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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-28
Varieties.

Why is an infant like diamond ? Be-
cause it 10 :" dear little thing"
Savannah, Georgia, is going to have q
baby show on the first of May, the judges
to be young unmarried men.
Gray, who murdered his wife and four
children at st. Paul, Mimi, recently, has
been sent to the insane asylum.
Hard times are reported in the hop
region of Wisconsin. Since the failure
in hops the producers have gone into the
wood business.
A conspiracy to assassinate the Viceroy
of Egypt was discovered on April I'd. A
keg Of powder was to be exploded under
his chair at the new theater in Cairo.
A Cleveland newspaper recently ad-
vertised that it would send copy free to
any person sending club of ten" A
young lady in the country sent it the ten
spot of clubs.
A Louisville milliner has sued the wife
of prominent merchant for slander, in
speaking of her as that fancy Mrs.
Smith" and claims damages to the ex-
tent of $4,000. 2
Texas has begun 10 grumOie louuiy
over the crop prospects. The grass
hoppers are already destroying the cora
BY Wholesale, and there is little hope that
cotton can be successfully planted.
Arrangements are being rapidly per-
fected in the Printing Bureau of the
Treasury Department for new Issue of
greonbacks and fractional currency in an
entirely different style from those at
present in circulation.
During thunder storm in st. Louis on
| Sunday the electric fluid seemed to per-
wade the air, and play oil sorts OF tricks
Il rang the frea alarm bells in an uncer-
tain manner, to the distur bance of fire
men and police, but did no damage.
It is said that the Oldest house in the
United States retaining its original form
is to be found in Neponsett, Mass. 1t
was built by Johu Minot about the year
| 1910, and is still in good repair. The
family still hold possession OF 1t.
ARTIST, Photographic" oh, yes,
mum, we can take anything-we can
take the sun, which is millions of miles
off"
OLD LADY, (struck with an idea) -
"Oh, you can Then besergood aster
take half dozen of my son in China"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-28
The Negro Minister TO Hayu OPP
pOsed 90 whites and Blacks.

A letter from Port-au-Prince to the
New York Herald says
The grand excitement here since the
arrival OF the steamer from New York is
the news that a colored gentleman is to
supersede the present American Minis
ter, T. II. Hollister. As there is no
other Minister resident here, and as be
is chief of all the foreign representatives.
in rank, the Charges d'AfAires from
England, France and Spain, who are
gentlemen Of high social position, do BOT
feel complimented with the news. The
American cousuls and other officers
! representing Us here do not wish to have
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-28

Another monster bias, has been made
in California, by which a mountain was
demolished. A tunnel $40 feet in length
was made and 1900 Kegs Of. powder
placed in IT,. A young lady was chosen
10 establish the electric current by which
he charge was touched of. The moan
ain was thoroughly shattered.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-28

An English actress, now in the West,
was recently telegraphed bv the mana
ger of Mr.. Fisk's New York Opera
House to know her terms for an engage
ment She replied: One thousand dol
lars week, q third of the house clear
once a week, and one thousand dollars
10 break an engagement in St. Louis, and
railroad expenses for three persons from
New Orleans" The manager replied {:
MADAM, your terms are much too low.
You shall have all that comes iu the
house; Mr.. Fisk will present you with
the Opera House and two hundred miles
of the Erie railroad, besides what per-
sonal property he has accumulated IN =
life of toll and self-ienial; also all that
he may make fer the next five years,
which, if we may judge by the past, will
be no uncomfortable amount II these
terms should not meet your appreciation
it may be possible to make Gould give
up what little be has, that the light OF
your refulgent genius may not be lost 10
The stage"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-28

James Ewing, son of the late Chief
Justice Ewing, of New Jersey, died at
Trenton, last week.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-28
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Victor Hugo is going 10 make trip to
Sweden next Nay. he will 20 as far
north as Abo.
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GIVE Gus a TRIAL !
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THAN ALL COMPETITIONS.

Our old patrons know ari appreciate the
above facts. and all We ak Of others il tor
thsn to
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18
MDDEoWN NEW CASTLE COUNTY,

crowd such into the gutter. Be manly
and give them an equal or better chanc,
than yourselves, especially the widows
who have to be fathers and mothers both
Don't give them the worst paid drudgery
and then hold back third or half O.
Tint pay because they are women. Tn
with you there, and beyond you. But
I'm long, long, way from setting wives
who have got husbands into regular bus
mess. If the man hasn't got the living
to earn in this world, then what has he
got to do? What's that?
&C Ride velocipede."
Precisely, and that's what he'll do /;
but it will be little leisure his wife will
find for riding 'em, I'm thinking, when
she's got the whole world on her should
ers, with her husband perchcd at the sum-
nit, and can't get it off again. It's COM
ing to that, now. The Lord be thanked,
| don expect to live to see the day.
Where are you going, Fred?
." TO try my vclocipedc in the back
yard"
Well, I'll just finish my tea, and then
I'll come out and see if you've improved
any since yesterday. And say, Fred, it's
getting dark, and, if you don't think the
neighbors can see us out of their upper
story windows, maybe Violetta and my
self will try 1t few moments, quite sub
rosa, of course, just out of curiosity to
see hoo these queer things work.
Oh, of course, | wouldn't be a repre-
sentative of my sex if had not proper
curiosity. I've no objection to women
mounting hobby-horses, if they confne
their excursions to the back yard. dare
say 1 can work that thing without smash
ing my nose, or taking a ride down the
area steps. Men are so awkward. Poor
fellows, they can't help it. Wait min
ute, both of you, and Violetta and myself
will show you how easy it is to guide
fractions bicycle. { aside to vs. Vio-
letta, my love, any one who can guide and
man needn't be afraid of We
LocIpEDE. Come along.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18

A SENTIMENTAL YouNe LADY ON Box:
NETS, % the bopnets af my girlhood-the
kind / wore t9 school I really thought
them pretty-I must have been fool.
And yet used to think myself on hats q
jaunty miss perhaps 1 was, as fashion
went but what was that to this ? o the
lovely little pancake-the charming little.
mat II makes my head so level and so.
very, very fat Oh a sisters love is
charming, as every body knows; and a
handsome cousins love is nice (that is, I
should SUPPOSE; and the love of true.
lover is love that cannot fall-but the.
love of a new bonnet is the. dearest love Of
all.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18
The Milky Way.

The Milky Way forms the grandest fea.
ture of the frmament. 1t completely en-
circles the whole fabric of the skies, and
sends its light down upon us according to
the best observations, from no less than
$4,000, 600 of suns.-Thesc are planted
at various distances, too remote to Be more
than feebly understood; but their light,
the medium of measurement, requires for
its transit to our earth periods ranging ten
to thousand years. Such revealed to us
by the two Hershels, who with zeal
which no obstacle could daunt, have ex-
plored every part of the prodigious circle
Sir William Hershel, after accomplishing
his famous section, believed that he had
guaged the Milky Way toits lowest depth,
affirming that he could follow cluster of
stars with his telescope, constructed cx-
pressly for the investigation, as far back
as would require $50, 900 years for the
transmission of its light But, presumtu-
Gus as it may seem, We must be permitted
to doubt this assertion, as the same telles-
cope, in the same master hand, was not
sufficiently powerful to resolve even the ne
bule in Orion. Nor must we forget that
light, our only clue to those unsearchable
regions, expands and decomposes in its
progress, and coming from point so re-
mote, its radiant waves would be dispersed
in space. Thus the reflection is forced on
us that new clusters and systems, whose
beaming light will never reach our earth,
still throng beyond; that, though it is per-
mitted to man to behold the immensity, he
shall never see the bounds of creation
Mnrrels Of Science.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18

MARRIAGE OF WIDows.-The frequent
marriage of widows seems to have been
always more or less discouraged, men be-
ing allowed in this respect much greater
liberty but st. Jerome mentioned Wild
ow who married her twenty y-second hus-.
band, he in his turn having been married
to twenty successive wives. The cham.
pionship appears however, to belong to a
Harlem woman spoken of by Evelyn in
his Diary, whose propensity for remarry-.
ing bad to be checked by laW -" She.
had been married to her twenty. hus-
band and being now widow, was prohib-
tied to marry in future"
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18
COLT and Aumqr.

AMUSING SCENE IN CouRr. Last week
in one of the New Orleans Courts negro
was called as a witness. The Judge, who
is noted for his austerity, held out the
book and the witness was sworn, and was,
of course, expected to kiss the book. But
the witness was unused to criminal pro-
ceedings, and entertained curious ideas Of
the manner and propriety of swearing, and
stood erect:
why don't you kiss ~ demanded the
magistrate.
"Sarw Ai
"Aip''t you going to kiss ~ was again
inquired.
''Sar!" repeated the astonished darkey,
evidently mistaking the meaning of the
Court, and surprised beyond measure at
such an invitation.
Kiss, tell YOU" thundered the
Judge. ,.s,,
"Yes, sar; yes sar!' exclaimed the
frightened and trembling darkey, nerving.
himself for the contemplated embrace, and
without more ado the long arms of the.
son of Ham were thrown around the judi
cial neck, and before he could be prevent.
ed, stentorian smack resounded through
the courtroom.
''Take him off, take him off!'' cried
the Court, while the loud shouts of the.
spectators testified their appreciation of the
fun. At last, however, the officers of the
court interfered, and the balf-strangled
Judge was rescued from the clasp Of the,
literal witness.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18

A few days since, well-known lawyer.
of Waterbury, Conn. bought railroad
ticket for New Haven, and after taking a
seat in the cars, found, on looking over.
his change, that the agent had given him
one dollar too much. He accordingly re-
turned, and informing the agent Of his
mistake, handed back the money. Fpr q
moment m the agent stood speechless then
he grasHed him by the hand, and exclaim-
ed "Please stand still one moment, sir,
4nd let me look at you-and lawyer,
too" '" -
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18
Selett poetrp.
PAPA, WHAT is A NEWSPAPER
AND WHAT DOES 1T CONTAIN?

Organs that gentlemen play, my boy,
To answer the taste of the day, my boy,
Whatever 1t be,
They hit on the key,
And pipe in full concert away, my boy.
News from all countries and clmcs my boy,
Advertisements, essays and rhymes my boy,
Mixed up with all sorts
l.a Of flying reports, -
And published at regular times, my boy.
Articles, able and wise my boy,
At least in the editors eyes, my boy;
A logic SO grand
That few understand
To what in the world it applies, my boy.
Statistics, reflections, reviews, my boy,
Little scraps to instruct and amuse, my boy,
And lengthy debate
Upon matters of state,
For wase-headed folk to peruse, my boy.
The funds as they were and are, my boy,
The qlibbles and quirks of the bar, my boy,
And every week,
A clever critque,
On some rising theatrical star, my boy.
The age of Jupiter's moons, my boy,
The stealing of somebody's spoons, my boy,
The state of the crops,
The style of the fops,
And the wit of the public buiioons, my boy.
Sc List of all physical ills, my boy,
Banished by somebody's pills, my boy.
Till you ask with surprise,
Why any one dies,
Or what's the disorder that kills, my boy.
Who has got married. to whom my boy,
Who were cut off in their bloom, my boy,
Who has had birth
On this sOrrw-stained earth,
Aud who totters fast to their tomb, my boy.
The price of cattle and grain, my boy,
Directions to dig and drain, my boy,
But 'twould take me too long
To tell you in song
A quarter of all they contain, my boy.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18

In one of Cooper's novels occurs the fob
lowing passage: ''IIe dismounted in front
Of the house, and tied his horse to largo
locust" A French Author, in translat-
ing this passage, rendered it thus: He
descended from his horse in front of the
chateau, and tied him to large grasshop-
per-
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18

Fanny Fern says: "If ope-half tho
girls knew the previous lives of the men
they marry, the list of old maids would
be wonderfully increased" Whereupon
the Boston Post asks: s:If the men knew
what their future lives were to be, wouldn't
it increase the list of old maids still fur.
ther ?' - -
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18

"kisses," says Sam sliqk, ..are like
creation, because they are made out Of
nothing and are very good" They arc
also. says the Galaxy, like sermons, re-
quiring two heads and an application
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18

A person of experience crystalizes the
wisdom he has acquired in the following
sentence ."cogrtsRiR is bliss, bit matri.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18

"Paregoric weddings" are the latest.
1t is the first anniversary after the birth Of
descendant. 2
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18

A washer woman is said to be the most
cruel person in the world, because she dali
ly wrings mems bosoms. "
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18

When do you sympathize with IrUiand3
When your heart s0vs PITY pat.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18

A cynic thinks that the school IN which
women study is the academy of design. 5
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18

"Stc sum-" said an invalid Frepchmag
in il, reply to a friendly inquiry if he were
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18

Good Places for Matchmaking -sul-
phur springs.
Middletown transcript., 1869-09-18
g 0raphit ghetth.
From Godys Lddy's BOOk.for September.
Mrs. 0, POgy's Supper-Table Talk

by THE AprHon OF "Mns. sLIMMENs."
The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-03-21
MESCAL AND HUMBUG.

We notice in Philadelphia newspaper an of"Brown and Kollock' Ne seal" This "beverage" is said to be an efectual remedy in number of diseases, and must, of course, possess rare virtues, from the fact? that the recipe for its manufacture was received from dying Padre by one of the above named gentlemen while travelling through Mexico,
 Now, we formed the acquaintance of a biped in this territory, about a year and half ago, which 'auimiIe' answered to the name Kollock It was said to have hailed from Philadelphia to which place it is said to have returned about nine months since. This animal, though biped was not goose; nor was he a rooster" although displaying in all his actions the ostentation which characterizes this dunghill. He claimed to be human, but was, we think at times, victim to lunar influence. This, it would appear, gave rise to that singular hallucination of fancying him self physician and surgeon; and he actually obtained position, as such, in the army, which positiOn he held until his qualifications were
The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-03-21
We (and not us alonel remem.

made known, We (snd not us alone) rememe Der, while he acted in this capacity, of having heard him order patient half an ounce of Fowler's Solution" (sOlution ofarsenic) "every hour-jus by way of tonic"
 The Escuapius under consideration, came to Arizona via Cal, and returned east by the same route; while in Arizona he never made a trip to Mexico; now, Brown is only a crea- ture of imagination, and has no real existence So, who received the recipe from the dying Padre is question to be solved.
 From what we know of this genius (and that is not mere trfe) We believe that his dupes must be brainless, indeed, and we would here assert, and stake our existence against a bot tie of his bogus n-escal,' upon the issue-that he has not, among his dupes, physiognOmist who saw him once.
The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-03-21
GIANTS INAUGURAL.

General Grant, upon the occasion of his inauguration remarked: That he had taken the oath without mental reservation, and would, to the best of his ability fulfil the duties of that position which. however, cane to himunsought The responsibility of the position, he said, he felt and accepted he would make known his views to Congres and urge them as his judg. ment should dictate; that he would exercise the constitutional prerogative of interposng a veto to defeat measures which his judgment demands that he oppose; his greatest efforts will be put forth to establish the security Of person aRd property and also to secure politi- cal and religious opinions throughout the whole country. He spoke loudly, in favor of maintaining the national honor, by the pay ment of the Government debt in gold coin, and emphatically denounced repudiation.
 In conclusion, he asks that every citizen may put forth his best efforts to aid in cementing a happy Union.
The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-03-21
ETIQUETTE IN ARIZONA.

In speaking of the neglected law of etiquette as observed in Arizona We shall endeavor only to write for the instruction of those who have vet to visit the frontiers for the first time, that they may have an lea of what they are expect ed to do and by what means they are to avoid collisions: We'll in the first place, it is neces> sory that you be apprized of the fact that to be popular you must please two classes of people whose views do not correspond upon any sub feet except whisky and tobacco. \ Ow, upon your arrival you must set to work 10 ob- tain the fayors of class No Ito do this you must have plenty of cash and disposition to spend the same Hbcraly-yOu must have plenty of "gab, it matters little whether you talk sense or nonsense; the latter, however. will gain you more friends. In walking throu gh the town you must take the centre of the street, and nod 10 shOpkeekers on either side as you pass along, otherwise they will not speak to you when next you meet. B-iag a stranger, 1t is not very likely that you will meet with lady of your acquaintance during your promnade all that you have 10 obserge in this quarter is, therefore, to be cautious that you don't run against her or tread upon her dress The fore going must be strictly oOs ryet to gain admirers, and nOw to gain friends, yru must finish off with a select entertainmelt which will cost you about S400. While you have been thus conducting affairs for the purpose of making friends in class No l, you have been making for yourself number of enemies ju
 N l Al. T ,,s. whispers intended for your ears wllinform you that you are q 'Pnrp" or some other lu!e ami. nal that aspires to equal dignity. Now if you undertake the task of pleasing class No ?, il can be done by getting on a drunk once 9 week, getting into a row, having yonr eyes black ed or backening these of somebody else. When you meet man staggering along and pro. claiming to the world as he goes his various qualifications, his virtues and his courage you h1d better a gree with him in all he says, and stop and tell him so if he deman1 it; other wise you cannot consider him your friend.
 Now you have received sufficient instruction in Arizona etiquette to enable you to be come a member of either class-but to please all Is absolutely impossb!e-and if you think of coming to Arizona our advice to you is: act in dependently in everything. Please yourself in your actions, and If parties assume sudden friendship and come to give advice as to pro priety or impropriely, let them know that you have been accustomed to take care of yourself do not seek the ccmpanionshp of a man because he is rich but look for him who hath brains By this course you will never become one of the real popular upon either side, but you will be popular with. and have the friendship of the few sensible men who have made your acquaintance and this popular ity and triendshipis about all that is worthy of being possessed.
The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-03-21

TIE following we extract from the Prescott Miner of Feb. 27th:
 As the stage containing the U s. Mail, the driver, hr Iingley, Joseph Todd of this place and George Jackson of Petaluma, Cal, was passing through Granite Wash, about midway between Wickenourg and La Paz, on its way o the former place, it Was attacked by about 30 Indians who lay concealed in the brush on each side of the road, The Indians tried their best to kill and capture the party in the stage all ot whom were wounded When the h. d'ans first fired on the stage, the horses became frightened, turned out of the road and ran right throu gh body of Indians Mr. Tingley although badly wounded in the wrist, got hold oi sihe reins, which he had dropped in order 10 shoot at the Indians, turned the animals into the road and got out of the wash as quickly as possible. The Indians chased the stage all he way through the Wash, but were unable to catch up with it. Upon arriving at Cullen s Station, word was sent to Wickenburg when Dr. Howard went out to attend to them. The driver was taken to Wickenburg. Nessrs. Todd and Jackson remained at the station and, if able, will come to Prescott with Jones <
The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-03-21
FLORENCE. 4. T, March 6. 1882

EDITORS ANzoNIAN: While MT. Morsba.i of this place was sitting quietly eating his sr, per at a neighbor's house few evenings ,i,.., he was shotat bya young Mexican, about fre.. years of age, It seems that the cause of ,I the assault was an anxiety on the part of ,, latter to become possessed of about SfOO
 lars in currency, which Mir Morehead was ,--. posed to have on his person. The shot nots. ing effect. the Mexican threw down the s. and 'wept bitterly mo doubt. from the f. | that the ball passed one fourth of an inch
 high. He then endeayored 10 throw the t.a- of the whole affair upon another young I,- ican who had left for parts unknown. JustI M0rehead refused tU appear and give evidai. against them for want of time, and the Mexc who made the assault is at present quietly vor ing on ranch in the vicinity.