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AS illustrating quick perception and
rare presence of mind, Chambers Jour
nal vouches for the truth of the following
story, which was originally published in
the guise of fiction:
Caroline G., good-looking, finely
proportioned young lady, lived as lady's
maid with fashionable young widow,
rather pdsse. One evening, after having
assisted at her mistress toilet for din
ner party, she amused herself, before
putting away the various articles scat
tered about the ROOM in trying on pair
of silk stockings and dress shoes belong
ing to her mistress, and having done so,
she viewed her well turned limbs with
complacency, saying aloud " There's a
leg for stocking, and there a foot for a
shoe Having satisfied herself as to
their symmetry, she divested herself of
her borrowed plumes, put the room to
rights, and awaited the return of her mis-
tress, whom she saw into bed. That was
the last time she saw her alive. She was
found in the morning murdered in her
bed, the jewel case and plate chest broken
open and robbed. The robber and muir
dercr had left no trace by which he could
be captured, and in spite of the most
diligent search he escaped. Three years
after, Caroline was engaged in similar
capacity by lady who took her to Paris
She had almost forgotten the murder,
and if she thought of it, it was not with
any hope of discovering the criminal.
1t happened that she was walking in
one of the public promenades one after
noon, when, as she passed group of
men, she heard these words:
There leg for stocking, and
there's foot for shoe" In moment
the events of the evening before her mis-
tress was murdered flashed on her mem
ory. And now for her marvellous pres
ence of mind. Pretending not to have
heard anything, she glanced sideways at
the group of men. She saw there were
three but she could not tell which of
them had spoken She walked slowly
past them, and then she stopped in an
undecided manner, and finally turned
back, and, walking up to them, she asked
to be directed to certain street. As
she expected, all of them had word for
her, and among the voices she easily
recognized the one that had just spoken.
Their language and looks were both very
free, but she only told them that they
were very impertinent, and that she
would get the information she wanted
from the first gendarme she met. She
thus averted snspicion if they watched
her speaking to policeman. The next
difficulty was how to inform gendarme
what she wanted; she had been only a
fortnight in France, and knew scarcely a
word of French She, however, carried
a pocket dictionary with her, to assist in
making purchases, and as means of
acquiring little French. Going over
to bench, she sat down, and searching
through the dictionary she found the
words she wanted, and she then wrote
them with pencil on the hy-leaf of the
dictionary. The sentence ran thus:
" Genddrme, .je erois besoin UOus dyrete;
an mewiter" The grammar was not
correct, as dictionaries do not teach syn
tax but the gendarme understood it, and
in another moment held the murderer in
his grasp He was afterward convicted
and hung on the girls testimony.
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THE PUZZLED CENsUs-TAKER.
BY JOHN G. SAKE.
II. WhIIMOhEs
Publisher and Proprietor.

BY JOHN G.. SAKE.
" Got any boys?" the marshal said
To lady from over the Rhine:
And the lady shook her fiaxen head
And civilly answered NEN!"
+" Got any girls?" the marshal said
To the lady from over the Rhine;
And again the lady shook her head
And civilly answered "NEIN!'
But some are dead?" the marshal said
To the lady from over the Rhine;
And again the lady shook her head
And civilly answered "NErN!"
" Husband, of course?" the marshal said
To the lady from over the Rhine;
And again she shook her flaxen head
And civilly answered "NEINV'
1.-THE ID you have" the marshal said
To the lady from over the Rhine
And again she shook her tiaxen head
And civilly answered NEINl"
Now, what do you mean by shaking your
head
And always answering nine =,
" Ich can nicht Englis sprechen," ciyilly said
The lady from over the Rhine.
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Grief of spotted Tail over the Dea TN
of His FavOrite Squaw.

1t will be remembered that during
Spotted Tails visit to the East, his be-
loved g Wawonaissa " sickened and died.
He reached the Milestone Agency, the
headquarters of his tribe, two days after
she wa sburied, and Immediately had the
remains disinterred. A correspondent
says it was painful sight to see the pro-
found and bitter grief which took posses
sion of the chief as he looked upon the
dead face of her he had loved so truly
and so well. a
Over the usually stoical features OF
the stern warrior, great tears coursed
liked torrent, while his broad breast
shook and heaved with its great agony
He caught the inanimate form in his
brawny arms, calling her by all the en-
dearing names with which lie had been
wont to awake the lovehght in her dark
eyes in days agone, while he rained hot,
passionate kisses upon the dusky mar
BILE of her dear, dead face. AT the time
the gentleman from whom we derive our
information left Milestone, Spotted Tail
was giving expression 70 his 'grief in a
manner peculiar 70 his people. All the
presents and trlnkets of every sort which
he had received while on his Eastern
journey he buried, affirming that they
were bad medicine and in some way
responsible for the death of his wife
Many of these presents were of great
value, yet we understand that he reserved
not vestage oi any -. e.. mac o. aim aim wnlle
absent on the journey spoken Of
.Us has also discarded all his feathers,
ornaments and clothing of every sort,
except the breech-elopt, and subjects
himself to all sorts of personal discom-
fort and humiliation He has smeared
his body with grease and filth of one sort
and another, and laeegaipd his person
with knives, sharp sticks, etc, until he
is frightful sight to behold. Anon he
will stand with his arms folded across
his chest, gazing at the sun for two
hours at time, while not muscle of
his body moFns on atom; then ha will
CLASP his hands before him, and with eyes
bent on the ground, he will commence a
mournful chant which he will keep up
for another hour or two; this is followed
BY throwing himself upon the ground.
where he viii roll and tumble about in a
perfect paroxysm Of rage until he be-
comes cbmpletely exhausted, 'Shen he
falls asleep, only to repeat the routine of
bis mourning upon his awakening.
Since his return home he has not washed
himself once, and as the dirt in which he
rolls readily adheres to the grease with
which his body is smeared, |, can be
readily Imagined what a filthy condition
he is in.
Thus mourns this untutored savage for
the loved and lost; and rude, uncouth,
and oven ridiculous as are his express
sions Of grief. they are none the less sin,
cere and heartfeli, aud therefore entitled
to cur respect, II not our approval.
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ORDINANCES.

BE Il ordained by the General Council of The Citg
Of Memphis: feafsr.Q
That the ordinance passed on the 10Th day,
of April, 1870, and approved the I'D day OF
hundred thousand (5OO,00O) dollars of six per
cent bonds for funding purposes, be so
amended that the principal and interest on
said bonds shall be payable in gold coin OF
the United States.
Passed first, second and final reading by
Board of Aldermen.
Passed first, second and final reading by
Common Council. July g, 1870. e
Approved July 9. 1870.
Attest. L. 4. RICHARDS, City Register.
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ELECTION NOTICE.
SHERIFF's OFFICE.
MFMpHIs. August 3. 1870.

t~- MEMPHIS, August 3, lS7O.)
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1870, WILL
" open and hold an election in the city OF
Memphis, for the purpose of ascertaining, the
will Of the qualified voters of the city Of Mem
phis in the issuance of S500,0OO of city bonds,
as designed in the ordinance of the Common
Council of the city of Memphis, Those voting
in favor Of the issuance of said bcgds will in
dorse upon their tickets B0nds;" and those
voting against said issuance will indorse 90
their tickets mo Bonds" The following
officers, judges and clerks arc appointed to
hold said election:
First Ward-Deputy Sheriff. J J Murphy;
Judges John Newsom, J ID Davis and Rem
kert; Clerks, C W Sturdivant and U Scha-
Third Ward--Deputy Sheriff. y Z Smith;
judges, S W Green, l. Amis and W ChaseS
Clerks, ] Il Bridges and S L Barinds.
Fifth Ward-Deputy Sheriff, Martin Cohen;
Jndees, II b Chiles James Banks and 4 II
Norment; Clerks, I L Risk and John y Glib
son.
JRdges. W W Dayidson, J Lovin and W w
snail; Clerks. EugsDe Finn and IL Il Hoy.
Officers holding eleeti9p will report TO me, at
my Office, Greenlaw Bpildipg. Second st.
s.,I MARCUS y, WRIGHT,
135-l42 Sheriff Of Shelby County.
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F MEMPHIS TENN: WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST TO- 1870

position in high quarters, he is said to
have resolved TO submit his opinions to
the approval Of the highest military au-
thorities, and it is generally believed
that he is the author of an anonymous
pamphlet published in Frankfort, which
has attracted the greatest attention from
the government, and has been the cause
of the recent important reforms in the
Prussian army.
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The train leaving Memphis at l Is p IN. runs
daily. The am. train Goes not run on Sun
day. Both trains run through to Louisville
without changes. Elegant sleeping cars run
through on the / Is ?. m. train from Memphis
to Louisville, connecting at Louisville with
through cars to Philadelphia, Cleveland, Buff
falo and New York, without change. Only
one change from Louisville to Baltimore,
Washington City and Boston. Berths and
staterooms, in through cars can be engaged
at the Ticket Office, 237l2 Main street.
J. +. BOYD, Superintendent.
JAS. SPEED. Ticket Agent. 9-62-t
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MAYORS OFFICE,

MEMPHIS, TEkN., July y, IoIU. J
In accordance with the requirements Of the
above ordinance, an election will be held on
SATURDAY, AUGUST l3, 1870. at the follow
At the 'Engine-house. Main street, in the
First Ward. ~ a,
At the Engine-house, Adams street. in the
AT the Engine-house. Shelby street. In the
Fifth Ward.
At the Engine-house. DeSoto street. in the
Seventh Ward.
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HOTEL.
Peabody Hotel I!
HOTEL.

mHIs FAMOUS ESTABLISHMENT. RE
Il Gently built and perfectly fitted up with
every adjunct 9f comfort and luxurious ease.
has been transferred by Colonel Davis Cock
rell 20 the undersigned. who assures the trav-
cling public that he will do all In his power 70
make his guests comfortable.
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THO Total resss.a smonn, r ,v @

STATE OF WISCONSIN, l 90
COUNTY OF MILWAUKEE. 90
John II. Van Dyke. President, ans
Life Insurance Company, of Milwaukee
and say that the foregoing is Il full. tru
pany; that the said Insurance Compai
sand Dollars of actual cash assets, inv
bonds and mortgages of real estate. fir
for which the same is mortgaged; and
surance Company.
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The Odd Fellows Of the URited States,
according to a late enumeration, are
something over 10000 strong.
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CHEMICAL SYSTEM OF MEDICINE.

II is divided into the following departments:
FEMALE DEPARTNENT.-In this department
every complaint known to weman is treated
with unvarying success.
CANCER DEPARTNENT.--Cancers and tumors
are here cured in ninety-eight cases out of
every hundred.
DEPARTMENT FOR HEARr DTsEAsE.-In this
department this formidable disease is treated
with the most gratifying results
DEPARTMENT FOR SKIN DISEASES. Every
form OF skin diseases permanently cured here
CONSUMPTION AND CAIARRH DEPARTMENT
The professors in this department have made
many important discoveries In the treatment
Of lung, throat and nose diseases
bYE AND EAR DEFARTMENr.-'fhe eve and
ear most tenderly and triumphantly treated.
CONTINENTAL DEPARTMENT. Devoted 10 the
exclusive treatment Of a class of maladies
nameless here. by an able pr0fessorship.
SURGICAL DEPAKTMEST.-We daily perform
the most important operations known 10 sur
gerry.
All affairs Of a. private character held sa-
crodly confidential.
an Office hours from o'clock in the morn
ing till 8 clock in the evening. Open every
Sunday forenoon, from am. 10 - m
J. b. RUSSELL, NJ. D.,
Consulting Physician.
J. G. WATSON, Secretary.
y. q. MARRAN. Treasurer. l07-l1-s2
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MEDICAL
MEDICAL.
d R. r u SIS e LIS
sEPTENIAL
M e edical Institute,
~ North Court st., Memphis.

THIS 1NsTITUTION, INCORPORATED
Il by the State Of Tennessee, is legaiized
Association Of Scientific Physicians and Sur
geons, devoted to the treatment of patients,
ana Instruction in theory and practice of the
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RATES OF ADVERTISING IN WEEKLY.

lreJ pct
Subsequent insertiOns....".. %
Eight lines of nonparcil, solid. constitute a
square.
Displayed advertisements will be charged
according to the SPACE occupied, at above
rates-there being twelve lines of solid type to
the inch.
Notices in local column inserted for twenty
cents per line for each insertion.
Special notices inserted for ten cents per line
for each insertion.
Notices of deaths and marriages. twenty
cents per line.
3 Advertisements published at intervals, will
be charged one dollar per square for each in
sertion.
To regular advertisers we offer superior in,
ducements, both as TO rate of charges and
manner of displaying their favors.
All bills for advertising are duo when con-
tracted and payable on demand.
All letters, whether upon business or other
wise. must be addressed to.
Il. WHITMORE,
Publisher and Proprietor.
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i PIANOS, ETC.
On Four Months Time.
Pianos, FF57f Organs,
- AND -
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS,
On Three and Four Months Time,
with Good City Acceptance.
PIANOS. Erc.

NOW rs YOUR TINE TO MAKE YOUR
IN purchases. My stock is very large and
must be closed out to make room for my fall
stock.
Steinway K Sons Pianos $500 to $500
Ernest Gabler's Panos.............. 425 to 800
VIM. p. Emerson's Pianos.....-..... S75 to 45O
Also, good SECONDHAND PIANOS, some
Of them almost as good as new. Prices from
500 TO 800 each. Mason a Hamlin's Organs,
from 500 TO $500 each Also. the celebrated
Burdett Organs. Genuine Italian and Roman
Violin Strings. Country merchants and deal
ers will please give me call.
e. A. BENSON,
liz Music House. 81 Main ST.. Memphis.
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STATE OF TENNESSEE.
cOMPTROLLER'S s UFFlcE NashviIIe JnIy 81 IGN

/, Ed. r. Pennebaker, Comptroller
western Mutual Life Insurance Company,
has produced to me satisfactory evidence
quiremepts of the laws Of the State of
further certify thatJ S. Chaplin, agent of
ments of the laws Of the State, made aud /
Company has authority to take risks and
Memphis, Tennessee.
l33-l5O
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Retribution-Singu Detection OF
n Murderer.

AS illustrating quick perception and
rare presence of mind, Chambers Jour
nal vouches for the truth of the following
story, which was originally published in
the guise of fiction.
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Subscribed and sworn to before me
STATE OF WISCONSIN. 90
COuNTY OF MILWAUKEE,. So


H. o the
Public aatsei dminteT y e
W. Shu
Clerk.
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Weekly Public Ledger,

Published every Tuesday at 50 per annum lin
ADVANCE; clubs Of five or more. 81 so.
Communications upon subjects Of general
interest to the public are at gil times accept
able.
Rejected manuscripts WILL NOT be returned.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-03-16

THE House Committee on Foreign
Affairs have at length got the Cuban
sympathizlng resolution into shape.
The proposed report of the Committee
has been chrystallized by General
Banks, and declares it to be the i'm
perative duty Of II Government to
announce a strict neutrality between
the contestants, placing the Spaniards
and Cubans on precisely the same
footing. A resolution like this will
doubtless find favor in Congress, and
ought not to offend SPAIN. We have
certainly waited long and patiently for
that power to put a stop to the Cuban
troubles, and her inability to restore
onder is convincing proof that an act
unl revolution with a de taeto Govern
ment does exist somewhere In Cuba.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-03-16

The mania for State division has
crossed the Mississippi, and a bill has
been introduced into the Missouri Leg
islature for separating the State into
two parts, with the Missouri River as
the boundary. So far as heard from,
these new projects in political geogra-
ply are rs follows: New York to be
divided into two parts, of which one ID
to include Manhattan and Long Island,
with such other small fry as Staten
Island thrown in, and the other part
what remains of the State New Jer-
sey to be. so divided that the northern
part may be "annexed" to New
York; Pennsylvania to be subdivided
Delaware to be pieeed out with the
fragments Of Maryland and Virginia
lying west Of Chesapeake Bay; West
Florida to be set off to Alabama ; Ten
nessee to he blsected; Texas to be tri-
sected ; Wisconsin and Michigan each
to yield up its northern portions to
form the new State of Ontonagon or
Superior Missouri, as we have said,
to be broken in twain. All these pro-
positions have been seriously advo-
Gated, and some are in train Of fulfill
ment. The ~mapmakeu, at least, will
not complain.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-03-16
THE SAN DIEGO MINES.

Los ANGELES, March g. About
40 men in small parties left for the
mines to-day more will leave TO-
morrow. The increased stampede
seem ms to originate from favorable
information received this afternoon
from friends npon the ground. Ihe
current rumor prevails that paying
leads have been struck and rich quartz
taken out, as we'll as considerable COLO
from decomposed rock at the surface.
It Il reported that the best lode yet
found was discovered by some China:
men ; this has been jumped and the
Cinnamon driven off, and three Celes-
tials killed. It Is said the quartz taken
form this mine rivals tile specimen
rock from the Washington. and the
ledge Is wider and better defined.
Frst-clas slx-horse stages commence
running to the mines on the 10th, to
make the trip in less than two days.
The district Is we'll tlmbered and
watered. and the surrounding country
good. The mines are accessible and
the roads good.
Outfitten are preparing to leave
here in considerable numbers. 1t is
even said that the mines are richer
than represented. A man from the
vicinity Of the mines, an old miner and
pioneer, says richer average quartz Is
taken out than any ever before struck
on this coast.
The steamer Orizaba, from San
Diego, arrived at San Pedro late, and
the return train left before anything
was landed.
There was n considerable shipment
Of orange and lemon trees to-day to
points as far north as Marysyille. The
demand Is larger thus far this season
than any former.
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OAKLAND ITEMS.

We find the following rather lively
items in the Oakland Call Transcripts
of Monday last:
AND ANOTHER RUNAwAY.-Yester-
day, a fine span Of black ponies be-
longing to Mr.. Saufley, Of the Point,
became frightenedat a passing locomo-
tive, and breaking their fastening, ran
down Seventh from Alice to Market.
Directly they crossed Broadway, the
attention of Louis Gulenda was called
to the matter, and sticking spurs into
his mustang, he started in hot pursuit,
overhaullng them at Market street.
Selling the relns he succeeded In stop
ping them before any damage had been
sustained. When officer Woolsey got
down there he saw the unusual specta-
Gle Of a man riding QUE horse and
driving two more, an apparently diff
icult task; but then these yaqueros
are not ut home unless In n saddle:
This Is q second instance Of the kind
within a few weeks, where Mr.. Cullen
ia has caught runaway horses-the
| other time he used a lasso. In view
Of the many serious accidents which
are now occurring, we would suggest
| that he be employed at n good salary
to patrol Broadway. Fortunately, this
runaway occasloned neither loss nor
injury.
LEG Broken. Saturday evening
| Chas. Weintrant was coming across the
bay, and at the same time he was 'thalf
seas over" After the boat left the
wharf he made the boastful remark
that he could I" throw anybody OH the
boat" James Reinhardt. heard the
boast aud questioned the veracity
thereof and proposed to try his
powers. Weintrant was willing. and
the sport commenced, ending In favor
Of Reinhardt, who threw Weintrant,
breaking his leg three inches above the
ankle. .Weintrant was properly cared
for until the Point was reached, when
he was put under the charge Of DIR.
Bolton. Reinhardt's conduct became
so bud that he was arrested and put on
board the cars, which he went through
in n hurry, knocking over seats, smash-
ing windows and other pleasantries Of
n similar nature. Upon reaching the
Point he was turned over to officer
Emmons who took him into the Gala
bose. His trial comes up this morn.
ing. The Captain Of the San Francisco
Harbor Police, will appear against
him.
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A LAND GRANT TO A WATER PRIvI-
LEGE.-1he Chicago Tribune Of March
7th, thus comments on the San Fran
cisco project Of obtaining water from
Lake Tahoe, and the securing Of grants
Of land:
One Of the California Senators has
introduced a bill into Congress grant,
Ing alternate sections Of land, for q
width of forty miles, to aid a hydraulic
company to carry the water of Lake
Tahoe and the Truckee river to that
city. In other words, 1t proposes that
Congress shall appropriate public prop
erty to enable a private. corporation In
California to supply San Francisco
with water. The city Of Chicago has,
at an expense of &3,000,0 900, secured q
supply OF water, and Is now, at an ex-
pense of 81, 500, 600 more, about to ex-
tend that supply to her suburbs. One
OF the worst evils that can befall a
community Is alms-takIng. San Fran
cisco is already better supplied with
water than most cities of her size ; but
II the case were otherwise, alms-giying
Is no part Of the legitimate duty Of the
National Government.
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VARIETIES.

TEXAS Is raising tea crop this sea-
son.
DELAWARE Is said to have 1900
colored voters.
SIXTEEN locomotives exploded their
boilers last year.
PoMERoY, Of Kansas, Is known in the
Senate as sold Subsidy"
GEORGE. PEABoDY's memory Is to be
embalmed ina peabody collar"
BosToN has appropriated $l,400, 900
for her public schools during 1870.
THE previous question in Congress
Is said to bea perpetual motion"
The police of Rheims, France, are
on a strike, but not with their billies.
OMAHA Is a corruption Of the Indian
Erowaha, "above the River" tthe
Platte.)
THE Boston Post thinks a Chinaman
is worth $50, the way false hair ranges
In price.
BRIGHAM YOUNG Is making arrange
ments to set out 100000 fruit trees
at Salt Lake.
LOUISVILLE has had a concert In aid
Of the "Confederate orphans" but 1t
only paid expenses.