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During the chorus one Of The tlonYs
opened, and JRel Dsnce came In by II
and the treble singer, who was the
blRcksmlLh's sister, came In Of the vim
dow, and 80 the two women met In the
room, and sang the second verse In
sweetest harmony. These two did not
sling like lnvalldg, as their more refined
sisters loo often do; from their broad
chests, and healthy lungs, and noble
throRtS, and, above oil, their musical
hearts, they poured out the harmony so
clear and full, that every glass In the
room rang like harp, and q bolt OF Ice
seemed to shoot down Grace GARDENS
backbone; and, In the chorus, gentle
Georges bass was like dlapSon.
They looked mp aud saw q star
That khOne In the East beyond them far,
And unto the earth Il gave 0 great liRht,
And 10 II continued both day and night,
Chorus. Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel
Born Is The King OF Israel.
AS the Noel proceeded, some came In
Of the window, others at the doors, and
the lower part OF the room began to fill
with singers and auditors.
The Noel ended; there was a silence,
during which the organ was opened
the bellows blown, and o number OF
servants and others came Into the room
with little lighted tapers, and stood, In
a long row, awaiting q signal from the
Squire.
he took out his watch, and, finding
II was close on twelve O'Clock, directed
the doors TO be hung open, that he
might hear the great clock Ia the hall
strike the quarters! -N.-
There was solemn hush Of expecta-
ton, that made the sensitive heart OF
Grace Garden thrill with antici patton.
The clock struck the first quarter
dead silence; the second-the third
dead silence,
But, at the fourth, and with the first
stroke OF midnight. out burst the fall
organ " 18th fifty voices, with the Gloria
In excelsls Deo; and, as that divine
hymn surged on, the lighters ran along
the walls aud lighted the eighty can.
dies, and, for the first time, The twelve
waxen pillars, 90 that, as the hymn
concluded, the room was In q blaze,
and 1t was Christmas Day.
TO DE CONTINUED
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Bellaire and Wheeling BUS

Between Sherman House, Bell
ARE, o., and Terminus of
Street Railway, South
Wheeling.
FAVE BELLA1RE $50 A. NJ; arrive al
~ WheellnE8A. ~
Leave Wheeling Ga. NJ; arrive BellaIre $40,
Le ea oe bellalre ~ A. NJ, arrive Wheeling
Leave Wheeling 1880 a. NJ; arrive BellaIre
Leave 9!SS Bellalte Loo p. Nj anlve Wheeling
Leave st,S Wheeling 500 p. NJ; arrive BellAiro
Leave cay EellaIre 600 P. M; arrive Wheeling
Le 9CS Wheeling $40 p. NJ; arrive BollAAe
INO ?. N. Jy7.3m
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CLOTHS. CAss1N1EREs,

SattnetG, Jeans, Caahmerets, dc, the largest
assortment In the city, 10 accommodate Mer.
CHANTS and Merchant TaIlora ut Eastern
Prices also, Tailots' Trimmings
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In great variety and at low prices, Kid
u IS, " 90. Fancy Gloves-A genern al
sortment a. almost any prlcO, Ladies' and
Gents handkerchief, from 90 TO g apiece.
The best Cord Machine Cotton m the
world al 700 per dog,
,HOSlEkY-The largest assortment Of La.
most any price.
MRrsalles, Honey Comb and Lancaster
Quilts. Cloaks aud ShaWs In great variety
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ON @asss.
Fancy and Domestic DRY Goods,

Housekeeping Goods, Carpets, Oh Cloths,
Rugs; Mats, &c, &C.
Having the Largest Variety and n nnore
general assortment Of articles directly and
indirectly connected with a Dry Good. No.
ton and Carpet Embellishments Combined
Into one mammoth establishment, who'll
enables me 70 buy and sell q much larger
ments In the city In our line, and In conSe-
Quence OF which can buy and sell them at
less prtcesi Studying economy In every de-
partment; having no rent 10 pay, l can do a
larger business at less expense than any
other mouse IN the trade. Keeping largo
number OF gentlemAnly and competent
statesmen, the most iaatIdIoua cannot fail 10
be pleased. $3.50 ~
Special attention Is invited 70 few arti.
cle6 Of our stock.
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YOUNG MEN

Who have Injured themselves by n ccrin,n
practice, INDUCED In whom alone, . habit iIt,.
Quently learned nom evil companiUns. or nj
school, The effects Of which are nightly ieil,
even when asleep, and, II not cured, rGudGrs
marriage impossible, and destroys both Inind
and body, should apply Immediately,
what pity that q young man, the honecI
MS country, the pride OF his parents, auouiG
pc EnaIcned nom all prospects anu enjoy.
n t. OF NE by inc consequence OF devia-
ting nom the path VI nature, pnu induin,np
~ certain secret habit. such porBOnH III ust ,
before contemplating
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M slim 8,

A large assortment OF Bleauhed and I'm.
bleached from ~, II, Is, u. IS, 2Jc: BIeachel
and Uu6l cached sheetlng 81 81, l0-l. Lin.
en- sheetinH Of superior qualify 81, lO.l, A
large supply OF Llnon Table Cloths, Table
Linens, Napkins, Tow llnRs, DC, OF the beSt
quality and exceedingly low prices,
Shlrting Linens 81, ID, IS, SIS, 81, 81 8.
shirt BOsomA ~, Is, ~, 85, 40, 50, 60, 76c.
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MARRIAGE,

reject that q sound mind and body aro ihe
most necessary requisites 10 promote cOnnII.
Dial happiness. Indeed, without thege the
Journey through life becomes a weary Mi.
ErlmAgei the prospect hourly darkeng 10 ths
view, the mind becomes Swallowed win de-.
SPAR and filled with the melancholy reIiec
tlon that the Happiness OF another becoIno
blRhted with our own, =,
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WHITE GOODS.

A large assortment Of all thed IflSrent makes,
Lawn, Son finished Jaconet, Striped jaco-
nets, Plaid Jaconets, BrIillRnH, Pluues,
Gfanedeln Yelling OF all oOlorE FIannels OF
all kinds and prices,
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PRINTS

A large assortment OF New Styles, 10, Tx
an and l5c. Buiialo Allapacog 10, 20. 10, 10, 81,
nom 6Octo sl.50 Fancy and Black silks from
81 Is TO 81 80 per yard,
Bombazlnes, Grape BRtheria, Alexandria
Cofd. and many otner styles Of goods suita.
bic Tor mourning.
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Inc Doctor1B DIPLOMA hangB ln Inn nfNro-
ENDORSEMENT OF THE pREsS

- Tne many Thousands cured at tlils fs1,I-
mhment within the lust twenty years. Nd d
the numerous Important surgical OperatiCuk
peFloImed by Dr.. Johnston, Witnessed Dy lie
tSpV;ltets o. M sun and many other pal eIs
again before The public, 6ealdes1 mis- SISIidlnS
- gentleman Of character and ro,E1 IN
puiIy IL q sumcient guarantee 10 thG tii!Cted
maIl8-ly
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Member OF the Royal College OF Surgeons
London, Graduate Of ono VI the most enll.
uent Colleges IN the United StRtes, and tlp
greater part Of WhOSe LIE has been spent IN
the hospitals Of London, Paris, PhilAielphin
and GlseWharei has e1ecLed some OF tho moi
aStOnHnlnG Cuieh tnhI were ever known,
many troubled with ringing IN the head anu
cans when asleep, great nervousness, being
alarmed At Audu0n sounds, bAHhlulneSs, win
frequent Dlushing, attended sometimes with
arrangement Of mind, were cured imlne.
tiately.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-16
The Death Of General Phil. Kearnsy.

From the Newark IN. j. Courier.l
We are informed by a prominent law
yer of this city that while scjourning in
Amboy last night be passed a pleasant
hour in company with former rebel
officer, who was attached TO Stonewall
Jackson's division of the Confederate
army during the war, and who related
an interesting "Reminiscences of the death
of General Kearney, of which sad event
be was an eyewitness. "The gallant
Kearney," he said, received his death
wound from private under my com.
mand, and when be fell from his horse
FASTENED, with many others, to the point
where he lay, not surprising that his
wound was mortal one. Just as we
reached his body, however, his limbs
gave one convulsive culver, and then all
was over. Seeing that he was Msjor
General, word was sent to headquar-
tiers to that effect, and General Jack
son coming to the spot Immediately
gave one glance at the dead officer's fea-
lures, and exclaimed, My God, boys. do
Jon know who you bave killed You
have shot the most gallant officer in the
United States army. This is Phil. Kear-
ney, who lost bis arm in the Mexican war;
he then inyoluntarily lifted his hat, every
officer in the group following his example,
and for moment q reverential silence
vas observed by all. Subsequently the
body of the dead soldier was placed upon
two boards, and when being renewed to
headquarters, was followed by General
Jackson, General Ewel and other off,
GERS, while regimental band preceded
it playing dead march"
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The N,xt Allotment Of Political rowsr.

The W. at Allotment CT Political foWer.
The period 10 approaching for another
enumeration of the people of the United
States, from which will follow the estab-
lishment of new ratio of representa-
ton in Congress and new allotment Of
representatives among the States.
Whatever ratio may be fixed, it Ia GER.
tain that important relative changes will
take PLACE in The representation. The
States Of the West aud Northwest will
be gamers; those Of the East, aud prob
ably of the South, losers, Prematurely,
the special Committee on Census con-
sidered and reported a ratio of represen.
tation, allowing one representative in
Congress TO every one hundred and sew.
enty thousand population, which would
give house Of two hundred and seventy
members. 90 this basis New England
would lose seven members and New York
three; while Indiana, Illinois and Mis-
souri, will be gamers to an equal amount,
The question at ratio 10 one which re.
lstes to the number of members Of which
Congress under the new arrangement
will be composed, but will have no effect
upon the relative strength of the differ
ent sections. The political power of the
United States 10 gradually moving from
the East, westwafdiy and the time Is
not far distant when, il New England
rules the West, she must do it not by the
force Of numbers, but by the force of
IDEAS, Indeed, if we, the people Of the
West, gers lsss proHe 10 Initiation, less
Iabie 10 contract the aocial and nolitinaI
msIadies with which New England
ahoBnds, il would have been happier for
us in tia pass, aud oar sagIries vopld
have been better for the future. Mis-
souri, Republican.
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Strange Harsngue from sparague, the
Rhode Island genator.

M tnuluklOu DlephiCu W tuo hcfhu
This has been a regular field day in
Congress-. In the Senate the galleries
were full half an hour before the open
ing OF proceedings, and the spectators
comprised what paragraphists are in the
habit Of terming the "elite of the COM
munity." The ladies galleries were
crowded., and the diplomatic box con-
tanned about a score of representatives
of the foreign legations. The great at
traction was the mysterious and inscru-
table legislator from little Rhody, who
bad given faestiops warning that be in
tended to make another raid on gone of
bis opponents from his place in the Sem
ate to-day. Little Spragne" did not
make his appearance unit! nearly half
past one o clock, and obtained tie floor
when Sherman's tax bill came up for
discussion. A dry subject it seemed for
9 Senatorial speech, and one very un-
likely 70 afford scope for another Of
those extraordinary Casssneraish dis
courses TO which the honorable ssns.og
from Rhode Island has lately treated
his associates and the country but
Spragge started out with the state
nept that be gid POI iDtend to stick
closely TO the text, Which Ygs whisky
and tobaceo, bat that be would BRANCH
of and tait sho6t belt dozen words on
the real subject, sad saveFel THOUSAND
words on every thing else. Bpragae kept
bis promise so well that the audience who
listened very sttentiyely for over an hour,
gs;aIy trying to connect his remarks with
the tax III o. ipy one thing in partieu-
lar, had to give il up ~ AtleY beYilder-
ment When he got 70 biz fees the
ladies, who before had busted themselves
faa3ing and chatting, became perfectly
quiesceni Snd listened with the utmost
attention. sprssae, however, dissp.
pointed them to-day. de mAds Of SEN
ssaon. He was rambling, hesitatipg and
saintsresiing. His ammunition vas eg
identity oct OF oFder, o. NOT % band fult,
and at times be Eas compelled 10 cease
his firing altogether for two or three min.
utes at a stretch. The effect Of this was
10 gradually thin the galleries until to.
Far3 the peroration OF his speech, when
not more tha9 few hundred Of all the
gay and fashionsple fbfsaE remained in
their places to do him hon6g
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Superstition of Mr.. stewart.
A. ~. N--l H.~oII


Perhaps the most singular character
istic of Mr.. Stewart is his alleged super
stition. he is said to ignore to great
extent the business tact, ability and
foresight, which were undoubtedly carvers
of his vast fortune, and to attribute his
success in life solely TO luck And this
idea ia the cause of numerous ludicrous
occurrences in his career. When he
kept his store on Broadway, between
Murray and Warren streets, there sat on
the sidewalk before it, on an orange box,
an old woman, whose ostensible occupa-
ton was the selling of apples. : This
business was, however, merely q pre-
tense, the main object being beggary. As
years rolled on, Mr.. Stewart became
impressed with the idea that the
old dame was his guardian angel
of good luck, and this impression
took such a firm hold upon bis
mind, that when he removed TO Cham
bers street, he in person took up the old
womans box, and removed her to the
front of his new establishment. la fur
Their illustration of Mr.. Stewards faith in
the Irish traditional belief in lucky"
and unlucky" persons, it may be men,
toned that after the completion of the
ST. Nicholas Hotel in this city, an un.
dertaking in which he was largely inter-
ested, and when the building was just
about to be opened for the reception of
guests, the millionaire, standing in the
drawing.room. CALCULATED, ut is now
finished; / hope Its first visitors may be
lucky people"
A gentleman present, who had heard
of Mr.. Stewards care for the aged apple
vender, remarked, II presume, sir, you
do not in reality care about lucky and
unlucky persons;" to which he imme-
diately replied. Indeed | do. There
are persons who are unlucky. some
times open case of goods and sell the
first from il to some person who is I'M
lucky, and lose on it in the end. / FIRE.
quently see persons to whom would not
sell if could avoid it
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B Y TELEGRAPH.


NEw .YosK, April l6.--A newspaper
correspondent recently had an interview
with Senator Sprague on the subject Of
his late startling speech. The Senator
says that he intends to keep at his work,
and not to fold his arms and see the couu.
try go to the devil. He confesses to be
crazy in the sense that all great reform
ers are crazy; he is not bidding for the
Presidency. and would not take it unless
he was permitted to appoint whom he
chose to office. In a big bundle of let
ters, asking for copies of his late speech,
only two came from Rhode Island, where,
be said, the truth about the great family
monopoly was unpalatable.
A lawyer named Anderson, practicing
at the Tombs Police Court, was yestsr-
day committed to prison by Judge Dow.
ling, on charge of swindling clients
widow under alleged aggravating circum-
stances.
Advices from St. Marie, Hayti, are to
the 3Oth ult. A French war steamer had
arrived, bringing news of the sinking Of
the Gallatia, one of Salnave's blockaders,
by the insurgents at Aux Cages. Many
of Salnave's pickets are reported to have
deserted him.
George Smith was arrested yesterday
on the charge of being implicated in the
late $4,000 forgery on the bank of the
State of New York. I
Thurlow Weed arrived here yesterday. |
1t is stated that Gen. Sickles has de-
clined all appointments offered him, and
retired to private life on the full pay Of
an army colonel.
The Times editorially comments on the
demand for the recognition Of
Cuba by the United States, and says the
plea for such recognition may be urged
by Great Britain and France in justifca-
ton Of their recognition of the Southern
Confederacy. 1.-THE House resolutions are
right now, they we're right in 1861. We
may accord belligerent rights to an in
which, by comparison, is
lrifing. They we're warranted in pro-
the belligerent privileges of
rebellion, which, by comparison, was
gigantic. From this dilemma there
$ no deliverance. This proposi,isn was
'endered more striking by the fresh
phases that have been impaired to the
Alabama controversy. The refusal to
'atify the Clarendon-J ohnson treaty
proceeds on the assumption that great
wrong was done by the recognition of
be Confederacy. That hypothesis will
,e demolished, if the demand for the
Cuban recognition were complied with
We must be consistent 10 this matter, or
init the Alabama controversy to the
ingle question of money.
The Herald says that Secretary Fish
las been convinced that decisive
course must be pursued in the. natter
elating TO the eursge on the American
lag in Cuba, ald has assured Captain
)ampbell. Of the brig Mary lowell. that
lie rights should be protected, if the
acts in relation to the Lizzie Mayor are
lot exaggerated He has determined to
emand immediate reparation, ildem. /.
ity and apology.
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General Grant and the Memphis
Postmaster.

We have often heard that Mr.. JOSIAH
Deloach, the newly appointed Postmaster
| of Memphis, once saved the life of Gen.
Grant Col. j. P. Pryor, the gifted
editor of the Water Valley Miss Eagle,
in letter written from Memphis lately,
gives Renaissance which cannot fail
to be of local as well as general interest:
General Grant, it appears, one morning,
during the winter Of 1862 '63, with Gen.
Sherman and their stats, rode up to Mr..
Deloach's house, and politely asked if
they could be accom- modsted with break
fast. Marking their gentlemanly bear.
ing, so different from the usual manner
of Federal officers, who generally very
CURLY ordered what they wanted on such
occasions, Deloach responded in the
affirmative. After they had alighted,
and the household was busily engaged
preparing a generous meal for the hungry
officers, Mr.. Deloach received intelli-
gence that the band Of one Capt. Davis,
which was never known to take any
prisoners, but rutblessly put to death
every Federal that fell into their hands
men, who, in reality, belonged to neither
army, but were fighting merely for re-
venge or plunder-was in the neighbor-
hood, and would soon be at his house.
Unhesitatingly he took General Grant
aside, and told him that although he was
perfectly welcome to remain and partake
of the breakfast that was preparing, yet
be felt it to be his duty to inform him
that if be and his companions remained
there fifteen minutes longer, they would
be overpowered and ruthlessly shot by
the numbering marauders who were ap-
preaching. General Grant at once Or
dered his suite to mount, and, after
thanking his humane and hospitable
entertainer, departed rapidly, and was
soon out of danger within the Federal
lines at Germantown. Sure enough,
within less than fifteen minutes, Davis
and his company of real "guerrillas
galloped up, and finding the coast
clear" and no other game in sight,
pounced down upon the hot breakfast |
which had been prepared for far differ.
emit guests.
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First Day--MOnday.

f1rst Day-MOnuoys
FIRST RACE Hopeful stake. for two veal
olds: dash Of mile subscription $40. play oI
pay-Association adds $3.50.
| 500; dash Of a mile entrance fee. So. play OF
| pay; entrance money to second velocipede
| five or more to fill.
THIRD RAoE-swsepstases. for three year
olds; mile heats; subscription, s25. play or
pay--Ass oclation adds $500 three or more to
'''' second Day-Tuesday.
FIRST RACE-Saloon purse, $500; dash Of
two miles; open to all ages; subscription mo-
SECOND RACE Railroad purse. 800; milo
heats, three in five; for all ages; entrance, $25
500 to second horse.
Third Day-Wednesday.
FIRST RACE Steamboat stake, $500; hur-
die race; dash of two miles /; four hurdles. eight
leaps; ect,ance. $50. play or pay; three or
SECOND; RACE Peabody Hot. purse.
$3.50; mile heats; $50 to second ~ p.
Fourth Day-Ths .lgs5.
FIRST .RACE-Merchant. and Bankers
purse, $500; two mile heats /; free for all ages.
SECOND RACE-Southerl. Express Veloci-
SIS, play or pay (; entrance money to second ve-
locipede five or more to fill.
THIRD RACE-Livery and Stable keepers
purse, $3.50; dash Of two miles; free for all
Finh Day-Friday.
FIRST RACE-City of Memphis Pest stake,
5000 three mile heats free tor all ages three
or more to fill; horses to be named at the judges
stand, at s O'Clock on the evening prev ious to
the race; subscription; 800. play or pay; en-
SECOND RACE 0verton Hotel purse, $3.50:
mile heats; free for all.
Sixth Day-Saturday.
FIRST RACE orsham House purse. S4C0:
mile heats three Id fve free for all; $500 to
SECOND RACE-Tbe Rink Owners Purse.
SIS; dash of a mile; entrance fee. So; Ave or
more to NIL; entrance money to second veloci-
THIRD RACE Consolation purse. $3.50. for
horses that pave not won a race during the
meeting; 70 be handicapped the day preceding
the race; $50 to the second horse.
No gentleman will be permitted to enter the
lac, stand: on any Pretence whatever. with
The committee on ladies' stand will use every
effort 10 secure the comfort and pleasure Of the
lad es who may grace the races with their pres
ence. and preserve due order and deeorum
ance each day.
The cars on the fernando street track will
run every ten minutes during the week, Fare
only ten cents,
p ~. precisely.
Pools will be sold at the Overton Hotel. on
Saturday evening. at s O'Clock, and on every
evening OF the race week, at the same hour and
place, and each day AZ II o'clock forenoon, By
be sold on the track previous to each race.
Dawn M. PHILr, Secretary. 3S-l2
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Erilsd southsrners Add to Return Home ..

A number Of Southern citiz ans, dread
ing tbs abpFehPnded expressions to
which thsy might be subjected after the
war, exiled themselves from their native
land. aud sought homes.in some Of the
Southern American States. Many of
them went TO Brazil, where they are now
10 great poverty and ANXIOUS to return.
The United Statee Government has, with
q promptpess and liberslity worthy of all
praise, directed Admiral Davis to furnish
fres transportation on q Government
vessel to any ssoh citizens who may DO.
sire to come home" This Is signal
instance Of clemency and kindness, aud
is decidedly 10 the line Of peace"
We deeply feel for our self-exiled Eel.
loFioitiSens. We always opposed their
views, and srgss lhe1 70 renaip here.
II is vastly better 10 live through the
period of pTosiFsliop and trial at home,
thaB &c incat the anferings snd Sorrows
Of q vain effort to live aud thrive among
strangers. The intermediate period be-
tween war and peace will soon end, when
we can all get along. Even tia, period
is not so bad as are the trials Of our poor
friends ass 90 far awsy.-RfchmOHd
Dispatch.
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after ell, be proposes to help. We feel ii
our duty, as watchful sentinels upon the
tower, to give warning to the citadel Of
our friedds. Andrew johnson has robbed
us of our properly, and he now returns %
rob us Of that we hold dearer than slaves
or lands. Let him have these. ye chival-
rous Southerners, but preserve your
honor.