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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-04

wing "boy's composition ="
The fol-. fhe boy who manpfac-
is the latest 1 to make his mark in
tured it is bonn, no knows but that
the literary world;N sditor.
some day he may be an T0 m = pie. and
"A goat is stronger thA "a does
gives milk. He looks at you, "a Nv
the doctor, but goat has four ieh had
goat butted Mr.. Tillinghast in a
place. and little calf wouldn't DO SO;
A boy without a father is an orphan, ana
IL he hasn't got a mother he is two Or
phans. The goat don't give so much as
a COW, but more than an OK. we sa"
one at fair one day with a card tied to
his left ear; he went in on a family
ticket. Mother picks geese in the sum
mer. and the goat eats grass and jumps
ON A box. SomeSdon't like goats but
As for me, give me a mule with pant
brush tail. The goat is auseful animal
but don't smell as sweet as nice bear
oil for the hair. II / had too much hair
| would wear wig, as Captain Peters
does. / will sell my goat for three dol
lard and 90 to the circus and see the ele-
phanL which is bigger rs i've goa,s;
Father is coming home tomorrow anu
the baby has got the Group bad.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-04

An old bachelor says he would not OBJ
ject TO boarding houses il there was no
piano there; but he says the practice of
practicing for seven hours out Of twelve,
where the walls are scarcely thicker
than sheet of note paper, is more than
human nature can endure.
An editor in Iowa pretends to speak
for the sisterhood in his county as fol-
lows so far as we know there is not
woman in Cass county who cares a
stray about the female suffrage bust
ness, which seems to concern SO many
women elsewhere. The fact that the
increase OF children in the county in the
last year was over 450 may explain the
reason why they don't care to vote
being otherwise employed" }"
At the Grand Hotel, Paris, the other
night, lady rather excited, ran down
to the counting house, and asked hur-
riedly of one of those small tight-clad
boys who are on duty in that precinct.
Have you the smallpox in the house,"
and the boy, who perfectly understands
English, replied; " No; but we expect
it every minute, and when 1t arrives |
will send it up to the chamber of
Madame
In Boston last week man was held
to bail in the sum of $500, to await the
action Of the Grand Jury, for driving a
glandered horse in the streets. The
glanders is quite prevalent in the sta
bles of that city at this time, and the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals are taking steps to prevent the
spreaa .. .sc ..,c Injection. One man has
died there of this frightfrl disease, which
he had contracted by coming in contact
with an infected horse.
1--WE stated" says the Gaulois, "a
few days ago that in many parts of
Paris small subscriptions are being
raised among families and neighbors in
order TO send bouquets to the Empress
on her fete day. Since then We have re-
ceived many letters from persons desir-
GUS of joining in this manifestation of
good feeling. These letters are numer-
Gus, for the Empress has left In France
and in Paris many of all classes who
are indebted to her for kindness. Let
those, then, who have the sentiment of
grateful recollection meet In their family
circles and arrange the flowers which,
sent to one in exile, will remind her of
those mothers and children of the great
family from which she is now separated
the poor, whose numbeF is increasing
daily"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-04
FOR SALE.
Lots For Sale In Ida City,
Long Island, New York.

IDA CITY is SITUATED ON LONG Is.
Il land, 80 miles from New York city, tha
Long Island railroad running centrally
through Ida City. Lots there are hereby OIL
fered for sale on the following terms: Fifty
dollars each. on credit Of ten years, paya-
BILE in ten annual instalments-say IS % per
year on eGcn lot. Tho parties owning tho
above property propose to sell 10 the Southern
people one-half Of the lots, say 1000, on tho
above terms. without interest. The East
River Bridge is now in process of construe-
tion, connecting Manhattan Island, upon
which New York Is situated. with Long Is
land,
This Is a good opportunity for any person Of
this section of country to invest small suns
in the purchase of these lots. Terms are
easy, and within the reach Of all. Property
ON Long Island will rapidly increase in value
as soon as East River Bridge Is completed.
Map of the City Of Ida can be seen, and
full information given upon application being
made to HY. F0NTAINE,
responding Secretary,
No. 10 Madison street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-04

Professor Delisser, Of Jamaica, the
great authority upon this subject, is at
present in New York city. In an in
tervisw With Q local correspondent, he
says:
/ have been for some time past trav-
cling, and have made no calculations
VIII reference to any exact locality
where an earthquake may be expected,
but expect one 10 tGke place within
forty.eiqht hours Of the f6th OF this
month (November) somewhere in the
Western hemisphere. This have not
verified by calculation, but anticipate
from the position which the moon will
occupy With reference to the earth at
that time. Any astronomer may very
easily verify my process Of calculating
these visitations and anticipate them
with ss much exactitude as myself, more
than I do at this time without having
made any calculations to aid me. The
science Is as exact as any other, and no
law governing the universe is more
clearly defined and easily understood
than that applying TO earthquakes.
Those earthquakes which occur by the
moons cycles, other bodies conspiring,
may be presaged with confidence at any
time preceding. They may be said to
be ike the comets, inevitable in their
returns, however long the time between
their occurrences. For example, can
with confidence predict an earthquake
in Cuba and Jamaica on December 23
1877, exactly the duration Of a moons
cyole from that Of December %, 1853
when the moon and other planetary bod
les will occupy a similar relative posi-
ton to the earth as on that date.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-04
The Earth Cure for Ulcers.

I dried and pulverized some clay, says
a writer in the Country Gentleman, and
recommended il as valuable remedy
to neighbor woman who had for ten
years very bad ulcer on her ankle
She had paid our best physicians over
fifty dollars for treatment, without any
relief She applied the dry clay almost
constantly for about six months, and a
perfect cure has resulted. The first eff
feet Of the preparation was to remove
Inflammation and relieve pain, and now
she says there is no scar remaining, and
her limb, which was stiff and lame, is as
elastic as when she was a girl. The
woman is a very large, Aeshy person,
about forty years Of age. | considered
the test very severe one, and the result
very satisfactory. About a gallon of
pulverized clay was used.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-04
atexts n the Ball ON Governors
Island. 4 .|

On Saturday Alexis was entertained
with a trip up the East river and down
the bay,. closing with ball at Governors
Island. which IS thus described;
The bah was opened BY General Nc
Dowell and the Grand Duke, Miss Nellie
Murphy being the FIRST partner selected
for the Prince. The band struck up q
lively galop, and the General with his
partner started off in good time. The
Prince essaysd start, but had scarcely
turned around before his feet slipped and
threw him out OF time, so very smooth
and ely vas the aoor. he quickly re-
covered himself, snd then with some
caution he proceeded In good style. On
returning his partner 2 her friends she
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-04
A CARD.

A LII LETTERS AND INQUIRIES IN
"A reference to Ida City and the purchase and
sale Of lots should be addressed 70 Hy.. fon-
taine. Corresponding Secretary, No, ls Madi-
son street. Memphis. Tenn. The title to the
property is perfect in me, and the adVertise-
ment and maps published correctly represent
the value and attractions Of the place;
1851 JACOB Tn0MPs0N:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-04
GINNING.
Poplar st, Cotton Gin and Pickery.
Nos. I2s aud 100 POpIar street,

TIME PUBLIC ARE HEREBY INFORMED
i that on and after this date we will Gin
and Bale all cotton brought or sent to us for
seven dollars per bale. we furnishing the bag
ging and ties, and covering the bale all oYer,
and the owner take the cotton seed be-
longing to the bale. Or if the owner
desires us TO keep the cotton seed be-
longing 10 the bale Of cotton as part
payment, we will gin and bale furnishing
for two dollars. per bale, and the cotton seed
belonging to the bale Of cotton.
66 9I GEO. W. PAYNE x co.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-04
" THE WILD WAVES"
By THE LATE JOHN A. DoReAy

BY THE LATE JOHN A. DoRGky.
Among the endless reaches
Of bleak and barren beaches,
The biilows come and pour;
MockinR with bittaf laughter,
The hopes Of the hereafter,
The pride Of heretofore.
o, soul of gifts divinest.
Thou, too, forever pinest,
Lashing thy bordering sands;
The bars Of thy dominions
Beating with broken pini0ns,
i Graphing with bleeding hands.
Thssunset deep and tender.
DaTksns in solemn splendor
Over the heRYing waves
Red with its Iadience; under
Are clouds of storm and thunder;
And in the deep are graves.
Tomorrow and tomorrow
The sea shall keep its sorrow:
But thou, o soul Of mine.
Thy day to-day grows DINNER;
shall no tomorrow glimmer
On the unrest Of thine.
xrieye not. If the spirit
Could keep the chains that wear it,
/, too, might bitter be-
SO sink, thou sun supernal
lr Into the deep eternal
N And laugh, thou eynic sea
--
BgREETT's COCOAIEN prevents loss OF
,(r-iills dandruf.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-04
A Remarkable NegrO-He Escapes
Hi the Gall0Wa.

From the Raleigh North Carolinian.l
1.-THE most remarkable character we
ever recorded is a negro murderer in
Nash county named Luke Johnson.
Luke was first taken upfor larceny some
months ago, and negro witness living
in a little log cabin in the woods had
testified against him before the grand
jury. He tracked this witness to his
house one night, and poking his gun,
loaded with old nails, through crack,
shot him dead. He was Immediately
arrested and lodged in the Jail Of Nash
county. He only stayed there one day
got ont that night; was rearrested and
carried to the Warren county jail, there
to be kept more secure. This is strong
Jail, and is feBoea around by a strong
rock wall, and there are fifty fierce bull
dogs kept in The jaii.yard
Luke was confined in close cell, and
at last the authorities thought they had
him safe. But they were mistaken. He
took q rock out OF the floor that weighed
five hundred pounds with his own hands,
and erawled under and got to the door
of the jail, but here he stopped on ac-
count Of the bulldogs, and he
STOOD THERE IN THE DOOR
and waited for the jailer to come and
put him back" The jailer came along
after while and slapped Luke inagain
But the authorities were afraid to trust
him much longer, so they took him back
to Nash county, and he had his trial.
He was sentenced to be hung by the
neck till be was dead on last Friday, the
18th instant.
This time they handcuffed him Sc
curely in the Jail, with cuffs made to or
der, and also put on ankle cuffs, locking
them up securely, and then they had a
chain that ran from his handouts to his
ankle cuffs, and this chain was locked
through big iron bolt and ring in the
floor. He was allowed sitting posture
in a common split-hottom chair, and
with his hands reached down, chained
and buckled, and
TOOK THE ROUND OUT
of the chair, and running it in the ring
twisted it out, breaking the link in about
twenty pieces. There was a wire in
some WY connected with this ring, and
with this he picked The locks on his
cuffs and got his hands and feet free.
Then with piece of the iron link he
forced the locks on the three iron doors
locked OF him, and also the wooden one
at the entfenee Of the jail, and in this
way made his third ESCAPE, letting opt
with him another negro prisoner. He
thus made his escapefrom the gallows
SIX DAYS BEFORE HANGING-DAY,
which yas appointed to have been last
Friday Luke johnson, We are told, is
a young, strapping negro man, ginger
cake color, and is about twenty-five years.
old. He was sold as a slave seven times
in Richmond, Va, before the war. He
is real mechanical genius, and during
the war hetmade a buggy out of wood,
with white oak springs, and without a
piece of iron in it. In this buggy he
used to ride to church. When sentence
was pronohneed on him in Nash county
courthouse, as the sheriff marched him
out he exclaimed: You all arn't
agoing to hang me; you cant do i'll"
He is still loose, and sweers he will
never leave Nash county.
r.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-04

WARD REGISTERS.
First ward.
Owen Daily, Register. Office. No. Sc Front.
corner Of Commerce.
Second ward.
P. Townsend, Register. Office. No. A Pop
lar. corner Of Second
Third ward.
Thomas =. Adams, Register. Office, No.
1913 Second street, corner OF Washington.
Fourth ward.
John C. Lanier. Register. Office. No. 2s6
Second street.
Fifth Ward.
A. N. Droescher. Register. Office, No. sSs
Second street, corner of Union.
SIXTH Ward.
James Banks, Register. Office, No. 500
Main street, corner of PontOtoc.
Seventh ward.
A. J. Ferguson. Register. Office. No. III
Beal street. up stairs, Ferguson block.
Eighth Ward.
d. Pante. Register. Office. No. ia Poplar
street, opposite the market.
Ninth ward.
J. d. Danbury, Register. Office, corner Of
Fourth and Auction.
Tenth Ward.
Michael Dea, Register. Office corner Of
Main and Calhoun streets; and for the con-
venience Of the citizens living In the eastern
portion Of the ward, his Office will be at Cen
trail Point from Monday. the llth December.
% Saturday the 10Th, inclusive. l5-5
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-04

Winap snoot, chief Of the Umatilla
Indians, has given four dollars to the
Wisconsin sufferers.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-04
REGISTRATION.
N o O E
MAYoR's 0FFTcE, Cry HALL,
NrupuIq TrNu Novamh har pf 1870

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRO-
i visions Of Section 70 Of the City Charter,
the following named persons have oeen APP
pointed and confirmed by the Boa ID OF Alder
men as Ward Registers. for the purpose of
carrying said section ipto execution. Their
9tiices will BE opened at the places named
below, on MONDAY, the 9th inst, at II
O'Clock m. and remain open until Wednes-
day, the goth December. ut which time regis
tration will cease. Citizens will take notice
that all parties desiring TO 0ta at this muni-
cipal election are required TO be registered in
the ward in which they reside, Certificates
heretofore issued will not be recognized at the
S'' JOHN JOHNSON, Mayor.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-04

The New Albany (Indianal Ledger
gives the following account Of how the
nnptial knot is tied in that State: This
afternoon q highly romantic marriage
took place in this city. James A. Rea-
sor, an old Keutuckian, Of some promi-
senee as stock raiser, and author Of q
work on hog cholera, and Margaret
Cleveland, Of this county, were married
in the street in front OF the residence Of
Rev. G. Hutchinson, the loving couple
rising in q wagon, with an umbrella
over, while the genial and Rood-natured
clergyman leaned against his fence,
and, with the rain Of heaven scattering
in his face, pronounced the words which
made the couple happy"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-04
GROCERIES.
- u N ID II L Z =.

.,35 bbIs Texas Pecans.
35 bbls TaragOna Almonds.
$50 boxes new Raisins.
800 drums new Figs.
$50 cs Jellies and Preserves
1900 cases canned Fruits.
20 hIf bbls and kegs Pickles
300 kegs a. hlf bbls Pigs feet
I5O bbIs and hIf bbls KrOut.
80 bbls HOminy and Grits.
so tubs of Butter-freslI.
25 bbIs Buckwlleat -four.
$50 boxes selected Cheese.
2J tTs sugar cured hams.
80 boxes Breakfast Bacon,
Dried Beet, ETC., at
G. A. ECKERLY'S,
33S Front, cor. of Union street
20-g7
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-04

CHICK RING
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-04
xbe Last Boys work.

BgREETTs CocoAIEN prevents loss OF
'(r-iills dandruff.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-04
! GIN. TS JOHN \. MAGRUDER..

A Lover of fhe Magniacent.Sepyes
OF RleeI-A LOgfcfan In the Bar
raeks-A Marat I'm the Fieid-A
Notary al tlse shrine Of nature
The Envfed of Men-The Adored
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-04
POINTS OF EXCELLENCE:

Beauty and Elasticity Of Stitch.
Perfection and Simplicity of Machinery.
Using both threads directly from the spoos.
Ne fastening Of seams BY hand and no waste Of thread
The retains its beauty and frnes after washing and iron
Besides doing all kinds Of work done by other Sewing Machines
the most beautiful and permanent Embroidery and Orn
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-04

Can be seen at this fashionable and popul
establishment. H-t
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-02-25

A would. be.sch 90. tencher in AlSbama replisd
to q question by one of the examiners, DO you
think the world is round or fiat 2" BY saying,
swell. some people thiuk one way and some
another, and III teach round or fat, Just as tho
parents please"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-02-25

Cstskill has the --latest man yet discovered.
He got up the other morning with one eur fro.
zen, because he was too lazy to turn over on tho
pillow to warm it.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-02-25

Olive Logan. in her advocacy of woman suf-
frage, remarked 70 her male auditory. "that they
had swallowed the negro" and she added *
Ahiak 1t pretty hard. indeed, II you can't 70 the
white woman "a far a your lips"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-02-25

Xenia, Ohio. girls have : pleasing habit Of
kissing strangers in the street, and then wildly
screaming, "Oh, my thought it was cousin
Charley ~
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-02-25

only
be
be
sq
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-02-25

Of 10 scres EACH half broken uD 70 lease low to- ave
yeam Eeod tenant whos able mt " ns swn npgoye
three dollars per scre All within hree mile Of the Odel
Feb. i-Smos Odel, tlllnotS.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-02-25

An old lady in New Jersey, having read an
account OF the bursting OF grndstone in u man.
ut"cturine establishment, became terribly alarm
ca least the grindstone stinding IN her cellar
should burst and blow the house up,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-02-25

A LIVELY FROG-The Louisville Courier.
Journal tells the following: a IMAM named
Southworth, living in lower Eist-Tennessec has
Just elected from his stomach a frog which had
been living there for fifteen years. Mr. South.
worth had q great deal of trouble with that frog
1t used to begin to croak at the most uureasona-
BILE hours. When Southworth would 20 to
church, for instance. the frog would remain quiet
until the congregation engaged in silent prayer
and then it would set up such a terrible yev
that the sexton would rush in and collar South.
worth, aud drag him out to quiet down in the
graveyard. Sometimes the frog would give a
Nocturnal serenade after Southworth was fast
asleep in bed, aud then South worth would RISE as
mad as anything, and seize the stomach pump
and try 10 draw the frog up. But tho subtle
reptile had that trick played on it too often dur.
ing those fifteen years, and it always Skinned up
the tube piece, out OF the draught, and waited
ustil South worth exhausted himself. South.
worth never fooled that frog great deal And
when frogs were in e,son, Southworth used to
fish for this one with Hy but it always refused
to rise. and the fly buzzed around 80 in South.
worths a!imentary canal that it nearly t;ckled
Southworth to death. SO Southworth had to
wait until the other day, when the frog thought
1t would come up and 90 and see friend and,
when it did como, South worth killed it with q
fork. He says the frog used to eat twice as
much as he did; but We have been thinking it
over. and it seems to Us the abatement must be
exaggerated somehow
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-02-25

A gentleman was endeavoring to enjoy an
evening in the company of young lady upon
whom he had called, but found serious obsta.
Gle in tho person of her stern father, who at
Length ventursd to very plainly intimate that
the hour for retiring had arrived II think you
are correct. my dear sir" returned the uuab ash.
ed young man. 1--WE have been waiting to hay.
you 20 to bed for over an hour"
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-06-22
Kenosha County Circuit Court.
sherIT's Sale ON Foreclosure.

Edwin w. Jones against Lewis Watkins, Sr.
and Levia Watkins, Defendants.
In pursuance of Judgment of foreclos-
ure and sale rendered at the regular term of
said court ON the 18th day of April, A. D.,
1871: /, John Lucas, Sheriff of the County of
Kenosha, State of Wisconsin, shall offer for
sale and sell at public auction to the
highest bidder therefor, at tie front door of
the court house in the City of Kenosha, in
Friday. June %, A. D., 1871, the following
described real estate or SO much thereof as
shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment
and costs together with costs and expenses of
such sale, to wit The east half of the south
east quarter of Section No. seventeen G5))
town two (S) north of range Nc. twenty -one(M
east containing eighty (S0) acres be the same
more or less, also the west half of the south
wests quarter of Section No. sixteen (16) in
township and range aforesaid containing
eighty and eighty-two hundredths (S2-100)
of the north east quarter dissection No. thirty
one (3D in township and range aforesaid dis
crlbed as follows to wit: Commencing at
point on the west line of said quarter section
fOrty-fve (45) rods south of the northwest
corner thereof, thence east parallel with the
north line of said quarter section eighty (80)
rods thence south thirty. one (311 rods thence
west parallel with the aforesaid north line
eighty (8O) rods thence north on the west line
of said quarter section to the place of begin
ming, containing fifteen and One-half $50
acres of land be the same more or less, situated
in the Town of Paris, County Of Kenosha
and State of Wisconsin. Dated SheriG's office,
Kenosha, Wisconsin. JOHN LUCAS,
Sheriff of Kenosha County, Wis.
MAY 10th, 1871.
Head & Quarles Plfs Att'ys. 6w50