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Oysters.

Fresh stock received daily by V. d.
Fuchs, Al jefferson street. 10
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GENUINE Turkish smoking tobacco, in
bladders, at S. Sternberg & Co.'S, 3l3
Main street. act
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HAVE your iaaies set with Lemon
patent This improvement embodies
utility, economy and durability. Call at
229 Second street.. r.a 90
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WARMERS PREPARATIONS for sale at
the Little Drug Store Round the Corner,
GO Adams street. loot
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NED OBaLDwlx, th,s Irish Giant, the
champion Of the world in the fsiie
arena, appears at the Olympic Varieties,
Washingtou street, tO-uig,it 81
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Buy your wood from C. H. johnson,
III Poplar street. fND1 So
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E0R SALE OR LEASE-43O ACRES or
Il land will be sold on accommodating terms
or leased to responsible man for the term of
five years. There are three frame houses and
four cabins on the premises; about three hun
bred acres under cultivation, the balance in
timber. 1t may be- divided to advantage.
Two good wells os water; also good cistern.
large barn well filled with fodder, and good
stock of corn. Located on the Mississippi and
Tennessee railroad. two miles south Of Horn
Lake Depot, DeSot0 county, Mississippi. Tho
road runs through a portion of the tract,
where flag station is established, which rem
hood. The stock. consisting of horses. hogs,
poultry Of all kinds and all necessary. farm
ing utensils, etc. etc., will be disposed Of on
terms TO suit. For particulars apply to w.
hdsn No. MuBSrrgy srset s. Tenn Tenn
28t
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The Ku-Klux law leaves certain mat
tiers entirely to the judgment of the
President, which prompts the New York
Sun to inquire; "As the President has
no Judgment, IS not the law invalid?''
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{ B. F. GRAvELY's tobacco, TO be found
at Sternberg's, 3lS Main street. 81
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STEAM OATS.

For Cairo and NJ. LOuia.
Memphis and 81. Louis Packet Company1nu.
mont, Cairo and st. Louis; connecting at
Belmont with the Iron Mountain railroad,
at Cairo with the Illinois Central railroad
and boats up the Ohio river, and ut st. Louis
with all railroads East and West.
BELLE OF PIKE LenOx, master
WILL LEAVE THIS DAY. r.
w 9th instant, at s pm. For So hi
freight or passage apply on wharf Hk=-aaE1aIa-A
boat, foot Of Jefferson street, to
W. u. DILL, Agent.
FLEM. CALVERT, Sup't.
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EoR sALE-EoRREsT HILL ON THE

NOR sALE-F0RREST HILL ON THE
II Memphis and Charleston railroad, seven
teen miles from Memphis. suitable for an ed
ucational institute or private residence. The
place contains two and a half acres In garden,
highly cultivated; six acres in fine timber
rest in iruit trees of the best variety. The
land is rich and the products remunerative.
The college building is eighty by forty feet.
and has twelve rooms; the cottage has three
rooms and n kitchen. etc. Best of we'll and
cstern water; location high and healthy;
neighborhood one of the best in Shelby county.
Address Overton, Ledger office, or see pro-
prietor on til . premises. 4b-7l
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BRowSE & BROWNE, sl5 Second st. AT
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BRowKs Log Cabin tobacco, at Stern.
berg's, 3l3 Main street 81
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PuxPs at sl5 Second street.


Rev. Samuel Neal viii preach at Park
Avenue Church this evening, October
9th, at : o'clock pm.
Preaching tonight At the Central
Baptist Church, by the pastor.
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TRUNKS.
MERCHANTsf
TRUNKS, VALIsEs AND sATeHtLs

M oFFERED TO T0U AT HONE As
n - - ~ Be- huurtt IN a1J cry. hAAlI q
ne sfock and pricss q he acton ~
Main street. @HFaN
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VICTOR D. FUcHs has just received by
express a nice lot of Mackinaw trout at
his oyster, fish and game depot, Al JEFF
ferson street. so
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E0R sALR-AFINERoCKA AWAY HORSE;
L gentle in harness. Address -" Grocer"
Ledger office. ALT
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COR SALE-0NE OF HENRY'S PATENT
T. cylinder presses, s2x4s inches, been In use
eight months and in perfect order. Price,
business re uires a larger and finer class Of
prosa. For paper having a moderate circu-
iation II lie Just the thing, as it is equally
adapted to job printing as newspaper work.
gain. Address
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LADIES
win find iidncefortb 1T win all be pub
.lished) Great Things at
HEROES. 2gl MAIN STREET.
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Go TO Bracket 4 Co.'S, S2l Second
street, for young Kentucky mules. sO-t
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GAs-urrno at sl5 Second st. 0 al
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FOR esALD OR LEASE.

DOR SALE-A BRAN NEW SEWING MA
l. chine for sale cheap. at this office. ll5O-t
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srrlr-FrrrrSa at sl5 second st. at
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Z. WHITMOKE,
nj Public Ledger Office. Memphis.
, 1871-12-28

man, am not, thank God, cursed with
that species of vanity which prevents
mans doing certain kinds Of honest la
Dor, simply because they are not genteel.
Here was an opportunity afforded me to
at least earn the price Of my breakfast.
1 took advantage Of 1t. Told the 6rst
man who entered after had completed
shaving myself, I would shave him. l
did so. In fact, l did quite brisk busi-
ness for a couple of hours and if any Of
the unfortunate individuals who came
under my hand had any doubt of my dt-
ness for the business, they certainly ex-
pressed none. -Ai
At the expiration of this time 1 began
to think had done sufficient, and feeling
rather hungry, having had no breakfast,
1 divided the proceeds with the boy, and
prepared to return to my hotel. But l
was not done yet. As I was brushing
my hat, young dandi6ed specimen of
humanity came in; resolved that he
should be the last. l went to work upon
him. When he came to pay me. was
to say the least, somewhat surprised 10
see him deliberately produce my own
pocket book-the one. had lost. Stand
ing on no cerimony,I I snatcbed it from
his hand, and demanded, in no gentle
tone, how It came in his possession.
Without stopping to reply other than
BY volly Of imprecations as he reached
the door, he tumbled rather than ran
down the stairs into the street. Waiting
for neither hat nor coat followed, the
pocket book in hand. We measured off
considerable ground in a short space of
time. On, on. 1t was an exciting chase.
Men, boys and dogs Joined the pursuit /;
the cries of " stop thief growing louder
and increasing. What an nproar there
was. Suddenly came a fash of light,
sharp and vivid for an instant, then utter
darkness. A policeman, mistaking me
for the thief, had gently tapped me upon
the head, as their custom is, and with the
usual result the thief escaped, and 1, the
victim, was apprehended. Ny appear
ance told heavily against me but my
story being fully corroberated by the boy
at the barber shop, was released.
Upon examining the wallet found my
own money intact, and about one hundred
and thirty dollars beside. This is all the
story.
"Not bad speculation, after all" said
I, as he concluded. p an ~" ''sy'a
Well, perhaps so. No. it was not /;
but still my advice holds good Never
place a railway ticket in your wallet.
, 1871-12-28
SOS The open North-POlaI Sea

A.
We have already made brisflmention
Of the important announcement received
from Messrs. Payer and WeyPrecht, dated
at Tromsop, of the discovery Of open wa
ter between Spitzbergen and Nova Zem-
bla, in a region before this believed to be
occupied entirely by ice and have now
the pleasure Of furnishing some additional
details received from these gentlemen by
letter. Their report is addressed to the
Association for Geography and Statistics,
at Frankfort, and is dated at fronnsoe on
on the 18th Of October. Postponing a
more full account of their general adven-
lures to later period they proceed at
once to the announcement that in the
space between Spitzbergen and Nova
Zembla, which had been previously sup
posed inaccessible land which, indeed, the
Russian, German and swedish expedition
in 1868 had attempted to penetrate with
out succe,s), they entered region almost
entirely free from any obstacles, and in
which they reached latitude of 70 de-
grees without any apparent impeachment
to their proceeding almost if not quite, to
the pole. As, however, the Ice Bear was
merely a sailing vessel, and their proyi.
sions were running low, they dared not
venture any farther, and returned.
They anticipate great success, therefore,
should the great expedition which is to be
prosecuted next year follow in their
course and they remark that the key to
he apparent failure Of explorations in this
rso;on = to be found in the fact Of their
starting too earl i. the summer and not
remaining long enOuE5 il the autumn.
They think the Gulf Stream, tbs current
of which is clearly indicated, toward sSe
cl0se of summer breaks down the barrier
of ice and clears way into the open Polar
Sea beyond. HiuJ
The fact Of their having been in the
path of the Calf Stream they consider
well established by the temperature of; the
water {exceeding by from three to Ave
degrees C.. that of the air), the frequency
of clouds. and the abundance Of fog and
rainbows, the decided current to the north
Characteristic of the Gulf Stream, the ex-
traordinary richness in lower animals, etc.
In the beginning of autumn they infer
that the Gulf Stream leaves the coast of
Nova Zembla and passes farther to the
west, or that it then expands so as to
cover greater area. Another important
result of their examinations was the dis
covery Of an enormous abundance Of
whales in the open sea-a fact which viii
doubtless, induce our American whalers
seriously to consider the propriety of en-.
deaYoring 10 secure the reward which is
, 1871-12-28

likely to crown the efforts of those who
may enter this new POlynia at the proper
season.
During the expedition of the Ice Bear
continued series Of observations was
taken upon the temperature, the density
Of the water at the surface and at various
depths, the occurrence Of drift-wood, the
currents, deep sea sOundings, etc. Many
objects of interest were taken from the
bottom, and many valuable geological OBJ
servations made.-HarPers' Weekly.
, 1871-12-28
To the Sick:l

~ GllO uSA
TNo THOSE ESPECIALLY 30 ARE sUF-
j fering from Bronchitis, Consumption, Chron-
ic or Inhammatory rheumatism, Gout, Neuralgia,
Paralysis, that vaguely defined state termed " Cen
eraI Debflity7 and all forms Of weakness and d.
raneements Of the sexual organization, male and
female (particularly TO the victims Of the adveris
ing eharlatans) to all toho hare failed to recere de-
siTedre through he ordinary modes Of & eatntft,
DR.. Bourne,
Distinguished in San Francisco during nearly
twenty years for his remarkable success in u eating
disease
Without the Use of Medicines,
will furnish written advice for home treatment, by
which successful cures can be made in the most
obstinate cronic cases.
State the ease-age sex, length Of time sick,
whether having taken much medicine, il mercurial,
etc., for consideration-when you will be candfdiy
informed what you may expect from treatment 20
Rether with terms. Address, previous 70 FEB
Tuary, 1872, DR. GEO. n. BOURNE
Box lII0 San FFaAcise0, C0k
, 1871-12-28
AS A HOLIDAY PRESENT NOTHING woULD
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OF THESE MACHINES -u .-L ana

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THESE UNEQUALLED Machines do an the
Il different kinds Of work required 10 be donSTin
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without the complications Of the other Machines,
All persons viii please examine the 1WHEEIHn5
& IIsoN SEWING MACHINES befOTs, purchasing
any other.
The Wheeler & Wilson, as Is well known, has
won at nearly every trial in which il has competed
the highest award Of merit. The rep,esentativea
other machines, ever confident, have entered the
lists, time and again, only to be defeatea and hnd
ing it impossible to compete fairly, hare sndeaV-
ored to decry the value Of premiums. They are not
slow, however, to boast Of the few they hare re-
ceiyed. But in the grand trial. daily use through
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These Machines are adaPted. to every Vari-
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From the slightest muslins 70 the hesyiSste el0khs
They work equally we'll upon Silk. Linen, WOolen.
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GenI AgeNs for Pacific Coasi.
427 Montgomery St., doors South ofthe
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30 a Z i SAN FRANCESCA
, 1871-12-28

THE UNIVERSAL VERDICT & baEl
"THE Weller & WILSON SEW.
ING MACHINE THE CHAMPION"
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ARIZONA.
The Chinese Massacre.


SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20.-The grand
jury of Los Angeles is finding numerous
indictments for participationin the butchery
of the Chinese. Most of the indicted par
ties not already in Jail have fed from the
country.
The Massacre of Christians.
The Coroper's jury, at Wishenburg, Ari-
iona, found verdict that, on the 9Th day of
NovemberS1871, c. T. Adams, John Leutz,
Fred W. Loring, Fred w. Gholholm, W. G..
Salman and p. NJ. Himel, who were found
scalped, came to their death by gun shot
wounds received at the hands of Indians,
who were trailed toward the Date Creek
Reservation.
The San Francisco Bulletin of this eve
ming contains a scathing review of Collyer's
operations and reports, fully indicating the
San Francisco correspondent of the Asso-
ciated Press from his attack.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-Information has
been received here that the United States
Grand Jury for Pima county, Arizona,
lately in session, found indictments against
several citizens for participating in the
Camp Grant massacres. Also, against sew
eral Indians for the murder of settlers and
traders.
The Grand Jury say that 500 of our
neighbors and friends and fellow-citizens
have fallen by the numbering hands of the
Apache Indians.
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operating or keeping up said company. and
interest paid by said railroad or COMPANY
upon any Indebtedness due and OWing.n
The section was adopted.
Section was as follows: 'sThat section
OF an act passed Jan. "A, 1871, to provide
revenue for the State, shall be 50 amended
that drummers shall hereafter pay priyi-
iege tax Of twenty-five dollars per annum
TO the State, instead Of fifty dollars as now
provided by law, and the county tax OF five
dollars on drummers is hereby repealed,
and no county tax shall be levied on drum
mers.7
Mr.aEnlOe moved an amendment TO re-
peal the privilege tax on drummers.
Air. Walters thought that the represen-
tatives Of firms nonresident in Ten
nessee ought to be taxed for the
privilege OF selling in the State, as well as
our own merchants.
The amendment was rejected; ayes 30,
noes 50.
The section was then adopted.
Section 10 was adopted as follows /:
"Th2t the several tax collectors of this
State shall receive in payment of the taxes
assessed and due the State, bank notes of
the Bank of Tennessee, old issue, warrants
ON the State Treasury, gold and silver,
United States legal tender notes, and Ma
tional Bank notes; and that all laws and
parts of laws in conflict with this section
directing revenue officers to receive any
thing else for payment of taxes, are hereby
repealed"
Mr.. Mccall offered an additional section
to repeal the license tax on merchants.
Mr.. Crews moved in lieu to levy an dd
UdiOreHl tax ON capital of merchants in
vested in their business, and that no higher
tax be imposed on merchants than on
other citizens of the State. That
in order to ascertain the capital to be taxed,
the largest amount of stock on hand at any
one time, and the smallest amount on hand
at any one time in the year, be added to-
gether, and an average be taken on which
TO fix the dd UGl0rem tax.
Pending the consideration Of which the
House adjourned till 10 A. NJ. tomorrow.
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CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

The Congregational Council at Oberlin,
adjourned yesterday after endorsing Grants
Indian policy and resolving that churches,
colleges and schools should be open to all
without regard TO color
The purchase of the Cleveland and Pitts
burg Road by the Pennsylvania Central has
been ratified.
Another poll list has been stolen from the
clerks office in Brooklyn.
Denver reports 10-inch fall Of snow and
6-inch fall on top of it. How is that for
high?
Jas. II. Sweeney, brother of Peter B.,
has turned up missing, just when his com
plicity in the Tammany frauds was dis
covered.
The town OF Kit Carson was swept by a
100000 fire last Friday.
Austria's cabinet is still shaky, and fur
Their changes are fOreshadowed.
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GREAT BRITAIN.
Wholesale Wrecks.

LONDON, Nov. 21.-The vessels sunk in
the Mersey with all on board are the bark
Mary Baker of Boston, bound from Liver
pool for Bermuda, the British ship Arrow,
from Sierra Leone for Liverpool. The bark
Charles, belonging to Aberdeen, is reported
wrecked, and six of her crew were
drowned.
A Hong Kong telegram says The ship
Yank lie, Capt. Smith, from Foo Chow
for New York, was lost on the reef of
Paracels Islands in the Chinese sea. The
captain and four of the crew were drowned.
Wales UnWeII.
A court circular in the evening papers an
nounces the sudden indispositiOn of the
Prince of Wales.
The Temperance Attack on the Queen.
The Magistrates at Torquay have refused
application for bail in the case of John
Gribble, Secretary Of the Total Abstinence
Society of BriXham, who publicly accused
the Queen of in oXication.
a SIandered Jury.
1t is said the Dublin jury who acquitted
Kelly on the charge of numbering head
Constable Talbot intend to prosecute the
London Times for alleged libel.
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BLAIR.
The Mi',sOuri Senator interviewed.
The southern Situation.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. PA reporter of the
fepubljcdR interviewed Senator Blair yes
terday in regard to his observations as a
member of the Sub Ku-Klux Committee
which has just closed its investigations in
Alabama and Mississippi. The following
are the main points of Mr.. Blair's state
msnt:
The testimony Of some two hundred wit
nesses was taken-Radical witnesses, chiefly
negroes. While there Mr.. Blair met gentle
men OF education and prominence in
society. The evidence at Huntsville, showed
that there existed a system of wholesale
plundering carried on through the State
governments and individual acts of negroes,
in consequence of which the people in many
instances were driven to take the law into
their own hands and protect their property
by inficting summary punishment upon the
negroes. Il was not shown in any in
stance that these acts had anything to do
with politics. There are many instances Of
arson for plumber or revenge, and a
great many instances of rape, wk,ch are in
stantly and violently punished. Apart from
these things, there is no more violence in the
South than any other part of the country.
The Imprisonment of negroes does not.
repreSs plundering BY them. They don't
regard it as punishment. On the contrary,
a prison is more comfortable than their own
cabins, aud it is no disgrace to be incarcer-
ated.
In Sumter, Green and Hale counties
many negroes voted the Democratic ticket,
and these counties have Democratic major
tiles. The carpet-baggers had left this re-
gion, and an attempt was made to prove
that this was the result of violence and in
l., 81, la faflaI
Much the same condition of things existed
in various sections of Mississippi, brought
about by the plandering of negroes, the pol
icy Of the State government under Gov.
Alcorn, and the vindictive prosecution of
whites under the Ku-Klux law. Some 300
indictments had been found in United
States Courts against whites on very fimsy
pretexts in the great majority of cases. The
enforcement act is regarded as arbitrary and
Illegal. Involving great loss and expense.
In regard to the proclamation of mar
tial law Mr. Blair said the people are APP
prehensive that if it becomes necessary to
carry the elections, martial law will be de-
clarrl by the President. They feel the
whole thing Is a mere Trick of party to
retain power They are all convinced that
the Only way to stop these things and re
store peace and harmony in the South is to
accept the Missouri policy proclaimed by
the s.. Louis Republican newspaper and
vote for some liberal Republican to defeat
Grant, have general amnesty and repeal
of all Ku-KluN laws. This is the only
thin9 that gives the Southern people any
hope for the future. He believes that il
Grant Is reelected it will come near depopIIs
lstiqa the Southern States of white people,
as tlay cannot remain there safely under
the present condition Of things.