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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-02-08
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1t win be illustrated with engravings taken
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Of sketches by Our Special Artist" who was not
ION the spot;" and thus give a series of PERFECT
VIEWS, not obtainahle elsewhere, and the second
number contains the only correct map of the
burned city.
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curious supposed fact concerning JEFF.
Davis has just come to light. 1t has always
in Kentucky, where he iIbibed his Bourbon
proclivities. 1t is now claimed, however.
that he first saw the light In stock Bird re-
Massachusetts,, and removed 90 Kentucky
with his father when q small child. His
father Is said to have been wheelwright by
trade and the house where he lived 81, ors
side OF the road, and the shop where he
worked on the other side, are well remem.
bsrea by living witnesses. After eli. Che Il.
lnstrions rebel seems to have come from pie
bian stock; bat Massachusetts, tried the
game Of attempted secession before south
Carolina, SO that even If the story be true.
bis political theory is naturally accounted
fer.
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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-14
u MEMPHIS, TENN. THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH H. 1872

cashier, and two officers Of General
Mollyneuxs staff. The original receipt
is in the hands Of Hon. Jere s. Black.
l left it with him in the presence of Col.
j. ID. Waddell, present clerk OF the
House OF Representatives, as was Gu
rious through some one in Washington to
ascertain whether the bullion had been
accounted for to the Uaited States; OF
which fact am still unadvised.
Another curious historic incident"
occurred about this time. The day after
the gold (that was carried away by the
Confederate train left Washington, a
cavalryman threw bag over General
Toombs' fence aud galloped of. On
examining it, the bag contained $4,000
in gold. General Toombs Immediately
sent it by my son to the Federal Quar-
termaster then stationed at Washiagton,
to be used for provisions to supply such
troops as might pass through Washing
ton unprovided for.
l could state many amusing incidents,
and annoying ones, too, that occurred
while | was possessed of the treasure;
but suffice it to say, in the then condition
Of the country, determined to execute
the order with which / was entrusted,
found $35,000 in gold an elephant in my
hands, and was rejoiced to get rid of it,
and at the same time have the soldiers
supplied with rations and the Confeder-
ate Government vindicated from any
thing like disregard to their comforts.
Respectfully, R. Moses,
Late Confederate Commissary for the
State Of Georgia.
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Obscene Literature.
From a Now York paper.l

IIOu NOW 1OkA pdpohsJ
The circulation of obscene books and
pictures has increased so alarmingly of
late, especially among the school chill
dren of this city and Brooklyn, that
stringent measures have become abso-
lutely necessary to check the evil. A
society, we believe, has been recently
and opportunely formed here to this end,
and descent was made last Saturday
upon some of the most notorious dealers,
several of whom are now in Jail or un-
der bonds awaiting prosecution. While
the authorities, spurred on by the socie-
ty, may be safely left to bring these Of
tenders to Justice, it remains the duty
of every parent and every teacher to be
continually on the alert to thwart the
introduction of this moral leprosy among
thOse intrusted to their guardianship. 1t
is a startling but too well established
fact that no child who goes TO a school
of any kind in this vicinity, or even
passes along the street with other chill
dren, is safe from the sly distributors of
these pestilent publications. In repeat
ed instances of late, the most careful of
parents and instructors have been
shocked to find such books and pictures
in the possession Of children Of nine or
ten years, who had received them as
gifts, with an injunction to keep them
concealed, and particular information
where others might be bought Such
agencies of pollution operate so rapidly
in soiling the purity of children's minds
end corrupting their lives, that teachers
and parents cannot possibly be too vigi-
liant in guarding against these bats Of
the devil
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-14

An account comes from India that
the superintendent of police at Benares,
on going into the city on duty, was in.
formed that during the night a wild
beast had seriously wounded several peo-
pie, and that the animal was sitting in a
dark recess on the top of some steps on
one Of the streets. Going to the spot,
the inspector saw two eyes glaring in
the darkness. Taking a musket from
one of the police he fred, when with a
fearful roar, huge tiger bounded from
the recess and rushed down the steps.
Fortunately the inspector had hit him
in the forearm, and the tiger, missing
his aim, fell into hole. A policeman
then fired at him, but missed. The
same constable then attempted to kill
the tiger with his bayonet, but this fell
off, and the tiger, recovering himself,
sprang on to the policeman, maui
ing him severely. A large crowd
was now gathered round, and
scene Of the utmost confusion ensued.
The tiger bounded furiously about,
wounding people on all sides. Files of
policemen at this moment appeared on
the scene. AS they marched up with
loaded muskets the hours Of the tiger
seemed to be numbered Unfortunately,
however, the police had forgotten the
caps for their muskets, and had accord
ingly to beat an ignominious retreat
Seeing the state of affairs, the inspector
rode off to obtain assistance. He re-
turned, after the interval of an hour,
with some officers, who brought both
guns and caps. In the meantime other
gentlemen had come up, and the tiger
was brought to bay in place enclosed
with walls. Some hairbreadth escapes
took place, the assistant-magistrate fall
ing through the roof Of house in es-
Gaping from the infuriated beast. A
well directed volley from a number of
guns at length killed the tiger, who had
already wounded twelve people, one an
old woman who is not expected to re-
cover
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-14
The Decay of Politeness.

In nothing is the decay of politeness
more remarkable than in the relations
between the sexes. Men and women
are antagonistic as well as familiar.
We will start no vexed questions to ac-
count for this antagonism, but suggest
that it must be in some sort the result OF
steam and smoke, since it began with
the railways in olden times-not so very
old, either when the stage-coaches
were our best and readiest means OF
travelling, women commanded the care
and attention of the gallant. In case
of rain, gentlemen relinquish their COM
Portable inside places and mounted to
the roof in favor of the ladies. Coats,
cloaks, mbrellas-every available con-
venience was at their service. They
were waited upon at inns, handed in
and out of the coach, assisted with their
luggage-taken care of, in short. Now
the sight a woman in railway car
riage sends the knight further. He
rushes from the compartment until the
obnoxious flowers or feathers that
alarmed him are absent, and he
gains that luxurious divan appropriate
to the stronger sex, and called smok-
ing carriage" If the warning whistle
precipitate him into the company of the
fair sex, he leaves it as quickly as he can,
and does not tarry to offer hand or pro-
tect band-box 1t is just possible that
those ladies who have taken to cigarettes
may find more favor with the wary mas
culine traveller. The urbanities are not
equally lost in smoke. Men herd to-
gether in clubs where the pipe, emblem
of low life in the last generation, is the
calumet of peace of this. Women who
unatfectedly dislike the odor of tobacco
need not expect to be liked by the men.
They are simply bores. Thus if men
prefer clubs to drawing-rooms and pipes
TO ladies, women, asserting their rights
in turn, form separate societies. They
have their clubs. They become what is
called "strong-minded," and the other
sex, who make chimneys of their
noses" as James | not inaptly said, puff
out ridicule instead of putting cut polite
ness
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Fort Vincennes, before a large audi
ence. NJ. Dnnuy de LONE ascended
himself and conducted the whole expe-
dition. Thirteen persons were on board
besides M. Iedes, naval engineer, some
friends Of M. Dupuy de LONE, and eight
men for working the screws; four were
to pull at once and the calculated rate
OF motion in air perfectly calm was
eight miles an hour.
The wind was blowing from the south
at the rate Of forty-two miles. The ane-
mometer OF Montsaurin observatory re-
corded only twelve; but it is known from
Mr.. Glaishers ascents that ground ane-
mometers do not give nearly the full
value of aerial motion. NJ. Dupuy de
LONE only expected a slight deviation
from the direction of the wind, accord
ing to the composition of forces. The
expected deviation was obtained several
times during the journey, and the rate
of the directing power was slightly supe-
rior to the calculation. Inside the bal
loon is smaller one, which is filled with
common air through an air-pump, for
taking the room Of the gas which es-
capes, in consequence of the dilatation.
That part of the apparatus proved also
great success, as the balloon was kept
quite full until the descent. That opera
ton was also most successfully effected,
owing to the elongation of the balloon,
which is elliptical, the great axis being
three times the length Of the smallest.
The balloon descended at Noyon,
about ninety miles from Paris, in the d.
rection Of Brussels. The balloon is per-
fectly souhd, except small piece, which
was torn out of it by boys for the pur-
pose of taking relic, which practice is
the curse of eronautics. 1t will be sent
to Vincennes to wait for other expert
ments. The weight of the car was 1000
pounds, of passengers and crew 2,209
pounds, besides the screws and balloon.
With such weight it is possible to EN-
ploy a steam engine.
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A New York correspondent says:
Mrs: Susan B. Anthony's Revolution is
dead for want of nourishment. This is
the paper which was run by strong
minded women exclusively, and of which
Mrs. Major Bullard wos one of the edi.
tors. Tilton transferr ed his allegiance
from Bullard to Woodruff. There is no
resisting Woodhull-if she goes for a
man that man is just as sure to sub
scribe as he is to take his cocktail
How well | remember the time when
she went for me, mistaking me for
another man. Twas seated in a private
office of prominent Federal official
The rightful occupant had retired for a
moment, and | was alone. Suddenly,
in walked with bounce q neat, trim
looking woman, with plump waist, and
a jaunty hat and feather adjoining the
upper end of her. With a hasty good
morning she seized upon o convenient
chair, and with Sudden jerk" one
time in two motions she was seated
by my side, very close. | looked to-
ward the door, but her formi dable pres
ence barred escape. in that direction.
She asked me to subscribe begged to
be excused. She said | must sub
scribe. Then she laid her little hand
upon my arm and looked at me. She
implored me TO subscribe, and rolled
her eyes. at me. She besought me to
subscribe; and the tone of voice in
which those eyes spoke went Through
me like streak of lightning. She
coaxed and she battered; / begged off.
Things were getting desperate; those
hands were approaching my coat collar;
somebody might come in, aild--the peo-
pie of this world are fearfully suspici GUS.
To save my reputation | subscribed, and
paid my four dollars, which the gentle
lady whipped into pocket-book, which
she drew from somewhere IN the vicinity
of the chin. She then pulled from her
pocket book in which she desired me
to write my name. / did so, signing
my name, which it is, John Smith.
" What - said the Wo odhull, is your
name Smith, " 1t is indeed, = / replied,
with the dignity becor ling Smith, and
a John Smith too. why, amt you
Tom Murphy" N OF a Tom" said l.
" Why, my dear fellc w" she said, "I
thought you were Tom Murphy, and that
I'd got to work hard to coax you over.
But where is Tom2 / must catch Tom
sure" told her Tom would not be in
for a week, and Sc got ri,l of her. But
that's the way subscrip tions are OBJ
tanned for Woodruff & CT ahins Weekly
no wonder it is succs IS, with those
eyes going around soliciting subscribers.
And so the Revolution is dead.
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An Indignant wife.

From the Syracuse Standard. February 27.l
There was little episode at
Wild's Opera House last night that had
not been previously advertised 1t was
one of those impromptu affairs that some-
times occur in households not well regu-
lated 1t was bit of play in one act,
in which a husband, a woman Of the
town, and indignant wife appeared The
scene opened with the appearance of the
town woman and the husband. They
took q seat in the orchestra chairs, and
the husband made himself particularly
agreeable. Things went on swimmingly,
and the husband doubtless thought all
was well--but he hadn't looked behind
him. If he had done so he could have
seen tall, well-dressed lady enter the
Opera House and carefully scrutinize
himself and companion. One or two
glances seemed to satisfy her perfectly,
and then she deliberately walked down
the center aisle and stood before the lev
ing couple. About six hundred ladi es
and gentlemen turned their eyes from
the actors on the stage and fastened
them on the towering form of the indig-
nant woman and waited. They were not
obliged to wait long. The storm burst.
Wife, Amt you ashamed Of your
self, sir
Husband" Sit-sit-sit-down, my
dearf
Wife" Sit down beside you and that
thing theref'
Husband" Don't talk so loud You
see they allhear you. Now, don't!"
Wife-"I hope they will all hear.
(And she talked louder). You are a
pretty thing to be here with that mean
thing beside you, and your two children
half starved at home. Justlet me get at
her momentH
Aud the wife did get at her and slap
ped her in the face with her glove, and
then turning to her husband,
Now, / want you to go home with |
me, sir, and if you don't I'll expose you |
before the whole house. Do you hear,
sir?'
The husband evidently heard, for. he
arose, put on his hat and |
his wife out of the hall, while |
the audience cheered his brave wife. At
the door he tried to avoid her, but she
collared him, and again the audience
cheered. 1t is hoped she led him home
a wiser, if not better man.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-14

.Conkling dresses in the Aashiest man
ner, and walks with gingerly step as If
his shoes pinched him. Summers face
is inclined to be fluffy, and his well-dyed
hair is very abundant. BE wears much
cultivated top-knot, which falls becom-
ingly over his forehead. Schurz has the
sallow complexion Of scholar and the
energy Of a patent-right-man Carpen-
ter fills up the ideal of a good liver. In
old times he would have spent his time
in a barroom Trumbull looks more
like an old fashioned deacon than any
thing else. Morton has the faculty Of
as much with his eyes as in
his words. They have q peculiar laRei-
mating effect which gives emphasis TO his
statements. Nye has as ine a head as
there is in the Senate. Il is well shaped
and large, aud his face is very intelleC-
tual. which proves that the face is not
always an index Of character. - Ind.
Ere. Jour.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-14

What beautiful metaphorical express
sions have been uttered by the poets of
old, and how rarely ever seen Hear
the Hindoo poet Jayadeva, in the Gita
Govinda: Whose mantle CLEANS like
a dark blue cloud illumined with rain
bows" Lips brilliant and soft as
dewy leaf. Her face is like a water
lily veiled in the dew Of tears.
Her eyes, like blue water-lilies, with
broken stalks, dropping lucid streams"
Her arms graceful as the stalks of the
water-lily, aud adorned with hands
glowing ike the petals Of that flower"
Now listen to Virgil in the fourth book
Of the EReid: I" She fosters the wound
in her veins, and is consumed BY hidden
fire." Winter and watery Orion grew
fierce upon the sea. First Tellns and
Juno the marriage goddess give sign:
lghtnings glittered, and the air con
scions Of the nuptials. and from the
summit Of the peak chanted the
nymphS.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-14
Our Presidem IiaI Black guard-Chi.
cagO Need NOT Apply.

FROM the Chicago Tlmes.l
The treatment experienced in the
presence and from the lips of U. s. Grant
by the Chicago gentlemen who went to
Washington on behalf of the Chicago
relief bill, was simply infamous. The
West Point president did not even con-
tent himself with treating the gentlemen
of the committee with inciviity; letting
himself down 20 his normal character,
he enacted part that would have been
degrading to many even among his
id bar-room cronies." From the
account of the interview given in the
Times of yesterday, it will be seen that
the person now occupying the high sta
ton of President Of the Uni ted States
is as capable of being a black guard as
of enacting the role of milit lry dicta-
tor. Why should Chicago s1licit his
favor when the two Senator's OF Illinois,
belonging to that city, were bot b oppos-
ing himY' was the demand of this Wes.
Point sporting man upon q committee
of Chicago gentlemen. Nor did the
spleen of the vindictiye blackguard ter
inmate with that outburst To the face
Of Mr. Bross, one of the proprietors OF a
Chicago newspaper which sometimes
fails in the duty Of obedience to its po-
litical masters, the presidential black
guard delivered himself of an avalanche
of invective against that journal for not
obeying his royal behests
And this military blackguard who
could punish Chicago because her most
citizens do not take kindly
to blackguards that seek exalted Offices,
is the person who asks the American
people to return him to the chief magis-
tracy OF the nation he disgraces.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-03-14
BalI0Oning xtraordinary-A Hal
loon Within q BallOOn.

NJ. Dupuy de LONE, the celebrated
French nautical engineer and member
of the French Academy Of Sciences,
constructed a navigable balloon during
the siege OF Paris, but it was not in a
condition to be sent up in the air when
the siege terminated by the Paris capt.
ufation. The funds, which amounted to
$4,000, were exhausted. The Commn-
mist insurrection stopped the proceed
ings. The balloon was concealed lest it
should be destroyed by the insurgents.
When the Versaillists took possession Of
Paris, the construction was resumed at
NJ. de LONE s own expense. Several al
terations were Introduced in the original
scheme, and the ascent was delayed by
several unavoidable circumstances. 1t
was made on the 9Th instant, from new
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Came too Soon.

The Washington Capital tells story
at the expense of a Congressman from
one of the Western States. He decided
to give a dinner to the new delegation
from his State and gave instructions to
his wife to that effect. She entered into
the project with animation, but in issu-
ing the cards of invitation happened un-
luckily to mention an earlier date than
intended. The delegation arrived at the
time specified, expectant and hungry,
but the host and hostess had gone away
to spend the evening. The polite ser
want supposed the gentlemen were on
political business, and ushered them
into the library, with the remark that
Mr.. - had gone out, but would return
soon. The hours wore away, however,
and the hungry guests were well nigh
famished when the worthy couple re-
turned. Taking in the situation at a
glance, they said nothing, but sent to
Wormley's and Welcker's, who impro-
vised good dinner, to which they all
sat down at midnight precisely. When
the Honorable Mr.. Blank dismissed his
guests at the door, day was just dawning
in the east, and the older guest held him
by the button, and told long story Of
how Davy Crockett once went home and
said that fashionable people in Wash
ington always dined next day. II al
ways thought thic) that this-ere was-er-
joke, but damme (hic) if it aint-er-fact
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SEALED PROPOSALS.

GEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE-
- ceiyed, at the Chamber of Commerce.
Memphis, until the 10th inst. for grading,
graveling. bridging and laying the stone fOun-
dation Of the road-bed for one mile Of the
Shelby County Turnpike, commencing at
Mclean avenue and thence running east for
said one mile. Specifications will be made
known by application to III. A. Montgomery,
Superintendent of the road.
LEON ThOUSDALE, Secretary.
March 6. 1872. 5-l4
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PUBLICATION.

MO PAPER IN MEMPHIS Is A BETTER
~ advertising medium than the Western
Methodfsf. il having within the limits Of
which Memphis IA the commercial center
very large circulation. This can be known
and read Of all who may become interested.
Judicious advertising will pay. ur Office is
ZlyH Main street. np stairs. In sarle building
ss-f Il. W. BLEw 6CO.
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WALL PAPER.
FOR SALE.
MASONIC TEMPLE.
OLD BUILDING FOR SALE.

C,EALRO PROPOSALS WILL BIZ RE-
- ceived at the ofice Of the Secre taIy, for
sixty days from date February 10, ] sd for
the purchase Of the two-story. brick b ualding
on the northeast corner Of Madison and
Second streets, 6lxS0 feet. The same M Ht be
removed within thirty days from date Of pnr-
chase. or whom ordered By the Directory.
Terms cash. OF approved sixty days note.
The Directory reserve the right TO reject any
OF all bids.
By order Of the Directory.
II. II. HIGBEE. President.
A. j. WHKELKR, Secretary. lil-eowtd
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D.. WHITMORE,
Publisher and Proprietor.

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