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nressed ror Her Fir.t Partx.

The following description Of how Mrs
Henry Ward Beeeher dressed for her first
party is from the Christian Union:
" We vividly remember the look Of dis
satisfaction on our grandES.sAAss1s face,
a dear little woman, nearly eighty years
old, whose keen black eyes flashed omin-
ously as we came before her for inspec-
ton, dressed for our first party. We
stood, at fourteen, full head taller, but
we're abashed at the diglihed air Of
authority with which she descanted on
the righteousness Of our attire. A very
narrow skirt, With a few gathers in the
back, and three small pleats on e9ch side
1T took but six OF seven yards then for
a dress-a full waist, with a narrow band
round the neck like a baby's slip, and
the bels almost under the arm; a large
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-01-05
A woman,s struggIe with a Deer.

The Keokuk Constitution tells of a
curious struggle between a woman and a
deer, near Summittsville, Iowa. Mr..
Will Collins, who resides near that place,
started up a wild buck, and, in the chase,
the frightened deer leaped over the fence
into Mr.. Collins yard 1t was immedi-
ately attacked by bulldog, and de-
tanned till the hounds came up, which
also engaged in the struggle Mrs. Collins,
who was the only person present at the
time, took up the gun to shoot the buck,
but, fearing she would kill one of the
dogs, laid the weapon aside, and seizing
an ak, went to the assistance Of the
CANNES. As she was aiming a blow at
the enraged deer, il sprang at her, knock
ng her down, and commenced stamping
her in the breast. The dogs seized the
buck and dragged it away from Mrs. Col
Inns, but not until she was severely in
jured by its hoofs. Nothing daunted
Mrs. c. renewed her attack upon the in
furiated animal with the ak, but was
again knocked down by it, and stamped
more severely than before. The dogs
once more went to her rescue, and sue
ceeded in getting the animal away from
her. Mrs. Collins repeated her assault
on the buck, and this time succeeded in
dispatching him. The lady was seriously,
but not dangerously, injured.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-01-05
THACKERAY.
His WOful Failures in Speech.
Making.


His wOruI Failures in speech
Making.
James F. Fields in Atlantic Monthly.l
The most finished and elegant of all
lecturers, Thackeray, often made very
poor appearance when he attempted to
make a set speech to public assembly.
He almost always broke down after the
first two or three sentences. He pre-
pared what he intended to say with great
exactness, and his favorite delusion was
that he was about to astonish everybody
with remarkable effort. 1t never dis
turbed him that he commonly made a
woful failure when he attempted speech
making, but he sat down with such cool
serenity, if he found that he could not
recall what he wished to say, that his au-
dience could not help joining in smiling
with him when he came to a stand-still.
Once he asked me to travel with him
from London to Manchester to hear
great speech he was going to
make at the founding of the Free Library
Institution in that city. All the way
dowr he was discoursing of certain effects
he intended to produce on the Manches-
ter dons by his eloquent appeals to their
pockets. This passage was to have great
influence with the rich merchants, this
one with the clergy, and so on. He said
that although Dickens and Bulwer and
Sir James Stephens, all eloquent speak
ers, were to precede him, he intended to
beat each of them on this special occa-
sion. He insisted that should be seated
directly in front of him, so that should
have the full force of his magic eloquence.
The occasion was most brilliant one;
tickets had been in demand at unheard
Of prices several weeks before the day
appointed the great hall, then
open for the first time to the
public, was filed with an audience
such as is seldom convened, even
in England. The three speeches which
came before Thackeray was called upon
we're admirably suited to the occasion
and most eloquentlg spoken. Sir John
Potter, who presided, then rose, and,
after some complimentary allusion to
the author of VANITY Fair," intro
duced him to the crowd, who welcomed !
him with ringing plaudits. As he rose !
he gave me a half wink from under |
his speetacles, as if to say; Now for
it; the others have done very well, |
but ] will show EN- grace beyond |
their art. He began in clear and |
charming manner, and was absolutely |
perfect for three minutes. In the mid
Ole Of a most earnest and elaborate
sentence, be suddenly stopped, gave a
look of comic despair at the ceiling,
erammed both hands into his trousers
pocke;s, and deliberately sat down.
Everybody seemed to understand that it
was one of Thackeray's unfinished
speeches, and there were no signs of sur
prise or discomfort among his audience.
He continued to sit on the platform in
perfectly composed manner, and, when
the meeting WGs over, he said to me,
withouta sign Of discontinue, Myboy,
you have my profoundest sympathy this
day yon have accidentally missed hear
ing one Of the finest speeches ever COM
posed fer delivery By great British ora
tor" And 1 neEes Geard him mention
the subject again
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-01-05
A Negroes Reason for Voting the
Democratic Ticket.

/
1 Yesterday i heard an old negro ex-
planning to few of his color his reasons
for having voted the Democratic ticket.
Said he, as he made fierce gestures with
his weather-beaten hand, 7" Yes, you're
right, did vote the Democratic ticket
It's the first time ! ever did, and unless
they run this here gov ment better than
the Radicals have it will be the last
time. Ipropose for to try EN-. Why is
times hard, and why amt thar no money
in the country? The Radicals are play
ing smash with everything. | com
menced for to vote the Radical ticket
over two years ago, and ever since that
time money has been getting scacer and
scacer, and now don't see ten dollar
bill once month. l hain't got cents
now where | used to have dollars when |
commenced for to vote the Radical
ticket. We must have a change in this
here business, or we'll all go up, white
and black alike. Talk about the Radi-
Gals being friends to the colored menl
Any man with half an eye can see that
they amt friends to anybody but them
selves. They're arter the office which
draws them big pay and takes all the
money out of the country, and makes
cotton go down so that a darky
cant earn enough in a year to buy
hoe-cake for Christmas. That's what
they do. Who lent me a mule
last summer to finish my crop, when
mine had broke his leg trying to get over
the fence2 Was it a Radical? No;
they'd have seed my crop go to weeds
afore they d have did it. Fact is, mighty
few Of them have got any mules to lend
1t was Democrat who came to me and
says, Joe, you've had bad luck; you
will lose all your work unless you can
get nag to finish your crop. Go to my
stable and get that old mule that's blind
in one eye, and pay me what's right for
her when the crop is made paid him
up like a man. When | was sick last
summer, and didn't have bite in the
house to eat, who brought me the hunk
of bacon2 1t was this ere same Demo
crat, and now when he wants my vote he
can get it. A man who sticks up to me,
Tll'stick up to him all the time, and, so
saying, the ancient negro walked off,
leaving his little circle of listeners to
comment upon his speech and digest his
wisdom. One said that he had been
bought up; that man who would sell
out for a hunk of bacon wasn't any ac-
count. Another thought his head was
level, and another said something in
vague way about fools. 1t seemed to be
his opinion that they were not all dead
yet.-DaLton GG.) Letterin Cincinnati
Commercial.
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Monkey skin muffs are offered for sale
this season.
An Illinois fire company has elected a
lady foreman. Dt
The Philadelphia Inquirer predicts a
return to the dark ages.
Fox hunting is one of the city amuse-
ments at Griffin, Georgia.
Some of the small cities in Massachu-
setts want TO be villages again.
Five hundred dollar lace shawls are
used as overskirts for ball dresses.
General Anderson, the hero of Fort
Sumter, continues to reside in Europe.
One hundred Canadian cents weigh
one pound. Each is an inch in diane
ter.
Garnett, in Anderson county. Kansas,
is to have female dentist soon-Alrs.
Lucy H. Taylor.
1t costs 1926, O0O year to print the
Patent Office Reports. It's a nice book
for holiday present.
Game is reported to be very abuadRpt
this season in the mountains and val
leys of East Tennessee.
New York is making a move for
cheaper hotel rates, go that a man not
millionaire can stop all night
Californians have contributed nearly
S306, 600 TO the French and German re-
lief funds.
A Leavenworfh man decided his house
and lot to his wife TO escape his credit
ors, and now she has escaped han.
From various points at the South re-
ports come of colder weather than has
been experienced before since 1851.
During ali the time Of John Bright
illness, he has refused to take his salary
as Cabinet Minister, but then he's rich
without It.
The Peoria papers claim that 10000
bushels Of corn were shipped from that
city in one day lately. The corn was
probably in a fluid state.
Eight American drug houses make a
specially in dealing in proprietary
" patent" medicines, having an annual
trade Of 81 ,0O0,0 600. iunFfrf
Hartford has sixteen banks, twenty
one insurance companies, twenty-seyen
churches, two hundred streets, and only
seventy lawyers.
The New York coffin-makers, shroud-
makers and hearse-drivers had a carni-
val on Monday evening. A local paper
headed the item, The Dance Of Death.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-01-05
PASSING STRANGE.
A Man Dies of HydrOphObIa Forty
Years After Having Been Bitten
by Mad Dog.

The Pulaski New York; Democrat
relates the particulars of the singular
death of one Major King of the town of
Boylston, from hydrophobia. Itappears
that about forty years ago Mr.. King was
severely bitten by mad dog, which had
no apparent effect upon him until within
the past four weeks, when he first seemed
to act strangely For few days he ap-
peared melancholy, and on Monday the
18th inst, after telling his son he "was
going to do something" threw off his
hat and coat, ran to pond near by, and,
jumping in, endeavored to drown him
self His son followed him and sue
ceeded in getting him out, and induced
him to return to the house. When
within short distance he tore himself
away, returned again and threw himself
into the pond. By this time some of the
neighbors, who had witnessed the strange
proceedings, arrived, and with their as
sistance he was secured and brought
home. The paroxyism lasted about FIVE
hours, when he became rational, and re-
quested the bystanders not allow him
to hurt anybody. He remained in this
condition for eighteen hours, when
another spasm succeeded, and, after suf-
fering terribly until Friday night, death
came to his relief
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-01-05
For the PHblic Ledger
REQUIEM TO LEE.
BY JULIA A. BowD&.
Il. wHITMORE,
Publisher and Proprietor.


The old years dead and gone;
But on its tablet is inscribed
The silent grief of many hearts
For loved ones that have died.
Our noble LEE has fallen, too.
With the departed year,
And all the tribute we can pay
Is sympathetic tear,
For him who was so true and good,
So generous and so brave;
All that remains of Robert Lee
Now fills hero's grave.
Yes! he is calmly sleeping now
Beneath the silent sod,
And his pure spirit gone to reign
With the redeemed of God.
Though he is gone, forever gone,
Yet still his name we love!
That name whose glory doth resound
From earth to heaven above.
The name of Robert Edward Lee
Will never be forgot.
By any true born Southerner,
In mansion or in cot.
Our children will be taught to lisp
The name of Robert Lee,
With reverence and awe sublime
Through all posterity.
Then let us try to initiate
Oar chief, so good and true,
That when we die it may be said,
He fills Christians grave.
MEMPHIS, January 4, 1871.
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SONNET.

Vainglorious ambition Wild, sad chasel
Deceitful guide TO disappointme mt blind!
For even those that win thy heated race
The saddest void of promised pleasure find.
Thy bubble dreams, when touched, dissolve
in air,
And leave dark vacancy unto despair.
Like that vain hope that lured Ger desert wide
To still reel on. where fevered eye could trace,
Ger scorching plain, the well-known water
place
The stone-piled curb-hope's altar-there at
length,
With last wild effort of expiring strength,
Exhausted, reached the spot: but, coming
night,
Looked Ger the brink, then. fainting,
shriekeds
i" Great God ] the well Is dryl"
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-URSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 5, 1871.

lace Vandyke' or cape over the shoul-
ders; the hair was combed on the top of
the head, and tightly tied, and the length
twisted into knot or bow, and kept
in place by a big tortoise shell
comb, the top Of it full three inches
high, and six or seven inches
round; this was placed back of the hair
Our first high-topped comb What a
wonderful work of art it was in our
eyesl And the dress-our first silk-of
changeable hues ike the silks which are
now coming into fashion--how stylish it
did look We thought every one must
recognize its elegance. Yet here was
this little grandma, whose judgment,
next to our mothers, was infallible,
looking with disdain upon it, and turn
ing our whole outfit into ridiculel 1t was
heartbreakingl And for our first party
Fourteen was very young to 90 TO par
ties, but being tall for the age, we we're
invited, by mistake, we presume. AT the
present time young ladies of three and
four send out and receive their cards,
and with gloves and fans, frizzed hair
and flounced dresses, mimic the affecta-
tion and absurdities of their sisters. We
have no sweet, simple childhood any
longer"
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The LOCK STTTCH which

The LOCK STITCH which it
makes is more durable and beautiful than
any other, presenting the same appear
ance on both sides of the fabric and will
not ravel. 1t is also more economical,
requiring oNE-THIRD LESS cotton than
any otser kind of stitch. Being the same
on both sides, it is not necessary to use
the extremely fine sewing cotton required
by those machines which make stitch
with ridge on the under side, which can
only be concealed by using thread top
delicate and fine to bear ordinary wear.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-01-05

It's simplicity renders its movements
so easy that a child can work it. 1t is
almost noiseless in operation, and for
speed and rapidity of motion excels all
others, as has been demonstrated thou
sand times by competition.
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BONDS, COUPONS, NOTES & SCRIP,
First Day of May and NOvembe
INTEREST.
n o e.!

MAYORS OFFICE, CITY HALL, /
MENPHIs, December Is. 1870.
TNHE Interest falling due on the LIST day Of
January. ISL. on the bonds Of the city of
Memphis. will be paid on presentation of the
proper coupons at the Office Of P. NJ. Myers &
Co.. Bankers. No. a Pine street. in the City
of New York, on and after Monday. January
2, ISL.
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The prices are within reach Of every
one. Machines are made to suit all
tastes and circumstances, and the plain
est in finish will work as well as the most
costly.
Full and thorough instructions given
at the house of the customer at any time,
free of charge, and the utmost pains
taken to render complete satisfaction.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-01-05

It possesses the very great advantage
of carrying the work in the natural way
from left 10 right-which enables the
operator to handle the work more readily
and to sit upright; while machines which
carry the work from the operator require
an inclination of the body forward (detri-
mental to healthy and are hard and tire
some to use.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-01-05

Horace Greeleys essays, "What
Know Of Farming" which have been
published in the Tribune every week
during 1870, are to be printed in book
form.
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Wheeler & Wilson, S
N e w
SlLENT-W RKING
Sewing Machine!
rs SUPERIOR &.
FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: (:
FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS

Its yearly sales are larger than those
of all other Sewing Machines combined.
This fact alone is the surest test of its
merit and superiority.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-01-05

It is an instrument of great versatility
in its operations. 1t will hem, fell, braid
cord, gather, tuck more beautifully than
any other machine in use, without bast-
ing or any preparation of the work.
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cRocERIEs.
Goods for the Holidays

5ObarreIs Buck wheat Flour,
35 % Navy Beans.
SO 4" HOminy and Grits,
packages Dried Fruit,
B0barreIs Hrout.
100 half barrels Krout,
900 boxes Cheese,
500 packages Pigs Feet,
$50 boxes Layer Raisins,
$50 Figs ana CifrOn,
200 kegs Holland Herring,
600 eases Can Fruits,
so Sardiues,
JUST RECEIVED AT
q. A. ECKERLY's,
uql Ger. Front and Union SIS
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RAILROAD.
PASSENGERS GOING EAST,
Via LOUISVILLE or CAIRO,
Should purchase tickets by the
ERIE & ATLANTIC & GREAT WESTERN
RAILW AY,

forming the best and most comfortable Line TO
New York, Boston, and Northern and Atlantic
Cities, With magnificent Palace Combined Day
and Night Coaches. through to New York
without change.
Two Lightning Express Trains Daily.
This is the only Line from Cincinnati to
New York under one management; the only
Line from Cincinnati to New York without
break Of Gauge; the only Line whose Trains
run through to New York without change the
only Line running coaches through without
using Compromise Wheels; the only Line
running Palace Broad Gauge Coaches through
without change.
"a If you desire prompt time and certain
connections, finest scerery on the Continent,
most comfortable Cars in the world, most mag
nifcent dining halls and ample time fer meals
and the safest, best, and most comfortable
rsute-gO TO New York by the ERIE & AT
LANTIC * GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
Tickets by this Line for sale at all Ticket
Offices through the South.
WM, r. BARR,
Gen I Passenger Ag't, n. Y.
W. B. SHATTUC.
Gen'l Southern Ag,t. Cincinnati. o. ta4-t
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NOTICE.
$1,000 Per Week

Can be made on the quiet by parties who are
up 70 snuff, without interfering with other
sgsiRsss ADDE'S con SesSSahSsentially, THos:
York. 6q-eod-l46
New-York tribune., 1871-04-14
A CURIOUS WAY TO PAY ELL.

Tho case of +, A. Platt, Receiver of the
Farmers and Citizens National Bauk of BrOokyn, heard
yesterday before the 3enera Term Of the Supreme Court
I'm session in Brooklyn, IS somewhat peculiar MI Bay
l,- had been acting The agent OF Decker Brown OF
Now YORK. under power OF attorney TO mako contracts
them, pay bills and collect amounts duo Tor WOfh
done Ivy them. This agent had procured contract lor
them from Mr.. Williams one OF tn9 DLectoiS' aiin
Mr.. Beach, President Df the bank named When thc m
was presented to Mr.. Williams, he stated that no was
sort Of funds, but tat IL this agent would sign tbIG9
months note in the name OF his iirln. he Williams WOd
get it discounted at the bank and give Bayliss ho pro
Ceeds the latter stpuatug TO take care OF the hoie me
note was transferred to the bank, Though not IN lne sud
course Of business through the Influence oi Mllah'
and NJ maturity protested for non payment AieI
tcrward plaintiff was appointed Receiver OF the hisi'i
ton, and be gan this action against the makers lHry
defended the Circuit, the ground tiat the age
who gave tho mad authority To do 80 Inc toU!J
ON tie trial directed verdict for the pllnih, from
which this appeal is taken. Decision reserved
New-York tribune., 1871-04-14
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Misses T. and Pickup, Messrs }. 4 Roach, y Butter T. C. Bust
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lsy, Ms. DAre,, Mrs. Lend.
New-York tribune., 1871-04-14
DISASTER AT sr,-A HURRICANE.

The steamer Iowa OF the Anchor line, which
arrived yesterday reports that the entire passage was
made agns strong head winds On April > in lat 10 %
lon A. 3D. she passed Il number Of icehCrgs On the 9th
inst, lat o.. lon 90 20. she sighted tho steamship
TIpOli hence tor Liverpool. During he day tie
Iowa II IN with the swedish bark Frca, disabled, with
partly gone. Tho brig Hche hove 10 near her.
The FIcil bound from NCWIOrl fOi CrOnsadt, and
was caught IN hurricane the 2d inst, which
entirely Carried away her mlZzen, fore, and manmaSts.
Her boats, buwarks, StahchCOns, and houses on deck
were swept away, and all the ships supply O provisions
and water was destroyed. Tie pumps had been con-
stanty worked for days, and the men COM
pletcy exhausted. The were about TO abandon the
Frcl ana take q the brig Hche from Cuba, bound for
GaSUc. All hands. including the officers were transferred
10 trt steamer and placed under care OF the surgeon.
The disabled craft then pumped dry her was
taken on board. and she was tOwed into this port.