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The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-08-19

DOhluNI July OIL loi-s
DEAR SIR: | have the honor to ae-
knowledge by this note, In addition 10
our conversation to-day, the receipt Of
your Invitation to address the citizens
Of Lynn, Thursday evening, In support
of the reelection Of President Grant
and the policy OF his Administration.
No Invitation could have greater
weight with me from any part Of the
country, nor from any portion Of my
fcllow-clllZens, and II gives mo pleas.
urG to assure you that nothing could
je added to your suggestions, on the
representative OF the citizens OF Lynn,
TO induce me to aCccde to the request.
Their kindness TO me many years since
ls continuing life remembrance, and
nothing would give mo greater salts.
faction tllan to renew my associations
with them. But ! regret TO say that !
am not In accord with them III regard
TO the Presidential canvass.
Against my wishes aud my personal
interest, am compelled TO believe and
TO say that the perFetuatiOn Of the
present policy Of the Government Is
not for the advantage OF the country,
and that II will not tend to establish
Its former peace and prosperity, nor 10
promote the interests OF any class OF
citizens. No perssnai feeling Of any
character enters Into this Judgment ;
1t Is IN view Of general principles and
public interests alone that adopt this
conclusion.
The unity of the masses Of the people
of all parties, sections, and races In
support Of the grand results Of the war
IL indispensable to the permanent es-
tabllshment aud the common reCOgnl.
ton OF these results. IL can be secured
by no other means We shall all he
forced 10 this conclusion sooner or later.
This united action upon this basis has
been the hope OF my life. fervently
desired II during the war, and In the
reconstruction OF State Governments
subsequent to the war; believe II Is
now rendered 10 us In good falth In
the nomination Of Mr.. Greeley, and,
for one, / cannot reject It. 1t was
what desired, and It's contamination,
although sudden and startling, does
not alarm me. My duty to myself and
my country requires me to give him
my support. cannot advocate before
your friends u different course which
reltler my judgment nor my heart
approves.
It grleves me most deeply to separate
myself from any one OF those with
whom | have been so long associated,
and TO whom am so greatly indebted,
but believe that the result will Justify
my action, give to the country that
peace and prosperity which Is the OBJ
iect of all our labOrs, and secure TO
every citizen the civil and political
equality aud freedom which was won
by the sacrifice Of so many valued
lives. Accept assurances Of my lasting
friendship and esteem, and believe me
yours, ete., y. p. BANKS.
Jas. S. Lewes, esq, Chairman Re
publican General Committee, Lynn,
Mass.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-08-19

To OnrAIS WATrR FROM GREAT
DEIrHs. apparatus has been recent.
lydeyiscd in q GCrmanyior obtaining spec.
linens Of wnter at any desired depth Of
the ocean. A strong, heavy vessel. en-
tirely closed and empty, has valve
through which wntor may be admitted,
but which Is only put in notion by
means Of powerful electromagnetic con
nected Herewith. These magnets arc
also connected with o wire which accom-
panies the rope, by means Of which the
apparatus is lowered from the hip
When the empty vessel, which Is in Tact .
plummel, has reached tue required
depth, M electric current Is sent from
tho battery on slipboard 10 the coils be,
low the magnetism tbus generated
opens the valves, and the vessel "a hlsa
md readyto bedrawn up
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-08-19
A FrIghtml DeatL.

Edward Cloutier, q young yarnishnr
Ol Detroit, met with q horrible death.
The young man has had great passion
for gymnastics, expecting to attach him
self to a circus rs soon as he became
proficient. While working around the
building he has used all his spare mo-
ments in swinging from beams, turning
hand-springs, and performing otherieats
calling for supplencss and activity. He
was seen clinging to the main shaft Of
,hc two hundred horse power engine
few days ago, and was warned by his
employer never to attempt the feat again.
This shaft runs along within thirty in.
ches Of the floor, mud makes about one
hundred aud fifty revolutions perminute.
In the morning, yesterday, after finish
Ing up q table, Cloutier went to the
north end OF the building, and prepared
himself TO perform some feat which he
had studied up. Taking the tackle rope
which is used TO hoist articles from the
alley below, he passed the free end over
the shaft. This much was ascertaiIed
after his death, but his further proceed.
ings will never he known. A boy wns
working forty feet away, aud was first
alarmed by hearing Clouticr call out,
"StOp the engine-Quickw Running
around, the hoy saw that he was caught
in the folds OF the rope and wound over
,ho shaft. The boy inn, rs did others,
but il was two or three minutes before
| the engine could DO stopped, and then
The victim WIS past help. AS soon as
the rope lashAd him close to the shaft
the young mun had TO turn with II. One
Of his arms was caught around the shaft
so that it drew his face and shoulder
close down, but left lis limbs free to
pound on the floor. The noise Of his
feet striking tho boards was heard half
q block awny above the hum Of the ma.
Chinery. His boot heels tore strip on
one Of tue boards and were then flung
from his feet clear across tho room. HIS
hat went the other wny, and his pants
were stripped of and thrown fifteen feet
away. After the boots llew OH the
young mans bare feet whipped the floor
800 or 400 times. The feet were smashed
mp to the ankles so that they spread ont
like broons, and looked like pieces Of
bloody beef. The homes Of the ankles
struck the floor until dents half m incl
deep we're made in the boards. Aitci
the engine stopped, clOutier had to hc
cut loose from the shaft lie gave q
gasp as they released him, but died rs
they laid him down. Ono OF his arms
was broken half dozen times, aud in
deed, there was hardly q whole bone in his
body. His legs were mere pulps, his
breast crushed in, lis ribs broken, fling.
ers broken. back and neck broken, and
worse sight never was seen. The floor
was covered with blood and flesh, nnd
the strongest men sbuddered as they
looked. Coroner Grnu was called, and
jury was impanelled, and q verdict
rendered on tho spot. The verdict wns
to the effect, that The deceased came to
his death while trying au experiment
with n rope aronnd n shaft making 13j
revolutions per minute. The verdict
was thus worded to make e>plaiuer the
fact that the young mans recklesSnsss
brought about the accident.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-08-19

TnE TRUE RoAD TO SUCCESS. The
value Of advertising has been time and
again a subject OF remark. The great
business interests that have been built
up among us within the Inst quarter OF
a century owe their existence in o great
measure, 10 liberal, and yet iudicious
nse of advertising through the columns
of tho newspaper. Take, for instance
the financial houses in the lower part Of
town that have made it II point to Use
the newspaper Us a medium Of informa.
ton to tic public Of their business, and
whose names arO familiar to every news
paper reader. People seeking nilroad
investments recnr as naturally TO the
name as they would to DclmonieO's in
ease they wanted q dinner. The forcgo-
ing show indisputnbly that men who have
q duo appreciation Of printers ink inya-
1iably lead the van In the race for wealth
and high commercial position. Had
these eminent firms been content to 10
business in tho old hole and corner style
of the musty merchants OF half cen
tury ago, they would have sunk to the
level Of mere exchange brokers, aud vast
banking and railroad enterprises wOnld
have becn projected by men more in
accord with tue journalistic spirit OF the
age.--M,r HorkPgtr.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-08-19

Nor LIVING HALF THEIR DAYs.-
"Did you run agninst me on purposeT
"If you choose to look upon the affair
in TINT light, you may tloso, sir" "Vory
well; then tako hdil' and the speaker
sent pistol ball crashing through the
others skull. That bloody drama in
ono act wns performed in San Antonio,
Texas. Tho actors were both despera.
does, who cllanced 70 come in collision
accidentally in the street. One Of them
thought the other ran aglinst him on
purpose, and hence the dialogue and tile
murder. The survivor, according 10 the
local account Of the affair, coolly walked
off, carrying his pistol in his hand, as
though to bc in readiness TO exchange
tho compliments OF the season with any
conner whatever. But no one molested
him; and reaching his horse, which was
tied 10 post, he unhiteled the animal.
mounted, and rode of into the country.
The body OF the dead man was picked
up and buried by the authorities, No
one cared for him or for his fate. lie
died as the fool dietli, and his murderer
will probably come TO like fate.
"Bloody and deceitful men shall not
| live out half their days. IN L. Le,igT.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-08-19

NEARLY STRANdLED.-A man named
Henry Neelcy went down in a well in
81. Louis, for the purpose Of recovering
a lat which had been dropped in. In
short time lie gave signal Of distress,
which told those above tlnt he was be-.
ing overcome by foul air. There vas
bnt little time for delibention. a rope
was hastily procured by the bystsndcrs,
one end of which wns formed into u
moose aud let down to the sufferer.
after angling moment, the man in the
well gave tile rope little jerk, and the
men at the otherend commenced pulling
Il mn. When about half way oul they
discovered that the noosc had fallen
over the mans head, and that he was
dangling by lhoneck. HOrrifed at tue
discovery, they wisely concluded, ihat
death by siraugulRtion wns no worse
than death by sulIocation, and so they
continued opull away until they landed
Noeloy on terra firma in m Unconscious
state. BY the application Of proper re'
storatiyes he wns resuscitOled, and Is
now doing well.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-08-19

ANfassachuseiisy young woman recently
patented n sqnnro.boitomed paper bag,
ior the use VI gTOcGrA mud Others, and
nav shs haa still further increased the
value Of her invention by inventing o
machine for folding, by which two gSls
can make 90, 40 bhgs pr day.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-08-19

BLUSDgR or A NoyRIsT.-A French
correspondent Of the Nation tells how
Panl Feyal, one Of the most popular Of
these sensational nOyelists used TO write
three or four novels at the same time for
various papers. In orler to find his way
in the labyrinth Of lis own imagina-
tiOn, he had a number Of small dolls for
each story, strung together in the dress
Of their rOle-monks, kings. dueliesses,
soldiers, etc. His valet brought him
the string Of tic novel he was working
ut, and each time one Of tito personages
was killed or died the corresponding doll
WINS taken of Ono day the valet forgot
to take away the doll Of the parsonage
who had como 10 grief and had fallen in
a luel. The result was that tile editor
Of title paper in which the novel appeared
was soon surprised TO receive number
Of angry letters demanding to see how II
vas that NonsieHr so.md.so, who was
killed month before, had 0ome 10 life
agGini
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-08-19

Ina teVae storm on the eastern coast
Of England, si1 fishing vessels belonging
10 Bsrwiek.on. Tweed were capsized, aud
all on board were LOST
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-08-19

The House THAT JACK BUILT.-"Ihe
house that Jack built" Ind interesting
anteccdents. This famous jingling
legend, is believed to be nm imitation OF
medieval Hebrew panble in the form
Of O hymn, but commemorative OF the
principal events in the history OF the
Jewish people. The original is TO be
fonnd in the jewish collection called the
Sepher Hnggahnh, volume twenty.third,
and an Interpretation Of II was given to
the world 30 far back rs 1881, by p. n.
Lebrecht, OF Leipsic. There arc ten
verses. The first consists Of two lines
and short reirlin, thus: "a kid, a kid
my father bought for two pieces of
money" Refrain: "a kid, kid"
This refrain IL repeated at tlio end Of
each verse. The second verse COM
mences with the words, "Then came the
cat md ate the kidthatmy father bought
for two pieces Of money! The third
verse runs: HThen came the dog, and
bit tho cat, that ate the kid" etc. The
fourth is (: "Then came tho stnff, and
beat the dog, that bit the eat, etc. The
fifth is: "Then camO the fire., and
burned the stufl, that beat the dog, etc.
The sixth is: 'Then came the water,
and qucnched the fire, that burned the
staff" etc. The esoventh is "Then came
the OK, and drank the water, that
quenched the fre,' etc. The eight Isl:
"Then came the butcher, and slew the
OK, Tint drank the water" etc. The
ninth is: "Then came the angel OF death,
and killed the butcher, that slew the OK,
etc. The tenth and lust runs "Ihcn
came ihe Holy One, blessed be He, and
killed the angel OF death, TINT killed the
bntcller, TINT slew the OK, that drank
the wnter, that quenched the fire, that
burned the staff, that beat the dog, that
bit the cat, that ate the kid, that my fl-
ther bought for two pieces Of money II
kid, q kid" II Is eTidOntthat this is the
model Of "Thc House that Jack Built"
BRRlp AND FIouR-The following
statement may be relied upon, says n
New York Baker, although known to
very few besides tllo cmtt: Seven
ponnds Of flour when baked produce
nine pounds Of bread. The average
number OF barrels Of flour used by bakers
in New York City Of any standing is
twenty weekly. The flour costs, ,shy Sl2
each barrel (tle highest price is given
hcrc). Therefore,
10 b.rrcls tjer week cost ...... $40 W
Cost ot labor and baking, H.. 500
Interest on $500, shop de., per
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-08-19

A Pennsylvania paper suggesta that
farmers post Their nAmea ut theii door
yard gates in order 10 crafty the enrioi.
" Of The travelling public.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-12-14
Saturday, January II, 1878,

at II O'Clock am, the following described
property. to-wit: A certain lot of land situate.
lying and being in the county Of Shelby, State
Of Tennessee, known on the plan Of the city of
Memphis as lot number four a. /, in block num-
Der ffty-nine (69l, in Topp's sub. division, be-
ginning at point in the north line of Vance
street, two hundred and eighty (2S0) feet east
Of the intersection of. Vance and Orleans
streets; running thence westwardly, with the
north line of Vance street, sixty-tive (65) feet
thence northwardly one hundred and eighty
seven (lS7) feet, to an alley fifteen (l5) feet
wide; thence east. with the south side Of said
alley ,fifty-fve 55) feet, to the northwest corner
of lotfve (5) of said block; thence southwardly
to the beginning; together with all the pIivi-
leges and appurtenances thereunto belonging.
Also, one ~ set parlor furniture. two W sets
bedroom furniture, three (3) carpets, and n lot
of kitchen furniture.
Said deed Of trust is recorded in the Regis.
ter's Office OF Shelby county, in Record Book
No. "a, on pages IS. SO, 81 and 80. The right of
REDEEM ption is waived in said deed. The title
to said property is believed to be good, but
will sell and convey as trustee only.
The property will DO sold in the order adver-
tised. unless the maker of the trust should
direct otherwise.
j. NJ. BOOKER. Trustee.
Memphis. December II. 1872. S7-ll3
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-12-14
NEAsoKuo DIRECTORY.

LODGES. LX
oor~a MElspufs, No, 1l8-meets ID Friday
- eacb month-hall corner Madison and Sec
md A, j, Wheeler. W. NJ; J. Harvey
Mathes. Secretary.
AEaERosA, No. l6s-meets lst Monday IN
80 month al Odd Fellows Hall, corner
Tnnrt and Main. c. g. Locke. W. M; b.
Richmond, Secretary.
LEILA Scorr. No. 2Se-meets LIST Thursday
IS aach mopth-bsll corner Madison and Sec
cand. s. Sturm. W. M, NJ. Hoshstsdier.
Secretary.
nrso-o. No. qeg-meets Sd Friday Of each
month odd Fellow Hail. K 7. NiiilAm-
snD. W. NJ; r. ". Shelton. Secretary.
KuvNSISG. No. 2ll-meets 4th Friday Of
saeb mopth-at South Memphis Hall. corner
~ Madison and seesnd. W. B. kiehardet.
". ~; Louis Clspski. Secretary.
R0rAL ARCH.
PKEx Cs .PTEs.. 10; Z2-nSets "a Monday y o.
n. &. II. p; A. J: Wheeler. Secretary: GA
vsIIorsS Hall 81 Mond AZ Of each month. W.
3 Matthew, III. 3. Il. p; John W. Ward.
Secretary.
Emmy. CorxrrL. No. 6-meets ID Thurs
Az ~ zach ,nonth-Odd Fellows Hall. q.
Raider. III. nj. G. Il. Myers. Rec.
TEKPLARs.
ovvyxr CoN,s ,xDERr, No. .4-mests 9Th Mon
dsy ~ each month. Geo. hellersh. Com. 1.
j. Barchus, Rec.
c,Iv,sy On. pTER OF RosE Cook, 18th. No.
Charles W, Adams, SD, M. W.; ID.
TomlinsOn. 22d. sec.'.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-12-14
FOREIGn Lat.
SPECIAL NOTICES.

Why Endure What is curablsi-"W What
can't be cured must be endured" says the
proverb; but indigestion cAE be cured. and
therefore Il is the merest stupidity 70 endure
1t. Dyspeptics have certainly right TO con-
tinue dyspeptics to the end Of their days If they
choose. but a. Il Is not suppose that any ra-
tional being prefers physical torment 70 ease
and health. the probability Is that V all suffer
ers from INDIGESTION we're convinced that an
absolute. infallibe remedy for their complaint
existed. they would with one accord resort to
it. We most emphatieally declare that such a
remedy does exist. and that its name Is Hos
letters Stomach Bitlers- Tho record Of iis
success extends over period Of more than
twenty years. and il is fearlessly alleged that
during the whole Of that time II has never
failed to afford permanent relief In any disOr-
der or arrangement Of the stomach that was
not organic. malignant. and incurable. The
testimonials that go TO establish this Important
fact can be counted BY the thousand. Stomach
complaints that had been aggravated By q
total disregard Of all dietary rules, and intens-
fled and rendered chronic By medicinal treat
ment or drastic purgation. have in hundreds
Of iuftances been cured within three months
by the Systematic use Of this celebrated stom-
achic and Alternative. It should be remem-
bersd that weakness Of the digestive organs
involves many other ailments. Biliousness.
headache. nervous debility. spaEms. palpits-
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-12-14

/, TrIIstee's Sale.

pY VIRTUE OF A DEED OF TRUST Exc
- cuted to me by Michael Larkin on the LIST
day If September. 1869. registered in the Reg
istor's Office in book No. IS. page 2i0, to secure
certain indebtedness therein named, will, at
the request Of the beneficiary.
On Wednesday,, December IL, 1879,
in front Of the sheria's Office. Greenlaw block,
on Second street. in the city Of Memphis. offer
for sale and sell for cnsh, AZ public auction, to
the highest bidder. the following described
property, viz: A certain lot. being part of
the lot known and described on the plan of
the city Of Memphis as lot No. 4, in block No.
SO. Tops subdivision, and beginning in the
north line of Vance street. southeast corner of
said lot No 4; thence westwardly with Vance
street 65 feet; thence northwardiy 1877 feet TO
an alley Is feet wide thence east with said
alley SIS feet TO tho northwest corner Of lot No.
line Of block No. to the beginning. being
point $50 feet east from the intersection of
Vance and Orleans streets. Also, the follow
ing personal estate; Ten drays; one bay marc
mule. AZ hands high and years old; one bay
horse mule. years old and 10 hands high; one
bay horse mule, years old and l419 hand
high; one black mare mule, with gray nose, 10
years old and Il. hands high; one bay horse
mule, years old and IL hands high; one dark
brown mule. years old and 1914 hands high;
two dark brown mare mules, each 10 hands
high and years old; two black horse mules,
each years old and l6 hands high; tive dark
brown mare mules Az hands high and 9 years
old; one mouse colored mule. l6 hands high
and 10 years old; one mOuse-c0lored horse
mule. 15M hands high and 5 years old and
two mouse colored mules. each 10 years old.
The right of redemption TO above described
property is waived in the trust deed, and the
title Is believed TO be good. but | will sell only
as trustee. The property will be sold in the
order advertised unless the maker Of the trust
or his assign should direct otherwise.
The above sale is hereby postponed until
Saturday, January IL, 1873,
at II o'clock am, to take place at the prem
ises on Vance street.
- HOWELL Il. JACKSON. Trustee.
Memphis, December IL. 1872. COILS
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-12-14
mo. 6S4. R. d.
NOn.Resldent Notice.

In the Second ChanceryCourt ofShelby county,
Tennessee.
Mary Jane Brown
VS..
NJ. G. Brown.
TT APPEARING FROM THE BILL WHICH
i is sworn to in this cause that the. defend :
ant, NJ. c.. Brown, is a nonresident Of
the State Of Tennessee; it is therefore or
dered BY the Clerk and Master that he make
his appearance herein at the courthouse Of
the Second Chancery Court of Shelby county,
in the city of Memphis. Tennessee; on
or before the first Monday in Janu-
airy, 1872. and plead. answer or demur, to
compliments bill, or the same will be taken
for confessed as to him and set for hearing ex
parte, and that a copy Of this order be pub
iished once a week, for four successive weeks.
in the Memphis PUBLIC LEDGER. This 9th
day of November. 1872.
NJ. ID. L. STEWART, G, and NJ.
BY C. BELcHER. Deputy G. and NJ.
A copy-Attest b. b. Barnes, Solicitor for
Complainant. I5-hl-6l-s3
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-12-14
Executors Notice.

HAVING BEEN DULY QUALIFIED AS
Ill Executor of the estate Of VIM. Antwine.
deceased, by the Probate Court ef Shelby
county, Tennessee, at the December term.
1872, ali persons are hereby notified TO present
10 me, within the time prescribed by law, all
accounts and demands against said estate. or
the same will be forever barred /; and alt persons
indebted TO said estate are requested to present
the same to me for settlement.
JOHN II. WEST, Executor.
December 9. 1872, S5-ll0
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-12-14
limited Ancient order Of Druids

TENNESSEE GRoyE, No. J, U. A. o. D.
meets at the Druid Hall, No, 81 South Court
street, on the LIST and 80 Tuesday evenings in
asch month. j., 5; HeiligerS., n. Al J.
tary; John L. Eicbbarg. Treasurer.
MEMPHIS Grove, No. 2-meets at the Druid
Hall, 81 Court street, eYsry Thursday evening.
Wan. NJ. Loeb. n. 4. (; II. 0ertel. Y. Al J.
CLEAETHE GROvE. No. 3-meets at the Druid
Hall, 81 Court street, on the LIST and Sd Mon
day evenings in each month. A. y. Davis,
N. A.; George W. Baxter, v. Al NJ. Bren,
seeretaryi Martin Cohen. Treasurer.
the Druid Hail, on the I'd and 4th Tuesday
evenings in each month. J. Beehler. E. 3. A.
A. HitEfeld. Secretary.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-12-14

tlon ofthe heApt. rush Of blood TO the head,
nausea. vertigo and sleeplessness are among
its concomitants and results; and for all these
the great vegetable tonic Is specific. II acts
first upon the stomach, and through the stom-
ach upon the seeretory and nervous systems
and the bowels, It's general effect being always
reninl and bcnefcent.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-12-14

ps-The purcst and sweetest Cod Liver Oil
In the world is Hazard 4 Caswelps. made on
the sea shore. from fresh-ssleeted livers. By
Caswsli. Hazard Il Co.. New York. II Is alb
solutely pure and sweet. Patients whe have
once taken it prefer it to any other. For sale
BY all druggists. xvi-3O
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-12-14

rB- For Dyspepsia. Indigestion. Depression
of Spirits and General Debility in their vari-
GUS forms. preventive against fever and
ague and ether intermittent fevers. the
Zero Phosphotated Elixir Of Calisaya."
made by Caswell. Hazard & Co.. New York.
and sold by all druggists. is the best tonic for
patients recovering from fever or sickness.
II has no equal. xvi-30