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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-14

The A. j. White came up yesterday
with % bales of cotton and big passen-
ger list. The Cheek took out a large lot
of freight, and the Phil Allin, for Friar' $
Point, was crowded with.passengers and
freight. The Emma C. Elliott took 500
bales of cotton, getting away after dark.
The Tom Jasper, towing a barge and
out seven and half days from New Or
leans, came up this morning with $50
bales cotton and 20 tons assorted freight
for this city, and has $50 tons sugar and
molasses for Cairo and st. Louis. The
Crescent City and barges passed up.
The Legal Tender, though due, had not
arrived from White river at noon. The
weather cleared of pleasant and the sun
cbona hriuhtlv af noon
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-14

Buy your wood from C H. John
son, III Poplar st., near Fourth. 2t
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-14
GENERAL HARRIET.

LIVERPOOL. January 10. II 80 a.m. Cotton
'ens quiet. UplAnds. l01Sd; Orleans, lO3Sd.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-14
FOR SALE.

TOR sALE-A COMPLETE OUTFIT FOR
making Rubber Stamps" An enter
prising man can make ten dollars per day Win TN
X In this city. Apply Mt 224 Main st. ll6-l2l
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-14

NOR RENT--A LARGE BRICK HOUSE
suitable for factory, situated on the bank
OF the Mississippi river in Fort Pickering, near
the gas works; formerly occupied rs u brewery
Anu MARX & BENSD0RF,
nat Insurance Building, Room 3S.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-14

NOR sALR-CoTTAGEs AND RESI-
oil. dia0es. ". x, NWHfaEATLEY. $50 Main st.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-14
BOATS TO LEAVE.

FOR ST. francis RIvER.-The pas
senger steamer st. Francis, Captain
John T. Bowman, will leave this evening
at five O clock fofHelena, Mariana and
all the usual bend landings. Messrs.
Paine, Deane and Franklin are clerks.
FoR Arkansas RIvER.-The Mary
Boyd goes out at five o'clock this even
ing for Pine Bluff, Little Rock and all
landings on the Arkansas. James Rice
commands and Messrs. O'Neil and Bob
Shields are clerks.
FoR NArOLEOS.-The A. J. White,
Captain Mark Cheek, leaves this after
noon at Eve o'clock for Napoleon and
ell the bend landings. Messrs. Ed. c.
Postal and Dan Sullivan are her popu-
lar clerks.
FoR NEw ORLEAxs.-The Mary Hous-
ton will be down to leave as above 'o-
morrow evening.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-14

THoR sALE-A NICE COTTAGE HOUSE,
with "a acres of land, at Buntyn's Sta
BILLIARD & SP0TSW00D,
I09-f Real Estate Agents, 81 Madison st.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-14

NOR sALE-OLD NEWSPAPERS sUITA.
4 Bile for wrapping paper, Soc per 100, at
publie Ledger Office. vi
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-14

NEW OELEANs. January "a, 1880 AM
Cotton il in fair demand Middling, ls,sc;
sales to-day. = hales. sight exchange,.st9
ssc Discount. Sterling exchange. NE
NEv YoRK. January a. l0-0 a.m.-Cotion
opens aniet.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-14

TNoR sALE-A HOUSE AND LOT ON
the southeast corner of DeSoto and Web
gter streets, containing six rooms, win cis-
tern. Stables, fruit and shade teees. Apply
ON the premises. OFT
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-14

PuNrs, ls Jefferson street
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-14

Memphis and A rkanEas River Pack
ei Company U. \. Mail Line.
TsHK ELEGANT PASSENGER BOATS OF
srfansas river Tuesdays and Eafur-
days 40 pm.
W.P. WALKER. Agent.
est once on Wharf boat. foot Court e.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-01-14

MGR sALE--A 7-H0RSE POWER P0RTA-
Il Bile engine and boiler. in good working
order, now running the presses In this oihcei
80 ~, " TT
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-04-10
The Soldiers Homestead Law.

There seems to be some misunder-
standing regarding the amendments
which passed Congress last session in
regard to the Soldiers Homestead
law. The amendments proposed we're
various and important, but they all
failed to pass, except the following,
which embodies all the change that
has been made in the Homestead law !:
"That any person entitled, under the
provisions Of the foregoing seotions,
to enter a homestead, who may have
heretofore entered under the Home
stead laws a quantity of land less
than l6O acres, shall be permitted to
enter so much land as, when added
to the quantity previously entered,
shall not exceed 16O acres" That Is,
that whereas the law of 1872 permits
soldiers to enter homesteads on what
are called "double minimum lands,
or lands within the limits Of railroad
grants, and whereas many soldier.
had entered so acres each, they are
now permitted to enter whole quar-
ter section, orf1B0 acres of such lands
The amendm&t simply doubles til.
quantity of laid that may be entered
under the law. I :.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-04-10
A Deluded Shark.

cit is probable" says the Pail Mall
Gazette, "that many valuable records
of naval disasters and other incidents
of sea voyages are carefully slowed
away in sharks stomachs. Within the
last thee weeks no fewer than three oi
these voracious fishes have been cap.
tured of heScotch coast by fishermen.
The first caught was eleven feet in
length, and after being exhibited with
no small profit by it's captors, has been
presented to the Dundee Museum. In
the presence of a numerous body OF
spectators, it was made the subject ol
a post mortem examination, when
among other articles found in it were q
mans bonnet and soda water bottle
corked and sealed with red wax, and
containing note. The bottle was i'm
mediately broken, the II note. token
out and read aloud to 4 deeply
attentive audience. It was as fol.
lows: 'On board the Beauti-
full Star, Sunday, September l, 1872.
We have crossed the line, and all's
we'll. Last night the captains lady
had pretty little boy, Annette G,
don.' A postscript to the note consist
ed of some verses composed by the
writer, and 'doing honor to her head
and heart Some persons are skepti.
cal enough to imagine that the bottle
and the note were swallowed by the
shark after death, hut what can be
more likely than that a large fish, TAX
ing violent exercise in salt water,
should in his delight at seeing what he
conceived to be bottle Of soda water
gobble it up at once without taking the
trouble to uncork it. The disappoint.
ment of the fish when lie discovered
that he had swallowed nothing more
exhilerating than a letter and poem.
must have. been as painful as though
he had snapped off an artificial leg II
mistake for real one"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-04-10
Horses in Battle.

Army horses, generally speaking,
were knowing set, although many of
them were perverse and vicious, and in
their general conduct were specimens
of animated ugliness on four legs. The
bows had q theory that all the kicking,
biting aud balky horses were sent to
the army. But the majority of these
soon, yielded to discipline, and the
trooper and his horse soon froze to
each other. The; horse followed. his
master, came at his, call, obeyed signs
az we'll as words, and at times warned
his rider Of DANGER, Horses learned
the bugle. calls readily. as we'll as their
places. and to start the horse it was
onlv necessary to sound feed or water
calf. In action many horses would
about face, turn right or LETT, halt,
move forward, etc., etc at the bugie
call. without word or sign from tie
riders. Coming bff Chancellorsville
battlefield. the captain of battery DIS
mounted TO look after disabled gun,
the remainder of the battery passing
on His horse broke loose, joined the
column, took his place at the head, and
would allow no one to approach him,
until two or three miles had been
travelled. The conclusions Of the ar
tillery discharges. affected the hearing
of horses 40 it did that of men. Often
the ears would lop down instead Of
standing erect making 50 much changt
| in the appearance of =; horse, that hls
rider would hardly: recognize him1
Tired men moved much better, unde
the influence Of music, and horses
worked better under the bugle. On
one occasion the guns Of Capt. fadd!!
Ms battery were stuck in the mud o
the bad roads. Everything had beer
done to make the horses pull through
but they could not do it: At last Capt
Paddy turned in desperation AM
shouted, "Sergeant, sergeant, have tn
bugle sound the forward call. Theyl
fetch 'em then" And 50 they did.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-04-10
Editors rs SlIeculat0rs. .

The New York correspondent of the
st. Louis Globe writes ''Among
the men who have gone to Wall street
within few years from sthe editorial
desk, I might enumerate at least
twenty. One of the successful brokers
is John Bonner, once the financial edit.
or of thu Herald, and also the editor Of
Harper's Weekly. He is reputed to
have made $4O0,0 or $500, 600 by
legitimate stock operations which is ten
times as much as he would OF could
have made ip jodrnalism if he should
toll for five centurieK Another financial
editor of the Herald was William Hud-
son, formerly manager Of that jouraal;'
who realized fortune in short time
by carefully. watching the market.
Thomas, ,Kennett, once on the staff of
the World, has been, and is still, q
prosperous broker, and probably looks
back at the time when he earned $50 or
$40 a week by very hard. work, with a
feeling of surprise that he could ever
have been so unconscious OF his own
capacities"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-04-10
Death Of the Inventor Of Spool Thread.

O~~s
The English papers by the late
steamer announce the death at a ripe
old, age Of Mr.. Andrew Clark, the cele-
brated manufacturer, whose name has
been associated both in the New World
and the Old with the famous thread
which is in Universal use. He was
virtually born to the business of thread
manufacture, his father having been
engaged in that line in Paisley, Scot
land. But the young inventor soon
effected improvements which revolu-
tionized the trade. He brought the
process of manufacture to its present
perfection, and was the inventor OF
the process OF winding it on spoola
for consumers. Like all inventors Mr..
Clark was self-made man. He
commenced business in 4 small room.
but his improvements were so valua.
BILE that his business seemed only linn
tied by the capacity to supply the de.
mands of consumers, and for years
before his death he was at the head o1
the largest and most celebrated factory
in the world. He was the means Of
converting his native village of Pals.
ley into great and prosperous manu-
featuring center. Mr.. Clark a few
years ago associated his son in the
business, which is now continued un.
der the name of Clark 4 Co., and its
agencies are established all over the
world-in Russia. Germany, France
and other parts Of Europe, and in
South America and the United States.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-04-10
A Close Shave.

Afew days ago, Gays the San Francisco
Chronicle, Eticone Buislay made the as
cent in bis Montgol6cr or hot air balloon
toward tho northwestern portion Of the
city, and when nearly over tho new Mint,
about one milo high, tho hot air condensed
suddenly, and tho balloon began to tall
with frigl,tful velocity which increased us
it nearcd the earth. 1t fell directly on a
lamp. post in Bagley Place, near tho juno
ton Of Dupont and O. Farrell streets, de-
mclishins the glass lantern completely.
Buislav Jumped on tho roof of a house
lust before tho balloon struck, and escaped
uninjured beyond slight scratch on the
scalp.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-04-10
81 Sometimes Thin K it We're Best

Well, how shall help to right tho things that
are going wrong!
And what can do to hurry tho pr ,n1iscd time
ofpcace!
The day of work is short and the night of sleep
il long:
And whether to pray Or preach, or whether to
sing song,
To sow in my neighbor's field, or to seek the
golden fleece,
Or to sit with my hands in my lap, and wish
that sin would cease.
I think, sometimes, it were best to let the
Lord alone;
think some people forget Hc was here before
they came; -
It's little for His glory. and n g. cd deal
90 more for their own,
That they peddlo their potty schemes and
biate and babblc and sroan.
I sometimes think it were best, and wore
less to blame,
Should I sit with my hands in my lap--in my
face q crimson shame.
The Old Cabinet; Sc,'ioner's for April.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-04-10
NEVER DESPAIR.
Thc Lnst "City OF Hoston ''.-An old
l.ady's Hope.
From the Detroit Free Iress

Lady's Hope.
From the Detroit Free Press.
There are several residents of Detroit
whose friends took passage on the
missing City of Boston, which went
down to her ocean grave in such a
mysterious manner that her fate has
never been ascertained. Althoug oh SO
long n time has elapsed since the
steamer was given up, there are those
here who have the strongest faith that
at least some of the passengers were
cast away on some shore or island, and
will some day make their escape to tell
Tie sad story. One Of these is a
woman of sixty, whose manly and
promising son was one of the passen-
gers She has subscribed for Boston
paper for no other reason. than
that she thinks the press of
that city will be the first to receive
news of the ship. As regularly as
the paper is received she opens it in
the hope that her sons fate may be
explained, and disappointment only
engenders new hope. His plate is
kept at the table, and to almost every
friend who calls the mother says: 81
have not heard from William yet, but
I hope TO this week" The neighboIs
feel that the hope is the only sunlight
Of her life, and encourage her in it..
No one but mother could hope thus
against all the rest of the world, and
none but mothers heart would con-
tinue so faithful through all the long
months since the missing steamer, so
heavily freighted with human sonls,
plunged down to her deep sea grave,
or was beaten to pieces on the rocks OF
some forbidden shore.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-04-10
History OF the Black Crook Play.


The circumstances of the "Black
Crook" are very curious. MIR. Rarras in
the Spring of 1866 called upon Mr..
Wheatley, then manager OF Niblo's
Garden Theatre, and offered him the
plav of the g Black Crook" It was in
tended SIMPLY as a spectacular play
and nothing more. Mr.. Wheatley
looked ovenit and decided not to pro-
duce 1t. In the meantime, however,
the Academy of Music burned and Mr..
Harry Palmer was left with large
ballet troupe on his hands which he
had engaged in Europe, and which he
had intended bringing out at the
Academy. Mr.. Palmer went from
one theatre to another Offering his
ballet troupe, which had not yet ar
rived, but the various managers either
could not make any use of it or did not
trust the success of the venture. At
length Mr.. Palmer and Mr.. Jarrett
(who had formed a partnership offer
ed the troupeto Mr.. William Wheatley.
This gentleman was at first indlsposed
to engage in the speculation but
remembering the pigeon holed play OF
the "Black Crook" he finally thought
it might be eutilized with the adjunct
of ballet, and determined to bring it
ont. Mr.. Barras made very profitable
terms, insuring himself a benefit every
two weeks of the run of the piece.
1t will be remembered what an
enormous success the piece had. MIR.
Barras received handsome sum each
night on condition lie would fofego the
fortniglltly benefit. In this manner,
and by selling the right to play the
piece elsewhere, he accumulated !. large
fortune, variously estimated at from
two hundred thousand to four hundred
Thousand dollars. The name alone oi
the play was the magnet, for afte1
some time hardly trace of the origina
drama remained. Until this produc
ton Mr.. Barras was very poor, ant
eked out but a scanty livelihood BY
| writing.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-04-10
THE POSTAL SERVICE.
Additional Cities Entitled to the Car
ricr kystem.

Additional Cities Entitled 10 the Car
ricr system.
WASHINGTON, March 31.-Under the
new law passed at the last session of
Congress, and which goes into effect at
the beginning of the next fiscal year,
July l, 1873, nineteen new postohices
will be added to the list of those enti-
tied to the free delivery system. All
cities having 1000 inhabitants were,
under the old law, entitled to carriers,
but discretionary authority was given
to the Postmaster General to give the
carrier system to other cities not Rav-
ing the requisite number. This power
was made use of by Messrs. Dennison
and Randall, the predecessors of Mr..
Cresswell, to. a consid lkable extent, but
the present law absolutely requires q
population of 10000 people. It is
known, however, that some of the
cities now served by carriers have less
than the number last mentioned, but
it is not proposed to take the privilege
away from them. The following named
Offices not now served will be entitled
to carriers under the new law:
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-04-10
Extraordinary Attempt at Murder.

The Manchester Guardian reports a
mysterious attempt at murder at Old
ham, England. A pawnbroker in that
town received few days ago a key, and
shortly aftcrward small box, which
was locked but had no key. The
pawnbroker found that the key fitted
the lock of the box, and he opened it.
The result was startling. A pistol had
been placed in the box and was SO ar
ranged as to discharge its contents into
any person who might open the lid
from the front. Fortunately for the
pawnbroker. he had turned the 10,
round in order to pull up the lid, and
the bullet from the concealed weapon
passed through the window Of the room
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-04-10
How Warm Snow Is.
From the Grand Travefss Herald.

Last fall Mr.. Spencer, who has q
farm near Elk Rapids, filed pit in
his field with potatoes covering them
only with boards and potato tops.
During the night snow fell, and he was
unable to cover them with earth, and
they remained in this condition until
last week, when the covering of snow,
potato tops and boards was removed.
and the potatoes found to be entirely
untouched by the frost. Perhaps the
mcst remarkable fact connected with
this is that u coffee pot halt full ol
water, which was left standing on the
ground beside the potato pit, and was
covered with snow to the depth o'
about one foot, was found to he as free
from ice as when placed there last fall.
This fact that snow effectually prevents
the ground from freezing is one of the
principal reasons why the soil is &c
soon ready for planting after the SNOW
is gone, and also accounts for ito sud
den disappearance when it begins to 60
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-04-10
The Census,

advance copies of the second volume
OF the census arc ready. 1t contains
vital statistics, with tables of deaths,
births, and records of the blind, deaf,
dumb, and insane. The classifications
OF diseases are arranged after full
consultation with tho Surgeon Gener-
ais office. There are charts showing at
q glance the distribution and fatality
Of each class of disease throughout the
Union also, charts OF temperature,
rain fall and elevation. The isother-
NAL charts vary considerably III many
respects from those heretofore receiv-
ed,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-04-10

MGR. MERM1LnoD has received the
following telegram from Cardinal An
tonelli: The Holy Father, sorrowfully
moved by the news of your exile, prays
God to grant His powerful help to you,
to your clergy, and to the Catholics Of
Geneva. He sends you fro,n his heart
the apostolic benediction.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-04-10
The Jury System.

Judge McArthur, of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia hat
ruled that a man was not disqualified
from serving because he had read news
uaper reports OF the case ,and remark
e9:(aat it could not be expected that
siury could be chosen from among mel me
who did not read the papers. Th<
counsel for the prisoner raised all thu
,old-time objections in such cases, bu
the Judge refused to recognize then
as valid, and several were sworn a
iuryman who stated that they had reaa
Ill the accounts of the murder whlcl
had been printed.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-04-10
A Toad Story.

Some time ago a New Hampshire
farmer discovered large toad near his
bee hive, actively at work catching and
devouring bees. With that wonderful!
forbearance and kindness of heart
characteristic of ill New Hampshire
farmers, he tenderly picked up that
frog and carried him half mile away
from the hive. The next morning that
identical frog was back again at the
old stand, actively at work as before.
He again took him up, carried him 9
long mile away, and dropped him. But
in twenty-four hours he was back agar
reducing the number OF bees as sue
oessfullv as ever.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-04-10
The Traffic in Slaves in Egypt,

The correspondent of the London
Daily Telegraph, who accompanies Sir
Ba1tie Frere's expedition to take steps
for the abolition or the slave trade in
Egypt, writes:
Every class of society, from Pashas
and Beys down to a pretty shop-keep-
er. INDUCES in the luxury and vice
which it affords. No one can pretend
to Representatives, sort of social fran
chise-without this property qualifica-
tion. No unmarried man can obtain
lodgings in respectable quarter of
town unless he has wife or female
slave. Thus men who visit large GEN.
tres of business, and who are compel
led to live there among the people for
some time, buy female slaves, whom
they resell or otherwise dispose Of
when they leave for their homes. All
this, taken together with the extent of
the country and the population, war
rants the conclusion that the absorp.
tion of slaves in Egypt is enormous.
There are no open markets in Cairo,
such as the mart at Zanzibar, for the
sale of slaves; but I am informed by
natives that private establishments for
the purpose abound in the native town,
where an Egyptian can buy slaves with.
out any difficulty whatever. Such is
| also the case in every town in the in.
terror, where the traffic is more open.
There are two races of slaves sold il
Egypt, the white and black. The
former are imported from Turkey, art
highly priced, and are bought only by
the rich. They are generally made
concubines. OF course young ant
good-looking girls fetch high prices
amounting in some cases to thousand,
OF pounds. Before being sold, they arr
usually taught certain accomplish
ments valued by Turkish and Egyptia,
voluptuaries, such as singing, in SOM
cases music, and invariably the gai
and behavior of a high-class lady. A.
is tho case with women in these coun
; tries, the charm of these girls fade a
an age which in cold climates is con
sidered young, and they have to max
room in the harem for the fresh vic
: tims