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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-18
The Mystery of Prim's Assassina.
ffOn.

The mystery attending the assassina-
ton Of General Prim is in a way to be
either solved or made yet more mystic
rious by the revelations Of one Jose Lo-
PEI, republican, now in prison. The
hints that the authors and instigators of
the death of Prim lived in palaces are
confirmed in more definite terms by this
man, who has caused hand-bills TO be
posted on the walls of Madrid, charging
Colonel Soils, aide-de-camp to the Duke
OF Montpensler, with having carried on
negotiations between his master and a
band Of desperadoes styled "a secret
society" and employing these men to
pave the way for Bourbon restoration
through the death of Prim. 1t was
plainly understood between them, if
we may credit the authenticity of the
documents which Lopez quotes, that
the object was the placing of Montpen-
sier upon the throne, and the means was
the death of Prim. One of these letters,
signed by one Jaurequi, and written
within a short time subsequent to the
assassination, complains that the society
had fulfilled its agreement but that the
Duke aide-de-camp had failed in his
part of the contract whereby their fam
lilies were in want There is also the ac-
acknowledgement of certain sums on ac-
count, and further details of corrobora-
tive evidence. Soils has replied to one
or two Of these documents, wrirng from
some safe place out of the country, and
the whole affair is involved in mass of
turgid rhetoric on both sides that is well
nigh unfathomable. But the accusation
IS such that the government cannot re-
fuse to take notice of it.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-18
ReIIes of the Frontier.

The local editor of very far Wes
journal, having attended ball on thu
frontier, has felt moved, after the man
ner Of the Jenkinses of the metropolitan
press, to furnish report Of some of the
dresses worn by the more eminent per.
sons present. Thus.
Miss A. was everlastingly sorlmptious
in an underskirt of red calico, hounced
with mousiene, surmounted by an over
skirt Of linsey looped in the rear en- sad
dLebag with yellow bows. Waist a la ana.
rugen, besome de bustee. Hair in a CHG.
non resembling half cabbage. Extra
ordinary hefty.
Mrs. B. wore a short skirt of home,
made flannel, displaying in a very beatifc
manner her No. ii moccasins. Corsdge
de ShagaBosb, ornamented with soldier
buttons. Hair en- fricaSsee, perfume of
cinnamon drops. Excessively hifalutin.
Madame c., noted halfbreed belle,
attracted an ALFRED sight of comment
by appearing in hoop.skirt, ornamented
with fox tails arranged en- circumbendi-
bus. Waist Of yellow flannel, slashed
with stripes of buffalo hide. She carried
a large sunaower, and danced with luce
aesse. Terri6cally magnolious.
Hon-ki-do-ri, chief of the Dirty Paws,
was the lion of the evening. He wore
a blanket de Mackinap, with breeches
de boukskine, terminating in shoe packs.
Rooster feather in his hair. His whole
ensemble was.yery antagOnistique.
Nitche-cheek-shirt, distinguished
representative of neighboring friendly
tribe, fairly divided the honors of tho
evening with the first-named chieftain.
He wore his coat cut Ia wammouse,
hair plated, blanket classically slung,
breeehes de tomihaque. Redolot with
dc Chippewd.
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Another .TruIy GOOD ), Deacon =.

Deacon S. was an austere man,
who followed oystering, and was of the
hard-shell persuasion. The Deacon "al-
luz made it pint to tell his customers
that the money which he got for listers"
did not belong to him. "The good Fa-
ther made the listers" said the Deacon,
and the money is His'n; I'm only a
stooart. " They do say the deacon had
way Of getting about ten cents more
on a hundred in his peculiar method
Of doing business for somebody else.
One Sunday morning the old fellow was
tearing around from house TO house,
with suspicious bit of currency in his
hand. Some one had given him bad
fifty-cent note, and he wasn't going to
migrate till that air was fixed up"
why, Deacon" said one of his Gus
toners, whom he had tackled about it.
what's the odds? What need you care?
Tisn't yours, you know; you are only
steward; it isn't your loss. The Dea-
con shifted his shoulder, walked to the
door, unshipped his quid, and said
Yaas, that's so but if you think that
I'm gon' to stan by an see the Lord
cheated out Of fifty cents, you're mis-
taken. / don't foster no such feelin'.p
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-18

A Washington telegram to the Boston
Post says: "A package was received q
few days ago, at the State Department
from our Consul to Venezuela, contain,
ing a specimen of a coral snake, whose
bite is said TO be generally fatal. The
snake bit cat, which instantly, while
writing with pain, scratched the hand
Of its owner. The poisoned hand imme-
diately swelled to an enormous size, and
the famous cundurangO plant was ap-
piled with success, the poison being re-
moved at once, and the hand restored to
its former size. The cundurango party
here still adhere to their faith in its
wondrous medicinal virtues"
Colorado chronicles the most remark
able achievement yet accomplished in
narrow-gauge railway enterprise. Al
though only three and half miles of
track are laid, trains are said to run
thirty miles an hour over Il.
The newest fall outdoor garment is
the Marquise mantle. II is loose
sacque, covered half way down with a
large cape, which is looped up to the
collar in the back with large, fat Ara
bian bow. All richly braided.
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returned from the North Pole and the
cline of the cundurango somewhat
unexpectedly, in order to surprise their
relations.
And now we suppose Smith will be
mad because we have told this story
about him, and he will be coming down
to interview us again, in wars magnif-
cent stern array, with fresh bulldog
But it will be in vain. We have rented
an Office in the top of the shot-tower,
and have planted torpedoes and spring
guns all the way up the stairs. We
warn this incendiary Smith to beware.
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sIRANGE EpIpEMIc In ILLINOIS.
over Fifteen Hundred Cases Of
Sickness Within n Radius of Ten
Miles,

Over Fifteen Hundred Cases Oi
Sickness Within a Radius of Ten
Miles.
From the Chicago Times.
Widespread sickness cf peculiar ma
ture, resembling malarial fever, is said tC
be prevailing within few miles of Chi
cago, and it is estimated that there have
been fifteen hundred cases within ra
dius Of ten miles. The patient is seized
with violent headache and general phys
cal debility, accompanied with violent
pains in the back and side. Shortly
after the first symptoms come nausea al
the stomach, with natures attempt al
relief in the way of vomiting The suf
ferer then experiences fever OF a greater
power, till the disease has reached its
eliminating point. After the actual
departure of the illness, the conva
lescents experience a sense Of other
weakness and prostration, as if the
bones had lost their stability as
the framework of the house Of
life. This seems to be peculiar feature
Of the illness-its effect on the osseous
part Of the system. Though the patient
may be confined to his bed only few
days, several weeks elapse before there
is much return of health and elasticity
of feeling, a disproportion between the
sickness and convalescence which is al
most unparalleled. We're it not for this
fact the epidemic would furnish no
marked distinction from bilious fever of
a very mild type In few cases the at
tack has eliminated in typhoid fever,
though it is presumed only where some
predisposition or exciting causes outside
Of the epidemic itself have existed No
fatal examples have been reported; in
fact, medical attendance has rarel y been
deemed necessary for more than three or
four days, the real suffering of the pa
tient being during the period of canva-
lescence.
The sickness is accounted for in this
way AS is well known, last spring was
a very early season, and the growth Of
vegetation was unusually dense. This
was shown not only in the luxuriance of
the prairie grass, but in the rapid up.
springing of all the cultivated crops.
But for six weeks past the rainfall has
been so small as to amount to drought.
The effect, of course, has been to cause
a very rapid decay of vegetation under
this condition of an abrupt check. The
heavy dews, so apt to accompany rain
less season, have conduced to make the
masma arising from vegetable decay
peculiarly insinuating The justice Of
this explanation is sustained by the fact
that children, who are generally put 20
bed early, have been attacked in much
smaller ratio than adults. On the other
side, it may be said that servant girls
and farm hands, who are obliged to do
their wooing by the sweet silver light
Of the moon," have been very largely
ihe subjects of the disease.
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Himrutin commercial Letter.

/ NA"uh VIZ NNshNilio DuuHtT.l
A we'll known cotton factor of New
York, formerly of this place, thus ad
dresses one of his pale face brethren in
this city upon the reception of the first
bale Of new cotton:
New YORK, September 1871 Much
JOY cum TO me through your beautifully
decorated specimen of chirography
bearing date eighth moon, 29th. BY
brave acting and much big honesty, |
hope to take much scalp from the Nash
vile pale face this season. The Great
Medicine Man who stills the winds and
blows out the fire, shall guarantee the
safe arrival of your cotton as low as the
lowest. The old chief make many mis-
takes. He is carried back to the wig
wan Of the young s4uaw, and imagines
that he is a child again. The medicine
man no fool; he no take more risk for
same price. Much more cost by the
great water than over the beautiful
blooming land. But our medicine man
right, be no cheat.
The great " dog tail big Injun" is as
sured that the beautiful white fleece of
the first moon shall bring big price,
bringing much pleasure to himself and
the bright laughing pale face Duchess.
All the braves send much love to you,
and hope to meet at the beautiful hunt
ing ground beyond the bright blue cloud
The great chief of the balance (weights)
says my pale face brother of the spoon
shall have no more than is right in his
side, but the loss in weight shall be as
light as his pale face English brother
viii allow Yours truly,
GREAT CHIEF or DISPOSITION.
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THE CAREER OF A COQUETTE.

A Curious HistOry-Secret1y Mar
rfed, Once Deserted and Then Df
vOrced-HOw She Took Her Re
lYenge. t-attl tAtft
"A few years ago the daughter of {
wealthy and aristocratic family of Ellis
worth, Ulster county, N. Y, at that time
a noted belle of about eighteen years, @
brunette of marvellous beauty, with Gre
] clan features, dark, expressive eyes, and
I black, lustrous hair, exquisitely formed
and possessed of the highest order of at
tainments, fell hopelessly in love with a
young man of Fashionable character and
was married to him privately.
Soon after this event the newly fedged
husband deserted her and went to Cali
fornia, she following in pursuit. Upon
her arrival there she took up her resi-
dence in San Francisco, and began
searching for her truant lord At last,
one evening, she found him promenading
Montgomery street, and beseeched him
to return with her, which he promised to
do. Accordingly, few days after, they
started homeward. About month after
their return he again deserted her and
fled second time to California, where
he subsequently obtained divorce.
A year had scarcely elapsed since her
desertion when she, more charming than
ever, left her seclusion and appeared as
bright and shining star in society, at
tracing to her side countless suitors.
Among them was young jeweler, who
was very devoted and profuse in his ad
dresses. The lady did not repulse him,
but on the contrary seemed flattered
with his attentions, and apparently re-
ciprocated his affections. sff
In the same village was young man
from Pennsylvania, stylish and attract
i've, and versed in all those little arts
which serve to please and captivate. He
also became infatuated with the lady,
and sought to supplant the jeweler in
her affections. She, hewever, treated
him coolly, and apparently gave him lit
encouragement. After short courtship
it was rumored that the lady and the
jeweler were engaged, when the Penn
sylvanian relinquished his attentions.
The Iumor was at first not generally
credited, as it was known she could not
lawfully marry; but when it became
known that the wedding day was APP
pOlultu iOT august Atlu tut SOooipo
were in high glee, and the approaching
nuptials were the theme Of general
comment. 1t was announced that the
wedding was to be a grand affair, in
keeping with the high family position
of both parties. The bride had prepared
an extensive outfit, costly bridal gifts
were purchased, and invitations sent
both far and near Indeed, the affair
was to be gilte-dged throughout.
But on the evening prior to the |
appointed marriage-day the friends of
both bride and groom we're shocked and |
mortified by the announcement
that in the afternoon the lady had pri-
vately left her fathers house, and meet
ing the Pennsylvania gentleman at an
appointed rendezvous, had been driven
to a elergymans residence and there
the happy pair starting for
on their bridal tour i'm
after. The forsaken lover is
and his friends now
threaten to have the lady indicted for
1igamy.
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TO AN AUTUMN LEAF.

The buds of spring. their beauties coyly hiding
From stranger eye.
Breathe not to us as thou. the sweet, sad
chiding
That all must die
The summer wild-aower. blooming for some
t-ANF finder
Whom chance may send,
Hath not with all its bloom, thy still reminder
That life must end
Thus. neither beauteous buds, nor flower,
~ giving
la Their perfumes rare
To us, who cannot always here be living,
Are half so fair.
AS thou. bright leaf, which, waited from
fFat tf4i distance. 1tgN
Hast hither fiown
For, in the story of thy brief existence,
ftg We read ourown. com
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-18

Mr.. Greeley to the people" Office
seeking is our deadly upass, The peo
pie to Mr.. Greeley" You pass"
An Indian girl undertook to break a
colt the other day. AT last accounts her
head was two sizes too large for her bon.
net, and she had ordered set of false
teeth.
1t is said that Mr. Morrissey intends
to retaliate upon the Young Mems
Christian Association for trying to buy
his club house by building q church al
Saratoga
Israel Washburn, ir., Collector of the
port of Portland, Me-, was the victim oi
an amusing mistake the other day. One
j. w. Ashburn called at the telegraph
office and sent dispatch of inquiry
about his wife to Halifax. An hour
later the following answer was laid upon
Mr.. Washburn's desk: "To |. Washburn,
Portland: Your wife sailed for Liverpool
yesterday with young mani
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-18

The editor of an Eastern paper having
received a bank note detector, returned
thanks, and modestly asked for some
bank notes upon which to test its accu-
racy.
The Ravenna Press says: The fam
lily Of Francis Barclay, consisting Of ten
boys and three girls, weigh, in the aggre-
gate, 27S4 pounds, and adding the father
and mother, the total weight is 3IOO
pounds.
Malicious journals published in other
states Congratulate Rhode Islanders that
the adoption Of the marrow gauge "
will at last enable them to have rail
road without laying either rail in an ad-
joining State.
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MANNER OF DRAWING.

There will be two glass wheels. One wheel
will contain 100. 900 numbers, plainly printed
on leather tags. The other wheel will con-
tain 72l boxes, each containing a gift. One
tag or number will be drawn from the 100000
wheel, and the first box drawn from the sec
ond or 72l box wheelwill contain gift, neatly
printed and sealed up, and the gift so drawn
from the second wheel will be the gift of the
tag first drawn. whether 500, $1,000. or $780,
600, as announced.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-18

DANcIYG-Mr. Nook will open his
dancing academy on Tuesday, Septem-
Der 10, at seven o'clock pm. for gents
class, at 22l Second street, Adams Block.
IA
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721 gifts in ali.
...s65O,OOO

After paying the expenses of the enterprise
balance of the proceeds ar, r,sing from the sale
of tickets will be appropriatedt0t to the establish
ment of free library in Louisville, to be
on Had tho
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-18
I4,so4 Tickets Disposed OF in July

To insure ticket holders, the public are as
sured that If only 25, 600 tickets are sold. only
5000 numbers go in the large wheel, the 72l
gifts awarded, but diminished pro rata. In
case $1,000 tickets only are sold. only l to
so 1000 go in the large wheel, and the 721 gifts
diminished one half; and in case only IS 900
tickets are sold the entire III gifts will be paid
in full-it being intended that q unsold ticket
shall participate. The manager has already
paid into the Citizens Bank $50, 900 toward
defraying the expenses, and does not depend
on sales of tickets to pay his expenses. of
printing. advertising, etc. The public are in
vited to the utmost scrutiny IS to the relia-
bility Of the entire affair. Persons desirous
of acting as agents for the sale of our tickets
in any city in the United States OF Canadts,
addres CHAS. X. PETERS.
Manager, Louisville. Ky.
Office: 40 Main street, johnson Block.
h. T. DURRETT, President; W. N.yHALDE-
NAN, Vice President; NJ. w. CLUsKY, Secre-
tary: CITIZENS BANK, Treasurer, lll6-A
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GIFT CONCERT.
On Tuesday, October 81, 1871,

under the direction of the best musical talent.
100. 900 tickets Of admission. $40 each In cur
rency; half tickets, IS; quarter tickets. 81 so.
Each ticket will consist Of four quarters,
admission to the Concert and TO the amount
of gift awarded TO it or its fraction. Tickets
number from to 100,0 600. The Citizens Bank
of Kentucky is Treasurer. All moneys aris:
with the Citizens Bank, subject only to the
order Of the President and Treasurer of the
Library, countersigned by the Business Man
ager. During the concert the sum Of
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DISEASES OF WOMEN q CHILDREN
Onice: 2s25l Second ST., near GadisOH
Residence: los HeruRndO st.


Calender 4 Garrett. Real Estate Agents,
Nashville. Tenn.
Major J. P. Strange, Memphis, Tenn.
Hon. John johnson. Mayor, Memphis.
James Reilly. County Court Clerk, Memphis.
General Marcus j, Wright. Memphis.
J. NJ Patrick, Cotton Factor, Memphis.
b. G. Brown. AttOrney-at-law, Memphis
J.W. Gould, Cotton Factor, Memphis. lib5-2l
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II1'iskets Tor 800; 2s Tick cts. se55;
SO Tickets, $500; 1I3 ricIxets,SIOOO.

The undersigned, late principal business
manager of the very successful Mercantile
Library Gift Concert Of San Francisco, CAL,
has been appointed agent and manager of the
Gift Concert in aid of the Public Library of
kentucky The drawing will take place in
puslic, and everything will be done 10 satisfy
buyers of tickets that their interests will be
as we'll protected as if they personally super
intended the entire affair.
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PUBLIC LIBRARY OF KENTUCKY

The concert and distribution will takeplace
under the immediate supervision of the Trus-
tees mentioned in the act of Incorporation.
The trustees will be assisted by wei known
and eminent citizens of Kentucky. who have
consented to be prese mt at the concert and to
superintend the drawing and distribution of
gifts The holders of tickets to which gifts
are awarded will be paid on presentation of
them or their fraction. at the Office in Louis
vile, the second day after drawing and every
business day for six months thereafter. and
may be sent direct or through any bank or
express company for collection. All orders
ders, or greenbacks. .will be promptly attended
to and tickets returned by mail, registered or
expressed, as desired. Tickets are like green
backs-eood only to the holder. Buyers will
sand Tickets, instead Of Two Hundred Thou
sand. as in the San Francisco Gift Concert,
and that there is $4,000 more distributed.
l sold that and made the awards in four
months, and paid S4se;ovV Tot to ticket holders
over $500 to the Secretary due tickets not
presented. 1t wiH be particularly noticed
that it is a matter Of impossibility for any one
to know what numbers draw gifts, as il Is not
known what the gift of any number drawn
from the first wheel win be-. until the sealed
box, with amount of the gift plainly printed,
Us taken from the other wheel and opened in
full view of the audience. therefore the larger
gifts may not come out until toward the last,
or in the middle of the drawing. The S10O,000
gift in the San Francisco Gift Concert, under
the management OF @. X. PETERS, was the
2O0th number drawn. and was awarded and
paid to gentleman in New Orleans. Seven
hundred and twenty one gifts is all that can
be drawn in one day. The numbers and gifts
are drawn by blind children from to II years
of age. The drawing will be extensively pub
ishsd and parties ordering TICKETS s. will have
J'lubs and desiring information win please
ao dress this office.
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$3.50, 900 I'm Greenbacks

will be distributed, by lot, to the holders Of
tickets in the following gifts, viz:
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BURNETr's COLOGNE is the best and
cheapest.
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PROFESSIONAL GARD.
DIR. L. L. COLEMAN

HATE OF NASHVILLE. TENN)
With an Experience Of s5 Years
IN HIS PROFESSION, OFFERS HIS SER
il vices to the citizens of Memphis and sur
rounding country in the practice Of medicine,
midwifery and