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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-02-01

1t possesses the very great advantage
of carrying the work in the natural way
from left to right-which enables the
operator to handle the work more readily
and to sit upright; while machines which
carry the work from the atorrequire
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, 1871-02-01
Newsdealers supplied at 2h cents por copy
Weekly Public Ledger,

Published every Tuesday at 81 per annum lin
advanced; clubs of five or more, 81 SO.
Communications upon subjects Of general
interest 10 the public are at all times accept
able. ~
Reiected manuscripts WILL NOT be returned.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-02-01
PUBLIC LEDGER.

At Ne. IL Madison street,
The PUBLIC LEDGER is served TO city subseri,
bers by faithful carriers at FIFTEEN CENTS
PER WEEK. payable weekly TO the carriers,
By mail ln Advanced: One year, w. six
months. 81; three months w; one month
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-17
He IS Staid.1

Lately. when the body of George Kirk
was lying at Wilson & Browns undertaking
establishment, on B street, Virginia City, a
man who appeared to be stranger in the
city, seeing something of crowd about the
door, approached and looked in at the body
lying in the coffin.
ing near
Yes, sir" shortly answered he who was
questioned.
fidgeting a little. the stranger tried it
again: How did he die ?.
Hung" was the laconic reply.
hung! All, hung HIMSELF"
mo; he was hung BY the vigilantes.'
fory' o -1A''-
"He had been notified to leave the town,
and he came back '"A'
when a man has been notified to leave.
can't he never come back here again and
stay" "s''-A '''A0
Eyes, SIR
Eyes! Then how is this'-
well, he came back, and"-pointing to
the cofhn-''you see he staid."
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-17


SEDA11A No, septembef IA The Holl,
system of watefworks was adopted by ths
City Council, and the contract for the ma.
chinery Is closed. B. Holly. ESQ, the in.
ventor of the Holly system Of waterworks
and the mechanical superintendent of ths
Holly manufacturing company at Lockport
New York, and Charles Keep, secretary Of
the company, arrived in this city this morn
ing, and this afternoon they examined thu
ground and the proposed sources Of supply
ing the city with water, accompanied bv
Mayor Montgomery B. II. Ingraham, pres.
dent of the City Council, and Aldermen
Becky, Taylor and Krickhaus. Colonel A.
D. Jaynes, Sheriff PAT, Major Suess, CAP.
tain 4. II. Thompson, w. II. Mackey, j. 6.
Magann, p. G.. Stafford, Rufus Low, s,
Watts and DR.. NJ. V. B. Shattuck Mr.,
Holly was well pleased with the account Of
the water and the natural adoption of the
ground for the erection Of the works. He
estimates that there was sufficient water to
supply city of 100000 inhabitants with
but three miIes of main pipe. The Mayor
called . special meeting Of the City Council
this evening to hear 4r. Holly's report.
which was read, and B. H. Ingraham.
Charles G.. Taylor and Colonel A. D. Jaynes
were appointed committee ON waterwOrks
with full power to contract for machinery
and everything required in carrying for
ward the works. The entire cost Of the
works when completed is estimated from
475, 1000 to 100000, and . contract for the
necessary machinery was closed tonight
with the Holly Manufacturing Company, to
be put up and in running order by the first
of April next.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-17

Sitting on the hotel piazza the other morn
ing, says Newport letter, watching group
Of young ladies, l overheard curly-headed
little maiden, who was frizzled and pan.
niered and pulled in the height of the style
exclaim: ooh, like the Independent best ="
A moment before could have sworn that
Ia petite never looked at paper, and come.
what surprised. took the liberty of listen
ing further. The Tribune suits me-" said
her black-eyed companion. ~ take the
Evening Post" chimed in stylish, saucv-
looking girl, who was pelting somebody
over the railing with pond !ilies-a beausi-
before had seen q gentleman carefully
selecting for her from . little urchins
basket. And when, l wondered, do you
girls get time to read the newspapers
Fold them four double, of course, was the
next sentence l caught, and, more puzzled
the group, when everything was made clear
to me by the blonde little one saying: Il
had rather have newspaper any day
than the best pannier that was ever made
in Paris"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-17
Hereditary Genius.

Among recent deaths in Germany there
is announced that of man whose charac-
ter and career supply curious commentary
on the principle Of hereditary genius
the eldest son of Wilhelm Won Humboldt.
He had, in common with his father and
uncle, both name and wealth, but besides
these absolutely nothing. He was all his
long lite-and a long life Of seventy-ive
years it was-what is called in Germany a
''sonderling,' which, in this case, meant
rather more than our queer fish" Among
the various feats whereby he laid claim to
distinction among his contemporaries must
be reckoned his spending his last twenty
years or go exclusively in he'd, although en-.
lowed with the most vigorous health, and
not oven being able to impair it BY this
long-drawn-out freak. As to the rest of his
career, all that can be said of this small
scion of a great house is that he was pro.
prietor Of the estate Of Ottmachau, in ST.
lesia; very fine and large property, which
had been given to his father as a reward
Tor his services to the Prussian state. Also,
that his death occurred in Berlin, and that
he was buried at Reyel, the sepulchre of his
great namesake.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-17

Near Washington lived friend with
whom Mr.. Jefferson frequently stopped
when en- route to Monticello, and ON one of
these occasions servant rushed in to saw a
colored man was bleeding to death from a
cut with an ak. The distance to physi-
clan being considerable, Mr.. Jefferson pro-
posed that he should sew up the wound,
which was in the calf of the fellows leg,
and did so successfully, Remaining at the
time that it seemed strange that the thick
flesh coverings and defenses of the bones
in the human Limbs were ON the back of
those members, while the danger of frac-
ture came generally from the front. This
being mentioned as an instance of Mr.. JEFF
fersohs acuteness of perception to the ply
stefan, who had arrived late upon the scene,
that worthy man, partly from disgust at
having been robbed Of his patient, and
partly from being most bitter political op-
ponent Of the President, broke ont, raising
his hands with horror: "Weu, what is the
world coming to Here this fellow Jefer-
son, after turning upside down everything
on the earth, is now quarreling with God
Almighty himselfv' Instance number two
is told Of an equally devoted party friend
of Mr.. Jeferson's,. who was exulting that
even in dying on the fourth Of July his hero
reflected new lustre on the sublime princi-
pies Of the party. Some ono here brought
the news that John Adams, the leader of
the Federalist or opposing party, had died
on the same day. For q time the ardent
Jefersonian would not believe it. but being
at last satisfied of the fact, exclaimed in a
passion, ut was mean Yankee trick ~
Mrs. R0ndolphs Domestic Life Of Jefferson
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-17

me London Chemist and Drmgq;st savs
the following true words about Tia Sonth.
ern States '10 0ootn'
II the Southern United States are MT +he
garden OF the world it is rather the tamil o Of
tn ose who are responsible for their culti S a
!lon ana development than from anv natural
lnfer1orlty to any other Land on the fs 3. q.
a. o. tne earth. 1t occurs to every mind that
tins Is the home Of the chief products which
tobacco ate products of such immens i Ta as
20 9wan those which other lands bling
t tHa o an %5 yet these are not ALL
la1uriant but uncultivated vegetation be- be.
sizes sra;s. testihes to the immense resources
S Saicn a are forthcoming. These Southern
eaualing that Of Great Britain, France and
ued5m lam watered BY the grandest rivers,
i; au l of IN every variety of soil, with mil
IONS OF acres of dismal swamps, vet unre-
claimed, there is future for this district
t Ma'en o, TI make it territory to which ali
plies. '0so'""Ao sup
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-17
Business.Like Hens.

Old Starks, an honest German, had farm
about three miles from the village o,
Naples, on the Illinois river, and, like mos,
OF his countrymen who settle in this
country, was great on garden truck, butter
eggs, etc, which he carried regularly to the
One day he came in as usual, and Pete,
Critser, the storekeeper, thinking to get 3
saw on the old man, said:
wen, Starks, got some more eggs!"
Il paid You bit for the last," said Crit.
ser, but we have had convention of the
storekeepers, and they have resolved to give
only ten cents in future"
Yah. Veil, mine hens they have a
wot dey. won't wear 'emselves out lawn
eggs for less ae feetteen sheats!" and the
old man stalked of, leaving Pete to stand
the laugh Of the crowd.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-17
The Newspapers On Tammany.
A New York disnatch savs.

a NOW 4Ork dispatch says:
The Times thinks that the Herald, in
making statements which were prompted
by Hall, that they feel that they can trust
the city government in the hands Of Hall
and Sweeney shows at once its utter want
Of knowledge of what public sentiment is
demanding. Upon the intHgues of Hall
and Sweeney, the Times says Of the two
hundred million dollars of debt: THE men
who were chiefly instrumental in running it
up expect to remain in power az a reward
for acting the part of cOwardly traitors to
their contederates, that the whole crew
must be exterminated, unless it is desired
and the credit of the city broken down."
The Tribune thinks Connolly's refusal to
resign was made at the suggestion of his
brethren of the ring, end that his denial Of
the accusations made against him by the
mayor, as well as his plea of innocence of
any completely in the robbery of his Office
on Sunday night, show contempt alike for
truth and public sentiment. It says: "A
darker color is to-day given to the theft Of
the vouchers. It is now asserted that the
stolen warrants have the Endorsement of
the persons to whom they were paid, and
the numbers of the checks CONVEYING
money, thus furnishing an Invaluable
means Of tracing the spoilsmen who re-
celved them. 1t is reported and believed
tnat forger1es to large amount in the &C
counts OF Keyser were embraced in these
stolen papers" It thinks it would now he
fatal to the mayor to vaccilate in his course:
that he will have the city at his back if he
taxes the responsibility and removes the
omGlals whose displacement is demanded.
The; me AeraA thinks Connolly makes total
% INST oe n IN refusing to resign. They are
oo9 o. me opinion that the city charter
needs to be amended, as under It, ct this
controller, and is otherwise without n.
source to secure his displacement.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-17

Mile. Dementyeva, the lady conspirator.
who has been sentenced to four months
imprisonment for publishing revolutionary
proclamation, belongs to . curious section
Of female society in Russia called "plero-
dovye," or progressists. They profess the
doctrine of woman's rights in its most ex-
treme form, and, although recognizing mar
rage. utterly repudiate the doctrine tha.
the tie between husband and wife continues
to be valid after either of them desires to
break it. They regard the ceremony of
marriage as necessary only az legal pro-
lection for their children. MILE Dement,
yeva, who is described as nineteen, pretty.
highly educated, and an orphan" discoursed
eloquently at her trial on the hard lot OF
woman, and declared unblushiagly in open
court that she was at that time the mistress
OF n. Tkatchof. a Journalist of considerable
ability, who afterwards also joined the con-
spiracy, and that she therefore only con-
Guided fictitious marriage" her husband
having promised her in writing that he
would leave her immediately after the cere-
mony. Such marriages, she added. are By
no means uncommon among 'progressists.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-17

simultaneously there reach US account:
OF two interesting agricultural enterprises
one the cultivation Of oranges in California
and the other the establishment of an olive
grove on the St. Johns river, in Florida:
For the California industry it is claimed
that fully twenty-five out of the fifty coun-
ties in the State are admirably adapted to
the production of fine oranges, and it really
seems, with the moro than Italian luxuri-
ance attained by the grape, the orange
should do well in the Golden State. The
gentleman about to undertake the planting
Of an olive grove in Florida il General Van
valkenburgh, who is said to be practically
acquainted with the cultivation of that
fruit, and to have sent abroad for the
choicest varieties. It was long the persua
sion of citizen of South Carolina who had
travelled much abroad in olive producing
countries that the western part of his State
was admirably adapted to the same pur.
pose, and if the Florida experiment sue
coed something in the same way might b.,
attempted in those sandy districts Of South
Carolina, lying just east of the Savannah
river.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-17
Gold by Mail.

The Western miners have long complained
of the hig Oh charges of the express companies
| for the carriage of coin bullion. 1t is fact,
we believe, that a mining company in
Colorado find these charges so high that
| they save enOug h on sending concentrated
ores as freight, over what the express COM
panies would charge to carry the bullion, to
make q considerable part Of their profits
Silver mining companies have been tempted
even to take the risk Of sending silver bars
as freight in order to escape this charge,
which makes large hole in their profits.
Nevada and California papers relate that
gold is already sent BY mail-surely an odd
manner for transportation of the precious
metal, and no small compliment to the &C
The Necada Enterprise says: Under the
law which permits the carriage at the mail
rates Of packages of any goods not weigh
ing over four pounds, gold can be sent at
much lower rates than by express-etfect-
ing great saving to the shipper or re-
ceiver, as the case may be. Thus, one
thousand dollars in gold. weighing a little
less than four pounds, is taken by mail for
three dollars and seventy-five cents, while
on the same amount by express twelve dol
lars and fifty cents is charged. The money
is put up in tin boxes, or we'll secured
packages, and if the amount sent is over
one thousand dollars, it is sent in separate
parcels to the same address, as the law per.
mits. The saving by this mode Of trans.
mission is said to be go great that more
gold is said to go into the mail bags than as
freight. Insurance can be obtained on mail
shipments at the same rates as on Others so
that the security is equal, and this new
method Of shipping has had so much effect
on the prices of exchange that bills are now
sold for three-quarters of one per cent,
where one and one-quarter would otherwise
be charged.
The San Francisco Bulletin adds to this:
The mail bags are made more weighty,
but the government makes about $4,000
year out Of the precious freight it carries at
such saving to the business of the COM
munity, and there is no more risk of robbery
than the express is liable to, while there is
an equal chance to recover by insurance.
Thus, the system Of postage on packages
supplements the money order system, with
facilities for actual coin shipments:
and it is not surprising that more and more
gold is going through the mails hence to the |
cities of the East.
1t is not impossible that this new device |
may bring the express companies to reason.
Of course silver can not be profitably |
carried by mail, but there is no good reason
why bricks Of silver, properly boxed, should !
not be laden in freight cars and sent
through from the silver producing terri. |
tories by rail to New York.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-17

A good story is told of patriotic dominic
up in Berkshire, Massachusetts,, who, in the
war Of 1872, was prone to preach Demo
cratic politics, and thank the Lord very
specially, as well as fervidly, for any favors
neighbor received . packet Of newspapers
relating to one Of our famous naval vic.
tories, and, being familiar with the parsons
pecuiiarities, despatched them to him. It was
. great victory. and the good man rose to his
prayer, trembling with excitement-au the
moro that the subject matter would be
news to most Of his hearers. 1--WE desire
TO thank thee, " he began, s'for the great vic
tory that our frgate the-the-rve forgot
eea me name, but no matter our frigate has
the I've forgotten that name too. but thou
knowest, for it is IN all the papers"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-17
Equal to Mark Twain.

Newspaper writer's will thoroughly ap.
preciate the following DER true tale, which
we take from the Philadelphia Dispatch:
A week or two ago one of our reporters
had occasion to refer to q certain woman,
whom We will call Hannah Smith, as q
denizen of the eleventh ward. A dav or
two sfterward q huge man entered the
office with his brow clothed with thunder.
In his hand he carried fearful club, and at
his side trotted bull dog whom hunger
evidently had made desperate. With that
quick appreciation Of the situation which is
creditable to the superior intelligence of
educated men, the editor of this paper and
the proprietors darted to the window.
climbed outside, slid down the lightning
rod, and went across the street to watch
the bloody fray through spyglass. With
the fearlessness of conscious innocence we
sat still, merely inserting our legs in two
sections of stovepipe to guard against any
misrepresentation Of facts on the part of the
bull dog. The man with the club ap-
preached.
'Are you the editor?" he asked, splitting
On his hand and grasping his club. We
told him that tho editor was out; that he
had gone to the North Pole with Captain
Hal, and that he would not return be-
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-17

Mr.. Brooks, Of the New York Erpress.
writing from feddo, says: Sleeping in q
city Of million of Japs, thousands Of chem
low fellows, entrusted with two swords.
who know how to use them like Lightning,
too, and who are 80 keen with them, that,
attacking q whole British retinue, cut at
and rather cut up, nine Englishmen and
two horses before they were brought down
sleeping, say, with paper windows and
doors only ION the ground foor), that any-
body can open at night, il not az safe a.
sM,eepl1g in the eighth or tenth story of q
new York hotel. But, nevertheless, we
slept like perfect tops What's the use Of
worrying when you 60 abroad on the earth?
a ne1ser stay at home, if your mind is not
c cs'rs Jn such things, or If your appetites
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-17
MY STORY.

Hiram came in and unbuttoned his over
coat, and hung it up without speaking.
There was always something prosy about
HIRAM ana me. l suppose there Away.
VII be. It's in US, both of US. don't know
Iaat We should ever have got married, if il
married about here.
!ou 60 right along, you know. You see
80 Little of anything but each other, and the
quarters bills and measles, and Thursdav
evening meeting.
You don't read much poetry. and Won
cont see much company, and it isn't often
there's . concert, and it isn't once a wear
you read novel, and that is when you have
the influenza, and don't think. MI thin GA
considered, that anything 10 quite 80 prosv
Is novel and an influenza taken torather.
nut on tho whele I'm not sorry about il.
I don't think we should have been anv han.
qaer if we'd been the other kind of peoDle:
Tor sften tell Hiram there is another find
Of people, after all.
'Is thers :" he says. "Well, don't know,
And don't suppose he does. And 90 wa
Happys
I'm mot used to writing for newspapers. T
Dever tried to do such thing before in ali
my life; and when you ask mo if we're han
py, if Hiram and are happy, declare I
don't know what to say!
/ 5el;eve that never have STONED to
think since was married, whether I wss
happy or not. used to think great deal
shout it before. All girls do-cry about it
nights when they're not too sleepy. Since
I've been married have not had the time
70 think about that nor anything.
Now that it comes up, it seems such
ridiculous question! Hiram and I happy
I should like to know what business man
szad his wife have to be anything else
0f course Hiram and I are happy.
Of course, 1t least We wero that eve
hing, when he came in and unbuttoned his
overcoat and hung it up before he had
spoke; generally he spoke; just in latchinE
tho door, There, Paulette p or, "How's
TIE baby" OF, at least, what cold night it
Now, that was what made mo saw that
Aram and were -prosy. Some people
vouo nave gone of like q needlegun if
Ssey'd had what Hiram had to say. Hiram
lnst unbuttoned those buttons-six of
esem-slovly, and he hung his coat up by
ne loop, ana took OF his wooden comforter
He then came up to tho Ere, and saw
NV wnlse ne was, and then 1 felt myself |
turn sick and faint in my chair.
was holding the baby, and couldn't
Jump. And pushed him down he would |
saye cried at tho top Of his lungs for an |
Aeur. So ran and emptied the sugar.
sewi out On the dining-room table, and sat
running in, and shut them all in, like flies
INTO molasees jug. and went back and got
Dawn on my knees by Hiram.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-17

IN. Inc story goes that Joaquin Miller, the
n Genind him promising family, wife and
cnndren, when he went to establish him
sen as the lion Of the London SEASON. Not
70 s99ander his Opportunities, he wrote q
touching farewell address to his semi-di.
NO, vosc ef %ife, and now she, prompt to make
wall Of tv %Ssel'al at hand responds in
"Sacridce Impetro" Mrs. Minn ;ao M s.ytGs
Mlllers grievance is that her innocene h r~e
oand drove very eligible sutton ant cf ' her
Parlor, at the mazzle of revolver hafcra e
claiming her for himself, and sfta rv,UrS
pushed her face into the dust and stannaJ
to his niche Of fame" "AA~ s'oPpeo