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From the Augusta Press. GOD BLESS YOU. A reply to Lines, by Nettie, of Savannah. Ga. BY CAKRIE BULL SINCLAIR, God bless you, Nettie! darling one, And though we ne'er have met, There is a stranger heart to-d- That never will forget! Would I could gaze into your eyo. And clasp niv hand in thine Together o'er that soldier grave Tho sweet spring flower entwine. Clod bless you for the promise sweot, To bend above the brave, And twine a laurel wreath for me On soldier Willie's grave; ' To wreathe within that offering The tribute of your tears, That I may bless you for them all In weary .after years. Thank God that Azrael spared in war The fond heaits that you love! That you've no soldier grave to day To twine fair flowers above! Thank God that o'er no. dear one's tomb "You weep that bitter tear That at your hearth there standi JVo loved one's vacant cliairl That you have met them all again "A still unbroken band;" Yet not unmindful of the brave Who perished for our land; You tell nie on Our Willie's gravt You'll wreathe a garland fair. And weep lor those who cannot twine Love's holy offering there! Ood bless you! if the heart could breathe For thee a fonder prayer; Or if the lips could breathe a wish More holy and sincere; If sweeter words of love and truth The mortal tongue could frame, I'd utter all the soul could feel In blessings on thy name! God Mens youl they are simple words liutoh! how fond and true! And such my heart will ever breathe, Nettie, my friend, for you; And dearer "far than honeyed word, This little song of mine; I know you'll prize the offering Of-- friendship at your shrine. I love the skies that smile above My own dear forest home! . And would that from its silent shades My feet might never roam; But fate is harsh sometimes, you know, Such has it been to me; And I no more can call my home The one that shelters thee. But ah! that spot will ever be The dearest to my heart; And time and change can never rend These sacred ties apart! And it would fill my soul indeed With anguish and with pain, If I could dream I ne'er would tread Those well known paths again. And 'tis my wish that If In life" No more those walks I tread, That I may slumber on her breast When I am pale and dead. Within the shades of Laurel Qrovet How sweetly I could sleep, If those I love would sometimes stand . Around my grave and weep! And oh! if friendly hands will wreathe The summer blossoms there; And those 1 love, above the spot, Will drop affection's tear; Methinks that I could calmly take That long and dreamless rest, With skies I love the best above, And pale flowers on my breast! So, Nettie, darling, if, some day, You stand beside my tomb, While all around the summer flowers Are shedding their perfume; Oh, when above some other grave Sweet flowers are wreathed by thee, Then, Nettie, let your baud entwine 4. garland there for me! Augusta, Ga., April, 1867. THE RUINS OF TYRE. All that now remains of the once-celebrat- city of Tyre, which on one occasion was visited by our Savior, and where Paul lauded on his way from - Miletus to Jerusalem" is now, accord- ing to prophecy, a mere "place for the spreading of nets in the sea." It was the principal city of Phoenicia, and the most celebrated emporium of the an- cient world. Tyre is situated on the southeast coast 5f the Mediterranean, and was founded by a colony from Sidon, the most ancient of the Phoenician cities. The date of this event is not certainly known but Larcher supposes il to have been 1690 years before the Christian era. Ihe prophets Isiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel, w ho flourished from 700 to 600 years before Christ, represent Tyre as a city of unrivaled wealth, whose "mer- chants were princes, and her traffickers the honorable of the earth." Original- ly the city ivas bnilt on the mainland; but having been besieged for a length- ened period by the Babylonian mon- arch, Nebuchadnezzar, the inhabitants conveyed themselves and their goods to an island at a little distance, where anew city was founded, which enjoyed an increased degree of celebrity and commercial prosperity. The old city was on that account, entitled Palastyre, and the other simply Tyre. The new city continued to flounsh, extending its colonies and its commerce on all sides, till" it was attacked by Alexander the Great. The resistance made by the Tyrians to that conqueror showed that they had not been enervated by luxury, and that their martial virtues were nowise inferior to" their commercial kill and enterprise. The overthrow of the Persian Empire was a less diffi- cult task than the capture of this single city, which wag not effected till a mound had been carried from the main land to the island on which it was built. The victor had not magnanimity to treat the vanquished as their heroic conduct derserved. In despite, how- ever, of the cruelties inflicted on the city, she rose again to considerable em- inence. But the foundation of Alexan- dra, a by diverting the commerce that had formely centered at Tyre into a new channel, gave her an irreparable blow; and she gradually declined, till, consistly with the denunciation of the prophet, her palaces have been leveled with the dust, and she has become "a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea." The commerce and navigation of Tyre probably attained their maximum from 650 to 550 years b. c. At that pe- riod the Tyrians wrrr twlijtnrn and merchants of the civil ?rld; ana they enjoyed an uridr7ed in maiitime affairs. The proph- et Ezekiel (chap, xxvii) has described, in magnificent terms, the glory of Tyre; and has enumerated several of the most valuable productions found in her mar- kets, and the countries whence they were brought. The fir-tre- of Senir (Hermon), the cedars of Lebanon, the oaks of Kreshan (to country east of Galilee), the ivory of the Indies, the fine linen of Egypt and the pui Dle and hyacinth of the isles of Elishah (Pel- oponnesus), are specified among the articles used for her ships. The inhab- itants of Sidon, Arvad (Aradus), Geb-e- l (Byblos), served her as mariners and carpenters. Gold, silver, lead, tin, iron, and vessels of brass: 6laves, horses, mules, sheep and goats; pearls, precious stones, and coral; wheat, balm, honey, oils, spices and gums; wine, wool and silks; are mentioned as being brought llltft tbi nni't nf Two Viv coo . rt i markets by land, from Syria, Arabia. Damascus, Greece, Tarahish, and other places, the exact .cite of which it is dif- ficult to determine. Such, according to the inspired writer, was Tyre, the "Queen of the Waters," before she was besieged by Nebuchadnezzar. But as has been al- ready remarked, the result of that siege did not affect her trade, which was as successfully and advantageously car- ried on from the new city as from the old. Nor were the Phoenicians celebrated only for their wealth, and the extent of tneir commerce ana navigation, llieir fame and their right to be classed amongst those who have conferred the greatest betiefits on mankind, rest on a still more unassailable foundation. Antiquity is unanimous in ascribing to them the invention and practice of all those art, science and contrivances that facilitate the prosecution of com- mercial, undertakings. They are held to be the inventors of arithmetic, weights and measures, of money, of me art oi keeping accounts, and, nv short, of everything that belongs to the business of a counting-hous- e. They wero also famous for the invention of ship-buildi- and navigation; for the discovery of glass; for their manufac- tories of fine linen and tapestry; for their skill in architecture, and in the art of working metals and ivory; and still more for the incomparable splen- dor and beauty of their purple dye. But the invention and dissemination of these highly usefu larts form but a part of what the people of Europe owe to theT'lioenichms. It is) not possible to say in,what degree the religion of the Greek was borrowed from theirs; but that it was to a pretty large extent, seems abundantly certain. Hercules, under the nams of Melcarthus, was the tutelar doity of Tyre; and his expedi- tious along the shores of the Meditara-uea- n, and to the straits connecting it with the ocean, seem to be merely a poetical representation of tho progress of the Phoenician navigators, who in- troduced arts and civilization, and es- tablished the worship of Hercules, wherever they went. The temple erected in honor of the god at Gades was long regarded with peculiar ven- eration. The Greeks were, however, indebted to the Phoenicians, not merely for.thts rudiments of civilitation, but for the great instruments of its future progress the gift of letters. No fact in .an- cient history is better established than that a knowledge of alphabetic writing was carried to Greece by Phoenician adventures, and it may be safely affirm-- ' ed that this was the greatest boon any people ever received at the hands of another. The Temple of Solomon owed its curious workmanship and costly mag- nificence to materials, artisans and wealth drawn from the same source. The principal artificer ef-th- e temple was a native of Tyre, a man "skilled to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crim son, also to grave every manner of graving." When Solomon began to engage in navigation, "Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of ." Her ships went out on three years' voyagas to Tarshish, supposed to be the southwesteren part of Spain. Much of the island is now naked, "a place to spread nets upon." The. wes- tern shore is a ledge of rugged rocks, fifteen or tweety feet high, agains which "the waves of the Mediterranean dash in ceasless surges." This shore is strewed, from one end to the other, with col umnsof red aiyl gray granite of various sizes, the only remaining monument of the splendor of ancient Tyre. At the northwest point of the island, forty or fifty such columns are thrown together iu- - one heap, beneath the waves. The downfall and permanent desola- tion of Tyre is one of the most memor- able accomplishment of prophecy which the annals of the world exhibit. From Bow Bells. Let the l"norrlvins: Fear, A soldier, whose regiment lay in a garrison town in England, was brought before his commanding officer for some offence. He was an old offender, and had been often punished. "Here he is again," said the officer, on his name be- ing mentioned; "everything flogging, disgrace, imprisonments has been tried with him." Whereupon the sergeant stepped for- ward and, apologizing for the liberty he took, said: "There is one thing which has never been done with him vet sir." "What is that, sir?" was the answer. "Well, sir, said the sergeant, "he has never been forgiven." "Forgiven!" exclaimed the Colonel, surprised at the suggestion. He reflected for a few moments, or- dered the culprit to be brought in, and asked him what he had to say to the charge. . "Nothing sir," was the reply, "only I am sorry for what I have done." Turning a kind and pitiful look on the man, who expected nothing else than hii punishmeut would be increas- ed with the repetition of his oftence, the colonel addressed him, saying, "Well, we have decided to forgive youl" The soldier was struck dumb with astonishment; the tears started in his eyes, and he wept like a child. He was humbled to the dust; he thanked his officer and retired; to be the old refrac- tory, incorrigible man? No! he was another man from that day forward. He who tells the story had him for years under his eyes, and a better con- ducted man never wore the Queen's colors. In him kindness bent one whom harshness could not break: he was conquered by mercy, 'and, forgiv- en, ever afterwards feared to offend. A Bridgeport, Connecticut, citi zen refused au increase of wages to one of his servant girls lately, saying that he considered the privileges she en- joyed of living in a Christian family worth $5 a month. The Gatherer and Snapper lp. "Why is the letter D like a ring?" aid a young lady to her accepted, one day. The gentleman, like the generali- ty of his sex in such a situation, was as dull ag a hammer. "Because," added the lady, with avery modest look at the picture at the other end of the room "Because we can't he wed with- out it." "When I first married my wife," said a fond husband, "I loved her so much that I could have eaten her; and now," he added, with a sigh, "I wish to heaven I had." In a history of plants, the author no- tices the virtue of hemp thus laconical- ly; "By this cordage ships are guided, bells are rung, and rogues are kept in aw el' Washington was wont to say, "Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let these few be well tried before you give them your confidence." Pride in a woman destroys all sym metry and grace; and afi'ectation is a more terrible enemy to a fine face than the small poi. We hear a number of ladies are about to set a good example to their sex, by forming a "swimming club." Anil quite natural, too, the Ducks! Punch. Du Dhaillu says that when he remon- strated with the Africans for their in- temperance they replied: "Look at the gorilla; he drinks water.'--' He who admits that he has a secret to keep has by so doing revealed one half of it, and the other will soon follow. Why is an auctioneer's advertisement like a stiff breeze at s'ea? Because it blows about the sales. . J. A. GKINSTEAU. THOMAS BRADLEY GRINSTEAD & BRADLEY, BANKERS & BROKERS, Center Jordan's Rovr, LEXINGTON, ET. o:o DKALFIiS IX United States Securities and Gold. STOCKS, BONDS and EXCHANGB, 5ought mid sold. JSTColk'otions made on all points, jul 14, LSOO 02sw NOTICE. LL persons are hereby notified not to r hunt or tih on my premises, or on the farm of Hen. Warfield, dee'd. I intend to enforce the law against all trespassers. WILLIAM WARFIELD. april 17 tf Bricklaying and Brickmaking. I AM now prepared to Make and Lay any number of Bricks in the best manner ut the shortest notice. All work done in a work- manlike manner and at fair prices. JOHN C. YOUNG. apl 17 Ba Boarders. FEW gentlemen can be accommodated with Day Boarding, by C. J. SHEPPARD, Second, between Upper and Mulberry sts. apri!6 GREAT BARGAINS' Few Cash. Store! WE are receiving a largo and well selected stock of - Fancjr & Staple DRY GOODS! Just purchased in New York for cash. "We will keep constantly on hand a good assort- ment of Ladies' & Gentlemen's Wear, Of ever? variety, and will sell for SMALL PROFITS. All we ask is to give us a chance to sell you good bargains. JSTMain Street, next door to lat-teraon- 'a furniture Store. TIVIO.Tf fc liKVES. mar SO U. S. Bonded Warehouse for Cotton and Tobacco. GEO. Vf. WICKS. N. FUREY- - GEO. W. WICKS & CO., (Successors to Nock, Wicks 6f Co.,) Tobacco k Cotton Factors, BAGGING AND ROPE, And nil kinds of Manufactured 'l obaccc, Cotton Varus, Ac, No. 102 Main Street, Bet. 3d & 4th, LOUlSVIIiL.E, KY. mar 27 COAL, COAL. 1,000,000 Bushels TO SHIP A8 SOOS Ai SOLD, AT CENTRAL COAL DEPOT, Short Street. fcfefw wsi- - i LWAYS on hand .$&ihri il and receiving dai- - rKaJ' " Lovers of large lump coal ...111 Ar. ,,.,.11 tnoll n..A examine our stock hetore purchasing else- where. Orders by wagon load or otherwise promptly attended to and supplied. 13. LILLY, Agt. mar SO BRICKS PLENTY. rAM now preparing to make ten million of during the present season. All per sons wishing to make contracts for brick will find it to their iuteresl to call on me and get a little figuring done. Cisterns built at reduced prices. In fact, all kinds of work done in short order. G. D. WILGUS. Office, at T. C. Luxon & Co.'s, Broadway and Water street, leb 20 51 tfsw Statesman copy. DISSOLUTION. THE partnership heretofore existing be. Charles J. Sheppard and Thomas R. Taylor, is this day dissolved by mutual con- sent. All those knowing themselves indebted to the above tirm will please call and settle; all having claims against said firm will please present them to Thomas R. Taylor for adjust- ment. Lexington, Dec. 18th, 1866. NOTICE. I TAKE great pleasure of informing my olu friends and customers that I have bought the entire interest of Mr. C. J. Sheppard in the Sunny Side Saloon. Please favor me with a call if you want the best of Liquors. LUNCH every dav from 10 to 12 o'clock. THOMAS R. TAYLOR. fob 16 NOTICE! ALL persons having claims against Wm. A. will present them to the un- dersigned, at his office, properly proven, ac- cording to law, on or before the 1st dav of June next. SPEED S. GOODLOE. Master Com'r F. C. Ci Obs. & Rep. copy. -- Statesman. april 3 Falls City ant Utica Lime. WE have in store a full supply of the abovt Lime, which we will sell in bulk in barrel. The trade supplied at Louisville prices, freight added. T. C. LUXON & CO. feb JO copy. Attention! Attention! W TE earnestly request all persons who are T T indebted to us, either by account or note, to forward and make payment of same. J. M. JiLJUlUTX A JU. jul 7 THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. F. S 1VIS8TOJ1, President. Assets Over S14C.OOO.OOO, and ly ChmIi. ANXUAL dividends available immediately, the insurance or reduce the premium, at the option of the assured. Policy-holder- s and other persons interested in the subject of Life Insurance are invited to call on the undersigned. Agents of the Compa- ny, who will cheerfully give them full infor- mation as to the merits and practical workiDg of this Company. CASTLEMAN & STILLWELL, feb 6 47.6mv$ec Agents, PLANTER'S HOUS LATE MaUbOUA HOUSE, Madison Street, bet. Pike and Seventh.'. W W. SMITH, - - Proprietor. Location Central Accommodations First-Cla- ss Charges Moderate, oct 3 ll-lv- w CARPETING, WALL PAPERS. CAMPBELL & LOWEY, NO. 9 WEST MAIN STREET, Are now in recoipt of their THIKD IMPORTATION this soa.on of Goods iu their line, consisting chiefly of Carpeting, Wall Paper, Oil Cloths, Window Shades, Lace and Damask Curtains, &c, All of which they offer at NEW YORK PRICES, as numbers of firms who hare examined closely the Eastern market, and then bought of them, can testify. They call the especial attention of the public to a line of very superior IN- GRAIN CARPETS that they manufacture, which, for beauty of design and richness of coloring, cannot be surpassed, and are gotten up expressly for this market. (ma 4 72 sw) C. & L. GRAND GIFT 'OF ENTERPRISE 90 VALUABLE PREMIUMS, To be given to the Purchasers of either of thefblloTrlng bandnome EK'G-R.A.ViriJ'Gr- S, "Visa: "ASHLAND," THE HOME OF HENRY CLAY; R. E. LEE; U. 8. GRANT; GEORGE WASHINGTON; MARTHA WA3H-IlNGTO- AND JOHN 0. BRECKINRIDGE, HAVING remodeled and improTed this well known Hotel at a cost of nearly one hundred dollars, in addition to original purchase, and being somewhat embarrassed in consequence of our heavy outlay for the same, feeling that we have a claim upon the commu- nity in general for our efforts to build for them a first-cla- Hotel, we have determined to dispose ol said property as above mentioned. It is in thorough repair, and embraces all the modern improvements of a first-cla- Hotel. 1UUUU1.1.1-- m cjuii uuui: eicrani cam jitooms; large ana . ompiete Launary; new Water Closets, equal to those of any hotel in the United States, together with all other useful improvements ot modern and approved style. The Hotel will per annum. The following gentlemen have kindly consented to take chsrsro of and control the drawing, with the distinct understanding that we are to have nothing whatever to do with it, viz: Ex Gov. J. F. Eobinson, Georgetown, Ky; Gen. John B. Huston, Lexington, Ky.; Hon. F. K. Hunt, Lexington, Ky.; Hon. J. B. Beck, Lexington, Ky.; E. D. Savre, of D. A. Sayre & Co., Bankers; James A. Griustead, of Grintead fe Bradlev, Bankers; judge 3. S. Goodloe, Tho. jMiDcneu, casnier ol 1st .National Bank, Lexington, Ky.; M. C.Johnson, Esq.. President Northern Bank of Kentucky. If any guarantee other than their names is needed to satisfy the public that the drawing will iu, n. ucioujr agreo vo aae no nana in u wnaiever. How the Award will be Made. w The subscription books, when closed, will be handed to the ah Ctvn fiiimmit.t.fp. tvhn wifh other gentlemen as they may choose to add to ...l.u ....11 i. n f.n.. . VYUll ll mil uc tuiiun H, Thirty-fou- r thousand numbers, representing the Engravings sold, will be placed in one wheel, and ninety tickets, inscribed with the names of the premiums, will be placed In another. From one of these wheels a number will be drawn, and from the other wheel a premium will be drawn at tne same time, ana the number drawn case. Tho premiums will be ready for delivery immediately upon the result of the award being known, except Premium No. 1, the deed of which is made out, properly signed and acknowl- edged, and in the hand of the committee, and convevs the title to Phoenix Hotel and Lot, 160 feet front on Main street, by.235 feet deep on Mulberry street, in Lexington, Kv. The property win u. uccu ui an luiumuiauuea uciuro mc uaj in thirty days thereafter. Ten per cent, premium will be allowed to anv scribers, to be paid either in Engravings, when the drawing is completed. Ail money as received will be deposited in tne enterprise suouia not tie completed, the money will be refunded to the purchasers of En graving. The drawing will take place on the Lttx of iJ"ULl3T 3Jo2nt, Or sooner if the tickets are disposed of. In which event timely notice will be riven. Agents must give in a plain, legible hand the tickets ana tneir numuer. ENGRAVINGS So OO EACH, And a certificate given to eich purchaser of an Enterprise FREE OF Kemit by drafts, postofflce money orders, or brreenoacikS oy express to GRIGSBY & ROBINSON, Phoenix Slotel, Lexington, Ky. Our Jriends in all parts of the country can tender us assistance, that will be most kindly remembered and appreciated, by getting up Clubs and forward ing to us at once, hvery eleventh Engraving, with certificate, free to getter up of viuo. LIST O IT No. 1. Pbceuix notel and Lot, 100 feet front on Main, by 235 feet deep on Mulberry, $150,000 2. Life size painting of Hon. Henry Clay and bis compeers in the Senate, in hia great compromise speech, 1,800 8. Chestnut filly "Bobbie," by Star Davis, dam Rosalind, (imp.) 2 yer old, In training, 1,200 4. Chestnut filly Miss Fannie G , by Vandal, dam Fannie G , by Margrave, 2 years old, in trainiug, 1,200 6. Brown filly "Minnie Milton," by Lexington, dam Miss Morgan, by Yorkshire, in training, , 1,200 6. Chestnut mare by Gov. Butler, dam by Red Gauntlet, (In foal to Lightning,) 1.000 7. One Set of handsome Rosewood Parlor Furniture, 1,000 8. One Set of heavily carved Solid Oak Bedroom Furniture, 1,000 9. One Beautiful Dianjond Cro8, (or its equivalent in Greenbacks), 1,000 10. One Beautiful Gentleman's Diamond Pin (or its equivalent in Greenbacks-)- , 750 11. One Elegant Piano, (superior toned), ' 750 12. One Bay Gelding, 3 years old, by Ruric, One Fillmore, "500 Colt, "Mambrino old premium marc, 15. Ono Black Colt', years by Herr's Clay Ono Gentleman's One iarire Ring, large Gilt Framed One large Framed Parlor One Bav mare, Snow Storm, (Hinted to Three S. Bonds, each, 23. handsome of Rosewood Furniture, One of Mahogany each, Silver Case, gold coin, Also, Premiums if? or feet long by stories high. Also, by hiirh. with attached. Said suitable stillerv ...... onv ..,, muu lu.iuuiai inn well located at limits, on pike. or particulars, apply to ,t THO. tnaf. copy The public rooms are all heated by steam; water rent for from to fifteen thousand dollars the number, make the award, the plan of will take the drawn with it in each oi urawing, win De given with' person cettine ud club of or mnn nh the money is or in money when Bank held until the takes If Dames and Postofiice address of the owners of Engraving, In Hotel Grand Gift la sums of dollars and In u. li IEIsLTITJIS. by Lexingtan; z. dam Cottage Girl, 400 Whip; dam flue roadster, 350 Herr'i Kentucky Clay), 350 800 300 3(10 7.30 GOODS, COAL! COAL!! W. TALBOTT, in best coal of kinds, arrangements to bring to 3)0,000 bushels, and to bring 00.000 bushels, I will sell to consumers and dealers in this and adjoining at the verv lowest will nlso kppn I'll V. BK.Mfc MH.l II in1 in training. 500 life sized oil painting of Millard One fine Bay 2 years old, by Chorister," dam Billy Duncan's 2 old, club 16. One full Jeweled, Magic Cased Gold Watch, time piece,) 400 Diamond Pin. (single stone), - 400 Vi. Diamond Cluster 19. One I'arlor Mirror, 20. Gilt Mirror, 21. by 22. $100 One set 24. handsome set Furniture, will ten one in P. having ton counties, rates. 13. (a 25. Two U.S. Bonds, $100 200 26. One set of (heavily plated), 200 27. One handsome set of Silver, (heavily plated ), 150 28. One handsome of Silver, (heavily plated), . 100 2. One Lot in city of Lexington, 100 30. One ' " " " 100 81. One double-barrele- d Shot Gun, (a fine fowling piece), 100 . 82. to 41. Ten Premiums of one Sewing Machines, each, 100 42. One Mahogany Writing Desk and Book 100 43. One hundred dollars in 100 47 of $50 each apl 10 i. : All person Trisbing to purchase any size or of BOOTS, SHOES GAITERS, For Private Family Are invited to call and our STOCK OF SPRING "Which we warrant to as good in and workmanship, and as LOW IN as any in this or any other "Western city. No. 3 East Main Street. BURBA1UK BOSWORTH, Lexington, (0 A Large Brick Building, I7UGHTY forty-fiv- e feet wide, Ouc L,arge Ware-hous- e, Sixty-fiv- e thirtv-fiv- e feet one i'T ' ground buildir.'S and location are for a Ste-ir- I Mill nt. s.f v, f.. .... .. n.l. IU l null U never-failin- g artesian :he citv q the Maytville ' i RAND VLL. -iu itis. j twelve premium ana possession a received, and drawing place. the Phcenlx CHARGE. hundred over sc. (dam a 460 360 - 350 United States Bonds. DEALER all Lexing". intending T for - mm, . V 14. splendid 17. U. set Building description OR Use, respectfully examine be material PEICE March G. uantities to suit purchasersi E3Call at corner of Mulberry and Barr etts, J. H. Baker' old stand. W. P. TALBOTT mar 20 JOB PHI35TING. OBSERVER & REPORTER EXCELSIOR JOB PRINTING ESTABLISHMENT UPPER STEEET, Opposite Court House, LEXINGTON, KY, We call the atteution of Business Men, and the Public generally, to our. increased facilities for the execution of EVERY DESCRIPTION OF JOB PRINTING, In Plain Black. FANCY COLORS, AND Gold and Silver! SUCH A3 Pamphlets, Catalogues, Circulars, " Bill Beads, Letter Beads, Cards, Leases, Law Blanks, Bank Checks, Ball & Picnic Tickets, Certificates, Posters, Handbills, &c, &.C. v Together with af fine speeimens of YISITI1TG AND WEDDING CARDS Ai can be produced anywhere in the IJNITEB STATES. Having Superior "Workmen, and the Very Best Material, including the latest improved Job Presses and everything appertaining to a First Class Printing Office, yf E ARE DETERMINED NOT TO BE SURPASSED By any Establishment IN THE SOUTHWEST. Our Prices are Moderate "We defy competition iu this regard By any Office East or West, "All tiling bcln eiial.' CALL AND EXAMINE OUR SPECIMENS. 11 Orders Executed with Dispatch. ugU 100 DENTIST, , 13 now using JMli-ou- x Oxide Can to prevent psiin in extracting teeth, and pronounces it safe and perfectly successful. - lie has secured the services of an eminent phyciun, whose nttonriuure can bo hud by any person who may feel timid, without extra expanse to them. Office, over J. M. Elliott & Co.'s store, oppo site the Court House, Main St., Lexington, Ky jan23 Dental BFotice. JT. EOEtB j: informs the muny appli-V- .. cauts iu this and adjoining counties that he in now prepared to administer the Nitrous Oxide or Laughing Gas. as an anesthetic pre- paratory to the extraction of teeth. In all the larger cities it has almost entirely super-ede- d all other agencies tor that purpose. It is prompt and agreealile in its effect, making tho patient entirely oblivious to pain perfectly harmless.' AU persons wishing to try its ben efits will tnerclore call. Office Opposite Postofflce, Short sheet, dec 8 0 AMOS! SHARETTS & SCHNEIDER, SOLE AGENTS FOR THE Celebrated Piano Factory OF 5 Of Baltimore, Jlitr jlahd, One of thi oldest establishments in the ooun- - try. Certificates of excellence from Thalberg, Gottschalk, Strakosch, Salter, And others. Particular attention paid to the selection of instruments on orders from a distance. Every Piano fully Guaranteed for Five Tears. The public aro Invited to calland examine for themselves. Sales Room oa Maia Street. West of Broadway, Lexington, Ky. feb 2 JOHN A. GEARY'S PLUMBING, GAS AND STEAM FITTING ESTABLISHMENT, Mill Street, Lexington, Ky. MPT. mmw. vimm Bath Tubs, Wash Stands, Water Closets, Showers, BRASS WORK, Of nearly every descriptioa. Iron hb1 Lead FIpe Slieet Iead, Etc., for tale, at Cincinnati prices. Also, 8TO.B PSISK, Much used for conducting water to cisterns and for waste from sinks, ?tc. IC"Plnmbiiig and Gas Fitting done on short notice, by experienced and skillful workmen. Chandeliers, Pendants, Brackets, and other Fixtures for sale very low. jan 2 tu THE Qunlier Cook Siove, for coal, for by TilOd. BRADLEY, No. Main street. Bar Ixon, T REDUCED PRICES. STE11L., TUOS. BRADLEY. TOOLS. A LARGE lot of Carpenters' Tools, and every grade of Builumg Material. ru US. . LARGE stock of Pocket, Table and Butcher at THUS, BRADLEY'S, oct 24 NEW AUCTION AND COMMISSION HOUSE! C. W. CASTLEMAN & CO. HAVE opened an Auction and Cominisaion on Short street, nearly opponite the Postotlice, where they will receive- - ou sto- rage and commission Goods, Wares, ilerchan-dise- , &c, of all kinds. Auction sales re?ularl every week on Wednesdays and Saturday, ai 10 o'clock, A. M. No charges made untii arti- cles are sold or removed from the house, aug 8 ?T sir r ij KENTUCKY CENTRAL Only one cliangfe of cars to St. Louis Change of Time. Two Passenger Trains Leave Lexington, daily, ( Sunday s excepted,) at 6:30 A. M. and 1:00 P. M. Leave Covington at 0:00 A. M. and 2:00 P. M. Two Passeitjfcr Trains Leave Lexington for Mlcholasville, daily (Sundays excepted,) at 11:10 A. M., and 7:00 P. M. Leave Nicholasville for Lexington, daily. (Sundays excepted,) at 4:30 A. M., and 12:17 P. M. 11:10 A. M. train for Nicholasville connects with stages for Danville, Camp Nelson, tc. for TlirongH Tickets, Apply at the offices of the Company, at Nicho- lasville, Lexington and Paris, and of Wm. Purnell, Statre Agent, Lexington. Basgage checked throusrh to all points. H. P. RANSOM, General Ticket Agent, jan: 2 $op LOUISVILLE & LEXINGTON BAXLBOABS. ami after October 39th, 1SOS, 0- - trains run daily (Sundays excepted), as follows: Departures for Louisvllle!5:35, A, 11. and 2:00 P. M. Arrivals at Lexington 10:50, A. M. and 7:20 P. M. SAM'L GILL,Sup't. H. Stkffeb, General Tiulmt Agent, jan 2 BROWN'S Centxal PiMFftPIIC GALLERY, ZNlam Street, Over J. M. Elliott & Co.'s Store. A MITEL F. BROWN, h&v--V , rl?7k i"g returned to LexUig- - . ri inn, uas taKen charge of tba I'Ci above Gallery, and will be I. lllpiiSLPfl tn kpa hit; .,M snd all others who may favor hitn with a call. He flatters himself that twenty years expo, rience in the business will justify him In say. ingthathe is prepared to mske every kind of picture known to the art, in a style unsur- passed by any Gallery in the West. In future, business at this Gallery will b conducted with promptness and dispatch. nov 3 RESIDENCE, 0FPICK, Corner Main Main Street. and opp. Court Spring. Huse. OFFICE HOURS 8to9A.M.,lto2P.M. oct 20 JAS. C. JICFERRAN. R. J. MENEEEB. JOHN B. McFERRAN. EIcFERRAN & HENEFEE, (Late of Louisville, Ky.,) Commission Merchants, COTTON FACTORS, And Mauufacturers Agent&for.-Sal- ol .bale Kope and Bagging,' Nosu loa JL 104 Columbia. Strt Batween Vine and Race, CINCINNATI; O. oct 21 J. P. MILLER; (Successor to MilU Stephen, Hatter 8c Furrier, 47 SIAI.TT STREET, april 25 BUMS! BLANKS! We call the attention of Magistrates, Clerk of .Courts, and others, to the fact that we keep constantly on hand, at the Observer A Be porter office, Blanks of every deiortptlon, such as FOHU3 FOR TAEIMG DEPOSITIONS IERANTS OF ARREST, SUMMONS ORDINARY, PROVING- - ACCOUNTS, REPLEVIN BONDS, ATTACHMENTS, EXECUTIONS, SUBPCENAS, . WARRANTS, DEEDS, Ac. aept 1 2 Every Style OF HATS, At J. P. MILLEB'H april 25 47 JUaiD E. HUMSEY WING. ATTORNEY AT LAW, liOUISVEIifii, KY., YXTILL practice in all the City and 8Ut V Courts. Collections will receive prompt attention. OFFICE On Center street, opposite the Court House. References Judge George Robertson and Gen. John B. Huston, Leicington, Ky. sept 23 NJEW HOTEL. nPHE undersigned would respectfully in L form his ofd friends and acquaintances and the public generally, that he has opened a , NEW HOTEL On Short street, next to the corner of Short and Mulbery streets, and would be glad te accommodate all those of Jiis old friends and as many new ones as may favor him with a call. Terms will be moderate to suit the times. - THOMAS B. MEGOWA2T. sept 12 TEUNKS, Saratoga and Sole Leather, VALISES, "Traveling Bags, &c, At J. P. MILLER'S april 25 47 Main street RIAL ESTATE AGENCY. SAMUEL T. HAYES, LEXIKGTON, KY. PERSONS desiring to buy or sell Houses or any description of pro?, ei ty, will lind it to their interet to call at my otlice, in the building occupied by Headley i Pugh, Main street. Having permanently loca ted in the city, 1 will give my undivided at tention to all business entrusted to mv care. SAMUEL T. HAYES, Real Estate Agent, Lexington, Ky. sept 19 Union Standard copy. H. CUSBGGSTG, MARBLE DEALER BEOABWAV, above the Broad way Uotcl. LEXINGTON, KY. done in the best manner, oa shor WORK and reasonable terms. HgrOrdcrs from tiiis and the surronndin counties respectfully solicited, june 14 20sw J". O'TOOLB, MARBLE DEALER Yo. 65 ITJain Street, LEXINGTON, KY., respectfully inform his WOULD and the public gen erally, that he is now prepared to It furnish all work in his line at Eas. tern prices, adding freight on v. Monuments, Tombstones, 9larble Mantles, Table He 1st Unreuu Tops, Statuary Ac Garden Fixureh, Marble Tile.&c, &c. aug 16 II. J. FOR RE, DENTIST. Streets, immediately opposite the Post Office, LEXINGTON, ELY. 'one 7
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From the Augusta Press.

GOD BLESS YOU.

A reply to Lines, by Nettie, of Savannah. Ga.

BY CAKRIE BULL SINCLAIR,

God bless you, Nettie! darling one,And though we ne'er have met,

There is a stranger heart to-d-

That never will forget!Would I could gaze into your eyo.

And clasp niv hand in thineTogether o'er that soldier grave

Tho sweet spring flower entwine.

Clod bless you for the promise sweot,To bend above the brave,

And twine a laurel wreath for meOn soldier Willie's grave;

' To wreathe within that offeringThe tribute of your tears,

That I may bless you for them allIn weary .after years.

Thank God that Azrael spared in warThe fond heaits that you love!

That you've no soldier grave to dayTo twine fair flowers above!

Thank God that o'er no. dear one's tomb"You weep that bitter tear

That at your hearth there standiJVo loved one's vacant cliairl

That you have met them all again"A still unbroken band;"

Yet not unmindful of the braveWho perished for our land;

You tell nie on Our Willie's gravtYou'll wreathe a garland fair.

And weep lor those who cannot twineLove's holy offering there!

Ood bless you! if the heart could breatheFor thee a fonder prayer;

Or if the lips could breathe a wishMore holy and sincere;

If sweeter words of love and truthThe mortal tongue could frame,

I'd utter all the soul could feelIn blessings on thy name!

God Mens youl they are simple wordsliutoh! how fond and true!

And such my heart will ever breathe,Nettie, my friend, for you;

And dearer "far than honeyed word,This little song of mine;

I know you'll prize the offeringOf-- friendship at your shrine.

I love the skies that smile aboveMy own dear forest home!

. And would that from its silent shadesMy feet might never roam;

But fate is harsh sometimes, you know,Such has it been to me;

And I no more can call my homeThe one that shelters thee.

But ah! that spot will ever beThe dearest to my heart;

And time and change can never rendThese sacred ties apart!

And it would fill my soul indeedWith anguish and with pain,

If I could dream I ne'er would treadThose well known paths again.

And 'tis my wish that If In life"No more those walks I tread,

That I may slumber on her breastWhen I am pale and dead.

Within the shades of Laurel QrovetHow sweetly I could sleep,

If those I love would sometimes stand .

Around my grave and weep!

And oh! if friendly hands will wreatheThe summer blossoms there;

And those 1 love, above the spot,Will drop affection's tear;

Methinks that I could calmly takeThat long and dreamless rest,

With skies I love the best above,And pale flowers on my breast!

So, Nettie, darling, if, some day,You stand beside my tomb,

While all around the summer flowersAre shedding their perfume;

Oh, when above some other graveSweet flowers are wreathed by thee,

Then, Nettie, let your baud entwine4. garland there for me!

Augusta, Ga., April, 1867.

THE RUINS OF TYRE.

All that now remains of the once-celebrat-

city of Tyre, which on oneoccasion was visited by our Savior, andwhere Paul lauded on his way from

- Miletus to Jerusalem" is now, accord-ing to prophecy, a mere "place for thespreading of nets in the sea." It wasthe principal city of Phoenicia, and themost celebrated emporium of the an-cient world.

Tyre is situated on the southeastcoast 5f the Mediterranean, and wasfounded by a colony from Sidon, themost ancient of the Phoenician cities.The date of this event is not certainlyknown but Larcher supposes il to havebeen 1690 years before the Christianera. Ihe prophets Isiah, Jeremiah, andEzekiel, w ho flourished from 700 to 600years before Christ, represent Tyre as acity of unrivaled wealth, whose "mer-chants were princes, and her traffickersthe honorable of the earth." Original-ly the city ivas bnilt on the mainland;but having been besieged for a length-ened period by the Babylonian mon-arch, Nebuchadnezzar, the inhabitantsconveyed themselves and their goodsto an island at a little distance, whereanew city was founded, which enjoyedan increased degree of celebrity andcommercial prosperity. The old citywas on that account, entitled Palastyre,and the other simply Tyre. The newcity continued to flounsh, extendingits colonies and its commerce on allsides, till" it was attacked by Alexanderthe Great. The resistance made by theTyrians to that conqueror showed thatthey had not been enervated by luxury,and that their martial virtues werenowise inferior to" their commercialkill and enterprise. The overthrow

of the Persian Empire was a less diffi-cult task than the capture of this singlecity, which wag not effected till amound had been carried from the mainland to the island on which it was built.The victor had not magnanimity totreat the vanquished as their heroicconduct derserved. In despite, how-ever, of the cruelties inflicted on thecity, she rose again to considerable em-inence. But the foundation of Alexan-dra, a by diverting the commerce thathad formely centered at Tyre into anew channel, gave her an irreparableblow; and she gradually declined, till,consistly with the denunciation of theprophet, her palaces have been leveledwith the dust, and she has become "aplace for the spreading of nets in themidst of the sea."

The commerce and navigation ofTyre probably attained their maximumfrom 650 to 550 years b. c. At that pe-riod the Tyrians wrrr twlijtnrn andmerchants of the civil ?rld; anathey enjoyed an uridr7ed

in maiitime affairs. The proph-et Ezekiel (chap, xxvii) has described,in magnificent terms, the glory of Tyre;and has enumerated several of the mostvaluable productions found in her mar-kets, and the countries whence theywere brought. The fir-tre- of Senir(Hermon), the cedars of Lebanon, theoaks of Kreshan (to country east ofGalilee), the ivory of the Indies, thefine linen of Egypt and the pui Dle andhyacinth of the isles of Elishah (Pel-oponnesus), are specified among thearticles used for her ships. The inhab-itants of Sidon, Arvad (Aradus), Geb-e- l

(Byblos), served her as mariners andcarpenters. Gold, silver, lead, tin,iron, and vessels of brass: 6laves, horses,mules, sheep and goats; pearls, preciousstones, and coral; wheat, balm, honey,oils, spices and gums; wine, wool andsilks; are mentioned as being broughtllltft tbi nni't nf Two Viv coo . rt i

markets by land, from Syria, Arabia.Damascus, Greece, Tarahish, and otherplaces, the exact .cite of which it is dif-ficult to determine.

Such, according to the inspiredwriter, was Tyre, the "Queen of theWaters," before she was besieged byNebuchadnezzar. But as has been al-ready remarked, the result of that siegedid not affect her trade, which was assuccessfully and advantageously car-ried on from the new city as from theold.

Nor were the Phoenicians celebrated

only for their wealth, and the extent oftneir commerce ana navigation, llieirfame and their right to be classedamongst those who have conferred thegreatest betiefits on mankind, rest on astill more unassailable foundation.Antiquity is unanimous in ascribingto them the invention and practice ofall those art, science and contrivancesthat facilitate the prosecution of com-mercial, undertakings. They are heldto be the inventors of arithmetic,weights and measures, of money, ofme art oi keeping accounts, and, nvshort, of everything that belongs to thebusiness of a counting-hous- e. Theywero also famous for the invention ofship-buildi- and navigation; for thediscovery of glass; for their manufac-tories of fine linen and tapestry; fortheir skill in architecture, and in theart of working metals and ivory; andstill more for the incomparable splen-dor and beauty of their purple dye.

But the invention and disseminationof these highly usefu larts form but apart of what the people of Europe oweto theT'lioenichms. It is) not possibleto say in,what degree the religion ofthe Greek was borrowed from theirs;but that it was to a pretty large extent,seems abundantly certain. Hercules,under the nams of Melcarthus, was thetutelar doity of Tyre; and his expedi-tious along the shores of the Meditara-uea- n,

and to the straits connecting itwith the ocean, seem to be merely apoetical representation of tho progressof the Phoenician navigators, who in-

troduced arts and civilization, and es-

tablished the worship of Hercules,wherever they went. The templeerected in honor of the god at Gadeswas long regarded with peculiar ven-eration.

The Greeks were, however, indebtedto the Phoenicians, not merely for.thtsrudiments of civilitation, but for thegreat instruments of its future progress

the gift of letters. No fact in .an-cient history is better established thanthat a knowledge of alphabetic writingwas carried to Greece by Phoenicianadventures, and it may be safely affirm-- 'ed that this was the greatest boon anypeople ever received at the hands ofanother.

The Temple of Solomon owed itscurious workmanship and costly mag-nificence to materials, artisans andwealth drawn from the same source.The principal artificer ef-th- e templewas a native of Tyre, a man "skilled towork in gold, and in silver, in brass, iniron, in stone, and in timber, in purple,in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson, also to grave every manner ofgraving."

When Solomon began to engage innavigation, "Hiram sent in the navy hisservants, shipmen that had knowledgeof the sea, with the servants of ."

Her ships went out on threeyears' voyagas to Tarshish, supposedto be the southwesteren part of Spain.

Much of the island is now naked, "aplace to spread nets upon." The. wes-tern shore is a ledge of rugged rocks,fifteen or tweety feet high, againswhich "the waves of the Mediterraneandash in ceasless surges." This shore isstrewed, from one end to the other,with col umnsof red aiyl gray graniteof various sizes, the only remainingmonument of the splendor of ancientTyre. At the northwest point of theisland, forty or fifty such columns arethrown together iu- - one heap, beneaththe waves.

The downfall and permanent desola-tion of Tyre is one of the most memor-able accomplishment of prophecywhich the annals of the world exhibit.

From Bow Bells.

Let the l"norrlvins: Fear,

A soldier, whose regiment lay in agarrison town in England, was broughtbefore his commanding officer for someoffence. He was an old offender, andhad been often punished. "Here he isagain," said the officer, on his name be-

ing mentioned; "everything flogging,disgrace, imprisonments has been triedwith him."

Whereupon the sergeant stepped for-ward and, apologizing for the libertyhe took, said:

"There is one thing which has neverbeen done with him vet sir."

"What is that, sir?" was the answer."Well, sir, said the sergeant, "he has

never been forgiven.""Forgiven!" exclaimed the Colonel,

surprised at the suggestion.He reflected for a few moments, or-

dered the culprit to be brought in, andasked him what he had to say to thecharge.. "Nothing sir," was the reply, "only Iam sorry for what I have done."

Turning a kind and pitiful look onthe man, who expected nothing elsethan hii punishmeut would be increas-ed with the repetition of his oftence,the colonel addressed him, saying,"Well, we have decided to forgive youl"

The soldier was struck dumb withastonishment; the tears started in hiseyes, and he wept like a child. He washumbled to the dust; he thanked hisofficer and retired; to be the old refrac-tory, incorrigible man? No! he wasanother man from that day forward.He who tells the story had him foryears under his eyes, and a better con-ducted man never wore the Queen'scolors. In him kindness bent onewhom harshness could not break: hewas conquered by mercy, 'and, forgiv-en, ever afterwards feared to offend.

A Bridgeport, Connecticut, citizen refused au increase of wages to oneof his servant girls lately, saying thathe considered the privileges she en-joyed of living in a Christian familyworth $5 a month.

The Gatherer and Snapper lp."Why is the letter D like a ring?"

aid a young lady to her accepted, oneday. The gentleman, like the generali-ty of his sex in such a situation, was asdull ag a hammer. "Because," addedthe lady, with avery modest look atthe picture at the other end of theroom "Because we can't he wed with-out it."

"When I first married my wife," saida fond husband, "I loved her so muchthat I could have eaten her; and now,"he added, with a sigh, "I wish to heavenI had."

In a history of plants, the author no-tices the virtue of hemp thus laconical-ly; "By this cordage ships are guided,bells are rung, and rogues are kept inaw el'

Washington was wont to say, "Becourteous to all, but intimate with few,and let these few be well tried beforeyou give them your confidence."

Pride in a woman destroys all symmetry and grace; and afi'ectation is amore terrible enemy to a fine face thanthe small poi.

We hear a number of ladies are aboutto set a good example to their sex, byforming a "swimming club." Anilquite natural, too, the Ducks! Punch.

Du Dhaillu says that when he remon-strated with the Africans for their in-temperance they replied: "Look at thegorilla; he drinks water.'--'

He who admits that he has a secret tokeep has by so doing revealed one halfof it, and the other will soon follow.

Why is an auctioneer's advertisementlike a stiff breeze at s'ea? Because itblows about the sales. .

J. A. GKINSTEAU. THOMAS BRADLEY

GRINSTEAD & BRADLEY,

BANKERS & BROKERS,

Center Jordan's Rovr,

LEXINGTON, ET.o:o

DKALFIiS IX

United States Securities and Gold.STOCKS, BONDS and EXCHANGB,

5ought mid sold.JSTColk'otions made on all points,jul 14, LSOO 02sw

NOTICE.LL persons are hereby notified not to

r hunt or tih on my premises, or on thefarm of Hen. Warfield, dee'd. I intend toenforce the law against all trespassers.

WILLIAM WARFIELD.april 17 tf

Bricklaying and Brickmaking.

I AM now prepared to Make and Lay anynumber of Bricks in the best manner ut

the shortest notice. All work done in a work-manlike manner and at fair prices.

JOHN C. YOUNG.apl 17

Ba Boarders.FEW gentlemen can be accommodated

with Day Boarding, byC. J. SHEPPARD,

Second, between Upper and Mulberry sts.apri!6

GREAT BARGAINS'

Few Cash. Store!WE are receiving a largo and well selected

stock of -

Fancjr & StapleDRY GOODS!Just purchased in New York for cash. "Wewill keep constantly on hand a good assort-ment of

Ladies' & Gentlemen's Wear,Of ever? variety, and will sell for SMALLPROFITS. All we ask is to give us achance to sell you good bargains.

JSTMain Street, next door to lat-teraon- 'a

furniture Store.TIVIO.Tf fc liKVES.

mar SO

U. S. Bonded Warehouse for Cottonand Tobacco.

GEO. Vf. WICKS. N. FUREY- -

GEO. W. WICKS & CO.,(Successors to Nock, Wicks 6f Co.,)

Tobacco k Cotton Factors,

BAGGING AND ROPE,And nil kinds of Manufactured

'l obaccc, Cotton Varus, Ac,No. 102 Main Street, Bet. 3d & 4th,

LOUlSVIIiL.E, KY.mar 27

COAL, COAL.

1,000,000 BushelsTO SHIP A8 SOOS Ai SOLD, AT

CENTRAL COAL DEPOT,

Short Street.fcfefw wsi- - i LWAYS on hand

.$&ihri il and receiving dai- -

rKaJ'"

Lovers of large lump coal...111 Ar. ,,.,.11 tnoll n..A

examine our stock hetore purchasing else-where.

Orders by wagon load or otherwise promptlyattended to and supplied.

13. LILLY, Agt.mar SO

BRICKS PLENTY.rAM now preparing to make ten million of

during the present season. All persons wishing to make contracts for brick willfind it to their iuteresl to call on me and get alittle figuring done. Cisterns built at reducedprices. In fact, all kinds of work done inshort order.

G. D. WILGUS.Office, at T. C. Luxon & Co.'s, Broadway

and Water street,leb 20 51 tfsw Statesman copy.

DISSOLUTION.THE partnership heretofore existing be.

Charles J. Sheppard and ThomasR. Taylor, is this day dissolved by mutual con-sent. All those knowing themselves indebtedto the above tirm will please call and settle;all having claims against said firm will pleasepresent them to Thomas R. Taylor for adjust-ment.

Lexington, Dec. 18th, 1866.

NOTICE.I TAKE great pleasure of informing my olu

friends and customers that I have boughtthe entire interest of Mr. C. J. Sheppard in theSunny Side Saloon. Please favor me with acall if you want the best of Liquors.

LUNCH every dav from 10 to 12 o'clock.THOMAS R. TAYLOR.

fob 16

NOTICE!ALL persons having claims against Wm. A.

will present them to the un-dersigned, at his office, properly proven, ac-cording to law, on or before the 1st dav ofJune next.

SPEED S. GOODLOE.Master Com'r F. C. Ci

Obs. & Rep. copy. -- Statesman.april 3

Falls City ant Utica Lime.

WE have in store a full supply of the abovtLime, which we will sell in bulk in

barrel. The trade supplied at Louisville prices,freight added.

T. C. LUXON & CO.feb JO copy.

Attention! Attention!WTE earnestly request all persons who are

T T indebted to us, either by account ornote, to forward and make payment ofsame. J. M. JiLJUlUTX A JU.

jul 7

THE MUTUAL LIFE

INSURANCE COMPANYOF NEW YORK.

F. S 1VIS8TOJ1, President.Assets Over S14C.OOO.OOO, and ly

ChmIi.

ANXUAL dividends available immediately,the insurance or reduce the

premium, at the option of the assured.Policy-holder- s and other persons interested

in the subject of Life Insurance are invited tocall on the undersigned. Agents of the Compa-ny, who will cheerfully give them full infor-mation as to the merits and practical workiDgof this Company.

CASTLEMAN & STILLWELL,feb 6 47.6mv$ec Agents,

PLANTER'S HOUSLATE MaUbOUA HOUSE,

Madison Street, bet. Pike and Seventh.'.

W W. SMITH, - - Proprietor.Location Central Accommodations First-Cla- ss

Charges Moderate,oct 3 ll-lv- w

CARPETING, WALL PAPERS.

CAMPBELL & LOWEY,NO. 9 WEST MAIN STREET,

Are now in recoipt of their THIKD IMPORTATION this soa.on of Goods iutheir line, consisting chiefly of

Carpeting, Wall Paper, Oil Cloths, Window Shades,Lace and Damask Curtains, &c,

All of which they offer at NEW YORK PRICES, as numbers of firms who hareexamined closely the Eastern market, and then bought of them, can testify.They call the especial attention of the public to a line of very superior IN-

GRAIN CARPETS that they manufacture, which, for beauty of design andrichness of coloring, cannot be surpassed, and are gotten up expressly for thismarket. (ma 4 72 sw) C. & L.

GRAND GIFT'OF

ENTERPRISE

90 VALUABLE PREMIUMS,To be given to the Purchasers ofeither of thefblloTrlng bandnome

EK'G-R.A.ViriJ'Gr- S, "Visa:"ASHLAND," THE HOME OF HENRY CLAY; R. E. LEE; U. 8.

GRANT; GEORGE WASHINGTON; MARTHA WA3H-IlNGTO-

AND JOHN 0. BRECKINRIDGE,

HAVING remodeled and improTed this well known Hotel at a cost of nearly one hundreddollars, in addition to original purchase, and being somewhat embarrassed in

consequence of our heavy outlay for the same, feeling that we have a claim upon the commu-nity in general for our efforts to build for them a first-cla- Hotel, we have determined todispose ol said property as above mentioned. It is in thorough repair, and embraces all themodern improvements of a first-cla- Hotel.1UUUU1.1.1-- m cjuii uuui: eicrani cam jitooms; large ana . ompiete Launary; new Water Closets,equal to those of any hotel in the United States, together with all other useful improvementsot modern and approved style. The Hotel willper annum.

The following gentlemen have kindly consented to take chsrsro of and control the drawing,with the distinct understanding that we are to have nothing whatever to do with it, viz:Ex Gov. J. F. Eobinson, Georgetown, Ky; Gen. John B. Huston, Lexington, Ky.; Hon. F.K. Hunt, Lexington, Ky.; Hon. J. B. Beck, Lexington, Ky.; E. D. Savre, of D. A. Sayre & Co.,Bankers; James A. Griustead, of Grintead fe Bradlev, Bankers; judge 3. S. Goodloe, Tho.jMiDcneu, casnier ol 1st .National Bank, Lexington, Ky.; M. C.Johnson, Esq.. PresidentNorthern Bank of Kentucky.

If any guarantee other than their names is needed to satisfy the public that the drawing williu, n. ucioujr agreo vo aae no nana in u wnaiever.

How the Award will be Made.w

The subscription books, when closed, will be handed to the ah Ctvn fiiimmit.t.fp. tvhn wifhother gentlemen as they may choose to add to...l.u ....11 i. n f.n.. .VYUll ll mil uc tuiiun H,

Thirty-fou- r thousand numbers, representing the Engravings sold, will be placed in one wheel,and ninety tickets, inscribed with the names of the premiums, will be placed In another. Fromone of these wheels a number will be drawn, and from the other wheel a premium will bedrawn at tne same time, ana the number drawncase.

Tho premiums will be ready for delivery immediately upon the result of the award beingknown, except Premium No. 1, the deed of which is made out, properly signed and acknowl-edged, and in the hand of the committee, and convevs the title to Phoenix Hotel and Lot, 160feet front on Main street, by.235 feet deep on Mulberry street, in Lexington, Kv. The propertywin u. uccu ui an luiumuiauuea uciuro mc uajin thirty days thereafter.

Ten per cent, premium will be allowed to anvscribers, to be paid either in Engravings, whenthe drawing is completed.

Ail money as received will be deposited intne enterprise suouia not tie completed, the money will be refunded to the purchasers of Engraving. The drawing will take place on the

Lttx of iJ"ULl3T 3Jo2nt,Or sooner if the tickets are disposed of. In which event timely notice will be riven.

Agents must give in a plain, legible hand thetickets ana tneir numuer.

ENGRAVINGS So OO EACH,And a certificate given to eich purchaser of anEnterprise

FREE OFKemit by drafts, postofflce money orders, or

brreenoacikS oy express to

GRIGSBY & ROBINSON,Phoenix Slotel, Lexington, Ky.

Our Jriends in all parts of the country can tender us assistance, that will bemost kindly remembered and appreciated, by getting up Clubs and forwarding to us at once, hvery eleventh Engraving, with certificate, free to getterup of viuo.

LIST O ITNo. 1. Pbceuix notel and Lot, 100 feet front on Main, by 235 feet deep on Mulberry, $150,000

2. Life size painting of Hon. Henry Clay and bis compeers in the Senate, in hiagreat compromise speech, 1,800

8. Chestnut filly "Bobbie," by Star Davis, dam Rosalind, (imp.) 2 yer old, Intraining, 1,200

4. Chestnut filly Miss Fannie G , by Vandal, dam Fannie G , by Margrave,2 years old, in trainiug, 1,200

6. Brown filly "Minnie Milton," by Lexington, dam Miss Morgan, by Yorkshire,in training, , 1,200

6. Chestnut mare by Gov. Butler, dam by Red Gauntlet, (In foal to Lightning,) 1.0007. One Set of handsome Rosewood Parlor Furniture, 1,0008. One Set of heavily carved Solid Oak Bedroom Furniture, 1,0009. One Beautiful Dianjond Cro8, (or its equivalent in Greenbacks), 1,000

10. One Beautiful Gentleman's Diamond Pin (or its equivalent in Greenbacks-)- , 75011. One Elegant Piano, (superior toned), ' 75012. One Bay Gelding, 3 years old, by Ruric,

One Fillmore, "500Colt, "Mambrino

old premium marc,15. Ono Black Colt', years by Herr's Clay

Ono Gentleman'sOne iarire Ring,

large Gilt FramedOne large Framed ParlorOne Bav mare, Snow Storm, (Hinted toThree S. Bonds, each,

23. handsome of Rosewood Furniture,One of Mahogany

each,Silver

Case,gold coin,

Also, Premiums

if?

or

feet long bystories high. Also,

by hiirh.with attached. Said

suitable stillerv......onv..,, muu lu.iuuiai innwell located at

limits, on pike.or particulars, apply to ,t

THO.tnaf. copy

The public rooms are all heated by steam; water

rent for from to fifteen thousand dollars

the number, make the award, the plan of

will take the drawn with it in each

oi urawing, win De given with'

person cettine ud club of or mnn nhthe money is or in money when

Bank held until the takes If

Dames and Postofiice address of the owners of

Engraving, In Hotel Grand Gift

la sums of dollars and In

u. li

IEIsLTITJIS.

by Lexingtan; z. dam Cottage Girl,

400Whip; dam flue roadster,

350

Herr'i Kentucky Clay), 3508003003(10

7.30

GOODS,

COAL! COAL!!W. TALBOTT,

in best coal of kinds,arrangements to bring to

3)0,000 bushels, and to bring00.000 bushels, I will sell to consumers and

dealers in this and adjoining at theverv lowest will nlso kppn

I'll V.BK.Mfc MH.l II in1

in training. 500life sized oil painting of Millard

One fine Bay 2 years old, by Chorister," dam Billy Duncan's

2 old,

club

16. One full Jeweled, Magic Cased Gold Watch, time piece,) 400Diamond Pin. (single stone), - 400

Vi. Diamond Cluster19. One I'arlor Mirror,20. Gilt Mirror,21. by22. $100

One set24. handsome set Furniture,

will

ten

one

in

P.having

ton

counties,rates.

13.

(a

25. Two U.S. Bonds, $100 20026. One set of (heavily plated), 20027. One handsome set of Silver, (heavily plated ), 15028. One handsome of Silver, (heavily plated), . 1002. One Lot in city of Lexington, 10030. One ' " " " 10081. One double-barrele- d Shot Gun, (a fine fowling piece), 100

. 82. to 41. Ten Premiums of one Sewing Machines, each, 10042. One Mahogany Writing Desk and Book 10043. One hundred dollars in 100

47 of $50 eachapl 10

i. :

All person Trisbing to purchase any size or of

BOOTS, SHOES GAITERS,For Private Family

Are invited to call and our

STOCK OF SPRING"Which we warrant to as good in and workmanship, and as LOW IN

as any in this or any other "Western city.No. 3 East Main Street.

BURBA1UK BOSWORTH,Lexington, (0

A Large Brick Building,I7UGHTY forty-fiv- e feet wide,

Ouc L,arge Ware-hous- e,

Sixty-fiv- e thirtv-fiv- e feet one i'T '

ground buildir.'S andlocation are for a Ste-ir- IMill nt. s.f v, f.. .... .. n.l.IU l null Unever-failin- g artesian :he citv q

the Maytville '

iRAND VLL.

-iu itis. j

twelve

premium

ana possession

areceived,

and drawing place.

the Phcenlx

CHARGE.hundred over

sc.

(dam

a 460

360- 350

United States Bonds.

DEALER allLexing".

intending

T for- mm, .V

14.

splendid17.

U.

setBuilding

description

ORUse,

respectfully examine

be materialPEICE

March

G.

uantities to suit purchasersiE3Call at corner of Mulberry and Barretts, J. H. Baker' old stand.

W. P. TALBOTTmar 20

JOB PHI35TING.

OBSERVER & REPORTER

EXCELSIOR

JOB PRINTING

ESTABLISHMENT

UPPER STEEET,

Opposite Court House,

LEXINGTON, KY,

We call the atteution of Business Men,

and the Public generally, to our.

increased facilities for the

execution of

EVERY DESCRIPTION

OF

JOB PRINTING,

In Plain Black.

FANCY COLORS,

AND

Gold and Silver!SUCH A3

Pamphlets,Catalogues,

Circulars, "

Bill Beads,Letter Beads,

Cards,Leases,

Law Blanks,Bank Checks,

Ball & Picnic Tickets,Certificates, Posters,

Handbills, &c, &.C.

v

Together with af fine speeimens of

YISITI1TGAND

WEDDING CARDS

Ai can be produced anywhere in the

IJNITEB STATES.

Having Superior "Workmen, and theVery Best Material, including the latestimproved Job Presses and everythingappertaining to a

First Class Printing Office,

yf E ARE DETERMINED

NOT TO BE SURPASSED

By any Establishment

IN THE SOUTHWEST.

Our Prices are Moderate

"We defy competition iu this regard

By any Office East or West,

"All tiling bcln eiial.'

CALL AND EXAMINE

OUR SPECIMENS.

11 Orders Executed

with Dispatch.ugU 100

DENTIST,,

13 now using JMli-ou- x Oxide Can toprevent psiin in extracting teeth, and

pronounces it safe and perfectly successful. -

lie has secured the services of an eminentphyciun, whose nttonriuure can bo hud byany person who may feel timid, without extraexpanse to them.

Office, over J. M. Elliott & Co.'s store, opposite the Court House, Main St., Lexington, Ky

jan23

Dental BFotice.JT. EOEtB j: informs the muny appli-V- ..

cauts iu this and adjoining counties thathe in now prepared to administer the NitrousOxide or Laughing Gas. as an anesthetic pre-paratory to the extraction of teeth. In all thelarger cities it has almost entirely super-ede- d

all other agencies tor that purpose. It isprompt and agreealile in its effect, making thopatient entirely oblivious to pain perfectlyharmless.' AU persons wishing to try its benefits will tnerclore call.

Office Opposite Postofflce, Short sheet,dec 8

0 AMOS!

SHARETTS & SCHNEIDER,

SOLE AGENTS FOR THE

Celebrated Piano FactoryOF

5

Of Baltimore, Jlitrjlahd,One of thi oldest establishments in the ooun- -try. Certificates of excellence from

Thalberg, Gottschalk, Strakosch, Salter,And others.

Particular attention paid to the selection ofinstruments on orders from a distance. EveryPiano fully

Guaranteed for Five Tears.The public aro Invited to calland examine

for themselves.

Sales Room oa Maia Street. Westof Broadway, Lexington, Ky.

feb 2

JOHN A. GEARY'S

PLUMBING,GAS AND STEAM FITTING

ESTABLISHMENT,Mill Street,

Lexington, Ky.

MPT. mmw. vimmBath Tubs, Wash Stands,

Water Closets, Showers,BRASS WORK,Of nearly every descriptioa.

Iron hb1 Lead FIpe Slieet Iead,Etc., for tale, at Cincinnati prices. Also,

8TO.B PSISK,Much used for conducting water to cisternsand for waste from sinks, ?tc.

IC"Plnmbiiig and Gas Fitting done on shortnotice, by experienced and skillful workmen.

Chandeliers, Pendants, Brackets, and otherFixtures for sale very low.

jan 2

tu

THE Qunlier Cook Siove, for coal, forby TilOd. BRADLEY,

No. Main street.

Bar Ixon,T REDUCED PRICES. STE11L.,

TUOS. BRADLEY.

TOOLS.A LARGE lot of Carpenters' Tools, and

every grade of Builumg Material.ru US. .

LARGE stock of Pocket, Table and Butcherat THUS, BRADLEY'S,

oct 24

NEW AUCTIONAND

COMMISSION HOUSE!

C. W. CASTLEMAN & CO.

HAVE opened an Auction and Cominisaionon Short street, nearly opponite

the Postotlice, where they will receive- - ou sto-rage and commission Goods, Wares, ilerchan-dise- ,

&c, of all kinds. Auction sales re?ularlevery week on Wednesdays and Saturday, ai10 o'clock, A. M. No charges made untii arti-cles are sold or removed from the house,

aug 8

?T sir r ijKENTUCKY CENTRAL

Only one cliangfe ofcars to St. Louis

Change of Time.Two Passenger Trains

Leave Lexington, daily, ( Sunday s excepted,)at 6:30 A. M. and 1:00 P. M.

Leave Covington at 0:00 A. M. and 2:00 P. M.

Two Passeitjfcr TrainsLeave Lexington for Mlcholasville, daily

(Sundays excepted,) at 11:10 A. M., and 7:00

P. M.Leave Nicholasville for Lexington, daily.

(Sundays excepted,) at 4:30 A. M., and 12:17

P. M.11:10 A. M. train for Nicholasville connects

with stages for Danville, Camp Nelson, tc.

for TlirongH Tickets,Apply at the offices of the Company, at Nicho-lasville, Lexington and Paris, and of Wm.Purnell, Statre Agent, Lexington.

Basgage checked throusrh to all points.H. P. RANSOM,

General Ticket Agent,jan: 2 $op

LOUISVILLE & LEXINGTON

BAXLBOABS.ami after October 39th, 1SOS,0-

-

trains run daily (Sundays excepted), asfollows:Departures for Louisvllle!5:35, A, 11. and 2:00

P. M.Arrivals at Lexington 10:50, A. M. and 7:20

P. M.SAM'L GILL,Sup't.

H. Stkffeb, General Tiulmt Agent,jan 2

BROWN'SCentxal

PiMFftPIIC GALLERY,

ZNlam Street,Over J. M. Elliott & Co.'s Store.

A MITEL F. BROWN, h&v--V

, rl?7k i"g returned to LexUig- -. ri inn, uas taKen charge of tbaI'Ci above Gallery, and will be

I. lllpiiSLPfl tn kpa hit; .,Msnd all others who may favor hitn with a call.

He flatters himself that twenty years expo,rience in the business will justify him In say.ingthathe is prepared to mske every kind ofpicture known to the art, in a style unsur-passed by any Gallery in the West.

In future, business at this Gallery will bconducted with promptness and dispatch.

nov 3

RESIDENCE, 0FPICK,Corner Main Main Street.and opp. CourtSpring. Huse.

OFFICE HOURS

8to9A.M.,lto2P.M.oct 20

JAS. C. JICFERRAN. R. J. MENEEEB.JOHN B. McFERRAN.

EIcFERRAN & HENEFEE,(Late of Louisville, Ky.,)

Commission Merchants,

COTTON FACTORS,And Mauufacturers Agent&for.-Sal-

ol .bale Kope and Bagging,'Nosu loa JL 104 Columbia. Strt

Batween Vine and Race,

CINCINNATI; O.oct 21

J. P. MILLER;(Successor to MilU Stephen,

Hatter 8c Furrier,47 SIAI.TT STREET,

april 25

BUMS! BLANKS!

We call the attention of Magistrates, Clerkof .Courts, and others, to the fact that we keepconstantly on hand, at the Observer A Beporter office, Blanks of every deiortptlon,such as

FOHU3 FOR TAEIMG DEPOSITIONSIERANTS OF ARREST,SUMMONS ORDINARY,

PROVING- - ACCOUNTS,REPLEVIN BONDS,

ATTACHMENTS,EXECUTIONS,

SUBPCENAS, .

WARRANTS,DEEDS, Ac.

aept 1 2

Every StyleOF

HATS,At J. P. MILLEB'H

april 25 47 JUaiD

E. HUMSEY WING.ATTORNEY AT LAW,

liOUISVEIifii, KY.,YXTILL practice in all the City and 8Ut

V Courts. Collections will receive promptattention.

OFFICE On Center street, opposite theCourt House.

References Judge George Robertson andGen. John B. Huston, Leicington, Ky.

sept 23

NJEW HOTEL.nPHE undersigned would respectfully in

L form his ofd friends and acquaintancesand the public generally, that he has opened a

, NEW HOTELOn Short street, next to the corner of Shortand Mulbery streets, and would be glad teaccommodate all those of Jiis old friends andas many new ones as may favor him with acall.

Terms will be moderate to suit the times. -

THOMAS B. MEGOWA2T.sept 12

TEUNKS,Saratoga and Sole Leather,

VALISES,"Traveling Bags, &c,

At J. P. MILLER'Sapril 25 47 Main street

RIAL ESTATE AGENCY.

SAMUEL T. HAYES,LEXIKGTON, KY.

PERSONS desiring to buy or sell Housesor any description of pro?,

ei ty, will lind it to their interet to call at myotlice, in the building occupied by Headley iPugh, Main street. Having permanently located in the city, 1 will give my undivided attention to all business entrusted to mv care.

SAMUEL T. HAYES,Real Estate Agent, Lexington, Ky.

sept 19 Union Standard copy.

H. CUSBGGSTG,MARBLE DEALERBEOABWAV, above the Broad

way Uotcl.LEXINGTON, KY.

done in the best manner, oa shorWORK and reasonable terms.HgrOrdcrs from tiiis and the surronndin

counties respectfully solicited,june 14 20sw

J". O'TOOLB,MARBLE DEALER

Yo. 65 ITJain Street,LEXINGTON, KY.,

respectfully inform hisWOULD and the public generally, that he is now prepared toIt furnish all work in his line at Eas.tern prices, adding freight on v.

Monuments, Tombstones,9larble Mantles, Table He1st Unreuu Tops, Statuary Ac

Garden Fixureh, MarbleTile.&c, &c.

aug 16

II. J. FOR RE,DENTIST.

Streets, immediately opposite thePost Office,

LEXINGTON, ELY.'one 7

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