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heapipg mp the number Of the dlsguated."
REBkr MILITARY MAHsuALsuR.
"Well," said I, "aince nc arc upon the sub
ject Of Generals, what is the general belief at
this table as to the chief military genius OF
the South in the war2 ask this question be-
cause, in conversation with very intelligent
gentleman and editor, Colonel Stoddart Jones,
Of Frankfort, Kentucky, he told mo that bis
faith, all the while, when be was staff officer,
was on the side Of Jefferson Davis as opposed
to the Virginia combination; that Davis was
more in earnest and more obstinate than they,
and less Infected with Virginia State Rights
jealousy; and he also said, what I an unable
to find proof Of, that Joe Johnston was an
abler Captain than Robert E. Lee"
To this replied distinguished rnbel:
.Wen, have never met any thinking man in
the South who does not consider the three
Vireiuians, Johnston, Loe, and Jackson, to
have won nearly all the glory Of the whole TO
be1lion. The ablest newspaper in tho South
during the war WAS Daniels Examiner, at
Richmond, and We arc beginning to believe
TINT Daniels was more Of statesman than
Davis. Our people hold to Lee as the great
military genius but am not one who has
been able to see It in those lamps Lea was
docile, amiable careful, and devoted man, but
Joe Johnston's mind was arghtniug mind, and
his magnetism is felt by any man who comes
in contact with him. While Leo is playing
school-teacher, without the ability to teach,
at Lexington, Joe Johnston is making from
ten to fifteen thousand dollars year at savsn-
nah, IS the agent Of London Life insurance
company; and but for the poverty OF the
South be would hAve been now st the head Of
come huge corporate system in QUE section:
He is IN old mau,-is Joe,-and his body Is full
OF lead, for he has been wounded three times,
twice in Mexico, and once at Seven Pines; but
for his campaigns in the late war, Will point
Won out three. His campaign from Yorktown
to Fair Oaks, in which he so battered Metaal-
i'm that he never made an aggressive
movement after Johnston WAS wounded
but left The field open to Leo 70
fdniah him up. In the second plsce, oosetse
his campaign from Dalton to Atlanta, wne.e !,
ho lost 10, 900 men to Sherman, and yet 1ougn.
no great battle; and, thirdly, If you want j, %
| see the magnetism and shtewdness Of ent
| man, look at tho treaty he roade with snef'
! man. playing Ta1ley1and to him, 30 that stan
ton had to get to work to make the treaty ove'
again" ,ou.,
When beard these Democrats OF tho sout'
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FOR SALE.

THOR SALEJOLIET CUT-DFF GRAVEL IN
large q email quantities, deIirsrtd at point in
A1 ts Eupraicd bv the cubic {nE1t Otdee 1T south
CIark-a., Room g. JOHN ACCAFFERY 4 co.
n0GS FOR SALE-BULL DuGs> SCOTCH TER
J1ic1s. black and tans, coach anI watch dogs. and
purn. Apply nt e North faSAllext.
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NTAETED-TO BUY HOUSEHOLD FURNI.
" TURF, carpets, part therrof also rnereAan-
disc Of any kind AddFee9 II, KAUFMAN 81 south
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.-e.cc~s1.ss1r@~NsSE & f;nRYEH UNION AND MITCH
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two M nail ytnexar estahI:ahmcnt or Other pnr
poss. re G.5dpsr GS.i coTHaPT s ga 80 1s n
sVftch iTotu FanwAJ ofee, stah4e. sh1t. &C. ay a.
EEEYES, II Fullerton Block q Deashazuat.
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tongues
tGeorge Sanders has no moral character
but q good deal Of that disposition to stick to
his friends, which often passes current
amongst politicians for principle; md his in
te1lectual cndowmenta were go brilliant, speak-
inr politically, that they used to keep us who
were more fortunate in worldly thrift, IN amaze
ment. But he has had his day here, with Ike
Fowler, Isaiah Ryndezs, and all that Old get OF
New York politicians WHO aourished antar1or
to Sjckles, and Wood, and Hoffman, and the
new Tamm1ny set; but when they come to
sum up tho big fish in politics at the breaking
cut of the war, they must count as amongst
the biggest that humorous ragabond, George
Sanders"
RoGEn H. PRYOR
az had a scene with Stanton after he had
nut Roger A. Pryor in Fort Lafayette" said
this frank old Democrat, ono Of the olden
lime. aStanton uaed to be Democrat with
me, and still kept upon pleasant tezms with
him, although he would have hanged me in
minute had dared move out OF cata1epsy :;
Int when PRYOR was taken went up to tho
War Office, and, resolving to start high in my
demand. I asked Stanton to use his in-
auence with me to have Pryor re-
leased. He turned upon me like u
wild cat, and said: II that scoundrel were
condemned to be dragged through the rcd hot
flames OF he'll for forty years, and could save
him FIVE minutes Of the time, I would not
move my hand to do it. argued and rea-
snned with him on the score Of old party afili-
ATOMS and human errors, but he would not
budce an inch He WAS man who had q sin
cere hatred for anybody who differed with him
IN the nomenta15 convictions he entertained,
aud his whole heart and mind were in the war,
"a they were wont to be in everything he took
up. After pleading long time with
him, said, Stanton, do me- at least this
favor; don't oppose me if I make application u
przor's behalf to the President and Secretary
Of State He eMore that ho would enter into
no such obligation, and he denounced Pryor
nth such terrible denunciation. that it has
always appeared to me- since Int Int p;rhaps p, 1apst
prvor had personally offended him as sem<
1,reyious time.-' However this WIS sfan1o'
'A. M1 have no doubt that you can get Abe Lin
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uARVOYANTS.


1 ASTROLoGY-MADAAE Ray, THE Young
"a and talented Doct1css aad AstoloS1st III
Il her eonsnit.tiea Eoems> Se. = ThisdHy; Ssn9 o
.ny who e1nal her IL her ptofeon tn "a nns WI,
tisses Ind showing ltentees Of fat;sc husband O.
very thoashts the m1ent you enter nes ssio; sitas
In love d business afsi bet sdvss ~ ,s III &
sutaton feecLsdics, at: gentlemen. IL Ec1oeznb7'
Tbfr6.aY.
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no HENT-AT COTTAGE GROVE. a PLEASANT
quiyo ut No. q LApsleyst,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-06-23

Take me" And they answered Not
yet, and the star was shining ~
He grew to be man whose hair was
turning gray, and he was sitting in his
chair by the freside, heavy with grief
and with his face bedewed with tears,
when the star opened once again. Hff
Said his sisters angel to the leader;
as my brother Gomez" UI
And he said, Nay, but his maiden
daughter. " h ~
And the man who had been child saw
his daughter, newly lost to him, celes-
tial creature among those three, and he
said, "My daughters head is OH my
mother neck, and at her feet there is
the baby of old time, and can bear the
parting from her. God be praised!"
And the star was shining. ifa d.h
Thus the child came to be an old man,
and his once smooth face was wrinkled,
and his steps were slow and feeble, and
his back was bent. And one night as he
lay upon his bed, his children standing
around him, he cried as he had cried so
long ago: ...
II see the starp Qua
They whispered to one another, He
is dying"
And he said, III am. My fge is fall
ing from me like garment, and move
toward the star as child. And o, my
Father, now thank Thee that it has so
often opened to receive those to await
mel'
And the star was shining; and it shines
upon his grave. ian ESQ
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-06-23


William Everett, son of Edward
Everett, delivers the Fourth of July ora
ton in Boston this year.
A Boston woman refused to permit
her husband to go on fishing excursion
because he was very apt to be drowned
when he went upon the water, and,
moreover, did not know how to swim any
more than a goose.
Illinois has a preacher who gets his
congregation in church. locks the door,
and breaches at them until the deacon
collects specified amount. Hepreached
three hours last Sunday before they came
down with 800 he had levied on them.
A Piute who, in the streets of Virginia
City, Nevada, seized the handles of an
electrical machine, quickly began war
dance, and cried out, "Hi-you, whoa,
you stopee wagon, do i'm small" He
was released, and, breaking through the
crowd, took himself to a safe distance.
DR.. Bond says that to affect to pity old
maids is a mere waste of oalf-power.
" Old maid is felt to be an epithet OF
reproach, when in most instances it is a
title of honor. 1t is accepted as a desig-
nation of inferior, when in truth it com
monty marks the higher grade of women
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-06-23
A Romantic story.
am the Wheeling Rerister.l

from the Nneeling hebis'oI'I
We have heard the particulars Of 8
story which, 10 our thinking, is rather
romantic, and proves the truth of two
adges as old as the hills, one of which Is
g. that the course of true love peyer did
run smooth" and the other assures Us
that if we marry III haste we may re-
pent at leisure" rL A. rs.r ua
Something near four years since a
young couple in this eiiy Imagined them
selves desperately in love With each
other, and sought to have their love fruo=
tify ia matrimony. The relatives and
friends of the would-be bride warned her
against the match, and advised her to
wait, for there is always plenty of time
for waiting in such matters. But her 5
was q love that would not be adj
vised, and so, unknown TO all but
four persons beside themselves, they
sped away to Pennsylvania, that Gretna
Green of runaway couples, and were
there united in wedlock by clergyman.
They returned to this city on the same
evening and parted about ten o'clock,
each resolved TO keep { unknown, as
Shakespeare says, until a favorable sea
son to reveal the marriage should arrive.
Silence was imposed on the four friends,
and well did they hide the secret for
nearly four years. Not soul else has
dreamed that the young lady was a mar
ried woman. The strangest part Of the
story is that the husband, who never saw
his wife save one Of her friends was by.
left the city the next day and has never
been seen by her since, as we are in
formed, nor has he aided in her mainten-
ance in any way since ne called her wife;
The young lady is very attractive, and
has not lacked for suitors in the years OF
her desertion, but she has refused all
and claimants for her hand,
greatly to the astonishment Of her
friends, who knew that some of the
offered were most eligible, and
could not account for her preferences for
A life Of single blessedness.
At length, satisfied that her husband
was her husband only in name, she re-
vealed 10 her ast0nished relatives and
friends the fact Of her marriage and all
The attendant circGfaslances Measures
we're set on foot st once Coz > divorce,
and on YESTERDAY the hasty words we're
snndered hy the eoari. and she Is again
free-free 10 choose 3 more htting
mate and 10 secure yet world Of happi-
ness.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-06-23

The train leaving Memphis at l. Is pm. runs
daily. The am. train uoes not run on Sun
day. Both trains run through TO Louisville
without changes. Elegant sleeping ears run
through on the l.15 p. m. train from Memphis
through cars to Philadelphia, Cleveland, Buff
falo and New York, without change. Only
one change from Louisville to Baltimore,
Washington City and Boston. Berths and
staterooms. in through cars, can be engaged
at the Ticket Office, 2371S Main street.
j, +. BOYD, Superintendent.
JAS. SPEED, Ticket Agent. 9-62-t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-06-23

demi-monde, and the chief visitors were
found among our first young men. Occa-
sionally one ofthese fellows gets killed or
commits suicide, and then there is SEN
sation in high life, but it is quickly for
gotten. We do not expect anything diff
ferent.-Letter to Rochester Democrat.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-06-23
INSURANCE. IA
MASONIC MUTUAL "a
Life Assurance Association,
OF MEMPHIS, TENN.
Co.operative and Purely Mutual = Charter
Perpetual-Foregsr Exempt from all
Taxes by the Laws of the State.
RANCE.
$4,000 FOR s1O!
OF MEMPHIS, TENN.

- II ~
EXPLANATION; s12 MAKES YOU "a
III member Of the Association-i. o.. $40 for
poiicy. al medical examination fee. and 81
contingent fee, said 81 payable yearly IN ad-
vance for office expenses: un the death OF
surviving member, which is the amount paid
TO the widow or beneficiary OF the deceased
member thirty days being given 70 pay ~ the
assessment of s2 after due notification; when
the Association numbers. several thousan!d,
they will be classed according to ages. viz: All
between the ages of Is and Is years In one
class. and all between 25 and 80 years In an
other, and so on up to 65 years, which Is the
limit: and every class TO be carried 10 0.OOO
N, sembers, then each policy VIII be Worth
Slb 900. Until that time each policy VIII De
Wort. y double the number Of dollars as there
are Z, me mbers of the class; and at the deatn o.
an1y %eS ass ssessed the 81 The policy fec Of $40,
or he rrea, 'er portion of IL, is made sinking
f,nd to nrov 'de for the delinquencies OF mem
hers: and saio' fund is loaned on interest. the
interest accruil'g therefrom. after defraying
the expenses. coming back to tse policy-nola-
ers as dividends. The advantages over Or
dinaTv life Insura1ce Companies are: No
panics can break IL; the fees are SO smsu, ana
reouired 10 he paid at such long intervals. that
any and every man can secure 70 his family a
competency upon his death. This Company
is not restricted to members q t9e Masonic
fraternity. ID. I; IhAp1nMn IhiAd1 n dIt' Iasst t'
Vria % }a ii. g. TRADER, Treas.
BOARD OF DrREcToRs-Hon p Scruggs. OF
Messrs Scruggs & Duncan; A AVaccaro, ESQ. OF
Messrs A Vaccaro x Co; J 5 Stanton, OF STAN
ton & Moore; A Hatchett. Esq. Of Busby 4
Hatchett; Ed Picket, jr, attorney az law %
W. r. HopGKs, NJ. d., Medical Examiner.
Office No. 3 Madison st. zD-luz
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-06-23
NOTICES.
n o TICE Il.

HAVING DISPOSED OF MY ENTIRE IN
III TEREST in the firm of Judson a Co. to
the remaining partners, l am no longer msW-
Der thereof. They assume all the indebied-
ness of said firm. and are alone aathOrized TO
J. G. ALEXANDER
Memphis, TeRn.. May q, 1870.
rTNHE BUSINESS OF SAID FIRM WILL BE
Il continued as heretofore by the under
and styie of hudson 4 Co. who assume The
liabilities Of said firm, and who alone are an-
thorized to collect the indebtedness due the
same. 7. ii. JUDS0N,
A. b. JUDS0N.
Memphis, Tenn. May "a. 1S70.
pa- In retiring from above firm. / cheerfully
recommend them 70 the patronage Of my
friends. j. G. ALEXANDER.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-06-23
Judge OF suprcme Court.

The friends of Hon. JOHN u. 7. SNEED,
Of Fayette county, are authorized by him to
present his name to the people of Tennessee as
the Western Division. Election. August 4th.
1870. to
In responseto the published call of members
of the bar in various counties of East Tennes-
see, and numerous solicitations Of friends, /
hereby announce myself as candidate for the
April 9.s'7O. sffsfJAS. W. DEADERICK. n
We are authorized and requested to an
nounce Hon. L. A. r. NELSON as q candi-
date for Supreme Court Judge from the East
ern Division. The election is to be held on
the first Thursday in August, and two Judges
are To be elected. .-----l...,. -..l.l ..ll-,. 1
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-06-23
PASSENGERS GOING EAST,
Via Louisville or Cairo,

SHOULD PURCHASE TICKETS BY THE
Erie & Atlantic & Great Western R'y
Forming the best and most comfortable line TO
New York, Boston, and Northern and Atlantic
cities, with magnificent Palace Combined Day
and Night Coaches. through. to New York
TWO EXPRESS TRAINS DAILY.
This is the only line from Cincinnati to New
York under one management; the only line
from Cincinnati TO New York without break of
Gauge; the only line whose trains run through
70 New York without change; the only line
running coaches through without using com
promise wheels; the only line running Palace
Broad Gauge Coaches through without change.
n8- If you desire prompt time and certain
connections, finest scenery on the continent,
most comfortable cars in the world, most mag
nifcent dining halls and ample time for meals,
and the safest, best, and most comfortable
route-go to New York by the ERIE AND Ar
LANTIc AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY,
Tickets by this line for sale at all Ticket
Offices through the South,
WIN. r. BARR,
Genl Passenger Ag't, N. Y.
W. b. SHATTUC,
Gen'l South Ag't, Cincinnati, o. 1898
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-06-23
ANNOUNCEMENTS. A
Judge of Fifteenth Judicial Circu

Judge of Fifteenth Judicial Circuit.
In answer to the calls Of the bar and people
of this circuit, 1 announce myself a candidate
for Judge of the, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit,
counties. Itel Il. j. FLIPPIN.As
At the request of respectable portion Of
the Bar, and of the people Of the Fifteenth
Judicial Circuit, i announce myself q candi-
date for Judge of that Circuit. The election
is to be held on the first Thursday, being the
~.~Ts'a rr.rs3seill ISAAC NJ. STEELE.
ApriI %. 1870 . W. eNgA&@A tes
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-06-23

3. Weare opening to-day COMPLETE LINES of
Victoria Lawns. Swisses. NainsOOlks Mulls, Organ
dies Paris MusIins. JacOnets, Cambrics, Bishop
lo Lawns, Tarletans. Marseilles, Piques etc. We
beg to call your particular attention 10
ally large and well selected
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-06-23
WHISKY.
PLUMBERS.

NOR NEAT AND .ExPEDTTIoUs JOB
II Printing, call al IS Madison street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-06-23
PROPOSALS.
Notice to Contractors !
FOR SALE.
For Sale Cheapl

DHE WELL IMPROVED DOUBLE HOUSE,.
Il Nos, 50 and S. Avery street. northwest
corner Of Elliott. Apply st ofice Of southern
Liie Insurance Company. No. - Main street.
up Stair. ST
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-06-23
I GLORIA LAWN sToC

as affording unprecedented inducements In good
yalue. The entire INVOICE OF WHITE GOODS
embraces the best goods at the price hitherto
II offered the Memphis ladies: The balance Of this
week will be devoted to the SPECIAL INTRO 10
DUCTIGN of Victoria Lawns. Piques and Main.
socks. You are invited to examine the quality OF
these, and compare prices with any house I'm
Memphis .f.lssf hsiIll1a Niti
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-06-23

William Everett, son of Edward
Everett, delivers the Fourth of July ora
ton in Boston this wear.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-10-29
FARM AND OUSEHOLD.
Fall.Planted Trees and Vines.

Excessive wet, says the Ohio Farmer, is
one of the very great evils to which the
roots of newly planted trees are liable, the
heavy rains of Fall SO com pletely saturat-
ing the earth around them that they are in
danger of rotting during the winter. There
is most danger, of course, where the land
is flat, and has compact subsoil. The
most certain remedy is to drain as thor
oughly as possible, and where not conven-
lent at this time deep and wide burrows
should be made SO as to allow the surface
water to escape.
Loosening of the roots, by winds and
freezing, is another danger to which Fall
planted trees are especially liable on clay
lands and in wet seasons. This danger is
avoided by draining and proper care in
planting. After the trees are set and the
earth pressed firmly on to the roots. a little
higher than the natural surface, a mound
of additional earth should be piled around
the stem eight to twelve inches or more in
hight, according to hight and size of the
tree, SO as to prevent its being disturbed
by the winds or heaved out by freezing
This mound of earth will also prevent the
giTdling of the trees by mice. Large trees
should be supported by stakes, if exposed
to high winds.
Mulching of newly planted trees, by plac-
ing quantity OF rOtted manure or chip
earth around them in the Fall, is highly
beneficial, especially for dwarf trees, and
where the mound of earth is not required
| to hold them in position. This mulching
protects the roots in measure, from frosts
and enriches the ground. Where this is
not done in the Fall, it should invariably
be done in the spring as preventive of
injury by drouth, as we'll as to enrich the
soil and keep it mellow. Dwarf pear trees
need this annual mulching with straw to
keep them in a thrifty condition, and
enable them to mature good crops of fruit
Grape vines and raspberry bushes are liza
BILE to be injured by the winter when trans
planted in the Fall; hence, they should be
protected by bending the stems down to
the surface of the ground, and covering
with earth. Straw or litter is not good, as
it is liable to harbor mice or to generate
mildew. The covering should be removed
as soon rs the buds begin to open in the
Spring. This kind of protection is recon-
mended to be practiced every year for all
the better kinds of raspberries, as they are
found to bear surer and larger crops in
consequence.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-10-29
Hints for December.

Ice-houses should be repaired or new
ones built. Do not put off this until the
morning that you are going to fill them.
Have everything in readiness to take adj
vantage of the first good ice that is made
Those who do not take advantage of Deem
Der ice often fail to get any other.
Farm stock must now depend, in a great
measure, on what is given to it; and much
depends on how it is given-how it is pre-
pared, and what quantity. These are mat
tiers that should occupy the mind of every
stock owner; he should be able to estimate
how much food will be the cheapest-re-
membering always that there should be 4
variety and change from one to the other,
so that the appetite may not be cloyed by
too long continuance of one variety.
Many experiments have been made in
cooking food for stock; these have been
conducted by men of intelligence for the
purpose of acquiring facts on which to
base fair calculations. Arithmetic has lent
its aid; weights and measures have been
used, rs well with food as with the animals
fed The general result from all these
facts and figures go to show that there is a
saving of from twenty-five to thirty-three
per cent. by properly cooking the food for
farm stock, and that the best and cheap
est way of doing it is by steam. The great
wonder is, that with all this knowledge put
into the hands of every farmer who reads
an agricultural paper, the practice of steam
ing or in some way cooking food for stock
has not become more general. We trust
that many who have not hitherto done it
will commence this winter.
The article on fuel for family use has now
strong claim on our attention. 1t is the
practice with too many to postpone pre-
pairing winter firewood until it can he 10
longer postponed. This is not only wrong
in economy, but in the enjoyment of life.
Fires made of green wood are both slow
and vexatious, Our wives and daughters
will greet US with swetter smiles when re-
firing from our outdoor labor, if we have
supplied them with plenty of well prepared
dry wood for cooking our meals and warm
ing the house. What better recompense
could we desire?
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-10-29
BONE DUST!

The subscriber has just erected at his farm near the
city. the most improved machinery for making BONE
DUST, and is ready to fill orders for any quantity
which will be delivered at the shortest notice.
The BONE DUST will be finer than any heretofore
made by him mo chemical process resored to- enabling
the Farmer or Planter to sow it with the Drill.
MR. SAMUEL SANDS, well known to the Farmers
and Planters the United the former Editor
of the American Farmer and Rural Register, will have
charge of his office, No. 63 SOUTH GAY STREET near
Pratt and will be happy receive the visits or orders
of his old friends
s45 per ton put in new bags. No charge for bags.
Farmers and others invited to visit my works,
have nothing to conceal.
My have nothing nice to perform, therefore
have no "non admittance" signs on my premises
Persons free to examine my factory, and the nodus
Operandi of Dust making.
cannot afford pay s. 10 or 20 per cent to commits
sion merchants profits do not exceed 10 per cent
Bone Dust, manufactured by me- is A simple, and
is quality cannot be made conform to the price.