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Lima, August 22, 1868 On the 13th instant this unfortunate country was vis ited by the most terrible earthquake that ever has stricken horror in men's hearts At balf-Dsst five o'clock on that day, in the cities in the southern portion of the republic, a learlul noise was beard, wbicb fortunately served as an alarm, and en abled many people to flee to the nearest elevation. A tew moments alter, tne earth commenced to move visibly, and the motion continued for four or five minutes, when the shock became so se vere as to destroy buildings constructed of the heaviest stone and cement All along the southern coast the sea was terribly agitated. First the waters in the different bays and harbors rose to a tremendous bight, and immediately fol lowing came an enormous tidal wave, which, in the ports not having sufficient elevation to resist the water, destroyed the towns and carried the shipping in some cases half a mile in shore, and left tbem high and dry on the mainland. In the memory of man, no earthquake so general and so devastating in its effeots has occurred, and Lima, to day, is but an assemblage of terror stricken and weep ing people. Arequipa has ceased to exist. This famous city, of thirty five thousand in habitants, built of the strongest granite and of the lava from tne neighboring volcano, now is a thing of the past It has absolutely been reduced to fragments, The strength of the buildings gave time for the population to make a hurried es cape to the bills and plains in the vicio ity, and the loss of life is estimated at about three hundred. All of the soldiers in hospital and the prisoners confined in the jail were unable to flee, and were consequently crushed by the falling masses. I bus has passed away tne town known as "fighting Arequipa, the Vir ginia ot rem ana ina momer oi ner Presidents. This loss has been acutely felt in the capital since the number of persons from the destroyed city sojourn ing in Lima is very great, and in the ex citement and terror of the situation, the names of tbe dead and wounded have not been received here. Far more terrible has been the shock than that of Lisbon, many years ago, since this, in place of destroying one city, has ruined many, and has caused a whole country to la ment and mourn. The town of Arica, one of the most important ports of the republic, is also only to be remembered. This town, wbicb contained nearly twelve tnousana nhabitanls. was visited at tbe same time by the same terrible phenomenon, and not one house is left standing. Here, as in AreauiDa. the noise and premonitory symptoms of the calamity gave the peo ple time to seek some place ot saiety, ana by this providence only five hundred lives were lost. The bar roe like a waterspout, tbe vessels moored there necessarily parting heir anchor chains, and then, as at St Thomas, a great tidal wave was formed, which, ."ortv feet high and rearing like a whirlwind, precipitated itself on the de voted ships and carried them far into the mainland. ' ThH United States storeship Fredonia as capaiced, and lost in officers B. Dyer, Second Lieutenant; D. Organ, Master; G. Cromwell. Pursers Clerk: Mr. Slant, Secretary to the Commander; aod Mrs. Dyer, the wife of the lieutenant. with twenty-seven sailors. The Fredonia bad nearly $1,800,000 worth of naval stores on board, which, of course, were entirely destroyed. In fact the ship was broken into fragments before she reached the land, and only those officers who were, fortunately for themselves, on shore were saved. The United Stales steamer Wateree, Commander J. H. Gillie, was carried half anile on land, and, although not erioualy irjured. is considered by tbe Captain in his official report aa lost to the service, the difficulties of gettiog her to tbe barh being almost insur mountable. On this ship only oae man, a sailor, was drowned. Lieutenant Cetn inender Johnson, of this vel, was ca bore endeavor;;; t9 sire his wife and carrying her in his arms to some place of security, when she was (track by a portioa ot a faliiog building aad instantly HeJ. The Pemviaa corvette America was earned oa share, aad is math in the same MEMPHIS. TENNESSEE. FRIDAY EVENING. SEPTEMBER IS. condition as the Wateree. The America lost ber three chief officers, with thirty tailors aad marines. The American merchantman,' Rosa Rivers, tbe English .hip Cbanaroillo, and tbe French bark Edusrdo were totally lost The great force of tbe upheaving of tbe waten of the bay set these vessels all adrift, with the exception of the Wateree, she dragging her anchors, and for seve ral moments tbey were in incessant col lision. As I said before, all the edifices in this town were completely destroyed, aod among tbem was the customhouse, con taining more than four millions of dol lars' worth of goods, all of wbicb, of course, shared the same fate. Commander Gillis, after the disaster, endeavored to supply the wants of the fieople, liberally dividing with them the imited amount of provisions at his com mand, and aiding the efforts of the popu lace to ameliorate their condition. Bis conduct is-very highly spoken of by the authorities, and by hit exertions many lives have been saved. Dr. Winslow, of this ship, and Dr. Dubois, ot the Fredonia, especially distinguished themselves. The towns of Iquique, MoqueguB, Lo enmba and Pisagua are also reduced to ruins. In the first named, tbe rising of tbe sea destroyed more lives than did tbe earthquake itself at other points; over six hundred persons were drowned, and now people are perishing from the want of water. Tbe damage done is immense. Tbe customhouses ef Iauiaueand Arica have been totally rained, and more than eight million dollars' worth of property de stroyed in them alone. Tbe lost of life is estimated at one thousand eight hundred in all the points definitely heard lrom. This morning an express hat arrived from the great mineral province of Hu ancavelica, and reports that all ef the cities of that department are reduced to a sbanelese mass. We are waiting anx iously to hear from tbe southern cities of rnno and toico, Jor tbe movement ap peered to come from that direction, and in all probability they have suffered the same horrible catastrophe. The reports of the condition o( the anfferera are terrible. A famine is threat ened, and tbe government here, as well as private mercantile houses, are bnay preparing to dispatch vessels freighted with all necessary articles. Admiral Turner, in the United States flagship Powhatan, sails to-day for Afnoa to aid our nnfortunate sailors there, and has generously offered to convey all the material possible that the Peruvian gov ernmeot may wish to send. Tbe different guano companies have come forward and subscribed 1500,000 to aid the sufferers Congress will soon make appropriations for the injured, and although the calamity is terrible for the moment, it will cer tainly give employment to many persons who, while idle, only think of plunging the country into civil war, and killing py powder and ball tbose whose lives seem . ,. l 'T -,t I.', J aesiinea io oe sacriacea oy a mgoer auu more fearful power. On tbe 13th inst, we also felt in Lima the most severe eartbauake experienced in Peru for eight years. The duration of the movement was about three minutes and a half, and tbe shock, instead of fol lowing the usual vertical motion, appear ed to be lateral, and consequently was regarded as all the more dangerous. The aspect of tbe city dnring the movement was truly exciting. Every one in Lima, at the first coming of tbe shock, always a-eks the protection of an arch, or the threshold of a door is selected as a safe Dlace. and on this occasion, these favor1 ed snots were speedily occupied. Io an incredibly short BDace ot time tbe great publio piazza was filled with frightened men. women and children, and, as if by common instinct, all assumed asoppliant position every one on their knees and tbe air resonantwith the shrieks, lamen tatioos and petitions, addressed princi Daily to heaven ; the houses shook visi bly and tbe high towers of the cathedral BWBVeu W auu iru nan a amy o uiaot m a storm. The great lengtb ot tbe shock was particularly alarming; but fortu nately no damage took place io this city ; hut Callao. the nntortunate, tbe bom barded, pest-ridden, revolutionized city, Buffered terribly. The earthquake was felt severely there, 'and the people re membering the great calamity of 1753, hastened to place themselves beyond tbe reach of danger. At ten o'clock at night the sea commenced to become auitated. and shortly after.tbat hoar a tremendous wave burst over tbe line of bouses edging tbe shore, and in some cases completely gutted them of their contents. The panic was extreme. Not one thought was given to the pre servation of property; but all'endeavors were directed to personal saiety. i et no lives were lost Throughout the night the sea continued thus, and the ships were swung in all directions by the force of the different currents. Several vessels collided, but no damage of im portance took place. The men-of-war aod steamers left the dangerons neighbor hood of the bay, and proceeded out to sea, waiting for daylight aod quiet n t ' . i ' . 1 L... lue next gay passed quiKiij, uui Callao was doomed to suffer still greater misfortunes. During tbe night fire was discovered proceeding from a hotel situ ated in the center of the business portion of the town, and despite the unremitting labors of tbe troops, police, fire engines sent from Lima, and of tbe citizens, tbe conflagration was not overcome until fifty-seven houses and stores had been utterly destroyed, and a less of a million and a half of bard dollars inflicted upon the nnfortunate victims. The effect of the earthquake along the mmediate southern aod northern coasts bas beee very severe. The Chinches aod the cities of lea and Pisoo, on the adja cent maidland, were handled rougbly, and in lea more than forty hoases were overthrown. The number of lives lost at that nlace will not exceed twelve. All the churches in the capital are thronged with persons praying for the Divine mercy, and the almost entire population of Callao have left their homes aod are seeking safety ia this city. The buainess houses ot Lima have lost very heavily, owing to tbe destruction of their branches along tbe coast Tbe houaeof William Gibbs Son lose more tbaa 11,000,000. Tbe government estimates the damage done to cities and private property at three hundred million dollars. Lias, A o rut 28. 1S63 Although lb. recent earthquake was very terrible in its effects along the coast and ia tbe imme- teYotrior towns of the south, yet Cuseofod Paao. the great Iadi.e ecfr- teee of that reioa, eecaped enbarnied. We nave receiver lewuigenre irom innee places, aad although tbe shock was felt, I fcAIUjEHT CITY CIIICUL4TIOX. yet no damage ensued. It it known that the force of ibis earthquake extended as far south at Talcabuaoo, in Chili, and north about one buudred and fifty miles from this place. So many tbeoriel are discussed con cerning tbe origin of tbia catastrophe that the Peruvian philosophers cannot fix noon a definite point from which to argue. None of the numerous volcanoes in tbe southern portion oi the republio are active: and it is difficult to locate the source of a movement that is felt at La Paa, Bolivia, that casts a huge wave over tbe eoutbern portt of Chili, together with those of Callao and Arica, and finally destroys the town of Arequipa, more than one hundred miles from the sea. All the reports given to the Herald in my last letter have been corroborated Tbe cities of Arequipa, Arica, Moquegua, Iquique, with tbe large towns ot Mama, Locnmba. Nasca, Ilo. Chala, Mexillones Pisagua, with a large number of smaller ones, together with a great many isolated villages, estates and lactones, are en tirely destroyed by entirely is meant to be understood that the ruin is complete, and tbose buildings npt demolished by the shock received such rough handling as te cause their immediate destruction necessary. The loss of life and properly cannot now be correctly estimated, nor will it until tbe exact investigations and surveys be made by the parties appointed by the government here for that purpose. It is roughly conjectured that more than three hundred million dollars' worth of property hat been destroyed, and that more than two thousand persons have perished from tbe effects of the catas trophe. The eVl disposed portion of the com munity are taking advantage of tbe con sternation wbicb reignt tupreme to com mit all descriptions of crime aod outrage. A party of robbers penetrated into tbe city at seven o'clock, a night or two since, and entering some grocery stores in the very heart of tbe town, boldly commenced their work of pillage. In this they were surprised by the police, and a lively mug ketry engagement ensued, in which the robbers, though prevented from carrying off any booty, came out victorious, killing two of tbe police and making tbeir escape. Several incendiary fires have occurred, doubtless started by some ruffians who desired to attract the attea tion of the publio to one quarter of tbe town while tbey rob and murder in an other. It it understood that Col. Bait a has expressed his determination to inflict severe punishment on these malefactors, and he hat given brdert to the police to kill as many as possible in any combats which may take place, as tbe laws ot rem allow no capital punishment The details of the loss of tbe United States ships Fredonia and Wateree have been communicated to your correspond ent by one of the three surviving officers of the former. The two vessels were lying at anchor in the bay of Arica when the first' signs of tbe earthquake were noticed. Of course the consternation on board was very great, and after the shock of tbe movement on shore bad disap peared, tbe Captain, Surgeon and Pay master of the Fredenia went in a small boat to land, desiring to learn tbe fate of their friends and acquaintances, and offer the services of the ship. Just theo the tremendous upheaving of tbe bay t iok place, and tbe Fredonia, parting her anchor chains, was at tne mercy ot toe currents, and after driving wildly around in circles for some moments, was dashed literally to pieces on a reef. Nothing ot tbe vessel was saved, and the twenty- seven men composing ber officers ana crew, together with Mrs. Dyer, the wife of the Lieutenant in command, were all lost Tbe Wateree, more securely moored, dragged her anchors and was swept by the ereat tidal wave four hundred and fifty yards inland, about two miles north of tbe ruined town. Xbere she now lies, oe tween two hillocks of sand, apparently waiting for the water to restore her to ber accustomed element It will be impos sible to extricate ber from ber situation, and the Admiral is hopeful only of saving her battery and stores. The ship was very slightly injured and lost only one man, a sailor. The United States steamers Eearsarge, Kyacy and Powhatan are at Arica, en deavoring to save something from the Wateree. The Eearsarge was the first provisioned vessel to arrive at Arica. She came from Coquimbe. Cobiji, August 21, 1868. On the 15th of August I was staying in Valparaiso, where the air bad lately been so hot and oppressive that a volcanio outbreak was anticipated. 1 bat same day mlormation reached ns that the sea had invaded both Concepcion and Tome, two ports io the south of Chili, doing considerable dam age to tbe stores and dwelling houses and occasioning shipwrecks. Toward evening of the 17th I left Valparaiso in the steamer Paita for Callao. On the 19th. about two o'clock in tbe afternoon, we arrived in Caldera, and here letters from np North came to band which filled os all with terror and consternation. The whole west coast, as far as informa tion aas then reaching, had experienced a terrific earthquake, and in many places had been submerged by the sea rising above its habitual level. Cobija, Arica, Ialar, Mejillooes, Iquique, Ilo, Pisco, Pisagua. tbe Chinches, and Chala are said to have all been more or less suffer ing. Tbe brother of one of our passen gers came on board and congratulated him for being safe and sound. His busi ness had been entirely destroyed. Tbe Pacifio Steam Navigation Company's steamer Santiago has escaped destruc tion as by a miracle. She was coming down from Callao aod on the afternoon of the 13ih foond herself in tbe port of Chala, whence her captain writes aa lol lows: We were safely anchored in the bay, when euddenly a shock was felt which made as all believe we bad got upon a rock. Tbe passengers, terrified, came crowding around me and wanted to know what was tbe matter, the next mo ment our craft shook and twisted as if it bad been made of India rubber, and almost at tbe same time we were thrown off our feet and fell to the deck. I was just asking our agent to come along with me and take a glass ot bra nay ana water to recoanpose himself, when our cha;ns snapped asunder like thin wire, and the receding water carried as out to sea. We had sufficient steam np to make an at tempt at escape, but tbe next moment an enormous wave swept ns resisilesely toward tee shore, and threw ns clear ever the cliff into tbe channel beyond. Not till then did we succeed in makiag our escape, which was truly a miraculous one Arica is in ruins, the waves cover Chala, a small part of Iquique only has been saved, and nobody knows how fax LEDGER North tbe devastation may reach, at no news has yet arrived from Callao. Having gone on shore in Caldera we anon mm refugees from the North, amon others a German photographer from Arica. who had been there at tbe time the catastronhe occurred and lost all b property, the town connoil of Copiap was collecting provisions to succar th sufferers, and the United States steamer Kearsarge was gettiog ready to proceed North. At Iquique, where all tbe con densing machines had been destroyed great scarcity of water was aaid to be prevailing. Caldera also had experienced come heavy shocks and most oi tne in habitants were on their wsy to tbe moun tains. Nothing terious, however, oc curred. Tbe German photographer re lated the following: "On the afternoon of the 1 3 ih, shortly after five o'clock, 1 was busy at my bouse developing some pictures, when several shocks ef earthquake were felt in rsrpi snccesaioa. My Chiilan assistant, shar ing tbe terror nearly all his countrymen have of volcanic outbreaks, rnahed into the street and I was just about followin him to induce bim to return, when tbe earthquake became so violent that sensation akin to giddiness overcame me. Having retched tbe street I felt the ground moving under me as it 1 bad bee afloat From that time I remember but little. I iust recollect the falling of th church steeple at tbe moment I arrived on the market place. I clambered np over tbe fast falling bouses, and, tb roaring waters behind me, made straight for tbe mountains. It was the most per. feet nictureof tbe flood you can imagine my bair was fairly standing on end, Everywhere lamentations and despair- Mothers seeking their little ones an wives without their husbands. - Every body was glad to escape safe and sound for all around tbe most frightful mutila tions might be witnessed. On tbe moun tains near tbe coast we spent a wretched and anxious night, terrified by tbe ever recurring shocks of earthquake, of which we counted more than thirty. Nex morning nothing was to be seen of our dwellings. Tbe town was one great heap of rubbish; not a single street could be recognized. All I saved opt of my property was a riding whip, which chance returned to me. At tbe time ot departure on board tbe bogiish steamer thirty seven dead bodies had been discovered.' Having taken in a considerable amount of coal and as much water at we could to assist tbe people in Iquique, we again went to sea laie in me evening. Cobija. August 21, 18C8. Early thi morning we arrived in Cobija, where we met the Chilian war steamer Uovadongs We have not yet arrived upon tbe scene of disaster, for Iquique we passed in the night. Nevertheless, we are in posses sion of reliable information from that place, for several of its former inhabi tants came on board, and the Chilian Commander went thither but yesterday, having taken np tome provisions. Three- tourtb parts are in mm, many lives lost, and hunger and thirst generaj. The loss of one single German house fGildemeister & Co.) amounts to 1400, 000. In Iquique tbe earthquake took place seventeen minutes past nve, last ing four minutes and twenty seconds be fore it experienced tbe least interruption, After this the sea receded about three- quarters of a mile, so as to leave tbe island facing the town entirely dry. In this manner an enormous wave was formed, which presently advanced against the shore like a wall. It rose to tbe night i fully sixty degrees, and came in southwesterly direction, breaking down and scattering everything that came in its way. Aeica, August 22. 18G8. We have the effects of tbe earthquake before us. The sight defies description. Arica, which so to speak, but yesterday numbered seven thousand inhabitants, is to-day one vast heap of ruins, and a beggared mul titude is standing helplessly on the beach So thorough has been the work of de struction that the very owners of houses are nnable to fiud the spot where they once stood; so terrific has been theforce of the convclsed waters that they have swept away tbe heavy cannon mounted on the island battery, and thrown them high up the shore, where they now lie buried in the sand. Four vessels, of which two are splendid war steamers. are high and dry; the Fredonia (United States steamship) was lost with ail bands but two, while the brig Cbanaroillo lost eight men. The launch of the America was lost, with forty-two lives, while the United States steamer Wateree lost but one. Railroad rails, cars, machinery, gun carriages, household furniture, baby linen, chests and barrels, dead animals and mutilated corpses were lying about in chaotic disorder. The stench was sickening. Here also the first and most fatal shock took place shortly after five, and was speedily succeeded by the rising of tbe sea, which over stepped its accustomed limits by at least fifty leet More than three hundred lives have been lost lacna and Arequipa also, tbe latter a town ot tbe interior, numbering upward of forty thousand in habitants, have been terribly visited. The shocks are even now continuing, though feebly. To the earthquake was soon added a general conflagration, and what tbe fury of the elements spared was de stroyed by the drunken and infuriated rabble, wbo b'oke open every store and liquor keg. A town after having been lacked doet not present a spectacle nearly so nornoie as me one oeiore ns; yet a tew nowers were still blossoming in a balf-boried garden, that bore witness to the care its former owners had bestowed upon it Everything had fallen at it had been left I could not help being deeply impressed by what I saw. Letters, checks and merchandise lay scattered every where, the intoxicated guards protecting property but indifferently. As far north as information reaches ruahesthe destruc tion. Its extent cannot be judged till we arrive t Callao. AtsDipA, August 1G, 18G3. We are now living in a tent on the river bank. No one dares go to town, as the shocks still continue to bring down what little is left standing. They occur at intervals of half an hour each. This evening some.of the shocks have been very violent 8o far there have been about seventy-six shocks np to eight p. m. Tbe river Pancarpata bas changed to three colors, which makes ns blieve that tbe volcanoes are at work. Every, thing is confusion, and the criet and lamentation, that we bear are heartrend ing. Thus the work of the Arequipenos for three hundred years has been destroy ed in a few minutes; it will take five hundred years to do the same work over. The itbrii of the Jesuit's church was buried to a distance of one hundred yards. Finen CenU r?r Week. 1S68. NO. 1G. 8. B. WILLIAMSON. WILLIAMSON, HILL & CO., WHOLESALE GIIOCER8, Cotton Factors and Commission Merchants. No. 320 Frout Street, Mciuplilis, Tennessee. TN VIEW OF TUB NKAR APPROACH OF TI1B FALL SEASON, IT AFFORDS C3 1 much pleasure in aaain bain, able to eall the attention of our friends and the publio at large to our reoenlly enlarged stock of Clouds comprising ia part as follows i 100 bhda itecoas Nidea, 600 pea sty. Bagirlog, 800 bbU sMa'd KesVd Sugars, SOO bbla I'ork, 100 eollaMatcblDe Rope, 100 auteka 1'elTee, 80 bbde B. Hhonldera, 50 fosse Iron Tlea, 100 bbls If eanaaes, Apd all such Artioles usual in our Line of Business. er As heretofore, Mr. HILL (of our Irra) will give his undivided atteationlo the sale of all Cotton eonaisned to us, and b.pe te be able to give such satisfaction as has met his off rta on previous occasions. U&-V ? n 1 2 tntA,.., ,7 tM7) i 1 2 r a 3 CH0ICE GR0CERIES TES 5 ' "SL 5 JiyfeH provisions; I j ? TITE MISSISSIPPI VAXCEY Fire and Marine Insurance Company, O T? MEMPHIS CAPITAL, - - OFFICE-FIKST OFPIOKRS : J. 1 . MCBPIIT, Vice Prea't i C. P. KOBRIS, PrcVt ; DIRECTORS : ' F. DAVIS. J. W. JEFFERSON, J. J. MURPTJY. F. W. PMITil, N. CORON.NA. NAPOLEON HILL, C. F. SMITH. C. C. PARTEE, - B. LOWENSTBIN, W. R. MOORE, J.S.MENKEN. B.EISKMAN, T.F. M ACKALTj, THOMAS R. SMITH. R. C. GIST. SOUTHERN LIFE INSURANCE CO., No. 17 Madison Street, Memphis, Tenn. Capital, Surplus, AMOS WOOIHtrFF. President! I'.kVuS Presides..., DIRECTORS: T. A. Nelson, Sam. Tate. T u ur-tl Amos Woodruff, H. A. Partee. HUU VIIVI, 'Uen. Jno. B. Gordon, Hush Torrance, R. C. Brinkiey, MEDICAL E. MILES WILLETT, Atlanta, Gn., Branch i J'lbn U. Uordon, rresident ; W. C. .Morris, Secretary. W INSURES LIVES. ANT PROMPTLY Pal business ia with Southern States, and to them to fully proteot Policy Haiders and pay all losses. FASCHALL HOUSE DRAWING, 1- -(JKUSfll OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. DRAWING OCTOBER 8, 1868, Most Positively! Five Hundred Prizes Half Million Worth of Property CERTIFICATES, . . 83 EACH. THIS GRAND DISTRIBUTION OF VAL uable Real Estate Property, under the man- atement oi aome oi tne moat Influential and reapected eitneDS of St. Lnuia. will take pla October P. 11, WITHOUT FAIL OR POST- List ot Priaeas 1st. PARCH ALL HOUSE HOTEL.eorapletly iurnisned, now bnnrins a rent ot $16,iHI per year, ana lonrea in tne tta art oi bt. bouts. Value, x),0W. 2d. The RESIDENCE of Caat Dan. Able, in Memphis. Term., one of the most elexant in id. city, v ai ua, tou.uuu. 3d. The former RESIDENCE of Gov. Wells. of .vlnnonn. Iucae4 at .lefferaon City, u. btate eapital. Value, $18,0u0. 4th to lHh ennaiat of VtLUARLR REPI- VKKCKS and Blifl KSS HOl'Sa.S lo cated in S. Luis, and valued at from S14.U00 to I1S.UU0 apieoe. There are also 4941 OTHER PHIZES, eop.irtinr of MONFV. SILVER TAPLE hTS. PIANOS. 8EWTNH MACHINES. Etamakin. a aoSeme of a.i-h inducements for InvMUnent never before lottea up ia the West. Certificate, to he secured in Merer-his nf Mr. . 8. PI.T VMKR.51 J Kroat atreel W. II. PASsMuRK A CO.. V1 Second etreeL and at lb. Book .nd Stationary etabl'hmmt of GKORliB PATTIsON A CO- SITS Maia street, OHera for erti6ate. by mail will na Sromiitly attended to by Paztiaoa A Co. Corti cate., ii each. r. B. UAM.tlaaaer. W. H. RHK. General Arent. 12S-2tawt ttfcjimn FEMALE COLLEGE. fTWENTT-SDflH 6ESI0S.) tTK SHALL ORGANIZE THE FORMS v? ia tbia Cohere, at-eordinr prwiowa rnriMi ainoance-T,evit,fortS. en.aini jh--lat4e i of Forty Week. on Tl t- SUAT. r-r.1T. 1. 1-n orCtrcnlars anrirc fall rrti-"lare apply a nncipal, at Clle-e, or at th. Polttrea. M- A. A, JlltJtuA.l'nDCipel. 1 k 1 I 1 H. l ! giiiiiTOinfffiiiiJr.t i if, i MMa wall at BO 4 Street, and the) treat warlaty ( work that caa be) doaa an the IMPROVED WHEELER et WILSON SEWING MACHINE. 15-M i . i N. FONTAINE HILU . - NATIONAL $300,000. BANK. J. R. STEBBIXS, See'. L. M. WOLCOTT. H. M. GATKS. THOMAS FISHER. W.W.SCHOOLFIELD A. SEE8SEL. 83-30 1228,500 OO 102,742 06 BEX. MAT, Secretary-1 C. T. PATTEBSOX, Aas't Secretary. F. M . White. Charles Eortrecht C. P. Norris, F. S. Davis. C. Spencer, I', w. r rater, J. W. McCown. BOARD: JOHIT H. ER8KIKE. Louisville, Ky Branch! C. C. Snancer, President; E. P. Hopkins, Secretary ADJTTRTfl AND PAYS LOSSES. Tta nrlnM. it addaaIb for Datronaire. It haa amula maana 126-t REMOVAL. H. WADE & CO., 297 - MAIN STREET, - Wholesale and Retail 297 BOOKSELLERS 1D STATIONERS, HAVE REMOVED THEIR LARGE STOCK of Books and Stationery to the eommndioas Storehouse, a few doors south of their old stand. No. 297, being- the old stand of Messrs. Elson A Brna., third door north of Miliars. ManpfieH A llicheo'a Drug Store, and between Aleasra. W. R. Moore and Friedman A Bros. We solicit a liberal trade from both the oity and country. We purpose topivca full con sideration for your money. "SMALL PROF ITS AND QUICK RETURNS." shall be our motto. All orders thankfully received and promptly atteaded to. 11. WADE A CO. S9 Don't forget the number of the Store 397 Main Street. tti-35 b. iiowMira, La, of J. F. Frank A Co. W. W. VILIH, Late Co'tnn (salesman for J.F.Frank A Co. MILAM, BOWLING & C0 Cotton Factors and General Commission Merchants, Ko, 230 Front Street (r Stalra), MEMPHIS. TENN. Mkmpbis, Tiki., September 1, 1(08. DEAR 8IR: REFERRING TO THE above Card, we be. to inform you that we have this dayeotered into a copartnership, un der the above str). and firm, fur the purpose of transacting a General Commission Business in all it braache. Havinc had an active experience in the sane for the past twelve years, we flatter ourselves that we will be able to sive satisfaction in all business intrusted ton": and w. respectfully solicit the patmnaa-e of our old friends, and hope, by strct attention to business, and faith ful adherence to instructions, to gain many new ones. We will make liberal advance, on all eon- sirnmenU in stere. or on bills lading, and will Ell your order for any article in thi market at th. lowest CASH priee. AHeoanromenta insured, unless Instructed to the contrary. UoDia. to hear from von. and La racive m share of your patron axe, we are, vour reapeet fqlly. 17-lg) MILAM. BOWLISa A CO. NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS!! AT MR. M. C. HFHTEIt Southern Emporium of Fashion S. t7 Mala Street. ALL THE LATEST ST TEE Hata and Bonnets, Dree Trimasing, Fancy flood t. French Corset. Hoop Skirt. Kid Glove. Ladies' Silk Saqae. Underwear. And a general aaaortment ef Millinery Goea. Drees-making.vioaa ana 'mum, latMl and tnt imprTe.t .trlea. XTSTA MPIM, aad PIS KINii done to or der at sborteat tie. a-Vt "Wantetl. Kfinfl BUSHELS OF DRIFD PEACHES OKtUVt aad AFiXKS. T-e b -rr.et saark.t Wioeapeidat G. A. KK K RLT S. v r r.nt s-reet, If-IT Between I" .to. uij T. 11. 3UCOU, Attorney - nt - Law, S rsaieei Blreet, sfMMlt MaaUtsJ Cmmrt at. esse. KIXFHI3. ... 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