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The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-02

We may expect to live long enough to hear and see
4 good many persons who are just now acting with
the Jacobn party declaring that they belonged
to it, never voted with it, and never had any synpa
thy with its ends, its aims, nor its princp pies.
That is always how great revolutions end; the
olutohists denying that they had hand in the
excesscs the outrngcs and the tyrannics that Liberty
had committed in her name, through their agency or
instrumentay.
1t was so at the end of the old French revolution,
and also at the end of the later revolution in 1919
Fellows that had been first among the foremost in
backing mp kObespierc Danton, Murat and the other
Radicals Of that day, when the tide began to turn,
were quick to turn with it. And louder
than they in lying protestations that they bad
been exremists-had never committed excuses them
selves and had never counenanced the committal of
them by others. In fact put faith in their protesta
tons, under the changed changing circumstances in
which, by the revolution of public opinion, they found
themselves placed, would have supposed that they
had always been observation-disclosures Of law and
order. and good goyernment-never Jacobins anarch-
lists terr0rists, thieves.
English well as French history, affords abundant
illustrations Of the thing. Macauay tells of |
fawnng creatures who, while the Suarts were playing
the role of tyrants were their reaest and most obsc
quious supporters but who, when the tide turned had
the impudence to assume the role Of advocates and
defenders Of public liberty, free government, the
rights of the people, etc.
One cannot help recalling these admonitions of his
tory, as III some sense applca0te to men and parties
of our own time and country. We have been passing
through fearful revolution, in this country these six
Or seven years past Ito speak particularly, ever
since the Jacobins rode into power with Lincoln and
Hamln, on the shoulders Of old John BROWN; but
all the signs indicate that the revolution is over
and that the inevitable reaction is not only begun but
acquiring fresh momentum every day.
The election in Connecticut, California, and Maine
are but the first muerings Of the storm which ere
long destined thoroughly sweep from existence
the wicked who have long had our country by
the throat the Jacobins of France were swept
from existence. Some Of them We observe already
deserving the coming doom. making professions
Of conservatism if in order to escape it, We ex-
1cct to the number of these hypocrtcs daily in
,reasng and the tide rises it will not be according
o precedent if weido not find them soon protesting
gainst the Radiealisnn and the "extreme views5 t
which govern their fellows hut which no less governed
hem as long as It paid. t
That now is the philosophy Of the peculiar phase of
istory upon which the American people appear at s
resent 10 be entering. We think it is phase worth
ateng, andstudyiDg, rs it progresses from stage
age, toward The grand culmnation which is to wit l.
ass al remote period, the triumph of Right over
fong and the rescue Of Liberty from the debris of
esaotIsa Il
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-02

$500. METH LODGE No 81, /. O. 0. F.
So Meets every Wednesday evening at seven
<2aI7fV$<S O'Clock, at their Hall Texas street
Brothers in good standing are invited to attend.
Ii. F. BECkMAN, NC
NJ. KAUFMAN. Secretary. ia23 "
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-02

TIE ELEcr1oN.-The election held in this parish
last Friday and Saturday passed off quietly. The fol
lowing is the result:
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-02

Try lie efficacy. Of the Peruvian Bark Bitters
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-02

.x5sa GaDDo LODGE So. l7a, r. and A. M.seats
Ng~sthe first and third Saturdays at o'cioct
~ IN each month 800 = A.,
". K1nK Secretary. 3oN, Y -. =,
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-02

Read the advertisement plantation for sale" in te-
The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-02

Shreveport, October 2, 1867 rtf
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-03-01
A Row in a Methodist Church.

From the Rochester IN. " Union.l
On Tuesday evening scene Of a some
what unusual character occurred in the
Methodist Episcopal Church, Allegheny,
Pa. An evening meeting was in pro-
gress there, and in attendance were two
women occupying the same pew. One
of them suddenly recognized in the other
person whom she had accused her hus-
band with having improper intimacy:
She determined TO have distinct under
standing about the matter there and
then, and commenced her accusations
against the other in an audible whisper.
The responses were equally vehement,
and at last the conversation became so
vigorous as to disturb the service, and
attract the attention of all present
Shortly all attempts to subdue their
voices ceased, and the wordy war waged
unrestrained. At length the opponents
took position in the aisle, and COM
menced a vigorous hand-to-hand fight
scratching, pulling hair, and clapper.
clawing generally. At last they we're
separated, and put out of the church.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-03-01
A Cold Sleigh Ride.

The Pottsyille Journal, Of last week,
published an. account of sleighing
party of ladies and gentlemen from st.
Clair, having been attacked on the
mountain, as they we're going from that
place to Mahony City, and robbed. The
Journal said: " 1t may seem incredible,
but it is positively stated that the rob
bers stripped the occupants of their
clothing, leaving nothing but the under
clothing of the women and the buffalo
robes that were in the sleigh. The rob-
bers compelled them to turn back and
return to ST. Clair. We have since
learned that the occupants of the sleigh
were party of married men with wo-
men other than thOir wives who were out
for a good time ION the sly thinking
their spouses knew nothing Of it; and
that the highwaymen were the wives
Of the aforesaid gentlemen, who having
got wind of the delinquency Of their
liege lords, had disguised themselves and
laid to wait for the party, determined by
this means to avenge themselves and
punish the offenders, AamaguG PA
Journal.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-03-01
Manager arau in Trouble.

During the late engagement of Ristori
at DeBars Opera House, st. Louis,
Grau got himself into little difficulty.
At the end of the second act, daring
Ristori night, the curtain was a great
while rising. Though the boys in the
pit cried pull it up, and show your
head, old Rst;" though the old bum
mers went out and took q second drink
and the orchestra man looked troubled
and struck up second tune, and the
women whispered and hustled round to
know the cause, yet all in vain; the cur
tain wouldn't rise. 1t didn't even move
only a supe peeked out through one of
the peek.holes to somebody in the
pit and showed his teeth, whereat a
deafening yell arose to pull up the
curtain" Well, what was the matter
Why, Mr.. Grau, the manager, had got
the editor of the Western Stage to pub
lsh in his columns some extracts from
the Chicago papers, and for so doing Mr..
Editor brought in a bill Of 1927. 81
knows noting bout your leetle bill, in
dignantly exclaims Grsu, "and will no
pays such bill | no tells you to publish
dash. gets my bublishin' for noting.
"Ah, ah, replies the editor, "wel see
about that" and therefore he issues a
writ and attaches the Italian artiste's
wardrobe for the third act while she was
playing the second. Our readers can
imagine how the indignant delineator Of
Medea's frenzy, Mary Stuart's anger, and
Elizabeth's temper looked when she en-
tered her dressing-room and found her
store clothes" for the next act in the
possession of a sheriff, who sat upon
Lady Maobeth's skirt and basque and
held her waterfall In his hand, while he
was smoking his meerschaum compla-
Gently. She motioned him to move, but
he wouldn't stir; she shouted in the las
gnage OF sunny Italy and flashed her
black eyes like poignards in the dark on
him. But be only laughed, OF course
Grau was indignant, but he paid up, OF
gave. security and settled the matter-so
the play went on, though very late.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-03-01
sharp Practice.

We have been told that, few days
since, ragged rebel" applied at the
recruiting rendezvous in this place to be
admitted into the regular United States
army. He was kindly welcomed. After
filling his stomach with salt pork and
crackers, and receiving complete out
fit of clothing-hat, coat, shoes, etc.--he
suddenly changed his mind. During the
night he decamped, leaving a note for
the commsndhnt, stating that he would
turn up and rejoin the command when
the next war broke the country up"
uI
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-03-01

with some difficulty recovered his breath,
and, looking at Boswell with dignifed
contempt, he roared out with the lungs
Of a stentor:
I" Mr.. Boswell, sir, leave off laughing,
and under pain ofmy eternal displeasure,
never utter a single syllable Of this abom-
Unable adventure TO any soul living while
YOU breathe. And such, said mine
host, "you have the positive fact from
the simple mouth Of your humble SER
want "-Anqelo's "reminiscences.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-03-01
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, FRIDAY EVENING. MARCH l. 1867

Pass Of Plumes, from the number Of
British cavAlrymen who iellin the strife.
The Slivenamon Hills were the scene
Of Smith 0'Brien's rising in lS4S. Ken
more, toward which the revolutionists
are said to be marching, is on The At
lantic coast, nearly opposite the Island Of
Valentia, and is probably force from
the coast that has crossed 10 the island.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-03-01
LEGAL SALES.

CHERIFF'S SALE.-BY VIRTUE OF A
- vendeteoni sxponas 10 me issued, from the
Circuit Court Of Shelby county, in favor of VIM.
Griffin and against A. ii. Douglass, / will, az
the Courthouse In Raleigh, on the 2ld day Of
March, 1861, between IL and ! o'clock \. m, sell
10 the highest bidder, the following tract Of
land, towit: Lying in the 3d and 9TH civil dis
tricts. in Shelby county, Tennessee, in range s,
section :. and nth Surveyors district, contain
ing s6O4 acres, more or less, bounded as follow:
beginning at stake; thence south 65 west, 81
links TO black gum marked l.. NJ; thence west
q north, with Jas. l.. Stuart's line "a chains
10 links TO a stake, 25 links east Of a black oak,
marked M. s., on the heirs of Thos. Stuarts
line thence south 81 west with said line Is
chains y31s links TO stake, . links west OF
hickory marked 7. s., thence west B north
with said heirs line. crossing Big creek 10
chains 10 a stake so links south OF q hornbean
marked I. S. in the west boundary line of the
james Robinson 1000 acre grant, No. II thence
south s. west with said line 6S chains TO a
stake. (the heirs Of Joel McLemore, northwest
corner; thence east 3o south with their line l0l
chains 80 links TO a slippery elm, marked NJ
s., on the south bank OF branch (thc heirs of
l.. II. Coe, southwest corner thence north 5I4'
cast with their line 40 chains TO stake 10 links
northwest corner; thence east with their line
% chains to a stake; thence south z6o west
TO hickory marked NJ. s., on the east bounda-
ry line of said 1000 acre grant No. II thence
north 81 east, with said line 81 chains b0links
to the beginning, being the same land sold by
plaintiff TO defendant and levied on as the
property OF A. II. Douglass to satisfy a iudg.
ment in the Circuit Court. rendered October 2,
1856, in favor Of VIM; Griffin and against said
Douglass, for Sl524 ii and costs. Terms cash.
Z. NJ. WINTERS. Sheriff.
Ia By f. ". CAIDWEII n 4
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-03-01
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By E. ". CALbMEf.L9'" WEI. 9"nIlS b. y.
THRUST SALE.-BY VIkrUEOEA A DbDD
i af Trnat 10 IL eY nci1t nd thn lth III. - z

THRUST SALE.-Bl VIRTUE OF A Ubbu
Il Of Trust to nae, executed the 4th day of Au.
gust, 1856. by William Foster. (which Deed is OF
record in the Registers ciiice Of Shelby county,
Tenn. in book No. 81. part 3D. pages 1873, s3i
and 335,) to secure the payment, Rt maturity, OF
a certain promisory note herein specified and,
whereas, said note is due and unpaid, L. 4. d.
Mallory, as Trustee, al the request of the holder
of said note and by virtue Of the authority In
me vested will, on Monday, the 4th day OF
March, 1867, between the hours of 10 and ii
o'clock am. of that day, at No. l9 Madison
street, in front Of the Gayoso Savings Institu-
ton, in the city Of Memphis, sell to the high
est bidder, for cash. the following described
real estate. to-wit: Being fifty feet OIL Of the
northern end Of lot conveyed by Robertson
Topp to Caroline H. ToOne, by deed of record
in Shelby county, in book s, pages 236 and 23T,
TO which reference may De had beginning al a
stake on the west side of Desoto street, run
hing thence north with tue west side of Desoto
street fifty feet 10 a stake, thence at righ.
angles TO Desoto street, thenee westwardly one
hundred and twenty-five feet to stake, thence
south aud parallel with Desoto street fifty feet
10 a stake, thence eastwardy one hundred and
twenty five feet to the beginning. The equity
Of redemption is waived by said deed, and the
title believed 70 be good, but | convey only as
Trustee.
IA T. D. MALLORY, Trustee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-03-01
The soOno Of the Late Revolt in Ireland

Prom the N. y. Herald, Feb, la'i
The rising has taken place in the rug
ged, mountainous county Of Kerry, where
the pssSantry, familiar with every foot
Of the territory, could eyade and bid de-
fauce to considerable body Of troops
The shannon river on the north aRd the
Atlantic on the west render tascessible
to aid from the ocean, and It is signh-
cant fact that for months past il has been
rumored that native pilots from the
shannon have been in this country in the
Day OF the FeHiana The SliyenamOn
aad Galiees mountains are fall Of his
toric interest i was along this range
that the Earl Of Essex. with 20, 1000 troops,
suffered defeat in 1893, the spot where
the battle vas fought being known as the
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-03-01

ASSETS. JULY ]. 1866.
Loss by Portland Fire. July 4th.
u,HR total amount covered By tho Rtna P.

rINHE total amount covered by the Etna Poll
i cies on property destroyed or damaged is
$206.S54. on which salvage will be about 1--WE
per cent. Our total loss will net vary much
from $4,000 and was promptly adjusted and
paid. This sum is I'VE per cent. upon the Com
papy's assets. figure but slightly exceeding
our Government and State taxes paid last year.
or proportion equal to IS 900 loss for com
pany of $1,000 assets.
The necessity for insurance and the value of
wealthy, strong corporations is torcibly il
lustrated by this fire. Several weak insurance
companies are destroyed. Portland has a
population OF 35,O00-was Handsomely built
mostly 1ne brick or stone structures-protected
and screen cd with urward Of 5000 shade trees
bounded on three sides by water-indoed,
literally, almost rising from the ocean--and
with steam FIRE department-yet It has $l0,-
00D 900 of property consumed in few hours
upon holiday when its people are least ocsu-
pied-from the very insignificant cause of
contemplate frecracker.
Remember the triling origin Of fires that
sweep away in few hours the earnings of
years. Consider your best interest and give the
Atna Agent a call if you need proper insur-
anoe security. Pay a fair rate of premium for
q good and genuine article, and with these
lights and experiences before you, procure
your insurance with shrewd judgment.
Applications for insurance promptly attended
TO by II. A. LITTLETON & CO., Ag'ts,
18 No. 27S Front street. up stairs.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-02-06
Hard on the "Dorg."

The Idaho Statesman calls loudly for
tax on dogs. 1t says:
The only subject or thing capable Of
being taxed, but not mentioned in the
schedules of the internal revenue bureau,
is the everlasting, useless cur. Dogs
everywhere abound, to the great danger
of mutton and other good grub, and yet
they are not taxed. Congress found a
way to tax everything that every man,
woman and child in America eats, wears,
wastes, enjoys, throws away, but forgot
to tax worthless purps, which are never
anything but damages to everybody.
Every mans watch is taxed but the
hound that follows him and steals oppor-
tunities to kill his neighboF's sheep or
bite his children, multiplies himself
without fear of taxation. Dogs are "a
place of amusement" particularly on
Main street. All places of amusement
are taxed; therefore dogs ought to be
taxed. Then every person who volun-
tarily or involuntarily witnesses dog
fight ought to pay one dollar Gould
pay off the Territorial debt with that rev.
enue.
The larger portion of the dogs should
be prohibited" Dogs are a nuisance,
therefore should be abated But if dogs
will be dogs, they should be Immensely
taxed. If every man who owns a dog
had to pay two dollars a month for the
privilege of causing some canine speci-
men to wear a collar stamped with his
initials, my dog" there would be fewer
dogs, more grub and less mischief. Dogs
are nuisance. Tax EN-. No dogs are
allowed in Prussia. No dog" says
correspondent of the London Times, lis
allowed to pass the Prussian frontier. "
No person can pass the lines with even
lapdog Ferocious pugs are instantly
gibbeted. The Prussians show wisdom
as we'll as good fighting qualities. We
sincerely think the Legislature should
tax all dogs in the Territory. Congress
forgot them had too much niger on the
brain. Now is the time for the Legisla-
ture to snatch 'em. No mistake about
it a lively little tax on dogs will help it
to raise the revenue, and materially d.
minish a nuisance.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-02-06

Cooked hats, wigs and red cloaks were
the usual dress OF gentlemen boots were
rarely seen, except among military men,
Shoe-strings were worn only by those
who could not buy any ssrt Of buckles
In winter round coats were used, made
stiff with buckram; they came down TO
the knees. Before the revolution, boys
wore wigs and cooked hats; and boys Of
genteel families continued the practice
long after they were given up generally.
Ball dress for gentlemen was silk coat,
and breeches Of the same, and embroid-
cred waistcoats; sometimes white satin
breeches we're worn. Buckles were uni
versally worm no one could visit ball
room with shoe.strings.
1t was usual for bride, bridegroom,
and maids and men attending, to 60 to
church together three successive Sun
days after the wedding, with a change of
dress each time. A very fashionable
gentleman appeared the first Sunday in
white broadcloth, the second in blue and
gold, the third in peach bloom and pearl
buttons. 1t was the custom to hang the
escutcheon sf the deceased head Of
family cut of the window over the front
door, from the time of his decease until
after his funeral. Copies of the escutch-
con, painted on black silk, we're more
anciently distributed among the pail
bearers-rings we're afterwards given,
and invariably gloves. Rev DR.. An
drew Eliot had mug full of rings,
which were presented to him at the iune-
rails which he had attended,
Gentlemen wore powder, and many of
them sat from thirty to forty minutes
under the hands of the fashionable bar
bers to have their hair craped and curled
Grape cushions and hoops were indis-
pensable for lady who wished to appear
in full dress. Sometimes ladies were
dressed the day before the party, and
slept in easy chairs to keep their hair in
fit condition for the following evening.
Most ladies went to parties on foot, un-
less they kept a sedan chair, or had the
good fortune to obtain seat in some
rich friends carriage,
The latest dinner hour was two o clock;
some officers of the colonial government
dined later occasionally. In genteel
families, ladies went to drink tea about
four o clock, and rarely stayed after can
die light in summer. 1t was the fashion
for ladies to propose to visit-not waiting
to be sent for Dinner parties were very
rare. Wine was very little in use; con-
vivial parties drank punch and toddy.
Halfboots were later in fashion. Cen
tlemen wore scarlet coats with black
velvet collars, and very costly buttons,
of mock pearl, cast steel, or painted
glass and neck. cloths edged with fine
lace, and laced rufies over the hands.
Before the Revolution, from $500 to
G600 was the greatest annual expendi-
ture in those families where carriages
and correspondent domestics were kept.
There were only two or three chariots or
coaches kept in Boston in 1850. Chaises
or four wheels, not phetons, were in use
in families of distinction and wealth.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-02-06
Fortune Telling.

One Of our exchanges is responsible
for the following story relative TO this
popular and pernicious vice:
Not many evenings since il is re.
corded that sinner who has escaped
hanging for, 10 these many years, was
in company with several ladies' The
subject of fortune telling was intro.
duced. Several of the angels " pleaded
guilty to the soft impeachment of hav-
ing written to Madam This and Madam
That to furnish them leaves in their .fu.
ture history. Instances were mentioned
of some very remarkable developments
in certain ease hereabouts.
Old R was asked for his opinion.
He replied: so far as am personally
concerned, know more about myself
than | wish to. don't think any good
comes Of those things. ! had friend
who dressed himself in lady's clothes,
and called upon a celebrated prophecies.
He did not believe she would discover
the disguise, but he heard what made
him exceedingly unhappy" Here the
old reprobate ceased. A lady much
interested asked, "What did she tell
him p "She told him he was to marry
soon, and become the mother Of ten
children r