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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-17

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AMpslsMEyTs.

THEATRE COMIQuE-Gi& BROADWAY
i LAST " NIGHTS OF rHB HArfDN BROTHERS.
LAST IL NIGHTS or THE COMBI <ATICN
LAST ~ NIGHTS or HARRY, T. "a alIRR FISH
LAST IL NIGHTS OF MILE. OF A}rRInE
LAST ~ NIGHTS OF THE CAi6Nn CfRlss
LAST ~ NIGHTS OF THE a IEAT "a nj EroN
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LAST II NIGHTS Or THE fHREE pI.yiNt; MEN
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LhsI ~ NiGnrS ~ - ~ TRIPLE PARTERRE.
LeSI ~ Ni1bIs W .AE PAkTOMIME.
bAsI ~ EiSnr ~ Arthur Albert Jean and Victor.
LAsm ~ nimh rS ~ George William and Alfred.
LAST NiSn,T ~ THE Dogs. Goats and Ponies, 40.
MAntNEES VdlONESDAYS AND HATiI RDAyS
mAINEEs AEDEESDAYs AND RArURDAYS.
MAiINEESS WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS.
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Ritualism.

To the Editors of the Union and American:
When community becomes afflicted
with any particular crime or moral de-
linquency, then should our clergy turn
their attention to that particular point;
should the people become drunkards,
our preachers should denounce the abuse
and the abomination of excessive
drinking. This locality being just now
afflicted by terrible inclination to Ritu-
alism, as any one can see by entering
one of our Episcopal churches, 1t is good
that our jealous clergy should aoate
their attack on envy, hatreu, malice and
all uncharitableness and come squarely
down to their work, nor slack their
efforts until this hideous spectre
is banished, at least from Nash
vile, if not from the State of Tennes-
see. But, Messrs. Editors, in charity, let
us leave this scavenger work to whom 1t
belongs. Why our secular papers should
gloatingly publish every squib and
article ridicuing Ritualism is beyond my
comprehension. The Episcopal Church
is, aud ever has been, divided into two
parties, the high and the low, or Evan
gelical. The first is liberal and con-
servative, meddliug in no way with the
affairs of the other religious denomina-
tons, allowing the largest latitude in
belief, in personal liberty, in mode of
worship, etc. The low Church is the old
Puritan party, which insists upon each
member Of .he Church being fitted to its
particular bed, stretching him out when
too short-cutting him of, If too long.
Not only does this spirit prevail in their
religious, but il would seem also
in their political views These low
churchmeB, who are nov bowling at nit
ualism, are, almost to a man, Radicals
in politics, who never saw nor ever will
see any exienustion in our late rebellion
their bet institution, this day, is the
Freedmen's Commission. On the other
hand, the high churchmen are, without
exception, Conservatives, who eagerly
extended to us the hand Of friendship
Immediately at the close OF the war. The
great lay Msgul Of the Puritan party IS
jay Cooke, the banker, who possesses In
an eminent degree the peculiar talent
which shone in one Of the famous twelve
who accompanied our Savior on earth,
and who was the first to quit the CON-
pany.
But Why print such articles as the fol-
Loving, which appeared in one Of our
city papers:
al aneold that Riiuslism is making
rapid progress in New York; | know
that il is in India The Protestant Ca
,hedral at Calcutta nov resembles q
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-11-02

shell, bearing occult hierol lyphics,
among which could be distinguished per-
feet triangles. This mound was graced
with the stump of tree, which, when
cut down twenty years ago, ceuld not
have been less than two centuries old.
An idol exhnmed from the mouth Of Lick
Branch, Nashville, was also displayed,
and small female effigy in white clay,
with the marks of the cross upon the
shoulders. The Doctor everywhere found
traces that the aborigines of this country
may have come in contact with civilized
nations long before the discovery OF
America by Columb bus. He gave short
sketch of some OF the explorations OF
the Scandinavians, Danes and Iceland
ers, and the colonies they founded in the
New World. But to these fearless navl-
gators could not be ascribed the knowl-
edge the mound-buiders of Tennessee
had of the crosa and the symbols OF re-
ligion. II was rather to be referred to
later period, when the early Catholic
missions were founded upon the shores
of the New World some three hundred
years ago. In 1854 the Catholic sove'
reign of Spain was attacked with ter
rible religious zeal, and be sent out one
Francisco, with large body of co-work-
ers, to convert and evangelize the la
dians. They planted themselves at st:
Augustine, on the shores of Florida, and
for twenty-five years the missionary was
very successful. He founded a great
many missions, and partially Chris
tianized a great many of the saw
ages. Delegates we're sent to the
parent society of st. Augustine aud to
the convent Of st. Helena. The Spanisrds
appear to have encouraged marriages
between the young people of their own
race and those of the Indians, and to
have lived with them on terms OF inti-
macy. The mound. builders of Tennes-
see, the Doctor thought, must certainly
have belonged to the great Natchez
tribe, who coming from the South, spread
themselves throughout the valley of the
Mississippi and its larger branches.
When in the hight of their empire, they
probably numbered 100000. The lecturer
thought it extremely curious, the mix
ture of Christianity and idolatry found
among those people. While the great
fundamental principles of the true reli'
gion were so familiar to them, they wor-
shipped stone effigies and adored the. sun,
and were probably guilty of human sac
rifces. The Doctor exhibited a great
number of implements of warfare, such
as stone axes, arrow-heads, knives,
spears, etc. Also, culinary utensils, NOR
tars used for grinding Indian corn and
paint. The lecture was listened to
throughout with the greatest interest, but
time fails us for more than a passing
sketch of its riches. We understand
that scientific society of the East will
soon publish book from the pen Of DR..
Jones on the antiquities of our State,
with particular reference to the mound
builders of Tennessee. We feel assured
that it will prove one of the most inte-
resting books of the kind ever published
in this country.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-11-02
womsn,s Movement in Germany.

On the 18th of this month the women
OF Germany are to have conference at
Stuttgart, when they will discuss the fol-
lowing points: First, To fad out the best
ways and means to teach young mothers
how best to regulate the physical educa-
ton of their children. Second, The es-
tablishment of small museums of litera-
ture, art and industry. Third, The COM
msncement of reform in dress, chiefly
directed against the vagaries of fashion,
and the best ways and means to carry
out this reform effectuslly. Fourth, The
transformation of benevolent female insti.
tutions into self-supporting and earning
female institutions"
y On the dress question they accept the
following conclusions: That nothing be
declared "old fashioned " which has
been found useful, appropriate and be-
coming; that nothing new be adopted
unless it has proved itself to be both to
the purpose and answering the demands
of good taste; that all garments and
objects of toilet that are hurtful to health
be put away. They will also inquire il
greater economy in dress, so as to appor-
tion expenditure to income, cannot be
secured.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-11-02

Catholic Cathedral. This Will not go
quietly much longer, depend upon it.
Mischief is brewing, and the Ritualists
will do we'll not to flourish their mum
meries in the face Of the public more
than they can help"
The Methodist holds his protracted
meeting, and gets his religion in as bois-
ferrous a manner as he chooses, and who
objects? The Baptist people swarm on
the river banks as thick as flies about a
soda fount, cpd one by one the preacher
leads his flock into the stream, and dips
them beneath the surface with as much
ceremony as be likes, and who shall say
to him, nsy2 The Romanist, enrobed in
silks and satins, surrounded by surpliced
choristers and lacolytes, and half smoth-
cred in the fragrant incense from swing
ing censers, chants his liturgy through
out the world, and no one but an utterly
bigoted Protestant can regard the per-
formance with anything but pleasure,
seeing that religion, even if not his re-
ligion or phase thereof, has such sway
over millions of his fellow creatures who
would otherwise be given up to intidelity.
But should the Episcopalian dare (even
in this free country, where every man is
by the Constitution permitted to worship
his God in the manner that pleases him, J
to change or beautify his mode OF ser
vice, to Danish his hired quartette of
singers from the choir gallery, or the
cover Of his communion table; use the
idolatrous sign of the cross; or, horror
of horrors, should he vainly imagine
that the Lord Of Hosts, when He delared
that, from the rising of the sun to the
going down of the same, in every place,
incense shall be offered unto His name,
really meant to permit him, the
said Episcopalian, to have swinging
censer. and to burn frankiucense in his
services, then let such innovator beware,
for the public. that is the word, the
public won't stand it much longer Now,
has the time come for this inquisatorial
bigotry2 Two hundred years ago, the
pious people of New England Went for
any clergyman of the Anglican Church
who was 80 ritualistic as to attempt to
officiate in their country, wearing that rag
of popery called the Snrplice, but it is
to be questioned if the American people,
befogged in their morals as they may be
by the events of the late war, are reduced
yet so low into barbarsm as to join
heartily in any crusade for religious pur-
poses, using force either to establish
favorite or to crush out Objectionable doc
trines or modes of worship; and long may
it be before the general enlightenment
of the people at large is degraded to the
ordinary level which new guages the
bigotry and intolerance of the Puritan or
Evangelical party in the Protestant
Episcopal Church in the United States of
America. JEROME.
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Origin Of Mahogany FURNITURE.

A West Indian captain, about the
beginning Of the eighteenth century, had
brought some logs Of it as ballast for his
ship, aud gave them to his brother, Dr..
Gibbons, an eminent physician, whe was
then building q house. The wood was
thrown aside as too hard for tks work
mans tools. Some time afteFward his
wife wanted a candle box. The Doctor
thought Of The West Indian wood, aud
out OF that the box was made. It's color
and polish tempted the Doctor to have a
bureau made Of the same material, and
this was thought so beautiful that II was
shown to all his friends. The Duchess Of
Buckingham, who came TO look at it.
begged wood enough 10 make another
bureau for herself. Then the demand
arose for more, and Honduras mahogany
became q common article Of trade.
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Ihs Perpetusl Drop"

The chief and most remarkable char
acteristic of him is that his chatter is in
cessant, and that there issues from his
mouth a perpetual dribbling Of words,
conveying to those who hear him no sort
OF information worth having, no new
thing worth knowing, no idea worth lis
teuing to. These takers are found in
the British Islands in great numbers
There is no difficulty in meeting with
specimens. If you live in a street, and
will only sit at your window for sufi-
cient length of time, one of them is sure
to pass. He has a companion with him,
the recipient of that small dropping talk.
Perpetual drop points with his stick,
calling his friends attention to bakers
shop-what is he saying? He is saying,
Alb, German you see; FrantzmanD,
German name. Great many German
bakers in this city Germans and Scotch.
Nearly all the bakers are either one or
the other" You continue to watch, and
you observe that this loquacious gentle
man is again pointing. where you see
those houses" he is saying now, there
were nothing but green fields when ! was
boy. Not brick to be seen anywhere"
And so he goes on commenting on
everything. Whatever his senses inform
him of he seems obliged to put on re-
cord. "Piebald horse" he says, as one
goes by him in an omnibus; or, Gu
rious smell" as he passes the fried-fish
stall. This is the man with whom We
have all travelled in railway trains. He
proclaims to his companion-a person
much to be pitied-the names of the
stations as the train arrives at each.
"Ah, Croydon" he says or, Ah,
Rsdhill-going to stop, / see." he
makes his com ments when they do stop.
"Little girl with fruit" he says; or,
"boy with papers" Very likely he will
initiate the peculiar cry of this last
morning pawpaw," for his friends ben
eft This kind of talker may be studied
very advantageously in railway trains.
He is familiar with technical terms. de
remarks, when there is a stoppsge, that
we are being shunted on to the up line
till the express goes by" Presently
there is shrek, and shake, and
whirl, and then our friend looks round
with triumph. THAT was it," he says,
"Dover express-down line" This is
very wearying parsonage. he cannot
be quiet. If be is positively run out and
without a remark to make, be will ask
question. Instead of telling you what
the station is, he will in this case ask
you to tell him What station is this p
is favorite inquiry with him. He
doesn't want to know; he is not going to
stop at it; he merely asks because his
mouth is full of words, and they must
needs dribble out in some form or other.
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The Earthquak. at New Madrid, Missouri,

This phenomenon, which occurred in
the Mississippi Valley during the winter
of l8ll-l2, has been called to the recol-
lections of aged citizens by the recent
convulsion of nature in California. The
accounts given at the time state that the
land, both below end above New Madrid,
was sunk several feet and covered with
water. The shocks we're accompanied
by loud explosions, and chasms were
opened in the ground from which vol
umes of water and steam were discharged.
Islands in the Mississippi river were sunk
and the current of the stream was driven
back for several hours, for distance of
eighteen miles, and overhowed the adja-
cent land. About one-half New Madrid
county and the village of New Madrid
we're submerged, one of the lakes formed
being sixty miles long and several miles
wide. The earth rose in great undula-
tions, and when they reached certain
hight, the soil burst, aud vast columns OF
sand, water and q substance resembling
coke we're thrown out. 1t may be recol
lected that during the rebellion the Union
forces turned the position of Island No.
10, on the Mississippi river, by the con-
struction of canal in one of the chasms
formed by the earthquake of 1911, below
New Madrid.
Earthquakes are said to be very COM
mon in a region of country embrscing
Southeastern Missouri, Northern Arkan-
sas, and the Indiana Territory. Among
the Ozark mountains there are several
extinct volcanoes, and one is reported to
have shown symptoms Of activity within
the last three years The hot springs in
the Indian Territory are continually ex-
hibitiDg the connection with the internal
fires ofthe earth.-PhilGdelphia Ledger.
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PUBLIC LEDGER.

The PUBLIC LEDGER is published every Af-
ternoon Except Sunday by &. WHITMORE.
F. A. TYLER and ]. j. DuB0SE, under the
firm name Of
w NOR E Sc 60,
at No. Is Madison street.
bers by faithful carriers at FIFTEEN CENTS
per week, payable weekly to the carriers.
By mail Tin advanced: One year, W SIX
months, $4; three months, 81; one month"; 70
Newsdealers supplied at 2x cents per copy.
Communications upon subjects Of general in
terest to the public are ut all times acceptable.
Rejected manuscripts WILL NOT be returned.
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A Scotchmsn, in fallisg from the top
Of one Of thu ssVenteen-story houses IN
tie old town Of EdingburE, said TO a
neiehbor vhs was at the time looking out
ct the tenih-story window; "Eh, man,
Sandy, I'm guam to ha's sa asfu' f..
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W "A N TIE ID.

w seventy-fye cents per cord. Apply to
FINNIE & BUCKaA
70 81 ain street.
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CARTER Q. IAOKsON,

And evsrything needed in the vAy of Family
Supplies. GAIL AT s. ADAMS STREET,
BETWEEN SECOND AND TnIRD. 4S-7l
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-
Southern Spiral Hoop Skirt Manqrty whole
- sale and retail. 1887 Main near Washington.
INSURANCE.
St. Leuis Mutual Life. Mcmahon Il Otis, 43
vu,be Equitable Life Assurance Society purely
NTorth Western Mutual Life. j. B. Chapin,
~ State Agent, 81 Union.
Narolina Life Ins,. Co.. 2Is Main M. J..
rsSsnbarrS, %iGis rEes r. w. w. q MsSscn geSs s'0y
nesoto ms. and Trust Co., AZ Madison; ]. g.
~ Lonsdale, Sec'y; W. NJ. Farrington, Prest.
n .ittleton, Ii. A. Co.,Aeency, S Madison.
pDeopls's Insurance Company. le Madison.
Narpenter White, agents Connecticut Mu-
" tual Life. As Madison.
NE ERRIMAN. BY R D co.,
FINE WATCHES AND JEWELRY.
275 MAIN.
Dooley. Barnum 4 Co., cor. Main and Court.
JOB PRINTING.
Uyranklin Job Printing House, Is West Court,
II S. c. Toof, Proprietor.
EEerguson. c. w., 3s Jefferson.
LIQUOR DEALERS.
nm oriz Wolf agent. 366 Main. near Gayoso.
LIQUOR DEALER AND GROCER.
Eckerly. q. A..Sit Front.
LUMBER, DOORS, SASH, ETC.
EDlain q Co., B. K, corner Gayoso and Sec
Cubbins. Gum coover. l6l Washington.
LIVERY STABLES.
Seligman. Joe, 6s Union. corner Third.
Eprackett. c. H. & Co.. s2l and S2s Second.
MILLINERY GOODS.
VTance & Co., wholesale, 26l Main.
MEMPHIS STEAM DYEING.
UH olenberg q Co.. B. A.. 2R Beal and 200
Nm Second.
MUSIC. MUSICAL MERCHANDISE.
K atz nbsck. f.. Sl7 Main.
PAINTERS, HOUSE AND SIGN.
navis. A. f., IS Adams. near Second.
PIANOS AND ORGANS.
Goepel. Leopold. agent. Knabe's. SO Main.
K atuenbach. F.. sl7 Main.
PICTURE GALLERIES.
HAY, z. 3SS Main. up stairs.
Crayer. W. E., 200 Main. clark's Marble
PICTURE FRAME MANUFACT0RY.
K atEeh bach, r.. Sl7 Main.
PUBLISHING HOUSES.
Oreat Western, 2is Third. Agents Headers,
W Books. Maps. .Charts.letc, Goodspeed Co.
SPECIFIC.
Ward, n. s., Ag't lTS Main cures Diarrhea'
w Bloody Flux. and all like complaints.
SEWING MACHINES.
Grover& Bakers. s25 Main. up stairs.
Star Shuttle Company. s5s Main.
uWTbreier 4 kyV;l,oc,, h;.h.st ,rer,;uun I.ocl,-
w Stitch Sewing Machines, 256 Second.
TEMPERANCE.
Ehepartment Deputy Sons Of Temperance.
~ 4. II. Cooke. 1s1z Main.
T0BACCONIsTs.
NTayer. Marshue;1 Z g. oSi. z. Wholesale and re-
SSternterg. s., wholesale and retail. ssi Front.
Trdmonss. Pettierew a Co., wholesale Com
M mission Merchants. 80 Front.
UNDERTAKES.
Wrlancrty A " alsh. Sl7 6econd.
WALL PAPER, ETC.
Gritshaber. J., A5 Main.
wedding Gifts,
wedding Rings,
Bridal Gifts
MBRRIMAS, BYRD q co.'s.
-. .w mRnaw
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ITO L1spENARD Sr. .

New YORK, October 13, 1867.
DEAR SIR: 1t is with much plea
sure that L say to you that I consider
the PLANTATION BTTTERs of untold
value. In the fall of 1867 was taken
with Chills and Fever, with the most
severe pains in my chest and head.
It was with great difficulty that 1
could breathe. My lungs were greatly
distressed, and there was severe pain
in my right side, by spells. could
hardly get up from my bed. called
Doctor, who attended me all winter
without the least benefit. About the
first of August I commenced using
your PLANTATION BITTERs-a wine
glass full three times day-and have
used it most Of the time since, and /
am now well and strong, able to do
all my own work and the care Of O
large family. Yours, &C.,
SUSAN WILSON.
MAGNOLIA WATER-Superior to the
hest imported German Cologne. ana
sold at half the price, N21t1t3
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HfARRTKns

- On Che evening Of tho nth November,
LICH TO Miss L. Z. FRIDAY, ali of this
city. 90 3f.se Y y - - '-1 ''
AZ st. Peters Church, Beaufort District,
s. O., on the 18th instant, by Rev. A. j.
Stakes, CLARENCE A. GRAESER, of CO.
Tlsmbia, s. o., and Sfiss MAhGARET A,
D!BBLE, OF Charleston, s. c.
No cards. i.r
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to be hated aud that this haired viii
grow rather than decrease, and the
more successful he may be in contin-
ming and carving il out, the more
win he be hated and the moro
avoided. He may beso aided by the
supreme power as to constantly se-
cure greater means OF oppression, and
he may roll in wealth thus acquired;
but this will not give him satisfaction
or pleasure. He will constantly see
before him men who came here with
no better title to social standing and
kindly regard than he had, who will
be happy and contented in the ap-
proval of their course OF life and con-
duct in the community, though they
may be as far from political coinci-
dence with the Southern people as
he may be. Nor is it always neces-
sary that men should abandon Office
into which they may have been in
Quoted by party management, which
has not the popular approval, for
them to atone for their connection
with unjust and even usurping pow
ers, any more than that they should
abandon their party in its rightful,
or what may seem to them rightful,
authority and principles. They may
often use this very power consistent
ly with all which the legitimate prin-
ciples of a political party require of
them-and all parties have codes
which are not necessarily mixed up
with selfish or individual interests
for the restoration of the people of
the State in which they may exercise
it, or whom they may represent, in
such q way as to restore to them all
their rights, preserve them against
losses of their means by legislative
robbery and official speculation, and
prevent the lawlessness and bitter
ness of party spirit from attempting
by force or oppression to effect that
change of feeling and of the aftec-
tions which good works and kindly
spirit can alone effect Can we not
have justice, and thus have peace
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Valuable Property for Sale.

VHIuEDIB LIUp0IIy IUI DdS4O'
u known no SDi as q The COTTON GIN Gil WARE.
HOUsE-situatod on Lady street, near
the south Carolina and Greenville Rail-
roads. Proposals in writing addressed to
Messrs. Melton d Melton, will be received
up to 5th December, or personally to my
self at the Warehouse. Ap .
Nov 81 q, s{i y 8. H. SPENCER. j,
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Stephen Riley. the colored man
who was so bitterly denounced and
prosecuted by his brethren. for vot-
ing the Democratic ticket, has been
presented with purse of $631 by the
white citizens of Charleston. Riley,
in receiving the letter, said that he
only did what he believed was right.
He was not afraid to do his duty at
all times and under all circumstances,
and he would never forget the kind
ness with which he had been treated
"a kindness far greater than any
thing he had done could have de-
served
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TIE VOTE oE NEW YORK. With
official returns from all the Counties
but two, the total vote of New York
State foots up 849,279, of which
Ais, ,656 are for Grant, and 1923, 1872
Tor seymour--Sey mour's majority
8, ,l66. Hofiman's majority for Go
vernon is 1892. The official vote
OF New York city is returned as fol-
lows: Seymour 1O8, 3I6; Grant
47,7O2; Hoffman 1882; Griswold
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The ghosts in the Circular Church
steeple, in Charleston, which have
excited SO many nervous individuals
during the past two years, have at last
been exterminated. They proved to
be o family of owls; and q fearless
individual climbed the steeple night
or two ago, and bagged the party.