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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-15

THE total amount covered by tho Etna Poll
i cies on property destroyed or damaged is
$206.854, on which salvage will be about five
per cont. Our total loss will not vary much
from s20Q,0t0, and was promptly adjusted and
paid. This sum Is five per cent. upon the Conn
pany's assets. a figure but slightly exceeding
our Government and State taxes paid last year.
or proportion equal to $500 loss for COM
pany Of 100000 assets.
The necessity fe2 insurance and the vnluo Of
wealthy, .stroneI corporations is forcibly' IL
Illustrated by this fire. Several weak insurance
companies are destroyed. Portland has q
population OF S5.OO0-was handsomely built
mostly fine brick or stone structures-protecte
and screened with onward of 900 shade trees
bounded on three sides by water-indeed,
literally, almost rising from the ocean--and
with steam fire department-yet IL has S10,-
OO0.O0O OF property consumed in a few hours
upon holiday when its people are least ocsu-
pied-from the very insiRnifeant cause of a
contemplate frec-acker.
Remember the trifing origin Of fires that
sweep away in few hours tho earnings 90
years. Consider your best interest and give the
Etna Agent call If you need proper insur-
ance security. Pay fair rate Of premium for
o 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. LITTLET0N & CO., Acts.
No. % Madison street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-15
Trustees Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST
ID made to me by John u. Peterson, and re-
corded in the Registers Office of Shelby county,
in book No. 81, part Ist, pages 476, ATT and 47S,
will sell to the highest bidder, for cash: the
in Shelby county. Tennessee, about three quar-
ters of mile from Court Square, to wit: Bei1g
of the Raleigh road, commencing on the west
side of an alley about lS) eight feet wide, rum
ming thence west with said Raleigh road ts3)
eighty-three feet: thence north with the plank
fence now on said lot about $500 five hundred
feet more or less, to the back Of said fence;
thence east with said back fence (S3l eighty
three feet TO the east fence now on said lot /;
thence on a line with said east fence $500 five
hundred feet, more or less, TO tho beginning.
Equity ofrodemption TO this property is waived,
and title TO the same believed to be perfect. but
convey as trustee only.
Place of Sale-Southeast corner of Court
Square.
Terms-Cash.
Time Of Salo-MONDAY, Feb'y Eth, 1858.
There is situated on this lot an elegant Cot,
tage. with four rooms and servants room and
Kitchen, and other necessary improvements.
al s. II. BUNSCOMB Trnstee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-15

Betsy, my dear" said Seedlings, Civ
ing his wife a pair Of damaged unmen-
tioDables, have the goodness TO mend
my trousers; it will be good as going to
the play tomorrow night" Mrs. s. took
her needle, but eonfessing that she could
not see the point, remarked: How so p
why, my dear, you will see the won
derful ravels in the psnt-o- mine" Mrs.
Siebbins finished the job, and, handing
back the unmentionables, said, that is
darned good"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-15
Hames, Collars, Blind Brides,
and Chains.
N O &c II.

ITO HEIRS AMI. CREDITORS. OF R. J.
March term Of the County Court 81 Shelby
ceanty. for Letters Of Adninistration on the
estate Of the Gaid r. ]. Logan. -
oaw-lA 4. X. lhlChk.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-15
Trustees Sale.

by VIRTUE OF CERTAIN DEEDS OF
Is Trust to me executed by G. Davidson and
s. r. Blann, partners, etc., recorded in the
Probate Clerks effice Of Pamela county, Mis-
sissippi. in book P. pages 42i 40, 4S2 and 4S5'
nessee. and Black, Estes & Co., of Memphis,
Tcnnessee, in the payment Of certain indebt-
edness therein mentioned. will. on the
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-15

These Waters are specific in the following
diseases: Dyspepsia, Chronic Diarrhea, Gene
Scald Head. Torpid Liver, Neuralgia. Consti-
patton, Periodical Headache. .Lassitude, etc.
They are a powerful Stomachic and Tonic.
They are exceedingly valuable in. all diseases
Of debility or broken down constitutions, pro.
duced by previous sickness or long habits of
violation Of the Physiological Laws.
The title to the property is undisputed. and
he who is 80 lucky as to draw either one OF the
count. Any one who may doubt upon the SUBJ
ject. can be satisfied by calling at this office,
ESQ Main street.
Price of Tickets. 30. :,
yI-32 j. Nj. COLEM am.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-15

B. +. DowxISG. Of Lexington, KY,
announces himself an independent can
didate for Sheriff, and considers his claim
indisputablp, as he "onee slept with
Andrew Jackson. Whereupon the Ken
lucky Yc0Ban suggests that politicians
should keep record Of their bedfellows,
as, in view Of the enlargement Of The
franchise proposed by Mr. Train, there
is no telling how imporian, such q record
may become.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-15
rHE mIsTREss OF rHE HOUSE.
BIT LEsLlr WALTER.

BIT LEsLw WALTER.
The guests have come. all silently they have
Entcrins The nolseless hush with silent bows.
They lingcr for her coming. sore belated-s
Where Il the little mistress ofthe housef
She Il not wont 10 leave her friends so lonely
That come too seldom, as she gayly VOWS
Act they are hero, and wait her pleasure on'y-
Where Is the little mistress OF the mouse
She cannot be far off-perhaps but sleeping;
Doubtless at their low call she would arouse,
Why do they summon her alone with wvop,ns
The portraits stare behind their yelling covers
The dust Is In the melancholy room
Upon the air CHASTITY silence hovers-
Within the threshold loneliness and gloom.
Cold. dark aud desolatc the place without her.
Wanting her gentle smile as each allows,
She bears a sunbeam light and warmth about
Where Is the little mistress of the house?
The curtains fall. undraped by her slight hn-
Behind the wainscot gnsws a secret mouse.
Her treasures need her care. but still she lin
Where Is the little mistress Of tho house?
Alasi there was rumor and a whisper
Threading tho busy town this many day..
The youngest baby here. tiny lisper.
Can falter forth the reason why she stays;
Why care and love, tho tenderost and sincerest,
Have failed to shield and guard her fair young
head;
Why she has fed from all she loved the dear
est
For there has been rumor she is dead.
Throw wide the doOrl Within the gloomy pOr-
Where her small feet fell light as falling snow
They bore her in-the mortal made immortal
She comes again, but heavily and slow
O empty she'll beautiful, frail prison
Cold, white and vacant /, tenantless and dumb,
From such poor clay as this has Christ arisen
For such as this He shall in glory GOMEZ
But in the calm indifference TO our sorrow,
In the sharp anguish Of her parting breath.
In the d lark gulfthat hides her form to morrow;
Thou hast thy victory. Grave; thy sting o
Death!
Yet shall she walk so fair that We who knew her
Would pale before the glory Of her bross,
Nor in the radiant beauty dare to WOO her
To be again the mistress ofthe house.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-15
CROCK SPRING.

1872 Chloride Of Sodium,
is Chloride of Potassium,
1856 Chloride of Calcium,
8 Chloride of Magnesium.
l43 Bcarbonatc of Magnesium.
az Protocarbon ate of Iron,
IT'S Sulfate Of Lime,
1915 Free Carbonic Acid. equivalent to oil Cen
termeters Cubic Centermeters:
Organic matter with traces of Nitrogen. =, ooo
This is the content of solid matter. in lO,oOO
grammes. as in the first mentioned analysis.
Specific gravity. g95.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-15
MAGNOLIA SPRING.

6Si Protocarbonate of Iron.
ef4 Carbonate OF MagneSia,
$50 Carbonate of Lime.
1902 Chloride Of Sodium,
SO sulfate of Soda,
70 Sulfate of Magnesia,
2S2 Sclicic Acid,
1871 Organic Substances. ,e.,,
Traces Of SiIicate and Phosphate of Alumina,
2ss7 free Carbonic Acid, equivalent to laoe Gu
The largest amount Of free Carbonic Acid in
ali the Springs Of the Valley-specifc gravity
Of these Springs. 99S.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-15
MARBLE SPRING.

Specific gravity. 9s5. Calculation made on
basis of 10000 grammes.
1913 Protocarbonate of Iron,
146 Chloride of Sodium,
IA Sulfate of Soda,
1855 Sulfate of POTASH,
Sc Sulfate of Alumina,
60 Carbonate of Lime,
450 Free Carbonic Acid, which is equivalent to
229 Cubic Centermeters, and is partly united
in the combination.
There is also traces of Magnesia in the form of
Bicarbonate.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-15
18th DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1865,

between the hours of 10 am. and 4 pm. sell
at Ssrdis, Pamela county. Mississippi. at the
Biann, to the highest bidder, for CASH, the
following property. to-wit; The storehouse
and lot of Davidson. a Blann, described as
commencing two hundred and twenty-five l225)
feet south Of the northeast corner Of section
thirty. four, township seven, range seven, west
running south fifty feet along the Sledgeville
and Belmont road. thence west to the line of
the Mississippi and Tennessee railroad com
beginning, thence east to beginning. in Pamela
county, Mississippi. and the remainder of the
GOODS, WARES, etc.. of Davidson x Blann.
Will convey only as trustee
January 9th. 1863. 1aw136
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-15
Notice 10 Tax-Payers.

THETAx BOOK FOR THE FORTY-FIRsT
II CORPORATE Year has been made NJ as II
Affects the original eight wards Of the city.
spcn for inspection and corrcctios az Esquire
Richards Office, IN the Exchanre Building.
Property holders in the Ninth and Tenth
Wards are earnestly req uested To- furnish the
Assessors with nIars. i,ians and subdivisions q
lots Ia the two neu wards. 70 that there may be
no mistakes. IN mcasuremcnt or ownership,
made in the assessment nQWfn progress.
ySee65B NefffiER. Assessors.
L. j. DuPRE.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-15

OUR STOCK OF DRUGS. SEEDS. ETC,
" having been destroyed in the late disas,
irons FIRE. which consumed onr store, we shall
in the future devote our exclusive attention TO
the Seed Business, and everything pertaining
thereto. 100
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-15

No. 24S5-In the Chancery Court Of Memphis,
Tennessee - Insolvent bill John Hallum.
administrator estate of j. w. Matthews, de-
ceased, VS.. James II. Matthews. ct al.
TN THIS CAUSE IT. APPEARING FROM
| affidavit on file in this cause that defendants,
James H. Matthews. Joseph W. Matthews, W.
l.. Stricklin and wife Bette j. Stricklin. Jas.
Hamer and wife Sarah @. Hamer, and Mark
Healy are non. residents Of the State Of Ter
nessee; it is therefore ordered that they make
their appearance herein, at the Courthouse in
tho city of Memphis. Tenn., on or before the
first Mondsy in March. 1863, and plead, answer
or demur TO complainants bill, or the Same
will be taken for confessed as to them, and set
for hearing ex parte: and it is further ordered
that all creditors having claims against the es-
tate of ]. W. Matthews. deceased. file them
with the Clerk aud Master on or before the
first day of May, 1868, or the same will be
barred and that copy of this order BIO pub
lished in the PUBLIC LEDGER, q newspaper
published in tho city of Memphis, for three
months.
A true copy-Attest:
A. ALST0N, Clerk and Master.
By r. j. BLACK, d. G. and Nj.
January %, 1868.
HALLUM, CHALMERS WASHINGTON, Solicl'
tors for complainant. VI-43
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-15
EUREKA SPRING.

EUREKA SPRING.
100 Chloride of Sodium.
I42 Sulfate of Soda,
97 sulfate of Potassa,
al Bicarbonate of Magnesia,
296 Protocarbonate OF Iron.
20l Carbonate of Lime,
1873 Sulfate of Alumna,
17p3 Free Carbonic Acid Cas-. equivalent 10
9lI.5 Cubic Cen,imenters, which serves also
Ito keep in solution the carbonate compounds
with which il is partly united.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-15
To Cotton Shippers
THE MEMPHIS Il CHARLESTON
RAILROAD

HAS JUST COMPLETED ARRANGE:
Ill ments 10 ship Cotton TO New York and all
Eastern cities via Charleston, Norfolk. and BY
ali rail via Orange and Alexandria railroad,
and will give through Bills Of Lading to all
points, GUARANTEEING TIME, at the low
est rates which are given by any other route,
and with more advantages TO shippers than by
any other line. A Day and Night Fast Freight
Schedule having been put in operation, run
ton, shippers need aPprehend NO DELAY.
We are determined TO make this route what II
should be-
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-15
BAYLEss OR BOx SPRING.

BAHEESS OH hO7k SE
Tho following proportions OF solid matter are
contained In 1900 srammes Of this water
1852 Protocarbonate OF Iron,
3O6 Carbonate of Lime,
~ Carbonate OF Magnesia,
100 Chloride of Sodium,
525 Sulfate Of Soda,
81 Sulfite Magnesia,
S77 Selicic Acid.
ZOO Organic Substances,
Traces Of Silicate of Alumina, ,oss 40
sigi free Carbonic Acid. equivalent TO izoo: 90
Cubic Contimeter. which serve 10 Keep III so-
luton the insoluble protocarpona'es'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-15

CUBS6RTBE FOR THE PUBLIC LEDGER,
- which Il the CHEAPEST daily Published
| IN the 6tats OF Tennessee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-02-15
MEMPHIS 4 CHARLESTON R. r.
Accommodation Train

ON AND AFTER SUNDAY. FEBRUARY
va 1868, a daily Passenger Train will be run,
making close connections with Passenger
Trains on
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-24
THE MANUFACTURING SEAT OF THE
COUNTRY.

Manufactures in the West are grow
ing into an Importance which not only
speaks well for the enterprise of the cap
taIists, but which induces the opinion
that ere long this portion of the coun-
try must become the great manufactur-
ing centre of the Union. The laws of
trade are abundantly in our favor, and
decision under these laws will result ia
vorably in the course of time. The
West is low pre-eminently a product
i've region, but the cost of marketing is
its great draw back. Why not, then,
manufacture at home? The difference of
sending our raw materials in bulk to
the seaboard, aud of sending the man
ufactured article, is considerable, and
this alone, considered as an inducement,
furnishes potent reason why the West
should do its own manufacturing. But
manufacturing can be done here cheap
er than in the East, for Massachusetts,
for instance, must not only bring wool
from the West, but must bring corn also
to feed her hands employed in manu-
factories. The West is more contigu-
Gus to the South than the East, and will
afford a more accessible market for cot
ton than the East. These are but a few
of the reasons that impel the impression
the west is the normal manufacturing
seat of the country. Western men may
soon see the dreams in this respect full
filled, and Kansas City at no distant day
will rank as one of the leading manu-
featuring towns of the great and pow
erful West.-K0RSdS City MOI Journal
Of Commerce.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-24

was transparent subterfhge, was all
directed to defeat Pendleton. For this
purpose he at first declined the nomi-
nation, so that his mamie should not be
brought into antagonistn with that of
Pendleton, and so make the fight an
open one. For this purpose the New
York delegation talked about voting
for Packer, and English, and Chase, and
finally did vote for Hendricks. All this
was done so adroitly that it finally be-
came necessary for Pendleton's delcga.
ton to nominate Seymour themselves
to prevent the success of Chase or Hen
bricks, either of which would have
been fatal TO Pendleton's future aspira-
tons. Since Seymour's henchmen had
voted for Hendricks, the latter could do
no less than return the vote, and thus
began the mobilize stampede which
ended in the nomination of Seymour.
The whole affair was an adroit speci-
men of political hypocrisy, by which
the actual favorite of the majority of
the convention was not only sold, but
was induced to nominate the trickster
who had defeated him.
Mr.. Seymour is skillful political
gambler and cunning demagogue.. In
all matters of a partisan character he
mistakes falselIoOd for fact with an af-
fectation of religious sincerity which
is little less than exasperating to all men
who arc capable of recognizing lie
when they hear it told. He has all of
Johnson's low cunning, with Bucban-
ans accomplishments and cowardice.
1t is difficult to conceive of any char
acter whose accession to the Presidency
would place the government in hands
so weak, unsteady, factious and corrupt,
or do so much 10 plunge the country in
to anarchy, rebellion and civil war.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-24

CRoQUET.-This beautiful game is be-
coming quite feature of the evening
among our fashionable citizens, and ma
nv a ground is adorned with its croquet
ornaments. 1t is Enthusiastically a game
of science, in which brain, as well as
the muscles and nerves, has an essential
part to perform-thus in some aspects
resembling billiards, to which game it
is, i'll many respects, superior i'll that it
is more social game, gives an oppor-
tunity for healthful open air exercise,
and, above all, adds the fascinating and
refining influence of the ladies. Unlike
most of outdoor exercises, it does not
require the possession of great strength
or powers OF endurance, or severe mus
cular exertion on the part of the play
ers, yet it is no child's play, as those who
engage in several games in succession
can testify, when the excitement of the
sport abates, and one realizes how much
exercise has been taken. Excellence in
it is almost equally attainable to the
weakly and delicate as to the healthy
and robust. Old and young meet in its
arena on more nearly equal terms than
in any other known game of skill "A
correct eye, steady nerves and hands,
and good judgment, are the essential
qualifications Of good player.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-24

The excavations at Pompeii, which
are now carried on with great vigor.
under the direction of the King OF
Italy, have just exposed two very val
liable specimens of ancient art, viz: two
fresco portraits, situated under q por-
tico of the Via Stabiana. It is believed
they represented the master and mis-
tress of the house. The man wears q
magistrates toga; the woman is in the
attitude Of person rejecting about
what she is to write, for she has style
in her right hand, and is about to carry
it to her lips, while In her left she holds
writing tablets. Both of these portraits
are well executed.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-24
LATE CULTIVATION OF ORCHARDS.

The period of the year has arrived
when cultivation in the orchard should
cease. 1t should not be the policy of
the owner to stimulate his trees, either
by manuring or cultivating in the latter
part of the summer, to make a late
growth. The time for the wood to be
formed is iii the spring and early sum-
mer, then the cultivators should be kept
at Tork, and manure applied. But am
pie time should be allowed afterwards
for the trees TO ripen their wood so as
to endure the winter uninjured.
On rich soils, where the apple is deli
cate, late growth of wood should be es-
pecially guarded against. Pear orchards
everywhere should not be cultivated and
stimulated after prime OF summer is
passed. The peach growers of Mary
land and Delaware have learned better
than to. cultivate their orchards late in
the season, by noticing the tendency of
trees thus treated to cast their fruits.
If neglected orchard is plowed late.
the fruit is sure to fall the next year. In
localities where the rot has been preva-
lent~in vineyards, 1t has been noticed
that uncultivated vines escaped while
those we'll taken care of were infected.
So it has been thought better by some
cultivators to have weeds cover the
ground, and healthy fruit the vines, than
to take up with the reverse, clean ground
and rotten fruit. Perhaps late cultiva-
ton in the vineyard induces the rot
when other circumstances also favor.
But the weedy, apparently uncared-for
orchard or vineyard. is an eye sore to
the enthusiastic fruit grower, and such
an appearance is likely to be assumed
when the cuItivator and hoe are laid
aside at midsummer. To avoid this, to
check late growth of orchards, and for
the purpose of enriching the soil at the
proper time, we suggest that some crop,
as rye, be sown the last time of cultiva-
ting. This crop would also shield the
ground in winter, and furnish a coat of
manure to plow under in the succeeding
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-24

Turkey proposes a railroad under
taking on quite as extensive a scale as
the Pacific road. Belgrade, on.the Aus
sian Gulf, are to be put in railroad con-
nection, the line passing through Con-
stantinople, and traversing both Eu-
ropean and Asiatic Turkey entire. With
certain branches, the road will be near
~ 5000 miles long, and the estimated
cost is $500, O00,00O. The Turkish Gov
eminent guarantees the interest on this
sum, seven per cent. on a part, and five
per cent. on another part, amounting to
about S1S,000,000 a year. The engin-
GERS are now at Belgrade, arranging
with the Servian Government as to the
route through Servia.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-24

The gross earning of all the railroads
of the United States, the past year,
amounted to S34O, 900, 600, or equaling
about twenty-one per cent. of their
total cost. This sum averages ten dol
lars per head for our entire population.
The ratio of expenses to earnings is
fully seventy per cent, and the net
earnings of the Northern roads are said
to be six and a half per cent. of their
total cost. In 1910 there was one mile
of railway for every 1865 people in the
country in 1850 there was one mile to
1928 inhabitants, and in 1860 one mile
to every 905 of our population. Mr..
Poor thinks that by 1870 we shall have
$4,000 miles of road opened, or 0ne
mile for every S37 Inhabitants.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-24

A WORD FOE NEwsFAPEs.-We clip
the following from all exchange, and
give it merited prominence
Nothing is more common than to hear
people talk about what they pay news
papers for advertising, ETC., as so much
given in charity. Newspapers, by en-
HANGING the value of property in their
neighborhoods, and giving the localities
in which they are published a reputa-
ton abroad, benefit all such, particular
Iy if they are merchants or real estate
owners, thrice the amount yearly of the
meagre sum which they pay for their
support. Besides, every public spirited
citizen has laudable pride in having a
paper which he is not ashamed of, even
if he should pick it up in New York or
Washington. A good looking, thriv-
ing sheet helps TO sell property gives
character to the locality; in all respects
is a desirable public convenience. If
from any cause the matter in the local
or editorial column should not be quite
up to your standard, do not cast it aside
and pronounce it of no account, until
you are satisfied there has not been any
more labor bestowed upon it than is
paid for. If you want good, readable
sheet, it must be supported. And it
must not be supported in spirit of
charity, either; but because you feel a
necessity to support it.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-24

The sums paid for cable messages by
the English press for year amount to
9 total of $1,000 against $4,000 paid by
the American press. The London pa
pers only give the briefest telegraphic
Items, and never publish the long cable
common with the Ieadeing Journals at
New York.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-24

Let not lady get angry with gen.
tleman who treads upon her dress, but
that they are entitled only to
so much r0oEn es the circumference Of
their dress win cover, and that trail
encroaches on the space OF others.