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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-04-03
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BY TELEGRAP PHI
FROM ALL POINTS.
The Midnight Dispatches.

New ORLEANS April Cotton de-
pressed-sales to-day 800 bales; two days
receipts 22,77O bales; low middling, &c
@37c; sugar, more active-iair TO fully
fair, l4i@l4sc; gold, 24ic; sterling, 33a;
New York checks, ! discount; freights
unaltered. 6Ihl.S iJt4
The Grand Jury have investigated the
late assassination of Capt Gruber, and
the action of the Coroner's jury in letting
the assassin escape They condemn
Coroner Zeiger for failing 10 push the
case, and Gov. Wells for interfering.
There is considerable excitement over it.
Easter Sunday was well celebrated.
There has been numerous arrests
made ON the charge of robbing the.
Southern Express, at Brazos, of s75, 1000,
but the robber is not yet discovered.
There is considerable alarm about the
leyees aud the Board of Commissioners
is setting, considering arguments potent
for closing the crevasses and opening
the mouth of the Mississippi.
The spring is forward throughout
Louisiana and the wheat and corn pros
poets are hattering; preparations for
cotton planting are active.
The upper riyets are flooded and cot
ton is coming down freely
LoUIsyILis, april 2,-Leaf tobacco
fully sustained; sales to-day, 81 hhds. !;
-four, 81; pork S25 80; Observation-Disclosures,
l3c.; clear sides, Ice; sugar cured hams,
22c.; lard, lsc.; whiskey, 81 81; corn, soc;
oats, 45c.
CINCINNATI, April 2-Flour dull and
unchanged; corn advanced 2e.; oats dull
at 3sc.; pork, 26e; bulk meats-shoulders
advanced to lO4c-; whisky 81 "a.
New YORK, April2,-The steamer Tri-
poll, from Liverpool 20th, has arrived
The German journals continue to report
the relations between Austria and Prus-
STA as very threatening, asserting that
Austria had ordered 1000 troops to the
Bohemian frontier.
The London Times says that Bismark
has thrown Off his mask, and declines TO
be annexed to Prussia Preparations for
war are progressing on both sideo. In
both capitals military councils are being
held, generals appointed, and plans OF
campaigns discussed. Funds are de
pressed in the various European capitals
by depressing rumors. llfgalGhW
The Spanish Government has raised
the state Of siege in New CASTLE.
The Prussian Ambassador had quilted
Rome. tH l-' i.a--.ts--a
LIvEKPooL-Accounts Of the relations
between Austria and Prussia are comph-
Gated.
The Shenandoah sold recently at suc-
ton for SIS, ,75O
WASHINGTON, April ? - Senator Fes-
sender reported TO the Senate the House
bill without amendments
ST. Louis, April 2.-Cotton 3ie; flour
and wheat, unchanged corn, 65e; oats
42kc; mess pork, SIS; bacon, un-
changed. EEs
NV YoRK, April 2 - Cotton, 40lc +;
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-04-03
An Unpublished Letter of Andrew Jackson
From the Mt. Sterling (Ky.;sealinel.l

From the Mt. Sterling KysSeniinel.l
Below We publish letter oi Zen.
Jackson's, written to Cuthbert Banks,
Esq, introducing to him the celebrated
Aaron Burr. The letter bears date Au-
gust IL, 1905, and carries the mind far
back to the memorable days of our past
history; the days Of Jefferson, Madison
and Monroe Gen. Jackson, We think,
was then q Federal Judge at Nashville,
and Burr, doubtless, was travelling over
the South and West in furtherance Of
the schemes for which he was subse-
quently tried for treason II seems from
the letter that this lettered and accom-
plished man won the hearts of all who
came under the spell Of his irresistible
fascination. and called forth the highest
| eulogies from even Gen jackson. The
original of this letter is now in the pos
session Of Mrs. Mcgowan, CT this county
who is the daughter Of the gentleman to
whom the letter was addressed, then u
prominent merchant at Lexington, Ky.
The handwriting is bold, rapid and en-
ergetic, characteristic Of the hero of New
Orleans. The letter reads as follows;
"The late Vice President of the United
States, Mr. Aaron Burr, has honored us
with u visit. The citizens of Nashville
and its vicinity, TO hail him to our coun'
try, met at Mr.. Talbotts, Nashville, and
gave him dinner, together with Judge
Overton, Generals Robertson and Smith,
together with the most respectable char
acters of the country. This we Thought
due to the merits Of the man, and his
services in the cause Of freedom and re-
publicanism. He has always been the
true friend of the western country has
bosom still beats high for its prosperity
and future greatness, and | Halter myself
that the citizens Of Kentucky will show
that respect TO this mysterious man, thai
he has experienced from the citizens o
Georgia, New Orleans, Natchez, and thii
State, particularly under the present cir
cumstances, when these things will b'
particularly grateful, when bestowed by
grateful people, as tribute due 10 merl
torious services, and when they flow from
the pure streams of respect for merit
If You have not personal acqualntanc,
with Mr.. Burr, permit me TO make hin
known to you; and | fatter myself, on al
acquaintance, you will be truly pleased
with him. With my best wishes for youl
happiness, believe me to be,
Your most ob't servant
| ANDREW JACKSON
Nashville, Aug l3, 1905.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-04-03
Deuopulation of Ireland.

The Liverpool Courier of February IL
publishes the following editorial article
ON the British Postmaster Generals re-
port on the decrease of Irish population
In ireland during the past year there
has occurred decrease in the number OF
inhabited houses to the extent of 1921
and in the population Of 1886. There
is every reason 10 believe that the de-
crease will proceed still more rap
idly than before 1t cannot be
concealed that the Fenian conspir-
acy has inflicted already an incon.
ceivable amount Of injury upon all
classes Capitalists have Withdrawn
their loans OF refused to extend that &C
commodation which was the life of the
Irish trader
Confidence is broken, especially be
tween landlord and tenant, and little
announcement will be given by any man
TO the location of a peasantry who may
combine to assassinate their benefactor
and divide his estate among themselves.
n TO this We add that the western States
of America are organizing an extensive
plan of immigration, while it is proposed
to convert the Fenian machinery into o
means Of bringing Irishmen to the States,
II may be anticipated that the popula'
ton Of Ireland will continue to diminish,
even in a greater ratio than before.
The Irish, however. who remained
have been buster with the pen Whether
il is that there has been an increase in
trade, commerce or literary intercourse
with England aud foreign nations, OF
whatever else may be the reason, It i.
clear that there has been an addition o.
3.OOO, 600 to the number Of letters posted
last year. The total number, however
is only 54,500, 600, while Scotland, with
half the population, posted 64,26O,Oo0
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How Deacon Brown Fell.

D " . /. . u
In Sangamon county, Illinois, lived
Deacon Brown, very staid, dignihed
sort of Christian, and perfect model of
propriety. Deacon Brown had the mis-
fortune to lose his wife, and at the age OF
forty found himself with fortune and
four small children, without q mistress TO
his farmhouse As he could not imme-
diately take another wife and escape
scandal, and could not get along without
some one to take charge of the kitchen
and nursery, he had recourse TO employ
ing young woman as honsemaid,
Nancy Stearns was O laughing and romp-
Ing beauty, Who delighted III experiment.
ing on the Deacon, by way OF testing the
strength of human nature; but at last, IN
moment of unguarded weakness, he
was led into temptation, into committing
slight indiscretion with his beautiful
housemaid When, in his wonted cool
ness and presence of mind, he was horrl-
fed at the enormity Of his sin, in vain he
repented and grieved over his lost virtue.
Finally, as a last resort for easing his
conscience, at the conclusion OF service
on the following Sabbath morning, he
arose and requested the forbearance OF
the brethren and sisters a few minutes,
when he electrified them by making the
following confession t
my Christian friends, you all know
that lost my dear wife some time ago,
(sobs and tears, and that Nancy Stearns
has been keeping house for me and you
know that | have child not a year old.
Well, that little child would cry in the
night, and it would be long time before
| could quiet it; and last Tuesday night
{God forgiye) the child cried so hard that
Nancy arose and came into the room,
and leaned over the bed 10 hnsh the child;
and, brothers and sisters, her leaning
over me made me forget Christ. Here
upon the worthy deacon broke down en-
tirely, and stood weeping, wailing, and
blowing his nose What cid you do
sternly demanded the minister. IL
-ki-k;-kissed herp stammered out
the deacon between his sobs; but have
been very sorry about it, and prayed to
be forgiven; and want you TO forgive
and pray for me, brothers and sisters.
As the deacon bowed himself upon his
seat, like the mighty oak before the tor
uado. Deacon Goodiellow arose and as
tonished the audience still more by say
ing: :. Brothers AMI sisters yon Eave
heard what brother Brown has said, and
he wants our forgiveness For my own
part. / think brother Brown truly peni-
tent. and am willing TO forgive him with
nv whole heart. And, brothers and Sis
| ters. i will add still further, that If bad
no wife, and a pretty girl like Nancy
Stearns should come TO my room and
lean over me, I'D kiss her and abide the
consequences
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The American Flag.

Previous to the battle of Bunker Hill
the colonists used a flag combining the
crosses Of ST. George and St. Andrew.
The battle of Bunker Hill was fought
under red flag bearing the motto,
Come. if you dare T.
The first regular army flag of the Rev
olution was a red flag, with the notices,
"Qui transtulit, sustinet, and An Ap-
peal to Heaven, on each side.
The flag was carried until tie lst OF
January. l776, when a Union flag was
first unfurled by Gen. Washington over
the American camp at Cambridge, com
posed of thirteen stripes, alternate red
and white, symbolizing the thirteen re-
yolted colonies. In the upper corner,
on blne field the crosses of St George
and st. Andrew were blended as they are
in the British Union Jack. The idea OF
the stripes was derived from the crest OF
the Washington family.
DR.. Franklin, Mr.. Lynch, and Mr..
Harrison devised the flag which was
called in camp and elsewhere " The
Great Union Flag" In June, l777, the
stars were substituted by law for the
British crosses on the field of blue, and
the common name Stars and Stripes
became general By three acts of Con.
gress the flag has reached its present and
permanent character.
The first has already been noticed the
second enacted that the flag should be
formed-of fifteen stripes, alternate red
and white, and fifteen white stripes on a
blue field The act was passed 1894.
The third enactment, made in April.
1918, established the present flag. IL
discarded the two stripes which had been
added 10 recognize the admission OF Yer
mont and Kentucky TO the Union, and,
as IT was evident that the addition OF a
stripe for every new State would speedily
destroy the symmetry and proportion OF
the flag, it confined the recognition OF
new States to the addition OF a star tor
each State admitted to the Union. The
Stars and Stripes were first unfurled IN
October, l777, at the surrender OF Gen.
Burgoyne-the law establishing the nag
not having been promulgated till the
September previous
The stars represent the constellation
of the States-the idea having been ta-
ken from the constellation Lyra, which
signifies harmonious action The blue
field was taken from the Covenanters
banner in Scotland, and was significant
Of the league and covenant of the Uni j,
ted Colonies against oppression. The
stars were arranged in a circle-the sym
Dol of eternity-and signified the perpet,-
uity of the Union. The stripes showed
the original number of the United Col
ones, and, joined with the stars, the sub
ordination to and dependence upon the
Union, as well as equality among them
selves. The red color denoted daring
the white, purity and the blue harmony.
In the Revolution the flag had thirteen
stars, in the war of 1912 fifteen; that flag
which was planted in the national palace
of Mexico had thirty stars, and the one
on the capital at Richmond, after its oc'
cupation by Grants army, counted thir'
ty-six stars upon its field of blue.
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$SOO,OOO 90

Cash income, for the past year reveals the con-
slant and steady progress of this popular cor,
poration ia the face of bitter. vindletiye, and
lllegitimate competition.
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$4IO,GI3 81

LOSSES ADJUSTED AND PAID during the
year 1865, in very marked and striking man,
ner exhibits the solid. substantial snd faithfni
as its ability TO pass through seasons prolific OF
conhaVrations with honor and profit to those
most interested. ..-.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-04-03

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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-04-03
Savings Department,

In which deposits of one dollar, and greater
sums will be received, and draw interest at the
rate of four per cent. per annum, when the same
remaina three months er longer. jalb-3m
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North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-04-25

Truth STRANGER THAN FIcTtoN
lignani's Messenger says: The past bisto-
rles OF the families of Louis Napoleon and
the Sultan of Turkey is full of interesting
and marvellous incidents, some of whiah are.
probably, not generally known to our read
ers.
The two monarchs, a few years ago so
cordially united in the struggle to maintain
the integrity of the Ottoman Empire, are
both descendants of American ladies-the
one grandson, and the other a great
grand son. The ladies were born in the
same neighborhood, Oh the island of Mar
Unique, one of the West Indies. They
were of French origin, and companions and
intimate friends in childhood and YOUTH
They were Josephine de Tascher and Miss
S. The history of Josephine is gen
orally known. She went to France, and
was married TO NJ. de Beauharnais, by
whom she had one son (Eugene) and a
daughter (Hortense). Some time after
the death of Beauharnais, Josephine was
married to Napoleon Bonaparte, and be-
came Empress of France Her daughter,
Hortense, was married to Louis Bonaparte
then King of Holland, and the present EN-
peror OF France is her son by this mar
rlage. But now for the romance of tho
affair. Josepbine's bosom friend Quilted
the Island of Martinique some time before
she did. But the vessel that was CARRYING
her to France was attacked and taken by
Algerine corsairs and the crew and pas
sengers made prisoners but the corsair-
ship was IN turn, attacked and pillaged by
Tunis pirates and Miss S. was carried by
them to ConstantInople and offered for sale
as slave. Her extraordinary beauty and
accomplishments found her a purchaser in
the Sultan himself, and she soon became
the chief lady in bis seraglio, and Sultana
OF Turkey. Mahmoud II, was her son,
Abdul Medjid was the son of Mahmoud,
and the present Sultan. Abdul Aziz Kahn,
is the grandson of Mahmoud. Thus the
two sovereigns who occupy so large a
space in the worlds eye, are descended
from two American Creole girls. who
were playmates in their youth, and as re-
markable for their Beauty and excellent
dispositions as for their varied and singh
lar fortunes. Both these women, in the
height of their power remembered the
friends of their youth, and provided munif-
icently for their welfare. Many of tho
relatives ofthe Sultaness left the Island of
Martinique and settled at Constantinople,
where their descendants still reside and
enjoy the favor of the Sultan,
The sultaness died in 1911: the En-
press Josephine in 1914.
North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-04-25

A BODY WHICH HAS BEEN in THE
VAULT FOR A MONTH STILL WARM.-The
following is undoubtedly one of the most
remarkable cases we have ever heard of,
and is creating considerable excitement
among parties who have witnessed what
we are about to relate On the 5th of
February last, Michael King about seven
teen years of age, was killed at Oakland by
being struck on the head with stake,
which was drawn from the ground by an
unruly horse. Two days after the fatal
accident, and when the body was about to
be buried, the relatives of King thought
they noticed evident signs of life, ard the
body was removed to the house, where it
was kept fer several days. A report got
into circulation at the time to the effect
that the boy had come to life. After
keeping the body for several days it was
removed to the lower graveyard and
placed in vault where it is now, and it
has been visited by hundreds of our citi-
zens. The body retains its natural appear
ance, is timber and warm, after being dead
and in the graveyard one month, We
have heard no reason assigned for this
strange phenomenon.-Attanta Intelligen.
Ger.
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VOL. S NO. 81
The Vault Of the Bank of France.

The walls of these vaults are of sfdncn..
dous thickness. On descending the steps
leading to their ntrance, the first obstacle
we find is an iron door, locked with three
keys, one of which is in the hands of the
Governor of the Bank the second is
kept by the cashier, and the third by the
censor: so that the door cannot be Opened
without the simultaneous consent of these
three functionaries. We thus gain ac-
cess to frat compartment, containing the
funds for current use. The safe kept here
is so curiously constructed that if you do
not know the secret of its construction the
slightest touch anywhere will set noisv
alarm going, loud enough to startle aif
the inmates of the establishment. The
next compartment is circular, and called
the Serre; it cannot be entered without
the same ceremonial, and it is fitted yp
with fire-proof shelves. 1t contains all
the importnnt'deeds, notes and papers be-
longing to the bank, also deposits of pri-
vate persons. Here the Duke of Bruins
wick used to leave his jewels, previous to
going on a journey. Mademoiselle Mars
used to send her diamonds there the
hngot d. or was deposited in the same
place, &c. After the Serre come the
vaults so called, the entrance to which il
closed by an iron door, secured by combi-
nation locks; it turns on central pivots.
like Italian doors. 1t gives access to a
well-hole, containing winding staircase,
admitting but one person at a time. and
leading to subterranean gallaries 42O me-
ters in length. These arc filled with iron
casks containing lingots and coin, and Ia
beIled according to their contents. By
way of additional security, the we'll hole
might be filled up with clay, and the vaults
with water, at minutes notice. if the
safety of treasures were menaced in the
slightest degree.