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Litchfield enquirer., 1870-10-20
TO RENT

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Litchfield enquirer., 1870-10-20
BAKEKsS BREAD

No; s1s Broadway, New York, Sept; 20, 1870. 25
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-10-20

Erated, Rakerg and Grsham Bread, French Rolls, Tea Rusk, ,EGihg and Sugar Cakes, recsiv. supplied if requested at one days notice. Ss-gi E Ef5 Q45A aAskaa F. p. McNIEL& co. F
Litchfield enquirer., 1870-10-20
LOOK OUT FOR. COLDS,

It is proverbial that people treat cold (and the generally accompanying cough) as something that times fatal. The fame of Dodd's Nervine in the relief of colds is established. Use this standard remedy and so far abstain from liquids of all kinds as to keep somewhat thirsty for few days and the worst cold will soon be gone.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-25

if il is not worthy the effort OF the RepuD'
lican party 10 win back to astate oil acllNe
brotherhood ten millions Of irecmen on
your soil. (Applause.) Now you are
afraid, and honestly afraid of those who
were in the rebellion, but do you believe
that the old Wing element Of the country
can ever 90 with the State sovereignty
Democratic element OF the country
Their ideas Of government ARE too Ill
yergent. The old Wing element Of the
country must leave that Democratic
party; and when they leave the Demo
cratic party of the SOuth-iI you call II
the Democratic mrty-they VIII natu'
rally come To the RepubIicanpa whose
principles are the OttShOOf and teachings
of the old Wing party OF the country
(ApplauseJ ,,..:...,,
patiently heard me.
Col. SWAN retired, followed by general
applause.
BoistOrous cries followed for several
minutes alternately for Judge BROWN "I
Jackson, and Judge BRowN, Of kanawha,
Gen. HARnIs and others. Judge Brown,
of Jackson, ut length arose and excused
himself from speech, inasmuch us he did
not think it would be quite becoming iii
him, occupying the Judicial position he
did in the State.
A. G. LEONARD, Of Wood, then moved
IL recess till II p. NJ, and it was agreed to.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-25

Admirable Little Speech by Gov.
Stevenson.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-25

At quarter to 2r. NJ. the Convention
reassemblcd, Gen. RUFFNEE resuming the
chair.
Col. HOoToN, of Preston, from the
Committee on Credentials, submitted u
report showing the following delegates
entitled 10 seats in the Convention:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-17
COILS, 267 MAIN STREET, MEMPHIS.

and so the first foothold was gained
Those who needed work received it, and
political influence was never brought
into the question. But this was no light
employment, easy as cutting paper ="
may sound Incessant use of the shears
made warts and blisters on many deli
cate hands; the number of hours SER
vice required was regulated by the pres
sure of business, and often these ladies
were kept until dark at their work, and
obliged sometimes to return to the de-
partment after night. These appoint
ments were made informally, and had no
official existence Females were not
mentioned in appropriation bills until a
year or so later Those first employed
during 1862 were paid out of the fund
for temporary or additional clerks, at
the rate of $500 per annum.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-17
didn't Catch the Train.

The most difficult thing (says cyni-
cal old bachelor) in the world for woman
to do is to get ready to go anywhere.
And there is nothing woman will resent
quicker or more fercely than an intima-
ton that she may possibly miss the train.
Our friend Brayfogie gives us an instance
of this. Mr. Bray was supposed to take
the ten o'clock train On the Bee Line, to
visit some relatives in an interior town.
Having suffered on previous occasions
from injudicious suggestions, Bray
thought that for once he would let things
take their natural course. So he slipped
his coffee and ate his eggs on toast,
while madame curled and powdered and
danced attendance on the looking-glass,
and tied hair on the back of her head.
Then Bray sat by the stove for an hour
and read the morning paper, while the
madame sill continued to get ready: At
last. lust as he had reached the final
paragraph, madame tied her bonnet
strings under her chin, took one long,
lingering, loving look at the image re-
flected in the glass, and announced;
"Well, my dear, I'm ready.
"Ready for what2' asked Bray, in
well affected astonishment.
"To 90 to the depot, to be sure, said
Mrs. Brayfogle, tartly.
"Ohp said Bray, II had forgotten.
Well, madame" continued he, looking
at his watch, that train has been gone
thirteen minutes. Just keep on your
things and you'll be ready for the train
20 M orrovv unorninp
We draw veil over what followed.
We are assured, however, that next
morning Mrs B. was ready an hour
ahead of time.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-17

lotn NJ ATuolu =.
ltth and 18th Civil Districts,Polls in the city.
10th Civil District, at Whites Station.
nth at McConnell's Church.
And in the City Of Memphis as follows:
First Ward-Corner Of Main and jackson
seeosd sspseIsi ward-pOplar street. between Third
and Fourth streets.
Third Ward-No. 53 Adams street, Herman s
ONCE. -
Fourth Ward-Madison street, south side,
Fdsrb nsaT TRiTd RnrdMsSo street ai0 bon on Second
street, north Of Madison street.
Fifth Ward--At County Courthouse.
Sixth Ward - AT Waldran Block, on Main
street.
Seventh Ward-At Ferguson Block, No. IL
Eighth Ward-At No. l6S Poplar street.
Ninth Ward-At corner of Kerr avenue and
Fifth street.
Tenth Ward-At Central Point. Bill's Black
smith Shop.
For one Chancellor for the First Chancery
Court Of Shelby County; for one Chancellor
for the Second Chancery Court Of Shelby
County; for one Judge of the First Circuit
Court of Shelby County. and one Judge for
the Second Circuit Court of Shelby County,
by County. and for one Attorney General Of
the Criminal Court of Shelby, County.
The following persons have been appointed
by the County Court of Shelby County to act
as Judges and alternates at said election. to-
wit;. ~ rw nj
1st Distrct-Judges: W II Forgey, } w Bled-
soc. G W Session.. Alternates II Sink, G
l. Douglas, Joshua Hughes.
I'd District-Judges: A d Hunter, Ligon,
Thomas Nelson, Alternates: VIC Ward, W
p York, w Noblin.
Sd District--Judges: D p Peyton, J G Boil
ton, B + Duncan. Alternates: G r Wynot,
CA Hill, Charles Crenshaw.
4th District-,Judges; r NJ Vaughan, James
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-17
rhe Retired Conductor.

Girls" of the Cincinnati Times, re-
lates Of an old conductor, promoted to
train dispatcher, as follows:
Habit was exceedingly strong with the
ex-conductor. As he sat in the Office he
would start every time he heard bell
ring. and veil. IAN aboard" Then he
would 20 about the Office at intervals and
try TO collect fare from his assistants.
We dropped in casually one afternoon,
and Billy wanted 70 know if we had a
pass. He couldn' get accustomed 70
bis new position at all. He pined to be
again on the road. Ono day be begged
the boys to put him through a collision,
=hich they did to his entire Qualification.
They tore his clothes nearly of, blacked
both his ewes. brokeR kerosene lamp over
his head, and piled red hot stove on
top Of him. Billy was in an ecstacy Of
delight and declared he had not enjoyed
himself 50 much since be had bile.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-17
Curran,s Wit.

Not long after his first brief, circum-
stance occurred which elected the scin-
tillation of Curran's genius, and rem
dered him alike terror to the bench
and the bar 8fTVCg sg
Lord Robertson, one Of the presiding
judges, was very unpopular both as a
man and jurist. He had undertaken
to edit an edition of Blackstone, but be-
ing afraid of the critics, he simply gave
it the title of Blackstones Commen-
taries by Member of the Irish Bar. "
Soon after the work appeared Curran
was pleading a case before his lordship,
when the Judge interrupted him and said !:
Gentlemen of the jury, the learned
counsel has mistaken the law of this
case The law is so and so.
To which Curran tartly replied:
"If his lordship says so, the etiquette
of the court demands that | submit,
though neither the statute nor the com
mon law of the country should sanction
his lordships opinion; but it is my duty
and privilege, too, to inform you, gentle
men of the jury, that have never seen
the law so interpreted in any book in
my library"
Lord Robertson sneeringly replied
Perhaps your library is rather small,
Curran." NI.Eft tLf1
al admit, said Curran, "my library
is small; but | have always found it more
profitable to read good books than to
publish bad ones books which their
very authors and editors are ashamed to
own" -.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-17
The Origin of Women CIerkships
From the New York World.

General Spinner's account of the be-
ginning of the present system of female
employment in the Treasury is that
female employees were smuggled in.
When treasury notes we're first issued,
four Of them were engraved on sheet,
and it was necessary that that they should
be separated with shears before sending
them out Of the Treasury. went to
Mr.. Chase" said General Spinner, and
said 10 him, woman can use scissors
better than a man, and she viii do II
cheaper. / wan, 10 employ women to
eut these notes Mr. Chase assented
heartily, the more so that the attention
of every one in Washington was then
very specially called 10 the number Of
wois.g once in comfortable and in many
cases in sfissnt circumstance, who
were suffering absolure gapt In the
city. many well-known residents sere
soduced to privation almost Immediately
4 Ger ti.s war broke out, and from desc
LATED Virginia fs;ailies came by hun
dreds demans::ng food ~ themselves
and their little ones,
Women came who had lived hfia-
somely in The neighboEhood Of Washing.
ton. whose homes we're destroyed and
Who actually had not the means 20 pro
cure 8 sheiisF. To these. whenever pos.
sible, places were gwen as clippers,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-17
Misunderstanding. q.

How did people first get into the habit
of shaking hands? The answer is moi
far to seek In early and barbarous
times, when every savage or semi-savage
was his own law-giver, judge, soldier, and
policeman, and had to watch over his
own safety, in default of all other pro
lection, two friends or acquaintances,
when they CHANGED to meet, offered ia
each other the right hand--the hand
alike of offense and defense, the hand
that wields the sword, the dagger, the
tomahawk, or other weapon of war.
Each did this to show that the hand was
empty, and that neither war nor treach-
cry was intended A man cannot well
stab another while he is engaged in the
act of shaking hands with him, unless
he be double-dyed traitor and villain,
and strives to aim a cowardly blow with
the left, while giving the right and pre-
tending to be on good terms with his vic
tim. The custom of hand-shaking pre-
walls, more or less, among all civilized
nations, and is the tacit avowal of friend
ship and good will, just as the kiss is Of
q warmer passion.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-17
$40. 900 FOR $40

Il
r,ypIANAgT ION; sl2 MAKES YOU A
member Of the Association. G. SlU Tor
no1;cv sl medic al examination fee, ana q
CONTINGENT fee sal d 81 payable yearly IN IN au7 :
vance for office exp % III eyed Lne de on every @
IN member, VIII ich is the amount paid
70 The widow or bench 'ciary OF the deceased q
member. thirty DAYS bein'g gwen 70 pay N n, the
assessment of so after due .1otlncat,on; Mnei
the Association numbers eeveral tnousnhu !,
they will be classed according " " hges. e r.; d,a
q between the ages of Is and 2 years ~ one
Class and all between Is and 70 years ln an
other. and so on up to 65 years, Nnlcn tne ose
limit: and every class to be carried 10 o.OvV .r
members, then each policy Will be Murtn ~ In
$4,000. Until that time each pollcy VII thoDe pe
worth double the number Of dollars ~ " utels ns
are members of the class; ana AZ the s ,.is ciass
member the surviving members OF NE ssio
only are assessed the 81. The policy Zee o. Siv
or the greater portion of it, is made sinklns
fnnd 10 provide for the delinquencies OF mem IN
hers: and said fund is loaned on interest, !nc
interest accruing therefrom, after delrhayi,hIs ao,I
the expenses, coming back 70 r9e pohey over or
binary Life Insurance Companies are; S9
panics can break il; the fees are so small ahd
reouired 10 be paid at such long intervals, tnat
any and every man can secure TO his family
competency upon his death. This Company
is not restricted to members ot me masVnic b.
II. NJ. RAGAN, Sec'y.
H. q. TRADER, Treas. =
BOARD OF DIREcroRs-Hon p Scruggs, q
Negsrs Scruggs a Duncan; A Naccaro, Esq, OF
Messrs A Vaccaro & Co. s Stanton, OF stan-
ton 4 Moorsi A Hatchett, Esq: OF DIsUs q
Hatchett; Ed Picket, u, attorney NJ ia"' "
w R. HoDGEs, NJ. D., Medical Examiner.
1 Nice No. 90 Madison st. zo-lUz
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-17
Diamonds I'm Georgia.

A writer in the Air Line Eagle hints al
a new source oflwealth in Georgia IN
rather extravagant terms He says;
1.-THE diamond is only found in the
itacolnmite rock lcalled flexible or elastic
sandstone), which is only found IN nan
most extensive and perfect crystaliza-
ton of this peculiar rock is found ira
versing upper Georgia-from Atlanta
tbrough Hall county near Gainesville, to
Virginia, on which line of formation
numbers of diamonds have been found
by accident by persons who were wholly
ignorant of their nature or value. some
of these diamonds are worth from 500,
$500 $1,000. s25. 900 to $2,OO0,0 900. Sew
eyal have been lost, and two broken to
pieces 10 see whence came their bril-,
liancy. when examined by diamond
miners. Georgia will yield countless. mil
lions of dollars worth OF diamonds.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-17
CITY OF MEMPHIS.


LIST Ward-John Zent. A Renkert, P 0'Neal;
ID Ward-E Golden, James Nj. Cannon, 7
Sd wards W Green, W Pickett, Mike
Reagan. =,
4th Ward, north of Madison street-A I
Lacey, Mont. Pepper, NJ ID Welch.
9TH Ward, south of Madison street-kf Dun
can, Charles jones, W j Mansford.
5th Ward-NJ Wiggin, Owen Smith, Nj Co
hen.
9Th Ward-Paul Cicalla. t B NOrment. U W
Miller.
7th Ward-John sienaigO. E. P. Carroll, III.
Martin,
Sth Ward.-wm. Ringwald, J. R. Powell. J..
9th WsTd@A. C. Belts, J. D. Danbury. C. NJ.
Widrig.
10th Ward -Thos. Flemming, r. F. LOoney,
j. NJ Provine.
The Judges at the different voting places
will appoint the Clerks of Election. and If any
of the Judges above named should be absent
at the opening Of the polls, the Alternates
present will act in the places of those absent; {;
and if both judges aud alternates are absent.
the officer holding the election will designate
the judges and proceed to hold the election as
provided by law.
The following persons are hereby appointed
to held the election at the place above desig-
nafad.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-17

They tell ridiculous story Of o mis-
hap TO a iat man at the recent burning
Of his house at Springfield, Mas The
egress Of Fatty through the door was
cut of BY the hames. and window OF
narrower dimensions than the man, was
the only way Of escape. He PCT his
head out and into the embrace Of o
friend, while another friend used broom
handle to keep him squirming, by which
means he worked his body through.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-17

To our stock Of Linen Lawns, printed
Jaconets, Cambrics and Organdies;
English, French and Scotch Ginghams.
The styles are new and desirable, the
colOrs are warranted fast, and the
prices will attract attention.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-17
ELECTION.
NOTICE.

ON THURSDAY. THE 18th DAY OF MAY
" 1870, / will open and hold an election at
all the voting pieces established by law in the
county Of Shelby and State Of Tennessee, as
follows, to-wit:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-17

John Broueham wife, Just dead, had
beon en- incurable invalid for years, and
vas SO eorpulent she could not move
Nifhont assistance,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-17
.,.a rFifteenth JudiciaI Circuit.
April %. 1870.
,,.,a. or sunre,ne Court.

The friends of Hon. JOHN i. 4; sNEED,
of Fayette county. are authorlzeH py nlin "
4 candidate for Judge of the Supreme Courtfor
the Western Division. Election. August tth'
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-17

IL Il stated that notwithstanding the
heat the climate of Brazil is so damp
that il is necessary to air ones wearing
apparel every few days TO protect them
from mildew. Boots left standing IN the
warmest place in room for three days
will be covered with blue mould. The
bouses. however. sith all this dampness,
are uncomfortabiy hS;. but at the same
time healthy ~ NaIlfH
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-17
p1REoroRs:
MANDATORY.
DAVIDSON
xa. ass prso.o stree..

rs now MANUFACTURING SPRING
| WAGONS and BuEgies; he L also doleg
General repairing bustness. All work gar s,
lnIeed - le-
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-17
INSURANCE.
MASONIC. MUTUAL
life Assurance Association
-, ..,,x.n,rre rHNrN
OF MEMPHIS. TENN

co-one, utive and Purely Mutual : Charter
4 Perp stual,-Foreyer Exempt from all
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-17
ANNOUNCEMENT



We are authorized to announce. LukE T.
WRIGHT (the Democratic nominee) as a can
didate for Attorney General Of the Criminal
Z Court. q tAiS 4MA 9oNW
Chancellor First Chancery Court.
, "a Fnyron LEDGER; Please announce me as an
independent candidate for Judge Of the First
c9sncery "a 0oar' Vi 'n'''' ' I. s. AYREs. I.
ROBERT J. MORGAN is the Democratic
nominee for Judge of First Chancery Court.
Election May 70 lof0 sci4l
Chancellor Second Chancery Court.
Y hereby announce myself q candidate for
Cha ucelor of the Second Chancery Court OF
Mem phis lte] q. a. HANSoN.
/ EDWIN NJ. YERGER i @ the Dsm0cratic Den, Saati
Election May 26, 1870.
Judge OF First Circuit Court. a54
@. w. HEI5KELI. is a candidate for Judge
of the First Circuit Court of Shelby county.
Judge OF second Circuit Court.
IRVING HALSEY is the Democratic nom
NEE for Judge of Second Circuit Court Elec-
tim May 26, 1870. NE "a
Judge of Criminal Court.
W. are authorized to announce JOHN r.
FLIP YIN Democratic nomineel, as candi-
da,a 60 Judge of the Criminal Court Elec-
ton Thu 'rsday. May 26, 1870.
Judge o Z Fifteenth Judicial Circuit.
Tn answer to the calls of the bar and people
Of this circu " announce myself eanGlaate ririt
comnrised of Shelby, Tipton and Fayette
comnt;es jtel ~ T. j. FLIPPIN.
AT the request of respectable Portion Of
the Bar. and Of ,the people of the Fifteenth
Judicial Gna GiFGaits cs tb al Circuit. The election
is 10 be held ON the first Thursday. being the
4th day. of August neSIc .ou crrrIr n a'
April %, 1870. te
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PUBLIC LEDGER.
MU GaGl b
TTHE PUBLIC LEDGER rs PUBLISHED
u every afternoon Except Sunday by
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At Ne. Is Madison street.
The PUBLIC LEDGER is served to city subscri-
bers by faithful carriers at FIFTEEN CENTS
PER WEEK, payable weekly to the carriers.
By mail lin advanced: One year, S.; six
months. 81; three months. 81; one month.
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The Mississippi Valley
INSURANCE COMPANY,
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rwo ExpREss rRAINs DAILY.

This is the only line from Cincinnati to New
York under one management; the only line
from Cincinnati to New York without break of
Gauge; the only line whose trains run through
to New York without change; the only line
running coaches through without using COM
promise wheels; the only line running Palace
Broad Gauge Coaches through without change.
NO If you desire prompt time and certain
connections, finest scenery on the continent,
most comfortable cars in the world, most mag
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Tickets by this line for sale at all Ticket
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PASSENGERS GOING EAST,
Via Louisville or Cairo,
SHOULD PURCHASE TICKETS BY THE
Erie & Atlantic & Great Western R'y

Forming the best and most comfortable line "a
New York. Boston, and Northern and Atlantic
cities. with magnificent Palace Combined Day
and Night Coaches, through TO New York
without change.
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Wa are authorized to announce LUKE e.
WRIGHT (the Democratic nominee) as a can
didate for Attorney General of the Criminal
y -Court. 40 I LIZ MMA MNS-- te
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-05-17

W. are authorized to announce JOHN r.
FT'Ip YIN Democratic nomineel as candi-
da,e 20 Judge of the Criminal Court. Elec-
t;on Th,. ,rsday, May 26, 1870.