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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-04-24
OFFHCE OF
DE HAVEN & BRO,
No. 40 SOUTH THIRD STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad,
A NEW TRUNK LINE FROM THE SEA-
BOARD TO THE WEST,

BOARD TO THE WEST,
Is already completed and in operation from Rich
mond to the celebrated White Sulphur Springs 22T
miles, and there remain but 200 miles now under
construction, to complete 1t to the Western terminus
on the Ohio river 3l5 miles below Plttsburg, at the
head OF reliable and continuous navigation.
The completed portion OF the road is doing
GOOD LOCAL BUSINESS, which will be enor-
mousy increased as 1t progresses and opens the i'm
mense mineral riches of Virginia and West Virginia.
whose coal and iron are celebrated for their quality
and abundance, and would alone enrich the means
OF communication which afford them access to the
markets East and West
The advantages OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
road AS A GREAT EAST AND WEST THROUGH
LINE for the transportation OF the heavy freights
(Which constitute the principal part OF the East and
West through trafic) are numerous > nd important
/. A SHORT ROUTE between the Atlantic Coast
and the Great West.
O. LOW GRADES.
g. LIGHT CURVES.
d. A GENIAL CLIM ATE, which admits OF safe,
economical, and rapid railroad operation through
8. EASTAND WEST TERMINI, at favorable points
on Underwater and the Ohio river.
G. A VERY LARGE THROUGH AND LOCAL
Z. A COMPARATIVELY LIGHT CAPITAL AND
DEBT, and consequently light tax upon traffic for
payment OF interest and dividends
All these conditions favor cheap and economical.
working of the line, which will enable the Chesa.
peake and Ohio route to do profitable East and
West through business at rates which would not pay
by the difficult and costly lines and to control
an enormous Southeastern through trade.
We are authorized to sell an additional
amount of FIRST MORTGAGE SIX PER JENT.
GOLD BONDS OF the company, at the original price
T6s bonds ssenrsd by q mortgage upon the
WHiCM NOW, IN COMPLETED ROAD AND
WORK DONE, EXCEEDS THE ENTIRE
AMOUNT OF THE MORTGAGE, and which, when
Sinking FUnd OF sl0O,O0e per annum Is provided
for their redemption.
They are issued as Coupons or Registered Bonds,
and in denominations OF
SIOO, $500, and $1,000,
Interest payable May and November, in the city OF
The superior advantages, valuable property and
| franchises, and able and honorable management Of
| the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company, render
IL one of the most substantial reliable, and trust
| worthy corporations in the country, and commend
its securities to the unhesitating confidence OF capt.
Pamphlets, maps, and full particulars furnished
| upon application.
DE HAVEN & BRO,
No. 40 SOUTH THIRD STREET,
s24 fmw I'm PHILADELPHIA.
ELLIOTT, COLLINS & CO.,
BANKERS,
no. 100 South THIRD Street,
MEMBERS OF STOCK AND GOLD Ex
| CHANGES.
DEALERS IN MERCANTILE PAPER,
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. GOLD. Etc,
DRAW BILLS LsOFExoHANGE ON THE
UNION BANK OF LONDON. ssfmws
| .., ,A,EDN rz.hsAath,oS ErO
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The Grnve of Prentice.

A writer in the Louisville Daily Com
mercial has been visiting the beautiful
Cave Hill Cemetery at that city, and,
among the resting places of other dis
tinguished men, he describes the simple
grave o. George ID. Prentice, the poet
and Journalist, as follows:
As we walk by the hillside, we stop
and look with feelings of sorrow at the
humble spot where the Nestor of the
press, the man of princely intellect,
George d. Prentice, lies. The poet and
Journalist, whose pen evoked the admi-
ration of the world, whose name was
Synonymous with everything brilliant
and poetic in literature, lies an humble
and almost ttnLoticed grave. A little
Grecian canopy, resting on four columns,
with an urn in the center, and on top a
Tyre with a broken string-so sadly ex-
pressive of the music that has been lost
to the worlds all that represents in
material substance the illustrious dead.
On the grass which is springing up green
and fresh over the iowly grave, is a
broken goblet, in which, sometimes, is
placed some fowery tribute by a CRATE
ful and loving hand. This is all that
indicates the resting place of the man
that Kentucky should De proad to honor.
The remains of Courtland Prentice lie
near by, and are more distinguished in
their outward adornments than those of
his father
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The old Mai Us thermometer.

lIt Olu MhA -
Age.
Is. Anxious for coming out, and the at
tentions of the other sex.
l6. Begins to have some idea of the ten
der passion.
II. Talks of love in cottage, and dis
interested affection.
Is. Fancies herself in love with some
handsome man who has hattered
her.
10. Is little more difiident on account
of being noticed.
20. Commences being fashionable.
2l. Still more confident in her own at
fractions, and expects brilliant
establishment.
%. Refuses good offer, because he is
not a man of fashion.
%. Flirts with every young man she
meets.
"a. WoRderS she is not married
%. Rather more circumspect in her con-
duct
&c. Begins to think a large fortune not
quite so indispensable.
u. Prefers the company of rational men
to flirting.
%. Wishes to be married in a quiet way,
with comfortable income
20. Almost despairs of entering the mar
ried state.
80. Rather fearful of being called an
"0ld Maidr
81. An additional love of dress.
80. Processes to dislike balls, finds it
difficult to get good partners.
80. Wonders how men can leave the So
ciety of sensible women-to tlirt
with chits.
"a. Affects good humor in her converse
ton with men.
35. Jealous of the praises of women.
&c. Quarrels with her friend who is
lately married.
81. Thinks herself sighted in society.
3S. Likes to talk of her acquaintance
who are married an fortunately.
80. III nature increases.
40. Very meddling and ofiicious.
Al. If rich, as a deynier resort, makes
love to young man ioithout for
tune.
AZ. Not succeeding, rails against man
kind.
42. Partially for cards and scandal
commences.
A. Severe against the manners Of the
age.
45. Strong prediction for a clergyman.
46. Enraged at his desertion.
AZ. Becomes desponding and takes to tea
49. Turns all sensibility to cats and dogs
40. Adopts a dependent relation to at
tend upon her feline and canine
nursery.
80. Becomes disgusted with the world,
and vents all her i'll humor on her
unfortunate relation.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-05
How a clerk got Promoted

The Troy Times tells this story OF
Colonel James H. Hooker, an eccentric
character, who died in that city some
twenty years ago:
" A remarkable man was Colonel
Hooker, and very eccentric withal. AT
times he would fairly boil over with pas
sion, and was very violent in his speech
and action. Yethe was a just man, and
directed his fury against only what he
believed to be wrong and rascally. 1t is
related OF him that having dispute with
one Of his clerks, the latter would not
yield the point in issue to him. where
upon the Colonel undertook to put his
employe out of his office. But the clerk
was too much for the irate Colonel, and
in the melee the old man was laid upon
his back, and his countenance rather un-
pleasantly tapped Rising from his po-
sition, he proceeded to wash his battered
countenance, brushed his clothes care
fully, and, seating himself, asked the
victorious clerk to come to him and
report. Said he: A pretty thing you We
done, sir; got yourself into bad scrape; I;
committed assault and battery; licked
your employer. This shows that there 5
some stuff in you, miserable sinner; and
now, you internal scamp, | am going to
pay for it. You are discharged from the
desk you now hold, and tomorrow morn
ing l want you to take place next to
me, and hereafter act as my confidential
clerk, with your salary increased $3.50;
That's all; now go about your business
The clerk, thus promoted, held the con-
fdential position assigned him many
years during the remainder of the Col
onels lifetime, and never had to whip
his employer again to get an advance OF
snlarvh I|il
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such change must have very much
modified the climate Of Australia |
have no doubt that in past ages the diff
ferent races of men must have been far
more numerous than at the present
Those great revolutions that raised the
Alps from the bed of the ocean. which
submerged whole continents while they
brought others into existence, must have
swept away whole races of men, while
others were lost sight of, like the ten
tribes of Israel through amalgamation.
| think it is plain that the African was a
distinct race from the beginning, and
that the only reason for forming him as
he is was simply that all the earth might
he inhabited
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scenery of the Moon.

From the Rochester IN. " Adyertiser.I
A recent number of Appleton's Jour
nal contains an elaborate article in con-
nection with the illustration Of portions
of the moons surface as it appears from
photographs recently taken and through
the aid of powerful telescopes. This
Scenery of the Moon is a part of the
results Of Investigations by scientific
gentleman of New York city, who has
made the satellite special study for
years, and the conclusions he arrives at
are very different from those held by as
tronomers who have regarded the moon
as q dead planet" utterly devoid OF air
and water-the great essentials Of life.
From time long past, the light and dark
spots on the moons surface have been
believed to be respectively land and wa
ter, and astronomers have named them
accordingly. There was the Sea Of
Humboldt; the Mare Crisium, or Spark
ling Sea-" the Mare Nectaris; Vaporum;
Serenitatus; Tranquilitatis, ETC., etc
But the telescope has revealed differ
ent and most wonderful state of facts,
and unfolded literally and almost
completely "new. world of won
ders. 1t has revealed the fact that
the dark regions or plains of the moon
are the more ancient surface formations,
more or less abraded and smoothed, and
which from some cause have lost their
brilliancy. The bright portions from
the sharpness of outline and fresh ap-
pearance of detail, are considered to be
of more recent origin. And the tele-
scope has also shown that the lunar sur
face is studded with mountain ranges in
the form of rings, which include circular
planes of all dimensions from $50 miles
in diameter downward, till from their
minuteness they becomeinvisible. These
rampant ruins of the larger basins pre-
sent a wonderful variety Of turret and
terrace not unsurpassed in mountain
magni6cence by the Alps or the Andes.
Others of these lunar mountains are not
so unlike those of our earth. There are
magnificent walled plains, and precipices
of $4,000 to Il 900 feet in hight, de-
scription of which, as well as Of the
magnificent plains, is given in the arti-
Gle referred to.
The reasoning and deductions of the
MIllGT dIt luEtlllOuS anu NdAAIdf anu VI
great interest. He shows from the photo
graphic color and blush gray Of the
plains or sees that they must be COW
cred with vegetation. The appearance
of white clouds, which have been at
times distinctly seen, show that there
must be some atmosphere there and
the analogy of the appearance to the
telescope observer, of bright starlike
flashes of light, to the reflection of light
from all polished surfaces, such as glass,
water, etc, lead to the belief that these
spots may be the reflections from small
bodies of water on the moons surface.
They are not elevations, for they cast no
shadow, and they are seen but for few
minutes only, disappearing instantly and
in some cases not reappearing for years.
This is accounted for on the well known
laws of incidence and reflection of rays
of light, as they are seen only when they
arrive at the proper angle between the
observer and the sun itself. H
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The Henthen Chinee.

Chinese laborers on plantations in
Louisiana are striking" An overseer,
discovering that they worked exceedingly
slow, set them to hoeing on parallelrows
with a gang of negroes, in order to give
them an idea Of the amount Of work ex-
pected. They took umbrage at this, and
made il the pretext for entering COM
plant for violation of contract, contend
ing that the English translation of their
contract differs from the original. Since
their first arrival they have been very
exacting, and many Of their demands
have been almost frivolous. On one oc-
casion they demanded that their FIRE
wood should be brought to the door, and
at another asked 70 have water hauled
for their especial benefit
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OLD POEM.

Shall /, wasting in despair,
Die, because woman's fairY
Or make pale my checks with care,
Cause another's rosy are2
Be she fairer than the day,
Or the fowery neads in May.
III she be not SO for me,
What care l how fair she be?
Shall my foolish heart be pined,
Cause l see a woman kind,
Or well disposed nature,
Joined with lovely feature?
Be she meeker, kinder. than
Turtle dove or pelican,
If she be not so to me,
What care / how kind she be?
Shall woman's virtue move
Me to perish for her lOye2
Or her well-deserving known,
Make me quite forget mine 0wnY
Be she with that goodness blest,
Which may gain her name of best,
If she be not such to me,
What care how good she be?
Cause her fortune seems too high,
Shall play the fool and dieY
Those that bear a noble mind.
Where they want of riches find,
Think what with them they would do,
That without them dare to WOO;
And unIess that mind see,
What care how great she be?
Great, or good, or kind, or fair,
will ne er the more despair.
If she love me, this believe,
will die ere she shall grieve.
If she slight me when WOO.
can scorn and let her go;
For if she be not for me,
What care l for whom she beP
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shall women speak In meeting'

This is one of the questions continu-
ally agitated, never settled; and the talk
about it calls to the mind of the Inde-
pendent an incident which took place in
the lecture room of an eminent Baptist
minister of New England, whose repu-
tation for conservatism is in all the
churches:
AT the weekly prayer meetings good
woman present, who did not happen to
know that it was not the custom for
women to open their mouths in that lee
ture room, knelt down and lifted up her
voice in fervent and touching petition.
The breath of warmer cline filled the
room where they we're sitting, the ice of
the meeting was thawed, and the courtly
Doctor himself, whose opinions were
well known to be quite adverse to such
practices, was on his feet in a moment
after the prayer had closed.
i am sure, my friends" he said,
that we have all been greatly delighted
and pro6ted by what we have heard. 1t
is true that Paul says something about
its being shame for a woman to speak
in the church; but Paul has no reference
to anything of this sort. What Paul re-
ferred to was this: Paul was speaking Of
Paul meant the fact is, brethren and
sisters, / don't know what Paul did
mean"
That was the last time Paul was ever
quoted on this subject in that lecture
room. Several of the brethren who
lately spoke in conference in Brooklyn
confessed that they had strong preju-
dices against the practice, but these
prejudces had always yielded when the
experiment of allowing women to speak
had had fair trial A prejudice that
dissolves in tears at the sound of wo-
mans voice in prayer is hardly worth
cultiyating.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-05

GAINESVILLE, Ohio, also claims to have
on window pane photograph -
that Of a young lady, and so distinct
that II can &c seen and is easily recog-
nized across the street. The local pa
per asserts that, "of course, this pic
ture is the result Of a combination Of
favorable circumstances, such as the pc
culiar condition Of the atmosphere at
the time, the color Of the dress worn, the
proper distance from the window, and a
brilliant fash Of lightning"
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The danger to which the city of New
Orleans is exposed from the great ere
vase, which has occurred a few miles
above it, lies in its nearness to Lake Pom
chartrain-the city and the lake are six
miles apart--and to the fact that between
them extends a swampy waste which is
easily filled with the waters of the lake,
even by the effect of high wind blow
ing inland, thus causing the water to
overflow a large portion of the suburbs
of the city the streets on such occasions
resembling canals. Should the Bonnet
Care crevasse continue, or become
more extensive, the immense volume of
water pouring into the western extremity
of Lake Ponchartrain might so swell its
waters as to cause the lake to be forced
across the intervening swamp into the
city Of New Orleans, and so produce an
inundation. 1t is not an uncommon
thing to find a large section of the
city under water even after a
heavy summer shower of an hours
duration. While there would not
necessarily be any danger to life
in the contingency of an overflow, prop
erty would suffer immensely; and even
the extraordinary spectacle might be
offered of one of the small steamboats,
which ply on the lake through the Old
Basin steaming up the contiguous streets
to receive passengers from the second
story window of houses. This is pos
sibility, however, which would not be
likely to occur unless the Mississippi
should assert its power in manner un-
usual in its history. As it is, an i'm
mense loss has been inflicted upon the
plantations which have been submerged
by the crevasse. The question of the
Mississippi levees has always been q
matter of extreme solicitude to the
people of Louisiana living along the
low land borders Of the river; and, in
deed, it is not a cheerful reflection for
those so situated to feel that at high
water mark they lie down to sleep on a
level twelve or fifteen feet below that Of
the mighty river which surges above
them, and the waves of which lap the
top of the embankments that keep its
waters in check.
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STABLE.
SOUTHERN
Livery and Sale Stable,
I28 Jefferson ST., Memphis, Tenn.

nHE UNDERSIGNED, HAVING RE-
i Gently added 10 his stock some Of Bruce's
best buEgies and a number Of good saddle aud
harness horses, is now prepared to carry on
the business Of q frst-class livery stable. A
handsome turnout can be had at any and all
times. JESSE A. FORREST.
n. B.-A large stock Of horses and mules
constantly on hand for sale. Good accommo-
dations for stock Of all descriptions. l4l-66
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why the Negro was Created Black.

That the negro was formed for the eli
mate Of Africa the whole structure of his
body unites TO prove. First, as a pro
lection to the brain against the direct
rays Of the sun, his hair is made to grow
short and curly, and he is furnished with
a skull Of enormous thickness. In no
other being do we see the wisdom of the
Creator more clearly exhibited than in
the construction Of the African. The
soles of his feet are Overlaid with thick
layer Of fat--a bad conductor of heat
thereby enabling him to walk at his ease
over the burning sands, and forming for
him a far better protection than any
contrivance the art Of man could devise.
And now you may ask why did God
make the African black2 | answer: in
order that he might be able TO keep cool
in that torrid climate A black surface
will radiate or part with heat much more
rapidly than a white one, an expert
ment that any one may try. Take two
vessels that are in every respect the
same-two teapots, for instance; let
one of them be covered over with lamp
black, then I'll them both with boiling
water, and you viii find the black one
will be cold much sooner than the bright
one. believe all scientific men agree
that since the creation Of man a large
tract of land stretching out from Africa
to New Holland has .been submerged,
and is now covered by the Indian Ocean.
This would readily account for the negro
being an inhabitant Of that country, and
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-05

A lecturer on the moral sentiments Z"
in Philadelphia remarked that the
" dearest ship in the world was friend
ship, whereupon a young man rose
from among the congregation, and
stated that he knew another dearer
ship still-and that was courtship. The
young man had once been a defendant
in a claim for breach Of promise Of
marriage
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LOUISVILLE ROUTE.
NORTH AND EAST.
Winter Schedule.
Takes Effect January 9th, 1871.

Brownsville Accommodation leaves daily
Except Sunday at4; rs pm.
Daily through train TO Nashville and Chat
tanOoga without change of cars. Leave at
7:45 pm; arrive in Nashville at am,
Chattanooga at 10 p m, next day.
Depot at head Of Main street.
Ticket Office, 2S71z Main street, one door
north of Jefferson.
The tain leaving Memphis at As IN. runs
daily. Thea am. train does notrun on Sun
day. Both trains run through to Louisville
without change. Elegant sleeping cars run
through on the As pm. train from Memphis
to Louisville, connecting at Louisville with
through cars to Philadelphia, Cleveland, Buff
falO and New York. without change. Only
one change from Louisville to Baltimore,
Washington City and Boston. Berths and
staterooms, in through cars, can be engaged
AT the Ticket Office, 237lS Main street.
y.f. BOYD, Superintendent.
JAS. SPED. Ticket Agent. 9-62-f
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]. E. SPENCER & co., NEW YORK
MOST PEHsFECT,

M ~ Il = 7-11T'I 11N~ p
Natural, Artificial help 10 the human eye evel.
known. They are ground under their own su-
pervision, from minute Crystal Pebbles,
melted together. and de rive their name,
Diamond" on account of their hardness
and brilliancy. The SCIENTIFIC PRINCI-
Pile on which they are constructed brings the
the eye. producing clearand distinct vision,
as in the natural, healthy sight, and prevent
ing all unpleasant sensations, such as glim =
mering and yayering Of sight, dizziness, etc. i,
in the finest manner, in frames Of the be 1t
quality, of all materials used for that purpos o..
Their finish and durability cannot be So r
passed. fatsf HIl I.l.
CAUTION. - None genuine unless beari ug
their trade mark stamped on every frame.
CO W. Q. BYRD. Jeweler and 0ptician, is
sole agent for Memphis, Tenn, from whom
they can only be obtained. These goods arc
10 aod-JA-1Q
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-05-05

BuRNETT's KALL1sToN is the best cos
metic and skin beautifer in the world.
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Il. wHTTMORE.
Publisher and Proprietor.