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CAPITAL, s1,OO0,O 900
Security, By Law OF State OF Chic,
So, 100000.
r RISE
COMPANY,
OoMMIssIONER's SALE
Commissioners Sale.
OF CINCINNATI

DY virtue OF n decree OF the Circuit Court OF
ID ChicOt County, Arkansas, On the Chancery
side Thereof, rendered at The October term, o.
tober q, AID. 1868, OF said court, Ia a cause
therein pending, wherein William N. Pace was
and Bette Bailey Pickett, Tara
c. Williams as sole heir at law, and also as ad-
minlstratOr Of the estate OF Marcus e. John
son. deceased, William Bailey. Charles Gala
CHER, The Bank OF Charle>ton. south Carolina,
and Shaumbers were defendant Is, the IN
d~ersigned commissioner, appointed by said
Court in said cause, viii proceed to sell, on the
second Monday of the next April term CT said
Court, bsing The
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District of West Tennessss, In Bankruptcy-Es.
At Memphis, Tenn, IIth day Of February, 1853;
The undersigned hereby gives notice OF his
appointment as assignee Of Albert L Chears,
of HaTdemau cOuntyand state or Tennessee,
within said district, vino has been adjudged a
Bankrupt upon his Own petition, by the District
Court Of said District.
U. WOODBRIDGE,
febl5 = 70 Assignee.
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NOTICE

District OF West Tenrssse, In Bankruptcies.
At Memphis, Tenn, 9Th day OF February, 1853.
The undersigned hereby gives notice OF his
appointment ss assignee OF Thomas J. War;.
of Fayette county. and state o. tennessee,
within said District, who has been adiudgsd
a Bankrupt upon mis- own petition, " the
District COurt OF said District.
q. WOOLDRIE GE,
feblI Is 3 Assignee.
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commissioners Sale OF Arkansas
Lands.

pursuance of a decree OF the Circuit Court
OF Cnlcot county, in the state OF Arkansas.
on Ine Chancery size thereof, rendered at the
october Term, AID, 1868, of said Court, in a
eeI,slh cause therein pending, wherein BenOni
MacAIln ana George b. Macklin, Executors OF
Alexander w Mackiin, deceased. were com.
plalnants, and Allen Goodwin, as Administrator
OF William y. Ferguson, deceased, and Charles
:. ferguson, Euniee Goodwin and Allen God
win, IN rig Ut OF his wife, heirs of said William
=. Ferguson, deceased, were defendants the
undersigned, Commissioner appointed by said
Courtin said cause, will sell, ON
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NOTICE.

District OF West T~ennessse. in Bankruptcy-s5
At Memphis, Tenn, 10Th day of February, 1853.
THE undersigned hereby gives notice Of his
appointment as assignee or JOhu W.Sinpkins,
OF McNalTy county and state OF Ten
nessee, within said district, who has been ad-
Judged a Bankrupt upon his own petition, by
the District Court or said district.
o. WOODBRIDGE.
feDII Is . Assignee.
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Tuesaay, the SECOND DaY d Hareh, ls6
LNmI6er,
Lumber.

oldest lumber merchants In the South
" Yard established in Memphis 1877. Build
ing Material of AL kinds. Dressed aud rGugh
FLOORING, Doors, Shingles Ceiling, Blinds
Latns. We~atherDoardfng, 6laEed sash, kenc-
Ing We don't intend to be urdersOld- Yard
and Office foot Washington street, near river,
plS dATan n. 4. J. ". COCHRAN,
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NOTICE.

District Of West Tennessee, IN Baukruptcy-ss
At Memphis, Tenn, 9th day OF February, 1853
The undersigned hereby gives not cs Of his
appointment as Rssignes OF David MunCrisf
or shelly county and stats or Tennessee,
within said District, who mas been adj
a Bankrupt upon his own petition, BY
the District Court Of said District.
U. WOOLDHIDGE.
f=blI IS IS Assignee.
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Rsceipts-per NJ. & c. r. r. were
952 bales; NJ. & 7. R. R. SOI NJ. 4 o.
R R. 24l ; NJ & L. R. r. Is; steamers
1853, wagons 100. Shipped-By NJ. q
c. R. R 42s; NJ. q o. r. RSO7. 1t must
be remembered that the receipts Of to-
day include those Of Sunday also.
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FOR WHITE RIVER.
Regular Memphis and White River Packet
DIS u. EAluLb LndnboA
This fne passenger packet leaves -GE7
for the above OF E
TUESDAY, 10th inst, at 5 PM.
For freight or passage apply to
ELLIOTT q MILLER, Agents.
febi4 Promenade street, foot Jefferson.
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NOTICE.

District Of West TenRessse. In ~Bankruptcy-ss.
At Memphis, Tenn, l0th day OfEeBraary, lS5).
The undersigned hereby gives notice Of his
appointment as assignee OF Johu Kirk, 81. OK
Shelby county, ana state CT Tennessee, within
said District, who has been auJuCged a Bank
rupt uPOn his own petition, Oy tEa District
Court OF said District
o. WOODBRIDGE
febn Is 3 Assignee.
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COTTON STATEMENT.


TRADE.
Business during the week was not &C.
tive. The principal causes for the gen.
eral quiet which prevailed, We attribute
10 the decline In cotton, and consequent
light transactions, and the condition Of
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Trust SALE.
TRUSTEE SALE.

10y virtue OF a Deed OF Trust executed to me,
ID as Trustees. by James 5. WOODS. on tue 18th
September, ls6s, and duly recorded in the Regis
tsris Offics of sherry county, Tennessee. In
Book No. IS, part I'd pages 2, 1 WAlOn
Thursday, the 25th February, 1859,
Between the hours OF 10 o'clock am. and y
O'Clock m, in the city Of Memphis in front OF
the Office of KOrtrechb q Crart. No. 81 south
Court street, proceed 20 sell. al pubic auction,
to the highest bidder, for cash, the following
lots or parcels OF ground, in Sherry county
Tenn, in said Trust Deed, described as follows,
tO-wlt Being part OF Lot No. in BOek A,
in South Menphis, beginning at q point ol5s
feet from III junction IF fernando street anu
Brown's avenue, on the east side OF fernando
street : thence south with fernando street So
feet thence esstwsrdly al right angles Win
fernando street lJ feet thence north 5814
feet thence westWardly lG feet 70 the begin
ming and also suO-her lot or parcel OF sud
Lot No. Z, Block 4, beginning &C Inc northeast
corner or the above described lot; thence east-
Wardly So feet, more Or les. 70 q STAKE on an
alley thence southwardiy So fest toa stake;
thence ~wastwaTdiy with The north Ice OF tns
Episcopal church lot 81 feet, more or less 10 q
stake al the souIhsast corner OF the l0t ABOVE
described and theme nGrthWaruly 90 fset %
the beginning corner. Equity Of redemption
is waived.
The title to the above property Is believed 10
be GOOD. bug 1 sell aud convey only a. Trustee
feol4 CHARLES kUREhEChI, trustee.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

I NA2CGhs
MISCELLANEOUS.
Everything was lovely on the levee
yesterday. Business was brisk, cotton
was moving around st q rapid rate, and
mules, drays, roustsbOuts, watchmen
and cotton thieves had a gay old time.
The tOwbOat Tom FaTrow passed up
yesterday for Pitis0urg.
The MARITIME. did not go to White
river. We learn that Captain Rector
will run her in upper st. Francis river in
connection with the st. Francis.
The cotton taken south on Saturday by
the Ruth, and alluded to in our last is-
sue, was not Memphis cotton. 1t WAS
brought out Of White river for re ship
msnt to New Orleans.
The Julia, Captain Ed. Callahan, with
/ Andy Isaacs in the Office, will pass
/ down to-day Tor Vicksburg and the
bends. Freight will be received for her
at the St. Louis WharfbOat at all hours.
She is an elegant packet.
The Magenta passed up Sundsy night
She gees to Cairo and will be pack to
leave for New Orleans on Thursday.
The Legal Tender, Capt. Roberts,
passes down tomorrow for New Or
leans.
The Gerard B. Allen, Capt. Keiser,
will be in pert and leaves at 10 In. for
Shreveport and points on Rcd river
direct. This is the first steamer Of the
st. Louis and Shreveport line. Mr..
Harris is her clerk.
The Guido9, Capt. Clay Rice, is the
regular Wednesday Pine Bluff packet.
She leaves promptly. Garrett Huls is
clerk.
Capt. Tom Bowman will back out the
- E-arafu tn-dau OF = ~ M for LUfffu
burg and way points on the s.. Francis
river. Jim Paine aud Billy Clark do the
horrors Of her Office in becoming style.
The gay and dashiug Natoma, with
Captain Lee on tie root, leaves at 5 pm,
for all landings to Friar's Point. She
connects with the Moon Lake packet,
Converse. Fields, Whitehead and Sauls-
bury are clerks.
The ever popular MinneOls, Captain
Miller, with Mr.. GTubb in the Office,
came in or time as usual, and will back
out to-day for Cairo, Louisville and Gin
cinnati. She is g splendid passenger
packet, and her officers are careful and
competent gentlemen.
The handsome US. mail packet Ozark,
Captain Harrison BIssdell, will leave
to-day for Pine Buff and Little Rock.
She makes close connection at the latter
place WlLh Fort smith packets. sac
works like 8 charm since her new boil
ers were placed aboard, and she now lie
one Of the best boats in this line OF spien-
did packets. She will have a No. l trip.
Ned Outlaw Is her chief secretary.
The u. 8. mail packet, Des Arc,
Captain John d. Elliott, viii back out
to-day for Augusta and all points ID
White river, making close connection
with the railroad for Little Rock, and
the Argos for JacksonpOrt and points
above. In her Office are Joe Miller and
Matt GIass. Sins will be found at the
wharf this morning.
T. is expected that cars will be con-
veyed across the river az st. Louis, GA
steamboats, prepared for that purpose,
within sixty days.
Bob Riley will command the H NJ.
Shreve in The st. Louis and Shreveport
trade. She follows the Allen.
The VIcksbarg and s.. Louis Packet
Line will run three boats per week
hereafter. The Forsyth leaves s.. Louis
to day, Ru0icon Thursday, and City of
Alton Saturday
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FOR OsCEoLA.

FOR OsCEoLA.
TRI-W PACKET
GEO. ". CHEEK. George Malone, Master
Frank GOntermsD, Clerk,
7 EAVES MEMPHIS ON TUES a.
Il DAY, THURSDAY and SAT-
UhDAf, at5 pm, for Randolph. Fulton, Fort
Pillow, Csceola and all Way Landings, Re
turning, leav.s Osseola WEDNESDAY, FRI
Day and SUNDAY Apply to
NINSON & DONAHUE.
febS 2A Front street.
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FOB Sale.
For sale.

A CORNER RESIDENCE LOT, IS BY az feat
~ situated on Tabe street, south OF Vance. be-,
tween Orleans and Walnut, ana II three min-
uteS walk OF street cars. For ter m ayplv 10
fsbl3 JES5E NJ. TATE, 3l6% Second 81.
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NOTICE.

District Of West Tennessee, In B~ankruptcy-ss.
At Memphis, Tenn, OH day Of February, 1853.
The undersigned hereby gives notice OF his
appointment as assignee OF VT. Thomas, or
Fsyette county, and state OF TsnnGs-
see, who has been adjudged a Bankrupt upon
District
o. WOODBRIDGE,
hbll is . Assignee.
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Memnhls ana LIttle ROek RalIrOad

TO MADISON AND LITTLE ROCK, ARK.
Going West-Leave Mem phis Monday, Wednes"
day and Friday, at am.
Coming East-Leave Madison Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday, at 1880 am. ArrlVe n
Memphis at l o'clock pm.
S. B. BEAUMONT,
oe2 General superintendent.
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RAILROAD TIME TABLE.

komphls ana Louisville RaIlrsad Line.
DEPART. ARRIVE.
DAY Express, RI tme--... 500 AM 800 pm
City time. AS am.
Night Express, 4. +. time. 400 pm. 800 An
" City time. 3.i5 pm.
Ticket Offices No. 237% Main street and at De-
pot, head OF Main street.
BAN q. JONES, Gen1Supt.
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BANKRUPTCY


District Of West Tennessee, IN -Banlruptcy-ss.
AT Memphis. Tenn, Lth day Of February. 1859.
The undersigned hereby gives notice Of his
appointment as assignee or Henry =. TOmIin-
son, OF Shelby county and State Of Tennessee,
within said District, who has been aGiudged
a bankrupt upon hts own petition, by the Dis
trict Court Of said District.
o. WOOLDRIDGE,
febl5 y - Assignee.
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the New orleans sunday Times

Particulars and Names of the Lost and
saved.
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E,ssIss,pui and Teanessss Rsllread.

EissIssippi and zeRnessee Raiiresd.
ARRIVE. DEPART.
New ORLEANS Mail, daily--...S:t5 pm 4:l5 pm
New Orleans Express, daily
except SnndRy---...---o'SV IN. % AIN
Fretehs, daily except u
day---.--...---. g Ionrs Ra1-
cage checked through. Ticket once Z311z MAIN
street and az Depot. Omnibuses VIII call Tor
nasseugers and check baggage in any part OF
tne cifY. by leaving orders az 2SI75 Main street.
febl4 Al {. LIVERMORE, Gen1 Supt.
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BURNING OF q MIrrIz STEPHENS
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FOR CAIRO

Regular Memphis & Cairo Packet.
For Randolph, Fulton, Osceola, Hale's Point,
GayOsO, T~ptonvtlle, Point Pleasant, New
Madrid, island No. 10, Hickman,
Columbus and cairo.
The Steamer
MOLLIE HAMBLETOS- H. hampton, Master
W. p. Paul, clerk,
WILL LEAVE MEMPHIS AS It.
above EVERY TUESDAY, al GSSE
; pm. LARRY HARMSTAD. Agent,
febl No. 2zL Madison str, ct.
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RIVER MATTERS.
WEATHER AND RIvEKs-

WEATHER AND
The weather yesterday was clear and
somewhat cooler than we have had for
week.. but still it was not uupleasantly
90. The wind was high during the day,
and the levee dust flew around at lively
rate. The river rose less rapidly yester-
day, but It is still going up at the rate OF
I inch per hour, and is now IA feet below
high water mark. At last report, the
Arkansas was rising slowly. White river
is falling. Our midnight dispatches give
the latest news from all points above.
Arrivals.
Steamer Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
Lady Gay, st. Louis.
4" Minueola, Cincinnati.
Il" G. w. Cheek, Hale's Point.
" Natoma, Friar's Point.
A" City Of Alien, Vicksburg.
- Magenta, New OrIeans.
f" W. r. Arthur, New Orleans.
Departures.
Steamer Belle Memphis, St. Louis.
" City Of Alton, st. Louis.
" w. r. Arthur, 81. Louis.
4" Magenta, Cairo.
" COosR, Evansville.
Ben Campbell, Osceola.
4" Laura, White river.
In Port.
Natoma, Gaidon, Minneols, Sc. Fran
els, MARITIME, Bermuda, Ozark, G. w.
Cheek.
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FOR VICKSBURG.


FOR VICKsBURG.
ReouIar 81. Louis. Memphis and Yicksburs
U. S. Mail Packet-For Vieksburg.
Thu elegant and swn steamer -
will leave as above 80
THIS DAY, 18th inst, at 10 an
Freight received at St Louis WharfboaL
febI6 FLEM. CALXERT. auo't.
FOR SHREVEPORT.
For Alexandra, Grand Ecore, Shreveport and
al Way Landings
GERARD B. Len. Ksiser master
THIS new and elegant passenger AsA-E
TUESDAY, I6Jh inst, at 10 am.
LAKRN HARMSTAD, Agent,
fel6 Star Wharfhoat. fort M~NrOa IT
FOR NEW ORLEANS.
Louisville and New Orleans Packet Line.
For New Orleans.
LEGAL TENDER -.......-..--~ Roberts master
This elegant passenger steamer I-
THIS DAY 18th inst, at 8 pm.
ARR HARMSTAD. Agent.
febl6 Star WhRrfhost- foot Monroe II
Regular Memphis and New Orleans Packet.
For New Orleans.
57'II r.Isr5id n.ssan-ar Dac.st r.
THURSDAY, 18TH inst, at 5 pm.
For freight or passage apnly to
LARRY HAKMSTAD, Agent,
febl6 "a Madison street.
FoR FRIAk'S POINT.
Regular Menpnis and Friar's Point Packet
Fer Helena and Frisr's Point.
Lee master
This elegant passenger packet d@
TUESDAY. 10th inst, at 5 pm.
Elliott q MILLER, Agents,
fsbI5 Promsnade street: loot IeneTson:
FOR WHITE RIVER.
Regular Memphis and White River Packet
DIES d. elliott master
This nae passenger packet leaves 81
TUESDAY, 10Th inst, at 5 pm.
For freight or passage apply to
ELLIOTT q LIE Agents.
febi4 Promenade street, foot Jefferson.
FOR CINCINNATI
Memphis and Cincinnati Packet Company.
For Cairo, Louisville and cincinnati.
This elegant and best passenger So
steamer Will leave An
TUESDAY,. 10Th inst. at pm.
Jas. L. BOURNE q CO., Agents,
fel4 No. u IefarsOn stree
FOR PINE BLUFF.
Regular Arkansas hiver Wednesday Packet
For Helene, Friar's Point and PIN Bluff.
OO1DOC MIC maeber
ms spIendld passenger packet -h
viii leave for the above akaa
WEDNESDAY, 18th inst, at 5 pm.
Il. A. Lew agent,
febl4 No. go Front street.
<OR ARKANSAS RIVER.
Memphis and ARKANSAS River United
States Mail Packet.
Harrison Blalsdel Master
rms splendid passenger steamer d.
will leave for the above on ms
TUESDAY, IL h inst. az ) pm.
4. A. b ENDIG, AgeHt,
febl4 34 ErnuG gE. MOSbV Block.
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FOB HALE's POINT.

FOR HALE'S POINT.
Memphis and Hale's Point Packet.
The Steamer
N ssss---1 ANGNSoAb AN1sNA
AETILL leave MemLh his for Hals's f.
w PolnGaDd ali Way Landings
EVERY MONDAY n 1HURBDAN.
Apply pa board. tebl
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Memphis and st. Francis River Tuesday
Packet.
For Helena, WitSburg and st. Francis River.
The new and elegant Sidewheel Passenger
Packet,
SAINT FRANCIS,
Capt T. r Bowman, = Sam c. Paine, Clerk
EEyILL leave Memphis on her 49,
first trip TUESDAY, Novem- 1[
Der Path, for Helena aud st. Francis river, and
EVERY tn hREAFTER.
For freight or passage apply On board, or to
LARRY HA0MSrAD, Agent,
novl9 Il No. IL Madison street.
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Regular st. Louis, Memphis and Vicksburg
U. s. Mail P~acket-For Vicksburg.
A4AatCE
This elegant and WIN steamer IL
will leave IS above go
THIS DAY, 18th inst, at 10 am.
Freight received at St Louis WharfbOaL
febI6 FLEiM. CALVERT. ouDt.
Evening star., 1869-07-15

TX PernsylyaIIa Demo Stat. C1ny-n-
'ic. = hIch ct 10 Harri>purg Yesterday NOM
mated asa Packer on the second bsIIJt for
Governor The resolutions adopted declar.
asSirSt the exercise Ct doubtful coustitutiona Al
IO"e'; -; forth ,hs- Pennsylvania will never
EiN-uP s-Ii government. that the rauf ,atIon
II The fifteenth amsnIm-nt should g bstor.
Ihe Qeopl-; tha. lie negro sh0ul1 not have tn.
ballot La, the fLaaces need reform; .hat lab 1r
reforms should be IL outraged. that the recon.
slTUC'ioE pclIcy t-nd> o destroy Republican
government and establish tyranny: that our
sUlci-r> should not b. forgotten; that our sym
rd'hir- should b. gwen - ntfIous struz-iins
Tor lie-rty that oar -y-t-m of I,ion i bur
al, OT +, and shOuld b. doae away with A
i-t;-T from Gen. Hancock, dated May 2Ist pos
iuy~ly Pc hIhIjIng The use OF his nams was
T-at. oUt severa! declared de,-rmin,tIon TO
vote fer lin in spite OF IT, The result OF tn.
INST eaIio, was 9s follows .-pack.r. s.: Htn-
cock, = CASTS, Gen. McC iadiess. 5 second
hai.ct-PaCkrr, -, Cas-, y; Htncock H.
hCa- Asa Packer, the nominee, when guite a
Ncuih, served several years in a tsnnery in
tIa'rcieut, a:d su5s-qusntIy removing {,
P-L-> >ylyarIs, spprenticei himself u a car
i-uiey- HaviIg served ont his tim be bouyh,
SSH farm on the upper waters o. tn. SIS.
gu-haL rs. Tlis IL soon di -poset OF, and then
-hgs2ec IN several important railroad and coal
miHH entsrprises, and soon amused a for
'uue estimated al over Sij,WH,OW. While eu-
gsgsd in exteI sive business prolec.s Mr. PACK.
u has devoted much CT his time AMI attention n
poli'csl affairs. For several years he was a
mem Der OF the Sta'e Legislature. then Judss of
The CeaLty Court, holding tn. position tve
wars, and IN l-j; be took his ssat i, co,, So.
a. u'nb~r for the Thirteenth District. hoit,r,
runlIl le5-.
Evening star., 1869-07-15

The hquor dealers of Kentucky have beeom.
very much exerci ed over the recent coastrue.
ucn giVenb by CJmmissionsr D.lauo u the Ia Ut
FrguisilDg the license and revenue 10 De paid
ny h4uor dealers. Of the wholesale elias. espe-
e.aily- BY the old law all compound-rs (put-
ting together 40 kinds OF v hiskies) were com
yelled TO pay license OF SIS, and under the
r'ceni Construction of the law, colorInz whis.
kies = also ruled TO be compromising. and all
dealers who color or Compound are ruled to h.
recuhsrs, and compelled 10 use rectifsr,.
S.smps. at a greatly increa ssd cost 10 them and
corresponding profit 10 Uncle sam Under
this decision dealers who change the character
OF the whisky in any msnuer are kn own an d
designated as compouuders. Several of the
ieaoing merchants Of Louisville have recently
held public meetings, and petite ned CJmnis-
sIoner Delano for such 8 modification OF hi :
order as will relieve the trade OF ats embarrass.
tug erec's.
Evening star., 1869-07-15

TIE EIGHT Hol LAw.-We have received
the following communication. but are unable
10 give our clrreSportents the Information
they tesir,
SFRIs@FIRLp. III, July lltb, I-6I-Y.
E'"t,r- Crn IOu In:oSn US, through your
columns. WY The workmsu employed oil, th /.
United stats court house a. Springfield ILL.,
aIe required 10 WORK ten hours per day in the
lace of he sIsh, hour Law, and thu Z. esidsnt's :
proclamation OF the irth OF Nav, 10 relation
Thereto WESTERN MRCdASICs
Evening star., 1869-07-15

y defalcation OF seventeen TO twenty a W.
thousand dollars has been discovered In the
bank Of Commerce of Bsltimore on th. part
of one OF its officers. Some thiIx The a noun.
reported as mi sing larger than the reaisum
stoIsr The matter Is under inves igstion by
the DiTsStoIs OF the Bank.
Evening star., 1869-07-15

The japanese colony of tea-srowers who
have settled IN California have made a very
suct = s:Gl beg ming in the work of euluvaiiuz
the plan'. The seed -nHt Is are coming M faslv.
aId the iOCt bill !ands are found TO bs admir-.
ably sGaP;et 20 The tea culture.
Evening star., 1869-07-15

TIE C.Ecir Ea:i Enquirer. DeDocTstic. says
.ErI % alton a. setiing 10 be very respectable
scr; ,, woe. sad every dsV makes il more and
mole a yuc.yrl q, Ir!iri.'
Evening star., 1869-07-15

THH HlsDIANs.-Ad d spstch from Omaha gives
the report OF General A. Carr, of his operations
aeeiLst the Indians. Ga the llth instant he
surI rised village OF Dog Soldiers ana Casy.
enHes under command OF Tall Bull, kilied <,
and csptured Ia women and children. Am On
them was the wife nc daughter of Tall Bull.
They had TWO white women. taken in Saline
epd murdered one whose first nSue was sail
10 bs Susannah. Three hundred and fiety AMI.
70 ais lodges, rifies. pistols &c, Were cap;u 70 g.
The names Of CHIEFS captured are Good Bear,
Whistler, Powder Fall. Pretty Berr, S.an
Face and Bull Thigh. They followed them
len days. ana found them On the South Plata.
rear Valley Station, when they fell back to-
wards the head O: Frenchman's Ford. Th.y
SIN have many animals. Oar horses gave out
entirely: Some died, and these remaining will
require several weeks rest.
Evening star., 1869-07-15

TRE FLOOD IN TEXAs-Uars have been sent
rescue the sufferers by the food who took
refuge in t!ee-tops in Esgls Lake bottom ant
haye beer there two days. Positive iuforma l.
tIcn has been received inst the water was two
feet over the tops OF the telegraph poles ca the
farES on Eagle Lake bottom, which are Guilt
waited every year. There are various rumors
from Basirop, but as c0nmuniCatiou il entirely
cai on, none can be credited. Itis imp ,ssio's
10 estimate the loss 10 The towns along thu
Colorado until the water tails. II has fallsu
SIX e - already. The Brszos is stun rising. Vt
IS reported that all the rivers near San An ucorio
are out Of the banks.
Evening star., 1869-07-15

w. f. BROWN.
sUCCEssOR TO THE aALTs,
IN THE
" 90 ID A N ID COAL r r. AD T. 4,
AT TIE OLD STAND,
No. 323 STRDHT,
ADJOINING Td1 STAR OFFICE,
Begs leave to inform tho public that, having pur.
chased from Mr. T. 6 alt his int rest in the old
place Of business adjoining ths stsr Office be is
prepared to furnish the pubic with SAWED AND
SPLlt WOOD OF al lengths ant kinds Also,
c .nttnues to keep on hsnd large assor tment and
superior quality Of All kinds Of
RED AND WHIT . ASH COAL.
He returns his thanks to his friends for their
liberal patronage while engaged EXcLCsIveLY in
the COAL trade, and now h ,pes bv prom OF EFFORT
sHd attention to both branches Of the business to
merit . continuance OF their faV.r.
Also, AGENTS FOR TIE
jylitf tHEPHkBDSfOWN OK ONT