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The CuMBRRLA d PRESBYTERIAN
CHunoH.--This body has twelve
hundred ministers, and one hun.
dred and Thirty thousand mem-
bers. Ithas three schools of learn
ing, viz: Cumberland University.
at Lebanon, Tenn; Lincoln Uni.
versity, IT,; and Waynesburg Col
lcge, Penn, with an aggregate Of
nearly Thousand students.
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The Presbyterian Church bic

TIE Presbyterian Church bids
fair to be reunited. According to
returns received by the editors OF
the New York Observer, two.
thirds of all the Presbyteries have
voted to ratify the re union Of the
church. The two General Assem-
blies will accordingly meet at Pitts.
burg, November 10, to count the
votes and officially announce the
result;
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lo2mi The Initials. ,is.
Yet staids the treei There seems no change
Come DER Its mo.sy trunk or isafists fair.
Sturdy its branches spread, TO me, how
~ strange s...-.7 .,s-rt
To see Il therei s.-rv,i -
The years have passed, the happy hours
have fed, Iaa'n.s
The burning 1--we has now forever gone,
The bright hopss. like the fallen isAvesi are
{ 5. dead .JH.saas
Tam aiousf aa'ia" q " t"t
And yet, uPon tha. tree her snachiovss
name, n ,--fltv F'.,sg ra,
Unscathed by time. with mine 10 inter
twined. .' "-f, t|i
Can it be years since TO this spot we came.
One heart, one mindfs
Her arm was round me. her breath fssned
my cheek. e."
As the letters carved with 70 small art.
Together. everi though We did not speak.
Was IN each heartl'HL
Then. once ngaio. viii her name repeat.
And try forever to forget the words;
And rrsy that time. with gentle hand, may
d .s.L l,iy., q J.
Ger memorys chords
,,.s rr-' rss-rf . 9. Z
win just place my lirs upon that tree,
And zeal the feelings Of the past fore'er,
Aud will depart. Whsre'er my path may
be, o..
Ny heart 10 there.
n ....rs..lr o.
And now call. aud fast my pulses beat;
A dainty sound the fallen leavts comes
Is Il the brushing Of her fairy feet
Ah. nevrrmorsi -
Some other now with her elsewhere may
trace, 't... i
In letters fading. their names intertwine,
Which time may blot but he darss not sf.
face r-.. -.. -ss...
Such love % nninei'
Once Week.
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IT has been discovered by care
full experiments in Charleston that
the weight Of a bale of cotton va
ries slightly with the temperature
A fall of ten degrees in the ther.
mometer causes a bale of cotton b
gain about a pound and a half il.
weight. ...-.
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OuR Washington correspondent
calls attention to the fact that just
before tile close Of the last session
Of Congress, the Election Commit
tee reported that the Hon. w. D.
Simpson, Democrat, whose cleo
ton was contested by Mr.. Wal.
lace, radical, had a 7,rama facis
titlevto his seat. Mr.. Simpson was
not sworn in, and the case may not
be decided before the middle of
the winter. It will be remember
cd that Mr., Simpson wac elected
by about 900 rnaiority.6 SFi J.
. .u.s- 47sa TCharLesto,s Neaos.
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HARD TIMrs OUT WEsr.-Tbe
Chicago Tribune says the financial
prospect is not . satisfactory one.
Throughout the North-west the
general prosperity depends go
large upon the grain crop that the
present low prices make every.
body feel poor, and haye, a de-
pressing offset Tupon all branches
Of business. IL is probable that
this falls business win be done for
very small profits, and in many in-
stances no profits at all. igai z. Z.a-
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An injured husband in st. Louis
refuses fo take the advantage Of
pistols or divorce courts, but, being
/ practical man, sues the despoil.
er Of lis peace for 81, 900 damages.
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q. F. TOW ME 8.
EDITOR. 1vt
q q. Z (. faiEan nhHonb, Associate. zai.sr..

sussoRrrrroS Two Dollars psr annumi
ADvHRrIssHKNrs inserted At the rates of
one dollar per square Of twelve Mipiop lines
(this sized type) or less for yhe nyst insettion,
afty cent. each for the second and third inser-
tions, and twenty-five cents for subssausnt
insertions. Yearly contracts will be made.
All sdvertisements nust have Che number
inserted till ordered out, and charged for.
Unless ordered otherwise, Adyertisements
viii invariably be displayed 70 n,
Obituary notices, aud all matters fnuring to
to tho benefit Of any one, are regarded as
Advertisements. s"t SH
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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
GREENvILLE COUNTY.

In Common Pleas-In Equity.
JAMES b. MA VS. ps. SAMUEL T.. MA Us.
BIZ 10 Foreeiose Mortgage.
Dy virtue of the Decretal Order mado In
I'D the above case will sell, on Salesday
in December next, at Grcenviile Court House,
ia the highest bidder, the lands described in
the pleadings, to wit:
Tract No. ], situated, lying and being on
South Fork Of Saluda River, containing Elk
teen hundrcd and seventy -four acres, moro or
less, in Groeuville County.
Tract No. 2, lying on Middle Fork Of Salu-
da River, containing one hundred and twenty
six acres, more or less, in Greenvilie County.
Tract No. 3, situated in the County of Pick
ems, on Salnda River, below the junction of
the South and Middle Forks, containing three
hundred and ten acres, more or less. -.
Tract No 4, also in Pickens Coun ty, oon-
tanning one hundred acres, moro or less.
Also, all the right, title aud interest of tho
defendant, in two thousand acres of land, sits
uated, lying and being partly In the County of
Grcenville, South Cprolina, and the County of
----, North Carolina, on Mat
thews Creek.
Some Of the finest Bottom Lands in the
upper country is found in these tracts.
Terms of Sale: Costs to be paid In cash
the balance on a credit Of one and two years,
interest from date. Purchasers 20 execute
bonds with good sureties, and mortgages OF
the premises, to secure the payment Of the
purchase money. .rar ..r
Purchaser to pay for papers aud stamps.
w A MCDANIEL, CCP
Clerks Office, November 8, 1869 25-4
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UsE OF Raw HDRs.--A skin of
an animal whether COW, colt, or
horse, that dies on O farm, is worth
more at home than at the tanners.
Cut them into narrow strips,, and
shave off the hair with d sharp
knife before the kitchen fire, Or in
your workshop, stormy days and
evenings. Yon may make, them
soft by rubbing. A rav.hide hal.
ter strap, sHinch wide, will h6ld q
horse stronger, and last longer than
an inch rope. IL 10 stronger than
hoop iron, and more dnrable, and
may be used to hoop dry casks and
boxes, and for hinges. Try It up
On q broken thal, or aiy wood that
10 splintered. n Put IL on wet and
nail Il fast. Thin skins mskethe
bestbags in tie world Exchange.
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Matrimonial Advances.

The Rev. DR.. Bushnell, in his book,
1.-THE Reform Against Nature" writes
on this subject as follows;
There is one matter where a genuine
reform would accomplish more for
women, as | verify believe, and take them
out Of the corner that row pinOhes hem
a great deal more, certainly, than to give
them right of suffrage and of civil
Office; having also the further advantage
that it would give them more open
way to the proper woman's life, for which
they are better made, instead Of taking
them off into quasi battles with men for
points Of precedence and prerogatives OF
government which do not belong to them
and never can. ! speak here of reform
that takes off or somehow loosens the
embargo on women, as respects advances
toward marriage. The assumption now
is that women must be first lsssoed and
taken, courted long and skillfully then,
and almost to the death, before they oan
venture an approving look. II they cam
not be conquered then, they must not
be had, and they must take this ground
themselves. On one side there must be
a close fence of prudery, hard as
possible to be got over; and on the
other, the man who will try, must
20 to it bravely, which, alas for
his modesty, is likely to be quite
impossible. Full three quarters of
the men who get stuck in their bachelor
life and are never married, are, in fact,
the most Unborn adorers of women; such
as never in their lives can muster courage
for any advance, Just because the shrine
they look upon has too much divinity in
it for their mortal approach. Of coarse
it will not do for unmarried women to
put themselves in q way Of being suitors
to men, That kind Of suitorship would
even be an otfense, aud raise sense Of
repuIsion; nobody would recommend to
women that they get over their modesty,
but the almost cholic stringeney of what
are called good manners, in this matter
might ke relaxed, without real impro-
priety, aud With gros. advantage. The
present iron-elad modesiy, which is
simply ridiculous 10 ethel party, might
be so far mitigated as to let feeling feel
its way, and carry on its oWp eoHrtshjp,
requiring no Festrletlol save the Festrie-
tioh Of words aud formal advances, aud
allowing nature 10 Interpret and work
out her problem. hampered By no IN.
natural coyishness. Women cannot be
forward and bold, but they are now q
great way further Of than they need be.
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Narrow Escape from Death-Novel
AntidOte for Poison.
Correspondence of the Missouri RepubllOanl

Correspondence of the Missouri Republican,
STEAMER BELLE MEMPHIS. July 20. 1869
will give you the circumstances of an
occurrence which | think worthy of pub
LEGATION, because by GOODNESS and judg-
ment man was saved from a horrible
death. A gentleman from Arkansas,
who was on his way to Minnesota for his
health, was in the habit of taking elixir
of opium to relieve bad cough. Yes
terday afternoon he went to his room to
take dose. As his cough was unusual
" bad, be thought he would take large
dose. he poured it out and swallowed
it, but the moment it was down he dis
covered that be had swallowed "Fowler's
Solution of Arsenic" You can readily
imagine his horror. The first thing was
a search for physician, but none could
be found, nor any one who could tell any
of the antidotes for arsenic; and as no
stomach punp could be had, horrible
death seemed inevitable.
The man was filled with despair; but
only for q moment. He first thought of
trying to vomit it up; but this he could
not do, as it was taken upon an empty
stomach, He then applied to the steward
TO prepare him dinner ss quickly as
possible. Ia the meantime he took q
dose of castor OIL In an incredible
short time the dinner was ready. The
gentleman sat down and ate very hearty
dinner. Then, after waiting about thirty
minutes for the arsenic to get well mixed
up with the food, be called for bucket
10 his room, and, by using his finger in
bis throat, succeeded in emptying the
stomach of its entire contents. He tells
me that he can do this At any time, with
out the slightest Inconvenience and this
case shows that it may be worth any
ones trouble to learn it, He then took
another dose Of castor oil, and at tea
time a cup Of coffee and a cracker. This
treatment worked like q charm The man
not feeling the least had effect from the
dose, although he had arsenic enough in
hin 10 kill any one. A PAssEsGER
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EIOpement I'm High Life-A Buffalo
Belle Falls in Love and ElOpes with
Chicago Actor.

The Buffalo Herald of the goth con-
tains an account of the elopement of a
fashionable and handsome belle, daugh-
ter of millionaire of that city, with
theatrical gentleman, said to be now the
" leading man" in one of the Chicago
thesters.
1t appears that during the recent holi-
days, the young lady who figures as the
heroine in this affair, returned home to
spend the holidays. She was sixteen and
sweet, and her name was Nellie--or at
least that might have been her name.
Soon after her return home she attended
Buffalo theatre, where the actor 10
question-who for convenience is called
Harry-appeared in leading character.
The young belle was perfectly charmed
with him, as she afterwards acknowl-
edged, and could not be satisfied till she
had obtained an Introduction to the
object Of her admiration. Upon acquain.
lance, Harry seemed as much pleased
with her as she was with him. Their
friendship soon ripesed into love. Har-
ry's visits to the pslatial home of the con-
fding and affectionate girl became very
frequent, and he succeeded in wianiog
the confidence Of her parents rs COM
pletelY as be had the affections of the girl
herself. But while the parents respected
the actor, they were not willing that Ne
should marry their daughter. This they
Stubbornly refused to consent to.
As might have been expected, one
bright morning Nellie's parents were
thunderstruck at finding that their &C
complished daughter had leone up
missing" She had suddenly left their
" bed and board" had eloped with the
lover of her choice, and fled to Chicago.
Upon further investigation, it was aseer-
tanned that the husband had attained
leading position on the stage. The in
dignant father started for Chicago, where
he is now hunting for his daughter.
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A dispatch from Cairo to the Louisville
Courier Journal, dated the 10th, says;
A light shock of earthquake was felt
here at 2 am, The shock was very Sc
we're at Paducah, causing the hotels and
large dwellings to be emptied in few
seconds. The earthquake was accom-
panied by dull, roaring noise, like wind
in q forest. A heavy rain End thunder
storm commenced soon afterward, and
continued until morning. A meteor OF
unusual brillianey, apparently ten inches
in diameter, passed from the southeast
to the northwest at ten O. clock last night,
exploding with noise like cannon fired
two miles distant. Many persons thought
the boilers of the Armada had exploded,
that steamer having left port shortly be-
fore. Although no damage is reported,
vet the meteor, earthquake and storm,
succeeding each other in slch rapid sue
cession, caused sensation quite exclt-
ing, The meteor was seen In various d.
rections sixty miles from Cairo, but the
noise of the explosion was heard only
thirty miles. tet rtUIIf.t
The meteor alluded to was seen, or one
of that description, Ia this vicinity, but
very little has been said about it. Oar
attention was called to 1t at the time Of
its appearance, but before we could reach
a window to look out it had vanished.
These are marvellous times-perhsps
those spoken Of in the Bible when men
were to see signs and wonders.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-07-28

Rrolu tne missOuIl Ropuoilcans Sotn.l
No clue has yet been obtained to the
discovery Of the thieves who perpetrated
the diamond robbery at Mr. Proukets
jewelry establishment on Friday. II is
quite probable that the female operator,
who made the haul, was youth dressed
in female attire, and the same who called
at the jewelry store of Mr. Dupriez, the
day before, following in the wake of the
principals, Sprague aud an accomplish,
and representing himself as in their en-
ploy. The yelled female, after leaving
Prouhet's, was noticed by Mr.. Oman and
bis bartender, in the act of getting on a
Fourth street car, while the cary GO
ing at considerable speed, without hav-
ing signslled the conductor or driver to
stop the car. The peculiar movements
of the supposed female resembled those
of man so much that those who noticed
the actions believed the person TO be one
This person had small basket on one
arm, and while paying the fare the money
was dropped, and picked up by the con-
ductor, who noticed that the passenger
was much excited.
1t was subsequently, ascertained that
the yelled female in black got off the car
at Locust street, then walked back to
Olive street, with the evident purpose of
thus doubling on her supposed pursuers.
Whether the thief went out on the Olive
street cars is not certainly known. This
route was abandoned at some point, and
the next trace had of the thief was on the
franklin avenue line, between Twenty
third and Twenty fourth streets. While
on the car, gentleman observed lady
in black drop jeweiry case on the floor,
which he picked up and politely returned
to the female, who, when receiving il,
turned pale, and appeared so much ex-
cited as to attract the gentleman's notice.
The next morning this gentleman, seeing
an account of the robbery in the news
papers, reported the circumstance at the
Central Police Station. On the theory
that the party was youth, the dress
would be changed at q convenient place,
with view of throwing the police en-
tirely off the scent in that direction.
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LOCALS I'M BRIEF.

i
Colonel Gist, the sx-Postrnaster, hal
gone into the life insurance business.
Colonel 10. Barbierre, so well and
favorably known in Memphis, is back
again from trip to st. Louis.
Mr.. T. W. johnson, Cashier of the
First National Bank, has returned from
Cincinnati, where he was called to attend
the funeral of his brother-in law, the late
@. P. Norris, Esq.
Colonel w. L. Stewart has been
elected local agent of the Mississippi
Valley Navigation Company. vice Col
F. Y. Rocket, resigned. An excellent
selection.
TheIconcert Of Mossrs Henry Farmer,
Leo Wheat and Miss Generes, at the
Memphis Club Hall last night, was, in an
artistic sense, a delightful success. The
audience, however, was not large, though
highly appreciative. ID
Il u
There will be two eclipses in the month
of August, both total in some places
first, the eclipse of the Stokes party on
the 9th of the month; and, second, the
eclipse of the sun on the 18th. One ia
local, the other is general.
The Southern Base Ball Club Of New
Orleans are coming to Memphis soon to
play against the Bluff City Club. The
contest willtake place at the Race Track,
and will be one of interest doubtless. But
this is very hot weather for such active
amusements. % A@p
"a Boon fellow, and his given name is
Tom, for stealing pair of shoes, a pair
of hoop skirts, and two dollars in cur
rency, to start q dry goods store in Happy
Hollow, was arraigned before Justice
Griffith yesterday, and in default of $1,000
bonds was sent to jail a.
As there is no acceptable candidate
running for the Office Of State Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction, we would
like TO see some good man put on the
track, and would suggest Colonel Gates,
editor Of the West Tennessee Wing, and
veteran editor of Tennessee. He is a
gentleman of ability, and is every way
we'll fitted for the position.
The youth, Stephen Montalto. arrested
some days ago on the charge of COM
hitting an outrage upon q little
girl eight years old, was found guilty,
this morning, and sentenced to TWEEN
ty years in the penitentiary. He
is hardly nineteen years old, has boyish
look and not the least beard, and is not
very stout or intelligent His sentence
took him completely by surprise.
The grand rope ascension announced
for yesterday afternoon did not take
place, for the excellent reason that the
immense thropg of people who desired to
witness the rare phenomenon of daring
neglected the little preliminary of pro-
curing tickets. A hundred or so went
inside Of the rink, but the rest thought
they could have better view from the
outside, where tickets we're not required,
and where the "sasser" would not be
passed around. They were correct from
their standpoint, but Prof. Merrifield,
while able to tread on air cannot live on
ii, and he is determined not to make the
ascension at pecuniary loss. He was
all ready yesterday afternoon, but the
crowd were not If enough tickets are
sold he will 90 up to-day. Doe
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EDITORS LEDGER: To prevent any mis-
apprehension that may exist, wish to
state distinctly that the rope-walking per-
formance, from the earth 10 the balloon,
was, and is, entirely side show, with
which / have had nothing to DO. i
granted permission to undertake it after
great urgency, fearing it would turn out
as it has. Mr.. Merrifeld has rugged a
rope ladder, with which he announces
himself ready to climb to the balloon to-
night, at 6 o'clock. 1.-The succeeds, what
credit it will bring him will be his. If
he fails, the responsibility will net be
mine. Respectfully, /
s. d. THOMPSON.
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-.
Gainesville. Mr. Stowe. Of EufauIa. Ala.
Col. j j. Buck editor Of the Patriot, o
this place; Mr.. Dugsu, Express messen
ger. and Judge Caulkius. wife and tw,
obildren. of Nav Orleans.
Among those who deserve great credi
for their assistance in caring for tn,
vounded are Cant Hamilton Pike aut
his slater. Mrs. Sanger. Mr.. Wood, O
New Orleans. and Cant. Lowe. conductor
The engine. baggage car and two
coaches went down.
The three cars were burned entirely up
This is the second time this trestle has
went down in the last three years.
The wounded are being properly cared
for here.
Associated Press Dispstches.I
SECOND DISPATCH.
LOUISVILLE, July 28.-An accident oc
Cured early this morning on the Men,
phis and Louisville railroad. The up
bound express train from New Orleans
ran through trestle at Budd's creek,
about eighteen miles below GAINESVILLE,
killing three and wounding seven per.
sons. The reports distributed that
the disaster, involved fearful loss Of
life, have not the least foundation. Fur.
Their particulars will soon be telegraphed.
THIRD DISPATCH.
GAINESVILLE, July PA serious &C.
cident occurred to the up.bound passen-
ger train at one o'clock am, at Budd's
creek, eight miles from Clarksville. The
entire train and contents, except the
New Orleans sleeping car, was burned,
and that was badly damaged.
The following is list of the casualties
Killed--Eugene Riley, engineer; Chss.
Shields, fireman; Hugh Mccall, passen-
ger, New Orleans. Badly wounded
Passengers: Mrs. Il. M. Mccall, New
Orleans; Joseph Mutt, New Orleans; ii.
B. Michael, New Orleans; John Burt,
Columbus, Mississippi; Judge Caulkins
and wife, New Orleans; ]. Jay Buck.
Clarksville, Tennessee; Leath Henderson
(colored). Memphis; c. Fl. Doge, Full
ton, New York, Train men: G. A. Brown,
baggage master; John G. Dugsn, Ex-
press messenger, slightly wounded and
bruised. VIM. Mccall, New Orleans;
Ed. Stowe, Eufaula, Alabama; Mr.. and
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Death of the Man Who Drew the Chi
eRg0 opera House.
yrOn the Cincinnati Chronicle. 2Ith.l


Mr.. Abram Lee, Of Illinois, the man
who held the lucky ticket that drew the
Crosby Opera House, in the celebrated
Chicago lottery, died, at the Rurnet
House in this city, about s o'clock yes
terday afternoon, he had arrived the
day previous from Portsmouth, Ohio,
aad was accompanied by Mr., l.. @ Rob
insop and several others OF his friends
frou thai place de was intending TO
take = trip East, and these friends were
10 accompany him. he was taken sick
on Thursday, about noon, and Pr. Mus
sey was called in to sttsnd him. Eat
medical skill could avail nothing The
disease, dsopsy OF the heart, from which
be had suffered long time. conquered.
Mr.. Lee was about fifty years Of age.
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Scientific Lecture.

Our citizens, we are happy to have il
in our power to announce, are promised,
on next Friday evening, an intellectual
treat Of q superior order. On that occa-
sion DR.. W. II. Hanson, q gentleman OF
distinguished literary and scientific at
tainments, recently Of st. Lous. and for.
merly connected with the press of that
city, will deliver, at the Greenlaw Opera
House, bis celebrated lecture on the
Atmosphere. The snbiect is of nature
which, in more senses than one, admits
Of almost indefinite expansion. and
treated as we understand il will be in the
promised lecture, cannot fail to be in the
highest degree both instructive and enter
tanning. For g synopsis Of the topics to
be discussed, the reader is referred to the
advertisement in its appropriate column.