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sale of Forfeited Tobacco.

The question of disposing of tobacco
forfeited to the United States has, for
some time past, engaged the attention OF
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
A number of letters have been addressed
to the Commissioner by United States
Marshals in different parts of the country,
asking what shall be done to secure par
ties who purchase unstamped tobacco
at public sale. The following letter has
been addressed to the Collector at New
Orleans:
TREASURY DEPT, oPFIcE IST. REvEsUE.l
WASHINGTON. June 30. 1868.
SIR: In your letter under date of May
18th, you inquire whether tobacco, cigars
and cigarettes, imported and domestic,
sold by the United States under forfeit
ure, or imported cigars seized and sold
by the Collector of Customs under the
provision of the act of July, 1866, are
subject to the Internal Revenue tax.
La reply to your letter l have to state
that tobacco, snuff and cigars, including
cigarettes of every description, imported
as we'll as domestic manufacture, made
or imported prior to the passage ct the
law equally with those which have been
manufactured or imported under the law,
are liable to be stamped.
| THE manufacturer must stamp before
he removes from the mandatory or
place where the goods are made, and the
importer or censignee before he with
draws from the custom-house, and the
dealer before be sells or offers for sale.
eff the manufacturer or importer has
failed to stamp them, the dealer must do
| it before the goods can be legally sold.
When it becomes necessary for a collec-
| tor OF customs or internal revenue or a
United States Marshal to sell goods seized
on distraint or forfeited to the United
States, 10 the absence Of any provision
of law authorizing a collector of internal
revenue to part with stamps except upon
sale, if deemed advisable, when the goods
sell for enough to purchase stamps to
sffix thereto, in addition TO the expense
of sale, to appropriate the proceeds Of
the sale in that way. But, if the goods
cannot be sold for a sum sufficient to pay
costs of seizure and sale, and have q suiii-
Gent surplus TO purchase the required
stamps, should hereafter prefer that tbs
goods be withdrawn from sale, and stored
10 some suitable and safe place, where
they may be kept till after the assemb.
ling of Congress, and until some add.
tional legislation may be had which will
enable the Government to sell such
goods, and give them currency upon the
market, without the difficulties and EN-
barrassment now experienced every time
q sale Of the kind is attempted"
On Friday the collector at St. LouiI
telegraphed to the department to know
what must be done, the law requiring
every package to be stamped before they
can be sold. Deputy Commissioner
Douglass, in reply, promptly instructed
the collector 10 sell them, subject TO the
tax. IL bidders were p2t willing 10 buJ
under those stipulstionsS she goods nigh
be stored at the Government expense
until rule can be authoritatively issued
covering the necessities Of the case.
| Upon the same subject, 10 q letter I'D
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NASHVILLE.

NASHVILLE, July 9.-The candidates
for Governor spoke at Lebanon yester-
day, and lay over until Monday.
Cove rnor Senter is in Nashville, and
will dispose of the public business de-
handing his immediate attention. He rs
sanguine of his election. He has re-
Gently appointed number of new re-
gistrars, and will continue to make
changes whenever necessary to secure
full registration. ao
Stokes went home from Lebanon, but
will be here tomorrow evening. bis
friends report him in good health and
confident of success.
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Arrival and Departure Of Trains.

500 MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE RAILROAD.
New Orleans mail daily, ssSs Pm l 1sS ann.
Ereieht Except Sunday 2:35 pm; 400 Am.
Mail train makes direct connection ior new
Orleans and all points South. .,;on Gov
Coaeeyiie, Water Valley, Oxford, HOLY
Springs, and all points North Of Grenada on
Mississippi Central railroad. :, Al.
denot. Omnibuses will call for passengers anu
CHI eek baggage In any part OF inc CITY W ''"'
ing oraerS "A 8 8. iIVERMOIE. Gen. Sup't.
,,xvny,a ,Nn cHARLxsroN RAILRoAD.
Through mail daily.:...;;.... 2zO Pm. l<'oo r'A'
Through express, dailytdoes
not arriveSunday or leave IN =,
Junction and Somerville
ac.. save Sunday-............ e:lO AN. e:VV -.
Railroad time fifteen minutes iaster IMAM
''1 9eics. No. 27s Main street. and at Depot.
oe'' A. A. BARNES, g. T. A.
BARNEY HUGHES. Passenger Agent.
MEMPHIS AND LOUISVILLE RAILROAD;
n.r.Exnrass...., 12:40 Pm. 4:00 An
MN Ernress,............... 2:30 AN. 3:OO Pan
NRa;lroad time is IS minutes iaster than CITY
time. Ticket Office, No. 18TH Main st-eet' Do
pot, head of Main street s. B. JONES. sup't.
SELL HOWELL, Passenger Agent
vrrpH1s AND LITTLE ROCK RAILROAD.
6orse WEST : Leave Hopshss .sd Anon Mond AND
srr;ve at Madison at o clock pm.
o,s.xa " IsT-LeaveM adisonTuesday, Thurs.
day and Saturday. at 1880 ami arrlve q
Hopefeld at o'clock Pm. and Mempni
at 1:3O pm.
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In the London court of bankruptcy an
application was made for leave to prove
against the separate estate of Sir ). M.
Peto for sum exceeding $3.50, 600. The
National Bank made the claim, and the
question was whether it ought to be ad-
mitted against the joint estate of Peto,
Belts and Champion, or against the sepa-
rate estate of the late member for Bristol.
Commissioner Winslow decided that the
bank was entitled to prove against the
separate estate of Sir s. M. Peto.
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DIR. RUssELL's
Dispensary and Infrmary,
MEMPHIS. TENNESSEE.

DR. RUSsELL'S DIsPENSARY AND
IL Infrmary, the largest and Oldest institu-
don Of the kind 10 the Southwest, established
in 1859, pleasantly located q Nos. 40 and ~
North side 4 Court Square, Memphis. Tonnes
see, Is open for the reception Of patients desir-
ing treatment and the comforts Of home while
receiving the came. Patients also treated at
the Office or By letter. II desired.
Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Gout. Paralysis,
Deafness, Fits, Consumption, Syphilis, Skin
Diseases, Spermatorrhea. Inpoteney. and all
the diseases arising from the indiscretion Of
youth permanently cured. Also. Chronic Dis
eases in all their forms efeetually cured Al the
above named instit ution.
DIR. RUSSELL. Consulting Physician.
81 Treatise on Chronic Diseases furnished
free on application.
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PafentExtensfons.

The Board of Examiners have consid-
cred and disposed of the following appli'
cations for the extension Of patents
Refused application of VIM: E. Ward
machine for making bolts; Jonathan f.
Barrett, method of raising and lowering
enters and harvesters; Hiram Tucker,
spring bed bottom, and S. 7. Thomas,
loom. The patents of S. 7. Thomas, OF
a loom, VIM. Adamson, sand-paper, self
adjusting wind mill ). have each been ex-
tended seven years. .
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United States Mint. Many manufactu-
rers throughout the South and West have
signified their determination to exhibit
their fabrics. The exposition will be
opened with formal ceremonies. Inc
indications are that it will be one OF the
most interesting ever held in the West.
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LONDON, July Ut Is reporteu 'na'
Lord Haladen has been appointed Minis
ter to Spain.
The Associated Chambers of Com
merce have rendered public breakfast
to Hamilton Hill.
The assignees of Overend, Quincy Il
Co.'s bank will pay a dividend of one
shilling on the pound, in September,
making full payment to all creditors,
with the exception of the accrued interest.
BREsr, July s-Up to Wednesday, at
noon, the Great Eastern had run 1854
knots and paid out 1871 knots of cable.
The officers of the expedition expect to
reach the shore by Friday at noon.
PARIS, July 9.-La France says: 1.-THE
Deputies in the Corps Legislstif, who
are now signing an Interpolation fer po'
litical reforms, are friends of the Govern
ment. They do not want the Emperor to
renounce his right of initiative, but ask
him 10 allow tne OutHucr W ouoto az ir
We believe the Emperor is not disposed
to reject their demand. The situation is
not disquieting; while one side is not
disposed to make exaggerated claims,
the other is equally resolved not to make
exaggerated resistance. The crisis will
terminate in q compromise which will
satisfy public opinion" The article con-
tinues: Minister Rohrer, in his reply
yesterday to NJ. Favre, admitted that the
ministerial crisis was spoken Of; but the
great question Of changes, which will
painfully affect the institutions of society
in the future, was bound up with the
question of barrier, which must be raised
| against the question of revolution. We
know not when nor by whom the argu
ment will be achieved, but we do know
on what force the Chamber will rely tc
| preserve the peace"
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CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, July 9.-The Union Pacific
railroad announces another reduction in
freight, and first class is now carried
from Omaha to Promontory Point for -
per 100 pounds, and second class fol
81 As, and third class for So 80.
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TRUST SALES.

iT,RUsTEE's SALEM. PURSUANCE
Il of deed of trust made and executed to me
as trustee by John G. Lanier, of the. county OF
Shelby and State of Tennessee. which is OF
record in the Registers Office Of the said county
of Shelby and State aforesaid, in Record Book
No. 65, pages 1913, 37a and 375, to secure certain
debts and liabilities therein mentioned and
particularly described in said trust deed. and
especially to pay of judgment rendered in
the Chancery Court of Memphis. on the LIST day
of December, 1868, in the case of Thaddeus
Norris and others We. John @. Lanier and his
securities, named in said trust deed; L shall
proceed as trustee to sell on the LIST day OF July
next, on tho premises, the following described
tract of land. lying about one and one half
miles east of the center Of the city of Memphis,
Shelby county. Tennessee. On the south side OF
Union avenue, and known as the home place
or residence of the party Of the first part, con-
tanning about So acres, the boundaries o., which
are marked by the picket fence surrounding 1T.
Said tract of lands will be divided into lots OF
convenient and suitable size. Terms Of sale !:
One-fourth cash balance on q credit OF four,
eight and twelve months, with interest from
date, taking the purchasers notes and trust
deed to secure the payment Of the same. Equity
of redemption is waived, and the title OF the
JOHN P. TREZEVANT.
5Q-1O5 Trustee.
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REGULATOR.


Of the skin, impurity Of the blood, melaneholy
or deprersion OF spirits. heartburn, collie or
pains In the bowels, pain in the head. fever and
aRue, dropsy, bolls, pain in hack and limbs,
asthma, erysipelhs. female affections, and
bilious diseases generally.
prepared only b J. II. zEILTN a CO..
Druerists, Macon, Ga. Price. 81 u mail 81 Is.
Hundreds OF highly respectable persons can
fully attest 70 the virtues Of this valuable med-
ieine.And 10 whom We can easily refer. os-s Y
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SIS GET THE BEST.
Sent BY Express, Cash on Delivery.

Sent BY Express, Cash on Delivery.
The Genuine oroide Gold watches,
IMPROVED AND MANUFACTURED By
L us are all the best make, hunting cases.
finely chased and beautifully enamelied, patent
and detached levers. full jewelec, and every
watch perfectly regulated and adjusted. ana
GUARANTEED BIT The COMPANY TO keep correct
time and We ar and not tarnieh, but retain an
appearances equal to solid geld as long - worn
These celf 5brated watches We are now sending
out BY mai. and express. Q. @. D., anywhere
within the United States and Canadas, AZ the
regular " holesale price. payable on delivery.
No NOTgEY Is REoUfRKD IN ADVANCE. - We
prefer q lat ali should receive nd see the goods
before aging for them. rE
A sbsEIe watch 10 any Address, SIS.
A club 81 six. with an extra witch TO the
agent sending the club, $50; mAling seven
Also. . superb lot Of most elesa nj 0roide
Chains, Of the latest and most costly styles and
patti ems, for ladie9 and eentlemeu's wear,
from ten 70 forty inches In length. At prices q
81. 81 - and - each sent when ofot red Win
We tch At the regular wholesale prices.
describe the watch required, Whistler lndies
or eentlemen's size. and address your orderi
y '' THE OROIDK WATCH Co.
oaN5cf l8e Fulton street. New York.
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IN RETIRINGF FROM THE COTTON AND
Il commission business, as indicated in tbs
above card. take pleasure in recommending
TO my friends, as a prompt and reliable busl-
ness firm, our SUCCESSORS, Messrs. Partee, but"
Lesson 4 Co. ED. X. MoGEHBE:
May !. 1863. 8-lOl
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Arrival and Departure Of the Nails from
rho Memphis Postofhcs-Hsw Arrange
msnt. ,x Mvvpu,a. TKyy..1
io'' March s, 1863.
Arr. Gloss.

Arr. Gloss.
washington. New York.
: Baltimore and all cities
: East and South; Column
. bus. Ga, and Montgom-
cry Ala; all stations on
3 the Memphis, and
Charleston, MISSISSIPPI
4 Central, Mobile andOhio
Nashville and Decatur.
n nss gss;iroads at........... 23Op.m. 1l.sOa.m
Cairo, Chicago, st. Louis,
Nashville, LOUISVILLE.
Pittsburg, Philsdelphia,
Buffalo, Albany. New
York, and all cities
North and West, st;---l2.4op.m. zp.m'
All stations on the Mem
phis and Louisville rail-
road, and all branch
railroads, at.................. 2.30 am. zp.m'
New Orleans, Baton Rouge
Natchez, J ackson. Vicks-
burg and all cities South
at.... pm. AV'79 h'h
All stations on the Missis-
sippi and Tennessee,
New Orleans and jack
roads a sn at.'.................. SPIN. 1O:a5 am
Memphis and Little Rock
railroad, Little Rock.
muulbOH NOuhudys
cepted), at...............'...... pm. p.m.
Marion, Wittsburg and
Claiborne, Ark, ltri-
weekly Monday We'd
nesday and Friday. at. 10 am. III am.
Olive Branch and By Italia,
M ISIS, (semi weekly
Monday and Friday. at. Jpn. pm.
Cuba and BigCreek. Tenn.
weekly Friday, a......... 10 am. ii am.
Lite Rock and Helena,
and all landings on
White river (semi-week-
Iy) Tuesday and Satur-
day, at................-......... 9a.m. pm.
Pine Bluff and Helena and
all landings on Arkan-
sas river (tri-weekly),
Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday. at......--......... an. pm.
All landings on the Missis-
sippi river south Semi
weekly, Tuesday and
L,turday, at.................. am. 4p.m.
All landings on Missis-
sippi river north (semi-
weekly, Monday and
Thursday. at................. Gam 3.30p.m.
JOSIAH DEL0ACH, P. M.
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regularly and persis.ently
il Is sure to cure dyspep-
STA, headache, jauna ..
costivcnegs. SICK head
ache. chronic diarrh9a,
affections Of the bladder,
camp dysentery affections
Of toe kidneys, fever. ner-
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Mississippi River Railroad.
To Contractors.


CEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE.
- ceived by the undersigned, at the Office of
the Company, $50 Main street. Memphis, Ten
nessee. until II o clock noon on the 9th day
July, 1853, for the clearing. graduation. ma
sOnry, bridging and cross ties necessary to
complete the above road from Memphis to
Coyington, about thirty-slx miles, ready for
the iron rails. A large portion Of the work Is
heavy. and well worthy the attention OF con-
tractors.
Proposals may be made for cash, or for
county bounds, or for part cash, county bonds
and stock.
plans. profles and specifications are now
ready for inspection at the Company's once,
by application TO Thos. ii. Milington, Chief
Engineer, from whom all necessary iniorma-
ton may be obtained.
Proposals will be resolved for the whole
work. or in divisions.
The right is res eryed TO reject any and all
bids not deemed satisfactory.
[signedI A. 3: MITCH ELL,
President Mississippi River Railroad.
Memphis, Tenn. June %. 1889. SGT
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Low, Lower, Lowest.
WE HAVE IN STORE AND TO ARRIVE.
western Produce Generally.

Consf sting. in part. as follows;
All grades Flour, highest 90 lowest
Choice Nj In-drfed Corn Meal; all
varieties n eed and Eating Potatoes;
Vinegar; best Hay, Corn, cats,
Bran, Lime Cement, Plaster, etc.
an Of which We offer Lever than the Lowest.
W.P. WRIGHT 4 CO..
a2-lO9 No. II Monroe street.
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FOREIGN.

LONDON, July Sit is reported that
Lord Haladen has been appointed Minis
To- ~ Snain
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DIR. SIMMONS
Liver Regulator,

A preparation OF roots and herbs. warranted to
he strictly vegetable. and can do no ininry 70
any one. IL has been used by hundreds. and
known for the last thirty-fve years ns one Of
the most reliable. efhcacious and harmless prep
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WHEREAS, The prosperity Of the city of
Memphis aud the adjacent country is an object
which should be promoted by all legitimate
means at the hands ofits citizens; and
WHEREAS, The reduction Of the rate Of
freshfs on our rivers Is essential to their pros
perity, and an especial object to be attained
and
WHEREAS. The Mississippi Valley NaviRa-
ton Company of the South and West, as rep
resented here, believe that tneiI pan q nayi-
eating the Mississippi river and ITS tributaries
Is unequaled for economy, expedition, safety
and low rates Of insurance; therefore. be it,
Resolred, That the Directory Of the said
Company submit the following proposition TO
the merchants and business men Of Memphis
and It's vicinity
Said Company propose to carry freights be-
tween
st. Louis and Memphis, nj the rate Of
I5e. per 100 lbs.
Louisville and Memphis, at the rate
of I5c. per 100 lbs.
Above the Falls, mt the rate of zoe.
per 100 lbs.
Memphis and New Orleans, at the
rate of 20e. per 100 lbs.
ResoiUed. That this proposition refers only
to those who are now, or may hereafter become.
Stockholders in this company.
Resolued, That Eve hundred copies Of the
foregoing preamble and resolutions be printed
for distribution among the business men Of
Memphis and its vicinity.
True copy from minutes.
102-1G N. S. OTIS, serr~tary.
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ofPisin and fancy WSri. done vita SiIbstsE.
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BY TELEG RAP H

JOSIAH DEL0ACH, P. M.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-04-16
H r. CHILDS,

GADDDLER AND HARNESS MAKER. Shop in
- his new building, on corner OF Sycamore
and Main Streets.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-04-16

CoNNEcTICUT Blue LAws.-A cor
respondent Of the Wisconsin, thus sets
forth fact which should be more gener-
ally known.
| am now seventy six years of age,
was born in Connecticut, was contempo-
rary with men who lived long before the
Revolution, and often heard the question
of the s Blue laws" of Connecticut dis
cussed. but never saw the book, nor the
man who had seen it. When the Revo-
luton was brewing, an English clergy
man, called - DIR. Peters," left the coun-
try and went to England; and to bur-
lesque the Colonists, and show the people
Of England that the Colonists were not
capable of any Government, wrote and
published what he called the blue
Laws This book came over tho sea
and was seen and read. but tho old men in
the days Of my boyhood repsdiatcl il as a
buElesque.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1869-04-16

ELECTION OF CHEF JUsTIcE.-Luther
S. Dixon, the present chief Justice of our
state, was re elected TO that Office yeSter-
day by nearly unanimous vote. The
term for which he was chosen common
ces on the first day Of June next and
continues six years. lie was the candi-
date Of no political party. and the cir
cumsiances of his re election arc III the
highest degree complimentary to him
In some of the wards of this civ, aud
probably in some of the interior Counties,
n considerable vote was cast for Hon. A.
r. r. Butler. Mr.. Butler persistentIy
refused to be candidate, publicly aud
privately protesting against the use Of his
name in that connection. Tbs vote be
received, therefore, can only be construed
as voluntary and spontaneous tribute
20 his qualification for the position, hich
no effort of his or bis most intimate
friends could prevent Judge Dixon has
already served on the supreme bench
several terms. But yet in the prime Of
his life, and with many years Of active
experience on the bench for his guidance,
the coming term OF six years will be
likely to add much to his reputation as q
lurist, and to ensure an unusually able
aud effective discharge of the important
duties entrusted to his hands. Mlwau
Zee NeaOs.
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Cauc use s..

Time was when caucuses were deemed
the proper means by which candidates
for office should be brought out before
the people. The old system seemed to
work well once, but like MANY ether
good things, its use has been perverted.
Formerly nomination by n caucus of
the dominant party was considered equiv
aIent to an election. Nov it may be
considered equivalent, to certain defeat,
and men are not unfrequcntiy brought
forward in caucus for the sole purpose of
defeating item. A "split ticket" a
"people's ticket" an " independent tick
et," or any other substitute or subterfuge,
is now the winning ticket. The reason
of this is, that the old system has been
abused, and designing men have bought
up and packed caucuses and coyentions
for the purpose of bringing out partiea
lar NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. worthy aud
sometimes not, perhaps, till the main
body OF the people have lost all respect
for them. Yet parties should and must
exist, and how can nominations better be
made than through caucuses and con
yentions? We cannot depend on "mass
conventions" because they often, yes
generally represent only certain local..
ty, certain faction. or an isolated or al
obsolete idea. If parties are to be
recognized, party lines must DO drawn
End if good, well qualified, representa-
tive men are selected 10y caucases and