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The Dead Sea of California.

From tho Tulare (Cal.) Times.
Lately | was high upin the mountains
of the Ovens Lake country. Feeling
fatigued in consequence of the rough
road we had travelled, my companion
and / seated ourselves on n projecting
rock, and surveyed the extensive land
scape about us. Owens Valley, with
the thousands of cattle aud horses gra-
zing on the fine agricultural and pasture
lands, made farm-like scene on grand
scale. The Inyo Mountains loomed up
gradually, and their varied colOrs told Of
the mineral wealth concealed within.
But the most striking object that meets
the eve, and of which started to speak,
is-Owen's Lake-the dead Sea of Cali
fornia. Its waters sparkled like bur
nished silver. This lske is about thirty
miles long and very near twenty wide,
and quite clear. No living thing inhabits
IT, | am told that il man should en-
ter the water and remain over six hours
that it completely eats him up, leaving
nothing but his bones, aud even these
would be reduced to nothing in a few
hours.
During the Indian troubles, some three
wears ago, a party of settlers who had
their destruction in view as punishment
for depredations, surprised a party Of
Indians-numbering about twenty-and
drove them into the Lake. where :hey
died in a few hours Sometime after
this another party of Indians met the
same fate.
At or near the mouth Of Ovens river,
where its waters enter the Lake, are
found great numbers of wild ducks,
cranes, and other birds. Ovens river
is a fresh water stream yet the constant
pouring in of this body Of pure water
does not change in the least the chemical
nature Of the Lake. This mysterious Sea
has no visible outlet; and during the sea
son of the heaviest rains, when torrents
of water are flowing into il from every
direction, there can be no percepnble
rise discovered IL must have a sub
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MISCELLAN EOUS.
DOG ORDINANCE.

SECTI0N FOURTH. CITY ORDINANCE,
- Bridges Digest. page 1875
Be IT ORDAINED by the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen of the City of Memphis, that here
after. when the canine species, or other ami
mails withn the city or is vicinity. liable to be-
come rabid or mad. actually nave or are evil
IDENTIFY threatened with bydrOphobia. it shall be
the duty of the Mayor of the city to Immediately
Issue his proclamation. publishing the same in
the city papers and in hand-b bill form, having
the same posted throughout the city ordering
the owner or owners of dogs. whether licensed
or not, within the cty, TO IMMEDIATELY
MUZZLE OR SECURELY C0NFINE TIE
SAME within his or her or their well-secured
Enclosures, in manner and form so AS 10 efectu-
ally prevent their doing any damage whatever
by biting or otherwise. to injuro man or beast,
during the prevalence of such distemDer or
horrible malady. Each and every person fail
ing or neglecting to comply with such orders
instantly after due publication thereof, shall be
subject, on conviction, to n fns OF not less than
FIVE nor moro than fifty dollars for the first
Oifense, and FIVE dollars for each and every hour
thereafter that he, she or they may continue to
fail. neglect or refuse compliance; .nd it shall
be the duty of the Chief of Police and his sub
ordinates to have any and all dogs going at
large within the city. whether licensed or NIT
contrary to the Mayors proclamation "r order.
as provided for in this section, instantly killed
and removed at the cost of the owner. if to be
found, and if not to be removed at the expense
of the city. 1t shall likewise be the duty of
the Chief of Police and his subordinates to have
all dogs going at large within the city. without
any known owner, contrary to any of the provi-
sions of this ordinance, killed and removed in
manner and form to; be from time to time pro-
vided for by the Board of Mayor and Alder
men. lla
JOHN PARK,
fvIS-onf Mayor
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NEW BOOK
ffN AND
S OU T III E RN WOR K 4,
by n Southron,
PUBLISHED IN THE SOUTH.

lust ISSUED BY BLEL0CK a CO.,
J, Memphis. Tenn. on the philosophy OF SPIT
itualism-aDeient and Observation-Disclosures Greek
sybils Roman augurs. Indian and Egyptian
mysteries, all miracles-past and present-the
Bible Koran, Shaster, &c., entitled " TIL
PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE, AS EVOLVED
BY MODERN SCIENCE"
The RciioiO- Philosophical Journal says Of IL
"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
It's blessings ever uttered 70 the world. He
proves il TO be a scientific and philosophic reli-
zion. and explains il so clearly a 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.
lie regards the Bible as a history Of Spiritual
ism showing that all Ieople have had their
sacred books, from whence they drew inspira-
ton. and an Overruling Power whom they Wor-
ship by some name and thai spirits have ever
communed with mortals. His language Is
beautiful; his reasoning sound. lie quotes
freely from the scientific minds Of the age. lis
book bears evidence of being the production oi
a cultured mind. He thus speaks IN a candid
spirit to all striving for truth &c. -. .
Where faith has faded under the sunlight Of
science, il plants philosophy upon which hope
and happiness may live an EToH into a glory
and tO-thOusands Of the depressed and og-
pressed'| eople Of the unfortunate South. II will
carry comfort and consolation. and wreathe
their lives with a new and higher charm than
ever they possessed before.
For sale at all the Book Stores. jeSO-1meod
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The Field of Sadowa-situation, Owner
ship and Historical "Reminiscences the
Scene of tho Defeat of the Austrians.


The name of the village where the
great battle between the Prussians and
Austrians took place on the Sd of July is
not Cudowa (Which is a watering place
m Prussian Silesia) nor Sudowa (Which
is village on the oiher side of the Elbe),
but Sadowa
1t is a small place between the town of
Horc pronounced Horschitz,i e., Fire
place. and the fortress of Koniggratz,
FIVE miles distant from the latter city
and eight miles from Josephstadt. Ho-
ric is the seat of the Bohemian calico
manufactory and the great produce mar
ket of the Riesengebirge Giant Noun
tains). 1t has seven thousand inhabi
tants, of whom two thousand five hun
dred are occupied in the calico factories.
In the neighborhoed of Sadowa is the
renowned castle and park Of Count Har-
rach, one of the riches noblemen of Aus
tra. The castle is real wonderwork
of historic curiosity and artistic splen-
dor 1t is built in close imitation Of
Windsor Castle in England, in the midst
of park and old forest of twentyseven
square miles. The large hall, called the
Kaisersaal (the Hall Of Emperors) is
remarkable for its splendor 1t contains
the portraits of all Emperors of Austria,
painted by the first masters OF Germany
and Italy The walls are frescoed in
Pompeiian style The floor represents,
by inlaid woodwork of most costly kind,
the renowned painting of kaulbach,
THE Hunncuschlacht' (the battle of the
Huns,) Every piece of furniture is of
ebony wood inlaid with ivory and solid
gold.
Another hall is called King Edward
II. Hail. The furniture was brought
over from the Castle of Carnarvon, and
is the identical furniture used by the re-
nowned English King The dining sa-
loon is called the Hirschsaal (the Deer
hall. The chairs, tables, gobets, doors
and floor are made of deerhorn The
door of this splendid room had cost
5000 forms or $2500 To give in short
an idea of the costliness of the whole, it
may suffice to state that Count Harrach
devoted, during twelve years, the income
of twenty-five of his estates for the
building and decoration of this castle,
called Schloss Hradek "
Count Harrach himself is not on y a
nobleman of the highest standing, but
also manufacturing Lord The great
est Bohemian glass mandatory at Neu-
wald, an immense iron work, numerous
cotton mills, linen spinneries and coal
mines, and vast estates in Bohemia, Mo-
ravia and Stiria, give him an income of
1000, 900 horins Isl ,000,O00) The Prus-
sian army, therefore, will find a splendid
camping place in the large deer park of
the Count, and the Prussian comman-
ders splendid headquarters in the Castle
of Hradek.
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n O &c e

HAVING SOLD OUT MY INTEREST IN
III The painting business, No. IS Monroe
street 20 my partner. Mr.. Frank Pope, would
respectfully solicit from my friends aeontinu-
ance Of their patrgnaee. 50 literally bestowed
on the late firm. Mr.. Pope is an artist well
and favorably known % the community.
MARTIN I. RYDER.
MrNrHrs. July "a. 1855. jyis-iw
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Dissolution OF COpartnerShip.

IJ'HE FIRM OF RYDER 4 POPE Is THIS
i day dissolved by mutual consent, NJ. I.
RYDER retiring. The business of the late firm
will be settled by FRANK POPE. He alone
is authorized TO collect and pay the indebted
ness Of the same, and sign the firms name in
settlement
RYDER & POPE,
No. 46 Monroe street.
MKxrHIs, July "a. 1895.
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&ilO.AI2 RI

LOSSES ADJUSTED AND PAID during the
year 1869, in avery marked and striking man
ner exhibits the solid. substantial, and faithful
service rendered patrons by the Phoenix, rs well
as its ability to pass through seasons prolific of
conhagrations. with honor and profit to those
most interested. sgr
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THE ENGLISH DETAILS.

From the London Times, July 8.
The great decisive blow has been
struck, and the fortune of war has once
more declared in favor of Prussia. The
bold conception and consummate execu-
ton of their far-sighted plan of cam
paign, and the results of long series Of
bloody encounters, had. at the close of
last week, enabled the Prussian Generals
to mass their forces on the plain of Bo-
hemia, and to press close. upon their
enemy, who, after dispuliug the ground
inch by inch along every avenue of that
mountain-girt kingdom, had fallen back,
failed at all points, painting and bleed
ing, yet turning to bay on his last van
tage ground on the Elbe, between his
two strongholds of Josephstadt and
Koniggratz. A pause of three days
seems to have been allowed to the com
batants on both sides Finally, on Tues
day, the First Prussian army, under
Prince Frederick Charles, advancing
from Gitschin, on the road that Ivy Chin
and Horztiz leads to Sadowa, and the
Second army, under the Crown Prince,
crossing the Elbe to meet them, drew up
all their combined forces under the
immediate command Of their King
an army, it is said of nc less than eight
army corps-on some point near konig-
gratz, between the right bank OF Elbe
and the left of the Bistriz, a minor trib-
utary stream which runs porallel to the
main river from Horzitz, to its cOnflu-
ence with IL Marshal Benedek, aware
that the decisive moment had arrived,
issued forth from Konniggratz, appar-
emily with only Eve corps, but choosing
as was natural with man who stood on
his own ground. a most advantageous
position. The battlefield is described
as being near Horzitz, near Sadowa,
near Koniggratz; the fighting ragged
probably, from one end to the other ofall
this vast tract of country. The battle
lasted twelve hours For six hours the
Austrians defended a strong position
they had chosen behind the Bistritz, but
it was taken by storm toward 2 o'clock,
and by seven in the evening the defeat
of the Austrians was complete. The
earliest Prussian bulletins Of the
same evening, at and II o'clock, al
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Greatest Invention Of the Age,
Being a Protection against Fire. and
Will not Rot Oh.

1T COMBINES STRENTH WITH RAPID
| ity of adjustment to bales of any size. re-
ouiring only one-thrd Of minute to tie up a
bale of cotton.
II being now well known to all the dealers N
rome for bailing cotton, that only a very small
crop of hemp was made the past year. and that
in consequence the price will rule very high,
and that q supply cannot be relied on al any
price. In consideration Of these facts, all deal
crs, and those requiring ties. will do well to put
in their orders for this tie soon, thereby securing
a supply for the season. The indications nov,
so far as we have learned, are, that the demand
for this tic will be very large, hence the neces,
siiy of making early orders. which, addressed
to the manufaeturers,
STONE A MURPHY. or
NJ. j. SMITH * CO., New Orleans.
LACY & McGHEE. Memphis.
Win meet with prompt attention
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Beard & Co. are also manufacturers Of the
Excelsior Fire and Burglar-proof Safes.
Price lists and circulars furnished on appli-
catson my3l-3m
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ssOO.Ooo 90

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
the management of the PHGNIX is in the
hands of those who know how. successfully. to
couducta
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PUBLIC DIRECTORY.
Plumbing and Gas Fitting.

INLANNERY. JOSEPH. PRACTICAL
Il Plumber, Gas and Steam Pipe Filter, 2i219
Second street. cor. of Jefferson. 4 Je5-3m
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Drugs and Medicines.

C,HER0T, C. r. & BRO, DRUGGISTS q
" Apothecares 10 Main street. iyl3-lm-
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JUST, A., GENTS AND BOYS CLOTH No
J and Furnishing Goods, 245 Mains jy23-lm
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CHINA, GLASS AND DQUEENswARE. AT
u I7s Main st. VOORHEES, a Patrick. jel4 3ln
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4 IOMPTROLLER-P. M. DICKINSON, EA-
~ charge Building.
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COUNTY REGISTER-CHAS.W W JoHN
~ son, cor. Court aud Second streets.
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TRUssEs, SUPPORTERS, ETC.
WI LIAM 8. @ R N I
wv COMMISSION AIERCHANT.
NO. SO s. DELAWA ARE Avenue, Philadelphia.

Duponts Gunpow der, Refined Nltre, Charcoal Etc.
w. Baker a. co 3 Chocolate. Cocoa, and Broma
CIocker Bros q Co.'S yellow Metal SheAthDR, Rolts
nd Nails lH
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FEMALE SNEAK THIEF.-At the Central
Station yesterday MARY Moore (colored) was
the premises of George W. Metzgar, The COM
plainant testified that Mary Moore was engaged
as a domestic in his family on Wednesday, ana
slept in the house that night. Yesterday morn
TO be open, and the defendant nowhere about
An examination of the premises disclosed the
fact of the theft, number of dresses and other
articles having been carried off. Officer Webb
testified that he arrested the accused, and re-
covered the stolen property from information
he received from the occupants of house in
Middle alley, where bundle of the things had
been placed for safe keeping. The defendant
was held for trial
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CHURCH DEDICATIoN.-For some months
past the First Presbyterian Church, Northern
Liberties, on Buttonwood street, below Sixth,
has been undergoing very extensive improve
GUS life of the congregation worshipping there.
The interior has been entirely remodelled. The
cost of the improvements will amount to
over SIS, 900. Dedication services Will be held
next Sabbath morning at 1890 A. M. by Rev. j.
I. Sheppard, D. D., and in the evening by Rev.
Daniel Marsh, ID. ID.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
PRICES OF ADMISSION.

FRENCH OPERA.
p. JUlGNE1 AND e. DRIVEr, DIRECTORS.
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GOVERNMENT SALES.
y OVERNMENT SALE AT AUGUSTA,
" GEORGlA.

-
The following Property will be sold at
A PUBLIC AUCTION,
AT THE UNITED STATES ARSENAL, AT
ON raH8ISi aAHU8SuSsiiX' 6aGt1IH5I GEoRHGIAaS aS ,ooe
HrUperty at FoRI FISHER, North Carolina, as
About 10000 pounds unserviceable Guns, Shot,
and Shell.
"a unseruceable Gun Carriages, with the iron on
S4O barres damaged Powder.
Lying at the Railroad Depot, in ATLANTA,
iO4t0O pounds Cast-iron Guns.
Al the Flndley Iron Works, at MACON, Geor-
A Fine Steam Press Hammer, acting direct from
CJ hinder. Weight OF drop 1000 Lounds.
At the AUGUSTA ARSENAL AND POWDER
WORKS, the tolloNng:-
liz O00 pounds Cast-iron Guns.
COO pounds Cast'iron Castings, some of them
$50 coo pounds Cast.iron Scrap. shot and shell,
60OO pounds Copper Scrap.
lS0 Field Gun Carriages, with the irons on
l4O Ammunition Chests, black, walnut, and
81 sets of Artillery Harness, for two horses,
Anc quantity of Other property consisting princi.
pally OF
Horse Equipments,
Infantry AccOutIements leatheT)
Musket Appendices,
Harness,
Bullet MOuds,
Powder Flasks, and
BlacksmlthsA Bellows
The sale will commence at 10 A. NJ, aud continue
unnl all the properly ls,ss9'd ls SD
Twenty per cent. on I,sa aay of the SALE and the
remainder when the property is delivered or within
ten DAYS,
at Fort Fisher, N C Atlanta or Macon, Ca, shou.o
examine it before the day Of the sale. n.
Brevet Ldeut.-COl. . s. A, Capt Ord
II 90 cot Commanding Augusta Arsenal.
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Psrquet, ParqGet Oitce, and balcony with reserved
theatre, Csc.
Doors open at O'Clock. Curtain to rise at TX pre-
csely. y
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SUDDEN DEATH OF A PHILADELPHIAN.
Yesterday morning Mr.. George w, Bruner,
who at different times was connected with
porter, died suddenly in Washington City. At
the time OF his death, Mr.. Bruner was Depart
mentreporter for theWashington Star, and during
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the war was Photographic reporter for the Wa
department. He was a graduate OF the High
school, and was Doted for ecntleness oil d.sposr
ton and quietness OF demeanor.
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A TERRIBLE ExPERIENCE-Arriuol Of
the packet ship Tonawanda aonh sirty-seuen
ececked Frenchmen on board.-The ship iona
ecanda arrived at this port. yesterday, from
as passenger, and siXty-seven wrecked French
men on board. Captain Julius, of the Iona
ooGndd, reports that on November 18th, latitude
45'2O N, longitude 50'6O W., saw dismasted
vessel on our port bow; stood tor her; she proved
TO be the brig Jacques, Captain Fontaine, of and
for Granville, from st. Pierre, Newiound-
land; four days out: when Two days out
while lying in a gale OF wind under close
reeted maintopsail, heavy sea struck her and
hove her on her beam ends it carried away
her bowsprit and all her masts and yards, eX-
cept the foremast and yard, broke the tiller,
seven deck beams, etc., and took her houses,
boats, and everything else off the deck, even to
her hatches; she had sand ballast in, with bar
rels of cod liver oil and Goldfish over it; she was
making water, pumps choked, and they were
bailing with buckets; lowered two boats, one in
charge of the first and the other of the second
mate, and took them off, with their effects; one
boat made three, and the other four trips; dur
ing this time the wind and sea were increasing,
and we did not save anything else; the captain
set the vessel on fire before he left; we brought
away siXty-seVen persons, besides the crew;
she had two cabin and over fifty other passen-
gers; these last were in miserable condition.
'When the accidenVoccurred they we're all in
the hold, on the barrels, and when the vessel
was thrown down, the cargo shifted, and they
with it; one was killed, and there are now on
board the IOndtCdndo four persons with their
collar-bone, hip-bone, jaw-bone, and one arm
broken, besides number with bruises and
wounds and there are several cases of scurvy;
our doctor attended them all, set their bones,
and made them comfortable. On the 1st inst,
Thomas Corrigan, seaman, OF st. John, NIB,
fell overheard and was drowned. On the night
of the 9th inst. Jean Theffane, of st. Verau Cote
received at the time OF the accident to the
jacques
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1t will thus be that nearly one third of the
whole amount was for the payment OF interest on
the loans incurred in previous years TO bear the
burden of the war; and the neglect OF former
Councils to provide sufficient rate OF tax now
bears heavily upon the public.
The committee referred to the manner in which
property is assessed. That in the old city is gene
rally assessed about 60 per cent OF It's real value
That in the wards is not assessed over 10 per
cent, and the tax of per cent on the returned
value of S160000,000 is not as much as would be
produced by per cent. on $3.50, 100000, which is
nearer the real value of the city property BY the
correction of the Board of Revision, this great evil
will doubtless be remedied before the expiration OF
the present year.
The committee closed by reporting the following
ordinance:
hereby authorized and required forthwith to levy
upon the taxable property returned by the assessors
as the assessment OF 1866 except sucn as is rural
the tax Of S4 on the assessed value thereof and
upon every taxable inhabiant OF the city 25 cents
q Said tax be laId for 1867 as one city and
county tax, and is hereby voted for the following
objects Tor 1867 Items-First. For poor, IL cents.
Second. For public schools, 5s cents. Third For
lighting city, % cents. Fourth Payment of in
terest on funded debt and for sinking fund.- ST. 54
Fifth. Highways, 30 cents Sixth Water 2l cents.
Seventh. Police 81 cents. Eighth. City property,
cents. Ninth. Fire, 7 cents Tenth. Prisons, 7
cents. Eleventh. City Commissioners, II cents.
Twelfth Street cleaning, cents. Thirteenth. Re-
naming expenses, 27 cents
The report was signed by Alex. J. Harper,
Samuel g. King, Henry Harrison, A, II. Francis
Gus, Alex M. Fox, Saml W Cattell, Alexander
d Hodgdon.
minority report presented by Mr. Marcer pur-
ported that the of 81 per hundred for 1866
was, by the Oomptroler's estimates, expected TO
raise S6,5OO,OOO The same estimates placed the
expenditures at S7,0OO,000. This included the de-
hclency OF the previous year, Thls Whole amour,
should have been paid, because the city had fundeo
WITHIN one year before S2,5OOOOO Of her obligations