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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-03-06
THE MAN OF NERVE AND THE NERy-
OUS MEN.

The following Illustration was mad
by Secretary Seward in a recent speecl
in New York:
You may remember a play that ha.
some popularity some years ago, enti
tied "1he Nervous Man and the Man o
Nerve.n Both of these characters wer,
well-tO-do country gentlemen. They
had been friends in early life. Thel
friendship grew with their years. They
lived ia distant parts Of the country
The nervous man had a hopeful son; the
man of nerve had loveable daughter
BY some freak of fortune, or some more
caPriciUus god, these young couple had
incidentally como together at a water
ing-place, and there formed an attach
ment unknown TO their parents. In the
meantime, the nervous man and the
man Of nerve had come to one agree
ment, to marry the two young people to-
getheT, under belief that they were en-
,irelv unknown to each other. Each
parent made the announcement to his
onhd in a mysterious manner. The
nervous mans eOn was told that he was
20 be married 10 one unknown lady, with
whom he was sure 10 fail in love at first
sight, but whose name must be withheld,
until the day OF the ceremony. The
daughter Of the man Cs nerve receives a
similar pleasant iUum ltion. Each lover
protested, each parent was peremptOry,
Zach lover imprtcticable. As a natural
consequence UJ,h ran away, and. as was
quite natural, both came together, and
they we're ciandestInely married. When
The nervous man heard OF his sons con-
disobedienco lie denounced
aim, disinherited him, disowned him,
and declared he would never see him
igain. When the man of nerve heard
ii the flight of his daughter he immedi-
ltely summoned his dependents, who
ought 10 restore her 20 her father. One
lareut was all passion, the other was all
i-cisiun While they were comparing
heir mutual and common grief and dis
the married lovers came
rembliug into their angry presence, and
,neeling down, asked forgiveness and
'arental blessings upon what was now
rrevOcable. What was heparents' sur
rise To find that the runaway match |
vas just precisely the one they had plan |
led, and the supposed failure Of which !
lad 50 deeply excited them The man /
( nerve acquitted himself with becom- |
ng resignation, and, since it had all /
nded right, lie extended TO the lovers I
he boon they begged. The nervous man /
gfused ali together to be comfOrted, pro- /
itiated, or even sOothed. He refused. 1
nd declared that he would Persist ioT- 4
yer in refusing to receive back again lhe 4
On who had been so disobedient. When .
is outburst of passion had somewhat
Ibsided, the man Of nerve said: Well /
ow, old friend, why won't you forgive
im3 Have you not got the matter all
our own way after all?' Why, yes"
spiied the nervous man, Il have got il
Il my own way" "Ihen, why will
on not forgive him ?" said the man of
erve. Why, damn it, l havn't had
~ own way of having it." This,
link, is the difference between the Pres
ent, who is a man of nerve, in the Ex-
.utive chair at Washington, and the
arvous men who are in the House Of
representatives.
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Nashville. Feb-y 1915.
7, : W. HATCHETT. Comptroller Of the
Treasury. do hereby certify that the Interna-
uOnai Insurance Company. located at New
York City, In the State Of New York. has pro-
duced 70 me satisfactory evidence that said
tOmpauy has compiled with all the reg uire-
meuts Of the laws Of the state Of Tennessee i'm
posed on Insurance Companies, and 4 further
certify that =. r Clarke q Co, Agents Of said
Company, have also compiled with the require
meats Of the laws OF the state, made and pro
vided in such cases; wherefore, said Iuterns-
tiOnal Insurance Company has authority to
take risks and transact the business OF iusur-
ance in this Stale. at Mem phis, Tenn.
This certificate OF Agency must be renewed
the lst days Of July and January Of each year.
=. ". HATCHETT,
(sEAL) Comptroller Tenn
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ALL RAIL AND no STAGING,
Fare Less
Than by Any Other Route.

Trains on the Mississippi Central Railroad
leave Grand Junction on Tuesday, Thurs1a J
and Saturday, at O'Clock pm.
Trains on the Mobile and Ohio railroad leave
Corinth going North and south Daily south
az pm and North n am.
At Decatur regular connections are male with
the Nashville and Decatur Road FOR Nashville
Louisville, etc.
At Stevenson connections are made with
road
AT thattanooga connections are made with
trains on the East Tennessee and Georgia, and
western and Atlantic Railroads. FOR an parts
Of Georgia, south and North Carolina, Virginia
and the North.
For through tickets aud further IA formation.
apply AZ No. I3 Court street, or a. the Memphis
and Charleston Depot.
". J. ROSS. GeuT SupJ.
c. l. ANnFTsSJN
General Freight and Ticket AGENT.
JULIUS HAYDEN
iaIA- -lm-faLI oenaraL T-lra-lmr .rar-r
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IN recommending these Pianos 10 public
notice, I claim that tley are superior 10
any other Pianos made iR Uoltme,
f1Uritg Of tone, great pOl0er, 6riliiancy,
ftdiResS, depth and eUelaess Of touch,
durability and fllish. IRot only claim
this, blt I am prepared to st5stanti0te
ft 70 The entire satisfaction Of all par
ties interested, and can safely SeGDe Il
20 any ccadid judge or judges for de-
eisfOn. 4 guarantee Of fVe years
gipen toi;h eVsT3y Instrument aud no
charges made for eOUsr, stool or shin
ping. Old Pianos taken IN erchdnOs,
II. BERNARD
mari ln 80 Main street
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IA r w -N- " I'M
County Of New York, January ~, Is6
Charles Taylor, President and g.. q. Hine Sec
retary q the Is ISTERVATIONAL ISsI-EANCE CoM-
PANY, to me personally known, depOse and say,
that they are said officers, and that the fOregO-
Ing Is a true, fun and correct statement Cf the
Affairs or said Company on the thirty-rrst
day Of December, lstj that said Com pany rs the
bona rde Ewuer Of one million dollars cash
capital and thr-e hundred and forty-eght
thousand nve hundred amt eighteen dollars
and forty-three cents cash surplus. invested as
above, all Of which Is the absolute property OF
said Company free ami clear from all leins and
claims thereon, except as above stated, and as
may be necessary for a reinsurance fund, .
according toThe hest OF their knowledge, infor-
nation and belief respectively.
CHABIE.S TAYLOR, President
e. e. HINE, Secretary.
Sworn 10 and subscribed, the date last above
written, before me,
CHARLES NETTLETON.
Commissioner f0f the state Of Tennessee.
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Axes. PlOws, Etc.

90 DOZEN BEST AXES.
$50 Pairs Trace Chains.
80 Avery and Hail Plows.
10 Two Horse Wagons.
300 Sacks Corn.
500 Bales Hay.
lO0 Sacks Bran.
5J0 Bushels seed Oats
70 Hhds- New Orleans Sugars,
- Bbls. White Sugars.
% Bags Coffee.
Is Tierces Hams.
10 Casks Bulk Sides and Bacon.
100 Grind Stones
1000 Gallon Jugs Jars, Pans, etc.
80 Bbls. Salt
40 Bbls Mess Pork
l2j Packages Cheese.
20 Bbls MOlasSes. ......
50 Kegs Choice Syrups
100 Bbis Choice Neal
Candies, soap, Starch, Tobacco Powder. Shot
White Lead OILS, Fruits, Candies etc
ES- In store and arriving. -
January 10Th.
TAYLOR, MCEWEN, DUKE & co.
MARI 3m
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The greatest amount insured IN any one risk,
In any one Ciiy. Town, Village or Bio K. No
arbitrary rule on these points. The C0mpaUy Y
Is governed bv prudent regard for the con-
structiOu, occupancy and exposure Of risks.
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Paid in Capital, S25O,0OO
Authorized Capital, - $l,OOO,OOO
OFFICERS:

W. H. CHERRY, President
A. T. LACEY Viee-President
r. C. DANIEL, - Cashier.
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DIRECTORS:

AMOS WOODRUFF, President Memphis and
Ohio Railroad.
Capt c. b. CHURCH.
R. HOUGH, u. 5, Collector Internal Revenue.
A. J. WHITE, OF A. ]. White q Co.
JNO. l. TAYLOR, OF Taylor, McEwen, Duke
& Co.
THOS r. SMITH. Of Pitser Miller & Co.
]. H. WAGG ENER, Of J. II. Waggener q CO.
II. A. PARTEE, Commission Merchant.
Hon. JOHN W. SMITH
H. T. TOMLINSON, Insurance Agent
JAS. Z MERRI NAN, OF JAS Z. Merriman s Co.
W. II. CHERRY,
A. I. LACEY, Of Lacey s MeGhee.
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Memphis and Charleston Railroad.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.

On and aftsr WEDNESDAY. tns s.h Instant
the talns on the Memphi, aud Charleston hafi-
road viii run DAILY, a. follows:
Eastward Trans.
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Secretary Seward observed

III haveread the history Of this country
correctly, it has settled these three things.
FIRST. No State can keep itself out of the
Union, or keep Itself in Territorial cen
diuOn under the Union. IN tie very be-
ginning four states refused 20 enter: with
wry faces they all came in afterwards
making the whole number of States thir-
taea, instead Of the nine first eouseDting
All the region east OF the AfississiDpi
rushed rapidly through a brief territorial
pupilage into the Union. We bought
provinces from Spain, from France, nom
Mexico From the Mississippi to the
Pacific they have rushed, or are rushing,
with railroad speed, after brief terrific
rial existence, as States into the Union.
II il were possible, we might acquire still
more provinces, North or South. You
cannot easily go further West.
Every province that might be
gained, whether white or black, old or
young allen or native born, would be I'M
mediately rushing, asAgith railroad speed,
as States into the Union, another thing
which our D1s.onai history teaches IS,
that the States which are in the UniOa
cannot be taken or kept out Of - limits;
and that is the great lesson OF the rebel
non, The third thing which this event
fuI war teaches lis is, that the stafas
which are In the Union cannot kaaD af,y
states that are outside from coming in
I tongreas is habitually inclined to tbis
experiment. II hesitated abont NTicbi-
gan and Missouri itreeled and staggered
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Westward Trains.

The Connection by this Route
Is Complete.
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STATE OF TENNESSEE. )
CO9fPTRoLLEk's UFFICE, :

CHARLES NETTLETON.
Commissioner fOr the state OF Tennessee.
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TIm EELArIoNs OF PEACE
Observations Of PrornIneni Wen

Everything tending 10 restore unity
among the people is interesting at the
present time therefore we have selected,
from speeches delivered at mass meet
ings in Washington and New York on
the 22d ult., the following observations OF
prominent men touching the relations OF
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FREIGHT TRAINS

days and Saturdays
Arrive. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays snd
Saturu sys- a =. LLNEEEUHE
General Superintendent
c. P OAKLEY. Gsn1 Ticket -sE'r fei5 In
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EDUCAr1oALN.
PRIVATE SCHOOL.

Bs-sSO Per Session Of Five Months, one NTH
payable monthly, fsb24 In
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-01-20

EN-We take the following items from
the New York Correspondence of the Aus
tin Gazette. His letter is dated Dec. 14th:
/ left Washington yesterday. /
think public sentiment has modified
considerably since the reception of
the Presidents message. The South
ern members are more hopeful of
an early admission than they were
two weeks ago. Very little doubt
is now entertained that all who can
take the oath will be admitted but
there is no prospect Of the admis-
sion of those who cannot.
The President has pardoncd al
most all the applicants from Texas,
except the Brigadicr Generals and
upwards. Among those pardoned
is the Hon. Claib Hebert, former
member of the G. S. Congress from
the Austin district. The President
has also ordered the release from
confinement at Fort Jackson, of
Judge Devine, Major Maclin, and
Luckctt. ] saw the Secretary of
the Treasury yesterday in reference
to the claim set up in some parts of
Texas by the treasury agents to the
1.-THE cotton. He said his instruc-
tons upon this head had been made
as plain as possible that it was not
his purpose to become tax gather
er for the Confederate States that
the 1.-THE cotton Ukich had been actu-
dHv delirercd to the agents Of the
Confederate States, he Of course
claimed and also that rhich had
been assessed and deSigndtedby a des-
criptiue list, and suffered to remain in
the possession Of the producer. But
the mere assessment of it, without
any actual or constructive delivery
by designation or description, did not
pass the title to the Confederate
States Government, and consequent
ly not 10 the United States. Yet
the fact is agents are claiming and
Selling it where it was assessed
alone.
Judge Latimer has been commits
stoned as one of the commissioners
Of taxes for Texas. He has return
Cd 10 Texas. L.
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.kinderho,k 20 the Wnshinrton eorre,.
pondent Of the Plcayune. with what rela-
bleness IL yet TO 10 seen, prognostieaies a
termination of the DURANGO of Mr.. Davis
which Is In remarkable accord with the
views, generally entertained In the South,
and which we have taken occasion to nut
forward frequently In this journal. lie
SAYS that when, on the Ie-assembling OF
Congress, the question In relation to his
trial comes up, there will 10 strong par
~, both in the Senate and the House, in
favor Of having him Immediately set at
liberty, without trial. and that this par
" will be composed of as many Republi-
cans as Democrats. Even those members
who are In favor OF having Mr., Davis Tried
in the civil courts, do not think he eau be
convicted of treason. 1t is understood that
several speeches wall be delivered by prom
linen, members in favor Of immediate re-
lease. The ground upon which such action
will be based, Is unersood 10 DO ~ follows;
It win be argued that the offence of Mr.,
Davis is purely POLITICAL and that political
offences ought not TO be punished with
death. Modern history Is rich in illustra-
tons OF this rule, and they will be adduccd
freely. II 10 founded upon the fact that
such acts as those alleged against JeTer-
son Davis, do not originate in moral wrong
but in differences of political opinion: that
they often result in success; aud that when
they are successful, they receive the lasting
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-01-20

ANOTHER New FIRM.-Wc cannot begin
to keep up with the commercial changes
that are continually going on around us,
and we fear that ere long we shall have to
employ "locai Ia Houston and Calves
ton, in order to collect up all the items that
arc floating around But, hold, we ore run
ming off the track, we started to say that
a new firm has been started in our town
Mcssrs. Sherwood, Saunders, & Co., who
have opened a new stock of goods at Stack
poles old Rail Road Corner, and invite the
attention Of their friends. 1t will also be
seen that they are the proprietors of the
popular "City Mills" in this place, that
they buy wheat sell goods, and almost any
thing you want, and perhaps can do little
in the DoetOriHg line on n pinch! Call
and see them,-they are now expecting
heavy stock Of new goods. 1t viii be seen
by their advertisement that they want
Greenbacks too,-jusi our fir.
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THE STATE OF TEXAS.

To tie Sheriff Of Denton Couny-GrecHng'
VOU are hereby commanded to summon
Il by publication, W. C. Brown, to be
and appear before the District Court Of
Denton County, at the Court House in tho
town of Denton, on the Third Monday after
the First Monday in February, 1866. then
md there to answer the petition Of W. s.
Williams, now ON file in said Court, which
allcdges that Plaintiff and Defendant pur-
chased the following described land Be
ginning 495 varas w. Of j. 7. Fren chs n.
W. corner; thence East, to Elm; thence
down the same to where the East line OF
said survey crosses it; thence South 70 said
French's S. E. corner; thence West 23I6
varas; thence North $50 vsras to the be-
ginning. That Defendant fraudulently
procured the deeds therefor, and has failed
to do Justice to petitioner.
Herein fail not, but have you, then and
there, this writ, with your action thereon
endorsed
Witness, James Eads, Clerk Dis
SEAL \trict Court Denton County, and
.S0Oseal of said Court. Given under
my hand and seal of office, this 18th day Of
January, 1866.
JAMES EADS, Clerk,
By NJ. BAuGHERTY, Depnty.
T1S:4w-Printer's Fee, SIS.
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-01-20

We find tho following in the New Or
leans True Delta under the head Of "Slrange
Arrests
Three prominent citizens of Texas have
rcce ntly been arrested by order of Gene
ral Sheridan, and, u couple of days ago,
passed through this city, en- route for Fort
Jackson where they are TO be confined
The gentlemen iucarccrated were: Judge
Thomas j. Devine, formerly Of the Conied.
crate Court, who was arrested ut his own
residence another is Saekield Maclin,
formerly Major in the regular army, but
who resigned before the war; and after
wards became Major in the Confederate
army; and Philip n. Luckctt, Colonel in
the Confederate service. The two last
named went to Mexico on the surrender Of
the Trans-Mississippi Department, and
were arrested on their return to Texas. All
had sentin their applications TO the Presi-
dent for pardon, but when made prisoners,
time sufficient had not elapsed for answer
to reach them. On their way through New
Orleans, we arc informed, they wrote strong
appeals to the President for pardon and re-
lease, and sent them to Gov. Wells, request
ing his endorsement, before forwarding
them to Washington. We cndeavored to
ascertain the special cause for the arrest
Of these gentlemen, hut werO unable to do
so; and there seems to be nothing in their
connection with the Confederate cause, so
far as we cnn learn that would be particu-
larly Objectionable to the United States
Government
The Tyler reporter learns the arrest Of
the abovenamcd gentlemen was in consc-
quence of their connection with the seizure
of the U. s. property in Texas, in 1861
Later dispatches however, say that all three
of them have been released, and are at New
Orleans.
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B9JT The Paris Press discourseth thus, up
on the revival of the U. S, Mail through tina t
place:
A wonderful change has taken place
within few weeks; we have mail commu-
cation with the city of Mckinney, seventy
miles Distant There is no telling what
may happen next. 1t is said that there is
an old fashioned United States Post Office
in Paris! and that "diYers and sundry" let
tors and papers are received and distribu-
ted each week. We have been inclined to
doubt the report, but on Wednesday even
ing last we received through the Post Office
the Mckinney Messenger, Of the 18th inst,
containing many interesting items of news
from the ''state of Collin"
Who knows what will happen next?
Perhaps, in time, we may have mail com
munication with the village of Houston
if such lace cxists--for so We heard, DO.
fore the Confederrcy, ''so-called," rose,
glimmercd, and thcn vanished, leaving
poor mora.s to won Ter what sort of . thing
it was.
Several copies of the Dallas Herald, dat
cd in October and November, have come
to hand. We are glad to hear that the
city of Dallas still stands, and long may
the Herald flourish. 1t is fair to state,
that we have occasionally seen the Herald
during the past few months, but for which
we are indebted to the kindness of our
friends, and not TO Uncle Sam mail sys-
tCD'.
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Fine Arts.

FULL-LENGTH PORTRAIT OF GEN. LEE.
"Blest be the art that can immortalizc"
the features of the wise, the good, the
great! that can bring before us in bodily
scmblance men whose very names are
spell-word, and whose mere presence was
power. Storicd scenes and smiling land
scapes are interesting, representations Of
storms and battles exciting; but how much
deeper the interest, how much more genu-
inc the excitement with which we contem-
plate q life-like portrait of such man rs
Robert Il. Lee, the patriot soldier, the en-
lightened statesman, the general whose re-
cord is unsullied by one selfish thought or
one ungenerous act; whose name would
shed lustre on any country. Apart from
sacred or devotional Subjects painting is
never more nobly employed than when
preserving the lineaments of such q man,
and enabling future generations to judge
for themselves Of the rare consonnncc that
existed between the character and personal
appearance of the great Confederate Gen.
cral.
The full-length portrait of Gen. Lee is
nj present on exhibition in Duques rooms,
7Gj Broadway, between Eighth and Ninth
streets The artist is Mr.. f. C. Bruce, of
Richmond, who painted it in the fall Of
1864, in accordance with an order from the
Virginia Legislature. How well he has
accomplished his task one glance at the
noble figure in the foreground, standing
by, not resting on, the gun-carriage, his
plain gray uniform relieved by the bright
scarlet lining of the military cloak flung
over the wheels, will satisfy the visitor
The background of the picture is darkened
by the smoke and fecked by the lurid glare
OF battle; and emerging from it is seen
courier refining in the iron gray charger
which bore the general through many a
fierce engagement On one side of the
picture stands tree, half shrouded in the
murky battle atmosphere, from which de-
ponds bra nch newly severed, eminently
suggestive Of recent tempest Of le2den
hail.
General Lee is represented in full uni
form wearing the sword and belt presented
to him by the ladies of Baltimore, and hold
ing a field glass in his left hand. Strcwn
on the ground around him is q Zouave cap,
conical shell, broken musllet, and other
accessories of like character. 1t is
strikingly exciting picture, for the specta-
tor rs he gazes on the erect military figure
and the noble, expressive, benevolent coun-
tcnance of the chivalric. soldier in the fore
ground, ANONYMOUSLY endeavors to pierce
''thc war clouds dim," and discover what
battle is raging beneath the "sulphurous
conopy" that hangs over the rear of the
picture.
The likeness is said, by those familiar
with Gen. Lees appearance, to be excellent,
and all who would desire to get a correct
idea of the personnel of the far-famed de-
fender of Richmond, should pay visit to
665 Broadway.-N. Y. indicator.
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ID n. IL " n s.:
Saturday Morning, January 20, 1865.

gsV"0nr Agent and fric"t Capt. Jasper
w. Johnson, of Kaufman, has placed us
under renewed obligations for an addition
al list of subscribers Mt that place. Unfor-
Iunntcly his let er has been much delayed
and was only received the present week,
which will account Cor the delay in send
ing the paper TO the new subscribers.
Thanks Capt. and may your shadow never
grow less. Cannot some others of our
friends in the surrounding Counties initiate
his examrle?
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-01-20

Eas" We take pleasure in calling the at
tcntion of our readers to the card of Messrs.
Harvey & C over, Receiving, Forwarding
and General Commission Merchants Hemp
stead and Millican, Texas. We have as
surance that this is most rerliablc and
prompt business house, and one every way
worthy of patronage. We may add, that
Snowdon =. Samucls, Esq. well known in
this section is connected, with the above
house and solicits call from his old
friends.