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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-22
PERSONAL.

U1HE WONDER OF THE AGE-MILLIE
/ dell. the young and talented Doctress
and can be consulted for short time only.
She Is endowed with a natural gilt Of fore
telling your future, present and past life. and
offers $4,000 to any one that can equal her in
her profession; and with several secrets that
no living mortal ever knew before, she will
bring success out Of all she undertakes. Sat
isfaoton guaranteed or no pay. Consultation
rooms are now located at the
I,7t CENTRAL HOTEL, ReOm No. 3.
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CIRCULAR.
Office of Uuited States Local Inspectors of
Steamers. No. IL Madison street,
MEMPHIS, TKNN., Jzn.ary l, ,lS72.

Office Of United States Local Inspectors of
Steamers. No. IL Madison street,
MEMPHIS. TENS., Jzaaary l,,lS72.J
TIME U. S. LOCAL INSPECTORS or
Steamers for the District Of Memphis,
hereby notify the owners and officers Of all
steamers Of the District, that, BY the act Of
Congress. approved February ., ISL, and
the Rules and Regulations adopted by ths
Board Of Supervising Inspectors, All steamers
are required TO be provided with all instru
ments, machines and equipments. for the
better preservation Of life, as required b.
said law, as soon rs they can be obtained.
These Rules and Regulations having been
approved and promulgated By the Secretary
OF the Treasury. November 8. isIl, = strict
conformity thereto Is now required.
Copies OF the law, and pamphlets Of The
regulations. containing all necessary inlor-
nation thereon may be obtained az this once.
Owners and officers Of steamers not already
provided with the large sheets containing the
new Rules and Regulations for the govern-
ment Of PilotI, which takes effect on this day,
and Whieh are required to Be kept framed IA
the pilot house Of every steamer. vii make
immediate application TOR them ~ this o1ce.
GEORGE A CLARK,
JAMES RALSTON.
t2i-lsl Z. s. Local l-lpestors.
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Coroner's Inquest.

Yesterday morning Esquire spelman
held an inquest on the body of two
months old infant at the house of Annie
Gallagher, on Poplar street. The jury
returned verdict Of death from neglect
and diarrhea.
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Just received, Yarmouth bloaters,
smoked halibut and salmon, Roe her
rings, new Canadian oatmeal, and other
articles too numerous to mention, at ].
Devoto's, cor. Third and Adams. [l2l-t
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Some OF the Diseases Produced

some of the Diseases Rroouceu
ny it.
A sallow or yellow color of skin, or
yeillowish brown spots on face and other
parts of body; dizziness and drowsiness'
with frequent headache; dizziness, bit
ter or bad taste in mouth, dryness OF
throat and internal heats palpitating; IN
many cases dry, teasing cough, with
sore throat, unsteady appetite, raising OF
food, choking sensation in throat dis
ress. heaviness, or bloated, err full feel
b.; No about stomach and sides; pain in
=. Res. back or breast, and about shout
A. 8; collie pain and soreness through
no.. us, with heat; constipation, alter
na,;n Vwith frequent attacks Of diarrh@a;
- iatulence, GOODNESS Of extremi-
,;a.. IN sh of blood to head, with symp'
go. of apoplexy; numbness of limbs
ssno.;.u, at night; cold ehills alterna'
Ing with OF sasAes: kidney and urin Z,
~ 5ieicnln "a; female weakness, dull.
ness, low vh its, unsOcisbility and
gloomy for, ,bo dings, Only a few
Of above sym pto. MS likely to be present
in .pv case at one time. All who use
DR. Pieroe's An E. vt. or Golden Medical
Discovery for Liver Complaint ana 10
Complications. are loud in its praise
Sold BY all irst-clAsse 'rsgglsts'
Ile-eod-dsw
=. 0aca=d q All
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RIVER, BUSINESS, WEATHER.

The decline in the river since Saturday is
shown as seventeen inches By the water
gauge, and the river continues to fall at the
rate of eight inches per day. The streams
above and below are reported as follows dur
ing the same time; New Orleans, declined
six inches; Pittsburg. rose nineteen inches;
Leavenworth. stationary; Cairo. declined
nineteen inches; Vicksburg. fell three inches;
Nashville. fell two inches; Louisville. fell
two inches; Cincinnati, fell six inches; St.
Louis. fell two inches; Shreveport, rose ff-
teen inches; Omaha, stationary.
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AUCTION:

Country and City Merchants, Re.
member.
4. Il. FARMLAND, 1876 aud 1877 Main
street, Webster Block, sells this ecening
at o'clock, 10 the trade only, large
stock Of dry goods, boots, shoes, hats,
notions. etc.
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i0;a5a.m.-Cotton Is quiet and steady. Sales
for future delivery saturday evening, TOO.
Sales for January. 2lNc; February, 2l]&c;
March. 221tc; April and May, 2214c.
12,15p. n. Cotton Is quiet and steady. Spot
sales. 1900; futures, II 200. Sales for January
and February. 2isic; March 22 7-i6cs April.
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Lndr,s Mun Lost.

AT the Greeplaw Opera House Thurs
ds Y night. The finder will please return
10 No. rs Southern House.
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Lecture To.Morrow Evening.

The Rev. Moses Hull, Of Baltimore,
an eminent and eloquent advocate of
spiritualism, will lecture at the Green
law Opera House tomorrow evening on
1.-THE United States, as Noted in Proph-
ecy." The lecture will commence at
u o'clock. The subject is one Of inte-
rest to those in search Of the results of
revealed religion and the curious devel-
opments of prophecy, twill be treated
by the lecturer in learned manner, as
he has given it years of thought and re-
search. The opera house will be at
tended upon this occasion by believers
and unbelievers, the religious and pro-
fame, the seekers after truth and any
number of those who, while having q
theoritical belief, are practically without
the pale of churches and creeds.
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NV ORLEAxs. January .. ll;So a.Ll-eCot-
ton /. quiet and easy. Middling, NEE low
middlinr. 2lssc. Sales. 600. Sight exchange
par. Sterling exchange. ll75. to llS1s'
Nrv YonK. January .. 10 a.m.-Ihe mar
kst OPENS quiet. Sales Saturday l4.2o6; re-
esipts AZ Al United States ports H'i''i re-
..irts hnre 6q3
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LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION.
THE CITY.

PIrTsBuRG and Camel coal and gas
coke. Brown h Jones, Office 2S2 Main
street, Bethel Block. I
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Genuine Gravel Roofing, by Bar.
thOlOmew d Allen, 40 N. Court. lOIt
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GAs-yIrrISa at sl5 Second st. 4
Terminating the Hair.

AMERICAN DRIVEN WELLS at Brown
4 Brownies, 3l5 Second street. 1897
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TAKEN up.

U,AKEN UPON THE. NIGHT OF THE
| 18th inst. bay horse. which the owner
can have by applying to Seligman & Hall, IS
Union street. aud paying CHARGES. Isl
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SAeEs Catarrh remedy, for sale at j.
B. Hills drug store, 2sl Main st. [xiv-2S
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STEAM BoATS.
For Arkansas River.

Memphis and Arkansas River Packet Comply
U. 8. Mail Line-For Pine Bluff and Little
Rock.
PAT CLEBURNE...............P ritchard. master
UlHIS NEW AND ELEGANT 6ue.s 4.
il passenger steamer will leave - ht,tf
MONDAY, I'D inst, at s pm. $780,
For freight or passage apply on board or to
W. II. KENNEDAY, Agent,
Office on Company's Wharfboat,
l22-123 Foot of Court street.
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Dean Line.

Dean Line.
Memphis and Cincinnati Packet Company.
For Cairo, LOu isviIHe and Cincinnati
MINNE0LA..-..............Wm. Miller, master
WILL LEAVE AS ABOVE re.
w TUESDAY. 23d inst. at slisAAhttT
SPIN. For freight or passage ap- nsazss-s1<A
E. D. COBB, Agent.
lZ3-124 265 Front st., upstairs.
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COKE AND Coal TAR for sale at Gas
Company's Office, 29l Second st. not
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LIyKRrooL. January %. II 80 am. Cotton
opens quiet Uplands. lO1Sd; Orleans. 1O5Sd.
2p.m.-CottOn is hrmer. Uplands. lO1sd;
Orleans. l0Jkd. Sales, 1900 bales. Of which
COCO were for export and speculation.
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Fresh stock received daily by V.n
Fuchs, d Jefferson street. mo
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Buy your wood from c. H. johnson,
III Poplar street. CIT
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NV YoRK. January p. l0:3 a.m.-Gov-
.rnmcuts are dull, with a slight decline
through the list. Sterling exchange lie very
,tesdy at 1917. Gold is carrying at per cent.
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
ARR1yALs.


Steamer Mary Turner, New 0rleanss.
- j. s. Turner, Louisville.
Champion, Cincinnati.
% Armadillo, Cincinnati.
=" Phil Allin. Friar's Point.
" Undine. 0sceola.
- st. Francis. Mariana.
- Commonwealth, New Orleans.
- Columbia. st. Louis.
- Frank crest, Fulton.
a. BatesYille. White river.
- G. W Cheek, Friar's Point.
A. j. White, Napoleon,
James Howard. Cairo.
DEPARTURES
Steamer st. Marys, New Orleans.
- Emma Elliott, White river.
- Columbia, Arkansas river.
- Champion. Red river.
- Mary Houston. Louisville.
4" Commonwealth. St. Louis.
- Silver Moon, Cincinnati.
- Armadillo, Arkansas river.
- James Howard. New Orleans.
BOATS IN PORT.
Pink Varble, Phil Allin. Cleburne, St. Fran
els, Undine, Frank Forest. Batesyille, g. W.
Cheek. A. j. White.
BOATS ADVERTISED TO LEAVE TO-DAY.
Arkansas river........Pat Cleburne........6 p. m
Nanoleon ........A j. White,,..,...... 3 I. IN.
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I'VE GOT TO MOVE
by the LIST OF February next.
Every thing Low DeWn.
JOSEPH GOODMAN,
lSI No. SII Main Street.
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EoR SALE.


NOR SALE-TWO SECONDHAND BOIL
Il ers, in good order IS feet long, 80 inches
diameter, two IA inch fues; stood hydraulic
pressure of 1888 lbs steam and mud drum
connected with boiler also safety valve. .Ap-
ply to 245 Second street. l2O-lS
NOR SAIE-THE STOCK AND FIXTURES
II of a frst-class restaurant. known as the
Gray Eagle, No. 80 Madison street, will be
sold or reasonable terms. Apply TO Jones,
CogswelI & B md, No. 29O Second st. ll7-l22
NOR sALE--A LOT OF 81 ACRES. ON
M, &c G, r. R., in front Of the City Park
gate. we'll timbered. for $500. Call at No; so
Union street. ll9t
NOR sALE-SELMA RAILROAD SCRIP
II We are authorized to sell portion Of tho
Scrip issued by Shelby county to the above
road, at ninety-fve cents on the dollar, for
the next few days, This is the only Scrip
LOOT GERMAN NATIONAL BANK.
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NOR RENT-A COTTAGE OF TWO RooM9
and three acres Of tillable land, situated
near the corner Of Union and Mclean ave-
Madison street. lO5-l33
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BOARDING..

DOARDING-oNE OR TWO PLEASANT
d rooms, furnished or unfurnished, for
small family, or will rent house and board
with family. Address,
MRS. JENNIE RICHARDSON.
1877 Bass avenue.
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FOR NEW ORLEANS.
Memphis and New Orleans Pas
Senger Packet, Steamer

k Belle Lee, l1ss
J. F.HICKS. master JSo. S. SULLIVAN. elk.
TNHIS ELEGANT PASSENGER STEAMER
j will leave Memphis for New Orleans, as
follows;
THURSDAY, January 25th, 1872
WEDNESDAY, February 9TH, 1872
THURSDAY, February 22d, 1872
THURSDAY, March 9Th, 1872
THURSDAY, March 21st, 1879
PARTICULAR attention paid to all way and
fi-iG W. II. KENNEDAY. Agent.
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BOATS ADVERTISED TO LEAVE TO-DAY.
Arkansas river........Pat Cleburne.........6 pm.
Napoleon .............-A. j. White.-......o p. m.
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BOATS IN PORT.

Pink Varble, Phil Allin. Cleburne. st. Fran
els, Undine, Frank Forest. Batesyille. g. w..
Cheek. A. j. White.
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DoARDING-THE WHITEMORE HOUSE,
ID 100 and Ill Adams street, having lately
undergone thorough repairs and been newly
refurnished, is now prepared to accommodate
as good a table as the market affords. Rates
very moderate. 29t
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DOARDING-TWO PLEASANT ROOMS.
ID furnished or unfurnished, with board ;
also, few day boarders can be accommodates
at Ill Court street. 1924
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DOARDERs-A FEW DAY BOARDERS
ID can be accommodated at No. 80 Madison
street. 65t
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srr.r.nrrIro . sls, ssOOsd =. Aat
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White and LittIe Red Rivers.

"HIto VIZ" AHEEHV H1O ~ VI
Memphis, White and Little Red River U. S.
Mail Line = For Helena. Devalls Bluff.
Searcy, Augusta, Jacksonport. and all wa
landings.
LEGAL TENDER....W. J. Ashford, masto
Leaves Memphis every TUES >, ,.eI--H- y
DAY. at S o'clock pm. Szssssslfssfss
EMMA C. ELLI0TT....J. D. Elliott, master
Leaves Memphis every SAT-
URDAY, at o'clock pm. ia-ii.i-s.-7z'-.
The above elegant steamers connect at De-
Wallis Bluff with the Railroad Monday ana
Thursday going up. and Wednesday and Sat
urday coming down.
ELLIOTT 4 MILLER, Agents,
llIf Cor. Jefferson and Promenade SITS.
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houses and lots. Apply to
lott W. +. HARDIN, 2471S Second st.
COR RENT-.A .TW0-ST0RY. FRAME,
four rooms and kitchen. No. 2l3 fernando
street, near the corner of Vance. Apply to
MARX & BENSD0RF,
1857 Insurance Building, Rooms 80 and 40.
TOR RENT OR SALE-A COTTAGE AND
II five acres on Kerr avenue. Apply to Mi
nor Meriwether. So Union street. T0'
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-23
LATEST MARKETS By TELEG sAPH.

CHARLESTON, March 22.-COtton quiet;
middlings 2126215c; net receipts l55 bales;
exports coastwise 291 bales; sales 100 bales;
stock 22,OlS bales; net receipts 1861 hales;
gross 800 bales, exports to Great Britain
5.GSS bales; coastwise 1,547 bales; sales 22O
bales.
SAVANNAH, March 22.-Cotton in de-
mand at inside quotations, holders firm at
outside; sales were made in irregular par
GELS; middlings 21362lsc; net receipts 1o9
bales: exports cOastVise lO6 bales; sales IOO
bales: stock 80, 163 bales; net receipts Of the
week ALSO bales; exports to Great Britain
2.GOO bales; continent 1S5 bales; coastWlse
I.S7G bales; sales 800 bales.
GALVESTON, March 22.-Cotton weak;
good ordinary 1880; net receipts 264 bales;
exports to Great Britain lis bales; sales
700 bales; stock 3,340 bales; net receipts of
week 100 bales; exports to Great Britain
q, 400 bales; coastwise $3.50 bales; sales
50,005 bales.
MOBILE, March 22.-Cotton quiet and
dull; middlings 212c; net receipts 600 bales;
exports to Cork 100 bales; exports coast
wise 2,3SS bales; sales 500 bales; stock
81, 35G bales; net receipts of the week 1882
bales; gross 1885 bales; exports to Great
Britain I0,635 bales; exports coastwise
4,G45 bales; sales 800 bales.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-23
Real Estate Transfers.

The following are the real estate transfers
for the week ending Friday, March y, 1872:
Van S. Lindsey, Lucie II. Linds-
ley, Chas. johnson and Louisa
johnson to Albert S. Williams,
deed to lot in Harris Addition
TO Edgeheld. .................S go w
o. 3. Mershon to A. f. Goff,deed
for interest in personally.
Matilda Catron, W. II. Gordon,
Susan Gordon, J. L. Taylor to
James w. McHenry, deed,
proved as to Matilda Catron by
Phinehas Garrett and Thomas
south Spruce S street S "a NJ 1000 90
A. j. Drake to Isaac Reeder,deed
to 2S-160 acres land in TWEEN
ty-fourth district ........ 662 so
Mich. d. Malone to John Wheeler,
deed to 241s acres land in COT
fee county for. PSI 90
II. G. ScoVel to Jacob o. Wright,
deed to lot 389 in McGavock's
plan for. -. .............. 1000 90
j. II. Haley to Frances W. Lamer
deed to lot SO Lindsley's add
ton to Edgefeld for. ........ SIS 90
J. II. Hales to w. B. Waggoner,
deed to lot 66 Bryan's addition
to Edgefeld for. ............. $40 90
II. G. Scovel to W. G. Inman, deed
to lot 353 in McGayock's plan
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1000 90
John Alread and E. S. Garden
hire to James W. McHenry,
deed to 1900 acres land in the
counties of Cumberland and
Putnam for. .............. 125 90
James NJ. Harding to And. j.
Hampton, deed to 80 feet of
land in 18th district for. .. 100 90
James S. NJ. Harding to John H.
Giles, deed to 80 feet land in
18th district. ................ 100 90
NJ. NJ. Lowery and wife, S. W.,
to F. NJ. WOodall, deed to Is
acres in county, for.....,.... 200 90
John B. Jeup to Jacob Jung
bluth, deeds to three lots in
Iawrenceburg, Tenn, for. 5000 90
a. p. McFerrin and wife, Minerva,
to Z. NJ. Jasslin, deed to two
acres of ground in Williamson
county, Tenn, for. .......... 60 90
G. NJ. Donaldson, Sheriff, to John
NJ. Madding, deed to lots Nos.
$50 and 156 on Florence street GOO 90
Ben. G. Epperson to Josiah L.
PeaTcy, deed 10 10 acres OF land
in Giles county, for. ........ 5000 90
S. G. Bowers to Jerry Nunly,
deed to seven acres of land in
the 10Th district, for. ...... los 90
n. Baxter, Jr., G. and NJ, to
Thomas Caldwell, executor,
deed to lot corner of Vine and
South Union streets, for. .... $500 90
NJ. S. Hays and S. R. Anderson
trustees, to VIM. Beale, deed
to part of lot 140 in Boyd House
tract for. ................... 72O 90
Jonathan I. Rumble to John Run
die, deed to lot u in Lewis
plan, for. .................. $50 90
John NJ. Bass to Gottleib LOefier,
deed to lot 81 in Bass addition,
for. ................... 384 90
Theo Seifried to Mary Mankel,
deed to lot No. s in Fosters
addition to Edgefeld, for. ...., 1900 90
r. Mop. Smith to Perry and Du-
mont, deed to 69R feet land on
South College street, for. ..... $500 90
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RIVER News.

The river continues to recede at this
point, with 7 feet large on Harpeth Shoals.
1t commenced showing at an early hour
yesterday morning, and continued through
a greater portion Of the day, falling to a
depth of about 8 inches. The weather
moderated considerably, however, and the
snow was melting fast during the afternoon.
The. Talisman arrived from Cairo at an
early hour Yesterday morning with $500
BAGS corn, l97 bbls -four, and l2S bales hay.
She departed again at the usual kour in the
afternoon, taking out al hhds tobacco for
New Orleans, and a good miscellaneous
trip.
The Ella Hughes arrived from the Upper
Cumberland with 14S hhds tobacco, Of
which al were for New Orleans, for
Nashville and for Louisville. The Noun
tain Pet also brought down 405 bags corn
and other produce. She left here Wednes-
day evening at 4 O'Clock, went up lao miles,
took on big cargo, and was back yester-
day morning at o'clock. This craft 10 en-
titled to wear the horns.
1t was reported in marine circles yester-
day that the 1. n. Phillips, the Popular
Mountain COmpany's boat, had sunk while
en- route to this city with a tow OF coal.
We can trace the rumOr TO no reliable
source, and hope there is no truth in the
report. This boat, however, IS over due,
and unless she makes her appearance to-day,
there will be reason to believe that some
accident has occurred.
The George Washington Thomas, b. H.
Hurt and Eddyville, all from Evansville, are
expected tonight. The latter has 1900
bbis flour and 400 bales Of hay. The Evans
viii Courier says the Hurt is loaded to the
guards.
\ Capt. Gus Fowler, the former popular
Commander of the Idlewild, has purchased
ne Kate Kinney. Upon retiring from the
fo>mer craft, he was presented with mag
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-23
THE NORTHWEST.
The Liquor FurOre.

CHICAGO, March 22.-The excitement
over the temperance question still contin-
ues in the Northwest. The Germans of
this State are making vigorous war on the
new law, but will hardly succeed in secur-
ing its modification or repeal at present.
They propose to make its reputation a
political test.
A bill with similar provisions drafted
from the Ohio law was defeated by the
Senate of Iowa yesterday.
In Wisconsin yesterday the House of
Representatives refused to concur in the
Senate amendments to the Temperance
bill. Those amendments were to exempt
wines made from grapes raised in the State
from the operation of the law and to punish
drunkenness as a crime. The Senate will
probably rescin6 as both of these amend
ments are Objectionable to the friends ofths
measure, who argue that the first would
open an easy way to evade the act, and the
secoLd is considered impracticable.
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The SheIbyViIIe Horror.

Commenting upon the late horrible af-
fair, in which murder, robbery, and incen-
diarism was committed, the ShelbyVill9
Commercial of yesterday says:
How shall we comment? 1t has been
rule for all, or nearly all, the men in town
10 turn out and render whatever assistance
was in their power, when the alarm of fire
was given; but in this instance, we have
heard that many of our ladies plead with
their husbands not to leave them,
as if by inspiration they knew
that in our midst were de-
mons. What shall we do? Has this les
son been sufficient? Shall we continue to
submit to such, having not only our proper
ty, but the lives of ourselves and families at
the mercy of such villains? TO the credit
of our men. we answer the question. They
have already been eager to spend their
money, and willing to share the priyations
and dangers in guarding against depreda-
tons. This last outrage has had an effect as
shocking as horrible. The character of
roguish acts heretofore has been, for in
stance. as if the mice were taking by de-
grees Just so much as required for their
food. They have often times only taken
cooked provision when they could as well
have taken more.
The nifty dollars offered as reward
heretofore, was by few individuals, and
it was designed to keep it up, paying that
much for each vagabond, as be might be
lodged in Jail ready for the penitentiary.
Fifty thousand dollars could be raised in
an hour if necessary, and our people would
as promptly as any in America, shed their
LIES blood in prosecuting to the death the
perpetrators of such accursed deeds as the
one now painfully recorded. We need no
law by which to try them.