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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-07-01
p. nn,r. .nerJ;ng the summer months

PARTIES spending the summer months
from the city should leave their address
at our countingroom for the DAILY or
WEEKLY LEDGER, which will be promptly
mailed to them during their absence.
The WEEKLY LEDGER contains all the
important city news of the week, under
the respective dates. For three months,
DAILY, 81; WEEKLY, Is ceats.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-07-01

THE Pamela Star is informed by an
official Of that county that in recent
settlement by the different sheriffs OF
the State with the Auditor that there
was but one man out of the entire Al
corn appointments who paid over the
Identical money collected and that the
others laughed at him as a fool not to
make a speculation with such an oppor-
fnnifv
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REMOVAL.

ORTIcE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY INs. Co..
MEMPHIS, June 20, 1871.
CNROM AND AFTER THIS DATE THE
II Office of this Company will be at NO. 81
Madison street Insurance Building).
96-IO7 II. 1R0NAUER. Secretary.
0YF1cE OF Masonic MUTUAL LIgE Ass'E AN, I
No. Q UNIos STREET,
MKMPHIs. TESE.. June "a. 1871. }
A N ELECTION FOR FIVE DIRECTORS,
n 10 serve two years, Will be held at the
above Office on July 5, 1871 as required by BY
law LIST. Section ID. By order Of the Board
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TURKEY.

6osss&sTsSoPLE, July l.-Ex-Seere-
tary Seward has arrived here. Notwith-
standing the fatigue Of travel, Mr.. Sew
ards health is excellent.
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U,ROM THIS DATE THE FIRM OF JNo.
L W. Walker x Co. is dissolved by mutual
consent. Mr.W. L. Cameron has the books Of
the office, and will settle all outstanding ac-
counts. j. w. Walker will continue in the
businefs JNO. w. WALKER,
ll6-iIO WIN. L, CAMERON.
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LEMONsi LEMONs!

In0 BOXES RECEIVED THIS DAY PER
lVO steamer hatcher.
Low 10 the Trade.
SpICER A RYAN,
96-l0l So Main street
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In retiring from the business for many years
carried ON in Memphis under the style and
firm Of G.. II. Blood 4 Co., have TO return
my grateful acknowledgements and thanks for
the valuable support received during that
period, and with feeling Of satisfaction ask
for the new firm q continuance of their gener-
Gus patronage, assuring my late patrons the
new firm will in every way be found worthy Of
their favors. Mr.. e. Urquhart. the principal
of which, has been member of my late firm
the past twelve years.
Very respectfully.
Afo.,.k;. Tar Iulv 1871 10G-11l
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HOT SPRINGS.
TO THE PUBLIC.

- =
HoT SPRINGS, June II. 1871.
TIE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE DONE BY
the recent freshet at Hot Springs has
been greatly overstated by the newspapers.
II is true that number Of small buildings,
located Immediately on the creek, were car
ried away.
The town had a thorough cleaning that cam
not but add to the general health OF the
The facilities for reaching Hot Springs are
greatly improved. the time reduced nearly
two days, and the expense lessened almost
one-half.
We are prepared to state that no damage to
the Springs. in a medicinal point Of view, has
occurred, and that no one need fear TO come
for want Of accommodation.
John J.. 1aylar. Col U. S. A.
J n. Oliver, Memphis, Tenn.
w. W. Ihacher, Tenn.
o. b Knode. NJ. ID.
X. W. Creighton, M. ID.
Adam y. Smith, indianapolis.
J. n. Shackleford, Kentucky
Steadham & Akin. Akin House.
Edward Nick. Hudson, 1t. Col. U. 5. A.
Terry a Huffman.
o. A. liobson, NJ. ID.
A. Brooke. NJ. j.
A. A. Hammond. Indiana.
j. j. McGinnis, New Orleans.
Stitt 4 Lewis, Hot Springs Hotel.
X. V. Nredenburg. Memphis.
MEMPHIS AND LITTLK Rock RAmRoAD,(
kITTLE Rock. AK, June p, n. :
Referring to the above statement Of resi-
dents and visitors ut the Hot Springs, we de-
sire t. call your attention 20 the improved
facilities the opening of the
Memphis and Little Rock Railroad
gives for reaching the Springs, and at a greatly
reduced price. Trains leave Memphis every
mornine-time to Little Rock. TIN HOURS.
Parties Of eight or ten can have q stage 10
themselves, and travel at their leisure. The
REGULAR NAIL STAGE leaves Little Rock at 6
o'clock a m, and arrives at Hot Springs at s
o'clOck pm.
The price Of through ticket from Memphis
10 the Springs IL Sl7. against about SIS or $50
A. s. LTVERMORB.
General Superintendent.
G. p. OAKLEY,
Gent Ticket Agt.. NJ. 4 L. r. R.
j. ID. CHIDEsTrR a Co.
Props n. RI. Stage Line. l0i
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Clothes wrinEers. =:ating Irons
and Machines at n. Wetter a Cos,
T1f
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SPECIAL FOR THELADIESl
T. w. JOHNSTON g. co.

purchased stock Of
Fancy Goods at Sweeping Reductions
From original prices. as the whole must
be cleared out to make room for FALL
NEGOTIATIONS. The above is bona fde,
and ladies are cordially invited to exam
inc goods and ties. prices at their new
store.
sIO Main ST., opp. Peabody Hotel.
l0i-l09
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- Greenhouss ami hardy plants; cui HOE-
ors, bouquets, hsral decorations for balls, par
lies weddinFs and funerals. Lawns, gardens
and cemetsFy lots laid outl n the most artistic .
styis. V-iih
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DIVIDEND.
DIVIDEND
DIVIDEND NOTICE.

UNION AND PLANTERS BANK OF MEMPHIs,
MENPHIs. Tenn. July !, 1871.
IHE DIRECTORS OF THIS BANK HAVE
declared Dividend Of Eve per cent. out of
the net earnings Of the past six months. pay
able on and after July Sd, until which time
the Stock Books will be closed.
lOj-ll2 S. P. READ. Cashier:
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Bluff City Nursery,
M. PERDUE, PROPRIETOR,
Poplar Street near Dunlap Avenue

OtoY JoHras0E, Florist and Landscape Gar
dencr, late Of Royal Gardens. Stockholm.
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Arrive at Memphis.
DIsSoLUTIoNs.
DISSOLUTION.

TIME COPARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE
L existing under the style and firm of G. Ii:
Blood 4 Co., Is this day dissolved by mutual
consent. Edmond Urquhartis authorized to
sign in liquidation.
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MAYORB UFFIcE, VITN HALL, {
MEMPHIS, June n, 1871.
UlHR INTEREST FALLING DUE ON THE
first Monday in July. 1871, on the bonds
of the city Of Memphis, will be paid on pre-
sanitation of the proper coupons at the office
of r. M. Myers Il Co., No. "a Pine street. in
the city of New York, and at the Union and
Planters Bank, Memphis. Tennessee, on and
after Monday, July 3. ISL.
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G. ii. BLOOD,
EDMOND URQUHART.

The business will bo continued by the nm
dersigned, under the style and firm of Il. Ur-
quhart 4 Co., at the old stand. 33l Main street.
EDMOND URQUHART.
f. JOHN d. MURTAGH,
FRANK j. 1URNBULL.
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Removal.
TO THE PUBLIC.

ON AND AFTER SUNDAY. JULY 2, WE
" will run a line of omnibuses to and from
Raleigh Springs every Sunday during the sea-
son. For further information inquire at 399
Second street, and leave your calls. Leave
Memphis at am. leave Raleigh at p, m.
l0l-ll5 Il. KECK x BRO.
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DIssOLUTION.

Memphis, Tenn. July /, 1871. lOl
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ELECTION.

ss- Fire, Marine and River risks taken at
the lowest rates. O-f
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1871-10-10
Literary.

We have received the first number
of Our OVn ETeside, the new month
ly, published by W. Il. Gump, at Day
ton, Ohio, at 81 so year, and every
subscriber receives superb premium
Fruit Chrome. Canvassers getting up
a club of three subscribers for the
above paper and two for the ARGUS,
will receive as premium, the Chro-
mo, "My New Piano" Specimens of
paper and Chromos can be seen at this
Office, where canvassers can learn full
particulars. Extra inducements Of
fered.
We are in receipt of the first num-
Der of the Peoples Literary COmpan-
ION as weekly. 1t has heretofore
been published monthly, but the pub
fishers, E. G. Allen Go, Augusta,
Me-, have wisely concluded to issue il
weekly, at the low price of So per
annum.
The October number of Home ana
Health is upon our table, and is filled
with interesting reading pertaining tC
diet, health, etc. w. r. Du Puy &
Bro, publishers, 500 Broadway, N. Y
$3.50 year.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1871-10-10

AGRoUND.-Last Wednesday the
propeller VIM. w. Tweed, loaded with
railroad iron, and bound north, run
aground off Sugar Island, and was not
got off till three lighter loads of the
iron had been removed and brought to
this port by the tug Bemis, on Friday.
The whole of the day Saturday was
spent in reloading, at Luce's dock,
and Sunday morning she again started
on her voyage.
The steam barge Grew run aground
at Trowbridge Point, on Sunday, and
with the assistance of the tug Bemis
was pulled off after FIVE hours hard
work.
Another vessel is reported ashore on
Sulphur Island.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1871-10-10

CARLETON CoMING.-Our readers
will notice by reference to our adver-
Using columns, that Will M. Carleton
will give an entertainment in our city,
on Friday evening, the Goth. Every
one who has read his poems has been
delighted with them, and we are con-
fident that our citizens will be glad OF
an opportunity of hearing them re-
cited by the author. Mr.. Carleton
has read in a good many Of the larger
cities Of the State, and has everywhere
met with crowded houses. We
hope TO see the house filed to over
flowing.
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river, last week, and killed three deer
They report that the deer have mostly
gone back to the higher grounds on
account of approaching storms. The
party had good time, and will un-
dOubtedly make another trip some
time this month. They also report
partridge and snipe very abundant.
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News Items.

Louisvillians propose to organize an
industrial exposition.
Fifteen thousand persons attended
the Tennessee State Fair at Nashville,
Wednesday.
But one shooting ARRAY was reported
at Little Rock Wednesday, in which
white man was seriously wounded by
a negro.
The suit of Miller against the Brad
street Commercial Agency, pending in
the United States Circuit Court at st.
Louis, was withdrawn on Tuesday at
the plaintiffs request.
Henry Probassco, to whom Cincin-
natl is indebted for the Tyler
son fountain, dedicated on Fri
day, was on "Wednesday made life
member of the Chamber Of Commerce.
Saugatuck boasts of a squash that
weighs as much as a barrel of -four.
The German Workingmen's Aid
Societies hold State Convention at
East Saginaw on the 18th.
The German arrested at Nashville
on suspicion of the murder of Mrs.
Hamblin is named Peter Jostire, and
he is native of Schewig, Prussia
He has been a Catholic priest, doctor,
lawyer and editor.
Joseph Bean, an old man of sixty
was dangerously wounded at East
Toledo by neighbor named Andres
who charged him with being the cause
of trouble between him (Andres) ant
his wife. Beans recovery is doubtful
Twenty-Five thousand people attend
ed the st. Louis fair Wednesday
One of President Grants horses wa
awarded premium.
A young man, named Simonton
was caught between the coupling b
three freight cars, near Greenfield
Ohio, on Tuesday, and killed.
Tuesday night an alteration too
place in East Toledo, between Samue
Mcdonald and Patrick Farrell, Il
which the latter was seriously, if no
fatally stabbed.
The Stiles habeas corpus case, il
Boston, which has excited so mucl
interest during the trial, was brough
to a close on Wednesday, when Judg
Colt, of the Supreme Court, awarde'
the custody of the children two girls
to the mother.
/ Mr.. Arthur Convert, farmer re
siding near Dixboro, Washtenaw coun
ty, was recently knocked down with
slung-shot and robbed by some on
unknown.
James Bradshaw, who is said to b
a dcserter from the regular army, an
the husband of several wives, is unde
arrest in Lenawee county for stealth
valuable gold breast pin, hammer
ing it out of shape, and selling it for
nugget.
/, DIR. Ballard, of East Saginaw,
laboring to convince his fellOw-citizer
that "total abstinence is delusiol
, and an outrage upon the character
man." and they are almost persuade
to believe him.
The majority in Nebraska against
new constitution is GAL.
Cochize, the Apache worrior, wit
his band in New Mexico, have aga'
gone through the form of maxim
peace with the whites.
Samuel Burroughs, q venerab
citizen of Providence, Rhode Islam
died Tuesday night in church, viii
Al -.vor &c The con0rao IN IN
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For some time past a number of the
members Of this Order, in this city,
have been using their efforts to estab-
lish BODICE of Odd Fellows in AL
pcna, and we are pleased to state that
their endeavors have at last been
crowned with success,
On Monday night of last week g.
NJ, B. Prell, of Detroit, who was depp-
tised by the Grand Lodge to install
the officers of Alpena Lodge No. ITO,
arrived in this city, together with
P. G.. j. W.gMcLane, Sec'y w. 7.
Cummings, Robt. Reed, and others Of
Au Sable Lodge, and on Tuesday even
ing the officers of Alpena Lodge were
regularly installed to their respective
Offices.
After the installation, G. M. Prell
made some very appropriate remarks,
in which he gave the progress OF the
Order, the amount of money received
during the past year, the amount paid
to widows of deceased brothers, amount
paid for educational purposes, etc.
He spoke at some length in regard to
the Odd Fellows Institute at Lansing,
showing the benefits and advantages
to be derived therefrom, and how the
same would be conducted.
There we're ten members initiated
on the first evening, and several Other
petitions received, and with the pres
ent prospects it will be but short
time ere this Lodge will number al
many as any of the kind in place the
size of Alpena in this State.
The officers are as follows:
| N. CD. G. Wall.
| V. G.-J. Van Dusen. 2
Sec'y.-I. Stout. $1,000
Treas.-A. Anspach.
| VT. L. Belknap. V
| C.--E. M. Befknap.
o. CT. Auspach.
/ G.-S. Rosenthal.
r. g. N. G.-H. G, letters.
| L. s. N. Oh. Hibner.
r. s. ". Oh. j. Eaton.
LIS. ". G.-F. Lewis.
r. s. So. Head.
LIS. Sd. Kempt.
At the close of the Lodge, at .
o'clock Wednesday morning, the mem
bers and visitors repaired to the Glob
Hotel, where a sumptuous. banque
awaited them, gotten up by j. X
Beach for the occasion. And in tn
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evening, Wednesday, the brothers
from abroad bid us goodbye, and set
sail on the Galena for their respective
homes, all feeling that the time spent
in our little city had been for noble
cause.
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NorrcE.-The pews in the Congre-
pstional Church will be rented for one
year, on Wednesday, Oct. IL, at 100
p. M. Parties who wish to retain
their present seats, and who cannot be
present on that evening, can give no.
tice to H. s. Scage or w. d. Hitch
cock.
By Order Of Trustees.
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FIRE.-Last Tuesday evening our
citizens were startled by an alarm of
of fire on the north side, and the fire
department was prompt to answer the
call, but before reaching the scene the
fire was out. The alarm was caused by
the upsetting and breaking of a lamp
in the chamber of Ed. Wallis house,
the oil spreading in all directions over
the floor and blazing furiously. Be-
fore giving the alarm, Mrs. Vail at
tempted to smother the flames with
blankets, but failed, and when assist
ance arrived some of the woodwork
was already badly charred. A young
man who seized the burning blankets
and carried them out of the house,
had his hands burned, and cut from
the broken glass. Three minutes
more delay and it have been impossi-
BILE to have saved the building.
A defective chimney in Chas. Col
ling's building caused an alarm Of fire
yesterday morning. No particular
damage was done.
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In THE Woops.-Dr. McTavish,
Geo. Blackburn, Steph. Warner, and
JAS. Reed spent Eve days hunting in
the woods in the vicinity Of Black
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DoN'r LIKE Ir.-The Pioneer does
not speak at much length on the pro-
position we made last week, as the fol-
lowing will show, which is all that it
contained on the subject:
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Advertisements must be handed in
by Monday morning to secure insertion
n the same weeks issue of the ARGUS.
Our Reporter On the Alert.
Old papers for sale at this Office.

Old papers Tor sale at this ONCE.
A good business lot, next south of
Beebe's block, for sale. Enquire of
Geo. N. Blackburn.
Barr's Ague Medicine for Fever and
Ague, Dumb Ague, Bilious Fever.
Rev. w. w. Rafter arrived home
from his visit, last Friday, and looks
well and hearty.
Don't forget to 60 to Goodrich's for
your writing paper and envelopes.
w. H. Phelps, who has been absent
from town on business, returned last
week.
The dance and oyster supper at
Beebe's Hall, last Tuesday night, was
a grand success in every particular.
Work on Z. Malsh's new building
is being pushed vigorously forward.
A wretch living ON the north side
turned his wife, who was sick at the
time, out of doors last Thursday night.
Neither mercury, quinine or arsenic
are in Bars Ague Medicine.
Geo. W. Hawkins is building an
addition to the building recently pur-
chased of G. A. Jeyte.
A family quarrel occurred in a house
near the Bay shore last Friday, night,
in which drunken brute beat his wife
nearly to death.
The sidewalk near Potter Bros
store is in bad condition, and needs
repairs.
Bars Ague Medicine is safe, speedy,
and sure cure.
Folkerts g. Butterfeld are putting
up an addition to their new strehouse.
Jas. Moran is building an addition
to his residence on Third street.
A. Anspach returned home last
week, bringing with him, a large stock
of dry goods and clothing, and his
store is now packed full.
The new barn at the Alpena House
is about completed.
Another fight took place at Woods
saloon one night last week, and anoth-
or ear was bitten off.
The glass have been set for the front
windows of Bolton & McRaes stores.
1t is whispered about town that
certain ranch near the Alpcna House
is soon to be pulled down, on account
of the iniquity therein contained.
When any of our readers have
"candy pull" they will do well to put
a guard over the candy when it it SCI
out to cool, lest it may walk off.
A. L. Power has gone below on a
visit and to purchase winters supply
of groceries and provisions.
The foundation is laid for Fletcher
big hotel.
Bars Ague Medicine. Price ont
dollar. Ask for it.
A building is being erected next tt
the Catholic School House, to be oc
cupied in short time by the Sister
of Charity. v
The whole country is filed wit
smoke, the woods in many parts of tn
State are on fire, and it is very sloV
business trying to sail vessel on tn
Lake.
Great fires are raging along tn
Lake shore, and last night were re
ported within four miles of this city
and still travelling north with grea
rapidity.
You can attend to business Will
taking Barr's Ague Medicine.
Reed Richardson is building
bridge across the lower south branc
of the river, and is also engaged !
straigening the river.
Another brute living near the A
pena House, whipped his wife unme
cifully, last Saturday night.
Mrs. VIM. H. Harry presened he
husband with daughter, Thursda..
and yesterday the poor woman depar
this life
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B. c. Co., respectfully return their thanks to the Peo
pie of Apena for the liberal patronage which has been ex
tended Them and promise to merit continuance of the same
at their Old Stand, No. Second street.
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At the close of the Lodge, at 4
o'clock Wednesday morning, the men,
bers and visitors repaired to the Globe
Hotel, where a sumptuous banquet
awaited them, gotten up by ). r.
Beach for the occasion. And in the
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The Horrors OF Victory.

Paris MAY 26) Correspondent London Times
took walk down the Rue Rivol, tc.
ward the Hotel de Vile, to judge of the
amount of damage done, and at the corner
Ct the approach of great crowd os peo-
pie, yelling and shaking their fsts. The
eortege was headed by a company of
mounted geudarmes, behind whom came
two artillerymen, dragging between them
soiled bundle of rags that tottered and
struggled. and fell down under the blows
that were showered upon it by all who
were within reach. II was o woman.
who had been caught in the act of spread
ing petroleum. Her face was bleed ing
and her hair streaming down Der back,
from which her clothing had been torn.
On they dragged her. followed by boot
lnGSmob, till they reached the corner of
the Louvre, and there they propped her
up against wall, already half dead from
the treatment she had received, The crowd
ranged itself in lie, and / have never
seen picture more perfect and complete
10 its details than was presented by that
scene. The gasping, shrinking figure in
the centre, surrounded By a crowd who
could scarce be kept from tearing her in.
pieces, who waived their arms, crying
Drown her! drown her on one side
barricade, still strewn with broken gun.
and bats-a dead National Guard lying il
the fosse-behind group Of mounted
gendarmes. and then perspective ofruin-
ed streets and blackencd houses culminat-
ing IN the extreme distance in the still
burning Hotel de Vile. Presently two
revoivers were discharged, and the bundle
ct rags fell forward in pool Of blood
The popular thirst for vengeance was salts
ted. and so the crowd dispersed in search
of futher excitement elsewhere.