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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-23
Concerning kissing.

From the New York Evening Po1t. Augustl3.I
At the trial of Rev. s. P. Lynn, at
Pittsbnrg, few days since, for Minis
terial Kissing" the Rev. DR.. Mckinney
said on the matter of Kissing, 81 know
very well what the views of young ladies
are. / at least know what they were
forty or fifty years ago. Some of them,
struggle very hard against being kissed.
Some of them, in fact, make deal of
struggling. At least they used to in my
time. Then, again, others of them are
kissed, and don't make any complaint"
We suppose, according to the opinion
of the venerable Doctor of Divinity, those
of them that are kissed and don't make
any complaint" do not make any trouble
among the clergy. If we understand
this case of the Rev. Mr.. Lynn, he was
waited upon and called to account for
kissing two young ladies while pastor of
Westminster Church, Cleveland. When
the properly appointed committees waited
upon him and asked him what he had to
say in regard to the matter of kissing the
two young ladies, he replied that he had
only this to say, "thst he kissed one of the
young ladies because she dared him to and
the other because he wished to-" This
was frank and candid; and as Jacob
kissed Rachel because he wished to, the
matter might have been dropped. But
probably some of the members of the
church who we're no longer in the dew of
youth felt as some Of the elder brothers
and sisters of religious society did, one
of whose peculiarities was to greet each
other with q kiss at their meetings.
Among them were young man and
very pretty girl, "whose lips" probably,
as the poet hath it, "were like strawber-
ries half smothered in cream" and when
they met they, of course, ssluted each
other with the regeneration kiss.
After some weeks, at one OF the usual
meetings, staid and venerable brother
said, "that while they regarded kissing
as very proper, it had been observed by
him, as we'll as by some of the venerable
and unmarried sisters present, that the
young brother and sister when they met
were in the habit of kissing with rather
too much of an appetite; and they
thought with such young people, who
were not always considerate of the feel
ings of the maiden sisters, that hereafter
the accustomed sslutation might very
properly be omitted, else it might create
unpleasant feelings in the society"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-23
Mike MeCooIe Knocked Down by n
Chicago Rough aud His Exhibition
Inferrupted

The admirers of the a. P. r rules
have been greatly excited in this city, for
a few days past, by the notice that Mike
McCoole, champion of America, and
Ned 0'Baldwin, the Irish giant, would
give sparring exhibitions in the Opera
House during the races.
Last night was the grand opening, and
the ticket OF admission was placed at the
low sum Of ono dollar. OF course there
was q crowded house. All the really
scientific boxers we're there, and hundreds
we're drawn out by a desire to gaze on
the bruisers, expecting to have a great
deal Of fun; but their expectations were
all knocked in the head, aud so was
McCoole.
The msjorily Of the spectators had
taken their seats, and enly few Of the
restless ones we're lettering around the
door, waiting for the coming Of the great
men. Among those At the door wss s.5
z Z. 99ssns, Of Chicago, who, il is said,
was not on very good terms with McCoole,
aud this was the man who created all the
trouble iD the house.
As McCoole came up the stairs, Barss
remarked, 81 can lick you" The cham
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-23

The great ship canal which is to con.
meet Amsterdam with the North Sea, is
now once more in progress, the Govern.
ment of the Netherlands having relieved
the contractors of certain difficulties
which for time hindered the work. The
canal will be about fifteen miles in length.
The Zuyder Zee is to be shut out from
Amsterdam, and the Psmpus dam by
which this is to be effected is already half
finished, and the rocks and sluiees con-
nected with it are in progress. By this
undertaking Holland will add one more
to her grand engineering works, but it
appears to be On English firm who hold
the contract.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-23

pion paid no attention to Burns, when
the latter drew back aud struck McCoole
on the nose, sending him down stairs a
few steps McCoole rallied, and was
about % take summary vengeance on. his
assailaut. when the spectators interiered
and Burns made himself invisible.
The friends of McCoole say that the
blow was dealt with brass knuokles, and
are loud in denuuciation of the cowardly
assault. ,.
The occurrence broke up the exhibition
for the time, but as will be seen else
where. it will take place this evening.
-Bufalo Express.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-23

An old lady, recently. in some court
before which she was brought as a wit
ness, when asked to take off her bonnet,
obsiinstely refused to do so, saying,
There is no law to compel a woman to
take off her bonnet" "Oh" impu-
dently replied one of the judges, you
know the Law, do you; perhaps you would
like to come up and sit here, and teach
us7" "No, l thank you, sir, said the
woman Itsrtly, There are old women
enough there now"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-23

Ovid Butler has endowed a chair Of
English literature in the Northwestern
Christian University, which be names the
Donna Batter" chair, in honor Of his
own daughter. The new chair is to be
filed by Miss Kate. Merrill.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-08-23

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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-11

New Workers. are as eagerly interested as
the Athenians used to be in anything new.
The managers of our city theatres have been
rewarded for their recognition OF this fact by
the crowded houses which the novelties of the
opening season attract and promise to attract.
Conspicuous among the very latest Of these
novelties are 'Formosa, or The Railroad to
Rnin," at Niblo's, piece which, with all its
flattering pictures of successful vice, must be
acknowledged to be a not untruthful ''play Of
the period; ''Dreams, with its superbly set
scenes and its sprinkling Of sprightly dialogue
and its CLASHES of lightning" at the Fifth
Avenue theatres ''Uncle Toms Cabin, some-
what modified and improved, as it needed to
be, at the Olympic; ''The Scottish Chiefs, in
grand spectacular style, at the Bowery, and
''The Conscript," at Tony Pastors. Owens
Scion Single has continued to be the
attraction this week at Wallacks, and Jeffer-
sons Rip Van Wrinkle at Booths. Last
evening Mr.. Edwin Booth appeared as Iago at
the Academy of Music, at the third benefit
during the week for the relief of the family OF
the late Mr.. Hanley, of Wallack's theatre.
''The Sea Of Ice, at Fisk's Opera House, will
be replaced on Monday evening by Victorien
Sardou's ''Patrie," which has lately won for
It's author the grade of Commander of the
Legion Of Honor. Miss Lucille Western
will be entrusted with the r6le Of
Donna Dolores The regular fall season at
Wallack's will be inaugurated next Wednesday
evening by Sheridan's comedy ''The School
for Scandal" with an excellent cast. AT this
theatre new comedy by Robertson is in ac-
tive preparation and will soon be produced.
Miss Bateman's speedy return to the American
stage will, 1t is anticipated, be ''the event" Of
the present month. Mile. Carlotta Patti, who
arrived at this port on Thursday, will begin
her series of concerts at Steinway Hall about
the 23d instant. Nine. Parepa-Rosa COM
mences this very evening the fourth anniver-
sary of her debut in America, q short, and,
we expect, brilliant season of English
opera at the French theatre. on Fourteenth
street. Finally, Hermann, the prestidigita-
teur, who astonished us all 80 much few years
ago, has returned from Europe, and on Wednes
day evening will open at the Academy Of Music
an entirely new repertoire Of illusions" We
must add that his example In devoting the en-
tire proceeds Of his first performance to the
relief OF the widows and orphans Of the Avon
dale miners is worthy both Of commendation
and imitation. It Is manifest from this hasty
glance at the theatrical novelties Of September
that the public can complain of no lack Of va
riety and interest in the fresh programmes of
fered by the managers.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-11

GERMAN IN THE Schools. movement
of the Germans to secure the teaching of the
German language in our public schools is vide
spread, being felt to some extent In all the
great cities, especially in those where the Ger
man element is in considerable force and it is
movement hostile to the spirit Of American
unity, proposing to itself the ridiculous future
of conteating the supremacy of the English
language on this continent, or at least the
founding of an independent power of German
speaking people.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-11

CUBA-THE BATTLE OF LAS TuNAs.-The
latest accounts we have from the seat of war in
Cuba, and which we publish in another column,
speak assuringly for the ultimate sue
cess of the struggling patriots. The Las
Tunas battle proves to be far more severe
than was at first reported, and the result
different. Valmaseda commanded the Span
iards, and after stubborn contest of five
hours was forced to give way before the cour-
age, determination and skill Of the Cubans
under General Quesada. This battle has been
one Of the most important since the naugu-
ration of the rebellion, and the victory won, it
is hoped, augurs well for the cause of freedom
in the island.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-11
Frontier Rec.incnfinn.

Tho Hudson Bay and Puget Sound terri
torial limits and trading rights questions,
which have spasmodically endangered the
peaceful relations existing between this conn
try and Great Britain since the days of Will
liam Goblet to the time OF the ratification of
the Oregon treaty, are on the point of oblitera-
ton. They have been reduced to matter of
cash valuation and specie payment-a point of
view in which no doubt they will be adopted
by the United States and the freedom of the
Northwestern frontier from the intermeddlings
Of foreign traders secured. The Ameri-
can Commissioners, acting under the treaty
Of 1868 with England, have reported an an
nouncement Of the claims which were submit
ted to them by the representatives of both the
interpretations named above, as we'll as Of the
awards which they made in both cases. The
Hudson Bay Company asked $4,3Os, TOP,
and the Puget Sound Company $l,l6s,OO
both to be paid in gold The Commissioners
have awarded $3.50, 900 to the Hudson Bay
Company and 100000 to the Puget Sound
Company. Many well known lawyers took
part in the proceedings, and the final action
was, it appears, harmonious. All the posses
sorry rights claimed by either company in
Oregon or Washington Territory are to be
released TO the United States, so that we
start with really independent territory in that
direction, and California more secure.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-11

ERIE AND THE Stock ExoHANGE.-The
''bulis" and the ''bears" in the Stock Exchange
are at loggerheads over Erie. On Thursday
the long-exiled stock was readmitted to the
call on the announcement that it had been re-
gistered, as required by the resolution of the
board. On the discovery that the certificates
now ahoat cannot be registered until the 18th
OF October the board yesterday again struck it
from the list. The "bulls" claim that the regis
tration Is regular and the 'bears" that il Is
only nominal and not real. Such is the quar-
rel as it cow stands.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-11

POLICE UNIFoRM.-The Commissioners have
put their recent decree in better shape. Be-
fore they declared that policemen should
always wear the uniform, and then specified
certain exceptions to the application of the
rule. Now they specify all the cases In which
uniform shall be worn, which is merely stating
the same case from the opposite standpoint.
They decree moreover that man shall not be
exempt from duty when called upon though he
be not in uniform. This looks as if the game
of dofing the regulation clothes had been
''played" somewhat as an escape from duty,
and explains the necessity of such an order.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-11

WRoNG AGAIN.. Ross Browne has a
greater capability for being wrong than any
other man in the country. He is wrong
oftener, more completely and more persstently
than il Is easy to understand. He is, it seems,
wrong again in his spiteful declaration regard
ing the telegraph; for there is the best evil
dence that the Chinese government has given
authority for its construction in Chinese
waters. His statement only proves that he is
ignorant of what the Pekin authorities have
done in the premises, yet it was especially his
duty TO know this. Browne had better return
to his little caricatures.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-11

The terrific southeastern which came down
with almost the fury Of a tropical tornado
along the whole line of the New England coast
on Wednesday night last was the natural
breaking up of the close, sultry, sweltering
weather which had prevailed for several days
before. The storm, in fact, had been brewing
for week or more, and with all Its Fremont
tory symptoms these heavy southeasters or
northeasters are frequent visitors at this sea-
son of the year. They belong to the equinoc-
tial gales, which, in some mysterious way not
yet settled by scientific inquirers, seem to
result from the approach of the sun to and
over the equator from the south in March, and
from the north In September. 1t was in one
Of these September southeasters, in the Gulf
Stream, that the steamship Central America
was lost some ten or twelve years ago. The
central pressure of this late storm, it appears,
came directly upon Boston, while the blow in
New York was near the southern edge of the
tempest. So far as Boston and Massachusetts,
are concerned we doubt whether in that quar-
ter they have had a more violent or destructive
autumnal southeastern since the landing of the
Pilgrims.
A southeasterly storm, always more violent,
is Of shorter duration and does not cover 80
large an area of land and water as a regular
northeastern. The former may strike in upon
the coast at any point, but the latter generally
comes in upon the Carollnas from the Gulf
Stream, and, expanding beyond the Allegha-
MES, sweeps along the coast up to the British
Possessions, and at speed not much above
thirty miles an hour. A southeastern such as
that of Wednesday last moves at the rate of
sixty or seventy miles an hour. This grand
elimination Of the fermenting elements on
Wednesday pretty effectively cleared the at
mosphere, but an old-fashioned northeaster
may still be required for the regular opening
Of the fall season.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-11

He WANTS TO BE UNDERSTOOD. Right or
wrong, Grant evidently means to have no am
biguity In relation to his position with regard
TO parties in the Southern States. Hamilton
cannot well make Texas people believe that
Grant is with him In view of Grants straight
out declaration that he would prefer ''an
honest democrat to Hamilton. Apropos to
this, the rumor is timely that there is move
for a full democratic ticket in Texas.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-11

cause. The countries washed by the Medter-
ranean are those that have the best chance OF
controlling the trade of Asia. Marssiles win
be the great European seaport to which that
trade will come, and from which it will be
disseminated through Europe. Venice and
Genoa will probably regain some of their
former splendor and prosperity; and, in fact,
all the ports of the Mediterranean will once
again, after ages of dulness and decay, become
active marts of commerce. No wonder that
England turned cold shoulder on M de
Lesseps and his project aud sought by quiet
diplomatic means to prevent its being realized,
for it must be confessed that there Is in the
Suez Canal an element Of danger to the COM
mercial greatness Of Liverpool and London
Even to the United States this great work is
not without considerable interest. A few
months ago the great Pacific Railroad was
opened amid popular rejoicings, and the Amer
lean people felicitated themselves that they
had by this magnificent enterprise secured the
trade Of Asia. That's not now so very certain.
Important as railroads are, they do not by any
means lessen the value of water communica-
tions. There are certain distances to which
the transportation by rail Of bulky commodi,
ties, of wheat -four, corn and other products,
are limited by cost. Beyond those distances
such products cannot be sent to market by
rail, because the cost of transportation would
exceed the price at which they could be sold.
And so the Importance of facilitating water
transportation, whether by removing obstruc-
tons to navigation or by connecting navigable
waters by means of canals, is just as great
now as it would be If railroad transportation
had never been thought of. We see that
although New York has railroad connection
with New Orleans there are three weekly
lines Of steamers trading between those ports.
And 80 it is with Charleston, Mobile, Savan-
nah, Wilmington, Boston, Albany, &c. We
presume that with New York and San Fran
cisco connected by rail the experience will be
similar, and that land transportation will not
diminish the trade by sea.
In view of all these facts 1t becomes incum-
bent on the United States, If they would
strive to secure by sea those advantages
which they now have by land, in grasping
the bulk Of the Asatic trade to respond to
the challenge contained in the opening of the
Suez Canal, by commencing Immediately and
pushing forward to speedy completion the
work Of connecting the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans by ship canal. We have no doubt
that with the right sort of men engaged in the
movement the subscription books would be
promptly filed, and If any trouble should
arise about right Of way the government
should step in, and, in the interest Of all
nations and peoples, take and keep and guard
the extent of territory necessary for the great
work. Even the London Court Journal, in
recent article on the subject, declared that
our government would be fully justified in
doing so. We cannot afford to sleep on this
project. Speedy action has become national
necessity.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-11

No SPECIAL PRIVILEGES. The driver of q
cart bearing the United States mail supposed
that he was superior to the authority Of the
policeman placed to regulate traffic in the
streets, and ACTED accordingly but the court
says that cart owned by the United States is
the same as q cart owned by any one else,
and properly sustains the policeman with
good fine against the obstreperous driver, who
abused the courtesy extended 10 his craft from
time immemorial.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-11

It is urged by tho friends and satraps of the
Union Ferry Company that this monopoly 10
not bound to pay any portion of its surplus
profits to the City Hospital of Brooklyn until
its charter expires and it winds up its affairs.
The question is, when will it wind up It's
affairs, and the sick poor receive any benefit
from the provision of the charter, which guarau-
tees to them all the surplus over ten per cent
dividend and the expenses Of running the
ferries? Certainly the winding up will never
come so long as this gripping company can stave
1t off, and that is just so long as 1t can retain
chasers Of said franchise must buy all the
boats, docks and other stuff which the company
owns. The property of the Union Ferry Conn
pany Is valued now at about two millions Of
dollars. Does any one suppose that the COM
pany is going to wind up it's affairs and dis.
gorge its surplus profits for the benefit Of the
poor of Brooklyn in November, 1873, or, for
the matter Of that, at any other date? No one
who understands the spirit in which the COM
pany is managed will believe anything of the
kind. That spirit is controlled by extor-
ton on the people Of Brooklyn and the
business community Of New York who
make the former city their place Of
residence. The ferry company charges
double the rates for passengers and vehicles
which are reasonable and which would pay.
It may be very well to argue that because the
interests Of one director or stockholder suffer
by the small traffic at Hamilton ferry, and
those of another at Catharine ferry, and still
another at Wall street ferry, that the public arc
to be submitted to undue taxation. And yet
this is the argument used by the defenders Of
the company. The interests of New York are
really as much involved in this ferry trans-
portation as those Of Brooklyn, because we are
compelled in great measure to seek habita-
tons on Long Island, owing to the restricted
area Of this city.
AS we stated in former article, the ferry
company governs Brooklyn. 1t has all the
institutions Of that city under its control; the
ferries to begin with--except George Laws
slice in Williamsburg-the the city railroads,
the gas companies, the Corporation rings, the
Board of Education, the bridge company, the
Park, and the newspapers, twopenny and three
penny, are all under the thumb of this monopoly,
and are, to great extent, run in its interest.
The Union Ferry Company, in short, as it is
managed at present, with its high tariff, the
absence of all protection to life in case of acci-
dent, and the udeness of many its employees,
is an incubus upon the prosperity Of Brooklyn,
and no logic or sophistry on the part of it's
advocates can induce those who know any,
thing about the matter to entertain any other
opinion.