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n ov IN INT SALE

q OV E R N NJ EN- SALE
The property known as the
GOVERNMENT TANNERY AND STEAM SAW
MILL,
withseventy-h acres OF land, near SAN ANTONIO
Texas.
Sealed proposals. in duplicate, will be received up
to the first day ol MaTcn, 1867 Tor the purchase of
70 acres Of .ano, more or less, together with the
buildings erected thereon, and the appurtenances
appertaInmg, that is to say -
One Tannery, containing twelve stone lime vats
fttytwO wooden Yats stone pools, and capable
of tanning 15,000 hides per annUm.
One Steam Saw Mill, capable of saving 5000 feet
of lumber daily,
One small Stone Building.
1he above property is situated about two miles
above San Antonio, on the San Antonio river, and
the water is conducted to the establishment by
race OF hewn stone, LAID IN cement.
The land was purchased and improvements made
by the late so called Confederate Government, and
are estimated 10 have cost $50 000 IN gold
The property has been under lease for the year
1866, al monthly rent OF $500, payable advance
secured title in fee simple wil be gwen by the
UNI ed States Government
Proposals wi be marked, proposals for Govern
menJ TanneTy and Saw Mil, and addressed to
B. KIDDOO,
Bv't Maj. Gen. Asst Conf Bureau r. f. and A.
L., Galveston, Texas. 11l7W
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Mr.. L. S. GOUverneur, of Maryland, grand
son of President Monroe, is about publishing
10 his cOuntrymen, and written after his retire.
ment from public life.
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FIRE4 IIYSSSTIIR8ANoE EXCLUsIVELY.-T -THB
u PEhNbHLNANIA FIRE INSURANCE COM.
PANl=lneorporated lS25-Charter PeTpetual-NO. $40
NALNUI Street opposite independence Square.
g. Inns company .eVorably known to the cOmmuniD
oI over iOIY ears continue TO insure against loss
2smage DN nIe on fnblic or Private Buildings, either
terms. eNh0i"AJ' ''' ''"
Their Capital, together with arge Surplus FUND.-
invested IN the most careful manner which enables
case o I loss. ~ ~OAN'0u 9e0ui'T !" Wv
Daniel Smith Jr. 'VhJ Iobn I,aya,orv
Alexander BensOnl pboToaS ssrI,hA
Isaac HaZlehuTst 4enrv 7 ss1is 'N'
Thomas Robbins n Gi1ta.SShad,n, Fan
Daniel HaddOck, Jr.
- - 9 DANIEL SMITH, JH., President.
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"A widow in st. Louis recovered damages
against a man who sold her stove thar would
not bake.
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NAVY DEPARTMENT.

A Wy U P p l. I s
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ar. Seward 90 Mr.. Motley.

DEPARTMENT or STATE, WASHINGTON Nov.
u lg8g.-Sir-A citizen of the United States has
addressed letter to the President from Paris
in which he represen Is that he had travelled ex-
tensively in Europe during the last year, in the
course OF which he had occasion to see some-
thing OF our Ministers and Consuls in various
countries; that most of those whom he met
were bitterly hostile to the PRESIDENT ana ms
administration, and expressed that hostility in
40 omen a manner as 10 astOnish Americans and
10 leave a very bad impression on Europeans.
He adds that you do not pretend to conceal
your disgust he says you style 1T, at the
Presidents whole conduct that you despise
American Democracy, and loudly proclaim that
an English gentleman is the model of human
perfection: that the President has deserted his
pledges and principles in common with Mr.
Seward who, YOU say, is hoplessly degraded.
Your denial confirmation OF the truth OF
these reports is requested.
am, Sir, your Obedient servant,
iSgnedJ WILLIAM II, SEWARD.
TO J. Lothrop Motley, Esq.
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on property valued at over $4,000 600
being First Mortgages on Real Estate In
cepC SSl ,6lUS4 in the neigh0 oring cOdnties.
EJ
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PHILADELPHIA.
Statement of the Assets of the Company
on January l, 1867,
MORTGAGES,

Published in conformity with the provisions of the Sixth
Section OF the Act of Assembly Of April jth ls42:-
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A STORY OF FALLEN STARS.
from the Adrian tMioh.) E1pOsitOr.l ]

From the Adrian (Mich.) Bxpositor.l
Few persons acquainted with the or
bits, sometimes dubious and eccentric
of theatrical luminaries, but have recol
lections of or have seen Mrs. Frank Drew
formerly bright particular star in the
profession. She was for some years les
see of the Arch Street Theatre, Philadel-
phia, one of the most reputable places Of
amusement in the country, and herself,
possessed of extraordinary talents as an
actress, nightly played to refined and
delighted audiences in the city of broth.
erly love- Her life was perfect ova.
ton, and pecuniary success crowned her
talent to such an extent that four years
ago she was reputed to be worth in the
neighborhood Of quarter of million.
She had a daughter, beautiful child,
then about thirteen years of age, who
electrified beholders with her grace and
skill as a dsnseuse. The daily life of
mother and daughter was one of luxury,
extravaganza, gayety sRd excitement.
But behind and beneath all this APP
parent success and happiness there was
a secret which palled the cup of pleas
ure. The mother was a victim to the
appetite for strong drink. The intoxi-
catisn Of popular applause, the garish
glare of the foot.lights, the enraptured
attention accorded to every step, every
gesture, was not enough, and Mrs. Drew
drank deeply of the cup which was so
soon to ruin her and her daughter-ruin
them body and soul.
Facilis est decensus AUerni, and rap
idly the wretched woman trod the down.
ward path. Soon so welded was she to
her besotted appetite that she could no
longer retain her hold on public faver.
As she descended she sank from public
view, and the ever-6ckle populace turned
from contemplation Of the fallen to hail
the rising star.
But the saddest feature of this sad
tale, is the fact thatthe miserable mother,
in her fall, drew down with her her young
and lovely daughter, and forced her to
drink to the full of the cup of wretched-
ness and shame.
Now, at the time we write, the mether
and daughter are playing an engagement,
so called, at a miserable varieties con-
cert room which the citizens of our
neighboring city Of Jackson allow TO pol
lutte their midst Here, surrounded by
the dregs of society, themselves no bet
ter than the worst about them, these two
exc out a miserable subsistence.
Bloated by intempersnee, dissipation
and iicentiousness, for the crime of
drunkenness rarely goes alone, and dis
figured almost beyond recognition, it
seems as though liquor had done its
worst with this wretched couple; that
from the topmost round Of the ladder Of
professional fame, these two, who so
lately delighted audiences Of the best so
eiety, had fallen to the uttermost depths
Of degradation. But il there is lower
depth than this, sssuredly they viii find
il. In the ruin which liquor brings
there il no hallway stopping place
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THURSDAY EVENING. APRIL II. 1867

lives are supposed to have been lost by
the disaster 0ne.half the houses Of the
island have been leveled TO the ground
At six in the evening OF March 6, o
shock was suddenly felt, lasting eighteen
or twenty seconds, followed almost di.
rectly by another, longer and more vic.
lent The sea, il is said, heaved and
boiled into and out Of the ports and in
the little town whole blocks Of solid
stone buildings reeled and fell together,
like houses Of cards The castle the
cathedral, the Governors kiosk, the
prison, the mosques, and the consular
residences, all more or less shared in
the ruin. When our correspondent re.
Gently described the earthquake in
Algeria, he discussed the local theory
that the light construction Of the French
colonists houses had made the disaster
30 severe. In Meteli, on the other
hand, the dwellings are largely built Of
squared volcanic stone, taken from
ancient edifces yet they all fell to-
gether; nay, the effect Of the overthrow
was the greater on account of their very
solidity. 1t is said that from eight hun
dred 10 one thousand people have per
ished in the capital Of the island, and
that as many more have been manned.
Among the inland villages there has
also been much loss OF life and, whether
true or not, it is reported that at one
point the earth really opened and swal-
lowed up a whole broad belt of dwellings
close by the seas edge. II is also re-
lated that at this particular point there
is a subsidence of the ground, which has
let the sea right in, many fathoms deep,
over what was formerly busy and pros
porous quarter of the little town. Shocks,
more or less severe, were felt on the 7th
and Sth over q great part of the Levant,
and in some of the Egean islands.
Smyrna, Magnesia, Adramitti, Avail,
Gallipoli, and Constantinople itself have
been more or less shaken. But MityleRe
suffered the most cruelty; and after the
catastrophe the inhabitants all fed from
their residences, and were obliged to live
| in the open air, or under tents, stricken
down by sorrow and terror Hunger next
came to add to their misery; the calam-
ity had been so sweeping that they had
not even the necessaries Of life. A
French gunboat and an Austrian Loyd's
steamer landed some biscuit and stores
among the despairing people; but the
extent of the misfortune is such, that
only the most energetic action on the
part of the Turks at Smyrna and Con-
stantinople can save many Of those that
are houseless, from starvation.
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Destitut on in South Carolina.

In recent letter, Governor Orr thus
speaks of the destiLution in South Caro-
lima:
To subsist the population until the lst
of July will require, in my opinion, the
importation of not less than 100000
bushels Of corn. / am sure that do
not exaggerate the necessities of the
poor, white and colored, when | say that
at least 100000 bushels will be required
for gratuitous distribution among them.
Those who were formerly wealthy, and
had the means of relieving this class,
are in most cases themselves reduced to
poverty and overwhelmed by past in.
debtedness. Hence, comparatively few
persons in this State are now able to ex-
tend charity TO their suffering neighbors.
To give some idea of the scarcity of
grain, / went on visit to the district of
Abbeville during the present week. l
found that the concurrent testimony Of
ell intelligent gentlemen was, that there
was not an excess of three weeks supply
of corn for the population in the district.
This was one of the wealthiest and best
cotton growing districts in the State, but
the cotton crop has been unusually short
there, as well as elsewhere in South Car
olina. Some ofthe planters and farmers,
from the proceeds of the last year crop,
are able to supply themselves with grain,
but many have neither corn or the means
to purchase. This, too, was Que Of the
districts not ravished by either of the
armies during the war.
In portions of the districts Of Barn
well, Edgefeld, Orangeburg, Lexington,
Richland, Fairfield, Chester, Union,
York, Anderson, Abbeville, Lancaster,
Kershaw, Sumter, Clarendon, Chester
field, Marlboro Williamsburg and Horny
the destitution is very great, and it is
difficult to determine ia which one of
them the wants are most pressing
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story without parallel; you will scarcely
believe II. | almost laughed myself to
death when | heard it. But i cannot
bear these marks Of tears in the eyes oi
my little Antoniette. Has any one
offended you p
"Yes, sir, have been offended by the
repulsive wickednsss of some men-l
grove that they dare, even snder the
very best Of monarchs, to maltreat limo.
cence in fearful manner Then ."
Tell me all, my dear. / will this
once give you 4 true example OF my
rigor What am then, IL with all my
royal might l am not able to prevent
your shedding any but tears Of joy
Whs Is he, that offended you p
He, sir, who offends the dignity and
name of the most philanthropic and just
Of Kings"
The King pressed on and asked with
lively curiosity. The Marquise related
to him the story and plans Of M. de
Gatry, also how be wanted to compel the
honest book.keeper to acknowledge him
self in writing as the author of the mis-
deeds Of the Minister, who at the cost OF
few thousand livres might free himself
of all blame. The fair narrator dwelt
upon the circumstances with ali the elo-
quence peculiar to her, and with the col
oring of fancy heightened the hideousness
of mems evil passions and the helpless
ness of innocence. She herself felt in
mostly moved by it.
"Well," said the King, after she had
finished, with an expression of wonder
in his tone and words, !" Is this all Is
there nothing more7 How does all this
concern us2 Let the courts of justice
attend to it; they will surely punish the
guilty, Now listen to my little story,
full Of little doings of Miss Autun."
:" / take the liberty, sir, to remind you
only that when tomorrow comes the
courts can help no more. If DeGatry
holds in his hand the autograph declara-
tion of an absconding book-keeper, the
latter will be condemned, the former
honored as a trustworthy office-holder,
and your majesty cheated out of mil
lion"
You are right. The Cardinal must
be notified thereof
" He is q particular protector of Gatry,
| ana told.
"Well, the Minister of the Police. he
would send trusty man to the book
keeper to learn of him more aboHt the
matter. Afterwards he viii do what is
right"
Excellent sir, / must own that l do
not know which TO admire more, your
penetration or your good heart. Indeed
/ did not think of that Why if the po-
liceman is able to capture Gatrys own
handwriting, he will be caught in his own
net, and all be betrayed" "
"Of course, you are dear child, Mar
quise, to be astonished at the most sim
pie sequences of such affairs. These
things are easily done I'll order the
Minister of Police-no; / remember, he
is at hand. ,er k
The King rang the bell servant ap.
peared. The King called the Chief of
Police to the blue room, whittier he him
self repaired without delay.
But you" said the departing King
to Marquise, stay in the meanwhile
here. We must have hearty laugh at
the expense of Miss Autun.
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Lord Gray.

A Paris paper tells the following anec-
dote of Lord Gray, whose death has
caused so much regret to the English
society of that capital
Lord Gray was one evening returning
from his club, when be perceived the loss
of his pocketbock, containing forty bank
notes Of l000f each (el600.) Lord Gray
searched the pockets of his great coat,
but in vain. He quietly returned home.
Next morning his servant went to his
room at an early hour and informed him
that lady in deep mourning wished to
speak to him. Lord Gray desired that
she should be shown into his drawing
room. "My Lord" said his visitor,
"ysu lost your pocketbook containing
40,e00f / bring it back to you" The
voice was sweet and low, but SO closely
was the lady veiled it was impossible to
guess her age or appearance. Madam, "
replied Lord Gray, "you have rendered
me a service for which heartily thank
you. Allow me to ask if / may venture
to offer you some remembrance of my
gratitude" The lady then hesitatingly
confessed that she had recently lost her
husband, whose death had left her the
charge Of three little children, and that
so utter was her destitution she had ac-
tually been tempted to keep the pocket
book. Lord Gray returned it to her,
merely saying: you are my creditor
you or your children will repay me
later" Lord Gray received a visitor
Eve years after this scene occurred, who
appeared a total stranger TO him. 1t
was lady. She handed him velvet
portemennaie, on which his cypher and
coronet we're embroidered in gold;
within lay forty notes of 10000 You
will allow me to retain the old purse in
memory of your muniheent generosity,
she rephed.
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THE MITYLENE EARFHQUAKE.
loss Of from Eight Hundred to
One Thousand Lives.

The foreign journals contain full par
ticulars Of the terrible earthquake which
occurred 10 the Island Of hiylene in the
6rst week Of March. The island is in
the Grecian Archipelago, near the coast
Of Asia Minor, and has q population Of
about ffty thousand souls
From eight hundred 10 one thousand
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WHO GOVERNS FHENG
Translated from the Gsrman.I

V. TIE KING.
81 was for q long time expecting you,
dear Marquise ]" said the king advancing
TO meet her.
They told me that your majesty vas
in private conferences with the English
Embassador."
Yes, but the good man very much
vearied me with his business AT last i
unceremoniously advised him 70 90 70
the Cardinal Tn glad Tn rid Of him.
Bat what is the natter with youl Are
you uHvell, Murquise3 You seem TO
have been weeping. Are you sick
with ny King I'm always veil
Good Marquise, sii down Have you
your work With youl I'll help ycu 70
string the pearl While I relate 10 you a
nice story about Mss Auiun-a love
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ASSETS. JULY ]. 1866.
Loss by Portland Fire. July 4th.

UlHE total amount covered by the Etna Psli.
1 cies on property destroyed or damaged ia
500, ,S54, on which savage 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 i've per cent upon the Com
pany's assets. figure but slightly exceeding
our Government aad State taxes paid last year,
or proportion equal to ~ 5000 loss for a COM
pany Of 500. .00e 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 q
population Of 81, 5,000-was handsomely built
mostly fine brick or stone structures-proteeted
and screened with UPWARD of 100 shade trees-
bounded on three sides by water-indeed,
literally, almost rising from the ooean--and
with a steam fire department-yet it has $l0,-
000, 900 of property consumed in a few hours
upon holiday when its people are least ocsu-
pied-from the very Insignificant cause Of
contemplate irecracker.
Remember the trifing origin of fires that
sweep away in a few hours the earnings o.
years. Consider your best interest and give the
Rtna 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
10 by II. A. LITTLETON 4 CO., AE'ts.
1896 No. p Madison street.
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p5- A Washington dispatch says that
Thad- Stevens was pronounced BY his
physicians to be seriously i'll he has
been unwell most Of the time since the
adjournment Of the House, but q few
days ago his illness assumed a serieus
character.
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pA-A A Communication 10 the Kosci-
usko (Miss) Chr01ielc begins thus:
p" Our country is in q deplorable condi-
ton At present; not 80 much politically
and morally IS in an alimentary point Of
view.
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INSURANCE.
A GARD.

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, 1 would respectfully
stitution 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
i'll success in life.
Mr.. N. s. OTIS Is associated with me. and Is
hereby commended TO public confidence. Our
office Is at NO. 42 MADISON STREET (rear
room, Deseto Block, where we shall be happy
to impart any needed information TO those de-
string Life Insurance. J. ii. MCMAHON.
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LEGAL SALES.
N.~~rs~~S0~>-oS>'e'N',s
TRUSTEES SALE.
Great sale of WatcheI

DY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST EX-
ID ecuted TO me on the 18th day of June, 1865
BY W. Q. LoAand: and duly registered in the
Registers Office of Shelby county, Tennessee,
in Record Book No. s., Part lst, Pages 6O9, 6lO
and GIL, to which reference is hereby made
for the purpose Of paying the debt therein
secured-I will on
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sPEcTAcLEs.
0VERT0N HOTEL,
LADIES ENTRANCE
Office: No. A First Floor.
NJ. BERNHARDT,
OPTTCIAN and OCULIST
OF Berlin, Prussia,
OFFERS THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING
" from weak or defective sight his
A USTRALLAN CIR YSTAL GLASS
A USTRALLAN CIR YSTAL GLASS
SPECTACLES.

The best artificial aid TO the human vision ever
invented, which can be obtained at his office.
His Glasses last number OF years without
changing. He gives great relief 10 patients
who have suffered from defective vision for any
number of years. These Spectaeles are seien-
tifcally adjusted to every case Of detective
sight with unerring accuracy, whether arising
from age, disease, strain, oyerwork or prema,
ture decay, by DR.. M. Berndardt on new and
exact principal. entirely his own, which has
seldom failed to be correct.
Being the original inventor and manufacturer
OF the Australian Crystal 81 for Spectacles'
he therefore claims that he has the only genu-
inc article of that kind in the United States for
sale.
His certificates are indorsed by the Medical
Faculty and Clergy Of Memphis, Tenn. and OF
every other city that he has visited and is in
troduced into our community by the following
distinguished gentlemen:
A. K. Taylor, NJ. D.
John Z. Frayser, M. d.
Z. Miles Willett, M. D., 1O4 Adams street.
John Pitman, NJ. d,
H. z. Hopson, NJ. D..
George R. Grant, NJ. D.
Rev. Mr.. ]. o. stedman.
Rev. Mr.. George White. Calvary Church.
@. A. Davis, Pastor Cum. Pres. Church.
Rev. Mr.. 7. D. Witherspoon.
II. D. Lilly, 0s. d.
DR.. II. s. Ford, D. D.
DR.. r. w. Creighton.
DR.. Irvine, 4Ol Shelby st.
Testimonials may be seen at the office Of DIR.
Bernhardt from many of the most prominent
men Of the country.
Office Hours From 8 am. to s Ppm.
OVERTON HOTEL.
N. Rowing to engagements elsewhere. DR..
BERNHARDT will be able to remain here but
q short time only. 2l-46
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