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ALEXIS.
THE BALL IN HIS HONOR.

(From the ~ Y. Evening Post.l
The Academy Of Music is well-adapted
to ball purposes, and on festive occasions
always offers an appearance more or less
brilliant. On Wednesday night it pre-
sented an elegant scene. The decorations
were tasteful and not gaudy, and the two
paintings of Alexander H., as the liber-
ator ofthe serfs and Abraham Lincoln, as
The emancipator of the blacks were at
once appropriate and significant, and pos
sessed much higher meaning than is
usually suggested by mere festal dccora-
tons. The usual array of gaslights at the
back of the stage was replaced by pris-
matte fountain Of real water, which
changed its colors Mt frequent inter-
vas.
There was much display of dress and
elegance on the part Of the attendants mt
the ball ; and there, too, were symptoms
of the rudeness of semi-savage curiosity
Everybody was anxious to see the Prince,
and at tinss Ibis desire was manifested in
manner more unmistakable than polite.
The dancing began about
IL o'clock, and the Princes set in
which Governor Hoffman, General Nc
Dowell and Madame Catacazy took part,
attracted much attention. Mrs. Hoffman
was the Prince partner and to her grace
ful direction Of the little party, it seemed
that the happy result of the dance was ow-
ing for otherwise there was much con
fusion among the distinguished dancers,
and that general sensation OF being lost
| in the wilderness, which all timid devotens
| of Terpsichore must feel.
Supper was served in the new " Nilsson
| Hall which was reached from the stage OF
the Academy by suitable passage way.
There were two bands in the amphitheatrc
| The arrangements for hats and coats
were better than usual and the ball
was we'll managed us far as the guests
could tell, though the committee Of man
agcment were ut times reduced to TIT
verge o. despair by unforeseen contin
goncies.
1t is said that four thousand peopl,
were at the ball and as many Of these
wore uniforms and there was scarce
an addressed lady in the whole room,
the scene was most brilliant. Prince
Alexis, whose appearance and man
ner were praised by everybody wore u
naval uniform Of Il peculiar Kind and II
| bluci necktie,
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FOR EIGN NOTES.

Father Hyacinthe intends preaching
series Of sermons in Paris.
Pope Plus will not leave Rome on the
opening of the Italian Parliament.
The Queen of the Belgians has been
summoned by dres'maker to pay he'
bill, amounting to G7,oOO francs. He,
Majesty refuses to discharge it en- The
ground that the prices are cxorbitant.
-Teunyson has quit tho Isle of Wight
in disgust and removed to II secluded spot
| in North Wales. lie is tired of being
haunted by literary lion hunters not the
least persistent annoying ct whom, are
Americans.
The London Times says of the late re-
ligious convention in Iowa, that after n
long debate it has not oeen able to decide
whether cruquct is sinful or not but it
has settled the fact quietly, that clergymen
may be great fools,
The King OF Sweden has muni6cent-
ly awarded young Spanish composer,
who has set n number Of the Kings poems
Of music. One Of these songs bids fair to
become the Swedish Marseillaise. 1t is
sung everywhere, in city and village, pal
ace and cottage.
The following is the recommendation
given an English servant The bearer
has been in my house year-minus ele-
ven months. During this time she has
shown heref diligent-at the house door
frugal-in work mindful-of herself;
prompt-in excuses friendly-toward
men faithful-to her lovers and honest
when everything had vanished"
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SINGULAR OCCURRENCE.
From the Commerce Dispatch. ]

Lll'lh we commerce llSlhtCI.l
1t Is well known to quite II number of
our citizens that the wife of Matthias Hold
er is at times completely demented, and
wandcrs away from home under cir
cumstances and in II condition that would
convince any one of the absence of prop
erly balanced mind-haviug frequently
been met on the highway entirely dcsti-
tltc of clothing.
On Friday night, in the severe snow
storm that was then prevailing, she stole
away from home in her bare feet. She
went to her brothers and applied for ad-
mission. Being familiar with her insane
excursions, and not dreaming that she was
bareiooted he refused her admttance and
told her to go home, she remained out
in the pcltihg storm for four hours and
continued her pleading to be admitted Her
brother, finding that he could not pre-
vail on her to return home, was finally
compelled to take her in In less thaa
five minutes after she entered the house,
She gave birth to twins. This incident
produced considerable CONSERVATION in the
family, and her brother started in hard
ran for her husband The husband had
already missed her and was off in some
other direction looking for her. lie then
run to Hamburg for doctor, who found
the woman and twins doing as we'll as
could be wished for.
n. B.--Since the above was in type we
learn that the brother of Mrs. Holder
died on the Tuesday night following the
above event. In his chase after her hus-
band and the doctor he became SO over
heated as to take severe cold, which re-
suited in his death by pneumonia.
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has been illegal, unconstitutional ana
altogether opposed to the spirit OF our
institutions--yet his party look on win
admiration at his boldnc sand glory III
his spunk" The idol Of American
radicalism can do ~ wrong unless axe
Gov Palmer. he should blunder %" a
remembrance of the constitution Of hia
country This would dispose 81 him
as cf,ctually as it has shclyed Palmer
in the radical household. \ reference
to the constitution, faint showing OF
respect for the laws, IA hint as
to the propriety of their ob'erv.
ance, would check the chorus o.
praise now being sung to Gen. Grant
and change the fawning adulatiol
showered on him into excavations. |
is the objectionable sin in radical eyes
and is punished with political dealt
from which there is no resurrection
and Grant, who is wise in his genera
ton, will never commit it.
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BROWN Low.

a Commercial correspondent who lately
visited Senator Brownlow, at his home in
Tennessee, says;
Upon entering the senator's house we
found him lying upon large sofa, negro
rubbing his feet He is in wretched health,
but no more than he has been for two
years. His hands and feet are continually
jerking and shaking with the palsy. He
can not read unless the book or paper is
fastened TO a frame in front of him. lie
can not speak above whisper, and some
days his strength is SO far gone that he can
not do that, Indeed, he is as helpless as
an infant. Nothing but constant care and
watching upon the part Of his family and
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THE foolishuess Of the passive policy
becomes more patent every day. "A
late Washington dispatch reads as fol-
lows; Whatever may be the strength
of the latter-the anti.Grant republi.
osns-in the country, there does not
appear at present to be single one Of
the 1879 republican members Of the
house who is willing to publicly an
'nounce his opposition to the renomina-
ton of Grant. There are, neverthe-
less, many who are at heart opposed
to it, but they, at the same time, ad-
nit that if he is the nominee Of the
republican party, they will be obliged
to support HIM The crumb of com
fort for the passivists in this is too
small to be looked for.
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CABLE dispatches assert that Gen,
Grants message was very favorably re-
csived in London, and that the press of
that CITY are unanimous in the opinion
that the condition of this country was
never more fatteringly exhibited. Con-
sidering the extraordinary insight the
English generally show in regard to
the affairs Of this country, this opinion
of theirs will no doubt vastly increase
our appreciation Of Grants late message.
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neH. The Troy Wing, in commenting
upon Montgomery Blair's nomination of
William Cullen Bryant for president, re-
marks that "if poet is to be chosen and
hi. popularity considered it is evident that
Bryant or Longfellow would stand nc
chance by the side of Walt. Whitman oil
Bret Harte. In the midst of this di'
versity of opinion why does not some ont
propose theatrical ticket, with, say, Nee
Forrest for president and John Broughan
for Vice, or Lester Wallack and Edwin
Booth; or, taking minstrelsy turn, select
Jolly Backus and Tony Pastor !-Net
| JorE Xcrdid.
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The New. York Herald thinks the
grandest opportunity Gen. Grant has
yet had, is to make the annexation Of
Mexico the policy of his adminstra-
ton. If this is SO, his grand opportu.
mites are multiplying. If for our own
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, the development Of a
great country and the relief and pros
perity of its turbulent inhabitants, we
annex Mexico, how about Cuba? 1t is
Il rich and fertile island, in close con
tiguity TO our borders, whose govern
mont, in the last few years, has been a,
savage and barbaric as that of Mexico
and which grows worse instead of bette
as witness the late brutal taking off
of eight medical students by the Span
irh authorities for a comparatively ligh
offence. If we annex Mexico, we mus
annex Cuba for the same reasons. Blu
the administration of Gen. Grant, which
has been three years attempting to sub,
due the ku-kluI of the south and ac-
cording to its own testimony has been
unsuccessful, ought to conquer them
before it tries its hand on Cuban assas.
sins or Mexican barbarians.
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The problem of Gen. Grants indf-
ference to the reports of Minister
Schenck's connection with the Emma
Silver Mining company is solved IN a
late edition Of the New York Sun. A
Boston correspondent of that paper is
responsible for the statement that Grant
himself is stakeholder in the Emma
Mine, and was instrumental in interest
ing Minister Scheuck in its speculations
and in having him use his position as
minister to England to further the ope.
ratlons Of the company. From the
wsll'known character of Gen. Grant in
matters relating to money aud its ac.
QUESTION, all this is more Wkely to be
irue than false, and the public-the re
publican party especially-will cease to
wonder at Grants implied acquiescenc,
In Gen. Schenck's course, much less I,
expect the president to condemn il
questionable propriety. To radicals
whatever Grant does, is right. He ma,
use his position to enhance his own pri
vate enterprises--hc may assume pow
ers undreamed of BY any former pres
idsnt--he may quarter his entire fami
ly, near and distant relatives, on tn
government-his whole administrator,
has been an exhibition of bad taste
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delay, signify that it they must tncy Will !
Mr.. Smalley, the TribnHe's European /
correspond mt, ilfu though he tie in /
the art Of put. ng things, must have |
smiled or frowncd--a little, we fancy as
he wrote smooth things about the trans
action. But he flils to conceal at all the !
snarl Of pro-slavcry old Carlyle, or the /
sheer Of Mr.. D.sraci. Read their
notes
No. CuEYNE Row, CHELSEA,
Nov. r. 1871.
DEAR HUGHEs Forgive me that l
have not sooner answered your friendly,
CHEEKY. and altogether pleasant little
note. / opposed Burgess would have
told YOU my objections to the project; that
it seemed to me supcrhuous not practical
Bile by the methods he proposed (for the
! books Of all the living authors will 90
very little in such an enterprso) and
! third and wo-.t, that it wore on the face of
it visible pick-thank kind of character
a thing greatly to be avoided both at Chi
cago and here.
These objections do not vanish on re-
Election. but, on the contrary gather
weight Nevertheless if you and the
literary world feel nothing OF the like,
and the project do take far and 90 on, it
continues certain that my poor contribu-
tion Of a copy Of my books shall not, by
any means be wanting Believe me al
ways yours, with many regards.
4. CARLYLE.
/ HUGHENDEN MANOR, Nov 10, 1871.
DEAR Mr.. IIUGHEs Our friends al
Chicago, SO far AS English authors are con.
ccrned have free library which no con.
fagration can destroy. ! fear they ma,
, l emilio Nuhnp thoy rapniyu ptipripng
this fashion, but mine, if you wish it
shall be made. Faithfully yours,
b. DisRAELI.
e Mr.. Carlyle's note, Mr.. Smalley observes
is Characteristic and Mr.. Disraeli
n contains II good-natured hint We con
fess it seems to us IA great deal more lik
i Take il, and be-to you We can no
t imagine that the recipients of benefaction
G given in such u spirit need expect great
good therefrom. No such
-" fatal and accursed bark,
: Built in the eclipse and rugged with curses dark,
= can prosperously bear the reader along tn
}, sea of literature. In case Mr.. Hughe
r should consent TO receive these gifts, W
O earnestly recommend the authorities c
the new library to remit to Messrs. Disrae
and Carlyle the full retail price of thei
: works respectively, and thus avert tn
W evil eye.
g. 1t is true that some Of the gentleme
a who were applied to answered, apparent
" with hearty kindness. Mr.. Carlyle's in
putation Of pick-thankery, it is true is
- absurd and ill-natured as all his philosopl
= of mankind. But in the present mutual
ay piratical state of the relations between q
ty publishers and authors of England al
ut America, this particular form of gif
~ could with great safety have been avoidc
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BsS" Congressman Roosevelt, il is worth
noting, is out in his paper, the Citizen,
against the proposed passive policy for
the democratic party. lie says he has no
faith in it, and that it was the "passive-
ness " of the party that ruined 1t during
| the war. What the Citizen demands now
is a good, vigorous, active policy, adding
if we can only elect republican at best
we had better dissolve at once.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-12-10

THE apportionment bill has been re.
ceived with general dissatisfaction
throughout the state, and it is believed
that the remonstrances sent to Spring
field against it, will be the means o.
the house making some changes in it
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THE confusion of tongues threatens
to be as fatal to the International soci-
ETY. at New. York, it is said, as it was to
certain building enterprise at Babel.
Stephen Pearl Andrews, with his univer-
sology will make it all straight.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-12-10

ATTORNEY GENERAL AKERMAN has
made himself offensive to the president
by expressing an opinion of his own,
and his head is to come off some time
in the near future.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-12-10

No. A boy in Salem, Massachusetts,
was curious to know how long he could
stand on his head, and tried the expert
ment day or two since. He dropped
dead, however, before he fully satisfied
himselfin regard to the matter.
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friends and his own iron determination
keeps him alive. He is q man oftremend-
Gus energy and force Of character. MOI
one of the other scven.y-odd senator's
could be prevailed upon to leave home IL
they were in the Frustrated condition that
he Is.
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Mrs. MYRA BRApwELLs bill, Civ
ing women the right to follow any
trade, business or profession, was passed
in the Illinois legislature on Wednes-
day, by vote of ninety to fifty-six.
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BT- Twenty-seven members of the Mis-
sissippi legislature are colored-two in the
senate, twenty-five in the house. The re-
ports of the proceedings may, therefore, be
expected to be highly colored.
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ssy- Wendell Phillips in temper.
ance lecture at Worcester, last Friday
night, said we have now no political party
that dsres to enforce the liquor law, but
the children of the present generation
would wage successful war upon rum, or
their children would live in an empire.
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nen. The Grand Duke patronized the
New York press to the extent of sending
five hundred copies of each leading paper
to his father the day after his reception.
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nes,-s Hiram ID. Wood, superintendent Of
the public schools at Nashua, n. II. e, while
in ~ III of insanity out his ihroat with a
pockctknile and jumped from his chamber
window, breaking his leg.
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gzi5" The anti-dram shop party in New
York polled l,70i vote. for their ticket at
the recent e!ec.ion--a gair OF 300 woes
since last year.
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gsly~ The supply OF coal in the vicinity
of Omaha having been nearly exhausted,
many nre using corn for fuel.
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ruv no,I.R WEEKLY BULLETIN.

John n. oberly 4 Co. nave reduced the sub
.or,pt,on pr,ce Of the Weekly Cairo Bulletin to
One Dollar per AMIN, making 1t the cheapest pa.
per published in Southern Illinois.
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gay" Almost the entire State of kansa:
is suffering from coal famine.
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UUgIIENDEN MA

DEAR Mr.. IIUGHEs Our friends at
Chicago so far as English authors are con-
ccrned have free library which no con-
fagration can destroy. fear they may
smile when they receive our offerings in
| this fashion; but mine, if you wish it.
shall be made. Faithfully yours,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-08-24
Trnstee,s Sale.

ONWEDNEsDAY. THE 2OrH DAY OF SEP
" tetnber. 1871. in pursuance Of deed Of
trust made TO me BY Andrew J. DOnelson, TO
secure the notes therein specified. and
amounting 10 81, 93l n. besides interest.
which said deed Is duly recorded in the Pro-
bate Clerks Office Of Bolivar county, state Of
Mississippi, February Is, 1867. in deed book
1T E." pages 337, 33s. $50 and $40, will
sell for cash. upon the premises. south half
of section Z, township ., Of range 6, on
Stokes bayou. sections "a and ., and all
that part Of section . lying east Of the Hush
puckenaw, in township ., Of range 5, west,
in Bolivar county, State Of Mississippi; 20
head Of mules, 100 head Of cattle. 800 head Of
hogs. all the wagons, carts. blacksmith tools.
furniture, the stock Of corn. fodder and pro-
visions. and the growing crops Of cotton. corn
and fodder upon the said premises. / convey
only as trustee. Sale subject 70 widow dover.
lf2-l7 T. H. MARTIN. Trustee
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-08-24
On saturday, september Ic, 1871,

between the hours Of ten o'clock AN. and
two o'clock PIN. at the southWes. corner Of
Main and Madison streets, in the city Of Mem
phis. sell NJ public sale. 30 the highest bidder.
for cash. the following described lot or parcel
Of ground situate in the city Of Memphis. viz /:
Lot No. 5 Of j. N. Harbin's subdivision Of
lots Nos. and Of country lot No. sos, as sub
divided among the heirs Of John Overton.
deceased said lot No. has a front on the
northeast side Of Alabama street Of thirty
three feet. with width Of tEenty-seyen feet
in the rear, and the eastern or dividing line
between lots 5 and 6. being seventy-tWO and
one quarter feet in length. and the western OF
dividing line between lots and 4, being
seventy-six feet in length, according 70 plan
Of said Hnrbi1 % n. Mcmahon in his deed Of
record for lot No. ] Of said subdivision: said
lot No. 5 being the same conveyed 10 said
Duffy By said j. N. Hardin b. deed dated
December Is, 1876. 70 which reference IL made.
Said trust deed was executed n secure the
payment Of certain promissory note therein
set forth. for $50 and Interest. which remains
unpaid. The equity Of redemption Z waived
zHd the title believed = be rood. but / viii
sell and convey simply a. trustee.
1876 HOWELL +. JACKSON Trustee.
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Masonic DIRECTORY.
Il



South MEMPHIS, No. l1s--meets I'd Frida,
in each month-hall corner Madison and Sec
ond, W. s. Matthews. W. M; Ben X. Pull
ANeERosA, No. 1es-meets LIST Monday in
every month, at Odd Fellows Hall, corner
Court and Main. G. M. Carroll. W. Nj. John
Beamish, Secretary.
LEILA SOoTT, No. 289-meets LIST Friday OF
each month-hail corner Madison and Second.
III. H. Higbee, w. NJ. M. s. Judah, Sec'y.
DESoTO, No. 299-meets Sd Friday of each
month-0dd Fellow Hall. X. @, William
son, W. M. X. w. Shelton, Secretary. VII
KILwINHING, No. 3il-meets 4th Friday of
each month--at South Memphis Hall, corner
of Madison and Second. w. b. Richardet
w. NJ; Louis Czapski, Secretary.
4u ROYAL ARCH. Z Oh ra
PENN CHAPTER, No; 22-meets I'd Monday of
each month-0dd Fellows Hall, @ M. Car
roll. M. Il. II. p; b. NJ Levy. Secretary.
MEMPHIS CBAPTRR, No. 95-meets at Odd
Fellows Hall, Sd Monday Of each month. W.
s. Matthews. M. Il. IL. p; John w. Ward.
Secretary. .Tlp bic +
r. AND s. NA
EUREKA COUNCIL, No. 6--meets Sd Monday
of each month-Odd Fellows Hall. d. b,
Forster, Tn. ILL.,; q. II. Myers, Rec.
lfl TEMPLARs. '-f'i
CYRENE COMMAEDRRY, No. 4-meets 4th Mon
day of each month. Geo. Mellersh, Com. (; 7.
j. Barchus, Rec.
CALVARY CHAPTER OF ROSE CRoIx, 18th, No.
l. Charles W. Adams. sd, M. W.; ii.
L. Tomlinson, sd, &c.,. ea
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-08-24
On Monday, September IS, 1871,

within legal hours, at the southeast corner OF
Court Square. in the city of Memphis, Ten
nessee, sell for cash, to the highest bidder,
the following described property, to.wit:
Lying and being on the south line of Polar
with q depth of one hundred and tifty-eight
feet to an alley, and beginning at the north
east corner of lot sold by Jno. M. Lea and
wife to j. M. Brooks. and at point sixty-fiye
feet FIVE inches west Of the intersection of tine
streets; thence west sixty-One feet /;
thence south one degree east one
hundred and fifty eight feet to an alley;
thence east with said alley sixty-one feet (:
thence north one degree west one hundred and
iifty-eight feet to beginning. Title believed
to be good, but will sell and convey only as
trustee. Equity OF redemption barred.
1876 d. III. POSITION, Trustee.
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Monday. September II, 1871,

within legal hours, proceed TO sell ut the
southeast corner of Court Square, in the city
Of Memphis. in Shelby county. Tennessee. at
public auction. to the highest and best bid
der. for cash. the following described property.
viz; The one undived half of what is known
as Ammen's Island, about four or five miles
above the city of Memphis, Shelby county,
Tennessee. Immediately opposite Mound City,
in the State of Arkansas; said island being
the upper island of the cluster known as
"Paddy's Hen and Chickens" in the Missis-
sippi river. with all and singular the heredita-
ments and appurtenances thereunt0 belong
ing. The equity of redemption is expressly
waived to said property in said deed of trust:
The title is believed to be good. but sell and
convey only as trustee,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-08-24

A Saratoga letter says: Among the
most amusing objects at Saratoga are the
quiet, commonplace husbands of rich
wives, who come here ON Saturday and
stav over Sunday-men who, in count
inc.rooms, fully knowing their business,
look and act easily and we'll; but here,
standing beside their snowy, richly
dressed better-halves, are sadly out of
place Often you see them wandering
through the halls OF the hotels, llstless
and useless, not knowing what 70 40.
Meeting each other, Brown, what a
bore this ISL Isn't it2 | wish was
back home, and never to see this place
again" And yet these are the men that
make Saratoga profitable; II IS their
pocket-books that put our landlords INTO
good humor. 9f