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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-09-26

The CoMrNo ELEcTIoS,-Ftom all
ports Of Mason county we hear most
cheering intelligence of the manner in
which the UuiOn mon are working Tor
the SUCCESS Of their ticket. In Wsg.
genner Township the Union volta will bs
largely increased this year. and so it is
in every Township. Organize and
work from now until the election day.
and Mason county will be good for 200
majority for the Union ticket.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-09-26

It is announced that the Harpers will
soon begin the publication Of a large
weekly fashion paper.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-09-26

Jusrez has conscntodto DO a caudi'
date for re. election, aud PROCESSES great
respect for the United States.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-09-26

The skull Of a murderer, left as re-
lie by q ST. Louis physician has been
stolen,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-09-26

Ar.csiOn wells are common and not
very expensive in WatertOwn, Wiscou,
sin,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-09-26

VIZ call sttenlion 10 the article taken
from the Richmond Dispatoh aud pub.
liShod in this issue Of our POpor
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-09-26

Gov. Morton lays down the chief
plnuks in the Democratic platform as
follows:
The reputation of the national debt.
The restoration Of slavery, or, il that
can not be done, payment By the nation
for tho slaves.
PenSiOning toe soldiers widows and
orphans of the Confederate army.
Recognition of the right Of secession.
And the unconditional return Of rebels
Of political power.
This is the ticket and platform of our
Yves, Virginia Conservatives. Union
men. of Mason county, will you aid
them to accomplish these aims?
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-09-26


The Philadelphia Press says the De-
mocracy are vigorously attempting 10
disown Andrew Johnson. whose antics
before high Heaven are nov too great
for explanation or defence, but il will
not do, He belongs 10 them by virtue
of his wroug-doing. Every man who
commits crime against the country is
by tina. &C, a brevst Democrat. The
The responsibility oil this fact cauno, be
evaded. The men who assassinaled the
President, who murdered provost mar
shals, who fed 10 Canada, who robbed
banks and burned towns along the bor-
per, all claimed aud had the moral sup
port Of the Democratic party. Had
there been no disloyal, inscriptions
Democratic party, these crimes would
never have been committed. Had there
been no jeremiah s. Black, no Woods,
no Coxes aad Vsllandighams, there
would have been no Andrew Johnson
The Presidential montrosity is only the
ulcer Of The disease of Democracy.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-17
Tho succession to the French Throne.

The health of the young Prince I'm
perial, son of Louis Napoleon, who is
now eleven years old, is said to be deli
cate. 1t is a singular fact that not for
one hundred and sixty years has any
monarch in France been succeeded on
the throne by his son. Thus. Louis NV
was the grandson of Louis XIII; Louis
XIV was the grandson Of Louis XIV;
Louis XVI was the grandson Of Louis
XIV; Louis XVIII was the brother of
Louis XVI, Louis XVII dying in child
hood, and never came to the throne.
The successor of Louis XVIII was his
brother, Charles Y. His successor was
his cousin, Louis Philippe Napoleon
! was succeeded, not by his son, Napo-
leon III, but by his nephew, Napoleon Ill
The heir Of Louis Philippe, the Duke of
Orleans, was killed by being thrown out
of his carriage The heir and son Of
Charles Y, the Duke Of Berri, was assas.
sinated while assisting his wife into
carriage at the Paris Opera House. The
present heir to the Bourbons is the Count
de Bordeaux. who was born after the ss
sassinstion of his father, the Duke de
Bsrri. There has thus been a strange
fatality with heirs apparent to the French
throne, and ii the little Prince succeeds
his father, he will have q rare piece Of
good fortune.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-17
Bachelors in Danger.

A DR.. Stark, of London, has just made
known to the public a most important
fact, one of vital interest to young men.
After patient and conclusive research,
the practitioner in question has ascer-
tanned that between the years of twenty
and twenty-five, the death rate of bache-
lors is double that of married men. In
other words out of every hundred bache.
lors that die, fifty might have avoided
such fate had they but married in time.
Those who escape the deadly perils
which beset their earlier years, still find
the same fatal proportion against them
in the after life The statistical informa-
ton produced by DIR. Stark shows beyond
question that between twenty-five and
thirty years of age, the death rate with
bachelors is l37 per thousand, whereas
during the same period it is only SO
among married men. Continuing the
comparison the English doctor proves
that between thirty and thirty five mar
ried men leave this pleasant mundane
sphere at the rate of nine per thousand,
whilst l4.7 is the figure for the less for
tunate bachelors. Advancing in age the
huge difference in favor of the benedicts
is lesseled of course, but up to the last
stages in life the bachelors have the
worst of it, as, according to the tables of
DR.. Stark, the married men 60 off at the
rate of 1913 per one thousand, and the
buchelors 43 per one thousand.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-17
A Wooden Wedding in Philadelphia.

Correspondence Of the Home Journal.I
One room was entirely devoted to
presents, and such a conglomeration Of
wooden ware we have seldom seen.
Wood held carnival There was every
thing, from cedar fsu of the most ex-
quisite workmanship down TO an i'm
mense "rolling pm" We saw some
very pretty glove boxes, carved salad
forks and spoons, all kinds Of toilette
boxes, chalets, brackets, paper knives
and even bracelets and earrings o
wood. The most curious thing was o
bracelet made of wood of different colors,
having head carved in every color, and
set in gold, to initiate leaves. The de-
ception was so perfect as not to be per-
ceptible except on very close inspection.
There we're also some eTquisitely carved
ear rings and pins Of wood, made in the
latest fashion. These articles, we were
told, were made in Washington, by a
wounded Confederate soldier, who sup.
ported himself in this way, and is accu-
mulating money very rapidly. Dancing
continued until dawn, when the company
departed
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-17
Voltaire on Marriage.

Voltaire said: The more married
men you have, the fewer crimes there
will be. Marriage renders man more
wise. An unmarried man is but half of
being, and it requires the other half to
make things right, and it cannot be ex-
pected that in this imperfect state he can
keep the path of rectitude any more than
boat with one oar, or bird with one
wing can keep q straight course. In nine
cases out of ten where men become
drunkards, or when they commit crimes
against the peace of the community, the
foundation of these acts was laid while in
a single state, or where the wife is, as is
sometimes the case, an unsuitable match.
Marriage changes the current of a mans
feelings, and gives him a center for his
thoughts, his affections and his acts.
Here is home for the entire man, and
the counsel, the affections, the example
and interest of his better half keep him
from erratic courses, and from falling
into thousand temptations from which
he otherwise would be exposed. There
fore, the friend to marriage is the friend
to society and to bis country"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-17
JOHN II. SURRATT.

The Washington correspondent of the
New Orleans Times thus refers to John
Fl. Surratt:
Surratt is allowed the freedom of the
Jail yard, and is visited every day by his
brother and sister. The reporters have
also had interviews with him, and he
talks freely with them about his escape
although he will not allude to the crime
of which he is charged. He says that
he had information of st. Marie treach-
cry before it was accomplished, and was
kept advised, from time to time, of the
steps taken to secure his arrest Had
the actual arrest been delayed one day
longer, as Surratt had reason to expect
it would be, be would have been beyond
the reach of his Pursuers, his arrange
ments for desertion and fight being
nearly perfected at the time OF his srrest
he is careful to abstain from saying
what those arrangements were, or who
were his accomplices and informers, or
where he was to find place of refuge.
He has read with great apparent in
terest the published accounts of his cap
ture aud escape, and the official CORE.
spondence bearing on those points, aud
takes great pleasure in criticising them.
The wonderful leap of the precipce in
Italy, of which so much has been said
and written, is a source of great amuse-
ment to him. The hight frsm which he
Jumped he describes as about equal to
an ordinary second story window, or say
twelve feet. But he tells a story of de-
,cending more dangerous decliVties than
this in his flight. In one instance his
only mode of descent was to lie down
upon his back, and to slide down a steep
and rocky declivity, full hundred feet
in hight.
OF scarcity of food, ignorance of the
country, and consequent danger of re-
capture in exposing himself by asking
information by the way, of the constant
alarm and similar subjects, he is free
and seemingly anxious to talk, and
always in something of bosstful vein,
but his lips are sealed in respect to all
matters bearing in the remotest degree
upon the great crime with which bis
name is associated, and Of which he
stands charged.
Itis lucky for him indeed that his cap
turs occurred after the declaration OF
peace and the withdrawal of martial law,
under which bis mother met her fate, for
il may be seriously questioned If his sue.
cessful elusion Of pursuit during two
years has not resulted in saving his life,
perhaps shielding him from all save
few years of punishment
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-17
The Millionaires.

Mr.. Pesbody's fortune is estimated at
thirty million dollars-the richest pri-
vate individual, save the Baron Roth
schild, within the limits Of civilization.
-Eaglish paper
II Mr.. Peabody is only worth thirty
millions, then he is not the richest pri
vat. individual 10 the vorld-Mr. A. I.
Stewart being possessed Of fifty millions
Of dollars; and, II be continues to pros
per at bis present rate Of making land
saving) neney, his fortune will be enc
hundred millions in ten years But
none Of these millionaires will at all
compare with Peabody in uobleuess Of
character and in larEeness Of heart
We have heard a great deal about NJ.
Stewart and his proposition to build
houses for the poor Of New York; but,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-17
EVENING. APRIL II. 1867.

depth in the middle Of the stream prob
ably ten or twelve feet According to
the usual custom Of visitors, we com.
menced arrangements for n bath when
our shiek interposed, declaring the cur
rent was too swift, and that it was dan
gerols to enter the stream; that man
had been devoured in this very place
only few days before. But we had not
come so far to be thwarted in our plans
by trihes Being good swimmer, |
measured the strength OF the current
with my eye, and willing to trust ii,
plunged in, and my companions one after
another followed. We found the current
quite strong, so that we could not venture
into great depth, but far enough to ac-
complish our purpose Of plunge bath
some dipping themselves once, somo in
imitation of the leprous Syrian, seven
times Our bath over, we filled our tin
bottles which we had bought of the monks
at the convent for the purpose, with the
water to be borne to our distant homes.
1t is often asserted that the Jordan is
too shallow to admit immersion having
been practiced in its waters. But the
above sets us at rest on that point.
Again, it isdeclared too swift and deep
for this purpose. Both statements are
on the lips of Pedobaptist sprinklers.
They are not consistent with themselves
nor with the account of travellers of ve-
racity. In order to meet error, in the
church or out of it, one must have intel
ligence, more satisfactory than by read
ing the Bible in connection with such a
work as the " Hand writing of God ~
Times and Witness
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-17
Anti. i.Bacholor's Multiplication Table.


From the Lynchburg News. 3D.
We find the following floating around,
and Will wager it was ciphered out by
some gal who wants to get married and
finds her chance of entering the state
matrimonial growing smaller by degrees
and beautifully less, until she has nearly
abandoned all hope. We print it, how
ever, as an item for male bipeds who
have no "better half" to ponder over:
Twice'two "smashes Duys box Of
hair pins.
Twice three "cobblers buys tuck and
side combs.
Twice four lagers" buys a pair of
gloves female.
Twice five "juleps" buys pair of
hoop skirts.
Twice six punches" J" buys Valen-
ciennes collar (female.
Twenty-seven "ales" buys pair of
shoes (female.)
Twice eight "toddies" buys a calico
dress with cloth enough for basque and
pantalettes (female.)
Twice nine bitters" buys a summer
bonnet, and leaves triAe toward the
veil and trimmings.
Twice ten sangarees" /" buys pair of
stays, machine stitched, with patent eye.
lids and embroidered beautifully down
the neck.
Twice eleven "slings" buys collar
and undersleeves, and leaves balance
toward the fringe.
Twice eleven brandy straights are
in for one balmoral, two pair of long
stockings, waterfall, filters and silk par
asol
Twelve times twelve baskets of
champagne" pay house rent for year,
and leave a margin.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-17
Ran in tha Jordan.

The following, from RAndslIs Hand
writing OF God, relieves US Of all doubts
concerning the practicability Of John :
immersing Jesus in the river. This work
is filed with similar instances Of adap-
tation to the real wants Of = multitude OF
minds in communicating information
upon the topics ofthe deepest interests 10
an students Of the Scriptures; More
than three thousand years ago il was said
Jordan overhoweth his banks all the
time Of harvest Al the point where We
visited It, the waters were nov about
one hundred and twenty feet broad, the
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-17

so far, it remains a proposition" " only.
It is true that he has built a splendid
private mansion in Fifth Avenue, aud it
is also fact that he will enlarge his
present business premises, up town, by
building oni the whole block, which he
owns; but the ground has not yet been
selected, we believe, upon which he in
tends to erect houses to improve the
condition and increase the comforts Of
our industrial classes.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-17
LIFE DEPARTMENT.

The TRAVELLERS OF HARTFORD also
whether disease or accident, Nth Weekly In
deHlniiy for totally disabling accident, at rates
Of premium lower than any other company.
All approved forms of ordinary Life Policies
written, whether Term. ANNUAL LIEE. TEN
YEAR NON. FORFEITABLR or ENDOWMENT Poll
eies. either with or without indemnity for to-
tally disabling bodily injuries, as the applicant
may prefer.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-17
ASSETS. lilly lS6.
Loss by Portland Fire, July 4th.

VNHE total amount covered by the Etna Poll.
l. eies on property destroyed or damaged il
$206 S54, on which salvage will be about five
per cent. Our total loss will not vary much
from $4,000, and was promptly adjusted and
paid. This sum is five per cent. upon the Com
pany's assets. figure but slightly exceeding
our Government and State taxes paid last year.
or proportion equal to 5000 loss for a COM
pany Of 10000 assets.
The necessity for insurance and the value OF
wealthy, strong corporations is forcibly il
lustrated by this fire. Several weak insurance
companies are destroyed. Portland has a
population Of 35.000-was handsomely built,
mostly fne brick 5T stone structures-protected
and screened with onward Of 5000 shade trees
bounded on three sides by water-indeed,
literally, almost rising from the ocean--and
with a steam fire department-yet IL has Sl0,-
100000 of property consumed in few hours
upon a holiday when its people are least oc.u-
pied-from the very Insignificant cause Of a
contemplate frecraeker.
Remember the trifing origin of fires that
sweep away in q few hours the earnings o.
years. Consider your best interest and give the
Rtns Agent call if you need proper insur-
ance security. Pay a fair rate of premium for
a good and genuine article, and with these
lights and experiences before you, procure
your Insurance with shrewd Judgment.
Applications for insurance promptly attended
to by II. A. LITTLETUN & Co., Ag'h.
1895 No. q Madison street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-17
Bodily Injury by Accident.

Fatal or non. fatal, whether the injury be re-
ceved in travelling or not. whether In the store.
Office shop, factory, on the street or farm, or
in any of the ordinary avocations Of life.
These poliees guarantee the payment OF
fixed sum, from $500 TO $500 In case of fatal
accident; or a stipulated sum per week. from
S3 10 $50 as indemnity for loss Of time by totally
disabling injury by accident, at an annual cost
Of s. 10 $40 per $1,000. according 10 occupation.
The TRAVELLERS OF HARTF0RD-the
pioneer accident insurance company of the
country-has, up to March l, 1851:
Issued over NINETY THO USAND Polieies,
and Paid FOUR HUNDRED AND
FIFTY THOUSAND DOL
LARS in Losses,
Including more than Eve thousand losses for
non-fatal injury, and seventy-tw0 total losses
(by DEATH, in which the sum Of S209,00 was
realized for less than Sl2OO received in pre-
miums.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-17
Fashionable Intslligsnos---N0v York City.

Fashionable Intelligence---New York City.
From the Home Journal.
We understand Major and Mrs w. W.
Leland recently gave a very elegant re-
ception. The toilets of the ladies we're
particularly noticeable for their expen-
sive laces and the brilliancy Of their or
naments A pyramid of flowers on the
table was so artistically arranged that
each lady present received from 1t bou-
quet Alta dinner party, given last week,
by wealthy citizen, up town, the walters
were dressed in scarlet coats, knee
breeches, silk stockings, and powdered
wigs, after the old English fashion. We
regret 10 hear Of Americans introducing
such an English fashion. The last Of a
series Of iableaux, given lRsHveek, BY
Mrs. Gabriel Kent, Forty seventh street.
was very brilliant On Tuesday after
noon, Mrs. Waldo b, West Twenty.
third street, gave the first Of series Of
conversation soirees The scene at one
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-17
Annual Premiums for I,ife.

Policies for Life insure against death from
any cause, and the preanium is payable annual
ly during life. Rate per $1,000:
Ageof2O 25 80 IS 40
policy policy ......:sl2 10 $lssO sl0.lO slsg7 $22.s
Accident ...... 1919 1890 .O.1O 22.s7 1881
Other ages in proportion.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-17
INSURANCE.
a @ A Il ID.

To my old Friends in West Tennessee, Mis-
sissippi and Arkansas:
HAVING ACCEPTED A PERMANENT
III Agency for the st. Louis Mutual Life
Insurance Company, | would respectfully
ask the attention Of my old friends 10 that In
sttution as a safe, certain and reliable medium
through which they may assure their families
against want In the event of death. or them
selves from an impoverished old age in case Of
III success in life.
Mr.. N. s. OTIS is associated with me, and is
hereby commended 10 public confidence. Our
Office Is at NO. ~ MADISON STREET (rear
rooml, Deseto Block, where we shall be happy
To impart any needed information 20 those de-
string Life Insurance. j. ii. MCMAHON.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-17
Ten Year Non-Forfeitable.

Ten Year Nou-Forfeitable Policies insure
against death from any cause. and the pre-
miums are all paid up in ten years. Indemnity
for accidents under this form OF policy, holds
until age Of 75 These policies are non-for-
feitable after two annual payments. Rate per
$1,000:
Ageof2 25 80 S5 40
policy cy........cs26.lI s29.Os ss2.eS ss7.O4 1924
Com. Life and
Accident ...... 345S 37.4O 1910 44.74 1913
Other ages in proportion.
Also, Term and Nom Forfeitable Endowment
Policies at proportionate low rates.
The TRAVELLERS OF HARTFORD was
the first company in the world to combine Life
and Accident insurance under one policy and
premium. This form of policy meets with
much favor, as il covers all personal hazards
under one risk, and its cost is less than most
companies charge for Life insurance alone.
JAMES G. PATTERSON. President.
RODNEY DENNIS, Secretary
CHAS. K. WILSON, Asst. Secretary.
Hon. ELI. WRIGHT, Consulting Actuary,
HENRY. A. DYER, General Agent.
ii. p. STEARNS. NJ. D., Consulting Surg.
e. G. BARBOUR, Gen'I Ag't,
No. IL Madison St.
At Office of LINDSEY Il vREDENBURGH.
2-64
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-17
LEGAL SALES.
TRUSTEES SALE.

DY VIRTUE OLA DEED OF TRUST EX-
ID ecuted TO me on the 18th day Of June, 1866 I,
Registers office Of Shelby county, Tennessee,
in Record Book No. S., Part LIST, Pages 900, go
and GIL, to which reference is hereby made
for the purpose Of paying the debt therein
secured-I will on
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-17
THE RALEIGH PROGRESS,

DAILY AND WEEKLY.
J.. julius Guthrie, Jr., Editor and Prop'r.
V'HE OLDEST DAILY IN RALEIGH.
L and the cheapest and best paper in the
state; Nt Ihat u Is a journal the people ot
fully evinced by its rapidly increasing circuiR-
latiou. IL contains all matters Of importance,
News and Miscellany; is Independent in its
politics bold and fearless in its expression of
views on State and National diplomacy; swayed
by no party or popular prejudice; has some
thing every day interesting TO all classes Of tho
community. and that will make II an acceptable
and agreeable visitor in the Family Circle, the
Private BoudOir. the Counting Room. the Store,
the Workshop. and the Sanctum Of the Student.
Ii devotos a large portion Of its space to Agri-
culture and Mechanics, as well as 70 Science
and Light Literature IL is classic in its style
and religiOusly moral in its tone. In fact, il is
a newspaper that should be read By every one.
Daily. per annum, 81; Weekly. per annum,
s3 Advertisements inserted on reasonable
terms. eod-d9
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-17
ACCIDENT DEPARTMENT.

~ ENRRAL ACCIDENT POLICIES ARE
" written for any term from one month to
one year, insuring against all forms oti
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-04-17
No. 100 Main street, between Washington
and Poplar streets.

No. 100 Main street, between Washington
and Poplar streets.
A PINE STOCK OF WATCHES, CLOCKS
a and ieWelry always on hand: also large
variety Of spectacles and Eyeglasses, suitable
Tor All ages. All wsrk in my line repaired in
frst-class style and warranted. Give me tIiai
and you will be satisfied. Charges moderate
a. suit the times. %
TTAVING MADE SUGGESTION TO THE
III County Court Of shelby county, lem. OF
the insolvency of the estate OF =. q; Atkins,
deccased. n0ticeis hereby riven Tor All persons
harfrr claims against said estate 70 arpear be-
tore The County Court Clerk and file the sane,
Authenticated IN the manner prescribed oy law
On on before the lOih day Of October, 1871; and
80 elaim not filed on OF before said day, OF
bsfore an appropriation of the funds 81 ,aid
s9taie i made. shali be forever barred, both N
rrr- IN sbtIbv county, this April 1lth, 1867.
JOHN W. TODD.
aerI Administrator.