Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-09-08
LEDGER.
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION.
Letter from Paris.

PARIS. August II. 1905.
The anniversary Of the 10Th OF August
was marked by the promotion Of five
persons to the dignity Of Senators. As
two of them had been members Of the
legislative body, two more vacancies are
created which will have to be filled up
before the general elections, II, as is now
confidently affirmed, the Chamber will be
allowed to complete the term for which
it was elected. With one, or perhaps
two exceptions, the names Of the new
Senators are but little known in the po-
litical world.
The Emperor, on Tuesday, at the
Council of Ministers, stated that the gen.
eral elections would certainly not be held
before next year. This declaration only
confirms what has been already an.
nounced by NJ. Rouker, in the Legisla-
tive body.
The Gazette du Midi states that at
Marseilles, during the review on the occa
sion Of the Emperor's fete, the populace
raised cries of I" Liberty foreverl" "The
Press forever |" "Down with war"
The Duke de Persigney has sent to the
Opinion Rationale telegram request
ing it to contradict the statement that be
had received a letter from the Emperor,
relative to the passage of the Qaeen of
England through Paris. This paragraph
related to ridiculous statement which
appeared in some of the journals, a sensa
fion, to the effect that His Majesty had |
written to the Duke, complaining that |
Queen Victoria had not returned the |
Empress visit.
The storms which have occurred du-
ring the last few days in various parts of
France have occssioned pertnrbations
in the telegraphic service Numerous
accidents on the different roads kave
been the results; poles have been
thrown down, and the wires broken from
their supports. Measures a,e being
taken to remedy this state or things as
promptly as possible, but it has unavoid.
ably caused delay in forwarding dis
patches on the lines.
In consequence Of report made by the
Committee on Forti6cstions, the En-
peror of the French has raised three forts
now in course of construction at Metz
to the first rank among places of war.
The forts, which are detached works, are
those of the Carrieres, of St Julien, and
of Qaenleu
The Bulletin de la Societe Indus
frielle, of Mulhauser, gives us an account
Of a curious "telltale" apparatus in
use at the vast establishment of Dolffus,
Meg & Co. There are four night watch.
men on these premises, and they have to
make ten visits to ninety-three stations,
n all nine hundred and thirty visits. On
his rounds card is deliv- !
cred to each Waterman, which be carries
about with him. At every station be has t
o visit frame of the same size at
which, at given time, stamp pre-
ents itself and impresses a mark
IN the pasteboard. The marks are
% arranged that when the whole are
,rinted, they form one complete design.
my delay or omission on the part of
be Waterman leaves blank space on
he card, which tells the hour at which
be man failed in his duty. When going i
IF duty the men push their cards into a /
lind of letter box, and es this is done G
he exact time at which they are deliv- e
red is printed. All this contrivance is
beyond the mems control, :
md there is no possibility of tampering
nth the mechanism. G..
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