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Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-11-05
Medical College of Memphis.

nH REGULAR Course OF Lectures IN this In
stifn-ion will commence on MONDAY, ID
November, at 9 = m AID terminate on 4arcn
ocsI 9w Dean OF the Faculty.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-11-05
Mississippi and tennessee Il. H.
Stockholders Meeting.

THE Annu Ne ting Of the Stockholders Of
tbs Mississ-p ana Tennessee Railroad
Company viii be aeld in the city OF Memphis,
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-11-05

ROBERT ".
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-07-08

OaIoiS Of TnE OAEEx BucxCT. The
/" Old Oaken Bucket" nays an exchange
va. written by Samuel u. Wordsworth
while vet he vas n iourn"yman printer.
working in 40 office on Chambers and
Chatham street. There was drinsins
house, kept by one name Mallory. wherr
'WnoJs9or,h AMI several particular friends
used to resort. Une afternoon the liquor
vas pronounced super excel NJ. Woods
worth seemed inplred b, il. for, after TAX
Iag a draughi, he set his Glass upon the
table. and smackung his lips, declared that
Mallury's eau nc vie was superior 10 any
thing he had ever tasted.
I" No." said Mallory. =" you are mistaken
there was one which, in bDth or sstima.
tions. far surpassed this as a drink"
What was tina. 7" asked wUgJsWUrth.
dubiunsIy.
" The draughts Of pure. fresh. spr'ng
water that We used TO drink IRON the old
oaken bucket that hang IN the we'll, on our
return from the labors Of the field, on
sOItry day in summer"
The tear.drUps glistened (or moment
in WooJswortn's eye. "True true |" he
replied. and shortly after quilted the place
lie Immediately returned 10 the office.
grasped pen, aud IN halt an hour the " O''
Oaken bucket" one Of the most delight"
compnsitiohs in our language. was ready IL
manuscript to be embalined in the memo
res Of succeeding generations.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-07-08

A DEcIsIoS A. To PR"sI..uRy NUTEs.-
The Supreme Court has decided upon
writ 81 error that a promissory u"te .>-
rendered VOID BY any change of date ai'"r
IT'S delivery. Ia the Csc on trial j, ap-
pearrd un the face oil the n";e that Sep.
TENDER" had been stricken uu; aud "Ocl"-
her /" substituted a. the dat, after "n.
ri the partir, had signed the note, and vita
out hi, knowledge ar CONSENT. The enuri
showed that II vas rule VI the eomm"l
law. as for back a. the reign ol Edward
ILL.,, that an erasure ~ a deed void, II :
and the same rule had been held ~ appli-
cable TO COMMERCIAL plprr--it having brea
established in both English aud American
Jurisprudence that material alteration ~
any commercial paper without the consent
Of the parry signing to the change eI.
ttnguishes h,s liability. The alteration II
the date, whether 10 hasten or delay the
time Ui payment, his been uniIprmly hrld
10 be material. To prevent aud punish
such tamperng, the Law does not permit
the plaintiff TO ial! back upon the contract
as u vi. originality. In Pursuance OF
stern but wise policy, il Annals tile instru
mcnt as 10 the party sought TO be wfonged-
tetr YyrE TsggFs
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-07-08
ROCK BLASTING IN SAN FRANCISCO. :
;~Ass-

hoCh pLtSoIlNu tNs SAN FRANCISCO.
One Of the greatest rock blasts ever
known was made few weeks ago at Lime
Point, the site Of the new fort being con-
s;ructed by the Government for the deience
Of the harbor Of San Francisco.--'ro pre-
pare the ground for the fort, IL was found
necessary to remove hill of rock of $50,
ieei in height. A small tunnel was plerc-
ed in the hill, near its base, 10 depth of
sixty feet, and a chamber, sixty feet long.
excavated at right angles with it, and
parallel 10 the face of the hill. In this
chamber were placed two charges OF pow
der. one Of 1900 pounds. and The other of
$500 pounds, separated by forty-iye ieet
oil clay and sand, but both Iired at the 8 lme
moment BY means OF wire and d galyanic
battery. A correspondent ol the San
Francisco Evening Buileun thus desc RIDES
the resul az
There was no explosion in the popular
sense Of that term. A liule smoke and
flame were seen TO escape thrnugh the mov-
ing mass OF rock, aud the whole lace of the
hill in front of the charges was seen 10
move outward. falling dawn into the sea-.
And then was seen sight rarely witness
ed--a hill wrhau, foundation giving way.
and tumblug into the depths be,o@.
" For about halt 4 minute ol. time the
masses OF rock shove came railing dos u
the face of he hill. To seek tl.rir ~aiery
grave below, presenting. 10 the mind such d
prolonged perlud Of inslab'lit, that one in-
,olunla,ll, looked beneath him to see il he
too WAS not Ia motion. When tue rock.
above had brUsen away to the height IT
about rs feet ADORE the water. the motion
ceased. being renewed. however, from lime
To time. for several hours. as sill other
masses above. finding themselves unsnp-
ported. brUke ava, aud rolled into The
deep"
The amount of rock d,,pl,ced BY IN.
bla-t was 10000 cubc yards, " $1,000
tons. aud lis total cost $4,000.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-07-08

Law, DECLARED CONVENTIONAL
Philadelphia, July 2.--The Supreme Court
of Pennsylvania to-day decided unconsti.
tutional The Law recently passed by the Leg.
i.Isture providing fpr the registration Of
vo'ers in Philsdelphis also the law dis.
frauchsing deserters and bounty jumpers.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-07-08

Edmund B. Freshman, Esq, venerable aud much
esteemed citizen Of Raleigh, died a. his residence in
that city on Wednesday, last, aged 7syears. He had
Teen ,hirty~fve years Clerk of the Supreme Court
aud vas most efficient and acceptable officer.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-07-08

Martin Van Buren, was the only msn Win
flied such round Of Offices a. Governor.
United States Senator, Secretary Of State,
Minister in England, Vice President, and
President.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-07-08

w. w. Holden, Governor elect, was inauaurated
aud entered upon the duties Of his office on Wednes-
DAY last He delivered his inaugural address in the
Capitol square on Saturday.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-07-08

Mobile, June CIV. IL. Smith. Gov.
ernor elect, has issued proclamation con
,ening The Legislature al Montgomery on
Monday, July B0th.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-07-08

Tag P.AcH CARA correspondent oI
the Wilmington Commercial states thai
um present opp afaaees there will not be
more ,hSt one.IoUt'h IT. crap Vi peaches
in Drlawasr This ~ssOn. One gentleman
h.. .old his whoIs crop 10 Anew York frm
fpr ~ IS pRr basket; lie New Yprkers pick
them and take them IRON the orchard.
CaIifotGis IL producing strawberries
~eigI:bg Eve TO the pound.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-07-08
ailtstapaugt geralpsr.
HILLSBORoTGH. n. G.
wednesday. July ), 1865.

@~-s All those indebted to this Office
III for subscriptions, advertisements,
AkASS or job work, are earnestly requested
to make immediate payment Our
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-07-08

necessities require IL, aud our advanced age adnoh
ishes US Of the proprie,v of settling up our Affairs
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-10-07
Spain.

Late advices assure US Of the complete tri-
umph of the Liberal party in Spain. Every
ship in her navy, every battalion in her ar
my. have sided with the movement, and even
tho hereditary defenders Of the monarchy,
the proudest nobility in the world, have re-
nounced their allegiance to a sovereign who
had neither capacity to rule, nor courage to
make a single effort to save her lettering dy-
nasty.
The leaders of the instruction are from
the rank and wealth of the country; they
have apparently put the direction of affairs
into the hands of few Of their number.
The people of Spain have not heretofore Civ
en- such proof of their intelligence or stabili-
ty as to encourage the hope that they would
be loyal to government of their own choos-
ing, and any Of the men now conspicuous in
the revolution would be likely to abuse the
power assumed by themselves. Without
doubt. if a suitable candidate for the vacant
throne-such a man, for instance, as the I'M
fortunate Maximilian-could be found among
the princely aspirants for the throne, he
would be able to give Spain far better gov
eminent than she, could provide for herself.
Now. one party is in favor OF the Duke of
Monpensier. brother-in-law of the deposed
Queen another urges the claims of son of
the King Of Italy, and but few dare to advo-
cate a republic. Either of the candidates
would be vast improvement on any ruler
Spain has had for many years, and neither
would probably be able to maintain his po-
sition any great length of time.
The ease and rapidity with which the
1t is evident the masses not only must have
lost all confidence in their Queen and her
advisers, but also must have trusted implic
lily in the leaders of the party of progress.
But one actual collision has occurred be-
tween the contending forces, and that petty
skirmish, and now the telegraph announces
the triumphant entry of the revolutiOnists
into Madrid, where they have demolished the
statues of royalty, and effaced as far as pos
sible all traces of their late rulers. So far
as we learn, no government has as yet for
mally recognized the new order of things.
but we are safe in ass uming our own will
not wait long for some plausible pretext for
so doing. The proximity of the rich island
of Cuba will make any political change that
may affect her, of interest to US. The colony
is quiet as yet, but the news from the moth
er country cannot fail soon to shake the 10y
atty of even the 80 ever faithful isle.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-10-07

We are pleased to learn that Senator
Dyer of Addison County, who has been
dangerously i'll, is convalescent.
Nebraska, Pennyslvania, Ohio, and Indi-
ana hold their State elections on Oct. ID.
West Virginia on Oct. %, and Iowa and
California on Nov. 3. a
The Hon Edward Mcpherson, Clerk of
the United States House of Representatives
long ago, with the full consent of Mr.. Ste
vens, began the biography of the Great Com
moner. The materials for such work are
numerous. and the epochs in which he
figured were so many and SO momentous that
book of great Interest may reasonably be
looked for.
singular phenomenon occurred off San
Pedro, Southern California. 4 series of
waves commenced flowing upon the coast,
causing the tide TO rise sixty feet above the
ordinary high water mark, which was follow
ed by the falling of the tide an equal dis
lance below the usual water marks The
rise and fall occurred regularly every half
hour for several hours, creating cons 'derable
alarm among the inhabitants along the coast
IN that vicinity Inc phenomenon Is attrlb-
uted to some submarine disturbance.
The MACKEREL FIsHERY.-The Cape Ann
Advertiser says the mackerel tisheryis report
ed lively in Belfast Bay, with fish more album
dant and larger in size than ever before
known. They have also made their appear
ance in Boston bay, and large schools were
driven ashore on Nahant beach last Wednes-
day by the bluefish. The proprietor of The
Relay House captured six hundred of these
stranded fish
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-10-07

The Campaign Record, in a recent issue, is
bitter on its former Democratic friends who
are disguised with the trickery by which
Mr.. Seymour obtained his nomination, and
nervous over the defections which are occur :
ring in it's ranks. 1t says:
We beg to remind the gentlemen who are
furnishing Radical editors with such welcome
ammunition that it is net necessary for them
to become quartermasters for the Radical
army. If they do not like Mr.. Seymour
they need not vote for him, but they should
not allow their dislike to operate against the
country.
These doleful appeals are very significant
of the feeling among the Democracy, and
cause corresponding elation on the other
side. 1t is not the mere gain of so many
votes that should make rejoice,-as in a
battle the number of the slain does not so alter
the relative proportion of men as to control
the result, it is the demoralizing effect
which such losses produce on the minds of
the survivors. So in this campaign, while
we welcome all new corners into our ranks,
we are pleased less by the actual accession
of numbers, than by the evidence they afford
of the dependency that really Expresses the
heart Of the Dem ocratlc party.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-10-07
Reading ROOm--AnnOuncement.

Having made such arrangements as they
believe Will be sufficient for the present ac-
c0mmodation of the Club. the executive com
mittee of the Montpelier Library Club would
give notice that the Reading Room will be
open for the use of members, from the Sd
inst, at ] IL clock. Pm
suite of rooms in the second story of
the Rialto block, directly over the millinery
store of Miss a. NJ. Smith, has been engaged
for the temporary use Of the association. 1t
Is hoped that such general interest will be
shown in the purposes of the Club and SO
many of our citizens make use of the facili-
ties the Reading Room offers for keeping
well informed in regard to the news and cur
rent literature of the day, to require an
early removal to more commOdious quarters.
The following list of periodicals has been
selected by the committee as likely TO meet
the tastes and demands of those resorting to
the Reading Room. Such additions and
changes will from time to time be made as
the funds of the proper subcommittee war
rant
es-Tribune, New York Times. New
York; Republican. Springfield, Mass;
Morning Chronicle, Washington d. c.; Eve
ming Journal. Chicago, III: Traveller, Ad-
vertiscr. Post Boston, Mass; journal, Mont
pelier. Vt; Times. Burlington. Vt.
* SSSs'a{i y .eekhes.-World, Evening Post.
Weekhes -Leslic's Illustrated. Harper's
Weekly, Nation, Round Table, Revolution,
Scientific American, American Artisan,
Wilkes Spirit of the Times. Church Union,
Army and Navy journal, New York Com
monwealth. Transcript, Living Age, Every
Saturday, Boston; Cassell's Illustrated. IL
Illustrated Times, Punch, English Saturday
Evening Post, Philadelphia Toledo Blade.
Toledo, Ohio. Dallas Co. Republican
Sumpter, Tenn, State Sentinel, Montgom-
cry. Ala; Herald, Portland. Oregon Tel
cgraph. Poughkeepsie, n. y: Democrat,
Davenport. Iowa; Delawarian, Dover, Del:
Floridian, Pensacola, Florida Anglais Dem
ocrat, Wapakonepa, Ohio; State Journal,
Madison, Wis; Courier, GAINESVILLE, Wis;
Advocate. Charleston, s. c; Freeman, Ar
gus, Christian Messenger, Christian Repos
itory, Montpelier.
Fortniqhiy. Galaxy, New York.
MonthheS.-Atlantic. Boston: Harper's.
Putnam's, Packards. Eclectic. New FORK
London Society. McMillan's Magazine. IL
Illustrated Cornhill, English.
QIarterleS.--NOrthA American Review,
Boston; London Quarterly, Westminster
Review, English.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-10-07

for the denoumen,," even though you have
long since determined what it is to be, it
can scarcely be said that she lacks every
element of dramatic power. The title of the
book, =" WHAT ANswER.'' may have reference
to this paragraph near its close 6 II the war
ended? The war is not ended. How and
when will it be closed ?''-aIquestion asked
by the living and the dead, to which Ameri-
ca must respond. Among the living, is a
vast army black and white, shattered, and
MANNED, and blind; and these say, Here
we stand, shattered and MANNED, that the
body polite might be perfect Blind for
ever, that the glorious..sun of liberty might
shine abroad throughout the LAND, for all
people through all coming time
g And the dead speak, too. From their
crowded graves come voices of thrilling and
persistent pathos, whispering, Finish the
work that has fallen from our nerveless
hands. Let no weight of tyranny, nor
faint of oppression, nor stain of wrong, cum
Der the soil nor darken the land we died to
save"
1t is a story of the war, and of the
prejudice against color to conquer which,
in its many forms, Miss Dickinson has de-
voted herself generously for years. The
heroine of the story, Frances Ercildoune, is a
quadroon, and her love affair with William
Surrey, a rich and handsome New York
gentleman, is the thread of the whole. 1t
ends with their marriage; he having re-
turned from the war with the loss of an arm,
to find that his family, learning the descent
Of the young beauty. whom they had adj
mired, supposing her to be white, had set
themselves against her, and treated her with
great insolence all which only makes him
more in love with her
Miss Dickinson has availed herself, of
course, of many incidents of the war to give
interest to her story, and these are often
brought in with great effect. We wish we
had space to give some of them.
BY her own efforts she has placed herself
in the front ranks of living orators and we
are glad that she is not content with that,
but that she is bent upon securing place
among authors. That her first attempt does
not rival Mrs. Stowe, is no disparagement to
her. Among the many works which Mrs
Stowe has given to the public, there is but
one which is worthy of her genius.
We look to see Miss Dickinson equal, if
not excel her
All these books will be found at G. W.
WILDER's.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-10-07
Convention in Buffers District.

A Mass Convention of the Republicans in
the-5th Congressman District of Massachu-
sets, who are opposed to the reelection OF
Gen. Butler, was held at Salem, on Monday.
The convention passed a set of resolutions
rejecting most severely on the course pur-
sued by Gen. Butler during the last two
years, and denying that he represented the
principles of the party, either in the Dis
trict or the country. Richard II. Dana, Jr.,
was nominated in opposition, and the con-
Eention enthusiastically promised their sup
port. Mr.. Dana in his speech accepting the
because Gen. Butler was the regular candi-
date, he should be elected 1.-The great con-
tests of liberty have been fought not by the
regulars, but by the volunteers and militia. :"
From the bold and conspicuous interior
ence of Gen. Butler in almost every promi-
nent matter which has been discussed by the
party, the contest in his district is watched
with good deal of interest. He received
an almost unanimous nomination from a reg
ular, delegate convention, and if the people
of the district believe that he will accurate
1y represent their views in the political
questions which are likely to arise during
his term of Office. outsiders have no right to
complain. We certainly cannot endorse the
opinion of some influential journals that de-
clare their preference for Democrat, and
happily, there is no danger that their desire
will be gratifed
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-10-07
Artificial Stone

Most of the stone required for the massive
works of the Red Sea Canal, has been made
from the sand Of the Desert, but 1t is only
within short time that it has become a
business in this country. There Is con-
Germ in St. Louis which ma kes cut of com
mon sand a mantel equal To one Of white
marble and sells it for about ten dollars
The sand in few hours is converted into
rock precisely similar TO the strata and
lodges beneath the earth, that have required
ages of aqueous and igneous action to form
them. The process is strictly scientific and
chemical. The materials used are common
brown or white sand, soda, flint, chlorine,
and calcium The flint, which is the ce-
menting agent, in melted by being subjected
to heat in connection with soda Flint. in
its chemical constitution Is an acid and like
all other acids readily combines with an al
kali. Combined with soda, the flint, (silica1
forms silicatc of Soda thick. ylscid.
transparent substance very N uch like glue.
If it is too thin hen first made, it i re
duced by evaporation in pans till 1t reaches
the proper consistency. Il Is then mixed
with the sand, in a mill from which the
mixture comes forth "A good deal like wet
brown sugar. This substance IS called pug
Ii is very plastic and works easily in the
hand wet clay or putty Each mOulder
has quantity of the - pug placed in a box
on the end OF his work bench from which
he takes handfuls as he requires it to press
into the mold 1t matters not whether the
mold is 4 rosette, diamond, flower. or Il
leaf ornament keystone. a vase, a pcdes-
tai. or the section of Il mantelp icce-hc
molds auything and everything with equal
case, beauty and accuracy and ,vncn the
e.r!n il oken from the mold the product Is
plastic ornana.nt more perfect and leautl-
tai than carver could execute in a week
of constant and patient labor.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-10-07
County Temperance Convention.

Responsive to call of the various Tenn
pcrance organizations in the County, the
friends of the cause assembled in county
convention at Plainfeld, on Tuesday, Sept
%.
After prayer by Rev Eli Ballou. organ
lied by choosing, for President. Rev A
Scott. of Lafayette Lodge of Good Tenn lars
at Marshfeld. Vice President-Rev. Eli
Ballou of Naiad Temple of Honor, Montpe-
lier Mrs Lizzie Hathaway, of Washington
Lodge of Good Templars, Montpelier Mrs
Allen Perry, Cabot Lodge Mrs. Hannah c.
Pitkin. Marshfeld Lodge and Mrs. Ger
trude Gale, of Plainfield Lodge. Secretary,
A. G. Bean. of Naiad Temple of Honor,
Montpelier. Committee on organization and
business George Clark. of Temple OF Hon
or, Montpelier W F. Waterman, Montpe-
lier Lodge, G. L. l.. NJ. Wardner, Cabot
Lodge S Carleton, Marshfield Lodge S
B. Gale, Plainfeld Lodge.
Adjourned till p NJ.
substantial dinner was served in the
vestry of the Methodist Church, by the
Good Templars and other friends of temper
ance in town, and the highest encomium
that can be bestowed upon the bountiful
repast, is to say, that the ladies did honor TO
Me1nSetreS.
AFrERNooN.-Singingb by congregation, and
prayer by Rev. Elisha Brown.
Business committee reported in favor OF
holding the next meeting at Montpelier
some time during session-time to be fixed by
Montpelier members of committee adopted.
Voted, to raise committee of two from
each organization in the county to devise
means for extending the cause, and for carry
inc on future conventions. to wit Rev.
Eli Ballou, P. ii. Hnkley, Rev. Elisha
Brown, and Mrs. Lizzie Hathaway, Mont
pelier; Edwin Fisher and Mrs. o. l.. Hoyt,
Cabot Lodge; ii. Blaisdell and Miss Flora
Martin, Plainfeld Lodge Rev. A. Scott ana
Miss Carrie f. Davis. Marshfield Lodge j.
Carleton and Mrs. Rachel Chamberlin, Barre
Lodge, Ito be instituted Oct. 100
Reports from the various organizations in
the county being called for
Rev. Elisha Brown, of Naiad Temple of
Honor, Montpelier, reported that the body
was instituted March 18th, 1868, with nine
teen members; it now has over eighty work
ing members.
Rev. Eli Ballou said Washington Lodge of
Good Templars, Montpelier, had grown from
a small beginning, about year ago, to l4O
members.
MIR. Drew said Cabot Lodge had about 60
working members.
H. Blaisdell said Plainfeld Lodge was
formed ia May, and had increased from IA
to So members, and contemplated building
new hall
Rev. A. Scott lid Marshfeld Lodge had
been organized abo ut two years, and had 80
working members.
After singing, djourned ane die.