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j. w. DOLBEAR's
Com na erciaI SchOO

@ OIm na er'cial - CHI o o / /,
Corner Of Church and Vine SITS. Nashville.
Where writing, Book keeping, Pho
biography, Arithmetic, etc, are thorough
ly taught.
Writing.-By thirty years study and expe-
rience, the seven DOlbear Brothers have re.
duced Penmanship to an exact science, so
that pupils are not left 10 mere imitation OF
copies and have invented system of hand
training that removes all stiffness, erRnAp-
ing and trembling. and changes the most UNI
slightly hand into neatness, ease and Gle
gamee.
DOLBEAR'S Commercial Instttu-
tiOns are the oldest in America.
No. eos broadway, New York, estab-
ltshed 1898.
Corner Camp and Common streets,
New Orleans, established 1852.
No, 2OS Main street Memphis.
Corner of Church and Vine streets,
Nashville.
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THE MARY f.. FLETCHER
LANDS FOR SALE.

N. II. Cotton and wife, ct al VS.. Claude Fletcher
ct. ais.
A DECREE IN THIS CAUSE AT THE
N January term, 1867, Of the Davidson County
Court, directs the Clerk to sell for division Of
proceeds among the heirs of Mary K. Fletcher,
deceased. the following valuable lands. to wit:
Lot No. !. containing - acres III poIes
2 46 acres "a poles.
3 6 s acres SO & RoIs:.
palt of this survey may be seen at any time
before the day of sale at the Clerks office, by
parties desiring TO purchase.
If preferred. these lots. containing together,
23lL acres more or less. will be sold as enc tract
These lands are situated in District No. q, Of
Davidson county, three and a half miles from
Nashville near the Dickinson pike are well
timbered. exceedingly fertile. with excellent
Springs Of neyer-failing water on the premises.
and suitable on account Of the convenient sire
of the different tracts and their proximity O.
Nashville for men OF small means, for gardening
or other purposes
Sale, Saturday, April O, 1897, at the
South end Of the Courthouse, st II o'clock v.
TRRMs-0ne-third cash. balance Of payment
on six and twelve months time. Notes with
interest and personal securityTequiIed, and lien
retained. =. L. NiCHOL, Clerk.
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NeM YorI. Demncrntic ConYention.

ALBANY, March 29.-The Democratic
convention is called to meet here on the
10th of April to nominate delegates at
large to the constitutional convention.
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PLANTERS BANK NOTES

THE HOLDERS OF THE NOTES OF THE
i Planters Bank shOald bear in mind that the
notes must be presented TO the undersigned
within the time prescribed by Law. or they will
be forever barred. Certificates will be issued
for the notes when presented. These eertif
Gates viii be received at par in payment Of any
debt due the Bank. and are now worth ninety
FIVE cents in the dollar. ID. WEAVER,
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DISSOLUTION.

THE COPARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE
j existing under the name and style of Foster
Brothers is hereby dissolved by mutual consent.
All persons owing Foster Brothers can find
their office in rear of Guild x Smiths Law
Office formerly occupied by Foster h MeEwen.
Messrs. ARMISTEAD 4 WOODS have pm
chased the entire interest of the firm.
POSTER BROTHERS..
Nashville February, 1867.
In retiring from business, il affords us great
pleasure to recommend Messrs. Armistead 4
Woods to all our customers aud the public gen
orally, and hope they will continue their pa
trOnage, so literally extended TO the old firm.
FOSTER BROTHERS.
Nashville, February. 1867. marl5 If
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS


CUMBERLAND LODGE NO s F.
~ and A. 81. called meeting. this. a
SATURDAY. EVENING. 30ih inst, W W
at Masonic Temple at g. O'Clock, for M
work in the third degree. wv
By order Of the W. NJ.
JOSEPH S. CARELS,
marS0 II Secretary.
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TO PHYsICIANs.E-

PHYSICIAN OF MEMPHIS, DOING A
"A special Office practice. averaging $3.50 per
month, intends TO visit Europeth summer. and
desires - sell bis preetice, including Office furDi-
tara. instruments. etc lie IL willing 10 form an
osieEsBit partnership. address L. Box ZIG,
Memphis, Tenn. MARI ~
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CALLED MEETING OF THE NASH
y VILE BLOOD HORSE ASSOCIATION
There will be meeting Of the Nashville Blood
Horse Association on SATURDAY, at y
o'clock at their Club Room at RiddlebuTger's
Saloon. As important business will come before
the meeting, all the members are requested TO
attend. GEO w. DARDEN
mary q Secretary.
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CHAS. H. BROWN,

Practical LOckSmith and Bellhanger.
Iron Safe Doors and Locks Repaired. Keys
Fitted, Scissors Ground and Knife Blades put in,
and General Repairing of ali kinds SIGN OF
BIG KEY AND BELL.
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ONE MORE IN THE RING
OF COMPETITION

IF YOU WANT A HOUSE BELL
X N L hung by practical workman and
~ on reasonable terms, call at the new
ore establishment. no. South Cherry
street, opposite the Postofice.
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A Good Business Education

is THE ONLY FORTUNE PARENTS CAN
4 give their children that can never be lost
and that continually grows better by use. This
can be gained at
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-04-29
new YORK HERALD MONDAY, April, 20 l8e7-YRpLE SHEET

BY thousands Of witnesses 10 the mldness Of the
temperature or the northwest coast should rest
the fables OF fried climate there and what il equally
salts factory, they diyes the subject OF vulgar mystery
In explaining tho causes By simplest laws OF nanre.
The experience OF the present the northwest
coast aud r interior "A British Columbia added 10 the
evidence Of others who know the extreme North Pacilc
leads 70 bn.4 one ecnclusionthat whatever objection
may 10 raised agaiost tho apal acquisition of Russian
America d. regards is value material or political there
no grDunds Tor rejecting IL the score. IN
hospitnbe chmas; AS regards tho northern coast, and
there can be no question as 10 the severity
Of the winter But il is not presumed that
any contingency could ARISE which would call
for ltement there. The fisheries fur trade aud gen.
eral Of are the southwark east OF
tho ses Of Kamtschatka, the great bond OF ahe
to Chipa snd India. I f'11s' IT 7's'l1lf' FnE 3
sElssarr % AN EXPLORING. HxREprrIox lEISa SENT
SAN FRANCISCO 1850 "
Thele = spesdy aud efrectual way OF solvtng these
vexed questions Of climate and the value OF Rus
sian america Our government should without delay
despatch steam revenue cutter from san Francisco for
special service this simmer in exploring that portion Of
the coest which half century OF experience he tau
poses Such vessel, II deapalched AZ once 81 tee2
graph and one or TWO might nov be mentioned we'll
eacSsssa Tor tho 'rlpEo,Id reach sks cay BY the
tho northern winter and the opening OF the inets and
rivers Of the far north. At sI,ka the local author
tiles wouid supply pilots and guides who have
passed their lives in those regions and the voyage Of
exploration could be completed, for all practical pur-
poses, BY October. The steamer would find an ample
supply Of coal a. two or three well known Mines es-
peciaV nt Kodac Island. She could visit any or all OK
the Compenys ports trading Stations Of which,
has already been stated, there thrtyeight and
certain, from actual observation ana takcn on
the spot the whole story In time for tho meeting OF
Congress net winter Such nyng expedition
could not b expeced to navigate any distance
the Kvichpak or other large rivers, effect any de-
tailed exploration OF the interior Bot with an active
and wide awake little corps Of the proper men, un,rnm
mecd by rod tape restrictions the expedition would
bring back more live information on all imporant points
than could be obtained by years Of fumblng among
the accoantsW ancient navgators and nusy books or
travel -. - III
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AFFAIRS At QUARANTINE.

The passengers on the steamship Kangaroo and Am
erica which detained In quarantine Saturday,
on account Of having small pox board. were yester-
day, all vaccinated and win DO allowed to come up 70
Castle Garden this morning.
The Queen, OF the National line, from Liverpool,
rived yesterday with fourteen cabin and hundred
and twenty-five steerage passengers-all well. n
The Cmbria the new boat cf the Hamburg line, with
six hundred and eghyfour passenger and the United
Kingdom, from Glasgow, with Eve hundred passengers
also arrived All the passengers are well {
John Collins, John Mlligan, Thomas Sheehan VIII
liam Lynch, Patrick Eheehan, Daniel HUMPHREYS and
William HUMPHREYS went in TWO small boats yesterday
70 hold communication with the vessels in quarantine
wishont Permission and were arrested BY ofhceru
Holmes and D1nham,s Of the Quarantine police for
doing Pleading ignorance Of The law and that they
had friends board they were discharged with evepS
maud n 44g ~
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Hole.in.the bay, the celebrated Indian chief has
taken wife, this time varying the programme BY
selecting white woman his mate Mr.. and Mrs.
HoIsntheday are a. present stopping At the Merchants
Hotel
Ms. H., We understand, was q domestic employed In
the laundry department. AZ the hotel In Washington
where Hoe.in-the-Day and his suite were putting up
during the recent treaty conference. His Chippcws
Hphncss the young lady In question: Who was ccmey
In person, and bshought himself she would MAKE In
accession to bis harem. So he proposed, and wItnous
much ado or Formally married after the mAnnes
Chrstisna
Mrs. Holein-the Day s young lady Of NODES 1880 ~
intelligent appearance Her royal hu.c.no r W. 10 ~
stand does design 10 lake her TO crow rns .c.n
harcm OF half. dozen or more Indian wives u n.s
not be very pleasant for the last MA a. ~ WSiis
living a. 8, Cloud, 10 the style ana "-AAs
folkAn III. :. =. q . -. -
Ne Is sbundantiy able TO do this s,nr,sss fsoss
Great ~ealtb having large income = snnumses "S
The government add isrgs nrm r wsM ~ MIN
noIsos, w,rs Hole in-the Day 70 m Indian o.
no ordinary a e. ,os s %sn ss s.ss and
rsr"sT or b,s pae.facsd brethren His ambition oss
now be gratihed.
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Amopg the groups at the several gardens might have
Nth deIr csss ana here ma iass e ss
Of NC Sss q sy and sgns yssEs HaEs sssssa o.
uisht opaicscent nysrtsd and haa1ced M
pont glass pedostaM Twas not until nine oclock
thai ~ as.d began 70 return IN NOR. man sposlaIe
grss.~, and from that time until midnight the ancient
boas Hobokcn ferry simply floating bedloms
shvssibg every hmusr and trnbling noevously UPON
lha sliu surface Of the East
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place ~ adduce.
sxrASAnox or 1Hs HopnArE cInArs TIE NORTH.
WEST coAsr--THE Japan CURRENT" on GuLy srsKAx
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF rHrss WARN AsiArIc
CURRENTS EuSENT rAvfGAToRs
The cause or tho higher temperature OF the Pacific
coast, over the same PARALLELS OF latitude on the
Atlantic side is precisely the same cause which mod
waters OF tho gulf stream There exists In the Pacific
gulf stream acting under nearly similar conditions
with that Of the Atlantic SIDE haury In his sailing
Drections satisfactorily explains the moderate tenn
peraturs Of the North Pacific BY this immense warm
ocean current Dowiug from the coasts Of India and
escapes from the straits Of Yaiaccs and being joined
by others from Java and China ssas passes into
ss IL. s: q s' a
the great circle route for The Aisutian islands.
tempcrins climates and flowing towards The north
10 describe the points Of resemblance between ths
current aud the gulf stream Of the Atlantic The Pacific
may DO traced for Thousands OF miles by it,
the altered color OF rs waters Il
sweeps from the Japanese towards the NORTH
against the bend OF the continent 10 Russian America
where Is turned to the southwark along the coasts u
Oregon, California and Mexico.
the same facts but In much fuller and more sxpi-
lion Q; he Psciac, iransIassd ana pubshcd BY the
Messrs Blunt which the Japan current" he and
other eminent navigators now term ~ 10 ,nno,ey de-
scribed. The Pacific gulf stream, commencing In tho
vicinity OF Loo Cnoo ISLAND, sets rapidly along the
Asiaic shores whence, strking on acrvss the ocean
,urs traits and slopg he Russian American coast where
il turns along the coast sOuthwa 70 California This
remarkable stream varies In temperature but runs
high a. eighty ono degrees Fahrenheit IN tho Indian
sess and about nfy degrees fahronhct Bchng
Straits where spreads OUT and tcpers the American
o0f BENT United s.sss NaSs an able and
Experienced navigator, reaA paper some time since on
this subject before the New York biographical society,"
he states that the strength and character this pacc
cnrrent decidedly marked thoes 81 the Gulf
stream the coass q Florida and that ts innucnce In
remsrt nbe lis softsnng Influence 4 fslt aosg our
North Pacific shores 10 such cxtent that 70 The
psviaasors own wofdn "vesesh RAdiua % Petopaui.
oyski Ton the Asiac side), whom becoming unweldy
from accumuations OF their huiis and rigging
run over 10 higher latitude on the American coast,
and thaw out In the SANE manner that vessels frozen
10 on our own retrsas again into The gulf stream
until favored BY an sas'sviy wtnA"
- nv sspslnial lNslnelb x9s y ~ eprSbsrsta5
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have been continually developed northward until those
Of British Columbia far north Of Fraser river,
70 81 . sSa nas ss already Sesn
commenced BY American proepecors on Inc Steeken or
81 Francis river. - fer north a hftys'x degrees q
latitude This river flows into the sea through
Russian American territory and the writer adds that the
prospect gold river was reported 10 Dc equal
70 the pamy days Of California II these reporI prove rove
tier and In California will not be long n oveTunnng the
county and exposing IL hidden treasures On the Cop
per Mine nver the Indians bring Jumps and nuggets OF
pure copper into zodiac and the settlements near the
mouth Of that river Many large specimens o. metallic
copper and o. copper ore have oesn aken 70 o. refers
DAZZLING Acccuus ROCHE, IHE xxrtoRh
Roche, who seems to have travelled with eyes
hsp hoved sss u Russ.u Hmerea might some day BE-
absorbed by its bigger British neighbour grows eloquent
the gold silver and diamonds destined 20 be
found IN that country. His statements respecting other
paris Of The continent have proved very correct and
hence the following 10 entitled 70 attention :-kcsssn
osss q. Re sss 4. s or
% even ~ forests can be made 70 yield,
the turning to account Of which would give
life % thh whole region, and tesd 70 raise
up villages and towns prosperous those Of far less
hosptabIe SibeA" Coal and copper ne says have been
found aloss The MschsnIIe and hs had ,i,.is doubt
geographical featurcs Of both countries that the
region VAS ~ rich In minerals and ores siberia and
the rivers and vailsyG Tnis was afteen years ago. and
part Of the prediction has already been fulfilled
face god wnsnin9s are reported ~ being successfully
worked He boldly asserts Il bis belief that platinum,
lead, silver. diamonds and all the precious stones q
Sibera would be found IN the mountains o. Russian
America He ADDS that several valuable minerals such
as ine jasper, porcelain clay, semi-opal pun,baso
gypsum. various ooscred ochrss amber sulphur, psro
eum gaena, porphyry, varcgaied marble and iron ore
had been Discovered Whether these precious products
exist any considerable quantities Mr. Roche GOES moi
say. He received those statements from what he TOOK
10 be reliable authority.
GOAL pEFUars On RunstAu AMERICA AVID TRuR vrTrap
NATIONAL VALUE
Mines q coal known 70 exss In numerous pssosu
on me Russian American coast and on the Aleus,au
isJasda II 10 generally Of . biiuminous character Ths
Russian steamers have long supplied themselves from
the KodIac mines where alone exists enough 70 meet
present or future demands Of commerce The kussians
Keen eve for ssch dsposis both the American and
Asiaslo coasts for they know that forms one Of the
~ N0onIN loI1ro|a r M M m "a 4 ~
The Shasta courier., 1867-01-05

Mason JONES AND HIS WoULD-BE HANG
MAN.-Mason Jones. the young Anglo-lrish
orator, is a very promising and rising politi-
clan. During the time Of the London riots,
one or two letters from him taking the side
Of the workingmen, appeared in the Times.
The day on which they first were published
Mason. who lives in an elegant mansion in
Bayswater, got into an omnibus going toward
the city An old gentleman was seated oP-
posite. with a copy of the Times in his
hands, and seemingly very much agitated.-
Suddenly removing his glasses. and turning
to the new conner, whom he did not know, he
exclaimed
"There are three persons in England
whom | should like to see hung"
- Ah." said Mason, and who may they
be?"
"John Bright, Beales, and this fellow,
Mason Jones'"
"Why, what have you against this fellow,
Mason Jones'"
g What have | against Mason Jones?-
Have you not seen his letter in the Times?''
With which the old gentleman passed the
paper over to him, and pointed out the letter.
Mason looked at it a moment, then folding
tn paper, returned it. conlv took his card
case from his pocket, and handed his card to
the old Briton. at the same time glaring at
him feroclously with those terrible, big, Gel
tic flashing eyes of his When the Old man
had made out the name. he was at the mo-
ment staggered with astonishment, then be
came blind with rage, and with the utmost
energy. shouting to the conductor to stop the
omnibus. jumped from it as if fleeing from
the abode of pestilence,
The Shasta courier., 1867-01-05
EINEISS kIYESs
DR.. {. n. PARDEE,
OCCUIIsT AND AURIsT

4 FTER a protrarted blindness of more than FIVE
"a years. DIR, Pardee has made himself thoroughly
aud scientifically acquainted with all diseases of
the Eye and Is now practising with a success not
surpassed in the United States.
All operations periormsd d, such strabismus or
cross eye. Caeract by linear extraction, Depression
Absorption, Pterygium, feshy membrane
growing over the eye, Reduction Of Staphyoma, or
bulging out of the eye, Artificial Pupil Fistula
Lachrymas. closing Of the tear passage, and all
deiornities of the Lids, etc. etc.
Artificial eyes inserted without the least pain
aud possessing all the movements and brillianey Of
the real eye. A large assortment constantly on
hand for sale at reasonable prices The Doctor $
Eye bath for the treatment and cure of all nervous
disorders is used all over his coast
Thankful to those physicians who have sent him
cases for operations, and hopes that his universal
success will warrant continuance oi their conf
denec. His celebrity an operator is co-extensive
with his success as parients are presenting them
selve. for treatment and operations FROM New York
and Boston almost monthly.
Many patients can be seen at the Doctors oaies
daily, in different stages Of recovery,
DR.. PARDEE has associated with him DR. H.
BIGEL0W.
Office; 767 CLAY STREET, (above the Plaza,l
near Dupont street. nylS
The Shasta courier., 1867-01-05

A CAROLINA WITNEss.-They have curl
Gus pecimen of human nature in North Car
olina Every one remembers the celebrated
cousin Sally D;llard Case" and here is
one recently reported, which is rot far behind
it. The writer gives it under the head OF
= legal proceedings -
Action for work and labor done in cutting
ditch on defendants land. Plea: Payment
and offset. in bacon and corn meal"
Plaintiffs son on the stand Recolleets the
ditching perfectly, but seems to forget all
about the bacon.
You say your daddy did all the work ?
Do you know what he got for it?' inquired
the attorney for the defendant.
:: He got nothing for it, as | ever heard
on, that's what he never got" answered the
witness.
Didn't your daddy get corn and bacon
from the defendant in pay for ditching?'
Never heard Of his getting no corn nor
bacon"
What did your daddy and family live on
last summer?"
- Vittels mostly"
What sort of victuals p
Well meat and bread, and sometimes
whisky"
well. where did he get that meat and
bread? ?"
"Well, first from one and then from ano
ther"
Did he not get some of it from the de-
fendant?"
:. He mought."
81 know that he mought, but did he?-
that's the question"
"Well, he mought, and then, you know,
he moughtn't."
With considerable excitement, and in tones
of thunder:
Answer the question. and no more of this
trihing with your oath. Did your daddy
or did he not, get corn and bacon from the
defendant for ditchng?'
Well, now. he mought; it didn't occur
zactly, you know"
Here his Honor interposed, and with 9
stern, judicial frown, addressed the witness
thuswise
Witness, you must answer the question
or the Court will be compelled to deal with
you. Can't you say yes or nor
g reckon
Well. then, answer yes or no. Did OF
| did not your daddy get corn or bacon from
the defendant at the time referred to ~ in
| quired the Court.
Witness, now fully aroused, and consciou.
of his danger
s. Well, Judge, l can't edzactly remember
! you know, seeln' as how it all dun been gon,
aud eat up, butt planting himself firmly
as one determined to out with it, "to tn,
best of my reckerleckshun, if my memory
serves me right, he mought, and then agar
he moughtn't."
The plaintiff saved his bacon. Verdic
accordingly.
The Shasta courier., 1867-01-05

''Oh, l.or' bless you, no, Captain Monsoon.
That's more than Dick could do. He isn't
big enough to hold one -
g. And pray, Mr.. Quip. if the pony SAFER.
ac, taken by Mr.. Richard Drinkwater. was
not an animal, and you say it was my prop.
erty, wi you please to tell me what the d
it was?
Tom Quip chuckled. Monsoon fretted impa
tiently. Dick looked .tolidly cool, the cour
took chew of fine cut tobacco, and the spec
tators pricked up their ears.
- The Sszerac that Dick took Was you
property, Cap, but it wasn't an animal b,
no means oh. no ~
"Plague upon your tiresome tongue'
shouted old Monsoon, tempe.tuou.ly +" vii
YOU tell me what Dick Drinkwater did take
Mr.. Thomas Quip?"
Well. if must, | must. He took Saz
erac brandy-some of your best, Captain
Monsoon find, strong, of high spirit. darl
in color-dark bay, in fact-and nothing
ever went faster than that pony Of SAFER
ac brandy did down Dick Drinkwater' re
mark b y hirsty throat ~
The case collapsed, and Mr.. Drinkmate
was discharged.
The Shasta courier., 1867-01-05

ANPUTATIoN BY SrEAM.-A progressive
surgeon thinks it is probable the scientific
world, and the rest Of mankind, viii hail with
Joy the news that a large military hospital
has been established at Breslau, on the Oder,
in Silesia, by order of the Prussian Govern
ment. in which has been placed, and made
ready for immediate use. circular saw.
worked by steam, to be used for the purpose
of amputating such limbs of wounded soldiers
as the surgeon in charge shall deem best to
have removed. " Imagine" says the writer,
'' the rapidity by which such operations can
be performed by this simple process, and the
accuracy with which they can be conducted.