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CHICAGO
important P0stOaiCe Regulation.

CHICAGO, June 20.-By reason Of
opening the Pacific Railroad pOstOfice,
the department has ordered q change
In the route Of the American mail foT
Japan, China, Sandwich Islands ana
Pacific States. Hereafter al matter
intended for the countries named VIII
be sent TO the Chicago office and here
made up II sealed packages for Can
ton, Yokohama and san francisco;
and mails from these points viii be
sealed for Chicago for distribution here
for other points through the States.
This arrangement goes into effect in a
short time.
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Connecticut is the twenty-secon5
State that has adopted the ame2dment.
II requires twenty-eight States TO insure
success. Its friends eOunt on New Hsmp-
shire, Vermont and Rhode Island, and
hope 10 get Virginia, Mississippi and
Texas, as it Is q question Of their money
or their life.''
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ST. LOUIS.
Progress OF shs TriaI OF Capt Doaaiasoa

81. LOUIS June 20.-I,he courtroom
was again crowded to-day during the
trial OF Capt. Donaldson. The delense
are endeavoring to prove thai Don
aldson WAS not on the Great Republic
when the negro was murdered.
About fifty business firms Of thls
city have guaranteed the Merchants
Exchange or Grain Association
against loss IN the experiment OF
bringing an ocean steamer from New
YORK, and loading her here with grain
for that port.
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DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

ST. LOUIS MUTUAL LITE IEsURANCE Co, \
STATE AGENcT OFFICE, q MADISON ST. =
MEMPHIS, TENg., June !, l5o9.
THE copartnership heretofore existing IN
i der the name Of j. q. LONSDALE & Co,
Is this day dissolved by the retirement OF
Capt. B. f. White. The business VIII be con-
Quoted in future by J. G.. Lonsdale and New
ton :. Otis, under the name Of L0SSDALE q
OTIS. Js20 dSW
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To Livery Stable Keepers Band Chariot
Ear Cala

THE Peak Family having no furtner use
i for their splendid Band Chariot after the
present season (which closes at the ternina-
tion Of their Memphis engagemept offer the
same for sale at a very reasonable figure. The
carriage has been used but short time, ana
Is as good as new. Any party purchasing the
above would possess the finest band wagon
IN the country. The Chariot can be seen al
the Transfer Company's stables, ON Monroe
street. during the engagement Of the Peak
Family at the New Memphis Theater. For
particulars inquire of WM- II. PEAK,
loia - PaahndY Hotel.
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In the District Court of the United States, for
the District of West Tennessee. Ia the mat
ter of l.. N. and John y. Moore, BankruptS-
Ia bankruptcy, District OF West Tennes-
SEES.
To whom Il may concern: 60
The undersi izned hereby gives notice Of his
appointment as assignee OF L. n. and John
N Moore, OF Memphis and Big Greek, in the
within said District, who have been adtudged
Bankrrpts upon their own petition, by the
District Courf OF said District. -
Nemp6is. tennessee. the nth day Of June,
A. b. I80. WILLIAM Y, CtROpE,
1ei1 81 AAs1snee, Etc
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NEW A ADVERTISEMENTS

4 TTENTION, SIR RNIGHTs.-A g
~ Special Concl9ye OF Cyrene Com ny
Uandery No. OF Knights Templar, will/VN
be held In heir Asylum. No. 20i Front street,
bu Tuesday evening, June nd. Gt o'clock,
foE the transaction of business pertaining 10
tho trip TO " ster Valley.
b. command Of II. p. MCYODARD,
teneralisSino.
y. J. NIGGIS, Recorder. je1
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THE PROuDEST RECORD -

- sEgIoCs wILKISs.
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CHANGE OF FIRM.

y. the partnership heretofore existing
.his day dissolved. The undersigned,
eTS aad Cotton Factors, under the drD
0. 81 Front Street, and hope 70 receive
firIn. All claims against Wfliismsou.
NAPOLEON HILL.
v. FONTAfSE
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N IG MONEY for agents and Stencil Cutters.
ID Another now thing. Also, the best Key
Tag and Stencil Tools. Send for circular TO
Baltimore Stencil and Variety Works, Nd. 1el9
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

FAKY CIsTERNS REPAIRED. Ample
/ 4 guarantees and city references given. Ad-
dress JOHN RICHARDSON, ,55 Madison ST. iels
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STATE ITEMS.

Az "OIl l'ogy'' in the 7.1eyraph pro-
poses A. Z. Moore and Richard +.
Luwi'les for the Legislature.
a une.armei Cbarlcs:ouian. whiskey-
possessed. delicately knifed fellow. nor-
tal the otller day @
We learn tia, Hon. l. II Duval our
tacaibcr Of Congress, Is about to make II
visit to c ,liio-ait.
Tie Southern Mrtlodist Church camp.
meeting held in Morgan cuuu'y last week
was great success.
'rhe United States has grated a pat :
ent to Ira Hart aud b + MeKeelar for
an implement for boring post.holes. tits
said to be u great Improvement. on the old
style. ...
Judge Thomas Harrison will preside at
tho next hampshire county circuit court,
and Judge Chaplin will take Judge Ilar.
rison's place at the liext Harrison county
tefni
The South Branch Intelligence, says
seven bears we're recent seen by II party
uf hdnters on "Big Mountain" seven
miles from Romney. Hr M gr d
Pie lnrgautown Constitution boasts OF
an onion III inches in circumference, aud
Of u tomato weighing 81 ounces IN
There were 1900 barrels ofoil upon tho
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entitled to vote, hut when they have this
privilege he knows that he will go out
hence the present condition of things,
As Mayor he is continually badgering the
people of the town, fning them for trivial
offences or no offence at all, and he is
charged with putting the proceeds into his
own pocket Tie collects from his victims
fees greater than is allowed by law, aud
in fact, if amy one can conceive of any
dcyilment Tint he is not into, he iIas a
more vivid imagination than have. !
might 90 on and fill volume with n state
ment Of the proceedings Of this Board of
Registration and OF its president in par,ic-
ular, but the above will suffice as few
specimen bricks" All the above state
,neuts of fact can be proven by the very
best Of testimony, both Democratic and
Republican. Such prostitution ofpower
as this Board is guilty Of will break down
any party finally. We may havea clique.
but not a party. Being y Republican, if
this cnnlnu ication should be published,
| would prefer that it should first appear
in Republican paper; but you, cnn usn
your own Judgment us to whether it is
published or NOT.
Respectfully,
ALIEN. WALKER.
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a. large ,hroughou, the couu.rr -
matter Of expedlency among y ,, a,aaa,
f!,ai we c.nno, afford to keep a ysss.s'I's
Of orr fellow.ci'izens perpe.ua!,,s' e. W
ehised; aud thereby pcrpetualy d saHs
ed. Otr,ci.m within tho STATE t ,sa
bring abuut emigration from ,bs sI ~ y
Permanent Acknowledgement i; ,"' s't
keeping with form Of sovernns aa i y
ours; and were its con,inuanr "Asa' u,
BY the will Of tho majority, vi! %,',ia
not. the end could not BE- o,i,p'r ' ,hs NJ
as'rous to the public welfare, '''a d.
lishtentd public sen,ime D, tb,r.;a'a a'
mands that there shall be NC aibo,,Sls
such a practice longer than ub,o,n,s.,,se 3
cessary, aud we have daily cyjS,,.s:! a
a change to this effect is roip a,s e, st
only ,,, in our ownloeality, bu: ' ,bttsr Nv
West Virginia. 'N''':sa
Hence, in conclusion, every c,,.,
ton thatycsln appeal aus from III" Ss
instincts Of our human nature in f, %Ss
that b. mercy toward tie Ecrring x li's's
al peea, down 1ofthe best inte,e s.s % Il
mere party organization. pron,pt r. VI" ",
before oure Republican brethren , 49,!
county thesc views, and to ,st i, ~
Unite with us in giyins them effect, i'm !, !
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ATTORNEY GENERAL noAn has a. las

ATTORNEY GENERAL HoAn has at last
pronounced an opinion adverse to the ex-
action of the tcs,-oatll Of the members Of
tho Virginia Legislature. CT this con.
clusion, it can only be said that it is one
1T which ninety -nine out Of every hundred
lawyers would have INTERESTINGLY ar
rived, and SO obviously is it in accordance
with the simplest rules Of Interpretation,
that even tho potent influence Of carpet
bag pressure seems to have been insult.
cient to have prevailed upon the Attorney
General to make thrt sacrifice Of judicial
reputation, which adecision in furtierunce
Of party needs must have necessarily cu-
tailed. The dccumeu: itself is remarka-
bly, clear and perspicuous, its analysis is
exhaustive, and viii, a simple yet ire
ei.lable logic, it presents the true meaning
Of tie reconstruction acts fs reflected by
, the clear light Of reason. BY hi. opl'.
ion much will he done towards allNing
that split Of di content and distnst tia,
Las been aIidly supplsnt.ng tie leial
earrent ofleyo,ion to the Union aud to
the country, but recently 50 warmly
cour.ing through Virginia, and which
bado fsir once again to place her name on
the roll Of American States, andimlned by
misfortune aud radiant With the lustrc Of
her glorious history.
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CALIFORNIA,
1hc State Dem ocralic
TIE MAJORITY DECIDED,
1srl-AMrSpxesr. LEGISLATURE.
Another Grant State Captured.
SIS FsAEclsco, Septembcr 2

.I san FhANClsco, September 2.
Tn Democratic local tickets through
nut the Sa,H'a elected by II decided INA.
jority. The next Legislature will be
emphatic against tue Fifteenth Amend.
M.nt San Francisco returns the full
democratic legislative delegation. The
vote Of the city is ligb, ; about $4,000
names were on the register aud less than
22,0OO votes were polIed. Tie count Of
til. straight tickets for Mayor last night
gave slcCoppau, Democrat, nearly l4O0O
majority. %
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~ ASo1nrr COLUMN will he found tie
Address Of the Republicans Of Ohio
County. signed BY all the promiueu.
members of their party in Wheeling,
headed by A. W. Campbell and c, D.
Hubbard.
While We now. and ever have believed.
that the DISTINGUISHING Of any portion Of
our citizens is violation Of their vested
rights, mud against the interest Of the
State, and are consequently disposed tr
favor the "Ncw Movement which has
been inaugnratcd by our Radical friends,
yol we must regret that the gentlemen whc
head the hOytmcii. can find no higher
argument for its success than its political
eLpsdioncy. Tic Address admits that
many aud grave 'abnses" have aud are
now existing in regard to tho l'egistraiOn
III this State. but instead Of calling oil all
good men to aid them in the Work Of cor
fectiug these abuses" tile Address seems
to contemplate n kiua of close corporation,
ircm which every body except radicals are
TO he excluded. They ask no assistance
from Democrats, but " on the contrary,
give them express notice that they, ttlie
radically have instituted this movement TO
reform and purify their own party, tnnd
COP knows |, needs it, aud that they are
able md willing to carry on the work
They do not claim TO be animated by rrin.
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VIZ INVITE attention to the article in
our preseLt issue, relative to the Regis.
'iration frauds. Il was written by gen.
tleman who has heretofore sctedwith, and
has been very prominent member Of The
radical party. 1t shows, conclusively,
that in that section of the State, as well a.
almost all oher portions, the Registration
law has bern used by the party in power,
solely as means Of keeping its i.yovi,es
In oiEce. Let every man read it.
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GENERAL JouN A. nAwL,Nvs, secretary
Of War, died IN Washington last week.
Ills successor has not yet been appointed,
although several prominent men have
been brought forward for the position.
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The radical Convention Of Miami
souuty, Ohio, which met at Troy on the
3lst ult., passed hefollowing resolutions,
repudiatipg the claims Of the bondholders
to be paid in gold for debts contracted to
be paid in grccnbacks,. ga
Resolred, That the Law passed by Con.
grcss. known as the law "to strengthen
the public credit" and which commits the
general government TO the policy Of re.
1ecming all government bonds III gold and
silver, in our .piuion, is u"'r,se 'tyislation
and oppo:el to he bet Interests Of tie
people.
: 1ie,olrca, Tha. VIC, the Republicans Of
Miami county, Ohio, inconycttion Assem-.
blsd, do declare that 9e are IN farpr Of
inspteay repeal.
at the. time these resolutions were
adopted, the piqua Journal (radieal) thas
endorsed them.
"The resolutions have the ring Of the
true metal, and viii be Endorsed by agood
cld-fashioned majority in this county Of at
least one thousand votes"
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The men WHO in New England pack
fish &c. their salt free of duty for That
purpose. The Western farmer who packs
pork aud beef, is charged seventy-two
cents burrcl tax for salt.
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TIE Government pays thirty million
dollars a gear to the National Banks for
issuing currency. when it could give US
the same amour. Of grceubacks for moth,
ing.
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tbs boudloIder pays no taxes TO keep
the roads in repair over which he travels,
or for the support Of the public schools
that educate his children. or for the po-
lice that prevent his bonds from being
stolen.
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TnE radical leaders are in favor Of en-
couraging Chinese emigration to our
shores. Thcy want TO reduce the price
Of labor. Til Chipesc will work for five
cents day. which is more than they re-
ccive at home. With the Chinese ms com.
petitors, American laborers can work Mt
the Chinese price or 60 without it. They
eau then either beg or starvc.
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7 AZ REFRESHMENTS.
T1ALL AND WINTER IMPORTATION
II 1859.
Ribbons. ,tlLMEsf Asp sfE.T 81
ARMSTRONG. GATOR 4 4
81 ants 39 Bctimore S r, :,

Importers and iobbets of Bonnet and
ming l.ibbons Velvet and Sub l,Is'snnS5 Is.
netSilks Satins aud rclrcis, lIIrS"H''DYs y,
lAces, l,uelics, Nets and Grape; i
Flowers and Feathers, Straw IonDts, ~ as
dies Hats, trimmed and untriInriei. ~.
ret. aad Felt Donnets and Hats, s'HdO'"
ShaReril HOODS 1-n n.,
The largest stock Of Millinery .'o:, sii i
country, which VIC offer At rflc 'a"' ""
complition. Orders solicited.
son 13.2m
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Tue public debt was two hundred and
seycnty.niuc milIcn dollars more on tho
LIST OF July, lSG9 than it w~s on the Is, Of
April, 1865, when the war substantially
closed. .s-.a ,.iss.t..
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'rnR two thousand million dollars Of
iyc.twen,y bonds, were bought With
grcenbacks, a, the rate Of forty or fifty
cents on dollar in golI. They were to
he paid in gre",,taeks. Nevertheless, the
radicals propose 70 pay them in gold. In
other words they make a present Of six or
eight hundred million dollars to the bond.
holders. ......
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TnE Yank.es oftl.c East do not drink
whiskey nor use much tobacco. They are
given to other stimulants, such as New
England rum. lIcnce, by their influence,
alrrgc pr, Of the revenu. is derived from
the whi,key and tobacco consumed almost
exclusively By the West and South.
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Tur interest on the bonds is ono hun
dred and sevehiy-Gvo million dollars a
yeari in grccubncks. l'ive-sixths Of goes
to the hondLolder Of the Fast or Europe.
The Western people are the bond-paycrs.
The Eastern are the bondhoders.
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Jcny snEHM.s. who is now talking for
the bondhofders in Ohio, is rather d
thrifty fellow, having saved $4,000 an
nuaIly, during tile past eight years, on u
salary Of $4,000. John shoald let the
pconlu into the secret '-'
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!, Ry issuing grecubacks instead Of Ma.
tionaL Bank notes sc would obtain a sum
thut would enable us to have tho same
amount Of revenue, and ye, dispense with
the taxes upon tea, coffee, and sugar,
that now fall SO heavily upon the laboring
man, ..-Ig
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10. ~. rsam heavy yellow Post om.s Paper.
40, iS: 90 sheets Parchment, Bs inches By
!, Al ihs syelops. masi have fall pocket. and
ss.ea soss u. s.e. az. q x: i. ,: properly
ss.n,ss n z: aiss,:n article: sSoys
". s.sr.tsIy q ihs senate reserve. 70 Sim.slf tSs
sT Is% e &. sIs VI ;s g =:
s::... ,1psS;. 4 s A.
y AZ :S .i g: nan: am.
q suitable quality. and At rsssonsSis ps dsa
ssss q r:.s 70 s Ss. a.. "a nsss.:
preference. viii .hsr.for. b. given 70, III. pro-
Es:iS;s IA /. y Il. sre~iS and nsnafss:
iSs s.sisisrJ II ne s,s.t, must DO asiivs!sS Al
,hsiss o. ssirisss. On Or before lie an, day y
:' s, Ss:s Il e "a s:.a e best quality,
sunieisn. .peeimen o. sseh article proposed for
: ). III 4:
name ofths proposeI, and Of paper the weight per
Glass. sns H. IN p n.
,os osrnS . farnIs;h az .h elias: a The lowest
more .ures: .stifssois 10 s.srss a ~ II tSs
ITO be died In The once Of the said sserstspy
within tsn days amer the proposal has been Sc
II any articles contracted for should not DO Dc.
livered within the time stipulated, or should be
contractor will be put In salt.
=. PROPOSAL. SHOULD be endorsed Proposals fol
Secretary Of the Senate. Washington.
4, Proposals and specimens must be delivered al
the once free Of 'h. adSXsoReK q ooRH,x
seerstary Of The Senate Of the United States.
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PROPOSALS FOR NAVAL HOSPITAL AT AN
Nav Dvp uyxrr, 4

OF hkDtCINE AHD HuRuHRY,
vii s. g 4 fs e :sS for he
M ssplsl .nd complete ola Naval
Plans and specifications ofths proposed buildings
e ist saS s.o ~ soS sssI e
Sixth street, Philsdelpbia, where every informa.
h he Il ne maize. q
ersston and construction Of the hospital aforesad
"BidSsis DESIRING to make . personal examination
Of ths, .iis are referred % Surgeon ia ward Ship:
sss ssa. United Sus sSsi hy UhOa State. Naval
Each proposal. 70 b., considered. must be guar.
Uni.sa States adsip' aa1ssS or scsst ore
or H,her public oaise,, as % their competence and
offered that The bidder or bidders, 20 guaranteed,
shs HifSa Ten days Of he Sssspsnes q Il. o.
their bid, enteI into contract with the Navy. Do
Hospital and IL sPpuTtsnanoes, and carry through
the same 70 completion aocordinE to the terms Of
ne bid and the plans and specifications above men
Proposals must state the shortest time required
he bspsy,Ssa, viii I've the preference 70 hat
VA pIGsI..:s:; SpSa ss.;isai. p II. Tissitss,
RsNiiIHsn! Is:'ryIns twenty !s9l pei ssai Of {Se
Ing: are delivered Into It's hands, complete, and
ready fot occupancy. aeeordipE to the terms q The
toned.
seon WI r. @oob, Usissd States raw W GSi.i
q Bare a. q Medicine and sqrGery, AayE Depart;
%s1Ns sy M HH.Pfs .,EIi pns P%ii
STsfSsS IL tho nos, q m RsSSde ,h,
pSpa,TsPS Ec:s, Sc, 70 ,:slt the rsh. to
WILLIAM n. WOOD,
huRl3-lM Chief Of Rureau
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Proposals.
PROPOSALS FOR FUEL,

ols.1. o.,ISs Hss:, ssrs Y
until fgks6AI. the Mst day o. August, a. b.
he House q Rspr..entsiI Fpsi. Is foiiSs.: "
, 90 .obs q 10 pounds' best White Ash. No. l. or
% cords ssst batsr's seasoned Pine Wood.
g cords dry Qht, sawed In two pieces.
10 cords DRY Hickory. sawed IN three pieces,
To be weiGhed and measured By such person as
the Clerk OF the Hoqss Of Representatives shall
dssignaie, and all 70 Be delivered In the vaults of
the Capitol within one month Alter notice Of ths 40.
eeptance Of proposals. 7 =
,fropossis Win 30 sspsrstsly considered for the
siasss: q article. speclned. bat proposal viii
unlss. neeompanied By sstsfasiory esferen and
:ecuIty viii be required from The successful bid
ger LOT theIhithful performance Of the contract
,Propossln should be directed 10 ths CLERK on thu
n hoais Si representative, and indorssd. PRO
EDWARD McPHIRsoE.
au2-1awfw Clerk House on Rsp's nj n
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A srHRACIrB COAL FOR THE NAVY,
NAVY pErAnrnssr. D
BuREAu or EarIPsxsr Asp REcHuIIIsa,

BrREAu or Eaupxxsf tsb RiesrIIiss.
Sealed proposals for furnishing Anthracite Coal
lot the Navy to be dsliv During the fiscal year
Bureau until 10 :. m. september IS, 1850.
These proposals must be endorsed; Proposals
for Anthracite Coal for Steamer" that they may
be distinGulshed from other business letters
Of 2.2p pounds.
The Goal must be Of the best Buck Mountain or
Black Heath. or Of kind equal to them In all re.
speets. for the purpose Intended, which equality
will be determined by . Board appointed by the
bids.
The name Of the coal proposed to be furnished
The price must be for the Coal delivered at the
Philadelphia Navy Yard, or on board Of Sesssisat
such points WI sig miles thereof as may be de-
slgnated by the Bureau al the contractor's risk
kind.
The coal must In all respects be satisfactory to
The Inspector or lnspsctorA to be appointed by the
rejection.
Blank forms Of offer. guarantee. Sc, will be
furnished on application to the bureau.
NJ SMITH,
huEu-wiw Chief Of Bureau.