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THE EFEECT ON TIE DRINKING COMMUNITY
While the thorough public discussion Of the
principles Of temperance and the feasibility of
enforcing the law restraining the sale of intoxi-
eating liquor on Sunday, which has been agitat-
ing the public mind Of this city for some time
past. may have failed to properly impress all the
offence, it has not been without it's effect upon
the drinking portion Of the community, and
that portion Of the drinking community upon
which the Police Courts mainly depend for their
revenue. tour among the principal police
that the number Of arrests for the day VAS un-
usually small, when compared with the number
Tor the previous three or four Sundays. At
o'clock in the afternoon the book Of arrests of
the Madison Street Station showed the names Of
morning, and that at the Harrison Street Station
an hour later, contained 3 similar number. The
record for the previous day and night, however.
was Of the customary length, nearly all the pris-
onera being charged with out~and-out
out Of the too free uRe Of whiskey. It may be
that the rumor relative to the enforcement of
the Sunday Saloon law, which was circulated
pretty freely during the past few DAYS OF the
week, had the effect Of drawing all the topers
into
TIE WHOLESALE DRINKING BUSINESS.
wherein the loss Of day could be made nm.
The probability is that thorough investigation
would reveal to the sanguine numerical Temper
ance Committee and the equally sanguine Board
was retailed in this city during last last
Saturday. It is not safe, however, to predict,
at the hour Of writing, that Sunday will pass BY
without an act Of violence, and with but four,
cipal police stations. Il inordinate whiskey-
guzzling was the rule on Saturday night, as it
seems to have been at present, there is possi-
bility that some Of the guz9legs wil wake from
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Fisk's Resting Place.

In all the town of Brattleboro, says a newspaper correspondent, there is not lovelier spot than the place where Col. Fisk is buried. The village cemetery is on the top of hill, sloping down on one side to the Connecticut, on the other catching all the glories of sunset, as across the churchyard grass the rays of the setting sun finger longest. The lot which Col. Fisk purchased, only few months before his death, is one of the pleasantest in the cemetery; it overlooks the Connecticut, and is evenly terraced down the side of the hill; overhung by trees, it is yet neither dark nor gloomy, for the sun strikes through the boughs all day, making fickering shadows on the dark soft green of the grass, and touching the flowers that always adorn the spot into new freshness and bright ness. In the centre of the lot is the grave of the Colonel. with plain marble slab to mark it until the monument shall be finished. At each corner is rustic basket filled with creeping ivy, and bright blossoming geraniums and yer benas. Beside baskets, too, stand on each side of the grave, filled like the others. On the grave fresh flowers are placed daily by the loving hands of his wife, and they are not allowed to fade before others take their place. Just at the end of the upper terrace, looking of over the river and up the beautiful val ley, are two rustic chairs, and here Mrs. Fisk spends her mornings, watching the gardener as he arranges the flowers, and planning new additions to the already almost perfect spot. It is so quiet here, away from all the noise even of a country town, that one can scarcely realize what restless spirit it is that lies here under the green sward. in the spot where nothing is heard but the murmur of the river, the low twittering of the birds, and the rustic of the wind through the tree-tops on the hillside. The very soul of calmness and peace broods over the place, and tumol and the fretfulness of busy living seem as far away as though they were not. Of course many visitors are attracted to the spot, and scarcely one comes to the village who does not make pilgrimage to that quiet grave overlooking the river and brooded over by the mountain shadows. The lot is surrounded by granite coping, which will be in place in Autumn,s and the monument is to be made by MT. Larkin G. Mead, of Florence, sItaly, who'is also 8 Brattleboro boy, and schoolmate of Col. Fisk. He has just sent photo graph of the design to Mrs. Fisk. The base is to be large square of marble, with four ife-sized figures at each corner representing Music, Drama, the Railroad and Steamboat. Between each of the figures at the side is an urn, exquisitely carved, for flowers; Ill front is a bas relief of ColoneI Fisk: at the back the inscription from the centre of the marble rises an obelisk. This monu- ment will not be completed until next year, and the cost will be $30, 1000. It is to be of the finest Italian marble.
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SMART Boy rHAT.-School-boys some- times answer the questions in the book very glibly, and much to the pride and satisfaction of the teacher, but with little comprehension of the meaning of the words. In certain school the geogra; phy class was once called up to pass ex- animation before the committeeman, and questions were asked about St. Hell ena and the grave there of Napoleon Bonaparte. "Where has he since been entombed ?' was the next question. "In Paris, with great pomp," answered the pupil very readily, and in the exact words of the book. "Right; and what do you understand by great pomp?' '" asked the committeeman. "A big nig- ger!' responded the youth, unhesitat- ingly; and then observing surprised expression creeping over the faces of the listeners, he added, "I s'pose they buried him with one of his old slaves!'
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THE FnooDs.-A letter from Vienna describes the effects of the recent floods in Bohemia as most disastrous and fatal. At Bilsa there were 70 persons killed and 10 houses destroyed, at Saroch 50 dead and 4 houses, at Zelena 28 dead and z houses destroyed, at Holetitz A dead and 15 houses destroyed, and at Horo- witz 40 people killed. Several villages are still uninhabitable, and it was found that famine would add to the number of victims. In many places the inhabitants sought shelter on the roofs of the houses, a place of refuge which often proved treacherous. Aid committees are being everywhere organized sad subscriptions raised on behalf of the sufferers,
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Persevere and Prosper.

AN ARABIAN TALE, BY JOHN G. SAKE. "To the manly will there's ever 8 wayl" Said simple Arab youth; And I'm going to try, this very day,
 1fmy teacher tells the truth. He's always saying-the good old man Nov, please remember my dear, 4eur sure to win, whatever you plan,
 If you steadily perseverel' mean to try it,--upon my life l.
 If go through fire and water; And, since I wish to marry wife,
 I'll have the Calif's daughter l"- So of to the Vizier straight he goes,
 Who only laughed at the lad ;- And said him ssNay"-as you may suppose For he thought the fellow was mad!- And still for many and many day
 He came to plead his case, But the Vizier only answered "Nay,"
 And laughed him in the face. At last, the Calf came across
 The youth in the Vizier's hall, And. asking what his errand was,
 The Vizier told him all. ''Now by my headl" the Calf said,
 "' lis only the wise and great Calif's daughter may ask to wed,
 For rank with raRk must mate; Unless mayhap, some valiant deed
 May serve for an equal claim. (For merit, I own, should have it's need,
 And princes yield to fame.) In the Tigris once gem was lost,
 Twas ages and ages since, A ruby of wondrous size and cost,
 And fit for the noblest prince That gem, my lad, must surely be
 Somewhere beneath the water Go. find it, boy, and bring it to me,
 Then come and marry my daughter!" "And so Iwill!" the lad replied,
 And off to the river he ran; And he dips away at the foamy tide
 As fast as ever he can; With little cup he dips away;
 Now what's the fellow about? He's going to find the gem some day,
 By draining the Tigris outl And still he dips by day and night,
 Till the fishes begin to cry, "This fellow is such willful wight,
 He'll dip the river dryl" And so they sent their monarch to say2
 GA wise and reverend fish), "Now why are you dipping our water away2 And what do you please to wish?" " I want the ruby, sir ;" he cried; "Wel-please to let us alcne, And stop your dipping" the fsh-king cried, " And the gem shall be your own!"
 And he fetched the ruby of wondrous size, From out of the foamy water; And so the lad obtained his prize,
 And wed the Calif's daughter LENvoI. This pleasant story was meant to teach
 That pluck is more than skill; And few are the ends beyond the reach Of strong. untiring willl
Connecticut western news., 1872-07-19

RorUND1TY OF THE GLOBE. There are sensible gentlemen who begin of late to express their dissatisfaction with the common opinion of the globes roundity. Not many centuries ago, very celebrated European theologians decided it was as perfectly flat as 8 dinner plate, and consequently there must be jump ing off margin somewhere in the unex- plored distance. With this explanation the people were perfectly satisfied, as the decision emanated from an eminent source. But after while the narratives of seamen and the speculations of mathe- maticians were productive of doubt and finally an overthrow of the pancake ex- plantation, as it was called So it has been settled opinion quite long enough for the production of thousands of books all of which in some way admit the truth of the declaration that this earth is nearly round ball. Very well, but at an unexpected moment, three learned doubters -Messer. Wallaces, Carpenter, and Hambden- are laboring under a problem designed to show that the right form has not yet been ascertained. What shape it may have after their manipulations have been completed nc one knows; possibly it may turn out to be parallelopipedon.
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and of many beads and hands. Gilmore, Zerrahn, Tourjee, Baldwin, Chadwick, Jordan and many others, deserve great credit for their labors Mir. Jordan advanced $100, ,0O0 to push matters along. The Secretary of the Committee, MT. Parker, has had no time to attend to other business since last Febru- ary. He is editor of that popular and racy Sunday morning paper, the Gazetts.
 N. W. F.
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The New York and Brooklyn bridge, when completed, will have total length of 5,862 feet, and width of 80 feet; the central span will be 1,60o feet long. with an elevation of 130 feet above high water; the towers will be 26S feet in height above the surface of high water, and ct the base will be l3A by bc feet
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SMALL FARMs.-There were in 1870 nearly seven thousand farms in the United States of three acres or less, on which at least five hundred dollars worth of produce had been raised for sale in that year; amongst these are in cluded market-gardens, but not family gardens or vegetable patches from which the owners did not procure O Nvlna.
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An Old Time Pirate.

Captain Teach, better known as Blackboard" made his appearance about 1716, off Port of Spain, Trinidad, plundered and burnt brig laden with cacao, and when Spanish brig came in and cautiously cannonaded him at a dis tar ce, sailed leisurely out of the Boca Grande. Little would any Spanish guarda costa trouble the soul of the val liant Captain Teach, with his six pistols slung in bandoliers down his breast, lighted matches stuck underneath the brim of his hat, and his famous black beard, the terror of all the merchant captains from Trinidad to Guinea River, twisted into tails, and tied up with rib bons behind his ears. How he behaved himself for some years as ste1ocious human pig" like Ignatiu Loyola before his conversion, with the one virtue of courage, how he would blow out the candle in the cabin, and fire at random into his crew, on the ground "that if he did not kill one of them now and then they would forget who he was ;" how he would shut down the hatches, and fill the ship with the smoke of birthstone and what not, to see how long he and his could endure certain place-to which they are, some of them, too probably gone how he had buried his money, or said he had, "where none but he and Satan could find it, and the longest liver should take all ; how, out of some such tradition, Edgar Poe built up the wonder full tale of the "Gold Bug; ;" how the planters of certain southern states, and even the Governor of North Carolina, paid him blackmail, and received black mail from him likewise and. lastly, how he met a man as brave as he but with a clear conscience and clear sense of duty, in the person of MT. Robert May nard, first lieutenant of the "Pearl, !" who found him after endlessedific iculties, and fought him hand-to-hand in Obere- cock River, in Virginia, ''the lieutenant and twelve men against Blackboard and fourteen, till the sea was tinctured with blood around the vessel;" and how May. nard sailed into Bathtown with the gory head, black beard and all, hung at his jibboom end-an this is written-in the books in which it is written, which need not be read now, however sensational, by the pubic,
Connecticut western news., 1872-07-19

evening David Carlton and Captain Tom walked out upon the verdant lawn, and their hearts were attuned to that blissful worship of the Infinite Goodness which only those can know whose lives have been spiritually pure and truthful.
Connecticut western news., 1872-07-19

Statistics prove that there are more people die of consumption in Delaware than in any other State in the Union, in propoytop to population.
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Its costly moist
 Ran down his beard -ure-beard dashboard -his-shed. Ran down his beard-his-down
 His robes-its costly moist-hs beard ure-shed-his-cost- robes-ure shed It's o-o-st-l-i-e moist ure-shed! The Bishop being asked his opinion of this performance, replied that he had paid no attention to the music, but that his sympathies were so much excited for poor Aaron, that he was afraid he would not have hair left.-Reliqious Herald.
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And OCT his robes Ran down his beard-ran down his
 his robes His robes, his robes, ran down his beard :
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---o'er his robes, Ran down his beard
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OYSTERS.

acknowledgements cure for neuralgia
q. W. Jones & Co., sell IL.
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Personal.

EX-PREsIDENT ANDREW JOHNSON
left for Chattanooga yesterday.
Mr.. r. NJ. BROWN, Of the Central
MigsissippiGH, is in the city.
PROFESSOR Lou. LEUBRIE is at his
post again after a months visit to the East.
HoN. A. A. FREEMAN, Radical can
didate for Governor, is in town for a few days
CHARLES r. WILSON, Of the St
Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad, st. Louis
is on a visit 10 the city.
Mr.. J. w. ELDRIDGE returned yester
day from "A three weeks excursion 20 the
mountains Of East Tennessee.
J. c. WARD, familiarity known a:
" Home Again" has traversed Eastern Statei
and cities, and is " Home Again"
Mr.. W. c. BYRD has returned to bi:
quarters al the OvertOn after a heightened
tour TO the fashionable w~atering-places Of the
North and East.
Mr.. JAMES BABE. the well-known
cotton broker, and Captain Dennis smith.
have returned TO the city from an extended
tour through Europe.
WE are indebted to Colonel Sam. Tate
for a copy Of the san Diego Union, from which
an extract of Tom SCOTS speech Is culled, as
appears in another place. Read 10.
REV. E. G. MCLEAN returned yester-
day, looking remarkably well-haying gained
fifteen pounds during his sojOurn at Cubbs
Island, on the Atlantic Coast.
Mr.. EDWARD G. Fits, well known
for the past few years to the patrons Of the
southern Palace, having returned from a trip
10 Bailey springs, has connected himself with
the house Of Menken Bros.
CAPTAIN SAM CANNON, Deputy
Acknowledgement, returned yesterday from a
months roaming among the Ountai OF
East Tennessee. He Is the very picture Of ro-
bust health.
A. VI. Lows, O.. W. Hull, New
York: S. II. Jacobs, A. Britton, Pittsburg; W.
p. Campbell, Arkansas; 7. ID. Mccormack,
New York; W. Y. sedan, Ben. Smith, Cincin-
matt; James Stevenson, ST. Lonis, are at the
Peabody Hotel.
IN another place the story is told Of
the departure Of George c. Graham from This
vale Oftcars and these low grounds Of sorrow.
He made an angel, 50 "a friend writes, part
and parcel Of himself, n has gone TO glory.
See marriage notice column
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An CRIME.
A EegrO is Charged with Incest with
His own Daughter.

Yesterday morning an old negro, who live
about four miles south Of ColIerville, was be-
fore Squire Elliott, charged with tie brutal
crime Of cohabiting with his own daughter
The girl, who Is about sixteen years old. Is thu
offspring of "a marriage previous 20 the war
but the mother Of whom Alexander had aDan.
doned since that time and married again.
Special officers shelby aud Midget arrested
the brute early yesterday morning, and
brought him before squire Elliott, but upon
investigation II was found that tine crime had
been committed Just beyond the county line,
sufficient 70 place the matter beyond the jul
risdictiou OF the courts in this county. He
was SENT To tayette, where he will be tried
by the authorities Of that place to-day.
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LIST OF GIFTS:

The Concert itself viii be the most brilliant
orchestral display that ever occurred in the
West. one hundred performers, gathered from
all parts CT this country and from Europe.
under the direction or Professor Hast, will
contribute to this Grand Musical Carnival.
And TO afford ample room for every ticket
holder TO enjoy such an unusual musical fes-
nval, the concert will be given in Central
Park, where arrangements have been made
to accommodate all VINO may come.
Persons holding whole, half or quarter tick
cts viii be admitted to both the Concert and
Drawing, n none without such tickets VIII
be admitted 10 either.
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70 is confidently expected that tie water
viii be ready for distribution over a larre Dor
uon o. the city during the month U Octobar
lolZ, and al persons who wish 70 zen fov lis lux
as possible.
The following VIII be the raj es TO Water
takers, governed By the Rules az. ReguIatfoug
established by the Board Of Bu sctors.
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NOTICES.
III . Office
NGHR
WATER COMPANY,
Otiice, No. II West Court Street.

A RE NOW Prepared n RFCFIvF APP
hes, Manufacturers, others, al their
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Saturday, September 2S, 1872,

shall positively come on on that day without
pOStpOnement, the management now mott.
hes all who expect to Participate in the Draw
Ing that they should buy their tickets at once
Delay for afeW days caused many who wanted
tickets at the concert in December last 10 60
without them. Some living in Louisville
waited until sales were closed, expecting no
doubt a -pOsipOnement, and then offered If
teen, twenty, and even twenty-five dollars for
tickets, which the day before were offered TO
purchasers at the regular price. Others living
at q distance sent thousands Of dollars by mail
and express, which got here after sales were
closed and had to be sent back. These disap-
pOintmentS need not occur again If the warn
ing now given in due season Is needed.
The drawing Will begin precisely at 6 O'Clock
Saturday morning, september q, 1872, in the
great Hall of the Public Library Building,
and continue until the one thousand gifts are
all drawn.
LIST OF GIFTS:
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PRICE OF TICKETS.

Whole tickets, $40 each; half-tiekets. s.
Quarter-tickets, s. 50; Il whole tickets foi
500; % for s25; IS for 500; us for $1,000. Us fo1
GZD0; SO for S0O. No discount on less Thar
500 worth Of tickets at a time.
u.s. In accordance with numerous ~solieita.
lions aTrangements have been made with an
me hahrOad and Lines leading
lntOtne city Tor u sale Of ~round-trip tickets
good Tor six DAYS, TO all persons who may wish
10 attend the ConceFt or Drawing. such tick
cts VIII be furnished by the Louisville and
NASHVILLE railroad the Louisville, Cincinnati
ana railroad; the Louisville, Indf-
aiap0hs and Madison railroad, the Ohio and
MISSISSIPPI railroad the Louisville and Gin.
olnRai MallbOat Line, and the louisville.
OWensboro and Henderson Mail Line Packets
RA- All Agents are required TO close sales
and make their returns IN fnll time to reach
This office by Thursday, September 26th. To
do this successfully, those located at great dis
tAoes Close some days before the 18th.
Ra- All tickets r, which gifts are awarded
will be paid without discount by the FARMERS
and Drovers' Bank, either in currency or kv
sight draft upon thD Fourth Natianal BANK 81
New York at option Of the holder. The tick
cts must nrst be presented At this Office, Room
No. 4 fpolic Library Building. before thew
Will he paid by the Bank.
EHOS. ~. BRAMIETTF-
Agent Public Library OF Kentnrkv.
Pubic Library Building.
ses d&w L0UIsVILhE, KENTUCKY.
ST For tickets apply 10
ERANK MOORE,
Al corner Of Madison and Front streets,
Memphis, Tennessee.
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BE certain 70 Examine Wheaton & Co.'S nev
style Hats before purchasing
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tation, and through you to the "Old Folks" OF
Shelby county. Yourdevoted friend,
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STURLA STILL IN THE FIELD.

For several years the famous hInvincible
Saloon" on the corner Of Main and Union
streets, has been the popular resort Of the pub
10 To-dav Tohn gfurla- me smiling Drdpri-
etor, opened the oyster season on the shell.
and stands ready 70 cook the bivalves in any
style. John'sp arlors up stairs have been ut
ted up for parties who desire meals al any
hour Of the day or night, All patrons Of Stur-
Ia viii ind him prepared 20 furnish the lest
oysters, gotten up in every style, n the finest
wines, liquors and cigars that the world can
produce. John Celia, the famous drink-miN-
ing professor, operates behind the bar. The
Professor recently discovered "a number ofnew
drinks in the vicinity Of Pixies Peak u
Rocky Mountains, which beverages he is
ready to present either through or without a
straw. Cellahs Rocky Mountain punches and
Pixies Peak cocktails are wonderful admix-
lures aud are palatable in the extreme. Re
member Sturla's ~lnvincible Saloon, No. 81
Main street, corner Of Union.
MARBLEIzED, Enameled and Plain Iron
Mantels, eaulful IN design and elegant in
finish, at II. Hatner's, 32 second street.
REV. DR.. KAUFMAN, late from Europe,wiIl
~oficiate on tomorrow at the Beth FL EIneth
Synagogue, corner Second and Monroe streets.
sPIR1rUALIsMU rs. Orthodoxy; Guilford Jones
reviewed. Boyle & Chapman will have ready
for sale the 18th instant "The Reviewer Re
viewed, - by Mrs. Annie T.. Dryer. Copies at
am the bookstores in Memphis. Price, twenty
cents.