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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-09-07
SPECIAL NOTICES.


The:shivsring season.-The loss to the
laboring classes Of the United States caHsed
by fever and ague. has been estimated at up
wards Of two millions Of dollars per annum.
Whole settlements are sometimes Frustrated
BY the disease. and Il Il regarded in some To-
eaiities as one Of those visitations Of Provi-
denoe which cannot be avoided. This Il a
mistake. A. certainly as any Of the evils
which are invited By neglect may be fore
stalled By precauiion-so certainly may an
attack Of Intermittent Tor remittent) fever be
prevented By invirorating the system with
Hostetter's Stomach Bittsu. In advance Of
the season. At which this malady prevails.
Prevention, Il l. needless 70 say. Is the visest
policyt bat it Il consoling 10 know that where
time has not been thus taken By the foreiock.
and The paroryrns have actually commenced.
a comptste cure nav. IN ali cases. Be rapidly
ea.rtes y tie sss O. tsis Fs=srfE. serefable
tonic. The reputation q the Bifters as a
spessss for dyspspsia. liver somplainf. eonfti-
patton ana nervous debility, has In come
measure thrown lnto the shade iti merits a. q
prsveutiyc and cure Of other ailmentr. but all
Who have ovss taken Il. either a. protection
arainst O. . remedy for malari0us feveri, viii
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ADMINISTRATORS SALE.
Administrators Sale Of Real Estate.

DY VIRTUE OF A DECREE OF THE
ID Chancery Court, sitting in and fer the
county of Lowndes and State of Mississippi,
made at the July term, A. ID. 1870, thereof, the
undersigned administrator de bonis non OF
the estate of Ransom IL. Byrn, deceased, will
On the 10th day of December, 1870,
next, between the hours prescribed by law, in
front of the courthouse door of the county Of
Tunica, in said State of Mississippi, expose
for sale at public auction, to the highest bid
der, for one-third cash, and the balance in
one and two years, with six per cent. interest
from date, the following described real estate,
located, lying and being in said county of
Tunica, as follows, to-wit: Fractional section
l6, containing $40 acres; fractional section II,
containing 450 acres; south half Of fractional
section 10, containing 300 acres; sections No.
20 and q, and east half of section n (west
half and southeast quarter section 2D frac-
tional south half section % sections Is and
30; all in township 3, range II.
Also section "a, southeast quarter section Ii,
northeast quarter section ~, south fractional
half of section 26, west half of section 30; all
in township 3, range II.
Fractional section |, township 4. range II;
southwest quarter section 2; east half of north
east quarter, east half of southeast quarter,
and southwest quarter Of southeast quarter OF
section 3 (; west half section 8, southwest quar-
ter Of section s, southeast quarter OF section
section Ii, east half of section a.. All of sec
tions -, II, IS and 10. West half Of section
20, southeast quarter of section q, east half
and southwest quarter of section p. All Of
section %. West half of section a. west half
of section Is. All Of section 26. South half
Of section q. northeast quarter Of section Is,
southeast quarter of section %. sections IS
and 80: all in township q. range /.
Also lots 3, 4, 5. 6, 9, 10. IL, r. Is, IA and Is
in section Is, township %, range2. Also, 2, 3,
4, s, 6, and in section p, township 20.
range 2.
To be sold in parcels not to exceed one hum
drcd and sixty acres in any one tract.
w. w. HUMPHREYS, JR.,
Admir- de bonis non of Ransom II. Byrn, decd.
By order of the Court.
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The delegations appointed at the late
mass meeting to different conventions,
met yesterday at the Second Chancery
Courtroom to organize. M. ID. l..
Stewart was made Chairman, and Will
o. Woodson Secretary Of the Guberna-
torial delegation; VIM. Fl. Stephens was
made Chairman, and d. NJ. Scales Sec
rotary of the Floaterial delegation; and
Phil. J. Mallon, Chairman, and James
Brizzolara, Secretary of the Senatorial
delegation.
The delegations are requested to meet
at the same place tomorrow morning at
81 O clock.
The Conventions will be held in the
Second Chancery Courtroom, on
Second street. The Pictorial Conven-
ton will be held first, for the convenience
of the people of Upton county, who will
be anxious to get through early. The
hour of calling the Convention to order
is set at twelve o'clock. As soon as the
Pictorial Convention adjourns, the Sena-
torial Convention viii be organized.
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The New York Press ON she SUR


c;nc;npati Gazette New York special, 4th.l
The Tribune SAYS: 1--WE apprehend
,hat he most nainful scenes OF the war
are vet 10 follow in the capital. The
onIv Encouraging thought is that the
reyolution. which nothing can prevent,
and which we fear may be bloody, will
resnlt finally ia the expulsion forever of
evArv shred of the shattered Napoleonic
dynasty from the country it has ruined.
az what may come after we do not spec
Mate. We fear return of the Orleans
family. We hope for a republic. We
nray that France may emerge from her
sea of trouble chastened, purified and
free. We Join in the paans of victory
that chant All hail to United Germany
The Times and Herald both look for a
republic, but think it will come too late
to change the fortune of war.
The World, which has from the outset
warmly espoused the cause of France,
saws. editorially. The Emperor has
fallen, clearly, Enthusiastically, undenia-
blv. because he deserved to fall as all
men may clearly see; and here, for us
in America, is the lesson of the great
event, because he was an Emperor. 1t
is the system that has surrendered, not
the man, for now if ever is the time for
all calm and candid men to do justice
to the great qualities alike Of mind and
character which have enabled Louis Ma
poleon Bonaparte, for nearly the life
time of generation, TO fill the most
conspicuous position in the civilized
world with so much skill and force, with
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Several journals charge Gov. Davis
with employing political spies.
In Goliad corn sells at 81 bushel.
Eighty horses were recently stolen by
Indians in Burnett, on the North Gabriel
Many of the planters in Gonzales have
planted improved cottOn--some Of the
Boyd prolific, others the Dickinson, etc. /:
so well matured bolls and $50 TO $50
smaller bolls and squares are frequently
counted on one stalk
The Goliad Guard says that drOves Of
horses are being crossed the river going
North, and droyes Of cattle are being
crossed going South.
The Houston Telegraph says the peo-
pie are moving all over the State. Pub
lie meetings are being held to proclaim
defeat to the Radicals. They saw it be-
fore it came, and the Radical leaders con-
cocted the plan Of declaring the late
session extraordinary, and fixing the
regular session TO commence in January
next, so as to give them two years Of
power from that time Earth never saw
more unblushing, outrageous act Of
usurpation in a government called free.
The following is from the jefferson
Jimplecute:
Near Boggos Springs, in Davis coun-
ty, on Monday, the 18th Of August, Mr.
Andy Robinson shot his brother Wyatt
Robinson, with a double-barrel shot
gun, one load taking effect in the chin
and neck, and the other in the region Of
the heart Cause, family feud. Andy
Robinson, after killing his brother,
mounted his horse and rode TO Linden
and gave himself up to the civil author
tiles. The case was fully investigated
By an examining court, and Mr.. r. was
bound over in bond Of $500 10 make
his appearance before the District Court
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DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT CHICAGO.
Loss About ss.0O0.0O0 = Several
Spectators Crushed by Falling
Walls.

1Eara~4 ~ -
Walls.
A fire broke out abont FIVE o'clock on
Sunday afternoon in the paper store OF
Latin, Butler & Co., Chicago. The
whole of the magnificent Drake Block,
on Wabash avenue, corner Of Washing
ton street, is destroyed The total losses
will reach, it is estimated, $4,000, 900, on
which there is from $l50,00O to Sls0,OO0
insurance. The losses thus far gathered
are: NJ. V. Farwell 4 Co., dry goods,
81, 500, 900 to 81, 800, 900, insurance $780,
00O in all the companies represented in
Chicago; Kirkland, Ordway 4 Co..
boot and shoe dealers, loss $3.50, 900,
insurance Sl50,0O0; Smith 4 Nixon and
Lyon & Heeley, music store, loss $780,
900, insurance SIS, 900; Latin, Butler d
Co., paper, loss $3.50, 900, insurance $780,
600; Field, Letter 4 Co., had dry goods
stored in the upper floor of one of the
stores and suffered loss of $4,000;
insurance 100000 The block was
owned by John B. Drake, of the IRE
mont House, J. V. Farwell & Co., and
Thatcher Brothers. The loss on the
building is about $450,000. Drake has
Sl3O, 900 insurance, and Thatcher Broth
ers 100000. Smith 4 Nixon had one
hundred and fifty pianos burned Some
goods were got out Of tae lower floors of
the building, but the greater portion
of all the stocks were consumed.
About half of the six walls of
Powells stores fell in with a
tremendous crash. A large number of
persons, employees and outsiders, had
been shortly previous on the upper
floors, but danger being apprehended on
account Of an immense weight of goods
stored there, the police compelled them
to 90 down stairs; yet large number
remained on the first and second floors
when the building fell in, and it is feared
that there has been a large loss Of life.
Some rumors place the number Of buried
as high as fifty, but the general idea is
that about ten or twelve have suffered
death.
1t is impossible at present to get any
definite information on this point; sew
ural persons had very narrow escapes.
Immense crowds witnessed the conha-
grafton, jamming the streets in all d.
rections; fifty thousand is probably a
fair estimate of the number present.
The fire is supposed TO have originated
in the spontaneous combustion of greasy
rags in the paper store OF Latin, Butler
& Co.
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Destructive Fire in Lynchburg-
Heavy Loss of Property.

At about two o'clock this morning,
after our paper had been put to press, a
fire broke out on Twelfth street between
Church and Court in the small wooden
tenement formerly occupied by Edward
Corrigan as grocery store, but which
had been unoccupied for some time past.
The flames spread very rapidly, and they
very soon communicated with the large
tobacco factory adjoining and occupied,
the upper stories by Messrs James d.
Holt 4 Co. and the basement floors by
Major John H. Flood. The factory
building is large structure, fronting
about thirty and running back about one
hundred feet, and the flames, when once
they had seized upon it, seemed fairly to
leap from one end of the roof to the
other, and cast their lurid glare for
squares in every direction.
From the factory the flames crossed
Twelfth street to the large brick build
ings occupied by Mrs. Robert NJ. Brown,
and known as the Lynchburg Female
Seminary. The fire here first seized the
roof and heavy cornices, and in a few
moments spread itself over the entire
lrOUl next W luc idCtoIgi anu At thC
time we write g am the whole i'm
mense building appears doomed to de-
struction The fire next communicated
to the brick building to the east of the
one in which it originated, and occupied
as dwelling by Mr.. Charles Coomes.
All of the buildings named seemed
doomed to destruction when we left the
scene, and fears were entertained that
other houses in the neighborhood would
share similar fate.
The building in which the fire orig
mated, as well as those to the east of it,
belonged, we believe, to Mr.. Edward
Corrigan. The factory building is the
property of Mr.. d. W. Burton, while the
seminary building is the property of its
occupant, Mrs. Brown.
Messrs. Holt 4 Co. had an insurance
of about $4,000 on their stock, which will
only partially cover their loss. We
could not learn whether the other suffer
ers had any insurance.
The entire loss by the FIRE will proba-
bly, reach 10000, and will fall heavily
on the unfortunate sufferers.
The fire was doubtless the work of an
incendiary, from the fact that it origin
ated in an unoccupied building. Lynch
burg Republican, I'd.
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FRANCE.

PARIS, September THE Prussian
advance is confirmed The French are
Withdrawing towards the capital. The
greater portion of Vineys corps has
reached Paris.
The Republic has been enthusiastically
proclaimed throughout the whole Of
France. The declaration is everywhere
received with acclamations.
Lord Lyons had long interview with
Favre yesterday. The import is un-
known.
Count Palikao assumes command Of
the army Of Lyons.
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LOUISVILLE.
German JubiIee-Aeeidsnt.

LOUISVILLE, September Z. - Nearly
every German business house in the city
is flying the Prussian flag. Arrange
ments are being made FOR a grand pub
he demonstration on the 18th inst. in
honor Of Prussian victories.
A brakeman named Pancake was
killed on the Jacksonville and Indian
apolis railroad, at Mansfield, yesterday
evening.
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BAVARIA.

MrSIcH, September THE town com
ell have sent a deputation to the King,
asking him to join the Confederation Of
the North German States.
A salient proclamation has been pre-
pared in Paris, addressed to the German
people, asking for a cessation Of the
war.
The French engineers are destroying
tunnels on the railroad lines running
east out Of Paris.
The Prussian advance is said 10 be
near scissors, marching rapidly towards
Paris.
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ITALY.

FLORENCE, September IA commit
tee Of the citizens Of Nice are now on
their way to this city, with the object OF
asking Of the Italian government the
reunion Of the dismembered province to
the territory Of Italy.
Row., September THE proclama-
ton Of the French Republic causes most
profound sensation here Arrests made
by the authorities, which we're numerous
before this event now become innumer-
able. Hundreds have been imprisoned
on the charge Of conspiracy.
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A contemporary says: Have you ever
seen pet dog setting on its hind legs2
Do you remember the pensile nature Of
the paws2 Can you recall the idiotic
helplessness expressed in the line in
which they droop? Ifyou do, you have
before you a perfect representation of
the new fashion growing into great favor
with the LADIES' Of holding the hands
BY so bending the arms that the elbows
make very acute angles, and by then
allowing the entire hands, from the wrists
downward, to hang loose like hair belts,
an air of graceful imbecility is impaired
to the general appearance. When you
see a woman holding her hands thus, she
looks like superior sort Of penguin,
and You may be certain that her style is
reproachless.
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The Columbus (Ga.) Sun, Of Monday
last, says: A white woman, in mans
apparel, has occasionally been seen on
the outskirts Of the city, near the rail-
road bridge, on the north common, and
she makes fne-looking q nice" young
man. She is stranger in these parts;
carries a small cane and pistol (seven-
shooter; dresses in black cloth suit.
light or drab hat, high-heeled, low-quar-
tered shoes, and smokes chews, and has
a brandy-hask. Says that it's nobody's
business who she is; that her mother
knows she's out.
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Delegates 20 the GubernatOrfal
Convention.

The propositions Of the Memphis and
Charleston and Memphis and Ohio
railroads, made by their respective re-
representatives. at the meeting Of the Cub
Equatorial delegation yesterday evening,
we're that both roads would take one or
all of the delegates for ten dollars to
Nashville and return, sleeping cars in
cluded. The delegates are at liberty to
select their own route. The members Of
the respective delegations are requested
TO call upon their chairman for their
credentials.
NJ d. L. STEWART, Chairman.
JAeEs BRIzzoLARA. Sec'y.
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NEW YORK.
Yiee presId.n1 cnIrnr

NEw YoRK, September THE Brook
lyn Union will this evening print letter
from Vice President Colfax, announcing
his definite and unalterable determina-
ton Of retiring from public life at the
end Of his present term Of Office.
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FUNERAL NOTICE.

The friends Of Thomas d. and Martha A.
Eldridre. and Of their late daughter. AsxIK.
are requested 10 attend her funeral services.
at the College Chapel. this "WEDNESDAY
afternoon at four o'clock. Services by the
Rev. A. II. Thomas. Carriages will leave
Flaherty's Al half-past three o'clock.
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ON saturday. October s, 1870,

On Saturday. October 8, 1870,
at the front door Of the First Chancery Court
room and Sheriff Is Office, on Second street, in
the city of Memphis, proceed to sell at public
auction, to the highest bidder. for cash, the
following described real and personal estate
Tor so much thereof rs may be necessary 20
pay off the Indebtedness mentioned in said
trust deed and yet due), situate in Shelby
county, to-wit: A part of the lot known and
described on the plan of the city Of Memphis
as lot No. 4, in block No. SO, of Tops suhdi-
vision, bounded as follows: Beginnins on the
north line Of Vance street, southeast. corner
of said lot No. A.; thence westwardly with
Vance street 65 feet thence northwardly lS7
feet 10 an alley Is feet wide; thence east with
the south line Of said alley 50 feet to the north
west corner Of lot No. 5 of said block thence
southwardly with the west line Of lot No. to
the beginning, being point Of $50 feet east
frem the intersection of Vance and Orleans
Also ten drays and the following described
mules, to-wit: One bay mare mule ~ hands
high; one bay horse mule Is hands high; one
bay horse mule II! hands high. years old;
one black horse mule, with gray nose, l6 hands
high, 10 years old one bay horse mule 16
hands high, years old; one dark-brown mule
l6lS hands high, years old; two dark-brown
mare mules, each 10 hands high and years
old two black horse mules, l6 hands high and
years old two dark-brown mare mules, 14l<
hands high and 3 years old one mouse-eol-
ored mule, blind in left eye, 10 hands high. 10
years olds one mOuse-colored horse mule, l5Z
hands high, years old and two mOuse-col-
ored mare mules, each 10 years old-in all 10
mules,
Ia waived, and the title to said property is be-
lieved TO be good. but / shall sell and convey
the rame only as trustee.
5-3S HOWELL Il. JACKSON, Trustee.
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Another letter on the war from Victor
Hugo appears in Les Utas-Unis d Eu-
rope. Of Geneva. He says This war
Is two edged; Il J. overturns Prussia, il
delivers Us to Bonaparte; II France, il
delivers Us to Bismarck In the latter
case the true result viii not remain in
expectancy. The revolution will rise
above the fallen empire, and the revolu-
ton viii become next day the United
States Of Europe. Let as rouse our
selves against kings and trust in The
people.
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have this day Gas per reference TO the
above card) connected myself with James a.
Swain in the General Agency of the Equitable
Life Assurance Society Of the United States
for the States Of Tennessee. Arkansas and
Northern Mississippi, and in such capacity
present myself to the public. The business
that II have just entered. upon is eminently
worthy Of the most serious attention and
lection Of all, and the company that l have
the honor in part TO represent. is not excelled
BY any other similar corporation in the United
States In point of solvency, merit, worth and
considerations, / confidently appeal to. my
friends and generous public for q fair share
Of their patronage. I: N. JOHNSfoN.
Memphis, September l. 1870.
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A pretty American, who is doing duty
at Strssburg. wears a felt hat with a
dropping white plume, a black tunic
confined at the waist with vanished
leather belt and buckle. loose black
trousers TO the knee, and Hessian boots
with Oilt spurs
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BELGIITM.

BRUssELs, September THE indie.
pendent Beige says the Empress Eugene
is the guest Of the Hoogvean family. at
their chateau Meiasse, near Brussels.
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COMPREHENSIVE NOTICE.
COMPREHENSIVE.

r HAVE THIS DAY ASSOCIATED WITH
L me Mr.. T. N. JOHNSTON Qate with Gal
breath, Stewart 4 Co., and Stewart Bros. q
Fizer) In the business of the General Agency
of the Equitable Life Assurance Society Of the
United States, for the States Of Tennessee, Ar
kansas and Northern Mississippi. The firm
name and style will be Swain K Johnston.
JAMES A. SWAIN,
General Agent Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety Of the United States.
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MoLAssEs AND SUGAR.
10 THE WHOLESALE MERCHANTS.

I AM RECEIVING REGULAR SHIP
Il ments Of my new brands Of Molasses. Try
prepared 20 lay Northern syrups and Louis
lana and Island Sugars down here AZ the
iio-ii-7-ihi j. &. LANPHIER. SIS Front It.
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admit that It surpasses In efficiency all the So
called specifies Including quinine), usually
prescribed for these maladies. while 1t is a.
the same TINY entirely harmless and decidedly
paiatable.
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A French theatrical manager Is look
ing for full house" should the Prus-
SLAMS enter Paris. As for me" he is
reported TO have said, Il wait for the
Prussians with impotence. What re-
ceipts we shall havel Those fellows
have money. and adore the theatre; We
shall have a repetition Of the grand
nights Of 1874.
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GROCERIES,.
JUST RECEIVED.

$50 bbIs. Corn Meal,
20 casks bacon,
25 Heroes sugar Cured Hams,
400 bbIs. Flour (various grades),
80 I" Choice Rye Flour,
90 packages Choice Butter,
so boxes Cheese,
25 bbIs. Navy Beans,
10 :" Green Peas,
10 half bbIs, Farina.
$50 bbls. whisky,
400 eases Can Goods.
$50 bbls. sugar various grades),
so =" syrup.
And other articles too numerous 10
men tfon. for sale low Mt
q. A. ECKERLY'S,
32s Front ST., corner Union,
1ss-is-li-15 Memphis, Tenn.
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EDUCATIONAL.
DRUGS.


PRESCRIPTIONS ACCURATELY PRE-
Il pared by experienced pharmaceutists At
all hours. A new stock oftoilet and fancy ar
w. c. GRIsWOLD & CO.,
lS-1l-5 Corner Main and Beal 81.
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FORTUNE TELLER.
MADAME Anne, IO7 heal 8

MADAME ANNE, THE FORTUNE TIL
Nl Ter. has returned 10 the city ana taEen
an oficc az i07 Beal street. che soucle We
generally, ~
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A New Advertising Dodge. -Evcry time
a lady who uses fragrant SozoDoSr opens her
mouth she advertises the article. The state Of
her teeth Is a certificate of its excellence. No
spot darkens their surface. no impurity clings
to them, the cushions in which they are set are
rosy. and the breath that swells through them
Is sweet as the breeze Of juno.
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LEGAL.
Trustees Sale.

FINDER AND BY VIRTUE OF THE
cuted TO me as trustee by Michael Larkin, on
the LIST day of September, 1869, and duly regis
tered in the Registers Office Of Shelby county,
Tennessee, in book No. 70, page 2i9, will,
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No Cure, No Pay. = FosRxsr's JuSRER
TAR-For Coughs. Group. Whooping-CouEh.
Asthma. Bronchitis. Sore Throat. Splitting Of
Blood and Lung Diseases. Immediate relief
and positive cure. or price refunded. so cents.
N. B.--The genuine article has yellow labels.
with white. imprinted wrapper. l
Gilt G00DYEAR& HILLS.