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A Queer Hymn Book.

A good joke is told of preacher in
Nebraska, who had dined with a friend
Just before afternoon services. As il
happened, this friend occasionally luxu-
rated in a smile of the ardent, and some
times carried morocco covered flask in
his overcost pocket.
By mistake the minister took the
friends overcoat for bis own on his de-
parture, and walking into the pulpit,
began the exercises without doffing the
garment, it being rather chilly in the
room.
Looking very ministerially over his
congregation from behind his spectacles,
be began drawing from his pocket, as be
supposed, his hymn book, with the in.
troductory remark that the congregation
would sing from particular page which
he had selected beforehand.
The minister held the supposed book
up in full sight of the congregation, and
attempted to open it sideways, but it was
no go.
The situation was realized in o mo-
meut, but alas too late.
His reverence was dumbfounded, the
audience giegied, and the whole scene
made ludicrous by fellow in the back
part of the congregation, not altogether
too sober, who drawled euti
Say, mister, kin We all (hic) jine in
that ar hymn ?"
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Sad Fate of a Polish Patriot.

Bronislaus Szware, one of the most
able and popular leaders of the Polish
national movement of 1862, disap-
peared few months after the insurrec-
tion broke out. He has just found means
to communicate with his friends, who,
after making every effort to find out what
had become of him, had given him up for
lost. His story, like that of most of the
Polish leaders, is sad one.
He was the son Of Polish refugee in
France, and in 1861 obtained the ap-
pointment of engineer to the ST.. Peters
burg and Warsaw railroad, the greater
portion of which was constructed under
his superintendent. His patriotic feel
ings, however, soon aroused the suspicion
of the authorities, and he fed to Warsaw,
where be took an active part, under an
assumed name, in the national organiza-
ton which was then forming. On Christ
mas Eve in 1862 he was arrested by the
police, and, after desperate resistance,
was overpowered and confined in the cit
adel. After long inquiry, in the course
of which, it is said, he suffered torture,
he was sentenced to death. The Empress
Eugene having interfered in his behalf
as French subject, the sentence was
commuted to transportation, and he was
ordered to be sent to Siberia. Scarcely
had he arrived at Moscow, however, when
second order arrived, ordering him to
be forwarded to some other destination,
but what this was his friends have until
few weeks ago striven in vain to dis
cover. II now appears that for tire last
FIVE years he has been chained to wall
in one of those fatal classmates, lying be-
low the level of the river Neva at Cren-
stadt, where so many political prisoners
have died q miserable death. Those who
have seen him there, and whe knew him
at Warsaw when he was a handsome,
spirited young man, say that it is now
quite impossible to recognize him. he
is cripple, prematurely old, utterly
broken down by disease and suffering,
and without spark of his old energy left.
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WELLS & COLL, No. 267 Main Street.
"boctor {" was frequently Obliged

doctor was frequently obliged to
accept the hospitality of the officers On
the occasion referred to, she plainly stated
to General Carroll her intention of tarry-
ing at his headquarters for few days,
for the laudable purpose of looking after
the sick. OF course the General con.
sented, and being as gallant as he is
brave, offered her the sole use of his tent,
which she accepted. So far so good.
Early on the morning after her arrival,
field officer of the Seventh West Vir-
ginia, of Carroll's brigade-a bluff, hon
est, brave, devi!-may-care old backwoods-
man-took walk over to brigade head
quarters. and noticing that the flies of
CAROLS tent were still tied, thought it
somewhat strange that his commanding
officer, generally an early riser, should
remain in bed at 80 late an hour. i
have it," said he, thinking a moment /;
and approaching the tent, he quietly un.
tied the canvas doors, winking at the
same time to several staff officers who
were near by endeavoring to control their
risibiities. The face of the sleeper was
hidden by the bed covering, and the oHi-
Ger quietly lifting the clothes at the foot
of the couch, and encircling two warm
ankles with his brawny paws, while he
watched the head of the bed intently to
see if the sleeper awoke, shouted at the
top of his lungs rs he dragged the body
completely out of the bed to the floor,
Carroll, you lazy cuss, get up here 1ts
eight o" The rest of the sentence
was lost in piercing scream, such as
only female in distress can furnish at
short notice, and the jolly old officer,
abashed and dumbfounded, bounded from
the tent like stag struck by o three
ounce bullet. The joke was altogether
too good to keep, and the result was that
every soldier in the Second Corps soon
knew the story about Colonel -, of the
Seventh Virginia, pulling DR.. Mary
Walker out of bed.
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The American Citizens Imprisoned by
Lopez.

1VpcEs
Porter G. Bliss and George F. Master
man, the two members of the American
legation who were seized by Lopez as
they were about to depart with Minister
Washburn from Paraguay, arrived here
yesterday. They give an account of the
sutferings endured by them while in con-
finement, the statement being similar to
that recently published by Mr. Bliss in
the New York papers Mr.. Washburn
was the only one for him to pursue with
any hope of saving their lives, aud they
believe that had be not escaped they
would all have suffered the fate OF so
many of the victims of Lopez They
feel deeply grateful to General James
Watson Webb, whose action they say was
in such striking contrast with that of the
American South Atlantic Squadron.
Letters received here by the last arrival
from Buenos Ayres, from prisoner in
the hands of Lopez at the time of his
downfall, fully confirm all previous re-
ports as to his crimes. He personally
witnessed the execution of the brother
and brother-in-law of Lopez, the Bishop
of Paraguay, the Portuguese Consul,
Lieutenant Periera, the mother and wife
of Colonel Marterese, and the Priest
Bsgsrdo. He also saw the two sisters
and the remaining brother of Lopez shut
up in the cars and driven away, and re-
port says they have all been executed.
Bliss and Mastermau regard their treat
ment by the United States navy as far
more humilating than the crueltes of
Lopez, because proceeding from the re-
representatives. of civilized nation. They
are in Washington to ask an investiga-
ton of what they consider a national
Disgrace Washington Express.
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The Enthronemsnt.

The London Times Of the 9th ult. has
long article on what is technically
called the enforcement, or the placing
on the highest seat of ecclesiastical au-
thority 10 the Church of England the new
Archbishop of Canterbury, who is DR..
TAFT, late Bishop of London. 1t is also
the oldest seat Of authority in the British
Isles, there being no spiritual or temporal
authority that can dispute this claim with
the See Of St. Augustine. The inaugu-
ration, which occurred on the 4.h ult,
is believed TO have been the ninety
second repetition of that ceremony
The See has borne prominent
part in most Of the national epochs OF
Great Britain, and at every religious and
political crisis, and the Times adds, in
illustration, long list of names which
have almost uniformly been animated by
sentiments that Englishmen are proud
to call national. The friends of the new
incumbent, it is thought, need not shrink
from comparison of him with any pri-
mate of this century, the only objection
made to his appointment being that he
is anxious and laborious beyond his
strength.
The Times iRdulges in some interest
ing illusions to the period preceding the
introduction of Christianity into Great
Britain among others, it says that "the
Christians abroad had been some centu-
ries under firm belief that this island,
always overrun by savages and ravaged
by war, was the special dominion of the
Powers of Darkness" which charitable
idea does not seem to have entirely died
out among some even at the present day.
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Ordinance.

SECTION l. Be Il Ordained, etc., That there
be issued of the bonds of the city Of Memphis
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars in One Thou
sand Dollar Bends. having thirty years to run.
with coupons attached, at six per cent. per
annum, which bonds shall be used By the city
for the purpose of funding its due indebted
ness and paying the same.
SEC. 2. The Mayor. after giving ten days
notice in the newspapers of the city Of Mem
phis, shall hold an election. and submit to the
qualified voters of the city whether raid bonds
shall be issued and if approved By majority
of said voters. the same shall be SO issued.
Passed finally February 16. 1859.
Approved February II, 1859.
]. T. SWAYNE,
Mayor pro tempere.
Attest L. r. RICHARDS, City Register.
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Muggins Mullins, Ii CHE takes Liberties
with the Angel Gabriel.
Erovn tba Nav Vorl World /


Will the Honorable Mullins, of Ten
nessee, have the goodness to let the
Angel Gabriel alone2 In a general way,
we have no particular objection to Null
Inns. He is to the average stupidity and
monotonousness of the average Radical
member of Congress in this country what
the late Colonel Sibthorp so long was to
the average stupidity and monotonous-
ness of the average Tory members Of Par
liam. .nt in Great Britain. Mullins cheers
US, and, as we are glad to believe, with
out inebriating himself. Mullins sober is
more muddled and more amusing than
nine in ten of his colleagues would be
drunk. Mullins on mules, for example,
yesterday entertained the House and the
country very agreeably; and the gifts of
Mullins, in the character of Mark An
thony prouounciug funeral orations, have
heretofore received in these columns no
stinted praise or inadequate exposition.
1t would really crafty US to have
Mullins both praise and bury the vast
majority Of his fellow-members. But we
decidedly object to the interference of
Mullins with the Angel Gabriel In one of
his "obsequious orations, the other day
delivered, Mullins alluded to the trumpet
of Gabriel as catastrophe" and now,
in financial speech, he turns the sArchs =
angel into an artillerymsn, and declares
that certain things will not be achieved
until "Gabriel snaps his resurrection
guAI" We pray Mullins to understand,
once for all, that the Angel Gabriel is no
Radical. His trumpet" is trumpet
not Of self-praise but of Judgment; and,
instead of cannonsding the universe, the
Angels chief connection with our poor
history has been to announce the coming
upon earth of the Prince of Peace. We
do not require of Mullins either discourse
of reason or actions of wisdom. But
we protest, in the name of piety and
decorum, against his irreverent and
ignorant Misrepresentation of anything
more sacred than the "trooly loil
sentiment of Eastern Tennessee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-03-05

Some time ago the Office of Cum
berling & Pine, brokers, No. IA Wall
street, New York, was robbed of Uuited
States bonds and other securities to the
amount of Sl25, 900, for the recovery of
which and the arrest of the parties con-
cerned in the robbery a large reward was
offered. About week ago the chief of
police of Cincinnati arrested q man by
the name of Charles King, on suspicion
of his being connected with the robbery,
and held him for identification, together
with S31, 900 of the missing bonds, which
we're found in his possession. Captain
Jordan, of the New York police, arrived
with a requisition from Governor Hof-
man, of New York, and there being ap-
parently no doubt Of his connection with
the robbery, the prisoner was delivered
up to him, and be was this evening ship
ned in his charge to New York city to
stand bis trial. The matter was con-
Quoted so quietly by the chief of police
that none of his own officers even were
aware of the game until the denouement
to-day. The proportion Of reward due
TO the chief Of police for the arrest is
SC. 900 or $1,000. One of Kings con-
federates had previously been arrested in
New York, with about $4,000 In his
possession.
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Election Notice.

MEMPHIS. TENNESSEE,
MAYORS 0FFIoE, February IL. 1885,
In accordance with an act Of the Legislature
passed December 3. 1867. and the foregoing
ordinance. passed by the Board Of Aldermen
February Is. 1869, and approved February II.
1859. the said ordinance will be submitted to o
vote of the qualified voters of the city, at an
election to be held for that purpose. at the
voting places Of said city, on
Monday, the Ist Day of March, 1859,
Those voting for the issuance of the Bonds
named in said ordinance to have on their tick
cts the word BosDs.". and those voting
against the issuance of the same the werds
No Bosns;" snd the Sergeant-at-Arms will
conduct the said election, by whom a list Of
the judges, clerks and voting places will be
duly announced. in concurrence with the Com
missioner Of Registration for Shelby County,
Tennessee. j. L. SWAYNE,
144t MavOr prO femnOre
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-03-05

General Grant received by express
Monday morning a stout new three
stringed broom, with red, white and blue
handle, from the factory at West Mills
Grove, Ohio. Several persons we're
present in the Generals room when it
Was handed to him, aud numerous jokes
passed Is to its being an intimation that
he should sweep clean, bat the General
expressed no opinion.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-03-05

A man in New Orleans took out On
accident insurance policy before start
ing on o journey, and happened to be
killed by a railroad accident. The
widow, armed with the newspaper report
in which his name was mentioned among
the killed, presented herself at the Office
of the company, but was informed that
more definite proof would be necessary.
why, of course, he's dead" said the
bereaved lady. THAT is possible" ;" said
the polite official, "and, my dear madam,
/ am very sorry for it." "Ye'r sorry
are you, sorry2" "Of course l am; l
sincerely sympathize with you in your
bereavement" "Yes," exclaimed the
excited and bereaved lady, that's
always the way with you men, you are
mighty petite about everything else, but
whenever poor woman gets chance to
make a little money, you're only sorry"
And the indignant lady left the room in
search of additional proof
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-03-05

A convict in Sing Sing made an efhgy
of himself out of some old clothing aad
stood it up in the corner OF bis cell
When the convicts were taken to be
locked up for the night, one OF new ep-
pointess in The pfison, pot being up-,o
their tricks, vas deceived BY the dnmmy
figure. and the prisoner made good bis
escape.
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County Rights for Sale on Liberal Terms.

In order introduce the Hive speedily m points as possible EXTRA BAR
Of
Hay
farmers
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rhrilling Adventurs Of Or. Mary walker

"JingIe," Of the New York Sunday
News, tells this story, which has the air
Of probability, While with the Army OF
the Potomsc, in the summer of 1868, DIR.
Walker visited the headquarters Of
Colonel, afterward General Sam Carroll,
Of the Second Army Corps. Failing in
all her efforts TO obtain a regular com
mission as surgeon in the army, and
having only permission to remain with
the troops in the capacity Of nurse, the
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Beal Street business Properly
AT AUCTION.

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON MARCH
~ 10th, we shall sell on the premises, at three
o'clock. that valuable business STOREH0UsR
AND LOT, on the north side Of Bsal, between
S. in Block 60, on the plan Of Memphis. The
Lot has a trout Of IS feet on Beal hy depth Of
$40 feet. The house Is brick. Substantially
built, and contains large basement, a fne
large store-room and six rooms above. This s
attention Of all who would invest in payipF
property.
Terms: 0ne-half cash; balance. six and
twelve months. Title perfect
MONSARRAf. LANIER 4 CO.,
1U-I5Q Aurfioneers
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Auna Dickinson's book, What An
swer?" is announced in press at Paris
in French translation by Bernard De-
r0ana
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-03-05

DkkOTUNS FOk TE MANAGEMENT Uf THE FINLEY BEE HIVE:
ack the
bee from entr
veno from the bottom the when the be ve the
ood-combs (which
build will
svew waywh hene
the hive filed with comb within bottom
sliding
the hive under the cloth keep the bees honey boxes the hive and
without uOuble will surplus free impurities
the
will let
the miller moth in
S The nter nt Q a
htOr occasionally above named
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-03-05

We Of fered.n
Rieht mAket
Patent
% o sc n
n the State
the
und
address.
JOSEPH A. PARKER, 4
Agent for the above states and shelhs ssnnsJ.
OFPICBs Madison Street Memphis, Eenn Bees can
be seen In the Hive at work
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-03-05

A LIVE, NEWSY. ENTERTAINING AND
a reliable Commercial and Family Newspa-
per. published at the Capital Of Tennesscs, is
the largest, completest and fullest Newspaper
cratic and Independent in tone, and earnestly
devoted 10 the Development Of the resources el
the Southwest and 10 the interests and welfare
II Southern people. Daily, SO Per nnnum :
num. fer the .eze le1o- an crlra conr 10 ne
s,,sy z & a q: -. ..i,;II! AZ
Tenn. g
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-03-05

HE ABOVE CUT REPRESENTS HIVE WITH THE UPPER
with the the position the tubes T above that
tomb
theb is
faction. Among following
the moth the
O.
qutos these bard times.
cal
AXE $ free eefrmslli impurities
ebees
o
moesk thar the
With , hive liable
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OUR PRICES ARE:

nicely painted -"-- - 50 90
withC and
Vanished 90
Tub and parties WI
so
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Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-11-11

seminAfies.s net ngosincegeM
Brown, Of Baltiniore, gave $50, oeulto
Princeton; how could the proprietor
of the RecoAai5n refuse the small
sum Of 50 T. YEAR, on! no, young,
gentlemen, YOU you may i, ever safely trust
totlie generosity Of Woman. Though
the daughters, ESQ, of the land in dark
ness and ignorance SIT weeping at
the Sollese doors, still barred against
them, yet woman will be true to you.
Think not your prayer to us will
be in vain, The Rerolution is too
humanizing in lis influences for the
mothers of Israel to turn a deaf ear
to the spiritual babes in Harvard.
Shades Of Hancock, forgive your
doubts Of our generosity. Ifyou had
not been Young and inexperienced
you would have known that women,
who, twenty years ago, made such
efforts, to build up a 'spin-cushion
ministry would be equally desir-
ous,d in the new era, to place their
paper I'M the hands of every clergy
man and theological studeptthrough-
out the length and breadth of our
land." olqo9g 81 ,ob f3g9n yeaom Q
Tn another place In thelsame paper
we find the following further refer
ehce to the dear boys: rwon ,yi3aE19
7 aswfET )CHaRfTY To-day, with
mild blue ink, The '"Divinity School,
Harvard University" is registered
on our books. The Reroyution will
be sent regularly to their reading
room, free of charge. Their finances
are undoubtedly somewhat depleted,
and their spirits somewhat dropping,
by the, recent race on the Thames,
nand we would fain go to them with
words of comfort and cheer, hoping
that when fortune SMILES. on them
they will remember that editors,
publishers, type-settersan devilsare
never fed with mamma from Heaven,
but by the sweat of the brow they
earn their own bread."7 ~ 3,'
We takeiit that every sensible boy,
as he reads the above, would proudly
say, that between being a college
baby and girl baby, he would rath-
er be the latter.-Registe1. ~" i..'5t.'
Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-11-11

Eyes Just look at IT. You're 4
rich man; and you deserve to be,,"'
said the wheel wright, shaking Johns
hand heartily.
What do you suppose was the con-
sternation, delight, gratitude-the
wild Joy that filled the heart of Clare,
when he found the odd chaise lined
with gold and bank notess T. mean
the cushions, the Innings, and every.
place where they could be placed
without dangeror injury. Ea ilsv =
Poor John-ors rather, rich John
his head, was nearly turned, lire
quired all the balance. of Jennie's
nice equipoise of character to keep
his ecstatic brain from spinning like
IA top. Now he could build two. hous-.
es like the one his uncle had be-
|:qheathed to his red-headed, cousin,
who had wished him JOY When the
will twas read-the dear oldauncles
What a generous sorrow; he now felt,
as he thought of the many times he
had heaped reproaches upon his
memory I .9l 1o ess2L 10 30 ii .9li
Imagine, If you can doar reader,
the peculiar feelings Of those kind
friends who had prophesied that
john Glare would come, to grief, At
first oldIJoe Hemps, proposed to take
the old ehaise just as it was--linings
fstripped, bits of cloth hanging--and
lpreclaim with trumpet the tidings
to the whole village, taking especial
pains to stop before the house Of Mr..
| Spriggs, and blowing loud enough to
drown all the forty-pianers in the
universe-Lbut that was vetoed by
Johns Kind little wife. SfI
"La! they'll know it soon enough!v
she said, kissing the baby; 81 would
not hurt their feelings" rsqry .lgl
They did know of it; and nifew
years afterward they all agreed that
John Clare had reallyturned out 4uite
good man.. So much for the Old
One-horse Chaise. II 81 gsH} adj q
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A man being asked, as he. lay sun
ming himself on the grass, what was
the height of his ambition, replied:
$40 marryrla rich. widow, with a
cough" odf asIesa III bar mlH 3ti7
"Equality means" says a French
writer, "a desire to be equal to your
superiors, and superior to your
equals. 2 IaHli 81 ,Jot 4sf BE- 81
IA Western paperspeaks OF a certain
lady in public as San ornament to
both scxes.'' 90 'f"fa tH@1' 9aaid oj
IVY TO- ~ - aa eauidf la4ifa9nsd}
A young lady of Springfield, at n
Woman Suffrage meeting, remarked,
"Mr. Foster said there wasn't a wo-
man in the Hall who hadn't as much
right to be called a man as he had;
and think 80, TOOTH BIZ q asts
1t may appear paradoxical, but it
is true, nevertheless, that turfmen
run their horses at the top Of their
speed in orderrto test their bottom.
1t is estimated that there are two
hundred omd;twentylfive threshing
machines inithe United States, with
out counting the schoolmarms. .tH
A debating society had under con-
siGeration the question, "Isit wrong
to cheat, a lawyer" The decision
arrived at was 'fNo, but impossible"
ado you think that raw oysters
are healthy?n asked a lady Of her
physician. eyes, he replied, ~
never knew one to complain of being
out Of health IN my life."
Josh Billings says one live man in
a village "iz like a case ov itch at a
distrikt skool-he sets everybody
scratching at onst. 't'i ?" y 5'ti.
~ Tsa 2 viGo eeii TO bra .9a4oEs F.
H. A church member of O Western
city was recently asked to subscribe
for chandelier for a church. "Now,
said he, "what's the use Of a chande-
lier? After you get it, you can't get
any one to play on it.p5g as qg4