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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-11
Notice of Dissolution.

.V,HE C0PARTNERSHIP EXISTING BE-
il tween Robert S. Ammen, Wm. II Seay
and Dewitt c. Amnen, under the firm name Of
Ammen. Seay a Co., viii be dissolved by the
undersigned members on the 18th inst. and
notice is hereby given that we will not be bound
BY the contracts Of either Of said copartners,
made in the name OF said firm. from and after
this date. R0B'r s. AMMEN.
ID, @. AMMEN.
Clarendon. Ark. Feb. 8. 1869. 1856
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AEatioral Remedy.

Henceforth, there need be no idiots, no
more wesk-minded men and women, no
more readers of Topper, no more writers
Of Lives of Gen. Grant" Everybody's
brain can now be developed at pleasure to
any desired extent Electricity is the
agent that is to accomplish this great
work, and Doctor Poggioli is its prophet.
he has recently lectured before the
French Academy Of Medicine on the sub
ject of electricity as brsin-developer,
and has described series Of expert
nents recently made by him while in
vestigating the subject He expert
mented on q small boy whose parents
we're naturally entirely willing 70 sacri-
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SOUTHERN .HooP-sKIR1 MkxuFic1ORY.
WHOLESALE AND REfAIL.
W. EusE ~
City DIRECTORY.

BANKS. n,.r
memphis City Say. Inst, cor. Jefferson and
Nl Front S.H .Tobey. Pres,t ~. 2. .kkE. .Oar.
NI J. j. Murphy. Prest,; +. M. Cash, Cash'r.
ENirst National Bank. "a Madison. -
ROOK STORES.
(Nhurch & Co., Booksellers, Stationers, Prin-
~ ters and Binders, BIB Main. II. n
Eleaves. Smithwick 4 Hatcher. Booksellers.
" Stationers, Printers, Binders. 2s3 Main.
NTiller. William, 2ls Main.
N inkhausr & Bro., 2sl1s Second.
CARRIAGES, BUGGIEs, ETC.
wv oodruff & Co.. 17s Main.
CIGARS AND PIPES.
NNayer, Marshuetz Il Co.. removed to 200
Sy:,IsS sif T:ls, Importer Headquarters in
CLOTHING AND GENTS FURNISH.
ING GOODS.
VxT ard, J. c.. Resident Partner Garthwaite.
CoAG ass,s oil, Il .'Hasi; IHsiPs + "a AND SOAPS.
Eerescott, O. F. & Co., 40 Jefferson.
Ee osenbaum 4 Bros. Coal Oil, Petre OIL and
CCSFECTi0NEIiS.
EE oinrich. P. H.. & Bro. CONNECTIONS. Fancy
EH Groceries. etc., 224 Main:
Npodesta d Cazassa, 252 Main. cor. N. Court.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
EDearce, Lambert q Co., Commission Merchs
n and Cotton Factors, 228 Front. up stairs.
A ttwood Anderson. Produce, Grain, Cot
VXfpieht' ". P, Grain and Produce Of every
Wv description II Monroe. Cooper block.
COMMERCIAL COLLEGE.
n eddin's Commercial College. open Day and
CAKRE9x,GE "a SlEa,, ~ s's 'MspAiNsiuIFACTpRER, ETC.
6Vleary, M, Wagon and Carriage Manufac-
u turer, Horse Sboeing, etc, etc., 81 Union:
~-|'-l DRUGGISTS.
Mansfield & Higbee. 3Ol and 303 Main.
tsyteever, H. c.. corner Second and Madison.
~ Goodyear & Falls, removed to 2sl Main. Gil
W bert 4 Higbee's old stand.
y cles. ETC., corner Jefferson and Third. ~
~ W. u n 1E2 Mai, IN a dnora north
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STATE OF TENNESSEE, 1
CoMPrRoLLEk's OFFfCR.


D. CoMPTRoLLER's OFF1cE.
NASHVILLE. Jan uary /. 1867
1, G. w. Blackburn, Com ptroller of the
Treasury. do hereby certify that the KTNA
INSURANCE COMPANY. located at Hart
ford. in the State Of Connecticut, has produced
to me satisfactory evidence that said Company
have complied with all the requirements of the
laws Of the State of 7 snnessee imp osed on in
surance companies. nd further certify that
Henry A. Littleton. Agent Of said Company.
has also complied wit h the requireme nts Of the
laws of the State. M lde and provided in such
cases:
Wherefore. said RltNA INSURANCE CON-
PANY has authority y to take risks and trans
act the business Of insurance in this State. at
Memphis, Tenn.
@. W. BLACKBURN.
t-H Comptroller of Tennessee.
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A Good Ioka ON the chaplain.

During the war was published in one
of the Richmond papers q humorous let
ter from Rev. t. d. Gwin, Chaplain of
the First South Carolina Regiment, call.
ing upon the man who stole his buffalo
robe and sundry other baggage, to re-
turn the same, if he valued at ell the
blessings of clear conscience and an
improved prospect of future salvation.
The response to the reverend gentleman
will show that the appeal was not alto
gether unproductive:
sIxrERsrra MIssrssIrPI RFeIMEST. !
PosEy's BRIGADE, CAMP NEAR
BUNKER HILL. Va, July l6, 1863.
MY DEAR GwIN: l was inexpressibly
shocked to learn, from your letter in the
ENQUIRER sf the 4th instant. that the
temporary loss of your buffalo robe"
blankets, pillow ard shawl, should have
given you such Inconvenience, and even
suspended your arduous duties in'the
field for a week. se nc ei
But supposing, from the mark Cap
tain, that it belonged to some poor off
Ger of the line, and knowing that it was
more baggage than he was entitled to
carry, relieved him of it from motives
that will be appreciated by any officer
of the line in the field. sat.
On my arrival in camp ] divided the
blankets among my mess, and in sud
den fit of generosity / retained the buff
falo robe, shawl and pillow for my own
use. at
The other members now join me in
returning thanks, and feel that, to your
warm and gushing heart, th ese thanks
will be the richest recompense.
We are all of us exceedingly anxious
for you to change your field of labor to
this army, where the duties of chaplains
are much higher than they could possibly
be anywhere else. Here they devote
themselves to trading horses aud collect
ing table delicacies with zeal that emf
nently entities them. to the appellation of
birds ofprey. "a
/ am now patiently waiting for your
coat and boats, which | presume you
will send me, in accordance with the fol-
lowing ipjunctions; -
"If any man take away thy coat, let
him have thy cloak also. Matt, chap.
5, verse 40.
For the regulation of the amount Of
baggage which q chaplain in the army
should carry, we refer you to the follow
ing:
Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor
brass in your purses. Nor scrip for
your journey, neither two coats. neither
shoes, nor yet slaves; for the workman
is worthy of his meat"-Matt, chap. 10,
rerses and 10.
Any thing you may have in excess of
the above allowance will be most re-
spectfully received by me.
/ remain, my dear Gwinny, with SEN
timents of eternal gratitude,
THE MAN WHO STOLE Your
.a..s........ RurrAIo R0RE
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The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-08-20
An Immense Land Slide.

The town Of Stockport, Columbia Co.,
n. Y wal the scene Of considerable excite
ment last week, on account of q gigantic
land slide, and thousands have visited the
spot. The place where the phenomenon
occurred Is located on the old post road,
near the confluence of the Undertook and
C~lovornook, about five miles north Of Hud-
son. IL comprises nearly five acres, aud
was on an elevation above q dry ravine. a
hill interyeues between the rAyine and the
creek on the east and north of q little less
than the altitude Of that which cDved in.
The crash took place about half past six
o'lock p. NJ. last Monday. The movement
was gradual, and the surface Of the earth
undulatcd like waves of the ocean. No
n9ise was heard until the moving mass
struck the base of the intervening hill,
when there was q dull rumbling sound re-
sembling distant thunder, and n quivering
sensation like u slight shock Of an earth
quake. The earth caved in TO n distance
of over eighty feet, and tho surface as in.
Dictated by fences and trees moved n dis
lance of over six hundred feet. SO gradual
was the movement that it occupied about
half an hour, and the sight ia described OK
sublime in the extreme. Among the most
markedincidents of the phenomenon is the
lhNN lINA WI AT Altb MAiAh hAhhAA ~ az
roadside was moved, with n section Of the
fence, to the bottom of the mvine, n dis
lance OF six hundred feet, and the tree and
fence newsstand as firm anduprightas ever.
The weaker trees, such as pine and hem
lock, were snapped of as though they were
pipcstems; and some trees of this nature
two feet or more in diameter are twisted
like q wisp OF straw. The land is clay,
founded ON quick-sand, with n soil surface
Of not more than two feet in thickness. 1t
Is understood that that the quick sand has
been gradually washing away from beneath,
and passed Off into the streams. The
copious showers of last spring left the sur
face q mere shell, and the dry weather
which followed caused the shell to crack
and finally fall into the vacuum below. A
crevasse several inches in width, fifty feet
in length, and deep beyond sounding, has
appeared on the land adjoining the sunken
portion on the south, aud fears are enter
iained that this tract will soon fall.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-08-20
A New and Novel nnIol.

Everybody IN Chicago has heard Of "Anderson's
Dining Rooms, at No. 1bl Dearborn street, and
nearly everybody has, ut one time or another, visit.
ed them In search Of something reyiying 10 the
innor man. The uucqualud success Of this lal0
establishment may DO inferred from the fact that IL
has Tor a long time past been feeding an average OF
LOCO persons per day. Such has been tho
encouragement to the Mesars. Anderson that, cnilrg,
Ing upon their original idea, they have determined
upon developing their diningrooms into a spacious
hotel, conducted upon the European plan. 10 this
end, they have, for a few weeks past, been renttiuq
the entire largo building, and motamorphosiug il
into such q hotel As has been mentioned. Az al
present arranged, the kitchen and diningroHm ia
upon the Lower ilo0r, while the three upper hoora
are devoted 10 parlors aud sleopmg-rooms, OF which
latter there are 20 In all. Tho several floors and
rooms are ntted up and furnished Ia the most neat
and tasteful manner, and adjoining them are an tho
necessary conyeniences OF any hotel. AT this hotel
q person may procure a room for one night, or two
nights, or more, at 81 per night, aud may at tho
same time get his meals where he chooses. Tho
army Of persons who have been In tho habit OF
boarding here, as a restaurant, will still be accom-.
mOdated as heretofore. Tho Mossrs. Anderson had
a brilliant opening, last evening, at which a LARGO
and brilliant company ala hearty Justice TO tic
excellence OF the fare set before them. The open.
Ing for business takos place on Monday evening
Chicago Times, AUgugt lSt.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-08-20
portrn.
LITTLE FLOY-IN HEAVEN.

-
Oh, dazzling, darling, ave years old in Heaveni
10 bridge the riff has y~earning love no way,
That I may feel about my neck your clinging,
Or hear one ltue silver word - dayi
The summer sleeps and dreams on mount and
The vines are sweet with fullest b~iossoming.
The sunlight through the cherry heart = thriling'
The robins, that you loved 80, sing and sing
the world isali as full Of light and beauty;
oh. nrun away" sweet darling, out OF Heaven /
And smiie and speak, though with the sudden glory
Ny eyesbo blinded aud my wild heart riven.
Burst through the unseen walls that hide you from
And ieime sec the same bright besming face
The same short aun-tint curls--ihe checks IKE
The same fair dimpled form Of restless grace.
Shed round ms perfume Of your lovely Heaven,
And, though You ait away the instant seen,
There will be breath Of jasmine and OF lily
Where your bright glancing spirit steps have been.
Five years IN and cider. larger. taller
The little ourls must touch the shoulder now,
And wiser thought aud deeper beauty tighten
Tho laughing eye and rounded baby-browi
Yet looking back across your brief, bright sum
mera
Ia The earth-life, the earth pain al forgot2
Kind angels ever near you--oh my darling,
Is earth and moiherlOye remembered not2
One little silver word from out the silence
One nash OF shining hand to still my fear
One breath Of perfume, faint aud sweet aud holy,
To tell me, angel one, that you are nearl
There isa sound. but 'tis the robin callingi
There IL a light-a sunbeam's golden play,
There IA h~reaih-frOm summer roses littiug
The chnlice Of their rcd hearts TO the day.
There Is q breath Is ~ Of jasmine, lily,
Or strange sweet odor from beyond tho scar
And iinht as air a footslop comes and passes
On. darling, darling, you have been with mel
MILWAUKEE, August, 1869.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-08-20
Love IN The Harvest Field-A Model
ElOpement, with a Wedding ON the
Hay Scales.

CADIz, o., Aug. 4.-Our usually quiet
town was this morning the scene of the
contamination of an q6dire ddmour which,
for romantic interest, could scarcely be
equaled. Tho interesting couple were
working in tho harvest field when the
idea penetrated their minds that, while
away from the surveillance of the parents
watchful eyes, they could have the few
mystic words spoken that should make
them one. Single blessedness had lost
its charms for them, and acting upon the
suggestion, they forthwith took up
their march on foot for this place,
q distance of six miles, ana
appeared in the august presence of tho viii
lage Squire, in bashful %trepidation, and
made known their anxiety to have the Ger
emony performed quickly, as they had no
time to lose. The Squire being weigh
master, they were. married ON the hay
scales. Tho bride was gracefully attired
in establishments of the bayfield,, and hid
her blushing face behind q paste-board sun
bonnet, while the groom's appearance was
~strikingiy awkward.
The knot was soon tied, when Hiram
said 10 Mary, You start ahead, and l will
wait for the certificate"
The scene that will transpire when ths
exasperated parents hear the intelligence,
] win leave the reader to imagine,
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-08-20
Singular

A strange geological phenomenon recent
Nv caused some excitement at Murat, IN
Fmnce, n village situated between the val
ley of Mount Dore and that Of st. James.
A civil engineer had caused a rectangular
well to be sunk to a depth of Afty.three
metres through q stratum of hard tufa,
which covers the primitive formation in
that district. At this depth, which is in
significant compared to the shaft of a mine,
the heat, nevertheless, became so intense
that the workmen had to be relieved at
short intervals. Their wooden shoes soon
got intolerobly warm, and they could not
lie down to rest themselves on the hot
ground. On the other hand, the appearance
of the tufa denoted that the well had near
w reached the granite. The engineer, on
leaving the spot for q while, had recon-
mended his men TO be very careful during
his absence. and to content themselves
with removing the hubble, without going
further down. One Of them, however, IN
throwing tho last shovelml into the skip,
took IL into his head TO remove with his
pickaxe n piece of tufa about thirty inches
in circumference; but no sooner had he
done this than he saw tho bottom OF the
hole he had made swell up.
At the same time n loud rumbling noise
was heard. The men in n fright jumped
into the Gag and called to be pulled up;
but they had barely got to the height of n
dozen metres when q thick column Of hot
water, preceded by q violent report, rose
up in the air, projecting huge stones up
wards. The water in falling scalded the
men grievously. The jet diminished, md
the well filled rapidly, the poor fellows sue
ceeding. however, in getting ont in time.
In the course of ten hoursthe well got quite
full, aud from that time arivulet o thermal
water has been flowing from the spot into
the Dordogne. The liquid on arriving there
still retains n temperature of forty degrees
c%entigrade. Upon analysis il has been
gmmmos nearly half grain) of a~rseniato
of potash per litro, a proportion unheard of
before. The Minister Of Public Works has
sent n commission of encincers to the spot
for further investigation.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-08-20

~ HHHHH HH"HHH NaAA
1. It is tho surest way to prevent the
household loaf from being buried with the
household head.
2. II helps to rid the community of pau
porism and it's expenses, and of tho crimes
incident TO poverty.
3. 1t brings relief TO the sorrows of be-
reayement, and brightons the otherwise des-
clato pathway.
4. II gives the -pormanence of an estate,
or ola fortune, TO those depending only on
their daily toll.
8. It is the safest Of all investments, as IL
thriyes even upon the ruins Of ordinary
financial concerns.
g. II lisa profitable use OF funds, yielding,
besides security, better returns than most
investments.
T. IL is q property not exposed to the de-
mond Of creditors, but protected by Law for
ones heirs.
g. Il brings ready money in a moment
and just at That moment when Il is most
timely and welcome.
O. ltafiords all the conveniences of Swing
institutions, and also much larger ~pecuniary
returns.
10. It benefits the assured, promoting in
dustry and economy, and prolongs life by
relieving it of anxiety.
Wrong Notions Corrected.
]. It is not impiety to talk of Life Assur-
ance; for it is not assuring Existence, but
Possession.
9. It is not distrusting Providence; for
Providence was not designed to procure
self help.
3. 1t Is not q chance operation; for il
proceeds upon q strictly legitimate and sci
cntiiic basis.
4. IL is not q speculation, or deceit: for
many of the best men of tho world are it's
= pporters.
8. IL is not an expense" for il is sim
ply Laying up for a future time-simply
accumulation.
6. II is not n risk from inability TO keep
up payments; fora policy may be ON the
Non F6rfeitnJ plan.
z. II is not for the poor only; for the rich
are now very generally taking advantage of
il.
s. II isnot for the rich only; for O n one
so poor thathe cannot keep up n n life pol
icy.
.. II is not an unnecessary outlay; for no
other provision il positively certain and Sc
cure.
10. II is not just as well to put IL of; for
health may be impaired, or life may sud
denly end.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-08-20
AN ILLINOIS FARMER
John It. Alexander, the Cattle King
His Personnel PossessiOnss etc.

His Personnel Possesstonss etc.
From the aensseo ui.) Republican.
We frequently see accounts in the papers
of men who are noted for their genius,
talents and whatever they may have accom-
plished above theayerage of men generally.
We see notices Of miners and flrmers in
California, in Texas and other States, who
have done big things. We SEQ notices of
men who have grown rich In manufacture
ing and real estate speculations in the East
and elsewhere. Scarce q paper that does
not puff somebody for some wonderful feat
in some direction.
We do not recollect to have seen any no
tice i'm the papers of one of the greatest
men the country has produced. We mean
John Il. Alexander, of Morgan county, who
commenced business for himself with little
capital OF other advantages, above the
average Of men. He is a plain, home-spun
farmer-tall, ~good-looking, free and easy in
manners, without the least particle of style
in words or acts.
Il is interesting to watch the movements
of sdoh q man at Springfield or Chicago,
among tho p%opin-jays and self.constituted
leaders Of society who are greatly elevated
in their own conceit. Mr.. Alexander has
been farming in Illinois n good many years,
and has been very successful. His farms
now comprise about 80, 800 acres, mostly
under improvement. This is about one
township and n half-about nine miles
square, and all good land. He has now
5000 acres of growing corn, and from
1, 500 to 2, 900 acres Of grass.
lie is now feeding about 10000 head of
cattle, and buys and ships east from Chi
cago from 1000 to 1900 head each week.
He has risen to this great prominence by
his own talent, energy and integrity. His
business each and cveiy year amounts to
millions of dollars, and is entirely legiti-
mate. adding TO his own wealth and the
common welfare of the state.
We may at some ether time, give in more
detail, n history of Mr.. Alexander and his
operations not that he needs any such no
tice, but as nm example to the young and
to 20 and do likewise, instead Of going into
stores and offices TO avoid soiling their iin-
gers. with the notion that farming Is not so
gentool and profitable.
We may do 80 for another reason, and
that IL the iact that the young as well as
the older people nowadays, get their no.
tions of things generally from the nows
p~apers-the papers, for some reason or
Othor--perhnps the force of circumstance
more than anything else-hnye much to
say of manufacturers, lawyers, preachers,
bankers. and Other professional and traffic
ing characters, but very little TO say Of firm
ing aud farmers. We think Il profitable TO
present, rs on offset of about ten thousand
politicians and other choracters, who occu-
py the columns Of the news, n such man
as John 7. Alexander.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-08-20
No. rs.

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