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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-04
A nj, Romnnce.

From ths g. Joseph MOI Herald.l Y
For several days lady from Glas.
Cow Missouri, named Stinsley, has been
in this city in search Of her husband,
who, has been at work as a laborer on the
bridge during the winter, but who, for
some unexplained cause, had left there
and was working in the city. The lady
made diligent inquiries all around town
for her liege lord, but all her searching,
and the help Of others, failed TO elicit
the desired information, until she hap
pened to think of small blonde dog,
with a stumPy, tail and his ears cut off,
which she said was the constant com
panion of her husband One Of the boys
who lives at the Valley House, where
she is stopping, happened to see a dog
Of this description last Saturday, on
Church street, and forthwith he
captured the canine and bore him
in triumph to the delighted lady.
who Immediately recognized him
as her husbands pet. The dog, how
ever, was not exactly the member
Of the family she was the most anxious
about, strange to say and she was almost
desponding. Theh the happy thought
Of tying nota to his nec& suggested it
self to her, and she forthwith acted upon
the suggestion, and the dog was turned
out to seek his master. The result was
just what was hoped for, and in two
hours the husband was in the arms of
Lis overjoyed wife. The dog is a hero
now at the Valley House, and when he
dies the happy couple will doubtless EN-
balm him and erect monument to his
memory unless in the fight Of time mat
ters should face about to such an extent
that they are lad to kill him and sell his
carcass to the sausage-makers for doing
what they might deem an untoward and
cBlamitous act. na
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AN ORDNANCE.
wATERwORKs.

An ordinance authorizing the city to sub
scribe for stock in the Memphis Water Com
Section l. Be it ordained by the General
Council of the city Of Memphis, That the
city OF Memphis shall subscribe for one hun
dred thousand shares. aggregating one hun
dred thousand dollars of the capital stock OF
the Memphis Water Company ,frovlded,
that the capital stock Of the said Water Com
pany shall first be increased by vote Of the
stockholders to, and fixed at, the sum Of two
hundred thousand lars.
Sec q And be il further ordained, That the
above proposition shall be spread upon the
records Of the General Council, and the May
or. after giving twenty days notice Of the
time. place. and object OF the election. shall
cause an election to 90 held by the qualified
voters Of the city, according to the laws regu-
lating other city elections for the purpose
OF taking the sense of the said voters upon
the proposition TO subscribe ior the said one
Thousand shares of stock; and. if the assent
OF three fourths OF the qualified voters Of the
city. who vote at the said election, 10 had at
the said election, 10 the said subscription,
then this ordinance shall beoome and be
binding and obligatory; but II three-l0urths
Of the said voters fail or refuse to as
sent to the said subscription, then this ordi-
nance is to be null and void.
Sec g. And be it further ordained. That
the Mayor. upon the return Of the slid elec-
tion. hi three -fourths Of the qualified voters
Of the city assent thereto shall enter Ia tho
books Of the " Memphis Water COMPANY ="
such regulations and restrictions Rs the Cen
eral Council has already prescribed, or may
prescribe or agree upon, a subscription ia ae-
half Of the city for the said one thousand
shares Of stock which subscri, tion shall
thenceforward be bigding upon the city. and
shall entitle il Il all the rights, privileges
and immuni,ies of a stockholder.
Passed first reading. when the fourteenth
section Of the charter was suspended, - the
ordinance passed lrEt and second readinE BY
Board OF Aldermen. December II. lsit
Passed first reading by Council. rules sue-
pended, as required bs city charter, and passed
second aud final reading. December II, ISL.
Approved December l4.lSIi
JOHN JOHNSON, Mayor.
Attest; /. R. RcaARDs. City Register.
ql-1l2
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MEMPHIS TENNESSEE THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 1872.

for the future, and with doubts Of the
propriety Of distinct organization OF
the Democratic party in the approaching
canvass, have become quite confident
and hopeful, They have refused 20 20
into caucus upon the situation, because
it would be impolitlc, at this moment to
define rules Of action againstthe domi-
nant party, while the latter y undergo
ing such material changes, and likely to
divide into two or more distinct wings
The Democrats prefer to stand back for
two or three months. and let the Radi-
Gals 20 on With their family quarrels,
which bid fair to end in general disso-
luton, and which may require different
treatment on the part Of the Democratic
party than that which would seem ad-
yisable as matters stand to-day. Z
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Ths German Savy.

The English papers copy, WITH eyf
dont interest extr acts from the Germ an
nress relating TO the present condition
and rapid development 9l Q, naval ,lltIs analrs
in the German harbor. helN4r nalYyf
on the Jahde is approaching compietion'
and the docks are now caph ole oI I,i re-
ceiying the largest men-of-war. At ~
helmshaven, on the German ocea.p' tne
naval station has been fitted ont in .>NssT
nv particular, and the provincial esta1
lishments at Geestemude and Stralsund
have been discontinued. The harbor at
Ellerbeck, near Kiel, is making rapid
progress toward completion, under the
hands Of numerous workmen. The Tor
tifcations at the various ports have been
pushed on with great energy. lron-elsd
vessels for the German navy are build
ing at these establishments, as well as at
private works in Great Britain. Will
hemshaven has turned out a new iron
clad advice ship, Lorely, TO be soon fol-
lowed by the iron-clad frigate Great
Elector, one Of the largest ships OF the
German navy. A ship Of the sane size
and design, Frederick the Great, is in
construction at Elle.beck, and third is
being built by a private company at
Stettin. The engines Of these vessels
are 10 be constructed BY German makers.
The corvette Ariadne and the advice
ships Albstross and Nautilus are all but
completed at Dantaic; q second corvette,
Of the Ariadne class, Louise, is in a less
advanced stage Of construction, and or
ders have been given for two others, also
for more gunboafs. TNovessels. manned
by cadets, are crossing the Atlantic, and
two training brigs, with sailor boys on
board, are cruising in the fortugaese
and Sponish waters, while the gunners
and engineers are practcing on sepa-
rate vessels az Kiel.
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Reverdy Johnson In Defense o.
south Carolina.

Hon. Rsverdy johnson, of Maryland,
in closing his argument in defense OF
the parties charged with being Ku-Klux,
before tine United States Circuit Court
at Columbia, s. c., said
Remember, gentlemen, who South Car
olina is, or, rather, who was South Caro-
lima in former times, in the days of her
Marions, her Sumters, her Moultries,
who, with dauntless hearts and unexam-
pied skill built her Revolutionary fame.
Who was she when represented by a
Pinkney and Rutledge in the days Of
the Constitution Who, afterwards, in
herLowudes and Calhoun Think what
she was then under their management
peerless in her financial faith, and com
manding the confidence and admiration
ofthe world Then think what she is
now, and then condemn her sons that
they are restless in her day of trouble
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One of the first objects which ad-
dresses itself to the mind of the stranger
on the plains, particularly if he be of a
philosophical or scientific turn Of mind,
is the mirage, which is here observed ip
all its perfection. Many weary mile
of the traveller has been whirled away in
endeavors 10 account for the hful and
beautifully changing visions presented
by the mirage. Sometimes the distor-
tions are wonderful and so natural as to
deceive the most experienced eye. Upon
one occasion | met young officer who
had spent several years on the plains
and in the Indian country. He was, on
the occasion alluded to, in command Of
a detachment of cavalry IN pursuit Of "a
party of Indians who had been commit
ting depredations on our frontier. While
riding at the head Of his command
he suddenly discovered, as he thought,
a band of Indians not more than
mile distant. They seemed to be gal
Looping toward him. The attention
of his men were called 10 them,
and they pronounced them Indians on
horseback. The "trot was sounded,
and the column moved forward 10 IEe
attack. The distance between the at
tacking party and the supposed foe was
rapidly diminishing, the Indians appear
ing nlainer to view each moment. The
charge was about to be lsopnded, when
It was discovered that the supposed
'rty of Indians consisted of the de-
pa d carcasses of half dozen slain
,ase 'es, which number had been mag
ouna5T .eT the mirage, while the peculiar
nineu " 'srted by the latter had given
Inotion u mp zee Of Indians on horse
tne appeaf@ra hitI
back ..o;u oe oovornr,ant
wagons with white t'anyas covers moving
through I a mirage Which by eleyating the
wagons to treble their h-'gnt ana magni-
fyi5g the size of the covers, presenting
be appearance of a line Of lSrge sallihs 5
70 Sseis under full sail, whiis) tee ipspsl z!
m, ,earance of the mirage gave eorrec'
;te less Of an immense lake or sea.
Som, times the mirage has been the cause
# ri, ,htfal suffering and death pyr ~
leeeph We appearance.
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data, 1.-The Usually weIl-pested Wash
ine.ton correspondent of the Baltimore
Gazette. .scs writes concerning the po-
litical situation at the capital:
Ratrospecting upon the political situa-
ton back as faF as the first day Of this
session of Congress, there is observable
a marked change in the condition of
boih of the great political parties of the
eoanry within those three short weeks,
The Republicans came here confident OF
;mnregna bic cohesion among themselves,
and III the belief that Genera Grant
would be nominated by theiY national
convention nextsummer beyond human
peradventure. Believing the Democrats
and Conservatives too hopeiessly dfs-
.racted and disintegrated, th9i Radicals
"a ~arded the task for General Grant al
essy- one, and expected he would prepa-
INV walk over the course Tor lack oi
a conn etitor in the Presidential election,
asSt 1Nocsmber. The occurrences los
rslent date in Congress. together with
he discovery Cf formidable opposition
- Grant among the oldestand most in
auential of the Radicals, have caused
sone Of the regular Administrator par
tv 10 look upen the future Elth anxiety'
Whilst many Of them admit there
is now really some doubt about the re-
nomination Of General Grant. The lat
ter cannot probably strengthen himself
whilst his champions, the Conkliugs,
Nortons aud Chambers, by their bad
management are likely to put the Ad-
ministration upon the defensive every
dav durisg the present session. hlreaoy
tbey have seriously damaged their party
In he entire souih, and generally 10 the
N5rth. by sheir tardy and illibersl course
upon The Amnesty bill; and u IS aniiyeF'
sally admitted that the tactics OF these
manarefs in The discussion upoN the res.
olution 10 create committee 70 investi'
.rute -ffrasds, wassa fatally bungliug JOB,
from which their party cannot fully re
cover. Thus far not q. thiug has been
doaein Congress thattends to strengthen
the Administration. whilst nearly every
Important n6reinant Of The leaders in
both Houses has given strength % ~
opposition, and placed the Rspublican
rai4r 10 afodtion that demands eKpla.
netion and argnment in is detense
On tbe other hand. the Democrats Tho
came here early in the month, somewhat
dishtartened and without settled policy
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-04
THE COMING YEAR.
BY CAM SPENCER.


ri Tho glorious coming years, 9gii
The strong and vigorous years
Our prophets see them far upon the wayi
With timbrel and with song, Is is,4,.ol
Before the doubting thronk
They bear the standard Of thewelcqme day
The grand millennial years. l.ihihlii
a. The fruitful harvest years, ..tt..sas
So sure TO blossom when we shall not see.
Contented We forego
II each one seed may SOW In huc
Which in that century shall be tree.
9 world Of want and wrong,
world, despsiring long
Our hopes are strong for thee, our hands are
full. ~. .aassas4. 4..srss.-,-tsa
Our prayers, with labor wrought,
Have golden answers caught- Z n rnF
The promise is so vague and bouRtful
For every hopeful plan
All help from man to man
Room where the hosts Of true reform advance; /;
The names of Right and Good
Though little understood
Snail keep their armies safe frem sore mis-
r chance. b.. rl,a -,
Than every throned Ill dtEl
Cur faith sits higher still
High as the throne where Right with God
appears
So lifted over fate,
So sIrong to work and wait,
Are they who count on the Eternal years.
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A man went into New York dry
goods store Saturday, bought $3.50 worth
Of goods, and rendered check for SIS
600 in payment asking for the change,
Sl7.650 in small notes. The cashier
questioned him 50 close that he went
out in haste, forgetting to take the check
18th him
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A north countrymhn, on being told
that a certain kind of stove would
FSave half the coalF Then I'll take
two Of them, and save it ALL !"
The new method of cutting glass, by
means of a Jet Of sand aud steam, bids
fair to be susceptible Of many remarka-
able applications II is now found that
beautiful figures may be wrought upon
the surface of the glass with the greatest
facility, and at an expense far below the
ordinary mode of grinding. It will
probably reyolutionize the whole matter
of ornamentation in the manufacture Of
glassware lqlfA1H1t atfCH
Canton, Dakota, has sen sation. W.
e. Gwynn, a merchant there, has been
seeking 70 defraud his creditors in Sioux
City, and parties armed with search
warrant went there and found $1,000 con-
,ceaied in his wife's hair. Gwynn, who
has been sick, had run away, but was
overhauled at lie Mars, Iowa, the nearest
railroad town, and the money he had on
his person taken from him.
A romantic pair we're blessed with a
number of daughters, the eldest Of whom
was named Caroline, the second Made
linestbe third EveliRe the fourth Ange-
Hpe and the fifth Evangeline. Finally
a sixth daughter was born to them, and
for a time they could End no name for it
with the desired termination, when sud
denly the mother exclaimed have it,
we'll name her Crinolinel and it was
done. r-- asa r-.r flg rDgE
Theodore Tilton, editor Of the Golden
AYE. saws OF the late farcical prize fight
between Mace and coburn: A prize
fight, If is worth doing at al is worth
doing well. When q couple OF men ike
Mace and Coburn meet each other ON
two different occasions in ring, and do
nothing but make a few mstual grimaces
ar ftrike each other few cowardly blows,
aud end thsir sauabble efch time in g
draw the religious public Is bound 70
nrbnounce the affair farce. 80 night
saws 81 paul, not as one that beat
eth The air The old Roman pugilists
mo encountered each 10 the arena OF
the Coliseum. aud who furnished the
anostle some kne figures for the illustrar
tion a. fie Christian lie, souli hays dis
dained such an unmanly exhibition as
me two rulians, Mace and Coburn, re-
Gently gave in Canada, and still more
recently IN New OrleaHs. A tight Is a
hght, and there is q certain manhness m
fighting a out Bat draz Though weii
enough IN Poksr) is desiesiasie an the
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REMOVAL.
REMOVAL.

rTyHF OPFTCE OF The WESTERN METH
odist has been moved from p Jefc fcrson
sfr iet 10 21qH Main street. NJ stairs, in the
roomr formerly occupied hy G.. W. l.. Crook.
Correspondents and Others will take notice.
and direct their letters acccrdit rly. We
Issue nos $50 copies. The Methodist Z q
rood medium for adrerislrs.
o. III. w. BLFW hUn. puhIirh~rr.
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State and County Taxes for 1871

THE TAX BOOKS FOR ISL ARR NOW IN
i my possession. will collect Taxes at Eny
Office until the 10th day Of January, lol2, when
the ofice will positively be closed for ihe
purpose Of Issuing
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NEEDHAMS SILVER TONGUE ORGANS
FOR THE PARLOR.G THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. THE CHURCH.
THE WORLD-RENOWNED

.LSINGER- -sEWING MACHINES!
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DISSOLUTION.

Dissolution of Copartnership.
THE FIRM OF GOODYEAR 4 HILLS
/ was dissolved on the 18th Of December,
1871, by mutual consent. ID. Il. Goodyear re-
tiring. J. B. Hills having purchased the en-,
tire interest. assumes all the liabilities and
has entire charge of the settlement OF the
IN J. B. HILLS.
9s-103 d.. 2. GOODYEAR.
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FoRTuNE IEIIER.

MADAM Il ANNE,
TUE FQRTgNE TELLER, CAN BE CON-
Il suited at
Iss Vain Cweb'aer BIoekl. sd door.
T-k
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DISTRESS WARRANTS

for all uncollectsd Taxes. and reporting lands
for condemnation. ..
After the l0th day Of January next will
spend one or two days IN eaen hle
frict. Of which due notice will be given. for
the purpose Of collecting unpaid Taxes AID
Issuing Distress Warrants
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l1aI Call at the Singer PAr.Ors, s7s Is Main Street.
MERRIMAN& WILCOX. GENERAL DEALERS
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TAXES.
--~>~--~---------~->-- -
N O T Il @ Il
IA x = p A Y e e S
OF
SHELBY COUNTY.
SHELBY COUNTY.

THE TAX BOOKS FOR THE YEAR 1871
i are now ready, and l will attend at the
following named places for the purpose of re-
ceving the State and County Taxes for the
year lS7l;
District No. /. at Freed & BOyd's store,
Saturday, January 9Th, 1872.
District No. 2. at Bass store. Friday, Janu-
airy 5th.
District No. 8, at Bottoms store, Thursday,
January 4th.
District No. A. at Cuba. Wednesday. Janu-
ary Sd.
District No. s, at engine-house, corner Sec
ond and Adams streets, Wednesday, January
oath.
District No. 6, at Raleigh, Friday and Sat
urday. January 18th and 18th.
District No z. at Bartlett, Wednesday and
Thursday, January 10th and 1lth.
District No. s. at Shelby Depot, Monday.
January Sth. .r .-
District No, 9, at Fisherville, Tuesday. Jan
uary 9th.
District No. 10, at CollioTyille. Monday and
AAN1Noy AAeA NaN ANeAF
District No. II. at Germantown, Wednes-
day and Thursday, January 18th and 18th.
District No. 12. at Mechanicsvills, satur-
day, January 10th.
District No. 1s. at Arnold's, Monday, Janu-
airy I'D.
District No. II, at Office, corner second and
Union streets. Monday and Tuesday. Janu-
airy Sth and 9Th.
District No. Is, at Jacob Brust's store.
Chelsea, Tuesday, January sd.
District No. l6, at White Station, Friday,
January 18th.
District 70. II, at Mcconnell Church. Tues
day, January ID.
WM. MCLEAN,
Tax Collector Of Shelby County,
S-IG State Of TenBessee.
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ROOFING.
NOTICES..
General Meeting Of Stockholders
of the frHff
Memphis and Charleston Railroad Co.

DURSUANT TO A RESOLUTION OF THE
II Board Of Directors Of the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad Company, adopted at a
called meeting thereof, held in the city of
Memphis. Tennessee. on the 18th day Of Do
oember. 1871 "a general. meeting Of the stock
holders Of the said Railroad Company is
WEDNESDAY,, rHE l7rH nay or JANUARY. 1872.
for the purpose of considering and taking
such action as said stockholders may deem
advisable in reference to proposal made by
tho +" Southern Railway Security Coz for the
lease Of the main road, the Florence, Somer-
willie, and the Winchester branch lines of the
said Memphis ard Charleston Railroad Com
pany. M. j. W ChS, President,
Gao. ROBERTSON, Secretary 9i-llTd&w
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OFPicE oP BOARD or BDUcArIoS OF THE !
MEnPHIs CITY ScasoLs, December p, lSl.)
IN CONFORMITY TO THE REQUIRE
i ments of the Charter Of the City Schools, i
held on rnnrsday. the 4th day of Jan
nary, IS72, at which one male person is TO
be elected in each Of the several wards Of the
city to serve two years as a member of the
: X. B. MAURY, NJ. D..
97-1OS President Of Board Of Fdncation.
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The Mirage OF ,he Plains.

BURNErTs KALLIs4oN is theIb best cos
metic and skin beautifer in the world.
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COTTON SEED.

COTTON SEIZED.
VNHE PAMELA OIL COMPA ~ Wis.L
- Ysy elsssn qollars SD per p. ier cotton
go IIen tnls date. ", y. NIL 4Eh, nec-
CHICKER ING
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MPHIS FAIR. CALL AT No.
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thsn In
wonderful aud whisper equally pleasing eject
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AGAINST PERSONAL PROPERTY.

Taxpayers suust not expect or ask for
faNors or extensions. as none Will he
granted that do not come within the above
notice. Great ans Small.
Rich and Poor Shall Fare Alike
hare but one duty 70 perform, and that is
70 collect the taxes according 10
law I know no other duty and VIII
make ne exceptions.
6i-ll2 WA. NOLAN, Ta1 Collector.
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WALL PAPER-wIND0wsHADEs.
GRIESHABER 4 SANDER Curtains, anu
all kinds Of Upholstering goods. 292 Sec
ond street.
DEAN 4 CO.. successors to Dean, Baxter Il
Co.-Pictures. picture frames, cords, tas-
sells, and artists supplies, S91 and 1893
Main
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MERCHANDIsE BROKERS'.
CTEc 1. 90 q Wat Nnnrt strani


FEED STABLES.
M. @. COSTELLO City Sale Stables. 81 Mon
roe street. Over b000 head Of stock sold at
this stable in the past season.
w q. BRIDGES 4 CO., rroprietors; ID. ID.
" ,Nismukes, sole agent and manager-79,
=, % and IS Monroe street. Stock bought
eli eli I'D on commission.
w NJ A rs, IS 'oKS-Stock yard and sale stables
- "a Mar rect. All classes of stock fed
and sold; rs -4s South side Court
o. cu =, McUULLhhI edison street. Livery.
boarding and sale. negoto gtablas- Ks
SELIGMAN Il HAIL. ''''o'"
Union treet. Is,s n muIes
J. D. FARES 4 oo.-Dea. or, I'd Sd street.
horses, etc. 33I and 239 Seoo -
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PIANOS RECEI
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CARRIAGE MANUFACTURERS.
OWEN Lilly Carriages, farm and spring
wagons, 63 Union street.
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HOUSE, SIGN. AND FREsCO

DEAN & CO., successors to Dean, Baxter x
Co., 391 and 393 Main street.
A.. +. DAVIS, 2s1 Second street-Particular
attention given to calcimining walls in,
apv oolar- HHFf a.
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A north countrymRn, on being told
that a certain kind of stove would
e&ave half the coalP' Then I'll take
two of them, and save it all "