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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-10-31
THE NEW WORLD.

A Cincinnati dispatch of the 10th says that
every county in the State had been heard from
though not officially. The returns had elected
Allen by S32 majority. The official returns
are likely to vary this total somewhat. 1t was
thought that the remainder Of the Republican
ticket had been elected, as Noyes ran behind
his ticket in several strong Republican coun-
ties.
A Parsons, Kansas, .dispatchot the 18th SAYS
the colOred residents of the Indian Territory,
formerly slaves of the Choetaws, Chickasaws,
Creeks, Seminoes and Cherokees, had recently
held convention at Armstrong Academy,
at which they adopted memorial to Congress
asking for equal rights in the Territory with
the Indians, and to secure and protect them in
such rights. They asked for the sectionizing
Of lands and Organization of Territorial gov
ernmeht such as the Indians conceded in the
treaty Of 1866, and was advocated by Colonel
Boudinot. A delegation was appointed to
visit Washington to'carry out the views of the
convention. The colored people claimed TO
number 1900 out of the $4,000 producing
population of the Indian Territory, and to
raise by their labor elght-tenths of the pro-
ductions of the Territory.
At Republican meeting held In Baltimore
on the evening Of the 18th, Postmaster General
Creswell advocated the Postal Telegraph and
Postal Bank Of Deposit, insisting that the
latter offered the surest means by which de-
positors could be protected from lawless spec
ulation and guarded by absolute security.
A New York dispatch of the 18th announces
that the firm Of f. w. & j. P. Carvers,
brokers, had gone into bankruptcy.
A st. Louis dispatch OF the nth says the
st. Louis banks had decided TO resume cur.
rency payments on the 27th.
A Dubuque, Iowa, dispatch OF the nth
announces that Richmond, Radcliffe 4 Co.,
wholesale milliners, had failed, and a number
of failures had been reported of dealers in
other portions Of the State,
According to Boston dispatch of the l7th,
ID. e. F. II. Borges, Brazilian Consul at that
port, had committed suicide by shooting, in
consequence of financial embarrassment.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-10-31
AUTUMN COL0RS

BIZ EMILY Z. FORD
MOTION gold breaks on the rivers,
Motion gold shines in the sky,
In the grass IL quaEes and quivers,
Flashing back from easements high.
Golden rod waves on the roadside.
And golden rod clothes distant hills;
Every lane glows with the hood-tide,
Pastures, highlands, glad 1t fills.
Purple grass is slowly fading,
SOmbre puppies ash-trces gloom,
PurplGasters show their shading,
Thrusting roots where'er there's room.
Woodbine hangs its crimson 1eckings,
Scarlet vines climb crimson thatch;
Maple wears its orange deCkings,
Sorrel reddcns dullest patch.
Grapes grow purple meath the slanting
Sunbcanis Of lessenlg sun;
Pears their ruddy checks are Haunting,
Red and purple o'er them run.
Autumn fipens gorgeous color;
Tints of crimson melt to gold.
Soon will come cold days and duller.
Gone this glory manifold.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-10-31

The Jerusalem pilgrimage, under the
protection of the Archbishop of Paris,
will leave Marseilles about the middle of
this month, and on the way to Jerusalem
they will visit Alexandria and the 18TH
mus. From Jerumsalem excursions will
be made to Bethlehem, Jerico, the Jordan,
the Dead Sea, Mount Carmel, and other
places. The party will be absent about
two months and half, and will return
home by Smyrna and Athens.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-10-31

During the month of September the
cash sales at the Traverse City, Mich, ,
land office amounted to .$31 ,031.65, cover
ing 16,7351k acres, being the largest CASH
sales ever made in one month ataithisd
office. There was Al homestead enUissos
covering 42094 acres; 46 final proofs
covering 5,O0o1s acres.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-10-31

A wATER.sPoUT on Lake Erie was re.
Gently seen from the summit of Little
Mountain, near Cleveland.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-10-31

A MILL ut Minneapolis, MINI, is saw.
ing an average of 145,000 feet Of lumber
per day.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-10-31

Let these plain truths be felt; let theft,
gambling, conspiracy and lying be turned
market, and driven into even such an inn
perfect secrecy as that of area thefts, faro
gambling, blaekmailing conspiracies, and
legally tangible lies, and business panics
will be greatly lessened in number and
severity. But in New York, such thefts
and gambling, if perpetrated in the Stock
Exchange, are actually affirmed to be
honest by law.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-10-31

IRth 4
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-09
Fatal ARRAY.

DUBUQUE, Iowa, June 7.-Trouble has
been brewing for some time past at Fort
Dodge over attempts of the city officials
to do away with liquor traffic, and which
has already resulted in two or three
heavy lawsuits still pending between
that city's officials and some heavy
Wholesale liquor dealers of Dubuque for
wanton destruction Of their property.
Yesterday evening the trouble culmi-
mated in riot. The Mayor and Marshal
forcibly took from the saloon of Charles
Haines barrel of whisky. Haines was
greatly incensed, and while standing
conversing in a tobacco store, City Mar
shall Brooks and policeman Stewart came
in, the Marshal wishing Haines good
day. On Haines putting his hand in his
pocket, Brooks said; Haines, you have
a pistol there; have you not2" To
which Haines replied: "Yes, sir"
Brooks said: Il will take it, guess"
and took hold Of him; the policeman
also laying hands on him, Haines re-
sisting They pummeled him with their
clubs until he was senseless, when, in
trying to wrench the weapon from
Haines hands, it was accidentally dis
charged. The charge entered Haines'
heart, killing him instantly. Some claim
that the Marshal got the pistol away first
and then deliberately shot him. but re-
ports are so contradictory that the exact
facts cannot yet be ascertained. The
officers were arrested and are now in Jail
awaiting examination. Great excite
meht was caused by the event, and strong
threats Of lynching are being made.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-09

The California papers are greatly agi-
tated again over the influx Of Chinese
laborers. For a time there was lull in
the storm, and the outside world began
TO think the Californians had concluded
to make the best Of their new population
and not offer foolish resistance TO the
immigration, but the recent arrival OF
ship load or two Of Chinese Of the coolie
kind has inhamed them again. The new
line OF steamships between San Fran
cisco and the Chinese ports having re-
duced rates of passage to mere nom
inal price, offer to these Cinnamon
tempting inducements TO come over and
see our country. The opposition to the
immigration from China comes princi-
pally from the tradesmen. They fear
that the cheap labor of the coolies may
destroy their business and root them out
of their comfortable positions. There
may be some danger in this respect, and
yet if the coolies are so ignorant and
filthy as represented, no corporation or
employer would desire them. The mat
ter WILL no doubt, regulate itself after
awhile. Our country is a great one, and
can absorb large population. As Mr..
Beecher recently remarked, if the diges-
tive powers of the country are strong
and healthy we can take in all the immi-
grafton that comes and digest it.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-09
The Life Insurance Agent Annihi.
Inlor.

Wa have just perfected an invention
which will probably relieve us In the fu-
ture from tho persecution Of life inan.
rance agents and book oanyasaers. IL
IA In the nature Of Patent Combination
Relex.action Door Scraper. We iasten
Il down by the side OF the lowest step IN
front of our house, and wait until a book
canvasser comes along, which one is
tolerably certain TO do within fifteen or
twenty minutes. The canyasser stops
10 scrape his boots, while he thinks up
some new and vigorous exaggeration
with which 10 impose on us. As his
foot touches the iron, two clamps fly
over his ins.ep and hold him fast, a steel
claw suddenly shoots up his legs and
grabs his trowsers. trap dies open IN
the pavement, and the victim is hauled
into a coal cellar, where we have an in
furiated Irishman engaged 10 mellow
him and ilatten him out with a scoop
shovel or a Ratchet. We allow the Irish
man royalty upon the remains, and he
seems 10 be animated by an earnest en-
thusiasm which promises rich results:
IL the machine works well we shall
either buy graveyard or found med
zeal college. In the meantime, persons
in want Of bodies for dissection or other
purposes will please apply. These
corpses will be closed out at sacrifice
10 cash purchasers.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-09
DEAD-HEADIsM.

This subject as applied TO editors and
newspaper attaches riding over railroads
on free passes has been considerably dis
cussed of late in Tennessee, Missouri,
Kentucky and other States The Ten
nessee Press Association refused to vote
a resolution Of thanks to the railroads
which had doubtless given some Of the
members free passes. The Kentucky
Association passed a vote Of thanks to
the railroads for courtesies," whatever
that means, and The Missouri Associa-
ton resolved to dismiss any member
known to accept a free pass. We
have always thought papers should
practice what they preach, as it looks
rather inconsistent for an editor to write
fierce articles against dead-headism
and then step around to q railroad su-
perintendent and say, j am going Of
10 the springs tomorrow, and you know
the Daily Thunderclap always favored
your line. That article yesterday you
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-09

WIRES OPERA HoUsE.-Manager
White continues to present rare attrac-
tions nightly at his Jefferson street vau-
deville theater. Stage Manager Man.
deville presents fine and varied
programmes. The troupe is large
and talented one, and consists
of the following leading artistes:
In the vocal lines Misses Ire
mont, Mcguire, Hefin and Clark; the
Terpsichorean matters are attended to
by Misses Flora, Willard, Hehin, etc.
in the line of specialties will be found
the Henri family, in the posturing bust
ness, and Messrs. Pierce, Morris, Haley,
Vaudeville, who, with host of others,
make up the star company at Whites.
The programme Of this evenings enter.
tainment is most attractive.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-09
THE SICKNESS OF THE SEASON.

There is no such a thing possible
as stemming the popular impression
outside of Memphis that we have
cholera here to an alarming extent
and all we can do is to go along
quietly, as we did last winter, when
smallpox reports were so incredibly
multiplied, until the impression dies out
of the puslc mind. The only fair way
to get at the facts and at the popular
mind would be to have Board of Health
TO whom all deaths should instantly be
reported by physicians and undertakers,
aud have such reports published Off
cially every twenty-four hours. If
cholera is here, and we know a few cases
have occurred, let the world know it
to the fullest extent. The policy of
concealment recoils upon the name and
best interests of the city. We say tell
the truth and publish the number of
deaths from each and every cause daily;
then, if the timid want to run away or
the country people choose to stay at
home let them do so. The trade is light
at this season of the year at best, but we
believe it would be improved if the real
state of affairs could be made known
through reliable authority. Considera-
BILE sickness prevails, as everybody
knows but there is very little cholera,
and even less cholera morbus, and it is
surprising how few deaths occur. Those
taken sick generally send for doctor
at once, and if violently ill use some
of the many excellent prepare
tions made known through the press,
and usually recover in three or
four days. We could name dozen
such cases from personal knowledge
and only one or two which have proved |
fatal. 1t is safe to assert that the NOR
tality of the city is less this spring and
summer than it was last year at the same
season. There is little excitement here
and cause for even less than has pre-
vailed. The drug stores do lively
business selling cholera specifics and
patents for bringing on silgbt headaches,
and the doctors are sent for to cure the
headaches on the slightest possible all
ment which would not be noticed any
other time Of the year, merely because
the people are overly careful and put
their trust in drugs and doctors. Yet
this is not always an indication Of alarm
or cause for it. 1t is well to have some
good prescription about the house, but
the best medicine is light diet, regular
hours and equanimity Of temper and
mind. We beg to assure our country
friends that if the cholera becomes an
epidemic the LEDGER will announce the
fact whenever it is ascertained. People
in the city know that nearly oil fatal sick
ness has been among the colored folks
and children.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-09
SOUTHERN CLAIMS.

The government is about to publish a
pamphlet containing q full list of the
22,50O claims filed with the Commission
on Southern claims sitting in Washing
ton, under the act of March 3, 1871.
This act authorized loyal citizens Of the
eleven Confederate States to present for
settlement, within two years, claims for
property taken for the authorized and
necessary use Of the Union forces en-
gagged in the suppression of the rebellion.
The pamphlet will contain a complete
exhibit of the claims fled up to March
3, 1873 giving names, residence and
amount in each case. The list will be
prefaced by an explanatory statement
that the claimants have all personally
declared, upon oath, that they adhered
to the cause and government Of the
United States, and never yielded allie
glance or gave voluntary aid or comfort
to the Confederate cause, and that the
amount claimed is the fair value of prop
erY taken for the actual use of the army
as distinguished from property damaged
or destroyed by the casualties of war, or
plundered by the troops, or used by the
Confederate forces" It is intended for
Federal officers and others interested,
and will be distributed as far as possible
among army officers who served in the
vicinity Of the claimants, that all pos
sible evidence of disloyalty may be
gathered up and produced to Offset the
claims.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-09
LATEST TELE6RAMS.
AnrKi0AS FKEse AshooIkTloH, VIA g. r = A.
TpLuGRAFn COMPANY.
specials 60 the Ledger.
NEW YORK.

NEW York, June 9.-The eorner'ston
Of the new Episcopal church OF the holl
Trinity at Forty.second street aud Mad
ison avenue, was laid yesterday with ap
propriate ceremonies in the presence o
large concourse of people, Right Rev
b. B, Smith presiding. The Bishops o
the House of Bishops, assisted by Rev
DIR. Stephen Tying, Jr., and a number o
other prominent clergymen, oiiieiated
Mr. Tying is to be rector Of the church
The stone work will cost $4,000, and
the timber work about $4,000. The
church will have a seating capacity OF
twenty five hundred persons.
At midnight last night Mrs. Woodruff
was reported easy; she had obtained
some sleep. Physicians now have hopes
that she will recover, although any sud
den shock at this time may prove fatal.
The Herald publishes a lengthy edi-
torial this morning denouneing the
Anglo-American Telegraph Company
and its extensions, as exposed in General
Schencks letter to the Secretary Of
State, published yesterday. The Herald
takes very strong grounds in the matter,
and says properly the telegraph monop-
olies by land and sea should be under
government control and direction, aud
sooner or later must be. There is no
other remedy.
A meeting Of the Evangelical Alliance
was held here yesterday for perfecting
arrangements for the conference to be
held here October I'd. Rev. John Hall
recounted the advantages to be derived
from the personal contact with dis
European divines. The ex-
penses of fifty of these visitors would
need be paid, and for this purpose some
$50, 900 would be necessary, of which
SIS, 900 have already been raised.
Among the passengers arriving from
Europe yesterday we're large number
of Mormon dignitaries, who left Salt
Lake City last October and have since
visited most of the places of interest in
Europe and Asia. George A. Smith and
Lorenzo Snow are among the number.
They have succeeded in making large
number of converts to Mormonism.
Three or four hundred British Mormons
will arrive tomorrow or Wednesday.
About the same number of Swiss will
arrive in July, and the same number of
one week later.
The labor agitation, for the present at
least. has nearly died out. The iron
moulders and bakers are recognizing,
but are determined to defer any aggres
sive movement until next fall. The car
penters' eight-hour strike has not re-
suited in anything, and is still undecided.
The members of the furniture manufac-
turing trade are also recognizing and
to send delegates to a conven-
lion to be held in Cincinnati early next
month to effect national organization.
Fire Marshal Mcclellan has made a
investigation as to the origin
If the FIRE on Sullivan street yesterday
morning, during which it was ascertained
hat the total insurance of the P. l. Co.
s $40, 900, about equally divided in TWEEN
y companies. The building had been
previously occupied as an oil refinery,
md as the floors and beams were satu-
ated with oil and grease, the ire made
amid work,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-09

know-well you understand we have to
keep up a bold front, but that signifies
nothing between u.s." Let those op-
posed to accepting a free pass fight the
whole system; but sometimes there is a
cordial feeling between the officials and
editors which makes the pass a real
matter Of courtesy sure enough, but we
believe that il would be better to keep
an account Of such favors and pay back
during the year in such advertising
as the railroads may care to insert dol
lar for dollar, and pay the balance in
cash. Then the paper is left free to
criticise the railroad as public institu-
ton, and is not restrained by any false
delicacy. A very few squares would
soon pay all the railroad riding a real
live, working editor does in whole year
It is undoubtedly better all around. IL
puts the pass business on sound bust
ness basis, and when an editor HAS TO
admit that he is unable to pay his way
for necessary travelling he had better
sell out. The pass business has been
greatly abused and needs some trim
ming down, no doubt, but papers that
are unapproachable with a free pass
should announce the fact before making
an indiscriminate war on the system.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-09

Mr.. Houzeau says: "The mulei is sup
posed to be able to count as far as FIVE,
at least; and this is considered to be es-
tablished by the following observation
There is short branch line of omni-
buses in New Orleans, where each mule
makes the journey FIVE times success
sively before being changed. The vete-
mary surgeon of these animals called
attention to the fact that, at the end of
each of the first four journeys they are
silent, but as they. approach the end OF
the fifth they neigh"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-09
Rates of Postage.

The new postal law goes into opera
ton after June 30th inst. 1t abolishes
the ranking privilege, requires the pay
meat Of postage from subscribers to
county newspapers, and upon all ex-
changes at the Office of delivery. The
rates of postage have not been changed
To all parts Of the United States letter
postage will be three cents per half
ounce. Newspapers sent by mail must
be prepaid by stamps, unless regularly
issued and sent to regular subscribers +"
by publishers or newsdealers, when the
following rates are charged, payable
quarterly in advance, either at the mail
ing or delivery Office:
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-09

Az official statement of the oranges
organized previous to May 18th gives
the following interesting facts, Arkan-
sas, Is; California, 8; Georgia, l6; Illi-
nois, 43l; Indiana, l42; Iowa, 1887;
Kansas, l2s; Michigan. "a; Minnesota,
2l9; Mississippi, III; Missouri, 245;
Nebraska, 1870; Ohio, Al; South Caro-
lima, lis; Tennessee, 10; Vermont, %;
Wisconsin, l40-making an organiza-
ton, in the United States, of 1871
oranges, with an aggregate membership
of over 100000.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-09

CALAMIT1Es will come upon us in spite
of all precaution, but it is gratifying to
learn that Helmbolds Celebrated Buchu
can still be obtained at the drug stores,
and that it can be relied ON to cure all dis
eases of the kidneys and urinary organs.
Look out for counterfeitsl The genuine
bears the private proprietary stamp of
H. T. Helmbold. John f. Henry, New
York. sole agent. cod
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-09
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, June 9.-John Hanlon, aged
fifty years, was run over by a man on
horseback and instantly killed at late
hour last evening, while crossing Hal
stead street. near Twenty-sixth. The
inhumsn equestrian spurred his horse
into faster pace, and hurried out Of
sight without awaiting 10 learn the extent
Of his injury. His name is at present
unknown.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-09

AT III MAIN STREET.-Mr. Wilkinson,
the clever newsdealer and stationer, has
our thanks for files of the very latest
Eastern and Western dailies. He has
on hand also the latest popular maya
zines, fashion, sporting and literary pa
pers; also, foreign papers, and com
plete stock of everything in his line, at
lowest prices.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-09

Ex-GovERNoR WISE is out in four
column letter, which evinces banker
ing for the Virginia Governorship. He
says that he will not run if the two par
ties make nominations. but will run indie
pendently if either party shall decline
to make a nomination. 1t is positively
certain that both Conservative and Rad
cal conventions will make nominations.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-09

II seems that the Prince Of Wales and
Prince Arthur Of England, being in
princely fear Of assassination, employ a
Scotland Yard detective named Hagen
to shadow them and warn them Of
suspicious persouages. And the Vienna
police, anxious also to guard the sacred
persons Of their highnesses, perceived
this same detective following closely in
the Princes wake, and spotted him in
stantly for an assassin. His protesta-
tons that he was in their employ were
regarded as entirely too thin, and be was
hustled of to jail.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-09

NASHVILLE is quite stirred up on the
subject of health, and the Union and
American boldly asserts that Nashville
to-day is the filthiest city on the continent,
and so far there seems to be but little eff
fort to remedy this evil. We thought
Memphis had the palm, at least over any
city or town in the State, and will not
yield to the mere assertion Of one man.
Let the editor inform us the average
depth, color and specific gravity of the
cholera juice about the City of Rocks,
and then we will know whether to dis
pute his word or not. If he cannot go
into details, let him state how many
acres are knee deep, and we will go
I" fifty better" on it.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-06-09

Il Is not best for members Of secret
societies 70 recognize signs. A Mrs.
Scott OF Rochester. having occasion to
wipe her nose, vas acc0sted By Mr.
kimball, vho thought her q Daughter Of
Rebecca in trouble. he learned bis mis-
take when Mr.. Scott arrived. An assault
and a suit 10 the police court we're the
consequences.