine-house No.
and Engine-housc No. 3. between the hours
10 am. and pm.
Ballots viii be prepared and furnished at Il
polls as f0lloWs- ZOE FUNDING" an
AGAfNsT FUNDING.
Also. for theissuanceo Of 500. 900 Of City Bond
for the Improvement Of streets.
Separate ballots viii be prepared and fu'
nished as follows: ron ISSUANCE" ID
lsignedl JOHN PARK. Mayor.
aul5-td
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-08-16

~ When the cholera visited this CONT
nent in 1923 it ragged witch frightful IA
tally in the city Of Halifax, Nova
Scotia. While other physicians were
losing their hundreds of patients, one
alone seemed successfully to battle with
the disease. Out of seven hundred and
fftyseyen cases, he only lost nineteen !;
and of those who used his remedy as
prerentiee, not single one was ever at
tackled with the disease. A few drops of
this medicine taken daily arms the sys-
TEN to successfully repel the scourge.
/ have the remedy prepared from his
formula for sale at my store, No, 80
Adams street, near Main Orders from
the country will be promptly forwarded,
JAS. T. LIE GUERE,
Apothecary and Chemist,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-08-16

By An English paper states that
Major General j. c. WALKER, of the late
Confederate army, has been appointed
Colonel of an English regiment Gen.
WALLER commanded division in the
Army of Tennessee, serving with dis
tinction through all of its campaigns,
and especially distinguishing himself at
the siege Of Nashville, in 1864.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-08-16

weeks
fg alS ~
| 0oK AT THE PRICES OF A FEW AR
l ticles given belaw. and then give us call
we a,e po,,I 70 GeIl Cham
800 -
Calicoes, fast colors. l5c per yard.
Red licsing. % to 40 cents per yard.
Brown Domesiics, 20 and 30 cents per yard.
"a. 1914 and Id Sheetings. at reduced prices.
Jacnnets. y cts per yard, worth so cts. per y'd.
plaiu Swiss, 30c. per yard. worth SOC. per yard.
Checked Muslin. at 3Oc per yard. worth zoe:
Nainsooks. Bfilliant Marscilles. and other
white goods, at fully one. half less than the
same can be bought in this city.
Alchemy and other goods for waists, at from
6os. e 81 y PER ysrd;,,, *, or .,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-08-16
CITIZENS OF MEMPHIS

who wish TO give our medicines trial-who
believe that Practising Physicians can give
them satisfaction, who are willing to patror ize
home institutions believe that home
names sound as sweetly as any other--and who
do not believe in ondemning.everything.m
here-send to your nearest Druggist, or to the
following Houses for any of the Great South
ern Preparations" that you may need. For
sale by j. Z. DR0MG00LE a CO.,
q. W. JONES * Co.,
A RENKERT,.
40 On, Afamnhia Tam
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-08-16
al utiolr puICudSluB clncWncIt.
ExSON BROS.
f6aI Ui fyHt 2g7 Main street
STATE Q Or ,E., TENGN MESH County counr.

STATE PETE, TENGE St1 County counr.
James T. Willis and wife Julia, George Hon
and James L. Willis, VS.. petition to sell land
for division. X. A. Willis and wife Jane, W.
A. McGuthe, Monroe Clay and wife Narcissa.
Joseph McGufie, Thomas billiard and wife
jane z. 7. Mctiufie, VIM. McGuffie, Calvin
Avery and wife Elizabeth Avery.
TN THIS CASE 1T APPEARING FROM
il affidavit filed herein that the defendants are
non residents of the State Of Tennessee, it is
therefore ordered that publication be had in
the LEDGER. a newspaper published in the city
Of Memphis for four consecutive weeks requir-
ing the said defendants 10 enter their appear
ancee at a court to be held at the courthouse.
in the town of Somerville. Fayette county,
Tenn. on the first Monday in October, A. D..
1865 and plead alswer0r demur to the petition
filed in this cause, the same will be taken for
confessed. and set for hearing ex parfe as 10
them. JOHN G. REEVES, Clers.
SHELTER, Solicitor fer Pet'rs, Laul6-oaw4w
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-08-16
CHOLERA, AT 3s ADAMS STREET

(JASH ADVANCES MADE ON C0NSIGN-
~ ments. Bagging, Rope and Supplies fur
nisbed ENHTEf 20 IIU aul5a2m
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Extract Of Buchu.

will cure all diseases Of the Kidneys and Dlad-
der. Cures Pain or Weakness in the. Back:
Structures. etc. cures Weak Nerves. Loss OF
Memory, Trembling. Dimncss Of Vision
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-08-16
BATHS, BATHS, BATHS.
HOT OR COLD.
No. l5s Washington Street.

THF UNDERSIGNED RESPECTFULLY
i informs hecitizens Of Memphis that he has
refurnished his well-known Bath Rooms. Inc
sane viii be open for the public IRON . an. 70
10 pm. every day. Every article used 70
comfortable bath furnished - ..
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-08-16
BY TELEGRAPH
THE NOON DISPATCHES
AND GOLD QUOTATIONS

NRw York, August To- Noon--Gold
l5la Exchange, nominal; cotton firm
and unchanged at 3iG36.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-08-16
U.s.. IL cures Diarrhea for One Dollar.
nI5 II cures Diarrhea for One Dollar.
PALE AND FEEBLE

parations without benefit. should send immedi-
ately and get bottle of the Red Diarrhea Rem
edy II is exceedingly pleasant. contains no
powerful astringents. imparts tone and strength
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-08-16
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
ELS ON BROS
Mammoth Cheap Store,
207 Main Street,
MEMPH S.."....-......".......TE N N.
THr BALANCE OF OUR srccK

NJ II - II Ii Il - OIL ID,
And in order To sell il immedia ely we have
III f3li made such III. NJ III
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-08-16
HELMBOLD'S

Memory, Trembling. Dimncss Of Vision
HELMBOLD'S
Fluid Extract of Bucliu
is pure fluid extract. not weak tea OF infn-
s;on Ts Tho one thing ncedful for all COM
plants incident to Females. For particulars,
send for Circular.
HELMBOLD'S
FLUID E TRACT BU II q
cures Gravel and Dropsical Swellings existing
in Men, Women. or Children; in TACT. Alb
DISEASES requiring the aid OF n Diurotic. II
fectly safe, pleasant in taste and odcr, and i'm
mediate in its action.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-08-16
FOR OLD AND YOUNG.


Buy tho ''.Great Southern Preparations
Buy the :" Great Southern Preparations
Buy the . Great Southern Preparations"
Buy the Great Southern Preparations"
They merit esteem and confidence
They merit esteem aud confidence.
They merit esteem and confidence.
Ihay m crit aetaat1 aud anpHdanoa
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-08-16
aIMMBNsE REDUCTIONS

As will warrant It. sale within the next tw
Niht1 ia al weeks. N 81 w