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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-18

CITIZENS UNION MEETISG.-We sin
cerely trust every merchant and property.
holder in the city who possibly can will
attend 4he Citizens Union meeting at the
Chamber of Commerce this afternoon at
three o'clock. Matters Of importance in
which every well-wisher of Memphis is
interested will be introduced for public
consideration and discussion. Every
man interested will have an opportunity
Of expressing his views, and no reason
able room viii be left for croakers and
shallow-miuded people to find fault.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-18

ton street, Gunsand olsrepaired. 1853
CARsIsEER Charley Kently, salmon
colored African, came to town yesterday
with small carbiue under his eoat-tail.
What his object was nobody inquired,
but policeman took him to the station
house, ard the Recorder this morning
fined him ten dollars.
IFyou want good old Megibben whisky,
70 to Megibben L Bro. 2sl Main street.
TIE LATEsr.-W. J. Msnsford, 3Osl
Second street. has received the New
York Ledger, Chimney Corner, Literary
Album, waverley, Boston Pilot, Emerald,
Baltimore Mirror, and Cooley, Demorest
aud other magazines for March.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-18

go to Megibben & Bro, 28l Main street
ACCIDENT. M. C. Csyee, for many
years a citizen of Memphis and beloved
by everybody, met with serious and
perhaps fatal accident. Whilst exhib-
ting horse for sale this morning some
person struck the animal with q whip,
which caused it to kick with great force,
striking Mr.. Csyce in the side just below
the heart and ribs, completely prostrating
him. Hs ;s aow lying 9: his store in 3
very critical condition.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-18

CHOICEST of family supplies in endless
variety, at ]. Devoto's, corner Of Third
and Adams streets. lag
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-18

W. c. RUSSELL, painter, paper-hanger
aad glazier, No. 27s Second street. I
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-18

BRILLIANT billiard saloon just opened.
Price, fifty cents per hour. 1852
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-18
Special Notices.

OLD HATS made new at ss4 Main 81
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-18

ORDERED. = The County Commits
sioners have ordered the County At
torney (Woodward) to employ assistant
counsel in prosecuting Thos. q. Leonard,
late County Trustee, for alleged frauds
in office; also, that the bonds heretofore
ordered to be procured by the Finance
Committee, for the purpose of paying off
the indebtedness of the county, be fixed
at $1,000 each, and that the interest cou-
pons of the same be payable in New
York CITY.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-18

If you want good old Megibben whisky
20 TO Megibben & Bro, 28l Main street
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-18

WILLIAM WATSON, Dentist, has again
returned to the city after an absence Of
some msuths, and again offers his pro-
fessional services to his friends and the
public generally. Office with J. B. Was
son. No. 3ls Main street loot
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-18

Mousr CARBON Coal CoMPAST.-2O
Madison street. Screened, lump and
slack coal. 1857
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-18

ALL kinds of Foreign and Domestic
Wines and Liquors a. L. Podesta d Co.'s,
236 Front street. l25-lbO
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-18

Goods not exactly i'm style less than
aaaf IIQ-1Ag
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-18

SHADE TREEs.-SeverAl Of our citizens
are planting shade trees before their res
licences, and we find a new set have been
placed about Calvary church, on the
corner Of Adams and Second
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-10
A TnnohInr INCIDENT.

A correspondent of the Boston Journal
writes from Marblehead:
''The schooner Henry w. Brown, of
Marblehead, which arrived from the Banks
yesterday, reports the loss Of two of the
hands under the following circumstances:
In the gale of last Thursday, while on the
home trip, it blew 30 hard that il became
necessary 10 take in sail. In doing 80 the
main sheet got loose, and ono Of the hands,
John McEachran by name, sprang TO fasten
It. As he caught the slack Of the sheet in
his hand the vessel gave o lurch, and the
boom drawing the sheet tight snapped
young McEachran overheard.
"Another hand named George Rams
| dell, seeing the condition OF his shipmate,
caught a rope, and in throwing over the
line lost his footing and pitched into the
sea. The agony Of those on board may be
imagined when IL is known that the father
OF young McEachran stood On the vessels
deck and saw his son drowning before his
eyes and he powerless 10 help him. Life
buoys were thrown to the men, striking
within a few feet of them, but owing TO the
high sea they sank before they could reach
the buoys. Although a dangerous sea was
running, the crew threw out q drag and
tried every possible means 10 succor them,
but it was useless. They sank before aid
could reach them.
Gas the vessel came up the harbor with
flag half-mast, of course, quite a crowd wa
attracted to learn the cause. When the
crew landed on the wharf, a brother Of
young McEachran ran up 10 his father cry.
ing out: Father, where is John Why
don't John come 2 The father burst ouI
crying, and the lookers-on turned away
with tears In their eves. M Rcene of Tho
desolate father, with the tears running
down his cheeks, leading his sobbing anC
hoart-broken little boy from the wharf
is one which the spectators will never for
get.
McEachran was engaged TO a very estim
able young lady, and intended this for his
last trip. Ramsdell leaves a widow anC
a child almost entirely homeless and pen
niless. They were each about "a years o
age, and gave promise ofmaking noble mel
| in the communiLV."
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-10
Miscellaneous Items.

-~Fairhaven, Conn, sells annually-over
one million kegs of oysters.
An elephant was sold at auction in
Cincinnati the other day for 81, 275.
The whole number of c~onvicts in the
Massachusetts, State Prison at present il
595, of which number SO are for life.
The number of immigrants arrived at
New York in October by water was 1889.
of which 2,l6l were males and 2,17s fe-
males. rtt.4
One million bushels of peanuts n year
are raised on the south shore of the James
River, between Norfolk and Petersburg,
Virginia.
Philadelphia returns II, 677 gold and
S64 silver watches, and carriages TO the val
ne OF S743, 75Z. She also acknowledges TO
1872, 1872 militia.
"A supposed wealthy family of New
York, occupying n Of the finest Fifth
avenue mansions, has just fed TO Europe
in arrears throughout the city TO the
amount of $50, 600.
The first hand organ has arrived at
Salt Lake City, its operators being the uni
forms Of United States soldiers. "Civili-
cation, " says the Desert News, sis trying
with heavy strides to get this way"
Louisiana is now supplying oranges for
the West TO a greater extent than ever be
fore. Through bills of lading 10 Chicago
by river steamers and the Illinois Central
railroad are given at the rate OF 81 per
barrel.
During the reign ofLouis XVIII, Eng
land was called the refugium psecat0rum,
which name is applied by Roman Catho-
lies to the United States since the arrival
of Father Hyacinthe. A brother of this
reverend protestant against his order il
likewise "A runaway from the Dominicans,
and is at the present day q professor al
the Sorbonne. His sister, too, has forsaken
a Carmelite Convent, and resides on the
Boulevard deNeuillyA
An immense bed OF petrihed fossil
shells has been found near SaratoV, in
shells contains beautiful crystals of sui
phate of copper, from which it is proposed
TO extinct the metal. In q scientific point
of view this discovery Is valuable, az many
fine specimens are in such a good state O
preservation that the shape OF the shell
Ash, their former occupants, eau be easily
traced.
"A Maryland negro, now more than 81
years OF age, who manifests much interes
in the freedmen's schools of hat State, wal
recently asked If he had learning himself
TO which he replied, "Only what l got be
hind the plow.tail-stole IL like" WheI
he was asked, "How Is that, uncle 2" h
replied, ''Why, when children gwine t
school, ] goes up to de fence, get little les
sou from dem IN de book-giue chile hen ey
for u you see.
"A meteorio fragment was recently pick
ed up in Stewart county, Ga, 1t fell within
six feet of two negro girls, and buried itsel
In the ground 10 a depth of about eigh
inches. The fall was preceded by a lou,
explosion and Rubbing noise. Yhe ston
Is about as large as a medium sized apple
but nearer square than round. II is heay
for its size, and inorusted with a black Goa
as thick as an eggshell, which was evident
ly formed while the stone was in a state
combustion during its passage through tn
atmosphere. In color and grain 1t look
like a fusion of granite and marble.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-10
portrp.
GREEN APPLES.

This beautiful and reasonable poem Is taken from
rowbrldgo's The vagabond and other Peems."
Pull down The bough, Bobi Isn't this fun9
Now give ~ q shake, aud-there goes onei
Slow put your thumb mp u The other and see
II II lent as mellow as mellow can bel
know BY the stripe
IL must be rfpel
That's one apiece for you and me.
Green, are they ? Well, no matter for that,
sit down on the grass and we'll have O chat;
And III tell you what old Parson Butte
Said last sundayof unripe fruit.
aia \ bountimi tree.
Heavily laden with beautiful fruit.
And great joys hanging Just over the head,
Happiness, honor aud great estate,
For those who patiently work and watt
blessings" said lac,
"Of every degree,
Ripcning early, and ripening late.
TAKE them in season. pluck and eat,
Aud the fruit Is wholesome, the fruit II sweets
Int, o ms friendsl-" Hero no gave a rap
on his desk. like a regular thunder clap,
And made such q bang,
Old Deacon Lang
Woke up out OF his Sunday nap.
Green fruit, " no said, God would not bless;
But half LIES sorrow and bitterness,
Half the evil aud ache and crime
Came from tasting before their time
The fruits Heaven sent"
Then on he went,
To hts Fourthiy and FO0Aiy-wam'tit primo1
But, I say. Bobi we fellows don't care
so much for q mouthful Of apple OF pear;
Hut what we Ike Ia the fun Of the thing,
When the frosh winds blow, and the hang.birds
bring
Home gtubs, and sing
To their young ones, a swing
IN their basket nest, tied up BY It's string.
/ like apples Ia various ways;
They're hrst-rate roasted before the blaze
OF a Winter FIRE; and o my oyosi
Aren't hey nice, though, made into piesf
I scarce ever saw
one, cooked or raw,
That wasn't good for a boy OF my sizei
But shake your fruit from an orchard tree,
And the tune Of the brook and the hum Of the bee,
And the chipmonks %chlppering every minute,
Aud the clear sweet note OF the gay little linnet,
And the grass and the flowers,
Andthe long hummer hours,
And the Favor OF sun aud breeze are in Il.
but this 4 a hard onoi Why dent we
Lave them another week on the tree3
Isyour's M bitler2 Give usa bitoi
And the taste OF u Fuckers
My mouth like sucker'Bl
Ivow. ! believe the old parson was right
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-10
now TwltoneIIMardered his nOther;Ia.

Anhs
From he rhliadeIrbia star
A prominent physician Of this city has
now In his possession, and has shown TO
one Of our reporters. the weapon with.
which George s. Twitchell, Jr., murdered
his mother n-lav, Mrs. Mary Hill. II is q
slung-shot OF peculiar construction, and
must hive been made by himself. He on
fessed 10 one OF his counsel that he had IL
in his possession for two months before
the murder took place. It'll q pear-shaped
lump of lead, about an inch and o half in
length, attached 10 a handle composed Of
two pieces Of circular betting, about the
thickness of a persons little finger, and
about eight inches inlength. These pieces
were bound securely by strong cords,
which attached them TO the lead, passing
through q hole pierced In the small end of
'the dipsey." The handle was
very sti1, when made, sufficiently 80 to
support the weight Of the lead without
bending, but after Twitchell committed
the murder, he concealed the weapon in q
damp nook in the cellar, and consequently
when IL was found Il was vert plant and
mouldy. There we're indentations of
beads in the lead, as well as stains Of blood;
and the force of the murderous blow Is
shown by the fact that one bead OF black
glass was broken in half and bedded firmly
IN the metal. with the circumstance CON
nected with the finding Of this ~tell-tale in
strument we are unacquainted; but Mr..
O'Byrne could doubtless throw light upon
the subject II so disposed. This discovery
is important, as justifying the testimony Of
Prof. Gross during the trial, who contended
that the murdsr could not have been done
with the poker, for whioh he yves senseless-
" ridiculed by several papers at the time.
Il also confirms the anti-poker argument
set forth at great length by Horatio Hub
bell, Esq, the v%er-known lawyer.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-10

Some students in one Of our colleges be-
ing frequently annoyed by the nocturnal
and inquisitorial visits of a professor, who
suspected them of playing cards, one even
ing prepared q kettle OF mush, otherwise
called hasty pudding, and by the time 1t
was boiled had seated themselves around
the table in the attitude of card-plRying,
waiting patiently for the well-known step
of the professor. II was no sooner heard
than a large outside pocket of one Of them
was forthwith filed with hasty pudding,
aud all were seated as before. As soon as
the professor had opened the door, the stu
dent who was loaded with the mush made
a sudden sweep over the table with his
hand, AZ if to gatheru up the cards, and with
another motion apparently put them into
the pocket containing the mush. These
movements could not help being noticed,
AZ they were intended to be, by the profess
sor, who, considering them az pretty strong
evidence of guilt, broke out with tho fol-
lowing:
"Well, young gentlemen, I've caughtyou
at il at last, have II"
"Why, yes, sir, we are all here"
80 / see you are; and you have been
playing cards, too"
mo, sir, it is not So"
at isn't, ha! What have you got in your
pocket, young man?
'Hot hasty pudding, sir"
"Hot hasty pudding, ha! hasty pudding,
have you? I'll hasty pudding you, =" said the
professor, at the same time thrusting his
hand half way to the elbow into the hot
hasty pudding.
The dolorous looks, the shaking Of fin.
gers, the groaning and capers Of the pro,
lessor, belong to the sphere of imagination,
not description.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-10


TuHRE Is no MEDICINE PREPARED that has
q reputation for excellence superior to thet
of HooHand's German Bitters. This arti-
ole is looked upon by those who are not ae-
uuainted with Il, as most patent medicines
are, q mere clap.trap TO catch the simple.
II isnot In reality q Patent Medicine, but a
genuine article, prepared by men who have
an intimate acquaintance Of medicine, and
the requirements OF the system when la
boring under disease. For Dyspepsia,
Liver Complaint, Nervous Debility, &c, II
has no equal. We know of q mum.
Der of persons who suffered for years
with these complaints, until they we're
relieved by a trial Of this remedy, and
one person in particular, who suffered from
Dyspepsia for ten years, desires us TO state
for Che information Of the public, that no
has been entirely relieved and restored,
he believes, by the use Of this article alone.
Theabove is taken from the editorialcol-
umns of the ''Dispatch," Erie, Pa, and
speaks volumes. "Hoohands German
Bitters' is entirely free from all Alcoholic
admixture.
Hollands German Tonic Is q oombina.
ton Of all the Ingredients of the Bitters,
with pure Santa Cruz Rum, orange, anise,
&c. IL is used for the same diseases as the
Bitters, in cases where an Alcoholic Slim.
ulant is required. II is q preparation Of
rare medical value, and most agreeable tC
the palate.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-10

Whether the moon furnishes us any
warmth has long been a mooted question,
and the many experiments tried have failed
10 prove that she sends us any appreciable
heat. At last the question has been salts
factorily determined by Lord Resse's great
rejecting telescope. By c%ondensing the
moons rays upon q delicate heat-guager,
repeated experiments have shown that when
full, her radiation il about one hinety-thou-
sandth part Of that Of the sun For cen
turtles has the moons face been scanned
with tue closest scrutiny, but not until re-
Gently has II been demonstrated that she IL
other than n volcanic waste.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-10

THE LARGEST FURNITURE HOUSE in the
northwest is that Of Messrs. A. l.. Hale Il
Bro, Nos. 10, IL, IA and 16, Canal street,
Chicago. This house have on hand the
hrgest and most complete stock we ever
witnessed. They manufacture their own
goods and ae thereby enabled to offer TO
the trade goods at cost until January LIST,
1870. Their retail department Contains all
the latest and most elegant styles ever
goods and the lowest prices, we would say
give them a call.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-10

A SEwISo MACHINE WHICH IL SOLD FOR
oNLYFryE DoLLABs.-For the benefit Of our
lady readers, we copy from our files the
following suggestive extracts.
"a Sewing Machine has become an nbso-
ute necessity in every well regulated fami-
". The "Fairy" will work a complete rev.
olution in an article of 80 much utility,
and commends itself Wherever used ~.
y, Herald.
s.Those who depend IN their needle fol
a living will give the FAIRY" a hearty wei.
come.-Henry Ward Beecher.
'Possesses every requisite for family
use.-M Y. Observer.
On receipt of p. o. Order for amount So,
the Company that has this valuable inven.
ton, will ship by Express, a Sewing Ma.
chine, perfectly adjusted, that they war
rant will do equally as good work rs tbs
higher priced oneB-or it al be sent G. o
ID. by addressing the Fairy Sewing Ma
chine Co., So and 81 Dearborn Street, Pc
Drawer 5787, Chicago. H..
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-10

CoUoHs AND Colds ARE OFTEN OVERLOOK
Ed. "A continuance for any length of time
causes irritation Of the Lungs or some
chronic Throat Disease. Browns Bron
chial Troches" are offered with the fullest
confidence in their efficacy, giving almost
invariably sure and immediate relief.
Owirg TO the good reputation and popu-
larity of the Troches, many worthless and
cheap limitations are offered, which are
good for nothing. BE sure TO obtain the
true Browns Bronchial Troches." Sold
pyaryWhpro.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-10

MAGIC oM--For all the pains by nature
sent, mont can excel this liniment, for all
ills caused by pain or toll, try Pratt a.
Butchers Magic Oil, the most effectual
remedy ofthe age. Warranted In all cases
of rheumatism, neuralgia, lame back, dys-
entry, cramp-colic, and all external and il
formal aches and pains. Sold at the Drug
Stores.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-10

The GoVRRNoR-G ENERALsHP of India is
the greatest prize In the gift OF the British
crown, being e26,0OO a year, with allow
ances on the most liberal scale. 1t Is cal
culated that the Goyernor-G General can al
ways take with ease el0, 1000 year out Of
his salary drawback is the climate, which
would appear to be very inimical to men
in middle lite who have not been accus-
toned TO il, for the three viceroys who
preceded Sir John Lawrence, the predeees-
sor of Lord Mayo, all died soon after their
retirement; and q similar fate befel the
wives OF two of them. 1t is remarkable
that nearly all the principal dependencies
of the British crown are generally govern
cd by Irishmen. Lord Mayo Is q resident
Irish landlord when at home, So is Sir
John Young; 80 is Lord Monck, his prede-
cessor in Canadai and 80 also 10 the Earl
Of Belmore. The Governor OF New South
Wales, and the last Goyernor-G General OF
India, Sir John Lawrence, il a native OF the
North OF Ireland.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-10

READER, are you out of employment Do
you wish TO make money fast and easily2
Then read the advertisement Of the old and
well-known firm of ]. II. Weaton & Co., in
another column, and profit by it. They
mean business, and have laid the founda.
ton of many solid fortunes.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-10

SALES OF Books AT THE WEST. The en-
tire book trade Of Chicago, including that
small portion OF the stationery trade which
is done by the book houses, nearly reaches
So, 000, 900 per year. OF the unabridged
dictionaries, Griggs & 90. sell annually,
1000 copies of Webster. and about 25 Of
Worcester. 49, Chicago Post, Oct 10. 1869.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-10

IN H WHOLE MATERIA Medica there is
certainly no remedy that is as reliable q
Specific for our Material Fevers, viz; Nils
and FtUerS, CongeStipe and Bilious RUers,
as Dr. WiLhoffs Anti-P Periodic or Fever and
Ague Tonic made in New Orleans by Vince.
lock, Finley q Co. Sold at wholesale by
Fuller, Finch a Fuller, Chicago.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-10
$pftial Notices.


The human system. the most delicate and sensitive Of
all created things, should be duly prepared to meet the
shook ocoasionedb by a sudden change In the temperature
Of the air, Even tho solid metals contract and eIpandnn'
dor cold and heat-sO thu ~ man we're composed Of iron,
instead Of frail tissues and hbrss, circulating fluids and
brittle ossoous matter, his frame would not be proof
against tho yisAiasitudos Of climate. Ash IL, itbehooyes
every one, especially the feeble. 10 forth5 the frail tene'
ment Of Immortality against the ineleneney Of the present
season Awholesoms, strength supplying vegetable tonic
and alterauVe Is the preparatory medicine required,
aud among medicinal agents of this character, los
TETTRRs STOMACH BIITKRs staHd Supreme. In a
successful career Of nearly a quarter Of century, tho
preparation has never boon oqualled OF approached,
and its aalSs are now larger than those Of any half dozen
articles, purporting to belong to the aams class, thatha
ever been advertised In this eounuy. As romsdy and
preventive Of DTsPRPsA. and all ia complications, II
may be aAid 70 have deed doua ooHpstiiion and 10 be tho
standard specific Of the Western Hemisphere. A course
Of this genial restorative At the Commencement Of win
tor Is the Surest safeguard against all the complaints
which are caused or aggravated by exposure TO cold
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-12-10

To FARMERS We call the especial atteu.
ton of every Farmer who reads this paper
20 the Norway Oats which are something
that have astonished the world. In pro-
ducing qualities they greatly excel all other
varieties, yielding at least three times more
than the ordinary kinds. In feeding quail
ity they are also largely ahead of all others.
For particulars and full information, ad-
dress ID. w. Ramsdell, 171Lake-st, Chicago.