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THE MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL-MONDAY, JAN.XJAEY 3, 1870.
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MEMPHIS APPEAL
F. A. TYLER,
EDITOR.
MONDAY MORNING,
JAN. 3, 1870.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
FOR MAYOR:
JOHN JOHNSON.
FOR CITY TAX-COLLECTOR:
Felix w. Robertson."
FOR WH ARFM ASTER:
ROBERT GOODE. J
Ocb friend over the way tears that
Johnson will break down the walls
of the "citadel" of the Mayor's office,
and let the Appeal and the "ring"
in to sack the city treasury. No fear
of that. We wouid not walk across
the street to get honestly all we should
expect to find in that emptiest of all
vaults. And it would grieve us to
take away theTreasury pap from our
neighbor.
The Avalanche thinks the Appeal
"rests its whole argument in favor oi
Mr. Johnson upon the single fact oi
his being a Democrat." Our neigh
bor is slightly mistaken. To be a
Democrat in the modern sense, is to
be a patriot ; which we think no slight
commendation, it is true. But we
have more ample grounds than simple
patriotism and integrity to present.
Mr. Johnson is also a capable man,
too sagacious to consent to negro suf
frage, and tooVwhite t herd with
blacks.
What the Appeal wants is the
old white man's Government, under
which we have lived and prospered
in former years, conceding now right
to all men of all colors. What tht
Avaluncfte wants is a mongrel Gov
ernment, half white and half black,
wherein a negro is as good as any
white man, wherein negroes may
rule and waste the money of the rich
and drive white men out of employ
ment. In his Senate paper of December
15th Brown low endorses Senator
Cooper emphatically. He says:
"While I cannot speak from personal
knowledge, having had no correspon
dence wilh him on the subject, I take
tve responsibility of saying I doubt
not be will yield a fair and just sup
port to President Grant and his ad
ministration." So the Democratic
party was beaten by the personal an
tagonism of a few to Andrew John
son. All may see now how much bet
ter it would have been to let personal
bygones be bygones when a great pub
lic result was at stake.
TnE Avalanche thinks that Mr.
Johnson claimed- the protection of
the British crown during the war. If
that was so, it all the more shows his
good sense. There were a good many
more who would have been glad to
find some pretext for doing so about
that time. As Mr. Johnson will be
our next Mayor, we shall have some
assurance he knows how to take good
care of the interests of the city, since
he knows so well how to take care of
himself. He was never known to go
back on bis promises to individual
men, and Buch as he makes to the city
we may therefore know he has the
will, as well as the capacity, to exe
cute. The communication signed "An
Irishman and a Catholic," which was
a centre shot, In our issue of yester
day, was not an irresponsible and par
tisan response to the boast of Mr.
Walkers' doing such wonders for
Catholics, as the Avalanche had rep
resented. It was from Col. Michael
Magiveny, who is a true Irishman,
a true Catholic and a true man. That
spiked one of Walker's big guns.
He only came in after the battle be
tween the mackerels and the Catholic
church, as many other brave soldiers
have had the misfortune to do, and
so he made no votes by that dodge.
The Avalanche says Mr. JonxsoN
supported Mr. Fitch for Mayor
against Leftwich. How that is we
are not particularly informed. If it
was so, we are glad the doors of the
Democratic chu rch are wide open, and
that "while the lamp holds out to burn
the vilest sinner may return." Let
backsliders be silent. The Democratic
party stands on the white man's plat
form, and Mr. Walker does not
stand with it. Has the Democratic
white man's party deserted Mr.
Walker? Or has Mr. Walker de
serted the Democratic party? Has
the mount nv gone from Mahomet,
or has M.uu met gone from the
mountain?
The Avalanche " desires to elect a
Mayor for the people, not for a party
or faction of scrambling office-seekers. ' '
We don't. We shall be satisfied to
allow the people to do that We had
rather have the right man elected by
"scrambling otfioe-aeekers," than to
put a " scrambling office-seeker" into
the Mayor's office either by our influ
ence or by all the votes in the world.
The danger is not in the character of
the voters, or means of election, so
much as in making a bad choice and
placing the wrong man in office. We
wonder If the wily old war horse city
politician, Walkeb, who never
ought an office in his life, will consent
to receive the votes of the "teramt-
ling office-seekers," whom the Demo-
erotic Convention representor ih- is i so, does tne very same inmg himself,
the Avalanche's candidate. Does he and boasts that Walkkk is-a Demo
expect the Avalanche vote will eU"t crat about a century od, of the days
him or will he appoint the present when the spoils doctrine was pro
police and depend on them and the claimed died in the sheep. We don't
5. k w hA to iwt their
ti stt.v from LYJSS? U be does.
v Is TUa ii rriit tVtu
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LsMbttt incrMM , rtwpw-uvel
prompur
If it were a recognized fixed fact, as
it seemed two months ago, that the
Memphis and Little Rock Road would
at once be completed and constitute
part and parcel of the Southern high
way to the Pacific, every city and vil
lage of the central and Southern States
would, of necessity, seek immediate
railway connection with Memphis.
The wealth and travel of more than a
third of the Union would converge at
Memphis to overspread Arkansas and
make that the richest and most popu
lous of all Southern States. Finish
and equip the road to Little Rock,
and Savannah and Brunswick are
compelled to extend Gen. Fok
KEST'iselma Road to Memphis. Com
plete the Little Rock Road and
Charleston must have a shorter route
to Memphis than that furnished by
the Memphis and Charleston Road.
Make Memphis the great terminus
a highway to the Pacific, and Yin
cennes and Indianapolis and the Penn
sylvania Central must bridge the Ohio
at Paducah and have direct connection
with Memphis. The destinies of Mem
phis and of Arkansas are involved
in the immediate construction of a
real which draws to us by an imiti
ble force the great Trunk railway
lines from every State and every
Southern Atlantic seaport. The very
magnitude of interests involved in the
construction of the Little Rock, as
part and parcel of the Southern l ac Ik
Road, has excited the cupidity
aroused the enmity or won the fixed
attention of every thoughtful citizen
of the United States. That mighty
combination of capitalists which gath
ered enormous wealth by the con
struction of the Northern Trans-Continental
road is loth to have a rival
route opened at ouce to the Western
ocean. It therefore happens that
Northern and Western newspapers
teem with letters from New York and
Washington designed to destroy the
confidence of the country in every
person and movement connected with
the completion of the Memphis, Little
Hock, El Paso and Guyamas road,
who have shown their ability to pay,
and, as well their purpose, to make
Memphis the initial point of opera
tions, are constantly assailed by the
agents of that great "ring" which
wields untold millions and absolutely
prevents the simple concession of the
right of way by a venal Congress.
Gov. Clayton may be the hired
agent of the owners of the Northern
Union Pacific Road. If such be the
fact, he is surely the most terrible
enemy the South, this city and Ar
kansas have ever known. He who
intervenes, whatever his private
rights and personal interests, to pre
vent the immediate construction of
the road to Little Rock accomplishes
a great public calamity. The politi
cians North and South who have
maddened sections, and dragged mul
titudes to slaughter and States to pov
erty and degradation, are not, for
mischief, the peers of such a man.
Give the South this boon, this high
way to the Western Ocean, and cities
will spring into existence as if by the
hand of magic. Population, white
men by the million, will occupy de
serted homesteads. Arkansas will be
come a garden, rich in every element
of prosperity and greatness, and Mem
phis an imperial city.
This Arkansas railroad question
must be adjusted. If committees and
courts will not act instantly, the peo
ple of Tennessee and of Arkansas
must intervene, and put
an end to
this ruin by the stwalth
of railroads.
In Brown low's infamously abu-1
sive speech, or paper, permitted to be
read by the suffrance of the Senate,
he declares that he left to SenteiH
" the legacy of fifteen hundred State
militia, armed and equipped, and in
the field." Those, he says, on "the
mad dog cry of high taxes in sustain
ing a standing armjT, oppression, etc."
Sentkr was induced to disband. But
the amiable Browxlow would not
have done this. He says, ob the con
trary, "had I been Governor at the
time I would have distributed those
troops in the rebellious couuties, and
held tiie election under the franchise
law, thereby securing a Republican
Legislature!" No doubt of it. Yes,
to-day he would have a regiment of
black troops stationed in our city, in
time of peace, in a recognized State
of the Union ; not to keep down insur
rections, not to protect the established
government on its proier call lor as
sistance in preserving order and the
public safety, but to interfere for
Walker or Lynn in a partisan elec
tion, 'thereby securing a Republican"
Mayor for Memphis. But now the
questiou is, does the body of the
Northern people approve the princi
ple set forth by him with such brazen
audacity? Will the Republican party
in Congress undertake to sustain its
partisan asceudancy in one of the
as well as in those not admitted
to the Union, and to do a thing which
no Whig nor Democrat, nor other
partyyever dared to do from the foun
dation of the Government? If so,
who will pretend that Congress has
not usurped the whole power of the
country? The issue is fairly before
the American people. What says
N w York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Ken
tucky, or even Massachusetts, on this
subject? ln this preserving to our de
scendants the liberties our fathers
won and transmitted from sire to son?
Will the Northern people consent that
the Republican party shall perpetuate
its political power by force? We un
hesitatingly say Ms We believe that
the "sober second thought" has come,
and the sectional feeling engendered
by war so far passed away that such a
result is impossible. When the Radi
cal Congress dares thus much it will
have sealed the ruin of its party, and
be swiftly swept from power, if north
ern Americans are men. And then,
if not before, shall we have relumed
with liberty thirty-seven States, with
the principles of the Constitution made
all the more sacred to the whole Amer
ican people, in having thu-. been tried
"as by lire." We may suffer more,
but we shall not fall by the hand oh
the present Congress.
Oi B Jefferson street neighbor ob
jects to our bringing white man's
Democratic national politics into the
can vast for Mayor. He has a right,
and the lest of reasons for doing so.
Negro suffrage is not remarkably
popular in Memphis, and we don't see
why Walker should be Mayor be-
cau- he favors it. But our cotem po
rary, for all his objection to our doing
md he will not get Whig votes
by it. He
Democratic
does not tand
with
the
party now. And
note is
.
uuD(K-d u,, and htuvvs BOid Tin-
Either Mr. Johnson will be
Mayor, aud Memphis governed by
white people, or Walker will enter
office borne upon the shoulders of
blacks. Mr. Walkee has been or
ganizing his adherents for several
months. He is a perfect master of
this sort of work. Talk of rings, let
them who will! Mr. Walkep. can
make and unmake them, and rope in
more dull fellows to do his bidding
than any Washington dead beat.
Forney is not to be named in the
same breath. There was never a
cleverer political manager than Mr.
Walker. This last dodge by which
he hopes to consolidate the Irish and
negro votes of Memphis, was ad
mirably well conceived. He sup
posed that so short a time intervened
between the development of his plans
through the A valanche and the elec-
oftion that northern districts of the city
would rush into his embraces before
they discovered Sambo hurrying to
the same gushing bosom. " Oh come
to my arms, my love stricken
dear!" he exclaims, when Etliiopia
looks forth from Loyal League deus
and to " Pathrick let's take a wee
drhap," when he encounters a jolly
Irishman. When he entwines his
right arm about an Irishman's neck,
there is a negro tugging at his coat
tail to be patted " over the left." H
Walker, by any possibility, could
be elected, he must organize an ad
ministration composed of his sup
porters, and we would have white
men sandwitched with blacks in every'
department of the city government.
He has always proclaimed it that " to
the victors belong the spoils." Sambo
will be victor when Walker is
crowned Mayor, and he could never
" go back " on his friends. We regret
sincerely honestly regret, this fatal
blunder committed by Mr. Walker.
His plans were cunningly devised and
all see and confess his unsurpassed
adroitness; but his combinations are
discovered and necessarily thwarted
by exposure. His name, as that of a
candidate of a few white people,
should not have been given to the
world till the day of the election,
and then his " ring " would not have
been broken Into so many fragments.
Besides the regular "universal
suffrage" candidate, we have now in
the field a regular Radical candidate
in the person of Henry J. Lynx.
Neither of them have been formally
nominated, but both profess to be in
dependent, and, we suppose, botbJ
people's candidates. Both will charge
Mr. Johnson with being nominated
by a "ring." But the "ring" con
sisted of forty-five gentlemen, elected
as fairly as we have ever seen the
same thing done by regular ward
meetings, and these delegates repre
senting not less than four thousand
voters, who now ratify the nomina
tion the Convention made. We sup
pose the reason Walker was not
nominated was that his negro suffrage
friends were too few to come together
for any public demonstration without
being subjected to ridicule for their
puueity of numbers. Both, however,
hope to draw off a few Democrats.
And so, for the same reason, it may be,
neither Lynn nor Walker brought
together their "colored" cohorts. Be
sides, thoy would have no thunder
about unfairness of nomination, if
they should get up any nominating
meetings, qpd could not ha-e the
glory of people's candidates and
other clap-trap so well. Does any
man in town believe that either
Walker or Lynn would have re-
fased to run as the nominee of the
Democratic Convention, if the nonii-
nation had been tendered to either
one of them, instead of Mr. Johnson 7
It has been suggested that if Col.
Sam Walkkk is elected by negro
votes he will have to divide the city
offices and labor among that class of
voters to the exclusion of the Irish
citizens whom he is anxious and im
agines he has secured to his aid. The
Irish voters should reflect upon this.
They should decide at once whether
they are willing to go the "whole
hog" and swallow the negro. Hthey
vote lor Mr. Walker, and the negro
vote for him (as we understand they
have been instructed to do),
either one will have to give
way to the other the Irish or
the negro or else work to
gether as spoilsmen in the same of
fices, and at the same task. Thus, in
case of Mr. Walker's election, we
may have such a body as a
chequered (white and black)
tire or police department. How
would that "ook? How will it com
port with the dignity of race upon
which the Irish people usually pride
themselves, for them to share not only
their political bed with the negro, but
divide the street labor and the city
offices which heretofore they have en
joyed. These are suggestions worthy
the serious thoughts and consideration
of the Irish citizens of Memphis, who
have heretofore, as one man, sup
ported the Democratic party, and
heljied to save us from ltadical rule
and negro domination. If we are to
strike our colors, let it not be to the
negro, no matter who is the benefic
iary. Irishmen, reflect.
Look out for abundance of false ru
mors. It has been reported, for in
stance, that Joh xsox says he in
tends to be independent in making
nominations and appointments, and
will not confine himself to Democrats
in making his choice. What helid
say was that he would select none but
good men, let them belong to what
party they would. But, he added,
that if ho could not find them in the
Democratic party he did not see where
he was to find them. His antagonists
need not take much comfort from
that. There are a plenty of good men
in the Democratic party. Mr. Johx
8ox is right in saying he will appoint
none but such as he thinks fit for their
places. He will not have to go out of
the ranks of the white man's party,
and hob-nob with the gangs of Lyxx,
Hamiltox and Lewis to find them.
Besides, he is not such a fbol as to
hunt for diamonds in a dung-hill.
Silver Seventy Miles from
Cairo. We were shown, this morn
ing, a specimen of silver ore taken
from the Rose Claire mines, located
in Hardin county, about seventy
miles from Cairo. By comparison it
is found to be equally as rich as the
ore taken from the famous Comstock
mines, in Nevada, and is said to assay
the precious metal at the rate of
HM per ton. Be this as it may,
however, there is no doubt of the ex-l-tcnce
f silverat Rese Claire, in pay
ing abundance. Messrs. Colby & Co.,
of Mies. JUicaigan gentlemen of
uniimueu raefjis nave come into i
Iose8ion of the mines, and contem-'
plate the immediate outlay of $30,000
or $40,000 in the erection of such ma- j
chinery as may be thought necessary
SEA SERPENTS.
A Leaf From the Log of an Old Sailor.
Cor. New Orleans Times.
On my last homeward voyage from
around the Cape of Good Hope, we
fell in with a ship from New Orleans.
As the weather happened to be light
at the time, we sent a boat alongside
of her to get the news. The boat re
turned. Among the things she
brought back with her were a barrel
of potatoes, a bucket full of onions,
and a batch of newspapers about the
most welcome articles that can be be
stowed by the liberal hand fresh from
port upon the crew who, for many
days, have only known salt-horse.
A day or two after this, in the dog
watch, I had a shy at the newspapers.
In overhauling the columns of one of
them, I came athwart a report made
by the sweet-water skipper of a coast
ing vessel about some few snakes,
which he says he sighted somewhere
off the "Tortugas," and as it seemed
to have excited some of the public cu
riosity, I thought it might perhaps be
of interest to you and to the readers of
the Times, to hear something about
sea-going snakes in a distant part of
the world.
In the Indian ocean, and amongst
the islands bordering the China sea,
it is not an uncommon event to fall in
with snakes. Of such size and num
bers are they that, if they were seen in
the Atlantic north of the Tropic of
Cancer, the minds of our people would
be filled with astonishment, possibly
wi'h alarm, at the appearance of such
a swarm of veritable sea serpents. I
believe, however, they are quite in
offensive. I never have heard of a
person who was injured by them. If
there was any economical use to
which snakes could be applied, it
seems to me that a smart schooner
could pick up a load of them without,
much trouble. Indeed, Yankee cute
ness might persuade them to wiggle
themselves on board.
I find in one of my journals the fol
lowing account of what befell a vessel
I served in a few years ago. I give it
nearly as it is written, but with as
few sea phrases as possible, that the
general reader may not be confused
with words that are purely technical.
It was in the year , on board of the
clipper bark . We were bound
from Sydney, through Totres Straits,
to Maulemain. We had made good
progress north, and were in among
the islands and straits when one
morning, just after three bells, we
were going along under all plain sail
about six knots, with a light breeze
from E.S.E., weather cloudy, as
usual, keeping a bright lookout for
shoal water and for Indian proas.
You must know that the Indians out
there are cannibals of the greediest
kind, who are particularly fond of
white sailors. They eat all they
can get, and they are very
venturesome in their efforts to make
captives. They do not hesitate to
attempt to carry vessels by boarding
A n; ! u-hn U'iid An tllA i . , 1 , , i . . t . :.
engaged in rigging out the starboard
topgallant stuudiiigsniI-booni, sings
out to the Second Mate, who had
charge of the deck: " A shoal in sight,
two points on weather bow, about a
mile and a half off, sir with a break
on it, sir." We put the helm up,
rounded in the after braces, keeping
off to bring the shoal abeam. It was
now plainly visible from deck, and
seemed to get rapidly nearer. We ap
peared to be setting on to it as though
we had a strong weather current.
The Captain came up from below.
We could see that he was taken aback
by the way things were going on. He
ordered a cast of the deep sea lead. A
man was stationed at the stoppers,
ready to let the anchors go. During
this time we had altered the course to
southwest, but we could not sail away
from the strange object, which was
now close aboard of us. Suddenly
all hands seemed to slug out
at once, "It ain't no shoal sir!
It's alive, sir! It's a school of saakes,
sir!" And so it was, an enormous
school of snakes swimming with
great rapidity to the southward and
westward. We hauled by, heading
up northeast, the sooner to get clear
of them. At first we thought they
would board us, but with only one ex
ception, no attempt of the kind was
made, and in this single instance the
involuntary intruder was easily in
duced, by the persuasive force of a
handspike, to withdraw his hideous
head, and to make a stern bound from
the jwrt hawsehole, and to tumble
back amongst his companions into
the sea. We offered no other violence
to them, being well satisfied to let
them alone if they left us alone.
They seemed about as big around as
a ship's topmast studding-sail
boom, and just about as long
They resembled an eel mere than a
snake. Their eyes glittered like dia
monds. Their skin was composed of
large scales of a dirty, blackish brown.
They were going fully nine knots.
The surface of the water was not very
much disturbed by the presence of such
a number of extraordinary creatures.
A littltt way off it looked like a rip.
They did not make any noise. They
did not apear to be at all concerned
about our presence. They opened a
passage for us through the school. It
was seven bells before we were clear
of them, and able to keep our course
again.
After this we saw other snakes, but
never so large a school. Our captain
was of the opinion that they were
migrating, ai one lime when we
were near the center of the swarm,
Iroin aloft, in every direction, the sea
seemed to be covered with them as
far its the eye could reach. One of
the men, who had been spouting ajloug
time, said it was nothing to what he
had once seen when he was a cruising
after sperm whales. I never could tret
latitude or longitude of the part of
tnc worm ne nuu seen them in ; so I
came to think it was only a yarn of
his, that he had better have kept for
Cheeks, the marine, or some hay
making beggar from out of the woods.
This story may seem to have too
much of the marvelous about it, but
it will be borne out by almost any
sailor who has knocked about much
in the waters designated. '
It is a fortunate circumstance that
these sea-going snakes are harmless,
for otherwise, with their numbers,
strength and activity, no ship would
be safe from their attack, and we
would have to add another chapter to
the already large volume of the dan
gers of the sea. Providence, in His
mercy, saves poor Jack from the ap-
pmuiig conuici wun me slimy mon
sters, or his fate would doubtless be
like that of Laocoon's.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
T. H. LOGWOOD. T. B. XICOU. yr. C 70LKES.
Logwood, Micou & Folkes,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
15 Union Street,
MEMPHIS, - . TENNESSEE.
mw w.
kausas.
C. FOLKBB, Commissioner
for Ar-
ocXi
E. M. Yerger & M. D. Welch,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
35 Madison Street, Memphis, Tenn.
deft
T. W. Browh. O. P. Li i.ss. B. C. Bsowx.
BROWN, LYLES & BROWN,
LAWYERS, "
OFFICE, No. 19 WEST COURT ST
Corner of Main,
ae28 MEMPHIS, TENN.
WM. M. SMITH,
Atorner t Xiaw,
OFFICE. 308 1-2 Second St.,
COTTON FACTORS.
WASH. 8. TAYLOR.
W. L. BADFOBD
W. M OUTRE.
TAYLOR, RADFORD &. CO
COTTON FACTORS,
AWD
General Commission Merchants,
, r MONROE HTRKET, between Main and
I . hTont, Memphis, ienn. nagging, K
Ties and Supplies furnished on reasonable
terms
Special attention given to filling cash
orders
All const
islgn
anient Insured, nnleas other
wise Instructed.
oca
CHARLES H. D0RI0N, Jr.,
(Late of Mosby & Dorion),
Cotton Factor,
Office, 15 Mosby & Hunt's Building,
CP-STAIR8,
804 Front St., 304
MEMPHIS, - - - TENNESSEE.
r Bagging. Rope, Ties and Supplies fur
nished customers. de31
A. X. BOYD. F. X. WHITE. I. N. DAVIS
BOYD, WHITE &. DAVIS,
Cotton Faotors
AND
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
No. 296 Front Street, Memphis, Tenn.
aT-All consignments covered by Open Fol
ey, and in store covered by insurance, unless
otherwise instructed. dels
HUGH TORRANCE,
Cotton Factor
AND
General Commission Merchant,
No 10 Jefferson St., Titus Block,
OPPOSITE COMMERCIAL HOTEL,
MEMPHIS. TENNESSEE.
nolS w
MILAM, BOWLING & CO.,
COTTON FACTORS,
Jlsd
General Commission Merchants,
2G6 Front Street, Memphis.
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THOMAS TROUT & SONS,
COTTON AND
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
204 Front Street,
MEMPHIS, - - TENNESSEE.
SW Liberal advances made on consign
ments of Cotton to our correspondents,
Hprague, Uorijc Co., Boston :
Williams, Bir.nie & Co., New York;
Mokdecai A Co., Baltimore;
H. Sloan A Sons, Philadelphia. . oc31
HIDES AND LEATHER.
D. B. THOMAS.
B.F. OKOSS
THOMAS & GROSS
MANCFACTKUEKS of
LEATHER
AXT DEALERS IX
Leather & Shoe Findin's
Foreign and Domestic Calf and Kip
Skins, Tanners' and Curriers'
Tools, Tanners' Oils, Etc.,
366 Main St., Memphis, Tenn.
avCash paid for Hides and Leather in the
rough. sel9
ASHBROOK & WHITE,
Successors to Geo. Phillbr A Co.,
DEALERS IX
Hides and Peltries
Ilighest Cash Prices aid for
Hides,
Furs,
Deer Skins,
Beeswax,
Tallow,
Wool, Etc.
Constantly on Consignment,
Harness, Bridle, Skirting and
Sole Leather,
ADAMS STREET,
Between Front Row and Water St.,
sel MEMPHIS, TENN.
SCHEIBLER & CO.,
DEALERS IX -
FOREIGN GOODS,
SHOE FINDINGS
AND MANUFACTURERS OF
LEATHER
No. 203 Main Street,
The Highest Prices Paid lor
HIDES, PELTRIES, BEESWAX.
TALLOW, WOOL.
nolS
COAL.
CHEAPEST FUEL
Now Offered in this Market !
THEIR accumulated stock having been
exhausted.
The Memphis Gaslight Co.
Have advanced the price of COKE to TWEN
TY i'KNTO PEB BUSHEL, at which rate it
is cheaper than
piTTSBuna ooau
AT-
SEVENTY-FIVE CTS. PER BARREL
Orders will be taken at the Company's
oflice, and by Coal Dealers generally, filed,
and Qlled in the order they ore received.
First
de
Come, First Served !
PITTSBURG COAL !
REDUCED RATES!
SIGLEY. MELLERSH & CO.,
25 SOUTH COURT STREET.
NOTICE.
MEETING of the Stockholders of the
White, Red and Black River Packet Com-
auy. will be held in Augusta, Arfcu, on Fri
ar, January 7, 170, at 10 o'clock a.iu., foblue
BOOTS AND SHOES.
WILLIAM MILLER,
Manufacturer and Dealer in
BOOTS AND SHOES,
Keep oonMantJy on hand custom-made
GENT'S, LADIES' & CHILDREN'S
BOOTS AND SHOES,
No. SXO XWXniix Street,
(Under WornUaru House),
MEMPHIS, ::::::: TENNESSEE.
Special attention given to
Cuntom
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Work
New Firm New Goods
S0UTHW0RfiT& THAYER,
BTRIOTIj-V
WHOLESALE DEALERS
IN
Boots, Shoes & Hats
199 Main St., Memphis.
At competing prices with acy other
Market. Goods Solo only to Mer
chants. Satisfaction guaranteed in ev
ery instauce. se30dfcw
G00DBAR & GILLILAND,
Exclusive Wholesale Dealers in
BOOTS AND SHOES
HATS AND CAPS,
301 MAIN STREET. WEBSTER BLOCK,
Memphis, Tennessee.
We are now receiving our fall stock, the
largest we have ever offered to the trade.
Merchants will find It to their Interest to
examine before buying. angll
FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
AT
Mrs. XIXJ3NTT3E3H.'S
EMPORIUM OF FASHION,
217 MAIN STREET.
A LARGE lot of C'losks. Shawls, Bonnets,
J Hats, Suits, Jewelry. Children's Clothes,
Dolls, Gloves and all kinds of Laces aud Veils
At VERY LOW PRICES for the HOLIDAYS
"Call and Examine.1
dels
HOLIDAY GOODS
THE
Southwestern Publishing Co.
361 MAIN STREET,
Have Just received an elegant assortment of
HOLIDAY GOODS!
COMPRISING
Beautiful Writing Desks, of various designs ;
Photograph Albums,
And Portfolios, of different styles ;
Fine Inkstands,
Splendid Toy Books, for the little ones.
A varied and large assortment of
Bibles, Prayer and Hymn Books
Also, the most complete and elegant assort
ment oi
GOLD PENS AND PENCILS
IN THE SOUTHWEST.
STATIONE
In all its branches.
Supplied at Manufacturers' Prices.
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TOYS
AT WHOLESALE
Wheeler, Pickens & Co.
330 MAIN STREET.
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FAMILY SUPPLIES.
JOHN LILLY,
351 MAIN STREET,
DEALHR in Staple and Fancy Groceries,
Wines and Liquors. Has now on hand a
complete stock or the best quality of goods,
both foreign and domestic, to which he di
rects the attention of his friends and the pub
lic. The following goods kept always on hand :
Prepared French Mustard, by the keg.
Worcestershire Sauce, by the gallon.
Tomavo Catsup, by the gallon.
Jellies, Assorted, in 5 lb. cans.
Oat Meal.
Yarmouth Bloaters.
Cracked Wheat.
Wm. Younger's Scotch Ale.
Guinness' Dublin Stout.
Choicest Black and Green Teas.
Fine Old Cognac Brandy, Old Whiskies.
Old Porrand Sherry Wines.
JOHN LILLY, 351 Main St.,
delO Near Union.
SPICER & SHARPE,
354 Main St., Magevney Block,
A RE RECEIVING FRESH GOODS, DAILY,
-Tv by river and rail. By late arrivals we
have a fresh supply of
Borden's Condensed Milk the celebrated Ea-
;i,K brand 100 dosen;
New Louisiana Sugars and .V ia-w;
New Buckwheat;
New sweet Roll Butter; also, Goshen Bntter;
New Golden Syrups; New Carolina Klce;
Pig's Feet, Hams and Lard ;
Shaker Preserves ;
All varieties of new Canned Goooa;
Mesa Mackerel and Codfish ;
North Carolina Herrings;
Fine Toilet Soap ; choice Coffees and Teas,
noia SPICER SHARPE.
PETR0 OIL.
Petro Oil Headquarters !
ROSENBAUM BROS.,
Cor. Main and Washington Sts.,
MEMPHIS, TEXN.
MANUFACTURED AND
WHOLESALE & RETAIL DEALERS,
HAVE ON HAND NOW, AND OFFER FOR
Sale, at LESS than the usual prices :
1050 Cook Stoves, of various kinds and
manufactures;
400 Heating Stoves;
300 barrels Petro OU ;
A large stock of Lamps, Tin Ware, etc.
SW Country merchants will And it to their
interest to see our Goods and LOW PRICES.
je are the only parties who have the
INSURANCE.
PEOPLE'S
INSURANCE COMPANY
OFFICE i
16 MADISON ST., MEMPHIS, TENN.
TAKES
Fire, Marine and River Risks.
CAPITAL STOCK, $300,000 00
ASSETS:
Cash Assets, : : $179.1 82 1 2
Stockholders Notes Secured, 150,000 00
$329,182 12
No Liabilities whatever, except amount
necessary to Reinsure Outstanding
Risks, say $25,000 00.
w.b.greewlawTTames elder,
President. Vice-Pres't.
J. A. SIMMONS, Sec'y.
DIRECTORS:
W. B. 0mn.AW, Wl M. FABEmeTOH,
Jakes Ei.dkk. CW.Ootk,
Jobs Ovxbtoic, Jr., N. 8. Bkucs,
ocS K .:-.!: Maorvirrr.
910,000 fox SIO !
Premium when the Classes are Complete,
which are now being rapidly filled up.
Advantages. The advantages of this As
sociation over ordinary Life Insurance Com
panies are: No panic can break it: the fees
are so small, ana required to be paid at such
long intervals, that any man can secure to
his family a competency upon his death.
MASONICMUTUAL
Life Assurance Association
OF MEMPHIS.
OFFICE No. 324 FRONT STREET.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Hon. P. T. Scruggs, of Scruggs A Duncam.
A. Vaccaro, Esq., of A. Vaccaro A Co.
J. H. Stanton. Xsq., of Stanton A Moore.
A. Hatchett, Esq., of Eusby & Hatchett.
Ed. Pickett, Jr., of Messlck A Pickett,
OFFICERS:
D. C. TRADER, Pres. H. M. RA6AN, Sec'y.
H. G. TRADER, Treasurer.
Dr. W. R. HODGES, Examining Physician.
ded d w s
IN CORPO RATED 1859.
Ctltll, $350,000
J. F. BOZEMAN Phisidevt
D. F. WILJ.COX Skcbxtakt
Continues to furnish perftet terurity agalmt Ion
or damage by lire on ail kiudi of insurable prop
erly, at adequate ratex.
Agents can be found at every prominent
point in the Southern States, to whom appli
cations for Insurance may be made.
Apply te
W. H. MOORE, AGENT,
293 MAIN STREET,
noM (With German National Bank).
HERNANDO
INSURANCE COMPANY
OF MEMPHIS,
OFFICE: No. 17 MADISON STREET.
S. H. DUNSC0MB.
President.
F. M. NELSON,
Secretary.
W. B. GALBREATH
Vice-President.
W. B. MALL0RY,
Ass't Secretary.
DIRECTORS :
8. H. DCNSCOMB, JOE BRUCE,
E. F. RISK. W. B. GALBREATI1 ,
R. 8. JONE8, A. VACCARO,
D. H. TOWNSEXD. LOUIS HANACER,
. KONTAIXE.
ISBUREa AGAINST LOSS BY FIRS, MA
JylO JUKI AND RIVER RISKS.
HOLIDAY GIFTS.
A NEW LOT OF
FRENCH PERFUMERY!
Of the Most Fashionable, Recherche and
Exquisite Varieties,
JTJBT RECEIVED BY
Thoo. Boornor,
Chemist and Drugkl't. and Direct Importer
of Foreign Perfnuierles. Toilet Articles, efr,
corner of REAL AD SECOND BTRKKT.
Memphis. de2i
CHRISTMAS
HOLIDAY GOODS
AT
Mosby's Mammoth Depot
AUD
VARIETY-STORE,
No. 37 South Court St.,
YIHERE HE IS OPENING A LARGE AND
1? handsome stock of
CHRISTMAS GOODS,
Suitable for all olas4s of poopl especially
for Ladles and Childreu. Ili8 Htocfc com
prises Toys pf every variety.
Fancy Juvenile and Toy Books
NOTIONS & FANCY GOODS,
A large variety of
FIREWORKS
From a small Fire to a large Cannon Cracker.
SANTA CLAUS
PRIZE CANDY PACKAGES,
Put up In nice boxes, from 2 to 50 cents per
box, with elegant piece of Jewelry
in each box.
AGENCY FOR THE PRIZE CANDY,
Wholesale and Retail.
COME ONE! COME ALL!
The Ladles snd Children are particu
larly invited tw call.
200
Boxes No. 1 Fire Crackers
AT WHOLESALE,
MOSBY'S VASIETY STORE.
AT
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FURNITURE.
AMES, BEATTIE & CO.,
396 6AY0S0 BLOCK,
OFFER 1U KISCS 0
Furniture. Carpets,
WINDOW SHADES,
Oil Cloths, Mattresses, Etc.,
Carolina Life
OF MEMPHIS,
Hon. JEFFERSON
. J. WICKS, 1st Vice-President.
W. F. BOYLE, Secretary
Assets over :
Annual Income over
PRINCIPAL 0FFICE----NO.
W It Is with much pleasure the Managers of this Company tendsr to its Policy Holder
aad the public their congratulations on its success for the put two years, its pres-nt condi
tion and future prospects. Policies issues! on all the improved plans of Life Insurance. W
refer the general public to oar policy holders.
SC. X. BTJXjKIjBT, 33. JF". WHITE, Jr.,
BpeoUl Acent.
THE
SOUTHERN LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY,
General Office, 17 Madison St., Memphis, Tenn.
ASSETS 1st NOVEMBER,
Dividends to Policy-Holders,
BOARD OUF"
MEMPHIS,
R. C. BR1NKLEY, Prcs t M. and L. R. R. R.
W. H. CHERRY, Pres't Chamber of Commerce
F. M. WHITE. President. M. and T. R. R.
AMOS WOODRUFF, Vice-Pres't. Memphis.
F. S. DAVIS. Pres't 1st Nat. Bank. Memphis.
C. KORTRECHT, A t'y-at-Law, Memphis.
T. A. NELSON, President. Memphis.
OFFIOEHS s
T. A. NELSON, President. BEN MAY, Secretary.
AMOS WOODRUFF, First Vice-Prest'. F. M. WHITE, Second Vice-Pres't,
C. T. PATTERSON, Ass't Secretary. F. S. DAVIS, Treasurer.
THOMPSON & CO.,
General Agents for Tennessee and North
WATCHES AND JEWELRY. LADIES FURS.
Paris Mantem FURST FURS! FURS!
AND SIDE PIECES. " TOT WBnt 8 fine set of
LADIES' FURS,
Manufactured of the finest Sablb. Mot, Eb
F. D. BARNUIH & CO.
Old firm Poohsy, Barnum & Co.,
265 MAIN STREET-C0R. COURT
New & Rich Jewelry.
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A CHOICE STOCK
-FOB THE
HOLIDAYS!
Solid Gold Goods !
Solid Silver Goods !
All Fie
and Rich, AT LOW FIGURES,
immense stock of
An
SILVER PLATED WARE
At MAWtrACTUsB8-Pricks Double, Treble
and Quadruple Flate. A carefully selected
stock of
Watches
For Ladies' and Gents' use.
DIAMONDS
Bought at low figures -to be sold accordingly.
FINE COLD JEWELRY
In rich abundance.
London, Paris & Vienna Fancy Goods
MERMMAN, BYRD & CO.,
dell 275 Main Street
5 HEAD QUARTERS
A.B.MULLER'Sm
q GREAT REDUCTION !
QIMMENSE BARGAINS
z iy-
Gold & Silver Watches 2
ha
Cc Paris and American
j MANTEL CLOCKS
AND
Of the Best aad Richest Quality. Q
183 WAIN STREET 183
NOTICE.
rT,HE drm of J. T. HADLAN A CO., lata of
X una cuy. Having oeen ausoiven, us well
by mutual consent on theljth dsy of Aueust,
1K, as by the death af J. T. Handlan, resident
Dartner. on the 8th day of November, i.-kb
we, the undersigned, as surviving partners of
said nnn. nereDy gtse soncx to all persons
indebted to the same, to call, without delav
at the office of Wakixbbk. Lee ATHCMosn,
attorneys-at-law, No. 18 M.uiison street, and
pay orr the amounia due from the mretpeet
Ively. All such Indebtedness remaining un
paid on the ;t January. US70, will without ex
ception, and in acocrdanee with our Instruc
tion., be placed in luilt, and their collection
enforced us speedily as possible.
JBBBai A KNOT A CO.,
Surviving Partners.
y.
Insurance Co.
TENNESSEE.
DAVIS, President,
J. T. PETTIT, 2d Vice-President
J. H. EDM0NDS0N, general Agent.
$654,000 00
500,000 00
291 MAIN STREET.
Btato Agent for Tcun
1869, OVER $600,000
July 1, 1869,-40 PER CENT.
o
DIRBC3TORS a
TENNESSEE.
HUGH TORRANCE, Cotton Faetor, Meaphis.
J. WELLER, Merchant Memphis.
C. W. FRA2ER, Attorney-at-Law. Metjptiia.
J. W. McCOWN, Merchant. Memphis.
H. A. PARTEE. Com. Merchant. Memphis.
C. C. SPENCER, President. LoisviU Ky.
JOHN B. G0R00N, President, Adnata, 6a
Mississippi-'.
MUtcand all other standard furs, at
VERY LOW PRICES, visit -
WHEATON &, CO.'S,
Hatters and Furriers,
279 Main Street, Sign of the Tljjer.
HOME WASHER.
HOME WASHER!
Excellence, Economy, Simplicity
1
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A good. r-iia:..- . . ... wasl
by every housekeeper. A machine that srii!
really save time, labor anil oiothes. work),
easily and is durable, will be purchased by
every well organised family. Such a ma
chine we offer you in the
Homo Washer.
Warranted in every particular to give sails
faction. Always in operation at the ward
rooms of the HOME MANUFACTURING
attf n
jplid.:. d2
tion ; seen t wan
Clothes Wringer.
MJLLINERY.
FALL FASHIONS
AT
Soother n Emporium of Fashion
IVTi-m. 1VT. C. HUNTER
SW Desires to call the attention of her lady
friends and the public to the fact that she 1
NOW RECEIVING HER FALL STOCK
Of the latest styles of Millinery, Kuiey Good
and novelties in DRESS TRIV.M1.NG8.
W Dress and Cloak Making,-in all
branche . at a-A7 Mmr tre . ft
STOVES, ETC.
THE FAVORITE
K guaranteed to be In ai: respects a
FIRST-CLASS COOK STOVEf
Call and examine them. For sals by
328 Secoud Street
SW Roofing. Guttering and Genera:
Work solicited and promptly executed, oc
MISCELLANEOUS.
HOPKINS.
(Sswosspor to LaFontalnel.
No. 243 SECOND STREET,
LaFONTAINE SALOON.
W Keeps on hand the best Wines, Liquors
and Cigars, in the city.
W Lunch every day from 10 k 12 o'clock.
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L. D. SAXTON & CO.,
CONTRACTORS
AN0 REAL ESTATE DEALERS,
252 Front St., Up-stairs, Meaphis, Tetn.
ADVANTAGE of eastern labor enables as J
to do all kinds of railroad vork trwi V
buildings arid machinery of every style, pnar- -anteeing
satisfaction. Jarties wishing toosaf"
or sell Real salsa i. Machinery , CoutractoK
Supplies, of any dew-riptioo. or contract flpf
wort, are r especially wniK is sauunuu