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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09

FoRBDD1Sd THE BANNs. "A good
story is told of Richard Mulcaster, who,
several centuries ago, was in the habit
of indorsi,,g the precepts Of the wise
king upon the ingenious youth OF Eng
land One day as he was about to in
fict punishment upon pupil, he pa
used awhile, and there, according to
the chronicler, ga merry conceit tax
ing him" he said 81 ask the banns
Of matrimony between this boy on the
one side and Lady Birch on the other
side, and if any Of you know lawful
cause or impediment why they should
not be joined together, let him speak,
for this is the last time of asking. y
Thereupon a good sturdy boy and Of
quick wit stood up and said: "Mas-
ter, / forbid the banns !" "Yea, sir
rah, and why so?" exclaimed the mas
ter. Because both parties are not
agreed" was the answer. The old ped
agogue, who enjoyed the joke, admit
ted the validity Of the objection, and
pardoned the fault Of the one pupil and
thepresumption of the other.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09
THE STREET ARAB.
BY GEO. l.. CATLN.

Wei, yes suppose I'm loafer-
A man, sir,
As somehow Is used to get "no for
An answer.
And yet, 'twould a seemed kind o. funny
My good sir,
If you'd a refused me the money.
1t would, sir.
It's only dime mighty little
You see, sir
Scarce enough for to buy cold vital
For me, sir.
Yet still, you've look of compassion.
This city
Lis fuller OF money and fashion
Than pity.
I'm hunted and cursed at and Kicked
I'm hard up and lazy and wicked,
BY thunder
happened to hear Parson Beecher
One Sunday,
A long while ago, and the preacher
Said one day
III come when there1l be big reckonin,-
say, sir,
Down yonder's my pal he's beckonin';
Good day, sir.
N. Y. Citizen and Round TdbL
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09

SOME fifteen years ago steamboat
loaded with 800 barrels of whisky and
800 barrels of highwines was sunk in
the Mississippi river, near Parkville,
Mo. The wreck was recently found,
buried some fifteen feet IN the sand,
and it is said that there is but little
doubt that the cargo can be got at.
Parties operating have secured the title
to the property, so that in the event of
success they will realize a handsome
sum.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09

The Germantown Telegraph says that
1t is getting to be a pretty general
opinion among farmers that the sowing
of grass-seed-clover or timothy-with
the wheat in the fall, as has been COM
mon in nearly every wheat growing dis
trict here, as well as north and east of
us, is the cause of the rust on wheat,
by reason Of the moisture which the
grass retains affecting the grain stalks
when maturing These grass seeds,
sown after the wheat crop has been
harvested, will produce, it is claimed,
AZ good crops the following year as if
sown at the time of the wheat, nine
months previously. We should like to
hear from our farmers on this subject,
as there is apparently two sides to it,
and especially as it is one of decided
Importance
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09

MICHIGAN furnishes new lecturer in
White Feather, an aboriginal, who
talks upon American Antiquities and
characteristics of the Indians
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09

Preservation OF Beet Leaves for Fodder.
It is well known that in France the
beet is cultivated on a large scale,
mainly for the preparation of beet SUI
gar, and that the leaves are used very
largely for food for cattle. A difficulty
has hitherto existed in reference to this
latter application, on account of the
readiness with which the leaves become
decomposed and the impossibility of
keeping them fresh for any considera-
BILE length of time We are now in
formed that this has been overcome by
NJ Mehay, who subjects the leaves to
the action Of dilute hydrochloric acid,
by means of which, after undergoing a
special treatment, they can be stacked
away in large quantities and kept in
definitely for future use. The applica-
ton of the acid employed, SO far from
iniuring these leaves as food, seems to
impart to them special alimentary pc
cuharlties, seen in the production Of
an improved quality of butter Sever
al veterinary surgeons have certified, as
the result of a critical examination of
the experiments, that the food gave
rise to no disturbance of the digestive
system, and that in every respect the
new preparation was to be considered
q success.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09

SHoRT-Ho cattle are valuable for
their remarkable aptitude to fatten,
the perfection of their form and the
smallness of their bony structure Civ
ing them advantages over all others as
beef cattle. No animal of any other
breed can so rapidly transform the
stock of any section around him as
these of the improved short-horn spe-
cies. One of the characteristics of this
breed is also their remarkable docility,
and their indisposition to break through
confinement
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09
FARM. GARDEN AND HOUSEHOLD

THE Essex Banner asserts that small
quantities of sunhower seed, mixed
with the food of a horse, will impart a
fine gloss to his hair, while it is also a
cure for founder if given Immediately
after the ailment is discovered. In the
latter case about a pint of the seed
should be mingled with the oats or
chopped feed, when cure will be eff
fected
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09

PLACE a bone in the earth near the
root of the grape, and the vine will send
out a leading root to the bone. In its
passage it will throw out no tibres-but
when it reaches the bone, the root will
entirely cover it with the most delicate
fibres, like lace, each one seeking
pore of the bone. On this bone the
vine will continue to feed as long as
nutriment remains to be extracted.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-02-09

LANDsEER is still an invalid.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-21
RoArs LEAVING TODAY.
SIGNAL SERVICE U. s. Army,
Memnhia- SAINT. 81 6.49a.m.
RIVER BUSINESS. MISCELLANEOUS.

The river is stationary here with less
than seven. feet in the channel over the
bars above to Cairo, and but a little
more than that below The water be-
tween Cairo and St. Louis measures but
four feet eight inches in the shoalest
places, and the channel is miserable at
some points. As yet there are no imme-
date prospects of heavy rise from
above. The river at st. Louis rose three
inches yesterday, but that will hardly
affect the stage below Cairo. The Ohio
is rising two inches day at Cincinnati,
and is falling at Louisville, where now
there is but seven inches of water in the
chute. A decline of six inches is also
reported at Evansville. Business yes
terday and to-day was but moderate.
The r. P. Walt, from Vicksburg, passed
mp, discharging soma cotton and seed.
The Minnie, for White river, put off sew
eral hundred barrels Of meal and -four
here and left during the evening. The
Legal Tender, from Paducah, brought .
cargo Of grain for this port and several
hundred tons of freight for White river.
The arrivals to-day we're more numerous
and the levee at one time this morning
presented quite an active appearance,
ten steamers being at the landing at oGs
time. The A. J. White, from Napoleon
brought % bales COTTON and 375 sacks
seed. The Emile LaBarge, after being
aground at Liberty two days.and at Dog
Tooth twenty-four hours, arrived seven
days out from st. Louis. She discharged
here $50 tons Of freight, and after adding
about the same amount left for Vicks-
burg. The Indiana, after being aground
at Island 40 over twenty-four hours, ar
rived, and after discharging some pout
try. left tor New Orleans drawing six
feet ten inches. She has barge with
which to tighten her cargo over Reeves
bar The Cleburne brought up twenty.
three bales Of cotton. The Tom Jasper
added here fifteen bales Of cotton, thirty
two casks bacon and some miscellaneou:
freight leaving for New Orleans loaded to
the guards. The Southwestern eOaled
here, but neither added nor discharged
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-21
oy,ne and IFS Punishment.

Mother, is the battle overY has been
answered in the affirmative by our war
like citizens. At present peace reigns
from Pinch to Fort Pickering, and from
the Mississippi river to the Bayou Gay
oso. Shotguns and pistols have been.
hung up as monuments, and grim-visaged
war has smoothed her wrinkled front for
a time. Our streets present deserted
appearance at ten clock at night. Even
the corners, where shootists do most con-
gregate, are destitute of visitors. Why
is this thusly? The practical man would
attribute it to the meeting of the Grand
Jury of the Criminal Court and the effect
of public opinion SO loud in its condem-
ration of crime and pistol-toting; but
the aesthetic philosopher takes higher
grounds, and attributes such results to
atmospheric causes. A French sayant
has come to the conclusion that murder
is disease spread by the atmosphere,
Which contains the germs of crime, as it
does Of cholera, yellOw-feyer, etc. When
the atmosphere is surcharged With this
deadly poison, humanity becomes blood
thirsty, and murder becomes sporadic
or epidemic, as the case may be,
In this scientific and humane manner he
accounted for the strange blood-thirsti-
ness of the Partisan Communists, and
recommended that it should be treated
like any other disease. If this theory
he correct, it follows that our Memphis
shootists have been guilty of no crime,
and the criminals should receive medi-
cal instead of legal treatment. An at
mospheric change such as has taken
Mace within the last ten days has made
our city peaceful in the extreme. The
wind and moon affect lunatics, the
sea. the earth, the atmosphere, and why
not murderers2 Even while asserting
10 this theory, society finds it more
nraciical and convenient to hang muir
derers and punish criminals legally; SO
our Communstic friends in Memphis
need not take any consolation from the
| prenahman's theory of atmospheric
pressure. Public opinion in this city is
set squarely against crime and criminals
of every grade, and it wonld not be as
tonishing if the good old times would
cons back, when a liberal system Of
hanging was regarded as an infalliblt
semedy for crime, while it had a quiet.
30 effect apon criminals.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-21
rhn Lactomefer.

This little instrument, q sort OF ny
drometer for measuring the specific
gravity of milk, was applied as test
Yesterday, much to the disgust OF a
nrominent milkman. The lactometer is
graded from to 100; ! is the SPECIFIC
gravity of milk and 100 of water, accord
ing to the scale. The milk tested yes
terday permitted the lactometer to sink
down to so, showing that the milk was
inst one-half water. The milkman vowed
the lactometer was humbug, but science
will prevail over fraud. 1t is intended
to adopt the lactometer in this city as
test of pure milk which is supposed to
be sold to our citizens. In ST. Louis
New York and other cities milk has to
come up to regular standard; if not the
dealer is fined and the watered milk Is
confscated. At the next meeting OF the
City Council, a resolution will be intro
Snced TO instruct some official to occa'
sionally test milk, sold in the city with
the iactometer, and prevent milk dealers
m selling water at fifteen cents per
fro Give the lactometer chance,
quar-. viii be @pplied with pure mus
-. C,fv
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-21
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
PUBLIC LKDGER 0YVIcE, [
MENPHIs. TEEs.. September 81. 1871.
Nancy

Money.
Thelocal money market shows no special
change from the comparative condition Of
ease which has characterized it for some time
past. True, the increasing activity in trade
has increased somewhat the demand for ac-
commodations, but the banks are in con-
dition to meet the wants Of their customers
and the mercantile interests are not subjected
to the slightest embarrassments, No. paper
being readily placed at 10 to IL per cent. In
the open market there is but little desirable
paper offering, nearly if not quite all Of th,t
class Of paper being taken by the banks.
Rates are nomiually ~ to 81 per cent. per
month.
Cotton bills are making more freely, and
the demand for exchange is less active. The
banks are taking the former at par and sell
sight checks on points Nor,h and East at &c
premium, which will be the rate until the
1st prox.
The advance in the gold premium has in
creased offerings and yesterdays purchases
with those of to-day will be larger than for
some time; $1,000 was taken by the City Bank
yesterday at Iii, $500 at 1881, and to-day
| S2sC1 was purchased at the latter price. Very
little silver is offered
Local securities show but little activity,
those who hitherto and during the dull season
employed their capital in that line having to
certain extent devoted their attention to
other quarters. We hear to-day of some siO,-
600 in Arkansas levee bonds being upon the
market but upon which no bid had been
made. 1t is probable, however, that they
will, az others have been recently, be hypothe-
Gated at about one-third their market value.
Railroad, insurance, and bank stocks are I'M
changed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-21

The arrival Of one boat from the Ohio river
added but little to the supply Of produce, and
did not so far toward supplying the demand
for the leading articles of consumption. As q
general thing business on the principal thor
oughfares is quite active to-day. and in the
leading branches. such as dry goods. ETC..
moro is being done this week than at any time
this seassa. There are many country dealers
in the city, and ali arc disposed TO paironizs
the Bluff City rather than Northern cities
where they have hitherto gone. Their orders
are larger, too. and their arrangements for the
rayment Of goods are much more satisfactory
,ban during past years. We have but few
changes to note in prices. Meats epniinu'
arm apd prices are unchanged, but the ten
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-21


New York opened steady to-day at the clos
ing rates of yesterday, which were 2O1sc for
middiing. Liverpool opened dull at 9 7-l6 to
11-l6d for upiands and Orleans, with de-
creased sales, showing less faith among foreign
Spectators. Factors are firm to-day in the
belief that prices have touched bottom, and
basing their belief upon late kilograms, arc
in some eases asking a slight advance Of the
closing rates of yesterday, Buyers however,
do not come up to their views, but hold of for
further intelligence. Sales up to noon were
about 70 bales, including Is strict middling at
19ISc, and small lots at 100 for middling, 1S14c
for low middling. Sales yesterday were 800.
Receipts to-day, 29s; shipments, 81 stock,
l7e4... Total receipts aud shipments, 2676 and
slls; last year, 25O2 and 1922. Middling in
New York then was ls1Sc, uplands and Liver
pool SID; gold in New York, 1885,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-21

q coming has at lasi
arrived, especially to ,sorling Of tn,
We to-day witnessed the n ths AGE
most remarkable inventiol a. ohseol
and are forced to admit that ,s.,,pet
long vainly sought, and generally 81
impossible, is at last accomplished. 81
ence has wrought many remarkable
changes heretofore, but none that excel
in intrinsic worth, its present victory
over the wash-board. With the aid of
the sDoLLAR REWARD Soar" any ordi-
nary washing is done without wash-board
or machine of any kind, in two hours
time. The manufacturers will pay One
Dollar on demand to any person using
their soap, if it fails in doing as claimed.
Also. ten times the value of all articles
that may be injured by its use.
WV. WHITAKER, Grocer,
% Madison street, Sole Agent.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-21

anything and left for below at noon TO
enter the Red river trade. The Cheek
brought 20 bales cotton and 40 sacks Of
seed. The weather is clear and pleas
ant. me1 ~
The river at Louisville is so low that
good-sized catfish cannot get above the
falls.
The petite steamer Geo. W. Cheek,
Mark E. Cheek master, will get away as
usual at FIVE o'clock this evening for
Helena and Friar's Point. Frank Con-
termanis secretary.
The Usage leaves Devall's Bluff to-
morrow on the arrival of the train from
this city, and goes to Augusta, jackson
port, and all other points on White
river.
The Celeste takes out the trip of the
Legal Tender to White river, leaving
here at five o'clock this evening.
The City of Chester, Aleck Zeigler in
command, win back out at five o'clock
this evening for Cairo and St. Louis.
There is ten feet of water at Choctaw
bend, where week ago there was but
six feet.
The c. B. Church, Captain Patterson,
will be down to-day to leave at four pm.
for Vicksburg, Natchez and New Or
leans.
The Acting Secretary Of the Treasury
has sent notice to the custom-house OH
Gals that the inspector of steamboats,
shall personally, not by proxy, sign the
certificates of inspection, and also to
each certified copy; otherwise the in
spection will not be considered as valid.
The merchants of Nashville have be-
come alive to the Importance Of deyel-
oping more fully the resources of the
Tennessee river, and are taking sub
scriptions for the establishment of line
from Johnsonville to points along the
river.
The Alice Dean came off the Eureka
Docks at Cincinnati, few days ago, in
complete repair. She will receive new
coat of paint, however. The Robert
Burns and Silver Moon are also to be
thoroughly overhauled and repairedj
under the superintendent of Capt. j.
N. Skunk. l(
The Paducah Kentuckian reports the
Cumberland and Tennessee rivers very
low, and says; THE former is not
navigable by anything larger than a
fshermans canoe. The Tennessee river
packets are running regularly. We
look for an immediate rise in both these
rivers"
The T. F. Eckert is removing the ma
chinery of the old gunboat in the bend
above Cairo.
The local inspectors Of Cincinnati, on
last Saturday, inspected and condemned
the towboat Leslie Combs, her hull be-
ing unseaworthy.
The Legal Tender has in the way of
repairs added a new kelson, new
cylinder timbers, and entirely new floor
throughout the hold; her decks have all
been eaulked and pitched, aud ninety
three new timbers put in her hull. Her
cabin has been raised two feet and re-
painted, which gives to her the appear
ance of new boat Her carrying ca
pacity is now 1000 bales of cotton. She
was built at New Albany four years ago,
and has been running for the past two
years in the Memphis and White river
trade The amount of money paid for
repairs is more than $4,000
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-21
1,verpooI cotton market.

LIVERPOOL. September p. II a.m.-COtton is
dull and heavy. Sales. 5000 bales. MiddlIng
uplands, T-l6d; Orleans, 9 l1-l6d.
Ip.m.-Cotton is heavy. Sales, 1900 bales.
of which 40Oo were for export and speculation.
Uplands, s97S to 91sd; Orleans, 9ss to 91zd.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-21

NINE L. CHAINEUx, l2S Beal street,
would respectfully inform her customers
and all the ladies of Memphis that she
is prepared to Gil all orders in the short
est notice possible Particular attention
paid to cutting and fitting. Several good
rooms for rent. %
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-21
A STRANGE STORY.
LIKE Padden. the slayer o Ed Burr,
Ont on n Lark around the city
How the Jail Guards Attend 10
business. Ht.. .f

How the Jail Guards Attend 90
business. if.
The publication in morning cotem-
porary with reference to the appearance
of Luke Padden on Jefersonistreeta last
night, in company with drunken jail
guard, created profound sensation
throughout the city, and great indigna-
ton is expressed as to the loose method
of confning prisoners in the county
Jail. A representative of this journal
visited the Jail this forenoon and inter
viewed Mr.. Harris, the jailer, and Mr..
Stewart, the book-keeper and deputy
jailer. Mr.. Harris stated that he left
the Jail last evening about seven o'clock,
and did not return until this morning.
Before he left some one informed him
that Luke Padden said he was going out
in town. He instructed Mr.. Stewart and
the night Waterman Lafayette Wyles)
not to permit Luke Padden 10 90 up
town. Mr.. Harris left the Jail soon
afterward. Mr.. Stewart stated that
he also informed Wyles and Bicker-
staff, the other Waterman, not to permit
Padden to leave the Jail; Mr.. Stewart
also left the Jail, and did not return
until late that night; he was walked up
bv police officers knocking at the door
said officers stating that Padden had es-
capped. Upon inquiry from Wyles, the
Waterman, he found out that Bicker'
staff had taken Padden out about ii
o'clock that night and had not returned
lit was then about o'clock. About
o clock hack drove up to the Jail door
and Padden was brought-in by his friend
Bickerstaf'; Deputy Sheriff Nooe ant
Captain Athey, Of the police, had charge
of both of them.
THE FACTS ELECTED.
Luke Padden cared very little abou
the jailer' instructions; his friend, Bick
erstaff, is engineer at the jail and als'
night guard. They left the jail about |
O clock, being let out by guard Wyles
who was on duty. Padden and Bickei
staff visited Broom's Opera House, tool
drinks at several saloons, took
hack ride, and it is even said wen
down to Fort Pickering to tn
Garden where Padden shot Mr.. Bur
through the heart. While they wer
gone, the police were informed that Pad
den had escaped, and there was con
siderable rushing around done to recap
ture him. About one o'clock the joll
pair walked into the Continental Saloo
and asked for supper. While enjoyin
the good things officers Cogbill, McPar
land and Hagarty walked in and al
rested Padden. He was taken to tn
station-house in hack. Here Deput
Sheriff Nooe came up and took charg
of Bickerstaff and Padden. Chic
o. Donnell, seeing that the prisoner
we're sufficiently guarded, ordered tn
patrolmen to their beats, and Capital
Athey accompanied Deputy Sheri
Nooe, Bickerstaff and Luke Padden
a hack to the county Jail. This morI
ing the guards, Wyles and Bickerstai
were off duty and we're up town.
Judge Flippin, of the Criminal Cour
ordered supenas to issue this forenoo
, for the jailers and guards in order to il
vestgata the peculiar proceeding. A
two o'clock this afternoon the .investig
ton will be had at the Criminal Cour
room.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-21
New rorK cotton narh 81.

l0:45 a.m.-OOtton is firm. Sales for Oeto-
bar, le}sc; November and December, l94e;
February. 10 9-l6c.
12.l5 p.m.-Cotton is firm and unchanged.
Spot sales. 1900; futures, 500 bales. Sales for
September, l9-l6c; October. November and
December. l91sc; January and February,
/ no
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-21

STURLA, the Inyincible Saloon propre-
tor, on the corner of Main and Union
streets, has fitted up his parlors for the
reception Of guests who desire stewed or
fried Baltimore oysters. He will have
shell oysters in few days. Oysters
and Dublin porter is feast 6t for cpl
cures. The finest brands of WHISTLES,
wines, liquors and cigars can be found
at the Invincible Saloon and Sturla and
Aides know how to serve up mixed
drinks even for the most fastidious. Go
and interview Sturla, and you will hear
of something to your advantage.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-21
NRw YORK MONEY MARKET.

NEW YoRK. September q. 10: rs a.m.-Goy-
ernments are dull. with a slight decline
through the list. Sterling exchange is dull
at 1881. Gold is looming at l-l6 of per cent.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-21

Have you been to the Crystal Palace
this week. Madame Vincent has re-
turned to business, and the palace is
more palatial than ever, under her con-
troll. The oyster season has opened, and
everybody knows that she keeps the
freshest and the best. The wines and
liquors kept at this splendid place are
the very best that can be bought. Go
and test her oysters, wines and liquors.
The madame is prepared for the fall and
winter campaign. ~