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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-01-13
EDUCATIONAL.
Park Avenue Academy.

TTHREE AND ONE-HALF MILES FROM
Memphis, near Memphis and Charleston
SaiIroad. Having secured the services OF my
4 other, Thomas Miller, a competent and sue
DI, fuI Instructor, am prepared 70 receive
cess. oupils. Twenty boarders can be accom-
Sky St I. W. L. MILLER, N: A.,
m noe, tes Principal.
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liverpool Cotton Market

By S. P. and A. Telegraph
LIVERPOOL. January II. p.m.-Cotton is
dull sales. 10000 bales.
Middling 7a4@Iys
ORLEANS \ MSlz
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STEAMBOATS,.
For Waite River.

Memphis and Arkansas River Packet Co.
White River Line = For Helena, Friar'
Point. Devall's Bluff, Searcy. Augusta and
JacksonpOrt; connecting at Devalls Bluff
with train for Little Rock and Hot Springs
r. P. WALT, = Capt. w. J. Ashford.
VNHE ABOVE STEAMER WILL nu-,
take the place of the h. p. slls1it ~
Walt for one trip. leaving SAT aEsz--ss==sz.is'
URDAY. 18th inst, at pm.
For freight or passage apply on board or to
W. g. PATTES0N, Agent,
III No. 3 Madison st., Stanton Block.
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demands Of trade. Depositors are supplied
with funds at to y per cent, and outside
paper, when considered 6rst-class. is taken at
fraction higher. There is no street demand
for money. and rates are nominal at to III
per cent. per month. Local securities are
quiet, with only moderate inquiry from tax
payers for county warrants and Tennessee
money the former is bought by dealers at Csc
and sold at zoe /; the latter is taken at 731zc.
and sold at IS to 76c City scrip Is bought at
65c and sold at SIC. A sale Of $1,000 gold-bcar-
ing bonds was reported this morning at Coo.
Railroad and insurance stocks are nominal; a
sale Of 25OO shares Mississippi Valley Insu-
rance stock was made yesterday at 231zc. or
no below par. Cotton bills come in slowly,
and exchange is in good demand; rates are
steady at II to 20 discount buying. checking
at par. New Orleans exchange Is &c discount
and very little offering. Gold is purchased at
1921 the opening New York rate was 1lO7S.
which was also the closing rate at noon. Gov
eminent securities opened irregular. Sterling
exchange was steady at 1921. Railroad shares
and Southern securities were firm. with fair
demand. Referring to the latter, New York
exchange Of Tuesday says
There were heavy transactions recorded in
State bonds, and prices were frmer. Many of
the issues made in advance, though on South
Carolinas the higher range was especially no.
tlceable, the January and July rising 70 oi2s.
in active request. the old selling at ga TO 63c,
and new at &c.
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PUBLIC LEDGER.
Office: No. 13 Madison Street.
LARGEST CITY CIRCULATION.

PITrsBURG and Camel coal and gas
coke. Brown & Jones, office 2S2 Main
street, Bethel Block. I
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GAsEIrrrSo at 3l5 Second st.
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Go to the LEDGER office to get your
shipping tags at eraetly New York
prices. SO
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Best place for billiards-willett's. [l4(
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REWARD.

d1O REWARD.-THE ABOVE REWARD
0lU will be given. for the. delivery at our
store. No. 269% Main street, of a white and
lemon colored pointer pup. about six months
old. orneoDy
1l5-1n0 VAN PEDI ~ GlBcON.
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VICTOR D. FUcHs, at No. Al Jefferson
street, has a few hundred choice dressed
turkeys for sale low. III
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MEpo. IANDIsE BROKERS.

Urn HAVE \, ROM THIS DATE ADMIT
w n n ~ III Wallace as partner in
w yea Mr.. If r a; & Co., and the business
me Iate hr O ,iI be co. .ducted under the firm
name and style Of Estes a Wal pISeEc IN
Memphis, January ., 1871. lii'
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London stock Market.

By S. P. and A. telegraph
i L 4.
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Try that cider at willett's.

Try that cider at Willett's. lao
SWEET CRAB APPLE CIDER, a superior
quantity of mess mackerel, and fine
selection of jellies and preserves; also,
full line of staple and fancy groceries,
at j. Devotos, corner of Third and
Adams streets 1871
III you want good old Megibben
whisky, go 20 27e second street.
BRowNE & BROWNE, 3l5 Second st. AIT
For genuine bourbon and Rye
WHISTLES, go to A. Scheifers d Go. III
OLD VARIETIES THEATER, Fun for
the million. The big light, corner Wash
ington and Main, will show the way. 7
STEAM-FITTING at 3l5 Second st. AT
II you want good old Megibben
whisky, go to sze Second street.
For good drinks, 60 to Willett's. LAO
HATS cleaned, dyed and trimmed, equal
to new, at 800 Main street. lS5
III you want good old Megtbben
whisky, 20 20 2z6 Second street.
PUMPS at 3l5 Second street. All
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WANTED.
LOST.

r OsT-NEAR THE CORNER OF UNION
1 A and Main streets, a roll of money 1917 2ol:
The finder can have one-half by returning u
TO q H. Hurd, Dentist, 245 Main street, Goyer' s
new building. lI4-llo-
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II you want good Old Megtbben
whisky, 20 60 2z6 Second street.
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NOTICES.
TI Q E I!

nARTIFs HOLDING CLAIMS AGAINST
the underlined will kand them in TO
LAWYER Black, at ESQ. Miller,s once.
1iSS,ii7 JAMES ECHOOLES.
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HATS cleaned, dyed and trimmed, equal
to new, at 800 Main street. l35
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STEAMBOAT WORK.
STEAMBOAT WORK

CT ALL KINDS, at the CHEAPEST PRICES
and on short netice.
DLANKS OF ALL KIN S NEATLY
y printed at the Ledger Job Of5ee.
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For good drinks, go to willett's. [l4O
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III You want good old Megibben
whisky, 20 to 276 Second street.
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III you want good old Megibben
whisky, go 10 276 Second street.
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The money market continues easy. and tn
banks are prepared TO meet all ;he legitimat
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NORFOLK OYSTERS
T.nicures, Attention J

PUMPS at sl5 Second street. All
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W. G. PATTES0N, Agent,
No. 3 Madison ST.. Stanton Block. lll5-t
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-04-05

Experience has demonstrated that of
any number of children of equal intellect.
ual power, those who receive no parucu-
lar care in childhood, and who DO not
learn to read and write until the consti
tuition begins to be consolidated, but who
enjoy the benefit of good physical ad
ucation. very soon surpsss in their studies
those who commence earlier, and read
numerous books when very young. The
mind ought never to be cultivated at the
expense Of the body: and physical edu-
cation ought not to preeede that of intel.
lect, and then proceed simultaneously
with it, without cuitlvat;ng one faculty
to the neglect of Others; for health in the
base, and instruction the ornament Of
education.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-04-05
TIRED.

Come TO me, soft-eyed sleep,
Win your ermine-sar died feet
Press the pair from my troubled brow
With yonr kisses cool an sweet;
Lull me with slumbrous song
Song OF your clime-the Blest,
While on my heavy eyelids
Your dewy fingers rest.
Come with your native flowers.
heartsease and lotus b Dom,
AND wrap my weary sense
In the cloud of Their perfume;
For thoughts strange whispers tire me
WIN tneir constant dull repeat
Fret me, like low waves throbbinp
With endless, endless beat.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-04-05

A BLUSH What mysterious thing
is blush; that single word, a look or
a thought should send that inimitabls
carnation over the cheek + Strange, too,
that it ia only the 6ce-the human face
that is capable Of blushipgl The hand
DOR the foot does DOT turn red with mod
esty or shame. mere than the glove or
the sock which covers il. II is the face
only that is heaven,
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-04-05

An Indiana mother thought she spi
TED = couple by removing the light.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1871-04-05
Tin and Hardware.
JOSEPH FIRNER.

PREscoTT, WISCONSIN,
NEEPS Constantly on hand full stock OF tin
n and hardware. cut lery. &C. HIS policy ia
large stOck-quick ssles-small profits.
Cash paid for old copper, brass, iron, rags, pape
and rope. 10
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-09-15
MARRIED FOR A DIME.
A Native Kentuckian and No Mistake
From the Louisville COMMERCIAL

From the Louisville COMMERCIAL
A correspondent at Rocky Hill Station
sends us the following, under date of Sep
tember Z:
A good Joke is told on Judge Houchin,
of Brownsville. The Judge was seated
near the bar door at the hotel of York d
Houchin, when a rather pale, slender
youth approached the hotel and inquired
for Judge Houchin. A gentleman seated
there is the gentleman The young
man said to him, Step this way, Judge"
The Judge stepped to the edge of the
porch, when the young man said, Il have
come over here to get married"
Well" said the Judge, Z" have nc
objections"
HWeIl, I want you to go over to the
Court House with me; I want the license. j
You must 60 to the clerk
The lad started off in great haste and in
a few minutes returned.
"They say you will marry me-"
"Yes, do marry people sometimes, but
it is customary to get minister"
"What do you charge for marrying ~
"I never make any charge; 1 marry the
boys, and they pay me whatever they think
| it is worth"
"You will marry me for dollar, won't
you?n
Eyes; I always marry the boys, and
they pay me whatever they think it is
worth"
"WelI, then, won't you marry me for {
quarter in silver"
ooh, yes; the law allows me two dollars
but always marry the boys, and they pay
me just as [ said, just what they think il
| is worth"
So the Judge started for the clerks office
with ha Il nil
the marriage ceremony in these few words
by the authority which 1 hold in my
hand, pronounce you man and wife"
Somebody called out, "You are mar
ried man, now"
Well, Judge, you ought to have done
that for nothing; it isn't worth more than
dime, nohowm
A tremendous burst of laughter followed
and the Judge stood treat.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-09-15
Sad Intelligence,

With feelings of sincere sorrow, we announce
in our issue this morning, the death Of Hon. A.
NJ. Cate of Hamilton county, at his residence
at two o'clock yesterday morning as appears
from special dispatch from Chattanooga. But
a short time since we met him, when he ap-
peared in fine health, bidding fair to live for
many years.
Our acquaintance with the deceased COM
menced in the stormy period of 1853, around
Murfrees boro, after the bloody battle Of Stone
River He was then Commissary of the LIST
Brigade, I'd Division, 18th Army Corps. By
his energy and attention to duty, many soldier
hoy was kept from suffering for the want of
'thard-tack'
DE remained connected with the Tennessee
B 'igade, as it was known then, until in 1864,
when he was appointed by Colonel afterwards
GeneraD Cooper, Captain of Company g., 9Th
Tennessee Volunteer Infantry, and participated
in the exciting scenes Of the Georgia campaign,
rendering efficient service. In August of 1864
he rendered his resi- gnation, which was accepted,
and we saw no more Of him, until we met him
in April, 1865, at Nashville, when we were to
be mustered out of the United States service, at
the close of the war, he being prominent mem
Der of the Tennessee Senate, in the first Legis-
lature which assembled after the reconstruction
of the State. He served in the 34th and 35th
General Assemblies in that capacity, and was
noted for the jealous manner In which he
watched over the rights of his constituents.
Since the expiration of his last term in the Leg
islature, he has resided on his farm in Hamilton
county, living in retirement.
His death is an event for which we were un-
prepared. We tender our coincidence to his
bereaYed family.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-09-15
B. P. STACY,
w. w. WOODRUFF,
J. w. GAUT,
JNO. NJ. DAVIS,
JNo. w. BOYD,
Committee Of KnOT Co.
Greeley Talks to the Indians.

Hon. Horace Greeley has made speech
to the Indians at Neensah, Wisconsin.
We find a portion of it reported in the
Cincinnati Commercial as follows:
"Then there is another thing l am told
that you sometimes yoke your women to
the plow, and that when they refuse to be
so yoked, you don't plow at all. This is a
great mistake. You can raise nothing
without blowing, and if you would pros
per you must plow deep. Your women
are not strong enough to draw plow as
deep as it ought to go into the earth. Your
soil should be turned over from depth of
at least two feet, and you can never do this
with YOUR women. You must get steam
plow: steam is more powerful than wo-
men, and (sarcastically) it is easier to man.
age. You have in your reservation many
SQUARES of good tillable land, and you
should be growing rich from it. Do you
do anv draining? l am afraid not. Now
vour land should be thoroughly drained.
Mnch of it is swamp, and have no doubt
that which is not too moist to grow good
crons. Draining can be done at very little
expense, and it repays the cost a hundred
fold.
az am afraid that many of you are too
much addicted to hunting and fishing to
nav much attention to your lands. You
sh0uId not do this. Your game and fish
NAV soon run, and then you will have
none left, and will have to till the land or
starve."
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-09-15
Look At These Figures I!

From the New York Times of the 18th inst.I
1t is now stated on the authority of Hon.
Robert B. Roosevelt, Democratic member
of Congress from the Fourth District of
this City, that the debt of New York. is
not less that S2OO,OOO,OOO. The assessed
value of the real estate of the City and
County of New York for the year 1871, is
S769, so, go, and that of personal property
is 1906, ,947 ,223, the total being 81 ,076, ,249,
473. The debt of the City is, therefore,
more than 1S4 per cent. of the assessed
valuation of its property, and 25 per cent.
of the assessed valuation of the real estate
which is the only part that can be counted
on to pay the debt. Of this enormous
burden, more than S163,0OO,OO0 or over
four-fifths have been added since January
l, 1869, undsr the administration of the
Ring.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-09-15

The Plundered Vouchers.

The burglary in the Comptrollers's office
is still creating intense excitement in the
new court house and city hall, but the de-
tectives have thus far failed to discover the
perpetrators of the robbery. The Kings
county auditor has been engaged in eX-
amining the books of the county bureau,
with view to prepare list of the ab-
stracted vouchers. The particulars of the
affair seem to be as follows: The Com
troller's office was broken open on Sunday
night during the absence of the watch
man, William Murphy, who says he went
out to get something to eat, and when he
came back he discovered piece of card
board against the glass panel of the door
Nof the county auditors office leading from
the hall. On removing that he saw that
an opening in the panel, sufficiently large
to admit the passage of mans arm, had
been as, he supposed, cut out The frag-
ments Of the glass were lying on the floor.
Through this opening he supposed that
the bolts in the door had been turned.
Going into the county auditors bureau,
he could see nothing out of place. Hence
he did not give any alarm.
The New York Sun states that three OF
five closets under desk were forced open
with some iron implement, the locks hav-
ing been torn off. and that large number
of vouchers for work done, and county
warrants for the payment of the same, had
been distracted. From one of the closets,
set apart mainly for riot claims, nothing
had been taken. From the other two,
ten pigeon-holes have been stripped
in the one case and three in the other.
These warrants and vouchers must have
numbered, together, several thousands.
When the fact of this burglary became
known, public opinion bore heavily upon
the Comptroller 1t was said by many
that the whole affair was premeditated,
aad had been effected for the purpose OF
mystification and delay in the pending in
vestigation. The vouchers missing were
for 1869 and 1870.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-09-15
cOREIGN NEWS By THE CABLE
m,seeIIsueOuS and Washington News
The Episcopal Church Controversy
President Theirs Message RidiCuled'
FOREIGN.
FRANK ADDRESS FROM THEIRS.
Do the People Want a Monarchy or Re
public?

VERSAILLES, Sept. IA In the Assembly to-
day a message was received from PresldenI
Thiers, the reading ofwhich lasted half an hour.
Theirs saws the members have well earned q
suspension Of their arduous labOrs. He prom
ises in the mean time to work incessantly for the
reorganization of the country, and frankly asks
the deputies to ascertain from their constituents
at home whether the country wishes for recon
struction based on the glorious traditions of a
thousand years, or for the abandonment of the
ship of state to torrent leading to the unknown
future; or in brief whether the people want a
monarchy or a republic.
The message was coolly received. Some pas
sages we're greeted with laughter.
The Assembly then proceeded to discuss and
finally adopted bill providing for prorogation
Of the session from the 18th of September until
the 4h of December The main feature of the
bill is the appointment of committee twenty
five to control the government during the re-
cess
LONDON, Sept 14.-The associated employ
ees of New Castle have 4, 119 men working with
constant additions, will soon restore former ac-
tiyity to factories.
Dispatches from various points show tina
cholera is dreadful in the central ahd southern
portions of Prussia.
PARIS, Sept. 14.-The disarmament Of the
National Guards commenced with no resistance.
Tranquility prevails everywhere.
VERSAILLES, Sept. 14-A conference regard
ing customs is progressing between Germany
and France.
1t is thought concessions will secure the
evacuation of all but six of the French DepartC
ments.
LONDON, Sept. 14.-An unknown American
brig was foundered off Lands End. All were
lost
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-09-15

SEDAN.-A foreign paper says General
De Wimpffen, who succeeded Marshal
Mcmahon in command of the French army
on the day of its captulation at Sedan, is
strongly of the opinion that the army
might by bold and sustained effort, have
broken through the bonds that encircled it
at Sedan, and gives the following as the
text of the famous letter he addressed to
the Emperor Napoleon:
"SIRE-Rather than be imprisoned at
Sedan, 1 have decided to force the line ex-
tended before the positions of General Lee
brun and General Ducrot. Let Your
Majesty place yourself in the middle of
your troops. They will hold it an honor
to open passage for YOU"
He adds that while he was preparing for
the combat he suddenly discovered that a
flag of truce doated over Sedan. Had the
Emperor followed his counsels, large
portion of the army might have broken
through. He states that when, by the
Emperor's orders, he opened negotiations
with Prince Bismarck, the latter de-
| manded as the terms ofpeace, an indemni-
ty of four milliards and the cession of Al
SAGE and Lorraine.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-09-15
HON & NEWS.
Bishop whitehOuse Censures the wardens
THE CHURCH CONTROVERSY.

Bishop WhitehOuse Censures the WRrdens.
CHICAGO, Sept. l4.-In the Episcopal Do
cesean Convention, Bishop Whitehouse nara
ted the incidents of his recent visit to Christ
Church. He censured the wardens for continu-
ing to employ degraded minister and disposed
of the wardens by degrading them.
New YORK, Sept. 14.-The subjoined report
in reference to the present condition of affairs in
Louisiana was forwarded to-day to the Secre-
tary of the National Council, Union League OF
America, by Thomas W. Conway, State Super
intendent of Education for louisiana md a
member of the League:
To Thomas g. Baker, Secretary National T.
Il. Of H.:
The Councils of the League in Louisiana may
be discontinued. Governor Warmoth's admin
istration has secured state of perfect peace in
every part of the State The Kuklux have died
under it, and | see no need for League Lodges
as a means of peacefully securing the rights of
loyal men.
[Signed.l THOMAS w. CONWAY.
New YORK, Sept 14-The sam says Mayor
Hall intended, in event of Connolloy's resigna-
tion, to appoint General Mcclellan, who had
been approached and reluctantly consented to
take the office. The Sun is assured that the
Mayor intended to proceed for Connolly's i'm
peachment.
New YORK, Sept 1.-THE Union Torpedo
works, near Fulton street, exploded to-day, kill
ing six and wounding sever or eight. All the
buildings were shattered.
Troy, n. Y, Sept 1.-THE National Asso-
citation has elected Victoria w oodhull President.
A st. Louis dispatch says the express Office OF
Ellis & Co. was robbed of $4,000 to-day.
LEXINGTON, K, Sept. 14-Betty Patterson
won the first race-time, 1:493, 1:50. Nelli,
Gray won the second-time, 1:504, 1:524.
MONTREAL, Sept 1.-THE first race was wol
by the Halifax-Boston crew, the second by th
Reinship and the third by the Winship.
SARATOGA, Sept. 1.-THE Park Place Hotel
and large portion of the Crescent Hotel were
burned.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Sept. 14.-The State
Democratic convention met, Edward Avery
presiding. John Quincy Adams was nominated
for Governor. Resolutions were passed accent.
ing the new amendment and denouncing pro.
hibition
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-09-15
NONRESIDENT Notice.
Alexander Bishop ct al, VS. Zion Bishop ct al, heir
Jonathan Bishop. decd.

Alexander Bishop ct al VS. Zion Bishop ct all heirs of
Jonathan Bishop, decd.
appearing from the allegations in the petition in
i this case that the following named p rsons nom
residents of the State of Tennessee towt ohm Lucas
and his wife Polly Lucas Monroe Parsons and his wife
Lucinda Parsons John Parsons and his wife Polly Par
sons, James Munsey and his wife Nancy Munsey
Bishop, James Bishop, Matth W Bishop. Alexander
Bishop Jackson Bishop. Zion Bishop, Rebeeca Bishop
Martha Bishop Lavina Bishop Francis d. Bishop and
Emily Bishop, of whom the last FIVE minors it Is
therefore ordered by the County Court of KRox county
tive weeks in newspaper published in Knoxville for
the above named parties to appear at the November
Term of the County Court of aid county, to be held for
the first Monday Of November 1871, and make defence
TO said petition the same will be taken ex parte a.
to them.
Witness J. s. A. Blang Clerk of said Court at Office
in Knoxville the first Monday in September 1871.
]. s. A. BLANC, Clerk.
Sept. Is, 1S71-d1w3t. =.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-09-15

"Well, Mayor said curious friend to
ex-Mayor Fernando Wood a few days
since, "what do you think of affairs in
Tammany? What is your view of the
situation ?''
Fernando gently stroked his white mus
tache and bent his eye npon the topmost
gable of Trinity. And over his face there
came a smile like the flush of an aurora
borealis or Summer sun about to leap out
of the crested wave as he coyly said, "Well,
New York politics is improving. In my
time people used to say there were forty
thieves now there are only four"