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The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-01-24

For Invalids.
DURE Extract of CALVES FEET for making
L nutritious jelly, and for improving Soups and
Gravies.
Pure Extract of Vanilla, Lemon and Pine Apple.
for favoring.
Pearl Barley, Tapioca, Sage, Arrow-root, Choco-
late Broma, Cocoa.
Coxe's Sparkling Geatine, for making Jelly.
Blanc Mango, Creams. For sale by
Jan 10 FISHER & HEINITSH, Druggists.
Bloomsdale Garden Seeds Grown by David
Landreth.
FHNHE unexampled demand, and increasing rep,
IL tation, of Landreth's SEEDS, attests i.eir
superiority over all other kinds. Years have
rolled up long line of testimonials in favor of
his Seeds, as being always reliable and of war
ranted quality. The subscribers have full line
of Seeds, for sale Wholesale and retail
Jan IS FISHER & HEINITSH, Druggists.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-01-05
A Queer Scene In Court.

One of those ludicrous incidents that
occasionally are witnessed in digni6ed
precincts of hall of justice, occurred in
the United States District Court yester-
day. A German farmer from the coun-
try came in to be sworn as the surety on
the bond of a gentleman Who was getting
his tobacco relieved from the seizure it
had suffered in the hands of the authori-
ties some days since. Having been in
formed that he must swear to certain
matters, he was brought into court.
Judge Lsavitt then proceeded to ques
ton him.
Are there any mortgages on your
property ?"
Not id mortgage on mine prop
er,y, end plenty of moneys at home"
said the affiant, with the utmost simplici-
ty, keeping to his duty in the line of
swearing.
The Judge saw the man was honest,
and meant no contempt, so, relaxing his
dignity, with smile on his face, he pro-
ceeded with the next question.
DO you owe any debts p
Not one id cent; and ven / gets
all rs people owes me, | bees richer as /
am."
These bonds are approved" replied
the Judge, with smile twiukling in his
eyes.
About score ofmen, the afl ant among
them, we're seen hurrying out OF the
court room with faces red with laughter.
Having passed into the hall, out of hear
ing of the court, each man sought o
quiet place to be relieved of his pent-up
laughter.
The honest old Teuton had, beyond
doubt, experienced for the first time the
process Of swearing before court. /.
had been SEsTic-S!y explained to him,
by telling him he must swear, and he
had evidently mistaken the civil oath for
profanity, as his serious manner through
out the whole proceeding indicated
Cincinnati Gazette.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-01-05
The Advantages Of Having Woman with
You when Travelling.

"That seat is occupied" said bright.
eyed girl at the hotel table to man who
was about to take it. Occupied - he
growled where is his baggage p With
q saucy upward look at him, Pm his
baggage" she said Aud this brings me
to say that if you are going on long
journey in regions where it is frat come
first served, the most desirable piece Of
baggage you can take with you is not a
hat-box or blanket, but a woman. II
you have none, then marry one; for you
are not thoroughly equipped for the road
till you do. When dinner is ready you
follow in her blessed wake, and are
snugly seated beside be-, and exactly
opposite the platter of chickens, before
the hirsute crowd, womanless as Adam
was till be fell into a deep sleep, are let
in at all.
There you are and there they are.
You twain one, with the two best chairs
in the house, served and smiled on.
Look down the table at the unhappy fell
lows, some Of them actually bottomiES (
the chairs they occupy, and the arms and
hands reaching in every direction across
the table like the tentsclue Of a gigantic
polypus. When night comes, and with il
border tavern, it is not you that shift
uueasily from side to side on the bar
room floor. II there is snv best Ssd she
gets il aud you share il. You follow her
into the best car; she is first in the stage
coach, and you are toe. More than that,
q woman keeps you upon your honor"
you are pretty sure to behave ell the way.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-01-05
PUBLIC LEDGER.

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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-01-05

RoBT. J. MORGAN. MILTON P. JARSAGIS
R. DUDLEY FRAYsER.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-01-05

No. s42 Main Street, corner of Jefferson.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-10-14

THE general post office OF the United States OF
America aud the general post Office Of thg
United Kingdom OF Great Britain and Ire
land being dcsirous Ofreguating, by means
Of anew Convention, the Communications by
Post between The two Countries, The Under
signed, duly authorized for that Purpose by
their respective COeyrumeuts, have agreed
upon the following Articles
ARTICLE There shall bo m eI-
change OF correspondence botwern the
Dated Kngium ot Great Bi4ia and
lcrIani and the United State. VI Ameri
CO, as well for letters. newspapers. book
packets, aud psleros or samoIrs Of mer
chandise, originating 10 the Uailei Safes
as for articles of the same naIura origin
atiog in or dislined for he counlirs or
colonies the correspondence Of which Is
forwarded through The UU.Ded Kingdom
or through the United States
ARTICLE H. Each office shall make its
own arrangement 70, lbs dispatch Of
mails to the ohcr olllce by well.appoint~
ed ships, sailing GU stated DAYS, and
shall, a, its own cosl, ramunerate the
owners of such ship for the conveyance
OF the mails
ARTICLE III The postage on a siogls
intern1iional lett-r shall be six pence in
the United X ngiom and ,h7 be twelve
cents io the United S aDe.; ard the au.
tborized weight OF q single letter shall
be halfon ouace IN the UGI!ed Kingdom
or fifteen grammes 10y the metrieal
scale) in the United States,
For other than siagle letters the same
charge sholIbe made for every addition
al half ounce or fifteen gmmmrs, or lisc.
ton thereof.
The question of he further reduction
Of the letter rates Of postage shall be
considered at the expiration Of twelve
monlhs from the commencement ofthis
convention,
ARrcLg Nv Every International let
ter iOsuiIirientIy paid, or wholly unpaid
received in the United States from he
United Kingdom, shall, in additioO TO the
d,af,,isai, nOsle ege. be lpljseL4q.ss sfaq o@
i've cents such iqs TO he refsid6dnby
the United States Post OlIic,: and every
international letter insGilieien'ly paid NJ
wholly uopOid. received in the Uai ell
Kingdom from The Uoi'ei Staes, shall
i, addition TO the deficient postage, be
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-10-14

Mr., Lucas, the lion tanner Of the Hip.
podmmo in Paris. recently had narrow
escape. Ho went into the cage Rhero
there were two lions end two Iioncsvos.
with only whip in his hand, instead oH
the heavy cudgc which ho generally
carries A lion prc,umipg upon his be,
log unnamed, SptHng upon him AMI
sriz ID him by the nape of the neck. A
cy Of horror arose rom the spectators.
Many women lnincd, and Others rushed
oul OF the theatre. The other lions, ais
lracled BY blood rushed upon Lucas,
and bit and scratched him severely. In
a few moments he wonld certainly havn
b1on killed had not ono Of tho 0ssiaSnts,
who was uolin the habit Of entering tho
cUgc, come iOrwOrd aud Knocked tho H.
on about the head with an iroo bar II
is reported that Lucas sad to him "Gp
away, leave me TO die alone" The man
dragged him away from tho lions. Tho
doctors discovered no less than thirty.
ono wounds. Itis rearod that IL he 70.
covers hO will be . cripple for life. The
hCroism Of the man bY whom he was
rescued, Is the theme Of enthusiastic
prhisas. M.ArsApsss ..ihS mahagsF Of
the Ilippodromp, had ihed presence Of
mind tn close the door Of the cage after
the faithful servant got Lpca, oul of il.
otb rwisa tho lions might have made a
raid upon The audience.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-10-14

A contribution was recently taken in
me Of the churches in Northampto on.
Mass, md tie day following. man who
counts hisproptrlv by hunlreds Of lhon-
saod', called on one of tho elders and
.Ni|: i made mistake YESTERDAY. aoi
put into the box ten cents when | meant
TO put in Eve cenIsn
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-10-14

0no Of the French deputies is sNid to
have gonO rOviug mad. He was found
alone in nilway carriage and stark
naked, When asked why be discarded
his clothes he answered: Il wish my
constituents ~ IeO me as am
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-10-14
NUMBER 81.

How LEFrERs Arr Losr. = In clears
iOg up United States postal cor L at ia
run over tho Springfield route to New
York, lew days aGo. two OF the employ.
ets Of the Post Office Department, who
have exclusive charge Of it, found
large number of letters beneath and at
the sides ola DRIVER that had probably
not been entirely removed from lis chest
since the car was built, The envelopes
were posimarSed with various dates. co.
ver!nG several months Instead Of iur..
ming the letters into the mail as they
sboOld have done fearing charge OF
carelassness that might bo m de sgsinN
.hem they consulted togetheraud conclu>
ded 10 hush the motlerb deslroyiugthOm,
which they did BY butnirg. Uulonu,
naIoy for the agents, ono OF the pair
proved to he lGakv vessel. and let tho
secret out TO friend, who in a conf len,
lial way told another persnn. Opi the aIN
fair finally reached tho eur of a detective
at whose instance the guilty parties wom
suspended from aiics until an inves,iga,
ton shall take place Dmblla@ many
valuable IsItcrsthil arc missed from tho
mails from Iim' to lime could DO &C.
counted for 10 similar Ways. The mat,
tor has been kept very quiet. but one or
two firms who have lost letters Of oouse,
qnonce are determined to probe it TO tho
bottom. - Boston HrGR.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-10-14
,yOR yyORM.

We are prepared to do JOB Work of every
description, in as good style as any oiiice in
tI,i. mart of the state. and NJ lower prices.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-10-14

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
TBNENDERS his professional services to the
public Call, from the country promptly
attended to- Office, corner Main and Third
Streets, in his new building opposite PtesbyIe'
rian Church ap 5-ly,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-10-14
D. G FORBES, M D.

LEON, MASON COUNTY, W. VA,
. AS not rs has been reported, relinquishcd
Ill his practice, but can be found at all times
II hls residence when not absent proiessina.ly'
apr l3-ly,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-10-14
oFFIOIAL<
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES;
PASSED At the
FIRST SESSION OF THE FORTY
FIRST CONGRESS,
TPUpLIc-No. l |

LPUDuc-NO I
C6nrsaiiya Jshcssa the General Post Office
If The UmtsR States Of Amer'cl and
the General Past Office If Me Umtd
Kingdom Of GIeH Britain aaa ireland
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-10-14

Chief Justice Chase it !, reported.
has roceorly invested s22. 900 in irsct
Of land Of fohy acres and handsome
residence jest outside of Washington.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-10-14
GGe qIrecEGg aeeiatep
.,s,,-urp EVERY THURSDAY MORNING ny
GEO. w, TlPPETT'
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
rppUS OF SUBSCRIPTION;
oFFTCE-

wax STREET., YEAE couLT HOUSE,
POINT PLEASANT, WEST VIRGINIA
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-10-14

Stka has sky bar rooms and two
brewerios for six hurdred inhDbitants.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-10-14

LamarIioo's old buggy sold in Paris
Iof sixIy dVllOt,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-10-14

The Jews OF Cincinnati own 100000
900 Of properly,
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-10-14

Real estate has advanced 25 per cent
in MaysvilIe, Ky, during the last year
"a result oil roilroad Influence, .H.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-10-14

THE general post Office Of the United States Of
Amerca aud the general post Office Of the
United Kingdom OF Great Britain and Ire
land being dcsiruus Ofregulatins by means
Of anew Convention, the Communications by
Post between The two Countries, The Under
signed duly authorized for that Purpose by
their respective Cogvruments have agreed
upou the following Articles
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-10-14

Mrs. Andrew johnson IS not expect.
10 live through the ensuing winleL
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-10-14

The latest new thing with the ladies
IS to cultivate Irerkles. II the worl
keeps on progressing. boil on the nosa
will some day bO la-hionable'neceSsiiy,
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-03-27

were slowed away in large express wag.
Ons and conveyed TO such hlarcs "a ,6o
merchants and head men directed AZ
officer was placed in front, two ON ssch
side aud one behind Of each wagon. ea,,b
armed with heavy club to beat oil any
love-smittcn Oriental who might Try to
board It. it was an amusing sight to
see these wagons going up the hill from
the dock at full speed, the officers swing.
ing their clubs at the hundreds OF men
who followed, jabbering their disappoint-
ment at the top of their lungs. ny five
O'Clock the women were safely slowed
away, and under the strong protection
OF the merchants and head men, who
VIII probably roship them TO China bv
the next steamer or send them over as
servants in American families.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-03-27
Sctect poct,m.
BACoHUs.

The first letters Of tbr following lines speak
tho writer's name and residence, and the itali.
cizcd words, read from the top downward form
the well.known scntciltc, "Train up the little
child in the way that he should go, and when
he is old he will not depart ffom It,
Midst the tuin Of his revelers Baccus rides,
And the goblet of evil fills mp TO The brim,
Refreshed by the flowing Of Infamy's tides,
TO replcte his base soul with foul crimes dark.
ly grim,
In his snarcs drawing man. with his lale below
Nor cen falters to ruin the fathcrlcss chiN.
AS he mantIcs the land in the shadow Of woe
BY the roar of his carnival, fearful and Wild.
Uproot then the monster, make noy with the
That are plunging the youth, and the pride Of
the land,
To the dark pts of Satan, who smiles as he
boasts;
Zen the angels %ould fall, where the rumscl.
Ter stands
Roaring lions 60 forth in The garb of lamb,
For the pleasure of gain, and the thirst after
gold, .'.. .....
In the Slough of Dcspond' cast the merry
and fair,
Fer 10 grovcl in shame 'rhen the tale has
been told;
Left to link in disgrace, Ar may never repair
Dircfn Stains of the vice, that Is cov'ring lis
soul.
May the reptile that crawls; like the scrpcns
of 0ld;
Darkly, now in our midst, all itshorrors untold.
And his ranchorous venom distil as hr rolls
S;rcwing sadness and crime DER the land at his
wT, .'''.i
liccding not the sad wall Of the fatherIcss child
Thinking ne'cr to depot; the vile wrought
still ~ .......... .. ..,.........
And be still mdisturbel tram his rcyclings
wild?-
Bring the serpent Of brass rear d up tow'rd
the skies,
Up 10 Which, with their wounds the incbriate
may gaze
Let the servants of God in their power arise,
And the rumscllcr cast in obiivions haze.
On the records Of time let the entry he made =
Here the chidrcnof Dacchus ended their DAYS
In the hist'ry of earth a new era is made,
Oh the heHrt-brokcn widow is loud in her praise.
AsTTADCtA, March 20. 1860.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-03-27
From the Tuledo Blade
NASBY.
The Int dzdinct MrtiHg-7A End ef lie
Joa1'SNSt Reign as DcscriJrd By III. NtsJy.
WASHINGTON, ID. C.. 3Iarch !. 1

WASHINGTON, ID. e., Iarch ., 1860.
The agony is over! A. johnson,
Spurned by an ungratcinl people, wich
didn't deserve so sweet Il boon, is wu,et
more privit citizen, and NV no more
account than L am--nor q much, Tor |
am still n Postmaster.
Ez wuz in at the birth nv the John.
son party, so it wuz my painful aooty to
be III at I he death wuz present at the
first and the last az its Cabinet meet.
lngs. The first w,z a acggsilcratin sccpp,
the last The most noaraful ever wit,
nst- At the first we started out with
high hopes fresh in our uiiiSis, with u
Treasury to draw on wioh seemed to ts
to hev no bottom, and with sich men as
Raymond, Weed ct ALL, to give us char.
aclcr-and the voices nv tho Thousands
nv patriots wieh wantia offs bddin MS
God spccd-at the last there wuz left
only those who had become so fist that
they couldn't get away, and every one
nv EN- conShuS that the next day nj u
Nj. they wuz forever lost. The harlot
comnenoin her career with youth, beau
ty, strength and store elOlhes, is one
thlng7T,he same bein holler-eyed, sunkcn.
checked, dirty and drabbled, turned out
70 die on dung hill, aint SO pleasant TO
look at. h, e. .'D...r,t -,'. M
Tho ineetin wuz held in the same old
room, IN wich ] hev seen mole weepin
Than ever tell TO the lot nv one man.
(Ihe administrator NV A. johnson will
DC known IN history u the moist admin
istrashen.) IL wuz in this room that we
decided To veto the 3Freedman's Buro
and Civil Rites bills, and all the other
acts NV the seth and 4otls Coparrssss--
1t WIZ IN this room that we received the
news of the eleckshells uyI 1866. '67 and
'GS; it WIZ in this room that the PbiL-
delphia Conyenshen wuz deteSAlincd M
on, and the tutchin march Nv Couch mud
Orr, arm-ill-arm, up tho aisle waz ar
ranged, the President writm at the same
time his little speech in wich hel men
shund the fact that ez he read the
account thereof he couldn't vestrane his
emOshun, but lbUstid iSse flood uy
tears; i: WIZ in this room that the spon-
taneOus tribOots nv respcck toward His
Eggslency NJ, various times and places
wuz arranged, and the details thereof
kxsd up; in short, it wuz, in this ROOM
that all the acts wieh gilI tho memry nv
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-03-27
san Tlaneiaco eorresnondence Nex Ynrk rinns
CHINESE WOMEN.


1t has been well understood among tie
Chinese circles for week or two past
that the China steamer would brinm a
large shipment of Chinese women, and
III consequence great excitement existed
among that interesting portion of our
community. Every Chinaman consider
ed himself entitled TO wife, and deter
mined to obtain her at whatever cost
Word was brought 10. Chief Crowley
that parties were arming themselves ard
threatening 10 enforce their rights by the
arbitramctt of clcavers, iron bars and re-
vukers. With his usuai energy he at
once detailed large force, and sent them
to the dock of Il e Mail Company to pre-
vent riot. When the steamer was
coming up the harbor the news spread
like wlld-tirc through tie Chinese quar-
ter, ard ut oiice crowds of their people
started for the landing. Every possible
uIcAns OF conveyance was in demand.-
The hightoned merchants and head men.
who were determined to prevent 1hei,
country-women from falling into the
hands of their brethren OF II lower caste,
provided themselves with passes to the
dock, and went in hacks and on the street
cars while hundreds of women with
umbrellas spread over their heads crowd
eG into express and baggage wagons
and the regular ''liratcs," or. sanpans rs
they are calel i'll China, hurried 10 the
place on foot. ut least 1900 Cinnamon
had assembled before the steamer camo in
sight Beyond their inf rnal promiscu-
Gus jabber the crowd were quiet, until
the steamer came to her dock. AS none
but the merchants aud head men who
had passes were allowed inside the gates
the rest crowded up to the gates or dis
persed to Main Street. AS soon as the
officers commenced landing the women
from the steerage the excitement became
intense, and ityrequired large force to
prevent them from breaking down the
gates, One Chinaman made an assault
upon an officer, giving him blow in the
face that brought him to the ground.-
All the boats IN the vicinity were ergag-
ed at higl, prices by the parties TO be
rowed to the side of the steamer, hoping
by that means to get access 70 inc wo-
men, and it required strong measures TO
prevent their boarding the vessel. After
the boats were engaged, u terrible fight
commenced as to whom should occupy
them, and many who had paid their pas
saoe were thrust back into the crowd,
and their places taken by one who did
not scruple 10 take \ sail at another's ex-
pensc. While this confusion ON tho out
side was going on the women We're land
cd, to the number of three hundred and
ninety, and placed III half dozen rows,
The examination by the Custohi-hbuse
officers, (most Of them young mei) was
exceedingly interesting. Large quanti-
ties Jf opium were discovered on their
persons, slowed away in different places.
When the search was compl'ted they
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-03-27

CHAPTER /. ...r.,..
LIFE GLoRIoUsLY sTAKEDl
Toward the close of beautiful day in June,
1867, man aud wOnssln, nrDuSted upon neet
horses, came gallOping over ono of the great
plains of the West, and drew rein in tic shade
OF a clump of cottontwoods upon the bank OF
beautiful river They had ridden far and
rapidly. Fheir steeds were painting, and coy
cred with sweat and ioam'
ave must give the horses breatiiing spell y
said the former, slipping to the ground; and
his companion nodded graceful assent as she
followed his example. h1r
The couple were evidently father nddaugh-
ter. . So 49,.
The man was in the prime of life, halo ailti
hearty, with large frame, which was sinewy
and athletic, without ceasing to be refined and
prepossessing. lie had the keen, ,shrewd look
peculiar to the atlvance-guards of civilization,
and there was an honest, frank expression on
his sun-browned face that proclaimed his IN
tegrity and courage.