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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-07

General Cooper unknowingly walked
off the second terrace of the capitol, at a
late hour Saturday night, falling violently
upon the stones beneath, distance of
ten feet, severely braising his body and
straining an ankle and wrist Union
and american.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-07

Special TO PUBLIC LRDaRR, by Southern Pacific
and Atlantic Telegraph
New YoRK. April 7, 1850 a.m.--The
market opened dull and rather heavy,
with light business
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-07

TOLEDO. April The Summit street
Hotel was destroyed BY IRE last night.
Loss, $4,000; insurance, $500.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-07

A New York paper wants Mr. Stewart
to "dispose Of bis vast mercantile ca
reer." The Boston Post don't think that
the sale Of the career viii produce
much cash.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-07

Receipts at all ports yesterday, 45IO
bales; sales at all ports, 22O0.
New Orleans Cotton and Money
Markets.
Special to PUBLIC LEDGER by Western Union
Telegraph
New ORLEANS, April 7, HAS am.
Gold, l32. Cotton quiet but steady /;
middling, 28@2Sfc; sales 400 bales.
New York sight bills premium.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-07
Special Notices.

Essays for Young Msn-on the Errors and
Abuses incident to Youth and Early Manhood,
sent by mail free Of charge. Address HOW.
ARD ASSOCIATION, Box P, Philadelphia,
Pa. I'D al
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-07

Governments open unsettled and rather
irregular Sterling Exchange dull;
prime sixty-day bills los. Gold, loaning,
fiat; market generally steady.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-07
MARTSlED.

LOCKWOOD : WEEKLEY.- AT Florence.
Alabama. on Tuesday, the 9th inst. By Rev
George White. DID,, of Calvary church. Menu
phis, Miss Kate b.. daughter Of General s. D.
Weekley, OF Florence, and Colonel Thomas H.
lockwood, OF Memphis. Tennessee. No cards.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-07
DIED.

Dl ED.
At Charleston, Mass. on the I'd inst, sud
denly OF CONGESTION OF the brain, in the sd year
of Memphis. Tenn.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-07

New York Money Market.
Special to PUBLIC LEDGER, by Southern Pacific
and Atlantic Telegraph
Nrw Vnpu A mil y tn.CS a -.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-07

Market less active, with some DISPOSE
ton to sell. Money very close at ! per
npnt ~
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-20
Wonders of the Maidstone.
From the Chicago Journal

Just two weeks ago, Captain James
Gracy, for many years a navigator
of the great lakes, but now, "a resident
of the town ofNunda, McBenry coun-
ty, in this state, was bitten on the
hand by an Enthusiastically mad dog.
The unfortunate victim at once set
out to discover, if possible, the poses
sor of what is everywhere known as
the "mad stone" which is said when
applied to the wound made by a mad
dog, to extract the deadly virus and
save the patient from the horrors of
rabies. On Monday Captain Crazy
discovered what 10 him was more
precious that the famed "philoso-
piers stone" in the family of Mr..
Charles Saunter, living in the town
of Bloom, in this Cook county.
The stone was at once applied to the
wound, to which il tenaoiously chung
for hours, filing itself with virus
When filled, the stone was subject To
a thorough washing with milk, and
again applied. This was repeated
until all the virus aud even blood had
been absorbed, when il lost its ac>
ton. Captain Graoy called upon us
this morning. in full confidence of q
perfect cure. The fee charged for
the use of the wonderful pebble (for
IL resembles nothing but an ordinary
stone of dark color) is usually SIS,
according to the patients pecuniary
ability.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-20
The Next Governor.
From the Ripon Commonwealth. ]


Hon. A. M. Thomas, present Speak
er of the Assembly, and editor Of the
JaneSuille Gazette, is suggested as the
republican candidate for Governor
next fall. The suggestion suits us
exactly. 1t is not known whether
Mr.. Thomson would accept such a
nomination, but we are satisfied that
no man in the State could command
larger vote or would make a more
competant or honored Governor
Neither house of our state Legislature
has ever had more competent pres
siding officer he unusually we'll
posted in all political affairs; is a
ready and very pleasing writer, a
sound republican, and in short psses-
ses every qualification for making
one of the best and strongest Gov.
errors Wisconsin has ever had. We
shall have more to say on the subject
at some future time.
The Neenah Times, Delavan Re
publican and other papers have also
spoken favorably of Mr.. Thomson
for our next Governor. Without de-
signing to express q choice at this
time among the several candidates to
be named, we hardly know of man
in the state who would make a better
or ADLER Governor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-20
Swindling Advertisements-It never
Pays to do Wrong.

Ram Il Parsons, of the Whitewa-
ter Register, have announced their
intention to cease advertising lotter-
les, quack medicines, impure litera.
ture, &C., as stated below:
ave have concluded, after mature
reflection, to hereafter reject all adj
vertising from the swindling one
dollar gift sale establishments, and
also all those relating to obiectiona-
BILE medical advertising, as being in
consistent with our professions as
cultivators of true morality in the
community in which our paper cir
culates. We have had this course in
view for some years but have never
felt able to reach such determine
ton. Indeed, we are not able to do
80 now, for it will deprive us of some
hundreds of dollars of good paying
advertising per annum but we do so
trusting in the good sense of our
patrons, and with the belief that they
will not permit us to be altogether
the sufferers in this respect. 1t is
easy for those who are not pecuniar~
lily interested in the matter to say :
"Why do you not stop such adver-
tisements You will get more SUBJ
scribers by so doing" These people
do not pause to reflect that it would
take more than 1900 ubscribers to
compensate US for the loss of $500
worth of advertising and if they did
consider it they would not under.
stand how it could be true. But
true it is, nevertheless.
REMARKs.--From the first we have
refused to print such advertisements
in the Herald, our annual loss for
such refusal having been AT least
$500 per annum. How much we
have gained by such course cannot
be told, though probaly half SO
much. Yet we count the gain vast
ly above calculation as we have
thereby won the favor of all good
people, which is priceless gain
And rather resort to such advertise
ments fer gain we should much pre-
fer to withdraw from the newspaper
business. So far as our experience
has gone, we believe that the print.
ing business can be made sufficient
success without letting a line for H.
legal or unholy purpose, and that as
in other industrial pursuits it never
pays to do what is manifestly wrong.
There are the greatest temptations
besetting the press, money, influence,
&C., but the editor who yields to the
like is soon discovered in leading
circles and thereafter takes to the
descending scale and falls to rise no
more. The editor who let's his col
umns to swindlers for money is sup
posed to be in reach of temptation.
But by rejecting such swindling and
demoralizing advertisements be is
judged not to be ia the market at
any price. Character is read by the
signs an editor hangs out. Better to
haul il all had signs.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-20
From Warrington Grant County Ap.
pointments

The Washington correspondent of
the State Journal writes as follows,
dating April 18th.
Many changes have already taken
place in Wisconsin. On the list Of
combinations / notice that of Hon.
Ben M. Coates of Boscobel, as Collect
or of Internal Revenue, and Gen,
William FL. Beadle of the same place
for Surveyor General of Dakota
Boscobel certainly ought not to com )
plain of being overlooked; | also
noticed with pleasure the name OF
Hon. G. w. Hazelton of Columbus,
as United States District Attorney OF
Wisconsin, and Rev. z. III. Howe as
Postmaster for Monroe, besides many
others equally we'll chosen. The en-
tire roll will be gone through, with
as much rapidity as the Importance
of the case will admit of. 1t is very
confidently expected by those who
are supposed to be conversant with
the official state that Gen. John b
Calls Of Alabama, formerly OF GRAM
county, Wisconsin, will be appointed
to the position of Third Assistant
Postmaster General. A better selec-
ton could not be made. Genera
Calls was among the first to take "
arms in defence of his country, anc
was in tho field constantly. until {
minnie ball-which he still carries
sent him to the hospital. Such mel
as he, when honest and capable, ar
the ones who ought to be rewarded
| with official positions"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-20

TREE PEDDLARs.-A friend in Lima
writes us a private note, saying,
"Cover, why don't you warn the PEG
pie against eastern tree peddlers.-
Last year l was diddled out of $24
by one, and some years before was
induced by one to order trees amount
ing to near $50, all Of which is lost
money"
REMARKs.-We cannot undertake
to be the guardian of those who pat
ronise eastern tree peddlers, lottery
dealers and the like, and we do not
believe that Gen. Grant is the presi-
don't Of such. All intelligent persons
know that the truth is not in the
peddlers of eastern nurseries. Ger
tain kinds of eastern trees may do
we'll enough in western soil for aught
we know, but these tree peddler
know but one fruit, which is the kind
that swells their pockets. They are
are as irresponsible as other peddlers,
and all of them ignorant as to the
kinds required in these parts. Again
we advise persons in want of trees
to 60 themselves to the home nur-
series and then you will surely get
what you ask for without deception
or fraud. 1t is the interest of home
nurserymen TO deal frankly and lust.
ly by their customers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-20
Vice Boldly Attacks Virtue-The Post
Office Demoralizing Agent.

The foundations Of the social world
are out of joint, and the fault is seen
in diseased morality, brought on by
impure literature and low devices in
disregard of bible precepts.
The writer's of novels and of the
literature popularized through the
New York Ledger are the RESPONSE
BILE authorities for the present dis
jointed order Of affairs. 1t is in fact
the tendency of a large class of writ
ings of the present day to under
mine the sacredness Of marriage and
to discourage the raising up of fami-
lies according to the ordinances. of
God. The country is flooded with
books which teach the most shocking
doctrines. Not long since two hum
dred circulars Of vicious character
were distributed to women and men
at the Potosi post offices. Much of
the stuff sent through the mails is Of
such profiigate character as to almost
cause good citizens TO regret that
people ever learned to read Rover
cnce for woman without her enslave~
ment and abuseis what distinguishes
European and American civilization
from Asiatic and African barbarism.
And reverence for woman and for
the marriage institution and for do
nestic life as practiced in bounds of
Christian civilization are the main
causes of the moral and political pre-
ponderance Of our great country over
all others. And why it is that intel.
ligent writers and agents are at work
undermining all that appears worth
living for on earth is q mystery.
Jesuitism, with all it's infamies new
er sought TO pollute the social foun>
tain.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-20
A Bishop Going Crazy.

CHICAGO, April 13.
The Right Reverend James Dug
gan, Bishop of the Diocese of III,
who for some time has been the OBJ
ject of much solicitude, ie fast losing
his mental faculties. For some time
past the least mention of local church
matters has strongly agitated him.
This excitement has so increased that
the members of his household are
careful not to refer to such matters
in his presence. The fear of coming
trouble and danger has continually
impressed itself upon his mind. II
was suggested, a few weeks since, by
Bishop Kendrick, of st, Louis, that
DIR. Duggan make visit to that
city, in the hope that a change of
scene would be beneficial to his
health. The Bishop agreed to this !;
but when all was ready, and the car
riage had arrived at the door to take
him away, he suddenly drew back,
expressing fear of some impending
peril if he were to leave the house.
On all ordinary matters the Bishop
appears to be perfectly RATIONAL
This mental affection is supposed to
have been engcndered by the eccles-
iastical troubles of the past year be-
tween the Bishop and the parish
priests-the result of which was the
removal of one of the latter, Father
Dunno. The removal caused much
feeling among the Catholics of the
city generally.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-20
The Vote for Postmaster.

BY agreement the citizens of Ian
caster took vote to determine the
question, who shall be Postmaster,
result for Cheesbro, present incum,
bent, 238 votes for Mrs. Watkins,
81 votes. Several side issues were
in question, lending one being a
strife between the two drug stores,
the office being kept at one of them
and the other earnestly desiring it's
removal to some neutral quarter
Merchants also appear agreed that
no store keeper in town shall have
the patronage supposed to center at
the post Office. Many from the
country seemed to think that the
question of Womaa'S Rights was the
issue, and voted accordingly. Before
the election the Lady's side appear
ed the more popular, but the result
showed that noise may not indicate
numbers. The vote probably insures
Mr.. Cheesbro the office during good
behavior. he is attentive and oblig-
ing, and no real faults alleged against
him. And the office will probably
be kept where it is till Jones and
Cheesbro agree TO separate. The
tempest has subsidized.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-20

RAILROAD TAX ELECTION AT PLATTE
vILLE.-The | Platteville electors are
to take vote on Thursday of this
week on the question, 'Shall another
tax of sixty thousand dollars be votr
ed to complete the railroad to Platte
VILE" A transverse statement of the
case would be, shall Platteville vote
mo-" and leave the terminus of the
railroad where it is, at Belmont,
eight miles distant-the next follow,
ing result to be, the building up of
rival town to speedily eclipse, evans
ish and ruin our respected neighbour,
the venerable and spirited town of
Platteville. This converse of prop
osition would follow in the event of
. negative vote: Were Platteville to
remove to Belmont, it would cost
several sixty theusand:dollar votes to
recover the loss. There ia but one
horn to the dilemma-that is, vote
strong for the tax. There are un-
derstood to be slight differences as to
the kind of stock to be accepted in
exchange for the 10000, but a gem
sral agreement exists as to voting the
tax. This amount will insure the |
road through to Platteyille by Sep. |
tember.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-20
Communicated.
Boscobel Wheat Buying-Wheat Ring
Question.

Mr. COVER Il do not expect t.
couyince the Boscobel Wheat Rim:
OF their errors, because if yon cen
vince man against his will, he is &
the same mud still. What is the al
swcr Of the Rug TO the attack of IL
23d ultimo? Do they attempt To a.
swer that attack by weights and II
ures Not one word q: II, but Oh
by burlesqnlng- had bought hog
aud paid $14 % per evil, and a.
always the case, the Ring lost mon,
by the operation and ali Of thls :
only to dodge the wheat steal Til,
Ring says so wheat in Milwaukee is
rejected wheat-admitted What
was wheat bringing in Milwaukee the
Goth of March? Sales were made at
$1.13@$1.14 for No. l, S1.083@11O
for No. 2 and for rejected S102 to
81 03; and the Ring, as they style
themselves, paid sc Now what
does it cost TO get it to Milwaukee ?
The Ring says II cts. railroad, ! per
cent commission, Ito per cent. gov
eminent tax, bushel per car load
for warehouse to make good weights.
According to the Rings established
rule, the warehouse ought to charge
3per cent. for every pound less the
car load but all SAID, you see it cost
less than 20 cts. Now take 68 cts,
the price the Ring pays, from $1o2,
the Milwaukee price and it leaves "a
cents, and 20 cents for expenses
leaves IA cents pofit. This is better
than buying hogs at $14.O5 per cwt.
and loosing money-yes better than
hunting government Office or buyin
substitutes.
The Ring predicate their steal on
Muscoda, Avoca, Mazomanie, and
Madison; they must have somebody,
hence they have gone into the subs
stitute business. Mr. Thomas Tor
mey,of this town, having business at
Milwaukee and being interested in
the wheat question, inquired at all
the stations from Milwaukee to Bos>
cobel and says there is not station
on the road buying in the way those
Boscobelians do. FARMER.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-20
Bogus Economy.

In a neighboring town the question
OF raising some more money than
usual for roads and bridges was under
consideration before the town meet>
ing. 1t was urged that good roads
were wanted TO facilitate market ira
vel to Belmont, or Platteville wheE
the railroad shall have been compile
ted thus far. There appeared perfect
unanimity of mind for the resolution,
when gaunt, long vinegar faced old
sinner arose and talked economy for
half an hour. He REQUIRED to the
days when there was not a bridge
nor worked road in the country,
and yet the people travelled about
and got along we'll enough. The
taxes are increasing every year, and
will ruin the country unless we stop
these appropriations. "Why Sir,
said old economy, "my taxes were
four dollars in 1850, and pretty near
every year they have raised and last
year | had to pay $140." He failed
to note that in 1850 his all consisted
of rough forty acre lot, two yoke
of oxen and cow. But in 1869 he
he was the owner Of 600 acres and
his riches estimated at $40, 1000,
though the tax books reckon his
wealth at but $4,000.
Well, at the close of old economys
remarks a vote was taken and the
resolution lost. He had succeeded
in binding the eyes of half the meet
ing. Next Grant County is to be call
ed upon to build bridges in thai
town.
These narrow minded economist
and their small appeals at Towr
meetings opposing the raising of reat
and bridge money, remind us of tn
little speech OF Judas Iscariot. |
will be remembered that a woman
came in to anoint the Savior witt
some sort of very costly ointment
and when the amounting was over
Iscariot rose and said: "Why thi
waste; why were not these thing
sold and the money given to til
poor ?" And thereupon one in hig
authority answered, virtually, tina
the expense is not wholly lost whic
is used to express noble sentiments
Judas Iscariot would have vote
against road and bridge taxes-yo
bet. Such men never help the poor
but are always regretting the exis
tence of extravaganza when Their
are SO many needy poor.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-20
(Communicatsd)
Statement Of the Boscobel Wheat Scale
Question.

Mr.. Cover Noticing with some
surprise the communication OF your
correspondent from Fennimore, some
three or four weeks ago, making ex-
travagant and unreasonable COM
plant about the fairness of a certain
wheat transaction in this market by
which, be assumed that his neigh
Dor had been cheated out of several
dollars, by some nameless buyer here,
| had expected an early answer, COM
ing from those more Immediately in
teres ed, to set the matter right b.
fore the public. AS none has appeared
which would seem to answer the
purpose,in justice to our dealers, | ven
ture to state the facts as | understand
them.
| have before me handbill address,
ed ITO Farmers" dated Boscobel,
Feb. 6, 1869. signed by Meyer, Hill
debrand & Co, Parker, Hiidebrand &
Co, Palmer & Coates, anu Sylvester
q Bros, our only produce dealers al
that time; which hand bill was
brought to the notice Of the farmers
By posting, by publishing in our pa
per,and by being put into their hands.
1t is as follows:
"The undersigned Produce Dealers
of Boscobel, will buy wheat after the
18th of February, in the following
manner: All bidding will be on wheat
weighing go Tbs to the hushel, and for
every pound it weighs less than 60
Tbs when weighed on the Test Scales,
we will deduct &c per bushel. For
example,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-04-20
The Buckthorn for Hedges.


LIST. With proper care it will make
a thorough defence agaist all kinds
OF stock In six years from the seed.
"a. 1t is perfectly hardy in the
highest iatitudes growing wild in
Siberia.
3D.. 1t is shrub mot a tree) and
naturally attains height of but II
or Is feet.
4th. 1t Is propagated from seed
which terminates as readily as peas.
and may be tranplanted from the seed
ned at the age of one or two years
with as little per cent. OF loss as any
Their woody plant.
9Th. No insect feeds upon it Ct
attacts H. aud it therefore harbo,s
none.
9th. The sap is acrid, bitter, al
extremely unpleasant to the taste.
Stock are rarely tempted to brow
it.
7th. Ii bears severe pruning
any time, and may be trimmed as 81
ten as desired during the growing
season without danger of starting
a feeble growth killed the following
winter, as consequence of this, the
tender shoots may be cut and the
hedge preserved in proper shape by
the use Of the common Dutch grass
hook alone, one man thoroughly prun-
ing half a mile day with ease while
the portions cut off may be left where
they fall without injury, inconveni-
ence or unsightliness, or may be rak-
ed up and handled without gloves.
9Th. The hedge may and should
be confined to base not exceeding
five feet in width, and after maturity
may without extra labor be kept at
a uniform height of six feet, or, if
shelter is desired, 1T may be allowed
to attain greater height, say ten it
without dangering its efficiency as a
fence. or increase of width at the
base.
9th. 1t does not ''sprOut from the
root" and there need be no appre-
sion, when setting it near cultivated
grounds, of having forest where
you only desired fence.
10th. 1t is beautiful both in foli-
age and fruit, which latter (small
berries with four seeds in each it be-
gins to bear at the age four years.
Why is it not already in genera
use? know of no reason except
the one as stated by Mr.. Downing
in 1847. Its thorns stand at the
point of each shoot of the old wood
hence it is that a Buckthorn hedge
does not appear, and is not really,
well armed with thorns, till it has at
tanned it's full shape and has had
a couple of seasons shearing, after
that, he adds "the hedge being well
furnished with the ends of the shoots
it presents thorns on every face, and
is thorough defence" He also says
that this apparent (not reaD defec,
IS the only one which the Buckthorn
as hedge plant has Prairie Farmer
| Buckthorn is the best hedge that
can be grown.-RurdI American
Mr. Ira Tracey, at Bloomington
advertises for sale several Thousand
Buckthorns.