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ened, falling hair checked, and bald
ness often, though not always, cured
by its use. Nothing can restore the
hair where the follicles are destroyed,
or the glands atrophied and decayed.
But such as remain can be saved for
usefulness by this application. Instead
of fouling the hair with pasty sedi
ment, it will keepit clean and vigorous.
Its occasional use will prevent the hair
from turning gray or falling off, and
consequently prevent badness. Free
from those deleterious substances which
make some preparations dangerous and
injurious to the hair, the Vigor can
only benefit but not harm it. If wanted
merely for
The Shasta courier., 1869-12-04

GOO HEARNEY STR,
O% CcorofCom mercial, San
Francisco. Private entrance on
Commercial Established in 1854
for the treatment of Sexual and
Seminal Diseases, such as Con
orrhea, Gleet, Structure, Syph-
Ills in all its forms, Seminal
Weakness, Impotency, etc.
Skin Diseases (of years stand
ingl and liberated Ieps. snc-
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Ayers
Hair Vigor,
For restoring Gray Hair TO
its natural Vitality and Color.

A dressing which
is at once agreeable,
healthy, and effectual
for preserving the
hair. Faded or gray
hdu' as soon restored
to its original color
acih the gloss and
freshness Of yoatth.
Thin hair is thick
The Shasta courier., 1869-12-04

W. X. DOHERTY. NJ. D..
San Francisco. Cal.
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THE BOSTON PLANcHETTE!

Agents for the Pacific Coast.
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Horrible Diseases.

How many thousaRds of persons both male and
female, there whsFare suffering out miserable
existence fron,.the ELECTS of secret indulgence or
from virus absegbd into the system. Look at
their pallid, emae fted and dsfgured faces and
their broken doHA constitutions, disqualifying
them for the hapHnAs of marriage the enjoy
ment of life I4thiS horrid situation thousands
suffer until deatA CLOSED the scene. Let parent !.
The Shasta courier., 1869-12-04
SpermatOrrhRa.

W. X. D0HERTY. NJ. D.
San Francisco, California.
The Shasta courier., 1869-12-04
Ayers Cathartic Pills,
For all the purposes of a Laxative

Perhaps no one metli-
cine is so universally re-
quired by everybody rs
n cath;lrtic, nor WAS ever
any before so universal
~ adopted into use, il
every,rountry and among
all classes, as this mild
but efficient purgativc
Pill. The Obvious rcd-
son is, that it is a more re-
liable and far more e!lic =
tual remedy than any
~eha- fItl.A.A ,.-i,.
The Shasta courier., 1869-12-04

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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-10
An Incident Of the Late War.

Captain Latane, commanding the Es-
sex cavalry. was the only Confederate
killed in Jeb. Stuarts famous raid
around McClellan's army. In the haste
of that splendid achievement there was
no time for his comrades to bury him,
and his body was carried by his brother,
a lieutenant in the same company, to
the plantation of Mrs Brockenbrough,
near the scene of his death. On his
way with the body Lieutenant Latane
met partp of the enemy who allowed
him to place the body in safe hands,
but compelled him to surrender imme-
diately afterward. The burial, at
which only ladies and servants assisted
was made the subject of a handsome
painting by W. ID, Washington, of Rich
mond, and the painting has been en-
graved by A. D. Campbell, of New York
The picture represents an open grave
in glade of Virginia woods; the cloaked
corpse of the dead soldier on stretcher,
his sword resting on his cloak; at one
side four Virginia girls, with dowacAst
streaming eyes; at the other, four col
ored servants; the two men leaning on
their shovels, and looking down tenderly
upon the dead, as the officiating lady,
standing in the centre, with open book,
and eyes raised to Heaven, recites the
burial service of her church-all in the
shadow of two or three grand oak trees,
with vista between, showing the wood
ed uplands near the Chickahominy.-
Charleston Neus.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-10
The Pope on Entravaganos in remal. Dress

Mademoselle Marie de Gentelles has
recently published work rebuking ladies
for their too great extravaganza in dress,
and the authoress has been rewarded by
an autograph letter from the Pope. His
Holiness says:
I'm these times Of peril, each day more
dangerous for the soul, it is our custom
to apply ourselves to extirpate the root
of evils, among which the extravaganza
of women assuredly is one of the first in
importance. While. in the month of
October last, we treated of the respect
due to the sanctity of our temples, and of
the means to avoid certain disorders into
which the people of the city of Rome had
fallen, we also said something reg arding
that pernicious plague of ex;rsvsgance
which is raging everywhere, and of the
proper means to encounter il.
We see then, with great satisfa ction,
dear daughter in Jesus Christ, that, not
content with conforming yourself to our
advice, you have so we'll understood the
Importance and gravity of the matter
that you have written a book upon its
dreadful consequences, and aroused the
women of our time-especially those who
are enrolled in the association of Chris
tian Mothers and of Children of Mary
to league themselves against th is evil,
which s fraaght with ruin to the, home
and the family. For this it is wi iich, in
the artistic care of garments and head
dress-attentions which, indee i, are
bestowed many times in the day
this it is which absorbs the tim 9
that they ought to give to works
of piety and of charity and to family
duties; it is this which leads to brilliant
parties, to public promenades and to
shows; it is this which teaches how to
run from house to house, under D retext
of duties to fulfill, there to give them
selves up to idleness, curiosity and indis-
Greet talk. 1t ia this which serves as the
food for evil thoughts-this whic b con-
sumes the resources they ought t. keep
for their children, and wastes tn e sub
stance which ought to be 80 useful to
them. This it is which often dlsunites
man and wife, and still more often him
ders marriage, for men are net often
found who consent to charge themselves
with such enormous expense"
The Pope concludes:
"Let all be persuaded that to insure
the esteem and love of their. husbands,
they have no need of such costly hair
dressing, such splendid toilets; but
rather to cultivate their mind, cultivate
their heart and to cultivate virtue, for all
their glory cometh from within"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-10
K.C. B.-Warmoth as Lady's Man.
IN the New Orleans Picayune. 4th.l

From the New Orleans Picayune, 4th.l
A few evenings since, as one of the up
town cars, pretty we'll filled-Governor
Warmoth and "Colone Dean, Of my
staff" being occupansi--was passing, a
female individual of bright yellowish
color hailed it and ente red. Depositing
her fare in the box, she looked around
for seat, but found none The gentle
men in the car did not see her, and not a
woman would bulge an inch to accom-
modate her, so she stood there looking
and biting her lips for VexatioD. Finally
she said, in sharp, snappish way, /" ISM
some one going to give me seat 2 No
answer from the passengers. The Gov
ernor was very busy conversing with a
friend, and the other passengers seemed
absolutely deaf and dumb. TITS my
opinion" said the mulafto, THAT no gen.
tleman would lew a lady to stand up in
car" Madam" said a person who
was suspended from strap, here is our
Governor, | am quite sure he will give
you his seat, for be owes his election to
men of your race" The Governor
glanced up hastily, and an angry CLEAN
fer a moment was detected in his eye; I;
but he continued his chat, and the woman
stood up till some one getting out made
room for her.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-10
AUCTION SALES.
Bankrupt Sale Of Real Estate
and Personal Property.

In the matter of W. II. Grider. Bankrupt, In
Bankruptcy at Memphis. Tennessee.
PY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE
ID entered in the above matter by the Dis
trict Court of the United States for the Dis
trict of West Tennessee, in Bankruptcy. will
proceed to sell.
On Wednesday, February Sd, 1869,
to the highest and best bidder. at the sales
room Of Monsarrat, Lanier d Co., 276 Second
street. Memphis. Tennessee. between the hours
ofs O'clock .. IN; and O'clock p m. Of said day,
all the right, title ard interest. legal and
equitable, which belonged TO said Bankrupt al
the date of filing his petition in Bankruptcy
in and 10 the personal property described as
folloss to- wit: All the promssory notes, se-
curilies, debts, demands, claims equities, ac-
counts. books Of accounts, chooses in sctien, and
all and singular. the personal effects and
assets of said Bankrupt. OF everv kind and de-
scriptioh; as well as to the real estate set at
as follows. to-wit: 1st. His interest in lots and
Z. block p. in the town of Fort Pickering, near
Memphis, Tennessee. This property is enrnm.
bered by yender's lien for the payTnent of
three notes Of $3.50 each dated September 7th,
1850. due 8. IL and is months after date. given
fer purchase money, with interest on said
notes. I'd. His interest in lot on the corner of
Main and Broadway streets, 108 by l26 feet
Said lot is encountered by q trust deed exc
estate Of w. B. FAINT. due February lst, 1868. 3d.
Also, the right of redemption on the following
described property to- wit: A three-stor brick
residence, the same Delng the western end Of
tenement sold TO W. ii. Grider by W. B. WAL
dram. and local ed on Adams street, adjoining
Waldran cotton shed, in the city Of Memphis.
Tennessee. This property was levied on and
sold June 10th. 1857, by the Sheriff, to satisfy
an execution in favor of N. d. Elliott, Execn.
tor OF estate of @. G. Atkinson, deceased, Tor
S5307 20. cost, et.,, s507 80. 4th. Also, his
equity of redemption in lots and 9, and the
north half Of lot 3, in block q, in Fort Picker
ing, near Memphis. Tennessee; said property
has two story frame house on it. This prop
erty was levied on and sold by the Sheriff OF
Shelby county. to satisfy an execution in favor
Of the Southern Bank of Kentucky, June Sd.
1857, against w. II. Grider, and bought By II.
M. Cash. for s2le3 50;. amount of execution,
costs, etc., sl5s 81. 5th. Also, his equity OF
redemption in the remainder interest in lots /,
land 8, block -. $50 feet on Sixth street by 800
feet on Georgia street, located in Fort Picker
ing. near Memphis. Tennessee the same has
a one-story frame house. This property Is in
numbered By life estate: the remainder in
terest which belonged to said Bankrupt was
sold under execution, but is subject to redemp-
tion. 1t is the equity Of redemption in the re-
mainder that propose to sell, which was sold
first for $275, costs. etc., and again for S2241 75
costs, etc., Schedule can be seen at my office.
SO G. 4. LEFFINGwELL. Assignee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-10
The Crypt of Washington-A Curious Rev
elation.

A very good illustration of the extreme
vigilance which prevails in Congress
over public expenditures is reported
from Washington. Among the appro.
pri ations asked for, the Committee found
one providing for paying the " "Superin
tendeDs of the Crypt" AS nobody was
aware that there was such thing as a
"crypt" connected with the Govern.
ment, stu less that it had or needed a
Superinten dent, inquiry was made, and
it was found that the appropriation had
been regularly made for the last fifty
years--further Investigation showed that
soon after General Washington died,
Congress provided for the construction
of vault under the Capitol, to be called
the Crypt, in which his remains were to
be deposited A light was to be kept
burning near it, and Superintendent
was appointed to watch 1t, as he has
been doing daily for the la st fifty years !
Meantime, Washington's b,'dy was not
deposited there, and everybody, Con-
gress included, forgot that any such
thing was in existence.
The only memorial that exists to keep
the memory of the affair alive has been
the annual appropriation for the Super
intendent. Twenty years after the close
Of Napoleon's Russian campaign,
French sentry was found on duty. at
Moscow, his superior officer having for
gotten TO relieve him from duty. The
Circumlocution Office and Tite Barnacle,
Esq, are not, it seems, confined either
to Dickens novel or the English Gov
York Times.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-10
Funarnls in Snain.

Among the changes introduced by the
recent revolution in Spain, none is OF
more interest to other nations than the
removal of the restrictions placed upon
the burial of deceased foreigners. Here
tolore Spain was not an agreeable coun-
try to die in. The English residents in
Spanish seaport towns had to be buried
in the sands below high water mark, and
in the inland towns no rest TO the dead
foreigner was allowed in either conse-
Grated or unconsecrated ground For
many years the British Legation had to
be inferred beneath the stalls of an Eng
lish livery stable, and it is reported that
the body of a young attache was some
SINE ago torn up from its resting place
IN 4 lonely field, where it had previously
been deposited in secret. The savage
peasantry seized the remains of the for
eigner and threw them ignominiously
into ditch by the roadside, whence they
we're removed to the livery stable. At
last, as a great favor, . Holy Field"
was allowed to be established at Caran-
banchel, a small village three miles south
of Madrid, but no one, except the Eng
lish friends y the deceased, we're allowed
to be present, guards being stationed to
prevent the approach Of Spaniards.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-10

Some Of the islands on the coast Of
Alaska, near the Aleutian Isles, are great
resorts for seals. The seals begin to
arrive in April or May, and continue to
come and go during the summer, occupy
ing the shores, often coming up the bluffs
to considerable hight. The number
is legion. The young are brought forth
during the month of June and Ju ly, the
mothers sucking them for nearly two
months when they can provide for them
selves. Later in the season all the old
seals shed their coats of hair. As soon
as this is renewed they begin to migrate,
aud before the winter sets in the whole
herd paddle off on their annual voyage
to sea. The Russians have monopolized
these seal fisheries heretofore, but are
now giving way to the Yankees.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-10
A Fearful Ride on cowoatchar.

As the day express train going west on
the Michigin Central railroad was near.
ing this station this afternoon, about three
o'clock, the passengers waiting for the
train were startled by the frequent whis-
Ting of the engine, Indicating obstruc-
tions on the track. 1t was soon found
that Mr.. Sagon, of Sheridan, was driving
at a furious pace to get his horses and
wagon across the track before the engine
reached the crossing. The engineer did
his best to stop the train, but it was too
late, and the cowcatcher struck just be-
tween the horses and wagon, separating
them instauter, and consigning: each a
place on opposite sides of the track, little
or none the worse for the collision. But
the strangest part of the story r erlains to
be told. Mr.. Saigon and his wife, both
about sixty-hve, we're caught Up on the
platform above the cowcatcher and just
in front of the engine, where, instead of
losing presence of mind and throwing
themselves of, they settled themselves
composedly, as though nothin z h ad hap
uened. The old lady put b sr hands in
her muf, while the old man, with one
hand extended, as though grasping the
reins, and the whip raised in the other,
assumed an attitude that Dan Mace
might envy, and thus the old couple rode
up to the station in triumph, amid the
cheers Of the bystanders. A 5 soon as the
train stopped number rushed TO their
assistance; but they declined all aid,
maniiesting no concern for themselves,
but considerable for the fate of the horses
hn
jured, while the damages to the latter
we're found to be very trifiug.-ALbion
{ Mich special to Detroit Press, Jan. 26.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-10
THE DRUNKARD's DAUGHTER.

BY @. W. BuSGAY.
Out on the street, with naked feet,
saw the drunkard's little daughter;
Her tattered shawl was thin and small;
She little knew, for no one taught her.
Her skin was fair. her auburn hair
Was blown about her pretty forehead;
Her sad. white face wore sorrows trace,
And want and woe that were not borrowed.
Heart broken child, she seldom smiled.
Hope promised her no bright to morrow;
Or if its light flashed on her night.
Then up came darker clouds Of sorrow.
She softly said, 1--WE have no bread.
No wood to keep the fire a-burning
The child was i'll, the winds so chill.
Her thin. cold blood to ice was turning.
But men well fed and warmly clad,
And ladies rohed in richest fashion,
Passed on the side where no one cried
To them for pity or compassion.
That lone night fed. and then the light
Of rosy day in beauty shining.
Set dome, and spire. and roof on fire,
And shone on one beyond ropining.
Asleep alone-as cold as stone,
Where no dear parent ever sought her,
In wi1ding sheet of snew and sleet,
Was found the drunkard's lifeless daughter.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-10

A recent English writer says that the
distinctive difference between an English
aud purely Irish face is, that the former
looks as If the hand of nature had been
passed over it downward, when coming
into the world, while the Irish face looks
Is II. on that occasion, the hand had been
gently passed over the features in g con-
trsry or up ward directien.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-10

The pistols used in the Burr-Hamil-
ton duel are in the possession of gen.
tleman in Newburg Burr's is marked
with an X. They are of the old style of
manufacture, flint locks, mahogany
stocks, the barrels carrying halfounce
ball. The barrels are of the double
and-twist" make; they bear the mark
of 81. Twiggs, London" The pistols
resemble each other exactly. These
weapons have been used in some ten or q
dozen other duels, besides the one which
has made them historically famous. We
are not informed how many lives have
been sacrificed by the use of them. The
last owner, the late Commodore Sslter,
United States Navy, cleaned them and
fred them off once a month regularly
while he lived. 1t is said that they
never miss fire.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-10

Mr.. SpurgeoB, the other day, was
scoldiug certain Of his followers who de-
clined TO interfere in politics on the
ground that they were not Of this
world" This, be argued, was mere met
aphOr. "You might as we'll. be said,
"being sheep Of the Lord. decline to eat
a mutton chop on the plea that it would
be cannibalism."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-10
Curious Case of Wife Trading in the West


A late number of the Effingham (fll)
Democrat speaks of couple of fellows
in that county that have been swapping
women. We have heard of instances be.
fore where husbands have traded wives,
but this is the first instance that we ever
noticed where father trades daughter
for his wife. This gross barbarism was
developed in the courts of that county
last week. 1t appears, says the Demo
crat, that at or near Mason a preacher
named Deilz traded his daughter to his
neighbor, named Burns, for his wife,
agreeing to give as boot between the
daughter and wife FIVE thousand dollars.
In accordance with this trade the hus.
band left the wife and took the daughter
off to St. Louis, and the wife placed her
self under the care of the trading
preacher. After Burns had froiicked
around st. Louis awhile with the daugh-
ter they returned to Mason and demanded
his boot money, which the. reverend old
scoundrel refused to pay, and then Burns
had him arrested for seducing his wife,
and the trial developed the above facts.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-10
SOUTHERN H0OP-sElRT HiHuFaCTORf.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
City Directory,


BANKS.
M emphis City Saw. Inst, cor. Jefferson and
II Front S.B .Tobey ,Pres'r: &c. Kifk. Car.
M epphis Bank. corner Main and Madison
w j. J. Murphy, Prest.; +. NJ. Cash. Cash'r.
EtNirst National Bank, IA Madison.
BOOK STORES.
Ethurch & Co., Bookseller, Stationers, Prin-
" ters and Binders, y Main.
s%9TSs pySes 4S,Shsr BSd 80 Ms
''a'Oh Bosirs s'IsiSih AND IiSi SHOES. s. MAINE
NEiller. William. 2ls Main.
v inkhaucr & BrO., 2sll Second.
CARRIAGES, RUGGIEs, ETC.
wv oodruff & Co.. l79 Main.
CIGARS AND PIPES.
RT aver, Marshuetz * Co., removed to SOO
NA- Main street.
(rayser, Geo. l., Importer. Headquarters in
CEoTMINfa o. STsTtES Hose,i %ND GENTS, FURNISH.
ING GOODS.
Wizard. J. c.. Resident Partner Garthwaite,
Wv Lewis & Stuart, 27l Main:
COAL OIL, LAMPS AND SOAPS.
E1rcscott, O. F. Co., 40 Jefferson.
ND oscnhaum q Bros. Coal Oil, Petre OIL and
ka Stoves: wbelessls a and retail; 234 Main.
WIZ enrich. p. H., ~ Bro, CONNECTIONS. Fancy
AA Groceries, ETC., 224 Main.
EDodesta & CaEassa, 252 Main. cor. N. Court.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
HDearce, Lambert a. Co.. Commission Merch's
Nj and Cotton Factors, 226 Front, up stairs.
a ttwood & Anderson. Produce, Grain, Cot
IN ton. etc.. $50 Main.
VNT right, w. p, Grain and Produce of every
wv description. II Monroe. Cooper block.
COMMERCIAL COLLEGE.
n eddin's Commercial College, open Day and
CARRIAGES MxNUFACTpRER, ETC.
nrtleary, M. Wagon and Carriage Manufae-
" turer, Horse Shoeipg, etc, etc., 81 Union:
DRUGGISTS.
M ansfeld 4 Higbee, 301 and 303 Main.
Ssteevcr. II. c., corner Second and Madison.
Coodyear & Falls. removed to 2S1 Main. Gil
VI bert Il Higbee's old stand
eSmith. j. A. j.. dealer in Drugs. Toilet Arti-
~ cles. etc., corner Jefferson and Third.
Wohnson, g. D., 1853 Main, two doors north
cS Overton Hotel.
ME- oerncr, Theo., Druggist and Analytical
III d Chemist. 81 and 81 Beal. corner Second.
VA alter, JOS, ls4 Main. between Washisg-
DRY GOODS.
ED ice, Stix,& Co., 319 Main, exclusive whole
EG sale.
SOuthern Palace-HowclI. Wood & Co.. 1872
II .owenstein. B., & Bros. corner Main and
M Jefferson.
wv ellis 4 Coll. 267 Main.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-10
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