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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-20

same time a gentleman opened the door
and entered the parlsr. Look ere, :
he said, addressing the dashing young
widow, "you go up stairs. Up to your
old tricks again, see. supposed you
were, and that's the reason why | watched
you"
This interruption broke the susceptible
heart of our young gentleman like ter
rible calamity, and the effect was greatly
heightened when the young widow com :
menced to pour out a volume of epithets
on the intruder, quite as inelegant as they
were profane. Here was nice fix for
our adventurous young gentleman. He
turned pale with surprise, and addressing
the gentleman, said But | hope you
will allow me to explain" Oh, that s
all right" said the stranger. "Tll fix
that with you as soon as ! get this untor-
tunate woman to her room"
With considerable difficulty the young
widow was removed, and when the gen.
teman returned "our hero" was informed
that the woman was crazy, and that q
constant watch had TO be kept over her to
prevent her from having similar inter
views with strangers. Our young gentle
man begged a thousand pardous, and was
shown the door. He at once returned
home, and VOWS that he will never be
caught in the matrimonial advertisement
trap again.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-20
Mra. TYitchell.

The Philadelphia Sunday Transcript
publishes a lengthy defense of Mrs
TwitchelI and history Of the Twitchel
family, in which appears the statement
that Mrs. Twi,chell was born in Wash
ington, her mother, the deceased Mrs.
Hill, being then known as Mrs. Werntz,
her father, preacher Of some reputation,
named Spencer. The Transcript gives
a statement purporting to have been
made by Mrs. Twitchell to prison 9TH
cial during her incarceration, as follows:
~ know nothing Of his murder. That
afternoon George and | were out riding,
and when we got back to the house
mother was getting tea, as Sarah Camp
bell had gone out | noticed that George
was very much depressed in spirits; he
never was much of talker, but on this
night he was less talkative than usual
he scarce spoke at all. At the table and
after supper l said to mother, there is
something the matter with George; sup
pose you 90 and talk with him while |
clear away the things. Mother went up
stairs and | cleared away the things, and
when / got through | went to my room I;
George was thea in the sitting room
reading the paper and smoking cigar.
| went to bed and don't know how long |
was sleeping when / was aroused by the
cry of Sarah Campbell in the kitchen" ="
This is the only statement she has ever
made outside of whatever she may have
communicated to her counsel, but the
Transcript intimstes that a full state
ment will be made by her within few
days.
The Transcript states that the reason
Mrs, Twitchel absented herself from her
husband was that Immediately after her
acouittal Twitchell and his friends COM
menced paving the way to q statement
from Mrs. Twitchell which would take
from him the charge and transfer it to
his wife. Daniel Dougherty, Esq, was
consulted TO ascertain whether a person
once acquitted of a charge of murder
could be tried second time, although
there be confession of guilt. The re-
sponse being that there could not be a
second trial, the efforts were renewed
with redoubled vigor until Mrs. witch
ellis friends heard of them, and advised
her to absent herself from the prison.
She always denied any completely in the
murder, and her fears of confession by
Twitchell we're based upon the fact that
she knew he did not believe in the i'm
mortality of the soul, and that his pro-
fessions of piety to Mr.. Bringhurst were
only shams, designed merely to retain his
service in the game for life hs was play
ing.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-20
Duelinp in Madrid.

A duel was recently fought between a
South American Count and Don Celes-
tino Olozsgs, nephew of the well known
statesman of that name; and it resulted
in the death of the latter of the two COM
batants. OF course there was "lady
in the case" 1t appears that Celestino
0lozaga had for some time been violently
ensmored of certain CUBAN Marquise,
one OF set of ladies more renowned iu
Madrid for seauty than for loftier quail
ties. Matters were in this condition
when the South American Count arrived,
and soon became captive to the charms
of the same lady. Then came the old
story of jealousy, hatred and desire for re-
venge. The opportunity soon presented
itself. The Count was sitting one even
ing in the Theater Espsnol, leaning On
his walking stick, when it was knocked
from under him by Olozaga in passing.
High words ensued, and then they came
to blows, and meeting was arranged for
the following morning. Now the Count
was noted duelist, and very expert
swordsman, having already killed one
man, if not more. The seconds, know
ing this, and in consideration OF the tri-
vial nature of the ostensible motives Of
the encounter, wished to forbid the use
of the point (they fought with ssbers),
bat Olozags, in his rage, would not hear
of it, The next day the duel took place.
1t lasted only few seconds. Olozsga
made desperate cut at his adversary,
who parried it and extended his weapon,
upon which the deceased threw himself
in making second furious attack. He
was run completely through the body.
and died in two minutes. When bis
uncle was told of the fatal occurrence ha
had fit. His poor father has been ever
since in state Of half idiocy, asd re-.
fuses all foed. The deceased was only
twenty-six years Of age, and was one Ok
the Secretaries of the Constituent Cortes.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-20
Napoleon nism--The Decline of Imperialism
in France.

Paris Correspondence New York Tribune.l
Napoleouism-esp that is, the
old Legendary Napoleonism that grew
rank from the ruins of the Grst empire,
and fourished ever more and more up to
l848, tended and watered by the opposi-
ton of all shades under the elder Bour-
bous, and side-grafted, as it were, on the
younger branches of Louis PHILIPPE him
self-is in its decadence. References to
the glories of the Imperial wars meet no
response; condemnatory illusions to
their terrible waste and cost" the fields
of Germany manured with French
corpses do
The idol is broken. The blindly faith
ful are old and dying out. The spirit OF
the age has reached France. Skepticlsm,
rationalism, realism have passed from
the State religion and God on to the ma
tional religion and the First Napoleon
/. The generation of hero worshippers
gives place to the new generation OF be-
levers in man. The French are par
TALLY coHvslescing from their chronic
disease of g,oire, and beginning to feel
that they have suffered bitterly, more
than they proftted, by those twenty years
Ofimperial phlebotomy. Another patent
cause, or rather occasion of the decline
and fall of Napoleonism presents itself
in the fact that the high, however tran
sient, luck of the family in its third dynas.
tic representative, since 1852, has, if !
may so express myself land should say
| may), pricked the bladder Of commits
seration that swelled with windy senti-
ment over the disaster of the first of the
name. The coup d etat abolished, in
sort, st. Helena AS Milesian might
say; the actual imperial throne, in so far
as it is supported by sentiment, rests on
the foundations it removed.
But ia this very visible and real de-
cline of Napolianism--of the Legendary,
Rev. s. C. Abbott, estible Napoleonism
your reporter has less to do with expla-
nations than record its phenomena.
These are visible everywhere, revealed in
lectures, speeches, books, newspapers,
stage plays, as by the booksellers sales
and in the manifestations of applausive
audianooa
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-20
! The Dutch Judges Decision.

Here is decision by learned Dutch
Judge: "Misder voreman and t'oder
jurymans--Der prisoner, Hans VIecter,
is vinished his game NIT der sheriff, aud
has peat him, but l shall dake gare be
don't peat me. Hans has been dried for
murder pefore you, and you must pring
in der verdick, put it must pc 'cording to
der law. De man he kilt wasn't kilt at
all, ash it vas brooved he is in der shall
at Morisdown for sheep stealing. Put
dat ian no madder. Der law says veu
dere ish tout you give 'em to der bris.
oner, put here ish no ton't-you sea der
prisoner ish guilty. Fesides, be sh
great losfer. / have know'd him witty
year, and he hashn't tone a sditch of work
in all de-. dimes, and dere sh no one de-
banding upon him for their livin, and he
ish no use to no poty. dink it would be
good plans to hang him for de example.
] diHk, Mr.. Vormans, dat be peter be
hung next fourt of July, as der militia
ish going to drain in another COUNTY, and
der would pc no vun goin' on here.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-20
rha Alabama Treaty.

The Washington correspondent OF the
Baltimore Gazette writes to that paper
as follows, under date Of 18th inst:
The treaty negotiated by Mr.. johnson,
I lesrn, is to be summarily rejected in sll
its parts. Negotiations upon an entirely
new basis are to be entered into, upon
principles designed TO form a national
Z aplatform" of party policy, exclusively
TO be occupied by SHmner himself The
cornerstone of the programme IS the
absorption Of territory. no matter
phere situated, ichefher in the .frioid,
temperate or terrid zone As to Eng
land. We are told that General Grant has
lately said, as t-ught by Sumner himself,
tbs, rRsvsrdy JOhusOn's plan will never
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-20
Peace in Tennassae.

All the people of Tennessee, Demo-
Gratis and Radicals, appear to agree that
since Brownlow evacuated the Governor
ship and went to Washington the condi-
tion of the State is entirely different from
what it was. The Radicals, it is true, DO
not generally ascribe, in SO many words,
the great change to Brownlow's de.
parture, but some of them do, aud all
admit that the change is an actual, sub
stsntisl, and most happy one. Strife
and turmoil have almost wholly ceased,
and peace aud harmony have taken their
place. No acts OF violence, or, at any
rate, as few as in any State South or
North, are recorded. The clouds Of
trouble have passed away, and the sun,
moon, AMI stars, shine in the blue sky.
The militia, that created so much dis
iurbance, keeping alive and exasperatinE
the feeling of violence, have been dis
handed, and are returning to their homes.
and contented people are left behind
them. m.-LOuis1ille Courier Journal
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-20
Chnfadarata Grew
The New York Clipper says 4;

Inc new 1ork CHPper says;
There is rumor that the Government
has it in view to change the uniform Of
the carriers from grey to some other color,
on account of the objections nauy per-
sons have to the Confederate grey. l. is
not likely, however, that the Government
will do anything of the kind, and the car
riers would not like the change, if all that
is said of the uniform be true; for, &C.
cording to some Of the papers, ever since
the carriers put on the grey suit the ser
want girls are falling in love with them
all around, so it will be seen that tho
suits Of grey have procured them the
good QrG-ces Of the girls, Who might DOT
be so gFa cious with them il their suits
be changed, 50 the change will not suit
the carriers.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-20

A few days ago there vas a Wedding
party st the residence OF gentleman
whose house is in Indiana sud his garden
in Ohio, his estate lying beth sides Of
the boundary line. The marriage was
daily performed aud The company had
been for some time engaged IN the fee
iivities arranged for the occasion, when
it occurred to the clergyman that the IL
cense which was procured in Ohio was
not authority for marrying a coaple in
Indiana, and so, 70 make a sure thing Of
i, the party marched out into ihe gar
den, and, standing there in The snos,
with crowd Of shiveriDg witnesses. the
nervous bride and groom we're sg4ia
pronounced husband aad wife.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-20
Isahalla. ex.Qussn Of Spain.

From the Catholic Telegraph
The persistency with which this wo-
mans character has been assailed in our
newspapers, the malignity with which
she has been yilitied as the royal pros
titute" would exceed belief il We had not
the proof before our eyes. Now, we have
recently had visit from Mr.. Irving Van
wort, nephew of Washington Irving, who
had been for years attached to the Amer
lean Legation st Madrid, and who had
ample opportunities, in that position, Of
knowing what WAS thought in diplomatic
circles of the conduct of the Queen, and
he assured us, in presence Of one Of the
most respectable of our citizens, that she
had been most shsmeiully abused and
sIandeted by the press, aud that her life
vas irrepyoaehable.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-20

A young man of Kunf kirchen having
promised marriage to two young girls,
each appealed to a court of justice to
compel him to carry her. Both sup
ported their pretensions by the most
convincing proofs of affection on the
part Of the young man, who, on his side,
admitted all iha, had been alleged, de-
clared his equal love for both, and ex-
pressed his willingness TO marry which
ever Of the young women the Judge de-
cided that be shoald take. The court,
having regard to the slender means Of
the young pretsBder, decided that the
richest Of the two girls should pay 300
Aorins to the other, and that shs might
at that price satisfy the cravings Of her
t.-EraRkforf Journal
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-20
The Tenth LORD Fairfax in California

Debrett's "Peerage," called by Thack-
cray the 'Euglishman's Bible, contains
many curious stories 10 reference to the
noble families of Great Britain. When
the last lineal heir of title dies, there
is always long search for the collateral
relatives, and frequently the latter are
found in position far removed both In
wealth and station from that occupied
by the head of the house. Dsbrett, how
ever. manages to keep these eollaterals
well advised of the probabilities of the
future, and in this way his book is swelled
out into undue proportions. The last
edition, among many other romantic
episodes, contains an account OF the
tenth Lord Fairfax in the peerage OF
Scotland. who now holds the office OF Re
porter of the Supreme Court OF Califor-
MIA, one Of high position and responsi-
bility in the United States, az the Peer
age declares. A long story is also
given of a street fight in 1859, in San
Francisco. between Lord Fairfax aud an
ordinary reporter, Charles Snowden Fair
fax. tenth Baron Fairfax, is collaterally
related 10 Thomas, the sixth Baron, who,
having relinquished his English estates
N bis brother Robert, came over to
America and settled at Greenwsy Court,
a plantation of more than half million
acres of land in Virginia, which be in
berited from his mother, Catherine Gull
nepper. Thomas Fairfax, out of Vir
ginia, is better known as the person who
EMPLOYED George Washington as sur
yeyor. On the death of Robert Fairfax,
in 1898. the estate descended to Rev.
BRYAN Fairfax, second cousin, who be-
cams eighth Baron. The present Lord
Fairfax, great grandson Of Bryan, vas
horn a. Vapclnse, Fairfax county, Vir-
sinia, in 1929, and succeeded TO the title
iD 1916.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-20
A Lady in Distress 8.

About nine o clock Tuesday morning
a very handsomely dressed female made
her appearance at the private office of
the Chief of Police and solicited an in
terview. Her features for the Eonce were
shrouded by dense green veil but hat
and white feather sat iaunti',y on golden
curls, and the figure was tsll and sylph-
like. An odor Of costly essences was
dispensed from her robe and heart
shaped cluster sparkled on her left hand
The lady was politely shown q seat, and
the chief, as is usual with him in the
presence of beautiful ladies, bowed low
and begged she would advise him in what
he could oblige her.
~ am a lady, sir, In distress"
Madam, / am pro foundly grieved to
hear i'll " and the Chiefs utterance dis
closed in en- eminent degree the sympa-
thetic nature of his feelings.
"Yes, sir; I'm very young, stranger
in the city, deserved and broke n-hearted J.
and bright tear falling from under
meath the veil and glittering on the costly
robe, evinced the anguish of the lady.
The stout heart of the police magnate
was evidently touched. He walked up
and down the apartment several times,
pulled out his handkerchief, put it to his
eyes, and then solicited anew the l0dy's
confidence.
"Will you help me, sir p
Madam, my yself and my force are al
your command"
" Thanks, sir; such generous assis
tance quite ov erwhelms me.
81 beg you will not express it Only
let me know the circumstances of your
distress"
"The person who has so greatly in
iured me, SIR is the barber of the
Dexter"
"Whatr'
"Yes, sir, the barbsr."
what niger ?"
"a colored gentleman, sir"
"And who the devil are you p
| came down here 10 teach school,
sir r. IsN te.ltaa ~
well, madam, my education is
already completed, and / think you d
better &C." aud the discomftted oficiHI
made sudden exit from the apartment
M o. PicdyuRe.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-20

A citizen Of Keokuk, lows, is said to
have discovered that he owns forty acres
Of land within the corporation limits o.
the city Of ST. Louis. Lucky citizen !
his claim is made good.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-20

The organist Of Williams College has
perfected an. invention which, attached
TO piano, is designed to print music as
fast as il u played. It's style of con-
struction confines it to the piano. but tne
inventor contemplAles modifying the
mechanism, so that il may be spplled
with equal facility 10 the organ, AID per-
haps to the melofeOn.
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Some months ago it was stated in tbs
scientific journals of France and Eng
land that the inventor Of nitro. o.glycerine
had succeeded in producing a substitutes
called dynamite, powder, which was
far more powerful, quite as cheap, abso-
lutely incombustible vt low tempera-
lures, and incapable of being exploded
by ordinary jolting or conclusion. Dun
amte, it was said, exploded only at nine
hundred and sixty deg rees or thereabout
Of Fahrenheit, and could be transported
by rail with entire security against
accident. A box Of it was thrown into
an open air wood ire. aud when the box
itself had been ronsuT ed the dunsmite
mingled With the ashe without explo-
sion. Bat n very 81 nall pinch OF 1t,
ignited by the percus iion OF fulminste
of mercH.y, burst, Tending into trsg-
ments sn immeust boulder. These
accounts were officially put forth, and
waTrsnted the expectation that the
perilous use of nitro-glyeerine weuid
soon be supers sded by the employment
1f the new expl osive. Has Mr.. Shafner
any informatie n TO give US on this mat
ter 2-Nei1 Y 0rk Post.
The New York herald., 1869-01-31
CORAL IslANos.

Lecture by Professor Ebell, Of New Haven.
There was large audience last night at Cooper
Institute In attendance upon the second of
OF lectures on zoology. being delivered there by
Professor Adrian J. Ebell of New Haven. Before the
Professor began his lecture the announcement was
made that on the completion OF the present course
it would be followed by course social and polit-
ical science by gentlemen well qualified to discuss
those topics.
The subject for the evening was given as corals,
molusks snas and cuttlefsh. These animals, it was
said belong to the class OF radates. The reasonfor
thus designating them was given and illustrated
with diagrams. The coral was described as belong
ing to this class OF radiates. There were three con-
these animals and the productions OF coral Islands,
First temperature OF the water at above sixty
that Tney are found distributed In the ocean, not
according TO the lines OF latitude, but according as
the temperature Is modihed by ocean currents Sec
ond, depth OF water not less than thirty feet and
not over one hundred IL required. The structure OF
the animal Is such that 1t cannot live at greater
few are found at a less depth, but OF SO frail
development as to be broken OIL by the motion OF the
Coral Islands are formed around the base Of noun
tain wholly or In part submerged. The form OF the
growth OF these islands is perpendicular towards
islands never rise to the surface than thirty
feet by the action OF the coral animals themselves.
jection above it is attributable to the deposit
by the waves OF the frazier kind OF
coral found at q less depth than thirty feet and
broken Off from the rocks by the action OF the water
Sometimes the mountain sinks below the water. and
then the coral deposits are seen In the form OF cir
Gle with lake or lagoon In the centre. These la
goons are sometimes taken advantage OF In the pro-
duct0n OF SALT water being let In and retained until
IL has evaporated and left q residuum OF salt.
Turks Island salt, so familiar to commerce,
Is obtained In this way. From the consid-
Grafton OF corals the lecturer proceeded to
the consideration OF jelly fish, and thence TO mol
lusks, and last OF all the cephalap0ds " which class
was illustrated throughout with extemporizcd draw
ings on the blackboard and afterwards by more
elaborate representations by means Of the magic
lantern. The audience were attentive during the
whole lecture and went away seemingly well pleased
with what they had seen and heard.
The New York herald., 1869-01-31

The MATERIAL PRoGREss OF THE SoUTH-
,CHRRRING SIGNs.-Perhaps the best evidence
of the sure and rapid material progress Of the
South may be found in the fact that the price
eof the bonds of the different Southern States Is
steadily rising in Wall street. The directors
of our New York savings banks, who are pro-
verbally conservative, cautious and sagacious,
have lately bought largely these State bonds.
The Southern people themselves are also adding
considerably to their investments in these
bonds. Other cheering signs Of the energy
with which the recuperative powers of the
South are awakening may be found In the
rgreat cotton CROP estimated at two hundred
million dollars; in the plentiful rice and
sugar crops; In the abundant production of
everything consumed by the Southern people
at home; in the report that in many parts of
the South labor has become even cheaper than
1t used to be in the days of slavery; and,
lastly, in many indications that the political
spaci6cation which must infallibly follow the
Inauguration of President Grant will open at
the South an era Of good feeling and of unpre-
cedented prosperity.