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GREAT Nj HOUSE.

The house of q. G.. Ward & Co, 225
Second street, is the special warehouse Tor
farmers and planters, seedsmen, etc. This
extensive establishment is at the 9 Of
agricultural progress in this city. Ii is a
special institution in that line. The
largest assortment of farming seeds
ever brought south is now for sale at their
rooms. The object of the firm is not
merely the supply Of a common demand
among farmers, but to introduce every
possible improvement that may contrib
ute TO the welfare of the sgrieulturist in
the South, Not alone in the matter of
seeds have they exerted themselves TO
procure and supply every improvement,
but also in the line of Implements, OF
which they have 8 great variety and sup
ply q large section OF the surrounding
country. They are special agents for the
sale Of the celebrated Buckeye Cider Mil,
which has taken premiums at every sgri-
cultural fair in the United States at which
it has been exhibited last year. Iii is manu-
featured by Messrs. Thomas & Mast. They
are also agents for the celebrated Burdict
National Hay, Straw and Fodder Cutter,
the best instrument of the sort / use.
Among the specislties of the house may be
named the extensive trade that is done by
it in paper, alllmanner of wrapping paper
bags Of all textures and sizes. A vast
quantity and every variety of turnip seed.
1t may be said generally of the house that
it does a tremendous business in the way
Of agricultural implements of an inn
proved order, that there is nothing but
the most superior and efficient articles
kept, and that it has become the recOg-
nized headquarters for all materials IN
their line in this city.
LAST OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES our last dis
trlbution of Twenty Elegant Presents
takes place July I'D, Every 50 purchase
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new proprietors are gentlemen who I'M
derstand TIE business and who will make
their customers feel quite at home.
While out buggy riding, take q drive
down there and look In at the Magnolia.
A large lot Of machine poetry came
ovsr the wires last night. Since the
weather Is too hot for the enjoyment OF
very highly seasoned intellectual pabu-
lum, the Hmping verses are omitted.
But since this is the first pOeticAl efusion
that ever came over the wires, we are
forced to give a specimen stanZa:
And Putnam and Shaw, of the lion heart,
And eye like a Boston girls;
Andlike the light Of heaven,
Which shone in Uric Dshlgreen's curls.
There is no power in the gloom Of hell
To quench those spirits Ore. There is no
charm
In the bliss of heaven
To bid them not sspire.
Putnam and Shaw, It win be observed,
were 6in0le-hesrted and one-eyed, and
Uric Dahlgren's hair curled. The poetry
is fne, and deserved 70 be t~elegraphed-
the whole hal4 column. 1t was written
by John hay, ace green as grass, out
now dry as powder, and read st a reunion
Of the Army OF the James.
"A case OF much interest to newspaper
conductors has Just been tried in an Eng
AlsQ court. A gentleman nal SEM "a
untsry contribution TO a daily newspaper,
which was committed to the editorial
wsste- basket; Whereupon 3 aggrleVed
writer brought an sctiOn for the recovery
of its value. It was held by the court
that a contribution sent unsolicited 70 q
newspaper ceases to bethe property Of the
writer precisely as though it were 30
ordinary letter, and that he cannot insist
upon It's return in case 1t IS not USED
This decision is q most important one
Had the case been decided otherwise
every editor would b st the mercy OF the
innumersbls bOres who send him perpet-
usl contributors. II is practically I'M
possible, even wereit desirable, for a great
newspaper office 70 preserve and return
the hundreds Of worthless contributions
which it daily receives. Itsny man thinks
he can enllghten the world by q i've
column article upon the theory OF title
bats, he can not well be prevented o
forwarding his manuscript to some IN,
happy editor. But the latter is employed
Tor a purpOs other than that OF daily re
turning innumersble such essays 10 b
miserable writers.
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Railroad Matters.

The Gazette of this morning has the fol-
lowing in reference to the White River
Valley railroad: "There was q meeting of
the directors and principal stockholders
of the White River Valley and Texas rail-
road, in this city, yesterday. The officers
Of the company are, Colonel L.. @. Cause,
President; Colonel J. E. GstewoOd, Sec
Rotary. The various counties along the
line have made liberal donations of lsnd
and monsy to the enterprise. The gauge
In use by the principal railroads in the
United States -four feet eight and a hSlf
inches-was adopted. The company has
been somewhat embarrassed byJhose who
would run it to advance personal inter
ests, but all troubles in this direction
seem to nave been settled. Colonel 81. F.
Hale has the contract to construct, iron
and equip the road from Pine Bluff to
Jecks0nport lOithin t1OO gears. He is an
experienced railroad man, n speaks IA
YorabIy of the prospects Of the company,
They have no State aid, but the people
can build the road, and will do it"
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ing and rainyWsather has prevailed from
the Ohio valley TO Lake Erie and to Flor
ida, AZ also on the Atlantic eOass. Clear
ing-up weather Is now reported from
Lake Huron to Kentucky aud westward.
It is probable that q short u hesYy
rain will pass over New Jersey and Mary
land, and, probably, Connecticut but q
rising barometer and clearing WGatheri
with fresh northwest winds, are probable
for Thursday from Illinois and Wiseonsin
eastward to the Atlantic coast. Threat
sning weather will probably continue
in Northern Florida, with partially cloudy
weather in the interior Of the Gulf SB4tes-
AMERICAN DRIVEN WELLS at Browne
Brownies, BIS Second street.
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FRlaHTFUl.
Destruction Of a Locomotive and Train
On the Memphis and Charleston Rail-
-road.-DeiafIs of m Terrible Acct
denG-The Dead and Injured

Destruction of a Locomotive and Train
on the Memphis and Charleston Rail-
road.-DeiaiIs of the Terrible Acct
dent-The Dead and Injured
The express train on the Memphis and
Charleston railroad which left Memphis at
II O'Clock Tuesday night raninto ''Wash"
In the embankment u mile east OF
Grand junction, making 3 total wreck OF
the engine and train. The country a.
that point is very sandy and the extrsor-
dinsry storm Of that night washing out
a deep gulf In the embAnkment, the train
was prscipitated into 1t. Engineer James
Gibbs, an excellent citizen and artlzan,
was the only person killed. W. T.. Mont
gomery, fireman, n Jno- Allen, Willis
Cheek and Peter Dun brakemen, were
badly hurt, though not fatally tnJared.
OF the passengers, Jas. A. Turner, OF
Louden, Tenn, had q leg, and jas. Dun
das, an arm broken, n Mrs. W. tt
huoker, was badly bruised W. l..
Rucker and some seven or eight others
were slightly hurt. j..
Such hsd been the sudden violence or
the storm and the darknes OF b night
that the train Was hfteen or twenty
minutes behind time, the engineer run
ming carefully and at the time watching
bridges and culverts closely. At this
place, however, there was no reason 10
apprehend danger. The embankment
was deemed perfect, but a vast body OF
water ,such as was never before seen there,
had accumulated. The waterway through
the e~mbankment was not large enough to
admit of the escape of the flood, the sand
and earth had given way before the train
reached the spot and the engine n cars
as stated were precipitated into the
chasm, The locomotive, tender, express
and passenger cars are utterly wrecked
and v~sIueless. The sleeping car is unin-
iured. No human foresight, as we gather
the facts, could have anticipated the con-
dition of facts that begat a calamity,
I which d~eprives ths road Of one of its best
and most prudent and trustworthy en-
g~ineers.
LIST OF THE
Willis Cheek, painfully wounded, but
not seriously; L. q. Montgomery, ire
man, confused wounds about the face;
Joseph Tucker, leg fractured; j. Atker-
I son, slightly wounded; Mrs. Ruoker, in
iured, MT severely; Mr.. Rucker, cut over
the eve; LOwden Humes, slightly wound
ed about the face; Jas. Gibbs, engineer,
killed; James Dolson, arm broken and
sorely cut about the head and face.
DR.. Rogers, sent for by Major Wicks,
went early yesterday morning on a special
train to The scene of the accident. The
unfortunate people were provided at the
hotel with every possible comfort, under
instructions from Major Wicks, and every
possible kindness was done by the land
lord and people of the village. The body
of the hapless engineer was found four
feet underground, into which II was forced
by the weight Of the locomotive.
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NOT SUN STRUCK

We were glad to greet the arrival at
our office Of Mr.. Peter 81. DoDnelly, OF
the firm Of Peter Il. Donnelly q Co.. los
Poplar street. Mr.. DoDnelly has been
confined 10 his bed forthe last eight weeks,
owing TO g broken leg be received while
~endesvoring to save the property Of 3
nsiRbbor while his house was on IRE.
Not like some other popular merchants
on Poplar street, be has not got sun
struck, but will be able In future TO at
Tend TO his numerous customers, and All
others who may wish 70 give him a call at
the old stand, corner Of Market square
and Poplar street.
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mot GUILTY"
Van Roberts ReIeased-VerdIct at Half
pas Three Yesterday Afternoon.

E@A
The iurv in the Van Roberts case just
took twenty-five hours to come 70 tha
conclusion that he WAS not guilty. Ihsy
had retired to consider their verdict a.
h~alf-past two the previous day, reported
At helf-past four that there was no agree
ment. hex were IN the same condition al
nine, At ten O'Clock yesterday morning
they SIN "hung." After dinner the in-
terest in the case was not suIncsntIy
strong to q great umDe 70 IesE'
| the shade of their h~abitat1ons and DrAVt
the cracking heat of the dangerous sun
therefore the attendance at the Court
bopse WAS not ct all dense, when tbs
Jud0e took his seat at three O'Clock. Save
The LAWYERS and the attaches of the court
| and a few others, there were few present
| Judge Flippin ordered the sherin 70 nrlne
ii the jury. In a few minutes they
had taken their seats, b roll
Tss called over by the clerk, and
tben the foreman handed the indictment
to the sheriff, who gave 1t to the clerk. OF
the back oft the following pregnant sen
tence was written:
1--WE. the Jury, find the defendant, ",
] V. Roberts, not guilty, as charged 10 the
indictment. F. C. HAhDWICAI
On the reading OF this by the clerk tnert
Wss very little sensation IN court. Every
one listened to 1t as they would TO an
| ordinary larceny case. The sa'
as he had during the weary, sWelterlne
DAYS of the trial, right opposite the Judge
/ He leaned back in his chair, which rested
/ on its two hind legs, and put MS BODY
through a gentle oscillatory motion
| General HorriEsn stood to his right, ano
a foot or two in front General Wrlgnt &C
/ cupied his usual chair. DR.. Fraime, the
/ deputy sheriff, moved between the jury
and the clerks desk with his III dlgnl,
| fed gravity. The silence was perfect, bul
| there vas nc suspense. Everything ws'
/ done rapidly. Roberts flushed slightly
! when the news reached his eal
/ hat he was a free man. HorrlgaI
/ Turned half round and grasping him oy
/ the hand congratulated him on his HAPPY
/ release. Roberts stood up and returned
the shake heartily. a happy smile owe
snresd his face as his humorous friend
| Gathered round him. For a time boil
| hands were kept going. General Horrl
psu asked the Judge ifthe prisoner migh
rot be discharged Judge tnppln ss1o
ives, he may be discharged" tn
prisoner walked forth, followed by
crowd, while the officers of the rlmln
Court of shelby county went into otne
business, just the same as II no va
Roberts trial had taken place. 1t may nc
be embarrassing to remark That Wnll
this little scene was going on the tneI
m0meger which hung on the wall over IN
Judges head stood st S30,
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Hiaht of barnme
TT. BROWN, Observer
WAR DEPARTMENT.,
OFFI5E OF ca. SIG. OFFICER,
WASHINGTON. ,Julv 10. 1871.

ANHIFUAVNl "HlJ To- LOfAHJ
The barometer has fallen since Tuesday
evening at the Rocky mountain stations,
with a slight increase in the temperature
and southwesterly winds. The area Of
lowest pressure has passed from Lake On
tari0 sOuthsastWsrd and is now central
over Delaware. The barometer continues
low on the Gulf coast, but has risen de-
dedlY from Lake Ontario to Mississippi
and n~orthyfsrd. The temperature has
fallen from the Middle and East Atlantic
westward to Arkansas and Iowa. Fresh
winds prevail in the Middle and Southern
States from the southwest and from the
northwest and on the Lakes. Threaten
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EDWARDS MEMPHIS CITY DIRECTORY
FOR 1872. @

The above publication will be issued as
usual for the coming year. Completeness
and reliability guaranteed. We refer with
PRIDE to our Directories of the past three
years, Of this city.
AS a guarantee for the future, Mi. L.
SOsrds, general agent OF the Company, will
call on our business men for their SUBJ
scriptions and advertisements. Southern
Publishing Company publishers; Richard
Edwards, Superintendent and Managing
Director,
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Mountains, where Ma win have q good
time looking out for Memphis. dim Hall
can Awe a full description Of b above.)
The Supervising Inspector OF this dis
trict has rscsivsd Instructions from Seers-
tary Boutwell, to notify every steamer 20
provide Itself with pumps suitable Tor
testing it's boilers, or pay the Transports
lion OF the one in the possession Of the
I~nsueetDr.
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that is, those of the faction who hold
Federal offices, are in a bad way. And
we'll they may be. Grant has evidently
made up his mind to Dust tho last one of
them. Whipple and Cstterson were but
the advance of the tO-be-headed host.
Hodges, Brooks, ct. al, will follow ere
n and before the first day of August
there will not be an ofice-holder, State or
Federal, il Arkansas who is not a firm
adherent Of Ulysses the Silent.
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according to the testimony of q late srri-
val, are doing q lsnd-ofiee business just
now. The hotels are full, and a number
of "happy-go-lucky boys" are camping
ont on the adjacent hills. It's hoped by
next season that q narrow-guage railroad
viii make the transit between this n
the Springs less of q bugbear then it Is
now.
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Since the closing Of the Pacific hotel, the
proprietors Of the Metropolitan have
sometimes been put to their trumps" to
accommodate the crowds which have
poured in upon them. But, acting direct
" to the contrary with monopolies gene
rally, they lave taken advantage OF the
increased patronage to make their house
more than ever a delightful stopping
bosrders. Mr.. Vol. Peyton, the former
affable chief clerk, has been succeeded by
g conference.-the. JOnes-whO is fast be-
coming as popular as was Vol. and with
such able assistants as Roman and Myers,
there's no danger but that the house will
continue Il grow in public favor.
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[OFFICIALl
A OF

The Board of Education, pursuant TO
adjournment, met this evening, July Is,
1871, Vice President ". s. Bruce, presid-
ing. Present: Messrs Gavin, HOlbrOok,
DIR. Mitchell, Bruce, KOrtrecht, Msnsford,
Phelan, Taylor, Johnson, W. H. Mitchell,
and Fleming.
The Secretary made the following an
nual report:
Statement of expenditures and receipts,
with the present Indebtedness ofthe Board
of Education of the Memphis City
Schools, of the general fund, for the year
ending June 80, 1871:
1870.
July l. Indebtedness then e.........a3 &c, 500 2
uvunvnrrUuRg
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Arkansas Politics,

as a study, is not the easiest matter to
master. The famous Schleswlg-Holstein
question In point OF depth and ramifea-
tons was a nursey tale to it. However,
there are some developments to be made
in a few days which, going over the past
year, will show some feats Of ground and
lofty tumbling on the part of certain po-
Iitical acrobats that would put to shame
the best efforts of John RObinson's lead
ing vaulter.
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RIVER NEWS.
LEAVING THIS DAY.
DEPARTURES.


RIVER AND k1ss
Weather warm and suItry. Tie river
here continues on the decline; az Cairo It
il rising slowly, but falling at st. Louis,
with 10 feet in the channel Out to Cairo.
The Ohio is rising at Cincinnati Eld Lou
isville; the swell will improve navigation
in the lower Ohio. Illinois river IL rising.
Arkansas river IL falling slowly, with 8
feet in the channel from Little Rock out,
White river is rising slowly. Wolf river,
q small tributary which empties into the
river ab the upper end Of the city, was
higher Yesterday han it has been for
many years. The flood YVES the effects OF
the storm yesterday morning. Business
on the wharf was inactive, with a small
list of arrivals and departures, and little
n,oraraa-f - Frafohtu-
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Three Ku.KIux.

so-csIled, were recently tried in CIsren-
don, Monroe county, and held TO bail to
answer at the next term of the Circuit
Court. The charge upon which they were
arrested is the murder of q negro militia
soldier in 1853. Their names sre Henry
Harris, Cornelius Andrews and DR..
Mccoy, and it is said acknowledged to
being members of the Khan,
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The Paving Ioh.

The scheme for bleeding the city treas
ury under pretence of paving Markham
| and Main streets, is freely denounced BY
every citizen not embraced in the ring"
which proposes to line its pockets with
this plumber. There is barely hope that
the scheme will not be carried out, though
the expose made of Fitch, President of the
Council, last Sundsy morning by b Ga
zette has csused the other members OF
the firm" to feel a little unessy lest their
turn cOma next.
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rha sudden Death

of the man Posge, at the ststion-house, on
Tuesday. was explained by a post norton
examination, made By DIR. Bohemier,
whereby it was shown that death WAS
caused by congestion OF the heart, super
induced by exposure to the heat of the
midday sun. The poor fellow was serv-
ing out q term on the chain-gang for
drunkenness, and only arrived here last
Friday, from North Carolina.
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Mr. George H. Gibbs.

the renowned Markham street bookseller,
is keeping pace with the march of i'm
provemsnt of the city. Persons en- route
to the springs should not fail to call upon
him for a supply of reading-matter, to
while away the time between baths and
medicines. Only q few doors from the
Metropolitan, on the opposite eide of the
street,
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Water supply.

The Little Rock Water works Company,
composed of pushing, energetic men, has
been fully organized, and will soon COM
mence operations. The terms granted by
the city government are very liberal, and
should the company determine to adopt
the Holly system as is now thought, it
will not be long before q supply of pure
water will be afforded the whole city.
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ma Bic Tnesdan MnrnIng

at the corner of Main and Third streets
fnyoI ged a loss of some six thousand
dollars, the larger portion OF which is COW
cred by insurance. Mr.. TwOhey, owner
of the burned grocery store is alb
sent from the city purchasing supplies.
The building had long been an eye-sore
and its destruction is looked upon as no
oraat calRmikV.
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the members of the firm being Capt. Geo.
w. Baxter, late of Memphis, Mr. D.
Behen and Capt. ]. T. Trezexant, of the
Carolina Insurance Company; have pur-
chased the coal agency lately established
here by the late firm of Bigley. Mellersh
& Co, Memphis.
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Tho Southern Dry Dock,

HS- Three hundred feet long, so feet wide
and in drst-elass working order, and able 70
lock the largest vessels floating In Western
waters, is now offered FOR SALE, as she
now lies at AIg1ers, La. Apply to
v. W. WASHBURN,
VCHAS. GALLAGHER,
Hl ~ LEOPOLD 8HEBRER, 30t
Lig. Commissioners
New Orleans, La, July u. B7l U6
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The Threntened Trouble

in Scott county was sverted by the flight
of the Ellington gang. Had they not
'sweakened" there would no doubt have
been bloody work, as Mustain's party is
known and feared throughout that sec
tiOn-
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Punps-sls second street.

1 HAVE the BEST of Pittsburg and Cam
mel coal and A No. l coke, elegant ash
wood and superior oak, measure andqusi-
ity guaranteed. Prices reasonable. Sat
isfaction or no trade.
GEORGE MELLERSH.
South Court and Main streetst
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TO BRICKLAYERS.

nITY ENGINEERS OFFICE,
y MEMPHIS, TENN, July Il, ISL
- Sealed proposals viii be received at
this ONCE until Il m. Thursday, the Z7th inst,
for building q brick sewer at the intersection
Of Vance and JessaD inc streets. h city re-
serves the right TO reject any or all OF the
bids. For further information apply at this
ONCE. III. HUMPHREYS,
1yl9 City Engineer.
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LAST CHANcE.-Remember our last dis
tribution Of Twenty Elegant Presents
takes place July 22d. Every IS purchase
secures a chance. Southern Palace. Great
bargains in Dress Goods.
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HOOP SKIRTS.
HOOP SKIRT
Mandatory,
1913 ~ Main st.
NEAR
WASHINGTON.

7 Attest models for summer, ISL both
Ia from Europe and the East, show an IN
crease OF the circumference OF the HOPED
Skirt. Tournures. either attached 20 or Sepe-
rate rom the skirt ara fashionable and a
width of nom ~ TO n yards around the bot
tom Of the skirt has been adopted, bhOugn
many ladies prefer three yards for Eslnsd
dresses.
My stock of verttable French C0fssts Is
cOmpIet again and the largest in the city.
COrsets by L'OtseaU, VERY, Nine DuponL
can be found in the factory only; also,
French COrssts for Misses, Brsaft Protectors,
panfers and Shoulder Braces. Inducements
10 dealers ma louis LASGE
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The AMERICAN HOUSE, BOSTON, quiet
and retired, with its large, siry rooms,
has no superior in New England, its lOca-
ton on the elegant new Hanover street
making it the center of business and
places of amusement.
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LAZARUS & morals perfected specta-
eles are the best. They never IRE the
eYes /; last many years without change;
are warranted not to break. F. 81. Clark
d Co, Jewellers and Opticians, No. /
Oark's block, go Main street, Memphis,
are sole ARenta for this city.
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NOTICE.

All parties hsving claims against the
Hebrew Picnic COMMITTEES Will please
present them for settlement to-day 70 u.
~9re1sburger, At the Southern Palace, SS2
Main street.
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SEA Moss FARINE, from pure Irish moss,
for blanc mango, puddings, custards,
creams, etc, etc, the cheapest, healthiest,
and most delicious food in the world.