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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-11-07
$1,000 IN PRESENTS
NOTICE TO ABSENTEES
YELLOW FEVER NO LONGER
EPIDEMIC IN MEMPHIS.
NOTICE TO ABsENTEEs.


We deem it our duty to announce to the
public that we no longer consider yellow
fever as epidemic in Memphis. If all past ex-
perience holds good, then the continued cold
weather, heavy frosts and severe freezes
justify the opinion that the conditions of its
spread no longer exist.
Therefore, after humbly returning thanks
to the good God. for at last removing the ter
rible scourge from our stricken city, we in
vite all absentees back to their long-deserted
homes. At the same time we urge repeti-
ton of the precautions suggested in recent
circular, regarding free ventilation and disin-
lection of all houses before re-occupying
them.
By order of the Board,
RICHARD II. TAYLOR,
5l-5S Secretary Board of Health.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-11-07
Entertainment.

OMAHA. November 7.-Ex-GOvernor
James has been indicted by the Grand
Jury Of the Lancaster county District
Court for embezzling $4,000 of public
money while acting as Governor of Ne.
braska. The money alleged to have
been appropriated was that which he
received from the United States Govern
ment on account of Indian claims; also,
money received from the sale of Stone
Insane Asylum, which was destroyed by
fire
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-11-07
P,t,sburg Bank Failure

PIrrsBURG, November THE follow
ing notice appears on the door of j. b.
McVey & Co. S banking house this morn
ing: Owing to complications growing
out of the suspensions of our Eastern
correspondents, We are compelled to
close our doors"
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-11-07
Illinois Elections.

BLooNNGroE, November 7.-All re-
turns have been received from the differ
ent townships in this county, giving the
Republican candidates a majority rang.
ing from 1913 to 1854. Colonel Morgan,
anti.monspoly candidate for Treasurer,
was defeated by majority of 200.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-11-07

kansas CRY, Mo, November s.-A
fatal accident occurred on Tuesday in
Clinton county. Two brothers named
Orsgan got into struggle for possession
Of loaded revolver, when one chamber
was discharged, killing the younger
brother instantly.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-11-07

Fever and ague broke out among the
crew, and nearly all hands were laid up
with the disease. Robert Kennedy, John
Evans, Charles White and John Spencer
died, after three days sickness, with the
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-11-07

A box Of old papers was lately sold in
London for e5. In it were subsequent
ly found autographs of Racine, Alfred
de Musset Balzac, Moliere, and many
Marshals Of the first empire of France.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-11-07


Tar Nashville Banner Of yesterday
has the following in regard to the rail
road diaiculties in East Tennessee,
which have 80 seriously interfered with
passenger and freight traffic for the last
week.
The stopping Of freight trains on the
East Tennessee, Virginia aud Georgia
road has had the effect to turn ireighis
from and for the East through other
channels. The management Of the
Nashville, Chattanooga and st, Louis
railway, not feeling willing to lose the
Eastern trade, have maSe arrangements
al end freirhts via the Great Western
~ he Richmond AR lane al the same
80 that have been charged over the
Vi-~iris Airline. The Richmond Air
Iine vs. fnished about SIX weeks ago,
I'd ~ ririke on the Virginia Airline
Nm lave tie effect 70 bring that line
iuto much greater notice than would
Otherwise have bees the case.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-11-07

London milkmen having been bounced
upon some time since for selling impure
milk, have doubled the price of the ar
ticle, thus coming out just square.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-11-07
BANK.
MANHATTAN BANK
-OF-
MEMPHIS, TENN.
Chartered I'm 1850.
J. LEVY, President.
L. LEVY, VicePresident
s. BORG, Cashier.
E. GOLDSMITH, Asst. Cash'r

Transaets a General Bankinr and Erchaufe
Burinerr. and executes orders or the fur-
chase and sale q Coin, StsckE. Bonds and
tcriuE.
Most particular care rifen O. Collection
itemEs and PROMPT returns made tlefelefs
Cgrrespordenct solicited.
Draft. in auul q sut purchaser, ~ all
part CT fhe civilized Globe. at-u
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-11-07
EDUCATIONAL.
N o II O H

u,HF CHRISTIAN BROTHERS, COLLEGE
viii re-oren d. classes on Monday, 30
"a BRO. MAURELIAN. Pre.'t. =
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-11-07
SEWING MACHINE.
SEWING MACHINE.
THE BECKWITH $50
PORTABLE
Family Sewing! Machine,
On 30 Days Trial.

With strength and capacity equal TO any, re-
gardless Of cost The Machine does away with
all complications, and with the moyement Of
ONLY Two Parasitic Needle Arm and Looperl,
both simple and strong. Il makes the Stitch,
feeds the Goods, half guides the Cloth, fastens
the Seams. sews on Braid, Gathers and Tucks,
Hens and Fmbroiders. Remember, the move
ment Of only two parts does all this, which
entirely does away with all the Complications
so liable to get out Of order, and 50 often the
source Of annoyance 70 the operator, besides
the ruinous expenditure Of force in propelling
them. Our Semi Guiding Feed requires the
assistance Of only one hand or even one finger,
thus leaving the right hand entirely At liberty .ty
10 DIV tbe wheel, which runs easy and even as
a we'll balanced wheel, with
NO TOILSOME TREAD OF
THE TREADLE.
Orders promptly filed on receipt Of go.
sEcKWITH SEWING MACHINE CO.,
50 Broadway. New York.
1.z3-Nriii-27- cod -2ptw
COTTON FACTORS.
CASH ADVANCES.
WE ARE PREPARED TO MAKE LIB
w eral Cash Advances on
shipments of Cotton
20 our correspondents IN New York.
p-u STEWART, GWYNNE 4 co.
EDUCATIONAL.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-07
A OQrinR Explt,it.

The art of escaping from prison is 40
fast becoming extinct that It is q relief
to find an occasional daring exploit in
that way. While the steamer lone.
from France, was lying at the port Of
Melbourne, Victoria, With five hundred
communist prisoners on board destined
for tho peuuf settlement of Now Gal
edonia, one of the prisoners, named
Sergine, at dusk got over the side of
the vessel, and hanging in the portsu-
vans waited until half past seven, when
dropping into . collier he lay concealed
among the Goals until half past
nine. He then tied his pocket book
and papers in his handkerchief
to keep them dry, ::and, lowering himself
over tho side of the lighter. swan to
the stern where a boat was in TOW.
Cutting the rope With his knife, and
hanging to the portion of the rome
which remained, he drifted into the
bay with the boat until about three
hundred yards from the vessel, when.
hearing cry and thinking an alarm
had been given, he loosed his hold of
the boat and struck out in the direction
of the lights ON the 9andridge shore.
After swimming for about three quar-
ters OF an hour he caugh int the cable of
q vessel and rested there for nearly an
hour in state of exhaustion. Hethen
started again for the shore about mid
night, and after half an hours swim
got safely to land.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-07
Clothes On Fire.

Three persons out of four would rush
right up to the burning individual and
begin to paw with their hands without
any definite aim. II is useless to tell
the victim to do this OF that, or to call
for water. In fact, it is generally best
not to say word, but to aelze blank
ct or any wooden fabric-if none is at
hand take any wooden material-hold
the corners as far apart as you can.
stretch them out higher than your
head, and running boldly to the person,
make a motion of clasping in the arms.
mostly about the shoulders. This in.
stantly smothers the fire and saves the
face.
The next instant throw the person on
the floor. This is an additional safety
to the face and breath, and any remnant
of fame can be put out more leisurely,
The next instant immense the burnt
part in cold water, and all pain will
cease with the rapidity of lightning.
Next get some flour, remove from the
water, and cover the burnt parts with
an inch in thickness of -four; ifpossi.
Ole, put the patient in bed, and do all
that Is possible to soothe until the
physician arrives. Let the -four remain
until it falls off itself, when q beauti.
tul new skin can be found. Unless the
burns are deep, no other applications
are needed. The dry -four for burns
is the most reliable remedy ever pro-
posed, and the Information ought to
be impaired to all.
The principle of its action is, that,
like the water, it causes instant and
perfect relief from pain by totally ex-
Guiding tho air from the injured parts.
american.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-07
Satanic Sl1Amr,oOinp.

It is recorded, by the San Francisco
Figaro, that Alcibiades Botteler used
to keep q barber shop, and invented a
shampooing machine. So he fixed up
o contrivance with kind of an iron
stand, from which two jointed arms
with steel claws protruded. These
claws were covered with chamois skin.
and the arms were moved in any direc.
ton by q series of arms and levers.
Steam power was obtained from the
factory next door. Mr.. b. instructed
the shop. boy how to start the machine,
and seating himself in the chair, he
placed claw on each side of his head.
The boy must have pulled the throttle.
valve out about foot too for, for in
about minute, the steel claws clutched
Botteler's head 80 that he thought his
skull would crack, and the shampoo.
ing machine began to rear, and plunge,
and tear around the room, and it lifted
Alcibiades from his chair with q Jerk,
and Drained one of the bystanders with
one leg, while it jammed through .
looking-glass, and scooped Betteler
around among the jugs of hair dye,
and beat him against the ceiling, and
soused him into the wash basin, and
raked him around among the shaving.
mugs and the razors, battered his head
against tho wall, and all the while the
steel claws worked, and scratched, and
grabbed for better hold on his head.
until they shut off steam in the factory.
when Alcibiades Botteler was found
with his neck elongated at least six
inches. wa
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-07
Live Fence Posts.

I see in your paper a good deal lis
said about live fence posts, and no one
gives q practical idea. have seen
quite q number of live fence posts
growing. Ii any of your numerous
readers wish to try it, let them get
either. willow, cottonwood, or LON
hardy poplar large enough for the post,
cut it of the right length, space it off
the width they want the planks apart,
take two.inch anger, bore two or
three holes-to suit the board for six
inch fence plank two holes are enough
then chop out the centre with long,
narrow-bit axe, point the:plank so EACH
end will pass into the post, dig the
holes, set the posts in early spring as
soon a. the frost is out of the ground,
taking care not t. injuze the bark, and
either of the woods named will grow.
Get young, thrifty timber, not too
large. Cutting holes through the
post does not lnjure it from growing,
and the plank remains firm, If not
broken, for years. know of post and
rails made in this way that have been
III use fifty years, and aro good vet
the post Of willow, and the rail of white
cedar. The centre post, if inch plank
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-07
Afternoon.
N EMMA LAZARUS.

Small, shapeless drifts Of cloud
Salt slowly northward in tile sOft.hued sky,
With blue half.tints and rolling sunimits
bright,
D, the l.te sun earessod; slight ha.es
With its ew1 wa1qth 3ud light.
Oerblown by Southland sirs,
6he summer landscape basks III q tier peace
In lazy streams the issy clouds 70 seen:
Low hills, broad meadows, and large, clear.cut
squares
OF riponing corn.aelds. rippled by the
+ breeze. =
: With shifting shade and sheen.
Hark and you may not hear
A sound loss soothing than the rustic cool
or swaying le.vos, tho steady wry dEone
OF unseen criekets, Sudden chirpings clear
OF happy birds, the tinklc OF tho pool,
Chsfed by single stDne. ,.sa.,a
;WhsevSgue, tlslieiDus tlreams, -, 4,
Born Of this golden hour Of afterno0u,. :, !:
And sE balp,ircightsd,, al the soul with
rr.h.p;s5ssa likeyendar clouds with 'astr e
Fantastic ittic, II they, and, hike them
'~: ofe''ded noshiugnessi ~" , =
20 , i'..r' -. ? y! .ste"'. y, Is! e. d!
All things are wollwith her. o.: va. II,
IT'S good to be, alive, to see the light ;. i.
With perfect plcasurc) the mild breezes stir
Among the garden roses, red apd white,
/, With whias Of fragrancy.
There Is no troublous thought,
No painful memory, no vain regret,
To mar the sweet shfgestions Of the holir
The soul, at peace, reflects the peace wishoCt,
~ Forgetting griet ~ sunset skies forget
/. The mornings transient shower.
- -LippincoN for August.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-07
a eeil &, Ae} hegQtifg| seassz. xlish

3(l to him lFsss s5Fnine. The.
mother of the child was ill,-so III that
tho song Of the little bird; which to
the boy was delicious, disturbed and
DISTRESSED her q thai shscould scarcely
He iat' II ID a room far away; but
tho bird 4, notes reached the sick bed,
and caused pain to her long, feverish
days.
One morning rs the child, stood
holding his mothers hand, he saw that
when his pot sang, an expression of
pain passed over her dear face. She
had never told him that she could not
bear the noise, but she did so now.
1T is no music to me-" she said, d
he asked it tho notes were not pretty.
He looked at her In wonder,
and ID! do You really dislike the
Indeed do" she said.
The child, full of love to his mother,
left the room: The golden feathers OF
the pretty canary were glistening in
the sunshine, and he was telling forth
his lovoliest notes; but thPy had
ceased to please the boy. They we're
no longer pretty or soothing to him !;
and taking the Gags in his hand, he
left the, hQuse.y When. he returned, he
told lns mother that the bird would
disturb her rest no more, for he had
given it to his little cousin.
"But you loved it 60" she said {:
show could you part with the canary1"
=" love the canary, mother, he re-
Piled: =" but Iloved you more: l could
not really love anything that gave you
pain: It would not be true love if I
id."-Zne Culver. +: =
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-07
Garments Made Waternfoof.

A writer in an English paper saws:
By the way, speaking Of water proofs
l think I Gun give travellers q valuable
hint or two. For many years I have
worn India rubber waterproofs. Int
will buy no more, for have learned
thet go0ya lR Fs,!4 tFeed, Gan, he made
over, i lhave' learned how 70 make Il
So; a9l for the benefit Of your readers
Fili give yo4 the recipe: :.
In D Bucket of soft watef but hal II il
pound ssof sugar of, leails and hAH, ~
pound of powder alum; stir this at in
tervals, until it becomes clear: pour IS
OF into another bucket, and put
the garment therein and let it be in for
twenty-four hours, and then hang it up
tor to dry, without wringing it. Two
Of my party, a lady and q gentleman.
have worn garments thus treated in
the widest storm of wind and rain,
without getting vet. The rain hangs
upon the cloth in globules. In short.
they were really waterproof. The
gentleman fortnight ago walked nine
miles in q storm of rain and wind. such
as you rarely see in the south, and when
he slipped off his overcoat his under.
wear were as dry as when he put them
on. =. This is, I think, q secret worth
Knowing; for cloth, it it can be made
to keep out wet, is in every way better
than what We know as most water.
proofs. -.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-07
g Talked to Death. "

can Englishman in New York
city thinks our officials are very impo.
lite, because, when, after asking bus
mess question, and being politely an
swered, che ventured q few more in
terrogations on domestic subjects,
such as his mode of living, amount of
salary, number of children, and other
little harmless topics. He suddenly
pulled out his portemonnaie and hand
ed me q little card, which presumed
to be an invitation to join his domestic
circle, when to my establishment I dis
covered thereon the figure of 4 corpse
lying in his coffin, with these words in.
scribed, this man was talked to
death I need not tell you that I va
Gated the premises immediately."
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-07

No MORE HERoms.-The deadly
vegetable alkaloids, such as Mercury.
Stryohnine, and Prussic Acid, cannot
cure disease or produce any but the
most disastrous results. Perhaps no
event has occurred of late years which
is 50 we'll calculated to disabuse the
public mind of . belief in the efficacy
Of mineral poisons and bleeding as the
discovery Of DR.. Walker, of California,
of certain medicinal herbs. whose heal.
ing principles he has extracted and
combined in the form of Vinegar Bir.
TIERS. The cures wrought by it seem
marvellous. Its action 10 mild and
agreeable, but at the same time rapid
and efteotual, and being unimpeded BY
the presence Of alcohol or fermented
liquor of any description, is attended
with results hitherto unachieved by
any remedial agent. The cures of Bill
ious Complaints, Malarious Fever.
Dyspepsia, Rheumatism, Scrofula, and
all diseases arising from impurities of
the blood, attest the paramount excel
lence Of this medicine, and justify US
In recommending it.-Com.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-07

What We Need when DebllitatetR.
Appetite aud digestion ANGUISH 1t this season
At the very time when the body most needs renovs
ton and support tho stomach, ito commissarias de-
psrtmeut, 10 opt to provo delinquent Under such
circumstances the necessity for wholesome stimu-
lsnt tonic and corrective IL evident and oonse-
quently the demand for that peerless combination
Of tho three required elements Hostetters Stomach
Bitters, t. never moro urgent than At midsummer.
1t Is true that few medical Objectionable "loft
over from the dark agos-rocommend violent pur.
CATION and water cruel cure for indigestion and
it, accompanying ills; but they mako few prose-
lyte'. The majority Of the community arc sane.
and al sane people arc aware that pure and pow
orfnl tonic with Alternative properties, like
Hostettors Bttters IA tho only euro for dyspepsia,
D1ousne, constipation, nervousness and the ICON.
seauentta' dauaa8es they tnnict.
Iho human intellect. unless hOpolessy diseased
or e4re6toueIy humbuggod, declines to astOnsh tho
weakened human stomach With aerce cathartics
that r,ishtng like avalanche through the intes-
them. To use significant catch phrase, the knock
down.snd-drag Out-methods Of treatment are 'pay-
ed out"
II y clearly understood that . medlcated stimu.
liant Is essential the renovation of IN exhausted
frame, and that you cannot strengthen man or
woman by dosing them with Frustrating prepaEar
tons. This II an cra Of common sense, and com.
mon sense approx. Of H0atetters Bitters - the
best article extant for nvgorating regulating and
purifying tho system and defending It against POI.
son IN tho air we breathe, or tho water Va drink,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-07
Clova1 After Rota toes.

, GLOVER A1eer Poeat0ess
| Tho Maine Farmer says; two
were long sipoe reluctantly convinced
that cloyer, will not flourish nearly. ~,
we'll following q crop of potatoes 90 id
will after most other farm crops. En-
perience has: taught us-and q some.
what extended observation has proved
that our experience is rot exceptional
that a we'll set, thick field of clover
is rarely to be met with following q
grain crop after potatoes- Indeed, so
fully have we been convinced OF this,
that we have at times thought the
statemeQt~ would be safe that such
coala moi be found. The results are
different. without doubt, on diferen.,t
soils, and ON the same soil when unt1er
different treatment; still the rule we
are confident, holds good. Since our
atAeption was called to this. matter We
have carefully observed results. We
had under observation last year a
large field of uniformly strong soil,
previously plowed and MANFRED alike
at the same time, all sown with wheat
when seeded to clover--a part of which
has been planted with corn and q part
to potatoes. When the grass mostly
olover-was cut, that on the portion
where corn was grown was Judged to
be double that where potatoes were
grown: The past winter clover was
not killed ct oil, and at the present
time the difference promises to be ~
great as last year."
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-08-07
Trade and Manufacturer.

~sssa "a BtUU0UtUfVUa
MAINE now has eighteen cheese fac.
' so.,s. IN operation, nearly all new
those who put up and trade in
pickles are looking gloomy enonoh
The drouth has Injured. The oi,cnms S;
thot ' "ck, .si'oas! aad tho prospect is
These same houses ARA AID ,nrck An:
'c cer ni III inc matter of canned goods
I r9a s e,c cfops Of corn, tomatoes end
l" 'uu Reaolles aFe feared, and lresdy
sooaa"'"'n q, mas soe In and prices ioads
v"nc:ns' There can be no profit in
canning them for next, winters use.
unleSs very liberal advances can be got
ovel 4ass years prices. Such an in
c<ee!e would Of cOurse~lessen che, de-
ID" 1d, and greatly curtail business.
30 that the outlook is far from cnoourae.
ing.
TIE difference between the cost of
narrow gauge railroads and the oril;-
nary TOUR feet eight and q half inch
gauge Is rather more than most people
imagine that il, if We are to take tho
word OF a writer in the Financier.
mere are now fifteen narrow-gauee
railroads In operation in the United
states, having seven hundred miles of
track and there are no less than twenty
organizations and 1850 miles: under
process OF construction. l.. The roads
have been planned and constructed i'm
the past Two years. The cost through
leve! country is about SO, $50 mile,
lnciadlng equipment of rolling stock.
w while ne broad gauge costs from $685.
600 to $40, 600 per mile.