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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-05
COFFEE.

MOCfiA, On ORIGINAL balesj. zoe " SOC
pIsANTA1TON,eq'lt TO Mocha, &c. o.
RIO, No. SIC
All Coffee Roasted In Hyde's Patent Aroma Saving
BrowneI and no Water used, thereby saving con.
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OFFICIAL.
Ordinance AmendatOry OF Tax
90 Ordinance. y

Be it ordained by the General Council Of the
City Of Memphis. That paragraph Is Of sec
tion q of An ordinance regulating taxation
in the city Of Memphis approved April IL.
1872. be amended SO as to read. and TO be in
lieu thereof, as follows:
Sec. %. From each and every marine, fire.
life, or accident insurance company excepting
those having home Office in the city Of Mem
phis and assessed upon their capital seock) :,
having an Office in the city for the purpose of
transacting its business or represented in the
city by any agent, broker or solicitor for the
purpose Of transacting business, OF. renewing
or continuing in force any business heretofore
transacted through agents, brokers or solicit
tors at Memphis, annually. in advance, $500
and two per cent. on the gross premiums.
whether note OF cash. and whether renewals or
first premiums, on all business transacted for
said companies through their agents, brokers
or solicitors. in the city Of Memphis; said per
centage tax to be paid quarterly on, sworn re-
ports TO be made by such agents, brokers or
solicitors, at the end of every three months.
Passed first reading by Board Of Aldermen
June s, 1872, rules suspended, and ordinance
passed a second and final reading, per require
ment of the 18th section Of the city charter.
Passed first reading by Council. june 5,
1872, rules suspended per requirement of char
ter. and passed a second and final reading by
Council. u r
Approved June I, 1872.
80 JOHN JOHNSON, Mayor.
Attest: l.. Il. RICHARDS, City Register.
Q7-IOf "N.H
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The women at the Jubilee.

From the Worlds Boston letter.
/ don't think that ever in my life have
| seen such an aggregate of female an
loyel;ness as is exhibited here. There
is prominence of cheek bone, a square
ness of mouth, fshiness of eye, and
shapelossness of form maddeningly com
mon among these gentle creatures. |
don't say they all are SO diabolically
ugly that a man need run away from
them, but Id rather be drowned than
wrecked on an island with some of them.
Itseems to me that great portion of
them have been or are " school ma ans.
They have the positive, authoritative way,
and weary, faded look common to that
class. Some of them have great powers
of expression in speech as well as song
powers more to be admired for force than
grace, profundity rather than piety. For
instance, the one heard yesterday tell
ing companion as she pinned up a
torn overskirt, that this was the d-dest
crowd she ever was in. / don't think
she was a common school teacher, al
though she might run a Sunday y-school
class. Doubtless she is on that and
from familiarity with pious words, is
careless Of the places she puts them in.
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The Poetry Of the Table.


rum bttluticf ; TOT Juigsi
In the first place, starched and
smoothly-ironed able-cloth-which, If
neatly folded after every meal, win look
well for several days. Then flowers and
ferns in fiat dishes, baskets, or small
vases, or else tiny nosegay laid upon
every napkin. .Frlfnr 20 rra trr CO
The salt must be pure aud smooth.
The butter should be nodded into criss-
crossed diamonds, shells, or globes, with
the paddles made for this purpose.
A few pretty dishes will make the
plainest table glow. A small, bright
oolored platter for pickles, horse-radish
or Jelly, and butier-plates representing
green leaves are also attractive.
A few pennies worth of parsley OF
cress, mingled with small scraps Of white
paper daintily clipped, will cause plain
dish to assume the air Of French
cRtree. A platter Of hash may be orna-
mented with an edging of toasted or
fried bread cut into points, and dish Of
mutton-chops is much more impressive
with the bones stacked as soldiers stack
their guns, forming a pyramid in the
center-eaeh bone adorned with a frill
of cut paper. a few slices Of lemon,
mingled with sprigs Of parsley and slices
of hard.boiled eggs, form pretty gsrnish
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decker, and in doing 50 he acted like 4

decker, and in doing so he acted like a
man. ct.r. fr.s..v $50 700
He came daily. He dined there. He
dropped in between times. And when
he came, and when he left, and while he
stayed, the intimacy and exalted purity
Of his relations to Mrs. Sallie could not
be adequately expressed without gen.
tie drawing and natural physical and
psychical ogling of each toward the
other. Perhaps he folded her in his EN-
brace, as Coleridge did his Genevieve
1t was the periodicity and proximity of
these osculatory refreshments that ex-
cited the savage jealousy Of Bond. His
had been wild, irregular life, on sea
and shore. His tastes were narrow,
base and exclusive. He did not per;
ceive that Sallie, after kissing the
Thompson into tremor of pleasurable
sensations, could return to her dear be-
loved and betrothed Bond just as good
as new. His was a lower and groveling
nature. True, he was also a church
member. But on the woman question
he was fatally conservative. he repre-
sented the tyrant man, and not the
apostle Of harmonial progress. He had
not read Fourier, or the Cady Stanton.
Hence he became insane. He bought
new hatchet, and, bursting into the
parlor while the loving pair we're in their
tenderest embraces, and while, in their
heavenly raptures. it nearly seemed to
them that they had crossed the Jordan
and were, safe in the Promised Land.
Mrs. Ssllie, OF course, tainted. Then
Mr.. Bond began his hatchet -prac-
tice on the cerebrum of the reverened
elder. His conduct was exasperating,
but the thickness and hardness of the
Thompson skull got the better of the
softer metal of the Bond hatchet. Beth
came off with several dents, but those in
the hatchet were the deeper. When the
practice ended, Thompson walked to a
drug store and bound up his wounds.
From all these facts, we conclude that
Bond and his hatchet were soft, and that
the revered Thompson deserved the sym
pathy of all who recognize the right of
ministers to kiss their female pagishion-
ers. AS for poor Mrs. Shingledecker, if
a modern widow cannot kiss her own
in serenity and in safety, whom
on earth can she kiss!
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The late Lord EIgin briefly but pic
turesquely describes his visit to the
Pyramids in Egypt: We pushed on
over the heaps Of sand and debris, OF
probably covered-up tombs, which sur
round the base of the Pyramids, when
we suddenly came in face of the most
remarkable object on which my eye ever
lighted. Somehow or other | had not
thought of the Sphinx till l saw her be-
fore me. There she was in all her i'm
posing magnitude, crouched on the mar
gin of the Desert, looking over the fer
tile valley of the Nile, and her gaze
fixed on the east as if in earnest expec
tation Of the sunrising. And such q
gael The mystical light and deep
shadows cast by the moon, gave to it an
intensity which | cannot attempt to de-
scribe. To me il tseemed look, earnest,
searching, but unsatisfed. For long
time l remained trans6xed, endeavoring
to read the meaning conveyed by this
wonderful eye; but l was struck after a
while by what seemed contradiction in
the expression of the eye and of the
mouth. There was a singular gentleness
and hopefulness in the lines of the
mouth, which appeared to be in contrast
with the anxious eye. The upper part
of the face spoke Of The intellect striv-
ing, and striving vainly, to solve the
mystery-(What mystery? The mys-
terry, shall we say, of God universe, or
mans destiny2)-while the lower indi-
Gated moral conviction that all must
be well, and that this truth would in
good time be made manifest. We could
hardly tear ourselves away from this
fascinating spectacle to draw nearer to
the Great Pyramid, which stood beside
US, its outline sharply traced in the clear
atmosphere. We walked round and
round it, thinking of the strange men
whose ambition to secure Immortality
for themselves had expressed itself in
this giant creation. The enoromous
blocks of granite, brought from one
knows not where, built up one knows
not how; the form selected solely for the
purpose of defyIng the assaults of time;
the contrast between the conception en-
bodied in these constructions and the
talk of the frivolous race by whom we
were surrounded, and who seemed capa-
Ulc VI uO JuOukub Ut1Ouu q ueslIC lOT
daily buckshish, al this seen
and felt under the influence of
the dim moonlight was very striking
and impressive. We spent some time
in moving from place to place along the
shadow cast by the pyramid upon the
sand, and observing the effect produced
by bringing the moon sometimes to its
apex and sometimes to other points on
its outline | felt no disposition to ex-
change for sleep the state of dreamy
ha,f-consciousnes in which / was wan
dering about; but at length l lay down
on the shingly sand, with block Of
granite for pillow, and passed an hour
or two, sometimes dozing, sometimes
till one of our attendants in
formed me that the sun would shortly
rise, and thatit was time to commence
10 ascend the pyramid if we intended to
from its summit his first appear
ance. The ascent was, / confesss, a
much more formidable undertaking than
| had anticipated; and our French
friend gave in after attempting a few
steps.
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Terrapim Stew-A Recipe for Max
ing the Genuine Article.


From the San Francisco Chronicle.l
A gentleman, a native of Maryland,
the home of the terrapin, who has en-
deavored in vain to get good terrapin
stew in this city, sends US the following
recipe for making a genuine Maryland
terrapin stew, which is acknowledged by
epicures ts be the finest dish that ever
tickled the human palate: Broil four
large terrapins until they are done suffi-
ciently to take off the shell easily.
Open and pick the meat, etc., from the
shells with great care, and in taking out
the liver be very careful not TO break the
gall bladder. The gall bladder must he
separated and thrown away, as it embit-
ters the stew and spoils the dish. Stew
the meat, etc, thus separated in quar-
ter pound of butter. half pint of claret
and half pint of Madeira wine; season
with cayenne pepper mot black pepper),
powdered mace and nutmeg, sweet mar
joram and parsley chopped fine, and
then add some mushroom catsup Ito.
taste) while the whole is very hot This
makes dish fit for the gods, and it was
Immediately after psrtaking of his fifth
plate of stew, thus compounded, that
Lord Byron was seized with inspiration
and wrote his famous poem, The Bride
of Abydos," commencing; Know ye
the land where the terrapin turtle" etc.
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A sTAMMERIKG WIFE.
Il. wHITMORE,
Publisher and Proprietor.
BY JOHN o. SAKE.


When deeply in love with Miss Emily Prymc,
L vowed il the lady would only be mine
gccld always endeavOr TO please her
She bushed for consent, though the suffering
lass
Said never word. except YOU'RE an ass--
An assam ass-idious teaser.'
But when we were married, found to my ruth
The stammcring lady bad spoken the truth,
For often in obvious dudgeon,
She'd say if happened TO give her 3 jog
In the way of reproof. You're dog-dog-
dog
A dog-a dog-matic curmudgeon."
And once when said, = We can hardly afford
This ,extrayagant style with our moderate
hoard, Hs aM 8H
And tintcd that we ought to be wiser.
She looked, assure you, exceedingly blue
And tretfully cried, You're u Jew-Jew-
Jew
A very ju- dicious adviser"
shirk, NJ n
Some rather unpleasant and arduous work,
begged her to GO to a neighbOr,
She wanted to know why made such fuss,
And saucily said, You re n cuss-cuss-cuss-
You were always accustomed to labor"
Out Of temper Mt last, with the insolent dame,
And feeling the woman was greatly TO blame
To scold me instead of caressing,
| mimicked her speech like a churl as am,
And angrily said, You're a dam-dam-
dam
A damage instead of a blessing"
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To the People of Tennessee.

TN RESPONSE TO THE EXPRESSION
l. of a popular desire. sufficiently general
and influential to control my actien in the
matter. hereby announce myself candi-
date for the office of Judge of the Supreme
Hon. f. A. r. Nelson. Election first Thurs
day in August next J.B. COOKE.
Chattanooga March II s187o Elf' 11-ta
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FOR SALE.
Lots For Sale In Ida City,
ON
Long island, New York.

IDA CITY is SITUATED ON LONG IS
Il land, IS miles from New York city, the
Long Island railroad running, centrally
through Ida City. Lots there are hereby Of
dollars each. on credit Of ten years, paya-
bic in ten annual instalments-say IS % per
year on each lot. The parties owning the
above property propose 10 sell to the Southern
people One-half Of the lots, say 1000. on the
above terms. without interest. The East
River Bridge is now in process Of construc-
ton. connecting Manhattan Island, upon
which.New York is situated. with Long Is
land.
This is good opportunity for any person of
this section Of country to invest small sums
in the purchase Of these lots. Terms are
easy, and within the reach Of all. Property
on Long Island will rapidly increase In valne
as soon as East River Bridge Is completed.
Map of the City Of Ida can be seen, and
full information Riven, upon application being
made TO HY. F0NTAINE,
responding Secretary. 81
No. 10 Madison 1troot.
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TO many dishes; and nothing could be
more appetizing than beef, veal, mutton
or lamb made into mince-meat and press
ed into form in wine-glass, then fried in
pork fat, with sprig OF green placed in
the top of each little cone. The basket
of fruit-peaches, pears, grapes or
apples, oranges or grapes-should be
tastefully arranged and trimmed with
leaves and flowers. The bowl of salad
shonld be ornamented with the scarlet
and orange flowers of the tropeolum-
their piquant flavor adding zest to the
lettuce, with which they can be eaten.
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efes OF the Associa1fon.

p8-Orders with the money for Certificates
may be sent per Express. or Registered Let
ters, or Postsfice Orders, at the risk Of the
tribution taking place the Onicial NUMBER
will be forwarded 10 each correspondent.
An orders must be addressed. AsmRhis
Agricultural aud Mechanical Society, sl5
Second street, Memphis, Tenn. p. 0. Lock
Box No Ts.
y JOHN @. BALLENTINB, President,
LEOK TROusDALE, Secretary.
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S51 CASH PREMIUMS,
To be paid Immediately after the Distribution
takes place.

The Board of Directors, in commencing this
shall be carried out in as good faith as the an
nexed certificates prove the former to have
been. The high character and standing of the
Managers selected will also be an additional
guarantee that perfect justice and fairness
will control this Distribution.
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a CARD.

A LII LETTERS AND INQUIRIES m
"A reference TO Ida City and the prrchaso and
sale Of lots should be addressed 10 Hy. Pom
tame, Corresponding Secretary, No. 10 Madi-
son street. Mempnls' Tenn. ne uee 70 the
ment a1d maps published correctly repreeent
the value and attractions Of the place.
i1S-tl JACOB THOMPSON.
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To the People of Tennessee.

In response to the call Of many leading
citizens Of the State, hereby announce my.
the Supreme Court, made vacant by the resig-
nation of Hon. 7. A. r.. Nelson. Election
first Thursday in August next.
ROBERT MCFARLAND.
MOrristOWn Tenn 20-te
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AGENCY.
SPRINGS.
SwAYNE'S
MAMMOTH SPRINGS.

THIS BEAUTIFUL, PLEASANT AND
economical summer resort is near Spring
Vile Depot, on Memphis and Louisville Rail
road, eleven miles east of Paris, Henry county;
Tenn. Only seven hours from Memphis and
eleven from Louisville. Excursion or half
fare tickets from Memphis, Mason, Browns
Vile, Bell, Humboldt. Milan, Trezevant, Nc
Kenzie, Paris, Clarksville and Bowling Green;
Hacks from Springyille to the Springs, 81
miles by shady ridge road, meeting the morn
ing trains. -,
Enlarged accommodations and hot and cold
baths. No style to pay for.
Board az good as the country affords. Per
day, 50; week. $40; month, $50. Children un-
der ten years and servants half price.
Daily Mail and Express offices at SPRING
vile, where address Proprietor Swayne's
Mammoth Springs" or to their care. 62-l4O
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IF DR., HINS0N

nOES PLUG TEETH so WELL THAT
IL the plugs don't fall out or teeth give way
any more, the good, Lord having endowed aiE5
shall remain in Memphis until taken 10 Elm
wood I therefore invite all who wish 70 re-
tain their teeth through life 70 call and they
will be treated as gentlemanly as heretofore.
S. us Office and residence 2S3 Main street
May q, lS72. 75t
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u. n. NLhINhEs
Com. Merchant. Front St. Memphis, Tenn.
% MgMPHIs, June 5, lsT2.
Received Of the Memphis Agricultural and
Mechanical Society the sum of Five Thousand
Dollars, being amount of premium drawn BY
Ticket No. 94l4 at the Distribution Of said So
JACOB LUrZ, 80
Boot and Shoe Dealer, Madison street. Mem
phis, Tennessee.
Salesman at Mansfield 4 Higbee's Drug Store,
Main street. Memphis. Tennessee.
MENPHIs. TENN., June 8, 1872.
We, the undersigned. take pleasure in at
testing the perfect honesty and fairness Of the
Distribution Of the Memphis Agricultural and
Mechanical Society, drawn at Grocnlaw Opera
House, June l. lS72. and heartily commend the
object Of the Association. the reliability for
the payment Of the premiums drawn. and the
prompt drawing on the day advertised, TO the
confidence Of the public.
w. NJ. Harrington, Pres. Union & Planters Bk
Z. S. Davis, Pres. First National Bank.
II. T. Garth. Pres. German National Bank.
j j. Freeman, Cashier Morchant's Nat. Bank.
]. J Murphy, Pres. Memphis Bank.
NJ. J. Wicks, Pres. NJ. Il c. Railroad.
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]. HARVEY MATHES is o candidate for
reelection to the office of Privilege Tax Col
lector for Shelby county. subject to the Demo-
cratic Convention. 47-te
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A. WOODWARD is a candidate for re-elee-
tion to the office of Trustee Of Shelby county,
subject to the action Of the Democratic
County Convention. eN 25-t
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JACK DOYLE. Democratic nominee, is a
candidate for Sheriff of Shelby county. Elec-
ton August lst. 80. I'd
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HOTEL.
CORINTH HOTEL,
Formerly seruggs HOuse),
LOUIS CHAP NJ A N, ,
Uate Of Memphis & Charleston R.R.)
HOTEL.


TTHE ABOVE NAMED HOUSE HAVING
that il shall be the best house Of the kind oP
any railroad in the South. The bar contains
the best liquors to be found North or South.
Trains stop for meals 47-l2f
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Certincatess

MEMPHIs, June 3, 1872.
Received Of the Memphis Agricultural and
Mechanical Society the sum of Five Thousand
Dollars, being amount of premium drawn by
Ticket No. $40 at the Distribution of said So
ciety June l.. 1872
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.


We are authorized TO announce Captain
PEYT0N ]. SMITH, of Covington, as can
the counties of Upton, Fayette and Shelby,
subject to the action Of the Convention. este
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No POIitfcs In Local Ofllcea.-I am
an Independent candidate for Sheriff of Shelby
men can get as deputies. Will strive to do
my duty to the people of this county. The
Office shall never be used as political machine
while l am sheriff. If consistent with your
views, will be glad to have your support.
Yours with respect, tl L
40-te CITRRV
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Montvale Springs,
BlOunt County, East Tenn.

UNHIS .FAVORITE SUMMER RESORT
will be opened for the reception of guests
on the 10Th of may. Tickets TO the Springs
Board per Month for May and June, sl5;
for July. August and September. $50; for
three month, $3.50.
Address, for descriptive pamphlet. etc.,
JOS. l.. KING, Proprietor,
Montvale Springs.
REPER IN MEMPHIS TO
John s. T0of, Esq, Col. II. L. Jackson,
CAM. r. @. Williamson. p. d. Boyle,
Cot. i. Harvey Mathes, Stratton a James,
Cant i w. sneed. S. Z. McNutt,
Mansfield 4 Hiebee. 47-99
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For Congress.

I hereby announce myself candidate for
Congress in the Ninth Congressional District,
subject to the action of the proposed conven
ton. [99-tdl W. l.. DUFF.
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THOMAS 3. H1Ls. JANIS CoLKNAS.
ToBIAs NOLTE, W. o. WoODsOS.
sS-td
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SCHEDULE or CASH PREMIUMS :

S5I Premiums 10 be Distributed In
Conformity TO Law.
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ROBERT +. L0ONEY is a candidate for
Congress, subject to the decision Of the Demo-
cratic Convention. NnMN 6l-te
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-06-28

SAMUEL P. WALKER announces himself
as candidate for the Office of Judge of the
Second Chancery Court, subject to the action
of the Democratic Convention. 64-te