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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-08-19

E0R RENT, SALE OR EXCHANGE-IM
4 proved place Of ten acres, within two
hundred yards of the depot at Buntyn Sta
Ii n house, kitchen, stable, we'll, and fruit
trees now bearing. all under splendid fence,
suitable for small fruit. farm. Possession
given first of September. Inquire of
l. HEMpSrEAn
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-08-19

NOK KENT-'A HOUSE WITH UNE AUKE
4 land nicely improved, on Alabama street.
Apply to [l2ltl p. II. DAVE, 80 Court st.
NOR RENT-FLOOR-T COMMODIoUs
j. and we'll arranged second floor Of No; rs
Main street, recently improved and fitted for
any business. Apply to -
list l.. & A. l.. L0WENSTEIN.
NOR RENT-ST0RE l6 JEFFERSON ST.;
j front offices $50 Main; also two residences
1Oe-'60 w. A. WHEArLEY. Bethel block
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-08-19

below high water.
Blank (.....) indicates no report; cipher (O)
stationary.
l0ficiall S.W. RHODE,
OhsarVar SIGNAL Sarviaa III &
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-04-03
The Coming Gauge.

The evidence ihickens ON every hand that
the narrow gauge is going to supplant the
broad in the construction Of the future rail-
roads of the country. A correspondent Of
the Boston Adrertiscr, writing from Angus
ia, Maine, says;
! 1T is already well known that a survey has
/ been made Tor n rairOad 10 he known ns the W il
casset and kennebec Railroad, 10 extend from
Wisoassep tn the National Military ASYLUM in
Chelsea and from thence 10 Augusta or Gardi-
ner IL would seem that the yn>t manufacturing
interests Of Augusta, there heing Il water power
here larger than in Lowell, require this new
| road. IL will furnish a new line irnm the Can
/ ia Of the State t. Boston, and as Wiscasset has
one of the best harbors in the State, unobstructed
the year round it will serve ~ utilize the natural
advantages of the place, besides building up its
languishing business. IL is also limited TINT the
proposed road is the entering wedge 70 an extern
siye seashOre thOrOughlare.
" The road will he constructed on the narrow
gauge principle, with the track only three leet in
width and the rails only half the weight Of those
on the wide or ordinary gauge. The engines will
weigh only % 900 his, while full-sized lucuno-
tiyes weigh IS 900 his; AMI the tender will weigh
only 1000 his. The passenger cars will he mar
rover than the regular ears, and seat three per
sons instead of four on a lne-twO on one side
| Of the passa ge-way and one on the other They
run very easily, and the danger from accidents
appears much less than BY the usual methods of
railroad transportation. The expense of running
is Of course greatly decreased
The proposed convention of represen a.
tiyes from all the Narrow Gauge companies
of the United States, to be held at St. Louis
on the third Wednesday IN June, is largely
Il
attracting the attention Of progressive rail-
road men throughout the country. A late
ST. Louis paper says
" Among eminent civil engineers in attendance.
will be Major DeFunlack, who has examined most
OF the narrow-gtuge roads in Europe Among
the questions 10 he discussed land il possible de.
cded), will be, to what extent the narrow gauge
will answer the purposes of roads Of a wider
gauge the relative expense Of constructing and
operating them what amount of freight they
will carry whether safe and comfortable for
passengers, and to what extent they can be Judi
| ciOusly adopted for regions unable tn build and
maintain roads Of ordinary gauge. This conyen-
ton, attended by the ablest civil engineers and
practical railroad builders, will constitute an era
in the railroad history of the country. Colonel
+. Ilulibut, distinguished milroad-man of Geor.
gia. who published an admirable pamphlet on
the subject OF narrow-gauge railways, says in
private letter " think the proposition Of hold
ing narrow gauge convention good one and
will be present. Every effort should he made to
make II a success"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-04-03

" The national House of Representatives
has passed the Senate bill for giving soldier:
homestead privileges, and we trust it will re-
ceive approval at once, Its main provision i:
that soldiers or sailors who have served nine.
ty days, may enter one hundred and sixty acres
Of public land, and have the time Of their ser.
vice in the army or navy deducted from the
time required of other citizens to perfect the
title or Il they have been discharged by
reason 81 wounds received in the service, the
whole t,ne for which hey ssoliaiaa IS IA be
deducted. Soldiers widows. ard mlh,r child
rem through guardian, can also have the ben.
ct of this act. The bill as il stands has been
perfected by two congressional committees
and by the commissioner of public lands, and
framed as carefully as possible to further the
interests of the soldiers and baulk the specu.
lators.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-04-03

TAKING SuAPE.-The Cincinnati Convep
ton seems to be fast assuming its final and
legitimate character and significance. Thai
II will be confined TO sore.headed and dsap.
pointed Republicans is becoming every day
more aud more evident. The New York
World of Friday, in leading editorial, re.
ierring to the call for the Cincinnati conyen.
ton issued at Cincinnati and one of SINH.
lar nature issued in New York, says:
The double call looks to breaking down
and melting together of the Republican and
Democratic elements in fusion which would
supersede the Democratic organization This /.
a political impossiblity. The Democratic party
is ready 10 cooperate with honest. courageou.
reformers, but 1t is absolutely Quixotic to sup.
pose 1t will consent 10 dsband its organization
If the Cincinnati Convention cannot get along
without Democratic boosting, it must be weak
In the joints II the Democrats take part in III,
Cincinnati Convention il will lose all hold upor
Republican voters. Unless It succeeds in organ
hing formidable Republican opposition TO Gran
II is mere husk and chat. IL is move quit,
outside OF the Democratic party. All recognizec
Democrats will keep alool from the Cincinnati
Convention. The Democratic National Conyen
tion will not be held until subsequent TO the Is
Of May. II the Cincinnati Convention proves I,
he influential, with strong Republican backing
1t is quite possible that the Democrats may adop
It's ticket But We also must contemplate q fias
co, and the Democratic party refuses TO commit
its fortunes TO this doubtful experiment.
The New York Herald puts the Who'll,
truth in nutshell when il says;
"Tbere are but two parties In this contest
the Democrats and the Republicans. Any thirC
party Is an intrigue. Grant Is the chosen eede
u one some good Democrat will be the choser
leader of the other" 4
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-04-03

~ Private advices from Washington state
that in order to add to the strength ofthe Gin
cinnati Convention, and to give prestige to it,
an effort will be made to secure the attendance
Of all the auti-Grant Senators and members
of the House Of Representatives. From pres.
ent indications this will be difficult, for, while
there are one or two like Schurz who are will
ing to burn their ships behind them, there are
others who are not prepared to go so far.
Trumbull and Fenton are disposed to give
every encouragement to the Cincinnati move
ment, but it is doubtful il either of them will
appear upon the scene and take an active part.
They would rather wait and see what sort OF
policy will be adopted there and who will
be the candidates. There is no doubt that
Schurz and Upton will attend the convention,
and perhaps Sumner but this will probably
be abou: the extent of the actual representa-.
ton Of the anti-Grant men in Congress.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-04-03

George o. Evans. the special agent for settling
the war claims Of Pennsylvania against the Unit
ted States, recently declared, under oath, that he
paid argo sums " prominent lobby politician.
ies''thefaii IN getting the Pennsylvania claims
allowed. Springfield Republican.
The contrast between the expenses Of re-
funding the war claims of Pennsylvania and
Vermont is refreshing. The total expense Of
procuring the last allowance of $4,000 for
this state, including several months clerk
hire in preparing vouchers aud procuring cop.
les Of all official kilograms sent during the
war, was only about slO5O. Vermont had
no need Of paying large Gums to prominent
lobby politicians for their aid in getting
her claims allowed, nor do we believe there
was any need of doing so in the case Of
Pennsylvania.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-04-03

" Mrs. Isabella Beecher Hooker is a per.
sistent woman who has appealed to the Board
Of Selectmen in Hartford, Conn, wishing that
awful body so to interpret the fourteenth
amendment as to give her and her sex right
to vote. Captain Stillman asked her under
what law she claimed that right, and she readi.
y replied that the United States law insures
representation with taxation. She had apeal.
cd to the selectmen because she was confident
LEGISLATURES gave her right to do SO, but when
copy Of the statutes was placed in her hands
she could not find the clause she alluded TO-
but had seen it in an abridgmeut which, upfor.
tunately, she had left at home. She became
quite brilliant and dery after awhile aud the
selectmen were SO uugallant as Immediately to
adjourn I'LL next fall.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-04-03

O-Whether the terminus Of the Union
Pacific railroad shall be Omaha or Council
Bluffs is just now matter of fierce dispute.
There is only the breadth of tho river differ
ence between the two points, one beingin Ne
braska, the other in Iowa The lowans, rail-
road officials, and ALL stcrnly deny the right
of Omaha to being cousidered'the terminus,
and they have expunged everything labelled
Omaha and put on Council Bluffs. The
courts have the matter in hand, one way aud
another.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-04-03

" Mr.. Sumner founders deeper and deep
or in the mud at every step. Having indicted
the officers Of his government for corruption
and fraud, and violation of law, demanded an
Investigation which no government alleged to
have been aggrieved thought of asking for
aud having Withdrawn the worst part of hi
charges before the vote was taken because
they were so utterly uutenabls. he next 10
fuses to tell what he knows about il himself
shielding himself behind his privileges as
member Of the United States Senate. II,
uttcrs verbose protest, clouding his position
as is his wont with copious citations Of au
thorites and though he subsequently cam,
voluntarily before the committee and testified
to what he knew-or rather that he didnt
know apything-his dignity required that
even that should be done under another pro
test. Isn't it about time to have done with
such nonsense If Mr.. Sumner knew any
thing against the government, his whole cours,
shows that he would be eager to out with H.
II plea against the committee, as improper
because partisan. is the weakest pettifoggiug
aud suggests TO what makeshiits be is re,
duced.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-04-03

" The great States of Ohio and Iowa
have both elected delegates favoring the re.
nomination Of President Grant. Delegates
have now been elected in nearly every part
OF the country from Maine to Kansas, and
with uniformly the same result. In some Of
the States the delegates have been chosen
without instructions, but in every one the
sentiments Of the conventions have been other.
wise clearly expressed, and those of the dele
gates well known. So far as We have learned
there is mixed delegation from but one
State, and the prospect now is that there will
be practical unanimity by the time the Phila-
delphia convention meets. There is neither
State nor congressional district that can
be named as likely to elect anti-G rant dele.
gates.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-04-03

Two important verdicts were given in
Rutland County Court last week. The suits
we're patent-right note cases, and defended on
the ground that the notes were fraudulently
procured, the swindle consisting of obtaining
signature to what appeared to be blank
piece ofpaper folded up the alleged object
of signing being to give the name and post
Office address for future correspondence. The
signature subsequently, turned up on a note
for two hundred and fifty dollars in the hand,
Of an innocent party, who gave value for it
In both cases the verdict was for defendant
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-04-03

California suffered on Tuesday of last
week from the devastation of another terri.
bic earthquake. While only slight shock
was felt in Central and Northern California, in
the vicinity Of Lone Pine, the damage is en-.
ormous. Over 300 distinct shocks were fol,
between half past two aud sunrise. The mum.
Der Of killed is estimated at 100 aud the in
jured at 300.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-04-03

-Advices from Washington say that the
Representatives from all sections of the coun.
try are receiving kilograms and letters urging
them to concur with the Senate in the imme.
date and unconditional abolition of the in.
quisitorial income tax.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-04-03


" No little interest is created in business
circles over a recent discovery, the effect of
which will be to revolutonize the telegraph
business. The new system will soon be put
on trial between New York and Washington.
Telegraph machines will be distributed to
individuals, who by little practice will &C.
quire the ability to stamp their messages on
a slip of perforated paper in the telegraph
cypher. This when taken to the general Of
fee will be forwarded to its destination, and
then by another machine printed before deliv-
cry to the person for whom it is intended.
The whole time of the writing, transmission
and printing of message of 100 words will
be but one minute aud twenty-seven seconds,
and messages of that length are to be for
warded for twenty cents. The capacity of a
telegraph wire in the present system is said
to be about 5000 words in ten hours, but BY
the new process it is claimed 10000 words
an hour can be transmitted on one wire with.
out confusion. One printing machine can
transcribe messages at the rate of 5000 words
an hour. All the working expenses of the
new system are represented to be much less
than those Of the old ones The cost Of
machine for inditing messages will be but two
or three dollars, so that any merchant, banker
or newspaper office can have one for its own
business, and one operator can do as much
business with one wire as a hundred operators
with a hundred wires now do. The public
will rejoice with reason If the practicability
of such an improvement Of communication
shall be established. In that event the mail
will soon consist of little besides newspapers
and Congressional documents.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-04-03

1t is commented on as significant in
dication of the "course of empire" that New
York, which in 1910 had 40 Representatives
10 Congress as against five from the States Of
Illinois and Missouri. now has but S2 against
80 from these same States.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-03-14
How TO CO,k q Ha-.

The late Gen. v Inteld Scott. an &C.
know LEGGED authority in the cIlin"rl arr.
was Of opinion that few cooks knew how
to cook a am, be ause they did not boil it
until soft enough 20 be ea en- with a.
spoon A great artist once told the wri-
ter never to eerve ham under one year
old !; it WAS then to be soaked all night in
soft water, and if poss. bic, running water;
it was to be put on the fire in large pot OF
cold water. and slowly boi ei at least TWEEN
ty minutes for every pound it might
weigh and as for skinning ham. he
he'd it 10 le an outrage. sacrifice OF
qua ity 10 mere appearances, which no.
s-asibIe man should lie guilty OF. II your
ham is served co 4. as Always done in ! u.
ropa. it should la spp.ed in snow or O.
water innsdiate!y a'ser coming from the
pot. because the sudden col prevents the
flow aud escape Of the juices.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-03-14
A TERRIBLE NIGHT.

When I was British Consul at Rio Jam
eric. l passed night Of horror. which
morning revealed under the most painfully
distressing circumstances, and the morn
full results Of which could have been a.
easily prevented had it not been for negli'
gence on my part, that I have never
ceased to blame myself for the horrible
death that occurred
A rich trader from the interior called at
the consulate to transact some business in
regard to the shipment Of hides and tai
low, and as he came bringing letter OF
introduction from an old friend Of mine,
extended to him the hospitality Of my res
iden 9.
He was a sociable, vel Informed man,
had been engaged in the cattle trade,
10th in California and Australia, and could
relate thrilling incidents by the hour, and
SO interested me by his conversation that
forgot an important business transaction,
and found myself compelled to make my
excuses after tea, for the purpose of at
tending to It. leaving The trader on the
verandah to enjoy his smoke. l was ab-
sent longer than had intended to be. and
returned to find that my guest had retired
for the night.
also found upon my table bottle, ac-
companied by note: but supposing it to
be some present Of wine or other drink.
which was the daily recipient of. left
it to be examined and perhaps tested by
my guest and myself a. the breakfast
table next morning, and retired.
The weather being very warm, 1t was
my custom to leave the inner doors of my
residence all open for free circulation Of
air; but this night 1 retired, feeling an
unusual oppression from the heat. and
there seemed to be some strange influence
acting upon me. some foreboding Of fear
that held me in wakefulness until far into
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-03-14

thread in the embroidery. We were res
cued, after this Internal game Of firing had
been going on for at least three-quarters
Of an hour, by the arrival of strong band
of the mounted tcnantry Of my friend. Don
Jacobo de Tierraplena y Azul; who. hav-
ing been informed by an Indian scout,
shortly after our departure, that the Guer-
rilleros were in the neighborhood, had
started off in hot pursuit.
"But the hat of the brigand chief?"
inquired.
"Ah the hat-el sombrero golonado,"
Captain Bois lore returned somewhat
musingly. There was something queer
about that When we came to strip the
dead rascal, and remove the mask from his
face, we found that he was an Indian, and
that Indian was Caiaphas. the major-domo
of Don Jacobo. He must have changed his
clothes with wonderful celerity to follow
on our track 80 quickly; but 1t was after
wards discovered that he had been for
years, sub rosa, a captain of Guerril, l,eros.
Whom caa we trust after this? II Don
Jacobo had no. come up with his troops to
rescue US, l might have fancied that he
himself was in the plot.-George augustus
Sdla.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-03-14
Wearing Flannel.

The majority OF people are not "wars
Of ,he beneficial effects OF wearing flannel
next to the body. both in cold and warm
weather. Elannel is not so upcHmtorta-
bIs in wrrm weather al preJudlcei reo'
p.s Lulieye Ire .iuent colds and con~'a"t
huckiug coughs have leit me sinps adopt
in. flannel garments. There = no NEED
OF great bulk about The whist. which con.
d-n. the wearing Of flannel with those
who prefer wasp-wai'ss to health, for in
that case tho flannel can be cut as loosely
tittiug wasts. s.wsys fastening at the
la k. Thers are areely any OF The bad
e.:eets Of sudden chapges OF weather telt
hr those who wsas isnnel garments, aad
mothers esp, oially. should taduavoE 10 So
cure euch tnr their lutte people. In prefer.
on. 20 all those snowy outside trimmings
which fashion eoH.mends.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-03-14
A Theban Mummy Pit.

Our guide young and in exper enced. was
all jabber and dirt he pointed to crevice
in the side of the mounta which we had
approached He thought that we should
find our way in there. On enteringr we
found ourselves in square chamber, the
dim recess of which were scarcely Lit up
by our torches. trippel over stone,
and fell into hoe; but the bottom was
soft. and l got up unhurt, though my
torch was extinguished. Fortunately. that
Of my guide was not
When we had light enough to look
about US. judge Of our horror when the
fame threw its fickering and uncer an
glare over rows upon rows Of shrivelled,
distorted corpses and bla ~kening mummies,
drawn up and contracted into every sort
of fearful position numbers were unrolled,
and the ground strewed and covered with
their loathsome remains, which crashed
and crackled as our feet waded, ankle
deep, among the broken, decayed limbs
and bones, detached from their parchment
like b dies At one time, upon touching
the leg, the rest of the body and head
moved and bowed slowly forward, seem.
ing to glare W tn its socketless eyes One.
of my friends, stumbling with force, dis.
placed mummy, which probably had
lain on it's slab for thousands Of years,
and had become dry and brittle as tin !er;
tba beaJ ananned nodded and rol, ed AZ his
feet. We were, in fact, In ono Of the
hund ed of mummy pits that honeycomb
the mounta ms overlooking the plain Of
the great city, whose people from king to
slave sleep alike, rolled, as in one vast
mausoleum of nature-J ". Clarton
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-03-14
NV servant came and threw some light

Ny servant came and threw some light
upon the matter by telling me that the
trader had given him the bottle and note.
particularly insisted upon his giving IL to-
me and calling my attention to 1t on my
return. The note was brought, read it,
and all was explained. alas too late.
The trader was subject to fearful Cts.
and the bottle contained the only medical
preparation that would restore him and
his note explained all this, and requested
me. in the event Of his being taken, to
give him o wine gle :sfui. and battle his
face and hands till he recovered.
Poor fel ow genial but unfortunate
guest of mine, we placed his body in q
vault to await his family, ard have
never ceased 10 blame myself for the mis-
hap that sent him into that long eteraity.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-03-14
Habit.

Few have sufficient respect for habit !;
the ease with which it may be formed, the
difficulty with which II can be broken, the
magical power with which it smooths the
rough path of duty. and enables US to look
with indifference upon the allurements of
the world. 1t is kind of shield, which
the fingers of boy may at first weave of
threads light as gossamer, and which yet
grows into the strength Of steel. By it's
aid the greatest things are accomplished.
The culti' alton Of proper habits should
Ie impressed on the young.
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-03-14

One gool mother, said George Herbert,
is worth hundred schoolmasters. In the
home she is "loadstone to all hears and
loadstar to all e"es" Imitation of her is
con tant-imtation. which Bacon likens,
to "a globe of precepts." But exam le is
far more than precept. 1t is instruct Oh in.
action
Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1872-03-14

PRIZE OF lMMoRTALITY.-On its being
once remarked to Zeuxis that he was very
long in finishing his works. he replied,
Il am indeed, a long time in finishing my
works; but what paint Is fog eternity"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-06-13

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