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Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-08-05

ssp-oSlrn GENITAL RAIL-
,Atcrrible, fatal accident oc-
on the Central Railroad, on
ylay last. at the Navasota
re. \ dispatch TO Houston Tel
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HOW HE ESCAPED.
Colonel Alexander Takes Leave OF
Hff the Marshal.

The particulars Of the escape of Col.
Alexander. arrested on the charge
of defrauding the Government IN New
Orleans, from Marshal wing, who was
taking him thither for trial, as related
by a Philadelphia dispatch to the New
York Herald, are very amusing. The
Colonel was very talkative and pleasing
EXPRESSED full innocence and confidence
oftacouittal, and so won the Marshal
that on the way from New York to
Philadelphia the latter proposed that
thew travel as friends, merely asking his
promise not. to try to escape. Tears
filled the veterans eyes as he gave his
promise, and supper having been parta-
ken of and few games Of euchre played,
the pair concluded to retire for the
night. (which berth do you prefer,
Colonel" said the kind-hearted Marshal.
."Well, my dear fellow, if you have no
objection, / would prefer to occupy the
lower one. / am pretty old, you see,
Che is about fifty-eight), and if anything
should happen would like to be near
the floor. Certainly, certainly, Col
onel." Porter, where are wef'' 'sTwen-
ty miles from Wilmington, sab. All
right; good night, porter" " Good night,
Mr. Wing; where will we be by morn
ing?" Washington" At Whining
ton the hustle did not arouse Wing, but
the Colonel stepped of, and when the
train moved on it moved without him.
Wing awakened at Baltimore, and, lean
ing over his berth, he called out, Col
onel, are you awaken The Colonel
didn't seem to awake very much, and
Wing turned over for another snooze.
He again awakened when near Washing
ton, and again endeayored to extend the
Inequalities of the morning, when his
astonishment knew no bounds in finding
the lower berth empty. he took the first
train to Philadelphia, put the detectives
on his trail, photographed in all diree-
tions, and started himself in pursuit of
his friend, who at last advices had not
reported for duty"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-02-11

In the kit of two burglars, recently ar
rested, was crowbar Joined SO as to ad-
nit of being folded up and carried in an
ordinary-sized satohel. When extended
to its full length it was nearly six feet
and the joints being covered with stout
rings, was a powerful lever to pry.
Burglars are skillful in planning tools and
implements to aid them in their opera
tions, as is constantly shown. A few
years ago o ladder of curious construe-
ton was recovered from store robber.
1t could be folded up so as to look like
an ordinary pole of eight or ten feet in
length, yet when opened out, made a
most complete and substantial means OF
ascent and descent from the second
story window of places of business.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-02-11
A "REMINISCENCES.
All About an Onicer who Wante'
to Make Money.

N
TO Make Money.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.l
A few days after the capture of Fort
Sumter, in April, 1861, when the voice
of the whole country was for war, we
had a conversation with a gentleman
who was an officer in the Mexican war,
and who, besides, in Ohio, has obtained
eminence as a civilian, that we have
often thought of since. Said he TO us;
II saw to-day an old comrade OF mine
in Mexico, West Pointer, but who
resigned his position in the army a
few years ago. | asked him why he
was not in uniform, and expressed
nv surpriseethat he was not already a
Colonel or General of volunteers. His
reply was: think You and | have
had fighting enough. What | want in
this war is a place by which | can
make some money" He sought to get
that place here. He made an effort
to be selected by the Government
as buyer of horses, but failed. He
next endeavored to borrow few hun
bred dollars of a military friend of ours,
then and now in the regular army, for
the purpose of entering into business
where he would get army patronage.
Being refused, he applied, as we under
stand, to General Burns for position
in the Commissary Department in this
city, but failed also in getting 1t. There
being nothing here to suit him, he
wendell his way back to Illinois, and
became sort of Secretary to Governor
Yates, and, everything else being unsuc-
cessful, he chose at last to go into the
army But he did not want to 90 where
there was fighting at all. 1t was money
he was after, and money he has made as
General and President of the United
States. If he had obtained the position
he asked for as buyer of horses, the
country would have had competent, if
net an honest, man in that place, and
we should not now have had bad Pres
ident, who makes the filling of his purse
his principal business.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-02-11

ONE thousand dollars is offered by the
proprietor Of DR.. Pieree's Alt. Ext. or
Golden Medical Discovery for medi-
cine that will equal it in the cure of all
those diseases for which it is recon-
mended, among which are severe, acute
or lingering coughs, consumption in its
early stages, bronchitis, liver complaint,
or biliousness, constipation Of the bow
els, scrofulous diseases and skin dis
eases, as eruptions, pimples, blotches
and boils 1t is sold by druggists. [dGw
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THE CITY.
NJ H NJ II II ISL
Saturday Evening. Feb. II. 1871.
The Weed Sewing Ma
chine. 263 Second st. 1871
GAs-rrrrrSa at 3l5 Second st.

ALL notices of meetings of any organ
lied institution viii be published at fifty
cents in advance, or if charged, one dol
lar, for each insertion, if the same does
not exceed one square. T
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WHAT Is DYsPEPsIA2-THE QuEsT1ox
SETTLED2-Two young medical students
were disputing the other day, at the
house of a mutual friend, as TO the
nature Of dyspepsia. One said the pri-
mary cause was a diseased liver; the
other insisted that the disease originated
in the epigastrium. | can tell you
what dyspepsia is, for I've been there,
observed the host laughingly. Well,
said one Of the young nedicos, " lett
have your opinion. Dyspepsia, SAID
he, is a complaint that you can I relier.
and that Plantation Bitters cures IN si1
icesksr The person who made this re
mark resides at 1873 Greenwich avenue
and his name is Martin W. Myers. ldAv
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

Divorces Absolute Divorces legally OBJ
tanned in New York. Indiana. Illinois. and
other States. for persons from any State OF
county. legal everywhere; dessrtion, drunk
enness. non-support. etc.. sufficient cause; no
publicity. No charge until divorce is OBJ
tanned. Advice free. Address
MOORE & RICHARDS0N.
Counsellors at Law,
1o11Q1nO 1eO Broadway New York CITY
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Attachment Notice.
]. X. Robertson

]. B. Russell, alias R. S. HEWITT
A ENACTMENT HAVING BEEN ISSUED
IA by me in the above cause, on the ground
that the defendant is a nonresident of the
State Of Tennessee. and the same having
been returned by the proper officer, levied,
etc., the defendant will take notice that this
cause is set for trial on Monday, the 9Th
day Of March next, before me; JUS
office in the city of Memphis, when and whore
the defendants can appear and defend said
suit, OF the same will be proceeded with
ex parte; and it is further ordered that this
notice be published once a week for four con-
secutive weeks in the Public Ledger, a news
paper published in the city Of Memphis.
In testimony whereof / have hereunto set
my hand and seal. February 9Th. 1871.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-02-11

SEA Moss FARNE from pure Irish
moss, for blanc mango, buildings, Gus
tards, creams, etc, etc. The cheapest,
healthiest and most delicious food in the
world. dtv
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-02-11

OLD VARIETIES THEATER.-Fun for
the million. The big light, corner Wash
ington and Main, will show the way. I
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FLORIDA WATER.
FLORIDA WATER.
The Celebrated
Murray
s.
Lanman's
Florida w alter

The most lasting, agreeable
and refreshing Of all per
fumes, for use on the hand
kerchief, at the toilet, and in
the bath. For sale by all
Druggists and Perfumers. r.,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-02-11

Miss Belle Finlayson, the engrossing
clerk of the Missouri Senate, is an I'M
compromising Democrat
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-02-11
LOUISVILLE ROUTE.
NORTH AND EAST.
Winter Schedule.
Takes Effect January 9th, 1871.

Brownsville Accommodation leaves daily
Except Sunday at rs pm.
Daily through train 10 Nashville and Chat
tanooga without change Of cars. Leave at
7:45 pm; arrive in Nashville at am,
Chattanooga at 7:10 PM, next day.
Depot at-head of Main street.
Ticket 0fits, 1874 Main street, 2nP door
north of Jefferson.
The train Leaving Aemphis at AS p IN. runs
daily. The4 Is Am. train does not run on Sun
day, Both trainsN.Gn through to Louisville
without change. Elegant sleeping cars run
through on the Las p m. train from Memphis
to Louisville, connecting at Louisville with
through cars to Philadelphia, Cleveland, Buff
falo and New York, without change. Only
one change from louisville to Baltimore,
Washington City and Boston. Berths and
staterooms. in through cars, can be engaged
at the Ticket Office, 2S71l Main street.
j. +. BOYD, Superintendent.
JAS. SPEED, Ticket Agent. -9-62-f
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Attachment Notice.
T. ]. Brettan )p.to,.s A

T. ]. Brettan R.for. G A
jim. Hardaway i S. H Forbes Moore >. r.
A TTACHMENT HAVING BEEN ISSUED
N by me in the above cause, on the ground
that the defendants are non-residents Of the
State, so that the ordinary process Of law can
been returned by the proper officer, levied,
etc., the defendants will take notice that this
cause Is set for trial Monday, February 9th,
1871, at 10 o'clock am. before me. JUS
tice Of the Peace for Shelby county, at my
Office in the city of Memphis, when and where
the defendants Can appear and defend said
suit, or the same will be proceeded with
ex parte; and il is further ordered that this
notice be published once week for four con-
seeutive weeks ia the Public Ledger. news
paper published in the city of Memphis.
S. "A. MOORE, ]. P.
Logwood & Micou, Attorneys.
January q, 1871. l2S-134-14 0-146
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special reductions during this
month in Furnishing Goods, at r. G.
Barnaby's. III
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Avoid Quacks.-A victim Of early indisere-
ton. causing nervous debility. premature
decay, etc.. having tried in vain every adyer-
tised remedy, has simple means Of self-cure.
which he win send free TO his fellow sufferers.
Address j. II. FUTILE. IS Nassau street,
New York. l0-l2-l06-eOd
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-02-11

Forests Juniper Tar-FOr Coughs. Groups.
Hoarseness. whooping Cough, Splitting Blood,
Bronchitis. and all diseases Of tho lungs.
Parties purchasing should be careful. as there
are two or three eounterfeits resembling the
genuine calculated to mislead all in want Of
this preparation. The genuine is warranted,
or the money refunded; and this is prepared
by DR.. JAMES Mason FORREST 4 Co., since
1862. GOODYEAR x HILLS,
s-lI-f 2sl Main ST.. Sole Agents, Memphis.
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BROwsE & BROvsE,3l5 Second St. AT
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reusrEEs. SALES.

DY VIRTUE OF A TRUST DEED Exc
ID cuted to me on the 9Th day Of January.
1867, by j. II. Merriman, and registered in the
Register sofhce of Shelby. county, in book 81.
part q, pages 6i5 and &c. / will on
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INSTITUTE.

Mechanics Institute.
MEETS AT ODD FELLOWS HALL. n
wi o'clock. Regular business meeting, first
Wednesday night Of each month. Regular
eollOquial meeting, every Friday night.
NJ. BURKE. President. !.
T. STITH. Secretary. 134-t
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Saturday. February IS, 1871,

Between the hours of 10 o'clock am. and
O'Clock y. m, on the premins sell at auction,
real property, to-wit: A certain lot of ground
situated in Memphis. Shelby county, Tenn.
on the northeast corner Of Pont0toe and Null
berry streets; said lot BEGINNING, at the inter
section of said streets, running thence north,
Eve feet; thence east, at right angles with
said street, one hundred and twenty feet i;
thence south. in line with Mulberry street,
seventy-fve feet, to Pontotec street; thence
with the north line of Pontotoc street, one
hundred and twenty feet, to the beginning.
Title believed to be good, but will sell and
convey only as trustee.
l20-i46 W. g. HARDING, Trustee.
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MEDICAL.

The Bridal Chamber.
ESSAYS FOR YOUNG MEN. ON GREAT
IL Social Evils and Abuses, which interfere
with MARRIAGE-with sure means Of relief
for the Erring and Unfortunate, diseased and
debilitated. Sent free Of charge. in sealed
TON, No. South Ninth street, Philadel-
phia, Pa. 1924
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II you want good old Megfbben
whisky, 20 90 276 second street.
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MEMPHIS AND LOUISVILLE RAILROAD.

Daily through train to Nashville and Chat
tanooga without change of cars. Leaves at
7:l5 pm; arrives in Nashville at am,
Chattanooga at Z 10 p M, next day.
Brownsville Accommodation leaves daily
Except Sunday at 4 :l5 pm.
Depot at head Of Main street.
Ticket Office, 2371z Main street. one door
north of Jefferson.
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RAmROAD TIME TABLEs.

Through Mail train WILL NOT stop at flag
stations west Of Moscow. =,
Ticket Office, 27S Main street. corner Of South
Court.
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lOl.l2lOO bel BrOadway. New YOrk City.
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FARE. 81 80 PER DAT.
SHIRLEY 4 MOcoRKLE.

rELouisyilie Transfer Company omnibuses
leave this hotel in time for all trainf. lls2-t
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PRICE ONE DOLLAR PER BOTTLE.

FOR SALE BY
The Principal Druggists in the United
States and British America.
es- DR.. LAwRKScE's WoNAE's FRIEND cures
all diseases peculiar to females. ll2-65
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-02-11

Freight train will leave Hopefeld Mondays.
Wednesdays and Fridays, at am;
Arrive at Hopefeld Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturdays. at pm.
ferryboat.
Ferryboat will leave wharfboat. foot of
Union street, daily, at 500 am.
BID. WILLIAMS,
General Agent and Superintendent.
B. P. RoBsoN, Asst Sup't. II
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-02-18
From SprinEfold.

Fuller's bill to appoint railroad commits.
missioners has passed the senate. 1t gives
the commissioners a salary of $500 and a
secretary at $1,000 salary. The commissioners
have power to regulate the rates of fare and
freight, time tables, &c. The best lawyers, it
Is said, have no confidence in its validity.
brief discussion in the senate on bill to
regulate the selection Of grand jurors showed
a strong disposition In that body to abolish
grand jurors altogether.
The house has finally settled the difficulty
about the emergency clause, which can only
be attached to a bill by a twothirds vote, by
making rule declaring that when emergency
bills fail to receive two thirds vote they
shall be deemed to be reconsidered, and
ready for amendment and third reading
The further the investigation of the COM
mittee on public buildings proceeds IN the
state house business, the more the thing be.
gins to stink OF fraud.
Senator McNulta, who is a careful man,
and generally speaks about what he knows,
says that there are from $4,000 to $9s 900
unaccounted for in the state-house commits
sioners' statement.
The house, on Saturday, passed a senate
bill for the relief Of Wayne ceunty,-notable
only as beng the third bill passed since the
commencement of the session.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-02-18
From EurOne

The French elections appear to have.resulted
in choice o: a majority in favor of republic,
and the vote against the empire and restration
ofNspoleen must have been nearly unanimous
The assembly just elected held its first session
at Bordeaux on the 18th, and occupied itself
the first day in verifying the election of its
members NJ Grevy was elected President Of
the assembly. On the 10th a caucus was held
by majority Of the delegates, who resolved
to establish provisional republic with Theirs
as President and Favre as premier. 1t is also
stated that committee has been selected to
negotiate treaty of peace, and that q draft
OF the treaty has already been submitted to
Bismark and Won Moltke, and approved.
When the treaty is ratified the German troops
will march through Paris to Strasburgh, and
then take the train for home.
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etta~a 4rss S 6
ottawa. ill.,, saturday. February Is, lsn.
The Water Power Improvement.

We give in another column sketch OF the
proceedings of two public meetings OF ouI
citizens held since our last issue in regard to
the proposed water power improvement at
Ottawa. BY these proceedings it will be seen
that an arrangement has been effected be-
tween Col. Cushman and the Ottawa Manu-
featuring Company by which the latter agree
to take the bonus heretofore voted by the
city to Col. Cushman to make this improve
ment, and to complete the work within the
year 1871 or, if the stage OF water, &C., rem
ders this impracticable, as soon thereafter as
the work can be done. And the same Otta-
wa Manufacturing Company, in consideration
that the city will pay the back interest on the
bonds issued to Col Cushman (Which the city
hitherto refused to pay because Col. C. had
failed to commence the work according to his
contract with the city, further agree to give
bond in the penal sum Of 100000 to the
city, binding them to perform in good faith
the work during 1871, as agreed with Col.
Cushman.
The arrangement, thus arrived at by these
meetings, is satisfactory to the city. For the
$4,000 back interest our people now think
they have something definite, in lieu of the
contract with Col. Cushman alone, which was
vague and indefinite. That contract bound
him to build the dam across the Illinois with
out unreasonable or unnecessary delay" to
build the head and tail races as fast as need
ed, and the dam across Fox River as soon as,
in his opinion, that should he needed, which
might be in ten years or never. This con-
tract (Which is in addition to the contract
with Col Cushman and does not supersede it)
binds the company to build both dams and
the races within year. The city is evident
ly getting good and valid consideration for
the back interest in securing such an import
ant addition to the Cushman contract.
1t is true, there is nothing certain which
depends for its accomplishment on tue future;
but in the ordinary course of human even ts,
there would seem now certainly to be nothing
in the way of the completion within a brief
period of this work, in which Ottawa has for
Sc many years felt such a deep interest.
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Coon AND CHRAP.-The HONE JOURNAL
of New York says OF the new and populs,
Magazine, "SPoRTs AND CANES" Its scope
comprises the whole range of juvenile amuse.
nents; and the price is but twenty Ave cent. .
year, which is certainly an immense deal OF en-.
tertainment for very little money" ADAMS s.
Co., Publishers, Boston, will send this charming
periodical whole year for IS cents Each nun.
Der contains As pages.
Single copies for sale and subscriptions 70.
ceived BY Osmsn j. Hapeman.
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The Tennessee,

The intensest anxiety prevails at the east
in reference to the U. S. war steamer Tcnne-
see, in which the San Domingo com mission
sailed for that island month ago. Nothing
has been heard of the steamer since the sec,
ond or third day after she sailed, though she
IS now out since the 18th of January, and
ought to have made che run in 6 days, and to
have been heard from in 6 days more. Be
sides the commissioners, their secretaries, &C.
there are said to be nearly 400 persons on
board.
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WHAT ABOUT THE MAIL3-The people up
Fox river, along the limo Of the new railroad,
complain that the post Office department has
stopped the carrying Of their mail by coach. and
has given them none by the railroad in lieu Of it.
On shis subject We have tho following item in
the StreStor Monitor Of Wednesday:
We are Informed by Postmaster Donnsgho
that the Postmaster General hes ordered the
Hcnspo.tatien Of mails ON The Ottawa Oswsgo
q Fox River Valley Railroad, from Strsstor 70
Mosteomsry. service to commence February 10th.
Lhe hours OF arrival aud departure Of malls will
b given Ia our next issve.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
JOINT HIGH COMMISSION.


correspondence sent to Congress BY tn
President last week develops the fact that thu
President and the government Of England havt
agreed to refer the Alabama claims, the fishery
difficulties, and all the claims of Englishmer
against this government for damages growing
out of the civil war, to joint high commission
to consist of six commissioners appointed BY
each government, and to sit in this country.
The arrangement is substantially the Same that
was agreed upon by Lord Clarendon and Rever.
dy johnson, aud which the present adminlstra.
ton at the time go hsughtily rejected. The
commissioners on the part of our government
are Secretary Fish, ex.attorneY Gen. Hoar, Gen.
Schenck, Associate Justice Nelson, Of the su.
preme court. and Senator Williams, of Oregon.
THE TEST OATH BILL
The bill repeating the test cath, passed two
weeks ago, has become law BY lapse of time
without the signature OF the President. He
makes quibble as excuse for not signing it,
that it only repeals the test oath applicable to
disloyal men, while loyal men are still obliged
to takeit. Sound lawyers" say the bill will
Dear no such ABSURD construction.
SOLDIERS OF 1872
A bill has passed the house granting pensions
to the surviving officers and enlisted and drafted
men, including the militia and volunteers, who
served 60 days in the army or navy in the revolu.
tionary war or in tho war Of 1912 and were hon.
orably discharged, and to the surviving widows
of such officers and drafted and enlisted men.
The pensions are to be at the rate of So per
month.
THE WEST POINT TROUBLE.
Ia the debate in the house on Tuesday on the
troubles in the Military Academy at West Point,
Gen. Slocum, himself graduate OF the academy
and member Of the committee, made the charge
openly and broadly, and read from the evidence
to sustain what he said, that the course of the
president in pardoning, at the request of Cadet
Grant, the cadets at tho academy who had been
tried and convicted by court martial, has pro.
duced state of generalization for which the
officers of the academy were not responsible, and
which they were, under such circumstances,
powerless to prevent. The statement caused "im.
mease sensation"
THE HOUSE FULL.
For the first time in ten years there are now
241 members of the house, 12s of which make a
quorum. This leaves but three vacancies, one
in Ohio, caused by Schenck's resignation, one in
Pennsylvania, caused by Covode's death, and one
in Georgia, arising from contest Should the
senate Tomorrow decide to admit Senator.elec.
Miller, of Georgia, every state in the union will
be represented, for the frst time since 1860.