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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-27
FENIANs MOVING.

Notwithstanding Observation-Disclosures
through the telegraph and the press, of
Fenian consultations and councils, with
a view to grand warlike demonstration,
our people we're taken by surprise to
learn that Canada had been actually in
yaded. and that a premature forward
movement had been made which unfor-
tunately encountered an ambuseade and
suffered materially. Then came the an
nouncement that the head of the expe-
dition, O'Neill, had been arrested by a
United States Marshal but that the de-
monstration was not interrupted but
crowds of Fenians were still marching
on making their way to the border
What may be the final destination OF
these forces, that make their way TO the
border, in citizens attire, to be furnished
with arms at the proper rendezvous, is
merely matter Of speculation. While
some affect to believe that Montreal is
threatened Ia threat not likely TO be car
ried into execution) others think june
ton with the Riellists in the Red river
country, is in contemplation as the surest
way Of inhicting a blow upon the enemy
whose severity win be felt Whatever
may be our sympathies, and they are
keenIy alive for the melioration ofthe con-
dition of the Irish people, and the modera-
ton ofthe government whose exercise of
political power is so repugnant, if not
oppressive, we can bat view this move
ment Of the Fenians as ill-starred, and
calculated to do more mischief TO them
selves than to anybody else. 1t involves
the expenditure of much money that
might be more usefully employed, loss
of life that is always unfortunate, and
complications that cannot, or will not
result in good to either party. All such
foments should be deprecated by lovers
of order, and it is not surprising that the
President should have ordered his Mar
shals with their detectives to be on the
alert for the suppression Of every ten
dency to embroil the two Governments
by this Fenian uprising.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-27
NOTICE.
N O II Ole I.
To the Owners and Agents or Real
and Personal Property In fac
City Of Memphis.

MAroE's O7FrcK. err Hatt,
MKnfHIs, IEyNrasEF Nay ~ $50.
TUE ASSESSORS F0k TIE 48D $50
IL corporate year have completod their a.
sessment and returned their books 70 this
otice ~ required b. the CITY OrdinaEces.
where they will remain open until the
FOURTH DAY OF JUNE NEXT. for exam
nation and correction By parties interested.
ia .. JOHN JOHNSON. NaTur.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-27

LECTURE. The lecture of DR.. Munsey
at the Central Methodist Church last
evening was attended by large crowd
of ladies and gentlemen. TWAS very
eloquent discourse, and pleased all who
listened to it. The Doctor has made. a
deep impression on the people of Mem
phis, who will long remember his elocu-
tionary powers, his peculiar gesticula-
tons, and his earnest manner of preach
ing. d3
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-27

MISSISSIPPI ISTELLIGEScE.-The Mis-
sissippi Legislature is made up Of a
queer crowd. Last week we mentioned
a spat Of words between Senators Gibbs
and Morgan, and Tuesdays Clarion
brings us news of row between Man
ming and Sboup. The Clarion describes
the affair in sporting style. " The ring,
it says, was pitched at FIVE o'clock
without the ropes on the corner Of
State and Capitol streets, directly OPP
posite the capitol, thereby saving the
expense usually incident 10 such affairs
of hiring vehicles to convey the spec
tators to the scene Of combat. The
Senator was first upon the ground, unat-
tended, thereby displaying his contempt
for bottle holder or second. Man
ming soon followed, giving his adversary
no time to decline on account Of pre-
vious engagements, and without the pre-
liminary hand-shaking, customary on
such occasions, quietly went to work,
handing the Senator good right
handler on the Hy-trap, splitting his lip
considerably. First blood for Manning
Shoup was on time, but as the rnles
Of the p. r. had been ignored, a
Derringer pistol was brought to
bear on Manning. Manning not
being posted as to the new rules, or the
suspension of the old ones, was not SINH
larly prepared, and drew his sword cane
and took a firm position behind friendly
telegraph post, and de6ed the Senator
to try his skill as q marksman, having
failed as brniser. At this juncture
the ay cops arrive upon the ground
and put a stop to the affair. The inter
ference was considered qnwaEranted by
the Tunica Boy, and in order that
further interference should be Obgiated,
challenged the Senator TO square
stand-up fight without the city limits
The challenge has not been accepted,
and the Tunica Boy is therefore justly
entitled 10 the honors as champion
The sports are eagerly looking toward
to the result, and bets are being offered,
without acceptance, Of two TO one on the
champion This must have been
great fun for the young fellows about
jackson. What "a odd thing civitza-
I ton isl
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-27

BILLs.-The State Senate passed bills
on their first reading yesterday providing
for the erection Of buildings for the Ten
nessee Blind School providing for the
settlement Of the debts contracted on
account Of the Bank Of Tennessee; CIV
ing the public printer adequate eompen-
sation; amending the criminal laws and
furnishing the keepers Of houses e H.
fame; in certain cases changing the line
between Putnam and Overton; regulating
poll-tax by providing that males not IN
der tweniy-one or over hty shall pay a
tax Of fifty cents to the State and no;
more than that to the county or corpora
ton. aud money 50 realized to go TO the
school fund.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-27
Boots AND SHOES.
True e o ono m =
Is POUND ~ TnE
EUREKA BOOT!

u,HR FIRST PREMIUM AT THE GREAT
/ 81. Louis Fair for 1853 was awarded 70 the
manufacturers Qfthis beautiful boot. ltcom-
cheapness Of the pcrged boot. IL construc-
ton u in this wise Instead Of pegs. peculiar
shapod bras screw Il driven into the sole when
damp, and smoothly and securely clinched,
thus holding the solos and uppcrs tofether 20
firht that they can never rip Or rive way.
Thew have all the smoothness and elasticity 81
the sewed boot, and none Of the disadvan.
tnees attaching % the peErcd boot; We SCI.
az ne9red Boots; thus We furnish yOu With
souefbine that Is indeed economical. W.
have 4 fresh stock Of al kinds Of Boots and
shoes for ladies. feutE. misses and children +;
40 a fue line Of shoe ornaments. which We
mi Iii Al Wholesale and retail
jos. J. LEVITT a CO.,
ct 2A Main ftreet
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-27
REAL ESTATE.
An Attractive Residence For Sale

rTyHE UNDERSIGNED ARE AUTHORIZED
TO offer al private sale very desirable
house and lot At Oak Lawn formerly Buntyn
siAhoni. I'VE miles from Memphis. on Memphis
and Charleston railroad. The lot contains six
acres, we'll inclosed. half cleared and half in
original growth of oak and elm; beautifully
located, and sleplnG in every direction from
the building site. The dwelling house con-
tains two large and two small rooms. con-
ftructed % as % admit Of enlargement Al
small outlay. There are. besides. a Kitchen,
servants room, lock room, COW house ard
wood shed. Within the last two years ten OF
fifteen persons. engaRed In professional and
Mercantile punuits In Memphis, have bnilt in
this locality. The facilities which the rail-
road Oilers are now such ~ 70 make this point
more convenient for the residence Of bnsines.
men than the Immediate suburbs Of the city,
There 4 not more refined society 70 be fonnd
within or without the eligible losalify Il
hesl THY and pictaresque-chassAes aud schools
are cunrenient. No ntEhboIhood around
Memphis can pretend b BIER such adranfares.
and The lanas sdiacent are, in consequences,
rapidly aQpreciafing 10 value.
MARlE X TRRzEYANT.
lt-e No. D Madison street.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-03-25

as to allow women to vote. The vote on
adopting the resolution stood-yeas, 81
nays, "a.
The Louisiana Legislature adjourned
sine die on the nth.
The Superintendent of Registration OF
the St. Louis, Mo-, district telegraphed to
Secretary Fish on the 18th, asking if
three-fourths Of the States had ratified
the Fifteenth Amendment, so that colored
citizens could be registered for the munich
pal election in April. The Secretary an
swered, on the nth, that the ratification
of the amendment would be proclaimed as
soon as Congress admitted Georgia and
Texas. The Superintendent notified Reg
istrars not to register colored citizens
The Rhode Island Democratic State
Convention, which met at Providence on
the 18th, nominated Lyman Pierce, of
Providence, for Governor .Chas. r. Gut
Ter, of Warren, for Lieutenant Governor !;
VIM. J. Miller, of Bristol, for Secretary of
State, Geo. N. Bliss, of East Providence,
for Attorney General; and Philip Ryder,
of Newport, for General Treasurer.
The Massachusetts, Senate has rejected
the House Liquor License bill, by a vote
of 90 to II.
The New York State Temperance Con-
ventlon on the 18th adopted resolutions
favoring the support of none but prohibi-
tory law men for office.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-03-25
POLITICAL.

1. Stoddard Johnson has been appointed
Adjutant General of Kentucky, 0ice Gen.
Wolford, resigned.
A letter from Darlington, S. c., says
Mr.. Whittemore was insulted on the cars
on his way to Darlington at several places,
and had been burned in efigy in nearly
every town in the district. But his
friends were active, and regarded his re-
turn to his seat in the House as certain.
Up to the 18th fifteen hundred bills
and joint resolutions had been introduced
in Congress, and were before the appro-
pirate committees. Many were of a pri-
vate character, but excluding them, "there
is no probability that they can all be acted
upon during the present session which, it
is supposed, will last until the 1st of July"
In Bangor, Me-, on the 18th, Henry E.
Prentiss, Republican, was elected Mayor.
E. w. Wedgwood, Democrat, was chosen
Mayor of Biddeford, and Alex. Hayford,
Citizens candidate, was reelected Mayor
of Belfast.
Governor Alcorn, of Mississippi, sub
mitted his first message to the Legislature
on the 14th, urging immediate legislation
looking to the thorough reorganization of
the Judiciary.
The Virginia Republican State Con-
vention will meet at Richmond on the 9th
of April.
The Governor of Mississippi offers a
reward of $1,000 for the apprehension of
Yerger.
Gen. Walker has appointed new City
Council for Richmond, Va, under the en-
abling act.
The Wisconsin Legislature adjourned
sine die, on the 10th.
The Illinois Constitutional Convention
has taken recess until the 18th of April.
The Ohio House of Representatives on
the 10th spent all day on resolution pro-
posing to amend the State Constitution SO
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-03-25
PERSONAL.

Hon. VIM H. Seward, who had declined
public reception, was enthusiastically
cheered by crowd of citizens upon his
arrival at Auburn, N. Y, on the night of
the 11th.
The following nominations were sent
to the Senate on the 11th: Thomas D.
Hamilton, of Mississippi, United States
Consul at Rio Grande, Brazil; John L..
Stevenson, of Maine, Minister Resident at
Uruguay; Charles Stout, Assessor of In.
ternal Revenue, Idaho.
A Washington special of the 18th states
that the draft of proclamation announc.
ing the ratification of the Fifteenth Amend
ment had been prepared and signed by the
President.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-03-25
VOL. VIII.
Miscellaneous Reading.
TO Il LITTLE CHILD.

GOLDEN head that bears the sun
Whcresoe'er the feet may run:
Little feet, that know not yet
Where the next step will be set:
Sapphire CLEAN of eyes, that go
Straight to the pure soul below,
Fixed in their Ingenious stress
or cOnfding kelplessncss -
All. what wild rose sweet as this IL,
Flower of love and many kissesS
Yet il this were all in ALL
Warm soft limbs and features small,
Dimpled darling Of the knee,
Song would scarce be due to thee J
But already in the eye
Chances of the soul we spy;
In the broken language hear
Notes of early reason clear;
On thy stainless forehead trace
Lines of the immortal race.
True, too true these fiower-like charms
AL must vanish from our arms;
True, too true land thou must share
Bullets of life's ruder air -
But the eternal child within,
AS this fair veil wakes thin,
AS the faint feet downward go,
Brighter lineaments will show
Crystal Gear at last to shine,
Fitting home for the Divine.
F --CasseIE's Magazine.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-03-25

THE sinking of the Oneida has a paral-
lei in the loss of the Arctic, in September,
1854. One gentleman of New York
DANES Brown of Brown Bros. & Coz
lost eight of his kindred in that disaster.
They had gone on a family excursion to
Europe, and out of nine only one was
saved. This was Horatio Allen, the hus-
band of Mr.. Browns daughter, and he
often expressed his regret that he had not
shared their fate The memory of the
S. enc was so painful that he invariably
skunk from alluding to it. The unfortu-
nate group went down together, but he
came up and got on piece of the wreck,
from which he was subsequently rescued.
Mr.. Allen was utterly crushed by this
misfortune, and died a few years after
ward.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-03-25

shall exceed 160 acres. The case of Mr.. Butler,
of Tennessee, was taken up, and the evidence read,
when the resolution for his expulsion defeated
for want of the requisite wo-thirds, the vote being
101 yeas to 6S nays A resolution of censure was
then adopted-yeas, 1871; nays, none. The Tariff
bill was further considered in Committee OF the
Whole :. Adjourned.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-03-25

A FRENcHMAN, who had been paralyzed
for ten years, unable to move or speak,
has been able to do both, by the shock
which his nervous system received, in be-
ing recently made the dumb and motion
less witness of the murder of his wife by
the servants Of the family.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-03-25
DOMESTIC.

Gold closed in New York on the nth
at liz.
A terrible and fatal accident occurred
In Chicago on the 18th. -Four painters
were upon scafolding near the roof of a
five story building on Lake street, when
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-03-25

closed one half, saying that when the
goods reached him he would send thu
other half of the bill
THE following table, recently prepared
for the Secretary of the Treasury, shows
the value of imports from countries in
Europe to the United States, from 1910 to
1890.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-02-03
An Extcnsive Lodge.

We have heard OF an extensive cabletow;
of a compass which circles the Lodge; but
we never heard ola Lodge as extesive as
the one which was described to US not long
since by me who was with us at sometime
during his lifc-so he asserts-but has d.
mitted from the Lodge where he held his
membership. In this Omitted condition
he claims to be Mason, and that his
Lodge covers the globe; Lodge which
has no members, no organization. no juris-
dicton whatever. Considers himself ex.
empt from contributing to the Lodge
where he resides; stands aloof with his
dimit in bis pocket, released from Lodge
dues, yet claiming that his Lodge is from
the rivers 60 the ends of the earth Yet
all the realms of the earth may call upon
bin to d. something to keep the institu-
ton from falling into disrepute, and he
claims that the Lodge in his jurisdiction
cap make no legal Masonic demand upon
his time or purse, because of his dimit.
Now, for man, not Mason, to pre-
tend that he is Mason under such cir
camstances, is preposserous. Ifhe ,ook
his dimit to join Lodgs nearer his resi-
dence, he is bound to present it to that
Lodge, if within the length Of bis cable,
tow. Distance is no excuse whatever.
There is Lodge which claims his jgris-
diction somewhere, and we hold that he i,
in duty bound to become true con-
tributing member to the Lodge where he
resides. - The Mgstic Star.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-02-03

And yet you were determined to get
it back, said the captain. patting him APP
provingly on the back
Yes. sir; because it was entrusted to MAJ
care
Three years later, when the vessel ar
rived home, the captain gave an account
of jacks exploit to the ship owner.
'Ah, here's person we can trust 7 said
the owner
And he gave Jack the command of one
of his best vessels:
Th youth made profitable voyage
and when be returned he went into bust
ness as an oil merchant. Every customer
knew this young man could relied be up
on-his word was sacred confidence in
him was never displaced; and SO business,
flowed upon him rapidly, and be is now
one Of our most influential citizens
He is generous as he is rich he is
ever doing good with his money, aud this
makes him very happy man.
Such happiness will be sure to follow
the efforts of those who, in every sense of
the word, are fruitful to their trust.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-02-03

A paper of the black and. tan persua-
sion, printed at Albany. says:
Virginia, once the main pillar Of the
Union became a leader in the ATTEMPT to
destroy 1t. and struggled as fercely to get
out as 1t now does manfully to return.
1t withdrew from Congress as insolently
as it now pireously begs to be restored to
the rights of representation.
The people who Withdrew Virginia
from the Union, as they had an un-
doubted right to do, were people of
very different character from those who
now whine and beg to be made machine
which Congress can use 70 grind out
Republican elections st
The people who took Virginia out of
the pleasant confederation Of States. then
pleasant no longer, where the brave and
earnest descendants of those who had
brought the State to its high and proud
position among the United American re-
publlcs descendants of men who had with
honor and distinction filed the highest
positions of Federal and State trust and
they we're themselves men who had be-
come leaders among men, for there was
no state that furnished more earnest,
brave, and patriotic statesm en- to the
councils of the country than did Virginia
These men had love of State of home.
of liberty. right, and justice. They had
inherited from their patriot ancestors
rights and privileges which they were
charged to hand down to their posteritv
unimpared. For years they had watched
the fanatical encroachments and exactions
of Puritan New England for years they
had fought against disturbances and dis.
senslons, and when they found they could
no longer endure association with fanatics
and destructionists, they withdrew from
the council halls nor did they raise a fin
ger IN opposition to what remained Of the
the United States, until Northern army
invaded the territory, and laid waste their
homes, destroyed their products, and
raped their wives. and sisters, and daugh-
ters. Although clothed in the right, the
people had not the might, and it is use,
less to recount how, after years of sick~
ening slaughter they fell beneath the yolk
of tyranny and injustice.
Virginia was then overrun with the
scum and filth of the North, as were other
Southern States. Her negroes were in
vested with privileges they were not COM
petent to understand. and now these ask
to be admitted to representation. Ne
groes, carpet-baggers, scalawags, jail
birds, thieves, plunderers, aud vast
horde of VIGOROUSLY dishonest characters
have become politicians in the Southern
States, sud such ROW legislate in the halle
once used by such as Mason and Hunter,
Tyler, and such are the ones who beg to
to have Virginia admitted
The true men of Virginia have moth
ing to do with such outrages and infamies.
-Pomeroy Democrat.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-02-03
Rates Of Advertisfng
Virginia Then and Now.

Special Notices inserted at 2ocents per line.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-02-03


A RULE FOR LIVING HHPpILY WIrH
OfuaRs A rule for living happily with
others is TO avoid having stock subject Of
disputation.' 1t mostly happens when
people live much together, that they come
to have certain set topics, around which,
from frequent dispute, there is such a
growth of angry, mortified vanity aud the
like. that the original subject of difference
becomes standing subject for quarrel
and there is tendency in all minor dis
pntes to drift down to it. Again, if peo-
pie wish to live we'll together, they mast
not hold too much to logic. and suppose
that everything is to Ic settled by suffi-
Gent reason Dir. johnson saw this clearly
with regar d to married people when he
said ''Wretched would be the pair
above all names of wretchedness who
should he doomed to adjust by reason,
every morning all the minute details of a
do nestle day" But the application
should be much more general than be
made it, There is no time for such rea-
sonipgs, and nothing that is worth them.
And when we recollect how two lawyers,
or two politicians, can go on contending,
and that there is no end of one sidod rea-
soning on any subject. we shall not be
sure that such contention is the best mode
for arriving at truth But certainly it is
not the way to arrive at good temper.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-02-03
Sounds During the Night.


The great audibiity of sounds during
the night is phenomenon of considerable
interest, and one which had been obsery-
Ell even by the ancients. In crowded cit.
les, or 10 the vicinity, the effect was gen
orally ascribed to the rest Of animated be-
inss, while in localities where such an
explanation WIS inapplicable, it was sup
posed to arise from a favorable direction
of the prevailing wind Baron Humboldt
was particularly struck with the phenom-
enon when be first heard the rushing of
the great cataract of the Orinoca in the
plain which surrounds the mission Of the
Aures. These sounds he regarded as
three times louder during the night than
during the day.
Some authors ascribe this fact to the
cessation OF the humming of insects, the
singing Of birds. and the action of the
wind en- the leaves of the trees bat Baron
Humboldt justly ma ntains that this can
not be the cause of it on the Ofinoca, where
the buzz ofinsects is much louder in the
night than in. the day, and where the
breeze never rises until after sunset. =
Hence he was led to ascribe the phenom-
enon to the perfect transparency and uni
form density of the air, which can exist
only at night. after the heat of the ground
has been uniformly dif:ased through the
atmosphere. When the rays of the sun
have been leating on the ground during
the day, currents of hot air of different
temperatures, and consequently of differ
ent densities. are constantly ascending
from the ground and mixing with the
cold air above. The air thus ceases to be
a uniform medium, and objects seen
through it are very indistinctly visible
/ with tremulous motion, as if they were
dancing in the air." The very same
effoct is perceived when we look at objects
through spirits and water that are no'
perfectly mixed, or when we view distant
objects over red-hot poker, or over
fame. In all these cases the light augers
refractioa in passing from a medium Q
different density, and the rejecting rays
constantly changing their direction, as
she different. currents rise in success
sion. Analogous effects are produced
when sound passes through "a mixed me-
dun.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-02-03

Tue GIRLS. Gan We not bring up our
girls more usefully, less SLOWLY, less de
.perdent on luxury and wealth? Can We
not teach them from baby-hood that labor
IS higher thing than merely to enjoy; that
even enjoyment itself is never 50 sweet as
when earned? Can we not put into their
minds, whatever be their station, princ-
pals Of truth, simplicity of taste, hopeful
uess, hatred Of waste, and these being firm
" rooted, trust to their blossoming up IN
whatever destiny the young maiden may
be called.