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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-17
NEW ORLEANS.
A Broker Shot and KiIIed-Sinktn z
of the Dry Docks.

A BrOker Shot and KiIIsd-Sinktn {
Of the Dry Docks.
New ORLEANS, January II. Clarence
johnson, a coffee broker was shot and
killed yesterday afternoon at o'clock
by NJ. D. Logan. member of the Board
of Assistant Aldermen under the admin.
istration Of Mayor Conway. From the
testimony taken at the coroner inquest
it is clear that Logan acted in self-de-
tense, having been attacked, without
provocation, by Johnson, who cut him
several times with knife before Logan
drew a weapon.
The coroners jury is now in session
and there is no doubt their verdict will
discharge Logan.
The Southern dry dock, moored at Al
giers on the opposite side Of the river,
has sunk, and it is very doubtful if it can
be raised again. The dock, like all
other docks at New Orleans, is the prop
erty Of joint stock company, and IL
valued at about one hundred and twenty
Eve thousand dollars.
The state Of political affairs is still
the subject Of deep feeling on the part
Of the people, and the impression in the
community is that Warmoth will have to
suecumb to the popular will.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-17
NEW YORK.
ChRrlos O'Connor sewers his Con-
necfion with nunicfpat Tsoubfes
-Unveilfng the frankifn stntue-
BiIliards, Etc.

ChRrlos O'Connor sewers his Con.
-Tnveiiing the FrankIfn stntuc-
billiards, Etc.
New York, January l7,-Itis reported
that Charles 0'Connor has withdrawn
from his connection with municipal
troubles, and will take no part in the
prosecution Of the ring cases which have
hesn In the hands Of General Francis c.
Barlow.
The grand jury Of the court Of Oyer
and Terminer have agreed to adjourn to
Friday, and it's alleged that the rival
jurles, as far as the members are con-
cerned, have settled their differences am
icably. A
The ceremony Of nnvsiling the Frank
lin statue, in Printing House Square,
will take place at noon to-day. An i'm
mense asssmblage, it il expected, will be
present to witness the ceremony. which
will be of the most appropriate char
acter, as the committee having the mat
ter in charge have been industriously at
work making the necessary arrange
ments. A band of music will be on the
grounds, and speeches viii be made by
several well-kuown orators. In th.e
evening grand banquet will be given
at the Delmonico in honor of the event,
at which many prominent members of
the press will be present.
!. ==cry exciting game of billiards was
played last evening at Cyril Dion's
billiard hall on Broadway, between
Dion himself and LaGates, OF Califor-
MIA. The game was the usual three-ball,
French .caroms, $50 points up, $3.50 a
side; Dion to discount LaGstes. The
game was very close up to the sixty
third inning, when the score stood, Dion
l4l, and I.aGates 1888. At this inning
Dion, after several shots around the ia
Bile, got the balls "jawed," and pro-
ceeded to run the game out, making
100 points, thus winning the game and
money. LaGates protested against the
stakes being paid Dion, claiming that
the rules of the game forbid the jaw
ing" of balls. The referee decided that
Dion won the game by score of $50
to 1873.
John c. Hssnan has made a state
ment denying the reports circulated OF
his completely with the stolen vouchers,
for which Haggerty and Balchue are
now under indictment; and also of his
alleged connection with the Tammany
ring. He says he never received a
dollar from Tammany Hall, and that he
never had anything to do with that So
ciety.
Mrs. Edward S. Stokes is expected to
arrive by the next European steamer.
The statement that she left England as
soon as she heard Of the Fisk murder is
untrue. She left England before the
murder was committed.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-17
UBLIC LEDGER.
LEr us RREATHE AWHILE.

1t would be great relief to the public
to have a little respite from reports oil
rascalities committed by men in power
and men out of power. A little breath
ing spell, little time to blow, would
be luxury. The way things look at
present, Northern society IS verglng 10
the point where virtue must abdicate
aud yield its throne to vice; where THEFT
bribery and corruption must become the
rule. and honesty the exception; where
the whole volume of the law must be
turned back cnd pew code adopted
making it criminal to be honest, and a
matter of merit to be villain. Look at
the North, notbs it may in fact be, but
ms it adyertises itself. What is its
aspect? In running through the papers
that reflect its society, we discover
nothing but crime and a wide waste OF
depravlty. Rings are omnipotent, be-
cause they possess the money, ana
money there is power, and power is ON
nipotence. Our wonder is first at
tracted by stupendous robbery by
government SO corrupt, that it makes
it business to steal the money OF the
people and TO sink it into private cof-
fers, as is the case of Tammany. Then
comes a defalcation of hundreds OF
thousands. Then, while we marvel,
comes upon US the story of the murder
of man of notoriety and the cause
which prompted it. Scandal the pabu-
lum of the Northern press, pours down
upon us like water from thousand filthy
pipes. II there is anything good in the
North, we are not permitted to hear OF 1t.
Meantime, the very government that
should,be spotless, is looked upon by good
men as being little more than colossal
ring, bent on grasping all the power and
money it can. We hear nothing, as OF
old. of great meetings of the people
when Clay and Webster used to address
them, nor Of college orations, nor of
missionary and benevolent societies.
Nothing of all this. Corruption, MUIR
der, theft, scandal domineer, and like
Byron's darkness, threaten to become
the universe. We have two editions of
Northern society The first is sent us
by the telegraph, The next comes in
the dailies and pictoriels. But they
scarcely get fairly into ore event before
another comes to take its place. Re
porters fly from place to place, editors
write with the rapidly of lightning, and
engravers work themselves blind in at
tempting to keep up with the whirl OF
events. There stand the masses, of all
compilations, of all countries, dissimilar
in all else except an appetite for horrors.
These have become their daily bread,
and they cannot live without them. As
we remarked in the beginning Of this
paragraph, the people of this section of
country pray for little respite, little
time "to blow" After Fisk, the next
will not be long delayed, but for heavens
sake give us little rest.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-17
prepare lor sprlps Pl.ntlaa

Goto oraig's, Nos. s77 and $40 Main
street, and get supplied with grass, field
and garden seeds. A stitch in time
saves nine. Go early in the season and
secure supplies from first choice seeds.
Agricultural and horticultural imple-
ments of the best and most approved
make always found at the agricultural
and seed stores of R. G. Craig 4 Co.,
Nos. s77 and 379 Main street Jackson
block, Memphis, Tennessee. Lam
dreth's Almanac, for 1872, free on appli-
cation at Craig's seed store. Call and
get one. eodl22
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-17
Their statements are

and Mescaleros, Their statements are
not relied on.
Mr.. Jarvis says that if the United
States cavalry are not stationed in that
vicinity all the ranches viii be broken
up. A majority Of them have been
abandoned during the last year for lack
of military protection against these In
dian raids, as there are no United States
troops nearer than San Antonio and
Earle Pass.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-17
THE DUKE ALEXIS.
Last Day OF the Imperial Buffalo
Hunt.
CAMP ALEXIS. NORTH PLATTE RIVER,
Jan. Is. via TeTa. Jan. IL. 1872.

Hunt.
CAMP ALEXIS, NoRrH PLATTE RIvER,l
Jan. l6. via TeTa. Jan. II. 1877.
Yesterday, the second and last day Of
the Imperial buffalo hunt opened and
closed most auspiciously in all partieu-
lars. The party for the hunt was made
up Of the Grand Duke, dressed in a grey
hunting suit, with revolEers by his side,
and mounted on a superb black charger
Count Bodiseo, Generals Sheridan, Ord,
Palmer Gustav (the latter being at
tired in a suit of buekskiD, similar to
that worn by Buffalo Bill, Forsythe,
Colonel Mike Sheridan and six other Of
fcers. Buffalo Bill acted as guide, be-
ing assisted by scout named Shorty.
About thirty soldiers, and Spotted Tail,
chief Of the Sioux, accompanied by eight
Of his selected warriors, made up the
party Of hunters. They encountered a
large herd Of bu5alOes after trav.
cling about fifteen miles from this place
The hunt began, and was followed up, in
a very exciting manner for hours, but
owing to the uneven character Of the
country it required hard riding. The
Grand Duke killed two budaloes; the
Indians eight; General Sheridan two il
two straight shots; Shorty three; Lieut.
Stevens one, and Buffalo Bill and other
of the party killed forty, making abOui
ffty-siK in AL for the day. Alexis hat
a buffalo calf that be killed brought ia
also the head Of one Of the bufAloes b
killed, shiOh be win have preserved snt
sent 10 Russia. Everything passed Of
pleasantly. The Duke was greatly
SS!!ssed With bis success. The day. sport
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-17

The Cincinnati railroad bill has
passed the lower House of the Kentucky
Legislature. The pork city will tri-
umph at last and get her Southern con-
nections. She means hog and hominy
for the South, with an infusion of whis-
XIV that never misses its mark.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-17
REcoaNIrToN OF GOD.

Some of the saints Of the North want
an amendment put into the Constitution
recognizing God. George Washington,
when solicited by number of preachers
to have the same expressions introduced
said to them:
am persuaded, you will permit me to
observe, that the path Of true piety is SO
plain as to require but little political d.
reetion. To this consideration We ought
TO ascribe the absence Of any regulations
respecting religion from the Magma
Charta Of our country. To the guidance
Of the ministers Of the gospel this i'm
portant object is perhaps more properly
committed. 1t will be your care to in
struct the ignorant and TO reclaim the
devious. And in the progress Of morality
and science, to which our government
will give every .furtherance, we may con-
fidently expect the advancement Of true
religion and the completion Of our hap
piness.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-17

IT is the opinion OF the Cincinnati Ga
zeite that the late C. L. Vallsudigham
was 3 much worse man. in every respect,
than James Fisk, jr. The same paper
also believes that Thomas Jefferson aud
Andrew jackson we're bad characters.
Such is its eccentrieity that the Cinein-
natl Enquirer says it should no; wonder
IL Il thought Dick Turpin better man
than the Apostle Paul
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-17

ANXIOUS inquiries are being made for
Ex-Governor Bullock, late of Georgia.
He has not been seen lately by those
most anxious to meet him. Perhaps he
is hypothecated somewhere.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-17
IrrrNnRAT NOTICT,

The friends and acquaintances of John
M. Graves and family and II. s. Maddox. are
respectfully invited to attend the funeral Of
Mrs. SOPHIE G. GRAVES, wife Of John M.
Graves. from Wesley Chapel. First Methodist
Church. tomorrow (THURSDAY) morning
at 1919 o'clock. Services by the Rev. DR..
Slater. Carriages in attendance at residence
and church.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-17
LEGAL.
Trustees Sale.

Under AND BY VIRTUE OF THE AU-
u thority in me vested By two certain deeds
Of trust, to me executed by d. Pante. the
first bearing date June %, 1859. which said
deed is duly acknowledged and recorded in
county--the second bearing d,.te June so,
1859, and recorded in book 70. y,aTe COS, of the
records of Shelby county, Isill.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-17

TIE Washington correspondent OF the
New York Journal of Commerce com
munioates to that paper some interesting
chapters concerning public land frauds
showing that these swindles, if the evl'
dence cited is credible, are on scale
that dwarfs even the operations OF the
Tammany ring In New York,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-17
WAR ABOUT sQuAws.

A report comes from Washington that
Grant relations With the Emperor of
Russia are not pleasant on account Of
the kicking out Of this country OF the
Russian, minister for society reasons.
This is bad for the boy whois now chas-
ing buffalo on the plains, and will soon
take Memphis by storm. 1t is to be
hoped that hostinties win be delayed I'M
til the young man completes his travels
and is ready to depart for his native
country with the scalps OF many
buffaloes. The matter of offense TO tins
Government appears to consist OF the
fact that the squsw of the Minister was
handsomer than the squaw OF the oecre-
tary Of State, and that society, which is
infallible in such matters recognized IT.
Hence, the dismissal OF the russian
souaw. II had just as well be under
stood at once by foreign nations that
they must not send to this country min
listers whose squaws are handsomer than
the squaw of Mr.. Fish That settles IT,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-17

Best Coal Cooking Stove In Use.
NO. ses Main street.
a-ls Opposits Peabody Hotel
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-05-03
Country Newspapers.

Few people appreciate the value OF the
village papers which gather up the news
of county and advocate the interests OF
locality. And few understand the
amount of ability required to edit such
paper where one man must be editor
publisher, printer, book keeper and oil.
Imagine how much the intelligence OF tho
country would suffer by the blotting out
of the country papers, which treat the
immediate interests Of the people and
thus come into immediate contact with
their minds !
The true country editor understands
that his paper thrives by being intensely
local that it is not by learned editorials
on tariff and income tax, but by articles
in favor Of the new railroad. by descrlp-
tions of the new factory, by advocacy OF
the new bridge, that he must succeed.
People look in his columns not only for
the latest general news, but for the mem
ton of every interesting fact, OF every
curious matter of gossip in his own coun-
ty. And thus the paper becomes the re-
flector of the current events and the pub
lie sentiment of his section. Nothing Is
too small to be itemized if only it is OF
interest. A country editor advertised
that he would insert n list of the names
of all the people who had Joined the
churches in the county in recent revi-
val. Which showed that he understood
his business. He proposed to chronicle
every event of interest occurring in his
jurisdiction.
Every intelligent family should give a
cordial support to the local newspaper.
1t is one of the great educationali l. 'uen-
ences -He0rh and Home,
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-05-03
plnlng for Il Dnn.

For two months, says Mark Twain,
speaking of his early California expert
ence, my sole occupation was avoiding
acquaintances, for during that time l
did not earn a penny, or my an article
of any kind, or pay my boar ], became
q very adept Mt "slii king" / SUNK
from back street to back street. ! skunk
away from approaching aces that looked
familiar. ! skunk TO my meals, ate them
humbly and with Il ru.te apology Tor
every mouthful ] robo ID my generous
iandlady of f; and at mid hight, after my
wanderings, that were but slinkings away
from cheerfulness and light, | SUNK To
my bed. During all this time / had but
one piece of moncy-a silver ten-cent
piece-and / held to it and would not
spend il on any account, least the con
sciousness coming strong upon me that
[ was entirely pennies might suggest
suicide. I had pawned everything
my dime desperately, till it was smooth
with handling. However, i am forget
ting. I did have one other occupation
besides that OF :" sinking" 1t was the
entertaining OF n collector (and being
entertained by him) who had in his
hands the Virginia bankers bill for the
Si6 which had loaned from my school
mate, the "Prodignl." This man used
to call regularly once week and dun
me, and methinks oftener. He did 1t
from sheer force OF habit, for he knew
he could get nothing. He would get out
his bill calculate the interest for me at
> per cent. month, and show me clear
ly that there was no attempt ut fraud IN
it and no mistakes and then plead and
argue and drive with his might for any
slum-any little trifie-even a dollar
even half dollar, on account. Then
his duty was accomplished and his con
science free He Immediately dropped
the subject there always; got ont n couple
Of cigars and divided, put his feet in the
window, and then we would have long,
luxurious talk about everything and
everybody, and he would furnis' a
world of curious dunning advent' es out
of the ample store in his me .ory. BY
and by he would clap his : u on his head
and say briskly;
"Well, business is business--I cant
stay with you always" and was off in n
second. The idea of pining for a dun
And yet / used to long for him to come
and would get uneasy as any mother If
the day went by without his visit, when
was expecting him. But he never
collected that bill at last or any part of
it. lived to pay it to the banker my
self.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-05-03
Mechanism, OF an Egg.

Every living creature is the product
of an egg. Some are hatched within
the maternal body, and develope into
their predestined proportions after birth
which is the beginning of existence with
the mammalia generally. Eggs of fishes
are ordinarily incubated by solar
warmth. Birds furnish heat necessary
to quicken the germ into life from their
own bodies, with n few exceptions.
Whether a rhinoceros, hippopotamus,
a giraffe, an elephant or a flea, their be-
ginning is an egg. The germ of the
future being is fed on the fluids by
which it is surrounded. Ont of the al
bumen or the white of common pull
let's egg, for example, are built up a
skeleton; a nervous system, heart,
lungs, brain, blood vessels, every muscle,
and the elements of each individual
feather, while the yolk is a magazine of
food on which the chick is to be nour-
ished short time after it leaves the
shell. To do that, it is taken into the
body Of the bird in the course of incu-
baton. Its enveloping membrane is
elongated into tube communicating
with the stomach, through which the
nutriment is conducted to where it can
be used. When that supply is exhaus-
ted, then the mother commences a reg
ular system of nourishing and feeding
till grown and matured for providing toy
itself.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-05-03
Savage Fish.

Throuchout the Indian Archipelago
there are very savage tish-serpents. A
poor white man, sauntering without
shoes over the reef at Palmerston's Is
land, found his further progress hindered
by one of these large fish. Well
knowing its habits, he did not at first
attempt to cxtricate himself, or he would
have been manned 70" live, but allowed
himself to be dragged backwards. AS
soon as the sea-serpent got to its hole
and began to descend, hot suspectins
that its victim would attempt to escape,
relaxed its hold for second. so as to
enable the man to escape by running
away at full speed.
4 woman lost two fingers by an un
lucky bite from one of these fierce deni-
zens OF the coral reef She went to feet
for hsh--a curious method OF fishing in
these islands. Certain holes III the coral
are known TO be the favorite resort of q
particular sort Of fish. Insert your hand
whenever YOU will, you find one of the
sort referred to. This valuable knowl
edge Is carefully transmitted from par
ent 10 child. On the occasion referred
to, the woman caught tarter. For IN
stead Of capturing her accu- toned fish,
she was instantly made prisoner by
sea serpent which had devoured the
proper occupants of the hole, and then
taken up his abode in his new quarters.
The woman screamed with agony; but
the savage fish did not in the least relax
its grasp. AS the tide was rising, the
consequences might have been serious.
Assistance came at last, sharp-pointed
wood stake being cautiously inserted by
the side of the imprisoned hand. The
long-mouthed now released its hold,
and set the woman free. The left hand
was cut right across, the sharp teeth
meeting the bone. Had the woman
pulled hard to get it out, it would have
been necessary to amputate the hand.
Yet in the course of fortnight it was re-
stored.
To get at some of these holes it is
needfr. to dive under the water Occa-
sionally, as the fisherman is feeling about
for his prey, the fish, rushing to escape,
literally wedges itself between the upper
part of the arm aud the coral. In such
cases there is little hope for the poor
fisherman. A scholar of mine was i'll
this way drowned last year.
In some of the low coral islands where
there are but few inhabitants, these fish
often leave the sea and make their way
over sand and shingle to pandanus-tree
growing near. With perfect ease they
climb up the round stem to hunt for liz
ards and rats, which feed upon the fra
grant yellow and red fruit t-Rto. Va
liam Vvat Gil.