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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-11-12
passenger Pigeons.

Most boys aud girls who live in the
country have sreh Wild pigeons, and
know what graceful birds they are. The
muscles OF their wings are very large
and strong. Audubon says that these
pigeons travel at the rate Of a mile in a
minute, and that il one OF them were to
follow the fashion, and take trip TO
Europe, il could cross the ocean in less
than three days. We can all exclAim
with David, "0h, that l had wings like
A dove" But quite as wonderful as
their speed, is the great power OF vision
these birds possess. As they journey
through space, they can overlook hun
dreds of acres at once, and their sharp
eyes can discover at glance whether
the country beneath them is barren, or
SUPPLIED with food they need.
On the day speak OF. the birds flew
low, and hundreds of them alightea on
the trees in passing. They often alight
in such numbers that great branches are
broken of, and sometimes the pigeons
are crushed to death. The fields border
ing the rivers were covered with them;
but they only stopped to rest, apparently,
or perhaps to pick up little food, and
we're again on the wing. AS these de-
tachments OF the vast army Of pigeons
rose from the ground, with great flap
ping of wings, others alighted; mean
while the main flock was passing stead
lily over our heads. The PROCESSION
seemed endless, for the day wore on, and
still the swift winged birds rustled
through the air, and still the coming
flocks looked like delicate pencilings on
the distant sky. 1t was a rare day for
sportsmen. Instead of roosting in a
neighboring forest, as we had hoped, the
pigeons flew over into Wisconsin. But
every day through the summer stray
docks foraged among the oak groves
about us, and their shadows swept over
sunny slopes and fields of waving grain,
like fitting clouds.
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NICE A ING PUBLIC BURDENS

500 4 4,athS,og 70 me
farm clt ) 80 learn that The
War d o tmr al pniy wAut Sl3,
6I6 o0O l, IA 6, meet current ex-
prns-s 0t se omlng YEAR The thou
saods u wofsman oui 81 employ M NJ
in the E 81 must also be satisfied that
this is a great aud glorious country.
The only war carried on lately has been
against the Modocs, VINO were conquered
and their leaders executed at cost of
about halt a million dollars per bead
The Yellowstone Expedition, underta
ken to locate Jay Cookies Northern
Pacific "a lroad through wild Indian
country, was also a costly item which
has not YET paid a dividend to anybody
except few suffers and contractors
who had certain exclusive privileges.
Still. it is all important to carry az ex-
pensive military establishment for the
emolument and Qualification Of few at
the expense Of the common people.
Everybody can economic and cut
down expenses in these stringent times
but the departments Of the Government
and its various officers. They must be
kept up in great style, even II the mer-
chants, manufacturers, farmers aud la
borers all 90 to GssDcial ruin. Congress
meets soon, when 'hers viii probably be
as strong lobby influences a. sger known
10 put through oil manner Of iobs,
schemes and subsidies. The people begin
to feel keenly the effects Of public cor
rupuon, exirayagance and stealing. Pnd
if the warning they have given already
at the recent State elections is not
Needed aud followed by some honest,
economic reforms in every branch aud
department Of the Government, the peo-
pie Of the whole country will rise up and
work out political revolution that viii
drive whole broods Of ofice-seekers and
placs-holders into the obscurilT from
which they mostly came.
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LATEST TELEGRAMS.
AnEnoAS rAEaa ASSOCIATION. VIA .. p. AND A.
fkLkoRArh COMPANY.
specials 10 tho Ledger.
NEW YORK.

NEw YORK, Noyembr l2.-At a meet
ing OF the Board Of Directors Of the Easl
River Bridge Company, yesterday eve
ming, il was stated that 5000, 900 add
tional would be required for the work
making seven million in all.
The reduction OF bricklayers' wages
resolved upon by the Employing lssons
Society, has practically failed. The men
are being engaged at old rates.
Active means are being taken by
citizens toward ameliorating the suffer
ings Of the poor classes through the
coming winter. Soup houses are to be
opened in various quarters, where men
women and children can at least be fed
daily, and saved from starvation.
The Waring Manufacturing Company
at Yonkers. employing seven hundred
operatives, after suspension Of two
weeks, resumed yesterday. There are
three thousand men idle at Yonkers,
and much suffering in consequence.
Smith & Sons, manufacturers OF carpets,
employing six hundred hands, aave re-
dueed wages. McFarland's silk manu-
factory, employing one hundred and
twenty-five, is idle at Sing Sing. Wages
generally are reduced twenty-five per
cent. and large numbers Of men have been
discharged. The same state Of affairs
exists at fremont.
A Washington special to the Times
says that the Cuban instruction, in
stead OF being against the Madrid gov
eminent, as it appears to be, is really
against the Spanish residents. These
Cuban.Spaniards have managed to pre-
sent the issue to the world in a false
light. The fact is they are Carlists,
and are known to have an organization
in Spain through which they contribute
TO the Carlists cause. Any Captain
General sent by Spain to the island
must be subservient to them or be driven
away.
1t is expected that General Banks,
Gerrit Smith and others will address the
forthcoming Cuban meeting. The ru-
mors of collision having existed in
regard to the surrender Of the Virginius,
they are still being discussed in Cuban
circles. A call has been issued for
mass meeting on Saturday to protest
against the present policy of the Gov
eminent in reference to Spanish bar
barities.
Five sailors of the crew Of the Ameri
can ship John Harvey, which arrived
here from Cronstadt on Sunday, have
commenced suit against Captain John
A. Brown for alleged brutality on his
part. He has been arrested, charged
with oyerworking, starving and other
wise abusing the crew-putting some OF
them in irons and on short allowances
he would put them in irons, lash them
to the wheel or fine them several days
pay without the slightest provocation.
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It's over 6fiy days since Jay Cooke
& Co, the eminenGT Christian bankers
and land crabders. put Eiile notice on
their front door 20 the following sseci:
Concluded 20 suspend payments tenn
porarily." This eoucluaau has not yei
concluded. II is one Of the longest TEN
porary arrangements Of The season, anS
il likely "to be continued be- our next '
longer than any sensational stcry u The
tims-. some Of their creditors havs
taken steps 20 force J. c. a Co. into
bankrap,cy. and the firm vii no do1bi
conclude nos % resums at al. The
amount q misery and rain entaiied upot
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Dts,ress I'm Iowa.

DEsNoINEs, November l2.-The Sher-
if of this county to-day formally deliv-
cred to John E. Henry, for the first
mortgage bondholders, the part of the
Desmoines Valley railroad from here to
Keokuk. The Sheriff went to each sta
ton on the road and made delivery Of
the property. The north half of the
road is still in litigation as to the legal
ity of the sale.
Reports Of extreme want comes from
the northwestern part Of the State, in
0seeola and Lynn counties. The sot-
tiers the past year had all their crops
destroyed by grass hoppers, and many
families are without clothing for winter
or food to last a month, and no means
to buy. An appeal for help is made to
the older counties of the State.
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Mourning in she SOuth Pacific.
From the New York Times ]

According to recent authority
mourning in the South Pacific is carried
on in manner which to us would seem
very curious. A widow will lay ASIDE
her bonnet and wear the hat of her late
husband; sometimes widower will 90
about in loose gown of bis departed
wife, worn over his own proper dress
Instead of a shawl, mother will place
on her back pair of trousers belonging
to little boy just laid in his grave. In
these hard times quite an economical
revolution might be effected in this way,
and, although the appearance of a port
y widower in one of the dear deserted
silks, seated beside a lady over whose
shoulders gracefully dangled the legs OF
her lost daring's evening trousers,
might have funny effect, we should soon
get used to it, and there would be the
consolation of rejecting that Christmas
would bring no odious bill for dress
coat or lace or cashmere shawl, and
thus the wind would in the most practi-
cal manner be tempered to the shorn
lamb.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-11-12

One Of the technical journals says:
Every farmer who bias had occasion to
drive nail into seasoned oak posts
knows its liability to bend and break
If the point be moistened in the mouth
it will usually drive more kindly. Oil is
still better, but then it is inconvenient to
dip each nail separately into it, An
other point observed is that boards be-
come loose eventually from the rusting
of the nails, which, communicating to
the wood, causes not only an enlarge
ment of the nail hole, but the wearing
away o. the nail itself, rendering the
fence or the building shaky and inse-
cure. This may be prevented by heating
any rough grease until it smokes and
then pouring it over the nails to be used
The grease will penetrate the pores of
the iron, and cause the nails to last,
without rusting, an indefinite period
Besides this no trouble will then be expe-
rienced in driving them into the hardest
wood. The reason is that the coating of
grease prevents contact by air, and con-
sequently oxidation. Oxygen is the
great destroyer OF iron, and moisture is
the inducing cause.
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Dividing the Cityin Districts.
THE SUPPLIES.
OFFICE HOWARD ASSOCIATION.
MEMPHIS, October II, 1873.

WE BEG TO ADVISE OUR. CITIZENS
wv that we have divided the city into the
following districts. and have appointed the
Committees, as stated below
District 1-Bounded by Greenlaw, Main.
Qverton and the river. Committee, An
District 2-Bounded by Bryan. 0verton and
Main. Committee. Murphy and W
Gordon.
District S-Bounded by 0verton. Main, Mar
ket and the river. Committee. A u Frank
land and S W Rhode.
District 4-Bounded by Overton, Bayou.
Market and Main. Committee, I X Warrlng'
Districts and 6-Bounded by Market,
Main. Adams and the river. Committee, }
Robertson and W p Wilson.
District 7-Bounded by Market. Bryan;
Adams and Main. Committee. Major
District s. Bounded by Adams, Bryan.
Union and the river. Committee K Hal
stead.
Vance and the river. Committee, w a Holt.
District 10-Bounded by Vance, Wellington,
Calhoun and the river. Committee
Foster.
Committee, J G. Simpson and J II Smith,
District Boon Drises the Seventh Ward.
Committee, J 4 Porter.
District i3-Comprises the Eighth Ward.
Committee. w b Lonsdale and W ] Smith.
District a Comp ises the Ninth Ward.
Committee, A NJ Stoddard.
The above committees will visit their pa
tients morning and evening, 10 ascertain their
wants.
We supply champagne, port wine, sherry.
brandies, WHISTLES. ale. orange leaves, cx-
tract Of beef. mustard, lemons, bed pans and
medicines.
Applications for supplies will be filed for
parties residing north Of Adams street at l39
Main, and for those residing south Of Adams
at s. Madison street. entrance in the alley.
Nurses will be furnished on application al
headquarters. - Madison street.
Applications for either nurses or supplies. 70
insure attention, must be Endorsed BY the ply
sieians OF one Of the Howard COMMITTEES
Physicians for applicants north Of Adams
street will be supplied q lS Main street,
south Of Adams street at q Madison.
The following physicians are employed BY
the Association: Doctors S J n orriEon. Sol
y Green, Happoldt, W Armstrong and
W Morgan.
Physicians will secure blanks az either Office.
and their use Is recon- ssnaea; as PAL enis re-
Tho foIlouiur are the active member and
the cffccrs 81 the Howard Association;
prcsideut-A ID Langstat.
Vice rcsidcnts-A q Reynaud and W J B
sesTstsry-J p Robertson.
Trearurer-E Mansiord.
Active Members-P = Frame, J g Ions
dale. fr " J smith, J n smith 7 Porter.
81 Foster. w A Holt ~ n Warning j j
Murphy. b p Anderson, A Z FARMLAND, W
II Wilson. z = Bowen. W Rogers. r III Hall
1feaa. John johnson attorney. q W Cor
don, A sioddard, S " Rhode, o Simpson.
Hopersry Msmbers-Mayor John johnson
n-ls ADLANGsTAFF. President.
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The General Council meets in ad-
iourned session from the regular
monthly meeting this afternoon. The
sanitary question in some Of its various
shapes will doubtless come up for con-
sideration, and receive the attention
which its importance and the voice Of
the people and united press demand.
The regulOr committee on sewerage
may not be ready to report, and the
committee appointed the other day can
hardly be expected to be ready so soon
either; but the health ordinance will
probably be in order, and other matters
OF interest relating thereto
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-11-12

the crowd which now swells Il e salons OF
the Hotel Bagration. And iar the Wis
itora he has there Is one great inconve-
nienoe. M. Theirs sleepa every day
from five 10 seven o'clock. rarely dinea
before eight, aud hence tea Is only served
about ten. Between eleven and twelve
the little man is in his glory, standing
before his chimney, with both hands
under his eoat-tails, and laying down the
law upon every conceivable subject in a
way which would have been very credit
able 10 Moses In point OF fact, Moses
was an ignoramus compared with III.
Theirs and the only wonder is, as Gold.
smith expressed i, How one small
head could hold all he knew" give
the idea here. and leave the reader to
nut the lenses in accord.
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NERVOUS DEBILITY.

Adepressed. irritable state Of mind: weak.
nervous, exhausted feeling; no energy or AMI.
with debilitating, involuntary DISCHARGES.
The conseq 1ence Of excuses. mental ovcrwrrE
or indi1crctions. This Nervous Debility fnd'
sovereign cure in Humphrey Homeopat 1Ir
Specific, No. >. IL tones up the system. ar
rests discharges, dispcls the mental Eloom and
dependency. and rel urcnates the entire 4I.-
TEN. IL BE- perfectly harmless and always en-
Gent. Price s., for package 81 ave boNrI
and = large e vial Of powder, which is imu1r-
tant IN old. ferrous cases; or 81 per single 1II.
Sold b. All Druggists, o. sent By mail "a re-
reirt Of price. Address HrNrHEETs. cfEcI n
uuNEuflTHIc MEDICINE CO.. No ~ tru0I-
way, NY. EFi4-tuai-xFiii-N
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-11-12

widows, orphans, the working classes,
manufacturers aud tradeamen by their
failure Is meal eulable. II was a DELHI
crate, unmitigated swindle-a atupend'
Gus fraud from FIRST to last, which even
the partially and fayoritism Of the
Treasury Department could not longer
bolster up. With this bursied concern,
which set up TO be the Rothschilds OF
America, goes that other bubble, which
expects again TO rob the country by an
other grab at the peoples poekeis-lhe
Northern Pacific railroad. A powerful
lobby combination between that and the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company Is
TO be made, and the "third house in
Congress will as surely organize to de-
maud subsidies as the upper and lower
bodies Will assemble in their respective
halls But the scrutiny of a fearless
press and the indignation Of an outraged
and robbed people is such that fewer
schemes in the interest Of private indi-
yiduals are likely to get through than at
any previous session OF Congress since
the war The handwriting is on the
wall, and the wall is about to fall in.
Discreet men will stand from under.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-11-12

The Howard Association, which has
done such faithful and heroic service to
the cause OF suffering humanity for q
period of two months, is gradually draw
ing its labors to a close. Only fifty
seven patients remain in charge of the
association, and these, it is believed,
will recover. At a meeting held last
right it was decided to divide the city
into two districts, one to be placed in
charge of Mejor F. F. Bowen, and the
other under Mr.. W. T. Warren, both OF
whom have rendered most efficient SER
vices throughout
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Chambord's HOrse-what THEIRS "a
Being.

New York Times Letter..
inst before the visit to Salzburg the
Comte De Chambord sent to Reutz cir.
Gus. in Vienna, TO buy a horse which
had been long in training for the ring.
1t was a beautiful pure white animal
and very gentle. Although bis eduea-
ton vas complete, Adonis had never
appeared in public, and Henri v. sent
TO purchase him in order to make his
royal entry into Paris. The heir to six.
ty Kings is very lame, and not being
able 70 sit horse well, desires a lame
one Tor his eRlrE amid the seclamaiions
Of thousands Of people The Germans
have 0 droll yoFd for designating a
gentle or WelliTalned horse lie is
called fromm, which means "pious
horse" Ia buying an animal one asks
with all the gravity in the world if he is
hpioaa." The wit of each language is
almost untranslatable, but in German
this is exceedingly droll, and one can
understand the bons mots made in
Vienna CIRCLES ppoa HepFi Ys entry
into Paris upon q plous white horse
called Adonis." It is jokingly said that
AAN AAhAN NaAAANa AAa hAtA anehAeAH
tendencies into every minute detail,
even ,o ths SELECTION Of his stud.
y. THEIRS LETBgs.
Although cool weather and long eYep-
ings have already come, only one salon
Is now open in Paris. and that is the
salon OF Nine. There, 10 the Hotel
Ragration. That lady has made known,
urbi et orb, that cup Of tea eau be
found there every evening. For H.
Theirs il is q question Of health 10 have
an audience he must talk; be must
use his organs; be must sharpen his
wits by contact with the world, bot be
viii no longer have the noble audience
he bad 90 The Place Saint George. where
De vas peiied b. the nobility because he
made opposition 10 the Empire, and By
literary men because be wrote the Con
I-lsie and Empire The salon Of Nine.
Theirs has become The caucus Of the
Left and their political meetings are held
there every evening lord Howden must
rest uneasy IN bis grave II conscious Of
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INC rurrln California.

SAN Francisco, November l2.--Tht
Eastern running horses have entirely
recovered from the effects Of their over
land journey. Large sums of money
have already been invested in pools
True Blge and Thad Stevens seem about
equal. Hubbard is selling third choice,
the owner OF Thad Stevens backing him
heavily. John Chamberln, the owner
of True Blue, has arrived.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-11-12

There are now published in New York
city seventeen morning newspapers, ten
evening papers, and one hundred and
sixty,foRr weekly journals, together with
seventeen Sunday papers and as many
semi weekly issues. OF these, forty
three are illustrated, seventeen are
printed in The German language, four in
Spanish, three in French, and one in
Portuguese. Besides the Gsilies, there
are papers devoted 10 special aGbjeets,
such as agriculture, commerce, financial
matters, insurance, medical journals,
musical, theatrical and sporting papers,
railroad and shipping papers and trade
organs. Of monthly publications there
are no less than one hundred aud ioTty-
seven. OF semi-mcnthIy, twelve, and
lhera s9e twenty-five quarterly publica-
tipns.
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Trust sale.

mo SATISFY PROVISION MADE IN
trust deed dated July 81. 1873. BY Mari y.
Popc. OF Hernando. Miss, IN favor Of O'Ban-
non q Morris. OF Memphis, Tenn. for the pay
ncnf Of s19f n. with Interest, cost, etc.. I VIII
on the 10Th OF December Next,
In front Of Gocpei's music store. proceed 70
ssll for cash. % the highest bidder, oue, even
II pnur and will account for the sale accord
irr n provisions Of said trust deed.
E.P. PHILIPS. Trustee.
ene7 Al Peabody Hotel.
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A Significant Fact.

From the Indianapolis heraiQ.I
We have it on good authority that
Senator Morton few days since eK-
pressed hizself to a gentleman of this
city as being opposed 20 any Imitation Of
the currency under any ciTcumstasoes
The distinguished Senator believes i is
wisest and best to let the business Of the
country adapt itself to the currency,
and that those who have danced them
selves into disagFeeable entauglement,
in the wild fandaugo Of speculation,
should pay the piper If Senator Nor
ton adheres TO his views, there l. no.
III remotest possibility Of any measure
Of exps1sjpn passing the Senate next
winter, aud the sSSgcr people make up
their minds on this basis tie ,,c..''eer.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-11-12

A Gogy i told by the Boston Tran
script at the exgssge Of a distinguished
theologian professor at AndoFer, Mass
whose usually reientive memory is &C.
casiSzslly little treacherous on proper
names. While visiting a neighboriug
city some time siECe, as be stood upon
the depot platform. waiting tcT Q train,
a gentleman stepped up, accostsd the
professor. shoos hands warmly, and be-
gan numerous inquiries in regard 10
members Of bis family and tho good
friends ligiug in A.. The profes-
sor was puzzled. ths face Of his cordial
friend was quite families, and be vas
evidently no stranger 10 himself CT
family. but TO recall his name was be-
vopd any effort Of memory. The pro-
lesser Joined 10 a lively conversation,
disi.,arr 10 make the awkward inquiry,
aud hoping fos some chance word 70
reveal the name Of hS ls.end but % came
not. aud as the converEation Ffni &c
the ignorance became more and more
eubarrsss.a-. At last q happy thought
cane 70 tie proissEcT. be Eould ger q
without asking. So. with a. ircihereni
air, BE- sskei, Let ne see, ! iorEci hg~
20 speh yolI uaue. Bot. alas i0r ihe
eKFeiicnfi Vita 8 curiCas smile his
friend replied, Vel, usaaiiy, I spell b
. d-o-n-eE
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LEGAL.
NOTICE

HAvING QUALIFIED AS EXECUTRIX
III Of estate OF Charles S. Allen, deceased,
All creditors arc hereby notified 20 az once
prerent their claims, and debtors % come Tor
"A'U MRS. MARY ALLEN. 1fs Vance 8,
Novrmher ri. 1873. tl-bl-is-t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-11-12

A local paper says that in Dover, n;
H., recently, one hundred dollar bill
actually paid debts amounting to $1,000,
and within eight hours returned to the
man who first paid it out in the morning.
Ii happened that A owed B 500. lie
paid 1t. Il owed Q 500, and so he paid
the bill over TO him. Thus it went, and
the ninth gentleman to whom it was paid
happening to owe A 500, paid it to him,
so that it paid all these debts aud came
back to the original ewner.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-11-12

Insurer AGAINST lass ~ nfro, Has
rins ana River HtGka.
81 Risks on Private DEslhnrs ssPo-iA.ly
desired. l.s-A-f
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-11-12

MILLRR-Infant child Of J.. H. and Hattie
W. Miller.
Funeral services this afternoon at2 o'clock.
from No. 40 Marshall avenue.
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INSURANCE.
HE II n a n - -
Insurance Company
OF MEMPHIS.
ONCE: No. % Madison Street.

B.H. DUNsCOMB, presi3ent.
W.B. GAlBhEATH, Vice Prcsidenh
y. n. NELSON, Secretary,