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Art from Rural standpoint.
rom the Atlanta New Era.

From the Atlanta New Era.I
A rural friend Of ours, who considers
himself good judge Of fine arts as vel
as fine shoats, gives us the following al
his art experience recently while view
ing fine old painting at the residence
Of one of our wealthy citizens. The
picture is sunset scene, which our bu.
collie connoisseur mistook for repre-
sentstion Of Noah and the Ark.
Rusticus says:
i looked at the picture of Noah. The
artist had chosen the moment when
Noah, with pitchfork in his hand, is
sticking the prongs of it into the hind
legs Of the last animal, hurrying him so
as TO close the doors before the food
comes up. Noah has fur cap on his
head, ear muffs, "butternut breeches,
paper collar and blue wooden jacket.
While / was admiring Noah some one
told me it was not Noah. On closer in
spection found it didn't look at all like
Noah. He didn't have the sharp chin,
high cheek bones and melancholy look
Of the original Deluge Noah.
found it was sunset scene-a
farmer driving his cattle into barn.
However, / pointed out grievous
mistake made by the artist-he forgot
to put stool in the picture for the sun
TO set on.
Our friend has also very fine ear for
operatic music-it measures six inches
from tip to stem.
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The following letter rom Mr. Llhcolh
to Mr.. Haokett, lately deceased, takes
the lead as criticism on Shakespeare;
nre EXECUTIVE MANSION. !
WAsHISToE, August II, 1858.
My DEAR SIR: Months ago | should
have acknowledged the receipt of your
book and accompanying kind note, and
/ now have to beg your pardon for not
having done 30. y,.
For one of my age, have seen very
little Of the drama The first presenta-
ton of Falstsff ever saw was yours
here last winter or spring. Perhaps the
best compliment ] can pay IS to say, as
| truly can, / am very anxious 10 see It
again. Some of Shakespeare . writings l
have never read, while others / have
gone over as frequently as any unpro-
fessional reader. Among the latter are
+" Lear, Richard III, " /" Henry VIII,
Hamlet" and especially Macbeth;
think none equals Macbeth 1t is
wonderful. Unlike you gentlemen Of
the profession, think the soliloquy IN
" hamiet commencing, Oh, my Of
tense is rank, surpssses that commence
ing ITO be or not to be" But pardon
this small attempt at criticism. l should
like TO hear you pronounce the opening
speech Of Richard III -auf
Will you not soon visit Washington
again2 f.tl
III you do, please call and let me make
your personal acquaintance.
Yours truly, A. LINCOLN.
James H. Haekett, ksq.
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DiGerent Kinds of Engraving.

"Line" engraving is of the highest
order. Great ensravings are done in
cline simply straight lines. Next
comes "line and stipple." "Stipple "
means dots--small dots like this-.....,...
-......... These small dots are used
to tighten up the high parts of the face
or drapery. 1t is very hard to engrave
face in lines simply, and only master
engravers have ever undertaken it, The
masters understand and practice both
sliue" and "stipple1' In H0OC Claude
Mellan engraved a full head of Christ
with one unbroken line. The line com
menced at the apex of the nose and
wound out and out like a watchlspring,
until it ended in the border of the PIC
ture. Mezzotint engravings are pro-
duced thus The steel or copper is made
rough like fine sand-paper. To pro-
duce soft effects this rough surface
is scraped off. If you want a
white place or high light in
your engraving, scrape the surface
smooth, then the ink will not touch it.
If you want faint color, scrape of a
little. Such engravings look like litho-
graphs. Etching is adapted to homely
and familiar Sketches. Almosc all the
great painters were etchers. Etching is
done thus: The copper or steel plate is
beaten and covered with black varnish.
The engraver scratches off this varnish
with sharp needles, working on the sur
face as be would on paper with pencil.
Nitric acid is then poured over the plate,
and it eats away q. tho steel and copper
wherever the needle has scraped off the
varnish. When the varnish is removed
with spirits of turpentine, the engraving
is seen in sunken lines on the plate.
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IN DARKNESS.
A Callers Experiences when Me-
York was without Gas,

A Callers Experiences when New
York was without Gas, r,,.
From the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser
Yes, the gas works have exploded
and Egyptian darkness is upon US.
don't care, only it seriously interferel
with our ritualism at st. Albans and DR.
Ewers. Last night had to take Ian
tern to find the church at all.
The gas-work people say nobody hal
been hurt by the explosion. l guess i
they could see the fun and sentiment
the proposals and surrenders of hearts
in up town parlors, they would say diff
ferently. A good many people-senti
mental young people-have been hurt
Sunday evening was great nigh
above Thirty-fourth street. Darkness
prevailed in thousand parlors. Many
young ladies expected their sweethearts
that night. Nobody's face was visible
was greeted as Dear William" twenty.
four times by gushing young ladies.
made one call on a newly married
couple. The young wife came tripping
into the dark hallway. MY dear
Williaml why did you tay~away SO
long23"n exclaimed sweet young voice,
and then she threw her arms around my
neck-our lips met.
AT one house on Thirty-fourth street a
sweet, liquid-eyed brunette, threw her
arms lovingly around me.
20, Walter, why did you not come
last Sunday?" she sobbed; then she
sank sweetly on my bosom,
There was no light--not even can
die. So j said. Weep not, Laura" and
then kissed her thirtv-six times.
1t was nice.
/ called on Forty.sixth street. A
ponderous matron came tripping into
the ball-dress decolette, hair a Ia Pom
pddour. She seized my hand earnestly
and said: .t
30 Charles do hope yon will like
the opera tonight; kiss me before we go.
Which | did. ~ 81
/ called on Madison avenue. A sweet,
golden-haired blonde ow took my hand
as entered gorgeously furnished par
lor She presses it gently, saying,
!" " Dear Albert knew it was you, though
1t is dark, and / am so glad to see you.
Then she held her fair cheek close to
mine. 1t was hot with lov Ell young hope
and pure, sweet affection. None but a
wicked man would have brought a can
die and sadness TO vthis sweet, pure
young heart--full Of confidence, warm
with virgin affection, and beautiful with
splendid girlishness
y" Do you love me, G,,orgeT she whis'
pered. nr.yt,.le e
Undoubtedly" I remarked.
How much, darling pfaf t'@
90 much-too much" faltered.
"Oh, l am too happy" she murmured,
as she twisted her fingers in my auburn
hair, and held me in sweet embrace.
Z This sor. of thing went on at twenty
seven different houses. | liked it. To
night l shall make thirty-two calls.
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"a HAUNTED HOUSES.
The Deserted Tenements of The City
.tftG Az of London. tM

From the london Daily News.l
y A great deal Of curiosity has been ex
cited for a long period in reference to &
number of large houses in Stamford
street (Blaskfriars), Snow Hill, Moving
ton, and other parts of London, which
have for nearly half century been al.
lowed to remain empty and suffered to
get into ruinous state, the rental value
of the property being many thousands
per annum. 0Ge house in Stamford
street, at the corner of Hatfield street,
which was formerly let for elO0 per an
mum, has been empty more than forty
years. The various premises were pop
ularly known as haunted houses, aud
were visited by. thousands in search of
ghosts which, as the report goes, were to
be seen walking about the rooms. Their
real history seems to be this: The prop
erty originally belonged to a solicitor
named Reed, a man possessed of large
fortune, and he, through mere whim,
determined not to let any portion of this
property. He died some five-and-twenty
years ago, leaving, it is said, strict in-
functions to his widow to carry out the
same course. His directions were obeyed,
and at the death of the widow the same
iniunctions we're given to the daughter,
until her death, which took place on
December ii, rather suddenly. BY this
event the condition Of affairs in relation
to the property will, in all probability,
now be changed, and the estate will be
put to some useful purpose. The habits
of the deceased lady were most penu-
rious. She resided in one Of the houses
in Stamford street, her only establish
ment consisting of one old woman; and
the residence Of the ".old miser, as she
was generally termed, could easily be
recognized BY its dirty and dilapidated
appearance. Periodically the two old
women would make visit TO the other
houses in the street. the time chosen
being generally evening. With lantern
in hand, they would 60 through the differ
ent rooms of thelarge, ruinous buildings,
and these visits gave rise, no doubt, to the
"ghost rumors that were rife, and were
the cause Of the crowds assembling to
see the light cleaning from the Windows.
Almost Immediately after the death be-
came known It appears that parties
claiming to be the heirs-at-law Of the de-
ceased took possession Of the house
where she resided, and among the
strange rumors that are a6oai in refer
enee to the subject is one that a sun Of
money amounting 10 nearly go, 900 was
found boarded in different parts Of the
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sasM MEMPHIS WEDNESDAY EVENING JANUARY TO-

house, and concealed in all manner OF
out-ofthe-way places. At first it was
rumored that the deceased had died
without making a will, but it has since
been stated that testamentary docu-
ment has been discovered. 1t will per
haps be recollected that few years ago
some persons took forcible possession Of
one Of the houses in Stamford street,
and. set up some claim to the property
but it was shown that they had no legal
title, and they were forcibly elected by
order of magistrate. Since then the
whole of the property has remained in
the same condition as before.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-10

Water, such as is fit to drink, com.
mands a price in Madrid as high as soda
water in this city; as summer beverage
II is more sought after than vine, and peo-
pie Ike il better for having to pay for it
than II it cost nothing. Ice is also
scarce there, liquifying snow from the
mountain tops being about the best to.
be had. .7..
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GROCERIES.
REMOVAL.
REMOVAL.

T1HE oFPIcE OF THE WESTERN METH
odist has been moved from p Jefferson
street 10 27ox Main street, up ztairs, in the
rooms formerly occupied By g: W. 4. Crook.
Correspondents and Others will take notice,
and direct their letters accordlngly. We
isSSs nov ESQ copies. The Methodist is q
good medium for adve-tisers.
63t n. W. BLEW 4 CO., Publishers.
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BURNETT CoooAIEN prevents loss of
hair-kills dandruf.
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ROOFING.
NOTICE.
General Meeting of Stockholders
of the
Memphis and Charleston Railroad Co.

DURSUANT TO A RESOLUTION OF THE
Board Of Directors Of the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad Company, adopted at q
called meeting thereof, held in the city Of
Memphis, Tennessee. on the 18th day Of De-
cember. 1871, a general meeting Of the stock
holders of the said Railroad Company IL
WEDNESDAY,, THE l7TH DAY or JANUARY. 1s72.
for the purpose of considering and taking
such action as said stockholders may deem
advisable in reference TO a proposal made BY
the " Southern Railway Security Co. for the
lease Of the maiu road, the Florence, Somer-
Vile, and the Winchester branch lines Of the
said Memphis and Charleston Railroad Com
pany. III, J. W CKS, President.
GEo. ROREErsON. Secretary. S-llldkW
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WALL PAPER-wINDOwS SHADES.
GRIBSHABER & SANDER-Cu and
ond street. NF4'f
L. NJ. DEAN & CO.. successors to Dean, Bax-
ter Il Co.-Pictures. picture frames, cords,
tnsSels. and artists supplies. S9l and 1893
Main street.
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NOTICE.
wORKINGMENS'
BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION.
NOTICE TO sTOCKHOLDERs.

TTNHE FIRST .INSTALLMRNT TO THE
Il Capital Steck Is called, payable 70 Ches.
T. Paterson, Secretary and Treasurer lat the
ofice Of the Southern Life Ins. co.,, between
the s5th and 3Oth Of February next.
The Association commences ACTIVE BUSINESS
on the first Tuesday in March (the 5thl lS1z.
Parties desiring TO subscribe to the Capital
Stock are requested TO do 50 before the lst Of
March next.
BY order Of the Board Of Directors.
i0e-xivl III. ID. BuLkLE1. President.
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h'OUs y, SIGN. AND FREsCO
PAINTERS.

DEAN & CO.: successors to Dean, Baxter q
Co., 391 and SpS Main street.
A,F. DAVIS. 2Sl Second street-ParticulaI
attention given to calcimining walls In
any color.
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CARRIAGE MAN UFACTURERs.
OWEN LILLY-Carriage farm and spring
wagons 63 Union street. ftts
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Linooln and shnk.peare.

The following letter from Mr.. Lincoln
to Mr.. Hackett, lately deceased, takes
the lead as a criticism on Shakespeare:
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FEED bTABIthH. -
NJ. C. C0STILLo-City Sale Stables, 81 Mon
roe street. Over COCO head of stock sold at
this stable in the past season.
W. G.. BRIDGES & CO., Proprietors; ID. ID.
Dispukes. sole agent and manager-19,
and sold on commission. =
w, M. B2O0KS-Stock yard aud sale stables
AS Main street. All classes Of stock fed
and sold.
]. H. Mo0UJLERS --43 South side Court
Square and "A Madison street. Livery,
boarding and sale.
SELIGMAN x HALL-DeSoto Stables, IS
Union street. r. q
v B. FAIRES 4 CO.-Dealers in mules,
horses etc 93l and 323 Second street.
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PIANOS AND MUSICAL MEB-
CHANDISE. i
sEWING MACMINEs.

HIICOA N NGIBES-ImprOVeu NOlseIes5 5eW-
ing rashines, s7s Main street.
HARMON & MORTON - Agents Florence
Sc Wiug machines, 2l3 Main street
nenv r q Main st. G o. Valentine. Ag't.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-01-10

PAINTS, OILS, BRUSHES, ETC.
Window glass, white Isad. and all kinds
of painters' material.
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PLUMBING, GAS Ana STEAM FIT
TING.
#. LUNN- Removed TO 2Ss Second street.
Jefferson block
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HOTELS.

HI. WARp. Burton WRIGHT.
II. ]. WARD & CO.--Agricultural imple-
ments. etc., 225 Second street.
OTTO SCHWILL & CO.-AHicultural imple-
ments, bone dust, land plaster. etc., IN
Main gtreet
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FISH, GNAnE, OYSTERS, ETC.
VICTOR D. F VoHs-Depot Al geiierson St:
FURNTTUl.NE, CARPETS, ETC.
H. T. sINNOTT, 2s2 Second street All
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DtONS, m mEDANANAc EAOs IL IL
J. B. HILLS-Wholesals druggist. 2Sl Main
street, Memphis, Tenn.
w. N. WILKERS0N & &C0.-WholesaleD Drug
gists, $40 Main street. 60 ~ b
j. A. j. SMITH & CO.-Wholesale and re-
tail drug st, re- 225 Main street.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-03

be procured from some other sources. The
citizens of the localities that will be par.
ticulsrly benefited by this project have
subscribed very literally and have author
lied Judge jenkins, Squire Richardson and
Capt. Dupoyster TO visit Caro- and ascer-
tain what our citizens, who will be partic-
ularly benefited by the opening of this
new market, will do to forward the enter
prise. Those gentlemen are now in the
city and we hope they may receive the
most gratifying encouragement. Our mer-
chants should open their purses and give
literally. Wagon roads-openings into
Missouri and Illinois are needed now by
Cairo more than railroads. These wagon
roads bring farmers into our streets, with
farm products in their wagons for the use
of our householders and money in their
purses to be expended in our dry-goods,
grocery and boot and shoe stores. We
urge our merchants to encourage all such
projects, and we assure them-but they
already known this to be truc-that they
can make no better investment than a sub
scription to aid in opening up South Bal
lard to the Cairo business men. We there
fore expect and believe Messrs. jenkins,
Richardson and Dupoyster will have no
difficulty in securing in Cairo an amount
of money that will put the building of the
proposed bridge beyond doubt.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-03
\ PROPOSED BRIDGE,
SOUTH BALLARD SEEKING A DRY
WAY TO CAIRO.

PROPOSED BRIDGE ACROSS MAYFIELD
EEK-APPRoPkIATIoN ny nAIIARD
coUNTf-wHAT WILL CAIRO DO?
The people of South Ballard, the mos,
fertile portion Of Ballard county, have long
desired to secure a permanent road to
Cairo, tut have been kept away from the
city nine months in Il year by the impossi-
bility ofcrossing Naydeld creek, which can =.
not be iorded when the waters Of the Mis-
slssippi back up and fill the channel. To
obvlate this difficulty it is proposed to
build bridge across the creek at n point
about six miles from the ferry landing
When this is done the people of South
Ballard, who are now compelled to deal a,
Columbus, can always reach Cairo where
they prefer to trade To construct thi.
proposed bridge, with proper approaches
and to otherwise repair the road will
require about $4,000 cash, Last week tn,
court OF Ballard county voted an allow
ance Of $4,000, worth about fifty cents oil
adollar, to DO expended on this road, Or o
vided an additional amount sufficient t,
build the bridge and repair the road coult
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-03

|
Councilman Taylor offered the following
premabe and resolution, viz:
| WHEREAS, The flow of water from the
| discharge pipe Of the sewer through the
Ohio levee at Tenth street has seriously
affected the embankment at that point
| and If the abrasion there is not soon ar.
rested, portions of the discharge pipe
will be displaced and destroyed, there
| fore,
Resolved, That the drainage committee
be and they hereby are instructed and au-
thorized to have said discharge pipe pro-
tected, and for that purpose that the stone
belonging to the city lying on Twenty
fourth street near the Ohio sewer, DO re-
moved to said discharge pipe and placed
under it, and that any other material UNI
der the control of the city, suitable for q
protection, be also deposited there under
direction Of the drainage or street COM
inittee.
Aid. Metcalf moved to adopt.
Ala, Swayne moved to amend by refer
ring to the city attorney.
Aid. Rcarden moved to table the amend
ment. Carried on a standing vote by
yeas, o. nays, 6.
Aid. Rearden moved to amend by in
structing the drainage committee to build
Il substantial wall around the pipe, laid
with cement. Lost.
Aid. Metcalf's motion to adopt was
then put and carried.
BY Councilman Wood:
Whereas, The Legislature Of the st Az
has lately passed revenue law tor ~ ~
purpose Of enabling cities and towns "
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-03
nfLLIN ERY.

Mrs Anna Lang, on Eighth street be-
,woe, washington and Commercial ave-
nuss, hs. just received fine spring stock
Of millinery goods, consisting of hats, bon.
nets, ribbons, notions, ETC.. etc., to which
she asks the attention of the ladies Of
Cairo. Mrs. Lang will take pleasure In
showing her goods 10 oil who will favor
ner Win call. 3-9-lm.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-03
THE BULLETIN.
Publication once, Bulletin Building
Washington Avenue.
THE COURTS.
CIRCUIT COURT

| CIRCUIT COURT.
In the forenoon yesterday, motions, etc,
occupied all the time
In the afternoon John Harding,
srrsirncd for grand larceny, Piled guilty
and was sent to the reform school for
three years.
John Hart, arraigned for burglary,
plead guilty, and was sentenced to Joliet
for three years.
Jerry Sullivan was on trial when our
reporter left the court room, on charge of
burglary.
POLICE COURT.
Business was slow. The only cases were
Geo. Thomas and Tim Williams who were
Of the hardest kind. Each was sent to the
Gala boose for seven days.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-03
BATCHELORs HAIR DYE,

..,..,. ns' ayeis the hest in the world
x" a,.sa,a,n,,ns, 'alab's ana instantaneous.
ior's Hair Dye produces imm.a,.,., A. na.ehe,
o'N1 ., o'e~n' poe' not stain the SKIN bu,
leaves .he haI e'ean' sol. and beGuufnl. tn.
only safe and perfect hair dye, s.ld Wy on aru.'
gists. Factory, l0 Bond ST., NY. uS'
aio-sot.7w-Iy.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-03

ISFASTs.-Much suffering to these ten
der little buds of the family might be
allayed by using Mrs. Whitcomb's Syrup.
See advertisement in another column.
4.2dAwlW
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-03
The sch GLARS of the Parish school "

The scholars Of the Parish school will
give an exhibition at the First (colored)
Missionary Baptist church, on Wedens.
day evening, April Sd. On the evening OF
the 4th, at the same place, the Aid society
will give supper for the oenen' OF the
church. Everybody is invited 10 attend
REV r. ]. SHORES, Teacher.
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-03

On EvERrBoDY's ToSGUg.-Elogums
of the great National Regeneration OF
Health, PLANTATION BITTERs, are on
everybody's tongue. This gratuitous piva
poce advertising is better than all the paid.
for putting to which the owners of bogus
bitters are obliged to resort. 1t has q
spontaneous heartiness about it which
carries conviction to the mind of the
auditor. But il is II well known fact that
the proprietors of PLANTATION BITTERs
have never relied upon newspaper bolster
ing to establish the success of n prepare
ton which owes its astonishing popularity
mainly to the oral testimony of the
thousands who have either experienced or
been the eyewitness of the immense
physical good it has wrought throughout
the length and breadth Of the land.
4-3eod&wlw
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-03

IMPORTED Malaga grapes at Jorgen
sons corner of Twentieth street and
Washington avenue. tt
The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-03

UTaHIUB Iht fTg1lI OF Way through CERTAIN streets
ut the city to the Cairo aud 81. Louis Railroad
Company.
BE II ordained by the City Council o. ths city
Cairo:
SRcrIo. J. That the right Of way across such
portions of First, Third and FIith streets rs Iay
south of Jefferson avenue and across Washington
and Commercial avenues where those avenues
are interseeted by First ami Second streets and
over and along Jefferson avenue, be ween seventh
and First streets, and over and along First street,
Second street and L'vee street south OF the pas.
senger depot grounds of the Illinois Central rail.
road, be and the same ~ hereby granted 10 the
Cairo and st. Louis Railroad COMPANY and sad
railroad company th.ll have double line
OF rails over md along laid streets the
right to lay down and operate a single or
and avenues IN order to CIV" said company &C.
said rights shall be and are granted upon
the condition that easy approaches shall be con-
bankment they may build o. any Of sisd streets