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Notice.

TE'HERE viii be 3 meeting OF the stock
a holders OF the Memphis Wood and Wtl-
1qW,Wsre MsnufacruIing Company, at the
URDAY MORNING, at 1C o'clock, 18Th inst
All are earnestly requested 10 be present "a
business OF importance win be laid before
them. r. A. ALLISON PraagdaDf
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EnR SALE nR RENT.

I WILL sell or rent my Valley Plantation.
4 situated in TRlishstohie county, MiEs..
three miles from Charleston, ths county site
OF said county, containing nine hundred and
sixty Rcres-three hundred acres In high
state OF cultivation. There are on the place
large and comfortable dwelling. containing
six rooms; Ein.hOuBe and press, nearly rev.
and su1noient number OF com Portable CAB.
ms fOT laoOrers The above place viii be sold
or rented on the most liberal terms. Fer
further particulars Epply to Hugh Torrance.
No. 10 Jefferson street, or to me at Charles
ton, Miss lfel5 vi J. A. HOUSTON.
n. l. MEACHAH, A. w. ROBERrs
VI MeacnaIn q Tread well, BTOWnsVille
j. b. FOSTON. 81 ~ MWAoHan
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I OTTkRY.--Omeial drawings OF the Mis-
n souri, state Lottery. CLASS N,
50, ~, 6S, 50, So 6s, 65, 19 81, rs. Z. 40 10. g.
CLASS 7S.
., 80, A, 81, 62, 49, "a. :, 90, 10, A, 40, s.
Prizes nom 500 to $50 600, paid in money.
Lotteries drawing daily. Information fur
nished IN the above Lottery BY J. T. FRANCE,
sd7S North Court street, Box IA, MemphiE
Tenn, p. Q. MURRAY, MILLER q CO., Nan
agers st. Louis, No. febl6
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BURNED TO DEATH.

CINCINNATI, February 15.-Wiliam
ReddingtOn and his daughter, four
teen months old, were both danger
Ously burned on Monday night by the
explosion of a lamp filled with nom
explosive gasoline. The flames first
communicated to the child, and the
father was burned while endeavOring
to extinguish his daughters burning
clothes.
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TannaaaRa SnnFama Fam Rannrfa

TEHE hrst volume Of HEISEELL5s RE
a t9sIs wiz oo ready tor delivery OF the
1t - 30 per volume. Address
PAUL TAYEL, IS URion s9Yest.
feNH MHnnrf1fa ra-,,-.-le-
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STATEMENT OF TIE C0HBlTION
or THE
Andes Insurance Go.
ON THE-
FIRST DAY OF JANUARY, 1871,
As made to the state Of Tsnnessss.
The name OF the corporation "a Ag-Drz Tr-
sURANCs CONPANE, and IS located
81 Cincinnati, Ohio.
The eapltal ls ons Hllllsu DaUara ana
ls Paid UP.

STATE OF TENN EssSEE
COMPTEoLLER' s OFFICE
NASHVILLE, January J. 1s-U
i KID K PENEEBA BAEER, Comptroller Of ina
treasury DO hereby certify that the Andes
Insurance Company. located al Cfncfru4rr
In TIE state OF Ohio. has produced % me san.
lstactOrT evidence that said COMPANY has
complied with all the requirements OF
the laws Of the State Of Tennessee fr1-
posed on insurance companies, aud r1r-
Lner certify that Carriugt0u Mason. Agent
Of said Company, has also com piled Win
tne requirements OF the laws OF the State.
made and provided in such cases.
wherefore said Insurance COMPANY has
authority to take risks and transact the bust
ness OF Insurance IN this state st Memphis.
Tennessee, ED. Is PEN NEBA E EE
Comptroller or Ieuueszea.
eABRlKGTON MASON, Agsul,
No Madison street Hrzr7uFrz-
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CASUALTIES AND ACCIDENTS.
RAILROAD DISASTERS.

LOUISVILLE, February 15.-Yester-
day the axle Of an engine-tender to
the train going east on the Knoxville
branch road broke and the train was
completely wrecked. The express
car was dragged hundred feet with
out a wheel under it. Fortunately no
one was seriously hurt.
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EARTHoUAKE.

From the Arksdelphis Tribune
About halt-past two o'clock on Sun
day, shock Of an earthquake was
ielt at this place, attended with a
rumDl1ng noise similar to distant
thunder. Buildings were shaken con-
slderably for moment, but no fur
ther effects were produced except in a
few seconds after the shaking was felt
noise like the roaring of a heavy
waterfall was distinctly heard.
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FOREIGN DISPATCHES
FRANCE.

BELtORTs
Special to New York WorId.l
DIJON, February 15.-BeifOTt hassur-
The garrison was allowed
to march out with all the honOrs of
war. The armistice has been ex-
tended TO the Departments Of Dor,
Iurq and DOuhs-
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DRY GOODS

e 3 sIs1Is23 -. 4-sm21l5.
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LIVERPOOL, February l5.-Cotton dull and
drOOplngi mtdditng uplands. TSHa75zd:
middling Orleans, 75f97Jsd; sales 1000 bales
OF which 900 Tor export and speculation
Flour, 2Ss Sd.
LoSDOS, February Is, 4:30 p.m.-Consols
81 United States coupons, '62s gI1z- do. Old
65S, 90S do. 67s, s9 = do. 1905 S7lZ Erie lsIs
llllnOls Central, I08la; ATLANTIC, ~
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-19

The trial of the second bigamy case
of Hon. c. G.. Bowen, contestant OF De
Large for Il seat in the present Con
rress from South Carolina, is set for
TUESDAY next Washington Dis
patch, 18th.
sHon."C C. Bowen, a Republican
carpet Dagger from Rhode Island,
misrepresented South Carolina m the
Fortv-first Congress, and ran for the
F~orty-second. but was defeated by the
Republican negro Robert c. De Large,
Nv fraudulent votes and returns-for
which the Election Board has recently
been convicted in the United States
Court, and Will go TO the State Prison.
OF such is reconstruction (?) and the
Republican party.
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TELEGRAPHIC.
From the Gold Hill News. I

PARIS, May 17.-Yesterday the
night police and the authorities of the
Hotel de Vile, with a guard of Francs
TieurS, descended upon Peters Amer
lean Restaurant and arrested $50 men
and women who Were supping there.
The ofiense WAS that their ~eXtrava-
II was not in keeping with the
times. Among those arrested We're
several superior officers of the Com
mune, whom it has been determined
to punish for neglecting duty for
pleasure.
The statement that a civil commits
Sary is To accompany each army of the
Commune is confirmed. This is for
the purpose of preventing a military
dictatorship, which the Commune fears
Will end in the return of the Imperial
dynasty of Napoleon tOthe throne.
shells are falling over all parts of
the city. and great fear is manifested
by the Commune authorities OF Il rev
dictionary attack upon the Hotel de
Vile. The guard around the build
ing has been doubled.
\ special from Versailles says that
last night a large body OF insurgents
the ramparts of Paris and attempted
~ SCI "a - az ~ ~ 'ANt' ~
Neuilly. They were promptly met 10y
the troops and after a sharp struggle
were routed by a bayonet charge and
driven back to Paris, leaving behind
many dead and wounded.
LONDON, Nav lS.-A Paris special
says 6u0 persons, mostly women. we're
killed by the explosion near Avenue
de Trocadero last night.
1t is supposed the Germansare about
sending an ultimatum TO the Com
mUne.
Tnereare heavy columns near PaSSy,
where a battle j. hourly expected.
ON Tuesday 10000 Insurgents made
an attempt To surprise Neuilly, but
were driven back.
Il i reported that the Nersaillists
have carried Muette gate.
VERSAILLES. May 1S.-The cannon
ade approaches continue.
The Committee on the Treaty of
Peace p that the Assembly ex-
change territory in the neighborhOod
OF Mctz for that OF Belfort.
The PruSSianS are cutting fascines
between Rainey and Montf rmeiI. and
they are expected to make an attack
III the east side of Paris soon.
LoNpON. May lS.-The Communist
! official Journal accu>e>the Eer>allli>ts
of causing the cartridge explosion.
The Ncrite demonstrates that the eN-
pIoSion WAS solely the result of acct
dent. a. no she'll fell at Champs de
Mars at the time of the explosion.
SAN Francisco, May IS.-The Wo-
man >utfragi>ts had twenty-ouc males
and thirteen females in Attendance to-
day. \ series of resolutions unusual
~ rough on the tyrant man were laid
on the table.
Mrs. Albert n. Richardson, Packard,
of Packark's Monthly, and Mrs. Sin
clair. wife of Sinclair Of the New York
Tribune, are >tayi,g at the Occidental.
The party will 20 to Yosemite next
week.
Gold al , p. m. ll21a. Greenbacks.
90; selling at 9Ol=.
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We are informed that two steam
wagons have for some time been in
successful operation between Fort
Yale and the Cariboo mines i'll British
America. and if they answer the pur-
pose of freighting in that country there
Is no reason in the world why they
should moi >upercede the old prairie
schooners on better roads in this coun-
try. Should such be the ease the bull
whacking othellos will find their oc-
cupatiOn gone, and another victory
added to the achievements OF steam.-
Idaho World. lIth.
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THE KU KLUX FARCE.

A dispatch from Shelby, North Car
DINA, to the New York Herald of
Tuesday last, says:
The arrested Ku kluN appeared be-
fore Commissioner Moore Yesterday,
together with eighteen others, whose
names are included i'll the warrant,
and who voluntarily appeared, not
having been arrested. The complain
ing witnesses are not present, alleging
fear of life if they attended. The
story is di>credited, and the Commits
>ioner ordered the witnesses to be ar
rested and brought to Shelby to-day.
The prisoners anxious 10 have a
trial.
Will they get it? OF curse not.
The Force Bill was eve intended to
preserve order or administer justice,
but simply to carry out the designs Of
the partiSanS in whose hands lis whole
power is placed. 1t is intended TO
place i'll the hands of a single negro
or carpet Dagger the power to arrest Il
whole community OF white citizens
and property holders, just rs was done
during the 4 on the eN parte state
ment of some worthless. thieving vag-
abond every Iaw-abiding and sub>tan-
tial properly holder in a community
NAV be arrested and held-UNTIL
AFTER ELECTION-and then turned
loose without trial, to saw the expo
sition of the malicious ticnd who
caused their arrest. This little game
now being played in North Carolina
is merely for the purpose of ''educat-
ing the public mind up to- familiarity
with such scenes in a free q country.
No more cowardly blow was ever
aimed at the heart of Liberty any
where on earth than this same ku
KluX bill. 1t substitutes for popular
government the worst form of one
ma deSpoti>m; for while all thelaw>,
local and general. of and for all the
States. are valid only 50 far as the
President may permit. the worst of
his little creatures, the most reckless
and irresponsible of party tools, may
control as with 4 rod of iron whole
communities of men fancying them
selves free.
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W. \. UoIcomh, a prominent San
Francisco grain king. has been in
speeding the wheat fields of Butte,
Tchama. CoiuSa and other counties.
While tarrying at Chico. he laid before
the editor of the Northern Enterprise
some Interesting facts. He says that
there is now on hand III san joaquin
1000 tons OF wheat; at Suisun. 500
tons; inthe Vallejo elevator, 800; i'll
san Francisco. 1900 tons; in santa
Clara, LOCO tons; in other places, 1000
tons. lie estimates last wears produce
tons at fourteen millions of bushels,
and thinks that Notwithstanding the
present UnfaVOrable appearance of
things. we will have a yield this
year of from eight 10 ten million
bushels.
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SAN FRANCISCO, May l1.-It i ru-
mored on what is believed II be good
authority. that preparations are nearly
completed for the incorporation OF Il
company to be called the Eastern and
California Pacific Railroad Company.
TO construct Immediately road from
Davisville, on the California Pacific,
to Goose lake, Oregon; thence VIA
Chri>tman lakesand the southern side
of the valley OF Snake river 10 Bear
river. and thence to a point on the
main Pacific Railroad at OF east of
ogden. This road Is to form part of a
grand combination formed in New
| York. which already controls the
PENNSYLVANIA Central. PittSburg and
Fort WAYNE. Chicago and Northwest
ern. and Union Pacific roads. and Will
complete the direct line from New
York I o san Francisco. independently
of the Central Pacific. l. i reported
that the stock i all subscribed for by
European capitalists. and the con~tru"-
ton Of the road i positively determine
ed on-the work to commence within
sixty days. The company viii incor-
porate under the laws Of California.
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Tucson. May I0.-Rcliable news is
Just received that the troops killed -
warriors in an engagement last week
in White>tone Mountains. where Lieut..
Cushing was killed. Captains stan
wood and Mooreare on the trail of the
band. The Pimo Indians on the Sd
struck a ranch of Apaches i'll Pinal
Nountoin>. 30 miles north of Pinal
Reservation, and killed - and took
four prisoners. The prisoners admit
ted that they had been fed a. Camp
Grant. and were hostile. No stronger
evidence is necessary than has been
given to show that foolish command
ants have been fostering hostile In
dams. The rejoicing ON Stoneman's
DISPLACEMENT by Gen. Crooks i enthu-
>ia>tic-e~peciallv because of Crooks
assignment, which has inspired new
hopes.
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An emigrant named Isaac Pier,
IS years of age, from Cerro Gordo
county, Iowa. bound for Oregon, i'll
company with his wife, eight children
and a son-ln-law. stepped off the plat
form of Il Central Pacific emigrant car
while crossing the high tre>tle work
at Newcastle. California, on Tuesday
last, fell eighty feet, and was instantly
killed
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CHEAP PoPLIN.-Describing the cOs-
tune OF an elegantly dressed lady III a
san Francisco party, a reporter of the
Chronicle wrote a ''drab pop.in
DRESS" but the printer made him say
the lady wor a cheap pOplin dress
The Reporter has left the city until the
storm subsidies. and from his hiding
place in the Sandhills sends in the cor
ractiOQ.
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The San Francisco Bulletin says
there is a pensioner at the Mare Island
Navy Yard who has lost both OF his
arms-said to be the only naval PEN
sioner in the country who was robbed
of these useful limbs while fighting in
the naval department. He draws So
per month pension, and also receives
a salary for services as watchman-
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one of our citizens purposes organ
ling a woman's colony, as the colony
business is all the go in this section.
He viii gather around him all the
strong minded of the land, and he fe-
.~iicitiously hopes to lead IA grand and
glorious life. Just think of tel thOus-
and acres of rightsers engaged infarm-
ing and ballot box stuffing. What a
PARADISE Denver News.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-19

San Francisco Alta of the 10th says:
As the $50 a. N. train from San
Francisco to San Jose on Sunday
neared Redwood, a brick was thrown
from the side OF the track into "A pas
senger car. and a lady seated there
was severely hurt. The same little
pleasantly was repeated by some
scoundrel as the $50 train neared
Santa Clara: no damage, fortunately,
ensued. While the 6:20 p. IN. train
from San Jose was approaching Red
wood. and when within Il few hun
bred yards Of that place. some person
discharged a pistol toward the passen-
ger ears. The bullet passed through a
window of II OF the cars, lodging in
a PANEL on the opposite side. y gem
tleman had Just before moved his seat
from the window i'll question. Hood
lumism is apparently yet in the ascend
an.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-19

The Sacramento Reporter of We'd
nesday reproduces The Case of>um-
merfieId," that powerfully written
fiction by W. H. (Caxton) Rnoddes.
which we epitomized on Tuesday
The Reporter will also give the story
IN its weekly of to-day.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-19

Auber, the composer of the popular
operas of Fra Diavolo, Massanlello,
ard many other works, including The
Crown Diamonds, The Black Domino,
etc. has just died i'll Paris AT the age
of 50.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-19

Engineers have reported ~favorably
on the practicability of q narrow
gauge railroad, by way OF the beach,
between San Francisco and Santa
Cruz.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-19

The Republican papers Of California
are again busy running Dr. GwIn Tor
the United States Senate.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-19

\ Western paper. chronicling the
death Of a young man, says he was
estimabie, pious, a true Christian, and
the best base ball .-short stop" in that
section,
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4 terrible verdict is that of the
coruner's jury of North Platte, charg-
ing Peter Manning with the murder of
his own sister. 1t confirms the SuS-
~i.iciouS of II correspondent. which
fastened the dOubIe-dved atrOcity upon
the brother ofthe slain girl-suspicions
that were so unnatural Is not to have
been aroused without the most conclu-
eive evidence Of being well-founded.
1t seems incredible that a MAJ could
become 50 much fiend as to Kill his
own sister, but these are days of the
most Incredible crimes. and all things
seem to be possible with poor human
nature.-EOmaha Herald, l4th.
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A duel is spoken of in Vallejo, and
the people look forward to it with a
good deal Of gI,to, as times have been
quite dull Of late.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-19

Bears are troublesome and plenty
in the hills between HeaidsburS
the coast.
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Birch, Wambold. and Backus, San
Francisco Min>trels, appeared at the
Theater COmique, Cleveland. for three
nights, commencing May 4th.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-19

The Salinas Standard chronicles a
hog in that own weighing LOO
polInds. Who can beat that?
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Dr.. Henry French committed sui
eide at Camptonrille- California, on
The 18th instant, by shooting himself
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-19

One of the graduates of the Baptist
Theological Seminary of Chicago, on
Wednesday last, was L. X. Chandler,
of McMinnviIle, Oregon.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-19

Terrible scenes are reported in Paris,
following upon the battles now going
on around that city. When the Com
munists' dead and wounded were
brought into the city after the battle
of the 9Th of April, in which Fort Is>y
was bombarded, crowds of ONE
and children, who had been eagerly
scanning the conflict. rushed, half
crazy, to see if among the c0rp>e> they
could not recognize a father, brother.
husband " Il lover. During the bonn
bardment of Issy tine fort was filled
with women who refused to leave
their husbands.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-19

Thomas e. Bouche, of Chico. had
his leg shattered by a kick from a
horse, May 9TH.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-19

President Woolsey, who has been
compiling statistics of divorce, finds
that in Vermont the ratio of annual
divorces TO annual marriages foots up
for seven years a total of 80 divorces
to 1910 marriages, a ratio of | to 2I.
In Massachusetts, for a period of four
years, there was a total of 1,022 di-
vorces to 1922 marriages, a ratio of l
to II. In Ohio, in 1866, the divorces
We're 1,l69; marriages, 3O,479, or a ratio
of l to q. In Connecticut, in a period
of eight years, the divorces foot up 3
$40; marriages, 1927; a ratio Of l to II.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-19

MACHINERY.-Two carloads of min
ing machinery were sent of Yesterday
to Paiisade. and one to BeoWawc. Ne
rada.-[Sacramento Reporter. l7th.
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BAD LUCK.-Late last night we
heard an hombre cursing his luck in
this style: "Dog-gome my skin, |
didn't draw nothing in this drafted
sell. tried the Mercantile, got nary
a red: tried the Nevada. and got a
pewter spoon: tried the M~ary>viile.
didn't get nary a smell. Oh, hi, if
it would rain mu>h and milk. l
wouldn't have n spoon. and if I'd find
a spoon then Iii have the lockjaw."-
[Marysvil!e Appeal, after the drawing.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-19

GONE TO EUREKA.-H. Muller. Esq.
left this morning for Eureka, where
ne will mana- the new bank opened
at hat place by Mr.. Reese
River Reveillc, 18th.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-19

CALIFoRNIA PEANTT>.-A whole
car load of this delicious fruit was
shipped Yesterday morning for Omaha.
II is confidently predicted that their
flavor and fragrance viii not he i'm
paired by the trip.-I>acramento Re
porter, 18th.
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DISCOVERY
w

DY JOHN MAGUIRE, WHO Is ABLE AND
- willing to make himself useful in almost any
branch of industry. References given. if re-
quired. Leave orders at this office. myl0-2w
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1871-06-09

STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL CoNvEN-
TIoN.-The Seventh Annual Conven-
ton of the Pennsylvania State Sabbath
School Association will be held at Allen
town, Pa, on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, the 18th, 1ith and 18th Of
June. All the earnest Sunday school
workers of the Keystone State arc cor
daily invited to be present. Each evan.
gelical school is requested to send two
or more delegates. Those who propose
to attend should notify A. j. Breinis,
Allentown, Pa, who is Chairman OF
Local Committee of Arrangements, on
or before the 7th of June, so that onter-
tainment may be secured, and orders
for excursion tickets procured and for
warded.