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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-08
Death OF a Great Irish Composer,

Death of "a Great Irish Composer.
In London, on the 2lst of October, NJ.
W. Balfe, the musical composer, aged 62
years.
The sad news of the death of the de-
servedly celebrated composer Michael
William Balfe, is telegraphed to us across
the ocean. Since the death Of Rossini
musical art has suffered no such loss.
To the great mass of people in this
country and England, indeed, Balfe was
far better known than the Italian com
poser His melodies have for quarter
of century been whistled in our streets
and sung in our parlors The man who
wrote three such popular and charming
melodies as | dreamt that dwelt in
marble halls, 'The heart bowed down,
and "Then you'll remember me, has
added largely to the sum of harmless
pleasure.
1t is by his Bohemian Girl" that
Balfe is best known to the world. This
work was produced in 1899 at the Drury
Lane Theater, and from its earliest pre-.
sentation was an assured success. Its
melodies have gone around the civilized
world, and no English opera troupe con-
siders its repertory complete without
this work. At Paris it was produced
last year under the title of La Bohe-
mienne," and met with instant success.
In this city an Italian version, called
/" La Zingara," was given some years
ago with Brignoli in the tenor part. In
the original English opera Mrs. Seguin
won great triumphs many years ago
and every other prima donna in Eng
lish opera, from her to Parepa, has es-
sayed the soprano part. The Enchan
tress " is another of Bales operas, well
known here, though by no means his
best. In the maid of Artois," Mali
bran made great success. The
Siege of Rochelle " deserves mention for
the grace and refinement of its melodies.
Balfe wrote nearly dozen other operas,
which, however, are but slightly remem-
bered now.
Many of Balfe fugitive pieces are very
charming. His setting of Tennyson' S
song, Come into the garden, Maud, is
full worthy, in its delicate and fancy
sentiment of the poetry it illustrates,
Sims Reeves made this composition a
great success.
The music of Balfe is marked by grace,
simplicity and elegance. The composer
had the blessed gift of melody, and in
clned to the Italian school. The com
bination was most felieitous, and Balfe
will be for years to come, as he has been
for twenty-five years past, one ofthe
most popular of modern composers
Balfe was native of Dublin, though
he is generally called an English com
poser He early exhibited a musical
precocity, and in his eighth year APP
peared in concert as violin player.
When only nine years old he wrote bal
lad for Madame Vestris. We next find him
in London orchestra, and then on the
stage as a baritone singer, when yet but
seventeen years old. He seems to have
been fairly successful as an opera singer,
for in 1923 he WASH Paris, the Figaro
to Sontag's "Rosina;" and he sang with
Grisi when she was young girl. From
1885 he has been known only as a com
poser.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-08
Chinese Immigration Diminishing
Ero,n fha Snrin of aid Ranuhliean1

From the Springfield Republican.
Notwithstanding the panic into which
some soft-headed politicians and work
ingmen have been thrown by the arrival
of a squad of Celestials upon the Allan
tic coast, the truth undoubtedly is that
the arrivals of Chinese in this country
have been steadily falling off, at least
during the present year. This is due
probably to the sudden reduction oi
wages in California, that fact and the
other industrial misfortunes of that
State having been published widely in
China by the six San Francisco com
panies for the express purpose OF dissuad
ing the natives from immigration tc
America That this has been the result
is shown conclusively by the passenger
statistics of San Francisco, which report
10000 arrivals from China and Japan
for the first nine months of 1870
against 1888 for the same period oi
1869, a'decrease of twenty-five per cent.
The departures for the same periods
were 2000 and 226l respectively, varying
much less than the arrivals. OF course
all of the arrivals were not Mongolians
but even if they were they would furnish
small pretext for the seuseless talk about
hordes of barbarians," pagan irrup-
tion," "vast army of heathens," etc.
The whole invoice, including Caucas
slams and all, is considerably less per
year than half of the immigrant arrivals
at Boston.
1t is also noticeable in these passenger
statistics that the arrivals via Panama
have fallen off from l7,40l in 1869 to
1912 in 1870. The New York railroad
travel amounts during the nine months
to "a, ,05O arrivals and 1883 departures
Last year the departures by all routes
we're only thirty per cent. of the arri.
walls, while this year they are sixty-siN
per cent, showing that the increased
travel is made up Of visitors rather than
of settlers.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-08

Ia, co,,,o tod;a, ara sean N cfoss
.SSss, I'm % aaaen,jv ana are hoard to
a..h uaelss,aes, a,;ons dnt Wsercord;a and
ME-; N.Y.; TSo San,;ss;ma Everv door in the
,Iaatar aaa ;s .brown wide onen and the ser.
',s .nea ar - ,ha Observation-Disclosures stand before
NM, ganss =, w;.h h' I;ghteJ candles What a
re% on;as, :, 7 T. looE for Tunicu but he has
d;aa,naorad aa,S F;re9 The HANK bom-
Sasa ,sapPv Granen are in their accustomed
DIaces oIao " and exb;bit no sion that sucb n
pao paso ss,onba has occurred Rebellious
nf on.hreai Of runawav n;ggersp glance
az he n,;litarv.box and find the occu-
90 90 ,.s ,s, neaoafaiiv inclined Fartbouake Z?
PPIn inel toward ibe doctors HOY and oh.
sorye o ,bat narvous Gentleman nerfectly
@ssanorH @ and nnmoved Hark, A tink.
i;na a heil 4 r;na;ng Somewhere outside
tbe tbeater From INV nosition in the
stalls TO 7 can 600 into ne omen street
bevond and anon / descry process
SION Of church dignitaries in full canoni-
co1s the frst NJ whom hear. the fink
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-08
A CONSULTATION.

Oh! silvery moon! so fair, so bright,
Pray tell me, did you see last night
My love and me?
For, gazing on you long we stayed,
And, by your light, sweet VOWS We made
Of unity.
You say. oh moon! the pledge he gave
To others but single wave
OF silken hair
To me ii was a fetter strong
To bind my heart, lest fear or wrong i
Might enter there.
Dear moon did you not hear me say,
when you shall come year to-day,
I'll show you this! f.l L.t J fiHfh
And witness il shall be Of all "
Our VOWS and faithfully recall
Our farewell kissY'
Remember. then. bright moon to be gdF
When he returns over him and me, 80
All fail us not
And lay on him your witching spell,
That, next year, he remembers well
Our trysting spot. sttt
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-08
Cassagnac and the Prussians A
Mock Soldier stripped OF His
RIumaxe.


1t is well known, says a London Jour
nal-for he did his best TO make it
known-that NJ. Paul Granier de Cassag-
mac followed the modern Caesar and his
fortunes out of Paris; and in order to
protect his august master mere ehec-
lively, he transformed himself into a
gorgeous Zouave, having promoted him
self pour con,mencer, into an officer of
that noble corps, and assumed all the
trappings by way Of lace and gliding APP
pertaining to his rank With him went,
aud like. him did, his con treres Mitchell
Garette and Froment. Presently they
were caught by the Prussians, and sent
with some other French prisoners to
Breslau. An afternoon came on which
he, together with the French officers, had
to appear before the staff at the cuiras-
siers Barracks; there, in the large bar
backyard, the public examination of
their papers" was to be made, The
officers exhibited their patents, and
received full liberty to choose their own
place of residence in any Prussian fort
ress, and were in other respects al
lowed to dispose of themselves in any
way most agreeable to themselves.
Next came Mr.. Paul turn to show his
patent. He had none; never had one;
never served, in fact, though volunteered
as private Garde Mobile dd hoe.
Thereupon the ruthless German col
onel bade the field provost stand forth,
and in the face of the assembled French
and Prussians, officers and privates, tear
the finery from NJ. de Cassagnac uni
form, to deprive him of his resplendent
uniform itself, and, finally, to put him in
the garb Of a private soldier That self
same afternoon he and his worthy con-
treres of the pen were given in charge
of Prussian sergeant and a patrol OF
privates, TO be conveyed as com
mon prisoners Of war to Cosel,
which certainly, among all the Ger
man fortresses, is the most forlorn and
forgotten, and where, according to the
local proverb, 'the wolves bid good night
to each other" NJ. Paul will there live
in the classmates, and if he likes to turn
an honest penny he may get employment
on the earthworks at the wages of three
pence halfpenny day. 1t is not much,
but it will be as well earned as the price
paid for his pen by the Emperor. We
must not omit to mention that his escort
we're informed, by authority, of the fact
that this was the man who, since the be-
ginning of the war, had never ceased to
repeat that no Prussian soldier knew
what honor" meant.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-08
THE JEALOUS EX-EMPRESS.
Eugenie Meets the Third Napoleon
with Flashing Eyes.

By telegraph to the Chicago Evening Post.l
CAssEL, GERMANY, October 3l.-To-
day, the village was startled by the arri-
val of closely yelled lady, in a robe
a Z FAngiaise, who proved to be Marie de
Guzman, the Countess of Montijo ire
Gently called Eugene, Empress of the
French). She took off one of her brace
lets and gave it to peasant to conduct
her to the Castle of Wilhelmshohe. He
took pity on her forlorh condition, and
did not higgle for more pay. She was
Immediately admitted to the apartment
of l.. N b., meeting Bazaine in the act
of Withdrawing. The following dialogu e
was overheard by page:
i. N. B.-0! Genie, is it, you? ]
didn't expect you. / took every precau'
ton against your coming Hail and
welcome. am delighted. (Weeps hys.
terically.) ,ry4
Eugene (tragically)-Base catiffl
How could you? That hateful Mar
gueritel After all have done for your
happiness. (Faints)
L. N. b. approaches her on crutches,
when she reyives) )-All mistake, ma
chere all mistake, ! assure yon The
postman sent me another man letters.
My breast is the abode of purity.
Eugenie-Oh, you heartless wretch
Such plea will not avail you. | have
seen that hateful Bellangers letters.
Ha / wish could get hold of herl She
inclosed, lock of her yillainous red
hair, and acknowledged the receipt Of
your photographs. Now
l.. N. B.-Ahl she is crazy, poor
woman - perfectly daft -she doesn't
know a photograph from pretzel.
Such women are always annoying sover
eigns with their assiduities.
Eugenie-0hl very well; but what
about Miss Howard2 She is called your
mistress, you old villain-you antique,
rheumatic old curmudgeonl-and they
do say that you enriched her. and gave
her castle and fourteen new white
horses. Hal OH ughl m-m-m-m. ]
can't contain myself. Forgive this emo
ton, sire But / found in her trunks
sixteen of my favorite ball dresses and
that diamond ring that | had before ]
was married. I'll go to indianapolis
and get divorce. 0-ol DOL o-o-o-ol
LIN. B.-Madame, calm yourself. It's
all mistake / assure you. never did
anything naughty in my life. assure
you, never did have been slandered
by those who were jealous Of my dizzy
hight Your dresses and Miss Howard
must have got mixed in the tumult OF
moving. | never gave her anything
neverl And as for Marguerite Bellanger
/ do not recollect ever having met her
She must be some madcap envious o.
you. Don't 90 to Indiana. / will pro
tect you. You shall have anything you
wish. You shall
At this point the cable failed; but
about an hour later it resumed the story
but it muttered so badly that nothing
was ineligible except the words took
off her things at last.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-08

The New York correspondent Of the
Boston journal writes: "Solitary, dead
and frowning stands the costly marble
mansion Of Stewart on Fifth avenue 1t
has no elegance 1t would be passed a
dozen times and not be taken for the ex-
pensive home Of the great millionaire.
Stewart cat do many things, but his
proud mansion externally Is failure.
Rumor says that Mr.. Stewart called in a
Boston architect TO see Il anything could
be done TO remedy the glaring defects.
But he was told that TO make the house
what Mr.. Stewart demanded, It must
come down and be rebHilt Il could
easily be taken for a studio-an art
union galleryAor q club house; an ele-
CANT residence, never."
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-08

We find floating about in the stream of news
papers a waif which is said to be from the per
of Mr.. Prentice. 1t is called The 0hio;'
and reads like fragment rather than fin
ished poem. We give it as we have found IL
night Of beauty The broad stream
Without murmur wanders by,
And on its pure, transparent wave
The sleeping stars so gently lie.
'TwOuld seem as if the night winds plume
Had swept through climes of tropic bloom,
And scattered all their blossoms fair
Upon the wave, to glitter there.
And To- as part the clouds away
The moon comes stealing through the air,
So beautiful, that wood, and stream,
And earth. and sky, seem stirr'd with
prayer.
And the pure spirit. as it kneels
At Natures holy altar, feels
Religions self come floating by
In every ray that cleayes the sky.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-08

"a
Some English settlers in South Africa,
in a hunting excursion across the from
tier, were entertained at kraal of the
Amatymba Caifres. The chief inquired
how many wives an Englishman usually
had, and how many cattle we're required
to be paid for one. He was told that no
man, not even the king himself, was al
lowed TO have more than one wife; and
that property was not given for them,
but, on the contrary, expected with
them. You are people Of strange
customs" said theCafreii among us, no
man can procure a tolerable wife for
less than ten good oxen, and our chiefs
sometimes pay sixty cattle for one of
superior qualities. Your women, fear,
make but Indifferent wives, since no one
viii pay for them, and their relatives
must even pay the man to marry them
off their hands ti "a.t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-08

A slander case was recently concluded
at the Ontario, Canada, County Assizes,
in which Miss York sued her step
father, Thomas King, TO recover dam
ages for having prevented her marriage
with DR.. Mckay, of Beaverton, by con.
cocting a story which seriously reflected
on her character as a virtuous woman.
In the course of the trial it was proven
that King had made a proposition Of
marriage to her himself, and that he had
willfully slandered her so that she
might be driven TO accept him. The
jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, and
assessed the damages at five hundred
dollars.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-08
,bo lock STITCH W

makes is more durable and beautiful than
any other, presenting the same appear
ance on both sides of the fabric and will
not ravel. 1t is also more economical,
requiring oNE-THIRD LESS cotton than
any OF, er kind of stitch. Being the same
on both sides, it is not necessary to use
the extremely fine sewing cottonrequ
by those machines which make stitch
with ridge on the under side, which can
only be concealed by using thread too
delicate and fine to bear ordinary wear,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-08

A man claiming to be John Jarvis,
who was carpenter Of the United States
shin Levant when she was lost in the
Pacific. in 1861, made his appearance at
his old home in Norfolk, Virginia, last
week. He states that he was cast upon
an uninhabited island, and was picked
off only a short time ago.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-08
BOOK BINDERY.
Franklin Book Bindery,
BLANK BOOK MAEUFACToRY,
No. Is West Court Street, Memphis,
TOOF, Proprietor.

DLAYK BOOKS, PAPER RULING. AND
ID binding Of every description, executed IN
q very superior manner, ana warranted 70
give entire satisfaction.
a. Ny Blank Book paper embraces the nist
mills In America; my stock congse oi me
finest in the entire market. and pr!ces te com,
pete with any house IN Memphis. faries WI m
Ind Il 10 their interest 70 Eive ne q call before
ordering elsewhere. VI
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-08

At a Columbus (Ga.) marble yard,
there is a solid block Of marble which is
20 be dug out, a metallic coffin placed
therein, and the whole, after a corpse is
deposited within it, to be Theoretically
sealed above ground. Il has been order
ed By gentleman in Barbour county,
Alaoama,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-08
LOUISVILLE ROUTE.
FALL SCHEDULE.
Takes Effect October Cd, 1870.

Brownsville accommodation leaves al 80
pm. daily, except Sunday.
The train leaving Memphis att % pm. runs
daily. The lam. train does not run on sun
day. Both trains run through 70 Louisville
without change. Elegant sleeping cars run
through on the LIS pm. train from i, meihphis
TO Louisville. connecting at Loulslllls nltn nf
through cars TO Philadelphia. Cleveland bni-
faio aud New York. without ehannge; uniy
one change from louisville to Baltimore;
Washington City and Boston. bertns ad an9
~ tba Tiet.f oflice g37k Main street.
~ '''' J-F' BOYD, Superintendent;
JAS. SPEED. Ticket Aren't: ..--.-..-. ------
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-08

Its simplicity renders its movements
so easy that a child can work it. It's
almost noseless in operation, and for
speed and rapidity of motion excels all
others, as has been demonstrated thou
sand times by competition.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-08

1t is an instrument of great versatility
in its operations. 1T will hem, fell, braid,
cord, gather tuck more beautifully than
any other machine in use, without bast-
ing or any preparation of the work.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-08

The prices are within reach of every
one. Machines are made to suit all
tastes and circumstances, and the PLAIN
est in finish will work as well as the most
costly.
Full and thorough instructions given
at the house of the customer at any time,
free of charge, and the utmost pains
taken to render complete satisfaction.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-08

1t possesses the very great advantage
of carrying the work in the natural way
from left to right-which enables the
operator tohandle thework more readily
and to sit upright; while machines which
carry the work from the operatorrequire
an inclination Of the body forward tdetri-
mental to health) and are hard and tire
some to use.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-08
Wheeler 4 Wilson's 5
NE w G g
SILENT WORKING
Sewing Machine!
rs SUPERIOR
FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS :

Its yearly sales are larger than those
of all other Sewing Machines combined
This fact alone is the surest test of its
merit and superiority.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-11-08
Weekly Public Ledger,

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Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-11-02
Uncertain.

Any person may live long or
die suddenly. Life is not meas
ured. Even diseased lungs
have outlived double the aver
age of the healthful. Men have
been struck on the head by q
falling beam and survived the
injury, and died subsequently
from the effects Of a splinter SO
small that it could scarcely be
seen with the naked eye. One
of the most remarkable men
that ever lived was strangIed
by a cup Of cold water. An
other expired in a paroxysm of
laughter, Death is an invisi-
BILE agent. His approach can.
not be seen by any one, and
very often he comes when he
is least expected. 1t is the
part of wisdom to be ready for
his visit when made. There is
no time to pack trunks and put
on clean clothing alter the car
whistle has sounded. The
train moving to eternity, like
some Of mans limitations, runs
on schedule time.
Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1870-11-02
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

A Newport couple have just
celebrated their pearl wedding,
having been married for seven.
ty years.
Henry Ward Beecher owns
a $4,000 house in Brooklyn,
a $4,000 farm in Peekskill,
and half of the Christian Union
newspaper.
The census of New York
city, complete, shows that it
contains 885,026 inhabitants,
being an increase since 1865 of
l5S,640.
A New Orleans broker,
awakening from a nap the 9TH
er day, found that his tender
child had gone through him
for $4,000 in notes and drafts
to make a kite of.
Five hundred houses were
destroyed in Strasburg by the
bombardment and fire, and ten
thousand persons were render.
ed homeless by the calamity.
Miss Lydia Armstrong, of
Grant county, Indiana, adver-
tises for a husband. Money
she says, is no object, but he
must be healthy and willing to
work. 44l)s.agIr.s ,gi
A young lady in Norfolk,
Va, who was to have been
led to the hymenial altar last
Thursday, has had the we'd
ding day postponed a fortnight
because her berutiful face was
slightly disfgured by mosquito
bites.
Five dollars per minute is
the income of one of the for
tunate owners of oil wells in
Pennsylvania. An offset per-
haps could be found among the
5000 man who wake up in var.
ious places in the morning with
out knowing where their din
ner is to come from who once
had large possessions in oil
wells.