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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-30
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From the Washington Patriot.
A good many OF the negro washerwo.
men of Washington are up to snuff, u
whatever that may mean. They have 6
way Of making double profit off theil
customers: In the first place, they
charge famine prices for washing
and II their customers do not like the
charge the independent female darkies
Immediately propose to take the gar
ments for their fee. This is one profit.
Another is of somewhat different char
acter. If possible these washerwomen
will persuade you into from six to ten
days time IN which to wash and iron
your clothes. The job is generally done
the first day, and then the negro washer
woman hires out to other darkies such
garments as they may select for day
or nights wearing, This system of
hiring extends to all portions Of the
wardrobe OF both sexes, and is carried
on very extensively. A right shrewd
darky often makes in this way four or
five dollars out Of her washing, besides
the price she receives from the party for
whom it was done. ..
Many Of our gay and dashing young
gallants, whost snowy shirt and wrist
bands are the admiration of their souls,
may console themselves with the sooth-
ing reflection that these selfsame arti-
cles have adorned Pompey, or Pete, or
Sam, at the last soiree dansante of Di-
nah or Blossom The practical money
getting "old aunty," that does the wash
ing, turned what she deemed an honest
penny by hiring them out for "on1 night
bnly," at fifty cents per night. The
young lady whose affections are centered
upon her beautiful linen skirts, does not
know what sable belle has sailed along
the streets and tripped through the misty
mazes of the dance inside her cherished
underwear; and if it is the, season of
lawns, jaconets, and muslins, which Of
the deep-dyed darkeys Of the sisterhood
Of the Good Samaritans hourished
under them at the last church festival,
or gaily promenaded the green in them
at the last picnic of the ladies' and
gemmen OBJ our SET" 1t is quite suffi-
eient for her TO know that they have
been the source of profit to the washer
woman who hired them out for the oc-
erassioon'0 : IalL....l.L ln t5lilt-
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-30
IEMPHIS. TENN TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 30 1879

these predictions, since we are not
aware that the church, the sole authority
in the matter, has declared anything
with reference to them. Certain it is
that God does not need to have recourse
70 extraordinary means in order to bring
about the triumph of His Church, but it
is equally true. that in his inscrutAble
designs be may be pleased to confound
by prodigies the pride and wickedness of
his enemies.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-30
Mrs. Laura Fairs Suit Against Her
Mother.


From the San Francisco Post, January 1871
A few days ago DR.. Trask, one Of
Laura D.. Fairs physicians, brought suit
against her to recover the amount Of his
fees. 1t was then discovered that she
had assigned her money in trust to
others, out of the reach Of her creditors.
Among these assignees her mother APP
peared as trustee for SIG, 600, and her
daughter for $4,000. Everything has
gone on smoothly since then until within
. few days since, when Mrs. Fair dis
covered that her mother had, drawn the
interest on the $4,000 which had been
transferred to the child, and had de-
posted il in the odd Fellows Savings
She also found that her mother intend
ed to convert all TO her own use. Last
Thursday Mrs. Fair, BY the permission
Of Sheriff Adams, was granted an in
teryieV vith Der mother, and made q
demand on her that she should return
the $4,000. Her request was refused
point blank, and the more she pleaded
the more decided was the refusal. On
being threatened with a lawsuit the
mother hew into q passion, which re-
suited in one Of her hysterical 6ts Mrs.
Far LEFT her presence without accom-
plishing anything except the securing
Of the money IN her little daughters
name from any interference By her
mother. We understand that Mrs Fair
viii Immediately eommsnse a suit for
The FscoyeFg q tAe s 5000.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-30

BURNETT's COOKING EXTRACTS are the
best. Sold by all frst-class druggists
and groeerk. .0lOJ ulIUE Z ID
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-30
Give us a union depot and bridge over
the Mississippi, and then send your

drummers and buyers far and wide.
Who wants two or three broken-winded
factories, wheeling away q fitfql exist
ence, like rare exotics pining under an
unfriendly sky, and literally burning up
money that ought to be : going about
doing good?". The talent" given to
Memphis is COMMERCE. Let us not bury
IT, "A a KENO
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NOTICE.
REMOVAL.
REMOVAL.

TUE OFFICE or THE WESTERN METH
l. odist has been moved from . Jererson
street to 27g1< Main street, up stairs, In the
rooms formerly occupied BY G. W. L. Crook.
Correspondents and others will take netiss,
and direct their letters accor6insly. We
issue nov $500 copies. I've Methodist Il
food medium for aut6ftisers. .I
st Y, VI. RLEW a CO., Publishers.
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Ne Suf0r uffrd crepiddnl.
Let Memphis stick 70 her commerce.
A dollar diverted from the channel Of
trade Is dollar squandered. slo y
Give "a more railroads, more Steam
boats, more ieVee and more elevators.
Go on with congresses end storehouses.
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HOUSE, SIGN. AND FRESCO
PAINTERA

DEAN 4 CO., successors to Dean, Baxter &
Co.. S91 and 393 Main street
A. r. DAVIS, 28l Second street-Partieular
attention given to calcimining walls in
any color.
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HE WERE AWARDED
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CARRIAGE .MANUFACTURERS.
OWEN LILLY-Carriages. farm and spring
wagons, So Union street. tNkGieN
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WALL PAPER-wIND0w SHADES.

WALL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
GRIESHABER & SANDER-Curtains, and
q all kinds Of Upholstering goods, 292 Sec
u. NJ. DEAN & co., successors to Dean. Bax-
ter a Co.-Pictures. picture frames. cords,
tassels. and artists supplies. Se1 and 1893
Main street. w Il h,V w.
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SALE. LIVERY AND
FEED STABLES.

BOARDING, SALE. LIVERY AND
FEED STABLES.
M. G. C0STILL0-City Sale Stables, 81 Mon
roe street. Over 5000 head of stock sold at
this stable In the past season. ~
w. G. BRIDGES q CO., proprietors; D. D.
Dismukee. sole agent and manager-79,
81, 50 and IS Monroe street. Stock bought
and sold on commission.
w. N. BR00KS-Stock yard and sale stables
rs Main street. All classes Of stock fed
y. r. MoCCULLERs : 4s South side Court
Square and "A Madison street. Livery.
boarding and sale.
sELIGMAN 4 HALI--DesOto Stables. IS
Union street.
J. B. FARES 4 C0.-Dealers in mules.
horses, ETC.. sl and SSS Second street
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-30

BEACH & SUTHERLAND,
85s Main street, south of Union.
64-sS-xiy II ~ -.
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HOTELS.

w. W. WHITE, TENCH SoHLEY,
Formerly Clerk. Of Baltimor0.
W0RSHAM HOUSR-White K Schley. pro-
prietors corner Main and Adams str eets.
Board, 50 so PEI. day,
MEIGGS H0USE-Dr. r. II. Boatman, pro-
prietor; Hope6eld, Ark.
}A1 PHOTOGRAPHER
BINGHAM 4 CRAVER-241, 2lS and 245
Main street. corner Jefferson.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-18

The announcement made in contem-
porarys special despatch from Washington
yesterday, that Congress had resolved to
throw open the Farragut monument to COM
petition, will give general satisfaction to the
artistic world. 1t lisa step in the right direc-
ton, from which the best results may he
looked for. 1t is now some months since we
called upon Congress to do this act of justice
to American sculptors, and it only remains for
the proper authorities to issue circulars giving
full information about the conditions of com
petition The sum voted for the erection of
the memorial is twenty thousand dollars, but
this is only one item Of the information
necessary to the artist. The models ought
to be of uniform size, so that just
comparison of their merits and dement's may
be made by the committee appointed to
make the selection. Unless uniform scale is
insisted on it will be impossible to Judge cor
rectly of the effects of the different works, and
as the getting up Of models in plaster is
attended with considerable expense few artists
will care to run much risk unless they are well
assured that their designs will receive fair
and impartial consideration In order, there
FORE to induce the greatest possible number of
artists to enter the lists the conditions Of the
competition should be made public without
delay as the time appointed for sending in the
| designs--lst January. lS73-is very short
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-18

act necessary to save his fame from the bitter
ness OF Socratic failure, which, with him,
means political death. Grant, through his
cigar has a claim on every smoker in the
land Greeley himself was once partial
to the Weed (Thurlow BRANDY, but gave it up
years ago ana has lost considerable status ever
SINCE Tobacco is very dear to the German
heart and there is no way left for the Sage to
outfiank the Soldier except by rapid move
ment over the Rhine on barrel of lager.
Away, then, with milk it is the beverage of
milksops. Away with water, except for manu-
beer. No more libations of West
chester hippocrene. Let the national canvass
be converted into huge tent with lager
barrels everywhere under it the campaign cry,
Voraoa'ts, Greeley and victory! Z,oei hundert
td,LSend LdIerI
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-18
TRIPLE S HE e T.
New York, Tuesday, June IS, 1879.
CONTENTS OF TO-DAY'S HERALD.

pAGB.
advertisements.
acknowledgements
3-The Worlds Peace Jubilee: Inauguration OF the
Great Boston Panjandrum The Foreign
Bands; Mayor CASTOR Receives the English
aud German Musicians; General Banks
Opening Orationi A Medley OF Music and
Political NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Expedition:
Enthusiastic Reception of the Distinguished
Savant In Chill and Peru--Amusements.
h prsss on Grant polca1
How Grant May Save Himself from Reform
Wrath.Germany: Holiday Voyages from the
Afars-The Northwest Boundary: A Joint
Engineering Commission to at Once Mark Out
the FrOntier-BroOklyn's Polytechnic-The
Jersey City Murder-Libbie Gariabrant.
S-Contnuance Of the Strike: The Iron and Metal
Workers Propose to Guide the Movement to
Successful Issue-BOat Racing AbrOad-Yacht-
Paine and Captain gogardus for 200; One
swnde Mns oy one
The Tammany society-The PontIhcate of
Pope Plus TX.
bunal and Its Work-The True Motives OF
Englands Singular Policy'-Amusement An
7-Edltorial Continued from Sixth Page)-The
Alabama Claims: Progress Of the International
Arbitration ana Delicate Probing OF New
Difficulty; British Report from Geneva; The
Arbitration Question In Parliament-The
Fisheries Question-Cable Specials from Eng
land, Germany and R0me-The Beat-Grant
Observation-Disclosures Teegraph-Per-
sonal NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Report-Business
Notices.
s-Fnancal and Commercial: Summary Dulness
In the Street; The Gold Pool and the Prom
Used "Corner;' The Stock Market Depressed
by the British Protest at Geneva; Another
Fall In Erie Shares in London and New York;
One OF the Pacific Mail InjunctOns Dissolved;
The Boston, Hartford and Erie Transfers Closed
Again; Further Dividend to the Creditors
Of the Eighth National Misunderstanding
Proceedings In the New York and Brooklyn
Courts-The Corrupt Offlcias at Paterson
Almost Murder-Death from Hydrophobia-
Attempt to Cut Throat.
O-St0kes Once More-The Methodist Preachers
Marriages and Observation-Disclosures.
1O-News from WashingtOn-LeafT Tobacco Dealers
Association-New York City News-Brook-
lyn's Reformers-Kings County Municipal AT
fairs-Brooklyn's Expenses for Next Year
Naval lntellgence-1he Street Paving Con-
tracts-More Car Pickpockets-Shipping Intel
observation-disclosures.
I-Advertisements.
lx-Advcrtisements.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-18
The Fourth OF July Mt the stock
Exchange.

A movement is on foot among the members
of the Stock Exchange to enlarge the Fourth
of July holiday so as to embrace the succeed
ing two days, and thus postpone business from
the evening of July to the beginning of the
next week. Something of precedent for
such action is afforded in the adjournment last
year, which made holiday of the Sd as well
az the 4th of July
We see in this movement the further devel-
community, and Of our business men in par
ticular, already illustrated in the extraordinary
number Of travellers to Europe this year.
People are beginning to understand the i'm
portance Of health and to esteem it accord
ingly. The reaction against too protracted
and devoted pursuit of wealth is healthy
sign in the body polite and social. 1t is
a very logical and natural one, too. Take
England, for instance, where the secular holi-
days are outnumbered by the religious festivals
and holy days bequeathed from the Catholic
Church, and who will believe that the island
does one pound less Of business in the year
for the prolonged celebrations of Christmas,
New Years, Whit Monday, Holy Week,
Easter Week and Corpus Christi? 1t is GER
tain that the same volume Of business will be
transacted in the year, whether its holidays be
few more or few less. Gould the matter be
decided in some positive way we might be
tempted even to wager that the brokers in
Wall street by granting themselves the pro-
posed holiday would discover next New Year 8
Day that their books would show not penny
decrease in cash and debit a heavy income Of
health and good humor.
petition has been signed already by
several hundred of the Board, and ought to
be acted upon favorably by the Governors
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-18

HIS HOLINESS PORE PIUs TX. attained the
twenty -sixth year Of his Pontifcate on Sunday.
He succeeded Pope Gregory XVI on June 16,
1885, and was crowned on the 21st of the same
month. Thousands Of persons, representing
all the nations of the earth presented them
selves at the Vatican and congratulated the
Holy Father on the enjoyment of the ami
versary. The Pope was eighty years old on
the 18th of May last He has had most re-
markable and distinguished career as a lay
man, a missionary priest and supreme earthly
ruler of the fold.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-18

as fighting men It was about the time the
grand band OF the British Imperial Grenadiers
blew their best blast for peace, as they did
near the same locality yesterday June II,
1879.
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The CIty's Gubernatorfal Picture Gal


1ery.
There seems TO be imminent danger Of the
gallery of gubematorial portraits that SO long
have gaced the walls of the Governors Room
in the City Hall passing from the possession of
the city. Simply losing possession of these
portraits is not, however, the worst feature in
the case. An emissery of the Sheriff, under
the Haunting folds of his odious red
flag, is to- knock them down to the highest
bidder. 1t appears that some time since
Mr.. John L. Brewer obtained a Judgment for
$1,000 against the city. The judgmen. was
regularly obtained in regular judicial pro-
ceedng, and no question Was raised as to its
validity. Mr.. Green, the Comptroller, would
not, however, pay the araount of the Judgment
An execution was theroupon issued against the
city and the Sheriff instructed to levy upon
some Of the city property. The apparatus of
Fire Engine Company No. was first selected
to be levied upon, when, to prevent such step
being taken, the interposition of the courts was
sought and stay OF proceedings granted.
Judge Brady, Of tho Supreme Court, granted
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-18

NNETY-sEvEN YEARS Aao-June IL, 1775--
the battle Of Bunker Hill was fought. The
British then learned for the first time that the
American militiamen were not 10 DO despised
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-18

= AMlns-cAN FISHING Rrours UNDER THE
TREATY OF WasglSeTeS This very important
subject already engages the attention of the
United States and British governments.
Our report of tho proceedings of the
English Parliament during the SEES
sion yesterday states that the American
Cabinet has made application to the Queen 8
Ministry for provisional enjoyment by our
people of the privilege Of fishing in the waters
of the British North American possessions
during the season Canada has, the government
said, refused, but Newfoundland and Prince
Edward Island have consented. This news,
although brief in detail, is very important
II will be likely to have very decided bear
ing on the matter Of the Geneva arbitration
generally. The peoples of Newfoundland
and Prince Edward Island have been always
friendly to the citizens Of the United States,
and the feeling is reciprocal But they come,
generally, from one source Of emigrant stock
in the Old World; the more modern Cana
dams, for the most part, from another The
Dominion bond of union is q rope Of sand at
best
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-18

THE BOSTON Post democratic, with Greeley
proclvities), asserts that IF the democrats
everywhere proceed as discreetly as they are
doing in Massachusetts, and New England and
resolve to take no step backward, but to press
on vigorously to union and victory, the coun-
try will have cause forprofound rejoicing when
the smoke and dust Of the contest have cleared
away" So far as the democracy of Massa-
chusetts have benefited the national democ-
racy for more than half century the least
said about the matter the better. Their pa
triotism has consisted in securing the federal
loaves and fishes when the Presidential fights
were over.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-18

THEATRE COMIQUE, 5l4 Broadway CHICAGO BE-
FIRE, DURING THE FIRE AND AFTER THE FIRE.
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OLYMPIC THEATRE. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.: oR Tn
ON HOUSE RHINE.
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BOwERY THEATRE, Bowery.-sErARArE MAISrES-
ANCE-SwAMP ANGELS.
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BOOTHS THEATRE, Twenty third street. Sixth
avenue.-ENoCH AR DIM
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-03-14
A VALUABLE RECORD.

lisa paper wanted by everybody, as q record
worth preserving or to send away, and for its &C.
curate illustrations.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-03-14

An important trial Of fre-proof
composition was made at Washing
ton the other day, under the direc-
ton OF the Secretaries of the Treas
ury and Navy. An iron chest,
sixteen inches in diameter, with a
lining of six inches of the compost
ton, also containing a wooden box
four inches in diameter, in which
were deposited papers. money and
matches, was placed in the blast fur
mace Of the navy yard, and different
metals placed all around it. After
being subjected to an almost contin-
nous blast of three hours and after
all the metals were melted, the chest
was left in the furnace until the next
afternoon. when, under directions Of
the representatives of the Govern
ment, the three chests were opened,
and the contents were found to be in
exactly the same condition as when
they were put in, and the matches
were used to light cigars with. The
fre-proof composition is the discov-
cry of two gentlemen of Detroit. one
Of whom was present at the trial.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-03-14
There IL q Niger Indian bow en-

There is Niger Indian boy en-
ployed on sheep rancho in Monter-
ey county, Cal, who is human Gu
riosity. He herds about eight hun
dred sheep all by himself, and the
Overseer says he knows every one Of
them by sight, and when he brings
them in at night, he will get on the
corral fence and tell whether one of
them is missing. He is about four
teen, and has face as round as the
moon, and the brightest black eyes,
which fairly sparkle with mischief.
He turns more sumnersaults and
hangs head downward from more
trees than any man can count readi-
ly, and seems hardly to be aware of
the existence of the sheep during the
day, yet brings them all in at night.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-03-14

Under the Russian language sixty
millions of people are shrouded TO a
foreigner; for who speaks Russian
And yet the Russian language, we
are assured, embraces all the best
natural characteristics of all Europe
an languages, in eIoquence and
closeness equaling the English and
the Italian, while for compactness of
expression it rivals the Latin, and is
superior to either Greek or German
IN power Of constructing new words.
The booksellers catalogue of Rus
sian authors form volumes of $50
pages. You find on their shelves
from 100000 to 100000 volumes in
Russian. More than twenty years
ago l, 900 original works were pub
iShed in a year; 165 Russian peri
odicals were in circulation, and fifty
licenses for new ones granted.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-03-14
Che Senosha 0e1e0raph,
KENOSHA, WIS, MARCH 14th, 1872

SEVERE WEATHER IN MAINE. -
The Portland AryaIs, Of the 28th
nltilno, says:
According to the accounts given
by persons who came in over the
Grand Trunk yesterday, they are
having some pretty severe weather
in the northern part of Oxford county.
The snow is five or six feet in depth,
and for the past few days the wind
has been blowing terri6cally, blow
ing the snow about and piling it in
such quantities upon the railroad
track that the trains have been un-
able to get through. Day before
yesterday, the down trains got stuck
in drift between West Paris and
Gorham, and they were only able to
get as far as Bethel. where the pas
sengers spent the night. When the
the night train went up, the engine
and Pullman car were thrown from
the track and tipped over; but little
da mage was done, however. Yes
terday the road was again blockaded,
and it was thought doubtful if the
Montreal mails would get through
last night. One passenger who was
upon the train of Monday, states that
the wind blew SO hard that the crust
was torn up and blown against the
cars with such force as to break the
windows.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-03-14

This anecdote is told of the late
Senator Grimes: While Governor
of Iowa, and during the reunion of
the Legislature at Iowa City, a gen
tleman from one of the interior towns,
having business with the Legislature,
arrived at the hotel where the Gov
ernor was boarding land who at the
time, was pacing the hail. and ap-
preaching the Governor, whom he
took to be porter of the house, asked
him to take his carpet-bag to his room.
The request was complied with, a
quarter offered and accepted, and the
traveller told, whenever he wanted
baggage carried, to call on Governor
Grimes"