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a TRUE BALsAM.-Dr. Wistar's Balsam Of
"lri Cherry Is truly basam 1t contains the
oaisamla principle of the Wild Cherry, the bal
'ainic properties of tar AMI of pine It's insred:-
ents are all b~lss.mic. Coughs, colds. sore throat
'rohchius' and consumption speedily dis ,ppt az
under its baIs anic influenza
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We will send handsome prospectus of our
New Illustrated Family Bible, containing over
200 fine Scripture Illustrations to any Book
Agent, free of charge. Address NATIONAL Pm.
LISTING Co., Phila., Pa. oct5d&u4W
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gether with $4,000 for miscellaneous
purposes, making an aggregate of 1874
255, which added to $94S, 537 reported
last year makes the result of the centen.
airy work foot up to S1,6s2,792.
METHODIST.
The Burlington and Plattsburgh Dis
tricts Ministerial Associations will hold a
reunion meeting in the Methodist church
at Burlington, October Sd, 4th and 9Th
Tuesday evening, sermon by Rev. s. R
Bailey, of Plattsburgh; Wednesday even.
ing, sermon by Rev. FL. @. Farrar, OF
Poultney, Vt. The daily exercises will
consist in the reading of sermons and
essays for criticism. The attendance OF
the public is cordially invited.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
The French Uniuers publishes the
following prayer, which the Pope daily
offers up for the salvation of France
ooh! Mary, conceived without sin, look
drown upon France; oh save France.
The greater its guilt, the greater its need
of thy intercession. A single word to
jesus, reclining in thine arms, and France
is saved. Oh! Jesus, obey Mary, and
snve France"
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New YoRK--The Republican press in
the interior of the State universally en-.
dorse the republican ticket-and also
those in the metropolis, for that ma tier,
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. ELIGIONS OF
Ia THE WORLD.

| Comprising the History of all Religious Denor,.
nations, and the origin aud condition. of
THE VARIOUS SECTS OF CHRISTIANS
Jews and Mohammedans. a. well as the PAGAN
forms of religion IN the different countries Of tbe
earth. with Ske+ches OF the FDund-r- of various
helglous Stcts, from the best hnrtIes by Vim
cent l. Miner. With append X by Rev. J.
Newton Brown, D D, i dItor OF "Eney clio yeria.
Of Religious KNOWLEDGE
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Uuitcd States Circuit Court.
DISTRICT OF VERMONT.
Hon. T. B. WOODRUFF, Circuit Judge
Hon. d. A. SMALLEY, District Judge
B. B, SMALLEY, Clerk
GEORGE P. FOSTER, Marshal.
DISTRICT OF VERMONT.

4 Tuesday, October 3D. - The Circui
Court of the United States for the Die
, trict of Vermont convened at the Rutl an
;. County Court House, and was opep1d b
. proclamation.
The following is list Of the person
summoned as Grand and Petit Jurors:
GRAND JURORS.
Minor Hillisrd, Rutland. Forsyoa,
Volney Ross, Horace Ellis. Frank r
Button, Brandon Philip Pond, Sheldon
Bliss, James Williams, James T. Free.
man. castleton Julius A, O. Ewing. W
5. Weeks, John Wilmartb, Amos Yves.
colt, Clarendon Augustus Hammond.
Charles Hitchcock, Royal Hall, VIM. E.
H7Il, Pittsford Harlow Hosford, Jacob
G Dewey, Hiram Fifeld. Poultney; W.
G:lmore, Joseph E. Marley, Isagc Rev.
Eolds, Rutland.
PETIT JURORS.
Samuel J. Hall, n. P. Kingsley. Ira
Barnard, P. W. Taft, Brandon; VIM. G.
Moulton, Fayette A. Barney, Harry
Armstrong, Phillip D. Griswold, Castle
ton Charles Ewing, Daniel s. SquireS,
Nathan c. Fassett, Bspj4miu F. Mussav.
Clarendon; Rufus Ramilton. John S.
Jones, wellington Esty, Fairhaven ::
Daniel Cllver, Edwin S. Dewey, Cameron
Hyde, Ponltney; Rollin S. Meacham. w.
I'll. Palmer. Henry Sherman, Edwin G.
Wheaton, Pittsford ); L. III. Walker, John
Engram, Stephen W. Proctor, Marcellus
Newton, Rutland.
Judge Woodruff. after the grand iur.
ors were sworn, addressed them upon the
nature of the oath tBken and their duties
upon it. The cases to be brought before
them were of two classes. The violation
CT the revenue laws.. The obligation in
voIved in the execution of these laws.
were not duly appreciated. individuals |
Dreaded their violation 70 of triaipg
matter, but, it YVES not taking the money
OF the government, it was the money of
each individual taxpayer, and was
species Of robbery that stands without
an excuse, snd their attention was com.
mended to a careful inquiry into this
class OF cases. The other class to which
their attention would be called was that of
perjury. This was grave crime, for up
on the truth rested the best interests of
society. All rests upon purity in the al.
ninistration of justice and execution of
ne laws. 1t was their duty to inquire
nto the sguilt of the party, and i'll
convinced OF it, they should find a bill.
md the party before the court had fnlI
fearing upon his guilt or innocence Of tho
rhine. If they were not convincod ~
he evidence before them of guilt, it was
heir duty there to let the matter rest
g charged them upon the importanoa Isl
trlct secrecy in reference to the ma,,orsl
rought before them, and all matter, no.
aiming to the peculiar duties to ,,h;o,
ney were assigned, The obaroa 49,.
REF. but direct and to the point :
The docket was called by the o,e,l /.
''ef winch the remainder Of the session :
% occupied in the hearing of motions :
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Vermont Baptist State Convention.
BURLINGTON, Oct. 8. 1871.

BURLINGTON, Oct. 8, 1871.
The Board Of the Convention met at
the Baptist church at p. M, Rev.T II.
Archibald, the President in the chair. In
the absence of the Secretary, Rev. II. L.
Crosse was chosen to serve pro tennpore.
The meeting was opened with prayer
by Rev. s. M. Whiting.
The report of the Treasurer was called
for, and the following summary statement
was rendered
RECEIPTS.
At the commencement of the year just
closed, there was balance of $222.0S.
| During the session of the convention
there were paid into the treasury $290.19
Since that time there have been received
from all sources S2,716S3. Total, 49,
22830.
DISBURSEMENTS.
Paid on orders. $1,000 90
Balance for printing Minutes, 217 so
Balance in Treasury, $1.1O0.90
LIABILITIES
Due to permanent fund, $7Os so
Due to church edifice fund, 500 90
Due DIR. Foster, on orders, 615S4
$1,81834
Leaving deficiency of $717.44
Reports from the following churches
were read, and orders on the treasury
were voted, as follows:
Bellows Falls, order for 1926 OOI
East Bethel, $500
Lowell, 10000
Montgomery Centre, 5000
Montpelier, Quarterly orders,
each,) $4,000
Monkton, 5000
Sharon, $50 90
St. bans, 10000
South Troy. lao appropriation
Yergennes 5000 previously voted 300 on
Westford, 100 90
Adopted a report from committee,
with reference TO the academy at Derby,
and referred it to the incoming Board of
the Convention.
The Secretary read the report of the
Board, which was adopted.
Adjourned. sine die. Prayer by Rev.
D. NJ. Crane.
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ScTotula, dyspepsia, ,svue and fever, or thelr
cOucOmitaUts

DIR. WELLS EXTRACT OF JURUBEBA
Is offered to the public as croa. lnvigara.or am
remedy Tor ali impurities CT he bio. q or for or
sanic weakness with their attendau: esll-. For
the tJccspIEg c8C,Dlarnts
JURCBEBA
Is confidently recommended TO ever { ral;, a- g.
household remedy, and SHOULD be freely taken Ia
all derangeInents Of the system. i glve, bes,.h
vlgor ana tUGe to AL the vital forces and EITots
aud ioFtlhes al weak and IyEaph4-:c tezBEsT.--
ments.
JOHN a KELLOGG, IS Plat ST. New York,
sept41&w4W SOse Agent 5Cr the United S.s1s-
Price One Dollar Ter bottle. Sent tor c:s.csr
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Religious Intelligence.
ADVENT.

Elder Miles Grant, of Boston, has
been preaching at st, Johnsbury every
evening for week.
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I I'll e A n &c TAR.
LIS A PURE BLACK TEA

with the Green Tea Flavor. Warranted 70 suit
All tastes. FOR sale everyu here, in our 'traoe-
marx pound and half pound packages only. And
a ,vr safe wholesale only by the GREAT ALLAN
York. p. o. Box $500. Send for Thea-Neciar
circular. uoct5d6w4E
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LIBERAL CHRISTIAN.

Rev. Charles Woodhouse, OF Rutland.
was one of the Vermont delegates to the
recent General Convention of Universal.
lists at Philadelphia.
AT the recent General Convention of
Universalists at Philadelphia, the board
declared the new constitution adopted
and directed the permanent secretary to
give public notice that this session of the
convention would be organized under it's
provisions. Number Of pupils reported
in Sunday schools, IS, 1924, showing a net
gain of 1854. The financial exhibit is
also favorable. THE value of church prop
erty is 81. sos, 213, while the indebtedness
has been reduced 1897 SOP, leaving am in.
debtedness of $500,054. Chnrch eai6ces
have been erected during the year to the
amount of $29s,3s2, while s4s, SAG have
been raised for schools and colleges and
SSQ,685 for missions and charities. to-
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j g r Z PERA

1t is NOT a Ply
erly called a BI'eT ,IC-It IS not vi at Is rroT,-
such. 1t rs a Sot5t' ERS, nor is 1t intended as
used foF maav n American plant nat has been
these counsy' years by the meoical faculty @
er'ul aABsv with wonderful efficacy a. a Is,W-
blood, atiye and unequ4led purifier OF tn
6ises, nd Is sure and perfect remedy for al
- ses of
he Liver and Spleen, enlargement or OBJ
struction of infestlDes, urinary, uterine,
or abdominal organs, poverty or
want of blood, intermittent + re-
rnltient fevers. inflammation
Of the liver, dIop-y, slug
glsh cIrcalAEIGu OF tL=
blood, abScess-~.
tumOrs, IzuI-
dice,
ocTc;ula, dyspepsia, apue and fever, or their
cOucOmitaUts
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-On "Wednesday evening last. mission.
airy addresses were made in St. Peters
church, Albany, by the Bishop, the Rev.
Messrs. Brown of Cohoee. and Stubbs Of
Mechanicsvile, and Judge Tremaine. The
contributions for missions in the Diocese
have arisen to some $4,000 fer the past
year, from some $500, three years ago,
A great and very encouraging increase.
After the above missionary meeting, =
reception was held at the Episcopal resi-
dence on Elk street, apd on Thursday
evening, another was given at Judge Ire
mains's on State street. Both were verv
ENJOYABLE.
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Tuosday, October Sd. - The Circuit
Court of the United States for the Die,.
trict of Vermont convened at the Rut, and
County Court House, and was opep1d bv
proclamation.
The following is list Of the persona
summoned as Grand and Petit Jurors:
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-31
RBETr HoUsE-coRBErr BROTHERS,, pRoPRIEToRs

DoGs.-Somebody, at Gold Hill or
Virginia, yesterday sent Mart. Reese a
box full of black-and-tan terrier dogs,
marked &C. O. D." One or two of the
pups look like valuable ones, and if
anybody in Storey county has lost a
dog of the kind described they can re-
cover by calling, proving property,
paying charges and taking them away.
Mart. has the dogs carefully housed
back of the SaZerac Saloon, and offers
to give them away to first comers.
RUNNING.-Ben. Holidays steamer
made a run across Lake Bigler yester-
day, bringing over the following
named passengers: Ben. Holiday, J.
+. Brown, IA Francisco; Professor
New Jersey; r. Van Arsdale, w. Van
Arsdale, servant and another man,
New York.
AT GLESBROOK.- The following
named persons registered at the Glen
brook Hotel "A. II. Saxton, proprie-
tor. eastern shore of Lake Bigler,
yesterdays: DR.. \. Ii. Agard, San
dusky, Ohio; y. z. Moore, Santa Rosa;
James Richie. San Jose, and Francis
Cassin, San Francisco, Cal.
WATER.-Notice is hereby given,
that l own and have a deed for all the
right, title and interest of VIM. a.
Hawthorne in and to the Cold Spring
Water Works, in Carson City, Nevada,
and | forbid the further payment for
water rents. tor said Water Works., to
the said Hawthorne or any person act
ing for him. +. ID. SWEENEY.
MAPLE SUGAR.-MasOn & Chamber
lin have just received a large supply
Of pure maple sugar, direct from the
maple groves of Ohio. 1t is the finest
We have ever Eel on this coast.
ATTENTION LADIEs.-Olcovich Bros
have Just received, direct from New
York. a new and elegant supply of
genuine Alezandre's kid gloves. Go
and see them.
GO to y. J. SAVERS for your zen
uine Rembrandt Photographs, at San
Francisco prices.
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c INTELLIGENCE.
Mail and EXPRESS.

ARRIvFs.-From the CT. Railroad and
NaShOe at : Il. IN.
From Virginia, Gold Hill, Silver City
and Dayton at 10 a. IN.
at , p. IN.
From Lake Bigler at 4 p. m.
DEPARTs.-For Washoe and c. P. Rail-
road at = p. m.
For Dayton. Silver City, Gold Hill and
Virginia at / y. m.
For Genoa, Pine Grove and Aurora at
: a. IN.
For Lake Biglcr at 10 a. m.
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the Enterprise Islands corrected on
Comedian Bay, and we are led to be-
lieve that Richard II. Stretch, State
guilty of the error We attributed to
Dan De guile: that Of installing the
name of the bay "cornelian" for Gear
nelian,' and iumpinga at the conclusion
that it was named for the mineral
which he supposed was to be found
there. We have not a copy of Stretch's
report at hand, but presume that, on
the same ground, he would naturally
conclude that Emerald Bay, on the
southwest side of Lake Bigler, de-
rived its name from an abund-
ance of mineral emerald TO he
found in its vicinitv-whereaS, it
derives its name, like Comedian
Bay, from the botanical kingdom, i'll
this case reflected from its waters.
Dan, however, does not stand cor
rected on the name of the lake itself;
and. i'll venturing a local opinion as
to the derivation of the name of the
bandit Tahoe, appears to be more un-
fortunate than the second pagers of
the Union and Enterprise. They say
that Tahoe comes from Spanish Taio,
a pass" that ne Indian of it is Pah-
hoe. big water" and that the only
Indian word that sounds likethe name
of the bandit is Taboo. which means
"-ra>>hoppcr." Now all this is simply
ridiculous. But Dams explanation i
absurd. He is 'of the opinion that
some Spanish aiventurer." away back
toward the dawn of time. manned the
lake after the celebrated river Tarus.
i'm Sraiu." Wcare not enlightened As
to what authority this opinion is based
upon-it j, a sort Of make-shift
..rurss" we Since the DAYS
Of columbus the >paniarG, have left
i pretty clear record of their adycn-
lures and discoveries: but for the sake
of the argument let Us admit that a
Spanish aIyeuturer discovered the
LAKE. named it after the river of his
naive land. and then forgot to record
the fact: what then? Why. Dan saws
that Taio j. the spanish name of the
river Iagus. That will certainly be
news in Spain. and to paniards every
where-eNen to Greascr>. who under
stand that TaiO is. aS the second
i"7Sto " 70, - Ia =
pronounced Ta-guS-the a having the
same sound a. in fate Iajo has no
NOR JontIeL,i"" Wnn i"In' Ian pa!
sunrosn some Spanish had
found and named the lake Tagus-why
not call it Tagus instead of Tahoe?
suppose Byron did write of TayO
(Which in Spanish would be pro-
nounced Ti-yo}, why not call the lake
TayO, instead of attempting to perpet-
Uate h name OF the bloody Tahoe?
If "Blgler' i dIstastelul to those VINO
are crystalIzed in prejudice, why not
settle upon some Indian WORD
instead of the NAME OF the
most b~lood-thIrsty marauder who
ever stalnpcded stock or Scalped
children? Why not call the lake III
nothing but Indian will do Iajo. in
stead of Pass; or Pah-hOe, instead of
Zig Water: or Taboo, instead of Gras-
ny FL ~ris+enin~ Of he Lake bv Ameri.
cans-beyoui that, all is speculation
and guess WORK. we ShaI SUCK ny
.Le Aiiiei ," "n r,", g., n ",J,
twenty wears. Lake Eigler.
The MARVELLoCe.-Ihe celebrated
Gazette Troupe from Pliers Opera
u, virriri, will oman of tho car
~ '
son Iheatef to-hiorroW THURSDAY
evening, for two nights only. The
full programme will be found in our
G .,1,,,,. n ~ uoaorI poua
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ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.


BY L. H. pYER's STAGE FROM RENO.
s REYNOLDS W Armstrong M Percel
By W. F. WILSON'S AURORA STAGE.
Jas Brady lr Brodic smith
e. IIolhrnok
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BY L. H. OVERS STAGE FOR RENO.
Miss Keyer Mr. Brodic Geo Albin
Miss Miller
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REESE'S SALOON

E'IIE SUBSCRIBER ia CHANGED HIS
/ ha-e Of operations lie has abandoned the
hastily built entertainments which he has occu-
pied during the past year and has removed into
the ca>eIuutcs recently abandoned by General
George l.. Gibson and the forces under hi. COM
maud known as " Pharaoh : Host
lie offer, general amnesty to all offenders; and
propose, to treat-for Il piece.
REMEMBER TIE PLACE:
THE OLD SAZERAC BUILDING.
Carson Street.
VERY BEST or WINES, BRANDIES.
WHISTLES, &c, always for sale.
j. MART REESE, Proprietor
Nov. 81. IS7A,-tf
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Arrivals at tho Hotels.

ST. CHARLEs-GEoRGE TUFLT, PROPRIETOR.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-07-29
MASONIC DIRECTORY.



SoUrH MEMPHIS. No. 1lS-meets I'd Friday
in each month-hall corner Madison and Sec
ond. W. s. Matthews. W. NJ; Ben X. Pull
ANaERoNA. No. 16s-meets LIST Monday in
every month, at Odd Fellows Hall. corner
Court and Main. G. NJ. Carroll, W. NJ; John
Beamish, Secretary.
LEILA ScoTT. No. 2S9-meets list Friday OF
each month 4hall corner Madison and Second.
H. H. Higbee, w. NJ; M. $. Judah. Sec'y.
DESoTO. No. 299-meets 3D. Friday Of each
month-Odd Fellows Hall. X. Q. William
son, w. NJ; X. w. Shelton. Secretary.
KnwINNIHG, No. 3Il-meets 4th Friday oil
each month-at South Memphis Hall. corner
OF Madison and Second w. b. Richardet,
VIM; Louis Czapski, Secretary.
ROYAL ARCH. N
PENN CHATTER, No. 22-meets I'd Monday OF
each month--0dd Fellows Hall, @. NJ. Car
roll, M. Il. II. p; r. NJ. Levy, Secretary.
MEMPHIS CHAPTER, No. 95-meets at Odd
Fellows Hall. Sd Monday of each MONTH W.
S. Matthews, NJ. L. ii. P; John W. Ward,
Secretary.
Rand s. ".
EUREKA Council. No. 6-meets Sd Monday
of each month--Odd Fellows Hall. ID. B.
Forster, Tn. ILL.,. q. III. Myers, Rec.
CYRESE COMMANDERY, No. 4-meets 9Th Mon
day of each month. Geo. Mellersh, Com. /.
j. Barchus, Rec.
CALVARY CHAPTER OF Rosg CROIx, 18th, No,
l. Charles w. Adams. SD, M. w.; ii.
7. TOmlinson, SD. Sec.
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A gentleman at the Round Lake camp
meeting said that he had been married
twenty-five years, and during all that
time he had never given his wife a cross
word or cross look. The Rochester
Democrat thinks this man should have
been an angel long ago
A Mississippi negro was recently set
upon by party in disguise and hu,
Kluxed. On being questioned, he said
his X. X. friends were of the colored
persuasion. He was asked why he
thought so. 81 smell 'um. mass" was
the short and convincing reply.
A national system of time for rail
roads, based upon national longitude, is
being devised BY a gentleman of Sara
toga. 1t adopts Washington time for
the Eastern portion of the country as
standard time, one hour slower than
Washington time for the Mississippi
Valley, two hours slower for the Pacific
States. The work involved about 5000
computations for longitude.
A Hoosier, of inquiring mind, wants to
know what it is that causes the itching
sensation from a hea-bite; also, how a
substance may be compounded which
will cause the same sensation by intro
ducing it into wound or pricking into
the flesh with sharp pointed instrument.
There is lesson in fea-bite which may
be turned to good account when thor
oughly tested He believes that moth
ing was created in vain for good.
A French paper tells a story Of Victor
Hugo to illustrate his meanness. When
his son, Charles Hugo, died, the poet
went to the telegraph Office to send dis
patch announcing the fact to his other
son, Francois Victor Hugo. After he
had written the dispatch, he counted the
words to see that he not exceeded the
twenty allowed for a single rate, and,
finding that he had overrun the limit
rewrote the dispatch.
Improved machinery has recently been
erected in Woolwich arsenal, Of Eng
land, by which the manufacture of the
Minnie rife bullet for the Snider cart
ridge has been greatly facilitated, while
at the same time the cost of production
has been greatly reduced These bull
lets are being made at the rate of 3,000,-
600 or q, 100000 weekly, and the manu-
facture of cartridges proceeds at the
same rate.
A Boston correspondent of the Salem
Mass Gazette has been looking at
General Butler in court, and says that
his aspect there is mot brilliant, but
clumsy and gampish, rather" Also
this: One source Of General Butler 8
success is, he knows more, and knows
better how and when to use what he
knows, than many others in his line.
Another source is, he despises nothing
and nobody till he has done with them,
and can make no more use of them.