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FUNERAL NOTICE.

JOYCE-The friends and acquaintance of
Thomas and Mary a. Joyce are respectfully
invited to attend the funeral of their infant
son, WILLIAM EDwAKD, from their residence,
Ii6 Front street, at nine 0-elock this MON
DAY1 morning.
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One of the Maysville California; bank
robbers was captured Saturday near
Calusa, but afterward succeeded in
escaping from his captors.
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George NJ. Lovan is q candidate fol
sheriff of Marshall county.
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Summer school.

w z. MITCHELLS School wiz be con-
w tinued during the months OF Julv and
August. For terms and branches taught ap-
Ny az the SekOolrOom. No. al3 Third street
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BY MAIL
Dropped Dead.

Tennison Lambert, an old and ex-
cellent citizen of this county, died of
drOpsy on the night of the third instant,
in his sixty-seventh year. He was
plain, industrious man, who tried to
live up to the golden rule Of doing as he
would be done by, and was highly es-
teemed by his acquaintance and neigh
bors.-Athens Tenu.) Post.
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smethered in a Well.

We are informed that on last Satur-
day Messrs. William and Aft McCune,
living near Cairo, Crockett county, were
both killed in well by its poisonous air.
One of the brothers (William) went
down in the well for some purpose, and
after getting to the bottom was called
for by his brother, who, receiving no re-
ply, feared something was the matter,
and let himself down by the rope to see
what was the matter with his brother.
When near the bottom he fell from the
rope, dead. Some of the neighbors were
called in, and with grab-hOoks fished
the brothers from the well, both of
them dead.-Dyersburg Ien1a.) Pro
QTess.
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Shot by Mrs. Evans.

A very sad and unfortunate affair oc-
Cured here yesterday evening, resulting
in the shooting, at his residence, of DR..
Massengill, from pistol in the hands of
Mrs. DIR. Evans. Mrs. Evans is the
sister-in-law of DR.. Massengill, at whose
house her husband and self have been
boarding. We understand that an un-
pleasantness has existed between them
for some time, and that DIR. MassengiIl
was under the influence of whisky at the
time of the shooting; but as there are
two sides to the affair, each diametri=
cally opposite, we refrain from attempt
Ing TO give further facts connected with
it for the present. The wound is In the
head, Just below the temple, and is a
serious but not necessarily fatal one.
The affair is the source Of universal re-
gret in the oommuDity.-U Union City
Tenn Courier.
Parricsde IN Boyfe county.
We get the following particulars of
imposed parricide in this county few
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Outrage on a Little Girl.

Several days ago a boy, some seven
teen or eighteen years of age, by the
name Of Frank Holmes, who hailed
from Michigan, committed a most bru-
tai outrage upon the person of little
girl about eight years old. The case was
Investigated before our mayor, and
Holmes was found guilty and bound
over to appear before the district court,
under bond of one thousand dollars.
As he could not give the bond he went
to Jail, and, after remaining there for a
day or two, succeeded in getting out,
with two or three other persons, by the
assistance of outside parties. Long
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ROME, July l3.-Slight shocks of earth
quake Were felt yesterday in this city
FrOZinOno. Alartri and Paoli.
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Attempted Outrage.

Robbers are on the rampage at Canton,
says the Citizen. A bold and wicked at
tempt was made upon the life of Mrs.
Macy, who was severely chOked and
beaten by one rutfian while another was
plundering her stOreroom. The assault
ing rascal said he intended to kill her,
and that he was hired to do the job.
Mrs. NJ. resisted with the energy of
despair, and by her violent screams
alarmed the villain, who fled to escape
punishment. A good hanging is needed
in Canton WiROnG Mss AdUdnce.
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H. P. Anson suicided yesterday at San
Francisco.
A man named Winn created a sensa-
ton at Norfolk Saturday by reporting
that the schooner r. L. Thompson,
from Baltimore TO Wilmington, had
been run into and sunk off Hatteras,
and that the captain, his wife and four
children, and all hands, excepting him
self, were lost. His story was not cred
tied,
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MILWAUKEE, July 13.-A German
named Gotleib Siberts, blacksmith, re-
siding in the sixth ward, disappeared on
the third instant, but was found to-day
dead in the woods, near White Fish
bay, having committed suicide with a
razor
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the captOr OF Miss StOddard, Was.soughI
for at her residence in this city. She
was not at home, nor expected home
last. night. 1t appears that she returned
frOh her journey on Tuesday, and has
since had daily consultations with the
police authorities of Brooklyn She is
described as a rather short and stout
woman, dressed in black. 1t Is evident
that the police authorities do not believe
that their prisoner is the murderess OF
Goodrich, from the fact that last even-
ing policeman from each precinct was
engaged in visiting the citizens resi-
denees and making the inquiry: "das
any woman been missing during the
past week ?ii
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ROSCOE

since her release, she answered in the
affirmative. She had seen him last
three or four weeks ago, When asked
whether Roscoe was in the city, she an
swered that he was "nOt far away. -
She described Kate Stoddsrd as a wO-
man above the average hight, very slim,
with long and thin Roman nose, and
with rather pleasant blue eyes.
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Sudden death of a sIurderer.

New HAVEN, CONN, July 13.-Mi-
chael Higgins, farm laborer of Che
shire, stabbed John O'Neil, Saturday
night, in the abdomen, from the effects
of which O'Neil died to-day. A search
for Higgins resulted in the discovery of
his dead body in room in a farmhouse
1t is supposed he died from heart disease,
superinduced by excitement. Higgins
insulted O'Neil's wife, hence the murder
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We get the following particulars of
imposed parricide in this county few
, 1873-05-11

cution for every ten homicides. There WAS IN
increase to thirty-on murders in every million
Of population, when tho number OF executions
decreased to one for every sixteen homicides.
In 1870, however, there Was only ono execution
for eixty y-hix homicides, and the number Of mur-
ders increased to fifty-three for every million Of
inhabitants. It has always been difficult to de-
termine exactly the fairness OF the claim TINT
murders decrease with the abolition Of capital
punishment, bnt this exhibit ia certainly as good
criterion as can be obtained, and 1t is directly
opposed to the claim that has boen made.
, 1873-05-11

being tried as in "a of assault and battery"
should hereafter first visit tho County Clerk,
and procure list OF all the marks and brands on
file in that Office, aud if the barrels Or bottles
which he purchases have corresponding marks, he
must be careful, after he has consumed the bev-
erage, not to fill them again, nor to break them,
nor to sell them, nor in any way violate the stat
ute The law is silent as to what man may do
with the empty bottle. There is no requirement.
to return It; nor can he give 1t away, or sell 1t,
or break it; having once bought 1t he must; 1t
seems. forever keep 1t, and if his purchases are
extensive, be is apt, in time, to have good stock
On hand, The only escape which the law
permits seens to be that, when he pur-:
ehases dozen bottles, Il ho can, by paving
an extra fee, get written permission to do what
he pleases with them, in which case he can sell,
making an assignment Of hfs permission: We
suppose good customer can purchase written
permission, good for whole year, at commute
tion ratea. But it will be seen that buying bev-
e1nses by the bottle is attended with serious
dangers. The purchaser is bound to keep the
bottle for all time. II he is a boarder he must
carry it with him every time he moves. He can
no more get rid of it than the fellow in the play
could get rid Of the "bottle imp;'' for the man
who throws an empty bottle out Of the window
must be tried as in case Of assault and battery.
The Legislature was precisely ninety days franz
ing this law. Committees without number, tried
their hand to fashion it, and the author OF the
bill, it is said left Springfield, upon is passage,
declaring that he had written his nama in im-
perishahle characters upon the great charter OF
human liberty,
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DANGERS OF THE BOTTLE.
There are fow who. have not an idea Of the

~ pcris that environ ;;t.i
:. The man that meddles with cold irun,
and there. is general understanding Of the &C.
cidents by food and feld to all men. The Grim.
inaI code is q long one; the catalogue Of things
that men must not do is forever on the increase,
until the man who wants to keep out OF the
mesheH Of the law must, of necessity, bc a. rnau
Of good memory. The latest warning is to that
class Of men who buy their drinks by tho bottle ;
who, instead Of following tho vulgar practice Of
going up to the bar and buying a drink, have 3
dozen Or two Of bottlaa filled with their favorite
tipple sent home to their houses. to be enjoyed
quietly aud comfortably in the domestic circle.
To these the Legislature OF Illinois has given a
solemn warning, the neglect Of which will bo
visited With severe penalties. =. =; 4: r.
The Story of tho .Rottl 10 has been told very
often by temperance lecturers, and it has been
presented on the stage.as d moral drama, played
On alternate nightz With "Ten Nights in Bar
Room" The Legislature Of Illinois, :howcver,
has not been moved in this INSTANCE By any con-
Alteration Of exercising: tho devil that ia eup-
posed to lurk in every bottle, tempting his VIC
Tins to their own destruction; nor has it in this
instance mnde any attempt to punish the sale Of
poisonous compounds, under tho name o{ liquor,
which are sold by. the bottle. It, has simply
added to the criminal code that man who buys
bottle. Of, drink only buys >t tho liquid,
and that, If ho attempts to use tho bottle
as his OWL property, he. becomes. q thief.
Tins law provides TINT, when any manufacturer
or dealer in ale, porter beer, eoda or other bey-
erage, who sells the same in CASKS barrels, bot
Ties, or boxes, shall file with the County Clerk
written description Of tho names and marks used
by him upon these vessels; and publish the same
in a newspaper, it shall thereafter be unlawful
for any porson, without the written consent Of
the original proprietor, to uso either barrel, or
bottle, for any purpose whatever, or to sell OF
buy tho same, or to break OF destroy them, aud,
upon con7iction, aha1 be fined for every such
offense: The law goes further, and provides that
the using Of such bottle, &C., in the manner in
dicated, or the possession Of such bottle, &C., by
3 junk or other dealer, shall Be prina,la .facie
evidence that such use or possession is unlawful,
and any person, charged upon oath with this
act; shall be arrested, and the Court
shall proceed to try such accused party as in
cases Of assault and battery"
All persons who buy their beverages by the
barrel OF bottle, in order. to avoid tho danger Of
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Thu Norh1est.rn Adcoedte has returned, to is at
tack upon the editor Of The Tn1BuTE but still main
tans u1ninouh silence 50 far Us tha Times is
for you there ia editor to attack ii you want to
do some lusty fighting; there is corpA OF reporters
and editorial writer's who viii not treat you with dig
nined contempt; and there Is a business manager who
will tako sssgaton notices by the square yard at the
usual advertising rates. II the fight with The TRus-
unE is persoua1 oue let the issue be clearly defined;
II 1t ia against vice in the ABSTRACT let there be some oi
that yivaciy impaired to In which the Iks Il pro
dcient.--1hs Interior.
nae 10 tho csaa Of a. thst
aou1ished in the time Of Christ, and Of whom
he said: Unless your righteousness exceed the
righteousness Of the scribes, ye shall in noHiae
see the Kingdom Of HeaYen.
, 1873-05-11

The statistics Of the Census Report have been
1onna to present complete argument against
the widespread assumption Of those who oppose
capital punishment, that hanging is not a pre-
7enhon OF the crime Of murder. 1t appears
from the Census Report that, in 1850, there we're
22? ho1ncides in population Of 23 1a1, ,s7e 21 Of
which were punished With death ii 1860 a8o
hornlcides in population Of 81, ~, ,s21, when
there wero SO executions and in 1870. 2.o57
ho1nicides in population OF ss,e25,5s8 with 81
executions. Reduced to clearer proportions.
the total murders: we're only ten in
million where there Fas ono e1a-
, 1873-05-11

s2,oo1 persons in, the prisons Of tho United!
States, out Of total population OF 50, SIS, ST.
one in every 1,172. There were 16,117 native
whites out OF 1873, or one in evory LIZA Of
that population; s,o5e colored people out OF
4,sso,oos, or one in every Cos; and 8,72s foreign
born out of 5,567, 900, or one in every 6s7. =.
, 1873-05-11

ladies, are shut ont from practising Inv in the
Illinois courts, and must content themselves
with the plcadinga, the domurrers, the replica
tons, the arguments, charges, and yerdiots Of
which domestic tribunals are apt to furnish
great abundance.
, 1873-05-11

The ninth census reveals somo interesting
facta relative to the criminal statistics Of the
country. On the 1st OF June, 1871. there we're
, 1873-05-11

By MARGARET T. BUUHAyhV.-.:

forms. q young lady may find mora time foz
mental culture than. teachers do: judging BY
what they themselves say, and by the spasmodic
demand Of ,scatter- -brained theorists, WHO want
them "e1a1nined" every year Or SO, to see how
much they have forgotten that they cannot re-
member. Housswork is the natural physical &C.
cupation- OF all women. To women alone It
should be confded. The domestic labor market
should be shut to men aud q single instance Of
righteous monopoly be thus supplied to tts
observation, OF the farmeEs.~ 1t is. not only
women 8 right, hut it is their duty, to hold
exclusive possession Of the kitchen aud the din
Ing roo1n- It gives them a agreatpowar. Upon tho
administration Of thehtchen hangs world Of
veal or woe: Aninnumerable train Of diseasesis
concealed in the side~board. Not bodily diseases
merely, but hypoehendria and hyste1ies, and
their blue aud stunted offsuing. ladla is tho
mightieet sceptre On earth. Had Josephine been
a good cook, the most notorious scandal in as~
tory might have. remained untold. Dersnse-
mants OF the nerve ple1uses and Of the,gsogh*
Of the.viscera have produced divorces and over
turned empires. -. RI:
1t is q. fact that women earn better wages N .
domestic service than the average wages paid 70
WOMEN in all other employments.. Tha truth@ @
this will be at onco understood when It IL le
1nembercd that women in ali other emplo7mens
have to pay, out Of their weekly stipend 1oF
their board and washing, both Of which ne !a,
nished in domestic SERVICE The female ee1'
and the female teacher are the worst-paid ~ous0
employees. :. 49,
lit be admitted, then, that housexork, better
than any other form Of phyBlcal labor, IL su.
able for women. mentally, morally, and IL
cuniary profit, why is it that the n,aas q VOL.
ingwomen shrink away from it iuto otheE 49,
suitable and less profitable emplo5mentsf
p. The answer lies in the narruwness and ms4
ness Of women's character, as it has been ms.a
by tradition and by education. It IS ne'
Specialize to be domestic ~ t !
And why is it not respectab1e2 Ia not honz'
labor honorsble7 In what does the "fesp. ..n.
bi1ity" Of labor consist7 In virtue ana '1'''4
gence, or in-what? In WHAT. r., ..,..,.. !
When women learn to look ~ th's 'eir 1h, I
labor question with common sense, thera "s ~,
less trouble in households and more oone5 ~ /
peace, for the ser7ants will be intelngen.
respected. When women as class aeqons -. :
faculty Of considering labor in tho aost1se. sa
dependently Of sn ideas OF SCI and c'ste' 49, {
will begin to doubt that woman Is ni91es !
.'.---'s agreeable blunder."' -'' +
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= There WIS one point made by the Supreme
Court Of Illinois at tie time of its decision in the
Myra Bradwen case, and prominently brought
out by Justice Bradley, which would not hold in
this State under the later statutes and construc-
hons- This is that q woman has no legal e1-
istence separate from her husband, and can
make no contracts that shall be binding on her
dering woman incompetent to perform the
duties and assume the trusts Of attorney and
counselor-at-1aw. But it can no longer be cited
in Illinois ns bar to woman in nny] business or
profession, as tho statutory law now gives the
wife title to her separate earnings and property,
makes her separate estate liable for contracts
which she has assumed, and gives her q separate
recognition in the courts, which she did not have
under the Common Law. Moreover, q late
construction Of this law by the Supreme
Court Of the State has released hug
bands from liability for debts that: the
wife may contract, as it was held that the
law would otherwise be one-aidod and unfair.
The old principle Of Common Law, which iderti-
fed the wife with the husband in legal relat tions
has. been set aside in Illinois, and cannot be
urged as disqualification for any pursuit.. But
the strong part Of the decision Jet remains, viz:
That the State has the right, under its police
power, to. determine certain qualifications for
certain pursuits in life, and responsibilities in
society," and that the ae1ua1 distinction in nature
may be considered among other conditions af-
fecting these qualifications. For the present,
then, HRS. Myra Bradwel. aud .other ambitious
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lecture Last evening.

Mr.. GriswoId, the [" Fat Contributor"
appeared before large and critical au-
dience last evening at the Memphis The
alter, and delivered most humorous lee
ture on the American Indian, subject
which he handled carefully yet most
adroitly. The lecture was replete with
sallies of wit, pathos in abundance, in
terspersed with pathetic sketches, the
winding up of which set the audience in
a roar. Girls worked up the audience
to a climax. and then by treacherously
and skillfully lying in wait brought down
his game with few well.directed shots.
The jests, puns, witticisms and the play
on words, were numerous and well gotten
up. The lecture was fresh and spark
ling, and the audience was kept in an
almost continual state of cachination.
"Gris" is a fellow Of infinite wit and
most excellent fancy and jovial
companion in real life. Possessing a
host of friends, and the faculty Of max
ing new ones as rapidly as he does his
jests; he has become most popular
humorous lecturer. He is good reader
and elocutionist and possesses a pleas
ing delivery. Mr.. Griswold will leave
for Little Rock to-day, and will lecture
in that burg Monday and Tuesday even
ings. We suggest that Manager Tracy
invite Girls to repeat his lecture at
the Memphis Theater on his return from
the Arkansas capital. The hundreds of
people in attendance last night will GO
again, and hundreds Of people who heard
not the literary treat will not let sec
ond opportunity pass by without attend
ing, By all means let Mr.. Griswold
repeat his sparkling, champagne like
lecture. No house in the city will be
large enough to hold the audience.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

Mss ALExAxDRR's BrsKrIr. - The
complimentary benefit to Mias Laura
Alexander comes on Al the Memphis
Thea.er on Monday evening, when the
beautiful drama OF The Factory Girl will
be Produced, with Miss Alexander in
her favorite character Of Martha
Gibbs" supported by all the members
of the Garrick Club-Messrs. Brooks,
HorEan, Waite, Stanley, Shipway, Muir
raw aud Barrett, with Miss West, the
talented young actress After the
drama n recitation will be delivered by
n Young and very fue eloeutiouist aud
the entertainment will conclude with
"Ophelia's" mad scene from Hamlet.
in which Miss Alexander will assume
the leading character. alI
ST. BRlDGEr's CHuRoH FAR.-Coeh-
ran Hall was largely attended by our
best people last evening. The merry
dance went on until the hour for retiring,
and tonight the same pleasant pro-
gramme will be repeated. The tables
presided over by the good ladies are
most attractive, and the fair attendants
are indeiatigable in their efforts to please
all visitors. You cannot spend a few
hours more pleasantly ihan by visiting
Cochran Hall this evening and every
night during the week. Several valua-
BILE articles are to be disposed of by
tickets. The tables are superintended
by number OF well-known ladies, who
will take pleasure in waiting upon all
visitors. On the right as you enter the
hall is No. l, presided over by Misses
Maggie and Ella Mcmahon, assisted BY
Misses Annie Dryer and Bette Quinn.
At this table, as indeed at all the others,
can be seen a number of valuable arti-
cles which will be disposed OF this
evening by rafie. r.-.
WIRES OPERA HOUSE. = Tonight
week Charley White will reopen
Broom's Opera House as manager. The
new company consists Of a number OF
" stars among others La Petite Ben
son, Jennie Benson, Blanche Selwyn,
Mile Fontainbleau. Maggie Nicols, Yves.
ton Sisters, Melton Sisters, Emily Mel
vile, Messrs. Gilfoil and Rourke, James
Gainor, Richard Weston, and Colonel De
Zoyarah, the headless man. and host
of other attractions.
OLYMPIC THEATER.-Manager Buch-
anan has mammoth company at the
street Olympic. Among
the star performers are Ella Larue, ban
joist and vocalist; Misses Eldridge and
fremont, Belle Pauline, Ida Morton,
Emma DeVere, and Mile Rosa, favor
lite danseuse. The male performers are
all stars. Stage Manager Taylor pre-
sents new attractions nightly.