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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-07-31

Sterling Exchange.-Bsnk Bills, 1906,
u. coupons Of 1881, l17s; sos Of 1857,
l16; do. 1864, 116; do 1865. 1165; do. new,
us; do. 1857, 115ss; do 1883, 116s; 10 4Os
112j; currency 6's, 114s. Missouri bonds
81. Tennessee, old, 73t; do. new,
%; Virginia, new, so; do. old, "A; North
Carolina, old, 49,; do. new, 20.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-09-11
Profanity.

The London Gentlemans Magazine
publishes a letter from a correspondent
who undertakes to show that the use of
profane language is dying out in Eng
land. The writer relies on the testimony
of friend who has made of the subject
a profound study, and according to this
expert, although there is still plenty of
hard, commonplace, vulgar profanity
in England swearing with any fresh
ness, vivacity or piquancy" must be
counted among the lost arts. The oaths
in use among the characters of Congreve
and Farquhar and Wycherly were vivid
and picturesque; those as late, even as
Sheridan's time were, he thinks, artistic;
but IN the swearing of to-day there is
nothing but hideousness-"a sort of
mental and moral pollution" which is
without even originality. The expletives
and objurgations are as old as the
French and American war, and are sim
ply undisguised profanity.
How is 1t in this country? Whoever
will take the trouble to look into the sub
ject will find that the use of such lam
guage is not on the decrease bat the
reverse. The use of the most shocking
profanity is more observable than it used
to be, aud the best evidence of its preva-
Ience is its common use among the
gamins" of the street. They have no
other comparisons; no idea of quality or
quantity except as it can be expressed |
,y an expletive; no estimate of good or
BAD except as it can be measured by an
Nor is its use confined bv
my means to this class; it pervades
llmost all classes, though in justice to
many swearers it should be said that
hey choose the company wherein to ex-
rcise this unhappy habit. There is at
east some hope .or the future in the fact
hat many men, most addicted to it, have
he grace to be ashamed of. using it
mong refined people, and will be guilty
f falsehood in denying that they use
uch language, rather than acknowledge
weakness which they know so many
egard as wicked.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-09-11
JEsDAY EVENING. SEPTEMBER II. 1872.
without the Newspapers.

How newspapers are missed at sea
A correspondent of the Woodstock Pa.
triot, writing Of his voyage across the
Atlantic, says c
One of the features of sea voyage
which it is very difficult for a landsman
to accustom himself to, is the entire abb
sence Of all the news from the outside
world. Accustomed as we are to have
Our daily paper on the table every morn.
ing, and to glance over the news that un.
tiring correspondents have cleaned from
every part of the world, it seems a
strange deprivation to pass day after
day in entire ignorance Of whatever is
transpiring among the busy haunts of
men. Then there is no postoflice to 90
10 two or three times every day; no let
ters to be received from friends and
kindred. The ships company is, for
the time being, a community apart by
itself, and it has to live, as it were, in
world of its own. Yet even here there
are advantages to offset these inconve-
veniences. The favored speculator can
rest for while, with no gold specula-
tons to perplex and annoy him. We
are for season out of the reach of the
telegraph, where no gloomy, wor-
rying dispatches can ferret us out.
The letters that await us at our journeys
end are read with huugering delight
and enjoyment such as we do not
feel at other times. With an appetite
sharpened by abstinence, We eagerly
glance over the files of newspapers, and
we learn to appreciate how much we are
indebted to the press for large share of
our enjoyment and instruction. / have
spoken of the social spirit which mani,
tests itself among the passengers. But
toward the end of the voyage one finds
that there is also another aspect of the
subject under the workings Of the same
social law-we cluster into affinities on
shipboard as well as elsewhere. Many
persons who were quite intimate at first
have very plainly become tired of each
other, and were it not for the fact that
they are cooped up and walled in on
would get as far away from
them as possible. | can imagine that
persons who are not specially congenial
to each other, if thrown together in this
way for two or three months, would come
to hate and loathe each other. So true
is il that many people are best friends at
a distaHce, and that it does not do to see
Too much of one another"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-09-11

Resolved by the General Council of the city
OF Memphis, That, in order to encourage the
prompt payment Of city taxes for the current
year, the City Tax Collector be and is hereby
every tax payer who shall, previous TO the lsi
day of December, 1872, pay the taxes due from
him or her to the city of Memphis for the
forty NTH corporate year QS72), discount at
the rate OF one per centum per month on the
for the period Of time that it shall be so paid
previous TO the lat day Of January, 1873, and
the amount so paid shall be taken and ac-
cepted by the city as n full payment of such
offered shall not be extended beyond the LIST
day Of December, 1879. After that date the
Tax Collector is hereby instructed to collect
the full amount of all the taxes then remain
ing unpaid.
Adopted by Board of Aldermen September
4. 1872.
Adopted By Council September 4, 1872. s-25
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-09-11

Never be ashamed of ever having
loved any one. If perchance you have
hated, then blush for it, but not for love.
IL does not matter at all whether the
person on whom your affections fix them
selves reciprocated the sentiment.
Where there is no shame in loving. in
itself, the fact of having given love with
out reward can bring none with it. You
have only bestowed gift more priceless
than any jewel can be upon one who did
not thank you. Since there is sorrow to
ones self in it, it is best to struggle with
the heart and keep it until it is asked
for; but if it is goes irrevocably forth.
despite all effort, no need TO feel guilty
and long to hide from your very self.
Providence gave you that great love, and
believe that somehow it will mingle
with the life of one it hovers over, and
shed perfume and lend a sweetness to
it, though it has never been spoken.
Many a woman's life has shriyeled
away under the weight of disappointed
love, merely because her SHAME in it
was so great. The false sentiment that
teaches her to scorn a natural feeling
has worn her beauty away, robbed her
OF all hope in the presence of the future.
i think it would be better if even a wo.
man dared to say, IL love him, but he
did not love me" with the same sweet
sadness with which, when years have
glided, she can utter the words, 81 loved
him, and he died.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-09-11
OFFICIAL.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Allowing Discount ON City Taxes
for 1872.

Resolved by the General Council Of the City
of Memphis, That in order to encourage the
prompt payment of city taxes for the current
year, the City Tax Collector be and is hereby
authorized and instructed to allow to each and
every tax payer who shall. previous to the lst
day of December, 1872, pay the taxes due from
him or her to the city Of Memphis for the
forty-ffth corporate year ClS72), discount at
the rate of one per centum per month on the
amount Of such taxes he or she shall so pay for
the period of time that il shall be so paid pre-
vious to the lst day Of January, 1873, and the
amount so paid shall be taken and accepted
by the city as full payment Of such tax due
by such person. The privilege hereby offered
December, 1872. After that date the Tax COL
lector is hereby instructed to collect the full
amount of all the taxes then remaining unpaid.
Adopted by Board Of Aldermen. September
4, 1872. TtI-
Adopted by Council. September 4, 1872.
Approved September 9, 1872.
Attest: JOHN JOHNSON, Mayor.
l.. r. RICHARDS, City Register S-33
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-09-11
THE IVORY GATE.

Mortimer Collins, the English poet, ha
sent out a volume of pieces under the title
The Men of Strange Meetings. some of which
are excellent. The following is an example o
thespirit and method of his muse:
When. loved by poet and painter,
The sunrise fills the sky llI
When nights gold urns grow fainter,
And in depths of amber die
When the morn breeze stirs the curtain,
Bearing an odorous freight
Then visions strange. uncertain,
Pour thick through the Ivory Gate.
Then the oars of Ithaca dip so
Silently into the sea
That they wake not sad Calypso
And the Hero wandeTs free; as .
He breasts the ocean-furrows,
At war with words of Fate e. ~
And the blue tides low susurrus
Comes up to the Ivory Gate.
Or, clad in the hide Of the leopard. s
Mid Ida,s freshest dews, l
Paris, the Teucrian shepherd
His sweet GnOne wOos:
On the thought of her coming bridal
Unuttered joy doth wait .-a
While the tune of the false ones idyl
Rings soft through the Ivory Gate.
All, the vision of dawn is leisure
But the truth of day is toll:
And we pass from dreams of pleasure
To the worlds unstayed turmoil. rs
Perchance. beyond the river
Which guards the realms of Fate,
Our spirits may dwell forever
'Mong dreams of the Ivory Gate.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-09-11
MOSQUITO COMPOUND.
MOSQUITO COMPOUND,
For the Prevention and Cure of Bites
of Mosquitoes and Other VenO-
nous Insects.

TIIHIS PREPARATION is THE RESULT
X of n series of experiments instituted for the
troublesome annoyance Of mosquitoes. II has
been found very effectual in keeping away
mosquitoes; indeed it is so obnoxious to them
that they will not stay in the room where
about. IL is also very useful in allaying the
itching and swelling produced by the bite of
the mosquito or other venOmous insect.
PREPARED BY STEEVER Il CO.,
1853 Apotheearies. Second st., cor. Madison.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-09-11
JOINT RESOLUTION
Authorizing Quit. Claims for Tax
Titles.

Resolved by the General Council of the City
of Memphis, That the Mayor be and he is
hereby authorized 10 quit claim to any person
who will pay the taxes, interest and costs due
the city thereon, any lot, piece or parcel of
ground to which the city has taken or may
hereafter take deed from the Tax Collector,
and which the reputed owner has failed TO re-
deem, or may fail to redeem within sixty days
from the recording of the deed, in accordance
with the resolution adopted by the General
Council on the 9th day of March, 1872.
Adopted by Board of Aldermen, August 9th
1872
Adopted by Council, September 18th, 1872.
Approved September 9. 1872.
Attest: JOHN JOHNSON. Mayor.
l.. r. RICHARDS, City Register S-3I
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-09-11

As flock Of between thirty and forty
sheep were being driven through street
in ST. Louis, recently, their leader, a
sagacious-looking ram, saw his reflection
in one Of the large plate glass windows.
Lowering his head, he charged straight
for his supposed rival, smashing the
window and going clear through into the
store, followed by the rest of the flock.
The proprietor and the employees,
amazed at the sudden aud startling at
tack, fed from the store, leaving the
drove IN full possession. Several Of the
sheep were badly cut by broken glass,
and the blood, the broken glass from the
window, and an overturned and broken
showcase, gave the place the appearance
Of being a total wreck. 1t was nearly
an hour before the sheep could be driven
out and order restored.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-09-11
Monday, September 18th, 1872

The leading characteristics of this school
are as follows:
hensive and practical; instructions impaired
with interest and care; reviews and examina-
tiOns frequent and critical thorough discipline
through the employment of mild agencies; and
MORALS, coupled with intellectual advance
ment, THE PRIME CONSIDERATION.
Single desk pattern Of school furniture. with
all recent inventions to secure ease. cOnven-
ience, and health; three acres of ground for
recreation purposes, including two acres of
dne forest trees, the whole affording n cOmmo-
dious common playground for all.
Reference is given to the following patrons
OF the school:
j. j. Busby, W. N. Brown, 7. .Farnsworth
c. W. Goyer, W. d. Beard, j. j. Rawlings,
Jno. s. Toof, G.. Falls, j. r. Stebbins.
l27xiV-20xY
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-09-11

In the State of Illinois all forms of
betting on elections are criminal Of
fences, punishable by fine Of $1,000 or
imprisonment for one year, or both at
the discretion Of the court. In England
It used TO be common form Of bribery
at elections 70 bet the voter that he
would not vote for a certain candidate.
The voter Of course voted for the can
didate mentioned, and thus won the bet.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-09-11

MEAPHIs, Tenn, Sept. 4, I5I2.
lHE CITY TAX BOOKS FOR 1872 ARE
in my possession and am now ready to make
COLLECTIONS, allowing
one per cent. per Month Discount
for prompt payment of Taxes for the forty.
fifth corporate year.
FELIX W. ROBERTSON.
City Tax Collector.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-09-11

Many Of the Iesuits expelled from Ger
many will go to Ireland, where they are
promised hearty welcome.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-09-11
TERMS PER SESSION,

Payable half yearly. in advance:
For board and tuition in any of the follow
ing branches: Reading, Arithmetic, English
Grammar. Geography, History, Rhetoric,
Composition, Criticism, Principles of Natural
and Moral Philosophy, Plain Sewing, Mark
ing. etc.. SIS. $50, $50, 500. according to the
age or class of the pupil.
For Day Scholars, tuition, SIS, $40, S25 or
$50, according to age or class as above.
For further information, apply or address
the MOTHER SUPERIOR"
1896 st. Agnes Academy,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-09-11
st. Agnes Academy
For Young Ladies.

TNHIS INSTITUTION, CONDUCTED BY
L the Sisters of st. Dominic, is delightfully."-
situated in a healthy and retired part Of the
city of Memphis. Tennessee. The buildings
center of extensive and highly improved
grounds, shaded by forest trees. and laid out
and set with rare plants and shrubbery.
The course of studies comprises all the
branches. useful and ornamental, that are
usually taught.
The Academic Year consists of two Sessions
of five months each; the first commencing on
the first of September the second on the first
Monday of February.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-09-11
Hope Hall Institute

4 t. TOOF, PRINCIPAL, WILL RE-
- !. open above Institute at IIO Marshall
Avenue, ON
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-09-11
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For State senator.

ia the People of Shelby, Fayetto and Upton:
IA Responsive 70 the action of the recent County
Convontion OF Upton county. and tho request
|of my friends in Shelby and Fayette, / an
nounee myself q candidate for Senator for this
district in the next General Assembly, subject
tosthe action Of the Senatorial Convention.
este pEYT0N j. SMITH
hereby announce myself a candidate to
represent Shelby county In the Senate of the
next Legislature, subject 10 the nominating
election Saturday. July 20. 1872.
l07-te j. M. CREWS.
Fer Representative.
JOHN 0YERT0N. JR., is. a candidate to
represent Shelby county In the Lower House
OF the Legislature. subject TO the action Of the
primary meetings Of July 10th. 1l5 10
JAMES NJ. HARRIS is candidate to rep
resent Shelby county in the lower House Of the
Legislature, subject to the action of the pri.
mary meetings Of July Goth.
JOSEPH BARBIERE is n candidate for
Representative in the Legislature, subject to
the decision Of the voters mt the primary cleo
tions. July Goth.
s. r. CANNON is n candidate to represent
Shelby county in the Lower House Of the Leg
islature, subject TO the result Of the primary
elections to be held the 10th Of July instant.
l09-te
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-09-11
TAXES. ~
NOTICE.

OFFICE OF CRY Tax COLLECTOR, I
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Sept. 4. 1872. !
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-10-10
Appointment of superyisors.

In the United States Court at Charleston, on
last Friday, the following citizens of Anderson
County, representing the Democratic party,
were appointed Supervisors of Elections for
the several precincts named. The duties and
powers of these officers were succinctly stated
in our last issue, which is simply to ascertain
that no frauds are practiced, and that the cleo
ton is conducted fairly in all respects. The
gentlemen hereinafter named can receive their
commissions by calling at this office:
N. Scott and G. F. Tolly, Anderson c. H.;
L. w. Kay, Bolton; James L. Brock, Honea
Path; Thomas Drake, Craytonville; B. T..
Acker, Calhoun; S. D. Deal, Williamson; H.
0. King, Brushy Greek; Thomas W. Russell,
Greenwood Willis c. Watkins, Bethany Ed
mund McCrary, Pendleton; A. B. Bowden'
Sandy Springs; w. ]. Bowen, Cenereville {;
John B. Leverett, Howard's Old Field; Jesse
P. MCGEE, Millford's; w. D. Hatton, Dark
Corner; Thos H. Anderson, Hollands Store (;
L. O. Williford, Williford's Store; G. w.
Maret, Browns Muster Ground.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-10-10
Handsome Present.

Through the kindness of our friend, Gilbert
M. Leitch, we are in receipt of a handsome case
of Scissors, intended as present for the presi-
ding genius of our household, from Messrs.
Hart & Co., of Charleston, and selected from a
large invoice of Joseph Rodgers and Sons Cut
lery, imported direct from England by this
firm. Messrs. Hart g. Co. are dealers in foreign
and domestic Hardware, and keep constantly
on hand large assortment of goods in their
line. Their recent importation of Guns and
Cutlery is unusually large, and they are en-
abled to sell these articles as low as any house
in the United States. Mr.. Leitch is with Hart
& Co., and will be pleased to see his friends
from Anderson and elsewhere when they visit
Charleston.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-10-10
NJ. B. WILLIAMS.

Mr.. Greeley has expressed the opinion that
the Democratic and Liberal majority III New
York will be at least one hundred thousand.
He estimates that there are fifty thousand Lib
eral Republicans in New York.
= In the next North Carolina Legislature it
appears that there will be 16 colored members
n in the Senate and 12 in the House. This
is a gain of one in the Senate and loss OF
four in the House.
The Manchester (Virginia) Cotton Mills
Company have recently commenced the manu-,
facture of gunny bagging. An article call
cute" is put through a course Of mechanism,
aud after being picked, carded, dressed and
spun is woven into an excellent article OF bag
ging, which commands ready sale.
= Governor Scott has retained counse! in
New York to institute at once legal proceedings
against the New York Tribune, for an alleged
sianderous and libellous article, said to have
been published in the issue of that paper of
the 9th instant. The Governor states that he
is determined to submit no longer to the cir
culation of libellous articles without giving the
opportunity in Court to prove the charges that
have been and are being made against him in
some of the public prints.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-10-10
For the anderson Mteligencer.
The Law in Relation to Wills.

Mr.. EDITOR: 1t frequently occurs in the
Probate Court for Anderson County that Wills
are presented for proof with only two subscri-
bing witnesses. The law of this State requires
three witnesses to Will, who have to subscribe
their names in the presence of each other and
of the Testator, and if this is neglected, the
Will becomes void and without effect.
In the majority of cases where Will is re-
fused to be admitted to Probate, thereis great
disappointment to the parties interested, as the
division of an estate is sometimes more salts
factory to the legatees under the directions OF
the Will than under that of the law, and at the
same time the costs for appointing an Admin
istrator are considerably higher than the costs
for qualifying an Executor.
am well aware that you are always willing,
Mr.. Editor, to publish an article for the benefit
of the community. Therefore, 1 would ask
that you will insert in the next issue of the
]ntelligencer the appended extract from the
General Statutes of South Carolina, that your
readers who are not acquainted with the re-
quirements of the law respecting the form of
Will may be better posted, which will probably
save trouble and disappointment hereafter to
some parties.
Yours respectfully,
A. o. NORRIS,
Judge of Probate.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-10-10
For the anderson Mtel2;gencer.

Mr.. EDITOR: The return that published
of the Hopewell Township election was taken
from the original list, which was then, and still
is, in my possession, and it in Mr.. w. A. Meals
own handwriting.
/ did assist in counting the votes, and there
fore had as good chance to know the result
as Mr.. Neal and when Mr.. A. NJ. Neal handed
me the list at the Court House on the day of
the Convention it had, and still has, the tallies
on it. This 1 can prove by other gentlemen as
reliable as Mr.. Neal. Since the publication of
Mr.. Browns second card, he has also seen the
list.
Now, Mr.. Editor, it is very evident that 1
have not written the lie; let Mr.. Neal and MIR.
Brown vindicate themselves. l have never
called Mr.. Brown jackdaw, and if he means
to insinuate that I am one, the cut is 60 far
fetched that cannot see the point. Inexpe-
rienced workmen should be careful how they
handle edged tools.
do not desire to be made ruler of any
kind, and if Mr.. Brown will prove that he is
faithful over a few things perhaps he can get
to be ruler over many things. His reply to
me was written with so much self-complacen'
cy. that I think he might have added
"Are not my ears as long as other Asses pray'
Don't exceed all other Asses at Dray"
Respectfully,
M.B. WILLIAMS.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-10-10

Mr.. JOHN II. CLARKE, anderson, S. q,
Agerat for the sale of the Singer Soaring Ma-
chimes.
My DEAR SIR: Perhaps few lines in refer
ence to our ''affairs'' in Charleston might not
be uninteresting to you. 1 am just in receipt
of two hundred Singer Sewing Machines, and
have an invoice of taVo hundred more, making
four hundred, and yet we are only in our in
fancy. We hope to do large business in Sew
ing Machines after we have become better
known. The people used to know the Old
Singer Machine, and that was popular; but af-
ter they become more familiar with our "New
Family" Machine, we shall doubtless sell more
than other Companies together. During 1871
we sold So, 900 more Sewing Machines than any
other Company. There is no telling what we
will do in the year 1872 but the people will be
sure to speak for US. Trusting youw will pardon
my tresspassing upon your time,
remain yours, very truly,
THE SINGER MANUFAC. co.
j. CLARK BEDELL, Agent.