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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-17
Dem Brinters.

The Toledo Commercial announces
the closing of o business house in that
city after the following fashion:
An honest Teuton, vino has high ap-
probation of the " art preservstive of ell
arts" recently opened saloon in this
city which was christened the /" Printer 8
Saloon" OF course the printers were
pleased With this recognition of the mer-
its of their calling, and at once decided
to give their German friend the benefi
OF their custom. The keeper of the
saloon said, II allows no common bee
p!es to drink peer in the "Brinter's Sa-
LOOM" but / will geeps it shot for de brin-
ter und zch likes" iiu
This profession of regard for the craft
won the tender hearts of the printers,
and they kindly suggested to him the
necessity OF getting a set of books for
putting down the drinks, as it was vulgar
and only worthy of the lowest grade Of
saloons for patrons to pay for each
drink when obtained that they always
settled such matters by passing in their
checks" all of which was satisfactory to
The proprietor of the "Brinters' Saloon"
who procured the suggested supply of
hooks and commenced his ascent through
a lucrative business towards the dizzy
nights of fortune. gggigG(nr ~
OF course it would not be proper for
him 10 inquire the names of his custom
ers. so be opened accounts with the fol-
lowing parties. We omit the dett ills oi
counts for want of space:
~ Der Lain Brinter."
q, Ter Lsetle Brinter."
.mDa Pen Putler Brinter." :"
aDsr rivel."
.Dsr D p, inter nit der red hair.
.Dsr Brin 'er NIT hair not shoost sc
red" .,. r.n smh,acinv
w variety ,Sa Il assSp descriptive powers
ana each one was an .Neeount that msat
The good.nstured Teutop smile as ne
tbouent Of the time be wocld nave wneI
,he checks we're "passed in Aauerl
vent along thus swimmrngly fcr lev
weeks, until the printers. Who nave
dread of " final accounts" ana lucs
ment days," ceased their visits 70 tn'
Printers Saloon" checks we're no
+" passed in," and the Teuton was com
PEELED to suspens.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-17
The Japs in California.

Fr0r. the an tfanclscO morning Call.l
Up TO this time the Japanese have &C.
com modeted themselves in their house
hold matters at considerable inconveni-
ence, but this will soon be at an end, and
in few weeks they will bp settled down
as comfortably as you please, with houses
OF their own, each family reposing " un-
der it's own vine and fig tree" Among
their number ore four carpenters, and
tkese men are now engaged 10 erecting
buildings for the use of the party. The
houses are TO be twelve in number. di
mensiens 36x30, each containing four
rooms, and built after the real Japanese
fashion, with low, pitched reefs, the caves
extending far over the sills, and forming
a balcony or awning around the entire
house. The outer walls and partitions
are all of sliding panels, that can be shut
together at the corners and folded into
boxes, leaving nothing but the roof and
it's supports during the hot summer days,
affor ling luxury that can only be ex-
ceeded by taking off your flesh and sit
ting in your bones" The partition walls
are of paper, the outer walls Of wood; ;
one room is to be used as sleeping
room, another as kitchen, and the two
others-iu each house-for silk raising,
where the worms will be kept and nursed,
and the silk weaved and otherwise man-
ipulsted. / have omitted to mention that
silk culture will form an important
branch ofthis enterprise, so, 600 mulberry
plants having already been set cut for
beginning. The Japanese carpenters
Nd ha,r II
is done with marvellous neatness. A Gu
rious feature of their houses is that they
do not contain nail. all of the joints
and timbers being dove-tailed together by
many ingenious devices, and the whole
work, even to the rsfters, is as smooth as
if il had been polished down with sand
paper. Aud the japanese are neat
people, for they use no paint to hide any
blemishes of construction or ornamenta-
ton, no fligree werk or plaster of Paris
gewgaws, but every stick in the building
is exposed. Every mernins, as regularly
as she cooks the breakfast, or sweeps the
floor, the japanese housewife takes q wet
cloth and scours the whole interior of the
dwelling, leaving no part untouched, and
no stain or dirt spot TO mar it's clesnly
appearance Then the Japanese do not
come into the house with muddy boots,
after the style Of the American "sov-
ereign;" but, having covered the floor
with neat mating, always remove the
dirty sandals before stepping upon it. /
stood and watched the Japanese car
penters at their work for some min
utes, and noticed the popularity OF
their movements The Japanese works
toward him that Id. instead OF
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-17
An Incident of Early western Life.


The editor of the Oshkosh Times, on q
recent visit to Galens, came in posses
sion of the following romcntie incidents
of early times in the West:
The name Galens was given to the set
tlement by DR. Muir, Scotchmsn, ed
ucated ct Edinburgh, of whose life in the
wilderness we give somewhat romantic
hnt authentic incident While Muir was
surgeon ct Fort Smelling, be was visited
nv handsome maiden of the Fox tribe,
Who communicated to him her dream,
which was TO the effec! that she had seen
him unmoor her canoe, paddle u over
from the other side Of the river, and come
directly 10 her lodge. She knew, sccor-
ding to hsz superstitious belief, that be
was TO be her husband, end Of course such
q prophecv soon works out iIs oyn f1ihl-
menf' Muir wss true TO his attachment
ssUl ihe sueers Of his brother officers
made b,a sshamed Of it, and as he was
tl,en ordered uiih the company to Belle
fontaine. a fort Just bsloE Toe lqneiion OF
,Le Missouri and Mississippi, be TOOK
this opportunity to get nd Of nls
dark.eysj partner, not thinking sne
couId ever 6nd bin, OF, Al she
oould. she would bsys i in be. power
10 follow him. Bot love risnbhs eyer
svsrv impedinent. With Der infant ehsloi
he intrepid vile and moiheF started
alone in her canoe, and, persevetiug
through all difficulties. safely at last
reached the object Of her heart idoiA-
try, bat so much bad she undergone 10
mind aud sody, that, 10 use her own ex'
pre.sive phrsseoloE. laying her hand on
her breast, When j got there. 4 Fss az
psri,hed aray-so ihia After q jour
nsy q sssvl one hundred miles for hi'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-17
The Case of Paul Bchoeppe fn Ger
many-Charges against aim from
tunt l0untry.

The Case of Paul scho-ppe I'm Ger
tunt country.
From Letter by Prof. Gneist. of Berlin.l
Public opinion forms It's judgment of
guilt or innocence from general impress
sions. But this circumstance is also un-
favorable for Paul Shoeppe, should he
seek the assistance of his countrymen,
especially here in Berlin Our court of
jur0rs, some six or seven years ago, made
the acquaintance of certain Paul
Schoeppe as @ most dangerous criminal.
aud sentenced him for grand larceny and
forgery to the penitentiary German
papers assert that this Paul S:boeppe,
who was thus convicted at Berlin, had
been Secretary to Count Blsnkensee, and
robbed him of 27 900 ihalers.) Christian
name, surname, age aud personal de-
scrip,ien agree with that of your Paul
S3hoeppe His father was country
parson, erjoying the reputation of great
pieiy, who in the same case was con-
vic ed OF receiving stolen goods. This
statement seems again to agree with the
description of your Paul s ,hoeppe and
bis father. 10 our police records it is
found that father and son had emigrated
to America. The States Attorney, who
prosecuied the case of our former Paul
Schoeppe, makes special mention of the
fact that the forgery of documents
charged in your country agrees with the
methcd which our Paul Schoeppe was
hsbitually employing Our records here
contain series of such documents with
we'll executed limitations of the hand
writing of otherq. You will not blame
public opinion much if it presumss the
identity of the two persons with tolerable
certainty. / will send you q few of our
local papers, from which you will per.
ceive that though people have taken an
interest in Schoeppe, public opinion soon
turned away from him.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-17
Important 10 Liquor Men.

The Commissioner of Internal Rev
euue has issued circular prescribing a
new form OF book for the use ofdistillers,
rectifers aud wholesale liquor dealers.
Keeping their accounts according to his
form is made obligatory after February
Isl. aud the old books must be discarded.
The arrangement of the new form is
much simpler and clearer than that OF
the book now in use, bat the principal
difference consists ia the provisions OF
coupons, one Of which, describing the
goods sold, is 10 be detached and fur
nished the buyer ai every sale.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-17
Lord AinsIey's Cocktails.

A gentleman who returned from Bos-
ton on Thursday says that he saw Mr..
r chard Radford, alias Lord Hubert Lee
roy AinsIey, who recently fed in dis
grace from this city, employed es bar
keeper in an obscure drinking establish
ment in the suburbs of that city. At FIRST
the gentleman did not recognize the
would-be lord, who has evidently taken
good care that none shall. Radtord Is
much altered, and has weary and care
worn expression on his still handsome
face. He has shaved off entirely his once
admired golden muataehe, and has prob
ably donned q wig, as his hair is conside-
rably darker than when he was in this
city. He was well dressed, and made
desperate efforts to appear self-pos
sessed. Ny lord ~ mixed cocktail
for our informant, which We are assured
was exceedingly nice. The titled bar
keeper asked the gentleman whether he
was from New York, and what the news
was, aud had they heard anything from
Lrrd Aiusley2
Rldford was told that things in the
metropolis we're generally quiet and even
dull: that there was little if any news,
except that the people believed that the
follow calling himself lord had gone to
Europe. Whereupon the nstty bar
keeper rubbed his soft, white hands to-
vether aud proposed another drink.
He has been forbidden the principal
gambling establishments Of this city,
and although he has never visited Mr..
Morrissey's establishment, that gentle
man has repeatedly said that be would
put him out if he did Rsdford having
thus been denied admission to the gam
bling establishments, has been driven to
keeping bar
Mrs. R .dford he's almost recovered
f,ou hss recent severe illness.-NeC
YorI S,fu. January Sh
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-17
no. 4l92l
In IhG Chancery Court of Memphis,
Tennessee.
\ Z. jenkins Sons. !
VI.
Richard c. Wilkins.J

TT appearing from sf;iavit in this cause that
| the defendant, Richard Q. wilkins Is non
resident Of the State Of Tennessee. it Is there
fore ordered that be make his appearances
phis. Tena on the first Monday in February,
iseq. and plead, arsNer OF denur T. complain.
ants bin, or the sane will be taken for co1 sed
a. 10 him and set for hearing exparte and that
for four successive weeks. in the Memphis
--'''''-s ErGUsTON ALsTON. c. end NJ.
Bv BEvJ. COLuAN, Deputy 9. and ".
A Copy-Attest. hinchestar, henTes = wa
cAsstsT, solicitor for Conplsiua1l lico-lN
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-17

The man who don't advertise has his
store huug arouEd with shingles aud
pieces OF barrel heads, inscribed with
Iampblack, Irish Periaiers, Koru Meel,
Flower, AL kinds of Konlury Produce.
Ksikes and Handles for sale here. he
ssys: Thar arn't no sens 10 noospaper
sdverlising 90 long as man is smart
euuf TO tend 20 bis own business, sad
kin stand at the door sud boiler the
fsliers in"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-17
MISSOURI VALLEY
Life Insurance Company,
Oalce Southwestern Department,
NO. 296 FRONT ROW. MEMPHIS.
Merritt & Weld. osnI Agents.
Read the FoIIow ing ,

LIrrLR Rock. DessEmber II, lsas-
W. A. Hon. Etq., State Agent MiHoun 'Aiies
Life insurance Company;
Sra Il Is with pleasure Ee scknoWieoee
,as- int of twenty-five hund red dollars from
Won. through Messrs. Merritt. y W cid. 0ens, ~
arente Southwestern Depe, -tI1ent. m settle-
menr by your Company OF l,olrcy No. oof. On
INC life Of Captain james Iinams, deceased
aud would cordially Iecommend TIE Miaseuil
Valley" 10 an parties dcsiri og % insure tneil
l,vcs A. one in every wa'f wcrt1F the c9l n
Hence ard patronage OF III comm unly. lns
best evidence 70 US Of the merit OF tne Zen
fany, is tho prompt paymfmt OF It's hesses.
W. NJ. ADAMS.
S0RDseE n. PkAl
JIG Administrators Jas. Iinmss decd
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-17

The word "Stste spelled backward
il Fts,s in Fseach. II is DOT ssfe. boE-
ever, 70 undertake TO learn French sinPS
by going back % your English.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-17

The Prince Imperial Of France is TO
attend, during this winter, many per-
formancss OF the Thesler Frsuesis.
sbsrs principally the great tragedies ct
0oraeile, Raefae snd Yolfaire, and the
comedies a -Holiere and Bsdupaarekais
sre rsursser,v5hy the first artists Of the
Fr.nch stffs. General Laierriere, the
Gov,roor ollbs Rtiuce has informed the
mapagers cf ibe Thsater Francsis that
he Enperer wishes certain Glass Of
nlavs 10 be reformed this winter, which
sre tc fo-n part Of the education OF the
Panes. -
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-17
2S7 Main street
Second door from HadIsOn.
ei-ll6
sCUPP ERNON es.

40 OO0 sCUPPEREONG, FLOWER s.
ZU.OOO Tender Palp. Thomas and suga
erape plants one, tuo and three years old, vel
rooted. for sale. No VINES will be sent bot
tho OF the best quality. and the true charae-
ter Of each crane is warranted Clrcuiars viii
press will he market &C. o. d."
Orders left WIKI B b. Barnes. No. - Main
street Nrmphis Tenn, ~ ssnt 10 n. viii Be
promptiy att.rded n. ,. 3. Farnes recentiy
wrote tc =ss The 500 vines rufch a=ed 81 yon
last February. not enc diad- and some ci thea
ersg troiFs feet.
Adtre-s. LLLte n CO.
Eiss whs:ssills. czssu6us c.. NC.
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EASY TERMS
For particulars. apply 20

For particulars apply 10
Il. wHITMORE,
PubItc Ledger Omce.
OrtO
LANIRR 4 WADDELL.
ROYSTER. TREZEVANTlk co.
W. A. WHEATLEY.
DONOHO. JOY 4 co.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-17

J .iIs AdmlulsilstOrs ; jjss. fians- decd.
The New York herald., 1870-02-23
WILLIAMS COLLEGE ALUMNI.

The alumni OF Wlams College had their annual
reunion dinner last evening at the st. James Hotel,
Broadway aud Twenty-slxth street. Mr.. David Dud-
ley Field presided. Among the guests OF the even-
ing were several ladies' whose presence impaired an
enlivening color 70 the festive gathering After a
very elegant ana sumptuous dinner had been
partaken or and the cloth removed, the chairman
gave the first toast-''The President OF the United
Statesn which was heartily responded to. The fol-
lowing tOasts were next proposed Alma Mater"
responded to by David Dudley Field. ESD; THE
President and Faculty OF the College," by President
Rev DR.. Prime; college Day. Rev. r.
Kempsnall: .Tne Ministry" Rev. s. II. Tying Jr.;
"The Learned Professions" Professor Dumroch;
"WOman, Faith IN WOmanknd Beats with His
Blood" Mr.. Charles Fitch, OF Syracuse Among
the gentlemen present were William Cullen
Bryant. Samuel Mcclellan, Mayor OF wheeling.
Va: 4. M. Jerome, C. A. Davidson, Thomas NJ.
North Archibald Hopkins, &c. After an evening Of
rare festive and Intellectual enjoyment the company
separated about midnight
The New York herald., 1870-02-23

| Mr.. Fish Again ON the Cuban Question.
of recent batch Of official letters between
Secretary Fish. at Washington, and Minister
Sickles, at Madrid, on the Cuban question,
from which we infer that the administration
has descended to the ultimatum of the aboli-
tion Of slavery in the island by Spain, and has
abandoned or postponed indefinitely the idea
OF Cuban annexation or independence. Spain,
on the other hand, is full OF promises Of
liberal institutions for Cuba, and the gradual
abolition OF slavery, after the suppression OF
the rebellion; but as for an armstce, mean
time, it is impracticable. Spain, however, is
very anxious for information as to the designs
OF the United States, and very desirous of
cultivating the most friendly relations.
So much for Spain. She is making some
headway on the question, though not much.
Mr.. Fish, on the other hand, is crawishing
going backward. He thinks that since the
impudent behavior of the Cubans in the
United States the public interest in Cuban
affairs has decreased, which is great
mistake. After roundly lecturing the
Cuban Junta he proceeds to tell General
Sickles that Spain must abolish slavery; that
she is committed to emancipation, and that he
accordingly expects her to move in the matter
and in those reforms she has promised in the
island. In fact, Mr.. Fish thinks that the only
way whereby Spain can end the war in Cuba is
the way Of emancipation. He really appears to
be anxious for the perpetuation of the dominion
of Spain over Cuba and afraid that unless she
makes haste to abolish slavery the island will
slip through her fingers. But there is still a
drop of comfort in this remarkable letter of
Mr.. Fish, in the declaration which General
Sickles is instructed to make to Spain, that
''ths government has maintained its freedom
Of action against great pressure; that its action
will be governed by facts as they occur, and
that the President reserves complete liberty
of action in case Spain fails to restore peace"
This is something; but it looks very much
like tub thrown out to anNlse the American
whale. We think the case is clear that Mr..
Fish is conservative of the old Bourbon
stock, that he is afraid to take single bold
step forward, and so goes backward, and that
General Grant himself needs very much a
stirring resolution from Congress touching the
American doctrines of neutrality and bellige-
rent rights. The Alabama claims have
been laid up to dry, and Mr.. Fish's CORES
pondence betrays desire for the same dispo-
sition of the Cuban question.
The New York herald., 1870-02-23
SHOCKING ACCIDENT.

One Man Killed aud Four Seriously Injured.
About lye O'Clock last evening" while some work
men were attempting to hoist tin shed on TO the
roof OF ST. Thomas church, Fifth avenue, near
Ffty.tnrd street, the rope TO which the shed was
attached suddenly broke, precipitRing the sruc-
ture TO the ground. SO sudden and unex.
pected was the accident that The men be-
meath were1 unable 20 get out OF the way.
and the shed fell among and upon them. instantly
killing man named Henry Robinson and fracturng
the skull Of James Miller, both OF whom are resi-
dents OF M0rrisania. Three other men, named
Christopher Nice, Andrew French and James TART
were slightly injured Robinson and Miller being
the most seriously hurt were sent to Bellevue Hos
pltai ana the other two forwarded home. The
Coroner was notified to hold an inquest upon the
BODY OF Robinson.
The New York herald., 1870-02-23
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Prominent Arrivals in This City Yesterday.
Judge ii. G. Clark OF Rhode Island; Judge J. d.
Smith, or Cincinnati; Judge 9. Gillon, OF Phiadel.
phia; Colonei Thomas Rogers Of Delaware; Judge
Sanderson OF Boston; Colonel J. G. Savery, OF Des
Moines, ana Colonel j. Taylor, OF Fredericksburg.
are at the Metropolitan Hotel.
Colonel S. NJ. Johnson. OF Washington. and George
NJ Pullman, OF Chicago, are al the Breyoort House.
Professor George Gray, OF Baltimore. Captain J.
Forsyth, OF New York, and d. A. TrOwbrldge, or
Connecticut, are at the st. Charles Hotel.
DR.. Ely, OF Newburg; D. Wallace. Of New Orleans;
George Peabody RUSSELL OF Salem; Colonel w. os.
borne, or Missouri Hamilton Harris OF Albany, and
Judge Nelson, OF Poughkeepse, at the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hote..
Chaplain j. ). Harrison and Surgeon Fasken, OF
her Britannia Majesty's steamer Monarch, and H. q.
Tarcheneau or quebec, are at the Clarendon Hotel.
General J. G. Fremont, OF Tarrytown; Colonel J.
NJ Walker, OF Binghamton, and W. II. Seward, Jr.,
OF Auburn are at the ST. Nicholas Hotel.
Congressman John Lynch OF Maine; Postmaster
J. c. Jones or Omaha and Colonel b. 6. Daniels, of
Washington are at the AstOr House.
Judge GRAY. oil Elmira, IS at the Irving House.
Colonel J. Taylor Wood, OF louisiana, and George
fl. Thacher, OF Albany, are at the New YORK Hotel.
Colonel Gorol, OF the Russian Army; J. S. Ran.
ney. OF Canada; NJ. G. GILL OF Japan, and William
Ralnsford OF England, are at the Hoffman House.
General McKibben, OF the United States Army, Is
at the Coleman House..
w. Miller, OF Herkimer; 8. G. Pope, OF Ogdens
bure: A. T. Smell OF the United States Navy; &. w.
Crary OF Troy and James McCreery OF lnwood, arc
OF the ST. Denis Hotel.
The New York herald., 1870-02-23

JOHN FOLEY attempted to interview Henry
Smith on the subject of the Supervisorship yes
terday He was backed by a strong letter
recommending Smith to resign that position in
order that Foley could step into it without any
further trouble, and he was accompanied by a
delegation of friends. But Foley's move was
all folly 1t was as impossible to find Henry
Smith "a it would be to tud john Smith.
The New York herald., 1870-02-23
STRUCK 1Y LlGA 1sISG.

During the thunder shower on Friday night the
Railroad Hote at Little Falls, n. j., was struck by
lightning. The luid spread through the house,
accompanied by noises like the discharge OF fire.
arms, opening the doors breaking windows, loosen
ing the foundation aud scattering with great pre-.
cptatlon the crowd assembled In the Darroon. TWO
telegraph poles near by were struck at toe same
time and smashed to atoms. No one hurt
The New York herald., 1870-02-23

TIE MARTIN Cook WHIsKEY CASES are on
trial before Commissioner Belts. The inform
ers portion alone will amount to twenty five
thousand dollars If the property seized is con-
demned--a sum that under some circumstances
would be strong incentive to very hard
swearing.
The New York herald., 1870-02-23

THE TRIAL OF REYNOLDS was concluded
yesterday and the jury found him guilty of
murder in the first degree. The plea of
insanity was Of no avail, for the physicians
who examined him testified that he was not
insane. This prompt conviction looks ,as if
the cold-blooded murder was to be expiated
without delay; but we must remember that
Real was tried, convicted and sentenced in
one day, and is yet alive.
The New York herald., 1870-02-23

CARPETBAGGERs in Congress must behave
themselves-that is, if they sell appointments
they must not be caught. But is it not a fine
piece of virtue on the part of the House to
visit such tremendous indignation on poor
devil of Yankee from South Carolina for
acts that have not been uncommon in Con-
gressmen who reached their places in more
legitimate MaYs2
The New York herald., 1870-02-23

TENNIE ON GoLD.-Miss Clahin, in her
financial platform, says that attempts to
make bits of paper represent gold are not only
futile, but impossible" Does not the dear
creature know that United States gold certif-
Gates are 'bits of paper" and that they
represent gold' and are as good as gold in
any ones pocket?
The New York herald., 1870-02-23

LATEST FROM CENTRAL AND SOUTH
AMERIoA.-We are enabled to publish this
morning, in advance Of the regular mails, the
latest news from the Central and South Ameri-
can republics. In Colombia we perceive that
the people are fully awake to the importance
of the undertaking of a ship canal across the
Isthmus of Darien. By next mail we expect
to learn not only Of the signing Of the treaty
for its construction, but of its approval by the
Colombian Congress. A terrible conflagration
destroyed the entire town Of Crete on the 2Ist
of last month. The town of Carmen met
nearly like fate. AS it was, over one hun
dred and fifty houses were burned down. The
news from Peru and Chile is not important.
In the latter republic the political movements
incident to the approaching elections were
the only excitement. The prospects of the
liberals, SO far, look well. The Peruvians are
quietly improving their country and laboring
for its advancement by extending the public
works and pushing forward railroad enter
prises The prospects of the republics re-
ferred to look fair.