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TOTAL ABSTINENCE.
What Henry Ward EseeeheF has
to say About 1t.

In arecent address on Temperance, /"
Beecher urged the young men of his au-
dienee to adopt the principle of total alb
stinenee. He ssid: ait is remarkable
how the water Of Europe sffects the bow
Ella of Yankees, while there, and how
quickly they End a cure in the wines of
those countries. This habit they all
bring home with them, and in many
cases it degenerates into one still worse
Wine drinking in America is on the in
crease, IS can bf shown by abundant
statistics. The grape-groWing interest
OF New York Htate is already very large; !;
Virginia promises great things in the fu-
ture in this respect; Ohio is now as IA
NOUS Sc the banks OF the Rhine, and
California is destined to produce more
wine than the whole of Europe. Now,
the argument for the production Of large
quantities Of wine ia our country is that
on account of its eheapness and excel
lenee men will usa It In preference to
stronger drink; and the inhabitants of
Italy and Switzerland are cited as ex-
amples of the absence of drunkenness
among wine-drinkers. But the fact Is,
while drunkenness may be wanting, the
people of those countries are always up
TO the quarreling pitch, and there is no
question but that they would be health
Ter, better and more prosperous without
their vineyards. A booster set, writes
Holland, could hardly be found than he
sees daily lounging around she cafes OF
the towns Of Italy. The speaker him
sell was satisfied that wine, however
abundant, would never become . suhsti.
tuie for whisky in our country. 1t will
rather be the frat step toward the nae Of
alcoholic liquors. Americans drink 10
Ere up, not for the flavor of the beverage.
and they will use that stinulant which
does the work quickest The stomach.
bfain and entire system are healthier
without excessive stimulsnts, which are
scarcely better than poison. In their
daily occupation Inen are more patjent
safer, and possess more enduring movers
without than with the aid of alcoholic
drinks, Then there is peril in Its mod
crate use.n
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BLOODY INDIANA.
4 Renauckian Shot and Stabbed
to Death by Highway men.

We learn, says the Louisville Courier
Journal, from the Jasper Dubois county,
Iud.) Courier, that Christmas week
stranger was found dead on the highway
leading from TeyIoTsville to Pikeville,
with bullet hole through his head and
a knife stab in his body. He was sup
posed to be q KentuckiaD, whose father
had purchased real estate in the neigh
bOrhOod, and died IN Kentucky without
entirely paying for it, and the son had
promised to take the money and com.
piete the payment. The dead mans
pockets were Fifed, and no clue left to
Identify him or his murderers.
During she came week the body OF an
other man Ras found hid in q stump in
the. woods nesr the Taylorsville and
Huntingburg road, frozen stiff with nc
clue ss TO how it got there, and on Sat-
urday last, So Mr. Moriiz Williams, Of
HuntiEgburg was riding home from
rayloTsyilie, where he had been to collect
sOme money d le him from one OF the
Rice's, lie was assaulted on the road BY
three bighwaymen, who commanded
him to surrender, but he put spurs to his
horse sDd broke from them, at the same
time firing two shots at them from q
revolver, but without hitting either Of
them. He was go badly scared he was
glad to get away with whole hide him.
self
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SMALL CHANGE.
Nickel, Copper, Bronze, and
Paper Currency.

The Industrial american says: Were
Il not f5r the fast that we know our peo.
pie and cur legislators have within the
past seven or eight years become so &C
custOmei to Innovations IS to have not
only no special dislike to them, but on
the contrary, entertain something look
ing very much like psrtiality for all that
are evolved by the wheel of Time, we
should be disposed TO believe we were
compelled 20 suffer the nastiness and in
convenience Of cur present small metal
lie and paper currency, by reason OF
their reluctance to make another change
for the sake of change. As it is, we are
at 4 loss to conceive Of any good reason
why the people should be longer sub
iected to the disagreeable necessity of
handling or carrying about in their pock-
ets mass Of discordant, filthy, mutt
lated paper promises to pay, or q guam
tity OF copper, bronze or nickel tokens
weighing all the way from ounces to
pounds, when a clean, durable, uniform,
attractive and light kind Of small change
can be substituted at great deal less
cost, and without any Inconvenience
whatever to anybody. Anything in the
form Of small change more discreditable
to the taste and wisdom of the Govern
ment, or more vexatious TO the people
than the clumsy, ill.arranged and ILL.,
assorted c0nglOmerste with which the
country is now and has for some time
been afflicted, it would be hard to imag-
iDe, and it is time it was superseded by
something better. The entire mass
shoQId at once be called in, and in place
OF it, we ought to have currency uniform
in kind, degree, design and execution.
The Government should Immediately
withdraw ali tho copper, bronze, nickel
ard psper notes below the vaus OF
twenty-five cents now in circulation,
aud establish a new series extending
from one to ten cents, similar to and
embracing the present metallic three
cent and five cent pieces. The material
OF which the latter are made has been
demonstrated both in this and other
countries to be the very best ia all re-
speels for the composition Of small coins
that can be procured. and its remarkable
chsapness renders it peculiarly adapta-
ble at this time.
Rejecting the existing two cent bronze
coin, WHICH is in several respects nui-
sanee, the country requires about $780,
000 600 worth OF small currency, and ia
the following forms and proportions;
nj 10 aprf cof, eQ noo n0o
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Total

Of o
This amount embraces all denomiua-
tiens of small change under the twenty
five cent notes. Upon the restoration of
a specie currency no smaller pieces than
the denomination OF twenty cents need
be used, and until that time the twenty
five cent notes should continue.
Our three cent and five cent pieces are
composed of nickel and copper twenty
five parts Of the feEHer 30 seventy-fve
parts Of the latter. Cine cent and ten
cent pieces only made Of the Same ma
terial are required TO complete the series
referred to. The weight Of the several
pieces CT the series should be ss follows
one cent pleness, ! gram; three cent
pieces, 8 grams five cent pieces, 5
grams; ten cent pieces, 10 grams. These
should De. made redeemable in lawful
money on demand. To complete the
complement required at present, $l3,-
600 coo have to be made. The Govern
ment could manufacture these coins at
the mint at q cost to itself of only Sl2 96
for $40 worth of coins, or the total Issue
of $4,000 900 for S., 400, Gao, leaving a
surplus OF SO, 200 coo, which surplus, at
compound interest, in less than five
years would yield a sum equal to the
entire cost. The peeuniRry advantage to
the Government resulting from q cur
rency of this description is thus seen at
9 glance, while its advantages TO the
people will be 9een by contracting il
with the existing kind.
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A TRAGEDY.
Two young Men Kgl One Another

Frcm the MaysviIe lI5y.} Eagle, DEC. 81.
We learn that on Christmas Eve there
was at the Baptist Church in ShsrpsbuFg
school exhibition Which passed Off
pleasantly. After that q number of
young men repaired to drinking saloon,
and then followed 0ne of the most awful
as we'll as rem~rkSb!e and melancholy
affairs Of which We have any knowledge.
Joshua Sharp, enc of the scholars Of the
school, who had acquitted himself with
credit at the exhibition, about twenty
years old, and Dick Taylor, but few
years older, were friends, but being ex-
cited by liquor, BECAME involved in
trifling difficulty. Angry words ensued.
5hSrp proposed 70 Taylor "if he wished
TO fight he would accommodate him y
Each one took pistol from two of the
bystanders and went to the street, Sharp
taking his position on one side Of the
street, Tag lor on the other, about ore
hundred feet Gpsrt, Sharp said, " Are
you ready 81 Taylor replied, III am!u
They then began to fire. Sharp's pistol
missed fire the first time, giving Taylor
the first fire, which was harmless.
They then fred about the same time and
were both instantly killed. Sharp was
shot thrOEgh the head and Tsylor
Through the heart
This occurred about IL o'clock at night,
and on Saturday the two who had been
friends unrii & momsnt before they
fought, were followed to the same grave
yard by the s0rroWing parents and many
friends. A little more than q year agu
young Smothers was shot and killed
within one hundred gards Of the scene
of the above sad affair. Both Of these
and many other crimes are traceable d.
rectly to the use Of liquor, and still those
who have bhe power 10 90 so continue to
license liquor saloons without discrimi-
nation, thereby giving countenance to
all the evils that Necessarily follow.
We learn that the Couaty Judge Of
Bath has recently refused all applications
for license TO sell l!quor, and for the act
receives the thanks Of all who nave re-
gard for the public morals or value the
safety of human life. The laws on the
subject ought to be severely and rigidly-
enforced. and measures should be taken
to place restraint upon those who sell
liquor unfortunately 10 old and young,
white and black. The men who handed
weapons TO these unfortunate youths are
accessories 10 murder from legal es well
Ss from s moral etaDd-point, and in any
other country than this would be severely
punished. We learn that two peace off,
GERS were present at this tragedy, who
might easily have prevented it, and yet
did not.
-flf fho ftzy~, I, 4
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TIE sCzo0L-GERL HEEREsS.
AnOi her Continuance of the Me-
RInIey m1bSas Corpus Case.

From Il Louisville Courier-Journal 5th-l
The habeas corpus suit OF DR.. Samuel
Mckinley against the Mother Superior
OF UT uiiHe Academy, brought for the
purpose Of recovering control of his
daughter, e J. Lyon Mckinley, who is
reported TO be heir to q million, came up
yesterday before Judge Bruce, Of the
Circuit Court, Judge JEFF. Brown and
Judge Taylor appearing for Mckinley,
and Judge Burnett appearing Tor res
pOndent. The response of the Mother
Superior was read and demurred to by
MckiElsy's attorneys. The court over
ruled the demurrer, and the attorneys
for the petitioner then asked cGntinu-
ance on the ground that Dr.. Mckinley
had not arrived from st. Louis, end that
they did not feel at liberty to take up the
case until he should appear they had
written him, but there had not been suf-
ficieut time for him to answer the noti-
fication. The counsel for respondent OBJ
jected to continuance, but MckinIey's
attorneys, urging that the case should
be continued, and stating the absence Of
their witnesses, the court agreed to con
tinuanee until Monday afternoon next
at three o'clock pm.
There seems to be no doubt that the
young heiress is the daughter of DR.. Me-
Kinley, and this point will probably be
touched upon. The respondents will
simply try to prove that Mckinley is
not fit person 10 take charge Of her.
She appears to be 2 very intelligent girl,
has a pretty blue eye, and looks to be
about fifteen years OF age.
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TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.
Four Hen Blown TO Atoms fFOm
tn Wreck OF the Scotland.

NEW YORK, January "A premature
explosion occurred sterday noon at
the wreck of the steamer Scotland, of
Sandy Hook, which re- ulted in the death
OF four men and the severely W0unding
of several others. The Neptune Subms~
rine Company made contract with the
Government, last fall, to remove the
wreck OF the Scotland, snd have been al
work for several weeks, whenever
weather would permit, in blowing the
wreck to pieces. There were about
twenty men employed in the service,
under charge Of Capt. VIM. i. Churchill,
late Of the navy, with the c0mpsny's
steamer, Commodore TruxtOn. YesteT-
day two charges of powder were taken
on board q small boat 81 Sandy Hook
and towed out to the wreck. Another
small boat was loaded, con taining an air
pump, diver apparatus, two divers and
four men. The boat containing the two
charges of powder, eighty seven anu a
half pounds in each, was now manned
by Capt. Churchill himself and three
men. The diVeT vent down ana sig
nailed to have one charge sent down,
leaving one charge in the boat. Both
charges were connected by wire several
hundred feet in length. After placing
the charge, the diver came up and re-
ported everything ready, when the bosts
began to pull away, bus had proceeded
but heif the usual distance when, from
some unexplained cause, the submerged
explosion took place, followed almost In
stantly by the explosion Of the reserved
charge in the boat, blowing Capt. q
and the men to atoTns. It is supposed
the charge in the boat was exploded by
the conclusion. Several men IN the div
ers' boat, who were seriously injured,
have been sent TO the hospital by the Of
fesrs of the company. The names OF
the killed are Capt. VIM. L. Churchill,
diver Louis SWANS, seamen Geo. Moore
asd Jas. O7Shay. Mr.. Geo. w. Boards
ley, the electrician In the employ OF the
company, was not present.
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CoTToN---CoMMxssIoN
R. q. MOON
Cotton Factor, Produce and Commission
Merchant,

252 Front Street, Memphis, Tenn, Commercial
Block.
THANKFUL for the patronage Of the past
season (far exceeding anything could have
IL Affords me pleasure TO again otter my SER
vices to the planting community seeking Mem
phis as a market for the sale Of their Cotton
and other Products. My personal attention
will be devoted to the sale OF all COnsignments
from my friends. Ny charges, as heretofore,
for selling Cotton, vii be one Dollar per Bale
Commissions. COnsignments in transit or in
store insured in my open Policy, unless IN
structed to the contrary. Liberal advances,
and supplies OF all kinds furnished at the low
est caah prices.
ssp2 d4w3m r. A. MOON.
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Fear Plantations for sale OF gent.

rFHEEE Plantations, containing about 53U
acres esel, uogetae with stock, corn fodder,
Implements, et1 on came These farms are
situated about twenty miles rom Memphis,
near Pleasant 1851, Dt8oto county. NJ ississippl.
Frhe other farm contains about l5lp acres, ANA
IS stuRted IN Ashley county, Arzansss- For
terms apply t5 me, near Pleasant Ail Miss
q. A. Ma WELL.
Refer 20 n. M. = pc rs0ll g. Co. and Taylor
A. Rand hfpTaul - Tenn. Gf24 Ira
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ECES

NOTICE have Tract OF land, 60 acres,
y uaar the C'L state Line roaa, vs miles
rom Memphis. well improved, with
gaga vru-g Orchard or Pal-lus. Erpies,
F-ars and Charles. al extra lle Well
of .Fyafer which / wish te sel 1lr cash.
MS place Is lu an excellent neishbocl05d,
near aIr J. Fl. smith and Geo. G. holmes IN
tllre uu -he premises, or Of ccrr-eut g Graves,
10 ILsFaTd's Row.
l-5I7r EsrT RCEr W EOEGEET..
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n NOTICE.

NOTICE fs hereby given 10 che Stockholders
N of The German National EanE OF Mem
pals Ilsr there WIZ be an Election held Al the
Banking 80us5 GA
TaesGHy, JaHtsdFg z sih, 1869,
Between the hoGrH Of 10 an and pm, Tor the
purpose OF choosing seven Directors 90 serve
Cur.l z the suspIg- gear.
deli7td MaETIE GRIFFIN, Cashier
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EnETEE.

4 r. election win be held by the stockholders
Is az tire Merchants E1LteueI Rank, A- rhs
Hzn-IuE house. "a GyEDAE- january % Us g,
between r--e lnHrs Of lU a.n. and p.sl.., 10
Ts-sTa u. r.. PARTEE cashier.
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composed was first brought to my notice,
that it was utterly worthless for building
purposes, and also to predict a year since
She recent catastrophe"
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INFORMATION 10 PLANTERS.

vHTT have on hand consignment of the cell
w ebrsied DICKSON SELECT COTTON
SEED Whlen 'tl5eL ] 'et ieIe lh iolH ts1 su.t
.T7ae has been known 20 yield on an average
TWO BALES TO TaE ACRE. The staple is
.-a1.v sll pefiar. and sample stalks may be seen
"a our office. We respectfully invite the al
7antioa OF Ihe planting community and tue
trade generally 10 the great superiority Of this
Seed.
aS- Circulars sent to address free,
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Offce.

FEVIEG dfspuzsd Of 10Y entire Iatercst IN
the frms Cf Matthews Ju5eJu q Co. end
.i1a-1u 3 CO. 90 tls remaining partners, I am
7lo LONGER q member thereof IHty 1sss SINE all
rhr IrttbIeduess a. sai4 firms, and are alone
amt rors4d 70 collect the fudg8t esiEess Que the
f.s.fge r. O.. MATTEE as.
MlIrplI- Tenn, E0v. .. Is5z
Ths bls.q ness or said FIRMS wiz continue Gs
g5eret0.ors 5- inc undersigned. remaining part
1lecs. UudHr TIE name ard style 0f JJD5ON 8
Co, pbO as1uue the liabilities OF said firms,
Gno VINO alone are authorized 20 collect the IN
aehted1eza due the came
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Ea- weon The huurs OF DO s.rn. and PM, for
rae uuruose OF el.ctiuz seven Dire tors Tor the
suz1IuE wear. j. u. L0 SD1LE,
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Notice.


NOTICE iz hereby given 20 the Stockholders
~ Of the D5|lto Insurance and Trust Com
PAW o. Memphis. that there VIII be an elec-
iilu held at tie Oiic5C The Company
IN rTnr.egaE. Earlrs-rN IL. 1859.
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of the two hundred and sixty popes,
net one has ruled for twenty-five years.
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dealln n. CORONA 90.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1869-01-27

THE champion oarsman, Walter Brown,
who has boat building workshop in Bos-
ton, has lately bnilt single scull outrgger
shell Of Spanish cedar. 30 feet inches long,
~ inches wide, and 65s inches deep amid
ships; 4 feet II inches wide across the row.
locks, inches deep aft. and 1-2 inches for.
ward. which when completed will weigh
only 81 pounds. Che is nearly finished now,
and weighs only Is pounds. He claims
that with fair usage she wi II last three years
I a. race and practice boat He is
iuilding boat for his own use, Of the
same size. which will weigh only nineteen
pounds The liahtest boat heretofore built,
Of the same size. wns that in which Brown
,o"ed a. Pittsburgh last September. This
was nude of paper, and weighed p IL
pounds.
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CAEIFD az MA.

WHEAT FIELDS AND STOCK RAN
cHoS have HHnchoS ar Farms fol sale, through.
out CALIFORNIA; in tracts OF One Hundred
Acres ~ to Twenty Thousand Terms to suit pur.
chasers These land. will grow Thirty avs to Fifty
Bushels of neat TO the Acre, wth ordinary farm,
ing, and Volunteer Crop of Twenty Five bashes
per Acre.
s-S' Correspondence Solicited. Address HENRY
McEENTY, Dealer in Real Estate, Office 3Oi
Montgomery Street, san francisco, Cal .isn2s,
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SAiLoEs VI every nationality, in New
York, 10 the lumber of twelve or fifteen
hundred, have struck for thirty dollars per
m"nth. They marched in procession to
Franklin Square, where speeches were made
by several parties in denunciatien of the
acts Of shipmasters in reducing the wages
to sixteen dollars, and it was resolved that
no sailor should lsavc port under less pay
than thirty dollars. Any doing SO were
promised rough treatment. The men then
marched down South street, cheering one
firm who expressed a Willingness to give
the advance, groaning for Others who re-
fused, and finally dispersed.'
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A French lady, lie. Marie DO Gcnteles.
having recently published book censuring
the luxury of women and the extravaganza
of their dress, has been rewarded by letter
from tho Pope highly approving sfthe work.
In his lotter, Plus Y, recalls the fact that
in October last he felt compelled to say
u few words on the same subject TO the poo
pie of Rome. The substance Of his present
remarks is that women who spend too much
thought on dress have none left for religion
or family duties. In conclusion he says
thatif wives wish TO gain the esteem and
affection of their husbands. they do not
need costly and splendid. toilets, hut have
only to cultivate their hearts and minds.
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Saveral Indian chiefs, representing
Klowss and Sac aud Fox tribes, arrived in
St. Louis Monday. en- route to Washington
They claim to be authorized TO seek treaties
Of peace on behalf Of the kiowas, Com
ancbes, and other tribes. and say that il
the plan set forth by General Harney. OF
Withdrawing the United States troops from
their aostile attitude, is adopted, the Indians
will return to peaceful pursuit, and accept
such terms as the government may deter
mine upon. They complain bitterly Of the
manner in which they have been treated by
the Indian agents 10 the distribution Of an,
nuities, aud desire that they shall all be
withdrawn.
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TUE eale Of pews in the new Presbyte-
rian Church at Franklin took place on Sat-
ur'lay. About two. thirds of tho seats were
sold, and the sum realized amounted to
over nix thousand dollars. Tho highest
price paid for a pew was 1925, subject to a
yearly rental Of sixty dollars. The church
ediflce is nearly finished, ia very fine and
will cost about $55, 1000. A fine organ has
been purchased and will be placed in the
building in a few weeks.
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Colonel Albigcnce Waldo Putnam died at
Nashville last week. The Republican Ban
ner says that Putnam was born at Marietta,
Ohio, on the llth Of March, 1890, and was
therefore within q few weeks of being seven
ty years Of age at the time Of his docease.-
He was great grandson Of General Israel
Putnam, OF revolutionary memory. Much
of bis life, which was On eventful one, was
spent in Mississippi, principally at Port
Gibson, in the practice OF law. About 1876
he settled in Nashville, where be has boon
a leading citizen. His literary labors are
identified with the history of middle Ten
nessec. During the past three or four years
be was connected with the United States
internal revenue: collectors office in Nash
Vile.
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The New York Herald closes an editorial
on Mexican affairs by saying it anticipates
in some practical shape, the revival under
President Grant of The grand idea involved
in the Offer to General Scott. by the Mexi-
cans, 10 accept the government Of that
Republic in the name OF the United
States. and within the next four years. in
all probability, as territorial delegate
to begin with, we shall have man in Con.
srsss from each of tho MEXICAN Stntes-
Sooner or later, this substantially will be-
the solution of the Mexican question. and
General Grant is the proper man to settle
It,