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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-01-03

TIL. Washington Republican aifllm~ thai III"
trll,. ru,,>, Of Nr. Summers recent c'Ilr-r To-
wards the. President i the. blind frenzy III III
elnbitlrr,r man. disappointed III hls ln'r,i!a!"
and oyrrl.aring ,lnand- for F.Xrc'tlv" patron
are" May he 81 Not nj al. unlikrlH. bn'
that i III St. Domingo.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-01-03

Mrs. julia kuetner. of Louisville. Ky. hay
inp renounccd Er>cnpaau>m. has been for
mally received into the jewish congregation ut
that city
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-01-03

REorE<TS MADE To EplT"R>. The BaIti-
more American lately received Il lon@ COMMUNE
cation altogether Of private interest. w!;h the
following modest requests appended:
l>t. Publish the petition in Your journal.
3D. Write Il strong editorial "n II.
3D. Send Il marked copy Of Your journal t"
the United States Senator and mcnIhcr 81 Con-
grcS< from Your district.
18th. If you feel interested enough. write I"
both Of them letter urging actlvc cXcrtl"Ii> III
this matter.
9TH. Send marked copy "i' paper I" y"ur<
respectfully.
This is about on Il par with thousands. Of re-
quests received ly newspaper editors III the
course of Il year.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-01-03

Lexington. Ky has an Old e 'h"rcd inan!
whose speciality is collecting! funeral Notices amt
invitations IL funerals. Ills collections cover
period of fifty years. He l. now seventy years
If aye. ana has been engaged in making this
collection. IL Use his OWN expression. ever
since. he was i man. The collection contains
funeral invitations of Henry Cla: and many
other distinguished characters.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-01-03

Minnesota papers tel sad story OF little
girl and boy who wandered away from the house
of their father III Morrison county IN that
State. and subsequently Were found "fa1 BY
the Indians. The boy lay on his back having
apparently died without much suffering ! h" slrI
had taken her rings from her ears. ana wrap,
ping them with lock of her har III a small
piece Of cloth, had put the little parcel IN her
pocket and then laid down AMI died from cold
hunger and exposure
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-01-03

The sixty minutes between | and T. . clock
nn Saturday night WAS the last hour of the last
day nt,hc last week If the last month of the last
yrar"tthr decade ending with $50. Such AGO.
in.i,lcrr7. will not again occur for over eighty
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-01-03

CoIp WIHTER.-.A letter from lian""rr
COUNTY. published in tn" Rirhmnnl Enquirer. i'll
the year I>-lH. lui ,hi~ paragraph;
THE mus, Understandable weather | have" ever
h,.,rI ,r IN Niruiua wa 4 snow nearly i foot
deem in tin. month of june. ia. We have
heard Of this Show from IN old lady born ;sE''nt
no The ,a,Ll,.>r morning ever known IN
Niruini, since. il. first settlement hy the En-
lish WAS Jauuary II. ESQ. The mercury sunk
into the bulb Of the rhrrn"nrtrr>; The Ice
hmm nur rivers WIS :; feet inches thick.
jaime, river was frozen over ut l5nrwclI ; Bay
50 that the heaviest wagons passed "yrrit upon
the ice. Chesapeake Bay Wa II',2rll quite oyer.
and hundreds Of prrSolls walked arrr>~ it from
ANNAPOLIS to Kent Island and other plIrr>.
EnHl,gh Let Us not complain I'll III" r'i'I.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-01-03

Chief Justice Chase is in New York accon-
panied I,y his daughter. and is likely to spend
the remainder Of the season there. unless the
,,,....ut IMPROVEMENT in his health should war
rant hi> return Ia this place on the Supreme
Bench before the close of the present term.
The -a.> Of ps torDrcelnbrrr greatly exceed
ed rhu~,. IT any previous month Of the past year
The demand has INCREASED >lcaldly. and several
orders ATE Yet pending for lar.r and medium
sized vessels Of i good class.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-01-03

No BOUNTY FOR TRIpLHs.-Secretary
Boutwell, received the other day. trom-no
matter where in the WeSt--a curious letter.
The writer said he was the father OF trlplets,
and somebody had told him that there Was 4
fund set apart out of which was given bounteSs
to parents having such Il run Of luck. He SAID
he had TWO children BESIDES and a his means
were. not large. he hoped if there We're such 4
fund the Secretary would put him in the way
ot'r,rrivins the benefit OF it. To confirm and
establish the truth ofthe story. photographs of
the three born ut Il birth We're attached to the
letter. He WIS informed that although some
governments had made such provisions for the
unfortunate it had thus far escaped the attrll-
ton of the law -makerS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-01-03

TARIFF CHANGES -'Ihc changes i'll the tariff
duties that have now come into effect. the Isl Of
january. have been heretofore noted. Some
fifty drl,g articles 90 on the free LIST: and some
forty others are much reduced. The duty Oh
tea i reduced Ia ct<.-that is, from - 10 IjctS;
and coffee 2ctS from j u - Il pound. and
the reduction on the bulk Of the sugar imported
is ! Of Il Ct per pound. These reductions might
he expected to make themselves felt i'll cheaper
ing prices. but whether the effect will BE-
immediate or not remains I" be seen us it Is
claimed that Il large part of the stock on
hand in these articles has been laid IN
at the old rate On the other hand. however
it may hc urged that nuthin. except goods actu-
ally needed for consumption has been taken out
Of bond for the past TWO months. and therefore
the Stock on hand with the dealers ought to be
proportorrtely light There are important
changes al 50 relating To iron and steeSteel get
TING more protection and pig iron less protection
than hy the old tariff, The change on steel rails
is I'm addition Of about five dollars per tom
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-01-03
Washington Hens.

On SuAlay morning some parties found IN
the alley. in the rear Of & street. between
Ninth and Tenth streets. United States mail
box which had been broken open at both ends.
and completely rihed of its contents There
were no letters or paper in the vicinity in which
the box WAS found and the label had been de-
>troycd 81 that it was impos>i Tile 70 find ont to
what mail it belonged or when and where II
had been stolen :,
On Saturday morning. :. terrible accident
occurred at the residence Of Mr.. J9sephS. B"SS
bv which his mother Mrs. Ann Boss, an old
lady - years of age was burned TO death. The
old lady. who is quite !nirm and childish occu-
pied Il >,.cund-Stnry back room. and waS alone
when the accident occurred. 80 that 1t * lmpoS-
,ihl,. 10 find out how it originated.
At about I u clock this morning. the cnnfcc-
tinnery establishment of Joseph Shattle!d. on
pcun>vlva,,ia avenue. between Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets. WAS discovered t" be on lire.
When discovered the flames were making"
rapid progress in the main store. but they. were
finally cXtingr.iShcl. not however unit! the
stock Of gmdS had been Seriou>l y damaged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-01-03
VIRGINIA NEW >.

train on the Fast Tennessee and Virginia
railroad made remarkable escape the o1iler
day. \ rail w;,s out of the track. one end OF II I
living in the ditch and the other on the end OF
The cr1ssties. entirely disconnected from inc
track. ~ strange as 1t may appear. ''ie e'T
tender. and five ears passed over THIS Dream u"
the track the wheels Jumping from ''r |" ''.
and rrg,ucd the rail without the displacement.
Of single wheel or damage "l any Kiio cA:el'
the breaking of one of the springs III the e''3',i'
On Thursday night. duringa revival service
in , Norfolk church. Il panic Wa created III
couSe,ucrcr o! some person gym" III alarm VI
fire. The scene is described H. intensely cNcit-
;nr Several ladies tainted. and L rush was
m,d, for th. doors Fortunately. lew @clI-
,l.mcn. who hal their wits about them. Srr-
rcrdcl in tr;llnulilizing the Alarmed c"n9re"'-
ton. and the panic >ub>ld"d'
The Marion Star says Il young couple. AGED
respectively fifteen and eighteen years arrived
IN th,r town At ,lavhrcak last Wrdnc>' lay. hay
ing travelled all the preceding night through Il
heavy SHOW storm. and b"th upon one il''Sc'
reaching Marion just III time I" take the 'rinh
for Bristol. where the knot was tied,
The walls which were left standing after the
burning Of the Sl"t>w""l Hotel were pulled
down Saturday hy lab"rcr>. The search, Tor
the remains of any Of the victims wa> >tI Kept
ur but with no success
Columbus Dclan" Secretary Of the INTERIOR
arrived in Richmond on Saturday. and WAS
the yuest of Rush Burgess. Collector Of l'eYc-
hue Of that district.
4 LITTLE, son Of Rev DR.. ll"ee. Of Rlrhn"nd
broke throuylt the ice the other day. and would
hatve drowned but for the prompt action "f Il
youth nllncd Berry
DISPATCHES from Fortress Monroe announce
!, number Of vessels in the Chesapeake Bay for
Baltinurc
\ mass meeting Of Catholics i t"hc held III
Richnnnl. to drnouncc the action 81! ct"r
! Emmanuel in Selling Rulnc.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-10
Mhaf alris shonIa nrrnI..

DR.. Dio Lewis, in his book, "Our
Girls, y says: itil sps pt e' fiil
/ am astonished that young woman
who is ambitious of q clear fine skin
should drink tea. 1t is a great enemy
to fair complexions Wine, coffee and
cocoa may be used without tinging the
skim but as soon as tea-drinking be-
comes regular habit, the eye of the
discriminating observer detects it in the
skin. Tea compromises the complexion
probably, by deranging the liver. Weak
tea or coffee may be used occasionally
in moderate quantity, without harm
and those who live much in the open air,
and are occupied with work, either, in
considerable quantities, without notice
able harm; but advise all young wo-
men who would preserve soft, clear
skin and quiet nerves, to avoid all drinks
but cold water II is an excellent plan
to drink one or two glasses of cold water
on lying down at night, and on rising in
the morning. If you have good teeth,
and can help the food into your stomach
without using any fluid, exceptthe saliva,
it will, in the long run, contribute much
to Your health.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-10

Never in the history Of New York city
has there been seen so many signs Oh
stores and dwellings," To Let "-as al
present. Go where you will-on every
street, avenue, court and plaee-bills
and placards, ITO lie" greet the eye
Stores on Broadway and all other busi
ness streets, which heretofore have been
occupied by the same firm successively
are now advertising for occupants.
Dwellings, Offices, roUms--en suite and
single-apartment Of all kinds, sizes
and qualities are advertising for occu.
pants. c) '.i'i ehl l'l."
Thousands Of families in New York
are preparing to give up city housekeep-
ing the coming spring, to board in hotels,
boarding houses, or to find homes in
suburban districts where rent and living
expenses are cheaper Business men
who, heretofore, have occupied offices
entire, are now contenting themselves
with desk room, or advertising to lease
desk room to other business men. Every
one seems anxious to shorten expenses.
The lesson this teaches is one of great
importance Money is scarce. Business
dull. Small dealers are being crowded
out by large ones Men and women
who heretofore have been running little
stores and shops in various parts of the
city, find their expenses for rent and
living so high that they are compelled to
give up business and hunt up clerkships
in larger establishment The tendency
of business is to monopolists and to the
hands and management OF dealers and
operators working in concert, controlling
large sums of money, buying and selling
together through agents--then dividing
the profits or sharing the losses set
Taxation for city, county, State and
Federal purposes is eating the life out
Of the industry Of the city. Everybody
is taxed. No matter how small the
dealer or how little the stock he keeps,
he must pay taxes thereon for the inter
nal revenue, for the support Of the Fed
eral Government, and for the enrichment
Of those whose business it is to collect
the whole and keep large part for
themselves. Then the incidental ex-
penses of business loom up above all
accoant. City licenses, city taxes and
inspectors in different departments to be
paid, not that trade may be encouraged,
but that thousand or more played-out
politicians may have places, salaries and
profits at the expense of those who are
being driven first to retrenchments and
then to bankruptcy.
Small dealers find it almost impossible
to obtain, even by mortgage on goods,
household property and other collaterals,
which in ordinary times could be put up,
for the reason thatmoney brings to those
who have to loan to those who operate
largely and together greater profits than
ordinary dealers can pay.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-10
- MEMPHIS. TENNs WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY TO-

Pomeroy; neither has there been, in the
defense, any charge Of any kind brought
against Mrs. Pomeroy questioning her
character as wife, or lady. Knowing
that you are ever ready to do Justice to
brother journalist, whatever his politi-
cal relation to you may be, and wishing
to prevent any hastily drawn inferences,
prejudicial to the moral character OF
Mr. Pomeroy, / request the publication
of this explanation, in the form of an
item in to-morrow's issue ] do this as
matter Of justice to all parties, giving
you at the same time full liberty to use
my name. Very truly yours, { F"
WIN. G. BUssEY,
No. lOWall street, NY. May 3, 1871.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-10

tyranny Men cannot live without some
direction, and if they will not submit to
reasonable direction, they become very
soon involved in degrading slavery
This socialism, now fighting for SUI
premacy in Paris and other large towns
of France, and widespread through our
own and many other countries, reads,
however, a lesson TO our wealthy classes.
1t derives much Of its influence from the
sheer idleness and moral degradation Of
many persons of wealth, who seem to
think that they are born for nothing but
pleasure and sensual qualification. The
sight of this proyokes even some OF
the more reasonable of the sons of toll,
and makes them listen at times to wild
theories, 1t should be understood among
wealthy families, and innnleated into the
minds of children, that no man is born
| into this world to be a mere drone and
useless member of the community.
Wealth has its great responsibilities as
well as enjoyments. Every youth should
be trained to hard work in some direc-
tion, and should be taught that he must
be worker in life. 1t is especially 10
be condemned when men making high
profession of religion bring up their sons
to idleness and mere pleasure. They
are violating the first principles of re.
ligion, and doing great harm to the com
munity. If this socialistic folly ever
succeeds in overthrowing our modern
civilization, the result will be in no small
degree due to the abuse of wealth among
many, especially Of our upper-middle
classes. If it is to be kept far from our
shores, that rage for idleness and lux.
ury and appearances, which produces
such an amount of degrading wicked
ness, especially in large cities, must be
strenuously contended against. 1t helps
the work of social disorganization more
than all other influences put together.
Paris, the center of socialism, has been
hitherto the chief seat of luxurious idle
ness and its degrading accompaniments,
and the connection is easily understood.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-10
Follow the Right,

No matter who you are, what your lot,
OF where you live, you cannot afford to
do that which is wrong. The only way
to obtain happiness and pleasure and
peace for yourself is to do the right
thing. You may not always hit the
mark; but you should, nevertheless,
always aim fer il, and with every trial
your skill will increase. Whether you
are to be praised or blamed for it by
others; whether it will seemingly make
you richer OF poorer; OF whether no
other person than yourself knows Of your
action; still always, and in all cases, do
the right thing. Your first lessons in
this rule will sometimes seem hard ones,
but they viii grow easier aud easier, until
finally doing the right thing will become
habit and 10 do wrong viii seem an
impossibility.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-10
The Difference Between "A Violin and
"a Fiddle.

|
Half century ago or lessrthe some
what facetious DIR. Pond dwelt' in the
quiet and out-ofthe-way village Of -.
The doctors ideas were liberal-much
more so than many of his congregation;
nevertheless he kept on the even tenor
of his way, and disregarded the prejudice
of some Of his people He had son
named Enoch, who at an early age mani
tested remarkable talent for music,
which the father cherished and cultivated
with care. In the same village resided
an antiquated maiden lady, who, having
no cares of her own to occupy her time
and attention, magnanimously devoted
herself to those of her neighbors. One
morning she called at the doctor and
requested to see him. When he entered
the room where she was seated, he per-
ceived at a glance that something was
amiss, and before he had time to extend
her the usual eHow d. ye do2" she added:
"I think, Mr.. Pond, that man of
your age and profession might have had
something better to do, when You were
in New London last week, than to buy
Enoch a fiddle; and all the people are
ashamed that our minister should buy
his son a fddlel Oh, dear, what is the
world coming to, when ministers will do
such things?"
"Who told you l had a fiddler" in
quired the doctor.
Who told me2 Why, everybody
says so, and some people have heard
him play on it as they passed the door
But amt it true, doctor2
81 bought Enoch violin when | went
10 New London" nnr
Sc A violin What's that2
Did you never see one2
Never"
"Enochl" said the Doctor, stepping
to the door, bring your violin here"
Enoch obeyed the command, but no
sooner had he entered with his instru-
ment than the lady exclaimed
"Lal now, there; why it is a fiddle.
Do not judge harshly" said the
Doctor, giving his son wink, wait till
you hear it. I
Taking the hint, Enoch played Old
Hundred. The lady was completely
mystifed; it looked like a fiddle, but
then who had ever heard Old Hundred
played on a fddlel 1t could not be
So, rising to depart, she exclaimed, Il
am glad | came in to satisfy myself |
Law just to think how people win liel"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-10
BRICK PoMEROY VS.. B.F.BUTLER.

7 E
| Questions OF veracity and Legal
| To the Editor of the Tribune:
SIR-The following letter, purporting
/ to have been written by B. f. Butler,
appeared in the Herald this morning:
WASHINGTON. April :6. 1871.
My DEAR SIR-I have the honor to
acknowledge the receipt of your letter
of April l5, 1871, informing me Of your
connection with the case of M. M. Pom
eroy and his wife, applicant for divorce.
Mrs. Pomeroy applied to me in a very
lady-like and proper note, stating that
she desired to engage my services as
counsel, and / saw no objection TO taking
retainer in the case. | did not inform
her that should do it gratuitously, but
/ undoubtedly should have done so, ex-
cept that / could have compelled Pome-
roy to pay my fee. / am glad to be in
formed that the fact Of my employment
having become known to her husband,
he has concluded to make settlement
with her, giving her $4,000 in cash as
you inform me, and paying 5000 a year
toward the education of their child. 1t
is certainly very agreeable to know that
| have been able to make the man dis
gorge the money he has made out t'of, me
in favor of woman whom he has in
jured and abused, and who, am in
| formed, is an estimable lady. By abuse
of me and pandering to the worst pas
.sions and credulities of his readers he
has been able to so sell his paper as to
make living for himself, and even a
competence, as ! understand. Now, in
justice, he should pay me a portion Of
that, and if my employment by his wife
! as her counsel has caused him to take a
part of that which belongs to me and
provide for her sustenance, shall have
the satisfaction of knowing that while
he has injured and abused me, am, in
fact, supporting his family have done
| some charitable acts in my life, of which
have no disposition to boast, but none
upon which l more pride myself than of
being the benefactor and supporter of
the family of Brick Pomeroy. may
never need to use the information which
you give me, but If l do, you may be
sure that / never bring my informants
into trouble. do not mark this letter
either private or confidential. la
/ am, very respectfully, yours,
aa .llt.lQ4l B. F. BUTLER.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-10
DAISY.

Darling! with the great brown eyes,
Brimming full of sweet surprise,
Fleecy floss of sun gold hair,
Drifting over temples fair,
The golden summer seems to me
Fuller of grace for knowing thee.
Where the solemn mountains stand.
We climbed together, hand in hand,
And in the summer Sunday smiled
On the old and little child;
One bowed low by weary strife
OF n long and wasted life,
And the other fresh and fair,
And pure as this delicious air.
Ripping laughter, soft and low,
Rises from the porch below,
Where fair brunette and lovely blonde
Have drawn a charmed circle fond
Of friends and lovers to their feet.
By winning smiles and voices sweet.
Many an aching heart may know
Sorrow and love together go;
But our love my baby friend!
Knows no sting or dreary end,
Perfect trust in true love lies
Mirrored in your lovely eyes.
Nothing in this wonderous view
Can compare, my pet with you;
Graceful ferns bend low to brush
Your cunning coat of bright blue plush;
Wide-eyed daisies envious stare
At the ones that kiss your hair.
Nodding from the graceful hrim af.
Of the saucy hat they trim.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-10

For simple neuralgia Of the face, or
any superficial ache, not depending upon
some organic cause, nothing will act so
effectnally as rubbing the oil of pepper
mint into the part The old man with
the gout will get relief from it. AS a
local anesthetic it viii give relief when
chloroform fails. / frequently put q
grain of morphine to drachm Of oil. -
DR.. Nicholson. f .i ht llag5 IH d.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-10
To the Editor Of the Tribune

SIR-I notice the publication in one Of
to-day's papers Of copy Of letter
written by the Hon. B. f. Butler, in re-
lation to the application Of Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Pomeroy for a divorce. That letter was
one written to myself aud / should have
offered it for publication some time since
had ] not desired to spare the feelings Of
Mrs. Pomeroy, q very estimable lady.
The facts as published are correct, but !
deem it my professional duty to state in
addition that the application for divorce
was solely on the ground Of deserts0n,
and that there has been no imputation
Of immoral conduct on the part Of Mr..
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-10
STABLE.
sOUTHERN
Livery and Sale Stable,
I26 JEFFERSON ST., Memphis, Tenn.

UHR UNDERSIGNED. HAVING. RE
GENTLY add ed to his stock some Of Bruce {
best buggies and q number Of good saddle and
barness horses. is now prepared 70 carry on
tbo bnsiness of n frst-class livery stable. A
bandsome turnout can be bad at any and all
tin,os JESSE A. FORREST.
IA large stock of horses and mules
constantly on hand for sale. Good accommo-
dafions for stock OF All descriptions. lll-o6