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The Lincoln County herald., 1872-05-30
Greeley's Letter Of Acceptance.

NEW YORK, May 20.
GENTLEMEN: l have chosen not to
acknowlsga your letter of the Sd ius.an.
until l could learn bow the work of your
convention was received in all parts of
our great country and judge whether
that work was approved and ratified BY
the mass OF our fellow citizens. Their
response from day to day has reached
me through tslsgrams, lstters and com.
ments OF Journalistic indepe endsut Of
official patronage, and Indifferent to the
smile or frown of power. The number
and character Of these constrained,
unpurchased, unsolicited ut,erancss, sa,t.
isfy me that the movement which found
expression at Cincinnati has rseeivsd the
stamp OF public approval, and been hailed
by majority Of our country a. . hsr bingsr
Of better days for the republic. do
not misioterpiet this approval .s espe.
eialy complimentary to myself nor even
the ohivalrous aud justly esteemed ssn.
tleman With whose name thank your
convention for associa.ing mine. re.
csive and welcome it 40 . spouta osou,
and deserved tribute to that admirable
platform Of principles wherein your con.
veotion 90 tersely, 90 fsrvsutly set forth
the convictions which impellsd and pur.
poses which guided its course platform
which, casting behind It the wreck and
rubbish Of vermont contention and by.
gone fsud', subodiss 10 6t aud fsv words
the nssds and aspirations of to dsy
Though thousands stand ready to cen.
demn your every act, hardly q syllable
OF criticism or cavil has been aimed at
your platform, Of which the substance
may be fairly episouissd as follows:
!. All political rights and franchises
which have been acquired through our
late bloody convulsion, must and shall be
guaranteed maintained, enjoyed, 70.
spotted svermore, and oil political rights
aud franchises which have been lost
through that convulsion should and must
Dc promptly restored and rs. esta bills Cd,
30 that there shall be honcsforth no pro-
scribsd class and no disfrsnchissd caste
within the limits Of our Union, whose
long sstrsnged people shall rsunits and
upon the broad basis of uuivsr-
'al amnesty with impartial suffrage.
3. That subject to our solmu eousti.
utionsl obligation to msintalu equal
lights as citizens, our policy should aim
It local self govern mont and not at cen.
rallsation; that civil authority should
70 supreme over military that the writ Of
'abeas corpus should be jsalously upheld
. the safeguard Of perscnsl freedom
hat individual citizens should enjoy the
srgest liberty Consistent with public
rider, and that there should be 90 federal
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-05-30
Secretary Of state.

Editor Of the Herald: a /
Az the tine for selactisg our sisse Off.
csss q Ir ths sext tesm is drasing Ssar,
il issot at All surprising that the people
shsslf bseis to publisk the ssoss' sf
their favorites for the differt ut ofices
but 10 10 not enseldom the case that favor.
itcisa spnsgs fso~ st1ctIy psrsonst con-
sidsration, aud not from true merit or
fitness 10 Gil the position sought to b
givea. That ough. not to be, especially ,
when ths Office 70 be conferred 10 one Of
vital importance to the dignity and we'll
beisR Of the state. Add | spprshsnd,
too, that many favor the election Of pee
sons 10 Office without fally acqusidsing
themselves With the duties and rsspon-
sibil,ties Of the Office sought BY the can
didats. Entertainis these views, I pro.
pose to briefly state ny idea Of the duties
and responsibilities attached to the of'ee
Of Secretary Of the State aud apply them
to the man whom I shall name - my
man for that position, and see if he 10
qualified for the trust. '..I"
The duties Of Secretary Of State are
manifold. 1t ia his duty snd business to
supsrintend and manage the Affairs Of .
particular department Of government, to
conduct the sorrsspoodsuos Of the state
.;.h- ro,a;-n ....--t-, 10 Auvise wisn sas
Chief Executive as to the best aud wisest
course to be pursued in the matters Of
great importance to the state, TO instruct
state officials as to their duties In matters
Of deep aud grave interest to the public
good. He must bs we'll vsrssd 10 polit.
ical economy, aud acquainted with the
laws Of the land, and especially ought hs
to be q man Of good moral character,
moderate and dighi6ed, sober and indus.
trious because the honor and fair name
of his state at home and abroad depend
greatly upon bis conduct as su exponent
Of her interests. Now, We have 10 this
county q gentleman who is acknowledged,
at home and abroad, to BE- we'll vsrssd in
political economy, and . statesman Of
superior ability, we'll acquainted with
the wants of his state, whose moral char.
acter is unspottod with the least blemish,
possessed Of great moderation and dig.
nhy, uut,ring in his efforts to promote
the public good, and although q true
Democrat, if elected, would be no parti.
san, but would b true and faithful sx
poneut Of tho commonwealth. One
whom l verify believe would reflect as
much honor upon our state US any man
in it . gentleman whose recent record
in tie Legislature Of our state has not
only been greatfully and heartily en-
dors,d by bis constituents. but also by
tho state at large; aud above oil, not an
offi,e seeker, but modest. affablo, true
man. That man is Col. Thos. G. HUT,
of Lincoln county. Our county 10 fairly
entitled to one state officer, and when We
pressntso acceptable q candidate, there
ought not to be any objection. Up
therefore with Col. Hutts name for Sec. |
rstary Of State. VOTER.
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-05-30

When Grant, ID bis snnual message to
Congrsss last Dsesmbsr, took ground 10
favor Of universal amussty'te the South,
nobody believed be was sincere. The
opinion Was confirmed BY bis friends in
Congress opposing that measure and de-
fsstinR it. Now comes bis Office holders
Stass Convention in New York, to appoint
delegates to Philsdelphis 10 bis favor,
and they resolved that "ths CRY Of uni.
vsrsal amnesty iss dscsption--that NO
one is disfranohissd from voting or
holding property" Very true; but
niue.tsuths Of the talent and wealth Of
the South are disfranchissd from holding
ofhcs, either Federal. state or local
Here 10 the Inconsistency. If they can
help select Congressmsn aud Presidents
they should Be eligible to Congress and
the Presidency. There can be NO real
peace between the North aud tho South
.: long as this odious policy of disfrau-
chisement Of the leading msn Of the
South is adhered to. The whole country,
outside Of the Office holding aud military
ring demands, aud 1t 10 going to have
universal smussty.. .,.
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-05-30

FoR STATE TREAsuRER-Hon. Will
J. Knott, the popular Representative Of
Ossgs county, has been suggested as .
suitable Democratic candidate for the
Office Of State Treasurer. Mr.. Knott is.
We believe, q native Of Callswsy, or, a,
least, was reared and educated here, and
the Kingdom" will take just pride in
seeing him elevated to position Of re-
sponsibility and honor. He 10 . thor
ougbgoing business man, slivs to the
interests Of Missouri, honorable 10 oil hi.
intercourse, and deserving in all bis aspi.
rations. l's would. We think, mako 40
unexceptionable officer. Fulton Tele
graph. 'ef....
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-05-30

"Ws have abandoned no principle Of
cur political faith" exclaims one of ou,
Democratic exchanges. Then it is be-
cause you have no principles to abandon
You are still sound on the main plank
piunder; and this 10 the only plank on
which you seem disposed to stand 10 tho
coming canvass.-St. Joseph Herald.
That's = cheeky little squib to come
from q supporter Of Grant, the idol of
the Radical partly party that can boast
Of more defafeatioas and corruption than
any political organisation ever 10 power
III this country apsrty whose itinsr.ut
'h'sviog children havsi flooded the South,
and BY decsiving the negroes got their
votes and tho control Of the state Offices,
only to plunder their treasures and leave
them bankrupt. Our cotemporary need.
Mt bs afraid Of the Democrats "pluuder"
plank, II they should ever get into power
for the Radicals won't leave anything
worth stealing.
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-05-30

voorhees, Of Indiana has been rslisv.
ing himself again Of The psu..up feelings
that haunt him day and siyht On the
political situation. He lie 10 snsIof the
''last ditch" Democrats. and is doing alI
hs can to Re elect Grant BY attempting
to influence Baltimore nomination /; but
We think he won't succeed. a. ,.-...
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-05-30

For the first time 10 twelve years, says
the Republicans Washington special
Congress will end its session with every
state and every congressional distric,
represented. The senate . few weeks
since was made complete by the admis.
sion of Gen. Ransom Of North Carolina,
and Today the house rose to its full mum.
Der by the admission Of Mr. Rogers, q
Democratic member from the same state,
whose disabilities were removed by the
passage of the general amnesty act on
yesterday. There are now one hundred
and six Democratic members. A change
Of nineteen members only would ::givs
them majority. The house to be elsc.
ted this fall with the new apportioument
Is increased by the supplemental bill
will consist Of two hundred and ninety.
three members.
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-05-30

The United States Senate has passed
the bill extending the Ku klus act until
after the Presidential election, but it is
no. ap. to pass the House. Grants sup
por,ers cay that Greeley is Responsible
for the Ku-klux bill, and that Grant, as
only . good President should, executed
it. The former, whatever may have been
his influence in carrying the measure, has
since seen its evil effects, and like an
honorable man denounced 1t, even though
p,op,e call him inconsistent for it; but
Grant, the military dsspot, wants 1t OK
use It to elect himself. That's one OF the
differences between the two men.
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-05-30

Why u Il thss tho dysd iu'shs sool
Radical, s,s so snxious for The Demo.
.,..s to make . sominatiOs The Cn.
ciuu,I .ouiuation doesn't amount to
Anything oh, no. ''.. ~
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-05-30

The Grant worshippers are almost be.
size themselves in the attempt to have q
nomination made at the Baltimore con.
ventiou. They know their is no chance
for them unless the Democrats turn
fools and pu, a candidate in the 6eld |;
and to assist them in turning SO, the
forte of bribing is resorted to. They
know the effect Of money so we'll on their
own side, that they think it may be used
effsctually on Democrats, and beucs
number Of prominent Southern capital.
lists are being ticklcd BY q promise Of
Grant to favor the South in a grand canal
undertaking, &c. But they know the
autumatou President too we'll to rely en
his promises, and We guess he will 6uo
few to work in his favor.
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-05-30

Jeremiah s. Black announces himself
quite positively for Greeley - sgalust
Grant, which more than consoles 10 for
VOORHEES, detection. ..., ......-. ...,
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-05-30

The Radicals in Congress feel that
something must be done in order to make
votes for their bayonet hero Grant.
After doing all they could to kill the
South financially aud politically, and af.
ter favoring railroad grants and high
tariff, regardless Of the will Of the peo
pie they are now attempting to pacify,
they begin to realize that a change ID
coming over their political dream, tha,
the handwriting on the wall foretells
their dofcat; but like energetic fellows,
that they are when their own itsrssts are
involved, they are attempting to hide
their past evil with q thin galvauiz,ug
Of present good. They have passed an
amnesty bill, which leaves only two hun
drsd or lsss Of the Southern people uu.
der political liabilities, and are now at.
tempting to reduce the taxes City million
dollsrs. This 10 geod, and We hope they
will do it; but they are foolish il they
think aoy such soft solder will their
party 10 ito present place. 1t would
take them several sessions, and their
President several terms. to do good
enough to atone for the past, and ws
don't think the people will give them tho
time to do It in; they would rather risk
that part Of the program to men Who
can beast better records. Its too thin,
GRANTEES, too thin. .. .... ...I
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-05-30

It'll now conceded that Congress can.
nos adjourn before next Monday. d..
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-05-30
Yours, gratefully,

IUufs, gfatefuIIy,
Signed HORACE GREELEY,
To Hon. Carl Schurz. president; Hon.
George W. Julian, John g. Davidson,
J. H. Rhodes, secretaries. National
Convention Of Liberal Republicans Of
the United States.
The Lincoln County herald., 1872-05-30

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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-08-22

livelihood by this sort Of labor. The
livelihood so made would, / opine, be
meagre and unremuneratiye indeed. In
the whole country, there are not more
than eight or ten monthlies, and ofthese,
only five or six are really prosperous
and capable Of purchasing manuscripts
at fare rates. 1t is hardly possible under
the most favorable circumstances, toget
more than three articles printed year
in any one periodical; so that, at
the very highest, fifteen would be
the amount Of achievement. The
contributions would not average more
than $50 apiece-in all probability not
so much-and, consequently, their au-
thors would realize $l20O per annum.
He or she who should have fifteen arti-
cles year in all the magazines would
seem to be perpetual and irresponsi-
BILE scribbler, and, however well they
might be written, they would tire the
public and provoke hostile criticism
from their frequency,
Iquestion | if anybody had any such
number printed and am sure the ma
jority Of literateurs who are considered
regular contributors to the monthlies do
not earn $1,000 or even $4,000 per annum
in that particular field. | cannot see
how any one not lifted above daily
wants and weekly needs can afford to
pursue literature save as recreation.
Whenever hear man talk of living
by his pen, outside journalistic posi-
ton, have a shudderiug suspicion Ell
ther that he is vaporing, or that he has
found some extremely economical meth
cd of supporting existence. ~,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-08-22
AN ORDINANCE
To Regulate the Sale Of Milk in thu
Iso City OF Memphis.

sEcrtoS /. Be il ordained by the General
Council of the city of Memphis, That 1t shall
be a misdemeanor to sell or dispose of, or to
offer to sell or dispose of. any impure. nn-
wholesome, adulteratec: or diluted milk,
within the corporate limits Of the city Of Mem
SEC. .. That any person found guilty by the
Recorder of a. violation of the preceding sec
ton shall be fined in any sum not less than
FIVE nor more than fifty dollars.
SEC. 8. That it shall be the duty Of the Chiei
of Police and Of every police ofiiccr and patrol
man. TO arrest every person found violating
section one, and to carry him or her before the
Recorder to be dealt with according to law.
SIC. a. That this ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its passage, and
that all inconsistent ordinances are hereby
repealed. 49,,
Passed first reading by Council, rules sus,
pended as per Charter provisions, and passed
second and final reading by Council August
y, 1872. sInarr UlI .u
Passed first reading by Board of Aldermen,
rules suspended as per harter requirements;
and passed second and final reading by Board
of Aldermen August 8, 1872.
Approved August 10, lS12.
Attest: JOHN JOHNSON, Mayor.
l.. r.. RICHARDS. City Register. H3-l52
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-08-22

The advocates of woman's rights have
won a victory in, England, of which
Strange to say, no notice has yet been
taken in this country. The time-hon'
ored position Of circus clown has here
tofore belonged exclusively to the male
sex. II is true that Of late years, the
clown has been guilty Of the weakness
of being ashamed Of his professional
title, and has ambihously styled himself
a g Shakspearean Jester" or a clas.
sical humorist." Nevertheless he has
never shown any disposition to abandon
the ring, and no one fancied that he
could be drawn out Of it. Now, how
ever, it seems that at least one woman
has succeeded in dethroning the maeeu-
line clown of an English eiress a Fra
nowned lady jester" now wears the
motley in an English travelling circus,
and goes through the traditional busi'
ness Of the profession. After this no
business or profession can hope 70 hold
ont against the intrusive ambihou OF the
slrong-Villed advocates Of Der sez
rights. ~
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-08-22
The Improred GnllIotine.

The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Daily News says "The present
Monsieur de Paris is known to have
carried into effect many Improvements
ia the guillotine, which we're for the
most part devised after the long medita-
ton by his master and predecessor in
the Office of,public executioner, the late
NJ. Heindrich. The newly-modelled
guillotine, which lately performed at
La Roquette with unQuestionable sue
success, is likely in time to diminish the
attendance of the public at executions,
aud to render them substantially as pri-
yate as those which take place within
the walls of Newgate. Formerly a high
soaffold was raised to which the con-
demned uulprit asoended by many steps,
and the crowd, though kept OF o certain
distance by military and police, could
Eoe as we'll as hear the huge knife when
il fell with G heavy thud upon the neck.
Now the steps RFs done RWay with. The
guillotine is on the ground, on level with
the floor of the prison from which the
condemned man issues, and il is impos'
sibla TO see anything at all over the
heads ofthe cavalry, which always keeps
the ground. speak af the public on
foot. 0fcourse in a place like that of
La Roquette, my lord Tom Noddy, by
due payment, might get good view from
some neighboripg window. NJ. Roch,
the present execntioner, is nov on pro-
fesslopal tour in the provinces. he has
Just dons his bloody Office upon mur-
derer at Toulouse, and ta-marrpY he is
to take off the heads of two very bad
ruiiians at Marseilles BE has been SO
confederate as to take with him two
gu:llctihes, wL,ck win be put up side by
side, anai Inns the horrible sRsstsela Of
ore man waiting for his turd,' end look
ing on 10 sse his fellow sufferer decapi-
tated before he himself is placed under
the knife, already red with blood, viii be
avoided. This is quite an innovation.
Nobody ever before saw two guillotines
acting simultaneously"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-08-22

A correspondent Of the Scientific
American furnishes itwith the following
simple remedy against mosquitoes:
The process for destroying mosquitoes
may be condensed into a few words.
The strongest orystalised oarbolic acid
should be placed in bottle and covered
with the same quantity of strong, red
God liver oil; shake the bottle thoroughly
until whitish.oolored foam appears; if
such foam does not arise however, a
small quantity of powdered lime should
be added, with little water Pour the
mixture into dish or other convenient
article, and place directly under the
open window, as it is from that quarter
the mosquito enters. In my humble
opiliap, the effect should be explained
id this manner; The moment the mos
quito enters it loses the scent Of blood;
for, as the combined odor of the oil and
acid is much more powerful than that of
blood, it follows as consequence that
the mosquito becomes suddenly per-
picked. The consequence is that after
gcgambhng and skiFMishing about in the
dark the mosquito is led as it we're in
stinctiyely into the mixture. wherea;.. :. "a
either drowned in the oil or burned to
death by the acid. Formerly ] was ac-
cpstomed tesmeaf my face, arms and
breast With the stVong oil alone but |
frequently arose in the morning smelling
80 terribly that, though it protested me
from mosquito bite, | was happy to lay
itaside. ] have slaughtered more mos
uuities with the article explained above
than ever ! could have done with my
fists or any other dangerous weapon.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-08-22
TeIewraphing In China.

The problem of telegraphing in the
Chinese language, TO write which re-
quires some so, 900 different characters,
has been solved in this way; A few
thousands Of the characters most used
are cut upon wooden blocks. On the
opposite side of each block is its mum.
Der. y Duplicates Of such numbered
blocks are at each telegraph station
The China merchant selects the blocks
which express the thoughts to be trans.
mitted. The operator telegraphs only
the numerals designating these blocks,
which enables the receiving operator to
select similar blocks at his end Of the
line.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-08-22
AN ORDINANCE
In Relation 10 Dogs Running at Large


SECTION /. Be it ordained by the General
Council Of the City of Memphis, That no dog
shall be permitted to run at large during the
months Of July, August and September, in the
city OF Memphis. unless muEzled so as effectu-
ally to prevent his biting. ro
SEC. 2. Any dog running at large not so
muzzIed is hereby declared a nuisance, to be
at once abated. Er aU..-t...
SEC. 8. The Chief of Police is hereby author
ized and instructed TO erder and enforce that
all dogs not SO muZzled be destroyed by any
member of the police force, wherever found in
the streets of the city or other public resort
therein.
Passed first reading by Council, rules sus-
pended and passed second and final reading
by Council.
Passed first reading by Board of Aldermen,
rules suspended and ordinance passed second
and final reading by Board of Aldermen Au-
gust 9, 1872. ftflr
Approved August 10. 1872.
Attest: JOHN JOHNSON, Mayor.
u. X RICHARDS, City Register. l43-l52
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s., STORAGE.
STORAGE.
sua5 OFFICIAL weH
ilal % AN ORDINANCE
Authorizing the City to Borrow
geo 'a' iD" Money.

SECTION /. Be it ordained by the General
Council of the city Of Memphis, That the
row, on the notes Of the city. not having
longer than one year to run TO maturity, and
at rate Of interest not to exceed ten per cent.
per annum, the sum of enc hundred thousand
dollars, or SO much thereof as may be neeee-
sary for the payment of the current expenses
of the city. to nl.
SIC 2. That this ordinance take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
July 8, :S72; ordinance read a second time
and passed finally by Board of Aldermen Au-
gust 5, 1872.
Passed first reading by Council August 8.
1872. rules suspended in conformity with Char
ter, and passed a second and final reading by
Council August ., 1872. I
Approved August IL, 1872
Attest: n JOHN JOHNSON, Mayor.
l.. r. RICHARDS, City Register. 145-l54