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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-18
working women In Boston.

Anumber of women recently petitioned
the Massachusetts, Legislature for aid to
enable them to purchase land and raise
fruit, and few days ago they were ad-
mitted to hearing before a committee.
Miss Aurora 81. c. Phelps, q Saxon
complexioned woman, with modest
voice and sincere manner, came forward
aud opened the case with the remark that
a much larger number of working-women
would have been present had not their
employers threatened TO discharge them
if they did come, and in some cases
bribed them to stay away by raising their
wages little. She gave q very harrow
ing account of the condition of the labor
ing women of Boston. Those who work
upon piece work receive the smallest pay
-forty-6ve cents for making dresses
complete, ten cents apiece for flannel
shirts, fifty cents dozen tor shirts IN
some cases, etc. Charwomen and scrub
bers get rather better wages. Washer
women get fifteen cents an hour, but must
do the largest washing in three hours.
There are more women laborers in the
market than men, and so the former get
less wages. Girls crowd to the city as
naturally as boys. The girls come city
ward for better advantages and under
the impression that they can learn trade
and be independent. But in clothing and
tailoring establishments girls are not al
lowed to do the whole of any piece work,
but are only taught to sew up certain
seams or certain portions of garment.
They are thus restricted lest they should
be more independent and command
iuster compensation. The speaker had
worked in printing office for four dol
lars week, which just paid her board.
She asked her employer how be sup
posed she was to obtain clothing, and he
justified himself by pointing to the book
binder, who only paid two dollars per
week. She related her experience in
many branches of labor. Being asked if
she had made any inquiries of land own.
ers for such tract as it is proposed to
place these woman on, she named seve-
raj places where good land could be OBJ
tanned for from $50 to $3.50 per annum.
She had talked with farmers, who con-
sidered her scheme feasible. If land
could be purchased and placed at the SER
vice of these women, to be paid for after
three years, it would be an asylum where
the feeble seamstress would find health
and home. Wouldn't it have bad
effect upon the morals of neighboring
people to establish community COM
posed of women alone 2" She thought
it would not. Other workwomen coin
cided in these views.
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S0rosis I'm Arms,

3orosis has her back up and plainly in
forms the colored population, that uni
versal suffrage must include women. AT
a recent meeting in New York, Fred.
Douglass said:
He though there was an element OF
slang directed on the negro in the address
of Mrs. Slant on. Some Of the compsri-
sons in the sIeech reflected severely, he
thought, on the black race. he was sorry
to be comp elled to say he had noticed the
same evidence of backsliding in the
columns Of the ReUolution."
Miss anthony followed in a sharp
speech IN favor of woman suffrage, du-
ring which she insinuated the right Of the
ballot had been given to the negro at the
expense of the woman.
Mrs. Sarah Norton said we should not
consider the woman question and the
negro question at the same time.
Miss Cady Stanton thought Frederick
should take q back seat, and not give
quite so much lip.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-18

The pleasure of meeting friend is
often enhanced by meeting him away
from home, and at an unexpected time.
A certain Memphis man had this fact
brought to his mind yesterday BY the
following pleasing incident: Memphis
man had just arrived, and after taking q
fine meal at the Louisville Hotel, was
taking little stroll, when he met an ac-
quaintance, formerly of Tennessee, but
now resident of Louisville. The greet
ing was very cordial, and the Louisville
maxwell call him Malone, because
that is not his name-insisted on Mem
phis man-Jenkings-taking drink.
Jenkings at first declined, softly, but
finally began to snuff in the breeze q
considerable sized mice, about the size
of four year old yellow dog, and re.
fused with faithful zeal until he was al
most dragged into saloon. Further re-
sistance being useless, he meekly an
swered the barkeeper that he would take
glass of soda water. Malone eyed him q
moment with gaze of mingled surprise
contempt and compassion. and said
"You know what l want" Barkeep0l
passed over decanter Of bourbon
whisky. Malone poured out tumblel
full, and threw it down bis throat al
straight as he could drop plumb lint
into the Mississippi river. Then turning
to Jenkings he blandly said +" Settle this
will your I'm broke" Jenk ings, whit
always carries money, threw ont tw'
dollar bill. When the change was re
turned Malone made clutch at if, bu
only succeeded in securing a quarter. I hi
he put in his vest ocket in an uncou'
cerned manner, simply remarking: I'll
borrow this, Jenkings, until l see Hum
phrey Marshall" He wanted Jenk ing
to join him in a smoke, but that y.outf
could not be caught any more. He es'
capped minus one glove left on the count er
and has since cut several of his old a c
quantances, fearing that they had turne
dead beats. j. IL. M.
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A correspondent Of the London Athe

A correspondent Of the London Athen-
9um writes:
The etymology of the names Of
houses and rural localities is often mat
ter of interesting inquiry. There is a
hill between Marden and Cranbrook
called Hushe7fe Hill; op the side of that
hill where it slopes towards the north is
fine, roomy old house by he roadside,
called Husheafe House, which, when
compared with anotf .er hous dated 1911,
looks century or two cent uries older ;
one OF the few remF .ining hou ses in which
tradition tells as tne Kentish broadcloth-
weavers carried or their business from
five hundred to a Thousand years since.
In the AthenRu,m for the Goth of Febru-
sry (No. 2l56, p. 270) it is stated. The
mother of tho two poets-Phiceas and
Giles Kletch er-hss been made out.
This lady was Joan Sheate, the daughter
of wealthy clothier of Cranbrook.
Busheafe House was built before timber
became scarce. Complaints be gan to be
made nearly three hundred years ago
that that was the case from the vast
quantity consumed in making iron.
There is another ouse at the bottom of
the hill, perhaps not much less ancient,
which / was tod fifty years back was
Hartsheste Hou Sc.
"The names of these houses seem to
connect this 10 cality between three and
four miles fir ON Cranbrook with the
family from W nom Dr. Fletcher married
his wife in 1880. Husheafe House is
worth looking at, not only as a relic of
antiquity, but as affording evidence that
it's builder was not only man of busi-
ness but a man of taste. A walk of three
miles fr ON the Marden station of the
Southes stern Railway on the road to-
wards Cranbrook, will take a party to
the top of romantic Husheafe Hill"
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GRANT.

We extract the following from the cor
respondence of the CincinIati CONNER.
cial:
Mr.. Bonner was telling N of the warn
ings given the President, by anxious
friends, when it was proposed to drive
him out behind Dexter, whe / asked hif
opinion of the General.
II b alieve him to be a good man, and,
as a soldier, a great man, but as Presi
dent be lacks training. BE went into
Office undertaking it and overrating him.
self. he had the mistaken idea that be
could run the Presidency as he com.
manded an army. Wind is good-muscles
are good-but both, when of the best,
require training. A good man without
preparation may make a bit in q new
position, but the rule is that he makes a
failure"
"You consider the Presi sident, then, a
failure p
$50 far, certainly. He should have
gathered about him practical men of the
world-politicians we call them. Instead
of this he has excellen. gentlemen, as
much out of training as himself But /
believe he has q power like this of Dexter,
that will enable him to retrieve the past,
and come in all right at tn e end"
~ wish you had given him some sd-
vice. l felt better when | saw Grant
associated with you and George Wilkes.
/ regard Wilkes as one of the most re-
markable men of the day"
$50 do l." said Bor ner, earnestly !;
L. u,,tk .v1,Ia, .fnl ,n-o- and
clearness. When you wan to try q man 8
capacity put pen in hi 8 hand. But, l
doubt whether Grant advised with Wilkes;
be certainly did not with me-"
Talked boss mostly, did he not p
"Well, yes. But / would as soon ex.
pect Grant to advise with his friends
about the movements of his army, as the
policy Of his administration. II is his
way"
more the pity. Hsdh he taken some
clear-headed, practical man into his con-
fidence, he would not now be brooding in
wrath over his unhappy complications
and disappointuients."
But we are ow in the Central Park,
and over the smooth road, along which
the gorgeous squipages were rolling.
Dexter pricked his ears, and lifting his
superb head, looked another animal. He
trod the earth with the ease and elasticity
of steel springs, while with his head
slightly turned be- kept his right eye on
his master, awaiting for the signal to be
of. But it is against the law to drive
rapidly, and a policeman on the main
drives, every few hundred rods, enforces
the law. Once out upon the central road,
beyond the park, and Bonner said "go.
and away be went The fences flew by |;
the road beneath seemed to spin into a
ribbon; horses aud vehicles which We
passed seemed for an Instant to stand
still; and the power with which this glo-
rious animal did his work was only equal
to the ease, ele gance and beauty of his
movements. They affected me like wine.
TIE RACE.
We were approaching the long rise,
which terminates at the Jerome Park
House. when he came up with vener-
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change the opinions of those behind the

cnange tue opinions Oh those Deniuu ino
scenes.
In marked contrast, then, to Sorosis
stand the ladies whose names are men,
toned above. They are known as earn
est, intelligent, ever jealous women,
working for women, and for women s
rights. Some they have already attained;
all will sooner or later come. In the
meantime they have the good sense to
surround themselves with the appurten-
ances of art and civilization. They oc.
cupy an elegant building, entertain men
and women of culture, provide material
for enjoyment of such character as indi-
cate their own elevated stature in the
sphere Of development, and challenge,
as they deserve, the cordial recognition
of the world.
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Sale Rooms. $50 Second Street

be said that it was his own intention to
have him replace it for the purpose CT
photographing it in its original position,
after which it should be sent to the Smith.
sonian Institute at Washington, with q
copY of the photograph.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-18

There is beam in the roof of the Por-
tugese Synagogue in Bevis Marks, Lon
don, which came from the timbers OF q
man -of-wsr in the reign Of Queen Anne,
by whom it was presented to the Syna-
gogue.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-18

Savannah, Georgia, had baby show
on the first inst Eighty baby carriages,
several carrying two, all filed with in
fants, and about double that number " in
arms" were on exhibition.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-18

The sloop Helen, built at New Bedford,
in 1929, was recently converted into q
schooner at Newport, and during the pro-
cess she was opened in every part, and
not an unsound stick or plank was found
in her
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-18

Children born in France on the 10Th
Of August next (Nspoleon's centenary
will be taken under the special protec-
ton of the Government.
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dent" said Grant to his brother-in-
law, when are you ike a pigY' Give
il up" When you get independent
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lE, TUESDAY EVENING. MAY IS. 1869.
COM ER Ola p r O S p E RI II Y

Strangers visiting the city will find their advantage deal with
house where the ONE PRICE principle strictly carried out We shall offer
Dry Goods every description prices exceed outside of New York
During week will take pleasure showing visitors stock and style
ofbusneSS
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Low, Lower, Lowest.
GET THE BEST. 81

Sent BY Express. Cash on Delivery.
The Genuine Oroide Gold Watches,
I IMPROVED AND MANUFACTURED BY
L us are all the bes: make, hunting cases.
finely chased and beautifully enamelled, patent
and detached lovers. full jeweled, and every
watch perfectly regulated and adjusted. and
GUARANTEED BY THE COMPANY TO keep correct
time, and wear and not tarnish, but retain an
appearance equal to solid gold as lonE as worn.
These celebrated watches we are now sending
out BY mail and express, @. o. D., anywhere
within the United States and Oanadss, at the
regular wholesale price, payable on delivery.
No MONEY is REQUIRED IN ADVANCE. as we
pre- fer that all should receive and see the goods
before paying for them.
A Single Watch 10 any Address, sI5.
A club Of six with an extra watch 10 the
agent sending the club, $50; making seven
watches for SEQ.
Also, a superb lot Of most elegant 0roide
Chains, Of the latest and most costly styles and
patterns, for ladies' and Fentlemens wear,
from ten TO forty inches in length, at prices of
80 81. Sc and IS each; sent wht n ordered with
watch az the regular Wholesale prices.
Describe the watch required, whether ladies
or gentlemen's size. and address your orders
anu ''' TIE oRoIDE WATCH CO.,
oaw5ft lF FULTON street. New York.
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Mississippi ValleyNavlgation Go.
OF the South aRd West

Office No. IL Jefferson street. Memphis, TEN.
Capital ......-"......."."...."S ,0Oo,0 600
each.
DOCKS FOR SUBSCRIPTION TO THE
ID capital stock of the Company are open at
this Office. where parties may subscribe either
81 Rocket, Agent.
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Bonner on Grant, and Don Piaft
behind Dexter.

We extract the following from the cor
respondence of the Cincinnati CONNER
cial:
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-01-21

Many of our readers are well aware Of
The fact-thcugh many ofthem may have
forgotten It before thls-ihat about eight
or nine years ago there lived within three
miles of the beautiful village of Plymouth,
two young men who were often supposed
by those who knew them not, to be twin
brothsrsk-CofI Mills at Dicksons--a1Id
both young-Sausage Suffers at DIT
men attended church regularly to see tina:
their--Handsaws, Bucksaws at II. b. ID. 8
-respective-Castl Iron BooUacks, a good
thing, at ID. 's-swecthearts were well la
ken care of, because-Dickson sells cheap
and the majority buy of him. they wanted
to marry and--buy good parlor stove OF
Dickson-se;tle down; they were both
married at late hour OF the day and be-
gan business a; the same time; at noon one
came bone to hear-Dinncr Bells and Din
ner Horns at Dickson's--the rich voice OF
his musical wife, while the other preferred
to remain in the field aad hear-Cow Bells
of the best quality at Dickson's-the geese
and ducks quack rather than go home to
screws. gimlets and augurs at Dicksons
tine bosom of a Seeding wife. (The re>
mainder Of the story next week The
end.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-01-21
Bsrrett's, the most approved.

However strange il may seem, the natu>
raj tendency of the world Is to degenera-
cy. The desire for money has robbed the
rich, sent the poor to despair, made the
rirtueus wicked, and the evil man worse.
1t has established tyrannies end robbed the
emperor of his crown 1t has caused IL.
B. Pershing to leave his pleasant home in
Plymouth, and purchase Jacob q. Ben
der's entire stock of Dry Goods and Gro>
ceries in Knex, Stark County, Indiana,
where he expects TO offer extraordinary
inducements to the people Of Stark, ia the
Goods line, and viii take in exchange for
goods all kinds of country produce, Hides,
furs, &c. Remember the Old Variety
Store is the place.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-01-21

To VERNoSTERs.-The attention of Yer
monters in this section OF country is called
10 the advertisement of the Vermont
Record and Farmer. now being pub
lished in our paper. We have perued u
copy of said psper. and should consider il
invaluable to any person in any way inter-
ested in Vermont news and history. The
copy before us contains news from every
county in Vermont, without an exception,
together with a variety of Vermont His
toricai, Biographical and Obituary sketch,
es We think no Vermonter who has
once perused the paper, and who takes
any interest whatever in the ''news from
home" would ever afterward be with
out it.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-01-21
Barrett's infallibIe Hairrestorative.

ROMANCE IN RAILROAD LIFE.--On Mon
day, the 4th ins. ant, as we learn from the
Hudson (Mich.) Post, a woman giving
her name as MahIidah Jones, between the
hours of three and four O'Clock in the
! morning, gave birth TO a female child, in
the depot at that place. The woman is
some 2e years of age, and claims TO be
from Licking county, Ohio, near Newark,
the county seat. She came into the depot,
intending to ga west, but for some reason
did not. Towards morning, Mr. Hiram
Maun. the baggage master, was awakened
by cries Of murder, etc. On asking the
woman what was the matter. she said she
hal the neuralgia in tie head. Mr.. Mann
tried TO quiet her; and after building a
fire, left her living on the floor with her
satc!el under Ter head. Passengers be-
gan 10 come in for the four clock train
and in a few minutes the room was full
! The. woman said she would die il she did
not get relief. DIR. Chapman was sent for,
and in about five minutes after DC arrived,
she gave biitii To the child. She is now at
I sir. J Staples'. under charge oi Mr.. j. l.
Palmer. Superintendent of the poor. She
SAYS her husband - Heury Jon,s-is at
1 Plymouth, Ind. She was on her way ia
an unc!es in Noble county, Ind, where
she intends to gu as soon a. abe.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-01-21

MUsIcAL---A party of gentlemen me, al
III. WhitmOre's Office On Monday night
last, and organized musical society, 10 be
called the Philharmonic Society of Ply
mouth, Indiana; the object of this society
is to practice and cultivate the science ol
vocal Music for the use of churches, pub
lie meetings, concerts, &c.
This society is TO consist of such male
and female members as have some knowl'
edge of music. 4 constitution was fran.
ed and adopted, and the following gentle
men were elected 10 serve three months
President, Emanuel Price; Vice President
c. Whitmore; Secretary and Treasurer,
Jacob Short. The society meets with clio
Sod doors, for practice, in c. Whitmore's
Office, every Monday night.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-01-21
Neighborhood news

DR.. Fairfield has been lecturing in La
Porte.
The Baptisis have erected fine church
in Walkerton-36x5O with Is feet cell
ing.
Seven persons have been convicted and
sent 10 the State Prison form LaPorte Co.
during the last year. Good list for small
county.
Valparaiso has had another murder case,
III. Andrews being the name of the muir
dered man.
A General revival in all the churches in
Valparaiso.
Friend Guerney, of the Tidette. calls
on his delinquent subscribers to "pay up, .
It's time. Here Is another newspaper in
the same fix.
Mr.. Brown, of the fremont House, VAL
paraiso, has sold to Mr.. Gooding, who,
we hope, will maintain the good reputa'
lion of the fremont.
Miller's Aibenium Troupe is now play
ing at South Bend.
A runaway occurred at South Bend one
day last week. But slight damage was
done to the vehicle. II t0as q South
Bend uehiclc!
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-01-21

Broke His WHEEL.-On Friday AFTER
mon, while farmer was driving a span
OF horses, to which was attached a wagon
loaded with wood, along Carol. Street,
the left hind wheel of his wagon came to
pieces, as If by magic, the horses became
frightened and made an effort to run, but
the driver succeeded in restraining them,
though he didn't his oaths, which were de
voted to the wagon maker, who, we will
say for the credit CT our wagon-makers,
lives in Plymouth.-South Bend Regis
ter.
Ii The above is not impudent in the ex>
IRENE, then we are no judge. South Bend
wagons never break dewn-oh, no, In
defense of onr manufacturers, we will say
that our wagon>makers cannot be excelled
by even the boosted firm of StudebakeI
Bros, and for nicely of finish aud dura,
bil:ty our wagons are far ahead of any we
ever saw from South Bend.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-01-21

TIE 'CuIcAGoAN" AND "WEsTERN RU>
RAJ The Literary and Family Weekly
established in Chicago in April last, under
the title of The ChicdgOon, (named after
the wonderful town of Chicago. we sup
pose, recently passed into the hands of
Ii. n F. Lewis, the enterprising publisher
of the Western RurQi. the ably con.
Quoted and very widely circulated Agri>
cultural Horticultural and Family Week
ly. AS the Chicago journal says, '.the
great success of the Western Rural is
owing to Mr.. Lewis energy md excellent
Judgment, and in his hands the CHicdgoan
cannot fail of success" in fact, its success
| is already assured. The Chicago Tribune
speaks OF IL as meeting great success, and
tho Round Table says no journal in the
country better graces its own peculiar
niche and the Standard says the name
of Mr.. Lewis, of the Western Rural, as
the publisher of the new paper, is guar>
aztec of enterprise and excellence.
The leading features of The Chicdgoan
are its original and selected stories, and
general fireside reading, with some special
features Of great interest. The Hon. Geo.
c. Bates, of Chicago, is contributing inter-
esting sketches of members of the Bench
and Bar, which the EUening Post says
should be read by every Young man in the
country; and DIR. Mstthews, of the Uni
versity of Chicago, is soon TO commence a
series of papers entitled Self Help, or,
Hints on the Art Of Living. comprising a
wide range of subjects, which must at
tract great attention. While it is not a
political journal, the Chieogodn takes a
radical or progressive ground on many
questions now agitating the public mind
II has among its special contributors some
of the ablest writers of the country.
We understand that the Western Ru-
raj has now bona. fide circulation of 30.
900 copies weekly, more than twice as
large as any other Agricultural journal
west of New York The publisher has
given away during the past year over
$25. 900 worth Of premiums, consisting oil
sewing machines, watches, silver ani pla.
ted ware, farm and school bells, pictures
gold pens, books, etc., to th sse sending
clubs Of subscribers, and is still offering
premiums on a remarkably liberal scale
for subscribers to the Western Rural OF
Chicdgodn, and clubs may be composed
of subscribers for both papers The Ru
raj is TO be greatly enlarged and improved
for 1869.
The terms of the Chicdgoun are % OF
per year: four copies one year $40; term.
of the Western Rural $3.50 per year
four copies one year Ss. Both togethel
one year for $3.50. Specimen copies O
either or both papers, with lists of prcmi'
ums given for clubs of all sizes, (and of th,
premiums to subscribers who pay the sin,
Gle price, sent free Address n N r
Lewis, Publisher, Chicago, III.