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CONGRESSMAN Bowen, member Of CON
gzess from South Carolina, has been in
dicted in Washington for the crime Of
having two wives. de has given bond
and deairos az early trial, Why don't
20 20 10 Utah, ct oncef
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-12-22

TIE entire population OF Charleston
South Carolina, by the census this year
is $1,000. At tho late election the city
polled 10000 votes, or one for every two
and n-halt of its population. New York
voted one for every six Of its population,
and Grant sent troops to that cityto pre-
vent repeating" New York is Demo
czatic and Charleston is Radical. That
sthe difference.
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HOUSE & LOT FOR SALE.

T WILL offer for sRle to che highest bidder, on
i the 7th day of Janutry, 1871, one house
and lot in sEeetwSter, trew occupied by James
N. Grant as a fs,+ily residence, fronting the Rail
Road, 40 feet. It is a desirable location for
a Boarding or Business Hdtse.
TEkMS: One third cash, the remainder in pay
rhents Of one and two yehrS at six per cent. in
terest. ". l.. PRICE.
eOV3.td
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-12-22

Made Of Poor Rum, whfskey, Proof splrlt.
and Refuse Liquors doctori. IpIced and sv eat
tasd TO please the taste, called "Tohics %" Appetla-
srs, : "Rsstorea," &C, hat lead tue upplsr on 10
drunksnusIS and ruln. bat are EIrss Medicine, N "a,
from the Native Eoou aud Herbs Of Caufornla fire..
from all Alcoholic stlmulants. They are TIA
GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER and A LIFE
GIVING PRINCIPLE Q perfect Rsn6TII0r ana
iATigotAtor Of the SysAm, carrying OF all pOhonoss
matter and restoring ths blood to healthy oondiiioa.
No person can take these BltIsr according to dlrec.
tlou And remain long unvsll.
SIUO WILLIS given for An incufaois ene. provided
the bones are not destroyed by mineral poison o.
other means. and the vital organs wasted beJoAd the
polRt Of repair.
For In1nmmAtory and Chronic RheumR-
tism and GOut, Dyspepsia, or IndIgestIou,
Billions, Remittent and Intermitsont Fsyers
Diseases Of the blood, Liver, Kidneys and
Bladder, these Bltters have been mosI sueeeas-
ni. Such Diseases are eSdsed By VItIato4
Blood which 10 gencully prOdueSdby dsrangemsnt
Of the Digestive Organs.
DYSPEPSIA OR INDIGESTION, Read.
-sshs, Pain In the Shoulder, Coughs. Tigbtnsss or thu
Chest, DiEEiness, Sour EruotAtIona OF the stomach,
Bad tasts In the Mouth, Bilious stacks, PGipltAsieu
OF the Heart, Inflammation OF the Lungs Pain In the
tegtons OF the Kidneys, and = hundred blher painful
symptoms, are tho o~tsprugs OF Dyspepsia.
They inYisoTate the stomach, andatimulate the lor.
pldllVsr and bowels, which render them ofunequAlled
efficacy In cleansing the blood OF Sllimpuriues, and
lmphrt!ng new life aud vigor to the whole system.
FOR SKINDISEASEs, Erupuons, letter, Salt
El,agrn, Dlotchea, spots, Pimples. Pustulss, Bolls, Cor.
bunclcs. FiAE.woms, seald Head, Sore Eyes, ErJ1ip-
eas, Itch, scurn, DiscolorstionI Of the Skin. Humo1
aud Dissases OF the Skin, OF whatever name OF nature,
are literally dug up and carried out Of the system In
short time by the ule Of these Differs. One bottle IN
such eases will convince the moatlncredulouS ofthelr
Curative effect.
Cleanse the vltlSted Blood whenever you ana IL
impurities bursting through the skin In Plnplea ,Erup-
tons or sorcs eleAnsei II when You md It obatruessd
and sluggish In tho veins cleanse Il when II 10 foul,
and Jour feelings will tell you when. Keep the blood
pure and the health OF the system viii follow.
PIN, TAI E and other worms, lurklnEin the
system Of so many thousands, are s~HoetuaIly destroy.
ed and renewed. Fot:uir directions, read carefully
the circular ar6und zach bottle, printed In four Ian.
'~guages-Engiish, German. French and Spanish.
y. WALKER, Proprietor. n. II. MCDONALD a co.
DrusgIstS and Gen. Agents, San Francisco, Cal.
I'D :! and 81 Commerce Street, New York
= orn ny ALL DRUGGISTS AND DEALERs
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-12-22

The State Comptroller says "the as
SCISSOR must be removed from tho infu-
ence OF tax payers. The assessors should
canyassth the entire county, swear each cit
izsn as to ausual value of his real estate
and personal property, and file these
sworn statements away for future refer
enoe. Then have II bosrd Of equsliza-
ton composed Of three discreet persons,
who shall revive the lists Of the asses
sors."
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herpcctlullS
". D. HOYT 4 Co.,
Wholesale Druggists.
For sale by
II. r. SCRUGGS,
l4jul3m S%WestWater, Tenn.
Ayers Cherry Pectoral,
For Diseases Of the Throat and Lungs,
such as Coughs, Colds, whoopinR
Cough, SBrOnohitis, Asthma,
and Tona,{ponHnn

@A1
and Consumption.
Probably lever before in tie whole history 0f
medicine, has any thing won so widely and 30
deeply upon the confidence Of mankind, "a hi,
excellent remedy for pulmonary complaints,
Through q long series OF years, and among most
Of the racesOf men IL has risen higher and higher
in their estimation, as 1t has become1Jetter known,
Its Uniform character and power 10 cure Tile Va.
rious affections Of the lungs and throat, have
made II known as q reliable protector against
them. While adapted 10 milder forms OF tisease
and TO young children, 1t Is q. the same time the
most ~enectual remedy that can be given for incip.
lent consumption, and the dangerous affections
of the throat andlubgs. AS a provision against
sudden attacks of Group, 1t should be kent on
hand in every family, and indeed az AZ are some.
times subject IN colds and coughs, all should be
provided with this ahtidOte for them.
Although settled COnsum ptiOn is thought in.
durable, s.ill great numbers Of cases where tire
disease seemed settled, have been completely
cured, and the patient restored TO sound health
by the cherry pertorhl. So complete is is
mastery over the disorders OF ihe Lungs and
Threat, that the most obstinate OffhefuyI4ld toll.
When nothing else could reach them, under the
CHcyft PectOrai they subside and disappear.
Ringers and Public Speakers find great
prote'u1n from Il.
Asthpia Is always relieved and often wholly
cured'By it.
Bronchitis is generally cured by taking the
Cherry PectOrni in small and fredItent doses.
so generally are its virtues known, that We
need not publish the certificates 0 ftthem here, 81
do more than assure the public that its q~ualitiea
are fully maintained.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-12-22

IT is reported that Victor Emanuel,
King Of Italy, is doing his beat to offset
the effect Of the Pope's anAthema by
strengthening himself with the people
and rulsr1 Of Spain, the most loyal to
the Church Of all the Catholic nations.
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Noa-Resideat Notice.
Chancory Court at MadisoIville.
'hOmEs Crowder vs. Mary Ann Cunningham
ct al.
AfhNhded RiIl.

'Chsncery Court at Madisonv

1T appearsdrom the Amended Bill filed in this
l. case which is swtrn to, that defendants, Ma.
ry A. Cunningham, widow of Claiborne Gun
ningham, decd, Martha c., Elizabeth, JAMES
c., David, Minerva j., and Moses Cunningham,
children and heirs at law of said Claiborne Cum
ningham are citizens Of the State of Texas, and
that defendants WA Hartsell and vito Margrst
Hartsell, formerly Margret Cunningham ,daugh-
ter Of the said Claiborne, are citizens Of the State
Of Georgia, it is therefore ordered that publica-
ton be made for four successive weeks in the
Sweetwater Enterprise, 3 newspaper published
in'the town ofSweetwater, Msnroe county, Tenn,
notifying said nonresident defendant defendants
appear at the next term Of the Chancery Court,
to be held at Madisonville, Tennessee, on the
First Monday of June merit,
and make defence to the charges and allegations
in said Amended Bill, or the SAINT will be taken
for confessed, and the cause set for hearing 'e1
parte as to them. A true copy ofthe order.
Test: T. W. BURGE, c.. & NJ,
T. W. Bbrge, Sol. for Com.
Dec l5.4t.pf-6
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-12-22

The Tallahassee Fla Sentinel, Rad
ical, gives notice of tho arrival Of two
companies of United States troops in
that city, and says they arc armed with
breach-loading Springfield rifles which
are capable of being loadedEhd discharg-
ed at the rate OF twenty-five rounds per
minute" If that don't intimidate the
Democrats into giving up tlej" Nittory.
what will?
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-12-22

prussia abrogates the treaty Of 1867,
whereby the neutrality oitbe t~erlitoryof
Luxembourg is guaranteed. The Duchy,
being unable to prevent it, will proba-
bly, next be absorbed" Alsace, Lor-
raine, Interchangeable il Blsmark's
plan west Of the Rhine.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-12-22

OSz Of the most remarkable events Of
tho timestook place in BoGton G tewdays
slnce. The Democracy elected their
candidate for Mayor b yGms.ority Of two
thousand.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-12-22

Foruey wants to sell his Washington
Chronicle, aud the New York Express
suggests that Fred. DuglSs buy it and
combine it with the paper be is now pub
fishing. Fred. would be just the mani
We should think, to run the Radical organ
At the seat Of government.
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The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-12-22

TExr-The policy of the administration
is reform in the whole civil service of the
country .-GRANr.
Comment: I am fighting fraud, and
need executive aid--SEcRErARH Cox.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-12-22

DE- LARGp, one OF the negroes elactod
TO the forty-second Congress from South
Carolina, WAS engaged in blockade run
ming from the Southern ports during
tho war, II is therefore clsimcd that he
ID disqualified from taking his seat. Tic
this charge De Large makes TeGponso
that he had at tho time no political sta
tus in this country, and will quote the
famous bred Scott decision, tho legality
OF which, he says, has never been drput-
ed, to prove this point.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-12-22

GoLD opened III New York On Tuesday
at llOi and closed at llO.,
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-12-22

Tennessee BoSDs was quoted in New
York on Tuesdsyst CO for the old Issues
and 81 for the new.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-12-22

A Radical paper says sit probably set
ties tho question IN the minds Of the pub
lie, in regard to n new Congress next
March, to know that with q Speaker
elected to sign warrants for pay aud
mileage, members could get their com
pensation monthly, bit with the House
unorganised they would have to wait
nine mouths before they could draw n
cent" The Ha5Jcals know each other
thoroughly, o7d are therefore prepared
80 speak sdyiBclly or to their traits.
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]. W. M. D.,
...... Tenn,

WILL devote his entire attention to the Prsc-
w tiee Of Medicine. octl3,3m
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-12-22
Row, GA, Dec. 10. 1870.

NVhHI IA'i UVV' IVI I0IVs
MEssRs. PEHBEKcr', TAYLOR 4 Co.
Gents: Having Disptsed of Oter three hundred
bottles of your Globe Flower Cough Syrup, we
now wish to say a word IN regard to it. We have
given the Globe Flower sitnp special attention,
recommending It in all casei o focldS, coughs, etc.,
and alllun9 diseases, and are pleased to say that
in every instance 1t has not on!ysgiven imInsdi.
ste relief, but also resulted in a permanent cnre.
Wishing your medicine great success, we are
yours Respectfully,
". D. HOYT 4 Co., .
Wholesale Druggists,
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-12-22

The Enterprise,
As an Advertising Medium, fsrs as many in
ducsnentI as any Weekly Pa per in the State
Advertisers will please bear this in Inind, and
give our columns a trial. Their experience will
justify Our assertion.
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Sheriff's Sales.

RY VIRTUE of an order Of sale issued from tn
10 Circuit Court Of Monroe County and to me di
retted, will sell to the highest bidder, for cash
inland, on
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-12-22
The Circulation Of the

The Circulation Of the
II n TIE II II RIS IL
Is being rapidly increased, 1t is already large
for a Weekly County Paper, its regular edition
numbering nearly 1000 copies. It's success ha.
been remarkable, and all the more gratifying be-
cause three Or -four years ago scarcely any one
believed thdt'a paper could be established here.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-12-22
THE GLOBE FL W SYRUP,

eNA@i N'VhSHidsi anu
THE GLOBE FLOWER SYRUP,
BY it's Tonic properties, inVigOrAtes the digestive
organs, aud restores The appetite.
By its Alternative efseta, it ptrihes the blood
and Restores the healthy action Of the Liver. BY
Its HHpectorant properties, it esutesrhe Lungs
to throw OF Plegm or mueus; and such are the
immediate effects ofits powerful 5edasiye quail
ties, that 1t breaks up the misunderstanding cough.
II you have Consumption, = t-oublesome
Cough, Bronchitis, or any disease Of the throat
take q bottle Of
Globe Flower
AND BE RESTORED TO HEALTH
The Globe Flower Cough Syrup
Is pleasant to take, and perfectly harmless. This
Is not Il medicine that MAY cure, but one that
DOSs cure without fail. II has nado some OF the
most V5aderful cures recorded in Medical Science
even when the patients we're considered in the
last sIsges ef Consumption. Nj DeSperandum.
'PEMBERrUH, TAYLOR & CO.,
-AtlEntA, Ca.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-12-22

New Advertisements.
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-12-22
THE ENTERPRISE.

" EErwATER, THURSDAY, DC, ~, ls7'
The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-12-22
GLOBE FLOWER
COUGH Y r q p.

nHE greatest Long Remedy eTer discovered.
l. II cures Colds, Coughs, HOaneuess, Inau.
snia, bronchitis, and Consumption.
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to escort Mrs. z. to that city, but
why he extended his escort to this
city he fails to show. He says that
his wife deserted him nine months
since, and that he was about to ap'
ply for a divorce. He describes Zu-
kowsky as a coarse and cruel man, and
IRIS. z. a patient, long suffering
woman.
How to reconcile their protesta-
tions of innocence with the fact OF
their registering at Klaus Hotel as
man and wife and occupying the
same room, is left for them to show
at the examination to day.
Kerbele is rather a pleasant Look
ing mar of about 30 years. about 5 feet
6 inches high, fresh complexion end
light hair, speaks English defective.
~; but is very voluble in German. in
defense of his perfect innocence.
They we're required to find bail in
in the sum of $3.50 each, in de
fault Of which they went to Jail.
& letter from Mr.. William Zukow-
sky. says that for his children's sake,
that he would take her back again.
if she would forsake her paramour
He says he formerly lived in this
city, and appeals piteously for her
return, on his children's account.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-21
EEtver DEspaaeaaes.

PIrTsBU6G, March 19.-BIonongaheIa,
stationary with 6 feet 2 inches in he chan
mel. Greensboro 4 feet 6 inches, rising.
Brownsville stationary, 8 feet. No ar
rivals. st. Charles leaves for Cincinnati
this evening with a large number of pas
sengeTs and moderate manifest. Move
ment of freight on the wharf has not been
so light since low water season last sum
mer- Weather clear and pleasant II err
mometor4 lo.
PrrrsBURG, March 20.-RiveI rising since
noon, and II is still Taintog; Monongahela
g feet aud rising. No arrivals or depart.
ures.
CINcINNATI, March l9-RIver falling.
with 2S feet water in the channel and "a
feet space und=r the bridge. Arrived
Junfata. Pittsburgh; SalIie, Nsw Orleans;
Nellie Rogers, st. Louis. Departed-PhiI
Sheridan aud Hope and baTges, Pittsburg;
Spray, Nashvtlle; Silver Moon, Memphis.
CINcISNATI March 2e-Showery all dav.
Heavy rain storm from 8 TO 10 p d., ac-
com panied by lightning. River fell s
inches in p hours, now Is feet 9 inches in
the channel u 70 feet 6 inches under the
bridge. Arrived: Edinburgh, from n, o..
Juniata aud Nellie Rogers, for
Plttsburg. the Nick LongWoTth viii be
here to morrow.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-21

FIRE.-A small FIRE was discovered
byMr. Sluder, private watehman, in a
scaffoldiDg in the rear of Seantlin's
stove store on Main Street, on Satur-
day night. Mr.. Sluder, instead of
raising an alarm, put the fire out him
self, thereby saving the city the ex-
pense of running the engines. Within
a few feet Of the FIRE we're a number of
bales of cotton, belonging to Messrs.
Maekey, Nisbet & Co.. aud in a very
few minutes more the FIRE would have
extended to the cotton, and a large fire
might have resulted. A little further
removed were several barrels of tar.
The fire was oc~easioned by carelessly
throwing hot ashes containing live
Goals against a wooden post. 1t
had acquired such Roadway under the
strong wind hat it required several
buckets Of water to put it out, while
live Goals were being blown around
quite lively. Tho citizens W Mr..
Sluder o vote OF thanks.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-21
eW YOrk Market.

BY Telegraph New York, March 10.
CorToN-Opened steady and closed quiet
sales OF 2,3CO bales at 23%c for middling
uplandS
FLoUR-Heavy, but unchanged; receipts
1920 bbls sales OF $40 81 5OG6 65 for super
nne state and westerns; "a 7Og5 50 for extra
State; 81 65G0 80 for western extra IS 259
6 30 for good choice wheat extra; 81 S5@G 90
for round hoop Ohio; s. Boot ID for ex-
ira st Louis: Sc 2O98 so for good to choice do
including 1900 bbls. OF low grades extra, to
arrive next wee at 81 80.
RYE FLoUR-Quiet; sales OF $50 bbls. at
CORN MEAL-Quiet.
WHIsKY-Firmer, sales of 400 bbls. att 80
@sl 90 for western free: CSC for patent:
WHEAT-Receipts 1880 dulI and
slightly in buyers Tavort sales OF z OyO
bushels at 90c for rejected No.3 spring. u 70
for No. 9 spring; 81 49, y Ior WlnSea lea
BARLEY-Fair request; sales Of q 600
bushels OF Canada west TIL COgl OSi the
latter price for Bay Quinte.
BARLEY MALT-Dun
a shade better for new sales of 25,C00 BUSH
els at 9I995c for new mixed western; NC
for new white western 81 for new western
for new yellow southern.
OATS Receipts 5,455 bushels; opened
active with a speculative demand, and lc
better: closing duh; sales OF 1900 bushels
at 56958c for western in store and sfoat
O0aG2c for Ohio and State.
CoFFEE Active.
SUGAR Dull; sales Of 500 hhds Of Cuba at
9Hgl0c; sales Of $50 boxes Of Havana at
IUAc.
MOLASSES-Dull.
HoP5-Quiet.
PETRoLEUM-DuI at I4gIfLc for crude;
26426Mc for redned-
CoAL-Quict.
WooL-Witbout decided change; tales Of
$50 coo lbs at 4695IHc for domestic fleece F.;
37Z947c for pulled 52%c for combing.
LEATHER-Steady.
NSE OIL-Duii.
PoRK-Quiet sales of $50 bbls at &c 90 fol
mess; SD O0920 90 for prime; 622 90 for prime
mess; also, sales Of 500 bbls mes, seller
April. for SIG 90.
BEEF-oteady; sales OF $50 bbls al $40 OOa
15Oe for new plain mess; Sl4 C0917 so for
new extra mess: tierce beef, sales OF 90
tierces at ~ 099S 90 for prime mess; G27 90
go % for India mess; beef hams, steady:
sales OF 10 bbls at s2s O0g32 90; new cut
meats, steady sales of 345 packages at lO4
9iztIor shoulders; l4%gI5%c Tor hams;
m1ddlej quiet, sales of l35 boxes at I2Isc for
Cumberland cut; l4% for long clear.
1AkD-heaVy, drOOp1ng; sales of 375
tierces Z l5A@l4hc for stea1 ~ I8150l5c for
Kettle rendered also, sales of l,2j0 tierces
steam seller, April, May and June, at I4c.
BUTTER Steady al 14925c for Ohio.
C~HEEsE-Quiet at l49l6c
FREIGHTS-Dull, unchanged.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-03-21
4 additional Dispat hsr.
Iirms.

ST. LOUIS, March 19-The Demo-
cratic members of the LEGISLATURE in
caucus last night at Jefferson Civ
adopted a resolution declaring ID in.
expedient to call a State Convention
or nominate candidates for State Off
ees at the general election Of next
November. The House Committee
on Registration will report a bill TO-
day, providing for various amend.
ments to the registration law. includ-
ing one for the registration of ali men
without regard to race or color.
The Senate, yesterday, passed / bin
for the condemnation OF property con
tiguous to the approaches TO the
bridge at this point. 1t provides that
$500, 900 Of costs shall be borne bv fbe
city, and $1,000 600 by the comfy ~
Ut. Louis; also that the ~proposifioD
shall be submitted to a vote bv tbo
people.
The joint special committee, to in
-vestIgate the management Of the men
ltentIary 10 1867 and 1868. submitted
majority and minority reDorts To The
House yesterday. The former saws thew
reopened investigation and afforded
the parties Implicated every
nifty for defense, but after a long and
patient hearing, they have reached
the same conclusion they reported nj
the opening of the session. viz. tbat
the management Of the Penitentiarv
during the period specified. was Of
the most reckless character and HIGH
" detrimental to the: ipterests Of the
state. The parties most IMPLICATED
are ex Auditor THOMPSON. ex-War-
den Swift, but nearly an the officers
OF the prison, the Governor. and sew
eral other State officers are CHARGED
with receiving work or supplies from
the prison, which was not charged to
them, or otherwise accounted for.
The committee recommends that legal
steps be taken to compel deliEauent
officers there in power. 10 pay for tho
supplies, labor, &c, unaecounted for.
and demand that such wanton viola
tioUs Of official faith, shall not be
passed over in silence. The minority
dIssents from these viaws and fully
vlndicates ex-Auditor Thompson ana
the ex- Warden. Reports ordered 10
be printed.