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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-25
POETRY.
THE BEAUTIFUL LADY.

THE BEAUTIFUL LADY.
There Il gentle lady very fairi
Itcr lookE are sanity and her voice 10 raroi
She walks through all the town.
Nor fears to soil her gown.
They say this lovely lady Is not afraid
OF any being the Lord has made
She sees her Fathers look
Within the meanest nook.
And so she walks serene through every iane
Where hunger struggles peree WIN o." ""u
And angry curses leap
In passion wild and deep
She does not even tremble AZ the sight;
She steres and gaxes like n lily white,
Till. nwed TO peace, they see
Her Dotless purity.
Oh. stsvs beside the couch when al have lied.
And laws upon her breast the dying head
And signs away all fear
With voice serene ard clear
sbe take, the little ohildrtn in her arms,
And gives them bread 10 eat and mildly oiaihs
Their throbbinE hearts that beat,
And wipes their bleeding feet.
Dear children. tell me, will yougo with her
This lovely lady. each her messenger
And bid the orphans come,
And have with her their homer
Her name, I think, is Charity, bellows;
hut when her bright. immortal wings 90 grow
The angels there above
In Heaven will call her Love.
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TICKETS So EACH.

Nay Be had Of or ordered throufd any Of the
Comuany's arcuts, a. the Central AEency'
Memphis Tenn. or Of Col. james strain, Her
naudo, Mis-.
siookhoiders. Directors and Ohcers Of the
Company are prohibited from purchasing Of
holding tickets in any q the draWinrs- Tie
Company is simply The media Tor me purelate
and ale II real estate between property helderE
and the general puhic.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-25

Hs-T The Company Is now prepared TO Issue
Policies in all the various forms Of Life lnsu-
rance, and respectfully solicit public patron
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Loss By Portland Fire. July lth.

TNHE total amount covered by the Rtua Poll
/ cies on property destroyed or damaged Il
sos, S54, on which salvage will be about Eve
per cent. Our total loss will not vary much
from $500 900, 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 and State taxes paid last year,
or a proportion equal 10 5000 loss for com
pany Of $4,000 assets.
The necessity for insurance and the value Of
wealthy, strong corporations is forcibly IL
Illustrated By this FIRE. Several weak insurance
companies are destroyed. Portland has >
population Of 35.OO0-was handsomely built
mostly fine brick or stone struclures-protected
and screened with UPWARD of 1900 shade trees
bounded on three sides by water-indeed,
literally, almost rising from the Ocean--and
with a steam FIRE department--yet il has SlH,-
10000 Of property consumed in a few hours
upon a holiday when its people are least ocsu-
pied-from the very insignihcant cause Of
contemplate hrecracker..
Remember the triding origin Of fires that
sweep away in a few hours the earnings %
years. Consider your best interest and give the
Ktna Agent q call If you need proper insur-
ance security. Pay fair rate Of premiun for
a good and genuine article, and With these
lights and experiences before you, procure
your insurance with shrewd judgments
Applications for insurance promptly attended
70 By II. A. LITTLErON q CO., AE'h.
v5-ls No. p Madison street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-25

Consulting Physicians;
d. w. AVANT.. X. A. RAMSEY.
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DIRECTORS.

rNHE MUTUAL SYSTEM HAS DESERV-
i eddy become the most popular mode OF IN
@rance In the United States, and is the one
embraced by those best informed upon the sub
iect. and who appreciate and desire. security,
perpetuity and economy. In a purely mutual
company the assured derives all the advantages
which can be realized from an insurance, and
nj the lowest rates, or exact cost, paying no
tribute or profits to the proprietors or stock
holders for, perhaps, an inadequate capital or
security. Cheapness combined with security,
and certainty of accomplishing the object in
view, are the essential elements sought for, and
they may be found eminently existing in well
conducted mutual. All parties insuring in this
company become members Of the company and
are directly interested in its success.
Call at the Office Of the company for full infOr-
nation, whereby all real estate insurers can
save FIFTY per cent. Of their insurance account.
OFFIcE: Up stairs in ODD FELLOWS HALL.
Entrance on North Court street. az
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-25

TNHE FIRST DRAWING. WHICH TOOK
Il place on the 10Th instant, was attended
with unusual success. when il is remembered
that but few weeks elapsed from the incep-
ton o. the enterprise to that event. $l7.0O0
worth of tickets having been sold, like
amount of property was drawn for, under the
supervision of gentlemen selected by the ticket
holders present. The utmost harmony and
good feeling pervaded those present and, as
tho Managers. the affair was conducted to
close in a most gratifying and satisfactory man
ner:
HERNANDo, MISS, June Is, 1867.
We hereby certify that the above report of
tho first drawing of the Southern Asylum is
correct, and that the proceedings were charac-
terized by a spirit of fairness and business un-
surpassed by any drawing of which we have
any knowledge. The Managers of the Compa-
ny PLACED the tickets and wheels under our
sole management and control.
ISiglodI
J. B Morgan,
Robert Temple,
v. A. MerriwSher, tco,,,o;,,oo
w. W. Campton, Ooiiini'''oe'
NJ. Mageveney,
John Ainslie,
j. NJ. HALL. Clerk.
The prizes drawn on this occasion numbered
fOrty-seven, and comprised let's in the vicinity
Of Memphis, Tenn. Corinth, Miss, and Her
to the lucky ticket-holders. For this, the sec
ond drawing. however, we are able to offer our
patrons still more attractive inducements to
interest themselves in our scheme. From
lengthy list of property, much of which has
already been advertised, we select our
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-25

Tenth Prize. Cottage residence. Eve rooms;
lot 40 By 10 feet. On Boriand avenue. near
Memphis and Charleston railroad. near corpo-
ration line. Valued AZ si.olQ.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-09-25
In the Chancery Court OF Mem.
DhiS, Tenn.

Elizabeth F.. Green. ct al. vs.. willian L.
Vance. ct al.
IT APPEARING FROM AFFIDAVIT IN
usual place OF abode Of the defendant, Mm. /.
Vance, who cannot be found % az 70 BE- SER Ell
With personal process, and there 3 just grou nd
% believe that be has gone beyond thehmits Of
that be make his appearance herein. ~ the
Courthouse in the city Of Memphis. Tenn, On
OF before the fret Monday In November. 1861.
and plead. answer or dcmur q complainants
hlll, Or the zane viii Be taken for confessed az
TO him and set for hearing exparte, and that a
copy Of this order Be published once q week. for
four sscccssiye weeks, in the Memphis PuHLIc
LrDoEE-
A Cory AttrEts
AUGuSTON ALSTON. Clerk and Master.
ByR J. BLACK. Dcputy CLERK and Master.
]. B. MIo0U. Sol'r for oomrlL oaw-8
The Portland daily press., 1867-04-01
Farm for Sale.

NNHE homestead of the late Scott Dyer. Cape Eliz-
L abeth, four miles south of Portland Bridge, con-
tanning about 100 acres, good SOIL in good state of
cultivation fences all stone WALL young orchard, 10
trees grated fruit Pleasantly located. School and
For terms, &C., apply on the premises or to-
~ . .IL has eDnfh hiu 81 i. G. ROBINSON,
Z nnch20-tfg ..ftlyEzl .t pgfi IL Mention Street
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Nv WASHINGTON.
CesSiOss OF RNssi09s Ame7ic0 to the
3 United States. wv
Receipts from Internal Revenue.

Hr
WASHINGTON, March 80.
The President and Council are at the Capt.
t0i to-day in the Vice Presidents room at
tending to public business 80
Owing to the large number of executive ap-
pointments to be acted upon the President to-
day issued proclamation converting the Sem
ate, IN extra session, to meet Monday, April
The President to-day sent to the House a
communication giving his reasons for signing
tie Joint resolution providing for the expense
of carrying into full effect the act to provide
Tor a more, efficient government of the rebel
States. y He quotes the 7th section of the act,
which provides that all expenses of carrying
the act into effect shall be paid cut of any
money Ill the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated. This provision is wholly unlimited in
amount, whereas the resolution approved limits
1t TO coo, and he considers this limitation
very necessary check to unlimited expendi-
lures and liabilities, and considers himself
bound to approve this resolution without mod
flying the objections heretofore stated in the
original and supplementary act
Ii Is true, as reported, that the President
communicated to the Senate to-day treaty
wlthsRrussia, by which that power surrenders
to the United States the Sovereignty over all of
Rrussian America and the adjacent islands.
The price to be paid for this territory is about
$7,00O,000. 1.-The territory is about 1894 900
square miles. 1t nearly, but not altogether, ex-
clIides British America from the ocean. Its
chief value consists inits fisheries and its fur
trade. The treaty was signed early this morn
ing and sent to the Senate shortly afterwards.
kBE3G3} Efma WASHINGTON March 81,
The receipts from Internal Revenue sources
are more than 500, 000, 900 since the LIST of Ju-
ly 1866 that is, for three-quarters of the fiscal
year 1t is said in official circles that there is
no good reason for supposing that the revenue
from this .sourse will fall below the estimates
in fact, it is confidently believed that they will
exceed them. The income tax is yet to be col
lected, and, according to the provisions of the
amendatory aci of tho I'd inst, is to be collect
ed by the Both of April. The condition of
this branch of the national revenue is encour-
aging, notwithstanding the depression that at
first sight would seem to threaten a serious de-
felt. i8fkN EHa l9SNfE fUllE.- Z
The United States Supreme Court will re-
sumo its session tomorrow. All the Judges
are expected to be present, with the exception
OF Justice Grier whose health is still feeble.
The Portland daily press., 1867-04-01
Destructive Fires.

NEW YORK, March 80.
disastrous conhagration at 10 o'clock last
evening destroyed a large cabinet factory and
ten other buildings on 9th Avenue and West
47th. street. The walls of the factory fell about
100 z. NJ, burying beneath the ruins the
steam fire engine No. %. There was scarcity
of water The cause of the fire is unknown
r..E m,I. Dr.. o ST. LOUIS, March 81.
Tie Lindell Hause, the largest building of
the kind in the country, if not in the world,
was totally destroyed by fire last night. The
origin of the fire is not known, but it is said to
have broken out in the fifth story about half
past O'Clock, but an alarm was not given until
9 o'clock Owing to the great height of the
building and the difficulty of reaching the
upper floor with the hose, the fire gradually
assembled till it reached the root. Two months
after the.house was opened it was bought by
Ames 90 Co. for $373,000. The Insurance. on
hotel amounted to $4,000, of which $4,000 to
$SOO00is in Eastern Offices. The lessees were
Hatch, Weaver & Felt, whose loss is 100000;
insured, 100000. There were about 400 guests
in the house. The total loss will not be less
than 81 600000 ...-.
The Portland daily press., 1867-04-01
House and Lot for Sale.

House and Lot for Sale, , n
CITUATED in Westbrook, near the end of Tu-
~ KEYS Bridge. A story and a half house, with
$500 feet of land, shade and fruit trees. House con-
tains eight roos with large attics and has stable
room for one horse and carriages connected 1t is To-
Gated on the corner of Winslow Street and the road
leading to the Marine Hospital. Price $4,000. APP
ply to l.. A. BACHkLDER,
March 20. d1m*l-I1i TGs rnl $50 Il 1asN fNn
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MEXTCO.
Embarkation Of the Rear Guard OF the
French Army. - .,,.,,
Vera Cruz i'm State OF Siege.


... ..-. .... New YORK. March 81.
Vera Cruz correspondence of March 18th,
states that Marshal Bazaine and the rear guard
of the French army, the Egyptian troops, en-
barked on the 18th. More than half that corns
which originally numbered 5000, remain under
the soil of Mexico. y - : : >'Ne va
The French flags about the city were lower
ed and replaced by the emblems of Mex;co
A large Quantity of war material was sold to
the lmperiaists by the French. The city was
IN mast state OF seige. Martial law has been de-
tha anu tne gates closed. 1t was feared that
o9arez as soon as the Liberals appear in front
vi tne walls. .sltl.sa sssr a. .etsr1f
All communication with the interior had
peen cut OF, and only news of a doubtful char
acter was obtained from the capital
Ii was rumored that Macmillan had agreed
to abdicate if Juarez would consent to abide
the decision of the people for or against the
Empire, but the rumor had not been confirmed.
The Portland daily press., 1867-04-01
New York Markets.

NEW YORK, March 30
,Cotton-opened very firm and closed duh and de-
3Otc. LI-i.il.. 3
and Western less active and common grades are a
loo lower, while medium and good grades are firm
Superfne State at 20 az 10 70; Extra do, at 10 rs q
II rs; Choice do at II 50 912 rs; Round Hoop Ohio
Ii So a Il s.; Choice do 1855 q Is 9O; Superfine
Western 20 a 10 70; Common to good Extra Wes-
tern 10 90 "a %; choice do. - 40 q 10 OF Southern
duh sales go bbs mixed to good at IL % IL so
Fancy and Extra, IL 80 "a 90; California active
with sales of 1900 sacks and bbs. at Is 90 "a 1900
wvisr Is duh and lower White
very good 40; California White at 10 q IS; Can
ada White 20 "a &c. ID i5-l fsilh i,s'
Corn-shade easier sales 70 900 bush.; Mixed Wes-
term in store, at 117a a. 10; do, aoat at 2OI a
81; Western Mixed new ii a 1 IL. aii '3j ~
Oats-heavy; sales $4,000 bush. State at 70 a 7Sc
Beet--steady; sales 4sO bbls; new plain mess at
II 90 a 20 90; new extra do, 10 30 l0 % 90. i
POrk-heavy and lower; sales $50 bbls. new mess
at "A 90 @ "A 10, closing at "a 12 regular old mess
at % so g 20 70; prime at 10 rs "a 20 49, also 1900
bbls new mess at "a 81 a "A So, seller and buyer for
April and May. 1T s.r, 1850 iIl-'I ~ y NJ
,L5arcdheavy and lower; sales 1900 bbls at 12l q
Butter-dull; sales Ohio at 10 a 15c; State at 20 q
Whiskey-quiet. 1 .-rai1 4ia
Rice-dull and nominal -.1a il1sT
Sugars-quiet; small sales Muscovado at o. a 10Ic
Cofee-quiet and firm. II. 7ITT 10 . -
MOlasses-luiet.
Naval Stores-quiet and firm; Spirits Turpentine
at 78 a 79c; Resin at 12l a. o 50.
whale quiet. ~
Petroleum quiet; crude at l6lc; refined bonded
at 24i az DC.
Tallow-active and firm; sales $4,000 lbs at 1OI a
lie. 1ti ~ .' -7-'7 :
Wool-without decided change; sales $50 900 lbs
at 40 % 67lc for domestic feece zoe for picked &c
for eombings % a 32c for Texas; Donskoi, and Aus
traa on private terms.
: Freights to Lverpool-dull; Cotton TO 5-16 a
7-16d by steamer; Grain-Peas SD by sail. 10
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XLth OONGREss--FIRsT SESSION.
WASHINGTON, March 80.
SENATE,

WASHINGTON, March ~.
.... r-.e SENATE.
An effort was made to extend the session till
. O'Clock for the purpose of taking notice OF
Mr.. Riddles death, but failed
rs Opmotion of Mr.. Sherman, the rule OF the
executive session requiring nominations hot
acted upon to be returned to the PresiueHo
after the close of the session, was suspehdeu,
SO as TO allow nominations now pendinS III "a
ecuuve session to be continued uh'n "o'eo
upon.
Wednesday of July he would call up bill for
universal suffrage throughout the United
States. He had reason to believe, he said, that
there would be quorum here present on that
day.
at 11.3O the Senate went into Executive ses-
sion.
AT u o'clock the doors were reopened and
the President pro tenn. declared the Senate adj
iourned under the resolution of yesterday. un-
TIL the nrst wednesday in July.
m HOUSE. .s.s .-...
Mr.. Thomas presented memorial from the
Mayor and members of the City Council of
Baltimore asking Congress to assist the peo-
PIE oil Maryland to form State Government
hepupncan In form and in unison with the
spirit OF the age. Referred to the Judiciary
Committee -, -f
MI. Benton asked leave to offer a resolution
rendering thanks to General Sheridan for the
removal. OF the Louisiana officials from the
pideeS winch they disgraced, and the appoint
vi AOyd uleu.
Fernando Wood objected, and the resolution
was not read. q D-H , HME ss rtE
The House proceeded to the business on the
speaker table, and concurred in number of
senate bulls and amendments. p -t"
MT Latin offered a resolution that the re-
port OF the Congressional Printer on the pur
chase OF paper, be taken from the table and re-
ierred TO the Committee on Printing, with
power to investigate the same and to send for
persons and papers and to sit during the re-
cess of Congress. Agreed to. Ii ..5-i..s.
MT Lynch, on leave, introduced bill to es-
tabllsh certain post routes in Maine. Passed.
The Speaker presented message from the
President, i'll relation to signing the bill ap-
propriating money to carry out the reconstrpc-
ton bill. Tabled and ordered to be printed
The Speaker announced Messrs. Latin and
Brooks, as the committee to wait on the Pres-
dent. IA. .i.ff.-. ..-.. ....
Twelve o'clock having arrived, the Speaker
announced in accordance with the concurrent
resolution, the House adjourned to the first
Wednesday in July next, at noon. Applause
and clapping of hands, ON the floor and in the
galleries followed). The members and officers
exchanged parting expressions of good will
and separated. .na t..t5 t+"
IA H .a :
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.es5f 81 EUROPE.
w Q by THE ARI,E.

L-sr.a. ,sx Il LONDON, March 20.
In the. House of Commons last night the
proposition of the Government to guarantee
the Canada railroad loan was agreed to.
.f-ff..t LONDON, March 29-Evening.
1t is announced that King George of Greece
is soon to marry a neice of Queen Victoria
A dispatch from Odessa reports a terrible
storm in the Black Sea, in which several YES
sells We're wrecked, with some loss of life.
fM8 : 4N QUEENSTOWN March 90
The ships Keller, from Cardiff for New York
and @. Jones, from Liverpool for Philadelphia
have arrived here leaky.
LIVERPOOL, March 29-Evening.
The ship Frederick, from New York Feb.
10th, was abandoned at sea in sinking condi-
ton. Crew saved and arrived at an English
port. y 4 5la eh 3ala9 llt 54 10
PEsTH, March 29-Evening
The coronation of Francis Joseph as King of
Hungary will take place in July next. b.
The Portland daily press., 1867-04-01

House for Sale.
rTlHE convenient double house corner of South and
i Spring Streets Each tenement contains nine
finished rooms. and may be sold Separately For
further particulars enqure of the subscriber the
promises, No. Is Spring Street. 81 b. agaIl1 g.st
~ March 10, 1867. mar2Odtf
The Portland daily press., 1867-04-01
Canadian Affairs.

.--' n UTTAWA, G. w, March 81.
A message received by the cable to-day, from
Provincial Secretary McDougal, states that
the inter-Colonial railroad guarantee bill pass
ed the committee OF the House of Commons
by large majority. The confederate Till has
received the royal assent. Active preparations
are being made to increase the tariff on lum-
Der this season. AH% 81. 81
The American millionaires on the Cha,l..
deere River have commenced to construct piers
for a boom opposite this city, which is intend
ed TO hold the immense number of saw-logs
which have been cut during the winter on the
Upper Ottawa. -
discount on American invoices this week
% ner cent e----N - ~
The Portland daily press., 1867-04-01
Cincinnati Markets.

CINCINNATI, March 30.
Flour unchanged with moderate demand Wheat
IN fair demand; sales No. Spring So; Winter 80.
Corn IN good demand and firm; sales at 81 tG 70;
sneied " a s9c in sacks, the latter price for White
oats In good demand at Csc In bulk Rye in good
aenana az 20 al 80 for Spring, and 90 al GO tor
IAN. Whskey dull and nominal; sales at "a in bond.
Mess FORK hrm; sales at % 90. Bulk Meats in i'm
proved demand at a 10c. Bacon unchanged. Lard
firm with an impsoved demand; sales at I3c Butter
firm at 30 q 33c. Cheese II "a i7tc. Exchange firm
The Portland daily press., 1867-04-01

.r.-.lL CHICAGO, March 80 q
bb al Hn ~ nd Wbea r sales 200
advanced az SC and No. 1c closing firm at All a.
l6. Corn opened with decline of &c. but rallied
closing firm at 93Ic for No. in store. Oats in good
demand with an advance of 5-16 a So; sales No in
store at go! 81. Provisions inactive; Mess pork
at % 90. Dry sailed shoulders Sc. Loose prime
steam Lard l3c. .tLs.N irtI
Receipts-3.200 bbls -four, $500 centals wheat II =
600 centals corn, % centas oats 1900 hogs Shin
ments-50OO bbls. flour, $500 centals wheat TO- 600
centals corn, 600 centals OATS -
The Portland daily press., 1867-04-01
The New York II x ,,... Coca

...-.- NEW YORK, March 80.
A decision was rendered in the Court of AID.
peals yesterday in the well known case IF
Stephen T. Clark, against James and Frastns
Brooks, relative to the ownership of a da;iv
evening paper in this city. This was a motion
to dismiss the appeal from the order of the
Common Pleas Court, wherein an order deny
ing the defendants motion for a new trial. and
affirming Judgment, declaring the rights of the
parties was entered. Chief Justice Davis and
the full bench decided that no appeal could lie
brought before this court until the entry of
final judgment. 1t was, therefore, dismissed.
The Portland daily press., 1867-04-01
Il. M. PATTEN IL CO., Aue,ionrer.
PLUM STREET.
Valuable Property in WestbrOOk
at Auction.

ON WEDNESDAY, 10th day Of April. at half
VIII be sold on tne premises without the least re-
serve, the following described parcels of Real Es-
tate IN Westbrook, as follows Homestead stu
ated at Aliens corner, so called, containing about
lrty acres OF land, with the buildings thereon,
slstihg OF good one and half storied Farm House,
with ID attached, with Kitchen, Wood and Carriage
House. Also, a large Barn 50 by so feet with Shed
and Corn House near by, buildings all conveniently
arranged and in good repair. x lso, another lot Of
Land at SAIL Aliens corner, containing a6out IL
acres, with good Barn, Pggery and Shed, ali ina fine
About 20 acres Of drained meadow as good or hat
vi and or gardening than can be found in the state
sIuated near Aliens corner the road LEADING 10
Portland Via Tukey's bridge.
ALSO
About acres of Meadow and Upland situatad ON
the road leading from Aliens to Morrils corner he
ing very desirable lot for building and GARDENING
miles from the city OF Portland and one mile fro,o
z. a. X. Railroad and Portland Horse kaiIroad
All OF the above Lands in q high sta OF culti-
walton, with very large amount of font and yerv
desirable Tor building lots, farming or gardening
Immediately after sale of Real Estate viii be sold
about two hundred Sheep and Lambs, six ows and
Heifers, two Horses and four Hogs, together with
Wag ms, Farming Tools and portion of the House
hold Furniture. N"
The above property is to be sold TO the highest bid
der, and ON the most favorable terms Cash If the
purchasers SO desire, quarter cash, the bal
ince from one to hve years with note and NOR gage
interest at six per cent. semi-annually. The per-
sonal property to be sold for cash.
For particulars call on Cyrus Thurlow, 1C5 Com
merclal street, or ON the Auctioneers.
~ Sale to commence with the Homestead.
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