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THERE are Methodists in this country who
have white skins and there are also MethOdists
who nave black, while between them are Meth
odists more or less yellow. As il is not antici-
pated that any of these will take their skins
With them to Heaven, and, moreover, as all
these professors or conlessors expect to 90 pre-.
cl5ely to the same Heaven, there does not seem
to be any good reason why they should not
pray at the same altar and MARBLE together out
of the same hymn book. We mourn to say
that they do not do it, and, what is worse. that
the white part still, in the assembling together,
keeps aloof from the black part. Tne African
NJ. II. O. irch, as a body, is wholly separated
from what rs called the IN. +. Church proper,"
though we should decidedly say Improper"
Inc white MethOdists, however, knowing and
feeling that this separation is unspeakably in
consistent and absurd, propose what they call
"a complete union" Albeit it turns ont. when
we come to particulars, that it is no real union
Mt all which they are driving at. For these di-
versely-tinted brethren there is to be a white
branch aud black branch. The former is 10
have white BisnOl aid Pastors, and the latter
black Bishops ana Pastors. The al ian EN- It.
certain Methodist newspapers affirm, viii re-
suit In The most practical uniOn,' not in the
matter of Conferences and the pas; lral work,
but In some other matters, such as schools
magazines, and missions connectional
work, as it is called. There may be a pros
pect of good and chance of the increase of
charity in the new scheme, but as it is based
on the very reverse of brotherly love, and
upon the presumption that two Christians can
not sit in the same pew when one Of them
chances to be little darker than the other. we
are constrained, if not to denounce the scheme
as wicked to declare that its complete realiza.
ton would merely leave all essential and
welghty matters precisely as they were As
affairs stand the initiative must be taken bv
the white Methodists but while they offer
nothing better we cannot blame the black
brothers for being little shy of such limited
oportnership.-N.- I. Tribune.
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The Secretary of the Navy has not yet
decided whether in his next annual report he
will renew his suggestions for an increased
number of ships for our navy. He has on two
former occasions notified to Congress the demand
for additional and better vessels, and although
satisfied that the public service requires the
subject to be again agitated, it is believed that
Congress has all the facts in the case, and that
special allusion to the matter is unnecessary
The theory of retrenchment should not be
carried to the extent which it has been in navy
construction, but the navy itself is in per-
petual muddle, and the jealousies between line
and staff break the confidence of Congress
and the people.
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FL. CARDozA, EsQ.-Telegraph dispatches
report the resignation of the Office of Secre-
tary of State of South Carolina, by f. l.. Car
doza, ESQ.,, and his acceptance of Professor
ship in the Howard University at Washington.
Mr. CardOza is refined and educated cOlored
gentleman, and at the last election in his State
for United States Senator, received a very
flattering vote. We have no doubt but that
the many persons who were brought in contact
sorry of his withdrawal from that position !;
while it is equally certain that with the many
excellent qualities which he is known TO pos
sess his appearance at Howard University will
be justly looked upon as desirable acqui-
sition,
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Democracy ln Power.
from the Cincinnati Gazsttel


Kentucky is Democratic State, free from
all new departure heresies or progressive ideas
of any sort. There we may reasonably expect
to see the effect of Democratic rule, and it is
reasonable TO judge that. as in Kentucky, so it
would be everywhere il in power. Now take
the following opinion from the Woodford
Weekly (Democratic) Of the late Legislature
of that State:
"The charge OF corruption of Senators in
the matter of the Cincinnati and Chattanooga
Railroad proposition has been boldly made The
charge is generally believed to be true. Toreleve
themselves would it not be well to appoint a
white washing committee, to send for persons
and papers? Doubtless a committee of that
kind could be selected from that body, who
would make disnterested report and exhon-
crate every mothers son of them from the
charge and swear by all the gods at once that
a more honorable set of fellows never existed
in this or any other aye. 1t is too late now,
we reckOa, to do this. The Kentucky Legisla-
ture Will, probably, before this goes to press
have adjourned sine de God grant that il
will. Better, far better, would it have been for
the reputation of some Of its members in both
branches had it adjourned long ago. or had it
never met. Ear better for the country, for the
Democratic party, for the tax paying people of
Kentucky, had many of the mem bers of the
Senate and House Of Representatives never
lived. They have been burden to the Demo
cratic party. A few more such Legislatures
will be too much even for that grand old party
to stand-strong as it is in principle and JUS
tice. May it never be inflicted again with such
an incubus as that Legislature has been upon it.
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A SOUTHERN SEsrixEST-The assertion OF
Senator Morton that he would not sit, or ad.
wise loyal men to sit, in the United States Sen.
ate by the side Of Davis and Toombs," has
aroused the Ire of Southern editor who ssac-
cepts nothing" and he e -Sulates, pre-supposing
the return TO the Senate chamber of Davis
and his coadj tutors in treason:
"Godsi II would be worth ten years of ex-
istence 70 witness the quiet dignity and silent
scorn with which Jefferson Dayls-.hos. hnnor
and truth have never been impeached-would
oyerwhelm this Radical irnpostor. We sboulS
IKE to see The inpetuous Teombs. overmastsraJ
6y his rage at 50 much meanness and inns.
dencs, seize this exeerable creature in r..
powerful grasp, and bold him up aloft squirm.
ing and spewing amidst the jeers and con,emn =,
of the world. We should like 70 see the nobIe
Breckinridge, rising TO his full stature and
turning an eye on the bloody and perfidiOus
knave who, with others like him, made civil
war necessity ia our country, until he should
wish to hide his leprous Carcass in the frs,
rathole in the Capitol"
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The International Society has attained
most formidable proportions in Europe, and is
excitiag the anxious attention of the thinkers
of the day all over the world. The society
has grown so strong and arrogant that the
Governments of France, Spain, Germany, and
finally England have thought it advisable to
tase official cognzanee of ITS existence and to
devise ways aud means to render its operations
harmless to the general good. 1t might be
good thing under proper restraints, but as the
matter stands it has too much of the Commune
spirit in it to produce any save disastrous
results.
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A friend of ours who suffered horrible tor
lures from neuralgia hearing of a noted ply
stefan in Germany who invariably cured that
disease, crossed the ocean and visited Germany
after q short sojourn, and the doctor freely
gave him the simple remedy used, which was
nothing but poultice and tea made from our
common field thistle. The leaves are macerated
and used on the parts effected as a poultice,
while small quantity of the leaves are boiled
down in the proportion of quart to pint, and
a small wine glass of the decoctiOn drank before
each meal. Our friend says he has recon-
mended it far and near, and he has never
known it to fail of giving relief, while In almost
every case it has effected cure. Ii is GER
tainly worth trial.
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OUrRAaE IN ANNE ARUNDEL.-Shortly after
one O'Clock on Tuesday gang of Baltimore
ruffians, several of whom are employed at the
City Yard, visited Waterford, the voting pre-
cinct Of the Third District of Anne Arundel
county, and attempted to vote fraudulently.
Mr.. Webster, one of the candidates for County
Commissioners, objected to the vote of one of
the roughs, whereupon the companions of the
imported" assaulted Mr.. Webster in violent
manner. This was the signal for general
light, and Tor several moments it waged fercely.
The Baltimore bullies and their county col
leagues were finally overpowered and beaten
from the ground. The colored men nobly and
courageously assisted their white Republican
friends in Kidding the polls Of the presence of
the rowdies, and several of the roug chs to-day
bear unmistakable evidences of the muscular
Developments Of Anne Arundel county colored
men.-BaH. American, NoU 8.
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IFor the New National Era.
. FALL.

The autumn leaves have fallen, and the signs
of winter echo through the branches drear;
The minstrels gay, whose carols witched the
ear,
Have sought asylum meath refulgent skies,
Where streams e er furl, and Flora never dies;
But here her spirits fed, and DER her bier
A sombre sky extils the frosty tear;
All nature mourns +; man views with listless eyes
But know, o man this aspect desolate-
Those spectral trees-the bleak winds solemn
dirge
Der Flora's drear remains presage thy fate;
Each autumn brings thee nearer Deaths DARK
verge;
Thou, too, must fall but, from lifeless state
Thou may st, like her, in glorious spring emerge
JesEPHUS.
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Says an Illinois enthusiast: ssrhe woods
are all one fash of flame; the maple trees 20
pranked in gay gauds crimson mods to scarlet,
and orange to Bismarck gold comes down In
showers, and the heavens are of lapis lasuli. !"
The above settles the mooted question. "What
caused the ires in the forests of Wisconsin
and Michigan
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rho Erectric reIorrnpl, N 1857.

The following extract from Arthur
Young's Travels is new, and will be
read with interest. Il was taken from
the Dublin edition of 1889, vol. /, p. 135.
Mr.. Young writes from Paris, October
10, l7s7
In the evening to Mons. Lomond, a
very ingenious and inventive mechanic.
In electricity he has
made a remarkable discovery; he takes
it with him into q room, and turns n
machine inclosed in cylinder case, on
the top of which is an electrometer, a
small, fine pith ball; a wire connects
with similar cylinder and electrometer,
in a distant apartment; and his wife, by
remarking the corresponding motions of
the ball, writes down the words they in
dicate, from which it appears that he
has formed an alphabet of motions.
As the length of the wire makes no diff
ference in the effect, q correspondence
might be carried on at any distance,
within and without n beseiged town, for
instance, OF for a purpose much more
worthy and thousand times more harm
less, between two lovers prohibited or
prevcnted from any better connection.
Whatever the use may be, the invention
is beautiful" .s.I
Doubtless NJ. Lomond was over
whelmed by the revolution then pend
ing. A man Of genius and industry,
his only record is IN the few words Of a
serious Englishman. Contrasted with
the late ovation Of Professor Morse, one
cannot but feel the incident pathetic
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The WORLDS metropolis.

London has become the largest city Of
the world. Pekin; ;aChina, with popu
.lation of about 1900, 0G0 has hitherto
been counted the largest but the English
capital is NOW, doubtless, far larger thar
that of the CelestialEmpire The popu
lation of London within the registration
limits was, by the last report of the Reg
istrar General, 2,993,5l3. But beyond
this limit the city is growing very rapidly,
and JIM June last the population within
the lines patroled by the Metropolitan
Police, was 1864 This is consider.
ably more than the entire population OF
Illinois and Wisconsin There are. a
great many more@houses in London
than there me people IN Chicago. Its
population outnumbers the combined
population of the great European cities
of Paris, Berlin, Vienna and st. Peters
burg. The length of the public streets
of London is about 1000 miles, or equal
to the distance from London to San
Francisco. There are nearly $4,000
police maintained at o cost of about
f75O,000 sterling yearly; there are $50
national and parish schools; 240 British
and foreign schools; Neutrality-suspicious.,
and 100 ragged schools. There are II
hospitals for general diseases, 5 for the
insane, 8 ophthalmic, 3 smallpox and
fever, and many others, besides which
there are 80 free dispensaries for ont
door patients. There are almshouses
for the poor of almost every trade and
profession, some Of which were founded
as early as 1876. nrH1i
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live dots for one fare, you see. Amt
there any way of beating it2. You Jest
bet there is; only l wouldn't do it. When
crowd of women folks get on, / can
stand one foot down on the step and heir
them into the car How does that work
Why, as easy as slipping off log. OF
course the darned thing cant dot when
the step is held down; so could rush on
a dozen, and only one dot for the lot.
We're obliged TO keep n tally book, and
we catch blazes if il don't correspond
with the dots in the machine; but little
practice could fix that. Suppose man
Jumps over the lower steps2 Well then,
Of course, he amt dotted. Yon see, it's
a darned hpmbug, The only way to
stop the knocking down is TO employ
honest conductors. Going to get off
heref and going to get of without
touching the lower step, Ell? Thank
young, young follow.H sa ices ssu
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-07-08

Fashionable garters are Of blue velvet
gold mounted.
A lady once declared that she would
rather be handsome than virtuous. Are
there many such? s.5
Fanny Sprague, of Cincinnati, has
been appointed ashort-hand amanuensis
to Treasurer Spinner.
Woman's rights women may yet as
piro TO positions in the navy. Lot's 5
wife was an old salt, you know.
The woman-women have appealed to
members of Congress for 10000
franked envelopes to cover suffrage
tracts. a.I 7.sa ni iI.r $50
Emigration societies to supply wives
to the young men in the far West are to
be formed in some of the New England
States.
II is most desirable that women shonld
marry. Yet many women live single all
their days, enjoy life, and do a deal of
good in the world, .f.HF Iun.4L D
\ What is the use Of women trying
to assert their equality with men,
when the court reports of every city
establish the fact that a man can beat
his wife.
There are stylish young ladies whose
agony would be entirely of another kind
if they we're obliged to learn their grace
ful bend over the wash-tub.
The strongest propensity in woman's
nature, says a careful student of the sex,
is to want to know what is going on, and
the next strongest is to boss the job.
Very few of the lady promenaders of
the day take DIR. Dio Lewis advice to
carry their arms down by their side.
They prefer to carry them in front, and
in manner similar to a chickens foot
ON a roost.
Mother it is no use; can never love
Mr.. Sprowler." well, said the mother,
looking at her with surprise, " that is no
reason whv Won should not marry him
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NOTICE TO SHIPPERS

IlaII CLEVELAND. ONO. May %. 1871.
To Shippers from Memphis, Tenn.
MIR. ISAAC c. MEASON has been ap-
Oointed Sole Agent Of the South Shore Line
at Memphis. lie will work via Evansville,
New Albany and Cincinnati by river. and via
Memp, ,Nisand Louisville railroad liRe-all rail.
An other aEencics in Memphis Of this line
have been discontinued. Bills Of lading for
freight SHIN 'ed over this line must be signed
NV him. as no other party has any right or au-
thority to give bills Of lading for the line in
Memphis. and no ne but his will be reeosnized'
nfI ENHM o. B. SKINNER.
Si-l0s Gen'I Ma uager South Shore Line:
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SpOtting HOrse-car Conductors by
Machinery.

Efom inc NtW AoIh DtalsI
What's the matter with that step2 "
asked a reporter as he boarded Blocker
street car. "You see the step bobs
down when it is stepped on, and some
sort Of n queer arrangement connects
with that ere box in the corner, and
dots ore for every man that gets on or
of. That's to keep us from knocking
down, explained the conductor, with an
injured air. During the trip the reporter
elected the following from the conduc-
tor, between frequent interruptions;
I'll tell you what it is, young feller,
said he conidingly, the boss thinks it's
mighty smart thing to clap that appa-
ratus on three Of these ere cars on trial.
But twont work. Why won't IT'D I'll
Jest tell you. Now, You see that infer
nal fool that's jest got on. When he felt
the step bob under him he puts his foot
back and tried 1t over again just four
times. What difference did that maker
Il made h-ll Of sight Of difference.
Every time he put his foot on it the
darned thing dotted one for passenger
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GROCERIES,.
r.. ii. GLISSoN & co.
No. I43 Main Street,

HAyE JUST RECEIVED AND oFFEH
III for sale full assortment OF staple an =
fafleV croeerics. etc: Geo. II. Davis a Co.
star hams and breakfast bacon, Evans Bro.
nee hive hams, best brands of family Hour,
choice table butter, sugar. coffee. tea. spices,
etc. Pure old Cognac brandys port, sherry
and Madeira wines; old Bourbon and Robin
son county whiskies-all Of which We sell AZ
lowest prices All good sold are delivered
free of charge and under sua arantcc. Please
call. price our goods, and be convinced o. me
fact. VRf
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The Greek Slave - Caustfc POtaSsa
for Hiram Powers. He

From the chicago Republlcan.I f4
Mr.. Powers has been pretty generally
understood and believed TO be q con-
ceited donkey, whose head was turned
many years ago by the undescryed APP
plause the vulgar bestowed upon GER
tain piece of stone-eutting of his. 1t
was the figure of nude woman, in an
utterly unnatural and preposterous atti-
tude, and its only merit was that it con-
formed to a certain rule adopted by ar
lists for the proportion of the several
parts to the whole of the ideal mot the
naturaD female figure. For the rest, it
was as expressionless as q milcstone-a
stark, unalleyiated indecency, evolved
from the inner consciousness of an un-
clean SOUL. But for the fact of its pal
pable though inartistic similtude to an
utterly undraped woman, which at once
commended-itto. and fostered libidinous
pruriency, it would never, have been
heard of outside the makers shop, and
ought certainly never to have been seen
elsewhere, unless perhaps, among the
artistic treasures of a bagnio. Upon
the capital achieved in putting this thing
into marble, Mr.. Powers has traded ever
since, and, though his subsequent efforts
in stone-cutting have attracted little. at
tention, he sets. himself up as an arbiter
in matters of plastic art.
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ID mAepArrs,s paAfnI III
Thrilling Scene ON n Fall River
Steamboat.

StP0mnOnt.
p.o,, tho con,,., nonn p,o,,,. nono.I
'UI I'M, wv o". :; ~. DCa nm ~ 80 pIrs.' r'
rish - Is 'he pah rifer Hne'
hott 81.
Les. ana tne way ne iriey 70 pea
everyD9ay else anu maee MS @ fne ontS on,tS
l1 nhe 10 boston s Is astonlsnlngi nha1 r; WY,
Ieil you someInlns ABOUT , risk. i Nm Wn.
1ay, ilpst es wqTe ,s, srirllllg lr9m Ne'
Iork, trim ilt'ie glri stepped aDoar'
anu ana 'oIk s'a.er4om, POM saying sne wa
uanE aaa 'nfouSI I0m hs, ~ ;%htU oot 9nv %ns ;ob
l.eseu .oIu, I:y het hea' i. nnI -
wearing ~ Iurklsn nat veivet sack trim N
meg w,sn Wy acs,;, afesS ! wish tpl syy'
Ups anu 'Ll hn.;I5n a.VSna Sna r, anu aDou
s"I ,loss 'ow.iuennE Sh" ,oo. ose, 90" y,
aiIas nul'an s ~ n eliN iNn9 pte.Sy, snssyi my my
III ",i'u me o'u ,S.J" ~ oappI,, "nI 10
aiou on a. - "I' I''"v soor sIo"u &C c.
oae ;.,, Tas, & SnIn eno J uSJu r;.I;aL u ~ naS
WIZ sha hor pm iao atond;mu Gmu da daoL ahon
oI"ai, I oSnr ~ on ".;eod u LII ~,
SeSon oi0on ai'1i h"'s noii,IUu IT,, L, Ln'
laureS anu amuseu '"e sl"s,oou sa ~ ne,
c ro.iice's e n,.aei, Anu Se Seog1 dule a.
iol a tovs nli'u.cs sl Nn.m SUI ,oeHsu a'e ss'
ou. d. Se" .. sue .urnuu iIuu Ian ~ rno ,;i J?
rtan, rL anu, ptsi.ns .ai; ~ no b S;a % nh;"Lar. %
-" n"n~e ~ iooIaJ -,
on I:on S,u1 S y, ms uL I"c', s"o u Noioa' H.
~ nun anu soy e"., ~! Sos.n;,
Wl ~ y, Sr 0ays g,,' H. = Jon's NJ III ave,
J;5G ILL a., n nv a;dP' aova E sha. iwh .,
.o,,11 u,u, 80 M Jn9} - ~" U'u' soy A''' nov
WIN "iuyH III uo ia ho Co.
Ia. W.. y tIn11 t11 - 'IS oi Sai S:sp
M'n, ,gosl "''n Ln ,,aIna.,af ,au =, ~. ~
away t1ihh, ~ nav: p,e.sy y. op
poI'unl'y, l 1ci sno1rI jump 'n'o '"o '''"''
any SnS HIo"n il{ ,9 se.., saisgo,,,lo oe
n Inc woru .I I J n n5 Ill 10 .
nou'l neiore she su'reu "u ~ nno MI =
iiasn' anu putting que nas,I SIo on @ ene .,n run
.nE, ieapeu oVcrooIio 15 ". ono aL maS Hone
o,Tro pn;Si piIJn so.oo, Ua,u o' aroso ~ fsom tho
nosooncars who sow Il was stand;ng
aft when / heard the shouts. aud looked
o,,. sI -. L.. .o,,,, a. a. .,uc,.o
ollt anu sslW ner GYlhe " we qSSs Sf.
she mad taken oil her nat ana her
sDlcndid brown hair. which she wore
Inoso Jo,r,,' h a.. ihanl tAootad in n mace
ioosI uo"n her Daoe' I MA :" q i1 niio9
straight eat me with her childish face as
Il III '1asz[T &. =. Nj *L<,,.o ~ { ,,,l,h;,c,
sne came up anu tnere was notuihg
wild or struggling about her, but she
seemed to smile in the same jaunty way
tLat ~ ko,, H., a,r,,;1o ~ .
sn',c ,c she 1'u "i'cp -Sie ~t'o i''islinS NC
mont she was isweut, rapidly asteru and
disappeared we putaDout ana lowered
the boats, but we never lOund her. IL Is
how the women, who had been
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-07-08

Milton p. Jarnagin. l.. D. Mex issict. l'
...y.I President. Vice Pres ident.
G.. III. Denison, Secretary.
DR.. ~. Il. Hodges and DIR. John Pitman
Medical Directors. ID 49,. N .,
Jarnagin 4 Frayser, Attorneys.
William Ruilin, General Agent.i0i. afi na
X. =. Boiling, General Supervisor Of Agency
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The Frcnchman Who wanted 10 he
King of America.

The following curious anecdote is re-
lated in Paine's Rights of Man, at
page 6S of the London edition of lf9l
will introduce an anecdote which /
had from DR.. Franklin:
While the doctor resided in France as
Minister from America, during the war,
he had numerous proposals made to him
by projectors of every country and Of
every kind who wished to 90 to the land
that noweth With milk and honey, Amer
lea; and among the rest there was one
who offered himself TO be King. He in
troduced his proposal to the doctor by
letter, which is now in the hands of NJ.
Beaumarchais, of Paris, stating, first,
that as the Americans had dismissed
and sent away their King they would
want another; secondly, that he himself
was Norman; that he himself was of n
more ancient family than the Dukes of
Normandy, and of more honorable
descent, his line never having baen bast-
ardized; fourthly, that there was already
n precedent in England of Kings coming
out of Normandy. And on these grounds
he rested his offer, enjoining that the
doctor would toward it to America But
as the doctor neither did this, nor as yet
sent him an answer, the protector wrote
a second letter, in which he did not, it is
true, threaten to go over and conquer
America, but only with great dignity
proposed that, if his offer was not ac-
cepted, an acknowledgment Of about
ESQ 900 might be made to him for his
generosity. alttM
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Glover, the Boylston bank robber, is
suffering one Of the penalties of fame.
He writes from the Boston jail to a New
York paper; But for the protection of
the sheriff, who has interiered 70 save
me from persecution, ] should be run to
death by detectives, interyiewers aud
other bloodhounds.